Before arresting these Nanzhi Haoyou who had instigated the civil uprising behind the scenes, Lu Huo, Shu Dayun, Huo Weida and other rebels had been taken to the execution ground at the archway of the West City to be beheaded. Lan
And on the day when they were to be executed, the people in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment had early put wooden plaques on the backs of the rebels such as Lu Huo, Shu Dayun, Huo Weida, etc. They also used glue to brush the hair of these rebels and tied up the pear corners. They were given a red silk paper flower on each of their heads and dressed up. After having a meal of immortality and a farewell drink, they were handed over to the sergeant who escorted them.
The sergeant drove all the rebels towards the prison van.
Lu Hao's face was expressionless, and he couldn't help but look around after entering the prison car.
Shu Dayun, on the other hand, couldn't help but stumble and sigh, with a look of regret on his face.
Because he admired the green forest style, he took the lead in leading the army to pretend to be a military guard and gang-raped the girl Ge Erya. At this time, his lips were pursed and he was about to cry, and he kept chanting: "I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" I really don’t want to die, please give me another chance, I will definitely be a good student, study and build a career.”
Wang Zuan, the right minister of the execution department of the execution department, also sat down behind the execution platform on the execution ground with a sullen face when these people were brought.
At that time, it happened to be the time when the Golden Crow was hanging high. Lan
The bright sunshine shines on the sundial, making the shadow of the needle clearly visible approaching the position of three quarters past noon.
Lu Hao and others also became increasingly panicked.
When the creaking prison wheels rolled in, the soldiers and civilians gathered around the archway of the West City also saw the information on these rebel cards, and many people learned about the heinous crimes these rebels had committed.
"Lü Huo, the former censor of Zuoqiandu in Nanjing and the admiral of Caojiang, colluded with the rebels, murdered the imperial envoys, sold his official positions, and even deliberately beat up his own soldiers and guards. It can be said that he deceived the emperor and ignored his superiors. It was an unforgivable crime. He even encouraged the evil gentry and bullies to rebel, robbed and killed merchants, and plundered the people. Wealth, and the share of the stolen money amounted to more than 367,000 taels, I will kill you!"
"The former Nanjing Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, Qian Shi, and Zhenjiang Deputy Commander-in-Chief Shu Dayun, together with Lu Huo and the traitor Huo Weida, murdered the imperial envoys, deprived 1,600 of them of their pay, and withheld a total of 8,970 military pay. Twenty taels, three of the new cannons built by the Ministry of Private Sellers will be killed by the rebels!"
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"The Minister of Punishment, Yan Qing, the Minister of Dali Temple, Zhang Mengli, and the Vice-Censor of Zuo Dudu, Wang Ji, made a joint judgment." Lan.
Some soldiers and people couldn't help but read the content on the card, and many people looked shocked because of this, but then they all looked happy and seemed to be quite happy.
Because although the gentry and the people were temporarily horrified by the crimes of these bureaucrats and gentry, after thinking about the scandals of these bureaucrats and gentry in the past, they were no longer surprised. They were even surprised that the imperial court would no longer protect them and punish them. .
When Lu Hao heard that some scholars and people were thinking about his crimes, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and looked up to the sky and sighed: "God, I just resisted the tyranny, so what's wrong with me?!"
Although Lu Huo said this, after seeing Wang Zuan, he still couldn't help shouting: "Young Sikou, can you tell Yu Yuanfu that I was wrong! I shouldn't do such a thing behind his back. I changed my mind." , I will change it in the future and never do this again!”
"Let him give me another chance. After all, I was born as a Jinshi, and I am a dignified censor of Qiandu. But now he wants me to have my head in a different place. I really can't accept it. Woohoo!"
Lu Hao started to cry after shouting.
Seeing this, Wang Zuan only said in a deep voice: "If I had known, why would I bother you now? The biggest shortcoming of a smart person like you is that you think you are too smart and forget the word 'revere'."
Lu Hao clenched his cheeks after hearing this, but didn't say anything else.
When the time was up, Wang Zuan dropped the token: "Behead!"
Suddenly, the shadow of the knife crossed the sky and fell towards the sky.
With just one stab, Lu Huo's head was severed and blood spurted out.
"I don't dare anymore, I don't dare pretend to be a military guard to rape and kill civilian girls anymore, I don't dare anymore, I really don't dare anymore!"
Howeida was thinking like crazy and his neck was cut open with a knife.
Shu Dayun, on the other hand, remained silent, only sighed again, and then his head disappeared. Lan
Other rebels were also beheaded one after another.
