I heard Emperor Chongzhen telling Wang Chengen: "Send some people to the market to spread the word about the bank affairs discussed today."
He found that the Political Affairs Department of the Foreign Court established before was not very easy to use. The factory guard side, especially Wang Chengen's West Factory, was the most suitable for him.
When Wang Chengen heard this, he quickly agreed, and then looked at Emperor Chongzhen to wait for the next step.
Obviously, he knew Emperor Chongzhen very well and knew that he must have some instructions.
Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen then told him: "First, we must focus on the benefits of the new coins. Not to mention the convenience of use, less fuel consumption, etc., all are based on face value, this is one of them."
"Second, salaries and military pay are paid directly to individuals by banks. There will be no deduction of military pay in the future, and there is no need to worry about military pay."
"Third, we can talk more about the benefits of opening a bank. When everything is in a hurry, there will definitely be a lot of loans. The bank can make more money now, and the reserves will be repaid."
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Some of these benefits have been mentioned just now, and some have not been elaborated on. Emperor Chongzhen made it clear one by one, and asked Wang Chengen to send people to build momentum, and by the way, he also encouraged those with money to open more banks.
In this way, the silver coins hidden in the cellar can be circulated again, and as the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank, as the bank in charge, there will be more money, and naturally more new coins can be printed.
Of course, this currency value innovation will definitely harm the interests of some people.
For example, the original billing account belonged to the bank. Originally, there was a custodial fee for deposits made by others, but now there is no custodial fee as soon as the bank deposits money. Also, originally they were all loan sharks, but now Emperor Chongzhen has given a loan
The interest rate is 10% per year, which may be high for later generations, but it was definitely very low for that time.
Also, the original issuing number and the bank must have more principal, which must be turned over to Daming Royal Bank as a bank reserve.
However, no matter how much their interests were damaged, now because of Jizhou's great victory, Emperor Chongzhen's prestige, both in the court and among the people, was absolutely at its peak. Coupled with the threat of Emperor Chongzhen's previous arrogant house confiscation, who dared to object?
Once the benefits are revealed, it will naturally be proven in the future that Emperor Chongzhen’s banking system is definitely better than the current one and is beneficial to the people. At most, there may be many people watching at the beginning, so it is unlikely to become a success all at once.
Wang Chengen naturally understood what Emperor Chongzhen meant, and immediately went back to Xichang to select eloquent subordinates to do this.
As for the Zhengtong Department, Emperor Chongzhen had no reason to support him in vain. The same decree was passed to the Zhengtong Department, asking the Zhengtong Department to organize a report and create public opinion.
While Emperor Chongzhen was busy with this matter, Sun Chuanting's search for several days in Jizhou finally came to fruition.
In this battle, more than 7,000 Jurchens were killed, including those who died of serious injuries, more than 3,000 people from the Eight Banners of the Mongolian army, and more than 5,000 people from the Eight Banners of the Han army were killed. A total of more than 13,000 people from the Mongolian tribes were killed.
There were more than 5,000 Jurchens captured (including wounded soldiers and those captured alive and surrendered), more than 7,000 people from the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army, and more than 20,000 people from the Eight Banners of the Han Army. The Eight Banners of the Han Army also included those who were not part of the Eight Banners of the Han Army, because
They were all originally Han Chinese, so they are counted here. The Mongolian Tatars captured a total of more than 40,000 people.
In other words, in the battle of Jizhou, a total of about 47,000 Liaodong captives were killed and wounded, and nearly 60,000 were killed and injured by the eastern Mongolian tribes, totaling nearly 110,000.
According to oral confessions, the total strength of the Jianlu and Mongolian Tatars entering the customs this time was about 150,000, of which the Liaodong Jianlu troops were about 80,000, and the total strength of the Mongolian tribes was about 70,000.
The remaining 20,000 or so Jianqian captives and 10,000 or so Mongolian Tatars basically escaped through Qingshui Mingyue Pass near Qian'an.
The commander-in-chief of the Jianlu army, Aixinjueluo Abatai and below, and Niu Luzhangjing and above, captured more than 20 people alive and killed more than 60 people. It is a bit regrettable that Niu Hulu Turge, the deputy general of the Jianlu army this time, has a high probability.
They ran away. Among the leaders of the Mongolian tribes, Horqin and the slave chiefs of the Zalut tribe ran away. However, the slave chiefs of other tribes, such as Aohan, Naman and other tribes, were either captured or killed.
In short, no matter what, this battle in Jizhou can be regarded as an absolute victory.
All the officers and soldiers of the Ming army were in high spirits.
The only regret is that the Baigan Army had made preparations for a decisive attack in advance. However, the development of the situation was not expected at all. After the Jianlu were defeated and fled, they could not organize a decent counterattack. Instead, they made a decisive decision.
Divided into small groups, under the cover of Abatai, they took advantage of the cavalry and ran around the White Army.
Even more regrettable than the Baigan Army, there is another force, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Cavalry. Watching the great military exploits of capturing the Jianlu commander alive, he gave it to a Jiangyin Dianshi right in front of their eyes. It really made Wu Sangui miserable.
