Mingshi

Chapter 685 Breaking the Door
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You Zhang Juzheng seized power as soon as you arrived in Hangzhou, but do you have a solution to the problem?Is your judgment of the situation correct?

At this time, Zhang Juzheng remembered the three people sitting in the study room. He was the least familiar with the situation in the southeast. What he knew was only hearsay. Even if he saw it with his own eyes, it was only superficial. It can be said that he didn't understand at all.Although Luo Xin has not been in the southeast for a long time, it has been much longer than Zhang Juzheng, not to mention Song Danian, who can already be regarded as a local snake in Hangzhou.

If he hastily took over the burden, and if he didn't handle one well and detonated the powder keg in the southeast, wouldn't he be the one to bear the blame?

"Hehe..." Zhang Juzheng laughed before saying anything: "No, we are old friends too. I never said you were under house arrest. I came to Hangzhou just to take a look around and report to His Majesty what I saw and heard. Of course Well, if the magistrate encounters a difficult problem, I will not stand by and watch, but I am only playing a supporting role. In the end, the magistrate should be the main one to solve the problem."

Luo Xin said with a smile: "Hangzhou is naturally dominated by Mr. Song."

Upon hearing this, Song Danian hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No, I'll listen to you."

Although Zhang Juzheng still kept a smile on his face, his heart was turbulent.He didn't expect that Luo Xin had already subdued the prefect of Hangzhou after only a few months in Hangzhou. Judging from the appearance of Song Danian, the prefect of Hangzhou, he definitely looked after Luo Xin.

How can this be?

You must know that Song Danian is the magistrate, a fourth-rank official.And Luo Xin is just a co-confessor, the fifth rank.But looking at these two people now, it seems to be the exact opposite.It seems that Luo Xin is the magistrate of the fourth rank, and Song Danian is the co-prefect of the fifth rank.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng naturally knew what to do, and said to Luo, "No, you can't sit idly by."

Luo Xin smiled lightly and said, "It's a small matter."

"This is not a trivial matter!" Zhang Juzheng said anxiously: "First of all, you have to stabilize prices. Second, if you kill the Lu family, if the other five families incite trouble, it will be a big mess. Third, tens of thousands of refugees will pour in In Hangzhou, there are many Japanese pirates hidden in it. If these Japanese pirates are not solved, they can turn Hangzhou city into a sea of ​​flames at any time.

No matter, this pile, one piece, which one is not a fatal thing?When I came to you, why did it become a trivial matter? "

"Brother Taiyue, stay safe and don't be impatient. Come, drink tea." Luo Xin picked up the teapot and poured tea for Zhang Juzheng and Song Danian respectively: "These are not problems, they will be resolved."

"Then you can solve it! As long as you solve the problem, let alone drinking tea with you, even drinking, I will accompany you." Zhang Juzheng said angrily.

Luo Xin just smiled, looking around and talking about him, he changed three pots of tea all the time, and all three of them went to the toilet several times, but Zhang Juzheng and Song Danian did not leave either.Song Danian couldn't leave, and now his fate was tied with Luo Xin.Hangzhou is really going to go into trouble, and as the magistrate, he bears the brunt.Luo Xin never said a way, how could he leave?

Zhang Juzheng has been thinking hard for a long time, but he has not come up with a solution to the problem, so he is even more unwilling to leave. He is also a very proud person. Just now Luo Xin ridiculed him for lacking the wisdom to solve the problem. He wants to see How will Luo Xin solve these three thorny problems.

Footsteps sounded outside the door, and Qi Jiguang, Luo Qing, He Nian and Wang Ziren walked in.Everyone greeted each other, and after being seated, Lu Daqing finished serving tea, and then Luo Xin looked at He Nian and said:

"how?"

He Nian's face glowed with excitement, and he opened a booklet in his hand and said:
"My lord, the Lu family has hoarded a total of 30 shi of grain. This bastard has hoarded so much grain, but he just doesn't sell it. Seeing the soaring price of grain in Hangzhou, he really deserves to die."

"Don't be angry, he's already dead!" Luo Xin laughed.

Everyone also laughed, only Zhang Juzheng still had a straight face.Because he really has no idea about the next question.Luo Xin glanced at Zhang Juzheng and Song Danian and said:

"30 shi of grain is enough for the entire Hangzhou people to eat for more than two months. There is no problem in stabilizing prices like this."

"You want to use the 30 shi of grain to hedge grain prices?" Zhang Juzheng asked in a serious voice.

"Not bad!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Can't you?"

