I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"Why, you don't want to?"

Fan Shaosheng came to his senses, and quickly said: "Yes, yes, a hundred of the younger ones will!"

"Please tell the governor, I will take people to camp at the foot of Mount Meng, and I will definitely wipe out this group of bandits!"

Not long after, he led people out of the camp, and Fan Shaosheng was like a spring breeze.

"This governor is good!"

Fan Shaosheng laughed a few times and said:

"I thought I was going to finish the game this time, but I didn't expect to accept an assignment to suppress bandits. Brothers, cheer me up and wipe out these bandits. Let He Renlong take a look!"

The servants are not worried at all about not being able to beat the bandits. After all, they are officers and soldiers, and the court issues new armor and weapons every year, so it is not a level.

"It's just more than 200 bandits, not enough for the brothers to bite their teeth!"

……

"Zhenwuwei has overdue garrison equipment for at least a thousand items over the past few years. The subordinate officials asked him to make up for it. He rambled about for more than half an hour, but he just didn't want to make up."

In the Granary of Taiyuan, an official who had just returned from Zhenwuwei was reporting to Zhu Xieyuan the situation of local armaments.

He thought for a while, then said:

"Afterwards, I think about it. When I went here, I saw that the military equipment in Zhenwuwei was more slack than in Taiyuan. I felt that we should act as soon as possible to rectify military affairs."

Taiyuan prefect Qi Jingwei smiled and said:

"There are two guards in Taiyuan Mansion. Liang Chi, the commander of the Zhenxi Guard, is impatient, rough and rude, and Zhou Shouhe, the commander of the Zhenwu Guard, is polite, but slippery like a loach, and the last thing he wants to mention is rectification. Military matters."

Zhu Xieyuan nodded, raised his head and glanced at the granary, and said, "The Zhou family inherited Shanxi Zhenwu Guard, and it is really difficult for you to have a letter to deal with the commander of the guard."

"By the way, has the school grounds been cleaned up? In a few days, the governor will inspect the soldiers of Taiyuan."

Qi Jingwei nodded and said: "On the day the governor ordered me to come down, the officer asked Gao Ye. According to him, the school yard has not been used for many years, and it has been used by some carpenters in the city as a place to pile up wood."

Zhu Xieyuan turned his head and glanced, a little in disbelief.

"The Taiyuan schoolyard is full of wood. Who put it in? If it is found out, the governor will be dismissed immediately. This is the place where the imperial court inspects soldiers. How can it be easily given to someone?"

Qi Jingwei also said helplessly: "Governor, it was done by the previous governor of Shanxi during his term of office. At that time, the imperial court had several transactions with wood merchants. Seeing that the schoolyards in various places were vacant and useless, they all were handed over to wood merchants..."

"It is said that the Ministry of Industry was also asked, and the Ministry of Industry also approved it."

Zhu Xieyuan couldn't believe it even more, and his eyes widened.

"The last governor of Shanxi, I think it's been 30 years since Wanli, how does the Ministry of Industry handle things, and such unreasonable demands will be approved?"

"You just said that the school grounds in various places, according to this, the school grounds occupied by wood merchants are not only in Taiyuan?"

"There are also Zhenwuwei school yards, Zhenxiwei school yards, Wuxiang school yards, and Wanquan official land, all of which have been used as warehouses for wood merchants to accumulate raw materials."

Qi Jingwei nodded, and accompanied Zhu Xieyuan, walking and saying:

"The lower officials have also visited. The school yard is now full of debris, and the surrounding area is not open. The wood merchants have built a lot of shops and yards. Not only are bamboos and wood piled up, but also the servants' shacks are piled on top of each other. I don't know how many rides."

"If they want to vacate the school grounds, I'm afraid they won't agree easily... Let's think of other ways."

Zhu Xieyuan walked a few steps, stopped suddenly, and walked directly to the school grounds.

Seeing this, Qi Jingwei and the rest of the officials looked at each other, and had no choice but to follow. It seemed that the governor had something to do.

……

Taiyuan Campus.

Standing in the school yard, Zhu Xieyuan looked at the place where he was busy working, with a serious expression on his face. Is such an important place like the school yard occupied by carpenters every day?

This kind of weird thing, I really don't know if I don't come down.

It seems that Wanli made a lot of mistakes in those years, and the school was easily replaced. I don't know what was changed at that time.

Now if I want to take it back, I'm afraid I will have to fight wits and courage with the wood merchants.

It's not Zhu Xieyuan's style to use his authority to forcibly take back such things, but he doesn't mind doing it if he is in a hurry, it depends on the carpenters' inability to distinguish the situation.

