Chapter 341 Performance

July 20 of the first year of Chongzhen.

Beijing's inner city, Chongwenmenli Street, Huanghuafang, Shidaren Hutong, this alley, today, has been under martial law. The more martial law is imposed, the more curious people become, and they come forward to see what is going on, and more and more people gather at the mouth of the alley.

"I said, what the hell is going on? Why is martial law today? It seems that there are a lot of officers and soldiers? A person standing at the mouth of the alley watching the excitement opened his mouth and asked.

In the crowd, someone immediately replied: "Ahem, what can happen, isn't it that there is a treasure source bureau in this Shida Hutong now?" People are under martial law and want to pull silver coins. An "insider" immediately revealed the news.

The crowd of onlookers heard the "inside information" and immediately talked about it.

"I said, big brother, no, even if the Baoyuan Bureau pulls the silver coin, it won't be under martial law, this silver coin didn't pull that day? This martial law, how many silver coins do you have to pull? Seeing that someone knew the inside story, this person who opened his mouth to ask immediately asked curiously, it is the nature of the people to see the excitement, even if it is a war, the common people will move a bench to watch on the battlefield, which can be described as violent.

"Hehe, this still needs to be asked, can you use so many officers and soldiers to pull a little silver coin? Or Jinyiwei, apart from the current emperor, who can command Jinyiwei? The "insider" explained.

When the crowd heard this, they looked like they were the same.

"I said, no wonder, such a big battle today, it turned out that the Son of Heaven pulled the silver coins, and I don't know how many silver coins to pull, it seems that there are more than a dozen cars, right?"

The "insider" didn't reply, and another "insider" said: "More than a dozen cars? A dozen cars is worth martial law? You also underestimate the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven is so angry when he does things? One of my brothers' aunt and brother-in-law is on an errand in the brocade guard, hehe, guess how many cars were prepared this time? The second "insider" continued to break the news.

The crowd was also whetted by this person, and they coaxed one after another.

"I said big brother, fifty cars have it......" An aunt listened to other people's chats, her eyes lit up, and when she saw that others asked her to guess how many cars and silver coins there were, she immediately reported the number of cars in her mind.

The second "insider" shook his head with a look of disdain. The aunt who guessed fifty cars was embarrassed, she guessed the most cars, and others shook their heads with disdain, obviously saying that she guessed less, and this aunt's face turned red all of a sudden, and she was very uncomfortable.

"I said, big brother, there shouldn't be eighty cars, right? Eighty carts, all of which are the kind of carts that pull a thousand pounds...... "An old man can also listen energetically, and follow others to coax, guessing how many cars there are this time."

The masses all stared at this "insider" with burning eyes, to see if he said too much or too little.

The second "insider" continued to shake his head disdainfully, but this time, he said a few words: "This uncle is right, the car is a big car, not a big car that pulls a thousand pounds, hehe, I scared you to death when I said it, all of them are ...... pulling a 2,000-pound cart", this insider looked mysterious and said in a decent way.

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The crowd exclaimed

"Two thousand catties, oh my mother, how many silver coins do you need?" The old man who guessed the 1,000-pound cart exclaimed in his mouth, and he was really frightened by the two-thousand-pound cart.

Among the masses, there are quite a few people who do not care about what is decent or not, and they have begun to put up their fingers and settle accounts.

"Eighty cars, two thousand catties per car, this must have 160,000 catties, not to mention two or three million taels of silver......" A person who looks like a bookkeeper is more proficient in arithmetic, and is the first to calculate the data.

"Old Zhangtou, that's right, there are more than two million taels of silver, and if you exchange them for silver coins, I'm afraid there will be three or four million silver coins......"

……

In the crowd, there was a lot of discussion about how much money there was, and the scene was very lively.

"No, Lao Zhangtou, you counted eighty cars, maybe there are more than eighty cars, right, big brother, you should tell me an accurate number, how many cars are there......" Someone in the crowd found that the number of eighty cars is not very accurate.

The crowd once again turned their scorching eyes on the "insider".

