To expand a force, it is by no means a framework to be filled with people. Maybe Li Chuang and the Manchurians can do this, but Zhu Cihong, who cherishes resources, will never do such a thing to quench his thirst. He needs to have a project list, arrange the schedule, preset the personnel positions, and ensure that every bit of resources at hand are fully utilized.

"After the Tank Division was transferred, what did the Dongyu side say?"

In the reception room where Xiao Mo was received just now, Zhu Cihong asked in a low voice.

The cloth-clad official bowed his head, just avoiding the dim candlelight, making his face appear dark. He said: "The matter of the transfer of the Tank Division appeared in the report of the Zhending Mansion. It may be that a folk storytelling tune made Dongyu pay attention to this division. ”

The reason why Zhu Cihong wanted to mobilize the Tank Division to defend the Holy Driver was not simply because this division had the strongest combat effectiveness. With the current public security environment in Shandong, if Chongzhen is bolder, more than ten horsemen can safely travel from Laizhou to Yanzhou, and there will be no accidents at all. The reason why the chicken was killed with a knife was because Song Hongye had news before: Dolgon specifically asked the southern prefectures and counties of Gyeonggi to pay attention to the movements of the tank division. This made Zhu Cihong unsure whether Dongyu had planted spies in Shandong.

Speaking of which, attaching importance to intelligence work is also a rare specialty of the Manchurians. In the battle of Sarhu that year, Nurhachi knew the four soldiers well, so he was able to make the correct decision of "depending on how many ways you come, I will only go all the way".

Zhu Cihong mobilized the Tank Division just to startle the snake. If Dongyu did have spies in Shandong, then the matter of the transfer of the Tank Division would definitely go directly to Beijing, and would not be conveyed by Zhendingfu. Unless it is an official of the Zhending Mansion who has foresight and is a spies. However, this possibility is too low to be considered.

"I have already handed over the task of internal purging of spies to Dongchang, have you seen the new admiral?" Zhu Cihong asked again.

"The minister is now a miscellaneous servant in his house." The man chuckled softly.

"In this way, I don't need to ask Dongchang to send additional information to Jinyiwei." Zhu Cihong joked: "Anyway, you will definitely go and take a peek." ”

The man hurriedly shouted, "It's always haode to be able to copy a copy." There is a shortage of manpower these days. There are many things to do, and it is also haode to save a little more effort. ”

"How many things can there be? That's it. Zhu Cihong said disapprerovingly: "The golden scales will do well, and Song Hongye will be your eyes in the capital, and it will save you a lot of trouble." The most important thing for you at the moment is to run a spy class. ”

"I understand." The man knew that the meeting was nearing an end, and slowly stood up. Salute to Zhu Cihong and retire.

The candlelight rose inch by inch, and finally shone on his face, it was the pretentious Xu Dan. Time has left a deep mark on his face, and in just one year, he has formed an underworld organization and used it as his eyeliner. This time when he came to Tai'an, he took over the big seal of the commander of the Jinyi Weidu, and truly became a pivotal chess piece on the chessboard.

It was with Song Hongye and the Golden Scale Society as the inside line that Zhu Cihong had the confidence to transfer out of the Tank Division. At the same time, for Song Hongye's safety. He also needs to make sure that there are no Eastern spies around him who can spy on this information.

However, judging from the time when the Qing court learned of this news, there were still many eyes in the northwest of Shandong. If we want to completely blind their eyes, the only way to do this is to implement the merger of the villages east of the Lexia defense line, clarify the identity system, strengthen the inspection of road guides, and let foreign spies lose the soil for their activities.

Zhu Cihong watched Xu Dian go out and stretched. Sit heavily in your chair. He pulled the bell, and soon saw Lu Suyao come in with a palace outfit. He still holds a steaming cotton handkerchief in his hand.

"You know I want a hot towel." Zhu Cihong took the handkerchief with a smile, burned his eyes, and his spirits were lifted.

"Your Highness, it's late at night, please cherish your body." Lu Suyao said softly.

"Who's working overtime out there?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Yao Tao is taking someone to sort out the accounts of the household, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight." Lu Suyao said.

Zhu Cihong stood up. Said: "Let's go, go and see." ”

Lu Suyao wanted to dissuade her, but she swallowed it back, followed closely behind Zhu Cihong, and walked towards the courtyard below.

