I am the king of the dead

As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu rarely raised taxes.

Because he knows that powerful and powerful people who are good at transfer payments can always apportion all tax increases to the people.

The imperial court of the Ming Dynasty has become rich by relying on the points drawn by the Shibo Department, official shops, and official factories.

Daming did not have the [-]th grade of Fangguo households and the [-]th grade of rural households. Without this household registration system, it would be impossible to collect the house tax number silver, but the bandits collected this tax for Daming.

And it collects money according to the schedule, once a year, which is stricter than Daming’s spring and summer Fu. So many prefectures and counties report disasters every year, but the people in your city, as long as they don’t pay the bandits, don’t give them money. How do you live if you don’t give you firewood and water?

"What is the purpose of collecting this money? Is it because they have too many people?" Yu Qian looked at the gang of extremely arrogant bandits.

Yu Qian has been governor of the region for 25 years, what scene has he not seen?

He had never seen this scene before.

Armed resistance to taxes was common in the Ming Dynasty. It was a difficult task to collect the Spring and Autumn Fu every year. It was not until the Ming Dynasty restored grassroots construction and the farm law that the conflict between household officials and farmers was eased.

Aren't these gangsters afraid of being beaten if they just collect money in such an open manner?

Well said, you have to make a name for yourself in order to receive the money, right?

Xing'an knew this matter very well. His Majesty didn't just go to see what excitement he wanted to see. He also notified the internal affairs department. Tiqi came to check the hidden dangers and arrange them in detail. He whispered: "Yu Shaobao , The banner of these gangsters is that the imperial court wants to repair the city walls, square walls, temples, study rooms, etc.”

This is undoubtedly a good reason, but according to the provincial audit of the Guangzhou government, it can be seen that these expenditures are all paid out of retained taxes, so these house tax numbers are all forcibly taken away by bandits. Did not come to the court.

It is also the practice of the Ming Dynasty that the good name belongs to oneself and the bad name goes to the top. They reaped the benefits, and the emperor and the court shared the burden of the infamy.

Chen Mao said indifferently, "Is there no one to take care of it?"

"I have to ask Shao Guang, the prefect of Guangzhou." Zhu Qiyu glanced at Shao Guang who was already sweating and trembling occasionally.

When Shao Guang heard about himself, he shuddered suddenly, knelt down and said, "I...incompetent, I know something, just like the story about the water husband, but...cocoa...but I can't cure them."

Shao Guang started to tremble when he spoke.

"If you protect these bandits, your head will be dead by now." Zhu Qiyu said calmly, "Let's get back on your feet. After Annan in the county, you can go to the Hanlin Academy to be a Wenlin Lang. What you write is still Pretty good."

"If you are not reconciled, go to Jiaozhi to be a magistrate and get a good workout."

Shao Guang didn't know about it and didn't report it. Zhu Qiyu had received Shao Guang's report about the water husband before. It's not that he didn't understand this phenomenon, but he couldn't help it. He couldn't do anything, and he didn't have the ability to deal with these problems.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shao Guang stood up and said with shame.To live up to His Majesty's trust and expectations is really a crime worthy of death.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the patrol shop and said: "Tiqi visited, the inner and outer cities of Guangzhou, 72 squares, nearly a million people, the patrol shop directly changed the line, the line changed the surface, and the surface became a piece, covering the entire Guangzhou city. .”

"The common people complained a lot, but there was nothing they could do about it, because for ordinary people, these bandit chiefs who patrolled the shops were all hands and eyes."

"What do you mean by hand and eye?"

"Which ordinary people are not convinced and want to file a complaint in the yamen. They have to find a complaint stick to write a pleading paper. The complaint stick will go and notify these patrolling bandits to come and arrest people."

"Even if I met a conscientious lawyer and wrote the pleadings, before entering the yamen, the yamen servants held up a sign with the word "avoidance" and kicked him out."

"No matter which workshop hears the news, they will come to the Yamen to lead the people. When they go back, they will be beaten severely, and at worst they will contact the gangs in the city, break their legs, and teach those who complained a lesson."

"If you are still making trouble, tie your hands and feet, put a rag in your mouth, tie a stone to your feet, and throw it into the river. There is no proof of death."

"He's afraid of the common people! He has a small gate and a small courtyard, how can he fight against these ruthless bastards?"

"For the common people, the sky above their heads is not Zhen, not the Ming court, but these lawless bandits!"

Whenever they go to a place, the Tiqi will scatter out and actively collect information, especially on matters related to people's livelihood. Such a common crime, just look at it, listen to it, ask it, and you will know everything. It's clear.

"What a guts!" Yu Qian said sharply.

Yu Qian accompanied His Majesty from Beijing to Jinan Mansion, Xuzhou Mansion, Nanya Mansion, Hangzhou Mansion, Songjiang Mansion, Jiujiang Mansion, Fuzhou Mansion, Quanzhou Mansion and other places. Yu Qian has never seen such an arrogant sitting bandit. !

