Chen Ying looked at these close relatives. On weekdays, uncles and uncles would call each other affectionately, but when they made trouble, each one would be more cruel than the other.
He never dreamed that he, the head of the Chen family who was dedicated to the welfare of the family, had done something wrong!
The sadness reached the extreme, Chen Ying simply didn’t care about anything: “Divide it, divide it all!”
He asked the accountant to take out the main account book.
The ledger is enough for more than a dozen boxes.
But the Chen family took the trouble to check each item, and first calculated the current family assets of the Chen family leader. The account account should be about more than one million taels of silver.
Counting all branches, the total amount is about 2.4 million taels.
This number is less than Sa Hyun expected.
"It's impossible for the Chen family to have just this little money!"
A middle-aged man pointed at the account book and shouted: "As far as I know, it's I don't know how much more than this number!"
"Sixth, please be more conscientious when you speak. The money in the ledger is all my family's assets!" Chen Ying's face changed slightly.
Chen Laoliu and Chen Ying belong to the same great-grandfather and have been divided into another clan.
"Master of the family, do you have to let me reveal everything about the family in front of Jin Yiwei?"
Chen Laoliu sneered: "Anyway, I am from a small family, so I am not afraid of the jokes of the Jin Yiwei adults."
"I, Chen Liu, are also involved in smuggling maritime merchants."
"Anyway, my family paid the confession money, so there's nothing we can't say!"
"My family is just a branch of the Chen family. Last year we received 120,000 taels of silver."
"His master eats both sides. They set the purchase price and shipping price. Only they know how much they will eat!"
"It's impossible to have such a small amount of money!"
"Young and old gentlemen, we have so many houses in the Chen family. After paying the confession money, we still managed to scrape together more than one million taels!"
"His sect has been doing business at sea for more than thirty years, and he just gave out more than one million taels?"
"Everyone, tell me, who of you believes it?"
"Anyway, I'm the first one not to believe it!"
"The money his sect spends to feed the dogs is more than this!"
Chen Liu coaxed him like this.
All the Chen family members said they didn't believe it: "The year before last, his daughter got married and had a beautiful wedding. She spent a lot of money. How could his family only have more than one million taels of silver?"
"The money that several of his gangsters sent to Goulanwashe was more than this!"
"How can the sect have no money?"
"They just sent us away with three melons and two dates!"
"Why? They are all surnamed Chen, and the master's money is also our money! Lord Jin Yiwei has already said to share it equally, why can't we share it equally?"
The Chen family immediately started making a fuss.
They were shouting at each other, and everything about the Chen family was revealed.
Chen became anxious: "As you said, my sons are all prodigal. No matter how big the family fortune is, they can't withstand their defeat!"
"If you don't believe the account books, you can come into my house and search them!"
"Whatever you find is yours!"
Snapped!
Someone took out a rotten egg from nowhere and hit Chen Ying hard on the face.
While Chen Ying was talking, the egg fell on his forehead.
The egg liquid slid down his cheeks and onto his mouth. Chen Ying spit out a mouthful of egg liquid: "Who threw it?"
"The family hasn't been separated yet?"
"I am still the head of your family!"
"What is the crime of insulting the head of the family? Don't you yourselves know?"
Chen Ying was furious!
Are you really stupid?
Count the money in front of Jin Yiwei!
Have you forgotten what happened to Merlin Fei? Or have you forgotten what happened to the merchants of Raozhou Prefecture?
I am saving you!
Anyway, if you go to Guangxi, the people there are poor and poor. With this money, you can become a wealthy local.
What do you need so much money for?
"Master Chen is so majestic."
Sha Xuan said coldly and quietly: "Although you are the head of the Chen family, it is not your turn to set up a private court. If you have something to say, you cannot threaten others."
Chen Ying pointed to the egg liquid on his face: "Sir, should I take care of the person who hit me?"
"Don't throw it away in the future."
Sha Hyun was very perfunctory.
Is this the end?
Chen Ying could only admit that he was unlucky and wiped it with a silk handkerchief.
Then he threw it on the ground. This silk handkerchief was made of fine silk!
"My home is right there. If you want to search, feel free to search!" Chen Ying was not afraid.
Snapped!
Another rotten egg hit Chen Ying in the face.
"You've hidden everything, let's search you alone!" someone shouted at the top of his voice.
Chen Ying gritted his teeth.
They are eggs anyway, and rotten eggs are also eggs.
Apart from a little pain, it doesn't hurt and you can eat it raw.
Just spit it out and do it yourself.
"Chen Sishi, if you hold your throat, I can hear your voice!"
Chen Ying found Chen Sishi and pointed at him: "I have done something upright, what are you hiding?"
"This is originally our sect's property, what is there to hide?"
"Now I'll share it with you, aren't you satisfied?"
But.
While he was scolding, there was laughter from below.
