On the bank of the East Canal and by the Yongning Bridge, the execution ground was set up again. Chen Hongfan was tied to a wooden stake and wrapped in a fishing net.

Onlookers have blocked the entire street, and even the river is covered with boats watching the execution.

When I heard that the traitor Chen Hongfan was going to be executed at an early date, the news seemed to have grown wings. Within an hour, it spread throughout the entire city of Hangzhou.

On the Yongning Bridge, several children from wealthy families were making bets.

"How many stabs do you think he can take?"

"Liu Jin received 3,357 knives back then."

"He is not Liu Jin."

"Is it possible that he is worse than a eunuch?"

Chen Hongfan was completely naked from the waist up, and was strangled tightly by the fishing net. His flesh was squeezed out from the mesh, like pieces of scales.

At this moment, he was so frightened that he lost control of his crotch. The extreme fear made him weak. He wanted to shout but was choked.

He regrets it. If only he drank that glass of poisonous wine, he would have died happily. Now he is fine. He just hesitated and had to suffer this death penalty. Regret!

Zhu Dadian was sitting in front of the publican. His legs were weak and he couldn't stand up. He kept wiping his sweat with a towel.

Soon, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang arrived, and Zhu Dadian felt a little more at ease.

Jiang Yueguang came straight to Chen Hongfan, carefully avoiding the urine on the ground, covering his mouth and nose and said: "Ma Shiying is dead, people always have to pay the corresponding price for their wrong choices."

Chen Hongfan whimpered a few times, like a dying wild dog.

At three quarters of noon, Zhu Dadian ordered the execution.

Two cabinet ministers personally observed the execution.

The city of Hangzhou was full of heated discussions, and Chen Hongfan’s name as a traitor became known to every household on this day.

While Chen Hongfan was being tortured, Ma Shiying's entire family was implicated and executed. Only Ma Shiying's son, Ma Xi, was sentenced to exile in the Haining Guard Army because of Zhu Changzi's mercy.

On the other side, at the Coast Defense Governor's Office, Zheng Hongkui personally escorted his lieutenant to Lu Zhenfei.

He only made one request to Lu Zhenfei, and that was to personally send him on his way.

Lu Zhenfei understood Zheng Hongkui's feelings. After all, he was a member of the Zheng family and a lieutenant who had been with him for a long time, so he had some feelings for him.

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At the end of the day, the execution was still going on, and Chen Hongfan had already been stabbed five hundred times and passed out.

Zhu Dadian vomited so many times that he felt like his stomach was being vomited out.

Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang have already left and are heading to the palace to discuss with Zhu Changzi the selection of Minister of War.

After all, the Ministry of War is a big deal and cannot be left alone for a day.

Zhejiang Chief Envoy Si Yamen.

Lu Ruoteng put down the pen in his hand and stretched his tired arms. He finally completed the plan for Qingzhang Field.

"Sir, we have been summoned by the Supervisor!" An official from the Yamen came to report.

Lu Ruoteng nodded and hurriedly carried the memorial to the palace.

Prince Lu's Mansion.

Zhu Changxi was chatting with two cabinet ministers.

"Why haven't you seen Huang Shangshu?" Zhu Changzi asked when he saw that Huang Daozhou didn't come.

"Reporting to the supervisor, Huang Youxuan went to visit the Queen Mother today." Jiang Yueguang replied.

When Zhu Changzi heard this, he was a little helpless. Without even thinking about it, he knew that Huang Daozhou had gone to the Queen Mother again to discuss the matter of enthroning.

At this time, Lu Ruoteng walked in and saw that the two pavilion elders were there, so he hurriedly saluted.

"Reporting to the Supervisory State, these are the regulations regarding the clearing of land."

Li Bao stepped forward to take it and handed it to Zhu Changqi.

Lu Ruoteng found a seat and sat down, waiting for King Lu's opinion.

In the memorial, Lu Ruoteng proposed to re-register the existing land and inventory the hidden land.

Secondly, for the people who have lost their land, the government organizes land reclamation and farming. The government signs a contract with them. The harvest of the opened fields will be divided into 50 and 50 within five years. After five years, it will be divided into 70% for the government and 30% for the people. During this period, there is no need to pay taxes for ten years.

Later, the government issued the land deed, and the land belonged to the cultivators, and they could pay taxes according to the law.

Thirdly, for those who are found to have evaded taxes on hidden land, they are required to pay back taxes for ten years, which can be repaid in installments with interest, or paid in full in one go. If the tax cannot be paid back, the hidden land discovered will be confiscated and the crime will be punished according to law.<

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Finally, Lu Ruoteng also explained in detail the specific steps and precautions for implementation, for reference by yamen at all levels.

After Zhu Changzi read it, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he forwarded it to Jiang Yueguang and Gao Hongtu for circulation.

While the two of them were watching carefully, Zhang Guowei arrived.

After the reorganization of the Beijing camp, he, the governor of Zhejiang Province, had no troops at all, and he truly became a bare-bones governor.

Fortunately, he selected 10,000 people from the people he had recruited before and gave them to Yang Tinglin for training as the governor-general of the camp.

