I'm really not doing business

Chapter 521 The more scolding you receive, the greater your credit will be

"How is the Chidao construction going?" Zhu Yijun asked Wang Chonggu some questions about Suiyuan Chidao and mining.

Wang Chonggu answered fluently. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, but he was also the second assistant, and he had the power to inquire about these matters. Wang Chonggu reported on the construction of Chidao. Pan Jixun, the governor of Suiyuan, was very suitable, because when he controlled the Yellow River, he was As for the coordination of large-scale projects, anyone who can do a good job in coordinating such projects must be an official, otherwise the Yellow River cannot be controlled.

Hu Yuan directly caused the whole world to rebel because of his control of the Yellow River.

Wang Chonggu is actually very good at taking care of these things. For example, he built the Xuanda Great Wall and the Imperial Palace very quickly and well. Wang Chonggu guaranteed that the Ten Kings City can be delivered before the end of the year.

"You can take your time with the Ten Kings City. It doesn't matter if you can't finish it. If it snows a few times in a row and the construction period is delayed, then the construction period will be delayed. There is no need to be too anxious." Zhu Yijun's expectation for the transfer order was Wanli. If you can figure it out at the end of eleven years, you will have a good meal on the table.

Wang Chonggu said very solemnly: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

This is just a verbal promise. It doesn't matter if the construction period is delayed. Even if it is a verbal promise, it is still His Majesty's promise. The ten years of extermination of the captives was also a verbal promise.

If you can get your majesty's holy family, Wang Chonggu can go to the ground and live with his ancestors for the rest of his life.

Zhu Yijun shook his hands from his sleeves, took out the last memorial and said, "Isn't it the end of the year? The Ministry of Accounts is in charge of auditing the world's accounts. The great Situ and the young Situ sent a memorial about money. The Ministry of Accounts still wants to implement the banknote law.”

Wang Chonggu frowned. After reading the memorial, he was a little dumbfounded. He said dullly: "What do you mean by the big Situ and the young Situ? The implementation of the banknote law is the matter of their household department. Why should I delegate it to the minister? How virtuous is the minister? sure!"

The memorial from the Ministry of Revenue says one thing from beginning to end: the Ming Dynasty promoted the anchoring of banknotes.

The Ming Dynasty had to use banknotes after all. Ten years after the opening of the sea, a large amount of silver flowed into the country and even tried their best to plunder the Japanese country. However, the silver was still not enough. The large amount of silver flowing into the country and the price was basically stable, but there was still a money shortage.

The banknote method is imperative, but the banknote method still has the most critical issue that needs to be solved, and that is the anchor.

"Those who are capable should work harder. The big Situ and the young Situ are doing it for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, not for themselves." Zhu Yijun comforted Wang Chonggu. This matter could only be achieved by relying on the engineering corps camp and officialdom group building presided over by Wang Chonggu.

It requires material abundance.

Wang Chonggu just read the memorial briefly and roughly. He was not working in Wenyuan Pavilion. He shook his head and said: "Can't we just anchor the silver directly? Whoever causes trouble will be killed. Those who create private seals will be killed, and those who violate the law will be killed!"

Isn’t it easy to issue banknotes? Just prepare enough silver and let the Bureau of Banknotes activate the money printing machine and start printing money. Anyone who doesn't use it or does anything wrong will just receive a ground-shattering punch from the emperor.

"Am I so powerful in Wang Cifu's heart?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.

Wang Chonggu has always been like this, feeling that authority is omnipotent, and imperial power is never omnipotent. Even most of the time, it is good for the normal performance of imperial power without causing trouble.

The Emperor Taizu Gao was very good at this type of boxing, although Huang En's earth-shattering fist was powerful, but in the end the banknote technique was ruined. However, after this punch, the banknote technique was no longer possible. No matter how sophisticated the production was, or how advanced the anti-counterfeiting was, People no longer recognize it.

"I will take a look at the memorial from the Ministry of Household Affairs." Wang Chonggu felt that he had taken it for granted. The imperial power was naturally powerful, but it was limited to the capital. Outside the capital, His Majesty also had to discuss it with the local government. Nothing could be solved with an imperial edict. , if the imperial edict is really that magical, it would be enough for the Jin Party to violate an imperial edict and order its disbandment.

