Since then, Tang Dezong has matured, thought about it, knew who was the most loyal to him, began to appoint eunuchs to control the Shence Army, and changed his previous practice and began to ask for money from local officials.

When he first succeeded to the throne, he wanted to take Tang Taizong Li Shimin as an example and rejuvenate the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin hated his subordinates for bribing him the most, thinking that this was a move to loot the people's fat and people's ointment, and Tang Dezong also followed suit and did not let his ministers bribe. But what he didn't know was that Li Shimin was in the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, his control over the country was very strict, the treasury was very full, and he was very rich, so he no longer needed to spend money in this way of scolding.

The Tang Dynasty was in the Tang Dynasty shortly after the Anshi Rebellion was pacified, and the destructive power of the Anshi Rebellion to the Tang Dynasty's economy was too great, because its battlefield was mainly concentrated in the Central Plains region centered on Luoyang, Chang'an. At that time, the economic center was still in the north, and there were very few people in the south, so there was no need to consider it, and the core area of the north was Guanzhong, Luoyang, and Hebei, the first two places were destroyed, and the latter place was occupied by the feudal town, so the resources that Tang Dezong could control were very limited. The tax collected is not a quarter of what it used to be.

Tang Dezong was still pretending to be high at this time, and it was inappropriate to pretend that he didn't love money, because he was already short of money, and the Jingyuan Mutiny was also triggered because the Jingyuan soldiers did not receive their corresponding rewards.

After this lesson, Tang Dezong deeply realized the importance of mastering the country's resources, and began to reverse the previous practice of the Holy Son, increase the country's taxes, accept the filial piety of local officials, send eunuchs to control the army, and send eunuchs to find ways to get money for him.

It was precisely with the accumulation of more than 20 years of low-key forbearance in Tang Dezong that the strength of the Tang Dynasty slowly recovered, laying a solid foundation for his grandson Tang Xianzong's Yuan and Zhongxing.

In the last years of the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs interfered in politics, in essence, it was not that the eunuchs wanted to usurp the throne, but that they were helping their respective masters to fight for imperial power, and in nature, they belonged to the slaves helping their masters to compete for family property, which did not pose a threat to the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

The above is the truth about the eunuchs of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, but Zhu Ao didn't want to say these words in the court, first, he knew that he only had one mouth, if he talked about the mouth cannon, even if he was tired to death, he would not be able to win this group of educated hooligans. Second, these words are so ugly that they suddenly push the group of ministers to the opposite side, as if they are the source of the country's troubles, and they must not be said to their faces, otherwise the two sides will tear their faces, and they will not be able to work together after tearing their faces.

Although he had to prevent this group of ministers from encroaching on his resources, he still needed to rely on them to manage the country, and he could not tear his face with them until he had to do so.

That's why he chose to use a dry roar to deter the ministers, and after they all confessed, he slowly announced his decision, saying: "Since all the ministers think that those who read the books of the sages will be consciously loyal to the king, then the widow will make a bet with the ministers that from today onwards, a nationwide property inspection will be carried out, and if the officials in all parts of the country are as loyal as you say, then the widow will no longer mention the establishment of the East Factory." ”

Zhu Ao believes that the officials of the Ming Dynasty have absolutely not realized that they are collectively doing Hai Jui, as long as it is a thorough investigation, there must be a problem, and then they can take this opportunity to stop the mouths of those ministers, smoothly implement the Dongchang system, and help themselves better control the country's resources.

Seeing that the king said so, the ministers below were silent, and what would become if they objected? Do you have financial problems, everyone sighed sadly in their hearts, glanced at each other helplessly, and said weakly: "The ministers obey the order." "They know that at this point, it is imperative to set up an organization such as the East Factory, and there is no problem with the group of people at the bottom.

In this way, taking advantage of this shareholder trend, Zhu Ao set up a verification team for the property of the state, with the eunuchs trained by Lan Youcheng as the main force, and the imperial historians of the Supervision Yuan were responsible for cooperating with the work, and only conducted an investigation on several relatively wealthy farms and counties such as Zhangye and Wuwei, and found out many problems. Some granaries did not match the facts, the biggest gap actually reached 50,000 stones, and some county orders and yamen spent too much, and the things they bought seriously exceeded their market prices, and they were all approved by the superiors.

The grain in the granary was either planted by the widow with his brothers, or the widow exploited it from the hands of the working people with infamy. With the official position given to you by the widow, you don't do the right thing, you only know how to make the widow's money, what do you think of the widow? Is it wronged? Have you ever considered other people's feelings!

