Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 129 Dispute and Great Flood

Shenchi Fort, Garrison Mansion.

"Laifu, you are still too anxious about this matter. Mr. Liu will not let it go. Also, after this incident is heard, I am afraid that Taipingzhuang will have to guard against those horse thieves day and night in the future. You know, those Horse thieves have always been vicious, and they are on good terms with the Liu family, this time, I am afraid that they will cause serious trouble."

The third brother-in-law Tian Dafu sighed while walking up and down in the hall.

Two days ago, Tian Dafu heard that there was a conflict between officers and soldiers of Wuzhai Fort and the locals of Taipingzhuang. When he met a horse thief on the road, all the people in the group died unexpectedly, which made him dumbfounded.

Although the excuse of Liu Kedi and others was that they died at the hands of horse thieves, Tian Dafu knew it was Huang Laifu's hands and feet when he saw it. Thinking of Huang Laifu's boldness, Tian Dafu couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.This time Huang Laifu's Taipingzhuang incident can be said to have offended two powerful forces at the same time, and I am afraid that there will be constant troubles in the future.

Huang Laifu sneered: "Brother-in-law, everything I do is in accordance with the laws of the court. What can Zongbing Liu say? As for those horse thieves, I don't pay much attention to them. It is best for them to come. Just let my soldiers see the blood."

Tian Dafu was speechless, and after a while, he sighed: "Laifu, you are young and energetic." He said: "Forget it, the thing has already happened, and it is useless to talk about it. If something happens in Taipingzhuang in the future, you Just send a fast horse to Shenchi Castle, and I will bring people to support you, anyway, we are a family, right?"

Huang Laifu said, "Thank you brother-in-law."

Tian Dafu pondered for a long while, and said with a low smile, "Laifu, you have taken over all the properties of the Liu family in Taipingzhuang this time. I'm afraid the harvest is not small?"

According to the information obtained by Yitian Dafu, in the conflict a few days ago, hundreds of mobs from Taipingzhuang confronted two hundred households on horseback in Wuzhai Fort. Tian Dafu was quite shocked by the fighting power of the Wuzhaibao sergeant.

He has guarded Shenchi Fort for many years. It is not that the officers and soldiers of Shenchi Fort have never clashed with the Liu family in Taipingzhuang, but the result of the conflict was that his side suffered huge losses, while the Liu family in Taipingzhuang suffered little losses.Now when I meet Wuzhaibao sergeants, this is the result. They are still guards, and they are more elite than his own battalion soldiers, Tian Dafu finds it unbelievable.

Not to mention these, what makes Tian Dafu feel itchy is that the Liu family has been operating in Taipingzhuang for many years, and the family's wealth is rich. Now their family wealth is taken over by Huang Laifu, making Tian Dafu guess that Huang Laifu must have made a fortune this time. If he got rich, he naturally wanted to get a piece of it.

Huang Laifu smiled slightly, thinking that the third brother-in-law really showed his true nature of greed for money.This time, the Liu family was driven out of Taipingzhuang by Huang Laifu, and the property they left behind was naturally taken over by Huang Laifu.When the Liu family was leaving that day, they packed up some valuables, but they didn't have time to take away most of their belongings.According to Huang Laifu's inspection, there are more than 8 taels of cash in the silver vault in the Liu's house, as well as the mine land in Taipingzhuang, all of which belong to Huang Laifu.

In addition to rewarding the soldiers and comforting the family members of those who died, there is still a lot of money left over. Huang Laifu will transport it all back to Wuzhai Fort. In the treasury of his garrison mansion, the 18 taels of silver from last year's harvest, after this After a year of operating expenses, there are only tens of thousands of taels of silver left, which will be a useful supplement after being transported back.

Huang Laifu said: "All the properties of the Liu family in Taipingzhuang are illegally obtained and should be owned by the imperial court. I will properly manage their mines and land in accordance with the court's laws, so as to use all the mines in Taipingzhuang in the future. Expenses."

Afterwards, he slowed down and said with a smile, "Don't worry, brother-in-law. Brother-in-law is responsible for the safety of the mines in Shenchi Castle. Laifu will not forget it. In two days, I will send someone to bring 5000 taels of silver for Pay your brother-in-law to stabilize the place.”

Tian Dafu smiled happily, rubbed his hands and said: "Then thank you Laifu."

After that, the two chatted about casual things.

