Chapter 289 What is house confiscation? It should be called Shuanggui
Zhang Guowei and Gao Mingheng were the closest to Chen Ye. Listening to the lecture, they were trembling in their hearts and full of disbelief.
Two hundred thousand taels of silver, one hundred thousand shi of grain, how much material is this? When did the emperor become so rich?
With this money and food, and the Royal Army marching into Henan to defeat the established slaves, what kind of Li Zicheng's peasant army can defeat the Royal Army with large vehicles?
Although they had only seen photos of trucks in newspapers and did not know their specific power, but think about it if there were hundreds of iron trucks that were taller than a person and were galloping through Henan, who could stop them?
If there had been so much relief supplies... they would have been embezzled long ago.
"Your Majesty, Gao Mingheng/Zhang Guowei, has received the edict. Please rest assured that I will live up to the emperor's favor and provide disaster relief as soon as possible to ensure that your Majesty's people can fight against epidemics and famines."
As a representative, Gao Mingheng stepped forward to receive the imperial edict. Henan's current situation was special. He was in charge of civil affairs, while Zhang Guowei was in charge of military affairs. Normally, the governor-general would be in charge.
"National Master, there are so many people here and it is so noisy that I might disturb you. Please follow me to the county government office to discuss the specific disaster relief matters in detail."
"Yes, yes! Please ask the imperial master to move away. It's not good to be on the street all the time. You are working by plane and boat. Only when you get to the county government can we arrange to pick you up and wash away the dust."
Zhang Guowei and Gao Mingheng almost invited Chen Ye into the county government office.
Chen Ye also sent a message to Chongzhen on the way, asking him to take advantage of his free time to airdrop letters to the remaining provinces in advance and agree on the time and identity of his announcement to avoid the trouble of explaining again.
After sitting down in order of priority, Zhang Guowei pointed to the county magistrate who was carefully ordering people to serve tea.
"National Master, this is Hu Pengfei, the county magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, also known as Shengfeng. Last time the intruders besieged Kaifeng, Hu County Magistrate led the soldiers to guard the east gate."
"National Preceptor, your subordinate Hu Shengfeng is polite."
"Well, Mr. Hu County, that's polite.
Not bad, not bad, do more practical things and don't join in the evil, then His Majesty will see it."
"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your advice. Thank you for your advice. I am deeply favored by the Emperor and will never dare to engage in any corruption or bribery."
The county magistrate hurriedly joined hands with Chen Ye and bowed again. After stepping back, he looked at Zhang Guowei almost gratefully. The kindness of this hand-in-hand support was simply immeasurable.
"National Preceptor, Governor, Governor, I'll tell the servants to make some snacks."
"Go ahead and get some of everything. The Imperial Master is here, so there is no need to save.
Take out all the things that I am usually reluctant to eat, and be sure to let the Imperial Master taste the specialties of Henan."
Zhang Guowei saw the county magistrate step back with interest and nodded. He was willing to support the county magistrate because he had the foresight.
Of course, there is another reason, whether related or not, that the county magistrate has been suppressed by Gao Mingheng. Well, in this regard...
"Speaking of which, I still don't know where the national teacher is from? Who did he study under?
I feel very friendly when I hear the Imperial Preceptor's voice. My uncle's voice sounds like this. Maybe I and the Imperial Preceptor are half the same country."
"Oh, I am..."
Without the people with lower positions, the two second-rank officials began to chat comfortably with Chen Ye, slowly inquiring about recent events in the capital.
Chen Ye was not in a hurry to get to the point. He told them about the recent events in the capital, supplemented their understanding of Chongzhen's current power, and then chatted about the world.
"It's really interesting. I didn't expect that this world is actually a ball. If it weren't for the National Master and you said that objects would fall downwards, I wouldn't even dare to imagine it."
"I heard those Hongyi people say that they came from a very far away place."
Seeing that the conversation was getting farther and farther, Zhang Guowei was also a little anxious. Why didn't this person ask for any benefits? He took the initiative to speak, but he was left behind.
"National Master, talking about this disaster relief, I wonder who will transport the money and food allocated by His Majesty this time to Henan, and how much will it cost?"
"Consumption? Why is there a cost? How much your Majesty gives, of course it depends on the location. And it is transported by plane, so there will be no cost.
It will be delivered tonight, what, you think I will eat a piece?"
"How could it be possible? The national preceptor saw that he was a good official who worked for the benefit of the people, so how could he intercept him?
It's just that in the past, when transporting food and wages, it was often the food transporters who spent a lot of money on the transportation route.
This sudden airdrop from His Majesty's aircraft, I am not used to it, so I just want to ask for details."
Zhang Guowei and the two were a little confused about Chen Ye's approach. They didn't know if Chen Ye was really honest and not corrupt, or if he wanted them to give him a sum.
After chatting for a while, Chen Ye gradually realized that these two people had been testing him to see if he was a corrupt official and how big his appetite was.
It's a pity that I can't understand many of the slang words used by the two of them. I can probably understand the benefits of choosing that object.
"You guys don't need to test me. Let me tell you the truth. I won't hold you back with this money and food, and I won't exchange good food for poor food. The amount that Your Majesty says will be given to you tonight."
This is life-saving money and food. If I take advantage of it, am I still a human being?
I also want to tell you, there are many places to make money, and people who can’t even use life-saving money are not human beings.”
