Regarding Emperor Chongzhen's actions, many civil officials have opinions. However, at this time, as saint disciples, in full view of everyone, they naturally have to behave in accordance with the etiquette system, otherwise why should they say that the emperor?

Therefore, many people have made up their minds that the emperor has done such an outrageous thing, and when he turns around, he must give the emperor a chapter and talk about it well. It's just a group of martial artists, how can they be so valued by the emperor, this time, the tail is not in the sky!

Emperor Chongzhen ignored them, and after walking around, he re-boarded the review stand, and his legs were slightly numb. He couldn't help but think in his heart, it seems that in the future, he still has to learn from the future generations, and if there is no car, he will use a carriage to inspect it.

Looking at the soldiers of the Qinwang Army below, Emperor Chongzhen announced loudly: "I have said before that I will reorganize the left and right guards of Tengxiang and the left and right guards of Wuxiang and reorganize them into battalions. Your meritorious service has made me see your loyalty to the country. My promise will be fulfilled, and I will personally deal with this matter in the next few days! ”

Hearing the most anticipated thing, the emperor made a final decision in public, and all the soldiers of the Qinwang Army immediately responded loudly again: "My emperor, long live, long live, long live!" ”

The sound was earth-shattering, and the sound shook all over the world, and even Empress Zhou and others in the harem in the Forbidden City could hear the shouts coming from outside.

Listening to the chanting from time to time, Empress Zhou knew that the emperor must have done a good job! Thinking like this, she was also relieved in her heart. I feel that during this time, I have set an example in the palace and accompanied the emperor to tide over the difficulties, which is really not wrong at all!

It didn't take long for the review to end. However, Emperor Chongzhen still has a lot of things to do. He sent an edict to the three ministers of the army, asking them to settle the Qin Wangjun first, and then discuss specific matters together, of course, there is inevitably a matter of rewarding meritorious deeds.

At the same time, far away in Shanxi, the Xuanda Governor's Mansion, Fan Yongdou and other eight Jin businessmen came over to ask to see the Governor of Xuanda, and they all looked nervous, which made Chen Xinjia, who came out of the news, suddenly sigh in his heart, knowing that there would be no good things, and hurriedly withdrew the idle people and other discussions.

"Your Excellency the Governor, you must think of a way this time!" Fan Yongdou didn't have time to sit down, so he said to Chen Xinjia with an anxious face, "Fan Ji Qianzhuang in Jingshi has been sealed!" ”

"Yes, Lord Governor, we all have a cadre in it, so we can't leave it alone!" Wang Dengku also hurriedly followed.

The others still wanted to follow along, but Chen Xinjia had already understood the meaning, and his face also changed, and he couldn't help but get nervous, and hurriedly asked: "How is it possible, behind Qian Zhuang, aren't there many Jingshi officials?" How was it sealed? ”

Fan Ji Qian Zhuang was only opened by the Fan family at the beginning, but I didn't expect it to be a chicken that could only lay golden eggs. However, when making money, Fan Yongdou also realized that the greater the capital and the more backstage relationships, the more money he makes. Therefore, he also pulled the other seven major Jin businessmen into it, and Chen Xinjia, as the representative of the officialdom they supported, naturally also got the dry shares.

Therefore, Fan Ji Qianzhuang, each of them paid 100,000 taels of silver, and the total principal was 900,000 taels. The money from each family is about 500 million in later generations, which is a lot.

As soon as this Fan Ji Money Bank is seized, it will naturally be impossible for them to have money as shareholders. This is one of them.

Second, the reason why the money bank was opened was also convenient for the Jin merchants to mobilize a large amount of silver money to do business in various places. The seizure of this Jingshi's Fan Ji Money Village will immediately have an impact on their business.

Therefore, as soon as these eight Jin merchants heard that Qian Zhuang was seized, they were like dead fathers and mothers, and hurriedly came to Chen Xinjia.

At this time, hearing Chen Xinjia's question, Fan Yongdou, as the main shareholder, hurriedly replied: "The case of Jingshi Xungui's attempt to assassinate the prince broke out, and under the strict investigation of the factory guards, it turned out that Qian Zhuang had a connection with the palace, so it was seized by the East Factory!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Xinjia couldn't help but sigh with relief, and at the same time, he felt that this was really a disaster!

For the collusion between people outside the palace and people in the palace, this kind of thing is not too much, although Chen Xinjia is far away in Shanxi, he also understands this situation.

After all, the courtiers outside, who doesn't want to know about the emperor's situation? There are also those who have interests in the palace, or have something to do with the purchase in the palace, or have a relationship with the palace concubines and the like, all of which will secretly collude with the palace to do something, or inquire about the news, or release rumors, or join forces to do something, etc., at this time, don't be too normal.

However, after all, these things cannot be put on the surface. Once it is put on the surface, it is indeed okay to say something unpleasant and convict of rebellion, and it is indeed okay to have bad intentions.

