Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"Shut up! Wait for traitors and traitors!" Zhao Ning finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and let it out, "The lands of Hebei and Hedong are being poisoned by the Jin people, the fields are deserted, the people are displaced, and there is no food to eat!"

"I am ordered by the heavens to inherit the foundation of my ancestors and rule the world. Feeling the difficulties of the people, I ordered a new policy to exempt Hebei and Hedong from the tax, so that all people can rest and live. This is the wish of the people of the world!"

"However, in the land of Julu, corrupt officials and evil officials are rampant, and there are state officials Cao joined the army, colluding with each other, and the magistrate does not make administrative orders. In this land of Hebei, how many other state capitals are like this?"

"As a transshipment envoy, Lu Shouyi couldn't even implement the government's tax exemption policy, which led to the collapse of the local tax policy. This is a serious crime of dereliction of duty! If I don't kill you, how can I explain to the people of the world?"

"And you mentioned Zhang Mu, the prison envoy, colluding with the officials, such a big matter, you, as the prison envoy, didn't notice it, what use do I want you?"

"Also, you promoted ordinary envoys, who should have harvested abundant crops to buy food, and collected exempt money according to the amount of property! But what I have seen is true, corrupt officials and evil officials raided the people and dug up the last bit of food from the people's homes. Come out! What's the use of promoting Chang Ping envoy if I want you?"

Without waiting for the three to speak, Zhao Ning said again: "Xinde Mansion has passed the sentence!"

Qin Wei hurriedly came out, trembling and startled: "The minister is here!"

"You think I'm right?"

Qin Wei quickly said: "Your Majesty is right!"

Zhang Jun immediately cheered on the side again: "Your Majesty is wise! These three people have failed His Majesty's trust, and they should be killed to thank the world!"

The rest of the officials can't quibble anymore, so how can they quibble about this matter?The emperor saw it with his own eyes.

The three were dragged aside.

Lu Shouyi shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, spare me! It's my minister's negligence..."

While speaking, the imperial guards raised their knives and fell, and the head of Lu Shouyi, the number one leader on Hebei West Road, rolled to the ground.

On one side, the director of punishment and prison made Zhang Mu turn pale with fright, and he shouted: "Tyrant! You slaughtered loyal ministers without reason..."

As soon as he finished speaking, his head fell to the ground.

Zhou Yun spoke incoherently, and was so frightened that he wailed like a slaughtered pig: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will do my duty faithfully in the future..."

Zhou Yun's head rolled on the ground.

The scene fell into dead silence.

Zhao Ning glanced at Liu Wangxun, who was kneeling there, and motioned. Liu Wangxun was also dragged aside and chopped with a knife.

"The heads of Zhang Juxian and Liu Wangxun were announced to the public at the gate of Xingzhou City, and the heads of Lu Shouyi, Zhang Mu, and Zhou Yun were handed over to the prefectures on West Hebei Road."

"Yes!"

"The family ransacked the house, and the family members were dispatched to guard the border."

"Yes!"

"Sentencing?"

"My minister, Qin Wei, is here."

"Oh, Qin Qing, from now on, you will temporarily act as the transshipment envoy, is there any problem?"

"No... no problem..."

Qin Wei breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that he was only coming out temporarily to maintain the situation.

He knew even more that he would definitely not be able to escape, but he could avoid death if he got things done.

Surrounded by everyone, Zhao Ning entered Xingzhou all the way.

Zhang Jun personally led the horse for Zhao Guan's family.

Zhao Ning then said lightly: "All state governments are ordered to strictly investigate taxation. Those who report will be appointed as magistrates, magistrates, and magistrates. Anyone who dares to collect taxes indiscriminately will be executed."

Chapter 294 Officials Colluding with the Jinren (Part [-])

This kind of killing can stabilize for a while, but it cannot cure the root cause.

But a moment is also very precious to Zhao Ning.

Zong Wang also once analyzed that one of the biggest pain points of the Song Dynasty is the livelihood of the people in Hebei and Hedong.

Hebei and Hedong are the anti-golden front lines, and places like Xingzhou and Julu are the logistics sources for the front-line military towns.

Including food and soldiers.

For example, among the people in Hebei, there are merchants who regularly collect grain, transport it to places like Zhaozhou and Jizhou, and sell it directly to the army.

Another example is that some places in Zhaozhou are now digging trenches, and if they need support from the people, they will be dispatched directly from the people.

Moreover, there are many iron smelting supervisors in Hebei, and all kinds of minerals need to be mined, and people need to be guaranteed.

Jin Guochaotang also very much agreed with Zongwang's point of view.

Wanyan Zongqian even predicted that within three years, several powerful non-government forces would rise up in Hebei and Hedong successively, separate each other, disintegrate the rule of the Song court in Hebei and Hedong, and bring unimaginable surprises to the front of the Song army. hit.

This is the conclusion drawn from a comprehensive analysis after the Kingdom of Jin distributed a large amount of detailed intelligence to Hebei and Hedong.

There was a vacuum in the administrative power of the Song Dynasty in the hinterland of Hebei and Hedong.

Once the situation becomes like that, the Yellow River area, and even the rich areas of the Song Dynasty, such as the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River, will be out of touch with the military towns established by the Song Dynasty court on the northern line.

The Northern Front is self-defeating!

This is also the fundamental reason why Zongwang took the lead in launching currency wars in Hebei and Hedong.

Sniping Hebei and Hedong businesses will make Hebei and Hedong worse.

