Han ride

Chapter 405 Borrowing the Way
"Li Xin has created such a force at a young age. He is invincible across the grasslands. He has more than [-] soldiers and more than a million people under his command. The hearts of thousands of soldiers, no, not only the Northern Army, but also other soldiers in the imperial court will be moved by him. This man has the appearance of a hero, and it is not impossible to win the world in the future." Fan Yongdou listened clearly , although there was no expression on his face, he was constantly surprised in his heart, calling out evildoers in his heart.Not only him, but other civil servants such as Shi Yuanzhi and Song Xiance were shocked.

Throughout the dynasties, there have been kings who shared weal and woe with soldiers, and emperors who regarded their trust as their own sons, but there was no one like Li Xin who buried the bones of soldiers in one place for Li Xin's descendants to worship.It is true that giving money allows soldiers to live a rich life, and giving official positions can make soldiers live a life of superiority, but let those in power worship every year so that everyone in the world can remember their military exploits. , this kind of treatment is even more touching and makes people loyal to him.

If such a strategy was thought up by people who are well-versed in the officialdom, these people might not be so nervous, but how old is Li Xin, only in his twenties.In the Central Plains, what are young people in their 20s doing at this time?Or they are nostalgic in brothels and restaurants, doing some poems and essays moaning without illness, or they are simply a group of dandies, bullying the market, etc., who can build such a career like Li Xin, and like Li Xin, come up with such an idea? idea.

The so-called innate knowledge is probably like this. Shi Yuanzhi and others looked at each other, and they could see a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.Then he saluted Li Xin respectfully.

"In the future, Daqingshan will be built into a, um, Heroes Cemetery! Yuan Zhi, set up a large stone at the entrance of the Heroes Cemetery, and ask a famous craftsman to carve it. Choose an auspicious day, and I will personally pay homage to the Heroes Cemetery, and respectfully ask the fallen soldiers to be buried In Daqing Mountain." Li Xin thought for a while and said again.He didn't think of this idea for a while. In later generations, almost every city will have a martyr's cemetery for thousands of people to admire, so that people can remember those who sacrificed for the new era.

It's just that in this era, the status of soldiers is low, especially since the Song Dynasty, good men are not soldiers, etc., and it is the same in the Ming Dynasty. The status of military households is still lower than that of craftsmen. of it!What Li Xin wants is to improve the status of these soldiers.In this era, Li Xin is the only one who has such ambitions and thoughts to greatly improve the status of soldiers.Li Xin could guess that once this was done, the surviving soldiers would not fight bravely and sacrifice their lives for Li Xin's great cause after hearing the news!
This is a conspiracy, even if Li Xin's opponent learns it, there is no way to replicate it.Let alone the imperial court, the scholar-bureaucrats in charge of everything in the imperial court are themselves a group of people who discriminate against generals, so how could they pull these soldiers out and sacrifice them alone?The emperor can only offer sacrifices to the gods and ancestors, so how could he lower his status to offer sacrifices to the soldiers who died in battle?Li Zicheng didn't even have a territory until now, and most of the people around him were refugees, so he couldn't do this kind of thing anymore, and he didn't have the conditions to do it; as for Li Xin's third enemy, the biggest enemy, Jiannu, he couldn't do it anymore.Who is fighting for Huang Taiji now? That is Huang Taiji's slave. As a master, he can decide the slave's life and death. It is only natural for a slave to fight for his master, and it is a supreme honor. The master can remember his kindness Very good, how could he kneel on the ground and worship his slaves!Only Li Xin has the courage to do this kind of thing.It can be said that Li Xin's move not only won the hearts of the Northern Army, but also won the hearts of soldiers all over the world.

