Chapter 343: Shi Xin was arrested?
The Spring Festival of Zhizheng 14th is finally here. This year, the atmosphere of farewell to the old and welcoming the new is strong. (Let’s read the text novels and go to "Piaotianwen.com")
During the Chinese New Year in previous years, the masses did not dare to spend too much money because of the Mongolians, the ruling class. Otherwise, they would be attracted by the Mongolians and would not be able to escape even if they wanted to. Unmarried or married women, the Mongolians would not let go as long as they liked them.
Therefore, in the past, people could only hang red lanterns at the gate, just as they were doing the New Year.
This year, after driving away the Tartars, Zhang Shicheng's subordinates were disciplined and punished many wealthy families who rely on their power to commit crimes and harm the people. Everyone can uphold justice. Therefore, this year was particularly lively.
Except for the red big lanterns in every household, the lion dancing on the street and the lantern watching, they all reflect the difference from the northern folk customs.
However, Zhang Yang has been hiding in the provincial government office, and there are still many things he has to do.
Since he had already had a formal regime and became the head of a province, he had to assign officials at all levels under his jurisdiction. Isn’t it because the court did not want to send him, so Zhang Yang would agree? This is his territory.
The county magistrates and prefectures in various places were selected from Hongwenguan and some were selected from prestigious high schools in various places.
In addition to officials from all over the country, officials at all levels of his provincial center must also be placed, so that they will look like the state of a province. (If you read the text novel, go to "Piao Tianwen Network")
In the Yuan Dynasty, the official system of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, each province was one of the prime ministers, one of the first ranks; two of the Pingzhang, one of the first ranks; one of the right ranks, one of the left ranks, two of the chief officials, two of the chief officials, two of the chief officials, two of the chief officials, two of the second ranks, two of the two provinces, one of the second ranks, two of the doctors, two of the fifth ranks, two of the official servants, two of the chief officials, two of the capital officials, two of the seventh ranks; one of the official officials, two of the chief officials, two of the seventh ranks; one of the officials, two of the chief officials, two of the chief officials, two of the seventh ranks; one of the officials, two of the officials, and two of the chief officials, were appointed as the chief officials, and the officials were appointed as the chief officials, and the officials were later dismissed. The prime ministers were either placed or dismissed, and they were especially careful in selecting people, so they were often missing.
Zhang Yang began to issue an appointment order. The prime minister did not have it, the Pingzhang was temporarily absent, and the right prime minister was not appointed, so the biggest official position was that he, the left prime minister, was appointed as the provincial governor of the Yuan Dynasty, and was the second rank.
The two officials, Shi Nai'an and Liu Bowen, were respectively responsible for various political affairs. Shi Nai'an is inclined to military affairs, while Liu Bowen is inclined to politics.
The two doctors were in charge of Li Shanchang and Luo Guanzhong. Li Shanchang was in charge of agriculture and logistics, and Luo Guanzhong was in charge of intelligence collection, including military intelligence and people's sentiments in various places.
The two of them are in charge of the capital, Shit and Shin-sin, who are in charge of their own work. Shit supervises the manufacturing of the salt industry, and now it can be made public. Shin-sin brings a team of 100 people to be in charge of the sales of the salt industry.
All other official positions are placed.
In addition to these, Zhang Yang also set up the Wubei Temple, with Jiao Yu as the commander, and was also in charge of the military equipment of the troops at the base.
There is also an official shipyard that gave Zu Qing a fourth-rank official position, so that it would be more convenient for her to coordinate relationships in all aspects. (Let’s read the text novels and go to ‘Piao Tianwen Network’)
The army is still stationed in the current way, in Jiangbei, mainly Tang He's army and newly trained army. In Pingjiang, it is mainly defended by Shiyi, and Hangzhou has become a new base camp, with his headquarters in charge, and other battalions have been scattered to various places to guard.
This method has certain dangers, that is, there is no extra force as a backup support force. Once a war occurs in a certain place and a temporary transfer will be delayed. However, he has reached an agreement with the court and there will be no more wars at the moment. After Chang Yuchun's newly trained troops are completed, they will be a new force. Zhang Yang wants to recruit another 50,000 troops from Jiangnan to meet his needs.
"Lord, something happened." After Zhang Yang put down his difficult brush and wrote down these appointments, Luo Guanzhong walked in.
"Guanzhong, why are you so panicked?" Zhang Yang asked.
"Mr. Gui, something happened to Shixin." Luo Guanzhong said.
Shi Xin? What can happen to him? Now that the court has agreed to sell salt, his subordinates are carrying muskets. Even if they encounter bad things, they will not suffer any loss.
"Lord, Shi Xin was captured by Zhu Yuanzhang."
Zhu Yuanzhang? Zhang Yang's face darkened, "Why are you related to Zhu Yuanzhang?"
"Lord, the brothers Shixin sold salt to Jiqing, and were caught by Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates. Now, they have been imprisoned by Zhu Yuanzhang. (If you read the text novel, go to 'Piaotian Literature Network')" Luo Guanzhong said.
This Shixin would just let him die. Zhang Yang was very angry. When he sent him to open up sales in various places, he had already told him that he would only occupy the market of the court and not conflict with other rebels. He surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty. Although it was only temporary, the other rebels must have opinions about him, and now he is accumulating his strength, so it is really not appropriate to conflict with the other party.
