Daming: Insist on 60 billion explosive soldiers unwaveringly

"No matter what, this is a good start!"

"If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't call it the general banner, but just give it to a hundred households."

Shen Yongmao and the others spoke in surprise and joy, and the five of them, including Bi Ziyan, felt a surge of excitement in their hearts.

Someone actually took out 20 taels of silver for an official position in the General Banner of Jinyiwei.

did not expect.

I really didn't expect it.

However, they also understood that this man named Li Hu was decisive, and the rest of them would certainly not have such courage.

At that moment, Bi Ziyan said to the officials who came to report the letter: "After Zuo Shilang checks the silver, it will be released to the treasury immediately."

"Obey!" The official who reported the letter left immediately.

In the room, the eyes of all the people were shining brightly, and there were smiles on their faces.

Bi Ziyan stroked his beard, pondered for a while, and then said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to find such a decisive merchant as Li Hu, but according to the current situation, the silver taels raised by the merchants are estimated to be 30 taels. Even around 40 taels."

40 taels of silver.

Chongzhen's goal of one million silver will soon be half achieved.

Shen Yongmao thought for a while, then looked at the crowd and asked, "Do you want to inform Your Majesty about this matter?"

Among other things, 20 taels of silver can be put into the warehouse immediately.

Upon hearing this, Bi Ziyan nodded immediately and said, "I want to inform His Majesty."

Basically, this matter cannot be concealed. Telling Chongzhen in advance can also make Chongzhen happy.

However, there is no need for everyone to go to this kind of thing, just Bi Ziyan went to the imperial study and told Chongzhen about it.

"Oh? I actually took out 20 taels of silver."

Sure enough, after Chongzhen heard the words, he raised his head in surprise, his eyes flickered: "I never thought that there would be such donations from merchants at the beginning of the fundraising. God bless Daming!"

In Chongzhen's view, being able to donate 20 taels without hesitation is the aspiration of the people of Ming Dynasty, which is stronger than any words of cheer and praise he heard.

Hearing this, Bi Ziyan praised Li Hu without hesitation. After all, Li Hu took out 20 taels of silver.

Immediately, the smile on Chongzhen's face became even stronger, and he said immediately: "Li Hu can be called a great merchant of the Ming Dynasty."

20 taels is not a small amount, let alone a businessman who praised 20 taels, Chongzhen can imagine the hardships involved even if he is not a businessman.

Especially at the moment when the Ming treasury was empty, Chongzhen's favor for Li Hu immediately soared, and then he said to Bi Ziyan: "20 taels are only given to a general flag, but if it is spread, people will say that I am stingy."

Bi Ziyan's heart moved, but he didn't speak. Jin Yiwei is the emperor's eyes and ears, and the emperor wants to promote Li Hu's official position, which is not something they can say.

What's more, it's not a serious official position anyway, it's just a royal guard.

The next moment, Chongzhen ordered to Wang Chengen next to him: "Pass the decree. The businessman Li Hu is dedicated to serving the country with fists and fists. I will give him the position of Jinyiwei Hundred Households, the hereditary general banner..."

"According to the order!"

Wang Chengen immediately agreed, and then immediately began to write on the table, and soon wrote an imperial decree and handed it to Chongzhen.

Chongzhen glanced at it, and then directly waved his hand to signal Bi Ziyan: "Take this imperial edict, Lao Shangshu, and when Li Hu's silver is put into the warehouse, Lao Shangshu will award it to him in public."

Bi Ziyan immediately cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

After speaking, Bi Ziyan took the imperial decree from Wang Chengen's hand, bowed to Chongzhen, and immediately walked out of the imperial study room and walked outside the palace city.

In such a long time, Li Hu's silver has been counted and inspected almost as much as Zuo Shilang, and he can just catch up with the storage when he returns.

However, Chongzhen did not return to the dragon chair, but instead stood there and meditated. Wang Chengen, who was beside him, did not dare to disturb him, and stood beside him with low eyebrows.

Suddenly, Chongzhen's words sounded in Wang Chengen's ears: "You said that even a merchant can squeeze out 20 taels of silver, how much money can those meritorious relatives who are living with the country get out of?"

Wang Chengen's heart tightened, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Chongzhen, only to see that Chongzhen was standing in place at this moment, his eyes flickering non-stop, obviously he was really moved.

