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On the official road between the hills, Liu Minyou looked at the barren land everywhere worriedly, and deeply felt that it was a pity, although Dengzhou Town was very powerful now, the surrounding elbows were still there, so he couldn't let go of his hands and feet and make full use of Denglai's resources.

He went to Pingdu from Dengzhou today to inspect the establishment of the local tunbao, and only brought some bodyguards from the security room with him. The fighting in the countryside of Pingdu continued, and the forts established in advance had already established a foothold, and militia units were set up in each fort. Mo Huaiwen mobilized the militia to participate in the Xintunpu armed battles many times, and the advantage was getting bigger and bigger, and after discovering the huge gap in strength, the resistance of the local people was weakening sharply, and the steps of Dengzhou Town's strong management of Pingdu became smooth

The scene of the chaotic times of the Ming Dynasty became more and more obvious, Zu Dashou beheaded He Kegang and fled back after surrendering was finally revealed, and the imperial history of Kedao in Beijing was turned upside down, and the impeachment chapter flew into the palace like snowflakes, and most of them were left behind, that is, there was no handling opinion. Qiu Hejia, a man who acted for the tiger, was only transferred to the governor of Shanyong, and Chongzhen summoned Zu Dashou to Beijing again, but Zu Dashou still stayed in Jinzhou for various reasons, and the order of the imperial court was just a dead letter to him.

And the Shanxi thieves are still unabated, although the most flamboyant Wang Jiayin and Shen Yiyuan brothers have been killed, but there are many rising stars.

Since Hong Chengchou took office, he led the troops to go around, and his command of Cao Wenzhao, the general soldier of Lintao, Wang Chengen, Ai Wannian, and He Huchen, the general soldier of Ningxia, are all fierce generals, and Cao Wenzhao's troops are all the headquarters soldiers he brought out from Guanning, and even the Tartars dare to fight. To deal with the Liukou, one is basically ten, and Wang Chengen and Ai Wannian are all Qin soldiers. is also strong and daring to fight, and it is also considered sharp in the border army

Liukou Yiyun, Hun Tian Monkey, Xue Hongqi and so on left in Shaanxi. They wrapped the displaced people all the way into the gang, and successively conquered Anding, Ansai, Ganquan, Baoan County, Heshui and other cities, and even the soldiers were killed by them.

Under the joint encirclement and suppression of these people, the shape of Shaanxi has been greatly improved, and the remaining larger rogues are Hao Lin'an, Ke Tianfei, Yicheng, Xue Hongqi, Yizi Wang, Lone Ranger Wolf and others, Hong Chengchou is deploying a new round of pursuit and suppression plan, Hong Chengchou has shown high command skills in the year he took office. Shaanxi Liukou is not optimistic.

After the death of Wang Jiayin, Zijin Liang became the most appealing figure in the Liukou, and he formed an alliance headed by him with other Liukou, collectively known as the 36th Battalion, including Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Huihui and other strongest Liukou. The alliance was very loose, and the various ministries were still largely fighting on their own, but it also showed that the rogue was beginning to move towards unity. The 36th Battalion was on the move, operating in central and southeastern Shanxi. And there is a trend of development to Henan. The destructive power of these people was not weaker than that of Jiannu, and wherever they went, they were like locusts crossing the border, greatly destroying local society and production, and began to really become a big problem for the imperial court.

These things are far from Denglai. Except for the drought, it is very peaceful everywhere in Shandong, except in the mountains near Qingzhou. There were many more bandits, large and small, and many of them were defeated Kongbu rebels. They also only dare to operate near the mountains of Qingzhou Prefecture.