Sa Hyun took a few steps back and covered his nose.
He twitched his nose as if he smelled a foul smell.
There was some soup dripping on his forehead.
He stuck out his tongue and licked it. It was a bit salty and smelly.
When he reached out and touched it, he discovered that what hit his forehead was not an egg, but a ball of feces!
Some naughty kid cracked the egg into a small hole, ate the egg liquid, poured in the feces, took it out and hit Chen Ying on the head.
"Who did it!"
Chen Ying was furious.
He is also a scholar. When did he have to deal with shit and piss?
The crowd burst into laughter, and Chen Sishi smiled evilly and said: "Master, this is not a dung ball and an egg, it is a punishment from heaven!"
Chen Ying didn't want to pay attention to him and walked away: "If you want to believe it, believe it. If you don't believe it, I'll throw you away!"
I’m giving you face!
Today Jin Yiwei is supporting you. Will Jin Yiwei still support you tomorrow?
Our accounts will be settled later!
Snapped!
Chen Ying just turned his head.
Another dung ball and egg hit him hard on the back of the head.
The excrement soup was poured into the neck collar, and the whole body suddenly smelled bad.
"Who did it?"
Chen Ying turned his head and looked up to the sky and roared!
However, what responded to him was a dozen dung balls and eggs.
The overwhelming force came towards him.
He didn't have time to dodge and the blows hit him all over his body.
Covered in shit.
The Chen family burst into laughter.
"Sir, is Jin Yiwei so useless?"
Chen Ying screamed: "My Chen family has paid the confession money and is willing to split it into two families. If the family property is divided equally, we will divide it equally!"
"I, the Chen family, have been so obedient, what else does Jin Yiwei want me to do?"
Sha Xuan smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, please be patient. This matter is your Chen family's family matter. It is not convenient for Jin Yiwei to interfere."
"I can guarantee everyone here, with my own life."
"After the Chen family paid the confession money, Jin Yiwei will never take a single needle or thread from the Chen family, nor will they take a single copper penny!"
"You can rest assured!"
Chen Ying was stunned for a moment, who can you promise?
Tell me, you can hit me as much as you want, right?
He looked down the steps.
really.
People from all sects had their eyes turned green, and they wished they could cut Chen Ying into pieces with a thousand knives.
"What are you going to do!"
Chen Ying saw people from various sects gathering on the steps: "Everyone retreat, retreat!"
This is the ancestral temple.
He couldn't bring his servants in, and he didn't dare to go too far because of the royal guards.
As a result, Jin Yiwei went off the rails and he was in trouble.
"Chen Ying, we respect you as the head of the family. We treat you respectfully and do not dare to violate anything."
"But you can't treat us like fools, right?"
"Master Jin Yiwei has already said that the family property will be divided equally."
"Why do you hide the family's shared property?"
"Just give us some scraps?"
Chen Laoliu stepped forward: "Today, either you take the initiative to give away all your belongings;"
"Either your branch immigrate to Guangxi, and the things in the house belong to our branch!"
His words were echoed by other branches.
There are a few people in the main sect who oppose it, but they can't stand it because there are so many people in the branch.
The people standing here are all the leaders of the branch, there are thirty or forty people. The number of branch branches scattered all over Shangrao, the number of people named Chen is estimated to be more than 30,000.
The main sect only has a few hundred people at all costs, so how can it compete with others?
"Don't get excited yet, listen to me, listen to me!" Chen Ying wiped the shit from his face.
Ignore the stink.
Things are serious now and must be controlled.
Although they share the same surname as Chen, the main sect has always suppressed the branches, sucked the blood from the branches, and nourished themselves, so as to ensure that the main sect will always be dominant.
They also need to constantly suppress the ambitions of the branch and make the branch surrender.
Today the branch dares to use the power of Jin Yiwei to rebel, and tomorrow it dares to use the power of the county official to bargain with the main clan.
Therefore, this trend must be suppressed.
But Chen Laoliu shouted: "What the hell, I'll beat you to death!"
He rushed forward and punched Chen Ying down.
Then, people from other branches rushed forward, more than thirty people, and rushed forward to beat Chen Ying.
Chen Ying screamed a few times before his voice disappeared.
Seeing this, other members of the main sect fled for their lives.
The morale of the side branches increased greatly.
"Our ancestors are all named Chen! They are all branched out from this compound!"
"Why were we separated?"
"But they occupy the ancestral home?"
"If you take it, you will take it. Now the imperial court has made the decision to give us a way to survive, but their master is using his power to suppress others and is used to bullying us!"
"Today, we will dismantle the main sect!"
"We will be the master!"
Chen Laoliu shouted.
People from other branches started making noises.
Everyone looked at Sha Xuan secretly and found that Sha Xuan had nothing to do with himself and was standing in the corner, talking and laughing with his subordinates.
Immediately I felt at ease.
