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Zheng's 20,000 men attacked with all their might, and finally took the city of Hangzhou at the cost of 3,000 killed and 1,600 seriously wounded. Attacking the city, Shi Lang immediately ordered the various divisions to occupy the other gates and occupy strategic points such as the governor's yamen and the governor's yamen.

Hangzhou is a big city, the name of wealth spread all over the world, generally according to this situation, after the soldiers entered the city, it was indispensable to burn, kill and loot, and the people suffered for sure. Only this time it was Taiwan's famous general Hai Thunder Shi Lang who led the troops, and he was known for his strict management of the army. After entering the city, the Taiwanese sergeant went straight to their respective goals, and did not harass the people in the city at all.

As soon as the Taiwanese soldiers entered the city, the remaining Qing troops had no intention of resisting, and Liu Zhaolin, the governor of Zhejiang, Tian Fengji, the governor of Zhejiang, and Yi Lesheng, the general of Hangzhou, led the remaining 5,000 soldiers to break through the siege and escape from the north gate. In the process of constantly fleeing, they were pursued and killed by Taiwanese sergeants and lost more than 1,000 people, some of whom were killed and some surrendered, and by the time Ilsheng stopped to count the soldiers and horses, he was left with just over 3,000 men.

More than 8,000 defenders, plus the recruited Qingzhuang, the total number exceeded 12,000, although the Qingzhuang had not yet reached the city, but after such a fiasco, several of them still had to be severely punished by the Qing court. You won't be killed, but losing your official position is certain, and if you're lucky, it's best to find a relationship and be demoted

At this time in Beijing, Kangxi did not know that Taiwan's military horses were also involved in this war. At this moment, Kangxi was happily reviewing the twists and turns of Shanxi Governor Darbu. At this time, there are only two things that can make Kangxi happy. First, the front line has won the battle. The second is that the silver is collected below. Darbu played the second article, and there were three million taels of silver on the way to the capital, and at this time it should have passed the Zhending Mansion, and the capital could be reached within ten days.

In the past six months, the Qing court's use of money has been like flowing water, flowing outward in an uproar, and the silver warehouse of the household department is already about to bottom out, and it is about to enter the second half of the year. At that time, it will be difficult to fill this shortfall, Kangxi can't really raid other people's homes, then it will really lose people's hearts. How could he not be happy that a huge sum of three million taels suddenly appeared now.

"Good! He is worthy of being an imperial merchant who was enshrined by the emperor, and he is loyal to my Daqing. Kangxi excitedly raised the piece in his hand, and then handed it to Suo Etu for a look. Take a look, and tell me how I can reward them! ”

Suo Etu took the piece and read it quickly at a glance and ten lines, looked at both sides, and then passed the piece to Mingzhu. The content written on the chapter is very simple, that is, these imperial merchants in Shanxi were the first to respond to the call of the imperial court, generously donated money, and jointly contributed 3 million taels of silver to help the imperial court quell the rebellion. At the same time, he was also willing to bear the grain and grass needed by the army to conquer the ministers of the king of Shaanxi Ma Harrier. Three million taels of silver, of which the Fan family bears 600,000 taels.

compared to three million taels of silver. Carrying the food and grass of the army is not an easy task. The Fuchen of the King of Shaanxi and Gansu had 50,000 male soldiers, and if the imperial court wanted to conquer him, it would definitely not send less than this number of soldiers and horses, perhaps more than double to 100,000. Assuming that it is 100,000 yuan, and the rebellion of Wang Fuchen is quelled within three months, and the 100,000 people who eat horses and chew in these three months will get at least nearly 200,000 stone of grain, and according to the price of grain in the north at this time, it will also need 400,000 taels of silver. The key problem is that at this time, you can't buy a lot of grain and grass with money. These eight imperial businessmen have solved a big problem for Kangxi at once!

Mingzhu reacted so quickly, and after a cursory reading, he immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, this move of the Eight Great Emperors is solving the urgent need of my Great Qing Dynasty, and it also fully expresses its loyalty to my Great Qing Dynasty. From the minister's point of view, Fan Yongdou, the head of the eight imperial merchants, was given the title of Taifu Siqing, and the other seven people were also rewarded! ”

Mingzhu's mention can be said to be quite generous, but Kangxi and other important ministers also immediately understood that this is to buy horse bones, and it is still necessary to use the eight imperial merchants as an example to call on the rich people in the world to actively help the court, so that it will be easier for the court to fight. The war is already about money and grain, and the imperial court is still in the north, with a vast territory and a rich population, and what is lacking is money and grain, as long as the money and grain are sufficient, the imperial court will soon be able to train 100,000 and 200,000 soldiers and horses.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have objections! There are only thirty-five people in the imperial court, and all of them have made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty in their lives, and at this time, if the title of earl of the Eight Emperors and Merchants is allowed lightly, it will not only cold the hearts of the courtiers, but also the hearts of the front-line soldiers! Therefore, the minister built yì, only eight people can be named viscounts, and the earl is a super title, and it must not be granted lightly! Huang Xigon, a scholar of the East Pavilion University and the left attendant of the military department and the president of the Wuying Palace, retorted that he is now the head of the Han Dynasty, and he does not have a knighthood, but he has let a few businessmen obtain the title first, even if he is open-minded, but at this moment, he is really unwilling.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Hanchen, who slipped away, immediately singled out and seconded the proposal, Shinong, businessmen, and businessmen were the last, but at this time, they were going to climb on their heads all at once, and they really couldn't accept it for a while. Earl, don't even think about it, even the viscount, it is already a great grace, but as long as it is not a super-class earl, then this reward can only be enjoyed for one generation, and the next generation will be automatically canceled, so it will be nothing for them!

