Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king Chapter 87 The refugees are like tigers, the monks are like a hornet's nest, and evil people need to be punished by evil people! The money in the inner transport warehouse is missing!
Chapter 87 The refugees are like tigers, the monks are like a hornet's nest, and evil people need to be punished by evil people! The money in the inner transport warehouse is missing!
Changde entered the main hall of Yongshou Palace and looked at the disheveled Queen Mother Sun. When she raised her head and saw the marks on the corners of her mouth, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Queen Mother, you, your face?"
Empress Dowager Sun wiped away her tears and covered the red and swollen corners of her mouth: "It's nothing. That useless person doesn't dare to kill the Ai family, and he doesn't dare to touch you either. Just live in peace."
This trace seems to be...
They have been in the palace for a long time...
Changde shook his head quickly, not daring to think too much, and couldn't stop his tears from flowing down: "He doesn't care about family ties at all!"
Queen Mother Sun's eyes were filled with sadness, and she didn't know how long she would be tortured.
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Bank of China.
The eunuch Cai Kuan was kneeling on the ground, and all the staff were kneeling.
Jin Zhong is wearing a flying fish suit and holds an embroidered spring knife in his hand, looking majestic.
Shu Liang wore a brocade robe and carried a sword at his waist.
He and Jin Zhong stood beside Zhu Qiyu, one on the left and one on the right.
Dongchang, Jin Yiwei, and the Yulin vanguard led by Li Jin escorted them together.
Zhu Qiyu sat on the chair, and the criminals on Wang Xi's list, the entire bank, as well as the eunuchs, eunuchs, and supervisors all knelt on the ground.
With a bang, Jin Zhong dropped a cut piece of silver on the ground.
"Look, does this craftsmanship come from Yin Zuo Bureau?" Jin Zhong asked.
Cai Kuan read it and handed it to Ambassador Kong Zi.
Kong Zi was very embarrassed. He was recommended by Chen Xun to become an official, and he was appointed as the ambassador of the banking bureau, and he was also strongly recommended by Chen Xun.
Now that Chen Xun is dead, although the emperor has not investigated the Chen party, he is particularly embarrassed as a Chen party member.
"The report back to Your Majesty is from Yinzuo Bureau." Kong Zi did not dare to hide it.
"Who did it?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Kong Zi showed the silver coin to the craftsmen and circulated it to everyone, but no one got up and responded.
"Jin Zhong!" Zhu Qiyu called out.
Jin Zhong lifted up his robe, held his embroidered spring knife in his hand, strode down, took out the knife from its sheath, and put it on Kong Zi's neck: "Tell me, does this silver come from Yin Zuo Bureau?"
The cold blade made Kong Zi tremble all over.
"Eunuch Jin, he is from Yin Zuo Bureau, but...ah!" Kong Zi didn't finish his words.
Jin Zhong cut off his ear with a knife!
Kong Zi covered his bleeding ears and screamed.
"Don't scream!"
Jin Zhong shouted loudly: "Do you know! This silver was used by the traitor Wang Xi to hide secrets. How can you collude with Wang Xi? Say! I, the admiral, will spare your life!"
Kong Ziqiang endured the severe pain, his face full of panic.
Wang Xi was wanted and his entire family had been executed.
How did you get involved with the Bank?
"Eunuch Jin, please, I really don't know!"
Kong Zi screamed because Jin Zhong put the knife on his other ear, and he cried and said: "This matter is not under the control of the subordinates, but the supervisor!"
"I don't care about this, what kind of bank ambassador do you think you are? Ah!"
Jin Zhong put the knife across his neck and slashed him!
Kong Zi's throat was slit and blood spurted out.
Everyone in the Bank was scared to death. The Ambassador of the Bank was so dignified that he died.
Is Jin Yiwei so domineering?
The key point is that the emperor is just watching. Does the emperor want to kill Yin and bleed him like a river?
Cai Kuan felt weak all over and kowtowed in apology.
Because Jin Zhong looked at him.
"Eunuch Jin, I really don't know!"
Cai Kuan was so frightened that he came over on his knees: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Jin Zhong kicked him: "If you want to survive, find the person who made this kind of silver!"
"My slave obeys my command, my slave obeys my command." Cai Kuan was frightened. He was not from the emperor, he was from Xing'an.
Since Xing'an's death, he has not dared to sleep every day.
Especially when he heard that the eunuchs and maids had been driven out of the palace, leaving only a few people to serve him, he became even more frightened.
This morning he received the imperial edict and His Majesty arrived. He vaguely guessed that something was going to happen, and he won the lottery.
"Eunuch Jin, please give me a knife." Cai Kuan kowtowed.
"Call our home guard." Jin Zhong waved, took a knife, and threw it on the ground.
"My slave, thank you, Governor!"
Cai Kuan picked up the knife and got up, his eyes bloodthirsty, "Whoever doesn't let our family live, we will let you die first!
The ambassador is dead, and the deputy ambassador is Cao Kun.
He put the knife on Cao Kun's neck. Cao Kun was just a small fifth-rank official and could only bite.
Cai Kuan didn't want to do anything wrong, so he pointed the knife at the person Cao Kunpan bit out.
Jin Zhong coughed.
Cai Kuan trembled all over, the emperor wants to clean up the silver industry!
"How did you become the deputy director of the banking bureau?"
Cai Kuan put the knife on Cao Kun's neck again: "Tell me! Who did it!"
"I really don't know...ah!"
Cai Kuan wiped his neck directly.
Then the knife was placed on the manager Cao Huan's neck. Cao Huan just hesitated, but his neck was also wiped.
In the blink of an eye, three people died in the bank!
Qian Shu Lu Dian exclaimed: "Don't kill me, don't kill me, it's Liu Dazhuang's craftsmanship, it's Liu Dazhuang's craftsmanship!"
"Liu Dazhuang!"
Cai Kuan turned around suddenly and looked at craftsman Liu Dazhuang.
Liu Dazhuang was so frightened that he peed and pooped.
I recruited everything.
He took Wang Xi's money and secretly made it for Wang Xi.
Jin Zhong patted Cai Kuan's face: "Well done."
Cai Kuan shivered and knelt down to thank him.
Then, he pointed at Liu Dazhuang with a fierce look: "Drag him out!"
Then he pointed at Lu Dian: "He is with us too!"
Liu Dazhuang was dragged out by two Jinyi guards.
"How did you know that it was Liu Dazhuang's work? Were you involved?" Jin Zhong did not interrogate Liu Dazhuang, but stared at Lu Dian.
Lu Dian shook his head: "Forgive me, Inspector Wei. I just recognize Liu Dazhuang's craftsmanship and have absolutely no involvement!"
"Just recognize it?"
Jin Zhong walked towards Wang Rui, who was writing, and picked him up: "Do you recognize him?"
"The lower official only writes letters and is not responsible for the craftsmen of the bank. He really doesn't know anything!" Wang Rui looked horrified.
"We are asking you, do you recognize him?" Jin Zhong stared at him.
Wang Rui shook his head.
Jin Zhong left him alone, grabbed another supervisor, and asked him if he recognized him.
He also said he didn’t recognize it.
Jin Zhong came back and put the knife on Lu Dian's neck: "Everyone doesn't recognize it, why do you recognize it? Lu Qianshu, don't lie to our family! Our family is petty and will be punished if it is cheated.
Revengeful!"
Lu Dian glanced at the emperor in horror. The emperor was sitting quietly, obviously supporting Jin Zhong.
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He vaguely guessed what the emperor was looking for!
"I just recognized it, I didn't take part in it...ah!" Lu Dian let out a scream.
One of his ears was chopped off by Jin Zhong.
"Do you know that Wang Xi conspired to rebel? He hid the list of party members in this silver ingot!"
"Liu Dazhuang's private collection of lists shows that he also participated in the rebellion. You, Lu Qianshu, happened to recognize Liu Dazhuang's craftsmanship. What a coincidence. No opera singer would dare to sing like this!"
"What? Do you think our brains are broken?"
Jin Zhong raised his knife and wanted to chop it again: "Come here, arrest Lu Dian's family!"
"No, no..." Lu Dian's face was full of horror.
But the Xiuchun knife fell down and hit him hard on the shoulder. Blood spurted out. Lu Dian rolled around and screamed: "Xiaguan has attacked! Give Xiaguan a good time!"
He admitted that he introduced Liu Dazhuang to Wang Xi.
"Who else?" Jin Zhong asked.
Lu Dian glanced at the other people in the Yinzuo Bureau. Everyone in the Yinzuo Bureau had frightened faces, worried that Lu Dian would bite him.
Jin Zhong pressed the blade on the back of his neck, and he cried and pointed out several people.
"Guard Guard, I don't know that Wang Xi is a rebel. He just took a private job. Please Guard Guard, please spare Xiaguan's family!" Lu Dian cried.
Just take the private job and fool the ghost!
Wang Xi used money to hide secrets, wasn't he implying that Zhang Fu had stolen the money in the inner transport warehouse?
The silver in the inner transport warehouse is engraved and cannot be circulated blatantly.
Silver must be recast through the hands of a silversmith.
Moreover, Wang Xi’s accomplices were also recruited, and they indeed stole money from the internal transportation treasury.
But no one knows exactly where it was shipped.
Therefore, we must pry open the mouth of the craftsman.
What if there is an unexpected gain?
Jin Zhong knelt down, pressed his head to look at the chopped ear, and said with a smile: "It's just an ear missing, so I won't waste my life."
"Lu Dian, our family wants to ask you for help with something. If it is done, our family will not only let your family go, but also let you go! How about it?"
Lu Dian survived the desperate situation and nodded desperately.
"You don't have to be afraid. We are not man-eating tigers. Relax. Your Majesty is watching. Your Majesty is the most kind in the world."
"Our methods were a bit harsh just now, please be patient."
"We are also slaves. We don't dare to neglect the things that the emperor has given us. Are you right?"
Jin Zhong observed Lu Dian. In fact, he was not satisfied that Cai Kuan had killed everyone. Wang Xi was dead and the line was broken, but he just dug out some party members.
The real purpose is money from the internal transportation warehouse!
The emperor is so short of money that he is going crazy. Every decent thing in the palace has been pawned. The emperor is suffering.
"I dare not blame the governor, I don't dare!" Lu Dian nodded repeatedly.
Jin Zhong was smiling: "Tell me, did the bank come in with some shady money recently?"
"In other words, there are a large number of craftsmen from the silversmith's bureau who went out to take on private jobs?"
"Let me tell you straight, that money was lost from the internal transportation warehouse. Anyone who touches it will lose their head. If you don't report it after knowing it, the nine tribes will be destroyed!"
Lu Dian's expression changed.
Jin Zhong knew that he had asked the right person.
"How about if you tell me, our family will ask the emperor for mercy and let you be the ambassador of the bank?" Jin Zhong comforted him.
A glimmer of hope burst out from Lu Dian's despair.
But at this moment, Wang Rui, who had been writing just now, suddenly launched a charge: "I'll kill you, a dog eunuch!"
Poof!
Jin Zhong struck him in the chest with a backhand knife, and blood spattered Lu Dian's face.
"He's not dead yet. Catch him. Don't take advantage of him. Dare he assassinate the governor? Throw him into prison and interrogate him slowly!"
Jin Zhong showed a cruel smile on his face, squatted down again, and patted Lu Dian on the shoulder: "Say it!"
Lu Dian couldn't hold himself any longer, tears flowed wildly, and he named a few names. Some people wanted to run away. How could they escape in this dragnet?
Jin Zhong was stunned. How could he find it so easily?
Is this the benefit of the emperor killing Chen Xun and taking control of the court?
No monster or monster can escape.
According to the craftsman's account, the silver was not transferred to the silver making bureau. Instead, a supervisor named Liu Yan contacted the craftsmen of the silver making bureau and took them to the mountains to refine the silver every night late at night.
Liu Yan confessed that the place where the silver was hidden was a barren mountain in the suburbs.
"Jin Zhong, take someone to copy it immediately! You have to be fast!" Zhu Qiyu said.
"My servant obeys the order!" Jin Zhong knelt down to accept the order, and took Lu Dian, Liu Yan and others to find the barren mountain.
Zhu Qiyu stood up slowly and looked at the many craftsmen of the Yinzuo Bureau who were kneeling on the ground.
"You are my most loyal slaves."
“But I don’t want to become a den of thieves!”
"Find the criminal and kill the clan!"
"For supervisors and above, regardless of whether they know it or not, they will be executed!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were as sharp as a knife: "Everyone in the Banking Bureau and others, if they don't report the knowledge, they will be fined for three years!"
"Your Majesty, please spare your life! Your Majesty, we were not involved, and we had no knowledge of it!" A supervisor complained.
"If you don't know this or that, what kind of supervisor are you doing?"
"Supervisor, supervisor, I give you the power, and you have the responsibility!"
"When you enjoy power, you must take responsibility!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes became sharp: "Those who call you subjugated will be punished!"
"From now on, the twelve prisons, four divisions and eight bureaus will be organized in pairs according to the Qianqing Palace regulations, and the law of sitting together will be implemented! If one person commits a crime, two will be executed! No defense!"
This is Zhu Qiyu’s true purpose!
And the banking system is just a warning to the monkey!
Ruan Rang, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, trembled all over. The emperor asked him to come and listen to the music. He was trying to beat him up and surrendered to the emperor. If he hesitated again, the next person to be purged would be the Royal Horse Supervisor!
"Slave, please obey your order!" Ruan Rang prostrated on the ground, extremely respectful.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I helped you find out Lu Dian. The Governor promised to spare you!" Cai Kuan crawled over and begged for mercy.
"Hey, Cai Kuan, you are the admiral eunuch, and my internal transport warehouse was stolen. You knew that there was a sum of money in the barren hills outside the city, but you didn't report it. How dare you beg me for mercy?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "Jin Zhong promises you, you go find Jin Zhong."
He moved his fingers.
Without waiting for Cai Kuan to say anything, Dongchang Fanzi immediately beheaded him.
What is the use of keeping this kind of garbage that is eaten inside and outside?
"Those who are implicated with Wang Xi, or those who are too implicated, will be punished by the clan! Those who are implicated in a minor way will be demoted to the rank of craftsmen and included in various bureaus."
Zhu Qiyu raised his noble hand and did not kill too much.
Immediately, he looked at Ruan Rang.
"Your Majesty, this servant is loyal to you and has no second thoughts!" Ruan Rang kowtows like garlic.
There are only a few people who offer help in times of need, but there are many people who offer icing on the cake.
When I was in urgent need of people before, no one helped me; now that I have great power, they all flock to me like dogs. It’s really ridiculous.
