Chapter 33 The future of the various domains lies overseas
Chapter 33 The future of the vassals lies overseas
"Last month's typhoon had a great impact on the autumn harvest."
Li Yunze, squatting on a valley in the village, holding a handful of rice in his hand, asked the nervous old man next to him, "How different is this year's harvest from last year's?"
"Holy, holy man is above."
The old man, who was so nervous that he rubbed his hands repeatedly, simply lay on the ground and said, "It's 20% less than last year."
"Get up, you don't have to be so polite." Li Yunze greeted the old man to get up kindly, "After the autumn harvest, do you still have enough for the family?"
The old man who was helped up spoke more eloquently, "The saint has reduced the land tax, and there is no recourse for the gentlemen. All the nine out and thirteen returns owed before have been burned without counting. The saint also set a price of 800 wen per stone.
The price of food. The lives of ordinary people like us will definitely be better than last year."
"Just live well." Li Yunze stood up, "It's dinner time, let's have a meal together."
Wang Chengen came over and said, "This slave will order someone to pass on the meal."
Li Yunze squinted and looked over, "What kind of meal are you passing on? Just have a meal at the old man's home."
After everyone dispersed, Li Yunze greeted Zhu Yujian, who was accompanying him, to wander around the village.
"I already know about the prince of Tang Dynasty."
The handsome Zhu Yujian immediately saluted and said, "I am ashamed that the trivial matters at home worry your Majesty."
"Hey." Li Yunze sneered, "I imprisoned the prince, abused his descendants, spoiled his concubines and destroyed his wife. The King of Tang is really the scum of the clan. I'm worried about your family. I have listed the King of Tang as a remnant of the blood alliance case and a sinner who colluded with King Fu to conspire against him. Too bad.
In a few days, I will send him on his way."
Zhu Yujian, the later Emperor Longwu of the Southern Ming Dynasty, persisted in resisting the Tartars. After fighting hard and being captured, he maintained his integrity and eventually died on a hunger strike.
As for the family affairs of the Tang Dynasty, the current Tang Dynasty King Zhu Shuoyu doted on his beautiful concubine and wanted to make her son the heir apparent.
For this reason, Zhu Yujian and his son were imprisoned and tortured in various ways to force them to death.
This time Zhu Yujian was able to come out alive to Yingtian Mansion because Li Yunze specifically requested it.
Perhaps because he was imprisoned and abused since he was a child and experienced the sufferings of the world, Zhu Yujian was a very rare normal person in the filthy Ming Dynasty clan.
This topic is difficult for Zhu Yujian to answer. After all, the current Tang King is his grandfather.
Although I was happy in my heart, according to filial piety, I couldn't show it. In the end, I could only remain silent and say nothing.
This is a village outside Yingtianfu City. Before Li Yunze left Jiangnan and returned to the north, he wanted to see with his own eyes whether the lives of the people in Jiangnan had changed for the better due to his series of actions.
Walking into the old man's home, a group of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang fans crowded around the door of the simple kitchen, staring at the old man's daughter-in-law cooking inside.
"I've called you here this time. In addition to the matter of Prince Tang, I have something else to discuss with you."
Standing in the courtyard of the old man's house, Li Yunze stated his plan, "Starting from me, the Ming Dynasty clan will only decrease and not increase. The existing ones will be expelled if they commit crimes. It is absolutely unambiguous."
Zhu Yujian lamented in his heart, but on his face he saluted respectfully, "Everything is as ordered by His Majesty."
"But I won't kill them all." Li Yunze looked at the adobe house in front of him. "I intend to expand overseas. I hope you can set an example and take the initiative to apply to move to Tang Fan overseas."
"overseas?"
Zhu Yujian was surprised. He really had never thought about it.
"When you go overseas, all conditions will be relaxed appropriately." Li Yunze said sternly, "The imperial court will also provide certain support. You can treat yourself as the enfeoffment of the Zhou Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period, and vigorously expand your territory overseas.
that is."
