Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 317
When he was worried about something, the imperial court would change the national policy and suddenly allow grain to be transported by sea.Who else has such luck?

Therefore, without further ado, Le Qingsheng immediately made a covenant with Wu Zhong, and agreed that as long as he got the Qing emperor's jade seal as evidence, Le Qingsheng would do his best to buy the supplies that the Qing wanted for the Qing Dynasty.

The reason for doing this is because Wu Zhong can pay for the supplies, food and grass this time.In the future, the scale will be larger, but Le Qingsheng must be transported to Liaodong first.Therefore, he had to ask for a guarantee.

This matter was handled so smoothly, and the court's decision to change water transportation to sea transportation was considered a last resort.Wu Zhong was a little skeptical about this matter. Could it be that the emperor made this decision just to facilitate him?

But, think about it, how could such a big matter be done for him!That can only be said, good luck!

In fact, just taking the canal as an example, the reason why it was dug was not for the livelihood of the people, but for the needs of the government.Not only the canals, but also the official road post stations, in ancient times, were basically for the ruler's own needs, and seldom considered the people's livelihood.

Now that water transportation has been changed to sea transportation, the canal has not been abandoned, but has been specially rectified and dredged. Although it is said that the tax collection can be maintained, it has to be admitted that it can be regarded as a precedent for civilian use. How can it be for Wu Zhong's affairs? And do it specifically.

In fact, Wu Zhong's matter can be successfully completed, which can be regarded as taking advantage of a lot of wind, not just the matter of changing grain from grain to sea.

The reason why Le Qingsheng was eager to find a new source of money was not only because of the extremely high profits of doing business with Liaodong, but also because of Zhang Pu's movements in Jiangnan.

When Zhang Pu finds him later, he will not be able to fool around in terms of land property.What's more important is that a large family like the Great Salt Merchant has to serve as servants other than land tax.Even if you don't serve in the military, every time you convert it into military silver, it's a huge sum of money.Taking precautions also made these big salt merchants want to make more money.

Wu Zhong stayed on the Jiangnan side as a hostage. The two boats he brought were full of food and supplies, and people from Le Qingsheng went to Liaodong to discuss business.

They thought that this matter was going well, but they didn't know that everything was under Jin Yiwei's control.Just as the two ships set sail, the commander of Jin Yiwei sent someone to report back to the capital immediately.

Everything looked calm, but in fact, it was just the calm before the storm!

Having said that, it is true that in the Jiangnan area, after entering the rainy season, the rain has not stopped.

The prolonged rain made it difficult for Zhang Pu to carry out his work. After all, he was going to check the grain fields and inspect the counties and townships.It was raining, not to mention muddy roads, and many places were flooded, making it impossible to walk.

Zhang Pu was a little worried about this.The emperor had already made a decree that the south should pay attention to waterlogging and disasters.When he was inspecting the area, he naturally also paid attention to the water conservancy, and found that the situation was not very optimistic.

I heard from experienced farmers that this year's rain is more than in previous years, and there may be a catastrophe.However, the general construction of water conservancy projects is done in the autumn when grain is harvested and farming is slack. At that time, there is not much rain, which is good for organizing work.

With the current rain, we can only improvise and prepare for key areas in the rain to prevent severe waterlogging.

For this matter, as time entered May 13th of Chongzhen, the rain not only did not weaken, but became more and more serious, which forced Zhang Pu to stop his work and devote himself to disaster prevention and relief.

On the Nanjing side, Lu Jiude, the guardian eunuch, has received the emperor's order, and has even mobilized the army to join the front line of disaster prevention and relief.Sun Chuanting, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, even clearly stated in the assessment requirements for local officials that the ratio of sitting in the office and going out is to encourage local officials to rush to the front line of disaster relief.

In this early stage, applications for money, food and supplies used for disaster relief were stuck at around [-] yuan, and they were usually approved immediately.However, Yang Tinglin, the censor of Zuodu, also inspected the place in the rain to check the use of disaster funds.

For these measures of the imperial court, the common people naturally saw in their eyes and were grateful in their hearts.The reputation of Ming officials and the prestige of the emperor are getting better and higher in this disaster prevention and fighting activities.

In the continuous heavy rain, the southern officialdom was almost completely filled with the word "rain".When officials go to the Yamen, the first sentence is no longer "Have you eaten?", but "How is the water?"