Wang Chonggu carefully studied Hu Bu's "Chao Fa Anchor Shu" and found that what Hu Bu said made sense, and it was very reasonable. This matter really happened to Wang Chonggu.

"I am ashamed. I will not be able to do the things entrusted to me by the Ministry of Revenue until I die." Wang Chonggu was convinced that he had not misunderstood the meaning of the Ministry of Revenue. After all, he shook his head. The method of issuing banknotes was actually a measure of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is a sign of greatness again, or a standard for the Wanli Restoration of the Ming Dynasty, achieving this step can be considered part of the success.

Since the Northern Song Dynasty, the land of the Central Plains has been renamed in countless ways, trying to solve one problem, which is the shortage of money. However, history is always repeated, and the banknote method collapses again and again, and the cycle continues. The Central Plains needs to be updated. There is no doubt that there is a lot of currency, otherwise there would be no money shortage.

Banknotes are loans from the court to the private sector. This point has been discussed repeatedly by Xu Heng in "Chu Coin Notes".

Banknotes mean borrowing, which means that the anchor of banknotes is debt, and the essence of debt is the credit of the country. Use credit to issue bonds, use debt to issue banknotes, and more currency and commerce will flourish, with flowers blooming inside and outside. With more confidence, I continued to issue bonds, and it was such a vicious cycle, so stepping on the right foot with the left foot, until it completely shattered with a bang.

No matter how self-disciplined, diligent, and perseverant a person is, can they really withstand the temptation of printing money and reaping the rewards of others? Never will.

Fan Yingqi is a good example. He is the best among people. He got the first prize in the exam, he is unparalleled in the world, and he is famous all over the world. When he had toothache, he tried to find ways to relieve the pain. As time went by, the poisoning became more and more serious. It turns out that Fan Yingqi is dead, and now Fan Yingqi is just a poisonous insect in human skin.

The historical corruption of banknotes is due to the lack of anchoring. This anchor can be food, gold, silver, copper, productivity, or credit, but it cannot just be credit. If the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes can be bought, Rice, flour, grains, oils, meat, and meat will prevent it from falling apart.

When the Ming Dynasty opens its eyes every day, there are 120 million people, which is 150 million catties of grain, 7.54 million catties of oil, 13000 catties of vegetables, and 16 million catties of meat. consumption, the Ming court had to mediate the contradictions in all aspects and produce these necessary necessities for life. It not only had to be produced, but also these goods needed to be circulated through currency, instead of rotting in warehouses, they needed to be sent to On the shelves, only by doing this, will the treasure banknotes be currency, not toilet paper.

The Northern Song Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, Hu Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty actually couldn't do it, so the collapse of the treasure banknote method became a matter of course.

In fact, both the Chief Situ of the Ministry of Revenue and the young Situ had read "Chu Coin Notes" and had their own ideas about the anchoring of banknotes. The Ming Dynasty wanted to promote the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. The anchors of the treasure banknotes mainly include: the tyranny of military power, land, Grain, silver, brass, coal, cotton cloth, chidao, and sea power. Only in this way can the currency of the Ming Dynasty maintain basic health and stability.

The Ming Dynasty's salt guide can be spent as money, because the salt guide anchors the salt. In Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, the salt guide can also be replaced with cotton cloth.

Only a small number of people use Yanyin, while the circulation of Ming Dynasty Baobao must be huge, and it is used by everyone in the world. Therefore, more things need to be anchored to make it strong. Only when more aspects are involved can we supervise each other and prevent each other from falling apart. Because one person's greed becomes a tool to exploit the world.

"So according to the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is true that the engineering corps battalion and the government factory corps can continue to exert their strength." Zhu Yijun said solemnly to Wang Chonggu: "It is not that we are in a hurry. Ten years will not achieve thirty years. Fifty years will eventually lead to that day.”

This was not something that Wang Chonggu wanted to complete before his death, but something that Zhu Yijun, the emperor, had to do before his death. It was difficult, but it was necessary and must be done.

