Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 293 Prosperity
If the original history develops according to the original history, in June of the 15th year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen would release Hou Xun from prison and let him replace Yang Wenyue, governor of Baoding, to rescue Kaifeng. The reason is that Hou Xun and Zuo Liangyu have a good relationship.

However, Hou Xun left ink, and the battle of Kaifeng had already started, so Yang Wenyue took the crime and made meritorious service, and led the generals Zuo Liangyu, Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng, and Fang Guoan to rescue Kaifeng and fought in Zhuxian Town.

As a result, Zuo Liangyu felt that he couldn't win the battle, so he didn't fight a battle, so he fled first, and collapsed the imperial army in one fell swoop.As a result, Hu Dawei and other general soldiers were killed, the entire imperial army was wiped out, and he became the captain of the transport brigade, sending soldiers and supplies to Li Zicheng, which made Li Zicheng successful. From then on, he could no longer be contained.

However, on this plane, Emperor Chongzhen knew what would happen because he got in touch with Liu Weichao, and history has changed.

Not only did there not be a battle in Zhuxian Town, but Yang Wenyue also acted in front of his governor of Baoding, leading his men and horses, waiting for the opportunity, and did not force the rescue of Kaifeng, so he saved the imperial army.

What Sun Chuanting meant was that if he reorganized this team, he could quickly get another strong army.

Regarding this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Sun Chuanting added: "Chen Yongfu, the chief soldier of Kaifeng, is capable of fighting. I think that he can also expand his army, and cooperate with the brave guard battalion stationed in Luoyang, so as to jointly defend the Central Plains from bandits!"

For this Chen Yongfu, Emperor Chongzhen certainly remembered it.Hearing this, without further ado, he agreed again.

In terms of military affairs, I have been discussing with Sun Chuanting for a long time.Subsequently, the cabinet and the six ministries were held, and Liu Weichao's suggestions were referred to. Finally, Emperor Chongzhen issued imperial decrees consecutively as a follow-up to the Jizhou War.

First, Du Yinxi selected [-] soldiers of Qin nationality from the army assembled by the capital, as the army directly under the governor of the three sides, and went to Guyuan, Qin to take up the post of governor of the three sides.

Second, Ma Xianglin led his [-] white-rod army back to Shu, and walked with Du Yinxi, crossing Qin and entering Shu, in case of major turmoil in Shu.Qin Liangyu still wants to stay in Shanhaiguan to assist Xie Xuelong in reorganizing the Guanning army.

Thirdly, Wu Sangui, the former general of bandit suppression, was demoted to deputy general of bandit suppression, and led his [-] Guan Ning cavalry troops south to Fengyang, where they were dispatched by Fengyang governor Ma Shiying.

Fourth, Sun Chuanting went south again to Kaifeng to sit in town.But this time, he led the army to the south, one of which was Sun Yingyuan, who led 1 soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion to garrison in Luoyang.The other one is Yuan Shizhong, who led [-] horses and stationed in Kaifeng as Sun Chuanting's direct army.

The main task of Sun Chuanting going south is to command the various armies in the Central Plains. Once the bandits flee north, he has to be the commander-in-chief to command the troops from all over the country to co-operate to encircle and suppress the bandits.

In addition, he will also preside over the expansion of Chen Yongfu's troops and bring excellent weapons and armor.Here, we need to communicate with Zhou Wang and ask him to pay more money and food.Others may not be able to communicate with King Zhou, but Sun Chuanting's identity is enough.

In the end, Sun Chuanting also escorted the Jian captives to go south, and persuaded the victims who had fled to the north to rebuild their homes, and re-blocked the gap in the Yellow River dam when the Yellow River was shallow in winter.

Fifth, Huang Degong led the [-] Yongwei Battalion to Baoding as the cornerstone of the reorganization of the Baoding army.In addition, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, went with the army to take charge of the reorganization of the Baoding army, and placed the Jinyiwei Supervising Army in the army, and completed the reorganization according to the model of the Beijing Camp and the Yongwei Battalion.

Sixth, the captives of the Mongol Tartars and the Eight Banners of the Han Army were divided into three parts, one part was taken to Zhangjiakou to dig gold mines; the other part went to Miyun to dig iron ore;

Emperor Chongzhen finally decided to build the Tongzhou-Jingshi railway first, because this railway is short and easy to build, and it is also the busiest road. After it is completed, it will have high economic value.As for the iron ore area to the capital, it still has to wait for mining. The most important thing is that Emperor Chongzhen decided to go there directly to open a smelter, so there is no need to transport it to the capital.After all, in the foreseeable future, there will no longer be any threat of Jianlu or thieves here.

Seventh, all prefectures in Northern Zhili, including Henan and Jin, re-inspected the land and population. This matter was handed over to the local governments.

The reason for this decree is that in these provinces, there is a high probability that there will be no threat of exiles and captives, which is a very important prerequisite for rebuilding people's livelihood.

Afterwards, the local governments still have the responsibility to build water conservancy projects and open up wasteland for farming. A very important measure in the coming year is to continue to increase the intensity of sweet potato planting.

