After a month, the promotion and issuance of silver coins in the capital went surprisingly smoothly.
It also caused quite a stir in the capital.
Zhu Youxiao also understood that the reason why the public accepted the silver dollar so quickly was because it was made of silver.
Moreover, Zhu Youxiao also issued a special edict to inform the people that starting from this year, the salaries of officials in the capital and the military's Xiangyin will all be distributed uniformly with silver coins and Tianqi Tongbao.
With such unremitting support and publicity, it is difficult for the silver dollar not to be accepted.
But the implementation of Tianqi Tongbao is much more difficult.
First of all, those who went to the Royal Bank to exchange money were mostly families with some property, and they mainly exchanged silver coins.
As for Tianqi Tongbao, a new currency with small denominations, its target group is ordinary people.
In this era, ordinary people's livelihood is a big problem, so why would they take risks and exchange stable currencies for new money?
Of course, there are not no people who want to redeem Tianqi Tongbao.
After all, using Tianqi Tongbao to purchase goods from the Royal Chamber of Commerce costs a lot more than using old money.
Some people are greedy for cheap, or are smart, and they muster up the courage to become the first people to enjoy the dividends.
Zhu Youxiao is not in a hurry. The issue of pushing out new money to stabilize prices cannot be accomplished overnight.
At present, his priority is still the Confucius family in Qufu. As long as the Confucius family is exterminated, he will not have to worry about money and food.
After receiving the imperial edict to enter the capital, Liu Zongzhou rushed to the capital as quickly as possible.
Zhu Youxiao also gave him enough face and personally met with him in Qianqing Palace to issue an imperial edict to him.
This is a great honor for civil servants.
Therefore, when Zhu Youxiao offered him the position of governor of Shandong, Liu Zongzhou accepted the offer with great confidence.
He only stayed in the capital for one night, and headed for Shandong without stopping the next day with the imperial edict and appointment documents.
But the one who arrived in Shandong faster than Liu Zongzhou was the Jin Yi Guardi Cavalry who traveled day and night.
In the past month or so, Cui Yingyuan has had a rare period of leisure.
Of course, having good food and good food to support a group of White Lotus Cult thieves headed by Xu Hongru also made him quite unhappy.
But the arrival of the Jinyi Guard Tiqi made Cui Yingyuan's good days gone forever.
"First stall, Jin Yiwei is here, and there is a letter from Lord Long Live."
Cui Yingyuan, who was lying on a chair and sunbathing, heard the report from his subordinates. He immediately got up as quickly as possible, packed his clothes and hurried to meet him.
After Cui Yingyuan read the letter, he also had an understanding of the general plan.
According to the emperor's wishes, on the day Liu Zongzhou took office, Xu Hongru would be arrested in public, and the fuss would be made known to everyone.
Because according to the unspoken rules of officialdom, whenever a chief official goes to take office in a certain place, local officials must greet him.
If you know the rules and are willing to spend money, you will have to set up a few tables for them, and a group of people will drink and talk, compliment each other, and please the new chief officer.
If Xu Hongru is arrested and brought to justice under the watchful eyes of so many officials, no one will have anything to say.
After thinking for a moment, Cui Yingyuan asked Tiqi:
"Which path did Liu Zongzhou take?"
"Liu Zongzhou took the official road from the capital to Jinan. It should still be two days' journey away. At noon the day after tomorrow, he should arrive outside Jinan City."
Although it was a bit rushed in two days, Cui Yingyuan was still confident that he could complete this important task.
Arranged calmly:
"Immediately summon all the followers and send fast horses to notify Cao Wenzhao and Shen Yourong, asking them to come quickly."
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After nightfall, this house in the countryside became extremely lively.
This house originally belonged to a big landowner. Because the White Lotus Sect looted and killed everyone here, Cui Yingyuan was able to requisition it.
In a closed room, Cui Yingyuan, Cao Wenzhao, and Shen Yourong finally met.
Cui Yingyuan took out two sealed letters from his arms and handed them to them:
"General Cao, General Shen, this is a letter from Your Majesty to you two."
After reading the contents of the letter, the two of them looked at each other sympathetically, feeling surprised and disbelieving from each other's eyes and expressions.
The Kong family is not an ordinary family, it is a thousand-year-old family that has been passed down since the Zhou Dynasty.
Even though the two of them were military commanders with little education, they were quite aware of the status and influence of Saint Kong.
Shen Yourong swallowed in disbelief.
As a Shandong native, he felt intimately the transcendent status of the Kong family in the local area.
Looking at the two people's reactions, Cui Yingyuan did not explain anything to them.
He just repeatedly emphasized that the two of them should remember the contents of the letter and just follow His Majesty's instructions to get things done.
After Cao Wenzhao and Shen Yourong were briefly shocked, they no longer thought about it.
After all, they are just generals, and government affairs have nothing to do with them. They just follow orders.
And Cui Yingyuan did not forget to remind the two of them in the end:
"This time I need the full cooperation of the two generals. Please don't give me any discounts."
"You must not change the plan, let alone act without authorization, or let the news leak out in advance, causing the matter to be exposed."
"I'll give it to the two generals first. Only the three of us, Mr. Long Live and me, know about this matter. If an accident does happen, don't take any chances. None of us can escape."
Cao Wenzhao and Shen Yourong are not fools. No matter how successful or not they are in such a big event, they cannot leak any information.
Otherwise, it would be fine if it succeeds, but if it fails, both sides will be displeased, and it will be difficult to leave a whole body.
The three of them were involved in discussions and deliberations all night long on how to ensure that Xu Hongru could be properly arrested in full view of the public.
It wasn't until dawn that the final plan was made.
Xu Hongru will then lead a group of broken troops to intercept and kill Liu Zongzhou on the way, and Cao Wenzhao will follow closely to carry out the campaign.
Before intercepting and killing Liu Zongzhou, Shen Yourong would lead troops to garrison on the grounds that there were remnants of the White Lotus cult near Jinan. This would pave the way for Xu Hongru to intercept and kill Liu Zongzhou more reasonably.
After the arrest, Liu Zongzhou took him to Jinan and interrogated him in front of all officials.
At that time, as long as Xu Hongru insists that the Kong family is behind the scenes, then the matter will be half done.
And once the Kong family is involved, it is not something that the local government can handle decisively.
The governor's Yamen and the Chief Secretary's Yamen must have reported the matter to the court together.
The next thing has nothing to do with them. They only need to ensure that Xu Hongru and other thieves reach the capital alive.
Due to time constraints, the three of them could not afford to rest even after staying up all night.
Shen Yourong had to rush back to his camp immediately and assemble his troops to march to Jinan.
The same is true for Cao Wenzhao. His step is particularly critical. He must explore the place and make preparations in advance.
Cui Yingyuan found Xu Hongru, told him what he wanted to do, and used various threats and inducements, hoping to force him to obey absolutely.