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Huang Taiji never imagined that Liaodong would abolish the frontier army so quickly. If Tan Tai and Jia Jihan worked very hard, they would launch an intelligence network at all costs in order to muddy the waters of Liaodong and prevent the abolition of the frontier army from going smoothly. It was a pity that Lu Xiangsheng was so smart that he didn't care about the rumors spreading everywhere, and he didn't punish the sergeants who spread the rumors. Starting with the army, it is mainly about stabilizing sergeants. As the saying goes, fortresses are breached from the inside, and people have grasped the key points. If there is no problem on their own, it is difficult for external forces to interfere.

The smooth abolition of the Liaodong frontier army and the strength of the garrison made Huang Taiji very depressed. Seeing that the Qing Dynasty's hope of attacking Liaodong has come to naught, the important duty now is to stabilize the situation of the Qing Dynasty. Stability has already been occupied again. The situation in Guangning, Xipingbao and Yizhou, including the grassland situation, once again began to gather strength by itself, ready to meet the attack of the Jin Dynasty at any time.

Everything has advantages and disadvantages. The warriors of the Qing Dynasty occupied Guangning, Xipingbao, Yizhou and other places, and once again acquired a large area of ​​land. Shenyang, the capital of the Qing Dynasty, also had a more stable barrier, but because of the occupation of Guangning , the mutual market with the customs has naturally stopped, and there is a problem in the supply of commodities, Huang Taiji does not care, the court has taken a lot of measures to buy a large amount of food and other necessary materials, but the people below feel It's inconvenient. Products that can be bought casually on weekdays are not so easy to buy at this time.

The most terrible thing is that the Jin court began to strictly control business operations in Liaodong, and merchants traveling to and from Shenyang, Ningyuan and other places also began to feel tremendous pressure.

However, at this time, the imperial court established banks in Ningyuan and Jinzhou.If merchants can deposit gold, silver and jewelry in the bank, and are willing to use the banknotes issued by the imperial court, they can still engage in business transactions secretly. Any merchant with whom to do business.Including merchants who do not take the initiative to use banknotes, it is almost impossible to think about being able to leave the scope of Montenegro, and it is even more impossible to engage in merchant transactions.

This secret quickly spread among merchants.

Almost without mobilization, the banks located in Ningyuan and Jinzhou quickly became popular. A large number of merchants began to deposit gold, silver and jewelry, and at the same time began to use the banknotes uniformly issued by the Jin Dynasty.

Speaking of banknotes, there is also an episode here.When issuing banknotes, Zhu Shenxuan and others considered that the consumption level of ordinary people was not very high, so when designing banknotes, the denominations were not very large, but as time went by, the Ministry of Households began to put forward opinions. , that is the banknote issued.The denomination is too small, especially in the process of bulk commodity transactions in docks and other places.This kind of disadvantage has appeared, and merchants also feel inconvenient when piles of banknotes are circulated.

So after reporting to the emperor, the Ministry of Households began to issue banknotes worth two taels, five taels, ten taels, 20 taels, 50 taels and 100 taels of silver, but the circulation of these banknotes was not very large and appeared on the market.It is mainly banknotes worth one tael of silver. As for those banknotes with large denominations, the focus is still on large commercial transactions.

A large amount of gold and silver was deposited in the bank, and many banknotes came out of the bank and began to circulate in Liaodong.Almost in the shortest period of time, Liaodong was full of banknotes.

In fact, there are [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers in Liaodong. These soldiers are the main force of consumption. Once they start using banknotes, the circulation of banknotes in Liaodong is a matter of course. In addition, merchants from the pass have been using banknotes for a period of time. The role and value of banknotes are very clear and reassuring. The most important thing is that it is very convenient to use banknotes. The combination of various factors made Liaodong quickly become the same as Guannei.

When the banknotes uniformly issued by the Jin Dynasty were introduced to Liaodong, Huang Taiji didn't care for a while. Anyway, these banknotes were equivalent to the same amount of silver, so there was nothing special about them. Huang Taiji even collected several banknotes himself, carefully After studying these banknotes, he found that the design of these banknotes was very sophisticated, and he praised them very much.

It’s not that Huang Taiji didn’t have other ideas. The Jiaozi issued by the Song Dynasty had played a major role, but Huang Taiji was also aware of the lessons of the issuance of Jiaozi. On the one hand, he admired Su Tiancheng’s courage to issue banknotes directly. On the other hand, he also followed the development of the matter with the posture of watching a play. He had a fixed understanding in his mind. The purpose of the Jin Dynasty's issuance of banknotes must be to absorb the wealth of the people. The value will be greatly reduced, and even become waste paper.

Huang Taiji's negligence will have a huge impact on the future.