Zhu Yijun and Wang Chonggu discussed the details in detail before Wang Chonggu stood up and resigned. He actually wanted to meet the standards of the Ministry of Household Affairs before his death. The Ming Dynasty could implement the Banknote Law. How could he, Wang Chonggu, comment on the Spring and Autumn Period in the future? The third hero of the Wanli Restoration!
The first two are Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang, one is the new law and the other is the guardian of the new law.

Really valuable currency is physical objects, never gold, silver, copper, iron, or waste paper that is too hard to wipe your butt.

This is also the confidence and fundamental reason why Wang Qian can carry out fixed-point blasting against the dealers in the trading house.

Bankers need money to manipulate ticket prices, and money with low interest rates and high discounts will come to their door; Wang Qian finds domestic funds to lend money, and offers goods or tickets that speculators cannot afford; Wang Qian deliberately raises prices with the bankers. , while paralyzing the opponent, it allows the currency (silver) to withdraw, stimulating the banker to borrow more money; when the total circulation of the trading bank is equal to the ammunition in hand, sell them together;
The bankers found that the funds in their hands could not bear these goods or tickets at all. In order to prevent them from losing money and being under the pressure of having to repay when due or else they could not redeem the ancestral property, one of the bankers was the first to be unable to withstand it and began to sell. A stampede was triggered, and bankers who had borrowed a large amount of money were targeted for blasting; then Wang Qian released good news to complete the closing and maintain the stability of the tickets.

Similar operations include not only tickets from trading houses, but also rice, flour, grain, oil, coal, and cotton. These are the necessities of life. Only when the court has enough materials in its hands can it limit the price gouging of bookmakers who hoard goods and maintain the people's livelihood. The basic stability of life.

Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan thoroughly summarized the rules after the chaos in the trading industry, and finally summarized them in "Cao Fa Anchor Shu".

Zhu Yijun put this memorial book in the window of the side hall of Wenhua Palace, and excerpted the full text in the imperial newspaper, which was published in yamen all over the world. Special copyists in government offices at all levels would copy this memorial book, Anyone who was educated and literate in the Ming Dynasty had the possibility and channels to read this memorial.

"Perhaps this will become the source of banknotes in the future." Zhu Yijun put the memorial away carefully. This was the thing that would be buried with him in the coffin after his death.

In the future, if someone opens his coffin, they will be able to find something useful. If the Central Plains needs archaeological research in the future, who can say clearly about these things in the world?
The audit in November of the 10th year of Wanli was thrilling, because after the case of Fan Yingqi, it immediately attracted the attention of the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue equated this behavior with hiding the acres. Although these acres were in the accounts, they were always They used various excuses of disaster and famine, but in the end the court still lost taxes.

If the court lost taxes, it would be fine if these acres fell into the hands of poor coolies. However, these acres were subleased through large households, which instead led to the transfer of land and further annexation. This was something the court would not tolerate.

The audit of the Ministry of Household Affairs has never been so bloody. This comprehensive survey of official land across the country has made countless people tremble.

The Ming court was extremely serious about bonded trade, the people as the foundation of the country, and the foundation of the country.

Six books and one account can objectively reflect problems, because all income and expenditure are linked to acres of land. The completion of clearing the land makes auditing very meaningful. If there is any mismatch in the six books and one account, it will cause trouble. Department’s inventory of detailed accounts.

The results were shocking.

In the sixteen provinces of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, official land in almost all places was occupied to varying degrees, which meant that acres of land were essentially hidden. The official land was in the accounts, but the income was not.

The most serious one is Henan, followed by Shandong and then Sichuan.

These were also the three major difficulties for the Qing Dynasty. Even the Nanya Jin gentry, who the Ming Dynasty had always been wary of, focused their attention on the sea trade. The life-and-death struggle around the sea trade. The fourteen Nanya mansions, including Songjiang Mansion, were so invaded and occupied. Guantian, on the contrary, is the least affected and is within the tolerance range. Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and even Jiangxi are not particularly serious.

