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301 The End of Shanxi Merchants

Moreover, because the two of them took the blame and were blamed by Dorgon and others for the failure of the war, the anger of the Jianlu people caused by this was also spread on other Han people in Liaodong.

Those Han people who were plundered and sent to Liaodong to serve as guards for the Jianbu rebels had an even more difficult life, and some were even beaten to death by the Jianbu captives;

There were also those Han people who surrendered to Jianlu, whether they had military positions or ordinary soldiers in the Jianlu army, they were also angered by Jianlu, and beatings broke out from time to time, but those Han people did not dare to fight back, but secretly hated those

Shanxi merchants who were beheaded alive;

Among those who were angered were Han Chinese who participated in the war and fled back, such as Kong Youde and others; and those who did not participate in the war, such as Hong Chengchou, Geng Zhongming, Zu Dashou and others.

It can be said that because basically every household in Shengjing City had a funeral, their grief and anger were directed at the Han people, beating and scolding them as traitors, so that for a while, there was a conflict between the Jurchens, the Mongols and the Han people.

The conflict is very serious.

Dorgon and others were naturally aware of this situation. At least in the eyes of Dorgon, the initiator, he knew very well that this situation was not conducive to the Qing Dynasty.

However, they had no choice, because with such heavy casualties, people had to vent their anger. This responsibility could not be shouldered by them, then it would have to be shouldered by the lowly Han people.

Of course, they were also watching, thinking about waiting for the right opportunity, finding reasonable reasons to stop this confrontation, and then appeasing the Han Army and the Eight Banners, and this matter would be over.

In any case, the Han people in Liaodong should not even think about this year in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen.

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Completely different from the Han people in Liaodong, the Han people in the pass, especially the people in the capital area, are particularly grand and festive for the fifteenth year of Chongzhen!

The great victory in the Battle of Jizhou gave them hope that their lives would be peaceful in the future. At least they no longer had to worry about Jianlu breaking through. Since there was hope for the future, of course they should celebrate this year's plan.

Moreover, because of the great victory in the Battle of Jizhou, it also brought them an unexpected income. In the Gyeonggi region, young people were organized into villages or Lijia units to start "hunting"!

This hunting does not mean hunting wild animals to celebrate the New Year, but hunting down the remnants of the Jianlu soldiers who have been defeated and hiding. Catching a Jianlu is a much better reward than hunting wild beasts. By the way, it can be regarded as personal revenge, and the states

The government also plays gongs and drums, which is very honorable.

On this day, a group of hunters, more than ten people, secretly surrounded a dilapidated mountain temple on the mountain outside Qian'an.

This mountain temple was burned down when Jianlu first entered the customs. It has not been rebuilt for more than ten years, and no one has been there. However, in the past few days, someone found traces of fireworks here, and this group of hunters came

Came over to take a look.

Under the heavy snow, there was no trace of footprints outside the mountain temple in the vast expanse of white. However, this group of hunters was delighted because they discovered that someone actually started a fire inside the mountain temple.

They sneaked in secretly and attacked suddenly, using bows, arrows and steel forks to greet them. However, the situation inside the mountain temple made many of them run out again and vomited on the spot.

Why do you think it is?

There were indeed people in the temple, setting fire to cook something to eat. The reason why someone vomited was because a living person was eating a dead person.

Experienced hunters quickly guessed what was going on in the temple. First of all, these two men both looked like Han monks. They did not look like Liaodong Jianlu or Mongolians. However, their hair should have been shaved not long ago.

You can tell from the traces on the top of her head that she used to have a money rat tail hairstyle.

Secondly, the dead Han man had a broken head on the back. He should have been hit on the back of the head and died. It is basically certain that it was this accomplice who was still alive who did it.

Although the living fake monk denied that he was a Jianlu, he couldn't explain it when faced with human flesh. Finally, their belongings were searched, and someone finally discovered the identity of these two people.

The living one is called Fan Yongdou, and the dead one is Wang Dengku.

"Haha, I'm getting rich, I'm getting rich!"

"Tell me, are you Fan Yongdou from Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou? He is also the king of Shanxi merchants?"

"It can't be fake. There's no need to ask. From his accent, it sounds like he has a bald head with a money rat tail. He's hiding here with no food. Everything fits the bill. It must be right!"

"This is a good time. This year has been good. The court is offering a huge reward. The best one is to catch him alive. The dead one will still be able to use his head and make a fortune!"

"..."

In high spirits, these hunters happily escorted Fan Yongdou back and reported to the government. Soon the news reached the capital.

Emperor Chongzhen absolutely hated the eight major Shanxi merchants. As early as when the eight major Shanxi merchants were confiscated and exterminated, he found that four of them had escaped and had already given him a heavy reward.

This time, it was learned from the prisoners that Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku had also entered the pass with the army, and no prisoners or dead were found, so Emperor Chongzhen once again issued a decree to issue a heavy reward.

