This time, Lu Baoqiang completely let his subordinates and the allies of the Shandong Navy Division see what it means to make war money.
Under the leadership of the big shopkeeper of the bandits, in this northeast salt capital, a thousand wolf-like soldiers completely exerted his original bandit nature, and carried out bone-sucking extortion on the big salt merchants in Niuzhuang, of course, they did not come up with the cruel means of Liu Zongmin's urging to help pay later, because Lu Hanqiang repeatedly emphasized that everything must be civilized.
Professionals are professionals, these people don't need to cooperate with the rich salt merchants at all, directly with a wooden stick in their hands, rushing into the yard is a burst of knocking, the result is that all the treasure cellars under the thatched house were discovered, and the final result is that Lu Hanqiang and the allies of the Shandong Navy Division were dumbfounded, the gold and silver they collected were really enough to reach 3 million taels, all kinds of antique jade paintings and calligraphy are not counted, if these loading periods, four million taels are more than enough, This guy was directly promoted from President Qian to a general.
According to the original plan to divide the spoils, deducting the price of those refugees, the Shandong sailor got two million taels of cash this time, when Zhang Dake transported this batch of gold and silver back to Shandong and handed it over to Sun Yuanhua without reservation, Sun Yuanhua directly overturned the table and scolded Zhang Dake for his short-sightedness, so he immediately sent a team of masters to rush to Niuzhuang as fast as possible to settle accounts with Lu Hanqiang, and as a result, he easily knocked away 500,000 taels of silver in Lu Hanqiang's hands.
And when the amount of seizures this time was reported to Emperor Chongzhen by someone with a heart, there was only the cold inhalation of Emperor Chongzhen, Wang Chengen, and Cao Huachun in the imperial study.
Chongzhen's heart was amazed: "If there is such a harvest in every war, why bother to have the idea of increasing the salary of Liao, and make people angry and angry, if it is always like this, then why don't I reduce the taxes of the whole country, so that the people of the whole country can recuperate, and at the same time shout loudly, I, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, am wise, why do I have to stay up all night for millions of taels of silver all day long."
Wang Chengen understood Chongzhen's mind best, and made a heart-wrenching suggestion at that time: "The wealth of the world is long live wealth, and the beginning of the war is long live, then the war capture should also be long live, I suggest that long live you immediately issue an order to Lu Hanqiang, so that he will escort half of the captured to the interior to relieve the embarrassment of the monarch's father." ” Cao Huachun looked at Wang Chengen, who wanted money and didn't want to die, with disdain, and stepped forward and said a fair word: "But Lu Hanqiang and Lu Inspector raised troops and trained troops to go on the expedition, but they didn't ask the national court for a tael of silver, why do we want him to seize it Also, in order to restore Liaodong, Lu Hanqiang issued a large loan of 6 million taels for the restoration of Liao, and within ten years we will repay 20 million taels with interest, if we collect half of Lu Hanqiang's seizure, then we also have to help Lu Hanqiang repay the debt of 10 million taels" Wang Chengen opened his mouth wide at that time, he didn't know what to say, one million dividends and 10 million principal and interest, that is simply heaven and earth, this transaction is definitely not cost-effective.
So Wang Chengen resolutely denied his intention to search for Lu Hanqiang at that time.
At that time, Chongzhen also shook his head and said with a smile: "It is not easy for Lu Ban to read, without taking the military salary and money and food of one or two silver from the imperial court, he will face the Manchu Qing Dynasty alone, which can be described as a high level of hard work and difficulty, and it is also a model of public loyalty to the country."
This time he was able to capture something.
Chongzhen thought about it and endorsed Lu Hanqiang to legalize his looting, so that Donglin would not be able to bite again, "Yes, it is the captured booty, of course, let him subsidize his military expenses, in fact, this is also a disguised way to save money for the country."
Then he stood up and put his hands behind his back and sighed: "I think that when I was in the hidden mansion, I was suppressed and made difficult by Wei Zhongxian's eunuch, and my life was embarrassed, and I couldn't even buy a load of burnt earth dragon in the winter. ” Speaking of the difficult days at the beginning, Wang Chengen couldn't help but moisten the corners of his eyes, what a miserable situation it was, a dignified prince, it was impossible to even have a decent trip, especially the most worrying thing is that other people's cars and horses are full of horses, and his own letter to the palace is a door, at that time, the real fear of visiting the door, but only this one cloth Lu Hanqiang, think about Lu Hanqiang at that time is really intimate.
"And then I tried my best to overthrow the eunuch party in one fell swoop, during this period, Lu Banyu was actually the first to make a proposal, which was regarded as a great achievement, but it was still me, Lu Banyu, did not reach out to me to ask for credit like other people, but continued to talk about his books and run his newspapers, if it weren't for the fact that I finally forced him to enter the court several times, maybe he was already a famous storyteller in the capital, and it also made the Ming Dynasty lose an iron-clad capable minister."
Cao Huachun was surprised and relieved to such an evaluation, the emperor finally saw the benefits of Lu Hanqiang, and this was a good start.
