The magistrate went crazy and stabbed the patrol inspector, who then killed the magistrate in self-defense.
It seems that's just the way it is.
The county magistrate Liu Cai died, and the surrounding government officials panicked and looked at Cui Hao and others at a loss. Tang Buping shook his head helplessly. This trick of Cui Hao really couldn't be put on the table. As a senior executive of the Security Bureau, he still had an insight into this matter.
With the support of the sergeant from the Inspection Department, Cui Hao stood up and walked towards Tang Buping. He handed over the tooth plate from the Security Bureau and saluted with cupped fists: "Cui Hao has met Tang Zhenfu."
Tang Buping saw that he was walking vigorously and asked, "Have you been on the battlefield?"
Cui Hao scratched his head: "I beat the Tatars once, but that was many years ago."
Tang Buping nodded and said sideways: "The person who died is the magistrate of Ziyang, right? Since he is dead, let's find the chief clerk. You and the chief clerk will get on the boat together."
Cui Hao ordered people to find Wang Hui, the chief registrar, and boarded the ship carefully.
The squad leader Wu Tian was still lying on the boat, motionless. If it weren't for the weak rise and fall of his chest, he might have been considered dead.
Cui Hao and Wang Hui looked at each other, somewhat frightened.
Zhu Yunwen sat aside, sipping fruit wine, and asked calmly: "Is this how Ziyang wiped out the remnants of the White Lotus Sect?"
Wang Hui was an enlightened person and said without hesitation: "This was all done by the county magistrate. He did not dare to blatantly bully the people and gentry, so he had to use the waterway to intercept passing merchants in the name of searching for the remnants of the White Lotus Sect. "
Zhu Yunwen snorted coldly. It doesn't matter whether the magistrate did this or not. Dead people can't speak. Living people can say whatever they want. It's just that the magistrate is a waste of money and the officials are iron-clad. If the magistrate eats alone, he will not share part of the benefits. , then such county magistrates are usually isolated.
The county magistrate Liu Cai could call so many people to come to the dock, so he was obviously not isolated.
A nest of rats!
"Are there other places like this?"
Zhu Yunwen didn't stare at Ziyang.
Cui Hao thought for a while and replied: "I am in Ziyang and don't know much about the outside world. But I heard that the canal will be dredged next year and will pass through some prefectures and counties. In these places, there may be people blocking the road... "
Zhu Yunwen frowned. The canal hasn't been opened yet, but someone is already thinking about it?
If you think about it carefully, there will be a lot of tolls, bridge tolls, and river crossing tolls in later generations. Although the Ming Dynasty has not confiscated any bridge tolls, it does not collect much tolls. They only exist at some important checkpoints and are subsidized by a large canal toll. Finances are still okay.
However, the main body of collecting fees should be the Ministry of Household Affairs, or the local Department of Household Affairs, and cannot be handed over to the local government arbitrarily. Otherwise, these people will definitely make a mess, and I don’t know how many merchants will become lambs to be slaughtered by them.
"After I return, I will submit a formal report on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and other cost issues and tax issues. There should be no delay in this matter."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xia Yuanji.
Xia Yuanji understood Zhu Yunwen's concerns and agreed: "The Ministry of Finance has already started preparing for this."
Zhu Yunwen smiled with satisfaction, then looked at Cui Hao and Wang Hui, his face darkened: "How many mistakes you have made, the security bureau will investigate and deal with them, tell others, whoever dares to rob people in the name of the White Lotus Sect again To be against merchants is to be an enemy of the imperial court."
Cui Hao started to tremble, and Wang Hui also looked unnatural.
Be an enemy of the imperial court? Those are the enemies of the imperial court, and it is a matter of course that they be killed.
Zhu Yunwen did not stay in Ziyang for long. Someone notified the Ministry of Civil Affairs to dispatch officials to serve as county magistrates. He left Ziyang and sailed all the way, arriving in Jining in less than two hours.
The reason why we chose to meet in Jining is because it is an important node of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the center of the Huitong River. It is the logistics base for dredging the Huitong River. Many materials are gathered here and then dispersed along the way to support the canal. .
Zhu Yunwen placed Ma Enhui, Concubine Xian and others in Jining City. Before he planned to pay a private visit incognito, he received accurate information from the Security Bureau. Timur's Western Expedition was victorious and the Ottoman Empire was defeated.
Long distances delay information, and its timeliness is difficult to guarantee. However, because of the distance, there is a certain degree of equality in the "timeliness" of the information itself.
Zhu Yunwen looked at this information and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
History still stubbornly moved in the direction he envisioned, and Timur won the victory. Perhaps, he will prepare for the Eastern Expedition soon and die of malaria on the way.
But now, Zhu Yunwen didn't plan to let him die so early. If he is not alive, it will not be easy for the Ming Dynasty to enter the Western Regions. That piece of land has been away from the rule of the Central Plains for a long time. It is impossible to take it back without a butcher's knife.
But killing someone directly is a bad idea, and killing someone with a borrowed knife is a better idea.
Zhu Yunwen planned to borrow Timur's saber to deal with the disobedient enemies in the Western Regions, and then clean up the cripple and bloodbath the Western Regions again, making the people there completely surrender to the feet of the Ming Dynasty.
