"On the 18th, Japanese pirates landed from Changtan and invaded Songjiang Prefecture."
"The defenders of Songjiang fought to the death and refused to retreat. After the city was broken, thousands of soldiers died in battle. The whereabouts of the defender Songtao are unknown. It is rumored that he has died for his country."
"The Japanese pirates burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Countless people committed adultery and massacre. The place they passed was like a hell on earth."
"At that time, Zhang Shicheng's old tribe, private salt dealers, colluded with the Japanese pirates. The number of people increased and the momentum became stronger and stronger."
"There are also large merchants who are dissatisfied with the imperial court's increase in commercial taxes and secretly use large sums of money to fund thieves. Therefore, the situation is getting worse and worse, with the potential to start a prairie fire."
"Now the thieves are so powerful, they have gathered tens of thousands of people, and they are extremely powerful. Their troops are pointing directly at Suzhou, threatening the tax-rich area in the south of the Yangtze River. If something unexpected happens, it will become an uncontrollable situation. I will beg to hear the news and hope that the imperial court will send troops to annihilate them quickly."
…
Looking at this military report, Zhu Yunzhen's face suddenly darkened.
Of course he knew where Songjiang Mansion was.
Although Songjiang Mansion was not a particularly important mansion in this era, it would become very famous in later generations.
It was the predecessor of the Magic City, the economic center of later generations.
First there was Songjiang Prefecture, and then there was Shanghai Beach.
Songjiang Prefecture itself belongs to Zhili and is one of the fourteen prefectures of Zhili.
It is only a few hundred miles away from Yingtian Mansion.
Songjiang Mansion was actually captured by Japanese pirates?
The shock caused by this can be imagined.
Zhu Yunzhen clearly remembered that nothing like this happened in history.
Although the history of his previous life is only half-baked, if such a big event really happened, he would definitely have some impression.
After all, although you don’t need to have in-depth and complicated knowledge to be a keyboard warrior online, you still need to know basic common sense.
Otherwise, you will only be slapped in the face by others.
The pleasure of being a keyboard warrior and pointing out the world is gone.
There is no such thing in history. That is probably because his arrival changed history.
Increase business tax!
Open for business!
Taking someone's money is like killing your parents.
The sudden increase in tariffs naturally made the wealthy merchants who had always enjoyed huge profits extremely dissatisfied.
Opening up to business has caused them to lose their ability to monopolize trade overnight, and they no longer have the basis to make huge profits.
But they couldn't stop them, so they secretly provided a large amount of money to the Japanese pirates to recruit troops, which greatly increased their strength, so they captured Songjiang Mansion.
Otherwise, the small group of Japanese pirates at this time really do not have this ability.
I am afraid that Zhang Shicheng's old subordinates, private salt dealers, etc., as well as wealthy merchants, were able to collude with the Japanese pirates so quickly.
Zhu Yunxuan also thought of Wu Yigeng's family who was killed by him before. He was originally from the Pu family in Quanzhou, but he went to Suzhou incognito.
He is a philanthropist in the local area and has a good reputation. He came to Jinling just to do business.
This person must be very influential among the merchants in Suzhou.
Is the fact that a wealthy businessman secretly funded the Japanese pirates also related to the murder of his whole family?
He had just proposed to open the sea ban, and the Japanese pirates invaded and occupied Songjiang Mansion.
Can the opening of sea bans still be implemented?
For a time, countless thoughts came to me one after another.
All the officials were about to leave the court, but when they heard that someone from 800 miles away was urgently sent to the palace, they all stayed outside and looked into the palace, waiting for news.
Zhu Yunxuan put away the military report, walked out, and said with a calm smile: "It's not a big deal. The local government made a fuss and used eight hundred miles to rush. I will issue a punishment."
"Lanyu, Duke of Liang, is staying. Everyone else should disperse."
The Japanese pirates captured Songjiang Mansion and approached Suzhou, which was not far from Yingtian Mansion.
Once the news got out, he didn't know how much commotion it would cause, so of course he wouldn't say anything.
When the officials heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging from the look and tone of the emperor's grandson, it should be nothing serious.
Otherwise, let them all stay for discussion.
Maybe there was a small commotion somewhere, and the local government was temporarily panicked, so they used 800 miles to rush.
Making decisions on the fly is an ability that many officials lack.
When facing a sudden change for the first time, mishandling it is inevitable.
But in the future, we still have to warn the local officials not to use the eight hundred miles to rush things without permission unless it is a major event of earth-shattering.
All the officials were thinking in their hearts and quickly retreated.
Zhu Yunxuan said to Lan Yu: "Just wait here and go see Grandpa Huang first."
Lan Yu bowed and saluted with a serious expression.
Unlike most officials in the court, he knew that something big must have happened when His Highness Taisun asked him to stay.
His Highness Taisun didn't say anything, probably because he was afraid of causing unnecessary panic.
Could it be that Bei Yuan went south again?
But Lan Yu quickly rejected this idea.
Beiyuan was hit many times by Ming Dynasty, and its strength was not as good as before.
Besides, it is not the season for the prairie cavalry to go south.
But besides Bei Yuan, he couldn't think of anything else that would happen.
Could it be that there was a rebellion somewhere?
This cannot be judged.
I can only wait quietly.
…
Royal palace, back garden.
Lao Zhu sat in the pavilion and looked at the sweet potato field quietly.
After handing over the government affairs to Zhu Yunzhen and letting him supervise the country, he spent more time here.
Even though everything is fine, I am still sitting here, looking at the land I planted.
Zhu Yunzhen walked very fast and came straight towards him.
