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  Chapter 192 190 [Supervisor’s Means] (Add more for the leader "v Nima``bi")

  Governors of Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and southern Hunan, and governor of Jiangxi, Zhu Xieyuan finally arrived in Nanchang in early May.

   Moreover, they came with a thousand Guizhou soldiers!

  This gentleman is over seventy years old. He placed his own soldiers in Nankang Fucheng, pretended to be training in the barracks, and secretly brought a few of his followers to visit in private, mainly to investigate the situation of gentry, merchants and farmers.

  From Nankang Mansion to Nanchang Mansion in private visits, Zhu Xieyuan suddenly appeared in Nanchang Mansion City and summoned Chen Yuding, the imperial censor of Jiangxi Province.

   At the same time, a thousand soldiers stationed in Nankang quickly appeared outside Nanchang.

  These Guizhou guest soldiers did not commit any crimes all the way.

  Two days later, Zhu Xieyuan summoned officials from the Third Department of Jiangxi Province. Ding Kuichu, the chief minister of the left, Zhang Bingwen, the chief minister of the right, Wu Shiliang, the inspector, and Chen Guozhong, the commander, all came to see him.

  The four sat on top chairs, and Zhu Xieyuan walked in without waiting for a long time.

   "This is the Shangfang sword bestowed by His Majesty." Zhu Xieyuan said the opening sentence, and slapped the Shangfang sword on the table.

  The chief officer of the Jiangxi Third Division hurriedly got up to straighten his clothes, and kowtowed to Shang Fang's sword.

   This thing is used to deal with generals, but the meaning of Zhu Xieyuan taking it out at this moment is self-evident.

  Zhu Xieyuan immediately said the second sentence: "Jiangxi bandits are rampant. As the governor of the five provinces, I can act cheaply under the emperor's order."

  The chief officer of the third department quickly said yes, and began to feel uneasy, and even Wu Shiliang, who was in his eighties, became energetic.

  Zhu Xieyuan uttered the third sentence: "Suppressing the thieves and reassuring the people cannot be discussed alone. Only suppressing the thieves and not disturbing the people will lead to more and more thieves and bandits."

   "The supervisor has a good opinion, and what he said is very true." Ding Kuichu quickly flattered him.

Zhu Xieyuan said the fourth sentence: "Privately set up banknotes, immediately revoke. The extra money that has been collected this year does not need to be imported into Beijing, and the money that has not been collected does not need to urge the people. Your Majesty, I will submit it to you." Tell the truth, or transfer me away, or do things according to my way."

  Jiangxi's additional silver this year is a full amount of 360,000 taels. Due to the rebellion of the rebels, the franchise was reduced to 200,000 taels.

  Compared to this, it’s not a lot. The people in Henan are the ones who are really suffering.

   "However," Ding Kuichu wondered, "The suppression of thieves in the north is paid by the imperial court, while the suppression of thieves in Jiangxi is all self-financed. If the additional banknotes are cancelled, I am afraid there will not be enough money and food for training troops."

"boom!"

  Zhu Xieyuan brought up the sword of Shangfang and slapped it on the table again: "I don't want to check how much tariffs and taxes (land and market taxes) the chief secretary has collected. The two chief envoys, please try to raise food and payment as much as possible."

  Ding Kuichu shrank his head sharply, and clasped fists with Zhang Bingwen: "We will definitely cooperate with all our strength!"

  Zhu Xieyuan complained again, and told the officials of the third division to leave.

  Three days later, the mansion was officially opened to recruit assistant officials and staff members, all of whom were recommended by the patrol censor Chen Yuding.

  Zhao Han had three internal advisers in Nanchang, among them Xu Ying and Wang Tingshi, both entered the governor's shogunate.

  Of course, Xu Ying is only a peripheral member, not even a temporary worker's salary. Like Liu Tongsheng, Xiao Puyun, Zuo Xiaocheng and other fugitive scholars, he was only responsible for providing relevant intelligence information to Zhu Xieyuan.

  Wang Tingshi was Zhu Xieyuan's guest, and was relied on as his right-hand man.

  However, Wang Tingshi's military power was taken away, and the two thousand township warriors were assigned to Zhu Xieyuan for training.

  Governor's Palace.

  Many staff gathered together.

   "This governor has just arrived in Jiangxi, and I have to rely on you for various affairs," Zhu Xieyuan clasped his fists and said, "If there is anything wrong, please let me know."

   "Dare not!"

   All the scholars hurriedly bowed.

