Under the gaze of everyone, Chai Jingyun read out two imperial edicts in public.
An imperial edict was issued to Louloulou.
The imperial court agreed that Zhao Dachui would lead the Moon Island bandits to surrender, and ordered him to lead his troops to assist Chai Jingyun in handling the surrender.
Another imperial edict was awarded to Duan Wenjun.
All the people who surrendered on Moon Island were transferred to Duanjiabao and placed under Duan Wenjun's control.
However, Duan Wenjun felt a little depressed after listening to the imperial edict.
Because the content of today's imperial edict is different from the one Chai Jingyun gave him before.
In the last imperial edict, it was stated that after conquering Moon Island, all prisoners would be assigned to Duan Wenjun for transformation.
This means that those people on Moon Island are guilty.
Just like sending them to the frontier, they were sent to Duanjiabao for transformation, but they just saved the long journey to the frontier.
To put it bluntly, some tend to give Duan Wenjun a group of free coolies.
At that time, when Duan Wenjun showed the imperial edict to Zhao Dachui, he also used this to clarify his interests.
If the people from Moon Island can stay in Duanjiabao, it will definitely mean they have one more way to survive.
Zhao Xiaowu was very clear about Duanjiabao's affairs.
Therefore, he was the one who urged Zhao Dachui to surrender at that time.
However, later on, Chai Jingyun and Zhao Dachui discussed the specific surrender matters in person, and Duan Wenjun did not know the details.
The imperial edict at this moment must be based on the details of their consultations during this period.
Duan Wenjun believed that although Chai Wenjun was fully appointed to be the one to encircle and suppress Moon Island this time, he would still consult the palace for instructions on the final outcome of the surrender negotiations.
This imperial edict seems to be more rigorous than the previous one, but it is also more harsh.
In other words, Duan Wenjun and the people on Moon Island were tied together.
The gangsters on Moon Island were committing heinous crimes and should have been wiped out completely. However, God was kind and the emperor loved the people. They had a heart of repentance under Duan Wenjun's persuasion, so they agreed to recruit them.
After all the bandits on Moon Island surrendered, they were all transferred to Duan Jiabao and handed over to Duan Wenjun for processing.
As the guarantor for the surrender of the bandits on Moon Island, Duan Wenjun must pay five taels of silver per person as the guarantee fee.
Moreover, if these people act rebelliously again, Duan Wenjun will also be implicated.
Five taels of silver per head, thousands of people on Moon Island, that is to say, for these people, Duan Wenjun has to pay tens of thousands of taels of silver out of his own pocket.
Emperor Shun, who ruled a country as big as Dashun, actually took aim at the tens of thousands of taels of silver he, a small merchant in Wangjiang, had earned.
This matter really makes Duan Wenjun very depressed.
In particular, after this imperial edict is issued, if the people of Moon Island rebel again in Duanjiabao, he will also suffer disaster.
This has never been thought of before.
Chai Jingyun only said before that he would just let him settle these people, but there were not so many rules.
Now it seems that after eating mutton, he has become a mess.
However, the imperial edict has arrived, what can Duan Wenjun do?
If you think about it carefully, maybe Emperor Shun wanted to put everything into practice and put the "carrot and stick" policy into practice wholeheartedly, setting an example for the entire Dashun.
All in all, I have set a good example for Emperor Shun.
However, this imperial edict still gave him some benefits.
That is, how he wants to control these people on Moon Island can be done easily.
Moreover, if Duan Wenjun had any request, local officials were asked to cooperate as much as possible, and Chai Jingyun actually coordinated it.
This is equivalent to giving Duan Wenjun a Shangfang sword and opening a door of convenience.
However, as Duan Wenjun guessed, Chai Jingyun blocked all news about Moon Island.
It was only at this moment that Zhang Suxing, who had just been promoted, and the officials and squires in the county knew that Moon Island had been recruited by the imperial court.
As the imperial edict was finished, everyone began to talk.
They found it incredible that thousands of people from Moon Island were handed over to Duan Jiabao and handed over to a young boy like Duan Wenjun.
