I heard Emperor Chongzhen say loudly at the head of Fengtianmen City: "Since I ascended the throne, I have made a wish for myself, not to recover Liaodong, let alone defeat Jianyu and pacify the Mongol ......."

Hearing him say this, everyone, including civil and military officials and ordinary people, was slightly stunned. When Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the Liao affair was corrupted, and he recovered Liaodong, defeated Jianyu, and pacified Mongolia, but it has always been the wish of the emperors of all dynasties. Is it a punishment even if it is far away?

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but be a little curious, so they all listened attentively.

Emperor Chongzhen's voice suddenly raised a little, and he said slowly but firmly and powerfully: "My wish is that I am my people, and those who live in it have their own houses!" There is a cure for the sick! Those who are diligent have their jobs! Those who work have their rewards! The few have their own learning! Childhood has fun! Readers have a school! The weak have their help! The old man has his own support! There's a place for the car! Workers are paid! The farmer has his land! Merchants have their benefits! The best have their honor! Those who can do it will be useful! The reader has his own understanding! Scholars have their ......"

In Fengtianmen Square, there are poor people, rich people, scholars, butchers, and naturally there are people who do business. There are old people, there are children, there are hard-working people, and there are smart people......

No matter who it was, when they heard Emperor Chongzhen's wishes, there was an aspect about them, and for a while, they were all a little stunned.

The emperor's wish is too grandiose, right? They thought so, silently saying in their hearts: The homeless has a house! There is a cure for the sick! Those who are diligent have their jobs! Those who work have their rewards......

Suddenly, they felt that if the emperor's wish could be realized, there would be nothing more than this! Even, more than a paradise! But is this possible?

When this question appeared in their minds, they immediately recalled what Emperor Chongzhen had done since he ascended the throne, and suddenly, they felt that the emperor seemed to have been working hard for this wish.

For example, the homeless have their own houses, and Emperor Chongzhen himself invented cement, which made it possible to quickly build solid houses. At least in the Hetao area, countless houses have been built, so that the Han people who migrated here, as well as the herdsmen on the grassland, have a place to live! Yongping was burned down by Jianyu, and the houses were also built with cement, so that the surviving Yongping people could have a place to live......

For example, it was Emperor Chongzhen who decreed that the income from the disobedience was used to create a children's school, and students of the age can be enrolled for free, which is not the less to learn! Do readers have their own school?

For another example, it was the emperor who founded the Daming Construction Bank, which was open to the people of Daming to lend money, and with only a pitiful interest, it could make the diligent have their business!

It was the emperor who set up the Ming Copyright Patent Office and set up the title of master, so that businessmen can have their benefits! The best have their honor! Those who can do it will be useful!

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Although these piles have not yet been popularized on a large scale in the Ming Dynasty, they have already shown signs of it. From this, it can be seen that the emperor's efforts are made! Or one day in the future, the emperor's grand wish is really possible!

Thinking of this, especially the people of Daming in the square, they were very excited. Comparatively speaking, the Ming Dynasty is strong, can conquer the world, and let all countries come to the court, in the minds of these people, it is not as good as the emperor's grand wish to let the people of the Ming Dynasty get benefits.

Such an emperor is the emperor who is truly dedicated to the people! What Qin Emperor Han Wu, what Tang Dynasty Song Zu, not to mention Genghis Khan, who can compare to the current emperor?

Not only these ordinary people, but even a large group of civil officials behind Emperor Chongzhen were also shocked by Emperor Chongzhen's wish.

One by one, they claim to be the protégés of Confucius and Mencius, shouting every day for the country and the people, to emulate the saints, or they did have such an ideal at first, but after years of ups and downs in the sea, how many people can have this original intention?

Those ordinary people can know from what the emperor has done, and the emperor has been working hard for it; These court officials had more dealings with the emperor and understood the policies implemented by the emperor, so they naturally understood better that the emperor was indeed working so hard.

has a grand goal, the unity of words and deeds, and has been working hard for it, this is not the ancient saint!

Is the emperor a saint today? Coming to such a conclusion is really shocking for these Confucian and Mencian disciples!