For this reason, Zhang Siwei, the governor of Jiangnan, was transferred to the north to be in charge of water conservancy projects.This Zhang thinking is best at not fighting wars, but water conservancy.

People depend on food, as long as there is food, there will be no chaos in the north, and thieves are like duckweed without roots, which will be wiped out sooner or later.

Eighth, issued an edict announcing the great victory and rewards in Jizhou, and specifically stated that, except for Zhang Xianzhong, who repeatedly rebelled, and Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin, who dug the Yellow River embankment, other thieves were allowed to surrender and restore peace to the world as soon as possible.

Ninth, the edict of currency system reform, the implementation of the new currency, and the existing currency in parallel for three years.

However, for the time being, this article is actually only implemented in the capital, and other places do not have the ability to implement it for the time being.It's just to spread the word and let the people of the world know that there is such a thing.

The announcement of one decree after another decree shows the new atmosphere of Chongzhen Dynasty today!
In addition to these major events, there are also some relatively less influential events.

For example, Bai Tengjiao's troops also want to expand their army and stabilize the Great Wall's defense line.It is no longer necessary to keep the same as before and lure Jianlu into customs.

Bai Guangen, the former commander-in-chief of Malanyuguan, was transferred to the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp. Together with Zhou Yuji, he expanded the strength of the Beijing camp again.

In the capital city, near the original Liubu Yamen, the Daming Royal Bank belonging to the Inner Palace and the Daming Construction Bank belonging to the Ministry of Households were built.

Among them, the Daming Construction Bank is several times larger than the Ming Royal Bank.Originally, the Ministry of Industry also wanted to set up a bank, but was rejected by Emperor Chongzhen.The reason is to wait for Daming Construction Bank to operate for a period of time.

As for other private banks, that's no problem, as long as they pay reserves.As for ticket numbers and banks, they all have to be rectified according to the new regulations, and they are also classified as banks.

In this matter, there is another eye-catching thing, that is, it is said that these two banks will be built with a cement material instead of wooden buildings.

It is said that this thing called cement is an invention of the current emperor. It has very good advantages in building houses, roads, etc., and after reducing the cost of wood, the construction speed will also be greatly improved.

And so on, so many ordinary people who have nothing to do, or idlers, come to watch from time to time, wanting to see what the hell this cement is?
In addition, in the section from the capital to Tongzhou, large-scale construction projects have also begun. To be precise, it is the construction of the railway.This is another rare event for the people of the capital.

"What do you mean by railway? Could it be a road paved with iron? That would be too extravagant!"

"Yeah, I can't figure it out. Why do you do this? I heard that gravel should be laid first, then wood, and then iron. In short, it's so troublesome. What kind of road is this!"

"You don't know this, don't you? I heard that this railway is for trains. Do you know that trains are burning cars!"

"I heard that this railway is very powerful. That's why the emperor specially set up a railway department to repair this railway."

"Isn't the Railway Department responsible for the military households in the guards? It seems to be called Railway Soldiers, just soldiers. Why are they building roads?"

"That's right, didn't you go to see it? Now most of the road builders are those Ertars. Also, have you noticed that there seem to be many eunuchs and maids there, directing them there? It's really strange !"

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Winter is coming, and most of the people in the capital are idle for the New Year.However, following the great victory in the Battle of Jizhou, the land of Gyeonggi was uncharacteristically different from before. Instead, it was in full swing, which made them very surprised.

But no matter what, for them, no more wars and no turmoil, this is the best.

The New Year is getting closer and closer, and as the people, businessmen, etc. in the capital return to their hometowns for the New Year, they naturally bring back what they have seen and heard from the capital.

Unbeknownst to ordinary people, there is actually one more thing, that is, the rewards for the heroes of the Jizhou Battle originally belonged to one other person, Song Yingxing, who was in charge of the battle technique.

According to Emperor Chongzhen's wishes, Song Yingxing was to be named Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but Song Yingxing refused.The reason for replying to Emperor Chongzhen is also very straightforward. He doesn't want to do those things that deal with people, and he prefers to do these interesting things in this military battle.

Emperor Chongzhen remembered very clearly that Song Yingxing said to him: "Your Majesty, the so-called live to learn, I found that my knowledge is really too shallow. Investigating things to know, so much knowledge, I really can't learn it. Wei The happiest thing for me is to see this kind of investigation and knowledge, and then benefit the people!"

"Rather than spending a lifetime in the officialdom, what do you want? It's far from being able to use knowledge to benefit all people!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen didn't force himself anymore, and decided in his heart that when he looked back, he would also be awarded the same title, and he would never be treated badly!

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Shenyang in eastern Liaodong, the capital of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, was renamed Shengjing.The cold wind howled and the snow fell.

There are few traces of people in the wilderness, and the Jianlu here hide in warm houses, eating meat and drinking wine for the winter.

This year we fought a big victory, annihilating 12 Ming troops, and even Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.Now that the army has entered the customs again to make a fortune, if there is no accident, it must return with a lot of money, so why bother to spend the winter frugally, and must eat good wine and meat.

(End of this chapter)