Not only Baize County, but also all the counties in Huaibei at the same time, a large number of city foxes, gangsters, and those wealthy and powerful families who were secretly stirring up troubled waters were all wiped out by the army sergeants.
With the news of secret agents from the Military Intelligence Department, many families that had acted a little too much were uprooted.
Subsequently, many common people and those who wanted to make meritorious deeds saw the opportunity and reported and confessed other hidden scum.
The entire cleaning process lasted for half a month.
Half a month.
There were thousands of families claiming to be wealthy, and thousands of gangsters and desperadoes were arrested. Thousands of them resisted during the arrest and were directly killed.
The rest were taken to prison, awaiting trial and disposition.
The operation was carried out vigorously and resolutely for half a month. The wealthy businessmen and wealthy families in Sihong and various places were frightened by this operation. Many people thought that King Huai wanted to launch a purge, and some even wanted to pack up and escape quietly.
But soon, they knew the target of this operation, and the operation process was orderly, the target was accurate, and no innocent people were involved. They were relieved.
Many wealthy families in Sihong City were also shocked by this action.
Only then did everyone understand.
Although Wang Jing is usually very easy-going and rarely deals with the civil and military personnel under his command, and seems to be a kind and kind king, it is impossible for a person who is blindly easy-going and kind to achieve such achievements in troubled times.
People like Pei Ju, Shen Yue, and Fan Yun who had just defected had a higher evaluation of Wang Jing because of this clean-up activity.
A wise king in troubled times, in addition to being kind, should also be willing to kill.
Otherwise, a monarch like Fu Jian, who knew clearly that his subordinates had ulterior motives but never took action to clean up, would be a lesson learned from the past. This time, Wang Jing mainly cleaned up low-level officials and families. The middle and high-level officials were not involved, but all the ministers needed to know was that Wang Jing had such ability and determination.
January 5, the fourth year of Taichu.
Many soldiers and civilians in Sihong City received rewards from the government, and all family members who joined the army received rice and meat. Like the previous year, the Huai army was at its peak and its territory more than doubled.
Many sergeants who have made meritorious service, in addition to being promoted, also received military merit fields. Some elite soldiers who showed their talents in training also received the elixir decoction specially developed by Daozhengsi to temper the body.
The Huai army is expanding, and the cities under its rule are developing.
Both the government and the private sector are becoming more and more prosperous, and there have been a lot of changes from last year.
Unknowingly, elixirs used for cultivation, cloud chariots using spiritual stones as energy sources, and talisman arrows carved with talismans to increase their lethality are slowly appearing in the world of China.
Just like the cloud car, it is still a government control tool. In the future, tools with little technical content like the cloud car will definitely be widely circulated among the people.
The entire society will gradually move closer to the cultivation civilization.
But now, no one cares about or studies these things
The main hall of the royal palace.
Wang Jing held a banquet in the palace, and all the officials in Sihong were invited. There were also some famous families in Sihong, such as the Qiao family and the Bu family, who were also present.
In the back hall, Xiao Qiao and Xiao Yun hosted a banquet for Wang Jing's family members and wives.
New year, new start.
Many representatives of famous families attended the banquet, and they also wanted to find out what was going on. They wanted to know whether Wang Jing would regard this cleanup during the New Year as normal.
If this were normal, they would definitely be more cautious in doing things.
Well, as for resistance and defiance, they don't dare.
The bigger their family fortune is, the more careful they are in every decision they make, and they are still thinking about how to get on Wang Jing's boat.
Even if the rules and laws of the Huai Army are stricter, they can still tolerate it.
In the hall, there are dozens of banquet tables, and many pretty palace ladies are busy shuttling back and forth. At the entrance of the hall, there are energetic guards with strong breaths, holding their swords as straight as cypresses.
The Huai military officials filed in and took their seats under the leadership of Shen Yi, Bu Zhi, Fu Youde and others.
The entire hall suddenly became quiet.
Wen and Wu sat on the left and right respectively.
Soon, Wang Jing came with the princess, and many civil and military officials immediately came forward to pay homage.
"Everyone get up!"
Wang Jing was wearing a king's crown, with a calm expression and a calm demeanor. After smelting the divine dragon's image, his eyes became as sharp as lightning and full of majesty.
Even a casual glance can make people frightened.
You Qi had just gone through some cleaning, and many of the courtiers and representatives of the families in the city were trembling.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The ministers then stood up.
"This time I led the army to march south, destroyed Yang Guang, Zhang Shicheng, and Yu Wenhuaji, successfully captured Huaidong, doubled our army's territory, and completely pacified the Jianghuai area!"
"The ability to achieve this is due to the bloody battles of the army's sergeants and the fighting of many generals. It is also inseparable from your efforts to stabilize the overall situation in the rear and transport food and grass. You and I work together to achieve the prosperity of the Huai Army today!"
"I hope you can continue to work hard in the future, achieve great things together with Gu, become the founding heroes of the country, and start well and end well!"
Wang Jing's voice was faint, but it reached the ears of everyone in the hall smoothly.
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and we will assist you to accomplish great things!"
Chen Yi said on behalf of the ministers.
In Wang Jing's words just now, the key point is only four words, that is, start well and end well.
The meaning is obvious, as long as the actions of the ministers do not exceed his bottom line, he will not easily initiate a purge.
Those who understood this secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But this is also a knock. If they really exceed the bottom line and anger Wang Jing, then the targets of the next cleanup will be them.
"Let's have a party!"
Wang Jing waved his hand and said.
The attendant next to him immediately signaled, and then two teams of dancers filed in and began to sing and dance along with the musicians on both sides of the hall. These dancers are all carefully selected pretty women, and they are a joy to watch when they dance.
Han Xizai saw these dancers and then looked at the princess above.
He and Zhou Zong, who was not far away, looked at each other and signaled with their eyes.
Zhou Zong understood the other party's hint.
There are currently only three women in the king's inner palace, and there are not many people in the harem. With the speed of Wang Jing's rise and expansion, he will definitely be able to dominate one side and achieve hegemony in the future.
When the time comes, whether it's for marriage or for branching out, they will definitely be drafted into the palace.
Before the draft.
If Zhou Zong offered a daughter to the palace, he would definitely be able to get the moon first, so that his daughter could get the favor of the king first. After having children, the Zhou family would be able to establish itself completely.
Along with their officials from the Southern Tang Dynasty, their foundation in the Huai Army will become more and more stable.
In this regard, after Wang Jing captured Yangzhou
Zhou Zong was also a little tempted by this proposal, but he needed to seek his daughter's opinion.
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