Chapter 34 It's All About Money
Zhu Hongsan was shocked and looked back. It turned out that the one who photographed him was Ma Mingyuan.
Ma Mingyuan whispered: "Master, come with me."
Zhu Hongsan followed him back to the Shiweitian Restaurant. Ma Mingyuan asked the clerk to remove the cushion and ordered four side dishes and a pot of wine. After sitting down, he asked, "Master, you made this."
Zhu Hongsan made a haha and said, "Ah, yes, this is all a mess of money. You know, I made the steelmaking furnace a beast that ate money. The first furnace of steel has been handed over to Ma Youfu for sale, but it is too slow to pay back the money, which delays the matter. I happened to see their Zhu family's business prospering, and they wanted to get some money to slow down the urgent need."
Ma Mingyuan's eyebrows pounded, thinking that this cruel and ruthless man had created the White Lotus Sect for some money.
Ma Mingyuan asked, "Lord, do you know what will happen if they determine that they are the White Lotus Sect?"
Zhu Hongsan said: "Aren't the whole family executed? Did the Ming Dynasty's rule change and exile?"
Ma Mingyuan was completely speechless and could not reason with this freak. He did not regard human life as a life. Thinking of this, Ma Mingyuan felt that he had the responsibility to teach his lord the correct outlook on life, otherwise he would look like this if he killed himself in the future.
Ma Mingyuan cleared his throat and said, "It's understandable that the lord can do anything to accomplish great things, but he's always against the person he should kill. Isn't it a bit too much to treat someone he doesn't know?"
When Zhu Hongsan heard that Ma Mingyuan was dissatisfied with him, he smiled and said, "Sir, I don't know that the Zhu family is good at making ill-gotten wealth. There are so many refugees outside the city, and the rich families in the city donated money to provide relief, but his family is not a penny. I am just practicing the law for heaven. I know that there are some despicable things today. I promise to pay attention next time and discuss with the teacher in advance."
Ma Mingyuan sighed. It seemed that Zhu Hongsan didn't listen to him. Ma Mingyuan felt that Zhu Hongsan looked too much like Zhu Yuanzhang, and no matter whether he was right or wrong, he would kill him first. Thinking of this, Ma Mingyuan felt that his future was a bit unstable.
Zhu Hongsan knew that Ma Mingyuan was a little unhappy when he saw that he was not talking. He thought that this was his first counselor, and if he had a grudge in his heart, it would be difficult to do things in the future. Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan pulled out the dagger in his arms and knelt down in front of Ma Mingyuan at the same time and said, "I am a rough man. I know that the sir is kind to me. I will obey my husband's words in everything in the future. If I don't listen, I should be like this." As he said that, a dagger was inserted into his thigh and stabbed it into his face.
When Ma Mingyuan saw it, he knelt down and cried: "My lord killed me, it's not right. Please bandage the wound quickly."
Zhu Hongsan got up and looked at it and said, "Don't worry, sir, I didn't hurt the bones." Then he tore off his clothes and bandaged the wound.
After bandaging, Zhu Hongsan said, "This time I can get about 10,000 taels of silver. I want to ask the teacher for help if I have something."
"Please tell me, lord."
"I want to ask Mr. to go to Guangdong to get along with local officials. Didn't Mr. say he wants to go to Guangdong to develop? I think there is a step to really go to GD and then he looked at it and was not easy to do anything. After thinking about it, this is the only thing. I can only trust Mr., and Mr. brought this ten thousand taels and wanted to go to Nanzhili to get along with Shi Kefa and other Donglin Party. Then go to GD to see the terrain around Guangzhou, which is suitable for a foothold in case of emergencies in the future."
Ma Mingyuan asked: "It's OK to go to Guangdong, why should I go to Nanzhili to get along with the Donglin Party?"
Zhu Hongsan said: "These Donglin shit sticks are not sweet and jealous, but they are very sour. If the north changes in the future, they must support the new king in Nanzhili. Whether we can go to GD can be justified. After all, I am a royal family member, and escaping from the vassal state is a serious crime."
Ma Mingyuan nodded and said, "Please don't worry, lord, I'll go home and prepare and set off. I will definitely get these things done." Then the two discussed some details and won't mention them for the time being.
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Feng Ziyong was busy hitting the back of the head. Such a major case happened that Wuchang Prefecture had not seen in a century. Feng Ziyong returned to the county government and immediately tried Zhu Youcai first.
Of course, Zhu Youcai doesn’t want to help (there are no tricks, they are fake). It’s not easy to not help. If you pick up a stick, Zhu Youcai will be punished and bitten. What kind of delivery guys, merchants who come to serve the goods, anyway, bite them all if you know or not.
Good guy, Feng Ziyong saw that there were hundreds of people on the list. He immediately asked the inspection department to follow the map to take the list and take the locks back. Another board and stick, everyone confessed that Zhu Youcai was preparing to rebel on August 15th. This time, the evidence was there, and the evidence was there. As for writing the materials to report, can it stump Feng Ziyong?
Soon a report of thousands of words was produced. In this case, the county magistrate Feng Ziyong discovered that Zhu Youcai's family was wrong as soon as he arrived in Wuchang County (I don't know how he, the county magistrate, found out that he was wrong in selling soy sauce), and ordered the head of the class Li Fugui to closely monitor Zhu Youcai's family. Today, he found that the number of people entering and leaving Zhu Youcai's family increased, and there was a possibility of uprising.
Under the personal leadership of the county magistrate Feng Ziyong, he controlled Zhu Youcai's family. After Zhu Youcai found that there was no way out, he actually detonated his own thunder. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed except for the two White Lotus gangsters. After controlling Zhu Youcai's family, the county magistrate Feng Ziyong suddenly tried overnight and determined that 108 criminals were arrested and 93 people were arrested and fifteen others fled in advance.
Zhu Youcai confessed that the incident was originally scheduled to be indicted on August 15th, and planned to attack Wuchang Prefecture, kill His Highness the King of Chu, and establish his own country name Chu. Then he went north to meet with the SX bandit leader Gao Yingxiang and attack the capital.
Fifteen days after the report of the report from the magistrate Feng County, the approval was made. The order was sent from Nanzhili. The bandit leader Zhu Youcai was killed and executed, and 15 people fled were arrested and arrested in various prefectures and counties. The male family of the prisoner was killed and executed by over twelve years old, and the female family was castrated as slaves. The female family was sent to the Jiaofangsi as prostitutes.
Wuchang County Magistrate Feng Ziyong made a contribution to the case, and the Ministry of Personnel recorded the merits once. After the three-year assessment period, he was given two levels. Li Fugui, the head of Wuchang County, made a contribution to the investigation and is now promoted to the Wuchang County Chronicle. Anyway, everyone from the county to the prefecture to the governor's yamen was promoted and made a fortune. The order was sent to the county, and the killings immediately made no one in the county town dared to go out for several days.
Let me talk about Zhu Hongsan. I have no thigh injury these days and haven’t gone to the farm. A few days ago, the new Dianshi Li Fugui came to Zhu Hongsan’s family to give away silver. Now Li Fugui saw that Zhu Hongsan’s calves had a little twitching, so he killed more than 200 people for 20,000 taels of silver. Li Fugui felt that it would be better not to mess with this grandfather.
Anyway, he had been promoted, and Li Fugui didn't ask for a total of 21,000 taels of silver. He brought all the Zhu Hongsan family and kowtowed when they met, which made Zhu Hongsan embarrassed. As soon as he called out Brother Li, Li Fugui was almost scared and didn't pull his pants. He even said he didn't dare to take it, so he immediately ran away. Li Fugui thought it would be better to stay away from this guy, and it would be terrible to destroy people all over the family while chatting and laughing.
Zhu Hongsan saw Li Fugui running away and cursed in his heart, saying, What should I do if his two big chariots of silver were left to my house? His leg injury had not healed and he could not go out for silver bills, and he had to stay up in the middle of the night to watch. It happened that Zhao Goudan came at this time, and Zhu Hongsan said that there was a coolie coming and arranged for Zhao Goudan to go to Rixinglong to find someone to exchange the silver bills.
After two days, my legs were better and I could go to the ground. Zhu Hongsan led Zhao Goudan to the Ma family. Today, I came to propose marriage and the other was to give Ma Mingyuan money. The proposal was very simple, and I paid homage to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Under the angrily eyes of my father-in-law, Zhu Hongsan proposed to marry Ma Xiaofang. Mrs. Ma quickly agreed and decided to get married on August 15th. Then Zhu Hongsan was called away by Ma Mingyuan to discuss the major issues.
Zhu Hongsan took out 10,000 taels of silver notes in the study and said, "Sir, this is 10,000 taels. If the money is not enough, you can reply and ask for it again. I will have someone take it."
Ma Mingyuan said, "Don't worry, lord, this 10,000 taels are more than 1,000 taels. Mingyuan will not be able to come back for this trip for less than half a year. lord should be careful at home. If you have anything, you can go to your second cousin Feng Ziyong."
Zhu Hongsanyi curled his lips and said, "Can he behave like a person with a low eye? If you have any questions, wait for the teacher to come back."
Ma Mingyuan smiled and said, "My lord, don't look down on Feng Ziyong. Although he is a little pedantic, he still has ability. In addition, he has been a local official for many years, so he is still more confident in the officialdom than Mingyuan."
Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "Okay, then according to what the teacher said, I will ask him if there is anything that cannot be solved."
Ma Mingyuan continued, "But lord, don't talk to him in a solid way. I tried it a few days ago, and he is still watching now." At the same time, Ma Mingyuan thought to himself, if it weren't for Zhu Hongsan, you set a trap for me, would I have come out so quickly?
Zhu Hongsan asked, "What did he say?"
"Hey, I didn't say anything else, I just don't believe that the Ming Dynasty, which has been passed down for nearly three hundred years, can perish." Ma Mingyuan said as he thought, let alone him, I feel that I can't perish.
Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "Just received the news, Gao Yingxiang led another 200,000 people out of Tongguan and rushed to HN. I guess something big will happen at the end of the year or next year."
"How can you see the lord?"
"You see, there is a natural danger of the Yangtze River in the south, and you can't get through without a ship. The north is SX and you are poorer than HN. If you go to the east, you will die. SD will only go to the east. SD will be heavily deployed along the line of the canal, and behind it is Hong Chengchou, who will lead his troops to pursue. The bandits are best at mobile combat, and I think they can only go to Fengyang."
Ma Mingyuan was shocked: "Fengyang? That's not the imperial tomb?" (Fengyang is the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents)
"Yes," Zhu Hongsan sighed and said, "I am an unworthy descendant who can't even protect my ancestral tomb. It's a crime to die. By the way, sir, don't go to Fengyang to go to Nanzhili, remember."
Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and said, "There is one more thing. You went to Nanzhili to see Ruan Dacheng."
Ma Mingyuan asked, "Isn't he a eunuch? Is he useful?"
Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "I have a feeling that Ruan Dacheng wants to have good luck. Now he hates dogs, so he doesn't have to be too enthusiastic about him. Just go and have a look. Sometimes burning a cold stove is more useful than a hot stove."
Chapter completed!