Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 233 Prince Zhu Biao
He hastily sorted out and polished it himself, and then brought these documents to the Yingwang Palace to ask Zhu Han to see him.

After Zhu Han saw the intelligence of these spies, he couldn't help being furious.

Regarding the beggar gangs in the ancient feudal society, Zhu Han had long known that they were not the kind of chivalrous organizations mentioned in martial arts novels.

But Zhu Han didn't expect that it was not just a simple shelter of filth, it was a heinous gang of scum.

Under the close investigation of Ying Tianfu's spies, the Yingtian Beggar Gang headed by Gang Leader Hong basically exposed all the criminal activities.

"Abduction and trafficking of children, cutting off their hands and feet, and making them into sympathetic tools for beggars, this should really be put to death!"

Among them, what shocked Zhu Han the most was the information about the abduction and trafficking of children by the Beggar Gang.

In recent years, Yingtianfu has become more and more prosperous, and the prosperous business has brought many new business opportunities.

The members of the beggar gang saw people's thoughts of spending money, and cutting off their limbs was no longer enough to satisfy their desires, and began to kill children on a large scale.

"Your Highness, my subordinates have ordered these thieves to be under surveillance. As long as you give an order, they can be brought to justice quickly!" Hu Weiyong said hurriedly beside him.

In the Yingtian Mansion in the capital, the peaceful land under the emperor's feet, there is such a bad thing hidden, Hu Weiyong knows that if he doesn't act more positively, he will definitely be to blame.

"These beasts, they not only trafficked children, but also secretly trafficked women, and monopolized the work of escorting manure and fertilizer in the city?"

Zhu Han read the following case file again, and immediately had a clearer understanding of this beggar gang.

Among the traditional businesses of the beggar gang, begging on the street is a long-established line of business, while extortion and extortion during weddings and weddings, as well as trafficking in women are actually their traditional businesses.

These lower-class people, who gathered three religions and nine streams, had little idea of ​​following the rule of law and morality. They were willing to abide by the rules of their own small group, and ignored the laws of the country at all.

After all, these beggars with a very low level of education do not know any specific national laws and regulations.

If you want to make a living in the beggar gang, you just need to listen to the leader and leader of the gang.

"Can the imperial court of Ming Dynasty still not be able to cure these rotten fish and rotten shrimp?"

Zhu Han couldn't tolerate this criminal gang of beggars at all.

"Your Highness, as long as you give the order, the officials will immediately arrest them all." Hu Weiyong said hurriedly beside him.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Han waved his hand.

"Don't worry, none of these bastards can escape. You should hurry up and send someone to investigate. Not only must you find out the details of these beggar gangs, but also find out who in Yingtian Mansion is protecting them!" Zhu Han Said coldly.

When Hu Weiyong heard this, his expression changed drastically.

"Your Highness, the officials of the imperial court may be deceived, but they should not be the umbrella of these scum..."

Before Hu Weiyong finished speaking, Zhu Han interrupted him coldly.

"Without the protection of court officials, how dare they do such unscrupulous things on the street so blatantly with these low-level people?" Zhu Han said.

When Hu Weiyong heard this, he didn't dare to defend himself immediately.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will check everyone immediately after I go back!"

"Okay, let's go, but we must be more concealed, don't scare these people away, if you miss a thief, you are the only one to ask!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will guard you all the way!" Hu Weiyong was immediately shocked.

Such a heartless thing happened at the feet of the emperor, if Hu Weiyong didn't behave well, his hard work for so many years would probably be destroyed in one fell swoop.

To be honest, Hu Weiyong felt that joining the Ming camp was already a very early batch of heroes. Although he was a civil servant, he could not fight the enemy, like Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Zhou Dexing made contributions.

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Hu Weiyong felt that his administrative talents and achievements were second only to Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Shi Naian and others.

But every time he saw His Highness the King of England, Hu Weiyong always felt that His Highness's sharp eyes were always full of doubts and scrutiny of himself.

Hu Weiyong didn't know why His Royal Highness the King of England seemed to be wary of him after so many years of hard work.

The more confused he was about the situation, the more cautious Hu Weiyong was on his errands.

