Chapter 475: War Bonds
Since mentioning the recovery of Liaoshen, the people around Zhang Ke have been constantly speaking, and they are also against sending troops, but these people are not thinking about peace, but they want to raise their own respect!
There are many military generals in the Ming Dynasty, but there are very few who can really threaten the imperial court, even if they are like Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang, as long as they have a will, they have to go home obediently. The reason is simple, that is, the Ming Dynasty had a complete supervision system.
Not only is the military controlled by literature, but also the eunuchs supervise the army, and the generals can be domineering, greedy, and even incompetent. Only you can't support the army and threaten the imperial power!
The restrictions on military generals have reached the point of morbidity, and even the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is used as a sacrifice!
But these people tried their best to contain it, but they missed one person - Zhang Ke, the Duke of Pingliao!
It is also thanks to the wild boar skin, who destroyed the order of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong and cleared the obstacles to Zhang Ke's rise, without civil restrictions and eunuchs to add to the chaos. Zhang Ke made a bold move to establish a grange, organize and train the army, open up trade ports, and develop industry and commerce. Gathering financial power, military power, and civil power in one hand, he is like the largest warlord.
When the imperial court wants to balance Zhang Ke again, it has lost the opportunity, and can only watch Zhang Ke become big in vain, this is the biggest helplessness of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian, and even the Manchu Dynasty......
But as the opposite, Zhang Ke is also aware of his situation, he is not as powerful as he seems.
First of all, the Ming Dynasty is a behemoth that has existed for more than 200 years, and it has an immeasurable influence in the hearts of every soldier and civilian. Especially recently, the imperial court has adopted a policy of gentleness towards Liaodong, and has rewarded some generals and added officials to knighthood. Such as Man Gui, Zhou Dunji, Qin Minping and others, although they obeyed Zhang Ke's orders, in their hearts, maybe they valued the emperor in the Forbidden City more.
Secondly, Liaodong implements a wartime system, and once there is peace and tranquility for a long time, the army loses its enterprising spirit. If you are greedy for happiness, you may not be born and die with Zhang Ke.
Third, others don't know, but Zhang Ke knows in his heart that the apocalypse will not be the emperor for a long time. Not long ago, he received a secret letter from Zhang Ye that when Tianqi was on the occasion of Concubine Xing, he actually fainted, obviously Tianqi's body was wrong. Once, as in history, Chongzhen inherited the throne. That's a guy who is stubborn and self-serving, and can't see the shape clearly. The apocalypse didn't dare to move Zhang Ke, but Chongzhen might have made a holy decree to remove Zhang Ke's military power.
At that point, there is really no way out for both sides except to tear their faces.
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Therefore, his subordinates built a self-respecting army, while Zhang Ke judged that time was urgent, and he had to take back Liaoshen and expand his strength. Meeting the challenges of the future. The conclusions are very different, not because of the poor level of staff officers, but because they did not have a penetrating historical vision.
Zhang Ke wanted to use this war to expand his territory. Cohesion. In addition, he also wants to make the people of Liaodong and the Ming court deviate from morality and completely stand on his side!
Originally, Zhang Ke had not yet found the focus point, but as a result, Ming Ting was confused and agreed with the idea of peace. Give Zhang Ke a great opportunity.
He immediately mobilized his subordinates to pass on the news, and also arranged an opera for the storyteller to tell stories everywhere. The Ming Dynasty was not a later generation of consulting development. Although there was a newspaper, it was something that only officials and gentry could access. Most of the knowledge of ordinary people about history and current affairs relies on operas and novels.
When the people heard the word peace, they didn't care about the conditions of the court at all, they only thought of abandoning them again. Originally, they were extremely disappointed in the imperial court, and now they have endless resentment!
When he heard Zhang Ke say that he wanted him to "resist and disobey the order", several young scholars took the lead and jumped out.
"Grandpa Guo, what kind of bullshit holy decree in the imperial court, the Tartars kill our brothers, rob our land, let me ask the people of Liaodong, who has no blood feud with the Tartars? We want revenge, but a group of soft-boned cowards in the court actually thought of negotiating peace! It's a shame they can tell! If the imperial court really dares to investigate the guilt of the grandfather, the villains are willing to bear it! â
Their clamor was applauded by many people, but there were also some serious old men who were worried.
"Grandpa Guo, the villains all support you. But once the imperial court does not allow troops to be sent and does not pay food, can we still beat Jiannu? â
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Ke. A pair of earnest eyes, all looking forward to Grandpa Guo coming up with a solution.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Liaodong has also had some savings in recent years, and the army's food and ordnance are enough to fight a big war! Jiannu is not an opponent of our soldiers! â
"Okay, well said!"
Everyone erupted in warm applause, and when the applause stopped, Zhang Ke was worried.
"Although there is no shortage of ordnance, food and grass, but under the rule of Jiannu, there are still hundreds of people, who have nothing, and have become the most pitiful serfs, and the day is precarious. Even if Liaoshen is recovered, these people must be given relief in time, otherwise, they will definitely freeze and starve to death. Benjue wrote to the imperial court in the hope that the imperial court could collect food and solve the post-war pension matters......"
