I want to ruin the country

Yining Road,

"That's right, so I am now going to vigorously rectify the officialdom and social atmosphere, so that the people can feel that there is a way out.

We have done this, so why don't these people come back and cultivate their fields?"

Du Shoutian Road,

"Your Majesty is right. This is a strategy to remove the firewood from under the cauldron."

Yining said again,

"Others are being coerced by bandits. As long as the bandits lose their power, they won't fight for them. Don't you agree?"

Everyone agreed with the emperor's statement and said together,

"Your Majesty!"

Yining continued,

"I estimate that only two or three out of ten bandits here are truly determined to oppose the imperial court to the end.

These people must be completely eradicated, leaving no one alive! As soon as Liu Heita loses power, the others will immediately flee!"

"But they are on the mountain, occupying a natural advantage and commanding the view from above, making it difficult to attack!"

Yining laughed loudly.

"That's because they haven't encountered us. Their natural defenses are vulnerable in my eyes!

Believe it or not, if I lead the army to suppress Liu Heita, once the army arrives, it will be like pouring boiling water and pouring snow on them. In a day at most, they will definitely collapse!"

"Your Majesty, is it really as you said?"

Yining Road,

"Otherwise I'll go and kill you!"

Lin Zexu, Du Shoutian and Seng Linqin waved their hands hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not. Our Great Qing army is strong and powerful, with numerous generals. There is no need for Your Majesty to lead the charge. If that is the case, what use would we be to you?"

Yining said happily,

"I didn't really want to go. They're just a few thieves. If I went, I would really give them face.

Master Monk, please listen to my instructions. I will ensure that you can complete the task before the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

"Your Majesty, please give me instructions!"

Yining Road,

"First, I will issue a notice to reassure the people. The nationwide campaign to suppress the bandits must be launched. We must first get the overall situation under control.

We must separate the good people from the bandits, isolate the bandits, and make them live in constant fear.

This is psychological warfare, also known as defeating the enemy without fighting!

In this way, some bandits who were coerced or had weak wills would secretly come and surrender.

Remember, you must forgive the bandits who have not done anything evil. Otherwise, forcing them to become hardcore bandits will be ineffective.

The remaining large group of bandits used their absolute superior force to surround them first and not let any of them escape.

Then bombard them with bazookas and heartless artillery until they surrender.

After a large group of bandits is wiped out, some small groups of bandits may escape into the mountains and fight guerrilla warfare.

At that point, sending a large force would be like using anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes—a waste of resources!"

Several people were stunned when they heard this. What is an anti-aircraft gun?

Yining was so happy that he started to talk nonsense, so he had to laugh and say,

"The anti-aircraft gun is a type of cannon I'm currently designing, and it hasn't been manufactured yet!"

Everyone understood, and Senglin asked,

"So what if they're just a small group of bandits?"

“At that point, you’re just small stake against small stake.

The large force outside surrounded them but did not attack, preventing them from escaping.

Then, organize a strong team of 20 to 30 or even a dozen people to chase them and beat them up.

We are chasing them so hard that they have no way to escape, but we have strong logistical support and can replenish troops and supplies in time.

And if they die, they will lose one, and if they eat one bite, they will lose one bite. In ten days or half a month, how can they not be defeated? "

After listening to this, Senglinqin was enlightened.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to be an expert in suppressing bandits!

With that said, I'm confident I can complete the task by Mid-Autumn Festival!"

Yining smiled secretly in his heart. He had watched the movies and TV series such as The Wulong Mountain Bandit Suppression Chronicles and The Southwest Bandit Suppression Chronicles countless times. They were all adapted from real bandit suppression stories.

Can these petty thieves and bandits today be compared with the bandits and Chiang Kai-shek's gang at that time?

Yining Road,

"From now on, all new weapons manufactured by the Ministry of War will be allocated to you. Once you are fully prepared, come and request permission to dispatch the troops!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yining said again,

"Leave Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan to Zeng Zhenfan, and Hubei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia to You Zongtang to let their new troops practice!

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, if you can wipe out the large bandits in the five provinces of Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, and Jiangsu, I will consider you a great achievement."

"I accept the decree!"

Yining Road,

"After the Central Plains are pacified, we will then clear out the Northeast and Chahar areas.

The horse bandits also used the method of small groups against small groups, first mobilizing the general public in the area to serve as spies.

As long as you get the news about the horse bandits as soon as possible, you should stick to them and not give them any chance to breathe.

Hit them close to them, hit them by sticking to them, and bombard them with artillery fire when you find them.

Let them run around in a hurry, have no food when hungry, no water when thirsty, and no medicine when sick.

As time goes on, they will have no way out, no way to escape, and no way out except surrender!"

"Your Majesty, now that you have said this, I am even more confident that the court will win!"

Yining said with a gloomy face,

"Wait a moment, Master Monk, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

"Your Majesty, please give your instructions!"

Yining said solemnly,

"We are suppressing bandits. You must remember that you must not disturb the people and you must not kill innocent people to claim credit for your achievements!

If I discover a case of this, the relationship between us as king and subject will end, and I will take your head first!"

Seng Linqin suddenly felt a chill on his back. Killing innocent people and claiming credit for their achievements on the battlefield was not uncommon.

But looking at the emperor's current behavior, he really has deep feelings for the people, and always puts the interests of the people first no matter what.

The scene of everyone standing in the rain with the emperor because of the poor relief efforts for the disaster victims seems as if it were yesterday, and the monks and relatives cannot forget it.

It seems that if I really made a mistake, the emperor would tear off my seven and a half pound head without hesitation.

While he was thinking, Yining handed him a piece of paper.

"Master Monk, these are the three major disciplines and eight points of attention that I have written. I want you to follow them to the letter. Can you do it?"

Senglin took it and read it, then nodded solemnly.

"can!"

"Alright, when the time comes to go, I have a magic bag for you. Follow my instructions!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

After finishing the discussion on suppressing the bandits, Yining said,

"I propose the design of a Ministry of National Security. Here is some information for you to take a look at first."

Then, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense handed out two pieces of paper to each person, which stated the nature of the Ministry of National Security, why the Ministry of National Security was established, etc.

After a while, Yining saw everyone looking up and said,

"Everyone has seen it, do you have any questions?"

After reading it, Lin Zexu basically understood that the so-called Ministry of State Security was equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's East Factory, West Factory and Embroidered Uniform Guard combined.

In fact, there are also some in Daqing, for example, the legendary blood dropper and sticky rod have the same properties.

It’s just that the functions assigned to the Ministry of State Security by the Emperor seem to be more numerous and broader than those departments, and have risen to the level of national security.

But no matter what, it is much better to set up such a department openly than to do it secretly.