First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng suddenly stopped drinking sharply, Kang Maocai was shocked!

Only then did he understand why Zhang Ximeng was determined to take down Zhu Yidou.

This guy is too arrogant, as long as you call you big brother, you will solve your worries and problems. You regard yourself as a bodhisattva who responds to requests!

Do you think that you are the rules, you are the king of heaven, you can fight against the laws of the country?

Don't talk about you, even if Lao Zhu doesn't dare to say this, what do the civil and military men under him do?If Lao Zhu made a mistake, people like Zhang Ximeng would also advise him, and they would also stop him from doing things he couldn't do.

The surname of Jinling City is Zhu, but I'm sorry, it's not you Zhu Yidou!

Kang Maocai took down Mr. Zhu Yidou, he rushed into the cabin, and soon came out again, and his subordinates carried a box, and quickly walked in front of Zhang Ximeng.

"Look at the experience, why is there a box for you sealed here?"

"For me?"

Zhang Ximeng glanced at it, and there was indeed a seal on it, which was dedicated to Zhang Ximeng.

"Zhu Yidou, we seem to have just met! Where are you from?"

Zhu Yidou just woke up like a dream, his whole body trembling violently, he was kneeling on the ground, sweating down his temples.

"Zhang, Mr. Zhang! You, you are Mr. Zhang!"

This old guy just wanted to wipe his neck and forget it. He wanted to flatter Zhang Ximeng, but when Zhang Ximeng came, he was still pretending to be garlic, and ended up pretending to be big and stuck himself in it!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yidou cried, crying old tears.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm confused, I'm an asshole, I'm blind! This, this box is a gift I'm going to give to my lord... There are things from Dongpo in it, and also, there is a picture of going up the river during the Qingming Festival! Please forgive me, Lord Zhang!"

Zhang Ximeng was startled suddenly, Su Dongpo's things, and the Qingming Riverside Picture?

You test me with this?

Zhang Ximeng felt that his heart had been stabbed hard. If he waited a little longer, Zhu Yidou would know that he was coming, maybe, perhaps, these things would be delivered to him!

Then will you still make a move?

Before Zhang Ximeng could speak, Kang Maocai didn't bother to laugh!

"I've never seen anything before, honest and upright, upright, how can this kind of rags be bought! Come here, seal it up, put it in the warehouse!"

Chapter 173 Smash an Old World

Zhu Yidou was arrested, and the man who called the wind and rain in Jinling City was put in prison.Facing the dark, gloomy, and pungent prison cell, he sat for a while and even smiled.

His smile scared the two unlucky sons into foolishness. Dad must be crazy, right?

Crazy?

how come!

When Zhu Yidou was first arrested, he was really terrified, wept bitterly, knelt down and kowtowed. These were not fakes, because he knew too well that no matter how powerful he was, he would die if he stabbed his heart with a knife. , no luck.

If Zhang Ximeng ordered the killing directly, he would be finished.

But Zhang Ximeng didn't, but put him in a big prison, which showed that there was room for redemption, and in this case, he had hope of surviving.

And as the saying goes, if you don't fight, you can't make a deal, maybe you can get lucky and climb high.

"Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, you still don't understand this truth!"

The two sons really didn't understand, "Father, tell me, you say we can still go out?"

"Well, the Zhu family's army has just entered Jinling not long ago, there are so many messy things, and they definitely need help. Who else knows the situation in Jinling better than us?" Zhu Yidou lowered his voice, "Listen, both of you, No matter how much you pay and what conditions you ask, you will agree to them! Also, after this time, we will also be able to see who in Jinling City is really with us and speaks for our father and son. After we go out, we must You must repay them well. As for those white-eyed wolves who are not single-minded... Hehe! I will make their lives worse than death!"

Zhu Yidou looked ferocious, as if he had returned to the moment decades ago when he angrily killed Semuren with a dagger and cut off his head!

As long as it doesn't kill me, it will make me stronger!

After decades of wind and rain, no one can shake the old man, no one can!

……

Zhu Wenzheng fought bravely to be the first in the battle to attack Jinling, and made great contributions. He became the youngest actual commander under the old Zhu's command. He commanded [-] elites, and he was already quite prestigious in the army.

With the increase of soldiers and horses and the expansion of power, the number of soldiers and horses in the battalions under Lao Zhu's command is also expanding. The original battalion was less than 800, but now Tanghe's battalion has more than [-] people because it wants to guard Yangzhou , Xu Da's first battalion also reached [-] people.

All in all, the big guys are rising with each passing day.

As Lao Zhu's nephew, Zhu Wenzheng received quite a lot of attention. There was an endless stream of people who gave him gifts and came to see him.He didn't bother to talk to these people, but there were a few Huaixi fellows who wanted to send their nephews into the army. They ran over and begged, Zhu Wenzheng was very merciful. Young fellow.

Take time out, eat and drink, quite happy.

The big guy didn't ask him anything, he was just an ordinary friend.

It's just that a thunderous news exploded recently, saying that Zhu Yidou, Master Zhu, the patron saint of our fellow Huaixi was arrested. He has done a lot of good things and helped thousands of fellow villagers. People, why were they arrested? Did someone deceive the superiors and wronged the good people?

Hearing these things, Zhu Wenzheng was also taken aback. Could it be that his uncle was really deceived?

After thinking about it, he decided to come to see Lao Zhu and inquire about the situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang came to see his son whenever he was free, except for some urgent business affairs these days. The child who is only over a month old eats and sleeps, what else can he do?

But Lao Zhu just couldn't get enough of it. The little guy fell asleep, and he moved lightly to the side of the little bed. Just looking at it, he felt full of happiness.

It was really not satisfying to watch, so he stretched out his hand to poke the little guy's delicate face. When the little guy frowned, Lao Zhu quickly stopped, for fear of waking the child up.

But even though he was so cautious, the little thing would often cry for no reason, making Lao Zhu flustered, how could he have the courage to lead thousands of troops when he was in such a mess?

Today old Zhu had just spent a lot of energy coaxing the child to sleep, and there were still beads of sweat on his forehead, when Zhu Wenzheng came.

Lao Zhu still held his nephew very seriously, so he let him sit down, and the two chatted.

Zhu Wenzheng mentioned the matter of Zhu Yidou.

"Uncle, I heard that he has a good character and takes good care of his fellow villagers. He has been in Jinling for many years, and he can be considered a local snake. It seems that he should not be arrested!"

Lao Zhu frowned, and then relaxed, just said lightly: "Someone asked you to come here?"

"No, I, I just listen to people's comments, so I came to ask, no, there is no other meaning!"

Old Zhu stared at him, but Zhu Wenzheng didn't feel wronged. After a while, Old Zhu laughed and said, "Wenzheng, uncle believes what you said, but you are here, which proves that Zhu Yidou should be arrested! He must be arrested! very good!"

Zhu Wenzheng turned pale with fright, he had no idea at all, I just came to inquire, why did he become Zhu Yidou's reminder?

Old Zhu sneered and said, "He is so powerful that our nephew can come to intercede. He has only been in Jinling for more than a month, and if he is given another year or two, he still hasn't bribed our civil and military skills! Such a person Do you keep it for the New Year?"

Zhu Yuanzhang is murderous, and this reason is absolutely perfect!

The so-called way to get money to God, there is only a price you can't afford, and there is no one you can't buy!

Zhu Yidou has survived for decades, not because of his bravery and ruthlessness. His greatest ability is to do what he likes. No matter who he is, he will inevitably have weaknesses, whether he is greedy for money, or lustful, or both. Of.

No matter the cost, he smashed desperately, no matter how powerful the character was, there was almost no one who would not bow his head and obey his ears.

So many officials in the Yuan court fell on this.

Now that it was Zhu Jiajun again, some people moved to Zhu Wenzheng's side, and most of the other civil and military soldiers would not be spared.

And once the subordinates, civil and military, took other people's money and benefited from others.When something happened, did they listen to Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Yidou?

The name of this city may be Zhu, but which Zhu is not necessarily!

At this time, Guo Ying came again.

"Superior, there are more than [-] people from the Huaixi Chamber of Commerce here, and they jointly protect Zhu Yidou! Also, hundreds of people have signed blood letters, begging the superior to release them!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took it, only took a few glances, and immediately fell to the ground hard!

"Sure! That's really great! He's a man who knows everything!" Old Zhu was furious. He only felt that his authority had been greatly challenged.

As Zhang Ximeng said, even Zhu Yuanzhang would not dare to do whatever he wants, but Zhu Yidou is unscrupulous, as long as he is called big brother, he will help you make things right, then call you big brother, can you assassinate the superior?

The more Lao Zhu thought about it, the more angry he became, he wanted to order that all those who defended Zhu be arrested!

But after all, this matter was handed over to Zhang Ximeng, and he suppressed his anger, "Go, invite Mr. Zhang, we want to know how far this case has come!"

Not long after, Zhang Ximeng came, still holding a lot of files in his arms.

"Mr. Zhang, let's not read it, just tell me, what kind of bad things did this Zhu Yidou do? How many murders are there, and is it enough to be skinned?"

Zhu Wen was listening by the side, feeling chills down his spine, why did his uncle hate him so much?I was really reckless this time, I shouldn't have come... After all, Zhu Wenzheng is just an ordinary young man in his twenties. He is better at fighting, but his political wisdom is almost zero, otherwise he would not end in misery. .

But even so, he felt that things were extraordinary!

"My lord, the matter of Zhu Yidou is really not as simple as whether there is a murder case or not."

"Didn't he kill someone?"

"No, no, no... There are definitely not a few people who killed him, but if you just treat him as a gangster, you will underestimate this person."

As Zhang Ximeng said, he showed Lao Zhu a dossier, which was exactly the amount of food Zhu Yidou had raised for the Jiqing Road Yuan Army in the past three years...not too much, a total of 80 shi!

The Jiangnan Yuan Army has a total of less than 20 people, and the average is only four stones per person!

"Jiangnan Yuan Army, this person is actually raising it?"

Faced with this conclusion, Lao Zhu was also dumbfounded.

"My lord, this is not the only thing. In the past five years, Zhu Yidou's family property has increased by more than ten times. He is able to intervene in all industries in Jinling, just like the Minister of the Household Department of Jinling City."

Old Zhu took a deep breath, why is this person even scarier than he imagined!

"Mr. Zhang, he is a bastard who can't stand on the stage, why, how can he have such great authority?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled helplessly, at first he didn't believe it, but after counting some documents and books on the painting boat, he became very sure that this Zhu Yidou was simply a monster like a giant squid!

Or to put it more simply, he is very similar to Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng from Shanghai Bund, but he has not been able to reach Tianting directly.If Lao Zhu also nodded and accepted Zhu Yidou, then a super tycoon will rise slowly, crossing the catastrophe and ascending.

"Speaking of it, it is still the drawbacks left by the Yuan court's tax system. The Yuan court used wealthy merchants and gentry to collect taxes, and the local power grew. Although these people are greedy, they still have to abide by some rules, and they are not completely at the mercy of the court. With the rise of the Red Scarf Army, soldiers and horses will be recruited everywhere to suppress the rebels. The original gentry and rich merchants will no longer work, and these people even collude with the rebels, the Lord knows this."

Zhu Yuanzhang was quick thinking, and immediately said: "Sir, what do you mean is that they disliked that the gentry in the past didn't work, so they released such a vicious dog?"

Zhang Ximeng praised: "My lord is wise, that's true. Zhu Yidou has the ability to collect taxes that the gentry cannot collect, and Zhu Yidou is willing to do what the government cannot do! He has helped the Yuan court a lot by raising food and salaries and buying armaments. "

Zhu Wenzheng was sweating, he was speaking for something!

"Uncle, my nephew thinks that Zhu Yidou should be killed immediately, and all his henchmen should be killed!"

Before Lao Zhu could speak, Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "It's not that simple. Zhu Yidou started at the end of his life. He is familiar with all kinds of religions. He knows better than anyone else where there is money and how to get it out. The government can't collect money, even if Bringing soldiers and horses down, in addition to plundering the people, don't even think about collecting much money. But at this time, raising soldiers and fighting wars requires a huge amount of expenses. home to help."

Speaking of this, Zhang Ximeng felt a bit similar to those famous Shanghai beach tycoons.

In the last days of the dynasty, it is not that the people are destitute, but that the majority of the people are destitute, and there are still a small group of people who are rich and rich, and their lives are much better than before.

Shili foreign market, rich family, feasting and feasting, neon lights flashing, each light consumes not electricity, but the blood and tears of ordinary people, countless lives!

Just like that side of Fengyue Baojian, the front side is a beauty, and the back side is a bone.

It is true that the ten-mile foreign market is true, and it is true that the sorrow is everywhere. It just depends on which side you put yourself on, and you will naturally see that side.

Zhu Yidou became the top figure in Jinling City through the collapse of order, his shrewdness and ruthlessness, and his extraordinary skills.

He can stand high and ignore those poor folks.

But he is very clear where his power comes from, so he still receives people who come to see him on the boat, no matter who they are, he is willing to help, as long as you recognize the big brother!

From a certain point of view, he has not forgotten his original intention.

"My lord, if you want 80 shi of grain, 100 million shi, or even 200 million shi, Zhu Yidou won't be able to kill him, because he can help the lord and achieve the goal easily without any trouble at all!" Zhang Ximeng said in a low voice.

Seeing that Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows instantly, he slapped the table and roared angrily, "We don't want food, what we want is Jinling City!"

Zhang Ximeng looked happy, it's you!

Ordinary people can't destroy Huang Jinrong, and Du Yuesheng's, even Japanese people who are armed to the teeth, can't do it. Only those who have the ideal of changing the world and smashing the old world can do this!

"My lord, since that's the case, I see that you immediately summon those who wrote Zhu Yidou's blood letter!"

Old Zhu Lue murmured, "Sir, do you want us to face them directly?"

"That's right! Zhu Yidou used these people to coerce the people. Since my lord wants to completely cut off this cancer, I can't just sit in the government office!"

Old Zhu thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Mr. said so, then we don't need to meet these people. Let's go to the Huaixi Chamber of Commerce, meet the folks in Huaixi, meet the people of Jinling, and let them tell about Zhu Yidou's evil deeds! Get rid of this bastard!"

Zhang Ximeng was overjoyed again, Lao Zhu was indeed very courageous.

"My lord, Jinling is still too chaotic at the moment, I'm afraid there will be accidents!"

At this moment, Zhu Wenzheng was full of confidence immediately, and said loudly: "Mr. Zhang, I am willing to protect my uncle. If something goes wrong, I will cut off my head!"

Chapter 174 We Are Here to Make Rules