False eunuch in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 34 Searching Home Is a Good Job

"Cao Qing, you have something to do. Cui Chengxiu committed a capital crime. The emperor wants to raid his house. The emperor is worried about letting Wei Zhongxian's people do it. It is most suitable for you to go." Zhu Youjian said when he saw Cao Qing .

It is definitely a fat job to steal a house. This civil and military man of the Manchu Dynasty is actually both an official and a big local tyrant.Honest officials like Hai Rui are rare.Zhu Youjian asked Cao Qing to ransack the house, and the purpose was naturally not to give Cao Qing a chance to make a fortune.Instead, let Cao Qing collect gold and silver for him.

"Go and tell the emperor to reassure him, I will definitely handle this matter properly." Cao Qing said.

"It's always interesting for you to speak. When something comes into your mouth, it always makes people want to laugh." Zhu Youjian said.

"Really? You're not bad. You're also very interesting to talk about. Sometimes it looks like you're the emperor." Cao Qing said.

"Don't talk nonsense. It can be big or small, and you can't move your head." Zhu Youjian pretended to be surprised.

"Sure enough, the bigger the official, the better his acting skills. This emperor looks like a movie king." Cao Qing slandered inwardly.

"This Wei Zhongxian is really abominable. He even put his own self-interest above the Ming Dynasty. He knew that there was a severe drought in Shaanxi, but he dared to hide it. Not only did he not provide relief, but instead increased taxes. The people hate the government. This is digging the foundation of our Ming Dynasty!" Zhu You Jian slammed on the desk hard.

"Take advantage of this opportunity to lose Wei Zhongxian's arm, which is also very good. However, the affairs in Shaanxi must be calmed down. It is important to suppress the rebellion, and the relief work must not be delayed. Otherwise, if the rebellion spreads, it will be out of control. And we must think of a way to fight the disaster, so that things will not get out of hand." Cao Qing said.

"There is a drought year after year, and the national treasury is empty. If you want to relieve the disaster, the emperor can't do anything. It's hard for the emperor!" Zhu Youjian said.

"The most important problem now is that the annexation of land and acres is serious, but taxes cannot be added to these local tyrants and evil gentry. Those who have land are exempted from taxes, but those without land have to pay taxes and donations. If this continues, the common people will all be forced to rebel. If it starts to increase, it is an unstable factor, once someone with a heart provokes it, it will definitely become a disaster." Cao Qing said.

"Is there anything you can do?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Actually, there is no way. Although the drought is severe in various places, there is plenty of water in the south. If more land is reclaimed in the south, food is grown, and the victims of the disaster in the north are moved to the south. Then the refugees can be effectively resettled. The method of farming can be adopted. In addition In the north, water conservancy facilities can also be built, and wells can be dug to get water, which can also alleviate the disaster situation. Relying on the government’s disaster relief, secondly relying on the people’s self-help, and thirdly relying on social donations, the disaster situation can be alleviated.” Cao Qing said.

"But the problem now is that even if the imperial government wants to provide disaster relief with an empty treasury, it will not be able to provide enough silver and food. The common people also lack the conditions to save themselves. They originally lost their land. And the gentry tried their best to search for it from the common people. At this time Asking them to provide money and food for disaster relief is tantamount to seeking skins from tigers," Cao Qing added.

"According to you. There is no way to solve this matter." Zhu Youjian said.

"Yes. The royal family has a large number of Huangzhuang, which can neither store food for the emperor nor accumulate funds for the emperor. It is better to leave it to capable people to take care of it. In this way, it can save expenses every year and even have a certain surplus." Cao Qing said.

"Leave it to you, what do you do?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"It is natural to organize the farmers in Huangzhuang to resume production and start industries." Cao Qing said.

"Then I'll go and talk to the emperor, and I will hand over the world's Huangzhuang to you. Do you dare to take over?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Of course, but the guard battalion of the new factory has to be expanded, otherwise I have no time to take care of such a large industry." Cao Qing said.

"How many people are enough?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"If you want to run these Huangzhuang, you need more than [-] people? Even if there is no place for guards, you need at least a thousand people. The entire Huangzhuang of Ming Dynasty needs at least tens of thousands of guards to ensure safety." Cao Qing said .

