Liao Daheng was not in a hurry to answer, waiting for Zhu Pingjin to make a request and make things clear. However, Zhu Pingjin is also a veteran of officialdom, and he only described the difficulties in the transportation of materials on the Ancient Tea Horse Road, but did not make any requests. Liao Daheng finally realized that although the prince promised not to pursue last night's incident, but all the criminals and confessions were in the palace, and if he didn't make a clear statement, there might be something wrong with this matter.

Liao Daheng was silent for a while, and Fang whispered to Zhu Pingjin about his difficulties. At present, the thieves are raging, and the main army and the guest army are exhausted, and they are really unable to deploy sergeants to exterminate the bandits everywhere. Shao Fu had quelled the rebellion of Tianquan Tusi in the second year of Chongzhen, and also rectified the illegal things such as officials setting up checkpoints privately and exploiting business travel, but now the imperial court does not continue to pay soldiers, and the soldiers rely on collecting tolls as military salaries, and he has the intention to rectify but does not dare to act in a hurry. As for the difficulty of the road, it requires a lot of labor to clear it. The treasury has already bottomed out, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to act in the near future.

Zhu Pingjin said: "The difficulties raised by Lord Liao, this son can understand himself. However, the ancient tea horse road was originally a trade road leading to Tibet in Shuzhong, which was silted up for a long time, and it was difficult for merchants to travel, and it had an impact on all industries in Shuzhong. The prince of this world is willing to play the prince, and the palace will come forward and call on the merchants in Shuzhong to donate money and grain, raise young and strong people to open mountains and split stones, and dredge roads. However, can the yamen appropriately reduce taxes and fees for donating money and grain to build roads? ”

Liao Daheng scolded secretly in his heart, what palace called on the righteous businessmen to pay money and grain to clear the road, but he just wanted to smuggle tea and horses for free in the name of the righteous businessmen! It's really a bitch and I want to set up a torii!

However, he didn't say what was in his heart, but pretended to be grateful: "No wonder the Chinese people often call it 'King of Shuzhong'!" The prince of the world understands the righteousness and cares about the people, and the official is deeply admired. Righteous businessmen donate money and contribute, and the court has some praise, which is deserved. If this matter can be accomplished, this official should move to all states, counties and passes and vigorously help! ”

Liao Daheng knew in his heart that even if the palace smuggled tea horses and even encroached on people's land, he would pretend to be confused. Who made them and the Son of Heaven a family? His top priority is not to quarrel with the kid in front of him, but to get the thief out of Sichuan as soon as possible and secure the position of governor of Sichuan. Any request from the Shu Palace, as long as you don't let yourself be derelict in your duties, difficult to do, and pay for it! Besides, last year's treasury was still short of the kings of the Shu domain, and it will be difficult to make up for it this year and next year. If he doesn't agree, maybe the next problem will be for himself.

Liao Daheng happily agreed, which made Zhu Pingjin's heart bloom.

Zhu Pingjin took advantage of a blind spot in Liao Daheng's thinking. Liao Daheng must have thought of money. He never expected that in order to save his life, someone would have to train troops to rebel.

"This son of the world will immediately take off the head......" Zhu Pingjin said to Liao Daheng.

The Spring Festival of the Chinese is always so busy.

On the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Pingjin sat on the edge of the bed, facing the spring sunshine, and stretched his waist greatly.

The princess was sick, and the prince didn't care about everything as usual, and no one made a decision on the affairs in the palace, so naturally they all stopped at once. Zhu Pingjin gave a big red envelope to his palace people, and those with family members nearby were also allowed to take a leave of absence to visit relatives. Such benevolent governance made the prince's mansion jubilant, and also made the rest of the Shu Wang's Mansion blush. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Pingjin also gave himself a big vacation to rest his head full of intrigue and trickery. In addition to going to the princess every day to say hello and talk, the rest of his time is spent on his wife, such as writing letters and lyrics, shopping on the street, asking for children and so on.

