Chapter 222 Picking the flower drum, cruel revenge!
Qin Yun frowned: "Fart, it must be different. I collect it legally, and I won't do it randomly! The tax is a small amount based on the value of the cargo on the cargo ship, and it has nothing to do with the merchants' pain."
"The Grand Canal stretches over more than 20 states and crosses several channels. Once such a long river transportation is put into operation, it will be a huge benefit to the court!"
"Furthermore, if I can guarantee the safety of merchants' goods, do you think they will be unwilling?"
"Those bandits who are wandering around the Grand Canal often extort exorbitant prices before letting them go, but I just ask them to pay to support the navy and protect themselves! Is that wrong?"
"When the time comes, Wei Aiqing, go and see who the businessmen and people are willing to give their money to."
The advanced thinking made ancient people like Wei Zheng completely confused.
It was a good thing for the court to make money, maintain operations, and protect the people and fight against bandits. However, they felt that collecting taxes on the river and collecting taxes from all ships was a bit of banditry.
Gu Chuntang stood up.
As the head of a hundred officials, Prime Minister Zuo, his words carry great weight.
"Your Majesty, I think it's okay!" His eyes gleamed: "As long as a system is established to reassure the people, this is a mutually beneficial thing."
"And once the Grand Canal becomes peaceful, trade from various places will advance faster. Over time, Daxia will surely prosper!"
Qin Yun smiled, this guy is smart and not as pedantic as others.
Zhao Heng, Secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "In this case, rectifying the navy is a top priority. The lazy navy must regain the trust of the people and pay taxes willingly to ensure peace."
"That's right!"
Qin Yun looked at the corner of Tai Chi Hall and said, "Zhou Yi, come out, are you confident?"
Zhou Yi was just a minor official in the Yunzhou Navy. He was secretly demoted to a lower level because of an incident involving river pirates. However, he was very capable and was familiar with river transportation and water warfare.
He looked at Qin Yun and felt grateful.
What virtues and abilities do you have that can make your majesty like you?
"Your Majesty, I have the confidence to humble myself and have the confidence to improve the river transportation, crack down on bandits, and eliminate the unhealthy tendencies of the Grand Canal!!" Zhou Yi knelt down and kowtowed.
Qin Yun nodded secretly. This person was recommended to him by Murong Shunhua. Both of them were from Yunzhou. She did not say the specific reason, but Qin Yun must believe her unconditionally.
"Su Zizai, when I pardon you this time, I am widening the net. I will assist Zhou Yi well. If you dare to violate the law, you will not have the chance to make meritorious deeds next time. Just go and feed the fish!"
Su Zizai was so frightened that his legs weakened and he kowtowed repeatedly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely obey your orders!"
Seeing this, Wei Zheng and others had no choice but to remain silent.
Even Prime Minister Gu Chuntang, who was always fair and unflattering, agreed, and they began to hold on to some hope that it would not be impossible if they could get the best of both worlds.
Qin Yun looked at Zhao Heng and other ministers: "Your Ministry of War is going all out to recruit troops. I will see the initial results next month."
"money is not a problem!"
With the money, Zhao Heng and other ministers were also confident and said loudly: "Your Majesty, we will obey your order."
After the next court session.
Qin Yun called his close ministers to the imperial study room again and arranged other matters.
Especially the location and appointment issues of Shenji Camp.
This army is what Qin Yun wants to use as his trump card. If he retreats, he can protect the imperial capital. If he advances, he can follow the lead. No one dares to disobey!
Once he was busy, he was busy until night.
From being a cowardly emperor at the beginning, to now, his determination has become stronger and he wants to be the most awesome emperor.
He will get rid of any attempt to overthrow himself, any attempt to bring disaster to Daxia, any act of favoritism and malpractice!
Finally, Daxia became the greatest empire of the Han people!
"Your Majesty, Liu Cui and Wan Bin from the Heroes' Pavilion have returned from delivering a message to Zhongnan Mountain for the first time." Mr. Feng approached and handed over the envelope with a serious look on his face.
Qin Yun's eyes lit up!
Liu Cui and his two men were the people he recruited from the Heroes Pavilion. They went to Zhongnan Mountain early as his informants.
