Chapter 58: Teenage Dream, New Money, Qualitative Change
Duan Wan'er smiled bitterly and said: "So what? Now that we have a clan name and a place to live, even if the clan members are docile, what are we afraid of? Besides, we can take it slow, organize the clan members to practice martial arts and strengthen their minds, and give it time
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"Given time, we, the Bai people, have no hope of revitalizing." Duan Zhiying sighed sadly and said: "His Royal Highness Min once said: Weak people always believe in miracles to seek salvation, thinking that they only need to expel the enemy in their imaginations.
After defeating the enemy, don't you know that you are deceiving yourself and others. God will bless you, and he will bless those who work hard. What's the difference between doing nothing and just waiting for God to open his eyes, and waiting to starve to death?"
Duan Wan'er blinked her big eyes, and for a moment she became obsessed with listening. She only tried to figure out this philosophical saying, but forgot to continue persuading.
Duan Zhiying didn't notice anything strange about her sister. She lowered her head and continued to talk to herself: "Sister, don't worry all the time. I don't necessarily want to go to the battlefield to fight, but I really want to go to the navy. Well, that is, the navy.
Meaning. You don’t know how big the outside world is, how vast the sea is, and where you can go from the sea. Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shandong, Hebei, Liaodong, you can go there by big ship, with soldiers
They can all fight. The battlefield is so huge, I never dreamed of it before. Sister, sister——"
Ah, Duan Wan'er finally woke up and looked at his brother in confusion. Duan Zhiying had no choice but to repeat it again.
"How do you know whether it's true or false when others talk nonsense and incitement?" Duan Wan'er curled her lips and said disapprovingly.
"How could Your Highness Min talk so freely? Sister, don't say this casually." Duan Zhiying warned cautiously.
Duan Wan'er opened her mouth and murmured: "He said it, so, that's somewhat credible."
"I want to broaden my horizons and gain knowledge." Duan Zhiying cast his gaze into the distance and said leisurely: "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. What the wise man in the clan, Mr. Zhang, only knows the philosophy of life and the thoughts of people, and his gaze is also
I am limited to one place and one time. Even if I cannot become a general, I still want to become a new generation of wise man with the most extensive knowledge and experience in the clan, and show the clan the way to prosperity and well-being. Sister, do you think I can do it?
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"It can be done. It can definitely be done." Duan Wan'er nodded repeatedly, took out a handkerchief, lovingly wiped the fruit crumbs from the corner of his brother's mouth, and expressed admiration for his brother's ambition.
"Sister, I'm fine in the military camp. You don't have to worry. You don't have to come see me all the time." Duan Zhiying showed his mature side and turned into a playful little brother again, "so that others won't make fun of me."
"You said it was fine. Why is there an injury on your arm?" Duan Wan'er rolled her eyes at Duan Zhiying and said dissatisfiedly: "You are secretive and want to hide it!"
"Training, bumps and bumps are inevitable. I only broke my skin a little bit, but it's not a big deal." Duan Zhiying explained and comforted her with a smile on her face.
Duan Wan'er shook her head helplessly, handed the change of clothes she brought to Duan Zhiying, and kept nagging her.
"Sister, I remember everything." Duan Zhiying kept nodding, and while her sister took a break, she hurriedly said: "Then I will go back first. His Highness Min will come to check the homework and training status in two days, so I have to hurry up
Get ready!”
"Go!" Duan Wan'er sighed reluctantly. She watched her brother walk away until he could no longer see his back, then turned around.
Although the city of Yen Bai is not yet as prosperous and lively as the peaceful and prosperous times, it has already shown signs of stability. Many shops are decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Although there is no official order, most shop owners still express their congratulations to Zhu Yongxing for accepting his concubine. Of course.
This is also a habitual behavior to please someone.
Materials were not particularly abundant, but after the Ming army occupied the country, most of the fruits of the autumn harvest were obtained by the people under Zhu Yongxing's decree of tax exemption and grain exemption. This also relieved the people who were living in poverty under the arbitrary expropriation of the Zheng family in Annan.
It took a breath.
With the large-scale reclamation and planting of barren farmland, the Annan base will not only be self-sufficient next year, but will also have considerable surplus. For most ordinary people, all they want is to live a stable life with no worries about food and clothing.
I am satisfied. With the signing of the peace treaty and the identity of the puppet Zheng Hua, the Annan people have no name and motivation to resist violently. They have been abandoned by the government, who can still risk their lives to resist in vain?
The Ming-occupied area gradually became more and more attractive. This was Zhu Yongxing's strategy to encroach on Annan and take it without a fight. Don't talk about national interests and resist the invasion. When the French colonists gradually took control of Annan, wouldn't those Annan people also be willing to do so?
Go to Fatong District! The reason is very simple. The environment there is more stable, life is better, and it is easier to make money.
