All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 38: Drift away, drift away, I will drift you all away!

Tianjin Wei.

At that time, Tianjin was just a third-tier city. It was an exaggeration to call it a city. It was just an ordinary garrison with an ordinary seaport.

Naturally, there will be no more folk artists telling jokes on the streets.

"If the grain is transported by sea, it can save a lot of time and energy." He raised his whip and pointed to the vast sea in the distance. "Tianjin will also prosper quickly and become the second most prosperous place in the north after the capital."

"Sir." Cao Demeng, who set out together, smiled bitterly. "It's not that no one has suggested changing the canal transportation to sea transportation. But firstly, the sea is rough and if it capsizes, all the money will be lost. Secondly."

"Secondly," Chen Ran replied with a smile, "the livelihood of millions of canal workers depends on it~~~"

There are more than just millions of canal workers.

There are also their families, and everyone from top to bottom who has made a fortune by relying on the Grand Canal.

The smartest people in Middle-earth have become officials. Of course they know the benefits of changing from canal transportation to sea transportation.

But just like knowing how to provide the army with enough food and wages to resist foreign invasion, the civil servants must put their own interests first.

This world belongs to the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. If I don't help you, you won't help either. Do you really want to be like a slave to the emperor?

With the meager salary set by Zhu Yuanzhang, in hundreds of years there has only been one person with the surname Hai who really lives on the salary.

Nothing could be changed now, so Chen Ran didn't say any more nonsense and turned his horse around and headed straight for the harbor.

More than a dozen ships were docked at the shore, and many civilians were transporting supplies to and from the shore.

"Husband~~~"

Qiu Niang's call came from the carriage behind him.

She rode over, lifted the curtains and revealed her charming face. "How long will it take? Xueqing feels a little dizzy."

"It's almost there." Chen Ran smiled. "It's windy outside, just be patient and wait for a while."

"Ah."

In principle, when Chen Ran went to Dongjiang, his wife, as his relative, was not allowed to go with him and had to stay in the capital as a de facto hostage.

Of course, this kind of thing will definitely not be made public.

The reason why Qiu Niang was able to go along was because Zhou Yanru, Wen Tihen, and even Cao Huachun all made suggestions to the emperor.

"Weiyuan Bo is alone and has no children."

Chen Ran has no relatives and he went to the front line to fight.

If something happened to such a minister who did not even leave his son behind, the emperor would be accused of being cruel and heartless.

Emperor Chongzhen had a changeable personality, but one thing that remained constant was his love of face.

In history, even when King Chuang's army was at the gates of the city, he was still too embarrassed to save face and personally proposed moving the capital south.

Chongzhen, who did not want to be accused of being harsh on his subjects, chose to acquiesce in Zhang Wanqiu's going to Dongjiang Town.

This is the benefit that Chen Ran gained from having two bootlickers, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tihen, and forming an alliance of interests with Cao Huachun.

The small amount of money rewarded by the system is not worth mentioning, but the convenience brought by the status of bootlickers is so useful.

After spending quite a bit of time, we finally got on the ship.

The bow of the ship broke the waves and sailed forward with the sail inflated.

Qiu Niang and Xue Qing were both carsick and seasick, so they hid in the cabin and couldn't get out.

Chen Ran himself was fine, standing at the bow facing the slightly fishy sea breeze.

"This is an era of the sea. The Middle-earth should have sailed across the seven seas, but it was dragged into an endless abyss." His gaze fell to the distant north. "We must destroy the Jiannu!"

There have been many vicious beings like the Jiannu in the past five thousand years.

From the Guifang Yiqiu, to the various Rong and Di tribes, from the Xiongnu and Turks, to the Khitan and Jurchen, from the Mongolian tribes to the Jiannu at this time, there are countless of them.

The strength of the Jiannu was only at the bottom among them.

But the evil things they have done are too numerous to list.

The most unacceptable thing is that Middle-earth was dragged from the peak of the world to sink into the abyss for 200 years~~~
"General Chen." While his thoughts were wandering, several civil servants in official robes walked up to his side.

"My Lords." Retracting his thoughts, Chen Ran smiled slightly and asked, "What advice do you have?"

At the Laiqing Governor's Office, Laizhou Military Preparations Director Gao Zhiqiu stroked his goatee and asked, "General Chen, do you know the rules?"

Cao Demeng, who was not far away, came over quickly and said, "My lords, you all know the rules. There is no need to say more."

Civil officials were instinctively disgusted with eunuchs, but it was difficult for them to confront them directly.

Several civil servants from Denglai Yamen frowned and were about to leave.

"I really don't understand what the rules are." Chen Ran asked casually, "Please tell me about it."

Gao Zhiqiu's color immediately changed when he heard this.

Before he could say anything, He Zhengguang, the grain officer of Dengzhou, became furious and asked, "General Chen, are you kidding me?"

According to the administrative division of the Ming Dynasty, Dongjiang Town was under the jurisdiction of the Denglai Governor's Office.

Of course, this jurisdiction is civil, and Dongjiang Town still has the final say on military matters.

However, sea and land transportation, food and military supplies, etc. are all under the jurisdiction of the Denglai Yamen.

"Master He, what you said is really interesting." Chen Ran raised his voice and said, "I was just asking about the rules. How can this be considered playing tricks?"

He Guangzheng was about to shout again, but Gao Zhiqiu raised his hand to stop him. "General Chen, according to the rules, 30% of the military supplies and wages shipped to Dongjiang Town will be lost."

"Just military supplies and wages?" Chen Ran simply asked, "Where are the people? Are they gone?"

He pointed to the boats around him and said, "With so many people on board, if we sell 30% of the boats that are floating, we can make a lot of money."

