It's not like He Xi didn't do anything in Hangzhou during this period. At least he remembered clearly the data on saving food in Zhejiang. Therefore, he just visited a few villages privately and checked some charity warehouses. There was a thought in his heart.
Estimated.
Zhejiang's money and grain mainly come from two places, one is northern Zhejiang and the other is western Zhejiang.
The reason for this is due to geographical and political factors.
Let’s talk about geographical factors first. Although administratively, northern Zhejiang and southern Zhili are separated. But geographically, these places all belong to the Taihu Plain. It is richest in the world, and a large part of Zhejiang’s money and grain comes from this generation.
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Secondly, it is western Zhejiang.
As mentioned earlier, after Zhu Yuanzhang crossed the river, he first set his sights on Jinling, and then launched the Eastern Expedition to secure Jinling.
The harvest of this Eastern Expedition was Zhenjiang, western Zhejiang and other places. Therefore, western Zhejiang has been in business for a long time, and it has been in the hands of the Ming Dynasty longer than other places in Zhejiang. Therefore, although western Zhejiang is not as good as northern Zhejiang, it is still
Considered rich.
As for southern Zhejiang, especially the southwest, Chuzhou Prefecture is not only geographically located in the mountains, but is also at war. It also requires Zhejiang to import money and grain. It is a loser. As for the southeastern coastal area of Zhejiang, it is more similar to Fujian geographically.
It was not a wealthy place in ancient times.
If Guo Huan wants to do anything, he must do something about this.
Now in Jiaxing Mansion, He Xi has verified his judgment. A hole has been poked out of the illusion. And He Xi needs more truth.
But He Xi didn't know that when he crossed the canal and went to Huzhou, a group of big men seemed to be following in his footsteps and came to Liujia Village.
A big man said to Uncle Liu in front of one or two hundred people in the village: "That's what you told that person?"
Uncle Liu trembled and said, "Just these few words."
The big man said with a ferocious face: "These few words are enough." Then he pulled out a short knife from his waist and stabbed it into Uncle Liu's chest. Blood spurted out immediately, as if the blood had blocked the trachea, and Uncle Liu couldn't say a word.
He couldn't speak. There was only a gurgling sound coming from his throat. Then he was pushed to the ground by the big man.
The big man said: "What should be said and what should not be said, this is the end. Do you understand?"
The people in Liujia Village were all the juniors of Uncle Liu. Seeing this situation, they all gritted their teeth, but did not dare to raise their heads. There was a deathly silence.
In fact, these big men may not want to kill all these people. But there are too many people. Killing a few people is okay, but wiping out a whole village would be a big deal. After all, this is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River only a few hundred miles away from Nanjing, and
It is not a remote place far away from the imperial court.
The message cannot be blocked.
And they have a more important task, which is to capture He Xi.
These big men followed the traces left by He Xi and soon left Jiaxing for Huzhou.
Just after these big men left, a salesman came to Liujia Village carrying various goods to sell. The salesman brought a windmill, a rattle, needlework, salt, some scissors, etc. The voice of the shout was also a local accent.
.Not like a foreigner.
This kind of salesman is common in the countryside of Jiangnan. It was very common before industrial civilization.
I am also very familiar with the local people, and they don’t come often. Many of them come only once every ten and a half months, and they also buy things in the county and township for the people. Although such a big thing has happened in the village, life still has to be passable.
Among other things, to hold Uncle Liu's funeral, a lot of things have to be purchased. There are not enough manpower in the village.
Moreover, many things cannot be hidden from the villagers in the village.
He quickly figured out the situation and quickly made an excuse to go to another village.
As soon as he left the village, he was brought to Mao Xiang within a short time. In a few words, Mao Xiang understood what was going on. Mao Xiang pondered for a moment, he was in some trouble. He didn't have enough manpower. If it weren't for the entire Zhejiang Province
The Jinyiwei system can no longer be trusted. Mao Xiang didn't even know he was here in person.
Even so, the number of experts he can mobilize is only a hundred or so. He has urgently mobilized a group of Jinyi guards from Suzhou. It will be safe by then.
"However, the top priority is to find He Xi immediately." Mao Xiang had a headache when he thought of He Xi. He originally thought that He Xi would bring his bodyguards with him even if he was visiting privately. With Luan Yi guarding a hundred households, there were not thousands.
He Xi's life could not be taken by arresting people. Who would have thought that He Xi would actually throw away a large group of people.
This put Mao Xiang in a difficult position. He Xi was the person Zhu Yuanzhang named for protection. Something really happened.
Mao Xiang couldn't explain.
He, the dignified commander of the Jinyi Guards, could only follow He Xi as a bodyguard.
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A lonely lantern floating on the river.
At this moment, He Xi did not live on the shore, but on a boat in the river.
