Peng Jinrong had long known that Han Xueer was a Manchu spy, but after hearing Liu Ziguang's description of what happened that day, Peng Jinrong was still very shocked. Firstly, it was because Han Xueer actually turned against him in the face of battle, and secondly, because Han Xueer was pregnant with a child.
Zeng Cheng gave birth to a big fat boy, and Zhao Wen was also pregnant. This was all bearable, but unexpectedly, even a big maid like Han Xueer was pregnant, but there was still no movement at all as the first lady, which made Peng Jinrong very upset.
Frustrated and angry, he pinched Liu Ziguang hard, and then told him that if he could help the exchange handle one thing, he would help him persuade Han Xueer.
"What on earth is going on?" Liu Ziguang didn't dare to vouch for this. He had to let Peng Jinrong speak out first before agreeing. Peng Jinrong had no choice but to tell him. After hearing this, Liu Ziguang clapped his thigh and said, "Sure enough, it's a great idea. I'll get in right now."
Go to the palace to see the emperor."
The idea of Peng Jingrong and Hu Yimin, two women who had caught the eye of money, was to issue war stocks, which were divided into Northern Expedition tickets and Western Expedition tickets. They were guaranteed by the credibility of the imperial court and issued to the people. The northern fields and minerals captured after the victory of the war would be returned to them.
The cattle and sheep of foreigners can be used as dividends. After being sold at a discount, they will be distributed equally to each share according to the total share capital. To put it bluntly, the common people will pay, and the imperial court will send troops to fight the barbarians. If they win, everyone will divide the money.
Simple truth.
This method is simply too high. In the past, the cost of foreign wars was in the form of taxes. For example, during the late emperor's time, the Liao Dynasty's payment to deal with the Tatars outside the customs forced Sichuan and Shaanxi to rebel. Now it is better. It is directly in the form of subscription. As long as you first
If we win two battles and let the people see hope, why worry about stocks not bursting at the seams?
Liu Ziguang went to the palace to find Zhu Youxiao and told him. Zhu Youxiao also thought this plan was very clever and raised the matter at the court meeting the next day. Of course, in accordance with Liu Ziguang's request, he only said that he had come up with it himself, so all the officials praised His Majesty's wisdom.
, although some old people said that the court and the people engaged in these things were tantamount to lowering their status and insulting the ancestral etiquette, but no one paid attention to them. Most officials, including the Donglin Party, saw the superiority of this policy.
Huang Xiaotian, the minister of household affairs, proposed a more complete plan, which is to issue war bonds at the same time as war stocks, with a fixed coupon rate. In this way, the income will be relatively stable and will not be affected by the outcome of the war, which is more suitable for some relatively stable companies.
Investors buy, stocks and bonds are issued together, and it can support two wars without using a single tael of silver from the national treasury. Why not?
This time, the entire imperial court worked together and successfully issued two war stocks and one war bond, both of which were issued on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Because Shanghai was the economic center of the Ming Dynasty, where wealthy businessmen and tycoons gathered, and countless funds were accumulated, but there were no suitable channels.
Millions of silver coins were invested. Nowadays, the rich people of the Ming Dynasty are smart. With the money, they no longer buy land, but try to get greater returns. They just have no way out. The issuance of war stocks and bonds
It brought them an opportunity. The bonds were sold short on the first day of issuance. One million bonds with a coupon rate of five points were swept away by everyone. Relatively speaking, war stocks have greater returns and greater risks.
But no one cares about it, because no one can be sure whether the stock will pay dividends and how much dividends it will pay.
The exchange made a huge profit just by collecting commissions. When no one was interested in the stock, Peng Jinrong and Hu Yimin jointly took almost all the Northern Expedition tickets, which cost a lot of money. The reason why they took the Northern Expedition tickets and did not build a position in the Western Expedition tickets
, because the Northern War had the participation of the Beiyang Navy, and the Red Shirt Regiment would also join the war sooner or later. The outcome was already expected, so naturally you could buy with confidence. However, the Western War was in charge of Yuan Chonghuan, and Xixia was an unfamiliar enemy, so the outcome was still uncertain.
Unknown.
A large amount of money flowed into the Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue, and then flowed out to purchase grain, cloth, ordnance and send it to Shaanxi and Jinan. The soldiers' military pay was sufficient. Not only was there no arrears, but next month's pay was even sent out. The Ming Dynasty never used troops.
Never been so generous.
Yuan Chonghuan received a large amount of money and grain, which made it easier to recruit troops and horses. After Xu Zengshou received the salary, he paid sufficient departure fees to the soldiers, which boosted military morale. The Liguo Iron Works received the order from the Ministry of War and the advance payment.
After paying for the goods, working overtime for production, a large number of weapons and armors were sent to Zhengzhou and Jinan.
The Xixia envoy Batu once threatened the Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers at the Wuying Palace, saying that Shaanxi had become theirs on the day war was declared. This was true. The Xia army launched a brazen attack on that day, and the army moved rapidly eastward along the Wei River.
The Shaanxi army was caught off guard and advanced into several cities until they reached the ancient capital of Xi'an with high walls and thick walls.
