If you want to catch it all, you still have to be a righteous person, it's difficult!

Attacking Jin merchants without evidence may indeed be said to be a cruelty to Zhongliang. Sometimes evidence is a headache because it's hard to find, but it's easy to cover up. The local officials and Jin merchants are in a group, do they expect the people who farm the land to come out and testify? Without the correction of the locals, it would take a lot of procedures to punish them. In the words of the imperial court, the more complex the procedure, the more justice can be reflected. But by the time all the procedures were completed, the grain that was supposed to be sold to the Jurchens had long since been lost to where it was sent and who had eaten it. The man who did it was gone.

Later generations said that the Jin merchants and the Houjin transactions were driven by normal interests, and their pioneering spirit and enterprising spirit were worth learning.

The IQ of a person who says such a thing must not be too high. Just imagine, if a group of robbers rob and kill people, do all kinds of evil, and have nowhere to sell the stolen goods after the robbery, you take the grain in exchange for the money they robbed, and then you are arrested by the police, saying that it is a legitimate transaction, and see who will exonerate you?

Ao Bai thought to himself that if he was the emperor, he would come out for a private visit to Weifu at this time, as long as he was sure that the situation was true, he would immediately send his subordinates to kill the leader, take over the other party's business, and finally make up charges against them. What evidence do you want? Lao Tzu is proof.

But Ming Xizong, a faint monarch who is in the palace every day, full of food and drink, and plays with women, will not care about these at all, he only looks at the results, and his subordinates do a good reward, but they can't do a good punishment. Let him come out for a private visit? Even if he goes out of the palace to show off, he has to be protected by a group of bodyguards, otherwise the people may drown him with a mouthful of foam.

Ao Bai asked, "What do you think of the nine thousand years old?" ”

Liang Bin said: "The righteous father's meaning is to clean up all the Jin merchants and use our people to trade with the Jurchens." ”

Wei Zhongxian didn't like to use outsiders, but Ao Bai felt that it was inappropriate, and said: "I don't think we can clean it all up, at least we have to keep one, otherwise it will easily cause dissatisfaction among the locals." Moreover, our people lack experience in trading with the Jurchens, and they are not familiar with the situation in Zhangjiakou, if the Tartars can directly send people to Zhangjiakou to trade, they can send troops from that place to kill the Central Plains unconsciously, they did not do this, I guess that if they enter Zhangjiakou, it will definitely take some trouble to trade. ”

This is not speculation at all, when he was in the Kingdom of Jin, he studied the situation in Zhangjiakou.

Liang Bin pondered for a moment and said, "But with outsiders, have you ever believed it?" ”

Ao Bai said lightly: "How about establishing power in Shanxi?" Jinyiwei may not be easy to meddle, let the people of the Yan Gang do it, as long as the people from Shanxi and Hebei are absorbed into the gang, Zhangjiakou has great interests, and there is no need to worry about money. ”

Liang Bin nodded, feeling a little strange in his heart. He felt that "Huang Peng" was thinking too thoughtfully, was he thinking about Wei Zhongxian, or was he thinking about himself? If it is for himself, what is his purpose?

Even if he wanted to break his head, Liang Bin would not have guessed that Emperor Tianqi would die next year, and King Zhu Youzhen would inherit the throne.

Ao Bai asked, "Aren't Qinglong and Suzaku usually here?" I haven't seen them yet. ”

Liang Bin's train of thought was interrupted, and he said with a smile: "There are a lot of things that Qinglong has to deal with on my father's side, and he can't get out." Suzaku ...... You've seen it a long time ago, and she doesn't usually come here. ”

Qinglong is Wei Zhongxian's "eldest son" Tian Ergeng. Suzaku has seen it a long time ago? Ao Bai immediately remembered a person, and Khan said: "There is a woman in the brocade guard?" ”

Can the great men of the Ming Dynasty tolerate the existence of women in the brocade guards who do not worship the officials? That's a problem.

Liang Bin sighed: "There were no women in Jinyiwei before, Su Meng'er is an exception, she has great ability, and the emperor agrees." ”

This is really a strange woman, Ao Bai asked again: "How many Jinyi guards are there?" ”

"There are 10,000 people in the establishment, a total of 50,000 people in the 17 offices under the jurisdiction below, more than 50,000 people in various places that are not in the establishment, and about 150,000 soldiers and horses that can be mobilized.

The total number of troops in the Ming Dynasty was two million, and so many Jinyi guards must be uneven.

Liang Bin handed the information to Ao Bai and said, "You take a look first, if you want to keep a Jin merchant, think about which one to keep." ”

Ao Bai snorted and looked through the information.

The Ming Dynasty emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, but at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants had been significantly improved, and the big businessmen on the rich side often had a deep official background and complex connections.

After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the People's Republic of China, he hated businessmen very much, and clearly stipulated that "those businessmen who do not produce and specialize in the end of the business can be directly arrested". Therefore, when the whole household registration is divided into people, gentlemen, craftsmen, stoves, etc., all professional households are basically under them, and throughout the Ming law, there is no such thing as "business registration".

But the world is inseparable from merchants, and merchants cannot be caught with their hands tied. As the saying goes, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, and they have adopted the method of "attaching to the nationality" one after another. Small businesses have turned to other professional households to escape their status as merchants. Wealthy businessmen bought land and land, and when they registered their household registration, they insisted that their income mainly depended on rent, and they had land and land, and they were landlords, not businessmen.

