Hu Songyue was helpless. Although he was usually arrogant and domineering, he still seemed to be inconfident when facing Chen Xi... Chen Xi had a great influence on him, and he could be said to be his benefactor of Hu Songyue.

He got so many benefits from Chen Xi. He grew from a lower-level officer to a second- or third-rank military officer. He was appointed to the local area as an official position such as commander and commander. Now he was just questioning Chen Xi's way of leading troops because of a few of his subordinates making mistakes. This would seem very rude, so Hu Songyue could only leave with a little anger in the end.

In the afternoon, the court's case interrogation resulted, and several big-headed soldiers who disturbed the people were sentenced to one to two months in prison and twenty in prison.

The result seems to be very serious, but in fact it is just a normal case judgment. Even Chen Xi felt that the case was decided without any problem. However, because Su Tong and Zheng Qian first arrived, they established their authority with officers and soldiers as soon as they came up, making several generals who commanded the army less willing to do so, because they were afraid that Su Tong and Zheng Qian's next target would be them, so they decided to get a vaccination first and take the initiative to come to Chen Xi to complain and plead for mercy.

This time, Hu Songyue was not here alone.

Many people came at one time, and even Song Shu, who did not belong to the border military system, came to talk about it.

Song Shu knew the manners of his men and soldiers, and did a lot of things to tease women. If it was in the hands of a newly established court, it would be difficult for him to catch people. It would be better to file a complaint with Chen Xi first and try to reduce the prestige of the court, the new yamen, to save the soldiers from their worries.

But obviously, in Shen Xi's opinion, their actions were just a mischief.

Faced with a large group of people, Chen Xi said bluntly: "There was no special case-based yamen in the city before, and no one interrogated the case and argued you all the time. Now someone finally made the decision. The case-based judging is relatively fair. What qualifications do you have to come to me to object?"

After Shen Xi questioned, everyone present kept silent. They were also a little ashamed. After all, Su Tong and Zheng Qian were specially invited by Chen Xi, and were the head of the Ministry of War. They were placed in the place as prefects, inspectors and other officials, and were deeply trusted by the emperor. From various perspectives, Su Tong and Zheng Qian were in charge of court work, but these people did not want to put themselves under the jurisdiction of strangers.

Chen Xi said again: "Maybe you think that such a punishment is a bit heavy, but since ancient times, officers and soldiers disturb the people has been a serious crime, and the Ming Dynasty is no exception. Disturbing the people does not simply refer to rape and looting. If it really reaches this point, you can directly condemn death. No matter what the credit is, you cannot change it. The mistakes they make are not irreversible. If they do not punish them, they will only become more severe in the future... Do you hope that the soldiers under your command will do whatever they want and have to do with the people? "

Liu Xu said: "Sir, please calm down. I don't mean that, but... I think those soldiers will be detained for about two months, and it's been a bit long."

Chen Xidao: "Have you been detained for a while before? Even if the detention before the trial is considered within the deadline, it is estimated that in another half a month to one month, they will be able to come out of the prison. If they can change their minds and treat the people well, they will be a hero. If they don't repent, they even want to find someone to retaliate after they come out, get out of the military camp as soon as possible. I, Chen, don't bring soldiers who like to be arrogant and use all their abilities on the battlefield!"

Liu Xu and others looked at each other, but they could only bow down to their command: "Yes, sir."

"I will reiterate the military rules and regulations. Xincheng is a joint construction of the military and civilians. From officers to soldiers, we must not take the people one needle and one thread, and we must not tease women with fair trades... If our army is fish, then the people will be water. We must integrate the military and civilian fish and water!"

Speaking of this, Chen Xi waved his hand: "Okay, you can step down if you have nothing to do. I have been following me for a long time. You should understand the truth!"

Chen Xi's prestige in the army was too high and it was not easy to accomplish, but it became very smooth with Shen Xi's efforts to promote it.

Those meritorious generals with opinions looked at each other and retreated in shame. As a result, the court gained a firm foothold in Xincheng, and no one dared to question the authority of the new yamen.

The arrival of Su Tong and Zheng Qian solved a big problem for Chen Xi. He finally no longer had to ask about those trivial cases, and Tang Yin didn't want to pay attention to these cumbersome disputes. Although he was unwilling to work with Su Tong and Zheng Qian, he also understood that it was useless to argue with Chen Xi, so it would be better to do a good job and prove himself.

In this way, a good competitive atmosphere was formed in the city, and at least no bad trend was seen from the beginning.

