choke element

Chapter 326

An attendant had reported to Guo Ning in advance, and after hearing the news, Guo Ning, who was reviewing the documents, put aside the pen and paper and strode out.

The attendant who informed was taken aback and did not dare to stop him, but hurriedly followed behind Guo Ning.

In the past few days, Guo Ning's face has been gloomy, and even the close attendants are a little afraid... because of this bad thing in front of him.

More than ten days ago, in the area of ​​Huang County, Dengzhou, local people suddenly rioted. They supported a farmer called Qugui and clashed with the government. Because a considerable number of shady households were trapped in it, the military households were caught off guard, and the family members of the soldiers were killed or injured. Even the local garrison was caught off guard and suffered a small loss.

Ma Bao, who was in charge of the capital stationed in Dengzhou, immediately mobilized troops to suppress it. It took two days to kill 50 people led by Qu Gui, and arrested a group of cowardly civilians. Only then did the riot be suppressed.

On the Dengzhou side, Xingwen Junfu immediately succeeded.

In today's world, the relationship between officials and the people is like coals of ice, and riots among the people are nothing serious.What's more, Guo Ning is an outsider after all. He based himself in the three prefectures of Denglai and introduced many refugees from all over Shandong, so local conflicts are inevitable.No matter how hard Guo Ning acts both soft and hard, no matter how hard the local officials try, it will be difficult for everyone to be convinced.

Everyone in the military government understands that with the implementation of the system, conflicts between ordinary people, military households and private households will occur from time to time, and this requires a process of adaptation.

Therefore, Ma Bao didn't take it seriously. He sent the document to the military mansion to report victory.

Because Guo Ning is determined to "build high walls and accumulate food widely", the soldiers have no visible major battles to fight in the near future, so a little military merit is better than nothing.

But from the military's point of view, Huang County has a salt field, is close to the port of Penglai, Dengzhou, and is also the ultimate location of the coastal roads of the three states of Denglai.The riots here are no small matter.Guo Ning attached great importance to this, that's why he had the military order to strictly guard all the pass posts, and specially sent Xu Yu to investigate.

This time, a corruption case was detected.

The local officials and wealthy households in Dengzhou were not in the same way as the officers of the Tuntian Army sent by Guo Ning to Dengzhou.But they joined forces to do evil. On the one hand, they deliberately lowered the number of fields given to the shade households, and took the excess fields as their own; on the other hand, they directly took many refugees into their own tenants or serfs.

In three or four months, they used this method to privately divide tens of thousands of acres of land, hundreds of households of refugees, and even the winter grain and cattle that the military government allocated to shaded households were also taken by them. Swallowed a lot.

When they did this, they were greedy for profit and frighteningly daring.Most of the displaced people who were placed here were lucky enough to survive the war, and they dared not resist a little.

Even if the more prestigious people among the common people raise doubts, they are suppressed by the officials in charge of the military and the people in these places, as well as wealthy and powerful households.

It wasn't until the end of the spring plowing that the military government began to dispatch officials from the Department of Government Affairs and the Department of Records to push out military and civilian households, etc., in preparation for helping the poor. These people realized that they might not be able to hide it.

They are also considered courageous, convinced that sooner or later they will be detected, they simply force the relevant people to riot, and then send troops to kill them, taking the opportunity to kill all the relevant people who know the news and who are dissatisfied.

When this situation reached Guo Ning's ears, Guo Ning was furious.

Since ancient times, the greed of officials has been unavoidable, and it is even more common for local wealthy people to collude with officials to treat local people like fish and meat.Guo Ning has long been mentally prepared for this. In his opinion, even if there is no way to cure corrupt officials, killing the first batch will always start the effect.

When he cleaned Laizhou's tyrants and disobedient local officials before, he was bold and unscrupulous.Later, when governing the local area, most of the soldiers in Hebei, who had been born and died with him for a long time, were the backbone. First, military households were promoted to garrison the fields, so as to empty the original government offices.

The results of it?
How long has it been?The officers of the Tuntian Army also had problems?It's only been a few months of stable life, and I forgot the difficulty of eating the last meal without the next meal, forgetting the hard work of tying my head to the belt of my trousers, and instead stood with those fish and meat people?

Guo Ning was going to personally go to Huang County to deal with the matter, but was persuaded by the group to stop.

On the same day, he took the golden sword that he carried with him as evidence, and asked Zhao Jue to gallop to Huang County with the sword. Xiandai himself scolded Xu Yu, who joined the army as the recorder, for not playing the role of eyes and ears, and let the wolves and rats run rampant here. Zhao Jue and Xu Yu joined hands to investigate and deal with them, they must catch all these bastards.

