No wonder Liu Ziguang, at the critical moment, he only used a small trick to turn things around. You must know that all the official telegraph communications of the Ming Dynasty were in the hands of technicians born in Nanchang. Thinking that radio is not wired, he wore headphones to copy the atmosphere
It is reasonable for there to be some slight errors in the telegram code.
In this financial turmoil, the final losers were a group of high-ranking court officials headed by Huang Xiaotian and the big landowners and businessmen who attached themselves to them. Huang Xiaotian alone lost more than one million taels of silver, and the others lost a total of 600 yuan.
Of course, this money includes the people's money they made from the Western Region Fund by using inside information in the early stage. But no matter what, this time everyone was cheated by Huang Xiaotian, and they lost all their capital and profits.
, for a time, even the business of major restaurants and brothels in the capital was much worse, because the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the past had no money. On the contrary, the business of antique shops and pawn shops was much better, and a large number of rare and rare treasures were spread to the market, with high prices.
It's not expensive, it's basically the level of selling it for money.
The current situation is that when everyone mentions Huang Xiaotian, they are itching with hatred. All day long, people gather at the door of Huang's house with IOUs waiting to collect debts. Poor Huang Xiaotian is so scared that he doesn't even dare to go home and squats in the household department every day.
When working in the yamen, even when I went to court, I was too embarrassed to see anyone. I held the wat board and did not dare to talk loudly.
Huang Xiaotian knew that it was a good thing that he was still sitting in the main hall of the Ministry of Revenue, otherwise his house would have been demolished long ago. The only way he could keep his position as Minister was because Zhenwu Marquis did not forget the old evil and came to rescue him. At present, he
When he was collectively spurned by the officialdom, it seemed that taking refuge with Marquis Zhenwu was the only way out.
The reason is simple. The resources in the hands of Marquis Zhenwu are far greater than those of the Donglin Party. The exchange is in his hands, Rishengchang is his ally, and major military industrial enterprises are also under his name. Only sincere cooperation with Liu Ziguang
Only by yourself can you make a comeback and make money to pay off your debts.
So the Ministry of Revenue quickly issued some policies. The first was to fully restore the cooperative relationship with Rishengchang. All tax money from local governments was stored in the bill number. Even the procedures for remittance to the central government were handed over to Rishengchang.
Then there is the issue of selecting the chief secretary of the Securities Regulatory Office. Huang Xiaotian followed Liu Ziguang’s instructions and arranged for a little-known member of the household department, Wai Lang, to take up the post. In fact, this person was just the mouthpiece of shopkeeper Hu Da. From now on, the Securities Regulatory Office will be equivalent to Ri Shengchang’s.
Affiliated units such as the price limit system, t+1 system, and the establishment of court equalization funds were quickly introduced, and the stock market stabilized and entered a slow bull state.
Then there is the issue of cooperation with companies under Liu Ziguang's name. Most of the factories in Liu Ziguang's hands are maintained by orders from the imperial court, such as Liguo Iron Works and Jiangnan Shipyard, which are all military industry companies, as well as Merlin Cannery and Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company.
For a large number of military orders, the price verification of these orders must be approved by the Ministry of Revenue. Now that Huang Xiaotian has reversed the situation, the price is naturally not a problem. He no longer pushes it down, but keeps pushing it up.
Well, of course, part of the extra money should be given to Mr. Huang. After all, he owes a lot of debt, so he deserves some kickbacks.
Liu Ziguang was generous and kind-hearted. Seeing that Huang Xiaotian was blocked by creditors, he took the initiative to give him one million taels to help him tide over the difficulties. He first paid back the money of the creditors who were most difficult to pay. Of course, this money also required
I have written an IOU, but Mr. Hou is a very particular person and will definitely not come to collect debts. In fact, this is just to spit out some of the money Huang Xiaotian lost and return it to him, but it also moved Mr. Huang to Ganggang and ran to him at dusk.
The Marquis's house was discussing the next big money-making plan.
Huang Xiaotian's idea is to restart the plan to issue a 30 million war fund. This plan was suspended when the stock market crashed. Now that the stock market has rebounded, it has naturally returned to the agenda. However, there is no decent good news coming from the west. This fund is still
If you can't send it out, now the common people have learned the lesson and no longer believe the rumors from the government. All the rumors about the great victory of the Western Army, including beheading 500 people, expanding the territory for 3,000 miles, and not seeing any dividends are all fake.
Huang Xiaotian said that it would be difficult for the Western Army to win the war under the leadership of Governor Yuan. The only way now is to ask the Marquis to come out and take over the war in Western Xinjiang, so that Xixia can be truly defeated and the fund can be issued.
Liu Ziguang was puzzled. Tens of millions of military expenditures were spent. Thousands of cannons, guns, armor, swords, guns, crossbows, and rice grains from the south of the Yangtze River were transported there. Even if they were equipped with 100,000 pigs, they could win, let alone Governor Yuan.
He is not a mediocre person. He runs the army rigorously and has many talents under his command. He has hundreds of generals and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. How can you, an official from the Ministry of Revenue, conclude that Governor Yuan cannot win the battle?
Huang Xiaotian sighed and said, Mr. Marquis, you don't know something. Yes, more than 10 million were spent on military expenses, but how much of this money actually fell on the Western Army? When the fund was issued, officials at all levels made 300
Thousands, and then there was the purchase of military supplies and transportation of grain and grass. I don’t know how much was spent on it. The actual money used by the Western Army to recruit local civilians to build city walls and pay the soldiers was less than three million.
Here, officers at all levels take some slack, and the money that finally comes to fruition is very little, which is not enough to fight the war.
