Daming kill

Chapter 26 Windfall
Li Ping didn't want to watch this kind of interrogator's work, and he ordered it himself, mainly because he was afraid that he would not be able to bear it.

So, he simply took Duan Qiang to the street to see the situation of other teams in the battalion.

The reason why he always brought Duan Qiang by his side was mainly because Li Ping found that Duan Qiang was a bit sluggish, and he was a bit too responsible, and his organizational skills were still relatively weak, so he was not suitable for doing things that exceeded the rules.

But on the other hand, Duan Qiang is also more loyal or more able to obey Li Ping's orders, and he is more meticulous in handling errands. If there is really something that needs to be implemented, it is perfect to send him.

On the main street, Li Ping ran into Ma Yong, who was busily leading people to transport pots, pans, clothes, tables and chairs, etc. to the station with donkeys.

This Ma Yong is very clear-headed, knowing that the rebels are robbing property and women, and most of those ordinary things are ignored, but this is what they are most in short supply at present.Moreover, Huang Chengdong has explained again that Ma Yong just searched around and won't be embarrassed.

Moreover, Ma Yong also inquired about a very important piece of information, that is, this group of officers and soldiers was not stationed in Xiangyang City, but came from a barracks outside Fancheng City, and they didn't have any pack horses, let alone take away much stuff.

This is also the main reason why Ma Yong has been doing so smoothly without being interfered.

This unexpected news immediately made Li Ping happy and relaxed a lot. He finally understood the many abnormal behaviors of Huang Chengdong and his subordinates, but he was even more confused.

Excitedly, Li Ping went around again to see what new discoveries he could make.But the surroundings were only killing and looting, which made Li Ping more and more numb and dull, and he felt even more lamented that Huang Chengdong, who might not be an elite descendant, was too courageous.

Estimating the time, Li Ping returned to the house deep in the alley.But as soon as he entered the courtyard, Li Ping was stunned by the scene in front of him.

In the courtyard, the old man and his two sons were hung up again, and their bodies were bruised and purple with many new injuries.

And under the tree, the daughter of this family and the two young women who should be maids were not spared and were surrounded by a group of people doing illegal things, and the women wept softly and intertwined with each other.

On the side of the room, the family's old servant and two half-grown men who were supposed to be servants were also leaning against the wall trembling with injuries all over their bodies.

What is even more shocking is that the fat proprietress is also being happy being suppressed by the big stupid Liu San, and there are even a few uncles and women squatting there without avoiding suspicion, slapping the fat proprietress on the face with their shoes, mouth Zhong also kept booing and shouting "See if you are still fierce! You also have today..." It looked extremely funny.

Noticing that Li Ping had entered the yard, some of the people who were being violent turned around and said, "It's okay", some just smiled flatteringly at Li Ping, and some didn't show anything at all, they were just big fools. Liu San just raised his head and paused for a while.And then everybody just goes on with the shit they're doing like it's all right and normal.

In an instant, Li Ping felt as if something had collapsed, and he didn't turn his head around for a long time.

Although he has experienced so much life and death, and seen so much cruelty and unsightlyness in the past month, he is more aware that he is living in a barbaric feudal era.However, Li Ping always felt that although hundreds of years have passed, people's basic understanding of good and evil, words and deeds, and civilization should not be too different.

But now, he was completely confused.

This reminded him of the weird moral values ​​and sour social microcosms that he had only seen in history books, both at home and abroad.

Most of the time, people both hate violence and admire violence. In fact, most people are not afraid of cruelty itself, but only care about who and what it is imposed on.

Men, women and children can watch beheadings, Ling Chi, and all cruel punishments without any violation of harmony, and can happily watch criminal women being stripped of their pants, beaten, stripped and paraded through the streets, etc. People love to see nobles who were once unattainable Becoming slaves and serving themselves, men are even more happy to prostitute the wives and daughters of prisoners who are sent to the Jiaofang Division, regardless of whether the prisoner is flattered or upright.

Now, when all this is vividly staged in front of his eyes, Li Ping is a little hard to digest.

All the defenses between men and women, and the principles of human ethics, seem to have disappeared at this time. The exhilarating pleasure and happy grievances have overwhelmed all morality and order. Li Ping never thought that he would really experience such a bizarre and this kind of absurd.

Maybe there is a devil hiding in each of us.

It is usually bound by conscience, morality and law, allowing us to appear in this world with a kind face. When we are stimulated by emotions such as anger, sadness, grievance, fear, confusion, etc., it may suddenly pop up, Control people's thinking, make people crazy, and do some evil deeds that are usually unimaginable.

Good and evil are just a moment away!

Well, the vast majority of people here right now don't feel like they're doing evil.For them, now it is just that the villain is receiving the punishment he deserves.

