"Well, let's leave this matter to my fourth uncle to resolve."
Zhu Yunzhen is capable of doing everything.
From the beginning, he originally wanted the vassal kings to fight each other, but the original plot was for Jin Wang Zhu Xi to take action.
Because the current King of Jin, Zhu Xi, is the Zongling of the Zongren Mansion.
Just enough to check and balance King Qi.
Let King Qi dare not be presumptuous.
But now it's no problem if it's Zhu Di, King of Yan, who even expands the power of the vassal kings who support him.
For Zhu Yunzhen, this is naturally a good thing.
Secondly, this is also a signal that Zhu Di is sending out, letting him know that Zhu Di has given up the idea of fighting for the heirloom.
Concentrate on doing things for Ming Dynasty.
From now on there will only be Fourth Uncle Zhu Di, not King Yan Zhu Di!
Zhu Di nodded and took Gao Shiwu to the other side, preparing to ask many villagers about the details of the matter.
And after Zhu Di left.
Zheng He finally breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that his Prince Yan and His Highness Taisun were so harmonious.
He felt much better.
At least you don't have to bear the psychological burden of betraying your master.
Zhu Yunzhen naturally saw this and said calmly: "Zheng He, King Yan is dedicated to the Ming Dynasty."
"Gu Ye is dedicated to the Ming Dynasty."
"You also need to focus on doing things for the Ming Dynasty! Take the time to urge the shipyard to build treasure ships that can go overseas!"
"Also, don't stop training the navy."
"There will be many places where the Ming Dynasty will need a navy in the future!"
In the future, what is really important for Ming Dynasty is not the army, but the navy! Only by truly mastering the hegemony of the sea!
Only then can you control the hegemony of the entire world!
This is an unbreakable truth that has been true for hundreds of years since the New World was explored!
Only building the army is more than enough to defend itself, but not enough to be enterprising!
But in the next few hundred years, it will be an era of wanton progress!
Crazy, barbaric times!
Whoever has a bigger fist on the sea has the truth!
That's why Zhu Yunxuan attached so much importance to the navy.
Zheng He also felt the solemnity in Zhu Yunzhen's tone.
Immediately he knelt down and bowed his head and said: "I will definitely live up to the trust entrusted by His Highness the Grand Sun!"
"To serve the Ming Dynasty and to serve the great grandson, I, Zheng He, will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Zhu Yunxuan said with satisfaction: "Then I'll be waiting for your good news in the court."
King Qi made such a big noise.
Zhu Yunxuan had no intention of inspecting the Magic City anymore. After all, with Zheng He taking care of it, the Magic City was also flourishing.
He has nothing to worry about.
We still have to return to the capital as soon as possible... to face the next storm that may come.
"Let's go, it's time for us to return to the capital."
Zhu Yunxuan called Xu Miaojin who was hiding next to him.
This girl is looking at everything in the Magic City with curiosity. She has never seen a city like this in the world.
Everything was very new to her.
She couldn't help but want to explore the mysteries hidden in this city.
A little girl of twelve or thirteen years old is always very curious.
Zhu Yunxuan also felt very novel, but his feeling was different from Xu Miaojin's.
This magical city... felt like a retro experience to him.
It is close to the big cities during the Republic of China.
In the gap between the old and the new.
The impact was huge, which also strengthened Zhu Yunzhen's idea of continuing to develop the Magic City.
Soon, the two got into the car and drove all the way back to the capital.
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A few days later.
Jiming Village.
King Zhu Di of Yan followed a group of villagers including Gao Shiwu to Jiming Village with only a dozen or so capable men.
Go straight to the residence of the old man in Jiming Village.
It is a high-class family, built close to mountains and rivers, and it looks like an extraordinary family at first glance.
Even if there were villagers passing by, they would stay far away and not dare to get too close.
Obviously, this village elder has great prestige in these ten miles and eight villages!
But why would Zhu Di care about you? He led the people straight into the courtyard.
"Eh? What do you do?"
"The house is a valuable place, and no one else is allowed to trespass!"
Three or two servants wanted to step forward to stop him, but they were kicked over by Zhu Di!
The power was so terrifying that no one else dared to stop him.
Zhu Di rushed all the way into the hall, sat on the main seat with a golden sword, and said: "Ask your master to come see me!"
The others looked at Zhu Di timidly.
Not daring to refuse, he quickly went to find the owner of this house.
That is, the village elder of Jiming Village.
Soon, an old man with white hair and beard walked towards the hall.
After seeing Zhu Di, he bowed his head and bowed.
He asked tremblingly: "May I ask if that noble person is visiting the old man's house? Can you tell me something?"
"It's also good to let the little old man know what he did wrong to offend the noble man."
After all, he is an old man who has experienced many things.
As soon as he saw Zhu Di surrounded by a dozen guards with swords and sharp eyes, he knew that he was someone he couldn't afford to offend.
Quickly surrender.
At the same time, I was also wondering, how could I mess with such a person?
"Humph, the person in front of you is His Highness Prince Yan!"
