Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 106 Your Majesty treats courtiers with warmth like a loving father!

"Can you please hand it over?"

The officials kowtowed and said they could.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were light: "You don't need to take out the famous calligraphy and paintings at home to pawn. There are no pawnshops in Beijing. You can just send the discounted money to the inner money. If you don't want the house, you can also send the land deed. I will take all of them. Down!"

"You don't have to worry about the housing issue. If Xiao Aiqing stays at his wife's uncle's house, wouldn't he lose the face of the court?"

"Go to Chaoyang and pick a piece of land, and I will build you a house!"

"simply!"

"Allocate a large piece of land in Chaoyang City, as an official residence, all officials in the capital, as well as officials from other places who come to Beijing to work, all live here!"

"The official building is located near the city gate, and it was built by Kuai Xiang himself. Don't worry, I won't charge you any money! The internal funds will be used to repair it!"

"Build another official road from Chaoyang Gate to Meridian Gate. This official road is not allowed for common people to walk. It is wider, and four carriages can pass side by side. The money for bearers and carriages will be paid by you. No more money."

Zhu Qiyu thinks it's a one-off, and he talks about building an official house, but in fact it is reducing the expenditure of the household department!
Another point is that the houses in the city are expensive, and those who live in Chaoyang City are mud-legged, and the house prices are low. If they are replaced by the emperor, the emperor will make a lot of money.

As for building a house, it doesn’t cost a lot of money. All the materials are local materials. As for building a good house, I’m sorry, but you have to pay for it yourself.

"Your Majesty, the salaries of the officials in Beijing are extremely low. If the officials pay for the bearers and carriages themselves, it may not be enough for them to live on!" Lin Cong shouted.

Relying on being the lackey of the emperor, Lin Cong began to secretly form the Lin Party under the imperial party.

None of these people are restless.

Wang Wen and Lin Cong were very different in the cabinet, and they competed with each other without even saying a word.

But he was right.

Bearers and coachmen are servants, and the people in Beijing must undertake husband labor. In the first year of Xuande, it was stipulated that in case of emergency, five servants should be sent to the officials.

However, this regulation has evolved into that officials can recruit servants at will, and most of them recruit 30 to [-] people to serve. These servants are all common people in the capital.

"Then let's go, get up half an hour earlier, and you will arrive there after a stroll. If you live in the city, it will be closer. Get up early, and don't deal with those Yingying and Yanyan at night. They are so old, and their health is important. "

"There is no need to worry about safety. I will set up patrols outside the official building to patrol on time. If you are not worried about the patrols, I will send soldiers from the nine-door admiral's mansion to ensure security."

"It's definitely not the expense of sending husbands, but just now the old matriarch made a report and advised me to reduce the labor of chauffeurs, so on a whim, I first exempted the bearers in Beijing."

"I don't care about the expenses of the household department. I keep the money for you. The planner will count everyone's expenses. When you retire and return to your hometown, the household department will distribute it in one go as pension money. , it is the court sympathizing with you and others for being loyal to Guojing."

"Of course, how much pension money you have saved in the household department, I will prepare another part of the internal funds, and double the money from the internal funds, and distribute them together."

It was rare for Zhu Qiyu to be generous.

But if you think about it carefully, with the emperor's brutality, how many people in this court can live to retire and return home!

The emperor has said all the beautiful words, who can say what is true and false?
"I am waiting to thank you, Lord Long En!"

Baiguan reluctantly thanked him, who would think too much money?

In the future, I will need the money of the bearers, which is a heartache. I will develop a "husband respect" name in the future and let the local officials bear it.

Zhu Qiyu also wants to increase his salary, but the problem is that he has no money. The internal funds received so far have not exceeded 600 million taels, and most of them are jewelry and antiques, which will not be cashed in for a while.

Anyway, there are many channels for officials of the Ming Dynasty to get money, so they are not short of this salary.

"Zhuqing, go and bring some rice grain home when you go to court, it's a little favor from me!"

Hu Wei and others rolled their eyes wildly, you owe us several months of wages!Still have the face to say something?
When they knew that the emperor's little thought was half a catty of millet, they would all go home with tears in their eyes, and they wouldn't even eat it if they fed it to pigs!But the emperor rewarded them as a good thing!Also let them be grateful to Dade!
"Leave the Minister of the Cabinet, and the others will retreat!"

Seeing all the officials retreat, Zhu Qiyu asked the guards to close the door, Li Xian shook his head against the pig's head, the emperor would not kill us with his own hands, would he?

"Give me a seat for all my lovers!"

Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao to pass on Yu Qian's secret disclosure to them.

The secret report and the military newspaper were sent together, and they were handed over to the eunuch when they arrived at the gate of the palace. The eunuch divided them into two copies, and the secret report was sent directly to Zhu Qiyu.

