"I don't know what the Superintendent's words mean. Isn't it a good thing that Superintendent Du Lenghong surrenders to the Ming Dynasty? Doesn't the Superintendent have other opinions?"
Cheng Jiming answered very cleverly. It sounded like he said a lot, but in fact he said nothing.
Walking in front of Cheng Jiming, Tie Mo's face was extremely ugly. He did not answer Cheng Jiming, but walked around Cheng Jiming and said lightly to Zhu Ziyan, "Zhu Ziyan, you are really thoughtful and want to have a hand in everything.
Already? Humph, why don’t you go back?”
Cheng Ji ordered Zhao Zhu Ziyan to call her by his first name, but this made Zhu Ziyan very angry. She originally had a sweet fake smile, but now she couldn't even smile, "Tie Superintendent, I
Stop worrying about my business!"
"When you go back, do you want me to personally send someone to take you back? Or, if I tell His Majesty, what will he think if he hears this?" Tie Mo's expression was very ugly, and his tone was not tolerated.
Doubtful, he had a lot of things to talk to Cheng Jiming, but Zhu Ziyan couldn't listen to these words. Facing Tie Mo's threat, Zhu Ziyan gritted her silver teeth, snorted, and could only walk back three times in one step.
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Waiting until Zhu Ziyan could no longer be seen, Tie Mo breathed a sigh of relief, but slowly clenched his right hand, turned around suddenly, his face suddenly turned cold, Cheng Jiming felt a chill in his heart, and said coldly, "Supervisor, you
What does this mean?"
"What do you mean? Cheng Ji Ming, Cheng Ji Ming, I'm warning you to stay away from the princess in the future. If the princess is hurt at all, I won't mind sending you to the Palace of Hell." Tie Moyin tested.
He smiled and took two steps forward, "Now tell me, what do you want to do?"
"Superintendent, I don't understand what you are talking about!" Cheng Jiming raised the corner of his mouth, and his expression actually looked better than before.
"Very well, Sir, you can do what you want!"
Du Lenghong surrendered, and the Ming Dynasty retook Quanning City. Everything was so beautiful, but even good things will pass. A month later, the matter of Du Lenghong's surrender faded away. But for the people of the Ming Dynasty
Generally speaking, the ten years of Chongzhen are destined to be unstable. The news of the great victory has not yet completely passed, and the people of Jiangnan have suffered another hardship.
At that time, Zhang Xianzhong fled to the south of the Yangtze River and made the people along the coast of the Yangtze River miserable. It was not until the army of the Northern Shan Dynasty joined forces with Yang Sichang's army that they worked hard, and with the cooperation of the troops and horses from the capital camp of Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing, they finally suppressed Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion, and finally trapped Zhang Xianzhong to death.
In the southeastern area of Zhejiang, Zhang Xianzhong was killed not long ago. The people in Jiangnan have not completely forgotten it, but another flood broke out in Jiangnan.
Last year, the Ming Dynasty saw droughts in various places, but this year it was surprisingly rainy, especially in the Jiangnan area. It rained heavily in July, which lasted for half a month. The rain accumulated and the water level rose. In addition, there were civil unrest in the early years, and the river bed became old.
If it falls into disrepair, the consequences can be imagined.
On July 28, the 10th year of Chongzhen, the embankment of the Xijin River in Xuanzhou was washed away, destroying countless houses, spreading floods, drowning countless people, and leaving hundreds of thousands of victims homeless. As the Xijin River
The embankment of the river was washed away, followed by the Dongjin River, and just a few days later the embankment of the Loujiang River in Suzhou Prefecture was also washed away. The heavy rain did not stop, and the people in Jiangnan suffered a complete disaster. An urgent report from Jiangnan was sent to the capital, and the imperial court
There is no good solution. In August, the heavy rain has stopped, but disaster relief has become a big problem.
Of course, Tie Mo didn't have to worry about how corrupt the situation in Jiangnan was, because at least for now, these were Zhu Youjian's affairs. But on the ninth day of August, a piece of news shocked the entire capital.
Due to the inability of the Xuanzhou magistrate to provide disaster relief, public resentment boiled over. Chen Qi, a native of Nanling, broke into the Nanling County government office and robbed all the supplies. Chen Qi caused a rebellion, which triggered a chain reaction. Jing County, Suzhou, Kunshan, and Taicang also appeared one after another.
The phenomenon of civil unrest was detected, and in the blink of an eye, the entire Jiangnan fell into chaos.
Tie Mo was a little confused, because he really didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly. The disaster relief situation would lose control so quickly. When the civil unrest broke out, Tie Mo's first feeling was that something was wrong. If not
Someone did it deliberately. How could the civil unrest spread so fast? It's easy to say what happened in Xuanzhou. Meng Tengxuan, the prefect of Xuanzhou, was indeed corrupt and perverted the law. It was possible that Nanling's disaster relief funds were withheld. But what about Kunshan and Taicang?
