"These are some of Shaanxi's customs. Please accept it, Commander-in-Chief." A man with a pleated face, medium build and wearing a mandarin duck jacket stood in front of Li Xiao and bowed.

Li Xiao looked around and couldn't connect this guy with the famous Zuo Liangyu. But he could connect him with the old man looking at the carport at the door. Zuo Liangyu was only in his forties this year.

.I don’t know how it happened, but it ended up like this.

The things they brought were nothing fancy, just some furs and a few tiger whips. Guanzhong passed through the disasters of Zhang Xianzhong, Huang Taiji, Dorgon, and Li Zicheng, and it would have been extremely poor. If it weren't for the sweet potato noodles in Shandong and Hebei,

, it will definitely happen that the child is exchanged for food.

"Have you met Mr. Sun?" Li Xiao stared at Zuo Liangyu, who didn't even dare to raise his head. The man above was the famous Liao Army commander, and if he dodged his master, the whole north of the Yangtze River would tremble.

"I met Mr. Sun in the capital. My master ordered me to see the commander-in-chief and say hello to show my respect for the commander-in-chief." Zuo Liangyu lowered his head even further.

"Now that I have met Mr. Sun, I have nothing to say. The imperial court has re-allocated ordnance for you Hong Bing so that you can wipe out the bandits in Guanzhong, not for you to show off your power and bully the people. After you go back, learn the three major disciplines and eight items.

Notice.

In addition, we must wipe out the banditry in Guanzhong including Li Zicheng as soon as possible and tell Hong Chengchou. If he fails, I will send Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming. The time is limited to the end of this year. I want to see Li Zicheng or his head."

"Promise!" Zuo Liangyu quickly bowed his head and promised.

This journey has opened his eyes. Many places in Hebei have also been hit by the plague. But the situation is far better than that in Shanxi and Guanzhong. Although they are not very wealthy now, at least every family has food to eat. Many farmers have received land from landlords.

, no taxes are required to be paid every year except for the official rations.

During the Chinese New Year, the children have new clothes. For families with better conditions, they can even make some white bread dumplings. In places like Guanzhong, corn flour steamed buns are always a good thing.

Hebei already made Zuo Liangyu feel rich, and when he arrived in Shandong, Zuo Liangyu was even more shocked. As soon as he set foot on the border of Shandong, the road turned into a smooth and spacious cement road. There were farmland on both sides of the road, and no place was deserted.

There were farmers working everywhere in the fields. I didn't see many soldiers, but the security was surprisingly good. I heard that Li Xiao appointed two guys, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, to wipe out all the bandits in Shandong.

Now the two guys are looking for bandits all over Shandong with red eyes. Nothing more. After wiping out the bandits, the goods in the bandit's den can be divided into 40% and 60% with the official family.

The government got four, and Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming got six. There was money for killing bandits. Nowadays, as long as they hear that there are bandits somewhere, a group of people will use their knives to do it.

After arriving in Jinan Prefecture, Zuo Liangyu saw factories connected one after another. Countless workers shuttled between factories, and some factories made deafening roars. Zuo Liangyu saw a machine that could produce thousands of horses every day.

The fine fabrics are enough to keep tens of thousands of women busy for a month in Guanzhong!

The roads were crowded with carriages carrying goods, and the various places were relatively poor. There seemed to be not enough food, oil, cloth, and cotton.

Along the way, Zuo Liangyu admired Hong Chengchou's foresight even more. It was a wise decision to capture Fan Wencheng and join the Liao army. In today's world, the Liao army has gradually improved in terms of manpower, material and financial resources.

To gain an advantage and occupy Guanzhong, there is no way out and it is impossible to hold on for a long time.

"Sun Chuanting has returned to the capital. He is the newly promoted governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. Tell Hong Chengchou to report anything in the future directly to Sun Chuanting. You Hong soldiers have been in poverty for a long time. After wiping out the banditry in various parts of Shaanxi, I will transfer you there.

These rich places, there is nothing else to say." After observing for a while, Li Xiao found that General Zuo was just a head-kowtow. The initial enthusiasm for seeing the demeanor of the famous general gradually cooled down!

"No! I'll leave!" When Zuo Liangyu saw Li Xiao giving the order to expel guests, he immediately bowed and backed out. During the whole process, he didn't raise his head. He seemed more nervous than meeting the emperor!

Unexpectedly, a famous general of a generation would be like this. Li Xiao felt very disappointed!

