Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 122 122 Killing is really effective? (Please ask for the next monthly ticket at the beginning of the month)

The father and son both sighed when they saw Wang Buli connecting with the fairy.

To be honest, when the battle between Wang Buli and the two became fierce, Zhu Yuanzhang was not always able to control himself.

Although this was not the first time that father and son had watched together, it was still embarrassing.

In the midst of Mei Niang's high-pitched singing, the two athletes who were fighting fiercely in front of them finally stopped.

The two referees watching the game were also relieved.

After returning from the fairyland, the father and son immediately released their grip on each other's hands, each stood up and calmed down for a while.

"Biao'er, why do you think the Ming Dynasty issued an edict saying that silver should be used as the official currency?"

"Our descendants have found sufficient silver mines, so that the people can have so much silver."

"Well, that makes sense."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Mongolia's treasure banknotes were used for less than a hundred years, credit collapse also occurred during that period.

The first year of Longqing?

The reign name of future generations is Longqing. The Ming Dynasty will not abolish the use of silver banknotes until a hundred years have passed!

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know.

During the Yongle and Xuande periods, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West.

A lot of pepper and sappan wood were brought back from overseas, and there were a lot of them in the treasury, so the Ming government distributed these items as official salaries and rewards.

Banknotes were issued in the spring and summer, and hematoxylin and pepper were issued in the autumn and winter. Zheng He did not find a large amount of silver overseas, or it was a bit peaceful, and he did not go around looting.

After Longqing opened the sea, a large amount of silver poured into the Ming Dynasty, but the silver currency was not completely reformed until Wanli.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, platinum (silver-tin alloy) coins were minted, but soon the money was cheap and the gold was cheap, so the people did not use it.

During the Xinmang period, silver became the country's legal currency and remained so until the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but it was mainly circulated among the upper class (aristocratic families).

During the Song and Song Dynasties, silver began to circulate among the people, because there were no more "noble families".

The Jin Dynasty was the first to make silver coins in a legal manner, but private coinage was extremely serious.

The treasure banknotes of the Yuan Dynasty were based on silver.

Zhu Yuanzhang only scratched the surface.

Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty issued an edict: Gold and silver are common objects among the people, and from now on, they can be traded according to the people's obedience.

Since banknotes are made and circulated, taxes must be collected. However, if gold and silver are used by the people themselves, the real ones are always at the bottom, and the empty ones are always at the top. It does not make up for the national economy.

Because of this, the ban on gold and silver in the Yuan Dynasty was repeatedly banned and lifted, and finally it was simply left to the discretion of the people.

Once the treasure banknotes depreciate, people will use silver to trade.

Among the imperial edicts produced by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 18th year of Hongwu, there are quite a few classic cases of using silver.

"Then where is this mine?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very curious.

It would be great if silver mines could be discovered in advance.

China is not a major silver-producing country, that is, there are silver mines in Fujian, Yunnan, and Guangdong.

But for now, Zhu Yuanzhang's people have not explored it.

Not to mention that Yunnan is still in the hands of Yuan Tatar.

Zhu Biao didn't know. He was wondering if Wang Buli knew where there was a silver mine.

"Since treasure banknotes will eventually become worthless, then just print more."

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard and said: "By the way, I will give a reward to the people in the capital and ask them to spend more new money and circulate it as much as possible."

Zhu Biao nodded, since silver will replace treasure notes.

So today's treasure money is just paper, and it would be great to print more services.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not feel at all that he was issuing treasure banknotes indiscriminately. He felt that since future generations had solved the problem of treasure banknotes, there would be no harm in printing more.

Officials in the late Hongwu period mostly issued treasure notes, which have depreciated in value, making life even more difficult.

Many vassal kings are no exception. The rice they give you will be replaced by treasure notes. You can use the treasure notes to buy food yourself.

Everyone is the same, no one can think better!

Today's events had a big impact on both Zhu Yuanzhang and his son.

What Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking now was how to find out that Wang Buli knew where the silver mines existed.

The next day, many people were detained on Sanshan Street.

Wang Buli, as the presiding judge, was also standing on the stage, but at this time it was Qian Tang, the Minister of Punishment, who came to preside over the execution.

This is not the first time the two of them have met.

Qian Tang was born in the Yuan Dynasty and experienced eight emperors of the Yuan Dynasty. He did not serve in the Yuan Dynasty. He was recruited as an official by Zhu Yuanzhang when he was in his fifties. Now the little old man is over sixty years old.

