: Singing a black face, hitting some people

Jinan City in April is actually very beautiful, with flowers blooming and pleasant scenery.

Zhang Zhun, Zhang Yan and others came out of Baotu Spring and walked slowly along the banks of Daming Lake. At this time, Daming Lake was already very vibrant and full of spring. There were many willow trees growing on both sides of Daming Lake, and all the willow trees were covered with obvious green, and some branches had grown to more than two feet long. The mighty wind blew, and the willow branches kept swaying, giving people a visual beauty.

On the lake, there are groups of mandarin ducks swimming happily, rippling long behind. Through the green lake, you can see that on the opposite mountain, the green trees and red flowers shine together, which is very beautiful. Between the green trees and red flowers, there are pavilions and towers that are faintly exposed. The distant mountains and near water and clear sky blend into one color, like a huge beautiful picture.

This year, Zhang Zhun has been spending time in the military, and it is rare to have such an opportunity to go out for a trip. Therefore, Zhang Zhun still enjoys the leisure at the moment. While walking, he also hummed a tune that outsiders could not understand. Infected by Zhang Zhun's relaxed atmosphere, the people around Zhang Zhun also smiled rarely.

However, Zhu Dadian and others who followed Zhang Zhun, they couldn't say anything about their suffering. Because they did not accompany Zhang Zhun to visit Daming Lake, but came to accept Zhang Zhun's beating. Therefore, they had no intention of appreciating the beautiful scenery of Daming Lake. No matter how beautiful the scenery in front of them was, they were suffering in their hearts and lived like the New Year.

The main purpose of Zhang Zhu's visit to Jinan City this time was to hit some restless people. In layman's terms, it was to play a black face and shock some people. If these people did not repent, or were lip service to the policies of the Hu Ben Army, Zhang Zhu would not mind physically destroying them. Zhu Dadian and others happened to be the target Zhang Zhu was going to hit.

Since he learned that Zhang Zhun was coming to Jinan City, Zhu Dadian and others had never had a better life. No one knew what Zhang Zhu would deal with them, and where would their future prospect be? Zhu Dadian felt even more helpless when Zhang Yan was coming to Jinan City. Zhang Zhu and Zhang Yan were obviously two different paths. Which side did he, Zhu Dadian, plan to go?

When they arrived at the North Pole Pavilion, Zhang Zhun stopped.

The North Pole Pavilion was built by the Mongols. It is a large attic with two halls in front and back, rooms in the east and west, and a bell tower. The North Pole Pavilion has complete equipment and facilities for tourists to rest here. After Zhang Zhun and others entered the North Pole Pavilion, they were scattered. Before they arrived, other tourists were naturally politely refused to enter the North Pole Pavilion.

Zhang Yan was tired of walking and went to rest. There were two princes who accompanied her. She had something to say to them privately, which was inevitable. Zhang Zhun ignored it. King De and King Heng were not good things. Their only purpose was to save their lives and then their glory and wealth. Therefore, they could not make any trouble.

Zhang Zhun was a soldier, so of course he would not feel tired. He sat in the innermost part of the back hall of the Beiji Pavilion with a big golden sword, staring at Zhu Dadian and others from a high place. In this way, Zhu Dadian and others would be in trouble. They could all feel that their destiny was just in Zhang Zhun's thoughts. Involuntarily, the entire back hall was silent and no one dared to make any loud noises.

After the Hu Ben Army entered Jinan City, the first policy implemented was that all officials would be laid off and then re-electioned. Incapable officials, officials with bad work attitudes, and officials who wanted to take advantage of the situation were all cleaned up. In a month, the Hu Ben Army completely replaced all the entire Jinan Prefecture, including Jinan City itself, and all the officials of all prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction.

There were at least 300 officials of grades in Jinan Prefecture, which was called officials. However, there were no officials of grades, that is, the so-called officials, and the number of people may exceed 2,000. In addition to the officials, there were also so-called idle gangs, errands, etc., which combined, there were thousands of people. The existence of these people made the financial burden of Jinan Prefecture very heavy. A considerable amount of taxes paid by the people were consumed by these people.

In order to pay the money and food of these people, the government had to constantly pay levies to ordinary people, which caused a huge burden on the people. Zhou Yiming once made incomplete statistics. If a small shop was opened in Jinan City, at least thirty levies would have to be paid every month. Yes, the commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty was very low and almost negligible, but other levies were much more powerful than commercial tax.

