Half a month later, the cancerous Pan family and more than a dozen bandits in Hanzhong County were finally eliminated, and Zhao Yuntai Shici also returned to Nanzheng with amazing supplies.
In the meeting hall of the county governor's mansion, the nine county magistrates, county magistrates, and county lieutenants, including Liu Zhang's generals and advisers, all gathered here.
"Everyone, I have called you here today because I have something to announce to you!"
Others were relatively calm, but the magistrates of these nine counties were restless. They had heard about what happened some time ago, and naturally knew that Liu Zhang would definitely start taking drastic measures today!
"Pan Zhou, you all must know that this traitor colluded with the mountain bandits in an attempt to seize the military resources allocated by the governor's office! Fortunately, the military advisor Jia Xu discovered it in time and designed to crush this traitor's conspiracy! It was a blessing in disguise, and the mountain bandits in Hanzhong County had been harmed for many years. The bandits were finally wiped out in one fell swoop! From now on, Hanzhong County will no longer have to worry about bandits!"
Everyone bowed to Liu Zhang and praised Liu Zhang.
"The prefect is wise and has eradicated two evils for Hanzhong County in one fell swoop!"
Liu Zhang chuckled lightly and glanced at everyone, finding that some people were sweating profusely!
"I believe what most of you think, but there should be a small number of people who don't think so, right?"
As soon as Liu Zhang said these words, the room fell into silence again, and everyone held their breath.
"Mianyang County Magistrate, Baozhong County Magistrate."
When they heard being called by Liu Zhang, the two men stood up quickly.
"Master Taishou."
"Do you two know your guilt?"
When the two heard this, they fell to their knees and cried non-stop.
"Master Taishou, I was wronged!"
"Yes! Lord Prefect, we were wronged!"
Liu Zhang sneered a few times and threw the bamboo slips in his hand in front of the two of them.
"Take a look for yourself. This was found in the Pan family and the bandit village."
The two men quickly picked up the bamboo slips on the ground, looked through them and then collapsed on the ground. One of them even fainted!
"Spare your life! Lord Prefect, please spare your life!"
"Spare your life? I will spare your lives, but who will spare the lives of those people who were killed? Take them out and kill them!"
Liu Zhang was just about to use these two people to establish his authority, how could he spare the lives of these two people! The soldiers went directly to the house and dragged the two men out.
Not long after, two bloody heads were brought in. Who else could they be if they weren't these two!
The other seven county magistrates were already restless. No one was sure whether Liu Zhang would punish them again on an unfounded charge!
"Okay, the rest of the county magistrates don't need to panic. I, Liu Zhang, will never take the opportunity to exclude dissidents! As long as you do your best and don't engage in malpractice for personal gain, corruption and perversion of the law, I will never do anything to you!"
Having said this, the other seven county magistrates were naturally relieved a little.
"We will enforce the law impartially and obey the orders of the Grand Administrator!"
It was their attitude that Liu Zhang was waiting for, and he finally showed a satisfied smile.
"Okay, it's getting late, all county magistrates, please go back first!"
The seven county magistrates were relieved and walked out without any nostalgia, even a little crowded.
After seven people walked out, the meeting hall was no longer so crowded. Only a few of Liu Zhang's subordinates and the county lieutenants and governors were left.
"Ziyi, tell me about your results, I'm looking forward to it very much!"
Since returning to Nanzheng, Taishi Ci's mouth has not been closed. It must be shocking!
"Lord, the total amount of food and grass seized from these camps is 150,000 shi, and the total amount of gold, silver and jewelry is over one million!" Liu Zhang nodded, not too surprised by this figure. One million dollars is just so-so.
"Come on, what about you? The Pan family shouldn't be that poor, right?"
Seeing Dian Wei keep opening his mouth to laugh, Liu Zhang knew that his harvest must be richer.
"My lord, the Pan family is really rich. There are countless fields and houses! There are so many details that I can't even understand them! In short, they are no worse than what the Wei family gave us!"
No less than five thousand gold! Liu Zhang's cheeks couldn't help but twitch! How much blood has Panzhou sucked from Hanzhong County!
"Okay! You deserve a lot of credit! Han Sheng, how many people did the bandits capture?"
Huang Zhong always had a smile on his lips. When Liu Zhang asked about him, he quickly handed over his hand and reported.
"My lord, we have captured more than 25,000 people in total, killed more than 200 of the thieves' leaders, and the rest are in prison."
Liu Zhang was very satisfied with the result and couldn't help but cast a pleased look at Jia Xu.
"Wen He, it's all thanks to you this time!"
Jia Xu did not take the credit or be arrogant, he just smiled modestly and accepted the credit.
Xu Huang hesitated for a moment, then stood up and expressed his thoughts.
"My lord, the general has a suggestion. Most of these bandits are young and strong, so why not recruit them and save the trouble of recruiting soldiers?"
Xu Huang's suggestion is a very good one. These people are used to being bandits, and they must not be released, otherwise they will occupy the mountain and become kings again.
But if we don't let them go, we can't keep them in vain and let them waste their food and wages. Collection is indeed the best choice.
"Yes, Gong Ming's words are not a solution. However, we are the regular army of the imperial court, so we still need to recruit troops from various counties." Xu Huang also felt depressed, but he did not expect that his well-thought-out strategy was directly vetoed by Liu Zhang.
"Gongming doesn't have to be like this. I didn't say I won't recruit them at all! You have shown your power on the battlefield this time and deeply shocked these bandits. You and Gongming might as well go and choose among more than 20,000 people. You choose among them The five thousand most well-equipped men were organized into the military guard battalion."
Xu Huang's eyes lit up and he regained his fighting spirit instantly.
"Yes, the general will take your orders!"
Dian Wei looked at Liu Zhang with some doubts.
"My lord, isn't the Wuwei camp only allowed to expand to 5,000 people?"
Liu Zhang ignored him and just gave him a look of disgust. Seeing this, Xu Huang quickly pulled him aside.
"Brother Zini!"
Hearing Liu Zhang's cry, Guoyuan also came out.
"Lord."
"Zini, the most famous places in the Hanzhong Plain are Mianyang and Nanzheng. I have killed the county magistrate of Mianyang, so you will take over as the magistrate of Mianyang and start farming in Mianyang!"
"Thank you, lord, I will live up to my mission!"
Guoyuan was shocked. He didn't expect that he would be the first to be promoted to an official position.
"Lord, can you hand over the remaining 20,000 bandits to me? I want them to be the first batch of people to farm in Mianyang."
Of course Liu Zhang would not refuse, and he even had this intention.
"Of course, I will give them to you even if you don't tell me! I don't want to feed these 20,000 mouths in vain!"
"Thank you, my lord!"
Guoyuan was satisfied and returned to the team directly.
"Everyone, after this war, the hidden dangers in Hanzhong have been eliminated. To thank you, I will buy a mansion in Nanzheng and give it to you, and give you your own rewards!"
When everyone heard that not only the palace but also other rewards were given, they naturally smiled and expressed their gratitude to Liu Zhang.
"Thank you, my lord!"
"Thank you, Lord Prefect!"