Especially known for his courage in admonishing, Lao Zhu was very cold towards Confucius. He first attacked Duke Yan Sheng, telling them that they could just concentrate on performing sacrifices and there was no need to work part-time as an official, which was very tiring.

In the second year of Hongwu's reign, Lao Zhu said that it was enough to offer sacrifices to Confucius in Qufu, and there was no need to offer sacrifices to Confucius all over the world.

This move caused a lot of discussion among people in the DPRK. After all, everyone is a "student" of Confucius.

Although he was dissatisfied, who was Zhu Yuanzhang? The emperor would chop off your head if he told him to, and no one dared to tell him directly.

It was Qian Tang, the little old man, who took the lead in admonishing.

Lao Zhu was very satisfied with the little old man Qian Tang, because his advantage over other scholars was that he could do practical things and was not a sour scholar.

This matter was kept in Lao Zhu's heart, but because Lao Zhu read Mencius again, which said that the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least, Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied.

If Mencius spreads such thoughts, why don’t you, the civil servants, have the habit of being loyal to your emperor?

It turns out that the root lies here!

The power of the king is supreme. You spread this revolutionary thought with us.

We, Zhu Chongba, must expel you, Mencius, from the Confucius Temple, and you will not be allowed to enjoy it.

Moreover, he made harsh words in the court, and if anyone tried to dissuade him from this matter, he would have Jin Wuwei shoot him to death.

Then Qian Tang, a young old man, carried the coffin and came to remonstrate, which made Zhu Yuanzhang furious and helpless.

He couldn't really order someone to shoot a court official in public.

Although Yasheng's matter was not satisfactory, Zhu Yuanzhang still cared about Qian Tang, a little old man.

Among all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, he was the only one who dared to do this, which was very in line with Lao Zhu's temper.

Although Qian Tang was old, he was still full of energy. According to historical records, he had to live to be over eighty years old. Later, he had to remonstrate with Lao Zhu not to display images of Empress Wu in the harem.

After Qian Tang learned about it, he also remonstrated, and was ordered by Lao Zhu to be dragged outside the Meridian Gate to wait for his head to be beheaded. You can do whatever you want with official matters. My private affairs in the harem are used to alert the concubine. Can you take care of it?

After a while, Lao Zhu lost his temper, gave Qian Tang food, told him to get out, and then demoted him to another place as an official.

I have to say that Qian Tang was able to survive several major purges, which was very valued by Lao Zhu.

Seeing that it was still early, Qian Tang looked at the young man Wang Buli sitting beside him.

He accompanied the emperor to Jiangning County, concealing his identity, to secretly investigate the work of Wu Wei, the county magistrate. Perhaps his majesty accidentally discovered this young piece of jade.

Qian Tang read the files and found that Wang Buli's method of solving the case was quite subtle and the organization was very clear.

"Wang Buli."

"Shang Shu Qian." Wang Buli quickly looked sideways: "Is something wrong?"

"First time sitting here?" Qian Tang said, stroking his gray beard:

"I can see you're a little nervous."

"Shang Shu Qian, I am indeed a little nervous being watched by so many people, especially since all the prisoners below have been tried by me."

Wang Buli answered truthfully, being put on a high platform was something he had never thought about.

This is inconsistent with his usual low-key behavior.

There were hundreds of people being detained under the execution ground, and the family members of those craftsmen were not spared. They were all pulled away by Lao Zhu with a stroke of his pen.

If you don't report it, you will die!

"Are you afraid of ghosts?"

Qian Tang looked at Wang Buli's strong body and felt inexplicably want to smile.

"I'm not afraid of it, but I'm a bit introverted and not good at talking to others. Sitting in a prominent place, I feel like everyone is watching my every move."

"Hahaha."

Qian Tang smiled and patted Wang Buli on the shoulder:

"Relax, I'm looking at your ability to solve cases. In the future, more than a thousand prisoners will die in your hands. Since you are not afraid of ghosts, what does it mean to be a supervisor?"

"Thank you Qian Shangshu for your comfort."

Qian Tang finally understood why His Majesty went to Jiangning County to investigate in person. In the past, when Wu Wei was not shackled, the detection rate was average.

But since he was shackled, the crime detection rate has been rising steadily. It turns out that he has such a right-hand man.

