"Stop!" A loud shout rang out from the crowd of onlookers.
The official and the onlookers followed the sound and realized that it was Zhong Cheng who had arrived.
The official hurriedly came over to receive the gift and explained with a smile: "Zhongcheng, this is the custom."
"Routine? This is not allowed under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister." Lu Xiangsheng scolded loudly with a sullen face.
He saw that the official's face was extremely ugly, and the other people who were watching were also looking at him in astonishment. It seemed that Lu Xiangsheng stopped this kind of blackmail and sucking the blood and sweat of the people, which made them feel strange.
Lu Xiangsheng understood that old habits are hard to change, and this official could not beat him to death with a stick.
Lu Xiangsheng explained to the official: "I don't care what happened in the past. But after the imperial court increased the salary of officials and retired and returned to their hometowns with integrity money, I will never allow it to use such means to squeeze the blood and sweat of the people again."
Forget it this time, remember, there will be no next time!"
The official lowered his head and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes."
Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and glanced at the people watching, then looked at the excited grain merchant behind the officials and said: "If you encounter such a thing in the future, you can report it to the local reporting office set up by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and someone will tell you.
Make the decision for you."
The grain merchant had already made plans for these losses before he came. He didn't expect that with the intervention of Governor Denglai, he was able to save these losses. He was really happy.
He had also heard about the changes that Lu Xiangsheng just mentioned when he was in Jianghuai, but it seemed that they were implemented very slowly at Jianghuai. So he didn't take it seriously after hearing it. He didn't expect that they would be implemented seriously in Denglai.
In this way, the grain merchant can save a lot of capital, and the corresponding profit will be greatly increased. He was so excited that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Lu Xiangsheng.
What he didn't expect was that there would be benefits. Lu Xiangsheng asked Lu Da to give him the letter and give it to Zhang Tongchang.
The grain merchant was a shrewd man, and he understood the benefits that this letter would bring him in the blink of an eye, and was immediately overjoyed. While he was grateful to Lu Xiangsheng, he was also proud of his decision as the first person to transport grain. This crab
, just eat it!
After Lu Xiangsheng finished handling these matters and inspected the grain ship, he stopped staying, leaving Lu Da at the scene and returned to the government office.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangsheng had just returned and before he even sat down, there was an urgent call from Pi Dao.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he thought it was Jianlu who wanted to attack Pidao, but Jianlu had no navy, so he had to wait for the winter to freeze. He didn't think about it for a while, so he had to meet the messenger first.
"Zhongcheng, there is something unusual happening in North Korea." The messenger turned out to be Liu Xingzhi. As soon as he entered the lobby, he knelt on one knee and reported.
After finishing speaking, he took out an urgent report written by Chen Jisheng from his pocket and gave it to Lu Xiangsheng's bodyguard to forward to Zhongcheng.
After Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he couldn't help but feel relieved. It turned out that it was not Jianlu who was attacking Pidao.
But he immediately started to guess, wouldn't North Korea send its navy to attack Pidao? Or could Jianlu and North Korea unite, with Jianlu sending combat power and North Korea sending ships to attack Pidao?
When Lu Xiangsheng thought of this, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He asked Liu Xingzhi to get up and speak, and read the emergency report first.
After reading it, Lu Xiangsheng was relieved. It turned out that he had been worrying too much.
While weighing the urgent report in his hand, he asked Liu Xingzhi: "Is what is said here true?"
The reason why Liu Xingzhi came over personally was to explain to Lu Xiangsheng face to face.
He cupped his fists and replied: "Yes, General Zhongcheng and Deputy General Chen interrogated several Koreans who fled to Pidao, and they all spoke like this."
"Jianlu was really short-sighted. By squeezing North Korea like this, he really gave Ming a chance." Lu Xiangsheng's face immediately became excited and he commented to Liu Xingzhi.
"What Zhongcheng said is absolutely true." Liu Xingzhi echoed Lu Xiangsheng with a smile.
Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while and asked Liu Xingzhi: "In your opinion, how long will North Korea endure being so oppressed by the Jianjun?"
When Liu Xingzhi heard this, it was difficult to answer this. He thought for a while before he replied cautiously: "Zhongcheng, North Korea is incompetent. As long as those officials do not harm themselves, they will not care about the life and death of the people. If the captives are not harmed,
If we don’t care about their interests, I’m afraid they will continue to tolerate it.”
Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said nothing, obviously thinking about the matter.
After a while, he said to Liu Xingzhi: "In fact, it can also be seen from this matter that Zhongxing Hou's raid on Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou has triggered a linkage reaction. The Jianlu were short of food and could not get supplements from Shanxi merchants.
, had no choice but to attack North Korea. If the food consumption of the Jianlu was increased, I believe there would be a good show to watch, and I, the Ming Dynasty, could also benefit from it. Liu Xingzhi."
"The general is here." Upon hearing this, Liu Xingzhi knew that Lu Xiangsheng had made a decision, and he quickly clasped his fists and stood by for orders.
"Go back immediately and discuss with Deputy General Chen to send people into North Korea to investigate the movements of the Jianlu and North Korean parties, and report back at any time if there is any situation." Lu Xiangsheng ordered.
"General, I will obey your order." Liu Xingzhi loudly accepted the order.
Lu Xiangsheng then added: "Pi Dao should be prepared for war and be ready to attack at any time. Opportunities are fleeting, do you understand?"
"You will eventually understand."
"Okay, you will return to Pi Island immediately and do what I asked you to do. I will also make a trip to Pi Island within the next few days to inspect the combat readiness."
After Lu Xiangsheng finished the order, he watched Liu Xingzhi leave in a hurry. He couldn't hold back the joy brought by the news, so he paced back and forth in the lobby.
Suddenly, Lu Xiangsheng stopped and asked his guards to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study. He wanted to write a memorial to the court, explaining all this, and attaching his own estimates and suggestions. If possible, it would be best if Guan Ning could make more noise.
Let Jianlu consume more food. In addition, there will be some movement on his side, and Jianlu's life will be even more difficult.
What Lu Xiangsheng did not expect was that the day after the letter was sent, Yan Yingyuan returned to Denglai with the imperial envoy.
The imperial edict conveyed by the imperial envoy was for Lu Xiangsheng to launch an offensive to support the battle in Jinzhou.
Lu Xiangsheng immediately accepted the order and began to make preparations. The current situation is what he expected in yesterday's memorial.
He ordered the generals of each island to send troops to harass and fight the captives. If the enemy is weak, he will be destroyed. If the enemy is strong, he will not fight.
Of course, Lu Xiangsheng will not limit himself to harassment. He plans to take the pacesetter battalion and 1,500 Guan Ning cavalry to Pi Island to look for fighters in North Korea and prepare to fight a big one. To hurt the captives in North Korea, at the same time
It also showed North Korea that Ming Dynasty was still very powerful.
Although Yan Yingyuan received a reply from Zhong Jinwei that the imperial court was about to build a large number of ships and give priority to the Denglai Navy. However, he still had too few ships on hand to transport so many troops to Pi Island.
Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to order the requisition of civilian ships and allocate them to Yan Yingyuan for use.
After two days of preparation, a large fleet headed for Phi Island in a mighty manner.