Chapter 257: Arrogant Officials and Gentry

Wang Chengming happily accepted the silver:

"Hehe, let's talk about it, our family knows that you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace."

The eight commanders of Fengyang, in order to tie up with him, the garrison eunuch, all called him father-in-law, and none of them came to him once, they came empty-handed.

They not only helped Wang Chengming to encroach on the fields of military households and ordinary people, but also added all the fields he had encroached upon to the tax-exempt fields, and Wang Chengming did not have to pay a penny of taxes for 200,000 mu of land.

Wang Chengming also takes special care of these so-called righteous sons, Fengyang has eight guards, each guard has five offices, and one is a thousand households.

The total strength of the Eight Guards should be 40,000 to 50,000 people, but when Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng attacked Fengyang, their total strength was less than 5,000, allowing Liukou to easily break through Fengyang and dig Chongzhen's ancestral tomb.

It was at that time that the military fled seriously, and now the situation is not much better, but it has cheapened the officers of the guards, who have encroached on a large number of military households and military fields.

This Fengyang garrison eunuch also got great benefits, so he turned a blind eye and deceived the emperor.

Seeing that the prince asked about their intentions, the commander of the Eight Guards hurriedly told the prince everything he knew.

"Father-in-law, I heard that Zhu Dadian was ordered to take stock of the land, carry out land reform, and take back all the military land of the guard, you must stop Zhu Dadian's actions."

"That's right, your father-in-law, your good land is also in their inventory, if it is found out, it will not only affect your old reputation, but also your old income will be reduced a lot......"

Several county governors also colluded with Bawei to tell Wang Gonggong about the fact that he had been ordered to check the land, and they immediately began to check the land so that everyone could get ready.

Wang Gonggong couldn't help but be furious, didn't Zhu Dadian snatch his cake? The land has been recovered, where does his silver come from, and his net worth will definitely shrink by half.

"Don't worry, this kind of thing won't happen easily, the guard system was set by Emperor Taizu, if you take back the military field of the guard now, it will be against the ancestral system."

Feng Yangwei commanded Yang Wu to clench his fists and said:

"Father-in-law, what if Zhu Dadian forcibly executes?"

Wang Mingcheng's eyes suddenly widened, and his voice screamed:

"He dares, if they dare to act rashly, you will encourage the soldiers and the entire Fengyang gentry to come out and make trouble, in order to prevent the army from mutiny, the imperial court will immediately stop the inventory of the land."

"Yes, in the eighth year of Chongzhen, there was trouble in the guard, and in the end, the imperial court withdrew its order in order to stabilize the situation, and did not punish any soldiers and generals."

"That's right, the Ming Dynasty is now marching eastward with a three-way army, and the domestic troops are insufficient, in order to stabilize the situation, the imperial court will definitely stop checking the fields immediately."

This group of people is really united enough, and they quickly discussed countermeasures, preparing to make Fengyang Mansion chaotic first, and see how Zhu Dadian copes.

As soon as they left the prince's mansion, they scattered in all directions, preparing to go back and stir up trouble among the military and gentry.

As for going to Zhu Dadian and Li Dakai, Wang Cheng also put it aside for the time being, he wanted to wait until the situation was out of control before coming forward, and it would be easier to get benefits at that time.

Some people were so smart that they were completely dazzled by interests, and they all forgot to think about what the five thousand garrisons outside Li Dakai City were doing.

At this time, in the barracks outside the city, the soldiers were practicing flintlock pistols, and they were all using this kind of guns for the first time, and their morale was high, and they were full of praise for flintlock pistols.

Familiar with firearms themselves, and the flintlock pistol was easy to use, the soldiers quickly became familiar with the use of the flintlock pistol.

The county and state officials also began to check the land, but most of the officials who did the land inventory ate and drank and had fun at the health posts and the homes of the local officials.

