Chapter 51 The Nine Yi Tribes! Even if the house is confiscated, they must be arrested!

Tianqi hurriedly walked out of the hall to see Zhang Gui.

"His Majesty!"

When Zhang Gui saw Tianqi walking towards him with a smile, he called out.

Tianqi asked directly: "Did you really steal so much money?"

Zhang Gui nodded and replied: "Your Majesty, you can go and see for yourself. I have already asked people to carry the money needed for official service to Xiyuan."

Apocalypse really came to the place where the silver was kept. When he saw the servants opening the boxes full of silver ingots to reveal the shining large silver ingots, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

He set up the West Factory and asked Zhang Gui to supervise the West Factory and take charge of cracking down on profiteers. His original intention was to give Zhang Gui the power to act expediently without being bullied by civil servants, and at the same time increase some income for the internal funds and maintain business order.

But Tianqi didn't expect that even if this expensive West Factory didn't open, it would be enough to feed the imperial court for three years once it opened.

Suddenly, Tianqi realized that there was serious collaboration with the enemy and the country, and suddenly asked seriously: "How come these Shanxi merchants have so many properties?"

"Your Majesty, you don't know. Every year after the slaves plundered a large amount of gold and silver from Liaodong, they would buy grain from Shanxi merchants. Over the years, Shanxi merchants have become as rich as the rest of the country. It's just because the Shanxi merchants have deep roots, and they have already joined forces in Zhangjiakou Fort. The local bureaucracy colluded, and many people in the imperial court were covering for them, so no one knew about it."

As Zhang Gui spoke, he took out the confessions of Fan Yongdou and others: "Your Majesty, this is the confession of the profiteers. It confesses in detail how they colluded with powerful officials and collaborated with the enemy and the country. Your Majesty, please read it."

Tianqi took it and looked at it carefully.

Zhang Gui continued: "In addition to the more than 10 million taels of silver that were escorted back to the capital in mule carts, there are also more than 6 million shi of grain, more than 500,000 jins of iron, and more than 200,000 jins of gunpowder. Next, Your Majesty, Whether it is raising troops, issuing food, or training troops and building ordnance, it is sufficient."

"My court only receives more than 4 million shi of grain every year. As a result, these Shanxi merchants send 6 million shi to the slaves in a year! I'm sorry, the imperial court exempted the officials and gentry from the grain tax, so they used all the grain tax to feed the slaves. Enemy? There are big grain lords in this world, and they all deserve to be killed!"

Tianqi gritted his teeth and started talking. At this moment, he wished he could order the killing of all the officials and gentry in the world.

Because Tianqi knew very well that it was impossible for the people to sell grain to Shanxi merchants, because the people themselves did not have much food to eat. The only ones who could still have surplus grain to sell to the slaves were the officials and gentry, and maybe the people in the world. The feudal kings.

"Password! The profiteers found in Xichang belong to the nine tribes of Juyi!"

It was at this time that Tianqi issued a strict decree.

"According to the order!"

Wei Zhongxian replied.

Zhang Gui suggested at this time: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Nine Yi tribes are not enough. What these profiteers have committed is not just a simple crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, but also intending to collude to build slaves, seize the Ming Dynasty, and enslave the Han people in the world. .What they are doing is more serious than treason. Rebellion means rebellion against His Majesty, but they not only rebel against His Majesty but also against the entire Han family! Their crime is not so much treason as it is the crime of traitor. In terms of execution, traitor The crime must be more severe than the crime of treason!”

Although Tianqi is the emperor, he is also a Han, and he is also able to accept the national idea of ​​the distinction between Hua and Yi. Now that Zhang Gui is so obedient, he quite agrees with it:

"You are right. Judging from their confessions, they want to help the Tatars seize the land of our Han family. This is not only against our Zhu family, but also against the entire China!"

"In the past, Taizu once said: Expelling the Tartars, restoring China, legislating and establishing regulations, and relieving the people, so we have the great cause of establishing the Ming Dynasty and restoring our Han family's rivers and mountains!"

"Nowadays, these profiteers actually intend to make the Han Dynasty's land occupied by the Tatars again. They are really more hateful than the rebels! The rebels may have been caused by official pressure, but betraying China is undoubtedly a bad intention!"

Zhang Gui was very pleased to see Tianqi accept the "national thoughts" revealed in his words, and felt that this might make Tianqi gradually realize that the social crisis he faced was not a crisis for one family, but for the entire Han Dynasty.

The crisis of the family gradually raised the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty to the level of resurgence of the entire Han Dynasty and China.

"Your Majesty is wise! I believe that in order to warn the merchants of the world, to let people know how serious the consequences of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country are, and to let the Han people in the world begin to realize that the interests of the Ming Dynasty are the most important, these people who betray the people of the world should be punished.

These people will be infamy for eternity!”

"Why is it so notorious?"

Tianqi asked suddenly.

"Those like Qin Hui, who betrayed the whole world, are still kneeling in white iron statues and are despised by thousands of people. They should also be treated like this."

"In addition, they should make urinals with their kneeling statues, so that they will be defiled by the filth of the world! The imperial court may also build public toilets in various markets, towns, cities and other places where people gather, and use their kneeling urinals as public toilets.

This will not only prevent the plague from spreading due to filth everywhere, but also allow the people of the world to be warned at all times, knowing that no matter what, they must not be so bad as to betray the Yanhuang of China!"

Zhang Gui replied.

"allow!"

After Tianqi said that, he ordered Wei Zhongxian: "According to what Uncle Guo said, a new crime will be added to the punishment regulations in the future, called the crime of traitor, and those who commit the crime of traitor will be dealt with according to what Uncle Guo said.