On the official road from west to east, every half a day, no matter day or night, you can see postmen speeding past on the muddy road under the rain.Every other section of the road, there are local postmen waiting to relay the upstream water conditions.

Natural disasters are not terrible, as long as we are united, we will eventually be able to overcome them.

This point was well confirmed in May of the 13th year of Chongzhen.

Although the natural disasters did not change because of Emperor Chongzhen's crossing, still on May [-]th, the flood peak struck, and the waters in Wujiang, Gui'an and other places in Su, Song, Hu and other prefectures suddenly surged, instantly surging, regardless of the embankment, The house collapsed.

In the original history, historical records record that the waterlogging situation is serious, the price of rice is soaring, and the price of rice is three or four dollars, the rich are mostly closed, the people eat all the grass and trees, and the dead leave their wives to sleep with each other.Domineering gangsters ate in groups, clamoring for food, neighbors went on strike, and villages closed their doors to make people angry.

But on this front, the butterfly effect of Emperor Chongzhen's time travel has fundamentally changed the situation.

Although the dikes broke open, grain fields were flooded and houses collapsed.However, most of the common people were transferred in time under the government's warning.Afterwards, the pre-prepared anti-disaster preparations, food distribution and the like also played a stabilizing role.

Squads of officers and soldiers haunted the disaster area, and local officials appeased the victims. It can almost be said that although the law of heaven is ruthless, there is love in the world, and the disaster area is orderly, and the tragic events in the original history have never happened again.

Although the common people don't know what happened in history, they all have eyes.Of course, they knew what would happen to such a big flood if it had changed in the past.

But now, the emperor has indeed kept his promise. The money and food obtained by the governor from the previous inspection of the quota of officials and gentry and the collection of arrears were used on them. He also strictly enforced officials and worked with the people to tide over the famine.These things made many of them even set up the emperor's longevity tablet at home and pray to heaven that such a good emperor would live a long life.No, it's not a long life, but a long life!
For a long time, the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty was actually considered weak on the Jiangnan side.However, since the 13th year of Chongzhen, there have been changes.

The waterlogging disaster involving the eyeliner of the Yangtze River in the south of the Yangtze River lasted for several days. After the flood receded, the government led the victims to start epidemic prevention.Some simple common sense are naturally issued in the emperor's previous decree.

"You can't drink unboiled water, do you hear me? There may be dirt in the water, and it must be boiled to burn them to death before drinking!"

"For stinking corpses, the rotten things should be burned as soon as possible. It's useless to bury them, you know?"

"By the way, you have to wear a mask. Some things will spread in the air. It's very simple. Just check it out for yourself. There is dust and smell in the air. Can't you smell it?"

"..."

Amidst the sound of warnings, a wandering doctor heard it very strange, he quickly asked a yamen servant who was admonishing others: "Excuse me, how did you know these things?"

The yamen servant took a look at him and saw that he was dressed as a wandering doctor, so he became more patient, clasped his hands together, saluted towards the capital, and said: "I don't have this ability, it's all in the emperor's decree today, to do it With these things in place, the possibility of post-disaster plagues can be greatly reduced.”

The You Fang Langzhong was startled when he heard this, and then asked in surprise: "The emperor still knows this?"

As soon as he questioned the emperor, before the yamen servant had time to reply, the people around were not happy, and immediately responded to him one after another: "What do you know, you wandering man, if the emperor doesn't understand, you will understand?"

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven of the True Dragon. How could he not understand what he said?"

"Yes, the emperor must understand. What do you know?"

"..."

Faced with the anger of many people, the yamen servant, as the official representative, was very proud. He was even more interested when he saw the professionals, You Fang Langzhong, who were flattened. Fleas on mice, mosquitoes, etc., these small things are likely to spread the plague by biting people's blood, which is very powerful. Therefore, we must do a good job of exterminating mice and mosquitoes. Don’t you know? Do you, an incompetent wandering doctor like you, only cheat money?”

Having said that, he began to search: "Who are you, where is your name? What is your last name?"

Hearing that the wandering doctor in front of him might be a liar, the people around him suddenly became unhappy and immediately surrounded him, helping the government officials to scold him.

