Chapter 237: Shang Fang's Sword
On the second day, the imperial history of the DPRK and China went to various places. Daning is naturally no exception, and it is selected by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
Time flies, and more than two months later, it is already a bleak autumn breeze. Cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock are fat, fat and strong after being nourished by abundant aquatic plants in summer, and they sell very well. Outside the city of Daning, it is the peak season of the year for trading.
At the entrance of the market outside the city, groups of nomadic tribesmen looked at the sky from time to time, anxiously waiting to enter the market for trading.
Feng Tieling's soldiers roamed around with swords in hand, and several people carried baskets along the queue, shouting and cursing the herdsmen who wore scimitars at their waists and carried bows and arrows to put their weapons in the baskets before entering the market. If anyone does not want to obey, he will be driven away, no matter how many horses, cattle, or sheep he brings, and no matter what tribe he belongs to.
The market is more crowded than ever. Since the arrival of Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, groups of black-armored cavalry began to patrol the market on foot every day. No matter how loud the bargain is, no one cares, but if you dare to do it, you will be immediately beaten by the patrol soldiers. Most of these black-armored cavalrymen are the sons and nephews of Feng Tieling's subordinates who have practiced martial arts, even if those nomadic tribes are rampant on the grassland, they can't parry it with their bare hands. Ever since every time a self-sustaining brute was thrown out of the bazaar after breaking their tendons and fractures, these nomadic tribes who advocated force gradually became accustomed to the rules of King Zhu Quan of Ning.
The military camp outside the bazaar was stationed with more than 2,000 cavalry under Feng Tieling, and the incense case in the wide handsome tent stood solemnly on one side, and Zhu Quan, who was wearing a python, led Ma Yun, Yang Ling, Jing Jun, Sima Chao, Feng Tieling and other generals in the army, as well as Liu Chengzong, the magistrate of the county wearing a black veil, fell to the ground to receive the order.
"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says that the rewards for my Ming military merits have always been generous, and the soldiers beheaded the Tartars were promoted to the first level, and those who did not have real deficiencies or did not want to be promoted were rewarded with thirty taels of silver. You are still insufficient, and you have illegal business, anti-law and disturbance of the people, I am already aware. Thinking of the long-term stay on the side of the village, the merit lies in the community, and he will not be blamed for the past. However, no matter how greedy they are for small profits, those who want to get lucky, no matter how big or small the knight is, what position they hold. All military law will be imposed, and family property will be confiscated, and no amnesty will be given. Thinking of this, the young eunuch paused slightly, moistened his lips with the saliva in his mouth, and glanced at Zhu Quan, who was prostrate on the ground, and then said aloud, "Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, as the commander of the army, is not effective. I was deeply disappointed, Nian Er was young and knowledgeable, and when he first arrived in Daning, he was allowed to make meritorious contributions. If you connive at the affairs of the subordinate businessmen and live up to the holy grace, you should cut off the prince and degrade him to a concubine, and admire this. ”
Zhu Quan led a group of people to stand up with a look of panic behind the bow of the Holy Grace, and when he took the holy decree made by Huang Aya in the hands of the eunuch with both hands, he secretly rejoiced in his heart This holy decree is extremely harsh on me, it can be described as an invisible Shang Fang sword, even if I kill more, the account will not count on my head.
The eunuch who came from Yingtian to deliver the decree had already left, and Zhu Quan sat down with a gloomy face and did not say a word.
There was silence in the tent, and the lieutenant colonel was full of fear, fear, and anger in his heart. What is frightening is that His Majesty the Emperor actually issued an edict to ask about the affairs of the merchants in the army, and even His Royal Highness King Ning, who had just arrived in Daning to take up the domain, was affected by the pond fish, and the holy decree not only used extremely harsh wording for him, but also had the words of cutting off the prince and demoting him to a concubine. It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor hated the business of profit-making in the army. What he is afraid of is that even though he has an official position, he is far less powerful than Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia, in the past. Princess Anqing's husband, a relative of the emperor like Ouyang Lun, and a figure like Zhu Liangzu who has made great achievements for the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor is ruthless, and he will kill if he says he will kill him, and cut off his own head for fear that he will not blink his eyes. Annoyed but in the future, he was only afraid that the business in Daning City would be finished, thinking of this, they secretly scolded in their hearts for the imperial history of the court who came to Daning to inspect a few days ago, and returned to the court to complain in front of His Majesty the Emperor. In the hearts of these rude military men, these people in the court and the central government who care all day long, and the sour Confucian civil officials who don't have a fart like tossing some idle things like cutting off people's wealth and digging people's ancestral graves all day long.
Zhu Quan glanced at the expressions on the faces of everyone in the account, and then looked at Liu Chengzong, the magistrate of the county who had nothing to do with himself, and said after coughing lightly, "Even if Your Majesty issued a decree to inquire about this matter, this king must also follow the decree." Speaking of this, he let out a long sigh and then said, "Pass on the military order of the king, the lieutenant general and colonel must handle all their private affairs properly within a month, and you must know that there is not only a master of the imperial history in the court, but also the Jinyi Guard's army." If there are any more things involving businessmen, don't blame this king for being ruthless. Speaking of this, his eyes flickered with cold light, and his words were already full of solemn and awe-inspiring meaning.