Liu Minyou took out a sweat towel and wiped his face, burying his head in listening to the gasp of the mount. When you look up, a stone bridge appears in front of you, and a black sè pennant floats at the head of the bridge, and a simple pergola is built underneath. Liu Min had been here a few times, and he had some impressions of this landmark, so he said to the stupid monk behind him: "A few miles away, there is a fort of ours, you can rest there." ”

The stupid monk has two horses, so as to take turns to bear his extraordinary weight, he is not in the military now, and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the oil beads are bubbling under the scorching sun, so he doesn't talk about any image, and he fanned the wind with a pampas fan with his bare chest, and nodded hurriedly after listening to Liu Minyou's words.

Soon arrived at the bridge, several of its people stood up, led by a Ming army with a sword, he swaggered over, saw that there were a few carriages behind, and asked with a raised chin: "What kind of goods are you pulling?" Open the carriage to Lao Tzu and show it, and the tax will be calculated according to the price. ”

Liu Minyou knew that this soldier belonged to Geng Zhongming's middle battalion, and there were two people from the industrial and commercial department sitting in the pergola, waiting to collect taxes. Liu Minyou shook his head secretly, he was forced to have no choice but to put Geng Zhongming in front, but in fact, he still used his qualifications to rebel to scare the locality, and the image of the tax card was like buying road money.

The stupid monk waved his hand lazily, and a one-foot and two-foot general flag was erected on the carriage behind, which read "Dengzhou Town is in the barracks and praised the painting of General Liu", and there was a small flying tiger sign next to it. The standard battalion soldier was illiterate, but Feihu recognized it, and when he saw the size of the flag, he hurriedly put on a smile, "It turned out that the adults from Dengzhou Town were passing by, do you want to sit down and rest and drink saliva?" ”

Several other people also came to visit together, and a person from the Department of Industry and Commerce recognized Liu Minyou and called him Lord Liu again and again.

Liu Minyou jumped off the horse and went to the pergola, sat down and began to flip through the account books on the table, and called two people from the industrial and commercial department to come over and ask, "How long have you set up a tax card here?" ”

The leader replied: "It has just been set up for half a month, and this card mainly collects commercial goods from Laizhou and Zhaoyuan, and also inspects the commercial goods from Dengzhou, with thirty taxes and one tax, and so far only more than seven hundred taels have been collected. ”

Liu Minyou flipped through the account book for a while, couldn't see any problems, and turned around in the pergola, there was a basket in the corner, and there were some signs in it, Liu Minyou grabbed one side and looked at it, the front was written "Zhaoyuan Card No. 38", and the back was written an address in Dengzhou City.

Liu Minyou knew that the address was the Ya Guild, which was now in the hands of the Department of Industry and Commerce, and could be exchanged for the qualification to buy and sell goods in the Ya Guild with the tax payment brand, Geng Zhongming's head was flexible, and he came up with this method at a glance in Tianjin, using the shell of the Ya Guild to cover up who was collecting business taxes.

Just like Chen Xin's management organization, it is all secretive, and Liu Minyou's civil department can only hang a sign of the civil shogunate so far, and everyone in it is a praise painting and a curtain guest. The shogunate was an institution that began to emerge in the Warring States period, and it was first established as a subordinate system. Appointments are made one level downwards. In the Ming Dynasty, it was changed to an appointment system, and all officials were appointed by the imperial court. However, the civil service establishment in the Ming Dynasty was too small. Officials at a certain level have to recruit curtain guests by themselves, and Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang and others have recruited curtain guests. participated in the management of the army in the name of Shensui or Zanhua, just like Song Wenxian initially followed Dengfu Li Song. These people did not have any official positions in the imperial court, but were only employed by private individuals.

Liu Minyou asked: "Do they still have to pay taxes when they arrive in Dengzhou?" ”

"If you get a brand, you don't have to pay taxes. Just like Qingzhou Mansion and Jinan Mansion, if you have a Pingdu tax card brand, you will not pay tax here. ”

Liu Minyou stared at him and asked, "Then if he hides the brand and doesn't return it, what will he do next time he uses this brand to confuse him?" ”

"When I arrived outside Dengzhou City, there was still a card, and the tooth store would collect the brand and replace it with a buying and selling brand. Dental tax is charged separately at the time of transaction, and if there is no brand, the dental shops are not allowed to sell it. ”

Liu Minyou heard that he was quite proficient in business, so he didn't continue to ask, and when he was about to continue his journey, he saw that the stupid monk and others had already led the horse to eat grass and drink water by the river, so he had to stop and sit down to rest.

