"Can you, gentlemen, hand it over?"
The ministers kowtowed and expressed their ability.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were indifferent: "There is no need to pawn the famous calligraphy and paintings at home. There are no pawn shops in Beijing. Just give them to the internal funds at a discount. If you don't want the house, the land deeds will also be sent to me. I will keep them all." Down!"
"Young ministers don't have to worry about the housing problem. If Xiao Aiqing stays at her uncle's house, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the court?"
"Go to Chaoyang and pick a piece of land, and I will build you a house!"
"simply!"
"A large piece of land has been set aside in Chaoyang City to be used as official residences. All officials in the capital, as well as officials from other places who come to the capital to work, will live here!"
"The official residence is located near the city gate and was built by Kuai Xiang himself. Don't worry, I won't accept any money from you! I'll pay for the repairs from internal funds!"
"Build another official road from Chaoyang Gate to Meridian Gate. Common people are not allowed to walk on this official road. It should be made wider so that four carriages can pass side by side. You and others will pay for the carriages and carriages out of your own pocket. The Ministry of Household Affairs will I can’t afford this money anymore.”
Zhu Qiyu thought about it all the time. He talked about building official residences, but in fact he wanted to reduce the expenditure of the Ministry of Household Affairs!
Another point is that the houses in the city are expensive, and those who live in Chaoyang City are all poor people, and the house prices are low. If they are exchanged for the emperor, the emperor will make a lot of money.
As for building a house, it doesn't cost a lot of money. All the materials are used are refugees, and the materials are all locally sourced. As for building a good house, I'm sorry, you have to pay for it yourself.
"Your Majesty, the salaries of all the officials in Beijing are extremely low. If the officials pay for the sedan bearers and carriages themselves, they may not be able to live on!" Lin Cong shouted.
Lin Cong relied on being the emperor's lackey and began to secretly form the Lin Party under the imperial party.
None of these people are restless.
Wang Wen and Lin Cong were so divided in the cabinet that they competed with each other without even speaking.
But he was right.
Sedan bearers and carriage drivers are servants, and the people in the capital have to bear the husband's service. In the first year of Xuande, it was stipulated that in emergencies, five servants would be assigned to the officials.
However, this rule evolved into officials being able to recruit servants at will, and they could recruit twenty or thirty people to serve them. These servants were all common people in the capital, and they had to work regardless of whether they were busy or slack. If they were recruited, they would be punished.
"Then let's go. Get up half an hour early and stroll there. If you live in the city, it will be even closer. Get up early and don't have to deal with those warblers at night. You are already so old and your health is important. "
"Don't worry about safety. I will set up patrol officers outside the official residence to patrol on time. If you are worried about the patrol officers, I will send soldiers from the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion to ensure public security and safety."
"I am definitely not spending as much as a chariot bearer. It's just that the old lady just sent a memorial and advised me to reduce the number of chai bearers. So on a whim, I exempted myself from the chariot bearers in Beijing."
"I'm not worried about the expenses of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I'll keep this money for you, and the Minister will tally up everyone's expenses. When you retire and return to your hometown, the Ministry of Household Affairs will distribute it in one lump sum and use it as a pension bank." , This is the court’s consideration for your loyalty to the country.”
"Of course, depending on how much pension money you have saved in the household department, I will prepare another portion of the internal funds, double the money from the internal funds, and distribute it together."
Zhu Qiyu is rarely generous.
But if you think about it carefully, considering the emperor's cruelty, how many people in this court can live long enough to retire and return home?
The emperor has said all the nice things, whether they are true or false, who can say anything?
"I'll thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
The officials reluctantly thanked me, who would think it was too much money?
It hurts my heart to have to pay for the sedan bearers' money in the future. In the future, we can develop a "husband respect" project and let the local officials bear the responsibility.
Zhu Qiyu also wants to increase his salary, but the problem is that he has no money. The internal funds received so far do not exceed 6 million taels, and most of them are jewelry, antiques and other items, which will not be liquidated for a while.
Anyway, officials in the Ming Dynasty had many sources of money, so they were not short of this salary.
"My lords, go and get some rice and grain home when you go to court, and please tell me what you think of me!"
Hu Yan and others rolled their eyes, you already owe us several months of wages! Do you still have the nerve to express your feelings?
When they found out that the emperor's slightest wish was even half a pound of millet, they would go home in tears, even if they were fed to the pigs! But the emperor rewarded them as a good thing! And let them be grateful!
"The Minister of the Cabinet will stay, and the others will withdraw from the court!"
Seeing the officials retreating, Zhu Qiyu asked the guards to close the door. Li Xian shook his head with his head on his head. The emperor will not kill us with his own hands, right?
"Give me a seat for all my dear friends!"
Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao to pass on Yu Qian's secret revelation to them.
