After Yuan Chonghuan finished announcing, Mao Wenlong lost his soul and couldn't speak, but just kowtowed to spare him from death.

Yuan Chonghuan summoned his subordinates and said: "Mao Wenlong should be killed for such a crime?" ”

Everyone is afraid of resignation, who dares to object?

In the middle, there is praise for Mao Wenlong's persistence in Phi Island for several years, and there is no merit and hard work, Yuan Chonghuan reprimanded: "Mao Wenlong was just a common man, the official is high, and the whole family can be sealed, which is enough to repay his hard work, why is he so rebellious and disobedient!" ”

Then he kowtowed to ask for the emperor's will and said: "I will kill Mao Wenlong today to rectify military discipline, and there are people like Mao Wenlong among the generals, and they will be killed, if I can't succeed, please ask the emperor to kill me like Mao Wenlong." ”

So he took off Shang Fang's sword, cut off Mao Wenlong's head in front of the tent, and came out to tell his soldiers: "Only kill Mao Wenlong, and no one else is guilty." ”

After killing Mao Wenlong, Yuan Chonghuan conducted a careful inventory of the soldiers on Phi Dao.

After investigation, the actual number of soldiers here is only 28,000, that is to say, Mao Wenlong has been receiving eight times the salary in the past eight years.

Of the 28,000 people, only 14,000 defected to Yuan Chonghuan, and the rest fled.

Under Mao Wenlong's reckless behavior, the army of Phi Dao has become a separatist force independent of the Ming Dynasty.

If Yuan Chonghuan does not kill him, one day Mao Wenlong will definitely become a big trouble for the imperial court.

After Yuan Chonghuan beheaded Mao Wenlong, he ordered someone to bury Mao Wenlong in a coffin.

The next day, he was honored with sacrifices such as meat and wine, saying, "It is the law of the court to kill you yesterday; Today, I pay tribute to you out of the feelings of my colleagues and friends. ”

and shed tears for Mao Wenlong.

Then Mao Wenlong's soldiers were assigned to the four associations, and Mao Wenlong's son Chengzuo, deputy general Chen Jisheng, staff general Xu Fuzuo, and guerrilla Liu Guangzuo were appointed as leaders.

Take back Mao Wenlong's seal and Shang Fang's sword, and let Jisheng take charge of it on his behalf.

He also rewarded the sergeants, passed on the message to appease the people of the islands, and abolished Mao Wenlong's harsh government.

After returning to the town, Yuan Chonghuan reported Mao Wenlong's incident to the emperor, and said at the end: "Mao Wenlong, as a general, is not something I can kill without authorization, so I will be punished." ”

"Mao Wenlong really should be killed, but it shouldn't be Yuan Chonghuan who killed him, I should kill him, Yuan Chonghuan made a decision for me, what did he want to do?"

After listening to Wang Chengen's statement, Chongzhen said to himself.

Chongzhen began to question Yuan Chonghuan, and it was strange that Chongzhen did not question Wang Zezhi.

In fact, there is a reason why Chongzhen did not question Wang Zezhi, Wang Zezhi did not kill the officials of the four states and seven counties of Datong Prefecture, nor did he kill those evil gentry and profiteers.

He sent those people to Song Tongyin, and after Song Tongyin asked Chongzhen for instructions, Chongzhen made his own decision.

Yuan Chonghuan was different, he privately beheaded a border official without saying a word, which made Chongzhen feel that his imperial power was threatened.

Wang Chengen's face changed when he heard this, and he quickly lowered his head.

He knew that Chongzhen's suspicion had been committed again, and if someone offended him at this time, it would not end well.

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After Wang Zezhi captured Datong Mansion, he first gathered his soldiers and horses in Datong Mansion, ready to resist the counterattack of the imperial court.

Then, he reorganized the soldiers and horses of the four states and seven counties.

During the Chongzhen period, the situation of empty salaries has reached a very serious point.

It is recorded in Datong Prefecture that there are at least 1,000 garrisons in each county, but in fact there are not even 300.

