Busy days always pass quickly, in a blink of an eye to the end of the fifth year of Chongzhen, although the people of the Ming Dynasty are suffering from famine, but this year still has to live, even if they are poor, they must let their homes fill a little joy, looking forward to good luck in the coming year. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Chu was now incapable of saving the people of the whole world, and he took the time to reflect on the policies of the security forces, which had now gained a foothold in several areas, especially in Shanxi and Shaanxi, where the people in the areas occupied by the security forces had become accustomed to life under Zhang Chu's leadership. Under the strong orders of the security army, the landlords and rich businessmen reduced the rent and interest, and the poor people had the basic security to maintain their lives, and the rich people began to be very distressed when they charged less rent and interest, and after a long time, they found that life was not as difficult as they imagined, and the security army brought them stability, as long as the taxes were paid according to the regulations, no one would come to harass them, and there was no need to tie up with the old man who was an official, and there was no need to stuff small money into the evil officials in the township from time to time. In addition, many factories run by the security army have attracted foreign investment, and some bold people have invested money in it, so that they do not have to run around on their own or worry about their operations, and they receive the silver dividends on time, which is much better than burying the silver in the ground.

Many wealthy people are wondering whether to invest in the factories of the security forces after the Chinese New Year.

Even areas like Shandong, which had just been glued to the security army, were deeply marked by the security army.

The happiest are the wealthy businessmen in Jinan, they are glad that they have chosen the right person, the big boss Wang Jijie from Shanxi is both rich and credible, and the companies he opened are strictly in accordance with the company's articles of association, and the dividends that should be distributed to everyone are not less. According to the organizational form of the company, this cannot be hidden, each shareholder has his own trusted shopkeeper and associates working in the company, the company's operation can be grasped by the shareholders at any time, the fleet to the Japanese country arrived safely and then returned with a full load of goods, only this one, in addition to the cost of chartering the ship and the benefit of giving Governor Xie permission to use the port, everyone has a large amount of silver to share.

In the years ago, Wang Jijie gave everyone another surprise, a fleet of ships said to come from Liuheng Island in the south docked on the dock in Yantai, the ship was full of goods and grain from the south of the Yangtze River, and the company finally ate all the grain at a cheaper price than Cao rice.

The fleet was going back to Jiangnan, Wang Jijie got a list of items they wanted to purchase, and all the shareholders were thinking about what their stores could provide, which was another big income.

The ordinary people of Jinan Prefecture are also inadvertently enjoying the changes brought by the security army, and the goods produced by the factory opened by Zhang Chu in the Denglai area have gradually been sold to all parts of Shandong, and the cheap and sturdy flower cloth with the security logo is the first choice for people's New Year's goods. The price of various iron daily necessities and farm tools has dropped a lot, and many people are considering whether to buy one.

When the people of Shandong celebrated the Spring Festival happily, Emperor Chongzhen in the Forbidden City could not be happy, he had gone from a young man who had just ascended to the throne and was full of spirit, and had survived five years of hard work, and became a young man who looked a little tired physically and mentally.

At the end of the fifth year of Chongzhen, there is still no good news for the imperial court, Hong Chengchou who suppressed thieves in Shanxi is really hardworking, Cao Wenzhao is also very capable of fighting, large and small thieves have eliminated hundreds of thousands, but the thieves are like wildfires that cannot be extinguished, one has just been eliminated, and it has appeared again in other places, and there have been Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and other large bandits who gathered more than 100,000 people, Hong Chengchou's troops are overstretched, and it is very difficult to deal with them, but more food and salary are needed to increase the troops. Emperor Chongzhen has not lived a prosperous life for so many years, and he is always worried about money.

Emperor Chongzhen was irritable and had no intention of reviewing the recitals again, stood up from behind the bookcase, and paced in the room, the eunuchs and palace maids understood that this was a manifestation of the emperor's troubles, and the little eunuchs all found an opportunity to quietly retreat, only the big eunuch Cao Huachun still stood there loyally and listened to the emperor's orders.

Seeing that Emperor Cao Huachun Chongzhen's mood was a little better, the most effective person for the emperor this year was actually a eunuch. Under the management of Cao Huachun, Jinyiwei regained its vitality and went deep into Shanxi, where thieves were rampant, to find out the news, which played a big role in exterminating the thieves, and also appeased a small group of thieves, it was this team that was appeased that played an important role in quelling the rebellion in Shandong, and Emperor Chongzhen also remembered the name of Zhang Chu, the general of this team.

The commander of the Jinyi Guard made Luo Yangxing indeed very loyal to the imperial court, and he was dedicated to sharing worries for the country, not only guarding against thieves, but also asking to send spies to the area where Houjin was active. Chongzhen has been approving this for a while, and I don't know what news these spies who went to Liaodong will bring back.

"Is there any news on Luo Yangxing's post-gold?" Emperor Chongzhen stopped and asked Cao Huachun.

"A few months ago, we followed the advice of Guo Zhiyi, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, and sent spies to pay attention to whether Houjin had the possibility of re-entering the Kou, but due to the great loss of Jinyiwei's spies in Liaodong in the past few years, it will take a long time to recover now, and now the spies can only send back some superficial news from Houjin. Recently, Guo Zhiyi, who has become popular in Luo Yangxing, not only does his errand well but also has a very vision, he reminded Luo Yangxing to pay attention to the movements of Houjin, Luo Yangxing sent people to investigate outside the customs, and really found that some tribes attached to Houjin are collecting grain and grass to make preparations for the expedition, and the Houjin now wants to conquer the Ming Dynasty the most.

"Do you have any strategy for dealing with Houjin's incursion?" Emperor Chongzhen knew that the Houjin outside the gate was completely a robbery gang, and whenever there was a shortage of food on the grassland, swarms of locusts would come to the Ming Dynasty to loot, which made the Ming Emperor lose face, but the emperor invested millions of taels of silver every year to raise the army, but none of them could stop the Houjin.

"Denglai Governor Xie Lian didn't have a twist and turn a few days ago, I think his method may work." Cao Huachun is usually very attentive to the things that the emperor cares about, and he still remembers the content of Xie Lian's excerpts.

"Xie Lian has been preparing for a counterattack on Liaodong, and even wants to rebuild Dalinghe City, this idea is good, but now the imperial court has to deal with Houjin and exterminate the thieves, which is indeed a little powerless. Xie Lian now proposed that it would be a good way to send a small force to harass Houjin, but this requires that the team that fights can win more with less, defeat the strong with the weak, and the generals have courage and insight, and there are no such generals in the DPRK now. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen deeply felt that the imperial court had only raised a group of rice buckets for many years, and none of them were useful at the critical moment.

"Why didn't the Holy Lord send Zhang Chu, the chief soldier of Dengzhou, to carry out this action." When it comes to the war, Cao Huachun first thinks of Zhang Chu. (To be continued.) )