My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 99 Dogs don’t eat shit anymore?
"Hey, when did this Ming official change his gender?"

Holding the money bag in his hand, Fan Jincai looked at Sun Chengzong who was leading the people south, with confusion written all over his face.

Officials of the Ming Dynasty are no longer greedy for money, which is even more surprising than a dog changing its habit of eating shit.

"Shopkeeper Fan, what is this?"

Seeing the white pole soldiers surrounding outside leaving, Lu Chuan stepped forward to inquire about Fan Jincai.

"Nothing, maybe he was a little surprised when he saw us coming to Liaoyang."

Looking at the horse trader who stayed in the team with twinkling eyes, Fan Jincai said.

"Hurry up and pack your things and get ready to leave. When we get to Liaoyang, I will introduce you to a big customer and sell your food at a good price."

"Ugh."

Hearing this, Lu Chuan smiled and said with his hands in his hands.

"Then thank you, Shopkeeper Fan."

The group quickly packed up their things, loaded the sacks into the cart, hooked up the mules and horses, and headed towards Liaoyang.

On the hilltop in the distance, I watched the leaving caravan and the army.

"Sir, what did you find?"

Following Sun Chengzong, Tong Zhongkui asked curiously.

"I'm just a little surprised."

Sun Chengzong shook his head and smiled.

"Liaodong is currently in chaos. Why would a merchant selling grain come here at this time?"

"Sir, Rong Mo will say one more thing. Xiong Jinglue has told us many times that many businessmen in Liaodong have problems."

Hearing this, Tong Zhongkui glanced at Sun Chengzong carefully and then said.

"When Li Chengliang was still in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty traded with Jiannu. Many people often did business with Jiannu through Li Chengliang's relationship."

"Since the rebellion of the slaves, the number of businessmen coming to Liaodong has increased unabated, and I don't know who these people are doing business with."

"Haha, Xiong Jinglue told me about this."

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong smiled and shook his head. Although Tong Zhongkui was talking in a roundabout way, in the end he was not as rich as a civil servant.

Sun Chengzong smiled at Tong Zhongkui after changing the rein of the horse to hold it with one hand.

"I don't know what kind of evil they have committed. The people of Liaodong have encountered the disasters of Gao Huai, Li Chengliang, and Jiannu successively."

"Food prices in Liaodong are now soaring. One stone of coarse rice has reached six taels of silver, which is more than five times higher than in the capital. Ordinary people simply cannot afford such high-priced food."

As he said this, Sun Chengzong's eyes flashed with light.

"In my opinion, these people transporting grain to Liaodong are not selling it to the Ming people at all."

"My lord, it's obvious."

Hearing this, what else Tong Zhongkui could say could only be said.

Seeing Tong Zhongkui's reserved look, Sun Chengzong waved his hand.

"You are not in the capital, so I'm afraid you don't know what is happening in the capital."

"After the emperor ascended the throne, Feng Sanyuan and Gu Zao were imprisoned by the emperor for impeaching Xiong Tingbi. Later, they were found to have accepted bribes, so they were beheaded alive."

"After that, the emperor took out 500 million taels of silver from the internal funds and ordered new silver coins to be minted to provide officials with adequate salaries and combat corruption."

"Since then, the sky has been brighter."

As he spoke, Sun Chengzong said with emotion.

Why was Donglin able to gather so many people just by relying on a slogan of serving the country and the people?

It’s not forced out by the current situation.

Sun Chengzong didn't know what Donglin's original intention was.

But he sneaked into Donglin because of the passion in his heart.

From the beginning of the dispute over the country, Wanli neglected government affairs, and the court of the Ming Dynasty became worse and worse day by day.Many loyal people, such as Xu Guangqi, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, Li Banghua and others, saw the power of the Ming Dynasty in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts.

Because Yuan Keli wrote a letter to discuss state affairs, and his words were too straightforward, he put all the blame on Wanli, and Wanli was kicked back to his hometown.

Others had a hard time, too. Although they still had official positions, Wanli chose to ignore all the books he wrote.

As time goes by, everyone can only place their affection on the mountains and rivers for psychological satisfaction.

But since Tianqi came to power, Sun Chengzong had a feeling.

The dark cloud called Wanli that shrouded the Ming Dynasty for 48 years has dispersed.

"Don't worry, the emperor is a sensible person. He has already used money from his own funds to make up for the shortfall in Liao's salary, and has arranged for someone to be responsible for Liao's salary."

As he spoke, Sun Chengzong took out a silver coin from his sleeve and threw it to Tong Zhongkui.

"This is?"

Taking the silver coin thrown by Sun Chengzong, Tong Zhongkui looked at it curiously.

"This is the silver coin that the emperor ordered to mint. It is a rare thing now."

"The emperor has given officials sufficient salaries now. If anyone dares to commit corruption in the future, the emperor will be furious."

Stroking his beard, Sun Chengzong smiled and said to the people around him.

"So, you can rest assured. From now on, no one in Liaodong, whether it is the main army or the guest army, will dare to deduct food and pay."

Leading a group of white pole soldiers, they headed towards Haizhou.

At the same time, Xiong Tingbi also took He Shixian and more than 8000 people under his command and 5 people with three months of food and grass. After more than ten days of trekking, they arrived in Shenyang City.

Shenyang and Liaoyang are two big cities in Liaodong.

At that time, Ma Yun and Ye Wang, on the orders of Zhu Yuanzhang, led their troops from Denglai to recapture Liaodong from Shizikou (Lushun) and took charge of the 25 Liaodong Guards.

Although Liaoyang was the political and economic center of the Ming Dynasty in the Northeast in the early days, as time went by, especially after the Jiannu rebellion, the losses of Kaiyuan and Tieling made Shenyang become the front line of the war.

Now, with Sun Chengzong arriving in Liaodong and not interfering in military affairs, Xiong Tingbi can focus all his energy on the military. Then the Liaodong Economic Strategy Office has been moved forward and placed in Shenyang, which allows Xiong Tingbi to better coordinate the overall situation.

And as Xiong Tingbi came to Shenyang City again.

Shenyang suddenly became lively.

Although the emperor issued an imperial edict last time, asking He Shixian and Qi Jin to switch defenses.

However, the old and new Zhejiang soldiers under Qi Jin and deputy general Zhang Mingshi totaled only more than [-] people, and they were simply unable to fully take over Shenyang's defense.

This gives some people with evil intentions an opportunity to do something.

But now Xiong Tingbi is in Shenyang again.

Suddenly the whole city became lively.

At the south gate of Shenyang, he looked at He Shixian's men who were transporting grain into the city.

A group of local Liaodong generals looked at each other.

They are really afraid of this bear barbarian.

There is no one who is not afraid of Xiong Tingbi among the Liaodong generals.

As soon as this guy arrived in Liaodong, he relied on Shang Fang's sword in his hand to kill the corrupt general Chen Lun and take away his stolen money.Moreover, Li Ruzhen's imprisonment is inseparable from Xiong Tingbi.

"Why did this bear man come to Shenyang again?"

Zhao Kailai looked at the grain truck driving on the road with envy, and asked Li Cheng, the Beicheng guard beside him.

"You ask me, who do I ask?"

Li Cheng, who was arranging his armor, said angrily when he heard this.

He was patrolling the city last night and had just been pulled out of bed.

"I hope this man won't use Shang Fang's sword to kill anyone again this time."

(End of this chapter)