If one is caught and the interrogation is clear, there is no need to go through any paperwork circulation procedures, and he will be beheaded immediately.

The reason why Guo Ning was so furious was because this situation was what Ding Haijun was most afraid of right now.

Taking advantage of the time when the Red Coat Army and the Golden Army were fighting to the death, Guo Ning hoped that the Dinghai Navy would use the military household system to take root in the ground, develop its strength, and be able to rely on layer-by-layer management and control when it enters the battlefield next time. Unleash the full power of military and civilian integration.

However, local wealthy households and officials colluded with each other, but they really dug the corner of the Dinghai Navy and dug the foundation of Guo Ning. Once this situation spreads, it will corrupt the entire military household system from the very beginning!

And the regime of the Dinghai Navy, from the very beginning, has become a regime in which officials, gentry and powerful people collude to harm the common people!
What is the significance of establishing such a regime?
How can such a regime overwhelm Mongolia and reshape the possibility of the future?
Such an approach is not only corruption, but also betrayal!It is a betrayal of the common ideals of Guo Ning and all soldiers!
Now that Guo Ning has made up his mind, Zhao Jue and Xu Yu will act vigorously.

However, those officials and wealthy households moved when they heard the news, and fled everywhere like a trampled squirrel. Xu Yu and others spent ten days dispatching people to search the mountains and seas. The leader of these people is not the local official of Dengzhou, but Guo Ning's old brother in the Feijunhe camp.

Even Xu Xuan didn't dare to be good at it, so he had to capture him and return to Jieshuai Mansion, asking Guo Ning to make a decision.

Guo Ning strode out angrily, and stopped suddenly after reaching the main hall.

"Let Xu Xuan come."

"Yes."

The subordinate rushed out in a hurry, and Xu Yu arrived in a short while: "This guy, who fought with me in Wusha Castle back then, if it wasn't for his rough temper, embarrassing and embarrassing, how can he be a commander now."

"Yes."

"You said that he colluded with the local government, exploited the common people, instigated riots, murdered people to silence... Is the evidence conclusive?"

Xu Xuan bowed his head and said: "I see that there are confessions and files here. The witnesses and evidences from Huang County are under guard. Commander Jie can fetch them at any time if he wants to see them."

"Okay." Guo Ning nodded and remained silent for a long time.

In the past few months, Guo Ning's power has become more and more powerful, and Xu Yu has become more and more cautious in front of him.At this moment, Guo Ning couldn't speak, so he didn't dare to get up.

It wasn't until he felt his back was sore that he heard Guo Ning say: "I don't want to see him, just behead him and search his house according to the law, that's all! Go do it now!"

"Yes."

Xu Yu bowed and saluted, and when he was about to go out, Guo Ning called him again.

"Jie Shuai?"

"We are all from poor people. We are all familiar with this kind of oppression routine. Therefore, I don't believe that he has achieved this level. The Secretary of Government Affairs, the Department of Records, and Dengzhou are all in command of the envoy, and there is no rumor at all. Didn't get it."

Xu Yu was sweating profusely, and the back of her robe was wet in an instant.

Guo Ning continued: "Everyone just thinks that in this troubled world, it's time to employ people. We need warriors to fight desperately, officials to come forward to collect food and soldiers, and noble people to help stabilize the place. Everyone wants to be loved by their subordinates. , I expect the people below to help you with things, so for some small things, just turn a blind eye and close one eye. I hate this kind of situation! So, old Xu..."

Xu Yu almost jumped up: "I'm here!"

"After the beheading, the head will be sent to the three places of the Department of Government Affairs, the Department of Records, and the Commander of Dengzhou, so that everyone can have a look! If you are clear-headed, think about what to do! How should you give me an explanation? !"

"As ordered!"

Guo Ning waved: "Go!"

Xu Ting bowed deeply, then turned and went out.

Guo Ning stood in the courtyard between the main hall and the second hall, waiting for the voices outside to die down, thinking that the prisoner had been taken away, and then moved.

He wanted to go back to the second hall, but after thinking about it, he went to the main hall again.

As a result, as soon as he entered the main hall, he saw a military officer leading a few subordinates into the military mansion in a panic, looking left and right along the way, looking sneaky.

Guo Ning was not in a good mood. Seeing this, he shouted: "Zhang Qian! What are you doing here!"

Only then did Zhang Qian see Guo Ning standing under the eaves of the main hall, and immediately knelt down with a "plop".

(End of this chapter)