Chapter 162: Harsh government is fiercer than tigers
Removal of Nanjing’s elite class and eradication of the White Lotus Sect was Zhou Guoping’s plan that he quickly thought up after being reprimanded by Yun Zhao.
She was unwilling to reconcile with her hard work over the past six months, and decided to use the White Lotus Sect one last time, and finally get it over with.
This is a far-reaching and significant plan that cannot be triggered without a heart of stone.
Planned running time - twenty-six days!
When Yun Zhao saw this plan, the cicadas outside the window were chirping happily, which was annoying.
So, after angrily reviewing the word "agree" on the document, he threw it to Haechi.
Haizhi was silent for a long time, and finally signed the word "agree" on it. As for Duan Guoren, he had received the document from Zhao Guorong and knew the plan in detail.
Not only did he agree, he also specifically ordered Zhao Guorong to provide Zhou Guoping with certain assistance within the scope of his authority.
As for Qian Shaoshao, he has ordered three hundred men in black to go south secretly.
If Lantian County wants to completely control Yingtian Mansion, it must have at least two thousand manpower.
These two thousand people are spread throughout the various departments of Yingtian Mansion, so that they can form the network management structure that Yun Zhao is most familiar with in Tianfu.
This should be a very difficult thing. Yun Zhao estimates that it will take at least three years to achieve this.
However, with the hard work of Shi Kefa, Xia Yunyi, Chen Zilong and others, within a year, two thousand people from Lantian County quietly entered the officialdom of Yingtian Mansion.
It is strange to say that after Lantian County officials stationed in Yingtianfu Yamen, Shi Kefa and the other two people obviously felt that the new Yamen founded by them was different from other Yamen in the Ming Dynasty. It could be said that it had achieved a completely new appearance. scene.
It is not difficult for a prefect to stay clean. What is difficult is to keep more than two thousand people clean. The most important thing is that once the vast majority of people in a place become clean, then corrupt officials will Survival becomes difficult.
After all, the Ming Dynasty’s official system was built like a bed and a stack of houses, which could effectively restrain corruption and bend the law.
After discovering this, Shi Kefa and others did not think these people were suspicious, but were very pleased. They naively believed that their efforts had achieved obvious results, and believed that people in the Ming Dynasty governed society. There will still be a day when things become clearer.
For this reason, they are even more motivated and work together to save a glimmer of hope for the Ming Dynasty to make a comeback in Yingtian Mansion.
When Shi Kefa came to the treasury, Zhao Guorong refused to leave.
When entering the bank, Shi Kefa and his entourage put on shorts and shorts, with bare arms and cloth shoes. Their hair was covered by a white, almost transparent silk cloth. A place where money can be hidden.
Shi Kefa did not raise objections to this set, but praised this form.
OneThere are two locks hanging on the door bolt, and they are in charge of two treasurers. If they unlock the door at the same time, everyone can enter.
There are three such doors.
Shi Kefa walked into the silver vault made of huge stones. It was very cool and dry here. There was a layer of white lime piled in the corner, which should be used to prevent moisture. After walking through an iron door, he saw an A shelf made of layers of thick wooden boards.
Fifty taels of silver ingots are neatly arranged in layers on the shelf.
Seeing the silver, Shi Kefa's eyes became moist.
Zhao Guorong whispered on the side: "Reporting to the Lord, this silver ingot is ten thousand taels of silver. There are two hundred and thirty-three here, except for fifty-three. Except for the two official silvers, the rest are all variegated silvers, which need to be re-refined and stamped with our stamp before they can be called real official silvers."
Shi Kefa can hear this at this moment. His mind was full of the depleted treasury he had witnessed when he was an official in the capital, and how the emperor had to give up many new policies because of money, give up the people he should be able to rescue, and give up battles he should have won. .
His hand brushed over the silver. The silver was cold and hard, but it actually existed on the wooden shelf. Every ingot of silver was so beautiful.
He is not a miser, let alone a person who is greedy for money. However, after seeing so much money, his chest is full of passion. All the hardships he has encountered in Nanjing for more than a year are not counted at this time. What's up.
"I want to transfer 200,000 silver!"
Zhao Guorong bent down and said: "I obey, but where will the master send this silver?"
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"Capital!"
"Who escorts you?
Shi Kefa frowned and looked at Zhao Guorong suspiciously: "Why are you asking these questions? "
Zhao Guorong stroked the silver ingots on the shelf sadly and said slowly: "I want to know where my children have gone and whether there is a chance to see them again.
This is their birthplace. It was I who transformed them from variegated silver, into the fire for training, and finally gained new life. These wooden shelves are their beds, and this warehouse is their home.
I only hope that Fu Zun will send them to the capital this time, just for a long trip, and I even hope that they can return here eventually.
You know, each of them has a name and his own fixed bed.
I am here waiting for them to go home..."
Shi Kefa left after listening to half of what he said. I heard before that the Tibetan envoys have this kind of quirk, I didn’t expect that I would finally see it for myself, it was a bit disgusting
“Before you go out, please jump in the bank ten times! "
Just when Shi Kefa was about to leave the bank, he heard the weird banker shouting loudly from behind.
