Cultural Hall.
At this time, Chongzhen was very proud of himself. He repelled Horqin's Mongolian reinforcements, which not only allowed him to obtain a large amount of silver, but also made it much easier to deal with Jiannu without reinforcements.
After sending Yuan Chonghuan away, he summoned his ministers to start arranging backup issues. Governor Yuan's five-year plan to ping Liao made him feel that he could revive the Ming Dynasty.
"Bi Ziyan, now the national treasury has silver and grain."
Chongzhen sat on the main seat, staring at the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and said in a deep voice, "Yuan Chonghuan is different from Hong Chengchou. If he asks for food support, it must be given to him immediately! Also, the food and salary needed by Guan Ning's army will be supplemented together. .”
"I obey."
Nowadays, Bi Ziyan has no complaints. After all, they all know that there is an expert behind the emperor, so they all want to find out who it is.
"Your Majesty, will the money and food that Hong Chengchou needed last time be sent to him as well?"
He looked up at the emperor again and asked.
"Just send it to him together and ask him to do his best."
Chongzhen hesitated for a moment but then agreed. He stood up and looked at Cao Juan again, "Cao Juan, I'm here to ask you. You and Hong Chengchou have a close personal relationship. What do you think of Shanxi merchants?"
"Shaxi merchants..."
Cao Yan was wandering in his mind, but suddenly couldn't answer this question.
Han Xu could see that the emperor had decided to attack Shanxi merchants.
"Your Majesty, Shanxi merchants are all over the world, and their businesses are diverse."
The old fox stood up immediately and said solemnly, "I heard that they are suspected of reselling iron ore."
"His Majesty!"
Hearing the word iron ore, Cao Qian immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "Shanxi merchants have always been cautious businessmen. As for what Mr. Han said, it is groundless and has no basis. "
"Well, this matter needs to be investigated carefully, and I believe them."
Chongzhen pretended to ponder for a while, and then looked at Wang Chengen beside him, "In this case, you should retreat first. The matter of food and grass cannot be delayed!"
"Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian is back."
Watching the courtiers leave, Wang Chengen quickly reminded them.
"Old slave pays homage to Your Majesty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Old Wei running in three steps at a time.
"How is it? Hu... Hu Yunqing, what can you say?"
Seeing this, Chongzhen hurried down the golden steps and asked expectantly.
"Your Majesty, I am so happy!"
Wei Zhongxian knelt on the ground, raised his head and relayed what Hu Yunqing had just said with excitement on his face.
"Okay! Great!"
Chongzhen also clenched his fists excitedly, and then motioned Wei Zhongxian to stand up and walk back and forth, "In this way, you immediately ask the Ministry of War to give you orders. You select well-trained soldiers and Mongolian cavalry armor from Datong! Remember, things must be done. It must be clean and beautiful! As long as you can complete the task, I will give you a great credit when you come back!"
"This old slave will definitely not disappoint His Majesty!"
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he immediately made trouble. He must firmly seize this opportunity to turn over!
"besides."
Chongzhen stopped and leaned over to look at the eunuch chief kneeling in front of him, "Whether it's Yuan Chonghuan or Hong Chengchou, you must truthfully report every move they make to me! Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Wei Zhongxian immediately agreed without hesitation.
Immediately, the emperor gave a few more instructions before letting him leave.
"Great! Great!"
Chongzhen was extremely excited at this time, as if he was a child.
"Your Majesty, I have rarely seen you so happy."
Wang Chengen couldn't help but laugh.
"This Hu Yunqing is really the savior given by God to the Ming Dynasty!"
Chongzhen looked up at the top of the hall and murmured to himself, "With him here, why should I worry about being unable to revive the Ming Dynasty!"
At this time, his eyes were filled with sparkle and his whole body was filled with excitement.
"His Majesty……"
"Get the wine and food ready, I'm going to meet this 'cousin'!"
Chongzhen admired him from the bottom of his heart.
In this way, the master and servant came to Zhuangzi with wine and food.
"Brother Xian, you are here."
Hu Yunqing happened to come back from the fields. When he saw Chongzhen and Wang Chengen coming, he immediately led them into the house.
"You came just in time. I originally planned to find you."
He put down the hoe, pulled Chongzhen and said, "Did your housekeeper tell you about the matter when he went back? I'm thinking that if this matter comes to pass, then you can apply to the court to get me some land."
"Master Hu, sit down and talk."
At this time, Wang Chengen had already laid out the food and drinks.
"Brother, what do you want the land for?"
Chongzhen sat down aside and said with some doubts.
"To tell you the truth, I plan to plant potatoes and corn in a large area. If the harvest is good this year, I can sell it next year."
Hu Yunqing did not hide anything and told the matter.
"Aren't you planning to eat it secretly without letting the court know?"
Chongzhen signaled Wang Chengen to pour wine for Hu Yunqing.
He had heard this cousin mention it when they first met.
"Now that spring has begun, it's a good time to plant things, and this year will be a bumper harvest. If you plant more for winter, you can also sell it next year, because there will be a severe drought next year."
Hu Yunqing drank the wine in one gulp, and then picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks.
In addition, because of the severe drought in Guanzhong, Gao Yingxiang and others also began to rebel.
If you take this opportunity, you can actually sell it at a great price.
Of course, he couldn't tell the reason to his cousin.
"Will there be a severe drought next year?"
Chongzhen originally wanted to pick up some food, but when he heard this, he immediately stopped what he was doing and looked at his cousin in disbelief, "How did you know?"
"That's what you believe in me."
Naturally, Hu Yunqing couldn't tell him that he had traveled through time, so he poured a glass of wine on his own and said, "Brother Xian, I am only a relative like you, how can I still lie to you?"
"Hu...Brother, if that's the case, let's do it together? How about that?"
Chongzhen put down his chopsticks, pondered for a moment and said, "Just think that you and I are partners. When the time comes, the money will be..."
"Isn't this what you just said?"
Unexpectedly, Hu Yunqing interrupted him without hesitation and burped, "What's the relationship between you and me? Besides, you helped me get this land, so I'll give it to you. Is it easy to get this land?" "
He knows that today's Ming Dynasty is rotten to the core, and land annexation is serious, which may not be easy to handle.
"Mr. Hu, the land is simple. My master has connections with the government, so I can get as much as I want."
Wang Chengen also replied with a smile.
"That's OK!"
Hu Yunqing immediately said excitedly, "This matter must be done as soon as possible. Now that spring has begun, we must plant it on a large scale! By the way, if possible, we must hire a few people to plant it on a large scale!"
"I'll leave this to you."
Chongzhen looked up at Wang Chengen and said solemnly, "Remember?"
