Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 3 Ready to Make Money
Yang Reform waited for Fang Hongzan and the two young eunuchs to go out, and then he said to Wang Chengen: "Big Companion, I originally wanted to send a confidant to this matter, and it was most suitable for you to go, so I don't worry, but I thought about it." I think, I think this is a dirty thing, so the officials will say it, and the historian will record it in history, so I think it's better not to let you go."

To be honest, Yang Reform still has a lot of affection for Wang Chengen. This man watched him grow up, and saw him ascend the throne, and finally hanged himself in Meishan with him. This trust may belong to him besides himself. up.Therefore, Yang Reform does not want such a dirty thing to be recorded on Wang Chengen's head in future history.

Wang Chengen listened to Yang Reform's words, and the grievance in his heart disappeared immediately, and he said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, you really killed slaves." He was crying while talking, and still laughing.These expressions are gathered on the face, which is really rich enough.

Yang Reform looked at it and said, "Big Companion, don't cry. By the way, I asked you to count the money, treasures, calligraphy and paintings, gold and stones in the palace. How is the cleaning going?"

Wang Chengen wiped away his tears and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the slaves have almost counted. In terms of money, there are about 600 million taels of silver. The collection of calligraphy and painting is about [-] pieces, and the collection of gold, stone and jade is about [-] taels." Thousands of pieces, there are also treasures, wooden ware, bronze ware, porcelain, and tributes. There are about two or three hundred houses, and other household items, clothing, utensils, flags, swords, Jiagao, etc. are not included.” is fictitious]

"So much?" Yang Reform exclaimed.Yang Reform didn't expect this thing to be counted on the house, how much does it cost?I'm afraid the Palace Museum doesn't have so many things.

Think again, isn't the Palace Museum the Forbidden City?

Thinking about it again, didn't I say that there were more than 150 million cultural relics when I visited the Palace Museum?Why are there only tens of thousands of pieces now?

Thinking about it again, I think it’s right. The cultural relics in museums in the 21st century probably include the clothes and trousers on my body. Even the chair I sit on, the bed I sleep on, and the guy who eats are probably cultural relics, but now it’s absolutely It can't be regarded as cultural relics. The tens of thousands of collections Wang Chengen mentioned should be the things that can be sold in the palace.

"Returning to Your Majesty, these are all slowly accumulated by the past emperors, so there are so many. Except for some rewards over the years, the things in the palace are basically only inaccessible."

"That's right! The Ming Dynasty's 200-plus years of accumulation doesn't seem like too much." Yang Reform said softly to himself, looking into the distance with unfocused eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

After a while, Yang Reform's gaze came back from the blank distance, focused on Wang Chengen, and said: "Big Companion, what about these things, I thought about them, and the palace that I keep collecting all the time can't play their role. , Now that I have first ascended to the Great Treasure, there is no peace inside and outside, I am afraid that the days of asking for money are still to come, and you know that the money that can be collected is not enough at all, so, I thought, pick some from these collections, and find a suitable one. Some people have sold it outside, and it will last for a while if they exchange some silver."

Wang Chengen was dumbfounded, and said with a mournful face: "Your Majesty, you can't! Your Majesty, if you do this, you will lose face to the royal family... This, you can't!" Wang Chengen was really in a hurry, and only good things from outside were moved into the palace. There has never been a reason to move out after entering the palace.If this is said, where will the face of the royal family be put?

Yang Reform suppressed his hand and said, "Don't cry, I know it's not a decent thing to sell the collection in the palace, but I'm helpless too! Sigh~ Companion, you also know that there is no peace inside and outside now, and everything you want It’s a large sum of money. I really don’t have a way to get the money. I just rely on the treasury to get the little money from the internal funds. I’m afraid it can’t even be compared with those richer families in the south. It’s the only way... so that’s it. , Those with obvious royal seals are not exchanged for money, but those that are not eye-catching. This is the case, you find a capable and reliable person who is familiar with antique collections to operate this matter. "

After thinking for a while, Yang Reform smiled and said again: "Hehe, big companion, in fact, what if outsiders know about this matter, the most you can say is that I, the emperor, is just greedy for money, what else can I do?"

What Wang Chengen was crying was because of his sadness. Really, everyone said that the emperor is good, but he has only been the emperor for a few days, and in order to raise money, he even has to take out everything in the palace to exchange for money. If you want to say it... Sigh!Since the emperor thought so, he had no choice but to do so.It's all the fault of those corrupt officials who have embezzled all the taxes that should be paid. Now the treasury has no money, and a large group of officials are all looking at the internal money.

