Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

Chapter 449: Fear Day and Night

The Black Dragon Stronghold was wiped out, and the remaining bandits on the mountain were tied up like strings of dumplings and taken down.

A large number of valuable items such as gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings were also sent back to the army and recorded.

County Magistrate Yao also sent people from the county government to help, and it took two full days to move everything.

When Zhao Mingyuan led his men to sort out and count the supplies, they found several account books and a personal seal wrapped in cloth under the gold bars.

After he opened it and looked through it for a while, an expression of disbelief and anger appeared on his face.

No wonder Ma Dahong is so arrogant! No wonder Ma Dahong can evade arrest every time. It turns out that there is an insider who is tipping him off.

Haha, he will never let this thief go! Just wait and see.

Zhao Mingyuan also fulfilled his previous words and allocated a small amount of supplies to the county government, allowing the Liuguan Town County Government to take a brief breather.

At least the monthly wages for the yamen runners can be reissued, and the extra money can be used to repair the city walls and the roads in Liuguan Town.

County Magistrate Yao was so happy that he wanted to sing and dance as he went back.

Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help laughing as he watched County Magistrate Yao's receding back.

After the property was put into storage, Zhao Mingyuan also specially allocated a small amount of funds to the nursery in Liuguan Town.

In addition, each member of the Zhao family army who followed to suppress the bandits was given an extra amount of silver as a reward.

Although the Zhao family army is loyal, brave and capable, Zhao Mingyuan still does not want the Zhao family army to suffer any loss.

This money does not go into the military treasury.

As for Ma Dahong, there was no need to continue interrogating him. The village had already been breached, so what was the use of him as the leader?

The next step is to deal with the people in the copycat group.

First of all, Ma Dahong was bound to be executed. As for his wife Men and servant Li Jin, they were sentenced to three years in prison as accomplices.

Their children were first sent to an orphanage in Liuguan Town.

The rest of the people in the stronghold were directly imprisoned. As for the women who were kidnapped, their whereabouts were found out. If they were willing to go back, they would be sent home. Zhao Mingyuan would decide to compensate each of them with ten taels of silver.

Those who did not want to go back could go to the orphanage to take care of lost children, which was a place for them to stay.

Liu Sanzhu had avenged his great hatred without hurting anyone. Now he was alone, so he followed Zhao Mingyuan and joined the Zhao family army.

The military now has sufficient funds in its account, but if it wants to avoid being constrained in the future, it must learn to be self-sufficient.

The potatoes Xiao Wan sent were the first step towards self-sufficiency.

The potato seedlings were growing well. The soldiers watched as the bandits, under the guidance of Chen Xin and others, had grown the seedlings fully upright. They looked so vibrant that they were filled with joy.

Zhao Mingyuan was full of anticipation, and he was looking forward to meeting Xiao Wan as soon as possible.

The punishment for Ma Dahong has been decided, but he has not been executed yet.

Some people couldn't sit still and were extremely anxious, not understanding why Ma Daha hadn't been dealt with yet.

This person is General Liu!

Most of his power in the army had been taken away by Zhao Mingyuan, and he no longer knew much about military affairs.

Ever since he heard a few days ago that Ma Dahong was arrested and the Black Dragon Stronghold was destroyed, General Liu has been unable to sleep or eat.

When was Ma Dahang arrested? How come I haven't heard any news about it?

Zhao Mingyuan did a great job of keeping secrets!

No, once Ma Dahang is arrested, you must not give him up.

Over the years, Ma Dahong, as the bandit leader of Liuguan Town, was able to repeatedly evade patrols and arrests by the border troops and the county government. Later, he even refused County Magistrate Yao's request for assistance in the arrest, under the pretext of being busy with military affairs. It was General Liu who was giving Ma Dahong instructions behind the scenes.

Over the years, Ma Dahong has given General Liu many gifts, including antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold bars and silver notes. I don't know how many he has given him.

He couldn't guarantee whether Ma Dahong had left any backup plan to guard against him, but he had a token in Ma Dahong's hand.

It's his personal seal!

If Ma Dahang confessed and had evidence in his hands, he didn't know what would happen to him.

With Zhao Mingyuan's temper, he would not tolerate any sand in his eyes and would definitely arrest himself.

The lightest punishment is dismissal from office, and the worst is possible death.

General Liu thought about this and broke out in a cold sweat, lamenting in his heart that his life was over!

After Ma Dahong was arrested, he was sentenced to be executed on a later date. General Liu was worried day and night, wanting to know when Ma Dahong would be executed.

He has been through a lot during this period.