For the new treasure banknote, a businessman like Mao Yaoli has the most right to speak, he said frankly: "The grass people think that the new treasure banknote is actually no different from the silver note issued by the Imperial Bank, as long as His Majesty keeps the new treasure banknote can be exchanged for silver dollars in the Imperial Bank and used to pay taxes, the new treasure banknote will definitely be able to pass through the entire empire." The only drawback is that it is easy to imitate, it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, if it is only circulated in a small area, of course it is fine, but if it is used throughout the empire, the possibility of being imitated is extremely high. ”

"As for the issue of anti-counterfeiting, the Money Bureau is already preparing to issue the second generation of treasure banknotes, and the second generation of treasure banknotes has added new technology to anti-counterfeiting, and I am ready to increase the punishment for printing counterfeit banknotes." Zhu Youxiao said.

The money bureau has indeed produced the second generation of treasure banknotes, adding new anti-counterfeiting technologies such as watermarks, security threads and color dots, and Zhu Youxiao is ready to increase the punishment for the production of counterfeit banknotes, all those who make counterfeit banknotes, all men in the clan regardless of age are killed, the main culprit will be Ling Chi, the women will be exiled to Leng Zhou, and the arrester will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver.

The original stipulation in the "Da Ming Law ● Household Law" was: If the treasure money is forged, the main offender and his family members are guilty of conspiring to rebel and treacherous party, and they will be punished by beheading, confiscation of assets, and the informant will be rewarded with 250 taels of silver; If he destroys a treasure (scribbling on it, destroying paper, etc.), he will be beaten with a hundred strokes of the rod and exiled to a distance of 3,000 miles.

In this era of underdeveloped science and technology, Zhu Youxiao is ready to increase the punishment again, and he wants to put an end to the incident of counterfeiting treasure banknotes from the technical and institutional aspects.

"If Your Majesty can solve the problem of the authenticity of the treasure banknotes, the grass people believe that the treasure money will definitely pass through the entire empire." Mao Yaoli said respectfully.

"Xiaoxiao, I am going to set up the Imperial Community Chest, which will be managed by you, and people like Shopkeeper Mao who are willing to contribute to the public welfare of the Empire, we must also give them a chance." Zhu Youxiao suddenly returned to the issue of public welfare.

"Your Majesty, I think the Imperial Community Chest should be managed by the Empress, the Empress is more suitable than me, and I will be responsible for the implementation." Little suggestion.

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said: "Well, the queen will come forward to manage it, and you are responsible for the specific implementation, the community chest must make a special account, and the income and expenditure must be publicized in the "Ming Imperial Daily" every month, which is very important." ”

"No." Trail.

"I will return to Beijing tomorrow, Xiaoxiao, when are you going to return to Beijing?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"After the relief is finished, I will return to Beijing." Trail.

"The battle of Luoyang has ended, and the rebellion of the vassal king should be put down this year, and the local government will arrange for the displaced people to return to their hometowns." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Many displaced people's homes have been destroyed in this war, and I want to give them some food before they return to their homes, so that they can get through this difficult time." Xiao Xiao said softly.

"Well, you have a good idea, you can do it, and you can always find me if you need anything." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

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While the Battle of Luoyang was underway, an army of 50,000 led by Yuan Chonghuan crossed the Liao River and approached Shenyang. In Shenyang, Houjin still had an army of 30,000. In the face of a large-scale attack by the Ming army, Dolgon concentrated on the enemy outside Shenyang. Now Dolgon is only seventeen years old, but he has made great achievements in the campaign against the Chahar tribe and has become the leader of the White Banner.

Compared with the Ming army and the Houjin army, the advantage of the Ming army in Liaodong is that the number of firearms and equipment has now reached ninety. Liaodong firearms are mainly bird guns, and flintlock pistols are only about 10%. However, Sun Chengzong attached great importance to the construction of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, and now the number of Liaodong cavalry has reached 20,000, which is also the main force of this expedition to Shenyang. It can be said that for the battle of Shenyang, Sun Chengzong came to the old bottom and took it out.

After Shenyang became the capital of Houjin, this was the first time that it experienced war. Later, Jin was not good at making firearms, so it was impossible to rely on firearms to defend the city, relying on Shenyang City, and being based on the enemy outside Shenyang was their best choice.

After several encounters with the Ming army's firearms, Houjin gradually found some ways to restrain firearms. This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Youxiao has not moved troops against the Later Jin, according to Zhu Youxiao's understanding, the Later Jin has three treasures to deal with the Ming army: "cotton armor, shield car, and heavy infantry". Now Houjin is already making shield carts and equipping cotton armor, but after Zhu Youxiao killed the eight major profiteers in Shanxi, Houjin's heavy infantry cannot be formed for the time being.

At the end of the day, the two sides set up positions outside Shenyang.

The 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry led by Heiyunlong on the right flank of the Ming army were the first to enter the battlefield, while opposite him were the 3,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry led by Jiala'e Zhenying Guledai, and Fan Wencheng was among them.

On the left flank of the Ming army was the 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry led by You Shilu, who also entered the battlefield after the Black Cloud Dragon entered the battlefield. The Chinese army was 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry led by Yuan Chonghuan, and the opposite was 10,000 cavalry led by Dolgon.

Dolgon was young and vigorous, and he wanted to take advantage of Yuan Chonghuan's unstable foothold to defeat Yuan Chonghuan's Chinese army in one fell swoop. And Yuan Chonghuan never wanted to capture Shenyang, but only wanted to attract Huang Taiji's army from Kaipingwei back to Liaodong.

In the face of the onslaught of Dolgon's 10,000 cavalry, the infantry phalanx of the Ming army has not yet been fully constructed, so Yuan Chonghuan decided to mobilize 10,000 Guanning iron cavalry to hedge. This was the second confrontation between the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Houjin Cavalry.

The Guanning Iron Cavalry is different from the Dragoons, they are equipped with three-eyed guns, although the range is similar to that of bows and arrows, but once fired, three bullets will be fired at the same time, and after firing, the three-eyed guns can also be used as cold weapons. This is a weapon developed by the Liaodong Ming Army specifically for cavalry after a long battle with the Houjin Army.

The Guanning Iron Cavalry was formed by the Mongols and the Liaodong people, and the Liaodong people and the Houjin both had a deep hatred and hatred, and when they fought against the Houjin, they all took the lead. In the face of the fierce Houjin cavalry, the Guanning Iron Cavalry was not inferior at all.

While the Chinese army was fighting fiercely, Ingul Dai adopted Fan Yongdou's suggestion and launched an attack on Heiyunlong's infantry phalanx with shield chariots and cotton-armored infantry as the vanguard and cavalry in the rear.

Yuan Chonghuan's army carried small artillery such as tiger squat cannons, and lacked strong artillery support, which made the infantry phalanx feel helpless for the first time in the face of Houjin's shield chariots and cotton-armored infantry.

Fan Yongdou's method was indeed effective, the infantry phalanx on the right wing of the Ming army was broken through by Houjin, and then Houjin's cavalry attacked to prepare to encircle and suppress the infantry, Heiyunlong saw that the situation was not good, and personally led 5,000 cavalry to rescue.

(End of chapter)