Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 216: Your Majesty is the heaven of Ming Dynasty!
"Go get some leeches." Ou Xin put down the soldering iron.

The hung man had a mocking smile on his face.

There are many leeches in the rice fields.

It was packed in a bamboo basket and served quickly. Those with trypophobia cannot watch it.

"Tie up his trousers." Ou Xin said in dialect.

The soldier tied a rope around the base of his leg.

The two legs were tied at the base and the waist was fastened, and tens of thousands of leeches were poured in.

The man's eyes were dazed, and then he heard screams.

Leeches like to burrow into human flesh and suck blood for a living.

A man's most vulnerable place is filled with leeches.

If there are naughty ones, dig into their eyes.

"Ahhhh!"

The rude man is not afraid of pain. He didn't even scream when he was beaten all over, but this thing drilled into his body, especially the special position, which really frightened him!

"Bring it out, bring it out, I say!"

The man's body formed a strange angle, as if he was on defense.

But leeches don't know how to read minds. They think this place is fun. There are ravines, jungles and pools. It's a paradise for leeches to survive.

"Say!"

"Take it out first!" The man trembled uncontrollably.

So many leeches got in!
Later, I was also tricked!
"It's not enough, go catch it again." Ou Xin took a sip of wine.
"I say!"

The reckless man is no longer reckless, he has recruited them all.

They are pirates!
Wei Jie is the Guangdong pirate Lin Jie, entrenched on Hailing Island opposite Yangjiang River.

"Pirate? Lin Jie?"

Ou Xin doesn’t know much about Guangdong.

But the locals know that the pirate Lin Jie is a well-known pirate leader who robs the people near the coast every year.

The court had been wanted for more than twenty years, but could not catch Lin Jie.

Folk rumors say that Lin Jie knew the art of invisibility so that he could avoid being hunted by the imperial army.

It is quite outrageous to think that Lin Jie is the reincarnation of a god.

"The boss is Lin Jie!"

"Go on!"

Lin Jie changed his name to Wei Jie in Zhaoqing Mansion, lived in seclusion, cleaned himself up, and became a good citizen.

Because Ou Xin strangled Webster, Wei Jie sent pirates to kill Ou Xin.

Reasonable.

But the more reasonable it is, the more problematic it is.

Ou Xin said, "Wei Jie, since he is Lin Jie, a well-known pirate leader, don't you look down on this little rice money?"

"I don't know about this. Please, sir, take it out for me. It hurts!" the man cried.

Ou Xin didn't bother to pay attention to him.

The reckless man cried and cursed him: "You don't mean what you say, you deserve to be struck by lightning!"

Ou Xin smiled.

I was too kind, which is why He Wei died tragically.

Trial one by one.

It is almost certain that Wei Jie is Lin Jie, the pirate leader entrenched on Hailing Island.

Lin Jie is not in Zhaoqing Mansion either.

But on Hailing Island.

"Sir, we have new information!"

When Ou Xin was hesitating, a soldier hurried over: "Sir, I found this among the dead!"

A waist card, owned by Hailang, named Huang Jing.

Ou Xin's face changed slightly: "Brother He..."

He subconsciously wanted to ask Hewei.

Only then did he discover that Hewei was dead.

He sighed quietly: "How many waist cards did you find?"

"Only one, but there are several corpses, wearing the military uniforms of the Ming Guard." The local soldiers only obeyed Ou Xin, not the Ming court.

Ou Xin frowned: "Sure enough, Lin Jie's family was not responsible for the assassination of me!"

"The Hailang Institute and the Pisces Institute turned a blind eye to Lin Jie who was entrenched on Hailing Island, and now they are colluding together to murder me."

"It looks like this is a nest of snakes and rats!"

"Send someone to check this Huang Jing, Hai Lang's Huang Jing."

Ou Xin is alone and needs help.

He immediately wrote to Fang Ying and asked Fang Ying to send some helpers.

At this moment, Fang Ying is in Taiping Mansion.

The Jiaofang Division sent many opera troupes to sing operas for the local soldiers and let them learn simple Chinese. Next year they will be transferred to South Zhili and Zhejiang to facilitate communication.

"Your Majesty, Fang Ying, thank you for your grace!"

Fang Ying regained his title and was given a gold talisman.

Fang Ying became the first official in the dynasty to possess a gold talisman.

The emperor rewards more bronze talismans, but rarely rewards gold and jade talismans.

Yu Qian was rewarded with a jade talisman.

Fang Ying was rewarded with a gold talisman.

Only these two.

The main reason is that after Fang Ying was expelled, his military exploits in Guangxi were great, but he could not fully appreciate his merits only because he was reinstated, so he was given the first golden talisman of the Manchu Dynasty.

