Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 290 Details
The strike against taxes conspired by the Jiangnan gentry group is still in the making, and Liang Qi's secret report has already been delivered to the capital.

When Luo Yangxing sent Liang Qi's report and plan to the palace, Zhu You immediately expressed his appreciation for the whole plan after inspecting it.

Although he had expected to encounter a lot of resistance when the commercial tax was raised, Zhu Youjian still underestimated the courage of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

When the vital interests were seriously damaged, this group still made the choice not to hesitate to sacrifice the stability of Jiangnan, in exchange for the small group's self-interest not being infringed.

Zhu Youjian, who originally wanted to balance the interests of all parties in a gradual way with gentle means without bloodshed, had to reflect on whether he was too kind.

The concept of the rule of law and equality that has been deeply rooted in one's own bone marrow brought by later generations has encountered great challenges in this world.

Zhu Youjian has now seen very clearly that in Daming, where the concept of hierarchy is generally accepted and recognized by the world, bloodshed seems inevitable if he wants to achieve his goals. Of course, bloodshed does not mean indiscriminate killing. Make the profiteering mechanism finally become an uncontrollable double-edged sword.

The necessary strong means will make some people understand what is the bottom line of the court, and only by following the court's laws and regulations can the interests of individuals and families be maintained in the long run.

Zhu Youjian knew that in this era of extremely backward transportation, the transmission of various information is very slow, and this time the strike organized by the wealthy merchants in Jiangnan will not start immediately.

Relying on the very inefficient organizational ability of the ancients, from premeditated strikes, to writing letters or sending people to communicate with all parties, the wealthy businessmen who received the relevant news then discussed with their clansmen or their backers, and analyzed the pros and cons and consequences. The reaction of the imperial court, and then meeting to discuss specific measures after all parties agree, and then rushing back to the various government offices to make relevant preparations, all of this will not be possible within a few months.

Scholars failed to rebel for ten years, not to mention these shrewd businessmen who lack political acumen.The final planning and layout of this matter depends on the officials and staff behind them.

Zhu Youjian didn't care about these Jiangnan gentry who couldn't see the great changes in the current situation, no matter what methods they adopted.

Gentle Township is the Tomb of Heroes.

A group of Jiangnan officials who have long lost themselves in the luxury of money will take it for granted that as long as they collectively put pressure on the emperor as before, in the face of strong public pressure, the current emperor will obediently withdraw After accepting their orders, they will play the crowns to celebrate each other, listen to the music, drink the wine, and celebrate with practical actions that everything has returned to the past.

However, few officials in the south of the Yangtze River can sensitively notice such a phenomenon: while the thieves are being wiped out, the command of the army that originally belonged to the civil official group has quietly changed hands, and the emperor has quietly established a government in the past few years. The powerful armed forces directly under the royal family --- Yongwei Battalion, Jingying Battalion, Qin Army, these powerful institutions are enough to bring disaster to any group.

A few days later, Zhu Youjian's secret decree came to the office of the Jinyiwei Office: Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei and the governor of Beizhen Fusi, Li Ruolian, was the imperial envoy to the south of Zhili, and led [-] Beizhen Fusi Tiqi to divide the day Batch secrets going south, and have full power to deal with the strike of Jiangnan merchants.

As for the strike in the future, once it occurs, it will definitely shake the government and the public, so when Zhu Youjian arrives, he will also arrange for important officials from the court to go south as imperial envoys, without him, to mop up Jinyiwei.

Zhu Youjian had already known exactly who to send to Zhu Youjian. Li Banghua, who had been away from Beijing for more than half a year and was still dealing with the relocation and resettlement of victims in Shandong, was the best candidate.

Although the jealous Li Xiantai doesn't like factory guards either, but he hates the moths in Jiangnan even more than Jin Yiwei. If Zhu Youjian proposes a plan to abolish various departments in Nanjing in the future, I believe that the first one to stand up and support him will be the boss. Li Tou, the title of Zuodu Censor of the Procuratorate is also enough to suppress the Jiangnan officialdom.

The matter in the south of the Yangtze River is nothing to worry about. Now all the focus is on preparing for the upcoming war with Jiannu.

According to Zhu Youjian's request, Sihai Commercial Bank is using the power of branches in various prefectures and counties to purchase cotton produced in major cotton producing areas.

Zhu Youjian's request was to collect cotton at all costs. If others paid one tael for one stone, the Four Seas Trading Company would bid one tael or two. The purpose was to buy most of the cotton to ensure the huge military supplies in the coming winter.