This Shixin must have known that Jiqing made a lot of money, so he went to Jiqing. Now, he has caused a big mess for himself.
"What did Zhu Yuanzhang say?" Zhang Yang asked. Through the last incident, Zhang Yang knew that he could never underestimate the Ming Taizu in later generations. This person was a gentleman on the surface, and he also liked to use some secret tricks behind his back.
"Lord, Zhu Yuanzhang said that Shi Xin went to his land to sell private salt. Without his consent, he would be beheaded. However, these things can be negotiated when it comes to knowing the lord. As long as the lord provides him with five thousand kilograms of fine iron and one thousand of our Tianque guns, Shi Xin and others can be put back." Luo Guanzhong said.
Luo Guanzhong also felt a headache. When did Zhu Yuanzhang learn to speak loudly? Five thousand kilograms of fine iron and one thousand Tianque guns, the base produces only one year.
However, Shi Xin is the lord's fourth brother, his own fourth brother, and he has made many contributions. Can the lord refuse to save him when he dies?
Zhang Yang really wanted to say that he would cut Shixin's head. Shixin's head was not worth so much money, but he didn't dare. No matter what the righteousness is, his mother Cao would never let him go. He wouldn't cry in front of him all day long, thinking about his poor fourth son?
Zhang Yang also knew that he asked for a price all over the sky and paid back the money by land. Zhu Yuanzhang asked for so much at once, so he was the bargaining chip for him. (If you read the text novel, go to "Piaotianwen.com")
However, it doesn’t matter how much iron is, it just produces several furnaces. However, the Tianque gun must not be given to him.
What do you rely on to dominate this era? Isn’t it just an advanced weapon? If you give the Tianque gun to Zhu Yuanzhang and if he discovers the secret of the Tianque gun, then will you still have a chance?
After all, in official history, Zhu Yuanzhang was the last person to be in the world.
"Prince, what should we do?" Luo Guanzhong asked.
Zhang Yang knew that there were so many rebels and so many regimes now, but in the end, there was only one regime in the world. Therefore, in addition to fighting against the Yuan Dynasty, there would also be an indispensable battle with the various rebels. However, he did not expect that this day would come so soon.
His original intention was to first unite all the rebels to fight the Yuan Dynasty together, and then decide who will occupy the world after the Yuan Dynasty is destroyed.
However, when fighting against foreign countries, one must first settle the country. This nonsense is the thought of many rebel soldiers, because people are selfish.
Therefore, Zhang Yang now has to choose, either compromise or prepare to have a conflict with his neighbor Zhu Yuanzhang in the west.
"What is the current trend of the court?" Zhang Yang asked.
In fact, in the past few days, the spies from Dadu have sent reports several times. Relying on the carrier pigeon, Luo Guanzhong received the news earlier than Zhu Yuanzhang, but the whole world celebrated and the lord was so busy again, so he wanted to tell his lord later.
"Lord, the situation in Dadu is a bit chaotic now. The crown prince and the emperor are trying to compete for the throne. The emperor is indecisive and unwilling to abolish the crown prince. The internal political situation of the capital is complicated. Outside Dadu, it is said that the Kuo Temurer tribe, who is loyal to the crown prince, had a conflict with the Boro Temurer tribe, who is loyal to the emperor. The Tartars are temporarily unable to take care of Jiangnan at all." Luo Guanzhong said.
In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang must have known the news, and he was intentional. Zhang Yang thought that Zhu Yuanzhang has never been a good match. He chose this time and caused some trouble for himself and wanted to see how he took the initiative. If he agreed to him, he would not be bullied by this neighbor in the future?
However, Zhang Yang did not want to have too many conflicts with Zhu Yuanzhang. His current province in Jiangnan and Jiangbei is still unstable and requires good external conditions. It is not advisable to use too much force.
Let’s send Tang He to see how the situation is. Tang He and Zhu Yuanzhang are childhood friends, so they should give him some face.
"Let him write to Tang He, let him go to Jiqing, discuss with Zhu Yuanzhang, and find out his bottom line. In short, our bottom line is that the most 2,000 kilograms of Jingtien is given to him for free. There is absolutely no way to the Tianque gun. If he wants it, he can give him a few boxes of grenades." Zhang Yang said.
"Yes, lord."
"Also, send more people to find out what is going on in Jiqing and prepare to rescue Shi Xin by force." Zhang Yang said.
"Yes, lord."
Luo Guanzhong went out, Zhang Yang's eyes narrowed, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he wanted to blackmail him? There was absolutely no way!
He found that his original idea was a bit simple and innocent. In this era, those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. He must have this momentum to dominate the world. He has powerful force, which is a powerful arm to deal with the Yuan Dynasty Tartars. However, if someone else is uninterested, he doesn't care about using the other party's blood to prove his strength. This is the law of survival in troubled times!
Democratic politics is only applicable to the peaceful times in later generations. In this chaotic world, if there is a gun, the king of the grass head. Zhu Yuanzhang is really stubborn, then he doesn't care about using his disappearance to prove his strength.
Butcher? Take action on his own people? As long as he sits in the world, don’t he have to write all the history by himself? As the battles increase and the territory expands, the majesty in Zhang Yang’s heart becomes increasingly apparent. It is said that the emperor is angry and he is buried in a million corpses. If Zhang Yang is angry, it will probably be a bloody storm.
Chapter completed!