Those bureaucrats and gentry put shit on the emperor's head all day long, and Zhu Youxiao was not unaware of it in the palace. After years of exhibitions, Jinyiwei and Dongchang have sorted out the intelligence networks in various provinces across the country and increased the construction of intelligence sites.&1t;/p>

What is the most important thing in intelligence?&1t;/p>

That's money!&1t;/p>

If you have money, you can display a large number of spies, arrange a lot of eyeliners, and buy all kinds of people.&1t;/p>

"Emperor, rumors have been everywhere in Jiangnan recently, saying that you will not give the people a way to live, and you will starve the people in the city to death." Tian Ergeng said to Zhu Youxiao: "There are rumors that after the emperor levys a lot of taxes, he spent most of his money on enjoyment, and all the wine, ponds and meat forests came out."&1t;/p>

"Have the person who spreads the rumors found out?" Zhu Youxiao asked calmly, drinking tea leisurely. Tian Ergeng reported: "Some of them have been found, and they are all those businessmen spreading rumors."&1t;/p>

"Where are those gentry?" Zhu Youxiao continued to ask.&1t;/p>

"They hid behind the merchants and gave advice. The literati gathered every day, and every time they gathered, they were filled with grief and whine, and they were tired of the foolish king." Tian Ergeng replied.&1t;/p>

"Haha! It's really hard for these people. They should be very nervous now!" Zhu Youxiao said s◆dings◆Dians◆Xiaos◆Speak,.√.o☆A smile, Tian Ergeng said: "Your Majesty is wise, these people are really very nervous now. Those merchants are facing the business of the Beizhili Industrial and Commercial Exhibition, and the businessmen are basically one, and they are afraid that the new system will be promoted nationwide."&1t;/p>

With the industrial development of Beizhili, many businesses are indeed difficult to do. For example, the country's steel smelting, private steel plants basically went bankrupt by 90%. The remaining 10% are also surviving.&1t;/p>

In addition, in terms of textile industry, Beizhili has also developed very quickly. This has caused a great impact on the textile industry in Songjiang and other places. There is fierce competition in raw materials alone. Every year, cotton merchants in the north and south began to order cotton in advance.&1t;/p>

The situation was slightly better last year. The cotton planting area in the border area of ​​the three provinces in the Yellow River Basin showed a significant increase, and the cotton planting area in northern provinces was also increasing.&1t;/p>

This year, Beizhili began to increase the cotton planting area, hoping to provide sufficient raw material supply for the textile industry.&1t;/p>

The reason for increasing the cotton planting area in Northern Zhili is that Liaodong can produce grain this year, and the grain supply can still be balanced.&1t;/p>

The cultivation of cotton cannot be ignored. As the saying goes, food and clothing, you have to wear warmth after eating. Now that the Little Ice Age is approaching, the climate is generally cooler. Not only the north has a high demand for cotton coats and quilts, but the same is true in the Yangtze River Basin.&1t;/p>

In fact, there is a large demand for cotton all over the country. Of course, in this era, many places are still in a state of self-sufficiency.&1t;/p>

The Ming Dynasty in this era had a population of more than 200 million and nearly 300 million, so the land would not be enough. It is because land not only needs to produce grain, but also needs to produce cotton.&1t;/p>

The areas where cotton planting is commercialized in the country, namely Jiangsu, Shandong and Henan, the triangle area at the junction of Jiangsu, Shandong and Henan are the largest, followed by the Jiangnan region.&1t;/p>

Now the Northeast region has entered the market, and land pressure has decreased. Beizhili has also begun to increase the scale of commercial cotton planting. Basically, within one or two years, cotton shortage is no longer a problem. However, the premise is that foreign trade exports are not growing rapidly.&1t;/p>

In addition, many industries in Beizhili have been exhibited, and they have continued to impact some manufacturing industries in the Jiangnan region. Factory owners in southern Jiangsu region have not had such a good life.&1t;/p>

