First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng came out of the painting boat, although there were unfriendly eyes around him, but no one treated him well, at most it was just mockery.

Fortunately, Zhang Ximeng was mentally competent. He got off the boat and walked out for a while. Then he saw Kang Maocai, who was pretending to be a driver. He rushed over with a carriage, asked Zhang Ximeng to go up, escorted Zhang Ximeng, and left quickly.

"I said Zhang experience, you are really bold! Even dare to break into the tiger's den Longtan? It really let you out smoothly, I really fell into the ground."

Zhang Ximeng chuckled: "It's not as serious as you think, Jianghu is not fighting and killing."

Kang Mao was startled and couldn't help but say, "What is Jianghu?"

...

In the painting boat, Zhu Yidou sat at the table and slowly drank a bowl of soup. This bowl of soup was nothing but the tongues of a hundred **** and the whiskers of a hundred carp. It took three hours to cook carefully. made.

In Zhu Yidou's life, this kind of dish can only be regarded as a side dish that is not worth mentioning.

"Father, that kid is so arrogant, why did you let him go?"

Zhu Yidou paused for a while, his eyes were slightly stagnant, and finally he sighed: "Jianghu is not fighting and killing, Jianghu is human beings, it's a mix of gongs, eat, drink and drink!"

He raised his head, looked at his two sons, and said in a low voice, "The young man just learned to have a very similar Huaixi accent, but I can still hear it. He pretended it on purpose."

"Pretend? Well, what's his purpose?"

Zhu Yidou shook his head, "I don't know either... Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has occupied Jinling, and the city has changed its owner, do you still remember what I taught you?"

The eldest son immediately said: "Remember! Father said that no matter who becomes the master of Jinling, we will always control Jinling City!"

A smile appeared on Zhu Yidou's old face.

This makes sense, but what he has gained from wandering around in the arena for decades.

The Yuan Dynasty was a dynasty that did not respect the literati, but in the Yuan Dynasty, there was still a living space for aristocratic families, and even more powerful than the previous dynasties, they could collect taxes in an upright manner!

Power is something that is never defined on paper.

The emperor needs to rely on ministers, ministers need the following petty officials and petty officials, and the petty officials and petty officials also need someone to execute them.

Moreover, officials are like revolving lanterns, but the local snakes are passed down from generation to generation, endlessly.

Gradually, the aristocratic family became more and more stable, and the more acquaintances the net was woven, the less space was left for officials. It was about seventy-three percent, and they had to kneel to beg for food.

If you want to stand up and earn money, people will find a way to sue you and transfer you away. Or just kill you while you're in the open carriage, and then find a scapegoat, and you're done.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the Yuan Dynasty.

This is the case in most places, and the Jinshen clan has an absolute advantage.

In fact, a character like Zhu Yidou is not qualified to enter the house. After all, he is just a gangster. But he happened to meet the end of the dynasty.

Long before the uprising of the Red Turban Army, the Yuan court suffered from natural and man-made disasters, and the treasury was empty.

At this time, if you want to collect taxes from the people, the traditional gentry and businessmen will not be able to do it, and you need a ruthless man like Zhu Yidou.

If the corruption of the Yuan Dynasty gave Zhu Yidou the first gold, then the uprising of the Red Turban Army made him prepare to ring the bell and go public.

Over the decades, he has accumulated a rich network of people, three religions and nine styles, five elements and eight works, and everyone has received the favor of Zhu Yidou.

To put it bluntly, the pork sellers at the door rely on Zhu Yidou's protection to earn money smoothly.

Lord Zhu doesn't want anything else, but when it comes to the Chinese New Year, it is enough to send half of the pork, and even Zhu Yidou will return a gift, which is more valuable than pork.

Nothing else, this is what Master Zhu wants!

Now that you have the face, what can you do?

There are so many things that he can do, and he can intervene in the business that others cannot.

The painting boats on the Qinhuai River, the private salt on the Yangzhou side, as well as gambling houses, banks, pawnshops... Since the rise of the Red Turban Army and the collapse of the Yuan court order, Zhu Yidou's industry has fully multiplied tenfold!