Zhang Ke didn't say anything, but the big guys understood that the court wanted to negotiate peace, and obviously there would be no food. But don't forget, many of the people in the occupied areas are relatives and friends of everyone present, and villagers in the village. How can you not care about their life and death!
A difficult problem is in front of everyone.
Soon, the buzzing discussion became louder and louder, and the big guys couldn't make a choice, but they became more and more dissatisfied with the imperial court, and even scolded the dog emperor, which was exactly what Zhang Ke wanted to see!
"Ahem, everyone be quiet!"
"Grandpa Guo has a way? Listen to Grandpa Guo! The scene calmed down instantly.
Zhang Ke cleared his throat and said with a wry smile: "I have a way that is not a way, everyone knows that some people borrow money to build a house, some people borrow money to see a doctor, and some people borrow money to catch the exam." If you lack money for war, can you borrow money? Benjue wanted to issue war bonds, and everyone voluntarily bought them. â
It's to let the big guy pay for it!
Many people were embarrassed, and the scholars who spoke at the beginning were unceremonious, and took out all the scattered silver from their arms, with a dozen taels.
"What bonds are not bonds, fight tartars, we are willing to give our lives. We have all this money on us, waiting to get home and get it! â
When they took the lead, many people's faces turned red, and what they said sounded good, but when it was time to take the silver, they retreated, do you still want this face? Everyone took out the silver one after another, but Zhang Ke reached out to stop the big guy.
"The war bond is not for everyone to donate money, Ben Jue wants to make it clear to everyone, we fought the war and regained the land. These lands will have to pay taxes when they have output in the future, in fact, they are profitable to fight wars, at least Benjue has fought so many battles, and he has not lost money! â
Zhang Ke said with a smile: "Since the war has a profit, whoever buys war bonds will be able to get dividends after winning the war." Guaranteed to earn more than everyone else in the zĂ i bank! â
Some people say that since the invention of war bonds, the purpose of war is no longer to defend the country, but to make money and serve capital.
Of course, this thing is evil, even sinful, but this is an age of sin, an era of crazy pursuit of money. As long as you can make money, let alone war, even if you kill all the Indians, the slave trade is a piece of cake.
Sure enough, just after Zhang Ke's announcement, a wave was set off in Liaodong, and people rushed to buy bonds. It's just that they don't care about the benefits!
There was a coachman who bought bonds for twenty taels of silver that he had saved for several years, and when he turned his head, he tore the bonds to shreds and knelt down in front of the bank.
"I don't have the luck to be a soldier to kill the enemy, and I am not qualified to donate this cheap life, so I donated all the silver! Soldiers, kill a few more Tartars for us! â
After the coachman finished speaking, he turned around and left, and suddenly there was a hissing sound behind him, which was incessant......
The understanding of the people of Liaodong on war bonds is very simple, don't be cornered, the big guy can't be without a conscience!
However, the same war bonds were treated differently in Jiangnan.
As soon as it was launched, it became the focus of public opinion.
In the few months since Songjiang established the city, a city of astonishing size has risen on both sides of the Huangpu River, and everyone is in a hurry to stake land, invest in workshops, shipyards, and engage in overseas trade, which has become the hottest topic.
Jiangnan Bank also issued a lot of bonds and used enclosure for construction. Therefore, Jiangnan people are no strangers to bonds, but war bonds are still the first time.
Is it possible to make money by fighting wars? Just when the big guy was still hesitating, Bao Shiqing announced the subscription of 1 million bonds, followed by the Gao family and the Ye family subscribed for 1 million respectively, the Xu family subscribed for 800,000, and other major families followed up one after another!
This can ignite everyone's enthusiasm, these big guys are not fools, if they don't make a lot of money, who will pay lightly.
In particular, people who are familiar with the situation in Liaodong have made a detailed analysis, and they believe that the land in Liaodong is fertile, the land is vast and abundant, and the products are abundant.
In addition to ginseng, fur, deer antler velvet, and eastern pearls, the vast black soil is the most suitable for growing soybeans, and soybeans are the best raw materials for oil extraction.
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, the necessities of people's livelihood have always been profiteering, especially today's stir-fried vegetables are still based on lard, which is expensive, and ordinary people are reluctant to eat it at all. If you can produce a large amount of soybean oil and let delicious stir-fried vegetables enter the homes of ordinary people, what a huge market is this, and how much profit is it?
Obviously, if you want to break into Liaodong, you have to look at the face of Ping Liaogong, why should Ping Liaogong favor you, there is no doubt that it is a war bond!
In the eyes of many businessmen, it is not a piece of paper at all, but a passport to wealth.
Since the issuance of war bonds, the wave of purchases in the southeast has been higher and higher, and even forced Zhang Ke to have to issue two more in a row, even so, the supply is still in short supply, and the black market is full of people who buy bonds at a higher price.
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"Grandpa Qiyuguo, the statistics are out!" Yang Tingyun took the list sent by 800 miles in an urgent manner, and went to Zhang Ke's study, and the list was sent to Zhang Ke, Zhang Ke put down the brush in his hand, took it over and took a look, and suddenly his eyes widened, and he even suspected that he had seen an extra "0".
"Damn, this money is enough to knock down North Korea!" (To be continued......)