Zhu Qiyu wrote in the secret edict: I have ordered the Jiaofang Division to arrange the drama of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is all about teaching loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. You must make good use of it to speed up the education of the local soldiers. When you go to southern Zhejiang in the future, the Guangxi local soldiers will be in my hands. Sharp blade.

Teaching through fun is the best way to teach.

Fang Ying can see from the memorial that His Majesty attaches great importance to Guangxi.

He sent Zhu Yi to lead 20 native soldiers into Jiangxi.

And in the capital.

In the Yangxin Hall, Zhu Qiyu was losing his temper: "Let Guangxi contribute firewood, you can't think of it!"

"Let those natives chop wood for me?"

"Believe it or not, those natives rebelled instantly and Guangxi was wiped out!"

All the important ministers of the cabinet knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, there is really no other way."

Geng Jiuchou smiled bitterly: "There are really no trees in the capital."

"In the past few years, we could still cut crops from Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong."

"But this year you are building the whole country in a big way, and there is not enough wood, so naturally there is nothing to burn."

indeed.

During the Jingtai period, there would be several strong winds in the capital every spring. The entire capital was bare with no green spots, and soil erosion was very serious.

Even water quality is deteriorating, and the overall environment has been severely damaged.

"Your Majesty, the price of wood has skyrocketed this year, so it can only be transported from Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi." Hu Hui spoke for Geng Jiuchou.

"What were burned in previous years?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"charcoal."

During the Jingtai period, 1.2 tons of firewood were consumed every year.

Now that the number of people in the capital has doubled, the amount of firewood will also increase several times.

The materials of charcoal are quite different, including long-loaded charcoal, solid white charcoal, and white charcoal. Among them, long-loaded charcoal, the so-called "red snail charcoal" is the best.

It is made of hardwood: it is called Qingxin, it is called Baizao, it is called Beef Rib, and it is generally called Jiamu.

Each root is about a foot long and varies in diameter from two to three inches. It is warm and durable, gray but not explosive.

"Why not burn coal?" Zhu Qiyu asked a very stupid question.

Geng Jiuchou was stunned: "Your Majesty, some poor people among the people do burn coal, but black coal is not easy to ignite, and it emits strong smoke. The smoke is poisonous and can kill people."

The courtier nodded.

Zhu Qiyu was stunned: "Burning coal produces smoke. Will coal smoke cause death?"

"Your Majesty, you can ask the eunuch of the Xixin Department." Geng Jiuchou, the Minister of Household Affairs, has done a very qualified job.

Winter is approaching, and he is also thinking about winter heating.

He also deliberately burned coal once, which almost choked him to death.

The black coal was smoking like crazy.

But it’s better to wait until the smoke comes out before using it.

"Go and call the eunuch in charge of the Xinxi Department. Then go to the Arms Bureau and call for the person in charge to come over."

Zhu Qiyu was puzzled. Isn't burning coal a very normal thing?
He thought that charcoal was burned in the palace and coal was burned among the people.

I used to wonder why so much firewood is consumed every year?
It turns out that burning coal produces smoke?

"Your Majesty, are you the guide in dreams from a god?" Hu Hui asked cautiously.

"The people in the dream all burn coal in winter, and there is no mention of smoke and poisoning." Zhu Qiyu was puzzled.

Hu Xi was speechless.

I didn't believe in the emperor's dream before, but the three treasures of corn did give the emperor a mysterious cloak.

Geng Jiuchou's face was full of disbelief: "Absolutely impossible!"

"Your Majesty, what Geng Shangshu said is true. I have burned coal in Xuan Town. It is okay to burn it outside, but indoors, the thick smoke will definitely poison people."

Yu Qian spoke.

Of course he knew. He also wrote a poem called "Ode to Coal."

Cut through the chaos to get black gold, which contains the deepest Yang and meaning.

The fire burns back to the spring, and the furnace shines through the night.

Ding Yi Yuan Lai generates strength, but Tie Shi still has the heart after death.

I hope that the common people are full and warm, and work hard to get out of the mountains and forests.

The important ministers in the cabinet all said that there was smoke in the matchmaking.

Poor people can only endure the thick smoke, or open the door for a while. After the black coal is fully burned and the smoke dissipates, they can close the door to keep warm.

Moreover, Ming Dynasty did not allow private mining of coal mines.

The emperor used charcoal, so he did not know that it was difficult for the people to burn firewood, so coal mining was naturally not allowed.

Just as he was talking, Shi Gui, the eunuch of the Xixin Department, came in and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, that coal really cannot be burned." Shi Gui also said that there was too much smoke.

A manager from the Ordnance Bureau also came and said that coal could not be burned.

"Is there any coal in the palace?" Zhu Qiyu didn't believe in evil.

"Back to your lord, there is none in the palace."

