The strongest Marquis in history

very scary!

The jailers of Qi State are really terrifying, they are so vicious.You must know that the Haixi Empire's interrogation is also very strict, but compared with Qi, it is far behind.

Meng Desi said: "Zhou Zishan, you can kill if you want, what are you doing with these things?"

"If you don't cooperate, that's all I can do!"

Zhou Zishan sighed, and continued: "Actually, in my opinion, just tearing off the nail cap and soaking it in salt water, what kind of cruelty? What kind of interrogation. After soaking in salt water, his ten fingers have already swollen."

"The best way at this time is to apply a little pepper on the swollen area to make the wound more painful. Then, rinse it off with salt water, and apply honey to slowly attract ants and insects. "

"These little bugs come to eat densely, which is the best interrogation."

"This is interesting!"

Zhou Zishan's words came out leisurely.

His low voice with a hint of coldness came out in this cell, making Mendes even more frightened.

what! ! !

When Mondes heard it, he couldn't help screaming.

He was stunned.

very scary!

Zhou Zishan is not human at all, he is like a devil, more ruthless than the jailer in the cell.

Zhou Zishan continued: "Mundes, don't worry, this is just the beginning. As far as I know, there are other punishments in prisons, such as branding, where a red-hot iron is pressed directly on the body. "

"Just imagine, once it is stamped with a branding iron, how uncomfortable it will be if the meat is smoking. Of course, there is a more severe branding torture, which directly burns an iron pillar red, so that people can paste it on it." .”

"Such criminal law makes life worse than death."

"Of course, there are more and more criminal laws, all of which are waiting for you to enjoy one by one."

Zhou Zishan looked expectant, and said: "You are a strong and unyielding person, please persevere. I will fight for you to experience all the criminal laws in the prison."

Mengdes widened his eyes, recalling Zhou Zishan's words in his mind.Suddenly, his eyes widened, and as soon as he rolled his eyes, he fainted instantly.

This is because Zhou Zishan fainted from fright.

Zhou Zishan sneered, such a person kept saying that he would be loyal to the Haixi Empire.

I can't even bear the pain of flesh and blood, so what are we talking about?

Zhou Zishan waved his hand, and the soldiers poured cold water on them.On a cold day in November, when the cold water hit, Mendes woke up instantly.His face and body were even hotter at this time, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Mendes was trembling, and when he looked at Zhou Zishan, there was already fear in his eyes.

He was already getting scared.

Although he is a general in the army, he considers himself to be of excellent quality.But in fact, he was born in a nobleman. It is true to say that he is used to fighting on the battlefield, but a person like Mendes has a smooth journey, but not many hardships.

He said that he would be loyal to the Hercynian Empire, but in the face of pain and suffering, all of Mendes' thoughts were suppressed, and there was only one way left to choose.

Zhou Zishan said lightly: "Mundes, it's good if you wake up. Come on, let's move on to the next agenda, it's time to pull out your nails."

The jailer immediately stepped forward.

Mendes shuddered uncontrollably, and he quickly said: "Don't, don't touch me. I am willing to confess, and I am willing to confess all the news about the Hercynian Empire."

"That's right!"

Zhou Zishan smiled and said: "Look, you have to confess now, but you have suffered so many beatings for nothing. If you cooperated honestly from the beginning, how could such a thing happen?"

"I'm willing to confess," Mondes said.

Zhou Zishan said again: "I still want to remind you that the content of your confession will be checked by the imperial court. The person who checked it is Robert of the Haixi Empire. He knows the content no less than you. If there is even a little The problem is, what you will bear next time will not be the same as now, a few whips that are not painful."

"Yes, yes, I confess truthfully."

When Mendes moved his body, he touched the wound, which was extremely uncomfortable.

He thought to himself, how dare he lie about the news.

Now he has fallen into the hands of Qi State and is at the mercy of Qi State. Once it is confirmed that the news is false, he does not know what kind of tragedy he will face, so he will not lie, nor dare to lie.

Zhou Zishan immediately ordered the clerk in charge of recording, let the clerk be in charge of recording, and he was in charge of inquiry.

The news Zhou Zishan wants to know, on the one hand, is the current overall strength of the Hercynian Empire, such as military strength, navy, etc.; on the other hand, it is the basic strength of the Hercynian Empire in Baixiang.

Finally, it is the route from Qi State to Baixiang State.