Some people went back to call for help, and some dragged Chen Ying's body toward the main hall to ask for an explanation from the main sect's people.
There are also people who are looking for treasure everywhere. When they catch someone, they ask where the owner of the house hid the money!
Suddenly, the Chen family was in chaos.
"Sir, things are serious." Fanzi whispered.
"Watch the door?"
Sha Xuan wants to let the Chen family make trouble. The bigger the trouble, the better, and the more people die, the better!
Only in this way can we kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and have a deterrent effect.
"General Yang has sent a thousand households and led an army of 800 people. They have already entered the city. The entire city is in our hands." Fanzi reported back.
"That's no problem, just watch the fun."
The Chen family branched out and walked to the main hall.
In the past, they were not qualified to enter the lobby. They would kneel in the courtyard and reply. This has been the rule from ancient times to the present.
I finally felt cool today!
Entered the lobby!
Also dragging a dead body was Chen Ying, the head of the Chen family!
Chen Laoliu was sitting in the position of the head of the family, stepping on the body of Chen Ying, the head of the Chen family, and suddenly felt like he was high and in control of the world.
The feeling of being in control of the entire Shangrao Chen family is so comfortable.
However, the main servants surrounded the courtyard, led by Chen Ying's younger brother, Chen Du.
When he was in the ancestral temple, the servants were not allowed to enter, so Chen Yingshi was alone and was beaten to death.
Chen Du took advantage of the chaos to escape, gathered more than a hundred servants, and surrounded the main hall.
"Master Jin Yiwei is outside the courtyard. Do you want to rebel openly?" Chen Laoliu is very good at pulling off tiger skins.
"I think you, Chen Laoliu, are the rebels!"
Chen Du shouted angrily: "That's the head of the family's seat, can you sit on it?"
Chen Laoliu was eager to find something, otherwise he wouldn't be able to end it.
At the moment of stalemate.
A servant came to report that people from other branches were attacking the mansion.
"Come in and kill him!"
Chen Du made a quick decision.
Chaos must be put down quickly, otherwise there will be endless trouble.
The Jin Yiwei was in the yard, and he didn't dare to take out the crossbow, but with more than a hundred skilled players, it wasn't difficult to deal with a few noble masters from different branches.
But.
Sha Xuan stepped in and said, "No one is allowed to kill anyone. Do you understand?"
Chen Du's eyes were full of anger.
As long as you have a brain, you will know that Jin Yiwei is branching out from the side gang and trying to get good things out of the main sect.
Otherwise, why would he have allowed Pangmai to beat Chen Ying to death.
When Chen Laoliu was about to be caught, Sha Xuan came out to stop him again.
He now suspected that Chen Laoliu was instigated by Sha Xuan.
"Don't worry, sir. Murder is illegal, and ordinary people dare not know the law and break it." Chen Du bowed his head helplessly.
Soon, Chen Laoliu was dragged out covered in blood. He stretched out his hand towards Sha Xuan: "Sir, help me!"
Chen Du stood in front of Sha Xuan: "Sir, the Chen family did not kill anyone."
"Chen Laoliu is suspected of killing my brother."
"The common people will send it to the county government and ask the county magistrate to administer justice."
The implication is that murder cases are not under the jurisdiction of Jinyi Guards.
Sha Xuan didn't care and said with a smile: "As long as no one dies."
Chen Du was a little confused as to who Sha Xuan was helping.
But the servant came to report that people from other branches had broken into the mansion, and more than a dozen servants had died, and they had already rushed in.
"Please sir, go and seek justice!" Chen Du asked Sha Xuan for help.
"I'll let you go and have a look!" Sha Xuan did not refuse.
Although these side branches have the surname Chen, they are only surnamed Chen.
The only advantage is that particularly outstanding children can study in the Chen family's library and be nurtured by the family.
Ordinary people, all living beings, just with the surname Chen, are not even qualified to enter the Chen family mansion.
But when the Nine Tribes are killed, everyone will suffer together.
If you can't enjoy the blessings, you will have to bear the sins together.
This is the current situation of the clan branches.
They broke into Chen's house.
It was not that he wanted to settle a score with the main sect, but that he wanted to collect gold and silver treasures from all over the yard.
Just like bandits entering the village.
They robbed everything they saw, even the stone pillars at the entrance of the courtyard.
Then he dug three feet into the ground and looked for silver everywhere.
"Don't grab it, don't grab it!"
Several sect leaders were blocking it.
As a result, his head was smashed with a stone and he fell in a pool of blood.
Some people even broke into the inner house and harassed the female family members, causing many female family members to suffer.
Chen Du looked at these tribesmen.
He knew many people, some of whom he had met during the family festival at the end of the year;
Some opened a small shop in the city, and they were usually called "Seventh Young Master" or "Seventh Young Master";
Some of them would read poems and discuss paintings with him, and they would call him Qi Ge Qi Ge in a friendly manner.
