"Yes, the banknotes are all printed by the imperial court, and they don't cost much. By the way, my father said that he will never go to the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty to exchange silver. He promised me."
Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was a little unhappy, Concubine Tian hurriedly gave her explanation. She thought that because she was so favored and had a guarantee that she would not exchange silver coins, it was just a matter of printing more banknotes for use, which should be fine.
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"Are you exchanging the Ming Dynasty Tongxing Bao Banknotes for the Ming Dynasty Jiusi Bao Banknotes?" Emperor Chongzhen had a vague feeling that this was Governor Zuo's purpose of begging him through his daughter.
"Your Majesty is wise." Concubine Tian gently patted Emperor Chongzhen's ass.
"How much do you want to exchange for?"
"I don't know about this concubine. It seems to be only one or two cars."
No matter how worthless the Ming Dynasty Tongbao banknotes are, there are still a lot of them for one or two cars. Governor Zuo obviously made great efforts to acquire them.
Emperor Chongzhen asked Concubine Tian, and after sitting up from the bed, he said coldly to Concubine Tian: "My father-in-law had a good idea. He bought Tongxing Baobao at a low price in exchange for Jiusi Baobao. Can he exchange it for silver coins?"
What's the difference? After using it, others will naturally come to my hand to exchange silver coins. This is stealing money from me."
Emperor Chongzhen said this and shouted outside: "Change my clothes."[
Concubine Tian looked at Emperor Chongzhen with a somewhat gloomy look, and said quickly: "I didn't think carefully. I will reject my father tomorrow."
She knew that her status depended on the emperor's favor. If she lost Emperor Chongzhen's heart, she would have nothing.
Emperor Chongzhen put on his underwear himself and stood in front of the bed. The maid came to help him get dressed.
He looked back at Concubine Tian who was a little panicked on the bed. Suddenly he felt that she had gone too far, so he softened his tone and said: "Please help me bring a message to Governor Zuo, and don't think about making money from the imperial court. The imperial court has no money now.
, I have no money, anyone who tries to push me too hard will not end well. You ask him to get rid of the treasure money in his hand as soon as possible, otherwise he will bear the consequences."
At this point, the last belt was left untied. He signaled the palace maid to step aside. While tying the belt, he said to Concubine Tian: "I remembered that I still have something to deal with. You can go to bed first."
After finishing speaking, he said to the maid on the side: "Let's go to the study room."
After Emperor Chongzhen arrived at the imperial study, he found the daily bank report and read it.
He was worried about the war these days, so he didn't read the report, which had almost no changes. Concubine Tian's words just now reminded him that he hadn't heard about the bank's situation for several days.
He glanced at the situation over the past few days and found that the situation of banknotes was closely related to the war. As good news came one after another, the number of people using banknotes to exchange silver taels decreased, and there used to be many people who came to exchange silver taels around noon.
It has also changed back to evening time.
After reading the report, Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the back of his imperial chair and closed his eyes to rest. After all, he was a little tired from doing a lot of exercise.
The overall victory in the Battle of Gyeonggi can let the people know that the imperial court is still strong and capable of defeating the Jianlu, which is very helpful in improving the prestige of the imperial court.
Some of the things discussed with Master Zhong in advance must be carried out by taking this opportunity. Although the people can breathe a sigh of relief after winning the battle, they can still relax and there are many things waiting for them to do.
Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, rubbed his temples with his hands, and started reviewing the memorials that he had planned to leave until tomorrow because of the victory.
In the next few days, the capital was immersed in an atmosphere of joy and sorrow.
Fortunately, the Jianlu were finally defeated, and there was even news that the slave chief had been captured, so that peace finally returned to the capital.[
Sadly, the people in the capital gradually learned about the tragic situation in the capital. Although there must have been losses due to the war, they did not expect that the actual situation was far beyond their expectations.
Relatives who did not escape before they could either died or were plundered by the captives, and nine out of ten fixed properties were completely destroyed.
Almost every household in the capital, whether they were dignitaries or ordinary people, were affected by the war.
The shops in the capital that dealt in dead people gradually saw more and more customers. Although there were no living people or dead bodies, people were still burning paper money.
The public opinion in the capital these days is basically filled with hatred for Jianlu, and talks about the treatment of the slave chiefs who were captured alive.
Of course, there were also accusations against Yuan Chonghuan, the former governor of Jiliao.
He was paid Liao's salary to be fully responsible for the war against the captives, and even misappropriated the salaries of other frontier troops to support the Liaodong front line. In the end, he released the Jian captives into the capital, and followed the Jian captives to the capital without fighting a single battle.
