On February 24, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the spring was still bright.

In a small courtyard in the deep mansion of King Shou, a bed is placed under the magnolia tree. Zhu Pingjin, who was physically and mentally exhausted, lay on the side of the bed, comfortably closed his eyes and took a nap, enjoying the warm afternoon sunshine.

He had just witnessed a massacre.

On the embankment outside the Jinping Gate, 380 heinous local thugs slipped out one by one and beheaded them.

Zhang Jimeng, who was emaciated, was dying, and finally peed his pants. When he understood that it was too late, he left behind the disguise of a loyal minister and a righteous man, and remembered the ancestors of Zhou Yanru and several high-ranking officials in the Beijing Division.

cut Zhang Jimeng, Liu Zhibo was especially unrelieved, and immediately ordered the corpse to be crushed and thrown into the Jialing River to commemorate the innocent people in northern Sichuan. The eunuch who came from Beijing probably had never seen such a bloody scene, so he vomited breakfast on the spot and was carried back by the soldiers.

"What are you smiling at?" Luo Yuhong propped up her body diagonally, stared at the contour line of Zhu Pingjin's face, and asked suspiciously, "Are you thinking about women again?" ”

"What? Who have I thought about but you as a woman? ”

"Hmph, be a thief! Is your mom not a woman? ”

"Still unreasonable?" Zhu Pingjin turned over on the flower couch in the small courtyard, and showed his shoulders and buttocks to his wife, "We are all highly educated cultural people, and we always have to look like rational people when we talk and do things!" ”

"Then you have to make it clear to me! What to think! Luo Yuhong followed her husband for half a circle, and lifted a jade foot and pressed it on Zhu Pingjian's thigh, looking like she would not give up without an answer.

"I'm thinking, once our true colors are revealed to the world, what will that Chongzhen of Jingshi do?"

"You're right, I'm a little worried! Will he be desperate to turn his face on you and make some kind of decree to declare you an enemy of the people? ”

"When I think about it, I think it's very unlikely.

Chongzhen, like you and me, is also a literate and rational person. In the face of people who he can freely control life and death, he can have no scruples. But like a contemptible person, hum, the male soldier is in his hands, what can he do with me?

Probability theory tells us that the more samples examined, the more regularity there is. The so-called mechanism is a certain kind of rule that has a regular law.

It is difficult for a person living in such a mechanism to easily get rid of the influence of the laws of the mechanism's operation on him. Even if Chongzhen is the emperor, he is also under the constraints of the mechanism. He can't be arbitrary, he can't make big decisions alone. According to the mechanism of the imperial court, the emperor's ideas must be discussed by the court before the final decision can be formed.

So we can change our thinking, put aside the emperor, and take those ministers of the capital division as a sample for investigation. What can we find at this point? ”

"A typical group of bureaucrats who just want to make money for themselves and have no intention of getting down to business! If you can hide, you will hide, and you will never be held responsible! High EQ as a leader, high IQ as a coolie ......"

"Bingou! I help the samples fight the war and help the samples save money; I didn't raise the anti-flag, and my moral tone was higher than that of the samples. More importantly, I have tens of thousands of troops on the edge of the motherland who can fight and win battles!

What is the rational choice of this group of samples?

In other words, according to the interest-driven theory, what is the best choice in the interests of the samples? ”

"Turn a blind eye. Pretending to be deaf and blind on the surface, he wants to be a grass on the wall and fall on both sides in his bones! On the one hand, they enjoy the rights and treatment within the system, and on the other hand, they are eye-to-...... with private entrepreneurs."

"Bingou!"

"I know, in the end, it's because we have soldiers!"

Luo Yuhong couldn't sleep, so she simply sat up with her legs bent, pressed her elbows on Zhu Pingjin's body, and supported her chin with her palms.

"But I'm worried that if Chongzhen's paranoia suddenly attacks, he doesn't care about getting rid of the bureaucrats......"

"You're rightly worried! Chongzhen has done many times when he put aside the cabinet and made a decree alone! However, the Ming Dynasty is not the Qing Dynasty. The fig leaf of the king and the scholars ruling the world has not yet been torn off. Once Chongzhen issued a decree, he lost the legal rights in the system, and even the bold civil officials could be dismissed!

