Inadvertently, some subtle changes are taking place in this era.

The national debt failed to make waves among the civil and military clique, but it actually set off a stormy wave among the people of the capital, and the scene of subscription was even more spectacular than yesterday.

There was a long queue in front of the Royal Bank, and the line lined up from the gate to the street.

The shopkeeper next door Sun also showed an incredible expression when he saw this situation.

Although he knew that many people had a little savings at home, he never expected that relying on a low-level group like Liu Ying would set off such a big wave.

People kept coming from behind, and people left with the treasury bonds in front, and the faces of the people who got the treasury bonds were filled with bright smiles.

In fact, not only the royal money houses in the north of the city, but also other money banks in Beijing are also sought after, and countless people have waved their banknotes to subscribe for treasury bonds.

The people are simple!

The people are naïve!

The people are even more loyal!

In fact, this scene is a slap in the face of those loyal and patriotic hypocrites, when they sit on the gold and silver mountains, they always think about how to protect their wealth.

On the other hand, although most of the people in the capital had never studied, they did not question the emperor's credibility at all, and even took out all their belongings to subscribe for treasury bonds.

A reporter asked a farmer: "If you have 100 acres of land, are you willing to donate it to the state?" The farmer replied, "I do." The reporter asked, "If you had a cow, would you be willing to donate it to the state?" The peasant replied, "I don't want to." The reporter asked suspiciously: "Why are you willing to donate 100 acres of land, but not a cow?" The farmer replied, "Because I really have a cow!" ”

To quote this joke about smearing the peasants in later generations, in fact, it is equally appropriate for the official gentry class today, and the richer they are, the harder they work to defend their own interests.

"The traitor should not dare to make waves in the national debt!"

"Speaking of which, this year's West Market has not beheaded a traitor!"

"Now that the New Year has not passed, it is too early for you to say this!"

"I'm afraid I don't have to cut it this year, the day before yesterday, the son of Li Shangshu's family lined up in the Lantern Festival in a regular manner!"

"Now that the princes and generals and the officials of the Yamen have become well-behaved, the court of this dynasty is not much worse than that of Taizu!"

……

The eyes of the people are bright, not like those powerful ministers staring at the emperor, their eyes fall on the court, but they know that this is the era of the Ming monarch.

Because the emperor cut the ministers like chopping melons and vegetables a few years ago, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have all been reined in, so everyone understands that the emperor has to have a reason even if he wants to behead.

As for who dares to hinder the emperor from doing things, and who dares to propose that the emperor breach the contract and not pay it, they believe that there should be no more such traitors in the court, after all, the current emperor loves them.

"It's better to put the money at home than to buy treasury bonds!"

"There is one cent of interest a year, where can I find such a good thing?"

"But that's not all, maybe I'll really have to change it for gold next year!"

……

The popularity of this wave of treasury bond subscriptions has not decreased, but has shown a trend of becoming more and more intense, and the queue in the afternoon has already lined up on the next street.

Judging from the feedback of public opinion in the capital, unlike the suspicious magnates in the capital, the people in the capital now have a strong degree of trust in Emperor Hongzhi.

Although there are concerns about default, it is a very small minority, and most of the people are unconditionally believing in the emperor who brings them a good life.

In the next few days, the people in the suburbs flocked to the royal bank to buy government bonds, and the people became the main force in buying government bonds.

Originally, it was thought that the remaining 200,000 treasury bonds were far away, but after these two unexpected events, the remaining bills seemed to suddenly collapse.

Nowadays, many people no longer think that the government bonds can be sold in full, but have begun to calculate how many days there are still to be sold out.

"The shipyard is going to speed up the process!"

"Guangdong's grain must ensure the demand of Luzon!"

"The equipment for paving bridges and roads will be shipped to Tianjin immediately, and the production of mining tools must also be stepped up!"

……

Due to the booming sales of national bonds, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War appeared to be very busy after the Lantern Festival holiday, and the priority of this year was to promote gold mining in Luzon.

In fact, Zhang Sui, the governor of Luzon, and Chen Zheng, the governor of Liangguang and the governor of Guangdong, have been silently advancing, and the most important thing at present is to build a strong fleet, and at the same time ensure the transportation of all kinds of materials in Luzon, and send more personnel to Luzon to build bridges and roads.

After all, it is necessary to mine gold overseas, so all kinds of daily necessities have to be transported to Luzon City by sea, which invisibly increases the cost of gold mining.