Duan Wan'er came to the lacquer shop set up by her tribe in Yen Pei. The shop was also hung with red and green colored silks, making it look very festive. However, she felt a little sour in her heart and envied the barbarian woman who had received His Highness Min's favor. Although she was
Accepting does not mean marrying, but after all, she is now the only one in the harem and has a distinguished status.
"Miss, you're back." Gao Chongyi walked out from behind the counter and smiled at Duan Wan'er, who was in a daze and thought: "The guys are all clumsy and the layout is not good. If you don't like it, we can do it again."
Been here."
Duan Wan'er shook her head slightly, and said with a forced smile: "We are just having fun together, and we are also grateful for His Highness's kindness. There is no need to take it too seriously. By the way, there is nothing going on in the shop, right?"
"There is indeed one." Gao Chongyi took out ten copper coins from behind the counter and said, "This is a new style of money sent by the government. It will begin to circulate in the future. One tael of silver is equivalent to a thousand copper coins."
Duan Wan'er took the copper coins and fiddled with them. She couldn't help but smile when she saw the words on them. On the front was "good luck and good fortune" and on the back was the word "Tong Bao" and two small patterns.
"This is just good luck and good luck. Why is there only the word Tongbao behind it and no year name?" Duan Wan'er was confused, weighed it with his hands, and estimated the weight.
"The money weighs one cent and two cents, and the copper and lead should be half and half." Gao Chongyi said: "I have talked with several nearby shops about this matter, and they don't know why the money is not minted with a year number. But this money is better than Annan coins and circulates
There is no problem. I heard people say that this good luck was written by the Crown Princess herself, and some people tie the money with a red string and give it to their children to pray for!"
"Really?" Duan Wan'er looked and touched it, but felt that the writing was not as good as hers. She couldn't help curling her lips and feeling dissatisfied.
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Money weighs one cent and two cents, half copper and half lead. This should be a very scientific ratio and weight. The most important thing in the cost of copper coins is the ratio and price of copper, as well as the size of the copper coins. To reduce the cost of casting coins, copper coins in the commodity market
The price immediately dropped sharply, causing chaos in the economic order of the commodity currency market; the cost of minting coins increased, and the price of copper coins quickly increased. However, the coin minting bureau suffered serious losses, and the coin minting industry faced a serious crisis.
Nowadays, the mintage of coins produced by the Mint Bureau is basically maintained at around 0.7 to 0.8 taels, although the amount is not large. But Zhu Yongxing also launched it when he got married, and began to issue and circulate on the market, gradually occupying the market, and
To achieve the purpose of earning interest on minted money and expelling and replacing other currencies.
Of course, this will be a long-term process. Historically, Wu Sangui once minted money and sold it to Annan to make money. Zhu Yongxing will naturally not let go of this way of making money. Moreover, unifying and standardizing the minting system is convenient.
Currency circulation also establishes rules, credit and even the authority of the government.
As for why only Tongbao is printed on the back, but not the year number, it is a long-term plan of Zhu Yongxing. If the implementation and circulation of currency go smoothly, and after gaining strength, he may not have the idea of fighting a currency war with the Manchus.
.It is obviously beneficial in implementation to not include words that are taboo to the Manchus on copper coins.
But in this way, some people will inevitably doubt his intentions. Therefore, Zhu Yongxing has written to Jin Wang Li Dingguo and Zhao Wang Bai Wenxuan beforehand, briefly stating his thoughts. As for whether they can understand it, Zhu Yongxing is the most benevolent and righteous person, so he will take it into account.
No more.
Although it is less than a year, Zhu Yongxing's mentality has changed a lot. With the help of his identity and military exploits, his prestige is surpassing everyone, and he is commanding all the southwest with his own will and ideas.
Anti-Qing power.
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From quantitative change to qualitative change, it takes a process. Sometimes it is long, sometimes it is short. This is a bit like a chemical reaction. If a catalyst is added, the reaction time can be greatly shortened.
After hard fighting, contact, inducement, encouragement, and the short-sighted coercion of the Manchurian generals, the anti-Qing fire in Yunnan Province was finally fully ignited by Zhu Yongxing. Historically, those who had uprising against the Qing Dynasty in Yunnan Province, or those who had not uprising against the Qing Dynasty,
They all took advantage of the situation to help the Ming Dynasty rebel against the Qing Dynasty.
The fuse was first lit in Guangnan. King Liu Zhen of Qingyang, Duke Qi Sansheng of Lu, and Bo Gao Qilong of Yichuan, who received a large number of reinforcements, launched an offensive and suddenly besieged the Guangnan County seat of Kaihua Prefecture. Nong's chieftain and Wangnong chieftain
(Wenshan District) Wang Shuo immediately turned to help, gathered Miao and strengthened tens of thousands of local soldiers, blocked the dangerous road, and cut off the retreat route of the Qing army in Guangnan County.