Besides, don't forget your contemptible identity! The contemptible man is the king of the domain, and he is only the first rank of the Son of Heaven. Chongzhen's decree has no legal effect on contemptible people at all!

Chongzhen dared to quietly make a decree, and I dared to reject it in a grand manner, and even directly beheaded the person who delivered the decree!

He had to hide in the big bed of the Qianqing Palace and wipe his tears alone......"

"You think Chongzhen is simple. He is a man who wants to save face. As soon as you announce your decree tomorrow, you will drive him to a dead end, and you won't be able to turn your face against you! If he publicly condemns you, even if you win the world, your reputation will stink......"

"So Liu Zhibo's suggestion is very good, this is the value of Liu Zhibo!"

Zhu Pingjin turned his head to look at his wife with wide eyes, his eyes shining brightly.

The form of this policy was that Liao Daheng and Liu Zhibo led the performance, Sichuan officials signed it, and the prince of the world issued an order to approve its implementation, and finally submitted it to Beijing for approval. In this way, we showed unity and strength to Beijing, and also left a buffer in the relationship between me and Chongzhen. ”

"Then Liu Zhibo and Liao Daheng are not the first birds again?"

"Of course! I told you, a king cannot make mistakes. What do you mean? That is, the supreme leader cannot easily assume responsibility, otherwise the people will easily lose faith in the supreme leader, and then shake the ruling authority, cause pretenders to usurp the throne and seize power, and then cause chaos in the world.

Remember: Khrushchev was in the USSR

At the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he made a secret report and criticized Stalin. Who bears the consequences? Gorbachev a few decades later!

We must remember that when doing things, we must be active under the table and passive on the table. Always be above the contradictions, don't be in the middle of them. This is the art of leadership.

Ministers such as Liao Daheng and Liu Zhibo were born to take the blame for us, and they were responsible for all the bad things.

Think about it, if Chongzhen and the ministers of the court completely lose their rationality and act openly, who will be responsible? Of course, Liao Daheng and Liu Zhibo.

Liao Daheng, this old fox is not a fool. He told me that if Chongzhen sent a silk rider to take him, he would first behead the silk rider in the name of taking the will, and then go to the court to complain about grievances, and then mobilize the scholars and gentry of the township party in the same year and the people of the whole Sichuan to write a book to make trouble, in short, it is to delay the time, and not to rebel openly. If it really didn't work, he changed his name and surname, hid in the Shu Wangfu, and hid in the Protector Army......

I'm not worried about Liao Daheng, I'm worried about Liu Zhibo. This guy has a tendon, and if he can't get the holy decree, he will find a white silk and hang himself. ”

"I know, it's the one you officials who let the temporary workers take the blame!"

Luo Yuhong scratched her husband's armpits in boredom. Disdain in the mouth, smug in the heart. However, she was still worried that Zhu Pingjin would sell Liu Zhibo.

"You can't sit idly by! No matter how you play, you have to have a little conscience! ”

"I know. You can rest assured! ”

"After announcing the decree, you are going to leave for Chongqing?"

"yes, it's been a long delay! Originally, Wang Yingxiong could have been saved. At the beginning, he also found Liao Daheng through Wang Xingjian to explore the possibility of building a ship with us. But now, I have to ......

Zhou Yanru wrote a letter to Liao Liu, which revealed his source of intelligence. Liu Mingsheng took it upon himself and intercepted the messenger sent by Wang Yingxiong to Beijing. Wang Yingxiong sued us in a letter, saying that we would inevitably rebel in the future. If it is not against today, it will be against tomorrow; If the current reign is not reversed, the crown prince will be reversed; If we do not rebel, our men will rebel.

In short, after the king of Neijiang came to Chongqing and clashed with his royal family, he hated us to the core. Wang Yingxiong is very smart, and he gradually discovered that the policy we are pursuing to enrich the country and strengthen the army will inevitably touch the fundamental interests of a powerful person like him.

Wang Yingxiong is a time bomb that cannot be kept. The smarter such a person is, the more dangerous he becomes. The old saying in officialdom: move early and take the initiative early, and act late to be passive! ”

"Then will Wang Yingxiong get the news and run away in advance?"

"King Neijiang said that Wang Xingjian is stabilizing him for us."

"You remember, you can get me back the money of the Wang family!"

