Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king
Chapter 254 Jin Zhong comes out of the box, divides the big clans, analyzes their properties, and fo
Chapter 254 Jin Zhong comes out of the box, divides the big clans, analyzes their properties, and forces him to pay the confession money. The nobles are frightened after hearing this!
"That's all, we are all miserable people, why bother making things difficult for each other and scheming against each other!"
Princess Hanshan gave Xu Chengzong face: "Mr. Wang Ge, are you willing to have an honest talk with me?"
In this struggle, Wang Hong was completely defeated.
At this time, Wang Hong should say goodbye.
Regardless of the fact that he is a senior minister and a senior official in the court, none of these are of any use in the eyes of Princess Hanshan.
Even if the emperor comes and people tell you stories about your grandfather's childhood, what can the emperor do?
Unless the emperor is ruthless and kills her.
"Old Wangge, Your Highness has no ill intentions."
"It's just that the Yin Mansion and the whole family suffered, which was a huge blow to His Highness."
"Please forgive me."
Xu Chengzong began to make peace.
Wang Hong remained silent, thinking in his mind.
Xu Chengzong continued: "His Royal Highness the eldest princess celebrates her birthday, and your majesty also presents congratulatory gifts, which shows that your majesty is deeply attached to family ties."
Wang Hong continued to act stupid.
Xu Chengzong is excusing Yin Yu, Yin Hui's uncle and nephew.
The emperor is far away in Beizhili, and the person who specifically investigates the case is the imperial envoy. As long as Wang Hong raises his hand, a big case can be turned into a small one.
But he underestimated the emperor's determination and overestimated Wang Hong's courage.
When Wang Hong came to Nanzhili, it was because he had received the official certificate.
Not well received.
He has to step down from his position as the elder.
Wang Hong still refused to speak.
Xu Chengzong's smile did not diminish: "Mr. Wang Ge, we all work for the court. To put it bluntly, His Majesty is angry because it is just because of the Yin family's extravagance. Yin Yu and Yin Hui are just minions after all."
That's right on point.
Which noble family doesn't have two dandy sons?What dandy kid doesn’t have many lives on his hands?
Did the emperor take care of it?
However, the Yin family was given special care by the emperor.
Isn't it because he is interested in the Yin family's money and the relationship between the Yin family and Emperor Xuanzong's spies.
Princess Hanshan took out a letter: "This is a personal letter written by me to His Majesty, and I will give an additional 50 taels of silver to the central government!"
"I have spent all my family wealth to atone for the sins of these unfilial children and grandchildren!"
"I don't ask Mr. Wangge to show his noble hand. I just ask Mr. Wangge to give the Yin family a few days of grace, and wait for His Majesty's personal approval to come before we can deal with it."
"is it okay?"
Princess Hanshan is arrogant at first and respectful at the end.
Wang Hong felt that Princess Hanshan was very out of touch.
When they first entered the inner hall, the Yin family seemed to be respectful, but in fact they were full of agility. Princess Hanshan hid needles in her hair and knives in her smile, which made Wang Hong speechless.
Suddenly he gave in.
Really for Yin Yu and Yin Hui?
Not quite.
There are ghosts in here.
Princess Hanshan's personal letter was probably an account of the late emperor's secret spies.
He was also willing to bribe the emperor with 50 taels of silver, which showed that the Yin family was not short of money and not afraid of revealing their wealth. Even if the emperor extorted more, they were willing to settle the matter.
What does this mean?Something big is hidden.
Wang Hong suddenly thought of the ship in the painting!
In the ninth year of Xuande, Wang Jinghong led the fleet on the last voyage and returned in the first year of Zhengtong.
From then on, the horses were released to Nanshan, the swords and guns were stored in the warehouse, and they never went to sea again.
but!
The records about the treasure ship have also disappeared!
In the eighth year of Jingtai's reign, the emperor brought up old matters again and searched through all the archives in the palace, but could not explain the final ownership of the treasure ship.
From the third year of Yongle to the first year of Zhengtong, he continued to go to sea for more than 30 years.
The scale is getting bigger year by year, requiring a large number of sea-going ships.
Every ship is documented.
However, these records mysteriously disappeared during the Zhengtong Dynasty.
To be precise, it disappeared eight years ago.
Because in the eighth year of Zhengtong, Zhu Qizhen issued an edict to re-supervise the construction of sea ships and then sail to the West.
As for the previous ships, I never mentioned them.
This shows that these ships disappeared before Zhu Qizhen took office.
The time point is from the first year of Orthodoxy to the seventh year of Orthodoxy.
Zhu Qizhen should have also looked for these ships, but in the end nothing could be found.
I think I should have found the answer, because after eight years of orthodoxy, it came to an end and I never looked for these things again.
Yang Xuan uses four paintings to hide the secrets.
It’s a sea ship!
Could it be said that the ships of Zheng He's voyage fleet were divided up by the Yin family?
So Princess Hanshan hides and hides.
Are you afraid that the emperor will learn the truth about the treasure ship?
"If Mr. Wangge doesn't agree, forget it."
Xu Chengzong acted as the middleman and said with a smile: "We have prepared songs and dances in the side hall. Please come and enjoy it."
Wang Hong suddenly smiled: "Why is Duke Wei so anxious?"
"This imperial envoy of this pavilion is an imperial envoy of your Majesty."
"Since Her Royal Highness the Princess has something private to say to Your Majesty, I am also a minister of others, so naturally I can wait."
"There's just one thing. You two cannot leave Nanjing without permission."
"If something goes wrong and His Majesty holds you accountable, neither I nor you can afford it."
Xu Chengzong smiled brightly: "That's natural, that's natural."
Princess Hanshan showed a relieved smile and asked Yin Yu and Yin Hui to kowtow to Wang Hong to thank him.
Wang Hong accepted it calmly.
On the way back, the Yin family sent a scroll. The scroll was inlaid with jade. When I opened it, I saw that it was a painting by Yan Liben.
Wang Hong was frightened. The Yin family's actions were really shocking.
This painting is not about how much it costs, but how valuable it is.
Fan Qing also got a piece, which was a golden sword inlaid with gold. It looked a little shabby, but it was the sword once used by Mongolian Khan Meng Ge.
Returning to the place where they stayed, the two of them were stunned.
The Yin family was too generous and knew how to do what they wanted.
Send paintings to civil servants and swords to generals.
"The Yin family hides a big secret." Fan Qing said.
Wang Hong pointed to the scroll: "It has something to do with the picture in it."
Fan Qing couldn't figure out what the ship meant.
"Mr. Wang Ge, deputy guard Li put this thing into the hands of the humble officer when no one was around." Fan Qing took out a bead.
Wang Hong suddenly felt dizzy: "Why is it all about guessing riddles?"
He took it and looked at it carefully: "This East Pearl should be in the hands of a local clam farmer. What does Li Zhen mean by giving this to you?"
"Clams? Local clams?"
Wang Hong couldn't guess.
In the next few days, South Zhili entered a period of silence.
And Jin Zhong from Jiangxi left Poyang City.
Take a boat to Guangxin Mansion.
In March in Jiangxi, the weather has become warm and spring plowing has begun.
Jiangxi is closed, but spring plowing cannot be delayed.
Jiangxi Governor Ma Jin is presiding over spring plowing.
The first stop in Jinzhong is Shangrao.
Although Shangrao is the seat of Guangxin Prefecture, the richest place in Guangxin Prefecture is Qianshan.
Qianshan's paper is famous all over the world.
Jin Zhong first visited the Chen family in Shangrao.
This Chen family has a very prominent ancestor. In modern times, during the Hongwu period, there was a minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Xiu.
However, Chen Xiu died in office in the fourth year of Hongwu, and no capable ministers in the court were born to his descendants.
However, his daughter is beautiful, well-educated, and famous far and wide.
They married their daughters, and by virtue of their in-law relationship, their family became a prominent local family.
The most famous one is the Fei family's marriage in Qianshan.
The Fei family in Qianshan and the Chen family in Shangrao have been married for generations. They have been married for six generations now. They are as close to each other as one family.
The Fei family has been married to the Yu family for generations.
This Qianshan Fei family is a descendant of Fei Yi, the famous Prime Minister of the Three Kingdoms.
The Yu family of Shangrao was the successor of Yu Yaobi, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty.
The three families are also related by marriage to the Yiyang Yang family. The Yiyang Yang family is said to be one of the descendants of Yang Shiqi, and some say that it is a forced marriage and has nothing to do with Yang Shiqi.
In short, the Chen family of Shangrao, the Fei family of Qianshan, the Yu family of Shangrao, and the Yang family of Yiyang formed four major families that controlled Qianshan Paper Industry.
The person in charge of the Chen family that Jin Zhong visited was named Chen Ying.
He is the sixth generation grandson of Chen Xiu.
Jin Zhong has already made a name for himself in Jiangxi and has copied so much money that no family in Jiangxi is not afraid of him.
"Mr. Chen, you're polite." Jin Zhong entered Chen's house.
The Chen family lives in a luxurious house. The house cannot be described by the number of people entering it. It can only be described by the number of acres it covers.
Anyway, Jin Zhong couldn't see the end at a glance.
"The family wealth accumulated by the ancestors has begun to decline in the hands of the younger generation."
Chen Ying said it modestly.
However, some people who were caught in Raozhou Prefecture pointed out that the Chen family made millions of taels of silver every year.
The four major families control Qianshan's paper.
Qianshan's paper is famous all over the world.
Even the palace is using Qianshan paper.
High-ranking officials and dignitaries all use lead mountain paper.
If you sell such high-quality paper, you can earn huge amounts of money.
"Mr. Chen, you are too polite. No one in the palace has the same style as in the palace."
Jin Zhong smiled and entered the main hall.
Chen Ying's expression changed, Jin Zhong was ordering him.
The problem is, he doesn't dare to give gifts. The consequences of giving gifts are worse than not giving gifts.
Jin Yiwei is just here to steal the skin.
When you give a gift, you are putting the handle into his hands.
Chen Ying sent someone to watch the tea.
Jin Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "The Ming Dynasty is at war everywhere, and your Majesty is still scrimping on food and clothing. I can't drink this tea."
Pull you down.
It is said that you spend money like water in Poyang City, but you still can't drink tea?
Jiangxi’s finest tea and wine are all yours to enjoy first!
Why didn't you think at that time that the emperor was scrimping on food and clothing in the capital?
You are so kind!
"The adults are concerned about the country and the people, and the younger generations admire them."
Chen Ying asked someone to bring over five taels of silver: "Sir, the Chen family will not be supplying tea today. Please offer some money and invite the brothers to go out for tea."
Tea discount.
Jin Zhong seemed to be smiling but not smiling. This Chen Ying was interesting.
"Take it." Jin Zhong winked at Yan Fang.
