After counting the accounts, Chen Zikun was dumbfounded.
He still had some stocks of firearms and bullets, and very little food and cash.
He brought 200,000 yuan from Beijing, as well as monthly coal income and nightly income from Shanghai, but all was spent. .
"Where the hell did all this money go?"
Chen Zikun slammed the account book to the ground.
Zhao Yufeng was a person with a criminal record.
During the Zhi-Anhui War, he had resold military rations.
Chen Zikun knew him well, so there was no doubt in his mind.
"Commander, you are wronged.
Although I am greedy for money, I can only get a hundred or ten pieces of pocket money at most.
I would never dare to embezzle such a huge amount of military funds.
The expenses have been a bit high recently.
Let me calculate it for you slowly.
"Zhao Yufeng fell to his knees with a plop, bursting into tears.
Chen Zikun also knew that Zhao Yufeng was not that bold, so he calmed down and listened to his explanation.
It turned out that the expenses had been high recently.
There was a fierce battle with the provincial army, and although the casualties were not large, there were as many as a hundred people.
Arrangement of the wounded and compensation for the dead were all necessary.
It costs money, and it also costs money to replenish ammunition, equipment, and military uniforms.
Moreover, the two groups of troops are stationed in Jiangwan, and the initial investment is quite huge.
They have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to go down, and all the family capital has been ruined long ago.
Yan Su said: "Our family has a weak foundation, and our expenses have indeed increased these days.
Just buying poppy seeds costs tens of thousands.
This money is not easy to spend."
Chen Zikun also lamented: “I can’t make ends meet.”
Although he has opened several mines for mining white coal, and the reserves are considerable, the mining relies entirely on manpower, and the output is limited.
It is also restricted by transportation capacity.
Coal cannot be transported out.
At most, it can exceed 10,000 yuan per month.
The income of 1 yuan is just a drop in the bucket.
Not to mention Shanghai at night.
It's okay to supplement the family income with that little income, but it's just a joke to use it for marching and fighting.
Yan Su said: "How about collecting the land tax like this?"
Chen Zikun shook his head and said: "No, I promised the people that they would be exempted from land tax, and I would never change the order in the morning or evening."
Yan Su spread his hands and said, "The battle must be fought after all.
You have to find a way to protect the army."
Chen Zikun paced back and forth in the official room, and after thinking for a long time, he finally said: "Okay, let's go to Xia Dalong for a big meal.
This pig has been raised for so long, so it should be killed."
Yan Su said: "Didn't you promise Gong Zijun not to kill his father-in-law?"
Chen Zikun said: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped.
The old man has done things against me many times.
I haven't settled the score with him yet.
This time he will be punished and bankrupt."
The former glory and wealth of the Xia family's mansion have been blown away by the rain and wind.
Last year, a fire burned down almost half of the mansion, and it has not been repaired until now.
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The Xia family is finished, the bodyguards who protect the home are scattered, the gates are deserted, and there are few cars and horses.
The son of his sworn enemy flew away, leaving only one head with a bullet.
Qiu Fuzhao, who was already demented, sat in the yard all day long, drooling and feeling stupid.
Under the eaves, the old Mr.
Xia was sitting in a wheelchair with a blanket on his knees.
He was still spinning two iron bladders in his right hand, but he was spinning very hard.
The iron bladders actually fell to the ground and rolled far away.
At this time, Qiu Fuzhao came to him.
He would rush over to pick up the iron galls and bring them over.
This was Xia Dalong's only pleasure.
Suddenly, a group of gangsters burst in, including many familiar faces.
They used to be like lap dogs in front of Xia Dalong, but now they are showing off their power and arrogance.
Xia Dalong's eyes were slightly narrowed, like an old lion taking a nap.
Although he was old, his power was still there, and no one dared to touch him.
"Are you finally going to attack me?"
A little boss said: "I'm sorry, Mr.
Xia.
Someone has sued you.
We have come to invite you according to the order from above.
