Zhu Youjian understood that since he had inherited Emperor Tianqi's inheritance, he had to correct the old Zhu family's ship that was about to capsize.
According to various intelligence reports, there were already signs of Slave Jian heading south.
It was necessary to reorganize the capital region now. Only by winning over the hearts of the people in the capital region could it be carried out better.
Only that idiot Yuan Chonghuan was still working on his defensive line of Guanning.
Currently, more than half of the people in Liaodong had been killed by Nurhachi, and the entire Liaodong was covered in blood.
The commoners of Ming Dynasty were starved to death. In Liaodong, the commoners either died under Slave Jian's butcher knife or became Slave Jian's slaves.
Of course, Zhu Youjian didn't deny Yuan Chonghuan's great victory in Ningyuan in the sixth year of Tianqi. Although he won, the result wasn't that great.
In short, Ning Yuan had indeed won, and it was also the first time Da Ming had defeated Slave Jian!
At the same time, Yuan Chonghuan held the Guanning defense line, preventing Ningyuan, Daling River, and other strategic locations from falling into Slave Jian's hands.
Based on this, Yuan Chonghuan had made a contribution and could not be erased.
However, Zhu Youjian was puzzled.
Yuan Chonghuan, as the current Liaodong Commander-in-Chief, could be considered the highest military officer in Liaodong. It was impossible for him not to know the signs of Slave Jian heading south.
Yet, Yuan Chonghuan did not warn the central control and pretended not to know anything?
Obviously, he had complaints about Zhu Youjian appointing Zhou Yuji as the commander of Shanhaiguan. He recommended Wu Xiang as the commander of Shanhaiguan.
It should be said that he was the brother-in-law of the Liaodong Group's Zu Dashou, and it was also a deal between Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou.
Unfortunately, their deal did not go through. Shanhai Pass was the gateway to the capital, and its location was far too important.
Zhu Youjian didn't want to hand over such a strategic fortress to a coward like Wu Xiang. It was the right choice for Zhou Yuji to be the commander of Shanhaiguan.
At the same time, Lu Xiangsheng was in charge of the important town of Xuan Mansion, which was directly connected to the frontier. This was also for Slave Jian to go south so that he could close the door and hit the dog and severely injure Slave Jian.
Da Tong, Xuan Manor, and Shanhaiguan were all important strategic locations. This was also why Zhu Youjian wanted to hand over these strategic locations to the generals he approved.
As for whether the warlords in Liaodong felt bad, Zhu Youjian was too lazy to think about it.
The local warlords of Liaodong thought that once Liaodong left them, the border would be lost.
This was also the reason why Zu Dashou and the other Liaodong generals dared to challenge the court, and also an important factor in Yuan Chonghuan's compromise.
Zhou Yuji was placed at Shanhaiguan to take over Xifeng Pass, and the Miyun Guards were taken over by Zhu You and Cao Bianjiao!
Datong, Xuanfu, Shanhaiguan, and Miyun were all taken over by Zhu Youjian's trusted subordinates, creating an iron connection.
If Slave Jian wanted to go south, it would be very difficult for them to seize the pass, whether it was through Shanhaiguan Pass, Beigukou of Miyun, or Zhang Jiakou Fort that bypassed the Xuan Mansion.
Liaodong outside the pass was all under Yuan Chonghuan's control, but Zhu Youjian did not care at all. Every year, he gave Yuan Chonghuan three million taels of silver and one million stones of grain as support.
Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town was also dealt with in the same way. They allowed Mao Wenlong to do whatever he wanted in Dongjiang Town. After all, as long as they fought Slave Jian, they would have food and silver to support them.
If he didn't really do anything, then he could only say sorry. His silver and food didn't fall from the sky.
Zhu Youjian's attitude made Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong feel that this young emperor was not completely useless.
At the very least, the emperor dared to give them power. This way, they would be even more unscrupulous and no longer have to worry about the influence of the court.
The two of them were doing well in Liaodong and Pi Island. With sufficient money and food, Yuan Chonghuan had been managing the Guanning defense line.
Mao Wenlong kept causing trouble for Slave Jian, often harassing and ambushing him, making Slave Jian unable to guard against him. He sent troops to encircle and suppress him, and Mao Wenlong retreated to the island.
Outside the pass, there were no big wars, but small wars never stopped!
Zhu Youjian had also strictly controlled the capital inside the pass. The Jin merchants who smuggled outside the Great Wall and outside the pass were now in a difficult position.