Yan Fang accepted the money.
Mosquito legs are also meat.
Chen Ying did everything right and asked people to make ordinary tea and serve the tea soup to Fanzi who was standing guard outside.
"I won't follow you around anymore."
Jin Zhong's face was solemn: "I found Qianshan's paper on the ship. Please give me an explanation."
Chen Ying's face turned bitter, this was an obvious robbery!
No need to ask why, just grab it if there is no reason.
"My lord, this Qianshan paper is not my family's final decision." Chen Ying did not dare to deny it.
If the thief does not escape, now that the Jin Yiwei is here, he must lose money and avoid disaster.
"How about you four families, each share 200 million taels of silver and pool together 1000 million taels, and the governor will stop here?"
what?
Chen Ying's eyes widened. His family could collect 200 million taels?
Where did my family get so much money?
This is paper, not porcelain!
A piece of porcelain is so valuable!
Paper, a few hundred sheets can be sold for the price of a piece of porcelain?
Besides, do you know how to do the math? There are four families in total. Each family pays 200 million taels, making a total of 800 million taels. Who will pay for the remaining 200 million taels?
"Small?"
Jin Zhong curled his lips and smiled: "Three million taels per family!"
Chen Ying quickly shook his head: "Admiral, even if the Chen family sells iron, they can still collect 200 million taels of silver for Your Majesty!"
"For whom?"
Jin Zhong's face drooped: "Four families, a total of fifteen million taels of silver, if one tael is missing, I will kill a member of your family!"
Why did it rise again?
But Chen Ying slapped himself hard: "The villain said it wrong. It was the villain who committed a crime and asked Master Jin Yiwei to confiscate the property!"
"This is called confession money! What did your family do and you didn't count it?"
Jin Zhong shouted.
Chen Ying slapped him again: "The Chen family is willing to accept the punishment and pay the confession money!"
You are smart!
Jin Zhong knew that fifteen million taels was a large amount, but to the four major families of Chen Fei, Yu and Yang, it was just a drop of money.
His family has been in the smuggling business for decades and has a monopoly on Qianshan paper.
At least the family has tens of millions of taels.
"Thank you, sir, for raising your hand high."
Chen Ying wiped off the cold sweat and spit out 400 million taels of silver. No matter how powerful the Chen family was, it was still a big deal.
The problem is that Jin Zhong won’t leave.
Do you still want it?
A sharp light flashed in Chen Ying's eyes. The Chen family had already given them as much as they could. If they gave more, the government would force the people to rebel.
"How many people are in your Chen family, living in such a big house?" Jin Zhong said quietly.
"Sir, in order to raise money, this house must be sold!" Chen Ying thought that Jin Zhong was interested in the big house.
Jin Zhong glanced at him with cold eyes: "I would like to ask how many people are in your family?"
"The family has been spreading here for generations, and there are many people in the family, but there are only 137 people in our clan."
Chen Ying is talking about people who live together, they are all close relatives among close relatives.
"What about the total population?"
"Sir, I haven't counted this. I think there are thousands of people." Chen Ying didn't understand why Jin Zhong asked this matter.
Jin Zhong smiled suddenly: "Seeing that your Chen family is so well-behaved and sensible, I will give you a favor."
"Guangxi is short of people, so your Chen family will move half of them there."
"The family property is divided in half, and no one can take more."
Chen Ying was anxious: "Sir, our Chen family has already handed over the money, why do we need to force immigrants to immigrate? Where does this law come from?"
Clang!
Yan Fang pulled out his sword and put it on Chen Ying's neck: "Do you have any objections to the court's laws and the emperor's laws?"
Chen Ying knew that Jin Zhong would not let Jiangxi go easily.
The reason why the Chen family didn't care about the fine of four million taels was because they monopolized Qianshan's paper.
But according to what Jin Zhong said, if half of the Chen family is moved to Guangxi, it is not terrible to move the people, but the terrible thing is to divide the family property!
If the family property is divided, does the papermaking equipment also have to be taken away?
Does the recipe for papermaking also score points?
The question is, will the vacant places in Jiangxi be filled by Guangxi people?Or from Guizhou?
So how can the Chen family continue to monopolize Qianshan Paper?
It is equivalent to saying that if four companies originally had a monopoly, but in the future more than a dozen companies will come in, can they still maintain a monopoly?
"Big, big..."
Chen Ying whispered: "Can we discuss it? The Chen family supports the central government's decision on the immigration matter, but can the property not be divided?"
"Chen Ying, why don't you go to Guangxi!" Jin Zhong smiled brightly.
Chen Ying looked stiff.
Then why did my family give the central government 400 million taels of silver?
Could it be that after spending money, we still can't get His Majesty's extrajudicial mercy?
"S-Sir, if my family doesn't come up with money..."
"Chop all over the house!"
Jin Zhong stood up and lifted up his robe: "If I want to tell you, I will give you half a month!"
"Get the money ready and send it to Poyang City yourself!"
"People who immigrate make their own choices."
"The governor will send someone to personally analyze the family property and then distribute it fairly."
"Don't worry, Jin Yiwei won't touch even a single copper!"
Jin Zhong walked directly to the door and stopped: "Remember, we only have half a month, don't force me to mobilize troops!"
Chen Yingruan fell on the chair and cried bitterly.
Don’t think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
As long as the emperor's decree comes, even if you are hiding in the corners of the world, you must obey the decree.
Out of Chen's house.
Yan Fang asked cautiously: "Admiral, do the Chen family do any tricks?"
"Have fun!"
"Let him play!"
"I wish I could kill a few people to sacrifice the flag!"
Jin Zhong sneered: "If you don't kill people, I feel uncomfortable in my heart."
"Huh, I'm afraid they won't dare."
"Admiral, do we need to mobilize troops?" Yan Fang learned the lesson from last time.
Jin Zhong nodded lightly: "Please Yang Xin personally leads the troops."
The next family is Shangrao Yu family.
The Yu family of Shangrao has been divided into two sects.
Yi Zong went to Qianshan to take refuge and became the Yu family of Qianshan. The reason why he took refuge was that the Yu family no longer entered the central government as an official after Yu Yaobi.
The Yu family adheres to the family motto of only studying and not serving as an official.
However, they were repeatedly conquered by the court, so the Yu family was divided into two sects, one stayed in Shangrao, and the other went to Qianshan to teach and establish preaching.
The current heads of the family are Yu Yunlai and Yu Yunhui.
Yu Yunhui was a hermit. He became famous at a young age, but did not take part in the imperial examination. He was recruited by the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province. He did not dare to violate the precepts of his ancestors, so he used this as an excuse to refuse.
But I am worried about causing trouble to the family.
Simply split into two sects, Yu Yunhui established his own sect and moved to Qianshan.
This is the origin of the Yu family in Qianshan.
The Shangrao Yu family who heads the clan is Yu Yunhui's biological brother, Yu Yunlai.
"I have admired the name of Admiral Jin for a long time, but I have missed the welcome from afar." Yu Yunlai was entertaining Jin Zhong.
He has received news that Jin Zhong just came out of Chen's house.
I knew that the next one would be the Yu family.
Fortunately, no blood was seen in the Chen family, which meant that Chen Ying had satisfied Jin Zhong's appetite.
"The head of the Chen family is very good at pleading guilty and promises to pay the confession money to the central government."
"The four of you have a total of 500 million taels, and each of you contributes 400 million taels."
Jin Zhong didn't say the reason and went straight to the point: "Master Yu, what do you think?"
Yu Yunlai almost fainted.
The lion of Jinyiwei opened his mouth, opened his mouth and got 400 million taels?
Chen Ying is also awesome!
You just agreed?
Besides, your Chen family has money and you pay for it yourself, why are you taking my Yu family with you?
Our Yu family doesn’t have that much money!
"Sir, can I ask what confession money is?" Yu Yunlai wanted to find out.
Jin Zhong narrowed his eyes: "Don't you have any idea what you have done? Huh?"
"This..." Yu Yunlai was naturally at a loss.
How did his family earn millions of dollars?No points?
"Tell yourself, what did your family do?"
Yu Yunlai said subconsciously: "My family studies hard and does not do anything harmful to nature..."
Bang!
Yan Fang kicked the back of Yu Yunlai's chair, and Yu Yunlai was shocked and fell to the ground.
But the servants of the Yu family dare not come in and fight with the Jin Yiwei.
The last man who went up to the cow killed his entire family.
Yu Yunlai knelt on the ground and cried: "Please have mercy, sir. The Yu family is willing to give 400 million taels of silver to the central government!"
"Don't your family study hard? Why do you have to pay the confession fee?"
Jin Zhong sneered.
If the bottom of your Yu family is clean, can Jin Yiwei come to your door?
Is it really painful to think that the governor is idle?
"You know you're wrong!" Yu Yunlai was frightened, knowing that he had said the wrong thing.
It was time to pretend to be dumbfounded.
"How can you know your mistakes and not know what's wrong?"
"What do I ask you, the governor? What crime have you committed?"
"Just tell the truth! Tell the truth!"
"Save the history books for writing that your Majesty is fatuous and immoral, asking for the support of the people!"
"Tell yourself clearly, what crime did your family commit?"
"You were punished by His Majesty? Don't let His Majesty take the blame for you!"
"If you dare to let His Majesty take the blame, you have to ask the governor if he agrees with the knife in his hand!"
Jin Zhong was furious.
Asking for people's fat and people's ointment?
The emperor will not compete with the people for profit!
Isn’t it just touching the gentry’s cake?
The little words were so strong that later generations would call the emperor a fool when they saw it. They didn't even think about it. The people's stomachs were not full, so where did the people's wealth come from?
Besides, the imperial power does not go to the countryside!
Who plundered the people's fat and people's anointing?
Yu Yunlai trembled all over. As long as he admitted this, the reputation of the Yu family completely collapsed.
"Tell me, Master Yu, don't evade the important and take the easy. Tell the truth. I want to hear the truth."
Jin Zhong picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
suddenly!
He slammed the teacup on Yu Yunlai's head.
There was a snap, and blood splattered.
Yu Yunlai didn't even dare to scream. He could only endure the severe pain and gritted his teeth: "The Yu family broke the law and engaged in maritime business!"
"How many years have you been doing this? How much profit you have made, tell me everything!"
The key is that someone still remembers it.
The reputation of the Yu family has completely collapsed.
Yu Yunlai looked at Jin Zhong who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, and suddenly understood that the real and fake silver case was concocted by Jin Zhong.
The purpose was to confuse the local gentry in Jiangxi.
The gentry were made to think that Jin Zhong was still trapped in Poyang City and could not leave Poyang City until the case was solved.
Who would have thought that Jin Zhong left Poyang City quietly and came to Shangrao.
Use lead mountain paper to perform surgery!