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang entered Jinling, as an outsider and a fellow from Huaixi, Zhu Yidou felt that the opportunity had come, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang could admit himself, he would really enter the house and fly into the sky.

"Listen, these days, no matter what happens, you have to be patient as much as possible, don't kill, don't make trouble... Even if you have to kill, you have to do a good job. As long as you get through this time, wait for the Father and Zhu Yuanzhang have a relationship, and everything will be a matter of course."

The two sons blinked and nodded together, "We all know what father taught us. We just don't know how father wants to get involved with Zhu Yuanzhang?"

Zhu Yidou smiled, "I've already inquired about it. In fact, the most powerful person under Zhu Yuanzhang is Zhang Ximeng."

"Zhang Ximeng?"

"Yes! He was the first to follow Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was also a confidant of his confidant. This person hasn't come over yet... I think he is young and a civil servant. Let's prepare a house for him and pick some good girls for him. If we want those who are clean, know the book and understand the etiquette, especially the perfect body, we can't neglect others."

Zhu Yidou carefully calculated that he should have everything.

"Since you are a scholar, you must like books, literary games, treasures and so on... I also have the Chengxin Hall of Empress Li, as well as the Dongpo Pen Washing and Qingming Shanghe Tu, all for Mr. Zhang. send it over."

The second son became anxious when he heard it, "Father, this is a treasure that our family has saved for decades. We agreed to give it to your grandson."

"Fart!" Zhu Yidou snorted coldly: "Just those idiots, do they deserve these things? It's a waste of money! Send it to Mr. Zhang, in exchange for a splendid future for our family. Now that the dynasty has changed, Zhu Yuanzhang lacks officials, and everyone can If there is a chance, we will also seek a background, and from then on, we will not be from Jianghu, but officials, living in temples, and becoming real high-class people!"

"Hahaha! You two, put those gifts in a box and get them ready." Zhu Yidou planned to bribe Zhang Ximeng to achieve a class jump, and laughed until his forehead wrinkles were opened.

...

"General Kang, you said that this Zhu Yidou is kind and generous, helping so many people to solve problems and worries, where did he get the confidence and such great ability?"

Kang Maocai smiled bitterly: "I don't understand that."

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "It's not that you don't understand, but you're afraid that you may be wrong. In fact, I'm very elegant and easy-going, so I don't need to be careful. If you want me to say, Zhu Yidou must have a huge business and a huge amount of wealth. Big fish! Are you saying yes or no?"

Kang Maocai's body was shaken, and he whispered: "Zhang experience, Zhu Yidou has helped Yuan Ting to collect taxes in recent years, but he has collected a lot of money. It is reasonable to kill him, but this person can be eliminated. , who is going to collect taxes for the superiors? Jinling City is so beaten, who else can do this?"

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing, he first pointed at Kang Maocai, and then at himself!

"General Kang, don't you understand what I mean by looking for you?"

Zhang Ximeng had a smile at the corner of his mouth, but with just one look, Kang Maocai felt that he had been electrocuted, and his whole body was shaking!

This time, he really understood that Zhang Ximeng wanted to attack Zhu Yidou, and he also asked himself to help collect taxes, which was a step to the sky.

"Zhang experience, I, I don't know what to say... But don't worry, Zhang experience, I will do my best to get rid of the dead!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "No need, as long as you can strictly enforce the law and don't be greedy or occupy."

This standard is too low, and Kang Mao felt that Zhang Ximeng was looking down on him.

"General Kang, don't be careless, I tell you, dealing with this group of people is ten times, a hundred times more dangerous than on the battlefield. On the battlefield, you have to fight the enemy, and taxation is to fight yourself! People must have prepared something for you that will impress you, without a heart like a stone, you can't bear it."

Kang Mao only nodded, "I know what Zhang has said, but please don't worry, I can handle it!"

"good!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded with a smile, "Zhu Yidou should be the source of the chaos in Jinling. Most of those messed up people are his disciples and grandchildren, who are under his protection. Go back and prepare your troops and horses, and I will take this person in the near future!"