Please don't be the same as us."
After saying that, he waved his hands, and the two members of the group came up to fight Xia Dalong.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Fuzhao rushed over, said something incoherently, and pushed the group member aside.
The group members were furious, beat him up, and beat Xia Dalong The fight went away.
After Xia Dalong was captured, Chen Zikun's guards searched Xia's house.
They searched through all the boxes and cabinets and even broke open the wall.
They found very little, only a few hundred oceans, a dozen ounces of copper coins, some tinware, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, etc. , the Xia family, which is said to be extremely wealthy, turned out to be just an empty shell.
It’s no wonder that after Xia Dalong suffered a stroke, his concubines ran away with Xinruan.
They spent some money to dismiss the bodyguards to protect the courtyard.
They didn’t have any cash, but they still had some land and house deeds.
We seized more than 3,000 acres of fertile farmland, including 150 acres of irrigated land alone.
The guards happily reported back to Chen Zikun with the land deed.
In the jail outside the county government office, a hemiplegic old man was left in a dark prison cell covered with soaked straw and no one cared about him.
Xia Dalong, who had been prosperous for most of his life, finally understood that his death was approaching.
But Chen Zikun did not execute him quietly, because doing so was illegal, and he wanted Xia Dalong to be tried publicly.
The plaintiff is easy to find.
Chen Shou, the lieutenant colonel leader of the first regiment, is ready-made.
There was a conflict between the Chen family and the Xia family.
Xia Dalong bullied others and destroyed the Chen family.
The evidence is irrefutable.
As soon as the news about Chen Shou's lawsuit against Xia Dalong spread, the whole county was in a state of excitement.
Let County Magistrate Liu take action.
"County magistrate, Xia Dalong has a grudge against you for killing your father.
It's time for you to take revenge."
Chen Zikun said to Liu Youjin.
Liu Youjin was a little embarrassed: "You can't avenge yourself publicly."
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Chen Zikun didn't allow him to refuse and pushed him to the court.
Fortunately, County Magistrate Liu was very knowledgeable and the legal provisions were very clear.
He was also very good at interrogating prisoners.
However, Xia Dalong refused to give in and refused to admit the crimes he had committed. , he had no worries about his life, and Liu Youjin couldn't torture a dying old man, so he had to end it hastily.
Chen Zikun was anxious.
News came from the provincial capital that since the last time the Second Division of the Provincial Army left Maicheng, Sun Kaiqin went crazy buying arms and recruiting troops.
He sent people to Henan, Shandong, Anhui and other places to recruit Twenty thousand young men formed a new army of two divisions and one mixed brigade, and tens of thousands of Mauser rifles were purchased.
Who should we deal with?
The enemy is now facing us.
Our opium sales have been cut off again, making it difficult to make ends meet.
Opium poppies have been planted in the fertile fields, which has caused the price of food in Jiangbei to skyrocket.
The people in Jiangbei are already complaining.
If we don't solve it, our position as the guardian of the army will be unstable.
That night, Chen Zikun brought a man to the cell.
The dim-sighted Xia Dalong did not recognize the man in front of him as the son of Zeng County Magistrate.
He thought he was the jailer who came to deliver food, and said: "Put the food down and get out."
Zeng Jiao said with a hint of ridicule: "Uncle Xia, you noble man is so forgetful that you don't remember who I am."
Xia Dalong looked at it for a long time and still shook his head: "I don't remember."
Zeng Jiao said: "On the night of August 15th of the year before last, I went to your house to say hello to you.
You have also forgotten about that."
Xia Dalong immediately raised his head: "So it's you.
Who are you and why do you want to kill me."
Zeng Jiao said: "I am Hunjianglong."
Xia Dalong was still puzzled: "You and I had no grudges in the past and have no grudges in recent times.
Why are you so hard at each other?"
Zeng Jiao said: "I think Uncle Xia really forgot that I used to play with Jing Xi when I was a child.