The common people saw only one human head rolling out of the Blood Lake, then another, then the third, fourth, fifth...
A steady stream of human heads rolled into the bloody porridge, rolling down amidst the cheers.
"cut!"
After Gu Bingren, Ma Weiming and other Haoyou who were behind the scenes were escorted to Beijing, they were also executed one after another.
The supervisor's token was lost again and again.
In the winter of the ninth year of Wanli and the early spring of the tenth year of Wanli. Lan
The business of Jingshi West Market Archway has become surprisingly good, and it is showing signs of surpassing Qipan Street.
Because the execution scenes appeared again and again, the number of rebels who were executed was not thousands, but hundreds, and all of them were fat-minded people who committed the most heinous crimes, so that there was an endless stream of civilians who were willing to come to watch the execution. Absolutely, just like watching a big show, many people who came to the capital from other places even regarded it as a grand event, euphemistically calling it a beheading event.
For ordinary people, this scene of beheading evil officials and evil gentry is as enjoyable as watching a market like Bao Gong's Eucalyptus, or even more enjoyable. After all, the West Market Archway presents a video impact, which brings pleasure to the people. The auditory pleasure and textual pleasure brought by storytellers cannot be compared.
And it is precisely because of this pleasure that people are willing to make a fuss about it, or spend money to buy a large number of firecrackers and set them off to add to the fun, and consumption is unknowingly boosted.
"The confiscated items confiscated and turned over to the inner treasury now total more than 6.19 million taels of silver, more than 148,000 taels of gold, 1.03 million taels of copper coins, and 240 silver of various antiques, jades, calligraphy and paintings by celebrities, etc. More than 10,000 taels, and the other family's population was sold at a discount of more than 1,670,000 taels, and they lost more than 25,700 hectares of fertile land."
If the wealthy people who were behind the scenes were dug out and their families were confiscated, and the common people only gained spiritual pleasure, then for Zhu Yijun and the Ming Dynasty, it was a lot of material gain.
On that day, Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, reported to Zhu Yijun the latest situation of the house confiscation in the political hall. Lan
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "Tell me, how will the confiscated proceeds be distributed?"
At this time, Wang Guoguang, the bachelor in charge of the branch office, stood up and said: "The cabinet has drafted a proposal to keep the silver and gold in Taicang, and the copper coin issuance department to prepare for the use of river workers, etc., but leave 1.5 million The two pieces of silver were transferred to the inner treasury to be used by the civil and military officers and soldiers who had made meritorious service as His Majesty’s reward for implementing the New Deal. Antiques, jades, calligraphy and paintings by famous people were returned to the inner treasury, and all fertile land was classified as official land. However, rents were still collected according to the original lease, and the income was used as a proportion of the local vassal. Treasury and Nanjing Taicang."
"The gold is not left in Taicang. A gold storehouse is added behind the Wenhua Hall in the palace, which is directly managed by the Cabinet Office and the Supervisor of Ceremonies. In addition, the gold stored in other storehouses is collected together to serve as a stack for future revitalization of banknotes. Capital Reserve.”
"The next conquest of Japan is imminent, and after the conquest of Japan, trade must be further revitalized to facilitate the previous policy of opening up the sea; and ocean-going trade requires more portability; not to mention, when troops are deployed abroad, military pay is mainly distributed with paper money, and It can greatly save transportation costs.”
"Therefore, we need to be prepared. Not only must we be prepared, but we must also strictly control the outflow of gold and conduct regular audits. If the gold reserves decrease instead of increasing, we need to hold the cabinet ministers and eunuchs who are directly responsible for this treasury accountable!"
Zhu Yijun did not directly agree to the cabinet's request, but put forward his own new intention.
Stacking capital means reserves. Lan
Since the emergence of banknotes in the Northern Song Dynasty, the issuance of banknotes is no longer a new thing in China. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the earliest theory of banknote issuance in world history appeared, and it served as the basis for the country's financial control measures.
Even Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty also mastered some theories on the issuance of banknotes. According to historical records, when he mentioned Huizi to Prime Minister Zhao Xiong, he specifically said, "If I didn't hesitate to give out too many Huizi, how could it be as important as it is today?" ?” And in the fifth year of Qiandao, an edict was issued to set the general banknotes as three-year circles, requiring each circle to replace the old banknotes with 10 million new banknotes, which is equivalent to regular and standardized printing of new banknotes and recycling of old banknotes. .
Wang Guangguang was a man who was proficient in money law. He was a famous financial man in the history of Ming Dynasty. He had read a lot of books. He naturally understood what stacking capital meant and why the emperor valued gold reserves, so he just accepted it.
