Qian Qianyi was really anxious.
You know, in history, even if he was captured by the Qing court for participating in rebellion, he could still buy his life by spending money.
Now, in the Ming Dynasty, he failed to rely on the Jiangnan gentry to buy a life.
This was simply an unacceptable result for him.
Therefore, Qian Qianyi had to scold Fang Congzhe.
He didn't understand why Fang Congzhe listened to the emperor's words and executed them even if he didn't want any money.
Qian Qianyi didn't want to die.
But now it was no longer up to him.
Because Zhu Youxiao ordered him to drown.
Therefore, Feng Quan asked someone to prepare a large water tank for Qian Qianyi and prepared to throw Qian Qianyi into the large water tank.
After Qian Qianyi was escorted to the stage, he saw a large water tank under the stage in front of him. In the large water tank, there were some ice cubes that had just condensed last night.
Qian Qianyi trembled unconsciously.
"I'm afraid of the cold. I'm really afraid of the cold. The water looks cold and cold at first sight!"
Qian Qianyi even started talking about it.
"The time has come! Execution!"
Soon after, Feng Quan gave an order, and Qian Qianyi was pushed directly into the large water tank.
Plop.
"Cold, so cold! Let me out! I was wrong!"
Qian Qianyi shouted.
But no one paid attention to him. Only the soldiers used long sticks to push Qian Qianyi into the water.
This way.
Ye Maocai and Zhang Pu were also pressed on the execution platform.
Both of them were extremely remorseful and shouted: "I don't want to die!"
Click!
But the beheading knife still fell.
Seeing this scene, Xu Shaoquan couldn't help but trembled in his heart, and said to Ye Chuchun: "Go to Fujian and tell Mr. Ye that Mr. Mu Zhai and others did not survive death. He was an important minister of the temple back then! Do you really want to Did you see that tyrant and traitor poisoning Jiangnan and forcing the whole world to rebel?!"
Ye Chuchun nodded: "I will go to Fujian tomorrow!"
…
"Qian Muzhai and the others were really killed?"
After Ye Xianggao learned about this, he took a few steps back. He almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Suddenly, Ye Xianggao suddenly ran directly into the courtyard, knelt down facing north, and shouted: "Your Majesty!"
Then, Ye Xianggao cried and said: "The gentry are not even allowed to express their dissatisfaction. Your Majesty, how far are you going to push us? Do you really want to push us so hard that someone will risk the disaster of the nine clans to kill you?!"
Ye Xianggao coughed violently as he spoke, and then said: "I am Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty! If you could have allowed the prince to leave the palace to study as soon as possible, and the eldest son of the emperor to have a trainee as soon as possible, why would we be in this situation now? .”
"Mr. Ge!"
Seeing this, Ye Chuchun hurriedly helped Ye Xianggao up.
Ye Xianggao then stood up and continued: "Your Majesty is ignorant, and Fang Daxing is also ignorant. Although everyone has different political views, they are all scholar-bureaucrats in the end. Why does he want to kill them all like this?"
"The students don't know, but the students and others have indeed knelt down in front of his henchmen! But Young Master Fang still refused to agree, and even demanded a bribe of five million taels of silver from the students and others!"
Ye Chuchun spoke.
He also made up a lie by the way, confusing right and wrong.
"Excessive! Is the Fang family really going to be the second Yan family?!"
Ye Xianggao did not doubt Ye Chuchun's lies, but directly believed Ye Chuchun's lies and said so directly.
"So, now that the northern gentry of the Fang family is helping the tyrants to perpetrate the tyranny, the tyrant will naturally become more rampant. The people of Jiangnan are already in dire straits. Mr. Ge, you are a minister who relies heavily on the temple and is deeply favored by the emperor. Do you really want to sit back and watch the Ming Dynasty perish because of this?" "
Ye Chuchun asked.
After hearing this, Ye Xianggao said: "I personally wrote to Fang Congzhe and asked him if Fang Congzhe really wanted to disregard the friendship between scholars and break up the gentry in the north and the south! Is it true that Fang Congzhe is not afraid of being destroyed in the future when the world is in chaos? Do you want to settle accounts after the fall?!"
