Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 514: In this way, Your Majesty can earn a large amount of money again
"If those corrupt officials and gentry follow the clues through this letter and find them, wouldn't it bring disaster to them?
If so, wouldn't this report be permanent? "

After thinking about it, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but look worried again.

Guo An smiled softly and said: "Your Highness is looking down on those scholars. They read a lot and know a lot of strategies.

If you are intentional, you can use different handwriting, or even different paper and wording.

Or, they can use passwords instead of names..."

"So, I'm a little unfounded!" Zhu Gaochi nodded with relief.

"Your Highness' kindness is a blessing to the people of the world!"

Then, Zhu Gaochi thought of something and couldn't help but say: "Teacher, my father is deeply disgusted by the evil deeds committed by Huang Dun, Huang Gongchu, and Zhou Wenzhi, and he wants to kill their leaders with a thousand knives...

And Huang Dun, Huang Gongchu, Zhou Wenzhi and others are all scholars and have achieved fame..."

Guo An looked solemn and said in an inexplicable tone: "Your Highness, someone has asked you for mercy?"

"Nothing can be hidden from the teacher!"

Zhu Gaochi smiled sarcastically.

Guo An, on the other hand, still looked solemn.

"Your Highness, I agree with your Majesty's decision!"

"teacher……"

"Your Highness, if you are soft-hearted and feel sorry for those dog officials and evil gentry, I will accompany you and go out for a walk again to see how pitiful the lives of the people they tortured are!"

"Teacher, that's not necessary!"

"I don't have anything to do today, so let's go out for a walk..."

Half an hour later, in a small and barren village near the capital, Guo An took Ming Prince Zhu Gaochi to visit from house to house.

"Your Highness, these people are like cattle and horses, working hard all day long without complaint, but even the living conditions of filling their bellies and wearing thick clothes are not enough...

In fact, they have to worry all the time, in case some bad officials or evil gentry get interested and want to bully them wantonly..."

"Your Highness, they are so evil! They are not worthy of being scholars... Your Highness should write all their actions in the imperial newspaper, so that their evil deeds can be spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, making them infamy for thousands of years, and making all officials and gentry think of them. Be careful, don’t dare to bully the people at will..."

At the beginning, Zhu Gaochi could still be stubborn for a long time, talking about Confucian scholars, books about sages, benevolence, righteousness, integrity and so on...

But later, when he saw more and more people who were as miserable as the old woman in Wangjiacun they first saw, or even more miserable than the old woman, Zhu Gaochi fell silent.

"Your Highness, as scholars and gentry, you can be selfish and be partial to the interests of your class.

However, these common people are also human beings. They look exactly like us and are even related by blood. We cannot treat them as cattle and horses that are slaughtered at will..."

"Thank you teacher for teaching!"

"The humble minister has stained His Highness's eyes. I just hope His Highness doesn't mind!"

"Why did the teacher say that?"

"Wei Chen allowed His Highness to see the darkest and most dirty scene in the world..."

"Thank you very much, teacher. Otherwise, I might never see this in my life!"

"It's good if Your Highness can accept it!"

"Teacher, please rest assured that I will screen those officials who ask for mercy from me in detail!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

……

Two days later.

The entire capital was boiling again.

Huang Dun, the former magistrate of Jiangning County, and the evil gentry Wang Dequan, Huang Gongchu, Zhou Wenzhi and others intercepted and killed merchants, withheld money and food from the government for relief, robbed women of the people, killed people wantonly, robbed fields... and even attempted to attack His Majesty. The crime was extremely heinous and must not be tolerated. forgive.

The criminal department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate jointly supervised the execution, and the head of the thief was chopped into pieces in the vegetable market of the capital to warn officials and gentry all over the world.

In addition, the other heinous minions were also killed.

As for his family members, if their sins are minor, they will be exiled to the countries of Japan and Yan.

Anyway, their homes were confiscated, and all the property accumulated over the years went to the Ministry of Household Affairs!
After this incident, all the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty were trembling in their hearts.

