Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Now it's the turn of all the officials from the capital to Nanjing, as well as the Cao Gang.

Speaking of the Cao Gang, in fact, Emperor Chongzhen was very grateful to Yang Guang.

That idiot had unlimited energy, and felt that everyone in the world was as strong as himself, so he rushed to dig the Grand Canal.

Originally, if you dug slowly for such a large project, it would probably be fine, but the bad thing is that this buddy is too anxious.

When you talk about the technology at that time, not to mention comparing it with the Celestial Dynasty of Lanxiang Blue Fry College, which has the ability to cross provinces, it is probably not as good as compared with the Ming Dynasty in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen.

But it was precisely because Yang Guang killed himself that the later Tang and Song Dynasties came into being, and also the present Emperor Chongzhen, who is the traveler.

So no matter from which point of view, whether it is the Grand Canal that this product made to benefit future generations, or from other aspects of comparison, Emperor Chongzhen expressed his sincere gratitude.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen thanked the Grand Canal, not the Cao Gang.

Ever since Emperor Chengzu established his capital in the capital, he wanted to lead his troops to Mongolia for a round when he had nothing to do.

But since ancient times, there is an old saying that goes well, before the army moves, the food and grass go first.

It is a good thing that Emperor Yongle led troops to fight against the remnants of Meng Yuan, but he needed more food and grass.

In order to solve this problem, Emperor Yongle made a plan and simply got a cavalry army from the guard. Wouldn't the problem of transporting food by water be solved now?

But over time, things changed.

Cao Jun said that there were not many, and that there were not many—a total of more than [-] people.

But in any case, the Cao army is not a front-line combat force, and the treatment is inevitably much worse. In the process of transportation, there are often situations such as ship capsizing, wet trough rice, and exploitation of officials.

Now Cao Jun will stop doing it. Didn't I contribute to the country?Why is it so unlucky?

Cao Jun was not happy, and dared not rebel if he wanted to. After all, a fierce and fierce man like Emperor Yongle would not die, and no one would be able to jump up.

But for those who dare not jump back and dare not jump, silent protests should still be done.

Run away, at worst, I will quit.

Cao Jun just kept going and ran away.

And after running away, another kind of people outside the household registration is formed-the fleeing household.

These people have no household registration, and they will definitely not be able to return to the military registration, and the farmers will not give them, what should I do?

Then go sharecropper or something.

In addition to these caojun, there are also some tenants who have sold their land for various reasons, and there are also ordinary farmers who have worked under the name of scholar Juren.

As a result, even Jin Yiwei couldn't figure out how many people were these Cao Jun and their descendants.

As for the Ming Dynasty version of the census, although Emperor Chongzhen had planned it for a long time, it was not implemented in the end.

The reason is simple. If we really want to conduct a census now, it will probably take several years just to make statistics.

Not to mention that there are many families who have seven or eight children. After the eldest child is born, the rest are all called the second child.

Anyway, if you really want to get a clear picture of the census, it is simply nonsense, even if there are such powerful spy agencies as Jinyiwei and Dongxichang.

But no matter what, this does not prevent Emperor Chongzhen from focusing on the water transport when he is on the way.

After all, Cao Jun is almost finished, but he still has to do what he deserves.

how to do itThe local government hired people to do it—by the time Emperor Chongzhen was in charge, more than half of the boatmen and sailors were hired by the local government.

In fact, this situation is already considered good.

The most damning thing is that when Kang Mazi was in power, among the 10 rated sailors on a tank boat, except for one person in charge who had military membership, the remaining 9 were all "temporary workers".

These temporary workers formed the Cao Gang in the true sense. It was said to be a dynamic group organization, but it was doing legitimate errands.

Emperor Chongzhen is still good at this time, after all, half of them are regular troops, right?

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen focused on the water transport, Zhang Jingtai, the governor of the Huai'an Mansion in South Zhili, the governor of water transport, the admiral of military affairs, Fengyang, and the minister of rivers, was passed on to the place where Emperor Chongzhen was.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had just arrived in Yanzhou Mansion, and there was still a long way to go to Nanzhili, that is, Nanjing.

In fact, although Zhang Jingtai's reputation is not obvious, he was so low-key that he hadn't heard of this name much before Emperor Chongzhen.

But in fact, this talent is an out-and-out boss-not only manages the canal along the canal spanning more than 3000 miles, but also the grain supervising roads in each province are under the governor of Water Transport.

In addition, this boss also manages local administrative affairs, and is also the governor of Lufeng, managing Fengyang Mansion, Huai'an Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, Luzhou Mansion and Xuzhou, Hezhou and Chuzhou.

It is very strange to say that such an awesome character has no reputation in the court.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen didn't have time for such a position before, or in other words, he didn't have to do it, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't bother to do it.

Now it is on the way. In the spirit of hugging grass and beating rabbits, Emperor Chongzhen decided to rectify the water transportation first.

Don't ask how useful this thing can be, at least it can't be bullshit anymore, until it degenerates into the Cao Gang during the Kang Mazi years.

Zhang Jingtai is not a fool, so how could he not be clear about Emperor Chongzhen's fierce reputation.

But now there is no specific news from Nanjing, and the Jin Yiwei sent by Emperor Chongzhen to find him is already in front of him. Even if there are 1 people who don't want to see Emperor Chongzhen, they still can't help themselves.

Emperor Chongzhen ordered Zhang Jingtai to go to Yanzhou on a starry night, and the hawks and dogs of Jinyiwei did the same, regardless of Zhang Jingtai's background as a civil servant.

So when Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhang Jingtai, even the guy's walking posture became ridiculous—with his legs outstretched, like a duck walking.

It's really running around right away, and it hurts.

After Zhang Jingtai saw the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen smiled lightly and said, "Zhang Aiqing has worked hard from afar."

Zhang Jingtai was a little confused by Emperor Chongzhen's words.

This sentence sounds like the emperor's condolences to his courtiers, and it should be a very normal sentence.

But in fact, the coldness in Emperor Chongzhen's tone, or the meaning of sarcasm, can be heard as long as Zhang Jingtai is not a fool.

But Emperor Chongzhen still had a smile on his face.

For the sake of his own safety, Zhang Jingtai still bowed honestly and said: "This is the duty of a courtier, and you should not work hard."

Emperor Chongzhen hummed and continued: "Alright, since Zhang Aiqing still remembers her duty as a courtier, it will be much better."

Just a change in the tone, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly sneered and said: "Come here, drag it out and cut it, pass the head to the nine sides!"

Zhang Jingtai knelt down in panic and shouted: "Your Majesty, I don't know what crime I have committed? Beheading my minister without reason, I will not accept it!"

Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said, "I don't accept it? Then Zhang Aiqing even forgot the precept that the emperor wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die, right? What about the duty of a minister?"