"They all lived with the country for [-] years. No matter how you say it, a family is much better than a merchant."

Wang Chengen met Chongzhen's gaze, but said directly: "This old minister doesn't know."

A bright light flashed in Chongzhen's eyes, he immediately turned around and walked towards the imperial case, but he did not forget to tell Wang Cheng'en: "Let the people from Dongchang check the properties under the names of all the nobles in the capital, the more detailed the better. "

"The old minister obeys the order."

Wang Chengen agreed, and immediately left the house...

Chapter 493

In the imperial study room, it became quiet in an instant, and Chongzhen had no intention of going on for the time being.

A person sat on the dragon chair with gloomy eyes, and kept thinking about Yinzi in his mind.

"Scholars, farmers, businessmen. Honorable men, officials, gentry, merchants, peasants..."

Chongzhen sat alone on the dragon chair and muttered to himself, but his eyes became brighter and brighter. Li Hu's actions today gave him a new idea.

There was a clear line in his mind.

"If everyone can donate money, the national treasury will not be empty at all. Whether it is Zhu Youchen or Hou Jin, everything can be pacified."

A cold light flashed in Chongzhen's eyes, and he had already decided in his heart to wait until the news about the merchants spread, and then he would collect silver taels from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

　26 He knew that such a thing was absurd. No emperor had ever asked the officials below for money.

But at the moment Chongzhen didn't care at all.

"As long as Daming can be rejuvenated and the world can be peaceful, so what if I deviate from the orthodoxy?"

In an instant, Chongzhen's heart was extremely firm, and then he immediately lowered his head and continued to deal with the memorial in front of him...

On the other side, after Bi Ziyan came out of the palace, he immediately walked towards the place where the Ministry of Household Yamen was located without stopping. From a distance, he could see a large group of soldiers pulling carriages and preparing to set off.

The leader was none other than Fangzheng, the right servant of the household department, who was constantly urging everyone to move faster at the front of the team.

Immediately, he understood that this was going to Li Hu's house to collect silver taels, and the weight of the 20 silver alone exceeded 7000 kilograms.

As soon as Bi Ziyan appeared, he immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the people around immediately saluted him, and Fang Zheng ran directly in front of him.

"My lord, why are you back?"

Bi Ziyan took out the imperial decree from his sleeve, and said to Fangzheng, "The emperor granted Li Hu the official position of Jinyiwei Hundred Households, and I will also deliver the decree."

"Hundred Jinyiwei households?" Fangzheng's face showed a look of shock: "A mere merchant, His Majesty actually bestowed Jinyiwei hundreds of households?"

Fangzheng really didn't expect that in his eyes, the General Banner of Jinyiwei had reached the sky in one step.

A merchant is a merchant after all.

Even with a huge family fortune, he is still at the bottom of Ming Dynasty.

However, at this moment, Li Hu, relying on 20 taels of silver, insisted on smashing himself into a sixth-rank Jinyiwei Hundred Household Officer.

Six products.

This made the eyes of many officials who had survived to the seventh rank turn red with envy, and the news would definitely shake the entire Ming Dynasty.

Bi Ziyan had a panoramic view of his demeanor, and immediately smiled and said: "Da Ming is struggling at the moment, and he deserves 20 taels of silver. Anyway, it is always Jin Yiwei, His Majesty's reward, and we have nothing to offer." Right to ask."

"But that's still a sixth-rank official!!!"

Fangzheng was still feeling emotional, but at this moment, the convoy had already prepared everything, and Bi Ziyan immediately gave the order and headed towards Li Hu's mansion without any delay.

Along the way, 30 or two large carts marched mightily, surrounded by countless soldiers on both sides of the guard, clearing the way forward with stern faces.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way."

The pedestrians who met along the way were immediately scolded and avoided to the sides. Everyone looked at the convoy with puzzled expressions, and gradually guessing voices sounded.

"This is Hubu's convoy! What is this escort?"

"It doesn't look like it's carrying something, the sound of the axle sounds like an empty box."

"Then it's going to be loaded, it's going to make such a big noise in the household department, it's going to be loaded with money..."

"The rumors in the city are crazy. It is said that if merchants donate silver taels, they will become the chief banner officer of Jinyiwei."

