Chongzhen chat group

Chapter 1116 There is Yan Song in the court

After hearing this, Wan Cailian felt that there was some truth, and she was no longer so flustered.As a result, she suddenly realized that she didn't seem to have finished grooming, so she couldn't help but find an excuse to leave, and when she hurried to freshen up, she found that Sha Dingzhou, who had been calm all this time, didn't seem to care much at this time.

Sha Dingzhou saw Wan Cailian's eyes looking at him, and immediately realized it, and quickly argued: "I heard that Madam is anxious about fighting, so I hurried over here. Although there are many Ming troops, I also have cards in the two continents." Available, no problem."

Speaking of this, he pondered for a while and said: "If this is not the case, I will personally go to lead the army to deal with the north where the Ming army has the most, and leave the west side to Madam. How about you and I joining hands to deal with the Ming army?"

Hearing this, Wan Cailian couldn't help feeling proud, and thought again, so what if your Qin Liangyu's white-armed army came?Mom, I'm still scared!Dragging you, exhausting you, when the master comes back, he will clean you up!

Thinking of this, the two cheered up again, and agreed on this.

However, before they talked about the details, they saw that the maid who had been in charge of reporting the news, almost crawled in this time, regardless of the etiquette, when she saw the figure of Wan Cailian, she burst into tears and said: "Madam! It's not good, the master is gone! The master was murdered..."

"What?" Wan Cailian was shocked when she heard that, she hurriedly stood up, and asked with an incredulous expression on her face, "What master is missing? Which master is missing?"

The news I got before was that Pu Mingsheng had breached Shenglong Mansion, and he could still loot for one more day.Subconsciously, Wan Cailian thought that this master was not that master!

"Master and Sha Zhizhou..." When the maid said this, she glanced at the pale Sha Dingzhou and said, "Been lured and killed by Lord Ruan, and sent people to kill our people, it was hard for some people to escape. Running to report..."

The maid briefly explained what she had learned, but before she finished, another maid ran in and reported in a panic that a new Ming army had been discovered.

Adding all these bad news together, Wan Cailian's legs suddenly went limp, her face turned pale and she fell to the ground.Sha Dingzhou was no different, just like this woman, who was hit by bad news one after another, forced to back up a few steps, and finally fell down on the ground.

The two people who couldn't stand up on the ground didn't hear the panic and cries of the maid beside them at all, they just looked at each other, and only saw the despair in each other's eyes!
In the chat group, Emperor Chongzhen created a temporary group named Battle of Yunnan Chieftains.Not only Zhu Xieyuan, the governor, was in the group, but there was also a Jinyiwei in the guards training in various places, in this chat group.The dynamics of each army can be reflected in the group commander Zhu Xieyuan at any time.

This was the first time Zhu Xieyuan had encountered such a battle. Even though Zhu Xieyuan was a little older, he was still very excited about this kind of army command mode of instant messaging in different places.

He was very interested, and after grasping the situation, he immediately excitedly reported to Emperor Chongzhen in a private chat: "Your Majesty, the troops transferred from various guards in Yunnan Province have surrounded the rebel chieftain, and my ministers are about to order all Let the men and horses attack together, use these chieftains as a sharpening stone, and train me to become an elite teacher of the Ming Dynasty!"

Emperor Chongzhen happened to see it, and just when he was about to say something, he saw another private chat from Zhu Xieyuan: "This time the army marched very smoothly, and I thought that it was the implementation of His Majesty's strict order to obey and violate the rules. Colonel, paving roads and building bridges are related to these good deeds. Not only are the people in the chieftain's territory no longer hostile to the imperial army as before, there are even some individuals who quietly provide information to lead the imperial army."

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing.For the chieftains in Yunnan, it is to win over these low-level people.Under the pressure of the chieftain, they are completely serfs. They strive to provide benefits for them. They can see hope. As long as they are normal people, they will know how to choose.

Thinking of this, he replied to Zhu Xieyuan: "The main purpose of the large-scale mobilization in Yunnan this time is to give the troops that have been streamlined by the guards a chance to train. These chieftain troops are small in scale and relatively powerful It’s also average, and it’s a good target for training soldiers. Zhu Qing remembers this and helps me train these guard soldiers into elite soldiers again!”

