Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 319 Kaiping Undercurrent (Part [-])
What can Kaiping do?Gao Yushi was a little surprised.

It was only after asking that there seemed to be something wrong with Kaiping. Gao Guoyan told him that their people had found Jin Yiwei in Kaiping.

It was normal for Jinyiwei to be found near the capital and the Nine Borders, because Jinyiwei was not only responsible for monitoring officials, but also responsible for foreign intelligence investigation.As Kaiping is the only place to go to Shanhaiguan, it is completely reasonable that there are traces of Jinyiwei.

But the situation reported by Gao Guoyan is different from others: firstly, Jinyiwei, who was discovered by Gao Jiajiading, did not wear the iconic flying fish suit, but plainclothes; secondly, they did not pass through Kaiping, but stayed in Kaiping for secret investigation In the end, Gao Jiajia Ding also found that these people, suspected of being spies of Jinyiwei, were quietly wandering around several mining areas that Gao Wushi had already tried to develop on a small scale.

Therefore, Gao Guoyan believes that Jin Yiwei may be eyeing Gao's pragmatic mining plan.

Gao Wushi listened but couldn't figure it out. He frowned and said to Gao Guoyan, "Jinyiwei investigated my mine development? It doesn't make sense. Three months ago, Qi Nantang's memorandum was approved by the imperial court. Kaiping Zhongtunwei was ordered to go there as a whole The northeast migration is more than 80 miles, and the plan is to be completed in three years. During these three years, I will provide them with a migration fee of nearly 10 taels of silver every year. This is also a very good deal for the court... After all, Kaiping There aren’t many good fields here, and who wants this kind of rotten land besides me? Check me? What can I ask for?”

"Well..." Gao Guoyan coughed dryly and said, "I don't know if you have heard about something."

"What's the matter?" Gao Wushi frowned, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Although the vast majority of Kaiping are military households, it doesn't mean that there are no ordinary civilian households at all." Gao Guoyan hesitated, rubbed his nose, and explained: "Some time ago, Deputy Envoy Wu The governor of the Xuanfu was moved, and Yongping's military preparations were changed."

"So?" Gao Wushi looked a little displeased: "Although this matter of mine was decided during Wu Dui's tenure, it is a decision if it is decided. This is a decision of the court. Man, is he still going to overturn the agreement?"

"It cannot be said that the overthrow of the imperial court was decided. The main reason is...with Deputy Envoy Wu here before, it was easier to deal with the relocation of those households. We don't have to come forward at all. The military preparation office will naturally send someone to notify and arrange their relocation." Gao Guoyan sighed when he said this, and said: "But after Deputy Envoy Wu left, the new Deputy Envoy Chen was not willing to take care of us. There is a plan there, delaying time is tantamount to wasting money! There is no way, we have to send people to negotiate with those households."

An ominous premonition arose in Gao Yushi's heart, and he opened his eyes wide and said, "And then? Are you going to demolish it?"

"Demolition? What do you mean?" Gao Guoyan obviously had never heard of this new term.

"It's because they refused to move, so you forcibly demolished their house."

"No, no!" Gao Guoyan quickly waved his hand: "How could I do this? I just sent someone to tell them that after Kaipingwei moved as a whole, the land was allocated for these households at the new site, and we will unify their new houses. Arrange new construction for them, let them clean up quickly, if they go late, those good houses near the mountains and rivers will be preempted by others.”

Gao Wushi was a little disbelieving, looked at Gao Guoyan carefully, and asked, "That's it?"

"Uh...our people, that's it." Gao Guoyan coughed, and added: "But Kaipingwei's people are not as easy to talk to as we are, especially the Commander Xue Cheng Xue, who personally took people there... Go ask those dilly-dallying households to leave quickly."

Gao Wushi's expression changed, and he asked, "What's Xue Cheng doing? Don't tell me anything about urging households to relocate—has he caused trouble?"

Gao Guoyan sighed and said with a wry smile, "Why are you always so smart?"

Gao Wushi's expression suddenly turned ugly, and he asked in a deep voice, "What did he cause? Did anyone die?"

"No one was killed, but... a few were injured." Gao Guoyan expressed helplessness and spread his hands: "This guy set fire to a small settlement that was the most uncooperative, and as a result, four people were burned and disabled. Got one."

"Trash!" Gao Wushi said angrily, "Not enough successes, more than failures!"

Gao Guoyan was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said: "The matter has gone too far, but he did it so as not to delay the progress..."

"That can't be done like that!" Gao Yushi emphasized his tone: "This is arson!"

Gao Guoyan was still at a loss: "What happened to the arson?"

"The crime of arson has risen for ten years... eh?" Gao Wushi said, he was also stunned for a while, and said to himself: Damn, this is Daming, and there is no such thing as endangering public safety.

From the point of view of the Law of the Ming Dynasty, Xue Cheng was carrying out the imperial court's decision at that time, even if the methods were a little harsher, at most he would be fined for one year.Not to mention that no one was killed, even if one or two were accidentally burned to death, he, Commander Xue, was so great that he would be punished by "Xue Chengguan belt idle", and then suspended for three to five months for self-reflection, and he did not return to his post.

But this method is more than just "somewhat" cruel?
Gao Yushi’s thoughts about the rule of law from his previous life popped up, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt unhappy. He couldn’t help but said, “Why do you have to use such a method? Can’t you reason with them? No matter how bad it is, you can always add more money, right?”

"It's definitely not possible to add money!" Gao Guoyan opened his eyes wide: "It doesn't matter if you add some money to them, but if you can add money to them, what should other people do? Do you want to add money to all of them? That’s not the case! Besides, the relocation is a decision of the court, and the specific relocation compensation was calculated by the military and military office, and it was set by Deputy Envoy Wu at that time. If you add money to these people now, it is equivalent to There was a problem with the relocation fee set by Deputy Envoy Wu at the beginning, and in the future, if Deputy Envoy Wu knew about it, how would you explain it to him?"

"It's easier to explain to one person than to so many people. What's more, Wu Junze is my senior brother. How troublesome would it be for me to explain to him?" Putting the question aside, he asked, "What are the Jinyiwei people here to investigate? Even if Xue Cheng burned someone's house and injured people, but he did it after all, why did the Jinyiwei come to investigate my property? "

What Gao Wushi couldn't figure out was this: if the commander of the guard station did not act properly, the local military guards would naturally be in charge. No matter what, it has nothing to do with Jin Yiwei, why did Jin Yiwei come here to join in the fun?
(End of this chapter)