Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 485 The Puppet King of Goryeo Li Fangyuan

"You know, there will be a severe drought in the Central Plains this year, so don't take advantage of now to sell more food to get over it."

"If grain merchants from other state capitals transport grain to the Central Plains ahead of time, we won't be able to make any money."

Because information transfer is slower in this era.

Many people still don't know that some people in the places where the disaster is most serious are.

Chen Jing and Eunuch Zhao have taken him to work as a worker in the sugar factory and shipyard.

Although the harvest in the Central Plains is not good now, there are also many fewer people who want to eat.

If the imperial court provides relief, the remaining people will still be able to survive this disaster year.

However, these profit-seeking grain merchants in the south still don’t know the situation in the Central Plains.

So I kept trying to find ways to harvest more grain, trying to make a lot of money from the drought.
Faced with Xiong San's scolding, the fat officer couldn't help but explain with a grimace: "Team leader Xiong, you are not a villain who doesn't do things carefully."

"But the paddy fields in our village are washed from saline-alkali land. The tax we can collect three times more is already the limit."

Zhu Ping had previously heard from officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development how low the grain yield would be in the improved saline-alkali land.

And the fat official, who is colluding with the corrupt officials in the county government, dares to go to such an extent to break the bones and suck out the marrow.

Aren't these people afraid of forcing the overwhelmed people to rebel?
Unexpectedly, Xiong San ignored Fatty Officer Wai's explanation at all, and instead snorted: "We don't care about you so much. If the Grand Master of Dingzhi County asks about it, you can tell him yourself."

The fat man wanted to defend himself, but Yusan didn't give him a chance to speak.

He immediately gave an ultimatum: "In three days, the grain merchant arranged by the county magistrate will come to collect the grain."

"Either you collect all the food from the commotion, or you pay for it from your own pocket."

"The new masters this year have big appetites. If things don't go well, be careful with your head."

The fat man, who was still hesitant at first, showed a look of determination after hearing Xiong San's threat: "Team leader Xiong, you can ask me to charge more, but you have to come and support me tomorrow, otherwise Those unscrupulous people in the village may not be able to come up with food so easily. "

The most outstanding thing about Xiong San is the words "Pang Yuanwai".

He laughed, reached out and patted the other party's shoulder and said: "We will definitely not be absent when it comes to making money."

As they spoke, the two of them discussed what excuse they should use tomorrow to double the tax to the villagers.

Although Zhu Xiang's heart was filled with anger as he listened to what Xiong San and the two discussed.

But he didn't show any strange emotions on the surface.

After all, judging from the unscrupulous state of these two people.

It has probably become a local norm to collect more taxes in the name of the imperial court.

If we don't take this opportunity to penetrate these moths and kill them all.

So even if we look at the heads of the Shangyuan County Magistrate, Xiong San and others, I am afraid that these corrupt people will resurface again before long.

After Xiong San and Pang Yuanwai finalized the strategy of collecting more taxes, they took Zhu Fang and others to the next village under the jurisdiction of Shangyuan County.

What happened was basically the same.

There is not a single village that does not collect excessive taxes.

Zhu Ping remained silent throughout the whole process, silently writing down the crimes of these people.

He plans to ask Mr. Lin in two days, why is it that Dechen is already full of corrupt officials when the Ming Dynasty was really in its heyday?

By the time Zhu Xi returned to the palace from Shangyuan County with a sullen face, it was almost evening. Just as he was walking towards the side hall of Fengtian Hall, he wanted to report to Zhu Yuanzhang what he had seen and heard today.

As a result, he unexpectedly saw Mao Xiang, who had not been seen for a long time, kneeling in the main hall with a young man with a bald look.

He was reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, this is the Korean puppet king Li Fangyuan who ordered a sneak attack on our Ming Dynasty advance army to the Korean army on Jeju Island."

"When I sent Kanazawa back to Goryeo, he also gathered a large army with the intention of fighting a trapped beast."

"However, I, the captain of the Ming Dynasty Duwei Mansion, could not be stopped by the weak troops of the small country of Goryeo. Their army was instantly destroyed by the Xiuchun sword of the ministers and others."

Facing Mao Xiang's boast, Li Fangyuan, the puppet king of Goryeo, subconsciously opened his mouth, as if he was planning to refute something.

However, thinking of the abuse he suffered along the way, he lost the courage to speak.

However, after Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Mao Xiang's report, he did not praise him for his hard work as usual.

Instead, he asked an irrelevant question: "Mao Xiang, is the gold and silver of Goryeo different from the texture of gold and silver of Ming Dynasty?"

"What's the difference between the taste of a Korean woman and your little penguin with more than ten rooms?"

Mao Xiang, who originally planned to ask for credit and reward for his son, heard Zhu Yuanzhang's question without any emotion.

He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and quickly kowtowed and apologized: "Your Majesty, it's not the corrupt and perverted act that I did. It's actually the nobles of Goryeo who acted so shamelessly that they sent gold, silver and beautiful women to me after I was drunk. "

"By the time I wake up from my drunkenness, I have already made a big mistake. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

We have seen too many false kings, Li Fangyuan, and Mao Xiang's domineering behavior in Goryeo.

Seeing his frightened and ugly appearance at this time, I couldn't help but feel happy in my heart.

He even began to look forward to how the great Ming Emperor would deal with this cruel official who committed corruption.

However, after Mao Xiang admitted his mistake, Zhu Yuanzhang changed his previous stern tone and smiled and said: "Since he is the former master of Goryeo, he intends to frame me, the captain of the Ming Dynasty."

"Then Mao Xiang, you should rest for a few days and then go to Goryeo again to capture those thieves and bring them to Yingtian for trial."

This statement came out.

Whether it was Mao Xiang or Li Fangyuan, the puppet king of Goryeo.

Both of them looked shocked, completely confused as to why Zhu Yuanzhang would give this order.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't give Mao Xiang a chance to think about it. After giving the order, he waved his hand for him to retreat.

Li Fangyuan, the puppet king of Goryeo, was confused as he watched the captain of the captain's palace who was terrified by Lin Goryeo's court leave.

After just a moment of hesitation, he made an aggrieved expression.

He begged Zhu Yuanzhang for mercy and said: "Your Majesty, the young king did not issue an order to the army on Jeju Island to attack the Chinese advance army."

"It was the Jeju Island garrison who acted on his own initiative and took action against the advance troops without permission. Your Majesty, please be clear on this!"

So far, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Goryeo thought that Zhu Yuanzhang had been deceived by the powerful minister Jin Ze.

Therefore, Mao Xiang was sent to Goryeo with the captain of Duweifu to arrest the disobedient people.

So much so that Li Bangyuan, who was deposed from the throne and was captured by Yingtian, still held the illusion of returning to Goryeo to restore his throne after clarifying the misunderstanding.

However, after Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Li Fangyuan's explanation, he stopped smiling because of loss.

He snorted coldly and said: "General Hu Yunqiang has clearly investigated the attack on the advance soldiers by the Goryeo rebels."

(End of this chapter)