Since a generation of famous generals is a little disappointed, let's meet two famous traitors.

Fan Wencheng was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and interrogating him was just a procedure. Before the interrogation, the charges were drawn up. The crime of traitor! This latest criminal law written into the "Da Ming Code" was made by Li Xiao himself. The highest

The punishment is to be beheaded!

It seems that a typical person like Fan Wencheng must be punished in the maximum amount.

Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde were very polite when they walked in. They knelt down without saying anything. They put their heads on the ground and kowtowed without saying a word. The sound of their heads hitting the floor tiles made Li Xiao's teeth ache.

The way warriors express their loyalty is so simple and crude. Zuo Liangyu just now should be considered a more reserved type, or maybe he has never practiced Tietou Kung Fu.

"Get up! You two have contributed greatly to the annihilation of the bandits in Shandong." Li Xiao had to order Shunzi to help him up. These two guys were so strong that they couldn't help him alone.

"Master Lu said we killed too many people...!" Kong Youde was a little frightened.

No wonder these two guys kowtowed as soon as they entered the door. It turned out that Lu Xiangsheng joined these two guys. When these two guys finally wiped out the Yimeng Mountain bandits, they did a great job. They pulled out all the men in the bandits' den and asked them about the whereabouts of their property. Listen.

He said that Geng Zhongming would set up a stove in the Juyi Hall, and anyone who wanted to pretend to be a tough guy would take off the kidneys and roast them.

They did a great job. After forcing them to reveal their belongings, they buried all the more than 340 bandits who were captured alive. The women in the bandits' den, whether they were meat tickets or real family members of the bandits, were all sold with straw marks.

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To this day, if a child cries in Yimeng Mountain, just tell him that man-eating Geng Zhongming will come to arrest you. The child immediately stops crying and stares at the door with fearful eyes. Then he buries his head under the quilt and dare not

Outcrop!

These two people came to Jinan to apologize.

"You two are really awesome at what you do. Among those women, more than a dozen of them were kidnapped on the mountain. You actually sold them to the soldiers. This is a bit excessive. Don't blame them.

Lu Xiangsheng is playing for you!" Li Xiao sat on a chair, while Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde stood aside with their hands tied and their heads lowered.

"Reply to the Marshal! It's not that the two generals knew the law and broke the law, but the women begged us to do this. These women were all kidnapped to the mountains and have been ruined by the bandits. They have families.

They couldn't go back, so the soldiers rescued them. They were all willing. If you don't believe me, Marshal, you sent someone to ask. If one of them was forced, they could chop off our heads." Kong Youde quickly defended.

"Is this really the case?" Li Xiao can understand this kind of thing. No woman can keep her virginity in the bandits' den. There are very few good people who can go to the mountains to become bandits. In the novel, Lin Chong, who was forced to go to Liangshan, this year

The moon is also a rare species.

"If we two brothers lie, the commander-in-chief will let him down."

"In this case, I will go to Lu Xiangsheng's place to make peace. But you can't stay in Shandong any longer. Henan and Shanxi have just been pacified. The past two years have been bad. Natural disasters and man-made disasters have ruined these two places.

People have no choice but to become bandits in the mountains. They can rob some food and survive at least. Bandits have overrun the borders of Henan and Shanxi. Since you have nothing to do in Shandong, then go to Henan and Shanxi to suppress bandits. The rules are still the same.

As always, four and six will be divided. But you need to remember one thing, I don't care how vicious the bandits' methods are.

But if you really prey on the common people, especially if you rob the common people and use the common people's heads to claim credit, you two will not be able to grow up safely if you have heads on your neck."

These two men were from the old army, and they did things like killing good people and taking credit very smoothly. They didn't dare to do it under the nose of Li Xiao in Shandong, but once they arrived in Henan and Shanxi, where the sky was high and the emperor was far away, it was inevitable that the old illness would relapse. Put these two people together.

Before sending this devil out, Li Xiao had to warn him first.

"No! Don't worry, Marshal. The goods in the bandits' den alone are enough to satisfy everyone. Not to mention, your food and salary are never lacking. Working with you is much better than working with the court.

When we were under Sun Yuanhua, we brothers could not even eat a chicken as guerrillas."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. There is a lot of chaos on the ground in Henan and Shanxi right now. You should leave as soon as possible. Damn it, these bastards dare to rob the imperial transport team." Li Xiao did not let the two brothers talk any more.

The mutiny triggered by a chicken in Wuqiao has now become a laughing stock.

