A certain prince is good at eating, drinking and having fun. This is something everyone knows.
Therefore, many moths hope that a certain emperor will die overseas, preferably immediately!
Only when the Ming Dynasty is in chaos can they profit from it without worrying about being settled by the queen.
Zhu Cixiang's triumphant return undoubtedly shattered their dreams and left them with nothing to eat.
The captivity order issued by a certain prince was actually very wise, because the Lingchi subjects were all starved and thin, and it was difficult for the executioner to kill him...
Now that Zhu Cixiang is back, these Dai Zai pigs can be put out for sale!
Let the Metropolitan Procuratorate verify each case first, and leave the difficult part to Dali Temple.
Anyone who is involved, whether a relative of the emperor or a trafficker or a pawn, will be taken into custody first and then punished after hearing the news.
The prison of the Ministry of Punishment has been expanded and built many times, and it is enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. If the space is not enough, there are also the prisons of Beichang, Dongchang, Nanchang and Jinyiwei.
If it's not enough, just free up the military camp. Zhu Cixiang doesn't believe that hundreds of thousands of suspects can be arrested in Beidu alone.
I haven't died yet, but just by going out for a visit, these scum dare to jump out and do whatever they want.
It seems that after all these years, the borers still have their true nature!
When I see gold and silver jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, and real estate beauties, I want to occupy them.
As the first emperor of the ages and the chief cleaning teacher of the Ming Dynasty, I might as well teach them another lesson!
As the case proceeds, the scope of the case becomes wider and wider, indeed involving many students of Zhu Cixiang.
Especially the number of people who were bitten out by criminals who had been imprisoned was in the hundreds in Beidu alone, and each person was charged at least thousands of silver coins.
Zhu Cihong had already stipulated this aspect. It was not that officials in the imperial court could not collect money. The amount they collected each year was linked to their rank and official position.
One thousand silver coins corresponds to the fifth rank, which is the position of doctor in various ministries, and the position of co-prefect under the prefect in local areas.
The amount of money received exceeds the limit of the amount of money one can accept. Once the money is stolen, one has to bear the consequences.
Fortunately, Zhu Cixiang was not in the country before, so even if someone exposed the incident, he seemed confident.
Because the emperor had not returned for a long time, it was rumored in the market that Emperor Haojing had died overseas. In order to stabilize the homeland, the funeral was kept secret.
The rumors spread more and more, and a certain prince wanted the military aircraft department to publish the refutation in a newspaper.
However, after receiving the telegram from Fort Poro, everyone felt relieved.
The emperor's fortunes are as high as the heavens. He had no danger in France, but now he has turned the corner.
After the emperor's visit is over, he can settle the accounts with these moths.
Now that it's autumn, it's a good time to do some accounting.
Those emperor's students who thought the matter had nothing to do with them before began to panic as the case progressed.
Compared with Zhang Huangyan and other disciples, strictly speaking, these people are not Zhu Cihong's students.
It was only when Zhu Cihong went to teach at the Imperial University, which was upgraded from the Imperial College, that it became popular.
There were two to three hundred people a year, and in fifty years there were tens of thousands. At least more than half of them are still alive today.
It was some of these people who, relying on their connections with the emperor, began to make a fortune.
Naturally, Zhu Cixiang didn't bother to take care of the prescribed ways of amassing money.
But if you go too far, or even become obsessed with it, then you must chop off the claws directly.
The rules of the game formulated by Zhu Cixi are the king's laws, and those who ignore the king's laws will be severely punished.
Ignoring the king's law is equivalent to taking the emperor's edict as fart. It's strange that Zhu Cihong doesn't deal with these scum!
Will people become kind-hearted as they get older?
When it comes to dealing with moths, Zhu Cixiang feels that he has always been kind!
The principal and accomplices were executed, and the family members were assigned to work in the mines. This was considered a very kindhearted person.
Some people saw that the situation was not good and immediately took their money and ran away.
However, unlike the intermittent railways, the Ming Dynasty's telegraph network extended from Beidu to the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong.
All ports in the coastal areas have laid telegraph and telephone lines, making communication extremely fast and convenient.
Overseas is either a territory of Ming Dynasty or an ally of Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Cixiang wanted to see where those anxious worms wanted to go!
Some people think that the Navy does not need to retain too many small ironclads. Wouldn't it be better to upgrade them all to large and medium-sized ironclads?
In addition to combat, small ironclad ships also have an important purpose, that is, anti-smuggling and arresting!
