The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 16 I Advise You to Rat Tail Juice
The accounts of the Yanzheng Yamen can only be said to have no accounts.

After looking through many account books over the years, Li Yunze said that what kind of thing is this horse riding.

The account books are in a mess.

The dates are confusing, the characters are confusing, and even the numbers are confusing.

It seems that there is a page in it that records how much salt was delivered to a certain salt merchant in a certain month in a certain year.

How much is the amount, and how much did the salt merchant spend for the salt?

Nothing.

In addition, how much salt was produced from the salt field in a certain month of a certain year.

How much salt was produced by which saltworks, and to whom?

Nothing.

This kind of account book, Li Yunze threw his hand directly on the chubby belly of Xunyan Yushi Zhang Yang.

Li Yunze, who was sitting on the chair, sneered, "Is this how you patrol the salt censor?"

No one thought that Zhang Yang would dare to talk back at this time.

"Long live, I am a Jinshi!"

Looking at the upright Zhang Yang, Li Yunze was a little stunned, "What?"

Zhang Yang said indignantly, "I was born as a Jinshi, but I have to do some despicable things all day long, such as welcoming and sending, and keeping accounts. The minister refuses to accept!"

Now Li Yunze finally understood, the way he looked at Zhang Yang was like looking at a sand sculpture.

"Whoo~~~"

Li Yunze raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, "Speak directly, are you greedy for ink? To be honest, there are Jin Yiwei outside, I advise you to be a mouse tail juice."

"The minister has invaded more than [-] taels in total over the years."

Zhang Yang is really good, to say such words without guilt in front of the emperor.

"It's not easy for a minister to live in Yangzhou. A random banquet here will cost hundreds of taels of silver. If the minister does not invade the class, there is no way to maintain dignity. The salary given by the court is too little."

Li Yunze, who was silent for a moment, looked at the obvious expression on his face, and casually said, "For the sake of your honesty, I'll leave you with a dead body."

Looking at Luo Yangxing who was standing on the side, "Hang him on the flagpole!"

When Xu Hongji and others rushed over in a hurry, they looked up and saw Xunyan Yushi hanging on the flagpole.

The expressions on everyone's faces were wonderful.

This is the Xunyan Yushi!
Don't look at him as just a seventh-rank official, but he is in charge of the salt affairs of the Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers, and he is absolutely humble and powerful.

But how long did it take for people to hang on the flagpole?

A row of brightly armored soldiers stopped the crowd, "Walking is a heavy place, no trespassing without purpose!"

Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Lingbi, stepped forward and shouted angrily, "Bold! We are nobles of the imperial court!"

What responded to him was a series of sounds of drawing knives.

Tang Guozuo, who was used to domineering in Jiangnan, was trembling with anger, "It's against you, you are going to rebel!"

"Who wants to rebel?"

Holding a whip, Li Yunze strode out, his eyes swept over the crowd in front of him, and finally fell on Tang Guozuo who was standing in the front.

"Which one are you?"

"Long live." Tang Guozuo hurriedly saluted, "The minister is Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Lingbi."

"Oh." Li Yunze nodded, "I've heard of you."

Tang Guozuo was overjoyed, the new emperor actually knew that he was going to become a great success?

Before the smile on his face had fully bloomed, Li Yunze followed up with the sentence "In Wei Ni's list."

Tang Guozuo'(°ー°〃)'

"You paid for Wei Zhongxian to build a ancestral hall, didn't you, and you got the crown prince's protection because of it?"

Tang Guozuo, who was sweating profusely, trembled all over, "Chen, Chen"

I have been a minister, and I have been a minister for a long time and don't know what to say.

He had indeed done this, and he couldn't quibble in front of the emperor.

"The purpose of my trip to the south this time is to clean up Wei Ni's remnants." Li Yunze's eyes were playful. "I didn't expect such a coincidence to meet you, this remnant here."

Wei Ni's remnants are like a basket, anyone can put them in.

Even though Nine Thousand Years is dead, Li Yunze still uses it over and over again.

No way, it's so easy to use.

Hearing that Li Yunze's tone was wrong, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Long live, I dare to guarantee"

'Snapped! '

A loud whip interrupted Xu Hongji's words.

Li Yunze's gaze turned to him, "Have I allowed you to speak? Or are you looking down on me?"

Xu Hongji had no choice but to smile bitterly. He already understood that the emperor wanted to use them as rafts to gain power.

But there is no way, he can only kneel down and salute, "I don't dare. I am guilty."

The nobles seem to be powerful, but they are essentially the same as the eunuchs, they are all attached to the emperor.

The emperor wants to repair you, even remove the noble.

what can you doRebel?
Others don't know, but Xu Hongji is very clear.

The three battalions of the Longxiang Army and nine thousand troops were by the emperor's side at this time.

The other two battalions of [-] troops were led by Cao Bianjiao, who had wiped out the bandit Duotian King in southern Jiangxi, and they were stationed outside Yingtianfu City at this time!

Your Majesty has been on guard against them for a long time.

Ying Tianfu has more soldiers and horses, but their combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning.

Back then, dozens of pirates could kill all the way to the city of Yingtianfu, which was a shame.

The Longxiang army around Li Yunze were all real fighters who didn't have enough money, and they were well paid and trained strictly. Their combat effectiveness was far beyond what the Jiangnan Ming army could handle.

