Chapter 277 Zhu Yuanzhang’s Royal Chamber of Commerce

Early the next morning, Lan Yu went from the Governor's Mansion to the Wucheng Military and Horse Division.

The current General Department of Public Security of the Ming Dynasty has been established institutionally, but there is no new yamen. Now the Wucheng Military and Horse Department has been merged into the General Department of Public Security of the Ming Dynasty, which means that the Zhongcheng Military and Horse Department will serve as the General Department of Public Security of the Ming Dynasty.

yamen.

From the Central Military Governor's Mansion to the Military and Horse Department in Zhongcheng, Lan Yu looked at the somewhat ordinary gate in front of her with mixed feelings in her heart.

Compared to the Dudu Mansion, the Five Cities Military and Horse Division is naturally extremely low-end.

In particular, the Wucheng Military and Horse Division has been dealing with the people for a long time, so the environment in the yamen is naturally worse on weekdays.

Lan Yu, who had just arrived here, was stopped by the commotion inside.

This yamen is very busy.

As he slowly walked over, he was so busy that even the government officials didn't notice Lan Yu.

Lan Yu listened to these voices.

Either this family lost a chicken, that family lost a duck, or there was a conflict between neighbors.

In Lan Yu's view, these are mostly trivial matters.

But this is the duty of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division.

Suddenly, Lan Yu felt like she was being cheated.

It was correct to agree that His Highness Chang Sun would be the Director-General of Public Security of the Ming Dynasty.

"My subordinate Zhang Yi, the commander of the Zhongcheng Army and Horse Department, paid homage to Duke Liang. He did not come far to welcome him. I would like to ask Duke Liang to forgive me."

Zhang Yi, the commander of the troops and horses in Zhongcheng, knelt on one knee and said.

Cold sweat had broken out on his forehead.

Zhang Yike was not feeling well these days. He had been worried since he was reprimanded by His Highness Changsun last time.

Whatever you do, you have to be careful, for fear of being reminded of His Highness Changsun.

In the end, I really had no other choice, so I went to get twenty sticks myself, and I spanked my butt until it blossomed, and I felt a little relieved.

A few days after I recovered from my injury, I heard that the Military and Horse Department had separated from the Ministry of War and was directly merged into the General Department of Public Security under His Highness Chang Sun.

This time, Zhang Yi was so frightened that he never had a good night's sleep.

The day before yesterday, a document came down, saying that the newly appointed Governor of the General Department of Public Security of the Ming Dynasty is His Highness Changsun, Imperial Prince Liang Guogong.

Good guy, Zhang Yi almost didn't die on the spot.

Originally, he was still waiting for the notification from Duke Liang, but he did not expect that he had just received a report from his subordinates that Duke Liang had already appeared in the yamen.

Then why are you hesitating? Just run over and say goodbye.

Lan Yu just turned her head slightly to look at Zhang Yi, without saying anything, and walked directly towards the lobby inside.

Zhang Yi panicked immediately and did not dare to speak, so he could only silently follow Duke Liang.

In the lobby, Zhang Yi did not dare to sit, so he could only stand with a bow.

"I'm sending you an order to expel all the people in the Yamen. This place has been requisitioned by the Ming Dynasty Public Security Bureau, and they are told to go elsewhere to deal with whatever they have to do."

Lan Yu didn't hesitate and spoke directly.

"this"

When Zhang Yi heard this, he immediately didn't know how to answer.

You must know that these people are not ordinary people. It can be said that almost all the people who can live in the capital are wealthy households.

And the relationship behind it is also very complicated.

He, Zhang Yi, is only a sixth-grade official, but he has square eyes and the entire capital is worthless.

Once these people complained to the Yingtianfu Yamen, they would not be able to live without food.

"Why, are you deaf? Can't you understand what my father-in-law just said?"

Lan Yu frowned and scolded directly.

Feeling the unkind tone of Duke Liang, Zhang Yi dared not offend him and said quickly: "My subordinates will go immediately."

"Don't worry, I still have a few things to explain." Lan Yu continued, which made Zhang Yi stop.

Looking at Zhang Yi who looked like he was listening attentively, Lan Yu continued: "In compliance with the decree of Emperor Changsun, the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities has been merged into the Public Security Department. In addition to the existing five major yamen, a separate Public Security Department has been established."

