"Lord Zhou, do you have a million taels of silver to borrow from me?"

Chongzhen asked rhetorically.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is shy in his pocket, and he really has no money."

Zhou Kang said embarrassedly.

"Since you have no money, the widow will not listen to you."

"Now that the national disaster is at hand, Zhang Rui can donate one million taels for the widow and the Ming Dynasty under such circumstances, and the widow should welcome him in person."

"This is the sincerity of the widow."

"If any of you can donate so much money for the country, the widow will also treat you as a guest, and you will be courteous."

Chongzhen said.

He didn't listen to Zhou Kang's words.

After that, he walked straight down the jade steps and walked towards the outside of the palace.

With vigorous strides.

"Your Majesty, be careful."

Seeing this, Wang Chengen hurriedly chased after him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's ......"

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

They looked at the two cabinet bigwigs.

"Shousuke-sama, look?"

Second assistant Chen Yan asked.

"What is there to see, the king has gone to greet him, we are staying here, is it appropriate?"

Wei Zaode said and greeted him.

"Shousuke-sama is right, let's go together."

Chen Yan had no choice but to keep up.

(Alas, it's really a sin)

........

Outside the palace gates.

Zhang Rui, accompanied by the Gu steward, waited for the edict to be heard.

Under his seemingly calm and calm expression, there is an irrepressible "excitement", which is about to meet with Chongzhen, a famous generation of monarchs in history.

Nima!

For the future generations, this is a matter of glory to the ancestors.

"Your Excellency has arrived!"

A shrill voice rang out.

But Chongzhen arrived.

A eunuch followed him, and it should be Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen.

This is Chongzhen's die-hard member.

Later, he died with Chongzhen.

Behind them, the civil and military officials of the Ming Kingdom and a group of internal guards were followed in a mighty manner, and this scene was a bit grandiose.

“.......”

Zhang Rui was a little panicked, he really didn't expect that Chongzhen would come to greet him in person.

In addition to being flattered, he is more and more sure of how poor the Ming Kingdom is now, and the kings of a country are all bent over money.

Seeing that Chongzhen crossed the palace gate with the support of Wang Chengen, Zhang Rui trotted over without the slightest hesitation.

The soldiers of the Praetorian Army on both sides did not intercept him.

Zhang Rui came to Chongzhen, knelt on the ground on the spot, and made a big salute.

"Zhang Rui meets your lord, long live."

He was sincere and not the slightest bit of hypocrisy.

Bang!

Bang!

In front of Chongzhen, he also kowtowed a few times.

Belch?!

This scene made Emperor Chongzhen extremely surprised at the beginning, and after that, he was very moved, and now, there are few people who can regard him as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty so devoutly.

His good impression of Zhang Rui suddenly increased a lot.

"Flat!"

"Thank you!"

When Zhang Rui heard the sound, he got up.

He looked at Chongzhen a little nervous, and didn't dare to look at the other party directly, after all, the person in front of him was the supreme of the Ming Kingdom, for fear that the slightest disrespect would lead to death.

"Zhang Rui, raise your head, what are you afraid of, the widow won't eat you."

Chongzhen said.

"No!"

Zhang Rui looked up at the Great Ming Jun Chongzhen in front of him.

At the age of thirty-four, now his temples are gray, and his face is full of wrinkles and vicissitudes.

Historical records: Chongzhen is a diligent monarch, the rooster crows, sleepless at night, often anxious and sick, and there is never a feast in the palace.

It's just that his ability and luck are really not good.

When he succeeded to the throne, the Ming Kingdom was already difficult to return, terminally ill, serious land annexation, financial suspension, and lax military equipment.

Rivalry between partisans and warlords.

"Long live you, Zhang Rui, on behalf of the British government, donated 1 million taels of money and 300,000 stones of grain, and I am willing to live and die with my Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Rui said.

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Good!"

"The British Duke is worthy of being a model of my Ming honors, loyal and patriotic, worried about national affairs, if I can have more pillars of the country like the British Duke, why worry about the thieves and the slaves."

When Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but sigh lightly.

With so much family wealth, he knew that this was all the savings of the British government for generations, how could he not be moved by this heart?

With these possessions, he now has a little confidence.

Money is a man's guts.

"Your Majesty, you must not despair, the thieves and Jiannu are just small people, they are just rampant for a while, in time, our subjects under the leadership of the monarch will definitely be able to prosper the Ming Dynasty and reproduce the prosperity of Taizu."

Zhang Rui hurriedly said.

"Good!"

"The widow borrowed your auspicious words, and I also hope that God will bless the Ming Dynasty and help the widow clear the universe and reproduce the prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty."

"Household department, count all this money and grain into the warehouse one by one."

"Remember, these money and food are dedicated to defending the capital, if anyone dares to misappropriate it indiscriminately, regardless of the reason, the nine clans will be punished first."

"Never be spared."

Chongzhen said.

"Yes!"

Hu Dingchun, the head of the household, said.

"Zhang Aiqing, you immediately expedite eight hundred miles, so that Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Liu Zeqing, and Gao Jie can enter the king of Beijing Qin, there must be no mistake."

Chongzhen said.

"No!"

Zhang Jinyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said.

After instructing these things, Chongzhen Fang remembered today's great hero, he was in a very good mood, and said to Zhang Rui: "Zhang Rui, do you have a reputation now?" ”

He is going to be rewarded for his deeds.

"If you go back to your lordship, you haven't yet."

"My father thinks I'm too young to find a job for me."

Zhang Rui said truthfully.

He donated so much money and food, saving the Ming Kingdom is only one of the reasons, and asking for an official position is his true intention.

In this turbulent era, only by controlling military power can we have the capital to settle down.

This time he donated money and food, he just wanted to find an opportunity to grasp the power of the army.

"Oh? Is it? It just so happened that this time the widow arranged an errand for you. ”

"You are the son of an English duke, and you must be skilled in bowing and horses, and now the Ouchi Dragoon Battalion has been vacant since the death of the previous general."

"The widow has now appointed you as the dragoon general, responsible for commanding the dragoon battalion."

"Would you like to?"

Chongzhen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I am willing, but I can ask, what kind of dragoon general is this?"

Zhang Rui whispered.

In his memory, he had never heard of any dragoon battalions and dragoon generals, for fear that Chongzhen would fool him.

"Wang Chengen, this ..... How many products is Dragoon General? ”

As soon as he heard this, Chongzhen was also confused.

He didn't know either.

"If you go back to the king, the dragoon general is the fourth grade, but the dragoon general is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and it is only under your control, so the grade is comparable to the third grade."

Wang Chengen said with a smile.

He also likes Zhang Rui a lot.

(Real)

"Zhang Rui, I heard it, the general of the fourth grade, are you still satisfied?"

Chongzhen said.

"Thank you!"

Zhang Rui happily kowtowed to see him.

"Okay, Wang Chengen, you go and arrange, let Zhang Rui take office tomorrow, those guys in the dragoon camp, no one has repaired them for many years, and it's time for someone to straighten it out."

Chongzhen said.

"No!"

Wang Chengen said yes again and again.

In the following time, the officials of the household department began to count the money and food brought by Zhang Rui.

Storage.

Return to the public.

The servants of the British government also fully cooperated and did not feel embarrassed, so the handover was completed very smoothly.