Chapter 374: The sky in Liaoxi has changed greatly

Chapter 374 The sky in Liaoxi has changed greatly

Emperor Chongzhen is now very self-blaming, he doesn't think about tea and dinner, and he is getting thinner and thinner, and Emperor Chongzhen, who was already thin, is now even thinner, which can make Lu Xiangsheng worried.

Huang Taiji led an army of more than 100,000 and did not kill Emperor Chongzhen, Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou defected, and still did not kill Emperor Chongzhen, but in case, Emperor Chongzhen starved to death because he did not eat or drink, wouldn't it make Huang Taiji blow for a few years?

On the 26th day of the first month of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the soldiers of the Eight Banners, who were good at cavalry and archery, were blocked in front of the deep ditch and high fortress, and under the fire of arrows and stones, it was difficult to give full play to their cavalry combat expertise, and they suffered heavy casualties and were forced to withdraw their troops. On August 11 of the same year, Nurhachi died of illness, and Yuan Chonghuan could still blow for several years.

If Chongzhen starved to death, wouldn't he be blown to be scared to death by the might of the Jiannu Heavenly Soldiers?

No matter how much Lu Xiangsheng hated Emperor Chongzhen, not only could he not let him die, but he also had to let him live well.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the meal that had already cooled in front of Emperor Chongzhen, and hurriedly asked people to heat it up again, and when the meal was delivered again, Emperor Chongzhen didn't even look at it.

Lu Xiangsheng was very helpless, where did Emperor Chongzhen come from?

But Lu Xiangsheng couldn't say this, so he had to patiently comfort: "Your Majesty, things are over, don't think about it anymore, let's hurry up and eat something and recover some strength, the battle is not over yet, who knows what will happen next, how can you cope with it without strength." ”

Emperor Chongzhen was silent and silent, like a sulking little daughter-in-law.

Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to pour a glass of wine, there was no way, he was under a lot of pressure, he drank it with his head high, and when he drank it in his mouth, it was bitter, so bitter that it was hard to swallow.

After a long time, Lu Xiangsheng said indignantly: "Your Majesty, this time the Guan Ning army has killed us miserably, if it weren't for them, ......"

Without waiting for Lu Xiangsheng to finish speaking, when he heard the words "Guan Ningjun", Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have returned to his soul, and his face twitched slightly, as if he had been stabbed by someone.

"If he can return to the capital in the future, he will definitely kill all the generals in Liaoxi, there will be no chickens and dogs, and all the soldiers of Guanning will be beaten into the lowly nationality, otherwise he can't dissipate the resentment in his heart!"

Emperor Chongzhen roared like a ghost.

On the contrary, Lu Xiangsheng was taken aback.

In Emperor Chongzhen's view, it is understandable that the Liukou rebelled, because the imperial court was sorry for them, and the imperial court forced them to ruin their families in order to collect taxes, and in order to survive, they had to rebel.

But the problem is that the Guan Ning Army is different, and the imperial court is worthy of the Guan Ning Army! poured state-owned assets to support the hundreds of thousands of arrogant soldiers and soldiers, so that they could live a prosperous life, and they actually betrayed the Ming Dynasty and betrayed Emperor Chongzhen. It's simply unreasonable, if they can die in one fell swoop, it's okay, if not, they will wait for death!

Emperor Chongzhen continued to roar, cursing Guan Ningjun with the most vicious words. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen's anger and hatred for the Guan Ning army far exceeded that of the Qing army, and the Qing army's plot against them was a matter of course.

But the Guan Ning army's plot against them made Emperor Chongzhen unbearable, and no army could tolerate such betrayal and plotting! On the road to break through, the Guanning army pursued and killed them the hardest, even harder than the Qing army, how many people died in the hands of the Guanning army, Emperor Chongzhen can't remember, this kind of blood sea of deep hatred, let go of the blood of the Liaoxi generals can not be eliminated!

In fact, the noble emperor also knew that the Guan Ning army was very uncompetitive, but he didn't expect that the Guan Ning army would be shameless to such a point, the Ming Dynasty poured out state-owned assets to support these proud soldiers for decades, decades, even the cold stone should be burned, but they did not hesitate to betray the Ming Dynasty. To Daming, he also slapped him Zhu Youzhen in the face, and he made his eyes look golden!

When Emperor Chongzhen scolded the Guanning army, Lu Xiangsheng felt that Emperor Chongzhen was to blame, because it was Emperor Chongzhen who insisted on using the Guanning army as the main force of the Northern Expedition and directly sent 300,000 horses to hell.