At this moment, they all turned into beasts.
In the huge ancestral house of the main clan, they were beaten, smashed, looted... burned, killed, looted and looted!
"Are you still a member of the Chen family?"
"This is your root!"
"What are you going to do? Are you going to rob your own family members too?"
"Xiao Liu, don't run away. You are Xiao Liu who runs a shoemaker's shop in the south of the city! What are you holding? That's a book passed down from your ancestors! Put it down!"
Chen Du looked at the devastation and couldn't believe it.
Bang!
Xiao Liu realized that he had been recognized and ran over quickly, hitting Chen Du on the head with the book he was holding.
I didn’t want the book anymore and quickly moved to another place.
"Hahaha!" Chen Du laughed sadly.
Then, he looked at Sha Xuan solemnly: "Does Jin Yiwei not care about anything?"
"It's necessary to take care of it!"
Sha Xuan is also waiting to see if these people can dig out any silver.
The Chen family must have hidden a huge amount of money.
After Jin Yiwei collected the confession money, he could no longer ransack the house. He could only use one trick to divide the property against the rich and let the Chen family look for it themselves.
Sha Xuan winked at Fanzi.
The people below pretended to maintain order.
But thousands of people poured into the Chen family mansion, and with dozens of tricks, they couldn't control them at all.
Even the main sect's servants defected and began to rob him.
The entire mansion was in complete chaos.
It was beyond Sha Hyun's expectation, and he also underestimated the evil nature of people's hearts.
Fortunately, when the chaos broke out in the mansion, he had already sent people to mobilize the troops. Counting the time, they should be outside the gate by now.
"Sir, I found some money!" Someone came to report quickly.
Sha Hyun's eyes lit up: "Where did you find it?"
"How many exactly?"
"Quickly mobilize your troops and surround the entire house. No one is allowed to take out anything!"
He said and walked: "Take me with you, quickly!"
"A brother with sharp eyes saw someone holding money in his crotch."
"The silver is falling in a panic, and the walking posture is weird."
"After searching, we found that it was all filled with silver."
"He didn't tell me when I asked him at first, but the brother found out that several people had money in their crotches."
"I knew the place where the Chen family hid their silver was discovered."
Fanzi reported as he walked.
Sha Xuan drew out his sword and raised it high: "Everyone lie down on the ground, otherwise we will kill you without mercy!"
Who cares what Sha Hyun said during the robbery.
歘!
Sha Xuan swung his sword and knocked over one first.
"Everyone lie down on the ground, otherwise we will kill you!" Sha Xuan shouted fiercely.
However, the people from the other branch of the Chen family were red-eyed. When they saw Sha Xuan killing people, they roared: "Kill them all!"
"Grab the money and let's go have fun in the mountains!"
"Rebellious motherfucker!"
The man was holding a knife and was not afraid of Sha Hyun at all.
With a greeting, a dozen men put down their things and rushed over with knives.
Sha Hyun only had three people with him. He had a knife and so did the opponent, so he was immediately at a disadvantage.
"I say it again, put your things down and lie down on the ground! Otherwise, shoot without mercy!" Sha Xuan raised his knife with a stern look.
"Silly bird!"
The man was dressed as a servant. He was tall and strong. You could tell he was a member of the Lian family at a glance.
Rush over with a knife.
He fought with Sha Xuan and cut Sha Xuan to his knees.
This guy is too strong.
Sha Xuan knew he was outmatched, and just as the man was slashing down with his sword with a grin on his face, there was a pop and the sound of an arrow piercing his body.
He stared blankly at the pierced arrow tip and turned around stupidly.
But they saw more than twenty well-trained soldiers raising their bows and crossbows and shooting at them.
"Zhang Xiao, a humble official, has met your Excellency!"
A hundred households came quickly and knelt down on one knee.
Sha Hyun really wanted to slap him. When you shot the arrow, did you consider the feelings of the three of us?
If the shot misses even slightly, we will die too!
"It doesn't matter."
Sha Xuan still had to use others, so he could only suppress his anger for the time being: "Take the people and follow me!"
He raised his embroidered spring knife and ordered everyone to lie down.
Anyone who does not lie down after shouting three times will be shot.
Walk all the way, shout all the way and kill all the way.
Yang Xin sent Qianhu Louhu and 800 people to help Sha Xuan control the situation.
They came to a garden, and according to the identification, they found the silver in it.
The rockery in the garden is actually a silver mountain coated with soil.
The entire rockery is made of silver.
"Sir, it's only more than one million taels. It can't be just this." After a rough estimate, Fanzi was disappointed.
Since it is hidden somewhere, it means that the Chen family still has a place to hide money.
Sha Xuan looked at the silver mountain with greed in his eyes.
Chen Du staggered through the courtyards.