"The Imperial Master is right. You have the people at heart, and His Majesty respects you. This is a sign of mutual respect between the king and his ministers. Having you, Imperial Master, in the Ming Dynasty is a blessing to all the people!"
"The Imperial Master is of noble character and deserves to be worshiped by the jade head."
Zhang Guowei stood up and joined hands with Chen Ye. As he was saluting, a servant outside the door hurried to the side room next to him, where Hu Xian Cheng was leading two teams to prepare.
"How is it? What signal did the Governor give?"
"Return to the county magistrate, Lotus."
"Okay, send all these jewels and gold back to the treasury, and prepare those special products to be taken there with me. Also, find a few good-looking women who know music and prepare them to be delivered to the house tonight."
"Yes, sir."
Chen Ye, who was in the main room, didn't know yet that Zhang Guowei's bowing and saluting action just now revealed a secret signal.
So after returning gifts to Zhang Guowei and the others, Chen Ye stopped chatting and looked at the two of them seriously.
"Although I will not touch this money and grain, I have said something ugly before. This batch of money and grain was all taken out of His Majesty's internal funds. It is His Majesty's personal money.
They are used for disaster relief and rescue people, so they must be used in the right way. Whether the food is distributed to the victims and whether the money and food are used to purchase disaster relief materials must be kept in an account book.
Why did His Majesty transfer the Royal Army, which was killing people in Liaodong, all the way here? In the final analysis, it was because he couldn't trust it.
Because he knows that disaster relief must involve a rat, and the rat is the way to recover the capital."
Listening to Chen Ye's words, the smiles on Zhang Guowei and Gao Mingheng's faces froze.
When the imperial edict was read just now, they felt something was wrong when they heard that the Royal Army came to help suppress the bandits. Only then did they realize that not only was it wrong, it was fatal.
"National Preceptor, you mean... Your Majesty is planning to confiscate your home?"
"Hey! Governor Zhang, you are already a second-grade official after all. Why do you speak so poorly?
What is meant by confiscating a house is Shuanggui, which requires the relevant personnel to explain the issues involved in the case at the Jinyiwei Prison at a specified time and place.
Oh, this is the code for officials in the future of the Ming Dynasty, or in other words, the code for the Ming Society. From now on, all Donglin and Fushe societies must be suppressed.
In this world, there can only be associations whose life philosophy is to serve His Majesty and the people of the Ming Dynasty. Except for the Ming Society, anyone who dares to form a small gang will be swept into the garbage dump, and they are all enemies of the Ming Society."
Boom ~
As soon as the word "Shuanggui" came out, it was like a thunder in the clear sky. Zhang Guowei and Gao Mingheng both stared, not knowing what to say.
What does the person in front of me mean by telling them these two pieces of news so blatantly? To get them to join the gang?
"National Master, how do you join the Ming Society you mentioned?"
"After your disaster relief is completed, there will be corresponding absorption and disciplinary orders depending on the specific performance."
After hearing this, the two of them understood that the Cabinet Committee was just the beginning, and the real pinnacle of power was probably the Ming Society.
Just as he was thinking about this, Magistrate Hu County brought people in one by one.
"Oh, I don't know what the Imperial Master likes to eat, so I made a little bit of everything. I'll be ready when the Imperial Master comes next time.
Some Henan snacks. I know that you, Imperial Master, are considerate of the people. Nowadays, Henan has frequent disasters and difficulties, so I made them simpler. I hope Imperial Master will not blame them."
"It's okay, it's good if it's simple."
Chen Ye took a piece of pastry and tasted it casually. The two people on the other side didn't know what to say, so they could only suppress their shock and ask about other things.
"Master Guo, is that radio station you mentioned that can connect with the capital really so magical?
It can contact the capital instantly, how could such a thing happen in the world?"
"The principle of this thing is related to something called electromagnetic waves, which I won't be able to explain for a while.
Currently, only royal merchant houses, royal army barracks, and major departments in Beijing can use it.
Oh, the navy in the south also has radio stations and a system called broadcasting. Your Majesty can directly control every state capital and every military camp.
I will go to the back yard first and ask Your Majesty to drop the radio station over. No one else will come! If you see something you shouldn’t see, you can only go into the palace to serve Your Majesty."
After Chen Ye finished telling the story to the two of them, he walked to the backyard. The two people who heard Chen Ye's words couldn't help but tighten their legs. Isn't this too cruel?
"Yu Shi, what do you think?"
"It's too shocking. Is this still the Majesty we remember? So aggressive."
Gao Mingheng clenched his fists, feeling a little reluctant. It wasn't that he was unwilling to let them do things, but Chongzhen's murderous and unquestionable behavior made him very uncomfortable.
As a scholar-official, he and the emperor jointly manage the world. Now that you are suddenly riding on the neck of the scholar-official, is the world still our world?
"So what if it's aggressive? Look at the introduction of the Royal Army in the newspapers, and the demagogic words in the newspapers.
I'm afraid that you and I will no longer have the opportunity to speak in the future. If we want to benefit the family, we have to find another way."
"That's right. Mingshe may be an opportunity."
With a gesture from the government servant at the door, the two sat down again, and then Chen Ye came in carrying a huge box.
The entire set of radios, batteries, and alloy frames weighed more than a hundred kilograms in total, but in Chen Ye's hands, it was just right.