The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 366 Establishing an Arsenal Early

Lu Bu was really angry, and even Chen Gong was implicated. How could any of the officials dare to say more about this matter.

When Lu Bu left, Chen Gong sat at the head of the government.

He coldly looked around at these people kneeling in front of the hall: "You guys are so courageous, you dare to earn any money! Knowing that the Marquis of Chu is going to attack Cao Cao, and the soldiers in the army need armor and armaments, but you just play tricks on these things Cao's army is well-armed, our army's equipment is not as good as theirs, but you have made things worse. I think what Chu Hou said is reasonable. I failed to find you moths when I supervised Pengcheng. It is only natural that you were fined and demoted But you people, your life is at the end!"

Speaking of this, Chen Gong ordered to the guards in the hall: "Escort all of them, and send them to the market in two days to divide their bodies. Everyone's family property will be confiscated, and the family members will be demoted to official slaves according to the orders of the Marquis of Chu."

The guards present agreed, picked up the group of people who were kneeling on the ground, and took them all out.

When the group of people were escorted away by the guards, Chen Gong waved his hands to the other officials present: "Let's all go away, according to what Chu Hou said, do your duty, don't let your roots rot."

Chen Gong was implicated, so he must not be in a good mood.

The officials who had been scolded by Lu Bu all lowered their heads, and no one contradicted him, so they all resigned and left.

Lu Bu left the front hall, his expression still ugly.

Following behind him, Sun Ce persuaded, "Marquis Chu, there are thousands of people in the world, and not everyone is the same. The blacksmith shop we looked for earlier is still reliable."

"Reliable?" Lu Bu said: "They are so slow in building, do you think they can be reliable? I always feel that the owner of the blacksmith shop who pointed us to the east of the city did it on purpose so that I could see the city. What filth hides in the smithies of the East."

"It's also fortunate that he guided them out." Sun Ce said, "If it weren't for his guidance, I don't know how many crudely made armors would have been found in this blacksmith shop."

"I'm afraid you won't find much in the blacksmith's shop." Lu Bu said, "It's mainly the treasury. Later, accompany me to the treasury to check the armor. There are also armors that have been issued to the lieutenant officers and soldiers. Give me one too." Inspection of the parts. All rough-made ones will be recycled."

"Seeing that the expedition is about to start, the Marquis of Chu will take back his armor at this time..." Sun Ce said: "If the campaign against Cao Cao is delayed, it will not be a trivial matter..."

"It's like fighting naked when soldiers wear such armor, and being slaughtered on the battlefield is not a trivial matter." Lu Bu said, "I would rather go out later, or Cao Cao would rather attack us first, and I will definitely do it." Soldiers can’t just go out to fight like this.”

"I understand." Sun Ce agreed.

Lu Bu said to him again: "You go, invite Zhang Shiping, he is not looking for a way to get rich, I can show him a way right now."

At this time, Lu Bu's face was gloomy, and he was thinking of killing people. Sun Ce didn't dare to talk to him, so he agreed and left to find Zhang Shiping.

On the streets of Pengcheng, the soldiers rushed into the shops involved in this incident, sealed off the shops, and arrested countless people involved.

Even the homes of many officials were confiscated by soldiers of the Xuzhou Army.

Ever since Lu Bu got Xuzhou, this kind of thing had never happened in Pengcheng. Many people stood on both sides of the street, stretching their necks to see what was going on.

The guards who came out of the government escorted the officials and merchants involved in the case, and walked along the street towards Caishikou.

The guard who rode at the front shouted loudly as he walked forward: "These criminals made crude armor in order to seek huge profits, and they were seized by the Marquis of Chu himself. The Marquis of Chu has ordered that he will not hesitate to harm the safety of the three armies and the people, knowing that the goods he sells Those who will cause harm but still act recklessly for profit will be killed without mercy."

What the guard yelled was very clear, but what he yelled next surprised everyone even more.

"Chen Gong, the prefect of Pengcheng, has been demoted to three ranks for being unfavorable in supervision." The guard then shouted: "I understand this matter, Chen Gong should apologize!"

Chen Gong, who was in charge of continuing to investigate the case, followed behind the team, his face was very ugly.

After the incident happened, Lu Bu didn't show him any face at all, and directly asked the guards to shout out his guilt in the street.