Metropolitan Procuratorate, in prison.

This damp dungeon is incompatible with the thriving capital city, as if it were in another time and space, and dirty, messy, and smelly fill every corner of the place.

He Qiaoxin, who was wearing a white prison uniform, was lying against the wall at the moment, next to the stinky water, but he no longer cared about the environment, and looked at the circular railing in front of him with empty eyes.

From being high-spirited when he came in, to being depressed now, in just a few days, the whole person has lost a lot of weight.

But, he really didn't want to die.

The situation outside was originally very good, and countless hot-blooded scholars cried out for themselves, and even besieged the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate together, but it seemed that no one cared about them overnight.

He didn't understand why things were the way they were, but he was really unwilling.

"Dad, those big Confucians are all closed to the children!" He Tu came to visit him in the prison and shook his head sadly.

He Qiaoxin's eyes flashed with resentment, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Those ungrateful guys, I didn't say that before!" ”

Although he put Wan'an together on the matter of stopping the national debt, he was not completely reckless at that time. It was precisely because of those people who fanned the flames from the side that he chose to put it into action.

It's just that the emperor carried out redundancy in the name of financial constraints this time, and that damn Wang Hua stood up to control his students, so these people didn't care about their own lives and deaths.

He will definitely not sit still, even if he loses his official position as the secretary of the Criminal Department, he will have to leave here.

"Dad, it's useless to complain now, you still want to think about how to save yourself, right?" He Tu felt cold during this time, and seemed to be a serious reminder.

He Qiaoxin touched his itchy nostrils with his dirty hand, and said proudly: "Qiu Jun, that old thing, had a part of bewitching me at the beginning, and you told him that I wanted to see him!" ”

"Dad, now that everyone avoids you, can he come to the Zuo Waiter of the Rite Department?" He Tu thought of hitting walls everywhere these days, and couldn't help but doubt the authenticity.

He Qiaoxin found that his hands were stained with feces, and he endured the evil anger and wiped the dirty things on his nose with his dirty sleeves: "If he finds other reasons to shirk, you tell him: rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry!" ”

As he said this, he found that his clothes were also stained with, but his eyes were even more cold at the moment. But no matter what the consequences, he has to leave here, absolutely out of this hellish cell.

Since Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has entered the cabinet to pay respects to the prime minister, the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is now vacant, and Qiu Jun, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, is undoubtedly one of the candidates.

Now everyone knows that because of Wan An's death, Zhu Youzhu is eager to dismantle He Qiaoxin, so Qiu Jun is unlikely to come at this time.

It's just that Qiu Jun finally came, not that he didn't know the consequences of this move, but that he was worried that He Qiaoxin would really bite indiscriminately: "He Qiaoxin, haven't you seen the situation clearly yet?" ”

As it turned out, they had once again despised the emperor who had risen above.

For the sake of the person in front of them, they can be said to have lost their elite this time. Under the pretext of financial difficulties, the emperor succeeded in purging the entire six tribes, so that the personnel they had endured until now were wiped out.

He Qiaoxin's obstruction of the issuance of treasury bonds has become the biggest joke of the year, but no one expected that the subscription of the people in Beijing would become so crazy.

Before he came in, there was news from the household department that the national debt of three million taels had been officially exhausted.

Now, the Ministry of Rites has received an order from the Cabinet to choose an auspicious day for the opening of the Zodiac in the middle of the year, and it is likely that mining in Luzon will be fully completed by the middle of the year.

The result?

As soon as they were defeated, the damned man in front of him even threatened him to come here to meet him at the expense of the opportunity to become a scholar of the Ministry of Rites.

Qiu Jun secretly hated in his heart, hated that this stupid thing in front of him couldn't see the situation clearly, and he still had to drag him into the water.

He Qiaoxin didn't think that he had done anything wrong, and said with great disdain: "What situation? With such an arbitrary tyrant, do you think it will end well in the future? ”

This......

He Tu came with Qiu Jun, and now when he heard his father say such disrespectful words, he couldn't help but look left and right in fear, but fortunately, the cell boss had been sent away by his own money.

"The old man has his own decision, but your affairs can't be made any more!" Qiu Jun naturally didn't want to listen to the preaching of a subordinate prisoner, and as for their actions, it was impossible to reveal them to the dying person in front of them, which seemed to be serious and authentic.

