Domineering Daming

Liu Shimin was silent for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, 180 gentry in Jiangxi jointly impeached the local magistrate, abused power, violated laws and regulations, corrupted the law, and harmed the village. The evidence is convincing, and the storm is overwhelming, which has caused shock in Jiangxi. , Dali Temple has received hundreds of letters of complaint, the local embarrassment, and the memorial has already reached the cabinet."

Zhu Xu sat there with a motionless expression.

The embarrassment is that it is true that the prefect was corrupt and broke the law, and it is true that the gentry opposed the "New Deal".If the magistrate is dealt with, the "New Deal" will inevitably be affected, and local groups will follow suit, which will inevitably lead to chaos and hinder the rhythm of the "New Deal".If it is not dealt with, there will be more excuses, and the legitimacy of the "New Deal" will be greatly reduced. I am afraid that the number of people who take the opportunity to cause chaos will increase exponentially and endlessly.

"What is the cabinet thinking?" Zhu Xu asked.

Liu Shimin said: "Old Bi Ge suppressed it a bit, as if he wanted to deal with it coldly, transfer this magistrate, and deal with it after the turmoil subsides."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, and said directly: "Decree to the Supervisory Council to ask King Jing to go to Jiangxi in person, to investigate and deal with it seriously, and wait for others, and never tolerate it! The governor of Jiangxi is Fan Yiheng, right? Let him be demoted to a higher level, All other officials in Jiangxi Governor's Yamen will be downgraded to three ranks and retained! In the future, we must be decisive and timely in dealing with such matters, and we must not condone traitors! Anti-corruption and clean-up of bureaucrats are also important contents of the 'New Deal', and they must be put in the first place A person who can’t even control his own greed, what kind of trust is he talking about? Isn’t it enough to just give money? Everyone, I don’t rub eyes like sand! The imperial court’s attitude towards the ‘New Deal’ is unwavering, no challenge will be tolerated, and there must be determination to scrape the bones and cure the poison!”

Liu Shimin listened, and immediately understood, Zhu Xu clearly wanted to use this opportunity to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys?

Although the main body of "corruption" is officials, it is not ordinary people who pay bribes. If it is really necessary to investigate strictly, a corrupt magistrate will involve at least a dozen or twenty big gentry families. It is unknown how many local tyrants and evil gentry will be brought down in a storm.

Liu Shimin responded and stepped back quietly.

Obviously, some people made a wrong calculation. The imperial court did not know how many people in Jiangxi would be unlucky this time.

Zhu Xu had absolute control over the court situation and the entire Ming Dynasty, so he didn't say much, and continued to read his memorabilia with a focused and serious expression.

The current Daming is no longer the time for Zhu Xu to be able to deal with it with his mouth. Too many complicated things are constantly emerging. In the past, present, and future, Zhu Xu already feels that his brain is not enough, and he is advancing while focusing on research.

Gong Yonggu went to the commander's mansion, talked with the head of the staff office for a while, and then left quickly.

For some reason, he was extremely uncomfortable in that hall and wanted to escape as soon as possible.

Sun Chengzong was inspecting the Military Weapons Bureau outside the city, and came back in a hurry not long after, listening to the reports from the staff office and others, he fell into deep thought.

Sun Chengzong pondered for a while, and said, "Is there anything going on with Cao Bianjiao?"

Qian Jinxiao said: "The Military Intelligence Department reported that Liu Jingming's fleet has withdrawn to Tsushima Island, but the Guanmen Strait is full of mines, and it is temporarily impassable. Liu Jingming's fleet will return soon. There is no abnormal phenomenon on Cao Zongbing's side. !"

After listening, Sun Chengzong said directly: "Order all the troops and bases of North Korea, Ryukyu, and the Navy to be on first-level combat readiness! Order Cao Bianjiao to withdraw to Jeju Island, coordinate all troops, and make sure that everything is done. Order Ezo, Kagoshima, and Tsushima Island Strict vigilance in other places and no relaxation. The Military Intelligence Department pays close attention to all the movements of the Wa Kingdom, and some hidden stakes can be activated, so that the Wa Kingdom cannot have a chance to come back!"

"Yes!" Qian Jinxiao and the others replied in a deep voice.The current situation is naturally that Daming has the upper hand, Sun Chengzong did this, just not giving Wa the slightest possible chance!

Sun Chengzong looked at Qian Jinxiao and said, "Send someone to tell the son-in-law to draw up the treaty as soon as possible. The harsher the conditions, the tougher the attitude! Let the Military Intelligence Department pay attention to their movements. If they send something back, don't stop it. I will Look at Aoyama Tadatoshi's attitude, but also feel Tokugawa Iemitsu's bottom!"

Qian Jinxiao raised his hand and said solemnly, "I obey your orders!"

Sun Chengzong sat on the chair with a face as firm as iron.In fact, there was still one thing he didn’t say in his heart, that is——no matter how this negotiation is, the Shuaifu must strengthen the surveillance of the Wa Kingdom. The annexation of the Wa Kingdom is the consensus of the Ming court, and it is just waiting for a suitable time.

The Wa Kingdom will not be unaware of this matter. In the next few years, Tokugawa Iemitsu will inevitably resort to military action. Both the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty will be waiting for a common time.

Gong Yonggu received Sun Chengzong's order and did not dare to be negligent. The Foreign Affairs Bureau quickly determined the content of the treaty. There were as many as 130 articles in total, and the conditions of the previous negotiations were increased several times, making them more harsh and even unacceptable.

For example, the Ming Dynasty rejected the opening of trade proposed by the Wa Kingdom, lifted restrictions on maritime trade, sent students to study in Daming, etc. Almost all requests were rejected.Restrictions on the Japanese kingdom, such as military strength, scale and location of stationing, and the size of ships were further reduced. The offerings to the Ming Dynasty were directly increased to 200 million taels of silver and 100 million shi of grain per year. Add up to 100 million silver!