Recruiting brave people from all over the country will strengthen the military power.
There is a reason why Yuan Chonghuan refused to save him in the face of death. Zhou Zhenglong had separatized Shaanxi for a long time and guarded Tongguan to prevent the imperial forces from advancing westward. Now when trouble comes, he asks others to come to the rescue. How can there be such a reason? Yuan Chonghuan does not even have a single soldier.
He was put into Tongguan just to consume Zhou Zhenglong's strength so that he can successfully take over Shaanxi in the future. Besides, he doesn't have the strength to march now. He only has tens of thousands of newly recruited infantry in hand. The weapons have just been issued and the new uniforms have not been released yet.
After putting it on him, training hadn't started yet, and the soldiers didn't know the officers. How could they rush into the war? Yuan Chonghuan was waiting, waiting for the soldiers to complete their training and Wu Sangui's reinforcements.
The war in the southwest has been calmed down. Huguang and Henan, as important bases to support the front line, have the obligation to dispatch elite troops. Wu Sangui is now the commander-in-chief of Huguang, Zuo Liangyu’s old army, Ning Wang’s remnant army, and Liu Ziguang’s former army.
The only strong men, all elite soldiers from hundreds of battles, plus the Miao soldiers and wolf soldiers recruited from the southwest mountainous areas, are really a powerful force, and this is Yuan Chonghuan's trump card.
Wu Sangui is Yuan Chonghuan's nephew. He respects him very much and is very easy to use. Now Wu Sangui's Huguang army is on the march and will soon reach the junction of Huguang and Shaanxi. By then, Zhou Zhenglong's direct lineage will also be consumed.
It was almost over. Governor Yuan gave another order to advance the army westward, repel the Xia army and recover Shaanxi. Wouldn't it be a great achievement?
In Beijing, in the row of wooden houses outside the Qianqing Gate of the Forbidden City, the pockmarked Emperor Kangxi was sitting cross-legged on the kang, listening to military ministers talking about military affairs. Nowadays, the Military Aircraft Department has evolved from a secret service agency to the emperor's secretary.
At that time, the military ministers were all high-level civil and military officials, and the espionage activities against Nanming had been reduced to a very small area, still led by Sumaragu.
The chief military minister is Hong Chengchou. This strong man has struggled over from the dangerous situation of near death. Not only has he recovered his health, but he is also more hale and hearty than before. He sits with a golden sword, his face is red and his eyes are like lightning. This is all due to the Queen Mother’s careful care and the effect of the thousand-year-old wild ginseng in Changbai Mountain.
Nowadays, the number of capable generals among the bannermen who are capable of conquering and fighting has almost withered away. The remaining ones are either too young or lazy and mediocre. The only ones who support the Qing Dynasty are these loyal Han officials. Sitting next to Hong Chengchou is a man who is famous for his bravery and good fighting skills. Wang Fuchen, the "horse kite", and Zhou Peigong, who was famous for his resourcefulness and eloquence, both wore brand-new yellow mandarins with signs of folding. Kangxi was thirsty for talents, and he treated these Han generals and ministers equally. He was generously rewarded and appointed without any doubt, which was why everyone was willing to serve.
Sitting next to the Hanchen were Manchus. There were not many Manchus who could join the army. There were only Mingzhu and General Tuhai. Tuhai was a famous general among the bannermen, but in the past, when Dorgon and Aobai were there, they could not take turns. Before he became a general, now that all the old generals had fallen and Tu Hai was revealed, Kangxi specially transferred him from the position of General Shengjing in order to increase the strength of some bannermen so that the strength of the Han people would not be too great. Too powerful.
As for the brave generals like the Mongolian general Nasungerile, they can just listen to the call and go into battle to fight. There is no need to march into the army to discuss important matters. Now that the war is imminent, the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners and the Han army of the Green Camp are all hard-working soldiers. They are preparing for war. Those who carry cages all day long The young bannermen of Bird also had to put on armor, summon up the bloody spirit and bravery left by their fathers, and ride horses and shoot arrows on the school grounds all day long, trying to get into the state as soon as possible and go to the Southern Dynasties to burn, kill and plunder. The Mongolian elite cavalry was even more powerful. They were on the front line, only a dozen miles away from the Ming army's outpost.
This is a war related to the fate of the Qing Dynasty. Different from previous wars, this time the three countries are fighting together, so there are many aspects involved. In general, victory is inevitable, because the Ming Dynasty cannot withstand such a war. In attacking, the main thing to consider now is how to maximize benefits with minimum sacrifice. Naturally, the Han people are better at this kind of conspiracy and conspiracy, so at this time, the Han people in the Military Aircraft Department accounted for the majority.
"The secret report states that the army will use its elite ships to land in Tianjin and attack the capital. What do you think?" Xiao Kangxi said in a pretentious manner. Although he was only fourteen years old, he had complex experiences and a face full of The pockmarks make him look very mature.
"I think that soldiers are treacherous, and this may be a trick of the southerners." When Zhou Peigong saw that his teacher Hong Chengchou was silent, he spoke first.