The public security situation in Henan and Shanxi is very tight, and these two murderers need to be eliminated as soon as possible. I believe that with these two brothers here, the public security in Henan and Shanxi will improve unprecedentedly. In fact, most of the bandits are people who cannot survive and want to die.

They are trying to earn a living. If they find out that being a bandit is not a narrow escape but a certain death, I believe they will soon change their ways.

"Promise!" Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming immediately agreed and retreated.

The two brothers are already happy. The ground in Henan is poorer. But the local poor bandits may not be poor, and it is not impossible to knock some oil and water out of the bones. Shanxi is definitely a good place. The wine in Xinghua Village is better than that in Taiyuan.

Old vinegar, and coal all over the mountains and plains.

Shanxi old man can save money. If he really goes to Shanxi, he will definitely make a lot of money!

Seeing that the ground is becoming more and more peaceful, the territory of the Liao army is also getting larger and larger. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming both want to take advantage of the current opportunity to make more money. It will be impossible to make money like this when there is peace in the future.

"Sun Yuanhua!" Just now Kong Youde and the others mentioned the Wuqiao Mutiny, and Li Xiao immediately thought of that diehard Sun Yuanhua.

"What is Sun Yuanhua doing?" Li Xiao asked, looking at Zhang Huangyan who was looking at official documents behind the table.

"Sun Yuanhua...! Oh, that Denglai governor? I heard someone from the Ministry of Civil Affairs said last time that he did a good job as a county magistrate in Liaodong. He managed that county to be quite prosperous, and he wanted to be promoted as appropriate. But he was

You sent someone to Liaodong, but no one dared to promote him. I guess he is still a county magistrate now." Zhang Huangyan's brain is Huogongwen. If you ask him about anything, he will have an answer, which is better than Baidu.

"This is a bit excessive. Since someone is really talented, let him be an official. Liaodong has a good foundation, but he can't show his ability. It would be better to find a state capital in Henan and let him be the governor.

Let’s see if he has the ability to manage the declining Henan Province.”

"Then I will write a letter to Mr. Sun now and let him deal with it as appropriate." Zhang Huangyan agreed and continued to review the official documents.

There are many official documents transferred to Li Xiao every day, and most of these documents are reviewed by Zhang Huangyan and Li Xiao together. If Li Xiao were left to do it by himself, Li Xiao would have sparks all over his forehead.

For no other reason than that most of the official documents nowadays are in classical Chinese, and many of them contain quotations from classics. People with poor knowledge will not be able to understand them, let alone read or listen. The official documents written by some guys who like to show off are called obscure.

It's hard to understand. It seems that if he doesn't do this, it's not enough to show off his knowledge. He has been scolded by your ancestors for eighteen generations, but you still read it as a letter of praise. This is considered a success.

For this reason, Li Xiao has dismissed several officials. Unfortunately, there are only so many literate people these days. If you dismiss them all, who the hell will help you? In desperation, Li Xiao insisted

Scalp created a template for official documents. The writing should be as concise as possible, and plain language is best. Although there was some resistance from officials, the situation became much better after a few thorns were removed. The official document template is currently being gradually implemented.

"I don't know what's going on in Yangzhou. The last time I saw Cao Wenzhao's military report, it seemed that the battle was not going well." After finally finishing the official documents, the sky outside has darkened. The Eight Immortals table has been set up in the hall.

Kawachihime and her maids were surrounding the cloth.

"I have been to that place in Yangzhou, and the city defense can be said to be quite solid. I heard from old Chen Fu that the Jiangnan Forbidden Army transferred two divisions, plus the original troops of the Yangzhou defense. It is not easy for Cao Wenzhao to capture it."

Zhang Huangyan was cleaning his hands while talking to Li Xiao.

"It is indeed not easy for Cao Wenzhao to lead a division, but now I let Master Ao go...I'm afraid!" Li Xiao knew Ao Canghai's temper, and it would not be good to fight Cao Wenzhao on the front line.

"Part of the captured Jiangnan Forbidden Army has been reorganized, and they are all children of ordinary farmers. It is better to break them up now and form a new division to send to Cao Wenzhao. In this way, with the third division as the backbone, the establishment can be quickly expanded.

This method can also allow Mr. Ao and Yuan Chonghuan to break up the Jiangnan Forbidden Army and integrate them into their own ranks. This can quickly expand the team and prevent the Jiangnan Forbidden Army from causing trouble."
Chapter completed!