I almost got mad.
He did not participate in the most crucial decisive battle, so based on the pursuit the next day, his military exploits could only be ranked above Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Malanyuguan.
As soon as the war was over and the results were counted, Sun Chuanting was ready to order a triumphant return.
With so many prisoners, if they stay here for one more day, they will consume a day's worth of food. It is better to sacrifice the prisoners as soon as possible and dispose of them as soon as possible.
At this time, people from the West Factory arrived just as ordered, and immediately met with Sun Chuanting alone.
After listening to the secret order conveyed by Xichang, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but admire him. He immediately held a military meeting, returned to his usual expressionless face, and immediately ordered: "In this battle, there are many fish that have slipped through the net. The army will triumph in the near future. We must win."
Leave an army to strengthen border defense and wipe out the remaining evildoers!"
Upon hearing this, most of the people in the lobby were unhappy.
After fighting such a huge victory, it was a time to praise one's merits, and it was also a time to go to the capital to receive rewards. Who would want to stay here to wipe out the remaining evildoers, and it is impossible to have much military merit.
Therefore, when Sun Chuanting glanced over, many people chose to lower their heads. It clearly conveyed a meaning, I am not happy!
Fortunately, Sun Chuanting didn't think much about it, and directly named Zhongzhen Hou Qin Liangyu to let her white-pole army stay.
Seeing Qin Liangyu taking orders there, Wu Sangui breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, he was really worried just now that Sun Chuanting would call his name.
Because relatively speaking, his military exploits are not many, so he is more likely to be left behind. Not to mention, he has cavalry under his command, so it would be more appropriate to eliminate those remnants.
Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting finally ordered the Baigan Army, which made him very happy, and even gloated in his stomach: Who has the least military merit among you!
Afterwards, the army took the prisoners and carried carload after carload of heads towards the capital.
After watching them leave, Qin Liangyu took out a secret order and read it.
"Mom, what does Old Man Sun think? We are an infantry army, and we are asking those remnants of the captives, but they all have horses. And, didn't I say that most of them escaped through Qingshui Mingyue Pass...
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Before Ma Xianglin finished speaking, Qin Liangyu slapped the secret order into his hand and said, "See for yourself, the drunkard's intention is not to drink!"
"Ah!" When Ma Xianglin heard this, he immediately looked at the secret order and couldn't help but said in surprise, "This old man Sun is really shady. That Wu Sangui is probably happy to go to the capital to receive the reward!"
When Qin Liangyu heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "This can only be attributed to your majesty's wisdom and martial prowess, and it is definitely not something that Sun Benbing can decide!"
Hearing this, Ma Xianglin stopped talking and turned to look in the direction of the capital, thinking about what happened after coming to the capital with the order. After a while, he nodded and said with emotion: "Your Majesty is really wise and powerful!"
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Not to mention Qin Liangyu led the Baigan Army to turn east and head for Shanhaiguan. Let's talk about the fish that slipped through the net. These people, led by Turge, were divided into small groups, and they only rested and gathered in the grassland after escaping from the pass.
After waiting for two days, they only collected about 15,000 Jianlu and about 5,000 Mongolian tribesmen, mainly from the Horqin tribe. There were only 20,000 horses in total.
Thinking about the mighty army before entering the pass, they were going to plunder and make a fortune. As a result, there are only so few people left now. Every one of the captives, including Turge,
It's very frustrating.
Wu Keshan stood next to Turge and secretly said to him: "It's been two days. Those who can withdraw from the detention center must have come out. Those who haven't come out must not be able to come out!"
Turg glanced at him but said nothing.
With just such a small number of people, there is really nothing to explain when we go back!
Seeing him like this, Wu Keshan became a little anxious, and quickly said: "The Ming army may chase them out after surrounding the people in the pass. We have no power to resist at this time! Besides, even if the Ming army doesn't pursue them,
Come out, we can’t wait any longer, we can’t kill horses to satisfy our hunger, right?”
These people all fled the next day after being defeated.
Because they were the ones who were scheduled to escape, the only supplies that Eshuo's army had at that time were all given to them. But even so, it was very little. Each person took a little. After these two days,
It's almost gone.
Not to mention, their war horses consume a lot of money. It's the twelfth lunar month of winter again, and even if it hasn't snowed yet, the grasslands have already withered. If they stay like this, the war horses will definitely not be able to use up anymore and they will die.
And if there were no horses on the grassland and the road back would be long, people like them wouldn't be able to survive at all.
In fact, Wu Keshan knew in his heart that even if he left immediately, not many people would be able to return to their hometown alive.
He has been waiting for two days. On the first day, some people ran out, but on the second day, there was no one at all. He really didn't want to wait any longer, so he came to urge Turg. If Turg didn't leave, he was prepared to leave it alone.
Left by himself.
At this time, Turge looked at Wu Keshan who looked anxious, and said with a trace of ruthlessness on his face: "What are you afraid of? I have already thought about how to supply supplies, so there is no need to worry!"