Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 578: Beijing-Pingyuan Railway, I, Lan Yu, will protect it! (Subscribe!!)
"I don't think it's politics!" Huang Zicheng shook his head. "Because it's to consolidate the court's control over the border, the railway should be built to Liaodong instead of stopping at Northern Zhili!"

"I even thought it would be more effective to build the railway southward to Yunnan! Going west to Sichuan and Shu would also be a good option, but it went northward and ended in Beijing."

"It's neither economic nor political. The most likely thing the emperor is calculating is a war account!"

"War Account!?"

After hearing this, Li Shanchang and Qi Tai had already reacted, but Lan Yu and Feng Sheng were still a little confused.

"I mean, what if the emperor is planning to use the railway to start a big war?!"

Huang Zicheng said in a deep voice.

"Start a big war?" Lan Yu reacted immediately and exclaimed, "I know, the emperor wants to use the advantages of railway transportation to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty and take over the entire grassland!!"

Duke of Song Feng Sheng also reacted immediately, "This is most likely the reason!!"

"The biggest function of railways is large-scale transportation. It is not affected by weather. It can mobilize the Ming army to the northern border in the fastest time. The Northern Yuan Dynasty will not be able to react in time!"

Li Shanchang also nodded at this moment, "So we have found out why the emperor is determined to build the railway. No wonder we can't stop him!"

"Destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty and conquering the grasslands is the greatest wish of the Emperor. I thought he had forgotten about it, but I didn't expect that he still remembered it."

Li Shanchang's eyes lit up as he spoke, and he continued, "Maybe our chance has come!"

"What chance does the old prime minister have?!" Lan Yu asked hurriedly.

"Of course it's a chance for my Huaixi Party to rise again!" Li Shanchang said excitedly, "Since your majesty wants to take action against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he must mobilize troops. This is exactly where we Huaixi people have the greatest advantage. When the time comes, the emperor and your majesty will definitely use you two, Lan Yu and Feng Sheng. We will use the railway built by Ouyang Lun to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

"All Ouyang Lun did was just to serve as a stepping stone for us!"

When Lan Yu and Feng Sheng heard what Li Shanchang said, their eyes immediately lit up.

"In terms of conspiracy and intrigue, I, Lan Yu, am indeed no match for Ouyang Lun, but in terms of fighting, even if Ouyang Lun flatters me, he can't beat me!" Lan Yu said excitedly: "On the day the railway is completed, I will definitely go to the emperor and His Majesty in person to ask for permission to lead the troops to defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty! Make this tremendous contribution!"

"With this achievement, how can Ouyang Lun fight with me!"

Feng Sheng frowned and said, "Old Prime Minister, although fighting is our Huai people's strong point, and the Emperor and His Majesty will certainly use us, Ouyang Lun is not a person who knows nothing about fighting. In the war against the Japanese pirates and the defense of Beiping, Ouyang Lun was a key figure!"

"I'm a little worried that His Majesty will let Ouyang Lun take command!"

"Impossible!" Li Shanchang waved his hands. "If it was in the past, when Ouyang Lun was still in Northern Zhili, it was still possible. But now Ouyang Lun is the Prime Minister of the court and holds great power. It was Ouyang Lun who built the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway. If the task of destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty is given to Ouyang Lun, with these two merits added together, I am afraid that the day when Ouyang Lun leads the army back to the court will be the day when Ouyang Lun will be crowned as the emperor. The emperor is such a shrewd person, how could he allow such a possibility to happen!"

"Moreover," Li Shanchang looked at Lan Yu and Feng Sheng confidently and asked, "If we have the help of the railway, how confident are you two in destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty?"

"With the current strength of our Ming army, and with the help of railways, it is not a question of the probability of destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but a question of how long it will take to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty. If I, Lan Yu, lead the army, it will only take ten days. I can take down the head of the little emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

Lan Yu said with confidence.

"Lan Yu is not exaggerating. The strength of our Ming army is no longer comparable to that of the Northern Yuan! The only worry is that the Northern Yuan will run away after they react. It is not easy to find them in the vast grassland."

"With the train, our main force can be in the capital the day before, and enter the grassland the day after, and head straight for the capital of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. They won't have time to react at all, and will only think that this is the arrival of my great army!" Duke of Song Feng Sheng said excitedly.