Time is always so urgent, whether it was the second defense of Tokyo that year or the third Song-Jin battle later, what Zhao Ning lacked was time.

Now that the people in Hebei and Hedong are recovering, he also lacks time.

This is also the root cause of his huge investment in disaster relief.

According to this situation, if there is no further suppression by means of thunder, it is very likely that local peasant uprisings will break out in some prefectures and small counties in Hebei.

In Hebei and Hedong itself, there are still many bandits and bandits gathered by refugees in the past two years. If there are more peasant uprisings, he, Zhao Ning, may really go to the Kingdom of Jin to live in a five-star hut.

Zhao Guan's edict set out from Xinde Mansion and rushed to the state capitals on Hebei West Road.

The heads of the three top officials of Hebei West Road began touring the state capitals.

On May 21, the homes of Zhang Juxian and Liu Wangxun were ransacked.

In the evening, Zhao Ning was listening to Qin Wei's report on the people's livelihood in Xinde Mansion, and the imperial guards also submitted the report on the ransacking of the house.

After seeing Zhang Juxian and Liu Wangxun's family property, Zhao Ning almost couldn't hold back the idea of ​​killing his whole family.

Zhang Juxian's family copied 50 guan!

A local magistrate's family actually copied 50 guan!

Liu Wangxun actually copied 30 guan!

Looking at the accounts again, there is nothing missing from accepting bribes, to monopolizing business, and then to extortion.

And there is one thing that attracted Zhao Ning's attention. In the first year of Jingkang, a total of [-] catties of tea were sold to the north!

In this account, a catty of tea leaves is as high as [-] Wen, and [-] catties is [-] guan!

In the first year of Jingkang, wasn't there a war?

Moreover, tea was a strategic material of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ning asked Qin Wei: "What's the matter with this tea?"

Qin Wei quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, this is the tea that Zhang Juxian got from the south at that time. It was made in the seventh year of Xuanhe."

"Sold to who in the north?"

"Sell to... to some big families in the north."

"Who exactly?"

"This... I don't know."

"Say, I won't kill you, just say it."

"Sold to the gold man."

"Where did he get so much tea?"

"Yes Yes……"

"What is it?"

"It was transported by the people from the capital."

"Who?"

"The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Shiyong."

"Oh, he has been cut by me, who else?"

"And Hong Chu."

Hong Chu?

Huang Tingjian's nephew?

"anything else?"

"The minister knows this."

"When did it start?"

"It started very early."

Zhao Ning put down the ledger, continued to ask in a calm tone, "What have you been selling in the past two years?"

"After Wang Shiyong was executed by His Majesty, Hong Chu restrained himself a little. He hasn't transported tea yet. Zhang Juxian mainly buys from the north and then sells it to the south."

"Sell what?"

Qin Wei didn't dare to hide it either, it was time for the knife to hang around his neck, if he kept hiding it, he might anger Zhao Guan's family and really cut himself off.

Qin Wei would not think that he is really indispensable to Zhao Guan's family now, he said truthfully: "The main thing is to sell horses and sheep, as well as wild boars and green and white salt."

Zhao Ning fell into deep thought, Jin Guo really started dumping green and white salt to Da Song!

How could there be green and white salt in the Kingdom of Jin?

It's very simple, find Xixia to buy at a low price.

Xixia Qingbai salt is 4 Wen per catty, and there is as much salt as sand.

Jin Guo has formed an alliance with Xixia, so buying salt is not a problem at all.

Buy it cheaply, and then sell it to folks in Song Dynasty in Hebei and Hedong, and some people are willing to buy it.

There may even be merchants who transport copper coins over by carts, buy green and white salt, and sell them southward.

It seems that some officials of our Great Song Dynasty have already secretly communicated with the Jin people.

Zhao Ning continued to ask: "Song and Jin have great enemies. As a magistrate, why can he still trade with the Kingdom of Jin? Come and tell me, what is the reason?"

Qin Wei was sweating coldly on his forehead. He put his forehead on the back of his hand, trembling all over, and said truthfully: "Your Majesty's holy candle shines all over the world, and I dare not lie to His Majesty. Since the Jin army went south in the first year of Jingkang, there have been many officials in Hebei who have cooperated with the Jin army." People have contacts, and I also heard that some county magistrates defected to the Jin Kingdom, and went north with the Jin people in the second year of Jingkang."

Zhao Ning fell silent.

According to the information in his hands, not only is it the first year of Jingkang, but even this year, some officials still think that the Great Song Dynasty is coming to an end.

What would an employee do if he thought that a company would be over sooner or later?

He will quickly make full use of every power in his hands, squeeze out more benefits, and then pack up and run away.

This explains why officials in Hebei dared to deceive their superiors and their subordinates, and imposed excessive taxes on the localities.

Because they don't care about the survival of their family and country at all, they can take refuge in the Kingdom of Jin after they have earned enough.

Isn't there a few big traitors in the Kingdom of Jin who are living very well?

Headed by Liu Yu and Li Cheng, there were also Guo Yaoshi and others back then.

After a while, Zhao Ning asked again: "Do you know who is Zhang Juxian's contact person for selling business with the Jinren?"

"The minister only knows that he is a big household in Zhending Mansion."

Zhendingfu?

The Zhending Mansion is now in the hands of Jin Ren, so it will be difficult to arrest people.

"But a hundred sheep have just been brought in, and they're going to be shipped to Tokyo."

"One hundred sheep?" Zhao Ning was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered the group of people he met a few days ago.