Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 350
At the intersection of Xishi Street, there were crowds of people and shouts everywhere.

"110 knives!"

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"Good cut!"

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"120 knives..."

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Niu Dazhu led the head, and several guards escorted Liu Hongjian to the execution platform of the execution ground. The officials of the Ministry of Punishment saw that the Duke of Guo was coming, and hurriedly got up to give up their seats.

The execution place was only [-] steps away from the execution platform, and Zhu Chunchen, Qi Zanyuan, and Li Yunkui were bound one by one on three pillars.

The upper body of the three was naked, and the lower body was only wearing a pair of obscene trousers to expose the lower limbs. They were covered with a layer of fishing net. The fishing net was tightened, and the flesh protruded from the mesh.

It seems that the most common fish scale is used.

The three elderly craftsmen looked slow, but when the shiny spatula in their hands touched the meat protruding from the fishing net, they slammed without hesitation.

But the sliced ​​meat strips are even in line and even in the same length. The three old men all put the meat strips on the strip table for the common people and prison officers to investigate.

After every ten cuts, the common people shouted out in unison, and from time to time some common people clapped their hands and applauded.

"Zhu Chunchen, you son of a bitch, I will give you a good connection... ah... you actually betrayed me... ah..." Qi Zanyuan, who was in the middle, cursed.

Fortunately, the binding was strong enough, and the executioner was obviously experienced, so he turned a deaf ear to Qi Zanyuan's abuse and even the shouts of the common people.

At this moment, all his energy is on the body in front of him. He must be more careful. If the prisoner's blood vessel is cut and the prisoner dies early, he will probably also eat in prison.

"Mr. Cheng, this old slave has never let you down! Ah——I am wronged by this old slave..." Li Yunkui gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and his eyes almost popped out.

The two stared at Zhu Chunchen on the far left, as if they wanted to swallow him alive, but Zhu Chunchen didn't pay any attention to the abuse of the two, just laughed.

Two months of darkness and confinement are enough to break down a normal person, not to mention Zhu Chunchen, who has enjoyed a good life for most of his life. If he wants to go to hell, let's all join together!

"The sky has no eyes, the ancestors bathed in blood to bring down this Daming country, let's look at the old Chongzhen, slaughtering Zhongliang, ungrateful, hahaha... Daming is exhausted..."

Zhu Chunchen cursed Chongzhen incoherently, twisted his neck and roared.

"Intuity, go and shut up that bastard, don't see this old guy making noise!" Liu Hongjian frowned, as expected, Nima didn't have a fuel-efficient lamp.

Carrying a piece of rag, the three criminal officials ran to the execution platform. After a while, the three of them could only protest by staring.

"160 knives!" the people shouted.

Both arms were cut with a hundred knives each, and the blood had already flowed all over the ground. The master master grabbed a handful of special mixed powder of plant ash and medicinal herbs, and sprinkled it on the bloody arms to stop the bleeding.

Then I washed the handle and picked up the scraper again. The upper limbs came to an end temporarily, and then the eyebrows, nose, face, and then the lower limbs and abdomen were cut.

The process of Ling Chi was carried out in an orderly manner, and the three old men were like skilled artists carving a work of art.

At first Liu Hongjian was very interested, but after watching it for a while, he felt panicked again. Looking at this posture, it would be impossible to cut three thousand dollars in two or three days.

Liu Hongjian was worried that he would lose his appetite to eat again, so he ran away decisively, but the people in the execution ground gathered more and more. China has never lacked people who like to watch the excitement.

Two days passed by in a hurry.

That day Liu Hongjian had had lunch at home and was about to take a stroll around the armory, but was summoned into the palace by an oral order from Chongzhen.

As usual, in the small conference room of Dongnuange, several cabinet ministers were discussing matters with Chongzhen, and Liu Hongjian got the notice and quietly entered the hall.

"An Guogong came just in time, Ni Aiqing, you talk about the income and expenditure of the household department again." Chongzhen sat on the throne and said.

"It's Your Majesty. In the first four months of this year, the Household Department received a total of more than 48 taels of Cao Yin and spent more than 870 taels."

After Ni Yuanlu finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and wiped his forehead. He has been the household secretary for more than three years, but the previous three years were not as much money as the last two months.

"The overspending is serious. I discussed with the cabinet to increase the commercial tax. I called you here because I want to hear your opinion." The commercial tax increase was proposed by Liu Hongjian last year.

Chongzhen has been thinking about this these days. Although Cao Yinshao is because the rice is not harvested, even if this batch of taxes is raised, it is far from the massive expenditure!

If the treasury's money is spent according to the current method, within two years, the treasury will be able to run rats again.

He was really afraid of that kind of life.

"I just want to ask my lords, do you agree with the imperial court's levy of business tax?" After Liu Hongjian finished speaking, he stared calmly at the several cabinet ministers in front of him.

"Naturally, the minister agrees, but... most of the officials may object..." Zheng Sanjun, the chief minister of the cabinet, hurriedly expressed his opinion.

"I also agree with the emperor..."

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Although the answers of the elders were in the affirmative, most of them were a little uncomfortable. Liu Hongjian saw everything in his eyes.

In all fairness, the cabinet members should not want to increase the business tax, because although they have no property in their own hands, who doesn't have any relatives?
And these relatives want to be prosperous, how can they not honor them?

If the cabinet is the first to propose an increase in business tax, not to mention how much loss your family will suffer, just the people of all the officials in the world can call them treacherous ministers through the ages.

To collect business tax is to compete with the people for profit!The courtiers were sure to be so grandiose in their opposition.

"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate." Liu Hongjian saw the reluctance and reluctance of the cabinet ministers.

Daming's finances are already rotten, if you want to get money, you have to shed blood, the officials and the family are not the most troublesome, the emperor's relatives are!

Liu Hongjian has been tossing around for more than a year, and killed many corrupt officials. The biggest reason why he did not suffer a fierce counterattack is that Liu Hongjian has not touched the fundamental interests of some people.

It is conceivable that if the imperial court intends to cut the biggest piece of cake, it will take a lot of effort.

But now Liu Hongjian is doing his best to build up armaments, hoping to help Chongzhen suppress the northern invaders, so he doesn't have the energy to fight on both sides for the time being.

These vampires must be stabilized!
Of course, these words were said by Liu Hongjian to Chongzhen in private, and it is still unreliable for these uncles in the cabinet.

Land, taxation, the lifeblood of the country, nobles, landlords and profiteers, the moths of Ming Dynasty.

If the thing that will be moved sooner or later is really spread out in advance, Liu Hongjian is afraid that he will have to test for poison first if he eats a cucumber in the future.

After persuading Chongzhen to delay moving the cake, Liu Hongjian went directly out of the palace and made another trip to the West Market.

It was already the third day, and there were not so many people in the execution ground.

Not many people were so perverted that they wanted to watch the three-day Ling Chi, but there were always people who passed by from time to time stopping here.

Three days passed, and the three traitors had already lost their human form...

PS: The monthly ticket is 700, and I owe three shifts. It seems that I can't go out again this afternoon.

PS: The book "The First Powerful Minister of the Ming Dynasty" soul wears a "second generation of officials" who incurred "romantic debts" during the orthodox period of the Ming Dynasty. ... A man should not be powerless for a day!Interested friends can take a look.

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