"The humble minister obeys the order!" Zhu Xieyuan now has a powerful court force in his hands, and he doesn't have to worry about the source of money and military resources. This is not much better than his previous suppression of the She'an Rebellion. Naturally, he is full of confidence and replied immediately , "I believe that after this battle, the chieftains of Yunnan will be well deterred, so that they will not dare to disobey the imperial court again! In the future, the implementation of land reform will be much smoother!"

The scale of the imperial court's military strength is really rare this time, fully demonstrating the military might of the imperial court, and suppressing like a cat and a mouse!It is even more intimidating!
Emperor Chongzhen was naturally assured of Zhu Xieyuan's ability.Because of this, he not only let Zhu Xieyuan command the war in Yunnan, but also gave Zhu Xieyuan the command of the various Ming armies in Guangdong and Guangxi in another temporary group.According to the plan in advance, all Ming armies will eventually invade Annan and join forces in Annan.

Now the troops that have left Zhennan Pass first are only advancing slowly, putting enough pressure on Ruan Fuyuan to prevent him from having the strength and energy to retake his lair.After the chieftain's rebellion was suppressed in Yunnan, all Ming armies pressed on Shenglong Mansion together.

Generally speaking, the coalition forces of Ruan Fuyuan and the Portuguese are stronger than the chieftain's army.In line with the order of training from the easier to the harder, in the end the Ming armies from all walks of life will use this coalition army to train their hands.

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, and then heard a "ding" again, and the system notified that a private chat came over.

He opened it and found that it was from Zheng Zhilong.It is also good news. Zheng Zhilong reported that he launched a surprise attack in the early hours of the morning and used arson boats to burn Ruan Fuyuan's navy at the mouth of the Red River, completely cutting off the sea retreat of the Ruan army.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing when he saw it. With his ability to fight at sea, it is estimated that Li Zhiqi is not Zheng Zhilong's opponent.This Zheng Zhilong, did a good job!I equipped him with factory guards in the chat group so that he could keep track of the opponent's situation, and the good news came one after another.

As the year approached, the Liao army would return to the capital immediately, and the preparations for the military parade led by the cabinet were almost ready.For the six parts, everything is under control, and this year will be a good year!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood, so he began to look through the chat records in the public chat area, just looking at them casually.

Who knows, it's okay if he doesn't look at it, but when he looked at it, he immediately paid attention to the chat records of several Jiangnan scholars.

"Today there is a party at the manor outside Mr. Pan. Elder Zhou Ge and Mr. Xi Ming are both here, so you can't miss it!"

"Is it the Hundred Gardens owned by the great salt merchant Pan Ru? I heard that he lost a lot of blood to keep the manor!"

"Who says it's not! But they have plenty of money, so they don't care about these things. My son has also received the invitation, so I have to go. I heard that Mr. Xi Ming has a new work, so it's fine if you don't go and listen."

"Ah, I'm far away, I can't catch up. With Mr. Zhou Ge and Mr. Xi Ming here, maybe we can all discuss and write a new "Tombstone of Five People"! It's a pity that we can't make it!"

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Emperor Chongzhen had already paid attention to Fushe, which was slowly spreading across the country from the south of the Yangtze River. Zhang Pu, the leader of Fushe, naturally registered with him.In the past, because Zhang Pu started too early in Nanxun Town, or because Zhang Pu was far away, he didn't rush to sell his articles, which allowed him to escape.Nowadays, at the big salt merchant, if there is something like "The Tombstone of Five People" to be written, Emperor Chongzhen is not happy!

There was also Zhou Yanru, who was asked to correct the ethos of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, but it turned out to be good, and he mixed with Zhang Pu, and was still at the big salt merchant's house.The big salt merchants are rich, Zhang Pu and others are talented, and Zhou Yanru has a government background. When they get together, is it possible that they are going to do something?
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, then clicked on the icon of Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, chatted with him privately, told the general situation, and asked Wang Chengen's men to inquire about the specific situation.

Now the number of members in the chat group is almost 450 people, and some people were selected from them. After checking their background, they were approved by Emperor Chongzhen and absorbed into Dongchang and Jinyiwei.It is also for this reason that members of the chat group are accompanied by members of the Ming army in the south.And the fan service on the Dongchang side has also begun to spread out in various industries in major cities across the country.

