The next day, the sun had just risen, and the sunlight scattered over the entire Guangfeng County. It seemed to mean that the darkness had passed and the light had arrived!
After more than four years, Su Zhenze had finally reached this step. He had a place where he could settle down and live. It also announced that he had stepped onto the stage of history for the first time and wrote the battle hymn of China's revival together with the heroes of this era!
The people in the county town were much quieter than before. They looked cautiously at the unfamiliar soldiers who were carrying guns and patrolling everywhere.
Everyone in the county heard the gunshots that had been going on all night yesterday. No one dared to come out to take a look, let alone make a commotion, for fear of provoking these people into their own homes!
It was only after daybreak that the people went out to check carefully. The streets were filled with unfamiliar soldiers in dark green uniforms patrolling. This made everyone wonder if Marshal Ma was done for. A new marshal?
However, what surprised everyone was that these patrolling soldiers seemed to be different. They had to pay for their food and walked neatly. Their methods were very tough. When they saw local ruffians and hooligans who did not pay for their food or molested innocent women, no matter who they were, they would point their guns at them and arrest them!
This was different from Marshal Ma's situation. He only cared about collecting money and taking in concubines. He didn't care about the situation here! However, when these commoners saw the unyielding side of these patrols, the security of the entire county had improved greatly in just one morning. Although they had not seen this new marshal, all the commoners had a good impression of him.
"Come and take a look ~"
"What is written here…"
"Old Master Zhao, come and take a look at what's written on this.”
A group of patrolling soldiers walked past and pasted a notice on the wall. Then, they left in large strides, leaving behind a group of curious onlookers. However, most of them were illiterate, so they could only find an old pedant who could break words and read.
The Keeper was pushed to the front, reading the contents of the notice aloud.
" Last night, the Xiayang Independent Battalion and Ma Yicheng's security regiment exchanged fire in Guangfeng County. They successfully annihilated three battalions under Ma Yicheng and captured 200 people. Their regiment commander, Ma Yicheng, was killed in the chaos…"
"Today, Guangfeng County's highest military chief executive, Su Zhenze, and the Guangfeng County Office have jointly decided as follows ~"
"All the rice taxes, face taxes, and other exorbitant taxes that Ma Yicheng issued in the past will be abolished. The laws that he issued will be re-enacted, and all government officials will be re-evaluated. The police department will be temporarily taken over by an independent battalion.……”
" The New Covenant of the People of Guangfeng County... First, officials are not allowed to take bribes or abuse their power for personal gain. If there is a report from the public, it will be handed over to..."
"That's great. So many taxes have been canceled!”
"Yes, yes!"
"This Guangfeng County New Covenant is really strict with these laws! I wonder if it's true…"
"Hey! Does everyone know what this Xiayang Independent Camp is?……”
"I've never heard of this independent battalion, but I've heard of this Su Zhenze. Do you know that someone exterminated the horse bandits before…"
After the Keeper finished reading the notice, the crowd began to whisper. Now that Su Zhenze had abolished many exorbitant taxes, everyone's lives would be much better in the future. Many people were very grateful to him and were even curious about his background.
After Su Zhenze's identity was exposed, everyone looked at Su Zhenze differently. He started off fighting bandits and now he had issued so many preferential government decrees. He was simply a hero who saved the people from the fire and water! Coupled with the small emotions of Guangfeng County, the people were able to accept Su Zhenze as the county governor.
……
At this moment, in Su Zhenze's temporary office, he was furious.
"Damn it! This Ma Yicheng was simply a bastard! Previously, he had to pay taxes when he bought rice and noodles. He must have gone crazy trying to accumulate wealth!”
"Look at the money in his residence. It's more than 800,000 yuan. He's only been in office for two years! She really didn't know how much money he had taken from the people!”
"And the officials under him are all very rich. The police department, the administrative department, and the officers at all levels are all like snakes and rats! Who isn't greedy?"
"It's simply a foul atmosphere with no one to use!”
Su Zhenze, who rarely cursed, could not hold it in anymore. He was originally quite happy to have occupied a county city. He did not sleep for the entire night. He had to report the casualties of the troops, formulate future plans for the troops, the county's financial plan, new laws, and a series of other matters to him. Moreover, no one helped him. He had to do it all by himself until morning before he could settle all the matters!
Just as he was about to take a break, he heard the news again. They were on the list of people he had to arrest previously. He really did not wrongly accuse them! After they raided their homes, the total amount of money was more than 1.3 million yuan. Ma Yicheng took up more than 800,000 yuan, and the other officials and wealthy businessmen filled in the remaining 500,000 yuan. This was simply shocking! Therefore, Su Zhenze hurriedly called for a meeting with his current four company commanders to decide what to do next.
After venting his anger, Su Zhenze went straight to the point and announced the way to deal with these people for the sake of a smooth transition of power.
"Alright, I can't wait to kill all these corrupt officials, but I have no choice now. I'm short of people! As long as the amount isn't particularly huge, we can use them again. As for those big pests, we can directly confiscate their houses and shoot them! I want to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys!"
"As for the vacancy of officials, go and find out if there are any educated people in the county who are especially noble and virtuous. Let them fill the vacancy! As for the police department, disband them all and recruit new members. As for the director, find me a slightly upright person in the army. It doesn't matter if his ability is lacking. I don't want him to be corrupted. Do you understand what I mean?”
" Understood." The four of them immediately stood up and replied. Then, they immediately went to complete Su Zhenze's instructions.
What Su Zhenze was thinking was that this county town was simply too luxurious. To his group of soldiers who had never seen the world, it was undoubtedly a huge attraction. Even after sitting in Ma Yicheng's office for a night, he sighed at how corrupt this person was. Su Zhenze did not want the army that he had painstakingly built to be corrupted so quickly. He had to hurry up and set up a police department. It was not good to keep letting the army be the police!
As for why the police station was completely disbanded, when Su Zhenze took the road back to the Su family residence, the greedy faces of the police here were still fresh in his memory. He knew how it felt!
After he was done with these things, Su Zhenze began to write the county's land reform, military expansion, and industrial development. These three specific plans that he had already thought about before were sorted out!
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