Huang Laifu had something on his mind, and he kept on talking. He frowned and said, "Brother-in-law, I've been here in Shenchi Castle for so many days, and it seems like you haven't asked me about my third sister."

Tian Dafu said: "Yes, is your sister okay?"

Huang Laifu said: "She's not good, it can be seen that she has been worrying all the time, forced to smile, brother-in-law, tell me, have you treated her badly?"

Tian Dafu said with some embarrassment: "Laifu, you also know that this... there are three ways to be unfilial, and the greatest thing is to have no descendants. Your brother-in-law also has difficulties..."

With a loud noise, Huang Laifu overturned the desk in front of him and left in a rage.

Tian Dafu stood up stunned. He was stunned for a long time before chasing after him, shouting: "Laifu, Laifu, listen to my explanation... Oh, don't forget about the money..."

※※※

Wuguan, Zhenning, Shanxi Province, the residence of the general soldier.

The sound of a woman crying and crying could be heard continuously in the hall.

"My lord, you must be the master of this concubine. My eldest brother has always been safe, but now he has been murdered by thieves, and even his property has been taken away by others. I have pity on my brother and sister. Now Yin and Yang are separated. Second brother He and the third brother are still alive and dead... What those Wuzhaibao gang did was aimed at you, you must come out and speak..."

Liu Kedi's fourth sister, Liu Shi, knelt on the ground, crying to the general soldier Liu Ming'an who was walking back and forth.She has always been pretty, but now when she cries, it's like pear blossoms raining down.Usually Liu Mingan would comfort her softly when he saw her like this, but now he just walked back and forth irritably.

Meanwhile, Liu Mingan's concubines were sitting on the sidelines, looking like they were taking pleasure in others' misfortune.This Mrs. Liu has always been charming, and she is usually favored by Zongbing Liu, which made them jealous long ago.Now that her family has suffered a disaster, it is really retribution. Of course, on the surface, they will still say a few words of comfort.

"Cry ass."

Liu Ming'an was over 50 years old this year, with a rough expression, half black and half white hair, and a beard all over his face, just like an old soldier.At this time, he impatiently reprimanded loudly: "If your eldest brother's family is regarded as a good citizen, there will be no restless people in the world. How much has I wiped their buttocks for their family in these years? How much do they have today?" Everything is self-inflicted."

"Master..."

Mrs. Liu wanted to cry, but Liu Mingan slapped her across the face: "I'm so upset by crying."

Mrs. Liu was stunned by this slap, her face half-faced, she burst into tears: "I'm dead..." Covering her face, she rushed into the inner room, and immediately there was a flutter of chaos in the inner room, and the rest of the people hurriedly followed Enter the house to comfort Liu Shi.

The hall fell silent, and after a while, Liu Mingan's bitter voice came out: "Huang Laifu..."

※※※

The capital, inside the Wenyuan Pavilion.

The heavy rain just now has turned into a light rain. A gust of wind blows into the Wenyuan Pavilion, bringing in a gust of rain and mist, and also brings a coolness, which makes everyone in the pavilion feel a little bit cooler.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Shen Shixing, stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the quiet scenery outside the cabinet after being washed by the rain, and listening to the sound of the rain hitting the eaves outside the window, his expression seemed to be infatuated.

"Ge Lao, Ge Lao?"

Wang Lin, Shangshu of the household department, called him softly.

"Oh, Jijin, what's the matter?" Shen Shixing came back to his senses and returned to the desk.

"What do you think of the memorial from Su, Chang and others asking for disaster relief?"

A few days ago, the cabinet received a report that floods occurred in Su and Song prefectures, and tens of thousands of people were drowned.A few days later, the cabinet received another report that heavy winds and rains occurred in the coastal areas of Su, Song, and Chang prefectures, as well as Ningbo and Shaoxing prefectures in Zhejiang Province, and the sea overflowed, damaging crops and drowning countless people and animals.These days, the local officials are desperately submitting memorials, asking the Ministry of Households to allocate funds for disaster relief!
"Can the household department come up with the money?" Shen Shixing sighed.

Wang Lin looked distressed: "This year, the summer tax has not been paid in various places. If the Su and Chang places want to provide disaster relief, they may need several 10 taels of silver. It may be difficult for the household department to pay so much money."
Shen Shi sighed for a long time: "Suzhou, Changzhou, Ningbo and other places have always been the focus of taxation for Daming. This year, they suffered a disaster. Not to mention that the tax revenue is not enough, and they have to pay for disaster relief. It's going to be a loss."