The secret report is very detailed, analyzing the reasons for the defeat in the three wars, the loss situation, the mood in the army, etc., as well as Yu Qian's guess about Xuanzhen.

Yu Qian also guessed that it was the people of Xuanzhen who leaked the information.

He even suspected the merchants in Xuanzhen.

"Yu Shaofu is really a national scholar!" Hu Wei praised.

Yu Qian suffered two major defeats in a row, with a total loss of less than 2 people.

Compared with Yang Xin and Yu Qian, the difference is really not a star.

It is easy to win the battle with the wind, but the real hero is the one who can keep his vitality when he loses the battle.

"Zhu Qing, that piece of blank paper may not be able to deceive many people!"

"I plan to authorize Yu Qian to clean up Xuan Town!"

"If Xuan Town is not clean, we won't win the battle!"

"If the defeat continues, Tatar and Wuliangha will take a bite out of Daming, and then Daming will definitely lose."

"So, I want to use violent methods to kill all the Xuanzhen authorities!"

Gollum!

As soon as Zhu Qiyu's words fell, all the important officials in the cabinet swallowed their saliva.

Your Majesty is really cruel.

Kill them at every turn, have you considered the consequences?
Officials are inextricably linked with each other, so you are not worried about the death of the rabbit and the sorrow of the fox?Stronger than Emperor Taizong, who killed Fang Xiaoru, and finally bowed his head obediently to the civil servants!

"Your Majesty, there is no need to clean up the officialdom, but it is okay to clean up the merchants." After Hu Yi finished speaking, he regretted it!
The Emperor of China has been tricked!

Where did the emperor want to kill officials, he just wanted to kill merchants, kill chickens to get eggs!
want money!

The emperor is really poor and afraid, and his mind is full of money.

The problem is that they can't persuade them. They used to stand on the moral high ground to persuade the emperor. Now they are kicked into the shit pit by the emperor. Everyone is dirty. Don't persuade anyone. You are corrupt officials, and I am a tyrant. .

"I sent Dongchang and Jinyiwei to go and set off immediately. All merchants in Xuanzhen will be killed!" Zhu Qiyu immediately issued an order.

"No, Your Majesty!"

Hu Wei hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, the merchants in Xuanzhen have been operating in the local area for hundreds of years, and they are deeply intertwined, and their relationship is absolutely extraordinary."

"If it is true that His Majesty kills, at most a few families will be killed, and the remaining families will definitely unite and surrender to Wala."

"When the time comes, Yu Shaofu's good situation in Xuan Town will be completely ruined. In the past, the merchants just made trouble secretly. If they completely treason, wouldn't they hit the city of Beijing in an instant?"

"Tatar and Wuliangha aim at the opportunity and bite Daming, but the North will be completely unable to hold on!"

"The strong dragon doesn't overwhelm the snake!"

"Once Xuanzhen is lost and the gates of Hebei are wide open, what will Gyeonggi do?"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Hu Mi hurriedly kowtowed, and Lin Cong and others also knelt and kowtowed.

"Well, it's a pity to let them go." Zhu Qiyu clicked his lips, which was a pity.

Merchants in Shanxi and Hebei are all big fat sheep. Come and kill chickens to get eggs. I have soldiers and money, so I will gallop directly to Mobei and flatten the grasslands.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, all the cabinet ministers rolled their eyes. ,

You are not afraid of poverty, you are crazy about money.

"Your Majesty, you can eat the meat after it rots in the pot." Hu Yan laughed.

"Right."

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Old Shangshu, what can I do to clean up Xuanzhen? I want to make the Wala people blind and deaf!"

"Your Majesty's fishing method is very good. When you catch the list, give it to Yu Qian, and Yu Qian will naturally handle it properly."

Hu Wei said.

Yu Qian's method is nothing more than killing a few leaders, and then coercing and luring them, turning big things into small things and completely suppressing them.

It is always easier to be a paster than to sink a boat.

If the law had been enforced earlier, would the merchants in Xuanzhen dare to be the ears and eyes of the Wala people?

"The old minister can't figure it out, why did the merchants in Xuanzhen treason the country?" Hu Wei sighed.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Li Xian.

Li Xian was rather embarrassed. Shanxi merchants were his lackeys, and even though he had only been there for a few days, his pants and crotch had fallen off.

"It may be driven by interests. Shanyou merchants have deep roots, and they have branches in prosperous places all over the country. For example, in Beijing, there are main branches and branch branches."

"There are so many mouths to kill."

"They make a living from border trade, so they naturally gave and received privately from the Oirat dignitaries. I'm afraid they also have the intention of being coerced."

