Chongzhen began to feel annoyed. He didn't pay attention to what he said just now. Why was it taken out of context by this traitor? It’s really inappropriate!
"Father, if you don't want to see your son, won't you be unable to see your son when you move to Nandu? Don't you think this is the best of both worlds?"
You are annoyed by me, and I am even more annoyed by you. Instead of seeing each other every day, and father and son fighting each other, it would be better to be separated from each other, one person guarding the other!
"Before, the Donglu were forcing me! The rogue bandits were forcing me! Now you, the traitor, are forcing me! The civil servants and generals are forcing me! They all have to drive me away from the capital! Okay! Okay! Okay! I will do as you wish today, my dear companion, Pen and ink at your service!”
In anger, Chongzhen did not let Wang Chengen draft the edict. He wrote an imperial edict himself, signed it and stamped it with a jade seal. After the cabinet posted a note, he read it to the ministers and it was done.
"You, this traitor, have a deep city and many scheming ideas. Now I have learned from you. I am not a heartless and ungrateful person. I will appoint your traitor as the regent. From now on, I will be in charge of Jiangbei's affairs. I will no longer care about it." Now, you can take care of yourself from now on!"
After going to the southern capital, Chongzhen realized that he was beyond his control over the war in the north. Instead of managing it by himself, it would be better to hand it over to this rebellious son and let him take care of it if he liked.
If the name is not right, then the words will not go smoothly. Since the treasonous son is still required to command the civil and military officials in the capital, the title of prince is not enough. Chongzhen also gave the treasonous son the title of regent, which can be regarded as retreat in order to advance. When he does not do well, he himself Come back again.
Chongzhen also had a small plan in his heart, which was to secretly learn the way of governing the country from this rebellious son. Whatever strategies the North uses, the South can learn from them. In addition, Jiangnan has not been affected by the war, and the implementation of the new policy will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
After several years of hard work, the economic gap between the north and the south will become more and more obvious. By then, when I have enough money in my hands, it will be much easier to deal with this disobedient traitor.
"Father, this... son has become the regent at such a young age. I am extremely ashamed!"
The title of regent is really an unexpected blessing, it can be regarded as falling from the sky. If I become the regent before Dorgon, then maybe I can turn things around.
This is not caused by pigtails. Uncle Wang Mang once had this job. However, the old Wangtou was a relative who was in conflict with him. A certain prince seemed to be of the blood of the scapegoat father, although his IQ was thousands of miles apart...
But the idiot emperor suddenly made such a move, which caught a certain prince off guard. Could it be that the previous electric shock therapy was working now?
Has this guy learned to go against the grain?
It’s incredible~!
"Humph! Ashamed? I'm afraid I'm just telling the truth, right? Now I get what you want, but there are three points you must agree to. First, our Ming Dynasty King's Division has been fighting bloody battles in Liaodong for twenty years, and it has cost a lot of money so far, and many people have died in the battle. .You must not cede territory, pay compensation, or make peace to Donglu, let alone recognize the founding of Donglu. Secondly, five million stones of grain and five million taels of silver will be sent to various places in the south of the Yangtze River every year. You need to raise the remaining part by yourself. I will not It will take a moment longer. Thirdly, in addition to these ten million taels of silver, I will share the remaining property of the feudal prince equally with you to replenish the internal funds. Do you have any objections to the above three points?"
Since Chongzhen is still the emperor, even if the traitor negotiates a peace with Donglu in private, he will be criticized by thousands of people, and he must be warned in advance to avoid being caught off guard by Jiangnan Donglin again.
Chongzhen was not ignorant. He roughly estimated the amount of money and food to be paid in Jiangnan. If he could come up with the amount, it would be within his ability. A higher amount would be fine, but he must also teach this traitor a lesson.
Not all the vassal kings have moved overseas, and there are still many vassal kings who have not yet arrived in Beijing. The confiscated property in Yu Jing is so large, so Chongzhen does not intend to let go of the rest, at least he can replenish his internal funds. Five to six million taels of silver.
With this money, I can even speak with much more confidence. It can be seen that as an emperor, one cannot be without power, and the other is that he cannot be without money. Only by mastering both power and money can he tame the civil servants and generals.
Even if the taxes and fees temporarily collected are not that large and cannot support both the northern and southern courts at the same time, the hole can be plugged first with money from internal funds.
"My son, I will obey my father's decree!"
Regarding the content of the instructions, a certain prince was still able to accept it, especially the money and food part, but the specific territory in charge would have to be discussed.
"I manage eight places including Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangqian, Guanggu, Guangqian, Guizhou, and Yunnan by myself. You can take charge of Liaodong, Beizhi, Shanqian, Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan, Huguang, Sichuan and other eight places, please don’t say that I use the big to bully the small and take advantage of you!”
Chongzhen thought that if Huguang and Sichuan were turned into battlefields, it would be quite difficult for him to manage them, especially since Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, who led the army in the battle, refused to obey his orders, so they were treated as extras and thrown to this traitor.
