Seeing Tan Lun's strategy of suppressing the bandits, the officials who had previously sworn to it instantly panicked and all knelt down on the ground and offered consolation.
"No, Lord Governor! Right now, Fujian has just experienced the Japanese pirate rebellion, and the government doesn't have much money left."
"Yes, Lord Governor, you came from Zhejiang before, so you may not know much about the situation here. The combat effectiveness of our guard station is really worrying!"
"Yes, otherwise, it wouldn't have fallen so quickly last time."
Seeing his subordinates complaining incessantly, Tan Lun frowned and said in a deep voice: "I don't believe it. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the guard station is so low that they can't even suppress the bandits?"
"Master Governor, you don't know something. These soldiers are free and undisciplined, and their military discipline is corrupt! They dispersed before the war started, for fear of having two legs less than others. They are not so much the army of the imperial court, but a group of soldiers. Ruffians."
"No, not even as good as a local ruffian."
After patiently listening to the complaints from his subordinates, Tan Lun suddenly realized that he had been falling into a misunderstanding, which was that he tacitly equated the local health clinics in Fujian with those in Zhejiang.
The combat capabilities of both sides are not at the same level at all.
"Well, in that case, let's take this officer to the guard station to have a look."
After Tan Lun finished speaking, he immediately ordered his subordinates to go to the nearby guard station to check the situation.
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
Seeing Tan Lun speaking, the subordinates did not dare to stop him and could only nod in agreement.
…
Soon, Tan Lun led a large number of officials and guards to a nearby guardhouse.
Before they entered, they heard a commotion coming from the camp.
I saw countless soldiers on three levels outside and three levels around a table, their faces full of fanaticism. The table was piled with broken silver and treasure notes. A gray-haired old soldier skillfully Shaking the bamboo tube in his hand, he flipped it upside down on the table with a 'pop' sound and said loudly.
"Everyone, are you ready to buy? Should you buy big or small? This is the last trade of the day!"
The words of the old soldier completely ignited the enthusiasm of the scene. Countless soldiers swarmed in, took out some broken silver from their arms, and threw it on the table.
"Grandpa, I pushed it all in. I don't believe it's so bad today, go big!"
One of the soldiers cursed and took out all the broken silver on his body, then slammed it onto the table.
His move also attracted other soldiers, and everyone followed this man and placed bets.
"Okay, everyone, keep your eyes open and watch, open!"
After the old pawn finished speaking, he took away the bamboo tube and revealed the dice inside.
"Haha, it's Xiao! I'm sorry, everyone."
When the old pawn saw this, he smiled so hard that the corners of his mouth almost split, and he gathered the broken silver and treasure notes on the table in front of him.
"What are you doing?"
Tan Lun couldn't stand it any longer, so he walked in with a group of officials and said coldly.
"Sir...sir, I think this is for entertainment, just relax and unwind."
When the soldiers saw the official uniform Tan Lun was wearing, they knew he had a good background, so after tidying up his appearance, he immediately knelt down on the ground and explained with a smile.
"Where is your commander? Call me over. I want to question him face to face!"
Tan Lun had no intention of embarrassing these soldiers, but asked them to call out the chief of the guard station.
"Sir...Sir, you don't know something. Our commander is currently not in the military camp."
The old soldier from before saw Tan Lun asking questions and answered with a troubled face.
"Oh, where is he?"
When Tan Lun saw this, he couldn't help but become interested, then raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Your Excellency, our guard officer has a mansion in the city and has several concubines. He usually spends the night there, and sometimes he only comes here every ten days and a half."
The old soldier secretly observed the expression on Tan Lun's face. He knew that if he didn't answer this question, he would end badly. In the end, he gritted his teeth and chose to tell everything.
"I don't care so much. If I can't see him here within half an hour, then he will bear all the consequences."
After Tan Lun finished speaking, he scanned the faces of everyone present, and those whom Tan Lun scanned lowered their heads with guilt.
"I am Tan Lun, the new governor of Fujian. I am sending an order to gather all the soldiers in the guard station!"
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
Seeing Tan Lun announce his identity, all the soldiers present had expressions of shock on their faces. This was a high-ranking official and official of the imperial court! Why did he suddenly come to the health station to inspect?
With such doubts in mind, many soldiers at the scene immediately dispersed, began to report the matter to their superiors, and conveyed Tan Lun's request.
"What, the governor is here?"
"Why are you still standing there? Go beat the drums and gather troops!"
"Quick, quick, where are my shoes? Who took my shoes away?"
"Ouch, someone stepped on me!"
After a period of chaos, before the three-tone drum sounded, the soldiers in the guard station finally gathered.
Tan Lun looked at the crowd of soldiers gathered in the audience, the queues were intertwined, and the chaos, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face, and at the same time, the anger in his heart was rising.
"Damn, why are the soldiers in the guard like this!"
After a long time, Tan Lun finally spoke slowly: "I am Tan Lun, the new governor of Fujian. Perhaps most of you don't know me yet, but you will soon."
After Tan Lun said this, he stopped talking. Instead, he chose to sit down on the seat beside him, picked up the teacup, and took a sip, as if he was waiting for someone.
After Tan Lun finished speaking, the entire school fell into deathly silence. All the soldiers present were shocked by Tan Lun's identity! At the same time, they also knew very well that if the governor was determined to pursue the crimes they had committed previously, no one would be able to escape!
Time passed by slowly, and the inner uneasiness of the soldiers on the school field had reached its peak! They couldn't figure out why the governor chose to leave them here like this, and the soldiers who knew the inside story were even more uneasy.
"This Lord Governor wants to use people to establish his authority!"
"Your Majesty, Cao Cheng, has met the Governor. Your Majesty, I didn't know that the Governor was coming, and I missed you from afar. Please forgive me, the Governor!"
I don't know how long it took, but after receiving the report from his subordinates, Cao Cheng, the chief of the guard station here, finally rushed to the scene out of breath and saluted Tan Lun respectfully.
"Well, it's rare that you can take time out of your busy schedule to meet with me. Not bad."
"Come here, pull him down and chop him down!"
Tan Lun saw that the person he had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived. After casually glancing at the person, he gave instructions to the guards on the side.
"My Lord Governor, please forgive me. I was just careless for a moment and offended you! Please give me another chance. I will do whatever it takes to repay you."
When Cao Cheng saw that the governor was going to kill him without saying a word, Cao Cheng panicked and quickly knelt down on the ground and cried.
"Pull me down!"
Tan Lun glanced at this person with disgust and repeated.
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
After receiving the order, the guards on the side immediately pulled Cao Cheng down.
"Ah, Lord Governor, you can't kill me, I am..."
Before Cao Cheng could finish his words, he was killed by a knife.
(End of chapter)