The chaos in the mansion has basically been calmed down. There are corpses everywhere, and the living people are also lying on the ground. It's hard to tell who they are.
The entire house was occupied by Jiangxi Army and Jinyiwei.
Three places where the silver was hidden have been found, totaling about five million taels.
Sha Xuan, a guard in Jinyi, Lou Hu from Qianhu, Zhang Xiao from Baihu and others were drinking and having fun in the main hall where only the head of the family could sit.
Chen Du slowly entered the main hall.
He staggered over and knelt in front of Sha Xuan with a bang: "What do you want, sir? The Chen family doesn't dare to have any complaints. I just beg you, sir, don't kill me!"
Sha Xuan was drunk and confused: "What do you mean by Mr. Chen? Why can't I understand this?"
"If you want money, please take it."
"If you like any woman from the Chen family, you can take her away."
"If you like Cao Min's skin, please take it! Cao Min will never blink an eye!"
"I just beg you, sir, please don't trouble the Chen family!"
Chen Du burst into tears.
This killing left the Chen family torn into pieces and their vitality severely damaged.
The hidden money is not hidden.
The head of the family, Chen Ying, died, and the majesty of the family head completely collapsed.
In fact, hundreds of people from different branches of the Chen family died, and the entire Chen family mansion was filled with the smell of blood.
"Mr. Chen, where do you start with these words?"
Sha Xuan took a sip of wine and said slowly: "This rebellion was started by your Chen family. Your Chen family killed each other."
"It's you too, please help your Chen family suppress the rebellion."
"How come the words coming out of your mouth make you resentful of me?"
Only a ghost would believe it if you Jin Yiwei didn't cause trouble here!
"Sir, take whatever you like." Chen Du was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Lou Hu's eyes were shining. He could make a fortune from the Chen family, which was more than what he had earned in ten years of fighting.
"My Lord Admiral's ironclad order, I dare not accept even a copper plate."
Sha Xuan said coldly: "This matter is ultimately caused by the unfair distribution of your Chen family and has nothing to do with my Jin Yiwei."
"Of course, Jin Yiwei will settle the bill with you for the food and drinks, and your family won't be short a copper."
"Mr. Chen, if you have something to do, please help yourself; if nothing happens, how about a few drinks together?"
Chen Du didn't want to talk to him, Sha Xuan.
He, Sha Xuan, is not willing to talk to you, Chen Du.
It's all your fault, the Chen family's fault, who's to blame?
Chen Du burst into tears: "Sir, what on earth are you going to do?"
"Immigrate and share the family property equally!"
Sha Xuan said solemnly: "This is an ironclad order from the Admiral. Who dares to disobey it?"
His tone softened slightly: "After all, this matter was caused by Chen Ying's excessive greed."
"I have already said that after paying the confession money, Jin Yiwei will not touch or ask for a single copper from the Chen family's property."
"Since it's a family division, it must be fair and just."
"After all, it is your sect's fault for this matter. You cannot blame anyone else."
"We will continue dividing tomorrow."
"Until everyone is satisfied!"
"Anyway, the time set by the Admiral is fifteen days. Six days have passed and there are still nine days left. You can decide what to do!"
Sa Hyun's tone was decisive, showing no signs of continuing the conversation.
In fact, if you are not afraid of official corruption, you should be afraid that officials are not corrupt.
Officials who are not corrupt often ask for a lot.
Chen Du felt anxious in his heart: "What will happen if the time is exceeded?"
"Behead everyone!"
Sha Xuan put down the wine cup: "Mr. Chen, I would like to advise you again, don't play tricks with the admiral. Look at the consequences of Ji'an Prefecture and Raozhou Prefecture."
"Okay, since you are not in the mood to eat, let's go and rest."
"Tomorrow at dawn, we will gather all the Chen clans to continue dividing up the property and families!"
Chen Du's body swayed and he fell to the ground.
What this means is that if the family separation cannot be completed to everyone's satisfaction within nine days, then the entire Chen family of more than 100,000 people (including the female family members) will have to die?
It really lives up to the saying: If you don’t enjoy the blessings, you will have to bear the sins.
Lou Hu, who was sitting at the dinner table, felt a chill running down his spine.
If it were him, he could get some money from the Chen family and fool around with it, and the matter would be over. Why should he be so serious?
But hearing what Sha Xuan meant, I didn't dare not be serious.
This Admiral Jin, who is far away in Yiyang, is so powerful?
The chaos in the Chen family has spread throughout the city.
There were all kinds of stories, some said that the Jin Yiwei went on a killing spree in the Chen family, some said that the Chen family killed each other, and some said that bandits robbed the Chen family.
Anyway, it's all the money's fault.
Every family in Shangrao was so worried that they didn't dare to close their eyes when they went to bed at night, for fear that Jin Yiwei would cause trouble for their family.
And in the palace.
Zhu Qiyu married a new woman.