"My father is wise, and I have no objection to this!"
Without Huguang and Sichuan, it would be absolutely impossible to get only five million shi of grain and five million taels of silver every year, but with these two relatively wealthy grain-producing areas, it is still acceptable.
Shandong has gold mines and can also produce salt, Shaanxi has the three treasures of oil, coal, and gold, and Shanxi has inexhaustible coal. However, Henan, which has a large population, is in a worse situation. Apart from removing the disaster, there is basically no other option. There's a way out.
When Shandong, Shaanxi, and Shanqian can stabilize and no longer need help from the court, the burden will be greatly reduced. Maybe they can earn some net money every day and increase the income of the household department.
To stabilize the north, Huguang is the priority and Henan is the priority. As long as the two gangs of Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong can be wiped out as soon as possible, or severely damaged, even if the courier brother Li breaks into Henan, he will not be able to get up.
"That... um... airship! I took out three hundred thousand taels of silver from my internal funds to buy twenty more for the Brave Guard Camp!"
After roughly dividing the families, in view of the fact that this traitor had won over most of the generals, in order to protect himself, Chongzhen also used his own money to give Huang Degong twenty airships, which was a means to win over the Yongwei camp.
"My father is wise, but the airship is still in the perfection stage and will not be put into mass production until next year at the earliest. Does your father agree to make the reservation?"
A certain prince did not dare to say that he would be exempted from the bill. He had paid 10 million taels to his father who had scapegoated him. If he showed any more filial piety, he would really have to pay to death. What's more, the father and son had even divided the territory, so they didn't want to be short of the 300,000 taels. Silver.
"Reservation? Okay! That's it!"
Now that he had a large amount of income, Chongzhen was also extremely generous. He spent three hundred thousand taels of silver to buy an airship, which was something he couldn't believe before.
However, Chongzhen was more or less disappointed that he could not buy it in stock. Even if the airship was not yet capable of combat, he planned to transport it to Jiangnan to show off his military power.
"My son, I will definitely ask the Academy of Sciences to step up research and development and strive to equip our Ming Dynasty King's Division as soon as possible. Naturally, my father's Yongwei Battalion will be given priority!"
Not to mention the Brave Guard Camp, even if the East Palace Guards are waiting in line, there are only these two built airships in the entire Ming Dynasty, and even in the world.
With Huang Degong's Yongwei battalion escorting the dumper and his aunts, they can sit back and relax along the way, and at least they can stay in Nandu safely in the future.
As long as the Yongwei Battalion does not participate in the battle to suppress the bandits, then the scapegoat father will always have a very powerful armed force at hand. Coupled with the original Nandu garrison, it is unlikely that any enemy force will threaten Nandu.
After the first assistant Xue Guoguan and the second assistant Wu Zong signed the approval notices, the imperial edict was read out in public. The civil servants and generals present heard it clearly and understood that the emperor had decided to leave, and they finally did not have to stay up late anymore. .
"Retreat!"
The meeting was held this morning and he drove directly to Nandu. Chongzhen, who had finalized a series of things, still seemed unhappy despite having mixed feelings. He flicked his sleeves and robe and walked to the rear residence without looking back.
"What is this?"
Returning to the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen suddenly saw Wang Chengen bringing over a lamp. The light was extremely bright, which was much different from the ordinary oil lamps and candles used in the palace.
"Your Majesty, this is a new type of oil lamp made by Your Highness!"
Although the output of this kind of oil lamp is not large, the concubine's residence is undoubtedly the priority target for supply. Including the emperor's sister-in-law Zhang Yan, all concubines of the imperial concubine level are given two lamps each.
"Oh~! Put it down! Bring the newspapers published these days, I want to read them!"
Chongzhen originally wanted to go to bed and rest, but seeing how bright the new oil lamp was and remembering the "Jingshi Daily" mentioned by his companion, he decided to take a sneak peek and see what the traitor's methods were.
Newspapers are readily available. The Qianqing Palace can get the recently published "Jingshi Daily" every morning. Even if the emperor cannot read it, Wang Chengen and others can read it.
After taking the newspaper, Chongzhen began to browse it roughly. However, the more he read, the more energetic he became. Gradually, he lost all sleepiness and became immersed in it, unable to extricate himself.
It was not until the child's hour was over that he fell asleep angrily at Wang Chengen's urging. He also slept alone, without the company of his concubines, because when he saw the queen, Chongzhen would think of the rebellious son who made him angry, so he simply disappeared.
The next morning, as soon as Chen hour arrived, a certain prince came to Qianqing Palace to pay his respects to his father. Queen Zhou also arrived and personally washed and changed her husband's clothes.
When Chongzhen saw this rebellious son, he still had no good expression, as if the rebellious son was not here to pay his respects, but to urge him to move to Nandu as soon as possible.
