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Chapter 247 Punish the gentry and think about the guards


No need to guess, this woman is Sun Xin's wife, Mrs.

Gu.

Lin Chong came to the door, and Sun Li quickly turned around and introduced to Lin Chong, "Brother, this woman is the wife of my brother Sun Xin.

She is called Sister-in-law Gu.

Although she is a woman, her martial arts skills are not inferior to those of men.

Because In this way, people in the world call her a big bug.

After the younger brother made up the plan, he asked her to lead people to capture Magistrate Ma's family."

In fact, Lin Chong guessed Sister-in-law Gu's identity the first time he saw her.

After hearing Sun Li's introduction, he laughed loudly and said, "She really is a woman who cannot be compared to men.

Well, now Sanniang has a companion."

After hearing this, Sister-in-law Gu took a step forward.

Instead of saying "Wonderful blessings," she directly cupped her fists and said, "My little sister has met my brother."

Her voice was loud and full of energy.

"Okay, okay, please get up quickly," Lin Chong laughed.

"Brother Qi, the fifty-six members of Magistrate Ma's family were all captured alive by the younger sister.

Please give me your instructions on how to deal with them."

After seeing Sister-in-law Gu, he reported directly.

"Well done, I won't worry about how to deal with it.

I'll leave everything to you."

Lin Chong did not give Aunt Gu a clear instruction.

He just wanted to see how she would handle the matter.

It was considered a test.

In later generations, many readers had certain opinions about Mrs.

Gu, believing that she killed innocent people indiscriminately and was vicious-hearted.

Lin Chong wanted to take this opportunity to see if the comments of later generations were correct.

"Yes."

Sister-in-law Gu accepted the order directly without any hesitation.

From this point of view, her character is indeed quite bold.

Lin Chong and his brothers entered the hall and first ordered Jiao Ting to lead a search of the entire yamen to prevent anything from slipping through the net.

He also ordered Bian Xiang to lead his own soldiers to take over the defense of the entire courtyard.

Safety was Lin Chong's top concern at all times.

In fact, this is not because Lin Chong is timid, but because he is cautious.

There are many heroes who have been killed because of carelessness from ancient times to the present.

Although Lin Chong came through time, it does not mean that he will not die.

"Study, please go out immediately to calm the people, so as not to cause panic among the people."

Liangshan has also captured several cities, so he is very familiar with what to do first and what to do next.

"Yes, brother" Wu Yong accepted the order with his hands raised.

"Wait a minute."

Just when Wu Yong was about to turn around and go out, Lin Chong suddenly stopped him.

"Brother, what else do you have to say?"

Wu Yong stopped and asked after hearing Lin Chong's call.

The reason why Lin Chong stopped Wu Yong was because he suddenly remembered that in the original work, there was a bully named Mao Taigong in Dengzhou.

In the original work, it was precisely because of Mao Taigong's misunderstanding of the treasure that he caught the tiger that Sun Li rebelled and left Dengzhou.

"While the scholar is trying to calm the people, he will check if there are any local tyrants or heinous people in Dengzhou City.

If they happen to have their homes confiscated, they will be executed to eliminate harm for the people."

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Lin Chong found a high-sounding reason.

"My younger brother takes orders."

Wu Yong didn't think there was anything wrong after hearing this.

After Dengzhou, Liangshan's territory would be the territory.

It was a very good thing for Lin Chong to ask for orders from the people.

After finishing the instructions, Lin Chong asked everyone to go down and do their own business.

After a while, Sister-in-law Gu walked in and said to Lin Chong, "Brother, the little sister from Magistrate Ma's family has taken care of it."

"So fast, tell me how you handled it."

Lin Chong asked curiously after hearing Sister Gu say that it was handled.

"Brother, among these fifty-six people, there are 28 direct family members of Magistrate Ma.

As the saying goes, eradicate the roots, so the younger sister gave each of them a cup of poisonous wine and sent them to reunite with Magistrate Ma's family. .

The remaining twenty-eight people were all housekeepers, servants, maids, etc. in the mansion.

The younger sister asked them separately and identified sixteen people who were helping the evildoers, and sent them on their way.

As for the remaining people, there was nothing wrong with them, so the younger sister let them go."

Sister-in-law Gu explained how she dealt with it.

Lin Chong was very happy after hearing what Mrs.

Gu said and was very satisfied with the result of this process.

Lin Chong didn't say much, he just smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers and sisters.

Let's go down and rest first.

Let's celebrate well in the evening."

"Yes, brother," Mrs.

Gu replied cheerfully.

That night, Lin Chong held a banquet at the magistrate's office and celebrated with his brothers.

After winning Dengzhou, he no longer had any worries, and he could expect great things in the future.

Early the next morning, Wu Yong came in and said, "Brother, the work of releasing the list to pacify the people and checking the inventory has been completed.

Most of the people in the city have heard of me, Liangshan Renyi, so it did not cause much panic.

As for the evil gentry and bullies that my brother asked me to investigate, I have also found out.

The ones who received the most reactions and suffered the most public resentment were the local Taigong Mao’s family.

Mao Taigong relied on his family's wealth and his son-in-law named Wang Zheng, who worked as a six-case consulate in the state, so he acted unscrupulously, bullied the market, and caused trouble to the village, and the people had deep grudges.

As for some other wealthy gentry, they all made minor mistakes.

Although they were not clean, they were still justified. " Wu Yong explained the investigation results to Lin Chong in detail.

When Lin Chong heard that Taigong Mao was indeed not a kind person, he secretly smiled and thought, "I want to completely own Dengzhou.

People's hearts are very important.

