Chapter 259 The Last Way

Among the modern texts describing the Ming Dynasty, there is a commonly used word that is "spy politics", which is of course not a compliment. Spy generally refers to the Jinyiwei. Of course, when the Dongchang power is arrogant, it also refers to the Dongchang.

They crossed the local judicial authorities and acted recklessly, arresting ministers and tortured confessions. In the Ming Dynasty, they were mostly famous, and often had cases handled by Jinyiwei. Only one official came to the door, leading hiring gangsters and rascals without public office. The officials who were investigated did not dare to say anything, because even if there was only one Jinyiwei, it was enough to shock them.

In broad daylight, the Jinyiwei came to check. Logically speaking, even the chief minister of the current dynasty and the Secretary of the Six Ministry were all dispersed at this time. Who would have thought that a Shandong military officer was scolded by the Jinyiwei in the camp in the daytime and asked him to commit suicide.

The military officer shot all the thirty Jinyiwei who came and died while chatting and laughing. This kind of thing is really incredible and no one would believe it.

So even though they shot and killed thirty Jinyiwei, even those who came to inquire about their whereabouts did not appear during this period. No one would have thought that Dengzhou camp was so lawless. Perhaps the people who sent these Jinyiwei would have thought that their subordinates had not arrived in Dengzhou.

The communication of transportation and information in this era is extremely inconvenient. The time unit required from Nanjing to Dengzhou, whether by land or water, is calculated in ten days.

Jason Hogan brought more than 100 Dutch people, more than 90 men, and more than a dozen women. At that time, the shipbuilding industry was extremely developed in the lowlands of Europe, and the firearm casting industry related to it was also very developed. Because these people had very good skills, they were also the main victims of Spain's heavy taxes and were also the main participants of the Dutch Lowland Independence Movement.

There are many such professions among those who come to Dengzhou this time, but the kind that Jiang Feng thought was that as long as Europeans came here, there would inevitably be great development of technology, and his forces in all aspects would grow wildly, making glass, small blast furnaces, and voyages. Then Dengzhou camp can be arrogant and dominate the earth.

However, the reality is often not so gorgeous. Most of the more than 100 people this time were shipwrecks. In the past, the craftsmen in various shipbuilding workshops in the lowlands even had several workshop owners. They came to China because they escaped the pursuit of Spain. The only ones left were only a few manufacturers of farm tools, and one of them was a carriage maker.

This result made Jiang Feng quite amused and crying, but since he came to him, he always had some benefits for himself. After living in the isolation area of ​​the port for a while, these white people who knew how to build ships were arranged in the boatyard.

The rest were also arranged in the craftsman workshop to see if they could help. Jason and a few of them had military experience are still used as instructors, but they are already preparing to give them official military positions. After all, they cannot be idle like this. The only problem that arises in Dengzhou is that there is not enough translation, so they have to send people to search in various places in Tianjin and Zhejiang.

Time always passes fast, and the nine years of Jiajing soon entered winter. From autumn to now, no one has ever asked about the Jinyiwei. Jiang Feng knew in his heart that such a thing must be impossible to pass like this, so his vigilance in Dengzhou has not weakened, but has been even stronger.

There was some good news during this period. The shipbuilding craftsmen who came from the Netherlands had real talents and knowledge. After reading the ships built by the shipyards in Dengzhou, especially the kind of ships that combine the Fu Ship and the Spanish brig, they praised them. They all said that if they follow this idea, they could build larger ships.

Moreover, the artillery fire on these ships is not a problem at all. You should know that the artillery in land warfare requires easy movement and follow the troops' advance. It should not be too heavy. However, because the ships at sea have buoyancy at sea, they can often carry heavier loads. Of course, this also represents a more powerful artillery.

What these craftsmen said was Jiang Feng Dawei's intention. As long as the ship with the largest displacement on the sea surface of East Asia is now, according to the Western saying, or according to modern sayings, it is only a lucky ship of about 300 tons and 400 tons.

These are merchant ships, traveling to and from the sea, earning huge amounts of money for their owners. If they can build ships with larger tonnage and warships, what would it be like?

These white people from afar also urgently needed an achievement to make themselves settle down in this strange land. Although they do not understand Chinese now, after talking about the idea of ​​building a large ship, they saw an extremely happy smile on Jiang Feng's face.

They understood that they had bet right, and at least they had left a pretty good impression in their hearts.