The richest places in Jiangxi are Jingdezhen and Qianshanzhi.
First I copied Jingdezhen, and the next step was Qinshan paper.
But Yu Yunlai, who wanted to understand, also knew it was too late.
Jin Zhong's butcher knife can fall at any time.
Will anyone in Jiangxi rebel?
No, because there is no preparation.
Moreover, Yang Xin has been suppressing bandits all the time, even during the New Year. No matter how many bandits there are in Jiangxi, it cannot withstand such suppression.
The key point is that these bandits are supported by aristocratic families.
Yang Xin cut off their tentacles.
And he made a fool of himself.
If the paper workers are encouraged to rebel, it will be their four major families who will lose, not the central government!
These are their private property!
So Jin Zhong seized a good opportunity.
"I have been doing this for more than 10 years, and I make hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year." Yu Yunlai didn't dare to hide it, nor did he dare to say more, just give a mid-range figure.
"Even if it's 30 taels a year, it will still be 30 million taels in 1000 years, right?"
Jin Zhong asked: "The Central Committee fined 400 million taels for confiscation. Is it a lot?"
Yu Yunlai kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty is so kind to me. The Yu family is willing to die in repayment!"
"Are you thinking of repaying your kindness now?"
"Your brother Yu Yunhui has refused the Jiangxi Chief Secretary's conquest several times. Why doesn't he want to repay his favor?"
Jin Zhong sneered: "Huh, now I don't need to repay my kindness."
"Even if he wants to become an official, it's impossible!" "How can a clan of sinners become an official?"
"My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, have mercy on me!" Yu Yunlai kowtowed.
I don't care about face.
I just hope that Jin Zhong can show his noble hand and ask for some money, but it is okay, but don't interrupt the Yu family's cultural heritage.
Once he bears the reputation of being a guilty minister, the Yu family will be completely ruined.
Jin Zhong was speechless.
"The Yu family is willing to donate all their assets to ask for His Majesty's mercy and for Admiral Jin to spare his life!" Yu Yunlai kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Jin Zhong waved his hand: "The center is not a robber, and has no interest in your family's wealth."
"The silver for confession is the silver for confession. Once the penalty is paid, it will be over."
"For the sake of your good attitude in pleading guilty, Yu Yunlai, I can plead with the emperor for your mercy."
"Let's see, the Yu family is split into two branches."
"One line moved into Hunan, and the other line moved into Guangxi."
"Divide the family property in half and establish a clan for each other. There will be no more clans in Jiangxi!"
Yu Yunlai exclaimed.
The roots of the Yu family are in Jiangxi. Since the ancestor of the Yu family, they have been in Jiangxi for thousands of years.
Is the Yu family still the Yu family after leaving their homeland?
"Compared with confiscating homes and exterminating clans, which one is better?" Jin Zhong asked.
Yu Yunlai smiled foolishly and kowtowed heavily: "Thank you, Admiral Jin, for showing mercy. The Yu family is willing to move away."
He had no other choice but to obey.
Jin Zhong was very satisfied with his attitude.
"If your Yu family doesn't want to be an official, the central government won't make things difficult for you."
"Furthermore, this time, you all respect His Majesty in your hearts."
"This governor will write a letter to your Yu family, asking Your Majesty to allow your Yu family to open a school in Hunan and Guangxi to teach and educate people!"
Jin Zhong offered him a good condition.
The emperor needed literati to teach and educate people, and he needed literati to educate the natives. Isn't the Yu family the best example?
The Yu family and the Chen family are different.
The Chen family has transformed from a family of officials to a family that is half literary and half business, with more business.
But the Yu family is an authentic literati family. Although their family members do not serve as officials, they promote education and teach in the local area.
Yu Yunlai's eyes sparkled, and he looked at Jin Zhong in surprise: "Sir, can your Majesty allow this?"
"It depends on whether you are loyal or not."
If we can go to Guangxi and Hunan to establish sects, it would be a good thing for the Yu family to leave Jiangxi.
Jiangxi Zhongling gathered together, it can be said that the involution has reached the extreme.
The difficulty of getting a Jinshi is the largest province in the country.
Moreover, there are scholars all over Jiangxi, and the number of scholars in Jiangxi is the largest in the world.
It is really difficult to get ahead in Jiangxi.
But if you change places, go to Guangxi or Hunan, then you will change from phoenix tail to hair head, which is not a bad thing.
It’s just that papermaking technology is difficult to monopolize.
But when we go to a new place, there are new opportunities, and we can monopolize papermaking in the new place.
Jin Zhong himself didn't expect that he would take care of both families so easily.
He rested for one night in Shangrao and went to Qianshan the next day to visit the Fei family.
And in the palace.
In the past few days, the central government has been arguing endlessly about the expedition to Wu Liangha.
Zhu Qiyu was summoning Wang Yue.
"I know you are talented!"
"If I order you to be the chief military officer, I'm afraid you won't be able to join the cabinet in this life, and you will be destined to become a military general."
Zhu Qiyu was always very tolerant of Wang Yue.
"I thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Wang Yue kowtowed and said seriously: "We take Duke Xing as an example and hope to succeed Duke Xing in the future and occupy the position of chief assistant as a duke!"
Because there are special cases in the country.
For example, Li Shanchang, Zhang Fu, and Yu Qian all served as the chief minister of the cabinet with the title of Duke.
But if you look at the resumes of these few people, you will know that they are all great people who will go down in history.
Wang Yue wanted to be such a rare and famous general.
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "Yu Qian's path is not easy. You should be very aware of how competitive the cabinet is."
“I don’t know how many outstanding cabinet ministers there are, but civil servants have already squeezed their heads to get into the cabinet.”
"If you want to cultivate both civil and military skills, it will be difficult."
"But I am willing to give you this chance."
"Wang Yue!"
"In my hands, you don't have to worry about your great achievements and shocking the master. I'm not afraid of you gathering a crowd to rebel, and I don't believe you will rebel against me!"
"You go to North Korea and do whatever you want. As long as you think it's right, do it!"
"I will hand over an army of [-] to you, as well as Cheng Xin and Luo Qi. No matter what the outcome, I will help you bear the consequences!"
The emperor's words made Wang Yue burst into tears of gratitude.
He choked and kowtowed: "We will return North Korea to Zhao in its entirety and incorporate it into the territory of our Ming Dynasty!"
The first battle was to help North Korea expel the Jurchen Ministry.
But when it comes to the battle to regain North Korea, the coach of the first battle will definitely be the one who is familiar with North Korea.
Wang Yue went to North Korea to collect maps and prepare for the conquest of North Korea.
"If you do it, I will make you a marquis!"
Zhu Qiyu helped him up and sat him down: "You must take a doctor with you on the way, and you must take good care of your legs."
"It doesn't matter if you are disabled. You are disabled because of me. If I laugh at you, I will laugh at me!"
"Using real military exploits to resist rumors is what famous ministers and generals do."
"Wang Yue, I am at the center, waiting for your success."
Zhu Qiyu was particularly kind to Wang Yue.
Although Wang Yue had great talent, he was a rare and famous general.
But after being promoted by the emperor, I wonder if he will become a top star like in history in the future!
"Jiang Wan also has the talent of a famous general. He is the Marquis of Dingxi."
"I have you as the commander-in-chief in this battle. I'm afraid I'm not convinced."
"But I believe that you will conquer him with your talents and let him recognize you as your in-laws!"
"Li Kan is very courageous, and his talents cannot be measured by the sea. Even if he has been in Xuanzhen for one year, he has done everything in an orderly manner and has the ability to be the leader and assistant, he may not be convinced by you."
"Yang Shouchen was admitted to the same imperial examination as you, but yet he advises you on military affairs. I will definitely not be convinced."
"There are also Cheng Xin and Luo Qi who are in North Korea. They are both veterans."
"This soldier is not easy to lead."
Zhu Qiyu helped him analyze in detail: "And Zhou Xian and Zhou Yu, father and son, are a pair of generals."
"I see that Zhou Yu has a bright future. You have to make good use of them."
"Qin Cheng in the palace is Feng Xiao's godson. He is eager to learn and is interested in military development. You can communicate with him frequently and help me teach him."
The emperor put a lot of thought into this kind of matching.
But it is also a big challenge for Wang Yue. He can't suppress these people if he can't show his true skills.
"I thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Wang Yue was grateful.
"The soldiers in your hands come from all over the world."
"They all speak with different accents, and their behavioral habits are even different."
"When you get to the Yalu River, you have to conduct a training camp to knit these people into a tightrope."
"Anyway, the purpose is to recruit North Koreans to join the country at the beginning. You have enough time to train troops."
"I will put 3 people in your hands."
"You have to treat them as human beings, not as tools to gain military exploits."
"I hope you can bring all these people back alive."
Wang Yue kowtowed: "Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Weak ministers are not people who do it for military exploits regardless of the consequences."
"Weichen has read the books of sages since he was a child, so he naturally knows that God has the virtue of a good life."
"Don't even dare to waste a single soldier."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "When fighting in a foreign country, self-preservation comes first. I don't want to see a strong man burying his bones in a foreign country."
"You can train a strong army for North Korea..."
Wang Yue objected: "Your Majesty."
"This war is not about annexing North Korea."
"But within five years at most, China and North Korea will have the strength to annex North Korea."
"When the time comes, this strong army may be the biggest obstacle to the country's entry into the country."
If you want to annex North Korea, you must have enough seeds of corn three treasures.
If you can plant seeds and have enough food to eat, North Korea is a treasure land.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Wang Yue, how effective are the soldiers of the Hongwu Dynasty?"
"What is the combat effectiveness of the Jianwen Dynasty?"
"What is the combat effectiveness of the Yongle Dynasty?"
"Where is Xuande Dynasty's combat effectiveness?"
After the peak of combat power, it plummets like a cliff.
In the final analysis, there is no good mechanism for training soldiers, which leads to the soldiers being completely destroyed after an era and making it unsustainable.
It’s not that the rulers don’t know there are problems with the system.
It's the rulers who deliberately let this system go, because no one wants to repeat the mistakes of the Tang Dynasty.
The combat effectiveness of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties was at its peak.
After the Song Dynasty, it declined sharply. Like the Ming Dynasty, there were still a few bright spots, but they will never be seen again.
Because of the centralization of power, controlling civil strife was more important than opening up new territories.
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that if the Jurchen tribe is defeated, the North Korean soldiers will quickly degenerate?"
"When the divine weapons descend from heaven in five years, will there be nothing to worry about?"
Wang Yue immediately understood what the emperor was thinking.
At the same time, I was worried.
How long can the Ming Dynasty's powerful troops last?
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "However, if we want North Korea's combat effectiveness to plummet rapidly and disrupt North Korea's political affairs, I will make arrangements for this matter freely."
Li Yao is a wise man.
Zhu Qiyu would not trust such a person as the emperor.
It would be in Ming's interest to replace him with a weak and incompetent emperor.
"The minister obeys the order!"
After talking about North Korea, Zhu Qiyu asked him: "What do you think of Wu Liangha?"
"Your Majesty, there are endless arguments in the court, and the ministers don't know what to do."
Wang Yue smiled bitterly: "Because the Ming Dynasty has never fought such a rich war."
"Those who used to have little money to fight in the war are now fighting in poverty."
"This year we have too much money to fight. I don't know whether we should fight for wealth or save money."
"So we keep arguing and getting entangled."
That's right.
The reason for this argument is that he conquered Wu Liangha and became very wealthy.
Food comes from Annan.
The money comes from Jiangxi.
The army is cobbled together.
Where can I find such a good thing?
"Tell me what you think." Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Wei Chen means to conquer and appease at the same time, to make camp at every step, and to encroach on his tribe."
Wang Yue’s words summed it up perfectly.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Wang Yue, your words deeply touched my heart."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment."
It can be seen that the emperor is reluctant to fight for wealth.
Everyone is stingy.
Suddenly a huge amount of money and food appeared, and I didn't know how to spend it.
Send Wang Yue away.
Zhu Qiyu continued to deal with the memorial. He was like a top, and his life was simple and boring.
"Your Majesty, the reports from Jiangxi and Nanzhili have been sent up!"
Feng Xiao first presented Princess Hanshan's secret memorial.
There is also Wang Hong’s secret music.
After Zhu Qiyu read it, he sneered: "With 50 taels of silver, do you just want to buy their lives? Or do you want to save the Yin family?"
In the secret message.
Princess Hanshan admitted that he was a spy placed by the court in Nanzhili.
But it was not placed by Emperor Xuanzong.
But it was installed by the orthodox emperor.
When the emperor sent the governor to Nanzhili to arrest nails, the Yin family gathered a group of them, but they were all executed secretly. The bodies were buried at home. You can ask the governor to verify their identities.
Moreover, Princess Hanshan promised that she would continue to serve as a spy for Zhu Qiyu in Southern Zhili.
"Brother, brother, you hid it deep enough!"
Zhu Qiyu wrote a few words with his imperial pen: "Pay 2000 million taels of confession silver."
When Feng Xiao saw these words, he gasped: "Your Majesty, does the Yin family have so much money?"
He was moved.
"It's worthless, do you believe that the money in Wei Guogong's family is more than ten coins?"
"But can you move?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "This is called throwing stones to ask for directions."
"Use your brain and think about things that can be solved with money. Is it still a problem?"
"I want to see what secrets this old princess of Hanshan hides?"
Feng Xiao was surprised: "Your Majesty, isn't it just collusion with maritime merchants?"
Zhu Qiyu threw the secret letter to him.
"She admitted it to herself, is it still a secret?"
"The laws of the court shall not be forgotten!"
"Princess Hanshan didn't say anything about the violation, but she blatantly bribed me. What do you mean?"
"Doesn't it mean that she used small excuses to hide the real mistakes?"
"Tell me, what could it be? Let Princess Hanshan avoid talking about it?"
Zhu Qiyu couldn't guess, but it must have something to do with the sea.
"This slave is stupid and can't guess." Feng Xiao didn't see it so clearly.
I thought Princess Hanshan was just greedy for money and acting as a spy.
It seems there is a big secret hidden behind it.
"Wang Hong didn't even guess it."
Zhu Qiyu unfolded Wang Hong's secret performance, his pupils narrowed: "Sea ship?"
"Feng Xiao, are all the palace's archives on seagoing ships missing?"
What did he think of.
Feng Xiao nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, none of them are gone. I asked the old people in the palace and they all said that they can't be found in Zhengtong Dynasty."
"Zheng He's fleet was so huge when he sailed to the Western Ocean."
"With so many ships, are they all rotten?"
"Princess Hanshan's confession turns out to contain this secret!"
Zhu Qiyu guessed it.
The ships that Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean must have been divided up by the Yin family and others, so the Yin family transformed into a major maritime merchant.
I thought it was just a Yin family in the investigation area.
The result was a pile of shit.
It's interesting and a big gain.
Zhu Qiyu tapped the table with his fingertips: "Who in the DPRK can be in charge of my troops and has enough qualifications to suppress Southern Zhili?"
There are candidates, Yu Qian and Hu Hui both have this qualification.
However, Hu Hui was seriously ill.
Yu Qian couldn't leave even more.
The key is that Yu Qian is gone, and he is even more worried.
"Go and invite Fan Guang!"
When he heard it was Fan Guang, Feng Xiao was startled: "Your Majesty, the capital is more important and cannot be separated from Marquis Ningyuan."
Zhu Qiyu did not answer.
Although Song Wei and Li Zhen were capable enough, their official positions, prestige, and qualifications were not enough.
Even Wei Guogong couldn't suppress him.
Wang Hong is qualified, but the problem is that Wang Hong is not good at handling troops, and the old guy may not be willing to wade into this muddy water.
"Go and summon Wang Cheng again!"
Feng Xiao's pupils shrank: "Your Majesty..."
"go with!"
What Zhu Qiyu saw was not money!
But a boat!
The real value of the Yin family is not the vast amount of property, but the ships!
The Ming Dynasty is short of ships. If we get these ships, we can relieve the pressure.
Facing the Japanese pirates, it is not impossible to fight.
It would be best to recruit a group of pirates through the Yin family, turn the pirates into official soldiers, train soldiers for them, and build a navy.
is thinking.
Fan Guang came to see him.
"Flat body."
Zhu Qiyu asked someone to watch the tea and said, "Fan Guang, do you understand water warfare?"
"Your Majesty, I am a landlubber. I will do my best to fight on foot and on horseback. But this water battle is really not possible."
Fan Guang didn't understand why the emperor asked about this.
"Is there an expert in water warfare in the army?" Zhu Qiyu couldn't touch Fan Guang, and he still needed to control the Beijing camp.
"Your Majesty, I do have it, but I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't want to use it." Fan Guang hesitated.
"Speak straight if you have something to say!"
Fan Guang gritted his teeth and said, "The minister recommends Zhang Tong!"
"Zhang Tong?"
Zhu Qiyu was very impressed by this person.
In the third year of Jingtai's reign, Japanese pirates invaded Haifeng and other places, and the central government sent Zhang Tong to suppress them. As a result, Zhang Tong was defeated repeatedly, leaving the sea full of bones.
Can such a person be used?
"Can I trust him?" Zhu Qiyu had a bad impression of Zhang Tong.
After this battle, Zhang Tong was left idle.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Tong is well versed in water warfare. Although he has suffered defeats, generals will always be defeated in battles. This is human nature."
Fan Guang interceded for Zhang Tong.
"Who else?"
"Your Majesty, Xiang Zhong, the commander-in-chief of the Beiwei Army, is very good at water warfare; and Zhang Shan, the Jiangxi general, is also good at water warfare."
Zhu Qiyu was stunned: "Is Xiang Zhong good at water fighting?"
This is a good choice.
"Your Majesty, Xiang Zhong is an all-rounder. He is good at cavalry, foot, and water warfare. He is a talented commander. If used well, he can defeat the Japanese alone!"
Fan Guang admired Xiang Zhong very much.
Xiang Zhong is even more powerful than Fan Guang. This person also has the ability of being the first assistant and the six ministers.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Fan Guang, if I get a group of sea ships, where do you think we should dock? Will it be safe?"
Sea ships are also afraid of fire attacks.
After obtaining the sea-going ships from the Yin family, we have to find ways to use and protect them.
Fan Guang didn't know why: "Your Majesty, Shandong and Liaoning are both safe."
That's right, Liang Yue is supervising the construction of new ships in Liaoning.
Shandong has Zhu Ying and Xiang Zhong, both of whom can be reused.
We talked a few more words.
Zhu Qiyu praised Fan Guang and allowed Fan Guang to train troops in the capital to suppress bandits. If there was no banditry in the capital, he would go to Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Shandong to suppress bandits.
The Beijing camp can continue to expand without having to report everything, Fan Guang can just decide.
So Fan Guang was sent away.
As soon as Fan Guang left, Wang Cheng came in.
This old eunuch was the first person Zhu Qiyu saw when he opened his eyes.
At the most critical moment, he went to guard Xuanzang with his injuries.
For more than a year, no benefits have been gained, and no credit has been given. Those with far less qualifications than him have all climbed onto his head.
However, he was still willing and diligent.
Because, Zhu Qiyu's most trusted eunuch will always be him.
"Wang Cheng, you're fine."
After saying goodbye and okay, Wang Cheng broke down and cried: "Your Majesty!"
"Why are you crying? It's not like you can't see me anymore." Zhu Qiyu's eyes were a little moist.
Wang Cheng became anxious and vomited a few times: "Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense. You are here today, it was hard-won, so you can't talk nonsense."
"You old dog is still nagging like that."
After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he burst into laughter.
Wang Cheng couldn't help laughing and started laughing, but the emperor didn't change.
Zhu Qiyu personally helped him up: "It's been hard on you for more than a year."
"Without you outside the palace, taking care of things for me, there wouldn't be such a great situation."
"Wang Cheng, I have to thank you."
Wang Cheng wanted to kneel down, but Zhu Qiyu grabbed his hand and refused to let go.
"This old slave is born to the emperor, and dies to the emperor's ghost."
"It is the honor of the old slave that the emperor uses him."
"There's no need to thank you for that. You've ruined my old slave."
Wang Cheng burst into tears.
This journey has been really difficult.
Zhu Qiyu patted his hand: "Don't cry, we are all here. I worked hard with you and climbed over from all kinds of hardships."
When saying this, Zhu Qiyu looked around at all the eunuchs Gong'e in the palace.
More than a year has passed since the night when the door was seized.
"With you here, I can sleep peacefully."
Zhu Qiyu refused to let go of Wang Cheng's hand.
It had been so long that he had forgotten the last time he spoke to Wang Cheng.
"It is a blessing from heaven that all your slaves and maidservants are loyal to the Emperor!" The palace people kowtowed.
"Get up!"
Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood: "I will remember all the good things you did to me."
"Wang Cheng, I never ask you what you want."
"Because I know that you have grown up with me and are my big companion. I spend more time with you than with my mother."
"What you want is for everything to go smoothly for me, for me to be safe and happy, and for me to be healthy and live a long life."
"I know it all!"
"That's why I never asked you what you wanted, nor did I care about you."
"It's not that I don't care about you or ignore you."
"Because you and I have a tacit understanding."
"But today, I want to give you something, and you are not allowed to refuse."
"It represents my thoughts."