After Hu Weiyong went back, he didn't go home for three consecutive days. He ate and drank all day long and lived in the yamen. He urged his spies to investigate all the beggar gangs and other similar gangs in Yingtianfu.

After Hu Weiyong left, Zhu Han brought these documents to the palace and reported to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

"What, the majestic Ying Tian Mansion, there is such a thing?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhu Han's description, he read the dossier carefully again, and immediately flew into a rage.

The various evil deeds of the beggar gang described in these files can almost be said to be the wrath of both humans and gods.

"We also had to eat in the past. When you and my brother were begging for life on the street, we never saw so many evil deeds!" Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang said bitterly.

To be honest, the days when they fled the famine and became beggars on the streets were full of hardships and dangers, but most of them came from the danger of not being able to fill their stomachs, so it is rare for them to kill each other.

"Brother, there is no way around it. When the world was in a catastrophe, everyone couldn't have enough to eat. No matter how poor they were, no one would show kindness and reward them casually. Now that the people of Ming Dynasty live well, seeing these poor people, they will Give some money as alms, the agents of the beggar gang are interested in this!" Zhu Han said beside him.

"Then why do you keep these scumbags? Immediately order Jin Yiwei to arrest people. After they are caught, they don't have to hand over to the three justices. They all beheaded!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

Among the crimes of these beggar gangs, what made Zhu Yuanzhang most angry was their harvesting and cutting.

Although many of these children were indeed sold to the beggar gang by their parents and relatives, their subsequent cruel methods would definitely make Zhu Yuanzhang furious.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang saw a report on the death of a child who was born, cut, and cut in the case file.

"Qiwu, look at these bastards here, they even put dog skins on this kid, trying to make him pretend to be a dog! Don't let them be the emperor, if you don't strip their skins for grass!"

Brother Zhu Yuanzhang is so angry, except that the crimes of these beggar gangs are really disgusting and angry.

Another important reason is that Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he had been deceived.

With the help of Zhu Han, the Ming Dynasty has been thriving since its establishment, and its martial arts and martial arts have been flourishing day by day.

In terms of internal affairs, Daming is unprecedented, and there will be no one to come after. In just a few years, the withered livelihood of the people has been restored, the population of the world has increased by millions, and commerce and trade have flourished, so that only relying on business taxes can support Daming. nearly a million troops.

But behind such brilliant cultural and martial arts, the Yingtian Mansion under the emperor's feet has such nasty crimes, which are staged every day.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his Ming Dynasty was bright and brilliant on the outside, but it was full of so many poisonous insects, rats and ants inside.

He felt a little embarrassed and flustered on his face, and even wondered if the common people would question the court because of this.

"These scumbags must be severely punished! However, after eradicating these scumbags from Yingtian, other prosperous cities like Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou may also have these evil crimes!" Zhu Han said patiently beside him.

"That's the same way to kill! The thieves who killed dare not commit crimes again, and those who are stupid later dare not learn from them!" The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang said fiercely.

Zhu Han shook his head.

"If you just rely on killing people, you can only manage it for a while, but not for a lifetime. In the future, Daming will probably have this kind of crime. After all, it is too easy to make money!" Zhu Han said.

The elder brother immediately understood that Zhu Han already had his own ideas.

"Qiwu, tell us quickly, what can you do?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"These scumbags must be killed, and they must be killed in an aboveboard manner, and they will be directly punished publicly!" Zhu Han said.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and they had already carried out public executions.

When the Red Scarf Army was fighting together, one of the important methods they used to divide the land from the local tyrants was to execute them publicly.

As for the process, it is open to the trial first, and then executed in court.

The death penalty of ordinary government is generally executed after autumn, which is not as deterrent as this kind of immediate public execution.

"Then behead them all immediately! You must have something else to say, don't you?" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.

Zhu Han smiled, and then said.

"That's right, killing them all just solves the immediate problem. If you want to prevent people from committing such crimes in the future, you must eliminate them from the root cause."

"Tell me how to eradicate it?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Actually, Zhu Han's method is not that complicated.

