Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 294: The secret report system takes effect, Zhu Houcong knows everything!

"Come here uninvited to act wild!"

After hearing the interpreter's answer, Wang Hong responded with this sentence in a cold voice.

When Roel and others learned of Wang Hong's intention, their mouths opened wide.

They didn't expect Wang Hong to be so domineering.

But it also makes sense!

They therefore cannot refute it!
After all, they did come uninvited and entered the country without the permission of their Emperor.

"I admit my mistake!"

"I will take the initiative to get permission from your Emperor before coming here again!"

"Please give me another chance!"

As Roel and the others were dragged away again, they continued to shout.

While they continued to shout, Wang Hong looked at Ye Xiaoying:
"You don't have to thank Benxian, thank the emperor now!"

Emperor?

Ye Xiaoying was a little confused.

She didn't quite understand what Wang Hong meant.

She only knew that it was the high-ranking official Wang Hong who executed those who instigated the murder of his father, and it was also he who executed on the spot those red-haired monsters who bullied her.

Therefore, Ye Xiaoying was very grateful to Wang Hong and took the initiative to kneel down and kowtow to express her gratitude.

This is what her father taught her.

Her father told her that when she met a judge, she should kowtow and express her gratitude. This would make the judge more willing to make decisions for ordinary people like them.

But now, Wang Hong's words naturally surprised her.

However, what Wang Hong said was true.

He can now make decisions for these low-level military households and deal harshly with the Portuguese.

This is essentially the Divine Will.

Then, he can do such things according to the divine will.

This is indeed the case.

Although Zhu Houcong was the emperor and was high above everyone else and did not know the grassroots soldiers and civilians like Ye Xiaoying, his will could indeed profoundly affect the fate of these grassroots people.

"what!"

Ye Xiaoying and the military households of Dapeng Station were very happy and felt relieved when they heard the screams of Roel and others and saw them being skinned.

Although, Roel and others only came to trade with the officials and gentry in Guangdong, not to plunder.

But the lower-class military and civilians along the coast still dislike these people, even hate them, and do not welcome them.

Because the lower-class military and civilians along the coast do not have control over the means of production.

Therefore, they were not qualified to trade with these Portuguese and gain profits through the transactions.

in contrast.

The officials and gentry who control the means of production and even the lower-level military and civilians will further exploit them in order to maximize their profits because the arrival of the Portuguese creates trade needs.

Before the Portuguese came, since the demand for trade had not increased, the officials and gentry did not have that much motivation to squeeze the value of their surplus labor, which made their lives easier.

But things were different after the Portuguese came to trade.

For the military households, their intuitive feeling was that after these Portuguese came, every time there was a conflict between them, the lower-level military households, they always suffered losses, and every time the officials and gentry would sided with the Portuguese.

Not to mention other situations, for example, Ye Xiaoying's family.

Ye Xiaoying's father was ordered to be executed by Funing Hou because of a conflict with the Portuguese.

This made Ye Xiaoying naturally think that if the Portuguese had not appeared, such a thing would not have happened, her father would not have died, and she would not have become an orphan.

Naturally, Ye Xiaoying hated these Portuguese people, or at least did not welcome them.

Therefore, the lower-class military households like Ye Xiaoying are not just lower-class military households.

Including the lower class people.

They all did not welcome the arrival of the Portuguese and were opposed to their trade, but they were very supportive of the Navy's Sea Reserve Battalion's severe punishment of these Portuguese. Many of them were very active in joining the newly formed navy and fighting against the sea barbarians.

Wang Hong looked at these revelers from the lower classes and smiled slightly. He only said to Zhu Houcong in his memorial:

"The military and civilians of Guangdong and Guangxi wholeheartedly support the newly established navy and share a common hatred for the foreign barbarians. This shows that your majesty is wise and the policies you have formulated are in line with the will of heaven and the will of the people."

While Wang Hong was writing the memorial, he also ordered an investigation into the smuggling activities of Zhu Ying and others, and interrogated the relevant personnel. Eventually, the investigation and interrogation revealed that Marquis Funing had a major relationship with the smuggling.

Therefore, Wang Hong impeached Zhu Qi, Marquis of Funing, in his memorial.

