The Xie family has a lot of property, not only a lot of gold and silver in the hoard, but also many good things.
For example, Xie Sanbin is also a famous calligrapher, painter, and poet. He has collected many ancient calligraphy, paintings, and books. Zhu Yihai also saw the Song edition of the Two Han Dynasty books that Xie Sanbin bought from Qian Qianyi.
Qian Qianyi was Xie Sanbin's teacher. He had two great loves in his life. One was Liu Rushi, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai, and the other was the Song version of the Book of the Two Han Dynasties.
It just so happened that Xie Sanbin also liked these two things.
At that time, teachers and students fought for Liu Rushi and turned against each other. Xie Sanbin even openly claimed that it was a feud with the trade leader, which meant that he wanted to take the opponent's head.
Later, when Emperor Hongguang ascended the throne in Nanjing and Qian Qianyi returned to power, Xie Sanbin immediately ignored his harsh words and paid homage to him again, calling him his disciple again.
Qian Qianyi was also a big collector. After taking Liu Rushi as his concubine, he built a lot of construction projects, including Jiangyun Tower and the Wen Room, which cost a huge amount of money. He often borrowed money from Xie Sanbin. Xie Sanbin later asked Qian Qianyi to give up his love for the books of the Han Dynasty.
This set of treasures was taken away by Xie Sanbin for only a thousand taels of silver, which was regarded as revenge for his teacher.
Now, this priceless set of Song and Han Dynasty books is in front of Zhu Yihai, and even countless treasures in Tianci Garden have fallen into his hands.
"Xie Sanbin is really rich."
Wang Zhiren, Zhang Mingzhen, Wu Kai, Qian Sule, Lin Shipei and others who were invited to dinner were all shocked when they saw the preliminary catalog of the Xie family's confiscations.
"This is how Gu planned the money. Each new camp will be established, and each soldier will be rewarded five taels of silver first."
These five taels of silver should be regarded as a reward for joining the gang. Let's calm down everyone's minds first, and then we can make everyone work hard when we actually fight the Tatars.
Previous payment arrears, deductions, etc. will be written off in one stroke.
Moreover, he had long discovered that many soldiers were poor, had no money, and owed wages. However, they had knives in their hands. In troubled times, they would definitely rob them. How could they maintain military discipline? How could they be benevolent and righteous soldiers?
"We will reissue one month's salary for May and withdraw June's salary in advance, so that everyone can have a few taels of silver in their pockets and follow us to fight against the invaders and Xingming with peace of mind!"
"Your Highness is too kind to us warriors. The country is facing a crisis and it is our duty to be loyal to the country. There is no need for heavy rewards."
"Everyone will be rewarded with half a tael of silver."
Several generals were straightforward, and they all felt that the five taels given were too much, not too little.
"Although Your Highness has gained a lot of money, if you feed them too much now, it will be difficult to restrain them if they don't have money in the future."
However, Zhu Yihai still insisted, "You still have to give what should be given, but I reiterate that once you have received the reward and the salary, you are absolutely not allowed to rob the people in the slightest, nor are you allowed to privately apportion or raise taxes or solicit donations for payment."
"Generals, just focus on training the soldiers, defending the country and defending the territory, and leave it to Gu to arrange things like food, wages and equipment."
After speaking, Zhu Yihai waved, and Shen Wenzhong, a newly promoted beggar scholar from Dinghai Wharf, came in, followed by Yang Boxing, a former woodcutter and several other soldiers from the flag-bearing battalion.
"Your sincerity and loyalty deserve a heavy reward. But now that there are no conditions, I can only aggrieve you first."
Wang Zhiren gave a hundred taels of gold, and Zhang Mingzhen, Wu Kai, and Wang Xianggang each gave eighty taels of gold.
Qian Sule and Lin Shi also gave gold ranging from one hundred and eighty to twelve taels to the righteous gentry who revolted in Yin County.
A large ingot of gold was placed in front of everyone.
A moment of silence.
Zhang Mingzhen stood up first, held up eighty taels of gold, and thanked the emperor for his kindness. "I dare not say goodbye to this gift from you. I accept the reward and thank you for your kindness."
Wang Zhiren declined and then accepted.
However, Qian Sule and others were unwilling to accept it.
But Zhu Yihai insisted on a reward.
"Qian Gong and others are dedicated to the country and are loyal and courageous. They deserve this reward."
"I also want to give Duke Qian the title of censor of Youqian Capital, and add him as Minister of War, and integrate all the volunteer soldiers in Ningbo to form a battalion under the command of Duke Qian."
