Shangguan Lie took the people in the torture room and quickly rushed into Zheng Qing's mansion.

Shangguan Lie looked at this person, directly threw his transcript of the impeachment of Zhou Zheng's recital, and said, "Are you writing well?" ”

Zheng Qing had a premonition when he saw Shangguan Lie rushing in with someone, and when he opened it and saw that it was his notebook, his expression changed greatly.

Zhou Zheng actually got the transcript of his transcript so quickly, does he have such a big influence in the capital? Even if his father is a tobe squire, he can't do it, right?

Zheng Qing suddenly thought of the rumors that he had been ignoring, 'disgusted by hundreds of officials', can be disgusted by hundreds of officials and not die, is this an ordinary person?

Zheng Qing's lips were dry, and he wanted to say something, but Shangguan Lie didn't give him a chance at all, and suddenly shouted: "This person is guilty, arrest the prison department!" ”

The people in the torture room were all recruited by Shangguan Lie himself, and they were all his people, and when he heard this, he pounced like a wolf and a tiger and tied Zheng Qing up.

Zheng Qing struggled violently and shouted loudly: "I am an official of the imperial court, Zhou Zhengyun can't arrest me like this!" He's retaliating, he's framing, I'm going to sue him......"

Before he could finish speaking, Shangguan Lie kicked him over and reprimanded, "You think we don't know about those things about you?" Zhang Yonglian, those things, are you missing? Your possessions came out of thin air......"

Zheng Qing gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Even if I am guilty, the court will ask for the guilt, why should he Zhou Zhengyun take me, let me go, I want to go to Beijing to sue the royal court......"

Shangguan Lie kicked again, kicked him in a cold sweat, and said, "Sue the emperor? It's up to you? Can you get out of Yongping Mansion alive and then talk about ......"

Hearing this, Zheng Qing's face changed greatly, stared at Shangguan Lie, and said, "You, you want to murder the imperial court officials, this is a capital crime of raiding the family and destroying the clan......"

Shangguan Lie ignored him, kicked him again, and said, "Take it back." ”

The official of the torture room took Zheng Qing straight back to the government and sent him to the prison department.

Ding Qi looked at Shangguan Lie and said, "Is it just closed?" ”

Shangguan Lie looked indifferent and said, "Shut up, if he dies of illness, he will die, and he doesn't care about ......."

Zheng Qing's face changed when he heard it, was this to kill him in prison?

Ding Qi looked at Zheng Qing's ugly look and said, "Well, then I'll just turn it off." ”

Ding Qi was really casual, threw Zheng Qing into a separate cell, and didn't care anymore.

Zheng Qing stood in the empty cell, his heart cold.

If he dies here, Zhou Zheng reports a 'sudden illness and violent death', what can the imperial court do? Who will cry out for him?

"I want to see Zhou Zheng, no, I want to see Lord Patrol......" Zheng Qing suddenly grabbed the cell door and shouted at Ding Qi's back.

Ding Qili ignored it.

Having settled the potential threats to the imperial court and from within, Zhou Zheng became more and more focused on promoting his reform plans in Yongping Mansion.

The people of the prefect's yamen, and even Zhou Zheng, went down in person to urge the land measurement and division in various places.

In June, news came from Beijing that Shi Feng, who temporarily acted as the first assistant, came to Zhishi, and the imperial court recommended Li Guopu as the first assistant, and two new ministers were promoted, and three of the six Shangshu were left at once.

The 'Wei Zhongxian Rebellion Case', which has attracted the attention of the government and the opposition, has not been promoted for a long time, even if it has been replaced by three first assistants, and some eunuchs have even ascended to high positions again.

The situation is even more chaotic.

The first year of Chongzhen, June 12.

Zhou Zheng and a group of people appeared in Changli County, Leting Town.

The mayor of the town is a man in his forties, he accompanied Zhou Zheng to walk in the countryside, watching the people pulling the line to measure the land, and said eagerly: "Lord Patrol, our town is progressing very smoothly, and it has been clearly divided into four villages, forty miles, the land has been trimmed, and the people are singing praises to the virtues of the adults......