"My lord, my subordinates are willing to recruit skilled craftsmen, choose bluestone materials, and build a hero cemetery." It was Fan Yongdou who was speaking, and Fan Yongdou was completely subdued by Li Xin at this time. If he really realizes what the fate of destiny belongs to, and can come up with such a method, as long as he doesn't die halfway and doesn't make any big mistakes, the world will be his sooner or later.Moreover, Fan Yongdou also saw hope. Even Li Xin's lowly military households could be promoted to such a high status, and businessmen like himself would be valued in the future, so Fan Yongdou saw hope.Of course, the more important thing is that he is cunning and cunning, and he saw how much Li Xin attached importance to the Heroes Cemetery, so he wanted to spend a lot of money to help Li Xin build this Heroes Cemetery, in order to win Li Xin's trust.

"My lord, we are also willing to invest in the construction of the Heroes Cemetery, and please let me do it." Wang Dengku and the others were not fools, and when they saw Fan Yongdou make a move, they naturally didn't seem to be behind, and they all said out.

"You?" Li Xin raised a smile. There are always many smart people in this world. The few people in front of him are the elite among businessmen. Although he hates Shanxi merchants, he has to admit that Shanxi merchants are smart. .Fan Yongdou could see the importance he attached to the Cemetery of Heroes from one of his decisions, so he wanted to take this opportunity to express his heart.It's just that such a hero cemetery can only be built by oneself. Only in this way can he express his attitude. He said with a smile: "You will provide labor and people, and I will pay for the northern army. I, Li Xin, are not short of money."

After Fan Yongdou heard this, he was disappointed for a while, but he soon understood that a place like the Heroes Cemetery cannot be built with the money of a businessman. This is no longer a question of money, but a political need. The cemetery, to buy the hearts of the soldiers, to spread Li Xin's benevolence and righteousness.Fan Yongdou intervened, what is going on?
"This subordinate made a slip of the tongue." After thinking about the problem, the embarrassment on Fan Yongdou's face disappeared without a trace.There are even some joys. There are many calculations in terms of labor.

"Mr. Fan, don't be afraid that there is no chance. I will enlist the Northern Army to seize and replace the North. This still needs your help. Jiang Yi, starting tomorrow, select the elite and send them to the caravans of Shanxi merchants to sneak in in batches." Let Mr. Fan find a suitable place for Daibei to lie in wait for orders." Li Xin nodded, and said to Fan Yongdou: "If this battle is successful, you seven families of Shanxi merchants should take the lead."

"Thank you, Lord." After Fan Yongdou and the others heard about it, their eyes were filled with joy. They arranged for people to enter the mainland to search for information. The Seven Great Aristocratic Families have done this kind of thing many times. .

"Yuanzhi, we can arrange for the experts to choose a site in Daqing Mountain to bury the heroes." Li Xin said to Shi Yuanzhi, "Also, the gold and silver mines on the grassland must be investigated clearly. Baicheng is too close to Jiannu Although there are silver mines in this place, they cannot be mined. However, I know that there is a huge silver mine near Huanggangliang and Dalinuoer. It should be the largest silver mine on the grassland. As for the gold mine, it is in Wula Gold mines may be found in the Hadamengou area of ​​the mountainous area. These gold mines and silver mines can meet our needs in a short time.” As a person in the 21st century, there is no one who does not care about money, and gold and silver are the most valuable, Li said. The letter is no exception, and he has also browsed the Internet, especially after the incident of a cleaner driving a Mercedes-Benz BMW in Ordos. He has also paid attention to the situation in Inner Mongolia. understand their location.Li Xin didn't care whether Shi Yuanzhi and the others doubted his deduction, he was now the commander in chief, and no one dared to object or question his words.

"My lord, to mint gold and silver coins, skilled workers and mother's money are needed. I'm afraid the capital will need to contribute to these things." Although Shi Yuanzhi was curious, he didn't object. Anyway, he wanted to investigate the gold mines. As for the silver mine, since Li Xin gave the address, it is also possible to check from there first, at most it will take a little more time.

"My lord wants to mint gold and silver coins?" Fan Yongdou and the others couldn't sit still.This is the first time they have heard of this kind of thing. Although there is a lot of private money in Zhongyuan, and even Fan Yongdou and the others have minted private money, they are casting copper coins or even iron coins. They have never thought of minting gold coins. , Silver coins, this is a big deal.