This time, the scholar-officials from the south mocked the bureaucratic malpractice and corruption in the north. The scholar-officials from the north quickly found reasons to fight back. The northern provinces, prefectures, counties, and official fields, What about the South? All have been annexed, and are all under the control of aristocratic families! I still have the nerve to ridicule the long-standing malpractice and corruption in the north. There is not much official land in the south, so of course there is no such problem!

The two sides had friendly exchanges in the newspapers. When the northern scholar-officials took out Xu Jie, the killer weapon, the southern scholar-officials could only stop talking and became silent. They could no longer chatter.

Who made Xu Jie’s Happy Forest Corruption Monument the only one with a cliff-like height?
Four hundred thousand acres of land for one family is still too much. That's Songjiang Prefecture's land, and one acre costs nearly five taels of silver.

Although the southern scholar-officials wanted to give Wang Chonggu an example, they found that after Wang Chonggu blocked the holes in the Great Wall and spit out all the money, all the income of the old Wang family could withstand scrutiny, and the corruption figures were very high. Not much, most of the money was obtained together with the emperor.

After all, the Jin Party represented by Wang Chonggu also ended the war between the Ming Dynasty and Ada Khan, giving the Ming Dynasty a chance to breathe.

The atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall was quite solemn. Lin Fucheng's Anecdotal Book was sold out in the capital hall, and it also posed a problem for the Ming Dynasty. After so many years of new policies, the Ming Dynasty seemed to have gone back to the past. "This is essentially a matter of officialdom." Zhang Juzheng frowned and said with a serious face: "There are still problems with promotion in the Ming Dynasty. The first-class students and the second-class students who were admitted to the Hanlin Academy started as officials in the capital, resulting in a lack of grassroots Experience, even if it is necessary to conduct official selection and serve as officials, the key to the problem is that Jingtang officials do not know much about local issues. "

"Therefore, in terms of official administration, we must break the monopoly of the first-level and second-level officials on Beijing officials. This is the way to fundamentally solve the problem, instead of waiting for the local government to bring the problem to the court."

Zhang Juzheng believed that the core issue in this matter was official governance, which was also the core of his New Deal. He used the law as the criterion to punish all officials in the world.

"It's not just the administration of officials. The Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises all officials in the world. However, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has become the mouthpiece of party disputes over trivial matters all day long. Anti-corruption itself is the responsibility of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The failure of the Metropolitan Procuratorate's supervision is This is what finally led to this situation." Hai Rui looked a little painful. As the magic sword that the people of the world have high hopes for, he has been killing corrupt officials and doing his duty in these years. He even collaborated with Wang Qian and used the clues provided by Wang Qian to counterattack. greedy.

But after so many years of anti-corruption and so many years of catching corruption, this corruption is as strong as weeds, growing again with the spring breeze.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate's impeachment of Tan Lun for coughing was a typical example of the failure of the Metropolitan Procuratorate's supervision.

Hai Rui sighed and said: "There is a widely circulated jingle in the capital: prescriptions from the imperial hospital, articles from the Hanlin Academy, memorials from the Imperial Academy, tea soup from Guanglu Temple, swords and guns from Luan Yiwei, goldfish ponds "My mother-in-law is a mockery of her name."

The memorials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all nonsense. It is no longer enough for censors who do not do serious work to carry water and coal. They need to be trained by the side and accumulate practical experience. Otherwise, the failure of this supervision will be a big problem for the country and the dynasty. disaster.

"Is it possible that these things were not a big deal ten years ago?" Wang Chonggu looked around and said tentatively: "Don't be so overwhelmed by the enemy, or even be dejected. Ten years ago, some people said that the Ming Dynasty If there is such a case in the officialdom, everyone will think it is normal, and it is impossible to deal with it. In the end, we can only delay it again and again, and finally let it go. "

Wang Chonggu said with emotion: "It is a blessing to worry about corrupt officials."

The Longqing period was better than the Jiajing period, but the benefits were limited. It was a blessing to be able to worry about corrupt officials. This proved that the Ming Dynasty had finally returned to normal, and the bigger crises had been resolved. Although these detailed problems were trivial, , but it can indeed be considered.

"Why worry? The main thing to do now is to solve the problem of redundant personnel. After a period of time, the elimination and elimination can be carried out in depth." Wang Chonggu is very confident about the future of Ming Dynasty!

