After the prisoner presentation ceremony, the officials left the court and went home directly.
After Jie Xuelong returned home, he still couldn't calm down for a long time. The people cheered, the frontier troops shouted three times, and the scene of more than a thousand heads falling to the ground at the same time appeared in front of his eyes from time to time.
Today's prisoner presentation ceremony gave him a huge visual impact.
What shocked Xie Xuelong even more was the series of actions Chongzhen took after returning to Nanjing.
This series of actions taken by the Holy Spirit are simply dizzying. I didn't think much about them before, but now when I look back and think about them in series, I realize that they all have deep meanings.
After returning to Beijing, the Holy Emperor did not live in Nangong, but moved into the Imperial College and hung out with the students.
Then they hosted a banquet for merchants at Meixiang Tower and issued bonds. Meishan suddenly came to enlightenment, and then Ma Mingluan led the students and scholars from the Imperial College to start arresting people.
Then the news spread that the Holy Emperor would return the tax money.
Then today, 3,000 border troops escorted more than 1,000 slave-building prisoners of war suddenly arrived in Beijing, presented the prisoners to the palace, and beheaded more than 1,000 of them in front of hundreds of thousands of Nanjing officials and gentry.
These measures taken by the Holy Spirit may seem random, but in fact they are closely related.
The purpose of issuing the imperial edict to summon the world's scholars, and the purpose of staying in the Imperial Academy was to win over the scholars. The purpose of Ma Mingluan and his students and scholars to capture the local sticks was to return taxes and money, and the purpose of offering prisoners to the palace was to boost the confidence of the officials and gentry.
All of this is in service of one thing, and that is to issue bonds at Meixiang House!
This kind of skill is astonishing.
It is completely foreseeable that there will be a rush to buy bonds in a few days.
At this time, the gentry and common people in Nanjing worshiped the Holy Spirit to an unparalleled degree.
On the way home from the imperial court just now, Xie Xuelong heard the people on the street talking more than once. Now that the Holy King is in power, there is hope for the Ming Dynasty to revive. That kind of confidence is about to overflow from his face.
It seems that the slaves and thieves can be wiped out with just a few hands.
Jie Xuelong became more and more doubtful, had the Holy Master really enlightened? Otherwise, how could there have been such a change.
And if the Holy Sage has really enlightened himself in Meishan, then why are they still fighting? They can't compete at all. How can their ministers compete with heroes like Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Cheng Zuwen?
When Jie Xuelong was thinking wildly, his eldest son Jie Xianhe hurriedly walked in.
"Dad, the bonds of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be sold soon. You have to give your son the right words." Xie Xianhe said, "Can I buy the bonds sold by the Holy Spirit?"
"Can't you even see this?" Jie Xuelong said.
"What do I see?" Xie Xianhe said angrily, "Just tell me."
"Idiot, hurry up and raise money." Jie Xuelong said, "Buy as much as you can."
"Okay, then I understand." Xie Xianhe was overjoyed, turned around and walked out of the house.
You won’t lose money on the first batch of bonds, you will make money if you buy them.
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At this time, the situation in the Duke of Wei's mansion was similar.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, Xu Hongji directly summoned his eldest son Xu Yinjue, his younger brother Xu Yaoji, and nephew Xu Renjue, who were all adults, into his study to discuss whether they should buy bonds.
"Brother, I think I should buy it." Xu Yaoji said.
Xu Hongji frowned and said, "Didn't you realize there was a trap inside?"
Xu Yaoji smiled and asked: "Brother is saying that the four million acres of official land in Xuzhou is not enough to pay for it, right?"
"That's right." Xu Hongji clapped his hands and said, "Not to mention bonds with maturities of less than five years, but only ten-year bonds issued for 5 million taels. After maturity, the total with principal and interest will be 30 million taels, which requires a full six million acres.
Official land is enough to pay! However, Xuzhou only has a total of four million acres of official land, where are the other two million acres?"
"Dad, you made a mistake." Xu Yinjue said.
Xu Hongji was stunned and asked: "Where did I go wrong?"
Xu Yinjue said: "Of the four million acres of official land in Xuzhou, only one million acres can be redeemed. The other three million acres are pledged for one-year, three-year and five-year bonds. They cannot redeem the ten-year debt."
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"Ah? Is that so?" Xu Hongji was stunned for a moment and then said, "That would be even worse."
"Actually, it's nothing." Xu Yaoji said with a smile, "Even if it's just one million acres of official land, it's still profitable. Five taels per mu is less than half the price of Nanzhi! What's more, the Holy Spirit will never break his promise, and the other five million acres of official land will be paid.
The land will definitely be paid, and it is nothing more than using official land from Shandong, Henan or Beizhi provinces to offset it."
"What the second uncle said is absolutely true." Xu Yinjue believed deeply. "Silver lies in the cellar of our house and will grow nothing but ashes. However, by buying bonds, it can be turned into real official land!"
"Brother, buy all our family's savings." Xu Yaoji said.
"You guys?" Xu Hongji frowned, "Don't you think this is too rude?"
Xu Yinjue asked back: "Dad, what are you worried about? Are you afraid that the Holy One will take action on our Xu family?"
"We must be on guard." Xu Hongji nodded. "The Ming Dynasty's treasury and internal funds are so empty right now. There will soon be another big war in the north, and we are in urgent need of money."
Xu Yinjue asked again: "Then my son wants to ask his father again, if the Holy One wants to attack our Xu family, can we escape the disaster even if we don't reveal our wealth?"
"This!" Xu Hongji was speechless.