Xiong Rulin has lost contact with his subordinates for a long time and does not know how the war in Jiangyin is going. As the governor of Zhejiang Province, his biggest priority now is to prepare for the battle in Jiangyin.

He has received news that the Boluo Division of the Qing Army has arrived in Changshu, and various divisions are gathering one after another. The strength is as high as 200,000, and the alliance is hundreds of miles away.

Therefore, Zhang Guowei has recently been stepping up his recruitment and recruiting various rebel armies, hoping to unite his troops north as soon as possible to support Xiong Rulin.

It can be said that I am very busy with clothes and food at night.

Zhu Changzi saw Zhang Guowei walking in with two dark circles under his eyes. Knowing that he had been working hard recently, he stood up to greet him.

"Yu Shi, you have to take care of your health." Zhu Changzi said with concern. Zhang Guowei has the talent of a king and is a rare and good minister. He cannot fall.

Let’s just say that in the current imperial court, no one can hold up to Zhang Guowei’s position. The three cabinet ministers are not familiar with military affairs, and the rest are a bit young, lack prestige, or lack experience.

Only Zhang Guowei can shoulder the responsibility of military and civil affairs.

"Thank you for your concern, I am fine. I wonder what happened today?"

"If there is a vacancy in the Ministry of War, we have to recruit someone to fill it. The war in Jiangyin is urgent right now, and the Ministry of War cannot be without someone in charge."

Zhang Guowei understood this and began to consider suitable candidates.

Later, Zhang Yinli, the prefect of Hangzhou, was also ordered to come, although he was a little confused and didn't know how he could participate in such a level of discussion.

Everyone in the hall saw Zhang Yinli coming, and they all understood that King Lu was training this person. It seemed that it was not impossible to join the cabinet in the future.

Originally, Zhu Changzi passed the news to Lu Zhenfei, but Lu Zhenfei took a boat to Haining Guard to inspect Shi Lang's navy.

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When everyone arrived, Zhu Changzi sat down.

"Let's get straight to the point. Let's talk about the candidates in your mind." Zhu Changqi said simply and clearly.

Everyone began to think deeply, and after a while, Jiang Yueguang was the first to speak.

"I recommend Lu Daqi, the former right-hand minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War. He is an upright official, hates evil as much as he hates evil. He is knowledgeable about soldiers and is good at planning and fighting. He is quite suitable!"

Everyone nodded. They had all heard of Lu Daqi's reputation. Later, because of a disagreement with Ma Shiying, he resigned and returned to Sichuan to live in seclusion. Ma Shiying originally wanted to arrest him for questioning, but as a result, Zhang Xianzhong had already taken control of Sichuan at that time, and the people he sent did not even know what he was doing.

Lu Daqi was not found.

"The minister also recommended someone, Zhang Shenyan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanjing. This person became an official last year and lived in Wuhu and Xuancheng areas. He once advocated supporting His Highness to supervise the country, so he was ostracized..." Gao Hongtu recommended.

Zhang Shenyan, he and Jiang Yueguang once served as officials in the Nanjing court. At that time, Ma Ruan's gang members were everywhere, and the three of them were squeezed and suppressed everywhere.

Because of his old age and disappointment with King Fu, Zhang Shenyan wrote four memorials requesting him to become an official, and finally left the court.

"I recommend two people, one is the former chief minister of the cabinet, Jiang Dejing and Jiang Zhongbao, and the other is the former minister of the Ministry of War, Wu Di and Wu Luyou. Jiang Zhongbao is good at managing finances and military affairs, and has talents in managing the world, so he can be called back to the court. Wu Luyou is upright and good at military affairs.

Capable of doing the job." Zhang Guowei has always been thinking about these two people.

Previously, he did not recommend these two people to Zhu Changzi because they were completely disappointed with the court and wanted to go into seclusion.

At that time, King Lu had just taken charge of the country. Even if he sent someone to summon them, he probably would not take up his post.

Things are different now. The enemy has retreated from Hangzhou and the court's prestige has been greatly enhanced. I think the two of them must have felt something.

"Is there anyone you can choose?" Zhu Changzi asked proactively when he saw Lu Ruoteng lowered his head and said nothing.

"I am from a local background, and I don't have many great talents around me. I have heard of all the candidates recommended by the gentlemen just now. They are all talented people. I ask the supervisor to use them all." Lu Ruoteng's words came from the bottom of his heart.

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Among these people, the one who touched him the most was Wu Di.

The situation was critical at that time. Emperor Chongzhen ordered Wu Di to supervise the country to save the country. One day he was promoted to a high official, and the next day he was arrested and imprisoned. It was very sad.

Later, he was exiled. On the way, he was pardoned when King Fu ascended the throne. Disheartened, he retired to the wild.

The same is true for Jiang Dejing. Although he was full of good strategies to save the country, he was unable to implement them. He only had the position of chief minister, but he could only watch the country sink. In the end, he was completely discouraged and resigned from office.

Now that King Lu is wise, he only hopes that they can show their ambitions.
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