The secret report and the military report were delivered together, and were handed over to the eunuch when they arrived at the palace gate. The eunuch divided them into two copies, and the secret report was sent directly to Zhu Qiyu.
The secret report was very detailed, analyzing in detail the reasons for the defeat of the three battles, the losses, the mood of the army, etc., as well as Yu Qian's guesses about Xunzhen.
Yu Qian also guessed that the people of Xuan Town leaked the information.
They even suspected Xuanzhen merchants.
"Yu Shaofu is truly a national scholar!" Hu Hui praised.
Yu Qian suffered two major defeats, with a total loss of less than 20,000 people.
Compared with Yang Xin and Yu Qian, they are really not that bad.
It is easy to win a battle when the wind is blowing against you, but a truly famous general is one who can defeat a battle but retain his strength.
"Gentlemen, that piece of white paper may not be able to deceive many people!"
"I plan to authorize Yu Qian to clean up and down Xuancheng!"
"If Xuanzhen is not clean, the battle will not be won!"
"If we continue to lose, the Tatars and Uliangha will bite the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will definitely be defeated by then."
"Therefore, I will use violent methods to kill all the Xuanzhen authorities!"
Gulu!
As soon as Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, all the important officials in the cabinet swallowed their saliva.
Your Majesty is so cruel.
Killing them all at every turn, have you considered the consequences?
Officials are inextricably linked to each other, so aren’t you worried about the rabbit’s death and the fox’s sorrow? Emperor Taizong, who was as powerful as Emperor Taizong, killed Fang Xiaoru, but in the end he bowed his head to the civil servants obediently!
"Your Majesty, there is no need to clean up the officialdom. It is okay to clean up the merchants." After Hu Hui said this, he regretted it!
The emperor has fallen into a trap!
The emperor didn't want to kill officials, he just wanted to kill merchants and kill the goose to get the eggs!
Want money!
The emperor was really afraid of poverty, and his mind was filled with money.
The problem is that they still can't persuade. They used to stand on the moral high ground to persuade the emperor, but now they are kicked into the shithole by the emperor. Everyone is dirty. Don't persuade anyone. You are corrupt officials, I am a tyrant, and they are all the same. .
"I sent Dongchang and Jinyiwei to set out immediately. All merchants in Xuanzang Town can be killed!" Zhu Qiyu immediately issued an order.
"No, Your Majesty!"
Hu Xi quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the merchants of Xuanzang Town have been operating in the local area for hundreds of years. They are deeply entangled and their relationships are by no means ordinary."
"If it is true that Your Majesty is going to kill, at most a few families will be killed, and the remaining families will definitely unite and surrender to Wala."
"The good situation that Mr. Yu has maintained in Xuan Town will be completely ruined by then. In the past, the merchants only secretly made trouble. If they were completely treasonous, wouldn't they attack the city of Beijing in an instant?"
"The Tatars and Uliangha took advantage of the opportunity to bite the Ming Dynasty, but the north will not be able to defend it at all!"
"A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake!"
"Once Xuanzhen is lost and Hebei's door is wide open, what will Gyeonggi have to do to defend it?"
"Your Majesty, please think again!"
Hu Hui kowtowed anxiously, and Lin Cong and others also knelt and kowtowed.
"Well, it would be a pity to let them go." Zhu Qiyu clucked, feeling a bit regretful.
The merchants in Shanxi and Hebei are all big fat sheep. Let's kill the chicken to get the eggs. I have soldiers and money, so I can gallop directly to Mobei and level the grassland.
Seeing the emperor like this, all the ministers rolled their eyes. ,
You are not afraid of poverty, you are crazy about money.
"Your Majesty, if the meat is rotten in the pot, you will eventually be able to eat it." Hu Hui said with a smile.
"Right."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "What can the old minister do to cleanse Xuan Town? I will make the Wala people blind and deaf!"
"Your Majesty's fishing method is very good. When you get the list, you will give it to Yu Qian, and Yu Qian will naturally handle it properly."
Hu Xi said.
Yu Qian's method was nothing more than to kill a few of the instigators, and then use coercion and inducement to reduce the major issue to a trivial one and completely suppress it.
It's always easier to paste a framer than to burn the boat.
If strict laws had been implemented long ago, how dare the merchants of Xuan Town act as the eyes and ears of the Wala people?
"The veteran can't figure out why the merchants in Xuanzang wanted to commit treason?" Hu Hu sighed.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Li Xian.
Li Xian was more embarrassed. Shanxi merchants were his lackeys. Even though they had only been there for a few days, they were still wet behind the ears.
"Perhaps driven by profit, the Shanyou merchant tree has deep roots and has branches in places with prosperous commerce across the country. For example, in Beijing, there are main branches and branch branches."
