Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 205 A Disaster Not in History
"Could it be that the taxation in Suzhou is so heavy that the people are struggling to live?" Zhu Su asked curiously.

"Although this is not the case for the time being, the rumors of His Majesty's anger at the people and the bandits are spreading among the people. The hearts of the people of Suzhou are already in jeopardy."

"That's why the old minister has the guts to ask His Highness to say something nice to His Majesty..."

Wei Guan bowed his hands to Zhu Su.Very sincere words.

"Hehe, let's talk about this, let's talk..." Zhu Su lowered his head and took a sip of his drink.

"Why doesn't Prefect Wei continue, there is a third difficulty, I don't know what it is?"

Although I admire Wei Guan's heart of pleading for the people, I also sympathize with the people of Suzhou.But after all, I don't know the inside story of this policy, Zhu Su will not speak rashly to Lao Zhu.

Moreover, during Hongwu's and even Yongle's dynasties, he didn't remember any major disturbances in Suzhou.

Seeing that Zhu Su avoided talking about it, Wei Guan sighed.He also knew that if the crown prince Zhu Biao did not come, his plan would have been aborted.I had no choice but to continue: "This third difficulty is indistinguishable from the first two difficulties."

"It's called a 'bandit disaster'."

"Trouble?" Zhu Su frowned.

"Since the prefect of Wei called it a disaster, it must have had a great impact. I don't know where this 'bandit' came from?"

As I said before, there is no record in the history books of any great chaos in Suzhou in the past few decades, but Wei Guan said that there was a "trouble".Could it be because of the butterfly effect caused by oneself?Zhu Su could not help but sit up straight.

"There are two bandits, one is the Taihu water bandits entrenched in Taihu Lake." Wei Guan said. "The other place is the Japanese bandit that came from the sea!"

"There are Japanese pirates in this area of ​​Suzhou!" Not to mention Zhu Su's frowning, even Chang Mao, who was listening quietly, couldn't help interjecting at this time.

"Suzhou is located on the coast, so Japanese bandits are naturally rampant." Wei Guan said.

"Little days, at this time, the disaster has reached Su Song's land!" Speaking of Japanese pirates, Zhu Su couldn't help gnashing his teeth out of national sentiment.Seeing everyone's suspicious eyes, they seem to be puzzled about what "little days" are.Zhu Su waved his hands and said, "Let's continue, what about this pirate?"

"It's nothing more than killing people and getting more goods, and being a victim, what else can I do." Wei Guan smiled wryly. "However, Japanese bandits, all the cities along the coast of our Ming Dynasty, suffered from them. It's still expected. It's just that in the past few months, Taihu Lake water bandits suddenly appeared in distress."

"Compared to the Japanese bandits, the water bandits are more serious. Taking advantage of the Taihu Lake flood, these water bandits attack the granary and kill the tax collectors at every turn. This is the biggest problem for me, Su Song!"

"Some water bandits, unlike those Japanese pirates who missed a single hit, slipped far away into the sea."

"Suzhou also has a guard station. We mobilize soldiers and warships to level them up. Isn't that the end? What else is there to say!"

Chang Mao said disdainfully.

"Chang Guogong doesn't know about it. This Taihu water bandit is different from other bandits."

"Why didn't the Suzhou Guards mobilize soldiers into Taihu Lake to suppress them? It's just that the water bandits haunted Taihu Lake. The warship wandered around the Taihu Lake for several days, and searched carefully for each island. It turned out that not a single bandit was seen..."

"However, when the troops were dispatched, Taihu Lake was flooded, and the Suzhou Guards lost a whole boat of soldiers before they fought the enemy..."

"Haven't seen it?" Zhu Su wondered.Chang Mao also smiled: "Could it be that these water bandits are shrimp soldiers and crab generals under the Dragon King, and they all disappeared into the water?"

"If it really is a shrimp soldier and a crab general, it will be easy to deal with..." Wei Guan smiled wryly. "But now there are rumors in Suzhou City, saying that those water bandits are the wronged souls of the army commanded by King Cheng, and they want to seek my Ming's bad luck."

"This rumor spreads widely among the common people, so that everyone is frightened."

"Even Commander Yang of the Suzhou Guard did not dare to send troops to quell the banditry."

"Fart!" Chang Mao yelled at the table. "It's a mere rumor that the general of Yiwei dare not send troops?"

"Ridiculous." Zhu Su also looked cold. "The dignified commander of the guards abandoned his defense because he was afraid of the words of ghosts and gods."

"Even you, the prefect of Suzhou, can't move him?"

"According to the state system, even though a veteran official is a magistrate, he has no right to transfer the guards of his government." Wei Guandao. "Usually, I can only urge him once or twice."

"However, Commander Yang killed nearly a hundred soldiers with the previous dispatch of troops. He said that the loss was heavy, and the soldiers were not willing to fight before the compensation was sent. But the previous dispatch of troops was empty and lost, but there was no gain. How can the Ministry of Households approve the compensation?"

The Mingwei system: a large rate of 600 people is the guard, 120 people are the thousand households, and two out of ten are the hundred households.The 5000 soldiers in the unit are the commander, the thousand people are the thousand households, the hundred people are the hundred households, the general flag is fifty, and the small flags are ten people... At this time, the guard system has not been corrupted, and there should be no vacancies, that is to say, Commander Yang's subordinates There are at least five thousand six hundred soldiers.

Nearly a hundred soldiers were lost, but their strength was not greatly damaged, and there were no enemies chasing after them. Among these hundred soldiers, there must be more wounded soldiers and fewer deaths.

To use this kind of reason to evade his due responsibilities?

"There is no other way, Lord Xunhe Censor Ru has no choice but to levy money from wealthy households in Suzhou to make up for Suzhou Weizhi's pension..." Wei Guan continued, looking at Zhu Su cautiously.

Zhu Su was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly realized that this so-called Master Ru, the river patrol censor, was not Ru Taisu who beat him up in front of the palace and was then sent down?I forgot, but this guy also came to Suzhou to be the censor who patrolled the river.It can be considered that enemies do not get together.

And he thought of something else.Earlier Shi Xiangdeng reported that the Shen family's glass business in Suzhou had been cut off. Presumably Naru Taisu was raising so-called "pensions" to wear shoes for Suzhou businessmen on purpose!
The prefect of Wei said this to pave the way for Ru Taisu's actions.

"The king knows about it." Zhu Su nodded, if there was a reason for the incident, he would not really take Ru Taisu seriously.After all, this person is the big brother Zhu Biao's hardcore, and now he is Xunhe Yushi who wants to complete his mission, so he cannot avoid cooperating with him.Seeing Zhu Su nodding in understanding, Wei Guan also heaved a sigh of relief.

At this point in the banquet, what should be eaten and what should be said is almost finished.Zhu Su stood up and prepared to say goodbye. There have been changes in the city of Suzhou that are different from history, so he can no longer be perfunctory.If there are any unstable factors caused by his flapping his wings, he should think of ways to eliminate them before they happen.

Although Zhu Su only wanted to escape the world, he was also unwilling to increase his karma in this world.

Being in the middle of the situation, he has absolutely no reason to stay out of it, and now that Beijing and China are in a state of instability, if there is chaos in Suzhou, it may turn a small matter into a big one, and even get out of hand.

When it really comes to that point, countless people will suffer because of Zhu Su's inaction.Zhu Su naturally should do his best.

(End of this chapter)