"Hey! Jinyiwei General Banner, that's a seventh-rank official, and the county magistrate is only seventh-rank!"

"Achieving the sky in one step. Really reaching the sky in one step! I don't know who donated the gold and silver. If these 30 large chariots are dispatched, how much gold and silver will it take?"

"Follow up, follow up, let's go and see."

Immediately, the crowd was in an uproar, and the curiosity in their hearts was instantly aroused. Countless people immediately followed Bi Ziyan's convoy.

Seeing this scene, Fangzheng frowned immediately, and wanted to call the soldiers to disperse the crowd of spectators.

However, Bi Ziyan stopped him directly: "Let the people from Wucheng Bingmasi send soldiers to maintain order. If they like to watch it, let them watch it. In case someone in it is tempted to offer gold and silver for their background."

"The officer understands."

Fangzheng bowed his hands and immediately arranged for a soldier to greet the people from Wucheng Bingmasi.

Bi Ziyan not only said so, but also thought so in his heart.

As long as there is another person like Li Hu, the silver taels in the Ming treasury will be enriched. Anyway, the hundred households of Jinyiwei are not court officials, and who cares if there are more officials in name only.

Gradually, the whole team became bigger and bigger, and countless people heard the news and followed them. A large crowd crowded the street in darkness, and the sky seemed to be collapsing, just like the tide was rushing towards Li Hu's mansion... ....

Chapter 494

at the same time.

On the surface of the East China Sea, the dark fleet is also advancing through the wind and waves, and the raised sails cover the sky and block out the sun, like a gap in the sky.

Countless red sun and moon banners fluttered in the wind, and the sound of clattering was like a storm.

On the battleship in the middle, Zhu Youchen stood at the bow and looked towards the undulating coastline in the distance. Combined with the position of the virtual map in front of him, he knew that they were just at the mouth of the Yangtze River at this moment.

"South Zhili."

As long as Zhu Youchen is willing, they can follow the estuary of the Yangtze River and fight all the way to Jinling City at this moment.

However, Zhu Youchen's goal at this moment is not Nanzhili, but his goal is Goryeo. As long as his fleet reaches the Goryeo Strait, he will send a partial division of [-] warships to fight Goryeo.

There are 10 large warships and [-] professional fighters.

It is simply a breeze for these 10 people to deal with Korea.

Even, as long as he occupies a city, he will have a steady stream of troops, and the entire Goryeo might surrender directly.

He is the King of Gui of the Ming Dynasty, and he has a large army in his hands. According to the temperament of the Korean people, it is estimated that he will surrender immediately.

And his goal directly points to Seoul, and there are no other cities worth paying attention to in Korea at this moment, only the royal city of Korea, Seoul, is worth fighting.

Zhu Youchen's eyes flickered with coldness, and he calculated the time in his heart. It would take at most one and a half days to reach the Koryo Strait.

"A day and a half."

In an instant, Zhu Youchen took a deep breath, turned around and walked towards his own cabin. In a day and a half, his strength will undergo earth-shaking changes again.

His day is faster than others' year.

This kind of speed is unmatched by any country in the entire world, not to mention Ming Dynasty.

However, what Zhu Youchen didn't know at the moment was that with his influence, Chongzhen was also frantically increasing his power at the moment.

At this moment, the outside of Li Hu's mansion was full of noise, as if the sky had collapsed, and the crowds of people immediately blocked the roads around Li Hu's mansion.

Buzzing discussions gathered into a tide.

"This is it? This is the one who donated silver to the imperial court. I don't know how much silver they donated?"

"I know this family. The owner's surname is Li, and the single name is a character of tiger. They are from Datong Prefecture. They have been traveling all over the world for more than ten years."

"I hope that the merchants will donate more money, so that we and the ordinary people in Dousheng can also breathe. The imperial court's taxes are getting heavier and heavier."

"Hey, who's to say it's not. But bear with it, this year is full of natural disasters and man-made disasters, maybe it will be fine after this year."

"Open the door, open the door!!!"

Accompanied by such shouts, all the onlookers immediately stretched their necks, and looked at the open gate with unison. The people who could not be seen behind pushed the people in front frantically.

However, the soldiers of Wucheng Bingma Division firmly controlled all the people, maintaining a large open space in front of the huge Li Hu mansion.