Even though the generals were bleeding in their hearts, they were very unwilling, and when they heard Zhu Quanyan and Jin Yiwei, they were also terrified in their hearts, and they all stood up and hugged their fists to receive their lives.
When Liu Chengzong heard Ning Wang Yan and Jin Yiwei, his mood was very complicated. He is also a person who reads poetry and books, and he used to look down on secret agents like Jinyiwei, but after being an official in Daning for a long time, the clear habit on his body gradually faded, and at this time, seeing these military lieutenant generals who made him helpless couldn't help but show fear after hearing Jinyiwei, but he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, and the taste was indescribable.
Zhu Quan turned his head to look at Liu Chengzong and said in a deep voice: "There is an adult from Laozhi County who has summoned those businessmen, and this king still has something to explain." After that, he instructed the scholar Ma Sanbao to summon the leaders of the three tribes of Wuliangha to come to the tent to discuss matters. Although the heads of the three clans belong to him for moderation, after all, as the leader of the tribe, cattle, sheep, horses, livestock and other livestock are inevitable, so the fact that the army is not allowed to do business has nothing to do with them, and they have not come to the tent before.
Hearing this, Liu Chengzong stood up, bowed slightly, and ordered a small official behind him to go out of the tent to summon those businessmen to come.
About half a tea time later, more than 20 people dressed in various colored cloth clothes, ranging in age from more than 30 to white beards, entered the handsome tent, and after falling to the ground to meet King Ning and the magistrate, they stood in a row behind the magistrate. Shen Peng was also impressively listed, it turned out that after repaying the debts and collecting the debts, he finally settled the debts when he helped Ouyang Lun in business, and then hurried to Daning with thousands of taels of silver to catch up with the most prosperous autumn market.
The leaders of the three tribes of Wuliang and Ha entered the tent, and after meeting Zhu Quan, they immediately sat down on the vacant seat beside Yang Ling.
Zhu Quan saw that everyone had arrived, and Shi Shiran said, "Daning business is becoming more and more prosperous, which is a good thing. But the salt tea trade in the border land has always been a monopoly of the imperial court, and I hope you will not defy the law. Speaking of this, his eyes glanced at the somewhat cramped and uneasy businessmen behind Liu Chengzong, and said coldly: "Yesterday, when the army and horses under the command of this king were inspecting outside the city, they saw that there were bold people hiding in secluded places and selling the nomadic tribes outside the Saiwai with pig iron, which is really an unforgivable crime. ”
Feng Tieling saw Zhu Quan bowing slightly towards him, and immediately stood up and walked outside the handsome tent and shouted loudly.
After a while, I saw several fierce black-armored cavalrymen tying up three ropes and ropes, covered in filth, and the people with scattered cloaks were escorted to kneel outside the tent.
"The nomadic barbarians outside the Saiwai are all tigers and wolves, and they ignore the strict orders of the imperial court and invest their pig iron to build weapons, which is tantamount to sharpening the minions for the tigers and wolves, and backing up my Ming people, and being the head of the public to set an example." Zhu Quan said this coldly, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the three-foot long sword on the handsome case.
The three depressed businessmen yesterday saw the nomadic tribesmen who traded with them to kill the Ming army on the spot, although they were full of hardships but did not die, it was inevitable that there was a fluke mentality in their hearts, at this time, they heard the murderous words of Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, and wanted to distinguish after screaming, the soldier holding the sword behind him had already waved his hand and cut it down, and the scream was cut off, and the head rolled to the ground, and blood sprayed all over the ground.
Although Liu Chengzong's businessmen behind him have traveled from south to north, most of them have never seen such a terrifying scene, and there are many people who are frightened to the point that their faces are blue and their lips are white, their eyelids are jumping, and their legs and stomachs are cramping.
The generals in the army led by Ma Yun and Yang Ling are used to fighting, but their faces do not change. In the past, when Lanyu, the Duke of Liangguo, was guarding Liaodong, although he turned a blind eye to the affairs of his subordinate merchants, he also killed those who dared to sell pig iron to the nomadic tribes outside the Saiwai, and never showed mercy, and they had long been commonplace.
Zhu Quan turned his head and glanced at the merchants, and said lightly to Liu Chengzong, "Lord Liu posted a notice at the city gate, and then hung his head outside the city gate, telling the Daning merchants, military and civilians, etc., if there is a private sale of iron to the nomadic tribes, they will all be punished as the crime of being captured by the enemy and not forgiven." ”
When Liu Chengzong heard this, he bowed his hands and said in a deep voice: "Where the duties of the subordinate officials are, they should do their best." Although he was a little unaccustomed to Zhu Quan's ruthlessness, he also knew that His Royal Highness the Prince was in control of the military after the feudal affairs of Daning, and such illegal matters involving military affairs were naturally within his authority, but he had no right to intervene.