After Zhu Yihai and Wang Zhiren entered Yincheng and killed Xie Sanbin, which spread throughout Ningbo, the puppet officials who originally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty abandoned the city in fear and fled. Many gentry raised the Ming flag again and came to Yincheng to pay their respects.
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People such as Wang Yuzao of Cixi, Zhu Maohua of Dinghai, Gu Zhijun of Fenghua, Jiang Qi of Xiangshan and others came with crowds one after another. Some of these people were originally magistrates or county magistrates of the Ming Dynasty, and some were local squires. After hearing the news, they expelled the pseudo-officials.
Retake the Yamen, and then organize volunteers to come to Qinwang.
Zhu Yihai was very happy, so he directly appointed these leaders as county magistrates. At the same time, he decided to select a group of people from these counties and townships to form a new battalion with Qian Su's men from Leyin County.
At the same time, his Banner Camp and Wang Zhiren's Beijing Camp were also recruiting and replenishing some new troops here.
"Qian Gong Ningbo's battalion was named the Restoration Battalion, with one thousand soldiers, six hundred and four regular soldiers, one hundred and six personal soldiers, and two hundred senior officers." Zhu Yihai waved, and Shen Wenzhong moved in with Yang Boxing and others.
gold and silver.
"Each person will be rewarded with five taels of silver, plus two months' salary. This is ten thousand taels of silver. The excess will be used as public expenses in the camp. Please accept it, Mr. Qian."
A row of yellow and white were placed in front of them, and Qian Sule and other Ningbo gentry were also stunned.
Just now, the supervisor was obviously very greedy. He swallowed up 240,000 acres of the Xie family's land with just one mouthful. But he turned around and was so generous. Not only Wang Zhiren, but also Zhang Mingzhen and his troops were paid and rewarded, and even Wu Kai and his troops were paid.
Miscellaneous soldiers are also rewarded.
Now even volunteers like them are rewarded?
"Your Highness, what I have done is only for righteous bravery, and there is no need for payment."
Zhu Yihai shook his head.
"Everyone who comes to Qinwang Juyi is already working hard with his head in his belt. How can we distinguish between regular soldiers, voluntary soldiers, guards, and camp soldiers? If there is a real war, the Tatars will still care.
What kind of army and what kind of soldier are you? Do you still have eyesight with swords and guns?"
"At present, the people in eastern Zhejiang are revolting, and I am very excited. However, we must also consider maintaining stability and trying not to disturb the people. Therefore, the volunteers from all walks of life who have come to Yinxian County have selected the best to build the recovery camp, and then selected some to supplement the flag bearers and Beijing camp.
The rest of the camps should be sent back to their hometowns as soon as possible."
"Each person will be given one or two silver rewards to take home."
The head of each battalion is 10,000 taels, the Flag Bearer Camp, the Fifth Army Camp, the Three Thousand Battalion, the Shenji Camp, the Yongwei Camp, the Shipu Camp, the Dinghai Camp, the Haimen Camp, plus the Yongwei First and Second Battalions, and now there is a new restoration
There are eleven battalions in total.
This will cost 110,000 taels of silver.
And those local heroes who were sent home were given one tael of silver per person, or thousands or even thousands of taels.
It's really a waste of money.
But Zhu Yihai didn't feel bad. It was brought by the strong wind anyway. No, it was copied from Xie Sanbin. Now that his position as supervisor of the country was not stable, it was the time when he needed to win over people's hearts. If he had money, he would spend it as soon as possible.
Don't be like his elder brother Zhu Yipai when he faced the Qing army's siege in Yanzhou City. He was always digging for money and was reluctant to take out money. Every time he squeezed a little, the result was that the Qing army invaded the city, and Zhu Yihai had no choice but to commit suicide.
Most of the money saved by Prince Lu's Mansion was robbed, and a lot of it is still buried in the secret silver kiln under the Prince's Mansion.
Lin Shihui was appointed the prefect of Ningbo by Zhu Yihai.
He suggested that it was too early to dismiss the volunteers, and that it would be better for the Jianguo to raise the banner of rejuvenation and summon more volunteers to march north to attack Hangzhou and even recapture Nanjing.
For this very young celebrity, Zhu Yihai admired his loyalty and passion, but did not approve of his underestimation of his enemy.
"Everyone, the situation in eastern Zhejiang has improved now, but at this stage we still need to fully recover Zhejiang, stabilize the situation, drive out the surrendering puppet officials, and even temporarily use the Qiantang River as the boundary to control the area south of the river first.