Today the keyboard support is broken. I put it on the table to write. My hands, shoulders, and neck hurt when I write. I have to buy a computer desk tomorrow. I don’t know if I can install it if I buy it tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
"That's all, we are all miserable people, why bother making things difficult for each other and scheming against each other!"
Princess Hanshan gave Xu Chengzong face: "Mr. Wang Ge, are you willing to have an honest talk with me?"
In this struggle, Wang Hong was completely defeated.
At this time, Wang Hong should say goodbye.
Regardless of the fact that he is a senior minister and a senior official in the court, none of these are of any use in the eyes of Princess Hanshan.
Even if the emperor comes and people tell you stories about your grandfather's childhood, what can the emperor do?
Unless the emperor is ruthless and kills her.
"Old Wangge, Your Highness has no ill intentions."
"It's just that the Yin Mansion and the whole family suffered, which was a huge blow to His Highness."
"Please forgive me."
Xu Chengzong began to make peace.
Wang Hong remained silent, thinking in his mind.
Xu Chengzong continued: "His Royal Highness the eldest princess celebrates her birthday, and your majesty also presents congratulatory gifts, which shows that your majesty is deeply attached to family ties."
Wang Hong continued to act stupid.
Xu Chengzong is excusing Yin Yu, Yin Hui's uncle and nephew.
The emperor is far away in Beizhili, and the person who specifically investigates the case is the imperial envoy. As long as Wang Hong raises his hand, a big case can be turned into a small one.
But he underestimated the emperor's determination and overestimated Wang Hong's courage.
When Wang Hong came to Nanzhili, it was because he had received the official certificate.
Not well received.
He has to step down from his position as the elder.
Wang Hong still refused to speak.
Xu Chengzong's smile did not diminish: "Mr. Wang Ge, we all work for the court. To put it bluntly, His Majesty is angry because it is just because of the Yin family's extravagance. Yin Yu and Yin Hui are just minions after all."
That's right on point.
Which noble family doesn't have two dandy sons?What dandy kid doesn’t have many lives on his hands?
Did the emperor take care of it?
However, the Yin family was given special care by the emperor.
Isn't it because he is interested in the Yin family's money and the relationship between the Yin family and Emperor Xuanzong's spies.
Princess Hanshan took out a letter: "This is a personal letter written by me to His Majesty, and I will give an additional 50 taels of silver to the central government!"
"I have spent all my family wealth to atone for the sins of these unfilial children and grandchildren!"
"I don't ask Mr. Wangge to show his noble hand. I just ask Mr. Wangge to give the Yin family a few days of grace, and wait for His Majesty's personal approval to come before we can deal with it."
"is it okay?"
Princess Hanshan is arrogant at first and respectful at the end.
Wang Hong felt that Princess Hanshan was very out of touch.
When they first entered the inner hall, the Yin family seemed to be respectful, but in fact they were full of agility. Princess Hanshan hid needles in her hair and knives in her smile, which made Wang Hong speechless.
Suddenly he gave in.
Really for Yin Yu and Yin Hui?
Not quite.
There are ghosts in here.
Princess Hanshan's personal letter was probably an account of the late emperor's secret spies.
He was also willing to bribe the emperor with 50 taels of silver, which showed that the Yin family was not short of money and not afraid of revealing their wealth. Even if the emperor extorted more, they were willing to settle the matter.
What does this mean?Something big is hidden.
Wang Hong suddenly thought of the ship in the painting!
In the ninth year of Xuande, Wang Jinghong led the fleet on the last voyage and returned in the first year of Zhengtong.
From then on, the horses were released to Nanshan, the swords and guns were stored in the warehouse, and they never went to sea again.
but!
The records about the treasure ship have also disappeared!
In the eighth year of Jingtai's reign, the emperor brought up old matters again and searched through all the archives in the palace, but could not explain the final ownership of the treasure ship.
From the third year of Yongle to the first year of Zhengtong, he continued to go to sea for more than 30 years.
The scale is getting bigger year by year, requiring a large number of sea-going ships.
Every ship is documented.
However, these records mysteriously disappeared during the Zhengtong Dynasty.
To be precise, it disappeared eight years ago.
Because in the eighth year of Zhengtong, Zhu Qizhen issued an edict to re-supervise the construction of sea ships and then sail to the West.
As for the previous ships, I never mentioned them.
This shows that these ships disappeared before Zhu Qizhen took office.
The time point is from the first year of Orthodoxy to the seventh year of Orthodoxy.
Zhu Qizhen should have also looked for these ships, but in the end nothing could be found.
I think I should have found the answer, because after eight years of orthodoxy, it came to an end and I never looked for these things again.
Yang Xuan uses four paintings to hide the secrets.
It’s a sea ship!
Could it be said that the ships of Zheng He's voyage fleet were divided up by the Yin family?
So Princess Hanshan hides and hides.
Are you afraid that the emperor will learn the truth about the treasure ship?
"If Mr. Wangge doesn't agree, forget it."
Xu Chengzong acted as the middleman and said with a smile: "We have prepared songs and dances in the side hall. Please come and enjoy it."
Wang Hong suddenly smiled: "Why is Duke Wei so anxious?"
"This imperial envoy of this pavilion is an imperial envoy of your Majesty."
"Since Her Royal Highness the Princess has something private to say to Your Majesty, I am also a minister of others, so naturally I can wait."
"There's just one thing. You two cannot leave Nanjing without permission."
"If something goes wrong and His Majesty holds you accountable, neither I nor you can afford it."
Xu Chengzong smiled brightly: "That's natural, that's natural."
Princess Hanshan showed a relieved smile and asked Yin Yu and Yin Hui to kowtow to Wang Hong to thank him.
Wang Hong accepted it calmly.
On the way back, the Yin family sent a scroll. The scroll was inlaid with jade. When I opened it, I saw that it was a painting by Yan Liben.
Wang Hong was frightened. The Yin family's actions were really shocking.
This painting is not about how much it costs, but how valuable it is.
Fan Qing also got a piece, which was a golden sword inlaid with gold. It looked a little shabby, but it was the sword once used by Mongolian Khan Meng Ge.
Returning to the place where they stayed, the two of them were stunned.
The Yin family was too generous and knew how to do what they wanted.
Send paintings to civil servants and swords to generals.
"The Yin family hides a big secret." Fan Qing said.
Wang Hong pointed to the scroll: "It has something to do with the picture in it."
Fan Qing couldn't figure out what the ship meant.
"Mr. Wang Ge, deputy guard Li put this thing into the hands of the humble officer when no one was around." Fan Qing took out a bead.
Wang Hong suddenly felt dizzy: "Why is it all about guessing riddles?"
He took it and looked at it carefully: "This East Pearl should be in the hands of a local clam farmer. What does Li Zhen mean by giving this to you?"
"Clams? Local clams?"
Wang Hong couldn't guess.
In the next few days, South Zhili entered a period of silence.
And Jin Zhong from Jiangxi left Poyang City.
Take a boat to Guangxin Mansion.
In March in Jiangxi, the weather has become warm and spring plowing has begun.
Jiangxi is closed, but spring plowing cannot be delayed.
Jiangxi Governor Ma Jin is presiding over spring plowing.
The first stop in Jinzhong is Shangrao.
Although Shangrao is the seat of Guangxin Prefecture, the richest place in Guangxin Prefecture is Qianshan.
Qianshan's paper is famous all over the world.
Jin Zhong first visited the Chen family in Shangrao.
This Chen family has a very prominent ancestor. In modern times, during the Hongwu period, there was a minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Xiu.
However, Chen Xiu died in office in the fourth year of Hongwu, and no capable ministers in the court were born to his descendants.
However, his daughter is beautiful, well-educated, and famous far and wide.
They married their daughters, and by virtue of their in-law relationship, their family became a prominent local family.
The most famous one is the Fei family's marriage in Qianshan.
The Fei family in Qianshan and the Chen family in Shangrao have been married for generations. They have been married for six generations now. They are as close to each other as one family.
The Fei family has been married to the Yu family for generations.
This Qianshan Fei family is a descendant of Fei Yi, the famous Prime Minister of the Three Kingdoms.
The Yu family of Shangrao was the successor of Yu Yaobi, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty.
The three families are also related by marriage to the Yiyang Yang family. The Yiyang Yang family is said to be one of the descendants of Yang Shiqi, and some say that it is a forced marriage and has nothing to do with Yang Shiqi.
In short, the Chen family of Shangrao, the Fei family of Qianshan, the Yu family of Shangrao, and the Yang family of Yiyang formed four major families that controlled Qianshan Paper Industry.
The person in charge of the Chen family that Jin Zhong visited was named Chen Ying.
He is the sixth generation grandson of Chen Xiu.
Jin Zhong has already made a name for himself in Jiangxi and has copied so much money that no family in Jiangxi is not afraid of him.
"Mr. Chen, you're polite." Jin Zhong entered Chen's house.
The Chen family lives in a luxurious house. The house cannot be described by the number of people entering it. It can only be described by the number of acres it covers.
Anyway, Jin Zhong couldn't see the end at a glance.
"The family wealth accumulated by the ancestors has begun to decline in the hands of the younger generation."
Chen Ying said it modestly.
However, some people who were caught in Raozhou Prefecture pointed out that the Chen family made millions of taels of silver every year.
The four major families control Qianshan's paper.
Qianshan's paper is famous all over the world.
Even the palace is using Qianshan paper.
High-ranking officials and dignitaries all use lead mountain paper.
If you sell such high-quality paper, you can earn huge amounts of money.
"Mr. Chen, you are too polite. No one in the palace has the same style as in the palace."
Jin Zhong smiled and entered the main hall.
Chen Ying's expression changed, Jin Zhong was ordering him.
The problem is, he doesn't dare to give gifts. The consequences of giving gifts are worse than not giving gifts.
Jin Yiwei is just here to steal the skin.
When you give a gift, you are putting the handle into his hands.
Chen Ying sent someone to watch the tea.
Jin Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "The Ming Dynasty is at war everywhere, and your Majesty is still scrimping on food and clothing. I can't drink this tea."
Pull you down.
It is said that you spend money like water in Poyang City, but you still can't drink tea?
Jiangxi’s finest tea and wine are all yours to enjoy first!
Why didn't you think at that time that the emperor was scrimping on food and clothing in the capital?
You are so kind!
"The adults are concerned about the country and the people, and the younger generations admire them."
Chen Ying asked someone to bring over five taels of silver: "Sir, the Chen family will not be supplying tea today. Please offer some money and invite the brothers to go out for tea."
Tea discount.
Jin Zhong seemed to be smiling but not smiling. This Chen Ying was interesting.
"Take it." Jin Zhong winked at Yan Fang.
Yan Fang accepted the money.
Mosquito legs are also meat.
