Emperor Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yixi is no stranger to guilds.

In fact, during the Huguang shogunate period, when he was still the king of Yu, he implemented the military-first policy.

When Shaanxi merchants were used to control business, the guilds were used as a guide.

Guilds are different from chambers of commerce. Chambers of commerce are small-scale interest communities, while guilds control the entire industry.

The same is true. After the establishment of the Grain Merchant Guild, prices in Huguang immediately stabilized; after the establishment of the Pig Iron Guild, pig iron production continued to increase; after the establishment of the Liquor Guild, the shogunate levied a large amount of taxes to supply the military.

But as he went to Nanjing and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, large-scale guilds were gradually cancelled, and chambers of commerce became the mainstream.

After all, this hinders fair competition.

In the West, guilds were a certificate for the middle class and businessmen to maintain their wealth and independence. Florence and Milan therefore remained free cities, and the textile industry flourished.

The guild in front of Zhu Yixi is a small-scale local guild that monopolizes the profits of a place.

Chu Yu understood the matter very well and lowered his head and gave instructions.

Soon, three big men in short clothes walked over and rescued the beaten man, and also taught the latter a lesson.

In fact, the shoulder knives on their waists were exposed, and the gangsters did not dare to fight back at all, so they could only be beaten and scolded.

"Who are you?"

Sitting at the tea stall, Zhu Yixi picked up the teacup and drank it without hesitation. Although it was a bit bitter, it was still drinkable.

"Young man, I have met the master!" The man was beaten with a bruised nose and face, and was extremely respectful.

"Why were you beaten?"

"Because I didn't join the guild, these people didn't allow me to work..."

"Why not?"

"The guild wants to take [-]% of the money!" The man said with a face full of hatred: "We are so tired every day that we only get fifty or sixty cents, and they take the money without doing anything. They don't come forward when something happens, and they usually bully us... "

"Besides Li Xing, what other guilds are there?"

"As far as I know, the five largest guilds in the capital are Lixing, Yexing, vegetable guilds, grain guilds, and firewood guilds. Each of them has tens of thousands of people. Even the yamen boss has seen it. I have to treat you to tea..."

Zhu Yixi frowned, and Chu Yu on the side was frightened and immediately explained:
"Sir, Li Xing is a hard worker. They are the humblest and the most popular. Many people from other places will join them, including many from the local area. The Patrol Headquarters often asks them to do work when they have to clean ditches..."

"The Night Journey collects night fragrance from millions of people in the capital. The number of people is the smallest, only three thousand people. However, it is passed down from father to son and from family to family. There is no way it cannot accommodate outsiders."

"The Yexiang in the capital is taken over by them, so the county government is much more relaxed..."

Zhu Yixi heard the instructions immediately.

Li Xing's backer is the Patrol Police Headquarters. To manage the huge city of Beijing, these people are naturally needed as informants.

The same is true for Ye Xing. They rely on the county government to contract night fragrance, and the officials behind them are naturally the officials in the county government, and they have to hand over more than half of their annual profits.

"What about the vegetable store and the agricultural bank?"

Zhu Yixi became interested.

"The vegetable shops are farmers outside the city. They all have vegetable fields, including fruits and vegetables. They are all vegetable shops. There are tens of thousands of them. They specialize in supplying the people of the capital and most of the restaurants. Behind them are nobles. …”

"The grain bank is responsible for purchasing old grain from the Ministry of Household Affairs and selling it..."

"The firewood business refers to firewood and briquettes. They are basically the royal merchants of Ximenggou..."

"The patrol headquarters, the county government, the nobles, the household department, and the imperial merchants all have their own backgrounds and backers!"

This is the little treasury!
Zhu Yixi muttered, but her brows did not relax at all.

On the surface, the existence of these guilds strengthened the court's control over Beijing, but in fact they eroded power.

The nobles, imperial merchants and other classes indirectly controlled Beijing and exerted strong influence.

Think about it, as long as you cut off the food supply for half a day, you can make Beijing people unable to eat fruits and vegetables.

"What gang is powerful nearby?"

Suddenly, before Chu Yu had time to react, the man said casually: "It should be the Chopper Gang."

"They also have a gang that collects protection fees and searches door to door. No one doing business can escape..."

Dongchang Admiral Wei Chengma's forehead turned black and his knees almost gave out.

The power of Jinyiwei and Dongchang is divided, and there is no one who leads the other.

Due to the conditions of Dongchang, its control is basically in Shuntian Prefecture, and the capital is the top priority.

Jinyiwei, on the other hand, projects in all directions, and even the vassal state has branches to collect information. It can be said that the power is indistinguishable.

The capital is under the control of Dongchang, and the guilds are just that. Gangs and gangsters are running rampant, and he can't escape this big pot.

"Oh! Get off!" The emperor said calmly, and was rewarded with a dollar, and then he boarded the carriage unhurriedly.

Wei Cheng knelt down directly.

"With millions of people in the capital, guilds are not uncommon. Wherever there are people, there are gangs and lakes, but gangs should not be the case!"

Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice: "It's disgusting to bully good people like this. They have taken away all the hard-earned money of the people!"

"Is it because the imperial court has light corvees and low taxes to save them?"

What makes Zhu Yixi especially angry is this. In the golden age of dividends, he can only create wealth for this group of rubbish.

Needless to say, these people were so unscrupulous because they had high-ranking officials and nobles as their backers.

So much so that anyone knows the name of the gang.

Beijing has been neglected in recent years.

Corrupt officials go hand in hand with cracking down on organized crime, and the former is the protective umbrella of the latter.

"Let the Inspector Zuodu Yushi come to see me. It's time to clean up the officialdom in the capital."

Zhu Yixi said casually: "There are so many cockroaches under the bed, I'm afraid there are even more elsewhere."

"Jin Yiwei is responsible for arresting people, following the clues and cooperating with the Inspectorate!"

"I obey the decree!" Chu Yu was overjoyed.

He would naturally like it if he had a good opportunity to show off his power.

The emperor was angry and his blood flowed thousands of miles.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the campaign against gangs and evil started among the people, and the newly established Shuntianfu Newspaper directly blew the horn with a headline:
Villains are roaming the streets with sticks, and it is imperative to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil!
And encourage everyone to report it.

A sneeze from the emperor can be described as a tornado to ordinary people.

In the corner at the end of the alley, a lame young man lowered his head and ate half of the stolen cake, and it went into his stomach in a matter of seconds.

He looked around cautiously, fearing that he would meet those respected people.

In the capital, beggars are not allowed.

In order to survive, he naturally hid in Sichuan, and he did not hesitate to wash his body every now and then to make himself cleaner.

When we reached the corner, we heard Dr. Na Bao say: "The imperial court is going to kill all those gang members!"

"That's right. I heard it was ordered by the emperor himself..."

"They must be bullying those who have no background. Those who have the background have already known the news and hid..."

"No, the Ming Dynasty Gazette said it directly. You can report it directly, and there will be a reward!"

"Two gentlemen, where can I report this?" Jiang Liu'er wiped his tears and said directly, unable to suppress the hatred in his heart.

"You? This is not a complaint!" One person frowned and said: "Little guy, you have to think clearly, don't risk your life!"

"Yes!" The people on the side agreed.

"My whole family has been bullied to death, why should I be afraid of this life?" Jiang Liu'er said through gritted teeth.

"Good boy, can you read? You see the captains carrying knives and wearing flying fish uniforms, they are hanging flags at the street corner!"

"As long as you go there, you can file a complaint!" Jiang Liu'er nodded fiercely.

"This boy has a lot of energy!"

On the side, watching Jiang Liuer leave resolutely, Fang Sheng stroked his beard and couldn't help but praise.

"Dad, this guy still has courage!" The girl wearing a bra-wrapped skirt couldn't help but say.

"Yeah, I don't know if he can play chess." Fang Sheng said regretfully: "If this momentum is used to play Go, I'm afraid he will be in trouble!"

The girl nodded in agreement, then lost her mind as she looked at the boy's retreating back.

The lonely shadow is like a lone wolf licking its wounds.

Pedestrians nearby unconsciously gave way to let him walk alone.

"Just like the horns on the stage!" the girl thought: "Maybe he should really come to play chess!"

The young man put aside the hesitant crowd and came to the captain in Jinyi. He said without hesitation: "I want to file a complaint!"

"Little guy, you must be a beggar! You have to think clearly, false accusations are counterproductive!"

The Jinyi guards didn't take it seriously.

They had been sitting all morning, and no one dared to sit down and talk.

Jiang Liuer said harshly: "I want to sue the current King Yi!"

In an instant, it was shocking.

The people watching the excitement also stopped and looked incredulous.

The Jinyi captains were even more stunned.

"Say it again!"

"I want to sue King Yi for oppressing good people. In order to seize my shop and thousand acres of manor, he framed me. In prison, my whole family was killed..."

Jiang Liuer burst into tears: "For more than half a year, I have been hiding everywhere, begging for food from house to house, and had to avoid being arrested by the patrolmen..."

Seeing that what he said was logical and coherent, the Jinyi captains couldn't help but believe him.

Ordinary mud-legged people can't say such things.

Almost instantly, the news spread throughout Beijing.

The court shook.