"Who gave them the courage? Is it Chen Ruyan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi? Or Shao Guang, the prefect of Guangzhou?" Zhu Qiyu looked out the window and shook his head and said, "Neither of them, even if Chen Aiqing and Shao Guang are officials, they have to act according to people's faces."

"The inner city is the land of the Nanhai Liang family, the outer city is the land of the Xinhui Chen family, and this city is the Xixiang Pan family and the Panyu Lu family."

"The Jinshi Chen Xianzhang in the fifth year of Jingtai, Chen Baisha came from the Chen family of Xinhui. It was just a collateral lineage. It was not until Chen Baisha passed the Juren examination that he entered the genealogy. When he passed the Jinshi examination, he entered directly. Da Zong."

"There are more than 2000 yamen servants in the Guangzhou government. The mansion hall, the experience department, the Zhaomo department, and the prison secretary; the officials, households, rites, soldiers, punishments, and workers; Book office; treasury, storehouse, publicity department, tax department ambassador, school inspection, most of them are people from these four families."

"Everything Shao Guang does is seen by others."

Almost all the affairs officers in Guangzhou Mansion are controlled by these four masters, so what can Shao Guang do as the magistrate?

He can't do anything, and Shao Guang, who lacks grassroots struggle experience, can only write a letter to complain about this situation.

If Shao Guang chooses to join forces, Shao Guang will be waiting for the guillotine. Zhu Qiyu can tolerate a certain degree of incompetence due to lack of experience, but absolutely does not allow the seemingly helpless hiding of evil people and practices.

"Get out of the car." Zhu Qiyu got out of the car, looked at the door and walked over.

"Stand up!"

A hoarse, ruffian voice with a strong accent sounded beside Zhu Qiyu, and they were stopped.

Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed.

He suddenly remembered a small incident ten years ago, in the winter of the 14th year of Orthodoxy, when Wala had just retreated from the capital, and was "secretly" planning to attack Xuanfu, following Genghis Khan's line, taking Xuanfu first and then attacking Gyeonggi.

Zhang Fu, the British Duke, died in the battle in Yibei. Zhang Mao, who was only nine years old, had just become the British Duke, and Zhang Fu's two younger brothers, Zhang Fu and Zhang Fu, were in charge of the British Duke's affairs.

Zhu Qiyu was preparing to implement the official mansion law in the capital. He went to Xiaoyongfang to inspect the official mansion, and saw the butler of the British government mansion recruiting family servants. He went to inspect the land, but was stopped by the butler.

Now, the grass on the graves of the two brothers Zhang Fu and Zhang Fu is already two feet high.

For Zhang Mao, who was only nine years old, his father died in the north, and his two uncles bullied his elder brother because he was disabled, so they occupied the magpie's nest. Zhang Mao never visited his uncle's grave, and no one beat him The grass on the grave will naturally grow taller.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

Some people have been lawless for a long time, and they lose their instinct of observing words and expressions.

In this crowded Zhengnan Street, within ten steps of Zhu Qiyu, there was no one besides Xing'an and Yu Qian.

How dare this bandit stop this battle?

Lu Zhong's Xiuchun Knife popped out two fingers wide, but if the sitting bandit stretched out a finger, he had to chop it off.

With a straight-faced capital accent, a nobleman in green and purple, and the "guardian" of the brigade, this kind of dude is not easy to mess with at first glance.

However, Zhu Qiyu was stopped.

"You have to pay! One person, two papers!" Obviously, this bandit is not particularly stupid, especially recently, a big figure has come to Nantang, and there are rumors everywhere to make everyone keep a low profile.

"What if I don't pay?" Zhu Qiyu asked very calmly with a smile on his lips.

Seeing this smile, this Kongwu powerful man with sinewy flesh and a big flower tattoo on his arm felt a chill from his tailbone straight to the sky. In the scorching heat, he shivered suddenly.

This man is not easy to mess with.

The bandit got out of the way, but felt a little timid, so he bluffed and said loudly: "This is the rule, if the rule is broken! If you go in today, you won't be able to come out later!"

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback for a moment, and the sitter actually talked to him about the rules. He continued to ask: "Rules? Whose rules?"

"Fourth master's rules!" the sitting Kou said loudly.

Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized and nodded, and said with satisfaction: "Oh, the fourth master's rules, I won't give money to go in today, breaking the rules, you have also seen our battle, fourth master won't come, today I'm afraid it won't end."

"You're here to kick the field, right?" The bandit took a few steps back, and asked with a solemn expression, "We don't violate the waters of the river, this is the fourth master's territory, so we can't blame us for not talking about it so hard." Rules!"

"If you're sensible, we're here to make trouble." Zhu Qiyu stepped over the fence and walked into the workshop.