Emperor Chongzhen remembered clearly that Yangzhou, where Pan Ru was located, had Dongchang fan servants.It's not an emergency, he doesn't give orders directly to Fan Yan, but Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, is in charge of it.

After ordering this matter, Emperor Chongzhen's attention turned to the salt merchant.Obedience to illegal laws, in fact, can not achieve the personal income tax like later generations.After all, there is no way to know how much the salt merchants earn in a year.Today's salt merchants, especially the big salt merchants, must be very rich.Today, they just spend an extra sum of money and continue to enjoy their previous lives.A lot of money must have been hidden in the cellar by them.For this, the law of obedience and violation can do nothing for them.

In fact, even in later generations, it is impossible to be clear about the income of some big businessmen, and it is impossible to collect taxes on every income.Not to mention reasonable tax avoidance, but just tax evasion, you can hear some from time to time.

Nowadays, Emperor Chongzhen of these big salt merchants has already learned through the factory guards and some information from later generations that they use bribes to officials in the salt field to exchange salt first, or mix private salt with official salt, making a lot of money from the government and the people.At present, there are many loopholes in the entire salt administration system, so that the cost of using salt for the common people is very high.The high price of official salt has also led to the rampage of private salt dealers. No matter how banned or killed, they will never be eradicated.

"Hehe, you guys just wait, and when I have established my prestige during the Chinese New Year, I will announce a plan to draw my salary from the bottom of the pot, and see if you can still enjoy the people's fat!" Emperor Chongzhen thought with a sneer in his heart.

Today, he can make money without flipping the table.For example, to deal with these salt merchants, for hundreds of years, the methods they have used to make money have been accompanied by salt administration for hundreds of years, and even their illegal methods have become the unspoken rules of an industry. If there is such an unspoken rule, it will inevitably lead to a violent backlash.After all, salt merchants are not just salt merchants. Behind them, there are local and court officials. These ancient merchants have never been real merchants!

For the situation where government-business collusion has existed for hundreds of years, simply and rudely flipping the table is only a last resort.If Emperor Chongzhen dared to act directly, the Neiku might be the first to suffer losses.

Hundreds of years after the founding of the country, the salt industry, silk industry and other huge profit industries have already had a relationship with all walks of life, even the royal family.Including the emperor, you must follow certain rules of the game when doing things, and you must respect the basic laws of the development of things. If you just kill people, you can solve the problem!Then this emperor is too good to be!
Management, in the final analysis, is fighting with people!This kind of thing is never easy!
The first assistant Wen Tiren also had various scruples in the salt administration. Although he wanted to innovate, he was always hesitant. After hearing that Emperor Chongzhen had a thorough solution, he kept staring at Emperor Chongzhen.

For more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty, Wen Tiren was not the only one who was aware of the problems in the salt administration. Some people also proposed innovations. The opening of the Chinese law was abolished and re-established. After repeated several times, they could not effectively solve the salt problem. political problems.

After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help shaking his head. Few of the ancient scholars could make a good summary of the subject of economics, and no one even paid due attention to economics, and they all went to study stereotypes.

But now the Ministry of Rites is vigorously promoting basic scientific knowledge, and there are new things that are changing with each passing day, such as the application of new equipment to people's livelihood, which also impacts the original ideological system of Ming Dynasty.Nowadays, science and technology have already had an impact on the dominance of stereotyped writing.After the conditions are ripe, start the engineering department, use the imperial examination to improve the status of science and technology, and gradually change the old cultural system fundamentally.At that time, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and economics could gradually become specialized knowledge for interested scholars to study.

On the second day after Emperor Chongzhen made some plans for the future, Wang Chengen came to reply.According to the survey conducted by the Dongchang fan service in Yangzhou, it was found that salt merchants generally complained about the violation of the service rules.

The gathering at Pan Ru Manor was a dissatisfaction with the violation of the rules of the house. Among them, Zhang Pu even wrote an article, from the perspective of the common people of Ming Dynasty, accusing him of the violation of the rules of the house.Criticism of this policy is to exploit the common people, not to treat the common people as human beings, because there is a "Yan Song" in the court who is collecting money.

At the end of the article, it is also mentioned how excellent Zhou Yanru's knowledge and life are, but he was squeezed out and left the court. The injustice of the world is nothing more than this!

(End of this chapter)