"There are so many people, they will be killed endlessly."
"They make a living from border trade, so naturally they have private exchanges with the powerful people in Wala. I'm afraid they are being coerced."
Before Li Xian finished speaking, he saw the emperor's face gloomy and said, "Isn't Li Ge always a bit of a last resort?"
"Old minister, there is absolutely no such thing!" Li Xian really wanted to slap himself to death, but the trouble came from his mouth!
If you are not a relative or an acquaintance, why are you trying to defend Shanxi merchants?
I don’t even know why, but I am tabooed by the emperor, so why am I still speaking for the merchants?
"Then how do you understand the mentality of Shanxi merchants so well?"
"Are they just like Shanxi merchants? If they encounter a slight setback, they will betray their country and seek glory!"
"Do you know what kind of blood is flowing in your body?"
"Do you know which country you are from?"
"Do you know what family and country are?"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly became furious: "Li Jie, come in and slap me!"
Li Xian's eyes widened. The emperor was targeting him deliberately!
If someone says something wrong, he will curse at most, but how come he slaps me directly?
But he even let his own son fight! You are not done yet!
The palace door opened, and Li Jie walked in helplessly, stood in front of his father, raised his hand and slapped him with a big ear scraper, not to mention, it was quite refreshing.
You have been partial to your elder brother since you were a child. You know that the palace is a tiger's den and don't allow your elder brother to enter the palace, but you force me to enter the palace!
Your Majesty asked your son to beat you. Your son is really relieved. Thank you for your kindness!
"Can you betray your country just because of a little profit?"
Zhu Qiyu shouted angrily: "These merchants should all be killed!"
"Let me tell you the truth. The merchants participating this time will all be killed by the ten tribes!"
"Not only will I kill them all, but I will also kill anyone in the court who dares to intercede for them!"
Hu Hu and others all knelt down.
"Everyone, get up and get out too!"
Zhu Qiyu asked Li Jie to go out, and his voice softened: "Li Xian, I will give you a chance to clear up the relationship with Shanxi merchants as soon as possible. When Wala retreats, it will be the time for me to clean Xuanzhen!"
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you are implicated, I will chop you up with my own hands!"
"Also, I only tell you the truth. If the merchants in Xuan Town run away after hearing the news, I will only ask you, Li Xian!"
"I obey the decree!" Li Xian felt miserable because he didn't know where he had offended the emperor.
Lin Cong fell into thinking, if the emperor excludes Li Xian so much, should he attack him to win the emperor's favor?
"The matter of the official residence is not a whim, and it is definitely not a big house that I like you. I am rich in the world, how many houses in this area can move my heart?"
Zhu Qiyu was displeased: "Besides, what can I do if I want your house? Aren't you going to reward other courtiers as usual in the future? What's the point of using your left hand instead of your right hand?"
Lin Cong didn't understand what the emperor meant.
But Wang Wen immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to live in Chaoyang!"
"I told you, I'm not robbing your house!" Zhu Qiyu was a little angry.
"Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say."
Wang Wen said solemnly: "I am not in good health. The doctor suggested that I exercise more, which is good for my health. Besides, I have lived in that house for almost ten years and I am tired of seeing everything. It is better to find a new house. I just ask Your Majesty to build a bigger house. I love to play and would like to raise some flowers and plants. I just ask for Your Majesty’s permission!”
Wang Wen is a smart man.
Take the lead.
Even the cabinet ministers voluntarily gave up their houses. Who among the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government would not consider this?
"I am also willing to move to Chaoyang!" Lin Cong immediately knelt down, but Wang Wen was the first to get there.
Wang Wen glanced at him. In order to understand the emperor's thoughts, it's up to me, Wang Wen.
Yue Zheng, Xue Xuan and others naturally knelt down and asked to be moved away.
One after another, everyone knelt down and begged the emperor for permission to move to the new official residence in Chaoyang.
"You are bringing me such a bad reputation!" Zhu Qiyu was furious.
Wang Zhi was stunned. Could it be that he was trying to flatter a horse?
"I live a luxurious life, and corruption is common. I used my house as a mortgage to obtain corruption. What does it have to do with Your Majesty?"
Lin Cong said loudly: "If there is any rumor about your Majesty's reputation among the people, I will be the first to not allow it. Your Majesty loves the people like a son, treats the courtiers like a loving father, cares about building houses for the ministers, and takes care of the elderly. This holy king is in court." , who dares to say that there is even the slightest mistake?"
Hu Xi was disgusted. Why didn't I notice before that you were so good at flattering me?
"Am I really like a loving father?" Zhu Qiyu somewhat meant to take advantage of others.
"Your Majesty, you are the warmest and kindest father in the world!" Lin Cong said loudly.
Others chanted along.
