In Rufeng Mountain's position, early the next morning, Yang Shanlu had already risen as soon as it was dark, and he had to worry about a lot of things he had to worry about after the repeated battles like this.
But at this moment, Wang Dehua suddenly came to look for him (Wang Dehua is the eunuch in charge of the ceremonies and the eunuch, this time the imperial conquest, Chongzhen did not take Wang Chengen with him, so he took him by his side).
At this time, the eunuch smiled at Mimi and said: "Uncle, the emperor has something to do, please come over now!"
"Ah!" Yang Shanlu just thought, this emperor is really active. There were so many things just after the ban was lifted, and then after thinking about it, Yang Shanlu felt even more wrong. Now the genius has just dawned... Yes What needs to be so urgent? Or is it something that cannot be known by too many people
In this case, Yang Shanlu followed the great eunuch all the way to the bed of Emperor Chongzhen, and when he arrived, Emperor Chongzhen was already waiting for him (I have to say that the emperor is still very diligent. Every day I get up before dawn, including some important memorials sent from the capital, which he needs to review).
But now it seems that this matter is really very special. When he saw him coming, Emperor Chongzhen not only sent away the Jinyi guards guarding outside a little bit further, including Wang Dehua has also retired. In the entire big tent, only left Two of them.
Then, when he saw that he could be honest and honest, Emperor Chongzhen began to talk about it. However, as the lord of a country, his expression at this time was a bit twitchy and even hesitating. It was a bit embarrassing to see him. Said: "Aiqing, do you have any money?"
"What do you mean?" Yang Shanlu didn't understand what is meant by silver? If you say that one or two pennies are counted, I happen to have it.
Seeing that Yang Shanlu didn't understand what he meant, Chongzhen had to say it straight. He was a rare blush and said, "My son-in-law, since my army joined the aid this time, the results have been brilliant. There was a great victory in Bijia Mountain, with nearly 100,000 beheaded, including the Rufeng Mountain battle in the past few days, and there were frequent reports of victory. This made me very happy.
"It's just such a great victory, and I also have worries... What should I do about the silver reward? It is not the court's work to reward the silver, but if it is to be rewarded then, this is a sky-high price of silver! The court cannot afford to pay..."
So Chongzhen finally said, "So son-in-law, your current maritime trade is very good. Can you give me an advance of two or three quarters for the dividends of that maritime trade?"
Well, after Chongzhen said so much, Yang Shanlu finally understood it-it was for this thing that he went in such a big circle! Even this matter embarrassed the majestic emperor. In order to ensure success, even the son-in-law was called out!
(In fact, the so-called marriage contract between Yang Shanlu and Princess Changping has not been officially announced, but now that the elders of both sides have agreed and have exchanged texts, it is almost an established fact, Emperor Chongzhen It also makes sense to use it as an emergency.)
Of course, Yang Shanlu can fully understand Chongzhen’s sorrow. According to Daming’s system, that is, in recent decades, the dangers of Tartars have been severe. Therefore, in order to boost the morale of the Ming army, the court appointed a Tartar’s head and replaced it. A reward of ten taels of silver to encourage soldiers to fight bravely.
Of course, if this policy is replaced with the previous great victory, it is completely fine. Just like the famous Ningjin great victory before, it is only a few hundred beheadings, and the reward for silver is only close to ten thousand taels. no problem.
But now? The army has been recruited to the present, and after a rough calculation, the capital has been reduced to 120,000. This is absolutely genuine and there is no good killing. Therefore, if it is calculated on the basis of a head of 30 taels, it will cost at least 3 million taels. what!
And such a huge sum of money, not to mention that the current court cannot get it (the current court has long been eating Yang Shanlu's relief food), just a few years ago, Chongzhen just overthrew Wei Zhongxian, and the court had some money. At the time, I couldn’t get it out, after all, the amount was too big!
