Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 197 Someone really acted like a monster
Li Huan's words made the county magistrate heave a sigh of relief. Originally, such a thing was really a trivial matter for an official of his level, especially in this era.

But I can’t stand the fact that there are so many people embroidering clothes around Lord Marquis!
"Did anything come out from the interrogation?" Li Huan frowned slightly. How come this guy couldn't get to the point?
Although, from the county magistrate's point of view, it was indeed a big deal that more than 200 mobsters were shot dead on the spot, but Li Huan focused more on the back, because to him, this was a big deal.

"Reporting to the Marquis, these people are tight-lipped and are being tortured. It won't be long before they can get some useful information," the county magistrate said hurriedly.

Li Huan shook his head: "I will go to the interrogation in person. You go and settle the victims. Let the victims gather together as a village to settle down. We can't control the people who freeze to death and starve to death on the road, but when we get to Anyang County From now on, if one less person can starve to death, one less person will starve to death; if one less person can freeze to death, one less person will freeze to death."

"Here!"

The county magistrate was extremely respectful.

"Of course, if anyone else wants to use the so-called clan power at this time to occupy more things and bully the weak, I will kill them all if they find them one by one!"

The county magistrate trembled slightly and solemnly said: "Take the order!"

Li Huan was about to walk out when he suddenly thought of something. He turned to look at the county magistrate and said, "Is there any movement in the mountains?"

"The lower official has already sent someone to watch over it. If any savage comes down the mountain, he will immediately..."

"These savages can also be the people of my Han Dynasty. You send people into the mountains with food, and take turns shouting, telling them that as long as they are willing to come down from the mountain, everything in the past will be forgotten. The government will register their residence, and they will be here from now on. , they will become the yeoman farmers of the Great Khan, pay taxes, and the imperial court will ensure their personal safety."

The county magistrate's face showed a look of embarrassment.

Sima Qian frowned: "All the people in the world can be my Han people. Didn't you hear what the prince was saying?"

"I don't dare!" The county magistrate had a look of fear on his face, and then hurriedly retreated.

Li Huan walked all the way on the snow and came to the prison in Anyang County.

Miraculously, since Anyang County became wealthy, there have been far fewer thieves in Anyang County Prison.

As long as they were not extremely evil people, they were all dragged out to do work by Li Huan, and those who really deserved to be killed had already been killed long ago.

Now, the prison was full at once, and the noisy prison smelled bad. The smell of sweat mixed with the smell of urine and urine made Li Huan subconsciously cover his mouth and nose with his hands.

Sima Qian seems to have an extremely strong immunity to this. He can keep his expression unchanged, walk as usual, and breathe freely...

"Master Marquis, there are too many people, and interrogation may not be an easy task..." Sima Qian looked at the man in front of him who was trapped on a wooden stake and beaten severely, and felt that this was not a good thing.

"Why are you so anxious? If you are locked up in a prison like this, with food and drink, and no protection from the cold, no one will be willing to tell the truth."

Li Huan felt that these officials really didn't know how to do things, so he pulled these people out and asked them to work in single clothes, clearing the snow on the roads, and continue to do the unfinished work before it snowed, and then they would not be able to eat well. I couldn't sleep well, and within three or two days, let alone ask who was behind them.

Even if you want to ask about something exciting and private, these people will tell you without hesitation, and the details can even be described to the point of immersion.

In other words, when the petty officials of this era interrogate people, it is really not possible. The cruel officials only know how to whip people to death and use various criminal methods, but they do not know that the method of attacking the heart is always the best policy.

Soon, Li Huan's idea was implemented. At first, these people thought it didn't matter and could immerse themselves in work.

But the soldiers who stayed up all night to monitor their work, after changing three waves, some of them began to get tired.

There are many things to greet these tired people, such as whips, cold water, or... the crazy bites of ferocious dogs!
Before dawn, some people could not bear it anymore and were about to collapse.

"I said, I will say anything!" After a local man shouted such words, the soldiers watching their work seemed to have heard nothing. The order they received was to stop. , just go to death!
Li Huan had no intention of letting these people survive. Either they would die of exhaustion in the snow in Anyang County, or they would die of exhaustion while building bricks and mortar for the Great Wall.

They didn't have to think about how to live, and Li Huan thought of many ways for them to die.

Li Huan, who was sitting in a high-rise tile-roofed house, warming himself by the fire, had a panoramic view of all this. He was very surprised that he was a bloody warrior, why would anyone think that he was a good man? What about those who are good and can be bullied?

At noon of the next day, when the snow was falling heavily, more than a dozen of these people who were forced to work day and night without stopping were insane.

As long as they stopped, they would be bitten by a group of dogs, or they would be fiercely beaten with whips by soldiers with a grin on their face, until their skin and flesh were bruised. No one cared about how they cried or confessed. They were just trying to kill more than 600 people, not to mention killing them. Even if a few of them kill a hundred or so, Li Huan can still get what he wants.

At this point, Li Huan has received dozens or hundreds of reports. These people are ready to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, but Li Huan has no such intention. He is playing mahjong with his girls.

The people affected by the disaster have been resettled, and there are basically no major problems. There are many newly built houses in Anyang County, and these people can be easily accommodated.

After these people were resettled, they were not allowed to sit around and have nothing to do. Instead, they were assigned to do some easy and easy tasks.

Especially when it comes to snow sweeping, the snow in the sky has been falling non-stop. Just after it was swept away, the ground was covered with it in the blink of an eye. Although the cement floor is easy to sweep snow, it will be difficult to push it into the ditch. .

The long running water in the ditch will not be frozen, it will naturally take the snow away, but... after there is more snow, it will also freeze.

As a result, people among the victims were assigned to use people to pull wooden carts to transport snow out of the carts.

This is really a matter of not treating people as human beings, but because Li Huan's order is like this, no one dares to question anything.

Sima Qian was the first to come to his senses at this point, so he respected Li Huan more and more, and even had some thoughts of following Li Huan to Huainan Kingdom, which became more and more unstoppable.

Many people don't understand the reason why Li Huan did this, but only Li Huan himself knows that, no matter how many times you have eaten, as soon as you are full, you will think about this truth. From ancient times to the present, and in the future, It won't change at any time.

As long as you deliberately find trouble for others, you can always find countless things to do.

Anyang County is not short of water, and Li Huan is not in a hurry to build a reservoir, but these things will be done next year.

If Anyang City really becomes a top-notch city, then new water conservancy projects must be built. This is a topic that cannot be avoided no matter what.

Therefore, he is not worried at all about these people changing their household registration and moving to Anyang County.

There is strength in numbers, and most of the time, Li Huan agrees with this statement.

That night, Li Huan received a report that some of those who were arrested couldn't stand it anymore and were about to commit suicide, but the soldiers found out and stopped them.

"It's almost time. At this time, you can give them a hot and full meal, prepare your sword and pen, and record their words."

Li Huan yawned, and heat came out of his mouth and nose: "Aqian, please lead someone to do this."

"Me?" Sima Qian had a puzzled look on his face.

Huo Qubing didn't quite understand why.

Li Huan nodded and said: "Yes, you do it. After the interrogation, you take the well-reviewed documents and set off immediately to return to Chang'an. Record everything you saw along the way and report it to His Majesty. In addition, , These interrogated documents don’t need to be handed over to me, and there’s no need to keep a backup, just take them away.”

(End of this chapter)