Huang Xiaotian's words are true. This is the reality of the Ming Dynasty. The war is serious and the army is cut down at every level. It is popular for the army to eat the empty quota and drink the blood of the soldiers. In the past two years, the main battles have been fought by himself, so there are no disadvantages.
Come on, this time Marshal Yuan is commanding a miscellaneous army that has been adapted from the remnants of warlords and bandits in the Central Plains. These shortcomings will inevitably be magnified, and it is reasonable to lose the battle.
"Then how does Mr. Huang conclude that I will definitely win the battle if I take action?" Liu Ziguang asked.
"The Marquis is different from them. The Marquis has the most powerful red shirt army in the world. It has rarely suffered defeats since its formation. The army has strict discipline and fierce combat power. It also has its own military logistics system. In addition, the Marquis
His prestige is at its peak, and he is invincible wherever he goes. Once the news comes out that the Marquis is taking command, not to mention the 30 million fund, even 50 million can be distributed. Isn't it the Marquis's control to raise this military expenditure?
When the time comes, all the Marquis needs to do is don't forget to get down."
It turns out that Huang Xiaotian is all about money, and Liu Ziguang's taking charge of the expedition means that fund sales are booming. By then, everyone's pockets will be bulging again. This is the only way to solve Huang Xiaotian's huge debt, Liu Ziguang pondered.
He said at once: "If I take command, the situation of the war may change, but whether I can take command is not decided by anyone. It must be agreed by the cabinet and the emperor. Donglin is afraid that I will hold the military power. It cannot be done twice a day."
God, they will definitely obstruct this matter."
Huang Xiaotian said: "Not necessarily. The Western Army has been defeated one after another. The cabinet can no longer bear it. Tongguan cannot be defended. The commander of the Xixia Army marches straight into the Central Plains. Then the Ming Dynasty will be abolished. Mr. Qian Ge's attitude has already been relaxed. I will wait for the next official to choose a day."
Go and talk about it, and the matter of Lord Marquis taking command will definitely be implemented."
When the cannon went off, there was ten thousand taels of gold. What's wrong with everyone getting rich together? Liu Ziguang immediately laughed and said, "This will help Mr. Huang."
In fact, Liu Ziguang also knew in his heart that he had to clean up this mess by himself in the end. Regardless of whether it was the emperor or the Donglin Party, it was fine to play with power, but when it came to fighting, they would stop. He kept a low profile and was idle at home. In fact, he didn't want to start a new career in his heart.
, at twenty Lang's age, it is not his ideal life to be trapped in the capital city holding a child every day and to be a Taiping Marquis.
A family meeting was held in Zhenwu Hou Mansion to discuss the matter of leading the Western Expedition. Liu Ziguang's daughters-in-law were not economical lamps, and the vote passed unanimously. Peng Jinrong was considering restarting the war, and orders from the iron factory were naturally coming in. Liu Xiao
Cat Peng Jingwei's two little minds are thinking that no one will care about them anymore, and they can go crazy as much as they want. As for Zhao Wen, who has just given birth to the crown prince of the Song Dynasty and the child is less than three months old, she even agrees with them.
He has served as an emperor, and his consciousness is high. He said that my husband is a great hero who is upright and upright. If he doesn't take command, who is qualified to take command?
The only one who is coy and silent is the little daughter-in-law Li Xiangjun who has been confiscating her house. This girl is also eighteen years old this year. According to Liu Ziguang's promise before, it is time for her to be given a status. Looking at this situation, everyone knows that the little girl is very excited.
, Peng Jingwei tapped her forehead with a finger: "I'm not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry? Sooner or later, you will be your brother-in-law, why are you still in a hurry these few months?"
Looking at these well-off young girls, Liu Ziguang also felt a little guilty. Even the youngest Li Xiangjun was eighteen years old. She would have gotten married and had children long ago if she wanted to stay in another family, but she stayed in the Marquis' Mansion for three years.
In the year, she didn’t even have a status, and there was Peng Jingwei, who only wanted to marry her brother-in-law in a glamorous way, but she never fulfilled her wish. Of course, the one who was most sorry was Liu Xiaomao, who even slept with her without saying anything.
But what these people don't care about the most is Liu Maotai. No one knows her true age or origin. They only know that her current mental age is only seven years old and she doesn't speak very fluently.
"It's time for the master to take them into the house. Look, when others are your age, they are full of children, but our family only has one son and one daughter. The son is still raised outside the house, the daughter still has a foreign surname, and the concubine has another name.
If you can't live up to expectations and can't have a son and a half, you can only count on these younger sisters. Let's do this. After the Western Expedition is over, we will take care of things one by one. What do you think, sir?" Peng Jinrong is the wife of the principal wife after all.
, look at the problem in the long term. This statement resonated with Liu Ziguang, "Okay, I will marry all of you when I return from victory."
After the family unanimously agreed, Liu Ziguang went to Wuyi Lane to discuss with Zeng Cheng. What he said was a discussion was actually an announcement. Zeng Cheng was a sensible wife. Not to mention being loyal to the country, she would not know how to do it even if her husband went out to do business.
It was a hindrance, but when she thought of the vast Gobi Desert in the Western Regions, she couldn't help but shed tears. She held Liu Ziguang's sleeve and said, "My husband, you have to come back early. You can't wait until you come and you don't even know your father."
Liu Ziguang said: "It won't take that long. It's just a few barbarians. My husband went out and wiped them out in half a year."
Three days later, as expected, an oral order was passed to the house of Zhenwu Hou, ordering him to enter the palace to accept the new arrangements of the court. Liu Ziguang was already prepared, changed his robes and went to the palace. He waited until evening to come back with a straight face. Peng Jinrong
Zhao Wen and others immediately gathered around and asked, "What's the matter? The handsome seal is missing?"
Liu Ziguang said: "I do have a handsome seal, but I'm just a deputy commander."