After learning about the various crimes committed by the Ma family, Ye Mingsheng decided to attack the Ma family. On the one hand, he wanted to implement his new policy reforms and give an explanation to the people. On the other hand, he also wanted to make some mistakes on the Ma family. silver·················
The original establishment of the Fengwu Army was based on the situation in Liaoyang. However, with the current expansion of the Fengwu Army's territory in Youyan and the needs of future wars, the current establishment can no longer meet the needs of the war. Therefore, the staff has already An expansion plan has been formulated. The specific plan will be formulated within the next ten days and submitted to Ye Mingsheng for approval.
The expansion of the army, recruitment of personnel, weapons and armor, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all a huge expenditure. Now the Liaoyang area is doing its best to support the finances while maintaining social security and stability, and Ye Mingsheng in order to win over the people Stabilizing the local area also involves implementing policies to benefit the people by reducing taxes and reducing burdens on the captured Youyan territory. Youyan will not have great financial support in a short period of time.
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng must find a way to close the financial gap caused by the expansion of the army. Of course, although the Ma family is rich and wealthy, it is difficult for them alone to completely close this financial gap. However, Ye Mingsheng only plans to do so now. Killing the fat sheep of the Ma family was just a temporary emergency.
After passing this point, Ye Mingsheng will continue to deepen reforms and take control of basic industries related to people's livelihood such as grain, coal, cloth, salt, and horses, as well as the financial industry including banknotes. In this way, despite the implementation of tax cuts, It is a policy to benefit the people by reducing taxes and fees, but the fiscal revenue from business is enough to make up for the financial expenditure caused by military expansion...
Although he had decided to take action against the Ma family, Ye Mingsheng did not act too hastily and ordered his soldiers to rush directly into Dai County to arrest the young and old of the Ma family and ransack their homes. He was fully capable of doing so and could do so, but until now, Ye Mingsheng Mingsheng still maintained restraint, because he knew that what he was about to face was not just the Ma family, but a huge interest group composed of squires, bureaucrats, and wealthy businessmen.
This interest group has been deeply rooted in Youyan for many years, and the Ma family is only an important part of this interest group. Taking action rashly may trigger a series of domino effects, affecting Ye Mingsheng's plan to appease the people and consolidate power. . And as soon as he takes action, the power of thunder will go straight to the vital point, causing this ragtag group to fall apart in an instant!
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One hundred and fifty miles northwest of Yijing, Dongquan County.
, the second watch, the sentry Li Ergou on the city tower kept yawning, staring at the road outside the city with sleepy eyes, his mind was full of thinking about when he could go home, and whether his parents had grown up with the military pay issued above. I got it back from the Dongsheng ticket number. After the battle, I went home to save some money and got a wife.
When he thought of his wife, Li Ergou, he immediately cheered up and subconsciously touched the five taels of silver in his arms. He had been thinking about Xiaofang in the village for almost more than a year. He had visited her father several times, but Her father insisted that he wanted ten taels of silver as a bride price, saying that he wanted to find a wife for Xiaofang's brother and he would not give up even a single tael of silver.
In order to do this for more than a year, he has been frugal and frugal. Originally, he was still far behind. But fortunately this time, the superiors sent troops to enter the pass. He, Li Ergou, chopped off the heads of several Yan soldiers and achieved military merit. The superiors He was rewarded with these five taels of silver. With these five taels of silver, he finally collected enough money to pay for his wife's gift.
In addition to these five taels of silver, the superiors also planned five acres of land for him in his hometown. He has the right to use the five acres of land for thirty years, and has the right to renew the lease for thirty years. In addition, In terms of tax collection, his status as a soldier also brought him some relief. Every time he thought about these things, Li Ergou felt happy and full of longing for the outside world... ···········
As an ordinary soldier of the Second Division, Li Ergou had not attended a private school for a few days, and the only words he knew were his own name, "Li Ergou". There is a big truth about inflation, but as a young man who came from the countryside, he also has his own simple understanding.
He didn't know whether the rumors in the city that Marshal Ye was a rebellious official and traitor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and that Marshal Ye would become emperor after seizing Yujing, were true or false. He only knew that he was in his hometown, working eight hours a day for the landlord. When he went out to beg for food when he was tired from farm work and ached all over, the aloof emperor ignored him. It was the Fengwu Army who took him under his command and gave him a bowl of rice, which brought great benefits to his originally confused life. Got hope!
