Looking at Chongzhen with an excited face in front of him, Wang Chengen affirmed loudly: "Your Majesty, to be honest, the slave maid didn't expect that a small glass mirror would make so much money. After listening to Lord Wei's thoughts, the slave didn't believe it very much. But standing, the slave and maid believe it all......"

"In addition, when the slave maid left Datong Mansion, Lord Wei asked the slave maid to tell His Majesty: Because the glass mirror earns the money of the rich and dignitaries, with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, there is absolutely no problem with earning millions of taels of silver a year...."

At this time, the smile on Chongzhen's face was even stronger.

said to Wang Chengen with emotion: "It is worthy of Aiqing, who I trust, that is, he has vision..."

Facing Emperor Chongzhen, who was facing Longyan Dayue, Wang Chengen, who had received 100,000 taels of silver from Wei Zheng, changed his words and continued: "Your Majesty, the slave maid also thinks that Lord Wei is a loyal minister discovered by His Majesty's discernment..."

"The minister went to Datong Mansion this time and found that the large-scale tuntian that Lord Wei began in Datong Mansion has begun, and it is not surprising that Lord Wei promised to hand over hundreds of thousands of tons of grain to the imperial court next year will definitely be handed over as scheduled."

In addition, in order to continue to share His Majesty's worries, Lord Wei solved the problem of food and salary brought about by the expansion of the Tiger and Leopard Army. Lord Wei plans to carry out tuntian in the entire territory of Shanxi, so as to solve not only the scarce grain in various places, but also the large number of displaced people who are constantly flocking to the capital area......"

"It's just that Master Wei still has some concerns when he is here about these things?"

"Concerns, what concerns..."Emperor Chongzhen frowned, and asked with a puzzled face.

Wang Chengen did not hesitate, in order to help Wei Zheng. said directly: "Master Wei is in Datong to carry out the affairs of Tuntian. Although with your permission. But. After all, this is a secret decree, and many ministers in the DPRK and China, especially the civil and military officials in Shanxi, are not aware of this matter..."

"Lord Wei is worried that once the matter of Tuntian spreads out in Shanxi, many ministers in the court and central government will plot against Lord Wei in Shanxi, which will affect the influence of Lord Wei in your Majesty's heart..."

"In addition, Lord Wei also asked the lowly to play His Majesty. After the Tuntian plan in Shanxi is fully rolled out, it will not only be able to resettle the millions of displaced people who have been pouring into Shanxi from Shaanxi, but it will also be able to hand over one million quintals of grain to the imperial court every year..."

After listening to what Wang Chengen said, Chongzhen once again showed a shocked expression on his face.

In Chongzhen's thinking, a soldier needs two loads of grain a year, and one million loads of grain can help him feed 500,000 soldiers. If he really has this food, then he no longer needs to worry about the food and salary of the border soldiers.

Not only that, with this batch of grain in hand, he can reform the court according to his own ideas with great fanfare, and be a good emperor who can be remembered for centuries...

So. Thinking of these benefits, Chongzhen immediately made a decision in his heart that he must get this batch of grain...

For a million quintals of grain per year. It's never too late to pay the price.

So, Emperor Chongzhen, who was still in shock, said without thinking about it: "Great companion, you immediately draft a holy decree: to crown Wei Zheng as the governor of Shanxi, and control all civil and military officials in Shanxi and Shanxi provinces....In addition, the civil and military officials of the four grades and below in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, Wei Zheng has the power to cut first and then play..."

"In order to solve the problem of food and salary for the tiger and leopard army, I authorized Wei Zheng to carry out large-scale tuning in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Except for one million quintals of grain handed over to the imperial court every year, all the surplus grain is handed over to the Haw Par Army for disposal..."

After listening to Chongzhen's will, Wang Chengen did not immediately accept the order.

In Wang Chengen's original idea, with his own help, Emperor Chongzhen in front of him would solve the problem of Tuntian for Wei Zheng at most. However, what Wang Chengen didn't expect was that as soon as Emperor Chongzhen opened his mouth, he gave Wei Zheng a position as the governor of Shanxi.

No matter how Wang Chengen helps Wei Zheng, in Wang Chengen's heart, his master is still Emperor Chongzhen by his side, and his life is still Emperor Chongzhen's. No matter what you do, the first consideration is the interests of Emperor Chongzhen.

Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, except for the border provinces where the bandits are strict, the official position of governor has rarely appeared.

Because, for ordinary people, the governor is in charge of the military and political power of a province, or even several provinces. Once this person is made a governor, then this person is a provincial warlord, and the entire province is said to be the undisputed emperor of the soil.

For the sake of the interests of Emperor Chongzhen in front of him, it was necessary to avoid the occurrence of local governors in the Ming Dynasty who affected the imperial court due to excessive power. As a confidant, Wang Chengen had to remind.

"Your Majesty, the Governor of Shanxi, isn't it a little too big..."

"Once this official position is sealed, all the military and political power in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces will fall into the hands of Lord Wei Zhengwei. Your Majesty is not worried that after Lord Wei has too much power in his hands, he will do something bad to the court..."