Zhu Qiyu glanced at Shi Gui and was quite dissatisfied: "Send people out of the palace to buy it!"

"I obey the order, I obey the order!" Shi Gui was frightened and crawled out.

"I remember the historical records of the Song Dynasty. People in the Jin Dynasty burned coal, right? Why couldn't they stop burning coal in the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Your Majesty, Jin people also have to endure heavy smoke for a long time before they can be used normally." Yu Qian replied.

That is to say, black coal can be used for heating, but after it is ignited, there will be a short period of thick smoke. After the thick smoke period, it can be burned normally.

Zhu Qiyu understood what was going on.

"What's the current price of coal on the market?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the price of coal is the lowest among all firewood. If Your Majesty lets Shanxi coal mines go and allows them to be mined, the price will continue to drop!"

Geng Jiuchou means that if black coal can replace wood, the firewood problem will be solved.

In Shanxi coal mines, the mining rights are in the hands of the court, but not in the hands of the emperor.

If black coal replaces wood and becomes a new fuel, and the price of coal mines skyrockets, how can we maximize our profits?
Zhu Qiyu considered it.

At this time, Shi Gui sent someone to buy back a bag of black coal.

Let people ignite it, and sure enough, thick smoke billows.

Geng Jiuchou looked at the emperor. Look, Wei Chen didn't lie, did he?
"Feng Xiao, go and get a basin of water."

The courtier thought that the emperor was going to extinguish the black coal, so he immediately said: "Your Majesty, burn it for a while and the smoke will dissipate."

The little eunuch brought a bucket of water.

Zhu Qiyu asked people to throw the coal into the water and wash it.

"After drying, burn it again to see if there is any smoke."

The courtier was taken aback.

Hu Hui reacted the fastest: "Your Majesty, you mean that the thick smoke produced by black coal is caused by attachments on the outside of the black coal. As long as the attachments are washed away, there will be no thick smoke?"

"Old Madam Fu Chongmin, that's it."

Zhu Qiyu laughed.

The courtiers were doubtful. Is this possible?
"Put the black coal in the sun to dry. After I have discussed it with the ministers, I will try to light it again." Zhu Qiyu entered the Hall of Cultivation of Heart.

Enter the hall and take a seat.

"Trees must not be cut down. Not only must they not be cut down, they must be planted on a large scale!"

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "Once the firewood problem is solved, the trees planted will not be cut down."

"What your Majesty said is true. There are strong winds in the capital every year. This year, as many as [-] people died due to the strong winds."

Hu Xi said: "I still remember that the Yongle Dynasty had just moved its capital to this time. It was lush and green, and the mountains and fields were full of trees. Where are the trees now?"

Protecting water and soil is an eternal problem.

Since the Han Dynasty, the Han people have used the precedent of protecting water and soil. However, Guanzhong was ravaged and broken by foreigners, and the Central Plains was also destroyed by foreigners.

Daming took over a mess.

He also supported the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty.

In less than 50 years, there is no mature tree in Yanshan.

"Let me solve this problem."

Construction can never be seen by history.

Those who are truly remembered by history will always be geniuses like Emperor Qin and Han Wu. Who knows that Qin Shihuang was the sixth surviving martyr, but who will remember the names of those six generations of monarchs?
Protecting water and soil is definitely a major event that will benefit future generations.

"Your Majesty, the black coal is dried in the sun." Feng Xiao reported.

Shi Gui smashed the black coal so that it could be dried quickly.

"Let's go, gentlemen, go take a look."

Zhu Qiyu led his ministers out of the palace and set people on fire.

Strangely, there was no smoke this time!
I lit all the dregs on fire, but there was no smoke.

"Heavenly auspiciousness!"

Geng Jiuchou prostrated on the ground: "Your Majesty, the Holy Spirit Civil and Military, has been blessed by the sky and brought such a sacred heating object to our Ming Dynasty. On behalf of the people, I thank you very much!"

The courtiers all knelt on the ground.

All the servants in Qianqing Palace knelt down and spoke a lot of flattery.

"Get up."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Coal is not enough, we also need a stove for heating."

"Your Majesty, the ministers will organize folk craftsmen to study stoves." Geng Jiuchou took charge of everything.

This is business.

After it is completed, the household department will have an additional income.

Bai Gui followed suit.

When it comes to making stoves, Ming Dynasty has mastered the essence.

Because the rich and powerful like all kinds of charcoal stoves, they can be turned into coal stoves with a little modification.

"Each ministry can develop it, and how much it can be sold depends on your ability. Half of the profit will be kept by the ministry, and the rest will be used as welfare for the officials."

Zhu Qiyu walked into the Yangxin Hall: "This year, black coal will also be used in the palace for heating."