He eats Marshal Ye's clothes and wears Marshal Ye's clothes, so naturally he has to sacrifice his life for Marshal Ye. If Marshal Ye wants to hit anyone, he, Li Ergou, has to rush forward and risk his life to kill him.
Just when Li Ergou was thinking about the beautiful life of returning to his hometown and holding Xiaofang's wife and children on the hot bed, a rapid sound of horse hooves in the distance interrupted his longing.
Seeing someone outside heading towards his city gate, Li Ergou shouted outside the city gate as usual:
"The gate has been closed. The city gate will be opened at 00:00 tomorrow morning..."
Before Li Ergou finished speaking, he heard people outside shouting:
"The Coordination Office is handling the case and open the city gate quickly!"
Hearing the words "Coordination Office", Li Ergou, who was still a little sleepy, instantly became energetic. He had heard someone say that this Coordination Office is the Supervision Department of Liaoyang. It is a complete devil's cave, and everyone in it is... They are ruthless characters who kill without blinking an eye!
In view of the other party's reputation, Li Ergou did not dare to neglect and said immediately:
"You guys wait a minute, I'll go and we'll all come over here!"
Although the officials of the Coordination Office outside the city were very impatient and a little impatient with Li Ergou's answer, they also knew that opening the city gate late at night was not something that a small sentry could make the decision. They immediately agreed and said:
"Hurry up! The Coordination Office has been delayed in running errands! It's not something you can bear!"
"I understand, I understand, I'm going in now!"
While replying, Li Ergou quickly entered the sentry tower, woke up everyone who was sleeping, and reported the matter to Zhang Dashan. When he heard that it was related to the Coordination Office, Zhang Dashan felt no sleepiness at all, so he came quickly. When I arrived at the city tower, I lowered the hanging basket and obtained the token from the official at the Coordination Office outside the city gate.
Then Zhang Dashan, who was also afraid to make the decision, took the token and responded to the higher-level leaders. After a stick of incense, Wang Licheng, the commander of the Second Division of the Fengwu Army stationed in Dongquan County, came to the city gate in person to open the door. City gate release·····················
Seeing that the commander-in-chief, who was so high and mighty in his eyes, was ignored by the officials from the coordination office who filed into the city, Li Ergou secretly smacked his tongue in his heart and said to Zhang Dashan, who was also standing respectfully beside him:
"Boss, why is this person from the coordination department so powerful!"
Listening to his fellow countryman Li Ergou talking to him, Zhang Dashan quickly made a gesture of silence, and then for the sake of his fellow countryman, he lowered his voice and said:
"Keep your voice down! I heard from the Sentinel Commander that this group of people is not an ordinary Coordination Office person. The leader seems to be the Deputy Director of the Coordination Office. Wang Xuecheng is a great official!"
Li Ergou, who had only attended private school for a few days, had no specific concept of the description of a great official, but he could not suppress the curiosity in his heart and continued to ask in a low voice;
"Boss, how old is this great official?"
Zhang Dashan thought for a while and whispered:
"The kind that can meet Marshal Ye!"
While Li Ergou and Zhang Dashan were discussing in low voices, Wang Xuecheng and a group of people galloped through the city and came to a hidden courtyard in the city. Wang Xuecheng got off his horse and headed toward the house. Next to him, his adjutant Ye Musheng also Following the leader's footsteps, Ye Musheng hesitated for a moment and whispered after walking into the courtyard:
"Sir, I heard that this Wang Licheng is the favorite general of Lord Lin Huaiwu of the Second Division. Are we so unwilling to give him face?····················· "
Wang Xuecheng said without looking back:
"The Coordination Office only needs to be responsible to the commander-in-chief for its work, and no one else needs to take care of it!"
After listening to Wang Xuecheng's teachings, Ye Musheng nodded and said:
"yes!"
As if thinking of something, Wang Xuecheng suddenly stood firm, then looked at his adjutant Ye Musheng, who was also his brother-in-law, and said:
"Mu Sheng gives you a piece of advice. The Coordination Office does the work of offending people. There are countless people in the Fengwu Army who are eyeing our position, secretly or openly, trying to seize our leverage and attack us. If you want to live in the Communications Office for a long time, it's best to have less involvement with people in the military. It's a good thing to have a quick mind, but that's not how it works. Do you understand what I mean?"
Listening to what his brother-in-law said, Ye Musheng immediately felt a chill in his heart and nodded quickly and said:
"I see!"
