Chapter 126: The Case of the Zheng Family in Yimen
Once this counterattack is defeated like the Battle of Hejian, it is estimated that the Northern Army will not need to go south, and many people will be shaken.
This was also a huge blow to Zhu Yunwen.
The whole situation may even collapse.
Zhu Yunwen hesitated.
The choice is difficult. Because once you make a choice, I'm afraid you won't even be able to settle for a while.
But as Zhu Yunwen was the emperor, no one could make the decision for him. Zhu Yunwen would not allow others to make decisions on his behalf.
Zhu Yunwen wanted a perfect solution. However, in Zhu Yunwen's situation, there is no foolproof strategy at all.
Zhu Yunwen pondered for a long time and could only say: "Let me think about it."
This matter is of great importance. Zhu Yunwen not only wanted to ask Fu Youde's opinion, but also forced a visit to ask Feng Sheng's opinion. Feng Sheng was naturally the boss of Wang Gu and didn't give Zhu Yunwen much advice at all.
This made Zhu Yunwen even more frightened in his heart.
Feng Sheng has always avoided the dispute between the north and the south. Previously, Zhu Yunwen felt that Feng Sheng was sensible and did not participate in court battles. But now he had a thought in his mind. He thought to himself: "Did he know from the beginning that Beijing might win?"
Zhu Yunwen suddenly lost confidence again.
Just when Zhu Yunwen was still hesitating between making up his mind. A piece of news reached his ears, and he suddenly became furious.
Nothing else. It was Ding Xian who investigated and dealt with the Zheng family of Yimen.
And on the grounds of rebellion by the Zheng family of Yimen, a major case was planned.
How could Zhu Yunwen not know the Zheng family of Yimen?
As a representative example of civil servants. Zhu Yunwen was very conflicted towards them, as if they were Xiaoru.
Even now, Zhu Yunwen's feelings towards Fang Xiaoru are very complicated.
He, Fang Xiaoru, is a bit upright and old-fashioned. I feel helpless in an unreasonable place. But I absolutely believe that Fang Xiaoru is loyal to him and the court. But no matter what, in the current situation, it is impossible to use Fang Xiaoru. Fang Xiaoru's talents can be used in the peaceful period.
But now the dispute between the North and the South has reached a life-and-death situation.
Fang Xiaoru simply couldn't support such a situation.
He can only use Ding Xian.
But he had no intention of killing all the scholar-bureaucrats. Without him, everyone needs to be restrained. If Zhu Yunwen completely believed in people like Ding Xian, he would be ashamed of Zhu Yuanzhang's teachings.
There's just no one available.
Now that Ding Xian is attacking the Zheng family, Zhu Yunwen feels a little out of control.
Zhu Yunwen immediately summoned Ding Xian, threw the files related to the Zheng family in Yimen to Ding Xian, and said, "What's going on?"
Ding Xian said: "Your Majesty, the Zheng family has secret connections with the north."
"Bullshit." Zhu Yunwen said, "What is the Zheng family like? Don't I know? How could they be in secret communication with the North?"
Ding Xian said: "Your Majesty, the Zheng family's ritual music is inherited. They think it is orthodox, so they will die."
This sentence made Zhu Yunwen furious.
Ding Xian's words should be listened to contrary to what they think is orthodox, and they will risk their lives. It means that the Zheng family feels that Zhu Yunwen is not orthodox?
In history, it is said that Jianwen's escape was closely related to some people from the Zheng family.
This statement clearly denies the legitimacy of Zhu Yunwen's succession. How could Zhu Yunwen endure it? He sternly scolded: "Bold."
Ding Xian immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I made a mistake. But this is what makes this person unbearable."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Ding Xian with a hint of murderous intent in his heart. Said: "Say it. I don't believe it. This is the reason why you want to touch Mrs. Zheng."
Zhu Yunwen was not without some doubts as to whether the Zheng family regarded Beijing as orthodox. Even he himself didn't know, did Grandpa Huang really care about him in the first place?
After all, many things can be confusing in advance. Can't see clearly. But if you analyze it afterwards, many things are very clear. If the emperor
I wanted to pass the throne to him, so why didn't I impose any restrictions on Zhu Xiongying?
And where is the edict of succession?
The most important thing is He Xi.
