He was just a martial artist, but he could not be easily captured by the Crown Prince of Wei Guodong, who condescended to coax him.
First put a thorn in this martial artist's heart, then go back and continue to fight against the fire. By then, you've already made a fuss, how can you check it out?
Humph, it’s hard for a strong dragon to defeat a local snake! No, it’s just a strong snake, you are the local leader!
When Xu Wenjue thought of this, he felt proud for a while and then became a little angry. If that bitch Ma Shiying hadn't brought the army over, he could have easily solved it by just giving him a civil uprising.
Anyway, there are many hidden households. No matter what happens, if all the households unite, it will definitely be a massive popular uprising. Not to mention Ma Shiying, it will be useless even if the chief minister comes!
Now in this situation, I can only feel aggrieved, and I have to make fun of it!
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Naturally, Xu Wenjue would not have thought that after he left, Huang Degong, who was too drunk just to see him off, sat up again and started eating and drinking again.
When his personal guard saw it, he smiled and said, "This young man doesn't even ask about your alcohol capacity, but he still wants to get you drunk. It's really funny!"
Huang Degong has been a drinker since he was a child. It is said that he once again stole the family's money to drink. When his mother blamed him, he went to the battlefield with a knife, cut off his head, collected the reward, and returned it to his mother.
However, whether this is true or not, there is no telling about his drinking capacity.
At this time, Huang Degong also sneered when he heard the words of the personal guard, and then said: "As expected, the governor actually came to find me. This is too underestimated of my capacity, Huang Hu!"
After he finished speaking, he saw the gift list handed over by his personal guard, so he took it casually, looked at it for a while, and sneered again: "This is really a generous move. Guard it. I will go to the Governor later."
Reported."
"Don't worry, sir, they're all packed away!" After hearing this, the guard responded quickly.
During the Zhengdan Festival, Huang Degong's side was like this, and other generals, such as Liu Liangzuo and others, were similar. They were all Nanjing dignitaries, and they sent people of similar status to pay New Year's greetings, establish friendship, and give eye drops.
Of course, it's definitely useless just once.
However, it is not just one person who goes to pay New Year greetings. For example, in Huang Degong's case, in the following days, smiling people came to visit him to pay New Year greetings almost every day. There were even several people a day.
Without exception, these people all have a certain status, and it is difficult to refuse just because of these generals. Then, just like Xu Wenjue, while trying to make friends, he also gives eye drops.
One person says that your treatment is unfair, and another person says that your treatment is unfair. If there are too many people, it means that three people become a tiger. This is one of the countermeasures that Xu Hongji and others discussed at the beginning.
Since you, Ma Shiying, came with the army and it is not easy to use means such as civil commotion, then use this kind of underhanded trick to cause discord within yourself.
Of course, these powerful people have more than just one trick. Ma Shiying has already discovered it.
No, during the Chinese New Year, Ma Shiying still saw no outsiders, only relevant personnel gathered for a meeting.
Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, said with a serious expression: "I have sent people to check. There is a fire in the warehouse where the field records are stored. It is said that the official on duty accidentally set off the fire, and he was burned to death inside. Jiangnan side
None of the field records, especially those around Yingtianfu in southern Zhili, have been rescued."
"Did the one at the local government office disappear by chance and cannot be checked?" Ma Shiying was not surprised at all after hearing this, and just asked calmly.
Li Ruolian listened, nodded and said: "Yes, they are all fires, and the person directly responsible is dead."
After hearing this, Ma Shiying couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's just as your Majesty said. After seeing the re-measurement of the land in Fengyang Mansion, it will be too late for Nanjing to forge the field records, and they will have to destroy it."
Acquire fields, accept donations, and if the quantity is small, you can register them immediately.
However, no one has ever checked them. After a long time, it will be impossible to do everything from beginning to end. There are even some cases where it is not possible to do the beginning and end. For example, the farmland of the guard station can only be occupied privately.
Suddenly, it was discovered that the imperial court was really determined to investigate. It was absolutely impossible to make them spit out the grain they had eaten.
Liu Weichao had watched movies and TV shows, and also read the news, similar to this, which was staged in every dynasty and every generation. He reminded Emperor Chongzhen, and Emperor Chongzhen would naturally tell Ma Shiying.
"Then what should we do next?" Wang Dehua, the admiral of Dongchang, asked casually after hearing this, "Do you want Dongchang to arrest people? Is it because they are tight-lipped or because I, Dongchang, have more tricks?"
"No, it's not the time yet!" Ma Shiying heard this and quickly replied, "After all, many of these people are the founding heroes of the country. They have been here for nearly three hundred years and it is not easy to disturb them. Let's slow down this piece of land first.
Wait, wait until the field records and account books from the capital are delivered."
Naturally, something as important as a field register was preserved in the household department of the capital.
