At present, all over the Shogunate, more and more local storytellers and theater troupe members have become peripheral personnel of the Shogunate Intelligence Department, and they receive a fixed salary every month, so they can support the family safely, and even the better the propaganda effect, the more rewards, so they are all full of enthusiasm and devote themselves to the promotion of the shogunate's cause. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sometimes the rigid newspaper text, under their singing, becomes turbulent, wonderful, predict what will happen next, please listen to the next decomposition, I don't know how many listeners a heart seems to be like a group of small rats scratching, itchy heart.

Under their propaganda, not to mention the landless and landless Xuanda poor families are moved, that is, the wealthy people are also moved, and they all take a fancy to the stability and peace of the future Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate.

After all, the three towns of Xuanda, except for Wang Dou, Xuanfu Town, are not rich, let alone stable.

This place in Shanxi has always been a place with many people and little land, and the annexation is very serious, the rich have no land, the poor have no place to stand, plus the drought and drought, natural disasters and man-made disasters, it is really bandits everywhere, especially the bandits of all sizes are as many as cattle hairs, that is, the richer people, the same insecurity.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty is now full of bandits, bandits everywhere, and the people abandon their homes, if there is no arable land wasteland, it is impossible, and the north is in drought one after another, the people leave home, and there are no people for hundreds of miles at every turn, and those abandoned wastelands can be reclaimed.

It's just that the people dare to cultivate crops with peace of mind?

The big ones are rampant and the horse thieves are rampant, and the small ones are as many thieves as cattle in the nearby county capitals. Maybe one day it will be destroyed and the family food, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep will all be snatched up.

It is terrible to say that "we do not suffer from widowhood but suffer from inequality", but what is even more terrible is that "we do not suffer from poverty but suffer from anxiety".

Even if you are poor, a stable living environment always has the hope of making people live, and if the day is precarious, there is no tomorrow today, it makes people panic all day.

The good people who barely survived, under the threat of the four sides. For the safety of life. In the end, they had to abandon their homes, join the army of refugees, become a wave of displaced people, and then destroy more homes. Create a vicious circle. Until the global crash.

Live in the world. The most feared thing is that there is no sense of security, and this is absolutely guaranteed by Yongning Hou Wangdou.

under his rule. Bandits and thieves are almost extinct, as long as they abide by the law, work hard, everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, and enjoy peace, especially in troubled times, perhaps the attraction can be ranked first.

Now all over Shanxi, Shanxi Town, Datong Town, and the depths of the province, after all, it is not Wang Dou's territory, and he does not rely on fighting bandits to make money now, although Wang Pu, Zhou Yuji and others also led officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress, but they can't clear the soil, how can they eliminate bandits?

Wang Dou suppressed bandits at that time, but with a combination of several prongs, the combination of bandit suppression and civil administration, and the strict local armor protection system, how could Wang Pu and them do it?

Broken houses, hungry people, displaced people, staggering along the road in droves, driven by hunger, forced to survive, they can do anything.

The bandits in the mountain nest are ready to move.

In the face of the prying eyes of the surrounding wolves, there are calls to hit big households and eat big households everywhere, some people with a little wealth are restless, and more people are building villages to protect themselves, but how can ordinary people do it?

Living under the rule of Wang Dou and living a stable life has become the choice of many people, even if some people in Xuanfu Town do not live as well as them, but there is a stable environment, which is enough.

And the people of the country pursue the principle of three caves of the cunning rabbit, there are Zhuge Kongming Jinyu in front, and there are Liaodong ancestors in the back, which is reluctant to home, but there are many people in the family, and they can divide a few branches and move to Wang Douzhi, which is called flowering on all sides, blooming everywhere, and there is always a branch that is bright and lush.

Besides, the land and pasture in Monan are not expensive, and the middle and lower fields are about one acre and one tael of silver, and after a few years of cultivation, they can be passed down to the next generation.

In fact, there is no shortage of wasteland in Shanxi, and local governments are also encouraging land reclamation, often promising preferential promises such as not paying money and grain for five or ten years.

In a panicked environment, can the family wealth be saved in the end? Will there be rogue bandits who will come to rob them? Whether there will be money or not to enjoy life, etc., etc., involves the consideration of various issues such as government credit and confidence.

It's a pity that now the credit of the Ming court is almost zero, your government says that there will be no taxes for ten or five years, and no pennies will be charged for land reclamation.

Besides, your official is okay, but the next official turns his face and doesn't recognize people, so let's do it? This is a dead end!

For Wang Dou, many people scolded and scolded, but they were convinced of his credit confidence, especially the discovery of gold mines in the land under Lai Mancheng's name, which still belonged to him in the end, and the news spread, which really shocked the Ming provinces and made Wang Dou's credit more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Although the newspaper in front of me has to be bought even in the barren land, it has to pay taxes the next year......

That's right, although the Marquis of Yongning is a little greedy, he is still a real man.

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Everywhere the newspaper went, whether it was recruiting officials or cultivating outside the fortress, many people were thrilled, and of course, there were various kinds of people, different interests, and different objects of concern.

The north wind wrapped in light snow, which fell slowly and tightly, accumulating the eaves of this guild hall.

The room is warm, the charcoal fire is red, the delicate hot pot is boiling, steaming hot, and there is still a small wine warm on the copper rack next to it, keeping the heat and cold at all times.

Wang Pu, who was wrapped in a fur coat, sat with his personal general Wang Zheng and others to eat and drink, listening to the chief of staff next to him reading the newspaper, and sometimes commenting a few words, which was very comfortable.