The reason why these evil organizations exist is because there are local jobless people and refugees who are unwilling to participate in normal labor and only hope to live in a bustling big city like Yingtianfu. Allowing them to easily meet the conditions of food and clothing.

As for more desires after food and clothing, it is natural to realize them through other criminal means.

"Order a nationwide census of beggars and refugees. Anyone who can return to their original place of origin will be issued a document by the imperial court to return to their original government to settle down!"

"If there are people who are unwilling to return to their original places, the local government can also resettle them according to their personal conditions, whether it is in the official farmland or in the factory, and find them a job within their ability!"

"If there are still many people who are unwilling to work hard, hey, then give them another way out!"

Zhu Han's words made the older brother Zhu Yuanzhang smell something unusual in it.

"Qiwu, what way out are you talking about?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hastily.

"Exile! Exile!"

China has had traditional punishments of exile and exile since ancient times.

Exile and exile are two separate crimes.

Exile generally allows criminals to migrate to a remote border or wild area, demarcating an area so that they are not allowed to leave, and the government will occasionally take a look at it in the rest of the time. It can be regarded as having considerable freedom, but the living conditions And the environment is worse.

Exile is to send criminals to the army to serve as soldiers or coolies. Life in the army is often more difficult, and most of them are full of dangers on the battlefield.

But if you make meritorious deeds on the battlefield, you can not only exempt yourself from crimes, but also get corresponding rewards and promotions.

It's just that, in today's Ming army, after Zhu Han's reforms, although there are many criminals who have been exiled to the army, they are basically in the status of coolies, and ordinary battlefields will not give them the opportunity to make meritorious service.

"Although these people are a bit lazy, and there are often people who have committed many crimes, but after all, most of them have no real crimes. Is it too much to be exiled?" Zhu Yuanzhang became a little worried.

Because according to the case Zhu Han showed him, there are nearly ten thousand beggars in Yingtianfu alone, and these are almost only beggars under the control of the beggar gang.

There are so many state capitals in the future, if it is really counted, there may be more than a dozen, or even hundreds of thousands.

With so many scum and scum gathered together, no matter which remote area they are exiled to, they will mess up the local atmosphere.

Moreover, exile into the army has always been a felony punishment. Most of the unemployed refugees may have a lot of petty theft, but such a severe punishment will make other people a little scared.

Zhu Han didn't take seriously the concerns of his older brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Brother, we call it exile, but of course we can't say that to the people outside!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

"If you don't say that, what do you think you should say?"

Zhu Han's words brightened Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. If he could really prevent the common people from panic and deal with these hidden dangers in Ming Dynasty's security, it would definitely be a great achievement.

"Aren't most of these people unwilling to work hard? As the court, it is natural to think about the people. Even if these people are a little ignorant, we have to find a way out for them to satisfy them! Now the court has opened up On the Nanyang route, Zhu Wenzheng has also cleaned up the barbarians on the main islands. The remaining small islands can be cultivated and planted by these unemployed refugees. Everyone will give them a few hundred acres of land. The natives are subdued, and from now on they can just lie down and be uncles, and take care of the slaves farming!"

Zhu Han's picture of a beautiful life is definitely a very satisfying way out for those young and Dangerous boys who have been involved in the beggar gang and other gangs.

Of course, there must be someone who understands that Nanyang is full of many unknown dangers.

But at this time, the tough tactics of the imperial court will make them submit obediently.

"These scumbags, the court gave them a decent way out. If they still don't want to be decent, the court can help them get decent!"

For Zhu Han's idea, the older brother Zhu Yuanzhang always felt a little familiar.

"Your way, why do we think it's a little familiar!"

Husband Zhu Yuanzhang pondered while talking.

Finally, he clapped his hands and suddenly realized.

"By the way, I just remembered. A few days ago when the crown prince was studying books, the lecture in the East Palace happened to mention the method that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used to enrich the frontier!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately showed a happy expression of having realized the knowledge.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the happier he was, and he also told Zhu Han about the recent study of the prince Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao was talented and intelligent since he was a child. Although he was only a few years old, all the teachers in the Eastern Palace praised him for being smart and steady.

(End of this chapter)