Near the Governor's Mansion, he found a courtyard, cleaned it up briefly, and became the Governor's Mansion, Yu Xiang checked the account books in the study of the Governor's Mansion, and at this time a guard came to report: "Zhu Xingan has been caught." ”

Yu Xiang was overjoyed and said, "Take it to the lobby, and I'll go over." ”

After a while, Yu Xiang dressed up and came to the lobby to sit down.

Yu Xiang looked down at the hall, almost happy, Zhu Xingan made up as a peasant, his face was covered with black grass and wood ash, revealing his eyes and lips. There are also two women dressed as peasant women beside her, the grass and wood ash on their faces are unevenly smeared, and the fair skin is exposed where they are not smeared, and their wrists are fair and delicate, and they are rich and noble.

Yu Xiang slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "Bold Zhu Xingan, are you guilty, and you still don't recruit from the truth?" ”

Zhu Xingan's body was like a sifting chaff, trembling, the arrogance of the past did not know where to run at this time, he knelt on the ground, and said with tears in his eyes: "Weichen is guilty, but he has to do it as a last resort, who is not greedy in the officialdom?" How to deal with the boss with a meager salary alone? How to socialize? How do you feed a family? ”

"Let's not talk about your boss and entertainment, just how many families do you have?" Yu Xiang asked.

"Twenty-three." Zhu Xingan replied, afraid that Yu Xiang would not believe it, and added: "There are ten concubines, twelve children, and my old father, this is not a domestic servant, a year is calculated, just living will cost more than two hundred taels of silver, my salary is only ten buckets of rice, eighty taels of silver, you say, can I support my family?" ”

Yu Xiang sneered: "Ordinary people with a medium living standard have a family of seven, less than ten taels of silver in a year, and your family of twenty-three, Ann calculates it like this, thirty taels is enough, eighty taels of silver and ten buckets of rice are not enough for you to spend?" Besides, since you don't have enough to spend, can't you marry a few fewer concubines and have fewer children? ”

Zhu Xingan seemed to be no longer afraid, and said with words: "In today's officialdom, who doesn't have a few wives and concubines, even a seven-grade sesame official in Gou Zhi County will marry sixteen wives and concubines, and I will only marry ten rooms, I think I have a lot of moderation compared to those officials!" I think I'm a good officer with good integrity. ”

When it came to Gou Zhi County, Yu Xiang was angry and pointed at Zhu Xingan: "It is precisely because you accepted bribes from Gou Zhi County, and deliberately ignored its so-called 'Wuguan Jingwei', and indulged Gou Zhi County to change the law of fish and flesh to the people, causing the people's wives to be separated, the family to be ruined, and how many women from good families were ravaged, this is the so-called truth that the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked!" You still dare to quibble. ”

As soon as Yu Xiang's words fell, a woman beside Zhu Xingan couldn't cry silently, and said: "My father was originally a burden businessman, when passing through Queshan County, he was said by Gou Zhi County that we violated the law of 'Wuguan Jingwei', and forcibly put us in prison, and later said that an adult came to rescue me, and then released my father and daughter. ”

Zhu Xingan said: "The world is like this, what can I endure?" ”

Yu Xiang's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he said word by word: "I will use the lives of your family of twenty-three to cleanse this filthy world. ”

When Zhu Xingan heard this, he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

At noon the next day, the execution ground! The sun was scorching, and the leaves did not move, and they roared hoarsely.

On the prison platform, King Fu sat in the middle, and Wang Chengen and Yu Xiang sat on both sides.

In the middle of the execution ground, there were more than 100 people kneeling, all of whom were corrupt officials and their families.

More than 100 scholars and Liu Fengyuan's family sat around and watched the execution.

Zhuge Shanzhen, in front of everyone, read out the evil deeds of these people one by one, the scholars present were all filled with righteous indignation, Liu Fengyuan's face also showed a trace of anger, and said in a low voice: "It's not like words, there is more than innocent death, there is more innocent death!" ”

The cries of children and women were heard at the execution ground. Yu Xiang did not let people gag the mouths of women and children, and even a few fathers and daughters holding children had not yet been tied, and one woman had tears in her eyes and breastfed the baby in public.