"Your Majesty, the palace is not in a hurry to use it. The people will use it for a few years to see if it is safe, and then the palace will adopt it." Yu Qian said seriously.

The courtiers all opposed it, believing that safety was the most important thing.

Zhu Qiyu could only obey: "Gentlemen, since this coal can replace firewood, the coal mine is valuable."

"Your Majesty should restore the Taizu ancestral system!"

During the Hongwu Dynasty, mines belonged to the court, and most of them were mined by the court, with a small amount mined by powerful wealthy households, but a tax of two-thirds of every thirty cents was levied.

"I am not Taizu."

"When Taizu was here, no one in the Ming Dynasty dared to say no or fool him."

"I don't have that ability."

Zhu Qiyu said straightforwardly: "I plan to sell the mines that should be sold and reward those that should be rewarded. The royal family will only need a share."

"His Majesty!"

Hu Hui said quickly: "The mine is a major matter for the country, how can we sell it?"

Geng Jiuchou and Bai Gui also firmly opposed it.

"Your Majesty, if the people have control over coal, iron, and salt, they will be able to rebel!"

Wang Hongyin said pitifully: "Your Majesty, please think of the country and the country! You must be on guard!"

Yu Qian also believes that selling the mine is drinking poison to quench his thirst.

"Gentlemen, please don't be impatient. Listen to what I have to say."

"Let's just say that coal mines in Shanxi are mined by Chaotang. How much money can be transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

"The middle layers are swallowed up layer by layer. How much is left in my hands?"

"Over the past few years, the central government has decreed that mining is not allowed, but has it been blocked?"

"Let's just talk about the matchmaker we just bought. Where did it come from?"

"The mining ban has been in place for more than ten years, and I have never allowed the mining of mines. But where does the coal come from? It can't just come out on its own, right?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "You can't stop it."

"Why don't I sell it directly."

He waved his hand and signaled the courtiers to listen to him: "For a period of ten years, we will sign a contract every ten years and pay the mining money for ten years in one go."

"The central government also collects taxes on a [-]-for-[-] basis, and estimates the tax based on the amount of mining. Every year, the central government sends people to calculate and estimate how much storage there is in the mine, and calculates the tax based on the storage. Any excess will be refunded or supplemented."

"Sell the coal mine first this year."

“Sell all the proven coal mines across the country!”

"Anyone who dares to illicitly mine anything that has not been discovered will be punished by the nine tribes. Anyone who reports the news will be rewarded with 1 taels of silver!"

Zhu Qiyu is committed to private ownership.

People all have selfish motives. What is not their own, who would work so hard for it?
Moreover, competition must be encouraged, not protected.

Flowers in a greenhouse don't grow big.

The courtiers still could not accept the sale of the mines.

"Your Majesty, if you let go of the coal mines, you will gain temporary benefits, but you will lose a century-old plan." Hu Hui was very pessimistic.

"Old Master, you haven't figured out the calculation yet."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Mines are treasures, but mining costs money. If the court ends up running a business, will it still be fair?"

This is being both a player and a referee.

It's no wonder it's good.

"But we can't sell the mines. The government is not extremely short of money." Hu Hu still couldn't accept it.

Geng Jiuchou smiled and said: "Old Master, your Majesty is mobilizing the enthusiasm of the mines to give the people a profitable livelihood."

Hu Hui waved his hand, but he couldn't listen.

"Your Majesty, how should the mine revenue be divided?" Geng Jiuchou asked.

"You have a quick mind. Are you thinking about this money?"

Zhu Qiyu laughed.

Geng Jiuchou giggled.

Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao to exchange tea and give the courtiers a cup.

"The palace and the previous dynasty will set up a mining department, subordinate to..."

Look at the courtiers' greedy looks.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "It is set up under the Hubu Department. The revenue from selling mines will be divided into half of the revenue from the Hubu Department and the internal funds."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En!"

Geng Jiuchou didn't expect that the pie was so big that it could kill him directly.

He thought that most of it would go to internal funds.

"Half of the internal funds will be split into [-]%. I want [-]% of the money and [-]% to keep the mine. I want to reward the meritorious officials."

"Modify the laws of the Ming Dynasty. The mines rewarded are permanent and cannot be taken back in any way unless the title is removed."

Zhu Qiyu said seriously.

This is to encourage nobles to work hard for the emperor.

"Your Majesty, if coal mines are sold now, will silver mines and iron mines be sold as well?" Yu Qian was more worried about this matter.

"It will not be sold for the time being. Silver mines, iron mines and copper mines are not for sale."

"Anyone who collects it privately will be punished by the Nine Tribes!"

Zhu Qiyu cannot let go of Yinshan for the time being.

"Your Majesty is wise!" the courtiers knelt down and shouted.

Selling the coal mines is acceptable, but selling the silver, iron and copper will cause big trouble.