Aoyama Tadatoshi looked at the contract in his hand, expressionless, put it aside silently, and said nothing.

Nobutsuna Matsudaira, who was beside him, took it over and looked at it quietly. There was also no expression on his face, no anger, ridicule, resentment, not a trace.

Gong Yonggu looked at the expressions of the two, and felt more and more uneasy.What these two people did was to tell him directly that they had other plans!

But before he could say anything, Tadatoshi Aoyama suddenly said, "Angel, I have no objection to this treaty. I need to take it home and hand it over to the emperor and the shogun to make a decision. We will be on Tsushima Island again in two months. Let's discuss it, shall we?"

Gong Yonggu said without hesitation, "Yes."

The Ming Dynasty also wanted to see what kind of calculations and conspiracies the Wa Kingdom was planning! ?

After Gong Yonggu left, Tadatoshi Aoyama and Nobutsuna Matsudaira sat opposite each other, and they drank tea unhurriedly. The room in the post house was eerily quiet.

After a while, Tadatoshi Aoyama said indifferently: "Izumori, if you want to ask anything, just ask."

Matsudaira Nobuzuna still respected Aoyama Zhongjun, bowed his body, and said: "I know very well. Zhongjundian, Mingren is clearly testing them, why did you agree without hesitation?"

Aoyama Tadatoshi put down his teacup and said, "Izumori, we need time. We won't really agree to Akito's request."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna immediately understood that this was just a strategy of delaying time, and most of Mingren's demands would not be fulfilled.

"Yes, we need to go back as soon as possible." Matsudaira Nobuzuna said.He saw too many things and needed to report to Tokugawa Iemitsu after he went back.

Chapter 1160 The knife that has been sharpened for many years

Early the next morning, before Zhu Xu could go to the cabinet, Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong came together and blocked Zhu Xu in the imperial study.

Zhu Xu was drinking porridge and looked at the two in surprise.It was the first time for these two people to come so early in the morning.

He put down the spoon and said subconsciously, "What happened?"

Bi Ziyan looked at Zhu Xu's clear porridge. He was very anxious at first, but he spoke very gently, and said, "Your Majesty, Gansu, Sichuan, and Shaanxi sent urgent reports at the same time. There were earthquakes of magnitude [-] or above in the three provinces, and aftershocks continued. , The loss is difficult to estimate. Also, the Qin Tianjian monitors that the ground in the south of Beizhili has been unstable recently, which seems to be a precursor to an earthquake."

Zhu Xu frowned, wiped his mouth with a towel, his expression slightly condensed.

He remembered that there were many earthquake zones in the north, and there seemed to be many earthquakes in history.There seems to be no good solution to the earthquake, except to prepare in advance and leave for refuge.

But how accurate are such predictions?The time, place, and scope are all hard to say, and there is no evidence that can convince others.

"What is the cabinet's plan?" Zhu Xu thought for a moment, then looked at Bi Ziyan and asked.

Bi Ziyan was also aware of the uncertainty of this kind of prediction, and understood the terrible destructiveness of the earthquake even more. He raised his hand solemnly and said: "I intend to order all places to prepare early to minimize losses as much as possible."

Bi Ziyan's simple sentence concealed the incalculable seriousness behind this plan.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, and said: "Don't say too much, let Qin Tianjian keep it strictly confidential. In this way, take advantage of the earthquake in Shanchuan, make a pamphlet, and let people from all over the country go to every house to explain how to avoid the earthquake. Be careful not to mention the possibility of an earthquake in North Zhili..."

Bi Ziyan was startled, and immediately said: "I understand."

If everyone was told that there might be an earthquake in Beizhili, I am afraid that there will be a big chaos, and the court will not be spared.

Pressing on this matter, Zhu Xu said again: "The earthquake in the Shanchuan area, let Mr. Fu Ge go to take care of the aftermath, appease... what else can you do?"

Bi Ziyan came here for this matter. He listened to Zhu Xu's words and said carefully, "Your Majesty, Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Tianjin Wei have reported that there will be more than 800 ships going to sea this year, with more than 5000 people. people, and the number continues to expand, I intend to control this..."

For the "sea ban", sometimes there are not so many complicated excuses and reasons, that is, overseas is beyond the reach of the imperial court, and the eyes are smeared.

Bi Ziyan's worries are basically the same.

The right to approve maritime trade, that is, the right to go to sea for ships, is in the hands of the Foreign Affairs Bureau. The Foreign Affairs Bureau is divided into two parts: political and commercial. Part of the "political" is in the capital, and Gong Yonggu is in charge and subordinate to the cabinet. The part of "business" is mainly related to shipping, sea trade, foreign trade, etc. It is located in Shenlong Mansion and is in charge of Zhang Guoji, the Duke of the state. In fact, the power is in the hands of Bumbutai.

Although Bumbutai has no status, everyone knows that the third prince in the palace is born of her. On the surface, Bumbutai is in charge of Shenlong Mansion, but the real person behind it is Zhu Xu.

Therefore, Bi Ziyan did not act without authorization, so he came here to ask for instructions.

Zhu Xu listened, picked up the porridge again, and ate it slowly.

The sea ban has actually been lifted, and the people along the coast are going out to sea for fishing, shipping, and trade.The ship that Bi Ziyan mentioned refers to "ocean", going to Ryukyu, Annan, Luzon, Jiugang, and even further ships.These ships are all approved by the Shenlong Mansion, and can be equipped with weapons, including firearms, according to the situation. Many of the crew members on board are retired soldiers. 5000 people are already quite a large scale.