Domineering Daming

"Kill kill kill!"

Immediately, the morale of the refugee army was like a rainbow, without any military skills, they swarmed up like locusts.

In their eyes, the officers and soldiers are all fat sheep, and whoever grabs it will own it.Armor, weapons, and silver are all what they envy!

Song Xiance had already had a bad feeling in his heart. There were 5 officers and soldiers. How could they be easily defeated by Li Hongji's 5000 men?But he was Li Hongji's "younger brother", and he couldn't talk to Wang Jiayin at all, so he had to go to Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang.

Neither of them moved. They lost their men and horses, so they had to recruit by themselves, and there was no way to chase and kill them with the army.Listening to Song Xiance's words, the two looked at each other bitterly.They knew Wang Jiayin very well, and no one could persuade him at this time.

He Renlong watched his men being strangled by Li Hongji, and he was mad with hatred in his heart, so he could only desperately urge him to cross the river and form an formation on the other side of the river.

Hong Chengchou was in the binoculars, saw that most of Wang Jiayin fell into the encirclement, the corners of his eyes twitched violently, and a word burst out from between his teeth: "Kill!"

Banner soldiers from all over the place suddenly appeared on high places, waving flags desperately.

During the battle, Hong Chengchou beheaded [-] of the refugee army, killed the leader Wang Jiayin, and captured [-], including Wang Jiayin's brother-in-law Wang Guo, Li Hongji's nephew Li Guo, and others fled in all directions.

Hong Chengchou was supplemented with food and grass in Yan'an Mansion, and chased the refugee army for dozens of battles, and almost wiped out the remnants of Wang Jiayin.

Chapter 431

In the third year of Chongzhen, the second day of August.

On Zhuque Street, Zhu Xu was dressed in ordinary clothes, with his hands behind his back, looking at the crowds on the street with a calm expression and a smile on his lips.

Lai Zongdao followed Zhu Xu's side step by step, bowed his body and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the price of grain in this capital is [-]% lower than that in Jiangnan, but silk and porcelain are [-]% more expensive, and glassware and the like are not popular in Jiangnan. The difference between the North and the South can be seen from this.”

Zhu Xu smiled, and said: "Suzaku Street is the most prosperous street in the capital. It is said that the tax on the shops here increases by several percent every year. Sometimes I wish I could buy them all. It's really making money..."

When Zhu Xu said this, he felt a little strange in his heart. When did the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the river be separated?

Lai Zongdao also glanced at the shops on both sides, the big red facade, glass windows, porcelain and antiques in front of the door, the big shop looks exquisite and luxurious.Soap, matches, glass bowls and chopsticks tea sets and so on are placed in front of the small shop.

"In the past few years, Beijing has become richer than Jiangnan."

Lai Zongdao murmured in his heart, and said: "After returning to Jiangnan this time, I will definitely tell the Jiangnan scholars what I saw and heard seriously. Become the pillar of the imperial court, the pillar of the country..."

Zhu Xu nodded noncommittally, he seldom left the palace, the crowds were as dense as water, and occasionally there were a few "barbarians", who might be the legendary Persians.

"what."

Suddenly Zhu Xu paused and looked not far away.

Lai Zongdao also stopped, followed Zhu Xu's gaze, and was taken aback for a moment.

I saw two tall, white-skinned, blue-eyed foreigners in front of a shop, commenting on a large glass mirror, and asking the clerk something.

Zhu Xu took a few steps forward calmly, but he couldn't tell whether it was a Franji man or a red-haired man.

Lai Zongdao was also curious. In his memory, this was the first time he saw these foreigners from overseas.

One of them spoke fluent Chinese and asked the guy, "How much of this kind of glass do you have?"

It was also the first time for the buddy to see such a person, he was quite curious, and looked at it: "We have three pieces in stock in the store, if you want more, I can place an order with the manufacturer for you, and five pieces can be made within three days. If you add money, it can be faster and more."

From Zhu Xu's point of view, these two people have similar appearances and similar heights. They can only be distinguished by their hair, one has curly hair and the other has straight hair.

The curly-haired man looked at the standing there again, the bright and brand-new glass that he had never seen before, turned to the man and said, "In our Franc machine, this kind of glass can't be made, I will pay you 20 taels of silver for a pair, within ten days , I want fifteen pairs, and I offer 500 taels, can it be done?"

The guy thought about it silently for a while, and said, "Yes, but you need to pay a deposit of 200 taels."

The two Francines looked at each other, and said with curly hair, "Okay, make the paperwork, and we will pick it up in ten days."

"Okay." The man was very happy, and led the two into the shop.

Zhu Xu watched, his heart moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at Cao Huachun who was not far away.

