Liao Daheng was not in a hurry to answer, waiting for Zhu Pingjin to make a request and make things clear. However, Zhu Pingjin was also calm, and only said that many things were difficult to transport on the ancient tea horse road, but he did not make any requests. This made Liao Daheng realize that although the prince promised not to pursue last night's incident, all the criminals and confessions were in the palace, so if he didn't make a clear statement, there might be changes in this matter. So Liao Daheng was silent for a long time and whispered, 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 once quelled the rebellion of Tianquan Tusi in the second year of Chongzhen, and also rectified the illegal things such as the generals setting up private checkpoints and exploiting business travel, but at present, the imperial court does not continue to pay soldiers, and the soldiers rely on collecting tolls as military salaries, and it is difficult for him to rectify it. As for the difficulty of the road, it will require a lot of labor to dredge it, and the treasury has bottomed out, so 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 to call on the merchants in Shuzhong, donate money and grain, raise young and strong, open mountains and split stones, and dredge roads. The matter is big, and the palace should also consider the details. However, can the yamen appropriately reduce or exempt tolls for donating money and grain to build roads? ”

Liao Daheng scolded secretly in his heart, what kind of palace called on the righteous businessmen to pay money and grain to clear the road, bullshit! It's just that he wants to smuggle tea horses for free in the name of a righteous businessman, and he wants to set up a memorial arch when he becomes a bitch! However, he didn't make this clear, but said: "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 can be done, the official should move to the states, counties, and passes to help vigorously. ”

Liao Daheng knew in his heart that even if the palace smuggled tea and horses, or even encroached on people's land, he would pretend to be confused, who would let them and the Son of Heaven be a family? The top priority at the moment is to get the thief out of Sichuan as soon as possible, sit firmly in the position of governor, and not be guilty of opposing the Shu Palace. As long as it's not something that makes it derelict in one's duties, difficult to do, or pays for. Besides, last year's treasury was still short of the kings' fortunes, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to make up for it this year. If he doesn't agree, maybe the next problem will be for himself.

Zhu Pingjin's heart blossomed. He took advantage of one of Liao tycoon's blind spots. Liao Daheng must have thought of money, he would never have expected that in order to save his life, someone would train troops to rebel.

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

The seven days of the Spring Festival are busy as usual.

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 to visit relatives, and the prince's mansion was full of jubilation. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Pingjin also gave himself a big vacation to rest his head full of intrigue and trickery. Every day, in addition to going to the princess to say hello and talk, the rest of the time is to write letters to his wife lyrically, accompany his wife to shop on the street, send his wife incense and ask for children, etc. Until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, 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 CD Mansion. In addition to Cao Sanbao, Wang Sizhong and several guards, there were also Sun Hong, Song Zhenzong, a guard with a knife, and a newcomer who had just joined - Luo Yuhong's younger brother Luo Jingyun. They all rode horses and changed into civilian clothes. Four new talents, Gao Antai said goodbye to his grandmother who was retired in CD 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 sober and unique understanding of the overall pattern of the world, but he was limited to being born in the market and 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 would understand the meaning of leadership. 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 LI WENZHONG, THE ONLY NEPHEW OF EMPEROR TAIZU GAO (SHENG), CAO GUOGONG, REBUILT THE CITY WALL OF CD 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 the parents, Zhu Pingjin rode by, and the adults behind hurriedly urged the doll to kowtow to the nobleman. The smaller dolls could not kneel, but sat in the 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 buy people, 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 takeout, and the space to choose 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 leads directly to the Longquanyi fifty miles away, which is called Yinghui Road. After Longquanyi, over the not too high Longquan Mountains, from the CD Plain into the hilly area of central Sichuan, and then go east, it is the boundary of Chongqing Mansion in eastern Sichuan. Therefore, this road is an important land passage between Chongqing and Sichuan, and business travel is frequent, and the skin and meat business is naturally very prosperous. Therefore, there are green buildings all over the road on both sides, and red flags are hung on every house, so it is commonly known as "Red Cloth Street".

The green buildings on Hongbu Street are connected together, and you can also see restaurants and grocery stores in between. 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 had already opened their shops, but they had no interest in soliciting customers, so they just snuggled up to the door of the building boredly, grease and powder in disheveled clothes, and coldly looked at the passers-by.

Out of the red light district, there are gradually 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 roadside houses are even more sparse, and most of the houses are simple houses with stone bases, mud brick walls, straw roofs, and curtains and firewood doors.

"Lord Shizi, not far ahead is the human market. That's what the roadside fence is! Cao Sanbao rode on the horse and pointed in front of him and reported loudly to Zhu Pingjin.

Zhu Pingjin clamped the horse's belly, let the horse speed up, and galloped forward.

What a living miserable world!

The human market is the abbreviation of the population market. Even though Zhu Pingjin was completely mentally prepared when he came in, 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 Li Zicheng entered Sichuan in October of the 10th year of Chongzhen's reign, most of Sichuan has interrupted the short period of economic recovery since the pacification of the Hao'an Rebellion, and has been ravaged by war and bandits again, and the conditions for agricultural production and production facilities have been further destroyed. Generations of farmers could not stay on their fertile land, and food was rapidly consumed by 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 Sichuan Province and the largest and wealthiest city in Shu, CD Province 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 at the CD, 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 with straw sticks in the market are of the same age and the same gender, and they are gathered together in small piles, and the piles are separated from each other, as if they are fruit markets.

A strong man is not worth ten taels, and a woman or child is not worth five taels. No wonder the people here sell it so cheaply, it turns out that the people here are doing wholesale sales!