You know, in today's clan, although the current emperor has many sons, the princes from the previous dynasty still dominate.

In addition to the ten kings of Shu, King Dai, King Su, King Qing, King Min, King Shen, King Zhao, King Jing, King Chong, King Heng, and King Rong who were removed from their names for various reasons, there are still ten princes in the previous dynasty. The remaining people.

King Rui was the leader and presided over the clan mansion.

The remaining kings of Chu, Lu, and Lu lived in the capital.

As a prince, although King Yi kept a low profile, he could not stand out from everyone.

This was being poked open. If it had been in the previous dynasty and the clan friendship had been taken into consideration, it would have been natural to hold it up high and put it down gently.

However, this was the Shaowu Dynasty.

Once confirmed, King Yi was immediately ordered to commit suicide to save his dignity. King Yi was deposed and his family moved to Heilongjiang.

Although the ministers were shocked, they felt it was natural.

Because King Yi, an old boy, once oversaw the country on his own in Jianchang, Jiangxi Province. Although the emperor had not yet ascended the throne at that time, he had already committed a taboo. Now it is natural to handle it as it should.

This trick is really powerful to kill chickens and scare monkeys, causing a huge earthquake in the capital.

The usually peaceful patrol headquarters was in chaos, with guards in uniform running on the streets.

At Chongwen Pier, Zhang Shougou, a member of the Chopper Gang who had already received the news, took his family on board the boat and walked on the canal:
"This capital is very popular. Let's come back in a few months!"

Several close subordinates were still frightened: "Long Tou, the boss of the Crocodile Gang was blocked at the door by the Jin Yiwei, and the whole family was arrested."

"I heard that all the prisons in the Criminal Department are full!"

"That old boy won't stop even if you let him go!" Zhang Shougou said proudly:
"Just because his cousin is the servant's butler, he acts recklessly. What a piece of shit is he? What a piece of shit the butler is!"

"The imperial court arrested several ministers, including the minister!"

The ship sailed for dozens of miles. When it arrived at Tongzhou Pier, the wharf was suddenly blocked.

Everyone must be inspected before being released.

At this time, the people who had no way to lead panicked.

Zhang Shougou took his time and took his family and brothers to the dock. He held his head high, his chest high, his belly puffed out, and he was dressed in silk. He looked like a rich man.

"Brother, what happened?"

Suddenly, he saw the big yellow dog he was pulling!
"Woof, woof, woof -" The strong smell of blood made the yellow dog bark.

In an instant, he was surrounded.

"What's going on?" Zhang Shougou cried and laughed: "Colonel, I didn't do anything!"

"With so much blood on your body, don't tell me it's from the Beijing camp!"

The man sneered: "Take them all away!"

This large-scale manhunt started from the capital to Shuntian Prefecture. Nearly a thousand well-trained big dogs used their excellent sense of smell to capture many criminal thieves and murderers.

Regardless of whether there is a record or not, as long as there is blood on the person, he will be arrested.

Even, following the clues, many well-known fugitives and evildoers in the world of rivers and lakes escaped death by hiding in high-ranking officials or even temples, but they were betrayed by gangs.

The Yamen, which originally pretended to be deaf and dumb, had to accept the orders of the Jin Yiwei, break into mansions or temples, and arrest them directly.

The crackdown on gangs and evil that originally caused an uproar among the people has officially implicated nobles and religious circles.

The emperor was furious and the cabinet followed suit.

Dozens of noble families were expelled, demoted, and even had their homes raided.

Around the city of Beijing, hundreds of temples and Taoist temples were also raided, and a large number of monks and Taoists were imprisoned.

In just three days, the Prison Department's prison housed more than a thousand people, and the number is still increasing.

It is not allowed to borrow a camp in the Beijing camp for custody.

The storm swept across and moved the entire city of Beijing.

Jin Yiwei was ecstatic.

More than one million gold and silver, tens of thousands of acres of land, and thousands of shops and houses were confiscated. It was a great harvest.

The cabinet couldn't help but want a piece of the pie, but had to stop.

Because the Ministry of Internal Affairs took over.

As the person who led all this, Zhu Yixi actually didn't care how many people were arrested. Anyway, it was a big storm that could keep Beijing safe for a few years.

But the large-scale application of military dogs made him happy.

Who can beat a dog when it comes to alertness?

"However, although Dahuang's luxurious harem career has ended for more than ten years, hundreds of descendants have already made outstanding contributions!"

He thought of the dog he raised in Xi'an. It was the dog that prepared the granary and stayed with him when he was most destitute.

"Military dogs need to be large-scale, and then there are police dogs. Who can escape?"

　My arms are sore and my inspiration is dry. I'm sorry.

　　(End of this chapter)