Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 177 Hong Wunian's official is really miserable
When Zhu Liangzu was yelled at by Zhu Yuanzhang, his whole body went limp at that time.

Zhu Liangzu never expected that he would be able to meet Zhu Yuanzhang here, and for Zhu Yuanzhang, he had infinite fear from the bottom of his heart.

In Zhu Liangzu's eyes, His Royal Highness the King of Liao is nothing more than a little boy who is easy to deceive, but Zhu Yuanzhang is different!
Zhu Liangzu is very clear about Zhu Yuanzhang's abilities.

But at this time, Zhu Liangzu still had a bit of luck in his heart.

He immediately knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and then said respectfully:

"The last general didn't know that His Majesty the Emperor came here in person, and he was far away from welcoming him, so he asked His Majesty the Emperor to make amends."

He obviously wanted to avoid the important and take the light, but Zhu Yuanzhang was so easy to be fooled, and said with a sneer:

"Zhu Liangzu, let me ask you, do you have a brother-in-law named Li Guo?"

Zhu Liangzu's heart felt like it was going to jump out of his chest, he thought in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang really knew about it, so he hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, listen to my explanation. This Li Guo acted recklessly. I have already..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him angrily, and then continued:
"Shut up! You just say yes or no!"

Zhu Liangzu nodded, and then hurriedly said:

"The last general does have a brother-in-law named Li Guo, but the last general and him..."

Zhu Liangzu was still interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang before he finished speaking:

"Okay, don't tell me anything else, and I'll ask you again, whether after the county magistrate Daotong arrested Li Guo, you came to Panyu County, beat Daotong, and then released Li Guo come out?"

Zhu Liangzu muttered, and was about to speak, when Zhu Yuanzhang roared again:

"Yes or no!"

Zhu Liangzu immediately said stiffly:
"Your Majesty, listen to my explanation, this matter is not what you think at all.

His Royal Highness King Liao and I have already grasped the evidence of this co-conspiracy, and because I investigated the matter before, I was so angry that I beat him up.

I just found out that my brother-in-law Li Guo was locked up in prison. In order not to let Dao Tong find out about his rebellion, I used this as a reason.

Your Majesty, I am all for Daming! "

After Zhu Liangzu finished speaking in one breath, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Daotong again.

But Daotong didn't panic at all, and said directly with a straight face:
"Being upright is not afraid of the shadow slanting. If I haven't done something, I naturally haven't done it. Please be aware of it, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang then looked at Liao King Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi nodded, and then took out a letter from his bosom. Before he could speak, Zhu Liangzu immediately stood up as if seeing a life-saving straw, pointed at the letter and shouted:
"Your Majesty, have you seen that letter? That letter is the evidence of Taoist conspiracy.

It's all about what he wrote to Beiyuan, wanting to take refuge in Beiyuan! "

Zhu Qi also nodded and said:

"General Zhu Liangzu is right. It is indeed written by Dao Tong to Bei Yuan."

Zhu Liangzu became hardened all of a sudden, as long as he had this letter in hand and His Royal Highness King Liao as his backing, wouldn't this be a dead end?
Zhu Liangzu immediately became elated, while Daotong remained silent.

From Zhu Liangzu's point of view, this Daotong is not far from death. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Liangzu and asked:

"Apart from this letter, do you have any other evidence?"

Zhu Liangzu shook his head and said:

"Of course it's gone, but the evidence of this crime is already as solid as a mountain, Your Majesty, I suggest that this Daoist should be rectified directly on the spot.

Let the people of Panyu County take a good look at this Daotong's face. "

However, Zhu Liangzu hadn't been hardened for a long time, when he heard His Royal Highness Liao Wang change the subject and said:

"Yes, it is possible, but this letter was written by the king for Daotong."

No one present showed any surprised expressions, only Zhu Liangzu's expression suddenly became extremely shocked.

"Wait a minute, His Royal Highness Liao Wang, why is this? What is the situation?"

