Is this coming? "
The officials and people in the capital were still immersed in the huge ocean of happiness from the multiple good news sent from Henan and Huguang.
A certain prince looked at the three pigeons that flew to the capital, and he felt a little mixed in his heart. Although they came empty-handed, they were sent with affection at least from thousands of miles away.
No matter what, these pilots need to be rewarded for their hard work. They still fly at night, and their skills are quite good. They were not caught by the eagle.
Being able to release so many pigeons means one thing, that is, Huang Taiji has led his army of dog-legged soldiers out, and the target is naturally the city with the most money in the world.
Judging from the time, the troops should be dispatched around August 15th. Considering the distance from Shenyang to the capital, it would take at least fifteen to twenty days to travel.
If they were all cavalry, it would definitely not take that long. The Qing bastards could penetrate the Great Wall defense line of the Qing Dynasty in as little as a week.
However, Huang Taiji's visit this time may not just be to sweep away the money and food from Shandong, Shanxi, and Beizhili. With so much money in the capital, he must have been thinking about it for a long time.
There are tens of millions of taels, which can be put into your pocket at one time, enough for the Qing Dynasty to spend ten years.
With such a huge sum of money right in front of you, who wouldn't be tempted?
"My dear friends, I have just received a report from Shenyang. The Donglu army has been dispatched and is expected to arrive at the outskirts of the capital in about half a month."
The fast braided cavalry will definitely arrive first, and it will not take fifteen days. A certain prince decided that it would be better to get vaccinated first, so as not to be in a hurry.
The undercover agents in Shenyang would not let the pigeons fly rashly. Now that the "mini pilots" have gone home, they can't turn a blind eye. Once they are careless, the consequences can be imagined.
Late summer and early autumn is the time for braids to send out troops, and it can't be any later. If it's any later, the food in Jifu will be harvested, and they will have to go far away to rob.
The civil servants and military generals didn't understand what was going on when His Royal Highness the Prince suddenly went out just now. This was just a short time after the court meeting, and similar things were extremely rare.
After hearing this news that was like a thunderbolt from the blue, everyone suddenly realized that His Highness the Crown Prince had received such a bombshell news, so he suspended the content of the court meeting.
"Quiet~~~~!"
The hall immediately felt like a pot was boiling, and everyone instinctively began to whisper and discuss their opinions. Even Queen Zhou was on pins and needles, looking at her eldest son frequently.
Yang Jinchao had no choice but to follow the little master's instructions and shouted at the top of his lungs. Now his companion was also a chamberlain who had seen things from the fairy world, but with his vision, he acted very calmly.
"I would like to talk about a few things first. The relevant departments must implement them immediately after the court meeting. First, the "Jingshi Daily" must immediately publish a special issue. The faster the better, the more the better. The content is to publish the upcoming invasion of Donglu. The news can be widely publicized. Before that, Shuntian Prefecture would send officials to beat gongs along the streets to inform the people.
Second, I will send people to immediately notify the generals around the capital and the Great Wall defense line in the north to immediately shrink their troops and prepare to defend the capital and several important surrounding cities.
Third, the Ministry of War must immediately prepare all the materials and equipment needed for city defense, such as rolling logs, thunder stones, oil barrels, arrows, grenades, etc. All must be put in place within a week.
Fourth, the Ministry of Industry should make timely preparations based on the current progress of the new city and the enemy's situation. The main thing is to ensure that the three external city walls and the one wall facing the old city must be able to withstand the bombardment of the Hongyi artillery. After the moat is dug, the river water can be introduced immediately to prevent the enemy from attacking the city.
Fifth, the medical department must be prepared to treat the wounded. Once a war breaks out, the number of wounded will be hundreds or even thousands. The relevant doctors and nurses must be prepared in advance, and the beds must be sufficient. If not, I will allocate a few more. The hospital was used to treat the wounded.
Sixth, the Ministry of Household Affairs must do a good job in distributing food and wages. If there are any acts of prisoner stealing or enriching personal pockets, they can be immediately handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for trial. If there are many people, no review is needed, and they can be detained in the prison of the Ministry of Justice first. Furthermore, the capital will implement food rationing starting from this afternoon. Specifically, food purchases are based on the number of people in each household. Adults can buy four taels per day, and the elderly and children can buy two taels. All livestock, excluding poultry and pets such as cats and dogs, must be managed by the Household Department. Each livestock must be registered and returned to its original owner after the war. No one is allowed to slaughter without the permission of this palace, and those who disobey the order will be severely punished. If death or injury occurs due to an accident due to illness, compensation will be made at twice the market price.
