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The fierce north wind has failed to succeed. Chapter 54: Raging Waves (Part 2)

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    In February of the first year of Chongzhen, the governor of Fujian had announced that he would levy Jinghai tax to consolidate the maritime territory. This time he tried his best for his own official career and convinced the Chief Secretary of Fujian that he would only need 30% of the Jinghai tax land in the future. The money was nominal  It was used to build an inn and official roads for Funing Town. In the past, the land and sea taxes in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou were only charged for ships coming to the ports to berth, which was about 100,000 taels of silver per month. Now Huangshi and Zhu Yifeng are doing it  The things coming out are very different from the previous sea tax. The Jinghai tax stipulates that all ships passing through the Taiwan Strait must pay the tax, and the price is decided by Funing Town and does not need to be reported to the court for permission, so everyone understands this Jinghai tax  The money for land is only a lot more than before. Not to mention that in the past, most of the land and sea taxes had to be transferred to the central government. The Chief Secretary of Fujian could only retain 20-30% of the land, half of which belonged to Funing Town. Now that a ban has been issued  It is a sea tax, so not even one tael of tax money needs to be transported to Nanjing or Beijing. Therefore, officials from all levels of the Fujian Chief Secretary are quite interested. Even if calculated based on the previous land and sea tax, the Chief Secretary can get 30,000 taels in vain a month.  As for silver, if Huangshi raises taxes again, the local officials believe that it is not impossible to receive five or sixty thousand taels of silver a month. As for the annual income of Funing Town in Datou, it is naturally not unusual. This rumor  Soon it spread like wildfire in Fujian Province, and more and more people volunteered to join or marry into Funing Town, which almost completely offset the impact of the previous defeat of the officers and soldiers. On the basis of this Jinghai tax land  Up. Funing Town finally threw out the long-planned Jinghai Big Loan. This is a high-interest loan with a period of twelve years. Starting from the third year, Funing Town will repay 30% of the loan amount every year.  , 300% of the repayment will be achieved after twelve years. Funing Town desperately advocates that Jinghai’s large loan should be pledged with Jinghai taxes, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed. At the same time, the Chief Secretary of Fujian will provide a guarantee. This time Huangshi for  To facilitate fundraising, people were specially organized to print exquisite IOUs. From top to bottom, Jinghai Big Loan's IOUs were divided into five modes: one thousand taels, one hundred taels, fifty taels, ten taels, and one tael.  Registered convertible securities, Huang Shi hopes that this can make the securities spread more widely, that is, borrow more money. Of course, anti-counterfeiting is also very important. The Funing Town Military Industry Department has been busy in this area in the past month, and finally  A set of original watermarks and engravings were made. In the end, the bonds were densely covered with various seals. Huang Shi's personal signature was even engraved into a plate, and it was printed on the Jinghai bonds in one go.  Due to the fierce pirates, the Fujian merchants had too much money to spend on land. This time, a famous person like Huang Shi was a guarantee, and the one-year Dipingman loan was repaid well. So there was  Many people come to buy Jinghai Big Loans. There are no insurance companies at this time, and there is a lot of risk in doing business outside. Now Huangshi has opened a mysterious door in front of everyone, and behind the door is a brand new road to wealth.  , leading to an unprecedented treasure house. From now on, everyone will not have to do anything. As long as they sit in their own yard and watch the sky, the principal and interest will total 300% within twelve years. This condition is really too tempting.  , so many people flocked to it. February 20, Quanzhou Today, Jinghai Big Loans officially started selling. The first batch of bonds was printed by Huang Shi for a total of one million taels of silver. Huang Shi was eager to use money, so he  This batch of bonds also gave buyers a small discount for two months. The loan date was calculated from the first day of the first month of the first year of Chongzhen. The result of the purchase was beyond Huang Shi and Zhu Yifeng's expectations. In just one day, one million  Jinghai's large loan bonds were bought for more than 700,000 taels. Looking at the crowd outside the Chief Secretary who was actively buying bonds, Huang Shi said thoughtfully: "It seems necessary to buy the bonds as quickly as possible."  An additional 500,000 taels of silver bonds have been printed." At this time, in addition to Zhu Yifeng and Huang Shi, there were also several Fujian Chief Secretary officials who were close followers of Governor Zhu. Their faces turned pale after hearing Huang Shi's words.  Unlike Huangshi, which is a happy place, as more and more bonds are sold, the hearts of these officials are getting tighter and tighter. If the money is not paid in the future, the court will definitely kill people as scapegoats.  Huang Shi was the only one in the group who was not worried. He also explained to several civil servants: "Don't worry, gentlemen. We call it using future prosperity as collateral to tide over the current difficulties, which is also called today."  Spending tomorrow's money is the most magical and excellent financial management method in the world." "Isn't it just that Yin eats Mao grain?  "A civil servant whispered quietly behind him. Huang Shi just laughed when he heard this. Now that Zhu Yifeng no longer had the airs of a civil servant, he hurriedly said to Huang Shi: "Huang Shuai, let's build a navy as soon as possible. This battle must be fought.  If we win, how will we collect so much money in a few years? " "If we can borrow more money, won't we be able to eliminate the pirates faster and start collecting the Jinghai tax?  Huang Shi retorted nonchalantly. After a brief pause, he said to himself: "That's it. I will rush back to Xiapu and print another five hundred thousand no, one million taels of silver to Jinghai."  I borrowed a lot of money and sent it back to Zhu"Caress here." Before Huang Shi went out, Zhu Yifeng grabbed his clothes again and said with excitement: "Huang Shuai, we must win this battle, otherwise we can find millions of taels of silver there.  .” “Haha, haha,” Huang Shi laughed a few times and comforted Zhu Yifeng, saying: “Don’t worry, Mr. Zhu, if we can’t defeat the pirates within two years, we don’t need to worry about paying back the money.” See Zhu.  Yifeng's face turned pale, and Huang Shi quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhu, because of the many volunteers who support the Funing Army, we will also wipe out the pirates and return a peaceful world to the elders of Fujian Province." "Huang Shuai is here."  If you have such confidence, I will wait to hear the good news." Zhu Yifeng seemed a little dissatisfied with Huangshi's definition of people who bought bonds as "righteous citizens". He turned around and looked at the large number of businessmen outside the Yamen.  , said coldly: "What kind of righteous people?  They are obviously a group of profit-seeking gangs. They smell like copper." 25th, Xiapu, Funing Town Headquarters "Commander, our Funing Army has expelled most of the pirates from southern Fujian, Panshi Camp and Xuanfeng Camp.  The losses are minimal. However, the bandits are still entrenched in Zhongzuo (Xiamen), Tongshan, and Penghu. Our Funing Army has no navy and cannot drive them out. The bandits are constantly harassing us. Our army is not strong enough and we may not be able to take care of them all for the time being.  The entire Fujian Province." "Yeah." Huang Shi looked at the map for a long time without saying anything. After the destruction of the Funing Army and Navy, Zheng Yiguan had firmly grasped the control of the sea. Tens of thousands of pirates could maneuver back and forth by water, and Funing  The army can only run on two legs. In order to prevent unexpected events, the fire-fighting battalions are now staying at the old camp in Xiapu and do not dare to go out to fight. Facing the long coastline of Fujian, the strength of the officers and soldiers is really stretched. Hua! Xia Zhongwen!  In the past few months since Huangshi left the area, more than 5,000 heroes have come to Xiapu to join the army. Together with the Tianyi camp troops, they can almost form two more camp combat troops, but they lack technical arms.  The teaching team is currently training them at the Xiapu Camp. Huangshi plans not to assign artillery and engineering teams to these two battalions yet. Once the pikemen and firecrackers are well trained, they will be dispatched to defend key points along the coast of Fujian. The staff officer emphasized again.  : "The blocked sea route has led to a sharp drop in the income of Fujian Province. General Liu wrote a letter saying that the large Pingman loans can no longer provide too much money."  The risk of shipping has greatly increased. Liu Qingyang's monthly profit is now less than 150,000 taels. Coupled with the payment problem, the monthly silver subsidy to Huangshi in Shandong has dropped to less than 100,000 taels. Liu Qingyang wrote to complain again, and he told Huangshi  The Dark Council is a hen that is very capable of laying eggs, but the current task should be to fatten it up rather than killing the chickens to obtain eggs. Fortunately, the "Jinghai Big Loan" was relatively successful, and Huangshi's troops can still survive for the time being.  This way, the pressure on the Dark Council will not be very great. Two hundred thousand taels of silver were spent by Huangshi in the blink of an eye. The mass production model of the twelve-pound cast iron cannon was confirmed, and the test version of the eighteen-pound cannon was carried out yesterday.  After getting off the boring machine, experimental shooting will begin today. At the same time, Bao Jiusun's Military Industry Department also submitted a production plan for Huangshi's twenty-four-pound gun. This plan is just a formality here in Huangshi. After he signs it, the Military Industry Department will  The design, production and testing of the twenty-four-pounder gun were included in the schedule. At the same time, ten battleships were already under construction. This time Huangshi took the risk and simply built a one-time fleet and directly cut fresh wood to build the ship. Although this kind of ship was launched  It would take more than ten months for the voyage to break up. But for Huang Shi, this time is basically enough. Anyway, he does not intend to fight the pirates for four or five years. The envoys from Funing Town were sent to the coast of Zhejiang. These people  They were all former officers of the Navy in Funing Town. Huang Shi asked them to scout the coast of Zhejiang to see if there were any large ships that could be transformed into warships, and asked them to ask for the price and report back quickly. At the same time, some officers were sent to Yunnan and Guizhou.  At the critical moment, in addition to continuing to let Shandong businessmen buy wood from Chen Jisheng, Huangshi also decided to take the convenient Yangtze River waterway and also started buying wood from Yunnan and Guizhou. Watching his massive production plans and supplies growing every moment  Numbers, Huang Shi is the person who can best feel the vitality of Funing Town. He smiled at the staff officers around him and said: "The civil servants in the DPRK and the Central Government are all waiting to see our jokes in Funing Town. They all know it more or less."  