When Liu Chengzong saw Zhu Quan coming, he hurriedly stood up and saluted. After the two sides sat down, Liu Chengzong took the tea cup presented by the maid, drinking lightly while making a draft. After a little hesitation, he looked at Zhu Quan and said lightly, "Your Highness has come from afar, and the lower officials should not have been disturbed at this time, but they have no choice but to be in their position, and they have no way to shirk, but they are not happy to say a word." ”

Zhu Quan was amused in his heart, and secretly thought to himself that these literati who were born in the imperial examination were very particular in their conversations, and they liked to beat around the bush the most, so he thought about it in his heart, and asked in his mouth, "Lord Liu, do you think it is inappropriate for this king to deal with murderers in the morning?" Speaking of this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh and then asked, "This king saw that guy was still so arrogant in public, and he couldn't bear it, so he cooked it with his own hands." He had no intention of interfering in the affairs of Lord Liu. In the past, the king had dealings with many people from these tribes, and knew that they were people who advocated force and were brave and ruthless, and disputes within the same clan were often resolved by armed duels, and it was completely natural for the strong to kill the weak in their eyes, unlike the people of the Central Plains, who were not bound by any etiquette and law. Speaking like this, he secretly turned his mind in his heart and said that this Liu Zhixian was ordered by the court, and I could appoint and dismiss him. And in the future, he will have to assist in many matters such as the Tuntian garrison, and if I first arrive, the relationship will be too stiff, and it will not be beautiful.

Although Liu Chengzong was quite unhappy with Zhu Quan's act of transgressing his duties today, after all, there was a reason for this incident, and his subordinates were afraid to face the murderer, so that he, a Shangguan who was determined to protect the country and the people, and hoped to make a difference, was also quite embarrassed. Remembering that His Majesty the Emperor had handed over the military power of the tens of thousands of troops in Daning to King Ning in front of him, in order to ensure the safety of this important town in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and did not want to be too bad with Zhu Quan, at this time, when he heard Zhu Quan's words, his heart calmed down, and his face was slightly gentle.

When Zhu Quan was in the market in the morning, he also saw Liu Chengzong's stern order to arrest the murderer, which showed that this person was not a stupid and useless person. Even if he is a prince who holds military power, he may not be able to bluff the other party, so he simply turns one or two between words, so that each other has steps to go down.

"I don't know what the total population of Daning City is?" Zhu Quan changed the topic and asked.

Liu Chengzong has been an official in Daning for a long time, and he is very familiar with the situation under his rule, so when he heard this, he immediately replied: "Daning City has more than 30,000 civilian households, more than 30,000 military households, and General Yang Ling has arrived with more than 12,000 military households, plus nearby large and small villages, the total number of soldiers and civilians is more than 150,000. If a large number of nomads and merchants come to trade in the autumn, there will be thousands more. Seeing Zhu Quan bowing slightly, he immediately continued, "Speaking of this businessman's transaction, Xia Guan has one thing that is very troublesome. Since the surrender of the Song Guogong to the Naha Chu Northern Yuan army, the hearts of the people in Liaodong have gradually stabilized, and the number of Han merchants from the grassland tribes who came to Daning to trade has increased, but the collection of this commercial tax has made the lower officials annoyed day by day. ”

Zhu Quan couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "It's a pity that taxes are a big plan of the imperial court, and this king can't ask about it." Although he grasped the military power of Daning, he still knew in his heart that the imperial court taxes were under the control of the household department, and had always been valued by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor.

Liu Chengzong looked at Zhu Quan, and then said in a deep voice: "This is a matter within the official division of his subordinates, but the leaders of the three tribes of Wuliangha are subordinates of His Highness's army, and I hope that His Highness can restrain one or two." ”

Zhu Quan couldn't help frowning when he heard this, you must know that at this time, the leaders of the three clans accepted the official position of the Ming Dynasty, and each had 10,000 soldiers and horses under his own control.

