Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 841 Are they showing filial piety to our family?
"Loyalty? There are too many people who have confused this matter."

Southern Zhili.

Yangzhou Prefecture.

Jiangdu.

The main hall of the official post office.

Fang Zhenghua leaned against the official hat chair, picked up the teacup with a smile, and looked at Wang Chengen, Han Zanzhou and the others. "They think that they are loyal to the Ming Dynasty by saying a few nice words and talking about loyalty all the time. As for what they have done, as long as it is carefully hidden, even if it is disloyal, but they are loyal in words, then they are loyal."

"Little do they know that their little tricks are clearly seen by the world. They think that by giving some gold and silver and offering some treasures, they can blind our eyes. Then, the court will not know what they have done, and the emperor will not know it either. How ridiculous is this."

"Ha ha……"

Wang Chengen, Han Zanzhou, Gao Shiming, Li Fengxiang, Chu Xianzhang, Zhang Guoyuan and others couldn't help laughing after hearing what Fang Zhenghua said.

They were ordered to go south along the way and needed to stop at some places on the way to Nanjing. The local officials, gentry, merchants and other groups gathered here, and all their actions really opened their eyes.

"Master, this time in Jiangdu, our family received tens of thousands of taels of silver as tribute, as well as some valuable treasures and rare items." Han Zanzhou kept smiling and looked at Fang Zhenghua.

"Sometimes I wonder what they are doing here. They know that we are the emperor's servants and came here at his order, but they just act like they don't know that. They keep coming here and we can't drive them away no matter how hard we try."

"Then you don't collect as much as we do."

Fang Zhenghua smiled, looked at Han Zanzhou and said, "This Jiangdu is indeed a treasure land. We stayed here for a few days, waiting for the Beijing Camp's army to cross the river. We actually received more than 100,000 taels of silver, which is more than what we received in Huai'an Prefecture."

"Hehe... The flood situation in Xuhuai and other places is still serious. Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others have even alarmed the emperor in order to solve the disaster relief needs."

"These local officials, gentry, merchants, etc., don't think about how to help Yang Lian and his people, but are only thinking about honoring our family and you. Are they really honoring our family and you when they send these gifts?"

“Bullshit!!”

Gao Shiming snorted coldly and said, "The one they want to honor is actually themselves. They use these silver and treasures to shut us up, so that the emperor will not know the real situation in Xu Huai and other places."

"Your Majesty's concerns are not without reason."

Wang Chengen frowned and said, "In these years, in the capital, in the capital region, in northern Zhili, in Shandong... I don't know how many people I have killed, but what is the result? Has it really had a deterrent effect?"

"We followed the factory master all the way south, and the more we collected, the more frightened we became. With so many people doing the same thing, the governance of our Ming Dynasty is still very poor."

Wang Chengen's words brought silence to the hall.

As the top executives of the Western Jishi Factory, Fang Zhenghua and his men are loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Do they really have no feelings for silver? Not necessarily, but they do know one thing: some silver can be taken, and some silver cannot be taken! !
What's more, the eunuchs in power in the inner court received a lot of silver from the maintenance of integrity program. Unless in some special occasions, there was really no need for them to reach out for it.

"Mr. Factory, what should we do with this money?"

After a long silence, Chu Xianzhang frowned and asked, "Are we still going to register?"

"Registration."

Fang Zhenghua said calmly.

"But the Emperor Mingzong's army led by Lu Xiangsheng did not go south in Suqian, but went north instead." Chu Xianzhang thought for a moment and continued. "If my guess is correct, Yang Lian and his men must have been unable to bear it, so they told Lu Xiangsheng something, otherwise Lu Xiangsheng would not have done this."

"did you mean?"

Fang Zhenghua raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Should we send a group of soldiers north to give some gold and silver to Lu Xiangsheng and his men?" Chu Xianzhang said, "After all, if Xu Huai is really going to get into trouble, this is not a good thing for the current situation."

Now, Han Zanzhou, Wang Chengen, Gao Shiming and others all looked at Fang Zhenghua.

"Need not."

Fang Zhenghua waved his hand and said, "The Emperor has given the Imperial Army to Lu Xiangsheng to command. You don't really think he's a weak scholar, do you?"

"Think about it, among the civil officials who can lead the troops, from the time when the emperor ascended the throne to now, which one is a good person? If we send someone to give them silver at this time, it will definitely alarm some people."

"It is precisely because the current situation is too chaotic that we cannot act rashly. When all the troops of the Beijing Camp who are suppressing the Japanese invaders have crossed the river, we will rush to Nanjing to station troops there and control the Xiaoling Guards. Then we will move!"

"What does the factory owner mean by Cao Jiang?"

Han Zanzhou thought of something and looked at Fang Zhenghua.

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"That's right!"

Fang Zhenghua's eyes were sharp as he said, "How much money does the court allocate to Caojiang every year? Now that there are more people crossing the river, they are being neglected like this. Humph, I wonder how much money will not be used for Caojiang, but will end up in someone's pocket!!"

"A portion of the registered gold and silver will be used to pay off the overdue food and wages so that we can better control Caojiang. The rest will all be handed over to the Joint Office for Suppressing the Japanese. I'm afraid the battle in Zhejiang will not be short!!"

"All for you?"

Wang Chengen frowned and said, "We, the Western Investigation Bureau, have been ordered to go to Nanjing. This is..."

"Ha ha!!"

Before Wang Chengen finished speaking, Han Zanzhou and the others started laughing, which made Wang Chengen look at them in confusion.

"Eunuch Wang, you don't really think that we will be short of money when we arrive in Nanjing, do you?" Zhang Guoyuan, who had been silent all the time, said to Wang Chengen with a smile.

"If you are really worried about these, you might as well worry about Yang Lian and his men. Will they be short of money to repair the dikes in Xuhuai and other places?"

“They don’t have to worry.”

Before Wang Chengen could speak, Fang Zhenghua said, "Lu Xiangsheng will solve the problem for them. The Emperor Mingzong's army has been training until now, and it's time for real bloodshed."

"That's exactly why we are in a hurry to cross the river. Otherwise, once the news from Xuhuai and other places is passed down through the Yangtze River, there will be chaos in all parts of Nanzhili."

Ok?
After hearing what Fang Zhenghua said, Han Zanzhou and his entourage could not help but wonder why their own factory owner valued this scholar so much? Yes, this person was highly valued by the emperor and served in the Military Affairs Council, but before he was ordered to lead the troops this time, he had never led an army.

Fang Zhenghua didn't know what Han Zanzhou and the others were thinking, but he knew one thing: a scholar who was valued so much by his own emperor must not be a simple scholar. What's more, he knew the Huang Mingzong Army, all of whom were descendants of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. However, under the control of Lu Xiangsheng, no problems arose. This was not a simple thing.

(End of this chapter)