I, Huangshi, already owe a lot of debt, and they all feel that I can’t raise the money of Jianshui Division with anything I say.” Several staff officers’ faces were full of admiration, and they loudly replied almost at the same time: “They are wrong.  ." "Yes, they were wrong. Because the civil servants are not monolithic. Although there are countless people who want to see me in Huangshi's misfortune, there are also a large number of people who want to share the credit and money from me. Soon, the adults in the DPRK and China will  I hope that I can't put down the pirates, and in the end I can only cry and beg them to help me." Huang Shi glanced at the staff officers around him with a smile, and asked loudly: "Will they succeed?  " Several staff officers straightened their chests one by one and replied enthusiastically: "No, those dog officers will never succeed!  ?"This is the place, please work hard!"  In March of the first year of Chongzhen, the imperial envoys arrived in Fujian, and Yu Zigao was immediately released and asked to report to Funing Town as soon as possible  The headquarters reported to report for meritorious service. At the same time, the envoy from the imperial court also brought another decree March 7th. Xiapu, today Huangshi, Zhao Manxiong, Jin Qiude, He Dingyuan, Yang Zhiyuan and Jia Minghe and other Funing  The senior officers of the town have all arrived, and they have all come to see Wu Mu off. Emperor Chongzhen has ordered the eunuchs from all over the country to be taken back, which of course also includes the eunuchs who oversee the army. According to past practice, civil servants are responsible for dispatching, and  Eunuchs are responsible for supervising food and wages. Now Chongzhen has ordered that the rights of eunuchs be transferred to civilian officials. All the eunuchs of the local eunuch army have returned to the palace to listen. "Today, Huang Shuai and the generals can come to see us home, which shows their kindness!" Wu Mu raised his wine glass in toast.  He walked around for a while, then raised his head and drank it all, and then wiped his mouth with his sleeve carelessly. "Eunuch Wu, please." "Ambassador Wu, please." Everyone's voices were very low. After they finished speaking in a low voice,  They all drank the wine in the glass slowly and gently, and then slowly put it back on the table. "Haha. Our family is no longer Ambassador Wu Alas, our family was not ambassadors in the first place. They were all ambassadors.  He was promoted as a general." Wu Mu was now only wearing a set of ordinary plain clothes. This time the imperial edict deprived him of his official title and declared him an imperial prisoner to be investigated. Chen Ruike and Zhang Gaosheng were also transferred back to the capital at the same time to listen.  According to the imperial edict, they were asked to escort Wu Mu back to Beijing. Now these two people are still standing behind Wu Mu as usual, but at this time they are like two elementary school students who have done something wrong, and they are timid.  Uncomfortable. "Zhang Qianhu, Chen Qianhu, have a good trip." Huang Shi took the lead in toasting to these two people. When they followed Wu Mu to Changsheng Island a few years ago, they were just two small flag officers, but now they are all  It's the majestic Jinyiwei Qianhu. The capital is currently discussing the merits of the two of them in the southwest. It is said that they will probably be rewarded with the title of commander. "Thank you." The two Jinyiwei Qianhu responded in a low voice and drank the wine in silence.  Drink it. Ever since they arrived on Changsheng Island, Wu Mu, Chen Ruike and Zhang Gaosheng, who were still three little people at that time, always got together to drink and brag. By the way, they chatted about their ambitions to strive for wealth. This habit has not changed for so many years. See you.  After the two of them finished drinking, Wu Mu generously raised the wine bottle and filled it for his two escorting officers as he usually did when drinking. The two of them nodded as usual: "Thank you, Eunuch Wu.  " "News has come from the palace. Several people have reported that we are Eunuch Wei" As soon as Wu Mu started to speak, Chen Ruike and Zhang Gaosheng interrupted him and shouted in unison: "Eunuch Wu  !” Hua#中文网黄石手打 Wu Mu still looked unconcerned, and he smiled brightly: “What are we afraid of? Even if everyone in the world says that Eunuch Wei is rebellious, we still have to call him Eunuch Wei!  " Everyone was silent, and Wu Mu continued the topic on his own: "Some people in the palace said that it was Eunuch Wei who picked our family to move to the palace. They also said that Eunuch Wei asked our family to go to Changsheng Island.  It is Eunuch Wei who has been promoting our family They are right about all this. So this time they framed Eunuch Wei for treason, saying that our family is also an insider." "The Donglin Party wants to deal with this case, and they want to arrest our family.  We must make a confession to force our family to personally admit that Eunuch Wei is treasonous." Everyone remained silent, but Wu Mu laughed and said, "But our family will only say loudly: This is not true, even though Eunuch Wei is wrong.  , but he was loyal to the late emperor." Wu Mu had already written a memorial. He gave the memorial to Chen Ruike and asked him to forward it to the emperor: "I heard that most people said bad things about Eunuch Wei.  , Those who refused to agree were beaten to death." When he said this, the muscles on Wu Mu's face trembled, and the pain of the board falling on his butt was recalled in his mind: "Our family will never do that.  If we fall into the hands of these villains, our family will never cry and beg for mercy." Huang Shi couldn't help but said: "Eunuch Wu!  " "Huang Shuai, you don't have to say anything!  "Wu Mu pushed his right arm forward fiercely, and with one move of his fingers, Huang Shi's words were blocked in his stomach. After Wu Mu stopped Huang Shi, he slowly retracted his arm, and slowly put his hands on his knees.  Da Ma Jin Dao sat on the bench and talked eloquently: "Our family knows that Huang Shuai wants to persuade our family to be patient and overcome the current difficulties first, but our family will not do this. Our family has learned from the master since we were young.  From the very beginning, I knew that every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. If it weren’t for Eunuch Wei, our family would have starved to death on the streets a few years ago. Without Eunuch Wei, our family would not have been sent to Changsheng Island.  , I will not have the opportunity to meet Huang Shuai and the generals, and" Wu Mu turned around and hugged Chen Ruike and Zhang Gaosheng: "I will not have the opportunity to meet the two brothers."  Both of them respectfully clasped their fists in return: "Eunuch Wu, you're welcome." Wu Mu turned back to Huang Shi. He said calmly: "Our family has lived a good life for several years, and we have saved a lot of savings.  Eunuch Wei also allowed our family to adopt a son, and the incense of our ancestors has been preserved. Although our father-in-law is a father-in-law, he is an ambitious father-in-law. We cannot repay kindness with enmity." Huang Shi said sternly: "Eunuch Wu is loyal and patriotic.  , My duty does not disgrace me, I offer you a drink to your father-in-law." Wu Mu laughed twice and drank the wine in one gulp: "Over the past many years, our family has considered itself to be diligent and loyal to the king's affairs, although  " Wu Mu's voice suddenly became deeper: "Although our family has received a lot of money from Huang Shuai, but" Wu Mu's voice suddenly became louder again: "But the errands given to our family by Long Live Lord  , our family always takes it to heart, and our family has never hindered the soldiers. We have never conspired to frame anyone!" Huang Shi also nodded and said, "Eunuch Wu can come to serve as supervisor for Huang Shi.  It is indeed Huang's great fortune." After receiving Huang Shi's affirmation, Wu Mu shook his head and sighed for a long time, and finally smiled miserably: "Well, if our family is a civil servant, with so many years of hard work, he can always die a good death.  " Hua#xiachinese.com黄石手打" In the final analysis, Wu Mu is just a eunuch. No matter how the emperor handles him, no one will raise any objections. Wu Mu's spirit was a little sluggish, but then he cheered up. He untied a small eunuch beside him.  He took out a silk bag from the bag and handed it to Huang Shi solemnly. Huang Shi took the silk bag with both hands, square and heavy. He opened it carefully with Wu Mu's expectant eyes.  It is a thick volume of books. On the cover are a few big characters "Wu's Art of War" written crookedly. It looks like it was written by someone who just learned to write a few years ago. "This is the hard work of our family over the past few years." Wu Mu  When he spoke, his eyes were still staring at the set of books, his eyes were warm as if he were looking at his own children, and his tone became gentle: "In our family, we often hear people say that 'a book with a name left forever', alas, our family  It is impossible to have any heirs, so I always think that I can leave something behind, so that I have not come to this world in vain." "Huang Shuai, our family would like to invite you to read this book. If there are any minor flaws, please do so.  Help us change it so that our son can publish it in the future." When Wu Mu spoke, his face was full of expectations. Huang Shi nodded lightly: "Don't worry, Eunuch Wu, I will definitely change it."  "Thank you so much, Mr. Huang." Just like the banquet before bidding farewell to Changsheng Island, Wu Mu ended up getting drunk with cheese tincture. During the banquet, he once again sang for the generals of the Funing Army. After drinking  After drinking, Wu Mu asked Chen Ruike to support him and staggered towards the boat that escorted him back to the capital. Huang Shi suddenly remembered something, so he ran after him and gave Wei Zhongxian the pendant he gave to him.  The sword was untied and handed to Chen Ruike's hand. He looked at Wu Mu and said, "This sword was handed to me by Eunuch Wu. I don't know how much blood was stained on it. Eunuch Wu took it with him."  Defend yourself." Chen Ruike was stunned for a moment and quickly took the sword and put it away. Wu Mu has always been a bit superstitious. He was always worried that if his yang energy was insufficient, evildoers would invade his tomb after his death. This would not only make him restless after his death, but also  It would be detrimental to the future of his adopted son. Wu Mu often said that Huang Shi's sword was full of aura, so Huang Shi gave it to him as a burial companion to protect Wu Mu. Wu Mu, smelling of alcohol, raised his hand to Huang Shi again: "  It is enough for our family to get to know Brother Huang in this life!  " After boarding the boat, Zhang Gaosheng helped Wu Mu tie a rope and an iron ball around his waist. Wu Mu first said goodbye to the two of them, then waved to Huang Shi and others on the shore, turned around and jumped out of the boat  … Chen Ruike and Zhang Gaosheng of the Qianhu of Jinyiwei reported: On March 11th of the first year of Chongzhen, the imperial convict Wu Mu took advantage of the unpreparedness and committed suicide by drowning in fear of crime. The body has been recovered and sent back to the capital for verification. … Three days later  , March 10, night. In the past two days, Huang Shi would go to the study every night to take out Wu Mu's manual and read it for a while. At the beginning, Huang Shi patiently helped him revise it, but on the second night, Huang Shi  He became a little impatient. When he opened Wu Mu's suicide note tonight and read two pages, Huang Shi finally lamented: "This rewriting is more tiring than rewriting. Eunuch Wu has completely missed the point." After complaining, he passed on.  