After receiving Ye Musheng's answer, Wang Xuecheng looked at Lin Musheng carefully. Just when Lin Musheng was feeling a little uneasy, Wang Xuecheng patted him on the shoulder and continued walking deeper into the yard... ············
Upon learning of Wang Xuecheng's arrival, a capable young man hurried over and bowed to Wang Xuecheng and said:
"Jiang Le, a humble householder, pays homage to Director Wang!"
Wang Xuecheng had no interest in Jiang Le, a small household. He nodded slightly as a courtesy and said directly:
"Are you sure you caught Ma Hongye's cronies?"
Facing Wang Xuecheng's inquiry, Jiang Le did not dare to hesitate and said immediately:
"Sir, the name of the man I caught is Chen Sanbiao. He has a nickname on Youyan Road called Master Biao. Ma Hongye always entrusts him with some of his shady things. This man is Ma Hongye's absolute confidant. Ma Hongye makes him the most important person." My favorite mistress, Xiao Cuixiang, has arranged to be Chen Sanbiao’s wife!”
As soon as these words came out, Wang Xuecheng frowned slightly, as if he did not understand Jiang Le's words. Seeing this, Jiang Le said in detail:
"I'm telling you, sir, Ma Hongye's wife, Gao, was born in a famous family. She was the daughter of Gao Hai, the former inspector of Youyan. Gao Hai was also one of the Ma family's protective umbrellas in Youyan. Therefore, Gao relied on her natal family's The power was very jealous and they did not allow Ma Hongye to find another woman. However, when Ma Hongye secretly kept Xiao Cuixiang outside, the Gao family made a big fuss after finding out about it, and almost killed Xiao Cuixiang... ··················”
"In order to appease the Gao family, Ma Hongye could only assure the Gao family that he had cut off contact with Xiao Cuixiang and rewarded Xiao Cuixiang to Chen Sanbiao, but this was just Ma Hongye's cover-up, and Chen Sanbiao was a cover. Xiao Cuixiang has never stopped, and Ma Hongye often goes to Chen Sanbiao’s house to have private meetings with Xiao Cuixiang just to discuss things with Chen Sanbiao!"
"So I think that Ma Hongye can do such a thing with Chen Sanbiao, which shows that the two of them have a very close relationship. If Chen Sanbiao is caught, he will probably pull out the carrot and bring it out of the mud, and also catch that bastard Ma Hongye!"
Listening to Jiang Le's analysis, Wang Xuecheng nodded in agreement and then asked:
"The Chen Sanbiao I remember has an erratic whereabouts, and few people have seen his true face. How are you sure he is Chen Sanbiao?"
Regarding Wang Xuecheng’s question, Jiang Le continued:
"Sir, you are right. This person's whereabouts are indeed strange and unpredictable. We also learned by chance that Dongquan County is his hometown and his family members are buried here. Chen Sanbiao says every year We’re not sure when we’ll come back to pay our respects, but we happen to be on duty in the area, so we’ll try our luck and arrange for manpower to be here to control the situation!”
"At first, after he was caught, this man was unwilling to admit that he was Chen Sanbiao. It wasn't until my men gave his two followers a severe punishment that they couldn't bear it anymore, and then he confessed... ············”
After listening to Jiang Le's answer, Wang Xuecheng, who felt that there was no problem, asked again:
"Has Chen Sanbiao spoken now?"
After Wang Xuecheng finished speaking, Jiang Le, who had been talking very confidently just now, suddenly showed a look of embarrassment on his face and said helplessly:
"Director Wang, Chen Sanbiao, is really a hard-nosed person. Now that he has been punished with all the severe punishments available, Chen Sanbiao still refuses to speak. He doesn't eat or drink water, so we can only force-feed him some rice soup!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Xuecheng raised his eyebrows and said:
"How many times have you done waterboarding?"
Jiang Le thought for a while and replied helplessly:
"I'm telling you, sir, I did this about thirty times. However, because Chen Sanbiao refused to eat or drink water and wanted to die, and was tortured like this, half of his life was gone. Now he is dying. If he continues to torture, he may He’s dead, so we’ve stopped the execution now!”
Listening to Jiang Le's report, Wang Xuecheng also felt a little troublesome. Ever since Ye Mingsheng taught them the waterboarding technique, their coordination department had defeated many tough guys with this technique, and few people could withstand the second blow. Ten times, let alone thirty times······················