…
"I have always been loyal to the country and the people. Although I dare not say that I have Sanyang's talents, I have no regrets in my heart. Whether it is the suspension of Liao's salary collection or the implementation of the examination law, it is all to understand the people's difficulties and eliminate the rule of officials. If you really feel that what I am doing now will cause chaos in the world and even ruin your reputation, then let me bear the consequences of doing so. What do I have to fear?"
After Han Xu, Sun Ruyou and other court ministers asked him why he didn't save Qian Qianyi and others without fear of chaos or even ruin in the future, Fang Congzhe replied directly, then rolled his sleeves into the sedan and went to the political hall.
then.
When Fang Congzhe waited for Zhu Youxiao to arrive at the political hall, he took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, according to the report from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Xichang has now called for the tax again after Feng Quan, the governor of the southeast, and the emperor of Nanzhili cleared Zhang Tianmu. We received 2,512 shi of grain, 6,090,090 taels of gold and silver, and 187 shi of white grain! They have been transported to Beijing."
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "In this way, the national treasury will undoubtedly be fuller!"
At this time, Fang Congzhe took out a memorial and said: "This shows that the effectiveness of your Majesty's strict government has been shown! This is really a gratifying thing!
However, so much food comes to Beijing, and it is more than enough for the current military needs, and even most of it can only be stored in the capital. However, food is not as easy to store as gold and silver, and it is also easy to lose, and as the storage time increases, more will be lost. many;
Therefore, in my opinion, since Your Majesty wants to make the people of the world more and more prosperous, since these grains are taken from the people, it is better to use them for the people;
This is a memorial written by Bi Ziyan, the minister of Taipu Temple. He said that as a large amount of grain was brought to Beijing, the imperial court should take this opportunity to use the work-for-work relief program to provide relief to the refugees gathered in the capital. This way, the food would not be spoiled in vain, but also the food could be saved. It can save many people, use these refugees to build some necessary projects, and prevent the refugees from causing trouble;
But Bi Ziyan also suggested that if the court really did this, it should give silver coins to ordinary workers just like they use silver coins to pay official salaries, and then sell them as official grain for the people, so as to prevent large amounts of food from being directly distributed to the people. It caused a sharp drop in grain prices in the capital, hurting farmers in the capital, and it also solved the problem of poor transactions due to a lack of silver among people in the north compared to the south. "
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but stood up and said with a smile: "This Bi Ziyan is a talented person! He knows the law of money very well!"
Fang Congzhe laughed: "I think so too, so when I talk about this matter, I will first submit his memorial to your Majesty."
"Yuansuke is interested!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded after hearing this. Now that Fang Congzhe reminded him, he also thought of Bi Ziyan, an official with great economic talent in history.
For this reason, after Zhu Youxiao said it, he said: "It's exactly what Bi Ziyan said! The Ministry of Household Affairs will discuss the matter immediately."
"I obey the decree!"
Fang Congzhe replied.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao said again: "These capable ministers must be recorded in the political hall first and be ready for use at any time. For example, this Bi Ziyan has a good mind in managing money and valley affairs. When the time comes, let him Take charge of what he has done and let him organize a grain bureau for the imperial court to specialize in grain sales."
"I obey the decree! In my opinion, Cui Jingrong, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, and Fan Jingwen, the doctor of the Selected Literature Department, are both talented and can be used."
Fang Congzhe started talking.
"Then it's all recorded."
Zhu Youxiao left the Political Affairs Hall as he spoke, then returned to Qianqing Palace, and then gave a few notes to Fang Congzhe: "There are also these people, you should also record them."
Fang Congzhe was greatly surprised. He did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor had secretly memorized the names of many ministers, and there were also comments. He couldn't help thinking: "I wonder if His Majesty has memorized Fang Congzhe?!"
At this time, Fang Congzhe picked up the first note and looked at it, and saw that it was Wang Zaijin:
Wang Zaijin——Good at logistics and overall planning
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