The good days of the people of Jinan are coming, and the good days of the people of Shandong can also be expected. Compared with the thriving Shandong, the entire Ming Empire can be described as thriving.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the battle report with annoyance, Xi'an was broken by those chaotic people. Shaanxi Governor Yue Lin was killed in battle, and Governor Mao Yilu was caught by the rebels and roasted to death by fire. It is said that the head of the rebels, called Gao Yingxiang, cut off the thigh of a heron and invited the generals to drink.

"Hey......!" Zhu Youzhen sighed deeply, Shaanxi killed more than 100 officials above the seventh grade in this battle. The number of casualties among the people is even more numerous! The whole of Shaanxi and Gansu has been eroded, and even if the troops are sent to recapture it, there will be no ten years of rest and recuperation, and they will not want to return to the original level.

After taking over the supreme power of the Ming Empire from the hands of the dead ghost brother, he knew that this great empire, which had lasted for more than 200 years, was actually already a foreign powerhouse and a middle cadre, and there was only an empty shelf left.

Nurhachi in Liaodong has been in turmoil for many years, and Li Xiao, who guards Liaodong, is like a vampire, constantly picking silver from the imperial court. I can't withhold this money, and I dare not withhold it. If Liaodong is lost, the next target will be the capital. Shanhaiguan is a two-day journey away from the capital. Even if the Houjin army marched, it would take five or six days at most.

If the imperial court has no money, it has to raise taxes, and Shandong and Hebei are already so poor that they can't dig three feet into the ground. Jiangnan is rich, but Jiangnan's taxes have increased to a dangerous point. The direct consequence of such a high tax rate is the land annexation in Jiangnan, which has once again set off a climax.

The official gentry do not pay taxes and do not accept forced labor, this is the rule set by Taizu and his old man. On behalf of the court, respect for scholars!

Those chaebols in Jiangnan have eaten up all of this one. The land has been annexed year after year, and it is said that there are already large families whose land you can't get out for two days. Under the high pressure of tax rates, farmers are more willing to sell their land to the gentry. Then he became a tenant with his whole family, so that he would not have to deal with the fierce tax collectors.

The story of the Yongzhou snake is just a legend, but many people in Jiangnan really would rather face the terrible poisonous snake than those tax collectors.

Liaodong is a battlefield that can't be collected, taxes have to be paid, and Shandong and Hebei are so poor that they have no money. Jiangnan can't collect the money, and those places in Huguang and Sichuan are barbarian and mixed. Not to mention collecting money, it would be good to be able to guarantee peace.

The only thing that can be done is the vast northwest. Shaanxi and Gansu are the capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and there have always been rumors of wealth in Guanzhong. Zhu Youzhen believed the words of the ministers and stretched out his hand to Shaanxi and Gansu to ask for money.

Now the results have come, and in just two years, the civil unrest has become overwhelming. There are eighteen anti-thieves in large shares, and there are eighteen anti-thieves in small shares. When Mao Yilu was alive, he said that he didn't know how many shares there were.

When Hong Chengchou was in Shaanxi, he could still control Shaanxi. But for the purpose of balancing Li Xiao, Qian Qianyi and the others transferred Hong Chengchou to Liaodong, saying that they would follow Li Xiao to practice. As soon as Hong Chengchou left, Shaanxi was completely chaotic. So much so that now Xi'an has been captured by the rebels!

Zhu Youzhen knew that Qian Qianyi and those ministers of the Donglin Party kept saying that they were for the sake of Daming Sheji. But in fact, it's all for the benefit of their Jiangnan chaebol.

Although he knew, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help it. Their strength is too great, so big that Zhu Youzhen is not an opponent. Zhu Youzhen believed that as long as he began to implement the principle of integrating the official gentry and the grain into one errand, he might be assassinated by the Ouchi guards.

There are too few reliable people in this world, and the only one who can be trusted very much is Wang Chengen, an old eunuch. In the harem and even his wife, it was all offered by the Jiangnan chaebol forces. Queen Zhou's father is a rich man in Jiangnan.

As for Wang Tiqian......! This old guy and Qian Qianyi are too close, and Zhu Youzhen's trust in him is decreasing day by day.

There is no credible person, no one available. This is Zhu Youzhen's current embarrassment, when he dreamed back at midnight, he even regretted killing Wei Zhongxian in a hurry. Perhaps, what the old brother said is right. Although Wei Zhongxian is very bad, he can pick money from those chaebols in Jiangnan. The court not only needs people with high morals, but also some shameless villains.

Now Zhu Youzhen has another understanding of the two sentences of water to clear, and light and dust. Perhaps this understanding is the correct interpretation of these two sentences.

