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Among them, the troops stationed in Liaodong were allowed to bring their families and were given a piece of land. Of course, the land they obtained was not as fertile as the grain fields rewarded to the Liao army, nor was it as much.

Emperor Chongzhen calculated his time and determined that the main force involved in the recapture of Liaodong, namely the New Army, part of the Dongjiang Army and part of the Guanning Army, could reach the capital before the New Year. When the time comes, he will hold a grand military parade. Of course, the naturalized troops who participated in the war will also participate. But they are all cavalry and can come and go quickly, so there is no need to worry about time.

After the discussion in the Wenhua Hall ended, all the ministers retreated, but Wang Chengen, the admiral of Dongchang, stayed behind. When other people saw it, they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts, wondering what secrets the Dongchang leader was going to tell.

They guessed right. Wang Chengen wanted to give a secret memorial. When there was no one in the palace, he went to the imperial palace and presented a memorial. At the same time, he respectfully said: "Your Majesty, the memorial records the past two years and six works." Details and uses of share dividends distributed from various companies. His Majesty was indeed right, most of the dividends went into private pockets!"

When Daming Cement Company, Road and Bridge Company, Daming Construction Bank, etc. were established, in order to minimize internal resistance, to get these companies up and running as soon as possible, and to let these companies drive the Ming Dynasty's economy as soon as possible, Emperor Chongzhen originally issued an edict to draw out He took part of the shares and distributed them to six departments.

It is precisely because of this that the establishment and operation of these companies basically encountered no resistance, and with the cooperation of the six departments, it can be said that they were established smoothly. In the first two years, either the output was not high, or they were still setting up outlets across the country. Each company mainly spent money, naturally using funds raised from shares. Nowadays, several state-owned companies have probably passed After two years of development, it is time to reap the rewards. At least the dividends at the end of this year, judging from the data that Emperor Chongzhen has mastered, will be more than the previous two years combined.

And after these two years of operation, whether it is Cement, China Construction Bank, or Road and Bridge Company, they have been accepted by everyone in the Ming Dynasty. These new things have also taken root in the soil of the Ming Dynasty. No matter who it is, even Emperor Chongzhen himself, if he wants to abolish these things, he cannot do it by casually issuing decrees.

By this time, Emperor Chongzhen no longer wanted to let the six departments handle these large sums of money. The small treasury of various ministries and yamen cannot have huge amounts, otherwise corruption will inevitably breed. So, he secretly issued an order to Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, to start auditing the dividends of the Sixth Department.

Not to mention, after listening to Wang Chengen's words, Emperor Chongzhen opened the memorial and read it. Sure enough, as he expected, and as Wang Chengen said, most of the money went into the pockets of senior officials of the Six Ministries. In other words, most of the money was divided among senior government officials. Among them, the Ministry of Personnel is the most prominent, and the Ministry of Rites is the least obvious.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that most of the stock dividends from Xu Guangqi, the Ministry of Rites, were used to promote science and technology, as well as the cultivation of crops. This was obviously related to the interests and hobbies of the top leader of the Ministry of Rites. Moreover, Sun Yuanhua, the second-in-command in the Ministry of Rites, was also a student of Xu Guangqi, the first-in-command. Although he was not enthusiastic about agricultural affairs, he was equally enthusiastic about science and technology.

After Emperor Chongzhen read the memorial, he closed the memorial and sneered: "It seems that the officials are used to running away from office. They collect money and act unscrupulously. I have rectified it once before, and now it seems that I will rectify it again!"

As soon as he heard this, Wang Chengen knew that the emperor was going to take action on the staff. He couldn't help but feel happy, it seemed that Dongchang had something to do.

In the past two years, there has been a relatively obvious trend, that is, the Jinyiwei side has become more involved in military-related matters. Just like before, Wang Chengen knew that the people who passed the news through the chat group from Yunnan were the people from Jinyiwei. There were wars all over the Ming Dynasty, and the Jinyiwei were extremely active.

On the contrary, Dongchang did not have many political achievements. Speaking of which, he personally led the people to plagiarize the wealthy businessmen in the southeast. But the Jin Yiwei side has the ability to protect people, which is even more incomparable.

Now that it's better, the emperor is determined to rectify the officialdom, and this is mostly left to Dongchang. Obviously, this should be the difference between Dongchang and Jinyiwei. In this case, you have to do these errands well, firstly, to become famous and revive the prestige of Dongchang, and secondly, not to be suppressed by Jin Yiwei.

