Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 167 You are close friends and relatives, let us add money
During the Ming Dynasty, Guangxi was also called Guangxi Chengxuan Zhengsi.

The administrative planning of Guangxi at this time is actually not very different from that of Guangxi Province today.

The capital is Nanning Prefecture, which is now Nanning.

Guangxi is located in the south, with a humid climate. Zhu Qi has never been to Guangxi before, and he has only seen it in videos on social networking sites. Netizens share some life in Guangxi.

The most impressive thing about Guangxi is the gigantic insects that can be seen everywhere.

YouQi originally thought that these videos were exaggerated, but when he saw a cockroach the size of half a palm at the post station in Nanning Prefecture, Guangxi, he realized that it was all true.

It's not because the environment of the post station is not good, so I saw cockroaches, but there are too many of them in Guangdong and Guangxi.

It can be seen everywhere, not to mention one by one, and they are too big to die.

What's more, in the Ming Dynasty, you don't even think about how good the sanitation conditions are, such as stagnant water or food residues, there must be no way to completely clean them up.

The conditions and environment are indeed a bit rough, not as comfortable as living in Yingtian Mansion, but Zhu Qi came here not for vacation, but for important business.

First of all, the first point is to finalize the tariff matters. This must be done by contacting the local government office, and then the business will be handed over.

Zhu Qi had already learned about these things before, and the tax situation of chief secretaries all over the country was naturally not a particularly difficult matter.

What's more, he also brought some capable assistants, that is, the students of the Imperial College who helped to calculate the tax situation of the chief secretary across the country.

Zhu Qi deliberately selected some students with clear thinking and flexible mind, and the measures related to tariffs were also very simple.

The first is to block the roads and set up checkpoints along the way, and the staff at the checkpoints must also be members of the tax bureau.

Of course, it is impossible to directly select students from Yingtianfu Guozijian and come to Guangxi to observe.

Instead, some younger ones are selected from the bureaucratic system for training, and then sent to special customs venues.

Just like what Zhu Qi said before, things like taxation can't be sloppy at all, and professionals must do professional things.

Naturally, there was no need for Zhu Qi to ask about these training matters in person, the students he had brought could already do it.

The daily work is to count the tax details of the caravans coming and going, and then at the end of the month or quarterly summary, the tax bureau will reconcile and summarize.

It's not particularly difficult, and the most important thing is that the tax bureau must have force independent of the existing system!
At present, Jinyiwei is a particularly suitable force.

Although Jin Yiwei is not particularly famous now, after the Kongyin case, Jin Yiwei can be regarded as famous.

Those officials also know that the Jinyiwei is directly subordinate to the emperor's personal guard, and the reputation of the Jinyiwei will only grow in the future, just like it did in history.

Just hearing the word "Jin Yiwei" makes others tremble, and this is what the tax bureau wants.

Otherwise, where is the deterrent effect of tax evasion by others?

Only in this way can the banner of taxation be carried.

Zhu Qi still controlled the general direction as usual, and the rest was done by the people in charge, and a leader should have such awareness and consciousness.

Otherwise, if you have to do all the work by yourself, then why do you need the people under your hands?What leaders have to do is to see the big picture.

Zhu Qiru said this to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di also felt that he had learned another lesson, and said to Zhu Qi:

"Third brother, you are amazing. Listening to every sentence of third brother's words, it seems that you can learn something new. It is really extraordinary.

But third brother, when we were here, it was okay to say, what if we leave and the tariff system is abandoned again, those people stay in the customs, filling their own pockets, and not collecting taxes? "

Zhu Qi continued:

"It still depends on the Jinyiwei. On the one hand, the Jinyiwei is the force of the tax bureau, and on the other hand, it also supervises the existence of the tax bureau.

If anyone in the tax bureau has a problem with his mind, then the Jinyiwei will definitely not let him go. Those who work in the spy business still have to look at our Jinyiwei. "

After hearing this, Zhu Di nodded again and again, thinking that what the third brother said was indeed correct.

When the two brothers were talking, Gao Jin had already walked in from the outside. He was wearing a handsome flying fish suit, and he walked like a wind. Not to mention how handsome it is.

