"What? Liu Aiqing, you, say it again?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but change his face, grabbed Liu Ruyi's arm and asked.
Liu Ruyi's heart was as calm as water at this time, and she said slowly: "Your Majesty, for this battle of Songjin, I am willing to offer you one million taels of silver as a military gesture for this battle!"
"Hiss~~~!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but gasped. Just now, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. He didn't know what Liu Ruyi wanted to do!
Even for a moment, Emperor Chongzhen had a vague idea of getting rid of Liu Ruyi!
But as soon as Liu Ruyi's one million taels of silver came out, Emperor Chongzhen's mind instantly went blank, and he didn't react for a long time!
As the saying goes, 'Clothes are a man's face, money is a man's guts!'
From a person as high as Emperor Chongzhen to a peddler and a commoner, it's easy to say anything if you have money, but if you don't have money, haha...
At present, the Ming Dynasty's taxation mainly relies on Jiangnan, Huguang, Guangdong, and Fujian to support the entire Ming Dynasty's finances!
But after Huguang went through Zhang Xianzhong's torment like this, although his muscles and bones were not broken, it would not take at least a year and a half to recover!
Normally, Huguang would not have affected the entire Ming Dynasty's finances, but this year there was a severe drought, and Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan were severely affected. Li Zicheng almost responded to everything, completely panicking Emperor Chongzhen and the court!
To put an end to chaos in the Central Plains, we need money!
Northwest disaster relief needs money!
And the upcoming battle of Songjin will cost astronomical amounts!
this?
Although Chongzhen is an emperor, he is also a human being and cannot conjure money out of thin air!
And Liu Ruyi actually wanted to take out one million taels of silver? Although this was not much, it was like a shot in the arm, and Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt confident!
"Liu Aiqing, are you serious about what you said?" Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be afraid that Liu Ruyi would regret it, so he hurriedly asked again!
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! Although he is a vulgar warrior, he also knows the truth of losing his lips and teeth! The Manchu Qing Dynasty has been causing chaos in the northeast of our Ming Dynasty for decades, and now it has become a serious problem of our Ming Dynasty!~~
~~~We can't go on like this!" Liu Ruyi glanced at Emperor Chongzhen and said word by word: "It's time to make up your mind and decide the outcome!"
"The rise and fall, everyone is responsible!"
"The rise and fall, everyone is responsible!"
Emperor Chongzhen read it several times in succession, but did not answer Liu Ruyi's words, but for a moment, he suddenly slapped the imperial case next to him fiercely, "Okay, that's good! Liu Aiqing, if everyone in Ming Dynasty had you like you
What's on my mind? Why should I worry about the injustice of the Tartars? Why should I worry about the immortality of the Manchu Empire?"
Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's excited expression, Liu Ruyi felt a little sad!
Emperor Chongzhen said this for the first time. Liu Ruyi might have been excited and followed his lead, wishing he could go to Huang Taiji immediately to save his life!
The second time he said this, Liu Ruyi might also recruit troops and try his best to cooperate with Emperor Chongzhen's actions!
But the third time, the fourth time, again and again, I kept repeating these words, but failed to take any actual action. This...
What should Liu Ruyi do?
'The eyes are high but the hands are low, the eyes are high but the hands are low!'
Although the financial resources of the Ming Dynasty are weak at present, Liu Ruyi has truly felt the strong private capital of the Ming Dynasty through personal practice at the Huaxia Shenzhou Ocean Trading Company!
In later generations, famous physicists once explored such a law, that is: 'The material energy in this world will not be created out of thin air, nor will it disappear out of thin air. It will only transform from one form to another!
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Just like the current Ming Dynasty, the total amount of wealth is certain, but it is just that the majority of it is gradually transferred from the hands of the original court to the hands of high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen!
As long as Emperor Chongzhen is willing to make up his mind to attack these people just like he did to the "Nine Thousand Years Old", then the Ming Dynasty will still have great potential!
But it is a pity that facts have proved that Emperor Chongzhen is far less courageous than his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang!
In fact, life seems very long, but what really plays a decisive role is often only a quarter of an hour, or a tiny shining point in this long river!
The so-called winner and loser, if you survive it, you are the winner! If you can't survive it, then I'm sorry, you can only be submerged in the dust of history!
"Liu Aiqing, do you have any other good ideas about the Liaodong war? Feel free to tell me and let me take a closer look." Seeing that his passionate performance failed to get Liu Ruyi's passionate response, Emperor Chongzhen smiled hurriedly.
Changed the topic.
However, perhaps because of the one million taels of silver, Emperor Chongzhen's words were inexplicably full of confidence compared to just now!
"Your Majesty, if you want to break the predicament in Jinzhou, the first factor is to look at Commander Zu! As long as Commander Zu is determined to hold on and wait until the imperial reinforcements arrive, everything is still possible!" It has reached this point!
, Liu Ruyi could no longer have a heart-to-heart relationship with Emperor Chongzhen, so she said casually.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded, "Yes! Zu Dashou, I hope he can hold on! By the way, Liu Aiqing, when will the money you mentioned be available? It's less than ten days before our army sets off!"