As far as Tie Mo knows, Suzhou Prefecture had already begun disaster relief before the imperial order was issued. Why did such a massive civil unrest still occur?
That's all for Xuanzhou, but Xiuzhou is to the south of Kunshan and Taicang. If the civil unrest spreads too fast, who can guarantee that the unrest will not attack the major saltworks in Xiuzhou. Nowadays, a large part of the financial resources of the Dudu Mansion comes from Xiuzhou and Hangzhou
In the salt field, Tie Mo couldn't help but feel anxious. In the governor's house, Hai Lanzhu and Tie Mo were sitting on the couch, with their legs curled up and their eyes wide open, "Husband, the civil unrest in Jiangnan is very strange.
Especially for Kunshan and Taicang, I'm afraid my husband will have to go to Suzhou Mansion in person. Although Suzhou Mansion is still under the control of the Governor, the Marquis of Yiyang is not a close confidant of the Governor."
"Yes." Tie Mo nodded lightly. The imperial court appointed the Marquis of Yiyang to appease Jiangnan and was fully responsible for quelling the chaos. However, the Marquis of Yiyang Liu Che was Zhu Ziyan's uncle and had a very delicate relationship with the Governor's Mansion. If he borrowed
It would be easy to take the opportunity to calm down the chaos and do other things.
Those who didn’t go to Jiangnan didn’t know how rotten the situation in Jiangnan was. When Tie Mo arrived at Suzhou Prefecture, he realized how chaotic the entire Suzhou Prefecture was. By mid-August, Kunshan, Taicang, Jiading, and Baoshan had become one.
, the entire rebellion has divided Suzhou and Xiuzhou into two halves, and there are hundreds of thousands of rebels. Sitting on the Taishi chair in great distress, Wang Nuran obediently busied himself and Tiemo rubbed his temples, "Superintendent, you also
Don’t worry too much, the supervisor could have easily dealt with Zhang Xianzhong’s rebellion before, so what’s happening now is nothing.”
Tie Mo grinned and said to himself, Miss Wang is still a little naive. This time is different from last time. The court is a little looking forward to chaos in Suzhou, because Suzhou is the territory of the Governor's Mansion. If the civil chaos cannot be put down as soon as possible, whoever is interested will
Taking the opportunity to enter Xiuzhou and Hangzhou, the salt field will change hands. Of course, the best way is to suppress these rebels by force, but what we can really control now are the more than 10,000 Suzhou soldiers. As for Yiyang Hou Liu Che's 20,000
A large army was definitely not expected, and Yiyang Hou had no intention of sending troops southward until he saw it.
And the most important point is that Tie Mo still hasn't figured out what caused the chaos in Suzhou. If he wants to take action, he has to wait for Sha Diao to bring back the news.
What conspiracy is hidden in the Suzhou Rebellion and the Jiangnan Disaster?
At this time, there was a small boat in Taihu Lake. There were two luxuriously dressed people sitting on the boat. These two people were none other than the two most powerful people in Suzhou Prefecture. Since Zhang Xianzhong was wiped out, Peng Xin had secured his position in Suzhou.
The position of prefect lasted for two years. Peng Xin, the prefect of Suzhou, was completely different from the prefects of other prefectures. He was not only in charge of Suzhou, but also in charge of Xiuzhou and Hangzhou, especially the salt fields around Hangzhou Bay.
In just two years, the people in the south of the Yangtze River have nicknamed the current Suzhou magistrate "Peng Daudao". This nickname is because Peng Xin has a cold face and will never show mercy to officials who harm the people. As long as he finds evidence, he will directly
He was imprisoned in Suzhou Prefecture. Another reason was that Peng Xin did not look at the imperial court's face when doing things. Take the taxes and levies of Xiuzhou and Hangzhou Saltworks as an example.
Ning Guoxiao, the commander-in-chief of Suzhou, forced him to leave. In short, today's Xiuzhou and Suzhou are no longer the territory of the imperial court.
Tie Mo has been staying at Taihua Villa in Suzhou for a few days. Tie Mo has been having a hard time these past two days. Things in Suzhou are like a pile of mud. Now Kunshan has become a mess, but he has no clue at all.
, on the Xuanzhou side it was because Chen Qi took the lead, but on the Suzhou side it was a bit strange, there was no sign at all beforehand.
Asha walked over anxiously and bowed her hands, "Supervisor, Magistrate Peng and General Ning have arrived and are pretending to be waiting outside."
The environment of Taihua Villa is elegant, guarding the bank of Tianhu Lake. Even in the hottest summer, the place is still refreshing and pleasant. Ning Guoxiao and Peng Xin have rarely been so leisurely. After finally coming to Taihua Villa, they must relax.
, the two of them were sitting on the ground, with their backs leaning against a towering banyan tree. Xu Meiling was fishing on the pier, wearing a bamboo hat, like an old man. However, seeing her swaying from time to time, she probably didn't catch the fish.
Seeing Tie Mo's arrival, Ning Guoxiao and Peng Xin quickly stood up, took two steps forward and bowed, "See the Supervisor!"