"Hooray! It's late at night, it's time for you to settle. Jingshifang said that the newly elected Gong'e is a little good, and the slave will give you ......! Xu Yingyuan, the head of the chamberlain, immediately stopped when he saw Zhu Youzhen's unkind eyes.

"Call Wang Chengen and Luo Yangxing, I have something to order." Zhu Youzhen re-focused his gaze on the chapter and commanded.

"No!" Xu Yingyuan answered the promise and turned around to tell Xiao Huangmen to find someone.

"Call Wang Tiqian too!" Xu Yingyuan had just walked to the door, and Zhu Youzhen gave another order.

"No!"

At night, the palace gates are locked. Wang Chengen and Wang Tiqian both live in the palace, and Luo Yangxing is now in charge of the palace gate guards with Jinyi Guard. The foreign ministers can't enter, but these three can still get in.

Soon the three of them rushed to the Qianqing Palace and stood in front of Zhu Youzhen in a proper manner. They all know about Xi'an, and the emperor must be in a very bad mood now, so he can't say the wrong thing at this time.

"What is Li Xiao doing?" Although he didn't name him, Luo Yangxing also knew that he was asking.

"Uh......! Jinyiwei's latest newspaper said that Li Xiao had made a new grain in Shandong. The yield per mu has reached 1,000 catties, and it is estimated that the people of Jinan will not go hungry this year. In addition, Li Xiao is immigrating the victims of Heze to Liaodong on a large scale. Some homeless people have responded, and the number of people who leave Shandong for Liaodong is expected to exceed 100,000.

Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde have achieved remarkable results in suppressing bandits, and now there are no bandits in the hundreds of miles around Jinan City. Now the two of them have led their troops into the Yimeng Mountains to suppress bandits. I believe that in the near future, there will be good news. ”

"It's really a good governor of Shandong, and he has governed Shandong like this in one year. It's growing food again, and it's suppressing bandits. The Shandong people have a good governor, and I regret it very much, why didn't I get him to Shaanxi and Gansu in the first place. If he is the governor of Shaanxi, there will be no defeat of Mao Yilu. Zhu Youzhen threw the battle report on the Longshu case, and it was printed with finger marks that had been pinched out.

"Long live Qiyu, Shaanxi originally had Hong Chengchou who defeated several groups of rebels one after another. It also seems inappropriate to transfer him to Shanxi to deal with the Mongols now. During this time, the Mongols were quite honest. Not only did the Xuanfu not make any movement, but even Datong was the same. The old slave thought that he should transfer Hong Chengchou back to Shaanxi and Gansu to exterminate the rebellious people there. "The king's waist is arched like a shrimp.

Wang Chengen frowned, it was best not to speak at this time. How did the eldest brother come up with an idea, Emperor Taizu's iron plate was still poked at the palace gate, and the internal supervisor was not allowed to interfere in politics!

With the improvement of his status, Wang Tiqian is now more and more involved in government affairs. This made Wang Chengen very worried, and he had been waiting for this master for more than ten years, and he knew Zhu Youzhen's temperament best.

"Yes! Hong Chengchou was transferred back to Shaanxi, which is also a way. But who will guard Shanxi? Datong is the western gateway of Beijing, and if Datong is lost, the connection between Beijing and Shaanxi and Gansu will be cut off. ”

"Datong can be guarded by Yang Sichang, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, this person is meticulous and has the talent of soldiers, and he can be a big task!" Wang Tiqian once again proposed a name.

"Oh! You, an old slave, are very familiar with the connections of the imperial court, so I should simply assign you to the ministry. ”

"The old slave is terrified!" Wang Tiqian immediately lowered his head and didn't dare to speak again.

If there are people among the courtiers who can make Zhu Youzhen believe, Yang Sichang is one. Now that Wang Tiqian was going to send him to Datong all of a sudden, Zhu Youzhen's brows immediately furrowed.

"Uh......! The old slave felt that this matter should be asked to all the elders and adults. Seeing Zhu Youzhen frowning, Wang Chengen hurriedly came out to play a round.

"Ask them ......!" Zhu Youzhen smiled, these guys are a nest of snakes and rats. As long as their interests can be guaranteed, they will not care whether the chaotic people occupy Xi'an or not.

"You say, if you let Li Xiao go to Shaanxi to suppress bandits, what will happen?" Zhu Youzhen suddenly asked.

"Hooray! Now that Shandong has just settled down, the bandits have not been completely wiped out. If Master Li is transferred to Shaanxi at this time, what will happen if something happens in Shandong? ”

"Hey......! It's a pity that Li Xiao has only one, I originally thought that he was just a martial artist, and he was a good hand at fighting. I didn't expect that I would be so capable of governing the local area. actually got a thousand catties of grain per mu out, Wang Tiqian, you are familiar with Li Xiao. You send someone to contact Li Xiao and ask him if he is willing to go to Shaanxi. "Zhu Youzhen has no choice now, so he can only use Li Xiao as a firefighter. What's the matter, let's take Xi'an back first.

