I'm really not the carpenter emperor

It is true that the power of the imperial party is no longer what it used to be with the development of the Supervision Department, the Imperial Chamber of Commerce and the Martial Arts Academy, but the enemy they have to face is Daming itself!

This is not leading troops to fight, this is fighting against your own people, if one is not careful, Daming will be affected!

"Why, you dare not speak anymore?" Zhu Xieyuan snorted coldly when he noticed the changing expression of Cao Sanxi sitting there.

He could naturally guess what Cao Sanxi was thinking.

The rectification of Shanxi Province has entered its third year. Not only Cao Sanxi, but anyone with a little discernment in the world can already see that a storm is brewing.

This storm will start from Shanxi, grow from Shaanxi, and then sweep across the whole country!

When the time comes, whether it will be annihilated and dissipated, or let Da Ming stand up from behind and regain his new life, this is still unknown!

It is precisely because the Cao family made the right choice in the liquidation of Shanxi merchants before, so Zhu Xieyuan came to the door in person and gave them a chance to choose a team.

If you make the right choice, the Cao family will have a bright future, but if you make the wrong choice, you will immediately fall into the bottomless abyss!

Cao Sanxi's thoughts were seen through, and he was secretly shocked by Zhu Xieyuan's ability to observe people and colors, on the one hand, he was also full of thoughts.

At this time, every word has a decisive impact on the future of their Cao family.

Whether it is famous all over the world, or returning to the time when no one cares about it not long ago, Cao Sanxi finally has the answer in his heart.

Seeing him grit his teeth and stomp his feet:

"Xiaomin was frightened, but Xiaomin was frightened by His Majesty's courage and the supervisor's desire to serve the country."

Cao Sanxi picked up a glass of wine and said:

"There is no need to say too much, the supervisor. The Cao family will definitely help me to the end, and so will the Taigu Merchant Gang!"

The second half of the sentence is exactly why Zhu Xieyuan came to Cao Sanxi this time!

Now that the Taigu Merchant Gang has become the largest merchant gang in Jinzhong and has joined the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, it is natural that a strong alliance is needed.

Otherwise, the Royal Chamber of Commerce will lose its original meaning when it enters Shanxi.

Zhu Xieyuan will help the Taigu Merchant Gang to control all parts of Jinzhong in a real sense, and Cao Sanxi will lead the Taigu Merchant Gang to assist the imperial court in rectifying the guards in various places.

One more ally is better than one more enemy.

"Taigu Merchant Gang, does Mr. Cao have the final say?"

Zhu Xieyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his slightly trembling beard showed that his heart was actually not as calm as it appeared on his face.

Cao Sanxi said: "Don't worry, Governor, the Taigu Merchant Gang was established by my Cao family. How to do it is entirely up to my Cao family to decide!"

"If the governor doesn't believe me, I'll call the leaders of the merchant gangs in Taigu County to discuss assisting the governor!"

Zhu Xieyuan didn't have any polite words, he got up and said flatly:

"It's the best. The Shanshan army is corrupt, and you businessmen need to contribute, and the benefits will be not small."

"Cao Dong's family is doing their best for the imperial court. This governor will sing to His Majesty tonight, praising your Cao family's loyalty."

Cao Sanxi's heart fell to the ground, letting the emperor know which side Cao's side is on, this is the most important thing.

He hastily cupped his hands and said: "Governor, go slowly——, Xiaomin, I wish the imperial court a smooth rectification of the military settlements!"

"There's no need to send it off, the governor still has military affairs!" Zhu Xieyuan snorted coldly, turned around and left, seeing that everyone in Cao's mansion was terrified.

6 Chapter Twenty

"I called everyone here today because I have something important to discuss."

Taigu County, Mingfeng Building.

The Cao family took over the business of the entire Mingfeng Building, and today, apart from the members of the Taigu Merchant Gang, there were also well-known and respectable businessmen from all over Jinzhong.

The imperial court severely punished thirteen illegal Shanxi merchants, resulting in the decline of the Qi Gang, the situation in the business circles in central Shanxi changed, and the Royal Chamber of Commerce took over.

And these people are the newly promoted businessmen from all over the world who benefited the most from the previous incident.

Cao Sanxi thought to himself, since he wanted to show his loyalty to the emperor, it would be better to do something big.

