Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 237 His Highness is very angry and the consequences will be serious

Kaifeng
Zhao Guangmei was lighting the lamp for herself to work the night shift, and at the same time she couldn't help but sigh: "Isn't this sick of you making the lamp so well?"

Since the advent of electric lights, he and almost all government agencies have worked significantly more overtime.

This government affairs, according to the instructions, should not be much different from before, but in the end, it is impossible to finish it no matter how hard it is done.

But if it were to be said that he really did anything specific...it doesn't seem like he did anything specific.

Now almost every day when he goes to work, government affairs, big and small, are sent to him in an endless stream. But in fact, they are just like briefings. There are a large number of clerks in the court and commercial banks to handle most of the work for him. In fact, I just read the report, and after reading it, I give a review or give some processing opinions. The main purpose is to have a detailed grasp of the progress of the people below. It has been a long time since I have been involved in the situation.

Just this, but it was enough to keep him busy from morning to night.

On the contrary, Zhao Kuangyin is now becoming more and more comfortable as emperor. He spends almost every day wrestling, hunting birds, playing Cuju, playing polo, and drinking a lot of wine. Occasionally, when the mood strikes, he takes his wives with him. Went to Luoyang to see the construction progress of the new imperial palace.

Who is the official here?

Of course, it would be wrong to say that they are not doing anything serious at all. At least they are more concerned about the personnel transfer, training and reorganization of the Forbidden Army. The first batch of bicycles have already been put into service. Unfortunately, the manufacturing precision of these years cannot be compared with that of later generations, and there is no Zhao Guangmei is not satisfied with the speed of the bicycle made of natural rubber tires. The number of equipment currently is not much, it is just a trial equipment.

Then this big black fat man couldn't put it down riding a bicycle. He rode it in the garden all day long. He was extremely satisfied with the effectiveness of this thing. He even ordered Zhao Guangmei to produce it on a large scale and have the Privy Council conduct unified procurement. However, Zhao Guangmei blocked it. .

This thing is not mature yet, and the production cost cannot be reduced. At this time, the cost of arming the entire army is so high that it will make you vomit blood.

We can only develop and produce at the same time, and gradually iterate the product.

'Unfortunately, there is no natural rubber. If such a big voyage...ah~, it's not easy. '

Just like this, it can be said that I was reviewing each report one by one, especially in Kaifeng Mansion. There were a lot of messy things. When I was busy, I saw Sun Liancheng didn't even come to the door. The one that opened came in.

"Your Highness, something happened."

"Are you working overtime too? What the hell is wrong?"

"There's a fire in Fan Tower."

"Another fucking fire? Didn't the Yizimen and Beggar's Gang fires explode just once last time? It's only been a few days since they were repaired and reopened. How are you doing the fire prevention work?"

"It's not about fire prevention, it's about someone setting the fire maliciously, using kerosene, firewood, and even a small amount of gunpowder."

"Ok?"

Zhao Guangmei was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly asked, "Could it be... that the Yizi Sect did it? Did anyone get caught alive?"

"There were a dozen people who set the fire. It was too dark, so most of them ran away. I only caught one, but they didn't say anything. When I asked him why he set the fire, he said it was because he was dissatisfied with the New Deal and His Highness."

"Oh..., you are really here for me. Is the fever serious? Are there any casualties?"

"There are no casualties, and the damage... is not particularly serious. The fire was extinguished early, but after all, Fan Building had just been reopened after a fire, and the guests in the building were really frightened at that time, and there were six accompanying people. The girl who was drinking was stabbed. The incident was not serious, but the nature was extremely bad. They... were too arrogant."

Zhao Guangmei nodded upon hearing this, indicating that she understood.

Fan Lou is the property of a trading house. Although the nature of this restaurant is indeed very different from that of a trading house, it has indeed never been sold due to some strange combination of circumstances. After all, even the liquor license is worthless now. A restaurant is no longer valuable. It is of no importance to the commercial bank, so the shareholders feel that it is better to keep it than sell it. Regardless of how much money this place makes, at least it has some special meaning.

After all, about half of the shareholders' meetings within the commercial bank are held in this Fan Building.

What's more, his location is actually facing the Imperial Palace of the Northern Song Dynasty. The imperial court of the Song Dynasty has not yet moved.

Such a place was actually ordered by someone else.

Is this just arrogance?He was clearly declaring war directly on Zhao Guangmei, and even on the Song Dynasty court!

"Your Highness, I will go and call the Sky Rat and ask him clearly."

Zhao Guangmei thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "It won't be of any use if you look for him at this time. He is a smart man and will figure it out on his own. There is no way I can catch him and kill him at this time. There is no need."