It's fresh.
Her father was a bit interesting. In order to establish a sect, he actually sent his daughter to the palace to serve her, and the emperor took a fancy to her.
Her father is Chen Xianzhang, who failed to pass the Jinshi exam, saved the country through twists and turns, and became the father-in-law of the emperor.
Chen Xianzhang had given up taking the Jinshi examination and focused on establishing a sect of Neo-Confucianism.
But in terms of the foundation of Neo-Confucianism, there are teachers Wu Yubi at the top and senior brothers Hu Juren, Lou Liang and others.
If he wants to get ahead, he may have to endure ten years of hard work.
In order to gain enlightenment, he simply sent his daughter to the palace to serve her, save the country, avoid enlightenment, and start teaching directly. If she was lucky, she might be directly canonized by the emperor.
Zhu Qiyu really fell in love with his thirteen-year-old daughter.
Of course, the focus is on the title of the master of Neo-Confucianism.
With the emperor's help, Chen Xianzhang's status in Neo-Confucianism might be elevated to the same level as Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuyuan, and Wang Yangming.
His daughter was also interesting. When chatting with the emperor, she often talked about allusions to Neo-Confucianism.
The Neo-Confucian allusions coming from the mouth of a thirteen-year-old girl are somewhat funny.
But the emperor adopted Chen Xianzhang's daughter, and Chen Xianzhang's reputation among literati gradually collapsed. It seemed that his strategy of saving the country through curves failed and he was dragged into a stinking pit by the emperor.
As we enter April, spring plowing is in full swing.
The court is always paying attention, and construction has started one after another in various places. According to last year's practice, one copper plate will be paid as wages.
Rehe and Ningxia continued to build cities.
Make space in various places to resettle the population.
The Flood Control Department is still discussing where to repair, how to repair, and where to start. These are all big issues. It is planned to break ground in the 11th year of Jingtai.
As the chief officer of the Flood Control Department, Wu Fu should walk along the Yellow River and conduct repeated arguments before making a decision.
However, Wu Fu was too old and could only sit in the center.
As for the officials who can take charge of the management of the Yellow River, they are either too junior in qualifications, talk a lot and are not able to do things well;
Or the person has enough qualifications but doesn’t have the energy to travel to places.
The Department of Education has also begun preparations to build a continuous school in Gyeonggi, starting from elementary school to the Imperial College, and is preparing to include Chaoyang Academy and the Imperial College.
At the same time, the Martial Arts Hall will expand its enrollment this year.
The Cabinet is extremely busy and all departments are busy.
Zhu Qiyu, however, took some time off from his busy schedule to visit the Martial Arts Lecture Hall and then to the Chaoyang Academy.
"Your Majesty, Dong Ci wants to see you."
After returning from the martial arts lecture hall, Zhu Qiyu started writing the regulations.
When the Jiangwu Hall was set up, the purpose was simple: to cultivate talents who were loyal to him, Zhu Qiyu.
Now, it is necessary to cultivate talents who are useful to the Ming Dynasty, so that military talents can emerge in an endless stream, and a military commander training mechanism is constantly emerging.
So some things need to be changed.
He also had to convince the courtiers to develop martial arts while restricting martial arts.
"Xuan come in." Zhu Qiyu continued writing without raising his head.
The Ming Dynasty had martial arts.
But it has long been abandoned.
The dynasty was most worried about military personnel disrupting the government, so it was most afraid of cultivating military personnel. As a result, as the dynasty progressed, the famous generals became more and more watery. By the end of the dynasty, there were no famous generals available.
He planned to merge the martial arts school and the martial arts academy.
Start with the top-level structure, and then reform the situation of officers at the grassroots level.
Establish a top-to-bottom training mechanism for generals.
Dong Ci came in holding a tray.
"Serve tea."
There are not many rules in Yangxin Hall, and it is considered a relatively relaxed political place.
Zhu Qiyu continued writing.
I kept writing and writing for half an hour before I put down the pen.
After reading it again, I felt that it was slightly formed and needed to be discussed again and again by courtiers.
"Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Zhu Qiyu stood up, moved his body, and sat on the couch. Feng Xiao rubbed his shoulders: "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, my servant has come to offer you a treasure."
With that said, he presented the silver coins in the tray.
Zhu Qiyu held it in his hand, and it was really heavy. When he blew it on his mouth, the reverberation of the silver was very pleasant.
"What a silver coin!"
Zhu Qiyu handed it to Feng Xiao for everyone in the palace to see.
Something seems to be missing?
There is no writing on it, it is bare.
"Your Majesty, this silver coin is one tael of silver. In fact, it only uses seven coins of silver. New metal is added to increase the hardness, but it will still rust."
Dong Ci introduced the new silver coins.
This silver coin is a little heavier than Yuan Datou. One silver coin of Yuan Datou is equivalent to seven silver coins.