He Xi didn't know that there were two groups of people following him, and thought that he had done a perfect job. Then he chose a few villages in Huzhou, inquired about it, and found that the situation here was the same as that in Jiaxing, but the specific taxes in each place
, there is also a difference. The most you can collect is five dou per mu.
More than ten times the tax stipulated by the imperial court.
This also gave He Xi a guess.
In the Guo Huan case, Guo Huan was certainly the main messenger and the leader, but I am afraid that the officials at all levels involved did not tell the truth to Guo Huan. It was because they were all doing their own thing that this uneven situation occurred.
You can understand it if you think about it.
Is it possible for Guo Huan to deceive his subordinates and expect his subordinates to treat him without reservation?
However, after He Xi discovered that almost all charity warehouses in various places had been emptied, he also noticed another place. That is the grain trade. It is true that in ancient times, grain was almost as hard currency as money, but grain is not money after all. Conditions for grain storage
Not low, not as good as ten years old grain and soil.
Therefore, if Guo Huan embezzled grain, he would naturally have to sell the grain.
It's about to be shipped.
He Xi still doesn't know how much grain Guo Huan embezzled. But it is estimated that it is at least more than one million shi. This is not a small amount. There must be traces of the shipment of these grains.
Suzhou is the largest city in the south of the Yangtze River, and Huzhou is separated by a lake from Suzhou, so water transportation is convenient. It is very likely that these grains were transferred from Huzhou to Suzhou for sale.
However, grain trading is not that easy to check. At least it is not like a tax change, which is clear at a glance. This will take more time. Moreover, He Xi does not trust the local government at all. He is almost certain that Zhejiang
The nest case involves almost all officials in Zhejiang.
It's even slower to avoid the government's sight.
The reason why He Xi didn't stay in an inn was also for this reason.
Although it was already night, He Xi still wanted to find anomalies in the complicated data. He Xi rubbed his eyes and thought to himself: "No, it will take a long time for me to check it alone, and now it's almost impossible."
There are too many.”
"Do you want to continue investigating?"
He Xi wanted to find out something fishy in the grain trade, but the efficiency of one person was too slow. He Xi couldn't help but think, should he take down Guo Huan and investigate again?
While He Xi was thinking, he heard a sharp whistle, a crackling sound, and a hail of arrows shot in from the window. This group of people obviously wanted to put He Xi to death, and they shot toward the light.
He Xi reacted quickly and immediately hid under the table, but before he could do it, a sharp arrow hit He Xi in the chest.
He Xi felt as if a long stick had been thrown at her face. For a moment, her eyesight turned black and countless stars popped out of her eyes. She couldn't breathe and hid under the table. It took a while to regain her strength and coughed violently.
Twice. I touched my chest. I only found a breast shield that looked like a bronze mirror. There was an obvious dent on it.
This is nothing else, just a pair of soft armor close to the body.
This is made by the skilled craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau, and it cannot even be said to be iron armor. The body is more made of copper wire, gold and silver wire, woven together, and inlaid with some armor pieces, such as a breast shield.
Generally it is difficult for bows and arrows to penetrate.
But just because the bow and arrow cannot penetrate, it does not mean that the power of the bow and arrow can be dissipated.
He Xi only felt his heart beating wildly. He didn't know whether it was because of the arrow in his chest, or because he never expected that he was actually being assassinated.
He had always subconsciously felt that under Zhu Yuanzhang's power, the officials below did not dare to make such a big fuss. But now, He Xi realized that there are crazy people in any era.
In fact, He Xi's knowledge is still too shallow. He may have never heard of it. After the liberation, some people dared to burn all the personnel sent by the central government to death. What's more, in this era, the Jiangnan area is relatively peaceful. In fact,
In the frontier areas, outside the county town, there is lawlessness. What is the king's law? They have no idea at all.
He Xi had never been in such a situation before. He hid under the table and listened to the sounds of "grabbing, snatching, snatching." outside.
When He Xi thought that she might very well die here, she suddenly felt her breathing became tense and her heart beat faster. Countless reluctances surged into her heart. When she thought that she might very well die here, He Xi realized that she had too many things going on.
did not do it.
"God, gave me such a good opportunity to come to this era, but I died so cowardly. I really can't accept it." He Xi secretly said: "No, I can't just surrender."
He Xi gritted his teeth, raised his head, and prepared to use all his courage to break out.
Suddenly, a bright light shone in front of He Xi's eyes, and then it burst into flames. He Xi's face looked extremely pale under the light of the fire.
This is "Rocket."
He Xi's heart suddenly fell into the bottomless abyss. The boat was in the river, surrounded by water. If the boat caught fire, he would have no place to hide.
There was a sad smile on He Xi's lips, and she thought to herself: "Many things are only regrettable when they are irreversible. I didn't expect that I was born in the 21st century, but I will die in this era. If I say it, I will not regret it.
No one believed it."
In He Xi's sight, the fire was getting bigger and bigger. This chapter has been completed!
