Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 131
The cabinet is facing the room.

The four elders finally digested the shocking message of "Meishan Enlightenment".

Whether they are willing or not, the news of Meishan's enlightenment will soon spread throughout Daming, and even to the surrounding vassal states. This claim will become increasingly convincing.

For Daming, this is of course a good thing.

But for their cabinet ministers, it's really not a good thing.

Imperial power and ministerial power have been in conflict since ancient times, one goes up and the other goes up, the two are like a seesaw.

After the orthodox dynasty, the prime minister finally overwhelmed the imperial power. Could it be that after the Chongzhen dynasty, the imperial power should be allowed to take over?This is unacceptable to their ministers.

But this cannot be said publicly, and the small circle can still say it.

"Can you block it?" Gao Hongtu's first reaction was to block the news.

"It's too late." Zhang Youyu sighed, "The news has already spread among the students of the Imperial College and the scholars of King Fengzhaoqin."

Xie Xuelong asked: "Would you like to write an article to refute it?"

"How to refute it?" Shi Kefa frowned and said, "What would His Majesty think?"

Xie Xuelong was dumbfounded, yes, if someone wrote an article to refute Meishan's theory of enlightenment, what would His Majesty think?Just allow you scholars to get enlightened in Longchang, but not Zhen Meishan?
In the end, Shi Kefa said, "I'll wait and see."

"Yes, let's see." Gao Hongtu also came to his senses, "Duke Yangming first had the three immortals of virtue, meritorious service, and word of mouth, and achieved the status of a saint, and then he had the saying of enlightenment in Longchang."

The implication of Gao Hongtu's words is that enlightenment and non-enlightenment are not just words, but actual achievements.

If Chongzhen didn't have enough brilliant literary and martial arts, Meishan's enlightenment would be just a joke, and historians would never admit it after he controlled Bintian.

Speaking of this, Gao Hongtu immediately asked Zhang Youyu: "Jinghan, the Holy Majesty hosted merchants from all over the world at the Meixiang Tower last night, how much money did you raise in total?"

"No." Zhang Youyu shook his hand.

"You haven't raised even ten thousand taels?" Jiang Yueguang said.

"What?" Xie Xuelong said angrily, "These merchants are really stingy."

"No, I don't mean that." Zhang Youyu quickly said, "I want to say that the Holy Majesty didn't raise money in Meixiang Tower last night, but just announced a news."

"News?" Shi Kefa and the other four were stunned when they heard the words.

To be honest, the four of them felt that they couldn't keep up with Chongzhen's train of thought.

Ever since Meishan suffered major changes, Chongzhen always acted unexpectedly.

Ever since, the four of them couldn't help but wondered secretly, could it be because of Meishan's remorse?
Liar!Gao Hongtu shook his head to drive this thought out of his mind, and asked Zhang Youyu, "What news?"

Zhang Youyu told the story of what happened in Meixiang Tower last night. After listening to it, the four elders fell into a long silence. They had to digest this matter again.

The Holy One actually issued a debt?This is something they never thought of.

Gao Hongtu suddenly wanted to take a good look at Chongzhen's mind.

Your Majesty, what is going on in your head?

……

Kang Wanwan also fell into long-term thinking.

But after thinking about it for a long time, Kang Wanwan still couldn't figure it out, so he could only ask: "Girl, please explain more clearly."

"Father, the truth is actually not difficult to understand, you just didn't think of it." The girl explained patiently, "Let's do a simple calculation first, assuming that the Holy Majesty issued bonds four times within a year, each time [-] million, A total of eighty million."

"Then by the end of the second year, the Holy Majesty will have to pay a total of [-] million principal and interest, and the remaining [-] million."

"And then at the end of the fourth year, the Holy Majesty needs to pay another [-] million in principal and interest, and now there are only [-] million left."

"And then at the end of the sixth year, the Holy Majesty still needs to pay [-] million in principal and interest. At this time, there is already a deficit of [-] million. The Holy Majesty can only use the pledged official land to make up."

"There must be a premise for the above calculation."

"That means not a single penny of the money from the bond issue has been spent."

"However, how could the Holy Majesty not spend it? This is salary."

"So, there is no need to wait until the sixth year, and there will be a crisis in the fourth year!"

"Once a run is formed at that time, merchants will find that there are not so many pledged official land at all, and then the reputation of the Holy Majesty will be completely ruined. It may be useless to return tax money like Yangzhou again, and there will be no reason to issue bonds. continue."

"No, no, no, no." Kang Wanwan said, "Girl, you made a mistake. You missed one thing. In the second, third, and fourth years, you can still issue bonds, so the Holy One will still have enough money." The silver is used to repay the principal and interest."

"Father, it's not like that." The girl shook her head, "Although what you said is correct, it can only delay the crisis, but not prevent it from happening. Your Majesty's move really hides a fatal crisis."

"Nonsense, the Holy Majesty's deep meaning is something that you, a little girl, can easily guess."

Kang Wanwan stood decisively in Chongzhen this time, and then asked again: "You just need to tell Dad, can the bonds be sold?"