At this time, Wang Chengen was still young and could only think about these things. But Emperor Chongzhen was different. He had more considerations.

If it were in the past, the rectification of officialdom would start directly from the six departments. To be honest, even the emperor, even if the factory guards are in hand, would not be able to do it so hard.

Everything in the world has a rule of the game. Even the emperor must play within the rules of the game and follow the rules. Anyone who doesn't follow the rules will definitely be opposed by a group of people. Can you govern a country by killing? This can only be an illiterate old peasant who would think of killing corrupt officials so that the world would be peaceful.

But today's Emperor Chongzhen already has the capital to rectify the six departments.

Most of these new policies in the country came from the hands of the emperor, or even were invented by the emperor. Everyone has seen the benefits these policies have brought to the country of Ming Dynasty and to the whole Ming Dynasty. The earth-shaking changes in Ming Dynasty in recent years are obvious to all. The emperor’s wisdom is beyond doubt!

As for the external wars, such as the acquisition of Hetao as part of the Ming Dynasty, the transfer of Dongwu to the Tang Dynasty, and the personal conquest by the emperor, the recovery of Liaodong where the three emperors had no choice, and the destruction of the fierce Manchu Qing Dynasty, these were also witnessed by everyone in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor's divine power was needless Doubtful!

Emperor Chongzhen's reputation at this time can be said to be directly matched by Taizu Chengzu. At least other emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not have such achievements as Emperor Chongzhen. Moreover, in today's cabinet, only the emperor follows his lead, the factory guards are loyal to the emperor, and at the end of the year, even the Liao army returned to the capital. With all these things, with real evidence, using six ministries to attack will only attract applause from the people of the capital!

And another point is that Emperor Chongzhen has always focused on controlling public opinion. Let’s not talk about the capital. With the development of Luqiao Company in the south, and with the widespread acclaim of storytellers such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", storytellers interpreted the major political events during the advertising time of the storytelling, which became a major source for the people of the Ming Dynasty to understand the major political events. In this way, it can be ensured that major political events will not be distorted by others, and public opinion will gradually be under control, at least not as controlled by scholars as before.

With all this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen decided that when the army from the Liao Dynasty came back at the end of the year and after the military parade, he would rectify the officialdom and return the shares allocated to the six ministries to the treasury, and distribute the dividends separately to ensure that they are used effectively.

As for the salt policy reform, he also decided that it would be carried out after the six ministries were rectified. This would also have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort. Otherwise, without the cooperation of the people below, no matter how good the policy is, it will turn bad. Just like the reform of the former Song Dynasty king Anshi, it is a good example.

If Emperor Chongzhen implements reforms at this time, although it will not be the same as Wang Anshi, after all, the cabinet and factory guards are already in control, it is still possible for the subordinates to become cunning. No matter how big or small it is, it is better to have less impact on innovation.

After thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts returned to the Annan Rebellion. After all, this involved the issue of the replacement of the second vassal king. Haha, foreign powers have begun to interfere in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty! It's just a pity that it's the Ming Dynasty now, not the Manchu Qing Dynasty. If you want to interfere, you will have to pay the price. At this time, the people sent by Sun Chuanting should have arrived at Haojing'ao.

He guessed right. At this time, Jinyiwei Xiaoqi Ma San had conveyed Sun Chuanting's order to the Guangzhou Prefecture Magistrate. At this time, he also accompanied the Guangzhou Prefecture Magistrate to Haojing Ao.

The prefect's full set of ceremonial guards were displayed, gongs and drums were beating, and before they arrived at Fo Langjiren's military camp, the people of Haojing'ao had already come out to watch.

Speaking of which, people in this era lack entertainment activities, and if there is any excitement, they like to watch. It is strange that the rare magistrate actually came to Hao Jing Ao, and brought so many government servants with him, and made it so formal. What happened?

They don't know, but the Franconian Governor Shivera probably knows it. But he didn't expect that Ming Guo would react so quickly. According to the original plan, Mingguo should have been too late to react! Or maybe I thought wrong?

However, what did he think? The magistrate of Guangzhou Prefecture arrived, and this was the person Fo Langji was most flattered by, so he did not dare to neglect and went out to greet him immediately.

