Chapter 179: Lu Xiangsheng stepped into the court

Now that the root cause of the matter has been found, and now that the grain has been obtained, it is another question of how to sell the grain.

You must know that Sihai Commercial Bank is now just a store, how can you afford to let a store entertain tens of thousands of people. Of course, more importantly, if the people in other regions knew about the things here, would they also learn from the tens of thousands of people who got up to parade in the streets, and also come to a street parade?

That's really tearing down the west wall to make up the east wall, and more importantly, the question of human nature, once the people in the city know that as long as more people get together, there will be cheap food, will they continue to do such things. So much so that in the future, the idea of wanting to get food for free will be born, wave after wave, and there will be no stop.

"Qi Aiqing, I heard you say that the people who gathered to make trouble were still smashing and looting, I don't know if you caught those people."

After thinking about it for a long time, I finally thought of a way to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, not to mention that there were many people in the street parade this time who actually smashed and looted and burned, and it was simply best to use them to attack.

This is also another way to tell the people that everything must be done in moderation.

Mr. Qi said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Weichen didn't dare to take people before, for fear of arousing their resistance. But I've had the catchers record the people who smashed and burned."

"Lord Han, I am planning to send 5,000 people into the city to maintain order, what do you think", after listening to President Qi's words, Zhu Youxiao nodded lightly, and turned his head to ask Han Yi.

"This incident does give us a reminder that although there are officials in the city to maintain order, after all, there is no great deterrent power of the army.

Your Majesty's suggestion is indeed a good way, but whether the minister's idea is delayed, at least it is necessary to calm down the order of the people in the city first, and then send troops into the city, so as not to cause misunderstanding among the people at this time."

After thinking about it, Han Yi agreed with Zhu Youxiao's idea, and at the same time said what he was worried about.

"This is not necessary, I don't plan to mobilize any real garrison this time," Colonel Zhu You said softly.

"What does Your Majesty mean"?

Han Yi was a little confused for a while, obviously he said that he wanted to mobilize the army into the city, why did he say that he would not mobilize any garrison, could there be an army that was not a garrison?

"I remember that Lu Xiangsheng, the county commander of the Daimyo Prefecture, didn't recruit 10,000 people to come to the king of Qin in Beijing? However, those ordinary people couldn't go to the battlefield at all, so they were arranged at the end of the whole army, and they looked like theater watchers. If you always let them just eat and don't work, they don't look good, believe them, and you will have some opinions in your heart.

Then let them maintain order, after all, they have been training for more than a month, and at least the military discipline can still be remembered.

Of course, more importantly, because their time is too short, they still retain the character of the common people, and it is easier to integrate with the people in the city."

Han Yi only knew that there were more than 100,000 troops outside the city, but he had never heard of the troops led by Lu Xiangsheng. But this is also normal, after all, under the protection of Sun Chengzong, Lu Xiangsheng was not given the opportunity to go to the battlefield at all, and without military merits, he naturally would not report to the Ministry of War, let alone the cabinet for review.

For the army led by Lu Xiangsheng, if you want to say who is most familiar with the DPRK and China, it is none other than Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, after all, Sun Chengzong has been looking for himself three times and twice, and wants to ask for a weapon for these ordinary people, but it is really impossible to get a set of military uniforms, but it is a pity that the landlord's family has no surplus food.

"Your Majesty, isn't it too much to mobilize 5,000 men and horses at one time, it is better to send 1,000 men and horses to disperse the gathered people first, and then slowly mobilize people and horses."

Han Yi felt that although 5,000 men and horses did not have any combat effectiveness, this black oppression could also coax people. The psychological endurance of the common people is already low, and if you see so many people again, it will not be good if you really play the battle of the trapped beasts.

"Han Aiqing, I didn't say where to mobilize all the 5,000 people to the crowd of troublemakers. Didn't the Four Seas Trading House have 60,000 stone of grain? I plan to sell all the 60,000 stone of grain, and sell it in the whole city, so as to prevent the people in other areas from being unable to buy food.

"Your Majesty Shengming".

Zhu Youxiao and Han Yi's questions and answers solved all the things in an instant, and it seemed that there was no responsibility from other cabinet members and the 6 ministries. The only one whose name was mentioned was Choi Sung-so, and that was because Lu Xiangsheng was Choi Sung-so's subordinate.

However, there is no opinion on this, after all, the current cabinet and the six ministries are all eunuchs and Donglin people. As for the eunuch party, Zhu Youxiao naturally bowed down to him, and Han Yi was the leader of the Donglin party, and he was even more the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty. That represents the exchange between the first and second leaders of the Ming Dynasty, and the people in the third, fourth, and even fifth and sixth leaders still stand on the side and listen.

"Cui Chengxiu, immediately send an edict to Guo Yunhou and Sun Chengzong outside the city, and ask them to immediately send Lu Xiangsheng to lead 5,000 men and horses to enter from the south gate, scatter the four cities and wait for orders."

This matter is not delayed, and after the discussion, Zhu Youxiao directly ordered Cui Chengxiu on the side.

"As for the issue of food, Wei Zhongxian, you will handle it personally."

Zhu Youxiao's voice was a little colder towards Wei Zhongxian, as if he was expressing his dissatisfaction with Wei Zhongxian to the courtiers. Han Yi naturally saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.

"Mr. Qi, you immediately summon the officials to arrest and cooperate with Lu Xiangsheng to arrest those who smashed and looted."

"We're in the Order".

South Gate.

5,000 "soldiers" dressed in various costumes are marching through the south gate in a neat procession. As for the middle of the army, there was Lu Xiangsheng in armor.

Although Cui Chengxiu did not give 10,000 sets of corresponding weapons and equipment to Sun Chengzong, he finally made up a pair of armor and handed it over to Lu Xiangsheng. After all, Lu Xiangsheng is also a chief soldier, he must have a decent body, otherwise how to command his subordinates.

Due to the will of Zhu Youxiao, Lu Xiangsheng personally led the team into the city, and his friend Zhu Tinghuan was left in the camp to be responsible for the remaining 5,000 men.

Since entering the city of Beijing, Lu Xiangsheng's eyes have not stopped, looking around at the capital of more than 200 years.

It has been four or five years since he was sent to the Daimyo Mansion to serve as a prefectural magistrate after the last time he was admitted to the Jinshi. Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar environment in front of him, Lu Xiangsheng was also full of emotion for a while.

As his eyes swept around, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly found that there were more and more people begging in the city now, at least twice as many as the last time he came.

Countless beggars dragged their families with them, and a thin and shabby garment of clothes seemed to be unable to resist it at all, and there was a chilly spring breeze. The only fake party may be the shabby and dirty job in front of him.

"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road."

Lu Xiangsheng suddenly remembered the verses that a poet had said in the Tang Dynasty, and suddenly felt emotional, and couldn't help reciting it.

"Mr. Lu, this is absolutely unspeakable."

A voice came from far to near, and I saw a loyal man in an official uniform looking at him with a cold face.

recalled his previous verses, and immediately reacted. Isn't the famous Son of Heaven surnamed Zhu now, if this is heard by someone with a heart, he will definitely not be able to be the chief soldier, and he will fall to the ground if he doesn't do it, because isn't this an insinuation that the son of today is incompetent.

"Xiaguan Lu Xiangsheng visited this adult, thank you for the reminder."

Lu Xiangsheng, who was riding on a horse, hurriedly dismounted and bent forward to salute, not caring at all that the official in front of him seemed to be even lower than himself.