The standard battalion soldier diligently brought a bowl of water from the wooden barrel, Liu Minyou nodded slightly and thanked him, and took a sip very clearly. After a bowl of belly, it seems to drive away the heat.

He casually asked the soldier, "Are there many merchants on the road now?" ”

The soldier had to ask the official, and quickly replied: "There are more people from the counties east of Qingzhou, and there are fewer from Jinan." It is said that there are bandits in Qingzhou, and goods are often robbed on the road, so most of the merchants in Jinan Mansion go north. Then take the sea route to Dengzhou. The villain also heard what the passers-by said, and he didn't know if it was accurate. ”

Liu Minyou said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's accurate." You stay here to collect some taxes. The second is to ensure the safety of those merchants, in case a merchant encounters a thief, you can also save him. ”

The soldier bowed down and said: "Relying on Lord Chen's tiger power, there are no bandits around here for a long time, at least the villain comes to these riddles, and no merchant says that there are bandits in Zhaoyuan." There are many in Qingzhou Mansion, and it is said that many of them still have Liaodong accents, so it is impossible to say that the defeated soldiers of Kong Youde's house fled, and it is okay for these old brothers to do those Shandong soldiers. ”

Liu Minyou couldn't help laughing, Geng Zhongming was not a chaotic soldier, he just saw the opportunity quickly.

The soldier said again: "Some old brothers in the past, all of them were caught by Lord Chen in Dengzhou, and they lived outside the Tunbao in front, and there was a team of Wendeng...... Dengzhou town soldiers. It is said that there are adults who allow them to make meritorious contributions, and they can divide the land if they do a good job, and they are nearby, and the bandits will not come here. ”

"Oh." As soon as Liu Min heard it, he knew that it was the group of prisoners, and when he thought of this, he looked to the west, where the mountains were continuous, and it was the Luoshan Mountains in the north of Zhaoyuan, where the eight achievements of the Zhaoyuan gold mine were located. The group of captives had been specially mobilized to this place to seize the gold mines of Zhaoyuan. At present, it is the military that is in charge of this matter, and Xu Yuanhua is assisting.

Thinking of this, he was anxious to know the progress, and couldn't sit still, so he stood up and urged the stupid monk and others to go on the road, and the stupid monk and others hurriedly dragged the horse back to the road. ”

I only heard the few standard battalion soldiers pull out their swords, and the leader slapped the table with a knife and shouted: "Laizhou handed it over, Hengwangfu handed it over, do you think we have a leisure meal in Dengzhou!?" ”

The merchant heard that it was a Liaodong accent, and suddenly went down, stunned and did not speak, the person of the industrial and commercial department said calmly at this time: "Here is the road behind the road will not be collected, we Dengzhou will not do as much as Laizhou, and if you encounter Qingpi blackmail in Dengzhou, take this brand to show them, no one dares to move, we have collected taxes, is to keep you safe, which is like Laizhou and Hengwangfu......"

Liu Min sighed and rode the horse, Hengwangfu was lucky last year, last winter when the trade route was cut off, the people of Hengwangfu withdrew to Qingzhou, escaped Li Jiucheng's purge, this year as soon as Chun came again, this year's better thing is that they dare not collect too much tax in Dengzhou Town, every time they pass it, it just means a little, but it is not pleasing to look at after all.

The group soon arrived at Tunpu, a few miles away, where the terrain is flat, Tunpu is located by the river, along the river to build a waterwheel and a dragon tail car, some children are giggling on the dragon tail car treading water. The land on both sides of the river is ripe fields, and needless to say, there must have been some contention.

Liu Minyou inquired with Tunhu all the way, and soon found the Chinese army here, Dengzhou Town set up a camp here, dug a deep trench around it, behind the trench is an earthen ram, and on the top of the earthen rampart is a row of camp walls made of big wood. There are wooden lookouts at intervals, and the whole barracks looks fierce.

After handing over the waist card to register, Liu Minyou entered the camp and saw Liu Pojun who hurriedly went out to greet him.

Liu Minyou had a good impression of this family, and after the two saluted each other, Liu Minyou asked directly: "How is the matter of the gold mine?" ”

"Not yet."

Liu Minyou was surprised: "Why are you still dragging it, it is tens of thousands of silver in a month, but there are not enough soldiers?" ”

"One division of the first battalion of the transferred soldiers, plus more than 1,000 prisoners, is enough to kill all those people, but the news from the foreign affairs department has made the subordinates suspend their actions. It is said that there are two families in the Laizhou gentry, one surnamed Zheng, who is the same year as Bi Ziyan, the head of the household department, and the other is a relative and friend of Lord Bi, saying that Lord Bi specially sent someone to ask Lord Chen to take care of him. ”

"Bi Ziyan?" Liu Min hastily recalled, this household secretary is in charge of finance, his younger brother is Bi Zisu, the official to the governor of Liaodong, in the first year of Chongzhen was held hostage by Ning Yuan's rebels, and finally committed suicide due to humiliation, Yuan Chonghuan rushed away, and could only deal with more than a dozen coercion matters, which can be said to be a big victim of Guan Ning's army to resist Wen with force.

With the financial situation of the Chongzhen Dynasty, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Finance, must have done a very difficult job, but after moving around in the past few years, it seems that he can barely hold up the overall situation.

"It seems to be the crown prince, I'm afraid this thing will be more difficult to do." Liu Minyou shook his head, now that there is more Liaoyu, he must always take care of all kinds of officials in the court, otherwise it may affect the distribution of Liaoyu. The capital city of Laizhou was not breached by the rebels, and there are still many relatives in it.

"Well, we'll have to see what happens again." Liu Min was unwilling to think of the gold.

Liu Pojun said in a low voice: "The Department of Foreign Affairs is in contact with those two, if the conditions are not harsh, maybe let some out." ”

The two were talking, the sound of horses' hooves at the camp gate, and after a while, someone came in and hurriedly came over, Liu Minyou turned his head to look, but it was Song Wenxian.

"Hello Lord Liu!" Song Wenxian hurriedly saw Liu Minyou, and then said to Liu Pojun: "You can do it, and the family surnamed Zheng will be arrested together." ”

Liu Minyou hurriedly grabbed Song Wenxian, "Director Song, can this be done like this?" Master Bi can be in charge of the household, and our soldiers' salaries will pass from him. ”

Song Wenxian wiped the sweat on his forehead before saying: "The other family has negotiated, but the Zheng family has too many conditions, not only does he have to keep a piece of mine, but even his miscellaneous relatives and friends have to share a piece, so if he can take care of it." Bi Ziyan is still a scholar, but we have Lord Wen and Cao's husband to take care of us, and we are not afraid of him, even if it is his top boss, it is also towards us. ”

Liu Minyou asked: "Is his immediate boss the cabinet?" ”

"No, it is Zhang Yixian, the prime minister of household labor, this person is a eunuch, above the book, is set up by the emperor to be in charge of the household and the Ministry of Industry, Lord Chen made a special trip to Beijing to visit him last time, this person is greedy for money, and there are many means, and now the armor and equipment of the Ministry of Industry, and the salary of the border army have to be agreed by him to be paid, we have invested a lot of money, and there may be a lot of armor to get this year. With him, Master Bi can't hold our money, just do it. ”

Liu Pojun nodded, "Mingri will do it." (To be continued.) )

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