Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 49 Thunder
The sun rises.

Before the Yancang emptied, regardless of whether they wanted to or not, the residents of the town were finally invited one by one.With trepidation, they opened the closed door.

After the rebel army entered the town last night, the people felt that the end was coming. Many people were murdered, and more people fled back to their homes and closed their doors tightly, hoping to escape the catastrophe.

There are really many people who really escaped.

Tianming only found out that Lu Jianguo came from Ningbo, defeated the rebellious soldiers last night, and controlled his subordinates, and did not commit any crimes against the people.

Bringing the old and helping the young, the gentry and the people of the town came slowly.

On both sides of the street, the soldiers of the Banner Bearer and Shenji Battalions had wiped off their armor and swords, washed away the blood stains on their faces, and greeted the rising sun and the people with a new mental outlook.

The soldiers stood in line, their armor bright and their swords and guns shiny.

Zhu Yihai changed into the Yishan Crown and the Chilong Robe on purpose, and changed from Zhu Wu, the standard-bearer commander in chief, back to His Royal Highness Lu Jianguo.

Matim, the guerrilla of the Shenji Battalion, and Nicholas, the artillery captain, were pleading with Zhu Yihai. After entering the city last night, not only Han soldiers but also foreign soldiers were robbed.

The Franji mercenaries under their command are better at robbing and plundering privateers. Although they have the professionalism of mercenaries, they are merciless in robbery.

It has always been like this in Europe before, and it is the same way when you come to the Far East.

Only this time, Zhu Yihai hit a wall.

"General Matim, you used to be mercenaries in Europe. Did they give you such a generous reward like an orphan? Let alone such a generous salary? You are treated like a coach, just like an officer With such treatment, do you still need to rob?"

"Besides, Gu will not allow you to rob the people of Gu. These were reiterated over and over again before the war."

"But don't worry, I'm not a tyrant. There is a basis for punishment and execution. The crime is punished according to the severity of the crime. Murder pays for life, and adultery is punishable by death. As for robbery and wounding, the crime is the first class."

Mattim blushed, a little annoyed.

"Your Highness, we came all the way from thousands of miles to work for you. How could you treat us like this? If so, then we have to leave."

Zhu Yihai just snorted coldly, and said with some disdain, "Matim, you are a group of professional mercenaries. Although I am not your original employer, you also accepted my transfer contract in Linhai. We are now Employment relationship, I give you money, and you do things for me."

"According to my rules, if you can't do it, then it's just a matter of two. But I also hope you think about it. You came to the Far East from the European battlefield, and you also left your hometown to seek a new life. You accepted the employment and went north. , It is also for living and earning money to support the family. The rewards I give you are not ordinary and generous, and the demands on you are only the most normal and reasonable. If you think this is unacceptable, it will be your own loss if you leave. "

"If you think you're threatening me by walking, then it's easy."

"After passing this village, there is no such shop, so think about it."

Zhu Yihai waved his hand and ignored him.

Zhu Yihai likes these Portuguese mercenaries very much, because he likes their professionalism and professionalism. He really needs an elite mercenary, and moreover, he needs such a professional firearms troop to lead his recruits from the Shenji Battalion, and through them , He can also build bridges with the Portuguese in Macau, and before he himself has enough firearms manufacturing capabilities, he can directly purchase firecrackers and artillery from Macau.

After all, the Cannon Foundry in Macau is the best artillery factory in the Far East in this era.

However, it was impossible for Zhu Yihai to let this group of mercenaries influence him.

Matim didn't expect Zhu Yihai to be so tough, he wanted to turn his face but hesitated, Nicholas came to act as a peacemaker at this time, and pulled him back first.

"Lu Jianguo is a generous benefactor. We can't offend him. How else can we find such a benefactor? And speaking of this matter, we are indeed at a loss."

"But that's how we've always done things."

"Isn't it different now? Didn't Lu Jianguo say earlier that all seized goods will be returned to the public, and private plundering is prohibited, but after the war, some of the seized goods will be rewarded to everyone. This is actually quite good and can save a lot of money." trouble."

"Besides, our people didn't do anything serious this time. They just robbed some money, injured a few people, and two guys molested a few women. It's not a big deal, so there's no need to get into trouble with His Highness Jian Guo. .”

"Because of this generous salary and reward, bear with it!"

Matim nodded helplessly, "I just feel a little aggrieved. Ever since I came to Zhejiang, His Highness Jian Guo has been swaying us everywhere."

"Whatever, as long as the money is paid on time and there are extra rewards, what else is there to be dissatisfied with? Look at how much money we have taken in only a few days since we have been here. We have never really fought a war. Such easy money There is nothing dissatisfied with earning."

"Those guys are also asking for trouble. We have already told them not to mess around. They don't follow the rules themselves. If they suffer, they will learn a lesson."

Well, the mercenaries, who work hard to make money, all come to the east from Europe. In fact, which one is doing well, and if they are really doing well, they will not come here.

These days, it's hard to find such a good job. If you pat your butt and leave, you really can't find such a good job.

Nicholas laughed, "I'm still waiting for Father Bi to bring back more cannons from Macau. At that time, Lu Jianguo may set up a special artillery battalion. At that time, I can also be an artillery guerrilla, a general or something." .”

the other side.

"Your Highness, we still have to rely on these ghosts to lead the Shenji camp. It's not good to offend them like this? You might as well bear with it, and don't worry about some trivial matters."

Zhu Yihai disagreed with Shen Chenquan's words.

"If you want to achieve great things, you must first have principles. If you don't have a bottom line and always follow the trend, you will not be able to accomplish anything. To set up camps in isolation, to build a king's division and a division capable of fighting, not only must these people be willing to fight If you dare to fight, you must first have military discipline. Only with military discipline can you be a soldier, otherwise you will be a bandit, and you may even bite back at any time."

