The army set off from the capital and hurried all the way to the south, which was not as good as the scene when Zhu Qizhen was on the northern expedition, as if he was traveling, and the weather was cold at this time, so there was no fun at all.
Fortunately, the farther south you go, the warmer the weather becomes, so the soldiers have no complaints, and to Ji Ling's surprise, it wasn't until they entered the Zhejiang territory that Cheng Lin sighed thoughtfully and said, "This is about to pass by my hometown!"
” "What?
Originally......
Are you from Zhejiang?
I've never heard you mention it all the way!
Where is Zhejiang?
If it's close, why not drop by and take a look?
” "I have a heavy responsibility, and I don't dare to delay for a moment."
Cheng Lin waved his hand, and then sighed and said, "The reason why I haven't mentioned the situation in my hometown is that I have been poor since I was a child, and I really have nothing to say." ” "Oh, that's it......"
Ji Ling nodded knowingly, "I originally thought that if there was a silver mine near Lord Cheng's hometown, I could find out about the situation." ” "My hometown is Yiwu, and there are indeed a lot of silver mines nearby......
However, in order to provide me with fame, my father only buried himself in farming and never came into contact with those miners. ” When Ji Ling heard Cheng Lin say this, he couldn't help but be interested, and just wanted to ask in detail, but he heard Dong Xing suddenly knock lightly outside the carriage, "Uncle Zhongyong, Zhejiang's political envoy, the commander and others heard that you passed through Hangzhou Mansion, and they all came to greet you!"
” "Oh?
They're well informed!
Ji Ling said, and was about to get up, but was pulled by Cheng Lin and said, "Uncle Zhongyong, I have been very troublesome along the way, and now that I have arrived in Hangzhou Mansion, I can also turn to the waterway to go to Lingnan, so I will take the first step!"
” "Well, don't leave it at that!
There will be a period later!
Ji Ling smiled and arched his hand at Cheng Lin, then jumped out of the carriage and watched Cheng Lin's car gradually move away.
Dong Xing didn't know why Ji Ling favored Cheng Lin, a nerd, but he didn't dare to say anything, just smiled on the side, "Uncle Zhongyong, we'd better hurry over, otherwise we will let Zhejiang Buzheng make them wait for a long time, and their faces will not look good." ” "Cheng, then hurry over!"
Ji Ling took the whip handed by the guard, then turned on his horse and led the army straight in the direction of Hangzhou City.
Outside the city of Hangzhou, a group of officials were already shrinking their hands and tiptoeing to look, especially a tall eunuch with the most positive attitude.
This person's name is Chen Lixin, who was originally serving under Wang Zhenmen, and he was also one of his henchmen, so he was sent to Zhejiang and Fujian and became a local mine supervisor.
This is a big fat shortage, and Chen Lixin has also made a lot of money in office, but now that Wang Zhen is dead, his backstage is gone, so he has been trembling for a long time.
Now I heard that the imperial court sent Qin to send over, nominally to quell the rebellion, but if you really want to exterminate Tao Deer and Ye Xiba's gang of rebels, can you finally find the silver mine?
At that time, his life and death will really be in the hands of this Qincha, after all, the ancestors are gone!
The more Chen Lixin thought about it, the more scared he became, so before Ji Ling came over, he hurriedly ran in small steps to meet him, "Uncle Zhongyong has worked hard all the way!"
” At this time, several officials also followed, and after greeting each other with Ji Ling and passing their names and surnames, they enthusiastically expressed that they had prepared a reception banquet for Ji Ling in the city.
Like Cao Jixiang and Dong Xing, who have been in the capital for a long time, they are also majestic when they arrive in the place, so they plan to take the opportunity to show off, but who knows that Ji Ling stretched out his hand to stop him, "Thank you for your kindness, but I really don't dare to delay for a moment when I am in the military affairs, otherwise it will spread to the capital, and my face will not look good." ” When Chen Lixin heard Ji Ling say this, he thought he was pretending to excuse himself, so he hurriedly gave up, "It's just the kung fu of a meal, who doesn't dare to talk more?"
