"Get on your knees! On your knees! The cavalrymen drew their sabers and gestured at the villagers.

Seeing the wolf-like soldiers, the villagers were already frightened. Many villagers don't know guns, but they know sabers. Pointed at by a saber with a metallic sheen, he threw away the stick and knelt on the ground without saying a word.

Zhang Niu was stupid now, because he found that Junzi was trembling in front of that young man. Could it be that this man has a greater position than his own brother?

"Get on your knees!" A saber was pointed at Zhang Niu's nose, and the cavalry company commander stared at the strong man with a stick in front of him. If it hadn't been for the marshal to stop him, the saber would have slashed into his head long ago. It is not uncommon to dare to threaten the big handsome and cut it into eighteen sections to feed the dogs.

Zhang Niu, who reacted, immediately threw away the stick in his hand and knelt on a bubble of chicken manure.

"This ......!" Li Laohan also slipped out against the root of the wall and was picked up by Li Xiao.

"Uncle Li, sit down! Our two sons are chattering well, you are a sincere person. Li Xiao smiled and comforted Li Laohan.

Knowing that the other party is the son of the village chief, the other party will definitely not give up with him after he escapes. But Li Laohan still let himself escape again and again, and Li Xiao admired Li Laohan's personality very much.

"This is not far from the county seat of Jixian County, let the county magistrate come here now." Li Xiao ignored the kneeling people, and immediately after the order, a cavalry galloped away.

"Boy, what are you doing. The water is cold, and you don't want to say that you will give another bowl of hot water? Li Xiao looked at Li Laohan's grandson stupidly, and handed over the teapot with a smile.

"No!" The boy hurriedly took the teapot, opened the door and trotted into the house to pour hot water.

"Does the village always bully your family like this?" Li Xiao asked Li Laohan with a frown.

"It's good that my family is a military family, but Fang Daqiang's children are idle all day long. The big guys have just divided the land, and this day is getting better and better, and the little ones who come and go are silent. It's not easy to have such a good day! Li Laohan was trembling, and he always wanted to stand up when he spoke, but he was pressed by Li Xiao several times.

"It's so close to the county seat, and this kind of thing happens. The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and he can't tell what is going on. Li Xiao sighed. At present, there is a serious shortage of low-level officials, and in order to maintain local law and order, many village chiefs and township chiefs who have been promoted are all figures who can control the ground. These people have power in their hands, and it is easy to become village bandit bullies.

The common people have suffered for so many years, and it is easy to live a good life. Most of them swallow their anger when they encounter such things, which also fuels the arrogance of these people.

"This is also a helpless thing, Daming is so big, Li Dashuai can't grind so many nails with iron. This village chief is usually a good person, but today he made a mess and bumped into an adult. The honest Li Laohan tried to exonerate Zhang Niu.

"Don't worry, I'll deal with today's matter." As Li Xiao spoke, the young man also came out of the room, carrying a teapot to refill Li Xiao's water.

Looking at the steaming teacup, Li Xiao didn't speak. If he doesn't speak, naturally no one in the courtyard will dare to speak. The scene of hundreds of people was quiet and terrible, and only the cooing of hens could be heard, and the occasional snort of the war horses.

I don't know how long it was, but a few men on horseback came running. A soldier walked in with a guy in an official uniform and bowed to Li Xiao: "See the big handsome!" ”

"Handsome ......!" When Zhang Niu heard the county magistrate call the young man in front of him like this, he immediately rolled his eyes and fainted.

Li Laohan was frightened and wanted to stand up, and was once again pressed by Li Xiao to sit on the maza.

"You're the magistrate of Jixian County?" Since Li Xiao implemented the new land policy, the number one in the county was no longer called the county order, but the county magistrate.

"Xiaguan Zhu Zhiming meets the marshal!"

