"No need for now, just pretend you don't know, so as not to alert others. Your mission is to guard Shanhaiguan.
Without my permission, no one is allowed to enter the pass, whether they are slaves or troops from the Guanning Defense Line! "
When Chongzhen said this, his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something important, and Zhang Weixian did not dare to disturb him.
After a while, Chongzhen continued: "In the near future, the Jinyiwei may make some noise in Pi Island. You should look at the Ningyuan generals.
If anyone leaves Ningyuan and goes to Dongjiang, you must report it immediately, catch up with them, and hold them back. Anyone who doesn't listen to the advice will be killed directly! "
"I understand!"
Zhang Weixian's face turned serious.
He smelled some big moves from the emperor's arrangements. Perhaps the emperor was going to take action against Ning Yuan and Dongjiang.
In fact, Chongzhen was also a little helpless. He was afraid that Yuan Chonghuan would kill Mao Wenlong in advance because of his various actions, and the Dongjiang riot would disrupt all his plans.
But he couldn't take back Yuan Chonghuan's Shangfang sword. When he took it back, he shocked the Ningyuan generals.
"No one else should know about this!"
"I understand!"
"Okay, I'm back, I'll leave the capital camp to you, don't let me down!"
"Finally Xungui has been dealt with!"
On top of Luan Jia, Chongzhen let out a long sigh.
At this moment, Chongzhen felt extremely happy. He finally realized the happiness of Taizu and Chengzu.
With military power in hand, I own the world!
Before he surrounded and killed Jiannu, he really wouldn't have dared to do this.
In the Battle of Longjing Pass, 65,000 allied troops of Jiannu were besieged and killed. The combat effectiveness of the emperor's personal guards was fully proved, and the emperor's majesty and strategic vision were also verified.
Of course, over the past two hundred years, successive emperors have made adjustments intentionally or unintentionally, allowing the Xungui Group to only control the Beijing camp and a few limited official positions, and its real power has been greatly reduced.
Otherwise, in the Taizu period, he would not have dared to do this with the few troops he had.
He was even more grateful that in the Battle of Tumubao, the nobles were almost wiped out and the civil servants were almost cut off.
Otherwise, he could only stare blankly now. But having said that, without the civil fortress, the Ming Dynasty would have probably defeated the surrounding area. How could Jiannu and the Mongolian tribes still be so happy?
This time, not only did he clear up the nobles and reduce the threat to the imperial power, but he also gained countless family properties.
After returning to Dongnuang Pavilion, Chongzhen drank a cup of hot tea and ate two snacks. Wang Chengen came in and reported that Li Ruolian was waiting outside.
After a while, Li Ruolian entered Dongnuan Pavilion. Without waiting for a salute, Chongzhen asked: "How much property did you confiscate?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the verdict has just ended and the search is still going on. There are a lot of houses, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, real estate cash, shops and estates, etc. It will take at least more than half a month to count them.
However, the approximate amount of land and cash has been determined. The land is equivalent to 199,398 hectares. However, it still needs to be verified whether there are large and small acres of land and hidden or affiliated land.
The current silver is more than 12,265,000 taels, and the gold is 227,300 taels! The two together are almost fifteen million taels. "
"Fifteen million taels? The average is only three hundred thousand taels?"
"These nobles have a very strong sense of risk control!"
Chongzhen repeated it softly, tapping the dragon case regularly with his fingers.
Historical records show that in March of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng captured Beijing and found 70 million taels of silver in Beijing.
There are two theories for the 70 million taels of silver. One theory is that the national treasury has more than 30 million taels, and others have found 40 million taels. Regarding this statement, Chongzhen really wanted to arrest the person who proposed this idea and beat him up. A meal.
His mind is simply sick. No matter how bad Chongzhen was in history, he could not have hid his money and refused to pay his troops, leading to the destruction of his country!
Another theory is that 70 million taels were found from the entire city of Beijing, but Chongzhen still doubted this.
First, it is recorded that Li Zicheng rewarded each soldier with forty and fifty taels and transported the remaining silver back to Xi'an. Even if there were only fifty million taels left, a horse would need one thousand taels to transport five thousand jins. A carriage.
With such a huge team and the road conditions, fifty miles a day was the limit.
Ordinary sergeants can catch up with them by running, let alone Jiannu's cavalry.
As for Li Zicheng, he was buried along the way, but Dorgon sent an army to look for it, but not a single hair was found, not even the front or back feet were buried, there was no trace at all, it was completely impossible.
Secondly, knowing that the city of Beijing could no longer be defended, those gentry and wealthy businessmen still foolishly stayed in Beijing and waited for Li Zicheng and Jian Nu to arrest them?
What's more, there is still plague ahead. Beijing is a hell on earth. Should we leave it to die?
If the officials can't leave, won't they let their families go south with their money? Do we have to wait to die together? Are those officials that noble?
Now, judging from the preliminary statistics, it is confirmed that the historical record is Miao Chuan, which belongs purely to the establishment of slaves, Chongzhen and Ming Dynasty.
However, it is also conceivable that these nobles have more than 190,000 hectares of farmland, with an average of four to five thousand hectares, equivalent to four to five million acres.
At any time, land is the most valuable and sought-after.
This land is like a hen that continuously lays golden eggs. As long as the land is there, hundreds of thousands of taels of income will be made every year, and it can be sold at any time.
Antiques, jades, calligraphy and paintings become more valuable the more they are kept, and fixed assets such as shops and estates are better able to withstand inflation.
They are not like the eight major locust merchants who are ready to run away at any time, so they all have a lot of cash. On the contrary, they have a lot of fixed assets.
And now is the first year of Chongzhen. Three or four years after Chongzhen will be the time to make money like crazy.
"The Chongzhen Year in history was indeed a time when both men and ghosts were showing off, but only Chongzhen was being beaten."
Chongzhen laughed self-deprecatingly, the cruel look in his eyes flashed, and then he looked at Li Ruolian: "Other family properties can be checked later, and the fields can be checked first.
If it is in the northern provinces, arrange for someone to check it immediately and then rent it to the local people.
Based on the average rent of the local gentry and wealthy businessmen, and then reduce it by 50%, winter wheat and other crops must be planted, and they must not be left empty!
After a while, you go to the cabinet and ask Sun Chengzong to issue an order in the name of the cabinet and ask the local officials to cooperate! "
"I understand that I will arrange for a commander to personally take charge of this matter. It must be implemented!"
Chongzhen nodded and said: "I will arrange for someone to send a message to Xuanfu Mangui and Datong Heiyunlong. If they understand the chariot battle method, they will immediately train the chariot camp, with a minimum of one hundred vehicles.
If not, arrange for someone to come to Beijing to study, as fast as possible! "
"I will make arrangements now!"
After Li Ruolian responded, he slowly withdrew.
The cleaning up of the nobles made the courtiers work more efficiently, and Chongzhen enjoyed leisure.
One day in early October, as soon as Chongzhen retired from court and returned to Dongnuang Pavilion, Xu Guangqi, the director of the Firearms Research Institute, arrived at Dongnuan Pavilion.
Seeing Xu Guangqi's face full of joy, Chongzhen's heart moved and he said with a smile: "Xu Aiqing, the assembly line is ready?"