Now, Chaotian Temple is becoming more and more suspicious, and the news coming back from there is very important!
Qin Yun tore open the envelope.
The rice paper reads: "Your Majesty, Zhongnan Mountain is prosperous and has countless believers. There are many people from outside the territory and within the customs who come here because of its reputation."
"After several investigations, we have found out the route and the identity of the monk."
"But no other information was found."
After reading it, he couldn't help but be disappointed that he didn't find anything.
But Qin Yun doesn't believe that Chaotian Temple is really a holy place for Buddhism. This is his intuition, and he even suspects that Chaotian Temple has something else behind it.
"Send a message back and ask the two of them to stay behind and pay close attention to the people who come in and out of Chaotian Temple. Maybe, I will wait a few days and go to Chaotian Temple in person." Qin Yun said calmly.
Feng Lao bent down: "Yes."
"I dare to ask, Your Majesty, do you need the Jinyi Guards to check? After all, Liu Cui and his wife have limited abilities."
Qin Yun shook his head: "No, the focus now is not on Chaotian Temple, but on Cao Hui and Gongsun Zan."
"Gongsun Zan reminded people in Ni'erhui not to go to Zhangyu Wharf. I guess that vicious woman Wang Min can't make trouble in Xiliang for the time being, so she will collude with the Jianghu forces in the pass to cause trouble for me."
"These names all deserve to die!"
Feng Lao bent down and said, "It's Your Majesty. I'm going to deliver the message right now."
As soon as he left, Qi Yong, the Minister of Punishment, rushed outside the imperial study room to ask for an audience.
Qin Yun was ready to go to the harem to smell Concubine Xiao Shu's body fragrance, but he didn't expect him to come at this time.
Presumably, something happened.
boom!
Qi Yong knelt down with a thump, his face ugly: "Your Majesty, something happened, the people of Ni'erhui are taking revenge!!"
Qin Yun's expression changed and he stood up suddenly: "What's going on?"
Qi Yong wiped his sweat and said: "At nightfall today, in just one stick of incense, many murders occurred in the imperial capital's West Lake."
"It's the flower-picking drum that Ni'er Club is used to."
"As soon as the drum beats, the murderer starts picking off people's heads, and then throws them into the lake. It's extremely cruel!"
"More than twenty people died in total, most of whom were celebrities in the imperial capital, including many nobles..."
Qin Yun's face became angry, he punched the table, gritted his teeth and said, "You bastard, it's Cao Hui!"
"He beheaded his brother at noon, and he came to take revenge!"
"Hmph, he is nothing but he dares to fight with me. If he wants to fight, I will fight with him to the end!"
"Pass on my handwriting that all the Taibao from the Ni'erhui and Hurun will be escorted to the gate of the imperial capital and executed overnight. Their bodies will be placed on the city wall for people to reviled!"
Qi Yong nodded fiercely, fearing that he would be punished, and said: "It's your Majesty, I will take care of it now."
"etc!"
Qin Yun's eyes were sharp: "Where are the Jinyi guards!"
Wuming flashed out of the palace. Apart from Feng Lao and Murong, he was the young leader of Jin Yiwei.
He knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I am here to serve you!"
"You lead a team of royal guards and a thousand forbidden troops, secretly leave the palace, and search for suspicious persons. You would rather kill them by mistake than let anyone go!"
"This Cao Hui will definitely appear again!"
Wuming was extremely cruel and bowed, "I humbly obey my command!"
After Qi Yong and Wu Ming retreated.
He called Tao Yang again and left the palace overnight to issue an order for Gu Chuntang to personally handle the aftermath of the West Lake case.
This matter can be big or small, and the situation must be suppressed, otherwise the people's livelihood will be miserable, and there will be considerable pressure from public opinion.
The people who died in the "flower drum picking" in West Lake were all from well-known families. Most people could not suppress the turmoil, so they had to send the prime minister to deal with it.
late at night.
He is still waiting for news in the imperial study room.
Several eunuchs were executed, but Cao Hui still didn't show up, and the Jin Yiwei also didn't come back.
At this time, Eunuch Xi bent forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, so you should go and rest first."
"Qianfu Palace, Concubine Dou sent someone earlier to ask you to come over."