golden scales

To expand an army, it is by no means to formulate a framework and fill it with people.Perhaps Li Chuang and the Manchurians could do this, but Zhu Cihong, who cherishes resources, would never do such a thing of drinking poison to quench thirst.He needs to have a project schedule, arrange the progress, and preset the positions of personnel to ensure that every bit of resource in hand is fully utilized.

"After the tank division was transferred, what did Donglu say?"

In the reception room where Xiao Mo was received just now, Zhu Cihong asked in a low voice.

An official in civilian clothes under the seat lowered his head, just to avoid the dim candlelight, making a black shadow appear on his face.He said: "The matter of mobilizing the Tank Division appeared in the report of the Zhending Mansion. It may be that the storytelling tunes circulated among the people made Donglu pay attention to this division."

The reason why Zhu Cihong wanted to mobilize the tank division to defend Shengjia was not simply because this division had the strongest combat effectiveness.Based on the current security environment in Shandong, if Chongzhen was more courageous, he could safely travel from Laizhou to Yanzhou with more than ten riders, and there would be no accidents at all.The reason why the chicken was killed with a sledgehammer was because Song Hongye had sent news before: Dorgon specifically asked the southern prefectures and counties of Gyeonggi to pay attention to the tank division's movements.This made Zhu Cihong uncertain whether Donglu had planted spies in Shandong.

Speaking of which, emphasizing intelligence work can be regarded as a rare specialty of Manchurians.In the Battle of Saerhu that year, Nurhachi knew the four Ming soldiers well, so he was able to make the correct decision of "depending on how many routes you come, I will only go all the way".

Zhu Cihong mobilized the tank division just to scare the snake away.If Donglu did have spies in Shandong, then the transfer of the tank division must go directly to Beijing.It will not be conveyed by Zhending Mansion.Unless the officials of Zhending Mansion have foresight and foresight, they install spies.However, this possibility is too low to be considered.

"I have already handed over the task of eliminating spies internally to Dongchang. Have you met the new admiral?" Zhu Cihong asked again.

"The minister is now a handyman in his house." The man laughed softly.

"In this way, I don't need to ask Dongchang to copy the information to Jin Yiwei." Zhu Cihong joked: "Anyway, you will definitely go to peek."

The man hurriedly shouted: "It's always good to be able to send a copy. Now that there is a shortage of manpower and I have a lot of things to do, it's good to save a little effort."

"How many things can there be? Just complain like this." Zhu Cihong said disapprovingly: "Jinlin will do well, and Song Hongye will be your eyes in Beijing, which will save you a lot of trouble. The most important thing for you right now is to do it well. Spy class."

"I understand." The man knew that the meeting was coming to an end, so he stood up slowly.He saluted and bid farewell to Zhu Cihong.

The candlelight was raised inch by inch, and finally shone on his face, it was the pretentious Xu Dun.Time has left deep marks on his face. In just one year, he formed a gangster organization and used it as his eyeliner.This time he came to Tai'an Prefecture, and he took over the seal of the Commander of Jinyiwei.It has truly become a pivotal piece on the chessboard.

It was with Song Hongye and Jinlinhui as insiders that Zhu Cihong had the confidence to transfer from the Tank Division.At the same time, for Song Hongye's safety, he needs to make sure that there are no Donglu spies around him who can spy on this information.

However, judging from the time when the Qing court learned of this news, there are still many eyes in the northwest of Shandong.If they want to completely blind their eyes, the only way is to merge villages east of the Lexia line of defense.Clarify the identity system, strengthen the inspection of road guides, and let foreign spies lose the soil for their activities.

Zhu Cihong watched Xu Dun go out, stretched, and sat heavily on the chair.He rang the bell.Soon after, Lu Suyao came in dressed in palace attire, holding a cotton veil that was emitting heat in her hand.

"You do know that I want a warm towel." Zhu Ci smiled and took the handkerchief.After scalding my eyes, I was refreshed.

"Your Highness, it's late at night, please take care of yourself." Lu Suyao said softly.

"Who else is working overtime outside?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Yao Tao is leading people to sort out the accounts of the account department, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight." Lu Suyao said.

Zhu Cihong stood up and said, "Let's go and have a look."

Lu Suyao wanted to dissuade her, but she swallowed it back, followed Zhu Cihong closely, and walked to the other courtyard below.