As the saying goes, there is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below, although this statement is exaggerated, but since Uncle Zhongyong passed by Hangzhou Mansion, he must always taste it......"
"Gonggong Chen is polite......
Before Chen Lixin could speak, Ji Ling interrupted him with a smile, "I heard that those rebels have already defeated Suichang (note: now Lishui City), so I have to rush to Chuzhou before it gets dark tomorrow." ” Chen Lixin saw that although Ji Ling was smiling, his attitude was very firm, so he was no longer reluctant, but just ordered the people behind him, "Lead a horse over, no matter what, I have to give Uncle Zhong Yong a ride." ” "That's just the coincidence, I have something I want to ask Grandpa Chen!"
Ji Ling said, then raised his hand and took the reins of the horse, "How many steps will Gonggong Chen take with me so tired?"
” "This is as it should be......"
Chen Lixin didn't know how to ride a horse, but at this time, seeing Ji Ling taking the initiative to walk together, he was naturally happy in his heart, "It's rare that Uncle Zhong Yong understands our family." ” Ji Ling was in no mood to talk nonsense to Chen Lixin at this time, so he asked straight to the point, "I heard that Ye Zongliu, Tao Deer and others were all miners before?"
Later, because of the government's killing, this was the rebellion?
” "It's not miners at all, they're rioters from the beginning!"
The uprising of Ye Zongliu and others brought a lot of trouble to Chen Lixin, so when he mentioned these names, he was angry, "The imperial court issued a ban during the Yongle years, and the people were not allowed to open mines privately, but Ye Zongliu's gang of chaotic people also gathered people to mine privately, which is the crime of killing the head!"
” Ji Ling naturally inquired about what Chen Lixin mentioned, and the reason why he asked about this kind of thing that was not a secret was just to lower Chen Lixin's vigilance, so as not to cover it up between his words.
"In that case, the silver ore has been received by the government, so naturally the government will personally send people to mine it?"
"That's not it, you have to let ordinary people come to open the mine, but the income is ......
Under the whole world, it is not the king's land!
” "Gonggong Chen is right!"
Ji Ling gave Chen Lixin a thumbs up, "But since the silver mines are all in the hands of the government, how did Tao Deer occupy them privately?"
” "Uncle Zhongyong doesn't know, the silver mines are all in the hands of the government, but so much can't be managed!
Moreover, many silver mines have low returns, so they can only be wasted......"
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"Since there is no income, what did Tao Deer's gang of chaotic people do in the first place?
And it should take a lot of manpower to open a mine, right?
Why is there still Tao Deer, this gang of idle people?
” At this time, Ji Ling's questions were on point, and Chen Lixin was unconsciously entangled, so he became stuttering when he spoke, "This ......
This ......"
Ji Ling has now determined that there must be a big problem in this, and he basically has a clue, so he no longer entangles with Chen Lixinzuo, just patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "It's done, Gonggong Chen, I just asked a few words casually, but I want to know what the origin of Tao Deer's gang of chaotic people is, as for the matter of the silver mine, I still have to rely on Gonggong Chen!"
” Ji Ling said that, he turned over and got on the war horse, and then turned around and arched his hand to Chen Lixin and said, "Father-in-law Chen, let's see you back, I'm just a rough man who can fight, as for the fine work on the silver mine, I can't do without Father-in-law Chen!"
” "Uncle Zhongyong is too polite!"
Chen Lixin bowed to Ji Ling, and only then did he smile when he watched him lead the army out of sight: This person ......
What is the origin?
Call him coarse?
The words seem to be quite thin!
Can you say that he is fine, right?
The temperament looks quite rough......
Especially his last sentence, which was emphasized twice, could it be a pun like a reminder?
After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Lixin's brows couldn't be relaxed, and finally he could only look at the officials behind him angrily, and at the same time said silently in his heart, "If something really happens, no one wants to run!"
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