The scream was so disgusting that if the emperor allowed it, they could just call out "Dad".
I don't have such an old son.
Zhu Qiyu was smug: "Hahaha, Lin Aiqing understands me!"
"Don't worry, in Chaoyang, I will encircle a large piece of land for you and build a house for you. The house will definitely be bigger than the one in the inner city."
"Because the house is first built, it may not be beautiful, but there is no need to worry. I will give you all the exquisite stones presented by Jiangnan first."
"I heard that Liaodong is rich in wood, so I asked the chieftains of Yunnan and the Jurchens of Liaodong to donate wood to Beijing. I urged them to donate wood in the name of building a house, and ordered them to donate it in my name!"
The emperor's words originally sounded nice, but after listening to them, they turned into an edict from the emperor? This is forced sacrifice!
What is the difference between it and Song Huizong's Presentation of Flowers and Stones?
It just so happened that the emperor wanted to donate it, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was the ministers who asked all places to donate it!
Your Majesty, please let us go!
"Your Majesty, there is no need for strange stones and wood. I will figure it out on my own!" Hu Hui quickly stopped the emperor. If he said anything about tigers and wolves, they would be sprayed to death in the history books.
He secretly glanced at Qi Julang, who was busy writing.
It’s over!
Reputation is bad!
"Find your own solution? What can you do? I am building a house for you and I will naturally build it beautifully. How can I let the courtiers suffer!"
Zhu Qiyu's words made Hu Hui unable to deal with it.
Lin Cong knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I have dedicated myself to the country and the people. How can I care where we live? Even if we live in a pig pen, we will be at ease; if we don't have a homeland in our hearts, even if we live in luxury In the mansion, I can’t help but feel guilty! I request your majesty to focus on economy and never confine cultivated land at will, harming the people!"
You have to look at Lin Cong!
In terms of understanding my thoughts, Lin Cong is the only one who can understand me. Wang Wen is a bit behind.
Hu Hui slapped his forehead. The emperor was too stingy and refused to even give him some land!
"Lin Ge Lao Zhuyu is in front, I'm afraid the courtiers will imitate him."
A smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face: "The residence should be more spacious. It is not easy for you to raise a family, and you have to be proud of the court. Your house is also my face, isn't it? How big do you want it to be? You discuss with Kuai Xiang, I won’t bother you anymore, I will go visit you personally when the house is completed!”
Your Majesty, can you be more generous?
Even the size of the house must be taken care of!
It's even unclear, leaving it up to the courtiers to guess.
It is so difficult to serve such an emperor!
After leaving the palace, Hu Hui saw Lin Cong and Wang Wen, who were not dealing with each other, and the corners of their mouths were inexplicably raised. If only the imperial party was left in the court, the imperial party would split. It is human nature.
Why did the emperor spend so much time building official residences?
To facilitate surveillance?
Or are you really coveting a house in the inner city?
However, the emperor asked his son to whip me, which was so cruel that now all the concubines of Beijing officials are working as guards in the palace.
I smoked Li Xian today, but I don’t know who will be unlucky tomorrow!
Anyway, this court will not be peaceful.
…
Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood.
"Go back to your Majesty, Wan Gong is waiting outside the palace, waiting to see you." Feng Xiao said in a low voice.
"Xuan come in."
Soon, Wan Gong and others met.
Wan Gong brought more than ten craftsmen, all of whom were top-notch craftsmen, including blacksmiths, carpenters, armor makers, sword makers, and crossbow makers.
After the ceremony, Wan Gong introduced these people to Zhu Qiyu.
After chatting with blacksmith Zhang Liu, I learned that the military has begun to imitate Japanese knives and has begun to use shaft furnaces to smelt iron.
"Blast furnace?" Zhu Qiyu thought it was a blast furnace making iron.
Not really.
The shaft furnace has a square mouth and is made of salt and mud. It is built against a cave or surrounded by huge trees. The furnace is trapezoidal and has a special blower called a piston blower.
Zhang Liu explained it, and Zhu Qiyu was confused.
"What is the quality of the iron smelted in this furnace?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Destroying metal and breaking stone, extremely tough!"
"But steel?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Back to the emperor, the Ordnance Bureau also uses the method of frying steel. It uses stones to build furnaces, uses magnetite as fuel and fluorite as a combustion accelerant. The iron ore is reduced to pig iron in the state of water droplets, and then the pig iron is fried. Mature iron can be made into steel by repeatedly frying it.”
After listening to Zhang Liu's words, Zhu Qiyu really didn't expect that the steelmaking technology of this era was so advanced?
"But Your Majesty, magnets are hard to find, and iron stones are in short supply. Moreover, frying steel requires the cooperation of a large number of craftsmen, and the cost is high, so it is rarely equipped in the army."
