Two Hongyi cannons were transported to the gate of the government office on Dengzhou Road, and the soldiers began to unload the cannons.
Zhao Lie met with Huang Lie and asked Huang Han to go to the governor's office immediately to put the command center of the Polu Army into operation.
Zhao Lie stayed to see what happened to Geng Zhongming.
After the two cannons were in place, Han Jian immediately gave the order to fire.
Boom, boom, two loud noises, the iron-wrapped red lacquer door shattered into pieces, revealing the empty courtyard behind the door.
Geng Zhongming's guards were not stupid either.
They all retreated.
The power of the Hongyi cannon was really incomparable.
They retreated to the middle courtyard and continued to resist.
The soldiers of the Polu Army hurriedly moved their artillery forward and aimed at the gate of the middle courtyard to bombard it.
It was also smashed to pieces.
This time the guards retreated into the official hall.
Zhao Lie ordered to use cannons to destroy the official hall.
Since he would not surrender, he would use cannons to kill them.
Zhao Lie did not intend to use human lives to do so.
Just as the soldiers of the Polu Army moved the cannon forward, a white flag was stretched out in the official hall, and Geng Zhongming shouted inside that he was willing to surrender if his soldiers were not killed.
Han Jian looked at Zhao Lie.
If Mr.
Zhao was not here, he would have made the decision.
Now that Mr.
Zhao is here, only Mr.
Zhao can make the decision.
Zhao Lie just said, immediately put down his armor and surrender unconditionally.
After these words were shouted, there was silence inside.
Han Jian immediately ordered a bombardment.
After the artillery was fired, the projectiles smashed the door into pieces, and even the wall next to the door was damaged.
At this time, Geng Zhongming walked out of the official hall fully clothed.
"Geng surrendered, hoping to spare his troops."
Geng Zhongming said loudly.
He threw his sword on the ground, and other servants also dropped their armor.
Compared with being crushed by an iron egg, beheading was more satisfying.
Being torn apart by projectiles was too terrifying.
The Polu officers and soldiers had suffered countless surrenders in the past few days and were rich in experience.
They did not rush forward immediately, but let the surrendered troops come to the empty field.
He took off his armor and searched his body one by one.
Several soldiers pressed Geng Zhongming up.
Geng Zhongming is less than thirty years old this year.
He is tall and very heroic.
The appearance is really good.
Zhao Lie took a good look at Geng Zhongming.
The two of them had met before, but they had never been in such close contact.
Zhao Lie's first thought when he saw Geng Zhongming at this time was to think of the words of later generations, you thick eyebrows and big eyes.
I did it anyway.
From the outside, this person looks really upright.
He has a good demeanor, but now his eyes are red and his armor is a little scattered, which shows how well-dressed he is on weekdays.
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Geng Zhongming also saw Zhao Lie.
He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "In this Dengzhou incident, I didn't expect that Mr.
Zhao would be the winner in the end."
"Master Geng, please give me a reward.
Zhao has done a small job in suppressing the rebellion.
It's just a promotion in rank.
It's just a shadow of the family."
Zhao Lie said with a slight smile.
"Sir Zhao, please stop hiding it.
Rumou's guess is right.
Mr Zhao will be able to dominate Denglai from now on."
Geng Zhongming shook his head.
"Master Geng, why did you say this?
Zhao Lie is scared."
Zhao Lie said with a smile, but he thought in his heart that this Geng Zhongming is a person.
"Haha, look how you have any fear now."
Geng Zhongming looked up to the sky and smiled, "Master Zhao's military power may be able to defeat us when we are doing justice, but Master Zhao has endured it for more than half a year.
Kungfu, alas.”
Geng Zhongming smiled with tears in his eyes.
"It's ridiculous that we are still daydreaming.
Only after we defeated the army repeatedly and greatly damaged the strength of the imperial court did Mr.
Zhao take action.
Denglai will be decided in one battle.
I admire you."
"Excuse me, I had to do it as a last resort."
Zhao Lie looked straight and cupped his hands, "Master Geng is indeed a very wise man.
He saw through Zhao's plan at a glance."
"Haha," Geng Zhongming's face twisted with a smile, "I only learned a thing or two after Mr.
Zhao defeated Brother Kong.
It's too late.
It's just a joke to let others benefit."
"How can a person like Master Geng be a thief?"
Zhao Lie shook his head.
He could only lament that Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, etc. all rushed out of Liaodong.
They were well aware of the opportunities in Liaodong and Shandong, and they were all considered figures.
It was precisely because of this that they were unwilling to go to Liaodong and become enemies of Jiannu, because they knew that it would be a dead end. .
"It's a last resort."
Geng Zhongming gritted his teeth.
"You have to do it as a last resort.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Denglai lost their lives and millions were displaced because you had no choice but to do it."
Zhao Lie said coldly.
"The winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit.
What can I say?"
Geng Zhongming said with a wry smile.
"Master You Shilu was trapped in Shuicheng at that time.
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He could have done it as a last resort, but Master You was loyal, brave, fierce, and died unyielding.
This is a role model for our generation and will shine through the ages."
Zhao Lie arched his hands in the direction of the ancient city, " Today, as long as Mr.
Geng tells you where Mr.
You's body is buried, Zhao will give you a happy life and leave your family behind."
"Okay, I trust Mr.
Zhao.
That day, I collected the charred bones of Mr.
You and his two guards and buried them in..."
Geng Zhongming was very satisfied with this exchange.
It was said that those who rebelled and were captured would be executed in late solitude.
At home, He had to be executed by his clan, so he happily told the location.
As for whether Zhao Lie can keep his word, it is useless to say more.
Zhao Lie raised his hand, and Yu Dabao drew out his long knife and pointed it at Geng Zhongming.
