Zhou Zheng imposed strict sanctions on the military, especially the Military Law Department.
Since he entered Tianjin Wei to rectify the army, as many as 100 people have been executed directly by him!
Strict military laws and generous treatment are Zhou Zheng's two hands in controlling the army!
Zhou Zheng stayed in the military camp for more than a month before returning to Tianjin Wei, where he handled a lot of things in Yongping Mansion and Hejian Mansion in the official office.
Yao Tongshun, Ding Qi and others report in turn.
The presentation in the briefing was naturally different from the face-to-face report. Zhou Zheng listened carefully to the situation of the two governments, continuously gave instructions, and made adjustments and arrangements for many things.
The internal meeting lasted for more than an hour, and it was almost time. Yao Tong said, "My lord, the various autumn taxes for this year are already being collected, and it is expected that the elevenths will be over. According to the inferior officials’ speculation, the total amount should be one million taels. Above, including grain tax, business tax and other miscellaneous taxes..."
Zhou Zheng was a little surprised at this amount, and immediately began to think about it.
Yong Peng Mansion is a lower-class mansion, and it’s about 200,000 yuan a year, but Hejian Mansion is located in a special place, and it is also a high-class mansion. Normally, it’s no problem to charge a half-million yuan, plus other business taxes. One million is a matter of course.
However, the Ming court's treasury income does not exceed 4 million a year! The two houses received one million, which is very weird.
"It's still the old way." Zhou Zheng said.
The so-called old method is the money and grain handed over to the state treasury, cf. before Zhou Zhenglai. If Hejian Mansion suddenly turned over several hundred thousand, it would be too eye-catching, and it would have to be hated by the ruling and opposition officials.
It is more likely to attract a large group of hungry wolves.
Yao Tongshun nodded clearly, and said: "The general reform of Hejian Mansion is basically completed, and now it is the same as Yongping Mansion. It is continuously promoted and completed. The resistance is not big, and there is no big problem."
Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "It's all things that have been done once, and there is no need for me to say anything. The key is to persevere and implement them resolutely. I have deployed personnel, prepared ten inspection teams, and went to each county in turn for inspection. You must be prepared carefully. ."
A group of people listened to Zhou Zheng's words, their expressions dimmed.
The adult in front of them is very good with his subordinates, and he doesn't care about many things, but if it touches what he cares about, he will never show mercy.
Hundreds of people died in Yongping Prefecture, and the officials from various counties and officials led by Ningshan of Hejian Prefecture were sent to the capital by asking, deporting, and directly using various excuses to execute as many as hundreds!
Of course, they wouldn't know that the Jinyi Anwei in Zhou Zheng's hands also unknowingly solved a lot of troublesome people and things.
After waiting for a while, Ding Qi said: "My lord, Tianjin Weisset County, the imperial court has no problem, and it belongs to Shuntian Mansion, and Shuntian Mansion requires us to make preparations in advance."
"Shuntian Mansion is a good idea. We made preparations, and they sent people to receive them. We worked so hard to prepare for a place like Tianjin Wei..." Shangguan Lie suddenly dissatisfied.
Qi Lian listened and suddenly looked at Zhou Zhengdao: "My lord, can this Tianjin magistrate operate in my hands?"
Qi Lian has been following Zhou Zheng for more than a year. From the beginning, he had to save his life, but now he is following him desperately.
Zhou Zheng also remembered now, and looked at Yao Tong and said, "Hejian Mansion has a dozen magistrates vacant, officials, and what's the meaning of the court?"
The main contact with Jingcheng was Yao Tongshun, and Zhou Zheng also successively gave him some hidden channels and resources.
Yao Tongshun thought for a while, and said: "My lord, the staff has selected more than 30 people, and they are selected according to the best. But many people are not willing to come to Hejian Mansion. Six of them are willing to come, but they are stuck in the cabinet. A few got stuck in the Superintendent of Lies... Things are a bit strange, and the lower officials are still inquiring."
Zhou Zheng listened, his expression was also a bit playful. Someone knew that he deliberately stuck three prefects to take office when he was in Yongping Mansion, so Hejian Mansion would like him
Zhou Zheng smiled inwardly, and said calmly: "Well, then first inquire, and in the name of the imperial mansion, send a document to the staff to ask about it. After the autumn harvest, during the dry season, continue to rectify the lakes and rivers, build ports, and face the south. Merchant ships heading north are registered, and the tax can be lower, but the cost of clothing, food, housing and transportation will be slightly higher. We will collect taxes from the merchants."
Ding Qi, Yao Tongshun and others responded, and talked about other things.
At the end, Zhou Zheng turned to Chu Jin and said, "Anything else?"
Chu Jin said, "My lord, Liaodong has been relatively stable lately. Apart from a trial, there are very few other military moves, including Mongolia. Recently, they have frequently shown good wishes to the court. It seems that they want to negotiate peace, and they also want to exchange markets."
Zhou Zheng was not surprised, because of the urinary nature of the Ming court, he definitely refused.
Seeing that Zhou Zheng did not ask, Chu Jin continued: "The Northwest Civil Rebellion is intensifying, and many officers and soldiers have failed. General Feng Jiang was defeated in Hezhou and was killed. The ruling and opposition parties are embarrassed. He has ordered Governor Yang Shilang to perform military affairs in Shaanxi. Suppress the bandits and put down the rebellion."
Yang Shilang, Yang He, the military minister.
Zhou Zheng nodded slightly without speaking.
The joint of the Shaanxi chaos is that the people don't have a living. As long as this is not resolved, no amount of army will be useful.
The imperial court may not be incapable of seeing this, but it is unable to resolve it. In addition to repression, the repeated "suppression" disputes have become more and more serious. In the end, they are suppressed.
Chu Jin waited for a while, and then said: "Shandong's civil unrest has also been emerging recently, especially the white lotus religion, which is very active at the junction of Shandong and Beizhili. There are even tens of thousands of people who openly founded the country and attacked prefectures and counties. I heard Master Lu has been ordered to encircle and suppress."
Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup, but still did not speak.
The country will perish, there will be evildoers.
In troubled times, these monsters are indispensable. Even Lu Xiangsheng had been dispatched, and it seemed that it had spread to the area of Zhending, and even entered the famous mansion, causing the imperial court to be alert and angry.
Daming Mansion is very close to Hejian Mansion.
However, Zhou Zheng had been in the Hejian Mansion army to suppress bandits for most of the past six months, and the White Lotus Sect should not be able to enter.
Chu Jin saw that Zhou Zheng still didn't care, he paused, and said, "My lord, Shandong, Beizhili, and Henan are all close to us. The imperial court is now fighting against bandits everywhere and is stretched out with soldiers. The lower officials speculate that it won't take long. Call up adults."
Zhou Zheng's hand while drinking tea, slowly put down the teacup, his eyes showed thoughts.
He led troops to suppress bandits. This was in his expectation. It was a certainty. Sooner or later, it could not be stopped.
But he has just established a foothold in Tianjin Wei, and he is not ready to leave for the time being.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Zheng looked at everyone's concerned eyes, and smiled: "Don't worry, there are a lot of things, and I can't go away temporarily. I will make a petition to the court. I really want to ban me from the bandits. At least it will happen next year. "
The crowd immediately felt relieved that most of them were all following Zhou Zheng. They were all'civil officials'. If Zhou Zheng left, they would be Rootless Ping, and they might be beaten back to their original form in no time. (End of this chapter)