Especially after Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan had taken control of Datong and Zhang Jiakou Fortress, they were even more cautious.
Moreover, the capital region was also fighting corruption and advocating honesty. At the same time, they sent out the Second East and West Factory to work with the Jinyiwei to crack down on local tyrants and evil gentry.
All kinds of evil forces that had a close relationship with the Jin merchants had been cleaned up by the Second East and West Factory and the Jinyiwei.
It seemed that none of them had succeeded in bribing the border generals. The border generals who had once colluded with them had all been sidelined. Some had been transferred away, and some had been replaced.
Strongholds on the main roads leading to the outside of the pass became more and more strict, and the difficulty of smuggling goods outside the pass increased several times.
Fan Yongdou and the other eight Jin merchants had wanted to use the big shots in the capital to escort them, but they realized that it would not work.
Although the emperor did not explicitly state that they were wary of smuggling at the border, the emperor was doing his best to rectify corruption and bribery.
If there was no rebellion, these Jin merchants were confident in completing the smuggling.
However, the big shots in the capital were afraid of Tian Zi's killing and were afraid of being investigated at this critical period.
They didn't even dare to accept the money offered by the Jin merchants!
They were jealous of the silver Fan Yongdou gave them, but they didn't have the guts to take it.
Most of the local officials were already system talents exchanged by Zhu Youjian, and the atmosphere of the officials in the court immediately changed.
He would no longer slack off and neglect his duties. His efficiency had also increased by several times. He would no longer drag his feet and wait for death.
It could be said that the North was shrouded in the iron fist of anti-corruption and honesty. No official dared to commit a crime.
Unless the anti-corruption campaign was over, everyone would dare to use their own rights to take on private jobs.
The officials who were deeply involved with the Jin merchants all cursed Zhu Youjian, this little emperor, for being sinister and vicious.
Zhu Youjian did not strictly investigate the merchants who smuggled outside the Great Wall, but he strictly investigated and cracked down on the local evil forces.
Without the help of the evil forces in these places, it would be difficult for the Jin merchants to transport their supplies to the frontier without anyone knowing.
The Eight Great Families of the Jin Dynasty were all burning with anxiety. After all, Slave Jian's father was in urgent need of salt, iron, grain, and cloth.
They had to send these supplies to their father, but their silver bullets that had always been successful had failed.
Those officials who had once been so rich that their hands went soft had also become incorruptible officials and kept their chastity!
Then, Fan Yongdou and the others received a message from the Jiangnan Group.
He told the Eight Great Jin Merchants to persevere. In a year at the latest, the imperial court would definitely unseal the seal.
The strict interrogation wouldn't last long!
The first year of Chongzhen was originally a fat year in the hearts of many interest groups. After all, the emperor ascended the throne and did not pay much attention to these things.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Youjian, this young emperor, suddenly attacked with heavy fists and pushed all the way. He was extremely rude and raised his butcher knife to kill.
The most hateful thing was:
The network of relationships that they had managed to build with great difficulty had fallen apart under the little Emperor's unified and chaotic fists.
Under the iron fist of the strong anti-corruption campaign, their biggest backer, Dong Lin, had now become a big gang. No one dared to mention Dong Lin.
Even the talents of Donglin had all left. Not only that, but they had also headed south to investigate the lawless members of Donglin.
Jiangnan didn't have much of an impact. After all, Jiangnan could trade with foreign countries.
However, the Eight Great Jin Merchants couldn't do that. Their main source of profit was by selling the interests of the Ming Empire.
Their father was not the Emperor of Ming, but the Emperor of Jian!
Without Slave Jian purchasing resources at a high price, their losses were not just ordinary.
As the head of the Eight Great Merchants of Jin, he had managed the business in Zhang Jiakou Fort for several generations. It was only when Fan Yongdou came here that he truly rose to power.
Now that Fan Yongdou had personally come to the capital to smooth things over, he had broken out in a cold sweat when he was cleaning up the Slave Creation Stance.
Unfortunately, what Fan Yongdou didn't know was:
His every move was monitored by the three major intelligence agencies. The families of the ministers and dignitaries he visited were all recorded.
Even Lu Xiangsheng, who had received the emperor's secret edict, was secretly controlling the Fan family's export trade.
It could be said that as long as the emperor was willing, he could arrest all of the eight Jin merchants.
There would not be a single fish that escaped the net!
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