No one expected that one day, the emperor would stand in front of him in person. At this moment, everyone was a little dumbfounded.

However, they soon came back to their senses, and immediately knelt down to Emperor Chongzhen in surprise, and at the same time shouted very excitedly: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The movement spread here, and suddenly the distance of the street was stunned.

Turning his head, he saw that in the distance, all the people knelt down, and all of them saluted to a group of people who were standing.

Everyone saw it at a glance, and the group of people standing was absolutely centered on one of them. Subconsciously, needless to say, that person is the object of the people's salute.

Emperor...... That person is the emperor...... The emperor has a private visit!

This thought flashed through everyone's minds, and all of a sudden, they rushed over, but they didn't dare to get too close, and knelt down when they were still far away, and shouted long live at the same time.

The sound of shouting long live before and after also alarmed the people in the houses on both sides of the street, and when they heard the sound, they all immediately rushed out to see the situation.

As the people of Beijing, they have also heard about the emperor's private visit, but they have never seen it with their own eyes. Now that I have the opportunity to meet the emperor of Weifu's private interview, how can I miss it!

So, in just a few moments of effort, all the people were on their knees and excited.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hands and raised them weakly, smiled and said loudly: "Let's all be flat!" ”

After saying that, he even stepped forward himself, picked up the child who had just questioned him, and helped him pat the dust on his knees, and touched his head by the way.

Seeing that the emperor was so approachable, all the people were very happy and excited, and they all looked at Emperor Chongzhen, as if they were waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to say something.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at this situation, his face became serious, and he said solemnly: "I didn't expect that there are so many people, even if their families are not rich, they try to squeeze out rations to build prisoners......

Saying this, his eyes swept over the grain carts, wheelbarrows, and even bags of grain that he was carrying alone, and said with a little emotion: "It's good that Daming has you!" Not to mention anything else, I once again made it clear that in this battle, I will personally lead the army to conquer Liaodong Jianyu, and if I don't capture Shenyang, I will never take the army. In addition, all those who lent grain to the imperial court returned the grain at the rate of bank interest after the grain arrived there. ”

Hearing this, many people opened their mouths to speak, but in front of the emperor, they did not dare to speak.

However, the little boy who was touched by Emperor Chongzhen just now may be a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, or he may think that the emperor is approachable, or he has a very good impression of the emperor, so he couldn't help but blurt out: "Your Majesty, my father and mother said that this grain is used for Jianyu, and it doesn't matter if you don't need to pay it back!" ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, the other people listened and excitedly agreed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we are willing, we use it to fight Jianyu, we don't have to pay it back!"

"Your Majesty, this is our heart, and we don't need to return it, let alone calculate the interest!"

“……”

Listening to their words, Emperor Chongzhen's face showed a smile, stretched out his hand to signal them to calm down again, and then said loudly: "Liaodong has been recovered, and Korea is also part of my Ming Dynasty. They have killed almost all the people there, and the land cannot be wasted. Therefore, I decided that in addition to returning the grain, those who lent grain this time could also get five acres of land from Liaodong or North Korea. If you are willing to move there, each person will be given another five acres of grain land, and there is no need to pay land taxes within ten years. ”

Hearing this, the street suddenly became very quiet again.

Some of these people who sent grain over were based on the prestige of the emperor, and they could borrow and repay, so they sent grain over. And some, as the kid said just now, didn't intend to let the court pay it back; No matter what they thought, they didn't expect that the emperor would not only emphasize once again that he would pay it back, but also give additional grain and land under the public's court.

I have to say that this is like a pie in the sky, which fell directly on their heads.

In this era, just like in later generations, how much grain land a family has is the standard for measuring whether they are rich or not. As long as the people have money, they will definitely buy grain fields.

For the people of Jingshi, most of them are engaged in all walks of life, and the grain fields near Jingshi belong to powerful people and have nothing to do with ordinary people.

At this time, the emperor suddenly gave five acres of grain land, which is a lot. For these people in Beijing, there is no doubt that it is equivalent to the later generations, when it is announced that each person will have a house.

Although these grain fields are in Liaodong, or in North Korea, after all, this is for nothing, if you move over, everyone can get an additional five acres of grain fields, and you can also be exempted from ten years of field taxes!

It's a bit far away, but it's still very tempting. Especially for those who have a large family, it is completely possible to divide a branch and move to Liaodong or North Korea.

Therefore, when the people here heard the sound, they were all overjoyed, and they couldn't help kneeling down and kowtowing again, long live the mountain!

