has been an official for a lifetime.

Qiu Fengzhen, the prefect of Fengyang, never thought that one day he would feel that it would be such a difficult thing to be an official.

The letters in my hand at this moment, where are the ordinary things.

This is a knife that seeks life and chases souls!

These bastards are really as pervasive as the tarsal worms.

Qiu Fengzhen didn't dare to look any further.

The more he watched, the more he felt that the country would be defeated at the hands of these people sooner or later, and cold sweat broke out on his back, and cold air was leaking from the cracks in his bones.

Zhu Yunxi leaned back in his chair and looked indifferent: "White Lotus Sect? Sure enough, there are also these yin people involved. ”

As he spoke, he crossed his legs, gently lifted Erlang's legs, and his eyes slanted towards Gao Yangzhi and Bai Yuxiu.

Gao Yangzhi frowned, and glanced at Qiu Fengzhen lightly.

The dignified prefect of Fengyang, the central capital, was frightened by such a few letters, which is really a shame for the officials of the country!

Bai Yuxiu said in a low voice: "If the minister is not mistaken, when His Royal Highness was called to find out the disaster in Henan, when he went to Xuzhou Mansion, he encountered a rebellion and set up an ambush, and the people of the White Lotus Sect participated in it. ”

Qiu Fengzhen raised her head sideways and glanced deeply at the young head of the ministry.

His Highness had already fought with the White Lotus Sect.

Did His Highness know in advance that this box contained letters from the White Lotus Sect to the Wasted People?

Qiu Fengzhen hesitated.

Zhu Yunxi spoke: "Governor Qiu, what do you think of the White Lotus Sect?" If Lone remembers correctly, the imperial court had already issued a decree in the first year of Hongwu to ban the White Lotus Sect and other underground sects. ”

Qiu Fengzhen nodded again and again, and said hesitantly: "Yes...... Yes...... The imperial court has always cracked down on the White Lotus Sect ......"

"Then ......" Zhu Yunxi's voice hung up halfway, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Then why, in Fengyang City, the central capital of my Ming Dynasty, there will be letters from the White Lotus Sect coming in?" ”

Waves of accountability have come to cover the face.

Qiu Fengzhen trembled, almost speechless.

"Minister...... Minister......"

"Ministers......"

Gao Yangzhi rolled his eyes, and after thinking about it, he still had to explain this fool after all.

He turned to look at Zhu Yunxi and said softly: "The White Lotus Sect in my Central Plains is like a tarsal insect, and since the former Tang Dynasty, it has been repeatedly banned. The world was in turmoil in the former Yuan Dynasty, and the local people were not able to make a living, and this dynasty was ......

Although the imperial court has strictly investigated the White Lotus Sect over the years, the official government is in the open, and the White Lotus Sect is in the dark, hidden between Li Shu, and it is difficult for the government to distinguish between them. The central capital is located between the state capitals, and there has never been turmoil, and it is even more difficult to distinguish.

The White Lotus Sect members rushed into the Central Capital, privately entered the Imperial City of the Central Capital, and in addition to the rights and responsibilities of the Fengyang Mansion, although there was a crime of negligence, it was also excusable. ”

The Cabinet Secretary pleaded.

Qiu Fengzhen was unexpected, but she couldn't help but settle down.

Although the prefect of Fengyang Mansion in the middle capital, the grade is equivalent to that of the prefect of Yingtian, which is from the third grade. But is he really happy as the prefect of Fengyang?

There is also a Zhongdu Left-behind Division in Fengyang City, although the duties of the Zhongdu Guard, but the level of the Left-behind Division's yamen is higher than that of Fengyang Mansion.

Let's just say that Fengyang City is closed today, and the Yamen who stayed behind didn't give the prefect Yamen a chance, so they blocked Fengyang City by themselves.

Besides, what kind of place is that in the Imperial City of Zhongdu?

It was a forbidden place for the royal court.

As the prefect of Fengyang Mansion, can he manage the affairs of the Imperial City of Zhongdu?

The Yamen of the Fengyang Prefect is a thing that is caught in the middle and gets angry!

However, Gao Yangzhi, who was still explaining to Qiu Fengzhen and Fengyang Mansion just now, snorted coldly.

"Yes! The courtiers are responsible for guarding the land. The wasted people have been in the center for several years, and the White Lotus Sect will not only write from this dynasty.

Before the abolition, the White Lotus Sect must also have channels to travel between inside and outside the capital.

I don't know how many years have passed, the White Lotus Sect has entered Fengyang, the central capital, as if entering a no-man's land, depending on the existence of the official government, and entering and leaving it wantonly.

Fengyang Prefect's Yamen, can you be aware of it here?

As a courtier, if you are not a traitor, you can be guilty of losing the city! ”

Qiu Fengzhen was about to faint with fright.

It's a good one, it was originally just a missed mistake, how could it be that in the mouth of this young pavilion elder, he became a big sin for losing the city.

"Next...... Lower Officials...... Minister...... Minister......"

Qiu Fengzhen was completely speechless, and her mouth was trembling.

Syllable.

