The first wind and rain drifted away

In the afternoon of the next day, in the imperial study room of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen held a small meeting.

The participants were Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, the imperial shuangbi in his mind, as well as Wang Chengen, the prince of the factory, and Gong Yonggu, the commander of the horses.

Although there are not many people, the lineup is very luxurious, and it can be said that all the violent organs of the Ming Dynasty have gathered.

The topic was to discuss the arrest of the Jin merchant group headed by the eight locusts, which was listed as the top secret of the Ming Dynasty and was the first major case of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

As a Ming fan, Emperor Chongzhen naturally understood what the Eight Great Locusts were doing.

Describing them as heinous is probably not enough to explain their crimes.

As the vested interests of the Ming Dynasty, they built slaves and made friends with civil and military officials in the imperial court.

Financing the enemy's weapons, grain and grass, intelligence, and even personally going into battle to open the city gate to help Jiannu slaughter the Han people, he was the earliest gravedigger of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, since the crossing of the fight, Emperor Chongzhen has been thinking about this matter all the time.

As far as he is concerned, the raid on the courtiers and the rectification of the eunuchs is just a petty fight, and it is just a matter of withdrawing some pocket money for emergencies.

The real big head is Shanxi Jinshang Group.

Although Emperor Chongzhen didn't know how much property they had, it was conceivable.

The Jin merchant collective not only had to supply the Ming Dynasty with materials from the nine borders, but also to serve the Jiannu, as well as Moxi, Mobei Mongolia, and it is said that even the Middle East had business dealings.

What a terrible financial power this is?

Unfortunately, they are not fat pigs to be slaughtered.

Rather, it is a wild boar with fangs, and it is a large herd, and in a hurry, it can win against the lion and tiger.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen is a dragon, and he can use the momentum of the wind and clouds to wipe them down in one fell swoop, just to experience some turmoil.

But we have to understand some basic logic, when you can slap a mosquito to death, you don't need to bombard it with a cannon, because the cost is not worth it.

When you can kick a primary school student to the side with one kick, you can't make a set of dragon descending eighteen palms, because the physical strength is absolutely not enough.

In fact, the most important thing is that Emperor Chongzhen is afraid of making a hasty move, the news is leaked, and these grandsons will transfer their property, which is the biggest loss.

After all, they know what they do, and with such a big family, they will definitely take precautions or have some emergency measures.

At least, the three holes of the cunning rabbit are absolutely indispensable.

Businessman, who would put their eggs in one basket?

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen would rather spend more time and effort to dig out the money as much as possible.

These are all the hard-earned money of the Han people!

Therefore, he formed a multi-department joint case handling with the Jinyi Wei Su Traitor Division as the mainstay, and arrested across provinces, so as to ensure that the maximum benefits were obtained at the lowest cost.

Before the meeting, Emperor Chongzhen announced one thing, that is, the change of positions of Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting served as the right deputy capital of Yushi and governor of Shaanxi, and the prime minister of Jiangbei, Henan, Shandong, and Huguang.

Governor Hong Chengchou was responsible for punishing thieves in the northwest, and Sun Chuanting was in charge of the southeast.

Lu Xiang was promoted to the rank of squire of the Left Army Department and the governor of Xuanda, managing the military affairs of Shanxi and Gansu, and gave the two Shang Fang swords to let them act cheaply.

After listening to the two, Lu Xiangsheng was better, he was only promoted to the governor of the border marshal, and the magnitude was not large.

But for Sun Chuanting, he was a little stunned!

The emperor loves himself too much!

Years of career as a minister have made him understand that if he doesn't take the initiative, his good position will be taken away by others; If you don't refuse, everything will be arranged for you; No commitment, no leader believes in you.

However, the emperor's actions completely overturned his previous cognition.

Before he could speak, the emperor had already arranged it for him, and he didn't dare to imagine it before he came.

Shaanxi governor of the prime minister of the four provinces and give Shang Fang the sword, what is this concept?

Governor Hong Chengchou can't control himself!

The real bit is high and weighted.

For a moment, Sun Chuanting only had the four words of imperial grace in his heart.

"The two Aiqing Wen can put pen to paper to settle the world, and Wu can go on the horse to determine the world.

I hope that the two of you will cooperate sincerely and support each other, and in the future, you will become my right-hand man and the guardian of the Ming Empire.

If so, it will not be in vain. ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the two and set higher expectations for them.

"The Ministers Will Live Up to Their Grace!"

Wen can put pen to peace in the world, and Wu can go to the horse to determine the world!

The emperor spoke so highly of them that Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting were stirred in their hearts and knelt on the ground to receive the decree.

Next, it was Emperor Chongzhen who reported to them the situation of Shanxi Jin merchants through the mouth of Wang Chengen.

Dongchang received the emperor's decree and thoroughly investigated Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Fan Yongdou, Wang Dayu and other Shanxi businessmen and found that they purchased grain, iron armor, weapons and other items in the capital for storage.

It was also preliminarily ascertained that their influence in the DPRK involved the former first assistant Han Yi, the current senior member of the ministry and six Beijing officials above the fourth rank.

As the time is still short, it is necessary to continue to examine it carefully. ”

After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he looked up at Emperor Chongzhen to see what instructions the emperor had.

In fact, he was also very curious about where the emperor's information came from.

Moreover, it actually involves specific people.

Emperor Chongzhen took out a roster from the imperial case and handed it to Gong Yonggu, and said to him solemnly: "Every person in this list, your traitor department must be closely monitored.

Don't let them notice, you have to hit it with one blow, or you don't move, or you move it.

This is the first action of the Traitor Division, and I hope that you will not show your sword easily, because you will see blood when you see it, and you will seal your throat when you see blood. ”

"The minister will do his best to complete the task to the death!"

Gong Yonggu, the commander of the horses, was very excited, very excited, and even a little scared.

The Anti-Traitor Division has just been established, and it has taken over such a big case, and if it succeeds, it will inevitably become an instant hit and shock the government and the opposition.

This is the eldest brother's trust in himself, and it is a test.

"Don't be impatient, you must survey each of their freight yards in Daming, and the specific distribution of shops, especially the money village and foot shop, should be taken care of.

I'm not in a hurry, I'll give you ten months to investigate slowly and sort things out. ”

After speaking, he turned his head and explained to Lu Xiangsheng, "The old nests of Jin merchants are all in Aiqing's defense area, you must not startle the snakes, but pretend not to know and deal with them."

Eat what should be eaten, take what should be taken, in order to numb them. By the way, you can also find out that those generals of Xuanda were bought by them.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen knew that the power of the Eight Locust Merchants had infiltrated the Nine Border Towns, and if he was in a hurry, it would not be beautiful.

It's better to boil the frogs in warm water, make your own arrangements, and slowly remove or transfer the border generals who have collusion with them, and things will be easier to do.

It is not the last year of Chongzhen, and the border generals do not dare to disobey orders.

It just so happened that he knew that there were several generals in Xuanda who were in cahoots with the eight locust merchants.

"The two Aiqing accompanied me to the palace for a walk?"

Instructed Wang Chengen and Gong Yonggu to do things, Emperor Chongzhen was full of interest and was ready to explain some important things to the imperial shuangbi.

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