"The Public Security Department has a regular establishment of twenty people. They are established in every street in the capital. They are responsible for all matters in the area and handle things according to their previous responsibilities."

"Then you go and inform all the commanders and deputy commanders to come here to the council tomorrow morning. I will personally announce the establishment of the Public Security Department by His Highness Changsun personally."

After Zhang Yi heard this, he did not dare to be negligent and said hurriedly: "I will obey the order."

Lan Yu nodded and finally said: "Have someone clean up the room where I work. I will come back tomorrow."

Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and said, "Dong Liang, go slowly."

Watching Duke Liang Guo leave, Zhang Yi only felt a feeling that the storm was about to come.

Not because of himself, but because of the entire capital.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small one. Some things, if carried out radically, will have bad effects.

Regarding these, Zhu Ying was very clear. Not all systems in later generations could be immediately transferred to the Ming Dynasty. Most of them would just be acclimatized.

The source of all this is first of all the control of the grassroots people.

There is also a talent training system that is loyal to itself.

In today's Ming Dynasty, under Zhu Yuanzhang's personal prestige, everything seems to be extremely stable.

But if he disobeys, there will be no need to eat and the whole family will be buried.

In the entire court, there was only one voice, Zhu Yuanzhang's. Regardless of right or wrong, anyone who resisted would die.

In the words of Zhu Yuanzhang, if it is not easy to kill you today, I will definitely kill you tomorrow.

If he is disobedient, what shall he do?

Recently, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a very good mood because of his eldest grandson's return, but this does not mean that he will be soft-hearted towards corrupt officials.

Kill them one by one without fail.

In this regard, Zhu Ying will naturally not say much.

As for corrupt officials, just kill them, just to make room for them.

In the Qianqing Palace,

It was noon, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just returned from Huagai Palace, was only interested in watering the seedlings.

In the front yard of Qianqing Palace, many flowers and plants were removed and three open spaces were cleared.

These three open fields are planted with corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes respectively.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang did all this by himself, including cultivating, loosening the soil, and sowing seeds.

Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to crops that could feed most of the people in the Ming Dynasty, so he planted a batch in the front yard for observation.

Not long after, Zhu Ying came over.

Kunning Palace has left and right sides, and the front yard is connected to Qianqing Palace.

You can bypass the Qianqing Palace and enter through the side door, but Zhu Ying rarely does this and will go through the Qianqing Palace every time.

"Dasun, we have heard that the business in the entire capital has been booming several times recently. You have made a lot of money here. Let's talk to us about what we plan to do next."

"Let us also learn from you and gain experience in business."

Zhu Yuanzhang saw his eldest grandson coming and asked him to sit on the pavilion next to him, and then asked with a smile.

Zhu Ying replied: "Grandpa, don't say that. My grandson only understands it a little bit. Now the business in the capital is gradually developing. In my opinion, the collection of commercial taxes can also be strengthened."

"Nowadays, the commercial taxes in the capital are too low. My grandson received hundreds of thousands of treasure notes that day, but up to now, he has not paid a single copper in commercial taxes. From such a prosperous business, our Ming Dynasty treasury can't get any benefit at all."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not think much after hearing this, and said with a smile: "This world belongs to both of us. It doesn't matter whether we make friends with each other or not. It's just that things go out from the left bag and go in from the right bag."

Zhu Ying smiled bitterly after hearing this.

He knew that the old man thought he had used some tricks to evade the tax.

However, this is not the case.

So he explained: "Grandpa misunderstood. My grandson did not give an order not to pay taxes. Instead, he calculated that he really does not need to pay taxes."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's smile suddenly stopped, and he asked with some confusion: "What do you mean by your grandson's words?"

Zhu Ying replied: "According to the current method of tax collection in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the field of commercial tax, you only need a certain number of talented people, and you can easily be exempted from taxes."

"It's said to be 30 yuan per tax, but no one has checked the account at all. In addition to the amount that can be deducted, even if hundreds of thousands of gold coins are recorded, there is no need to pay tax."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face began to become serious.

He knew there must be something fishy in it, but he didn't expect it to be so outrageous, it was simply appalling.
To be continued...