Seventh, Dongchang, Jinyiwei and the garrison will strictly screen people entering and leaving the capital and close the city gate within a week. At that time, no one will be allowed to enter or leave without the permission of the palace. Dongchang and Jinyiwei immediately carried out a dragnet investigation of every household in the city, and strictly reviewed people from outside the customs. Once clues were found, they could be arrested and imprisoned without conclusive evidence. It is necessary to reduce the contact between the Donglu troops and the enemy forces outside the city to prevent them from cooperating with the outside to capture the capital. For those who report suspicious persons, once verified, rewards ranging from 100 taels to 10,000 taels of silver will be given based on actual merit.
Eighth, for the cities and countryside outside the capital, the policy of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields was implemented before the war. The Governor of Ji Town, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, and the Minister of the Ministry of War took the lead in informing the people that they must harvest the crops as soon as possible. Regardless of whether they are ripe or not, they will be harvested. Those who do not harvest will be punished. Punishment for collaborating with the enemy. The rice does not need to be shelled, and is purchased at two taels of silver per stone. The defenders from all over the country are dispatched to transport all the rice to the capital. People can take refuge in the city based on the harvested grains. There is one quota for every fifty kilograms, both men and women, old and young. Those who do not want to come to the capital can be placed in nearby caves in the Acropolis and various places.
Ninth, all prefectures, counties, and villages must be more vigilant, use their own regiments to train and arm themselves, and use cities and caves to defend themselves. If they cooperate with the enemy and surrender, causing the people under their jurisdiction to be tortured by the Eastern captives, or even be taken outside the capital to attack the city, the person who violates the rules will be guilty of a heinous crime and will be punished as treason, and the whole family will sit together after the war!
Tenth, those who deliberately spread rumors, spy on the military situation of the King's division, drive up commodity prices, act in procrastination, violate the law, and create chaos and conflicts, regardless of officials, soldiers, or civilians, will be severely punished after verification. Dear friends, if you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to add them. I just gave a rough outline and it needs to be continuously improved. "
Since the information was given verbally, the prince could not be too precise and detailed, so that the courtiers could understand the general meaning.
First, the words are formed into text, which is then sorted and processed by the newspaper office. Finally, it is turned into a relatively smooth and detailed text and then printed in batches.
"Your Highness, His Highness just now said that each stone of rice is purchased at two taels of silver. If the polished rice after shelling is sold in the city, the price may be..."
The second assistant Wu Zong's brain is very good, not to mention his photographic memory, but it is not much different, otherwise a certain prince would not let him be the second assistant.
It is also necessary to raise this question. Once the price of rice in the capital soars, it will inevitably lead to instability in people's hearts. This is a big deal in wartime.
"Yes! What Jifu mentioned is extremely important. Unshelled grains can be purchased for one stone and two taels of silver, while shelled rice can be purchased for one stone and four taels of silver. Starting at noon today (one o'clock in the afternoon), the grain merchants in the capital No one is allowed to sell grain on their own, and must supply it to the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is sold through sales outlets designated by the imperial court. The imperial court purchases polished rice or flour from grain merchants at a price of four taels per stone, with no limit on the quantity. If after advertising, , and grain dealers who violate the ban will be severely punished."
Originally, a certain prince planned to do this again tomorrow, but then he thought about it. He didn't know how much food would be sold in half a day, so he might as well start banning sales in the afternoon.
If your family has a lot of food stored in it, then you can pick it up. Your inventory is low and this morning is your last chance. The rest of the day depends on whether you can get extra food.
According to the large-scale purchase price of four taels per stone, the imperial court's purchase of one million stones of grain would only be four million taels. For the current Ministry of Household Affairs, it is still feasible.
Based on half a catty of grain per person per day, two million people need to consume one million catties of grain every day, which is five thousand dan. One month is 150,000 dan, and half a year is 900,000 dan.
Since this year's summer grain has been transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital by water and sea, Zheng also used his own fleet to transport 100,000 shi of grain to the imperial court. Together with the harvest from the Jifu area, it was almost enough to cover half the year's needs. Yes.
If you still can't get out of the siege in half a year, you're really going to end your game...
This is the portion eaten by humans, and the portion eaten by animals is calculated separately.
The advantage of unified management is that the streets will be much cleaner because there will be no animals pulling carts running around.
"Your Highness, the Donglu troops are about to approach the city. Do we need to impose a curfew?"
Xue Guoguan was not really uneducated and didn't know anything. He was left a block away by Ci Fu. He still knows some basic common sense.
"What the Chief Assistant said is reasonable. Starting from 10:00 tomorrow night (9 p.m.), the capital will implement a three-month curfew. The end time will be notified later. After the curfew begins, everyone who goes out must bring their ID. If you are questioned, you cannot prove it. If you have no identity, you must be escorted to Jinyiwei's prison. After dawn, your family will provide a guarantee to prove your release. I believe that no one will go out at night unless there are extremely special circumstances."
The ones that often come out at night are undoubtedly "rats", and they happen to be the snacks of "owls"...