Li Ping couldn't tell what he was thinking in his heart, he just silently looked at everything around him.

Seeing General Li Ping appearing in the courtyard with a sullen face, Hu Zhongshan emerged from a side room and led Li Ping into the room.

As soon as he entered the house, Li Ping suddenly found two soldiers with knives guarding the door solemnly. While he was still surprised, Hu Zhongshan quickly opened the two packages on the ground and said with a smile on his face: "Look, Look quickly, Boss, these are all the gold, silver and jewelry we unearthed under the stove in this room, they are very fat!"

Li Ping saw that one of the packages opened in front of him contained a few fragments of gold and a large number of fragments of silver, and the other contained about 20 pieces of gold, silver and jade jewelry.

Although the amount of these gold, silver and jewelry is not a lot, to Li Ping, who has experienced the prosperity of the later generations, it is nothing more than average, and naturally it does not arouse him too much excitement. His emotions are still not relieved from the evil deeds outside the house. , so there was only a flat "oh".

Seeing Li Ping so indifferent, Hu Zhongshan was a little surprised.

He suddenly thought of his gaffe when he just found these gold, silver and jewelry. He quickly realized that the old man in front of him must have seen the world. Measure the feeling!

Putting away the excitement, Hu Zhongshan asked a little cautiously: "Then I put it away first?"

Li Ping also reacted at this time, so he said seriously: "You put it away first, this time it is confiscated, all things are for public use, and you must not keep a single bit for private use. Brothers will have benefits, but they must be unified. Assignment, if I find out who intercepted it privately, I will chop him up."

Seeing that Li Ping had set the tone, Hu Zhongshan hastily and seriously expressed his position: "I know about this kind of thing, and it should be like this. Please rest assured, I promise that it will be indispensable."

At this time, Li Ping thought of his original purpose, so he asked anxiously, "Have you found any food?"

Hu Zhongshan, who had just tensed up, immediately became excited again and replied: "I found it, I found it, but it's not here, it's on the mountain."

"Why are you on the mountain?" Li Ping was taken aback.

Hu Zhongshan said with a chuckle: "The three caves of the cunning rabbit, rich people are like this. His family hid a lot of food in a small village in the mountains to the west, disguised as a pile of worthless ore, and the second son of his family hid a lot of food. Take someone to watch. The second child of his family usually lives in the mountains, and only occasionally comes to the city to have fun. This time, he went down the mountain because he couldn't bear the loneliness. I don't think he wants us to cook it with a spoon. Haha, it's God's will !"

"do you have anything else?"

"Oh, yes. In addition to some clothes and good furniture, we also found some small animal skins they collected in a hut. These skins have not been processed, and they look dirty and rotten. The guy just now People don’t know what to buy, so they don’t take it. But I know that all the good things just need to be tidied up.”

"Okay, I see. What's going on outside?" Li Ping finally couldn't help it.

"Outside, what's going on outside?" Hu Zhongshan was a little at a loss.

"Is it okay to pick up other people's leftovers? Why do you even clean up the servants?" Li Ping said angrily.

Hu Zhongshan paused, and probably understood, but he still said disapprovingly: "Those servants are not good people, what kind of master and what kind of slave, many dirty things are done by them. Those city people were so excited Very, the yelling made everyone in this family suffer a terrible death. If I hadn’t set the rules for them, they would have been killed by now. As for the women, it’s not a pity to die anyway, so the brothers will be spared. Be happy and pay off the debt!"

Li Ping found himself at a loss for words. The moral values ​​of later generations are like playing the piano to people today, so he could only change the subject: "How did they recruit so quickly?"

Hu Zhongshan became even more proud this time. He said: "They didn't recruit them at first, and this old man is very tight-lipped. However, I set the rules for everyone from the beginning, you can beat and scold but you can't hurt your life. I also deliberately told them so that they would have hope, and then I used some tricks against their sons... They really thought that they were going to end their heirs, and the mother finally couldn't stand it, so they did it all."

Li Ping's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was also dumbfounded by the methods Hu Zhongshan described in detail.He didn't expect that this little old man seemed loyal, but he had a lot of tricks and tricks.

While laughing in his heart that he was still too naive, Li Ping insisted: "Okay, let everyone pack up quickly. I'll send some more people, and you take everything back quickly. You must get everyone Take care, if you hurt your life, you may not be able to find food."

What Li Ping is worried about is that the night is long and there are many dreams. Anything can happen in Xiangyang City now, so don't let the cooked duck fly again!
Hu Zhongshan should also know this truth, he patted his chest and promised: "Yes, I understand, I will do it right away, and I will definitely not let anyone cut off their beards for us. I will definitely take care of these people and take the food. I kept them alive before."

