Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 872: Stubborn Disease
"Ji Ming's journey to the southeast, the responsibilities he shoulders and the dangers he faces are no easier than Jiandou's."

Shandong.

Governor's Yamen.

Yuan Keli stared at the silent Shen Tingyang with a serious expression. Knowing what Shen Tingyang was going to do in the south this time, Yuan Keli had mixed feelings.

The emperor finally took action against the Cao Army!
It's just that the timing was too dangerous.

The situation in the southeastern provinces became increasingly turbulent. Originally, Lu Xiangsheng commanded the army of Emperor Huang Mingzong to move south and launched a targeted suppression of the rebellion only on the South Grand Canal.

But now?

Lu Xiangsheng, who was supposed to march south, instead led his troops to stay in the Xuhua area. The emperor also asked Lu Xiangsheng to set up the Tianxiong Army to comprehensively reorganize the grain transport troops north of the Yangtze River and south of Shandong and Henan. He wanted to abolish all the guards involved in the grain transport troops in one fell swoop and promote the reform of the Grain Transport Administration.

This is too big.

"Some things need to be done by someone eventually. What do you think, Mr. Yuan?"

Under Yuan Keli's gaze, Shen Tingyang was silent for a long time before he spoke: "The events in the Xuhuai area have angered your majesty. The grain transport is the lifeline of the country and is related to the stability of the north and the south. However, some people do such cruel things for their own selfish interests. Your majesty's attitude towards this is to rather kill the wrong person than let him go!"

Yuan Keli was shocked, thinking that a massacre was about to begin.

"There are so many things to do in the current court."

Shen Tingyang's eyes became sharp. "The reform and training of the three fleets has reached a critical moment. The establishment of the Ming Royal Navy is very important to the court and the country. Not many people in the world know how important it is!!"

"This time I am ordered to go south, and I have only one attitude. No matter how chaotic Zhejiang is, or how Fujian and Jiangxi are, whoever dares to obstruct or hinder the Emperor Mingzong's army in the areas where the canal is located, shall die!!"

No one can understand Shen Tingyang's feelings.

As a newly-minted Jinshi in the second year of the Tianqi reign, his and Lu Xiangsheng's paths to promotion were definitely the fastest. Although Shen Tingyang was from Nanzhili, he had a very high political awareness due to the emperor's attention and trust. Without a stable country, how could there be peace in the world?

Since taking office in the Military Affairs Council, Shen Tingyang has been engaged in matters related to shipping. Yes, he was previously dealing with sea transportation, and now he is facing water transportation, but some things are in common.

Even now, Shen Tingyang could not forget what the emperor said when he met him in Xiyuan.

"There are always some smart guys in this world who think that what they do in private is very secretive and no one will know. Haha, I thought before that I would develop Liaodong and sort out the southeast, and then start to rectify some stubborn problems when the world is a little more stable. But I was wrong. I pretended not to know, and they became even worse."

"The Cao Army is something no one wanted to talk about in the past. It is more hateful and more deserving of death than the military families that have grown up on the border. I would like to call it a hereditary interest group."

"And there are many similar cancers in the Ming Dynasty."

"Lu Qing did a good job in killing people in Xu Huai. When dealing with this kind of self-righteous guys, if you are soft, they will be hard, and if you are hard, they will be soft. When your family is going to the southeast, I will tell you one thing: killing one person is a crime, but killing ten thousand people is a hero. If you kill nine million people, you will be the best among heroes!"

After listening to what the emperor said, Shen Tingyang knew one thing: the emperor wanted to uproot the grain transport garrisons and make grain transport a general administration from now on. This would be the third general administration directly under the central government after the General Administration of Customs and the General Administration of Customs!

The post of Governor of Grand Canal Transport became a thing of the past.

"Isn't the emperor afraid that the area south of Zhili will be in chaos?"

Yuan Keli couldn't calm down for a long time, staring at Shen Tingyang. Yuan Keli's attitude towards this newcomer who had just been in the officialdom for a short time had completely changed. Shen Tingyang took a boat south this time and deliberately went to Jinan to meet Yuan Keli at the Shandong Governor's Mansion to convey the emperor's will.

Lu Xiangsheng wanted to control the Tianxiong Army and the Huang Mingzong Army, and reorganize the Cao Army in the Xuhua area.

As a deputy, he temporarily replaced Lu Xiangsheng and went south. Although he was called a temporary replacement, he was actually the general manager.

The South Canal and the Central Canal are both under the management of someone.

What about the North Canal?

This burden fell on Yuan Keli's shoulders.

"The emperor said that the more afraid we are, the more chaotic it will be. If that's the case, then just let go." Shen Tingyang slowly stood up and said.

"Who is loyal to the Ming Dynasty is not determined by words, but by actual actions. The pillars of the Ming Dynasty are all clear about what the Ming Dynasty is facing now. They should do their own jobs well. As for other things, there is no need to worry as long as the court is there."

"Mr. Yuan, if we want to solve the problem of the Cao Army in one fell swoop, we need courage. His Majesty has only one word for you: go all out to rectify the situation. The rectification of the Cao Army north of Xuzhou and Huaihe will be handed over to Governor Yuan. If there is a problem, the troops in Beijing are not just for show."

Understood.

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Yuan Keli thought to himself that he finally understood what the emperor was thinking. This was part of the plan to speed up military reform.

"Because of the reorganization of the Cao army this time, the officials of the Shaofu have already started to move."

Shen Tingyang continued, "The two Qingli Departments for Disaster Relief and Emergency Response will set up joint relief offices in the provinces north of the Yangtze River to promote work-for-relief and bring together the refugees under the jurisdiction of each province. Your Majesty is determined to rectify the situation. Anyone who dares to disobey your will will be punished by the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"In that case, I will be in charge of the rectification of the North Canal."

After hearing this, Yuan Keli's eyes became resolute, "Ji Ming, when you go south this time, you must pay attention to one thing. The canal army is indeed the root, but the branches surrounding this root are the root of the corruption of the canal transportation."

"This may involve the nobles, dignitaries, and even local gentry, merchants, and other groups in the southeast. After arriving in the southeast, we must maintain close contact with the Joint Office for Suppressing Japanese Pirates and even the Western Investigation Office to ensure that the rectification in the south is foolproof."

"I will keep Mr. Yuan's teachings in my heart."

Shen Tingyang bowed solemnly.

In fact, the emperor had already mentioned what Yuan Keli said when he met him in the Western Garden, and his mention was more comprehensive than Yuan Keli's, which allowed Shen Tingyang to have a deeper understanding of this trip south.

But Yuan Keli told him all this out of public interest and goodwill, so Shen Tingyang had to make his attitude clear. Before meeting Yuan Keli, Shen Tingyang had already thought about what he was going to do and how he was going to proceed on this trip south.

Kill, definitely kill.

But how to deal with the Cao Army while taking into account Zhejiang, Fujian and other places is what Shen Tingyang must consider. A radical break and a radical reconstruction is the key.

Some of the Ming Dynasty's stubborn problems must be eradicated resolutely during this turmoil. If this strategy cannot be achieved this time, the Ming Dynasty will not only be damaged in its foundation, but also suffer a blow to the central authority. Shen Tingyang is absolutely unwilling to see this scene. After all, the Ming Dynasty is gradually rising and reviving under the leadership of the emperor. The Ming Dynasty should have a better side...

(End of this chapter)