Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 307 The Messenger of the Son of Heaven

The situation in Fujian is worrisome, and Wanji in Jiangxi is also precarious. Unexpectedly, the situation in Huguang is better than expected. Now that Wang Yan, Duke of Chu State, and He Tengjiao, governor of Chu State, have captured Wuchang.

The two of them were overjoyed when they heard what the scholar said. They thanked the scholar first, and then followed the crowd to the governor's yamen.

These two people, one in their forties with a dark complexion, and the other in their 30s with a yellow and beardless face, were the envoys sent by Emperor Longwu to Huguang, Fang Silu Taiping and eunuch Yang Shouming from the Ministry of War.

Under the order of the emperor, the two of them came to Changsha to urge Wang Yan, the governor of Guangdong, and He Tengjiao, the governor of Chu, to send troops to Jiangxi. First, they came to strengthen Jiangxi's defense, and second, they came to Shanguan to meet Shengjia.

With the imperial decree and guards, the two set off from Fujing all the way, crossed the mountains of Bamin, and entered Jiangxi. Bandits were rampant, and when they reached Anyuan County, they encountered bandits. Not only were their entourage killed, but all the imperial edicts and seals to prove their identities were lost.

At this time, the two could not turn around and return to Fujian, so they had to bite the bullet and walk towards Hunan. When they entered the border of Hunan, the law and order would be better. They walked hundreds of miles in embarrassment, and they were already like beggars, and no one paid any attention to them. them.

At this time they were penniless, and their clothes and robes had lost their original appearance. Both of them were not able to bear hardships and stand hard work. They had reached the limit of going from Jiangxi to Hunan, and they couldn't help but feel a burst of despair.

But at this moment, they met Xie Kuang who was suppressing the bandits in the Heng and Chen areas and purging the place. He saw that although the two were in a mess, they didn't talk too much, and they knew the inside story of the Fujian court very well, so he immediately took them to court. Please go to the city, put on new clothes, give some money, and then let them go to Changsha.

At this time, the two had followed the people to the Governor's Yamen, Du Yinxi saw the people gathered, and walked out of the government Yamen.

Standing in the outer circle, the two saw the surrounded knights of the Ming army dismounting to salute Du Yinxi, and then reported. Du Yinxi also showed great joy on his face.

After a while, Du Yinxi probably had figured out the situation, he first asked Zhang Bilong to step back and rest, and then turned around to enter the mansion, but when he saw that there were still countless people gathered in front of the yamen, he stopped walking and said loudly: "Everyone, The Duke of Chu sent back the news that this time the officers and soldiers took Wuchang at a very small price. The army lost very little, and the civilians who accompanied the army basically suffered no casualties. Everyone can rest assured that the next battle will no longer require civilians. , all the fathers, brothers and children will be able to return to Changsha before the autumn harvest."

When the people in front of the government office heard the words, they immediately cheered again, and Du Yinxi immediately waved his hands and said, "Okay, since everyone has already heard the news, don't gather here and interfere with the government's work~ Let's go away~"

Since Wang Yan and Du Yinxi took control of Hunan, they abolished He Tengjiao's previous strategy and did not need to spend a lot of money to recruit new recruits in Guizhou and Guangxi. Therefore, the original land tax was reduced, and Wang Yan encouraged business, allowing Hunan and Guangdong to be economically The realization of the alliance has indeed brought benefits to both the gentry and the common people in Hunan.

Wang Yan was ordered by the emperor to manage the Guangdong Sea and open the port for trade, but Jiangnan fell in the east, and Zheng Zhilong in Fujian did not agree with him. The goods exported by the Guangdong Shipping Department could only come from Hunan and Southwest.

Nowadays, the land of China is full of wars, the economy is severely damaged, and the output of silk, porcelain, and tea is severely reduced. However, the demand for Chinese products in overseas Xiyi, Nanyang countries, Korea, and Japan has not decreased.

Originally, they all bought things from Jiangnan, but now there is nothing in Jiangnan to sell, which gave Hunan a chance. Although the roads in the Lingnan Mountains are difficult and the transportation costs are extremely high, as the supply of tea, porcelain, silk and other items exceeds demand, Xiyi They also had to increase the purchase price, so the gentry in Hunan could still make a lot of money.

In order to reduce the cost of transportation, Du Yinxi has decided to dredge the Lingqu to connect the Xiangjiang River system with the Pearl River system, making it easier to transport materials.

It was precisely because of Wang Yan and Du Yinxi's series of actions that the government quickly won the hearts of the people, making Du Yinxi quite prestigious, and in a short period of time he gained the approval of the common people and the gentry, so everyone listened to his words and immediately All slowly dispersed.

Seeing that the people had already left, Du Yinxi turned around and returned to the government office. His government affairs are complicated, the most important of which is to dredge the Lingqu, which is a big project that consumes manpower and money.

"Block Futai~"

Du Yinxi just stepped into the door, but there was a call from behind, he couldn't help but turned around, but saw that the people had dispersed, only two
People are still in front of the Yamen.

"Fang Zhong Lu Taiping, Fang Silang of the Ministry of Officers and Soldiers, came from Fujing. He has important matters to discuss with Du Futai in detail." Seeing Du Yinxi looking at them suspiciously, Lu Taiping saluted immediately.

He and Yang Shouming were originally angels, representing the Son of Heaven, but now they had lost the imperial decree, so they had to lower their stance.

When Du Yinxi heard the words, his face became even more puzzled. Why didn't anyone report the officials from Fujing to him?

Although Du Yinxi was puzzled, he still brought the two of them to the government office. Lu Taiping first handed over a letter of introduction written by Xie Kuang, and then began to introduce his identity and how he came to Hunan.

The status of an angel is very special, and there is no imperial decree. If he admits it easily, then if the other party is not, or fabricates false content for personal gain, Du Yinxi will fall into a passive position.

Du Yinxi was pensive after listening to it, but Lu Taiping was very eloquent and knew very well about official affairs, but there was no imperial decree, but it was a big problem, which made him dare not make a judgment casually.

Yang Shouming on the side saw Du Yinxi's expression, so he knew what was going on in his mind. He was an eunuch who was best at thinking about people's hearts, so he stood up, saluted Du Yinxi first, then untied his belt and said, "Du Fu Taiwan is a matter of great importance to the Son of Heaven. Little eunuchs dare not be negligent for fear of blocking Futai’s doubts. They can verify their integrity so as not to be suspicious of each other and miss the important affairs of the Son of Heaven! Futai can rest assured that we are only delivering news for the Son of Heaven and will never interfere in Huguang the timing."

When Du Yinxi saw Yang Shouming, he untied his belt and took off his trousers, his face could not help revealing a look of shock. To Du Yinxi, this was an extremely rude thing, but to Yang Shouming, it was a matter of mutilating him. It is also an extremely shameful thing to show your side for people to watch.

"Okay~" Du Yinxi glanced at Yang Shouming, but he didn't know how to answer for a moment. He was now convinced that the two people in front of him were really the emperor's envoys, so he stood up immediately, bowed his hands and saluted: "Eunuch Yang, Ben Fu is also careful, and I hope you don't care."

Yang Shouming put on his trousers again, with no displeasure on his face, "You don't have to worry about Du Futai's matter just now, the eunuch is an irrelevant person, the key is to complete the emperor's account."

Du Yinxi nodded, and immediately heard: "I don't know what your Majesty's will is, but I want two envoys to deliver it."

(End of this chapter)