This Zhang Liu does have some knowledge.
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "Are there many unqualified people?"
"If you are frying steel, there will be a lot of unqualified ones, but they can all be reused." Zhang Liudao.
"If I give you enough craftsmen and enough materials, how many knives can you make in a day?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"this……"
Zhang Liu made a rough calculation and found that he could make hundreds of them.
"good."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "If I ask you to use waste materials to build a batch of farm tools, is it feasible?"
"As long as there is enough iron ore, anything small can be produced!"
Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with him.
He planned to split up the Ordnance Bureau in detail, with seven departments under its jurisdiction: Iron Department, Wooden Ware Department, Armor Department, Crossbow Department, Shield Department, Horse Department, and Miscellaneous Department, so he asked Zhang Liu to be in charge.
He also learned in detail about the production process of armor and crossbow arrows.
But the foundation of these is iron.
"Gentlemen!"
"I see hope in your eyes!"
"Do you want to change from a craftsman household to a civilian household? Do you want your son to take part in the imperial examination?" Zhu Qiyu said loudly.
All were so scared that they knelt down.
"Don't be afraid, just think about it!"
"I will give you a piece of reassurance today. In this weapons bureau, I only have eunuchs with hand seals, and all other official positions are filled by craftsmen!"
"I can also grant you citizenship!"
"Let your descendants take part in the imperial examination!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liu and others were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it was true, just like Zhang Dajian.
"What I said was not false!"
"In a three-year period, I want to see the entire Ming army equipped with steel knives and steel armor. The crossbows are powerful and easy to carry, and the shields are erect so that the enemy's bows and arrows cannot penetrate them!"
"My requirements are not high at all!"
"You don't have to worry about iron ore and other raw materials. The money and food have also been spent internally. I just want to see the results!"
"After three years, as long as you fulfill my wishes, I will grant you citizenship!"
"Not only will I give you a status, I will also give you a talisman!"
"My talisman is not something ordinary people can give me. Even though Jin Zhong, Shu Liang and others have made great achievements, they only gave me a silver talisman!"
Feng Xiao brought up a silver charm.
"Three years later, I will give this talisman to the one among you who has made the greatest contribution!"
"This talisman has not yet been officially issued. The person who issues this talisman is like a gold medal to avoid death. His name and achievements will be engraved on it, making him admired by generations to come!"
Wow!
The craftsmen exclaimed.
Who wants to be this craftsman? Who doesn’t want to be an official?
"Are you satisfied with the new weapons bureau?"
Naturally, he is very satisfied. Being next to the Taiye Pond, soaked in the Holy Dragon Qi, isn't it a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes?
"Do you know why I put the Arms Bureau here?"
"Because I want to improve the status of craftsmen!"
"You are right next to the palace wall. How honorable it is to work with me and the cabinet department!"
"Although I am a craftsman, I am by no means humble!"
Zhu Qiyu turned to look at Feng Xiao: "Write this sentence down and engrave it on the wall of the Arms Bureau for all the craftsmen to see. This is my attitude!"
Feng Xiao hesitated. Isn't this too blunt?
If you write in classical Chinese, can craftsmen understand it?
Go to the Hanlin Academy, polish it, and carve it on the wall.
"Young man, I dare you to die!" Zhang Liu kowtowed.
"It doesn't take three minutes to work hard. Craftsmanship requires time and endurance. It is not something that can be achieved overnight."
Zhu Qiyu changed the topic: "If I can wait, you can do it, but you must not cheat or waste time!"
"My kindness to you is not condoning!"
"If I find out, anyone who takes the opportunity to cheat, turn a deaf ear to my good advice, or even has unclean hands and feet, will be punished by the Nine Clan!"
"You should all know how many court officials have been killed by me!"
"I urge you to never touch the knife with your neck. It's you who will suffer!"
"You guys absolutely don't dare!" Zhang Liu and others trembled and kowtowed.
He also encouraged Wan Gong and ordered the Ordnance Bureau to build a batch of farm tools before sending them away.
"Your Majesty, if you let all the craftsmen go, who will be the craftsmen in the future?" Feng Xiao was worried.
Why did Taizu set up household registration? Isn't it because he was worried that one day, when the people's lives were better, they would all squeeze their heads to take the imperial examinations, and who would be able to do the work of craftsmen?
Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea and smiled broadly: "Then tell me, where did these craftsmen come from during Taizu's time?"
"Most of them are the family members of the guilty ministers and the prisoners of the tribes in Mobei..."
Feng Xiao understood.
In fact, there is no shortage of craftsmen in the court. Let’s not talk about Mobei, let’s talk about Huguang, Yunnan and Guizhou. There are chieftains everywhere. If they rebel, they can be arrested as craftsmen. After a few years of Chinese culture, they will be released to become civil servants. .
