Chapter 101: Confiscating Property and Getting Rich
The difference in numbers between the two sides was not small, about five or six times, but the actual combat power of the two sides was even greater! One side was a group of old soldiers who could only bully the common people and merchants, while the other side was an elite force that had experienced battles.
This sudden fight lasted less than two quarters of an hour before it was over! In fact, as soon as Teng Wu and his men charged, half of the people on the other side fled. The remaining half, seeing Teng Wu and his men chopping melons and vegetables like killing machines and blood flowing like a river, fell to the ground one by one. They no longer had the courage to resist and simply threw down their weapons and surrendered.
"All the captains shall be killed!"
Jia Cong gave the order again, and his personal soldiers killed the only two remaining captains without hesitation!
"Remember, here in my place, there is no law that does not punish the masses! All the disorderly soldiers, fifty strikes!"
After saying that, Jia Cong walked up to Diao Shan. At this moment, Diao Shan no longer had the courage he had just now. He was pissing and crying and looked extremely miserable!
"Sir, Sir Jia, I was wrong. From now on, I will follow your orders. Please spare my life!" Diao Shan kowtowed and apologized. He killed more than a hundred people in an instant without any fear. He believed that Jia Cong, the executioner, would never care about his backers.
"I am a disciple of Lord Shoushan. Please spare me this time for Lord Shoushan's sake!"
Shoushanbo Guo Wei is one of the core figures of the Yuanping lineage. He is the deputy commander of the East City Camp and a powerful figure. This is why Diaoshan dares not to take Jia Cong seriously.
Yuan Ping and the founding lineage were already hostile to each other. As Diao Shan was Guo Wei's man, he would naturally not let Jia Cong have an easy time. However, he did not expect that he would hit an iron wall.
"You mean to say that Shoushan Bo is above military law and court rules?" Jia Cong said lightly.
Diao Shan was stunned. How could he dare to say that?
"Hou Jing!"
Hou Jing came up behind Jia Cong, took out a piece of paper, and read aloud, "Last March, Diao Shan, the commander of the North City Army, wanted to buy Qingyun Tower for a low price of 300 taels of silver. The owner of Qingyun Tower did not respond, so Diao Shan ordered his soldiers to disguise themselves as bandits and break into Qingyun Tower in the dark of night. All eight members of the Zhang family and ten servants were killed."
"Last July, Diao Shan forced Wang Er and his wife to death by taking Wang Er's daughter as his concubine..."
He read out more than ten items in a row. It turned out that Diao Shan had dozens of lives in his hands! In addition, the North City Army should have 2,100 soldiers, but now there are 700 empty soldiers.
"National law is ruthless, military law is ruthless, Diao Shan deserves to be killed!"
brush!
As soon as Jia Cong finished speaking, Diao Shan's eyes widened and his head fell to the ground!
"Hou Jing, temporarily acting as the commander-in-chief of the North City Military Department, Shi Ci, temporarily acting as the deputy commander-in-chief, Jia Yun, acting as the first governor, and the rest of the governors and captains in the army will be assigned by Hou Jing on his own!"
"Hou Jing, report all the evidence and responsibilities of Diao Shan to the Censorate immediately! Shi Ci, I'll give you half an hour to select two hundred soldiers and immediately surround Diao Shan's residence. Confiscate all the money involved in corruption and robbery. Detain all the men and women in the residence and interrogate them! Once you have figured it out, report it to the Censorate as well!"
"I'll give you ten days. No matter what you come up with, you must replenish the army and make it look good. Otherwise, I'll punish you by military law!"
Hou Jing, Shi Ci, and Jia Yun were delighted to accept the order! They had thought they would have to wait for a while, but unexpectedly , they got an official position on the first day of Jia Cong's appointment.
Although he was not high-ranking, he was still an official, and was in charge of two thousand troops. This was definitely an unexpected surprise.
As for choosing Hou Jing, in addition to his decent ability, it was because the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate had some connection . Even if Hou Jing could not handle it, his father would never sit idly by for the sake of his son's official position and future.
As for Jia Yun, besides being one of his own, he also needs to set an example for the other children of the Jia family. To put it bluntly, if you follow me, you can eat meat, and if you want to go against me, you have to think twice.
Seeing Jia Cong behead Diao Shan cleanly and efficiently and also confiscating his property, Yun Mingliang and Qian Huai were fine, but Zhao Guanglu and Yang Sheng were so scared that they peed their pants.
Although they were not as evil as Diao Shan, which one of them was clean? Moreover, their backers were far inferior to Diao Shan, and even Diao Shan was chopped off directly, so it was not surprising that Jia Cong wanted to chop them off.
However, Jia Cong was not in a hurry to take action against these two people. Although many of their crimes had been investigated, it would be troublesome if the commotion was too big.
Of course, these two were kept first, while their subordinates punished several others.
For example, the deputy commander of the West City Military Division was directly charged with a crime and stripped of his official position, and Ma Chuang took over temporarily. The two governors of the East City Military Division were directly arrested and questioned, and Shi Si and Xie Yun, the son of Marquis Dingcheng, took over temporarily.
With these people setting an example, I think other disciples in the mansion will naturally have the same idea in their minds.
"Within half a month, I may appear in any military department at any time. Wash all the dirt off your bodies! In addition, I will not completely cut off your financial resources in the streets and alleys under the jurisdiction of the military departments. I will set a rule later. If you dare to interfere outside the rules, I will chop off your hands and feet."
Everyone bowed down and accepted the order, feeling relieved. Although this would inevitably lead to bleeding, it was better than losing one's life.
Afterwards, Hou Jing, Shi Ci and others were all busy, while Jia Cong inspected other things! In the Bingmasi, the accounts, food and military pay were in a mess, and there were many loopholes. Jia Cong just reprimanded some clerks and let Hou Jing deal with it himself. Moreover, these things could not be sorted out in a short time, so they could be sorted out slowly.
Shi Ci also acted quickly. He first found a few familiar young men from various mansions and appointed them as captains. Then he selected two hundred soldiers and headed straight for Diao Shan's residence.
As for these ordinary soldiers, they didn't have much objection to the change of superiors. They were all paid, so it didn't matter who they followed. Unless they were diehards, no one would risk their life for an out-of-date superior.
In the afternoon, Shi Ci came back with his people, with a happy face!
"Sir, Diao Shan is a bastard, he is so rich!" It's no wonder that Shi Si is envious. Although the Shi family is a family with two marquises, Shi Ding and Shi Ding have no proper jobs for the time being, so they have no chance to make money, so their family lives a hard life. Why does Xiangyun often do needlework at night at home? It's not that the two uncles and aunts don't love her, it's just that they have no money.
"We found 160,000 taels of silver in cash alone. The rest of the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, houses, land deeds, and shops, the clerks estimated, were worth more than 100,000 taels!"
As he spoke, seeing that no one was around, he lowered his voice and said, "Sir, I made this account myself, and I left 10% for you!"