"Of course. It's just..." Zhang Juzheng said seriously: "You must have seen it. The soaring food price is driven by these six aristocratic families. You only have 30 shi of grain, and you are planning to sell it at a low price, right? Bar?"

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded.

Zhang Juzheng's expression became more dignified and he said: "If you sell as much as you want, the remaining five great families will eat as much, and then they will continue to drive up prices. By that time, you will have no food in hand, so what about you?"

Luo Xin couldn't help but praised Zhang Juzheng in his heart, he was indeed the one who created a whipping law, and he was clear about economic matters.However, the expression on Luo Xin's face was still calm and said:

"They won't do that."

“How come you see?”

"First." Luo Xin stretched out a finger and said, "They don't have that much money."

"Will the six aristocratic families have no money?" Zhang Juzheng showed contempt on his face.

Luo Xin said with a smile: "Because I caught them smuggling before, and they lost a lot of money. Well, the 300 million taels of silver that was given to His Majesty was obtained from smuggling. So they don't have much liquidity , can’t eat 30 shi of grain at all. Ask him if you don’t believe me.”

Seeing Luo Xin pointing at He Nian, both Zhang Juzheng and Song Danian looked at him.He Nian showed admiration on his face and said:
"My lord is very predictable. The cash and silver we found from Lu's house is equivalent to 50 taels of silver."

Luo Xin nodded, 50 taels of silver is a huge sum of money for ordinary people, but for the six great families, it is poverty, or there is a problem in some part of the business.Otherwise, it would not be only 50 taels.

Luo Xin looked at Zhang Juzheng again, the meaning of that look was: "Understood?"

Zhang Juzheng's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: "Luo Xin wouldn't have thought of killing the six great families when he caught the smugglers?"

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng stopped talking, Luo Xin said to Wang Ziren: "Send someone out to publicize it, and tell everyone to rest assured that Luo Xin copied 30 shi of grain from Lu's house. If it is not enough for the people of Hangzhou, Luo Xin Will copy another one."

Both Zhang Juzheng and Song Danian looked at Luo Xin dumbfounded. If these words really spread, even if the remaining five aristocratic families have working capital and the intention to eat the 30 shi of grain, would they dare to hear these words? ?
If this was done in the past, the Six Great Families would never believe that a small fellow confidant would dare to ransack their family and exterminate their Six Great Families.However, now that one family has been raided and 85 people have been killed, how can the remaining five great families not be afraid?Although Luo Xin's words must have been spread in the form of rumors, Luo Xin would not admit whoever asked Luo Xin outside this room.But do the remaining five great families dare not believe it?
"Brother Tai Yue, do you think there will still be problems with food prices?"

Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said, "There should be no problem."

Luo Xin looked at He Nian and said, "I'll leave it to you to stabilize food prices, don't make any mistakes."

"Yes, my lord!" He Nian replied in surprise.

It stands to reason that this matter should be handed over to Song Danian, the prefect of Hangzhou, but the officials in the southeast are greedy, that is, people like Shibosi are still clean, because they have not had the opportunity to be greedy, so they have not tasted greed the benefits of.Luo Xin made great efforts to rectify the affairs in the Shibo Department, so he didn't trust Song Danian and those people. Those people became greedy, but no matter how dangerous the situation was, greed had already blinded their eyes.

Song Danian didn't object at all, and sat there with a smile on his face.He is also very clear in his heart that the current situation can be described as walking on thin ice, and if there is a slight difference, his body will be smashed to pieces.For those of his subordinates, no one knows them better than him. If the 30 shi of grain is given to them, they dare to embezzle 20 shi.

"Brother! Brother Yuan Jing." Luo Xin looked at Luo Qing and Qi Jiguang and said, "The two of you led [-] soldiers to hold hands in every street in Hangzhou City. We just wait for the refugees in the city to leave Hangzhou City. , you immediately start searching door by door for me. If there are people who sneak into the city with refugees and refuse to leave, they must be Japanese pirates. If you see them, don’t hold back and kill them. I only have one request, after tomorrow , there are no more Japanese pirates sneaking in in Hangzhou city."

"Little brother, as long as you can expel those refugees, we will be able to find out the Japanese pirates."

"It can't be expelled!" Zhang Juzheng said anxiously: "No, if you expel it by hand, once those Japanese pirates incite it, there will be a big chaos."

"I don't need to expel them!" Luo Xin waved his hand and smiled, "Real refugees will leave on their own initiative."

"The plan will be released?" Zhang Juzheng asked in disbelief.Song Danian, Qi Jiguang, Luo Qing and others also pricked up their ears.