Although he was annoyed in his heart, Chen Gong was also very clear that he had always been in control of Pengcheng, and now that something like this happened, he could hardly escape the blame.

Not to mention demoting him to three ranks, even if Lu Bu killed him, he would have nothing to say as he was responsible for ineffective supervision.

The soldiers went out to fight for Xuzhou. As the prefect of Pengcheng, he didn't notice the crudely made armor under his rule. It's no wonder that Lu Bu was very angry.

With a livid face, Chen Gong walked behind the shouting guards.

The people on the street who were waiting to watch the excitement clearly heard what the guards were shouting, and whispered to each other.

In the past, many merchants in Pengcheng would use some shoddy things to obtain more profits.

No one could have imagined that one day Lu Bu would use armor to perform surgery.

The crude armor found in the treasury was sent to Caishikou where the murderer was about to be executed.

The armor at Caishikou was piled up like a mountain.

Even so, not all the crude armors have been sent, and almost every moment someone sends here the unqualified armors found in the barracks.

When he came to Caishikou, Chen Gong looked coldly at the armor that had piled up into a hill.

His face was extremely ugly.

With so many armors issued to the army, soldiers wearing these defenseless armors to go into battle are undoubtedly dying.

Holding Quantong tightly, Chen Gong ordered the executioner who was following him: "Take Cang Cao to the execution ground immediately, and divide his body by five horses."

The executioner reminded: "It's not yet noon..."

"So many people have committed crimes, and they all waited until noon, when will they be finished?" Chen Gong glared at him, "In order for the soldiers and civilians in Pengcheng to see clearly, kill them one by one!"

Not daring to tell Chen Gong any more, the executioner stepped forward quickly and shouted, "Bring Cang Cao up!"

Two guards twisted Cang Cao and stepped forward.

The executioner shouted: "Chen Taishou has an order, don't wait until noon, kill the murderers one by one, and divide the corpses!"

After the order was issued, the guard twisted Cang Cao, who had long been limp, to the side of the execution horses.

The executioner stepped forward and tightly tied the rope dragged behind the horse to Cang Cao's hands, feet and neck.

Following the order of the executioner, the five horses galloped in five directions at the urging of the executioner on horseback.

Cang Cao, who was dragged in the middle by the steed, was torn into several pieces before he could even utter a scream.

Limbs and internal organs fell to the ground, and someone immediately came forward to clean them up and put them into cloth bags.

The executioner was about to order another one to be brought down, when Chen Gong came to him and shouted to the onlookers: "As the prefect of Pengcheng, I didn't investigate what happened under my rule, so I should be sentenced to death together with them!"

After Chen Gong said this, the executioner looked at him in astonishment, and reminded him in a low voice: "The prefect..."

Raising his hand to stop the executioner, Chen Gong pulled out his sword: "I am guilty. The Marquis of Chu cut me off and wanted me to perform crimes and meritorious deeds, but I know that such punishment is not enough. Today I am here to shave my hair and replace my head to warn the world! "

As he spoke, Chen Gong parted his hair, and stabbed his hair with the long sword.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, people regarded hair as the head.

Although we all know that if the hair is broken, it will not die, and it is impossible to feel pain, but for many people, cutting the hair is not much different from cutting off the head.

Chen Gong shaved his hair in public, and the onlookers were amazed.

The involvement in this matter is really not small, even the eunuch cut his hair and replaced his head. It can be seen that apart from a massacre, it is impossible to stop this matter easily.

Among the crowd of onlookers, there are also some merchants who do business irregularly.

Seeing Chen Gong shaved off his hair, they all touched the base of their necks subconsciously.

Which one is clean and which one is not clean, these merchants are very clear.

There are even some people among them who have done things like colluding with officials for profit, but they were not found out by Lu Bu.

After cutting his hair, Chen Gong looked around at the surrounding people: "In the past, I only assisted the Marquis of Chu to prepare some affairs for the crusade against Cao Cao. From now on, I will personally handle the government affairs of Pengcheng. Anyone who dares to use inferior products as good ones, dares to treat the three armies and the people Those who are disadvantaged will be killed without mercy!"

After shouting this, he ordered to the master secretary who was following him: "Arrange manpower immediately to check all the treasuries and stores. If you encounter someone who is as harmful as armor, deal with these criminals according to the Marquis of Chu. It's dealt with."

When Chen Gong's order was issued, the crowd suddenly felt a little commotion.