"That's right. His Majesty the Emperor has already agreed, and even handwritten 'Chongzhen Tongbao' to me." Li Xin waved his hand, and someone sent Chongzhen's handwriting, which was indeed written by Danshu Zhubi himself.

"This worker may be able to provide some from his subordinates and others." Fan Yongdou and the others glanced at each other, and then heard Fan Yongdou say softly.There was a trace of shame on everyone's face.Obviously, these guys also made private money back then, but they turned to Li Xin at this time. At this time, Li Xin wanted to mint gold and silver coins, obviously to hit the market. There is probably no market for silver coins.

"Hehe, I almost forgot, you people must have minted silver coins, no matter! You should find those masters who are good at minting silver coins. I am not familiar with these things, and Yuan Zhi and the others are not familiar with them. Those old masters We are very familiar with them. Mainly he helped us mint high-quality gold and silver coins for the Northern Army. Our silver coins for the Northern Army are not private money, and I plan to let them circulate in the Central Plains! They cannot be easily imitated .”

"Don't worry, my lord, pure silver coins can make noise, if it is imitated, it will definitely not have such an effect, and it will be easy to be noticed by others." Fan Yongdou said very complacently: "This subordinate will definitely handle this properly. I will never betray my lord's trust."

Li Xin glanced at Shi Yuanzhi, saw him nodding his head, and understood in his heart that only businessmen like Fan Yongdou looked at this kind of fake money most carefully, and they even made fake money themselves.But Li Xin still said: "All seven of you are looking for the old master to come, and then I will invite someone from the capital to come. Let's work together to figure out how to make gold and silver coins that are not easy for others to imitate."

"Your subordinates wait for your order." Although Fan Yongdou was disappointed, but after thinking about it carefully, if this kind of thing was placed on him, he probably wouldn't entrust such a big matter to others.

"Yuan Zhi, you can write about Shanxi governor Zhang Zongheng, governor Wu Wei, general soldier Cao Wenzhao, and Jiang Xiang. They will send troops to the Central Plains to suppress the rebellion according to the imperial order. They will use Datong as a garrison. It is tentatively scheduled to be stationed in Datong in the spring of next year. They will do a good job of responding, and then they will tell the emperor about the matter in the capital, and see how the court reacts." Li Xin said without thinking.

"Your subordinates wait for your orders." After Jiang Yi and the others heard this, their hearts boiled with enthusiasm. The so-called return home, these people created a great reputation for the two of them on the grassland, but that was only on the grassland. No matter how great the reputation is, It doesn't have any effect, but it's different to march into the Central Plains. That's where the Han people live, and the generals are on the battlefield. Not only outside the Great Wall, but in the Central Plains is the most important.

And Shi Yuanzhi and others have been looking forward to entering the Central Plains for a long time, which shows that Li Xin is going to dominate the Central Plains and compete in the world.Shi Yuanzhi and others can also get the merit of the dragon, and the opportunity to be famous in history has come.

Fan Yongdou and others are also very happy. Li Xin has accepted him and others. When Li Xin succeeds, he and others may be able to achieve the realm of goods and wealth.

Soon, Li Xin's messengers divided into three groups. Before the heavy snow came, they rushed out of Yunzhong City, and flew all the way to the capital, all the way to Taiyuan, and all the way to Datong.Following a memorial from Li Xin, the Ming Dynasty set off another storm from Beijing to the border.

In Zhangjiakou, Yang Sichang, the magistrate of the new Xuanfu, looked gloomy, looking at everything in Zhangjiakou. Although Zhangjiakou can still maintain the prosperity on the surface at this moment, he knows that with the divestment of the seven major families, the prosperity of Zhangjiakou has quietly declined. , although there are still many business travelers in Zhangjiakou, they are all small traders, and the things they sell are ordinary silk and other things, which are not considered contraband.He even knew that the current seven great families had all moved to Shahukou, which was closer to Li Xin's Yunzhong.It is more convenient for goods to come in and out, and the Jiang family brothers who are stationed at Shahukou are also ungrateful for profit, so how could they care about the interests of the court!
"I heard that the emperor has allowed the Duke of Liao to lead the army to go south to conquer the rebellion?" Huang Degong strode over behind him, and said with a light smile, "I heard that the grain and grass were also done by ourselves, and I don't know that the grain and grass of the Northern Army came from Liaoyuan. The desert is transported to the Central Plains, how much is left?"

