Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 389 Demographics
In the third year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji invaded from Xifengkou and captured the four cities of Yongping. Qin Liangyu ordered King Qin to cooperate with the army to recover the four cities of Yongping.Afterwards, Zhu Youjian received the commendation in person, and awarded Qin Liangyu the first-rank imperial order as his wife, and received the seal of General Zhendong.

Qin Liangyu has lived and died for the Ming Dynasty for many years, and has made great achievements in battle. The two brothers died in battle one after another, which can be described as a loyal family.It is indeed a suitable candidate for her to sit in Yunnan.

In addition, Qin Liangyu's white-armed soldiers lived in the mountains all year round. Climbing mountains and ridges was a piece of cake for these people, and the climate in Sichuan was similar to that of Yunnan. These people were obviously better adapted to life in Yunnan than the northerners. .

But Li Jing frowned immediately, Qin Liangyu should be over sixty now, right?At such an old age, let her go to a hot and humid place like Yunnan, I wonder if she can bear it?

After thinking for a while, Li Jing said, "It's just that Old General Qin is old. I don't know if she is willing to do this hard work. I'll write her a letter to ask later."

Zhu Youjian laughed and said, "I don't think it's of much use whether you write this letter or not. Old General Qin is dedicated to serving the country. If you know that you are preparing for the recovery of Burma in the future, you will definitely take up the post happily."

Li Jing was silent for a while, knowing that what Zhu Youjian said was the truth, and there was really no suitable candidate at the moment.

Thinking of Qin Liangyu's whole life for the country, Li Jing sighed and said, "Then Qin Liangyu! Besides, the old general Qin has made many military exploits. Let me make her a marquis?"

Zhu Youjian nodded and said: "Qin Liangyu is loyal to the country, I think she will be named Zhongzhenhou for three generations."

Li Jing smiled wryly, and he stipulated that the nobility should not exceed three generations of nobles, but Zhu Youjian was lucky to let the three generations of nobles directly.

Thinking of Qin Liangyu's loyal family, they deserved to have such a family succeed him for three generations.

Thinking of this, Li Jing nodded silently.

"Well, Old General Qin is based in Yunnan. I think we can give her the seal of General Zhennan, and his son will be appointed Deputy General of Zhennan, and he will serve in Yunnan with his mother." Li Jing continued.

Qin Kegang said happily when he heard the words: "General Qin's reputation spreads far and wide, if her old man can go to Yunnan to sit in the township, she will have enough confidence to be an official."

Li Jingjing nodded and said: "Old General Qin only has [-] white-armed soldiers, which is probably not enough. I will send Zhang Chu to lead [-] Jishi troops into Yunnan to assist Old General Qin. In addition, we can also recruit from the local area. Young and strong enlist in the army, I think another four thousand soldiers will be recruited, and I will make up a round number for Old General Qin."

After thinking for a while, Li Jing continued: "In the past, Old General Qin raised his own salary when he was recruited, and those chieftains paid for their own service for the country. This time, the military salary has to be allocated by the imperial court. We can't treat them badly. "

Qin Kegang hurriedly said, "I'm afraid the chief envoy of Yunnan will not allocate this money."

Li Jing waved his hand: "If he doesn't make the payment, I will remove him from his post. If I know that he is collecting taxes randomly with the common people, I will still remove him from his post." "

Speaking of this, Li Jing looked at Qin Kegang, and suddenly said seriously: "And you, you conscript civilian husbands to build roads and bridges, you can't let people do it for nothing, you have to pay for food, I will give you the cost of this piece The way, you just remember one thing, don't make me angry and complain to me in Yunnan."

"Don't dare, dare not." Qin Kegang said hastily.

Li Jing stared at Qin Kegang for a while, waved his hands and said, "Go down and rest, and I will notify you to go back to Yunnan after I have settled the matter."

Hearing Li Jing's order to evict the guest, Qin Kegang hurriedly stood up and left.

After Qin Kegang left, Li Jing shook his head and sighed, "Fortunately, it's just a preparation now, and only two or three million taels a year is enough. If there is a real war, I don't think it will be enough if there is no one million taels a year." .”

Speaking of which, Li Jing stood up and walked to the window, opened the window and looked out, rubbed his temples and said, "There hasn't been a single snowfall since the beginning of winter this year, and I'm afraid there will be drought next year. Xiao Wu, Go and invite Shen Zheng and Zhang Ao, I have something to tell them."

Seeing Li Jing's tired face, Xiao Wu hastily said, "Marshal, please rest for a while."

Li Jing shook his head, sighed and said, "With so many things left undone, how can we rest!"

After Qin Kegang left, Li Jing shook his head, sighed and said, "Fortunately, it's just a preparatory work, and only 30 million taels a year is enough. If there is a real war, I don't think there is 100 million taels a year. We can't get down, so we have to prepare for this battle now."

Speaking of which, Li Jing stood up and walked to the window, opened the window and looked out, rubbed his temples and said, "There hasn't been a single snowfall since the beginning of winter this year, and I'm afraid there will be drought next year. Xiao Wu, Go and invite Shen Zheng, Zhang Ao and Zhou Hengchen to come, I have something to tell them."

Seeing Li Jing's tired face, Xiao Wu hastily said, "Marshal, please rest for a while."

Li Jing shook his head, sighed and said, "With so many things left undone, how can we rest!"

After finishing speaking, Li Jing turned to Wang Cheng'en and said, "Eunuch Wang, help me grind, I will write two appointment letters."

Wang Chengen responded, and went to spread the paper and grind it.

