In the next two days, the Kaiyuan Army maintained martial law in Tieling City.
As Dingbi's home base, many merchants in Tieling City were involved in the smuggling trade, supplying ironware, gunpowder and other materials to the Jiannu slaves.
The businessmen involved in the slave trade were cleared out, and all the officials involved in the corruption were executed.
Fifty-seven people were beheaded, and in front of General Shen's house, heads were rolling in.
Enemies are everywhere and this is just the beginning.
With the expansion of territory and personnel in the future, such phenomena will become more and more common.
Not only corruption, but also various forms of mountaintopism, and even rebellion against Kaiyuan's cause.
Not everyone can maintain restraint on desires like Liu Zhaosun.
Unless emerging forces are constantly cultivated to check and balance, unless institutional constraints are constantly improved.
Otherwise, all systems will eventually collapse from within.
Of course, before that, he could only be like countless tragic figures. Keep killing the enemies that appear in front of you.
Such as Sisyphus pushing the boulder in Western mythology, or the Jingwei bird in Eastern classical mythology vowing to fill up the East China Sea.
Use the power of one person to fight against an interest group, or even the entire world.
After repeated defeats and battles, he died with honor.
Jingwei holds a tiny piece of wood and will fill the sea.
Kang Yingqian temporarily set up a court in the Yamen of the General's Office to preside over the trial of the officials involved.
All officers above the rank of corps commander in Tieling City were present.
A military commander, two flag captains, and three civil affairs officials were accused of embezzling 10,000 taels of silver.
Kang Yingqian encouraged them to expose each other, and soon they made great gains.
The civil affairs official named Qian was not only corrupt, but he also colluded with Ding Bi's shops to smuggle grain to Hou Jin.
What shocked Liu Zhaosun even more was that on the day the Kaiyuan Army captured Tieling, a businessman approached the official Qian and discussed cooperation with him. Prompted by the meeting gift of one hundred taels of silver, the latter agreed without hesitation.
The money official quickly used beauty and money to lure the boss into the trap. The two of them sold the military rations used to provide relief to the victims in Tieling City at a markup and sold them exclusively to those merchants, earning tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Selling food is just the beginning. Two months is enough for a hero to turn into a traitor.
When Pei Dahu sent someone to the Tieling arsenal to take inventory, he found that the number of gunpowder and flintlock muskets stored in the arsenal by the army was also wrong...
Kang Yingqian was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and he was about to follow the old emperor Wanli to heaven.
When Kang Jianjun and Liu Zongbing were fighting bloody battles with Jiannu on the front line, such a rat appeared in the rear. Regardless of the safety of the soldiers on the front line, they provided food and weapons to the enemy.
Kang Yingqian gave an order to execute all the officials involved.
General Liu was ineffective in restraining his subordinates and was unable to control them properly. He was guilty of the same crime as corruption and was also beheaded.
However, Kang Jianjun thought that he was the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and Kaiyuan could not be without a master for a day, so the death penalty was temporarily exempted.
In front of more than twenty corps commanders, Kang Yingqian personally chopped off a section of Liu Zhaosun's long hair, which was regarded as beheading, and announced that he would confiscate Ping Liaohou's salary for two years.
In fact, Liu Zhaosun did not have much salary. His salary was either in arrears by the court or was included in military pay and distributed to soldiers.
If you think about it carefully, Liu Zhaosun's life has been no different from that of a Puritan ascetic since he traveled through time.
He is not fond of beauty, not greedy for money, does not like delicious food, and does not like hunting.
Even the frosty Jin Yuji has the habit of pursuing reading, but Liu Zhaosun seems to be not interested in anything.
Except for the war.
After getting married to Yang Qing'er, he has never made a move on this little lolita who is fourteen or fifteen years old, and he is also aloof from Jin Yuji. If it hadn't been for the bloody battle in Hunhe, he might have continued to treat her as a cool sister who only existed in the game. .
His daily food consumption is exactly the same as that of a low-level soldier, and he has never left his monthly salary of twenty taels.
