Huai'an

In the Governor's Mansion of Water Transport, Huaiyuan Marquis Chang Yanling, who succeeded Zhu Dadian as Governor of Water Transport, frowned.

Since becoming the governor of water transportation, he has discovered that there are too many problems in water transportation, such as corruption in various local governments, the difficulty of survival of the canal army, and theft of canal grain.

Chang Yanling used Cao soldiers to severely crack down on various behaviors that harmed Cao grain, but the effect was limited.

All the departments and local officials related to the grain supply were working against the will, and no one cooperated with him at all.

Chang Yanling was unable to do anything about this, and dealing with civil servants far exceeded his duties as governor of water transportation.

In the past, water transportation was in the hands of civil servants. Due to the huge amount of oil and water in water transportation, all departments and local officials could benefit, and everyone could live in peace. The only person who suffered great harm was the imperial court.

Various interest groups colluded together, and it was very difficult for Chang Yanling to change all this. It can be said that it was basically impossible.

If the situation is not properly handled, problems will arise in the survival of hundreds of thousands of water transport workers. This is simply not something that he, the governor of water transport, can solve.

Under the instigation of thoughtful people, hundreds of thousands of water workers may be in chaos, and not even a grain of grain can be transported to the capital.

Now he can only set an example by strictly restraining the officials and staff of the Water Transport Governor's Mansion to be honest and honest, and try his best to transport the grain to the capital.

At this time the guard came in and reported:

"Sir, there is someone outside the house asking to see you!"

"not see!"

Chang Yanling refused the visitor without hesitation.

Since he became the governor of water transportation, people have been asking to see him every day, and they are basically people who come to drag him into trouble.

Chang Yanling kept a clean mind and was determined not to join in with them. He must live up to his own conscience and the trust of the crown prince.

"Here"

The guard agreed and stepped back, but then walked in again:

"Sir, this person has dozens of followers. If you don't see them, they will force their way in!"

Chang Yanling was furious:

"Who is so bold? Let him come in and see for yourself!"

Chang Yanling was mentally prepared. If this person still had the same purpose as the previous people, he would not hesitate to blast him out of the Water Transport Governor's Mansion.

Soon a middle-aged man dressed as a martial artist entered the Governor's Mansion. When he saw Chang Yanling, the Governor of Water Transport, he hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"The last general, Li Dakai, has met the Marquis!"

Chang Yanling glanced at Li Dakai coldly:

"Speak directly if you have anything to say. What do you want to see me?"

Li Dakai smiled and said nothing, while looking at several other people in the lobby.

Chang Yanling knew that it was inconvenient for him to speak, so he waved his hand:

"You guys stand down first!"

"yes!"

Chang Yanling and several of his subordinates immediately resigned.

Seeing that he and Huaiyuan Hou Chang Yanling were the only ones in the lobby, Li Dakai bowed again and said:

"Master Marquis, the last general is Li Dakai, the guerrilla general under the Crown Prince's command. This is a secret message from His Highness!"

Upon hearing that the visitor was from the Crown Prince, Marquis Huaiyuan hurriedly stood up and came to Li Dakai.

He first bowed his hands in the direction of the capital, and then took the crown prince's secret letter with both hands.

Although he is a marquis, Li Dakai is the prince's messenger. Chang Yanling said politely:

"General Li, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

Li Dakai thanked him and took his seat. Chang Yanling returned to his seat and opened the secret message...

After reading the secret letter from the crown prince, Huaiyuan Hou Chang Yanling was excited and at the same time a bit embarrassed:

"It's easy to recruit 10,000 troops. There are many young and strong people in the field, but how to solve the problem of paying for such a large number of troops!"

Li Dakai hurriedly stood up and raised his hands:

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about military pay. All military payments are borne by the Crown Prince. As long as Your Majesty strongly supports the recruitment of troops and provides training venues!"

Recruiting 10,000 troops, all of which will be provided by the crown prince, will not only reduce the burden of water transportation, but also allow some water workers to have a stable income, which is definitely a good thing.

Chang Yanling, the Marquis of Huaiyuan, was overjoyed:

"Okay, I will definitely support His Highness in recruiting troops. There should be a National Guard Army in the south, and we will start recruiting troops early tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Mr. Hou, for your support!"

Early the next morning, the Governor's Office of Water Transport posted notices at various water transport terminals to recruit water transport soldiers.

The standard recruitment criteria are for young men aged 16 to 25, who are healthy, honest, honest, and in good health. They are paid three taels of silver per month, with food, food and housing in mind, and are paid in full every month.

“Millions of canal workers depend on their food and clothing, and it is absolutely forbidden to abolish the canal system and transform it into sea water.”

This sentence is a rhetoric used by relevant interest groups to prevent the reform of maritime transportation. In fact, there are only more than 100,000 people working hard, and they only earn 5 or 6 taels of silver a year, and they are often withheld and owed.

Sometimes there are problems with water transportation and grain is lost, and the water workers have to pay 40% compensation.

It can be said that hundreds of thousands of water workers lived like most people in the late Ming Dynasty, basically living in dire straits.

The three taels of money provided for food and lodging at the sound of the moon were really attractive to the water transport workers. After hearing the news, they flocked to the Huai'an Water Transport Governor's Mansion.

When Li Dakai saw the huge crowd of workers who came to sign up, all of them were young and strong men, he immediately opened his mouth. This source of soldiers is really good...

…

July 3, the tenth year of Chongzhen

The three major offices of the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate examined and verified the evidence and confessions of the prisoners overnight. Finally, on the morning of July 3, the 10th year of Chongzhen's reign, the conviction memorial was placed on Zhu Cixang's long book case.

Zhu Cixiang opened the memorial and read it. Basically, he killed the first culprit, the Yi tribe.

The result of the joint trial of the three divisions surprised Zhu Cixiang. In the past, the three divisions used to operate normally, and Xu Yunzhen and Li Guozhen affirmed the Yi tribe.

Other civil servants will basically not implicate the family, and they can just kill the culprit.

But this time, even the civil servants were killed by the Yi clan. How could the three major yamen of the Ming Dynasty suddenly become impartial? They no longer protect the civil servants?

In fact, this time is very different from the past. The nobles and civil officials involved in the case are all related to rebellion, and no one dares to cover it up. In addition, the new emperor is about to ascend the throne.

No one in the three major yamen knows the prince's character well. If he wants to hang out in the court in the future, he must do things thoroughly this time, otherwise they will definitely be the unlucky ones.

In any case, Zhu Cixiang was very satisfied with the efficiency of the three major yamen this time. He did not make any changes and directly approved the decision and agreed to implement it immediately.

In this way, more than 4,000 people were beheaded in the square in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The eunuchs and maids who committed crimes in the palace and their families were executed by Fang Zhenghua.

There is no way around it. Their families have benefited from corruption and bribery by these officials and nobles, and they must also bear corresponding risks.

The assassination of the emperor and the poisoning of the queen have come to an end, and the next step is to prepare for the new emperor's enthronement.

After discussing with the Ministry of Rites of the Cabinet and Qingtianjian, Zhu Cihong set the date on July 5, which is two days later.

After retiring from the court, Zhu Cihong summoned Yang Tinglin, governor of Shuntian, in Zhongcui Palace. After receiving the notice of Erxi, Yang Tinglin, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture and governor of Shuntian, rushed to Zhongcui Palace immediately.

This was the first time that the crown prince summoned Yang Tinglin. Yang Tinglin couldn't help but feel a little flustered. He thought that the crown prince was because of Chongzhen's assassination.

As Shuntian Prefecture, Yang Tinglin knew that he was still responsible for allowing the White Lotus Sect to sneak into the capital, but he didn't know how the crown prince would deal with him.

"The guilty minister Yang Tinglin, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, comes to see Your Majesty!"

Entering Zhongcui Palace, Yang Tinglin immediately bowed to the ground and confessed his crime sincerely.

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, stood up and helped Yang Tinglin:

"I love you so much that I will give you a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I dare not sit down!"

Zhu Cihong looked at Yang Tinglin and smiled:

"Why don't you dare to do it? It has nothing to do with you that the White Lotus Sect took advantage of the chaos and entered the capital. With so many predatory locusts coming and going in and out of the capital, who can guarantee that there won't be any problems? Sit down, I have something to tell you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the new emperor did not blame himself, Yang Tinglin felt warm in his heart, and hurriedly thanked him again, and then carefully sat down at the head of the new emperor. I like the Ming Dynasty, from the time when the prince was in charge of the country, please collect: (https://www.myxls.net) From the time of the Ming Dynasty, when the prince was in charge of the country, please collect it: (https://www.myxls.net)
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