There must be a reason why Zhending Mansion is so depressed.
Gao Kan held back and did not ask questions all the way until he entered the magistrate's office, whereupon he withdrew and asked Lu Zhishen to work with other commanders of the army to arrange the troops, leaving Lin Chong alone.
The two sat down in the hall, and there were no other people around. Only then did Gao Kan ask.
"Teacher Lin, when I came into the city all the way, I saw no one on the streets. Why is Zhending Mansion so depressed?"
Lin Chong seemed to have expected Gaokan to ask this question, and he answered it in a good manner.
First he cupped his fists and bowed, and then said: "I don't dare to hide it from the young master. When my subordinates entered the city, the situation in the city was already very bad. Those dog officials and thieves were causing trouble and it was a chaos."
"The subordinates were so cruel that they simply arrested all the officials in the city, big and small, and sent people to search the homes of the wealthy gentry in the city. They also put them in jail, and then boldly ordered the entire city to be under martial law. People are not allowed to go out and walk around at will, so we can barely control the market."
Hearing this, Gao Kan's expression did not change and he asked again: "Are all the officials and gentry in the city still in prison?"
"I don't dare to make rash judgments without the Young Master's orders." Lin Chong replied.
Hearing this, Gaokan did not blame Lin Chong, regardless of whether there was anything inappropriate in his behavior.
In short, the work has been done, and of course you have to protect your own people.
After thinking for a moment, Gao Kan said: "In this case, you first go to Cui Zheng and ask him to take over the Zhending Mansion Prison, and deal with the officials and gentry who were sentenced to surrender to the gold thieves in the prison in the same way as we originally did. , ask what needs to be asked, and then deal with it."
"Yes, I take the order." Lin Chong responded with clasped fists.
"In addition, please inform the whole city to lift the ban on the city. Ordinary people can live and carry out normal activities. However, if they leave the city, they must be strictly interrogated and everyone must be identified before they can be released." Gao Kan thought for a moment and then continued. Speaking of.
Lin Chong's expression changed after hearing this, and he hesitated before saying: "Sir, there are dragons and snakes mixed in the city right now, and there are many craftsmen hiding in the city. If we let people out of the city, I'm afraid there will be thieves mixed in..."
Gao Kan knew what Lin Chong was worried about, and waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, the army has already entered the city, so there is nothing we can do to get those details out. The worst is to spread the truth about the city to the Jin army camp. There are tens of thousands of troops in the city, and the Jin army is also Don’t dare to attack by force.”
"The most important thing now is to let the people in the city know that we are not bandits and bullies, and we are not going to do anything to them when we enter the city."
"Everything that belongs to ordinary people will not be punished, so as to calm the people's hearts."
When Lin Chong heard this, he didn't say any more and went out to deliver the order according to Gao Kan's instructions.
On the third day after the army entered the city, Gaokan received a secret message sent by Cao Qi from Cigu Town.
According to his instructions, Cao Qi has captured Cigu Town and sealed off the entire town. No one is allowed to enter or leave the town at will except those who have to come in and out every day.
After seeing Cao Qi's report, Gao Kan asked someone to reply to him. Cao Qi decided everything in Cigu Town.
Cui Zheng entered the prison of Zhending Mansion, and it took him two days to sort out all the prominent figures in Zhending Mansion in the prison. Everyone made detailed confessions.
After getting the confession, Gao Kan asked Lin Chong to collect all the furniture and money hidden by each family according to the contents of the confession.
Gao Kan originally expected that Huolucheng could collect hundreds of thousands taels, and Zhending Mansion should have more than ten times that amount, maybe several million taels.
Gao Kan was really shocked when the actual counted number was placed in front of Gao Kan.
The officials of the Zhending Mansion, plus the gentry's belongings, add up to tens of millions of taels in money, food and treasure alone, not counting the house title deeds and the like.
Gao Kan was naturally overjoyed to have dug out such a huge treasure at once, and even became generous with his actions.
It turned out that it was reported by his subordinates that many people in Zhending City were robbed because of the Jin army's previous entry into the city, and many people's homes were destroyed.
Some families have even been unable to open the pot for many days.
Before Lin Chong led his troops into the city and sealed the city, these people could still find some food outside.
However, after the whole city was put under lockdown, people did not even dare to leave their homes and had to stay at home and starve. Coupled with the cold weather, many elderly people have died of hunger and cold at home.
After Gaokan entered the city, although the ban on the entire city was lifted, life was still very difficult for ordinary people.
It happened that Gaokan did not produce a large amount of money and grain, so he simply ordered the opening of a warehouse to release grain. All ordinary people living in difficulty in Zhending City could directly receive a bag of relief grain.
But in this way, he had just stolen a lot of food, and consumed it in the blink of an eye.
There are really too many people in Zhending Mansion, and most of them are in poverty.
If Gaokan does not open warehouses to store grain, I am afraid that when this winter passes, Zhending Mansion City will be empty, and most people will not be able to survive.
The provision of food at the moment can only relieve a temporary urgent need. With so many mouths waiting for food, tens of thousands of soldiers cannot go hungry.
Seeing that there was not much food left in his hands, Gaokan's first target was Guojiazhuang.
It happened that Zhengding didn't have any time to deal with it, so they found Lu Zhishen and explained to him the situation in Guojiazhuang and the situation of the people in Zhengding City.
Finally, Gao Kan said: "Master, Guo Family Village has stored countless grains. The owner of the village, Guo Shoucai, is a very evil person. He oppresses good people and takes advantage of them. I don't know how many innocent people have been killed by them. This time, there is really not enough food in Dingfu City. , Winter is coming again, we can’t just watch the people starve to death.”
"We are going to Zhengding this time. No matter what, we must collect the grain and grass stored in Guojiazhuang and transport them to Zhengding Mansion."
"Master, whether the tens of thousands of people in Zhending Mansion have enough food to survive this winter depends entirely on you!"
Lu Zhishen was a man who hated evil as much as he hated his enemies and was a chivalrous and righteous man. After hearing these words, he could not bear it. He immediately took the order to lead the troops to Zhengding without hesitation.
After Lu Zhishen left, Gaokan called Lin Chong and sent a message to the people in the city, asking them to go to Caishikou to see what happened to the corrupt officials, gentry and bullies who usually oppressed and blackmailed them.
At the same time, taking this opportunity, they also released another wave of relief porridge and asked the common people to take a bowl and go home to drink.
Gaokan had already won the hearts of the people by releasing grain before. This time he killed these corrupt officials, gentry and bullies, and also distributed relief porridge. Naturally, the people in the city came one after another after hearing this.
Gao Kan asked someone to write a complaint in advance and clearly listed the crimes of these people.
When the people gathered at the entrance of the vegetable market, they read out the crimes of each person and killed each one. This killing lasted for three days in a row before everyone was chopped off.
The people are still simple and simple. Whoever gives them food, lets them live, and whoever helps them kill those who oppress them is the parent and official they respect.
So in just a few days, in the hearts of the people of Zhending Mansion, Gao Kan changed from a warlord evil spirit to a saint who saves people from disaster.
