Chapter 528: Take It All (3)
"Presumptuous ......"
At this time, Zhang Yongxiang was helped out by several subordinates, looking at the situation in front of him, he was stunned, and then jumped like thunder.
Although Liu Juntao was the governor of Shanxi, he dared to let his subordinates rush into Zhang's mansion and openly kill people, so ...... So......
Zhang Yongxiang had all his hair, pointing at the Tiance generals here who were so demoralized that they couldn't speak!
And the people beside him were also dumbfounded, this is Zhang's Mansion! The location of the grandfather's uncle of the current Taiyuan deputy general Zhang Gongwei, those Tiance troops are determined to turn their faces with the Zhang family?
Zhang Yongxiang didn't finish speaking, only to see a Tiance army soldier rush forward, give him a heavy blow, and smash it on his lower abdomen, immediately Zhang Yongxiang spurted out a mouthful of blood, and involuntarily knelt on the ground!
Regarding the actions of the soldiers of the Tiance Army, Wu Jian, the prefect of Taiyuan, soon heard that the Tiance Army dared to suppress the soldiers and businessmen?
Wu Jian was furious at first, and soon the news came that his son Wu Yuan's concubine turned out to be a Tatar spy, and it has been confirmed that his son was also controlled as a suspect, Wu Jian stood desolate for a long time, and the old tears flowed "the family is unfortunate......
When the soldiers of the Tiance Army entered the mansion, Wu Jian regained his composure and said, "The old man has no way to teach his son, and he will impeach himself to the court." β
By now, the whole of Shanxi has already known that Liu Juntao has not moved, and his actions are amazing, not only the actions of Datong Town, Taiyuan Fucheng and other places in Shanxi on that day, but also the garrison generals who originally had dealings with merchants in various parts of Shanxi have suddenly changed their faces at this time, and they have cooperated with the soldiers of the Tiance Army who entered the city, and they fought against the soldiers and merchants in the city everywhere, which made people unable to react.
In the face of the sudden arrival of the Tiance army officers and soldiers, the generals who had been on the arrest list in various parts of Shanxi were arrested one after another, and they could not raise the slightest idea of resisting, and many people collapsed to the ground with gray faces after hearing the arrest warrant from the Governor's Palace.
The thunderous attack of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion shocked everyone and silenced the entire Shanxi Province.
Everyone didn't expect Liu Juntao to be so unscrupulous, and the bloody butcher's knife was swung at the merchants, scholars, and warriors at the same time. But like a whirlwind of clouds, all the conspiracies, so the opposition forces have disappeared.
In just a few days, the soldiers of the Tiance Army have completely mastered all parts of Shanxi, and these days, I don't know how many people are frightened, especially those businessmen who have stopped ~ the city, and the students who have stopped class, are even more panicked.
For the scholars and students who boycotted the class, they were even more frightened, after all, Liu Juntao's suppression of them was in the name of captivity, and this crime not only made them lose everything, but also ruined their reputation and left a stench for 10,000 years, which was more serious than killing them.
- Indeed, there are Tatar spies among them, and Liu Juntao did not wronged them.
Xuezheng of the dignified Datong Zhencheng Academy, his son turned out to be a Tatar ministry, and Wu Yuan, the son of Wu Jian, the prefect of Taiyuan, was also suspected of being a fine worker, and his concubine Wan Huaer was even more of an iron-clad Tatar spy.
These people are the instigators and masterminds of the boycott, in other words, acting together with these people, all the student instructors of the boycott are suspected of being spies, and the court will investigate them, and the most serious ones will lose their lives, and the lighter ones may also lose their careers.
Perhaps they will be innocent in the future, but in the eyes of the world's suspicions, it is possible that they will live their lives wearing the hat of spies, which is more painful than killing them.
There is no longer a "righteous act" to resist the commercial tax, they are more worried about their future and life, and on that day, I don't know how many scared people can't sleep.
The situation quickly subsided, and it was only a few days for the large-scale arrests and closure of shops, and when the panicked people hiding in the houses had endured these few days, peace had been restored throughout Shanxi, and the streets were clean, even the garbage was swept away, and the blood stains on the ground were also cleaned.
If it weren't for the fact that there were still soldiers patrolling the streets of various cities, many people would have felt that the events of the past few days would have been a dream.
However, to the joy of the people everywhere, the mighty vehicles continued to enter the city, which were full of grain and rice, as well as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar and other miscellaneous items.
Many shopkeepers and men who speak Shandong colloquial shouted to solicit business, "Buy grain, buy grain, everyone come and buy grain, the market price is thirty percent lower than in the past, absolutely good quality and low price, and the goods are worth it." β
With those housewives as the case, everyone flocked to buy food and goods, and everyone was smiling.
"Don't worry, there is plenty of food and rice, everyone has it, take your time, everyone is lining up..."
This scene also happened in various cities in Shanxi at the same time, the chaos was extinguished, and there was a sufficient supply of cheap goods, and the hearts of the people everywhere suddenly settled down.
In the city of Datong Town, the acting king Zhu Shiyan was also dazzled by the changes in the city in the past few days, and he didn't react for a few days.
For the sake of prudence, he has been hiding in the house without making a sound, until today, listening to the detailed reports of his subordinates, he understands the situation in various parts of Shanxi.