"Your Majesty, will you send someone to cut firewood this year?" Geng Jiuchou asked.

"No need."

Zhu Qiyu said: "The Mineral Resources Department was immediately established, and then the merchants were summoned to sell the coal mines in Shanxi first and let them mine quickly. This year, people will use black coal for heating."

"The important ministers in the cabinet will take the lead, and I will ask the clan to take the lead. No charcoal burning is allowed except in the palace."

"Let black coal be promoted as soon as possible."

"I obey the order!" Geng Jiuchou knelt down.

"In terms of price, the price will be reduced or reduced as appropriate in the first year. After all, merchants also have to test the water. Waiting for the next ten years will be the time to make big money."

Zhu Qiyu was still thinking about how the merchants he trained would form a consortium in the future. How should future generations respond?

Can you be like him and kill whenever you want?
After discussing for a while, Zhu Qiyu sent them away.

"Go and bring Dong Ci."

Zhu Qiyu believes that it is time for change.

And in Jiangxi.

Jin Zhong has just received the imperial edict.

But the troops at hand were stretched thin, so he discussed with Yang Xin: "Can we expand the army quickly?"

"Governor, it is easy to expand the army, but the recruits are all Jiangxi people, how reliable is it?" Yang Xin was also shocked by the emperor's imperial edict.

This shows the emperor's anger.2000 million taels were copied from Fei He’s house!

Anyone would be crazy!
"Our troops are stretched thin, how can we blockade the entire Jiangxi?"

"We have to wait for the Guangxi army to enter the country." Yang Xin smiled bitterly.

"can not wait!"

Jin Zhong's eyes were sharp: "If we wait any longer, I'm afraid we won't be able to copy anything from other people's homes! Your Majesty has worked so hard to fight for opportunities for us, and we can't let you down!"

"What does the Duke mean?"

“Learn from Guangxi!”

Yang Xin's expression changed: "Governor, those in Guangxi are all chieftains, and the gentry in Jiangxi are all high-ranking officials and nobles!"

"So what? They are traitors!"

Jin Zhong's eyes were sharp: "This Fei family, without showing favor to the emperor, secretly colludes with maritime merchants. What are they going to do?"

"Will such a family still be loyal to the emperor and serve the country?"

"Have all their books been read into the dog's belly?"

Jin Zhong was forced to quit Wuxiang.

Now he is very weak.

Fei, everyone who ate Wuxiang that day died miserably.

"General Yang!"

Jin Zhong's eyes were fierce: "You only need to block Raozhou Prefecture and Guangxin Prefecture!"

"These two prefectures border on southern Zhejiang!"

"There must be a lot of scum entrenched here!"

"You just need to be quick enough to block the main road, anchor the ships, and not allow anyone to move eastward."

Jin Zhong's eyes were very accurate.

It should have controlled Jiujiang Prefecture and Nanchang Prefecture.

The problem is that there is a serious shortage of troops.

Because King Jingjiang was fixed in the capital, the fiefdom of Nankang Prefecture had been merged with Jiujiang Prefecture.

"Mark the order!"

Yang Xin was helpless.

Jin Zhongze was in Ji'an Prefecture, gathering all the people named Fei and immigrating to Rehe.

Also waiting for the Guangxi Army.

And in Guangdong.

Ou Xin sent someone to contact Liu Zhenhai, hoping to borrow the navy.

He appeared in Hailangsuo.

"I've seen you in this humble position, Sir General!" Zhuang Fang was very respectful.

The general is a third-rank official, and Zhuang Fang is just a commander of the guard station.

Moreover, Ou Xin's military exploits were there. If he hadn't killed Zhima Guan, he would have been knighted.

"Gather everyone in Hailang!" Ou Xin said with a gloomy face.

Weisuo, Weisuo, Wei is the Wei command department, and Suo is the Qianhusuo.

Hailang Institute is Qianhu Institute.

The seventh day after He Wei's death.

He never smiled.

He is still lame and drinks alcohol every day.

"Humble post obeys orders!"

On the school field, all the soldiers of Hailang stood in several rows.

Ou Xin took the list and checked them one by one.

No one is missing.

What happened to Huang Jing who died in Lanke Mountain?

He checked the soldiers' hands and found calluses on their hands, proving that they were all real soldiers.

Ouxin checked it repeatedly and found no flaws.

"There are thousands of households in the village, and the order is very neat." Ou Xin said.

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty. Your Majesty's decree is that you are not allowed to drink the blood of soldiers. The soldiers in the guard must be in full strength. I dare not disobey His Majesty's will even if I hold such a low position!"

This is a smart guy.

There are no flaws in what you say, but the more perfect something is, the more flaws it has.

Ou Xin suddenly smiled: "Wei Liu, come out!"

