Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

With a snap, the teacup in Kui Shigong's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

There were fragments and tea all over the floor.

The whole person seems particularly confused!
The previous indifference no longer exists.

"What did you say? But really?!"

He said hurriedly, his voice full of panic.

"Mr. Kuishi, this... is true!
The Prince of Jin, who was leading the team, had already started a killing spree.

Troops were dispatched everywhere.

During this period, no less than thirty companies were arrested.

Among them, seven or eight, such as Sun De and his group, were killed on the spot and their heads were chopped off at the slightest resistance.

Kuishigong, this matter has become a big deal!"

The visitor seemed very panicked.

How could this be?
how so? !

Kuishi Gong's expression changed drastically. He could no longer sit still and started walking back and forth.

How dare Zhu Yuanzhang?
Is he really too bold to do this?

Aren’t you really afraid that the chaos in Jiangnan will continue?

This young man, Prince of Jin Zhu Gang, is really daring enough to take action!

Dare to do anything!
How could he do things this way?

We and others did not say that we disagreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's proposals.

I just want to wait a little longer and stretch them.

So that you can get some better conditions, that's all!

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang wait until now and become so unreasonable and start killing people?

That's not how he does things!
Just as he was panicking, a lot of people came over quickly.

He is the one who came to him for advice.

"Mr. Kuishi, what should we do now?
Or...or we should give the order right now.

Should we immediately close down all industries and workshops controlled by us and stop doing business?
I don’t know how many people are relying on us for their food.

If we just close down the business, many people will be left without food to eat.

As long as many people have no food to eat, we will provide some guidance.

It’s not that we want to close the business, but there are bad people in the court who are pressuring us too much.

There's no way for people like us to survive.

Transfer all these people's anger to the imperial court.

In this situation, we will do more to add fuel to the fire and incite the people to cause trouble.

As long as we can incite more ignorant people and create enough momentum, even that old guy Zhu won't dare to act rashly!

This civil unrest must be quelled quickly.

We were a little too soft-hearted before and didn't take action immediately and use these tactics.

If we had used this trick, the imperial court would have surrendered to us long ago!

It shouldn’t have come to this.”

Someone looked at this Kuishi Gong and said, with his fists clenched and a fierce look on his face!
"Yes, Lord Kuishi, I think that's what we should do!

The court dares to do this now because our previous methods were too gentle.

We must not let Zhu Yuanzhang and his men truly experience our strength.

This is not okay!
Something has to be done.

Otherwise, we will completely lose any hope!

Does Zhu Laosan really think that we have no ability to resist him?

How can it be?

Good people are often bullied, and good horses are often bullied.

We should be tougher here!
Let's unite together, stir up some trouble, and drive Zhu Laosan, this lawless boy, back!
Let someone else continue the conversation with us!

A man like Zhu Laosan, who hasn't even grown all his hair yet, has no idea how things are done!"

As soon as someone spoke, more people responded.

I think they found a solution.

This time, facing their proposal, Kuishi Gong, who had been very tough before, did not speak immediately.

He sat back down in his seat, his expression changing constantly.

I don’t know what they are thinking in their hearts.

"Mr. Kuishi, please say something and express your opinion!

Just give me a nod and we'll all work together to do this!
I really want to see Zhu Laosan, a bastard like that, riding on our heads and bullying us."

Some people couldn't help but look at him and urge him.

“Everyone, now that things have come to this, let’s not do this anymore.

Old man Zhu was unusually tough in this matter this time.

There is no room for maneuver.

We have been trying for so long, and after trying so much, we actually got this result.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even say hello to us.

He just killed people directly with extremely harsh means.

What's more, the person in charge this time was none other than the emperor's own son.

This matter is a bit difficult to handle.

By now, the emperor's attitude has become very clear.

At this time, Zhu Laosan had already led such a large army, and Lan Yu and others were generals.

There's no chance for this anymore.

Maybe we can be tougher before that.

But now, we can no longer do that.

The court’s attitude is now very clear. If we continue to do this, the next moment the imperial army will come to quell the rebellion!

There are no rules when it comes to suppressing a rebellion!
Besides, there are many people in Jiangnan who rely on us for food.

But overall, Jiangnan is indeed a prosperous area.

Most people have a certain amount of food in their hands.

If they don't go to work for three to five days, or even ten days, it will not affect their livelihood.

If it does not affect their livelihood, then these people will not risk their lives for the court.

The King of Jin has already led his army and started to take action. He will not give us so much time.

Even if we are given some time, before we can build up momentum, he will have already sent troops to conquer all those who need to be conquered.

Let's just leave this matter... here!
What we need to consider now is how to pay respect to His Royal Highness Prince Jin..."

Kui Shigong, who had such a tough attitude before, suddenly changed his attitude and said such words.

Many people were shocked by the change in attitude of Mr. Kuishi!
I became particularly confused!

Is this... still Kuishi Gong?
Why do you seem like a different person?
At that moment, someone couldn't help but say something.

Still have to stick to the previous idea.

"Mr. Kuishi, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back!

Things have come to this point. If I admit defeat, wouldn't that mean I have lost miserably?

All previous efforts were in vain!

The situation we will face next will be much more difficult than before, it is really a loss!"

This Kuishigong sighed and said, "I know what you are thinking, and I feel sad too.

But now the situation and circumstances are different.

Everyone, remember, we are businessmen, not gamblers!

Since you are a businessman, you have to be flexible sometimes.

Don't forget what our fundamental purpose is.

We used various means before in order to fight for the emperor's favor and gain more things.

But now, Old Man Zhu was so tough that he just overturned the table and smashed the pot.

In this situation, we certainly cannot continue to be tough and need to make some adjustments.

A good man will not suffer a loss in front of him, and he will give in when it is time to give in.

In this case, it seems that the loss is greater.

But after all, we can still save a lot of things and avoid losing everything.

If you not only lose your profits but also your life, it would be totally not worth it.

Everyone, you must understand the relationship here clearly and not be blinded by other things.

This will result in a great loss.

Hurry up and pack up, let's go together to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin.

Face is not that important.

We are all doing business, why do we need to save face? "

His words suddenly silenced everyone present.

Many people nodded secretly, thinking that what Kuishi Gong said made sense.

Some people also think that this approach is too depressing.

This person changes his attitude too quickly according to the situation!

……

Less than half an hour later, this Kuishi Gong had already taken the lead and hurried to where Jin Wang Zhu Gang was.

The attitude is very humble.

He also took off his shirt, walked with his bare back, carrying a whip on his back, as if to apologize for his crime.

This made many people call him shameless and shameless!

But despite the criticism, many people followed suit.

Even some people who had previously called for fighting and killing and decided to cause chaos in Jiangnan have joined this group...

……

"Your Highness, Zhang Quan and others want to see you. They are here with bare upper bodies and carrying thorns on their backs..."

Someone came to report to Suzhou government office

When King Jin Zhu Gang heard the news, he couldn't help but smile.

These bastards are really bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong!

You talk to them reason, they won't listen.

Only when they actually use knives to kill people do they feel afraid!
Only then will I come over and talk to you properly.

But... after this time, don’t you think it’s too late?
Zhu Gang ignored these people and asked them to just kneel there.

He prepared some delicious food here and ate it happily...

Zhang Quan and others, who were called Kuishi Gong, knelt here for a while, but did not see Zhu Gang come out.

But no one dared to stand up, and they still knelt there.

At this time, the weather was already very hot.

Among these, many are quite old.

So after kneeling for a whole day, four people died on the spot.

The remaining people were also filled with great regret and fear in their hearts.

But no one dared to stand up.

Not only that, he knelt even more straight.

Just when many people felt that they were going to die on their knees, things finally took a new turn!
It was not that Prince of Jin Zhu Gang came out to meet them, but that someone, following Zhu Gang's order, arrested and detained all the remaining people who were not dead.

When the troops sent by King Jin came to arrest and detain them, none of these high-ranking people in Jiangnan resisted.

Not only was there no resistance, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Secretly thankful that they survived the disaster.

In the past, they were of noble status and were extremely reluctant to go to jail, thinking it was a great shame and humiliation!
But now, they are eager to be arrested and put in jail.

In this way, I won't have to kneel down and die here...

After the killing spree led by Zhu Jin Wang Zhu Gang, the gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan suddenly lost their courage...

Lan Yu felt particularly unhappy and couldn't help but spat.

These people's bones are too soft!
You've only just started, and you're already kneeling?

Not even one tenth of the gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan that he killed during the Chongzhen period.

As a result, one after another, they all knelt down.

This kneeling is too fast!
……

Many of those imprisoned in the cells are in constant fear.

However, some people who were more thoughtful had already breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they had overcome the most difficult hurdle.

After all, now that Zhu Laosan has come here, he has beaten, scolded, killed and arrested people.

Now, it’s time to talk about things!
Zhu Laosan had only one fundamental purpose in doing this series of things.

Just set up the Maritime Customs!

Since this is his purpose, someone has to work for him!

In this way, Zhu Laosan would not go too far.

Soon, Zhu Laosan will release these people.

However, what happened next was far beyond their expectations.

Because Zhu Laosan still kept them locked up and had no intention of releasing them.

No one was sent to contact them.

This went on for seven or eight days.

Zhu Gang suddenly asked their families to come and visit them.

While coming to visit, their families also brought them bad news.

That is, some members of the Shen family and others who were originally taken to Fengyang were brought back to their hometown in Jiangnan!

King Jin is in contact with them and is preparing to use them to do things!
After hearing this news, Zhang Quan and many other people could no longer remain calm!
After Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Zhang Shicheng, he carried out some reorganization here.

For example, a mausoleum system similar to that of the Western Han Dynasty was adopted, and a large number of wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River were moved to Fengyang.

Among them are wealthy families such as Shen Wansan's Shen family.

Most of their properties were left behind.

Please ask those who stay to take care of it.

And then...these industries were eaten up by them with the attitude of eating up all the families left!
Now, these people have been brought back by Zhu Laosan.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Quan and others were really panicked!
They still have some reliance in their hearts.

That is, they felt that opening a Maritime Customs Office would require a lot of people.

These people have great powers and are involved in all walks of life.

If Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with it, he could only deal with this part.

It is impossible to replace many of the important figures among them.

But now, the Shen family and other people have been brought back.

That would be a difficult thing to do!

With all the new and old grudges added together, plus those people, now the only way to turn things around is to rely on the court.

Therefore, they will definitely stand firmly on the side of the imperial court and attack their own people desperately.

In this case, life for me and others will definitely be very difficult.

They may even be wiped out!
They were really panicked!
But now, His Royal Highness Prince Jin still refuses to contact them.

They wanted to do something, but it was difficult to do it...

However, on the third day, things changed.

Zhu Gang, who had not taken any action against them.

People were arranged to come and explain the policies.

To be precise, it is a points system.

He created a series of rules to grade them...

"Based on what you have done, each of you should have your property confiscated and your entire clan exterminated!
But His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is kind-hearted and does not want to kill too many people.

So we are going to let you off the hook and give you some opportunities... We are going to select thirty companies to stay..."

But at this time, there were more than thirty wealthy families in Jiangnan who were arrested.

Adding up all the places, there are more than 300 of them!

But now, there are only thirty families left in Zhu Gang, which means there are too many monks and not enough porridge!
In other words, Zhu Gang did it on purpose, and it was the result he wanted.

Looking at the wealthy people who were obviously excited, the preacher spoke again.

“Who to leave behind is a difficult question.

It's a difficult decision.

Your Highness knows that no matter what you do, there will definitely be people who are unhappy and think that Your Highness is unfair..."

After these words were spoken, many people nodded secretly.

Indeed it is.

So...how do we solve this?
"So, after some thought, Your Highness decided to hand the decision-making power over to you, and let you decide your own fate!"

As he spoke, he knocked vigorously on the wooden board in his hand and said, “Your Highness will adopt a point system.

Every month, the points will be summarized and ranked...

After one year, all the points for the twelve months will be added up and compared.

In the end, the top 30 people with the highest total scores will stay.

