Chapter 318 I check myself

Author: Silent

Chapter 318 I check myself

Zhang Zhou set off from Datong back to the capital.

However, as soon as he left the city in the afternoon that day, he was blocked by a group of people who blocked the road and complained.

Zhang Zhou was riding on a horse. He thought he was the military and civilian gentry who came to see him off. When a group of people approached, he realized that they were taking advantage of him to sue Zhang Heling and others who had previously mined around Datong.

"Master Qingtian makes the decision. We, the common people, have been oppressed. Good mines have been robbed by villains. They even sent domestic slaves and thugs to beat us ordinary people..."

Zhang Zhou may have had too good an official reputation before.

The things they were scolded were all done by others, and they didn't know whether they were really stupid or just pretending to be confused. It was as if they didn't even know that he, the general manager of Xuan Da, was responsible for the mining.

Zhang Heling was riding on the horse and said with a smile: "There are a lot of people here, are you looking for the wrong place?"

There was a sarcastic look on his face.

Zhang Zhou got off his horse, walked up to the group of people, and said loudly: "Everyone, if you want to find someone to make decisions for you, please go to the government office. I have now resigned from my official position and will return to Beijing soon."

"Sir, you can't just leave like this. Our good land has been taken away by villains! They are all those who eat people without spitting out their bones..."

"Who are you talking about?" Zhang Heling couldn't stand listening, so he came over and pointed at a group of people with a ferocious look on his face and said, "I'm going to open your mine! If you have the ability, come to me! I'll kill you!"

"This is the villain! I heard that he is a relative and a traitor to the Ming Dynasty! I hope Master Qingtian will make the decision for me and other common people!"

For the first time, Zhang Zhou saw the methods used by local gentry to compete for interests.

It's really like sending people to the mines to rob them first. If they can't rob them, they will make trouble. The local government will not dare to take care of it, so they will make trouble at the upper level.

He was already like this before he left Datong. He believed that when he returned to the capital, there would be a mountain of memorials accusing him of mining in the northwest and plundering people's wealth, and the ministers' comments alone would drown him.

He suddenly felt that it would be better to open a coal mine in Xishan. At least it would be at the feet of the emperor, and at most it would be wrangling with a group of nobles.

It’s true that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. We don’t talk about the king’s laws and only talk about interests.

Zhang Zhou said: "I have heard your appeal, but it is useless for you to tell me. There is a Wang Zhongcheng in the city. He is the governor of Datong. From now on, he will take charge of local affairs in Datong."

At this time, Zhang Zhou would of course leave the problem to Wang Shouren.

You can't say that if there is an opportunity to win military glory in a war, you can do it, but when trouble comes, let others take care of it.

Moreover, when Zhang Zhou left, he said that Wang Shouren would be responsible for the future mining. As for how to deal with the local egoistic gentry, it all depends on Wang Shouren's ability.

"Sir, I hope you will make the decision on this matter!"

The provocateur has already come out, and his hateful eyes are not directed at Zhang Heling, but at Zhang Zhou.

Dayou, if you don't let us make the decision, we will fight you tooth and nail.

Zhang Heling scolded: "I'm sorry for you. The mines I opened were all in uninhabited places, in barren mountains and mountains. When did I occupy whose fields? Whose mines did I seize? Apparently a group of people saw me opening mines.

It went well and you want to take it back? Whose Ming Dynasty do you think this is?"

Zhang Zhou almost couldn't recognize Zhang Heling when he saw him like this.

The eldest son of the Zhang family, who was known for his stupidity and greed during the Ming Dynasty, actually started to reason with others?

And this time it was him who took charge?

It is true that time has changed, and it is difficult for people to understand how things in this world have changed.

The leader among the gentry shouted: "Evil man! That place is our ancestral property! And we found the mine soon! It was you who took advantage of it!"

"Damn it, it's easy to bully me, isn't it? Let's see if I don't skin you! If I open a mine and say it's yours, why don't you say Daming is yours?" Zhang Heling has never been bullied like this before.

superior.

The gentlemen immediately lost their previous gentle aura of trying to reason with Zhang Zhou, and they all stood up, and the ones behind them even raised hoes and everything else.

"You, a group of dignitaries from the capital, came to Shanxi to mine. This place belongs to us! Go back to your capital!"

"If you don't hand over the mine, I will fight with you!"

Someone actually rushed over with a hoe and wanted to hit Zhang Heling with the hoe.

This man was in his forties. His fair and wealthy appearance did not look like he worked in the fields, but he hid in the crowd and dressed in coarse cloth to pretend to be an ordinary citizen. He probably felt that Zhang Zhou was present, regardless of Zhang Zhou's presence.

How about the personal relationship between Zhou and Zhang Heling? At least Zhang Zhou had to protect their interests for his own reputation.

That's why he dared to hit Zhang Heling in front of so many guards.

"Whoa!"

Zhang Heling was not polite, he directly pulled out a knife, raised it and tried to fight the man with all his strength.

When the man saw this posture, he started to retreat in the middle of the charge, but was knocked down by a kick from a Beijing soldier.

"kill you!"

Zhang Heling had never suffered such a big loss. He was going to kill someone with a knife regardless of his own behavior, but Zhang Zhouzhou grabbed his hand.

"Zhang Zhitai, what do you mean?" Zhang Heling glared at Zhang Zhou.

If you offend me, Marquis Shouning, don't you offend you, Zhang Bingkuan? It's true that I'm the one who promised to stand up for the mine opening, but the problem is that you can't just sit idly by.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Oh, you are guilty of attacking a distinguished member of the court. Fortunately, you didn't succeed, otherwise you... and you guys wouldn't have enough heads to chop off."

Someone shouted: "Master Zhang, how can you help Xiaoxiao?"

Zhang Zhou sneered and said: "I came to the northwest to control military affairs under the emperor's orders, but I didn't say that I would help you sort out these nonsense! If there is anyone who wants to say whose fields Shouning Hou has occupied for mining, please come to the government with the contract of the fields.

, you’d better have proof that those mines in the barren mountains are yours! Otherwise, there’s no way you can get the Yamen to help you!”

"Officials protect each other!"

The gentry who originally praised Zhang Zhou immediately changed their focus and classified Zhang Zhou as a traitor.

Zhang Zhou said hello, and then the Jinyi guards came out with swords. The soldiers from the Beijing camp immediately stepped forward and surrounded the group of people in front of them.

Zhang Zhou said sternly: "Invite everyone into the city and go to the governor's office. Let Governor Wang sort things out for you and see who is causing trouble. Those who take the lead in making trouble will not be spared! If anyone is injured or killed in the local coal mine

In any case, let the government seal them all!"

"ah?"

The local officials and gentry originally expected Zhang Zhou to make the decision. Even if the appeal failed, there would probably be no loss.

But after hearing what Zhang Zhou said.

Zhang Zhou simply wanted to play "national law" with them.

Ordinary coal mines, not to mention the production, require the coolies to carry baskets of coal outside after entering the pit. Not to mention that the reinforcement is not strong, and the ventilation inside is also very poor. Water leakage, explosions and other incidents often occur. This is also the case today.

The reason why the local coal mine in Datong cannot be opened.

It's not more that they don't know there is a mine, but that they don't have the technology to mine it, and the labor cost of mining is too high.

As long as the tenants can make a living by farming, who is willing to risk their lives by going down the well?

What Zhang Zhou means is that allowing you to open mines is already giving you face. These private mines have always been banned, and now we simply use the government to seize those that have not been declared to the government... Don't think that by bribing the local county government

, small yamen such as the Inspection and Inspection Department can be pardoned. Now we directly use the governor's yamen to suppress you. Even the Shanxi Chief Envoy has stepped aside, let alone local governments, prefectures and counties, or those military yamen.

Already.

"Take the people away!"

Zhang Zhou was not polite either.

I'll give you a pretense. You want to fight for your own interests and fight with Zhang Heling, but now you actually come in front of me to cause trouble.

Then can I, Zhang, still give you face?

If I have the support of the emperor, finding a place to mine can be called competing for profit from the people, and stop there. Then doesn’t my ideal of transforming the Ming Dynasty have to wait until my next life to realize it?

"Mr. Zhang, you are still awesome." Zhang Heling gave Zhang Zhou a thumbs up.

Zhang Zhou looked at Zhang Heling sharply and said: "And you, we agreed that you will be responsible for external affairs, but you still want me to wipe your ass? Do you not want to share in the future?"

"you!"

Zhang Heling also got angry when he heard this.

Is everyone grinning at me?

Is it Zhang Zhou? Calm down and think about it, forget it! You can’t fight!

I still hope that the legendary Zhang Banxian will come to mine and help me earn money. For the sake of the money, I can't quarrel with him, otherwise he really doesn't care about my money, and it will be in vain if I sue my brother-in-law.

"Mr. Zhang, please calm down. I actually want to teach this group of people a lesson. This is not what you said. No matter how serious the conflict is, no one can be killed? If this were the case before, let alone a group of ordinary people, even the uncle Chang Ning surnamed Zhou

So what about that kid? Should I fight or fight..."

Zhang Heling said happily while looking at the people being escorted away by the officers and soldiers.

The generals and officials nearby looked at him and naturally felt that... Hou Ning Hou had really changed his character when he came to the northwest.

How could he actually be so kind-hearted in the face of Zhang Zhou's criticism while accepting it humbly?

Haven't you heard before that even the emperor and empress couldn't cure the Zhang brothers? Why did everyone have to obey Zhang Zhitai when he took action?
To be continued...