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Families who had been harmed by the Jianlu were discussing that if Xiong Tingbi, the former Liaodong manager, was executed unjustly, then Yuan Chonghuan would not be unjustly executed no matter how much he was executed.
As time went by, some other remarks about Yuan Chonghuan began to spread, making everyone in the capital hate Yuan Chonghuan even more.
During these days, everyone in the imperial court was busy. The king made a triumphant return and there were many things to prepare for.
In the evening of March 18, the third year of Chongzhen, King Qin's army finally returned to the camp outside the capital.
Emperor Chongzhen sent an order to Sun Chengzong, and arranged for a small number of meritorious troops to escort the leader of the Jianlu captives and the slave chief Aixinjueluo Amin to the capital to worship the Taimiao and Sheji early on the next morning, and to offer prisoners at the Meridian Gate.
On March 19, the third year of Chongzhen's reign, at dawn, the people of the capital began to stir, getting up early to get a good seat to watch the prisoner presentation ceremony at the Meridian Gate.
Since the prisoner presentation ceremony was held during the Wanli period, there has never been such a grand event. From time to time, we heard that we were defeated again and what cities were lost, which made the people slowly lose confidence in the Ming army.
I don’t know when it started, but the army that expelled the Tartars and restored the Han people actually won the battle.
In the second year of Tianqi, there was also a prisoner offering ceremony, but at that time it was only a ceremony held by the court to cover up the consecutive defeats in the Liaodong battlefield when some White Lotus believers were caught in rebellion.
The common people also have their own eyes to see, and this kind of cover-up is of little use. Even now, the common people in the capital automatically ignore the prisoners sacrificed during the Tianqi period.
Only when the war between countries is victorious can it be called victory.
For example, the victory against the Mongols during the Taizu and Chengzu periods, and the victory against the Japanese during the Wanli period are called victories.
Now they finally had another great victory and captured the slave chief alive. This restored a little confidence to the army in the Ming Dynasty and gave them a glimmer of hope that the war in Liaodong would be settled.
After daybreak, the prisoner-offering procession began to enter Beijing.
At the forefront were two teams of Guanning cavalry, led by He Kegang and Cao Wenzhao. This was a commendation for their contribution in the first battle to rescue Changli and Luanzhou.
Needless to say, the equipment of Guan Ning's cavalry, tall horses, silver helmets and bright armor, set off the knight's majesty and made the people on both sides applaud loudly.
Next up was a group of cavalry with white poles, led by the couple Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi, known as Xiao Ma Chao. This was in recognition of Ma Xianglin's contribution to the first battle in Luanzhou and Zhang Fengyi's contribution to reporting the message to the death.
Compared with the Guan Ning cavalry who had just walked over, the white-stemmed cavalry attracted the attention of the people. Not only because they were chieftain troops, but also because they all wore rattan helmets and armor and held long white-stemmed guns. All the cavalrymen looked grim.
They were solemn and meticulous in keeping the queue moving forward, showing their good military discipline.
The common people not only praised Ma Zhang and his wife for their bravery and match, but also gave warm cheers to the chieftain army. Because they all knew that only this army could make Jianluo tremble in fear.
Next came a strange army, led by a tall civil servant, followed by some civilians dressed as ordinary people. The formation was not orderly, and the postures of riding horses were also different. Obviously, they were not well-trained horsemen.
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But when they appeared, the people cheered the loudest. Whether it was their service or the word "Lu" on the flag, it showed that they were the heroes of this war. The eight hundred people who captured the slave chief alive were strong.
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The civilians looked at the people in the capital cheering for them. They were not subject to military regulations and smiled and cupped their fists in return. In this moment of glory, they felt that it was worth their while to kill the enemy.
Next came the commander-in-chief and supervisor of the war, as well as various generals. The people's focus on these people was mainly on the supervisor Zhongxing Hou.
Many people thought that Zhong Jinwei was a being with three heads and six arms. But when he saw him today, he realized that he was just like ordinary people.
Even so, the people of the capital did not dare to be disrespectful. Rumor has it that the man who came down to earth to assist Ziweixing was the decision-maker and leader of the battle at Qingshui Mingyue Pass. He did not show his unique abilities.
What if an ordinary person dared to stop more than 7,000 captives with 800 people? What if an ordinary person could capture alive a slave chief who could not help hundreds of thousands of troops? This courage and ability are the special features of Zhongxing Hou.
The people in the capital watched in awe as Marquis Zhongxing walked by, but Zhong Jinwei was left wondering why there were no cheers when it was his turn to appear. It seemed he was not handsome enough.