"All clear?"

"Back to the prince, I found out."

Lu Xiangsheng paused and said: "The people Zhu Chuanzhi said are all White Lotus Sect disciples, and his subordinates have asked many people, and it is true, in recent years, the number of White Lotus Sect disciples in the Xuanfu area has become more and more amazing, and the power has developed extremely rapidly, and even entrenched in a large number of rural forts. ”

Zhang Ke couldn't help but gasp, the White Lotus Sect was a cancer that had been around for hundreds of years, it was cleared today, and it came out of other places after a while, just like a mouse in the field, it will never be finished.

But no matter how powerful the rat is, you must always be afraid of the cat! How could the White Lotus Sect in Xuanfu be so numerous and so unscrupulous?

Xu felt Zhang Ke's doubts, and Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, with all due respect to his subordinates, the White Lotus Sect in Xuanfu has something to do with you?" ”

"Me? What can it matter? Zhang Ke asked suspiciously.

"Lord Wang, aren't you restoring the Daning Dusi?" Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile: "In recent years, the trade between the Mongolian tribes of Liaodong and Monan has become more and more frequent, with the wool spinning workshop as a link, the cooperation between the two sides is pleasant, and the number of Mongolians entering the army is getting less and less, and the Xuanda area has obtained a rare peace. The White Lotus bandits who had escaped to the Mongolian steppe for refuge lost their shelter, and some fled to the territory of Lin Dan Khan, where the climate was even harsher, and more of them infiltrated Xuanfu and other places to become the people of the Ming Dynasty again. ”

"Escaped? Don't the officers and soldiers know how to deal with it? ”

Lu Xiangsheng smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Wang, with the rise of the war situation in Liaodong, the importance of the Xuanfu area is getting lower and lower, the military salary is strictly deducted, the military households have fled, and the number of vacancies in soldiers is simply beyond imagination. Take Zhu Chuanzhi as an example, he was originally a guerrilla general with 3,000 men under his command. But now his subordinates and the defenders of Baoan Prefecture add up to less than a thousand people, and this is still good! ”

Syllable!

Zhang Ke slapped the table vigorously and said angrily: "Should this king reward Zhu Chuanzhi?" ”

"Of course not." Lu Xiangsheng was afraid that Zhang Ke would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "This Zhu Chuanzhi is not a good thing, and he is even vicious. ”

"How?"

"Lord Wang. Although there are many White Lotus Sects in the Xuanfu area, most of the people are forced to do so. In recent years, military households have been fleeing more and more, and the living people have been exploited more and more, and their suffering has been unspeakable. Joined the White Lotus Sect, you can get a little food and rice every month, and if you are bullied by officials, you can also ask your brothers for help. To put it bluntly, these people joining the White Lotus Sect are much different from joining the Cao Gang. The hateful thing is that Zhu Chuanzhi didn't dare to wipe out the real White Lotus Sect, and took a group of old and weak women and children to open the knife. Send these people's heads in exchange for a bounty and fill your pockets! ”

When Lu Xiangsheng said this, he said in a fierce voice: "Lord Wang, my subordinates implore the prince to give an order to immediately correct Zhu Chuanzhi on the spot, and the soldiers and ruffians under him will also be severely punished, so as to convince the hearts of the people and deter Xiaoxiao." ”

Lu Xiangsheng was full of hope, but he found that Zhang Ke's face did not have the anger just now. Instead, he fell into deep thought.

If you want to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, or immediately pull the flag and rebel, you should follow the example of Liaodong and forcefully eliminate the local cancer. Establish a tuntian system and popularize the Liaodong model.

But Zhang Ke has another plan, compared to blindly strengthening himself, it is better to push the Ming Dynasty into the abyss again. What's more, he instigated Chongzhen to reform the border army. took the opportunity to patrol the border, but it was the Jinshang Group that really wanted to meet. You must know how careful Zhang Ke is, he was assassinated twice. They all almost died, how could he not retaliate!

"Jiandou, we haven't entered the Xuanfu yet, as the so-called immortals go down to ask about the land, it's really difficult to do things without anyone who understands the situation. Even though Zhu Chuanzhi has a thousand things to do, he is still not confused, and he knows that he can't be in cahoots with Gu Jun and others. It's done, you go and call him, I'm going to ask about something. ”

Zhang Ke made up his mind, but Lu Xiangsheng didn't dare to refute it, so he could only go down and ask people to bring Zhu Chuanzhi up.

The past few hours have definitely been Zhu Chuanzhi's saddest time, and every minute and second is torment. He originally thought that the White Lotus Sect was a taboo in the imperial court, and he would almost rather kill the wrong than let it go, not only did he not make a mistake, but he also had merit.

But who knows, Lu Xiangsheng didn't believe in one side of the word at all, he found the surviving people to confront him face to face, and went to torture his subordinates, one person is not enough, ten people are not enough, enough to ask hundreds of people, what are the bezoar dog treasures all at once!

What torture and killing of the people, what deducting military salaries, what appointing private individuals, and even peeking at widows taking baths when they were young, they are full of crimes.

Not to mention cutting off his head, even chopping him is enough.

He has thoroughly understood how powerful the Yizhou soldiers are, so fucking careful!

Zhu Chuanzhi didn't report any hope, he just wanted to die happily, but someone sued him, saying that Zhang Ke was going to summon him. The drowning man grabbed a life-saving straw, and he suddenly came to his senses.

Seeing the prince proves that there is still a way to live, as long as the king of Anton is knotted, then he will climb the high branches, and the waist pole will be stiffened.