"Your Highness, if we want to hold on to the capital for a long time, the ordnance required by the defenders needs to be urgently built. In particular, there is a large shortage of muskets. The difference is no less than 10,000."
Wang Jiayan, the Minister of War, is quite familiar with the situation of the defenders. According to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's strategy, he must be prepared to hold on for at least half a year.
"I will order all the arsenals in the city to implement three shifts, with each shift working for four hours, over and over again, so that they can work overtime to produce various types of ordnance. In the case of insufficient fire defense at the city head, oil drums, Hand grenades, mortars and even gold juice are used to fill the gap. The next step is to increase the monthly salary of the soldiers and pay it on a daily basis. Starting from the day when Donglu besieged the city, each soldier can receive 200 coins per day and a monthly salary of six taels of silver. They can eat every day. One pound of polished rice, meat and vegetables are rationed separately. If there is any deprivation, regardless of the position, you can be arrested and tried first. There are four meals every day and night in the city, one meal every three hours. If the Donglu siege does not fight, the king The division can also be divided into four groups according to meal times, and take turns to mount the city for defense, to provide warning and at the same time ensure that the soldiers under their command maintain sufficient energy and physical strength."
Now it was too late to import large quantities of gunshots from Japanese merchants, so we had to rely on our own efforts and make as many as we could.
Fortunately, a large amount of oil has been transported from Shaanxi. When hiding in the city, this thing is a weapon sharper than bullets.
A single bullet can kill or injure a braid. If a barrel of oil is thrown down and explodes, the number of killed or injured braids may reach ten figures.
Ten thousand barrels of oil are thrown down...
Of course, the outcome of the battle cannot be calculated that way, and Pigtail is not stupid. There is no way he could have seen the power of the oil barrels and attacked the city like crazy. He would have disappeared long ago.
The by-products of the defenders can be produced and sold by themselves, and the braids from outside the city rush over to ensure that they can eat and drink enough.
A certain prince believed that with the help of these weapons, the problem of holding on to the capital was not too big.
What's more, raising the monthly salary to six taels of silver is a good thing that has never happened before.
There is no need for you to go out of the city to fight, just huddle in the city and throw good things down.
If this still cannot be maintained, a certain prince will have nothing to do...
"Your Highness, as a result, the household expenses will be very high. Over time, it may be difficult to meet the expenses!"
Li Daiwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, felt sorry for Taicang's money, especially when he met a prince who was so good at spending Taicang's money, but it was not from his own pocket, so he didn't feel bad at all when it came to spending it.
"It doesn't matter. If the Ministry of Accounts is unable to meet the needs, I can lend another four million taels of silver to the Ministry of Accounts for emergency purposes. In view of the special circumstances, there is no need to pay interest to me. The specific conditions will be discussed separately."
The Ministry of Accounts owes him more and more money. If this continues, a certain prince will become "a certain Federal Reserve Bank" and can control the Ministry of Accounts, the Ministry of Finance.
A certain prince didn't have to worry about not paying back the money he owed to the Ministry of Accounts, because every payment had conditions attached.
If this is the case, in the future, the shares of some extremely profitable companies will have nothing to do with the Ministry of Accounts...
As long as the braid is defeated, it can even be severely injured, causing the braid to be seriously damaged and will not dare to attack easily in the next few years.
Especially when the government and army have repeatedly won battles in Henan and Huguang, internal and external troubles can be alleviated to a certain extent.
By then, the revenue of the household department will be able to recover quickly, and it will not be difficult to achieve an annual income of 25 million taels.
"Can the method of defeating enemies in the immortal world that His Highness mentioned before help our Ming Dynasty defeat Donglu as soon as possible?"
Li Shiwen was determined not to let braids surround the capital for a hundred years, and the household department's money was about to be at the bottom, so he mentioned something that was of great interest to a group of colleagues.
This was a huge secret, and His Highness the Crown Prince had never told anyone, including the Minister of Military and Aircraft, that everyone, even Queen Zhou, pricked up their ears and planned to listen carefully.
"This method is only effective when the Donglu siege the city. If the Donglu siege does not attack, it will be ineffective. If the Donglu sieges the city on a large scale, it will be severely damaged by this method within thirty days from the date of siege. Six They will definitely exit the customs within ten days!"
As for the way to defeat the enemy, a certain prince believed that it was necessary to maintain a certain sense of mystery. Otherwise, if the news was spread in advance and the braids knew about it, then this trick would not work.
So many pigtails have traveled thousands of miles to die, and they finally encounter this opportunity. If you don't give them a slap in the face, how can they be worthy of the kindness of the scapegoat?
As the regent of the Ming Dynasty, a certain prince had to protect his family and country and repel invading enemies.
From now on, these thousands of miles of land will be yours, and now braiding is to protect your own territory!
And through the battle, let the blame dumper see the essential difference between genius and idiot...
