Wanli Youming

Chapter 228

Chapter 228

Before the capture of Nanzhi Haoyou, who had instigated civil uprisings behind the scenes, Lu Huo, Shu Dayun, Huo Weida and other rebels had already been taken to the execution ground in Xishi Pailou to be beheaded.

And on the day of the execution, the people in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice made wooden plaques on the backs of Lu Huo, Shu Dayun, Huo Weida and other criminals, and brushed the hair of these criminals with glue, and tied up the corners of goose pears. Let each of them put a red satin paper flower on their heads, and make them dress up, let them eat longevity food, drink farewell, and hand them over to the sergeant who escorted them.

The sergeant drove these rebels to the prison van.

Lu Huo was expressionless, but couldn't help but look around after entering the prison car.

But Shu Dayun couldn't help but sighed, with a look of remorse.

Because of advocating the style of the green forest, Huo Weida, who took the lead in leading the life force who pretended to be a pro-military guard and gang-raped the girl Ge Erya, was pouted at this time and wanted to cry, and said in his mouth: "I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" I really don’t want to die, I beg you to give me another chance, I will definitely be my student, study hard and start a career.”

Wang Zuan, the right servant of the Ministry of Supervision and Execution, also sat down on the execution ground behind the execution table with a sullen face when these people were escorted.

At that time, it happened to be the time when the golden crow was hanging high.

The bright sunlight shone on the sundial, making the shadow of the needle clearly visible approaching the position of three o'clock in the afternoon.

Lu Huo and the others became more and more anxious.

And when the creaking prison wheel rolled over, the civilians clustered around the archway of the West Market also saw the information on the cards of these rebels, and many of them learned what heinous crimes these rebels had committed.

"The former censor of the Zuoqian capital in Nanjing and Lv Huo, the admiral of Caojiang, colluded with the rebels, murdered imperial envoys, sold officials and nobles, and even deliberately beat the guards of the army. Wealth, and the stolen money amounted to more than 36 taels, beheaded!"

"The former governor of Nanjing's post-military governor's mansion, and Shu Dayun, the deputy general of Zhenjiang, murdered imperial envoys together with Lu Huo and the rebellious recruit Huo Weida, and ate 970 of them, and intercepted a total of [-] taels of military pay. Smuggle three new cannons made by the Ministry of Industry to the rebels, and they will be executed!"

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"Shangshu Yan Qing of the Ministry of Punishment, Zhang Mengli, Minister of Dali Temple, and Wang Ji, the deputy governor of Zuo, made a judgment in a joint trial."

Some scholars couldn't help but read the content on the card, and many of them showed shock because of this, but then they all showed joy that seemed to be quite carefree.

Because although the citizens were horrified by the crimes of these bureaucratic gentry for a while, after thinking about the scandals of these bureaucratic gentry in the past, they felt no surprise, and even surprised that the imperial court would no longer shield them and punish them .

Lu Huo couldn't help laughing wryly when he heard some scholars and people recite his crimes, and sighed to the sky: "God, I'm just fighting against the tyrannical government, what's wrong?!"

Although Lu Huo said so, after seeing Wang Zuan, he still couldn't help shouting: "Young Sikou, can you tell Yu Yuanfu that I was wrong! I shouldn't do such a thing behind his back, I will change it." , I will change it in the future, and I will never do it again!"

"Let him give me another chance. After all, I was born as a Jinshi, a dignified imperial censor, but now he wants me to be decapitated. I really can't accept it. Woohoo!"

After Lu Huo yelled, he burst into tears.

Seeing this, Wang Zuan said in a low voice: "If I knew what I am doing today, why bother. The biggest shortcoming of a smart person like you is that you think you are too smart and forget the word 'respect'."

Lu Huo clenched his cheeks after hearing this, but didn't say anything else.

When the hour was up, Wang Zuan threw down the token: "Cut!"

Suddenly, the shadow of the knife crossed the sky and fell towards the sky.

With just one cut, Lu Huo's head was broken and his body was separated, blood spurting out.

"I don't dare anymore, I don't dare to pretend to be a military guard to rape and kill civilian girls anymore, I don't dare, I really don't dare!"

Huo Weida was chanting like crazy, and his neck was cut apart with a knife.

But Shu Dayun didn't say a word, only sighed again, and then his head was also in a different place.

Other rebels were also beheaded one after another.

The people saw a bloody human head rolling out, then another, then the third, fourth, fifth...

There was a steady stream of human heads, rolled into the blood porridge, and kept rolling down amidst the applause.

"cut!"

After Gu Bingren, Ma Weiming and other Haoyou who were behind the scenes were escorted to Beijing, they were also executed one after another.

The supervisor's token was lost again and again.

In the winter of the ninth year of Wanli and the early spring of the tenth year of Wanli.

The business of the archway in Jingshi West City has also become surprisingly good, showing signs of surpassing Qipan Street.

Because the execution scenes appeared one after another, there were hundreds of rebels who were beheaded, not thousands, and all of them were fat-brained people who committed the most heinous crimes, so that there was an endless stream of civilians who were willing to watch the execution. Absolutely, like watching a big show, even many people who came to the capital from other places regard it as a grand event, euphemistically calling it a grand event of beheading.

For ordinary people, this scene of beheading evil officials and evil gentry is as enjoyable as reading market novels such as Bao Gongan, or even more enjoyable. After all, the Xishi archway presents the impact of video, which brings pleasure to the common people , the auditory pleasure and text pleasure driven by non-storytellers can not be compared.

And because of this kind of pleasure, the common people are willing to make a fuss about it, or buy a lot of firecrackers like throwing money to add to the fun, and the consumption is unknowingly stimulated.

"This time the confiscated and handed over to the internal treasury has a total of more than 6109 million taels of silver, more than 14 taels of gold, 8000 million copper coins, and more than 2401 million taels of silver in various antiques, jades, and celebrity calligraphy and paintings. More than 1607 million taels of silver, and more than [-] hectares of fertile farmland."

If it is said that digging out these behind-the-scenes tyrants to ransack their families and exterminate their families, and the common people only get spiritual pleasure, then for Zhu Yijun and the Ming court, it will be a lot of material benefits.

Zhang Xueyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, reported the latest situation of house raids to Zhu Yijun in the Political Affairs Hall that day.

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "Tell me, how will the proceeds from the copying be distributed?"

At this time, Wang Guoguang, a university scholar in charge of Duzhi Division, got up and said: "The cabinet has drawn up the title book, and plans to keep the silver and gold in Taicang, and the copper coin distribution department will prepare for the use of Hegong, etc., but leave 150 million taels of silver for use. It belongs to the internal treasury, and is used by civil and military officers and soldiers for the implementation of the New Deal as a reward from His Majesty. Antiques and jade, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities are returned to the internal treasury, and fertile land is all classified as official land, but the rent is still collected according to the original deed, and the proceeds are proportionally used for the local feudal treasury and Nanjing. Too warehouse."

"Gold is not kept in Taicang, and a treasury is added behind the Wenhua Hall in the palace, which is directly managed by the Cabinet Duzhisi and Lijian. In addition, the gold stored in other warehouses is collected as a stack for the future revival of banknotes. capital reserve."

"The next conquest of the Japanese is imminent, and after the conquest of the Japanese, it is necessary to further revitalize trade to benefit from the previous strategy of opening up the sea; and ocean trade needs to be portable; what's more, when the army is deployed abroad, the payment of military pay is mainly based on banknotes. It saves a lot on shipping costs.”

"Therefore, we need to be prepared. Not only must we be prepared, but we must also strictly control the outflow of gold and conduct regular audits. If the gold reserves do not increase but decrease, we must blame the eunuchs who are directly in charge of this treasury!"

Zhu Yijun did not directly agree with the cabinet's request, but put forward his own new intention.

Stacking cost means reserve.

Since the appearance of banknotes in the Northern Song Dynasty, the issuance of banknotes in China is not new. Even in the Southern Song Dynasty, the earliest theory of banknote issuance in world history appeared, and it was used as the basis for the country's financial control measures.

Even Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty also mastered some theories of banknote issuance. According to historical records, when he mentioned the meeting to Prime Minister Zhao Xiong, he specifically said, "If I don't hesitate to send out too much, how can it be as important as it is today?" ?” And in the fifth year of Qiandao, an edict was issued to set the sub-committee as a three-year circle, requiring each community to replace the old one with a new one of 1000 million yuan, which is equivalent to regularly printing new banknotes and recycling old banknotes.

And Wang Guoguang is a person who is proficient in the law of money. A well-known financier in the history of Ming Dynasty, he has read a lot of books, so he naturally understands what stacking capital is, and why the emperor attaches importance to gold reserves, so he bows his hands.

(End of this chapter)