This name made Zhuang Fang stunned.

But someone came out.

"Your name is Wei Liu?" Ou Xin walked over and asked him.

Zhuang Fang's expression changed. There was no such person as Wei Liu in his office!
After receiving the gesture, the man quickly knelt down and said, "Sir, I heard wrongly. My name is not Wei Liu."

"Then what's your name?" Ou Xin asked.

The man glanced at his badge: "The villain's name is Huang Jing."

"Did you hear that wrong?" Ou Xin discovered the flaw.

Things that are too perfect may actually hide something fishy.

He casually exploded it, and it exploded.

"I'm from Yangjiang. The adults speak Cantonese, which I can't understand."

"What I speak is Mandarin, not dialect!"

Ou Xin was too lazy to explain: "Okay, if you heard it wrong, you heard it wrong. Go back."

The man kowtowed and returned to the team.

"Wait a minute! Show me your badge!"

Ou Xin took the belt card and took out another one from his arms. It was exactly the same as this one, made of wood.

He handed it to Zhuang Fang: "I picked up this waist tag on the road. Take a look. Is it the same?"

Zhuang Fang's expression changed, and Ou Xin took out the waist tag with Baihu Huang Jing's name written on it.

He didn't expect Huang Jing to be so careless and go there with her waist badge!

"Sir, someone who is not afraid of death may have imitated the Baihu waist card." Zhuang Fang explained with a grimace.

"Zhuang Qianhu, have you noticed that these two waist badges are new and old?"

Ou Xin took the badge back and said, "The one I picked up is the old one, and the one Huang Jing gave me is the new one."

"Sir, this may be old craftsmanship."

"Do you dare to imitate Baihu waist card?" Ou Xin asked him.

Zhuang Fang was so frightened that she knelt on the ground: "I would never dare to do this in a humble position."

"Then who dares?"

"I don't know about my humble position." Zhuang Fang's face was full of horror.

"Huang Jing is from the [-]th household in Qianhusuo, and her family is from Yangjiang. Bring her family here. I have something to ask."

"Sir, there is no one in Huang Jing's family, he is the only one." Zhuang Fang was sweating more and more on his forehead.

"Why are you sweating so much?" Ou Xin asked.

"Yes, yes?" Zhuang Fang wiped it and found that his forehead was covered with sweat.

"Sir, maybe it's too hot."

Zhuang Fang made excuses.

Ou Xin pointed to the sky: "It's cloudy today, where's the heat?"

Zhuang Fang was confused.

He couldn't figure out how Ou Xin knew that the person pretending to be Huang Jing was named Wei Liu!
"Wei Liu, come here!"

Ou Xin called his name again.

The man wearing Huang Jing's waistband trotted over.

"What's your name?"

Ou Xin pointed at Zhuang Fang: "He has already done it, you are not Huang Jing!"

"grown ups!"

Clap!

The wine bottle in Ou Xin's hand hit Zhuang Fang directly on the head, causing blood to flow out, interrupting his words!
"Sir, forgive me!"

The soldier was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "The villain is Wei Liu, not Huang Jing!"

"If you dare to impersonate Baihu, you will be beheaded!" Ou Xin shouted.

The soldier pointed at Zhuang Fang: "It's him, it's him who made the villain pretend to be an adult from a hundred households. The villain is not Huang Jing, no!"

Zhuang Fang knew it and it was revealed.

He looked at his soldiers and motioned to kill Ou Xin.

Ou Xin grabbed his hair and lifted him up.

Turning around suddenly: "Who dares to rebel?"

Simultaneously.

The troops brought by Ou Xin surrounded the entire school grounds.

The soldiers in Hailangsuo were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.

Zhuang Fang knew that it was completely over!
"Say!" Ou Xin looked at the fake soldier.

"The villain is a soldier of the Pisces Institute. He was sent here by the adults to pretend to be Huang Jing. The villain doesn't know anything. Really, the villain is unjust!"

Ou Xin asked him: "What about the real Huang Jing?"

"The villain doesn't know!"

Ou Xin looked at Zhuang Fang: "Zhuang Qianhu, do you know?"

"I don't know, I know, Huang Jing likes to gamble. I don't know where he went to gamble. I really don't know, I know!" Zhuang Fang was carried by Ou Xin, trembling.

"Then why do you let people pretend to be you?"

"I'm worried about being punished by the general, so I found someone to impersonate Huang Jing!" Zhuang Fang had many excuses.

But that's not the end of the story.

Ou Xin stuffed the knife handle into Zhuang Fang's mouth.

Zhuang Fang shook his head in horror.

"If you don't tell the truth, your mouth will be useless!"

Pull out the knife handle.

"Sir, I would never dare to deceive you in my humble position. What I told you is all the truth!" Zhuang Fang thought it was a false alarm.

sonorous.