……

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After leaving Dapeng Station overnight, Zhu Qi went to Nanhaiwei with Xu Tingguang, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Chief Censor.

Because in Nanhaiwei, a large number of refugees from Guangdong and Guangxi who had heard that the government was going to recruit them gathered here, ready to accept the amnesty.

"Dad, we are finally back."

On an ordinary civilian ship at the mouth of the Pearl River in Nanhaiwei.

Chen Hai, a young and strong man with bronze skin, helped his old father Chen Youshui to the shore, and said something to his father with a smile.

Chen Youshui glanced at the officers from the Hebo Office guarding the dock in front of him, and saw that these people did not come to chase them away, so he laughed.

then.

Chen Youshui echoed his son's words:
"Yes, the key is that we can still go ashore to live and transfer!"

"I've lived for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen an emperor think about people like us who have cheap lives! Not only did he recruit us, he also allowed us to go ashore."

Chen Hai helped Chen Youshui to the shore with a smile, then carried his son to the shore and said to his father:

"This means that we have now met a truly good emperor!"

"That's why the imperial court wants to bestow grace on us!"

"Once we get ashore, I will join the Marine Corps and earn some money. You can go fishing with the dogs and rent a few acres of land to make a good living. It's better than being bullied by those natives outside!"

"Go!"

"But swords and guns have no eyes, so don't be too arrogant."

After Chen Youshui said this, he took his grandson Gou'er by the hand, pointed at the endless hills and fields, and said with a smile:

"Dog, this is the Great Ming Middle Earth that your father often talked about. However, your father is not as lucky as you. When he was your age, he could only look at the Middle Earth from the boat and could not go up. Now you can go up."

The dog looked at the Lingnan land in front of him with curiosity and said, "It's really beautiful here!"

talking.

Gou'er turned around and looked at Chen Hai who was following him and asked:

"Dad, can we live here forever from now on without having to hide anymore?"

"Yes!"

Chen Hai replied with a smile. "Chen Hai, when are you going to sign up for military service?"

At this time.

Li Yu, a boatman who had boarded the boat with Chen Hai's family, walked up to Chen Hai and asked a question.

Chen Hai smiled and replied, "I'll go once I'm settled!"

Li Yu said: "Then we will go together. I heard from a fellow villager who went to Fujian that his brother joined the Marine Corps in Fujian. If you join the Marine Corps, you will be exempted from military service. The key is that the salary is very sufficient!"

After hearing what Li Yu said, Chen Hai became more expectant.

And this time.

The sky was covered with dark clouds.

It was undoubtedly going to rain.

So Chen Hai said at this time: "Let's go to the Acropolis first and see how the government will accommodate us?"

Li Yu nodded.

When Chen Hai, Li Yu and other boat people who came to accept the amnesty entered Wengcheng of Nanhai Weicheng, Nanhai Weicheng suddenly closed the inner and outer gates of the Weicheng.

Chen Hai was very surprised when he saw this and asked Li Yu: "What's going on?"

Li Yu also looked puzzled.

Gou'er even pulled his grandfather Chen Youshui: "Grandpa, why don't you leave?"

And this time.

A large number of archers emerged from the gate of Nanhaiwei City and suddenly shot arrows at them.

then.

A large number of arrows, like a sudden downpour, soon formed dense lines and shot towards Chen Hai and other boat people who had been recruited.

The dog was hit by three arrows and fell to the ground.

Chen Youshui was shocked when he saw this, and he quickly squatted down and hugged his grandson:

"Dog!"

The dog opened his mouth, spat out blood weakly and said, "It hurts!"

Chen Hai looked around in confusion, and then loudly asked the sneering official on the city wall:
"What are you doing? Didn't you say that the Emperor wanted to recruit us, abolish our status as slaves, and allow us to live on the shore?!"

"why is that?!"

"Why kill us!"

Chen Hai asked loudly.

Soon, there were cries and shouts all around.

So sad!

Li Yu knelt down after seeing many of his acquaintances, young, strong, old and weak, fall down. "Don't shoot! Please don't shoot, we won't go ashore!"

"Please!"