Li Shanchang nodded again, "Then this further confirms my judgment. Once the railway is built, destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty will be as easy as drinking water. As long as the generals are not stupid, it will only be a matter of time to conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The emperor will not be able to hand this over to Ouyang Lun!"

"In a word, Ouyang Lun's contribution is already great enough!"

"So Lan Yu and Feng Sheng are more likely. Besides, Lan Yu is now the general of the military cabinet, so it is only natural for him to become the commander-in-chief to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

After hearing what Li Shanchang said, everyone was no longer anxious, but became more and more expectant.

"So, what we have to do is to cooperate with the construction of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway and pay the money we should pay. Just treat it as an investment! In addition, we must instruct your subordinates not to cause trouble and disrupt the construction of the railway. That would be equivalent to ruining our own business!"

"Of course, we must not let down our guard when it comes to Ouyang Lun. What we can think of, Ouyang Lun may not be unable to think of. He may even set traps for us and cause trouble for us!"

"Once the railway is built, our Huaixi Party will take action to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty. We will be the ultimate winners!"

Lan Yu nodded and said seriously: "From now on, whoever dares to attack the railway will be my enemy!!"

the next day.

Hubu Yamen.

Mao Youde, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Guo Zi, the Deputy Commissioner of the Tax Inspection Department, were talking in the hall.

"Master Guo, yesterday His Majesty issued an imperial decree requiring all officials to raise funds, and also ordered our Ministry of Revenue and the Taxation Inspection Department to collect all the money within a month. I heard that many officials are extremely opposed to raising funds, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to complete this task!"

Mao Youde frowned.

"What are you afraid of! If anyone dares not to pay, I will bring people to collect the money from every household. Anyone who dares to stop me will be arrested. The prison of my tax department is no worse than that of the Jinyiwei! In addition, there is the criminal detention invented by the prince consort. No one can survive it!"

Guo Zi said with ease.

"Master Guo, you can't say that. If only one or two families don't pay, with your Tax Inspection Department stepping in, no one will dare not pay. But what if no one pays?!" Guo Zi frowned, "What if we don't collect it within a month?"

"I'm afraid even the Prince Consort can't protect us!"

"No one pays? That's impossible?!" Guo Zi frowned.

"How is it impossible? The Ministry of Revenue has been open for a long time. The morning has passed, but no official has come to pay the money. Even our own people are waiting and watching!" Mao Youde rubbed his hands, "Master Guo, how about you be the first one?"

"No, no, I think I should wait a little longer. It won't be too late for me to pay after other officials have almost paid!" Guo Zi quickly covered his wallet, "I have only saved this little money over the years, I want to save more."

"Look, even you are like this, let alone others!" Mao Youde shook his head shamelessly, "I think we should wait for a month and then take the initiative to go to the Prince Consort and His Majesty to apologize!!"

"Fuck! If that's true, not only will we lose our reputation and our jobs, but we'll also bring shame to the Prince Consort, which would be terrible!" Guo Zi suddenly became anxious.

Forehead.
Mao Youde's face suddenly darkened, and he said speechlessly: "Old Guo, you have been the Minister of Revenue, how come you don't have this kind of sensitivity now?"

"Ahem." Guo Zi said awkwardly: "You can't blame me for this! It's so cool that the Prince Consort asked me to be in charge of the Tax Inspection Department. There are special accounting experts to think, so I don't need to use my brain at all. Anyone who dares to evade taxes will be arrested immediately." "After a long time, let alone political sensitivity, I have lost even the basic political literacy. Now I just want to be a sharp knife in the Prince Consort's hand. Wherever he tells me to stab, I will kill!"

"I didn't understand the benefits of being a Jinyiwei before, but now I understand. When we stand there and throw out the tax commander card, the people will kneel down to you. No matter how low-ranking the first or second-rank officials are, they will have to call you daddy!"

“This feels great!”

After hearing what Guo Zi said, Mao Youde's face turned even darker.

"Old Guo, I know you're very happy, but don't be so happy yet. We should think of a way. If we collect the money raised by the officials, we can't embarrass the prince consort!"

Mao Youde said helplessly.

"Brother Youde, you are right. If I don't collect the money this time, I won't be able to be happy even if I want to!" Guo Zi said helplessly.

After thinking for a while, Guo Zi said, "Well, I'll call the brothers from the tax department to go door to door. If anyone dares not to give us face, we'll arrest them first!"