Those who did the same thing and were not found out will of course feel guilty.

"Since ancient times, the country will be stable and legal first." Chen Gong shouted again: "If the rule of virtue can't be restrained, we will use legal laws. Anyone who dares to challenge the legal laws will die!"

After arranging manpower to investigate Pengcheng's various livelihoods, Chen Gong then ordered the executioner: "Continue to execute."

At Caishikou, a private criminal was quartered by five horses.

The armor piled there is also like a hill.

When Zhang Shiping learned that such a thing happened in the city, he also watched from afar.

He was not close to Caishikou, but he could still smell the bloody smell wafting from there.

Those who committed crimes and were about to be killed were detained at Caishikou, waiting to be quartered by five horses one by one.

The family members of the criminals were rescued from their homes by the Xuzhou army, and it seemed that this life would not be easy.

Zhang Shiping sighed and shook his head.

Having been in business for many years, he is well aware of the benefits of honesty and duty.

Profitable merchants often can only gain profits by colluding with the government and selling their goods through government channels. Otherwise, it is impossible to win returning customers based on the quality of the goods they sell.

Knowing Lu Bu is not a day or two, Zhang Shiping has always been responsible for business.

He is very clear about the reason that Lu Bu will give him a chance because he is more responsible than many merchants.

Every time he made a profit, Lu Bu got the most benefit, and he got only a small part of it.

Even if a small part has won the trust of people all over the world, Zhang Shiping's business is of course getting bigger and bigger.

Up to now, as long as it is the goods launched by the Zhang family, no matter what it is, buyers will not have any doubts about the quality.

Looking at the direction of Caishikou from a distance, a guard beside Lu Bu walked over quickly: "Mr. Zhang, the Marquis of Chu is here to invite you."

Lu Bu invited Zhang Shiping over at this time, even though he had never done anything shoddy, he was still a little flustered, and asked the guard, "May I ask why the Marquis of Chu called me over?"

"The Marquis of Chu didn't say it clearly, but just told Zhang Gong that there is a big deal to be handed over to Zhang Gong." The guard replied.

"Please lead the way ahead." After receiving such a reply, Zhang Shiping felt relieved and asked the guards to lead the way.

The guard led him to the government.

Lu Bu did not wait for him in the study as usual, but stood by the pond in the back garden of the government mansion.

When Zhang Shiping came, he bowed to Lu Bu and said, "The Marquis of Chu summoned me, what orders do you have?"

"You should know everything that happened outside." Lu Bu didn't look back at him, but asked calmly.

When the incident first happened, he was furious, but after a while, his mood has calmed down a lot.

Zhang Shiping replied: "I already know what happened, and I also know why those people were divided by five horses."

"What do you think about this matter?" Lu Bu asked him.

"I think those people should be killed." Zhang Shiping replied: "Responsible business is what merchants should do. In order to make profits, they actually colluded with some bad officials and infringed on the interests of the soldiers of the armed forces. Eliminate harm from the world."

"Before this happened, I thought that morality could restrain many things." Lu Bu sighed and said, "It's a pity that I was wrong, and it was very wrong. There is something I have always wanted to do, but I have never found an opportunity. It can be delayed for a few more days. Now it seems that this matter must be put on the agenda immediately, and you are the only one who can do it after deliberation!"

"But the Marquis of Chu has orders, I will do my best." Zhang Shiping bowed back.

"Arsenal." Lu Bu turned to face him: "Let the ordnance and armor be made by blacksmiths in the market, and the same thing will happen sooner or later. It is better to build an arsenal as soon as possible to provide ordnance and protective gear for the soldiers of the three armies. Leave it to you, are you sure you can finish it?"

Zhang Shiping is very clear that the so-called arsenal may not be small in scale, but it may not be so lucrative if it wants to make a profit.

I also got a lot of benefits from Lu Bu, and there will be more factories to be opened in the future. Lu Bu also promised to hand over all the factories to him. Zhang Shiping replied: "I don't know what the arsenal that Chu Hou wants to build looks like." ?”

"Recruit blacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, and tailors." Lu Bu said, "All these people will be sent to work in the arsenal, and their monthly income will be calculated according to the number of ordnance produced. From now on, all ordnance in the army will be sent from the arsenal. However You have to remember that the military industry is different from ordinary factories, and none of the things sent from there can be shoddy."

(End of this chapter)