Chapter 31 I will never have an itchy scalp and the water is too cold
Chapter 31 I will never have an itchy scalp or the water is too cold
"Reply to His Majesty."
Yang Ai, who lowered her head, responded softly, "Folk girls know."
Looking at the famous Hedong Lord, Li Yunze laughed loudly, "Would you like to follow me?"
Yang Ai's head dropped even lower, "A civilian girl is willing to serve your majesty, life and death."
Zhou Daodeng was shocked when he heard this. It was taboo to talk about life and death in front of the emperor.
Unexpectedly, Li Yunze was not angry at all. Instead, he nodded with satisfaction, "I always keep my word. I will never have an itchy scalp or the water is too cold."
Yang Ai looked up in shock, what does this mean?
Li Yunze nodded slowly and said seriously, "Since you have followed me, then change your name."
"The yard is shaded by willow trees. How about changing your name to Liu? I see that you have a gentle and non-confrontational temperament, so how about changing your name to Yin? Since you like Xin Jiaxuan's "I should be like this when I see Qingshan", how about changing the name to "R"?
There is no doubt that Li Yunze was just talking nonsense and forcedly mentioned Liu Rushi's name.
But who made him the emperor? Since he gave the name, Yang Ai will be Liu Yin and Liu Rushi from now on.
Liu Rushi leaned down and saluted, "Daughter of the people, thank you for your name."
Li Yunze looked at Zhou Daodeng with a strange look on his face, "Zhou Qing's family, you did a good job this time."
"This is my duty."
"Zhou Aiqing."
"I'm here."
"I order you to be the governor of Liangjiang, in charge of the affairs of the local people in Liangjiang, taxes, punishments and water." Li Yunze smiled and said, "Add Prince Shaobao."
Zhou Daodeng was so excited that his face glowed red, and he kowtowed vigorously, "Thank you, sir!"
But in my heart, I was thinking, 'I had nothing before, but I sent Yang Ai over and became the governor immediately. I understand.'
Li Yunze stood up and walked over, "Zhou Qing's family, my governor is not that easy to do. I will tell you a few things. If you do it properly, it will be no problem to join the capital and the cabinet in the future. If you don't do it well."
"If it doesn't work out, I would like to beg for the bones." Zhou Daodeng responded loudly with an excited expression.
"What good thing are you thinking of?" Li Yunze reached out and patted his shoulder, looking at his head of white hair. "If it doesn't work out, I will lend you your head."
Zhou Daodeng, who was immersed in excitement, was momentarily stunned.
Will you lose your head if you don't do your errand well? This, this, this
"The first thing is to check the acres of land in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. All matters will be handled according to the model of the Xu family in Huating."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Daodeng's hands stopped shaking and his legs stopped shaking. He just felt like the sky was about to collapse.
It doesn't matter if you offend a member of the Xu family, this is what the emperor has assigned you.
But if he offends many big landowners from all over the south of the Yangtze River, he will end up well.
"The second thing is that Ni Yuanlu is studying for local students in Shaoxing Prefecture, and all students below the seventh grade will be re-hired. The selected students can only be selected from poor families. This matter needs to be promoted to all parts of Jiangnan, and you have to help him handle it.
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Zhou Daodeng smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling speechless.
Not only did he offend the landowners and gentry, he also offended all the subordinate officials from all over the south of the Yangtze River.
This kind of errand is really life-threatening.
"The third thing is to re-establish commercial taxes in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, severely crack down on smuggling, rectify the shipping department, and strictly implement taxation standards. Wang Chengen will send you the specific items later."
Zhou Daodeng's face was numb and he didn't want to speak or move.
He finally saw that the emperor wanted to uproot the Donglin Party.
The so-called Donglin Party is a monster group that integrates officials, businessmen, big landowners, famous officials and scholars.
They control money and food, public opinion, and power. They then use these to expand their own interests.
It doesn't matter whether the Ming Dynasty dies or not, as long as it doesn't affect their interests.