It is indeed the case, there are some people in the Jianghu, with the help of monks, wandering doctors, etc., to cheat money and cheat people everywhere. This kind of thing is often heard.

Seeing this situation, the wandering doctor was a little panicked and anxious, and quickly replied: "No, I'm not a liar, I just felt what the official said, and I traveled all over the country with me in several places, thinking about it. The things that come out are very similar, so I have doubts, and I want to ask who else..."

At this time, if he said such a thing, who could believe him? They all talked about wanting to capture this liar.

Of course the yamen servant would not listen, and asked for a guide directly to check his identity. It seemed that if he made a mistake, he would be arrested.

"Wu Youke?" The yamen servant looked at Lu Yin and asked in surprise, "You are Wu Youke, that Wu Youke from Dongshan, Wu County, Jiangsu?"

"Well, it's me, what's the matter?" Doctor You Fang, that is, Wu Youke felt a little wrong, he didn't seem to be wanted, right?Asked a little flustered in my heart.

Someone on the side heard it and asked quickly: "Master, what's wrong? Is this a wanted criminal by the court?"

"Could it be a charlatan, this time I bumped into him. Don't let him escape!"

"Yes, everyone surround him, catch him, don't let him escape..."

"..."

Afterwards, there were some impatient people who even thought about doing it.Wu Youke was surrounded, there was no way to retreat, his expression was so panicked that he didn't know what to do, this was a disaster from heaven!He thought he saved lives and healed the wounded, so he shouldn't have offended anyone!
But at this moment, the yamen servant suddenly shouted: "Stop!"

With such a shout, everyone stopped, including Wu Youke himself. They all looked at the yamen servant, wondering what he meant by shouting this?
The yamen servant said happily: "So you are Mr. Wu Youke! The emperor mentioned you in the decree, and asked all places to find you, saying that your knowledge of plague is the best among the doctors of the Ming Dynasty. You go to the capital, and you will be able to do your part for the people of Ming Dynasty under the guidance of the emperor..."

If there are too many words, the people who hear them can't quite understand them, but there is one thing that can be heard.It was this wandering doctor who seemed to be really capable, and he was the one the emperor was looking for.

As a result, the people who were aggressive just now felt a little embarrassed, and quickly moved away from Wu Ke.

Wu Youke himself didn't pay attention to them at all, but looked at the yamen servant in surprise and asked, "You...you mean, the emperor is looking for me?"

"That's right, the emperor wanted you. I didn't expect to bump into you. Haha!"

As a wandering doctor, Wu Youke went to the mountains and went to the countryside, and he didn't even know where he went.Therefore, it has been almost a year since Emperor Chongzhen made his decree, and he has not yet found the author of "Plague Theory" who was impressed by the movie.

Wu Youke himself was also surprised by this.If the yamen servant came to him directly and said that the emperor ordered him to find him, maybe he would be a little scared, but at this time, he heard so many things about the plague from the emperor, many of which were very similar to what he had pondered over the years , that is, people of the same path, feel that there is a lot to say, and there is no fear in my heart.

For a long time, some of his medical experience was different from that of ordinary doctors, and he was rejected by ordinary people, and even attracted attacks, which made his life difficult.More importantly, he felt that no one could understand him, which made him feel lonely.

Unexpectedly, he has now found a fellow who has the same opinion and the same opinion as the current emperor. If Wu Youke is not curious about the emperor, then it is a lie.

This time, he didn't run away, but with anticipation in his heart, he followed the arrangement of the yamen servant and prepared to go to Beijing to meet the emperor who was becoming more and more famous.

In the midst of this flood prevention and control, at the end of May, with Emperor Chongzhen's reply, a large number of Jinyiwei rushed to Jiangnan, and after meeting with Jinyiwei commander Li Ruolian, the salt business case that shocked Jiangnan finally broke out.

Jin Yiwei bypassed the Yandao yamen and directly dispatched troops from various guards, arresting many big salt merchants in Yangzhou, Huai'an and other places, as well as many salt-related censors and local officials.The crime is collusion with captives and treason.

　After all, Wu Zhong is not the protagonist, because this paragraph has been omitted, and the disaster relief is also omitted. If it is expanded, it may be possible to write a lot.The salt business case will also be briefly written, mainly in pen and ink, and began to focus on rebuilding captives.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)