The insider was also proud: "Ahem, well, in fact, how many cars are there, my brother's aunt and brother-in-law told me when they were drinking, but he also said that this seems to be confidential and must not be leaked, otherwise there will be ......trouble at that time."

When the masses heard that there was no concrete news, they were very disappointed, and many even voiced their disdain. ,

The insider said, "However, it will never be less than this ......," and the second insider raised his hand, pinched his index finger with his thumb, and raised the other three fingers.

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Oh......

The crowd shouted again. This number is three fingers, that is, it will not be less than a hundred cars......

Everyone's eyes were completely bright. It makes the light around here a lot brighter.

"I said, how many silver coins do you have to have, and you can pull it with a hundred carts? The Son of Heaven really does things differently, and there is no need to say it," the masses said enviously.

"That's nature, the Son of Heaven's silver, that's inexhaustible, the Son of Heaven's house has mountains of gold and silver, if you don't have any silver, you just need to move a little from the mountains of gold and silver...... you don't look at who transports the silver, the silver is less, and the Son of Heaven can't look down on it......" A crowd immediately echoed.

"Tsk, if only I could give me a little bit of this silver, I don't have to worry about it for a few lifetimes......"

"I said, these silver coins, they can't be fake, right? Does the emperor have so much money? A man dressed in a rich state asked suspiciously, this rich person, I heard that the Baoyuan Bureau had imposed martial law on an alley to transport silver coins, and I came to see it, and I just came, and I saw that there were many onlookers, and they were also talking about it, so I listened to it, and by the way, I was ready to ask about the situation.

This statement has poked the hornet's nest.

"Hey, I said, you are well-dressed, and you are also a rich and noble person, why haven't you seen money? Can the Son of Heaven be without money? The 10 million taels of silver for disaster relief, do you think you don't need to pay for the silver? The Son of Heaven can even take out 10 million to help the people in the world, what are these millions of taels...... "Among the common people, there were people who immediately fought for the emperor, and the emperor's 10 million taels of silver to help the victims of the world made the people feel warm, since this time he could use so much silver to help others, in the future, if he suffered a disaster, the Son of Heaven would also help himself, so of course, he had to speak for the Son of Heaven."

"It's ......"

"It's ......"

The crowd immediately shouted in favor of the person who questioned the emperor.

The rich man also followed the accusations of the masses and remained silent.

The masses were silent when they saw that those who dared to question the emperor's lack of money, and one by one they regarded themselves as victors, beaming with pride.

At the mouth of Shida Hutong, it is already the inner three floors, and the outer three floors are full of people, all of whom are here to knock on the excitement, all to see the silver, in fact, if it is not for the overturning in advance, they will not see any silver at all, that is, the herd mentality, really can only come to see the excitement.

Shun Gongyi was in the Baoyuan Bureau, teaching a few little eunuchs to "act".

"Oh, don't rob it, don't rob it, these silver coins are all the silver that His Majesty sent to the bank to guarantee the military tickets, you people, dare to rob Your Majesty's silver coins, and live impatiently......" A little eunuch whispered softly, while waving the dust with his hand, and the girlish voice "Jiaojiao" said.

Father-in-law Shun watched from the side and nodded, this performance was almost the same as the situation after the convoy was hit in his mind.

"Okay, Xiao Xuanzi, this time, it's almost, let's go, they can't wait outside, remember, you follow the convoy carrying silver coins, there is a hit, you rush there, when the time comes, someone will grab the silver coins, you pretend to be angry and scold those people, it will take a little time for the officers and soldiers to rush over, so, these words, you have to rely on you to say it, understand?" The task given to him by the emperor, he found two henchmen to perform this matter, and he must do a good job of the things the emperor explained, and make face for the emperor's military ticket.

"Back to my father-in-law's words, remember the little one, and it won't be bad." The little eunuch, who was called Xiao Xuanzi, immediately whispered and said in a low voice.

"Alright, let's go." Seeing that everything was ready, Shun Gonggong immediately set off.

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The convoy of the Baoyuan Bureau finally started, the convoy was like a long dragon, moving slowly, all of them were large cars that could hold more than 2,000 catties, and the things on the car were packed tightly with a unified large wooden box, and it was impossible to see what it was, and the car was also crushed by these things.

