Iron blood Suiming

Chapter 57 Protection Fee

() What's more, the magistrate and county magistrate belong to civil officials, and their rank and appointment need to be appointed by the emperor. How can a commander dare to act on behalf of heaven?

However, there are also some scholars who are very moved in their hearts, and have a few more thoughts, wanting to go to Lingshanwei to see if the situation is true and if there is any chance of entering an official career.

This is exactly what Li Jianguo hoped for. He knows that the world is so big that there are people for everyone. As long as he finds the right direction, he is afraid that no one will vote?

Just when the world was in an uproar, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was cold all over, and he was lying on the rocking chair in a daze, motionless.He couldn't figure out why this counter-insurgency operation, which could be said to be almost guaranteed, failed.

Not to mention Hou Zongwu's general, Ning Yuan's army was killed and defeated in a hundred battles. Could it be that God did not bless him?How can he cover it up?How can he justify himself in front of the emperor?

"My lord, it's not good, my lord..." An aide rushed into the study, and when he saw Wen Tiren, the aide's eyes were full of fear, and even his hands were shaking.

Wen Tiren sat up, and said lightly: "Why panic, there is something big going on, you have to hold your breath and speak slowly." As he spoke, he glanced at it indifferently, and saw something like a notice in the staff's hand , it seems that there is a bright red seal flashing past.

The staff member was trembling, his teeth were still chattering, obviously he was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

Displeasure flashed across Wen Tiren's eyes. This aide was the person he trusted the most, and he would discuss with this aide more than [-]% of his affairs. He was usually calm and composed, full of wisdom.Why was he so flustered today? It really disappointed him.

But it's hard to talk for a while, just order him a little later.Immediately asked: "Why are you so panicked, but it has something to do with the notice."

The staff member's face was ashen, and he handed the notice to Mr. Chief Assistant tremblingly.Wen Tiren took the notice, and went to look at the big seal at the bottom first, this was his habit, he looked at the notice first.

Seeing this, his heart suddenly jumped. The square and square big seal was the "Lingshan Weidu Commander's big seal." Unable to stop, he fell down on the chair, shaking all over, his complexion was sallow.

At this moment, the staff member regained his strength, and he didn't care about the etiquette, and said directly: "My lord, these notices are posted all over Beijing, presumably by now, the emperor already knows, my lord must think of a countermeasure."

Wen Tiren's heart twitched when he heard the words, and he felt a fishy sweetness in his throat. With a sound of 'wow', he spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.

The staff member hurried forward and shouted: "My lord, my lord, this is not the time to faint, you have to make up your mind, my lord, otherwise we will be finished. Come on, hurry up and send the imperial doctor, The adults passed out."

Immediately, there was a flurry of chaos in Wen's residence, and no one knew why Mr. Shoufu, who was fine just now, suddenly fell into a coma.

Li Jianguo, who was thousands of miles away, didn't know that the chief minister of the court was scared by one of his notices and vomited blood and fell into a coma. He was writing another notice in his study at this time.

This announcement is not for the whole country, but to be sent to all prefectures and counties in Shandong. Army, not the imperial army.

Later, I wrote that I heard that Shandong is quite unstable, and thieves and thieves are everywhere. Lingshan Guard is willing to raise troops to quell the chaos, but the food and wages are insufficient. I hope that all prefectures and counties will support food, grass, money and food. Otherwise, when bandits and robbers attack, Lingshan Guard will be unable to provide protection. .

Later, the money and food that each prefecture and county in Shandong need to pay is attached.

Each county needs to pay two 100 million taels of silver or grain, cloth, cooking oil, ironware, gunpowder, etc. of the same value.Fuzhou has tripled, and each prefecture needs to pay 300 million taels of silver or the same value of grain, cloth, cooking oil, ironware, gunpowder, etc.For those who do not submit, Lingshanwei will not guarantee their safety.

This is naked extortion, and the meaning in the notice is very clear, that is, if you want to keep safe, you have to pay.I even dealt with the [-] elite soldiers of the Ningyuan Army and the [-] troops of Hou Zongwu, can I still beat you?

If there are really tough ones, or what else, when the thieves attack and the Lingshan Guard is unable to provide protection, then the thieves must be soldiers of the Lingshan Guard.

After receiving the notice, the prefectures and counties in Shandong all cursed and felt deeply disturbed.After all, Li Kaiguo was in Shandong, and the officials of all states and counties in Shandong had already inquired about what he did. He was ruthless and cruel, and his actions were all shocking.

Immediately there are timid officials who are ready to pay the money, or use materials to offset it.Of course, this money cannot be paid by the prefecture and county, and businessmen and gentry will be out of luck, but if they are apportioned one hundred or three million taels, they will not be poor.

I'm afraid Emperor Chongzhen never dreamed that he was worried about money and silver every day, but he didn't know that the wealth of Ming merchants, gentry landlords, and officials exceeded his imagination.

Of course, there are also those who yell and swear to die, and of course Li Jianguo in these counties will not let it go.At this time, Jiaozhou Prefecture, Gaomi County and its surrounding areas had already fallen into his hands.Although only a hundred or ten soldiers were sent to maintain law and order, no one dared to attack these two places.

For those who didn't pay, Li Jianguo didn't mind taking soldiers to pick them up in person. The deadline given in the notice was one month, and he must find a monkey to come out and kill one for the chicken to see.

But it was already the season of mango seeds, and the rush to harvest food was imminent. Fortunately, recently, the refugees and people had poured into Lingshanwei continuously, and together with the young and strong captives, there were enough people.For the time being, Li Jianguo can only send people and troops out to grab food and then plant food.

For a while, all parts of Shandong were busy with farming, but it was a rare peace.It’s just that there was a storm in the capital. Emperor Chongzhen finally knew what Wen Tiren had done, and he was very angry. According to the records of the House of Internal Affairs in charge of Wang Chengen, on this day, Emperor Chongzhen was angry and smashed all kinds of utensils worth more than 20 yuan. huge.

Wen Tiren was immediately dismissed from office, arrested and imprisoned, his family property was confiscated, and the whole family was imprisoned.Emperor Chongzhen personally decreed that the commander of Jinyiwei should be dismissed, his home should be ransacked, and he should be sent to the Zhenfu Division for strict interrogation.

Zu Dashou was reprimanded by decree, and Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui were dismissed.Countless people from the Wen Tiren Party were implicated, and all of them were imprisoned.

When Zhou Yanru heard the news in his hometown, he drank a jar of wine happily, passed away quietly that night after getting drunk.At this time, Chongzhen was ready to use him again, and after hearing the news, he had to choose someone else.

In this way, without knowing it, Li Jianguo successively killed the former and the current chief minister of the cabinet.The course of history began to change. In history, Wen Tiren was not killed by the eunuch Cao Huachun until the tenth year of Chongzhen. Zhou Yanru, who was originally reactivated after his resignation, also died of drunkenness.

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