Zhu Xu looked at Shi Bangyao's back and raised his hands with a deep gaze.

Cao Huachun's face remained unmoved, but he was confused in his heart.

The emperor is a person with a very strong purpose. Although it may not be the surface, it is certain that there are other purposes to hide. But this time, the emperor seemed to be a little reluctant to speak.

Zhu Xu turned around and walked slowly on the path.

Shi Bangyao is talented, capable, and has a family background. He is very influential in Yingtian Prefecture and even Nanzhili. He will achieve twice the result with half the effort in many things.

Among them, what Zhu Xu cares most about is the imperial examination.

Regarding the imperial examination, Zhu Xu always hoped to replace the college joint examination method, to take all young people into the academy, use the academy to graft their thoughts and achieve ideological innovation. However, this idea encountered too much resistance and could not be realized at all. Just a little test just now, Shi Bangyao showed a "conservative" mentality.

These things can only be buried in my heart and find another opportunity.

Not long after leaving, Cao Huachun stepped forward and said, "Emperor, King Shangfeng, and Tang Ruowang are all in Yingtian Mansion. Do you want to find a few opportunities to summon him?"

Zhu Xu then remembered that there were these two people, and said with a moment of contemplation, "These two are waiting, let Lao Cao step up preparations, I must go south as soon as possible."

"Yes." Cao Huachun responded.

Zhu Xu left the Gongyuan and came directly to the banks of the Qinhuai River. Opposite were rows of brothel singing workshops. Although the door was closed, you could still feel the excitement two days ago.

Zhu Xu glanced at it and felt a pity in his heart. He really wanted to see the prosperity of the Qinhuai River. He walked back to the small building along the river and asked, "What's the news over Annan?"

Cao Huachun took a step forward and said: "Dorgon led 20,000 cavalry, 10,000 Mo's army, with 50 artillery pieces, and on behalf of the Mo's army, he attacked Zheng on behalf of the Mo family. Now he has conquered naturalization and is continuing to move south. Zuo Liangyu has temporarily remained unmoved, but he has mobilized 100,000 troops, waiting for the battle..."

Zhu Xu couldn't help but sneer when he heard this and shook his head.

Annan is now divided and separatist and melee. This history can be traced back to more than a hundred years ago. Xuanzong withdrew his troops from Annan and Annan established the Li Dynasty, but it was replaced by the Mo Dynasty soon after. Then the Li Dynasty came back anyway, and then several powerful ministers divided Annan.

There are three main forces, relying on the Mo family of the Ming Dynasty, with a population of less than 100,000 and a force of only 10,000. The old, weak and disabled soldiers were vulnerable.

The next one is Zheng, with a population of about two million and a force of 100,000. It has been a long battle. Although the military advance is good, it is a pity that the people are living in poverty and have difficulty maintaining it.

The Ruan family is further south, with a population of more than one million and a force of about one hundred thousand, and they compete with the Zheng family.

In the southernmost part, there are some small countries such as Chameng and Huafu, with small separatist forces and weak.

Such a country will not be an opponent in the face of the strong will of the Ming Dynasty!

Just last year, the Ruan and Zheng had just experienced a big battle and are now in the recovery stage of rest and recuperation.

Zhu Xu was wandering in his heart and suddenly said, "I heard that Ruan is closer to the Red-haired Man and has many artillery?"

Cao Huachun said, "Yes, the Jinyiwei reported that the Ruan clan established a fortress at the junction with the Zheng clan, arranged artillery everywhere, and had a very tight defense, which was comparable to our Great Wall."

Zhu Xu couldn't help laughing again, how could that little country build a real Great Wall? It's just that I want to circle myself together and be the king of the mountain in a comfortable way.

If you want to conquer Annan, you obviously cannot attack from one direction, but you still need to go hand in hand!

Zhu Xu walked slowly, thinking silently.

Dorgon is still tentatively attacking and observing the Zheng family's combat methods and potential. Whether it is Dorgon or the Ming Dynasty, he does not want to lose troops and lose generals, and he cannot advance rashly. If a defeat occurs at the beginning, it will greatly affect the morale of the army.