At the mouth of Shida Hutong, I don't know who took the lead, from the first passing car, someone followed and shouted the number, past one or two carriages, shouted, unconsciously, the crowd also shouted, because this car is too much, counting the car, is also a thing worth showing off. ,

"Ninety-Eight ......"

"Ninety-Nine ......"

"One Hundred ......"

The crowd quickly counted beyond a hundred, and looking at the back, the convoy was still a long line.

"No, it's over a hundred, why is it still so long? It seems that it is only half over, this car, there are too many of them...... "Among the masses, many people were surprised and said, when someone said a hundred, I thought it was a lot, who knows, after counting a hundred, there is still a long queue behind, this car, quite a lot.

The convoy is still creaking and slowly moving forward, from the Shida Renren Hutong of the Baoyuan Bureau into Chongwenmenli Street, to the Dashi Yongfang on Chang'an Street, six or seven miles of road, on the road, follow to see the fresh, lively, and strange crowds, there have been more and more, because it is rumored that millions of silver coins have passed through this time, this kind of strangeness, how, also have to take a look.

On Chang'an Street, somewhere in the crowd watching the excitement, someone opened up.

"I said, are these silver coins transported?"

"Needless to say, what is it that came out of the Baoyuan Bureau, isn't it a silver coin?" An "insider" immediately replied.

"Who's got so many silver coins?"

"Needless to say, who else can use Jinyiwei, except for today?" The insider said immediately.

This group of people watching the excitement saw someone chatting and breaking the news, and they also listened with pointed ears.

"That's right, I can see it, and the Holy Son of Heaven has so many silver coins......"

"No, I heard from a colleague of a friend of my brother-in-law that so many silver coins were transported to the bank this time, and they were specially used to exchange military tickets." Insiders continued to break the news.

Many of the crowd looked at this insider with amazement.

"I said big brother, how do you know?"

"Hey, how else do you know? My brother-in-law's friend's colleague had drunk too much and boasted that His Majesty was mobilizing a large number of silver coins to be used as a guarantee for military tickets, and to exchange them for silver coins......"

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The crowd exclaimed that such a large amount of silver coins as the guarantee silver for military tickets was really unexpected.

"That's millions of silver coins."

"That's right, I heard my brother-in-law's friend's colleague say that this time, there are four or five million taels of silver, all of which will be turned into silver coins...... "This insider continued to break the news.

"I said, big brother, so many silver coins are exchanged for military tickets? That's a bit too much, right? A more sober passer-by asked.

"Too much, this is not much, I heard that there may be a big move in Shaanxi, and the Son of Heaven has prepared so many silver coins, ready to be used for military expenses, otherwise, it is impossible to turn five or six million silver coins at a time, don't you say?" Insiders continue to break the news.

"That's good, that place in Shaanxi, this year is a bad harvest, although there are tens of millions of taels of silver from the Son of Heaven to help immigrants, but historically, there will be people who rebel after the catastrophe, this time, I'm afraid there will be no exception, the Son of Heaven This is probably prepared in advance...... I heard that the north is not very peaceful, I am afraid that this time to mint so many silver coins, there is also the meaning of dealing with the north......" This person has a wide range of knowledge, and basically agrees with what the "insider" said, and he also made up the possibility of something in the north.

The people who listened to the gossip listened to it, nodded their heads one after another, and felt that it made sense, and when they went back, they could boast to their neighbors.

"No, I heard my brother-in-law say that the bank will go to Shaanxi to open a branch this year, and my brother-in-law's friend will also go over, otherwise, how could I know about this kind of close matter...... the insider continued.

"Yo, I didn't see it, your brother-in-law's friend is still from the bank, it's a good place, a lot of money, a lot of money, polite, polite." Someone immediately got close to this "insider......

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The convoy turned onto Chang'an Avenue, and a runaway carriage rushed towards the convoy carrying silver. Here's the highlight.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way when the horse is frightened, get out of the way, get out of the way," the man in the carriage stood on his horse and shouted wildly......