With a nervous mood, he arrived at Zhang Ke's study, knelt on the ground honestly, and waited for the fate.

"Zhu Chuanzhi, this king has just read your guilt, and it is difficult to write in a word. You have a lot of shortcomings that a Ming military general should have, but the advantages that should have are lackluster. There is no reason for this king to find a great mercy. ”

Sky!

This is not about using himself, but about the death penalty!

All of a sudden, Zhu Chuanzhi fell to the bottom, his whole body was weak like noodles, he fell to the ground, trembling constantly, and he was soaked in cold sweat in the weather just starting in spring, as if he had just come out of the sauna.

"The prince spares his life, spares his life!"

"Don't scream, if you really annoy this king, you will die without a place to bury!"

"Ah, there's still a way to live!"

Zhu Chuanzhi immediately stopped crying, with snot and tears on his face, and immediately changed to a flattering smile, and the speed of changing his face was simply breathtaking.

"Zhu Chuanzhi, what is the current situation in the Xuanfu?"

"Lord Qiqi, one word, chaos! Two words, it's too messy! Zhu Chuanzhi searched his stomach and poured out everything he knew: "Originally, the governor Xiong Tingbi still had some skills and worked hard, but after Wei Gelding took power, the eunuchs in various places became more and more arrogant, and Xiong Tingbi was completely led by Gu Jun. Last year, it was rumored that he wanted to recruit a new army, so Gu Jun got a large group of idlers by his side and practiced day and night. What kind of elixir to take, saying that these people are heavenly soldiers and generals is simply crazy. ”

"It's really crazy, Gu Jun is just a eunuch, not worth mentioning. As for Xiong Tingbi, the imperial court has already let Lu Xiangsheng take over his position, and this king will never let him go lightly when he patrols the border. ”

"The prince is mighty, and he looks down on him, and I wish the prince a victory and meritorious service."

"It's quite sweet in the mouth, which is a plus." Zhang Ke said: "But this king doesn't like to listen to sweet words, if you want to live, you have to prove that you really have goods in your stomach." ”

"Yes, I understand." Zhu Chuanzhi hurriedly replied.

"How to completely solve the chaos of Xuanda?"

"Lord Wang, the villain doesn't know a single word, how dare he talk about national affairs?"

Zhang Ke smiled slightly: "In the Yizhou soldiers, every time there is a big battle, not to mention the guerrilla generals, even the small soldiers have the opportunity to speak, the three stinkers have beaten Zhuge Liang, you just have to say, it's useless for the king not to listen." ”

Zhu Chuanzhi secretly observed that although Zhang Ke was very murderous, he was actually very easy-going, and he was not like some people who had more problems than officials. Thinking of this, he was also very encouraged.

"Lord Qiqi, I think that it is not a trouble to rectify the army or to clean up the white lotus, with your tiger might, it is definitely a gesture, but there is one thing that the prince may have to pay attention to first."

"What?"

"Money, that is, silver. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there are as many as 50,000 or 60,000 military households under the jurisdiction of the Xuanfu, and there has been no military salary for four or five consecutive months. Originally, everyone thought that the new monarch would be able to pay military salaries when he ascended the throne, but there has been no movement until now. I heard that the imperial court allocated some silver, but none of them were in the hands of soldiers. ”

Zhu Chuanzhi saw that Zhang Ke was listening carefully, and became more and more bold, and said: "Lord Wang, I heard that you have turned stones into gold, Liaodong is rich, and there is a lot of food. If you can pay the big guys, everyone will definitely listen to your orders and not say a word. ”

"What, let this king pay?"

Zhu Chuanzhi's old face turned red, and he said shyly: "Lord Wang, you should raise a dog and give a bone." ”

"Fart! Dogs can still take care of the home, and they don't look at it, what can you do with these wastes? If you want to treat this king as Tang monk meat, you have to be careful of my golden hoop stick! ”

Why do you say that if you turn your face, you will turn your face, Zhu Chuanzhi quickly closed his mouth, not daring to say anything more. I said secretly in my heart: Friends of the dead Dao do not die and the poor Dao, Brother Xuanda, I have spoken for you, but the king of Anton doesn't look down on you, he has become a dead soul under the knife every day, don't blame me for not being merciful......

Zhu Chuanzhi babbled to pray to God and worship Buddha, and Zhang Ke calmed down at this time.

To put it mildly, the problems that can be solved with money are not problems, the last thing our King Anton lacks is silver, but it can't be wasted, let people become Tang monk meat, and make the silver valuable.

Zhang Ke thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Have you heard of Yongfeng Yinhao?" ”

How did he jump to the silver number, Zhu Chuanzhi couldn't accept Zhang Ke's jumping thinking, but he still hurriedly replied: "Lord Wang, the Yongfeng silver number is one of the largest ticket numbers in Shanxi, especially for the government's business." This year, it has launched a business with interest on deposits, and the businessmen and even the government have put the silver into the Yongfeng, which is safe and can make money. ”

Zhang Ke nodded: "Okay, this king will deposit two million taels to the Yongfeng as the military salary of the brothers, and another one million quintals of grain will be sent to the big guys." ”

What a big deal!

Zhu Chuanzhi opened his mouth wide all of a sudden, King Anton was really generous, and now he became a complete Tang monk meat.

"Lord Wang, how are you going to distribute so much food?"

"It's in Baoanzhou." Zhang Ke said with a smile: "Zhu Chuanzhi, give you a task, go to notify the garrisons in various places for half a month, bring the people of the headquarters to Baoanzhou, and distribute military salaries according to the capitation, remember, how many people come to pay how much military salaries, don't come less!" (To be continued......)