(In other words, at this time, the total tax revenue of Ming Dynasty is only 20 million taels, which is one-seventh of the total fiscal revenue of the year. Given the embarrassment of the court over the years, how can this money be obtained? What? Even Yang Shanlu is still maliciously guessing that the elders of the household department must have a headache for the money)
Of course Yang Shanlu also knew that if the imperial court reduced the price of the reward, it would definitely not work... The war is not over yet, can it chill the hearts of the soldiers who fought bravely? (Also, Emperor Chongzhen was a little bit overwhelmed, so he decided not to do this kind of self-slapstick).
Including Emperor Chongzhen, there is nothing else he can think of (for example, if he asks other ministers about the plan, it is nothing more than asking him to open the inner treasury, which is the private small vault of Emperor Chongzhen, as if the energy source inside is constantly changing. As if it came out of silver)
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to get his idea to him.
But even so, Yang Shanlu is not a wealthy boy... He just frowned and said: "The emperor, since it is your request, the minister should do his best to handle it, but the truth is-don't say you want to advance the second. Three quarters of dividends (500,000 taels in one quarter), Weichen now, can't even get a tael of silver!"
And this is also true. Sea trade is a golden egg. The problem is that the recent expenses are really too big... Besides, with the strength of the entire Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji fought back in the artillery battle. Yes, you have to count the use, but the Xuanjia Army can fire unlimited cannons, hitting the cannonballs on the head of the dog!
And what does it rely on? It depends on the huge profits provided by maritime trade! Of course, with such a fight now, the profits accumulated before are almost consumed. After all, fighting is really expensive, let alone such a big battle! (If it is not easy to understand, please refer to the three major battles of Wanli. After three battles, the money that Wanli, the miser, has accumulated all his life will be used up.)
So now that Emperor Chongzhen made this request, Yang Shanlu really couldn't do it...
"Ah!" After the emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was extremely disappointed. To be honest, Yang Shanlu was his last hope, and Yang Shanlu was always good at creating miracles, but now? Is hope just dashed like this
And to be honest, in the depths of Emperor Chongzhen's heart, there is a dream of becoming an emperor! (Even a workaholic like him, this kind of dream is much stronger than ordinary people).
Emperor Qin and Hanwu, Tang Zong and Song Zu, were the pursuit of Emperor Chongzhen! It is also his goal! And to a certain extent, he has already achieved part of his goals—because of such a series of great victories, in the future history books, historians will record it like this—in the 14th year of Chongzhen, the son of Da Ming was imperial and beheaded. 100,000! Usher in Daming ZTE!
But if such a glory is to continue, it must be supported by a strong national strength! (Silver) Otherwise, those soldiers who gave up their lives and fought bravely, but you can't reward them with real money, it's really unreasonable! In that way, how can he fulfill his ambition of being an emperor through the ages
Looking at the disappointment of Emperor Chongzhen, Yang Shanlu smiled slightly. In fact, when Chongzhen proposed it just now, he had already decided to agree to him-as long as it was beneficial to the country and the nation, he would support it. Don't care too much!
Of course, what he said just now is correct, indeed he has no silver, but since he decides to help him, will Yang Shanlu still be stumped by difficulties? He is very smart—if he doesn't have silver, then think of a way to earn silver! Moreover, the amount of silver looks very large, but to Yang Shanlu, it is nothing to say.
So Yang Shanlu continued: "But the emperor, don’t worry, can the court come up with one million taels of silver? As long as the court can come up with one million taels of silver, there is a gap of two million taels of silver. On Weichen!"
"Ah!" The emperor Chongzhen was taken aback when he heard this, feeling a kind of thrill of coming to life from desperation! Just put out one million taels? Since Yang Aiqing has shouldered more than half of it, it should be no problem (Yang Shanlu gave him a half-million-two dividend last quarter, which is still lying in his small vault, and then we can make it together. It should be enough. ).
Of course he still couldn't understand, so Chongzhen hurriedly asked: "But Xian-in-law, didn't you just say that you don't have a couple of silver? Now how do you solve the gap between these two million?"
And Yang Shanlu smiled confidently when he heard it: "Weichen can’t make money, but weichen has good things in his hands! The emperor must have known that the main things of Weichen’s maritime trade are woolen sweaters and flower dew This kind of high-end goods, and those things are not counter-offer one or two."