Zhu Ao was really enraged, at this moment he finally realized the reason for Zhu Yuanzhang's iron-fisted anti-corruption, and no one would be angry about this matter, not to mention Lao Zhu's temper.

The handling of these corrupt officials and corrupt officials was also very serious, and several people who were more seriously corrupt were all killed, regardless of their official positions, and their families were sent to slave camps as slaves, and their wives and daughters were sent to the entertainment venues he had just established to work as singers. And they were to recover the stolen goods, and to be slaves was also to have rations, and the money and grain of embezzlement were deducted from the rations, and the singers were also very profitable when they were done, so they used the money they earned to pay off their debts until they were paid off.

The rest of the people are imprisoned, dismissed, demoted, and so on, but without exception, they all recover the stolen goods, and if they can't afford to sell their sons and daughters, they have to pay back the widow's money, and if they can't pay it, they go to the slave camp to report.

At this moment, the ministers didn't dare to say anything anymore, and Zhu Ao was able to implement the Dongchang system very smoothly and gave them the power to send spies to various places. In addition, Zhu Ao is now the king, as the country is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more troops, it is impossible for him to follow him to fight every time, so it is necessary to set up eunuchs to supervise the army and let them supervise the military discipline and monitor the generals for themselves, so as to avoid the generals from supporting the army and repeating the mistakes of the Anshi Rebellion, and at the same time preventing some generals who are greedy for life and afraid of death from slipping their heads and covering up their defeats after they come back.

Therefore, Zhu Ao stipulated that in the future, all the troops of Suguo should set up eunuchs to supervise the army, and in some strategic places, they should also set up eunuchs to help him control the army gathered there.

The first governor of Dongchang, Zhu Ao gave Huai'en's godfather - the veteran eunuch of Suwangfu, Li Peisheng. It can be said that Huai En was brought up by Li Peisheng, Li Peisheng is also more old-fashioned, and his eyes are more vicious, and several shopkeepers of the roast duck restaurant were selected by him for Huai En, and at present, he is quite competent.

This thing was finally implemented, and since then, Zhu Ao feels that he can control the country steadily, in fact, the system of the Ming Dynasty is very strict and complete, and the major institutions perform their own duties, and they restrain each other, if Chongzhen did not disrupt this balance as soon as he came to power, and lost the ability to control the country, then he would not have perished.

After the establishment of the East Factory, the most urgent task is to expand the manpower, and those who do the work of spies are all special talents, and it will be difficult to train them for a while. When Zhu Ao was worried about this matter, Li Peisheng, the eunuch of Dongchang, bowed over, bent over, and said respectfully to Zhu Ao: "King Qiqi, the old slave has a strategy, I don't know if it is feasible?" ”

"What to sell. Say it! Zhu Ao glanced at him angrily and said, this is the problem of how to be a spy, and he likes to sell Guanzi.

Li Peisheng was taken aback by Zhu Ao, he didn't dare to straighten his waist, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has ordered the abolition of the Jinyi Guard, and many of those Jinyi Guards who once made the ministers frightened have no food and clothing. The senior officials in the capital can say that the ordinary personnel of Jinyiwei who have been arranged to other places have lost even the most basic salaries, and their lives are quite difficult. As far as the old slave knows, there are also many brocade guards in my Su country, if the king can take this opportunity to recruit them to his command, wouldn't it be a force to be reckoned with? ”

This is a good idea, Zhu Ao not only smiled and nodded, he remembered that his fourth brother Comrade Zhu Di spent money to support the Jinyi guards in Beiping when Jinyiwei was in the most difficult time, and helped them get through the difficulties, and received a lot of help from this group of spies, and a lot of valuable information was provided by them.

"I'll leave this matter to you and Che Gang, remember, be sure to scrutinize it strictly and don't let the spies get involved." Zhu Ao resolutely gave an order, he knew that these Jinyi guards also worked for others, since the emperor and the grandson don't want you anymore, then follow the widow, anyway, it is the world of the Zhu family, who to do it with or not, at least you can't starve you with the widow. But he is also a very suspicious person, he has watched a lot of spy war dramas in later generations, and he always unconsciously suspects that there will be spies who will take this opportunity to get in, so he specially instructed Li Peisheng, believing that with his and Che Gang's ability, the spies can be distinguished.

In this way, the scale of Zhu Ao's East Factory has grown rapidly, and with the joining of the skilled Jinyiwei, it can operate quickly and help itself to control the huge Suguo, not to mention that these Jinyiwei are familiar with the internal affairs of the imperial court and can know a lot of things from their mouths.