Chen Ying did everything right and asked people to make ordinary tea and serve the tea soup to Fanzi who was standing guard outside.
"I won't follow you around anymore."
Jin Zhong's face was solemn: "I found Qianshan's paper on the ship. Please give me an explanation."
Chen Ying's face turned bitter, this was an obvious robbery!
No need to ask why, just grab it if there is no reason.
"My lord, this Qianshan paper is not my family's final decision." Chen Ying did not dare to deny it.
If the thief does not escape, now that the Jin Yiwei is here, he must lose money and avoid disaster.
"How about you four families, each share 200 million taels of silver and pool together 1000 million taels, and the governor will stop here?"
what?
Chen Ying's eyes widened. His family could collect 200 million taels?
Where did my family get so much money?
This is paper, not porcelain!
A piece of porcelain is so valuable!
Paper, a few hundred sheets can be sold for the price of a piece of porcelain?
Besides, do you know how to do the math? There are four families in total. Each family pays 200 million taels, making a total of 800 million taels. Who will pay for the remaining 200 million taels?
"Small?"
Jin Zhong curled his lips and smiled: "Three million taels per family!"
Chen Ying quickly shook his head: "Admiral, even if the Chen family sells iron, they can still collect 200 million taels of silver for Your Majesty!"
"For whom?"
Jin Zhong's face drooped: "Four families, a total of fifteen million taels of silver, if one tael is missing, I will kill a member of your family!"
Why did it rise again?
But Chen Ying slapped himself hard: "The villain said it wrong. It was the villain who committed a crime and asked Master Jin Yiwei to confiscate the property!"
"This is called confession money! What did your family do and you didn't count it?"
Jin Zhong shouted.
Chen Ying slapped him again: "The Chen family is willing to accept the punishment and pay the confession money!"
You are smart!
Jin Zhong knew that fifteen million taels was a large amount, but to the four major families of Chen Fei, Yu and Yang, it was just a drop of money.
His family has been in the smuggling business for decades and has a monopoly on Qianshan paper.
At least the family has tens of millions of taels.
"Thank you, sir, for raising your hand high."
Chen Ying wiped off the cold sweat and spit out 400 million taels of silver. No matter how powerful the Chen family was, it was still a big deal.
The problem is that Jin Zhong won’t leave.
Do you still want it?
A sharp light flashed in Chen Ying's eyes. The Chen family had already given them as much as they could. If they gave more, the government would force the people to rebel.
"How many people are in your Chen family, living in such a big house?" Jin Zhong said quietly.
"Sir, in order to raise money, this house must be sold!" Chen Ying thought that Jin Zhong was interested in the big house.
Jin Zhong glanced at him with cold eyes: "I would like to ask how many people are in your family?"
"The family has been spreading here for generations, and there are many people in the family, but there are only 137 people in our clan."
Chen Ying is talking about people who live together, they are all close relatives among close relatives.
"What about the total population?"
"Sir, I haven't counted this. I think there are thousands of people." Chen Ying didn't understand why Jin Zhong asked this matter.
Jin Zhong smiled suddenly: "Seeing that your Chen family is so well-behaved and sensible, I will give you a favor."
"Guangxi is short of people, so your Chen family will move half of them there."
"The family property is divided in half, and no one can take more."
Chen Ying was anxious: "Sir, our Chen family has already handed over the money, why do we need to force immigrants to immigrate? Where does this law come from?"
Clang!
Yan Fang pulled out his sword and put it on Chen Ying's neck: "Do you have any objections to the court's laws and the emperor's laws?"
Chen Ying knew that Jin Zhong would not let Jiangxi go easily.
The reason why the Chen family didn't care about the fine of four million taels was because they monopolized Qianshan's paper.
But according to what Jin Zhong said, if half of the Chen family is moved to Guangxi, it is not terrible to move the people, but the terrible thing is to divide the family property!
If the family property is divided, does the papermaking equipment also have to be taken away?
Does the recipe for papermaking also score points?
The question is, will the vacant places in Jiangxi be filled by Guangxi people?Or from Guizhou?
So how can the Chen family continue to monopolize Qianshan Paper?
It is equivalent to saying that if four companies originally had a monopoly, but in the future more than a dozen companies will come in, can they still maintain a monopoly?
"Big, big..."
Chen Ying whispered: "Can we discuss it? The Chen family supports the central government's decision on the immigration matter, but can the property not be divided?"
"Chen Ying, why don't you go to Guangxi!" Jin Zhong smiled brightly.
Chen Ying looked stiff.
Then why did my family give the central government 400 million taels of silver?
Could it be that after spending money, we still can't get His Majesty's extrajudicial mercy?
"S-Sir, if my family doesn't come up with money..."
"Chop all over the house!"
Jin Zhong stood up and lifted up his robe: "If I want to tell you, I will give you half a month!"
"Get the money ready and send it to Poyang City yourself!"
"People who immigrate make their own choices."
"The governor will send someone to personally analyze the family property and then distribute it fairly."
"Don't worry, Jin Yiwei won't touch even a single copper!"
Jin Zhong walked directly to the door and stopped: "Remember, we only have half a month, don't force me to mobilize troops!"
Chen Yingruan fell on the chair and cried bitterly.
Don’t think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
As long as the emperor's decree comes, even if you are hiding in the corners of the world, you must obey the decree.
Out of Chen's house.
Yan Fang asked cautiously: "Admiral, do the Chen family do any tricks?"
"Have fun!"
"Let him play!"
"I wish I could kill a few people to sacrifice the flag!"
Jin Zhong sneered: "If you don't kill people, I feel uncomfortable in my heart."
"Huh, I'm afraid they won't dare."
"Admiral, do we need to mobilize troops?" Yan Fang learned the lesson from last time.
Jin Zhong nodded lightly: "Please Yang Xin personally leads the troops."
The next family is Shangrao Yu family.
The Yu family of Shangrao has been divided into two sects.
Yi Zong went to Qianshan to take refuge and became the Yu family of Qianshan. The reason why he took refuge was that the Yu family no longer entered the central government as an official after Yu Yaobi.
The Yu family adheres to the family motto of only studying and not serving as an official.
However, they were repeatedly conquered by the court, so the Yu family was divided into two sects, one stayed in Shangrao, and the other went to Qianshan to teach and establish preaching.
The current heads of the family are Yu Yunlai and Yu Yunhui.
Yu Yunhui was a hermit. He became famous at a young age, but did not take part in the imperial examination. He was recruited by the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province. He did not dare to violate the precepts of his ancestors, so he used this as an excuse to refuse.
But I am worried about causing trouble to the family.
Simply split into two sects, Yu Yunhui established his own sect and moved to Qianshan.
This is the origin of the Yu family in Qianshan.
The Shangrao Yu family who heads the clan is Yu Yunhui's biological brother, Yu Yunlai.
"I have admired the name of Admiral Jin for a long time, but I have missed the welcome from afar." Yu Yunlai was entertaining Jin Zhong.
He has received news that Jin Zhong just came out of Chen's house.
I knew that the next one would be the Yu family.
Fortunately, no blood was seen in the Chen family, which meant that Chen Ying had satisfied Jin Zhong's appetite.
"The head of the Chen family is very good at pleading guilty and promises to pay the confession money to the central government."
"The four of you have a total of 500 million taels, and each of you contributes 400 million taels."
Jin Zhong didn't say the reason and went straight to the point: "Master Yu, what do you think?"
Yu Yunlai almost fainted.
The lion of Jinyiwei opened his mouth, opened his mouth and got 400 million taels?
Chen Ying is also awesome!
You just agreed?
Besides, your Chen family has money and you pay for it yourself, why are you taking my Yu family with you?
Our Yu family doesn’t have that much money!
"Sir, can I ask what confession money is?" Yu Yunlai wanted to find out.
Jin Zhong narrowed his eyes: "Don't you have any idea what you have done? Huh?"
"This..." Yu Yunlai was naturally at a loss.
How did his family earn millions of dollars?No points?
"Tell yourself, what did your family do?"
Yu Yunlai said subconsciously: "My family studies hard and does not do anything harmful to nature..."
Bang!
Yan Fang kicked the back of Yu Yunlai's chair, and Yu Yunlai was shocked and fell to the ground.
But the servants of the Yu family dare not come in and fight with the Jin Yiwei.
The last man who went up to the cow killed his entire family.
Yu Yunlai knelt on the ground and cried: "Please have mercy, sir. The Yu family is willing to give 400 million taels of silver to the central government!"
"Don't your family study hard? Why do you have to pay the confession fee?"
Jin Zhong sneered.
If the bottom of your Yu family is clean, can Jin Yiwei come to your door?
Is it really painful to think that the governor is idle?
"You know you're wrong!" Yu Yunlai was frightened, knowing that he had said the wrong thing.
It was time to pretend to be dumbfounded.
"How can you know your mistakes and not know what's wrong?"
"What do I ask you, the governor? What crime have you committed?"
"Just tell the truth! Tell the truth!"
"Save the history books for writing that your Majesty is fatuous and immoral, asking for the support of the people!"
"Tell yourself clearly, what crime did your family commit?"
"You were punished by His Majesty? Don't let His Majesty take the blame for you!"
"If you dare to let His Majesty take the blame, you have to ask the governor if he agrees with the knife in his hand!"
Jin Zhong was furious.
Asking for people's fat and people's ointment?
The emperor will not compete with the people for profit!
Isn’t it just touching the gentry’s cake?
The little words were so strong that later generations would call the emperor a fool when they saw it. They didn't even think about it. The people's stomachs were not full, so where did the people's wealth come from?
Besides, the imperial power does not go to the countryside!
Who plundered the people's fat and people's anointing?
Yu Yunlai trembled all over. As long as he admitted this, the reputation of the Yu family completely collapsed.
"Tell me, Master Yu, don't evade the important and take the easy. Tell the truth. I want to hear the truth."
Jin Zhong picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
suddenly!
He slammed the teacup on Yu Yunlai's head.
There was a snap, and blood splattered.
Yu Yunlai didn't even dare to scream. He could only endure the severe pain and gritted his teeth: "The Yu family broke the law and engaged in maritime business!"
"How many years have you been doing this? How much profit you have made, tell me everything!"
The key is that someone still remembers it.
The reputation of the Yu family has completely collapsed.
Yu Yunlai looked at Jin Zhong who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, and suddenly understood that the real and fake silver case was concocted by Jin Zhong.
The purpose was to confuse the local gentry in Jiangxi.
The gentry were made to think that Jin Zhong was still trapped in Poyang City and could not leave Poyang City until the case was solved.
Who would have thought that Jin Zhong left Poyang City quietly and came to Shangrao.
Use lead mountain paper to perform surgery!
The richest places in Jiangxi are Jingdezhen and Qianshanzhi.
First I copied Jingdezhen, and the next step was Qinshan paper.