As for officials, it was Wei Zhongxian who killed the top figures of the Donglin Party, and then Li Yunze basically wiped out all the remaining big guys. Now there are only fish that slipped through the net and small shrimps left in the court.
As for the merchants, starting from the salt merchants, to the blood pact case, many big merchants were involved, but they were severely damaged and could not achieve success.
As for the big landowners, the Huating Xu family is the beginning, and the next step is to sweep away the gentry from all over the south of the Yangtze River.
After all, it was these gentry who controlled the most land in the Ming Dynasty.
They don't pay taxes!
As for the famous officials, the Jinyiwei have taken down all the people who are dancing for joy, leaving those who remain silent for the time being to avoid the limelight.
But he will not be let go, it will all happen sooner or later.
The last and largest group of scholars, Li Yunze took the initiative to win over them by giving him the opportunity to serve as an official below the seventh rank.
Those who are unwilling to accept the emperor's olive branch and still want to cause trouble will predictably not end well.
The main ways for the Donglin Party to obtain profits are through commercial taxation, maritime trade and smuggling.
Now Li Yunze sets business taxes, investigates smuggling, and conducts maritime trade to dig out their roots.
Looking at everything together, it turns out that Li Yunze came to completely eliminate the Donglin Party.
"Long live."
Zhou Daodeng, who kept smiling bitterly, saluted, "I, my lord, beg for the bones."
He is extremely addicted to being an official, but the prerequisite is that he has a life.
Although the Donglin Party has been severely damaged by the emperor, its strength cannot be underestimated. It is not too difficult to kill him.
"Don't want to do it?" Li Yunze raised his eyebrows, "Okay, go out to find Luo to recuperate, keep the head, and go."
The head has been left behind, where else can it go?
"Don't be so afraid." Li Yunze squatted down and patted his shoulder enthusiastically, "The Donglin Party is not as scary as you think. I have already killed their main force. You just need to clean up the rear. I will keep Cao Wen."
I have ordered the admiral to supervise the military affairs in Liangjiang. You have a sword in your hand, so what are you afraid of?"
Zhou Daodeng shook his head repeatedly and said he didn't dare.
"Choose for yourself." Li Yunze simply stood up, "Should I keep my head now, or go and give it a try? Don't even think about He Xini. If you can't finish things within the stipulated time, Cao Wenzhao will ask you with the king's order flag.
Borrow the head!"
Now that everything has been said, what else can Zhou Daodeng do? He has no choice.
He finally understood that the emperor was using him as a swordsman.
If he does it well, he might be able to survive, but if he doesn't do it well, neither side will let him go.
"The fourth thing is to investigate the transportation of water and sea. There is no rush in advance, just make preliminary preparations."
Zhou Daodeng was about to cry. He even wanted to move the powerful water transport!
Watching Zhou Daodeng leave tremblingly, Liu Rushi subconsciously wanted to help and say a few nice words, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know what to say.
"You go and tidy up first." Li Yunze ordered, "We will respond to the sky in two days."
"yes."
Liu Rushi retreated and left, but not long after he went out, he was stopped by Zhou Daodeng.
"master?"
"You don't dare, you absolutely must not, you will offend me." Zhou Daodeng waved his hands repeatedly, "You can't call me that, the girl just calls me by his first name."
It was impossible for Liu Rushi to really shout, "Hey, Zhou Daodeng."
She thought for a while and asked doubtfully, "What's the matter with the Governor?"
Zhou Daodeng took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeves and handed them over respectfully, "I have the audacity to ask the girl to say a nice word in front of Long Live."
The banknote is very thick and the denomination is not small.
Liu Rushi was frightened and inexplicable, and she also deeply realized the power of the emperor from another aspect.
I don't even have a status, I just worked as a maid beside the emperor, and now a big official took the initiative to send me a banknote to please me.
After a brief absence of concentration, Liu Rushi's beautiful eyes gradually became firmer.
"Your Majesty, Governor." Liu Rushi shook his head firmly, "My lord, I have a favor with you, but as a woman, how dare you speak nonsense on state affairs? Please don't harm me, sir."
