During the Ming and Qing dynasties, where did the government store grain in Beijing? From Dongzhimen to Chaoyangmen, right next to the city wall, there are official warehouses running from north to south!
Beixincang, Haiyuncang, South Xincang, Xingpingcang, Fuxincang, Old Taicang... This official warehouse occupies a valuable position in the inner city and is a very important place for material storage.
There is a big difference between ancient cities and modern cities. In the 21st century, Beijing is completely the center of economy, culture, and politics. It is a world-class metropolis. You can't feel a trace of war here!
But ancient cities were different. From the day the city was built, the purpose of military defense was the first priority. Many wars broke out in Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. This is a point that no ruler can ignore!
When a city is besieged, grain and grass supplies are the most important thing. Therefore, even if there is an inch of land and an inch of money in an ancient city, a lot of official warehouses must be set up!
In Xiao Letian's previous life, who would have been willing to build a large warehouse within the Second Ring Road to store grain? It had already been developed into real estate!
But in ancient times, these official warehouses were a symbol of national security. No one could even think about it. Even the princes and nobles who wanted to build a house didn't dare to think about this piece of land!
The emperor wants to build a garden and expand the palace. If you go looking for a place outside the city, you are not allowed to use this warehouse. This is because this is the last strategic material storage warehouse in the inner city of the capital. In the event of a siege of the capital, the materials here will be life-saving. !
Before this riot, the CIA's statistical table recorded that these six warehouses stored 2 million tons of various grains, 2 to 5 million silver transported by water, 12,000 cowhide, 20 tons of cotton yarn, and 40,000 pieces of linen of various colors. ...There are also countless types of court materials of all kinds!
In the eyes of the Chinese ministers who have seen the world, these supplies are just the storage capacity of a medium warehouse in the Northern Special Administrative Region, but to the people of the *** country, this place is a mountain of gold and silver!
When the riots started tonight, of course some people would take advantage of the situation and rob them. At first, it was ordinary people robbing ordinary people, but soon the insiders of Beixincang, these rats couldn't stand it any more, and they started to collectively steal supplies from the official treasury!
Of course these people know where the most valuable things are hidden. The brave ones steal the water transport silver coins from the official treasury, while the timid ones carry a thousand copper coins in the foot hanging!
Many of these copper coins were minted during the Qianlong period. Copper was the largest and heaviest. It was a powerful hard currency on the market!
Silver and copper coins are the primary targets of these rats. They don't look down on the rice, wheat, and soybeans. They don't even bother to take a look at the bundles of linen!
This is one of the disadvantages of ancient currencies. They are made of metal and are too heavy. Carrying only fifty pounds is the end. These hamsters started running home carrying the money in the official treasury!
But as soon as they left the official warehouse, the secret was exposed. There were so many people robbing the people on the street. When they saw these hamsters being carried on their backs, they rushed to rob them without saying a word!
The white knife went in, the red knife came out, and after stabbing two to death, the other treasurers all knelt down, "Fellow fellows! Why are you attacking me!"
"There are so many good things in Beixincang that we can't finish them all. Why are you killing us?"
yes! These thugs woke up immediately, and the official treasury was right in front of them. Why should I snatch the rations of these rats? Hula la, groups of thugs went straight to Kitaxincang!
At this time, the door of the warehouse had long been opened, and the clerks inside were trying their best to move out. This group of thugs rushed over like flies!
Move it! Gun! The silver coins and copper coins disappeared at the speed of a flood, and soon tens of thousands of people gathered near the warehouse!
At first it was just thugs, but later it became all common people, and even Manchu aunts and daughters-in-law joined in!
Everything I saw was in good condition, cotton yarn and linen were being carried home, carts of grain were being transported on carts, and the dark crowd was like worker ants carrying grain. Beixincang was emptied out in less than an hour!
Without the Beixin warehouse and the shipping warehouse in the south, the dark crowd smashed the door and swarmed in!
There was a big chaos in this shipping warehouse. At first, everyone was only focused on robbing the government treasury. The order was very orderly, but the shipping warehouse received a large number of soybeans from outside the customs some time ago!
The entire warehouse is usually filled with soybeans and the other half is rice with the skin on. They are all worthless things!
People moved a few bags and suddenly realized, "Fuck! It's not enough trouble to move the worthless things! Why move these broken soybeans..."
After scolding, this group of people turned their attention to their colleagues who were involved in the robbery!
In an instant, a civil war broke out in the shipping warehouse, and people began to loot other people's loot. The silver and copper coins, as well as linen, cotton yarn and other materials stolen from Beixin warehouse changed their owners in an instant!
"How dare you not give it to me? Get out of here..." He went up and kicked the old man to the ground!
"Let go... your grandma's... let go..." Anger arose in his heart and turned to gallbladder. He pulled out the boning knife and stabbed it!
This person was exposed to blood. As soon as he started doing bad things, all the bottom lines of moral restraint that he usually relied on immediately collapsed. At this time, it was not only the supplies in the warehouse, but also the gold earrings, silver bracelets, and jade rings on the eldest daughter and the younger daughter-in-law. , has also become the target of thugs!
Until the end, someone even thought of it on the spur of the moment, picked up the beautiful little wife and ran to the corner of the warehouse!
The evil of human nature is undoubtedly reflected in chaos!
"Fuck...your ancestor! How dare you mess with my wife..." The door latch with a thick arm smashed over, and the back of the head of the thug who was tearing off his clothes was smashed!
More and more blood is shed, and the atmosphere of terror begins to permeate. People think that no one is a good person, everyone is on guard against each other, and they will try their best to rob each other!
Sometimes an accidental collision can trigger a bloody fight!
The gangsters in the capital took advantage of the opportunity to do evil. They ganged up to commit crimes, burned, killed, robbed and raped women. The neighborhood of Beixincang suddenly became a hell on earth!
At this time, the main force of King Yu's police force was still restoring security around Xizhimen Street. It would be impossible to get through in a short time. All the troops under the emperor had been released, leaving only a limited number of 1,800 people to defend Beiyuan. There was no way to send them. Make a difference!
As for the defenders at Xizhimen and Chaoyangmen who are closest to Beixincang, their mission tonight is to defend the city. Without the emperor's will, they cannot retreat even half a step!
Standing on the high city wall, they looked at the chaos and atrocities in Beixincang, and they could only curse helplessly!
"Holy shit! Where are the people who established it? Where's Shuntian Mansion? Where's the infantry commander's office? Where's the garrison in the imperial city? Damn... are they all eating for free?"
"Ouch... Ouch... there's a fire in Jing'er Hutong! Woohoo... that's my home, my mother is still at home! My home is in Jing'er Hutong..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Your Majesty! Please send someone to save me!"
More than a dozen alleys around Beixincang and Haiyuncang were filled with fires and smoke. God knows how many homes were affected!
Who to ask for? Who else can I turn to at this time? There is no manpower left in the city to dispatch. Even the emperor only has more than 800 people to defend him. Where can we find manpower?
Behind Zai Chun, Xiao Sixi suddenly exclaimed, "Your Majesty! Look, there seems to be a fire over there at Dongzhimen... There are thugs making trouble in the inner city. Are they robbing Beixincang?"
Zai Chun turned his head and glanced at it and said coldly, "Ignore it! As long as the city gate is not lost, I will let them rob the supplies in several warehouses!"
"When order is restored tomorrow, I will kill them all one by one!"
