Borrow the day to change the day

After the auction ended, An Guiyi rushed to the Forbidden City to report the results of the first auction to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. As long as the production of glassware this month can reach the estimated output in advance, you can get as much as 800 taels of silver in net profit. This is the amount after deducting the discount from using Daming Jiusibao banknotes."

An Guiyi knelt down to report to Emperor Chongzhen.He had a smile on his face, as if he liked it as much as he picked up a gold ingot while walking.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the memorial presented by An Guiyi and listened to An Guiyi's words with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

If the report had been in his hands three months earlier, he would not have just smiled.

Now that he has been stimulated by the property that Wei Zhongxian left in the palace and the properties obtained by the eight major Shanxi merchants who ransacked their homes, he is not so happy and sad about earning more than 5 yuan a month.

After Emperor Chongzhen read it, he put the memorial on the imperial table and said to An Guiyi, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." An Guiyi happily kowtowed again before standing up.

"What happened to the mirror that Master Zhong said?" After seeing the profits of these glasses, Emperor Chongzhen remembered that Zhong Jinwei said that mirrors would make more money, so he asked. [

When he was happy, he forgot that An Guiyi no longer cared about the production.

However, An Guiyi had made an estimate in advance and had approached Song Yingxing, so he replied calmly, "Your Majesty, the clarity described by Marquis Zhongxing has not yet been achieved."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty, if one side of this glass is covered with a black cloth or painted with black paint, it is true that people can be seen, but this clarity is not much different from the bronze mirror currently used, and it is far from the effect that Zhongxing Hou said can be seen without a hair." There are still many gaps." An Guiyi explained to Emperor Chongzhen in detail.

"How about the method of making the material that Master Zhong said?" Emperor Chongzhen put one hand on the imperial table, tapped the table with his fingertips, and asked while thinking about Zhong Jinwei's original letter.

"Your Majesty, as far as this servant knows, we haven't found a way to stick it to the glass." An Guiyi replied nonchalantly.

"Oh, I remembered, I told that Song Yingxing would come to ask about this and it will be clearer." Emperor Chongzhen only remembered from An Guiyi's word that he no longer cared about the matter of production.

He pondered for a while, then praised An Guiyi and said: "You've done a good job, we must continue to work hard and try to earn more next month."

"Slaves will definitely not accept the holy hope, and will make those merchants spend more money." An Guiyi knew in his heart, not to mention that the production of glass would increase, just the way the merchants smiled when they paid, he knew that these merchants would definitely make money A lot, the next competition will definitely be fierce, so he made a loud promise to Emperor Chongzhen.

It's just that An Guiyi's voice was louder and sharper because of the lack of a certain part, which seemed a bit harsh.

Perhaps Emperor Chongzhen was used to hearing it, so he didn't care about it at all. He raised his hand on the imperial table and waved: "You go back first, and copy the content of this auction to the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet. .”

"Yes, Your Majesty." An Guiyi agreed, and then backed out of the palace gate before turning and leaving.

Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood, and if he had money, he had confidence. During this period of time, his complexion has improved a lot.

He picked up a sealed box on the imperial table, opened it, and took out the memorial inside to read.

This is the report sent by the Daming Royal Bank every day. Because it must be kept confidential, it has always been sent in a sealed box. [

Emperor Chongzhen looked at it, his face turned from sunny to cloudy, and finally with a cold face, he took the memorial on the imperial table.

I have warned you many times, but if you still want to make trouble, don't blame me.Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, and said to the servant on the side: "The admiral Wang Chengen of the East Factory will see you."

Then Emperor Chongzhen picked up the memorial again and looked at the names of the people listed above. He really hated some of them.

After a while, hurried footsteps came, and Wang Chengen appeared at the gate of the hall, and hurried to the front of the imperial court, ready to kneel down and salute.

"No." After Emperor Chongzhen said, he threw the memorial in front of Wang Chengen, and said again: "Look."

Seeing the angry look of Emperor Chongzhen, Wang Chengen felt a little panic in his heart. He hadn't seen the emperor so angry for many days. He wondered if it was his own fault. Could it be that someone sued him?