The sword was unsheathed and Ou Xin cut off his ear.

Zhuang Fang covered her ears and screamed, rolling on the ground.

"Say it again!" Ou Xin asked him.

"My lord, the humble position is true... My lord, I say it!"

Zhuang Fang saw Ou Xin coming to cut off his other ear.

Ou Xin is a madman!
He dared to kill even civil servants, let alone a mere member of a thousand households!

"Huang Jing is dead!"

Zhuang Fang immediately shirks his responsibility: "Huang Jing was instigated by Lin Hao, the prefect of Zhaoqing, to kill you, but you ended up killing him!"

"Can I trust you?" Ou Xin asked.

"Don't you dare to deceive your superior because of your humble position!" Zhuang Fang endured the pain and got up to kowtow.

"Do you know why I know that his name is Wei Liu?"

Ou Xin asked him back: "Because I have already found out everything about your Qianhu Office!"

"You are Lin Hao's brother-in-law!"

"Do you still want to continue speaking with me?"

Melancholy eyes stared at Zhuang Fang, waiting for an explanation.

Zhuang Fang's face turned pale: "Sir, even if Beizhi is related to Lin Hao by marriage, he would not dare to kill an official of the imperial court. Give Beizhi a hundred courages, and even Beizhi would not dare to do it!"

This is true.

"Because you also have a secret and you are afraid that I will find out!"

Osin put the blade to his other ear.

Zhuang Fang retreated in horror.

"Don't move!"

Ou Xin's voice was soft and he told him: "It only takes a gentle click and it will fall down quickly. It won't hurt at all."

"Sir, please spare my life, spare my life!" Zhuang Fang really didn't dare to move.

The entire school grounds were surrounded. Even if he escaped, where could he escape?

Reed!
The knife cut down.

But just cut it in half.

Zhuang Fang retreated in pain and ran away with the knife. Somehow the knife flicked off and cut off all of his ears.

"Ahhh!" Zhuang Fang looked at the two ears on the ground and kept screaming.

But it stopped abruptly.

Because Ou Xin aimed the blunderbuss at him.

"Sir, you can't kill the humble post. The humble post is a thousand households and an official!" Zhuang Fang's face was full of horror.

"I was not crazy before, so I killed Chief Xinyi."

"Now, I'm crazy."

"Be able to risk everything."

"I dare to kill anyone!"

Ou Xin's words were disrespectful, but his tone was solemn: "Do you want to give it a try?"

But Zhuang Fang had no place to complain. He screamed in horror: "I said, I said, don't kill me!"

"I don't want to waste time with you, so I only give you one chance to speak." Ou Xin said coldly.

Zhuang Fang said.

On October [-], Wei Jie (Lin Jie) regularly sent money to officials in Zhaoqing Prefecture, and he also received a share.

He went to Lankeshan to withdraw money.

Take the opportunity to make connections.

As a result, he was found by Chu Zhen, the general judge, who said that Lin Hao had committed the crime of killing the nine tribes and asked him to help him kill Ou Xin.

He didn't want to at first.

But Chu Zhen said that once Lin Hao was caught, he would not be able to escape.

When he learned that Ou Xin led an army of 20 men and was stationed here, how could he kill Ou Xin with just a few of his confidants?

So I went to Wei Jie and asked Wei Jie for help.

Wei Jie did not dare to openly kill officials. The reason why he created Wei Jie was to clear his name and transform himself from a pirate into a serious businessman.

To kill Ou Xin is to kill an official and rebel.

As a result, Ouxin is going after Xinmi, and his family is also involved.

Ou Xin still clings to his house.

Wei Jie had no choice but to set up a killing trap.

Ou Xin understood that the entire Zhaoqing Mansion was Lin Jie's protective umbrella.

"Sir, spare your life!"

Zhuang Fang cried and howled: "It's all Lin Hao. Without him, how could I dare to kill you! I beg you to have mercy, I am willing to give you 100 million taels, 100 million taels!"

"Do you know who died?"

"My best friend, He Wei, died to save me!"

Ou Xin grabbed his hair: "Do you think my friend is worth 100 million taels?"

From what Zhuang Fang heard, she thought Ou Xin was too young.

“There are only so many humble jobs!”

"But my humble brother-in-law Lin Hao still has it at home."

"If it doesn't work out, I'll ask Wei Jie to borrow some."

"Gather 200 million taels..."

Bang!
Ou Xing hit him with a firecracker: "How can Brother He be insulted with dirty money? He is an official of the Ming Dynasty! He is an innocent official!"

Bang!Bang!Bang!
Ou Xin used the firecracker as a fire stick and hit him on the head hard!

"Sir, please spare my life!" Zhuang Fang's head was covered with blood.