After the arrival of the Hu Ben Army, all levies except for normal land rent and commercial tax were abolished. Conservatively, at least hundreds of levies were cancelled. According to Zhang Zhun's usual style, Zhou Yiming set up monuments near the four gates of Jinan City as an announcement. The people naturally warmly welcomed the Hu Ben Army and supported it to the extreme.

According to Zhang Zhun's idea, the total number of managers in the entire Jinan City is enough for 500 or 600 people. In other prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Jinan Prefecture, there are about 100 people in the larger ones, and the small ones can handle them with seventy or eighty people. The more people, the lower the work efficiency, and the greater the chance of playing against each other. This is proven by countless examples in later generations.

Gao Hongtu personally came to Jinan City to be responsible for the selection of officials here. As a result, a large number of officials, including Zhu Dadian, were all eliminated. All those selected were those who were originally unknown, down-to-earth, diligent and diligent. Some were radical angry young people. Of course, some were directly elected from the people and took root at the grassroots level.

The original garrison in Jinan City was also completely disbanded and turned into civilians. Their military household identities were completely removed from now on. All the original military officers, except those who ran away, were detained by Zhang Zhun, and they carried out training classes and brainwashed. Before the brainwashing work was completed, it was impossible for them to come out of the training class.

Zhu Dadian and others are now free. Well, to be precise, they were deprived of their official positions by the Hu Ben Army, but the court did not deprive them of their official positions. Therefore, it is hard to say whether they were considered to be deposed for the people. In short, their power is definitely gone. The era that belonged to them is gone forever.

If they have other places to go, they can go to other places. If not, they can only stay in Jinan City and behave obediently as civilians. As long as they are not guilty and arouse public anger, they can abide by the provisions of the "Equal Field Order" and deal with the land under their name according to the regulations, Zhang Zhun will let them go.

Today, those real officials are busy in their respective positions and have no time to accompany Zhang Zhun. The work that was originally responsible for three or four thousand people is now only three or four hundred people, and they cannot do it without working hard. Those who accompany Zhang Zhun in Daming Lake are basically laid-off officials. They bring a group of "enemy" to visit Daming Lake. Only Zhang Zhun can think of such a thing.

In fact, with the Hu Ben Army stationed here, Zhang Zhun was not worried that they would cause trouble in Jinan City. If these people knew themselves, they would not cause trouble. Otherwise, what was waiting for them would definitely be the Iron Fist of the Hu Ben Army. From the perspective of plundering money, Zhang Zhun would rather Zhu Dadian and others make trouble? As long as they made trouble, they would kill people and search their house immediately, and all their property would fall into the hands of the Hu Ben Army.

"I believe everyone hates me, Zhang Zhun. I wish I could cut me into pieces, I wish I could put me in a pan, I wish I could cut my skin and bones, and there might be someone who wished to cut my ancestral grave. But it doesn't matter, there are many people who hate me, Zhang Zhun. There are not many more people, not many more, and not many less. If you have the courage and ability, you can come up and beat me up. If you don't have the courage, or you don't have the ability, then forget it."

Zhang Zhun's opening remarks are also particularly interesting.

"In the past, we were used to living a good life on the ground in Shandong. Everyone present had at least 500 acres of land at home, and the most were even 30,000 to 40,000 acres. Now, we suddenly pulled down from the platform and most of the land was confiscated, which would definitely be very uncomfortable. Well, I can understand everyone's feelings."

"Today I invite you to visit Daming Lake. Actually, there is no other meaning. I just want to tell you what you think. I know that you hate me. But I also know that there are more people who hate you than people who hate me. In Jinan Prefecture, if you say that you hate you, there are 290,000 without 300,000. So, don't worry about this issue. Hate or not, hate me, or hate you, it doesn't mean anything. The key is that we have to look forward to the future. Life always has to go on, how do we live in the future?"

"Yes, everyone can't be an official. However, the road ahead has not been completely blocked. What I, Zhang Zhun, gave you is a life path, not a dead end. To be honest, even if I order all you are cleaned up and all your property will be taken over to the Hu Ben Army, I believe no one can avenge you."

"If you say that I, Zhang Zhun, are like Huang Chao, you can't stand here today. Your corpses may have been gnawed off by wild wolves. Emperor Chongzhen? Don't count on him. His food, clothing and use are all transported from me. Without my approval, he would have to starve in the capital."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

"After saying so much, it's actually the same thing. I hope everyone can correct their mentality, face reality, and plan their future life well. If you are ready to stay in Jinan City, you will obey the relevant laws and regulations. If you don't seek death yourself, I will not take the initiative to cause trouble for you. However, if you seek death yourself, I will not be polite."

Zhang Zhun said with a stern expression.

Zhu Dadian and others below were naturally mixed with emotion and didn't know what to say. That's right, Zhang Zhun did let them go and did not slaughter them all like Huang Chao. However, Zhang Zhun also pulled them from heaven to hell, causing earth-shaking changes in their lives.

Their official status is gone, their power is gone, and the excess land has been confiscated. It is absolutely impossible to say that they have no jealousy for Zhang Zhun in their hearts. However, even if they are jealous, so what? Huang Taiji and Chongzhen both hated Zhang Zhun very much, so what?

Get up to oppose Zhang Zhun? Of course, it is possible, but the premise is that they don’t live anymore. Zhang Zhun’s strength is already so huge that they basically cannot see hope of defeating Zhang Zhun. The Hu Ben Army can even defeat the Mongolian cavalry in the field. What kind of combat effectiveness does this have? In time, it is inevitable to fight to Chenyang. Even the most brutal Tartars cannot withstand the attack of the Hu Ben Army. Can they still expect the imperial army to block the Hu Ben Army? Or don’t dream.

More importantly, Zhang Zhun has mobilized all the people in Jinan City. Now, more than 99% of the people in Jinan City are sincerely supportive of Zhang Zhun and the Hu Ben Army. The remaining few people, that is, those of them, whose own interests have been seriously violated, will be dissatisfied with Zhang Zhun.

However, even if they are dissatisfied, so what? They are all surrounded by the vast ocean of the people, and every move will be monitored by others. It is absolutely impossible to make some small moves behind their backs without being discovered. It is no exaggeration to say that even if they quietly scold Zhang Zhun behind their backs, Zhang Zhun might know the next day.

Zhu Dadian dared to conclude that if there was anything, the Hu Ben Army would not need to take action. Those people who were teased would be the first to cause trouble for them. They must admit that in the past time, they were indeed not very popular among the people in Jinan City.

In fact, if it weren't for Zhang Zhun's relevant policies, they would have been killed by angry people long ago. In Zhang Zhun's words, this is harmony. If Zhang Zhun had the meaning of harmony and others, they would have been harmonious long ago.

It was difficult to have a way out for life. It was indeed difficult to get them to muster up the courage to oppose Zhang Zhun. Now they have fully realized the value of life. If their heads are hung on the city tower, it will be useless to say anything!

"We all know the painstaking efforts of the Governor. We all keep in mind the kindness of the Governor. We will definitely behave properly and will never cause trouble to the Hu Ben Army. We can swear to heaven that we will abide by all the laws and regulations of the Hu Ben Army and will never go beyond it."

Zhu Dadian had to say tactfully.

His original official position was the governor of Shandong and the highest-level official in Shandong. If he did not express his opinion, Zhang Zhun would definitely make a fuss about him. By the way, hanging a small governor is not a big deal. At least, Emperor Chongzhen was unable to pursue this matter. If he died of Zhu Dadian, he would die in vain.

"very good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded with satisfaction.

"Governor, the Empress wants to invite you to come next to you."

Suddenly, the palace maid named Chu Bingyan came to Zhang Zhun and whispered.

"good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded and stood up.

After chatting with the two princes for a while, they should have come to some conclusions. Please go there, probably to give the two princes a reassurance so that the two princes will not be anxious all day long and even their hair will fall out.

In fact, when Zhang Yan came to Jinan City, the heroes and powerful officials in Jinan City were all eager to see. Among them, the representatives were naturally King De and King Heng. When they learned that Zhang Yan was coming, the two princes really had countless grievances to complain about, but when they saw Zhang Zhun accompanying Zhang Yan, the two princes immediately withered again.

In fact, not all princes are so brave. There are very few princes who are not afraid of death. They are not afraid of death because they have not yet realized that they will die. Once they notice it, they will immediately become very scared. It seems that the most well-known Fu King in the late Ming Dynasty was so arrogant that he was about to die, and even Emperor Chongzhen ignored it. As a result, he heard that Li Zicheng was going to attack Luoyang, and he was immediately scared to death.

King Heng of Qingzhou City and King De of Jinan City have been scared by the Hu Ben Army for many times. The two of them are indeed not very brave, and their personalities are obviously inclined to be indecisive. If someone else had changed to someone else, they would either flee to Jiangnan or to the capital, they would definitely not stay in Shandong. However, the fact that they continued to stay in Shandong means that they did not think of a better way out.

The situation may be even worse when they fled to the capital and were surrounded by the Tartars. As for fleeing to Jiangnan, they must abandon all their family business in Shandong. Because the transportation of the canal is not available, they can take away not much. In short, if they run away, they will basically have no assets. Moreover, there is also a fatal decree here, that is, if the vassal kings do not have the will, they cannot leave the country, otherwise it will be a serious crime of traitor.

At this moment, Chongzhen obviously could not give them the decree to let them leave Shandong. In other words, even if they fled to Jiangnan, they might be arrested by those who are interested and treated as a serious crime of treason. Instead of ending up like this, it is better to see if there is room for maneuver under the knife of the Hu Ben Army. Before, Zhang Zhun's attitude towards them was not completely killed, and this is their only hope.

Seeing Zhang Zhun arrive, Zhang Yan said softly: "Two uncles, please ask him to answer your doubts and confusion."

Emperor Tianqi is actually not the oldest. However, he is the emperor and the emperor is the oldest. Therefore, Zhang Yan calls all relatives, both uncles, not uncles. In fact, no one dares to deserve the title Zhang Yan.

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "What do the two princes need to know?"

King De said with a hard look: "Governor, I will distribute all the land under my name to my relatives and abide by the regulations of the equal land order. Why not?"

Zhang Zhun said unquestionably: "The movable property of the royal family can be preserved, but land and other real estate are absolutely impossible."

Because of the special identity of King De and King Heng, Zhang Zhun, Gao Hongtu and others discussed it and decided to confiscate all the land and real estate under the names of the two royal palaces and re-process them. They could only keep their own movable property, that is, floating wealth, etc. Simply put, only gold, silver and jewelry can be preserved, and nothing else can be done.

This is also the case that King De and King Heng are entangled. Why can others share their land with their relatives, but they can't? The reason is very simple, because they are princes and members of the Zhu family royal family. Since Zhang Zhun wanted to rebel, it was impossible for the original royal family to maintain so many privileges. It was a very kind decision to allow them to retain some gold and silver.

In fact, Zhang Zhun has given them a way out. At least, the family property they have accumulated can be saved. The two of them may not have much gold, silver, jewelry, etc., but compared to those wealthy families that were cleaned up by Zhang Zhun, it is indeed very favorable. If it were other thieves, they would have killed and searched their houses long ago.

Zhang Zhun continued to say coldly: "You want to share the land with relatives, that's fine. As long as you publicly declare, sever your ties with Chongzhen and give up your identity as a vassal king, I can allow you to preserve the land."

The faces of King De and King Heng suddenly turned blue and white.

Openly severing ties with Chongzhen?

This move is too vicious!

This is Zhang Zhun's killer move.

The property of the Shandong royal family was mainly concentrated in the hands of King Lu. King Lu was a pig, and Zhang Zhun hoped to kill it cleanly and completely, and then confiscate his property. Therefore, Zhang Zhun would not give King Lu any chance to survive. King De and King Heng were two alternative role models. If they could openly oppose Chongzhen, it would be very beneficial to the image of the Hu Ben Army.

If two princes openly oppose Chongzhen, it can be fully demonstrated that Chongzhen has indeed completely lost the support of the people of the world. You see, even the royal relatives came out to oppose it. What else can he be the emperor? Of course, this is very difficult for King De and King Heng. Between giving up real estate and publicly opposing Chongzhen, they chose the former.

King De said helplessly: "Without the field, what can we do?"

Zhang Zhun said without hesitation: "Do business!"

The two princes looked at me, and I looked at you, all of them looked confused.

Doing business?

They are not business materials!

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Now is a good time to do business. As long as you have enough funds and a lot of business opportunities are waiting for you."
Chapter completed!