Taigong Mao, even if you are unlucky, for my righteousness in Liangshan, I will only I can operate on you."

Lin Chong thought about it and said to Wu Yong, "Go quickly and capture the whole family of Mao Taigong and confiscate all their property.

After that, read out the charges of Mao Taigong and others in public on the street, and kill them all to bring justice to the people." .

As for the other wealthy gentry who had committed minor offenses, they were told that each household should hand over ten thousand taels of silver to fund the army.

Those who paid the money would be kept safe, and those who refused to pay would be allowed to disappear.

After receiving the money, half of it was taken out and put into the treasury, and the remaining half was distributed to the people in the city in the name of Liangshan.

As for how to do it specifically, I think it is reasonable for scholars to do it, and I don’t need to elaborate on it one by one."

After hearing what Lin Chong said, Wu Yong's eyes lit up and he said happily, "Brother, this is a great plan, and I admire it."

"Haha, what kind of clever trick is this?

It's just to win people's hearts.

By the way, I sent people to keep an eye on these wealthy gentry.

I expected that they were forced to take 10,000 taels of silver from me.

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They must be resentful in their hearts.

They may have some conspiracy secretly.

Keep an eye on them.

It's tight, if there is any trouble, just destroy the family and confiscate the house without mercy."

In fact, this was Lin Chong's ultimate goal.

Because these people were not too bad in the hearts of the people, Lin Chong could not kill them directly.

However, some of the people who could become wealthy gentry were kind-hearted people, so Lin Chong came up with this strategy to force them to come back instead.

Destroy it in one fell swoop Wu Yong laughed after hearing this and said to Lin Chong, "I have been worried that my brother will let them go.

I was looking for an opportunity to remind them, but I didn't know that my brother had already set up this series of schemes.

I admire it."

After hearing Wu Yong's flattery, Lin Chong smiled and tapped Wu Yong twice with his hand, and then said, "Stop flattering and go quickly."

"Haha, flattering, this is a good metaphor.

I should write it down and share it with brother Gongsun when I go back," Wu Yong said with a laugh.

As soon as Lin Chong heard Wu Yong talking about Gongsun Sheng, his mind was filled with black threads, and he felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

After Wu Yong left, Lin Chong sat there and thought about it.

Dengzhou is a port city and is located in a strategic location.

It must be guarded by generals and troops.

Lin Chong sat there and thought about the people left behind.

The navy must be mobilized.

There were originally three thousand sailors in Dengzhou, but now they have all surrendered.

After a little training, they can go into battle.

Thinking of the navy, Lin Chong took out a pen and paper and wrote down the names Li Jun, Zhang Heng, Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi.

There are eight leaders of the Liangshan navy, but Liangshan still has to be guarded by the navy, so Lin Chong only wrote four leaders.

As for why these four people were chosen, only Lin Chong knew clearly.

The navy decided to choose the people who would defend the city.

Dengzhou was a very critical city.

Once the enemy came from the sea and captured Dengzhou, they could march straight in and attack Qingzhou and even Liangshan.

Therefore, this person not only needs to be highly skilled in martial arts, but also needs to understand strategies and opportunities.

Not only must he know astronomy and geography, but he must also strategize and be aware of every detail.

After Lin Chong thought about it, he wrote Shi Bao's name on the paper.

Yes, originally Lin Chong was most optimistic about Wang Yin and Guan Sheng, but these two people Lin Chong had other uses, so he chose Shi Bao.

Shi Bao is loyal enough, brave enough, and most importantly, smart enough.

As one of the Five Tigers, he was able to lead the other brothers, his martial arts skills were strong enough to convince the crowd, and his strategy was good enough to reassure Lin Chong, so this Shi Bao was Lin Chong's best choice to guard Dengzhou.

Another point is that although Dengzhou is currently focused on defense for Liangshan, when a full-scale war is launched in the future, Dengzhou can become an offensive bridgehead and can attack other coastal ports from the sea by boat, so then Shi Shibao's role is even more prominent.

After confirming Shi Bao as the main general, the rest will be easy to handle.

All he needs to do is assign him a few deputies.

Lin Chong thought about it and wrote down the names of Shi Xiu, Ou Peng, Shan Tinggui, and Wei Dingguo.

Shi Bao is the main one, supplemented by these four people, and coupled with Li Jun and other naval forces to guard the port, it is enough to be foolproof.

After Lin Chong thought about it, he said to Mu Hong, "Go and call brother Dai Zong."

"It's brother" Mu Hong turned around and left.

After a while, Dai Zong followed Mu Hong in from the outside.

"Brother called me."

Dai Zong saluted Lin Chong and then asked.

"I want to mobilize the naval force and several brothers to come here, so I wrote two letters in my own hand.

The brothers immediately sent people to Liangshan and Qingzhou.

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The time is urgent and no delay is allowed."

After Lin Chong finished speaking, he handed the newly written letters to Dai Zong.

"Brother, don't worry.

I'll send someone to deliver it quickly."

After Dai Zong said this, he hugged Lin Chong and then quickly turned around to make arrangements.

In the evening, Wu Yong came in and said to Lin Chong, "Brother, I have followed my brother's instructions and killed Taigong Mao's family on the street.

All their belongings were confiscated and put into the warehouse.

His family's house and other properties, as well as the fertile land outside the city, The land deeds are all here.”

After Wu Yong finished speaking, he took out a dozen thick land deeds from his arms and handed them to Lin Chong.

Lin Chong took it, flipped it through casually, then shook his head and said, "A small tycoon actually has so many land titles.

Imagine how many ministers there are in the court.

They are really scum."

Lin Chong threw the land deed on the table casually, and then asked, "Have the other gentry brothers notified you?"