Perhaps time travel has changed some of his orientations, or perhaps the blessing of the 999 roses from a civilized society has shattered all desires.
Or maybe in this Shura field, only by fighting non-stop like the Jingwei bird can he feel safe, and only by fighting non-stop can he protect the people he wants to protect.
This killing greatly shocked the Tieling defenders.
These trackers who were later recruited and trained did not actually participate in the war.
But today, after witnessing Mr. Liu leading by example, I began to have a deeper understanding of Kaiyuan's military discipline.
Liu Zhaosun stayed up all night.
The next day, he led his army to leave Tieling and return to Kaiyuan.
All the two hundred soldiers who originally guarded Tieling were transferred back, and Liu Zhaosun transferred two hundred soldiers from the No. 1,000 headquarters to take over Tieling's defense.
As he rode away from the flowery Tieling, Liu Zhaosun knew very well that this was just the tip of the iceberg. There might be more corruption and darkness lurking in the secret places.
Qiao Yiqi and Yuan Chonghuan did not refuse those who came to join the Liao people, and the number of Kaiyuan troops stationed in various places in northern Liaoning increased several times.
The backlash problem he had worried about due to expansion too quickly is now becoming a reality.
The Kaiyuan Army that he founded by himself may have been riddled with holes by all kinds of scum.
Before the external troubles were completely eliminated, internal problems broke out first.
If thunderous measures are not taken, this army will become corrupt and degenerate like other Ming armies, and finally disappear without a trace in the long river of history.
During this period, Liu Zhaosun focused all his energy on fighting, and internal construction failed to keep up.
The personal restraints on soldiers and officers must be strengthened to increase the cost of their corruption and rebellion.
What Liu Zhaosun could think of was to bind them to Kaiyuan through factors such as land and family members.
At the same time, it is necessary to weaken the power held by military officers and not allow this group to have any connection with commercial interests.
Officers only need to lead troops to fight, and training, logistics and other matters must be separated as soon as possible and let other full-time personnel be responsible.
Liu Zhaosun hesitated whether to strengthen spy politics.
Although he is open-minded and believes in the so-called great road, necessary political means are also indispensable.
He thought of setting up a separate inspection department in the military in the future to monitor the unruly actions of all officials.
In case of emergencies, they can kill first and then report later. In order to check and balance this group of people, he needs to build another force.
In the bloody battle in Hunhe River, all his confidants were injured or killed. If he didn't take action, Liu Zhaosun was worried that he would be ignored by some people who must have ulterior motives.
It should be noted that the combined population of the five cities under the rule of Marquis Pingliao now exceeds 300,000, which is larger than Houjin. With more people, the ideas will naturally become complicated.
Liu Zhaosun hesitated to introduce spies to rule this monster.
He had a bad impression of institutions such as the Gestapo, KGB, etc., and he was worried that if this hole was opened, the Kaiyuan system would turn into a terrifying and bloody monster dictatorship in the future.
However, if he is left alone now, the young dragon-slaying boy will soon turn into an evil dragon.
An enhanced version of Hou Jin, or a Liao Zhen full of fangs.
Liu Zhaosun had a splitting headache.
As he got closer and closer to Kaiyuan, Liu Zhaosun felt a little better when he thought of the innocent and lovely Yang Qing'er and his little nest in Kaiyuan.
In the past two days, Liu Zhaosun was in a depressed mood. He stopped joking with Kang Yingqian and was a little cold to Jin Yuji.
The North Korean girl thought that Marquis Pingliao was timid in his hometown and missed the woman in Kaiyuan City.
I heard that Yang Qing'er's father made a comeback by virtue of his military service and became a high official in Shandong, Ming Dynasty.
She couldn't help but feel jealous and a little sad.
Mrs. Gaoming still has her father, but her parents have long since died. Now the only official she can rely on is Chao Qin Muchu.
Of course Liu Zhaosun didn't know this, so he just thought it was Jin Yuji who was feeling unwell. After some greetings, he saw that she was still frowning, so he said calmly:
"This time I return to Kaiyuan and let Bumbutai decide on her own. It is always not good to send her back to Horqin and stay in the General Military Mansion."