Towards three o'clock in the afternoon, the executioner took a sip of wine and sprayed it on the knife, provoking the Dance of the Dead, which is a kind of knife opening ritual.

Yu Xiang's face twitched, he was not present when he killed Gou Zhixian's entire family before, but now, he was a supervisor on the field, and he still couldn't help twitching in his heart.

As soon as three o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Xiang picked up the opening order stick, his hands trembled, if he accidentally made the sign land, the heads on the field would fall to the ground, Yu Xiang's head was full of the cries of desperate women and babies who did not understand the world.

After hesitating for a while, Yu Xiang took back the order and said loudly: "Take the women and children away from the execution ground to avoid death!" ”

After receiving the order, the soldiers saw that the women and children were taken out of the execution ground, and when the corrupt officials heard that the children were not going to die, they sincerely put their heads on the ground and thanked Yu Xiang for his compassion.

After the women and children were taken away from the execution ground, Yu Xiang threw down the order and shouted: "Execution!" ”

The executioners raised their knives and fell, and their heads were cut off with a gurgling grunt, and the blood on the necks of these corrupt officials and corrupt officials spurted straight out, spilling on the land that raised them.

They used to do whatever they wanted in this land, losing their conscience and doing bad things. Eventually, they're going to go underground.

Everyone, whether you are a high-ranking official or a wealthy person, you have to return to the dust in the end, gold, silver and jewelry, fame and fortune are in the clouds, and you can get by and live the most comfortable, and your family's health is a blessing! Perhaps, this is the moment when these corrupt officials bow their heads to the ground and return to dust, and at the last moment of their lives, can they understand the true meaning of life.

Liu Fengyuan was a little surprised when he saw Yu Xiang's move, he originally thought that Yu Xiang was a bloodthirsty maniac, and he was ruthless, not to mention that these people in front of him, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, should destroy their nine clans, and unexpectedly, the women and children were all released, and he wondered in his heart: Could it be that the rumors from the outside world are false?

Those soldiers also have some feelings, after they have undergone militarized training, they have already understood the new guards, and now they have all shaved their hair, all of them have become soldiers, although there are still some nerds, but these nerds will gradually dissipate over time, they are today, they are watching the whole process of the execution, they are also growing, and soon they will grow into real men with independent thinking ability.

King Fu is like a knife, these beheaded people, almost all of them are his sworn friends, half of King Fu's wealth, are provided by some people, Yu Xiang is killed today, is to completely cut off his financial route, King Fu's strength in Luoyang, since then announced a complete collapse, these people's property and food, will be confiscated.

In the study of the Governor's Palace, Yu Xiang looked at the statistics in the account book and was dumbfounded! The money and grain borrowed from the Fuwang Mansion and the family wealth of the corrupt officials were added up, with a total of 20 million taels of silver, which was converted into hundreds of billions of yuan in later generations; 600,000 stone of grain, converted into about 30,000 tons in later generations, these grains can be eaten by 170,000 people for a year, Yu Xiang couldn't imagine this number, such a large amount of money and grain is actually hoarded in the hands of a few people, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a rich country. Fortunately, the transportation in this society is not developed, and the corrupt officials will not save the money and grain abroad, otherwise, they will give it to the foreigners to enjoy it in vain.

Yu Xiang then understood why Li Zicheng would rise so quickly in Henan, with these money and food, it is difficult to rise or not, it is no exaggeration to say that if Yu Xiang is against him at this time, he is afraid that this Ming Dynasty will soon fall into the hands of Yu Xiang, a steady stream of soldiers, advanced weapons, rich and powerful materials, who can be the enemy?

Zuo Liangyu is actually quite pathetic, running around, eating the last meal without the next meal, and finally had to plunder the army, leaving a bad reputation in history, and Yu Xiang, by borrowing grain and cracking down on corrupt officials, easily raised rich materials, which has to be said to be a pioneering act.

With these materials, Yu Xiang has confidence in his heart, and the overall situation of Henan can be basically determined, Yu Xiang decided to establish the Central Bank of Henan, unify the issuance of currency, and replace silver as the main circulation currency with Henan new currency, so as to reduce the dependence on silver. After all, silver is a rare metal, its supply is limited, and the key to steel coins is technical barriers, in today's world, only Yu Xiang has mastered steelmaking technology, not afraid of the risk of counterfeiting. Once you have the power of money, you will further control the discourse power of the economy, and then you can use money as a weapon to manipulate the economy. Yu Xiang wants to apply modern economic theories to this society.