Before Li Xian finished speaking, he saw the emperor's face was gloomy, and he said in an indifferent way: "Isn't Mr. Li Ge also somewhat helpless?"

"The old minister is absolutely not!" Li Xian really wanted to slap himself to death, but the trouble came out of his mouth!

They are not relatives, so why help Shanxi merchants to defend themselves!

I don't know why, but I was tabooed by the emperor, so how could I still speak for merchants!
"Then how do you understand the mentality of Shanxi merchants so well?"

"Is it just like Shanxi merchants, if they encounter a little setback, they will sell their country and seek glory!"

"Do you know what kind of blood is flowing on your body?"

"Do you know which country you are from?"

"Do you know, what is a home country!"

Zhu Qiyu was suddenly furious: "Li Jie, come in, slap your mouth!"

Li Xian's eyes widened, the emperor was targeting him on purpose!
If someone said something wrong, he would scold at most, but why did he slap me directly?
He just let his own son fight him!You're never done!

The palace door was pushed open, Li Jie walked in helplessly, stood in front of his father, raised his hand and slapped him with a big ear scraper, not to mention, it was very cool.

Since you were young, you have been partial to your elder brother. You know that the palace is a den of tigers and wolves, and you don't allow your elder brother to enter the palace, but you force me to enter the palace!

His Majesty asked his son to beat you, and his son was really relieved. Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!
"Is it possible to sell the country because of a little profit?"

Zhu Qiyu shouted angrily: "These merchants should all be killed!"

"I will tell you the truth, the merchants who participated this time will all kill the ten clans!"

"Not only kill them all, but whoever dares to intercede for them in the court, I will punish their clan!"

Hu Wei and the others all knelt down.

"Get up, you go out too!"

Zhu Qiyu asked Li Jie to go out, and his voice slowed down: "Li Xian, I will give you a chance, hurry up and get rid of the relationship with the Shanxi merchants, and when the tiles recede, it will be time for me to clean up Xuanzhen!"

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, when the time comes, you will be implicated, and I will chop you up with my own hands!"

"Also, I only tell you the truth, if the merchants in Xuan Town hear the news and flee, I will only ask you, Li Xian!"

"I obey the order!" Li Xian felt bitter, the key point was that he didn't know where he offended the emperor.

Lin Cong was deep in thought, if the emperor rejected Li Xian so much, should he be beaten to win the favor of the Holy One?
"The matter of the official residence is not a whim, and it is definitely not a big house like you. I am rich in the world, and a few houses in a district can move my heart?"

Zhu Qiyu was displeased: "Besides, what can I do if I want your house? Isn't it going to be rewarded to other courtiers as usual in the future? What's the point of turning your left hand into your right hand?"

Lin Cong didn't figure out what the emperor meant.

But Wang Wen immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to live in Chaoyang!"

"I told you, it's not about robbing your house!" Zhu Qiyu was a little annoyed.

"Your Majesty, please listen to the old minister."

Wang Wen said very solemnly: "The old minister is not in good health. The doctor suggested that the old minister should exercise more, which is good for his health; moreover, the old minister has lived in that house for almost ten years, and he is tired of seeing all the scenes. Why don't you change to a new house. I just ask Your Majesty to build the house bigger, the old minister loves to play, and is willing to raise some flowers and plants, I just ask Your Majesty to agree!"

Wang Wen is a smart man.

Take the lead.

Even the elders of the cabinet voluntarily gave up the house. Who doesn't care about the officials in the DPRK and China?

"The old minister is also willing to move to Chaoyang!" Lin Cong knelt down immediately, but in the end Wang Wen got ahead of him.

Wang Wen glanced at him, to understand the emperor's mind, I have to be Wang Wen.

Yue Zheng, Xue Xuan and others naturally knelt down and begged to move away.

One after another, everyone knelt down and begged the emperor for permission to move to the new mansion in Chaoyang.

"You're giving me a cold name!" Zhu Qiyu was furious.

Wang Zhi was taken aback, did he pat the horse's leg?
"The ministers live extravagantly, and corruption is common. What does it have to do with your majesty, if you use your house to mortgage the income from corruption?"

Lin Cong said in a loud voice: "If there is any rumor of your majesty's infamy, the veteran will be the first to refuse it. Your majesty loves the people like a son, treats courtiers as warmly as a loving father, cares about building houses for the ministers, and cares for the elderly. This holy king is in court. , who dares to say the slightest mistake?"

Hu Wei retched, why didn't the old man realize that you are so good at flattering?

"Am I really like a loving father?" Zhu Qiyu somewhat took advantage of others.

"Your Majesty, you are the warmest and kindest father in the world!" Lin Cong said loudly.

Others followed suit.