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care what others were thinking, but continued there: "...... This wish of mine is easy to say, but it is difficult to do, and it is even more difficult to persevere! But no matter how hard it is, I will definitely work hard to complete it! ”

"I know that my people have a lot of hard time, and their lives are burdened!" When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he paused, his eyes slowly scanned the city again, and at the same time announced loudly, "Therefore, I have decided that during the Chinese New Year this year, I will give my people a great gift to reduce the burden of my people's lives!" ”

After Emperor Chongzhen finished saying this, a question mark suddenly appeared in everyone's minds: Great gift? What a gift? Can everyone benefit and reduce the burden of life?

In their hearts, they couldn't help but be eager, and at the same time, they were extraordinarily curious, and they wanted to know, what kind of gift is this gift?

However, to their unwillingness, the emperor didn't even announce what a big gift? Instead, he issued a holy decree and declared this army to conquer Liao as the Beijing camp and garrison the Beijing division. The new army division will capture the general Cao Bianjiao, who was named Yong Wubo at a young age, and became the chief of the Beijing camp, while Feng Dehua, the eunuch who supervised the army, was responsible for supervising the army in Beijing.

Wu Sangui, Li Guo, Cao Wenzhao and others were the commanders of the various armies in Beijing, and they were all rewarded in the same way.

Speaking of which, it is also funny, Cao Bianjiao wanted to enter the new army back then, but Cao Wenzhao couldn't stop him, so he had no choice but to let him go. At that time, he probably couldn't have imagined that his nephew would one day be his top boss!

After the main generals of the Liao army were rewarded, Emperor Chongzhen drove back to the palace, and the specific reward for meritorious deeds was naturally impossible to announce under such a big opportunity and the public, otherwise, the day would not be busy.

So, in this way, the people of Jingshi, who were thinking about the great gift in their hearts, were a little blind in their hearts. They thought in their hearts one by one, what kind of gift is the emperor talking about?

Although the people of Beijing gradually dispersed, the speculation of this big gift began to prevail in the restaurants and teahouses of Beijing and even in every household. Most of the people are looking forward to what kind of gift can reduce the burden of all the people?

"You say, the big gift that the emperor said shouldn't be to give money to the big guys, right?"

"You think beautifully, where does the imperial court get so much money, even if it is a penny for one person, do you calculate how many people there are in our Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court can give this money?"

"That is, even if one person gives a penny, how much can the burden of life be reduced?"

"So what do you say is this great gift? A piece of land per person? It is said that those fields of the blessed king are also being auctioned. Oh, no, this is an auction, not a free gift, and there is no such thing as a gift that every Ming person has! ”

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Thinking about it, thinking about it, no one can figure out what kind of gift the emperor said!

For this matter, even some casinos in Beijing have opened a handicap, betting on what kind of gift this gift is, listing a lot of options, and then giving odds to bet. And allow others to increase their options, and the final winner will have a big prize!

All of a sudden, there were many responders, and the popularity of this casino turned out to be a special scenery in Beijing a year ago.

Of course, there are also people who did not participate, and they reminded the people around them: "Forget it, don't guess it, anyway, there are still a few days before the New Year, and when the emperor will announce the world, we will naturally know!" ”

However, under curiosity, the guessing game of what this gift is anyway has always been one of the hot topics.

The initiator, Emperor Chongzhen, didn't think about it so much, nor did he think that it would cause such a boom. He didn't say it for the time being, there was a reason why he didn't say it. After hearing about the current situation of Jingshi from the factory guard, he just smiled and didn't pay too much attention.

In the past few days, civil and military officials, especially civilian officials, have been making summaries, and the good news is one after another.

This year's income from the opening of the sea has reached as much as 7 million taels. If it weren't for the sudden backlash of the Franc man, the amount of income tax collected by the sea is estimated to exceed nine million taels. But no matter what, the income from opening the sea next year will definitely reach 9 million taels.

Daming Construction Bank, on the other hand, finally began to show a little power, and this year's profit has been as much as three million taels. The reason why it is much more than the previous year is mainly due to the gradual stability of Daming, the establishment of the bank's credit system, and the bank's becoming more and more proficient. It is foreseeable that with the rolling of the principal of Daming Construction Bank, the profits will definitely increase in the future.