This important event should not only show loyalty, but also have the effect of echoing Zhu Xieyuan and creating momentum for the Cao family.

He looked around at the dissatisfied wealthy businessmen, his eyes were burning hot, after today, my Cao family will be famous all over the world!

"Cao Sanxi, if you have anything to say, just say it!" A potbellied cloth merchant in a purple silk robe jumped out first.

"Don't think that if you Taigu Shangbang took over the work of Qi Gang, you can become the next Qu Jingxin."

"Don't forget, the Kang family has been killed by the court, and now [-]% of the cloth business in Shanxi is in the hands of my Qi family!"

Cao Sanxi looked at him and said with a smile:

"Indeed, Mr. Qi, the Kang family has been executed by the imperial court. It's not my Cao Sanxi's intention to call you here now."

"It is to convey the imperial edict of His Majesty today, do you dare to disobey it?"

Qi Laosan softened all of a sudden, he took two steps back, his eyes rolled around, and there was a cry of shock from the crowd.

"Don't bluff people, how can you, Cao Sanxi, have received the imperial edict from His Majesty today? I don't believe it!"

"I don't believe it either!"

"Cao Sanxi, you don't have to play tricks there, can you finish what you have to say at once?"

"That's right, everyone is a famous figure everywhere, so I don't have so much time to spend here with you!"

"You are right, this is indeed not His Majesty's edict." Cao Sanxi smiled slightly, and said when the crowd was about to become chaotic:

"However, this is indeed what the Governor-General meant."

"Your Excellency was ordered by the emperor to rectify the military camps of the guards in Shanshan. Now some people have been found to have embezzled the fields of the guards. Do you think this is His Majesty's oracle?"

Anyone who has embezzled the fields of the guards has a little bit of it.

As soon as these words came out, the businessmen panicked immediately, and the next stage of panic was anger, anger for no reason.

Qi Laosan pointed at him and said: "Don't scare people there, who doesn't know that the fields of the guards around Taigu County have been invaded by your Cao family long ago!"

"If His Majesty orders to punish the national traitors, in my opinion, the first one to be punished should be your Cao family!"

Cao Sanxi's face changed now, but he turned back quickly and said with a smile:

"Yes, Mr. Qi, you are right. The ancestors of my Cao family did not know what to do. They did collude with the guard commanders and invaded many guards."

"Because of this, I am worried and disturbed every day, and I am deeply saddened!" He changed the subject and said loudly: "And I called you here today to announce a news."

"I will return all of the 450 hectares of guard land occupied by the Cao family for generations to the guard!"

"That's not the case. My Cao family will also donate 120 million taels to help poor military households everywhere!"

After saying this, there was a moment of silence in the arena, followed by buzzing discussions.

"San Qi, I have already set an example. Your Qi family made a fortune earlier than me, and now your assets are several times that of my Cao family. The occupied military settlements may exceed two thousand hectares, right?"

Now Qi Laosan was scared.

He was really scared. He thought that Cao's family entered the Royal Chamber of Commerce just to take advantage of the loopholes and become king in Taigu, but he didn't expect that Cao Sanxi's ambitions were so big.

The Cao family has now completely jumped on the boat of the imperial party, turned their heads, and forced others to stand in line with them, but the Qi family couldn't.

Among the thirteen Shanxi merchants run by the imperial court this time, there was the Kang family, which had suppressed the Qi family for 200 years and started as a cloth business in the early Ming Dynasty.

The Kang family was killed, and the Qi family reaped great benefits.

This is the reason why Qi Laosan didn't enter the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, but if he really followed Cao Sanxi to hang around, it would be putting himself in it.

Seeing that he was silent, Cao Sanxi laughed:

"Senior Qi, what are you thinking?"

The latter was taken aback when he heard the words, and said with a laugh: "Well, I suddenly remembered that there is a new batch of silk in my shop, and I can't do it without me."

When you're done, turn around and leave.

But as soon as he got to the door, he suddenly found that, at some point, there was a team of captains from the Taigu County Supervision Department standing outside the door.

Everyone in this group of school lieutenants hung their waist knives and looked at the youngest Qi who was rushing out of the door. No matter what his identity was, he just went up to catch him with a small trick and held him down on the spot.

At this time, Jin Yiwei Qianhu Tian Ergeng was leaning against the doorway, showing off his embroidered spring knife bestowed by the imperial court in a casual manner.