"Is it pressed out with a machine?" Zhu Qiyu played with it.
"Back to the emperor, the hydraulic press made of Pei wood is used. It is crushed by water. It cannot be imitated by manpower."
The technology of hydraulic coin pressing existed in the Yuan Dynasty. It is unknown where it came from or whether it was invented by Chinese people during the Yuan Dynasty.
"How much does it cost? How much does it cost for labor? How much does it cost for fire?"
Zhu Qiyu blew every one.
It can all make a sound.
"Your Majesty, the cost is almost the same as the cost of making official silver."
"The fire consumption is a little too big."
"Because official silver has more impurities, but its fineness cannot be compared with silver coins."
Dong Ci reported back, explaining in detail the specific costs and the production process.
After Zhu Qiyu listened carefully, he nodded and said, "Can I put a painting on it?"
"Yes."
There is a face value on the copper coins, so you only need a mold.
The same goes for printing, just make it into a mold.
"Let's do this, use my portrait as the cover of the silver coin." Zhu Qiyu said.
Plop!
Dong Ci was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, this is so disrespectful! Who dares to look at your face! This is so disrespectful!"
The people in the palace were also frightened: "I beg the emperor to take back my life!"
"Your Majesty, the courtiers dare not raise their heads and look directly at your face when facing you. That is a great disrespect, Your Majesty!"
Feng Xiao kept kowtowing: "I beg the Emperor to take back my life!"
As for the big reaction?
"I was just joking, can you do it?"
"Yes, yes."
Dong Ci wiped the sweat from his face. The emperor really thought about it.
I am so surprised.
"According to the current production standards, how many silver coins can be pressed in a day?"
"Your Majesty, if there are enough workers, we can press out a thousand pieces a day." Dong Ci reported back.
"Too few. You ask Pei Muduo to make more machines. I will change the Baochao Department to the Silver Coin Department and start pressing coins."
Just do it.
It is imperative to replace silver ingots with silver coins.
Dong Ci said cautiously: "Your Majesty, if you press coins on a large scale, you can adjust the formula and reduce the amount of silver, so that you can have a surplus."
"Can it still be played?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Dong Ci shook his head: "This is the minimum standard. Silver coins less than seven cents cannot be blown."
"That's not necessary."
"Being able to blow the sound is also a way to prevent counterfeiting."
"Besides, there is no profit in making silver coins at this price."
"I think the chances of private counterfeiting of banknotes are greatly reduced."
The issue of anti-counterfeiting has always been a big problem.
Zhu Qiyu attaches great importance to it.
After talking for a while, Zhu Qiyu sent Dong Ci away.
Morning next day.
"It is imperative to mint new coins to replace silver ingots."
In April in the capital, the grass grows and orioles fly.
Zhu Qiyu changed into single clothes and sat on the dragon chair in Fengtian Hall.
The breeze comes slowly and is very cool.
The courtier took the silver coins and tasted them.
They all think that this silver coin is more beautiful than the silver ingot. The key is that it can be blown and looks high-end.
It's just that people miss old things and always feel that things from the past are the best, so they won't be able to accept silver coins for a while.
"Your Majesty, how do you calculate the cost of minting coins?" Geng Jiuchou didn't want the Ministry of Revenue to bear the responsibility.
Mentioned it before.
There is no problem in minting coins, but who will bear the fire cost?
"Internal funds will be borne."
Zhu Qiyu was rare and generous: "I would like to mint all the silver in the internal funds and households into silver coins, and then issue an edict to cancel the use of silver in the world."
In fact, the official currency of the Ming Dynasty did not include silver!
The official currency is banknotes, which are roughly equivalent to wiping paper.
But when the court collects taxes, it has to collect money.
"Then, people all over the world are allowed to take cash and exchange them for silver coins."
"First implement it one place at a time."
"First exchange it in the capital, collect the silver, and then mint it into silver coins. It will take ten to twenty years to make all the world use silver coins."
The courtier nodded.
Although the emperor came up with his ideas as soon as he came up with them, he was not eager for quick success and left enough time for everything to be implemented.
Geng Jiuchou asked: "May I ask, Your Majesty, at what proportion?"
"One to one, one tael of silver for one silver coin."
This number is very fair.
It can be said that the emperor is too conscientious.
Geng Jiuchou said: "Your Majesty, you should exchange one silver coin for one or two cents of silver!"
"What is Geng Shangshu thinking?"
Bai Gui retorted: "Such a fine silver coin should be exchanged for one tael or five cents!"
The courtier thought it was reasonable to exchange for two taels.
After all, the purpose of Baal's efforts to mint coins must be to make money. The euphemistic name is: to collect the world's silver into the center.
Zhu Qiyu thought he was black enough, but he didn't expect that those standing on the Fengtian Palace were all filthy-hearted.
I am still too kind,
"My lords, one tael of silver is just right."