Zhu Xieyuan took out a copy of "The Collection of Datong" and said: "I have been an official for decades, and I have appeased tens of thousands of weavers who rioted against taxes, wiped out the Bailian believers, and put down the rebellion of Sichuan and noble chieftains. Like the Luling Zhao thief, the former If you have never met, tell me, what else did Bandit Zhao do?"

  Chen Heming, a refugee scholar, said: "I would like to report to the supervisor, that Zhao thief is really hateful. My Chen family's accumulated land for several generations, regardless of indiscriminate indiscriminate, all of them are with the treacherous people. Such a perverse behavior, sooner or later will be condemned by heaven!"

   "I know about this," Zhu Xieyuan asked again, "What else?"

  Xiao Puyun clasped his fists and said: "This thief cancels the household registration distinction set by Emperor Taizu, confuses civilian households, artisan households, music households, and military households, and even forces the rich to release their slaves."

  Zhu Xieyuan asked again: "What else?"

Zuo Xiaocheng said: "What kind of missionary group did this thief set up? Prostitutes, domestic slaves, and tortoises all acted as missionary officers to spread his heresy of Datong that distorts the words of saints. He also established the Laoshizi Peasant Association, built Water conservancy, land reclamation and cultivation, seem to benefit the common people, but in fact they are all bewitching the hearts of the people with small favors."

   "What else? Good or bad, let's talk about it." Zhu Xieyuan continued to ask.

  Lu Yu said: "This thief is so cruel that he doesn't allow the beggars to survive, and forcibly arrests the beggars to work."

Liu Tongsheng sighed and said: "If he is not a thief, this person can be a good minister. He also rectified the administration of officials, banned gambling, and opened up schools. Even in remote villages and towns, children under the age of twelve, regardless of gender, must study. There is no tuition fee for studying. If a school-age child does not go to school, both parents will be punished as a crime."

   "This is a moral decline," Zuo Xiaocheng said with a sneer, "This Zhao thief has no sense of bullshit. He pretends to learn from sages and sages, but he doesn't distinguish between men and women, and puts boys and girls in the same school!"

  Xiao Puyun said: "I think, if it is a child, it is okay for men and women to read together."

   "Brother Xiao is confused," Xu Ying followed suit, "Even a child should know the difference between men and women!"

At the end of last year, Xiong Xuecui, a talented scholar in Fengcheng who fled to Nanchang, said: "The supervisor told me that since the establishment of Nanchang Chaoguan and the prohibition of Guangyan from going north, the price of salt in Ji'an and Linjiang prefectures has skyrocketed. The Zhao thief wanted to lower the price of salt. They actually allocate funds to subsidize the salt merchants. The Nanchang banknotes must not be revoked. In time, the salt price subsidy alone will be able to drag down the finances of the Zhao thieves."

   "Nonsense!"

  Nanchang Juren Zhou Yixuan, who was in business at home, scolded angrily: "Setting up banknote gates privately to exploit the people is a tyranny of the disabled!"

  Xiong Xuecui also said angrily: "What time is it, you still want to start a business. If you don't put down the Zhao bandits as soon as possible, Jiangxi will be in danger, and sooner or later your family's property will be snatched by the bandits!"

  Nanchang Juren Zhang Zhaojing joined the dispute: "Nanchang Chaoguan cannot be re-established, and the tax should be reduced back to the original amount!"

   Talking and talking is crooked, no longer discussing the Luling Zhao thief, but arguing whether the tax should be increased.

  Zhu Xieyuan didn't make a sound to stop them, but quietly listened to their quarrel. The information obtained from this quarrel can truly understand the people's sentiments after peeling off the cocoon.

  At the same time, Zhu Xieyuan was startled. Zhao Bandit's administration in Luling was not like an anti-bandit at all. He simply regarded himself as an official.

   What he wants to destroy now is not the rebels, but a small imperial court with two prefectures!

  Zhao thief has done his best to win the hearts of the common people, even if he can be beheaded, if the government does not implement good governance in the future, I am afraid that the people who have tasted the sweetness will rebel.

  When the quarrel was almost over, Zhu Xieyuan finally asked again: "Who has met Bandit Zhao face to face?"

   "I met you later." Liu Tongsheng, Xiao Puyun, Chen Heming and others answered one after another.

   Zhu Xieyuan asked: "What is this person's personality?"

  Everyone was thinking hard.

  Xiao Puyun said: "The treachery is extremely treacherous, and it is used to buy people's hearts."