The people were naturally very happy to get the land, which greatly stimulated their enthusiasm.

Zhou Zheng watched a lot along the way, and said approvingly: "Well, you have done a good job, you must continue to work hard and not slack off." Tell the people that the tax set by the imperial court is to collect one bucket per mu, and the official will not charge an extra cent, and no one is allowed to collect an extra half cent! ”

The mayor said, "Yes." Adults are rare clean officials, and we people are looking forward to a long life......"

Zhou Zheng waved his hand and said: "In the next step, the government will make arrangements for water conservancy, ploughing cattle, ploughing, etc., to ensure that the people can grow food and have a stable meal......

The mayor immediately continued: "The measures of the adults are all for the people, we all know that we must fully cooperate with the adults, and we will never dare to slack off......"

Zhou Zheng smiled and walked around the field.

When he came back, he and Yao Tongshun beside him, Ding Qi said: "Now supervise, there will be rounds of verification in the future, we must not let people take advantage of the loopholes, we worked hard to make wedding dresses for them......"

Yao Tongshun, Ding Qi's expression was solemn, and he said, "Don't worry, my lord, we have already made arrangements." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "After lunch, go south along the Dingliu River and go to Xinqiao." ”

Yao Tongshun was stunned and said, "My lord, what are you going to do in Xinqiao?" ”

Xinqiao is a town under Changli County, at the mouth of the Dingliu River, Xinqiao is not in Zhou Zheng's predetermined plan.

Zhou Zhengdao: "Go and see." ”

He didn't finish his words, but in fact he had other arrangements.

Shangguanxun went to Jiangnan, in addition to the affairs with the sixteen salt merchants, and also continued to go south to Guangdong and Macao.

Macau has a small Franco (Portuguese) gathering point, in addition to the small Franco, there are many merchants from Xiyi.

The sea ban of the Ming Dynasty was intermittent, and several bans were opened during the Wanli period, and the sea was opened during the Apocalypse, but the sea trade court has always taken a severe crackdown attitude.

Especially in Fujian, once a merchant secretly goes to sea, it will be difficult to come back, and the family's property will be confiscated; If something happens overseas, the court doesn't care about it.

Zhou Zheng has been planning in his heart, quietly tearing a hole, although the geographical location of Yongping Mansion is not very good, but there is also an outlet to the sea, if you can strengthen the sea trade, for the Ming Dynasty, this is very important.

It's just that these are not suitable for outsiders for the time being, even a few henchmen.

This matter is very sensitive and dangerous, even Zhou Zheng has to plan carefully to be in order.

When he arrived at Xinqiao Haikou, Zhou Zhengzhi seriously inspected it and was very satisfied.

At present, it is a place where fishermen go to sea, and it is a small wharf, which cannot dock the big ships of later generations, but the current boats are no problem at all.

Yao Tongshun, Ding Qi and others didn't know what Zhou Zheng was thinking, and their faces were inexplicable.

Zhou Zheng looked at the sea and said with great ambition: "After I go back, I will give you a sketch and build this place well." By the way, the Xiangyun Island not far away should also take a rest and arrange for some people to go up. ”

Yao Tongshun just wanted to ask, but Zhou Zheng suddenly turned his head and asked, "By the way, how is the armor and weapons that I asked you to ask for from the Ministry of War last time?" ”

Yao Tongshun hurriedly said: "The Ministry of War replied, saying that the Ministry of War has no money, and we have to figure out our own way." ”

Zhou Zheng laughed, if it was someone else, he would definitely be sad to death, but when he came to him, he was in the middle of it.

"Where do I want firearms?" Zhou Zheng said again.

Yao Tong said: "The Ministry of Industry replied that they could only make it if the Ministry of Household allocated silver, or their Ordnance Bureau had some inventory, but we had to buy it with silver." ”