Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 657 Hong Chengchou's Distress
The problems in Daming are complex and diverse. These are not bad debts and bad debts that suddenly appeared in a relatively short period of time.

It is a historical account that has been accumulated and piled up over decades, or even longer.

Therefore, when faced with such situations, you must know how to deal with them by category, put the right person in the right position, and do the right thing.

People like Wen Tiren, Zhou Yanru, and Hong Chengchou cannot be simply beaten to death with a single stick. You must know how to extract their value, and then help you solve your troubles.

This is how Emperor Chongzhen employed people.

At this stage, Daming is still in the period of rectifying chaos. The reforms that have been clarified can only be gradually and steadily brightened. Blindly using force will only make problems more difficult and conflicts more intensified.

Affected by the case of Yansheng Gongfu, Zhou Yanru had a headache for a long time in Shandong. For the same reason, Hong Chengchou, who was ordered to investigate the Jiangnan assassination case, had a hard time.

Nanjing City.

"What this white lotus remnant has done is simply confusing."

Hong Chengchou sat on the official hat chair and looked at Chen Weiye, the teacher he had hired, "It has not been a short time since I came to Nanjing, but I was in charge of the assassination case in the south of the Yangtze River, and I couldn't figure out any clues from the documents I checked."

As the newly promoted minister of the Ministry of War, Hong Chengchou never thought that when he rushed to the capital to take up his post, the emperor would send him such an errand.

When he first received the decree, Hong Chengchou was puzzled and incomprehensible when he saw Zhang Kentang and He Tengjiao, the ministers in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a large number of imperial envoys.

What the hell is going on.

As a newly promoted Minister of the Ministry of War, how can I start the business of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?

Could it be that just because Bai Lian's remnants were involved, he forced this matter into his own hands?

"Big Sima, I can't figure it out. This is the most important thing."

Chen Weiye looked indifferently, looked at Hong Chengchou and said: "I don't know if you have thought about it, but the disturbance caused by the assassination in the south of the Yangtze River has a great impact, and the imperial envoys can see these situations when they rush to Nanjing.

But His Majesty asked you to investigate the case by order.

Does Your Majesty really want to investigate the Jiangnan assassination case?Do you really want to investigate Bailian's remnants?I'm afraid it's not that simple.

If this is the case, no matter how great the movement and influence are, there is no need to send you to the south of the Yangtze River, and you are directly selected to send the cabinet ministers or ministers of punishment. Wouldn't it be more appropriate? "

Hong Chengchou frowned.

I quite agree with what Chen Weiye said.

Ever since he was promoted to the governor of the three sides and was responsible for suppressing the bandit rebellion that broke out in Shanshan, Hong Chengchou knew that the emperor in the Forbidden City was not easy.

The Yongwei Camp led by Zhou Yuji and the Shenji Camp led by Cao Wenzhao have done all the things in Shaanxi, especially the method of forging a stronghold and fighting a dull battle. Although it took a long time, the results are obvious Yes, gradually reducing the range of the rampant rogue ministries, and finally driving them out of Shaanxi, and forced them to fight in Qinghai, this makes Hong Chengchou find it intriguing.

Especially during the period of suppressing the rogues, a group of notorious gentry and landlords under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi were all ransacked and destroyed by the rogues one by one. Although Hong Chengchou had no direct evidence, he had an idea in his heart. This is what the emperor acquiesced.

Sometimes it is most appropriate for the imperial court and localities to do things that cannot be done by the imperial court and the local area. This will not only eliminate a group of people who do evil in the local area, but also allow all groups in the local area to stand firmly on the court's side and vow to Clear up and suppress the rogue ministries in troubled places.

However, what Hong Chengchou didn't know was that the group of perpetrators who were ransacked and destroyed their homes were not committed by thieves, but by the Yongwei camp led by Zhou Yuji.

Relying on this form of looting to break the house, not only solve part of the food and payment needs, but also send the urgently needed food and payment to Shaanxi and Shanxi Disaster Relief Administration in batches.

It's just that these things are not visible, so the generals and schools doing these things, including the soldiers under their command, were secretly transferred to the Dongjiang Army in batches.

It is unrealistic to want to easily throw them away when they are involved in looting. This is also the reason why the Dongjiang Army led by Liu Xingzuo can gradually achieve greater results in the pan-Liaodong strategy.

This is the attitude of Emperor Chongzhen. When treating the army he trusts, he will unreservedly believe that he will achieve his strategic vision through step-by-step supervision and control of waterproofing.

"Sir, do you mean that His Majesty's review of the Jiangnan assassination case is a cover?"

Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment, looked up at Chen Weiye and said, "Actually, the real purpose is the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who came with the imperial envoy team. The errands they received are the key to this trip to the south of the Yangtze River."

"Yes."

Chen Weiye nodded and said: "Since Zhang Kentang and He Tengjiao followed the imperial envoys and arrived in Nanjing City with Chief Sima, they didn't care about the Jiangnan assassination case.

Although there were many times, they reviewed the files with Da Sima, but they didn't raise anything.

What is intriguing is that many of the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have left Nanjing City. No one knows where they are going or what they want to do. "

"tax!"

Thinking of something, Hong Chengchou stretched out his hand and said, "Although the current situation of the country is much better than before, there are still many problems.

Although there is no direct threat to my Daming from the various thieves who fled into Qinghai, the potential threat is still great.

Not to mention Liaodong, which is now stalemate, the situation of Jianlu Eight Banners has become difficult. Behind this is the allocation of a large amount of food and salaries to maintain it. "

"Da Sima, it's actually more than that."

Chen Weiye said with a smile: "Maritime trade has also taken over. Since Tianjin was evacuated and established as a prefecture, since the opening of the sea and trade, it has caused a lot of controversy and public opinion.

And Lu Xiangsheng became the governor of Zhili, Yuan Keli became the governor of Shandong, and Sun Yuanhua became the governor of Denglai. Do you know how much these regions have changed?

This does not count Sun Chuanting, the governor of Henan, Liu Hongxun, the governor of Shanxi, Chen Qiyu, the governor of Shaanxi, and Li Banghua, the governor of Huguang. Let alone what they have done, just the local disaster relief agency they planned is enough.

You link these things with the newly established Ministry of Internal Affairs, do you think His Majesty..."

Hong Chengchou opened his eyes slightly, and his mood became different. He didn't notice this before, but after being reminded by Chen Weiye, he noticed the difference.

The emperor began to rectify the bad governance gradually a long time ago.

If this is the case, then the result of the Jiangnan assassination case is not important, but the process experienced during the period is undoubtedly the most important, and this is the real problem.

(End of this chapter)