With Wang Chengen ready to stop, Li Jing came to the desk and sat down, picked up a pen and wrote a letter of appointment, dried the ink, stamped his own seal, folded it and handed it to Xiao Wudao: "This letter is for Zhang Chu's appointment, send someone to Send it to Pingyang Mansion, let him prepare for it, and go to Yunnan in March next year."

Li Jing then wrote another letter, and then said: "This letter is for Qin Liangyu, so that she will also be stationed in Yunnan in March next year."

"Brother Li, do you want to write a letter to Mu Tianbo? The Mu family has guarded Yunnan for many years. If you dispatch troops from outside, I'm afraid he will feel uncomfortable." Zhu Youjian said suddenly.

Li Jingjing nodded: "It's time to write a letter to Mu Tianbo. The Duke of Qian is in Yunnan, and he has a lot of prestige in Yunnan. I think he can be allowed to take part in Yunnan's political affairs. If he comes forward to coordinate, many things will be done justifiably. There are many."

"I mean, Mu Tianbo still bears the seal of General Zhengnan. Do you want him to recruit a troop to the car and station the comfort department?" Zhu Youjian continued.

Hearing this, Li Jing turned his head to look at Zhu Youjian, shook his head and said, "It's not like we're going to war with Burma right now, the Department of Propaganda and Consolation in the car doesn't need to send so many soldiers to station."

Zhu Youjian nodded silently when he heard the words, knowing that Li Jing didn't want a noble lord like Duke Qian to lead the army.

Shaoqing, Shen Zheng, Zhang Ao, and Zhou Hengchen entered the palace hand in hand. After greeting Zhu Youjian and Li Jing, Li Jing waved his hand to signal the three to sit down.

After the three of them sat down, Li Jing asked, "How much grain is there in the granaries of the states and counties in Pingyang Prefecture?"

Shen Zheng hurriedly said: "There are still 50 shi of miscellaneous grains and 20 shi of rice."

Li Jingjing nodded, knowing that after the previous grain adjustment, the states and counties collected grain from the people to supplement the granaries.

Seeing Li Jing's expression of approval, Shen Zheng smiled and said, "Where is the commander going to adjust the food?"

Li Jing shook his head: "This batch of grain can't be moved anymore. I'm afraid there will be another severe drought in the coming year. These grains should be prepared for emergencies. In addition, we have to buy another batch of grain from Jiangxi and Huguang to transport to the capital."

When Shen Zheng heard this, he said solemnly: "How much do you want to buy? A few days ago, the last batch of taxes in the Gyeonggi area has been collected, and I can still mobilize a million taels of silver in my hand."

"Have you set aside the money for the soldiers of the Eastern Captives in Mingchun?" Li Jing asked.

"Hehe, how important is it to use troops for the Eastern Captives? How can I not be prepared? I also keep all the money for setting up the bank. Don't worry, I still know which money can be moved and which money can't be moved." Shen Zheng laughed.

Li Jingjing nodded: "How is the matter of opening a store in Datong first? Du Laojiu sent me a new sample of banknotes a few days ago. I think it's good. If it's about the same, let Du Laojiu in Let Datong issue banknotes. As long as the merchants in Datong who do business with the Mongols can accept banknotes, they will promote them in the Gyeonggi area immediately. Our Ming Dynasty lacks silver, so we can’t always use silver as currency.”

Shen Zheng heard the words and said with a smile: "Jixian has now started to use the banknotes issued by Jingji Bank for transactions in Datong. This kid told me that Jingji Bank has a good reputation. First use the banknotes of Jingji, and then go to Daming Bank. Issued banknotes for transition."

Li Jingjing nodded, pondered for a while and said, "Then we have to open several banks in Guihua City (now Hohhot), so that those Mongolians can have confidence in our banknotes."

Shen Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "Those Mongolians are not stupid. When they do business, they first go to the bank to exchange banknotes, but when they go back, they exchange the banknotes for silver. I think it is now opened in Guihua City." Banks are of little use."

"Then we have to open a family, and let the common people in Mongolia accept banknotes." Li Jing waved his hands.

After a pause, Li Jing continued: "Since the businessmen in Datong can accept banknotes, there is no need to wait for the capital here. I think Du Laojiu can print banknotes, and issue them worth 300 million taels first." Silver banknotes. You will draw up an order with Zhang Li and Du Laojiu. From now on, all transactions in the capital will not be traded in silver, but paper banknotes will be used. At the same time, several branches will be opened in the city to exchange for silver banknotes."

"Okay, I'll go back and make arrangements right away," Shen Zheng said.

Turning to look at Zhang Ao, Li Jing said, "How long will it take for you to count the land and population of the whole country? How many places have you counted?"

"Northern Zhili and Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces have been counted. Since the two generals Chen Dahu and Liu Erleng went to Nanzhili and Jiangxi, the progress has been accelerated a lot. Now the statistics have been completed. It’s almost there, Zhejiang, Huguang (Hunan and Hubei) and Sichuan are still being counted, and provinces like Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Fujian have just started, and I estimate that it will take half a year to get all the statistics.” Zhang Ao said hurriedly.

Li Jing patted Zhang Ao's shoulder vigorously when he heard this, and praised: "Well done, so many places have been counted in such a short period of time. It seems that you have chosen the right person for this matter. Tell me, what do you want?" reward."

Zhang Ao shook his head and said: "Commander, you saved Zhang Ao's life, you helped to avenge the revenge, and you helped build the family. Is there any reward that can be greater than these? Commander, Zhang Ao Ao doesn't know how to repay you, he only knows that he has sold his life to you in this life, and Zhang Ao will do whatever you ask Zhang Ao to do."

(End of this chapter)