Although the East Palace Outer Residence has been established for a short time. However, all the accounts are very clear, so the treasury where the accounts need to be stored is also large. In contrast, the accounts of the Ming household department are a mess, and many account books and originals are left in Beijing, and there is no way to verify them now.

Although Zhu Cihong said that the accounts were re-opened, the huge workload still kept Yao Tao and her financial department busy.

"Female Situ, how's it going?" Zhu Cihong is one of the few people who can go directly to the financial department, and the guards at the door will naturally not report it.

When Yao Tao saw that the East Palace was coming, he hurriedly stopped his work, stepped forward to salute, and said, "Your Highness, it's so late at night, what do you have to order?" ”

"Just take a look." Zhu Cihong walked to Yao Tao's book case with a smile, looked down at the small characters on the account, and said, "It's very tiring to look at this small characters, right?" It's not good to light more candles, it hurts your eyes. ”

"Your Highness." Yao Tao thanked him, but in his heart he was calculating how much it would cost if he added more candles. When she realized this, she was also quite surprised, and she seemed to have become a lot more stingy after becoming a bookkeeper.

"For now, what about the country's finances?" Zhu Cihong didn't expect Yao Tao to be fully started, but just wanted to see how well she could get started.

There is always a wrong order in the use of officials in the Ming Dynasty, that is, without looking at people's abilities and interests, they first put him in a position, and then slowly learn. People always see that someone is too young and lacks qualifications, but they don't expect that those officials who have the qualifications to serve as Shangshu do not have the professional knowledge they should have.

"In view of the fact that the Holy Decree has already abolished the three salaries, only from the current point of view, the first batch of about 300,000 stone of grain can be transported to Shandong in late July, just to fill the food gap." Yao Tao said with relief: "I didn't calculate the national tax before, but now it seems like an accident." ”

"That's good." Zhu Cihong tapped lightly on the tabletop.

There have been no cases of people starving to death in Jiangnan, but the information collected so far has that the price of rice in Jiangnan has also risen. Zuo Liangyu rushed to the Huguang area before the summer harvest, and finally relieved Jiangnan, who had become a problem with self-sufficiency. However, after the canal is cut off, the price of rice in Beijing is bound to rise wildly this year, and the entire northwest is also facing a widespread famine.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong had to sigh heavily and said: "Don't relax because there is more food, you still have to strictly ration and prepare to accept refugees." ”

Yao Tao has seen the only remaining records of the household, and also summarized some rules from them, knowing that even if he survives the first season of this year, it is difficult to guarantee that he will be able to survive the next season.

Shandong has suffered from military disasters in recent years, and the only remaining large families dare not disobey the crown prince's thunderous methods, so no one dares to store grain for sale. However, other provinces are different, especially in the Shanxi area, where there must be people who want to hoard Juqi.

"Your Highness, there is one more thing," Yao Tao said, "the silver in the treasury is already insufficient, can you grow some tobacco for some silver?" ”

In times of lack of income, the cultivation of cash crops can certainly alleviate this. However, there are not only economic problems, but also political problems. Emperor Chongzhen issued two edicts to ban smoking, and was even beheaded for someone selling cigarettes. It is a matter of national policy, if Zhu Cihong dares to openly plant tobacco under his rule, it is an unforgivable sin even more unforgivable than the rudeness of his subordinates.

What's more, Zhu Cihong doesn't think he can make more palatable flue-cured tobacco, and it is not easy to grab the Jiangnan market. However, Yao Tao reminded him that it was necessary to issue a warrant to Luo Yukun, and all tobacco fields in the Jianghuai area should be confiscated, state-owned, and replanted with grain.

"Let's wait for the plate glass over there in Zichuan to come out." Zhu Cihong said: "That can be sold more expensive." ”

Although it is already possible to make small pieces of flat glass, it is invaluable to promote it to the commercial field. Except for the wealthy families in Jiangnan, I'm afraid no one will consider using this luxury as a window.

"Let's first grasp the commercial tax collection in Shandong Province and the establishment of customs." Zhu Cihong himself felt that waiting for glass production seemed a little unreliable, so he had to lead the topic to a more feasible direction.

Zhu Cihong was talking to Yao Tao, when a female official quietly came in outside the door and whispered a few words to Lu Suyao. Lu Suyao nodded after hearing this, and stepped forward to say to the crown prince: "Your Highness, there is a red box report." (To be continued......)

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