"Get up and come with me to see the horse-raising army." Zhu Qiyu wanted to hold the last force in the capital in the palm of his hand.
The Royal Horse Prison is in the northeast corner, and the Banking Bureau is in the southwest corner, which is exactly symmetrical.
On the way, Zhu Qiyu asked Li Jin if he would be willing to take over the horse-raising army.
"Your Majesty, I am worried about your safety!" Of course Li Jin wanted to supervise the horse army.
"It doesn't matter, there is no danger in the palace."
Chen Xun is dead and the imperial power is coming into his hands. Who would be foolish enough to follow in the rebellion?
Don't treat ordinary people as fools.
Wouldn’t it be nice to work for the emperor?
If you have to put your head in your belt to rebel, what are you trying to do?
Today is different from the past. The emperor has grasped the imperial power and can award lavish rewards. When the money in the inner transport warehouse is recovered, the emperor's back will be even harder.
There is no possibility of winning the goal twice.
"You recommend two people from the Yulin Vanguard to me, and if they are in charge of the Yulin Vanguard, I can rest easy." Zhu Qiyu was very confident.
"I obey the decree!"
Li Jin smiled, this is the benefit gained from taking refuge in the emperor.
The Horse-Raising Army has the Warrior Battalion and the Four Guards Battalion under its jurisdiction, and they are all the elites in the world.
Of course, it is unclear whether the current horse-breeding army is elite.
"Okay, I order you to be the commander of the Horse-Raising Army, which is under the jurisdiction of the Warrior Battalion and the Four Guards Battalion. You select the available talents in the camp, and those who are unavailable are sent back to the garrison. After this battle is over, you can select from the garrison all over the world.
If you are strong and strong, you can join the horse-breeding army."
Taizu established the horse army to prevent rape and insult. It was the last line of defense in the palace, and it was the eunuchs who should have held the military power.
But Zhu Qiyu did not intend to keep the horse army in Beijing.
It's about being dragged to the battlefield to fight.
This horse-breeding army will become his first direct army.
Therefore, the eunuchs cannot be allowed to completely control the military, nor can the military power be completely handed over to Li Jin.
"I will ask Zhao Shun to cooperate with you again. Zhao Shun is an honest man and will not interfere in any of your decisions."
Zhu Qiyu gave Li Jin reassurance: "Zhao Shun is appointed as the admiral eunuch. You will be the commander of the capital for the time being. When the time is right, I will appoint you as the commander-in-chief."
"Thank you for your kindness!" Li Jin understood that all armies had eunuchs as supervisors. He knew that Zhao Shun was indeed an honest man. The emperor did not send the old man out to take care of him.
"I will give you the actual amount of 12,000 people."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him and said in a cold tone: "What you do at the border and Beijing camp, don't get it into the horse breeding army, you know?"
"I know!" Li Jin trembled. I'm afraid the emperor already knew the root cause of Xuanzhen's defeat.
"You don't have to worry about military pay. If the household department doesn't go out and the internal funds go out, I will send people to the bottom to ask. Every soldier must receive actual pay, you know?" Zhu Qiyu's voice was cold.
The Ming Dynasty’s military pay was outrageously low, but it was good for the frontline soldiers to get one-tenth of it, so they didn’t work hard in training or fighting.
It's so bad, haven't we beaten the Northern Barbarians for more than two hundred years!
Who said there were no men in the Ming Dynasty?
"I will never dare to touch a cent of military pay!" Li Jin kowtowed.
"In the horse-raising army, whoever touches you will be killed! This is the power I give you!" Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly.
"I obey the decree!"
Zhu Qiyu's tone softened: "I have prepared your share for you, and I have also given out the shares for officers at all levels, okay?"
Li Jin was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and didn't even dare to say anything.
"You don't have to ask for it, but the people below have to ask for it. I will make an arrangement in the future, and you can just pay according to the salary above."
It is impossible for Zhu Qiyu to increase military pay, he does not have so much money.
Moreover, if the horse-raising army needs to be raised, won’t all the guard stations in the world follow suit? Will they force people to rebel?
If you want to turn it up, you have to turn it up.
Therefore, directly raising military pay is an act seeking death.
It can only be rewarded in the form of a gift.
You can't reward too much. The horse-raising army has no merit and no work. Just because the emperor likes it, give more rewards? Border and Beijing camp will serve?
That’s not a reward, but a factor of unrest.
This is Zhu Qiyu beating Li Jin.
"Li Jin, I will hand over the horse-raising army to you and give you the power of expediency, but I want to see the results!" Zhu Qiyu looked sharply.
"I guarantee with my life that in three months, your Majesty will see a strong army!" Li Jin also became ruthless.
"Okay! Elites don't have a large number of people, they are elites even if they have a small number of people! I will leave the horse army to you with full power!"
Zhu Qiyu believed in Li Jin, because after all, the horse-raising army had the foundation. If he cleared out a group and practiced for three months, he would always be able to achieve some results.