"No!"

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In the golden autumn of October, the corn can finally be harvested. Li Xiao is still used to calling this thing bud rice, crushing it with a mill and boiling a pot of bud rice stubble porridge, and drinking it warm in his stomach. This is the best food to eat in the morning, and it warms the stomach more than millet porridge.

Sun Chengzong likes bud rice stubble porridge very much, and he has to drink a bowl every morning. A handful of old people chew the radish strips in their mouths so that they "squeak". It looks good and does not need dentures.

"Yesterday, someone came to the capital and sent a letter from Wang Tiqian. The letter told me about the current situation of erosion in Shaanxi, and asked me how to put down the rebellion in Shaanxi. I think that means that he wants me to go to Shaanxi to quell the turmoil. You said this letter, how should I reply? Li Xiao drank all the bud rice stubble porridge in the bowl and put the bowl on the table.

Sun Chengzong didn't seem to hear it, chewing Luo Bu strips. Slowly finished eating the bud rice stubble porridge, and then put down the chopsticks and bowl like Li Xiao. Tokugawa Chihime immediately served two cups of tea, and the maids began to pull the table.

"That's a good thing! You agree to come down first. Sun Chengzong's "hey" and "hey" smirk.

"Promise? Then I can't go to Shaanxi? What if I do get there? The rear of Liaodong is Shandong, and we are nothing without Shandong's support. ”

"You kid, how can you be foolish for a while. How did you fool Wei Zhongxian in the first place? Now how can you fool Wang Tiqian and agree to the matter first. Then you say, "You have only 18,000 men." It is simply not enough for these men and horses to guard Liaodong and garrison in Shandong. I hope the imperial court will approve our recruitment in Shandong!

In this way, the problem of the establishment of the 3rd Division was solved. Now Huzi and they have almost trained the officers, and the shelves of the third division have been erected. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity now, what are you waiting for when you have summoned all the troops. ”

"That's right! How I didn't think of that. Li Xiao slapped his thigh.

When the first division and the second division recruited troops, Wei Zhongxian and Chen Hailong were covering, and at that time, Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the military department, was Cui Chengxiu, and there was no problem at all in approving the establishment. But now it's different, you have a few hundred families is nothing. You can recruit soldiers privately, which is a big deal. If an official at the governor level like Li Xiao wants to recruit troops, he must also ask the imperial court for approval, and then he has to report to the military department.

Li Xiao was still worried about how to solve the problem of the establishment of the Third Division. Unexpectedly, someone sent a pillow for this sleepy.

"If the imperial court asks you to go to Shaanxi, it will naturally agree to your request to recruit troops. This has recruited soldiers, so you can't be empty-handed. Did the imperial court allocate some food? After the rations are allocated, do these soldiers have to be trained for three to five or seven years? ”

"Fuck me!" Li Xiao looked at this old fox in surprise, this fucking pit doesn't pay for his life. In these years, it is really rare for even the emperor to dare to pit.

"This kind of thing, you kid is more familiar than the old man, and you still use the old man to say? In short, the first is to ask for food, the second is to ask for salary, and the third is to be compiled. If the imperial court is in a hurry, it is also possible for the Japanese to attack Shandong on a large scale. The Japanese people came from the sea, and who would dare to say when they would come? The rebellion during the Jiajing period, wasn't it these people who made trouble? ”

Li Xiao now admires the old fox immensely, and after asking for money and food, he will ask Tokugawa Ieyasu to send people to an armed parade. Shandong's affairs can't be resolved, and Zhu Youzhen won't transfer Li Xiao to Shaanxi.

"Okay, I'll write back to Wang Tiqian."

Wang Tiqian received Li Xiao's reply, and he was inexplicably excited. It is a good thing to let Li Xiao go to Shaanxi. I heard that Li Xiao is doing a good job in Shandong now, and Qian Qianyi and they are discussing how to send people to Shandong to pick peaches.

Over the years, the Donglin Party has not moved the idea of mixing sand under Li Xiao's hands. It's just that this thing is difficult to realize in Liaodong, and that place is the front line. Maybe one day the Tartars will come over, and besides, the place in Liaodong is cold, and who wants to go to that place to suffer if they have nothing to do.

Finally, he said that he moved a few and sent him to Liaodong to be a county magistrate or something. As a result, within a few days of going, he was found in the wilderness of violent corpses. Anyway, it was done by the evil Tartars, and if you want to find the murderer, you can only go to Chaohuang Taiji.

After suffering a few dumb losses, Qian Qianyi gave up the idea of sending people to Liaodong. But Shandong is different, Shandong is not the front line, so I don't believe that you dare to openly kill officials.