Chongzhen continued to walk with his back hand, thinking slowly with his back hand: "Later, I was almost blinded by those selfish villains, and rashly dismissed hundreds of thousands of post guards in the world, now I think about it, if it wasn't for the next mess of Lu Banyu at that time, the consequences would be really unimaginable, and then it was disaster relief, whether it was quelling the chaos, the grassland attack and diverted the tiger from the mountain, or the bloody battle in Gyeonggi to let Jiannu cut his feathers and return, to raise his own food and salary again to face Jiannu, Lu Banyu can be said to be loyal, so thinking about it, I really owe Lu Banyu too much. ” Listening to Chongzhen's rare expression of his heart to outsiders, Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun both felt moved.
At this time, Cao Huachun whispered: "What the Lord of Long Live said is, in fact, unconsciously, Lu Banyu not only solved the financial collapse of our Ming Dynasty, solved the troubles in the northwest, solved the invasion of the northern grasslands for hundreds of years, solved the rebellion in Shandong, and even the rebellion in the south was quelled so quickly, and there was also a figure of Companion Reading, and now the Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty has Long Live Lord who is diligent day and night, and there is no lack of credit for Lu Hanqiang. ” Chongzhen stood still, raised his face and looked at the caisson overhead, although it was dim, but the gorgeous paintings were still palpable, and after a long, long time, Chongzhen turned around and sat back on the dragon chair behind the bookcase, silently picked up the mountain of folds, and said no more.
Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun also closed their mouths knowingly and quietly guarded their side.
The folds were reviewed one by one, and those boring things, Chongzhen glanced at them and threw them aside, and the strip Chen who came up from the military plane did look at it carefully, and the three of them silently continued until the time of the lamp.
The palace maids came to the table, and there were several exquisite dishes on it, with meat and vegetarian matching, color, flavor, and flavor, and it was surprising that there was an extra pot of wine on today's small table.
Seeing Chongzhen's slightly frowning brows, a palace maid whispered: "This is what the old lady Zheng specially ordered, saying that the emperor is diligent and should also pay attention to the body, this is the ginseng and deer antler soaked wine that the old lady Lu specially brought in Liaoxi, light and nourishing, even the old ladies in the harem now have to drink a little bit of every meal, and after drinking, they feel refreshed and sleep well, so the old ladies specially asked the slaves and maids to send a pot to Banzai."
Then as if he remembered something, he whispered again: "The old ladies said that when the old lady sent something, Inspector Lu also specially said, asking the emperor to drink a pot every night, and then eat a bowl of bird's nest white fungus soup, which can not only improve sleep, but also allow the emperor's body to be maintained, he also said, and said." ” Chongzhen listened to Lu Hanqiang's words, his heart couldn't help but warm, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist, in this world, what can be revealed in such a plain is real concern, not the kind of fake sycophants that other ministers can't fake anymore.
Thinking of this, he asked gently, "What kind of ivory did his dog spit out in his mouth?"
Hearing Chongzhen's rare joke, this palace maid is also relaxed, in recent years, as the days of the Ming Dynasty are getting better and better, both inside and outside have begun to develop in the direction of Zhongxing, and the household has begun to be full, coupled with the continuous good news from all over the country, now Chongzhen is no longer as moody as at the beginning, and people have become kind, and they also smiled indifferently at the small mistakes made by these little palace maids, and rarely pursued, therefore, the palace maids and eunuchs who served him began to slowly relax, and some words dared to say, So the little palace maid pursed her lips and whispered back: "The superintendent said, these things are the same as radishes and cabbages in Liaoxi, they are not rare, please don't be stingy, you can eat them in a basket." ” was arranged by this little palace maid like this, and if it was to be put on hold in previous years, Chongzhen had already roared angrily and ordered someone to drag this poor man out and kill him with a cane, and at this time Cao Huachun was ready to come out to protect her.
As a result, Chongzhen's little face turned red, and Yu Dai snorted in disgust: "This is hurting my stinginess, this rebellious guy." ” As a result, the palace maid standing behind her suddenly heard this, and immediately knelt on the ground in fright, and begged for mercy in horror, Wang Chengen shouted for someone, and Cao Huachun immediately stood up to stop the solution.
Chongzhen turned his head and saw the little palace maid shaking on the ground, and kicked lightly with a smile: "What are you still kneeling for, since he is a rich man Lu who let me eat hard, he won't serve it to me."
Seeing the frightened little palace maid hurriedly running out, Chongzhen added a rare sentence: "I will also reward you with a bowl." ” The little palace maid was flattered and kowtowed again to thank her, and then happily ran to bring soup to Chongzhen.
After a while, he brought two bowls, one large and one small, and then drank his own bowl in front of Chongzhen.
Looking at the little palace maid's shy appearance, Chongzhen's face began to smile, he poured himself a glass of medicinal wine, took a sip gently, and couldn't help but sigh: "This thing is indeed good, and I don't know that this pot of wine costs dozens of taels of silver." ” The palace maid stepped forward again and reported softly: "The old lady is afraid that the emperor will be distressed because she is too frugal, so she reported the price, according to Mrs.
Lu, now in Liaoxi, ginseng, deer antler velvet and Ganoderma lucidum and other precious things are no longer very valuable, just this pot of wine, but just three taels of silver, please don't care." ” When Chongzhen heard this price, he was relieved, raised his glass again and took a sip, and then muttered happily: "The emotional war can also bring me such a stack of benefits, not bad, not bad." ” t1706231537: