"Reply to His Majesty."
Yang Ai, who lowered her head, responded softly, "Folk girls know."
Looking at the famous Lord Hedong, Li Yunze laughed loudly, "Would you like to follow me?"
Yang Ai's head dropped even lower, "A civilian girl is willing to serve your majesty, life and death."
Zhou Daodeng was shocked when he heard this. It was taboo to talk about life and death in front of the emperor.
Unexpectedly, Li Yunze was not angry at all. Instead, he nodded with satisfaction, "I always keep my word. I will never have an itchy scalp or the water is too cold."
Yang Ai looked up in shock, what does this mean?
Li Yunze nodded slowly and said seriously, "Since you have followed me, then change your name."
"The yard is lined with willow trees. How about changing your surname to Liu? I see that you have a gentle and uncontroversial temperament, so how about changing your name to Yin? Since you like Xin Jiaxuan's "I should be like this when I see the green mountains", how about changing your name to "Rou"?
There is no doubt that Li Yunze was just talking nonsense and just piled up Liu Rushi's name.
But who made him the emperor? Since he gave the name, Yang Ai will be Liu Yin and Liu Rushi from now on.
Liu Rushi leaned down and saluted, "Daughter of the people, thank you for your name."
Li Yunze looked at Zhou Daodeng with a strange look on his face, "Zhou Qing's family, we did a good job this time."
"This is my duty."
"Zhou Aiqing."
"I'm here."
"I order you to be the governor of Liangjiang, in charge of the affairs of the local people in Liangjiang, taxes, punishments and water." Li Yunze smiled and said, "I will add the crown prince Shaobao."
Zhou Daodeng was so excited that his face glowed red, and he kowtowed vigorously, "Thank you, my lord!"
But in my heart, I was thinking, "There was nothing before, so I sent Yang Ai over and became the governor immediately." I understand. '
Li Yunze stood up and walked over, "Zhou Qing's family, it is not easy for me to be the governor. I will tell you a few things. If you do it properly, it will be no problem to join the capital and the cabinet in the future. If you don't do it well..."
"If it doesn't work out, I'd like to beg for the bones." Zhou Daodeng responded loudly with excitement.
"What good things are you thinking of?" Li Yunze reached out and patted his shoulder, looking at his head of white hair. "If it doesn't work out, then I will use your head."
Zhou Daodeng, who was immersed in excitement, was momentarily stunned.
Will you lose your head if you don't do your errand well? This, this, this...
"The first thing is to check the acres of land in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. All matters will be handled according to the model of the Xu family in Huating."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Daodeng's hands stopped shaking and his legs stopped shaking. He just felt like the sky was about to collapse.
It doesn't matter if you offend a member of the Xu family, this is what the emperor has ordered.
But if he offends many big landowners in Jiangnan, he will end up well.
"The second thing is that Ni Yuanlu is studying for local students in Shaoxing Prefecture, and all students below the seventh grade will be re-employed. The selected students can only be selected from poor families. This matter needs to be promoted to all parts of Jiangnan, and you have to help him handle it. .”
Zhou Daodeng smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling speechless.
Not only did he offend the landlords and gentry, he also offended all the subordinate officials from all over the south of the Yangtze River.
This kind of errand is really life-threatening.
"The third thing is to re-establish commercial taxes in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, severely crack down on smuggling, rectify the municipal shipping department, and strictly implement taxation standards. Wang Chengen will send you the specific items later."
Zhou Daodeng's face was numb, he didn't want to speak or move.
He finally saw that the emperor wanted to uproot the Donglin Party.
The so-called Donglin Party is a monster group that integrates officials, businessmen, big landowners, famous officials and scholars.
They control money and food, public opinion, and power. Then use these to expand your own interests.
It doesn't matter whether the Ming Dynasty dies or not, as long as it doesn't affect their interests.
As for the officials, Wei Zhongxian killed the top figures of the Donglin Party before, and then Li Yunze basically wiped out all the remaining big guys. Now the only ones left in the DPRK are the fish that slipped through the net, and the little shrimps.