At this time, Suo Etu did not quarrel with Mingzhu, but immediately went out to help and said: "The minister does not agree with Lord Huang's words, the emperor wants a reward, then he should be rewarded, since it is a reward, then it is too stingy to only give a viscount." The imperial court is at this difficult time, the autumn of survival. It is in need of the help of the people of the world. And these eight imperial merchants are the best examples. I want to come to the knowledge of Lord Huang. Britain will not be unaware of the truth of buying horse bones. Besides, the one who rewards the earl is only once, and in the future, there will be one more like the Eight Emperors and Merchants, and then according to what Huang Daren said! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

This time, the Pearl Series and the Suo Etu Series are extremely rare to step out of class again and again to express their approval, just kidding, this is their full world, and now it is a stormy moment, and such support is needed. Otherwise, why should they keep this flowery country. At this moment, we must set an example, what is a few titles, they can't give up such a little thing, do they really want them to return to the bitter cold land of Liaodong again? However, if they are really defeated, I am afraid that they will be in danger of extinction, so why talk about going back to Liaodong! Although some of the Manchu ministers are also a little uncomfortable, they still know how to choose.

"Quasi-play! And I want to give them some more grace. In this way, he ordered each of the eight imperial merchant families to select an outstanding son to enter Beijing, give him a study to walk, and follow a few university scholars to practice. In the future, I will be of great use! Kangxi is well versed in employing people, and winning people's hearts is also his strength. This reward does not require him to spend a big son. As long as it is beneficial to the imperial court and keeps this flower country to quell the rebellion, even the duke can be sealed!

Now Kangxi is more and more reusing Han people, and Kangxi just issued an edict two months ago, ordering the ministers to sponsor "those who are known for their cleanliness and talents to be able to be annoying dramas, regardless of qualifications". In addition, the upper study room, the south study also selected a lot of Han officials of the Hanlin Academy to enter the duty, the name is "to worship the inner court, the day to serve around", now especially the south study is almost all Han people, there are not a few Manchurians. At a certain time, Kangxi's move also broke through the pattern of the reinstatement of the Manchu and Han dynasties, the central organ of the Qing court, and the benefits to the current court are great.

As soon as Kangxi's words came out, the Manchurian ministers were nothing, and they were not jealous, and they took out four or five hundred thousand taels at once, but they didn't have that ability. These days, the front line one after another bad news to the capital, in less than half a year, the imperial court has lost half of the country, and the rebels are not inferior to the imperial court in terms of strength, so whether they can successfully quell the rebellion is still between the two, some princes and ministers have secretly transferred their family property to their hometown in Liaodong. Although they were secretly transferring their family property, they were still reluctant to go back in their hearts, and they were also happy to see that someone strongly supported the imperial court.

On the other hand, a large number of Han ministers were not very happy. Although not all Hanchen have jealousy, even if they are indifferent to fame and fortune and loyal to the court, they still feel uncomfortable. It's no wonder that they relied on years of hard study and hard work to get to where they are today, and these eight imperial merchants were awarded the high position of earl just by donating some yellow and white things, which is really psychologically unbalanced.

But for the ministers above the court, the eight families of the eight emperors and merchants are not just rich. After the Qing court entered the world, Shunzhi specially rewarded the eight merchants who returned to them in the early days, namely Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Guest, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa. The Qing court has only won the world for more than 20 years, and these eight people are still alive and well.

As early as the end of the Ming Dynasty, some Shanxi merchants used Zhangjiakou as a base to travel back and forth between inside and outside the Guan, engaged in trade activities, transported materials to the Manchu regime, and even transmitted documents and information. When he was still in the forty-sixth year of Wanli, there were 16 traders from Shandong, Shanxi, Hedong, Hexi, Suzhou and Hangzhou in Fushun. The trade activities of Shanxi merchants inside and outside the customs gave great support to the Later Jin regime in terms of materials, and the Later Jin regime also gave courtesy and attention to Shanxi merchants. The Shanxi merchants played an active role in cooperating with the Qing rulers in strengthening their rule over the Mongol region.

In the tenth year of Chongzhen, that is, the third year of Houjin Chongde, Huang Taiji also ordered the Manchu nobles to lead 100 Han merchants from the interior to carry goods to Guihua City for trade. In this regard, Zu Kefa and Zhang Cunren, who participated in the politics of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, once suggested: "Shandong is the way of grain transportation, Shanxi is the way of businessmen, and it is urgent to appease them. Therefore, the Later Jin regime mostly adopted a policy of appeasement towards Shanxi merchants.

After the Manchus entered the customs and seized the world, they were extremely distrustful of the Han people, and only trusted a small number of Han people who had taken refuge in them before entering the customs. And the head of the Eight Imperial Merchants is Fan Yongdou, who is the first leader. Although Geng Jingzhong's ancestor of this body is not a good thing, he has also commented on these eight imperial merchants. Two words can evaluate the eight masters -- traitors, three words -- traitors, four words -- mercenary, five words -- recognize money but not people, and six words -- ask for money and don't want ancestors. (To be continued......)