It's disgusting to scream, if the emperor allows, they can directly shout "Daddy".

I don't have such an old son.

Zhu Qiyu was complacent: "Hahaha, Lin Aiqing understands me!"

"Don't worry, in Chaoyang, I will enclose a large piece of land for you and build houses for you. The houses must be bigger than those in the inner city."

"Because the house was first built, it may not be able to be beautiful, but there is no need to worry. The exquisite stone materials presented by Jiangnan will be given priority to you."

"I heard that Liaodong is rich in wood, so I asked Yunnan chieftains and Liaodong Jurchen to donate wood to Beijing. I urged them to donate in the name of building a house, and in my name!"

Originally, the emperor's words sounded nice, but after listening to them, it turned into an order from the emperor?This is forced offering!
What is the difference between Song Huizong Jin Xian Hua Shi Gang?
It happened that the emperor wanted to donate it, but it was better for the Ming Dynasty, because the ministers asked all places to donate it!
Your Majesty, please let us go!

"Your Majesty, there is no need for strange stones and wood, and I will find a way for myself!" Hu Wei hurriedly stopped the emperor, and if he said anything about tigers and wolves, they would be sprayed to death in the history books.

He sneaked a glance at Qi Jilang, who was writing furiously.

Finished!

Bad reputation!

"Find out your own way? What can you do? I built a house for you. Naturally, I want to build it beautifully. How can I let the courtiers suffer!"

Zhu Qiyu's words can't fix Hu Min.

But Lin Cong knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, if you serve the country and the people wholeheartedly, how can you care where you live? Even if you live in a pigsty, we are at ease; if you don't have a home and country in your heart, even if you live in a luxurious In the mansion, I will inevitably feel guilty! I beg Your Majesty to focus on saving, and you must not arbitrarily confine the cultivated land, harming the people and harming the people!"

We still have to watch Lin Cong!
In terms of understanding my thoughts, it has to be Lin Cong, Wang Wen is a little bit close.

Hu Yi slapped his forehead, the emperor was too picky, he refused to even give him any land!

"Linge's old jewel is in the front, I am afraid that the courtiers will follow suit."

A smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face: "The residence should be more spacious. It's not easy for you to drag your family with you, and the court also has to have face. Your house is also my face, isn't it? How big do you want? Discuss with Kuai Xiang, I will not ask, when the house is completed, I will visit in person!"

Your Majesty, can you be more generous!
Even the size of the house has to be taken care of!
Even, I didn't say it clearly, and let the courtiers guess.

Serving such an emperor is too difficult!

After leaving the palace, Hu Mei saw that Lin Cong and Wang Wen were at odds with each other, the corners of their mouths curled up inexplicably, only the imperial party was left in the court, and the imperial party would split, it's human nature.

Why did the emperor spend so much time building official residences?
For the convenience of surveillance?

Or are you really greedy for a house in the inner city?

It's just that the emperor asked his son to beat Lao Tzu, this trick is too cruel, and now the bastard sons of Beijing officials are all serving as guards in the palace.

I smoked Li Xian today, but I don't know who will be unlucky tomorrow!
Anyway, this court will not be peaceful.

……

Zhu Qiyu is in a good mood.

"Go back to the emperor, Wan Gong is waiting outside the palace, waiting to see you." Feng Xiao whispered.

"Xuan come in."

Soon, Wan Gong and others had an audience.

Wan Gong brought more than a dozen craftsmen, all of whom were top-notch craftsmen, including blacksmiths, carpenters, armor makers, sword makers, and crossbow makers.

After seeing the ceremony, Wan Gong introduced these people to Zhu Qiyu.

After chatting with blacksmith Zhang Liu, I found out that Japanese swords are now imitated in the army, and the shaft furnace has already begun to smelt iron.

"Blast furnace?" Zhu Qiyu thought it was a blast furnace for making iron.

Actually not.

The shaft furnace has a square mouth and is built with salt and mud. It is built against a mountain cave or surrounded by giant logs. The hearth is trapezoidal. There is also a special blower called a piston blower.

Zhang Liu explained, but Zhu Qiyu didn't understand.

"What is the quality of the iron smelted in this furnace?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Destroying gold and breaking rocks, extremely tough!"

"But steel?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Returning to the emperor, the Armament Bureau also uses the method of frying steel, using stones to build a furnace, using magnetite as fuel and fluorite as a combustion aid, reducing iron ore to pig iron in the state of water droplets, and then frying the pig iron Mature iron can be made into steel after repeated frying."

After listening to Zhang Liu's words, Zhu Qiyu really didn't expect that the steelmaking technology of this era is so advanced?
"But my lord, magnets are hard to find, iron and stone are also in short supply, and frying steel requires the cooperation of a large number of craftsmen, and the cost is high, so it is rarely equipped in the army."

