Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Li Daochong ran quickly, but Zhu Ming lingered.

He also continued to control various yamen in Jinzhou through his envoy Wu Mao, directing Jinzhou officials to deal with "remedial matters".

Especially after Li Daochong left, his confidants and officials were still there.

Huang Gui, the manager of the army, immediately arrested the officials of the Tongjuan Hall and threw out a bunch of charges for trial.

Fan Zhun, Guo Wenzhong, Wang Jia and other subordinate officials took the opportunity to place personnel in the Interrogation Hall, making sure to quickly control important departments.

"Poof!"

Song Ning, who had joined the army to record affairs, was so angry that he rushed into the Executive Court and slapped the table at Huang Gui: "Zhizhou and Tongpan have resigned. Jinzhou affairs should be handled by me, and all official matters should be signed by me. Why do you dare to do so without permission?" Claim?"

Huang Gui looked innocent: "What I did was within my scope of duties and I did not prevent you from signing official matters."

"You are colluding, stop showing off!" Song Ning roared angrily.

Huang Gui said: "The cases that have been tried in the past few days can be retried by your Excellency. After the trial is completed, they will be transferred to the Criminal Division. I only abide by my duties and did not do anything beyond my authority."

These words left Song Ning speechless. She was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent. After a few curses, she walked away in anger.

Song Ning has been ignored by many officials. As the third leader of Jinzhou, he can indeed take charge of state affairs temporarily. But his orders could not leave the recording room at all. Although the officials did not openly disobey them, they did everything perfunctory and delayed Song Ning from doing things.

Although the case heard by Huang Gui will be handed over to Song Ning for retrial, the final adjudication power still lies with Huang Gui.

Even if it was finally transferred to the Criminal Division, all the subordinate officials would be acquitted. By then the day lily will be cold, and Ju Ming's subordinates will have long since taken away the power of the Tongpan Hall.

Song Ning returned to his office and immediately wrote a memorial to impeach Ju Ming.

The content is very simple. Although Zhu Ming resigned from office, he stayed in Jinzhou, controlling officials to control state affairs, and evacuating acting officials. This is a taboo in official circles. It breaks the rules of the court and should be severely punished!

How can we be punished more severely?

Ju Ming has broken the jar.

State government.

Qian Chen said: "Since the prefect is not in Jinzhou, I don't have to stay here. After the prefect's wedding is over, I will return to my hometown in Liangzhe."

Ju Ming smiled and asked, "Won't you follow me to Lizhou?"

Qian Chen said: "The Hua Shi Gang is getting worse and worse. My brothers at home cannot bear the disturbance. I have to go back to my hometown to take care of housework."

Don't be an idle official like this. It doesn't matter whether you work or not.

Qian Chen's family was also blackmailed. Not only were two rare stones taken away, but hundreds of acres of farmland were also occupied by Zhu Meng's gang.

Ju Ming reminded: "After you return home, always pay attention to the civil unrest in the two Zhejiang provinces. Once someone starts an uprising, immediately take your family north to avoid trouble. Don't wait and see, otherwise you may be in trouble."

Qian Chen was surprised and said: "Why do the prefects say that?"

Zhu Ming guided: "Hua Shi Gang has left people disabled for more than ten years, and it has become even worse in the past two years. This year, there have been floods in the south. Instead of providing relief, the imperial court has continued to raise taxes, and Hua Shi Gang has not stopped. Local officials have provided relief. The landowners and gentry could not tolerate the increase of taxes and money buying in the name of the government; the Changping Division also imposed additional taxes on wine and vinegar; "

Qian Chen thought silently. The last time he went home and helped Ju Ming sell the ultimatum, his younger brother complained bitterly.

The younger brother even said that if things continued like this, the Qian family would want to rebel.

Qian Chen only thought it was an angry remark, but at this moment, being reminded by Ju Ming, he felt horrified.

If someone takes the lead in starting an uprising, I am afraid that tens of thousands of people in Zhejiang and Zhejiang will follow, including landlords and businessmen. Even if you don't join, you will stand by and watch, or secretly help.

Ju Ming added: "When encountering civil unrest, do not flee to Hangzhou, which is the most dangerous place."

"Please remember this!" Qian Chen bowed.

Zhu Meng is in Hangzhou. The chaos is really big. Hangzhou must be unstable. I don't know how many people want to kill Zhu Meng.

Historically, the Fangla Uprising was able to grow rapidly because it did not rely on the idea of ​​equality to inspire the people. What really matters is three words: Kill Zhu Meng!

A large number of landowners and businessmen joined Manichaeism one after another to avoid being killed by the rebels, and secondly they wanted to actually kill Zhu Meng to vent their anger. Some gentry and landlords have been forced into desperation. Even if Fang La does not revolt, they will be destroyed by Zhu Meng.

Tong Guan was very smart. When he led his army south, he also knew how to investigate the specific situation.

Tong Guan figured it out before the war started, so in the name of Song Huizong, he issued an edict similar to the edict of sin. After promising to pacify Fangla, the Suzhou-Hangzhou Yingfeng Bureau was abolished and Hua Shigang was completely stopped.

As soon as this edict was issued, the rebel army was instantly disintegrated from within, and many gentry and merchants began to defect to the officers and soldiers.

How could they have guessed that Song Huizong would deny his account afterwards?

Qian Chen thanked and resigned. He decided to follow Ju Ming's advice and purchase real estate in Taixing County on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Once there was a quarrel between Zhejiang and Zhejiang, they immediately transferred their belongings and took their tribesmen to Taixing County for refuge.

After Qian Chen retired, Liu Shiren and Tu Shen came in.

Zhu Ming asked Liu Shiren: "You have followed me to the iron smelting yard many times. Do you know what I am doing?"

