() Emperor Chongzhen waited for them to finish their polite greetings, and then told Bi Ziyan what Zhong Jinwei meant.
Although Bi Ziyan is also engaged in financial work, due to the limitations of the times, he does not have a deep understanding of the various requirements of banknotes, so he came up with the above picture.
Now after listening to what Emperor Chongzhen said, he thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, there is a man named Hu Zhengyan, whose courtesy name is Cong and whose name is Shizhu. He is from Xiuning County, Anhui Province. He is good at seal carving, painting, ink making, etc. Tianqi
In the seventh year, he compiled the "Shizhuzhai Painting Manual", which was printed using his original printing techniques of "Xiaoban" and "Gonghua". The ink is beautiful and the carvings are delicate. He is a master figure in this way."
Zhong Jinwei was a little curious after listening to it. The original printing technique of "祾版" and "Gonghua" sounded very powerful, so he asked: "What is 饥版 and Gonghua"?
Emperor Chongzhen had never heard of it. When Zhong Jinwei asked, he showed a curious expression, waiting for Bi Ziyan's explanation.
Bi Ziyan said with a smile: "The printing of the 祾饤 is based on the needs of the printing. Each block is engraved with a small size, and the printing is overprinted one by one in order. It looks like piecing together the 饥饤, so it is called the 饥饤."
At this point, Zhong Jinwei suddenly realized: "Is it color printing?"
"What Uncle Zhongxing said is absolutely true." Bi Ziyan praised.
"What about Gonghua?" Zhong Jinwei asked about another technique.
"Gonghua is a block printing method that does not use ink. The combination of convex and concave plates can make the layout arched."
Isn't this similar to the embossing printing of later generations? Yes, Zhong Jinwei was very excited when he heard it. These two technologies were used on the RMB of his own era. If they are used now, no one will be able to fake them.
Bi Ziyan was still offering treasures, but it was to Emperor Chongzhen. He said: "Your Majesty, I happen to have collected a set of "Shizhuzhai Calligraphy and Painting Manual" by Mr. Shizhu. I will bring it to your Majesty tomorrow.
Your Majesty will know Mr. Shizhu's skills just by looking at him." After saying this, he felt a little distressed.
Emperor Chongzhen was already curious about what Bi Ziyan described, and he was even more happy to see the real thing. At that moment, he asked Bi Ziyan: "Bi Qing, where is this Shizhu now? The imperial court is printing new styles.
I'm afraid I can't live without banknotes."
Bi Ziyan thought for a moment and said, "I heard that he left Xiuning, Anhui and went to South Zhili."
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhong Jinwei, and Zhong Jinwei also smiled and said: "This person should be the best. If the banknotes are printed well, maybe the issuance and promotion of banknotes will have a very good effect."
"Okay, I will send Jin Yiwei to Anhui and Nanzhili to look for Mr. Shizhu and invite him to come to the capital to participate in state affairs." Emperor Chongzhen made the decision immediately.
After discussing the matter, he resigned and went back to work without finishing his duties. Since the Jianlu invasion, he should have done the most things among the six ministers.
After Bi Ziyan exited, the emperor and his ministers were speechless for a moment. Immediately, Zhong Jinwei broke the silence and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I have some conclusions about this round of troops elimination that I would like to tell you.
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"Oh, Master Zhong, if you have anything to say, just say it." As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he knew that Zhong Jinwei had some opinions to express. Generally speaking, they were very useful things, so he was looking forward to it.
"Your Majesty, King Qin's army outside can eliminate such a large number of troops in one fell swoop. Whether the remaining troops are strong remains to be seen. It is no wonder that the wild boar skin soldiers can wreak havoc in the pass."
"Oh, boar skin is a derogatory name for Jianlu and Chen." Zhong Jinwei accidentally made a slip of the tongue and had to explain.
After explaining, he asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I wonder how the current Beijing camp compares with these Qinwang troops? I seem to have heard that a cannon fired from the Beijing camp can hit one of our own people."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little feverish on his face. However, Emperor Chongzhen had no reservations about Zhong Jinwei, and said: "I know that there are more frivolous things in the Beijing camp at the moment. If we really want to go to war, I'm afraid it will be better than King Qin's army."