This Zhang Liu has some knowledge.

Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "Are there many unqualified?"

"If it's fried steel, there are a lot of unqualified ones, but they can be reused." Zhang Liudao.

"I give you enough craftsmen and enough materials, how many knives can you make in a day?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"This one……"

Zhang Liu roughly calculated that he could build hundreds of them.

"good."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "If I let you use waste materials to make a batch of farm tools, is it feasible?"

"As long as there is enough iron ore, anything small can be produced!"

Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with him.

He planned to split up the Military Weapons Bureau in detail, with seven departments under its jurisdiction: Ironware, Woodenware, Bingjia, Crossbow, Shield, Horse, and Miscellaneous, and let Zhang Liu be in charge.

He also learned more about the production process of armor, crossbow and arrows.

But the foundation of these is iron.

"You gentlemen!"

"I see hope in your eyes!"

"Do you want to change from a craftsman household to a civilian household? Do you want your son to take the imperial examination?" Zhu Qiyu said loudly.

All kneel down in fright.

"Don't be afraid, just think about it!"

"I will give you a reassurance today. In this military bureau, I only set up eunuchs with palm prints, and all other official positions are held by craftsmen!"

"I can also grant you citizenship!"

"Let your children and grandchildren take part in the imperial examination!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liu and the others were dumbfounded. They couldn't believe it was true, just like Zhang Dajian.

"I'm not telling lies!"

"In a three-year period, I would like to see all the troops of the Ming Dynasty equipped with steel knives and steel armor, bows and crossbows with powerful stamina and low stamina, and shields erected so that the enemy's bows and arrows cannot pierce them!"

"My request is not high at all!"

"Iron ore and other raw materials don't need to worry about it. The money and food are also paid out of internal funds. I just want to see the results!"

"Three years later, as long as you fulfill my wish, I will grant you citizenship!"

"Not only will I bestow a book, I will also bestow a talisman!"

"My talisman is not something that ordinary people can bestow. Even if Jin Zhong, Shu Liang and others have made great achievements, they are only bestowed with a silver talisman!"

Feng Xiao brought up a silver talisman.

"Three years later, I will give this talisman to the one who has made the most contribution among you!"

"This talisman has not been officially issued yet. Those who issue this talisman are like a gold medal for avoiding death. They will engrave their names and achievements on it and make them admire from generation to generation!"

Whoa!
The craftsmen exclaimed.

Who wants to be this craftsman?Who wouldn't want to be an official?
"Are you satisfied with the new Ordnance Bureau?"

Naturally, he is very satisfied. Being next to the Taiye Pond, with the Holy Dragon's aura, wouldn't it be a blessing from several lifetimes of cultivation?

"Do you know why I put the Weapon Bureau here?"

"Because I want to improve the status of artisans!"

"You are next to the palace wall, and it is an honor to work together with Zhen and the cabinet!"

"Although you are a craftsman, you are by no means lowly!"

Zhu Qiyu turned to look at Feng Xiao: "Write this sentence down and engrave it on the wall of the Military Weapons Bureau, so that all craftsmen can see it. This is my attitude!"

Feng Xiao hesitated, isn't that too silly?

Can craftsmen understand you when you write classical Chinese?
Go to the Hanlin Academy, polish it, and engrave it on the wall.

"The little one dares not to die!" Zhang Liu kowtowed.

"Don't be passionate for 3 minutes. Be a craftsman and work hard. It's about time and endurance. It's not a one-time job."

Zhu Qiyu changed the subject: "If I can wait, you can do it, but you must not cheat and play tricks and waste time!"

"I treat you kindly, not connivance!"

"If I find out, whoever takes the opportunity to steal and play tricks, ignores my good words, or even has dirty hands and feet, will be punished!"

"You should all know how many courtiers I have killed!"

"I advise you, don't touch the knife with your neck, you are the ones who suffer!"

"The little ones absolutely dare not!" Zhang Liu and the others trembled and kowtowed repeatedly.

He also encouraged Wan Gong with a few words, and ordered the Military Weapons Bureau to build a batch of farm tools before sending them away.

"My lord, if you let all the artisans go, who will be the artisans in the future?" Feng Xiao was anxious.

Why did Taizu set up the household registration? Isn’t it because he was worried that one day, the common people would live a better life and go to the imperial examination. Who would be a craftsman?
Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea and smiled brightly: "Then tell me, where did these craftsmen come from during the Taizu period?"

"Most of them are the family members of criminal ministers, as well as the captives of the Mobei tribes..."

Feng Xiao understood.