"Li Jin, this horse-breeding army will gallop in Mobei in the future. You have to train it for me." Zhu Qiyu patted him on the shoulder and asked him to retreat.
He also ordered Zhao Shun to come over and explain a few words.
"When you go to the horse breeding army, you are my eyes. Report what you see to me from time to time. You are not allowed to add personal emotions. Do you understand?"
Zhao Shun's face showed reluctance: "I accept the order."
"Don't reach out randomly. We don't want to do this in this horse-raising army. Don't dirty my army. Do you understand?" Zhu Qiyu beat him.
"I know this! I only dare to take it if the emperor asks me to take it." Zhao Shun crawled on the ground.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Not only can you not reach out, but if you reach out, you will chop off his claws! Remember, the horse-raising army belongs to me, and any tentacles that reach in will be chopped off by me!"
"My servant understands!" Zhao Shun has been in the palace for so many years. He doesn't understand anything, but he is just honest in front of the emperor.
"Go ahead."
Zhu Qiyu asked the royal chariot to stop: "I won't go to the Royal Horse Prison. Let's pass on the imperial edict. I will go to the Royal Horse Prison again in three months."
Ruan Rang was stunned for a moment, but almost cried when he heard the imperial edict.
The emperor took away his power as the imperial eunuch and eunuch.
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However, it is much better than what happened to Yinzuoju.
"Ruan Rang, I will see the results in three months." Zhu Qiyu warned him, if you dare to stumble, I will kill you in three months.
"This slave will obey the emperor's decree!"
Ruan Rang wanted to cry, but he could listen to the emperor's words seriously. If he can produce results within three months, wouldn't he be favored by the emperor?
"Return to the palace."
Zhu Qiyu changed his decision temporarily because Huaien came to report that Fang Ying and Shi Pu had entered Beijing and were on their way to the palace.
After a stick of incense, Zhu Qiyu was eating.
Fang Ying and Shi Pu entered Qinzheng Hall in a dusty state.
"Two dear friends, I am looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally I hope you will return to Beijing!" Zhu Qiyu looked excited.
Fang Ying was promoted by him single-handedly. He inherited his father's position as commander, and was later awarded the title of Nanhe Bo due to his meritorious service. It can be said that Fang Ying is his direct descendant.
It’s just that Fang Ying doesn’t take sides.
Now that the situation is clear, there is no need to worry about Fang Ying taking refuge with the Emperor.
Shi Pu is interesting. In order to get promoted, he bribed Jin Ying and was executed according to the law. It was Zhu Qiyu who saved him.
He did not participate in the party struggle, but he was on good terms with Li Xian.
"Your Majesty, is this what you are having for dinner?" Shi Pu was shocked when he looked at the porridge and pickles on the table.
"Alas, Old Minister, the court is in trouble. I can only take the lead and eat this. I hope that my subjects can be like me and tide over the difficulties with the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Qiyu pretended to be coy.
"The good teacher Shi Shangshu knows that the emperor has been eating porridge and pickles for half a month, and even the servants in the palace have been sent away." Feng Xiao was doing a miserable job beside him.
Shi Pu was moved to tears: "There are so many virtuous kings in the world, why should the Ming Dynasty be unhappy!"
"Old Minister, Uncle Nan He, please tell me about the affairs of Huguang first." Zhu Qiyu asked someone to give him a seat. He ate up all the unfinished porridge before being removed.
"Please ask Uncle Nanhe to speak."
Fang Ying said from the time he entered Yuanzhou, he planned to destroy more than 160 villages including Guiban.
He and Shangshu Shi Pu moved to Tianzhu, led Li Zhen, Chen You and others to attack Tiantang and other strongholds, and defeated the rebels.
A total of 270 strongholds were captured, and 102 people below the pseudo-Houbo were captured alive.
"When I left, in accordance with the imperial decree, I handed over the military power to the two governors, Li Zhen and Chen You. Li Zhen was the commander-in-chief and Chen You was the deputy commander-in-chief."
Fang Ying said: "I thought that the Miao chaos in Huguang was not a problem, but the land of Huguang was completely rotten, with refugees everywhere, and it was impossible to recuperate!"
Suppressing the Miao rebellion is a military method, but if we want to restore peace in Hunan, we need political methods.
"The old minister believes that Huguang should be mainly used for pacification. It would be better if the court can spend a large amount of money to provide food, return the land to the locals, resettle the refugees on the spot, and exempt Huguang from taxes for a few years. Then Huguang can be settled." Shi Pu.
Seriously.
"How much money does Lao Shangshu think it will cost?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"I'm afraid it will cost a million taels." Shi Pu smiled bitterly.
"So many?" Zhu Qiyu was also surprised.
"Your Majesty doesn't know something."
Fang Ying answered: "The chaos in Huguang is not just the people of Huguang, but the refugees all over the world are going to Huguang."
"According to reports from local officials, there are over one million refugees in Huguang, but according to my estimate, the number is actually over one million."
