Chapter 22: Borrowing Money (2)
Luoyang, Fuwangfu.
Fu Wang Zhu Changxun held the letter in his hand, the flesh and fat of his whole body were crackling and shaking, his round face was so white that there was no trace of blood, the corners of his eyes twitched, his lips trembled, and his forehead sweated like rain.
Dear Uncle Wang, I dreamed of Emperor Yongle last night, and his old man reminded me to care more about Uncle Wang, this is indeed my fault, I am so busy with political affairs all day long that I forgot to care about Uncle Wang, I am really embarrassed......
On a certain day in a certain month, Uncle Wang, someone under your command forcibly seized a few acres of land from a certain farmer, ruining your reputation.
On a certain day in a certain month, someone smashed a merchant's shop with the signboard of Uncle Wang, and forcibly bought someone's shop for only one or two pieces of silver.
On a certain day of the month, so-and-so is playing your signboard again......
Uncle Wang, your subordinates are smashing your reputation signboard, okay, that's your family matter, you are my Uncle Wang, I'm embarrassed to care, but don't forget, the whole world is mine, and the common people are my subjects, isn't it a slap in the face to beat them? Dog beating depends on the owner, you say? Yo, I've likened myself to a dog, Khan......
Daming is not only my country, but also our old Zhu family's country, right, so the people of our old Zhu family have the right and obligation to defend it, the rich contribute, the powerful contribution, you are my uncle, I will definitely not send you to the front line to fight with the Jin army, just symbolically contribute some money, even if it is only a penny, the mind is on the line, a family, I must not pit you, right?
The current situation is like this, there is a righteous army inside, there is a Jin army and iron cavalry outside, internal and external troubles, the Ming Dynasty has reached a critical moment of survival, I am trying to save, but the treasury is empty, the war is too expensive, I can only be cheeky to borrow a little money from Uncle Wang, you can give as much as you want, a penny is fine, I don't blame you, of course, two million taels of silver is not too little, five million taels is not too much, you just look at it, hehe.
Uncle Wang, don't worry, I didn't borrow for nothing, this money will definitely be repaid to you in the future, I promise you, I will definitely pay it back, if you don't pay it back, it's a puppy, by the way, Uncle Wang, why did you get so many bodyguards? Don't bodyguards pay their salaries? It's a waste of money, you are my Uncle Wang, with my protection, who would dare to touch you? Uncle Wang, you put it away, as long as I am here, you can rest assured that you will be your blessed king, Uncle Wang, goodbye Uncle Wang.
This is a letter written by the Son of Heaven, simple and straightforward, easy to understand, full of care, full of love, touching, let people look forward to the future and think deeply, the Fu Wang was moved to tears, snot and cold sweat are flying out, foaming at the mouth, almost out of breath.
Whether it is the Son of Heaven himself can not be determined, but the signature of the Son of Heaven, the dragon seal is a proper authentic genuine, Tong Su is not deceived, and there is only one in the world.
Several staff members next to him were dumbfounded, His Royal Highness King Fu is ......
When King Fu handed them the letter, they were also excited, the emperor mentioned the Yongle Emperor, what does this mean, the Yongle Emperor was originally a vassal king, and he kicked Emperor Jianwen off the dragon chair with his troops, this is the rhythm of raiding the family?
The whole Fuwang Mansion was frightened, and after some urgent deliberation, the staff of the most brilliant 13 wrote on behalf of the staff, and replied to the Son of Heaven with a serious and sincere confession, the content of which was basically to admit mistakes and admit mistakes again, those scum were disposed of, the losses of farmers and merchants were compensated, and the number of bodyguards was cut by half, Your Majesty, you are right, the people of the old Zhu family have the responsibility and obligation to defend the Ming Dynasty, I went bankrupt, and only made up 2.5 million taels of silver, and I can't make up a penny more, really, It's all a family, don't say anything and don't pay it back, it's too raw, hehe, hehe......
It didn't take long for the vassal kings everywhere to receive letters written by the Son of Heaven with similar content, and they were so frightened that their faces were colorless, and some vassal kings gritted their teeth with hatred, but they could only pay the money honestly.
What can you do if you don't accept it, learn from the Yongle Emperor rebelled back then? Don't be funny, Emperor Yongle himself started, and he must have prevented other brothers from rebelling against him, and ordered the number of guards of the vassal kings in various places, confined them to fiefdoms, and forbade them to go out.
Moved the pen, stamped a few seals and scraped tens of millions of taels of silver, Zhu Jianle was so happy that his mouth couldn't close, and he turned Song Xiance on the spot, and the substitute of the military division was removed, promoted to a regular employee, Fengyun Cavalry Captain, and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.
Zhu Jian, who became a nouveau riche, was very defeated, scattered a lot of silver, desperately purchased iron ore and other things, the Academy of Science and Technology smashed a sum of money, the Ordnance Bureau, and the Gunpowder Bureau also smashed a sum each, Jinyiwei and Dongchang smashed a little, and several workshops and production bureaus in the palace also smashed a sum of money, and half of them were defeated in the blink of an eye, which made him suffer for several days, and the remaining half was handed over to Queen Zhou for safekeeping.
Time is silver, silver is power, a lot of silver is smashed down, not to mention the elite of the Academy of Science and Technology is like a chicken blood, playing with research, the workers in the arsenal are also working hard, working overtime to earn money, although the production capacity has been improved, but by the limitations of science and technology and many other factors, it is almost reaching the limit.
Zhu Jian knew that the most profitable way was to open the sea, but the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty forbade the sea, in fact, it was impossible to ban it at all, and the merchants smuggled a lot of gods and horses at sea, and they couldn't count them, and all the silver flowed into the pockets of civil officials.
Zhu Jian knew that the opening of the sea was a big bomb, so he endured it and didn't move, he patiently waited for the opportunity, and prayed in his heart that the governor of Fujian, Xiong Wencan, would show his tongue skills as soon as possible and recruit Zheng Zhilong, a big pirate who was rampant in the waters around Fujian.
Zheng Zhilong has thousands of large and small warships under his command, not only beating the big and small pirates to cry wolf, but also beating the encircled Ming army and Fujian sailors to lose their armor and abandon their armor, and they are often very bad, but Zhu Jian is looking forward to Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Chenggong's deeds will not be said, he is still young now, so he is so foolish and brainwashed, Zheng Zhilong is already an old fritter who is not soaked in oil and water, it is really not easy to fool.
Fujian Governor Xiong Wencan's ability is still good, if it weren't for Zheng Zhilong's troubles, he could really govern Fujian well, in another time and space, when he was the governor of Liangguang and the governor of Guangdong, he governed Liangguang well, but he was deceited by Zhang Xianzhong and surrendered, so he was dismissed and imprisoned, and then his head was cut off by Chongzhen.
Wang Chengen suddenly ran in and said excitedly: "Here, the emperor, here." ”