In fact, there is no shortage of craftsmen in the imperial court. Let’s not talk about Mobei, but Huguang, Yunnan and Guizhou. There are chieftains everywhere. If they rebel, they can be arrested as craftsmen. After a few years of Sinicization, they will be released as civilians .

"The emperor is holy!" Feng Xiao knelt on the ground.

"This time Li Zhen captured thousands of captives and escorted them to Beijing. All of them happened to be registered as craftsmen." Zhu Qiyu didn't say that this was for the Chinese Miao descendants, and he could be lenient. It will be released in [-]!

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Feng Xiao said in a low voice: "If you go back to the emperor, Bai Gui, Li Shi, Zhu Ying and others have already arrived in the capital, and they should be able to enter the capital soon."

"When you arrive in Beijing, you will announce it. I have something to tell you."

After Zhu Qiyu strolled around for a while, he began to review the memorial.

In recent days, the number of memorials has increased, and most of them are long and cumbersome, all of which are about bad governance. The few words in the postings are not clear, so I can only send the memorials to him.

He also has a big head.

This Daming is really a leaky room. If you want to mend it, it's better to kick it down and make it comfortable.

Suddenly, his brows frowned: "Didn't I say that the bad habit of beating springs is outlawed? Why is springing still practiced in Wanping County?"

"Feng Xiao, Xuan Liuji come in!"

At the end of the sticker, mark your name.

Liu Ji came in tremblingly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is the memorandum handed over by Zhang Fang, the magistrate of Wanping County yesterday, saying that the people in Wanping County think that spring is not auspicious this year, and they are worried that the harvest will not be good this year, so Zhang Fang, the county magistrate, has no choice but to start spring , I submit this memorandum as an apology." Liu Ji said.

"How much money did it cost?"

"There is no detailed number on it, I don't know!" Liu Ji said.

"Humph!"

Zhu Qiyu sneered: "The people don't agree. Is it impossible for Zhang Fang to live in the people's house every day? He knows exactly what the people think? How much money has been spent, and is it secretive? Do you think I am Sima Zhong? Why not?" Minced meat?"

Liu Ji lowered his head, not daring to answer.

"What year was Zhang Fang a Jinshi?" Zhu Qiyu's tone softened, and he really had no impression.

"Report to Your Majesty, this person is the orthodox 12-year juren."

"Juren? It's not easy to be the magistrate of Gyeonggi County! Who is the master?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.

"I don't know."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiao, Feng Xiao also shook his head, expressing that he didn't know.

"Where is he from?"

"People from Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong!"

Zhu Qiyu raised his eyelids: "From Shandong? Xuan came to the palace! I will ask him personally why the people love him so much, and tell him what's on my mind?"

"Liu Ji, you go to pass the decree yourself, and you will be the county magistrate of Wanping for a few days."

Zhu Qiyu pondered: "I will give you the official of the censor, go to Wanping County to investigate, what is the origin of this Zhang Fang? Also look, Wanping people, how is life? Go overnight, hurry up!"

"I obey the order!" Liu Ji knew that the emperor was about to make a move.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "Even the county magistrates in Gyeonggi don't listen to my orders, so what about places farther away? Are they also springing as usual?"

"Feng Xiao, where is the Hebei patrol envoy?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.

"I don't know, I'm going to ask the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"Directly issue an order to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and let the various places inspect and investigate, which counties and towns do not obey my order, and are still in spring! After checking the facts, report it!"

A cold light flashed in Zhu Qiyu's eyes, if someone wants to die, don't blame him for being ruthless.

He continued to review the memorials.

"Report to the emperor, the governor's secret report came..." Fei Chong trotted in.

Zhu Qiyu lowered his head and stretched out his hand.

Fei Chong quickly put it in the hands of the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu checked the seal before opening the secret.

Nianfu was supposed to go to Beijing, but was temporarily transferred to Xuanzhen to help Li Bing share the pressure.

"This young man is rich!"

Zhu Qiyu showed dissatisfaction, and even impeached Yu Qian.

He impeached Yu Qian for the crime of monopoly; he also impeached the eunuch Han Yun for filling his private pockets and having close contacts with local merchants;

It is also said that Xuanzhen is not the Xuanzhen of the imperial court, but the Xuanzhen of individual people.

This may sound outrageous, but it is true.

Just out of character.

Xuanzhen has lost three battles and three defeats. The most urgent task at the moment is to clean up the morale of the army, not to make troubles.

"He is too upright!"

Zhu Qiyu was very dissatisfied with Nianfu's impeachment.

However, Nian Fu was right in one point, everyone in Xuan Town is corrupt, including Yang Xin, who are all corrupt.

But what the Ming Dynasty lacks are generals who can win battles. How can civil servants and military generals not be greedy?

"Call Yin Zhi over here."

When Yin Zhi came in, Zhu Qiyu revealed the secret to him.

"Your Majesty, I think the words of Governor Nian are true, and the court should investigate Xuanzhen!" Yin Zhi knelt on the ground.

Zhu Qiyu frowned.

But Yin Zhi said: "Your Majesty, if the center is aware of corruption but turns a blind eye, wouldn't it encourage the villain? What if those merchants speculate on the deep meaning of the center without authorization?"

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback.

This Yin Zhi can see clearly enough, that's right, those merchants, maybe they are just waiting to see what the center will do?

Then I will confuse you and so on!
"Pass the decree, praise Nianfu's honesty and integrity, reprimand Yu Qian, Yang Xin and others, and then send Jinyiwei to investigate Xuanfu!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

It's all for show, the list has already been released in Beijing, and it is estimated that there will be news soon.

He had already made Dongchang and Jinyiwei ready to leave for Xuanzhen.

evening.

Met with Bai Gui, Geng Jiuchou and others.

These people came to Beijing one after another, and Zhu Qiyu gave them face-to-face instructions one by one.

For two consecutive days, he was receiving officials who had entered Beijing.

……

Jin Zhong and Shu Liang meet.

The two had cold faces, far less intimate than when they were in the palace.

Now that Dongchang is developing like a raging fire, although Jin Yiwei is trying to catch up, it is not as powerful as Dongchang.

Because of the widening of roads in Beijing and the forced demolition of houses, conflicts broke out between Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and swords were even turned on several times.

The relationship between the two took a turn for the worse.

"Eunuch Shu, no one can tolerate the slightest sloppiness in the matter of the Xuan Mansion. If you delay the emperor's errand, no one will be able to please you!"

Jin Zhong was the first to speak: "Our family plans to send our confidant Guan Yao to lead the team to settle in Xuan Town."

Shu Liang snorted coldly: "The emperor's errands, our family naturally dare not neglect, but Dongchang and Jin Yiwei can't pee in the same pot, they go their own way, and get any credit, each according to his own ability!"

"How dare you go against the emperor's will?" Jin Zhong frowned.

"I dare not."

Shu Liang took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Our family just doesn't want Jin Yiwei to hold back!"

"you!"

Jin Zhong was very annoyed.

Shu Liang was released from the palace earlier than him!Only then has today's power!

If the emperor let Jin Zhong out of the palace first, Jin Zhong is ten thousand times stronger than Shu Liang!
"Okay! Let's split up, and don't take advantage of our Jinyiwei in Dongchang!" Jin Zhong walked out of Dongchang with a huff.

Returning to Jinyiwei, he was furious and told Guan Yao that this task must be completed beautifully!
The feeling of being overwhelmed by Dongchang is really uncomfortable!
"Mr. Chang, the relationship between you and Eunuch Jin is so stiff, I'm afraid it's not good?" Gong Hui cautiously persuaded Shu Liang.

Shu Liang glanced at him: "What do you know? There are people from us in the Xuan Mansion, so this great achievement must belong to Dongchang. Why should it be shared by Jin Yiwei?"

"With Dongchang, there is no need for Jinyiwei to exist at all!" Shu Liang sent Gong Hui to take people out of Beijing quickly, before Jinyiwei snatched them away.

Dongchang and Jinyiwei in Beijing went out of Beijing overnight.

And Yu Qian, who was far away in Xuanfu, had already received the witnesses sent by Dongchang, as well as the list of torture.

It has been nearly a month since he came to Xuan Town, and Yu Qian's beard and hair are disheveled, quite sad.

He called Yang Xin, Jiang Wan, Zhu Yi and others to discuss.

Then set up a banquet to gather the merchants of Xuanfu.

In the name of insufficient military rations, he wanted to buy some food from Xuanfu merchants.

Most of the people doing business in Xuanfu are Shanxi merchants.

Although the Shanxi merchants in Beijing were removed from the list, the centipede is dead but not stiff. If the emperor is willing to return the family business to the Shanxi merchants, the Shanxi merchants must be grateful. Anyway, there are a lot of main and branch branches of each family, and they are dead. One kills one opponent, why not?

The largest grain merchants are the Zhang family, the Wu family, and the Huang family.

This family is Zhang Renxiao's family, the Zhang family in Pingyang.

Zhang Zhihuai, who is in charge of the Xuanfu, is a generation older than Zhang Renxiao and Zhang Renli.

He was dressed in a Confucian shirt, and those who didn't know it thought he was a scholar, not a businessman.

After the Jingying army entered the Xuan Mansion, he wanted to make friends with Yu Qian and the nobles in Beijing. After all, his family had a lot of business in the capital.

