Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 188
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. When the darkness is dispelled by the rising sun, light comes to the world. The Forbidden City, glowing with golden light, is not much different from before.

"Go to the study to draw up an edict and submit it to the emperor as soon as possible. The general idea...Whether it is Xuanfu Town or Wandu, there is actually a matter of oral smuggling and collaborating with the enemy under the rule. This is so shocking. If the factory guards did not detect this matter, So what’s the significance of the country’s previous closures of customs?”

In Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao, who had had breakfast, rubbed his sore arms and talked to himself without looking at Wei Guangxu, the counselor in the study.

"Jie Jingbang, you are the newly elected governor of the Xuanfu of our country. I also think that because you are the new governor, I will not mention the past. However, if you guard the stable Xuanfu fortress of the capital, you dare to make any changes, or Let the Mongolian tribes in Hetao take advantage of the situation to invade and cause any trouble in Gyeonggi, and you will not be able to escape the blame!!"

Something happened in Xuanfu Town?
Wei Guangxu, the counselor in the study room, heard what the emperor said and was thinking about it in his mind. He was also shocked. Since the end of the great court meeting, the court, the capital, and the capital have actually been uneasy. After all, there are Too many shocking things happened.

"Is Fan Jingwen here?"

Zhu Youxiao didn't pay much attention to Wei Guangxu's surprise. He lifted up his skirt and sat on the Luohan bed, looking at Liu Ruoyu who was serving at the side.

"Your Majesty, here we come."

Liu Ruoyu hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I am currently on duty in the south study room."

"Summon Fan Jingwen to see me."

Zhu Youxiao said: "Bring all the records and documents from the Chongwenmen Customs Office. Someone needs to settle this bad debt of the Ministry of Household Customs."

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Ruoyu hurriedly lowered his head and said.

At that time, Wei Guangxu had already come to his senses. After saluting Zhu Youxiao, he followed Liu Ruoyu and exited Dongnuan Pavilion.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with what Wei Zhongxian and the others did in Xuanfu Town.

Since the case of oral smuggling and collaborating with the enemy involves more than just the Fan family, Tian family and other scumbag businessmen, it is like peeling off the layers of an onion.

This case cannot be solved quickly and urgently.

No matter how powerful they were, Fan Yongdou and his group of Shanxi merchants could not be said to be engaged in smuggling and collaborating with the enemy. The imperial court had no knowledge of this in the first place.

There must be many people involved behind this.

Perhaps among these people, many of them knew that Fan Yongdou and others were engaged in the extra-oral smuggling trade. After all, Queguan was stopped by the imperial court, and the needs of various grassland ministries were still there. Not to mention that during the years when Queguan was opened, the trend of extra-oral smuggling was It still exists. One is that contraband is too profitable, and the other is tax evasion.

There are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. This phenomenon has existed since ancient times.

But these people may not really know that Fan Yongdou and others are still secretly colluding with Jianlu while they are smuggling trade.

Benefits are touching.

However, for Zhu Youxiao, no matter what the situation is, as long as he has received benefits and money, this matter must be investigated carefully. Not to mention uncovering all the groups behind the scenes, at least seven or seven must be arrested. Eighty-eight, otherwise if you want to reopen the system and reform the system, it will be a dead letter if it is implemented at the local level!
Not to mention that when the capital was driving up grain prices, the Jinyi Guards in Beijing led by Luo Sigong arrested a group of grain merchants from Shanxi.

Facing such a complicated situation, Wei Zhongxian, Li Yongzhen, Tian Ergeng, and Xu Xianchun need to be responsible. Evil people still need evil people to punish them.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian did these things in Xuanfu Town without submitting a secret report to the capital in advance. Zhu Youxiao was not angry at all. Zhu Youxiao knew Wei Zhongxian's mentality very well.I want to get things done before reporting.

Qin Minping, who was also ordered to leave Beijing, submitted the matter to Beijing without Wei Zhongxian's knowledge. Zhu Youxiao did not think that Qin Minping wanted to stab Wei Zhongxian in the back.

This is human beings, extremely complex.