Although Zhu Ao has founded the country, in the final analysis, he is still a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and he himself is still the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

After Che Gang received Zhu Ao's order, he naturally attached great importance to this matter, in fact, with his professional quality, he already knew who the head of the Jinyi Guard lurking in Su Guo was, but without the king's order, he didn't dare to startle the snake, after all, it was someone sent by the imperial court.

Now after receiving Zhu Ao's order, Che Gang decided to visit this long-time colleague. On this day, Che Gang specially wore civilian clothes, drove a simple carriage, and came to a blacksmith shop on the outskirts of Dunhuang.

The business of the blacksmith shop was not very good, and there was not a single customer except for the coach. The blacksmith shop was also very small, just a master with an apprentice, the apprentice had already begun to doze off with boredom, but the old master was still standing there with a high spirit, his eyes looking into the distance, as if thinking about something.

"Boss, aren't you busy today?" As he spoke, Che Gang walked over with a smile, waved at the old master, and sat down with a big grin.

"Hurry up, there's a guest coming!" The old master kicked the apprentice who was dozing off, and his eyes showed a very excited look, and it could be seen that he seemed to have no guests for a long time, and the food and grass at home were about to be broken.

"Huh?" The apprentice who was still asleep got up in a daze, as if he couldn't believe his ears, after seeing the car post, he changed the half-asleep appearance before, and a spirit swept away the sleepiness, and hurriedly said: "Objectively, please sit, may I ask the guest officer what equipment he wants to build, this shop is a famous blacksmith shop in Dunhuang City, and the things created are satisfactory to you." ”

Che Gang looked around the blacksmith shop, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart, is this bird still a famous blacksmith shop in Dunhuang City? Are all the blacksmiths in the country of Su dead? didn't demolish him at the moment, and said to the old master with a smile: "I want to take a sword down, I don't know if Mr. can do it?" ”

No one would have thought that the highest-level spy that was once installed by the Jinyi Guard in Su Guo would be a blacksmith master with an unsightly appearance.

The old master's heart was cold, and his intuition that he had been engaged in the spy industry for many years told him that this person was not so simple, looking at his clothes, although it was simple, but the whole person revealed a trace of luxury, and he was definitely not a person who lacked a sword, even if he was lacking, he would not go to this humble blacksmith shop on the outskirts of the city to build it, and he unconsciously became very vigilant, and dealt with it carefully: "There are many kinds of swords, I don't know which one I want to fight objectively?" ”

Che Gang smiled, stood up, walked a few steps with his hands in his hands, deliberately pretended to be unfathomable, shook his head and said, "I want to fight a soft sword." ”

"Oh, then you've come to the right place, the soft sword created by my master is also a must, absolutely good-looking and easy to use." The person dressed as an apprentice immediately shouted excitedly, looking at the appearance of this person, he is definitely worth a lot, if he doesn't take this opportunity to make a good profit, he will have to drink the northwest wind in a few days, and the next guest doesn't know when he will arrive.

The old master glared at him suddenly, suddenly changed his previous kind face, and suddenly shouted: "How can you interfere here!" Stay and go! ”

"What is fierce? I'm helping you pull the guests, so you don't even have to earn the coffin back, I really don't know what to do. "The apprentice dressed as a helper hired by this master, the business of the blacksmith shop has not been good these days, and the salary cannot be paid, this apprentice has long wanted to leave, so he has not very much respect for this master.

Che Gang didn't bother to pay attention to the trivial matters between their master and apprentice, still smiling and looking at the old master with a face like a flat lake but a thunderous chest, and said in a kind tone: "Since this is the case, then trouble the old master, please create a soft sword for the next one." ”

The old master had probably guessed Che Gang's intention, and his heart was beating wildly, but he still tentatively said with an unchanged face: "People who use soft swords practice feminine martial arts, and looking at Your Excellency's appearance, they don't look like people who practice this kind of martial arts. ”

"Hahaha!" Che Gang suddenly laughed loudly: "The soft sword can be hidden in the waist, and its appearance is not good, but it can take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and seal the throat with a sword." The so-called Tibetan front is clumsy, and it depends on the opportunity, which is a sharp weapon. A soft sword can be used as a sharp weapon. ”

The old master was full of joy, and the essence in his eyes was magnificent, didn't he say that they were Jinyiwei? Once upon a time, Jinyiwei was such a sharp weapon, hidden in the noisy crowd, looking inconspicuous, no different from those people on the street, but once he started to act, just like this soft sword, he decided on the spot, sealed his throat with a sword, and never talked nonsense. Aren't the Hu Weiyong case and the Lan Yu case all found out by us? Back then, the scenery was the same, and how many great things were done for the saint, but now the bird is hidden, and the saint ordered the disbandment of their brocade guards for the sake of his own Mingjun's face. As a result, his dignified former Jinyi Wei Qianhu was reduced to a bleak situation of striking iron for a living.