Jingshi's rebellion against Cheng Guogong and others, Chen Xinjia has military channels, so naturally he has heard about it. Originally, he just sighed that these nobles had died by themselves, and gloated by the way. didn't expect it to affect him.

He was still thinking about it, and those Jin merchants had already urged him to come.

"Your Excellency Governor, if we don't have this money, we will definitely not be able to continue the purchase of grain."

"That's right, it's too unrealistic to bring silver from Shanxi, even if Jingshi's money village is reopened, it will delay our current business!"

“……”

Chen Xinjia was so noisy that his brows furrowed.

Fan Yongdou saw it, although he was still more anxious than others, because his younger brother was also arrested, but he still opened his mouth to persuade the others: "Be quiet first, this matter is not easy to solve, don't affect the governor's idea!" ”

Hearing this, the other Jin merchants hurriedly stopped their mouths, and they all looked at Chen Xinjia, hoping that he would come up with a way as soon as possible.

After a long while, Chen Xinjia raised his head and said, "This matter involves rebellion, and it is indeed a bit difficult to handle. According to this official, we need to wait for the limelight to pass......"

Hearing this, Fan Yongdou couldn't help it first, and hurriedly interrupted: "Lord Governor, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, my brother is still in Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison, and the big guy's business will be delayed, in case it affects our big deal with Liaodong, I'm afraid we will lose too much!" ”

"Yes, Lord Governor, this time the Qing army entered the customs, and the scale of looting back far exceeded before, this kind of big business, but it is rare to do it once!" Wang Dengku also said anxiously.

“……”

Seeing that the others also wanted to speak, Chen Xinjia couldn't help but have a headache, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop them, and at the same time opened his mouth to explain: "You guys listen to what the official says!" The official said that he would wait until the limelight passed, not to say that he would do nothing! ”

Hearing him say this, the Eight Great Jin Merchants immediately stared at him, their eyes full of anticipation. When it comes to matters in officialdom, it is still up to the people in officialdom to find a way to be safe.

"Aren't there many officials in Jingshi who have deposited silver in Fan Ji Qian Bank!" Chen Xinjia said slowly, "You can let them ask the court for money, and let them go to find out the emperor's tone." If you can get the money back, it means that the emperor doesn't care much about the affairs of Fan Ji Qianzhuang. ”

Speaking of this, when he saw that someone wanted to speak, he immediately accentuated his tone and said: "Listen to this official, this involves the real money of their families, don't worry that they won't think of a way to grind the emperor." Reasons or anything, they can find a bunch of them themselves, and we don't have to worry about them. ”

"Also, isn't the silver ticket of our Fan Ji Money Village because it has a good reputation, and many people use it! We will secretly encourage those who have the silver tickets of Fan Ji Qian Zhuang in their hands to also make trouble, to exchange money, otherwise it will be a piece of waste paper, there must be many people who are unwilling and will try their best to make trouble. ”

Chen Xinjia said this, and finally said confidently: "After this momentum is huge, let people speak, maybe the emperor will be lenient with Fan Ji Qianzhuang." At that time, if we dedicate activities to activities, things will be very promising! It's not impossible to turn big things into small things, and small things into small things! ”

After listening to his words, these Jin merchants all thought about it seriously, and many of them nodded.

"It's still the Governor's wisdom, if you follow this strategy, you should be able to do it!"

"That's right, the so-called three people become tigers, it's too much, and the emperor will definitely change his mind today!"

“……”

Only Fan Yongdou still frowned, and asked Chen Xinjia: "My brother is in Jinyiwei Prison, what should I do if this time drags on?" I wonder what the Governor can do to protect my brother? ”

Hearing this, Chen Xinjia also frowned slightly, stroked his beard and thought about it. After a while, he shook his head and said, "It's not easy to do!" If it was before, the Jinyi Guard commanded Luo to be greedy for money and give some money, even if he was in the Jinyi Guard's edict, there would be nothing at all. However, now Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, is not familiar with it. What kind of temperament, whether it is greedy for money or lustful, or anything else, the official does not know. ”

Hearing this, Fan Yongdou was inspired, and he immediately said: "Since this is the case, I will send someone to inquire about what kind of person this new Jinyi Guard commander is!" ”

Compared with the high-profile of the East Factory, Jinyiwei is very low-key. In particular, Emperor Chongzhen also asked Dongchang to carry out the things that Jinyiwei had detected and arrested, which made Jinyiwei's movements even smaller, making people ignore its existence.

This time is too short, Li Ruolian used to be an old scalper, who cares! Therefore, it is reasonable that these people here in Shanxi don't know Li Ruolian.

Seeing that Chen Xinjia basically had a way to solve a big problem in just a few words, the expressions of these Jin merchants were much better than when they came, and a few even smiled.

"It's February, and the Qing army should be going back!" Fan Yongdou guessed, and then asked the others, "How are your preparations for grain and grass materials, as well as iron and gunpowder?" It's time to get together! ”

These Jin merchants purchased a large number of things needed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and naturally they could not be piled up in one place, but scattered everywhere.

