Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty One Judgment Assembly
After appointing officials, Tang Ao left behind the governor Zeng Tong and the chief minister Han Ce, "Two gentlemen, everything is in ruins now. There are many things left for us to do. Can the government agencies operate smoothly?
Whether you can win the sincere support of the people or not, the heavy burden will fall on you."
Both Zeng Tong and Han Ce were happy and a little nervous about Tang Ao's high hopes.
I am happy because Tang Ao values him. He has made it clear that he will not interfere with government affairs unless necessary. This means that they have greater autonomy and can realize their own ideas and concepts as soon as possible. This is
What they dream about.
They were nervous because they were worried that they could not do these things well and would eventually disappoint Tang Ao. If this was the case, they would really die.
"Your Highness, you can't just ignore us now. You have to give us advice from time to time." Zeng Tong made a request and looked at Tang Ao expectantly.
"You don't need to tell me this. I also know what to do. After all, this is Jizhou. Well, let's hold a public trial first and bring Zhou He, Hou Difu, Xu Teng and others to trial.
The common people will expose their true colors and then punish them. This can win over the people more quickly, and everything in the future will be easier to handle. First stabilize Jizhou, and then spread our influence outwards. The entire Jizhou has ten counties and forty counties.
Liucheng County, they not only need to be under our control in name, but also in fact."
Zeng Tong and Han Ce were deeply convinced by Tang Ao's words. The two of them nodded repeatedly, indicating that they would prepare for the trial meeting immediately and collect the people's support first.
The two gentlemen went to get busy and prepare, while Tang Ao went straight to the military camp. A powerful army is the most important thing in troubled times. If safety cannot be guaranteed, no matter how many troops there are,
Wealth is nothing more than making wedding clothes for others.
In the military camp, Tang Ao called the generals and took out the training outline he had formulated.
The outline stipulates that soldiers get up at 5:30 in the morning, put 20 kilograms of weight on each person, and run 5,000 meters.
Take a break at seven o'clock to eat and clean up.
Eight points of physical training. These include iron weights, squat jumps, push-ups, sit-ups, horizontal and parallel bar training, 500-meter obstacle course, etc. These events were once carried out at the Zhongguo Palace in Daliang City, and are now considered
With experience, the blacksmiths have already prepared whatever equipment is needed.
Break for dinner at eleven o'clock, one table for ten people, three dishes and one soup, one meat and two vegetarian, enough rice and noodles.
Study culture for one hour at twelve o'clock. Tang Ao has always believed that an army without culture is a backward army and will inevitably be eliminated one day.
At 1 p.m., formation training, cavalry sprint training, infantry versus cavalry defense training, siege training, long-distance walking training, long-range rapid strike training, military posture training, archery training, night combat training, encirclement and division of enemy troops, catapult training
Precision training, rescue training, decapitation training, etc.
Half an hour after dinner, continue to run 5,000 meters with a weight of 20 kilograms, and then add another dinner, then study culture for half an hour, turn off the lights and rest.
The training outline appeared, and it was all preparations to train an elite division. It is no exaggeration to say that once the training is completed, with the same number of people, no one will be the opponent of the New Jizhou Army.
Tang Ao wanted to train elite troops, which was what all the generals wanted to see. Everyone was excited for a while, and they longed to one day lead an elite division to kill everyone.
The request was made, and in order to achieve this goal, Tang Ao gave good enough conditions. For example, four meals a day, full meals for every meal, and meat for three meals. This is a treatment that other armies do not have at all. Not to mention,
Once you become an official Jizhou Army, you will receive a monthly salary of five taels of silver. If you become an elite division with a special designation, even ordinary soldiers will receive a monthly salary of eighty taels of silver.
This kind of treatment is far beyond the reach of even the most majestic Golden Armored Guard in the world.
Of course, with such good treatment, the requirements for soldiers will naturally be higher. According to Tang Ao, soldiers will undergo training assessments every month. If their physical fitness and tactics are not up to standard, their monthly salary will be halved next month.
If you still fail the test next month, you will have to consider withdrawing from military service.
All the generals recognize this. Without pressure, there is no motivation. After receiving so many benefits, if you are still unable to become an elite division, then there is no need to stay in the army.
"Your Highness, what should we do with the prisoners?" Feng Xun saw that Tang Ao had finished setting the rules, and then brought up the matter of the prisoners.
Speaking of prisoners, this is already a large group. After three battles along the way, a total of 8,000 prisoners were captured. If they are not properly placed, problems can easily occur. But it is not a small group placed in the military camp every day.
After all, these eight thousand people consume a lot of things every day. They also need to send troops to guard them. It's okay if the time is short, but it will be a drag if the time is long.
