"This time, a total of more than 600 bandits were arrested, and more than 100 innocent people, most of whom were women."

"In addition to the head of the thieves, the men in the bandits' den have basically participated in the looting."

Wang Lanling stood outside the yamen, and in addition to Ma Shusheng's body on the ground, there were also kneeling Hei Pozi and the second master, as well as the bandits who were driven over one after another.

Not many people were sent to arrest people, that is, a dozen people.

However, the people responsible for bringing people back are the tribes of Heishui County and Yanshan Lake, as well as a few local people.

These locals can't fight bandits, but it's okay to escort the tied people back.

People follow the crowd, Wang Lanling can gather two or three hundred people, and naturally more people will be willing to join them.

Listening to Fang Xuan's description, Wang Lanling said in a deep voice: "Let the people in the county correct them, and kill anyone who has a name and a surname and does a lot of evil among the bandits." ”

"Yes!" Fang Xuan agreed, and asked again, "Are you going to kill them all?" ”

There were five or six hundred people kneeling down in this circle.

Wang Lanling nodded and said: "If they are all evil people, then they will all be killed, if there is no special hatred, they will be sent to the quarry for labor reform for fifty years, the specific situation depends on the circumstances." ”

"Someone in the county reports who has done something evil here, as long as it is confirmed, they will be punished severely!"

"Whoever leads the way will be killed!"

Fang Xuan roughly knew what to do, and asked again: "There are still some family members of the bandits, and there are also those women who were captured by the bandits, how do these people settle?" ”

Wang Lanling said: "Prepare clothes and accommodation for them, and treat them well." If they are willing to go back, I will send someone to escort them home. If you don't want to go back, you can live here, and I will prepare a place for them to live here, and in the future, they can farm and grow vegetables or weave cloth and raise chickens here. ”

Fang Xuan clenched his fists and said, "My lord is benevolent and righteous!" ”

Wang Lanling continued: "I'm talking about those who were arrested and taken up the mountain, like the family members of those bandits, who have been stained with blood, and who have been treated like men, and who have not done evil, and will talk about it after a few years of labor reform." ”

"The status of these people in the cottage is still related, and the things they have done are investigated."

Fang Xuan agreed: "Yes! Subordinates will do it! ”

Wang Lanling didn't finish speaking, and continued: "Tell my subordinates that although these people are criminals, how to deal with them is my business, I don't need them to vent their anger against these people privately, and I don't allow those people to embarrass these female dependents, you send someone to guard them personally!" If anyone dares to steal from me, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

Fang Xuan immediately said, "Your Excellency, please rest assured, you know how to do it." ”

Wang Lanling looked at the two kneeling on the ground again, and said, "Untie the two of them, take them to the side of the vegetable market to be executed, and use a gun directly, hurry up, there is no pain." ”

When the old man on the side heard this, he scolded: "My lord, you have a good heart, such a happy way to die is too cheap for these thieves with thousands of knives!" ”

Wang Lanling ignored the abuse of these people, and said to Fang Xuan: "Deal with this matter as soon as possible, and disperse these people for resettlement." ”

After a few simple words, Wang Lanling decided the life and death of these people.

At present, there are too many things, and many things are too late to be arranged in detail.

After these people were captured, the next thing to do was to set fire to the mountain.

Wang Lanling wants to hold sovereignty over this area, and cannot tolerate the establishment of the kind of armed force in the mountains that can threaten his own development.

The thieves in the neighborhood must be eliminated!

Arson is much stronger than verbal majesty, and it is enough to prove one's determination to kill those people!

This kind of indiscriminate range attack can make many thieves lose their luck mentality.

At the same time, if you burn the mountain once, you can also force out all the bandits in the vicinity.

There is a certain risk in this kind of thing, not only to set fires, but also to prevent those people and dogs from jumping off the wall!

Wang Lanling entered the county government and said to Tao Kun: "Old Tao, you are the old man next to me, and you are also clever, now I am worried that the thieves in the nearby mountains will gather to take revenge on me, you and Guo Shujiu are careful to investigate nearby, and report back to me immediately after discovering something." ”

Lao Tao got another opportunity to perform, and quickly said: "My lord, please rest assured, leave this matter to me, you can rest assured!" ”

Wang Lanling nodded, "That's fine." ”

That being said, Wang Lanling is not at ease at all.

In fact, he had already given this task to Hu Zhong, and this kind of thing itself should be entrusted to Hu Zhong, the director of the City Patrol Division.

Hu Zhong has many acquaintances, and if those bandits in the vicinity want to take large-scale action, they will definitely leak the news.

Just a cottage is not Wang Lanling's opponent at all.

Those people either ran away and moved away from the vicinity of Straw Mushroom Mountain, or they just dealt with Wang Lanling!

In addition to leaving some people to protect the Xianshui Palace, Wang Lanling basically scattered all his forces near the county government, and some two- and three-story high-rise buildings and flat houses were stationed on the roofs of Wang Lanling's military troops.

At about eight o'clock in the evening, the bow moon came back.

"My lord, both Linshan County and Xiashan County refuse to send troops to help us defend against the mountain bandits."

Wang Lanling had already expected it, "Thank you for your hard work, I think this is the case, but let you go over and hope to fight for some help, since those people are unwilling, forget it, we should pay more attention here." ”

Gong Yueman said: "There are not many bandits nearby, in addition to the three cottages that have been exterminated by adults, that is, there are two medium-sized bandit dens, which are almost one or two hundred people, so there is no need to worry. ”

Wang Lanling shook his head, "I thought so at first, but Hu Zhong told me that there are very few bandits here who act alone, and basically they will have a higher-level connection." ”

Gong Yueman frowned, "I haven't heard of this. ”

Wang Lanling explained: "For example, the Shangang Village will pay taxes to another big village nearby, send money to send women over, and buy guns and ammunition there. ”

Gong Yueman was taken aback, "My lord, what do you mean...... There are ...... behind these people."

Wang Lanling said helplessly: "You look up to these people too much, they are not even trivial, at most they are minions on the periphery, I took a look at the guns they use, they are all privately made earthen guns, and the technology is very bad." ”

"I think there is a workshop somewhere else that has mastered iron smelting and gun making, and from there it supplies arms to nearby cottages."

After visiting Wang Lanling, a regular military factory, you can see the difference between regular guns and earthen guns.

In fact, normal people can see this kind of thing.

Gong Yueman asked, "Has this matter been interrogated?" ”

Wang Lanling sighed, "No, only Shanton knows the supply channels of Shangangzhai, and the other two places are guns bought from nearby counties and our county." ”

Gong Yueman's eyes became solemn, "What are you going to do with those people?" ”

"Do things according to the rules of the imperial court." Wang Lanling replied lightly and continued to bow his head to deal with the official business on the table.

Gong Yueman breathed a sigh of relief, but his mood was also extremely heavy.

The rules of the empire are extremely strict, and smuggling like this is a capital offense.

Not only will the people who make the deal die, but even the families of these people will not escape punishment.