The more than 200 people are just some weak soldiers with yellow faces and thin muscles.

The state city recorded 5,000 people, and Wang Zezhi counted that the soldiers and horses in the four states added up to less than 10,000.

That is, there are not even 2,500 soldiers and horses in each state.

Although the number of soldiers and horses in the state city is not large, fortunately, their physical fitness is still there, and they are not some old, weak, sick and disabled, otherwise Wang Zezhi would have lost a lot.

Wang Zezhi was ready to fight with Chongzhen, but he didn't want to harm the people.

Therefore, he ordered the construction of the corps and the registration of these people.

He told the people that when they came to Wang Zezhi to register, they were free.

Regardless of whether they were slaves or tenants in the past, as long as they registered with him, they were military households.

became his military household, each person can receive five buckets of grain from him every month, and one acre of fertile land, and after receiving the field, he will be exempted from land tax for one year.

That's right, Wang Zezhi plans to distribute the fields and grain seized by these corrupt officials, evil gentry and profiteers to the people according to the head.

It's not that Wang Zezhi is kind, but that he's thinking about the future.

If he loses the battle with Chongzhen, he will be able to leave some seeds behind.

These seeds can bring hope to the people of this world, and this hope is as good as the place where he lived before he crossed.

In addition, Wang Zezhi also plans to do a merger.

He wanted to remove some small and remote forts and fire piers that had no water sources, and gather the people there into large forts.

The priority is given to the annexation of the seven counties of the four states, because the seven counties of the four states have the largest cities and the most complete facilities.

The second is the front and rear guards of Datong, the left guard of Datong, the Yunchuan guard, the right guard of Datong, the Yulin guard, the Yanghe guard, the Gaoshan guard, the Tiancheng guard, the town guard, the Pingyu guard, the Weiyuan guard, the Jingping thousand households and other thirteen guards.

In the end, among the 823 forts and 307 fire roads, some of them were selected to be used to gather the common people.

As for the dilapidated fortresses and fire roads that were dilapidated and uninhabitable, and had lost their ability to defend themselves, they were all demolished.

The demolished bricks and stones were added to the forts and fire roads with better facilities.

The person who did these things was Wang Zezhi's construction corps, and because the whole project was too big, Wang Zezhi recruited some people to expand the construction corps again.

Wang Zezhi withdrew the soldiers guarding the city, and the cities in the four states and seven counties still had to be guarded.

Therefore, he ordered to be loyal to the people who were highly respected and enjoyed a good reputation in Qingzhou County.

He was to reuse them, to make them sheriffs, and to use their prestige to establish garrisons in various cities.

Their role is to defend the city and protect the law and order.

Of course, the appointment of the sheriff is in the hands of Wang Zezhi, and without the seal of him, the chief soldier of Shanxi, they are not allowed to hold private appointments, let alone use any manpower, material and financial resources.

The most important point is that the financial power of the Security Department is in the hands of Wang Zezhi.

If they displease Wang Zezhi, Wang Zezhi can remove them at any time.

In addition, Wang Zezhi also plans to establish a criminal punishment department, which mainly punishes criminals through trials, resolves social contradictions and disputes, and maintains fairness and justice.

The first penal division in each city, Wang Zezhi intends to choose from among the instructors.

These people have been brainwashed by Li Hua for a long time, and they are positive in their thinking, and they can be regarded as advanced elements in his hands.

The financial power of the Penal Division was also in the hands of Wang Zezhi.

Since he wants to plant seeds, he can't just plant one, he sows seeds in all directions.

Wang Zezhi printed the revised and polished "Good Words of the Rules" in large quantities and distributed it to everyone in Datong Mansion.

"The Good Words of Rules" is a great tool in thought.

Only when the ideas in it are spread can there be hope left on the land of this world.

Wang Zezhi confiscated millions of stone of grain and gold bricks and silver bricks worth tens of millions of taels of silver from corrupt officials and evil gentry and profiteers.

During this time, he arranged one thing after another, and the grain and gold and silver were spent like water.

He was going to take a desperate gamble and fight to the death.