Emperor Chongzhen was very happy when he heard this, but suddenly his expression changed and turned into a frown.
Liu Weichao saw it and asked a little strangely: "What's wrong?"
I added another sentence silently in my mind: Could it be that you are constipated?
"This great victory in Jizhou cost me more than one million taels!" Emperor Chongzhen complained bitterly, "The money in the capital cannot withstand such consumption. In addition to the silver taels accumulated from previous house raids,
I really can’t make ends meet. I’m worried that if I do it on such a large scale, I’ll have no money again! Either... or..."
"..." Liu Weichao was speechless after hearing this. He didn't even need to continue speaking. He guessed that there was a high probability of two words following.
It's absolutely not okay to always search your home.
Relative to the expenditure, Emperor Chongzhen's glass factory made too little money. As for the rest, it was too late to apply it on a large scale, at least in the short term, there was no income!
Thinking like this, Liu Weichao had no choice but to resort to ruthless tricks and said: "You are short of money, right? Then I will find a gold mine for you!"
"Ah?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. He nodded quickly and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay..."
Later, Liu Weichao searched and found that it was really nearby.
So, he smiled and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "The relatively large gold mine closest to the capital is the gold mine in Zhangjiakou. The reserve is about 200 tons, which is about 4 million taels."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Four million taels of gold, he made a fortune!
So, he quickly said to Liu Weichao: "Give me the specific location?"
"Well, I will give you the specific information about this mine later. It may not be that fast. After all, it is useless for me to give you the longitude and latitude. I want the specific address and photos for you. If I can't find it online, then I will go there in person.
I'll make a trip and locate the scene for you."
"Okay, okay!" Emperor Chongzhen was very happy after hearing this.
When Liu Weichao was searching just now, he happened to find iron ore. He knew that Emperor Chongzhen's mines were mainly mines in Zunhua.
However, the mine in Zunhua was actually closed in the 10th year of Wanli. Later it was discovered that there was still some mine, but it was only being mined intermittently.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, that is, starting from the end of Wanli, the steel production in the south accounted for more than 70% of the country's total.
Thinking like this, Liu Weichao smiled and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "There is also good news, that is, there is a huge iron ore mineral belt in Gyeonggi!"
"Really?" Emperor Chongzhen asked subconsciously, and immediately knew that this must be true, so he quickly asked, "Where is it?"
"The iron ore producing areas in the eastern Hebei region range from Miyun in the west to Qinhuangdao in the east. The iron ore reserves are approximately 6,135,582,500 tons." Liu Weichao looked at the information and said to Emperor Chongzhen, "I will look into the details later.
Just check it out. In short, there is actually no shortage of iron ore."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled all over his face when he heard this, and immediately nodded his head and said: "Okay, okay..."
Seeing how happy he looked, Liu Weichao had to remind him: "Actually, we have gold and silver, but if we don't have supplies, we will still be blind. In the final analysis, we still need to have enough supplies. The most basic thing is food.
Then warm clothes and so on."
"I know this!" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and quickly replied, "Yangzhou has earned more than 20 million taels, so hasn't it been buying supplies in the south? According to previous news, the first batch of ships will arrive in Tianjin soon!
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Liu Weichao nodded after hearing this, and after talking to Emperor Chongzhen for a while, he was urged to hang up.
Although Emperor Chongzhen did not say it clearly, he knew that he must be eager to obtain information about the mine.
So, Liu Weichao first looked for it on the Internet, and later he might have to go to the scene to find out, otherwise Emperor Chongzhen might not be able to locate it.
Fortunately, now that I have money, I can go wherever I want and nothing will happen.
While he was thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen was very excited.
After a long time, he slowly calmed down. Thinking back on the news he had learned from communicating with Liu Weichao, he fell into deep thought.
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Early the next morning, it was indeed true. Sun Chuanting asked for an audience early in the morning, and the same thing happened.
After Emperor Chongzhen listened to his report, he said calmly: "The great companion said that it was a mutiny in the military camp. Does Sun Qing agree?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that even if I am not here, the soldiers of the Guan Ning Army will not be able to cause a mutiny in the military camp." Sun Chuanting calmly replied, "Therefore, this is not a mutiny in the military camp. If it is punished as a mutiny in the military camp, I am afraid it will not be possible."
To serve the public is to be ashamed of His Majesty’s layout!”
Upon hearing his last reason, Emperor Chongzhen became a little curious, so he looked at Sun Chuanting and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, as soon as the soldiers of the Guan Ning Army started shouting, they were stopped by the Jinyi Guards and Supervisors in the camp. If they dared to make trouble again, the Jinyi Guards and Supervisors could order soldiers from the Yongwei Camp and the Beijing Camp to suppress them, that is, Guan
The soldiers of the Ning army can't make any trouble at all!" Sun Chuanting replied in a serious manner without a hint of flattery, "I think it is indeed a good idea for Your Majesty to deploy many Jin Yiwei supervisors in Yongwei Camp and Jingying Camp.
