Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 92 Military Justice

After some friendly exchanges, Zhu Yixi was initially recognized by the Hanzhong Shaanxi merchants, or the two leaders.

After this exchange and conversation, he also had a preliminary understanding of the strength of Shaanxi merchants.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, in order to consolidate national defense, policies such as "salt opening", "tea horse trade", "cotton cloth collection" and "cloth horse trade" were implemented in Shaanxi and other places.

Also because of the policy, Shanxi merchants flourished, and Bian cloth, Bian tea, Bian salt, etc. became their monopoly industries. "Going to the west entrance" and "Tea Horse Ancient Road" were important business routes for them.

Its sphere of influence covers Long, Shan, Sichuan, Tibet, Gui, Mongolia, Yun, Huguang and other places.

As a result, the eight main businesses of Shaanxi merchants were formed, tea, salt, horse, cloth, medicine, leather, wood, and pawnshop.

As far as Zhu Yixi is concerned, Shaanxi merchants have a strong relationship network and intelligence network throughout the southwest, which will be of great help to him in his future campaigns.

Moreover, the money bank established by Shaanxi merchants, that is, the bank, has been in operation for many years, which means that it has strong financing capabilities.

For example, Zhu Yixi's scarce gunpowder and horses can be easily taken out by Shaanxi merchants, saving him an unknown amount of time.

"There are Shanxi merchants in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and I have a Shanxi merchant, too!"

Zhu Yixi was lost in thought, and he made up his mind that he must pull the Shaanxi merchants into his chariot.

Even Chang Kaishen has the support of Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortia, how could I not?
It seems that taking Zhang Qi's two daughters was really not in vain.

"Why should the general be so polite to a group of merchants?"

Afterwards, Zhao Shu was puzzled and said, "Although they are gentry behind them, they are businessmen after all."

"No!" Zhu Yixi leaned his hands back, paced slowly, and said softly, "Shaanxi merchants are not that simple."

"Not to mention anything else, just because it can replenish gunpowder and war horses for us, it is worth wooing."

"Sir!" Zhu Yixi turned his head and looked at Zhao Shu who was quite puzzled, and said involuntarily:

"Aren't we still short of cotton cloth, wood, grain, tendon, leather and so on?"

"It's missing a lot." Zhao Shu nodded.

"Together with war horses and gunpowder, all of them are handed over to Shaanxi merchants. Added up, there are tens of thousands of taels."

"Give the Shaanxi merchants a little sweetness first."

Zhu Yixi smiled lightly.

Huizhou merchants are too far away, Shanxi merchants already have a choice, and Shaanxi merchants cannot escape my palm.

After dealing with the Shaanxi merchants, Zhu Yixi devoted himself to the creation of the Military Justice Department.

In the past, the purchasing officials colluded with the guards, fished the common people, and the fox faked the tiger's prestige. Although the "cannon punishment" was imposed, it was suppressed.

But he deeply understood that it was only a moment of depression.

Without a special organization to supervise, relying solely on himself and the self-awareness of the officers, he couldn't accomplish anything.

Strict military discipline is the foundation of the Qi family's army, and it is also the reason why Sun Chuanting has won many battles before.

However, the Military Justice Department is important, but there is no suitable person to control it.

"Military judges must be cold-faced and ruthless, not afraid of offending others. Generals in the army have already become foxes, so I'm afraid it's not suitable."

Zhao Shu made an opinion: "This person must be someone close to you and trust, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public."

"When you say that, I have an idea."

Zhu Yixi touched his chin and smiled.

"Sun Lin, Zhu Yi, come here."

Zhu Yixi waved his hands, and the two walked over with a confused expression.

Sun Lin sixteen, brother-in-law status.

Zhu Yi is 15 years old, an orphan of the clan.

Both of them have been with him for more than half a year, and they also understand their temperament and temperament. They are young and vigorous, and have a close relationship. They are most suitable for military justice.

"You two, you can't always stay by my side as personal guards, it's time to go out and make a splash."

Zhu Yixi smiled kindly.

The two teenagers responded ignorantly and excitedly, being recognized and becoming officials was enough to make them overjoyed.

Zhao Shu shook his head, young people are easy to deceive!
……

Here, after He Yitong and Tang Yongan left, they did not leave directly, but instead found a hidden teahouse to sit and talk.

After a while, Zhang Qi also got the letter and came quickly.

"Anfu, you surprised me today."

He Yitong, who looked like a Maitreya Buddha, chuckled softly, "It's a good idea to curry favor with General Zhu so quickly."

Tang Yongfu took a sip of tea, raised his eyelids, and said lazily:
"He made a quick decision and has a high vision. After King Rui, there is General Zhu. We should learn from it."

Seeing this situation, Zhang Qi didn't panic, and said with a smile:
"You two leaders, today's matter, Zhang is really abrupt, but it is a last resort."

"We're not fools, you can see that."

Tang Yongfu laughed, and said: "Besides, our Shaanxi merchants are unanimously open to the outside world when encountering the enemy, so we don't want to use the big to suppress the small."

"Furthermore, our General Zhu is not an enemy either."

Zhang Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

He Yitong lost his smile, and said in a deep voice, "Let's not make an example of today's matter. With your few words, everyone has lost a lot of money."

"I dare not have a next time." Zhang Qi said hurriedly.

After talking for a few words, Zhang Qi left.

"A white face, a red face, really want to pinch me?"

Sitting in the carriage, Zhang Qi sneered:
I have two son-in-laws to back me up, so what are you afraid of?
With a few words, I will be the same sooner or later.

After he left, He Tongtong relaxed a little: "This old man, I'm afraid he is bound to the Zhu family."

"Always have a choice!"

Tang Yongfu frowned and sighed: "Those Jin merchants couldn't compete with us in the west, so they went to the east and hooked up with Jianu."

"Now, they lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade!"

"What about us? I originally wanted to join Li Zicheng, but who knows, dogs can't change their eating shit, and they still have the nature of thieves. How can they look like they are sitting in the mountains?"

Speaking of this, He Tong couldn't stop being irritable.

What's the difference between that and flirting with the blind?
Moreover, he was robbed by the blind man in the end.

Tang Yongfu took a sip of tea slowly, his brows stretched out:
"This Zhu Yixi, armed with tens of thousands of people, joins the army and the commander-in-chief, and everyone listens to him as a guerrilla. He is quite capable."

"Today's 2 million taels can be regarded as our throwing stones to ask for directions. I hope it will not be in vain."

"Probably not." He Tongtong said in a deep voice: "No matter how bad it is, it is still Liu Huangshu's life. It is worthwhile to be able to take Li Guo's life."

"Hey——" Tang Yongfu stretched out his hand to stop it: "It's too early to say these things, Beijing is safe and sound, burglars, a little like Anlu Mountain?"

He Yitong was silent, shook his head and said: "I don't know what happened to the He family in Weinan..."

Tang Yongfu laughed when he heard the words:
"The He family is the most famous in Weinan, and trespassers dare not come here. Besides, if the main family in Weinan disappears, wouldn't you, the He family in Hanzhong, be able to inherit its inheritance?"

When He Yitong heard the words, he didn't think he was disobedient, but instead sighed: "It's a pity, according to the news that the burglars just asked for money this time, they didn't kill anyone."

"Hey, you fat bastard, you really have such an idea!" Tang Yongfu scolded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)