"Your Majesty, Shengming!" Feng Xiao knelt on the ground.
"This time Li Zhen captured thousands of prisoners and escorted them to Beijing. They all happened to be registered as craftsmen." Zhu Qiyu did not say that this was for the Chinese Miao people, so he could be lenient. When dealing with foreign races, he would not do anything. It was released in the year!
"My slave obeys the order!"
Feng Xiao lowered his voice and said: "If I go back to the emperor, Bai Gui, Li Shi, Zhu Ying and others have already arrived in the capital and should be able to enter the capital soon."
"I'll tell you when I get to the capital. I have something to say."
After Zhu Qiyu wandered for a while, he began to review the memorial.
In recent days, the number of memorials has increased. Most of them are long and lengthy, and they all talk about bad government. Tie Huangli couldn't explain it in a few words, so he could only send the memorials to him.
He also has a big head.
This Ming Dynasty is really a house with leaks everywhere. If you want to repair it, it would be better to kick it down and collapse it.
Suddenly, he frowned: "Didn't I tell you that the bad custom of spring festivals has been banned? Why does Wanping County still have spring festivals?"
"Feng Xiao, Xuan Liu Ji comes in!"
At the end of the sticker, mark your name.
Liu Ji came in tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial submitted by Zhang Fang, the magistrate of Wanping County, yesterday. It said that the people of Wanping County believed that it would be unlucky to not have a spring season and were worried about poor harvest this year. Therefore, Zhang Fang, the magistrate of Wanping County, had no choice but to have a spring season. , this memorial is submitted with the intention of asking for forgiveness." Liu Ji said.
"How much money did it cost?"
"There is no detailed number on it, Wei Chen doesn't know!" Liu Ji said.
"snort!"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "The people don't agree. Can't Zhang Fang live in the people's homes every day? He knows exactly what the people think? How much money has been spent, and how secretive it is to regard me as Sima Zhong? Why not? Eat minced meat?”
Liu Ji lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
"In what year was Zhang Fang a Jinshi?" Zhu Qiyu's tone softened and he was really not impressed.
"Your Majesty, this person is a member of the orthodox 12th year."
"Promoting people? It's not easy to be the magistrate of Gyeonggi Province! Who is the person who will promote people?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Wei Chen doesn't know."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiao, and Feng Xiao also shook his head, expressing that he didn't know.
"Where is he from?"
"A native of Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong!"
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyelids and said: "From Shandong? Come to the palace with Xuan! I will ask him personally why the people love him so much. What do you want to say to him?"
"Liu Ji, if you go to deliver the order in person, you can temporarily serve as the magistrate of Wanping County for a few days."
Zhu Qiyu pondered: "I will give you the censorship officer to go to Wanping County to find out where this Zhang Fang came from? Also, see how the people of Wanping are living. Go there overnight, hurry up!"
"I obey the order!" Liu Ji knew that the emperor was about to take action.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "Even the magistrates in Gyeonggi Province don't obey my orders. What about places farther away? Are they also enjoying spring as usual?"
"Feng Xiao, where is the Hebei patrol envoy?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"I don't know. I'll ask the Procuratorate now."
"Directly issue an order to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and ask the patrol envoys from various places to check which counties and cities are not obeying my orders and are still fighting spring! After verification, report them!"
A cold light flashed in Zhu Qiyu's eyes. If someone is looking for death, don't blame him for being ruthless.
He continued to review the memorials.
"Your Majesty, we have received a secret from the governor Nianfu..." Fei Chong trotted in.
Zhu Qiyu lowered his head and stretched out his hand.
Fei Chong quickly put it in the emperor's hand.
Zhu Qiyu checked the sealing mud before opening the secret.
Nianfu was supposed to go to Beijing, but he was temporarily transferred to Xuanzhen to help Li Bing share the pressure.
"This rich man!"
Zhu Qiyu showed dissatisfaction and even impeached Yu Qian.
He impeached Yu Qian for being a tyrant; he also impeached the eunuch Han Yun for enriching his own pockets and having close contacts with local businessmen; he also impeached officials of the Xuanfu government for participating in politics and working in the army for corruption of the treasury.
It was also said that Xuanzhen was not the Xuanzang of the imperial court, but of an individual.
This sounds rebellious, but it is quite right.
Just out of character.
Xuanzhen suffered three defeats in three battles. The top priority was to regain morale among the troops and not to create extraneous problems.
"He is too upright!"
Zhu Qiyu was very dissatisfied with Nian Fu's impeachment.
However, Nian Fu was right about one point. Everyone in Xuan Town was rotten, including Yang Xin, who was corrupt.
But what the Ming Dynasty lacks is generals who can win battles. There are no civil servants or generals who are not greedy. If they are greedy, they will be greedy, as long as they can do practical things.
