Cao Yujie came back with boxes of gold and silver, and in his hand was a stack of house deeds and land deeds. Fang Zhiyi took a look at the blood on his face, and Cao Yujie quickly turned around and wiped it off.
"Zhao Dezhu, bring all my guards here."
Fang Zhiyi re-selected twenty young soldiers from his subordinates to form a guard battalion, which was simply assistants and part-time bodyguards.
After everyone gathered, Fang Zhiyi looked at them.
"Today, all the hidden dangers to An Ning have been eliminated. The next step is very important. If we take a wrong step, we will face chaos, so everyone of you should listen carefully." Fang Zhiyi looked serious. This operation was indeed too fast and it was easy to cause negative effects, but he knew very well that if he didn't act quickly, there would be no way to change the current situation.
The next day, the news that the Li family was defeated by the Ni family spread throughout the surrounding area. Some people applauded, while others were terrified. After all, the Marshal had been killing people almost every day these days. Who wouldn't be afraid?
But Fang Zhiyi was proving something to them with his actions.
The first thing they did was to requisition the original county government office, renovate it, and invite a group of old gentlemen including Dou Laoxuejiu. They posted the news of free enrollment, and at the same time, soldiers quickly brought the news to various towns and villages.
"The Marshal has ordered! Anyone who obstructs the children from enrolling will be shot!"
The order was simple and crude, but effective. Everyone knew how many people Fang Zhiyi had killed recently. Although those people deserved to die, fear had been buried in everyone's heart.
Immediately afterwards, Fang Zhiyi established a judicial department and assigned special personnel to handle civil disputes. A hastily produced sign with the words "䭹正" was hung high, giving the onlookers a glimmer of hope.
In the following month, he encouraged and supported agriculture, commerce, and production, established a market management office, and cracked down on extortion and unfair competition. At the same time, Fang Zhiyi invested in mining, established cement plants and textile factories, and found those landlords who were trembling with fear and had not been robbed, and asked them to invest together, which calmed some people's panic.
At this time, Cao Jie was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed. Behind him were two soldiers with live ammunition, and in front of him stood several anxious men.
"Master Cao... we didn't do anything, you know..." The bald man seemed to be very familiar with Cao Jie and said with an apologetic smile, "We haven't touched the Li family either."
Cao Yujie looked at the people in front of him. To put it bluntly, these people were local ruffians and bullies. When Fang Zhiyi first came to the city, they were smart and gave Cao Yujie a lot of benefits, which was how he was able to survive. However, Fang Zhiyi's actions in recent days scared them.
"Stop, I'm busy. I didn't come here to listen to you talk about these things."
Several people were a little nervous.
"The Marshal wants to re-establish a police station. You should know about the police station, right?"
The bald man's face was covered in sweat. How could he not know? They had a particularly good relationship with the previous public security station. It could be said that they were like snakes and rats in the same nest. The public security station ate meat and they drank soup. But in the blink of an eye, the public security station was full of people, some were beheaded, some were exiled.
"I think you are quite suitable. Get ready and get ready to take office." Cao Jie stood up.
The bald men didn't react.
"Unsatisfied?"
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