After being released from captivity and coming to Yingtian Mansion, Zhu Yujian was exposed to a large amount of information.
After thinking for a while, he immediately saluted, "I understand, I would like to move the Tang vassal to overseas. I wonder where your Majesty wants to send the Tang vassal? I heard that overseas red-haired thieves are invading the coast, but you want me to go to Yizhou?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Li Yunze, whose expression changed drastically, immediately shouted loudly, "Yizhou has been an inalienable part of China since ancient times!"
Zhu Yujian was frightened and had no idea why Li Yunze was so anxious.
Li Yunze looked up at the sky. After careful observation for a while, he didn't notice any changes, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Zhu Yujian in a daze, he yelled, "Be careful what you say in the future."
"Yes, yes." Zhu Yujian, who didn't know why, could only salute repeatedly.
"The place where Tang Fan wants to go is Luzon, and that is overseas."
"That place is now occupied by the Big Franji people, and they are still arrogantly trying to attack the Ming Dynasty. Twenty thousand people want to destroy the Ming Dynasty? Shadiao." Li Yunze said seriously, "What red-haired people, what big and small Franji people?"
.When I go back and resolve the matters in the north, I will deal with them immediately. The arrangement for you now is to be prepared. Once everything is settled, we will set off to Luzon with the fleet."
"The future of the vassals lies overseas."
"My lord, I obey the order."
"Okay, let's eat together and try the farmhouse in Yingtianfu."
In order to entertain the emperor and princes, the eggs in the old man's house and even the hens that laid the eggs were poisoned.
The little piglets that had not yet grown up were also put into the pot.
When Li Yunze found out, it was already too late to stop him.
He could only tell Wang Chengen to give enough money after the meal, not to let the old man's family lose money, but to make some money. He is not that bullshit old man.
A few days later, Li Yunze wrote the correct words with a red pen on the final memorial of the blood alliance case.
Before it could be distributed, Xu Xianchun hurried in to report.
"Long live, there are people in Yingtian City who spread rumors and slander the Holy Gong."
"Is there such a thing?" Li Yunze shook his head and laughed, "Let's take a look."
"There are many rebellious words, and I am afraid."
"Bring it here."
Several pieces of paper were handed over, and what was written on them all said that the emperor was cruel and unkind, massacred Jiangnan, disowned his relatives, and oppressed the clan. The Ming Dynasty must die because of the cowardly emperor.
"This writing style." Li Yunze was not angry at all. "Compared with the joke writers on the Internet, it is far behind."
"Who wrote it?"
In terms of doing things, Xu Xianchun is much smarter than Luo Yangxing.
Before he came, he had already investigated clearly. "Long live, I have investigated clearly. It was done by the remnants of Donglin, Fang Yu, Fang Yizhi, Chen Zhenhui, Mao Bijiang and others."
"Who did I think he was? It turned out to be the fourth young master of the society." Li Yunze nodded slowly, "What's the reason?"
Xu Xianchun, who was confident, immediately responded, "Long live the return. The families of these traitors are all rich and wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, with countless fields. Your Majesty was in the south of the Yangtze River clearing fields, and all the fields they had plundered from their homes were confiscated. They were dissatisfied and used it to tarnish the reputation of the imperial court."
"You did a good job."
Li Yunze picked up the ink pen again and wrote the names of several people on the memorial: "Include them as survivors of the blood alliance case and punish King Fu as accomplices."
"Long live."
After Xu Xianchun responded, he saluted again, "Prince Fu kept shouting in prison that he was wronged and asked to see your majesty."
"Hey~~~"
Putting down the ink pen in his hand, Li Yunze sighed, "When Concubine Zheng started the struggle over the country, he was already guilty when he launched the three major cases. He held millions of acres of land in his hands, and tens of millions of people in the Central Plains had almost nothing.