To be honest, if Zhu Qi hadn't been wearing the prince's python robe, he would have wanted to wear a flying fish suit to have fun.

But this Ming Dynasty has a strict hierarchy, and you can't wear clothes indiscriminately. If you wear clothes indiscriminately, you don't care, but if others see you, you will inevitably say something behind your back.

Not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang, who also attaches great importance to these things, don't let Zhu Yuanzhang know when the time comes, wouldn't it be miserable if he was punished?

When Zhu Qi saw Gao Jin walking in, he knew that there must be something to report to him.

Zhu Qi hurriedly adjusted his body, and then saw Gao Jin coming over, glanced at His Highness King Yan who was next to him, then saluted, walked up to Zhu Qi and said:

"We have almost finished investigating the news about His Highness' gang of martial arts remnants."

After Gao Jin finished speaking, Zhu Di also said with an angry expression:

"The people who helped the martial arts people in Yunnan know that they are helping the foreigners in Beiyuan, and they want to assassinate me, a high-ranking Ming official. It's really unreasonable!"

Zhu Qi also echoed a few words with resentment, and then Zhu Di slapped the table and went out to inquire about the other Jinyiwei's relevant information, and arrange the arrest of those martial arts people by the way.

And after Zhu Di left, Zhu Qicai looked at Gao Jin, and sure enough, he saw Gao Jin coming over, and reported in a low voice:

"Your Highness, we haven't found any news about Miss Lan. Is Miss Lan not in Guangxi?"

Zhu Qi frowned, he originally thought that if Lan Xian'er was in Nanning Mansion, Guangxi, the eyes and ears of the Jin Yiwei should be able to find out.

I really didn't expect to find no trace of her until now. Could it be that Lan Xian'er deliberately hid herself?
If this is the case, Jin Yiwei might not be able to find Xian'er easily.

After all, Lan Xian'er's kung fu is very good, and it is considered first-class in the world. Even Gao Jin recognized Lan Xian'er's kung fu.

But it doesn't matter if you don't investigate, there is still plenty of time anyway.

The big deal is that when those martial arts people hold a meeting, they will go to the scene to have a look, and they will definitely be able to discover something.
After Zhu Qi thought of this, he said to Gao Jin:

"Don't act rashly for the time being, let the Jin Yiwei continue to pay attention to the every move of those martial arts figures.

If there is any unexpected situation, please report to me as soon as possible. The most important thing is to find out if Lan Xianer is among them. "

Gao Jin naturally understood Zhu Qi's instructions.

He responded immediately and went to work.

On the other hand, Zhu Qi also became worried, pacing around the room with his hands behind his back, wondering where Lan Xian'er was and why there had been no news for more than a year.

While Zhu Qi was worried here, at this moment in the martial arts in Guangxi, there was already an uproar caused by the search of Jin Yiwei.

Although the current Jianghu martial arts are quite supportive of the Ming court, many martial arts people have the habit of flaunting themselves as the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

And the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, what does that mean?

To put it bluntly, he is an outlaw!
That is to say, what Zhu Qi said earlier was full of "You court eagle dog!"

What's more, Jin Yiwei has always been straightforward in handling affairs, and doesn't care about the opinions of these martial arts people.

Not to mention there is no morality in the world, the martial arts people in Yunnan and the martial arts people in Guangxi are similar in appearance.

Moreover, if the two groups of people come to make friends through martial arts, it is not impossible to have a friendship that transcends positions like Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang.

What's more, Jin Yiwei is an official, and these people from the rivers and lakes are civilians, even rioters, so the official department will not be polite to them.

In this arena, the notoriety about Jinyiwei spread all of a sudden, and it was inevitable that he would call him "the court eagle dog".

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Guo Xiaodong was originally a member of the martial arts in the Central Plains, and traveled all over the country with his master since he was a child.

I just heard from Master that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has not been so easy to go through the rivers and lakes.

After all, there are checkpoints and officials everywhere, and people who see people in the world dressed up, they have to come up and check the road posts.

If he sees you wearing a saber or something, then he will take it directly and not talk too much with you.

