Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 139 Growing Up

From daybreak, Emperor Chongzhen set up a military campaign and asked craftsmen to forge the treasures he obtained from Liu Weichao.

There is nothing to say about the craftsmanship of Ming craftsmen.Emperor Chongzhen's request was to build an object, that is, the cost was high or low, and there was no question of whether it was possible or not!

Of course, if you want to build a boring machine, even if you have drawings and steps, it can't be done in one go.

Therefore, after explaining it, Emperor Chongzhen inspected the test situation of the refined steel formula before leaving the military battle.

Later, he knew what Yan Yingyuan had done since he took office.

Emperor Chongzhen not only knew that Yan Yingyuan had arrested the people from the Fanji Grain Store, but also that Yan Yingyuan had also cleaned up the slaves of Marquis Wuqing.

He is very happy about this.

Seeing him happy, Wang Cheng'en, who reported to him, continued to play: "Long Live Lord, this Yan Yingyuan is really skilled, and all the soldiers under him have been tamed by him, and after only half a day, they all listen to him! "

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little curious when he heard it, and asked, "How did he do it?"

Therefore, Wang Chengen recounted the situation he had inquired about to Emperor Chongzhen.

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but think of a description about Yan Yingyuan in the materials Liu Weichao passed on to him:
Yan Yingyuan's order is serious, and those who live in peace and do not abide by the law will be severely punished to warn everyone, even the gentry and powerful.And when the soldiers were in distress, he would personally brew medicine and pour wine, and express his condolences; when someone died, he would personally buy a coffin, mourn and bury him;When encountering an important task, he must ask everyone: "Which of my brothers can complete this?"

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but praise: "Lead by example in everything, treat others with sincerity, yes, it seems that he is a talent!"

"That's not true. They were summoned urgently by the Long Live Lord, how could they be sent there!" Wang Chengen immediately flattered him when he heard it.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this, and he didn't say that he would only know if someone from another world recommended it.

For the people below, just treat him as wise and powerful.

But as soon as he thought about it, another servant came to report that the new Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate had arrived and was waiting to see him.

Hearing that Huang Dao was thoughtful, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but blush when he thought about what he had just thought.

If he was really wise and mighty, he wouldn't be able to hit the zodiac week's eighty court stick!

Fortunately, I didn't intend to beat him to death at that time, but just taught him a lesson, otherwise, I would have one less admonisher!

Feeling guilty, Emperor Chongzhen asked, "Where are his four disciples, are they here?"

"Go back to Lord Long Live, he only brought his wife first, and the other four disciples have not yet arrived in Beijing!"

"Oh, his wife?" Emperor Chongzhen listened and said to himself, obviously thinking about something.

In the information about Huang Daozhou that Liu Weichao passed on to him, there was also an introduction by Cai Yuqing.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen knew that Cai Yuqing was a capable woman with good conduct.

After a while, he made a decision and summoned Huang Daozhou.

Needless to say, Emperor Chongzhen encouraged Huang Daozhou to work hard and take the lead in the supervisory duties of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. At the same time, he also decreed that Cai Yuqing be a second-rank wife.

Unexpectedly, Huang Daozhou refused directly, and quoted a lot of reasons, which made Emperor Chongzhen a headache, and even a little annoyed.

I don't want to give you a reward, but I still cite scriptures and babble, are you annoying?

However, as soon as this idea came out instinctively, he immediately became vigilant: loyal words are harsh to the ears, and loyal words are harsh to the ears...

After saying a few words in his heart, Emperor Chongzhen was relieved.

Afterwards, he asked Huang Daozhou about the situation in front of him.

This time, it's not like before.

In the past, he didn't know what to do when facing the court situation, so when he asked for advice, it was what others said and what he listened to.

But now, after Liu Weichao's explanation, especially with the methods proven by history, he probably knows in his heart what things should be done and what things should not be done, what things should be done urgently, and what things should be done slowly.

It was because Emperor Chongzhen already had such a spectrum in his heart, and when he heard Huang Daozhou talking there, he suddenly discovered that what Huang Daozhou said was right!
For example, Zodiac Zhou advocates being close to virtuous ministers and being far away from others; people-oriented, as well as studying things to learn, learning about the world, etc.;

However, when he asked further, he was not satisfied with Huang Daozhou's answer.

Because most of Huang Daozhou's answers are theoretical, that is to say, it is possible, but it is really difficult to do it.

In short, Zodiac Week is either impractical or general in terms of specific measures.

After talking about it, Emperor Chongzhen understood that this Huang Daozhou was indeed suitable for the position of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or he could go to the Guozijian as a sacrificial wine.

There is knowledge, you can educate people, you can also supervise others, but you can't be a people-friendly official!