Hearing that the streets and markets in Datong City have been restored to peace, there are soldiers and civilians queuing up to buy grain and goods with smiles on their faces, all of whom are behaving in a proper manner, and they dare not earn or rob, because of the soldiers and soldiers of the Tiance Army patrolling not far away.
Acting King Zhu Shiyi sighed for a long time, stroked his long beard for half an hour, and suddenly made up his mind, and instructed Changshi to go to the Governor's Mansion to pay a visit, and said that the Acting Prince's Mansion would try its best to assist the Governor's Mansion to stabilize the market.
Shi Wenyan, the governor of that generation, couldn't help but hesitate, according to the rules, it should be the acting king who summoned Liu Juntao, the governor of Shanxi, to come to pay a visit.
After listening to his words, the acting king Zhu Shiqi shook his head and said: "Things are in power, there is no need to care about these customs and etiquette." β
That long history also understood, at this time Liu Juntao is not only powerful, but also a ruthless character who dares to think and dare to do, although the acting king is the prince, but he also has to have a good relationship with such a character.
So, the acting governor of the palace, Shi, hurried to the Shanxi Governor's Mansion.
For Liu Juntao, sweeping away all the forces of resistance and conspiracy in a short period of time did not cause much turmoil in his heart, and this result was expected.
The next step is to deal with the aftermath, how to manage the entire Shanxi more securely and thoroughly, and lay the foundation for their own strength accumulation, which is what they need to consider carefully.
Liu Juntao only needs to consider the issue of "strategic and forward-looking", and when he heard that Zhu Shiyi, the acting king, sent Changshi to come, Liu Juntao also smiled slightly: "This old fox is also shrewd." β
The meeting between the two sides can be described as a group of harmony, and after a quarter of an hour of mutual praise, Liu Juntao and Shi Fen, the acting governor of the palace, sat down.
Talking about the turmoil in various parts of Shanxi, and after looking at a large number of human and material evidence provided by Liu Juntao, Shi Shi, the acting governor of the palace, said bitterly: "These people are full of the imperial court's thoughts and do not want to repay the service, but they do such a disaster to the country and the people, it is really a wolf's ambition!" β
He scolded for a while, looked at him, and said to Liu Juntao, "This chaos, the relevant people, etc., I don't know what Ning Beibo's plan is to deal with?"
Liu Juntao said: "This governor captured the fine work Zeng Fuyang, Wanhuaer everyone. There are also Zhang Yongxiang and other people who have taken money to the enemy, and the matter is very high. As the royal nobles of Datong, please ask the king to play the court together, and the governor will also play your majesty, and then the three divisions will be tried and the ruling will be made. β
Scholars and civil officials in various parts of Shanxi, Liu Juntao did not have the right to dispose of them, and some of the garrisons and ethics arrested were arrested according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and military attachΓ©s with more than three grades committed crimes, and they needed to be requested. If there is a crime below the fourth grade, it is also necessary to apply for a ruling after being convicted.
Since Liu Juntao has already got the result he wants, there is no need to overstep his responsibilities and appear too domineering.
It is best to hand over the relevant people to the imperial court for disposal, of course, before that, there are some things that must be clarified.
Changshi's attitude towards Liu Juntao is quite comforting.
At least on the surface, Liu Juntao, the governor of Shanxi, still respects the acting king.
Of course, the more this is the case, the more the acting prince's mansion chief Shi feels that Liu Juntao is not simple. This person knows how to stop in moderation, even if he is an old eunuch in the sea for many years, he may not have such a scheming strategy as Liu Juntao.
"Zhang Yongxiang and Zeng Fuyang are mad and crazy, and they must be severely punished for taking prisoners and enemies. If the crime of the remaining scholars and merchants is not serious, they can be punished and ordered to rehabilitate, and the former and the latter can be punished, and the future generations can be warned......"
The triage of the three divisions is good, but how to convict after the triage depends on what kind of evidence Liu Juntao and others provide in advance?
At this time, Liu Juntao set the tone that the powerful forces in Shanxi were uprooted, and the gentry, officials, and businessmen were all wiped out, especially those who collaborated with the enemy, and none was left.
In this way, there are no forces in Shanxi that dare to resist themselves, and after confiscating the property of these people, the Shanxi Governor's Office can seize at least 100,000 mu of fertile land and millions of assets, which greatly eases its own financial pressure.
After all, at this time, in the various industries under the Shanxi Governor's Mansion, there are many scribes and other talents, and relevant merchants are also needed to operate.
After the moth-like officials and businessmen were removed, it was also beneficial to the business environment in Shanxi, in fact, after Liu Juntao came to Daming, the reason why he did not pay much attention to Shanxi businessmen was not only because of their hoarding habits, price gouging and other vices. Moreover, because at this time, most of the Shanxi businessmen were circulation-type businessmen, not production-oriented businessmen in later generations, and it was difficult to create value.
In later generations, businessmen needed to recruit a large number of workers to open factories, and large-scale businessmen could even solve the employment problem of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands. And they produce goods, create value, and the merchants at this time keep the goods in circulation, and there is just a matter of purchasing and transporting.
Liu Juntao plans to encourage businessmen to open factories and set up workshops on East Road in the future, promote employment, and re-train a group of new business talents, so as to not only set an example for one hundred, but also avoid being implicated too much, arousing the fear of ordinary people, and winning the hearts of those small businessmen and scholars.