Zhu Yunxi's palm slapped on the armrest: "Whether the city is lost or not, the court has its own conclusion." Governor Qiu, you haven't finished reading the letter in your hand yet. ”

"Ah......h

Qiu Fengzhen grew her mouth and looked down at the letter she was holding in her hand.

He looked up at Zhu Yunxi in front of him, and said hesitantly: "Yes...... Yes Yes Yes ...... Minister, just look! ”

Qiu Fengzhen lowered her head and looked at the remaining unfinished letters in her hand.

Now it has been determined that the White Lotus Sect is wandering in Fengyang City, and it has also been in contact with the Burning Waste People. The latter letters exposed a huge group to him.

The prefect of Fengyang lowered his head tremblingly and looked at such a rebellious letter.

Zhu Yunxi tilted his head to look at Gao Yangzhi on the side: "You say, what kind of surprise will these letters give us next?" ”

The imperial court has moved the interests of many people in the past two years.

Like the White Lotus Sect, which is pervasive, even if there is nothing to do, it will be mixed in. And those whose interests have been touched will be even more nervous about the future.

They are accustomed to placing bets in advance and preparing their hands in advance.

Even if it will end up being a loss-making business.

Gao Yangzhi frowned, he thought about the various innovative decrees of the imperial court in recent years, as well as all the aspects he touched.

The young cabinet minister couldn't help but be shocked.

There are so many enemies in the imperial court!

"Northside."

After pondering for a while, Gao Yangzhi gave a general direction.

After finishing speaking, Gao Yangzhi glanced down at Qiu Fengzhen in front of him, and saw that the other party was stunned for a moment, and wanted to raise his head but stopped, knowing that he had never said it.

Zhu Yunxi smiled: "It's the same as I guessed." ”

"I ...... The minister also knows! ”

Bai Yuxiu suddenly whispered on the side, her eyes widened, and she realized that Taisun was in front of her, so she immediately closed her mouth and muttered in a low voice: "Hongwu has opened a ...... system in three years."

Zhu Yunxi and Gao Yangzhi glanced at each other, and a smile appeared on their faces.

Twenty-five years ago, that is, the third year of Hongwu.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had just been founded for three years, and the world had not yet been pacified, that is, the remnants of the former Yuan were still entrenched in the south of the country.

In order to stabilize the country and ensure the local military horses, especially the army of the Nine Frontier Defense Line that had just been established, the imperial court reached an agreement with the merchants of Shanxi Province and other places that would run through the entire Ming Dynasty and affect the entire empire.

Open in the middle of the system.

The original intention of the Kaizhong system was to ensure the grain and grass materials of the military horses of the nine sides through the merchants of Shanxi Province near the nine sides.

Jingshi Yingtian is located in the south of the Yangtze River, far away from the nine sides, and the road is far away.

Every time the imperial court transported grain, grass and ordnance, more than half of it was lost on the road, and only half of the grain transported to Jiubian in one stone might be left.

In order to ensure that the army would not go hungry in the nine border garrisons and reduce the burden on the imperial court.

The imperial court took out the legal status of official salt sales and gave it to the merchants of Shanxi Province.

The merchants of Shanxi Province used this to obtain the salt introduction of the salt pond in Hedong, replacing the role of the imperial court, and transporting grain and grass materials to the border towns such as Datong and Juyongguan.

Since the implementation of the three-year system in Hongwu, the imperial court has been able to save more than 5 million deniers per year on the matter of grain, grass, grain and grass materials on the nine borders, and can ensure the supply of grain and grass for the nine-border army in a timely manner.

The agreement reached between the imperial court and the Shanxi Dao merchants was originally good.

However, in the specific implementation process, there are countless opportunistic places.

The merchants of Shanxi Province also have a long history and a long history.

The day is the market, to the people of the world, praise the goods of the world, trade and retreat, each has its place

The merchants in the Jinnan area of Shanxi Province have been doing business since the pre-Qin period.

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, large-scale commercial towns appeared in Jinzhou, Luzhou, Zezhou and other places.

Li Tang raised troops in Taiyuan, and set Taiyuan as the northern capital, spanning both sides of the Fen River, and the business was prosperous.

Han Yu has a poem: Lang Lang hears the street drums, and the morning seems to be the morning time.

Then in the former Song Dynasty, due to the need for military defense on the national border, the imperial court needed a large number of war horses to ensure the combat strength of the army, and the former Song Dynasty purchased a large number of war horses from the Liao State. At this stage, the merchants of Shanxi Province once again played an important role.

The border states set up a field, exchanged markets with the feudal people, and merchants along the border went deep into the border and foreign trade.

Although the former Song Dynasty was worried that connivance would threaten the imperial regime, and repeatedly ordered the prohibition of mutual trade and border trade, the local authorities had already accumulated heavy burdens, and everyone only cared about their immediate interests.

In this dynasty, the implementation of the open system has been for 20 years.

The merchants of Shanxi Province have already extended their tentacles from the Hedong Salt Pond, which was allowed by the imperial court at the beginning, to the Jianghuai Salt Farm and other places.