Actually, Wang Dehua also knew this, and Dongchang definitely couldn't act recklessly. However, he still had to say this to show Dongchang's attitude.
You know, he was not only the governor of Dongchang, but also the eunuch in charge of the ceremony. How could he be so reckless!
However, he was not favored by Emperor Chongzhen. He only acted as a minion to bite people for Emperor Chongzhen, which still satisfied Emperor Chongzhen, so he could always serve as the admiral of Dongchang.
If he didn't express his position, Wang Dehua was afraid that he would be sent to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum!
At this time, he expressed his position and stopped talking. This was because he was not in charge of this matter.
No, Ma Shiying then turned to look at the first and second leaders of the Political and Communications Department, and said to them: "The propaganda of the Political and Communications Department will not only be done in Yingtian Mansion, but also in the two nearby prefectures. Just like Fengyang
Just like the government, let more people know that the court does things for their own good!"
"Don't worry, sir, I understand!" Chen Yuanyuan answered immediately after hearing this.
Ruan Dacheng also nodded along with him.
For him, he had been suppressed by the Donglin Party members for a long time, and now he is a third-level political envoy. What he wants to do most is to return to his hometown in fine clothes, go back to celebrate the New Year, and let everyone see that he is now not only an official again,
, and even became a high official!
However, he also knew that business was important, so he didn't even mention going back to celebrate the New Year.
As for Chen Yuanyuan, her parents died and she was sold to Suzhou Liyuan by her uncle. She has no relatives and no home. If she really wants to say it, the palace is her home, and Concubine Tian is her relative, benefactor and noble person.
Of course, there is another invisible person who is also her nobleman and benefactor, that is Liu Weichao.
To sum up, the people present, including Ma Shiying, Li Ruolian, Wang Dehua, Ruan Dacheng, and Chen Yuanyuan, were all grateful to the emperor for his great kindness, but had no feelings for the Jiangnan gentry.
Therefore, I heard Ma Shiying say to these people here: "We will follow His Majesty's decree to be polite first and then fight. If we really want to quarrel, then we will do it the same way!"
The people present obviously knew what he was referring to and that it was the emperor's intention, so naturally they would not have any objections.
So, just like that, the secret confrontation between Ma Shiying and Nanjing's powerful people began in the New Year atmosphere.
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As for the capital, relatively speaking, there are not that many things going on. After all, this is at the feet of the emperor, with Emperor Chongzhen personally in charge.
But one thing is the same, that is, no one has time to spare.
Just after the Zhengdan Festival, Emperor Chongzhen immediately sent an order to the Minister of Household Affairs, Ni Yuanlu, to the Wenhua Hall for discussion.
Originally, on the first day of work, he should have made a profit and said auspicious words for the New Year. However, Emperor Chongzhen had something to do, so he did not give Ni Yuanlu any courtesy and asked straight to the point: "Ni
Sir, the new year has begun, and there are many places where money is needed. As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, do you have any suggestions?"
Ni Yuanlu knew that Tianzi was a workaholic and a money addict in recent years, so it was not surprising at all that he asked this question.
However, Emperor Chongzhen was a little troubled by this question.
As the main source of tax revenue for the imperial court, it is naturally taxation. However, in the north, just when the world was at peace, the emperor exempted taxes for two years to use it for recuperation. As for the south, there were still large-scale rebellions.
If it cannot be calmed down, taxes cannot be collected.
The source of the imperial court's expenditures, to put it bluntly, was obtained from Emperor Chongzhen's brazenness and confiscation of homes. Of course, Emperor Taizu also suggested that he dig a gold mine in Zhangjiakou.
In addition, although there are some inputs, such as those from glass factories, railway companies, etc., compared with taxes, those inputs are still too small.
To be honest, Ni Yuanlu couldn't think of any good way to replace serious taxes!
But if you say that there is nothing you can do, it seems that he, the Minister of Household Affairs, is a bit incompetent.
For a moment, Ni Yuanlu's mind was racing, thinking of quickly coming up with a way to deal with it.
It’s Chinese New Year, and there’s really no one out there who wants money on the first day of work!
When Emperor Chongzhen saw that he didn't answer right away, he knew that he didn't have any good ideas. Emperor Chongzhen actually expected this, so he didn't wait for Ni Yuanlu to speak and immediately continued: "I was thinking,
By setting up more schools, all school-age children of the Ming Dynasty can go to school for free, learn to read, and educate the world. Do you have any idea about these expenses?"
What I mean is, I won’t go into details. It’s just the cost of setting up some more schools. Do you have any?
For Confucianism, educating all people in the world is its own promotion and is regarded as a virtue. Therefore, Ni Yuanlu could not refuse this request from Emperor Chongzhen.
However, as I just said, this is to educate all people in the world. Even if it is just to open a school and let school-age children read and read for free, it is still a big expense!