The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 124
"Ying'er, it seems that the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is more complicated than we expected, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle in the future!"

In the dormitory, Zhang Yanxiu frowned slightly, with a worried expression on her face. Although she knew that most of the civil servants today were trying to test her, she was still very disappointed in her heart.

"Auntie, my niece and daughter-in-law think it's quite simple. I've already sent people to investigate. Although there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp in Nanjing, they are already so rotten that they can't even be counted as mobs."

The red lady waved her hand indifferently.

She thought that Nanjing was rich and prosperous, and the 10,000+ Beijing battalion must have good equipment and good combat effectiveness. Who would have thought that it would be worse than the original refugee army.

It's only [-] to [-] yuan, so how can those honorable civil servants fight her?

Originally, he planned to recruit troops and buy horses, divide and disintegrate, and gradually figure it out, but now he is too lazy to do other actions.

"Ying'er, what do you plan to do next?"

Seeing her indifferent attitude, Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat.

After getting along with this niece and daughter-in-law for a while, she also understands a little bit. She is definitely a master who is not afraid of anything. I am afraid there is nothing she dare not do.

"It's easy to handle. After the 200 million shi grains are ready to be shipped, we will first take Xungui's knife and put them all in one pot. They will all be dispatched to Qiongzhou, and then the Beijing camp will be rectified. If you don’t do it well, someone’s house will be copied!”

If it wasn't for the urgent need for food in the capital, she would like to transport some food back to meet the little emperor's urgent need, so today she would have taken all those nobles in one pot.

After learning about the situation of the [-] to [-] Beijing camps, Hong Niangzi didn't pay attention to those nobles at all, and she also didn't have any worries.

"Ying'er, is this... is this too radical? These nobles have been guarding Nanjing for more than two hundred years. They have long been deeply rooted and their relationships are intricate. If they are all arrested, it may cause major turmoil. Maybe the whole of Jiangnan will be destroyed. Vibration, why not slow it down a bit, and take it slowly?"

Seeing that she was so crazy, Zhang Yan gasped for thinking about eradicating all of Xungui.

When I came here, I said that apart from transporting 500 million silver and 500 million shi of grain to the capital every year, there is another point that the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River must be stable and there should be no too much turmoil.

"Auntie, it's because they are deeply rooted and their relationship is intricate, that's why we have to cut the mess quickly, cut them off with a single knife, catch them off guard, and don't give them any chance to react.

Those nobles are probably still thinking now, we are newcomers, we will definitely beat them to appease them first, and never dare to go too far, but I will directly use violence.

As for the turmoil, hmph, someone will jump out at that time and just take advantage of the situation to ransack the house, so I'm afraid I won't have to worry about money and food for a year or two! "

The red lady said that in the end, her eyes were shining with gold. There are 500 million taels of silver and 500 million shi of grain every year, and she has to support an army of [-] and build a big ship. Tax collection alone is definitely not enough.

Relying on those corrupt officials to collect taxes, I am afraid that in the end, all the money will be greedy instead, causing public resentment to boil, and the blame will be dumped on her and the Queen Mother.

Seeing Zhang Yan's hesitation, the red lady lowered her voice and moved closer and said, "Auntie, according to the information I found out, this Wei Guogong is really rich, with fertile land, mansions, manors, and shops all over Nanzhili and Hebei Province. In Zhejiang, the gold and silver in the family may have piled up like a mountain..."

Zhang Yan saw her excited face, a money-obsessed look, without the slightest reserved demeanor of a noble concubine, so she couldn't stop smiling wryly.

"If Auntie doesn't believe it, I'll call Chen Yuanyuan, and you can ask her face to face." The red lady thought she didn't believe it, so she rushed outside to say hello.

Not long after, Chen Yuanyuan was brought in.

"The humble concubine pays respects to the queen mother, pays respects to the noble concubine empress, the empress dowager, the empress is a thousand years old..."

"Okay, Yuanyuan, tell the queen mother how rich this Duke of Wei is, and tell me everything you know."