Zhu Liangzu didn't react until now, but Zhu Qi looked at Zhu Liangzu with a smile on his face, and didn't say much.

Daotong snorted coldly at this time, and said:

"Do you really think His Royal Highness Liao Wang is helping you?

Our Royal Highness Liao Wang is wise and mighty, but the stars descended to earth, how can he help someone like you?
His Royal Highness the King of Liao came to look for you because he was worried that you would escape early, and he wrote this letter, naturally, to allow you to come to Panyu County by yourself and throw yourself into the trap. "

But the matter was very clear, Zhu Liangzu had no evidence at all, and the letter designed and written by Daotong and His Highness Liao Wang was regarded by Zhu Liangzu as a bargaining chip to bring down Daotong.

And the beating and fighting to release Li Guo earlier was clearly done by Zhu Liangzu on purpose.

Coupled with the complaints from the people about this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger suddenly exploded at this time, shouting:
"Come here, take down the traitor Zhu Liangzu."

The brocade guards beside him responded, and rushed up quickly. They held Zhu Liangzu firmly. How could this Zhu Liangzu be an opponent of the brocade guards?

Although he has some martial arts himself, as a general, it is naturally impossible to train himself like a martial arts master.

But Zhu Liangzu was stunned at this moment, he finally realized that it was His Royal Highness Liao's scheme from beginning to end.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also walked up to Zhu Liangzu and said:
"How many times have I told you that when you get to the locality, you must restrain your temper, you must put the people first, you must set an example, and you must always pay attention!

Are my rewards for you still small?Are you not satisfied with these?Still thinking about doing these evil things.

He even blatantly beat the court officials, have you forgotten how Da Yuan got to where he is today! "

After Zhu Yuanzhang scolded happily, the Zhu Liang group was also sweating, kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and shouted:
"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, I will never dare again, I implore Your Majesty to recite the merits of the General, let the General return to his hometown, build a big house, and enjoy his old age in peace!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered:
"Just like you, you still want to return to your hometown, Xianyun Yehe?
dream!Come on!Drag Zhu Liangzu down and bring him back to Tianfu, I will flog him to death in front of all civil and military officials!

The ministers in the court and the generals who followed me all thought that I would not dare to use my sword against these noble generals.

I will let those people see that I, Zhu Yuanzhang, have no one who dares to use a knife.

But I will kill anyone who violates the law and commits crimes. "

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Zhu Liangzu begged for mercy for a while, but seeing that there was no effect, Zhu Liangzu laughed loudly, stood up, and then said:
"I have an iron certificate for avoiding death. I did not commit a heinous crime. If you kill me, the iron certificate for avoiding death you gave me will become a joke, and you, the emperor, will be like a joke. You will not keep your promise."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head to look at Zhu Liangzu, and then said:
"I killed the one with the iron coupon like you.

What I killed was that you oppressed the people like this and acted arbitrarily!

What is the heinous crime, oppressing the people, lawlessness is the greatest evil!drag on! "

Zhu Liangzu was dragged down, and at this time he also got courage, and cursed loudly at Zhu Yuanzhang:
"You stinky beggar monk! You are a cunning rabbit! You are still begging for food without us helping you conquer the world! Zhu Yuanzhang! I will never let you go!"

The officials watching from the sidelines were trembling, and they naturally knew Zhu Yuanzhang's temper.

The people in Panyu County naturally didn't know that the emperor had come to Panyu County, and they were still gathering at the gate of the yamen, waiting to see what was going on.

It didn't take long to come, and a person came out to report that the crime committed by Zhu Liangzu would be ransacked and sent to Yingtian Mansion.

It is estimated that he will not live long. As for the [-] soldiers he brought, they are really innocent.

They didn't know that the general they were following had committed a crime, and they just obeyed the military order. Naturally, they could be exonerated, and they all just returned to their original positions.

The five hundred soldiers also breathed a sigh of relief.

The biggest disaster in these two Guangxi areas, Zhu Liangzu has already brought to justice.