In the imperial court of the Qing Dynasty, there were still some Han officials, but after the Fan Wencheng incident, the Han officials seldom spoke. What a good ending, in fact, the unification of currency and the establishment of banks, the benefits obtained are all the benefits of the Jin Dynasty, which must have a huge impact on the Qing Dynasty, at least the economic lifeline has been seized by others.

Manchu nobles would not think so carefully, and Han officials who knew something strange would not open their mouths. Huang Taiji was in this atmosphere, and did not take any measures, so that the Qing Dynasty slowly began to fall into the abyss, gradually began to Economically dependent on the Jin court.

The situation in Liaodong quickly stabilized, and the Hou Jin Tartars did not launch an attack, nor did the court ask Lu Xiangsheng to launch an attack.

Anxious Lu Xiangsheng once gave a memorial to the imperial court, thinking that the Liaodong frontier army has been abolished in place and its combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. At this time, it is possible to launch an attack on Guangning, Xipingbao and Yizhou, and strive to recover it before the year In these places, of course, Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion is also to launch an attack after the autumn harvest.

Lu Xiangsheng received a reply from the imperial court, requesting to temporarily stabilize Liaodong, and not to think about conquests. In Liaodong today, the most important aspects are three aspects. The first aspect is to develop a good bank, and the second aspect is to promote the circulation of banknotes. , The third aspect is to promote the development of Liaodong's economy and trade. Of course, the training of Jiangning battalion soldiers cannot be relaxed.

After receiving the imperial edict, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan conducted a careful analysis, as well as the letter written by Prime Minister Zhu Shenxuan, and finally understood the imperial court's plan to completely defeat the Houjin Tartars from the root.

Once they understand the meaning of the court, Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Yingyuan and others will be unswerving in implementing it.

Zu Dashou and Zu Dale are stepping up their training of soldiers, and the remaining Liaodong Frontier Army and Jiangning Battalion soldiers are mixed together. In terms of personal quality and combat effectiveness, there is a gap between the original Liaodong Frontier Army. To improve during daily training, the focus is on personal beliefs and observance of military discipline.

The best situation now is that after the disbandment of the original Liaodong Frontier Army, the remaining [-] non-commissioned soldiers were paid quickly. Almost overnight, the salary was increased. To be honest, the military salary is One of the best ways to motivate soldiers to serve, and it has been for thousands of years.

Became a member of the Jiangning battalion, and his salary was settled. The original Liaodong frontier army burst out with great enthusiasm, and soon devoted himself to training. The remaining sergeants are basically the former Liaodong frontier army The backbone of the army has had a lot of intersections with the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion, and they are also aware of the combat effectiveness of the Jiangning Battalion soldiers. Now that they have become one of them, with the same salary, if there is still a gap in combat effectiveness, then it is unreasonable.

More importantly, in the process of abolishing the Liaodong Frontier Army, the competition was very fierce. Of the more than 5 sergeants, only [-] remained. If you are a backbone, you must show your ability and prove that you are truly worthy of staying.

Under the influence of these factors, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion stationed in Liaodong had a particularly high fighting spirit.

There were also several small-scale conflicts during the period, the focus was on the conflicts around Montenegro. These conflicts, in essence, were provoked by the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion on their own initiative. In the small-scale fights between the two sides, it was the Jiangning battalion soldiers.

The Hou Jin Tartars had a certain degree of fear towards the Jiangning battalion soldiers, and they were not willing to be enemies with the Jiangning battalion soldiers. After so many years, no matter whether it was the Manchu Eight Banners or the Han Eight Banners, when they fought against the Jiangning battalion, none of them were able to occupy Seeing a slight advantage, they are basically defeated and suffered heavy losses. After a long time, their hearts are naturally shadowed.

The situation in Liaodong has stabilized unprecedentedly, and Lu Xiangsheng has also completed the task assigned by the court very well.

The autumn harvest season is approaching in a blink of an eye, and the climate in Liaodong is also good. No major famines have been encountered, and a bumper harvest is also expected. In this way, the people living in Liaodong can be stabilized. There are countless changes in Liaodong. I don’t know how many ups and downs I have gone through. If it weren’t for the difficulty of leaving the homeland, there would be almost no people left here. Fortunately, the situation in Liaodong has been barely stable in the past few years. After entering Guangning, Xipingbao, Yizhou and other places, there was no large-scale fighting, and the people did not suffer much loss.

The autumn harvest season is coming, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan have more important things to do, that is to buy a large amount of grain from Guangning, Yizhou and Xipingbao, let the merchants complete these tasks, and finally get stuck economically After the golden tartar's neck.

(Drunk yesterday, I wasted time. I'm sorry readers. In addition, I would like to promote the new book, which is tentatively titled "Iron Blood Crossing". I am currently thinking about it. It is expected to start uploading in June. I sincerely ask for the support of readers.) (To be continued ..)