After scolding for half an hour, Chongzhen felt more comfortable, he was chilled, and he was stunned for a long time before he smiled miserably, and said: "I didn't expect to lose people's hearts, and it has come to this point!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed, he wanted to say: "I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place?" ”

Of course, Lu Xiangsheng really didn't dare, he felt that Emperor Chongzhen was very vulnerable, and once he collapsed, broke the jar and fell, the consequences for him would be very fatal.

In the hot spring valley, Lu Xiangsheng unified the deployment of the army's grain, dried meat and materials, but in the face of limited materials, Lu Xiangsheng was also powerless.

Fortunately, Huang Taiji really didn't want to fight hard, but wanted to take advantage of the weather and severe cold, as well as the lack of grain and grass, etc., to trap the Ming Northern Expeditionary Army, the Manchu army did not attack the Hot Spring Valley, but used nearly 40,000 horses to block the front and back of the Hot Spring Valley, in order to prevent the Ming army from breaking through again.

Huang Taiji, just like in Dalinghe City, began to build fortifications outside the valley, using scattered stones to build stone walls, preparing to starve the Ming army to death.

Although there was no way to take the main force of the Ming Northern Expedition, he was not soft on the Lei Shi Sheng and Chen Yongfu who were guarding in Eren Dabu Sannaoer City, and after accurately judging that the main force of the Ming Northern Expedition was hiding in the Hot Spring Valley, he transferred the Qing army that was originally deployed in the south to prevent the Ming Northern Expedition from going south, and prepared to destroy the Lei Shi Sheng Department first.

It was precisely because of the defeated soldiers and people gathered by Lei Shisheng that attracted the main force of Huang Taiji, which allowed the main force of the Ming army in the hot spring valley to get a respite.

However, Emperor Chongzhen, who finally got a chance to breathe, now hates Lu Xiangsheng again, just like he hated Cheng Shijie at the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen's logic, whether Lu Xiangsheng reorganizes the troops, arranges personnel, or deploys materials, he will never greet him, the emperor.

He began to doubt whether Lu Xiangsheng wanted to be Wang Mang or Cao Cao, of course, now that Emperor Chongzhen did not show it, he needed to endure it, and he would wait until Cheng Shijie arrived, and then he would settle accounts with Lu Xiangsheng.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had no holy decree for Lu Xiangsheng, and he was still angry about killing Zhu Chunchen.

It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen has a knife in his heart, and the knife is slashed at the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and whoever is loyal to Emperor Chongzhen will be killed.

The first knife that Emperor Chongzhen cut was actually Yuan Chonghuan, if you want to say that Yuan Chonghuan is loyal to him, he must be loyal, at most it is just a little selfish, so Yuan Chonghuan was Ling Chi.

His second knife is Sun Chengzong, who is turning the tide in the battle of the breach? That's definitely Sun Chengzong, who is trying to maintain the battle of Dalinghe? That's still Sun Chengzong, but he didn't kill Sun Chengzong, he just drove Sun Chengzong out of the capital, and then, that was Cheng Shijie.

It can be said that Cheng Shijie did not have any objections until last year, before he had a rift with Emperor Chongzhen, but he was just practicing reform and wanted to take the Ming Dynasty into the steam age, but Emperor Chongzhen still sought his industry and prepared to disrupt the Ning Navy.

Now, Lu Xiangsheng turned the tide, but Emperor Chongzhen didn't see his dedication, but only saw Lu Xiangsheng's domineering and arrogance towards him.

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Jinzhou, officials and generals at all levels have come to the front of the General Soldier's Mansion, the gate is closed at this time, and there are only dozens of Ning Navy soldiers standing at the door, and now the weather is already a little cold, of course, it is not uncomfortable.

The officials of western Liaoning who arrived in Jinzhou looked at the closed gate of the governor's yamen, thinking that they would not be able to run away from the dismount, so be prepared to stand at the door for two or three hours!

Who knew that as soon as such a thought flashed through his mind, the door opened, and Hou Shi, who was dressed in military uniform and heroic, walked out, bowed to the officials, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it has been hard to come from afar, the marshal is already waiting inside, generals, you stay first, you have the General Staff in charge, my lords, please come with me." ”

The officials and generals were stunned, and said that they would get off the horse? I've heard that the experience is not good! Forget it, it's best to be free from sin, so hurry up and follow this Hou Shi in.

At this time, in the lobby of the General Military Mansion of the Guanning Army, the conference hall has been arranged, the rows of tables are neatly arranged, and there are signs on each seat with their names written on them, just take a seat with the right number.

This is a novelty, everyone has found their own position to sit down, but it saves a bit of humility and trouble. When they sat down, Cheng Shijie, Sun Zhixi, Zhou Ning, Zhang Yu, Li Xin and others came together, and everyone hurriedly got up to prepare to see.

