Yanmen County.
After Liu Ye arrived at Yanmen, he appointed Zhangsun Wuji to rectify the law and discipline of Yanmen. He also ordered Xue Rengui to reorganize the army and restate the laws of the Great Han Dynasty. He put an end to crimes and bullying by the aristocratic families. Soon, he gained the favor of the people of Yanmen County.
At the same time, an intelligence organization called Skynet was also being secretly established.
Liu Ye had no one to use, so he could only let Zhangsun Wuji take the opportunity.
As someone who came from a later generation, Liu Ye naturally understood the importance of information.
Using the merchants, restaurants, and inns as cover, the Heavenly Net began to gather information about Yanmen County and its surroundings for Liu Ye.
With Liu Ye's full support, restaurants, brothels, and inns were opened in various parts of Yanmen County and gradually expanded outward.
These restaurants and brothels could provide Liu Ye with money, and most importantly, they could help Liu Ye collect information.
At the same time, Liu Ye also obtained information about some nomadic tribes near the Goose Gate.
Near Yanmen and even Bingzhou, there were a total of three factions, namely Yu Fuluo of the Southern Xiongnu, Tan Shihuai of the Xianbei, and Bu Dugen of the Xianbei.
The Southern Xiongnu had already surrendered to the Han Dynasty and returned to the Han Dynasty's rule. At this time, they would not pose too much of a threat to Liu Ye.
However, Liu Ye understood that these Xiongnu people were not willing to give up. They took advantage of the chaos in the Han Dynasty and began to invade the territory of the Han Dynasty. They burned, killed, robbed, and tortured. They did all kinds of evil.
Although Liu Ye did not have the intention to get rid of them immediately, he would not let them live either.
The biggest threat now was still the Xianbei people, especially the leader of the Xianbei, Tan Shihuai. He had over 100,000 Xianbei cavalry under him and was the biggest threat to Yanmen.
"Your Highness wants to get rid of these Outsiders and prevent us Han people from being bullied. I naturally support this idea.”
"However, Wuji believes that we must first stabilize the internal situation before resisting the foreign forces. Before Your Highness wants to deal with those people, you must first think of a way to stabilize Yanmen.”
Having guessed Liu Ye's thoughts, Zhangsun Wuji immediately poured cold water on Liu Ye's head.""The Heavenly Net has just been established, so I can't gather too much information. However, there is some information that is on the surface that Your Highness can take a look at.”
After saying that, Zhangsun Wuji passed the latest information on Yan Gate to Liu Ye.
Looking at the news that Zhangsun Wuji handed over, Liu Ye was furious. He slammed the table and threw all these people on the ground.
It turned out that the aristocratic families in Yanmen County had been disobeying Liu Ye's orders.
Yanmen had jurisdiction over fourteen counties, and almost all of the county magistrates were from the great clans.
They had also listened to Liu Ye's orders. On the surface, they obeyed, but they did not carry them out.
"Reporting to your highness, commandant Zhang Liao has returned from the bandits.”A servant came in to report.
Not long after, Zhang Liao slowly arrived. Although he was wearing armor, his entire body was stained with blood.
"I, Zhang Liao, pay my respects to Your Highness." Zhang Liao immediately cupped his hands and bowed to Liu Ye.
"General Zhang, you must have gained something when you returned.”
"Your Highness, I led two thousand of my brothers and raided eight bandit dens. We killed one hundred and eighty-three bandits, captured three hundred and seventy-five, seized fifty thousand dan of grain, eight hundred thousand dan of money, and a hundred pieces of armor.”
Hearing this. Even Liu Ye was stunned.
Although he knew that these bandits were rich, he didn't expect them to be so rich.
A soldier's monthly ration was about two piculs of grain.
50,000 dans of food was enough for Liu Ye's soldiers to eat for three months. With this money, it was really an unexpected fortune. It made Liu Ye's depressed mood turn for the better.
Moreover, Bing Province was filled with bandits, many of whom were raised by the great clans.
He had only broken through eight bandit dens and had already gained so much. If he broke through a few more, or even destroyed those great clans, Liu Ye estimated that he would not have to worry about military rations for several years.
The current Liu Ye even had the urge to become a bandit and rob others.
Who asked these great clans to eat so much? If Liu Ye didn't miss them, who else would he miss?
The Great Han Dynasty had raised soldiers for more than 400 years and had long since made them fat. Now, it was time to slaughter them.
"General Zhang Liao, you have done well in suppressing the bandits this time. This king has decided to divide 200,000 yuan from the seized materials and distribute it to General Zhang Liao and your soldiers as a reward.”
"Thank you for your reward, Your Highness. I thank you on behalf of my brothers.”
"General Zhang Liao, there shouldn't be just these bandits in Yanmen County. If you want to continue to suppress the bandits, I will still support you.”
Since he had raised so many fat pigs and only killed eight Liu Ye, he was naturally not satisfied.
"Reporting to your highness, these bandits are extremely cunning. This general dispatched troops quickly this time and only then did we eliminate these eight bandits.”
"As for the other bandits, they've already fled when they heard the news. It's probably futile to exterminate them now.”
Seeing that Liu Ye seemed dissatisfied, Zhang Liao changed the topic and continued,"However, this general has obtained some useful things from those bandits 'nests. I believe that your highness will be interested.”
As soon as Zhang Liao finished speaking, he took out a few letters from his pocket and handed them to Liu Ye.
"This king wants to know what it is that can interest this king.”
Liu Ye smiled faintly and took the letter from Zhang Liao's hand.
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