Since the ninth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian learned from the secret memorials of the military discipline officers who were stationed in various armies, especially the frontier army, that the soldiers guarding the border were extremely short of military supplies.

Many soldiers have guarded the border for generations, but the mandarin duck battle jacket has also been passed down from generation to generation. The cotton inside has become hard and thin. In addition, the military boots worn by most of the soldiers have long been worn out, and many of them have their toes exposed. Such military supplies, let alone fighting the enemy, will cause a large number of casualties due to frostbite alone.

But even in such a harsh environment, although there were some family members who absconded, most of the frontier soldiers still stayed in the bitter cold for generations, doing their part to protect Ming Dynasty from foreign invasion.

While hating the officials and generals who drank the blood of soldiers, Zhu Youjian was also very dissatisfied with the previous generations of emperors.

People are working hard for you in front of you, but you have been in arrears with food and wages, and you haven't even issued normal autumn and winter clothes for many years. You deserve the old Zhu's family to be ruined in the end.

After having ample money, since the second half of last year, Zhu Youjian has allocated a huge amount of silver from the internal funds to the Ministry of Industry as a supervisor to increase the production progress of military uniforms and armor, and set up a general supervisor in Shaanxi. Provide enough autumn and winter military uniforms for the frontier troops in Xuanda, Ningxia, Gansu, Guyuan, Yansui, Shaanxi Town and other nine border towns.

Although some frontier soldiers have received new mandarin duck battle jackets, cotton armor, military boots, gloves, and ear caps, due to the large number of frontier soldiers, it is impossible for the general to provide enough military supplies for all frontier soldiers in a short period of time. But with the expansion of the workshop and the increase of manpower, the situation is improving rapidly.

The rolling felt purchased by Sihai Trading Company from outside the Great Wall was also cut into patterns and used to make the inner lining of combat boots. The warmth and comfort of these combat boots were several times stronger than the original ones, and were well received by the frontier troops.

Don't underestimate these small measures. It is this kind of measures that ministers dismiss, but they have an inestimable effect on improving the morale of the army.

Judging from the current production progress of nearly 2 people in the two general prisons, within two years, all the officers and soldiers in the North of the Ming Dynasty will receive two sets of military uniforms in autumn and winter. A new uniform.

Based on the idea of ​​not going out for cheap, the Four Seas Trading Company has become a supplier of raw materials for military uniforms and armors. The purpose of doing so is also to stop the evil deeds of officials from the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Industry.

Now Zhu Youjian's use of Jinyiwei and Dongchang has expanded to the Four Seas Commercial Bank, and Zhu Youjian has also warned the senior officials of the factory guards that the supervision of the various ministries and temples by the factory guards is only a clear means, and there are other people who secretly control these factory guards. Conduct observations, once a factory guard is corrupt and breaks the law, traffic inside and outside, the end can be imagined.

The high-ranking officials of the factory guard specifically warned all the generals and schools that the current high salary is not easy to come by. If there is an adulterer, his relatives and children will be removed from the factory guard after the incident, and they will be left to fend for themselves.

The scale of the Four Seas Commercial Bank is getting bigger and bigger, and its industry involves almost every aspect of production in today's society. The benefits generated from this are huge, and it is inevitable that someone will become greedy in the face of benefits.

Zhu Youjian can turn a blind eye to the subsection, but if he finds some greedy people, what awaits him will be the end of his life and family.

As the chief treasurer of Sihai Commercial Bank, Gong Fanwu certainly knew the emperor's bottom line well. Under Gong Yonggu's several instructions, Gong Fanwu also strengthened the supervision of the shopkeepers of the various big houses under him.

He would often appear in a certain mansion suddenly with his entourage without saying hello, and then take away all the books to check and reconcile the accounts. Corresponding punishment, and make a detailed report to Zhu Youjian afterwards.

Zhu Youjian admired this outstanding talent with outstanding ability and reliable character from the bottom of his heart. It is a pity that Gong Fanwu has no fame, and now he can only lead the title of Jinyiwei Qianhu. This is quite apologetic.

He still has no way to promote a white body to a court official, and he can only give him a family background after the Ming Dynasty gradually changes.

Since crossing over, Da Ming is moving in one direction very slowly but firmly according to his own vision. These changes are hard to detect, but they have really changed Da Ming in many ways, and they have also changed many people. fate.

Zheng Zhifeng is one of them.

Born as a pirate, he never imagined that one day he would become a dazzling star in Daming's officialdom, and what he did would lay an extremely solid foundation for the future prosperity of Daming.

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