"Meet the Governor!"

Cheng Shijie smiled faintly: "This is the first time, Nian'er and other ignorant people are not guilty, and the kneeling ceremony will be completely abolished in Liaodong, and when you encounter this kind of meeting in the future, just stand up, you don't have to kneel, Ben Shuai is not used to others kneeling at every turn, please sit, please sit." ”

The officials who came to Liaodong were accustomed to sitting down naturally, while the officials of the western Liaoning Department looked at each other, uncomfortable, and they were really unaccustomed to not kneeling.

In fact, kneeling for a long time is a habit that makes it difficult to stand up again.

But the top bosses all spoke, and they had to sit down. Wait for everyone to sit down.

Sun Zhili said: "As for the official, there is no need to introduce it, presumably everyone will be familiar with it." It doesn't matter if you don't know me, this official, the current director of the Liaodong Management Committee, our Liaodong used to be bounded by the Liaohe River, but now this boundary is gone, whether it is the original Ming Daning Division, Liaodong Division, Liaozuo, and Nuergandu Division, all of them are under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Management Committee, including civil affairs, appointment and removal of officials, assessment and promotion, everyone, do you have any opinions? ”

Everyone present naturally has no opinion, and they dare not mention it if they have an opinion, they are all human spirits, and they know very well that through the past few days, the officials of the Liaodong Department have fully taken over the cities of Liaozuo, and they already only have official names, but they have no real power.

Cheng Shijie said: "Since there is no objection, let's start to enter the topic of the meeting." ”

The officials of the Liaodong Department are very familiar with Cheng Shijie's rhythm, but the officials below in Liaodong are not used to it. went straight to the point without even foreshadowing, Cheng Dashuai is really fast enough to cut through the mess!

According to the old habit of officialdom, shouldn't you go around and around for most of the day without nutritious nonsense before entering the topic, Cheng Shijie, you don't follow the rules!

Cheng Shijie coughed and said: "First of all, it must be said that Ben Shuai is quite satisfied with your group. ”

As for the dissatisfied officials, they are not qualified to come to Jinzhou, they have already been hung on the trees of the cities, and now they have almost become human cadres.

For corrupt officials, Cheng Shijie has no intention of not being blamed in the past, and if he makes a mistake directly, he has to accept the result, of course, some corruption, the amount is not large, and it does not arouse public anger, Cheng Shijie still raised his hand and let it go, because if according to Zhu Yuanzhang, embezzle sixty taels of silver and peel the skin and fill the grass, all the officials in the entire western Liaoning should be killed.

But the problem is that this is definitely not possible, there is no familiar person to hand over, there must be a transition, so Cheng Shijie's screening of officials in western Liaoxi is like the way of convection of prisoners, if it is corruption according to the conventions of the Ming officialdom, such as routine filial piety, or the division of military expenses in Guanning according to official positions, this part is not considered corruption, if you don't take this money, Zu Dashou will kill them.

In this way, there are only more than 20 officials left in the entire Liaoxi, and most of them are new officials, most of them have been officials for no more than two years, and they have not really integrated into the Jiangmen of Liaoxi!

Cheng Shijie continued: "In the past two years, you have also worked diligently and done your best to do practical things for the people, and you are better than most officials. ”

Many officials looked proud, and there were also some helpless wry smiles. Where are they so noble? It's not that they don't want to make some benefits, but they are outsiders, and the Guan Ning army is guarding them, just like thieves, as long as they stretch out their hands, they will be discovered immediately, and then they will be severely punished!

In fact, not all the officials in Liaodong are Qing officials, and after many bloody lessons, they found out that basically everyone they met automatically and consciously acted as Cheng Shijie's eyeliner to monitor their every move, and the slightest movement of crooked thoughts would be discovered immediately!

Because Cheng Shijie has a policy, as long as the official is reported to be corrupt and bribed, the whistleblower can get half of the amount of corruption of the reported official, so that countless small officials have been stimulated to act as eye money, because even if they want to be corrupt, they have no power in their hands, they can only eat some leftover soup, and there are risks.

There is a reward for reporting, and you can also be promoted, why not? As for being retaliated against by officials, the terrifying scene of Cheng Shijie hanging the corrupt officials in the city on the treetops is still in front of him, and there is no way to retaliate.

Of course, unlike the Ming Dynasty, Cheng Shijie gave Liaodong officials much more than the Ming Dynasty, at least five or six times more, and their salaries could also allow them to live a good life. To put it bluntly, it's not how noble they are, it's really that Cheng Shijie's knife is too sharp, and they're afraid of losing their heads!

Cheng Shijie has always believed that human nature is inherently evil, and relying on the system can reduce corruption.