"Where is Lin Jie?"

Zhuang Fang was stunned. How did he know that Wei Jie was Lin Jie?

"On, on Hailing Island!" Zhuang Fang didn't dare to hide it.

"When did you start colluding with pirates?" Ou Xin asked.

Zhuang Fang's expression changed.

"You are definitely dead. There is no need to have such wishful thinking."

Zhuang Fang cried.

He is Qianhu and has a bright future.

"I am willing to take the blame for my humble position and make meritorious deeds!"

Zhuang Fang begged: "I can die for my humble position. Can you please let me spare my whole family?"

"Do you have the nerve to ask me to let your whole family go?"

"Then who should I approach to settle the score regarding He Wei's death?"

"You are a member of the Qianhu family of the Ming Dynasty. You are eating the salary given by the Holy Emperor, but you are colluding with pirates and murdering court officials!"

"When things get really bad, you beg me to spare your family's life?"

"Why do you think about good things?"

"When you did these nasty things, why didn't you think about your nine clans?"

Ou Xin shouted loudly: "If I let you go, where will the Ming Law be placed? How can I explain it to Your Majesty?"

No wonder His Majesty wants to investigate.

Guangdong is already rotten!

If we don't investigate, the whole of Guangdong no longer belongs to the Ming Dynasty, but to pirates and corrupt officials!
Zhuang Fang collapsed and cried: "I have no choice! I have no choice!"

Ou Xin looked at him coldly.

There is no choice. It is nothing more than being controlled by power.

"I had no choice from the beginning!"

"It's all that Chu Zhen's fault!"

"It's harming my whole family, Zhuang Fang!"

Ou Xin was stunned: "Chu Zhen? The Zhaoqing Prefecture has tried Chu Zhen?"

"it's him!"

"My silly brother-in-law is still kept in the dark!"

"He has no idea that it was Chu Zhen who arranged for me to marry his sister."

"It was also Chu Zhen who made me fall into the role of pirate protector!"

"A single mistake will cause eternal hatred!"

Zhuang Fang collapsed and cried.

But the amount of information is a bit large.

Ou Xin frowned: "Please explain carefully."

Zhuang Fang was originally a member of a hundred households, but he succeeded his father as a member of a hundred households, and still had ideals and ambitions in his heart.

At that time, Lin Hao was just the magistrate of Enping County. He took Chu Zhen, a native of Wenzhou, to Enping to take office.

This Chu Zhen went to Zhuang Fang from Baihu and said that she would give him a great fortune.

At that time, Zhuang Fang was dubious.

But not long after, the original Hailangsuo Qianhu died inexplicably, and he was appointed Qianhu by the court.

He knew that this was what Chu Zhen operated for him.

From then on, he only followed Chu Zhen's orders. He asked to marry Lin Hao's cousin and became in-laws with Lin Hao.

His official career was straightforward.

If you want power, you want money.

During this period, Lin Jie also became one of the top pirates in Guangdong. His home base was on Hailing Island. The reason why he was never hanged was because he and the Qianhu of Pisces Institute helped cover it up.

According to Zhuang Fang, Lin Jie was also a pirate supported by Chu Zhen.

Ou Xin looked back sharply: "Send someone to Zhaoqing to control this Chu Zhen!"

Zhuang Fang laughed miserably: "I'm afraid it will be too late if you go."

"One time when she was drunk, Chu Zhen spilled the beans."

"He's just a small shrimp in a huge organization."

"He also had no choice..."

Ou Xin looked shocked.

Huge organization?

What kind of huge organization can there be in Ming Dynasty?
"When things come to an end, I would like to humbly offer you a word of advice." Zhuang Fang knew that all the nine tribes had suffered, and there was no time to wait.

Ou Xin looked at him.

"Their power is too great, you'd better give up as soon as possible."

"If you take a lowly position, just report it to the higher authorities."

"Don't look any further."

"You are a general. Fighting your own battle well is better than anything else."

"There are some things, don't mess around..."

Not finished.

But Ou Xin stuffed the handle of a knife into his mouth and said word by word: "I am an official of Ming Dynasty! I am an official of His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is your Majesty's backer. This bright day belongs to Your Majesty!"

"Who dares to say no!"

Zhuang Fang's eyes flashed with sarcasm.

Can Your Majesty really make the decision?
Then why don't you come and rescue me, Zhuang Fang?
Once upon a time, wasn't there a good Qianhu in Zhuangfang?
Your Majesty, this is nothing more than an empty frame.

"Tell me, who in your guardhouse is colluding with you?" Ou Xin didn't bother to pay attention to him.

He wanted to see if there were any people from the Ming Dynasty in this Hailang Institute!

　My head hurts!I don’t know why my head hurts, but I finally insisted on finishing it!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)