"Yes."

"But the necessary actions must be taken. Check this matter yourself. After all, isn't there still a living person? In addition, let Yang Ye temporarily take over the patrol battalion and the Infantry Guard Division. From now on, Allocate manpower from the Controlling Crane Army, Long Jie Army, and Hu Jie Army, and dispatch them together to conduct house-to-house inspections throughout Kaifeng."

"what?"

But it made Sun Liancheng confused for a moment: "Is this... is it a bit too... too much? How can I kill you with a sledgehammer?"

Zhao Guangmei shook his head: "Security is no small matter. Our Song Dynasty has just entered urbanization. Kaifeng is also the first commercial city in the true sense. We have little experience, so I say, it is better to be more serious. What do you think? ?”

"This is."

Sun Liancheng was startled and quickly bowed and backed away, but he was secretly thinking that His Highness was taking advantage of the opportunity to seize power again.

Konghe, Longjie, Hujie, these three armies were originally the most valued armies in the bodyguard department, and their treatment was much better than other armies. They were jokingly called Zhao Song's biological son in the army. This was obviously to increase Yang Ye's position in the bodyguards. What is the status in the division?

But this time, the real direct descendants of Yang Ye have not been used: the vassal army.

That is, the hostage army selected from among the Dangxiang people, the Guiyi army, and the Uighurs were sent to the Forbidden Army.

Nowadays, the scale of these vassal armies is much stronger than that of the Song Dynasty vassal army in history. The horse army and infantry army of the Guards Department have never been separated. This army is about to become independent.

This Yang Ye has been promoted to three levels in a row since he defeated the Khitan last time, and has also lost the rank of commander and military envoy. Now he is still sparing no effort to use the opportunity to increase his influence... Your Highness, he clearly wants to Let Yang Ye be the commander of the bodyguard department!

You must know that this position has been vacant since the release of military power over a cup of wine, and it is managed by the official himself.

Hey, this Yang Ye, a demoted general is really lucky.

Of course, when this news spread like wings throughout Kaifeng City, everyone inside the Yizimen went crazy. Of course, they said anything.

At that time, the Black Panther was having a rare feast. With the support of the Sky Rat, he spent a lot of money to treat some people who were familiar with him to dinner. When he heard the news, his face turned green.

He called several hall masters to the table and said, "This matter must not have been done by the people at our table, right?"

Naturally, everyone nodded. The people he invited today were all from the same low-income background as him. They almost all had their own upright professions in Kaifeng. Even if they were making a little profit, it would not be serious. Even if they were severely beaten, Some losses are not so far-reaching as to cause damage to one's muscles and bones, or to the point where the fish is dead and the net is broken.

"If it's not us, then it should be Da Xiong and those people? This time, they are provoking His Highness and the Song Dynasty court. They are rebelling. You don't want to go crazy with him, right?"

As he said that, he took out a thick stack of red envelopes from his pocket and handed them to his younger brother and distributed them: "Everyone, if you think about it for a while, you will know that Kaifeng is still the capital of our Song Dynasty, and the governor of Kaifeng is His Highness the King of Qin. Who are we, ourselves? Are we really worthy of confronting the King of Qin like this?"

"I know, some of you may want to wait and see if Daxiong's gang can really make a name for themselves. Maybe you can use his help to start your own business. If he does what he does this time, It’s done, your gray business can be untied, and you can even make as much money as Big Bear. But you have to know that in the eyes of His Highness the King of Qin and the officials, people like us who are like rats may not be able to distinguish clearly. , Daxiong and the others are called Yi Zi Sect, and if the court gets angry, all of us will count, and no one will be able to escape."

"What's more, although I am just a common man, even a grassroots bandit, I also know that His Highness the King of Qin is a sage who has not been born for thousands of years. Without the King of Qin, how could we people have such a good life now? For the King of Qin, I I am willing to risk my life at any time to repay his kindness. I think there may be a lot of people like me in the gang. If you really want to do this, not only will I become your enemy, but I am afraid that your brothers may not be either. willing."

As he spoke, his red envelopes had already been handed out, so he continued: "These red envelopes are a little bit of gratitude, each of them is ten thousand guan. In the past two months, I hope everyone will stop the gray industry in their hands. At the same time, Constrain your subordinates to work honestly, and everyone should find at least one upright thing to do. When I become the master of our Yizi Sect and take over the public money of the dock, I will continue to compensate you until this period of severe crackdown is over. Until the wind passes.”

"Of course, the most important thing is to support me as the sect leader and bring the entire Yizi Sect to the formal and legal path. If anyone causes trouble for us, we will make it difficult for him, okay?"

Everyone nodded when they heard the words.