Cheng Shijie continued: "Of course, Ben Shuai also knows that a few of you are officials to make a fortune, and Ben Shuai also understands. Ben Shuai has no objection to you getting rich, but I hope that you had better earn money through regular means, otherwise there will be a place for you on the big tree where corrupt officials have been hanged,"

A group of officials shuddered, if Emperor Chongzhen said this, they might not take it seriously, the problem is that it was Cheng Shijie who spoke ruthlessly, just last year, the Battle of Baihe cut off nearly sixty or seventy thousand heads of Tushetu Khan's Tartars, Cheng Shijie's warning, who dares to ignore it is looking for death!

Sun Zhili continued: "As long as you do your best for the people, Master Cheng will not treat you badly, everyone can rest assured." Okay, let's get into the first topic, as we all know, Liaoxi can be described as a withering people's livelihood, a hundred wastes to be rebuilt, and a good piece of fertile soil has been ruined to this point, which is really sad! ”

"What Lord Sun said is extremely true, a new policy must be implemented in order to restore the vitality of Liaoxi!"

"Yes, yes, if the new deal is not implemented, Liaoxi will continue to be poor!"

"The prosperity of Liaodong is really enviable!"

The officials rolled their eyes helplessly, shouting that the new policy must be implemented immediately, and there were almost no tears, they were all fools who couldn't see it when it was so obvious, and the future of this life was like this!

Cheng Shijie slapped the table: "In troubled times, you should use heavy codes, the old one will not work, and the new policy must be implemented, otherwise there will be no peace in Liaoxi!" ”

"What the Governor said is very true!"

Sun Zhilan smiled and said, "Then let's discuss the content of the new deal." First, Liaoxi abolished the numismatic chaos! ”

Speaking of this, Sun Zhilan took out a small bag and poured it on the table, and suddenly, the golden and silver glittering light flashed, dazzling everyone, and everyone couldn't help but stretch their necks, which were gold, silver and copper coins issued by Liaodong Bank.

The biggest difference of this kind of coin is that there is no fire consumption, the fire consumption is the small treasury of the officials, but also their money bags, oxidized silver in the recasting, there will be a certain loss, but this loss is really not big, in the Liaodong Bank minted silver coins, added ten percent of the tin, this is to make money.

"In the past, everyone used broken silver, and it was really inconvenient to cut it as you like, and the broken silver that came up from the tax had to be re-melted into silver ingots, which was a big waste!"

Sun Zhili said: "Liaodong Bank uniformly issues gold and silver coins, whether it is trading or doing business, these currencies are uniformly used, which is convenient for inventory and easy to carry, what do you think?" ”

Almost all of them shouted in unison: "Yes!" Approve! ”

In fact, under normal circumstances, there will never be any official who agrees with such a reform, you know, fire consumption is an important source of income for officials, and it is also the acquiescence of the imperial court.

The imperial court added a tael of silver tax, and the common people had to pay at least one or two or three to one or two or four dollars, and the extra part naturally went into the pockets of the officials, which was a large amount of income.

How does this work?

However, Cheng Shijie's purge of officials in western Liaoning was too thorough, almost emptying the officialdom in western Liaoning, and the money was easy to make but there was no life to spend. So they raised their hands in favor.

"The second agenda item is to adopt the policy of Liaodong in western Liaoning, and to develop industry and commerce!"

"Yes!"

Cheng Shijie and Sun Zhili are simply the best partners, singing and harmonizing seamlessly, fooling these officials so much that they can't find the north at all, in fact, they agree or disagree, it's just a passing scene, that's all.

The mascot should have the consciousness of the mascot.

Cheng Shijie began to appear on the streets and alleys of cities and towns in western Liaoning with the decree issued by the governor's office.

"The Governor's Office stipulates that the people are allowed to practice martial arts, possess bows and crossbows, re-determine prices, crack down on hoarding and hoarding of strange goods, dismiss all guards, change the guards into tuntian soldiers, exempt the common people from forced labor, change the compulsory labor to a paid employment system, abolish the poll tax, pay grain for the officials and gentry, and raise the commercial tax to ten taxes and one ......."

There are all kinds of decrees, and the content of more than 100 government decrees let the people of Liaoxi know a little that the sky in Liaoxi has changed greatly.

At this time, a team of ragged Jinyi guards came from outside Jinzhou City, and they arrived at the Liaoxi General Military Mansion under the escort of hundreds of Ning Navy.

"Marshal, please save Your Majesty!"

Cheng Shijie looked at Wang Chengen, who was like a beggar, and didn't recognize him for a long time, but Wang Chengen repeatedly revealed his identity, and he knew that the beggar in front of him was actually Wang Chengen.

(End of chapter)