The huge profits that can be brought by engaging in commercial activities are all jealous of the big landlords in the developed areas, and they have been operating part-time businesses, or colluding with merchants to monopolize monopolies; Or Guanggong opened the factory, employing hundreds of workers, and many high-ranking officials in the Ming Dynasty were actually wealthy merchants.

The eight major Jin merchants not only have rich family backgrounds, but also have a backstage in the DPRK and China. It's very difficult to control them. Ao Bai carefully looked through the information and found that a Jin merchant surnamed Lu met the requirements, handed it to Liang Bin and said, "What do you think of this?" ”

The Lu family in Xinzhou, Shanxi, the head of the family, Lu Song, has a stubborn leg disease. has an official and business background, his third brother Lu Feng is the prefect of Xinzhou, his two sons died five years ago, and only his daughter Lu Leyao is left in the double decade, mainly relying on relatives to help with business.

Liang Bin glanced at it a few times and said lightly: "This is indeed relatively easy to control, Lu Song has no heir, so he can only rely on his nephew and nephew to support the family business." He should hope to have a powerful uncle in the family. ”

Ao Bai thought the same way. "If you find someone of the right age and go to the Lu family to be an uncle, everything will be solved. Is there a suitable candidate? ”

Liang Bin said with a smile: "I think Brother Huang is very suitable, both civil and military, and very attractive to women." ”

I like it. He is indeed very interested, if he can marry Lu Leyao as his wife and control the Lu family, he will have economic support to fight for world dominance in the future. He looked at Liang Bin and said with a smile: "I already have three ladies." But Brother Liang hasn't married a wife yet, handsome and chic, suave and suave, I think you are more suitable. ”

Liang Bin waved his hand and said, "I actually have a favorite girl." Again...... This information is not detailed enough, what is Lu Leyao's appearance? ”

Damn, the hero sees the same thing. Ao Bai nodded and said, "It's too careless!" These people in charge of the Charu family have to be criticized, such a key information is not written, there should be a portrait. ”

Liang Bin laughed and said, "If it's a beauty, Brother Huang will consider going out in person?" ”

I'm like a pervert anyway, I'm a serious person. Ao Bai sighed: "It's not a beauty, I'm also going to go to Shanxi to have a look, of course it's better to have a beautiful woman." The prefect of Xinzhou is a four-grade official, if you send an ordinary person to go, if you can't suppress the other party, it will not be good. ”

Liang Bin restrained his smile. "I see you have a plan, right?"

Ao Bai said lightly: "I want the detailed route of the Lu family to buy goods back to Shanxi." ”

Liang Bin found a sketch, Jinyiwei's work efficiency was very high, and the cities that the Huang family's caravan would pass through when they bought goods were marked. Ao Bai looked at it, pointed to the picture and said: "Contact in the city, it is easy to attract suspicion, I think this place is good." ”

He was referring to a small place, the town of Wang Jin Shitang. At the junction of Shandong Province and Henan Province, it was named after a Jinshi in the poor countryside.

"Grasp the approximate time of the arrival of the Lu family's caravan and go to the town in advance for layout. I can pretend to be a nearby hunter to join the caravan, so that it is easier to understand the situation when I go to Shanxi without knowing it. ”

Liang Bin asked, "Why don't you go directly to Zhangjiakou?" Isn't it easier to catch evidence of the Jin merchants and Jurchens' dealings there? ”

Zhangjiakou is too close to Jinguo, in case there are spies sent by Jinguo, it will be bad, and Aobai will definitely not go to Zhangjiakou. "Jin merchants won't leave money in Zhangjiakou, that's not safe. If you want to raid your home, you have to go to Shanxi. ”

Did he really not be an official? How can you be so professional? Liang Bin unconsciously followed Aobai's thinking. "How many people are you going to bring?"

"Five people are enough."

Liang Bin was surprised: "You don't bring anyone?" ”

"Didn't you say you were going to build power? To control Shanxi, it is difficult to convince the public with our people. I will try to win over the local people and take them to rob the Eight Great Jin Merchants, deliberately leaving some small things to provoke them to fight. When they made a fuss, we Jinyiwei were peacemakers, and by the way, we found out about the transaction between the Jin merchants and the Jurchens, and no one would be able to protect them at that time. What do you think? ”

Win over the local people to fight against the Jin merchants, and at the same time gain the support of the people, let the Jin merchants fight inwardly, and then find out the problems by taking advantage of the situation, which are interlocking. Liang Bin sighed: "Father-in-law values you too wisely. You can come up with this kind of serial plan casually, and it's amazing. ”

"These people recruited in Shanxi, it is inconvenient for them to become Jinyiwei, so they are included in the Yan Gang or the Cao Gang, anyway, they are all helping the nine thousand years old. At that time, we will not only control Zhangjiakou, but also Shanxi, and the huge wealth traded with the Jurchens will be in hand. As for the family property of the eight Jin merchants, don't be greedy, and hand it over to the treasury after raiding the house, which not only appears to be honest, but also makes great contributions, killing many birds with one stone. ”

Liang Bin said with a smile: "I'll report to my father-in-law tomorrow, and I'll do as you say without much surprise." ”