Xu Guo, the second assistant and minister of the Ministry of Rites, sneered: "Not only that, but when these disasters come, I'm afraid that the little ministers from all over the world will rush to attack us cabinet ministers again."

According to the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, every time there is a disaster, officials from all over the country take the opportunity to make a fuss, thinking that they have won a clean name. In the past, the officials liked to attack the emperor. However, since Huang Laifu's harvest, the firepower against Emperor Wanli has been greatly weakened. .However, the firepower against cabinet ministers such as Shen Shixing and Xu Guo has been greatly strengthened.

No, some time ago, according to the procuratorate in Fujian Province, Li Guan went to impeach Shen Shixing's ten crimes, which means that Shen Shixing suppressed speech, allowed his family Song Jiutong to bribe the Jingwei experience, and privately received bribes from Li Chengliang, the general officer of Liaodong. , asking the emperor to punish Shen Shixing for his crimes.

After Li Guanzhi's report was submitted, because Xu Guo sent Emperor Wanli some time ago, he begged to prohibit the ministers from all over the country from attacking the cabinet ministers. Emperor Wanli followed his memorial and warned the Six Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate that there should be no more ministers from all over the country to slander the ministers. , otherwise it will be fatal.

According to this Shangyu, Li Wan was dismissed as a civilian, which also made Shen Shixing, Xu Guo and others even more public enemies of civil servants all over the world.

After hearing what Xu Guo said, Shen Shixing sneered, and said disdainfully, "What are you doing with a bunch of peddlers?"

"That's right." Xu Guo chuckled.

Wang Lin, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said: "Master Ge, what do you think of this memorial?"

"Hmph, as expected, the old man knew that as soon as the mine was opened, there would be accidents in the local area. This memorial was not unexpected by the old man."

After Shen Shixing picked up the memorial and read it, he said calmly.

Wang Lin said with a smile: "The impeachment of the chief soldier is an anecdote in the world. According to the old man's opinion, how should we deal with this matter?"

Shen Shixing said: "Now the emperor is very concerned about the defense of the Wuzhai Fort. In this matter, it depends on the emperor's will. Transfer the copy of the commentary to Huang Laifu, and let him go to the book to defend himself."

※※※

"This Huang Laifu really cares about things."

Dongnuan Pavilion is warm in winter and cool in summer. After a heavy rain at this time, there is even a cool breeze, which makes people feel comfortable.Through the carved panes, Emperor Wanli looked out of the window at the dense shade of thousands of trees and a gulf of flowing water, and said to himself.

According to Daming's well-developed Jinyiwei system, the conflict between Huang Laifu and the Liu family in Taipingzhuang was placed on Emperor Wanli's desk not long after.Regarding the evaluation of this matter, Emperor Wanli believed that Huang Laifu was sincere and loyal to state affairs.

In fact, although Emperor Wanli was in the deep palace, the world's affairs and every move could not escape his eyes.He also already understood that the minerals in various parts of the Ming Dynasty have been divided up, and as long as there are minerals, there will be local power.The reason why officials from all over the country do not approve of mining is actually because they are afraid of causing trouble to the upper body. It is better to have less than one more thing.

Emperor Wanli admired Huang Laifu's courage to attack the snake in Taipingzhuang.Besides, after the incident, Huang Laifu's handling of the aftermath was also remarkable, and the matter has completely calmed down in the local area.Huang Laifu's decisive and flexible handling ability left a deep impression on Emperor Wanli.

Therefore, at this time, Emperor Wanli has decided to support Huang Laifu in his heart. If he does well, he will set a good example for the mine operations in various parts of Daming. To solve the increasingly embarrassing financial situation of Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town also needs to appease him.

Soon, the memorial to Huang Laifu, who defended Wuzhai Fort, arrived. He explained the situation in detail, saying that because the slaves of the Liu family bullied the master and colluded with the mob to make trouble in private, his suppression was also a helpless move. The house slave died, and the matter was over.As for the horse thief that the Liu family encountered later, he expressed deep regret, but he thought it had nothing to do with him.

Soon after, Emperor Wanli sent Shangyu to comfort Huang Laifu, the garrison of Wuzhai Fort, and Mr. Liu, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town.

(End of this chapter)