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Liu Ruyi bowed her head respectfully, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will finally hand you over the banknote within three days!"
"Okay! Liu Aiqing, I have to ask you a lot for this Liaodong situation!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile, and patted Liu Ruyi's shoulder hard.
"I am willing to be a pawn before the emperor!" Liu Ruyi hurriedly knelt down respectfully and kowtowed. But for a moment, he hesitated for a moment, looked into Emperor Chongzhen's eyes, and said humbly: "Your Majesty, this is a humble position, but there are still humble positions.
A small request, please grant your permission!"
"Yes?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, but after a moment, he relaxed and said with a smile: "Liu Aiqing, you and I, our monarch and our ministers, if you have anything to say, it's okay to just say it!"
"Yes!" Liu Ruyi still didn't get up, "Your Majesty, what I mean by humble position is that if our Ming Dynasty wins this battle, I hope that the colorful stone army of humble position can have the priority to dispose of the spoils of the Qing Dynasty!"
"Huh? Hahaha!" Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing. He originally thought that Liu Ruyi would make some harsh demands after paying out the one million taels of silver, but he didn't expect that it would be so simple!
"I can make a decision on this matter now! If you, Liu Aiqing, can defeat Huang Taiji's army in this battle, I will definitely record your first contribution. You will also have priority in handling these trophies!"
"Thank you for your humiliation, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Walking out of the palace gate, Liu Ruyi's clothes were soaked with cold sweat!
After all, in the palace, Liu Ruyi actually dared to contradict and threaten Emperor Chongzhen. If Emperor Chongzhen really couldn't think of it, Liu Ruyi would definitely not escape the fate of being quartered!
But fortunately, money touches people's hearts. In front of money, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about the slightest bit of face!
However, now that the matter has come to this, Liu Ruyi also knows that the close relationship between him and Emperor Chongzhen may leave an invisible deep crack because of this time!
'Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger!'
Now that he has embarked on this path, Liu Ruyi knew that it was only a matter of time before he broke with Emperor Chongzhen!
After all, any king who has the ambition to govern the country will never tolerate a general under his command who openly becomes powerful!
This Ming Dynasty is still the world of his Zhu family!
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"General, General Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, has sent an invitation to invite you to a banquet at Songshan Restaurant in Dongzhimen!" Liu Ruyi had just walked across the moat of the palace when a soldier hurried forward to report in a low voice.
"Yes!" Liu Ruyi nodded unequivocally, "Let's go, leave here first!"
"yes!"
In a moment, Liu Ruyi, surrounded by more than a hundred soldiers, quickly disappeared into the dark night of the capital!
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Songshan Restaurant is located at the east end of Dongzhimen Street. It is a two-storey small building. At first glance, it is not conspicuous, but when you really go inside, you will find that there is something special!
This is a restaurant opened by Shanxi merchants. On weekdays, it is not open to the public. It only accepts fellow villagers from Shanxi. It is quite similar to the hometown clubs of later generations!
The reason why Wang Pu held the banquet here was because he accounted for the majority of the members in this restaurant!
This is actually his industry, which is highly controllable. When talking about things, confidentiality is guaranteed!
"Brother Liu, we meet again! Please, please come soon!" Knowing that Liu Ruyi had entered the palace, Wang Pu had been waiting here for a long time. When he heard that Liu Ruyi had arrived, he hurriedly welcomed him out in person!
"Brother Wang is too polite, but I'm disturbing you!" Liu Ruyi said with a smile and cupped her fists.
Including the arms trade, Liu Ruyi and Wang Pu are old acquaintances, and they can't help but become much more cordial when they talk!
Wang Pu was also a little flattered that Liu Ruyi gave him face like this. Although Wang Pu and Liu Ruyi were both general soldiers and were considered equal, Liu Ruyi also had the title of "Zhendong General" in front of him. In addition, Emperor Chongzhen
His holy family, with an invisible status, is probably a few heads higher than Wang Pu!
"Haha! Brother Liu! Brothers, you and I don't want to be so polite! Come on, let's go in and have a cup of herbal tea to relieve the heat before we talk!" Wang Pu couldn't help but say, pulling Liu Ruyi, and walked towards the bakery inside!
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After walking through several twists and turns and bypassing a small pond, Wang Pu led Liu Ruyi to the door of an exquisite small building!
At this time, several familiar laughs came from inside, and Liu Ruyi looked at Wang Pu!
Wang Pu hurriedly smiled and explained: "Brother Liu, Commander Hu is also in there, and there is another person who you may not expect!"
Wang Pu sold it out with a smile!
Liu Ruyi glanced at Wang Pu slightly displeasedly. After all, as Liu Ruyi, at this sensitive moment when he was about to go on an expedition, he was not willing to make too many outsiders!
Wang Pugang wanted to explain, but the people inside also heard the noise. Hu Dawei walked out first, and then a tall man wearing a general's robe also walked out quickly. He looked at Liu Ruyi
He laughed and said: "Brother Liu, I have heard for a long time that you are Yi Bo Yuntian, what's the matter? I see you have a long face today, but don't you welcome me, an old man?"