Seeing the lively crowd, the onlookers watched more tightly, almost following the footsteps of the carriage, ready to see how this guy ended this time, on one side was the emperor's convoy of silver coins, and on the other side was Crazy Horse. In an instant, the Chang'an Avenue was surrounded by water.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, the horse is frightened......" the man in the carriage still shouted.

The silver transport team that was opening the road in front saw a two-horse carriage rushing towards them, and they couldn't help but say, and immediately avoided it, allowing the carriage to continue to run wildly. However, the leader of the brocade guards began to sweat on his forehead, drew his knife and shouted wildly: "Don't crash into the car that transports silver, otherwise you will ......".

This man driving the carriage seemed to hear the shouts of the Jinyi Guard officer, and his driving skills were also good, so he drove the carriage to avoid the first few carriages.

However, the horse was so frightened that it was difficult to control, and it avoided the first few carriages, and the latter ones really couldn't be avoided, because the crowd of onlookers was so enthusiastic that the road was getting narrower and narrower.

"Touching ......"

Inevitably, the carriage loaded onto a wagon carrying silver, knocking it apart...... The box containing the silver coins on the car rolled down, and the lid of the box was lifted, and the silver coins spilled all over the ground with a "bang".

The man was driving the carriage of the Crazy Horse, which seemed to have been specially reinforced, and after knocking down the first silver cart, it hit the second and third silver carts in succession......

"...... Uproar"

"...... Uproar"

"...... Uproar"

Boxes of neatly packed silver coins spilled out of the chests. Sprinkled all over the street.

Be quiet

Absolute silence

Only the sound of breathing gradually increased. The silver coins of that place, under the sun, shine brightly, indescribably attractive. The Jinyi Wei who was in charge of the escort was dumbfounded, and he was also demented, and he didn't know what to do, on the one hand, this was what he was responsible for escorting, which was the emperor's, and on the other hand, this silver coin was also too much.

The crowd began to stir and began to push and shove constantly. The shouts and curses were louder than this, and the crowd approached the silver coins in waves, and the people at the front were almost crying, in front of them were the knives of the Jinyi Guard, and behind them were a group of people pushing ......

"Pick up the silver coins" I don't know who shouted ......, and then, the defense line that the brocade guards had worked so hard to maintain completely collapsed, and the crowd swarmed towards the silver coins that were scattered by the collision, and the people who ran in front began to bend down to pick up the silver, and put handfuls of silver coins into their pockets......

A sissy shouted hoarsely: "Don't take it, don't take it, these silver coins are all silver coins that Your Majesty gave to the military ticket as a guarantee, you gods, dare to rob Your Majesty's silver, are you impatient?" These are all silver for the military ticket...... "Just like during the rehearsal, this little Xuanzi appeared where it should appear, and naturally shouted out the content related to the military ticket, while vigorously beating those who picked up the silver with a whisk. However, many people who were beaten saw that a eunuch beat themselves with a "feather duster", and shouted with a funny face, so they didn't have the heart to bother with him, and continued to squat down to pick up silver coins.

The hundred households of Jinyiwei who opened the road in front of him blushed, raised the Xiuchun knife that was already out of the body, and shouted: "Brothers, follow me, this group of people who have suffered thousands of knives actually dare to rob our Jinyiwei's things, and they are impatient...... life" After that, he rushed towards the silver trucks that were knocked over, and while rushing, he used the back of the knife to cut those crowded people.

The crowd was like a tide receding, getting out of the way, and when the hundred households of the Jinyi Guard "killed" to the place where the car overturned, the silver coins on the ground had already been picked up, and only some were scattered on the ground.

This brocade guard Baihu looked at the carriage that turned to the ground, the empty box, the silver coin has disappeared, and then look at the crowd, the person who picked up the silver coin slipped away along the "tide", and the rest are all a look that I didn't take the silver and has nothing to do with me, this brocade guard Baihu was annoyed, sat on the ground with a butt, and cried. He finished and escorted the silver coins to the emperor, he thought it was a good errand, but he didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen, he didn't say that the black gauze hat on his head couldn't be kept this time, I'm afraid that even this master's head couldn't be kept. It's really "sad" to cry.