Until a few days ago, when he learned that his family had been wiped out, his first reaction was that the matter had been revealed, so run away.

More than 30 Shanxi merchants discussed for a long time and decided to send Xuanfu to the third defeat.

There was Yu Qian's third defeat.

Today, I received an invitation from Yu Qian, with sincere words, and wanted to buy grain from merchants.

"If you've been so obedient, isn't it over?"

Zhang Zhihuai showed a villainous smile, but he likes to read, and people who read a lot are bad.

He was worried that the banquet would be fraudulent, so he refused to go and urged other businessmen to attend.

More than a dozen local merchants, led by Wu Xing, attended the banquet.

Yu Qian was a little disappointed, they were all small merchants.

The main characters of Zhang, Wu, and Huang didn't show up, so Wu Xing Xiaoxiami was sent to participate.

"Marshal, it's better for the last general to lead the army and just arrest him!" Yang was anxious.

His big defeat made him extremely humiliated.

Now knowing that merchants are in charge, they can't wait to take revenge.

"No, it's easy to startle the snake."

A cold light flickered in Yu Qian's eyes: "They were worried about fraud in the army, so they refused to come to the army. This banquet will be like this first, give them some sweetness, and go to the city to set up a banquet in the future. The marshal will go to the banquet in person, see Who doesn't give the marshal this face!"

"Marshal is dangerous!" Jiang Wan reminded in a low voice.

"What are you afraid of? The Xuan Mansion is still in the hands of our army, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Yu Qian lost two games in a row, and his heart was on fire.

"promise!"

Two days later, Yu Qian personally held a banquet in the city and invited local merchants.

In the invitation, both kindness and prestige are given to force them to come.

Zhang Zhihuai hesitated in his heart, he sent his servants to investigate, he was a little relieved when he confirmed that Yu Qian did not lead the army into the city and sincerely wanted to do business with merchants.

For his own safety, he brought more than 200 men and surrounded the restaurant tightly.

Not only him, Xuanfu merchants brought thousands of people in total.

Yu Qian and others were dressed in casual clothes and appeared on the Zuixian Tower.

"These dog merchants are really cautious, they are all around!" Yang Xin cursed.

Although he is not very old, he has been in the army since he was a child, and he is a scumbag. He is completely different from Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan is a Confucian general, but Yang Xin is very rude.

But Yang Xin also came from a famous family, so in terms of the love and respect of the soldiers in the army, he should still belong to Yang Xin.

But these two have struggled since they were young, and they are both fierce men.

The dozen or so retinues he brought with him were all strong and strong.

"The more you are afraid, the more you have ghosts in your heart!"

Yu Qian smiled faintly, went upstairs, boiled wine with green plums, sipped and drank slowly.

Zhang Zhihuai and others arrived late.

He made sure repeatedly, and sent people to observe the barracks, and found that there was indeed no change in the camp, and left people to watch the city gate, in case any army entered the city, they would report it immediately.

Thought it was all right.

Soon, they toasted and staggered.

"Yu Shaofu, you are truly a role model for the world..." Zhang Zhihuai threw out nice words as if he didn't want money.

Yu Qian's face was flat: "Mr. Zhang is also growing old and strong. He is still running around at such an age. No wonder the business is so big."

"Don't dare." Zhang Zhihuai smiled.

Scholars have a lot of eyes, although he held Yu Qian in his arms, he was distracted and listened outside the door. He had told his servants that if there was a large army entering the city, he would knock on the door as a signal.

Three rounds of wine.

Yu Qian suddenly looked at Zhang Zhihuai: "Mr. Zhang, what are you looking at outside the door?"

"Worried about the marshal throwing the cup as a sign? The swordsman rushed up and killed everyone?" Yu Qian laughed suddenly.

The originally lively scene suddenly froze.

A few merchants were still holding their wine glasses, as if they were frozen, their hands shook, and the wine spilled on the dishes.

"Yu, Yu Shaofu, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Zhihuai felt worried.

"Just kidding, why are you so nervous?" Yu Qian chuckled.

Yang Xin and Jiang Wanke frowned, they had never seen Yu Shaofu making jokes before, it was unexpected that Yu Shaofu was also willing to make fun of others.

"No, I'm not nervous!"

Zhang Zhihuai smiled awkwardly: "I respect Shao Fu for a cup!"

He quickly poured a glass of wine, but his hands were trembling, and the wine could not be poured into the glass, and kept spilling out.

Yu Qian grabbed his hand.

Zhang Zhihuai trembled all over, almost throwing the flagon out.

"What are you afraid of?" Yu Qian held his hand, Zhang Zhihuai wanted to withdraw it, but unexpectedly found that Yu Qian's strength was too great!
Surprisingly large!I can't take it back at all!
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