Half a month later, the malignant Pan family and more than a dozen bandits in Hanzhong County were finally wiped out, and Zhao Yuntai Shici also returned to Nanzheng with astonishing supplies.

The meeting hall of the county guard's mansion, the county magistrates of the nine counties, the county magistrates, the county lieutenants, including Liu Zhang's generals and counselors all gathered here.

"Everyone, I called you here today because I have something to announce to you!"

The others were fairly calm, but the county magistrates of these nine counties were restless. They had heard about what happened some time ago, so they naturally knew that Liu Zhang would definitely start making drastic changes today!

"Panzhou, you must all know that this thief colluded with the bandits and tried to seize the military resources allocated by the Governor's Mansion! Fortunately, the military adviser Jia Xu discovered it in time and designed to smash the conspiracy of this traitor! It was a blessing in disguise, and it was a disaster for the mountain in Hanzhong County for many years. The bandits have finally been wiped out! From then on, there will be no more bandits in Hanzhong County!"

Everyone bowed down to Liu Zhang and praised Liu Zhang.

"Your Majesty the Prefect is wise and has eradicated two evils for Hanzhong County in one fell swoop!"

Liu Zhang chuckled, glanced over the crowd, and found that some people were already sweating profusely!

"I believe the voice of most of you, but there should be a small number of people who don't think so?"

As soon as Liu Zhang said this, the room fell into silence again, and everyone held their breath.

"Mianyang County Magistrate, Baozhong County Magistrate."

Hearing being called by Liu Zhang, the two got up quickly.

"Master Taishou."

"Are you two guilty?"

As soon as the two heard it, they fell to their knees and cried non-stop.

"Master Taishou, I have been wronged!"

"Yes! Lord Prefect, we have been wronged!"

Liu Zhang sneered a few times, and threw the bamboo slips in front of the two of them.

"Look for yourself, this was found in Pan's house and Bandit Village."

The two quickly picked up the bamboo slips on the ground, and after flipping through them, they slumped down on the ground, and one of them even passed out!

"Forgive me! Lord Taishou, please forgive me!"

"Forgive me? I'll spare you two lives, who will spare the lives of those murdered people? Pull them out and behead them!"

Liu Zhang was about to use these two people to show his prestige, how could he spare their lives! The soldiers went straight into the house and dragged the two out.

Not long after, two bloody heads were brought in, who else were they!

The other seven county magistrates were already fidgeting, and no one was sure whether Liu Zhang would punish them with another trumped-up charge!

"Okay, the rest of the county magistrates don't need to panic. I, Liu Zhang, will never take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents! As long as you do your best, don't practice favoritism, corrupt the law, and I will never do anything to you!"

Having said all this, the other seven county magistrates naturally felt a little relieved.

"We will enforce the law impartially and follow the orders of the prefect!"

It was their attitude that Liu Zhang was waiting for, and he finally showed a satisfied smile.

"Okay, it's getting late, all county magistrates, go back first!"

The seven county magistrates were relieved, without any nostalgia, and even walked out a little crowded.

After the seven people walked out, the meeting hall was not so crowded, only a few people under Liu Zhang's command and the county lieutenant and county magistrate were left.

"Ziyi, tell me about your results, I'm looking forward to it!"

Since returning to Nanzheng, Tai Shici's mouth has not closed, it must be shocking!

"My lord, these camps have seized a total of 150,000 stones of grain and grass, and a total of more than one million pieces of gold, silver and jewelry!" Liu Zhang nodded, not too surprised by this figure. One million dollars, that is, so-so.

"What about you? The Pan family shouldn't be that poor, right?"

Watching Dian Wei keep opening his mouth and laughing, Liu Zhang knew that his harvest must be more abundant.

"My lord, this Pan family is really rich. There are so many lands and houses! There are too many details, I can't figure it out! In short, it is no worse than what the Wei family gave us!"

Not less than five thousand gold! Liu Zhang's cheeks couldn't help twitching! Panzhou has sucked so much blood from Hanzhong County!

"Okay! You deserve a lot of credit! Han Sheng, how many people did the bandits capture?"

Huang Zhong always had a smile on his lips, and when Liu Zhang asked him, he hurriedly cupped his hands and reported.

"My lord, a total of more than 25,000 people have been captured, more than 200 people have been killed, and the rest are being imprisoned."

Liu Zhang was very satisfied with the result, and couldn't help but look at Jia Xu with relief.

"Wenhe, it's thanks to you this time!"

Jia Xu didn't take the credit for being arrogant, but just smiled modestly, taking the credit.

Xu Huang hesitated for a moment, then stood up and expressed his thoughts.

"My lord, I have a proposal at the end. Most of these bandits are young and strong, why not recruit them, and save the trouble of recruiting soldiers!"

Xu Huang's proposal is very good. These people are used to being bandits, and they must not be released, otherwise they will take over the mountain again and become kings again.

But if you don't let them go, you can't keep them in vain and let them waste food and money. Incorporation is indeed the best choice.

"Yes, Gongming's words are not a solution. But we are the regular army of the imperial court, so we still need to recruit troops in various counties." Xu Huang was also depressed, and he did not expect his well-thought-out plan to be directly rejected by Liu Zhang.

"Gongming doesn't have to be like this. I didn't say not to recruit them at all! Come on, your display of power on the battlefield this time has deeply frightened these bandits. You and Gongming can choose among the more than 20,000 people. You choose one of them." The 5,000 people who are the most hard-covered will be incorporated into the Wuwei Battalion."

Xu Huang's eyes lit up, and he regained his fighting spirit in an instant.

"Yes, the last general takes orders!"

Instead, Dian Wei looked at Liu Zhang with some doubts,

"My lord, isn't the Wuwei camp only allowed to expand to 5,000 people?"

Liu Zhang didn't pay attention to him, but gave him a very disgusted look, and Xu Huang quickly pulled him aside when he saw this.

"Brother Zini!"

Hearing Liu Zhang's call, Guo Yuan also came out.

"My lord."

"Zini, Mianyang and Nanzheng are the most famous places in the Hanzhong Plain. I have already killed the magistrate of Mianyang, so you will take over as the magistrate of Mianyang and start farming in Mianyang at the same time!"

"Thank you, my lord, I will not disgrace my life!"

Guoyuan was shocked, he did not expect that he was the first to be promoted to a noble.

"My lord, can the remaining 20,000 bandits be handed over to me? I want them to be the first batch of farmers in Mianyang."

Of course Liu Zhang would not refuse, even he had that intention.

"Of course, I'll give them to you if you don't tell me! I don't want to feed these 20,000 mouths for nothing!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

Satisfied, Guoyuan retreated directly to the team.

"Everyone, after this war, the hidden dangers in Hanzhong have been eliminated. In order to thank you, I will buy a mansion in Nanzheng and give it to you, and there will be rewards for you!"

When everyone heard that not only the mansion was rewarded, but also other rewards, they naturally smiled and expressed their thanks to Liu Zhang.

"Thank you, my lord!"

"Thank you, Lord Prefect!"

(end of this chapter)

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