Since time traveling, Zhu Youjian had never been so angry except when he saw the situation of the refugees.
Illegal tax collection, but no one reported it to me. This is to force people to rebel.
Not only that, this also invalidates all the assimilation efforts of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.
The newly appointed secret guard commander on the side saw Zhu Youjian furious and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Give you seven days to investigate this matter thoroughly. If you can't find out clearly, come to see me."
"No matter who it is, as long as they are found to have violated the emperor's order, forcibly collected taxes, and directly imprisoned them, whoever dares to stop them will be arrested together."
"Go back and check the secret guard yourself. I want to see who is so bold and dares to hide such important information."
"The Jin Yiwei were ordered to dispatch immediately to read out the imperial edict. Anyone who discovers that an official intentionally collected taxes illegally can report it to the local Jin Yiwei. Once verified, the imperial court will refund the tax collected by the dog officials."
Although what the old beggar said has not been verified.
But Zhu Youjian felt that some of them might be true.
It's simple, because this matter is not subject to investigation.
You must know that since ancient times, ordinary people and high-ranking officials have to pay a price. If it is a false accusation, you may even lose your head.
Zhu Youjian didn't think that this old man who could guess his identity was a fool.
"From today on, when the imperial court finds out the results, you will stay here and let the imperial court take care of the food and accommodation. Zhu Er, take my golden order and call the Beijing camps of the ten general banners to ensure the safety of these people. Safety."
"Send an order to the capital camp to immediately blockade the capital on the pretext of arresting slave-building spies and prohibit anyone from entering or exiting. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded! They will be forced to break in and be killed."
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After arranging everything, Zhu Youjian returned to the palace.
"Zhu Yi, take 500 guards out of the capital quietly to investigate the situation."
After returning to the palace, Zhu Youjian directly sent his most trusted force, the imperial guards, to check.
Zhu Youjian vaguely felt that this matter was not that simple.
But he couldn't tell what was abnormal, so he could only send his most trusted people to investigate the current situation of Ming Dynasty.
"Send an order to the army and immediately send out the cavalry from the military camp, in teams of one hundred people, to each village to read..."
After thinking for a while, Zhu Youjian ordered.
Since he ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty's army has been firmly in his hands.
Moreover, the main generals of the army are all biochemical soldiers produced by the system. In addition, he has continuously improved his status as a soldier over the years.
There can be no problems with the military.
The main reason why hundreds of cavalry were dispatched was to avoid problems.
After all, people's hearts are separated from each other.
Zhu Youjian's changes have touched the interests of countless people. The reason why these people are so docile now is because since he came to the throne, the imperial court's million-strong army has never been defeated. In addition, the imperial court used various means to break the monopoly of local public opinion.
Although Ming Dynasty has become more powerful, it has indeed touched the interests of countless people.
Many people's money is like killing their parents.
Since ancient times, only a handful of people can maintain morality in the face of interests.
Otherwise, no one would dare to impose taxes and risk the crime of punishing the nine tribes. It's even more impossible to hide it for so long.
You know, Zhu Youjian holds two major inspection agencies, the Secret Guard and the Jinyi Guard.
The secret guard even has the authority to report beyond the level.
According to common sense, it is impossible to hide such a big thing.
However, this is the reality. Regarding this matter, Zhu Youjian did not hear any news for such a long time.
Zhu Youjian must investigate this matter carefully to find out if it is an exception or if someone is really secretly connected together to subvert the Ming Dynasty.
"Order the troops at various security posts to prepare for battle. Once a rebellion breaks out somewhere, the troops will suppress it immediately without calling for a report!"
Although he hoped that this matter was done by some officials for their own selfish purposes, Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that this possibility was unlikely.
At the moment, we can only hope that the various ministries of the imperial court can break up this possible turmoil before the other party takes action.
Otherwise, once chaos breaks out in the Ming Dynasty, it will be in trouble.
Although the unrest caused by Zhu Youjian could cause great harm to the Ming Dynasty, once the unrest occurs, whether it is to suppress the rebellion or to appease it afterwards, it will inevitably restrain the energy of the imperial court and thus affect the imperial court's subsequent maritime strategy.
Although Zhu Youjian had no information about the Western countries, he judged from the actions of the Western fleet in the Indian Ocean that the Western countries had vaguely united together.
Although the navy of the Ming Dynasty is now generally equipped with rifled cannons, and their range and accuracy far exceed those of the Western Yi Fleet Alliance, after all, it is not yet the era of giant ships and cannons.
Excellent blooming bullet, but unreliable.
Therefore, the main power of artillery shells now relies on the kinetic energy of the artillery shells.
Although artillery can affect the outcome of naval battles to a certain extent, it cannot play a decisive role.
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Although Zhu Youjian was not ashamed of the banditry of Western countries, he did not regard them as opponents.
You know, there is no trace of Mao in the Suez Canal now.
If the navies of Western countries want to reach the South China Sea, they must go around Africa. Arriving in the Somali region of later generations, and then passing through the Baltic Sea and Bay of Bengal before reaching the Strait of Malacca region.
You must know that China's first aircraft carrier, the Varyag, could not go through the Suez Canal due to the small actions of some countries. It could only divert to the Strait of Gibraltar and pass through the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
According to calculations, the Varyag will orbit more than 8,000 kilometers more.
1 nautical mile = 1.852 kilometers, more than 8,000 kilometers is nearly 4,320 nautical miles.
Including other routes, Western countries would have to travel at least 4,500 nautical miles to reach the Malacca Sea.
You must know that the main warships of the Western countries, the sailing battleships, only have a speed of 8-9 knots. Even if it is calculated at 10 knots, the main navy of the Western countries will have to travel at least 450 hours to reach the Strait of Malacca, that is, 18.75 days.
Coupled with the time to fight the Ming Navy and the time to return, the main force of Xi's Western Fleet will have to leave the country for at least half a year.
The Ming Dynasty's naval strength is not weak. In addition, the Strait of Malacca is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. The nearby pirates have already secretly submitted to the Ming Dynasty. If the other side wants to gain an absolute advantage, it must dispatch at least 300 main warships and more than 1,000 other warships. leading.
Although Zhu Youjian doesn't know how many fleets there are in the Western countries now.
But Zhu Youjian is not stupid. The Navy is a big money burner. Where are all the expenses?
Judging from the current situation, no country in the West can provide 300 main warships and more than 1,000 other warships.
And even if he could take it out, the other king would never dare to send such a huge fleet out for half a year.
After all, Western countries have been experiencing many conflicts in recent years.
In addition, Zhu Youjian did not cut off Sino-Western trade, nor did he seize each other's colonies.
Although it hurt the other party's interests to a certain extent, it didn't go so far as to fight to the death.
As long as the Western countries are not out of their minds, they will not make corresponding moves before Ming Dynasty makes extraordinary moves.
Compared with the threats from the West, the greatest threat to the Ming Dynasty is still those ethnic minorities.
Because of the differences in culture, customs, education, etc., coupled with the pride of those literati who do not know where they come from, they want those ethnic minorities to be completely integrated into the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the Ming Dynasty to put aside their contempt for the barbarians, in addition to the necessary powerful force , and it will take generations or even dozens of generations of cultural erosion.
Before those ethnic minorities are completely integrated into the Ming Dynasty, those ethnic minorities are still a hidden danger to the Ming Dynasty.
As long as someone is willing to operate it at will, it may explode inside the Ming Dynasty at any time.