"Call Yin Zhi over."
When Yin Zhi came in, Zhu Qiyu revealed the secret to him.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the governor's words are true, and the court should investigate Xuanzhen!" Yin Zhi knelt on the ground.
Zhu Qiyu frowned.
Yin Zhi said: "Your Majesty, if the Central Committee is aware of the corruption and turns a blind eye, wouldn't it encourage the villain's behavior? What if those merchants speculate on the Central Committee's deep intentions without authorization?"
Zhu Qiyu was stunned.
This Yin Zhi has seen through enough. Yes, those merchants may be waiting to see what the central government will do.
Then I will confuse you!
"Publish the decree, praise Nian Fu for his loyal and upright actions, reprimand Yu Qian, Yang Xin and others, and then send Jin Yiwei to investigate the Xuan Mansion!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
It's all just a show, the list has already been released from Beijing, and there will probably be news soon.
He has asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei to be ready at any time and set off for Xuanzang.
evening.
Met Bai Gui, Geng Jiuchou and others.
As these people came to Beijing one after another, Zhu Qiyu gave instructions one by one.
For two consecutive days, he was meeting with officials entering Beijing.
…
Jin Zhong and Shu Liang meet.
The two of them looked cold, and their relationship was far less close than when they were in the palace.
Now that Dongchang is developing in full swing, although Jinyiwei is trying hard to catch up, it is not as powerful as Dongchang.
Because of the widening of roads in Beijing and the forcible demolition of houses, conflicts broke out frequently between Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and they even fought swords on several occasions.
The relationship between the two people took a turn for the worse.
"Eunuch Shu, no one can tolerate any sloppiness in matters related to the Xuanfu. If you delay the emperor's errand, no one will get any benefits!"
Jin Zhong was the first to speak: "Our family plans to send our confidant Guan Yao to lead the team and settle in Xuan Town."
Shu Liang snorted coldly: "Of course we don't dare to neglect the Emperor's errands, but Dongchang and Jinyiwei can't urinate in the same pot. They each go their separate ways. Whatever credit they get, each will rely on his or her ability!"
"You dare to disobey the emperor's will?" Jin Zhong frowned.
"I wouldn't dare."
Shu Liang took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Our family just doesn't want Jin Yiwei to hold us back!"
"you!"
Jin Zhong was very angry.
Shu Liang was released from the palace earlier than him! Only then did we have the power we have today!
If the emperor lets Jin Zhong out of the palace first, Jin Zhong will be ten thousand times stronger than Shu Liang!
"Okay! Then let's split up and don't take advantage of our Jin Yiwei in Dongchang!" Jin Zhong groaned and left Dongchang.
Returning to Jinyiwei, he was furious and told Guan Yao that this mission must be completed beautifully!
It’s really uncomfortable to feel overwhelmed by Dongchang!
"Mr. Factory, the relationship between you and Eunuch Jin is so tense, I'm afraid it's not good, right?" Gong Hui carefully advised Shuliang.
Shu Liang glanced at him: "What do you know? There are people like us in Xuanfu. This great contribution must belong to Dongchang. Why should it be shared by Jinyiwei?"
"With Dongchang, there is no need for the Jin Yiwei to exist at all!" Shu Liang sent Gong Hui to take people out of the capital as soon as possible before the Jin Yiwei could get ahead of him.
Dongchang and Jinyiwei from the capital left the capital overnight.
Yu Qian, who is far away in Xuanfu, has received the witnesses sent from Dongchang and the list of names from the torture.
Yu Qian has been in Xuan Town for nearly a month. His beard and hair are messy and he is quite sad.
He called Yang Xin, Jiang Wan, Zhu Yi and others to discuss.
Then a banquet was held to bring together the merchants of Xuanfu.
In the name of insufficient military rations, he wanted to buy some food from Xuanfu merchants.
Most of those doing business in Xuanfu were Shanxi merchants.
Although the Shanxi merchants in the capital have been expelled, the centipede is still alive. If the emperor is willing to return the family property to the Shanxi merchants, the Shanxi merchants will definitely be grateful. Anyway, there are a lot of main branches and branches of each family that are dead. One shot kills an opponent, why not be beautiful?
The three largest grain merchants are the Zhang family, the Wu family, and the Huang family.
This family is the Zhang Renxiao family, Pingyang Zhang family.
The person who calls the shots in Xuan Mansion is Zhang Zhihuai, who is a generation older than brothers Zhang Renxiao and Zhang Renli.
He was wearing a Confucian shirt, and those who didn't know better thought he was a scholar rather than a businessman.
After the troops from the Beijing camp settled in Xuanfu, he was determined to make friends with Yu Qian and the nobles in Beijing. After all, his family had a lot of business in the capital.
