readsfreenovel Chapter 141: Nanshan Province Gun Ban
Chapter 141: Nanshan Province Gun Ban
Looking at the telegrams, Fang Jianan smiled and said, "Yu Nong, send someone to count the assets of the five major families as soon as possible."
"Jiwu, all the land owned by the five major families will be distributed to the local people. You should personally handle this matter and make sure no one interferes."
"Yes, Commander." Zhuang Jiwu and Tao Yunong responded.
Then Tao Yunong asked: "Commander, how do we deal with some small gentry families in Nanshan Province?"
Forced by the five major families, they took action against the gentry families in advance. Although the impact of the unrest was not very large, there was still some instability in the local area.
But having already taken action, Fang Jian will not suddenly stop just because of local instability.
"Issuing an order to all parts of Nanshan, except for the military and police, no one is allowed to privately possess guns. Within ten days of issuing the order, all groups and individuals in possession of guns must hand them in."
"Government personnel who need to be equipped with guns must apply for a gun license, and illegal possession of guns is considered a crime."
"At the same time, a reward is offered in various places. Ten days after the gun ban, anyone who reports that someone else is carrying a gun will be rewarded with five silver dollars."
"Yu Nong, have the Intelligence Department focus on investigating the small and medium-sized gentry in various places. If there are any who bully the people, arrest them all."
After Fang Jian finished giving his instructions, Tao Yunong and Zhuang Jiwu immediately went down to make arrangements.
Setting up another department to process gun licenses is a headache for Zhuang Jiwu, as there is a serious shortage of talent in various places.
In addition to the shortage of officials at the county level, there is an even greater shortage at the city level. The mayors of all cities have been replaced, all of whom were previously honest officials or highly respected people.
Fang Jian did not force these people to be loyal to him. As long as they could temporarily stabilize people's livelihood, do something practical for Nanshan, and not harm Nanshan or betray Nanshan's interests, he would accept it for the time being.
Some small and medium-sized families also participated in the rebellion of the five major families, but they were all eliminated by local police and garrisons.
Don't underestimate these policemen. Their backbones are clone soldiers given by the system, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of several rookie divisions.
With the release of the ban on guns in the private sector and the news that the rebellion of the five major families had been suppressed, it immediately caused an uproar in Nanshan Province, and many surviving small and medium-sized gentry were worried about this.
Although the Nanling Zhao family is not as wealthy as the five major families, its wealth is more profound than the five major families. After the establishment of the new country, the family's focus shifted to business.
Zhao Yancheng, the head of the Zhao family, sat at the top of the hall, followed by Zhao Anbang, the eldest son of Zhao Yancheng, as well as the Zhao family’s housekeeper and some clan elders.
Zhao Yancheng glanced at everyone and asked, "Tell me, what should we do about this?"
"Master, this won't work. Our caravan not only operates in Nanshan, but also passes through Jiyang, Sanjiang, Jinchang, Dongchuan and other places." An elder said indignantly.
"General Fang can guarantee the safety of the caravan in Nanshan Province, but what should we do if we leave Nanshan?"
Faced with this problem, Zhao Yancheng was also very troubled. Since most of the Zhao family's strength was in business, they did not participate in the actions of the five major families and thus escaped a disaster.
Although they were lucky to have escaped danger, the sudden gun ban caught them off guard.
Seeing that Zhao Anbang showed no concern at all, Zhao Yancheng felt unhappy, so he asked, "Anbang, what do you think about this?"
In response to Zhao Yancheng's question, Zhao Anbang showed a look of confusion on his face. Although he was Zhao Yancheng's eldest son, his relationship with him was not very good.
Zhao Anbang's mother died early, and Zhao Yancheng remarried the following year and gave birth to his second son, Zhao Anrong, the following year.
Instigated by his mother, Zhao Anrong often clashed with Zhao Anbang and made things difficult for him. Because of the influence of his mother, Zhao Yancheng was partial to Zhao Anrong and disliked Zhao Anbang.
Quickly gathering his thoughts, Zhao Anbang said, "General Fang banned guns in Nanshan Province, but other provinces did not. Now there are two ways to deal with it."
"First, we can leave the guns in Jiyang and Sanjiang, and quickly arm the escort after leaving Nanshan."
"Secondly, Governor Fang's ban on guns is only to maintain the stability of Nanshan Province. Our caravan has cooperation in many provinces, and we can use this to discuss with the Governor how to solve this problem."
"If the governor truly cares about the development of Nanshan Province, he will certainly resolve this matter properly. Even if the negotiation fails, it will not do us any harm."
Hearing this suggestion, the other elders nodded and thought it was feasible.
After scanning the crowd, Zhao Yancheng asked again: "That's a good idea. Who among you will go to negotiate this matter?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. The government was now acting swiftly and decisively, and the five major families had all been wiped out, which made them a little scared and unwilling to get involved in this muddy water.
Although this is a good idea, what will people think if you start to make comments after they have just issued a gun ban?
These experienced people will naturally not easily get into trouble.
"Let me do this." Zhao Anbang shook his head slightly, stood up and volunteered.
The others were relieved to see someone agree to this, as long as they were not allowed to go. Zhao Yancheng was also happy to agree.
Zhao Anbang did not hesitate and went to meet Zhuang Jiwu that afternoon to discuss the matter.
On the second day, Tao Yunong came to Fang Jian'an's office and reported: "Commander, the results of the battle have been counted."
"In this battle with the Five Generations Family, we killed 2453 people, captured 7435 people, and seized 305 Daxin XI-style guns, 5754 old sleeve guns, and 1047 box guns."
"From the beginning of the bandit suppression to yesterday's elimination of the three major bandits, a total of 6411 people were killed, 402 were captured, and 547 Daxin XI-type guns, old sleeve guns, and box guns were seized."
Satisfied with the result, Fang Jian ordered: "Speed up the inventory of the seizures from the bandits and the finances of the five major families."
"At the same time, transport the seized weapons to Nanling as soon as possible."
After Tao Yunong left, Zhuang Jiwu also came to the office: "Commander, I met Zhao Anbang from the Zhao family yesterday and talked with him. I think he is a talent."
"It's up to you." Fang Jian said with a smile.
Since Zhuang Jiwu specifically said that this person is a talent, it is possible that he thinks that person is worth recruiting, or that he feels that he is uncontrollable and dangerous.
Whether he wanted to recruit someone or felt that the person was dangerous and needed to be monitored, Fang Ji'an didn't care and just left it to Zhuang Jiwu.
Seeing Fang Jian's trust, Zhuang Jiwu was also somewhat moved. He introduced: "Zhang Anbang introduced that the Zhao family is going to other provinces for business."
"Because other provinces are in greater chaos, we have to equip ourselves with weapons..."
Zhuang Jiwu stopped there, and Fang Jian naturally understood what he wanted to say, so he said: "Those caravans with weapons can deposit their weapons in Changhuan and register them."
"You will be in charge of this matter. The specific implementation is also left to you. Just guarantee one thing: no unofficial personnel will be allowed to carry guns in the interior of Nanshan Province."
After listening to Fang Jian's suggestion, Zhuang Jiwu began to think about how to implement it, and couldn't help feeling that he would have to work overtime again in the next few days.
In the afternoon, Fang Jian was handling official business when Tao Yunong walked in and said, "Commander, the new army in the south sent a telegram asking us to join them and fight against the northern government together."