Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 542 Punishment
"Brother Seven, has he gone back?" Wang Xiu changed the subject, seemingly carelessly, and took a sip of tea lightly.

"Yes, Seventh Brother boarded the boat directly from Qiantang, and brought a large amount of goods, estimated to be worth [-] guan." Zong Liang said with a sigh of relief.

Wang Xiu smiled faintly, and said playfully: "This Qin Shenzhi, the trip to the south of the Yangtze River, others will be in bad luck, but he made him a lot of money, so you didn't kill him?"

The corner of Zong Liang's mouth twitched, am I that greedy for money?Sir, this joke is a little too big, this is a sensitive period!The court was determined to use a knife, he smiled weakly and said: "Seventh brother is a hard-working businessman, and he just transported a batch of rare goods, but he was a bit selfish, so he asked second brother to transfer a transfer ship, and gave out a few drops of blood as reward." The army is regarded as a businessman colluding with the navy to return to Yi."

"Hehe, that was also Hui Yi allowed by the court. He contributed a lot, and it is understandable to use military ships. However, his blood was dripping from the tip of the knife. No matter what other people don't know, the second brother is ruthless!" Wang Xiu Smiling authentically, he was in a good mood, and he also made a joke.

"Seventh brother is making profit for his family and country, I'm saving money for him, but other people don't know it, so they can't use the butcher's knife. Fortunately, Shi Zimu is righteous, or use the cart of the transfer department, and the transfer department will escort it. It’s really not easy to transport goods abroad.” Zong Liang relaxed and started to have his own little Jiujiu, so he had to say something nice.

"Zimu, um." Wang Xiu glanced at Zong Liang, suddenly his face became serious, and said in a deep voice: "Naturally, the scum of the naval army will be dealt with by military law, but what do you think about Zimu's matter?"

Zong Liang never thought that Wang Xiu would suddenly return to the topic, let alone that Wang Xiu would suddenly mention Shi Yong.What's wrong?I have covered it up very well, and there will never be any mistakes. Could it be that Mr. sent another wave of people?If it is true, it can't be said that he doesn't trust him, but it is also a sinister method.He suddenly felt chills down his spine, how could he dare to hide anything, and he was caught off guard and said: "Zi Mu's involvement is not deep, and he has lost his way. I made the decision on my own and suppressed his affairs, not even Liu Shizhi. I know, I hope you will forgive me."

It turned out that Shi Yong also intervened in Huiyi's case. He finally looked at it for the sake of his younger brother. In addition, Shi Yong was also an interesting person, so he made an exception and quietly suppressed the matter, hoping to hide it from the sky.

Wang Xiu glared at Zongliang, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Zimu is able to turn back when he lost his way, it's very good! It's his good luck to have you. Fortunately, he didn't fall deep, and he didn't betray his country, but he was wrong." It was a mistake, and he has to pay for his mistakes."

Zong Liang heaved a sigh of relief secretly. Wang Xiu said harshly, but still left that glimmer of hope. It seemed that Shi Yong still had some hope, and he couldn't help saying: "Now the scale of overseas trade is gradually expanding, and the benefits are several times or even ten times higher. Huiyi is even more important." Rich, the salaries of the officials of the various bureaus of the Maritime Affairs Department are so high, it is rare for them to survive, let alone the officials of other yamen, there is really no way."

"You don't have to argue for Zimu. The second brother is a general of the navy, and the third brother is the magistrate of Renhe County. Why can they stick to their hearts? Don't they know the benefits of Li Taiwei and Shangguan Taiwei who are the most convenient? Haven’t seen them returning to the deal? Collusion between government and businessmen cannot be completely eradicated, and I am powerless. But the court still needs to come up with legal restrictions, and it is time to establish a heavy code against trade.”

Wang Xiu's attitude is very firm. Knowing the law and breaking the law is never allowed. Since it cannot be completely eliminated, the only way to improve the system is to reduce as much as possible those who dare to take advantage of the fire.

Zong Liang was embarrassed for a while, what Wang Xiu said was reasonable, not to mention Li Bao and Shangguan Qian, the two generals, they restrained the navy and returned to the exchange in the name of raising soldiers, it was absolutely justified.As a general at the commanding level of the navy, Li Changsheng was very easy to return to Yi. As a magistrate of Renhe County, Liu Renfeng was also very convenient. At least he could give Huiyi protection. He didn't know what to say for a while.

"Perhaps I was too eager for quick success. The last time Brother Jiu got drunk and made trouble, if Wang Jidao hadn't protected him, I'm afraid there would have been a big mess. I'm also responsible for their troubles." Wang Xiu pondered for a while, then said: " Mistakes must be punished, since Zimu has the intention of repenting, I will give him a chance to go to Jiazhou Qianwei to be a county magistrate."

Zong Liang was startled, Qiu Yun flashed in his heart, he couldn't help sighing, he didn't want to think about it, so he could only turn his attention to Shi Yong.

Jiazhou is affiliated to Yizhou Road in Sichuan. Well, Sichuan is a transfer route. Headed by the capital transfer envoy, during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong, Sichuan and Xiaxi Road were divided into four roads: Yizhou, Zizhou, Lizhou, and Kuizhou, each with a transfer department. , Appeasement Department, etc., but the large transfer route is still there, but the power is divided by the appeasement route.

Although Sichuan is known as the Land of Abundance, it is both rich and barbaric. Not to mention the mountainous area of ​​Lizhou Road in the north, Yizhou Road where Jiazhou is located is considered rich, but that is only in the north of Jiazhou, and the south of Jiazhou is a bit barbaric. It belongs to a large area of ​​Junzhou where there are no official officials. There are Tubo Mahu, Shimen, Nanguang, Xuhen and other tribes, as well as other indigenous tribes. The mountains are high and the water is deep, the transportation is inconvenient, and the conflicts between the tribes are sharp.

In order to compete for resources, those Tubo and Southwest Baiyi tribes often fought over a cow or an orchard.Well, it should be more appropriate to call tribal conflict or weapon fighting. The leaders of those tribes are mothers if they have milk.

Once there is a slight grievance, or if the conflict is handled carelessly, they will poke the hornet's nest, and they will definitely gather troops and horses wantonly to launch an attack on the county.

In the eyes of the ruling and opposition scholars, Jiazhou is definitely a bad place on the frontier, especially the southern part of Jiazhou, it is definitely a narrow escape.They would rather be demoted to the coast of Guangdong and Guangxi than serve in the mountains in the south of Jiazhou.It is true that Qianwei is very famous, but that was all about the Han Dynasty. In order to strengthen the official system, they stationed nearly ten thousand elite Han troops.

Today, there is no such thing as the style of Qianwei County, but it is only a fifth-class small county, with seven or eight hundred township soldiers and soldiers, and a part of the forbidden army takes turns to change defenses.When Shiyong was asked to go to Qianwei County, it was almost three thousand miles of thorns, and he was almost beheaded. He couldn't help saying: "Mr.

Wang Xiu shook her head, and said calmly: "It's a bit serious, how can his crime be called light? Today, Zimu will not let Qiang be the county, and I am afraid that he will not return in the future."

Zong Liang looked at Wang Xiu in amazement, knowing that Mr. Ming had murderous intentions. It seemed that the imperial court was really going to use the devil's knife against the officials who participated in the Huiyi. He dared not say anything, and sighed: "I hope Zimu understands Mr. Painful, not responsible for the pain."

(End of this chapter)