The top ten people with the highest total scores can also work in the Maritime Customs Office..."

As he spoke, he began to announce the rules for obtaining points.

“For example, if you have 10,000 strings of cash, or grain of the same value, you can add one cent.

For example, some key technologies and some news can also be added points..."

He quickly explained all the details of the extra points.

This is actually a naked robbery of them, but at this time, they don't have time to think about it.

Because, after all this time, they have confirmed that the emperor really wants to kill people!
And their opponents have also come out.

So what can they do at this time?
Only by doing various positive things quickly can you get precious points.

This can save lives!

So these people were originally very tough and wanted to challenge others.

They began to ask their families to donate money and grain to the court...

They are usually very stingy, but now they are being extra generous!

In just three days, the total value of money and grain received by Prince of Jin Zhu Gang exceeded nine million strings of cash!
Seeing this, Zhu Gang couldn't help but smile to himself.

The mood seemed very good.

These people are all bastards!
They won't listen when you talk to them nicely, and you have to use some harsh tactics on them before they behave.

By the way, this set is really useful.

Many of the methods in the current system were not thought up by him.

Instead, he used again some of the methods that the imperial court had used in the late Ming Dynasty to deal with the many gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan.

Many of these were ideas proposed by my second brother-in-law at the time.

Especially the point system that only leaves places for the top 30 is simply amazing!

Through this method, those people can be easily captured.

They can be differentiated.

Originally, they were a united group, but now, with such a rule, these people who were originally united have directly become competitors!
In order to survive and to keep their family lineage going.

Even those who are able to join the Maritime Customs will engage in intrigue and use all their tricks!

After experiencing this, all their solidarity was gone in an instant.

Many people will even get really angry.

This would help the court control them.

The key is that through this method, all their money and other good things can be taken out.

If this method was not used, even if the court used tough measures, it might not be able to get all the money out of them.

My second brother-in-law is really amazing!
This set of methods can directly calculate people's hearts.

Can easily control all these people.

It seems to be just a simple rule, but it is extremely useful if it is put into practice.

To be able to come up with such a set of solutions, my second brother-in-law is definitely not an ordinary person!

At this time, I used the method that my second brother-in-law used in the late Ming Dynasty.

Prince of Jin Zhu Gang did not feel any psychological pressure at all.

As long as the method works, it doesn’t matter who came up with it!

However, when he was dealing with these people, he also did some original work.

Not all of them are copied from the late Ming Dynasty.

For example, it was Zhu Gang's idea to bring back the Shen family who had been sent to Fengyang, and some other big merchants who were originally in Jiangnan.

With them around, it is clear that people like Zhang Quan can be put under tremendous pressure.

Tell them that you can't live without them.

My father governs the world and controls the court, and what he values ​​is checks and balances.

We cannot allow one company to dominate the market.

And he couldn't let the Jiangnan side stick together, he also had to implement separation of power and checks and balances.

After he did this, he immediately divided the Jiangnan area into two groups.

Moreover, there is a very deep grudge between the two groups.

It can even be described as a fight to the death.

However, these people, through their own means, added sand to the mix and destroyed their unity.

As a result, many things will become difficult to do in the future...

These people really can't be allowed to stick together.

Divide and win over, strike where necessary... Only in this way can we get things done.

Let them be honest...

As King Jin Zhu Gang led the army to Jiangnan.

And use a series of methods.

The Jiangnan gentry, who originally seemed to be very powerful and tough and wanted to compete with the imperial court, soon became obedient.

Never dare to show the slightest disrespect again!
The work of re-establishing the Maritime Customs is proceeding in full swing.

In order to promote the development of the Maritime Customs, these wealthy gentry in Jiangnan really risked their lives and paid a huge price!
They work even harder than when they run their own business.

Quite touching!
At this rate, it will probably take less than two months for the first batch of goods from the Maritime Customs to officially enter the sea.

The first foreign trade of the Shibosi was launched...

……

"Ugh~"

"Ugh~"

Inside Shouning Palace, Princess Ningguo suddenly covered her mouth and began to dry heave... (End of this chapter)