"There are several villages. At first I thought they were Miao people, but I saw that their clothes were the same as those of the Han people. After asking around, I found out that they were all runaways and had been living in the villages for many years."
"There are many villages like this. The accent is not from Huguang, but people from everywhere."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sharp, everyone in the official circles in Huguang should be killed!
Clean up the officialdom of Huguang sooner or later!
"The old minister said one million taels, but I think it may not be enough."
"If the court really gives Huguang money to resettle the refugees."
"I'm afraid it will attract refugees from all over the world to Huguang. Now the world..."
Fang Ying suddenly realized something and did not dare to say any more.
"Uncle Nanhe, you don't have to worry about talking to me."
"I know that this prosperous Ming Dynasty is nothing more than whitewashing peace."
"There are refugees everywhere outside the capital, let alone the local area?" Zhu Qiyu told the truth.
Fang Ying was slightly surprised. The emperor seemed a little different.
Shi Pu knew something about it. Li Xian often sent him letters, so he knew about the changes in the court.
It turns out that the emperor has been pretending to be stupid these past eight years.
Now that he is in charge of Tianxia Sword, I wonder if he will become Jianwen or Taizong?
Fang Ying gritted her teeth and said: "When I entered the capital, there were refugees everywhere in the suburbs of the capital. I am worried that if this continues, there may be refugees who will cause chaos!"
He did not dare to elaborate, fearing that the emperor would be furious.
"Rebellion shouldn't happen. Although there are many refugees, I have already issued an order to temples and Taoist temples to go to the outside of the city to provide relief. There will always be a mouthful of food. If you don't eat enough, you won't die of hunger." Zhu Qiyu chuckled.
But Fang Ying didn’t dare to speak.
The smile on Zhu Qiyu's face was stiff: "Uncle Nanhe, did I say something wrong?"
"Your Majesty is right!" Fang Ying was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and remained silent.
"What did you see? Fang Ying, say!" Zhu Qiyu's voice became cold and stern.
Fang Ying knew that she had said the wrong thing. With the scene outside the city and no one in the court saying a word, it was because no one dared to lift the lid.
I am also stupid. I am obviously not involved in the party struggle and want to protect myself wisely. Why do I get so happy that I talk nonsense and say everything!
How will this end?
"Your Majesty, the top priority now is Xuanfu, Shandong." Shi Pu came to Fang Ying's rescue.
Zhu Qiyu restrained his murderous intent: "What the old minister said is true, but I don't want to be blind, deaf, or stupid! Fang Ying, say it!"
"I first ask your Majesty to calm down!"
Fang Ying knew it, so she couldn't help but say: "There are tens of thousands of refugees outside the city."
"Sales of children and daughters happen every day."
"I saw with my own eyes a man leading two children, kneeling in front of my horse, begging me to buy them."
"That man's belly is swollen. He must have eaten Guanyin soil. I'm afraid he won't survive."
"There are some women who can do anything as long as they have a bite to eat..."
Selling sons and daughters?
Women lose their virginity?
This is a sign of troubled times!
Zhu Qiyu felt a chill running down his spine. If someone with great ambitions instigated it, there might be another rebellion that would last forever.
When the time comes, the world will be at war. What if there is another Emperor Taizu!
"What about the relief? The palace has also contributed money, and my imperial palace and imperial shop have all contributed. I have approved the notes, and I approve them every day. I have provided the money." Zhu Qiyu still had a glimmer of hope.<
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"Back to Your Majesty, I walked more than ten miles and didn't see a soup kitchen!"
"What?"
Zhu Qiyu stood up suddenly, picked up Fang Ying, and said with a ferocious expression: "You didn't see any of them?"
"It's impossible, I approve notes every day!"
"There are also temples and Taoist temples. I have issued a decree that each temple and temple must set up a porridge shed outside the city to provide relief to the refugees. Why not?"
He let go of Fang Ying. This was not Fang Ying's fault.
Muttering to himself: "Is it so difficult to give people a way to survive?"
"You all enjoy fine clothes, fine food, beautiful wives, beautiful concubines, and everything you need!"
"I have given you everything you want, why are you still so greedy? Why are you unwilling to give the people a way to survive?"
"Forcing them to rebel?"
"Force them to come into the city?"
"Forcing the world to have another great ancestor?"
"Forcing the Ming Dynasty to overthrow?"
Zhu Qiyu couldn't control his emotions.
He always thought that today's Ming Dynasty was a bit rotten at best, but he didn't expect that it was rotten to the core!
When did it start to suck?
Renzong? Xuanzong? Or the Supreme Emperor?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Shi Pu called several times.
"I, I always thought that I was qualified as an emperor, but I didn't think it was a joke!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were as bright as a knife: "Pass the order! Summon all the eunuchs, stewards, and other people in the Imperial Mansion and the Imperial Store in the middle of the capital to listen to the order at the Meridian Gate!"
Only blood can extinguish Zhu Qiyu's anger.
"Your Majesty!" Feng Xiao knelt on the ground in horror.