Each of them performs his duties, which is also the actions of many ambitions and ambitions in Xincheng at present, which reassures Chen Xi, but he still sends people to watch them secretly to prevent anyone from forming cliques in the army and causing mutiny. The result of the mutiny is not something he can bear.

In the past two days, Chenxi finally came out of the confusion that had been before and knew how to go in the future. As shipbuilding was steadily advancing, the second large ship had been successfully launched, and the shipbuilding funding was far less than the previous budget... Chenxi's improved shipbuilding process greatly reduced production costs, and with large-scale production, the cost will further decrease.

Zhu Houzhao's visit to Jiangnan was only ranked last in Shen Xi's eyes. He completely handed over the reception work to Tang Yin, Su Tong and Zheng Qian, and the matter had nothing to do with him.

At this moment, Ma Lian mentioned in front of Shen Xi that any merchants should take the initiative to apply for it.

Chen Xi probably knew who this person was. He was a very famous merchant in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area, and even a big businessman who once extended his business to the northern grasslands.

"Master, if you think this person is untrustworthy, I will pretend that I didn't tell you... My family members came over to mention this person to me, but I could only introduce it to you. If the relationship is important, I can ignore it. I don't want to ruin my master's mood."

Ma Lian seemed very worried after saying it, for fear that Chen Xi would blame her for interfering in government affairs.

Chen Xidao: "I didn't expect that the shopkeeper Han Da was involved with your brother... Han Yi is very famous in the Jiangnan area. In the past, it was difficult for people outside the country to penetrate the business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He has backers in Nanjing and Beijing, and he is very generous in both the official and the local area."

Ma Lian blinked and asked, "Does the master use him or not?"

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "I haven't even seen this person before, how can I make a decision now? It depends on the situation. If he can make profits for the new city and do his duty and not play tricks behind his back, I can use it... This person's connections and abilities are always there."

Ma Lian lowered his head: "Master, I shouldn't mention this kind of thing..."

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Xi smiled slightly and comforted, "The Ma family took great pains to send you to me. I know what their intentions are, including your brother's purpose, but I don't say it normally... In fact, your brother did nothing wrong, and he has helped me a lot in the past two years, so I can't completely erase his achievements."

Ma Lian looked at Chen Xi pitifully: "It's all up to the master to promote it."

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "If you don't have the ability, it's useless for anyone to promote it. Every time he encounters an opportunity, he can prove himself. If he can't do it... it depends on his luck. However, this time he is close to Han Yi, which is not a good thing, because merchants will interact with him with purpose. In the minds of these big merchants, interpersonal relationships are actually investments, so you can't get up early without profit."

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Chen Xi agreed to meet with the great merchant Han Yi recommended by Ma Ang.

Chen Xi heard about Han Yi when he didn't take the imperial examination. At that time, Han Yi's business was not as big as today, and his backing was some powerful people in Nanjing.

What made Chen Xi a little afraid of was that Han Yi had done things for the Zhang brothers, but how deep the friendship was between them, including whether the later transactions between the Zhang brothers and the Japanese pirates used Han Yi's relationship network, Chen Xi has not found it yet.

As Chen Xi has learned, the Zhang brothers mainly use the Zhang family's own people to sell goods, and some powerful people in the capital are involved. Because the Jiangnan family is entangled and complicated, Chen Xi cannot fully investigate these merchants and non-governmental organizations in the local area.

"Master, Han Yi cheated us when he was doing business with us, and he lost more than 1,000 taels of silver at that time..." After Chen Xi introduced this to Hui Niang and Li Jin, Hui Niang had no reaction. Li Jin was very sensitive to this and pointed it out immediately.

Chen Xi asked in surprise: "When will it happen, why don't I know?"

Li Jin didn't know how to answer this time. Hui Niang thought about it carefully and then said confidently: "It happened about five years ago. At that time, the master was still working in Huguang and did not serve as the Minister of War in the capital... Didn't the master tell me to buy land in Dexing, Jiangxi to mine? I had already agreed to the local landlords, but at the end they suddenly increased by 1,500 taels. After inquiring about the figure of the shopkeeper Han Da behind... At that time, I was in a hurry to get things done, so I didn't tell the master that I had made money back by mining copper ore in recent years!"

Chen Xi realized as soon as he heard this, Hui Niang was very independent and did not tell him many business matters. If it weren't for the sudden mention of Han Yi, Hui Niang might have never mentioned such a small matter to Chen Xi in her entire life.

Hui Niang naturally felt that Li Jin was a little too talkative about this matter, but she didn't complain about Li Jin and continued to explain: "This Han family has great powers and people from all walks of life have made friends with each other. At that time, he encouraged the landlord to raise prices and had a tea business in Dexing. Our buying of land affected his income. I heard that this person is quite affectionate and righteous, not the kind of person who forgets his righteousness when he sees profit, but no one has seen the specific details, and he is very cautious. He didn't expect that he would come to Xincheng in person. It seems that he wanted to join the master and do things for the master."

Chen Xidao: "Actually, what I am worried about is not whether he is sincere. I don't expect such a person to completely surrender to me, but I must prevent him from being scammered and having connections with the Japanese while doing business with me. That is something I can't accept."

Hui Niang frowned: "That's not sure. If he really has something to do with the Japanese pirates, the master will not find out in advance..."

Halfway through the words, he couldn't continue. Chen Xidao said: "But it's okay to say it."

Hui Niang said: "For me, it is best for me to investigate his origin and details of business. If I wait until the matter is done later, the master may lose people's hearts."

"Actually, there are many people who want to serve the master now, and businessmen can do anything for the sake of profit. There may be stains behind every businessman, so they are afraid of being exposed. If the master deliberately wants to care about them, and then discusses his crime after confiscation... it will only make those people disinterested in the master and cannot do their jobs sincerely for the master."

Chen Xi thought carefully and nodded, "That's true. As the new city gradually takes shape, there are more merchants. If this group of people are half-hearted and tactful, it will be difficult for the city's business system to maintain. However, it will take some time to investigate in detail."

Hui Niang shook her head: "I can't say anything about this, in fact, things have nothing to do with me. What the master wants to do, I always support me."

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Chen Xi did not go to see Han Yi immediately because he wanted to investigate whether this person had trade with pirates and Japanese pirates.

However, he immediately found it difficult to find out, because most trade was carried out in secret in this era. Even if Han Yi had never done business with Japanese pirates, his business system would not be completely out of the way. Chen Xi quickly woke up.

"Maybe the merchants in this place don't have to serve me, but they are afraid that after pacifying the seas, I will take them all in the slaughter on the grounds that they are doing business with the Japanese pirates. Whoever can do it for me will be equivalent to getting a gold medal for death, ensuring peace in the Jiangnan area in the next few years or even decades."

Understanding this, Chen Xi felt that seeing Han Yi was not an urgent matter. After all, such a person came with thoughts, and it was not that important to how much benefit he could bring to him.

He didn't need this little profit to keep the new city running.

Chen Xi called Ma Ang and asked Ma Ang in detail. After Ma Ang heard that Chen Xi had received news from Ma Lian, he knelt on one knee.

"The villain deserves to die, Uchiko said the wrong thing."

Chen Xi waved his hand and said, "Get up, I don't mean to blame you, I just want to ask you what your relationship is with the Han boss?"

Ma Ang stood up and lowered his head and said, "The villain had done business with him when he was in the northwest. At that time, the villain sold a batch of horses to the south. It was the goods he collected. At that time, his business was not as large as today. He had to do business in person... The villain got along well with him, after all, the villain had some real power at that time..."

Chen Xi nodded: "The merchants will interact with people with official positions and maintain this kind of contact is considered an investment. After all, the strong dragon also needs the support of local snakes... I am very clear about this."

Chen Xi couldn't help but think that before he passed the top scorer, he went to Beijing to take the exam. Fatty Zhou also won him in this way. These businessmen would "buy at a low price". Perhaps a successful political investment would make a fortune. This is also related to the serious speculative mentality of these people.

Ma Ang said again: "Later, the villain made a mistake and did not have any contact with him anymore. Of course, it may also be related to his lack of frequent travel to the northwest line. The villain went to the capital to find someone to do it. When he saw him again, he said he was willing to provide help to the villain. The villain was very grateful at the time."

"Later, the villain is looking for beauty for you... he took the initiative to help you. Then when he went to Jiangnan, he wrote to contact him and went to Xincheng to do business in person. He bought four houses on the south bank of Suzhou River in one go, saying that he was supporting the adults and hoped to do things for the adults."

Perhaps because he realized that he had done something wrong, Ma Ang explained the matter clearly to Chen Xi. Chen Xi also accepted his words and did not investigate in depth. Of course, he still felt that what Ma Ang said was in line with the basic logic.

Chen Xidao: "Your relationship with him seems to be pretty good?"

Ma Ang bowed his fists again and said, "The villain is just using him to do things. He also wants to use the villain to approach the adult. If the adult thinks that this person is unavailable, he will drive him away directly. After the custody is kept, he will not dare to come to the new city."
Chapter completed!