Fang Jun looked at the amount of money written clearly on the white paper and sneered: "What a talent! People in Guanzhong say that a certain Fang Jun is the 'God of Wealth', but if you follow my opinion, General Yang is the He is a veritable 'God of Wealth'. This way of making money makes me ashamed! According to the military register, the full number of soldiers in Huating Town is one hundred and twenty, but now there are only thirty-one, and the remaining eighty-nine have food. You have swallowed all the baggage and daily consumption, hello, very good!"
Fang Jun was really furious!
In two lifetimes, this was the first time he heard that there was a person who was living on empty wages during the Zhenguan period in the early Tang Dynasty! Of course, the soldiers of the government did not receive military pay, but the imperial court would distribute food allowances. These were all corrupted by Yang Xiuwu!
The most irritating thing is that when I sent someone to deliver the letter, I also sent two thousand guan along with it. I just felt that the local military towns were probably in trouble. , if the accommodation of soldiers is delayed, it will affect the morale of the army.
But I didn't expect this guy to do such a great job. How many days has it been? Of the two thousand guan, there are only less than 300 guan left on the books...
The greed for ink has gone to my head. If you don’t accept me, who will you punish me for?
Fang Jun put the paper on the table and said calmly without raising his eyelids: "The commander of Huating Town, Yang Xiuwu, embezzled military resources, deceived the superiors and deceived the inferiors, colluded with the pirates, and harmed the good people..."
"General Manager, you are wronged!" Yang Xiuwu's soul was almost frightened. Colluding with pirates? Harm the good people? What, even though I did it, you have no evidence. Isn’t this just lying, framed, and trying to harm people to death? !
Fang Jun didn't look at him and continued: "The state has national laws and the army has military discipline. Such a daring and cruel scum should be killed according to military laws!"
Yang Xiuwu was completely frightened and actually forgot to refute for a moment.
Are you going to kill me?
When Liu Renyuan pulled his bun back, Yang Xiuwu realized what he was doing and shouted at the top of his lungs: "General Manager, Mr. Marquis! You are wronged. The general just embezzled some military resources. Why did he die... Manager, you can’t kill me, I am a descendant of the Hongnong Yang family... Fang Jun, you, the special mother-in-law, abused your military power and took human life lightly, and you will not die a good death! Even if I am a ghost, I will not let you go..."
Liu Renyuan paused for a moment and looked at Fang Jun who was on the throne.
Unexpectedly, this guy is still a descendant of the Hongnong Yang family, which is a bit troublesome. Although the Hongnong Yang family is a little weak now, their foundation is still there after all. They were brilliant in the former Sui Dynasty, and now many ministers in the court have some connections with their family.
If it were just cut off...
Fang Jun glared at Liu Renyuan displeasedly and shouted: "Why the delay? In my navy, we only recognize military law and not face! Not to mention the branch of the Hongnong Yang family, it is the Longxi Li family. My son, if you have violated the military law, I will kill you without fail! Why are you still standing there? Pull him out and chop him off! Hang his head on the camp gate as a warning to others!"
"promise!"
Liu Renyuan agreed, turned around and kicked Yang Xiuwu hard, who was struggling, and cursed: "Mother! It's just a side issue, do you really think you are a great person?"
Together with Xi Junmai, who came forward to help, they dragged Yang Xiuwu out.
Fang Jun's expression was completely normal. He had killed too many people in the Western Regions and Niuzhuji. Now he found that he had gradually become one of those "killers" in history, and he no longer regarded human life as a thing. , even if it’s his own. This is what is called the environment changing the character. In such a society where the rule of man is greater than the rule of law, and even the emperor's life may end at any time, human life is really as trivial as a piece of grass...
This is not what Fang Jun wants, so he has to work hard to change this era. As for what step he can finally achieve, he doesn't know. He just knows that there are things he must do, and he must work hard to do better.
I come, I see, I conquer……
But why did Yang Xiuwu have to be killed? It was just like what he said at the end - just to serve as a warning to others.
Although the terms have been negotiated with Xiao Yu, Fang Jun also knows that the Jiangnan nobles have always been self-righteous. Even if they support Fang Jun openly, they must be doing it secretly and will continue to cause trouble for him. These guys have been in control of Jiangnan for too long, and they have long regarded themselves as the emperors of this sacred land. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty even had to stay in Jiangnan in the hope of getting their help to quell the wars raging in the country, and to fight with the Shandong clans. , Longxi aristocratic families start a confrontation, what kind of thing is little Fang Jun?