It can be said that Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku were moving silver, the most important targets of the Gyeonggi hunting team, and were eventually captured by the hunters who moved to An'an.

After hearing the news, Emperor Chongzhen was very happy and issued an order to announce that Fan Yongdou had eaten the king and ascended the treasury. He also issued an order to behead Fan Yongdou alive before the end of the year.

The common people in the capital had another topic to talk about after dinner, but it was mostly to warn the younger generation and future generations that they must not learn from the eight major Shanxi merchants. In the end, evil will be punished! Naturally, it was once again proven from the side that Emperor Chongzhen had confiscated the properties of the eight major Shanxi merchants.

His justice has put an end to some rumors that the emperor specifically targets wealthy businessmen.

Especially later, after the news came back that two Shanxi merchants who were still in Liaodong were chopped alive by the Jian captured, they were once again used as examples to warn future generations: Doing business cannot have a bottom line, and without conscience, in the end,

There will be bad consequences.

As for what Jianlu said about Shanxi merchants serving the imperial court, it can only be another joke, because the families of the eight major Shanxi merchants were confiscated and exterminated by the imperial court at the very beginning. How could they use Shanxi merchants as human threats?

, let them serve the imperial court?

The reason why the imperial officers and soldiers were able to surround Jianlu in Jizhou in time was because Emperor Taizu showed his spirit and gave guidance on the future of the emperor.

In short, as the New Year is getting closer and closer, everyone in the capital begins to prepare for the New Year with great joy, and most of the things discussed are happy things.

For example, they noticed that there were large iron mines in Miyun and gold mines in Zhangjiakou. The imperial court had really made a fortune.

Of course, the emperor could directly send people to mine at specific locations, which once again proved that the current emperor had the guidance of Emperor Taizu, otherwise the explanation would not make sense.

In addition, the people of the capital are also very concerned about the construction of the two banks in the capital. From time to time, people go to watch and see new things.

At the same time, there were people watching the railway being built outside the city, and they felt it was even more strange. This kind of road construction method was simply unheard of. It was made of gravel, wood, iron bars and so on. Everyone was talking about this.

What will the road be like?

Emperor Chongzhen was also in a happy mood. After seeing off Du Yinxi, Sun Chuanting and others, he chatted with Liu Weichao and talked about his affairs.

"I have a small goal now!" Emperor Chongzhen said to Liu Weichao with a smile, "Starting next year, at least in the capital, preferably in the north, we can solve the problem of hunger."

With that said, he told Liu Weichao the measures he would take to solve this small goal.

Among them, the biggest reliance is to grow sweet potatoes and other crops outside the grain fields to supplement the grain.

After this year of sweet potato planting, a large amount of sweet potatoes have been stored in the north. In addition, next year, sweet potatoes will continue to be transported from the south to the north for planting. Emperor Chongzhen estimated that the small goal can basically be achieved.

At the end, he also said with emotion: "Based on the current preliminary statistics, the population in the north has been greatly reduced due to years of war, plague, famine, etc. Otherwise, the food problem next year will still be very stressful.

.Tell me, is this good or bad?"

Hearing this, Liu Weichao couldn't say anything. In the north, not to mention natural disasters, it has always been the scourge of bandits and rebels. This has been Chongzhen for fifteen years, and it is estimated that the population has indeed lost a lot.

Not to mention anything else, every time the Jianlu invaders entered the pass, everything they passed through, including the population, would be looted outside the pass. This would have a huge impact on the people's livelihood near the capital.

In turn, it really helped Emperor Chongzhen achieve his small goals.

With this in mind, Liu Weichao said to Emperor Chongzhen: "These days, I have purchased several legendary time-travel books online, and after reading through them a little, I found something useful for you to achieve your small goals."

"Really?" Emperor Chongzhen was very surprised when he heard this, and asked quickly, "What is it?"

Food is the most important thing for the people. If the problem of hunger can be solved, then the world will be half stable.

Liu Weichao saw that he was so surprised, so he quickly said to him: "A good harvest of food mainly depends on land and crops. Let's not talk about crops for now. Regarding this land, you can turn barren land into fertile land, and the output will naturally be high."

There are many. The most critical one is chemical fertilizer!”

"Fertilizer?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused after hearing this because he had never heard of this word.

Liu Weichao immediately explained to him: "It's chemical fertilizer, but you probably don't have the conditions for this there, but there are also ready-made phosphate fertilizers that can be used, which is steel slag."

"Steel slag? The residue after steelmaking?" Emperor Chongzhen said in surprise when he heard this, "It's already piled up like a mountain!"

Liu Weichao smiled after hearing this and said: "Actually, I just realized that this steel slag is a useful phosphate fertilizer, and there are many methods that can simply improve your agricultural foundation."


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