Until a few days ago, when he learned that his family had been wiped out, his first reaction was that the matter had been exposed and he should run away.
More than 30 merchants from Shanxi discussed for half a night and decided to send Xuanfu to a third defeat.
There was Yu Qian's third defeat.
Today, I received an invitation from Yu Qian. He was sincere and wanted to buy grain from the merchant.
"If you had been so obedient, wouldn't it be over?"
Zhang Zhihuai smiled like a villain, but he likes reading, and people who read a lot are bad.
He was worried that the banquet was fraudulent, so he refused to go and encouraged other businessmen to attend.
More than a dozen local merchants, led by Wuxing, attended the banquet.
Yu Qian was a little disappointed, they were all small merchants.
None of the main figures from the Zhang, Wu, and Huang families showed up, and a small shrimp from Wuxing was sent to attend.
"Marshal, why don't we just lead the army and arrest him directly!" Yang Xin was anxious.
His defeat was extremely humiliating.
Now that he knows that the merchant is the one who calls the shots, he can't wait to take revenge.
"No, it's easy to scare off the enemy."
Yu Qian's eyes flashed coldly: "They are worried about fraud in the army, so they are unwilling to come to the army. Let's give them some sweetness at this banquet. We will hold a banquet in the city the day after tomorrow. I will go to the banquet in person and see. Who doesn’t give me face, Marshal!”
"Marshal is in danger!" Jiang Wan warned in a low voice.
"What are you afraid of? Xuanfu is still in the hands of our army, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
Yu Qian lost two games in a row and was feeling angry.
"promise!"
Two days later, Yu Qian personally held a banquet in the city and invited local merchants.
The invitation contained both grace and power to force them to come.
Zhang Zhihuai hesitated in his heart and sent his servants to investigate. He was slightly relieved after confirming that Yu Qian had not led his army into the city and sincerely wanted to do business with the merchants.
For his own safety, he brought more than 200 guests and surrounded the restaurant.
Not only him, but also Xuanfu merchants brought thousands of people with them.
Yu Qian and others appeared in Zuixian Tower dressed in casual clothes.
"These dog merchants are so cautious, they are surrounded by their people!" Yang Xin cursed.
Although he is young, he has been in the army since he was a child. He is like a gangster who is not stingy. He is completely different from Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan is a Confucian general, but Yang Xin is very rude.
But Yang Xin was also from a well-known family, and it was Yang Xin who was really loved by the army sergeants.
But these two have been working hard since they were children, and they are both fierce men.
The dozen or so subordinates he brought with him were also strong men.
"The more you are afraid, the more it means there is something evil in your heart!"
Yu Qian smiled faintly, went upstairs, cooked wine with green plums, and drank slowly.
Zhang Zhihuai and others arrived late.
He repeatedly made sure, and sent people to observe the military camp, and found that there was indeed no movement in the camp. He also left people to watch the city gate, and report immediately if a large army entered the city.
I thought I had done everything perfectly.
Soon, they started drinking and mingling.
"Master Yu, you are truly a role model in the world..." Zhang Zhihuai threw out his pleasant words as if they were asking for money.
Yu Qian's face was calm: "Mr. Zhang is also very old and strong. He is still running around at such a young age. No wonder the business is so big."
"Don't dare." Zhang Zhihuai smiled broadly.
Scholars have many eyes. Although he held Yu Qian in his arms, he was distracted and listened to the door. He had ordered his servants to knock on the door as a signal if an army entered the city.
After three rounds of drinking.
Yu Qian suddenly looked at Zhang Zhihuai: "Mr. Zhang, what are you looking at outside the door?"
"Are you worried that the marshal will throw a cup into his mouth? Will the swordsman rush up and chop you all to death?" Yu Qian laughed suddenly.
The originally lively scene suddenly came to a standstill.
There were a few merchants holding wine glasses, as if they were frozen in place, and with a shake of their hands, the wine spilled on the dishes.
"Yu, Yu Shaofu, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Zhihuai was worried.
"Just kidding, why are you so nervous?" Yu Qian chuckled.
Yang Xin and Jiang Wanke curled their lips. They had never seen Yu Shaofu joke before. They never expected that Yu Shaofu would also be willing to tease people.
"No, I'm not nervous!"
Zhang Zhihuai smiled awkwardly: "I would like to propose a toast to the young master!"
He quickly poured a glass of wine, but his hands were trembling, so the wine couldn't be poured into the glass and kept overflowing.
Yu Qian grabbed his hand.
Zhang Zhihuai trembled all over and almost threw the wine bottle.
"What are you afraid of?" Yu Qian held his hand. Zhang Zhihuai wanted to pull it back, but unexpectedly found that Yu Qian's strength was too great!
Shockingly big! There is no way to take it back!
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