Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 301 The Fate of Shanxi Merchants

Moreover, because the two of them were blamed, they were beaten by Dorgon and others as the chief culprit for the failure of the war. The anger of Jianlu caused by this also spread to other Han people in Liaodong.

Those Han Chinese who were plundered to Liaodong to become Jianlu's coats had a more difficult life, and were even beaten to death by Jianlu;
There are also those Han people who surrendered to Jianlu, no matter whether they had military positions or ordinary soldiers in the Jianlu army, they were also angered by Jianlu. Shanxi merchants who were hacked alive;
Among those who were angered, there were Han Chinese who participated in the war and fled back, such as Kong Youde and others; there were also those Han Chinese who did not participate in the war, such as Hong Chengchou, Geng Zhongming, Zu Dashou and others.

It can be said that because basically every household in Shengjing City has a funeral, their grief and indignation are all directed at the Han people, beating and scolding them as traitors, so that for a while, the Jurchen, Mongolian and Han people The opposition is very serious.

For this situation, Dorgon and others naturally saw it.At least in the eyes of the instigator Dorgon, he is actually very clear that this situation is not conducive to the Qing Dynasty.

However, there was nothing they could do, because with such a heavy casualty, people had to vent their anger.This responsibility cannot be borne by them, it can only be borne by the lowly Han people.

Of course, they were also watching, thinking to wait for the right opportunity, and then find a reasonable reason to stop this confrontation, and then appease the Eight Banners of the Han Army, this matter is over.

In any case, in the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Han people in Liaodong should not think about it.

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Completely different from the Han people in Liaodong, the Han people in the Guan, especially the people in the capital, are extraordinarily grand and festive for the 15th year of Chongzhen!
The great victory in the Battle of Jizhou gave them hope that life would be peaceful in the future, at least they should no longer have to worry about Jianlu breaking through.Now that there is hope for the day, of course it is necessary to celebrate in this year's plan.

Moreover, because of the great victory in the Battle of Jizhou, they also brought them an unexpected income.Even in all parts of Gyeonggi, with the village or lijia as the unit, the young and old are organized to start "hunting"!
This hunting does not mean hunting wild animals for the New Year, but hunting down the remnants of Jianlu soldiers who were defeated and hiding.Catching a prisoner is a much better reward than hunting wild animals. By the way, it can be regarded as personal revenge, and the state capitals will beat gongs and drums, which is very honorable.

On this day, a group of hunters, more than ten people, secretly surrounded a dilapidated mountain temple on the mountain outside Qian'an.

This mountain temple was burned down when Jianlu first entered the customs, and it has been rebuilt for ten years, and no one was there. However, in the past few days, someone found traces of fireworks here, and this team of Orion Come and have a look.

Under the heavy snow, there was a vast expanse of whiteness, and there were no traces of footprints outside the mountain temple. However, this team of hunters was delighted, because they found that there were indeed people on fire inside the mountain temple.

Sneaking in secretly, attacking suddenly, bows and arrows, and steel forks greeted together, but the situation inside the mountain temple caused many of them to rush out again and vomited on the spot.

Why do you think?
There are indeed people in the temple, cooking and eating.The reason someone throws up is because a living person is eating a dead person.

Experienced hunters quickly guessed the situation in the temple. First of all, these two people looked like monks of Han nationality, not like Jiankui of Liaodong, nor Mongols.However, their hair should have been recently shaved. From the traces on the top of their heads, it can be seen that it used to be a hair style of money rat tail.

Secondly, the back of the dead Han man's head was broken, and he should have died by being smashed on the back of the head. It is basically certain that this accomplice who is still alive did it.

Although the living fake monk denied that he was Jianlu, and he couldn't explain it when faced with human flesh, and finally someone searched their belongings, and finally someone discovered the identities of these two people.

The living one is called Fan Yongdou, and the dead one is Wang Dengku.

"Haha, get rich, get rich!"

"Tell me, are you that Fan Yongdou from Zhangjiakou Shanxi Merchants? He is also Shanxi Merchants Wang Dengku?"

"It's definitely not fake, so there's no need to ask. Judging from his accent, he still has a shaved head with a money rat tail, hiding here and eating nothing, all of them match, it must be right!"

"It's all right now, this year is going to be better, the imperial court is offering a huge reward, the best is to catch it alive, the dead one, the head can still be used, and get rich!"

"..."

Excited, the group of hunters happily escorted Fan Yongdou back and reported it to the government, and soon the news reached the capital.

For the eight major Shanxi merchants, Emperor Chongzhen absolutely hated them to death.As early as when the eight major Shanxi merchants ransacked their families and exterminated their families, they found out that four escaped, and they had already paid heavy rewards.

This time, it was learned from the captives that Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku had also entered the customs with the army, and that they were not found among the captives and the dead, so the Emperor Chongzhen once again decreed a heavy reward.