"Grassman Hu Gongzan has met the Governor of Shanxi Province."

While speaking, Hu Gongzan peeked over and saw Zhu Xieyuan standing with his hands behind his back, with an unusually dignified expression, matched with his governor's uniform, he had a majesty of his own.

Usually, the school grounds are more serious, but now the Taiyuan school grounds are full of work, and the sound of trees being cut down can be heard endlessly.

Hu Gongzan is the leader of the wood merchants in Taiyuan Prefecture. If he wants to take back the schoolyard, he must come to talk to him.

Zhu Xieyuan didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he didn't return the gift. After waiting for a while, he looked sideways and asked, "Does shopkeeper Hu know where this is?"

Hu Gongzan already knew the purpose of Zhu Xieyuan's trip, his fat face trembled, and he said with a smile:

"I know, this is Taiyuan Official School."

Zhu Xieyuan turned his head away and stood in front of him with his hands behind his back like this, without speaking.

The next moment, countless officers and soldiers suddenly came in from the outside of the school grounds, led by Gao Ye, the Taiyuan General Soldier, and surrounded all the carpenters as soon as he entered.

Chapter 449 Soldier Overwhelms Chahar

"The governor is here, why don't you say anything." In a shop outside the school grounds, Hu Gongzan laughed and went up to pour a cup of tea for Zhu Xieyuan.

Zhu Xieyuan glanced at it, but didn't go to take it, and said directly: "This governor is here to take back the school grounds in various places in Shanxi for use in military drills."

Hearing this, Hu Gongzan rolled his eyes, oops, and laughed loudly:

"Isn't this flood rushing into the Dragon King Temple? How can we use officers and soldiers to do this!"

"I have long intended to return the government schools in various places, but the imperial court has not sent anyone to come. Now that the governor is here, I am relieved."

While talking, Mr. Hu rubbed his hands in praise, and didn't continue talking.

Zhu Xieyuan snorted coldly, and naturally understood the smallness in his heart, and said lightly: "Just tell me, how much silver taels do you need?"

Hu Gongzan groaned in agony, stomped his feet and said:

"The governor has misunderstood me. How dare the little people ask the court for money. They have borrowed it for all these years, and they are already very sorry."

Zhu Xieyuan moved his eyes slightly, and said:

"Since shopkeeper Hu intends to return it, then the governor can't shirk it anymore."

"Well, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. You can also tell the carpentry workshops in other places. After three days, the school yards in the whole province of Shanxi will be emptied and returned to the garrisons in various places for use."

This tone was better than the lack of emotion just now, but it was also an orderly tone, and he was about to leave after speaking.

Hu Gongzan was in a hurry, got up quickly and said, "Your Excellency, please stop..."

Zhu Xieyuan looked sideways slightly, and asked, "Why, shopkeeper Hu has something else to say to the governor?"

Hu Gongzan also knew that at this time he could no longer turn the corner. Zhu Xieyuan's visit this time was obviously meant to force him to accept him.

Not to mention Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of Shanshan and Shaanxi with real power, or ordinary local state and county officials, and businessmen like him who can provoke and disobey at will, they can only be restrained by human feelings.

When the other party doesn't care about the so-called favor, the businessman has no way to resist except to find the backer.

"Look, Governor, there are 28 wooden workshops of our Hu family in the school grounds in Shanxi Province. The court wants to take them back. I, Hu Gongzan, am not a stingy person. I will return them as they are."

"But after returning to the imperial court, the helpers in our wooden workshops have nowhere to go, and these accumulated logs cannot be moved away for a while."

"Do you think this..."

Hearing this, Zhu Xieyuan understood. A smile appeared on his face for the first time, and he said with a sneer, "According to shopkeeper Hu, you are going to make a deal with this governor?"

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xieyuan nodded and said, "It's not impossible..."

"How about this, the Governor's Mansion buys the timber that the Hu family has piled up in Shanxi Province at [-]% of the market price, and your wooden workshop, you can also cooperate with the governments of various places!"

"As for the residences of the servants, there are always empty yards and wasteland, but we have to ask the local yamen and big households what they want to see if they are willing to move out."

Having said that, Zhu Xieyuan looked at Hu Gongzan.

Hu Gongzan heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile:

"I'm relieved to have the governor's words. Don't worry, the governor. As long as you nod, I will go to the local yamen to discuss the residence of the servants."

"Our old Hu has been in business for many years, nothing else, and has many friends in business."

Speaking of this step, even if it has been negotiated.

