"Your Majesty, during this house raid, a total of 2,897,200 taels of silver, 63,500 taels of gold, and a collection of antique calligraphy and paintings were found. It is estimated that the store property will be worth 1.2 million taels! "
Xu Xianchun focused on two things during these days: checking civil servants and copying civil servants.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the thick bills in his hand and saw that he had received several million more dollars. The feeling of having money is comfortable, Ba Shi.
"Wang Banban, declare the decree!"
"The Emperor, who is entrusted by heaven, issued an edict: Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, is loyal to the country and has made great contributions to the country. He will be promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guards. All the Tiqimen affiliated with Fusi in Beizhen will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
Xu Xianchun was extremely excited now. He was finally the commander of the Jin Yiwei.
"Those civil servants should still keep an eye on them. During this period, they will check out two big fish for me. I will wait for your report. In addition, Jinyiwei will take half a day off today to relax and reward the brothers!"
"Thank you Your Majesty, I will not disappoint Your Majesty!"
Zhu Youxiao has been dealing with political affairs in the Palace of Qianqing since then. He has not been able to read memorials with such peace of mind for some days. He has lived in Nanhaizi for many days. Except for the memorials from Liaodong, he has no time to read other memorials.
"Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian is here."
Zhu Youxiao rubbed his eyes. He felt that reading too much would make people dizzy.
"Let him come in!"
Wei Zhongxian came to return his mission to the emperor. In the past few days, he had traveled more than half of the capital with information about Dongchang. His hard work paid off and he found more than 3,000 qualified craftsmen.
"Okay, this matter was done well. Is there a location for the secluded place I asked you to choose?"
Zhu Youxiao looked at the memorial in his hand and asked, "Sun Yunhe from Nanjing rushed to send it to the palace the day before yesterday. Zhu Youxiao only now has time to read it."
Several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River heard that the emperor had killed a large number of Donglin Party members from south of the Yangtze River twice when he went to court. Now everyone is in danger and has begun to discuss how to attack the emperor.
Moreover, a large number of Donglin Party members and Fushe people trumpeted the emperor's atrocities, comparing Zhu Youxiao to King Zhou and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, saying that the Ming Dynasty would perish if such a cowardly and tyrannical king descended from heaven!
"Go back to your Majesty. Once everything is done, let's wait for your Majesty to make the final decision in person."
After Zhu Youxiao read the report, he asked Wang Chaofu to collect it. These people are not good at governing the country. They are the best in the world in confusing right and wrong. It seems that newspapers will be born as soon as possible.
"Go now and implement this matter this morning."
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Liaodong
A well-organized army is heading to Shanhaiguan. This is a large army composed of Sichuan and Zhejiang soldiers to aid the Liao Dynasty. There are 7,000 people in total, including 4,000 Sichuan soldiers and 3,000 Zhejiang soldiers.
They are led by Chief Military Officer Chen Ce, Deputy General Qi Jin, and Deputy General Soldier Qin Bangping of Shizhu, Sichuan Province. They received the emperor's decree yesterday and were ordered to enter the capital, but they do not interact with each other or communicate with each other, and they feel like strangers.
The Battle of Hunhe in history was that the Sichuan soldiers, the Zhejiang soldiers, and the Liao soldiers were so deeply conflicted that they even fought in the city and bombarded each other with artillery. When the old slaves invaded, they did not help each other. As a result, they were defeated by the slave soldiers one by one, resulting in the Sichuan soldiers. All the troops from Zhejiang and Zhejiang were wiped out.
Shenyang
Yang Huan came to the center of the Jinglue Mansion and shouted:
"The imperial edict has arrived. Liaodong Manager Xiong Tingbi will come quickly to receive the edict!"
Xiong Tingbi was looking at the map and thinking in the back hall when he suddenly heard the angel coming. He hurried out and saw Yang Huan waiting for him. He was about to order someone to place the incense table and change clothes, but was interrupted by Yang Huan:
"No need, take the order quickly."
Xiong Tingbi quickly knelt down and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, Xiong Tingbi, respectfully sends your greetings!"
Yang Huan replied loudly:
"Holy Holy Gong!"
After Yang Huan finished reading the contents of the imperial edict, he handed Shang Fang's sword to him.
"Taitai, Your Majesty still has a message, please find a secret place."
Upon hearing this, Xiong Tingbi knew that the emperor had something special to tell him, so he quickly took Yang Huan directly into his study and ordered his own soldiers to guard it.
Yang Huan told Xiong Tingbi what the emperor told him word for word. After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi wandered around in deep thought, while Yang Huan just stood aside and remained silent.
After a long time, Xiong Tingbi shouted happily:
"Your Majesty is truly a wise man. This way I will have nothing to worry about in the future."
Of course Xiong Tingbi understood what the emperor meant. With the fall of Puhe, he already felt that he was going to step down. He did not expect that the emperor would give him such great support so quickly.
He was granted the title of Prince Shaobao, gave Shang Fang a sword, and the right to kill first and then report. He also sent someone with 200,000 taels of silver.
And didn’t the emperor’s words about “people’s hearts among the people” refer to Yuan Yingtai of Liaoyang?
Who doesn't know that Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong, is at odds with the governor? Every time Xiong Tingbi gives an order to do something, Yuan Yingtai does the opposite. He wants to track down the old slave spies in the two cities of Liaoning and Shen, but Yuan Yingtai fails to give the order and even goes as far as to do so.
to accommodate the Mongols and Jurchens.
Doesn't he know that the spies are among them?
Xiong Tingbi had many conflicts with Yuan Yingtai over this. The last time the old slave invaded Shenyang, Xiong Tingbi led his troops to rescue him and stayed in Shenyang directly. He was too lazy to go back to Liaoyang and talk to Yuan Yingtai.
Moreover, His Majesty’s words are based on his own thoughts, isn’t it to support him in tracking down spies?
Now that His Majesty has given him such great support, he still has He Ju?
There is such a holy emperor in the Ming Dynasty, why should I be an old slave?
Xiong Tingbi made a decisive decision and summoned his own soldiers:
"Quickly pass on my order to put the entire city on alert, seal all city gates, and order He Shixian and others to quickly lead their elite troops to the refugee camps and kill all the Mongols and Jurchens without leaving a single one behind."
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Capital, southern suburbs
Zhu Youxiao liked the open space in front of him very much. It was really a good place. In later generations, this would at least be a group of villas.
You need mountains, you need water, and there are hundreds of residents within a few miles of it, it seems like it was prepared for you.
"Appropriate one million taels of silver from internal funds to build another war station here. It will not only be a factory, but also residential buildings. It must be able to accommodate at least 5,000 households. There will also be military camps. The materials and equipment used must be of the best quality.
Yes, Wei Zhongxian, you can keep an eye on me personally. Now you have to settle the more than 3,000 craftsmen. If there is anything missing, report it to me. In short, do it as quickly as possible. I will personally come to check and accept it in one month.
"
"In addition, the craftsmen can also let them build it. After all, it will be their future home."
"And a wall will be built all around, and the wall will be covered with wire and thorns."
"Let your boss guard this place and don't let any news get out. This place must be kept strictly confidential, do you understand?"
"My slave obeys the order!"
"In addition, someone will build a plaque. From now on, this place will be called the arsenal."
Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but become nervous when he saw that the emperor emphasized it repeatedly and attached so much importance to it.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the open space in front of him and thought to himself that the changes in the Ming Dynasty's army began here.