Daming Road and Bridge Company, on the other hand, has not yet made a profit. The main reason, the first is that the road and bridge company is an infrastructure project, building roads and bridges, and the cycle of recovering costs is long. Moreover, there are few roads built, most of them are still in the process of exploring and experimenting, and there are still relatively few businessmen and tourists who are willing to take the cement road. And for another reason, concrete roads are not so friendly to horse-drawn carriages.

But no matter what, infrastructure projects are a great cause for the future, and they will benefit future generations, even if they are at a loss, they must continue to be carried out.

However, Daming Royal Cement Company, because cement is more and more recognized, the sales volume is getting bigger and bigger, regardless of the arid north of Daming, or the rainy south, or the east coast or the west inland, are showing a trend of rapid growth. Therefore, although the emperor has a will, cement is a basic dual-use material for military and civilian purposes, and it is not allowed to make huge profits, but it cannot stand a large amount, just this year, there will be a profit of three million.

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In the past, at the end of the year, the most worrying thing was the head of the household department and the head of the cabinet. The court is poor, there is no money, and when the Chinese New Year comes, you need money everywhere. This household secretary and the head of the cabinet are like debt evaders in the people, and they can't wait to see anyone.

However, today's Tobe Shangshu and the head of the cabinet are smiling from ear to ear when they look at the financial reports. In particular, Tobe Shangshu Bi is strict, this waist pole is a lot stiffer, walking briskly, gray hair is less, and wrinkles are much less. There are people and no one, and they all have smiles on their faces.

The other chief officials of the yamen, at the end of this year, were actually all good. There is no other reason, the imperial court has a large amount of income, especially the companies and banks led by the imperial court, which are established by the imperial court and have a majority of the shares, have all made a lot of money, and at the end of the year, there will be a lot of dividends, how can you not be happy!

Of course, if you want to say that the most profitable yamen, in fact, it is still the military war bureau managed by the palace, not to mention the profits of the ordnance, just the various improvements, it has made a lot of money. Since the steam engine ship has been improved, not only the size has been reduced, but also the power has been increased, and the shape has been finalized, more and more places have used it, and more and more people have bought it. This is only the first year, and the War Bureau has earned as much as 500,000 taels in scientific and technological innovation.

This situation made the other yamen itch in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to reach over and insert a kick. However, the steam engine was invented by the emperor himself. Today's emperor is so wise and martial, these civil officials don't have the courage to go directly to the emperor's pocket and take out the emperor's things.

However, they heard that the War Bureau was now experimenting with new equipment to install things, and they often heard a lot of movement on the side of the War Bureau. There are already many high-ranking officials in the ministry who are inquiring, and if they can, they all want to play to the emperor, follow the example of the Ming Construction Bank, and set up a separate company by transferring, and then everyone will make a fortune by dividing shares together.

Just when they were thinking about it like this, a decree came out of the palace, and the six ministries and nine secretaries, and the cabinet assistants went to the Wenhua Palace to discuss the use of money.

This is a good thing, all the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty who received the notice all hurried to the Wenhua Hall with smiles.

At the end of the year, according to the custom, dividends are to be distributed and the treasury revenues are to be distributed in advance for the next year's financial expenses.

Not long after, all the ministers arrived at the Wenhua Palace, a column of civil officials, a column of celebrant eunuchs, and a column of eunuchs, together to welcome the arrival of the saint. The head of the cabinet, Wen Tiren, has various data in his hands, and as the head of the civil service, he will naturally preside over the meeting.

And Emperor Chongzhen mostly listened to the discussion of money among the courtiers below. Under normal circumstances, the celebrant represents the emperor's side, negotiates with the foreign ministers, and gets a final plan, which is approved by the emperor, and it is finished.

At the beginning of the meeting, there was nothing special. If you insist that there is something special, it is that I came with the car this year, and Liu Xingzuo, the commander of Jinyiwei. His appearance really made the atmosphere of Wenhua Hall not as good as in previous years at the beginning. But as the discussion of money deepened, gradually, Liu Xingzuo, who had not spoken, seemed to be forgotten, and the atmosphere slowly recovered.

“…… Your Majesty, this is the dividend of the ministries this year! Wen Tiren got a unified opinion, and after determining the plan, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen on the throne.

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