"So now the Weichen can't come up with the silver, but the Weichen can take out these good things (just let the workers work overtime), let's put it this way, after the war, the Weichen can take out a large number of sheep. The sweaters also have Hundred Flower Dew. Use these to replace one million taels of silver and reward them to the soldiers below, and the price is only half of the market price. Do you think they would be happy to accept this?"
After all, the current woolen sweaters and Hundred Flower Dew are still very popular in Daming, even as a status symbol (because now they are mainly supplied overseas to make foreigners' money), including the entire Daming country, there is only one in Shanxi. The land is in production, so it is still in short supply!
So when these fighters can get these luxury goods at half the price, they must be very willing-because if they don't need it, they can sell it on the market at the original price if they change hands.
"You can have this!" After Chongzhen heard it, he nodded happily. After all, he knew the benefits of these high-end products... Not to mention, this time he came to Liaodong and he was enough to bring it. Three woolen sweaters (all from Yang Shanlu), and then the three woolen sweaters were changed to wear, and none of them felt the cold outside.
So with this kind of experience, he believes that if such a good thing is posted, the soldiers will definitely be very welcome.
But in this way, there is still a question... Chongzhen asked, "But son-in-law, in this way, you can only solve one million taels of silver. What should you do about the gap of the other one million taels?"
Yang Shanlu smiled slightly when he heard it, and rushing to produce one million taels of goods was already his limit. No matter how many workshops he was, he couldn't be too busy, but even so, he could also do the same for the other one million taels.
Yang Shanlu just smiled and said, "The emperor, please rest assured, this minister also has a way. Speaking of which, we also need to find a way from the commercial road. Of course, we also need to introduce a new concept-that is, bidding!"
"Tender? What does this mean? Xian-in-law, please tell me carefully?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was surprised and inexplicably surprised. The good news is that Yang Shanlu is indeed his blessed general. His sorrowful problem can be easily solved by him.
But the surprise was, how did his brain grow? How come all the good ideas keep jumping out... The earliest woolen sweaters and Hundred Flower Dew will not talk about him (there is no one before, and there will be no one afterwards). Before the birth of Shibosi, he tasted it greatly. Sweetness.
But now? So now when I heard that Yang Shanlu had a good idea again, it was the "tendering" he had never heard of, Emperor Chongzhen was full of expectations!
However, Yang Shanlu smiled and said: "The emperor, this matter is not in a hurry, and now we are in Liaodong, we can't handle it, so after the end of the aid war, the dog Danzi will be completely beaten to death. There is a dog. You and me, the monarchs and ministers will take care of it slowly after returning to the capital, how do you think
"Go and go, since Aiqing has plans for you, then I will listen to you!" Chongzhen has completely believed after listening... And this is Yang Shanlu's credibility, as long as he promises, it will be fine. There is nothing impossible!
Even after solving this problem easily, Chongzhen couldn't help but laughed out... Is it really possible for him to become an emperor through the ages? Look at God, in order to help himself, he brought down such a genius! Leading the war is of first-rate level, and making money is unmatched. It is a blessing for the world and the people for Daming to have such talents!
So after such a secret conversation, when Yang Shanlu had left, Chongzhen was still smiling... Obviously he could sleep well tonight.
Including Yang Shanlu, he is also in a good mood-since you want to be a good emperor for the country and the people, and contribute your own strength to this country, then I will help you, so what's the problem
(And as a later generation, Yang Shanlu can also make up for some of the mistakes made by Chongzhen when he was in power. For example, the Three Rates Plus faction. The original Three Rates Plus faction was drinking poison to quench thirst. The more taxes were collected to suppress the peasant uprisings, the more It can’t be suppressed! But in this time and space, there is no chance for the Three Rates Plus faction to appear)
Then, after Yang Shanlu returned to his camp, he began to prepare for the next battle to see if he could break the hard walnut from Rufeng Mountain's defense line! (End of this chapter)