But Yu Yunlai, who wanted to understand, also knew it was too late.
Jin Zhong's butcher knife can fall at any time.
Will anyone in Jiangxi rebel?
No, because there is no preparation.
Moreover, Yang Xin has been suppressing bandits all the time, even during the New Year. No matter how many bandits there are in Jiangxi, it cannot withstand such suppression.
The key point is that these bandits are supported by aristocratic families.
Yang Xin cut off their tentacles.
And he made a fool of himself.
If the paper workers are encouraged to rebel, it will be their four major families who will lose, not the central government!
These are their private property!
So Jin Zhong seized a good opportunity.
"I have been doing this for more than 10 years, and I make hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year." Yu Yunlai didn't dare to hide it, nor did he dare to say more, just give a mid-range figure.
"Even if it's 30 taels a year, it will still be 30 million taels in 1000 years, right?"
Jin Zhong asked: "The Central Committee fined 400 million taels for confiscation. Is it a lot?"
Yu Yunlai kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty is so kind to me. The Yu family is willing to die in repayment!"
"Are you thinking of repaying your kindness now?"
"Your brother Yu Yunhui has refused the Jiangxi Chief Secretary's conquest several times. Why doesn't he want to repay his favor?"
Jin Zhong sneered: "Huh, now I don't need to repay my kindness."
"Even if he wants to become an official, it's impossible!" "How can a clan of sinners become an official?"
"My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, have mercy on me!" Yu Yunlai kowtowed.
I don't care about face.
I just hope that Jin Zhong can show his noble hand and ask for some money, but it is okay, but don't interrupt the Yu family's cultural heritage.
Once he bears the reputation of being a guilty minister, the Yu family will be completely ruined.
Jin Zhong was speechless.
"The Yu family is willing to donate all their assets to ask for His Majesty's mercy and for Admiral Jin to spare his life!" Yu Yunlai kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Jin Zhong waved his hand: "The center is not a robber, and has no interest in your family's wealth."
"The silver for confession is the silver for confession. Once the penalty is paid, it will be over."
"For the sake of your good attitude in pleading guilty, Yu Yunlai, I can plead with the emperor for your mercy."
"Let's see, the Yu family is split into two branches."
"One line moved into Hunan, and the other line moved into Guangxi."
"Divide the family property in half and establish a clan for each other. There will be no more clans in Jiangxi!"
Yu Yunlai exclaimed.
The roots of the Yu family are in Jiangxi. Since the ancestor of the Yu family, they have been in Jiangxi for thousands of years.
Is the Yu family still the Yu family after leaving their homeland?
"Compared with confiscating homes and exterminating clans, which one is better?" Jin Zhong asked.
Yu Yunlai smiled foolishly and kowtowed heavily: "Thank you, Admiral Jin, for showing mercy. The Yu family is willing to move away."
He had no other choice but to obey.
Jin Zhong was very satisfied with his attitude.
"If your Yu family doesn't want to be an official, the central government won't make things difficult for you."
"Furthermore, this time, you all respect His Majesty in your hearts."
"This governor will write a letter to your Yu family, asking Your Majesty to allow your Yu family to open a school in Hunan and Guangxi to teach and educate people!"
Jin Zhong offered him a good condition.
The emperor needed literati to teach and educate people, and he needed literati to educate the natives. Isn't the Yu family the best example?
The Yu family and the Chen family are different.
The Chen family has transformed from a family of officials to a family that is half literary and half business, with more business.
But the Yu family is an authentic literati family. Although their family members do not serve as officials, they promote education and teach in the local area.
Yu Yunlai's eyes sparkled, and he looked at Jin Zhong in surprise: "Sir, can your Majesty allow this?"
"It depends on whether you are loyal or not."
If we can go to Guangxi and Hunan to establish sects, it would be a good thing for the Yu family to leave Jiangxi.
Jiangxi Zhongling gathered together, it can be said that the involution has reached the extreme.
The difficulty of getting a Jinshi is the largest province in the country.
Moreover, there are scholars all over Jiangxi, and the number of scholars in Jiangxi is the largest in the world.
It is really difficult to get ahead in Jiangxi.
But if you change places, go to Guangxi or Hunan, then you will change from phoenix tail to hair head, which is not a bad thing.
It’s just that papermaking technology is difficult to monopolize.
But when we go to a new place, there are new opportunities, and we can monopolize papermaking in the new place.
Jin Zhong himself didn't expect that he would take care of both families so easily.
He rested for one night in Shangrao and went to Qianshan the next day to visit the Fei family.
And in the palace.
In the past few days, the central government has been arguing endlessly about the expedition to Wu Liangha.
Zhu Qiyu was summoning Wang Yue.
"I know you are talented!"
"If I order you to be the chief military officer, I'm afraid you won't be able to join the cabinet in this life, and you will be destined to become a military general."
Zhu Qiyu was always very tolerant of Wang Yue.
"I thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Wang Yue kowtowed and said seriously: "We take Duke Xing as an example and hope to succeed Duke Xing in the future and occupy the position of chief assistant as a duke!"
Because there are special cases in the country.
For example, Li Shanchang, Zhang Fu, and Yu Qian all served as the chief minister of the cabinet with the title of Duke.
But if you look at the resumes of these few people, you will know that they are all great people who will go down in history.
Wang Yue wanted to be such a rare and famous general.
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "Yu Qian's path is not easy. You should be very aware of how competitive the cabinet is."
“I don’t know how many outstanding cabinet ministers there are, but civil servants have already squeezed their heads to get into the cabinet.”
"If you want to cultivate both civil and military skills, it will be difficult."
"But I am willing to give you this chance."
"Wang Yue!"
"In my hands, you don't have to worry about your great achievements and shocking the master. I'm not afraid of you gathering a crowd to rebel, and I don't believe you will rebel against me!"
"You go to North Korea and do whatever you want. As long as you think it's right, do it!"
"I will hand over an army of [-] to you, as well as Cheng Xin and Luo Qi. No matter what the outcome, I will help you bear the consequences!"
The emperor's words made Wang Yue burst into tears of gratitude.
He choked and kowtowed: "We will return North Korea to Zhao in its entirety and incorporate it into the territory of our Ming Dynasty!"
The first battle was to help North Korea expel the Jurchen Ministry.
But when it comes to the battle to regain North Korea, the coach of the first battle will definitely be the one who is familiar with North Korea.
Wang Yue went to North Korea to collect maps and prepare for the conquest of North Korea.
"If you do it, I will make you a marquis!"
Zhu Qiyu helped him up and sat him down: "You must take a doctor with you on the way, and you must take good care of your legs."
"It doesn't matter if you are disabled. You are disabled because of me. If I laugh at you, I will laugh at me!"
"Using real military exploits to resist rumors is what famous ministers and generals do."
"Wang Yue, I am at the center, waiting for your success."
Zhu Qiyu was particularly kind to Wang Yue.
Although Wang Yue had great talent, he was a rare and famous general.
But after being promoted by the emperor, I wonder if he will become a top star like in history in the future!
"Jiang Wan also has the talent of a famous general. He is the Marquis of Dingxi."
"I have you as the commander-in-chief in this battle. I'm afraid I'm not convinced."
"But I believe that you will conquer him with your talents and let him recognize you as your in-laws!"
"Li Kan is very courageous, and his talents cannot be measured by the sea. Even if he has been in Xuanzhen for one year, he has done everything in an orderly manner and has the ability to be the leader and assistant, he may not be convinced by you."
"Yang Shouchen was admitted to the same imperial examination as you, but yet he advises you on military affairs. I will definitely not be convinced."
"There are also Cheng Xin and Luo Qi who are in North Korea. They are both veterans."
"This soldier is not easy to lead."
Zhu Qiyu helped him analyze in detail: "And Zhou Xian and Zhou Yu, father and son, are a pair of generals."
"I see that Zhou Yu has a bright future. You have to make good use of them."
"Qin Cheng in the palace is Feng Xiao's godson. He is eager to learn and is interested in military development. You can communicate with him frequently and help me teach him."
The emperor put a lot of thought into this kind of matching.
But it is also a big challenge for Wang Yue. He can't suppress these people if he can't show his true skills.
"I thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Wang Yue was grateful.
"The soldiers in your hands come from all over the world."
"They all speak with different accents, and their behavioral habits are even different."
"When you get to the Yalu River, you have to conduct a training camp to knit these people into a tightrope."
"Anyway, the purpose is to recruit North Koreans to join the country at the beginning. You have enough time to train troops."
"I will put 3 people in your hands."
"You have to treat them as human beings, not as tools to gain military exploits."
"I hope you can bring all these people back alive."
Wang Yue kowtowed: "Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Weak ministers are not people who do it for military exploits regardless of the consequences."
"Weichen has read the books of sages since he was a child, so he naturally knows that God has the virtue of a good life."
"Don't even dare to waste a single soldier."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "When fighting in a foreign country, self-preservation comes first. I don't want to see a strong man burying his bones in a foreign country."
"You can train a strong army for North Korea..."
Wang Yue objected: "Your Majesty."
"This war is not about annexing North Korea."
"But within five years at most, China and North Korea will have the strength to annex North Korea."
"When the time comes, this strong army may be the biggest obstacle to the country's entry into the country."
If you want to annex North Korea, you must have enough seeds of corn three treasures.
If you can plant seeds and have enough food to eat, North Korea is a treasure land.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Wang Yue, how effective are the soldiers of the Hongwu Dynasty?"
"What is the combat effectiveness of the Jianwen Dynasty?"
"What is the combat effectiveness of the Yongle Dynasty?"
"Where is Xuande Dynasty's combat effectiveness?"
After the peak of combat power, it plummets like a cliff.
In the final analysis, there is no good mechanism for training soldiers, which leads to the soldiers being completely destroyed after an era and making it unsustainable.
It’s not that the rulers don’t know there are problems with the system.
It's the rulers who deliberately let this system go, because no one wants to repeat the mistakes of the Tang Dynasty.
The combat effectiveness of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties was at its peak.
After the Song Dynasty, it declined sharply. Like the Ming Dynasty, there were still a few bright spots, but they will never be seen again.
Because of the centralization of power, controlling civil strife was more important than opening up new territories.
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that if the Jurchen tribe is defeated, the North Korean soldiers will quickly degenerate?"
"When the divine weapons descend from heaven in five years, will there be nothing to worry about?"
Wang Yue immediately understood what the emperor was thinking.
At the same time, I was worried.
How long can the Ming Dynasty's powerful troops last?
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "However, if we want North Korea's combat effectiveness to plummet rapidly and disrupt North Korea's political affairs, I will make arrangements for this matter freely."
Li Yao is a wise man.
Zhu Qiyu would not trust such a person as the emperor.