Zhou Daodeng was anxious and took a step forward to put the banknote into the girl's hand, "Please help me, girl."
Liu Rushi hurriedly took two steps back and said, "Please respect yourself!"
These words were so serious that the nearby Jin Yiwei had already looked over.
Looking at the girl's back as she turned away, Zhou Daodeng was stunned, "This change of face is too fast!"
The next day, Li Yunze left for Yingtian Mansion.
"Xu Xianchun."
"I'm here."
Xu Xianchun, who had been promoted to the imperial guard capital to command the affairs, hurriedly rode forward and said, "Long live my orders."
"Have everything been arranged?"
"In reply to Long Live's words, the manpower has been deployed and the hidden stakes have been laid in ambush."
"Well done." Li Yunze nodded with satisfaction. "You don't have to worry about doing things in Jiangnan this time. Be strict and quick, and don't give them the slightest chance to fight back. Catch them if you can, sentence them if you can, and behead them if you can."
"No one can plead for mercy, and don't give anyone face. If someone dares to resist, go directly to Cao Wenzhao and ask him to send troops to wipe it out completely."
Li Yunze took a deep breath and looked at the fields after the autumn harvest in front of him, "We must eliminate the bandits in Donglin!"
After hesitating for a while, Xu Xianchun lowered his voice and said, "Long live Mr. Sun Ge, he is also a member of the Donglin Party."
"You have to remember one thing." Li Yunze looked at him calmly, "I have the final say who is the Donglin Party. Control your ambitions and don't do anything you shouldn't do just to win credit."
"I am terrified."
Looking at Xu Xianchun beside him, Li Yunze's heart moved slightly and he handed out the jujube. "After this matter is settled, you will be appointed as the commander of the Jinyi Guards and the commander of Fusi in the North Town after returning to Beijing."
Xu Xianchun was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your grace."
Looking at Luo Yangxing on the other side, Li Yunze said seriously, "After returning to Beijing, Luo Tongzhi will study with your father for a while and then take over as the commander of the Imperial Guard."
Luo Yangxing, who looked a little ugly at first, immediately said with great joy, "Thank you for your grace."
"The two of you will be in charge of the Imperial Guard together from now on. You must cooperate sincerely and serve me together."
‘Keke~~~’
Xu Xianchun and Luo Yangxing looked at each other, grinning at the same time with professional fake smiles.
That laughter was really, somewhat indescribable.
After galloping all the way back to Yingtian Mansion, Cao Wenzhao and his crowd were waiting outside the city gate.
"Cao Qing's family, come here." Li Yunze dismounted and greeted Cao Wenzhao. The two of them did not enter the city but walked slowly along the official road.
Everyone around them gave way, and no one dared to step forward and eavesdrop.
"How is the recruitment and training of the new army going?"
"In reply to Long Live's words, we have recruited 15,000 new soldiers from all over the south of the Yangtze River and are undergoing rigorous training."
"Is there any case of withholding military pay and using empty pay?"
Cao Wenzhao immediately saluted, "Long live, if there is such evil behavior in Long Xiang's army, I should kill myself to apologize!"
Before arriving in Jiangnan, Li Yunze gave Cao Wenzhao an order to expand the Longxiang Army.
Moreover, it was designated that Liangjiazi should be recruited from various places in the south of the Yangtze River to double the strength of Long Xiang's army.
During these days, Cao Wenzhao has been busy with this matter.
With sufficient supplies of food, wages and materials, things went very smoothly.
"I believe you."
Li Yunze raised his hand and patted Cao Wenzhao's shoulder, "Scatter the new recruits into each battalion and train them as soon as possible with the old leading the new."
"After I return to Beijing, you stay in Jiangnan to assist Xu Xianchun in his work. Money, food and wealth in Jiangnan are the foundation of the imperial court. We must eliminate the Donglin thieves who are causing harm to the country and the people."
"I accept the decree and will never disappoint Long Live's trust."
"Um."
Pausing, Li Yunze looked at the city gate not far away with a somewhat complicated mood.