Zhu Qiyu said: "I don't want to mint new coins but add burden to the people."
Exchange at equal value, no loss or profit.
"His Majesty!"
Yu Qian left work, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you should exchange one silver coin for two taels of silver!"
"Otherwise, His Majesty's silver coins will not be issued at all!"
"The middle path will inevitably collapse! In the end it has to be abolished!"
Yu Qian's words are not surprising and he will continue to die.
Hu Hui rested at home and did not go to the morning court for a long time.
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Xing Guogong, what does this mean?"
"May I ask Your Majesty, how much money does the court have, including internal funds? Can it be 100 million taels?" Yu Qian asked.
When all the money from Jiangxi is transported to the capital, there will be almost enough.
Otherwise Zhu Qiyu would not dare to mint coins.
"Then how much money does your Majesty think the people will have?" Yu Qian asked again.
Immediately, Zhu Qiyu broke into a cold sweat!
Yu Qian is right.
If you exchange silver coins at a fair price, the silver coins will be squeezed to death in an instant.
Silver coins must be exchanged for silver at a high price, and private money must be collected first to ensure the smooth issuance of silver coins.
The process needs to be slow, and there must be enough inventory waiting for the people to clear it.
Only in this way can the policy be implemented.
"Wei Chen conservatively estimates that the amount of money among the people is more than two billion taels."
"If you use them all to redeem the silver coins issued by the court."
"In one day at most, all the silver coins in the court will be exchanged."
"Then, what will be the consequences if there is no silver left in the court?"
The world's financial system collapsed.
The Ming Dynasty is in danger of overthrowing at any time.
Therefore, replacing silver with silver coins is a technical job.
It needs to be steady but slow, and it needs to be profitable.
Most importantly, maintaining the stability of the financial system is the top priority.
"I would also like to ask Your Majesty, why has the country issued treasure banknotes since Emperor Taizu?"
Yu Qian asked himself and answered: "Because silver and copper were scarce in the Ming Dynasty, there were not enough quantities to circulate among the people."
"So we had to use precious notes instead of silver."
"Since Emperor Taizu to the present day, the Ming Dynasty has been seriously short of money."
"Since your Majesty has issued silver coins, he must put all the silver owed since Emperor Taizu into the market."
"Weichen conservatively estimates that there is a need for five to ten billion silver coins in the market!"
This is not alarmist.
The silver in the market has been in a state of severe deflation, and many people even use it to barter, and cloth and other items are counted as money.
Even pepper is money and can be used as settlement currency.
All because the court did not have enough money to pass.
The inflation of the Ming Dynasty started when American silver poured into the Ming Dynasty. However, American silver is still in the exploratory stage and has not yet flowed into the Ming Dynasty, let alone flooded.
Now, we are still in a severe money shortage.
Serious to the extreme, very serious.
Zhu Qiyu stood up and bowed: "Thank you, Duke Xing, for reminding me. I have learned a lesson."
Duke Xing kowtows and dares not even say anything.
"In this case, the silver price is tentatively set at one silver coin, which is equivalent to three taels of silver, and will be lowered as appropriate in the future."
Because those who exchange silver now are definitely not ordinary people, they are all aristocratic families. They eat their money and squeeze their oil. Zhu Qiyu feels comfortable.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Yu Qian kowtowed.
In fact, even if the price is one to ten, the one who should be honored will still be honored.
If they don't need this little money, they will be exploited and come back.
"Duke Xing, please rise."
"I change the treasure bank to the silver coin department, work overtime, and start making silver coins."
"From next month, the Lulu of all officials will be renamed the silver coin and calculated according to the original Lulu."
This is a good thing.
It is equivalent to three times the salary.
After the courtiers Xienn.
Zhu Qiyu also said: "I want to imprint my avatars on the silver coins, so that the people of the world can admire the respect of my respect, what is the intention of Zhu Qing?"
Looking for respect?
It seems to be dead, right?
Do you describe yourself like this?
But what was really aggressive was that the emperor put his avatar on the silver coin? Isn't this emperor teased?
His Majesty, if you are held up, you blinked.
No need to blink, there is such a strange idea, it is yourself.
"His Majesty is Tianyan, how can you be directly seen by ordinary people? Is His Majesty forcing the people to commit suicide?"
Yu Qiangang stood well and kneeling on the ground again.
The entire Fengtian Temple's courtiers kneeling on the ground: "His Majesty can be recovered!"
The hundred officials outside the hall also heard that the emperor wanted to imprint his head on the silver coin. Is this a normal idea?
One by one is stupid.
Then kneeling on the ground, the mountain tsunami, begging His Majesty to take his life.
Zhu Qiyu was sitting on Dan Yan, and she was dumbfounded.
Don't let it go if you don't let it go.
If you want to be a household name, you will not let it.
The emperor was aggrieved.
There is no place to reason.
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