Emperor Chongzhen looked at all this, and he was actually very happy in his heart.

This decision can also be said to be a win-win situation.

The first is to repay these people who serve the court, so that they can do their best for the court, and get the most affordable praise.

Second, Liaodong and North Korea are equivalent to starting from a blank sheet of paper, which requires a large number of people. If it's a forced migration, it's not the best way to go. Now this kind of reward can attract the people to come voluntarily, which is what Emperor Chongzhen is willing to see.

In addition, there is another advantage, that is, when the Hui Wa invades Korea, the Ming Dynasty will send troops, and it can also have a very strong public opinion base.

The so-called famous teachers are still very necessary.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen could no longer continue his private visit, so after the announcement, he went back to the palace.

After this matter spread, the entire Jingshi became a sensation again. All of a sudden, the grain shops were full of people.

Those who had no surplus food at home wanted to buy some grain and lend it to the imperial court. After all, not only can this grain be repaid, but there is also interest, and more importantly, there are grain fields in Liaodong and North Korea that can be divided.

Those royal relatives and nobles, as well as civil and military officials, heard about it, and they also became extremely active.

It has to be said that it is a very powerful force.

No, the news reached Xiangcheng Bofu, and there was finally laughter again. Including other mansions, there are many that are like this.

In the evening, Wang Chengen told Emperor Chongzhen about the situation outside, and he played a little angrily: "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids look at it, there are many traitors, and they have not borrowed grain before, but after hearing today's events, they brazenly began to lend food!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he just smiled and said, "What is the purpose of the imperial court, isn't it to raise more food?" No matter what they do, the purpose of the imperial court to raise food has been achieved, and that is enough! ”

People who do great things, especially as emperors, how can they be careful, and they can't be the home of the Ming Dynasty!

When Wang Chengen heard this, he showed a sudden realization, and said yes again and again. However, he silently used his facial expressions to show the emperor that he was still uncomfortable with the opportunistic traitors in the future.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly, and after a little muttering, he said to Wang Chengen: "Just take today's noon as the boundary, and those who lent grain before will give five more acres of grain fields!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Chengen immediately smiled and said respectfully: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

"Hehe, you slippery head!" When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he nodded at him with his hand and scolded with a smile.

When Wang Chengen saw it, he showed a cheeky smile and said: "The slave is just angry, and the emperor is the wisest to do this!" ”

Soon after, the decree was announced again. Suddenly, in the Jingshi City, I don't know how many people regret it, why hesitate, look at it, there are so many benefits missing!

For these greedy people, not to mention five acres of grain land, even if there is less land, they will feel distressed for a long time.

I have to say that Emperor Chongzhen's golden words played a very big role in promoting the raising of grain.

I thought it would take about half a month, but it only took ten days; Originally, I thought that there would be about 30,000 people of military rations, but in the end, a total of 70,000 or 80,000 people was enough to conquer Liaodong.

Getting this result, Emperor Chongzhen was also overjoyed. Without further ado, immediately announce that the imperial driver will personally conquer Liaodong, and if Shenyang is not recaptured, he will never be a teacher!

The Yongwei Battalion, the Panshi Battalion and the Hussar Battalion, the three major battalions under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, plus the 30,000 horses of the Beijing Battalion, totaled 70,000.

On this day, the Jingshi once again emptied the alleys, and under the leadership of the queen and the prince of the prison state, the civil and military officials and the people of the city all came out to say goodbye.

The level of excitement is far greater than before. The people of Jingshi felt that they had also personally participated in this crusade against Jianyu, and they were all very excited.

Most of the Ming soldiers who drove out on the expedition had medals on their chests, indicating their status as elites in a hundred battles. And some of the soldiers in the Beijing camp did not have it, and they also made up their minds in their hearts, this time they must work hard and strive to hang a medal!

This time the number of troops was the highest ever, and it was impossible to transport them all by ship. Therefore, the ships were mainly used to transport grain and grass materials, and about 40,000 Ming soldiers needed to travel by land from Shanhaiguan to Haizhou.

Before Emperor Chongzhen's imperial drive arrived at Shanhaiguan, the messenger arrived first and conveyed his will to Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, so that he could prepare to meet the army, and also select the elite from the Guanning army to accompany the expedition to the hinterland of Liaodong.

In addition, the carrier pigeon was also released, and the news was sent to Lu Xiangsheng in Liaodong, so that he could prepare for the arrival of the army at the front.

In the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty finally began the war of "destroying the country" against Jianyu.

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