Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 200: All will be executed immediately!
Hundreds of thousands of people knelt down and saluted Zhu Youtang, shouting "Long live the emperor".

The sound made by hundreds of thousands of people was so loud that it pierced the clouds and split the rocks, like a tsunami, and it made people's eardrums hurt.

Mona was stunned by the scene before her. She immediately lowered the curtain and hid behind Zhu Youtang.

Their current Wala tribe has less than 100,000 people.

The scene of hundreds of thousands of people shouting "Long live" together, the dark sea of ​​people seemed endless, she really couldn't even imagine it.

Zhu Youtang curled his lips, patted Mona on the back, and whispered, "I really didn't expect that you are so timid."

"Weren't you quite bold in front of me yesterday?"

Mona's face flushed, "I...I am..."

"Okay, come with me."

After saying this, Zhu Youtang was the first to walk out of the dragon sedan chair.

The training ground was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Xuanfu knelt on the ground, secretly glancing at Zhu Youtang's figure.

I couldn't help but feel excited, because this is the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the most powerful person in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Just thinking about being able to meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty makes people feel excited, thrilled and honored.

After Zhu Youtang glanced at everyone in the room, his eyes were inevitably attracted by the mountain of silver piled up on the parade ground.

This amount of silver was even more than the amount of silver in his treasury.

Zhu Youtang's gaze fell on the parade ground, and on the rebel soldiers who were kneeling awaiting their fate, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Everyone, please stand up." Zhu Youtang said calmly.

Although his voice was low, it was still clearly audible in the silent training ground.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Zhu Youtang's permission and expressing his gratitude, everyone dared to stand up.

At the same time, Wang Zhi and Liu Jin quickly came to Zhu Youtang.

"Your Majesty, this way please."

Zhu Youtang nodded and followed Wang Zhi and Liu Jin forward.

Hundreds of thousands of eyes on the parade ground were always on Zhu Youtang, moving with his movements.

It was not until this time that Mona came out of the dragon sedan chair and followed Zhu Youtang obediently.

There used to be a platform for selecting generals on the Xuanfu parade ground.

But the platform was not high enough, so Xu Chang temporarily recruited some people to remodel the platform and raised it to a height of ten feet.

At this time, Wang Zhi and Liu Jin brought Zhu Youtang to the broad and solid platform for reviewing generals.

Tables, chairs, tea, and corresponding memorials had already been prepared on the platform.

All data and details about the case were recorded in these documents for Zhu Youtang to review at any time.

Zhu Youtang walked up to the platform and sat on the chair in the middle. Wang Zhi and Liu Jin followed him on both sides.

Thousands of factory guards were distributed around the generals' platform to protect Zhu Youtang.

Mona also followed him up to the stage, and the factory guards brought her a small stool so that she could sit next to Zhu Youtang.

After being frightened at first, Mona gradually got used to the gazes of hundreds of thousands of people.

She sat next to Zhu Youtang, looking around with excitement and enthusiasm.

Suddenly, she saw the people of the Oirat tribe in the crowd, and she excitedly waved to her brother Boluohan.

Mona, who looked reluctant yesterday but now became very excited, found it funny and nodded at her.

Zhu Youtang saw all of Mona's little movements, but didn't say anything.

Zhu Youtang glanced at everyone in the parade ground, his eyes swept over the soldiers who participated in the mutiny, passed by the officers who participated in the mutiny, and finally fell on Yang Tong who was lying on the ground.

Zhu Youtang narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Wang Zhi, let's start with the soldiers who participated in the mutiny."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhi took a step forward and shouted loudly to everyone present.

"Xuanfu soldiers, a total of 29,349 people, participated in the Xuanfu mutiny, attacked the emperor's camp, started a rebellion, used force to resist the court, and committed high treason!"

"We have now killed 25,607 rebels and captured 3,742 alive!"

"Among them, 44,379 families of soldiers who participated in the Xuanfu mutiny have been arrested, and 96,000 taels of silver and 140,000 shi of grain have been seized from their homes!"

"Sixty-seven thousand four hundred and twenty-seven families of soldiers who participated in the attack on the camp have been captured, and the seizure of their homes has yielded 574,000 taels of silver and 760,000 shi of grain."

Wang Zhi's words spread throughout the entire parade ground. The rebels and their families in the parade ground seemed to have sensed that their deaths were approaching and cried even louder.

Voices of confession and pleas for mercy were heard one after another.

Xu Chang had to send out soldiers to use physical means to make these people shut up.

The ordinary people outside the parade ground seemed to have guessed why they were invited to the parade ground.

Everyone was whispering to each other, causing a buzz of discussion.

Wang Zhi's words were not over yet.

After describing the crimes of the soldiers who participated in the Xuanfu Mutiny, the charges against the officers who participated in the Xuanfu Mutiny were also described.

"Xuanfu officers, a total of 507 people, participated in the Xuanfu mutiny!"