After Liu Chengzong took a sip of the teacup, he looked at Zhu Quan and said, "Nomads like to barter and trade, and directly exchange cattle, sheep and horses for the things they need, so it is not easy for the tax department to collect commercial taxes. ”

Zhu Quan recalled what he had seen during the day, and as Liu Chengzong said, the nomadic tribes exchanged cattle and animal skins directly for convenience. ”

"The merchant trades for one out of thirty. Weddings, funerals, weddings and other goods, self-woven cloth and silk are exempt from tax. Liu Chengzong said this, and after a slight pause, he immediately continued, "If it is a barter transaction, the transaction amount is difficult to determine, which naturally brings great inconvenience to the extraction of commercial tax." ”

Zhu Quan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Could it be that Lord Liu wants to use copper coins and silver for transactions in the market, and barter?" Seeing that Liu Chengzong's head was exactly like this, he immediately said in a deep voice, "Since it is related to the taxes of the imperial court and involves the three clans of Wuliang and Ha, this king will think of ideas." ”

Liu Chengzong couldn't help but be very happy when he saw that Zhu Quan agreed to help, stood up, bowed down and said with a smile: "In this way, I thank Your Highness for your help." However, the lower officials still have a reluctant request, and the business affairs in the city can also be helped by His Royal Highness...... ”

When Zhu Quan heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, and said, After all, the leader of the three tribes of Wuliang and Ha is my subordinate, and it is difficult to shirk, but what happened to the merchants in this city? Why is it that I have just arrived, and the land in Daning has not yet been stepped on, and I have nothing to do with business.

Liu Chengzong slowly sat down, sighed and said, "Liaodong Governor Ma Yun's 30,000 soldiers have been stationed in Daning for a long time, and most of the hundreds of households and thousands of households in this army are involved in the city'......s inns, restaurants and other businesses."

Zhu Quan heard this Daning's parents and officials say this, and his heart suddenly became clear, and he couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly, if it is a restaurant or inn opened by a hundred, thousand, or even a bigger official in the army, the little officials who are afraid of collecting taxes will not dare to provoke it. After a little hesitation, he said in a deep voice: "This matter will be planned after this king thinks about it for a while." With that, he picked up the teacup and gestured.

Liu Chengzong saw that King Ning signaled to see off the guests, so he stood up and said goodbye and left.

At nightfall, a rather sumptuous feast had already been set up in the living room of King Ning's Mansion.

After Zhu Quan heard Feng Tieling tell what he witnessed when receiving the grain and grass during the banquet, he couldn't help frowning slightly, put down a leg of mutton unsatisfied, took the towel handed by the maid and wiped the juice on his hands.

Originally, after Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang decided to let Zhu Quan take up the domain of Daning, considering that Yang Ling's 20,000 horses and horses were transferred from Datong, and suddenly tens of thousands of horses had to eat, he had already ordered to dispatch grain and grass to supplement military supplies. What Feng Tieling saw was the matter of several thousands of households under Ma Yun, the governor of Liaodong who went to escort grain and grass, to carry private goods in the team.

After Zhu Quan heard what Feng Tieling said, he recalled in his mind that he heard Liu Chengzong of Zhixian County tell that there were many Ma Yun's subordinates involved in Daning City during the day, and recalled that the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang who had seen in Yingtiancheng in the past was ruthless in punishing corrupt civil officials. After looking at the teacher, Jing Kun said in a deep voice: "It seems that the illegal business of the military officials in Daning has become a common practice, and it must be dealt with ruthlessly." ”

Jing Kun put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, looked at Zhu Quan and asked, "I don't know what His Highness has planned?" ”

"The king of Ming Japan ordered the officers in the army who were doing business in the city of Daning to sell their shops and restaurants to others within one month, and that they should not be involved in any business matters from now on, and that anyone who dared to do business in private for profit would be dismissed and punished." Zhu Quan said viciously.

Feng Tieling drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, wiped his lips and sighed, "In the past, the Han King Chen Youliang commanded a fierce general like a cloud, holding hundreds of thousands of troops, but he was still defeated in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, which has nothing to do with his arrogance and greed for enjoyment. He recalled that when he was in Chen Youliang's army in the past, he had heard that he made a bed out of gold, and at this time, he heard Zhu Quan talk about things in the army, and he couldn't help but feel deeply.