"Why do we need so many people? There are military posts everywhere, so why set up another guard?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"If all the soldiers are effective, will there still be disasters in Shaanxi? In addition, the Tartars in the north have been eyeing Daming. If they fail, they will go south to plunder. If they don't have the power to protect themselves, they will not marry for others. Clothes?" Cao Qing said.

"You make a lot of sense. I will report this matter to the emperor. I will hand over the ransacking of the house to you. Tomorrow someone will send you a note for the ransacking of the house. You should complete this matter independently and don't let others intervene. "Zhu Youjian said.

Cao Qing calculated in his heart that this Cui Chengxiu could be regarded as a deputy state-level senior official, so he must have a lot of money.This time, I should be able to make a lot of money by raiding the house.He should be able to complete his primitive accumulation in Daming.There are only more than 1000 soldiers, two to three thousand craftsmen, and tens of thousands of taels of silver have disappeared.A little money is really not enough to spend.

On the second day, several Dongchang eunuchs came to the Bingzhan Bureau and handed over all the documents to Cao Qing.The people who came were very polite to Cao Qing.Cao Qing's holy family is now in full swing. Although the emperor's power is limited, he is still the most powerful person in Ming Dynasty in name.Cao Qing is the emperor's confidant, and his status is much higher than that of ordinary eunuchs.

The job of copying a house is not as easy as imagined.With Cui Chengxiu's status, it is impossible for her family to not have tens or hundreds of doormen.After all, with Cui Chengxiu's status, if he really didn't have the power to protect himself, he would definitely not be able to live today.The evil slaves of the Cui family all eat Cui Chengxiu's food, and now that Cui Chengxiu is in trouble, they can't get well either.Regardless of whether he is loyal to the Lord or takes the opportunity to escape, it will be difficult to live a good life in the future.Cui Chengxiu has cultivated for decades, and there are still a few servants who are loyal to protect the Lord.Cao Qing didn't want to run over to ransack the house, only to be beheaded by a few servants who jumped over the wall in a hurry.Time travel does not have his immortal body.

Of the more than 1000 subordinates, Cao Qing brought [-], and Tian Shixian and his Jinyiwei numbered more than a dozen.Cao Qing's guards were all armed with muskets, while Jin Yiwei carried formidable bows and crossbows.

When they arrived at Cui's mansion, Jin Yiwei, who was guarding him, came up and asked, "Who is it? The Jin Yiwei handles cases here, and no one else will disturb you!"

"Go, show him the report, and see if we are idlers waiting!" Cao Qing naturally wanted to show some airs at this time.This is the superiority of the feudal society. Everyone takes it for granted when you become an official, you are superior to others, and you put on airs.The bigger the spectrum, the more respected.If you put it in a few hundred years, you are a civil servant, and you show off on the street, it is guaranteed that your position will not be guaranteed overnight.

"We have taken over here. Look outside, don't let any one go." Tian Shixian gave Tiao Chenliang a look at the hundred households guarding the gate, and then said expressionlessly.

"Brother Tian, ​​which adult's car is that?" Baihu asked in a low voice.

"This is the celebrity around the emperor, Mr. Cao Qing of the War Bureau. We brothers will talk about this matter in detail in the future. Today's official business is in the body, so Mr. Cao's business is more important." Tian Shixian said.

The hundred households were called Zhao Jie, and Zhao Jie was very annoyed: "Damn it, all the work these few days has been for nothing."

Tian Shixian showed the note, and the work inside was not their share.This house raiding is a job where you can take advantage of the opportunity to make money. Just stuffing a few small things in your pocket is enough for a year or so of military pay.Now that it was like this, Zhao Jie was naturally annoyed when he stayed outside and watched others eat meat, even if he couldn't even drink a sip of soup.

"Don't complain, this master, you'd better be flattering, don't think that you can sit back and relax after climbing up to Xu Xianchun. Didn't Master Cui have a good time before? How is it now? You're going to prison, and your life is in jeopardy. They also ransacked their homes, and their wives and daughters became prostitutes." Tian Shixian said.

"Huh?" Zhao Jie looked at Tian Shixian, wondering when this guy had grown courageous.

(End of this chapter)