" Sir, you've come a long way. There are 200,000 people here. Don't go through too much trouble. Give us the money. We guarantee that it will be distributed to every soldier..."
Looking at the thousand-man with a big face and a breath of air, Xiao Rui's eyes were very cold. He picked up a silver ingot from the box in front of him and directly smashed it on the thousand-man's head without looking at it.
" Ouch..." With a scream, the thousand-man was instantly hit by Xiao Rui's attack and fell to the ground. Although Xiao Rui did not use his internal energy, it was far from what this ordinary thousand-man could compare to. He was directly hit until his head was bleeding...
The originally lively atmosphere in the tent had also dropped to freezing point.
" I don't want to hear this kind of nonsense again..." Xiao Rui coldly glanced at the people inside and said indifferently. Hearing Xiao Rui's words, the people here didn't dare to make a sound.
"Don't think that I don't know what you guys do normally. In your eyes, military households aren't considered humans, but in my eyes, I don't say that I love my people like my own children, but they are still soldiers that I respect. What you do normally has nothing to do with me, but if anyone dares to touch this money, don't blame me for killing their entire family.”
Looking at these military officials in the tent, Xiao Rui's voice was not as cold as usual. He had been suppressing his anger all the way here. Now, there were still people who dared to provoke him. These people were really courting death. Looking at Xiao Rui's fierce appearance, these military officials in the tent were as cold as cicadas in winter. At least now, no one dared to come out and talk nonsense.
"Shen Zimu, distribute this money. Remember, as long as the people of Six Fan School get their hands on it, each person will get ten taels.”Seeing that these people didn't speak anymore, Xiao Rui also spoke to the leader who had followed him to Six Fan School. Hearing what Xiao Rui said, Shen Zimu immediately responded and left the tent with the two million taels. As for Xiao Rui, he also left in a huff…
"Sir, this Shangguan doesn't seem to be that kind!”Seeing Xiao Rui leave the tent, a man in a third-grade military uniform walked to the front and whispered to a man in a second-grade military uniform.
This person in the second-grade military uniform was the highest military commander here before Xiao Rui came. He was the commander of the capital, a second-grade official, equivalent to the commander of the military region here.
However, Xiao Rui was here. A Rank Three was enough to suppress him, not to mention that Xiao Rui had brought 5,000 elite soldiers from Six Fan School and Jinyiwei…
"Our Vice Minister of the Ministry of War isn't someone to be trifled with. He's an Upper Sky. Tell your men not to provoke him for no reason. Don't leave any reputation for the Brocade Guard. As for the money, treat it as buying coffins for those bumpkins…Remember, if you live, you have everything. If you lose your life, you have nothing…"
As a second-grade official of the imperial court, it was obvious that this commander was very clear about the situation.
Xiao Rui was only here to quell the rebellion. After the war, he still had to leave. At that time, this place would still be their world…
However, they were also grasshoppers after autumn and could not escape. Now, the imperial court was implementing a business tax. When the first year's business tax came in, not only would they have to clean up the officialdom, but they would also have to deal with the army after ten times the salary and incorruptible expenses were paid.
When the Great Zhou was first established, there was no other way. The environment was too harsh, so Taizu established the garrison system to raise troops. However, this was no longer needed now.
When the Emperor had enough money, the military recruitment system would definitely be pushed forward. At that time, even if they had to spend billions of military expenses every year, it was not a big deal for the Great Zhou. Moreover, with Xiao Rui around, this money would definitely be recovered from other countries…
However, that was all in the future. Xiao Rui was very angry now.
Prince Ning's fief was in Yuzhang, which was now Chang City, the capital of Gan Province. Although it was across the province from Nandu, it was only 500 kilometers away.
Ever since Prince Ning rebelled, apart from his fief, Yuzhang, he had also occupied quite a bit of territory. Now, the front line of the two armies was about 100 kilometers away from the Southern Capital.
Xiao Rui and his group arrived in three days.
Someone said that they had only traveled two hundred li in three days?
It had to be said that it was already pretty good to be able to walk two hundred miles, because the journey was really troublesome.
The roads and bridges were not easy to walk on. Moreover, because the sky was high and the emperor was far away, the people here were really suffering. Xiao Rui's group walked for three days and encountered a total of seven waves of refugees. In addition to five waves of bandits, four of the bandits were real bandits, and the last wave was refugees who could not survive...
When Xiao Rui and the others were about to reach the camp, they finally knew where those refugees came from. They were created by the officers here.
They went to the countryside to rob the grain and forced the villagers to leave. Fortunately, it was not a chaotic time yet. These people did not dare to kill the good people in a place 100 miles outside Nandu City. Otherwise, none of these refugees would survive. This was also the reason why Xiao Rui was very angry.
When Shen Zimu returned, Xiao Rui became even angrier…
Xiao Rui and the others claimed to have an army of 200,000, but counting the old, weak, sick, and disabled, there were only 140,000 soldiers here, which was a total of 60,000 troops.
There was no need to say where the military pay went…
Suppressing his anger, Xiao Rui took a deep breath. Now was not the time to care about these things. The first thing he had to do was to exterminate Prince Ning's line...
Coming out of the military camp, Xiao Rui went straight to the city behind the military camp.
Logically speaking, Xiao Rui was now the chief officer of the army, so he should be in the military camp. However, Xiao Rui was not willing to stay here, so he was prepared to return to the city to rest.
Fortunately, there was a small city not far behind the military camp. Most of the residents in the city were civilians who had not had the time to escape because of the sudden start of the war.
It had to be said that the county magistrate of this small city was quite good. Whether it was governing the people or the army, he was quite skilled. Therefore, he banned the army from entering the city, which made the small city very stable. Of course, now that Xiao Rui was here, it was even more stable.
When Xiao Rui first came, this place was a wasteland. Everyone was hiding in their homes, afraid that the rebels would break into the city. Whether it was the imperial court's troops or Prince Ning's troops, they were all afraid.
After Xiao Rui arrived, there were a few signs of life here today. The shops in the streets were also opened a little. At least, it seemed that there were some signs of life.
Just as Xiao Rui was about to return to the courier station, he suddenly saw an old man and a young man in front of a restaurant. They were reading a book there. The old man looked to be over 60 years old this year, but he was still in good spirits. The young man should be a girl who looked to be around 17 or 18 years old. Although she was dressed ordinarily, it was obvious that she was a beauty.
However, it was precisely because she was a beauty that Xiao Rui stopped…
Where did this beauty come from?
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