Any merchant ship that has been at sea for less than three days can be intercepted by small, low-cost ironclad ships.
Only for targets that have been out to sea for more than three days will Class III ironclads be dispatched.
In order to arrest a few suspects, there is no need to send a 10,000-ton cruiser to sea.
The speed of warships is faster than that of all types of merchant ships. This is something Zhu Cixiang specially warned.
As for why...
You can figure it out with your heels!
Over the years, there have been many captains who were not afraid of death. Under the temptation of bags of silver coins, they tried to escape with certain special status passengers under the fire of battleships.
Most of them were successfully intercepted, but a few captains who were not smart enough were bribed to let their prey go. When the incident came to light, they were shot directly by the military justice department!
After setting a warning and spreading the word, no one in the navy would dare to be stupid or disobey orders. Once they had a mission, they would naturally go and catch the prey.
Merchant ships would dock at overseas ports, and factory security agents would use this to find local officials, then follow the clues and eventually catch the suspect.
Statistics show that the success rate is over 95%.
In other words, out of a hundred fugitives, less than five could hide in nooks and crannies.
Even so, you can't be careless and worry about being reported by factory guards' local informants at all times.
After Zhu Cixiang returned, he ordered all city gates in the three cities of Beidu to be closed, and ordered factory guards and troops to set up cordons in areas without city gates.
Within a week, non-common people are not allowed to go out and can move around in the city.
The checkpoint will strictly examine the people coming and going, and if a suspect is caught, there will be a heavy reward.
This can be regarded as the most severe roundup in the past ten years. Zhu Cixiang is going to catch all the fish...
Even if the target is found missing in his residence, the factory guards will lead the wolf dog and the clothes he has worn to search for the target in entertainment venues such as the headquarters where he often hangs out.
As long as the prey can be captured, it is okay to turn the Northern Capital upside down.
After hearing that the emperor actually came back alive, the factory guards and eagle dogs were being dispatched to dig three feet into the ground to catch people.
Some guys who knew what they were doing chose to end it directly in prison.
It's not that they are not afraid of death, but they are too afraid of pain, because they will not be given anesthesia first when being Ling Chi!
Although the executioner's skills are professional, the prisoner will not die without stabbing him with thousands of blows.
That's what borers are like, there are only a handful of them with backbone, and the vast majority are just wallflowers that fall in the wind.
After more than a month of verification, nearly 1,000 principal culprits, more than 5,000 accomplices, and about 200,000 family members involved in the case could be prosecuted.
After reading the reported files, Zhu Cixi knew that this was only part of it.
Because the suspects mainly come from Beidu, Beizhili, and nearby places, and then the places where the rebellion occurred.
Is it okay elsewhere?
The world is as black as crows!
If the local area is completely cleaned up, I am afraid that the number of people involved will reach one million!
Does Zhu Cixiang dare to touch so many people?
D? ? ?
That was before!
Now is the time to immigrate overseas. If you can't survive at home, you can go to live overseas.
If you commit a crime at home, don’t even think about escaping overseas to live happily!
Local officials and gentry always thought that they could use land to fight against the emperor. In the first thirty or forty years, this strategy did work.
However, as the Ming Dynasty continued to expand its territory and the imperial court continued to move overseas, the area of overseas cultivated land exceeded that of the mainland.
The previous trick no longer works. Even if there is a natural disaster in the country, food from overseas will continue to be shipped.
What's more, the number of tenants in the hands of these people is constantly decreasing. Even if the rent of farmland is significantly reduced, it will not help.
Because overseas land is completely free and fully tax-free for the first five years, it is extremely attractive to tenants with little or no land.
After going overseas, it would be difficult for the gentry to resume their old business.
The biggest difference between the mainland and overseas is that people can own bows and arrows, armor and even muskets!
Veterans who have served in good standing in the military can even get a new gun and a box of ammunition for free.
If ordinary people have guns, do they still need to worry about being bullied by the gentry?
Why does a certain emperor not allow groups to organize military training overseas? And allow large-scale military organizations to exist?
Because the leader of the former will most likely be a gentry who pays a lot of money, and if there are many people under him, they will definitely not be obedient.
The latter is composed of retired officers and soldiers. There may be children of the gentry joining, but they will never be the main force.
The Minbing armed force and the garrison are inextricably linked, it's just that one is on active duty and the other is retired.
In peacetime, they are divided into two groups. In wartime, they will be commanded by the local government or garrison generals to fight together.