At that time, you even joked that you wanted to betroth Jing Xi to me.
You also forgot about that."
Xia Dalong's body trembled and his pupils shrank.
He finally realized that the person standing in front of him was the son of Magistrate Zeng, but he couldn't figure out how the gentle young man in the past could turn into a tough water bandit.
Zeng Jiao approached his face, lowered his voice and said fiercely: "Remember it?
I have never forgotten the blood feud.
I am sorry that my father trusted you so much and promoted you, but you repaid your kindness and killed my whole family.
Sooner or later, this debt will be paid."
I have to settle with you."
Xia Dalong was stunned, and then he sat in the corner and burst into tears: "Retribution, retribution."
Chen Zikun knew that Xia Dalong's psychological defense had collapsed, so he pulled Zeng Jiao away.
"Sir, let me kill him.
I went to the city to kill him several times, but this old thief escaped."
Zeng Jiao's hatred is still lingering.
He is a water bandit who can't get away from the shore.
He has attempted to assassinate him several times.
Xia Dalong, all failed.
Chen Zikun said: "You are not the only one who has a grudge.
It will be more pleasant if the old thief is punished in a canonical manner someday.
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I will let you execute him then."
Zeng Jiao thought so.
Chen Zikun said again: "Xia Dalong forced everyone to kill the county magistrate.
It was said that he was for treasure.
I don't know if he succeeded."
Zeng Jiao said in astonishment: "My father is an upright official, and his sleeves are spotless in the breeze.
How can he get the treasure?"
Chen Zikun smiled and said, "I heard about it too."
The next day, Xia Dalong was put on trial again.
Perhaps out of guilt for his old superior, Magistrate Zeng, or perhaps because he believed in the theory of karma and retribution, Xia Dalong poured beans out of a bamboo tube and accepted all the crimes he had committed.
From Guangxu Bullied during the years Men dominated women, forcing the county magistrate and his family to death in the early years of the Republic of China, then taking advantage of his power to kill innocent people, colluding with bandits to poison the people, and even such trivial cases as poisoning his own concubine, one after another.
One by one, they're all covered.
Liu Youjin immediately pronounced the verdict that Xia Dalong's crime was unforgivable, his family property was confiscated, and he was executed.
The people rejoiced.
In fact, there were not many victims present.
Most of them were just watching the excitement and making noise.
Surrounded by the crowd, the criminal Xia Dalong was kidnapped and executed outside the south gate.
Everything was done in accordance with the rules of the former Qing Dynasty, using ghosts.
It was a rare sight to behead someone with a big knife, and the people of the whole county came out in full force, surrounding him in layers, and happily watched the person beheaded.
The security team suppressed order and used sticks to create an open space ten feet square.
Xia Dalong knelt in the middle.
A gust of wind blew by, his gray beard fluttered, and his dim old eyes looked around.
There were numb smiles and impatient eyes everywhere.
These poor sticks , anxiously waiting to see beheading.
County Magistrate Liu Youjin was supervising the execution.
He walked up to Xia Dalong calmly, lowered his head and said, "Mr.
Xia, I'm sorry."
Xia Dalong said calmly: "It has nothing to do with you.
I am the one who made it my own fault."
Liu Youjin said: "Let me ask you something.
When you ransacked the county government office, did you ever find Magistrate Zeng's treasure?"
Xia Dalong opened his squinted eyes, looked at Liu Youjin, and smiled disdainfully: "County Magistrate, County Magistrate, I didn't expect you to be such a person."
Liu Youjin said: "Mr.
Very happy."
Xia Dalong hesitated for a moment and said, "I searched all over the back house and found nothing, except for the well.
I went to check it out and saw that Magistrate Zeng appeared as a retribution."
A cloudy old tear flowed out of his eyes.
Liu Youjin suddenly realized and said: "Thank you, I will take care of Miss Xia and never let her be bullied."
After saying that, he stood up, picked up the command arrow and said: "The time has come for execution
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