He is not worried about killing some eunuchs and stewards. He is worried about the emperor taking action against temples and Taoist temples. They are like a hornet's nest and cannot be touched.
"Go!"
Zhu Qiyu exploded.
But Fang Ying and Shi Pu both knelt down and asked the emperor to calm down.
"I just deal with my own slaves! Can't I?"
Zhu Qiyu is not crazy yet. Temples and Taoist temples are like a hornet's nest and cannot be poked. Are Huangzhuang and Huangdian also like a hornet's nest?
"Your Majesty!" Fang Ying was extremely regretful. I was afraid that if his words today were spread, he would be scolded to death by the monks, and he might even die suddenly.
"It doesn't matter, your words won't spread, don't worry."
Zhu Qiyu took a few breaths and calmed down: "I let the old minister and Uncle Nan He see the joke. I really can't stand it anymore. I made a mistake."
"Your Majesty's love for the people is shared by all the ministers!" Shi Pu flattered him.
This is a sign of goodwill to the emperor.
"Fang Ying, don't there be any porridge sheds in temples or Taoist temples?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
Fang Ying wanted to beat herself to death, but she still said: "Your Majesty, there is some, but there is no porridge in the porridge shed. You can only eat porridge if you sell your child to a temple or Taoist temple."
"Haha!" Zhu Qiyu was happy and smiled miserably.
This is a human trafficker!
Worse than human traffickers!
What do you believe in? The devil? Haha!
The monk's way is like a hornet's nest, I can't afford to mess with it!
But evil people still need to be punished by evil people.
Just wait and see!
I make the decision for everyone in the world!
"Nan Hebo Anxin, every word you said in Qinzheng Palace will not be spread out!" Zhu Qiyu has this confidence.
Shi Pu was slightly surprised. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he knew about the emperor's predicament in the past eight years.
But I didn't expect that the emperor's power would have expanded to such an extent after menstruation.
"That's it, let's not talk about it anymore."
Zhu Qiyu smiled: "Fang Ying, I originally planned to let you enter the Beijing camp, but now the Beijing camp is going on an expedition, and there are no soldiers in the camp."
"But I plan to organize and train regiment battalions. Originally there were ten regiment battalions, and I plan to add two more to make twelve regiment battalions."
"When Yu Shaofu and Shi Heng reformed the Beijing Camp before, the reform was not thorough. When the Beijing Camp returns to the capital, I plan to disrupt and rewash it again and conduct thorough reforms."
Having said this, Zhu Qiyu looked at Shi Pu: "Old Minister also knows that Xuanzhen was defeated in the first battle and suffered heavy losses. Even if there is a big victory in the future, there is no telling how many people will be able to return to the capital."
The three people in the Qinzheng Palace sighed.
Shi Pu and Fang Ying had just returned to Beijing and did not dare to comment casually. They only listened to what the emperor said.
"So I will train two more regiments and battalions, with a total of 15,000 people. I will hand over both regiments and battalions to you! You will be the chief military officer! Stamped with the gold seal of the Military Aircraft Department!"
Zhu Qiyu is about to consolidate military power aggressively, and no one can stop him!
"Soldiers are no longer selected from the guard station. Firstly, there is no time. Secondly, when the Beijing camp returns to Beijing, we still need to replenish soldiers from the guard station."
"I plan to recruit people locally from Beijing."
Zhu Qiyu hesitated again: "If possible, recruit some from the refugees, and I can grant them some land as appropriate."
This...
Fang Ying's expression changed instantly, this is another hornet's nest!
The refugees in Gyeonggi Province are the source of tenants for the powerful in Beijing, and they are also the source of handymen for monks and Taoists.
If Tuanying recruits from refugees again, it would be ominous!
"Afraid?"
Zhu Qiyu laughed: "I will send the eunuchs to recruit, and you can train the troops."
Fang Ying was put on the fire and roasted!
The emperor was forcing him to be an isolated minister, and let him control the heavy military power in the capital. The emperor was worried about it, so he forced him to break away from the powerful people in the capital.
This imperial mind trick is so clever!
"I'm not afraid, I'm willing to recruit among the refugees!" Fang Ying gritted her teeth and said.
"Okay, I will give you the Emperor's Sword. Anyone who blocks your way, no matter who it is, will be killed directly! Anyone who competes with you for soldiers will be killed!"
The corners of Zhu Qiyu's lips raised: "Fang Ying, your second son is ten years old this year, right? I remember correctly, I think your son Fang Han is about the same age as Gu'an, how about I decide on a family with you?" <
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Fang Ying was shocked. Her son, Princess Shang, was in the holy family!
Shi Pu was also secretly shocked. The emperor only had two daughters, and the younger one was sick. The eldest princess was loved by the emperor, but she wanted to marry Fang Ying's second son. This showed that the emperor had to put Fang Ying in a very important position, so he was willing to spend such a huge sum of money!
That is to say, the emperor not only wanted Fang Ying to control the two regiments, but also more...
Should he be used to replace Yu Qian?