Sitting on the other side of Qian Shangshu was Ru Taisu, the head of the sixth rank of the execution chamber. He had a beard as long as chin, two-thirds of Guan Gong's length.

I have a pretty good ability to do things, but I always drop my book bag as soon as I submit a memorial. Each time I submit a memorial, the number of words starts at 7,000 words and goes up.

Qian Shangshu is also willing to take his right-hand man with him. Ru Taisu became a supervisory censor after winning the imperial examination. He was sent to Sichuan for training. He was recalled to the central government and was promoted and demoted.

Ru Taisu was extremely surprised by the case analysis written by Wang Buli. Articles 1 and 2 were clear and organized, which was a technique he wanted to learn.

Otherwise, because of his habit of "coding" a lot, once he submits a letter, his official position will be lowered.

"Wang Dianli, do you have a master in writing case files?"

"No."

"Then I saw that the dossier you wrote was very organized, and I thought you had an expert's guidance behind it."

Ru Taisu touched his beard and sighed secretly in his heart. Is it possible that someone really has great talent?

"Master Ru, the file is meant for others to see. It is most convenient for others to see it for themselves so that they can clearly see the cause and effect.

The cases I handled in the grassroots county government offices were many and very fragmentary, so I got the hang of it just by practicing. "

Wang Buli had a certain understanding of these Ming officials who became monks on the way and were unwilling to use their minds to run their errands.

The rule of the Mongols was extremely rough, so many systems of the Song Dynasty were not perfectly inherited.

When Lao Zhu takes over the world, the framework can only be built with reference to the previous dynasty, Dayuan.

As for the previous slogans about reopening the Great Song Dynasty, it was just a slogan, and the inheritance was cut off a lot.

Qian Tang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, was very satisfied with Wang Buli. He was a down-to-earth official in the county government, not like the Yuan Dynasty official he remembered from Dayuan who was only focused on making money.

Moreover, this boy is so resourceful at such a young age, and his future prospects are limitless.

In more than ten years, he may be the Minister of Punishment.

Ru Taisu stroked his beard and agreed, then said: "After a while, I will go to your torture chamber to look at the files and learn a few things. Is it convenient?"

"If Chief Ru wants to come, of course he can, but I haven't been on duty recently. I am secretly investigating the counterfeit banknote case. Many files are from the past, and there are no new cases."

"Good good."

Ru Taisu responded quickly.

Qian Tang had always been very optimistic about Ru Taisu, and he was even more happy to see that he could learn from a county official with an open mind.

If he can get rid of his habit of talking nonsense, he will definitely be able to take over from him in the future.

These two people are both non-Huaixi Party members.

With Qian Tang's resolute image, there was no way Hu Weiyong could replace this non-Huaixi Party member who occupied the top spot in the Ministry of Punishment.

Qian Tang looked at Wang Buli aside. He was also not a member of the Huaixi Party.

Your Majesty has long seen that the Huaixi Party members are growing bigger, which is not conducive to the Ming Dynasty.

Such important use of Wang Buli, a non-Huaixi Party member, can be regarded as providing some backup for the prince.

After all, compared to old men like them, this son is younger than his grandson, not to mention that his grandson has children.

Recently Qian Tang has also been busy supplementing the terms of the Ming Code, which was created by Zhou Zhen, the first Minister of War, with reference to the Tang Code.

The conversation between the three stopped here.

The emperor's imperial edict had just been read out to everyone watching the execution.

This group of people are all from Jurong County. They dared to make counterfeit banknotes and were caught by His Majesty.

Among them, Wang Buli's name was naturally reflected in the imperial edict.

Song Dianshi looked at Wang Buli sitting on the presiding table and couldn't help but said to his left and right:

"My little brother Niao Qiao has done a great job. We are not surprised at all that he was able to crack the case of counterfeit banknotes that were fake and real."

The scribes from the torture chamber naturally came to watch.

Among them, Wen Ke, the best dog in the torture chamber, couldn't help laughing and was full of hope for his future.

Wang Buli has been promoted, will the day when they and others be promoted be far behind?

Once a person follows his old boss, it is really possible for one person to achieve success.

Jiang Huan also knew clearly about the counterfeit banknote case. He stood in the crowd and looked at Wang Buli on the stage.

As expected of someone who is valued by His Majesty, he can easily accomplish things that others cannot.

If we stay with him, we will be more favored by His Majesty in the future.

Wu Wei, the magistrate of Jiangning County, also stood below to watch.