"Got it. When didn't you think about someone's wallet? ”

"Do you know how much money you spent on using troops in northern Sichuan this time? And how much money and grain will it cost to enter the river? ”

Her husband's calm face left her with a clear side contour line. Luo Yuhong stared at this outline, and an inexplicable anxiety surged in her heart.

"Li Cunliang only found 30,000 taels of gold and 320,000 taels of silver in Jincheng Mountain, and he was so excited that he picked up a gold ingot! If you do the math, plus the seizure in Guang'an, it will be less than one million taels of silver.

What is this money?

The five-year heavy industry plan is about to be implemented, the investment in agriculture is simply astronomical, and the spending of the army and government agencies is even more like water......

"I know, you're having a hard time right now."

Zhu Pingjin finally opened his eyes and gave his wife a positive response.

"You're out of money. The initial principal of Huitong Bank is 3 million plus deposit tax, and the total amount of silver in the treasury is more than 8 million. According to the issuance ratio of 1:12, the normal currency issuance quota is only more than 10 million taels. So you adjusted the issuance ratio to 1:15 and printed 1.5 million taels of silver bills.

But this 1.5 million taels was spent in a blink of an eye, so you simply made a reckless mistake and secretly printed a full 30 million taels!

However, 30 million is not enough for you!

In the three prefectures of Jiading, Xuzhou and Mahu in southern Sichuan alone, you spent 2.5 million taels of grain by forcibly purchasing 1 million stones;

Agricultural infrastructure construction, agricultural loans, industrial and commercial investment, and road investment are another 10 million;

Another 8 million taels arrived in Huguang, allowing Zhu Zhihan to occupy the financial market and buy a large amount of grain. 10,000,000 taels entered the north and south of the capital to absorb local gold and silver deposits;

I even estimate that you will also release water at the same time as several large companies go public, so that the market can take on large-cap stocks, and even make the stock market hit a new high......

Yes, we have given our banknotes an absolute monopoly through our political and economic position. When we have the coinage in our hands, we have plenty of money to do what we want.

But there are always two sides to the problem!

There was not enough silver to back it up, and once the stock market crashed, a lot of money was squeezed out of the stock market. The flood of liquidity will break through the dam of financial security and stability, it will lead to a run on the banks, the Huitong bank will go bankrupt, and we will both hang ourselves.

Remember, if you can't fill rice with water, the porridge will be thin! ”

"I'm walking a tightrope on a cliff, don't I understand this? But what can I do? Do you know how much food we have left? ”

The indignant Luo Yuhong grabbed the tender flesh at the base of Zhu Pingjian's thigh, and fought back like a bead.

"Last fall, we only earned two million stone of grain! Sichuan alone fills Luzhou, interest-free agricultural loans, and subordinates eat a few other major items

Out of more than 1,500,000 stones!

I have calculated that at the current rate of food consumption, the stored grain will be eaten until the end of March at most, and there will be no grains left! Without my forced purchase of 1 million stones, I would not have survived the summer grain harvest in April and May!

You may not know that the situation in Leshan and Yibin is very different from that of Ya'an and Guanghan. We don't have absolute power on the ground. Even if it is a compulsory acquisition, it must be paid in person. The governments of the two places also did a lot of shameless things to make the local gentry willing to sell grain to us, and they were willing to accept silver money!

The garrison of Mahu was very strong, and the surplus grain was collected. However, although the area is large, there is actually only one Pingshan County, with less than 30,000 mu of land (Note 1), and the rest are poor toasts. The garrison also has to eat themselves, and they can hand over 50,000 stones, which is already turning over the cabinets! But the end result was good, at least better than I expected. After all, it is better to have surplus grain to sell, than to take real money and not be able to buy grain!

This time, Yibin and Leshan contributed a lot. The core area of southern Sichuan is very wealthy, and it has not been harmed by Zhang Xianzhong and the local tyrants, and has accumulated wealth for three hundred years. There is a man named Zhou Yuanxiao in Yibin, who sold us 100,000 stones of grain at one time. There is also a big official who was dismissed by Chongzhen, named Fan He, in addition to selling grain, he also directly donated 1,000 stone of grain and 5,000 taels of silver.