As soon as he saw this traitor, those four words would appear in Chongzhen's mind, almost forming a conditioned reflex!
"Father, my son and I are here. Firstly, I want to pay my respects to my father and queen. Secondly, I want to do business with my father in partnership. I wonder if my father can agree?"
A certain prince would not go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything, otherwise he would come here to say hello and then turn around and leave. If he stayed for a long time, he would have to make his father-in-law pass out again.
"...Say it! I'm listening!"
Chongzhen wanted to refuse outright, but considering that this treacherous son was really "outstanding" in terms of irritating people, he asked him to continue.
"My father has promoted my son to be the regent, so my son is naturally grateful and must repay the favor and return the favor to my father. This is the map!"
A certain prince got a more glorious new title last night. While he was happy, he was also thinking about it. When this scapegoat arrived in Jiangnan, he would inevitably end up in vain over time with just the money he got from confiscating the feudal prince's family property.
You must know that just to support the Yongwei Camp, the annual expenses are as high as one million taels. Including the part of the rear residence, at least two million taels must be spent every year, and the 10 million taels of silver have to be brought over. , which is enough for three or four years.
Therefore, it is necessary to find a project for the dumper that can make a lot of money every day. In particular, its location should be as close as possible to Nandu for easy management and protection, and it should not overlap with existing large-scale businesses.
"...What does this mean?"
Chongzhen looked at the map in confusion. This seemed to be the Jiangnan area of South Zhili, which was close to Nandu. What exactly was this traitor going to do?
"Father, there is a place called 'Ma'anshan' to the west of Nandu. This place is different from other places. It contains several giant iron mines underground. They are not buried deep and are easy to mine. They are also accompanied by copper mines. According to what I learned in the fairy world, The iron ore reserves here are as high as one billion tons, which is 10 billion stones. The north has military forces all year round, which consumes a lot of steel. If my father is interested, he can enclose this place as industrial land and open a large steel factory here. The ore is refined and made into iron blocks before being shipped. This place is close to the Yangtze River, and water transportation is extremely convenient. It can then be transported to the capital along the canal. As long as this place is managed properly, it can harvest hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for my father every year."
Currently, most of the iron materials used in factories across the capital are shipped from Fujian or even Guanggu further south. They are finished or semi-finished products. Although the quality is good, the cost is high due to the need for long-distance shipping.
If the Ma'anshan iron ore can be mined, the distance traveled can be reduced by half, and water transportation will be cheaper than sea transportation, because sea transportation requires payment to Zheng Laofi.
"...Can you compete with Min?"
Chongzhen was most worried about this matter. It was indeed a good thing that this place was close to Nandu, but if it was used by people with ulterior motives, it would become a big bad thing.
During the Wanli period, the mine supervisors caused a lot of troubles. Therefore, Chongzhen still appeared to be very cautious in handling this matter, for fear of being screwed up.
"Father, don't worry, the whole world is the land of the king. There are many mountains here. If even the mountains belong to some Diao Min, then they are planning to occupy the mountains and become kings. If they pull the flag and rebel, my father will send troops to suppress it. But! Although some places are plains, as long as the father appoints an honest official to handle the land acquisition, and the land acquisition price is very high, the village min has no reason to resist, and they can also be placed in the steel factory for employment. After becoming a worker, the income can be much higher than farming, and there is no need to depend on the weather for food, which can be said to be a guaranteed harvest regardless of drought or flood."
For everything that happened, a certain prince had already thought of a countermeasure for the scapegoat, otherwise a novice like him would be in vain in front of Dong Lin.
Only when the emperor has no money can he be easily controlled by Dong Lin. Once the emperor has money in his pocket, no one can control the emperor, let alone Donglin.
A certain prince just wants to make his scapegoat rich so that he can check Dong Lin in Nandu. If he gives him a small piece of paper, he can suppress Dong Lin's arrogance for a long time.
"...Hmm~! Let me think twice!"
Guaranteed harvest due to drought or flood?
This word made Chongzhen very happy, because using this word as an excuse could greatly offset the so-called pressure of "competing with Min" from officials above the court.
Unexpectedly, there was an iron mine with such huge reserves near Nandu, which was a treasure given to him by God. Not only was Chongzhen convinced, he did not believe that this traitor dared to use this matter to deceive him.
"Father, my son and I are so filial. How many people want to occupy 40% of this mine?"
Seeing that the blame dumper began to think seriously about this matter, a certain prince knew how to choose the right time to say something sincere.
"...Improper! I spent a lot of money to acquire land, set up factories, and hire people, and you want to take advantage of me! At most... I'll give you... uh... 20%!"
so close!
I almost let this treacherous son benefit again!
Chongzhen felt that this rebellious son was smarter than Sun Houhou, and he was really defenseless!
Fortunately, I heard that there are some copper mines here, and the money they dig out can greatly subsidize the internal funds.