Geng Zhongming stared at the sky without moving.
The sound of an iron tool being penetrated was heard, and Yu Dabao quickly cut off Geng Zhongming's head with a knife, and Geng Zhongming's body slumped to the ground.
Xu Hong and Tang Xianwen led more than a hundred young officials to the Dengzhou treasury.
The official treasury here was sealed immediately after the rogue army captured the city, and all objects were allowed in but not allowed out.
After the whole city was calm, Xu Hong and Tang Xianwen immediately brought people here for inspection.
There is no big difference between the official warehouses in Dengzhou and the official warehouses in other places.
They are all relatively old and the bricks and wood have lost their true character.
However, they can still be used.
It is just that they fell into the hands of the rebels for more than half a year.
Needless to say, they are dilapidated. few.
The first five were granaries.
When Xu Hongtang Xianwen entered, he found that only one granary contained rice, less than five hundred stones.
The others were empty, and everyone could see hamsters running around.
Taken to the sixth and seventh warehouses, these were originally military warehouses, but now they are empty.
The rebel army has rapidly expanded from 30,000 to nearly 100,000.
All the soldiers and armor are insufficient, let alone others.
When we arrived at the tenth and eleventh warehouses, there were dozens of soldiers outside the warehouses closely guarding them.
The two opened the warehouse and entered.
They saw that the warehouse was filled with wooden boxes and rattan boxes, large and small.
Many of the boxes near the door were broken, and the gold and silver ingots inside were scattered all over the floor.
Obviously, here It used to be considered orderly, but when the city was destroyed, some people looted some and left, which made it such a mess.
Because of this, the gold at the door was dazzling.
Xu Hong and Tang Xianwen looked at each other and were surprised to see each other's faces, because they knew what Mr.
Zhao Lie and Zhao lacked the most, which was gold and silver.
Zhao Lie told them before that if these hundreds of thousands of refugees are properly resettled, they will not need more than one million taels of silver.
Although the Polu Army's current income from taxes, salt and sea goods is 300,000 taels of silver per month, many people here have it.
The uses and benefits are all obvious.
For example, the acquisition of Andalusian war horses cannot be stopped.
This is related to whether the heavy cavalry can form an army, and the construction of warships cannot be stopped.
Nowadays, the territory of the Polu army is in Denglai, Jeju, and Bukhua, and they all need to be connected by sea ships.
Therefore, the construction of merchant ships cannot be stopped, and the construction of warships cannot be stopped because the Dutch and Japanese navies are eyeing them.
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In addition, the navies of Beihua and Shidao still need to strengthen their warships, so the biggest expense now is shipbuilding.
It is like a bottomless D.
They have been feasting for five or six years and there is no sign of stopping.
Furthermore, if you control Denglai, each guard in Denglai will have to allocate acres of land, build irrigation wells, and distribute seed rations like the Jinghai Guards.
This is a huge amount of money.
It can be said that Shidao's finances are definitely insufficient, which will greatly affect the resettlement of refugees, and ultimately affect the expansion and reorganization of the Polu Army.
Previously, a million taels of gold and silver were captured in Huang County and other places, but it was not enough.
Now that so much gold and silver has been harvested here, how could they not be surprised.
The two of them now depend on Zhao Lie for their future and even their wealth and life.
Of course, they want the Polu Army to grow stronger and stronger.
It is of course best for Mr.
Zhao to be in charge of the entire Ming Dynasty.
The two people immediately led a hundred people to start counting, and they had to count out the gold and silver regardless of others.
This is related to the next trend of the Lord and must not be ignored.
These young officials were all promoted by Shidao from the children of Liao civilians and military households.
After being taught in the school and experiencing common affairs in Jinghaiwei, it can be said that most of them can take charge of their own affairs.
The talents that Shidao has cultivated for many years have finally come to fruition.
Zhao Lie was not idle at the governor's office.
Since many people in Dengzhou had been plundered by the rebels and food was now a problem, Zhao Lie ordered Huang Lie to send people to start giving porridge in the city.
This method, which has been tried many times during the Liao Dynasty, can firstly appease the people and prevent them from causing panic after people starve to death.
Secondly, it can win the hearts of the Polu army.
That is, the people of Dengzhou can be afraid of any soldiers, but they don’t have to be afraid.
Polu Army, achieving this is victory.
Zhao Lie regards this as the biggest priority besides capturing Shuicheng.
In addition, the screening of all rebel family members must also begin, and the rebellious officials and family members must also be liquidated.
At night, Zhao Lie got some news.
Tang Qian, the director of Denglai, and his family were found.
After Tang Qian was captured, he was forced to obey and help collect the Dengzhou guards.
Zhao Lie smiled slightly after hearing the news.
In order for Kong Youde and others to control Dengzhou, Tang Qian, a figure with deep roots in Denglai Dusi, of course needed to be captured.
There is no need to list any other charges this time, just being rebellious is enough.
Wang Qian, on the other hand, was imprisoned for not following the rebels, and everyone in his family was kicked out of their homes, leaving them in miserable condition.
Zhao Lie asked people to release him, rehabilitate him, and reunite him with his family.
He would return home after the house was taken back.
Of course, Yang Jingtang, an old and cunning figure, would not die so easily.
After the rebels entered the city, he also rebelled.
Of course, he did not do any errands for the rebels, but just took up a false position.
This made Zhao Lie think about it.
These mistakes are common among others.
He is destined to be imprisoned pending investigation, but the Yang family. . .
Regarding the disposal of Yang Jingtang, Zhao Lie handed over to Du Li, and he believed that Du Li would handle it properly. s: Please support by subscribing and recommending, thank you: