Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 141 Chongzhen Summons
Listening to the sound outside, Cao Huachun hastily put the iron plate in his hand back into the wooden box.

"You show me here, I'll clean up when I come back later."

Cao Huachun said to Liu Changfu beside him.

These iron plates and contracts are worthless money, so there is no room for Cao Huachun to be careless.

Cao Huachun picked up the three mountain hats on the table, fiddled with the three-foot-square mirror hanging on the wall a few times, and then walked out of the room.

He bought this full-length mirror at a Shanxi merchant store.

Half an hour later, Cao Huachun appeared in the imperial study.

It was already midnight, and the industrious Emperor Chongzhen hadn't slept yet, and was still lying at the table, carefully reviewing the memorial.

"My lord!" Cao Huachun hastily saluted Emperor Chongzhen.

Chongzhen raised his head, looked at Cao Huachun, and said with a smile: "You are also an old man who came out of the hidden mansion, you don't have to be like this in front of me, get up quickly."

"Yes!"

Cao Huachun stood up from the ground and stood beside Chongzhen.

Chongzhen put down the brush in his hand, looked at Cao Huachun with a tired face, and said: "Today, the old cabinet minister Zhou Yanru made another report, which is to impeach Zhao Wen, who guarded Longmenbao in Xuanfu Town, take a look."

After speaking, Chongzhen handed the memorial to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun took the memorial and read it attentively.

Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun intently, drank a cup of ginseng tea on the table, and said slowly: "I really don't understand, Zhao Wen is just a garrison of Longmen Castle. Scattered title. I really can't figure it out, why Zhou Ge is so interested in such a big official this week? Why do you keep impeaching him? You called me over, I want to hear your opinion."

Cao Huachun browsed through the ten lines at a glance, and after a while, he closed the memorial and respectfully placed it on the imperial case.

"My lord, in my opinion, Elder Zhou Ge is talking nonsense again." Cao Huachun pretended to be angry.

When Chongzhen heard this, he immediately became interested, "Oh? How should I say it?"

Cao Huachun cleared his throat, and said: "My lord, this Longmen Fort guard is a mighty fighter, he killed countless Tartars outside Xuanfu Town, and solved the difficulty of Xuanfu.

In the end, the emperor looked at his merits and promoted him to the guard of Longmen Castle. For this, Zhao Wen was very grateful to the emperor, saying that the emperor is a wise king who is rare in the ages. "

Cao Huachun's last sentence was completely nonsense, Zhao Wen never said that.This is just pure flattery for Chongzhen.

Cao Huachun has been with Chongzhen for such a long time, so he naturally knows what kind of person Chongzhen is.

If he wanted to do something in front of Chongzhen, he had to praise him first, and he had to praise him without leaving any traces.

When Chongzhen heard this, he laughed instantly, "Big Companion, Zhao Wenguo really said that about me?"

"My lord, I dare to use Xiang Shang's head to guarantee that Zhao Wen said this, and it's more than that. He also said that the lord is an emperor like Yao and Shun, and he is the same emperor through the ages."

Cao Huachun flattered without blushing and heartbeating.

Standing aside, Wang Chengen looked at Cao Huachun, who was flattering, with admiration.

Godfather really is godfather, flattering is like an antelope's horns without leaving a trace.

If you flatter yourself with words that no one else has said, your godfather is really a master.

Chongzhen said with a smile all over his face: "Ahem, this Zhao Wen is loyal to the emperor and the country."

"My lord, this memorial says that Zhao Wen privately expanded the city in Longmenbao, recruited refugees, and built many cement factories and ironworks. It seems that he has rebellious intentions. But in my opinion, this is all nonsense They are all framed." Cao Huachun pointed at the memorial on the table and cursed angrily.

Chongzhen leaned forward, and said with a puzzled look: "How do you say?"

"Your Majesty, when Zhao Wen took over Longmen Fort, the entire Longmen Fort was reduced to flat ground, and there was no one inhabited within a radius of fifty miles, and the entire territory of Longmen Fort was turned into a piece of white ground by the Tartars.

After Zhao Wen became the garrison of Longmen Fort, he raised his own money and rebuilt the original Longmen Fort that didn't even have a city wall.

In my opinion, expanding the city privately is simply nonsense.This is basically the spring and autumn style of writing that civil officials are best at. This is what they wrote about Zhao Wen's reconstruction of the city as expansion of the city.This is simply punishing without teaching. "

Cao Huachun said with a look of anger and joy.

Fortunately, it was Cao Huachun, if other people dared to speak like this in front of Chongzhen, they might be pulled out by Chongzhen to beat him.

"What about gathering refugees and building cement plants and ironworks? Let's not talk about the cement plant, but it is a capital offense for a soldier to build an ironworks privately." Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun suspiciously.

Cao Huachun immediately said: "Your Majesty, this cement factory and ironworks do not belong to Zhao Wen at all. Zhao Wen was already heavily in debt when he rebuilt the city wall, so how can he have the money to buy these things?

These things are all made by those businessmen, but they think that Longmen Fort has a large land and few people, and the land is cheap.Otherwise, who would go to that kind of place where the birds don't shit? "

"The cement factory was built by a businessman?" Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun in disbelief.

"My lord, that's for sure. My lord, think about it, how much money does Zhao Wen have? Can he build ironworks and cement plants after rebuilding Longmen Fort?"

"That's right. This Zhao Wen is just a frontier soldier. It's good to be able to repair the city wall. Where did you get the money to cover these things? After all, I didn't give him a penny." Chongzhen said thoughtfully.