Cao Huachun followed quickly, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, these are Frangji people, they are here to discuss business affairs with Mr. Fu. I heard that they have suffered from the red-haired people at sea, and they want to join hands with me, Daming." .”

Zhu Xu nodded thoughtfully, and said Er Er: "Well, later, you will send someone to inform Uncle to set up an agency in Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong, Tianjin Wei, and Macau to manage the barbarians entering from the sea. Register them, issue certificates similar to household registration, and have strict regulations on where to go, what purpose, how long to use, etc., and let the Ministry of Households discuss it carefully and report it to Wenzhao Pavilion. In addition, Macau must be strictly managed Get up, if you want to stay, you can be regarded as a citizen of my Ming Dynasty if you meet certain conditions, and you can also stay for a short time or a long time, you need to specify the conditions, and if you don't meet them, you will not be allowed to stay!"

Cao Huachun got used to Zhu Xu's occasional thoughts, he responded, and quietly retreated.

Lai Zongdao waited for Zhu Xu to continue to walk slowly, then he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I will return to Hangzhou in three days, do you have any orders for the elders in the south?"

Today's sun is a bit poisonous, Zhu Xu looked at a restaurant not far away with his hands behind his back, then glanced at Lai Zongdao, and said casually: "I know, you retired ministers have a rather mysterious ' Wenxianghui', I will not pursue whether you are really for self-cultivation, discussing articles or other things. After you go back, I want to see the smooth progress of political reform in the south and strict implementation of various government affairs, especially the 'nine regulations'. There can be no discount!"

Lai Zongdao's eyes narrowed sharply, and he looked at Zhu Xu's side face in surprise.

Thin cold sweat flowed down his neck from his ears, but his whole body was icy cold in summer.

This "Wenxianghui" was created by the ministers who had retired after the resumption of the society. Auxiliary" throne!

Their organization is different from Fushe, which is well-known all over the world, but their "Cultural Meeting" is hidden, and there are strict regulations on entry, ordinary people can't get in, and it's impossible for them to leak out easily.

This organization has many chief assistants, six ministers, and ministers. This is why he dared to ask Zhu Xu three questions!

Lai Zongdao's lips trembled, he raised his hand to Zhu Xu, and said with fear in his eyes: "Yes, I obey the order."

Zhu Xu waved to him, and walked towards the restaurant not far away.He didn't care about the so-called "Wenxianghui" at all. Whether it was the Donglin Party or the old officials who had retired, he didn't plan to use it. Coming to Zongdao was just to give those people in the south a step down.

The name of this restaurant is "Hui Yi", with the word "Hui" on it, which made Zhu Xu quite curious.

Lai Zongdao watched Zhu Xu walk into the restaurant, followed by Cao Huachun, Cao Bianjiao and a group of people. Lai Zongdao's heart felt cold, his body trembled uncontrollably, and his neck tightened.

What was thought to be extremely secret was leaked so easily, and it seemed that the emperor had known about it for a long time.

After a long time, he smiled bitterly and understood Zhu Xu's meaning. On his trip back, he not only wanted to deliver an edict to completely appease the restlessness of Jiangnan Shilin, but also dissolved the "Wenxianghui" and ensured that there would be no similar incidents in Jiangnan. organization, otherwise it would not be a "temporary" investigation.

Zhu Xu went up to the second floor and sat down on a table near the window. Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao glanced at the second floor, and then stood still behind Zhu Xu.

Xiaoer is a very discerning person. When he saw Zhu Xu, he knew that he was a nobleman. He brought her herbal tea up, poured a cup quickly, and then said with a smile: "Guest officer, what do you want to eat? Our sauced duck, assorted plate It's delicious, it's very good for relieving dryness and summer heat, would you like to try it?"

Zhu Xu was also a little tired of eating the royal chef in the palace, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will serve you delicious food, three dishes and one soup."

"Good Le!"

Xiao Er cried out in joy, and hurried downstairs to deliver the dishes.

While Zhu Xu was waiting for the food, he also looked at both sides of the street, condescendingly looking down, only to find that all the houses were different from the clay in the past, turned into cement, and there were some strange pipes, which seemed to pass through water and resembled It is water storage.

All kinds of brands, advertisements, standing everywhere, chambers of commerce, businesses are also lined up, large and small, it seems to have become a commercial street with a strong atmosphere.

"This year's business tax should exceed 600 million..." Zhu Xu said to himself.In theory, there will be more business taxes, but the political reform has just begun, and various institutions are imperfect, especially there is no law to follow. Whether it is business tax officials or merchants, they are still in a confused and groping stage.

"Look, a rogue has been caught in Beijing!" Suddenly, a young man at a table not far away shouted joyfully while looking out the window.

Zhu Xu also turned his head to look, and sure enough, prison cars from the west of the city were slowly walking towards the Ministry of War under the escort of officers and soldiers.