The workshop is very clean, there is no foul smell, Zhu Qiyu walked all the way to see it, it is novel.

The two monks went to the street, knocking on the iron sign and the wooden fish, and the sound of rattling was not harsh.

The waiters in the teahouse are busy boiling the tea soup, yelling and busying themselves in and out of the house, moving around flexibly to prevent the tea soup from splashing, and the fragrance of the tea is overflowing;

The storyteller in the teahouse patted the gavel and told bizarre stories. The twists and turns of the story attracted the applause of the audience, and when the story was about to start, it would suddenly break down after listening to the next chapter, causing boos one after another;
And this restaurant cabinet shop is also full of people coming and going, there are always a few drunkards in front of this restaurant, no money in their pockets, and the shopkeeper refuses to give them credit, so they can't afford to rely on it. The shopkeeper drinks a glass of dirty wine , Let this wine worm drink and get out of here.

Zhu Qiyu saw the life in the city, full of smoke and fire.

The north of the Ming Dynasty is different from the south. The curfews and bans in the north of the Ming Dynasty are strictly enforced, while the Guangzhou government also has a curfew, but it is not so strict. There are morning markets and evening markets in front of this square market, which is extremely lively.

The bustle along the street is much quieter in the small alleys not along the street, but there is always a window on the second floor with a red cloth hanging on the pole opening, and the aroma of rouge and gouache blows over.

"What custom is this?" Zhu Qiyu asked, pointing to the red scarf on the pole.

A delicate woman poked her head out, saw Zhu Qiyu, and said in a pleasant surprise: "You are so pretty, come to my house to play!"

"What do you mean?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Ruyan in confusion.

Chen Ruyan was dumb for a while, and said in a low voice: "That's right, it's a private nest."

Zhu Qiyu understood that the private nest means a personal prostitute, and this woman looks pretty good, no wonder many people who come to Guangzhou Mansion will gradually lose themselves in the sound of pretty girls.

Zhu Qiyu ignored her and walked forward.

"Hair!" Seeing that the guest was still unmoved by her figure and appearance, the private nest immediately changed his face.

Zhu Qiyu naturally understood this sentence, but he didn't care too much, and continued to walk forward.

"Grandfather." Lu Zhong frowned and looked at the private nest upstairs and asked His Majesty what to do.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said, "Those who don't know are innocent, let's go."

Scolding the emperor is right or wrong, how to deal with it depends on the emperor's own will, Zhu Qiyu chose not to pursue it, there is no need to embarrass such a woman who opened her legs to beg for life.

The private nest is a lowly family and a miserable person.

Zhu Qiyu finished shopping around Baishoufang before walking towards the gate of the workshop. The person he was waiting for finally arrived.

"How many people do we have?" Zhu Qiyu asked Lu Zhong with his head sideways, how many Tiqi are there in the entire Baishoufang.

Lu Zhong bowed his head and said: "Two thousand, long and short soldiers, with guns, cannons, and chariots."

Lu Zhong, as His Majesty's knife, must ensure His Majesty's safety, even in the city, even in the workshop, since His Majesty is here, he must ensure His Majesty's safety, he is rushing to prepare for the war in Guangzhou today.

"There are still cannons? It's not necessary!" Zhu Qiyu looked at the Tiqimen pushing the chariot with their armor on. The chariot was equipped with a general cannon and a tiger squatting cannon. .

With this firepower, it was enough to go to Shenglong City to catch Li Yimin.

The Tiqi are all professional soldiers selected from among the best, especially the three thousand Tiqi who are the guard Zhu Qiyu.

His Majesty treated Duntai Yuanhou quite favorably. His Majesty still had a pair of "Duntai Yuanhou Going to Conquest" in the imperial study of the capital. Those young faces who were not accepted at night, with pure smiles, bumped each other and disappeared in the On the vast grassland.

Lu Zhong shook his head again and again and said: "Not too much, not too much, this is still a little hasty. I originally wanted to bring the Black Dragon Pao here, so that nothing will go wrong."

For the matter of the enemy's leniency, Zhu Qiyu is the root of all evil, but he didn't say much, and asked, "Has the fourth master arrived yet?"

"Here we are." Lu Zhong replied hastily.

Fourth master had already arrived at the gate of the workshop, but the gate was closed by Ti Qi, who was shouting in front of the gate.

Zhu Qiyu walked up to the wall of the square, and heard the shouts from downstairs. The bandit who blocked everyone before shouted loudly: "The strong dragon will not crush the snakes, and the green mountains will not change the green water. Since you come to my house to smash the place, Report your name!"

Standing on the tower, Zhu Qiyu shouted with a smile: "We just want the strong dragon to overwhelm the snake! Your few people are not enough, call some more people!"

With a wave of Zhu Qiyu's hand, the riders on the square wall pointed their flintlock guns at the people under the city wall.

"Do you know what this guy is in my master's hand!" Zhu Qiyu shouted loudly.