The girl said: "All the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit, and the prosperity of the world is for profit. As long as the Holy Majesty can repeat the tax refund in Yangzhou in Nanjing, this issue of bonds will definitely be sold. After all With such a high interest rate, in the entire eight prefectures and one prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River, I am afraid that there is not a single gentry and merchant who can refuse."

……

What Chongzhen had to do this time was not only to return tax money, but also to offer prisoners.

The return of tax money is only to restore credibility, but using the official land north of the Yellow River as an anchor to issue bonds, credibility alone is not enough, and strong confidence must be provided to the gentry and merchants.

If we don't provide confidence to the gentry, and don't let the gentry from Jiangnan believe that the imperial court has the ability to restore the capital, then the issuance of bonds is a one-shot deal, and Xuzhou's four million acres of official land will be unsustainable.

Therefore, it is necessary to convince the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River to believe that the imperial court has the ability to conquer Youyan in the north and restore the capital.

At noon the next day, that is, July [-]th of the [-]th year of Chongzhen, more than [-] Jiannu captives escorted by Gong Yonggu, Liu Wenbing and other four dignitaries and Xu Dingguo and other generals finally arrived.

Chongzhen also did a lot of preparatory work for this sacrifice of prisoners.

Among them was the selection of [-] frontier troops from Xia Town to escort the captives to the south.

In order to build up momentum, Chongzhen spent a lot of money on the three thousand frontier troops.

Each person has a tall horse, a set of straight body armor, with a bowl and tasseled spear, and each wears a big bow captured from Jiannu at his waist, plus a waist knife, and a long knife, It's so majestic!
Each of them is like walking out of a New Year picture, and they can be the door gods directly!
Seeing such a mighty Ming army approaching, the people of Nanjing crowded outside the Jinchuan Gate and watching the ceremony on the top of the city immediately burst into cheers like a tsunami.

The huge sound waves can really pierce people's eardrums.

Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu and other officials, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji, Baoguo Gong Zhu Guobi and other dignitaries were also emotional. How long has it been since Nanjing City held such a grand ceremony?

Amidst the cheers of officials, gentry and common people, a group of barbarians meandered out from Jinchuan Gate.

Chongzhen was the first to walk, and Chongzhen put on that armor again today.

Ever since he came to this world through time travel, Chongzhen has not worn the emperor's crown uniform once, and this armor is always worn on important occasions.

Chongzhen wore a golden mountain armor and a golden pocket, like a majestic god of war riding slowly, and the Nanjing gentry and people crowded inside and outside the Jinchuan Gate once again cheered thunderously.

However, this time the people cheered for their emperor.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!" The voices of the people were almost broken.

Then, a scene that surprised the officials present appeared.

The cheers of the Nanjing people had just started, and the three thousand frontier troops who were slowly approaching from the opposite side, who had not moved as much as a mountain just now, suddenly cheered with forgetfulness.

"Long live! Long live long live long live!"

While cheering, the three thousand frontier soldiers slapped the armor on their bodies with long knives or waist knives desperately, making as loud a noise as possible to strengthen their prestige.

That huge momentum, that kind of murderous aura, almost pierced through the sky.

Shi Kefa couldn't help but look at Gao Hongtu, and they both saw a look of worry in each other's eyes.

I really didn't expect that the Holy Majesty had such prestige in the hearts of the frontier soldiers after only a few months of garrisoning the border!Could it be that my Ming Dynasty is really going to have another Emperor Chongzhen?
Amidst the cheers, Chongzhen rode his horse and walked slowly to the frontier soldiers.

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor so close at hand, Yang Ponu and other frontier soldiers almost went crazy.

Chongzhen slowly raised his right hand, and the cheers of the three thousand frontier soldiers stopped abruptly. Only the people in Nanjing in the distance were still cheering hysterically: Long live.

Chongzhen slowly turned his horse's head, facing Nanjing, facing Nanjing officials and dignitaries such as Shi Kefa, Xu Hongji, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in Nanjing. Behind Chongzhen, he slowly spread towards the two wings. There were more than [-] frontier troops, and more than [-] slave prisoners of war tied in a string.

This is an incredible background painting.

A Portuguese missionary who had just arrived in Nanjing hurriedly unloaded his luggage and set up his easel.

With just a few strokes, the outline of the picture under Xianbao Que is already vivid on the paper.

Besides, outside the gate of Jinchuan, Wang Duo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, ran forward with a piece of edict, and came to the prisoners of war who were lined up to build slaves.

At the end of the captive offering ceremony, the emperor decides life and death: one thought of heaven and one thought of hell.

More than a thousand frontier soldiers had already dismounted and stood behind the Jiannu prisoners of war.

The sharp waist knife has also been unsheathed, and the sharp blade is already hanging above the head of the prisoner of war.

"Keng!" Chongzhen slowly drew out the sword at his waist amidst the sound of metal rubbing against each other.

"The dignity of the Ming Dynasty cannot be desecrated. Anyone who offends my Ming Dynasty will be punished even if he is strong! Kill!" As Chongzhen uttered the word "kill", more than a thousand waist knives fell off in an instant, and more than a thousand heads rolled to the ground at the same time.

The people of Nanjing are really crazy now, long live the Ming Dynasty!
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