Li Yu couldn't help but kowtow and cried out loudly with a look of despair.

But soon, he was hit by several arrows in the back and fell to the ground.

When Li Yu fell to the ground, he saw that the Chen father and son had turned into hedgehogs, and the entire city had become a sea of ​​blood.

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Funing Marquis Zhu Qi and Guangdong and Guangxi Governor-General and Chief Censor Xu Tingguang, upon hearing that the fleeing boat people who came to accept amnesty had all been cleared out, braved the rain and took sedan chairs to the city gate.

Zhu Houcong had originally wanted to transfer these two people, but because there had been frequent rebellions by local chieftains in Guangdong and Guangxi recently, and because, although the two had been criticized by the court and the public, they had made significant contributions in suppressing bandits, it was even more difficult to transfer them away at will.

Therefore, these two people have been stationed in Guangdong and Guangxi.

But after the two men had been in Guangdong and Guangxi for a long time, they began to take the imperial court less and less seriously.

At this time, Zhu Qi looked at the mountains of corpses and the sea of ​​blood in Weng City. Under the impact of the heavy rain, the blood kept splashing red ripples. He couldn't help but turn the golden bracelet in his hand and smiled proudly:
"Okay!"

"Now, no one should dare to come and accept the amnesty!"

then.

Zhu Qi sneered and said to Xu Tingguang:
"These lowly people really think that with a decree from the emperor, they can go ashore and live as soldiers and eat food. What wishful thinking!"

"Not only do they have wishful thinking, but your majesty also has wishful thinking!"

"To criticize the foreigners harshly, to favor the boatmen, and to strengthen the navy, this is not the will of the people! Nor is it the way of a sage to win over distant people!"

Xu Tingguang also said with a sneer.

Zhu Qi echoed, "That's right! I don't understand why he listened to those treacherous officials and made such a fuss. The fate of these people today cannot be blamed on us, but only on the treacherous officials in the court who instigated him!"

"No more talking. Let them open the city and carry these bodies out to bury them!"

"Then, we will report our victory to the court!"

Xu Tingguang said something at this time.

Zhu Qi nodded.

original!

Zhu Qi and Xu Tingguang's real intention was not to recruit these Tanka households, but to deliberately lure these Tanka households who had fled to various sea areas to Nanhaiwei and then eliminate them, in order to prevent the court from strengthening its navy by liberating these Tanka households.

Then, Zhu Qi and Xu Tingguang falsely accused pirates of attacking the South China Sea. They received the news in advance, ambushed the pirates, and wiped them out.

After Zhu Qi issued the order to open the city and transport the bodies out, he said to Xu Tingguang, who was about to resign as the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi and go to Nanjing to serve as a minister:

"I have already had your share of the benefits loaded onto the ship. They will be shipped to Nanjing with you. You can check it after you arrive in Nanjing."

Xu Tingguang nodded, then looked at the large number of ships carrying his wealth and goods on the Pearl River outside the city and laughed.

Zhu Qi also laughed: "You are able to go to Nanjing to take up your post with such great achievements. I think even if there are rumors, His Majesty will believe that you are a capable minister, and when there is trouble in Guangdong and Guangxi, sooner or later you will be used!"

"What's more, there are local gentry sending us off with umbrellas for all the people!"

As Zhu Qi spoke, he pointed to an umbrella of the people that was supported by many gentry in the city.

Xu Tingguang also saw this scene, and hurried downstairs, and said with a bow: "Thank you for your kindness, fellow villagers. I have not done much good for your village, and I am really unworthy of it!"

Although Xu Tingguang said this, he still accepted it.

More than a month later.

Zhu Houcong received the victory reports from Zhu Qi and Xu Tingguang.

But at the same time, Zhu Houcong received a secret letter from Liang Chu.

Because when Liang Chu left the capital, he sent him a special envoy of the Jinyiwei to make secret reports on his behalf, and the envoy followed him as a servant.

Although the Jinyiwei around Liang Chu knew that the Guangdong government would send people to keep an eye on the Liang family, they still had their own secret channels to contact the palace.

Zhu Houcong's face darkened as he compared the two memorials.

(End of this chapter)