It would be in Ming's interest to replace him with a weak and incompetent emperor.
"The minister obeys the order!"
After talking about North Korea, Zhu Qiyu asked him: "What do you think of Wu Liangha?"
"Your Majesty, there are endless arguments in the court, and the ministers don't know what to do."
Wang Yue smiled bitterly: "Because the Ming Dynasty has never fought such a rich war."
"Those who used to have little money to fight in the war are now fighting in poverty."
"This year we have too much money to fight. I don't know whether we should fight for wealth or save money."
"So we keep arguing and getting entangled."
That's right.
The reason for this argument is that he conquered Wu Liangha and became very wealthy.
Food comes from Annan.
The money comes from Jiangxi.
The army is cobbled together.
Where can I find such a good thing?
"Tell me what you think." Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Wei Chen means to conquer and appease at the same time, to make camp at every step, and to encroach on his tribe."
Wang Yue’s words summed it up perfectly.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Wang Yue, your words deeply touched my heart."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment."
It can be seen that the emperor is reluctant to fight for wealth.
Everyone is stingy.
Suddenly a huge amount of money and food appeared, and I didn't know how to spend it.
Send Wang Yue away.
Zhu Qiyu continued to deal with the memorial. He was like a top, and his life was simple and boring.
"Your Majesty, the reports from Jiangxi and Nanzhili have been sent up!"
Feng Xiao first presented Princess Hanshan's secret memorial.
There is also Wang Hong’s secret music.
After Zhu Qiyu read it, he sneered: "With 50 taels of silver, do you just want to buy their lives? Or do you want to save the Yin family?"
In the secret message.
Princess Hanshan admitted that he was a spy placed by the court in Nanzhili.
But it was not placed by Emperor Xuanzong.
But it was installed by the orthodox emperor.
When the emperor sent the governor to Nanzhili to arrest nails, the Yin family gathered a group of them, but they were all executed secretly. The bodies were buried at home. You can ask the governor to verify their identities.
Moreover, Princess Hanshan promised that she would continue to serve as a spy for Zhu Qiyu in Southern Zhili.
"Brother, brother, you hid it deep enough!"
Zhu Qiyu wrote a few words with his imperial pen: "Pay 2000 million taels of confession silver."
When Feng Xiao saw these words, he gasped: "Your Majesty, does the Yin family have so much money?"
He was moved.
"It's worthless, do you believe that the money in Wei Guogong's family is more than ten coins?"
"But can you move?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "This is called throwing stones to ask for directions."
"Use your brain and think about things that can be solved with money. Is it still a problem?"
"I want to see what secrets this old princess of Hanshan hides?"
Feng Xiao was surprised: "Your Majesty, isn't it just collusion with maritime merchants?"
Zhu Qiyu threw the secret letter to him.
"She admitted it to herself, is it still a secret?"
"The laws of the court shall not be forgotten!"
"Princess Hanshan didn't say anything about the violation, but she blatantly bribed me. What do you mean?"
"Doesn't it mean that she used small excuses to hide the real mistakes?"
"Tell me, what could it be? Let Princess Hanshan avoid talking about it?"
Zhu Qiyu couldn't guess, but it must have something to do with the sea.
"This slave is stupid and can't guess." Feng Xiao didn't see it so clearly.
I thought Princess Hanshan was just greedy for money and acting as a spy.
It seems there is a big secret hidden behind it.
"Wang Hong didn't even guess it."
Zhu Qiyu unfolded Wang Hong's secret performance, his pupils narrowed: "Sea ship?"
"Feng Xiao, are all the palace's archives on seagoing ships missing?"
What did he think of.
Feng Xiao nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, none of them are gone. I asked the old people in the palace and they all said that they can't be found in Zhengtong Dynasty."
"Zheng He's fleet was so huge when he sailed to the Western Ocean."
"With so many ships, are they all rotten?"
"Princess Hanshan's confession turns out to contain this secret!"
Zhu Qiyu guessed it.
The ships that Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean must have been divided up by the Yin family and others, so the Yin family transformed into a major maritime merchant.
I thought it was just a Yin family in the investigation area.
The result was a pile of shit.
It's interesting and a big gain.
Zhu Qiyu tapped the table with his fingertips: "Who in the DPRK can be in charge of my troops and has enough qualifications to suppress Southern Zhili?"
There are candidates, Yu Qian and Hu Hui both have this qualification.
However, Hu Hui was seriously ill.
Yu Qian couldn't leave even more.
The key is that Yu Qian is gone, and he is even more worried.
"Go and invite Fan Guang!"
When he heard it was Fan Guang, Feng Xiao was startled: "Your Majesty, the capital is more important and cannot be separated from Marquis Ningyuan."
Zhu Qiyu did not answer.
Although Song Wei and Li Zhen were capable enough, their official positions, prestige, and qualifications were not enough.
Even Wei Guogong couldn't suppress him.
Wang Hong is qualified, but the problem is that Wang Hong is not good at handling troops, and the old guy may not be willing to wade into this muddy water.
"Go and summon Wang Cheng again!"
Feng Xiao's pupils shrank: "Your Majesty..."
"go with!"
What Zhu Qiyu saw was not money!
But a boat!
The real value of the Yin family is not the vast amount of property, but the ships!
The Ming Dynasty is short of ships. If we get these ships, we can relieve the pressure.
Facing the Japanese pirates, it is not impossible to fight.
It would be best to recruit a group of pirates through the Yin family, turn the pirates into official soldiers, train soldiers for them, and build a navy.
is thinking.
Fan Guang came to see him.
"Flat body."
Zhu Qiyu asked someone to watch the tea and said, "Fan Guang, do you understand water warfare?"
"Your Majesty, I am a landlubber. I will do my best to fight on foot and on horseback. But this water battle is really not possible."
Fan Guang didn't understand why the emperor asked about this.
"Is there an expert in water warfare in the army?" Zhu Qiyu couldn't touch Fan Guang, and he still needed to control the Beijing camp.
"Your Majesty, I do have it, but I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't want to use it." Fan Guang hesitated.
"Speak straight if you have something to say!"
Fan Guang gritted his teeth and said, "The minister recommends Zhang Tong!"
"Zhang Tong?"
Zhu Qiyu was very impressed by this person.
In the third year of Jingtai's reign, Japanese pirates invaded Haifeng and other places, and the central government sent Zhang Tong to suppress them. As a result, Zhang Tong was defeated repeatedly, leaving the sea full of bones.
Can such a person be used?
"Can I trust him?" Zhu Qiyu had a bad impression of Zhang Tong.
After this battle, Zhang Tong was left idle.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Tong is well versed in water warfare. Although he has suffered defeats, generals will always be defeated in battles. This is human nature."
Fan Guang interceded for Zhang Tong.
"Who else?"
"Your Majesty, Xiang Zhong, the commander-in-chief of the Beiwei Army, is very good at water warfare; and Zhang Shan, the Jiangxi general, is also good at water warfare."
Zhu Qiyu was stunned: "Is Xiang Zhong good at water fighting?"
This is a good choice.
"Your Majesty, Xiang Zhong is an all-rounder. He is good at cavalry, foot, and water warfare. He is a talented commander. If used well, he can defeat the Japanese alone!"
Fan Guang admired Xiang Zhong very much.
Xiang Zhong is even more powerful than Fan Guang. This person also has the ability of being the first assistant and the six ministers.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Fan Guang, if I get a group of sea ships, where do you think we should dock? Will it be safe?"
Sea ships are also afraid of fire attacks.
After obtaining the sea-going ships from the Yin family, we have to find ways to use and protect them.
Fan Guang didn't know why: "Your Majesty, Shandong and Liaoning are both safe."
That's right, Liang Yue is supervising the construction of new ships in Liaoning.
Shandong has Zhu Ying and Xiang Zhong, both of whom can be reused.
We talked a few more words.
Zhu Qiyu praised Fan Guang and allowed Fan Guang to train troops in the capital to suppress bandits. If there was no banditry in the capital, he would go to Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Shandong to suppress bandits.
The Beijing camp can continue to expand without having to report everything, Fan Guang can just decide.
So Fan Guang was sent away.
As soon as Fan Guang left, Wang Cheng came in.
This old eunuch was the first person Zhu Qiyu saw when he opened his eyes.
At the most critical moment, he went to guard Xuanzang with his injuries.
For more than a year, no benefits have been gained, and no credit has been given. Those with far less qualifications than him have all climbed onto his head.
However, he was still willing and diligent.
Because, Zhu Qiyu's most trusted eunuch will always be him.
"Wang Cheng, you're fine."
After saying goodbye and okay, Wang Cheng broke down and cried: "Your Majesty!"
"Why are you crying? It's not like you can't see me anymore." Zhu Qiyu's eyes were a little moist.
Wang Cheng became anxious and vomited a few times: "Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense. You are here today, it was hard-won, so you can't talk nonsense."
"You old dog is still nagging like that."
After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he burst into laughter.
Wang Cheng couldn't help laughing and started laughing, but the emperor didn't change.
Zhu Qiyu personally helped him up: "It's been hard on you for more than a year."
"Without you outside the palace, taking care of things for me, there wouldn't be such a great situation."
"Wang Cheng, I have to thank you."
Wang Cheng wanted to kneel down, but Zhu Qiyu grabbed his hand and refused to let go.
"This old slave is born to the emperor, and dies to the emperor's ghost."
"It is the honor of the old slave that the emperor uses him."
"There's no need to thank you for that. You've ruined my old slave."
Wang Cheng burst into tears.
This journey has been really difficult.
Zhu Qiyu patted his hand: "Don't cry, we are all here. I worked hard with you and climbed over from all kinds of hardships."
When saying this, Zhu Qiyu looked around at all the eunuchs Gong'e in the palace.
More than a year has passed since the night when the door was seized.
"With you here, I can sleep peacefully."
Zhu Qiyu refused to let go of Wang Cheng's hand.
It had been so long that he had forgotten the last time he spoke to Wang Cheng.
"It is a blessing from heaven that all your slaves and maidservants are loyal to the Emperor!" The palace people kowtowed.
"Get up!"
Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood: "I will remember all the good things you did to me."
"Wang Cheng, I never ask you what you want."
"Because I know that you have grown up with me and are my big companion. I spend more time with you than with my mother."
"What you want is for everything to go smoothly for me, for me to be safe and happy, and for me to be healthy and live a long life."
"I know it all!"
"That's why I never asked you what you wanted, nor did I care about you."
"It's not that I don't care about you or ignore you."
"Because you and I have a tacit understanding."
"But today, I want to give you something, and you are not allowed to refuse."
"It represents my thoughts."
Today the keyboard support is broken. I put it on the table to write. My hands, shoulders, and neck hurt when I write. I have to buy a computer desk tomorrow. I don’t know if I can install it if I buy it tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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