The money of the officials and the wealthy in the capital was generally kept in two places, and they dug a large cellar to store gold, silver and jewelry.Or put the money directly in the major money banks, earn interest, and lend usury.After checking the accounts.Chongzhen saw that it was already noon.He decided not to return to the palace for the time being, so he had a light meal with these ordinary shopkeepers and handymen in the Daming Money Village.The famous Tian Qingtian wanted to dine in Qianzhuang, and after the Qianzhuang chef got the news, he didn't know how happy he was.They happily made steamed steamed buns, steamed steamed bread and soft, rice cooked white and fragrant, and specially bought sea bass from outside, and the cooks worked hard to prepare lunch.As soon as Chongzhen came out of the warehouse, he saw hundreds of people standing outside, all of whom were the shopkeepers of Daming Qianzhuang, the account room and the miscellaneous servants.Chongzhen hadn't reacted yet.The shopkeeper of Qian Zhuang led everyone to kneel down suddenly, "The grass people see Tian Da Tian Tian Qingtian, the grass people and others have a reluctant request, and they also ask Tian Qingtian to fulfill it." ”Chongzhen said amiably, "It's okay for you to say it. ”The shopkeeper suddenly burst into tears.It turned out that all the people in Daming Qianzhuang were born as military craftsmen, and they used to live a life that was inferior to pigs and cows.What are the craftsmen are the craftsmen who work in the ordnance factory.Based on one of the systems of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the craftsmen of the ordnance factory are all passed down from generation to generation, that is to say, if one person becomes a craftsman, his children are craftsmen for generations.They are forever trapped in this profession, pointing to the meager salary allocated by the imperial court to get by.But everyone knows what the virtues of the officials of the Ming Dynasty are, and they can't wait for these craftsmen to eat grass every day, and then work non-stop every day.Life became more and more difficult for the artisans, but they could not find any other way to make a living, and eventually even sold their sons and daughters to make ends meet.After Chongzhen came to power, he abolished this system, and many craftsmen went to find other ways to make a living.For the military craftsmen.Chongzhen only left some of the particularly talented, and the rest also allowed them to find another way to make a living.But these people couldn't do anything but make guns, and they couldn't find a suitable job at all, and the gang almost starved to death at one point.The shopkeeper said with tears in his eyes."
His Majesty the Emperor has mercy, let me wait to work in this Daming Money Village, although I can't be rich and expensive, but I have no worries about food and clothing from now on, we are grateful to His Majesty the Emperor, and please Tian Qingtian can listen to the heartfelt words of the grass people."
The voice did not fall.The shopkeeper led everyone to kowtow in the direction of the Forbidden City, and shouted Long live His Majesty the Emperor.Chongzhen looked confused.Is it any wonder that Daming Money Village is not doing well?
Except for the rich and officials who are unwilling to deposit their money here, the people who work here are actually military craftsmen, Chongzhen is speechless, when did I make this will, even if I am incompetent, I will not let the military craftsman do the work of managing money?
Chongzhen looked at Cheng Qingfeng.Cheng Qingfeng said complacently, "Lord Qiqitian, this is the attention of Wei Changgong, Wei Changgong is a great good man, he pity these military craftsmen have no way out, so he suggested that the Ministry of Industry hand over the work of Qian Zhuang to these military craftsmen." ”"And our squire Lord Wang is also a great good man, he thinks Wei Changgong's suggestion is very good, so he adopts it."
Cheng Qingfeng sighed."
Everyone in the world says that Wei Changgong is insatiable and is a eunuch who misleads the country and the people, but Cheng feels that Wei Changgong has a great compassionate heart, and Wei Changgong is really a model for the lower officials, and the lower officials must learn from it."
Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said, "This Wei Changgong is really a good person, this official must play His Majesty the Emperor, and give a good reward!"
Chongzhen was about to die.What kind of virtue Wei Zhongxian is, he doesn't know that even if the official group of the Ming Dynasty collectively doesn't love women, Wei Zhongxian, a big eunuch, will not become a great benevolent.It's just a gesture of generosity.In other words, Wei Zhongxian is very good at observing words and feelings, and knows that I care most about the poor people, and this guy is just good at me.If I let Wei Zhongxian and Wang Qia, the two great good people, mess around, I am afraid that sooner or later my Daming Money Village will go bankrupt, and my five million taels of silver will also be lost, and the silver tickets will not be issued.Chongzhen wrote down this in his heart, and prepared to go back to Wei Zhongxian and Wang Qia to settle the score.At this time, the meal was ready.Cheng Qingfeng and the others hugged Chongzhen and walked towards the big canteen, but seeing that the canteen was huge, Chongzhen sat down more generously than the hall of Qianzhuang.The meals are all ready, Chongzhen's meals are specially prepared, not to mention chicken, duck and fish, there is actually a perch perch This thing is common in the southern waters, but it is a rare thing in the north, not cheaper than things in the sea.The shopkeeper of the money village and the handyman also ate very well, the steamed buns were made of finely ground flour, the rice was steamed from good rice, and everyone had chicken, duck and fish on the table.And looking at the expressions of everyone in Qianzhuang, it seems that eating chicken and duck is a common thing.Chongzhen looked at the table full of dishes.He couldn't eat a bite, he finally understood what it meant to be state-run?
It seems that in addition to rectifying the black-hearted money banks and rich officials in the capital, they also have to rearrange the personnel of Daming Money Bank.After eating.Chongzhen asked Cheng Qingfeng to take him to inspect the newly opened ordnance factory.Because the former ordnance factory was so rotten, although many craftsmen lived a pitiful life, they actually had their own reasons, and not all of them were caused by official deductions.Because it takes too much talent to make guns and cannons, and many craftsmen are not highly talented, they are engaged in this profession because their parents also do this, and they can't choose.The guns and cannons made by the ordnance factory are not of high quality, and explosions occur from time to time.In order to put an end to this.Chongzhen selected a group of elite military craftsmen and reopened a new ordnance factory in the western suburbs.The group swept out of the capital.In order to keep a low profile, Chongzhen ordered all the fans of Jinyiwei to change into the clothes of ordinary families, and Chongzhen only brought dozens of fans.But seeing the grass and trees showing a little sprouts along the way, the climate finally gradually warmed up.Since the spread of sweet potatoes and corn, most of the land in the suburbs of Beijing has been planted with these things.Especially sweet potatoes.Durable, drought-tolerant, can grow two crops a year, and the output is almost several times that of ordinary grain, one acre of sweet potato land is enough for a large family to eat.The only thing that is a little bad is that the sweet potatoes are eaten with heartburn.But the common people don't have anything to eat, it's good to have a full stomach, who cares if they don't have a heartburn?
Due to the fact that the ordnance factory is relatively far away.Chongzhen and the others stopped in a post station when it was about to get dark, Cheng Qingfeng took out the Guan plate, and the post Cheng arranged food and accommodation for them according to Cheng Qingfeng's level.