Kang Mao hurriedly nodded, although he was not sure how Zhang Ximeng identified Zhu Yidou, but since Mr. Zhang ordered him, he couldn't be neglected.

Kang Maocai returned quickly, he was more careful, in the name of training soldiers, he blocked the barracks, and then selected three hundred fellows to come out.

A law enforcement team was formed, and the rest was to wait for Zhang Ximeng's orders.

And Zhang Ximeng didn't let him down, and when he was holding the lantern, the order came and set off immediately!

When Zhang Ximeng arrived at the Qinhuai River and blocked Zhu Yidou in the painting boat, it was even better.

"Go in and ask, my good big brother is in there!"

The people under Zhu Yidou are quite surprised. After so many years, not many dare to come to trouble our elder brother. Who is this young man? Why so arrogant?

At this time, Zhu Yidou in the cabin was also disturbed. He came out immediately and was startled when he saw Zhang Ximeng.

But he was an old man after all, so he immediately bowed and said: "This little brother must have come to see the old man at noon, right? I just don't know what the old man has done to make you so excited? Can you go into the boat and talk in detail? , If you have any orders, the old man will obey!"

Zhang Ximeng glanced at Kang Maocai next to him and smiled: "Did you hear me? I'm a lot more polite than at noon. But unfortunately, being polite doesn't work here! Take him to me!"

With a fluttering sentence, Kang Mao rushed up immediately. Several of Zhu Yidou's thugs wanted to stop him, so Kang Mao took out his saber and chopped over a few people with the back of the knife, before heading straight for Zhu Yidou.

His two sons also wanted to rush to protect the old father, but Zhu Yidou hurriedly stopped the two sons when he saw that something was wrong.

"You all step back!"

He immediately set his eyes on Zhang Ximeng, "This little official, who are you, and why did the old man offend you? We have something to say."

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "You didn't offend me, it's nothing if you offend me. But what you said at noon offended the law and the law! You said that as long as you call your eldest brother, things can be settled. I tell you, even the lord said this. Don't dare to say it. We humble social officials don't dare to say it... Zhu Yidou! You are so majestic! Are you the rule of Jinling City?"

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

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

This guy is too arrogant, as long as you call you big brother, you will solve your worries and problems, you are treating yourself as a Bodhisattva who responds to your needs!

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

Don't talk about you, even Lao Zhu dare not say this, what is the civil and military under his command? If Lao Zhu made a mistake, people like Zhang Ximeng would also persuade him, and they would also block some things that could not be done.

This Jinling City is surnamed Zhu, but I'm sorry, it's not you Zhu Yidou!

Kang Mao only took down the three masters of Zhu Yidou, he rushed into the cabin, and came out soon, and his subordinates carried a box and quickly walked to 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, it looks like we just met! Where did you come from?"

Only then did Zhu Yidou wake up like a dream, his whole body trembled violently, he was kneeling on the ground, sweating along his temples.

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

This old guy just wanted to wipe his neck. He wanted to curry favor with Zhang Ximeng, but when Zhang Ximeng came, he was still carrying the garlic, but he pretended to be too big and trapped himself!

Thinking of this~www.readwn.com~ Zhu Yidou cried, and what he cried was old tears.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm confused, I'm a bastard, I have no eyes! This, this box is a gift I'm going to give to the adults... There are things from Dongpo in it, and also, there is a picture of the Qingming River! Please forgive me, Lord Zhang!"

Zhang Ximeng was suddenly shocked, Su Dongpo's things, and the picture of Shanghe River during the Qingming Festival?

Are you testing me with this?

Zhang Ximeng only felt that his heart had been stabbed hard. If he waited for a while, Zhu Yidou knew that he was here, maybe, maybe, these things were delivered to him!

Then will you start it yourself?

Before Zhang Ximeng could speak, Kang Maocai laughed disdainfully!

"I haven't seen anything before, honest and honest, upright, how can this bit of **** be bought! The people who come here are sealed and put into the warehouse!"

Lewen