As for the common people and merchants, they were overjoyed and praised His Majesty for his wisdom.

And it was less than a few days.

The magistrate of Shangyuan County actually surrendered, and several gentry in Shangyuan County were implicated.

"Is this thief official that greedy too?"

In Dinghaihou Mansion, Guo An looked surprised.

"Sir, I heard that the crime committed by the magistrate of Shangyuan County is not that serious!" Xu Yong replied. "oh?"

Guo An's eyes lit up, "Then why did he surrender?"

Xu Yong said: "Back to my lord, I heard that I was frightened by the fate of Huang Dun, the magistrate of Jiangning County.

The magistrate of Shangyuan County only received money from some gentry, but he was afraid that these gentry would take advantage of him and force him to do some evil things!
Or maybe the unscrupulous things those gentry did were learned by His Majesty and implicated him! "

"Ah……"

Guo An sneered and said disdainfully: "This person is quite smart!"

Xu Yong said again: "I heard that he only stole more than 500 taels of silver!"

"And a little timid!"

"The master is absolutely right!"

"How do you plan to punish this traitorous official?"

"Your Majesty just put him in the prison of the Jinyi Guards. Now he is sending the Jinyi Guards to interrogate the gentry who were implicated!"

Guo An couldn't help but said: "In this way, Your Majesty can earn a lot of money!"

"what?"

Xu Yong was stunned.

Guo An just smiled lightly and did not continue to ask these questions.

Regardless of whether the magistrate of Shangyuan County sincerely surrendered or was forced by some force, it was Zhu Di and the entire Ming Dynasty who benefited in the end.

"By the way, how's the carriage going?"

"carriage?"

Xu Yong was startled again.

Guo An looked at Xu Yong in surprise, "A few days ago, your Majesty and the Crown Prince looked at our carriage with rubber tires and asked the carriage workshop in Jiangjun Mountain to make two of them. Have you forgotten about this? ?”

Xu Yong said quickly: "Of course, the general will not dare to forget this matter!"

"It's good that you haven't forgotten!"

Guo An nodded slightly and continued: "Making carriages for His Majesty and the Prince is the most proud and important thing for the workshop.

You send someone to inform the carriage workshop that the carriages made for His Majesty and the Crown Prince should also have the imprint of our Jiangjunshan Coach Workshop! "

"Leave a mark?"

Xu Yong was shocked and hurriedly reminded: "Master Marquis, that is the chariot of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"It is because it is driven by His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that it should bear the unique mark of our Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop."

Guo An smiled softly and continued: "In the future, if His Majesty and the Prince travel in this carriage, the nobles and officials will know that this carriage was made by our Jiangjunshan carriage workshop.

Doesn't this prove that the carriages made by our Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop are the best? Then it is logical that the price of the carriages made by our Jiangjunshan Workshop is twice as high as that of carriages made by other workshops! "

"Twice as high?"

Xu Yong was stunned again. He looked at Guo An and hesitated to speak.

"Okay, the carriages made by the workshop should be divided into three grades. The highest grade is the carriage for Your Majesty and the Prince, the middle grade is for ordinary noble officials and gentry, and the bottom grade is for merchants and wealthy households!"

"The end will understand!"

Xu Yong responded quickly.

"In this case, send someone quickly to notify the carriage workshop!"

"The end will obey orders!"

……

It was a few days later.

News about Shangyuan County came again.

"Master Marquis, the magistrate of Shangyuan County and his whole family were exiled to the Kingdom of Yan! In addition, Shangyuan County also involved three ministers and seven gentry...

Of the three ministers, one was beheaded, two were demoted... As for the seven gentry families, all their homes were ransacked, the chief culprits were killed, and the rest were all exiled to the Japanese country! "

Guo An nodded slightly and asked, "Do you know how many acres of fertile land and money were confiscated?"

Hearing this, Xu Yong couldn't help but look a little weird.

"Master Marquis, I have finally heard that your Majesty has confiscated a total of thirty houses, more than 200 million taels of silver, and more than [-] acres of fertile land!"

……

(End of this chapter)