Moreover, these big businessmen, who were already wealthy, have once again accumulated a huge amount of wealth in just twenty years after ending the turmoil in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty.

You must know that wealth touches people's hearts.

In order to earn more money, the Shanxi merchants who have money will naturally use various means to ensure the wealth they hold in their hands now, and also to ensure that they earn more wealth.

And the Shanxi businessmen, who hold the supply of hundreds of thousands of military grain and grass in the important towns of the nine borders, will use their authority to the extreme.

"Bring troops in!"

Qiu Fengzhen suddenly exclaimed, his hands trembled, and his hands were full of letters scattered all over the ground, and his whole face was already full of horror.

The prefect of the empire finally couldn't support it anymore and fell to the ground.

The eyes of Zhu Yunxi and the others looked at them lightly.

And Qiu Fengzhen, the prefect of Fengyang, was full of the letter he had just opened and saw.

Full of rebellious words.

Qiu Fengzhen raised her head, but her eyes were empty.

"They...... How dare they ......"

"How dare that?"

"This is treason...... This is treason......"

Zhu Yunxi sneered.

For these people, what time did they not dare, and what did they dare not do.

Gao Yangzhi looked around: "This matter should be blocked, and no news will be leaked!" ”

The stakes are just too big.

This case that was exposed is not something like Henan Province.

This is a major militaristic case involving hundreds of thousands of troops on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty!

If you are not careful, you will lose everything, and now the solid Ming Nine-Sided Town will be hit hard from the inside.

At that time, the Mongolian Tatar Department and the Warat Department outside the Nine-sided Great Wall, how would these wolf ambitions choose?

Will they give Daming a chance to breathe and deal with internal affairs.

The answer is clear and clear.

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Order some of the belongings here." ”

Sun Cheng on the side couldn't see Qiu Fengzhen, the prefect of Fengyang, for a long time, and with Taisun's words, he immediately waved his hand.

Immediately, two brocade guards stepped forward and dragged Qiu Fengzhen aside, but they did not leave but stood behind each other.

Obviously, this is to listen to Gao Ge Lao's words, and we must strictly prevent what happened here today from being leaked out.

Sun Cheng personally led people to count the goods in the box.

Gao Yangzhi moved his steps and came to Zhu Yunxi's side.

"This matter is very important, involving the militaristic community, and the slightest carelessness may lead to chaos. The minister thought that when he sent a letter to report that His Majesty knew, he would slowly plot. ”

Zhu Yunxi tapped the armrest lightly with his fingers, and said softly, "What do you think?" ”

"Originally, they were plotting in secret, and the court didn't know about it. Now with these things, the court is in the shadows, and they have surfaced. ”

Gao Yangzhi straightened out his wording and continued: "When the two armies face each other, we must also know where the enemy army is. Now, all kinds of things in Shanxi Road have surfaced, and it is important to clean it up.

The minister thought that the top priority of the imperial court was to stop and recover the grain and grass materials of the army on the nine borders.

Now the imperial court controls the Jiaozhi Road, the big ships cover the sea, and the freight is endless. It can transport grain and grass from the Jiaozhi Road, send it directly to Beiping, and transfer it to all parts of the nine sides.

In the past, our dynasty could only rely on the merchants of Shanxi Province to supply grain and grass materials for the border army, but now it is different. It was a desperate move to negotiate in the first place, and it is precisely because of this that some people feel that they can use it to hold authority that they should not have.

In this matter, the imperial court only needs to take back the right to negotiate given at the beginning step by step. The matter of cutting off the supply of grain and grass materials to the border army by the merchants of Shanxi Province made the border army have no worries.

If there will be no shortage of food and grass for the border army, the morale of the border army will be stable. If the border army is stable, the nine sides will not make mistakes.

There is no mistake on the nine sides, and there is no opportunity outside the side. Stabilize the nine sides, and His Royal Highness will have more opportunities and choices to calmly deal with the rebellion of the Jin merchants in Shanxi Province.

At that time, whether it is the mobilization of the military horses of the capital of Henan Province nearby, or the mobilization of the Beijing army under the command of Liang Guogong and Xiping Hou to the north, they can thunder and calm the situation of Shanxi Road.

At that time, the matter of Shanxi Province would not involve the nine sides, let alone cause turmoil in the Central Plains. ”

After Gao Yangzhi finished speaking, his hands were together, quietly watching Zhu Yunxi.

In his plan, the imperial court wanted to completely replace the grain and grass sent to the border army by the Jin merchants of Shanxi Province step by step with the grain and grass of Jiaozhi Road.

As long as the imperial court stabilizes hundreds of thousands of border troops on the nine borders, the influence of the Shanxi Daojin merchants over the years will disappear.

The border army is not chaotic.

The imperial court had countless ways to rectify the Shanxi Dao Jin merchants.

Zhu Yunxi groaned softly.

I have to say that the method that Gao Chunfeng thought of in such a short period of time was the most appropriate solution for the imperial court.

Just as he was about to speak.

Sun Cheng, who was counting the goods in the box, raised his head and shouted.

"Your Highness, the count has been completed."

"Including the treasures, there are no less than 300,000 taels of goods here!"

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