Domineering Daming

Bumubutai had just arrived, and he didn't know much about the affairs in the south of Daming, but he listened to it, fell silent for a while, and then said: "Things happen for a reason, and the law is strict."

Zhu Xu chewed on the four words, then nodded silently.

Isn't the corruption of the Ming Dynasty's official administration the lack of discipline?

The people around were spontaneously fighting the fire, and it was about to burn down to the restaurant where Zhu Xu lived. Sporadic fires had already sprayed into the restaurant, causing sporadic flames.

Zhu Xu turned sideways, and said to Cao Bianjiao, "Have someone pour water on our restaurant and the fire source, transfer inflammable materials, and prevent the fire from spreading."

"Yes!"

Cao Bianjiao immediately understood, and after a few orders, several people disappeared into the crowd.

Soon, more than a dozen guards in disguise sprinkled water on the restaurant to prevent the fire from burning, and extinguished the sparks that had already started.

The fire was temporarily contained, but it was still too large to be completely extinguished, and the official post of the prefect of Yangzhou still did not come.

Zhu Xu frowned, this Cao Bushan annoyed him more and more.

"Call me!"

Suddenly, shouts sounded not far away, and a group of people chased another group of people with sticks, shouting and killing.

Cao Bianjiao took a look and said, "It's those from the Salt Gang."

Chapter 668 Zhu Xu's Purpose Revealed

As soon as Cao Bianjiao finished speaking, a guard came over and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear, "My lord, it's not just here, there are several other places. The yamen of Yangzhou government is short of manpower, and the government soldiers have already moved."

Only now did Zhu Xu slightly nod his head, Cao Bushan was not so dazed that he could not distinguish between right and wrong, neglecting government and dereliction of duty.

Cao Huachun heard it from behind, took a step forward and said, "My lord, we can't stay here any longer."

Zhu Xu turned his head and glanced at him, Cao Bianjiao's expression moved slightly, and he also said: "Young master, the soldiers in Jiangnan may not be reliable."

Things in Jiangnan are the most complicated, and they are far away from the imperial court. The government soldiers are different from the standing army, and the imperial court's control is not so strict. On the contrary, the local area has the greatest influence.

"Is Lao Cao here?" Zhu Xu asked after a deep thought.

Cao Huachun looked up at the sky and said, "At this time, you should have just left Yingtian Mansion."

"Tell him not to come, let's go to Yingtian Mansion." Zhu Xu said.

I have already gone to Yangzhou, and I have almost seen what I should see. It is time to go to Yingtianfu and meet more people and things.

Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao looked at each other, Cao Huachun said: "Then, Cao Bushan, will the emperor still want to see you?"

Zhu Xu slapped his folding fan in his hand, and said: "It's gone, people will be watching for the follow-up. If he is indeed a stupid official and takes sides in the salt gang dispute, let him go home and farm."

"Yes."

Both of them responded and turned to prepare.

Bumbutai has been standing quietly beside Zhu Xu, not saying a word.

It didn't take long for the officials from the Yangzhou prefect to rush over, and at the same time, the Yangzhou government soldiers rushed to put out the fire quickly.

Not long after, Zhu Xu's carriage went out of Yangzhou City and went to Yingtian Mansion in the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Zhu Xu was looking at a playbook.

This is Jin Yiwei's detailed follow-up report on Fang Kongxuan's actions on the Qinhuai River yesterday, and the content is quite detailed.

It is said that Fang Kongzhang was very courageous, and arrested more than 200 young people under the age of 25 in one night, and announced early this morning that these people will be expelled immediately if they have merit, and those who do not have merit will be banned from the imperial examination, and they will never be hired.

As soon as the news came out, the gates of the governor's yamen were broken down, and Huang Liji had already claimed that he would not be sick, but Fang Kongzhang forcibly expelled him, and at the same time mobilized Jiangsu provincial soldiers to seal up almost the entire Qinhuai River, with a very tough attitude.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes and looked at the memorial carefully.

Except for Fang Kongxuan, almost no one expressed their opinion. Even Qian Qianyi, the imperial envoy, seemed to have disappeared at this time.

"I'm afraid of offending others, but I'm not afraid of offending me..."

Zhu Xu sneered at the corner of his mouth and sighed softly.Even though he established his prestige over and over again and established absolute imperial power, the ecology of the officialdom has not changed much. Their promotion path lies in "clearing their names", in keeping with the light, in "you come and I go".

Bumbutai sat next to Zhu Xu, with a cold expression on his face. He was only in charge of sorting out the playbook for Zhu Xu, and occasionally recorded something.

The roads in the south of the Yangtze River are better than those in the north. Both officials and gentry are very keen on building bridges and paving roads. Cement roads are not afraid of water and are not as muddy as they used to be. Everyone likes them. In addition, the price of manpower and resources is pitifully low now. , so the main roads in the wealthy cities in the south are all cement roads, and the cities have also been connected.

The Ministry of Industry is still planning cement roads across the country. To completely connect the whole country, bridges may be built on all rivers, which can be said to be ambitious.

Zhu Xu wasn't reading the playbook, but opened the curtain of the car and looked outside.

It is now April, the earth is rejuvenating, everything is recovering, and everything is full of vitality.

The carriage was walking on the cement road by the river, the breeze came out, the willow branches swayed lightly, the river floated, and there was a beautiful scenery.

"Ten miles of spring breeze on Yangzhou Road, won the honor of being a brothel..."

Zhu Xu said to himself, the current officialdom has been corrupted, extravagant and dissipated, corruption has rotted to the root, too many dirty things are taken for granted, and it is very difficult to deal with them.

It's one thing for Fang Kongzhang to be courageous, but it's another thing to be able to make it happen.

He put down the curtain and remembered the memorial about Shandong that he had read just now.

Huang Chengyuan is capable, firmly controlling the entire governor's office, coupled with the use of the Department of Penalties and the Governor's Council, to set off a vigorous anti-corruption campaign in Shandong. Cleared.

Compared with Shandong's positive actions, Jiangsu is like a pool of stagnant water. All the policies of the imperial court seem to have no effect on this place.

"A pool of stagnant water..."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes. Jiangsu is now the most developed place in Ming Dynasty. It cannot be moved lightly, but it is also the most corrupt place. It must be moved. What kind of means should be used to keep the two from getting in the way?

This is a puzzle!

Bumbutai was very quiet, he kept looking at Zhu Xu silently, without saying a word, and even controlled his breathing very well.

When Zhu Xu rushed to Yingtianfu, his fleet was still heading towards Luoyang.

Fang Kongzhang in Yingtian Mansion also felt the unprecedented pressure. Yamen and officials at all levels in Jiangsu, some were face-to-face guarantors, and some relied on their seniority to spit directly. Some elders of their Fang family, close relatives, The in-laws all came to the door one after another, moving them with affection, understanding them with reason, speaking to harm, confusing them for benefit, and all kinds of methods were used, which made it difficult for him to parry.

Governor Yamen.

Fang Kongxuan sat in the class room with a headache.

I don't know if I don't arrest them, this arrest is more than 200. At the same time, he knows in his heart that those people must have been released, otherwise more people will be arrested, so many people will be expelled from their ranks, and he also has some expectations for the consequences of banning the imperial examination. Didn't expect it to be this big.

A master secretary stood in front of him, thinking about it: "My lord, don't worry, these people are just afraid that your lord will still move. As long as you slow down, it should be fine."