He wobbled over and said lazily:

"The Fusi of Beizhen found out that the Qi family has no law. Since the beginning of Jiajing, they have embezzled a total of 660 hectares of the Weisuo's land."

"You still want to leave? Handcuff it for me, and put it down!"

Looking at Qi Laosan, who was taken away by the school captains of the supervising department, everyone not only swallowed their saliva, it turned out that it was so simple for the imperial court to deal with businessmen like them.

The Supervising Department is charged with a crime and just arrests the person directly.

It doesn't matter how many lives you live in, how many assets you have, how many shops and semi-colons you have in various places, just grab it when you say it.

When they looked back, everyone hated and feared Cao Sanxi.

The Cao family has completely worn the same trousers as the imperial court. Calling them here today sounds grandiose, but in fact they are forcing them to submit.

But there is no other way now, everyone has seen the fate of the Qi family, and Qi Laosan was taken away by the supervision department as soon as he went out.

Those backers behind the Qi family, upon hearing the news, might not even dare to fart.

Besides, the one who arrested people was not an ordinary local supervising department, but Tian Ergeng, one of the four thousand households. Where are the cattle from the four thousand households?Niu Zai is the absolute confidant of the emperor!

There is no need to ask about what the four Jinyiwei Qianhu have to do, it is definitely the emperor's order, and the people who want to be arrested don't even need to think about being able to escape, because that is the person the emperor wants to arrest.

The person the emperor wants to arrest, your big backing is not enough.

At this time, the housekeeper of the Cao family came out, holding a booklet in his hand, Cao Sanxi stood on it and said:

"Write down how much land each family has occupied, and in the next few days, the supervisory departments from all over the country will go door-to-door to confiscate it. The first one is my Cao family."

"But you have to remember..." Cao Sanxi pouted her lips and said with a smile:

"That man outside is not easy to get along with. He understands in his heart, don't lose your wealth and life for the three hectares and five hectares of official land."

"Just like the third son of Qi, the family business of several generations has just belonged to the imperial court."

Hearing this, Tian Ergeng outside didn't know whether to cooperate or not, so he suddenly pulled out the Xiuchun knife from his hand.

There was a "chuckle", as if it had been cut on everyone's necks.

Chapter 621 "Town" Xiwei

Tian Ergeng originally came to Shanxi to handle the affairs of the Supervision Department, and he didn't expect to stay for a long time before. After all, he is one of the four thousand households, and he has a lot of things to do with Beizhen Fusi.

But Zhu Xieyuan, governor of Shanxi Province, came to him not long ago, saying that the situation in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces would become extremely difficult in the future, and Jin Yiwei needed assistance.

Zhu Xieyuan, Tian Ergeng understood that the emperor wanted him to come down to the place because he had something important to do.

Since the other party opened the mouth, Tian Ergeng couldn't refuse.

Now that he was standing at the door of Mingfeng Tower, he could guess that Zhu Xieyuan was going to make a move this time.

The matter of investigating the military guards is a big matter, and without the help of Jin Yiwei, it would be difficult to carry out.

The merchants inside knew how powerful they were, and they all rushed to report the amount of military settlements they had occupied over the years, so that the supervisory departments from all over the country would come to check and confiscate them afterwards.

Things went well, but Tian Ergeng's complexion was still not good.

Hundreds of households on the side asked:

"Master Qianhu, the merchants have already given in, this trip is over, why are you unhappy?"

Tian Ergeng thought far more than ordinary Jin Yiwei.

He sighed and replied:

"This trip is over, but we can't go back to the capital, at least not this year. You go tell the brothers and make plans to stay in Shanxi and Shaanxi as high-ranking officials."

As he spoke, he looked in the direction of the capital, tightened the Huaxiuchun knife in his hand, and murmured: "Da Ming, the sky is about to change..."

……

Shanxi, Zhenxiwei.

It was an ordinary day, the sun was shining brightly, but none of the officers and soldiers in the guard got up for training.

Although the "Huangming Infantry Manual" issued in the second year of Tianqi clearly stipulated that those in the Central Plains Guard who have not been familiar with warfare for a long time need to have a small training every three days and a martial arts exercise every five days.

But in fact, this code of practice is only applicable to the Jifu, Jiubian and Liao armies directly under the emperor, and the guards in various parts of the Central Plains are just a dead letter.