After a while, Huang Shi finally plucked up the courage to examine it again. Although the words in the booklet in his hand were all written in a mess, they were not sloppy at all. Every word was written clearly and meticulously.  It turned out that there was not a single alteration in the whole book, which made Huang Shi sigh again. This showed how many drafts the owner of this book had made. Huang Shi gently closed Wu Mu's book and tied it carefully with silk cloth.  Then he took out a few volumes of books from the bottom of his book box. These were exactly what Huang Shi had written down in his own hand and had kept secret from others about his military training experience. They were also mixed with a large number of battle examples since he started his army. Huang Shi rubbed the books.After a while, he turned over his hard work and found what he was looking for by candlelight. It was the command diary of Huangshi's previous battles. It recorded in detail Huangshi's battle situation, battlefield predictions, and his choice of response.  Strategic and tactical reasons. Xiong Tingbi's comments and analysis of these battlefields are also included. These volumes of manuscripts are all written in neat fine-brush regular script, and each battle is accompanied by a graphic diagram and a commander.  Huang Shi's penmanship is like wind, and he changed many of the first-person narratives into dialogues between two people. It looks like Wu Mu collected the information from Huang Shi through dialogue. The chapter on the Battle of Jinzhou is very interesting.  The revision was soon completed, and Huang Shi checked it over again. He felt that there was no big problem. Similar revisions would not have flaws as long as they were more careful. After tearing off the original cover, Huang Shi added a new blank page to his manuscript, and then worked  neatly written on it: "Wu's Art of War, written by Wu Mu".  Since the Dongjiang Army acquired Haizhou, the Chongzhen court cabinet has been discussing the issue of allowing Mao Wenlong to move the town to Gaizhou, and Mao Wenlong firmly opposed this.  , he claimed that most of the food and pay for the Dongjiang Army came from North Korea. If the town was moved to Gaizhou, the court would have to be responsible for feeding hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town. The next day, March 11th, Liaodong Huang Taiji headed to Dongjiang  An envoy from the town arrived in Zhenjiang today. This envoy was named Kuo Ke. He was a confidant of Huang Taiji. After arriving in Zhenjiang, he immediately tried to get in touch with Mao Wenlong and requested that peace negotiations begin. On the 13th, Mao Wenlong learned of this.  Immediately afterwards, he ordered people to send Kuo Ke to Tieshan, and he eagerly reported to the court on the same day. In the Titang newspaper on the 13th, Mao Wenlong never mentioned that he had sent an envoy to Liaoyang, only mentioning that Huang Taiji  Fearing the force of Dongjiang Town, he sent people to ask for peace. Then Mao Wenlong went out to Dongjiangtang newspaper on the 15th and 17th, repeatedly emphasizing to the court the matter of Huang Taiji's peace request, and insisted that this was Hou Jin's attempt on Dongjiang.  He took the initiative under the military pressure of the army. At the same time, in order to strengthen his momentum, Mao Wenlong also hurriedly asked North Korea to send envoys to watch the ceremony. On the 20th, after the North Korean envoys arrived at Dongjiang Island, Mao Wenlong opened the gate, and there were soldiers on both sides.  After Huang Taiji's letter, Mao Wenlong sternly stated that this was a condition that he could never agree to, "You have jumped into disobedience and are old. Now that you want to pay for peace, you should accept it. Since you have been ordered to do so, you can only accept it."  It is my duty to punish thieves. Since the Kuang Dynasty did not promise peace, I will definitely not be able to deal with it first. I can wait for the court to deal with it." "Huaxia Chinese Website Huangshi Hand Beat" Naturally, this statement made Kuo Ke confused.  Mao Wenlong did not say much. He insisted that Kuo Ke was a "servant" and could not explain clearly to him. He quickly sent Kuo Ke back to Zhenjiang and asked Kuo Ke to bring back a letter in which he requested  Huang Taiji "returned the old one and swore to heaven" and sent a high official to talk to him next time. After finishing this work, Mao Wenlong followed up and reported to the court, saying that under the threat of the Dongjiang Army, the Hou Jin regime  It is already in danger. If the imperial court forces Dongjiang Town to move to Gaizhou without providing sufficient food and wages, it may affect Dongjiang Town's ability to continue killing enemies. On April 4th, officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty arrived at Dongjiang Island and began to inventory Dongjiang Town.  On April 26, Kuo Ke came to Zhenjiang with the second letter from Huang Taiji. After Mao Wenlong received the news two days later, he immediately reported it to the court again on the 28th, and at the same time lamented that Kuo Ke was  Small, Mao Wenlong said that the reason why he put it back last time was because he wanted to pull out a bigger fish. "The sea and the slaves worked together, but it failed." On the first day of May, Kuo Ke arrived at Dongjiang Island. Not only did Mao Wenlong this time  They also invited the North Korean envoys and asked Huang Zhongse from the Ministry of Revenue and other officials to watch the ceremony together. According to the report from Huang Zhongse from the Ministry of Revenue, Mao Wenlong was soon arrested after he tied up the later Jin translator and the traitor Ma Tongshi.  The soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang were beaten to death. Kuo Ke was tied to the boat of the Ministry of Revenue by Mao Wenlong. On the sixth day of May, Mao Wenlong reported to the Ming Dynasty again in Tangjiang, describing in detail the causes and consequences of his capture of Kuo Ke alive, and took this opportunity to seize the land of Dongjiang Town again.  