I want to ruin the country

After the three people kowtowed, Ding Laoshi told the story again, and Liu Yunlong laughed out loud.

"Okay, okay, Ding Laoshi, no matter whether they surrender in the end or not, you have made a contribution. This general will remember you."

Several people kowtowed quickly.

"Thank you, General!"

Liu Yunlong corrected,

"I'm not a general. It doesn't take a general's hand to eliminate a few thieves. You can just call me General Liu!

Qiao Mantun, do you think you can persuade Wang Fuchang to surrender?

Qiao Mantun replied,

"General, Chief Wang is not a bad man. He went up the mountain to become a bandit because he was forced to do so. I think I have a 70% chance of convincing him to come down the mountain and surrender!"

Liu Yunlong said,

"Okay, just go back.

Tell Wang Fuchang that I will wait until the hour of Mao tomorrow morning.

If I can't see him by then, I will go up the mountain to fight.

By then, everything will be destroyed and it will be too late to regret!"

Qiao Mantun said,

"General, are you really willing to let bygones be bygones?"

Liu Yunlong said,

"I understand your situation. If there are indeed no casualties, we can let bygones be bygones!

But you have to wait until this general posts the notice, and only if you don't file a complaint within three days will it count, understand?"

Qiao Mantun said quickly,

"Understand, understand, we absolutely won't kill anyone!"

Liu Yunlong said,

"Okay, go ahead. Regardless of whether you succeed or not, you must come see me tomorrow. Don't get into a fight with Wang Fuchang. Your own safety is the most important thing!"

Qiao Mantun didn't expect that others were so concerned about his safety, so he hurriedly thanked them.

"Thank you for your concern, General!"

Qiao Mantun said goodbye to everyone and went back to the mountain!

Liu Yunlong found a place for Qiao Si and Ding Laoshi to rest.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Liu Yunlong finished his breakfast early and went to the tent to wait.

Qiao Si and Ding Laoshi arrived at the foot of the mountain and looked up.

It was almost eight o'clock when several people came down the mountain, holding swords high above their heads.

When they got closer, they saw Qiao Mantun, Wang Fuchang and others.

The soldiers collected their weapons and brought them to the central camp.

The matter is very simple, Liu Yunlong accepted their surrender!

Liu Yunlong and the local magistrate followed them to the mountain, collected some of the things stored there, and burned dozens of dilapidated houses.

Someone asked why it was burned.

This is to prevent bandits from settling here and gathering in the mountains again.

The magistrate testified for Wang Fuchang and the others, saying that they had not committed any murder, which met the emperor's condition of letting bygones be bygones.

When Liu Yunlong saw that Wang Fuchang was tall and handsome, and had a heroic spirit, he asked him what his future plans were.

Wang Fuchang was very lonely.

"General, I have learned martial arts since I was young, and I really have no other means of making a living.

If all else fails, just wander around the world and perform martial arts to make a living!"

Liu Yunlong laughed out loud.

"Wandering around, drifting from place to place, hungry one day and full the next, is no long-term solution.

Instead of learning the arts of literature and martial arts and selling them to the emperor, why not follow me and serve the country?"

Wang Fuchang's eyes lit up.

"General, can you take us in?"

Liu Yunlong said,

"It's truly rare that you were able to control your greed and avoid excessive killing. Why wouldn't you do that?"

Wang Fuchang knelt down and kowtowed.

"Thank you, General, for taking me in!"

Wang Fuchang joined the army and followed Liu Yunlong to fight in the east and west, made military achievements, and finally achieved success and fame.

Therefore, the difference in people's destiny is often just a matter of one thought. If Wang Fuchang had done evil like other bandits, his end would probably not be better than Liu Heita's!

Qiao Mantun did not follow Wang Fuchang to join the army because his parents were old and he needed to take care of them.

The matter was resolved satisfactorily. Liu Yunlong kept his promise and rewarded Ding Laoshi and Qiao Mantun with one hundred taels of silver each.

Ding Laoshi was so happy that he kowtowed continuously.

Liu Yunlong said,

"You deserve the reward, but I took it for your kindness. You saved dozens of lives, so your merits are immeasurable!"

Qiao Mantun had one hundred taels of silver, which enabled him to build a new house and marry a wife. He knew that his family would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, so he returned home to live with his parents.

With the two examples of Liu Heita and Wang Fuchang, one positive and one negative, the bandit suppression in Shandong progressed rapidly.

First they surrounded them, and beat anyone who refused to surrender. Most of the time they were destroyed in less than half an hour.

Next came the use of muskets and grenades, and after one round, basically no one could resist anymore.

There is no way to escape, unless there is a chance before the government troops arrive.

If they don't surrender, they will be wiped out. There is no other way. The difference in strength is too great. The government troops have a crushing power over the bandits.

Some bandits were very wise. When the army arrived, they opened the village gates and surrendered by raising the white flag.

It saved Hebie and the others a lot of trouble.

Within a month, all the larger bandits in Shandong were wiped out.

The remaining twenty or thirty, or thirty or fifty or fifty can be left to Pan Youjun and his men to suppress, and some credit should be given to them.

Hebie and Pan Youjun made a handover, and then took their troops directly to Taihang Mountains.

Ma Chun and Zhao Long's situations were similar. They both fought several battles, and of course, it was like pouring boiling soup on snow.

The bandits now all know how powerful the government troops are and that they cannot stop them. Those who know that they have committed heinous crimes will run away early.

If you think you will not be beheaded, just surrender.

There are only a few petty thieves and bandits left, and the local Green Camp soldiers are enough.

In just over a month, all the bandits in the Central Plains were wiped out.

Ma Chun and Zhao Long joined forces and headed straight for Zhejiang and Fujian.

Senglinqin and Hebie spent two months in Taihang Mountains to wipe out all the bandits.

Senglinqin and his companions went north from Shanxi into the grassland, and then turned to the Liaodong area.

During this period, Yi Fangfang led a thousand soldiers to follow the map and wiped out all the temples, monasteries and nunneries on the list in the Central Plains as collaborators with the bandits.

He obtained countless gold, silver, treasures and food, and Yining praised him highly!

The large-scale banditry in the Central Plains has been basically eliminated, and local officials have adopted a zero-tolerance attitude towards the evil forces in society, arresting anyone they see.

Moreover, the sentences were severe and swift. Suddenly, the streets were no longer filled with those hooligans, rogues and thieves who were not doing their jobs, bullying the market, and causing trouble.

Although we have not yet achieved the goal of no one picking up things on the streets and no one locking their doors at night, the people are already very satisfied!

They celebrated and told each other the news!

Some presented the Ten Thousand People's Umbrella to the local officials, while others united and asked the old man to present the Ten Thousand People's Table to the emperor.

Some offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, saying that God had sent them a good emperor!

The suppression of bandits brought peace to the world, prosperity to the country and the people, and also brought huge wealth to Yining!

Not only did they earn back the military funds they spent on Zeng Zhenfan and You Zongtang to establish a new army, but they also made huge profits, which was equivalent to using the bandits' money to fight bandits.

Yining wondered why previous emperors did not do such a profitable thing?

Occasionally, there are bandit suppression efforts, but they all end up losing money and gaining publicity. What's the problem?