Since it is decided to hand over the military power, it is naturally better to be sooner rather than later, which is the same as standing in line to express its position, the sooner the more benefits, and falling behind, it will be greatly discounted, and the commanders of all flags, deputy commanders, and staff leaders are all scrambling to ask for their resignation, and even the princes and nobles who have nothing to do with the case of fraud in the warehouse have also taken the fold to ask for their resignation.

Instead of waiting for Zhenwu to find their stubble and force them to hand over their military power, it is better to take the initiative to hand it in as soon as possible, and they can still make a good impression and save worry.

In the face of this wave of resignation, Zhenwu didn't care whether it was ugly or not, and issued one after another edicts without hesitation, appointing the old Wuheng Prince Yinqi out of the Manchurian capital of the red flag, and the old Qichun County Wang Yinyou was the blue flag of Manchuria, for these two brothers, he was still very relieved, they did not dare to participate in the struggle for the crown, indicating that they were cautious and ambitious, and another one, appointing them can also unite a group of brothers.

The other banners of Manchuria, Mongolia, and Han army commanders, deputy commanders, Zhenwu from the guards who have followed him for many years and the three banners of the commanders, deputy commanders, and protectors of the army to promote talents, cleanly take over the military power of each banner, for the position vacated by the three banners, he is not in a hurry to fill, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people, the princes and nobles of the five banners still have to screen out a part of the talented, good conduct, and carry them into the three banners, let them fill the vacancies of the three banners, which is also a little thought for the princes of the flags, Inspire them to contribute to the imperial court.

Shangsanqi has always been led by the emperor himself, the most noble position in the bannermen, from the princes to the bannermen are loyal to the emperor, not only the most powerful guarantor of imperial power, but also the most loyal and patriotic part of the Qing Dynasty, even if the princes and nobles of the five banners serve as the commander, deputy commander, there is no mess, this, Zhenwu is not to worry at all.

He was worried that these newly promoted commanders and deputy commanders would not be able to effectively control the flags. After all, the princes and nobles of each banner are all highly respected people, and they not only have high prestige in the flag, but also have intertwined relationships, so they want to control each flag completely. It is impossible in the short term, they must be given time and opportunity to establish prestige, and at the same time, the princes and nobles of various banners must also be divided and suppressed.

This matter cannot be rushed, it must be done step by step, and gradually guide them to develop to the feudal countries in the Americas, with the increase in the investment of overseas feudal countries and the return of rich returns. It is believed that they will willingly or even voluntarily move their forces to the Americas, and in a little more than a month, Yande's Beiyang Fleet should arrive in Tianjin, and at that time, the news about the Americas will make them crazy.

In the past few days, the Beijing division has vigorously checked the grain depot and confiscated the military power of the Eight Banners, from the princes and nobles to the officials of all sizes. are all like frightened birds, and there are also a number of people in Tianjin who have trouble sleeping and eating, of course, not officials. It was the salt merchants, and after Zhenwu returned to Beijing, Shi Shilun, the newly appointed governor of Zhili, convened a meeting of the salt merchants in Tianjin twice in three days, with one purpose - to lose donations.

The reason why a group of salt merchants were frequently convened was because the salt merchants in Tianjin were stingy, far less generous than the salt merchants in Yangzhou, and they raised 500,000 taels after raising several times, but Zhenwu explained that the salt merchants in Tianjin were asking the salt merchants in Tianjin to donate 1.2 million taels or 700,000 yuan. He Shi Shilun can't afford to fill it, now Tianjin wants money everywhere, he can't wait for a big son to break into two flowers, where is the money to fill this hole, besides, he is also the most hated rich in his life.

Therefore. Every morning, he invited a group of salt merchants to wait, arranged to wait in a dilapidated house with air leaks on all sides, but he went out to inspect the river workers, handle official business, what should he do, and only returned to the government office after dark, and then met with a group of salt merchants, and said, "I am busy with official business, and I will come back tomorrow." So he sent the salt merchants back. …,

Staying in the dilapidated house of the Governor's Office of Zhili, which leaks on all sides, it is naturally cold, not to mention the carbon fire, there is no cup of hot tea, and the food is naturally more unexpected, the official at the door is staring at the thief like a thief, and he wants to go out when he enters the door, and outsiders can't send things in.

They are not bold, it is really a bit larger than the amount of donations, Tianjin since the prosperity of the Changlu salt farm, there has never been such a large amount of donations, 500,000 is already the top of the sky, this is not a hammer deal, this time the donation of 1.2 million, then the next disaster may be 1.2 million, or even more, this year's natural disasters are too many, such a donation method, even if the family wealth will not be tossed in a few years, therefore, they gritted their teeth and carried it.

