No king can tolerate his officials collaborating with the enemy.
Zhu Cihong certainly knew the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty very well.
The decadent officialdom was as rotten to the core as the decadent era.
Most of the officials in Nanming were weak-minded.
When faced with the Manchu Qing's march south, they basically offered no resistance and directly opened the city gates to dedicate the city.
But the current situation is much better than the situation in Nanming in history.
Zhu Cixiang thought that these officials would make different choices.
But who knew that there were still people who were unscrupulously collaborating with the enemy, and the ones who were colluding with the enemy were the remnants of the Shun army who had reached the end of their rope.
According to Zhu Cixiang's original plan, even if Du Yinxi failed to recruit and surrender these remaining troops in the first time.
However, they lack food and clothing, so it is difficult for them to survive this cold winter, and they are likely to ask for surrender.
But when Zhao Hui, the prefect of Changsha, did this, the whole rhythm was thrown into chaos.
The remaining troops of Shun Army have enough money and food to survive this winter.
Once spring comes, they will have more room for maneuver.
And this is what Zhu Cixiang doesn't want to see.
Because by that time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is likely to launch an all-out war against the Ming Dynasty.
The Huguang and Shandong battlefields started fighting at the same time, and the Ming Dynasty would not have any extra troops to defend the remnants of the Shun army hidden behind it.
If a fire breaks out in the backyard, all previous efforts may be lost.
This Changsha prefect made a really bad start.
Zhu Cixiang must punish him severely with the force of thunder and rectify the national law.
Nowadays, countless pairs of eyes are watching.
If the court is not tough enough, more and more people are likely to follow the example of Zhao Hui, the prefect of Changsha.
No one wants to see something like this happen suddenly.
But since problems arise, they must be actively resolved.
Zhu Cixiang pondered for a moment and said to Wen An, "Wen Aiqing, would you like to go to Changsha Mansion for me?"
"Your Majesty has a decree, and I must obey it to my death."
Wen Anzhi said in a deep voice.
Zhu Cixi nodded with satisfaction.
"Wen Aiqing has two things to do when she goes to Changsha.
One is to capture Zhao Hui, a collaborator and traitor, for me, and the other is to recruit Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang and other remaining loyal troops to surrender."
Now the Shun army is divided into two.
Li Guo and Gao Yigong in the north have surrendered and are stationed at Jingmen.
If Yuan Zongdi and Liu Fangliang can be recruited and surrendered, the Shun army can be completely used by the Ming Dynasty, and there will be one less hidden danger.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter well."
"Dong Weng, all the 100,000 taels of silver have been sent to the Shunjun camp.
I estimate that they will evacuate voluntarily before long.
Congratulations to Dong Weng, congratulations to Dong Weng."
Chen Yang cupped his hands at Zhao Hui and said with a smile on his face.
"Hmph, these thieves really have a big appetite.
Fortunately, I have some spare money on hand, otherwise it would be really hard to come up with it for a while."
Zhao Hui paid more than half of the one hundred thousand taels of silver himself.
Of course, he would not bear the loss himself, but would pass the loss on to the merchants.
"Don't worry, Dong Weng.
As long as you give an order, the government officials can go and get the person."
"What are you waiting for?
Send people to arrest them quickly.
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These merchants are guilty of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
Their relatives and family members will all be thrown into jail, and their property will be confiscated."
Zhao Hui didn't care about looking bad at this moment, he just wanted to make up for the losses as soon as possible.
The magistrate gave the order and all three squads of government officers were dispatched.
Confiscating a house is a bad job.
Each of these big grain merchants has a lot of money, and even if a family catches some, it will be enough for them to eat for several years.
I am really lucky this year.
I have encountered such a great thing before the first month of the year.
The government officials were gearing up one by one, preparing to do something big.
They went to the Liu family first.
The Liu family is truly a big grain merchant.
They control more than 30% of the grain business in Changsha Prefecture.
After making money, it is natural to purchase land and buy a house.
The Liu family's house has been expanded and expanded.
Now it has five houses, and it can be said to be a veritable deep house.
The porter of the Liu Mansion was startled when he saw a group of government officials rushing towards him in a fierce manner, and hurriedly went to report the news to his master.
When the officials saw this, they kicked the door violently while scolding.
But the door was very strong and could not be kicked open by a few kicks.
After a lot of trouble, the government officials did not want to waste their efforts anymore, so they took a seal and sealed the door directly.
The government has the right to seal shops and houses.
The sealed house cannot be opened privately without the permission of the government, otherwise it will be regarded as contempt of the government.
The Liu family could escape the first grade of junior high school, but not the fifteenth grade; they could escape the monks, but not the temple.
Liu Yuanqiao, the head of the Liu family over there, couldn't sit still after hearing the news.
He has always been in awe of the government, and his annual filial piety money has never been less.
What the hell is going on today?
Why are so many government servants rushing outside the house and shouting curses?
This is the Chinese New Year, can’t these people accumulate some virtue?
Liu Yuanqiao was angry and scared.
After pacing around the central hall for a few times, he decided to see what happened in person.
He led a group of servants through the courtyard to the front yard and ordered someone to open the door.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, a group of government servants rushed in like wolves and tigers.
One of the government officials put an iron chain around Liu Yuanqiao's neck without any explanation, while another quickly tied Liu Yuanqiao's hands with a thick hemp rope.
"It's unfair, it's unfair" Liu Yuanqiao was so frightened that he howled like a killing pig.
The government officials couldn't help but pull Liu Yuanqiao out by the iron chain like an animal.
In their eyes, what they have in their hands is not a living person, but gold and silver.
The servants were all stunned on the spot, watching helplessly as their master was taken away by the Yamen people.
"Search the house and seize people, and no one from the Liu family is allowed to go."
In less than a day, more than a dozen grain merchants in Changsha Prefecture were all convicted of treason by the government.
The whole family, including Xiaosuo, was imprisoned, and all their property was confiscated and put into storage.
Despite all the efforts, there were still 300,000 taels of silver finally put into the treasury.
This number was far beyond Zhao Hui's expectation.
In this way, not only did he get back the more than 50,000 taels of silver he paid out of his own pocket, but he also got an extra 200,000 taels.
Even after making up for the shortfall in the treasury, Zhao Hui still had 200,000 taels of silver in his account, which was really not a loss this time.
From this point of view, it is a good thing that the remaining troops of the Shun Army are marching to Changsha.
If they had not come to the city, Zhao Hui would not have found a reason to raid the grain merchant's home.
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After the Shun army left, Zhao Hui decided to write a memorial and report to the court how Changsha Mansion was "attacked" by the Shun thieves.
The process is naturally that the traitors want to rely on the "inside response" in the city, that is, a group of grain merchants to create chaos and open the city gate, and then take over Changsha City without bloodshed.
But this conspiracy was seen through by Zhao Hui, the prefect who was "clearly aware of everything".
Zhao Hui ordered the government officials to imprison the profiteers who "collaborated with the enemy" and actively organized people to defend the city.
Seeing that Changsha was "indestructible", the traitors had no choice but to leave in anger.
Zhao Hui believed that if he submitted this memorial, the imperial court would definitely praise him greatly, and he might even be promoted to a noble rank as a result
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