Seven days have passed in a flash. The biological clock in Zhu Pingjian's body reminded him on time that the holiday was over and it was time to go to work. Zhu Pingjin changed into civilian clothes, rode out of the mansion, and went straight to the east gate of Chengdu mansion. The entourage rode horses and changed into civilian clothes, in addition to the eunuchs Cao Sanbao and Wang Sizhong, and the escort Song Zhenzong, there were two newcomers who had just joined: Luo Yuhong's younger brother Luo Jingyun and the newly hired copywriter Sun Hong.

Four new talents who entered the Shizifu, Gao Antai said goodbye to his grandmother who was retired in Chengdu Mansion in the second year of junior high school, and returned to Tianquan with Zhu Pingjin's handwritten letter. Shu Guoping and Li Chongwen took a holiday, and according to the practice of Ming officialdom, they came to work after the Lantern Festival. Sun Hong was the worst, he only went home to play for three days, and then he was arranged by Zhu Pingjin to be alone in a room and locked up for four days. Why? Read the document and learn the spirit. From the edicts of the emperor's court to the inventory of the grange shops in the palace, several eunuchs brought a large stack and let him learn and digest it slowly.

We have come to realize from the practice of revolutionary work over a long period of time that the correct policy decisions of the leaders are based on a full grasp of various situations. Pat your head to make a decision, which seems chic, but in fact it is likely to make mistakes. Sun Hong is a smart and anxious person, and has a unique and sober understanding of the overall pattern of the world, but he is limited to the market where he was born, and he lacks a grasp of the key situations that affect the overall situation. The argument is big and rootless, which is his great weakness. An argument that is not supported by concrete data or facts can easily be empty words. Too much empty talk in an organization can drown out a small amount of insight, leading to serious deviations in final decision-making.

How to solve Sun Hong's problem? Zhu Pingjin remembered what a leader of the organization department once said to him when he was promoted to the deputy department level: "Cadres are all trained by D and tempered through practice." So he took advantage of the Spring Festival to put some burden on Sun Hong, hoping that he could understand the meaning of his superiors. Zhu Pingjin called him today, in addition to letting him go out for a walk, the other meaning was to continue to observe. Song Zhenzong was specially called back from Luofu last night, and Zhu Pingjin was ready to take advantage of this opportunity to learn how to recruit soldiers from professional soldiers. The little eunuch Li Sixian failed to accompany the prince out of the mansion, because he went to Luofu to ask for someone to do an errand, and was sent to Qingyang Palace by Zhu Pingjin, and followed the Yuding Taoist to make a pot and make a fire.

DURING THE HONGWU PERIOD, WHEN EMPEROR TAIZU GAO'S ONLY NEPHEW (SHENG) CAO GUOGONG LI WENZHONG REBUILT THE CITY WALL OF CHENGDU MANSION, HE BUILT A MOON CITY (URN CITY) OUTSIDE EACH OF THE FOUR CITY GATES. In the Moon City, a small temple was built for each. The east gate is the Wuxian Temple, the south gate is the Guanwang Temple, the west gate is the Wenshuai Temple, and the north gate is the Xuantan Temple. The temple is not dedicated to the Bodhisattva, but to a mythical figure that is generally revered by the local people. When Zhu Pingjin rode past the Wuxian Temple at the East Gate, there were already many people kneeling on both sides of the temple gate.

Zhu Pingjin walked slowly, only to see that most of the people were selling children, and most of them were girls, and a straw was pinned to their dirty heads. The older doll knelt in front of his parents, Zhu Pingjin crossed the horse, and the adults behind immediately urged the doll to kowtow to the nobleman. The ignorant doll moves slowly, and the adult forcibly presses the child's head and knocks it. The smaller dolls could not kneel, but could only sit in a bamboo basket, eating their fingers while looking around curiously with disproportionately large eyes, completely unaware of their future fate.