"Boom, boom, boom" several cannons rang out, and the gate of the military camp opened wide. Shivera, with a group of subordinates and translators, hurriedly came out to greet them. He knew that the Ming Dynasty officials gave top priority to face. As long as they gave enough face, sometimes, according to them, if you give me face, I will give you face, and everything will be easy to negotiate, and there will be a foundation.

But this time, he seemed to have guessed wrong. Although it was a great gift, the prefect of Guangzhou still showed off. He did not get out of the sedan first, but waited until Shivella and others had saluted before getting out of the sedan. And when he came out, his face was frozen.

Shivila looked up and saw this. Suddenly, he saw another man in black official uniform, ducking behind the prefect of Guangzhou. If he didn't recognize the black official uniform before, after the last incident, when Yu Xiaoqi and others came to arrest the Manchu envoy Bai Yangcui, they gave him a deep impression. One look at the black official uniform. Knowing that this was the emperor's personal army, the Jinyiwei people also followed.

At this moment, Shiweila didn't even need to talk, he had already confirmed that the governor of Guangzhou Prefecture came to Haojing'ao just for that matter.

Thinking like this, he quickly said to the magistrate of Guangzhou Prefecture with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency, you took time out of your busy schedule to come to Haojing'ao. It is really a rare visitor. It happens that a ship from my country has just arrived, and there are some specialties from this country. I would like to invite you to appreciate some of them." two……"

To be honest, Shi Weila, the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture, shows his filial piety every year. The relationship between the two parties is basically friendly. But at this time, when he said this, the governor of Guangzhou Prefecture had a serious face. Not only did he not accept the topic, he did not even show politeness. He put on a majestic posture and shouted sternly: "I have been ordered by the governor to verify two things and report back. . Just listen carefully..."

He was very rude when he spoke. Even if there are many Franco soldiers in front of him, it is the same. At least he never thought that these Folangji people would dare to do anything to him, a Guangzhou parent official! Otherwise, these Folangji people will definitely not end well, at least in this Haojing'ao, and it will be absolutely impossible to gain a foothold in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he had the confidence to despise these Francois and did not need to be polite to them.

After hearing this, Shivella felt something bad in her heart, but she didn't dare to make a joke, let alone change the topic, so she could only listen obediently.

"...Firstly, why has the Nanyang grain that should have arrived last month not arrived yet?"

Upon hearing this, Shivera breathed a sigh of relief. The promised Nanyang food should have arrived, but because the war in Annan was about to begin, a large amount of food was urgently needed. The local Portuguese governor took the decision and withheld all the grain to use it as military ration for the Ruan family in Annan to attack the Zheng family in the north.

But after Shivella found out, he had already sent someone to negotiate. The cold-faced governor of the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to food. With food, trade with the Ming Dynasty will be smoother; therefore, the food given to the Ming Dynasty cannot be delayed.

However, the food has been allocated to the army and cannot be recovered, so delays are inevitable. The excuse he originally prepared was that he was late because of the storm at sea, but he couldn't say it because of the long delay.

"Sir, the food had to be postponed for various reasons." Shivera quickly smiled and explained to the prefect of Guangzhou, while staring at the Jin Yiwei from the corner of his eye, "Therefore, I decided to pay extra money to make more money. Buy a boatload of grain and give it to Ming Dynasty for free as a token of apology. Haha, you know, your lord, we Folangji people are the most trustworthy..."

According to his idea, it wouldn't cost much to give him an extra boatload of food anyway, and the Ming Dynasty had an explanation.

The people who were watching not far away smiled and pointed when they saw the governor-general of Fo Langjiren being so servile to the prefect. Thinking that these foreigners are really wise, they know that by giving face to adults, they can gain face.

But who would have thought that before Shiweila finished speaking, he heard the prefect of Guangzhou yelling angrily: "For various reasons? But because you Fo Langji people interfered in our local affairs in the Ming Dynasty and helped the rebel Annan Ruan family, we intercepted this Official food?"

The food coming from Nanyang is handed over here. It is a matter of the Guangzhou Prefecture and an important matter that the Guangzhou Prefect is responsible for. He was already unhappy about the delay, but he accepted the explanation given by Shivera who sent someone there. But he didn't expect that the Governor's Mansion would send a royal guard over, so he had to pretend that he didn't know anything before and demand an explanation honestly.

What's more, at this time, he already knew the real situation from Ma San, so how could he dare to give face to Fo Langji.