Although the decision-making power now lies in the Supreme Council, the eighteen members of the Supreme Council are basically the imperial party, so the emperor alone has the final say.

Now that the emperor has made up his mind to "avenge" Wan'an, He Qiaoxin will only die worse if he chooses to resist now, it is better to obediently suffer the emperor's punch.

The reason why he came here this time was also to let He Qiaoxin recognize the situation and strive to minimize his own losses, and he was willing to take care of his children and grandchildren in the future.

He Qiaoxin knew that his situation was bad, but he didn't intend to compromise: "Since the old man entered the office, he has never come to get a penny, and now the family has less than 10,000 taels of silver, which Shangshu can compare with the old man?" ”

"You don't have much money in your family, but your younger brother is a wealthy man in the capital, and your family has 10,000 acres of fertile land under his name, and there are dozens of shops, don't think the emperor doesn't know about this!" Qiu Jun knows that everyone is hiding deeply, and even if he directly exposes it.

He Tu next to him heard that his family background was exposed, and he thought that the real property situation would only be more, and his face couldn't help but be hot.

After all, He Qiaoxin has been in the officialdom for decades, and he threatened without the slightest shame on his face: "What can he do if he knows?" This is all the inheritance handed down by my Liu ancestor, I have never taken a single article, you continue to encourage those big Confucians to build momentum for the old man, otherwise don't blame me for cutting off the king's head and saying something that shouldn't be said! ”

"Since you insist on doing so, then do it, but we can't guarantee that we will get you out!" Qiu Jun knew that it was useless to say more, so he happily agreed.

Wang Yue is a master who does not enter the oil and salt, and now the Metropolitan Procuratorate has a group of elite soldiers, but he can't be targeted. If He Qiaoxin really said something that shouldn't be said, things would be really troublesome.

Now I can only appease He Qiaoxin, let He Qiaoxin's mouth close first, and then find a way to deal with it.

He Qiaoxin got the result he wanted, so he naturally nodded in understanding, looking at Qiu Jun who left with a gloomy face, but he knew that his decision was a formal break with those people.

It's just that he always believed that he had never taken a silver tael, and the dignified emperor could not cure his crimes, and now he just wanted to be able to get out of it with his whole body.

The time has come to the end of the year, and the ice and snow in the capital have slowly melted.

Wangfu Street, here is a gathering place where the royal relatives live, like Zhu Youqi, the king of Xing who moved out of the palace last year, lives in the Xingwang Mansion here.

Because the news that Concubine Shao wants to marry Zhang Luo for King Xingwang Zhu Youqi has spread, and now King Xing's Mansion is very lively, and many families want to have a family affair with King Xing.

Not to mention the noble status of the princess, and today's son has not given birth so far, once the Son of Heaven has any accidents, then the throne will fall on King Xing's head.

Qiu Jun happened to be in Xingwangfu when he took a sedan chair, and he also noticed the excitement in front of Xingwangfu, and even saw the people in the British Mansion quite unexpectedly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Although today's son has won the hearts of the people, he has lost the loyalty of many powerful people, and now more and more people are moving closer to Xingwangfu.

The sedan chair turned into an alley, and then came to the innermost house.

Qiu Jun put on a standard black robe, which half-covered his face, and followed a guard to the room with a beaded curtain.

Sandalwood was burning in the room, causing a fresh scent to fill the air.

It's not the first time Qiu Jun has come here, when he told him about the conversation with He Qiaoxin in prison, and then asked seriously: "Second robe, He Qiaoxin is definitely a big hidden danger, I'm afraid I can't stay anymore!" ”

"Killing people in prison is too obvious, and it's really not worth it for this kind of person, let's continue to hide!" A man's voice came from inside, but he directly refused.

Qiu Jun's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he asked seriously, "Are you agreeing to his request?" ”

"Since He Qiaoxin wants to break the net with the emperor, then help him, we won't have much loss anyway!" The man inside picked up the teacup and immediately made a decision.

Qiu Jun saw that the matter had already made a decision, although he was still worried about He Qiaoxin's hidden danger, he still gave his hand and said: "This is very good!" ”

Since the matter has been decided, he is not teasing here, and he does not want to have too much to do with this side. In fact, he is more like a cooperative relationship with the other party, and this time he acts as a microphone.

It's just that faintly, he feels that the reason why this group of people chose to back down is probably not because they are afraid of He Qiaoxin's compromise, but because they have found a way to solve the core problem. (End of chapter)