After the confession, Li Ping found that he seemed embarrassed to stay here. The madness in the yard made it impossible for him to take it calmly.Therefore, he decided to take the gold, silver and jewelry back by himself first, so as to save any obsessed ghost with poor self-control from being confused.

But as soon as he got back to the station, Li Ping was surrounded by Song Baolai, who was restless. Because he didn't know the situation, this guy didn't dare to act rashly when Ma Yong and others were tossing things back.After seeing Li Ping take back a pile of gold and silver, his eyes lit up, he couldn't wait any longer, and directly joined Li Ping's team of supplies.

Worried about accidents, Li Ping called his entire team back in a short time.

Although the time is not too long, the rewards of this small half-day toss are huge.Not only dozens of chickens and ducks were made, but also a lot of clothes, tables and chairs, pots and bowls, and even more miscellaneous things, which effectively solved the problem of shortage of general daily necessities.

Not only that, they also added more than 30 people. Although there are only seven or eight young people, many of the rest have various skills.Blacksmiths, tailors, painters, and shoemakers, this craftsman's settlement is really not built.

Li Ping was amazed at how quickly he could accumulate wealth and obtain supplies through looting. He also seemed to understand why some peasant soldiers liked to be bandits so much and grew powerful so fast. It was really such a fast and easy way to gain wealth.

The fly in the ointment is that it can't last long, after all, a place is almost empty after grabbing a few times.

Because of his sudden wealth, Li Ping's camp was full of joy, and of course Li Ping couldn't be stingy.

He specially ordered to kill seven or eight chickens and ducks for everyone's last meal of the day, which is the afternoon meal, and promised to make a pair of leather fast boots and a pair of cloth slippers for each of the soldiers, so the atmosphere in the camp became even hotter. .

At the same time, Li Ping also solemnly reiterated all the iron records seized and returned to the public, and beat the two soldiers who had privately hidden property twenty times in public as an example. But if there is another offender in the future, the promise of beheading will be fulfilled.

However, a headache also emerged at this time.

There were no houses to live in, and with the addition of so many people and some female relatives, it was imminent to improve the living environment, but they were seriously short of building materials.

A few groups of people were specially sent to the looted street to check again.

At this time, Huang Chengdong's troops had just withdrawn, and the street was deserted.Except for some brave people who kept looking outside, there were only a small number of messengers cleaning up the corpses inside.

It seems that there is still room to play the residual heat.

Gritting his teeth and stomping his feet, Li Ping simply sent everyone out before dinner to see if he could remove some building materials such as wooden boards, doors and windows, and then they returned with a full load.

The few police officers did not stop these guys who were obviously officers and soldiers and couldn't figure out whether Huang Chengdong's troops had come back again. Although there was a green-robed official (ninth to eighth-rank official) in the middle who walked around them for a long time, But in the end nothing was said.

With the materials, more simple shacks were quickly erected, at least to keep everyone from being drenched in the rain.

Another day later, Li Ping, who had begun to feel more and more worried about his subordinates, continued to work on the infrastructure while starting the education and training of personnel above the senior level, intending to hold the backbone of the team firmly in his hands through small class teaching.

The content of these education and training is actually very simple, that is, some very elementary formation foundation, mathematics foundation, health foundation and historical summary, and the time spent per day usually does not exceed two hours.

This blatant clique formation and discrimination was the most effective means of creating cronies, and had an unexpected impact on the largely illiterate soldiers.

Because the most important thing, culture, is a privilege at this time, and it is also extremely high-ranking. Li Ping has inadvertently become a mentor.

The little leaders who participated in the training camp soon felt a little superior to others, and the ordinary soldiers who were not qualified to participate would often watch eagerly in their spare time.

As time went by, the entire Xiangfan area began to become more and more chaotic, and the rebels became more and more courageous. Although the government also took some fierce confrontation actions, it only prevented the situation in the city from deteriorating further.

Gradually, a tacit understanding seemed to be reached between the government and the army. There was no more daring rebellious soldier in the city, while the army was allowed to do whatever it wanted outside the city. At least Li Ping, who stood up for Zhao Jin, received this aspect. clear order.

Perhaps Huang Chengdong, who was not Zuo Liangyu's direct line that day, was a pawn used to scare the snake and tempt the local officials, but the common people didn't know what was going on, anyway, people inside and outside the city were in panic.

As a result, for several days in a row, many relatives and friends of the residents they took in ran to them one after another to avoid disaster and defected, and nearly 200 people were recruited in a few days.That silly big friend He Zhuzi alone brought in three NO.40 young men who were hiding everywhere, and the guys in this big car shop had a surprisingly wide range of contacts.

This may be the so-called chain reaction after doing righteousness!
However, there was still no news from Ma Lan who had led the team out for many days, which made Li Ping a little worried.

(End of this chapter)