  Liu Tongsheng told the story of Zhao Han's capture of Jishui County, saying: "This thief is very tricky. He is upright and tactful. He acts very methodically and can read people's hearts."

Xu Ying said: "This thief is very clean and honest. It is rumored that after he stole Yongyang Town, due to lack of money and food, he only ate porridge and pickles for three meals a day. He occupied such a large territory and did not buy a lot of luxury houses. He even set an example by not accepting concubines , no slaves, only a few servants who signed short contracts in the family."

  Zhu Xieyuan's headache suddenly became even more serious. He also first figured out the character of the rebel chieftain when he suppressed bandits in Sichuan and Guizhou.

  Those rebellious chieftains were either cruel, stupid, impulsive, or greedy...all of them had various character flaws.

   But what the **** is this Luling Zhao thief?

  At first, I thought it was an upright Confucian who came from somewhere.

Zhu Xieyuan also said: "I know that there are three generals under Zhao Bandit, one is Huang Yao who guards Linjiang, one is Zhao Yaonian who guards Ji'an, and the other is Gu Jianshan who is in charge of the navy. Who knows the details of these three people? "

Chen Yuding, the inspector censor, said: "I once visited the anti-thief site privately in Weifu, and I know a little about these three people. Huang Yao was born as a stonemason and was good at running raids. It was this person who fell Fengcheng for the first time. Zhao Yaonian's name He is a relative of Zhao thief's family, but he is actually Zhao thief's brother-in-law, and his name is probably forged. As for the ancient sword mountain, it is just a Poyang water bandit."

   "What are the personalities of these three people? Is there any possibility of alienation and surrender?" Zhu Xieyuan asked.

  Chen Yuding frowned and said, "Well, I'm afraid I have to send spies to find out."

  Zhu Xieyuan asked again: "How about the servants under his command?"

Chen Yuding said: "Zhao's thief is called the general soldier, and there are eight divisions and two courtyards in the general government office. There is Pang Dongxin (Pang Chunlai), who is in charge of the government. I don't know where he came from, or he is an old scholar who has tried repeatedly. There are Li Banghua, who was in charge of military affairs, was originally the Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. You Tian Younian, who was in charge of fortifications on his behalf, was originally the magistrate of Yuanzhou in the Ming Dynasty. The rest of the officials are either promoted locals, or have officials who have changed their names."

Zuo Xiaocheng said: "The person who is in charge of punishment for Zhao thief is called Zuo Xiaoliang. He is a distant relative who was born late. This person is just a poor scholar, and he is not as good as me in poetry and literature. He does not seem to have much ability. Zhao thief relies on him as his arm. , it can be seen that there are no real talents available."

   Next, more than a dozen scholars reported the rebel officials they knew.

  Zhu Xieyuan frowned when he heard this, and suddenly said: "Who is willing to sneak back to Zhao's territory, no matter what method is used, to instigate the rebellion of your old friends as an internal response?"

  The audience was dead silent, no one spoke.

   After a long silence, Xiao Puyun said: "You can send your slaves back."

   "You can give it a try." Zhu Xieyuan didn't hold out hope. Sending slaves to instigate rebellion is really insincere, only a fool would believe it.

   Half a month later.

  Zhu Xieyuan put Nanchang prefect and Nankang prefect under house arrest at the same time. After confiscating a large amount of money, he jointly reported the amount of silver that was confiscated to the imperial court with Yushi Chen Yuding.

  The affairs of the two prefectures are temporarily represented by Tongzhi.

  At the same time, the prefectures in Jiangxi were ordered to list the names of the counties in the treasury. The taxes in the county must be transported into the warehouse by the county magistrate himself, and sealed, and transported to the Chief Secretary for dismantling and inspection by Zhu Xieyuan himself. Officials at the first level of the government are only responsible for transporting taxes, and cannot really handle money and food—if they want to be greedy for money, there is only one way to do it.

   After rectifying the administration of officials and stabilizing money and food, Zhu Xieyuan began to reorganize the army. The salaries of the soldiers must be supervised and paid by the governor himself.

   Also formulated dozens of military regulations, killing chickens to make an example of monkeys, and Jiangxi officers and soldiers were awe-inspiring.

  Next, Zhu Xieyuan suddenly disappeared, giving the outside world the illusion that he was training soldiers. In fact, he took his confidants and guides to Zhao's territory and personally surveyed various terrains and environments. Zhu Xieyuan never fought unprepared battles.

   Zhao Han received a sealed report from Xu Ying and Wang Tingshi, and felt that he was in trouble this time.

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