"Well, we are all here. Don't be formal. Let's sit down and talk." Tie Mo was not a very particular person, so he sat cross-legged on the grass so that the two of them could talk. The few of them talked about nothing more than what happened in Suzhou recently.
Peng Xin put on a poker face that had never changed for thousands of years and said seriously, "Speaking of the civil unrest in Suzhou, it is strange. Since the flood, the official has urgently allocated materials to relieve the victims. Just bedding and food have been sent twice, but
Somehow, civil unrest still occurred. Afterwards, state officials and General Ning’s deputy also went to Kunshan to investigate and concluded that the food was missing.”
"The food is missing?" Tie Mo wanted to laugh after hearing this. How could this be possible? A large amount of food was transported to Kunshan and must be guarded by a large army. How could it disappear?
If it were anyone else, he would have laughed out loud, but Tie Mo didn't laugh. Even if Peng Xin and Ning Guoxiao had the courage, they would not dare to lie about this kind of thing, because Tang Miao would definitely be able to find out these things.
Moreover, what reason did Peng Xin and Ning Guoxiao have to do this? When Suzhou Mansion was in trouble, they were the first to suffer. Tie Mo frowned and kept touching his chin with one hand, "What on earth is going on? Is it Kunshan?"
Are local officials committing fraud to line their own pockets?"
Ning Guoxiao shook his head directly, "Superintendent, this possibility is not high. After the incident, the general sent troops to control Kunshan County Magistrate Cao Renguang and County Magistrate Bai Qingsong. After strict interrogation, these two people wanted to
It’s very sad, they must have watched the food being put into the warehouse with their own eyes, but somehow it disappeared.”
Tie Mo thought it was impossible. How could good food disappear? It seemed that something was very strange. After explaining some things to the two of them, Tie Mo returned to Taihua Villa. He would not act rashly until he had no clue about the matter.
Yes, who knows what traps are hidden under this kind of confusion?
Another day passed, and Sha Diao finally arrived. At this time, Sha Diao was dirty and looked like he was dusty. He didn't have time to wash up, so he reported to Tie Mo, "Supervisor, the matter in Kunshan has been found out.
The people who caused the rebellion this time were Hou Fangyi from Wu County and Meng Zexu from Taicang. The reason for the rebellion was that there were no porridge shops in Taicang and Kunshan, leaving the people homeless and unable to survive. I ordered my subordinates to investigate the Kunshan grain depot.
, except for the empty food bags, there is really no food.”
It is really strange that there are grain bags but no grain. The current situation is chaotic. The best way is to transfer another batch of grain as soon as possible. However, Suzhou Prefecture does not have much grain in stock. It is impossible to transfer it directly from Suzhou Prefecture. From Kaifeng
Adjustment, that is, water from far away cannot quench near thirst, so the most fundamental way is to find the missing food. Sitting in the chair, Tie Mo frowned and pondered. He was thinking that if there was a conspiracy at this time, what would be the ultimate goal?
It must be to disrupt Suzhou Prefecture and profit from it, so the most correct way is not to rush to suppress the bandits, but to appease them. But now that there is no food, how can we appease these mobs? After thinking for a long time, Tie Mo sighed slowly.
, "Send an order to Ning Guoxiao and Zhou Dingshan to withdraw all troops and horses from Taicang and garrison Wu County and Qinglong Town. I will personally go to Taicang."
When Tie Mo said these words, Sha Diao was really shocked. The most serious chaos in Suzhou was in Taicang. Meng Zexu and Hou Fangyi gathered nearly ten thousand people to occupy Taicang. The governor personally visited Taicang. Isn't this right?
Are you taking a risk? He was worried, so Sha Diao quickly took a step back, bowed and said urgently, "Supervisor, this is absolutely impossible. How can that man with such a rough mind be worthy of the Supervisor's rich body?"
"Sha Diao, do you think there is a better way besides having the governor personally go to Taicang?" After Tie Mo said this, Sha Diao fell silent, because what Tie Mo said was true. You don't have to go to Taicang, but you must
There is food, but how can we find the lost food in a short while? If there is no food, we must first appease it, otherwise we can only fight with each other. Tie Mo is naturally not afraid of fighting with each other, but doing so will be detrimental to his rule of Suzhou Prefecture.
What's the benefit?
Sha Diao couldn't think of any good solution for a while, so he had no choice but to acquiesce to Tie Mo's idea. On August 19th, Tie Mo left Suzhou Prefecture and went directly to Taicang. Taicang County is on the Lou River, close to Wu County and
Kunshan, within Suzhou Prefecture, Taicang is also a place with beautiful scenery, but the current Taicang is not beautiful at all. There are collapsed houses and crops everywhere, and corpses left behind by floods can be seen everywhere on the country roads.
Hey, this heavy rain is so miserable. It rains a lot in Jiangnan, but too much rain is also a disaster. Tie Mo doesn’t blame these people. They have no food to eat. What else can they do besides rebelling? What should be hated is those who took away the food.