Chapter 932 Incognito
King Xiang was in a trance for a moment and said blankly: "What should I do?"
Zhou Yu calmly said: "Didn't I make it very clear? Go kill people and collect taxes. Kill those criminals cleanly and recover all the taxes they should pay, even if you leave ten houses and nine empty houses along the coast.
, the damned must die.”
"Ten rooms and nine empty rooms..."
King Xiang shook his head and had not yet reacted to Zhou Yu's forced topic change. He was relieved to know that Zhou Yu had no intention of blaming him, but now it was difficult to recover because of Zhou Yu's words.
After being shocked, King Xiang looked at Zhou Yu in disbelief: "Your Majesty wants me to involve those innocent people in the rebellion?"
"Innocent?" Zhou Yu said calmly: "I can tell you that none of those people are innocent. If there is no definite evidence, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will not arbitrarily put the charges of chaos on their heads. I want those who do not obey the discipline to
All the law-abiding wealthy families must die, but stability must be maintained there. Fujian must be completely re-controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor's uncle will go to kill all the wealthy families who have the ability to conduct maritime trade."
"The obedient ones can be kept, and the disobedient ones will all be killed. I really think that they are supporting pirates and pretending to be Japanese pirates to rob the people of Ming Dynasty. They are supporting the rebels for their own benefit and no one knows about it."
King Xiang finally understood Zhou Yu's plan and said in shock: "But Your Majesty, the war in Fujian is finally stable. If it gets chaotic again, it may be difficult to deal with."
"It's a joke, why does our Ming Dynasty need to rely on a group of profit-seeking sinners to achieve stability? I'm not afraid of another group of rebels in Fujian. I'm just afraid that some people think that our Ming Dynasty must rely on them to achieve stability. Uncle Emperor, you are worried about instability, but this world is
My Zhu family belongs to the world, not the people of the world. The Zhu family does not need these people to think that they can influence my Zhu family and the Ming Dynasty."
Zhou Yu said calmly: "What's more, the emperor's uncle has to use his brain to do things. The imperial army is to quell the rebellion and suppress the bandits, not to rob and kill. Now the rebels have not been completely defeated, but they can't stop our imperial officers and soldiers. These rebels
If the soldiers change their clothes, who can tell whether they are officers or soldiers or gangsters? Do you understand?"
King Xiang's throat moved, and he completely understood what Zhou Yu really meant.
Zhou Yu said: "I have planned for you and Yu Qian to lead 30,000 troops to Fujian to support the suppression of the rebellion. If there is still no one available, then uncle, you will have to work hard to find a way. The treasury has been empty after the battle of Tumubao, and the rebellion has flooded the frontiers and the whole country.
They are all places where money is spent. Nowadays, the clan’s huge consumption every year is a bottomless pit spent in vain. I, the Ming Dynasty, have no money to use now."
"Uncle Emperor, you have a heavy burden on you. I don't care what you do, but I have only one request. Fujian must be completely under the control of my Ming Dynasty like the two capitals and become my Ming Dynasty's money bag."
After saying that, Zhou Yu stood up from the bed and walked out: "Having said that, I won't disturb the emperor's uncle to see things and miss people. I will renovate this place in the near future. If I want to see the current scene again, I'm afraid
There won't be another chance. Uncle Emperor, just take a closer look and tell Xing'an if you like anything."
King Xiang suddenly raised his hand as if to hold Zhou Yu, and said loudly from a distance: "Your Majesty, is it just Fujian?"
Zhou Yu paused for a moment: "There are mountains of gold and silver in the Japanese country that I, the Ming Dynasty, can live in extravagantly for hundreds of years. Uncle Emperor, I have taken a fancy to this endless mountain of gold. Please tell me who can be the best pioneer. It is the Emperor."
A royal relative like my uncle is still a loyal minister like Yu Qian. If the emperor has this idea and can conquer the Japanese country, then I will allow the emperor to establish a country there. I hope that in the next twenty years, my Ming Dynasty will be able to sweep the entire world like the Yuan Dynasty.
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"As a member of the royal family, I hope that you can all go out and defend the Ming Dynasty again, instead of becoming a group of rice bugs who only spend money to survive."
"Hundreds of years!?" King Xiang was stunned for a moment, then his eyes turned red, and he said in an excited voice, "Do you really mean what your Majesty said?"
Zhou Yu turned around and asked: "Of course, there is countless gold and silver in the sea. In some places, you can pick up gold and silver without even digging into the mountains and bending down. Should these places belong to me, the Ming Dynasty?"