Regarding Wang Buli on the stage, he also had mixed feelings at this time.

The person under your hand suddenly climbed on top of you, and no matter who you were, you were a little worried.

What can be seen with the naked eye is that Wang Buli's future is limitless.

Wu Wei only hoped that Wang Buli would be obedient and marry a Huaixi woman so that he could gain a better foothold in the court in the future.

Whether it is for the benefit of the Huaixi people or Wang Buli's own benefit, this is a very good choice.

Zhu Yuanzhang punished those who made counterfeit banknotes vigorously, just to declare to the world that this cake was for him alone, and anyone else who touched it would die.

This was Wang Buli's first time watching the beheading live.

Each executioner held a beheading knife and watched as the soldiers pressed people up and pressed their heads on the big wooden round pillars.

The eunuch next to him shouted that noon had arrived.

Qian Tang, the Minister of Punishment, threw down the red board and uttered one word: "Behead."

The executioners sprayed the wine from their mouths on the chopper, then slashed him with a knife at the neck.

The head fell on the Xingtai, and a large circle of blood spurted out.

The people below also applauded loudly.

Of course, it was because of the executioner's beheading skills that gave them a pleasing performance, or because they really felt that they deserved their crime for making counterfeit money, and they felt happy to die.

Nobody knows.

Wang Buli didn't know, but he watched as this group of people were killed and the next group of people was pulled up.

The executioner just killed the person like he was chopping melons and vegetables.

As the Minister of Punishment, Qian Tang watched the beheading scene not once or twice, but there was no change in his face. According to Ming Dynasty law, these prisoners deserved what they deserved.

On the contrary, Ru Taisu, the head of the Criminal Department, could not control the expression on his face.

His face turned pale, and even the hand stroking his beard began to tremble.

Ru Taisu had already taken it upon himself, fearing that he would also become the next one to be beheaded by the emperor.

He had already been beaten severely by Lao Zhu's order, so he was always worried whether he would make Lao Zhu angry again.

Because before and after the emperor ascended the throne of God, he killed many people.

Wang Buli took out a sweat towel and covered his nose.

The smell of blood on the execution platform was already extremely strong, and the executioners didn't know how to splash it with water and just let it pile up there, bright red.

"Wang Dianli, how do you feel?"

Faced with the inquiry from the Minister of Punishment, Wang Buli just said:

"I don't feel anything. The person who was killed was not me. Everyone must be responsible for their own actions."

"good."

Compared to Ru Taisu who started to tremble beside him, Qian Tang admired Wang Buli more. As a person who lived in the Yuan Dynasty for the first half of his life, he had seen too many dead people in his life.

These hundreds of individual prisoners were massacred. Compared with the Yuan Dynasty, there is no comparison at all.

It was common for Yuan soldiers to massacre villages. The first-class Mongols, the second-class Semu people, and the third-class people from all ethnic groups in the former Dajin ruling area could kill the fourth-class people who were formerly ruled by the Southern Song Dynasty. Otherwise, Qian Tang would not have done it. Seclusion in the mountains.

They all have the privilege of killing without repaying their lives.

After more than a hundred people were beheaded, their heads were thrown into bamboo baskets, and their bodies were thrown to the other side, the executioners began to clean the table with basins of water.

As for the final mastermind Yang Man, the magistrate of Jurong County, although there was a reason for the incident, his crime was extremely heinous. Out of his filial piety, his body was left intact and strangled to death in public.

After finding out who was behind him, Wang Buli saw another scene of a person being strangled to death, which was a bit horrifying.

After everything was done, Qian Tang, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, took Wang Buli and some soldiers to the imperial city to return to life with the prince.

All the people watching the execution dispersed. There were a lot of murders in this execution ground today.

Everyone was talking about it.

Some people read it and thought it was a warning, some people thought it was promising after reading it, and some people thought about how to imitate it!

The corpses on the execution ground were taken outside to mass graves and buried casually, and all the heads were beheaded.

Zhu Yuanzhang's original words were that on the ninety-mile official road from the capital to Jurong County, I hung the criminal's head like a street lamp and stood it on the roadside.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care what scared the people on the road. If he scared them, the effect would be better.

No one will dare to do it again.

He wants everyone to see the consequences of daring to make counterfeit money!

But this incident really disappointed Zhu Yuanzhang. One year after these people were executed, the fellow villagers in Jurong County returned to their old business one after another.

(End of this chapter)