Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 299 Road Tolls
Dare to be a toll, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing. It's no wonder that Ma Shiying handed over tens of millions of silver dollars in just three months. Now it seems that his method of raising money is not simple.

"Bold, are you blind? Can't you see what kind of officials we are? The money has been collected on our heads." The secretary's office started to quarrel, but the secretary's office of the Dingyuan county government office was a character like a sea pen holder, with a very stubborn personality, and he shouted with a strong character: "Depending on who you are, even if you are the boss of the sixth department of the cabinet. , or if you are an honorable person in the court, you have to give money!"

The man complained while talking: "It looks like a high-ranking official. Why are you so picky? It's only a penny or two. The common people have to pay for the repair of this road. You high-ranking officials don't work hard. Forget it, pay some money and still do this and that, what will it look like?"

That Dongchang fanzi didn't expect that he would be harassed by a book office collecting tolls, and he was immediately furious. He also forgot that there was a big boss waiting for His Majesty behind him, so he immediately drew his sword: "You!"

Before shouting, Zhu Youxiao had already appeared in front of him at this time, and shouted: "Don't be presumptuous, pay the money and leave!"

Seeing that His Majesty personally came out to stop it, Dongchang Fanzi couldn't help but blushed with shame, and handed over a silver dollar to the book office in response.

The book office took back the silver dollars, shouted "Get up", and saw two men who were presumably non-staff personnel or temporary workers at the county government station, in short, dressed like ordinary people, lifted the door panel.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao's carriage passed slowly.

And the Dongchang fan couldn't help shouting: "I didn't give me the money, mine was a silver dollar", but when the secretary pointed to the four words "Inferiority Change" written on the wooden board, the Dongchang fan The son had no choice but to clenched his fists and grinned his teeth, so he had to follow the convoy away.

Regarding this, this Dongchang fan is very distressed. One dollar of silver is equivalent to one tael of silver, but since Liu Ruoyu took charge of Dongchang, he has extremely strict control over funds. He will not pay this kind of travel expenses just because you gave one The silver dollar will be repaid for one silver dollar, but according to the price of the travel expenses this time. In this way, the Dongchang fan has to suffer from this dumb loss.

"It seems that Ma Shiying is indeed a practical person, and now I have received all the tolls from me." At this time, Zhu Youxiao was not sad because of being charged tolls like the Dongchang fan, On the contrary, he was in a particularly good mood, and couldn't help but praise Ma Shiying in front of Li Mingrui and Wang Chengen, two important internal and external ministers.

Although Wang Chengen was not very impressed with Ma Shiying's character, but because His Majesty valued it and would not offend His Majesty, he agreed: "Isn't it? In terms of collecting money, Ma Shiying can be stern and selfless, whether he is a trafficker or a high-ranking official. The dignitaries can treat everyone equally, and they are very active."

Seeing what Wang Chengen said, Li Mingrui coughed a few times. Now His Majesty attaches great importance to Ma Shiying. There is a backlog of papers to impeach Ma Shiying, and none of them are dealt with, which is the best proof.

Now Wang Chengen, as the prime minister of the inner court, only said that Ma Shiying was active in collecting money. Now His Majesty Zhu Youxiao can naturally hear that Wang Chengen has no affection for Ma Shiying, and he is a little embarrassed, and Wang Chengen seems to realize that he has lost his words for a while, so he hurriedly frightened Kneeling down, he said sincerely and fearfully: "The minister made a slip of the tongue for a while, please punish him. As for Ma Zhongcheng's actions in the central capital, the minister, like your majesty, wholeheartedly supports it. Please also please your majesty."

"Get up, don't think I don't know what you mean, you are a little angry when you see that Ma Shiying doesn't take you seriously." Zhu Youxiao said: "I think the book office just said it is quite right. Well, you didn’t make any effort, but you are thinking of using this road without being polite, it’s no different from a brutal and unreasonable bandit.”

"What your majesty said is that a few days ago Song Duancheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came to Shushu to impeach Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang. Checkpoints, search for people's wealth, and people's misery. From my point of view, most of them refer to today's incident. This old Song must have been angered, so he started talking nonsense. I heard that when he returned to his hometown, he had a box. Dozens of mouths, about a million snowflakes in silver, but it’s not worth it to worry about the toll.” When Li Mingrui was in distress when he was young, he once loved a daughter of the Song family, and later because Song Duancheng forcibly betrothed the daughter to the then An old Jinshi who has already been ordered to the Imperial Academy, that's why Li Mingrui is also brooding over this matter, and now he just interjects.

And Zhu Youxiao naturally knew that Li Mingrui, a senior scholar of the cabinet, was called a joke, but he was actually setting it up in secret, but he also wanted to use this matter to beat Wang Chengen and said: "These people are all alarmist. This emperor does not have my Ming Dynasty, only their selfish interests confiscate his family property and demote him to the people, so at his age, no one will charge him tolls."

Wang Chengen, who was in charge of Dongchang, knew the old grievances between Li Mingrui and Song Duancheng, so he couldn't help but give Li Mingrui a look, but he also knew in his heart that His Majesty did this for himself, so he couldn't say anything.

Sometimes, as a close minister of the emperor, it is easy to set people up, and it is easy to implicate others.

Li Mingrui didn't feel any complacency in his heart, and it was just a handy move to let Song Duancheng, an official with a bad reputation, suffer a little. He never thought of himself as a saint, so he didn't feel guilty.

However, Wang Chengen had to serve Zhu Youxiao more tremblingly from then on, lamenting to himself that accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger, but once he leaves the king's side, he is likely to be eaten directly, even a cabinet scholar like Li Mingrui would Because some things make me sad, Wang Chengen must cherish it.

At this time, Dongchang Wu came in to report, saying that Gu Sanmazi had successfully entered the Royal Military Academy and that Qi Changguo had not been admitted to the Royal Military Academy.

"What, Gu Sanmazi also invited Qi Changguo to take a bath and have a tryst with a man named Mei Xiang", Zhu Youxiao asked in astonishment. Ordinary people can indulge themselves, but for the Imperial Guard system, especially the Royal Military Academy If the senior military officer students and the talents who will be sent to great use in the future also have bad conduct, then Zhu Youxiao will never allow it. After hearing this again, his whole face has darkened.

"Qi Changguo didn't agree, and he persuaded Gu Sanmazi with righteous words, and even educated him. Gu Sanmazi couldn't stand it anymore and scolded him, "Being a donkey's liver and lungs with good intentions, so you don't need you to teach me a lesson" and went away by himself, while Qi Changguo spent the night alone under the city wall."

Zhu Youxiao finally smiled when he heard the news, and ordered: "I know, tell Liu Ruoyu that Gu Sanmazi's playing with women must be strictly dealt with, don't show any sympathy!"

(End of this chapter)