A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 660 Call to Arms
A few days later, the Hubu Shangshu, who was so lost and forgiven by Emperor Chongzhen, worked hard again and came up with a strategy for paper money. This was also inspired by Wang Dou's grain coupons. Treasure notes.

During the Ministry's discussion, Ni Yuanlu counted the ten conveniences and ten wonders of banknotes.

"One is cheap to make, one is easy to use, one is easy to store, one is ugly without fineness, and one is not important to exchange, one is a thief of a leather silversmith, and one is a thief. For spying, if money is not used but banknotes are used, its copper can be cast into military weapons; if a piece of silver is not used but banknotes are used, the silver can be brought into the house."

After the memorandum was published, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed and immediately ordered to make banknotes, set up a ceremonial department, set up a factory within a limited time, and select craftsmen to plan workers.

The vermilion scrolls of the Great Ming Dynasty, the test papers of the master's quality and age, have always been the capital of banknote quality. , mostly produced in Liaodong, today there is paper but no skin, and there is no way to start, so the Ministry of Industry is called for business.

Many businessmen in Beijing were still interested in the Ministry of Industry's order to call for business, but afterward, everyone seemed to be poured a bucket of cold water. Because they were unable to make ends meet, and the warehouse was short of silver, most of the expenses required were temporarily on credit, and news spread After the Ministry of Industry made banknotes, the initial conversion was Yiguanbao banknotes, which were exchanged for nine cents and seven cents in silver.

There was an uproar in the matter, the food coupons in Xuanfu Town, one stone denomination, can be exchanged for one stone of rice, and many people are still hesitant, wanting to treat a piece of banknote as silver, nine cents and seven cents?
Many people are terrified, fearing that the government will cheat, and the businessmen in the capital are all thugs. They don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles. The officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, who were eagerly preparing to go to work, were dumbfounded.

Ni Yuanlu's discussion on banknotes failed again, and people at the time sighed, and it was difficult for Zhejiang people to recover from the bad financial situation.

After Wang Dou heard this, he sighed: "The banknotes, the key lies in the credit of the court. It's just credit. It's easy to destroy, but it's difficult to build."

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"My benevolent and righteous division of the Jingbian Army is going out to fight in the fortress. Naturally, the division must be famous and issue a call to action."

After receiving permission from the imperial court, Wang Dou said to his subordinates that he asked his father-in-law, Governor Zhu, Eunuch Du, and the Department of Education and Culture of the Shogunate to write several proclamations, and choose the best one for himself.

This is a good thing to be famous in history, Ji Shiwei, Zhu Zhifeng and others, after receiving Wang Dou's business invitation, they all did their best to think about it.

Even the folks in the town, after hearing about it, also discussed this matter enthusiastically, and all of them volunteered. In each teahouse and restaurant, masters of folk history and literature emerged one after another.

Soon, a series of appeals with different styles were sent to Wang Dou.

However, after Wang Dou read it, most of them were dissatisfied. It was too long-winded and too long. Most of it was several times longer than Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang’s proclamation to ask for Yuan.
The most important thing is that it is not domineering enough to show the prestige of the Jingbian army, and it also has the far-reaching influence and profound significance of the expedition beyond the Great Wall.

Du Xun also personally wrote an appeal, which was simple and clear, but unfortunately it was too white to be put on the table.

In the end, Wang Dou decided to integrate the essence of various essays and personally revise and extract them.

When he was doing the knife, all the generals of the Jingbian Army gathered around to watch, and Wang Dou's friend, Fu Mingqi, the ambassador of the Department of Education, was also smiling while twirling his beard.

Wang Dou and Fu Mingqi have known each other for many years. Although Fu Mingqi is now Wang Dou's subordinate, the two are still close friends and maintain a good personal relationship.

There are not many people who can communicate with him on an equal footing, so Wang Dou also cherishes the friendship between the two, and Fu Mingqi is a man who is knowledgeable and talented, without the sourness of ordinary literati, and at the same time, he is full of deep love for the country , Many things can be discussed with Wang Dou.

In the present fortresses, textbooks such as The Debate of Huayi and Heroes of Great China are compiled by Fu Mingqi after communicating with Wang Dou, and Wang Dou admired them very much.

Right now, the Department of Education and Culture is compiling "The Way of the Samurai in China" and "The Precepts of Scholars" and other themes for teaching at Xuanfu Town Military Academy, Civil Affairs Academy, etc.

Wang Dou flipped through the various articles, and copied a sentence or two from time to time, and the generals cheered loudly.

"Good word."

Gao Shiyin said excitedly: "The font is powerful and powerful, and it really has the momentum to grasp the sky and pick the moon. In the end, the general will sigh to himself."

Shen Shiqi nodded again and again, agreeing with Gao Shiyin's opinion: "Indeed, the word "General" is strong and powerful, and it is very demeanor of everyone."

Xie Yike said: "Flying around, flying like a phoenix, it's so imposing."

Wen Fangliang thought deeply: "The font is thick and there is a bit of aura in it, which shows the general's attainments and skills in calligraphy."

While everyone was applauding, Zhao Xuan looked left and right, probed his brain, not understanding: "What's so good about this word, why can't the general see it?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately received a large group of contemptuous gazes, and quickly shrank their heads, not daring to speak.