A group of businessmen were secretly frightened, knowing that His Royal Highness King Ning in front of them was not lying and threatening, if he was charged with a captivity, he was afraid that the whole family would be unsafe.
On the first day of Zhu Quan's arrival in Daning, he stabbed the murderer in front of everyone in the bazaar, and today he cut off three bloody heads in public.
Zhu Quan saw that some of the young and knowledgeable businessmen behind Liu Chengzong showed a frightened expression, and then looked at the leaders of the three tribes of Wuliangha who were calm and silent, and immediately ordered Ma Sanbao to sit down for those solemn businessmen.
Seeing His Royal Highness King Ning's move, all the businessmen couldn't help but feel flattered, and after bowing down to thank him, they sat down on the chairs moved by several soldiers.
Seeing Zhu Quan's move, Liu Chengzong couldn't help frowning, and his heart was quite unhappy. You must know that at this time, the concept of agriculture, industry, and commerce was extremely profound. At this time, in addition to His Royal Highness the Prince, he was respected as a literati who was born as a scholar, and Zhu Quan let these businessmen and profit-seeking people sit down safely in front of a group of civil officials and military generals, wouldn't it be insulting and undignified? It was only because of Zhu Quan's face that he forced himself to hold himself and not to attack.
Zhu Quan smiled and said, "The king of the lawless profiteers who endanger my Ming Society and the people of Li is naturally not merciful, but he is also kind to those who are kind to him." Speaking of this, he glanced at the merchants with a smile and continued, "These days, the Japanese soldiers are patrolling the market and guarding the city gates, can you wait for some less punches and kicks?" ”
Even though the businessmen are lotus flowers, in the past, when they were trading, they faced those nomadic tribes who were self-reliant and brave, and carried scimitars, when they bargained, they also lacked confidence and suffered a lot. These days, I have seen those black-armored cavalry with strong martial arts patrolling the market, beating those nomadic tribe men who use their hands and feet, and the feeling of stability in their hearts is not the same as in the past.
Zhu Quan looked at the leader of the three tribes of Wuliangha, who was not far away with an unhappy face and did not say a word, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "After the three tribes of Wuliangha belonged to me in the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty issued a decree to give preferential treatment. As far as this king can see, you and other Ming businessmen must also give priority to these three clans when trading, and other nomadic tribes that have not submitted to my Ming Dynasty cannot be compared with them. ”
The leaders of the three tribes of Uliangha, Aza Shiri, Haisa Nan Taxi, Tabin Timur and others were very unhappy about Zhu Quan's murder in public some time ago, and the strict order forbidding the tribesmen to carry weapons into the bazaar and the city. At this time, when he heard that His Royal Highness King Ning, who was arrogant and domineering, asked these merchants to give priority to trading their own people, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and most of the resentment of the previous days suddenly disappeared. It turned out that since Nahachu led the surrender of the 200,000 yuan army in Liaodong, the hearts of the people in the realm of Liaodong have gradually stabilized, and the number of nomadic tribes outside the Saiwai who come to Daning to trade is increasing day by day, and the bulk of the things they can trade are cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock, but they are far from being able to eat and wear as well as the Han merchants, and there are many types. In the past, they could also coerce and coerce those weak nomadic tribes who did not dare to compete for business, and since Zhu Quan became a feudal lord, the tribesmen were afraid of this domineering and arrogant prince, and they were even more afraid of the tens of thousands of troops stationed on one side, and they dared not say that the business was taken away by those weak tribes. At this time, Zhu Quan asked a group of Han merchants to give priority to the people of their three clans in public, which was naturally excellent news for the leaders of the three clans.
"Lord Wang, if there is a slippery Han merchant who deceives me and other clansmen, it is better for you to uphold justice." Tabin Timur was the most clever of the three tribal leaders, and when he saw Zhu Quan talking like this, he was not as happy as Azashri and Haisa Nan Daxi, and took the opportunity to beat the snake and make a request on the stick, but his words were also spoken in rough Chinese.
After asking the reason, Zhu Quan couldn't help but smile dumbly, it turned out that some time ago, after the tribesmen of Tabin Timur traded several truckloads of pottery clay pots at a very low price, the clay pots leaked when they happily went home to fill the water, and after a careful inspection, they found that these clay pots and pottery bought from the hands of the Han merchants had many cracks and fine lines, and they didn't know whether they were damaged when the road was bumpy or deceived by the Han merchants.
Zhu Quan couldn't help but laugh and coughed lightly, and then said: "When trading in the future, when you trade in the future, you will be filled with water on the spot to inspect the goods, and the money and goods will be cleared immediately." If there are unscrupulous profiteers who are deceived, you and other clansmen can complain to Lord Liu. Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at the businessmen behind Liu Chengzong, and secretly thought to himself in his heart that although these nomadic tribes are barbaric and unreasonable, they are estimated to be doing business, but they don't have so many fancy intestines, maybe they have really been cheated by the treacherous people in the Han merchants.
When Liu Chengzong heard this, he couldn't help but say: "If the dealer has fraud or illegality, he can go to the county government to complain, and the lower officials will not be partial." ”
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