Zhu Cixiang's method of attacking the gentry class in the local area was not obvious. He mainly focused on removing wages from the bottom of the cauldron and relocating tenant farmers.
It is blatantly popular overseas. All officers who have achieved military exploits and have no bad deeds will become the head of the local military force after they retire.
Minbing's combat units are also divided into battalions, companies, and platoons, which only need to correspond to each village, town, and city.
The thinking patterns of retired soldiers who have studied and trained in the army, fought side by side with their comrades, and eaten imperial food for many years are completely different from those of the gentry.
Usually, priority is given to obeying court orders, because court orders can only be issued with the approval of Emperor Haojing.
Veterans all know that anyone who fights against the emperor will not end well!
Therefore, the cohesion and execution capabilities of overseas military forces are much stronger than those at home.
Zhu Cixiang vigorously developed the Minbing armed force. What is the ultimate goal?
That is to weaken the strength of the local gentry class. After most of the local people have been moved away, the Ming Dynasty's power game can start again!
According to Zhu Cixiang's plan, the cabinet, military aircraft department, and ministers of various ministries controlled the court discussions and made the court's orders conform to their own wishes.
The army is controlled by his own disciples and students, and retired officers and soldiers form local military forces to minimize the possibility of rebellion.
Overseas territories were in charge of the princes or officials directly dispatched by the court. Even if something happened to the local area before the move, it could ensure that the Ming Empire could continue unchanged.
Use technology, mining and orders to develop industry and commerce, continuously improve Ming's industrial level and production capacity, and at the same time control the wealthy merchant class.
With these four fulcrums, the emperor becomes the top of the pyramid, and the entire structure is considered relatively stable.
The gentry class like the Junkers were no longer considered and were directly kicked out of the game by Zhu Cixiang!
In the opinion of a certain emperor, the strength of the gentry was not important, but obedience was the most important.
If you are a disobedient gentry, there is no need to live!
For those who want to return to their old ways after arriving overseas, a certain emperor will let them die smoothly in acclimatization...
Life is inherently cruel, and living overseas is even more difficult. Isn’t it reasonable to die from acclimatization?
Zhu Cixiang did not intend to completely implement the method of apportionment of farmers into farmers in his homeland. Once the tenant farmers were hollowed out, he would say goodbye to the gentry.
If the gentry also goes overseas, they will need to abide by completely new rules of the game.
Overseas, the world is ruled by Minbing. If anyone dares to break the rules of the game set by the emperor, he will die of acclimatization!
Will this move lead to excessive militarization?
Militarization is the easiest way to govern without a warlord dominating one side.
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period as well as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were all models of warlord melee.
Ming Dynasty seems to have a lot of troops stationed overseas. After spreading out, the troops in each place are very limited, only one brigade at most.
Due to the high salary and benefits of the officers and soldiers of the Wang Division, the generals could not afford to support a large number of troops under their command unless they were greedy.
Once someone is reported for corruption, if the amount is small, it's okay, but if the amount is large, it will be suspected of mercenary rebellion, which is no different from treason.
Within the Ming Dynasty, it didn't matter whether he was playing with women or eating and drinking. Even if he suffered a defeat on the battlefield, he would still have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
The only taboo is for mercenaries to rebel!
So far, no general of brigade commander level has dared to rebel.
Everyone knew the emperor's military talent and what the outcome of the rebellion would be.
Even if he didn't gain much military exploits in his whole life, he would still be able to provide enough food and clothing for his whole family after he retired.
The army is the same as the official career. As long as you don't go against the emperor, everything will be fine.
What's more, everyone now knows that it is completely useless for the army to rebel.
The emperor sends a bomber formation to drop bombs, and everyone will become a barbecue...
To be honest, the rebellion of the garrison in one place will not succeed, nor will the rebellion of certain troops of a military branch.
If you want to succeed, you have to recruit friends and enlist in the air force, but this is undoubtedly a trap.
It would be even more ridiculous if the emperor would find out about the rebellion and be arrested by the Military Justice Department before the rebellion could begin.
After the army obeyed the order, it was much easier for Zhu Cixiang to deal with the local scum.
In the local area, no group training group can beat the official army.
Tuan Lian dared to attack the officers and soldiers, and he was not guilty of treason but also convicted you!
Zhu Cixiang didn't look at Zhe Shi, otherwise it would be easy to think of Shelf Pig...
A certain fat prince's counterinsurgency expenses of hundreds of millions of silver coins really amaze me!