Finally, Wang Dou put down his pen, and combined the essence of various essays to come out, as follows: "Minerhuer, who stole my land, led beasts to eat people, and ravaged evil... Today, there are soldiers from Jingbian who are fighting against the sky and punishing their barbarians. Chase away the smell of mutton, and those who belong to me will live in China, and those who betray me will perish. The call to action is the same, he must open the city and surrender immediately, and offer ten thousand horses to apologize, and one hundred thousand cattle and sheep. .Slave population, wealth, cattle and horses, I take it myself!"

Looking at this article, Wang Dou is still satisfied. This article is well-founded, and it also highlights the center and points out the key points. In particular, there is a sense of pride in it, which fits the current situation of the Jingbian Army.

"Okay, domineering!"

"It's unspeakably heroic."

"Won the three flavors in the essay."

"This article is deeply in my heart."

"The great general is talented, but the last general is willing to bow down."

The generals praised it again and commented one after another.

Only Fu Mingqi felt distressed. He wrote thousands of words eloquently, but he was only selected to lead beasts to eat people and ravage evil.

However, looking at this call-to-action, he admitted that the full text of this call-to-action is less than [-] words, full of heroism and momentum, as well as unimaginable domineering, which is much more majestic than the original call-to-action.

Soon, this proclamation was sent to Guihua City, and it was limited to reply before July.

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Half a month later, the envoy returned. Although Gu Luge and Hanggao in Guihua City treated the envoy with good food and drink, it was obvious that they took chances and did not agree to Wang Dou's request for surrender.

In this way, war is inevitable, and the atmosphere is tense.

During this period, the Xuanzhen Times also published the full text of the shogunate's crusade, as well as those written by Governor Zhu, Governor Ji and others. They worked hard to write thousands of words, and finally only selected A few words, this is also to appease them.

Although the proclamation was not selected, it cannot be left in the history, but it can at least be named in the history when it is published in the newspaper, because the notes of the people at the time are mostly excerpted from the newspaper.

The Xuanzhen Times also published Du Xun's article. The eunuch was very happy at first, but later regretted it. Any article he wrote in the future will never be published in the newspaper.

On May 23, the Information Department of Xuanfu Township.

Established in March, Huangming Xuanfu Town News and Current Affairs Newspaper Office is located next to the News Department, near the North Gate, on Xishuncheng Street.

This street was originally a ruined house with ruins and ruins everywhere, and it has always been a playground for beggars and naughty children. However, after several months of major urban reconstruction, this street and its surrounding areas have become green everywhere, with small bridges and flowing water, and elms and willows everywhere. Something like a park.

Many townspeople like to come here for outings and fun in their spare time, which also drives up the housing prices nearby, and various teahouses are densely established.

Many old residents nearby said with emotion: "Since the arrival of the Marquis of Yongning, Xishuncheng Street has changed too much."

Not only Xishuncheng Street, but the entire town is like this, clean and beautiful, no less than Yongning City and Baoanzhou City on the East Road.

Because of the strict enforcement of the regulations that no defecation is allowed, and cow dung and horse urine from passing livestock carts are not allowed to be scattered on the street at will, now the streets in the town and city will no longer see the filthy scene of the past, and the passing horses and mules will no longer be seen. Just put a horse manure bag on your buttocks, pull it down and catch it.

Of course, the cleanliness of the streets is mainly due to the fines of the police department. No matter how good the words are, no matter how touching they are, they are not as effective as fines. Preliminary statistics show that in the past few months, more than half of the town's migrant population and local population , have been fined.

This has greatly enriched the funds of the patrol department and increased their enthusiasm for work. Especially the enthusiasm of a small number of selected old government servants, old Baojia, and old soldiers has also allowed the townspeople to successfully form a good habit of paying attention to hygiene.

Coupled with the influx of a large number of people, the flood of merchants, all the old troops in the city have moved out of the city, and only some Jingbian troops are left to guard. Xuanfu Town has become another new type of city in Ming Dynasty, prosperous and full of vitality, with a lively and lively atmosphere. up.

The eyes of the common people are discerning. They can see the changes in the town and the city. In addition, the life is getting better and better now. Hard work and hard work.

This is also the advantage of Wang Dou's offending others, leaving it all to Du Xun, and not doing anything himself.

People are like this, as long as they do something, no matter how well they do it, there are some people who don't like it, pick and choose, pick and choose, and the more people who don't do things, the more righteous and loud their curses will be.

Xuanfu Town News and Current Affairs Newspaper Office is spacious in the middle, with offices in the front yard and printing in the back yard.

The selected candidates include officials from the Tunbao, the Education Department, the Intelligence Department, the Zhenfu Department, the original civil newspaper copyists, some advanced ideological literati in the town, and some retired generals of the Jingbian Army.

The Jingbian army is a highly educated army. There are many generals in the army. It is not a problem to read and write manuscripts. Many people are not even inferior to scholars.

The names of newspaper staff borrow some of the titles of the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College, but also have their own characteristics. Without exception, all members are knowledgeable and talented, and they are especially "reliable", which is what later generations say they are politically qualified.

The current affairs newspaper is divided into current affairs news, miscellaneous reviews, Xuanfu news, Xuanda news, Daming news, overseas news and other columns, with advertisements in between. Compared with Daming Mansion News, the content is very rich and refreshing.

This is also the result of Wang Dou's final decision. Of course, this also greatly increased the funding of the current affairs newspaper.

(End of this chapter)