Black Panther is the successor appointed by Skyrat. Although everyone now has some opinions on Skyrat's retirement, after all, he is still the boss and he chooses the rules. Besides, everyone is really greedy for his port business. Businesses such as car and boat shops and footwear are really coveted in a commercial city like Kaifeng where waterways are the mainstay.

In addition, although the Black Panther looks vulgar, he is indeed uneducated. It is said that he even learned literacy in night school after coming to Kaifeng. He can hardly write many other words except his own name, but at least this matter It was done well, and the words were comfortable.

Naturally, I would not have any objection to him being the leader of the sect, but to be honest, it is not necessarily easy to say how powerful this so-called support and help can be.

However, as they were talking, the door of the restaurant was kicked open from the outside in. Groups of uniformly armored soldiers filed in. The leader shouted: "Patrol camp, check temporary residence permit. Everyone is here." Hold your head and squat down."

"Guan...Guan Guan, Guan Ye, we were having a normal gathering. We didn't do anything, we just drank."

"I don't care if you are just drinking. Tonight, everyone in Kaifeng will have their temporary residence permits checked and handed over to me."

The head catcher behind him also sneered and said: "Just drinking? That's all for others, you? Double Star, Lone Wolf, Fox, Daya, Xiao Yizhou, Black Panther, are you lucky or strong? They are all the halls of various regions. Lord, when the court catches thieves, why should I explain to you? Don’t think that you are really secretive. Let me tell you, the reason why I ignored you before was because the court didn’t want to pay attention to you. It’s better for you, even Fan Tower dares to burn down, and What do you dare not do? Listen clearly, His Highness is very angry this time, and you are going to be in trouble. There is no need to check the temporary residence permit. Take them all away."

With that said, with a wave of his hand, the vicious patrol battalions stepped forward one after another and arrested everyone.

These so-called hall masters actually have some bad intentions in their hearts. Although they usually seem to be very fierce among the people, when they encounter the patrol camp, they are all as honest as quails.

And the scale of tonight's raid was indeed terrifying. No one was caught without a miss. Almost everyone without a temporary residence permit was arrested first to make up the numbers, even those with expired temporary residence permits, and those who had changed their rental houses, jobs and information. Those who did not fit in were not allowed to escape, and all the prisons in Kaifeng were filled to capacity. Later, they were simply packed into the military camps.

Yes, although Kaifeng City does not care about household registration, you must still have a temporary residence permit. Generally, as long as you are not a wanted criminal, you can rent a house and have a fixed place to live, you will be issued one.

But in principle, if a foreigner cannot find a job within half a month after entering the city, or cannot find a fixed place to rent an apartment, and cannot get a temporary residence permit, he or she will be kicked out of the city.

However, in principle, things are generally not so serious. Officials in Kaifeng Mansion are so busy, and sometimes the certificate is not checked strictly, or even not checked at all.

As a result, most of the unemployed homeless people have been wiped out under this investigation.

Of course, some people really forget to do it or forget to change it. As long as there is a certificate and guarantee, they can leave after paying the fine tomorrow.

The court did not expect to catch the arsonist through such a simple method, but at least it could clearly convey an attitude to the outside world through this: His Highness the King of Qin was very angry, and the consequences would be serious.

It is true that there are more innocent people involved, but it is definitely a deterrent to those criminals, the so-called rangers.

But after a while, the Black Panther was called out alone.

He didn't know the person who asked him to go out, so he hesitated for a while.

"Dare to ask you are..."

"I am Yang Ye. From now on, I am personally responsible for the security of Kaifeng."

"Ah, General Yang, you...hello, ah no, the grass-roots...the grass-roots have met your Excellency."

I heard that this was the right-hand man of His Highness the King of Qin and the most aristocratic commander in the Guards Department. How could Black Panther dare to neglect him for a moment? In fact, he was flattered that a person of this level actually knew him and knew him.

"Okay, there is no need to be so polite. The Flying Sky Rat has already come to me and told me the situation. I heard that you originally planned to let Kaifeng Mansion arrest people? Then you find someone to release them as a sign of goodwill to them. Favor?"

"Yes, I didn't expect them to be so bold. I... I don't dare to have such unreasonable thoughts now. It's all up to Yang Shijun to make the decision."

"Okay, I am a soldier, and I am only temporarily in charge of public security matters. You are more professional than me in this kind of matter. Since Your Highness has decided to give the Sky Rat another chance, I will naturally give you a chance as well. If you want to let go, Whoever, go to jail and pick him up directly, but I remind you, you only have one chance, and if you don’t succeed, you will have to be benevolent.”

"Yes, thank you envoy."

(End of this chapter)