The problem is that Zhu Yunwen did not have any medicine to treat malaria. Although he knew about Tu Youyou and artemisinin, it could not be refined in the Ming Dynasty. Directly letting Timur eat artemisia didn't work. How could he survive to clean up the Western Regions? The guy is the hard part.
"Has the Hami envoy arrived in Jining City?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Liu Changge said with certainty: "We have arrived in Jining City and are currently living in the Yamen."
Zhu Yunwen was silent for a while, and then asked: "Where are the Duke of Wei and King Yan?"
Liu Changge shook his head slightly: "There is no accurate news yet, but the estimated distance is only three or four days from Jining."
Zhu Yunwen stood up and walked around: "Then after they arrive, I will meet the envoys in Jining and send a message to Wei Guogong and King Yan, saying that I intend to cooperate with King Hami and support King Yili in sending troops to the west."
"Western Expedition?"
Liu Changge was a little surprised.
Zhu Yunwen nodded solemnly: "Yes, let Yili take the initiative!"
According to the historical timeline, Timur will die in February of the seventh year of Jianwen. It is now October of the fourth year of Jianwen. It will take more than two years. In order to prevent Timur from dying prematurely, Zhu Yunwen decided to take a risky move and let Tamerlane went to the east in advance. Half a year in advance, there shouldn't be much problem for Timur, right?
In this case, Ming Dynasty had more than a year to prepare, and Timur also had more than a year to prepare, which is fair. The most important thing is that Timur probably didn't get malaria because he set out early, and was able to sweep Yilibaoli, thus saving him the difficulty of suppressing the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
And the only way to make this lame man march eastward in advance is to light a fire and make him angry.
Isn't Yili Baoli thinking about going west?
Then the Ming Dynasty supported it. If it needs weapons, it can be given. If it needs food, it can be given. If it needs old-fashioned firecrackers, it can be given. As long as Yili is willing to send troops and bring in Timur, it will all be worth it.
If Yilibaili is really not enlightened, it doesn't matter. You can support King Hami and let them march westward to Yilibaoli and disrupt this area. With Timur's genius, he will definitely not take the risk of choosing to go to Wala's territory. It is Yili Baoli who chooses to go into chaos. After all, chaos means disunity. Without strong combat power, it is much easier to clean up.
No matter which method is used, Zhu Yunwen's strategy must be realized: let Timur conquer the east as soon as possible.
Out of this consideration, Zhu Yunwen asked the Security Bureau to inform Zhu Di and Xu Huizu so that they could discuss this with King Hami's envoys. It was not suitable for Zhu Yunwen to personally take charge of such matters.
The performance system played a huge role in dredging the Huitong River. Zhu Yunwen went deep into both sides of the canal and communicated with many craftsmen and migrant workers, knowing that they all liked this method.
There is no urging of whips, no shouts of supervisors, no hateful faces of officials, only performance.
There are rewards for completing the set tasks, and there are penalties for failure to complete them. It is directly linked to the money. There is no forced labor or eight hours a day. You can do whatever you like and rest when you want.
But strangely, the more this happens, the more diligent the migrant workers and craftsmen are, and there is almost no lazy person.
Zhu Yunwen asked some people and they gave the answer:
In the past, corvees worked for the court for free, but now they work for themselves. They get a share of work and a share of wages. It is different. It is very different.
Song Li came, and Zhu Yunwen, who had long been accustomed to private visits incognito, stood aside and reported on the progress of the dredging of the canal: "The dredging of the Huitong River is nearing completion. Now only the widening, deepening and reinforcement are left. It will be completed by May next year."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Song Li with relief: "Back then, Zhang Xianzong recommended you to take charge of water conservancy. Now the river will be dredged. Your contribution is not limited to the current generation. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Song Li waved his hand: "I don't dare to ask for any rewards. Now that the Grand Canal is about to connect the north and the south, water transport will definitely be revived. I only hope that the court will pay more attention to water transport. Even if the court is to take charge of water transport, it should not compete with the people for profit. "
Zhu Yunwen understood what Song Li meant. He did not want the court to have a complete monopoly, but wanted the canal to be used by the people and benefit the people.
"The reason why I established the Qingjiang Shipyard is not to monopolize the canal, but to ensure water transportation, and at the same time provide ships for the people, laying a foundation for them to use the canal to do business and travel in all directions."
Zhu Yunwen explained.
Song Li saluted solemnly: "This will be a blessing to the common people."
Zhu Yunwen sighed: "How can the blessings of the common people come so easily? What I am really worried about is that once the canal is opened, many troubles will follow. How will the court supervise the canal, how will the canal finance be decomposed, and the trackers who will follow? How to manage the team and how much the salary will be are all issues."
The trackers team is indispensable on the Grand Canal, especially when the wind is strong, trackers are always needed to help pull the boat. Some ships were so overloaded that they ran aground, requiring trackers to tow the ships and help transfer the cargo.
This collective cannot be ignored, especially the use of trackers on official ships should be charged. This must be made clear to prevent merchant ships from colluding with the government and pretending to observe the abuse of trackers...
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