However, the Navy still has to deal with the Dutch and cannot be distracted.

"What's the matter with the red-haired man?" Zhu Xu looked at the restaurant in front of him and said with a faint expression.

Cao Huachun thought about it and said, "There is no updated report on the Navy, but the governor of Fujian Zou Weilian wrote a letter saying that unknown ships often break into Penghu area, with unknown intentions."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes and curled his lips slightly. If the Helan people beat Penghu first and then invaded Taiwan, it would be even more fun!

The folding fan was closed suddenly, and Zhu Xu said, "Transfer the order to Xiong Wencan and the King of Tang, and ordered them to prepare for the war seriously and not to slack off. If they have the opportunity, they should wipe out the red-haired people as much as possible. If they cannot, they must severely damage the red-haired people with the greatest efforts!"

"Abide by the order." Cao Huachun bowed slightly.

Hai Lanzhu was wearing a light pink long skirt in front of the door, swaying lightly in the wind, looking at Zhu Xu quietly.

Zhu Xu laughed and walked forward to the restaurant, looking relaxed and freehand.

Whether it is the Holland or the Annan, Zhu Xu doesn't care about it. In East Asia, or even the entire world, he doesn't think any country can defeat the Ming Dynasty!

Whether it is Russia, Ottoman, or Holy Roh, whether it is on land or on sea!

Shi Bangyao returned to Yingtian Prefecture to check what happened today.

A mansion chief stood in front of his table and said with a bad look: "Sir, the Governor's Office just sent someone to pass the message and asked you to go to the Governor's Office for a meeting tomorrow afternoon. Lord Fang took office and was afraid that he would ignite the fire."

Shi Bangyao seemed to have not heard it. After reading the documents for a while, he looked up at him and said, "Are those salt merchants causing trouble again today? They also robbed the Chamber of Commerce with the word "Hui"?"

The Fu Cheng was stunned and then said, "Sir, don't you tell us to 'no matters about those chambers of commerce?"

Shi Bangyao frowned immediately. If he was the one before, he could do it. The emperor had just summoned him to beat him in person, so how could he ignore him?

"Salt merchant..."

Shi Bangyao looked at a document in his hand, his eyes flashing slightly.

This salt merchant was also a big force in Jiangnan. During the Tianqi period, he could even influence the salt administration of the imperial court. It shows that his background is that everyone is rich and has a complex background. Once he offended, he doesn't know how many hungry wolves it will attract.

Thinking of this, Shi Bangyao suddenly whispered unconsciously, "Is this what the emperor means? He led some people to establish their authority? Kill the chicken to warn the monkey?"

The Minister of the Mansion didn't hear it clearly and stepped forward and said, "Sir?"

Shi Bangyao immediately looked up and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Fang is determined to innovate, and is consistent with the imperial court and the emperor, and vigorously promote the 'Jingzheng New Policy'. He worked hard for the 'Zhongming Ming Dynasty'! This is the case for me. In the realm of Yingtian Prefecture, if you disrespect the imperial court's orders, resist the emperor's will, violate the laws and regulations of the Tianfu, and slander the elders in various places, I will never agree!"

The Minister of the Mansion was stunned and looked at Shi Bangyao with wide eyes.

Lord Shi's attitude changed too quickly. Yesterday he said he wanted to see it again and wait until the new governor took office. Will he be "consistent with the imperial court and the emperor" now?

Shi Bangyao ignored him and said directly, "You will issue the content of the court's new policy and distribute it to all officials above the sixth rank. You must carefully study and ponder. Everyone must write an experience. If anyone does not write it and does not write it well, let them hand over the resignation together!"

The Minister of the Mansion was even more shocked. Lord Shi's words were quite "killing intent".

The Minister of the Mansion smelled a trace of smell from it, and Fang Kongshao had just taken over the governor's yamen. He raised his hand suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Yes, the official will go and prepare now!"