Yu Xiang, who suffered from the monopoly of later generations, decided to open up the financial market terminals, allowing private individuals to set up money banks and banks, and Henan credit cooperatives and branches of Henan Bank were public banks.

However, whether it is a private bank or a public bank, its circulating currency must be Henan New Currency, private banks are not allowed to issue currency alone, the previous ticket number should be completely canceled, and the silver ticket can only be used as a voucher, and is not allowed to be used as a settlement tool, and the settlement tool can only be silver and Henan New Currency, after a period of implementation, it will finally be unified into Henan New Currency.

In Pingdingshan, the Coin Minting Department was set up to specialize in the research and minting of Henan new coins, and the original Xincun coin recycling furnace can still be circulated for a period of time without recycling. To Yu Xiang's surprise, a few years later, in the capital, the first version of the Xincun coin was regarded as a cultural relic, auctioned at a sky-high price, these residual Xincun coins are those that were used as ornaments of a certain coin, thrown in a corner, discovered by future generations, thus becoming a valuable wealth, because a small Xincun coin, witnessed the development of a new civilization system.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yu Xiang wanted to establish a postal system covering the entire Henan, just with the opportunity of expanding bank outlets, merging some functions of the bank and the postal service, establishing postal savings similar to later generations, and changing the name of Henan Credit Union to Henan Postal Cooperative Credit Cooperative, and Henan Bank was named Henan Postal Bank. In this way, a lot of manpower and material resources can be saved, efficiency can be improved, and it is beneficial for remitters and withdrawals through the post office. Yu Xiang's establishment of the postal system is not only as simple as sending letters and mailing, but also through a perfect logistics network, the establishment of information flow, which is not only conducive to economic development, but also conducive to the spread of civilization, so as to grasp the information resources, public opinion guidance and discourse power of the whole society. Mastering these resources is not inferior to mastering the technology of gun manufacturing and unifying thinking, and it is a powerful weapon in wartime or in production and construction.

Yu Xiang also reformed the payment of soldiers' salaries, stipulating that the 28th day of each month is the day of payment, and the soldiers' salaries are fixed salaries and bonuses, which are paid separately, and the fixed salaries are paid regularly, as long as they are paid with tickets. You can withdraw money at any savings bank branch. In this society, the identity authentication technology is backward, and the bank only recognizes the vote. According to that, as long as the ticket is held. According to the law, anyone could withdraw money, so the soldiers received tickets. It is said that it should be kept properly, and whoever loses it will deserve it. Of course, there are special soldiers in the army to keep tickets. According to the department.

The prize money was given in real money, and the soldiers generally used the bonus as pocket money. It was sent home to subsidize the family, and later after the postal system was perfected, the postmen would send soldiers tickets. It is more convenient to send it home regularly.

This reform has greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the soldiers, and has been vigorously supported by the soldiers and their families, and many families are vying to send their children to the barracks, and the military service in other places that has caused public resentment is boiling, Henan is where everyone yearns to join the army, one person joins the army, and the whole family benefits, after becoming a soldier, after the experience of the army, often becomes a local top-notch talent, and often has a skill, after the military is recovered, either becomes a successful businessman, or becomes a local official. Therefore, many good girls are vying to marry soldiers, and it is spread in many places: "Good girls, good girls, if you want to marry, marry a new soldier!" ”

Yu Xiang has never been troubled by the source of soldiers, and since the establishment of Xincun, as long as there is conscription, everyone has enthusiastically participated. Now that there are so many displaced people, the New Guards no longer need to recruit foreign soldiers, the New Guards prefer to recruit refugees, compared to other soldiers, they fight bravely, are not afraid of death, and cherish the opportunity to be in the army very much. In this way, the opportunity for the children of local rich families in Henan to be soldiers was squeezed, and some rich families were selected as soldiers in order to send their children into the barracks, pretending to be homeless, and finally being selected as soldiers, of course, Yu Xiang did not punish these people, after all, their starting point is still good, Yu Xiang is fortunate to open one eye and close one eye.