It can be said that Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku are mobile silver, the most valued targets of the hunting team in Gyeonggi, and were finally captured by the hunters in Qian'an.

After hearing the news that came back, Emperor Chongzhen was very happy, and ordered to announce that Fan Yongdou had eaten Wang Dengku, and once again ordered to kill Fan Yongdou alive before the New Year's Eve.

The common people in the capital had one more thing to talk about after dinner, but it was mostly to warn the juniors and future generations that they must not be like the Eight Great Shanxi Merchants, and evil will be rewarded with evil in the end!Naturally, it once again proved the justice of Emperor Chongzhen's confiscation of the eight major Shanxi merchants from the side, which made some rumors that the emperor specially targeted rich merchants to kill him die down a lot.

Especially later, after the news of the two Shanxi merchants who were still in Liaodong was sent back by Jianlu, they were once again used as an example to warn future generations: you can’t do business without a bottom line. There will be bad news.

As for Jianlu’s claim that the Shanxi merchants were working for the imperial court, it can only be another joke, because the families of the eight major Shanxi merchants were ransacked and exterminated by the imperial court at the very beginning. , Let them work for the court?

The reason why the imperial court officers and soldiers were able to surround Jianlu in Jizhou in time was because the Emperor Taizu showed his spirit and gave advice to the current emperor.

In short, as the new year draws nearer in the current capital, everyone begins to prepare for the new year with joy, and most of the things discussed are happy things.

For example, they were concerned that there was a large iron mine in Miyun, and a gold mine in Zhangjiakou. The imperial court really made a fortune.

Of course, the emperor was able to directly send people to the specific location to mine. This once again proved that the current emperor has the guidance of the emperor Taizu, otherwise the explanation will not make sense.

In addition, the people of the capital are also very concerned about the construction of the two banks in the capital. From time to time, some people go to watch and see new things.

At the same time, it is even more strange to watch the railway under construction outside the city.This kind of road construction method is simply unheard of. It is made of gravel, wood, and iron bars. Everyone is talking about what this road will be like?
Emperor Chongzhen was also in a good mood. After seeing off Du Yinxi, Sun Chuanting and others, he chatted with Liu Weichao and talked about his affairs.

"I have a small goal now!" Emperor Chongzhen said to Liu Weichao with a smile, "From next year, at least in Gyeonggi, preferably in the north, can solve the problem of hunger."

After speaking, he told Liu Weichao the measures he wanted to solve this small goal.

Among them, the biggest reliance is to grow sweet potatoes and other crops to supplement food in places other than grain fields.

After this year of sweet potato planting, a large amount of sweet potatoes have been stored in the north, and next year, sweet potatoes will continue to be transported from the south to the north for planting. Emperor Chongzhen estimated that the small goal can basically be achieved.

At the end, he also said with emotion: "As far as the current preliminary statistics are concerned, the population has been greatly reduced due to years of wars, plagues, and famines in the north. Otherwise, the food problem next year will still be under great pressure You say, is this good or bad?"

Hearing this, Liu Weichao couldn't say anything.In the north, not to mention natural disasters, it has always been the scourge of thieves and Jianlu. It has been 15 years since Chongzhen, and it is estimated that the population has indeed lost a lot.

Not to mention anything else, every time Jianlu enters the customs, wherever they pass, as long as they are living things, including the population, they will be plundered outside the customs.The blow to people's livelihood near Gyeonggi is really big.

In turn, it was really helpful for Emperor Chongzhen to achieve his small goals.

Thinking of this, Liu Weichao said to Emperor Chongzhen: "These days, I bought a few legendary books of time travel online, and after looking through them a little, I found that there are some things that are useful for you to achieve your small goals."

"Really?" Emperor Chongzhen was very pleasantly surprised when he heard it, and asked quickly, "What is it?"

People depend on food, if the problem of hunger can be solved, then half of the world will be stable.

Seeing his surprise, Liu Weichao hurriedly said to him: "The harvest of food mainly depends on the land and crops. Let's not talk about the crops. Regarding this land, you can turn the barren land into fertile land, and the output will naturally increase." Lots of them. The most important thing is chemical fertilizers!"

"Chemical fertilizer?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little puzzled when he heard this, because he had never heard of this word.

Liu Weichao immediately explained to him: "It's chemical fertilizer, but you probably don't have the conditions there, but there is also ready-made phosphate fertilizer that can be used, which is steel slag."

"Steel slag? The residue after steelmaking?" Emperor Chongzhen said in surprise when he heard this, "It's already piled up like a mountain!"

Liu Weichao smiled and said, "Actually, I just found out that this steel slag is an easy-to-use phosphate fertilizer, and there are many ways to simply improve your agricultural foundation."

(End of this chapter)