If it weren't for the great prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, these frogs in the well would even think of making trouble and crossing the river to rule...
Their short-sighted goals
Guang has long been bound to the ground under his feet by the lessons of his ancestors. He can't see what kind of wealth Fang Jun's plan will bring to them. He only knows that even if the meat in his mouth is spit out to feed the dogs, he cannot give it to others. Take it away!
This is the limitation of the times.
It is impossible to explain the concepts of global strategy and economic cooperation to such people. We can only use Yang Xiuwu's head to tell them a fact - follow me and you will have meat to eat. If you go against me, be careful with your head!
Therefore, Yang Xiuwu was lucky enough to be Fang Jun's chicken to scare the monkeys...
*****
Originally, everyone was talking about Fang Jun's conditions brought by Xiao Yu. They felt that Fang Jun was too arrogant. If he didn't join the Shipping Department, he would be a pirate? Are you going to destroy it? Shuzi is simply arrogant! But when Yang Xiuwu's head was hung high on the gate of the navy camp, and Fang Jun erected a plaque of "Royal Navy" given by the emperor, the three counties of Jiangdong fell into silence.
Although the Hongnong Yang family has declined, it is still one of the first-class aristocratic families in the former Sui Dynasty. Even if Yang Xiuwu is just a branch of the Hongnong Yang family, he is still a descendant of the Hongnong Yang family! Just like that, Fang Jun was accused of "Mo's military resources, deceiving superiors and subordinates, colluding with pirates, and harming good people", and he had his head chopped off before he could have a cup of tea...
The children of the aristocratic family who were so noisy before felt a cold breeze on the back of their necks, as if their big heads were a little unsafe.
This guy really dares to kill!
Moreover, the killing of Yang Xiuwu was done in a grand manner without fear of offending the Hongnong Yang family. If a few Jiangdong children were killed, Fang Jun only had to send "righteous men" to take action. Even if you wanted to settle accounts with Fang Jun afterwards, there was no reason.
It was a "righteous man" who did it. What does it have to do with Fang Jun?
For a moment, all the Jiangdong disciples felt Fang Jun's cruelty and kept silent. They just acted like frightened monkeys, lest they become the next chicken targeted by Fang Jun...
Therefore, when Fang Jun vigorously recruited refugees and poor people to serve as handymen in the name of the Navy, and built houses, docks, and shipyards, all the Jiangnan nobles responded with silence, maintaining the "no support" negotiated with Xiao Yu. No objection” attitude.
In the past, whenever the Central Plains experienced natural or man-made disasters, a large number of people would leave their homes and cross the river in search of a peaceful paradise. It is a pity that after they came to Jiangnan again with no property or land, they found that this was not their paradise. Indeed, the climate south of the Yangtze River is suitable, with dense rivers and abundant rainfall. Crops grow prosperously and grain output is extremely high. Even the vast land south of the Five Ridges can produce two crops a year and full warehouses of rice.
But this has nothing to do with them...
After crossing the river, they got a new name - refugees!
With no land, no house, or even household registration, they can only rely on the aristocratic families and suffer the most cruel oppression and exploitation. Even though I work the hardest, I still don’t have enough to eat...
There are a large number of refugees in the three counties of Jiangdong. The wealthy families rely on their hard work to get a lot of labor with a very small amount of food.
News of Fang Jun's recruitment gradually spread in Jiangdong, and many refugees who could not survive escaped from the control of Li Shijia and went to Huating Town.
All this is only because of Fang Jun’s promise that every adult worker will receive one work point for every day of work!
At first, no one knew what a worker was, until a refugee working on the dock revealed that "Each work point can be exchanged at the town office for half a bushel of corn, ten coins for money, or two pounds of meat..."
Suddenly, a large number of refugees and even local people flocked to the so-called "town office". No way, according to this remuneration, a strong laborer's one-day income can feed a family of five all day long. If a family has three strong laborers... Oh my God, isn't this what we need to be prosperous?
Only the Jiangnan gentry looked at each other in confusion, what is "work points"?
What on earth is Fang Jun going to do?