King Xiang was very excited about this matter. He clenched his fists and said fiercely: "That's right!"
Zhou Yu bowed slightly and cupped his hand towards Prince Xiang: "In this case, I'll leave it to the Emperor's uncle to take care of Fujian."
Zhou Yu did not continue to disturb King Xiang and left alone. It is hard to say whether King Xiang was so easily deceived, but what Zhou Yu told King Xiang did not contain any deception. The Japanese country did have an extremely huge silver coin.
The name of the mountain is Ishimi Ginzan.
In short, what Zhou Yu wants is for King Xiang to take over the mission to Fujian. He can go by himself and bring other trustworthy members of the royal family, or he can take his children. If everything goes well, then of course there will be no problem.
If there is any problem, then we will proceed step by step and set up a clan strategy working group with King Xiang as the leader. We will use their soldiers to capture the Japanese country and also use their soldiers to mine mines for ourselves.
As for the Japanese country, whether it is big or small, it is definitely no problem to enfeoff one prince in that place. Even if it is enfeoffed to two, three or four, it is more than enough. However, as for the Japanese country, Zhou Yu is prepared to enfeoff only one prince.
Whoever has the ability belongs to one person. When the time comes and the order of grace comes out, it will still belong to the Ming Dynasty.
But if King Xiang messes up things in Fujian, he will take the blame, and all the dirty things can be pushed to King Xiang. You can even put a label of rebellion on King Xiang's head, and make King Xiang do this.
The real mastermind behind the rebels forcibly implicated all the wealthy businessmen in Fujian to lay a foundation for continuing to justifiably steal homes and make money.
In short, Zhou Yu can benefit regardless of whether it goes well or not. If he wants to avoid setbacks, it is of course best to complete the task smoothly. More importantly, Zhou Yu's arrangements for other royal family members will also require King Xiang to be able to stand up this time.
A good example can make those dozens of clan princes willingly enter the beautiful vision formulated by Zhou Yu for them.
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, it is not feasible for him to be a rice insect. Starting from him, all the princes and princes' fiefdoms in the future will be arranged outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If he has the ability to seize the territory back by himself, then this prince will not have the ability.
Don't think about any benefits.
He could imagine asking King Xiang to disguise himself as a bandit to do something, then he could ask someone to pretend to be a rebel and massacre the disobedient clan princes in various places, and at the same time, raid a wave of families to kill two birds with one stone, so these clan princes had better be
If you can be sensible, don't make him work too hard.
After all, the Ming Dynasty chose to succeed the Yuan Dynasty, so the territory of the Yuan Dynasty should be the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This is the truth. If we talk about it again, the Ming Dynasty inherited the Mongol cavalry of Temujin.
The huge empire, so now there are many things that Ming Dynasty can inherit, and these need to be taken back by the clan members of Ming Dynasty personally.
When the time comes to seize it, he will just enfeoff the different states into vassal states. Then he will set up a Ming Parliament, set up a supervisory mechanism and formulate a suitable system. In the future, if the Ming Dynasty cannot last for a thousand years, it can at least last for 800 years.
Years, even if something goes wrong in the future, this meat will still be rotten in the pot of his family. They are all his descendants, so there is no sense of superiority or distance.
On the same day, Zhou Yu learned from Cheng Jing that King Xiang had found Yu Qian and took the initiative to discuss going to Fujian. It was also on the same day that he saw the note that King Xiang had specially given to Zhou Yu alone.
What it means is that he, Prince Xiang, is not young anymore and is willing to accept the task assigned to him by the court. However, he should be humble and ask for a punishment first. He is afraid that if he does not do well, it will affect Zhou Yu's arrangements. In order to ensure that this task goes smoothly.
After knowing the concept of the working group, he wanted to apply for his eldest son to join the working group, but Zhou Yu agreed.
Having solved another thing, Zhou Yu still felt in a good mood. He has been busy since he came to this world and has done a lot of things now. There is still one thing that has not been solved yet, but he can relax a little bit.
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty all had a very similar hobby when they returned home, that is, private visits incognito. They all liked to hang around outside the palace. It seemed that only in this way could they better understand the sentiments of the people.
A carriage left the palace quietly and came to the city. Although the movement was low-key, the carriage was quite luxurious.
Don’t be fooled by the carriages or sedans on TV. You think they are exquisite and compact means of transportation that can only seat two people. But in fact, this is not the case at all. A luxury carriage in this era is definitely another matter.