Think about it, without a million stones for this forced acquisition, what would we use to feed the army? What do we take to accept the homeless? What are we going to do with your bullshit, protect the country, the people, and the world? ”

Seeing his wife get more and more excited the more he talked, Zhu Pingjin knew that he had to appease her. The pressure on Sichuan's economy rests on her shoulders. The pressure she bears is no less than herself.

"Food reserves and financial stability, this is a dilemma of a dual goal.

Which one do you choose? You certainly give preference to food reserves!

We can use the victory on the battlefield to influence financial stability, we can curb it through the introduction of policies, we can alleviate it through the introduction of resources, and even cheat, steal, and rob ......

But I didn't eat for a day, and I was hungry.

In short, finance is not a rigid need, and it is not as urgent as food. But financial stability is also important.

I'm not worried. I am worried that once these extra silver banknotes enter circulation or return to Sichuan, it will be difficult for us to ensure the stability of prices. At that time, the common people will discover the truth about the silver money, which in turn will cause a financial tsunami. So this time, I not only have to copy all of Wang Yingxiong's family property, but also Chongqing merchants who have dealings with the Wang family and have bad deeds will be served in one pot!

My brother-in-law used to tell me that Chongqing is a big commercial port, with more silver and less grain. I estimate that Chongqing Yifu, as the richest man in Sichuan, is sure to grab three or five million cash this time, in addition to more than ten times the amount of physical assets, especially a large amount of land and land!

With this amount of silver, the capital of Huitong Bank can be greatly enriched.

With these physical assets, it can greatly enrich Wang's enterprises and control the economic lifeline of Sichuan.

There is a large amount of land and land, and Huguang immigrants

By controlling Chongqing, a key water and land pass, the province's commerce will be able to achieve barrier-free circulation and a thorough rectification of the commercial sector, thus driving the great commercial development of Sichuan.

Only by cutting off the cancer of the Chongqing gentry can the commercial tax truly achieve a one-size-fits-all approach in the whole province, and only then can we continue to bring us stable tax revenue! Do you know that the Wanli Emperor, who has not been in court for forty years, has long known that there is no room for agricultural taxes. He targeted the commercial tax and the mining tax, and as a result, the people who worked in the office took the opportunity to make a fortune and forced out a political and economic group, the Donglin Party, in the southeast......"

Luo Yuhong interrupted Zhu Pingjin's digression: "You rob openly like this, aren't you afraid that the rich people in Sichuan will fight with you?" ”

"? Now I'm afraid they won't die! The MAO president tells us that the national bourgeoisie is weak and the bureaucratic comprador class is murderous. Why is there such a difference? What's the key? In there is no attachment! In the absence of guns! Now that the regime is in our hands and the guns are in our hands, they will either attach themselves to us and pay taxes and tribute to us, or they will be ruthlessly wiped out by our guns! ”

"You've got to find a reason, right? You're not a bandit after all! ”

"Does the ruling class need a reason to engage in plunder? There was a saying in my previous life called 'There is always a scam for you'. I'm going to use the format and call it 'There's a Plunder for You!'" ’

You are desperately trying to increase the issuance of banknotes and increase liquidity, is that not indiscriminate plundering of the whole people? Can ordinary people not use our money, can they run to the United States to become a red notice? ”

Zhu Pingjin snorted heavily as he spoke.

"I dare to rob openly, and naturally there is a reason. Human life is at stake, this reason is enough! If it's not enough, I'll add another one to rob the people! I believe that if the case is published in the newspapers, the people will be extremely angry, and everyone will shout for death! ”

"You've changed a little bit, and I don't know you anymore!" Luo Yuhong coldly commented on Zhu Pingjian.

Zhu Pingjin snorted and closed his eyes again, "Really?" Even if it changes, it's normal. The ass decides the head, you and I are changing! ”

"What do you mean is that the two of us need to get back together?" Luo Yuhong's eyes were already glowing with cold light.

"No, absolutely not!" Zhu Pingjin subconsciously and resolutely denied it, "The two of us are a model of harmonious development!" ”

But that's not what he really said.

Note 1: According to the "Chronicles of Mahu Mansion", the number of fields in Mahu Mansion in Jiajing was more than 27,000 mu, and the amount of grain was only more than 2,800 stones. The Wanli Qingzhang number has not been found.

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