He Xi has the talent of a national scholar. People have long speculated that He Xi was the humerus talent that Zhu Yuanzhang left to his descendants. But He Xi went to Beijing instead. Did not stay in Nanjing.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Ding Xian in front of him and felt that if He Xi was under his command, who would Ding Xian be?
It's just that Zhu Yunwen forgot at the moment. What did he rely on to ascend to the throne?
Zhu Yunwen didn't care about these problems before. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang personally told him that he would pass the throne to him.
But now, the situation is getting more and more difficult. Zhu Yunwen became increasingly shaken.
Ding Xian said: "Your Majesty, if you ask me to raise military expenses, I can only do this. The wealth in the world is countless, not in the official position but in the people. The scholar-bureaucrats in Jiangnan are the richest in the world. Everyone in the world knows this. Your Majesty wants a huge amount." If I don’t destroy my family, how can I ask for it?”
Zhu Yunwen was stunned and said: "That can't be done to the Zheng family. How will the scholar-bureaucrats in the world view the imperial court from now on?"
Fang Xiaoru was the leader of the alliance in the eyes of scholars all over the world, but he was stabbed. The Zheng family of Yimen is a family model in the eyes of the world. Now he is jailed and his home is ransacked. Zhu Yunwen naturally wanted to think about the factors behind this.
After all, scholars are indispensable to govern the world.
Even though He Xi has established a preliminary education system and has quite a few disciples and disciples. But He Xi still didn't dare to offend the scholars too much. After all, people who can read in this world not only represent mastery of knowledge, but also represent the financial resources behind them.
Because the really poor people cannot afford to study.
That is to say, scholars, even the poorest scholars, have a certain social influence. He is the leading figure in the village.
It requires a united front.
Zhu Yunwen already secretly regretted killing Fang Xiaoru. He does not regret taking down Fang Xiaoru. I don't regret Fang Xiaoru's death, but I regret that I shouldn't have killed Fang Xiaoru according to the canon, for example, exiled Fang Xiaoru to Yunnan. It would be much better to let Fang Xiaoru die on the road than to kill him.
Now the Zheng family of Yimen has been destroyed. It was a complete break with scholars.
Ding Xian said: "Your Majesty, I have no choice but to do so. Nowadays, the imperial court's expenses are tight, and the rich people in the world are those who are either nobles or nobles. They are the foundation of the country and cannot be shaken. As for businessmen, the new banknotes issued by the imperial court, They need to use it. And the cloth from Jiangning Industrial Zone also needs them to resell. Your Majesty, the tax contribution from Jiangning Industrial Zone this year can reach as much as 10 million. It will become the largest tax in Ming Dynasty on top of customs tax."
"There are only gentry from all over the country. They resist new banknotes and Jiangning cloth. They are richer."
"I have no choice. In order to complete His Majesty's mission, I can only take action from them."
The textile industry is the easiest to develop.
Some machines were brought from Beijing, and it was not even necessary to bring new steam engines from Beijing. The old Taiping Iron Works can also be copied, which is probably the technical level of the Yingkou Textile Factory. But in industrial production.
Naturally, great profits will be generated.
The tax of 10 million was actually a figure that only came into being after Ding Xian got a share of the pie.
But even so, it is quite powerful.
Ding Xian said that the scholar-bureaucrats were against each other, and it was also true.
After all, He Xi thought about this problem in the first place. I rejected it myself. Without him, the social problems caused by the textile industry are too great. Many scholar-bureaucrats did not have any objections to Ding Xian, but they wanted to stand out for their hometown.
They cannot see their local interests being harmed. There are all kinds of actions.
For example, many companies in Jiangning District are not allowed to go to the countryside to compete for cotton. Even if they could afford it, Jiangning's cloth was not allowed to be bought from them. Without him, Jiangning’s woven fabrics will make it difficult for many farmers to survive.
The interests of the local gentry will also be harmed.
In essence, Ding Xian has no idea of reform, but he is driven by capital and naturally wants to attack all actions that are against capital.
In addition, Zhu Yunwen gave him the task
, he did two things together.
Zhu Yunwen was a little hesitant after hearing this. He was originally worried about the reputation of scholar-bureaucrats, but when he heard about the money, he fell into deep thought. After a while, he said, "Will there be any trouble if we do this?"
"I can't guarantee that there won't be trouble." Ding Xian said, "I can only guarantee that it's just a civil unrest and there won't be any big problems at all. What can these literati do without fists and courage? Now, We can only suffer for the people."