Depending on where you stand, you will consider things from different angles and make different choices.

"The matter of Chongwenmen Customs must be handed over to the Shuntian Government Office as soon as possible. This lawsuit must continue. Look at how many tricks the Ministry of Household Customs has hidden. As the first tax customs in the Ming Dynasty, the tax revenue over the years cannot withstand the investigation at all. There are so many mistakes that we can’t bear to look at them.”

"In this case, you went to the Shuntian Mansion Office. I also drafted some regulations and discussed with Yin Sun Chuanting of Shuntian Mansion to see how to rectify the Chongwen Gate Customs, especially the congestion at the gates in the outer city. It’s solved, it’s an important part of the capital, and even the entry and exit of the city are blocked, what a big deal!”

In Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao's voice could be heard from time to time.

Even though Zhu Youxiao rarely held regular court meetings and convened the imperial court for discussion, handling the government affairs in the Qianqing Palace was an unstoppable matter.

The emperor has things to do.

Hundreds of officials have their own things to do.

If precious time is wasted on formalism instead of solving problems in concrete terms, then Ming Dynasty will really be finished.

Diligence and self-restraint are not just for officials to see, but for real problem solving.

"Go and pass my instructions to Cui Chengxiu. The arrested merchants from the southeastern provinces will all be handed over to the custody of the Yongwei Camp. They will not need to interfere with the subsequent torture. Ask him to inspect the warehouses in Tongzhou, inspect the grain, and inspect the water transportation. In addition, they will be handed over to Luan Wei Chuan sent a secret order to secretly go to the Yongwei camp to take this gang of monsters into custody. I want to know all the truth!"

"Summon Luo Sigong into the palace. I haven't submitted any memorandum to the imperial court on all matters being investigated in the capital. How can he, the commander of the Imperial Guards, be in such a bad position?"

"Go to the cabinet, take all these memorials, and ask Han Xu and the others, without the first and second assistants in the cabinet, they, the cabinet ministers, can't do anything?"

"When you tell the Ministry of Works, just tell me what I said. Before the construction of the three main halls is clarified, all matters involving the raising of all kinds of wood, stones, materials, etc. must be stopped. Rebuilding the three main halls is a top priority for the country, but it will never be done. The representative must have a confused account!”

"Send someone to go to Tianjin Sanwei and tell Chen Qiyu that all matters related to shipping from Tianjin to Liaonan must be grasped tightly and no one else is allowed to interfere."

"In addition, we sent people to the Governor's Mansion of Jiliao to pass on my oral instructions to the king in Jin. While ensuring the stability of the Jimiyong lands, we also prepared the troops involved and recruited a group of brave men in their respective jurisdictions."

"Here at the young master's office, how are Sun Guozhen and the others doing with their preparations for spring plowing and gathering of refugees and disaster victims? Call the eunuch on duty from the Supervisor of Ceremonies to come over."

"By the way, let the Royal Horse Supervisor send someone to Luoyang again to emphasize to Fang Zhenghua that the money, grain and other goods sent to Liaonan must be ensured. The matter of inventorying the acres can be postponed. Eight hundred miles rushed to Luoyang to convey the message .”

Zhu Youjian came to Dongnuan Pavilion from Xinuan Pavilion several times, wanting to report his academic performance to his imperial brother, but every time he came to Dongnuan Pavilion, he could hear the orders issued by his imperial brother, which made Zhu Youjian Youjian was hesitant every time whether to go in or not. After all, he didn't want to disturb his brother's handling of government affairs.

As for the eunuchs and eunuchs waiting outside the palace, none of them dared to intervene in the matter or report the situation to the palace. Without him, everyone in the palace could see that the emperor attached great importance to the education of the fifth highness, and there were even ministers from outside the court. I submitted a memorial and hoped to ask a great scholar to teach Zhu Youjian, but Zhu Youjian refused.

In the education of the Ming Dynasty royal family, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to let the outer court interfere. He just knew it and did not understand the sufferings of the people. Even if he really had to be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future, how could members of the royal family help him share his worries and reduce his pressure?
(End of this chapter)