After setting up a few major development plans, Yang Reform felt that his brains were not enough. Thinking about it, he felt a little scary. He had some money, which seemed to be a lot, but when he thought about the natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty and the huge war expenses, With the astronomical figure of food and salary, Yang Reform felt his scalp tingle.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and felt that he had some money, but it was definitely not enough, and he needed more ways to make money. On the other hand, the armed forces themselves did not have a clue, and even the secret service agencies such as Jinyiwei and Dongchang themselves I don't know much about it yet, and I don't have any plans yet. This is not going to work. Next year will be the first year of Chongzhen, and the Qing army will enter the border in the second year of Chongzhen. I have to prepare myself.

Well, I went to school and read a lot of books about the late Ming Dynasty, which introduced a lot of history.

Yang Reform remembered again that Yuan Chonghuan was going to kill Mao Wenlong next year. This was an inducement for the Qing army to enter the customs and loot later. Several godsons and generals were all vanguards who later overthrew the Ming Dynasty. I must not let Yuan Chonghuan kill Mao Wenlong.

I have to think of a way!Yang Reform rubbed his temple, it was not an ordinary pain.If I want to control the military power and fight wild boar skin, I have to train the new army. I am afraid that I can't just go into battle shirtless when training the new army. I have to find someone who understands the military and is reliable to train the new army for me. As the emperor himself, it is impossible to spend every day in the barracks with the soldiers!
After thinking about it, I thought of a person, that is Sun Chengzong, this is a powerful character, and he is also a person who understands military affairs. It is right to ask him, and then I will pick up some suggestions from the side. It is estimated that this new army, It can also be practiced.

Yang Reform, an otaku who has read time-travel novels all the year round, quickly made several development plans through his own judgment, and selected Sun Chengzong as his most reliable person in the military.

Thinking of this, Yang Reform immediately wrote a letter.When it comes to brush calligraphy, Yang Reform Elementary School and Middle School also participated in special classes.Many of the letters are in simplified characters. Fortunately, some of the original body memories of Chongzhen's body, after a little recollection, some characters that are not too difficult to write have been changed into regular characters.As for using more simplified characters, only begging Sun Chengzong can understand.

Call Wang Chengen and ask him to send this letter immediately, and let Sun Chengzong return to Beijing immediately. Yang Reform is going to train the new army.As for where Sun Chengzong is, it is not within the scope of Yang Reform's consideration.

Day thinking, night dreaming.

During the day, Yang Reform thought about fighting with wild boar skin. At night, the man-making movement was violent and long-lasting. Not long after he fell asleep, he dreamed that he was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, sent off his son, and forced his queen to death. The concubine killed her own daughter and wandered around the Forbidden City with a sword in her hand, surrounded by panic, desolation, shouting and crying..., outside the Forbidden City was the flames soaring into the sky, wandering by herself, walking towards Meishan, An elderly Wang Cheng'en followed behind him, and he seemed to be a spectator attached to Chongzhen, watching Chongzhen step by step to a dead end without being able to do anything.

When the body around his neck became tighter and tighter, and he could hardly breathe, Yang Reform yelled, woke up in horror, and then saw the panic-stricken queen.I wanted to wipe the sweat off my forehead, but I didn't expect that the clothes on my body were already wet.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's the matter with you? Have you had a nightmare?" Empress Zhou Wan'er looked at Yang Reform with panic and concern, and touched Yang Reform again, and was drenched in sweat.He hurriedly called the court lady to change Yang Reform's clothes.

Yang reformed Muna's queen, and the maids changed his clothes and drank a few sips of water to make him feel better.It took a long time for Yang Reform to recover from the desolation, panic, crying, killing, and regret in the dream.

Looking at the young and beautiful queen, and thinking about being forced to death by himself more than ten years later, Yang Reform felt a burst of fear.Said: "Wan'er, I had a nightmare. I dreamed that the Forbidden City was breached, and there were flames and killings everywhere. I forced you to death, and then I hanged myself on the back mountain."

Empress Zhou Wan'er said "Ah!", opened her mouth wide, and looked at Yang Reform in horror.She didn't expect the emperor to have such a dream.

"This dream is very clear. I still remember it clearly, as if I experienced it myself..." Yang Reform said to himself, the impression of this dream on him was too deep and terrifying.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Empress Zhou Wan'er was already at a loss and began to cry.

"Wan'er, stop crying... this is a dream, not real... I think we have to change it, we have to do something, otherwise it will really come true, I don't want to die, and I don't want you either Die, we must be healthy and live in safety..." Yang Reform said a little numbly.

"Woooo... I understand, woo..."

