Regarding the emperor's words, the officials were naturally very happy.
In addition to the general amnesty, the emperor still took money from his own treasury and did not touch the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Although the current treasury does have some money, if Bi Ziyan asks for money to help the victims, I'm afraid he will have to argue with the emperor.
After bidding farewell to the ministers, the emperor was still uncontrollably excited. When he returned to the harem, he couldn't help but talk to Empress Zhou.
"Yuan Chonghuan and Wu Sangui fought well this time!"
He took the teacup handed over by the queen and couldn't help but said, "The main reason is that the plan proposed by my cousin this time is good. I really didn't expect it."
To be honest, he originally thought that this record might not be successful, but he didn't expect that Duoduo guy was so conceited. He felt that those Shanxi merchants were afraid of him and might not dare to sell fake ones to them.
Unexpectedly, not only were the shells blank, but the Shanxi merchants were also fake.
"Your Majesty, despite this great victory, you still cannot take it lightly."
Queen Zhou was also very happy in her heart, but she still had a serious expression on her face, "I will never die in establishing slaves and destroying them. If they remain alive, they may come back at any time. Don't be too happy."
"It's rare for me to be like this."
Chongzhen took a sip of tea, then put down the cup and said, but he did not mean to blame the queen.
He naturally knew the queen's good intentions.
"Wang Chengen, how about the matter I asked you to investigate last time?"
Having said this, he looked at the eunuch waiting and asked.
"Your Majesty, this is a secret message sent by Admiral Dongchang."
Wang Chengen quickly took out a letter from his sleeve, held it in both hands and handed it to the emperor.
At the same time, I secretly admired Mr. Hu for his uncanny plan.
Since the Chinese New Year, food prices in Kyoto and nearby areas have been rising steadily!
The price of food in Kyoto has even risen to one tael of silver per stone!
You know, this is much more expensive than the usual price.
And the most important promoters were Shanxi merchants headed by the Hong family! They harvested a large amount of grain, hoping to use this to raise grain prices and intensify conflicts within the Ming Dynasty.
Then send the food to Jiannu.
"My cousin is really clever."
Looking at the contents of the excerpt, Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh, "Without what he said, both I and the Ming Dynasty would be in danger."
"Your Majesty, should I reward you with something?"
When Wang Chengen saw this, he couldn't help but speak immediately.
He now seems to have mastered the way to get promoted and make a fortune. As long as he holds Mr. Hu in his arms, he will have no worries about his official fortune.
"Yes, you are right."
Hearing this, Chongzhen couldn't help but nodded, stood up excitedly, and walked back and forth, "With his current achievements, it would not be an exaggeration to give him a count."
Having said this, he couldn't help but look at Queen Zhou, "Queen, what do you think this earl should be named after?"
"I think your Majesty is a little too hasty."
Unexpectedly, Queen Zhou was not so happy, and said in a deep voice, "Although he has made great contributions, the content of what your Majesty talked to him this time is not the same thing. I think it is better to remember the credit for the time being. , like the money from selling cannonballs this time, share it with others and get better results."
"Although His Majesty should not be stingy with rewards, maybe I would be wary of him if I rewarded him too frequently. After all, Your Majesty is the master of the country and the country is a public weapon. Rewards that are too frequent will make Your Majesty lose his prestige."
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but laugh again, "The Taizu said at the beginning that the harem should not be involved in politics. This is my family's word. Your Majesty does not need to listen carefully."
"you are right."
Chongzhen looked at the queen with admiration, touched his chin and said, "I am also worried about this. If my cousin leaves, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Wang Chengen and said, "In this way, tomorrow morning you take 50,000 taels of silver from the internal funds and give it to your cousin, and call it this dividend."
"Slave understands."
Wang Chengen heard this and nodded.
For him, he was naturally very happy to be able to contact Mr. Hu, and to do so alone.
Maybe you can take this opportunity to find a new way to get promoted.
The next day, Emperor Chongzhen personally invited Wu Sangui, and then learned about the conflicts between the slaves from his mouth, and he was filled with emotion for a while.
Under such circumstances of internal and external troubles, Jiannu will undoubtedly be defeated!
Besides, he also has the help of his cousin.
Naturally, when brothers work together, their strength is as strong as gold.
Wang Chengen, on the other hand, came to Hanjiazhuang with a few young eunuchs carrying banknotes.
But when they arrived at the entrance of the village, they noticed Wu Xiulian coming with a basket.
Ever since Hu Yunqing went to the Wu family for a banquet on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the little girl became more and more grateful to this savior.
There is no talk of affection between the two, but they more or less like each other.
And every day Zhu Si would arrange for someone to report Hu Yunqing's whereabouts, so Wang Chengen knew something about it.
He waited until the little girl left before he appeared at the door of Hu's house.
"Master Hu, congratulations, congratulations."
Seeing Hu Yunqing enter the house, he hurried in.
"Someone came to announce the good news early in the morning. Are you a magpie?"
Hu Yunqing was in a good mood, stretched out and sat on the stool. He placed the basket Wu Xiulian gave him on the table and opened it to see some pastries inside.
"You didn't eat, did you? Together?"
He glanced at it, then chuckled.
"Since the young master is so polite, then I won't be polite."
When Wang Chengen heard this, he was overjoyed and sat down immediately.
After all, for him, being able to sit at the same table and eat with Mr. Hu is a blessing he earned in his previous life! This is something Wei Zhongxian could not even envy.
"What else can you be polite to me about?"
Hu Yunqing didn't care at all. He picked up the pastries and started eating them. "What's the big event recently?"
"To be honest, sir, the money you asked me to resell short cannonballs last time has already been redeemed!"
Wang Chengen ate the pastries and then placed the banknotes on the table. "This is what my young master asked me to bring to you. It's a total of one hundred thousand taels! Please order it!"
"It was delivered so quickly. I originally thought I would have to wait a few more days."
Hu Yunqing was not polite and directly collected the banknotes, "But since you have already counted them, I don't have anything to count, so I will just keep them."
"It's great that the young master believes in me so much."
When Wang Chengen heard this, he immediately laughed, and then said, "There is one more thing, the young master will definitely be happy to hear it! That is that our army defeated Huang Taiji again in Jinzhou, and also killed two of his generals! "