Although there were only three aspects, Zhou Zishan's interrogation was very detailed, and all the more detailed content was recorded one by one.

After Zhou Zishan understood everything that was to be interrogated, he picked up the document and recorded it, proofread it carefully, and then ordered people to take Mengdes down and put him in custody.

Zhou Zishan took the book and went to the palace.

When he arrived at the palace, Zhou Zishan bowed and saluted, then handed over the book, and said, "Your Majesty, all the information that Mendes knew has been interrogated. The news about the Hercynian Empire from Mendes' mouth, and the past What Robert said, doesn't make much difference."

"The harvest this time is to understand the situation of the White Elephant Kingdom and the route to the White Elephant Kingdom. The territory of the White Elephant Kingdom is also extremely vast."

"Its geographical location is closer to the south. In many places, it doesn't even snow all year round. Moreover, most of the areas in Baixiang Country have a hot climate, and the land is very fertile, with abundant resources."

"The Haixi Empire mainly adopts the method of garrisoning troops in Baixiang country, and then supports the local forces to control the place."

"Because of this reason, there are local riots in Baixiang Kingdom every year, and there are people who resist the Haixi Empire. Or, people who resist the local forces."

"We really want to attack the White Elephant Kingdom. In fact, it is not particularly difficult. After all, the current White Elephant Kingdom is oppressed by the Haixi Empire outside, and the local officials are corrupt and perverted, oppressing the people."

"We went to Baixiang Kingdom, as long as we use the banner of saving the people from the fire and water, and the banner of other tax exemptions, we can completely take advantage."

Zhou Zishan talked eloquently, and continued: "The most important thing is that the Haixi Empire occupied the Baixiang Kingdom, but they did not change the local customs, nor did they change their thinking."

"The White Elephant Kingdom was originally a very primitive place, full of many small tribes, drinking blood like hair."

"It's even more primitive than the former Xianbei."

"The Haixi Empire has never changed these things. It only focuses on digging ore and taking away many resources. After we go there, we will instill the culture of Qi State in it, and we will be able to gain a foothold completely and completely incorporate Baixiang State into the territory of Qi State."

Zhou Zishan talked eloquently, and said: "The geographical location of Baixiang is in the southwest of Qi. If you walk on land, you will pass through the Western Regions, cross the Western Regions and then go south. As for the sea, you will start from the south of Qi. All the way to the west of the sea area, you can enter the White Elephant Country. In short, the distance is not too far."

After Wang Qi finished listening, he also nodded.

He has seen the map of Baixiang Kingdom and knows its geographical location, which is the area where the later Tianzhu Kingdom is located.

Still very primitive.

It is completely controlled by the Hercynian Empire.

Naturally, Wang Qi also hoped to bring this area into the territory of Qi State.Only in this way can the Qi State be truly expanded, and the territory of Qi State will continue to increase little by little.

Wang Qi thought for a while, and said: "Mundes is temporarily detained. Our current task is to stabilize Hanzhou for the time being. After the next step is to win the Wa Kingdom, we will completely stabilize the situation in the surrounding areas of the Qi Kingdom. .The next step is to target the Haixi Empire and the White Elephant Kingdom."

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Wang Qidao: "Mundes' news must be kept secret. At least for the time being, it cannot be leaked. He will be of great use in attacking Baixiang in the future, so you should pay more attention to detaining him."

"Yes!"

Zhou Zishan nodded in response.

Wang Qi waved his hand, Zhou Zishan turned around and retreated.

"Report!"

But there was a soldier who hurried in, bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, Gu Kang begs to see you."

"pass!"

Wang Qi gave an order.

Before winning Pyongyang, they had already arranged for someone to send a letter to Chang'an as quickly as possible, and now, Gu Kang can be regarded as coming.

With Gu Kang's arrival, everything in Hanzhou became more stable.

Chapter 906 Three Requests

Gu Kang entered the hall, bowed and saluted, "My subject, Gu Kang, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

He looked respectful.

Inside, he was extremely excited.

In the past, Gu Kang served as the prefect of Lujiang County, and served under Wang Qi's command after he surrendered to Wang Qi.All along, he has been working in the center of the court, and it can be said that he has participated in the construction of the entire Qi State.

Even though Gu Kang is not ranked higher than Zhu Shanchang and Xiao Qingzhi, in the second grade, Gu Kang is in the front.Now he has finally been released as an official and has become the chief official of a state.

