After finishing his lunch break, Ye Mingsheng returned to his study and started his afternoon work. Under Ye Mingsheng's hard work in the past few months, Youyan, who had just experienced the war, was also in a state of being exhausted from the beginning. , began to gradually regain its vitality······················
After the first round of purges of Youyan officials, although the current corruption situation in Youyan officialdom still exists, the situation has been greatly improved compared to the Zhao Fuqu era. Ye Mingsheng's will can also be conveyed to the grassroots, and some The money for disaster relief can also be quickly delivered to the hands of the victims.
In order to reduce his workload so that he would not be busy hitting the back of his head, Ye Mingsheng also delegated a lot of power to the Chief Secretary, and he only handled some of the most important things.
Although Cui Shao and Gu Zhongshi have their own thoughts, as long as they can correct their thoughts and feel that Ye Mingsheng's eyes are always monitoring them from behind, then these two veteran bureaucrats who have been in politics for decades will In terms of ability, I can't say anything about it. All things are handled in an all-round way, making it impossible to find fault.
"Sir, this is the memorial sent by the staff yesterday. The trial of the last batch of 15,000 Yan troops has been completed. Please take a look at the specific situation!" Ye, who has just been promoted to the director of the Attendance Department. Cheng, placed a document in front of Ye Mingsheng.
Looking at the contents of the memorial, Ye Mingsheng quickly browsed it. Several months had passed since the last battle with the Yan army, but the affairs of the staff department were even busier than during the war. On the one hand, they had to coordinate and deal with it, The Fengwu Army's military expansion and reorganization work was also based on the Fengwu Army's handling of surrendered soldiers. The General Staff also organized a large number of military officers to establish temporary military courts to trial the surrendered soldiers of the Yan Army in batches... ············
Because the years of war have caused a labor shortage in Youyan, this time Ye Mingsheng also instructed the staff to relax the tone of the trial appropriately.
As long as they are not women of China Construction Bank, heinous crimes such as killing good people and taking meritorious deeds can be given lighter sentences in order to simplify the trial process and allow these working-age laborers to return to society more quickly to engage in labor production and make due contributions to society and tax revenue. .
Looking at the trial results of 3,750 people recorded in the memorial, including 3,750 people being reformed through forced labor, 821 people beheaded, 69 people having their homes confiscated and exterminated, and 21 people from the Yi tribe, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but feel slightly. Frowning, a trace of doubt emerged in his heart.
Because he had instructed the General Staff to appropriately open up the door to trial, the General Staff had previously criticized and educated some of the pawns who had committed misdemeanors such as stealing a chicken and not paying for a bun. Therefore, the results of the previous batches of trials were, at most, more than 300 people detained through labor reform, dozens of people beheaded, and a few people ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans. There was almost no situation like that of the Yi tribe.
And why are there so many people this time? This is almost ten times more!
Although he felt a little surprised, Ye Mingsheng knew that he had given instructions to the General Staff, but the General Staff still convicted these thousands of people in this way. Naturally, the General Staff had their reasons for doing so, so he pondered for a while, and Ye Mingsheng said to Ye Cheng asked:
"Who are these descendants?"
In response to Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Ye Cheng answered directly without hesitation:
"Sir, according to your instructions, in order to complete the trial faster and allow more soldiers to engage in labor production, the General Staff Department placed the Zhao family soldiers with the most serious cases in the last batch for processing. ················”
"Many of these Zhao family soldiers are related to the Zhao family. Because Zhao Fuqu became enlightened alone, they all followed the chickens and dogs to heaven. In addition, Zhao Fuqu usually trusted them very much, so these people relied on Zhao Fuqu to support them. , are usually very arrogant and have committed many evil deeds, and the people are fearful and angry towards them!"
"In addition to the last batch of 15,000 surrendered soldiers, about 5,000 of them were captured by our army in Jinzhong. Many of these people were captured by our army in previous battles. He was later released, but then went back to Jinzhong to seek refuge with Zhao Jianan. He was determined to follow the Zhao family, so the General Staff took this into consideration and tried him severely!"