It's not good! The old master secretly said in his heart, who is this person? It's definitely not Jinyiwei, he knows all the Jinyiwei of Su Guo, there is definitely no such person, since he dares to say this kind of black words directly in broad daylight, then there is only one possibility, he is the person of King Su.

Could it be that King Su knows his identity? It is also possible that since King Su became a vassal, he has come to the Kingdom of Su, and over the years, he has watched King Su run a country that was originally poor and white into such a rich country, and has successively defeated strong enemies such as the Western Domain and the Uighurs, and his reputation has spread far and wide. In his opinion, the wisdom and martial arts of this Su King are no less than that of his father. It's not impossible for him to be able to see through his identity.

Just, is this a blessing or a curse? The old master was at a loss at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he calmed down again, judging from his years of experience, King Su should not have come to find trouble, otherwise he would not have sent this peer to talk to him about the soft sword, he directly sent troops to take it, or secretly assassinated it.

Since you're not here to get into trouble, what are you here for? Could it be that ..... the master's heart skipped a trace of ecstasy, the most important pursuit of people in the world is to live a good life, this is the mentality of the vast majority of people, and those who would rather die than change their doors will always be a very small minority. He asked himself if he couldn't do this, but he still wanted to live a good life for himself and his family.

Since King Su has the intention to woo him, what reason does he have to refuse? King Su is also the biological son of today's son, in the final analysis, it is still a family, and his refuge in him is not a change of court in the strict sense, anyway, they are all working for the Zhu family, who is doing it or not, Lao Zhu is unwilling to let us do it, so why don't we go to Xiao Zhu?

After thinking of this layer, the old master changed his previous serious and vigilant expression, and a clear smile appeared on his face, and he said to Che Gang: "Your Excellency's discussion of the way of the soft sword is really in one sentence, and it is the essence. Building a soft sword is not a one-time effort, and now it's almost noon, please go to the humble house to drink a cup of tea, eat some light rice, and ask your Excellency for advice, how about it? ”

This kid, go up. Che Gang was overjoyed, it seems that today's task can be easily completed, he is really afraid that he will meet a dead brain, and he will not be attached to it, and when the time comes, he will not kill himself, and he will not let go, after all, he is a person sent by the emperor, and he is afraid that the court will ask for guilt because of this, and he can't explain where he let King Su go, and he was caught in the middle and was splinted, and said with a smile on his honest face: "It's so good, thank you brother." ”

This title already means that the old master has passed the test safely, and he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, turned to the apprentice with a grumbling face and said, "You clean up here, and you won't start work today." ”

"No business!" This apprentice is very dissatisfied with this, he has not married a daughter-in-law, is counting on relying on the craft learned from this master to earn some money to marry a daughter-in-law, I didn't expect this master to look very knowledgeable, the craft is really not good, he has been with him for so many days, the craft has not learned much, and the money has not earned much, and seeing that he treats the business so lightly, not working hard, he is disappointed at the moment, determined to leave, pouted and said: "I won't come tomorrow, follow you old, I'm afraid I won't save enough money to marry a daughter-in-law in this life." ”

The old master was stunned for a moment, and then thought about what his not very well-behaved apprentice said also had some truth, he and himself these times, although he did not abuse him, but did not give him a bright future in the future, he was still young, it was the time to be self-motivated, and it was normal to choose to leave at this time, sighed and said: "Whatever you want, you pick two objects here, even if it is your salary this month." "He doesn't have much money to compensate his apprentices now, so he can only compensate with goods. After speaking, with a wave of his sleeves, he returned to his home with the car.

Before Che Gang entered the door, he was shocked by the scene of his house, his poor family can no longer be described as a family with four walls, it is simply no longer even a wall, I didn't expect a dignified brocade guard to be five products and thousands of households, actually mixed to this point.

In fact, it is understandable to think about it, the funds of Jinyiwei mainly rely on the allocation of the imperial court, and now the imperial court does not want them, and the funds are naturally cut off, and people with a little craftsmanship or some means of livelihood can live a more decent life by their own skills, but like this blacksmith master, he just learned the craft as a cover, and he can't do anything, and he can only be a spy, so he can only starve and suffer from poverty.