Not to mention that these nobles in Yingtian Mansion didn't have the guts to rebel, even if they had the guts, they wouldn't be able to do it.

Seeing Xu Hongji subdued, Li Yunze's eyes turned to Tang Guozuo again.

"Tang He, the hero of the world, how can there be such a useless descendant of you. Since you like to curry favor with Wei Zhongxian so much, then go to Wei Zhongxian's hometown to guard his tomb. As for the title of Marquis of Lingbi, for Tang He's sake, Select the virtuous from the clan to inherit."

Tang Guozuo collapsed directly to the ground.

There was chaos in his mind.

who I am?where am I?what am i doing?
Only when he finally came back to his senses did he realize that his title was gone!
But what can be done?

Do you want to jump up on the spot and punch the emperor full of old punches?

Don't be kidding, even if you are not afraid of being hacked into pieces, you are also afraid of being expelled from the title passed down from your ancestors.I am afraid that the plaques of the ancestors of the past generations will be smashed into pieces by Jin Yiwei.When they were afraid of going to the execution ground, the members of the Nine Clans gnashed their teeth and sang 'Thank you!Because of you, the nine clans are buried together! '

In the end, Tang Guozuo, who had aged a lot in an instant, saluted tremblingly.

"Sir, thank you."

Li Yunze turned around and went back to the Yanzheng Yamen, the people outside watched silently, watching the hunched Tang Guozuo walk away step by step.

At this moment, the people who have been rampant in the south of the Yangtze River all year round finally felt what is called fear!
This is the emperor, one word can decide life and death, one word can decide rise or fall!

After the crowd dispersed, many big salt merchants in Yangzhou City gathered together to negotiate nervously.

"What should we do now? The emperor has made it clear that he is here for the salt business!"

"The relationship between the court and China, the relationship between nobles, and the relationship between the emperor's relatives and relatives. We spend so much money on weekdays, this is the time to contribute!"

"Don't talk about it, there is no big boss in the court who can speak in front of the emperor."

"You have all seen what the honor is like before. A marquis, the emperor was crushed to death with a word."

"The relatives of the royal family may be useful, but they can't quench the near thirst."

"How about we go on strike?"

The fierce quarrel suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to the salt merchant who proposed to strike the market.

The man waved his hands again and again, "That's what I said."

"This is also a way." The person who spoke was Jiang Chun, the real boss of the entire Lianghuai salt industry.

Whether it is official salt or private salt, Jiang Chun is the biggest one.

He picked up the tea bowl and gently stroked the tea leaves with the lid.Jiang Chun said slowly, "But not now."

"This is a tactic that hurts both sides. Even if it forces the emperor to retreat temporarily, it will still offend the emperor to death. Do you want to have a good one in the future?"

Jiang Chun's eyes were sharp, "This emperor is different from the previous ones."

He pointed in the direction of the Yanzheng Yamen, "He came to Yangzhou, riding a horse and bringing an army!"

Jiang Chun accentuated his tone.

"This is a horse emperor!"

Immediately the emperor is completely different from the emperor who stays in the Forbidden City all day.

Moreover, Li Yunze is still so young, if he is really offended to death, he will definitely not end well.

Xungui can be crushed to death easily, let alone a group of salt merchants.

Many salt merchants said in unison, "I also ask Master Jiang to come up with an idea."

"First of all, you guys have to get ready to bleed." Jiang Chun drank his tea slowly, "When the emperor wants to talk about salt affairs, we will give as much as he wants."

As soon as these words came out, the hall immediately exploded.

Emotional salt merchants chattered and had all kinds of fierce quarrels.

It wasn't until Jiang Chun placed the tea bowl heavily on the table that the salt merchants gradually calmed down.

"What time do you think it is?"

Jiang Chun's face was a little hideous, "The emperor's sword is already on our necks! At this time, you are still thinking about good things. Is it really easy to talk about being an emperor?"

"Do you know how many people were killed by the emperor going south? All the banknotes on the Grand Canal were wiped out!"

"Jiang Xingshou." A salt merchant said, "We all know what you said, but we can't give as much as the emperor wants. Let alone whether it can be taken out, even if it can be taken out, what can we do every year? "

Jiang Chun sneered, "The emperor has entered Yangzhou City with a knife, and you are still pretending to be stupid."

"According to the regulations on salt affairs, you can pay as much as you need. If you really want too much, you will cry poorly. In short, you must try your best to send the emperor away first. Daming is so big, he can't keep staring at us. Yangzhou, right?"

"As long as the emperor is gone, there will be room for negotiation if we pay money in the future. We have plenty of solutions!"

"Of course, if the emperor really pushes us to die, then we will be killed and the net will be broken, and the market will be stopped!"

After taking a breath, Jiang Chun picked up the tea bowl again.

"What's more, as long as you are a person, you must have preferences, even the emperor is no exception."

"The former emperor liked to be a carpenter. Now, Your Majesty, I think he is young and strong, so let's select a group of beauties to present to him."

Some salt merchants retorted, "The Emperor's Sangong and Sixth Courtyard, can they still lack beauties?"

"Confused!"

"The beauties in the palace all pay attention to being dignified and respectful. We want to present the emperor with a style that the emperor has never seen before."

Jiang Chun narrowed his eyes, "Young Mu Ai, of course you want to pick someone who is different. What we in Jiangnan don't lack are unique beauties."

(End of this chapter)