Chapter 583: My Territory Listens to Me

Wei Zheng's guarantee is still very credible for Emperor Chongzhen.

Therefore, when Qian Zongshu sent the final negotiation results to the capital, the imperial court's decree to move the capital to Nanjing spread throughout the capital in just one day. Then, like a plague, this holy decree quickly spread in the Ming Dynasty.

Although in the holy decree issued by the imperial court, several conditions put forward by Wei Zheng were clearly written. However, in the capital, those royal relatives and dignitaries who boasted of being high above and had no one in their eyes did not take these conditions into account at all.

After receiving the holy decree of moving the capital, these imperial relatives and relatives who can only have status and wealth with the imperial court are like a big move, crashing all the wealth that their families can take away, and preparing to follow them to Nanjing.

As for the houses and land they owned in Beizhili, after they left Beizhili, they were all owned by the Beiwang Palace.

Some people want to say that if this is the case, then leave a family member at home in Beijing and continue to occupy the house and land. After all, it is impossible for the Beiwang Palace, which took over the entire Beizhili, to snatch these houses and land back directly from them.

However, people who think this way are obviously asking for trouble for themselves.

Because, along with the imperial decree to move the capital, there was also a series of taxes and policies issued by the Northern Wangfu for these lands and houses.

After the Beiwang Wangfu received the entire Beizhili, the tax proportion of the Beizhili was all collected according to the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi. For land less than 20 mu per capita, only 20% of the annual income needs to be paid as grain tax.

Those who have 20 to 50 mu of land per capita need to pay 40% of their annual income as grain tax for the extra part.

Those who have 50 to 100 mu of land per capita must pay 60 percent of their annual income as grain tax.

As for those who are more than 100 acres per capita. The excess grain tax directly amounted to 80% of the harvest.

So to speak. After the Northern Wangfu was in charge of the North Zhili. The large amount of land held by these royal relatives is no longer a hen that can lay golden eggs for them, but a gold-swallowing beast that swallows all of its property.

In addition, at this time, no one was willing to pay for these fields. The best way for these imperial relatives to dispose of these fields is to give them up directly......

Therefore, at this moment, they directly crashed everything they could take away. Be prepared to leave the city of Beijing once and for all.

When Wei Zheng hurried to Beijing with the cavalry division, the imperial court moved the capital to officially begin.

Emperor Chongzhen, with a group of harem concubines, princes, and countless palace maids and eunuchs...... Escorted by 10,000 forbidden troops, the first to leave the city of Beijing.

For Emperor Chongzhen's huge convoy, Wei Zheng did not conduct too strict inspections. After all, Chongzhen is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the face that should be given is still given. Besides, even if you give Emperor Chongzhen more carts. Chongzhen also didn't have much to take with him. Who made him the most moneyless emperor in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty?

Emperor Chongzhen easily prevented fire, and controlled more than eighty percent of the wealth of the imperial relatives and dignitaries in Beijing. Wei Zheng didn't plan to let it go.

One of the very important reasons is that the huge wealth owned by these imperial relatives was obtained by them for hundreds of years of looting and exploitation of the common people. Since all this wealth belongs to the common people of Beizhili, Wei Zheng will certainly not allow them to take it away.

At this moment, at the gate of the east gate of Beijing, a huge convoy was blocked in the urn city by a cavalry battalion of the Tiger and Leopard Army. The owner of the convoy, who was also the marquis of the Ming Dynasty, was confronting the cavalry battalion with hundreds of family members, clamoring to leave Beijing......

"Bastard, do you know who I am? I am the marquis of the Ming Dynasty, even when the emperor saw me, he was polite, what kind of thing are you, you dare to stand in my way. You are not afraid that I will let the emperor kill you and punish your nine clans......"

Standing in front of this Hou Ye was none other than Wei Zheng, who was dressed as a cavalry battalion commander.

When the other party shouted, Wei Zheng didn't say a word, just looked at the other party motionlessly. When this so-called Hou Ye finished speaking, a strong murderous aura emanated directly from Wei Zheng's body.

Under the gaze of everyone around him at the same time, he ordered loudly: "What are you still doing, have you forgotten the military order issued by the marshal before we set off, and have you forgotten your identity as a tiger and leopard army?" Raise the gun immediately, I don't care who he is, as long as he doesn't follow the rules, take a step further, shoot him immediately, and shoot him dead......"

"Bang la la......" After the sound of muskets clashing, the musketeers standing behind Wei Zheng raised their muskets at the same time, as if they had agreed. Not only that, but the hundreds of musketeers guarding the city walls also condescendingly carried muskets.

Facing the muzzle of the black hole hole aimed at him beside him, the face of the guard beside Hou Ye directly showed a look full of horror. What's more, the hands holding the weapon have begun to tremble from nervousness.

However, Hou Ye, who was surrounded by everyone, did not feel that the danger had come to him.