Then we have to integrate troops and horses and build equipment. We must not underestimate the enemy too much. The Tartars have 100,000 soldiers and horses in Hangzhou, and there are 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers in Jinling. Now we are going to attack Hangzhou with only enthusiasm. This is not
Courage, but recklessness.”
This is the integration stage, not the fanatical counterattack stage, so more soldiers is not always better.
It would be better for the Ningbo Volunteers to retain only one battalion. The reason is that with more people, it is difficult to supply food and pay, and there are insufficient equipment, let alone command and leadership. It is better to select 800 people, with 200 husbands, to have enough soldiers and pay.
, coupled with integrated training, it can become a real combat force.
Otherwise, no matter how many people there are, they are nothing more than a mob.
Lin Shi could still accept being refuted, although he was still a little dissatisfied and felt that his momentum was now strong.
"Lin Qing, you will ask the government office to issue a notice tomorrow to inform the whole government that Ningbo, like Taizhou, will exempt people from the tax arrears owed to the court over the years, and exempt this year's taxes."
"Your Highness, now that we are reviving the great cause and spending money everywhere, and all money and food are free, how can we raise troops?" Lin Shidui objected.
However, Zhu Yihai believed that the original tax system had completely collapsed a long time ago, and he could not collect even a few taels of silver. Instead, it had become a tool for officials and gentry from all over the country to make money and embezzle. It would be better to suspend the tax and exempt it first, and still
Win the hearts and minds of the people.
As for military expenditures, there are other ways to think of it. His plan is to establish another tax system, such as levying grain per mu, so that both officials and gentry as well as the common people will pay the grain. Another example is to introduce a lijin levy, which is to collect industrial and commercial taxes, to get rid of the quagmire of the past.
, restart the stove.
We must find a way to reintegrate all officials, businessmen, and people into the tax system and pay taxes to all people, instead of placing all taxes on the poor people and letting the landlords, bureaucrats, powerful people, and even wealthy businessmen get away with it.
But now is not the time to do it all at once, so we have to do it step by step.
"Find another solution!" Lao Zhu prevaricates.
Qian Sule felt that Jianguo's move was a great good. Since the Wanli period, the people had been suffering day by day. At this time, Lu Jianguo started such a benevolent government, which would definitely win the hearts of many people.
Human hearts, this is what Ming Dynasty lacks most today.
Wang Zhiren told Zhu Yihai that many people came to him today to plead for mercy, and some also gave him gifts.
"Are they all squires who surrendered before like Xie Sanbin?" Zhu Yihai smiled.
"Your Highness is wise." Wang Zhiren asked Zhu Yihai how to deal with it. "If you obey me, why not chop off all the cartilage and then ransack the house to pay for it."
Zhu Yihai shook his head, "Then what's the difference between us and thieves? No matter how sharp our knives are, they have to be pointed at the Tatars, not the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"They don't think of themselves as Ming people anymore."
"We still have to treat them differently. Thieves like Xie Sanbin who not only actively surrender to the enemy, but even secretly harbor malicious intentions to murder righteous people, naturally cannot tolerate them. Kill each one to serve as a warning to others."
"But if you were forced by the situation and had no choice but to surrender to the Tartars, and later did not help lead the way for the Tartars, or acted as an accomplice to the tigers and helped to harm the people, then there is no need to delve too deeply into it."
Those who take the initiative to surrender to the enemy and lead the way to harm the people are national traitors and traitors, those who are forced to surrender can be considered refugees, and those who have lost their land and are trapped but still remain loyal are loyal ministers and good people.
"Let them go like this? It's too easy for them!" Wang Zhiren said.
Zhu Yihai just smiled.
Zhang Mingzhen glanced at the prisoner, but read his smile, and continued, "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. They have to pay some price for their surrender. These people are all powerful and wealthy, and even
I used to take the initiative to donate money and silver to the Tatars, but now I have changed my mind and am not allowed to donate money to support them as a show of loyalty?"
Wang Zhiren laughed loudly, "This is good, why not leave it to me."
Zhu Yihai said, "The Banner Camp has already gained experience in confiscating homes. It is better to leave this matter to the Banner Camp to assist Qian Shilang and Magistrate Lin."
Lao Zhu would not let these gentry who surrendered from Ningbo go without some blood this time. Of course, he would also leave some leeway for them.
"Just donate half of your family wealth."
Lin Shidui, Qian Sule and other local squires in Ningbo were all secretly frightened by the word "half". It was not easy to ask them to hand over half of their family wealth. But when they thought of the fact that His Highness had personally handed over half of their family wealth yesterday, he personally
In the scene where they cut off Xie Sanbin's head with a sword, they felt that maybe the squires would be easier to talk to this time.