Zhu Pingjin hesitated for a moment and motioned for Cao Sanbao to start buying, but Cao Sanbao shook his head and came up, suggesting not to buy people here. Because the city is generally more expensive than the city takeaway, and the space to choose from is small. Zhu Pingjin knew that Cao Sanbao knew more about the situation than himself, but he couldn't bear it, and after being silent for a while, he ordered Cao Sanbao to scatter some copper coins after he left.

After crossing the bridge at the east gate, there is a land of fireworks and willows not far away. The avenue outside the east gate is called Yinghui Road, which leads directly to Longquanyi 50 miles away. After Longquanyi, over the Longquan Mountains that are not too high, it enters the hilly area of central Sichuan from the Chengdu Plain. Further east, it is the boundary of Chongqing Mansion in eastern Sichuan. Therefore, this road is an important land passage between Chengdu and Chongqing and Sichuan. Business travel is frequent, and the skin and meat business is naturally very prosperous. Therefore, the green buildings on both sides of the road are everywhere, and red flags are hung on every house, so the people jokingly call it "Red Cloth Street".

The green buildings on Hongbu Street are connected together, and you can also see restaurants and grocery stores from time to time. At night, it becomes a red-light district with people coming and going. But in the morning, this is the cleanest place, because most of the kiln sisters are still catching up on sleep. Some of the early bustards have already opened their doors. However, they had no interest in soliciting visitors, and just snuggled up to the door of the building boredly, while being disheveled in grease and whitewash, while coldly looking at the passers-by.

Out of the red light district, there are fewer houses on both sides of Yinghui Road, and from time to time you can see the farmland behind the houses through the gaps between the houses. Further on, the houses on the side of the road are even more sparse, and most of the houses are simple houses with stone as the base, mud bricks as the walls, straw as the roof, and cloth curtains and firewood as the doors.

"Lord Shizi, not far ahead is the human market. That's what the roadside fence is! Cao Sanbao pointed to the front of the horse and said loudly.

Zhu Pingjin clamped the horse's belly, let the horse quicken its pace, and trotted forward.

What a living miserable world!

The human market is the abbreviation of the population market. Even though Zhu Pingjin was completely mentally prepared, this market still surprised Zhu Pingjin. Words such as dirty, messy, stinking, livestock, numbness, and sin are the most apt descriptions of this city.

Since Chongzhen's seven-year exile entered Sichuan, most of Sichuan had been interrupted during the short period of economic recovery since the Rebellion of Hao'an was put down, and they were once again ravaged by war and banditry, and the conditions for agricultural production and production facilities were further destroyed. The 13-year nationwide drought in Chongzhen has further amplified the food crisis in Sichuan. Large numbers of peasants could not stay on their fertile land, and food was rapidly consumed by the population and taxes. In order to survive, the people had to move to the areas that had not yet been destroyed, hoping to find a bite to eat. As the capital of a province and the largest and wealthiest city in Shu, Chengdu is the main destination for the growing number of displaced people. However, the hope is happy, the reality is skinny, and the displaced people arrive in Chengdu, only to find that they can't even touch the walls of the city. In the early years, the prefect's yamen had a rule: it was strictly forbidden for displaced people from all over the country to enter the city. Posts were set up on several avenues outside the city, and when the soldiers and officials saw the displaced people, they dispersed without saying a word. After a long winter journey, the homeless people have long run out of money and food, and there is no hope of entering the city, and the whole family is about to starve to death, so they have no choice but to sell their children, wives, and finally themselves to human traffickers, in order to get a bowl of glutinous rice to continue their lives. So over the years, the scale of the human market has become larger and larger.

Most of the sellers in the human market are not the parents or relatives of the sold, but professional human traffickers. Zhu Pingjin did not expect this.

Most of the people in the market with straw sticks for sale are of the same age and the same gender, and one hundred and ten people gather together in a heap, and the heaps are separated from each other. A strong man is not worth ten taels, a healthy woman is not worth five taels, and the old, weak, sick and disabled and children are purely free gifts that no one wants. No wonder the people here are so cheap, it turns out that the people are doing wholesale of the population!

Zhu Pingjin didn't expect this.