King Yan? !
The white-haired old man was startled, how could he be such a person? !
He is just an ordinary villager.
With some prestige in these ten miles and eight towns, there is no way he can offend King Yan!
A person of this level can crush him to death with just a move of his fingers!
How could he not panic?
"Old man Li, it's happened that you bullied the people! King Yan already knows that you deliberately lowered prices!"
"Why don't you hurry up and recruit them truthfully!"
Gao Shiwu stood aside and said in a pretentious manner.
He has always been bullied by others, but he didn't expect that he could bully others today.
And he is also the most prestigious village elder in their village.
It can be said that in Jiming Village, whoever sees each other will be afraid of getting hurt.
Zhu Di glanced at Gao Shiwu and felt that this person was a little arrogant when he succeeded.
My evaluation of this person was a bit low.
But for now, the priority is to grasp the evidence of King Qi's crime.
"I heard that in Jiming Village, you deliberately used the best farmland as wasteland and sold it to the government at a low price."
"Tell me the truth. Is this the case?"
"Huh?" Zhu Di was not angry.
Old Man Li below was so frightened that he trembled even more fiercely.
Looking at it like this, I am afraid that after this shock, my life will be shortened by at least three to five years!
"Report...report to King Yan...this is indeed the case..."
Even if King Yan comes in person, Old Man Li doesn't dare to lie.
When he saw Gao Fifteen, he knew that all the things he had done had been exposed.
I felt a pang of regret.
This high school student has always been a thorn in Jiming Village!
Unexpectedly, he would be so bold as to bring this matter to the sky!
Now I can only report it truthfully.
I hope King Yan can let him go...
"Oh? Then please explain in detail." Zhu Di continued to ask.
Old Man Li sorted out his thoughts.
Start from the beginning: "The little old man still remembers that day... a soldier who was as fierce as King Yan's bodyguard came to the door."
"I told the little old man about the land redemption and road construction, and asked the little old man to cooperate with them."
"That is to say, all the good fields will be taken away. Once they are obtained, all the money given by the court will belong to them."
"The little old man can take away the remaining 30% of the fertile land that has not been used for road construction."
"Of course I didn't agree with it at first."
"How can a young man, a just and law-abiding common man, dare to do such a bold thing?"
"I refused in every possible way, but the other party not only did not give up, but threatened the little old man..."
"They said that if you don't cooperate with them, I will kill the whole family of the little old man! In addition, these people claim that they have great hands and eyes, and the court will not care about it. Under this condition, the little old man has no choice but to cooperate with them..."
Under what Old Man Li told him, he even described himself as a victim.
But naturally King Yan would not believe these nonsense.
In the final analysis, it is nothing more than one word, greed!
Blinded by profit and driven by greed, only then can you do such lawless things!
But Zhu Di wasn't here to pursue his fault.
But to get more evidence of King Qi's crimes.
After Zhu Di thought for a moment, he asked, "Do you remember who kept the records and who distributed the money to the government?"
"When the money was distributed, was it based on the money given by Liangtian or the money given by Arata?"
This point is very critical.
Because if the government directly followed the money given by Arata, it would be equivalent to telling lies with open eyes.
None of the magistrates and others in Jiming Village can escape!
"This..." Old Man Li hesitated for a long time.
Finally, he made up his mind and said, "Of course the people in the government know about this."
"I heard from the people above that the money to redeem the land this time must be allocated from the Ministry of Household Affairs and distributed to the county government, and then to the farmers."
"This gives us room to operate..."
Zhu Di rubbed his fingers.
I felt in my heart that this matter was gradually becoming more difficult to handle.
Because this matter not only involves the vassal king, but also various local officials, local powerful people, and may even involve the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After all, who can be sure that the household department is clean?
If they had carefully checked the accounts, how could they not find any flaws? After all, how could road construction occupy all fertile land!
This is obviously a group of people supporting them behind the scenes!
How dare they embezzle the national treasury so unscrupulously and become the worms of the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Di was very angry!
These people simply have no regard for the laws of the country!
The laws of the Ming Dynasty and the imperial edicts written by Lao Zhu himself were extremely strict against corrupt officials!
There are more and more corrupt officials every year.
Unexpectedly, these people would dare to reach out!
But unlike in the past, the root of the problem this time... is still supported by the vassal king. Behind them, there is King Qi standing behind them!
King Qi knew Lao Zhu's nature.
I also know Zhu Yunzhen's difficulties.
Knowing that after the incident between Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi, he did not dare to embarrass the royal family members again.
The fact that Princess Anqing is safe and sound is proof.
Otherwise, considering the crime committed by Princess Anqing, it would not be an exaggeration to be beheaded!
That’s why King Qi dared to be so bold!
"But His Highness Taisun can spare you, but I, Zhu Di, cannot spare you!"
"You are digging into the foundation of Ming Dynasty!"
"I, Zhu Di, will never sit idly by and watch!"
He, Zhu Di, must return to the court, so read a copy of his book, King Zhu Su of Qi!
(End of chapter)