It can be seen from the case in Baoding Prefecture that the local government is actually helpless against this kind of nest case. The Yaoshan Wang family is holding on to the contract they signed. If the court reneges on its promise, it will be a great loss for the country. But now this issue has been discussed openly. , you can annul the non-compliant contracts signed in the past, and then hold the parties accountable.

Under the multi-layered responsibility and accountability system of the Kao Cheng Law, let alone promotion, even if a person dies, the responsibility must be taken to the grave. This is the severity of the Kao Cheng Law.

"Wang Cifu said this, it seems that it is indeed not a big deal." Wang Guangguang spread his hands, and it seemed that it was indeed the case. At that time, how could the court care about the invasion of Shangguan Tian? The imperial court's annual income was only enough to cover three months' expenses, so it could do nothing.

Zhang Juzheng dislikes Wang Chonggu very much, and this is the reason. Wang Cifu is indeed managing the country now, but he can always tolerate sand in his eyes, advocating flooding with floods and attacking tough problems later. Zhang Juzheng cannot even tolerate the mistakes of his subordinates.

"It still needs to be solved." Zhang Juzheng said: "In the future, Jingtang officials will not be able to be promoted without having a place to perform their duties. It will take at least three years. Even if they hold the title of Jingtang official, they have to go to a place to practice. Otherwise, how will they know? The audacity of place.”

Hai Rui continued: "The same should be true for the public prosecutor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He always ignores the facts when speaking. How can he be an upright official?"

Ming Dynasty's important error correction power cannot continue to be so bad.

"The cases of land occupation by local government officials must be investigated to the end without any tolerance, and all officials involved must be fully held accountable, even if it requires the use of judicial officers." Wang Guoguang's voice was loud. It is cold and severe. This case has implicated many people, ranging from dismissal and deprivation of official status to being imprisoned in serious cases.

Fortunately, the reservoir of Ming Dynasty's supervisory officials has prepared a reserve of talents with practical experience for Ming Dynasty, so that the court has the ability and confidence to deal with this matter. In the past, it could only let it be like this. At that time, Ming Dynasty's Administrative power is close to the brink of collapse.

"Okay." Wang Chonggu didn't have any objections. This was considered a further reform of the official administration, and Zhang Juzheng was the only one who offended people.

Zhang Juzheng's success in the exam is completely different from that of others. Zhang Juzheng's success in the exam is scolded. The more scolding he receives and the more outrageous jokes he is made about, the greater his credit and the thicker his credit book. Completely different from others.

Zhang Juzheng wrote the floating notes, and Zhu Yijun printed the memorials from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"What Wang Cifu said makes sense. This is indeed a meticulous work. It is a problem that can only be solved after the Ming Dynasty reformed the old and reformed. But it is not a reason to slack off. When problems arise, we must deal with them instead of turning a blind eye. The Ministry of Revenue, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Personnel will give The methods proposed are effective, but if there is still no improvement, the tax inspectorate will conduct a tax audit," Zhu Yijun said in conclusion.

When the Taxation Institute conducts tax audits, it is not as mild as the decree. It is a small-scale, low-intensity bonded war. The Taxation Institute's methods are extremely violent. Because 30% of the local area is reserved, the Taxation Institute and the Taxation House maintain Those wanderers will have a place to play.

The Tax Inspection Yuan was the emperor's power to lift the table on taxes. Of course, under normal circumstances, Zhu Yijun would not lift the table. This world belongs to the people of the world, and it is also the world of Lao Zhu's family. Turning the table over would be detrimental to the country. stable.

"Six docks for fast sailing ships have been built. The Ming Dynasty can build at least twelve fast sailing ships every year." Wang Daokun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, reported a piece of good news with excitement. The atmosphere was too dull and some good news was needed to stimulate the Ming Dynasty. Courtiers, the Ming Dynasty is not just about bad things.

These fast sailing ships helped the transformation of the small-scale peasant economy in Ming Dynasty, which is absolutely good news.