The common people clapped their crowns and celebrated each other, and they were so happy that there was no need to mention it, but Dao Tong was beside him, seeing the faces of the common people smiling and smiling, he also laughed silently.

As for the rest of the local hooligans in Panyu County, what awaits them is naturally the punishment of the law.

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The wind is sunny and the sky is clear.

After finishing the affairs in Panyu County, Zhu Qi will follow Zhu Yuanzhang to return to Nanning Prefecture, Guangdong Province to inspect the handling of customs duties.

This is also the most important thing for Zhu Yuanzhang to come to Guangdong and Guangxi.

Daotong, the magistrate of Panyu County, naturally followed him to see him off.

Dao Tong wanted to go with the Liao King and the Emperor. After all, as the local county magistrate, he saw the Emperor coming, and it was really unreasonable not to follow him.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him follow, but let him stay in Panyu County to deal with the rest of the matter, such as assisting Jin Yiwei to copy Zhu Liangzu's home.

At this time, Daotong, the magistrate of Panyu County, saw that His Royal Highness King Liao and His Majesty the Emperor were leaving, and his face was also very reluctant.

After sending it all the way to Shili Pavilion, Daotong also knew that he could not send it any more and had to go back, so he said to His Royal Highness King Liao:

"If it wasn't for His Highness coming to Panyu, maybe my life would have been lost."

Daotong already knew that Zhu Liangzu had written an impeachment letter in advance and sent it to Yingtian Mansion, but Zhu Yuanzhang had already come to Guangdong and Guangxi, so he missed the impeachment letter.

Later, Zhu Qi talked about this matter, mainly to let Zhu Yuanzhang know about it.

But in Daotong's ears, it's different.

This is clearly His Royal Highness King Liao who saved his life.

If it wasn't for His Royal Highness King Liao, the impeachment letter would have been sent to the emperor, and the emperor might believe in himself or in Zhu Liangzu.

Therefore, in Daotong's heart, he was still very grateful to His Royal Highness King Liao. Zhu Qi didn't know this, but just waved his hands casually, saying that this was what he should do.

However, Zhu Qi was actually a bit selfish in saving Daotong, he pulled Daotong and whispered:
"I want to go to Fanliao in the future, and I will recommend you to the imperial court to be an official in Liaodong. If you don't dislike it, please don't refuse."

When Daotong heard it, he didn't expect His Royal Highness King Liao to say such a thing.

But it is not impossible to go to Liaodong to be a county magistrate.

But Zhu Qi actually planned to recommend Daotong as the prefect of Liaodong.

After all, it would be a pity if such a good official only works as a county magistrate. As the saying goes, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. If the upper beam is straightened, the lower beam will be more or less restrained.

And it's easy to deal with people who know the basics.

When I become a vassal in Liaodong in the future, I will inevitably have to deal with local administrative officials. Dealing with Daotong is better than dealing with those corrupt officials.

After all, Zhu Qi just wanted to save some trouble, and those corrupt officials might make a lot of troubles for you anytime soon.

And Daotong is trustworthy, and he will definitely be able to manage the place in an orderly manner.

After Zhu Qi finished speaking, don't let Dao Tong go back quickly, and then he followed the emperor's chariot and horses, heading towards Nanning Mansion.

Only Daoist was left standing there, thoughtful.

As for Zhu Qi's desire to let Daotong go to Liaodong to serve as an official, he had also told Zhu Yuanzhang before that it was nothing more than the newly recovered land in Liaodong, and the people's hearts were unstable.

Therefore, people's hearts must be well managed in this regard.

Instead of arranging some ignorant people to become officials in Liaodong, it would be better to let Daotong go. At least he is a good and honest official. If he serves as a local official there, it will be good for the people's hearts.

And Zhu Yuanzhang also thinks it makes sense, not to mention that Daotong is only a county magistrate now. After such a thing happened, Zhu Yuanzhang also saw the love and respect of hundreds of local pairs of Daotong.

Instead of letting him continue to be the county magistrate, it is better to be transferred to Liaodong as a magistrate.