This kind of understanding surprised Emperor Chongzhen himself.

Because in the past, he never felt like this. He can independently judge what is suitable for a person?
Whatever the ministers say, he thinks so!

When the zodiac week receded, Emperor Chongzhen sat and pondered this feeling for a while, and in the end it could only be attributed to: because I talked a lot with Liu Weichao, I have learned a lot!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curl his mouth slightly: In this world, in terms of knowledge, who can match himself?

While he was in a daze, another servant came to report that nearly five thousand water workers, who had been selected as recruits by Huang Degong's subordinates, had arrived in Tongzhou with their families.

Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan's troops were on both sides of the canal, and they were recruiting new soldiers while providing disaster relief.

However, there were too many recruits, so the recruits could not go north together, so they went north in batches. This was the first batch to come to the capital.

For these recruits, there are strict requirements.

Not only the quality of the soldiers must be qualified, but also the sons of good families.That is, there is no experience of being a prisoner, and he has served the people for several generations, and he still has family members.

In this way, the family members will also go to the capital with the team and settle in the capital.It's not only about peace of mind, but also about being a hostage.

The same is true, five thousand new recruits, the number of people who arrive at the capital is about [-].

It's easy for recruits to say that resettlement of family members is a big deal.

Emperor Chongzhen immediately convened the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the cabinet to hold an imperial meeting to solve this problem.

Everything else is easy to say, in the guards around the capital, it is enough to designate a place for them to live in.

But the problem is that with such a large population at once, and it is foreseeable that there will be many more in the future, the food in the various health stations cannot be supplied at all.

Of course, these are the people affected by the disaster, and Emperor Chongzhen allocated relief money, which can also solve part of the funding problem.

However, the problem is that if there is money, there is still a problem if there is no food!

At the end of the meeting, the problems all focused on the issue of food.

The suggestion made by the ministers can only be to let the Jiangnan side transport the grain.However, it will take time. In the short term, the rise in food prices is inevitable, and it may even affect the capital.

After Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he didn't say much, but let the courtiers below go to settle down first.

Afterwards, he summoned Wang Chengen and asked directly, "How's the interrogation going on about the Shanxi merchants?"

As soon as Wang Chengen heard it, he immediately replied: "Long Live Lord, according to the confession, the servants have already recorded the details of the eight Shanxi merchants in the capital, and they have just gotten some clues about their connection with the Jindi. .I was thinking about how to get them to report the news!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately asked, "What kind of stores did those profiteers open in the capital?"

"Grain, salt, iron, etc. are all available, and most of them are grain shops, followed by salt shops!" Wang Chengen obviously put his mind to it, and immediately replied.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Don't wait, immediately send out the people from the West Factory and the East Factory, dispatch the soldiers and horses of the five cities, and arrest them all. At the same time, send people to Jin Land, the Jin land is also confiscated, and all the criminals are brought to the capital!"

After a pause, he added: "The food and grass obtained from the Jin land will be transported to the south to solve the problem of food for the elderly and weak that Sun Qing withdrew from Kaifeng!"

I haven't done anything to the eight Shanxi merchants before, just waiting for the opportunity.

Now that money and food are needed, he is not going to procrastinate any longer.

Hearing this, Wang Chengen quickly agreed, but then he hesitated a little.Because he is the one who knows the whole plan of Emperor Chongzhen and what Emperor Chongzhen cares about.

So, after thinking for a while, he still reminded Emperor Chongzhen: "Long Live Lord, that side of Jianlu..."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said indifferently: "I guess, if you go to catch these Shanxi merchants, you will definitely not be able to catch them all in one go. If this is the case, it should be sooner rather than later. If the fish that slip through the net escapes, it must go to Dedicated to Jianlu. And if we act earlier, the news they brought will still be the same as before. And Jianlu will enter the customs, this is inevitable, I have trained a new army, and I will wait for their arrival!"

If we wait any longer, and the new armor and ordnance are all equipped to the Yongwei Battalion and the Beijing Battalion, the news will inevitably leak out.By that time, who knows when Shanxi merchants will report to Jianlu.

Rather than doing this, it would be better to act now to give Jianlu the illusion that the pass is still the same as before.

The only thing to pay attention to is to send more people to watch out of the border, so that the Jianlu will not know when they will enter the customs!

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen had already considered it, Wang Chengen couldn't help showing admiration immediately, and flattered Emperor Chongzhen, saying: "Long live God has no plans, and this servant is full of admiration!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little complacent.

What he said to Wang Chengen just now is something he has been thinking about these days.Combining the statements of Sun Chuanting and Liu Weichao, I finally figured it out by myself.

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