Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

If it is governed with care, even if the country may not become rich and prosperous, at least it will not be to the point where there are bandits everywhere and many people live in hardship.

Take Xinyuan County for example. Although there was corruption, the reason was still the policy of Governor Ma. Otherwise, the advantages of the poor Xinyuan County would have made it even more prosperous.

Without thinking about it anymore, I continued to move towards Nanling.

In Xinyuan County, after finding Zhang Chengrong, the second son of the Zhang family, Tao Yunong led two platoons of soldiers and surrounded the Zhang family.

When the doorman came to report, Zhang Xumin was sitting in the hall drinking tea comfortably.

"Master, master, no, something's wrong." When the doorman ran into the hall, he fell to the ground in a panic, and then quickly got up.

Zhang Xumin said in dissatisfaction: "You are so flustered. How can you behave so unbecomingly?"

"Yes, yes." The doorman hurriedly stood in the lobby and adjusted his disordered breathing.

Zhang Xumin asked slowly, "What happened?"

"Sir, there are a lot of soldiers outside and have surrounded the mansion." The doorman felt relieved and said anxiously.

Zhang Xumin stood up from his chair in shock, glared at the gatekeeper, and walked towards the gate with his men, saying as he walked, "Gather all the guards quickly and take up their weapons."

After receiving the order, the butler immediately went to mobilize manpower.

Led by several guards, Zhang Xumin walked out of the gate of the mansion and asked, "Everyone, do you know what this means?"

"What do you mean? You should ask the second young master of your family this question." Tao Yunong smiled coldly.

Hearing this, Zhang Xumin was a little confused: "My son has been under house arrest recently, what can he know?"

Seeing Zhang Xumin like this, Tao Yunong was sure that he was not aware of this matter, otherwise he would not have reacted like this.

"Your Excellency is in a good mood. He robbed the county treasury of two thousand silver dollars, and he can still be so leisurely in the mansion. I really admire him."

Zhang Xumin was very unhappy with Tao Yunong's sarcastic tone, and then he was just angry at his words. He said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? My Chengrong has been staying at home. Don't try to slander him."

Tao Yunong shook his head. In fact, he didn't want to go through so much trouble. He had only been in control of Xinyuan County for a short time and they had not yet been recognized by the majority of the people.

It may not be easy for these big families to accomplish things, but it is very easy for them to cause trouble and incite the people. After all, they have the foundation and background.

Tao Yunong said, "Zhang Chengrong used Zhang Bingquan to defraud Yang Zhi of the warehouse key, and the people who did it were your guards, Zhang Li and Zhang Liang."

"Master Zhang, I don't want to embarrass you, just hand over these three people, otherwise this matter today will not be resolved peacefully."

To be honest, Tao Yunong didn't want to use force. At that time, Fang Jian was not in the county, the court had just been established, and the industrial and commercial system was only in its infancy.

Moreover, with the other two major families around, if chaos occurs, many things done before will be wasted.

Politics is like that, very difficult to build but much easier to destroy.

Seeing Tao Yunong like this, it didn't seem like he was lying. Zhang Xumin felt unsure, wondering if his second son had really done something stupid and done this.

He also had a headache. This matter was really difficult to handle. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xumin lowered his posture and asked, "Can I meet with County Magistrate Fang?"

"The county magistrate went to Nanling three days ago and it will take a few days for him to come back." Tao Yunong shook his head slightly.

Zhang Xumin gritted his teeth and asked, "I can hand over Zhang Li and Zhang Liang to you, but how about letting my son stay in the mansion?"

"Master Zhang, stealing from the warehouse is no small matter. I will arrest your young master and take him to the police station, and his crime must be judged by the court." Tao Yunong said firmly.

Although he didn't want to take action against the Zhang family, if they really wanted to resist arrest, he would have no choice but to take action.

Zhang Xumin narrowed his eyes and became a little angry.

Seeing this, Tao Yunong slowly stepped back to the middle of the soldiers and asked, "Master Zhang, I'll give you another ten minutes if you still don't want to hand over Zhang Chengrong."

"Then we will have no choice but to break in and arrest them. If we encounter resistance, we will kill them immediately."

Seeing that he couldn't convince Zhang Xumin, and that things had come to this point, Tao Yunong had no choice but to act tough.

First of all, we have an army. If they can surrender, we won't have to stay in Xinyuan County. Secondly, we need to establish a court. The law is fair and just.

If someone can escape punishment for stealing from the warehouse just because the other party is a member of the Zhang family, then who will take the law seriously and more people will break the law.

Although taking action would lead to some bad consequences, Tao Yunong did not dare to back down.

Seeing that the soldiers on the opposite side had pulled the bolts of their rifles, Zhang Xumin felt even more unsure. These soldiers were definitely not trying to scare him. If they started fighting...

"Go, bring out the young master, Zhang Li and Zhang Liang." Zhang Xumin ordered.

After giving the order, he sighed and felt that he had failed today.

After being escorted out, Zhang Chengrong was still shouting, "You little slaves, you are rebelling, right? I am the young master, do you want to rebel?"

Seeing Zhang Chengrong like this, Zhang Xumin turned his head away with reluctance, wondering if he had spoiled him too much in the past.

"Dad, Dad, let me go, let me go, what are you going to do?" After seeing Zhang Xumin in the crowd, Zhang Chengrong shouted even louder.

Zhang Xumin sighed: "Chengrong, don't talk nonsense when you get to the police station. I will find a way to save you."

Several soldiers stepped forward, took Zhang Chengrong from the Zhang family's guards, and handcuffed him.

Zhang Chengrong then realized that something was wrong. He begged for mercy in a hurry: "I am the second young master of the Zhang family. I have money. I can give you as much as you want. Please let me go, let me go."

"Dad, please give us the money quickly and ask them to let me go. Quickly." As he spoke, Zhang Chengrong actually started to cry.

He thought that these soldiers were also here to ask for money, and his father was unwilling to give him money, so he handed him over. At this moment, he was extremely frightened and helpless.

Afterwards, Zhang Li and Zhang Liang were also brought out. Zhang Xumin stared at them intently and said word by word, "Do you know what you can and cannot say?"

Zhang Li and Zhang Liang were both strong and had learned some martial arts, but they did not dare to resist under guns.

"We won't say anything nonsense." Hearing Zhang Xumin's instructions, or threat, they both nodded and said in a muffled voice.

Faced with Zhang Xumin's explanation to the two of them, Tao Yunong just looked on coldly and didn't care.

No matter how hard a person's bones are, how many whips can he withstand? Not only whips, but other tortures are also possible. Even an iron man can be made to speak. This is the confidence of a top agent.

Several soldiers came forward and handcuffed Zhang Li and Zhang Liang. Then Tao Yunong waved his hand and wanted to take them away.

Zhang Xumin asked quickly: "Sir, I don't know what happened to my son..."