As for the merchants, starting from the salt merchants, to the blood alliance case, many big merchants were involved, but they were severely damaged and could not succeed.
For big landowners, the Huating Xu family is the beginning, and the next step is to sweep away the gentry from all over the south of the Yangtze River.
After all, it was these gentry who controlled the most land in the Ming Dynasty.
They don't pay taxes!
As for the famous officials, the Jin Yiwei had already taken down all those who were dancing for joy, leaving those who remained silent for the time being to avoid the limelight.
But he won't be let go, it's all a matter of time.
The last and largest group of scholars, Li Yunze first attracted them by giving him the opportunity to serve as an official below the seventh rank.
Those who are unwilling to accept the emperor's olive branch and still want to cause trouble will predictably not end well.
The main ways for the Donglin Party to obtain profits are through commercial taxation, maritime trade and smuggling.
Now Li Yunze sets business taxes, investigates smuggling, and conducts maritime trade to dig out their roots.
Looking at everything together, it turns out that Li Yunze came to completely eliminate the Donglin Party.
"Long live."
Zhou Daodeng, who smiled wryly, saluted, "My lord, I beg for the bones."
He is extremely addicted to being an official, but the prerequisite is that he has a life.
Although the Donglin Party has been severely damaged by the emperor, its strength cannot be underestimated. It's not too difficult to kill him.
"Don't want to do it?" Li Yunze raised his eyebrows, "Okay, go out to find Luo to recuperate, keep the head, and go."
The head is left behind, where else can it go?
"Don't be so afraid." Li Yunze squatted down and patted his shoulder enthusiastically, "The Donglin Party is not as scary as you think. I have already killed their main force. You just need to clean up the tail. I will keep Cao Wen. I have ordered the admiral to supervise the military affairs of Liangjiang, and I have a sword in my hand, so what are you afraid of?"
Zhou Daodeng shook his head repeatedly and said he didn't dare.
"Choose for yourself." Li Yunze simply stood up, "Do you want to keep your head now, or give it a try? Don't even think about He Xini. If you can't finish things within the stipulated time, Cao Wenzhao will ask you with the king's order flag. Borrow the head!"
Having said this, what else could Zhou Daodeng do? He had no choice.
He finally understood that the emperor was using him as a swordsman.
If he does it well, he might be able to survive, but if he doesn't do it well, neither side will let him go.
"The fourth thing is to investigate the canal transportation and sea transportation. There is no rush in advance, just make preliminary preparations."
Zhou Daodeng was about to cry. He even wanted to move the powerful water transport!
Watching Zhou Daodeng leave tremblingly, Liu Rushi subconsciously wanted to help and say a few nice words, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know what to say.
"Go and clean up first." Li Yunze ordered, "We will respond to the situation in two days."
"yes."
Liu Rushi retreated and left. Not long after he left, he was stopped by Zhou Daodeng.
"master?"
"Don't dare, absolutely must not, you will offend me." Zhou Daodeng waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't call me that, just call me by his given name."
It was impossible for Liu Rushi to really shout "Hey, Zhou Daodeng".
She thought for a while and asked doubtfully, "What's the matter, Mr. Governor?"
Zhou Daodeng took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeves and handed them over respectfully, "I have the audacity to ask the girl to say a nice word in front of Long Live."
The banknote was very thick and the denomination was not small.
Liu Rushi was inexplicably horrified, and from another aspect, she deeply realized the power of the emperor.
I don't even have a status, I just worked as a maid beside the emperor, and now a big official took the initiative to send me banknotes to please me, this and this...
After a brief period of confusion, Liu Rushi's beautiful eyes gradually became firmer.
"Your Majesty the Governor." Liu Rushi shook his head firmly, "My lord, I have a favor with you, but as a woman, how dare you speak nonsense on state affairs. Please don't harm me."
Zhou Daodeng was anxious and took a step forward to put the banknote into the girl's hand, "Please help me, girl."
