Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

After the private message is sent out, what turmoil will happen in the capital? Anyway, Wu Shigong is helpless.At present, he has to hurry up, stabilize his rear, and prepare to accumulate strength for more difficult battles in the future.

Just after the new year, on the seventh day of the first month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Wu Shigong sent someone to send a post to Guan Kesong, the prefect of Runing Prefecture, asking Guan Kesong to gather all the officials of the prefect's yamen on the thirteenth day of the first month.And Wu Shigong will visit in person at that time to discuss the emergency military situation.

After Guan Kesong received this post, he was really stunned for a long time.This is too exasperating.When can a capital secretary summon civil servants in an orderly tone?

However, Guan Kesong also knew that people like the Runing Army were stunned, and they never had contact between civil and military personnel, and they never talked about the rules when they did.Looking back at that time, even a general banner of the Runing Army dared to beat the door at the gate of the magistrate's yamen, so Guan Kesong was not surprised by Wu Shigong's attitude.

And now is indeed the time when the peasant rebel army is rampant in Henan. Although I heard that the peasant rebel army has stayed away from Runing Mansion recently, maybe there is something new happening?Therefore, Guan Kesong held back his breath, and sent his family members to the Yamen on the [-]th day of the first lunar month to prepare for the discussion with Wu Shigong.

On the morning of the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Zhu Yun dressed Wu Shigong in an official robe in the room.Wu Shigong's hands are very dishonest, constantly taking advantage of Zhu Yun's body.

Zhu Yun smiled "hee hee", hid behind Wu Shigong, straightened the back of Wu Shigong, and said: "Young Master...Master, you are too bad, you know how to fumble with your hands, and even slaves can't take your official robes. Tidy up."

Wu Shigong finally stopped being naughty and let Zhu Yun sort it out.She smiled and said: "Now your mother Qiu Momo has also returned to the capital, so you don't have to call it according to the rules if you don't want to. Master, son-in-law and husband, whatever you like to call it is up to you, I don't care. Yes. However, on occasions, you still have to bark according to the rules?"

"This is not very good!" Zhu Yun hesitated, "After a few days, Sister Xin and the others will come back and see the house like this, will you blame the servants for not taking good care of the inner house?"

"Xin'er can't wait to be like that!" Wu Shigong teased, "You didn't see that time when Qiu Yumo forced her to call me master instead. She looked so sad. Anyway, if Xin'er wants to force her to do it, my lord I'll make the decision, and the inner house will be under your control from now on, so make her mad! Hahaha——!"

"Giggle—!" Zhu Yun also laughed out loud, after a while.Zhu Yun went on to say: "This servant dare not! It's a great crime for a servant to disturb my uncle's inner house!"

When Zhu Yun said this, his eyes rolled.It seemed extraordinarily flattering.Wu Shigong's salty pig's hand couldn't help touching it again.Seeing that Wu Shigong's official robes had been tidied up, Zhu Yun hurriedly jumped away with a smile, and said with a coquettish smile, "Master! Are you in a good mood today?"

Wu Shigong nodded and said: "Of course! Young Master, I will hold the Runing Mansion in my hands today. But, little hoof, don't hide!"

Zhu Yun ran out of the house.Seeing that it was getting late, Wu Shigong stopped teasing his little concubine, and walked out of his house in a leisurely manner.

Han Shi immediately led Renlailun to Wu Shigong.Wu Shigong jumped on the horse.Walking slowly towards Runing Fucheng.At this time, Wu Shigong saw that Deng Qifan, who was accompanying him, seemed to be very worried, so he asked, "Mr. Deng, is there anything bothering you?"

Deng Qifan looked around.They are all Wu Shigong's personal soldiers led by Tao Xin. They are not afraid of being heard by outsiders, so they whispered to Wu Shigong: "My lord, what you want to talk to Guan Zhifu today is too dangerous. If it is known by the court, maybe There will be turbulent waves. According to the students, it’s better to speak slowly, some things don’t need to be rushed.”

Wu Shigong actually made up his mind a long time ago. He shook his head and said, "I can't wait. If we wait until after the civil uprisings in Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion take place, then it may be too late. This time I am also determined. , even if the prefect Guan refuses to agree, I will enforce these laws and regulations."

"In this battle of Ruzhou, Uncle Yongli brought more than [-]% of our Runing Army's strength to fight against the small Shaanxi bandits, and he almost fought in a very embarrassing situation. By asking the captured prisoners, the ones who appeared this time were also They are Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, they are not great characters at all (Because Wu Shigong doesn’t know the history, he doesn’t know Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai’s great reputation in the late Ming Dynasty, so Wu Shigong just treats them as minor characters).”

"What if Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng came here this time? Their strength is much higher than that of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai (Wu Shigong made an empiricist mistake here again, but the reputation is really good). Then we Can the Runing Army stop it?"

"Be prepared for danger in times of peace. We want a stable rear area, not only not able to cause trouble, but also able to provide our Runing Army with food and people. Therefore, the implementation of those laws and regulations is imminent. Today, Guan Zhifu, he promised You have to agree, and you have to agree if you don't agree. To be honest, if he doesn't agree, then our Runing Army will force him to show his official seal even with a knife."

"Of course, Mr. Deng also has the same concerns. Once this matter gets out, it will definitely be quite unfavorable to us. But compared to the future of our Runing Army, it is worth taking these risks, and our reasoning can also make sense. However, It's better to let Zhifu Guan cooperate actively. Otherwise, why should I have a talk with him today?"

Seeing that Wu Shigong had made up his mind, Deng Qifan stopped persuading him.

After Wu Shigong came to the prefect's yamen, the prefect Guan Kesong and all the officials from the prefect's yamen had already arrived.Guan Kesong was very well prepared, and he even called the magistrate of Fuguo and the magistrates of the two neighboring counties over.

After the group saluted and congratulated each other on the New Year, everyone took their seats.Guan Kesong stroked his beard and asked, "Why did Wu Dusi come to see me and all my colleagues today?"

"Master Zhifu! My lords!" Wu Shigong was very polite as he clasped his hands together, but he was not polite at all next time, "What I say later is very important, I hope all my lords will not interrupt. If you have any questions, wait until the official has finished speaking."

The officials seated in the lobby immediately stared with goldfish eyes in surprise, this Wu Dusi was too impolite.Fortunately, all the officials present here have cultivated themselves well, and they all frowned and listened carefully to what Wu Shigong had to say.

But what Wu Shigong said next surprised them even more. A county magistrate was so surprised that he couldn't help interrupting Wu Shigong, but he was angrily reprimanded by Wu Shigong, while the prefect Guan Kesong kept pulling his beard, saying He waited silently for Wu Shigong to finish speaking.Seeing that his magistrate had such an attitude, the other officials fell silent.

In fact, Wu Shigong was talking about three laws.It means that they can completely control the laws and regulations of Runing Mansion.

The first item is the "Banning Order". The core content of the "Banning Order" is to prohibit all refugees in Runing Prefecture and strictly implement the Ming Dynasty's guide system.If there are still refugees, they will be arrested and punished to do hard labor.Anyone who resists will be shot to death.

Of course, the difficulty of the "Banning Order" is how to arrange those refugees, but this is related to the latter decree.The purpose of Wu Shigong's implementation of the "Banning Order" is to prevent all factors of instability and the possibility of peasant rebels raising their arms.

The second decree is the "Forbidden Wasteland Order". The "Forbidden Wasteland Order" is complementary to the "Forbidden Flow Order".The core content is to prohibit all acts of abandoning wasteland within the territory of Runing Mansion.

After the beginning of spring, if there is still wasteland, whether it is the land of the owner farmers or the officials and officials, all the land will be returned to the government, that is, the Runing Army will manage it on their behalf.The Runing Army will only pay some symbolic land rent, and then place the captured refugees on those abandoned lands to cultivate and work.

The third law is the Anti-Theft Order.As the name suggests, it can be known from the words that the "Anti-Theft Order" prohibits any banditry in the Runing Mansion.The Runing Army will carry out zero-tolerance encirclement and suppression of all bandits, and they will not hesitate to shoot or kill.

But there is another important point in the "Prohibition of Stealing", and that is to strictly enforce the Baojia system.Among them, there are even some perverted regulations.For example, the Baojia who had no intention of taking in the fleeing gangsters was still punished by the whole Baojia; for example, in the Runing Mansion, all families were not allowed to raise birds, not even a canary.The Runing Army did this to prevent the transmission of all news in the Runing Mansion through carrier pigeons.

Moreover, the "Anti-Theft Order" also stipulates that all residents who live in Runing Mansion within three years must be placed under residential surveillance.This regulation also prevents outside spies from inquiring about the news of the Runing Army.

The prefect Guan Kesong quietly listened to Wu Shigong's three decrees.He also understood that if he followed what Wu Shigong said, then the Runing Mansion would indeed be peaceful.

But how should these three laws be enforced?If it is enforced, it will definitely cause great public resentment. The "Forbidden Trafficking Order" and "Anti-Theft Order" are good to say, the public grievances are only the public grievances of the common people, and Guan Kesong thinks it is not a big problem.

But who is the "Forbidden Wasteland Order" facing?It must be those bureaucrats and landlords who have a lot of land and feel that recruiting tenant farmers to farm in a disaster year is not worth the loss!If it is forcibly taken back to the government, it will be lively.Guan Kesong felt that he could not bear such pressure.

Of course, according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, the prefect did have the power to issue decrees in his own mansion.The absurd decree that "only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps" can still be issued.

Today, Guan Kesong also saw that the reason why Wu Shigong wanted to discuss with people like himself was to issue these three decrees by himself.So when Wu Shigong finished speaking, Guan Kesong contemplated his speech, and wanted to tactfully reject the implementation of the "Forbidden Wasteland Order", but also left Wu Shigong with a face, ready to agree to the "Forbidden Trafficking Order" and "Forbidden Theft Order" of the implementation. (To be continued..)