"General Chen!" Gao Zhiqiu, who was trying hard to suppress his anger, replied in a deep voice, "We have already explained the matter of the women's camp clearly. It was just a misunderstanding."

"Sir." Cao Demeng tried to persuade him, "The Denglai Governor has already made peace with the incident of the women's camp, and the people have been sent to Lushun."

"Have they all been sent there?" Chen Ran was furious. "Why did thirteen die?!" Some time ago, the female battalion boarded a ship to cross the sea to Dongjiang Town, but many people were detained by the Denglai Yamen.

After all, they are all young and beautiful women, and many of them are interested in selling them to make money.

When the news came out, naturally many people ran around.

The detained women were subsequently sent back gradually, but thirteen of them were missing and were said to be dead.

"They are just some girls." He Zhengguang, the grain magistrate of Dengzhou, curled his lips in disdain. "If they die, they die. What's the big deal?"

'Clang!'

The crisp sound of a sword being drawn was heard, and Chen Ran swung the sword without hesitation.

Blood splattered everywhere!
Everyone on the deck looked on in horror as He Zhengguang, whose neck was cut off, fell heavily to the deck.

The gushing blood was dazzling.

"You, you, you dare to kill an official appointed by the imperial court?!"

"They are just civil servants." Chen Ran shook off the blood stains on the Yanling knife. "If they die, they die. It doesn't matter."

"Someone come, someone come!" Gao Zhiqiu and others, who were terrified, screamed as they retreated.

There were indeed people coming, but they were Chen Ran’s personal soldiers.

They were wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, and they killed all the people in Denglai Yamen.

Cao Deming was dumbfounded, he never expected that Chen Ran would dare to kill an imperial official so blatantly!

"Bring the sacks." Chen Ran put away his goose-feather knife and pointed at Gao Zhiqiu and the others who were paralyzed on the deck. "Throw them all into the sea and let them drift away!"

"Drift away, drift away, I will drift you all away!"

"Sir~~~" Cao Demeng, looking pale, staggered over and shouted, "What are you doing? They are officials appointed by the imperial court!"

"What did I do?" Chen Ran was slightly startled, his expression sincere, "Didn't they get swept away by the storm?"

"Uh~~~"

Cao Demeng'(°ー°〃)'

You can still play like this, right?
"Yes." He looked hesitant. "No one in the government offices of Denglaiqing is a fool."

They were sunk in the calm Bohai Sea, and only the people from Denglai Yamen were sunk. They really thought we were fools.

"That's right." Chen Ran raised his lips. "They are indeed not fools, but they will all be dead soon."

Cao DeMeng was stunned and didn't know what was going on.

Chen Ran is not the type who would turn the other cheek after getting slapped.

He is a typical man who never waits for revenge!

When we learned about the women's camp on the way, we had already started taking action.

The three letters were sent directly to the capital.

Two of them were addressed to the two cabinet ministers Zhou Yanru and Wen Tihen, and one was addressed to the eunuch Cao Huachun.

The content was very simple, requiring them to crack down on the government offices in Denglaiqing and other provinces, from the governor to the petty officials.

Under normal circumstances, doing this kind of thing requires coordination and exchange of interests among multiple parties, and at the very least it will consume the affection for the people.

There is no need to go through so much trouble here, Chen Ran.

Both ministers are his bootlickers and will start working as soon as they receive the letter.

As for Cao Huachun, he did use his connections, but he would be able to make it up to him later.

The impeachment by the two ministers together was enough to cause a huge storm in the court.

In addition, when Eunuch Cao was serving the emperor, he secretly fanned the flames and said a few words that seemed insignificant but were the finishing touch at the critical moment. Before the officials in Denglaiqing and other government offices could figure out what was happening, their fate had already been determined.

When impeaching, of course they would not use the reason of conflict with Dongjiang Town, as this would be an eye drop for Dongjiang Town.

After all, when Marshal Mao was still in power, he had fought a lawsuit for many years with the government offices in Denglai, Qing and other places over the issue of disappearance.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was very easy for officials to find trouble. Except for the man with the surname Hai, no one had a clean bottom.

When the ship that Chen Ran was on arrived at the port of Lushun, a large number of Jinyiwei, carrying imperial edicts to confiscate property and arrest people, were almost at Denglai.

"I am Huang Long, the Lieutenant General of Lushun, and I am here to see the Marshal~~~"

"I am Chen Jisheng, the deputy general of the right wing of the Pidao Army. I am here to see the Marshal~~~"

"I am Liu Xingzhi, the Lieutenant General of the East and West Jiangxi Association, and I am here to greet you, Marshal~~~"

"I am the Pi Island Guerrilla Commander Shang Kexi, and I am here to meet you, Marshal~~~"

"I am Geng Zhongming, the lieutenant commander of Changshan Island, and I am here to greet you, Marshal~~~"

"I am Pidao Lieutenant General Kong Youde, paying my respects to the Marshal~~~"

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Amid the deafening music, the generals from Dongjiang Town, who had received the news early, came together to pay homage to the new commander-in-chief.

The reason why they came in such a complete manner was because they all knew that the new commander had brought a huge amount of money, food and supplies.

Dongjiang Town is so poor that people are starving to death.

They were so poor that when they fought against the Jiannu, they didn't seem to be going to fight, but more like going to do demolition work.

Now that we have finally become rich, of course we want to fight for supplies.

"Rebel generals, surrenderers, and the two kings of the Three Feudatories are all here. This Dongjiang Town is really full of talented people."

Chen Ran, who got off the boat, laughed loudly and held out his hand to support him. "My fellow heroes, no need to be polite~~~"

(End of this chapter)