Although the Donggong Waidi was established for a short time, all accounts are very clear, so the treasury that needs to store the accounts is also large.In contrast, the accounts of the Daming Household Department are a mess, and many account books and original documents are left in Beijing, so there is no way to verify them now.

Although Zhu Cilang had said to re-open the accounts, Yao Tao and her finance department were still overwhelmed by the huge workload.

"Female Situ, how's the progress?" Zhu Cihong is one of the few people who can directly enter the finance department, and the guards at the door will naturally not report.

Seeing that the East Palace was coming, Yao Tao quickly stopped what she was doing, stepped forward to salute, and said, "Your Highness, it's so late at night, what orders do you have?"

"Look at it casually." Zhu Cihong walked to Yao Tao's desk with a smile, looked down at the small print on the account, and said, "Is it tiring to read the small print? Light more candles, it's not good to hurt your eyes."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Yao Tao thanked her, but in her heart she was calculating how much it would cost if adding more candles.When she realized this, she was quite surprised. She seemed to have become a lot more stingy after becoming a cashier.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, how is the country's finances?" Zhu Cihong didn't expect Yao Tao to have fully mastered it, but just wanted to see how far she had mastered it.

There is always a wrong order in employing officials in the Ming Dynasty, that is, regardless of a person's ability and interest, first put him in one position, and then learn slowly.People always see that someone is too young and lacks qualifications, but they don't expect that those officials who are qualified to be ministers do not have the professional knowledge they should have.

"In view of the fact that the imperial decree has already given up three salaries, from the current point of view, the first batch of about 30 shi of grain will be shipped to Shandong in late July, just to fill the food gap." Yao Tao said with relief: "I didn't count the country before. The regular taxation now seems like a pleasant surprise."

"That's good." Zhu Cihong tapped lightly on the table.

Jiangnan has not yet starved to death, but according to the information collected so far, the price of rice in Jiangnan has also increased.Zuo Liangyu arrived in the Huguang area before the summer harvest, and finally let Jiangnan, who was struggling with self-sufficiency, breathe a sigh of relief.However, after the canal is cut off, the price of rice in Beijing is bound to skyrocket this year, and the entire Northwest is also facing widespread famine.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong had no choice but to sigh heavily: "Don't relax just because there is too much food. We still need to implement a strict rationing system and prepare to receive refugees."

Yao Tao has read some of the only records of expenditures in the household department, and also summed up some rules from them. She knows that even if she survives the first season of sluggish harvest this year, it is difficult to guarantee that she can survive the next season.

Shandong has suffered a lot from military disasters in recent years, and the only remaining big families dare not defy the crown prince's thunderous tactics, so no one dares to stockpile food for sale.However, it is different in other provinces, especially in the Shanxi area, there must be some people who want to hoard.

"Your Highness, there is one more thing," Yao Tao said, "the silver in the treasury is not enough, can I grow some tobacco for some silver?"

In times of lack of income, planting cash crops can certainly provide some relief.However, there are not only economic problems, but also political problems.Emperor Chongzhen twice issued an edict to ban smoking, and was even beheaded for selling cigarettes.It was a matter of national policy, if Zhu Cihong dared to grow tobacco openly under the rule, it would be a more unforgivable sin than his subordinate's impoliteness.

What's more, Zhu Cihong doesn't think he can make more palatable flue-cured tobacco, and it's not easy to grab the Jiangnan market.However, Yao Tao reminded him that it is necessary to issue a warrant to Luo Yukun, all tobacco fields in the Jianghuai area will be confiscated and state-owned, and they will be replanted for grain.

"Let's wait for the plate glass from Zichuan to come out." Zhu Cihong said, "That can be sold more expensive."

Although it is already possible to make small pieces of flat glass, it is invaluable to promote it to the commercial field.Except for the rich family in Jiangnan, no one would consider using this luxury as a window.

"Let's focus on the collection of commercial taxes in Shandong Province and the establishment of customs first." Zhu Cihong himself felt that waiting for glass to be produced seemed unreliable, so he had to lead the topic to a more feasible direction.

While Zhu Cihong was talking to Yao Tao, a female officer quietly entered outside the door and whispered something to Lu Suyao.Lu Suyao nodded after hearing the words, stepped forward and said to the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, there is a red box to deliver the report." (To be continued. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.)

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