Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Ma Yingkui shouted to the soldiers behind him:

"Brothers, these literati are not afraid of death, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!

If the Tatars want to enter Yangzhou City, they must step over our corpses first! "

All the soldiers roared loudly.

"it is good!"

Ma Yingkui pointed at a group of scribes:

"I'll let them come in before I die!"

A group of scribes mixed into the army and rushed towards the city wall.

……

Handu business name.

The little eunuch gritted his teeth and his eyes were red.

"But do you think I'm cold-blooded?"

Chu Xianzhang folded his hands and looked solemn.

"Small dare not."

The little eunuch's hands have turned white.

"You can't take action yet!"

Chu Xianzhang sighed:

“In Yangzhou City, there are salt merchants who have surrendered to the Tatars long ago.

Before they jump out, I must not take action..."

How could Chu Xianzhang bear to watch these good men seek death?

These talents are the real pillars of the country!

However, if the evildoer is not eliminated, the country will never have a stable life!

This is labor pain...

When Chu Xianzhang said this, the little eunuch's face looked better.

He lowered his head:

"It was a small mistake to blame the Governor."

"It's okay, it's human nature. It makes me sad to see them fly into flames."

Chu Xianzhang waved his hand.

He is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!

Last year, Baoding was in such a dangerous situation. We needed people but no one, we needed guns but no guns, and we needed money but no money!

It was Fang Zheng who gave up his old face and went to find the Zhang family in Baoding. The Zhang family sold all their belongings and then formed a team.

At that time, he never frowned.

Not to mention today!

Now, he has so many powerful things in his hands!

only……

The emperor entrusted him with important tasks. He couldn't ruin the national affairs!

"Have you all recorded the names of those who rushed to the city?"

Chu Xianzhang murmured in a low voice.

The little eunuch nodded repeatedly:

"Don't worry, Governor, I have already drawn up a list of all the civil and military officials, literati, wealthy gentry, and eminent monks in the city, and I have printed a hundred copies.

The boy has already sent people to guard everywhere, and they all have a list.

Anyone who dares to join the war will be ticked. "

"Well done!" Chu Xianzhang nodded:

"Statistics will be made at any time. After the first data is compiled, it will be handed over to me immediately.

Let our people keep an eye on it. When we take action, these people must be saved as soon as possible! "

The little eunuch raised his head, his face full of joy:

"Let's go, little one!"

All the people in the city have closed their doors.

Men hid children under beds and in cellars, and women in woodsheds.

Then he stood behind the door holding a kitchen knife and a wooden stick.

Because Hanjiang merchants have been sending people around all day long to tell stories about the atrocities committed by the Qing army.

As a result, the entire human world today knows the brutality of the Qing army.

Not long after the Qing army began its shelling, no common people could be seen in the entire Yangzhou and on all the streets.

Houses are closed and shops are closed.

Only the gate of the mansion was still full of people coming and going.

Especially the salt merchant’s house!

At this critical moment, seeing that Shi Kefa was unable to do anything, the Qing army took action again, and some people began to panic.

Big cars clogged the streets.

Boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were loaded onto the cart.

Yingying Yanyan got on the luxurious carriage...

Some salt merchants began to evacuate.

Qing troops besieging the city?

These wealthy families are naturally not afraid of the Qing army stragglers outside the city.

As a top wealthy family that monopolizes the supply of salt across the country, which family does not have hundreds of elite soldiers?

Can I live without a bodyguard?

Even among the top families, which one does not have thousands of servants?

It can be said that whether it is Shi Kefa, the Qing army, or Chu Xianzhang.

At this time, the salt merchants had the largest number of troops in Yangzhou!

Monopoly has always brought wealth like mountains and seas.

When salt merchants have money, they will expand their private subordinates for the sake of their own safety.

The equipment of these people is better than that of the Ming army's Beijing camp!

Even when salt merchants travel around the country, they will inevitably encounter bandits and road bullies.

If someone takes a desperate risk, a fight will break out.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of these salt merchants is relatively good.

The reason why Yangzhou became the base camp of salt merchants is because the salt produced in Lianghuai, Liangzhe and Changlu is the best.

It belongs to the model of large quantity and full management.

The changes in the salt industry in the Ming Dynasty can be roughly divided into the orthodox Sanyang period, the Yeqi period of Hongzhi, and the Cross Outline in the late Wanli period.

Since then, the final system of salt sales has been completely formed.

That is, the hereditary system of salt merchants!

You must know that China's control over salt and iron has always been a government-run system.

Due to changes in steel production methods, private railways have gradually entered the stage of history early on.

By the Ming Dynasty, due to further improvements in production technology, private railways even surpassed official railways.

Not so with table salt.

Salt has always been a government-run system.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, because the Northern Yuan Dynasty was still strong, the Ming Dynasty had to set up nine important towns on the long northern border.

At the same time, in order to solve the southwest problem, Mujiashi was allowed to conquer Yunnan.

There were 80 troops stationed in the northern and southern border towns.

Fortunately, the south has plenty of rain and high temperatures, so food is not a problem.

The long border in the north has a relatively harsh environment, and military households are not able to produce enough food themselves.

In order to solve the problem of grain transportation loss, Zhu Yuanzhang came up with an excellent method.

——In addition to growing food for the border troops themselves, salt was used as the settlement currency and merchants were called on to transport it.

Whenever a merchant transports a certain amount of grain and reaches the border, he can take the receipt and exchange it for salt. This is called reporting.

Then the merchant takes the salt guide and returns to the salt field to wait for the distribution of salt. This is called guarding.

After getting the salt, transport it to an area designated by the court to sell it and exchange it for money. This is called market exchange.

This is the opening method.

The Kaizhong method was able to maintain the border operations of Ming Taizu, Ming Chengzu, Ming Yingzong, and Ming Xianzong for more than 100 years.

You know, this period was the most frequent period of foreign wars in the Ming Dynasty!

This is enough to prove the advanced nature of this operation!

In other words, as long as a supervision mechanism is established and the daily progress of anti-corruption is ensured, Kaizhongfa will not withdraw from the stage of history.

The Kaizhong method will continue to exist, and the Ming Dynasty will not perish!

Because this thing really doesn’t cost the court money!

Soldiers have food to eat. With the bloody nature of Han men, is there any possibility of the country's demise?

However, no matter how good the policy is, without the supervision of a powerful anti-corruption mechanism, it will become a bad policy!

For example, the Yongle period.

The Yongle period was one of the pinnacles in Chinese history.

During this period, the people were stable, and the population, which had been harmed by the Yuan Dynasty, began to rise rapidly.

During the Yongle period, there was something related to salt and banknotes.

Regarding the paper money issued by the Ming Dynasty, there is a big lie-it is just sending out but not collecting it, which led to the collapse of the credit of paper money...

This special girl...

There is no end to the nonsense!