Liu Rushi hurriedly took two steps back and said, "Please respect yourself!"
These words were very serious, and the nearby Jin Yiwei had already looked over.
Looking at the girl's back as she turned away, Zhou Daodeng was stunned, "This change of face is too fast!" '
The next day, Li Yunze left for Yingtian Mansion.
"Xu Xianchun."
"I'm here."
Xu Xianchun, who had been promoted to the imperial guard capital to direct the affairs, hurriedly rode forward and said, "Long live my orders."
"Have everything been arranged?"
"In reply to Long Live's words, the manpower has been deployed and the hidden stakes have been laid in ambush."
"Well done." Li Yunze nodded with satisfaction. "You don't have to worry about doing things in Jiangnan this time. Be strict and quick, and don't give them the slightest chance to fight back. Catch them if you can, sentence them if you can, and behead them if you can."
"No one can plead for mercy, and don't give anyone any face. If there is anyone who dares to resist, go directly to Cao Wenzhao and ask him to send troops to wipe it out completely."
Li Yunze took a deep breath and looked at the fields after the autumn harvest in front of him, "We must eliminate the bandits in Donglin!"
After hesitating for a while, Xu Xianchun lowered his voice: "Long live, Mr. Sun Ge is also a Donglin Party member."
"You have to remember one thing." Li Yunze looked at him calmly, "I have the final say who is the Donglin Party. Control your ambitions and don't do anything you shouldn't do just to win credit."
"I am terrified."
Looking at Xu Xianchun beside him, Li Yunze's heart moved slightly and he handed over the jujube. "After this matter is settled, you will serve as the commander of the Jinyi Guards and the commander of Fusi in the North Town when you return to Beijing."
Xu Xianchun was overjoyed, "Thank you for your grace."
Looking at Luo Yangxing on the other side, Li Yunze said seriously, "After returning to Beijing, Luo Tongzhi will study with your father for a while and then take over as the commander of the Imperial Guard."
Luo Yangxing, who originally looked a little ugly, immediately said with great joy, "Thank you for your grace."
"The two of you will be in charge of the Imperial Guard from now on. You must cooperate sincerely and serve me together."
'Kekeke~~~'
Xu Xianchun and Luo Yangxing looked at each other, grinning at the same time with a professional fake smile.
That laughter was really, somewhat indescribable.
After galloping all the way back to Yingtian Mansion, Cao Wenzhao and his crowd were waiting outside the city gate.
"Cao Qing's family, come here." Li Yunze dismounted and greeted Cao Wenzhao. The two of them did not enter the city but walked slowly along the official road.
Everyone around them gave way, and no one dared to step forward and eavesdrop.
"How is the recruitment and training of the new army going?"
"In reply to Long Live's words, we have recruited 15,000 new soldiers from all over the south of the Yangtze River and are undergoing rigorous training."
"Is there any case of withholding military pay and using empty pay?"
Cao Wenzhao immediately saluted, "Long live, if there is such evil behavior in Longxiang's army, I should kill myself to apologize!"
Before arriving in Jiangnan, Li Yunze gave Cao Wenzhao an order to expand Longxiang's army.
He also designated to recruit good family members from various places in the south of the Yangtze River to double the strength of Long Xiang's army.
During these days, Cao Wenzhao has been busy with this matter.
With sufficient supplies of food, wages and materials, things went very smoothly.
"I believe you."
Li Yunze raised his hand and patted Cao Wenzhao's shoulder, "Scatter the new recruits into each battalion and train them as soon as possible with the old leading the new."
"After I return to Beijing, you stay in Jiangnan to assist Xu Xianchun in his work. Money, food and wealth in Jiangnan are the foundation of the imperial court. We must eliminate the Donglin thieves who are causing harm to the country and the people."
"My lord, I will accept the order. I will never disappoint Long Live's trust."
"Um."
Pausing, Li Yunze looked at the city gate not far away with a somewhat complicated mood.
"Let's go, I'm going to meet those relatives."