"Although the money is withdrawn, as long as it is used on ships and cannons, don't be stingy. Regarding wood, write a letter to tell Tiedan and the Ma brothers, and ask them to buy it in Liaodong as soon as possible!"

Jiang Feng followed Zhao Xiucai, who was in charge of all production and logistics, and said generously, but such a good mood lasted until mid-November. The private salt transactions this year were settled at the end of the year, and Jiang Feng from Dengzhou and Huang Ping from Jining made a lot of money without any surprises.

However, something quite surprising was that Huang Ping sent a letter to Jiang Feng, saying that he was not young and was preparing to move to Jiangnan for retirement. So at the end of the year, both parties cleared all business transactions in Shandong and handed over the cash bank clearly the next year.

There is no sign of this incident at all. However, Jining in Shandong is not a capital or a Nanjing. He is in the Shandong area controlled by Jiang Feng. Although Liu Shier's gangsters and Jiang Feng's subordinates are not all-encompassing, there are not many things that can hide from them.

On Huang Ping's mansion, someone had been bribed, and he was a family with a high status. He should not expect any superb confidentiality measures at the home of a salt merchant. Soon, a copy of the letter was delivered to Jiang Feng. Looking at the date on the letter and the time when Huang Ping received the letter, it only took three days.

This can be considered a high-speed transmission in the Ming Dynasty. When I saw the person who sent the message, it was indeed the most powerful person in the court, the eunuch of the Silijian and the inner minister Huang Jin.

The letter said it was very simple, saying that a civil servant from Nanjing impeached Shandong guerrilla Jiang Feng, colluded with pirates, trafficked slander salt, and the evidence was conclusive.

You should know that Huang Ping and Jiang Feng's trafficking of private salt also benefited a lot of benefits. If Jiang Feng's crime is confirmed, it is difficult to explain clearly. If Jiang Feng's crime of collusion with pirates and trafficking of private salt is really deducted, it would be a serious crime of rebellion. A little bit of relationship would be a matter of irreparable consequence. Emperor Jiajing is also famous and is a shameless person.

Although Huang Jin was a confidant eunuch who started his family with Jiajing, he didn't dare to say what to do at that time. He knew in his heart that Jiang Feng and his cousin had trafficked private salt, and he also received some benefits. He had too many contacts, so he first suppressed the impeachment memorial. Anyway, the journey from Nanjing to the capital was very long, and the order of submitting memorials to the emperor in various places was decided by the Silijian.

Huang Jin was also a person who was used to using methods, so he simply suppressed the memorial and asked his cousin to take the matter clean and neatly before talking about it.

Jiang Feng sat in the conference hall, looking at the copied letter. Zhang Liang and Liu Shier were by his side. They had already known the content. They were all waiting for Jiang Feng's reaction. If they were calculating the time, Jiang Feng must have read the copied letter more than once.

After a while, Jiang Feng raised his head, looked at the two confidants beside him, and asked slowly:

"Can this matter be solved with money?"

Liu Shier shook his head there and said with certainty:

"If it were for money, the person in Nanjing would have come to us to talk to us long ago. He is the Minister of Justice in Nanjing, and his younger brother is the Qianhu of the Jinyiwei. We must give in to such face no matter what!"

Zhang Liang next to him was also shouting loudly:

"How could the master be good about this? That bastard has already used the means of raiding the house and exterminating the clan!"

While talking, an officer ran in panting outside. After coming in, he hurriedly greeted him and said to Jiang Feng:

"Sir, I stayed in the inn outside the city and had dozens of guests from other places. They all had accents from Nanzhili and were wearing weapons. The inn owner told us the news..."

It didn't take too much time for the horse team from Dengzhou to arrive at that inn. Hundreds of horse teams surrounded the inn and claimed to be catching bandits. These elite cavalrymen were quite sure to deal with dozens of strangers holding swords.

During lunch, Jiang Feng saw these people in the Dengzhou barracks. The tokens and many things on them were collected. They actually found the Jinyiwei's waist cards. It was quite simple to obtain the confession. The task of these people to Dengzhou was to steal the Su sisters after Jiang Feng was captured.

After hearing this, Jiang Feng, Zhang Liang and Liu Shier looked at each other. After a while of quiet, Jiang Feng suddenly laughed and turned around and said calmly:
Chapter completed!