More than 10,000 Ming troops used the technique of tunnel blasting to break through Guangnan County in two days, annihilating more than 3,000 Qing troops and beheading Di Sanpin, the commander-in-chief of Guangnan. Wang Yongzuo, the commander-in-chief of Fuyou Town, led dozens of soldiers to break out of the encirclement and attacked Ba
Mei was surrounded by groups of native troops led by Nong Peng, and all of them were killed.
The Ming army took advantage of the victory and then attacked Weimo Prefecture (now Qiubei County). Chieftains of Weimo Shen Yinglin, Shen Zhaolin, Wang Chengzu, Wang Yi, Wang Xianren, Wang Xianlun, etc. took the opportunity to rise up and led local soldiers to attack the Qing troops stationed there, capturing and killing the locals.
The upright officials made the Ming army capture Vimalakia lightly, enter Ami Prefecture (now Kaiyuan), and attack Maitreya to the north. In addition, Ye Xiangyang, Ye Zhengchang, and Maitreya Angfuzu raised troops to respond. For a time, the offensive was extremely powerful, and the southeast of Kunming was full of flames.
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At that time, Wu Sangui had returned to Kunming to take charge, leaving only heavy troops in Shiping to suppress Yuanjiang. Although he somewhat expected that the Manchu generals' intimidation might lead to unrest, he did not expect it to come so violently and so quickly. While he was sending orders to Guizhou,
He urged the Qing army in Guizhou to speed up their journey and rush to Kunming as soon as possible; at the same time, he ordered the Qing army in Shiping to divide his troops and attack Mengzi eastward to contain and resist the Ming army's offensive.
But the seriousness of the situation far exceeded Wu Sangui's imagination. As soon as the Qing army in Shiping weakened, the Southern Yunnan Theater Command immediately dispatched the Syrian stallion Weixing, leading more than 10,000 troops to cross the river at Yaojie in the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River and attack northward.
Those who responded and helped were Ningzhou Luchangxian, Xingxing Wang Yaozu, Xi'e Luyi, Wang Yangzu and other chieftains, "who numbered in the tens of thousands, trapped in the mountains, Ningzhou, Yimen, and plotted to invade the provincial capital...".
The southeast, southwest, Ming armies and the revolting chieftains formed a pincer-shaped offensive against Kunming. The Qing army in Shiping was obviously about to be strategically surrounded. Wu Sangui hurriedly sent an urgent order, ordering the Qing army attacking Mengzi from the east to return to Shiping immediately.
screen, and then the entire army immediately withdrew from Tonghai to Yuxi to resist the enemy forces southeast of Kunming.
The Ming army united with various chieftains to launch two waves of counterattacks. Eastern and southern Yunnan were almost completely destroyed, but this was not over yet. The Ming army in western Yunnan also took advantage of the opportunity. Xiangyun sent troops to attack Nanhua and Yao An in the east, and contained them.
defeated the Qing army in Chuxiong.
"...prepare in advance, fill in the gaps, and act accordingly. You are like a combustion accelerant, which can make the fire of resistance that is destined to be extinguished by the Manchus in history burn brighter, burn more fiercely, and burn the enemy to a pulp...should
Sometimes it is too passive to act. You should master the control to be more skillful. Let the fire of resistance explode in your own plan at the most suitable time. Then it will no longer be an isolated and helpless struggle, but a well-planned one with external help.
Great riot..."
Zhu Yongxing finally realized his strategic vision when he first entered Yunnan. He indeed brought together the scattered anti-Qing conflagrations in history and added fuel to them. They exploded into flames.
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"Ningzhou Lu Changxian; Xinxing Wang Yaozu; Xi'e Luyi, Wang Yangzu; Wang Nong Wang Shuo; Bazhai Li Chenglin; Nalou Puzu; enlightenment Zhang Changshou; dead wood dragon Yuanqing; Ruoxun Ye Xiangyang, Ye Zhengchang; Maitreya Ang Fuzu; Wei
Mo Shen Yinglin, Shen Zhaolin, Wang Chengzu, Wang Yi, Wang Xianren, Wang Xianlun..." Liu Xuanchu unhurriedly copied the names of the rebel chieftains from the intelligence coming from all over the paper, and clucked his tongue. "And already.
The rebellious Mengzi Li Risen, Li Shifan, Li Shiping; Shiping Long Tao, Long Fei..."
"Brother Xuanchu——" Fang Guangchen interrupted Liu Xuanchu's list impatiently and said anxiously: "There are wars all over the place now. It's time for us to share the worries of the prince, but it's not the time to list the plots to rebel against the chieftain."