"Hmph! Li Xin has already written to the Son of Heaven, and he is going to set up a camp at Shahukou to transfer food and grass. Li Xin, this person has great ambitions." Yang Sichang said coldly, "It's just that this person treats everyone in the world as fools. "

"Why did your lord say that?" Huang Degong said curiously: "Even if it was transferred from Shahukou, it would be a long distance. If Li Xin went to the south, he would probably have to eat on the spot. If he transferred food and grass, he might lose money." Go up a lot."

"Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong. What Li Xin wants is not a murderer, but Datong." Yang Sichang is not a fool to win the trust of Chongzhen to deal with Li Xin's matter in Zhangjiakou, just listen to him sneer : "Occupying Shahukou is equivalent to opening the gate to capture Datong. Xuanda, the reason why it is called Xuanda, is my Xuanfu on the one hand, and Datong on the other. It is the barrier to the north of the Ming Dynasty. He Li Xin has occupied Datong, and if he occupies Yanmen Pass in the future, Shanxi will open the door to him."

"My lord, what decision does the imperial court make?" Huang Degong clenched his fists, and his eyes showed anger. He was extremely angry at Li Xin, a traitor and traitor.

"Don't worry, your majesty is wise and powerful, and has insight into every detail, how could he agree to such a foolish thing as Li Xin." Yang Sichang said without thinking.In fact, he didn't know what to do. Emperor Chongzhen would not agree, but that didn't mean what Wen Tiren and others would think.Thinking of this, Yang Sichang could only look in the direction of Beijing and sighed deeply.

The capital, since Jiannu went away, has returned to its former prosperity, and some deep mansions have resumed, no, maybe, it has always been like this, they still live a life of luxury, among those mansions closer to the imperial city, for Afraid of being heard by Chongzhen, when watching songs and dances at home, instead of using gongs and drums, let the singer use red sandalwood or ivory beats to lightly tap the board eye and sing softly. The singing sound is like a strand of hair, seemingly absent, endless , hovering on the exquisitely painted beams, while the host and guests stop their cups in their hands, or open their eyes wide, watching the beauty of the singer, or close their eyes slightly, shaking their heads, intoxicated by this wonderful scene. During the singing, when the singing stopped, he nodded frequently in appreciation.They happily persuaded each other to drink and give food, and joked with each other.He never thought about how to help Emperor Chongzhen how to govern the country, how to reduce the number of refugees, to prevent the rebellion from resurging, or how to build slaves to go south again.

After a tiring day, Emperor Chongzhen had dinner in the Concubine Tian Palace, and then let the maids serve tea, and sat quietly on the Dellong chair covered with bright yellow tuanlong futons. The red sandalwood coffee table with jade inlaid into a picture of carp playing with lotus, the tribute tea is fragrant, and the heat is rising from the jasper cup. What Emperor Chongzhen holds in his hand is also the "Picture of Qunfang" drawn by Concubine Tian himself. These are 24 fine brushwork flowers. After Concubine Tian’s painting was completed, she admired it very much, and specially asked the people in the imperial prison to use precious yellow brocade to frame it into a book. Originally, Chongzhen wanted to inscribe a few words on it, or write poems or something, but unfortunately, all the time, He has no time.He flipped through the book roughly, as if he was looking at something, but his brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

Concubine Tian boldly glanced at the album in Emperor Chongzhen's hand to see if there was anything wrong with it.Looking around, I can see that there is nothing else that should be avoided except for the "Chengqian Palace Seal" in Yang and the "Nan Xun Secret Play" in Yin in the album.There are two seals on it, which makes the album look more quaint.It would be even better if it could be accompanied by a poem or two.As soon as Concubine Tian thought of this, she looked at Emperor Chongzhen with resentful eyes.

(End of this chapter)