In Chongzhen's view, this Zhao Wen was a frontier soldier.

And the frontier army in Chongzhen's impression was the kind of very poor people who relied on the court.Even if this kind of person has money, he will save it to marry a wife, and it is impossible to get these things.

And this cement plant and ironworks are more like the handicrafts of those businessmen.

In the Ming Dynasty, folks could also smelt iron, but they had to pay taxes.

So Chongzhen is not surprised that businessmen opened ironworks.

"Besides, to gather the refugees, this is simply the nonsense of Mr. Zhou Ge.

The area around Longmen Fort within [-] miles is completely white land, and the nearby land must be cultivated, otherwise, where will the imperial court's land tax come from?Zhao Wen's move is to resume production and pay taxes as soon as possible.

Even other officials would definitely gather the refugees and cultivate the fields as soon as possible.Zhao Wen's move is good governance. "

Chongzhen squeezed his chin, and said, "In the opinion of my companion, Elder Zhou is slandering Zhao Wen this week? But I don't understand why Elder Zhou wants to slander an official who is as big as a sesame mung bean? Could it be that this Zhao Wen Didn't Wen offend Mr. Zhou Ge before?"

"My lord, I don't know about that. Maybe Zhao Wen offended Mr. Zhou Ge, after all, I'm not very familiar with Zhao Wen." Cao Huachun said in a very bachelor way.

"Sigh, I really don't know what Zhou Yanru is thinking this week. Instead of worrying about the important affairs of his family and country, he cares about such trivial matters. It's a ridiculous thing to impeach an official who is as big as a sesame seed and mung bean." Chongzhen held it Memorial, shaking his head helplessly, said with a look of disgust.

If Cao Huachun's words were placed on other people, Chongzhen might not believe it, but who made Cao Huachun an old man who came out of the hidden mansion?Is it the person who has been with him since he was a child?

"Come here, seal up this memorial." Chongzhen patted the memorial on the table again.

Sealing means keeping it in the middle and not publishing it, which is the so-called drift.It means that the emperor does not want to deal with this matter.

Cao Huachun watched Chongzhen turn the matter over, and a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

He let out a long breath, and secretly said: "Zhao Wen, if it weren't for your shares, our family really didn't want to care about it. You are also smart, knowing the weight of our family in front of the emperor."

After Chongzhen sealed Zhou Yanru's memorial, he went on to review the remaining memorials.

Cao Huachun stood beside Chongzhen quietly, without saying a word.

"Haha, Mao Wenlong is really a fierce general." Chongzhen suddenly slapped the table and laughed.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Cao Huachun looked at Chongzhen suspiciously.

Chongzhen put down the memorial, and said excitedly: "Seven days ago, Mao Wenlong, the general soldier of Dongjiang Town, led Dongjiang Jianer to take advantage of Jiannu to send troops to attack Shenyang, the puppet capital of Jiannu, and captured more than [-] heads of Jiannu, and sent secret agents to sneak into Shenyang. The city was set on fire and poisoned, and Jiannu was devastated.

It was also because of Mao Wenlong's move that the Jiannu Eight Banners had to return to aid Shenyang.This Mao Wenlong is really a brave and resourceful fighter. "

"My lord, with such a strong general in the imperial court, the matter in Liaodong will be settled soon." Cao Huachun also said happily.

Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "Yes, now Liaodong has Yuan Chonghuan in charge, and Dongjiang Town in Pidao has Mao Wenlong in charge. These two people are in front of each other, as long as they cooperate well, they will definitely wipe out Jiannu."

Chongzhen's eyes shone brightly. If Liaodong was restored in his own hands, then he would surpass his elder brother, his father, and even his grandfather in governing the country.

At that time, he himself will really be the wise king through the ages.

This news is undoubtedly a booster for Chongzhen, who has always wanted to be Yao and Shun, and increased his confidence.

In fact, if what Chongzhen said is true, as long as Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong cooperate well, then the Liaodong matter is really relatively easy to solve.

But what?History is not what Emperor Chongzhen said. When Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong privately with Shangfang's sword without asking Chongzhen, the hinterland of Jiannu lacked restraint.

This allowed Jiannu to invade Daming without hesitation. After Mao Wenlong died, Huang Taiji led his troops to detour to Xifengkou and entered the Gyeonggi area, making the situation in Daming extremely rotten.

And Yuan Chonghuan's private beheading of Mao Wenlong also planted a nail in Chongzhen's heart. When the Jiannu soldiers surrounded the capital and Yuan Chonghuan led the Guanning Army for a long time, Chongzhen's resentment broke out completely at this time.

Yuan Chonghuan was eventually executed by Emperor Chongzhen Ling Chi because of his arrogance and conceit, and the cut off flesh and blood were bought raw with silver taels by the people in the capital who didn't know the truth.

"Send this memorial to the cabinet and let them discuss how to reward the soldiers of Dongjiang Town." Chongzhen handed the memorial to Cao Huachun and said slowly.

Cao Huachun took the memorial and put it on the other table.

It is already late at night, and there is no one in the cabinet, so the memorials sent to the cabinet will be put aside, and they will be brought to the cabinet the next day.

With a smile on his face, Chongzhen went on to review the memorial.

But without reviewing a few memorials, Chongzhen's face showed anger.

"How did Yuan Chonghuan do this? Three months ago, he allocated 150 million taels of silver as military pay. Why is he asking for money now? Is it possible that Guan Ningjun is eating money?"

Chongzhen slammed his fist directly on the table, gritted his teeth and said.

(End of this chapter)