Seeing that the salt merchants did not speak, Shi Shilun was also anxious, the time dragged on, even if he could raise 1.2 million in the end, he would leave an impression that he was ineffective, he was the first feudal official promoted by Zhenwu, and he couldn't let people see jokes, but he was unwilling to be strong with salt merchants, not to cherish his reputation, but the prosperity of Tianjin was closely related to the salt merchants, and he didn't want to do anything to kill chickens and take eggs.

Seeing that it is not a matter to drag it out any longer, Shi Shilun is unwilling to surrender his identity, it can only be that the cow does not drink water and presses his head, and it is no wonder that the salt merchants do not eat toasts.

Although Changlu patrols the salt imperial history and Changlu are stationed in Tianjin, they are not subject to the control of the governor of Zhili, Lu Changhao and Chang Peng have long heard that Shi Shilun ordered the salt merchants to donate, and thought that Shi Shilun was using this to invite pets, so they have been ignoring it, waiting to see the joke, and when they heard that the amount of the 1.2 million taels of donations was an edict issued by Zhenwu himself, the two couldn't help but secretly complain that this Shi Bu didn't know everything, such a big thing, he didn't know a word, if it was a mistake, Shi Shilun was certainly not pleased, The two of them can't escape the relationship, and the household department and the internal affairs government will definitely use them as scapegoats.

After a little hesitation, Chang Peng bowed and said: "Please also ask the Lord of Taiwan to make it clear, is this donation of 1.2 million taels a special case, or is it?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Shilun couldn't help but suddenly realize, after making trouble for so long, the root is actually here, and the salt merchants are worried that this donation amount will become the norm, so he said with a smile: "This year is the year of the Shengshang's reform, why should Lord Chang knowingly ask?" ”

As soon as they heard that it was not a common practice, Chang Peng and the two of them immediately put their minds at ease, this matter was easy to do, and they were about to express their attitude, but they didn't want Shi Shilun to continue: "The prosperity and development of Tianjin are all promoted by the saint, and the saint is also extremely concerned about Tianjin. ”

When Lu Changhao and Chang Peng heard this, they couldn't help but sigh slightly, where is this reciprocating peach, this is purely blackmail, this is to say that Zhenwu is dissatisfied with the salt merchants in Tianjin, you look at it yourself, the two of them can't help but slander themselves in their hearts, it is really ugly and black, Lu Changhao hurriedly got up and said: "Thank you for the support, the lower officials are grateful, and the loss of the donation, please also ask the Lord of the Taiwan to be relieved, and will never make the adults embarrassed." ”

Seeing that the two of them were covered in one bite, Shi Shilun couldn't help but sigh secretly, sure enough, the county official was not as good as taking care of it now, so he hurriedly got up and sent the two out.

The next morning, the Tianjin salt merchant sent a full 1 million taels of tickets, plus 50,000 taels of silver tickets, and specifically explained that the silver tickets were to repair the dilapidated house that leaked on all sides, but Shi Shilun did not hesitate to return the silver tickets. …,

Compared with the salt merchants in Tianjin, the salt merchants in Yangzhou are much more generous, as soon as the new governor of Jiangsu Wan Yan Haifeng arrived in Suzhou, a group of big salt merchants in Yangzhou rushed to Suzhou to celebrate, after Yan Haifeng's bottom line, the whole Jiangnan can be said to be well known, the real brand of the country's uncle, look at the speed of this promotion, I am afraid that I will not stay in Jiangnan for a few years, so I naturally want to take this opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity to get married, even the governor of Liangjiang, Lang Tingji, is also personally to congratulate, not to mention other officials and salt merchants in Jiangnan.

For the matter of donation, Lang Tingji and Wan Yan Haifeng only mentioned it slightly, and a group of salt merchants agreed to it, the task of losing two million taels was not taken seriously to them at all, Ping San Domain, conquering Taiwan, and conquering Junggar, Yangzhou salt merchants donated more than 10 million taels before and after, such as today for more than 20 years, the number of two million donations is really a piece of cake for them, in order to please Yan Haifeng, they took the initiative to donate an extra million.

One million is not a small amount, but it can not only please Yan Haifeng, but also leave a good impression on Zhenwu, the money is well spent, and the most important thing is that they are not afraid of revealing their wealth, Yangzhou salt merchants are rich in the world, and they have long been famous, besides, this donation is different, the name of the donor and the number of donations are to be published in the Beijing newspaper, and a group of salt merchants also have the meaning of secretly comparing.

Lang Tingji and Wanyan Haifeng were naturally happy about the voluntary pledge of Yangzhou salt merchants, but what made him even more pleased was that the Beijing newspaper published the names of four merchants who were willing to donate money, such as the 'Four Great Heng', and stated that merchants who donated more than 20,000 taels of silver were allowed to publish their names in the Beijing newspaper, which triggered a frenzied donation boom in Jiangnan.

Jiangnan is rich, all walks of life are fiercely competitive, and being able to make a name in the Beijing newspaper is not only a symbol of the strength of the business, but also an opportunity to establish the charitable image of the business, and it is the best way to broaden the business. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )