Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

They were convinced. They were really convinced by Lan Xi’s move!

There was no need for Shen Lanxi to issue any more orders. Wei Dongzhu and others took their men to arrest Tian Maofeng's mistress.

Not only did they raid the homes of the mistresses, but they also raided all of their relatives and friends.

The main focus is to uproot them!

"My lord, we have seized a total of 1,800 dan of grain from these concubines' homes, 1,200 jin of dried meat, dried fish and frozen goods, 15,000 taels of gold and silver, and four large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as antiques and paintings that have not yet been appraised!"

Shen Lanxi nodded with satisfaction: "This is what a commander of four counties should have!"

Harada Shigeho's subordinates all lowered their heads, feeling helpless, depressed, angry and embarrassed.

"Lord Lan, how did you know that Tian Maofeng had a mistress?" someone asked.

Shen Lanxi's eyes sparkled: "Tian Maofeng has been an official for many years, and has been in the position of commander for a long time. He has six wives and concubines in his backyard, but he only has one box of jewelry. Is that reasonable?"

There were clear question marks flashing in the eyes of the several straight-line soldiers.

Isn't that unreasonable? Six women, six heads, and there's only so much space on the head, how much can you wear?

Shen Lanxi glanced at them and said sharply, "How many weapons can you store in your armory is as many pearls and jades as women can wear on their heads."

The soldiers hurriedly explained: "How can they be the same? Our weapons are all used for fighting!"

Shen Lanxi: "Do you all have eight hands?"

"...Uh, collecting weapons is a man's hobby!"

Shen Lanxi gave the person who was speaking a death stare!

"...Hey, Tian Maofeng is such a jerk. He doesn't love his wife well, but gives all the good things to his mistress. We all respect him for nothing. He is simply a scum of the garrison!"

"You are a pig with a head and you can't tell the difference between the primary and the secondary!"

"He is filthy and corrupt. We will draw a clear line with him from now on."

"Lord Lan, you are so perceptive and have such a keen eye..."

Shen Lanxi looked at them with scrutiny and asked, "Since you are all here, let's discuss how to deal with these grains and treasures?"

After asking this question, there was immediate silence!

How to deal with it? Of course they want to keep it for themselves!

But if the higher-ups get to know about this, you’ll lose your head!

Shen Lanxi looked back at Liu Yan, who immediately stood up and said, "The court hasn't paid out military pay for half a year. I suggest that we convert these gold, silver, jewelry, and grain into pay for the soldiers!"

"Just now I saw that many of Captain Liang's men were wearing thin cotton clothes, and their hands and feet were covered with frostbite."

"And General Wang, he doesn't even have a decent piece of armor on him. The soldiers he leads are all skinny and pale, and the cotton shoes on their feet are stuffed with straw!"

"And Captain Sun Xiaoqi..."

After Liu Yan called out the names one by one, she felt so heartbroken that she almost burst into tears!

"No matter how hard our life is, we cannot let our soldiers suffer. No matter how hungry we are, we cannot let them go hungry. No matter how injured they are, they cannot have injuries on their hands and feet. You guys don't know, when I saw their looks, I really wished those frostbite were on me..." Liu Yanhui was already in tears!

The people who were named were all well fed and well clothed, but after hearing what Liu Yan said, they kept digging their toes on the ground in embarrassment.

There is no other way around this since all the money and grain have been taken away by the higher-ups.

With such horrible weather, I don’t know how many people have frozen to death in previous years!

Shen Lanxi was deeply moved.

"Mr. Liu, please stop talking. Lan is also deeply saddened!"

Wei Dongzhu and his companions were originally in a sad mood, but when they heard this, their mouths twitched suddenly!

"After all, all this money was extorted from the soldiers, and it should be used for these soldiers again!"

Captain Liang and others lowered their heads in shame after hearing what Shen Lanxi said.

"Master Lan is right!"

Shen Lanxi frowned and said with embarrassment: "This matter must not be known to the higher-ups. You all know how chaotic things are outside now. To put it bluntly, all places have begun to govern themselves. From what General Ma Ya said, we can forget about our military pay and food. We have to solve all these problems by ourselves in the future!"

Captain Liang and his men became anxious.

"If the higher-ups don't allocate food and fodder, how can we support our troops?"

Shen Lanxi lowered her eyes to hide her gleaming eyes.

"If you don't believe me, you can go and ask General Ma Ya. We won't touch these treasures and food for now, and we can't tell anyone about it. The higher-ups have their own plans, and we have to make plans for ourselves, too. Don't you think that makes sense?"

Captain Liang and the others nodded.

Shen Lanxi: "After you have finished your investigation, if what I said is the truth, I will distribute these properties to the four counties. What do you think?"

Captain Liang and his men had not given up yet, but they said, "We will follow Lord Lan's orders."

The next day, Captain Liang and his men used their respective connections to ask for food and fodder.

Some people were scolded and returned home in disgrace. Some people were met with cold faces and scolded, and returned home with a gloomy face.

Some people were told directly that they had no food or salary, and they had to go back and find a way out!

These people gathered together that day to find Shen Lanxi and knelt on the ground to show their loyalty.

"We are willing to follow Lord Lan and swear allegiance to him until death!"

Since the higher-ups don't care about their lives, don't blame them for keeping these things!

After subduing a few people, Shen Lanxi took a few people to patrol the garrison!

That night a cold wind blew mixed with snowflakes, and in a short while the snowflakes turned into heavy snow!

"It's snowing again. God doesn't want us to live!"

"We have enough food to last until spring, but not enough charcoal. Last month, more than a dozen people froze to death in our garrison. When we woke up in the morning, they were frozen solid."

"That's nothing. In our garrison, many people's hands and feet are frozen. Without medicine or charcoal, these people are just waiting to die."

Shen Lanxi looked at Liu Yanhui, who said, "I can contact a charcoal merchant, but the price..." He didn't need to say the rest, everyone knew it.

The price of charcoal this year is unusually high, and there is a severe shortage of charcoal. Even if you have money you may not be able to buy charcoal!

Shen Lanxi said with determination: "Buy it, no matter how expensive it is, we must buy charcoal back. I won't allow any soldier to get frostbite in my jurisdiction. I don't care what Tian Maofeng did before, but now I am the commander of the four counties, and I will not allow any of my soldiers to freeze to death again!"

"Medicine, cotton clothes, cotton shoes, everything the soldiers need, buy it all back!"

"Even if it means draining my family's wealth, I will do it!"

Soon, Shen Lanxi's heartfelt words spread throughout the four county guards.

Shilihe County Magistrate Chang Daoyan wanted to withdraw the recruitment tent today, but Lan Xi dared to deceive him. He said he was a righteous army, but it turned out to be a trick to help him get promoted.

It's hateful that he actually believed it and recruited hundreds of soldiers for him in just a few days. How could he be worthy of those soldiers he recruited, and how could he be worthy of the court's cultivation of him? He was simply unworthy of being a county official. After he has dealt with his affairs after his death, he will die to apologize!