It is precisely because of this that Guo Xiaodong has always been cautious when walking in the rivers and lakes.

This time, I also heard from the master that this foreign martial arts is coming to our Central Plains to make troubles, to hold some kind of martial arts conference.

As a member of the Central Plains Wulin, how could such things be missed?
But Guo Xiaodong is a little strange, this Yunnan is not a foreign martial arts, isn't this Daming going to take it back sooner or later?
The master was taken aback for a moment, then rolled his eyelids and said:

"Isn't this still not taken back!"

But no matter what, Guo Xiaodong still obeyed his master's instructions and set foot on the road to Guangxi alone.

When he arrived in Nanning Mansion, Guo Xiaodong did see a lot of powerful martial artists, but later came a group of people called Jin Yiwei.

To be honest, these people are really handsome in their clothes, but the martial arts people seem to be quite hostile to them, and occasionally they hear someone scold them:
"Hmph, court eagle dog!"

Having said that, Guo Xiaodong doesn't see it that way.

Because these Jin Yiwei and the martial arts people who were arrested were mostly those who made troubles in the street or fought with weapons.

Heh, these guys who don't know how to keep a low profile deserved to be caught.

Besides, Jin Yiwei didn't do much to other ordinary people. Not only did they not do anything, but in normal times, if the folks in the village needed something, they would often show up to help.

Over time, in this Nanning Mansion, Jin Yiwei's reputation among the common people will be very good.

This is of course Zhu Qi's order.

They are officials, can these officials be out of touch with the common people, otherwise the common people will oppose you everywhere, and they will even check your fart.

There is a good saying, to start a people's war.

Zhu Qike is very good at such things as wooing the common people.

Strictly restricting the discipline of Jin Yiwei is one aspect, and another aspect is to set some examples.

Jin Yiwei is a good person and good deed, so there must be a camera behind him.

No, you must have someone who has seen it with your own eyes and is highly respected.

For example, on this day, a teacher who taught children to read in the neighborhood told others on the street:
"Oh, you don't know, the students in my private school met those people from the rivers and lakes from Beiyuan on the road yesterday, and they were almost arrested!"

"Huh? Those foreigners who appeared in our place recently? Why are they arresting your students?"

"What else can I do, of course it's kidnapping for money!"

The teacher followed up and said in fear:

"It's also fortunate that a passing man in a flying fish suit rescued my students and beat those Beiyuan Jianghu people away, otherwise it would be dangerous."

Now comes the question, what is the flying fish suit, no, who is that man?
The teacher straightened his waist and said:

"His name is Jin Yiwei!"

Of course, this is just an example, and there are not many such examples, just pick three or four typical ones, and then talk about it two or three times a day, and that's it.

This Guo Xiaodong was just like the people in Nanning Mansion, when he heard this kind of thing, his face was filled with righteous indignation.

How did he know that this was the words of His Royal Highness Liao Wang, and he also hated those people from the rivers and lakes from Beiyuan in his heart.

If the common people hate certain people, they will not hide it under normal circumstances, especially for those outsiders.

All the folks in Nanning Prefecture, seeing those foreign faces, if you can’t prove that you are Daming with famous posts, I’m sorry, let alone accommodation, you can’t buy a grain of rice or a vegetable leaf.

In addition to the spontaneous resistance of the common people, even martial arts figures like Guo Xiaodong and the Jin Yiwei did not give up trying to win them over.

For example, on this day, Guo Xiaodong was returning to the inn where he was staying, when he saw a person in a flying fish suit coming to the door.

Guo Xiaodong realized immediately, isn't this the Jin Yiwei? !
Jin Yiwei didn't talk too much, and said directly to Guo Xiaodong:
"You should know your brother Li Zhengdong, right?"

Guo Xiaodong was taken aback:
"Yes, what happened to him?"

"He took Bei Yuan's money, and now he is Bei Yuan's running dog."

"what?!"

Guo Xiaodong was still in shock, so he heard Jin Yiwei say:

"You are his younger brother, it is more convenient to catch him, don't worry, considering that you are close relatives and friends, we will add money."

(End of this chapter)