Liu Shiren replied: "I can guess it, but I just can't believe it."

Ju Ming said: "After I left Jinzhou, I came to take charge of the iron smelting field, charcoal field and forging workshop. You should take good care of the account books and keep in touch with Jinzhou officials and merchants. Tu Shen is still responsible for the iron smelting and forging. "

"Yes!" Liu Shiren handed over his hand.

Zhu Ming added: "I will send people over to practice village bravery. If there are newly arrived officials who create difficulties, it would be best to solve them through the officials. If that doesn't work, I will use the knife. Afterwards, I will push a few people to take the blame and abscond."

Liu Shiren was more convinced of what Ju Ming was going to do, but he still found it unbelievable.

As Ju Ming's personal secretary, he knew more, and he had witnessed the power of the firecrackers with his own eyes. On the contrary, Zhang Bor and Li Bao only knew about artillery, but they didn't know about firecrackers.

Ju Ming said: "Troublesome times are approaching, so we must make plans in advance."

If this sentence were told to Zhang Boring, Li Bao, and Qian Chen, they might agree, but they would not be able to empathize with it.

Liu Shiren and Tu Shen were easier to accept. The former was a gentry who was forced by the government to break up his family and flee, and the latter was a mine owner who was forced by the government to go bankrupt and become a robber.

Now the Zhu family and his son have three bases.

The first is Daming Village, the second is Jintan Village, and the third is Iron Hat Village (Iron Hats are often seen near iron smelting yards).

Daming Village is the largest and has the most reclaimed wasteland. It mainly produces grain, tea, tung oil and rattan.

Jintan Village comes next, mainly producing bamboo and paper, and secondary producing grain.

Tiemao Village has the smallest arable land and mainly produces ironware and firearms. It will also be able to manufacture iron armor in the future.

The three bases will train troops and claim to be village warriors.

There are many Orions in Jinzhou. While Tienmao Village is recruiting refugees to open up wasteland, it will also recruit more Orions to train village braves. You usually smuggle weapons out and get to know good guys during the smuggling process, especially private salt dealers. You can make money and increase your influence.

Zhu Ming, the village hero of Tiemao Village, planned to put Yang Zhi in charge and Tu Shen as his military deputy.

Ju Ming said to Tu Shen: "From among the hunters recruited, select talented people to practice musketry."

"Yes!" Tu Shen licked his lips.

Zhu Ming then ordered Liu Shiren: "Secretly stockpile saltpeter and sulfur, and set up a granular gunpowder field. The scale does not need to be too large, just a small workshop with a few people. Pay attention to safety and don't explode. I will tell you how to scrape saltpeter and sulfur on old walls and latrines. Already taught it to Tu Shen."

Liu Shiren cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Ju Ming originally planned to develop the shipbuilding industry in Jinzhou, which would help build the Han River Navy in the future, and sail directly to the Yangtze River at critical times.

Now that this plan has failed, dad can only build a shipbuilding workshop in Daming Village. Get some shipbuilders to build mainly fishing boats and small and medium-sized merchant ships. You can fish a lot in the Han River, which can not only supplement food and meat protein, but also convert it into a naval force at any time.

It is impossible to build too many ships today, and even if you build them you won’t be able to sell them, and you won’t be able to use them much for your own use.

However, trees can be cut down in large quantities and the wood can be shade-dried for later use.

Liu Shiren and Tu Shen were ordered to leave, and Zhang Boring and Li Bao were called in.

Ju Ming asked: "Lizhou is remote. Should you two go back to Shandong or follow me there? Don't feel embarrassed. Even if you go back to your hometown, your friendship will not be damaged at all."

Without thinking, Li Bao said with a smile: "I have nothing to do when I return to Shandong. I deal with gangsters all day long. I can take care of the food with my husband, learn the art of war and practice martial arts every day, and do good things for the people. I will be happy." Very good. When I go to Lizhou this time, I might be able to kill thieves and make meritorious deeds."

Zhang Bor thought seriously, then bowed and said, "I would like to go to Lizhou with my husband."

Ju Ming was very happy and said to Li Bao: "Your lovely wife has just given birth to a child, so let her and her children live in Jinzhou first. I will ask the local officials to take care of them. When the child is one year old, he will move to Daming Village in Yangzhou. We can reunite when we come back from Lizhou."

"It's just what my husband ordered." Li Bao felt that this arrangement was very appropriate.

Zhu Ming called the Wei brothers over again: "I'm going to Lizhou to take up my post. Are you willing to follow me?"

Wei Yingwu said: "I admire your knowledge, and I am willing to follow you. But I still have a wife and children at home, so it is inconvenient to go too far. I plan to go home and study hard, and then take the exam in two years."

Wei Yingshi said: "I would like to go to Lizhou with you sir!"

"Very good," Ju Ming nodded and smiled, "Let's become my disciple. Keep everything simple and informal."

Wei Yingshi was overjoyed. He immediately straightened his clothes and held the disciple's ceremony uprightly: "Student Wei Yingshi, pay homage to my mentor!"

This is the first official student that Ju Ming has accepted.

Wei Yingwu was a little surprised when he saw his cousin becoming a disciple. At the same time, he felt as if he had missed something.

The two brothers left with different moods. While communicating with the Jinzhou scholars, the news that Wei Yingshi officially became a disciple soon spread.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zeng Xiaoduan came to ask for an audience: "I admire your talent and virtue, and I am willing to follow you all your life."

After Zeng Xiaoduan cleared his mother's grievances, he remarried some time ago.

Ju Ming said: "Your brother is still young. He is only a teenager. He may have difficulty taking care of the family business. If necessary, let him go to the iron smelting yard to find help. Liu Shiren will stay there."

Zeng Xiaoduan was ecstatic: "Student meets his mentor!"