191 Iron Fist General

Dingyuan, Cao Bianjiao had just settled down, and an urgent report was delivered to him, after Cao Bianjiao read the emergency report, his face also changed greatly, and the whole person became more gloomy.

"What's wrong?" Ren Rong saw that Cao Bianjiao was smiling just now, but he was so gloomy at the moment, and he also asked with concern, for fear that something would happen.

"Something happened, I want to go back to Nanjing immediately, you follow the brigade behind, when you cross the river, someone will arrange it for you, I need to go back to Beijing to deal with some things first." Cao Bianjiao returned to normal, but the murderous aura exuded from his body was really terrifying.

"Hmmm! Then you should be careful! Ren Rong also reminded with concern.

"Don't worry!"

Subsequently, Cao Bianjiao left the brigade and personally rushed to Nanjing with only a dozen personal soldiers.

"What the hell is going on, how is there so much rioting all at once?"

After Cao Bianjiao returned to Nanjing, he went directly to the cabinet and summoned everyone to discuss politics, and he had only been away from Nanjing for a month, and there were so many things, how could he not be angry.

"The specific situation is still unknown, but the reports from various places only say that there are slave riots in various places, and we infer that it may be caused by some unscrupulous gentry who have resisted the new law and have sent people to pacify them." Zhang Shenyan also explained at the moment.

"Since it is caused by resistance to the new law, then it is directly to find the source, why delay so much, pacify, how to appease, why are the slaves in turmoil, since you know in your hearts, then hesitate to make a decision, send people to arrest those who resist the new law, and then dismiss those slaves, and make proper arrangements, if there are still people who dare to disturb and do not stop, the rebels have been dealt with, one by one, grace and power, isn't it simple?"

"What the general said is that it's just a matter of proportion, and we still don't know the essentials, and we are afraid that the handling will be too strict and cause greater turmoil, so we are a little timid!"

Cao Bianjiao also knows very well that the officials of the Ming Dynasty have this kind of mentality, and they will try not to make it big if they can, and would rather compromise some, as long as they don't threaten themselves, they always like to be muddy, this kind of temperament is the habit of officials for many years, and it cannot be changed overnight.

"Send Zhang Zhengchen to Yixian, Wen Anzhi to Shicheng, check this matter, if it is an official gentry who resists the law, immediately arrest, and then confiscate the family property, all the army in Guangxi, if there are officials to cover up, dismiss and investigate, if the people take the opportunity to make trouble, send troops to suppress!" Cao Bianjiao is very resolute and will never drag mud and water.

"In addition, it will be reported to the states and counties, and the new law will never be changed, and officials who fail to implement it will be dismissed; those who collude with personal gainers to confiscate the army; Those who resist the new law will have their homes raided; Assemble a crowd of rebels, put to death! are all people raised by their mothers, why should they be slaves for a lifetime, and be disposed of arbitrarily as objects, which is recorded in the way of the sages? Raising private slaves and singers, living a good life is quite nourishing, the taxes of the imperial court are concealed and not paid, and they resist the new law, then don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless! Tell the local officials that these slaves will all be restored to their civilian origins, and land will be allocated for resettlement, and where the land is insufficient, they will be reported to the provincial government and resettled in the neighboring prefectures and counties, and those who have no place to be resettled, such as those singers and young slaves, have no families, and they will not be able to support themselves if they are given land, and let the states and counties gather together and report to the cabinet, and I will personally settle them. ”

"Yes!"

Cao Bianjiao is a person who pursues an iron and bloody hand, he sent the always upright Zhang Zhengchen to Yixian, that is, to promote a meaning, his determination to uphold the new law, never compromise, under Cao Bianjiao's iron-blooded policy, the turmoil caused by various places has gradually stabilized.

Zhang Zhengchen was in Yixian, and on the second day after he arrived, after understanding the situation clearly, he did not hesitate to take down the seven or eight gentry in Yixian, confiscated all the family property, and according to Cao Bianjiao's instructions, Keri was exiled to Guangxi, which stabilized the situation in Yixian at once.

Of course, in addition to some gentry who resisted the new law and were dissatisfied that the new policy endangered their interests, they also took the opportunity to incite civil unrest, Cao Bianjiao also mobilized the standing army in various places to recruit and suppress, beheaded its leaders, and dismissed his subordinates to return to their hometowns, and the situation was also under control.

"Although the general has stabilized the situation with an iron fist, but now the problem is also coming, you see, this is the official document submitted by the states and counties, what the general said, there are no more people to resettle, old and young, men and women, I am afraid of no less than 10,000 people, this Macheng Mei Liu Tian Li Si family, have been confiscated, exiled to Yunnan, and released more than four or five thousand slaves from each family, of which more than 3,000 people have been resettled, in addition to more than 1,000 people who are lonely, widowed, old and young, and people from other places, so many people, How to settle, I can only ask the general? ”

Zhang Shenyan looked at so many concerts in front of him, it was also a big head, he was very lucky, there was a Cao Bianjiao on top, if he was in charge, he really didn't use Cao Bianjiao's courage, dare to move the people so much, just in the south of Zhili, there were seventy or eighty gentry who resisted the new law were robbed by Cao Bianjiao to fill the army in the south of the border, and even the Ministry of Officials and Dali Temple did not go through the retrial, and directly sent people to escort them, although it was above the law, but it was also very effective to push the implementation of the new policy.

In addition to these people who have been reported and cannot be resettled, the remaining people who have been resettled have already reported to the household department for registration as many as more than 100,000 people, what are these hundreds of thousands of people, is the source of taxes, this pros and cons are naturally there, Zhang Shenyan does not approve of the meaning of this.

"The resettlement is not a difficult matter, I have already thought of a way, and ordered all the prefectures and counties to send people to send all these people to the nearest designated places, Ganzhou, Nanchang, Ningbo, Quzhou, Guangzhou, Yangzhou and other places, and I will send people to resettle them at the expense of the relocation at the expense of the government."

"There's another thing, Jifu and I will cut it together, this is a new coin that has just been minted by Tobe, what do you think?"

Cao Bianjiao then also took out the newly made coins from the box behind him, the copper coin is a universal Ming Tongbao, not with the year name as the inscription, respectively, one copper coin, five copper coins, ten big coins, silver coins are one yuan, two yuan, Wu Yuan, four kinds of yuan, as well as the banknote household silver ticket, one hundred yuan, two hundred yuan, Wu Bai Yuan, a silver dollar can be exchanged for five hundred yuan, Cao Bianjiao is also preparing to formulate a coin protection law, artificially damaging the coin for other uses, the light cane punishment, the heavy exile; Those who do not exchange silver coins for private possession will have their property confiscated immediately once they are discovered.

"These new coins are well-made, especially this silver coin, which is very exquisite, on one side is the dragon day by day, on the other side is the willow leaf carving, such a coin, it looks better than silver!" Zhang Shenyan held the silver coin in his hand, and he was also a little fond of it.

"These are samples, I also think it's very good, the next thing is to fully mint, officially issued next year, to replace the old coin, we have a piece of one yuan silver dollar, only seven dollars of silver, if it is exchanged with the Manchu Qing in the north, we will make a lot of money."

"The general's move is really a lot of money!" Zhang Shenyan was also full of praise and supported Cao Bianjiao's move very much.