Mo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "Lord Wang, this is 26 million taels...... Six years ago, if Emperor Chongzhen had this silver, there must have been nothing to do with the Tartars. ”

Wu Zheng laughed, "That's right, there must be brave men under the heavy reward, and there will be silver to do things!" The difference between Kegu and Emperor Chongzhen is that he can't borrow silver, but he can be ...... Hehe, someone sent silver to the door, and Lone was not happy to ask for it! ”

Mo Zhi smiled bitterly, but he couldn't refute it, Wu Zheng was right, the General's Mansion has never lacked where the silver comes from, and how many people are crying and shouting to send the silver.

In front of the gate outside the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, there are long queues every day, not to take silver, but to give silver and buy shares.

Originally, the share capital of the Chamber of Commerce was 1,000 taels per share, which lined up many small and medium-sized businessmen, but now, the principal per share has dropped to 100 taels, absorbing countless ordinary businessmen.

Some bold businessmen actually went to the mortgage loan of Hanming Bank, and then invested the silver obtained by the loan into the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce to obtain the interest difference, but in fact, the loan and the shareholding were only a paper transfer between the Hanming Bank and the Chamber of Commerce.

The silver has always been in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce, and everything is essentially a joke, but no one can break this joke, because there are not many people in the world who have the strength to break this joke.

Wu Zheng is undoubtedly a person who can break jokes, but who will move a stone to shoot himself in the foot?

Mo Zhinian was convinced by Wu Zheng, for more than five years, Mo Zhinian wanted to become Wu Zheng's collaborator from the beginning, and slowly became Wu Zheng's follower, and even did not hesitate to violate the ancestral law, expelled several sons, handed over the inheritance of the Mo family to his granddaughter Mo Yiqing, and then sent Mo Yiqing to Wu Zheng's pillow.

For more than just interests, to make the Mo family prosperous for a hundred or hundreds of years, this is what Mo Zhinian really wants.

Therefore, Mo Zhinian's support for Wu Zheng is unsparing, for example, now, Mo Zhinian needs to use the Mo family's real estate to mortgage to the Chamber of Commerce, in exchange for a large amount of silver that is urgently needed to invest in Dongfanghong Technology Co., Ltd. at this time.

"That'...... Invest 500,000 taels first, what does the prince think? ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "Not enough!" At least one million taels ...... 800 craftsmen, tens of thousands of hired laborers, raw materials, wages, rewards...... Nothing is missing, Mo Lao, we can't give people enough to sacrifice their lives and forget the righteousness of death, so we might as well use silver to buy their loyalty and efforts. ”

Mo Zhi sighed lightly: "This ...... Isn't it too utilitarian? Tens of millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River, who are willing to serve the prince to the death, why do they have to exchange it for silver? ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "In the past five or six years, I have seen too many people die. Many people die just to feed themselves or support their families, and some people die because they want to avenge their relatives who were mutilated by the Tartars, and a small number of loyal ministers and righteous people are indeed for the ideals and ambitions in their hearts...... But no one died because of me. I don't want anyone to die for me, because I don't feel worthy or necessary...... Mo Lao, before realizing the great harmony of the world, don't expect someone to die for you unconditionally, only by converging interests, that is true loyalty! ”

Mo Zhi retorted disagreeingly: "The old man is willing to die for the prince at any time, and the Mo family is ...... up and down." ”

Wu Zheng smiled and nodded: "I believe it, of course I believe it...... But I don't need it, and I don't accept it. Not only Mo Lao, anyone's efforts can be duly rewarded, no, excess returns, of course, the realization of this excess returns, after the success, think about this, because it will be understood. ”

"What the prince thinks, he still can't escape the category of high salary and incorruptibility."

"Hmm...... It's kind of funny. But it's not the same...... My approach is that as long as you make a profit of one hundred taels, I can pay you at least fifty taels...... I just want to be fair. ”

"But in this way, doesn't it encourage the people's desire to pursue profits, and over time, the world is declining, and the people's hearts are not ancient, isn't it contrary to what the prince thinks?"

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "...... If you take the money, you will not be harmed, and if you don't take the money, you will not redeem the person. ”

Mo was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, he got up and bowed solemnly, and said, "The prince is wise!" ”

Wu Zheng's words come from the Analects, which is true, there is a law in the Lu country, the Lu people are enslaved abroad, and if someone can redeem them, they can go to the treasury to reimburse the ransom.

Once, Zigong, a disciple of Confucius, ransomed a Lu nationalist abroad and refused to accept state compensation after returning home.

When Confucius found out, he said that Zigong had done something wrong, and from now on, the people of Lu would not redeem their slaves from other countries.

Because receiving compensation from the state will not damage your character; But if he does not receive compensation, there will be no one in Lu to redeem his compatriots who have been killed.

Wu Zheng nodded and said: "The world has not yet enlightened its wisdom, and it is too unwise to pin the rise and fall of the dynasty on the morality of the world. Zigong's mistake was to exalt the moral standards that everyone could have reached to a level that was difficult for most people to achieve, which made many people shy away from redeeming people. Raising the standard of morality infinitely, or treating personal private morality as public morality, will only get one result, which is to embarrass morality, and let ordinary people change color when they hear morality and then go away from morality! If this is not possible, why not regulate their behavior by law, and guide and exchange money and benefits for their loyalty? ”

"The prince is wise!"

……。

The next day, the General's Mansion officially promulgated the "Jin Jue Order".

The "Jin Jue Order" is not to change the established titles, but to continue to expand the five ranks under the Ming Law Wai Qi Feng Duke, Marquis, and Bo San, respectively, county duke, county marquis, county uncle, county son, and county male, and each level is divided into upper and lower levels, such as first-level county duke, second-level county duke, and third-level county duke.

In this way, it was conferred on those who had made meritorious contributions to the country, and the amount of silver corresponding to the fifth and fifteenth grades was clearly specified, for example, the lowest third-level county male could receive thirty taels of silver, and the highest first-level county official could receive a reward of six thousand taels of silver.

This decree was not only aimed at the soldiers, but also for all the people under the rule, regardless of the farmers, the industry and commerce.

To put it simply, even if you are illiterate, you can be knighted as long as you approve your meritorious service to the dynasty.

Those who have obtained the title can enjoy the right to see the official level (limited to officials below the prefectural level and etiquette), that is, there is no need to salute the prefectural and county officials, but the prefectural and county officials must salute the person who has received the title.

At the same time, those who have obtained the title have the right to skip the rank and present their plea to the General's Palace.

At the same time, the winner of the title enjoys the right of a son to study in the three major colleges in Jiangnan without examination, and the priority of entering the office.

Of course, the "Jin Jue Order" finally stipulated that this new fifteen-level title shall not be inherited, and only the person can enjoy the benefits of the title.