The execution at Caishikou in Dongzhou came to an end with the deaths of Fan Chong and Shen Yang.
But this is just the surface. Behind the scenes, there is a deeper undercurrent, and I don't know where it will take Dongzhou.
But all the people knew that after this execution, the inspector from the imperial court was a ruthless character who should not be messed with.
Even though he had taken over Liang Zi with the Dongzhou God of Wealth and the Grand Governor, this man still gave a strong shock to Dongzhou officials.
This kind of shock was revealed a few days after the Caishikou execution.
After Su Qi'an ended his imprisonment, he began to devote himself wholeheartedly to taking over the affairs of Dongzhou.
In the eighteen counties of Dongzhou, the front line was supported by Wu Dingguo and his 50,000 soldiers. For a while, the pirates and Japanese pirates would not be able to get in.
The problem Su Qi'an wants to solve starts with the nine counties in the rear, which is to organize the interior of the rear.
If you want to support the front line, the rear must be stable. However, the nine counties in Dongzhou and the local counties seem to be peaceful, but in fact there is an unknown amount of corruption and darkness.
Just like Lu Wenliang, the governor of Danyang County, his targeting of Yanglai County is not a special case. The problems in other counties can be seen from a glance.
Most likely, if they do not please superior officials, local county governors have all the rights to cut off the external resources of subordinate counties.
Is there any collusion between government and businessmen? Whether there is forced buying or selling is a very serious issue.
Therefore, less than three days after the execution, Su Qi'an read through a large number of local county officials' lists, came to the state capital, and held a meeting with Zhou Zibin and other officials.
Su Qi'an didn't ask for much, only one thing. From now on, the state and city police will investigate local county officials. At the same time, Su Qi'an will send people to the counties and counties to investigate secretly.
Once problems are discovered, severe punishment will be imposed.
Su Qi'an's order was approved by Zhou Zibin, Feng Nan and other state officials, and no one expressed any objection.
After all, Su Qi'an held the power granted by the imperial court, and the shock brought to them by the previous prison execution was still vivid in their minds.
If any one of them dared to stand up and object, he would be on Su Qian's knife edge, and he could be dismissed from his post and investigated in minutes.
Overall, the meeting went smoothly. After the meeting, Zhou Zibin, Feng Nan and others respectfully sent Su Qi'an off.
With a look of respect on his face, Wu Xian said after Su Qi'an walked away.
"Lord Zhou Mu, Zhou Cheng, it seems that Inspector Su's anger has not subsided. With this series of orders, those who don't know would really think that he is the top leader in Dongzhou."
"No, Dongzhou has not lacked an inspector for so many years. Sir, how about we say hello to the people below and let this proud inspector suffer a little?" Jiang Kun was also nearby. added.
"If you two want to die, just do this and stay away from us as soon as possible when you die." Feng Nan said without waiting for Zhou Zibin to speak.
This moment made Wu Xian and Jiang Kun shut up instantly.
"Let me inform the people below and ask them to restrain themselves during this period and fully cooperate with our inspector's actions. Those who cannot be saved should give up as soon as possible. After so many years, they should be allowed to do something."
"As for the rest, you don't need to worry about it. You just need to follow the orders of this state."
Zhou Zibin's words made Wu Xian and Jiang Kun nod solemnly, and then left wisely.
When the two left the state capital, Feng Nan said, "Sir, should we find something for Inspector Su to do? After giving him such a big face and cooperating with him so much, we should make him very anxious."
"Haha, don't worry, we don't have to look for this. In ten days at most, trouble will come. We just need to cooperate."
Zhou Zibin had a smile on his face and looked confident.
As time passed by, the seven or eight days passed quietly. A few days after Su Qi'an held the meeting, the officials of the state capital began to take action one after another. Following Su Qi'an's order, they began to self-examine their subordinate counties.
Everything seemed to be developing for the better, but on the ninth day
Later, a piece of news came from the nine counties on the front line.
Wu Dingguo and the pirates began to fight. This kind of fight was very common in previous years.
The first nine counties of Dongzhou will have conflicts with pirates and pirates at least half of the year, but such conflicts are usually limited to a few towns or towns, or they affect one county or several counties.
Basically, the people of Houjiu County are used to it, but the news coming back this time is from the Governor's Mansion on the front line.
He clearly asked the officials of Houjiu County to actively prepare food and grass within one month and quickly send them to the front line.
With this news, the faces of the people who heard about it suddenly became tense.
This news has been heard before, and it was about to break out into a major conflict with pirates. It was basically on the scale of a war, affecting at least several counties, and the number of troops used was definitely over 10,000.
This is a serious battle. Before this moment, the rear will be very tense and quickly prepare for first-level combat.
Not long after this news came back, before Su Qi'an could discuss with Zhou Zibin, the people in the city saw Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan riding a carriage and rushing to the Supervisory Mansion on the street. Everyone knew that something big had happened.
Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan got off the carriage and entered the Supervisory Mansion. Although the people in the city didn't know what the two policemen discussed with Su Qi'an.
But the two of them stayed in the Supervisory Mansion for at least an hour, and waited until the sun went to the west before coming out of the Supervisory Mansion.
In the Supervisory Mansion, Su Qi'an, Xie Cang, Fang Jingzhi, Su Yong, and Master Liu were sitting together.
In front of the five people, there was a huge sand table. This sand table was a topographic map of Houjiu County in Dongzhou. Next to the sand table, there was also various information about county officials and local places in Houjiu County.
It felt like Su Qi'an was about to visit the nine local counties in person.
This is really not a feeling, it is really Su Qi'an's next move. Half of the reason for going this time is because of the request from Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan.
What they talked about the most during their visit this time was preparations to provide food and grass for the nine frontline counties.
Logically speaking, this matter did not have much to do with the supervisory envoy. However, the front line pressed too hard. Within a month, Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan felt that they could not handle it at all.
That's why I asked Su Qi'an to beg him. As Su Qi'an's supervisor, and after being intimidated by Caishikou before, if he went there in person, the local aristocratic families in Jiujun would not deny him face no matter what.
Due to the emergency on the front line, Zhou Zibin thought of asking Su Qi'an to take the lead.
Su Qian thought about Zhou Zibin's request over and over again, and finally agreed.
Of course, his agreement did not mean that no one objected. The person who objected most strongly was Fang Jingzhi.
He has stayed in Houjiu County for almost two years, and he knows the darkness of Houjiu County better than anyone else.
Su Qi'an is the supervisory envoy. In addition to quelling the war in Dongzhou, his purpose is also to quell the dark corruption within Dongzhou, but this does not happen overnight.
It was slow at the beginning, but Su Qi'an accepted Zhou Zibin's request, met the local snakes in the nine counties so quickly, and wanted to get food and grass from them. This was a bit embarrassing.
It's not that these local snakes are unconvinced, but they are quite tactful. Moreover, the last time, Wu Dingguo conscripted grain and grass from the Houjiu County, and the war ended in a huge defeat.
It has only taken four months to complete this matter. Four months later, it is too difficult to collect food and grass again.
Fang Jingzhi could see that Wu Dingguo did this out of revenge, but they couldn't refuse this kind of revenge.
This is a privilege granted by the imperial court to the governor of Dongzhou, and it was also decided by the war in Dongzhou.
The first nine counties of Dongzhou are different from the last nine counties. Except for a few areas that can be farmed, more than 80% of the other areas have been changed into battlefield areas.
If you grow food on a large scale in the first nine counties, you will definitely be robbed by pirates and Japanese pirates. The war with pirates and Japanese pirates will be even more difficult. Once the fields are established, troops will definitely be sent to guard them.
In this way, the troops were instantly dispersed, and even pirates and Japanese pirates would use the farmland as bait to attack and harass in various ways. Therefore, in order to avoid future troubles, 80% of the frontline areas were
All transformed into battlefields.
The food and fodder for the 50,000 soldiers on the front line are all provided by the rear. In case of emergency, the governor of Dongzhou can urgently collect food from the nine counties behind.
This last resort method ensures the stability of Houjiu County to a certain extent, so there are gains and losses. Everything is for the peace of Dongzhou, and some things must be paid.
Under such circumstances, in less than four months, Su Qi'an went to collect food by himself. This was a trap, but Su Qi'an jumped into it again.
When Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan left, Fang Jingzhi was reluctant to persuade him, but Su Qi'an persisted.
Su Qi'an looked away from the sand table and looked at the confused emotions of everyone around him. He was silent for a while and said softly.
"I know your concerns and I understand your emotions, but there is a saying that you can't catch the tiger's cubs without entering the tiger's den. Even if there was no revenge from Wu Dingguo and Zhou Zibin's request, I would still go to this local trip. of."
"As you know, half a year is not a lot of time for us. Some things cannot be done until we are ready. Only by going there ourselves can we see these shady guys showing their feet."
"Don't forget, when we go to the place this time, we are not fighting alone. If we can't even deal with these garbage, we can negotiate to quell the war in Dongzhou."
"Since Zhou Zibin wants me to go somewhere, I should simply comply with his wish and stay in the lair of his confidants at such a close distance. The one who should be worried most is not us, but him."
Su Qian's explanation somewhat relieved Fang Jingzhi, but his heart was still tense.
He and Master Liu looked at each other and secretly said that Su Qi'an must protect his absolute personal safety no matter what when he goes somewhere this time.
One day after Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan left the Supervisory Office, Su Su Qi'an's motorcade quickly left the city.
This time I went to the place not just to leave, but in an upright and open manner. People who knew the news basically went to see Su Qian's motorcade off and watched Su Qian's motorcade go to the place.
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