Knowing that he could use money to buy an opportunity to leave the capital, Wen Tiren casually said a few words to Zhou Yanru, then proposed to leave and hurriedly returned to his home.
At the same time, he did not forget to ask his servants to check the notice again to confirm whether the information obtained from the housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion was true or false.
News of the departure of former Ming officials who placed the tiger-character flag in the capital spread quickly.
This made those former Ming officials who had been frightened finally breathe a sigh of relief.
With this notice, they no longer have to worry about the people of the Tiger Character Banner being exterminated, and they will deal with these officials who are also former Ming Dynasties just like those nobles who were put on public trial.
On the day the notice was posted, people who wanted to leave the city immediately formed a long queue, and they all crowded in at the only accessible city gate.
The conditions set out in the notice make it difficult for poor people to earn so much money in a lifetime, but for most officials, it is extremely easy to earn this money, and even officials from the capital can pay for it.
In the Qianqing Palace, Liu Heng was handling official affairs.
The Tiger-Character Banner captured the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty, especially the newly occupied Beizhili. This was the time when the most things happened.
"My lord, Governor Li is here." The guard Zeng came to Liu Heng from afar to report.
Liu Heng raised his head, rubbed his sore wrist, and said, "Bring people in!"
Zeng Yuanxun bowed and retreated.
Soon, when he came back again, there was another person beside him.
"See my lord." Li Shuheng stepped forward and saluted.
Liu Heng waved his hand and said: "Since I moved to this Qianqing Palace, you people have become more and more alien to me. Please sit down with me and serve tea to Governor Li."
The last sentence was addressed to Zeng Yuanxun.
"My lord's status today is not what it used to be, and his majesty is increasing day by day. Every time my subordinates see my lord, they can't help but respect me." Li Shuheng said respectfully.
Hearing this, Liu Heng smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "They say that sitting in this chair means you will be called a loner. In fact, it is just an ordinary chair. At most, it is more fancy than ordinary chairs, but you guys This is hoping that I will become that lonely person."
"I don't dare." Li Shuheng apologized quickly.
Liu Heng sighed lightly and said: "Forget it, it's useless no matter what I tell you. Let's not talk about this anymore. Sit down!"
Invite Li Shuheng to take a seat.
"Yes." Li Shuheng carefully sat on an empty seat.
This hall was originally the place where Chongzhen handled government affairs. After Liu Heng moved here, it was also used to handle government affairs, but he arranged some more seats in the hall.
When discussing matters or receiving subordinates, you can have a place to sit, instead of having to make people stand, as the former Ming emperor did, in order to demonstrate the imperial power.
Liu Heng picked up the teapot on the table and took a sip of the boiled water inside to moisten his mouth. Then he asked: "The notice has been posted for a long time. How is the situation outside now?"
"Many officials from the former Ming Dynasty who wanted to leave the city gathered at Deshengmen. When my subordinates came over, the place was already full of carriages leaving the city," Li Shuheng introduced.
Liu Heng, who heard this, smiled and said: "It seems that there are quite a lot of former Ming officials lurking in Beijing. I am afraid that the logistics side will be able to collect a lot of money this time."
"These officials are all extremely rich. Even if they are not as good as those nobles, if they are forced, they can definitely squeeze out a lot of money." Li Shuheng said.
Liu Heng glanced at him and said: "I know you are not willing to let these people go just like this, but think about it, officials who can choose to leave the capital at this time are either corrupt officials themselves, or their hometowns are not short of money. , such people are also a disaster if they stay in the capital, it is better to drive them out and let them harm others."
"Actually, we can let the person go and confiscate all the money, just like we did with those nobles before." Li Shuheng said tentatively.
With the serious salary of the Ming Dynasty, everyone knew that officials had no other way to get money, and it was impossible to use money to buy a chance to leave the capital safely from Tiger Flag.
Liu Heng stood up, walked to a map, and said: "The corrupt officials and former Ming officials who did not care about us are gone, which is a good thing for us. As for money, we are not short of it at all now. In fact, a lot of money has been collected now, and it is too much to spend. As for the officials let go today, their real wealth is in their hometowns, and what they left in the capital is just a drop in the bucket, not to mention how much they have taken away now. , when our army arrives in Jiangnan in the future, we can still take it back, but now it is just temporarily kept in their hands."
"My lord is letting these people go on purpose?" Li Shuheng reacted.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "There is such a meaning, and another reason is to clean up these former Ming officials and see if I can select some people who can be used by me. They are all scholars who have studied hard for ten years. , I still have the ability.”
Although Hu Zi Banner has its own training channels, it never denies scholars from the Ming Dynasty’s orthodox background.
A master who can pass five levels and kill six will pass the Jinshi exam from a child student. Every stupid master.
Learning the Eight-legged essay does not mean that these orthodox scholars have really fixed their thinking in the Eight-part essay. For the real readers who only know the Eight-part essay, it is already a great achievement to be admitted as a scholar.
After all, Ming Dynasty trained officials, not scholars whose thoughts were completely imprisoned.
Li Shuheng nodded thoughtfully.
In the war far away in the Liaodong Peninsula, as the Tiger Banner captured the capital, the Tiger Banner army that originally launched an attack on Gaizhou Guards quickly retreated to the front line of Fuzhaiyi.
The war between the Tiger Banner army and the slave thieves in the Liaodong Peninsula has calmed down.
Daishan received Huang Taiji's order and brought back half of the troops and horses back to Shengjing. The remaining half of the troops and horses stayed in Gaizhou to guard against the Tiger Flag.
"Master, Daishan Dabeile is outside asking for an audience." Obai came to report to Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji nodded and said, "Please come in, Big Belle!"
Soon, Daishan was brought in.
"Great Khan." Daishan bowed to Huang Taiji very respectfully.
The down-and-out phoenix is worse than a chicken. Now he is no longer the political leader with a lot of troops. Now he only has the title of political leader, and nothing else.
When Huang Taiji saw Dai Shan, a smile appeared on his face and he greeted warmly: "Second brother, you are finally back. Ever since Fifth Brother had an accident, Ben Khan has been worried about Second Brother's safety. Now that he sees that Second Brother is safe and sound, Ben Khan can finally rest assured.”
"Thank you for your concern, Khan. The tiger bandit soldiers and horses in Gaizhou Guard have retreated. Gaizhou Guard is safe for the time being. Before the army returns, half of the soldiers and horses have been left to enrich Gaizhou's military strength." Dai Shan said.
Having lost Jinzhou and Fuzhou's Daijin, Gaizhou has now become the front line of the struggle between Tiger Character Banner and Daikin.
Once Gaizhou Guard is lost, the road to Shengjing will be smooth sailing.
(End of chapter)
