Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 918: Hunting for Prisoners and Gold Mining (4)

"What you said is wrong!!"

Seeing someone ruining his plan, the fat man said angrily.

"You are clearly avoiding the main point!"

Under the gaze of the Taoist priests, a young man calmly stepped forward and said, "Yes, according to what you said, whether you leave Liaodong or enter Liaodong, you must pay various taxes and silver."

"But you never mentioned one thing from the beginning to the end, that is, how much profit you gained from going in and out of Liaodong."

"Zheng San, let's take you as an example. As far as I know, you have established seven armed merchant groups in Fushun, Kaiyuan, and Xinmin. Each armed merchant group has recruited more than a hundred people, and the least is dozens. The people here refer to brave men equipped with firearms, bows and crossbows and other military equipment."

"If it's really not profitable, why would you spend so much money to set up so many armed merchant groups in the above-mentioned places? And why would you pay these taxes?"

The obese man named Zheng San was sober at this moment and looked at the young man in front of him in shock.

He didn't even know this person.

Why does this person know so much about him?
"There are so many armed merchant groups. Wow, this must cost a lot of money."

"Who said it wasn't? If an armed merchant group wants to form one, it must report to the customs. If it needs any military equipment, it must apply for it at the customs."

"I also heard that the weapons used by the armed merchant group were eliminated from the border defense army. But even if they were eliminated, they are still extremely powerful."

"Not only that, an armed merchant group has to pay taxes every year, which alone costs hundreds of taels. This guy actually formed seven groups in one go, which adds up to thousands of taels."

"Wow! This is really an eye-opener..."

Because of the young man's revelation, many people exclaimed and their eyes changed when they looked at Zheng San. This also made some people in the crowd who were causing trouble look around vigilantly.

"Who are you? How dare you slander me here!" Seeing everyone like this, Zheng San glared at the young man and said, "I don't know anything you said. You made it up."

"It doesn't matter who I am."

The young man didn't care about Zheng San's dissatisfaction at all. He sneered and walked forward, "What's true can't be false, and what's false can't be true. Not only do I know this, I also know that you, Zheng San, have many workshops under your control. For example, the scale of the Liuli and Chengyao workshops is not small."

"The products produced by your workshops every year are not mainly sold to various places in Liaodong, but are sold to the grasslands, the areas under the jurisdiction of Jiheidusi, and even further away, in exchange for war horses, cattle, sheep, furs, ginseng and other valuables."

"And you have set up several businesses in Jinzhou, Yingkou, and Jinzhou. It doesn't matter if you don't open them, but if you do, you can make a living for several years!!"

Fear arose in Zheng San's heart.

At this moment, the way he looked at the young man changed completely.

He didn't understand why the person in front of him knew his background so clearly, which made Zheng San feel fear in his heart.

Because there are many things that even his closest people don't know.

"Let's go."

After seeing this scene, Hong Chengchou lost interest in listening and turned to walk out of the tavern, while the lawyer beside him had a complicated expression.

Especially when looking at the young man, he felt alert in his heart.

"Dong Weng, this young man's background is not simple." The moment they left the tavern, the master said to Hong Chengchou: "Looking at Zheng San's reaction, it is obvious that he does not know this person, but this person knows Zheng San very well."

"This is not something I have to worry about."

Hong Chengchou waved his hand.

This made the master obviously stunned.

He really didn't know this person's identity, but Hong Chengchou guessed that this was the Luanwei stationed in Liaodong. It would be very easy to investigate something about the Luanwei.

The reason why Luanwei did such a thing was very simple. Through the news sent back from various places, Hong Chengchou keenly realized that there was a group of people who wanted to incite public grievances in various parts of Liaodong, and then cause some impact and disturbance, and what they wanted was probably to reduce certain taxes.

Just as the young man said.

Those who can participate in hunting and gold panning, and those who participate in maritime trade must be a special group with background, origin, and wealth.

If we really ask the lower classes to participate, what else do they have besides their lives?
This is not something the grassroots can participate in at all.

Knowing all this, Hong Chengchou realized that the matter was not simple. In addition to those emerging groups, he was afraid that some people in the Liaodong officialdom were also involved.

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Yes.

The administration in Liaodong's officialdom is much better than in the past, but under the temptation of power, can all the promoted officials, even the clerks, really remain true to their original intentions?
Not necessarily.

Hong Chengchou knew human nature well, so after he realized this, he made some arrangements in secret. He needed to set up a big plan and then bring out all the groups involved.

Liaodong’s current achievements are hard-won.

Hong Chengchou would never allow anyone, for any purpose, to cause any turmoil or disturbance in Liaodong. Liaodong could not afford this, and the Ming Dynasty could not afford it even more.

As the governor of Liaodong, Hong Chengchou had the power to report secrets and receive direct approval. He not only knew about things happening in Liaodong, but also knew a lot about things outside Liaodong.

Especially in the southeastern provinces.

Many of the things that were investigated had corresponding internal reference briefings, which he, the Liaodong governor, was asked to read. On the one hand, he wanted to know the situation in other places, and on the other hand, he wanted to be on guard against similar situations in the areas under his jurisdiction.

Zhu Youxiao could allow chaos in the southeastern provinces, but he would never allow chaos in the northern provinces. If chaos really happened, then wouldn't all the previous chaos be in vain?
Moreover, after that chaos, the northern provinces have undergone considerable changes. If they were to experience another chaos, wouldn’t all the wealth and accumulation that they had worked so hard to accumulate be wasted?
"Let's go back."

After experiencing this, Hong Chengchou no longer had the mood to continue his visits. He had more important things to do right now, which was how to properly resolve this hidden danger.

It is necessary to ensure that the hunting of prisoners and gold mining and the overall trend of maritime trade are not damaged, and all the treacherous people with ulterior motives can be caught and arrested.

This is a very difficult thing.

What's more, Liaodong is currently facing many challenges in its development. Faced with such a situation, how could Hong Chengchou not feel stressed?

If he dares to take a wrong step during this period, it will bring irreparable losses to Liaodong. However, what Liaodong needs now is not losses, but continued efficient development! !
"Your Majesty, if it is true as you said, the implementation of the new policy will inevitably be accompanied by the rise of new forces, and at the same time there will be competition and resistance. If you want the new policy to continue to be implemented, you must grasp the core, otherwise everything will be gone in a flash."

On the way back to the government office, Hong Chengchou felt a little emotional. Looking at the falling snow, he knew that it was time for Liaodong to make another decision, but it all happened too fast.

(End of this chapter)