"Worried, of course I'm worried....however, this worry is not worth mentioning at all compared to the return..."Emperor Chongzhen did not hide it, and replied bluntly...

According to Wei Aiqing, once he becomes the governor of Shanxi, he can not only ensure that the taxes of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces are handed over to the imperial court on time. The glass produced by Wei Zheng in the tuntian fields in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces can also bring us a million quintals of grain and millions of taels of silver every year...... For the sake of this silver and grain, I still gave me the official position of the governor of Shanxi. ”

"In addition, the governor of Shanxi seems to be high and powerful on the surface, but in fact, in the eyes of many people in the imperial court, the governor of Shanxi is not only not a high-ranking official full of temptation, but a hot potato..."

Speaking of this, a sneer quickly appeared on Chongzhen's face.

Under Wang Chengen's incomprehensible gaze, Chongzhen, who was in a good mood, patiently explained: "The governor of Shanxi, although he has controlled the military and political power of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. However, almost all of Shaanxi was occupied by the rebels. If Wei Aiqing wants to really take this position on the table, it means that he must command the Haw Par Army and retake Shaanxi from the rebels..."

"Looking at the current Shanxi, because of the large number of displaced people entering, Shanxi is not only unable to support the imperial court, but also has become a burden on the imperial court in a certain way. Leave such a province to Wei Aiqing, I have nothing to worry about. ”

"Therefore, I decided to reactivate the official position of Governor of Shanxi, and appointed Wei Aiqing as the Governor of Shanxi."

Wang Chengen's face full of worry finally showed an expression of sudden realization.

Then, he said to Emperor Chongzhen with a flattering face: "Your Majesty is wise....Yingming....After the slave maid goes down, she will immediately draft the holy decree and hand it over to His Majesty to cover the jade seal..."

Because Emperor Chongzhen's holy decree was not discussed at the court meeting, when Wang Chengen appeared again in the Shanxi General Military Mansion located in Datong City with the holy decree, the news that Wei Zheng added the governor of Shanxi had not yet reached Datong Mansion.

Seeing Wei Zheng, who was standing in front of him, stunned and puzzled, Wang Chengen, who was smiling, directly shouted at the throat of the male duck: "Lord Wei, Your Majesty's holy decree has arrived, and you will be ready to receive it immediately..."

"Holy Decree..."Although he was very puzzled by Wang Chengen's arrival, before the real rebellion, Wei Zheng had to take a group of civil and military officials from the Shanxi General Military Office under Wang Chengen's gaze and kneel down to prepare to receive the order.

After nodding his head with satisfaction with Wei Zheng's series of expressions, Wang Chengen did not hesitate, directly opened the holy decree in his hand, and began to read it: "Fengtian carrier, emperor...... The Shanxi General Soldier Wei Zheng has contributed to the country, and I agreed to the Wei Zheng's request to carry out a large-scale tuntian in Shanxi..."

"In order to facilitate Lord Wei's actions in Shanxi, and to have enough displaced people to carry out Tuntian, I decided to crown Wei Zheng as the governor of Shanxi and control all the military and political power in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces..."

"From now on, all officials of the four grades and below the four grades in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, Lord Wei has the right to cut first and then play, and here..."

In the face of this unexpected holy decree and sealing, Wei Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground, was puzzled and shocked, and forgot to react for a while, and took the holy decree from Wang Chengen's hands.

It wasn't until Wang Chengen reminded him that Wei Zheng reacted and replied with a surprised face.

"The minister received the order....Xie Majesty... Hooray, hooray, hooray..."

Yes, Wei Zheng's mood at this moment is surprise. No matter what Emperor Chongzhen's purpose was, with the official title of Governor of Shanxi, coupled with the right to kill all civil and military officials below the fourth rank in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, Wei Zheng became a veritable emperor of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

Whether it is to carry out tuntian in Shanxi and Shanxi provinces, or to rectify military affairs and civil affairs in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and even to replace all civil and military officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces with their own people.

When the time comes, he will run the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi into a base area that completely belongs to him, and no one can interfere with it....

After some thought, Wei Zheng still reacted from the excitement at the first time...

After sending a silver ticket to Wang Chengen again, he asked in a low voice: "Princess, why did Your Majesty suddenly crown me as the governor of Shanxi, you know, I have just been crowned the chief soldier of Shanxi by the imperial court, a third-class uncle..., this is definitely not in line with the consistent style of the imperial court..."

Under the condition of not infringing on Chongzhen's interests, Wang Chengen certainly would not choose to go against the silver.

There was almost nothing to hide, and he told the conversation with Emperor Chongzhen that night.

After listening, Wei Zheng's first thought in his heart was: Although Chongzhen is the emperor, there is still nothing different from ordinary people. No one can resist the temptation of silver and grain.

Under the temptation of his own millions of taels of silver, a governor of Shanxi can take it out, let alone others.

In an instant, a bigger idea that had never been thought of before slowly surfaced in Wei Zheng's mind. (To be continued......)