"Well, I have already planned this matter. All prisoners must perform hard labor to make up for the mistakes they have committed. As for the time, it is based on their personal performance, with half a month as the minimum and no upper limit. Performance
Okay, we can consider releasing them early and giving them a chance to choose again. Those who are physically qualified and willing to join the army will be assessed. Those who are unwilling to join the army will be given 20 taels of travel expenses each and just leave."
There are eight thousand prisoners, among whom the forces are divided into three groups. It is impossible to treat them equally, and it is impossible to imprison them all until they die. If a person does not give them any hope, he will probably do something
Some extreme things are coming. Now that even Tang Ao himself has not established a firm foothold, he naturally does not want to involve too much energy due to internal problems. It is necessary to give them a hope. Maybe among these prisoners, there will be
What if some good seedlings appear and can be used for their use?
As for some stubborn people who are too lazy to cook and don't behave well, just keep them locked up and let them work. In Tang Ao's eyes, there are too many things in Jizhou that need to be reformed, among which the physical strength is needed
But there are quite a few.
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After only two days of preparation, with the preparations of Zhizhou Zengtong and Changshi Hance, the trial conference started in full swing in the largest square in Jicheng City.
This is said to be in full swing simply because too many people came to participate in the trial conference. Nearly 80% of the people in the city came, old and young. They all wanted to see what kind of conference they had never heard of.
What does it mean?
Jicheng City has a population of 100,000, and about 50,000 people came. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a trial meeting, a public trial of the Grand Duke, or a criticism meeting began.
This novel assembly, which everyone has never seen before, started with a fat woman kneeling on her knees and shouting, Lord Qingtian, asking you to bring justice to the slave family. This woman was accusing Zhou He, the former magistrate of Jizhou, and she was talking about
He took his youngest daughter as a concubine by force, and because he refused to take it away, he filed a lawsuit on the grounds that her daughter died in Zhizhou Prefecture a few days later.
The new magistrate Zeng Tong sat behind a large wooden table and listened carefully to the woman's accusation. Then one by one the witnesses who had been arranged long ago came on stage. Faced with sufficient witness and material evidence, Zhou He was allowed to quibble again.
Shi Ye could only lower his head and say sorry.
The dignified magistrate of a state actually apologized to a quarrelsome commoner. This scene made many people gape.
Since ancient times, hasn't it been said that the people do not fight against the officials? And scholars are disciples of saints, so they have always been a superior existence. Even in the court, there is a saying that the punishment cannot be punished by the officials. Even if they really committed some crime,
I won't admit my mistake to you, a commoner, let alone in public.
But such a thing really happened. In addition to the sufficient preparations of Zeng Tong and Han Ce, this was also related to Zhou He's cooperation.
Even if Zhou He doesn't cooperate, Zeng Tong and Han Ce have already made it clear to him that if he pleads guilty and has a good attitude, although he will not escape the death penalty, his family will not be affected too much and will only have to serve three years of hard labor.
Yes. And if he doesn't cooperate, he will be punished with the crime of assassinating the current prince, which will destroy the nine tribes.
In order for his family to survive, Zhou He finally lowered his head, resulting in such a heart-warming scene.
The woman retreated, followed by a lame old man. He was suing the former Jizhou General Soldier Hou Difu. According to him, he was originally a Jizhou soldier. Later, he accidentally injured his leg during training. According to the court regulations,
, a compensation of at least five taels of silver should be given. But even this insignificant five taels of silver was corrupted by Hou Difu, so that in order to survive, the old man had to beg for food in Jizhou City.
In fact, many people in the city know this beggar old man. From this, it can be seen that the people Zeng Tong and Han Ce are looking for are typical to a certain extent, which means they are more convincing.
Women and old men got off to a good start, and influenced by it, many people are also thinking about whether to stand up and accuse these corrupt officials.
While they were hesitating, everyone saw that the woman had received 20 taels of silver as compensation for her daughter. After seeing the old man take away 5 taels of compensation, someone with the courage finally stood up and started accusing them one by one.
The guilt of the sinner.
At this point, the trial conference has entered a climax. Amid the excitement and anger, more and more people have come forward and told all their years of frustration. Anyone who has clear facts and can provide evidence will be re-elected.
Zhizhou received compensation of silver in his hands. Of course, there were also some who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble or take advantage. Without evidence, they not only received nothing, but were also warned by the soldiers.
The trial meeting lasted for three full days, and the people were finally compensated with thirty-seven thousand taels of silver. The magistrate Zeng Tong announced the death penalty for Zhou He and Hou Difu, and executed them on the spot.
Two political and military leaders who had dominated Jizhou for many years were beheaded in front of everyone. When the blood spattered, countless people knelt on the ground and cried again.
Laughing again, that is, remembering the grievances of the past and crying with sadness, but also laughing with joy that someone is now upholding justice for them.