It can effectively prevent soldiers from causing trouble!"
The implication is that if the crime is still to be punished according to the mutiny in the military camp, it means that it will be the same whether there are soldiers in uniform or not!
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
After communicating with Liu Weichao, he had decided to give up his own preferences and punish Wu Sangui and Guan Ningjun severely. Therefore, he was very pleased to hear that such a serious person as Sun Chuanting said that his strategy was good.
So, I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to Sun Chuanting: "In that case, I plan to extend the deployment of the Jinyi Guard Supervision Army in the Beijing Camp and Yongwei Camp to other border troops. What does Sun Qing think?"
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting immediately bowed and echoed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
The Jinyi Guards and Supervisors usually do not have the authority to interfere with marches and battles. They only have authority over the military's ideological and combat performance evaluation. Judging from the actual results of this battle, he felt that the Jinyi Guards and Supervisors of all levels were deployed in the army, and the effect was good.
Therefore, Sun Chuanting had no objections.
Emperor Chongzhen saw that Sun Chuanting also agreed, so he asked him again: "How should these troublemaking soldiers and Wu Sangui be punished?"
After Sun Chuanting heard this, he immediately replied: "The soldiers who caused the trouble have twenty military sticks. General Wu has the crime of being lax in his command, but it has not caused serious consequences. He can be fined with military pay, and a small punishment can be a big warning!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was dissatisfied and said flatly: "Too light!"
After finishing speaking, after thinking for a moment, he added: "Before, he had no choice but to escape from the battlefield during the battle of Songjin. He raised it high and put it down gently. Looking at it again, he also refused to listen.
I am suspicious of giving orders. To be honest, I am very dissatisfied with Guan Ningjun and this Wu Sangui!"
As soon as he heard this, Sun Chuanting knew that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to settle old and new accounts together.
Thinking like this, he was silent for a while, and then reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, in this case, you can demote him to the rank of deputy general for suppressing thieves, and lead the troops to quell the thieves' rebellion, so that his merits will be redeemed!"
Lieutenant general is actually commonly known as deputy commander-in-chief. In terms of military position, he is demoted one level.
After listening to Sun Chuanting's words, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement and said: "Well, let's do this. Let him lead his troops south immediately to reinforce Zhongdu and listen to the dispatch of Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying!"
Now Ma Shiying's subordinates, mainly Liu Liangzuo, are guarding the imperial mausoleum in Zhongdu. In terms of military strength, the attack is definitely insufficient. With the addition of 3,000 Guan Ning cavalry, it should be able to greatly increase the strength and ensure that the imperial mausoleum is not lost.
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Upon hearing Emperor Chongzhen's arrangement, Sun Chuanting immediately asked for an order: "Your Majesty, now that the north has been decided, I would like to lead the troops south to pursue the bandits!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shook his head and said: "The dam of the Yellow River in Kaifeng has been dug, and the people in the lower reaches are fleeing, and a large part of them have come to the capital. I think that these days in the cold winter are not suitable for marching and fighting.
For the inconvenience, how about stabilizing the capital and the north is the most important thing, and after next year, how about choosing an opportunity to go to the south of the Yangtze River?"
Hearing this, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he relayed the reasons he had communicated with Liu Weichao to Sun Chuanting, and finally said: "I believe that we should not chase the thieves like before, but stabilize the north and restore people's livelihood first. Please.
What do you think?"
"But Jiangnan is a heavily taxed area. If the chaos continues, the court's money and food will be a problem!" Of course, Sun Chuanting had thought about it, and expressed his worries.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this and said: "I already know that there are large gold mines and iron mines in the capital. Even if the taxes in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be collected, the income from the previous confiscation of houses in the north and south can be enough to support one or two years.
Furthermore, on the Jiangnan procurement side, the Zheng family has promised to purchase grain from Fujian and Guangdong, as well as Nanyang, and transport it northward, so money and grain are basically not a problem!"
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he was very surprised. He felt a very key word clearly. His expressionless face revealed a look of surprise and asked: "Zheng family?"
To be able to support the food supply in the north, it is definitely a very huge number. The Zheng family has such great ability. Not only can they purchase such a huge amount, but they can also send it to the north?
To be honest, he really couldn't figure out which Zheng family had such great ability!
Emperor Chongzhen heard this and did not explain it to him. He just replied: "You just need to know that the money and food in the north should be no problem in the short term!"
When Sun Chuanting saw that Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to say anything, he had nothing to do. After all, he was a minister, and he couldn't force the emperor to give him an explanation.
So, after he carefully thought about Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, in this case, I think that the Yongwei Battalion can be deployed to Luoyang, the Central Plains, to Kaifeng, and then reorganize the people under the command of the Governor of Baoding. It is best to have
Some of the troops from the Beijing camp will assist. In this way, we can guard the bandits' way north. When the Qin troops are reorganized, they can go south to encircle and suppress the bandits..."