It stands to reason that these bandits have committed extremely heinous crimes and should all be punished on the spot or sent to the frontier.
How could it be left to a small businessman like Wangjiang and a dandy young master to take care of it?
If Duanjiabao can't restrain those people, then the rebellion will start again, which will probably make the surrounding areas restless.
Some people even think that how could a young boy like Duan Wenjun have the ability to persuade the thieves on Moon Island to surrender?
Could it be that he was deceived by the thief, or that he was colluding with the thief?
If so, wouldn't it be bad if the bandits came ashore?
But, this is an imperial edict.
As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, naturally no one dared to refute or question.
After reading out the imperial edict in the evening, Chai Jingyun took Duan Wenjun and sat down at the chief table, while Zhang Suxing brought a group of officials from Lingxiao County to accompany him.
Exceptionally, Chai Jingyun also arranged for Guanxing, the newly appointed magistrate of Wangjiang County, to come to this table.
His idea was also very obvious, that is, he wanted to get more familiar with Duan Wenjun.
After all, Guanxing can be regarded as the parent official of Wangjiang County, and Duanjiabao is actually on the boundary of Wangjiang County, so dealings with him will be inevitable.
Moreover, when Chai Jingyun introduced the two of them, he said sincerely that the Duanjia Fort matter was a national policy and he hoped that the two of them would cooperate more.
Of course, this also hints at Guan Xing.
This is also the first time Duan Wenjun meets Guan Xing.
Guanxing looks to be about 24 or 25 years old. He is very fair and has a heavy look of tiredness on his face.
His lips were bloodless, and his eyes had big dark circles, as if he had just woken up.
However, he seemed to be very cautious and kept talking to her carefully. He was very polite to both Chai Jingyun and Duan Wenjun.
It seems that he is a little different from the legendary handsome and suave young master of the Guan family.
During the dinner, Zhang Suxing asked about the recruitment of people on Moon Island. Chai Jingyun didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but he told the truth.
Duan Wenjun went to Moon Island alone and persuaded Li Dachui to lead his troops to surrender, which was a great achievement.
However, something happened on Moon Island that night, Tie Gulu died for his country, and Li Deming disappeared.
When he heard the news, Zhang Suxing's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Although he immediately returned to normal, he was still discovered by Duan Wenjun.
He even saw Zhang Suxing staring at him fiercely.
Duan Wenjun understood that Zhang Suxing might have blamed all the Moon Island matters on himself, and he might not let it go.
However, he didn't understand why Chai Jingyun wanted to tell everything about what happened that day. Wasn't this trying to bring hatred to him?
This couldn't help but cast a shadow in his heart.
The wine from last night has not yet dissipated. Chai Jingyun and Duan Wenjun, who are the protagonists today, were drunk a lot again.
Of course, as the son of a small businessman in Wangjiang, not many people present knew Duan Wenjun.
It was just because of that imperial edict and because he walked in side by side with Chai Jingyun, everyone had to be polite to him.
Fortunately, the wine from Wanhualou was not as strong as Shao Knife, and the alcohol content was not high, otherwise the two of them would probably have fallen under the table again.
Drinking from noon to evening, until the sun gradually set in the west, the two of them were supported by Yuan Gungun and Lou Loulou into the carriage and returned to Prince Rui's Mansion.
After returning to the wing of Prince Rui's Mansion with Yuan Gungun, they had just settled in when there was a knock on the door.
Yuan Gonggun opened the door, but it was an old eunuch who said he wanted to see Duan Wenjun.
This can't help but make Duan Wenjun a little confused.
The old eunuch entered the room and said hello to Duan Wenjun first, saying that his surname was Li and that he was the eunuch delivering the order this time.
Seeing Duan Wenjun's confused look, Eunuch Li took out a letter from his arms and said that Miss Jiang asked him to bring it.
Duan Wenjun was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately sobered up.
Miss Jiang asked her to bring the letter from Liang Liang, so it must be Jiang Shuying.