Yes, if the Holy One intends to attack the Xu family, there is no way he can avoid it.
Xu Yinjue said in a deep voice: "So dad, please be rest assured that the Holy Emperor will not touch our family. The Holy Emperor will not even touch our sincerity uncle Liu Kongzhao. If he wanted to do so, he would have done it a long time ago and it will not be delayed until now."
"Well, I think Yinjue's analysis is reasonable," Xu Yaoji said.
"The series of measures taken by the Holy Spirit after arriving in Nanjing were all aimed at winning the trust of the officials, gentry and people."
"Okay, even if the Holy One won't touch our family, there's no need to buy out all the money, right?" Xu Hongji said, "If we can't pay in the end, won't our Xu family suffer a big loss?"
"Dad, you can't lose money." Xu Yinjue said urgently, "The ten-year bond is definitely a sure profit."
Xu Renjue, who had been silent, continued: "Ten-year bonds are a sure profit, five-year, three-year and one-year bonds are also a sure profit. This is a money-making opportunity that comes to your door."
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xu Hongji frowned and said: "Then I don't understand. We can make a sure profit by buying bonds. What is the purpose of issuing bonds? Just to help us.
Do you want to be a noble nobleman and a gentry for your own benefit?"
"Of course not." Xu Yinjue said, "The Holy Spirit is here to raise money."
Xu Hongji clapped his hands and said: "Then the question is, we can make a sure profit by buying bonds, and the Holy Father has also raised money, but when doing business, some people make money and others lose money. Who loses money?"
Xu Yinjue sneered and said: "The Jin gentry in the north has lost money."
Xu Yaoji continued: "Hundreds of millions of acres of land will be lost."
Xu Hongji frowned and said, "Do you really believe that the Northern Expedition can succeed?"
"It will definitely succeed." Xu Yinjue nodded vigorously and said, "Dad, you also saw the prisoner presentation ceremony outside Jinchuan Gate today. Jiannu was killed by our Ming Dynasty. With such military power, how could the Northern Expedition fail?"
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Wang Tao is a typical Nanjing gentry.
First, he studied for half his life and won the imperial examination, and then he was appointed as a county magistrate.
However, he was fired after only three years, but he also saved a lot of money.
At noon, I watched the prisoner dedication ceremony outside Jinchuan Gate. As soon as I got home, I sent my housekeeper to invite a cloth merchant who was close to him to my home to discuss the purchase of bonds.
This cloth merchant's name is Sun Tinglan, and he has a two-room cloth shop inside Sanshan Gate.
After the greetings, Wang Tao asked: "Uncle Sun, you are much smarter than me in business calculations. In your opinion, can I buy this bond from the Holy One? Is there any possibility of losing money?"
"The risk is not small." Sun Tinglan whispered, "I'm afraid that the Lord will default on the debt."
"You don't have to worry about this." Wang Tao said, "I have definite news. The Holy Father will soon return the tax money that was forcibly collected by the Nanjing Guard Eunuch Office in the past seven years to Nanjing merchants, plus the tax money returned by Yangzhou.
, is enough to prove that the Holy One wants to imitate Lord Shang by erecting a tree at the south gate, so he will never break his promise easily."
"Return tax money?" Sun Tinglan asked in shock, "Really?"
"If it's fake, it's guaranteed to be replaced." Wang Tao nodded and said, "As long as you provide the receipt, it will be refunded."
"Then I'll have to look for it when I get back." Sun Tinglan said with heartbeat, "In the past seven years, my cloth shop has paid more than a thousand taels of tax money at least. I wonder how much can be refunded?"
Wang Tao said: "If nothing happens, we can get 30% back."
"Thirty percent?!" Sun Tingli was overjoyed.
Wang Tao asked again: "Uncle Sun, you haven't said yet whether the bonds will lose money?"
"We won't lose money." Sun Tinglan said with a smile, "As long as the Holy Spirit is faithful and willing to honor the promise, this bond will guarantee a profit without losing any money. No matter how bad it is, the official land in the north can be redeemed at the ultra-low price of nine cents per acre, which is a bloody profit!"
Wang Tao still couldn't believe it and said: "There is really no trap in the middle?"
Sun Tinglan smiled and said: "It's just that the payment is not Xuzhou's official land."
"That puts me at ease." Wang Tao said with a smile, "Buy as soon as the time comes!"
"It's better to raise more money." Sun Tinglan said with a smile, "This is the first time the Lord has issued a bond. In order to establish credit, the interest rate is so high. It will be impossible to have such a high interest rate when the next bond issuance."
money."
"Okay." Wang Tao nodded and said, "I have sold all the grain stored in several villages."
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News of Nanjing soon spread to Songjiang.
Xu Ersu, the head of the Xu family in Huating, immediately called his only son Xu Fuyuan to the study.
"Father." Xu Fuyuan bowed to Xu Ersui with great respect. A gentry family like the Xu family, which had a prime minister, was very particular about etiquette.
"Yes." Xu Ersui nodded slightly and asked, "Have you made peace with Renzhong, Yi Zhong and others?"
"Replying to my father's words, my son and the people (Chen Zilong) and Yi Zhong (Xia Yunyi) have been reconciled as before."
"Very good. It was just a misunderstanding. Let's just let it go." Xu Ersui nodded and asked, "So do you still exchange letters?"
"Replying to my father's words, we often exchange letters."
"Did they ever mention the incident in Nanjing?"
"Father, are you asking about the sage's request to capture King Zhaoqin?"
"No, what I'm asking about my father is about the Holy Father's recent debt issuance to raise wages."