Zhu Xieyuan also completely changed his expression, smiled, got up and said: "Then shopkeeper Hu, let's talk, the governor still needs to draft a memorial, and ask His Majesty what he means."

"It should be, it should be!"

Hu Gongzan nodded and bowed, and sent Zhu Xieyuan away with a tiger-like smile.

As soon as Zhu Xieyuan left the shop, Qi Jingwei, the prefect of Taiyuan, complimented him:

"Your Excellency, the governor, is clever. With only a few silver taels, he not only took back the schoolyards in various places, but also bought a large amount of wood, and let all the wooden workshops of the Hu family be used by the local government."

"The Hu family has been engaged in the timber business in Shanxi for generations, and this cooperation with the imperial court will be of great benefit to the local government!"

Zhu Xieyuan nodded and sighed:

"There is no way to do this. After all, it was the Hu family who handed over the school to the court. It is not good to force it back, and it will also make other businessmen hostile."

"Cooperating with the Hu family can also tell other businessmen that the governor's visit this time is not to put them all to death."

"In this way, it will be much smoother for the Governor to reorganize the guardhouse and complete the tasks His Majesty instructed."

Qi Jingwei kept nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and asked: "Dare to ask the governor, what is your Majesty's account?"

Zhu Xieyuan hesitated for a while, then suddenly felt relieved, and said with a chuckle, "Anyway, we're going to do it soon, so it's okay to tell you."

"Your Majesty came here with a secret decree, and asked this supervisor to investigate the transactions of some Shanxi merchants with outside the customs this year, and to deal with those who have had an affair with Jiannu immediately."

Qi Jingwei suddenly felt the power of this secret decree, and said in surprise:

"It seems that Shanxi is about to change!"

……

"Is this what Lindan Batur meant?"

"He sent you to touch my bottom!"

Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.

Zhu Youxiao still put a copy of the official document under the imperial case, looked at the envoy from the Chahar Department in front of him, his eyes moved, and he snorted coldly:

"If this is Lindan Batur's original words, then you go back and tell him."

"The Fuyuwei tribes, the Tainingwei tribes, and the Duoyanwei tribes have all belonged to Daming. After that, they have nothing to do with Horqin and Jianzhou, and they are no longer Chahar's subordinate tribes."

"Zaisai, Yierdeng, and Yongxiebu are all my ministers of Ming Dynasty, and they are the kings outside the Great Wall. If Lin Danbatur dares to break the alliance and attack, Daming will cut off the previous rewards with the Chahar tribe." Silver, the mutual market will also be cancelled.”

"Go back and tell Lin Dan Batur what I said, and let him decide for himself!"

Having said that, Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes and said coldly:

"Da Ming will fight Jianzhou and Horqin Five Departments to save Zaisai, and will also fight Chahar for the Three Guards. Let Lin Dan Batur think clearly about the pros and cons of it!"

"The Chahar department is very powerful, but compared to Daming, he's still a little younger!"

The envoy felt the unconcealable anger in the Ming emperor's words, so naturally he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to leave embarrassingly.

As soon as the envoy left, Zhang Weixian stood aside and said:

"Your Majesty, the Chahar Department is so ignorant of good and evil that they actually thought of mobilizing the three guards of the northern part of the Great Wall. Do you want me to send troops to suppress his arrogance?"

Zhu Youxiao didn't answer directly, but said with a sneer:

"Hehe, Lindan Batur is determined to restore Genghis Khan's territory. When Daming fought Jiannu and Horqin, he honored the covenant verbally, and he was not idle in private."

"I have long received reports from the Datong Border Pass that Lindan Batuer personally led the Chahar cavalry southward last year, attacking more than a dozen small tribes outside the northern border."

"At present, Wai Khalkha is one of them, and the power is strong. He dare not provoke him, so he naturally sets his sights on the three guards of Saibei who have just experienced the war and their power has been defeated."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao got up and touched the sword hanging on the wall, and said lightly:

"Although Daming once had an alliance with the Chahar tribe, even though the Chahar tribe is not comparable to the Horqin tribe, I still want to break arms with him."

"According to the decree drawn up by the Supervisor of Rites, Zhang Wanbang, the commander-in-chief of Datong, led his troops to move the town to Weiyuanwei, and transferred the Datong Right Guard, Yulin Guard, and Pinglu Guard to Mabei Township Border Pass!"

"I want to see what kind of waves Lindanbatur wants to make!"

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao had killing intent in his eyes, and he looked at the Guangrou Grassland area of ​​the Chahar Department outside the Great Wall on the map.