"We have to work hard, understand? You have to help me. The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country. This sentence is not for nothing." A sentence suddenly popped up in Yang Reform's mind.

"No marriage, no indemnity, no land, no tribute, the emperor guards the gate, and the king dies." Yang Reformed his mouth, and it seemed that this sentence was imprinted in his soul.

……

Going to sleep again will be very sweet. In Yang Reform’s dream, he actually dreamed that he was sitting in front of the computer and was surfing the Internet. As soon as he opened the webpage, the Baidu homepage popped up. Unfortunately, he went to the websites he often visited. It pops up the words that cannot be connected, and can only be searched in Baidu. Except for the search results that can be viewed after clicking on it, the others cannot be accessed. It is really strange. Yang Reform’s dream did not last long, about a few minutes later , it popped up automatically, and then fell into a deep sleep.

The emperor's order has the highest efficiency in the palace, and it is also quite efficient in the capital.Of course, for places further away, it's hard to say.

The few things that Yang Reform ordered to do yesterday are already a little bit in the making today.

Yang Reform is going to auction the calligraphy and paintings in the palace, and Wang Chengen has already found a suitable candidate for him.There is also some clues about the two little eunuchs extorting money from the suspects in the Wei case.

After eating breakfast, Wang Chengen said: "His Majesty, what His Majesty ordered yesterday is almost ready today. Your Majesty, would you first ask about calligraphy and painting or about Wei's case?"

Calligraphy and painting is Yang Reform's plan to auction calligraphy and painting and collect them. The Wei case is about blackmailing those involved.

Yang Reform did not expect such a high efficiency. After thinking about it, he felt that the Wei case was the big one, and it was estimated that he could get several million silver, so he said, "Ask the Wei case first."

……

"Slave Er Xizi (Xiao Shunzi) kowtows to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty." After speaking, he kowtowed on the ground a few more times.

"Get up and talk about what you are doing." Yang Reformed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two looked at each other, and one of them said, "Return to Your Majesty, the slave Er Xizi came to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice yesterday to ask, and he was willing to atone for his sin. The servant asked how much money he was willing to pay for atonement, and they answered Each one is different, some are more, some are less, and this slave has written them all down." After speaking, the little eunuch named Er Xizi lifted the things in his hands high above his head.

Wang Chengen ran over to take it, and spread it out for Yang Reform.

On the paper was written some silver taels that some people were willing to atone for.

"

civil servant
Cui Chengxiu: 5 taels.

Tian Ji (Shangshu of the Ministry of War): 2 taels.

Wu Chunfu (Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry): 5 taels.

Li Kuilong (Deputy Capital Censor): 3 taels.

Ni Wenhuan (Minister of Taichang Temple): 5000 taels
 …”

There are more than 150 million taels.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and felt that the money was too little. It was only about 100 million taels, which didn't seem to fit their identities!What Yang Reform thinks is this "atonement", at least forty-five million taels.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, my servant Xiao Shunzi found those officials who had little to do with the Wei case against the party. They heard that His Majesty was unwilling to commit more crimes, and they all praised His Majesty's kindness, but most of them were not willing to use silver to atone for their sins, saying , saying that Your Majesty is seeking personal gain, and only a few people are willing to redeem with silver." The little eunuch named Xiao Shunzi lowered his voice as he spoke.After speaking, he put the paper on his head.

Similarly, Wang Chengen took the paper and spread it out for Yang Reform.

There are only a few names of people on the paper, and the amount is not large, there are still hundreds of taels of silver.This made Yang Reform very angry. He thought to himself, you really don’t cry until you see the coffin, and none of you are willing to take the money.
After thinking about it, he asked, "Has Fang Hongzan come?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Fang Hongzan is waiting outside." Wang Chengen replied.

"Call him in, I have something to ask."

"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant obeys."

"Tell Fang Hongzan to have an audience."

……

It was still the flying fish suit, which looked very energetic when worn. Yang Reform nodded and said, "Fang Hongchan, you look good in this suit, and you look very energetic."

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty, I dare not be a minister." Fang Hongzan kowtowed to the ground, then lowered his head and dared not speak.

"Get up and sit down, you are also the commander, so don't be so restrained in the future." Yang Reform said politely.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I understand." Fang Hongzan sat on the bench with half of his buttocks.Yang Reform just smiled and understood that the emperor's authority is really "authoritative".It's not something ordinary people can resist. Even Tongzhi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, who has turned pale when outsiders talk about it, is like a small bug when he is next to the emperor. Yang Reform was not used to it at the beginning, but now he has gradually gotten used to it.

Now that I have become the emperor, I should exercise the rights of the emperor.

