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

Chapter 46 Who do you call a troublemaker? !
Xu Pu was the first official to enter the Beijing branch. He looked around and took in the entire layout of the Beijing branch.

There is a long row of counters, shaped like a pawn shop, but much shorter.

The counter is separated by a wooden fence to prevent excessive contact between the two parties.

There were dozens of Western Factory guards standing in the bank, holding cold knives, responsible for the security of the branch.

In addition, dozens of eunuchs from the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Treasury Department were busy handing over the silver and banknotes.

"Prime Minister Xu, this way please."

He Yong came forward in person, and a young eunuch drove the carriage directly to the branch's warehouse, whereupon he moved the silver from the carriage while counting it.

Soon, the branch manager gave the specific amount.

"Minister Xu, you have a total of 1,856 taels of silver here. You can go to the front room to withdraw the corresponding amount of Ming Dynasty treasure notes."

Xu Pu nodded, walked to the front room without saying a word, and took 1,856 strings of Ming Dynasty treasure notes from the eunuch inside.

This Ming Dynasty treasure note is similar in style to the previous Ming Dynasty treasure note, but the year number on it has changed from the black "Hongwu" to the red "Hongzhi".

And under each banknote, there is a special anti-counterfeiting code.

Xu Pu left with a heavy heart, and Liu Jian came in with a heavy heart.

Following the same process as Xu Pu, Liu Jian also exchanged more than 600 strings of cash.

Officials exchanged notes one after another, and piles of silver grew in the branch's vault.

The silver piled up together soon filled up one silver vault, and then the second silver vault was used immediately.

Hundreds of officials drove horse-drawn carriages and lined up on the long street outside the branch in the capital.

Such a scene soon attracted a large number of curious people in the capital.

"Huh? Why are all these officials queuing here?"

"I don't know, and they all look unhappy."

"How can I feel better? Let me tell you, did you hear that scary noise outside the city a few days ago?"

"I heard it and was so scared that I ran home immediately."

"You don't know, do you? The current emperor ordered the execution of a large number of corrupt officials."

"Really? That's amazing!"

"Why would I lie to you? Our current emperor is really courageous! He killed so many corrupt officials. Our lives will definitely get better and better in the future."

"..."

A group of people from the capital gathered together and after a few words, the topic turned to Zhu Youtang's execution of corrupt officials a few days ago.

When talking about Zhu Youtang's courage and means in executing corrupt officials, the people of the capital all applauded.

The voices of the people in the capital were a little louder, mixed with hearty laughter, which disturbed the officials who were queuing.

Fei Ju, a doctor from the Ministry of Justice who was standing in the queue, was already furious, and now he heard the people's laughter.

To him, this sounded like the people were mocking them.

Suddenly, a surge of anger rose in Fei Ju's heart.

Fei Ju turned around and stared at the group of people viciously.

"What are you guys laughing at? Do you want to go to the Ministry of Justice?"

The people were frightened and panicked, breaking out in cold sweats, and apologized to Fei Ju repeatedly.

"I'm sorry, sir. We didn't mean to disturb you!"

"Sir, please have mercy on me and spare me. I will never do it again!"

"My Lord, I was wrong. I was really wrong. Please forgive me this time!"

"..."

Although Fei Ju was in front of Zhu Youtang, he didn't even dare to fart.

But he could still show off his power in front of the weak people of the Ming Dynasty.

He had been having a very frustrating time these past few days, and at this moment, listening to the cries of ordinary people for mercy, he felt a special sense of comfort in his heart.

Fei Ju enjoyed the begging sounds very much. He looked at those innocent people and gritted his teeth: "You bunch of troublemakers..." "Who do you say are troublemakers?!"

Before Fei Ju could finish his words, he saw a group of people walking out of the capital, looking at him unfriendlyly.

This group of people all wore pointed hats, white leather boots, and straight uniforms.

The man in the lead was bald and had a hideous and terrifying scar on his face.

Just seeing the scar, Fei Ju's legs started to go weak.

"Master...Master..."

Fei Ju hesitated and bowed to the visitor.

Ji Sheng, the third head of the Western Factory, walked up to Fei Ju, stared at him condescendingly, and asked again.

"Who did you just call a troublemaker?!"

"I think you want to follow me back to the West Factory Prison!"

Fei Ju's face turned pale, cold sweat broke out, and the fear in his heart reached its peak.

His stomach contracted, making him want to vomit.

He waved his hands in fear: "No, no, no, Master Ji!"

"I am a troublemaker! I just said I am a troublemaker!"

"Please show some leniency, Master Ji, and don't bother with me!"

"It's my fault, I slap you in the face!"

After Fei Ju finished speaking, he actually slapped himself in the face left and right in front of everyone on the street.

Seeing this scene, the officials who were queuing felt heartbroken.

I felt a sense of grief for the loss of a rabbit and a grief for the fox, and I felt full of sympathy for Fei Ju.

As officials of the Ming Dynasty, when would they be forced to slap themselves in the face for insulting a few civilians?
This is all because of the Western Factory, all because of Zhu Youtang!

Jisheng glanced at all the officials present and spoke in a stern tone.

"Lord Wang predicted that the currency exchange would not be peaceful today, so he ordered us to be on duty here."

"Sure enough, I caught them in the act. I didn't expect that the officials would be so arrogant in front of the people."

"Have you all forgotten what was written in the Great Ming Code formulated by Emperor Taizu Gao?!"

Then, Ji Sheng glared at Fei Ju fiercely: "Today, I will teach you a lesson."

"If there is a next time, the Western Factory will really investigate you, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice."

Fei Ju seemed relieved and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, sir. I promise it won't happen again."

After dealing with Fei Ju, Ji Sheng assigned a man from the Western Factory.

"Go and tell the people what's going on."

"Yes, third gear."

The Western Factory soldier came before the people and told them that the Ming Emperor was going to re-introduce the new Ming treasure notes.

If the new Ming treasure notes are to be promoted, necessary publicity is essential.

This is a great opportunity for publicity and promotion.

When the Western Factory soldiers talked about the introduction of the new Ming Dynasty banknotes, all the people present changed color.

They also thought that it was the Ming Dynasty court that was going to plunder the people's wealth again.

When the Western Factory guards said that the emperor did not force the people to use the new Ming Dynasty treasure notes.

Moreover, I finally felt relieved after I found that I could exchange the new Ming treasure notes for an equal amount of silver at the Ming Bank at any time.

When the Western Factory guards said that the emperor forced the officials in the capital to use the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes.

When people saw that anyone who reported Ming officials for using money could receive a reward of ten taels of silver, their eyes lit up.

　After reading the comments, many readers were confused about the fact that the confiscation of property only exceeded tens of thousands of taels of silver. I revised Chapter 17 and explained this part. If you are interested, you can take a look. In short, before the opening of the Ming Dynasty during the Longqing reign, there was not much silver in the Ming Dynasty, and it was very valuable. The Ming Dynasty's tax revenue was mainly in kind. Tens of thousands of taels of silver are really very, very much. Yan Song and his son only embezzled two million taels of silver.

　　
　
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