After discussing the significance, he also claimed that "I dare not take any extravagant credit." On May 13, Huang Taiji saw that the envoy did not return for a long time, so he sent someone to the Yalu River to inquire about the news. Mao Wenlong hurriedly reported it in the Ditang newspaper on the 15th.  Reporting the matter, he also asked someone to send a letter to Huang Taiji. The letter did not mention the whereabouts of Kuo Ke at all, but warned Huang Taiji: Someone from the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty was on Dongjiang Island, and it was very dangerous to negotiate a peace in secret. May  On the 22nd, Huang Taiji learned from North Korea that Kuo Ke had been arrested. He was furious and called Mao Wenlong a "rogue". The first peace talks between Hou Jin and Dongjiang Town broke down. … At the end of June of the first year of Chongzhen  .Capital Master, After returning to the capital today, Zhang Heming went into the house to rest. A disciple came to report that Sun Chengzong asked for an audience. Zhang Heming naturally asked the disciple to invite the people in. After Sun Chengzong entered the house, he saluted his senior friend Ye Xianggao.  Zhang Heming smiled and said: "Well done, Kaiyang. Sit down!"  ” Zhang Heming made a great contribution this time and was really in the limelight for a while.After Sun Chengzong sat down, he asked carefully: "Mr. Zhang, tomorrow the Holy Emperor may ask about the strategy of pacifying Liao. I wonder if Mr. Zhang has already made a plan?" Zhang Heming began to twist his beard again, and after thinking for a long time, he asked: "  I don’t have a plan yet, can Kaiyang teach me?” Sun Chengzong said without hesitation: “Zhang Weng’s first effort to pacify the southwest this time was to dredge up Huangshi. If Zhang Weng was to supervise Liaodong, I think.  Huang Shi is not available." "Oh." Zhang Heming shook his head and thought for a while before catching up, "Why is this?" "Zhang Weng. Huang Shili's contribution this time has been too great. The Holy Emperor originally intended to give him a count and a court official.  It took a lot of effort to persuade the Holy One to give up this idea." Sun Chengzong shook his head slightly inconspicuously, and his loud voice became much deeper: "Zhang Weng, Huang Shi is only thirty years old, and he has not yet joined the army.  It’s only been a few years.” Zhang Heming and Sun Chengzong looked at each other speechlessly for a long time. Finally, Zhang Heming nodded slightly and said in a long tone: “But” “Huang Shi is indeed the number one general of Ming Zhongxing,” Sun Chengzong couldn’t wait.  He rushed to speak, and his voice returned to its usual loudness: "But he was too proud too early, too energetic, and lost his stability. When he was only thirty years old, the emperor considered giving him a knighthood. Now there is Zhang  Of course, Weng Zai is fine, and I can barely hold him down, but in the next thirty years, who among the younger generation of scholars will be able to match his edge?" Zhang Heming nodded again and said in a long voice again.  : "But" "Zhang Weng," Sun Chengzong moved on the bench uneasily. The emperor seemed to be eager for quick success, and he seemed to value Huangshi very much. But once the general loses control, it is likely that the world will be in chaos and everyone will be in ruins.  Therefore, Sun Chengzong felt that he still had to shoulder the responsibility of being the official of the three dynasties: "Now that the Japanese pirates in the Fujian Sea are raging, in the opinion of a younger generation, it is better to let Huangshi be his chief military officer in Jinghai Preparation for Japanese pirates. The Holy Spirit will also take care of himself."  Some juniors will tell me, as long as Zhang Weng doesn’t mention Huangshi in front of the Holy Master.” Zhang Heming slightly chinned: “Kaiyang is worried about that.” … Huaxia Chinese Website Huangshi Hand Beating July 3rd, Ouchi After Zhang Heming entered the capital, Chongzhen  He was summoned twice in a row, and the emperor and his ministers had a great conversation. The emperor liked this energetic old man very much, and Zhang Heming's views on the art of war also impressed Chongzhen. Today, Chongzhen summoned Zhang Heming for the third time, and listened to the old Zhang's plan to pacify the southwest.  The process was narrated, and the young man was so excited that he stood up from the dragon chair several times. After each thrill, he would exclaim innocently. "Can't Mr. Zhang give me a sure word?" After listening to the story,  Chongzhen talked about the Liao affairs again. He looked at Zhang Heming eagerly: "If I let Mr. Zhang preside over it, will the Liao affairs last ten years? Eight years?" Zhang Heming said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty,  The old minister still said the same thing, the art of war goes like this: first make yourself invincible, then make the enemy victorious." Chongzhen asked urgently: "What is invincible, and what is victorious?" Zhang Heming mi  He pondered for a moment, gently twirled his long snow-white beard, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the art of war: the shape of soldiers is like water, water avoids heights and goes downwards, soldiers avoid reality and attack the weak. Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water  Impermanence." Chongzhen was obviously a little dissatisfied with this answer. He asked directly: "Mr. Zhang, your Pingnan policy is so brilliant, but why is your Pingliao policy not at all practical?  It’s always said that you have to adapt to changes, can’t you plan in advance?  "Zhang Heming smiled faintly again, and bowed slightly: "The Holy Master, King Yue said it well, the secret of using troops lies in one mind." Although Chongzhen was a little discouraged, Zhang Heming's contribution was real, and these two  After summoning Zhang Heming for the first time, Chongzhen would tell the cabinet about the answers between the two people. All the cabinet ministers praised Zhang Heming as "an old man who seeks the country." Chongzhen personally sent Zhang Heming out of Lantai, and then summoned the cabinet to discuss today.  In response, Qian Longxi and others were full of praise for Zhang Heming's opinion. Everyone said that Mr. Zhang is really the best in the country. "I also think that Mr. Zhang is good at border affairs and good at military affairs." Chongzhen agreed with the conclusion, and he ordered  The cabinet said: "But Yuan Chonghuan arrived in the capital yesterday. I will meet him tomorrow. If this person can be used, I will let Mr. Zhang be the governor of Liaodong. Yuan Chonghuan will be the governor of Liaodong, praise military affairs, and help Mr. Zhang.  .” “The Holy One is wise!  "The next day, Yuan Chonghuan met the emperor as a dismissed member. After paying tribute to Chongzhen as a monarch and a minister, Yuan Chonghuan shook his robes, sat down on the bench given to him by the emperor, spread his legs slightly and opened his arms.  He clenched his hands into fists and put them lightly on his knees, looking at the young emperor with his chest held high. "Yuan Qing's family, do you know that I am calling you to the capital this time. What is the matter?"  " "Wei Chen thinks that the Holy Lord must be summoning ministers for the Liao Dynasty!  ” Although Chongzhen also knew that Yuan Chonghuan was willing to??I know this. But what Yuan Chonghuan said is not the standard answer. Logically speaking, the ministers should show humility and pretend not to know, and then wait for the emperor to remind him personally. Chongzhen gnawed slightly in surprise: "Yes.  " Yuan Chonghuan held his neck high, smiled at the emperor, and said in a loud voice, "Wei Chen came to the capital this time to relieve the worries of the emperor. " Almost a year after he ascended the throne, the young man!  He was used to seeing courtiers kowtow without making up their mind. The energy exuded by the person in front of him now really made Chongzhen feel surprised and happy. After thinking about it for a while, he quickly leaned forward and asked: "Does Yuan Aiqing have a plan to pacify Liao?"  " A proud smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Chonghuan's mouth. It was as if the emperor was asking a too simple question; there seemed to be a trace of disdain in his eyes, as if he was saying that there was nothing in the world that he could not do; his face was even more transparent  Showing perseverance can give people great confidence: "I can pacify Liao in five years!"  After Yuan Chonghuan finished his visit and left, Li Biao had not yet reacted from the shock. In the empty Wenyuan Pavilion, there was only  Qian Longxi sat aside and drank tea quietly. "The Holy Emperor did not even ask about the cabinet, but insisted on making Yuan Chonghuan No, Mr. Yuan will be the governor of Jiliao?" Qian Longxi took a sip of tea and said: "  Not bad." Li Biao turned sideways and looked in the direction of Qian Longxi: "Master Qian, he is the governor of Jizhen, Liaozhen, Laideng Town, and Tianjin Wei, a total of three towns and one Wei, covering the entire Gyeonggi Province.  Leave the army to Mr. Yuan alone." Qian Longxi felt that the tea was a bit hot to his mouth. He blew and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Mr. Li, you are right." Li Biao leaned forward again.  , an arm was also pressed on the table between the two people: "Master Qian, Master Yuan just asked the Holy Father not to send supervisors to the army and not to set up governors!" The Huangshi Hand Fighter of Huaxia Chinese website has always made it clear that those who control the army outside must set up  Other officials were appointed to check, especially the distribution of food and salary, which must be reviewed by many people to prevent corruption. However, Yuan Chonghuan requested from Chongzhen that there should be no censor, and that the annual distribution of six million taels of silver to the army's bank accounts would be decided by him.  In other words, he can decide 70% of the imperial court's financial expenditures without the supervision of others. "Yes, the Holy One has approved it." Qian Longxi sighed, and then continued to blow into the teacup. "Master Yuan also requested that other matters be revoked.  Officials in Liaodong are responsible for controlling matters." Yuan Chonghuan hoped that Chongzhen would only listen to him and only believe in him on the issue of Liao affairs, so it is best not to let others have a chance to speak at all. "Well, except Mao Wenlong."  Qian Longxi pointed out that Chongzhen did not agree 100% with Yuan Chonghuan on this issue. The emperor only took back the Shangfang sword of Mangui, Zhao Zhijiao and the governors and managers of the three towns. Let them tell Yuan Chonghuan if they have anything to say. Chongzhen made it clear  He only listened to Yuan Chonghuan's one-sided words, and clearly told everyone not to come to complain. Li Biao continued to lean towards Qian Longxi, and everyone almost fell on the table: "Before your Majesty's meeting today, Mr. Yuan was still just  A dismissed member, he even asked Wei Ni to build a shrine for him. The Holy One hated Wei Ni the most!  " Qian Longxi just took another sip of tea, so he just nodded silently, no matter what happened when he came in, no matter what he had done before, no matter whether there was a precedent in the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, now Yuan Chonghuan is the Minister of the Ministry of War,  The Censor of Youdu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Governor of Ji Liao who led Shang Fang Baojian. Li Biao stood up from the table suddenly, his waist straightened. He slammed the table hard and shouted in confusion:  "Master Qian, how did Yuan Chonghuan do this?  " Qian Longxi, who was drinking tea, his face darkened, and he slammed the teacup in his hand on the table, making a louder sound than Li Biao slamming the table. Qian Longxi didn't even look at it, and it splashed all over the table.  Dicha Shui shouted angrily at Li Biao: "Master Li, are you asking me?  ” … The Ming Dynasty has been plagued by the Little Ice Age for nearly fifty years. The country’s normal agricultural tax of two million taels has been in arrears. Some victims of the disaster were exempted from agricultural taxes for more than thirty years in the Wanli, Taichang, and Tianqi dynasties.  , July of the first year of Chongzhen. In order to complete the feat of "Ping Liao in five years", Chongzhen, the "King of Yao and Shun", not only had to pay not a penny less of the normal agricultural tax of two million taels per year, but also had to pay back all the arrears in the past.  Reply. In addition to recovering tax arrears, Chongzhen was more determined to levy Liao taxes to 7.33 million taels, and he strictly ordered the provincial officials to never allow farmers to default on taxes. According to Emperor Chongzhen’s order, anyone who could collect the full amount of tax money  All local officials can participate in the local performance appraisal that year, and those who default on arrears will be demoted and fined. Emperor Chongzhen implemented his local policies vigorously and resolutely. Those local officials who could not bear to collect taxes from the victims were quickly punished. Some local seventh-rank officials were  They were demoted more than ten levels in a row, and some local officials were fined hundreds of years of salary. A large number of local officials believed that they were unable to continue. The emperor allowed them to resign because a large number of reserve officials were gearing up.Waiting for the superiors to squeeze out the last drop of blood and sweat from the peasants in order to prove their ability to the emperor. Huaxia Chinese Network Huangshi Hand Beating Taking Shaanxi as an example, officials generally use the method of beating farmers who owe taxes every three days to force them to pay taxes.  So soon there were long queues at the yamen gates of these districts. At first, all the honest Chinese farmers came to the yamen on time to be beaten, and then went home to continue farming. As time went by, a kind of people soon appeared in Shaanxi.  The newly emerging occupation is the so-called "beating for others". At first, this was done by each village on its own, because almost all the young and strong labor force in a village had to be beaten every three days. Therefore, every village would recommend  A few people were specially assigned to beat the whole village. Later, this developed into a fixed occupation. The standard in Shaanxi was to beat someone for two copper plates at a time. This occupation quickly spread to Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, and Beizhili  Among them, Henan Province suffered from continuous severe droughts during the Wanli and Tianqi years. The most serious one county had a record of eight years without rain, and there was even a tragedy of cannibalism. However, during the Tianqi Emperor's effective relief efforts  There were no refugees in Henan Province. At this time, when the Chief Secretary of Henan begged Chongzhen for relief, Emperor Chongzhen replied: I understand, but taxes still have to be collected. In August, Huang Shi was letting Yu Zigao be responsible for training the navy.  , the new navy already has more than 50 warships and nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers. When this decree was passed to Fujian, Huang Shi silently walked out of the camp in Funing Town and looked at the vast land of Fujian Province. The sandy soil of Fujian Province has been formed since ancient times.  The grain produced was scarce, so it was customary for women to grow it, and men risked their lives to go fishing. But no matter what, the harvest in the south of the Yangtze River was always better than that in the disaster-stricken north. Therefore, in history, as the war broke out in the north, Emperor Chongzhen  More and more land taxes will be imposed on these lands that have not yet experienced violent rebellions. The officers and soldiers of Funing Town were training on the school ground. Huang Shi saw nearby children playing happily around the school ground. These children sometimes even asked the soldiers.  Asking for a few steamed buns or a bowl of wontons to eat. But Huang Shi knew that if he remembered correctly, this situation of military-civilian harmony would soon cease to exist. During the Chongzhen Dynasty, the land tax in Fujian increased steadily, and the final output was less than five  Those with money and land will have to pay ten taels of land tax. At that time, farmers will form villages to protect themselves during the tax season, and the Chief Secretary of Fujian will send out the Funing Army to forcibly collect grain and break the farmers' villages.  Their property, wives and daughters were dragged away to offset taxes. Every year, the Funing Army would have countless fierce battles with Fujian farmers. In the deserted wilderness, Huang Shi murmured to himself: "If I don't do something,  In other words, the anger of these poor farmers will eventually turn into an unstoppable torrent, sweeping across the Central Plains." Since the Ming Dynasty established the national policy of the emperor guarding the country, the Central Plains has not encountered war for two hundred years. Hundreds of millions of people  The surnames live and work in peace and contentment on this land. They provide taxes and soldiers to the country, ensuring that the Ming Empire can regain its strength again and again in foreign wars. These hundreds of millions of people and this peaceful land are exactly  The vitality of the country lies. "The storm, the storm is comingand can I turn the tide?"  "
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