Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 969 Internal and External Training (8)

The Ming Dynasty lasted for more than two hundred years. During such a long period of rule, no matter what happened, it was not so strange. If Zhu Youxiao wanted to accomplish what he wanted to do under such national conditions, he had to find another way.

Turbulence may bring about changes.

For the long-established dynasty, the last thing it wants is change.

Variables often mean loss of control.

But since he ascended the throne, he intervened in Liaodong in Beijing, which triggered a series of changes, making Zhu Youxiao understand that perhaps this could buy precious time for the Ming Dynasty!

Compared with the bustling Songjiang Prefecture in Zhili, Nanjing, the political heartland of the Ming Dynasty in the south, showed a different situation.

Nanjing City.

A mansion somewhere.

"Mr. Fang, it is impossible that you didn't know in advance that Cui Chengxiu led the entire Integrity Bureau to leave Zhejiang and rush to Nanjing, right?" Liang Tingdong, the governor of Yingtian, frowned slightly and said in a low voice while looking at Fang Zhenghua, who was in casual clothes.

"Nanzhili is now more stable and no longer subject to change due to chaos like in the past. However, the news that the Anti-Corruption Commission has arrived in Nanjing has caused problems in some places."

"What does Liang Futai mean?"

Fang Zhenghua raised his eyebrows slightly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Liang Tingdong and said, "You mean to say that my family, as an inner official, secretly made friends with ministers from the outer court, and wanted to..."

"Mr. Fang, I have absolutely no such intention."

Liang Tingdong spoke quickly.

You can't say this casually.

If that's the case, then what does it matter if he invites Fang Zhenghua to have a private chat?
"What does Liang Futai mean?"

Fang Zhenghua said calmly, "The Integrity Bureau stationed in Zhejiang came to Nanjing and returned to the capital. What does this have to do with me? I am the commander of the Western Investigation Bureau and was ordered to go south to temporarily manage Caojiang. I am not an honest official of the Integrity Bureau."

Liang Tingdong was speechless for a moment.

Although Fang Zhenghua was like this, Liang Tingdong did not dare to underestimate him at all. Since the Japanese invasion in Zhejiang, which led to changes in the southeastern provinces, this man had done a lot of great things in Nanjing, Nanzhili, and along the Yangtze River.

It is impossible to count how many people the Western Factory arrested and killed. It is precisely because of this that many places talk about Nanjing and Nanzhili, and the person they talk about the most is this person.

During the rectification of Caojiang, almost all the military generals related to the nobles who stayed in Nanjing were arrested by the people of the Western Investigation Bureau. Especially after Xu Hongji and others were summoned to the capital, the people of the Western Investigation Bureau acted very quickly to arrest the military generals of Caojiang.

During this period, the Western Investigation Factory also extended its smuggling operations to the Yangtze River, and arrested another group of people. The army headed by the Xiaoling Guard was responsible for this matter. Because of this change, a change was triggered in Southern Zhili.

A series of cases involving the occupation of government land and the misappropriation of weaving materials never stopped before and after this, and groups of people were arrested and executed.

With so many things happening, the order in Southern Zhili became extremely complicated, which really troubled Liang Tingdong. Just to solve these problems, he hasn't slept well since he took office as the governor of Yingtian.

However, Liang Tingdong had no other way to deal with the above matters except trying to maintain stability. Everything Fang Zhenghua did was in compliance with the emperor's orders.

The key is the changes in Nanjing and Nanzhili. Liang Tingdong has seen it all. Caojiang is not as corrupt as before. All the official lands found to be occupied are under the actual control of various places. The eunuchs in Nanjing are restrained, and the inner court system in Nanjing is abolished. The most important thing is that the industries headed by weaving have quietly changed from the previous model of eunuchs and officials sharing the management to the actual control of the Shaofu officials...

Liang Tingdong knew that he was under great pressure, but he also knew that Fang Zhenghua's pressure was much greater than his.

The joint disaster relief and emergency branch set up in Southern Zhili and the relief camps built in various parts of Southern Zhili gathered countless disaster victims and refugees. Regardless of whether these groups were resettled in the industries of the Shaofu officials in various parts of Southern Zhili or transferred to Songjiang Prefecture in Zhili, they were all covered by the Western Investigation Factory. The key was that all expenses of the joint branch were to be borne by the Western Investigation Factory.

This part of the money and grain expenditure was supported by the continuous inspections by the Western Investigation Factory.

Liang Tingdong didn't even dare to think about how much pressure he would be under if the Southern Zhili and local officials were responsible for taking in only this part of the disaster victims and refugees taken in by the joint branch.

"Why is Governor Liang silent?"

Seeing Liang Tingdong remained silent, Fang Zhenghua picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "If there is nothing else, we will leave first."

As he spoke, Fang Zhenghua put down the teacup.

But an idea came to my mind.

It was indeed he who facilitated Cui Chengxiu's bringing the Commission for Integrity to Nanjing, but he could not say this. The reason was that the Commission for Integrity came to Nanjing for important matters.

Although there were still occasional so-called Japanese rebellions in the coastal areas of Zhejiang, before and after this, those who were arrested by the Integrity Commission, especially those who were related to the Zhejiang Party arrested in Beijing, were almost all caught in one fell swoop.

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The Integrity Commission went to Zhejiang in order to open up a new battlefield, but before they arrived in Zhejiang, a tax resistance movement emerged, which led to many disturbances.

So many things happened before and after this that it seemed very chaotic to outsiders, but to insiders, they all knew what it meant.

No matter who wanted to instigate the unrest in Zhejiang, the vested interest groups in Zhejiang who jumped out during one turmoil after another were all caught in one net. Those who have not been caught in Zhejiang at the moment are probably the small group that is lurking the deepest, but even so, they are likely to have suffered considerable losses.

The reason why Fang Zhenghua facilitated the Commission for Integrity to come to Nanjing was that Cui Chengxiu also hit it off immediately. This was because in a series of major cases that Fang Zhenghua inspected before and after, he found that those who were arrested and killed were all the most superficial ones. As for the groups that were hiding deeper, none of them were caught.

The reason why Fang Zhenghua was so sure was that he discovered that some very strange things were still happening in Nanzhili and even in other places.

"Mr. Fang, I have something to say to you."

Seeing Fang Zhenghua getting up, Liang Tingdong lifted his robe and stood up, saying calmly, "I know that Lord Fang must have something important to do, but I also know that haste makes waste. It's not easy for Nanzhili to be in this situation today, and Lord Fang and his party have also contributed to this. But you and I are both serving His Majesty, and the chaos in the southeast cannot continue."

"I wonder if Lord Fang knows that there have been slave rebellions in some places in the southeast. Although most of them have been suppressed, some have not. If..."

When Fang Zhenghua heard Liang Tingdong say this, his brows slightly frowned. Not only did he know about the slave mutiny, he was also watching it in secret.

In fact, Fang Zhenghua has some ideas on this matter.

But what he was going to do could not be affected by any external factors. According to Fang Zhenghua's understanding, if one of his things was not accomplished, the court's control over the southeast would never be truly restored.

"We know what Governor Liang said."

In this situation, Fang Zhenghua stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, I will leave first. There are still some matters in the West Investigation Factory that need my attention."

After saying this, Fang Zhenghua raised his hand and saluted, then turned and walked out of the hall. However, Liang Tingdong's words made Fang Zhenghua alert. Some of the things he had previously clarified needed to be further elaborated...

(End of this chapter)