"Your Majesty, how can my son win the princess?" Fang Ying was a little scared.
Once he marries the emperor and has children, he has no choice but to run into trouble.
This is contrary to his code of not forming factions and being prudent and self-protective.
Fang Ying is not afraid of going to the battlefield, but in the court, he is easily beaten to death.
"This matter has been settled, there is no need to discuss it."
Zhu Qiyu made the final decision.
The reason why he chose Fang Ying was that, on the one hand, Fang Ying had the ability to fight, and on the other hand, Fang Ying had two good subordinates, Li Zhen and Chen You, who were both talented generals and he needed to rely on them.
"I obey the order!" Fang Ying kowtowed and led the order.
"I love Gu'an very much, don't worry Fang Qing."
Zhu Qiyu told him that although Princess Gu'an's mother was the deposed Wang family, it could not offset the emperor's love for his daughter.
"Fang Han's ability to become a princess is a blessing he has earned over many lifetimes!" Fang Ying had to suppress her reluctance.
"Let Fang Yi enter the palace to accompany you tomorrow."
Zhu Qiyu also had to provide insurance. Fang Ying's eldest son Fang Yi entered the palace as a hostage.
"I obey the decree!"
But at this moment, an urgent report from Datong came in from outside the palace.
"My dear friends, wait a moment, let's watch together."
Zhu Qiyu opened the memorial, glanced at it, and suddenly frowned: "The old master really knew what was going on. The 40,000 extra enemy troops in Xuan Town are indeed from the northwest!"
Guo Deng, the commander-in-chief of Datong, reported that on the 22nd of the first lunar month, some people were robbed.
At first, many guards in Datong Town didn't pay much attention, but after being robbed, various guards in Guanxi came to Datong for help. Guo Deng refused on the pretext of announcing that the town was in emergency.
Later, some people were robbed and ran to Datong to plunder, but were repelled by the Datong Guards.
Guo Dengcai sent people to investigate and learned that the Kansai tribes had been ruthlessly robbed by the Wala people.
This group of Wala soldiers descended from the sky again, descended on Xuan Mansion, and defeated Yang Xin's generals.
"Old Minister, you also know military matters."
After the two of them had finished reading, Zhu Qiyu asked Shi Pu: "After the Wala are defeated, can I take the opportunity to take back the land of Hetao?"
Shi Pu had already guessed the emperor's thoughts. The emperor wanted to be Taizong!
"Your Majesty, the Hetao is barren. It will be easy for our Ming army to take back the Hetao, but it will be difficult to manage it!" Shi Pu smiled bitterly.
After all, I just have no money!
If you want to catch the Loop, you have to throw money into it!
In fact, as long as you own the Loop, you have to keep pouring money into it. It is a bottomless pit.
However, the strategic value of the Hetao is self-evident, and it is the territory of the Han family. If it is not taken back, there is really no way to explain it.
"Old Minister, how much silver do you estimate will be needed?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
Seeing that the emperor was still determined to take over Hehuang, Shi Pu could only estimate a figure: "Five to six hundred thousand taels of silver should be enough. I don't dare to die, but this money must be invested every year." p>
Zhu Qiyu clicked his tongue, how much money did the Ming Dynasty collect in a year?
How can we divide these hundreds of thousands taels and those hundreds of thousands taels!
"Furthermore, the food problem is the most difficult to solve. It is difficult to be self-sufficient with the food grown in the Hetao land. Food needs to be transported from the south. Once there is a major disaster in the south, rebellions in the Hetao will emerge one after another. All the money invested in governance will be lost.
The water has drifted." Shi Pu explained.
If you want to solve the Loop problem, the first difficulty is money and food.
"I understand." Zhu Qiyu sighed.
This cannot be solved with corn. The yield per mu of corn in this era is probably not high.
But if corn can be grown in the Hetao area, the food problem should be alleviated, right?
Zhu Qiyu can't make up his mind either. Let's take a look.
"Your Majesty, I have a question for Your Majesty." Shi Pu waited for a long time before asking.
"You said."
"Your Majesty will train the regiment again, where will the pay come from?" Shi Pu was puzzled.
"Take out the internal funds."
Zhu Qiyu understood that Shi Pu was asking whether it was necessary to have civilian guards.
"Originally, I planned to let Li Bing and Fang Ying cooperate. However, Xuanzhen cannot do without Li Bing, so I sent Nian Fu there. They are all knowledgeable soldiers. I really have no choice in my mind. Can I ask the old minister?
Recommend a civil servant who knows military affairs to assist Fang Ying?"
Zhu Qiyu didn't break up with the civil officials, so naturally he couldn't change the rules.
When Shi Pu heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "I do have a candidate, Kou Shen."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up.
He was worried about how to arrange Kou Shen. Kou Shen's qualifications were too high. If he was put into the General Affairs Department, Wang Fu might not be able to deal with him.
Let Kou Shen help Fang Ying take charge of the regiment camp, which can calm Wenchen's heart and also calm Zhu Qiyu's heart.