"Why jump? ”
“This is bank practice. ”
“Why is there such a practice?"
"Because some people will hide the silver in the valley and take it out of the bank! ”
“Bold! "
Shi Kefa's Chang Sui shouted angrily.
Zhao Guorong looked at the Chang Sui coldly and said: "You jump first! ”
Chang Sui was even more furious, but found that Shi Kefa actually jumped ten times on the spot, so they had no choice but to jump together.
Zhao Guorong looked at the ground, which was very clean. There were no fifty taels of silver ingots, and no broken silver fell out. He felt a little regretful, so he raised his hands to Shi Kefa and said, "Please supervise me. "
After saying that, he jumped ten times, and the ground was still very clean.
Seeing this, the anger in Shi Kefa's chest gradually disappeared. After leaving the bank, he asked Zhao Guorong: "Has anything happened before? ”
Zhao Guorong smiled sinisterly and said: “A man as noble as the Palace Master might not have thought that someone could use the valley passage to carry two ingots and fifty taels of silver out of the warehouse, right? ”
Chang Sui’s eyes almost bulged out when he heard this. He gestured with his hand to show fifty taels of silver and laughed. Then he looked at his companion’s buttocks and shook his head. He could only express his disbelief.
“It’s a good thing to have such a money-grubber guarding the bank! ”
Shi Kefa did not comment on the theft from the bank. He just thought that Zhao Guorong seemed to be a good bank official.
How could a person who regarded money as his own child tolerate others stealing from him? Child?
After packing the two hundred thousand taels of silver into boxes, Zhao Guorong's face was as gloomy as the sky before a thunderstorm. Bring my kids back, right? "
Zhao Guorong stared at Tan Boxing, not intending to let him leave easily.
"This money is for us to do things, so you can treat them as if they sacrificed their lives for the country. "
Zhao Guorong sneered and said: "The money will come back. "
Tan Boming was shocked and said quickly: "You can't act so recklessly! "
Zhao Guorong looked at the direction Shi Kefa left with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "You can't control it! ”
In Daba Mountain, the clouds cover the fog, and the rain falls and the sun disappears.
Yang Xiong walked alone on the path in the mountain wearing a heavy raincoat, and the ground was full of rain. The mud made every step he took very difficult, but he still walked toward the mountain step by step with his bamboo stick.
Far behind him, there were guards, servants, and book boys in the distance. Follow, don’t dare to get close.
The mountain in front of you is called Micang Mountain!
Daba Mountain separates Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces, and controls the lower reaches of the Han River and the Yangtze River. The middle reaches has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The battles between the Qin and Han Dynasties and the battles between the Han and Wei Dynasties made this remote place appear repeatedly in the history of the Han Dynasty.
As for Micang Mountain, there are intertwined peaks, mountains and dangerous ravines. , the water is fast, and the climate in this area is cold and sparsely populated. The only advantage is that it is densely forested and the scenery is good.
However, since then.After arriving at Micang Mountain, Yang Xiong, who had always loved landscapes, hated the word landscape to the core.
When he was in Guanzhong, when he had enough to eat and drink, no need to serve the county magistrate, no need to worry about the world, he took his book boy, his food box, his wine gourd, invited one or two friends, Driving into the Qinling Mountains, looking for a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, drinking wine, throwing coins, guessing boxing, composing poems, and talking about the world will naturally be a pleasure.
After arriving at Daba Mountain, I breathed in the wind, drank the dew, and ran around... many times I returned to Guanzhong in my dreams, holding the county magistrate's legs and crying, just begging the county magistrate to let him go back.
What you do in the dream is one thing, but what you do after you wake up is another.
Nearly 200,000 people on the damn Daba Mountain have become savages, and these savages are fighting against wild beasts and poisonous insects in the barren mountains, just hoping to survive.
Micang Mountain has even gathered a lot of savages... His main duty as the Deputy Envoy of Hanzhong is to persuade the savages to come down from the mountains and live on the plains, and not to stay in the mountains and become savages or bandits. .
I don’t know since when, there have been fewer and fewer people on the fertile Hanzhong Plain, and more and more free land. Now, the people on the plains would rather be savages in the mountains than live in the mountains. Willing to be exploited by the government, bandits, squires, and powerful men on the plains.
Every time a family goes up the mountain, it is a true portrayal of "tyranny is fiercer than tigers". These people would rather fight with ferocious wild wolves, wild bears, and wild pandas than be with other people.
Today, Yang Xiong will rely on his words to persuade the people of Lijiaping to go down the mountain and live in peace in the plains.
This was Yang Xiong's hard work in getting someone to allow him to go up the mountain alone. Therefore, Yang Xiong was unwilling to let go of this opportunity and decided to take the risk.
After all, there are more than 6,000 savages scattered around Lijiaping.
As long as the boss of Lijiaping is persuaded, the twenty-eight villages around Micang Mountain will have a benchmark, and the work will be much easier.
His arm felt sore and numb, Yang Xiong sighed slightly, took out the salt bottle and poured a little salt on the leech's tail. The leech, which had half of its body pierced into the flesh, curled up and finally fell off his arm. Come down.
Yang Xiong stepped heavily on the round leech, and with a snap, a blood flower splashed under his feet.