It can be regarded as a vacancy, let Daotong fill it directly.

Neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Qi took this matter to heart. The two soon arrived in Nanning, and then headed towards the tariff experiment site.

After all, this is a frontier, and Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, would be very dangerous to go there.

An ordinary emperor would definitely not be able to pass by casually, but who is Zhu Yuanzhang?

This kind of thing is not considered dangerous for him.

Things like tariff experiments are not particularly complicated. Daming already had border inspections, and things like iron or firearms were absolutely prohibited from being exported.

On the basis of these border inspections, a special customs agency is set up, and the goods entering the market must pay taxes.

Zhu Qi arranged for the students who went there to handle the customs duties in an orderly manner, and they were also assisted by the Jin Yiwei.

The collection of tariffs can be said to be going quite smoothly.

And this is only half a month, and the tariffs collected are already quite considerable.

Zhu Qi gave the account book to Zhu Yuanzhang, and simply flipped through it.

In half a month, the tariffs in Guangxi alone were collected, and there were nearly tens of thousands of taels of silver.

This is really a day-to-day fortune in the true sense.

And this is just a tariff, if this tariff is spread across the country...

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't imagine it. Just collecting tariffs would be able to cover all the tax money collected from farmers.

It is a matter of course that tariffs are so profitable. In a feudal society, money was naturally concentrated in the hands of businessmen and officials.

Before modern history, it was extremely difficult for the feudal dynasty to collect taxes from these officials and businessmen.

The main reason is that a huge vested interest group has been established, just like the current beautiful country, the election behind it is actually supported and manipulated by major financial groups.

The so-called two parties also represent the interests of the major financial groups.

The same is true for the official-based feudal dynasty, but officials are not manipulated by capital, but use capital to make money.

It's too complicated to say too much, and it can't be expanded, so that's all.

In short, in one sentence, this tariff is to move the cake of the businessman.

And it's not a simple cut, but 40% of the profits are cut off, can this not make money?
Don't look at the feudal dynasties that emphasized agriculture and suppressed business. The wealth can be concentrated in the hands of these businessmen.

Of course, after they earn money, some of them have to honor the people above them, which is another story.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, tariffs were introduced, and the annual income increased several times directly.

The Qing Dynasty, which was so rotten, was able to rely on tariffs for decades, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, which is just like the rising Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the sweetness of tariffs, so he naturally had high hopes for tariffs.

Instruct Zhu Qi to handle this matter well, and then gradually promote it.

After all, no one thinks money is too little. Without money, you really can't do anything!

Naturally, Zhu Qi agreed with all his heart, and he definitely couldn't refuse. He had already given up the duties of the Guangxi customs duties. If he refused again, wouldn't it be true that he came to Guangxi to find Lan Xian'er?
Even if it wasn't for Zhu Yuanzhang scolding him bloody.

The days have come to December, the weather has gradually turned cold.

After Zhu Yuanzhang inspected the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, he also took Zhu Qi back to Yingtian Mansion soon, and the New Year was coming soon.

In the new year, many sacrificial ceremonies will need to be presided over by the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, so naturally they cannot be delayed casually.

As for the happiest person, of course Lan Xian'er, not only returned to Zhu Qi's side, but also saw with her own eyes that the murderer of her father and enemy was brought to justice.

Although I didn't do it myself, it was planned and designed by my fiancé from beginning to end.

It can be regarded as indirect revenge.

As for Zhu Liangzu, what awaits him is the death penalty.

And it's not as simple as beheading or hanging to death, but to be flogged to death directly in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs at the court meeting.

This can also be regarded as a warning to those civil and military ministers not to do anything that violates the laws of Ming Dynasty at any time.

Not to mention playing with the people of Ming Dynasty like fish and meat, if anyone dares to do this, they will end up just like Zhu Liangzu, not to mention the iron coupon for avoiding death, even the golden coupon for avoiding death has saved his life!

I can only say one thing, Hong Wunian was really miserable when he was an official.

(End of this chapter)