Those merchants were afraid that the royal capital would go south. At this time, the Royal Bank, which had already gone south, was boycotted by many merchants.&1t;/p>

Many of the gentry in Jiangnan were merchants themselves, and the two were inseparable from each other. The bureaucrats and gentry were also afraid that the emperor would attack the bureaucrats in various southern provinces at this time.&1t;/p>

Therefore, it is a very normal move to start slander Zhu Youxiao.&1t;/p>

The people in various towns in Jiangnan also experienced a group of agitated citizens due to the decline in employment rates. These are all unstable factors.&1t;/p>

"It is obviously not possible for these people to jump up and down and let them go without them. Give them instructions and let the Jinyiwei take action. Any officials, literati and businessmen who are lying to discuss the court and spread rumors will be arrested and interrogated." Zhu Youxiao decided to sacrifice the Jinyiwei and let those guys jumping up and down taste the taste of "white terror".&1t;/p>

At the same time, he ordered Tian Ergeng: "You go and notify the East Factory and let them act together, and the intelligence and personnel of both sides will be shared. As long as you catch those guys who spread rumors, you will get rid of your skin when you go in."&1t;/p>

"I obey the order." Tian Ergeng knew that the emperor was really cruel.&1t;/p>

"Go!" Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, and Tian Ergeng immediately left.&1t;/p>

After receiving the order, Jinyiwei and Dongchang took action immediately. They began to spread eyeliners in various provinces in Jiangnan, all teahouses, wineries, inns and other public places, as well as settlements where people gathered, and sprinkled eyeliners everywhere.&1t;/p>

At the same time, he also bribed some scholars to attend various literati gatherings.&1t;/p>

Those businessmen and slaves in the officials' homes also secretly bribed them.&1t;/p>

As the saying goes, money can make the devil push the grinding, especially in the late Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan region was filled with the materialism of money supremacy, so it was too easy to show your eyes.&1t;/p>

The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang quickly launched the first wave of large-scale arrests. Thousands of people were arrested at one time, including officials, businessmen, scholars, and ordinary people.&1t;/p>

But it is very different to deal with.&1t;/p>

For those officials and scholars who eat the court's food and smash the court's job, they will first beat them up, then dig deep into crimes, remove their official positions, remove their fame, and then search their homes and exil.&1t;/p>

For those businessmen, they were fined high and beaten to death in the jail of the custody department without paying the money.&1t;/p>

Ordinary people have no good fortune, and after being arrested, they basically carry out ideological education, and then let it go after being scared. Some cases of serious circumstances are taken to labor reform.&1t;/p>

Tian Ergeng and Wei Zhongxian counted the money and found it scattered their homes, and fined them. Both Jinyiwei and Dongchang were well earned.&1t;/p>

Of course, most of this money has to be paid to the treasury, but they also have commissions, and some of it will be used for expenses from the Dongchang and Jinyiwei.&1t;/p>

The actions of the factory guards once again aroused the common hatred of the bureaucrats and gentry. The memorials of the emperor's remarks did not stop after a few days, and they floated to the capital like snowflakes.&1t;/p>

However, Zhu Youxiao was still indifferent and ordered the factory guard to continue arresting.&1t;/p>

At the same time, Zhu Youxiao ordered the accelerated deployment of troops in various provinces. Shortly after the beginning of spring, the Supreme Command continued to dispatch troops to various provinces.&1t;/p>

This time the dispatch of troops is carried out on a large scale.&1t;/p>

In addition to the establishment of a garrison brigade in each province, Zhu Youxiao dispatched two infantry divisions to the Jianghuai area, while Huguang area dispatched an infantry division to take charge, and Fujian also arranged an infantry division.&1t;/p>

If you make a good military arrangement, Zhu Youxiao can let go of his hands and carry out the continuous "white terror" against the bureaucratic and gentry who smeared him. (To be continued.)&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!