Zhu Yuanzhang stayed in Dongnuang Pavilion throughout the afternoon because he was waiting for news.
But what disappointed him was that not only was there no news from Liaodong, but it was also unusually calm outside the imperial city.
A few days ago, there were still rich people talking about the innocent capture of Xu Yunzhen and others, but starting from this morning, they stopped talking about it.
As for the matters in Taicang and Changyingku, no one is talking about it. It is completely different from the previous uproar when Nanliang was robbed.
There is only one word in Beijing now - quiet.
Surprisingly quiet!
It's so quiet!
It’s also quiet and perfect!
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the reason for such a situation was that Li Zushu had learned the previous lessons.
Because the reason why he was able to raise more than 20 million taels of silver in a short period of time a few days ago was because Wei Zaode, Tian Hongyu and others made too much trouble, which gave him enough reason to deal with them.
But now it was different from before. Li Zushu thought he was invincible after stealing Taicang's treasury silver, so he did the opposite and used static methods to deal with him.
Because as long as Li Zushu and others did not move, they would not make mistakes, and then he would have no reason to take action.
In addition, many of those wealthy households have a good reputation as hypocrites and are considered good people by the common people.
If he wants to repeat his old tricks and raise military pay by arresting wealthy households, he will definitely arouse dissatisfaction among the people.
The land dispute caused by his previous arrest of Xu Yunzhen and others has not completely subsided. If it arouses public anger again at this time, Li Zushu only needs to light another fire to plunge the capital into chaos.
Because those ordinary people do not have that kind of foresight. They only believe in what they can see in front of them and what they can grasp in their hands.
Although Jiang Dejing has settled many people, compared with those deep-rooted wealthy households, the prestige that the imperial court has just established is far behind. .z.br>
He knew that Li Zushu had spotted this point and would steal the treasury silver as a means to defeat him.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang waited until the first moment of Shenshi and still ordered the arrest of a dozen wealthy households who had caused the most trouble in the past few days.
The reason is very good - with the reverse!
The evidence is also very simple. Jinyiwei found weapons, armor and other items in their mansion.
Of course, they tried their best to defend themselves, which made some people panic and even angry.
However, soon after, some of the concubines and concubines of the wealthy families who were arrested came forward to testify against their crimes.
And the common people, reminded by some thoughtful people, recalled that the arrested wealthy households had spread the news about the robbery of Nanliang a few days ago, and said things like "hen chicken Si Chen".
After Xu Yunzhen and others were arrested, they also gathered people to make trouble.
Moreover, the common people are all people who have seen the golden dragon come into the world. In their hearts, Zhu Yuanzhang is the real dragon emperor, comparable to the existence of gods, and gods will not wrong good people.
Therefore, after the initial panic, the people gradually calmed down.
However, although the people have returned to calm, the wealthy households in Beijing have become active.
After running around to no avail, they had no choice but to return home with their faces full of melancholy, waiting uneasily for the night to fall.
But before it got dark, they couldn't sit still anymore.
Because among the dozen people arrested previously, six or seven were immediately taken to the Xisi Archway and beheaded after their charges were confirmed.
When this familiar scene appeared again, the people who were still a little dissatisfied suddenly became silent, and the wealthy households also took action again.
As the capital became lively again, news about Jin Yiwei also continued to spread to Dong Nuan Pavilion.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a good mood at this moment, because he robbed more than a dozen wealthy households and only got three or four hundred thousand taels of silver.
Although his main purpose this time was not money, the fact that he copied so little money shows that Li Zushu has taken this into consideration, and his plan may not succeed.
While Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, a young eunuch came in to report that Fan Jingwen, Jiang Dejing and Shen Weibing were outside seeking an audience.
Zhu Yuanzhang
After signaling the young eunuch to bring them in, he checked Qi Kun and Tu again.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial for the kings to apply for funding for military training and counterinsurgency. Your Majesty, please read it!"
After Fan Jingwen saluted, he handed over a memorial with some hesitation.
Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't we say before that we must return to the fief to train troops, and they arrived at the fief so quickly?"
Fan Jingwen said with an expression of embarrassment: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, before the three armies are moved, food and grass will go first. If the military salaries are not allocated, it will be really difficult to implement this military training!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Fan Jingwen in surprise, and said with a hint of anger: "The three armies have not moved. It is right to go first with food and grass. The question is, do they have three armies now?"
"We don't even need to read the memorial to know that the military pay they require is almost the same as their previous salary, right?"
When Fan Jingwen saw Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, his body trembled slightly and he did not dare to answer any more words.
In fact, he also knew that this matter was inappropriate, so he reluctantly handed over the memorial because it was difficult to accept the favor.
Now that he was refuted by Zhu Yuanzhang, he felt relieved.
Seeing Fan Jingwen's expression, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly shook his head, then looked at Jiang Dejing and said, "Jiang Qing, have you found out everything about your land?"
Jiang Dejing bowed and said: "The farmland near the capital has basically been sorted out and distributed. However, there is still a shortage of cattle, farm tools and other supplies."
"I went to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for money, but they said that the prince had taken over Taicang and would no longer pay any silver, so I came to ask for an order!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, when the prince inspected Taicang on our orders, he found that the accounts were inconsistent, so we asked the prince to take over Taicang."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Weibing and said, "Shen Qing, we remember that you were in charge of Taicang before. Do you know this?"
When Shen Weibing heard this, he said with a surprised look on his face: "I remember that before Tongzhou grain was shipped to Taicang, the silver coins and account books in Taicang were all correct."
"Could it be that the grain was mistakenly put into the bank during transportation, resulting in discrepancies in the data?"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and shouted angrily: "Put the grain in the bank? Is this how you managed Taicang before?"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's angry face, Shen Weibing hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty and said: "Your Majesty, I have always been in charge of silver and grain, and have never been mixed up..."
"enough!"
Zhu Yuanzhang loudly interrupted Shen Weibing's words and shouted: "If you hadn't done this, how could you have thought of this possibility in the first place? We see that you are definitely involved in this matter!"
"I'll give you a day to investigate carefully. If you can't find the missing silver, you can come to see me!"
When Shen Weibing heard this, his body kept trembling and he begged for mercy. At the same time, he asked Fan Jingwen for help with his eyes.
Although Fan Jingwen was shocked by what happened in Taicang, he also saw Shen Weibing's pleading eyes.
He was about to step forward to plead for mercy, but Jiang Derjing grabbed his sleeve and signaled him not to speak.
Zhu Yuanzhang had been secretly observing their expressions. When he saw Jiang Dejing's actions, he knew that the other party had understood his intentions, and he couldn't help but nodded secretly in his heart.