When Jin Yuji heard him suddenly say this, she was stunned for a moment and said timidly:
"My lord, the slave family is just feeling sad for a while. Why do you mention this? That little girl is naughty and cute. I don't know how much she will suffer when she returns to Mongolia. Besides,"
Jin Yuji's face turned red. She knew that Liu Zhaosun still cared about her the most. She suddenly felt ashamed and whispered:
"Bumbutai is like a fairy, just like the white lady. The slave family doesn't care that she has an extra sister. The officials have never even touched Mrs. Gaoming..."
Liu Zhaosun smiled and patted Jin Yuji on the forehead, stopped her from talking, and said from his feelings:
"You are the white lady. The Leifeng Pagoda collapsed and you were released. Fortunately, I bumped into you. I'm afraid the white snake and the green snake didn't become together."
Jin Yuji's face turned red again, and she was a little uncomfortable with such loving words.
Liu Zhaosun was not familiar with the marriage customs of this era. If Yang Hao had not insisted on marrying his daughter to him, he would not have had a wife and concubines.
In any case, adopting a little loli touched his bottom line.
"I am now the commander-in-chief of a town and the Marquis of Pingliao. I often impose strict military laws on my subordinates. This time I killed many people. From the perspective of outsiders, now that a powerful enemy is on the side, Commander-in-Chief Liu has three wives and four wives. Concubine, I sing and sing every night, how can I convince the public like this? Even if the Mongols don’t want her, they still have to give her away.”
Jin Yuji was speechless.
"Who do you want to play with every night? I would like to..."
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Zhaosun led everyone back to Kaiyuan.
The sentries were ten miles out of the city and reported that Supervisor Qiao's army was still occupying fields in Qinghe Fort. Mr. Yuan went out to the south gate to greet them.
Liu Zhaosun really wanted to see what changes Yuan Chonghuan had had in the past two months. He and Kang Yinggan rode their horses to the front and chatted while walking.
"General Liu, I'm afraid such killings won't help the situation."
"oh?"
"In the past, Emperor Taizu punished corruption, peeling daylilies and killing countless corrupt officials. Do you think there are fewer corrupt officials in Ming Dynasty now? When the water is clear, there will be no fish. It is convenient for others to do it for your own convenience. I will teach you more about these officialdom skills in the future. road."
The outline of Kaiyuan City in the distance gradually became clearer. Liu Zhaosun didn't hear a word. After a while, he said thoughtfully:
"Are there any rumors in the army?"
"Passing what?"
Kang Yingqian looked confused.
"About me taking concubines, it's Bumu Butai."
Kang Ying patted the horse's back dryly and laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, Mr. Liu, let alone a marquis, you are just a small general, and it is common to have three wives and four concubines. Do you know the ancestor of Liao Town, Dashou? A small guerrilla, a wife and eight concubines! Listen! It is said that thousands of taels of silver are spent on clothes for wives and concubines every year, which is a popular story in Liao Town."
"Good story?"
Liu Zhao and Sun Wu shook their heads, unable to understand.
Kang Yinggan looked at General Liu blankly, as if he was sizing up a monster:
"Having a horde of wives and concubines and prosperous heirs is the blessing of being an official. Mr. Liu, I have long advised you to accept this beautiful woman and become your Khan. You are really a rotten tree that cannot be carved."
Liu Zhaosun was silent for a long time:
"Why can't they be like me, not greedy for money, not fond of women..."
Kang Yingqian laughed loudly, holding his stomach and laughing:
"The Marquis of Ping Liao restrained himself and returned to courtesy, and fought to the death with slaves and thieves. He is a rare hero seen in a hundred years. You can't let everyone be like this. What everyone wants is nothing more than money and women. Even if the military law is strict, they can only get it for a while. You can’t control it for the rest of your life.”
Kang Yingqian suddenly lowered his voice and said seriously: "General Liu, I killed the corrupt officials the day before yesterday. It's hard for me to persuade you. However, you should not be too harsh in the future, and you must learn from Liao Town, otherwise, sooner or later, it will cause public outrage."
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