Liu Xuanchu sighed softly and asked: "Xianting, almost all the native chiefs in Yunnan Province have conspired to rebel. The situation has deteriorated to this point. What can we do to solve it? Besides, these native chiefs are in rebellion and are cooperating with the Ming army to counterattack.
There is such a tacit understanding of the timing, so how can it be a temporary act or a hasty move? Your Majesty and I have all fallen into the Ming Dynasty clan’s plan without knowing it, and our defeat has been determined, so what can we do?”
Fang Guangchen thought for a while, then nodded helplessly and admitted, "I didn't expect that the conspiracy of the pseudo-clan clan would be so far-reaching and insidious. It had already secretly linked up with the various chiefs. It was just a matter of time. The failure of Yuanjiang's suppression campaign only contributed to the rebellion of the chiefs. Now——
Alas, the Manchu soldiers conquered them violently, which just added fuel to the fire and made them more powerful." After a pause, he frowned again and reminded: "Brother Xuanchu, please don't say anything about the Ming Dynasty clan in front of others in the future. It should be called a pseudo clan.
room."
Liu Xuanchu lowered his eyelids and fell silent, obviously unhappy.
Fang Guangchen sighed softly, calmed down, and said: "Brother Xuanchu, people are scary, Manchu soldiers are still there, and there are also people who want to be lucky, so you must be on guard!"
Liu Xuanchu nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "I appreciate Xianting's kindness."
Fang Guangchen sat in his chair and thought for a long time, and asked reluctantly: "Is there no other way to break the current situation?"
Liu Xuanchu hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "In my opinion, we should withdraw our troops around Kunming, preserve our strength first, and then make decisions. Although the situation is unfavorable, Kunming should have no worries."
"But why?" Fang Guangchen asked puzzledly: "The enemy took advantage of the victory to attack fiercely, how could they not take Kunming and achieve full success?"
Liu Xuanchu shook his head slightly and analyzed: "I have observed that the troops left behind by the Ming Dynasty clan have a measured advance and retreat, are thoughtful and far-sighted, and are good at taking advantage of the situation. They like to defeat the enemy with cleverness. After Tengchong wins, they will collect their troops to rest and conquer Annan.
, it was enough to stop; the western Yunnan counterattack failed to station troops; the Yuanjiang defeated the enemy, but still did not take advantage of the victory to make progress. I guess he wanted to use Yunnan Province as a containment to gain long-term success. Wherever in Yunnan Province, the climate is warm and humid.
There are many mountains, dense forests, miasma and malaria, and native chiefs everywhere. It is extremely difficult to raise food and pay. The army has been trapped here for a long time. It recruits and buys every year and loses generals every year. The military expenses are increasing and the careful consideration is increasing."
Fang Guangchen suddenly realized something, slapped his thigh and said: "The enemy's situation has become a pincer. If our army attacks the west, the enemy can invade from the east and south; if our army attacks the east, the enemy can be restrained from the west and south. Kunming is also the provincial capital.
, if it fails, the impact will be great, and heavy troops must be left for defense, and one part of our army will be trapped. Hey, if food and salary are wasted, the court will be resentful; if we do not make progress for a long time, the emperor will be suspicious. Every year, frost will only stop the miasma until the grass sprouts.
It is most suitable for military use at that time, but it only lasts for a few months. There are many mountains and dense forests, and it can make cavalry and archery less useful in field battles. It is indeed insidious and vicious."
"So what if we know it's insidious and vicious?" Liu Xuanchu curled his lips with some disdain and said, "How can we abandon Kunming? Even if the prince agrees, how can the Manchurian generals agree?"
Fang Guangchen blinked his eyes for a long time before shaking his head with a wry smile, "There is no way to abandon Kunming. Not to mention the Manchurian soldiers, how can the imperial court agree? Knowing that it is a trap, we can only jump into it and be reasonable."
"The Ming Dynasty clan stayed in Annan as its base, and used the Yongli calendar to call on the internal and external, to annihilate the defeated people, and to set a firm foothold. The local chiefs were constantly uncertain, only pursuing their own interests, and using the bait of high nobility and high salary, wouldn't there be wars everywhere?
"Liu Xuanchu praised him repeatedly, "It's amazing, it's really hard to beat him."
"Perhaps it can be delayed." Fang Guangchen said after thinking: "When we first entered Yunnan Province, our troops were dispersed and garrisoned. This was our weakness. Now that we have gathered troops around the provincial capital, the enemy occupies a large area, and the situation has been reversed.
Well, although I don’t have a good plan for the time being, I don’t believe that the enemy will always have no gaps to take advantage of. If the weak fights against the strong in the whole world, the weak will benefit from victory, while the strong will benefit from wrestling; the rich will sue the poor, and the poor will be happy to be quick.
knots, but the rich are happy to endure.”
Liu Xuanchu opened his mouth and swallowed the words again. He was conflicted in his heart and finally refused to remind him again.