After hearing this explanation, Ye Mingsheng had no doubts at all. After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng gave the final judgment. The people who were reformed through labor and decapitated maintained the final judgment unchanged. As for the confiscation of their homes and genocide, and the barbarians Among the three tribes, the people involved were executed, and the relatives and others implicated were sent to the Posuo Prefecture to guard the border.
Seeing Ye Mingsheng's handling results, Ye Cheng sincerely praised:
"Your Majesty is really kind-hearted. These people will definitely be grateful for your kindness!"
In response to Ye Cheng's flattery, Ye Mingsheng smiled and waved his hand and said:
"Nothing, I just remembered the memorandum sent from Posuo Mansion a few days ago saying that there is a shortage of manpower to build a dam... By the way, about Posuo Mansion Has the Second Manufacturing Bureau sent someone to investigate the situation of kerosene over there?"
"My lord, because of your special explanation before, as soon as the situation of ground kerosene was discovered in Posuo Mansion, Director Su of the Second Manufacturing Bureau immediately sent a special person to investigate the situation. We have seven days to go now, and it will probably take another They will be back in a month or two!" Ye Cheng introduced:
Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:
"Tell Su Junjie that this earth fire oil is a first-class good thing and ask him to study it carefully for me!"
"yes!"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had dealt with these situations, Ye Cheng reminded him again:
"Sir, you will also listen to Director Wang Xuecheng's work report this afternoon. He is waiting outside the study now!"
Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly when he heard this. Seeing this, Ye Cheng immediately took the order and exited the room. A moment later, Wang Xuecheng, deputy director of the Coordination Office, walked into Ye Mingsheng's study.
"The humble Wang Xuecheng has met the Governor!" Wang Xuecheng saluted very respectfully:
Ye Mingsheng raised his hand slightly as a courtesy, and then said slowly;
"How did you do what you were asked to do?"
Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Wang Xuecheng said directly without hesitation:
"The five Jonin who smuggled themselves from the Japanese country have all been wiped out by my command department. During the fighting, we killed four of them, seriously injured one of them and captured him, because this person was already wounded when he was captured alive. Seriously, although we found a doctor for him, the man died in the end, and we haven't had time to dig out more valuable information from him... ··”
At this point, Wang Xuecheng paused, and after quietly looking at Ye Mingsheng's facial expression from the corner of his eye, he cautiously reported to Ye Mingsheng;
"We learned from other channels that these five people are subordinates of Muto Zhenaki, one of the three followers of Japan. This trip was sent by Muto Zhenaki to perform a secret mission!"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with an imperceptible light. After a moment, Ye Mingsheng said slowly:
"Did that Japanese temptress have the last name Muto?"
Although Ye Mingsheng said the name directly, when Wang Xuecheng heard the word "temptress", an enchanting figure quickly appeared in Wang Xuecheng's mind, and he nodded and said:
"Yes, her original name was Muto Takahide, and she was the eldest daughter of Muto Masaaki. In her early years, she married Kobayakawa Kenji of the famous Kobayakawa family. According to Japanese customs, she changed her name to Kobayakawa Takahide, but they only got married for more than a year. Kobayakawa Kenji died of illness, and Kobayakawa Takahide also came to the palace at this time and joined the Black Dragon Society!"
After Wang Xuecheng finished speaking, he waited for Ye Mingsheng's order. However, he waited for about a cup of tea, and Ye Mingsheng did not speak. Seeing this, Wang Xuecheng quietly observed Ye Mingsheng's expression, and he saw nothing. , hesitated for a moment and then asked tentatively:
"Sir, do you want me to bring in Kobayakawa Takahide..."
Wang Xuecheng's words interrupted Ye Mingsheng's contemplation. Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said:
"No, this matter ends here! Just pay close attention to the situation in Gongdu and Japan!"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng mentioned the situation in the palace capital, Wang Xuecheng also reported the situation in the palace capital to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Sir, the current situation in Gongdu is under control. Li Xuanmin and Li Xuanchang are fighting fiercely, and we have also selected a person to support. This person is Li Xuanren, the eldest son of Seosanjun, the royal family of Gongdu!"