He bent down to pick up the memorial, and looked at it with apprehension.

To Wang Chengen's surprise, the more he read the memorial, the better his mood became. Only after reading it did he realize that the emperor was not angry at him.

Wang Chengen has never been aware of the Daming Royal Bank's handling of Daming Tongxing Banknotes.

Now that he read this memorial, he knew in his heart that the emperor might use Dongchang to deal with them.

After reading it, Wang Chengen held the memorial in both hands and returned it to the imperial table, and then waited for Emperor Chongzhen to speak.

"Originally, I still wanted to use Master Zhong's method to slowly collect the Tongxing treasure notes and destroy them. But the few people above, I have given them hints many times, but they still go their own way. Don't blame me!"

When Emperor Chongzhen saw that Wang Chengen had finished reading it, he expressed his opinion with a sullen face.

"Your Majesty is right. The Marquis of Zhongxing is good at everything, but his heart is too soft. Some people don't repent, and if they don't show some strength, they think that His Majesty dare not touch them." Wang Chengen followed the Emperor Chongzhen's intention, or he himself The real meaning is in it, echoing Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't answer, stood up, looked down at the memorial, and remained silent.

Seeing that the emperor hadn't made up his mind yet, Wang Cheng'en wanted to make a suggestion, and just give them a crime. If they ransacked their house, they might get a lot of money.But he remembered that there was also the emperor's father-in-law there, and the other families had deep roots, so they couldn't move casually, so he held back and didn't say anything.

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, made up his mind, and said to Wang Cheng'en, "You send people to watch over these companies. See where they put the banknotes in the end, and wait for my order."

"Yes, Your Majesty." As soon as Wang Cheng'en heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, he understood what he meant. It was his idea to get the banknotes, and he guessed with confidence that the emperor wanted him to be set on fire.

After ordering Wang Chengen, Emperor Chongzhen sat down, picked up the imperial pen without any hesitation, and instructed on the memorial: All the treasures should be sold at the right time.

After finishing the instructions, he directly gave the memorial to Wang Chengen and said, "You go to the Royal Bank in person, and you can ask them directly if you need any news."

Originally, Zhong Jinwei planned to use market means to bring down those opponents and destroy as many Tongxing treasures as possible, so as few people as possible should know about it.

But Emperor Chongzhen changed his mind now and let Wang Chengen know, so he let Wang Chengen take the lead in this matter.

Wang Chengen was ready to leave the palace after receiving the task, but Emperor Chongzhen stopped him again and asked, "Has anything happened to the people recently?"

Dongchang was also responsible for collecting information from the people, so Emperor Chongzhen asked this question.

When Wang Chengen heard this, he was slightly stunned. He had just reported it before, and now Emperor Chongzhen asked again, so it should not be about the reported matter.

He thought for a while, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, in addition to what was mentioned in the memorial, yesterday it was discovered that the capital had a ticket number that escaped, and it is currently being investigated."

"Ok?"

"According to preliminary investigation results, a total of three bank accounts in the capital have escaped, and the masters behind these bank accounts are all involved with the eight major national thieves."

"Oh, there are still people who slipped through the net. Which yamen is following up on this matter, are you Dongchang?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned and asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the people were the first to report this matter to Shuntian Mansion, so they are following up. Dongchang is only secretly concerned."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and ordered Wang Cheng'en to say, "Master Zhong's search of the eight national thieves in the Xuanfu must have been incomplete. Your Dongchang sent people to check the properties of these national thieves in various places."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen bowed to accept the order.

This matter is not easy to handle. First, those who know all the property have been killed; second, it is estimated that all places have received the news that the eight major country thieves have been severely punished, and the relevant people are probably absconding with money just like the capital bank. up.

But since Emperor Chongzhen has already ordered, he can only make up for it after a dead sheep, and it depends on God's will how many can be caught.

After Wang Chengen took the order to retreat, Emperor Chongzhen thought about the recent affairs of the capital, and it seemed that there was nothing missing like this ticket number, so his thoughts drifted to the army that was out of the fortress.It's been so many days, I don't know what happened to the dead camp?