"Zhu Zhiming! I don't think you know much, you see that this is the village chief under your rule. In the name of my guard, I swaggered and bullied the villagers in the village. This family is a military family, and they are actually bullied by them? You are doing this so that the soldiers who are fighting in front of you can feel at ease? Disturb the morale of the army, should I cut off your head? ”

"Handsome ......!" When Zhu Zhiming heard Li Xiao say this, he was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.

"This village is far from your county seat, and I look like it's only ten miles away, and it's all been plagued by village bandits and road tyrants. The villages and towns that are farther away do not yet know what will be affected by the scourge. You, the county magistrate, have been quite peaceful in the county, and it seems that you are also from the team, and you are not afraid of embarrassing the Liao army? Which division were you in before? Li Xiao noticed that Zhu Zhiming, who was kneeling on the ground, had short haircuts. Just by looking at the hairstyle, you can see that this kid used to be a Liao army.

"Back to the commander, the villain was originally the company commander of the first division. Later, he was injured when he fought with the Tartars in Liaozhong, and his leg fell into disability. Only then was he arranged to be a local official! ”

"Leg wounds? Stand up and talk back. Hearing that this was a disabled soldier, Li Xiao immediately asked him to stand up.

"A company commander, now that you are the county master, you are doing well. But why don't you govern the place well and let people bully military families like this? You are also from the Liao army, and their children may be your robes. ”

"Back to the big handsome, the humble post just arrived last month, and I haven't had time to ...... yet! Everything is a dereliction of duty, please punish the commander. "This Zhu Zhiming is a man.

"Since you only took office last month, then I can't pursue it. I have arrested such a man who oppressed the people and intended to murder the military family. In front of me, I'll see how you decide this case. Now, this is your county hall. Li Xiao pointed to Zhang Niu, who had fainted.

"No!" Zhu Zhiming saluted Li Xiao again, and then pointed at Zhang Niu and shouted: "Zhang Niu, the village head, bullied the people with the intention of murdering military families, and was sentenced to five years in prison for labor reform according to the "Daming Law". The rest were sentenced to two months' forced labor. ”

Li Xiao nodded, in fact, most of the charges of this cow were carried by his son. His son, who was kicked by Junzi, is estimated to be a waste person if he is saved. The son does not teach the father's fault, and it makes sense for the son to carry the mistake of the son.

As for the rest of the people, the punishment is reasonable. This kind of conscription is different from normal conscription, which not only does not allow you to return home for two months, but also has no pay. The government just serves the daily meals. Most of this kind of forced labor is the work of quarrying, building roads, dams, or building bridges.

"Zhu Zhiming, you, the county magistrate, have to work hard. Don't embarrass Ao Ye! Don't embarrass the Liao army either! Some local village bandits and road tyrants must be put in order with heavy hands. For the sake of law and order, we can't just let them do whatever they want. Don't look at the small problems they make on weekdays, but they deal directly with the people. The mistakes they make, the people will be directly deducted from the court.

Moreover, the power of these people has accumulated in the countryside day by day, and it is okay if nothing happens, and once something happens, it will be a big deal. It's really going to be a big deal, can your superiors spare you? For the sake of your black hat, or for the sake of your necklace head, you have to be heavy-handed. Got it? "There are many people in the first division, and they were the first to follow Li Xiao. Since it was from a teacher, Li Xiao couldn't help but give a few more words.

"No! Abide by the teachings of the marshal, and govern Jixian County well. A year later, please ask the marshal to check again, if there is such a thing, he will ask Ge to go home to Wusha to farm and pick up the child. Zhu Zhiming stood up straight and gave Li Xiao a standard military salute.

"Okay, like a soldier of my first division." Li Xiao returned a military salute. In the final analysis, it is still easy for his own soldiers to use it. In the future, it is necessary to select more personnel from the army and then appoint them to local areas.

But in this way, Ao Ye is afraid that he will complain again. After Jixian County, it is Shanhaiguan, go to Shanhaiguan to see what Mao Wenlong's Army Military Academy has become. Now it can train more than 700 officers a year, which is also a good achievement.