"How did you go with what I told you yesterday?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I'm damned, I'm incompetent, I haven't fulfilled His Majesty's entrustment, those officials who have not been imprisoned, but are only slightly involved, are not willing to take the atonement money, only those who have been imprisoned are quite willing." Said that Fang Hongchan was kneeling on the ground.

Jin Yiwei's commander and fellow acquaintance Fang Hongzan was still very restrained.

……

Unwilling to hand over money?That can't work, we have to find a way, Yang Reform thought for a long time.

"Well, how about it, I remember reading the memorial two days ago, there was an official who said that he wanted to recover the dirty money attached to the Wei party?" Yang Reform asked after thinking about it.

Wang Chengen quickly replied: "Return to Your Majesty, I remember that the servant girl seems to be called Fan Weicheng, Shanglinyuan Booklet."

"Well, it's him. Since he dared to mention the dirty money in the memorial, he must have some ideas. Let's make him the imperial envoy for the stolen money. Let him be in charge of opening the list to see who should be on the list. Fang Hongzan, you will supervise and assist from it. Anyone who is on the list will be imprisoned, and this matter should be arrested as a major event, you know? Of course, we must prevent Fang Hongzan from arbitrarily framed, specifically Erxizi and Xiaoshunzi are in charge of negotiating matters, silver and silver, understand?"

Yang Reform suddenly remembered that a few days ago he had heard that there was a small official who wanted to recover the stolen money, so he simply asked him to make a list, Fang Hongzan assisted, and two young eunuchs carried out the specific execution of the money grabbing.This is more comprehensive, just letting a few young eunuchs go is not enough, their eyes are also smeared, Jin Yiwei, too much involved in this matter, too many senior officials of Jin Yiwei have been imprisoned, it is a bit sticky.The three groups of people supervise and restrict each other, and they are not afraid that they will play tricks and be greedy for their own money.Even if things start staggeringly.

The second thing I ordered yesterday was to find a knowledgeable person to conduct a collection auction.

"Li Laifu, a grassroots man, kowtowed to my emperor, long live, long live, long live." The man on the ground looked about 50 to [-] years old, with two white beards and bright eyes. He seemed to be a shrewd person.

"What's your name?"

"Return to Your Majesty, grassroots Li Laifu, a member of Shuntian Mansion, works as a master in Libaozhai."

"Oh, what does Li Baozhai do?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Libaozhai specializes in pawning and selling gold, silver, calligraphy and painting antiques."

"Well, very good, are you good at collecting gold and silver calligraphy and painting antiques?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Caomin has been in this industry for more than 30 years, and he still has some experience."

Wang Chengen said, "Your Majesty, Master Li from Libaozhai is also known as a top figure in the field of antique collection."

"Really? That's good, Li Laifu, I have something to do now, would you like to help me with it?"

Li Laifu was frightened to death, he didn't expect that he could enter the palace to meet His Majesty when he was 50 or [-] years old.Trembling with fright.

But he didn't tremble for too long, and soon stabilized. The body kneeling on the ground couldn't bow anymore, his head was stuck on the ground, and his buttocks were sticking out. Yang Reform only saw a head and a back.

"Caomin is willing to do errands for His Majesty."

"Well, that's good. In fact, what you need to do is not difficult. It is also your old business. I have just been enthroned and I am short of cash, so I want to take some calligraphy and painting collections in the palace out of the palace. Realize, do you understand?" Yang Reform said very bluntly, he was new here, and he didn't understand the accident situation here, so Yang Reform was thinking of what to do.

Li Laifu was almost scared to death. The emperor asked him to take things from the palace and sell them. Wasn't that killing him?I've never heard that the emperor would do such a thing, and it's only true that good things are sent to the palace!Li Laifu's body shook like chaff, and his emotions that had just stabilized immediately collapsed.

"Li Laifu, you don't have to be afraid. I won't do anything to you. I just want to exchange these collections for silver. As long as you do a good job, you will benefit. Do you understand?" Yang Reform looked at Li Laifu as if he was sifting through the chaff. trembling, and didn't talk nonsense with him, let Wang Chengen take him out directly, as for whether he was willing or not, it was up to him.

This matter was a little uncomfortable, Yang Reform thought for a while, and said to Wang Chengen: "Brother, you can talk to that Li Laifu about this matter, let him do it according to my will, don't be afraid. Well, if there is a result , you can give him a hundred households, so that he has more motivation to do things."

"Return to Your Majesty, this servant understands."

"Alas~" Yang Reform sighed, a few things were not going well, and thinking of the nightmare last night, he felt even more uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)