Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 45 Secret investigation of water transport
Zhu Tianqi was surprised at first. Could it be that the people on the water transport had the guts of a leopard? Two court officials, with thirty brocade guards, they dare to buckle?

Looking again at what was written in the secret letter, it turned out that Zhang Guoji and Sun Yuanhua were worried that going out in a big way would be too ostentatious, so they deliberately wore plain clothes and concealed their identities in order to keep a low profile. Only then were they regarded as wealthy businessmen by the water transport people, and they were detained and asked for money. Filial piety.

Fortunately, the Jin Yiwei guards were there to protect them, and they showed the Jin Yiwei token in time, so no bigger trouble was caused.

After Zhu Tianqi read it, he was so angry that he couldn't help but slap the table. He knew that the Ming Dynasty was now dark and corrupt, and he could accept corrupt officials everywhere, but how could he have imagined that these scum would even hit him when they tried to rip off people? It's on your head, can you bear this?
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Zhu Youjian was startled and quickly raised his hand to salute and consoled him. Although he was curious about what happened, he did not dare to ask, and just looked at Zhu Tianqi longingly.

Zhu Tianqi took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and handed the secret letter to Zhu Youjian, "The governor and others were detained by the water transport of Hejian Mansion, and they are asked to pay tolls!"

Zhu Youjian took the secret letter and read it quickly. He was also shocked. Then he cautiously asked, "Do you need my brother to send more people?"

When Zhu Tianqi heard this, he was even more furious. He slapped the table and roared: "What extra manpower should be sent? Am I still afraid of them? Bring all these corrupt officials back to the capital and kill them!"

Zhu Youjian was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, my brother will send people to arrest these corrupt officials right now!" After saying this, he turned around and was about to leave, but Before he could take two steps, he was stopped again.

"Wait a minute!" After hearing this, Zhu Youjian had to turn around slowly and stood on the spot tremblingly, not daring to express his anger.

After Zhu Tianqi had lost his temper, he calmed down and his tone of voice also dropped, "Fifth brother, don't worry too much. I wasn't blaming you just now. It's really these corrupt officials who are too hateful.

Don't be in a hurry to arrest people. Send a letter to the Jin Yiwei who are going south, asking them to pay attention to the water transportation situation along the way, and record all the illegal things they see, encounter, and illegal things in the water transportation, and wait for them to finish. After returning to Beijing on errands, I will settle the accounts with these corrupt officials on the water transport! "

Zhu Youjian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hands and saluted: "Brother Chen, I have written it down!"

Water transportation in the late Ming Dynasty was extremely corrupt. It was controlled by corrupt officials and formed a complete corruption system. On the contrary, the transportation efficiency became extremely low. In this era, there were no roads and railways. Water transportation could be said to be the transportation of the Ming Dynasty. Transport lifeline, so it must be thoroughly rectified.

Zhu Tianqi originally wanted to take down all the water transport officials in Hejian Mansion, but after thinking about it, these people are small people. If they were arrested with a big fanfare, he would vent his anger, but at the same time, he would also give back The "big shots" in the country have been reminded that it will be difficult to seize their leverage by then.

So it is better not to pursue the case for the time being and let the Jin Yiwei conduct secret investigations all the way. After collecting the evidence of the crimes of the officials on the water transport, we will finally settle the general ledger for them!

After Zhu Youjian came out of Qianqing Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief, but secretly thought in his heart that the emperor really dared to think and act, and acted resolutely. The reason why he just proposed to send more manpower was naturally not because he was afraid of the people on the water transport, but now Water transportation in the Ming Dynasty has formed a huge interest group.

Not only are there tens of thousands of officials in the entire water transport system, but also many ministers of the DPRK and Central Government, and relatives of nobles and nobles are also involved. Therefore, it is not that simple to use water transport!

But even so, Zhu Youjian really didn't think that the emperor couldn't accomplish this, because in just two months, the emperor had accomplished many things that seemed impossible.The eunuch party was so powerful that it was eradicated by the emperor within a few rounds. The reform of taxes and servitude made all the ministers in the court obedient. Even with such a big problem as the Beijing Camp, not all of them came to terms with it in the end. A memorandum of apology?

As for water transport, huh, I guess their good days are numbered!
After Zhu Youjian left, Zhu Tianqi took out his "account book" and wrote the word "water transportation" on it. However, this was not because Zhu Tianqi could tolerate it, but because Zhu Tianqi calmed down and thought about it, now There really is no extra energy to rectify the water transportation, so we can only put this matter aside.

Calculated based on the speed of canal transport in the Ming Dynasty, even if they only sailed during the day and rested at night, plus sailing against the wind, they could cover nearly two hundred miles of waterway every day. Zhang Guoji and Sun Yuanhua had been away from Beijing for five or six days, at least. It can also walk nearly a thousand miles of water.

Although they were detained by water transport in Hejian Mansion and delayed some time, they should have gained experience in dealing with this incident, and their subsequent trips will probably be much smoother.

There are nearly three thousand miles of waterway from the capital to Yingtian. Within a month, they can reach Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which should be enough time.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tianqi immediately felt relieved, "It is inevitable to encounter some twists and turns on the road. As long as it doesn't delay things, there will be no big problem!"

Zhu Tianqi slowly closed his "account book", stood up, stretched, picked up his thermos cup, raised his head and drank half a cup of water, and instantly felt much more comfortable!
The sky outside is getting dark, and Wang Yuanbao has come over to ask about the dinner arrangements. The three meals recently have been ordered by Zhu Tianqi himself. Because Zhu Tianqi pays more attention to health, he is very concerned about the nutritional balance of the three meals. Still very important.

Zhu Tianqi thought for a while, but this time he didn't directly report the name of the dish, but said: "I'm going to live in Kunning Palace tonight, you just need to inform Kunning Palace to arrange dinner!"

Hearing this, Wang Yuanbao couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, then looked at the sky outside, suddenly looked embarrassed, and asked cautiously: "My lord, are you saying that you plan to 'stay' tonight in Kunning Palace? ?"

After Zhu Tianqi heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little baffled. He didn't know how a slave like him had the courage to ask himself such a question. He immediately frowned with a look of displeasure on his face: "What? Isn't it okay?"

Wang Yuanbao suddenly shrank his neck in fear, "I don't dare, I will make arrangements now!"

After saying this, Wang Yuanbao quickly retreated, and before he could retreat outside the palace, he started running.

Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but be a little confused, "Is this kid scared out of his wits? He ran pretty fast!"

Little did he know that his casual words could cause big trouble for the entire harem.

　I wish you all a Happy New Year!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)