"At the same time, they also participated in the smuggling of arms, withheld the food and wages of lower-level soldiers, accepted bribes, organized resistance to the court inspection, attempted rebellion, were disloyal and unfilial, had no respect for the emperor and father, and committed the crime of treason!" "We have now executed 138 rebellious officers and captured 369 alive!"

"We have arrested 4,828 family members of officers who participated in the rebellion, and seized 2,780,000 taels of silver and 4,490,000 dan of grain from their homes!"

The officers' property is simply not on the same level as the soldiers' wealth.

Nearly 30,000 soldiers confiscated only over 600,000 taels of silver from the houses.

There were only 507 officers, but 2.78 million taels of silver were seized from their property.

On average, each officer had nearly 5,500 taels of silver!

Zhou Hongyi, the deputy general of Xuanfu, alone possessed 890,000 taels of silver.

Such a horrifying amount made the people and soldiers of Xuanfu who were watching the execution turn red-eyed!
All this silver and food belong to them!

At this moment, the soldiers who had not received full pay and food for years looked at the officers kneeling in the parade ground with eyes full of murderous intent!
When they were hungry and poorly clothed, these officers took their money and enjoyed their benefits!

These corrupt officials really deserve to die!!!

After hearing these amounts, Zhu Youtang was also a little shocked.

You know, when he first came to power, he once raided the homes of officials in the capital.

One hundred and seventy-six officials in the capital seized a total of 1.8 million taels of silver.

At that time, Zhu Youtang already felt that it was an astronomical figure.

But compared with these border town generals, he is nothing.

Compared with those border generals, the means of making money used by those Beijing officials are really not as good as those used by border generals.

At this moment, Zhu Youtang truly felt that the wealth of the Ming Dynasty was not in the capital, but in the countryside.

But the wealth of these officers is nothing compared to the wealth of Yang Tong and the Yang family.

After Wang Zhi finished his report, Liu Jin immediately stepped forward and reported the results of the East Factory's investigation to Zhu Youtang.

Compared with Wang Zhi's complicated tasks, the East Factory had only one task from beginning to end, which was to confiscate the property of the Yang family in Xuanfu.

But in terms of this one task, the East Factory is not at all easy compared to the West Factory.

The Xuanfu Yang family had been running the border town for decades since Yang Hong, and the wealth they had accumulated was truly enormous.

It was so huge that even Liu Jin's heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out when he reported to Zhu Youtang.

"Your Majesty, the general of Xuanfu, Yang Tong, smuggled arms, embezzled soldiers' food and wages, took empty salaries, secretly communicated with court officials, organized and launched a mutiny, fabricated facts, discredited the emperor, and committed high treason!"

Yang Tong’s crimes are too numerous to list, and there are already so many of them that have been discovered.

Those crimes that have not been taken into account, such as embezzlement of civilian land, abuse of power, dereliction of duty, are too numerous to count.

The silver seized from Yang Tong's house is the most important thing.

"We have captured 2,892 of Yang Tong's relatives, and the proceeds from the confiscation of their property..."

Having said this, Liu Jin paused, took a deep breath, and then continued.

"The silver seized from the house is 16,250,000 taels!"

"The grain we obtained was 4.73 million dan!"

boom!
As Liu Jin finished speaking, the people and soldiers outside the parade ground all became excited and started making noisy discussions.

They only knew that Yang was rich, but they didn't expect that Yang was so wealthy!
And a large part of this silver belongs to them!
Looking at Yang Hong lying on the training ground like a pile of rotten meat.

Looking at those crying members of the Yang family, the people and soldiers of Xuanfu wished they could rush forward and tear them into pieces!
When Zhu Youtang heard this amount, he was slightly stunned, and then his chest began to heave violently.

He was also very angry about the exaggerated numbers.

The excitement on Mona's face had long since disappeared.

From the moment Wang Zhi began his report, she also felt the solemn atmosphere.

Seeing Zhu Youtang’s face turn pale at this moment, Mona actually felt a little worried.

Zhu Youtang could never have imagined that when he searched the Yang family's property, he would find so much silver!

The Yang family has been operating in the border town for decades, and after three generations of foundation, they have accumulated more than 16 million taels of silver!

This number is the total tax revenue of the entire Ming Dynasty for four years!

All the money they embezzled was my money!
kill!

These people should be killed!

Zhu Youtang slammed the table suddenly, and the entire training ground suddenly became quiet!
"Wang Zhi, Liu Jin, listen to my orders!"

Wang Zhi and Liu Jin looked solemn and immediately knelt down to listen to the order.

Zhu Youtang stared coldly at everyone in the parade ground and made a judgment!
"All soldiers who participated in the mutiny will be beheaded!"

"His family members will be confiscated, their heads will be tattooed, and they will be exiled to a remote area!"

"All officers who participated in the mutiny will be exterminated from the three tribes!"

"Yang Tong, kill all nine clans!"

"Yang Tong, the execution is done by pickled meat!"

"Execution immediately!"

Wang Zhi and Liu Jin were shocked and immediately bowed to accept the order!

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)