"This is the only way! But you have to be careful of the Huaixi Party. They already have a grudge against us, and this time they want to squeeze money out of them. I don't know how cruel they will be to us! What if they attack you?" Mao Youde said worriedly.

"Haha, if they really dare to make a move, we can get the money back. Although I am not very strong in fighting, the tax collectors in our tax department are all experts. Since the treatment and conditions are so good, many experts from the Royal Guards have jumped to our side. There is absolutely no problem with safety!"

"Then I'll go first!"

After saying that, Guo Zi walked out of the hall.

However, after a moment, Guo Zi retreated.

kindness! ?

Seeing Guo Zi return the money, Mao Youde was confused and asked in confusion: "Old Guo, didn't you go to collect the money?"

"Why return this?"

"There are so many people outside Youde! And I also saw Lan Yu!" Guo Zi said nervously.

"Lan Yu! Why is he here in the Ministry of Revenue? Could it be..." Mao Youde seemed to have thought of something and said in surprise: "No, it must be that Lan Yu and his men are not satisfied with the court's fundraising, so they brought people to smash the Ministry of Revenue!"

As he spoke, Mao Youde poked his head out to take a look, then immediately put his head back, "Wow! So many people came!"

"Ruined!"

Mao Youde grabbed Guo Zi's arm and said, "Old Guo, didn't you say that the tax officials under your command are very powerful? Hurry up and call them out! Otherwise, I'm afraid that both of us will die here today!"

"I have transferred all the tax officials out. Now the entire Ministry of Revenue is left with only officials like us who are powerless." Guo Zi muttered.

"It's all over!" Mao Youde looked desperate.

"Brother Youde, don't worry. After all, we are both important officials of the court. Even if Lan Yu is very brave, he dare not kill us. We will just be beaten at most! Squat down and I will lie on you. I can take the beating!" Guo Zi said.

"Old Guo, you are such a nice person!" Mao Youde was somewhat touched and said, "But what if Lan Yu really wants to kill us?"

"Don't be afraid. If he really kills us, the prince consort will avenge us!" Guo Zi said firmly.

"That's right, the prince consort will definitely not let Lan Yu and the others go. It is enough for me to be able to follow the prince consort in this life!" A determination to die flashed in Mao Youde's eyes.

"Good brothers, let's die together!"

"Good brothers, let's die together!"

Just when the two of them were holding hands, face to face, and were deeply moved.

Lan Yu walked in with his men, and was stunned when he saw this scene.

"What are you doing!?"

Lan Yu asked unhappily.

"Lan Yu, what we do here has nothing to do with you!" Guo Zi stood in front of Mao Youde, "I want to ask you, what are you doing bringing so many people to the Ministry of Revenue!!"

"Well, I'll come. Of course I will."

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law!"

"What's wrong with my brother-in-law who is the emperor?" Ouyang Lun asked unhappily.

"Brother-in-law, something big has happened! I just heard that Lan Yu took a group of people to the Ministry of Revenue! I am worried that something has happened to the Ministry of Revenue, so you should come with me to take a look!" Zhu Biao said hurriedly.

"Lan Yu went to the Ministry of Revenue?" Ouyang Lun said calmly, "Brother Emperor, have you ever thought that Lan Yu and the others went to pay the money?"

"Lan Yu pays?"

"This is impossible. Don't I know Lan Yu's character? If he hands over the money so easily, he is not Lan Yu!" Zhu Biao said confidently, "Brother-in-law, you have to trust me this time. Let's hurry over to stop Lan Yu before he takes his men to the Ministry of Revenue."

"If it's any later, it will be too late. Guo Zi and Mao Youde are your right-hand men. If anything happens to them, you will lose two great generals!"

Faced with Zhu Biao's persuasion, Ouyang Lun remained calm, fiddling with the fishing rod in his hand, and seemed to have no intention of moving.

"Brother Emperor, I'm busy here and I really don't have time. Could you please go and take a look for me?"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Biao's eyes widened, and finally said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go and take a look, but I can't guarantee that Guo Zi and Mao Youde are okay!"

After speaking, Zhu Biao turned and left.

Zhu Biao was a little angry. In his impression, his brother-in-law Ouyang Lun had always been a loyal and righteous person, but today he did not expect that he would actually leave his subordinates alone!

Maybe people will change!
(End of this chapter)