In addition, the principal criminal shall not receive a lighter punishment than the treasonous criminal.”

"yes!"

Wei Zhongxian asked himself that he was also a ruthless person, but now he had to admit that this uncle was even more ruthless, forcibly pulling out a "traitor crime" and elevating the severity of the crime committed by these people to more than just betraying the whole family.

The surname has the status of country.

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but thought: "In this way, those literati who have failed in their career in the Ming Dynasty and want to seek new achievements with the Tatars will have to consider the consequences of turning to the barbarians as ministers."

"Presumably there are many people involved in making money behind these profiteers. Your West Factory operation can be regarded as cutting off their money line."

Tianqi suddenly started to worry about Zhang Gui.

Zhang Guidao: "I have Your Majesty and the support of most Han people like Eunuch Wei who care about the safety of the world. I am not afraid of a small number of selfish people."

Tianqi nodded and looked at Wei Zhongxian: "Did you hear what Uncle Guo said? He said that you care about the safety of the world and are a loyal and patriotic Han Chinese."

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said: "I dare not hide this from the emperor. My uncle understands me. I really do what my uncle said and are sworn in with the traitors who betrayed your majesty and betrayed the Han people in the world! I want to eat their flesh and drink their food."

blood!"

"Even you, Wei Zhongxian, care about the world so much. There are many people who are not as good as you."

Tianqi said again.

Wei Zhongxian: "..."

"Does this slave have bad moral character?"

"Although you have blocked their financial path, they still dare not rebel even though they are aware of it. However, they still have to train their troops quickly. Only when the court has enough troops can your West Factory continue to handle such major cases and expose the bigger people behind it.

Catch more traitors."

Tianqi said and looked at the boxes of silver again: "Fortunately, you copied so much silver, and the imperial court has enough money to train troops."

With that said, Tianqi asked Zhang Gui: "How much money do you need to train troops in the early stage?"

Zhang Gui replied: "It will cost about two million taels to rectify and expand the Beijing camp, build various ordnance and build barracks."

"I'll give you three million taels! If it's not enough, ask Wei Zhongxian for it!"

Tianqi waved his hand and said.

Then, Tianqi said: "Your West Factory will also need to expand the official school next. On the basis of the original share of the West Factory, we will increase the funding. Is two million taels enough?"

Zhang Gui replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty, this should be enough!"

Tianqi nodded: "Add another one million taels as a silver reward from me to your West Factory, and bring out more profiteers for me in the future!"

"According to the order!"

Zhang Gui replied.

Tianqi laughed and thought to himself: "It feels good to spend money this way. It feels much more comfortable than before when I spent money on foreign affairs."

Wei Zhongxian saw it with hot eyes.

After all, he worked so hard in the East Factory and only copied more than 12 million taels, while the West Factory copied more than 18 million taels in cash for the first time, not counting other grains, iron materials and so on. What he got now There are also more rewards than Dongchang.

This made Wei Zhongxian have to admit that, compared with Uncle Guo, the West Factory, he would be under great pressure to raid the East Factory in the future.

Moreover, he also knew that his emperor intended to reuse Xichang by giving him money like this.

For this reason, Wei Zhongxian decided to get involved. After conveying the decree, he did not return home. He called Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Yang Huan and other people from Dongchang Town Fusi to a meeting overnight: "Xichang copied the Shanxi merchants and got it." You must also know about the more than 18 million taels of silver entering the officialdom. Don't tell us, you are not jealous."

After saying that, Wei Zhongxian took the initiative to ask: "Tell me, are you jealous or not?"

"Of course I'm jealous, mother, the West Factory has kept five million taels for itself according to the rules, and now the emperor has added another four million taels for the West Factory's own use. How much is the score? The key point is that there aren't many people in the West Factory right now."

Tian Ergen smacked his tongue as he spoke.

When Wei Zhongxian saw this, he said: "What, you want to change your family? Our family can help you. Now go and recognize Uncle Guo as your godfather!"

Tian Ergeng, who has recognized Wei Zhongxian as his godfather, hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Godfather, calm down! My son didn't mean that. He just thinks that he can make so much money even with a small number of people in Xichang, and we have so many people in Fusi in Dongchang Town. , and most of them are experienced in confiscating homes, so they shouldn’t lose face by confiscating homes. As long as they do it with peace of mind, they will definitely do more confiscation than in Xichang.”

"That's a decent thing to say."

Wei Zhongxian said.

"My godfather, my son also feels that if our East Factory really takes it seriously, we may not lose to his West Factory. Just a few Shanxi merchants are nothing, can they be compared with the corrupt officials in the world?"

"Just say that in the past few years since the Liaoning Pay Expedition was launched, those idiots in the Ministry of War haven't been doing anything or being greedy? I'm afraid that they will all be extremely rich! As long as you copy with peace of mind, you don't have to worry about not being able to surpass the West Factory. My son has already got the news, Pi Commander-in-Chief Mao Wenlong Mao of the island is very dissatisfied with the fact that the Ministry of War only gives him 10% of his military pay, and he intends to report it to the Ministry of War."

Xu Xianchun followed.

"Then let him expose it! Tell him! Our family will support him and we will definitely help him deal with these corrupt officials!"

Wei Zhongxian therefore ordered.

"yes!"

Xu Xianchun agreed.

Wei Zhongxian then said earnestly and sincerely: "We all need to have some snacks. Don't let the emperor think that after we have the West Factory, our East Factory will be dispensable. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

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