Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"Fuck you!" A soldier punched the boy. The boy was in pain, but he didn't let go. Instead, he bit the soldier's arm.

The soldier immediately screamed, and several others quickly surrounded him and brutally pulled the boy away.

Then he punched and kicked the boy.

Seeing this, the father behind quickly rushed over to protect his child.

While fighting, one of the soldiers cursed angrily: "We are fighting now, and we are following the imperial court's order to requisition food, and even dare to disobey the imperial court's order, you don't want to live!"

Zhao Ning looked for his reputation, looked at the scene in front of him, and then looked at the clothes those soldiers were wearing. Isn't that the forbidden army?

That's really the forbidden army!

The Forbidden Army in the late Northern Song Dynasty really had this virtue.

In other words, a considerable part of the Forbidden Army is like this.

After Song Huizong's reign, the Forbidden Army was basically abolished.

Of course, there are really good seedlings, such as people like Jing Chao, but compared to the whole, there are not many.

It is clearly recorded in the history books that when the Jin army besieged the city of Tokyo for the second time, some of the forbidden army did not defend the city, and took advantage of the chaos to rob the people, no different from bandits.

Seeing such a scene, Zhao Ning immediately said angrily: "It's unreasonable! Jing Chao, you take someone to capture those people!"

"Yes!"

It is so convenient to have someone like Jing Chao now.

Gao Qiu asked him to do easy work such as intelligence and house raids, because he was old after all.

Jing Chao rushed over with a dozen guards and captured the soldiers.

One of them was chatting and laughing: "Hey, my own! My own! We are also the forbidden army! We are the infantry division of the guards' army!"

The infantry division of the guards' pro-army, one of the three yamen, also belongs to the imperial army.

Jing Chao said sternly: "Shut up!"

At this time, Zhao Ning had already brought someone over.

The crowd of onlookers gradually increased.

Zhao Ning got off the horse, walked up to the injured boy, and was about to help him up. The boy was obviously a little scared, and shrank into his father's arms.

When the man saw Zhao Ning's clothes and saw the people who came with him, he knew that Zhao Ning was a big man, so he quickly picked up his son and took two steps back.

This feeling of being feared is actually unfamiliar to people in the 21st century, and it is not very good.

But he had to admit the fact that he was the emperor now, and it was reasonable for others to fear him.

"Are you okay?"

The boy shook his head sensibly: "It's okay."

He is only 12 years old. In the 21st century, he is almost in the first grade of middle school?

It is the age to be cared for by parents and teachers.

He thought again of the girl he had seen at the window just now.

When the war comes, it is the people of Li who suffer in the end!

Zhao Ning touched his head and said with a smile, "You are very brave."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and looked at the soldiers of the Imperial Army, the smile on his face disappeared, and he was as gloomy as ice.

"This is His Majesty!"

When the soldiers of the Imperial Guard heard this, they quickly knelt on the ground, trembling all over, obviously frightened.

(People other than the officials of the Song Dynasty saw the emperor, and they could kneel if they wanted to, and they didn’t have to kneel if they didn’t want to. The degree of freedom is very high)

They tremblingly said: "See Your Majesty!"

"Who told you to rob the common people here?" Zhao Ning said angrily in a low tone.

There were eight people in total, and eight people robbed the family's things.

They faltered, with cold sweat on their foreheads.

"Say! Who told you to do it!"

Chapter 18

Just now, Zhao Ning was still thinking that the people's hearts would be available. At this time, great unity will definitely be able to defend the city of Tokyo.

As a result, he was slapped in the face in an instant!

"Report...Report to Your Majesty, we...We also received orders from above to collect food."

Collect food?

Do you fucking think that I don't know the difference between solicitation and robbery?

What do you call collecting food?

Zhao Ning glanced at Zhang Shuye, Zhang Shuye said calmly, "Your Majesty, I haven't announced yet that I want to ask the common people to raise food."

In fact, the government is indeed short of food. It seems that issuing an edict to raise food from the people is the best way.

But that only seems.

The act of raising food is not a matter of mathematics. It is not that after counting the numbers and people, you can see the food regularly.

This is not playing games, and the system is not giving you a fixed amount of food with a few clicks of the mouse.

It is not a mathematical problem, but a sociological problem.

Once the imperial court announces to collect food from the common people, there will inevitably be a lot of officials and military masters who will take advantage of the chaos to loot.

For example, your edict says that each family only collects 20 catties of grain. Believe it or not, those bastards will immediately come up with a hundred excuses for not repeating the same, and each family will charge twice as much.

Finally, let me tell you, Your Majesty, the people are poor, and each family can only give 10 catties. I tried my best!

For example, it looks like this.

Now it is defending the city, if the common people in the interior are beaten first, and the Jin people do not attack, the common people will rebel first.

Think about it, did Emperor Chongzhen end up like this?

Chongzhen's "three rates" are the last three mountains that crushed the camel.

Therefore, the imperial court cannot order food collection at will.

What should I do?

What else can I do, I can only buy it with money!

This is the role of money, which can be standardized and registered in the register for easy review.

One of the Imperial Guard soldiers said: "It's Zhang Dutou, it was Zhang Dutou who informed us to collect food."

Zhang Shuye hurriedly said, "What's the name of Zhang Dutou you mentioned?"

"My name is Zhang Jingwen, we belong to the Tianwu Army."

The Imperial Army of the Northern Song Dynasty consisted of upper, middle and lower armies.

And the Shang Army has the "Pengri, Tianwu, Longwei, and Shenwei" Fourth Army. This is the Upper Fourth Army, and almost all of the Upper Fourth Army are stationed in Gyeonggi.

Zhang Shuye said: "Your Majesty, I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Zhao Ning didn't bother to ask any more questions, so he waved his hand and said, "Come here, push these eight people to the south gate and behead them, and spread the word to the whole city as a warning!"

When the eight people heard this, they kowtowed in fright: "Your Majesty, have mercy! Your Majesty, have mercy!"

Jing Chao: Good guy, are officials addicted to killing people?Forget it, we are just a tool to kill people.

Without hesitation, he immediately had these people tied up.

After killing Xu Bingzhe outside the Chui Gong Hall last time, Jing Chao seemed to have opened the door to a new world.

The people around all clapped their hands and applauded.

Soon they arrived at the South City Gate, where Guo Jing was killed a few days ago.

As soon as the emperor arrived, the defenders at the south gate cheered up.

The guard Zhang Bofen came up immediately: "The official's Sheng'an."

"I'm safe."

As soon as Zhao Ning arrived at the top of the city, he said loudly: "Boys, you have worked hard. I know it is difficult for everyone to defend the city here in this weather! Today I will personally bring people over to give everyone a salary!"

As soon as the emperor said this, the audience was in an uproar.

A boy of seventeen or eighteen suddenly laughed excitedly and shouted loudly: "Long live my emperor!"

When he shouted like this, the people around him also shouted loudly: "Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The sound became higher and higher, and the atmosphere at the top of the city changed instantly.

Many people had joyful smiles on their frostbitten faces.

Some older people said in their hearts: Finally, the family can buy two more catties of rice.

Zhao Ning raised his hand and pressed down, and his voice slowly calmed down.

He strode over, took the ax in Zhang Bofen's hand, and slashed at the lock of the box with one axe.

He almost used all his strength, and the lock was torn from the wooden box by brute force.

In full view, he opened the wooden box.

Then he said: "This is what you deserve. I assure you that the imperial court will not default on your salaries in the future!"

To ensure the most basic enthusiasm of employees, you must first ensure the most basic living requirements of employees.

Immediately after the emperor's show ended, there was a huge wave of people's hearts, and it almost exploded.

Next, Zhang Shuye arranged for those defenders to come and collect the money one by one.

The social status of the Imperial Army soldiers was too low in the past, and this was the first time they felt this kind of treatment.

After the money is distributed and the good deeds are done, it's time to stand up.

The combination of grace and power is the way of an emperor!

Zhao Ning glanced coldly at the other side, and the eight people were dragged up, knelt down at the south gate, and screamed miserably.

The guards of the tower looked at this side in amazement.

Zhang Shuye stood up and said loudly: "These eight people took advantage of the chaos to rob the people of food in the city. According to the military law, they should be beheaded!"

His voice echoed in the city.

Jing Chao gave an order, and the guards below raised their knives and dropped them. Five heads rolled down, and the other three were only cut in half, and they were not dead.

He hurriedly made a knife, and then the head rolled down, and blood sprayed all over the ground.

"Send these eight heads to all directions as a warning!"

"Yes!"

A special person took the eight heads down and sent them to the four cities, and declared their crimes to the entire army.

For a moment, some ghosts and monsters were all shocked.

"Gao Qiu."

"The minister is here."

"Send the Imperial City Secretary to investigate in the city to see where there are still soldiers who rob the common people of food at will."

"Yes, the officials don't worry, I will do it now."

Ever since the second spring came, Gao Qiu's waist was no longer sore, and his legs were no longer hurting. Last night, he dreamed that after Jin Jun left, he returned to the court to dominate the field.

After Gao Qiu left, Zhao Ning took a look at the Jin Army camp from above the city wall.

He asked: "When did the Jin army attack the city last time, I forgot."

Zhang Shuye said: "Officials, the last time the city was attacked was five days ago."

five days ago?

Zhao Ning didn't say much, he took a look at the defense of the city tower, and indeed his mental state was a little different from a few days ago.