"It must be severely punished from the very beginning, or else Gu will raise a group of people like Wu Sangui, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Zu Dashou and Chen Wu?"

"Today is the first battle of Gu, and it is also the official first battle after the establishment of the Banner Bearer Battalion and the Shenji Battalion. We must hurry up."

"They did meritorious service in breaking the thieves last night, but merit is merit and demerit is merit. If there is meritorious service, it will be rewarded, and if there is demerit, it will be punished. It cannot be confused."

Zhu Yihai looked at the more than 100 people hanging on the wooden stakes in the rows over there, with a serious expression, guarding against the passing of time.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, if you don't get it right, it will be difficult to catch it later.

"Is everyone here?"

"Almost there."

"Then let's get started," Zhu Yihai squinted for a while in the middle of the night. He was also a little sleepy at this time, but he still held on to his energy, "Let's escort all the officers who are in trouble!"

The public trial begins.

Zhu Yihai personally served as the presiding judge, and Shen Chenquan and Zhang Mingyang served as jurors.

A row of disorderly officers was escorted up.

Shen Wenzhong came out and read out the identities and crimes of these people first. As an official of the Ming Dynasty, but robbed the village and killed the people, the crime is unforgivable, and as an officer, the crime is even worse.

The main culprit, Chen Jun, was shot dead by Zhu Yihai last night. At this time, half of his smashed head was brought up for public display.

Many women vomited directly, and many common people applauded.

Zhu Yihai didn't have the slightest sympathy for those rebellious officers. Although some people were forced to do so in troubled times, not a single snowflake was innocent during the avalanche.

No matter how much they begged for mercy at this time, even crying bitterly, Zhu Yihai still pulled out a wooden stick with the word beheaded and threw it down.

"Decision!"

Not a single one was spared, and all of them were beheaded in public.

"Remove those who committed crimes last night and let them act as executioners!" Zhu Yihai said with a dark face.

After being whipped twenty times and hung up in the middle of the night, a group of flag bearers covered in mosquito bites and offenders from the Shenji Camp were untied and then acted as executioners.

"cut!"

Drink it out with a beheaded word.

Those guys swung their knives and chopped off their heads one by one. The blood splashed on the execution ground, attracting bursts of applause.

Many people gritted their teeth and cheered hysterically loudly to vent the anger in their hearts.

However, the hands of the executioners were trembling. They all committed crimes last night, and no one knew whether they would end up in the same way in a while.

Cut off the rebel officer.

Zhu Yihai also asked people to pull out those who had committed crimes such as killing and adultery among the captive soldiers, and cut them all down. The rest were responsible for moving the corpses, and were forced to experience rounds of fear.

In the end, Zhu Yihai announced the result of the disposal of these terrified soldiers.

Each person was whipped twenty times, and his armor and weapons were stripped away. After the chaos in Ningbo was settled, he was paid two hundred cash for the route and sent home.

He didn't want a single soldier.

There were bursts of applause.

The people in the town are obviously very satisfied with these disposals, and feel very happy.

The next step is to deal with your own people.

Murderers and adulterers were pulled out, their crimes were read out, and the people were called to testify, and they were asked to defend themselves.

"Violation of military discipline, mutilation of civilians, deprivation of armor, removal from the army, beheading!"

Zhu Yihai threw out the beheading sign again.

Regardless of their begging for mercy, the offending soldiers were still executed.

Then deal with robbery, wounding, molestation, possession of loot, fights for credit, and resisting arrest. These crimes are lighter.

Sentences such as whipping, army sticks, arrows piercing the ears, or fines, etc., those who seriously hurt people and indecently, will be removed and dismissed directly.

"Their combat exploits last night should be calculated truthfully. The rewards that should be given, and the spoils that should be shared should not be less than theirs. Merits are merits, and demerits are demerits. But the solitary barracks can't keep them, let them go!"

A dozen or so were hacked, thirty or so were expelled, and there were a hundred or so who committed minor crimes.

Ye Danggui, Yu Jiuan and other well-known gentry in the town were invited over, "Are you satisfied with the treatment of Gu?"

This massacre caused people's heads to roll, and their skins were torn apart. They, the common people, had seen their hearts throbbing before, and they even fell silent.

"Your Highness Shengming, long live."

Yu Jiuan bowed his head. At this time, his mind was full of the matter that he went to Hangzhou with Xie Sanbin to meet Boluo and offered silver as a tribute. He was afraid that the Lu Jianguo would kill him with a knife, and then ransacked the Yu family and wiped out the family.

"Yu Jiu'an, a grassroots man, knows his mistake and is willing to donate half of his family's wealth to help the army."

Zhu Yihai smiled, "The Minghe Yu clan is a famous family for thousands of years. There was the Yu clan first, and then there was the Minghe. I know that Yugong and Xie Sanbin went north to pay homage to the commander-in-law, and even offered gold and silver. But I don't blame Yugong, you guys It’s nothing more than refugees who are suffering from national disasters seeking to protect themselves.”

"Caomin was confused for a while, please forgive me, Your Highness, and now I am willing to donate family wealth to make atonement."

Zhu Yihai continued to smile and said, "Duke Yu's loyalty is felt alone, and he understands it. The country is in peril, and everyone is responsible. Those who have money should contribute money, and those who are powerful can contribute. Duke Yu can contribute a little bit to the country. Alright, Wen Zhong, take Mr. Yu aside to discuss the donation. Remember, do your best and don't embarrass the Yu family."

Yu Jiu'an burst into tears, not knowing whether it was moved or heartbroken.

(End of this chapter)