"It's the empress!"

Seeing that the red lady was impatient, Chen Yuanyuan didn't dare to be obedient and please her, so she told her everything she knew about Wei Guogong and those nobles in Nanjing.

Not to mention being a high-ranking prostitute by the Qinhuai River, Chen Yuanyuan used to come into contact with high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the south of the Yangtze River, and her network of relationships was extremely huge.

At least he knows the situation around Nanjing well, especially the local nobles, far more than ordinary civil servants.

Zhang Yan was also dumbfounded after hearing this, and couldn't close her mouth in shock.

Obviously, I didn't expect the nobles in Nanjing to be so extravagant and squander rich. This is not rich, it is clearly rich and incomparable!

"So, nearly half of the brothels and painting workshops along the Qinhuai River are these noble properties?"

"Returning to the queen mother, even if some are not completely, the nobles still occupy most of them."

Chen Yuanyuan replied in a low voice, the brothel she used to be in was owned by Duke Wei's family, but very few people knew about it.

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Thinking of the hardships of the imperial court these years, the hardships of the people in the north, and thinking of these dignitaries spending a lot of money all day long, Zhang Yan couldn't help but slapped the table with his palm, his face was livid.

Chen Yuanyuan was so frightened that she immediately fell to her knees.

"Yuanyuan, go down first." The red lady waved her hand at her, and after she backed off, she said to Zhang Yan, "Auntie, did your niece and daughter-in-law lie to you? Shouldn't those nobles search their homes?" exile?"

If it hadn't been for His Majesty's explanation, she really wanted to kill all these nobles.

"Ying'er, are you sure?" Zhang Yan took a deep breath and looked at her.

"Auntie, don't worry, when the time comes, both inside and outside the city will fight together, and there will be no chaos. Even if it happens, with a [-] army in hand, where can the chaos go?"

The red lady waved her hand, she really wasn't afraid at all.

Not to mention that she has [-] strong men, even if she has [-], she can turn Nanjing City upside down.

What's more, she knew that most of the gentry and civil officials in the south of the Yangtze River would choose to watch from the sidelines, or even applaud them.

"Okay, Ying'er, just let go and do it!"

Seeing her full of confidence, Zhang Yan nodded with relief.

After all, the task assigned by Lang'er is too heavy, and I'm afraid it won't be accomplished without extraordinary means.

The red lady was overjoyed, and immediately went down to make arrangements.

Although the Queen Mother disagreed, she wanted to do it, but Zhang Yan was an elder, and His Majesty had told her to let her go, and it was not good for him to have a deadlock with her.

As everyone knows, Zhu Cihong also told Zhang Yan to try her best to give way to the red lady.

Three days passed by.

Not to mention, the influence of Qian Qianyi, Hou Xun and others in Jiangnan is really not a cover.

In just three days, the 200 million shi tax grains that had been embezzled back then returned to the warehouse on the other side of the pier.

"Your Majesty, I have ordered someone to count them. Two million shi, not too much, not too much, can be shipped at any time!"

Qian Qianyi said quite proudly, but he didn't expect that Hong Niangzi would come to the pier in person.

"Well, it seems that Qian Aiqing is still very competent as the second assistant. There is no rush to load the ship, and I will check it after I check it out." Hong Niangzi nodded, her tone slowed down a bit, and then waved her hand.

Immediately, five hundred female soldiers rushed into each warehouse with thousands of soldiers and began to check them one by one.

The female soldiers can read some words and some arithmetic, mainly to see if there is any shortage of catties and taels, and whether the quantity is enough, while the male soldiers check the food inside.

All the civil servants were dumbfounded as they watched them carry out bags of grain, weigh them, and then open them to check one by one.

Although they have explained it over and over again, they still feel a little uneasy. After all, they can't understand the virtues of those people.

As several soldiers came over carrying several bags of grain, the civil servants looked at each other with embarrassment on their faces.

(End of this chapter)