Hearing the name "Li Xuanren", Ye Mingsheng felt that it was familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he heard this name. Sensing Ye Mingsheng's doubts, Wang Xuecheng reminded:
"Sir, this Li Xuanren served as the garrison of Xianxing County when our army entered the palace to fight. He was captured by General Yuan Song when he attacked Xianxing County. Because he was a prisoner of our army, This person is very afraid of our army and is very willing to cooperate with our army!"
Ye Mingsheng became interested when he heard this, and asked again:
"Other than that, is there anything else about this person that makes you choose him?"
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Wang Xuecheng organized his language before introducing:
"The reason why we chose Li Xuanren as the support target of our army is mainly because of his father Ruishanjun, who is a big boss of the palace royal family and has great appeal in the clan and court. If we choose someone else, Then it is very likely that he and Seosan-kun will join forces to try to get rid of our army’s control..."
"Although Li Xuanren is also a member of the royal family of Gongdu, he is not qualified to inherit the throne. It is against etiquette and law for us to help him up. This will definitely cause huge controversy in the court of Gongdu. In order to let his son sit on To stabilize the throne, Lord Seosan will definitely maintain his rule. In this way, the whole palace will lose the basis for unity. As long as our army is slightly provocative, we can control the situation in the palace with the least energy!"
Hearing what Wang Xuecheng said, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but look at him deeply. He didn't expect that Wang Xuecheng had such a method!
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Jiyu, Dayashan
Still dressed as a scholar, Zhang Zhen appeared in front of Zhu Sanshan again. Looking at Zhu Sanshan in front of him, Zhang Zhen raised his hands and congratulated:
"Congratulations to the boss for your successful start and winning this batch of goods!"
Seeing that Zhang Zhen had already learned the news that he had taken the batch of goods, Zhu Sanshan, who had no expression on his face, just asked his subordinates to take out a box, and then opened the box in front of Zhang Zhen, only to see something shocking inside. There is a jeweled, exquisite and elegant porcelain vase.
Seeing the appearance of this porcelain bottle, Zhang Zhen suddenly showed a smile on his face and said:
"Yes, this is the treasure bottle our boss wants!"
While talking, Zhang Zhen took out a thick stack of banknotes from his arms and handed them to Zhu Sanshan and said:
"Master Zhu Da knows the rules, pay the money with one hand, and deliver the goods with the other!"
Taking the stack of silver notes from Zhang Zhen, Zhu Sanshan took a look at them. These silver notes were the same as last time. They were all Yujingtong 10-tael silver notes. The number of them was about a hundred, which was in line with what Zhang Zhen wanted. After saying that the thing was done and the promise of one thousand taels of silver, Zhu Sanshan counted the money and handed it over to his master Sun He, who was in charge of money and food.
Sun He immediately beamed after taking these banknotes. These bandits had just suffered a disastrous defeat in Eagle City. All the goods they had accumulated before were still in Eagle City. Now they are very poor, and the one thousand taels of silver Sending it here undoubtedly solved their urgent need...
Although he accepted the money, Zhu Sanshan did not hand over the exquisite porcelain bottle in the box to Zhang Zhen. Instead, he picked up the porcelain bottle in the box as he had done since ancient times, and while slowly playing with it in his hand, he looked at Zhang Zhen lightly. Zhen asked:
"Brother Zhang Zhen, why is this piece of porcelain so valuable? How can your boss be willing to spend 1,300 taels of silver to get it?"
Zhang Zhen said with a smile on his face:
"Master Zhu Da, I told you last time that this porcelain vase is our boss's favorite thing. We would rather pay a little more to get it!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Sanshan seemed to really believe Zhang Zhen's words, nodded and said:
"If that's the case, then I will fulfill your boss's wish!"
After that, Zhu Sanshan handed this exquisite porcelain vase to Zhang Zhen. Zhang Zhen undoubtedly wanted to take the porcelain vase while thanking Zhu Sanshan. At this time, no one expected a scene. happened.
Just when Zhang Zhen was about to take the porcelain bottle, Zhu Sanshan suddenly let go of his hand, and the porcelain bottle fell to the ground in front of Zhang Zhen's eyes. There was only a crisp "snap" sound, and he saw that it was worth 1,300 yuan. The porcelain bottle worth two silver coins was broken into countless pieces...