Hearing this, Wang Dengku was the first to respond: "Brother Fan, don't worry, this is a big deal, and we have been preparing for it for a long time." After receiving the news, once the Qing army leaves the customs, our side will be transported to Zhangjiakou. ”

"Yes, at present, the Qing army is still in the Guannei, and it is still very chaotic outside, there are many thieves, refugees, and thieves. Wang Dayu also replied, "As long as I hear that the Qing army will be out of the customs, it will definitely be transported to Zhangjiakou." ”

“……”

Fan Yongdou listened to the other people's answers and nodded constantly. In fact, they are all in this business for a long time, there is a lot of money to be made, and everyone is interested. I reminded myself that this sentence is just a precaution.

Thinking so, he turned his head to look at Chen Xinjia again and said to him: "Your Excellency, the Qing Emperor's side also attaches great importance to the news in my Ming officialdom. This is more convenient for adults. As long as the Qing Emperor is happy, the profits can be given an extra layer, these are all owned by adults, and it is best to collect more before we go out. ”

In fact, there is more information provided here, and it can gain the favor of the Qing Emperor, which is also helpful for them to do business. Otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately reminded him.

Huang Yunfa also said to Chen Xinjia: "My lord, there is no army movement in Zhangjiakou, right?" ”

Chen Xinjia listened to their words, remembered that he would bring a large sum of money again, and said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about these things." All you have to do is gather more supplies as soon as possible. But let me remind you that this time the Qing army plundered a lot, and the amount required was a lot. Remember, you don't need to discount more than you want, but more points are better, which is different from your normal business. ”

"Hehe, my lord, you can rest assured about this business matter, and it's right to leave it to us." Tian Shenglan heard this, and immediately said with a smile.

Everyone else laughed along, and the living room was full of joy.

The people of Daming are living in dire straits, but they are complacent that they can suck a lot of blood on Daming.

At this moment, the butler of the Governor's Mansion suddenly broke in, and with a "clang", it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

This time, the housekeeper did not run to Chen Xinjia's ear to say something, but as soon as he pushed the door open, he said with a little urgency: "Master, the Qinwang army won a great victory, the first battle of Tianjin, annihilated more than 20,000 enemies, saved more than 200,000 people, and ...... the Qing Dynasty."

Before he could finish his words, it was as if time had stopped in the living room, and everyone's expressions froze on their faces, obviously shocked by the news.

Fan Yongdou came back to his senses first, and before he finished speaking, he immediately interrupted and asked, "How can this be, did you hear it wrong?" The Qing Dynasty was invincible in the field, how could the Qing army be defeated by relying on the Qin Wang army? ”

"yes, when will the Ming army become so powerful?" Huang Yunfa followed in surprise and asked, "Also, why did you go to Tianjin?" ”

……

Regarding the wishful thinking of these Jin merchants, they were all in a hurry, but when the others wanted to follow and question, they heard Chen Xinjia suddenly shout: "Silence! ”

The living room finally quieted down, and Chen Xinjia's face was grim, as if he heard that it was not his own army that had won: "What the hell is going on, how did the Qing army lose?" Let's be specific! ”

He also couldn't figure out how the Qing army could lose the battle, and it was a field battle, losing so many men and horses, it was incredible!

He had been in the Guanning army for a long time, and he knew a lot about the Qing Dynasty. Even the most elite Guanning army of the Ming Dynasty could only hide in the city, how could the Qing army suffer such a big defeat in the field?

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out!

The housekeeper had come back to his senses a little at this time, first turned around and closed the door, and then stood at the door, and told the news of the military situation that had just been sent in detail: "The Qing army is going to leave the customs, and Lu Xiangsheng is not reconciled, so he will collect the animal power of the surrounding towns...... The most unexpected thing is that the emperor and Lu Xiangsheng wanted to go together, and also collected all the animal power in Beijing, and also issued an order to the cities along the way, so the elite of King Qin's army went around to the front of the Qing army, ambushed on the north bank of the Wei River, and attacked half-crossing...... Now the news is that the Qing army has lost half of its harvest and has gone out of the customs. And Qin Wangjun's side has also returned to Beijing. ”

After listening to the whole story, Chen Xinjia couldn't help but show that kind of hatred that was not made of steel, and said in a loud voice: "Careless, it's really careless!" Isn't Dolgon usually a shrewd person? Why is it so careless! It was a pity that it would be attacked by the Ming army halfway, and it was so defenseless! ”

"Who's to say it isn't! How can you be so careless! If we had known that this was the case, we should have kept people on the Jingshi side, so that we could report to the Qing Dynasty......"

"Ah, you said that Fan Ji Qianzhuang's matter, there will be no accident sooner or later, but I just encountered a case of rebellion, otherwise, my brother would definitely send someone to report the news."

“……”

These people sighed with emotion, and finally turned their eyes to Chen Xinjia.