Wan Shihe said with a smile: "Speaking of this fast sailing ship, I have to mention Shah Maimaiti. He really wants it. He has asked through Honglu Temple again and again. The price is not a problem, and the price increase is not a problem either. Not yet. The orders for Songjiang Shipyard’s new dock are already in short supply.”

"Don't sell it, don't even think about it." Zhu Yijun immediately replied: "I do want to make money, but some things should be controlled by Ming Dynasty. Even if it sinks, I won't give it to them."

All models of fast sailing ships, even the monkey version, will not be sold to the outside world. For this Tianjin ship review, the Ministry of Rites originally arranged for envoys from the foreign countries to board the ship, which was regarded as a show of power, but after Zhu Yijun read it, he temporarily decided not to show it to them. .

Don’t even think about it!

There are some designs on the fast sailing ships that are completely ahead of this era. If you show them a little bit, it will be a loss for the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yijun is very stingy.

If the fast sailing ship is in the hands of Ming Dynasty, it will only make more money.

"Da Situ, I remember Kaihai Investment did not continue to invest in Songjiang Shipyard." Zhu Yijun thought about it for a while and asked.

After Wang Guoguang communicated with Zhang Xueyan, he said with confidence: "The five major shipyards did not invest more in the sea-opening investment at the beginning of the tenth year of Wanli because 20% of their own shipbuilding profits were reserved for the shipyards' own use, which was fully sufficient to expand production. need."

"Your Majesty, shipbuilding is very profitable..."

The current industry with the highest technology content and the most labor-intensive in the world has higher profits than sea trade, and it is more stable and has lower risks.

The new phase of sea-opening investment is a large-scale investment in the industrial chain of the shipbuilding industry, not the shipyard itself.

Zhu Yijun frowned and asked: "So, Da Sikong, these six shipyards were self-financed by Songjiang Shipyard? Will it affect the operation of Songjiang Mansion?"

"Your Majesty, His Majesty gave you two million silver for the Youlong. In addition to the launch of the Youlong, there is also the Feiyun. These six docks are from the two million special silver. The launch of course includes the quantity. "Wang Daokun said with a guilty conscience: "As for the launch of the Youlong, there was a corruption case, and 70,000 taels of silver were embezzled, but it has been recovered."

Not every corruption case will be discussed by the court. Seventy thousand taels of silver are not brought to the table. For a two million silver project, the 'loss' of seventy thousand taels is actually within the acceptable range of the court. It is just a shipyard. Self-metabolism.

The main reason is fear. The shipyard is afraid that civil servants will seize corruption and expand it to the ban on sea, so the requirements are extremely strict. Internal elimination and anti-corruption are very strict. The last time the shipyard had redundant personnel, it was self-correction. manifestation.

"Your Majesty gave you too much." Wang Daokun asked for one million silver in the first place because he was trying to counter-offer. The original goal was not one million silver, but in the end, he got two million from His Majesty. The silver coins made the shipyard feel a little guilty.

"In this case, let's reward the 70,000 taels of silver to the craftsmen." Zhu Yijun made a reward in Tianjin Wei. The 70,000 taels of silver should not be returned to the internal accounts, but divided on the spot.

Wang Daokun said in a low voice: "I want to use these 70,000 taels of silver to set up a special ship design institute to develop new types of ships."

"Is seventy thousand taels enough?" Zhu Yijun immediately felt that Wang Daokun was good at spending money and asked if he needed more financial support.

"Enough! That's enough! Design is not about production!" Wang Daokun waved his hands repeatedly.

"Is this really enough?" Zhu Yijun said with pity.

Wang Daokun was a little confused. Just as he was about to continue to refuse, Wang Chonggu immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is not enough. Your Majesty has said eloquently that if you want to reward the craftsmen with 70,000 taels, then you must reward the craftsmen! For the matters of the design institute, you have to rely on the Holy Family! "

"Yes." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "The internal funds will provide 100,000 silver to prepare for the establishment of the Royal Ship Design Institute. This matter is settled."

Paying some money to use the name of the royal family is not a very profitable business! This is the emperor's credibility!

Wang Chonggu knew what His Majesty wanted as soon as he heard it, but Wang Daokun didn't react.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Chonggu took the lead in singing praises!

(End of this chapter)