Chapter 52: Punish Severely Without Leniency
Upon learning that the refugees had turned into roving bandits, County Magistrate Zheng Xiuwen didn't say a second word. He ran to the Military Guard Post, used his official hat as a guarantee, and borrowed three hundred government troops.
These government troops drilled year-round, and their moves were killing blows. How could the roving bandits compare?
County Defender Feng Jintang originally suggested learning from Tang Shijun and absorbing the refugees who hadn't committed major crimes and were just fishing in troubled waters as local households, but was flatly rejected by Zheng Xiuwen.
"Lord Tang did so back then only because those refugees did not cause chaos, and the population of Pingshui Town had sharply decreased."
"That was then, this is now. If we absorb the refugees who caused chaos as local households, in the future, everyone fleeing from disaster will come here, and it will inevitably lead to great chaos."
"Those who cause chaos will be punished severely without leniency!"
Zheng Xiuwen had a tough personality and didn't give face to anyone.
Many refugees had blood on their hands and were caught and tied up securely.
According to the laws of the Kingdom of Jing, a life for a life. What awaited them would be their heads falling to the ground.