Not much."
In fact, it is not a question of how much better it is, but how bad it is. The problem of eating empty pay and drinking the blood of soldiers is even more serious.
"Your Majesty, it is very dangerous to eliminate troops this time." Then Zhong Jinwei and Emperor Chongzhen analyzed why Zu Dashou's troops cooperated and their role in the operation to eliminate troops.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "I promised Master Sun before that I would not be responsible for Zu Dashou. I am very satisfied with my performance in the battle this time. Master Zhong can ask someone to tell him that even if he has nothing to do with Jian
He was caught in battle, and I believe he is loyal."
Zhong Jinwei's head suddenly shut down. Historically, Zu Dashou returned to the Ming Dynasty after his defeat at the Daling River and pretended to surrender. Emperor Chongzhen promoted him to an official position instead. Is this the reason? But historically, I have not traveled through time.
He couldn't think clearly, but he still didn't want to think about it. Zhong Jinwei put down the confusion in his mind and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, after this reduction of troops, I feel the necessity of reforming the military system of the Ming Dynasty, and I have a deeper understanding. Now it is really time to change the military system."
It’s beyond reach.”
Emperor Chongzhen nodded. In fact, everyone had already reached a consensus on this point in the previous meeting. It was just because Jianlu was still in the capital, he did not dare to prepare for it.
"Your Majesty, one of the prerequisites for the reform of the military system is that your Majesty has a strong army in his hands to deter other troops from making any changes."
Yes, I don't have a strong army in my hands, otherwise I wouldn't let the barbarians bully me to my doorstep. Emperor Chongzhen thought.
In fact, in history, Emperor Chongzhen a few years later will be more deeply impressed by this. At that time, the generals who led the troops were arrogant and domineering, and they were simply warlords, but the court was helpless against them. Even anyone at that time
Lu Xiangsheng, who was in charge of the anti-bandit affairs, even wanted to beg one of Zu's family slaves for his longevity, just because he had the powerful Ning Tieqi army in his hands.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that we also eliminate troops in the Beijing camp, and then select strong men from the refugees to fill in and train them. We can kill two birds with one stone." Zhong Jinwei suggested to Emperor Chongzhen.
When a chamberlain at the corner heard what Zhong Jinwei said, he quickly raised his head and glanced at Zhong Jinwei, and immediately lowered his head again. No one noticed his movement, and of course they didn't know why he acted like this.
After listening to Zhong Jinwei's suggestion, Emperor Chongzhen did not reply immediately, but began to meditate on the imperial chair. After a while, he raised his head and said to Zhong Jinwei: "I know Master Zhong's intention, which is to kill two birds with one stone, but
It's not appropriate right now, I don't have the Guan Ning Army that Master Sun had when he eliminated his troops, do you understand?"
I heard Emperor Chongzhen talk about the Guan Ning Army when Sun Chengzong eliminated his troops, and Zhong Jinwei still didn't understand the truth.
Zhong Jinwei also knew that Emperor Chongzhen's worries were justified, and he thought nothing of it.
The Jingying camp is to protect the capital. If they are eliminated, they will not be as good as King Qin's army. The generals of King Qin's army are now eliminated, and they can still get free pay and drink the blood of their soldiers when they return. This is one of the reasons why they did not make a fuss in the end.
As for the Jingying camp, if they are eliminated, they will have no chance to eat empty wages. I am afraid there will be fierce resistance to this matter of stealing wealth. At this juncture, if there is a riot, no one can bear the responsibility.
, Jianlu could not take the risk even though he was getting an advantage.
So Zhong Jinwei nodded, secretly thinking that Emperor Chongzhen was the one who considered the matter wisely.
"But I will have to move this chess piece sooner or later. When the time comes, I will need Master Zhong to help me." Emperor Chongzhen said.
"Your Majesty, I have no shirking responsibility." Zhong Jinwei immediately assured.
After saying this, it seemed that everything was fine, and Zhong Jinwei wanted to leave. Suddenly, he remembered his own private matters. So he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I have another private matter."
Private matters were rarely mentioned by Zhong Jinwei. Emperor Chongzhen was very interested, so he asked: "Master Zhong, what's the matter?"