Having never been threatened with death, he thought he would not dare to shoot. The reason why I did this must have been to scare myself.

Therefore, when the family members around him began to be timid, the arrogant expression on Hou Ye's face not only did not weaken in the slightest, but became more and more prosperous. Pointing at Wei Zheng, he continued to shout......

"Isn't it just a musket, this marquis is so big, and he has never been pointed at by a musket. This Hou Ye doesn't believe it, you really dare to risk being wiped out by the Nine Clans and shoot at this Hou Ye......"

After speaking, this lifeless Hou Ye directly ordered the family members around him: "Don't be afraid, this Hou Ye just gave them ten guts, and these Tiger and Leopard Army didn't dare to shoot......"

"Give this Hou Ye the ability to bully people in peacetime, and rush out of the city gate, so that these tiger and leopard troops know that the Hou Ye Mansion is not something they can bully if they want to. After escorting this marquis to rush out of the city gate, everyone will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver, and they will be distributed to everyone after leaving the city, and they will not be deducted......"

In the face of the other party's arrogance, Wei Zheng still did not speak.

However, Wei Zheng, who had a sneer on his face, had already taken out the short-barreled musket used to defend himself when the other party gave the order, and pointed it at the head of the marquis a few steps away, waiting for him to storm the city gate......

Under the temptation of silver, hundreds of family members slowly gained courage. At this time, I don't know which family member shouted, so he waved the big knife in his hand and rushed towards the tiger and leopard army guarding the city gate.

Under the leadership of this family, the rest of the family members directly followed suit, surrounded by the Hou Ye, and rushed towards the city gate.

Facing Hou Ye, who was getting closer and closer to him, a trace of murderous Wei Zheng quickly flashed on his face, and he pulled the trigger without thinking about it.

Driven by gunpowder, the hot lead bullet quickly flew out of the barrel, which was no more than a foot long. Then, without the slightest pause, he hit Hou Ye's head, and opened a blood hole on Hou Ye's forehead.

Wei Zheng, who was standing a few steps away, clearly saw that the moment Hou Ye was shot, his eyes, which were still very arrogant just now, were directly covered by shock and despair.

Just when Hou Ye fell to the ground with his unwillingness before death, the musketeers who were guarding Wei Zheng's side also pulled the trigger.

The gunshots rang out, and before the dozen or so family members who rushed to the front could make any reaction, they were beaten into a hornet's nest by the dense lead bullets.

As for the rest of the family, there is only one thought in their minds, that is, their master miscalculated, and the tiger and leopard army in front of him really had to shoot, and he was finished......

With this thought, their knee-jerk reaction is to stop and run for their lives.

However, no matter how fast they reacted, they could not fly faster than lead bullets.

In the blink of an eye, three rounds of gunfire rang out at the city gate. As for the family members of less than 100 people, except for the forty or fifty who were killed and wounded, all of them turned pale and knelt at the gate of the city with trembling bodies......

Smelling the smell of bloody gunpowder smoke in the air, Wei Zheng's cold face finally showed a smile.

Because, the current situation at the city gate is exactly what he wants to see.

It not only played the role of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, but also could confiscate all the hundreds of cars and property parked at the city gate of the Hou Ye's mansion by taking advantage of the reason that the Hou Ye had already been killed and stormed the city gate.

As a result, Wei Zheng, whose face was once again solemn, directly opened his mouth and ordered: "Hou Ye attacked the city gate and killed him on the spot...... All the property of the Hou Ye's Mansion was confiscated, and each family member was given 1,000 taels of silver and left Beijing on their own. ”

In the midst of a cry and shouting, the Hou Ye's Mansion had accumulated hundreds of years of wealth, all of which were confiscated by the Tiger and Leopard Army. The bodies of dozens of family members who were killed by the Haw Par Army at the city gate were also dragged away. The only thing left was the blood stains on the ground that still smelled of blood.

As for why he didn't clean up these blood stains, the reason given by Wei Zheng was very simple and overbearing......

Leave these traces of blood to deter other royal relatives and dignitaries who are about to leave the city, and let them know that the authority of the Haw Par Army cannot be challenged. On the territory of the Haw Par Army, every qiē must follow the rules of the Haw Par Army, no matter who you are, what identity and status you have.

The massacre and gunfire at the city gate spread throughout Beijing in less than a day.

At the beginning, the royal relatives and relatives who did not take the Haw Par Army very seriously became honest in the face of the risk of raiding their families and exterminating their families.

However, another problem came before them.

According to the rules set by the Haw Par Army, each of them could only take a limited number of carts. And the vast amount of wealth they possess, with these carts, is absolutely impossible to take away.

So, a difficult choice was placed in front of them.

In the face of dozens of large and small vehicles, or even hundreds of large and small vehicles, what choice should you make, what to take away, and what to leave behind...... (To be continued......)