Zhu Quan said coldly, "The atmosphere is from top to bottom, if an army lasts for a long time, it will not be fought in battle." The officers were greedy for pleasure and thought about how to make money all day long, and one by one they became rich men, and when they suddenly faced the vicious Tartar soldiers, the first thing they thought of was not to bravely kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but how to save their lives, and such consequences made people shudder. ”

Jing Kun said softly, "Everyone in the world has the heart to pursue profit and enjoyment, and there is no way to avoid it. It's just that this matter involves a wide range of things, if His Royal Highness forcibly subdues the lieutenant generals and colonels with military orders, even if they dare not disobey, they will inevitably harbor resentment in their hearts, which is really not conducive to His Highness's mastery of the army. ”

Zhu Quan heard the teacher say that everyone in the world has the heart of profit-seeking, recalling that when he learned that he was about to become a fan, he also had the idea of using Shen Peng to make a profit in business, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said that the pursuit of profit and the enjoyment of human nature may be the most tiring thing in the world, which is against human nature. In my mind, I suddenly recalled the past and Xu Ying in the Oirat tribe to witness those ragged but force-advocating nomadic tribes, and recalled that day after Zhu Di, the king of Yan, ordered to capture and take off Huan, those fierce and unstoppable Oirat cavalry who were not afraid of death and faced the rain of arrows and moths to the fire. He said suddenly, "Although the Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty has already conferred the head, he has taken off the joy, but Arutai and other barbarian chieftains have looked at one side, and he will not come back in the future and become a confidant of my Ming Dynasty." The king hopes that one day his men will fight them with a true army of tigers and wolves, not a caravan. It is imperative to ban illegal businessmen in the army. Speaking of this, the tone was already full of unquestionable meaning.

Jing Kun couldn't help but bow his head when he heard this, "This matter is too involved, and it must be thought of slowly, as the so-called public anger is difficult to commit, and it is necessary to think of a comprehensive method." ”

"Yang Ling's 20,000 soldiers and horses came from Datong, and when they first arrived, there must be few such things in the army, so I am afraid that when they gain a firm foothold in Daning, there will be more businessmen involved." Zhu Quan frowned and said.

Jing Kun closed his eyes and muttered for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and smiled, "If Your Highness wants to use thunder means, you might as well borrow a Shang Fang sword." ”

A few days later, in the imperial study of the Forbidden City, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, was reading an urgent military intelligence report from Zhu Quan in Daning, and saw that it was written: "Since the Weichen Zhu Quan took up the domain of Daning, Liu Chengzong of Daning Zhixian County reported that the lieutenant general of the army had many illegal affairs involving businessmen. Those who are worried about the ministers are the generals and colonels of the army who are greedy for pleasure, and they will strive to be the first, and the will to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions will inevitably be exhausted. What is even more worrying is that if he can be moved by the small profits of profiteers today, then he will not be able to be bought by foreign races in the future. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, Weichen implored His Majesty to issue a decree to prohibit all business in the army. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the military report, walked slowly to the window, looked at the Forbidden City shrouded in the night, and couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts, he had also commanded thousands of troops and horses in the past, and knew that the big bosses in these armies, when they followed themselves to fight the world, they were not afraid of death. In the past, he made great contributions in the battle of Hongdu, and his nephew Zhu Wen was like this, a brave and incomparable general, Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia, connived at his son as a party to the disaster, but falsely accused the local magistrate Daotong, and he did not investigate the execution of Daotong for a while, which left him with an indelible memory for a lifetime. recalled the sentence played by Zhu Quan: "If he can be moved by profiteers today, then he cannot be bought by foreign races in the future." He turned around and walked briskly back to his desk. Civilian officials are greedy for ink and harm the people, and military generals and colonels endanger the society of the country, and no one understands this truth better than him.

Just as he was about to write the pen, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly put down the pen again, picked up the Tang newspaper and read it carefully, he couldn't help but sneer slightly on his face, and muttered to himself, "Cut off people's financial routes, wait for killing your parents." This stinky boy wanted to clean up the middle of the army, but he refused to offend the anger of the people and shake the morale of the army. Anyway, let me stand up and be this wicked person for you. ”

On the morning of the second day, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, asking the prefect of the important town of the nine borders and the prefect of the county to investigate in detail the illegal situation of the local garrison, and severely punish those who shield each other. The imperial history of the DPRK and the Central Committee also sent various places to investigate in detail the illegal affairs of officials and military generals.

In the court, a clear stream led by Yushi has been in a panic recently, and when he heard this holy decree, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and they each looked at the military generals on the opposite side with Ying Guo Gong Fu Youde and Liang Guo Gong Lan Yu as the leader in the past and had a quarrel with themselves in the temple, and they had a lot of old grudges, and they were picking targets.

When Jiang Xian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, heard this holy decree, although his face was not moving, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at the back of the blue jade of the Duke of Liangguo not far ahead.

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