Just as he was about to leave, Shi Bangyao said again: "You should first study the Criminal Prison Department, find out the newspapers from the Ministry of Justice and the Governor's Office, study them carefully, and start with the Criminal Prison Department. Also, let's meet with the Yingtian Prefecture Commander for me, and I will use the Mansion Army."

This mansion soldier is very good. Generally speaking, the prefect has no power to mobilize him. The mansion's face changed slightly and he said, "Sir, what are you going to do?"

The soldiers in the palace are generally safe and safe, but Yingtian Prefecture has always been peaceful. What are the things that the government office cannot do? Should we call the soldiers in the palace?

Shi Bangyao waved his hand and said, "You can do it if you are prepared."

The minister was shocked and asked, "Yes."

The Minister of the Mansion left, Shi Bangyao took a document and picked up the pen and wrote seven words: Punish the thieves and bandits and illegality.

Then there are a few simple words, which are concise and concise, which is to clear away all criminals in the Yingtian Mansion realm, with the focus being bandits.

While Shi Bangyao was preparing, Fang Kongshao was also brewing.

He first rectified the governor's office to ensure smooth government orders, and then sent a letter to the prefectures such as Suzhou, Yangzhou and other prefectures, asking them to come to Yingtian Prefecture for a meeting tomorrow.

At the same time, we keep posting notices that no one can hinder the "new policy" that has been completed by the vow.

Whether it was the Governor Su's yamen in Jiang and Su or the Yingtian Prefecture, they all showed aggressive and even sharpened their knives, which made the entire Yingtian Prefecture tremble.

Yingtian Prefecture and the entire Jiang and Su were all looking like a storm was coming and the wind was filling the building. The governor's yamen and Yingtian Prefecture were ready to go, obviously they were going to do a big fight.

The court had many goals for this "new policy" this time, and they included middle and low-level officials and gentry, so this wave of people was the most excited.

Now the most influential and heavyweight "gentleman" in Nanzhili is the boss Wang.

The moon is dark and the breeze is shimmering on the Qinhuai River, and the powdery atmosphere is thick but not dissipated, drifting with the wind.

The Wang family's living room was full of people, noisy and endless.

Mr. Wang’s full name is Wang Beicheng. This year, he has thick wrinkles on his face, slightly closed his eyes, bent his waist, and was old and leaning on a crutch, shaking gently, as if he was in his twilight years, and he would step into the coffin at any time.

"Look at the newspaper yesterday, what do you say? Ninety percent of my land in Ming Dynasty will not pay taxes. Isn't this nonsense?"

"Yes, who said I wouldn't pay taxes? I've paid a lot of money to the prefect's office all year round..."

"I also said that the reason why the royal family no longer enthroned the king is because there is no land to enthrone. There are so many lands in the Ming Dynasty, and those princes only have a few people, so there is no land?"

"What else is the Taizu system? The Taizu system is waiting for scholars, why don't they write..."

"We also need to report the land and population. What are we going to do? Could it be that we want to copy our house??"

"I won't hand over it! I've told them that there is no list of land acres, and I'll kill 120 items!"

"Yes, I don't want to hand over it either. See what they can do to us!"

"Sir, do you say something too? Your Wang family has a lot of land, so you won't hand them all over by obediently, right?"

"Yes, the court wants to take back all the land. We cannot compromise. Southern Zhili is not Northern Zhili, and we cannot let them do whatever they want!"

"Yes, I don't believe that they really dared to confiscate all of our homes!"

"Fight with the court and the emperor!"

"Fight!"

A group of people were filled with righteous indignation, shouting, and desperately boosting morale.

Zhu Xu's words from Shandong, Chen Zilong, Mao Pijiang and others have long been spread throughout Jiangnan. At this moment, they are all worried that they want to form a group, fight against the court, and fight against Zhu Xu.

Of course, they need a leader and cannot rush to the front.

Wang Beicheng held the crutch in both hands and knocked his head on it. A group of people in the house seemed to be trying to lift the ridge, but he was still indifferent, as if he was completely inaudible.

After a while, a fat middle-aged man with big ears looked at everyone, stood up carefully, approached Wang Beicheng, and whispered: "Old man..."
To be continued...