This is his biggest crime."
"You are still complaining, what is there to complain about? I have told him a long time ago that handing over the land voluntarily can save your life, but he is unwilling."
"I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and I must stand on the side of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who stands on the opposite side will not be a king."
"Prince Fu got rid of the feudal vassal, and his family's fields were returned to the inner government and distributed to the people of the Central Plains. The children of Prince Fu's family were handed over to the new Tang Dynasty King Zhu Yujian to discipline them, and they were taken away together when they went to sea."
Before leaving Yingtian Mansion, the last thing Li Yunze saw was the prefect Ma Shiying who was urgently summoned from Datong Mansion.
"My dear, you are the governor of Yingtian and assist the governor of Liangjiang in handling matters related to clearing the land."
Li Yunze's attitude towards this minister who fought hard and died for his country in history, but was vilified by scholars, was very gentle.
"Zhou Daodeng is too tactful to do anything. Keep a close eye on him and urge him to do things. If he does a good job, he will be transferred to the capital in a while and you will take over as the governor of Liangjiang. If he refuses to do anything, then go to Cao Cao.
Wen Zhao, take the king's order and take it directly, and you will be the governor of Liangjiang."
Ma Shiying burst into tears with gratitude and immediately saluted, "O minister, I must do my best to repay the emperor's favor!"
After crossing the river and returning north, when we arrived at Yangzhou City, we took Wen Tiren with us, who had been busy rectifying the salt affairs here.
He also summoned Gao Hongtu, who had taken over Wen Tiren's work of rectifying the salt affairs. After some encouragement, he finally headed north along the Grand Canal and returned to the capital.
Cao Wenzhao stayed in the south of the Yangtze River and led five battalions of the Longxiang Army to guard the area as a backer for all matters in Qingtian.
Cao Bianjiao was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief, and he also brought five battalions of mixed Long Xiang army guards to escort him back north.
The fundamental reason for recruiting new soldiers in Jiangnan, doubling the size of the Longxiang Army and mixing it up was that Li Yunze planned to wait for the sergeants in Jiangnan to perform meritorious service or retire due to injury, and then return to his hometown to take up positions such as the third elder in the village. This would break the imperial power that had been reduced for thousands of years.
The situation of not going to the countryside.
Of course, this is a long matter, so there is no need to bring it up now, just make some preparations.
The imperial driver, who was speechless and without any burdens, went all the way north and returned to the capital on the ninth day of winter in the first year of Chongzhen.
Looking at the Chaoyang Gate in front of him, Li Yunze, who was already very good at riding, crossed his legs and rode forward, "I'm finally back."
Coming back is not the end, but the beginning.
I went to Jiangnan to solve the money bag problem and ensure money and food.
In fact, they don't have much strength over there. It's very simple to bring troops and horses and directly attack them all in the name of righteousness.
The real problem lies in the north.
Needless to say, the Tartars, the northern border troops have basically become the private property of the military leaders, big and small.
If you want to move their interests, you have to fight with real swords and guns.
The fundamental reason why Li Yunze never touched the Shanxi merchants was that the Shanxi merchants were inextricably linked to the border troops.
Without the assistance of the border troops, no caravan of any kind would be able to cross the border.
"Give yourself a holiday first, and wait until next year to discuss other matters."
Li Yunze, exhausted both physically and mentally, rode into the city and headed straight for the palace.
"This is the capital." Li Xiangjun opened the curtain of the carriage and looked around curiously with big eyes, "It's really cold here."
Several girls in the carriage looked out curiously.
"Sisters."
Gu Hengbo, who looked like a big sister, reached out and lowered the car curtain.
"Now is not the time to look at the scenery. We have to think about what we will do after we enter the palace."
"It's nothing more than water coming to cover us, and soldiers coming to block it." Liu Rushi put down the book in his hand calmly, "We don't want to cause trouble, and we must not be afraid of it. Unite and deal with it together."