, just like modern horse-drawn carriages come in various grades and models, so do horse-drawn carriages and sedan chairs.
An oversized sedan may even require dozens of people to carry it. A slightly better carriage has a large interior layout, just like a real room, and there may even be a toilet. It's really not the compact carriage that appears on TV.
Those carriages and sedan chairs are used by powerful people, or those who need to keep a low profile.
Of course, although Zhou Yu already wanted to keep a low profile, the specifications of the carriage were not so shabby that they could only use a box as a carriage. At a glance, it was obvious that only wealthy families could afford it. The trailer horse
There are four more horses, but this is considered low-key.
Zhou Yu also knew of a kind of Rolls-Royce sedan. The name of the sedan was Ruyizhai. From this name, he knew that the area must be quite large. To say that the person who really developed sedans and carriages to their peak had to belong to
Ming Dynasty.
Ma Shun drove slowly forward for Zhou Yu, and there were a few knights following slowly under the carriage. Cheng Jing and Xing'an were in the carriage, serving Zhou Yu who was lying on the soft couch.
There was a fire, and there was a kettle on the fire to boil water for Zhou Yu to drink tea.
A long time ago, carriages were indeed relatively simple, but there were differences in size and class. However, slowly with development, they were given other attributes. Status, power, and money could all be displayed vividly on a sedan and a carriage.
Although there are clear provisions on what kind of sedans and carriages can be used by different classes, there are still people who care about these things since the beginning of the Baozong. Even Zhou Yu cares about it. If you have money, you can use it well, but you can’t use it poorly.
Yes, these people are not extravagant and wasteful enough, so what do those who have no money do?
When making money from rich people, the only thing Zhou Yu cares about is where these rich people's money comes from. As long as they make money in a formal way, it's everyone else's business to spend it. But if the money comes from illegally, then that's not the case.
It's just a record for those who spend money that will be settled sooner or later.
He can't control so much other places, how can he not control this place in the capital, under the emperor's feet?
The carriage seemed to be moving forward without any purpose, and Ma Shun's voice suddenly came from outside: "Master, we are almost at Dongshi."
"Um."
Zhou Yu was unclear, but Cheng Jing understood what Ma Shun meant, and quickly said to Zhou Yu: "Your Majesty, if the East Market is busy, if you want to let the carriage in, you may have to clear the place first."
"That's all." Zhou Yu sat up from the bed and said, "Don't affect the interest of the people walking on the street. I'll take a walk and take a look myself."
Cheng Jing nodded and said loudly to the outside of the car: "Park the car outside for people to watch."
After saying that, Cheng Jing and Xing'an hurriedly put on Zhou Yu's clothes and put on a luxurious and thick fur cloak. They put all kinds of gloves and scarves on Zhou Yu, fearing that Zhou Yu might accidentally get cold.
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Zhou Yu also followed Shan Ruliu and never went against the cold air. He was dressed thickly. After the carriage stopped, he slowly walked down the steps with the support of Cheng Jing and Xing'an. When he raised his head and looked into the distance, he saw that all he saw was hung with red lanterns.
The lively street was filled with a festive feeling, and people were crowded with people coming and going. There were also people who looked at the place with curious eyes and kept passing by quickly.
Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's almost the Chinese New Year and it's getting colder and colder today."
"Yes, sir, it's only half a month."
Zhou Yu held a small copper thermos and walked towards the market. He looked at the lively market with a smile on his face. The ancient buildings seemed to be similar, but in fact they were quite different. Even though they were all
They are wooden buildings, but you can still clearly feel the development gap between different eras from these buildings. The houses in the Ming Dynasty look very grand, and many of the houses should have been built within a few decades.
As we walked along, we stopped from time to time to take a look. Xing'an and the servants he brought with him soon had a lot of things in their hands, including things to eat, things to watch and things to play with. It really felt like buying new year's goods during the New Year.
"My lord, please stay here. Would you like to come to the inn to have tea and watch a play? The newly scheduled play is "Dragon among Men Attacks the Wala-Tatar Dog at Night."
"Um?"
Zhou Yu paused for a moment, and Cheng Jing quickly came over and lowered his voice: "According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who performs dramas is not allowed to dress up as emperors and concubines, loyal ministers and martyrs, or statues of saints and sages. Violators will be punished with a hundred punishments."
"In the home of officials and people, those who pretend to be are allowed to suffer the same crime, but there are policies above and countermeasures below. This drama should be a change from the battle that Your Majesty personally conquered before. The dragon among the people is your Majesty."
Chapter completed!