Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 117 Eight Imperial Merchants
Maybe Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand what he said, so Liu Weichao added: "Did your salary be set during the Hongwu period, and then it has not changed? If so, what is the price level during the Hongwu period? What is your current level? Has it increased? If so, shouldn’t the salary also be increased, otherwise it means that the salary has been reduced in disguise, right?”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said with a bit of a headache: "Actually, you don't need to say, I also want to give everyone a salary, not only officials, but even ordinary people! But...but I have no money!"

"Didn't you just raid your home and get a lot of money?" Liu Weichao quickly reminded.

Emperor Chongzhen gave a wry smile when he heard this, and then replied: "No, it's not easy to raid the house casually in the future. This money is one-time, and it belongs to the water without roots. After all, it is limited. If you give them a salary now , that is a large sum of money to be paid every month!"

Hearing this, Liu Weichao remembered that there had just been a general strike on the Chongzhen Emperor's side, and it seemed more sensitive to ransack the house.

But immediately, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately said to Emperor Chongzhen: "No, you can still continue to raid the house, there should be no problem!"

"Ah?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this, and also a little puzzled!

I should have already told Liu Weichao about the situation of the capital. That's right, Liu Weichao had even made an idea. It's impossible for him not to know the situation of the capital, right?

Thinking of this, he suddenly had a surprise, because Liu Weichao said so, maybe there is indeed a way to steal the house?
It is really easy to get money for this house raid. Emperor Chongzhen liked it, so he quickly asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Liu Weichao smiled and said to him: "The eight major Shanxi merchants! You can confiscate the eight major Shanxi merchants, and it will definitely not trigger another strike by the officials!"

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen asked a little puzzled when he heard it, "What are the eight major Shanxi merchants?"

Even if he didn't ask, Liu Weichao would have told him: "After Jianlu entered the customs and seized the world, their emperor publicly commended eight Shanxi merchants. Wait a moment..."

While speaking, he immediately searched for the eight imperial merchants, and then continued to introduce to Emperor Chongzhen: "These eight people are Shanxi merchants Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa. Emperor Jianlu hosted a banquet in the Palace of the Forbidden City, summoned them personally, and gave them costumes."

"At the banquet, Emperor Jianlu wanted to grant them officials and honors. The eight families were flattered and tried their best to refuse. Therefore, Emperor Jianlu appointed them as imperial merchants. Among them, Fan Yongdou was ordered to preside over trade affairs and gave birth to Zhangjiakou. For the world. The remaining seven families also have their own rewards."

Speaking of this, Liu Weichao looked at Emperor Chongzhen in the phone and said: "In addition to smuggling all kinds of materials urgently needed by Jianlu, including military supplies, they also provided various news in the pass. If it wasn't for the great help to Jianlu, they would There will be no titles of these eight imperial merchants!"

Emperor Chongzhen was very angry when he heard it, and when he was about to speak, Liu Weichao said there: "During the Little Ice River period at the end of Ming Dynasty, you suffered disasters inside the pass, and you suffered disasters outside the pass, but Jianlu became stronger and stronger, even if you stick to the Ningjin line later , Jianlu also survived. Also, have you noticed that every time Jianlu invaded the pass, it was when your side was about to wipe out the thieves. Because Jianlu entered the pass, your side had to Deploy troops to resist Jianlu, thus giving the bandits a chance to grow..."

At the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen didn't pay much attention to it, but was angry at the smuggling of these businessmen.But with Liu Weichao's explanation, he gradually understood how much role these businessmen played in it, and suddenly, his anger grew stronger and stronger.

Among other things, just seducing Jianlu to enter the customs at a critical time is an unforgivable crime!
Therefore, before Liu Weichao finished speaking, he could no longer suppress his anger.

If it's just thieves making trouble, he can completely suppress it.Then, it was Jianlu who kept entering the customs and consuming the vital strength of the court officers and soldiers, so that the rogues would grow up, and eventually lead him to become the king of subjugation!

All these things, the eight major Shanxi merchants are really unpardonable crimes, they must be ransacked and exterminated, otherwise it will not be enough to vent their hatred, and I will be sorry for so many Ming people who died because of this!
For the first time, when Liu Weichao hadn't finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen angrily interrupted: "You send me all their news, and I will kill them all alive!"

Liu Weichao understood the anger of Emperor Chongzhen. Similarly, when he read the information, he was also very angry, so he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Okay, I will search for you in detail and pass it on to you. I will tell you Said, if it weren't for the commendation of Emperor Jianlu, the world would still be kept in the dark, and they wouldn't even know about it!"

"Damn it, damn it, damn it..." Emperor Chongzhen Longyan was furious and cursed bitterly.

Seeing him like this, Liu Weichao comforted him and said: "Things have already happened, it's not too late to make up for it now. Besides, these eight imperial merchants must be very rich, no, it just happens to be cheaper for you, and they can make a lot of money." Already!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, for some reason, the anger in his heart suddenly decreased a lot.

"But let me remind you!" Liu Weichao thought of something, and quickly said to Emperor Chongzhen, "These eight imperial merchants can keep doing this kind of thing without being discovered, and they can do such a big thing. There must be someone in the officialdom. There are conspiracy theories that, Those officials in the Jin area, even the army, may have conspired with them. According to the principle of benefit, you can check who speaks for the Shanxi merchants, who does things, and who is beneficial to the Shanxi merchants or builds captives. You can be suspicious. For example, Chen Xinjia, you can also find out if it is related to Shanxi merchants..."

Listening to these words, Emperor Chongzhen admitted that these speculations must be reasonable.

Without the protection of the officialdom, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary businessmen to get big, and it is impossible to inquire about all kinds of news.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen suppressed his anger, and after listening to Liu Weichao's reminder, he took the initiative to urge Liu Weichao for the first time to pass on information about the eight imperial merchants to him.

Liu Weichao spent money to buy papers on the Eight Great Imperial Merchants, passed them on to Emperor Chongzhen, and reminded: "Be careful about the Eight Great Imperial Merchants, and don't let the news go."

"I understand!" Emperor Chongzhen knew what he was hearing, and then hung up the video communication, and then watched the information Liu Weichao sent him.

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