Lao Zhu frowned and shook his head, and said with a smile: "Don't run so fast, it's easy to fall. It also makes people feel unstable. You are the prince now, so you must always pay attention. Every move must be dignified."
"Grandpa Huang, your grandson is here to apologize!" Zhu Yunxu walked up to him and knelt down.
Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, then helped him up and said, "You did a good job today."
"We all know that those civil servants and generals were all tricked by you. They are indeed the children and grandchildren of our old Zhu family."
"It's both powerful and resourceful. If you handle it properly, that's great! We can leave Daming to you with confidence."
"Hahaha!"
Although he was in the back garden, he was always paying attention to what was going on in the court, and people kept reporting to him, so he knew everything about it.
The establishment of the Advisory Office and the Military Affairs Office are unprecedented events.
Although Lao Zhu left it to Zhu Yunzhen to handle, it was impossible not to keep an eye on him.
"We have no objection to the lifting of the sea ban. We are now the supervisors of the country. We will leave the government to you. You make the decision. That's fine. What's the crime?"
Lao Zhu thought he was apologizing for deciding to impose a sea ban without asking for instructions.
Zhu Yunxuan shook his head slightly and said: "Grandpa Huang, we have just received the eight hundred miles urgent call. The Japanese pirates have launched a massive attack. They have already broken through Songjiang Prefecture, and their troops are pointing directly at Suzhou."
"What?" Lao Zhu's expression also changed dramatically.
Zhu Yunxuan quickly handed over the general's report.
Lao Zhu quickly read through it and asked, "What do you think of this?"
"Grandpa Huang, this is all caused by the increased commercial tax levied on your grandson."
"If this were not the case, those big merchants would not have secretly funded the Japanese pirates, and the Japanese pirates would not have been able to gather such a large number of people that even Songjiang Prefecture was captured by them, endangering the capital."
"Please ask Grandpa Huang to punish your grandson."
"You are not guilty!" Lao Zhu snorted coldly and said angrily: "We agreed to this matter. If you are guilty, then we are guilty."
"After Wu Yigeng's incident, we ordered the Suzhou Prefecture to arrest the remnants. Many businessmen who had close contacts with Wu Yigeng in the past were arrested and imprisoned, and many of them were sentenced to death."
"They are rebellious in the first place and should have been cleaned up long ago."
"These people are definitely indispensable for this rebellion."
Zhu Yunxuan suddenly realized.
When did Lao Zhu’s butcher knife become soft?
His favorite grandson was assassinated, and Wu Yigeng was found to be a hidden remnant of the Pu family. How could Lao Zhu let it go so easily?
It is conceivable that in Wu Yigeng's hometown of Suzhou, an unprecedented prison must have been set off.
Many wealthy merchants were involved and even had no other choice. So they jumped over the wall and colluded with the Japanese pirates to rebel!
yes.
That makes sense.
Although the wealthy merchants will be very dissatisfied just by raising business taxes and opening up business, they probably don't have the courage to rebel if they really want to.
After all, even if these people never do business, they can still live a good life.
Who would not be able to think of doing something like killing the nine tribes and cutting them into pieces with a thousand cuts?
Only when you are involved in a major case and have no other way out will you make a desperate move.
"How do you plan to handle this matter?" Lao Zhu asked.
Zhu Yunxuan thought to himself, shouldn't you be the one to make the decision on such a big matter?
You started out as a commoner, leading troops in battles and arranging troops, which are what you are best at.
But he didn't dare to say this. Since Lao Zhu asked, Zhu Yunzhen had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Perhaps we can first appease the Japanese pirates, wealthy merchants, Zhang Shicheng's old tribe, private salt dealers... These people all have their own plans, and the court will appease them." Afterwards, it can be broken down by differentiation and disintegration.”
The Japanese will definitely be killed, but others may not be unable to be recruited.
Songjiang Mansion is not far from Yingtian, and it is also a prosperous place. If there is a large-scale use of weapons, I am afraid it will be destroyed in one day.
"No!" Lao Zhu flatly rejected his proposal.
"How could the Ming Dynasty court bow to these rebellions? As soon as this happened, the unruly people thought that by rebelling, they would be recruited by the court and given official titles. Then there would be no peace in the world."
Zhu Yunxuan was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect this.
However, it seems correct.
The Song Dynasty, which used the most uprisings, was also the dynasty with the most peasant uprisings.
Many people, such as Song Jiang in Water Margin, rebelled just to be recruited by the imperial court.
"After passing the decree, we will immediately summon Duke Feng Sheng of the Song Dynasty, Fu Youde, the Duke of Ying, Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, Chang Sheng, the founding Duke, and Sun Ke, the Marquis of Quaning, back to the capital."
"Go and bring Lan Yu over and discuss with him how to deploy your troops and arrange their formations. Once you've discussed it, you can present it to us."
"We must not let go of Japanese pirates and rebellion easily."
"If they dare to rebel, we will kill them all."
Lao Zhu's deep voice was filled with murderous intent.
The body that was so old suddenly burst out with a different kind of vitality than before.
It was like a sleeping tiger, waking up and staring at the hunting tiger not far away.
Years of fighting on the battlefield, mountains of swords and seas of blood.
Although he has not been to the battlefield for a long time and his body is old, his power is still there.
Zhu Yunzhen couldn't help but shudder in his heart.
"Yes, my grandson knows."
He turned around and went to find Lan Yu.
"Hey!" Lao Zhu's voice sounded from behind: "We hope you will preside over this battle to quell the Japanese pirates in Songjiang Prefecture. Let us take a good look at your abilities."
(End of chapter)