"Fishing in the dry lake!" Luo Xin said lightly.

Zhang Juzheng's eyes lit up first, and then Song Danian's eyes also lit up.Others also showed puzzled look in their eyes.Luo Xin looked at Song Danian and said:

"Master Song, I will leave this matter to you. You set up hundreds of cauldrons outside the city, discharge them from the city gate along the official road, and then let the three classes of government servants go out to cook porridge. The farther away the pot, the thicker the porridge, so the refugees will flock to the place where the porridge is thick, and the distance from the city gate will be farther and farther. When these refugees have left Hangzhou City, the remaining people who still refuse to leave It's the pirates."

Luo Xin looked at Zhang Juzheng and said, "Brother Taiyue, the problem of Japanese pirates you were worried about has been solved."

Zhang Juzheng showed admiration on his face and said, "I'm not as good as that."

Luo Xin was not self-effacing either, although he knew Zhang Juzheng well, but now Zhang Juzheng was still young, and he was restrained by Xu Jie. When Zhang Juzheng came to Hangzhou, he must carry the mission Xu Jie ordered.Although Luo Xin also admired Zhang Juzheng, but the two of them belonged to two camps now, and Luo Xin was satisfied with just asking Zhang Juzheng not to cause trouble.Therefore, Luo Xin must show a kind of strength, a kind of strength that even Zhang Juzheng is afraid of.It made Zhang Juzheng realize that if he dared to do something small in the southeast, Luo Xin would dare to kill him.

"Brother, General Qi. After beheading the Japanese pirates, the city of Hangzhou will be strictly prohibited. You will lead [-] soldiers to patrol day and night. Anyone who commits misconduct will be arrested! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed! You must show your momentum, especially Go around the five great aristocratic families, make them afraid, and make those mechanics afraid, even if someone incites them, they will not dare to make trouble."

Speaking of this, Luo Xin narrowed his eyes slightly, with killing intent flashing in his eyes, and said: "Today, 85 people have been killed. After tomorrow's fishing in the marsh, it is estimated that the number of Japanese pirates killed will not be small. With such two killings, how many people will be killed?" It makes many people less courageous. Brother Tai Yue, what do you think?"

Zhang Juzheng nodded in admiration and said: "If you don't act vigorously, Hangzhou will calm down soon. But... aren't you afraid that the five great families will impeach you?"

"Oh...that's a problem." Luo Xin looked at He Nian and said, "What else did the Lu family copy?"

"There are also some jade and antiques. I estimated it to be worth 800 million taels. If we sell the land and real estate of the Lu family, it should be worth 500 million taels."

"Very good!" Luo Xin smiled and said, "After Hangzhou calms down, send the jade antiques worth 800 million taels to His Majesty first. With these antique jade wares and those memorials to impeach me, Your Majesty will keep them for a while longer. Waiting to sell the real estate of the Lu family, and then send the silver to His Majesty. By the way, Lord Song. I will write a memorial first, and you and I will jointly present these antique jades, as well as the sold land and real estate to How is Your Majesty?"

Song Danian's face was full of joy, who wouldn't want to do such a show of face!Immediately nodded again and again.Luo Xin immediately wrote a memorial and handed it to Song Danian.After reading it, Song Danian picked up a pen and signed his name.Luo Xin handed the memorial to Song Danian and said:

"Master Song, this matter will trouble you."

"Lord Luo, don't worry, I will definitely present this memorial to His Majesty as quickly as possible."

After half an hour, everyone left one after another.Everyone is busy with their own things.Feeling Luo Xin's unwelcome towards him, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help sighing inwardly, feeling helpless in his heart.After saying goodbye to Luo Xin, he followed Song Danian to the magistrate's yamen.

After everyone left, Luo Xin took only Lu Daqing and Wan Daquan and walked out through the back door in casual clothes.After turning three times and two times on the street, I came to a door.

Standing in front of the door, Luo Xin waved his hand, and Lu Daqing stepped forward to knock on the door.There was no sound at the door.Lu Daqing knocked a few more times, but there was still silence inside the door.

"Master Hou, there's no one inside!" Lu Daqing turned around and said.

Luo Xin looked up and down this small courtyard, it was really inconspicuous, no one would have thought that this would be a secret residence of Jin Yiwei.If Luo Xin's bodyguard hadn't found out and told him, he would have never thought of it.Seeing the response inside, Luo Xin said lightly:

"Brother Jin Yiwei inside, listen carefully, open the door, otherwise this Marquis will break the door."

There was still no sound inside, Luo Xin said lightly: "Break the door."

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