"sit!"

Wang Qi gave an order.

After Gu Kang thanked him, he sat down slowly.

Wang Qidao: "The situation in Hanzhou, you must have known something on the way here. Hanzhou is different from Liaozhou. The governance of Hanzhou is more complicated and difficult. Because the people in Hanzhou are different from those in Liaozhou People's hearts are different."

Gu Kang looked confident and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, with the strong backing of Qi, I have the confidence and ability to govern Hanzhou well. If Hanzhou is not governed well, I will never return to the court."

"Okay, we need to have such a grand pattern."

There was a smile on Wang Qi's face.

During Gu Kang's tenure as the prefect of Lujiang County, he handled government affairs smoothly and had a bottom line, and could easily deal with local situations.In addition, it can also govern the place with iron and blood.

Wang Qi is relieved that such a person governs Hanzhou.

Wang Qi took advantage of the situation and said: "If you want to govern Hanzhou, if you have any request, just ask. Now that I am in Hanzhou, I will make a decision for you directly. You don't need to write a letter to the court and delay time."

Gu Kang said solemnly: "Your Majesty, if I want to govern Hanzhou, I have three requests."

Wang Qi said: "But it's okay to say."

Gu Kang said solemnly: "First, I ask Your Majesty to give you the power of discretion. As long as the appointment and dismissal of officials in Hanzhou is allowed, the officials are allowed to kill first and then report to the court. This authority only lasts for three years. Within three years, the minister will Sort out the official system of the entire Hanzhou, and thoroughly build the official system of the entire Hanzhou. Later, it will involve the appointment of local officials, and then follow the procedures of the DPRK and China.”

"That's it!"

Wang Qi nodded and said, "I grant you the right to be arbitrary."

In order to govern the local area, in fact, the officials in charge of the local government have the power of arbitrariness invisibly.Because the local officials in the Qi State, under normal circumstances, the local prefect asks the imperial court for instructions on the appointment and removal of officials, and then the imperial court makes an approval.

Such an arrangement would generally be agreed by the imperial court.

It's just that there is a length of time.

After all, the court also needs to be assessed, but it takes a long time to go back and forth from Chang'an to Hanzhou, so Gu Kang needs arbitrary power.

Recall and appoint first, and then notify the court.

This saves a lot of trouble.

Gu Kang breathed a sigh of relief. The issue he wanted to mention was the right to appoint and remove local officials, which was the most important.With this right, he can do something drastic.

Gu Kang's eyes were wise, and he said again: "Your Majesty, the second request of the minister is a commercial preference. For all the merchants from Qi who come to Hanzhou to do business, the minister requests that they be exempted from taxes, and their taxes will not be collected within three years. As long as the merchants come , will naturally drive local development. As long as Hanzhou develops, everything will be fine."

Wang Qi nodded and said, "Sure."

Gu Kang finally said: "Thirdly, I request the imperial court to arrange domestic Confucian scholars to establish an academy in Hanzhou to specialize in preaching and teaching. After Hanzhou was included in Qi State, all written and The documents are all the same as those in Qi State. The whole Hanzhou has the same track and text as Qi State Che, and they are all incorporated into a unified system."

Wang Qi nodded and said, "I'm sure too!"

Gu Kang said: "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En."

Wang Qidao: "All your requests have never involved the people. Don't you need to exempt the local people from taxes?"

"unnecessary!"

Gu Kang shook his head, and said solemnly: "As for the taxation of the people in Hanzhou, I also considered it on the way here. In fact, the taxes paid by the people in the whole Hanzhou are relatively heavy."

"The minister is now governing Hanzhou. The next thing is to implement the policy of land reform, and gradually collect all the land into Daqi's ownership, and then distribute the people to cultivate it."

"Just this matter will benefit countless people. Furthermore, when the tax is adjusted uniformly, the people will have to pay a very low tax. Under this premise, there is no need for tax exemption."

"On the contrary, blindly giving too much will easily make these people have other thoughts. Because it is too easy to get, it is not easy to cherish."

Gu Kangdao: "This is the minister's consideration, so it is already very good now."

Wang Qi praised: "Yes, your consideration is reasonable."

Gu Kang said again: "Your Majesty, there is another matter that is more important."

Wang Qi said: "What's the matter?"