They are all ready to deal with Zhu Dadian's materials, as long as they hand it over, anyway, Zhu Dadian doesn't know how many fields there are in Fengyang.

There were also some officials who went to the guard post to check the land, but they were also offered to have fun by the guards officers, and they did not go to the fields at all, and they also had prepared fake materials in their hands.

Of course, not everyone will be like that, among them, Li Yang, the prefect of Bozhou, Xu Xin, the prefect of Dingyuan County, and Wang Mao, the prefect of Suzhou, are completely different.

The three of them took the officials under their command and took the land very seriously, and together with the military fields of the guard post in the jurisdiction, the commander of the guard post personally entertained them and bribed them with a lot of money.

As a result, they sternly refused, and did not compromise with the guard at all, and finally were beaten by the guards with a blue nose and swollen face, and some people had their legs broken.

In the barracks, Zhu Youzhen spent half a day observing military training, when Yuhuatian Pegasus came to him, turned over and dismounted and hugged his fists to salute:

"Your Majesty, Gao Jie's army has entered the designated place in batches, waiting for His Majesty's will at any time."

"Okay, let them rest for the time being, there is no task today, pay attention to the security in the city, and have you inquired about the current quality of this army, and you must not let them harass the people."

Yuhua Field:

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this humble position has already been investigated, since Liu Liangzuo and Zuo Liangyu were killed, their military regulations are very strict, and they have not committed any crimes against the people! It should be Gao Jie who was scared. ”

This news made Zhu Youzhen very happy, it seems that it was still somewhat useful to summon Gao Jie at the beginning, this is a bandit army, and it is not easy to do nothing to the people.

The two of them walked towards the big tent as they spoke, and they happened to meet Zhu Dadian's arrival.

Seeing Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Dadian immediately stepped forward to salute:

"See the emperor!"

"Aiqing is exempt, it's been almost a day since the investigation, is things going well?"

Zhu Dadian's face was full of helplessness and anger:

"Your Majesty, against your trust, Weichen is derelict in his duties!"

Seeing Zhu Dadian's appearance, Zhu Youzhen guessed that he was in difficulty:

"How? The water in Fengyang is deep, right? Let's talk about it! ”

After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, he turned around and entered the big tent of the Chinese army, and at the moment of turning around, a trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

After Zhu Dadian followed in, he knelt on the ground again:

"Your Majesty, as the governor of Fengyang, the criminal minister really deserves death, today the field was checked, and the criminal minister sent a lot of spies, and it turned out that those officials not only concealed their own fields, but also colluded with the guards and garrisons ......"

It turned out that most of the poor performance of those officials was mastered by Zhu Dadian, and as the governor of Fengyang, Zhu Dadian still had some means.

After receiving the information, he immediately rushed to the scene, and in front of the commanders of the guard, he used Shang Fang's sword to kill a state official and two county commanders on the spot.

In the end, he fell out with the guard, if he wasn't strong enough and had some guards by his side, he was likely to be left behind by the guard.

After listening to Zhu Dadian's statement, Zhu Youzhen's face turned blue, he thought that these people were just too greedy, but he didn't expect them to be so arrogant.

He gave Zhu Dadian the holy decree, these people completely disobeyed the holy decree, did not take the Ming Emperor seriously at all, and even dared to injure the prefect and county officials who were ordered to investigate.

"Zhu Dadian, you get up and speak, where are those injured officials now, and are their lives in danger?"

Zhu Dadian got up and replied:

"Back to Your Majesty, they have gone back to heal their injuries, and there is no danger to their lives for the time being."

Zhu Youjian:

"Okay, this kind of official is the talent I need for Daming, and I will never let their blood be shed in vain."

Before Zhu Youzhen's voice fell, Qinglong quickly entered the big tent:

"Your Majesty, there is a great turmoil in the city, almost half of the state and county military households and gentry have taken to the streets to protest against land reform, and some people have even taken the opportunity to smash and loot shops."