Wang Zheng said: "Marquis Yongning openly recruits officials like this, isn't he afraid of the suspicion of the imperial court?" And the shogunate structure is also openly reported, not afraid that outsiders will have to probe secrets? ”

Wang Pu said: "This is called dignified, Yongning Hou has become a big trend, what are you afraid of?" The structure of the shogunate was put in the newspapers for people to watch openly. There is a poem called: I don't know the true face of Lushan, I don't understand the inner truth, in the end it's just a matter of imitation, alas......"

Wang Zheng said: "General, although it is a good thing that the Metropolitan Protectorate wants to collect the displaced people and disaster victims in Xuanda...... I'm afraid that when the time comes, will even the tenants run away? ”

Wang Pu said: "It's okay, it's a good thing that the poor ghost is gone." The sages have words and do not leave no stone unturned, do not close the door at night, and without the poor ghosts, my Datong Town will have the opportunity to realize this kind of sage atmosphere......"

The Ministry of Civil Affairs said. The current Anbei Bank. With the strength of the three Jin merchants, the injection of silver reaches 10 million taels, and the maximum annual interest rate of the deposit can reach 3 cents...... This newspaper interviewed Tian Changguo, vice minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and president of the bank. Tian Xingchang said: 'The big guys have silver and gold. Do not put it in the cellar to get moldy. Especially those who engage in silver winter melon, it's even more stupid...... Don't hesitate to take it all out and save money. The highest three-point interest, the annual interest alone is inexhaustible. Let me reveal a little bit, all the generals of my Jingbian Army, all the officials of the shogunate, and at least hundreds of officials' wives have deposited their private money in the Anbei Bank, and you are all shrewd people, I won't say much about Lao Tian'......', the Ministry of Civil Affairs said that in the future, the officials will also be distributed to each person by the passbook, and the deduction of the officials will be completely eliminated! ”

"Stop, stop!"

Wang Pu interrupted Staff Officer Tian's reading of the newspaper, he touched his mustache, and pondered: "Tell me, this Anbei Bank, unreliable, a certain has already found Yang Technician them, they cast silver winter melon, in Shanxi is a must, it is difficult to ......invite leisure."

Wang Zheng was also puzzled: "It's the first time I've heard that Qianzhuang has an annual interest, which is very good, but Anbei Bank is not doing good deeds, right...... How do they operate? ”

At this time, although there were many Daming money villages, not only did the money not only have no interest, but also had to pay storage fees, and the cash of the silver money was limited to the local area, and the exchange in other places would not appear until at least the end of the Qing Dynasty.

If the silver money is transported in different places, if it is in large quantities, it is escorted by the dart bureau at this time, which is also one of the reasons why the dart bureau flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

According to the newspaper, not only does the money have interest, but it can also be transferred in other places, which is a good thing.

It's just that he doesn't understand, all the good things are given to the guests, how can the bank survive?

Chief of Staff Tian sneered and stroked his goatee, he prides himself on being resourceful, and he does care about this aspect of things on weekdays.

"There's nothing strange about it, it's easy for banks to survive, just lend money," he said. Besides, didn't the newspapers say it? There are fees for this deposit and withdrawal, although it is not much, but thousands of people come down, accumulate sand into a tower, and the profit in a year is considerable. ”

He said: "The bank gives annual interest, thinking that it is good-intentioned? I wait for the money to be deposited, and if all the silver is handed over to the bank to use, and factories are to be opened in various places, and factories are set up, and if there is not enough money and food, I will go to the bank to ask for a loan, and what is the annual interest? Every year, banks can make a lot of money just by lending, and the money banks everywhere, isn't that what they do? ”

Wang Pu touched his chin: "It makes sense." ”

Wang Zheng also put his mind at ease, in this way, Anbei Bank is still reliable, he decided, take out half of his silver and deposit it in the bank, if the annual interest is considerable, and then all of it will be deposited, after all, all the generals of the Jingbian Army have saved money, what are they afraid of?

Moreover, he understands that the Marquis of Yongning is a person, and the bank is his shogunate's property, so he will not waste everyone's money.

Wang Pu also made up his mind, when the Anbei Bank was set up in Datong Town, he deposited half of the silver in his cellar to the bank to eat interest, and then remembered the incident, he smiled and said: "As soon as the bank is set up, the loan sharks in Shanxi will be miserable." ”

At present, the Ming Dynasty, major landlords, big officials, big businessmen, rarely do not give usury, but Wang Pu doesn't care, usury is just one of his family businesses, and now he is following Wang Dou closely, there are many opportunities to make money, but he can't look down on the money from usury.

Chief of Staff Tian also smiled: "Also, back then, the Marquis of Yongning opened a grain store and a money village on East Road, and those usury were killed by him to the point of blood, plus...... Now everyone is afraid, anyway, more big businessmen in Shanxi join the commercial bank, and the rest are mostly small fish and shrimp, which will be the opponent of the bank? ”

They chatted for a while, no longer talking about this, but about the court that came to them.

The minister of the Qin mission is about to arrive, and I heard that Li Banghua, the imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Palace, was headed by the Imperial Court, and brought a reward from the imperial court, Wang Pu was very interested, what would the imperial court reward himself?

On the side of Datong Town, the information is also under the control of Wang Zheng, a confidant, and he is a little hesitant, not knowing whether to talk about it or not.

When Wang Pu urged and urged, and was impatient, Wang Zheng said in a hurry.

Wang Pu looked strange for a long time, and Wang Zheng and Chief of Staff Tian squinted at each other. They all peeked at Wang Pu's expression.

After a long time, Wang Pu laughed loudly, laughing so much that tears almost came out, he stood up suddenly, and shouted: "One hundred taels of silver, Lao Tzu is only worth one hundred taels of silver?" ”

He sneered: "The imperial court is too low-end, no wonder the rivers are declining!" ”

Wang Zheng was indignant: "Yes, the court is too low-end, which is more generous than the Marquis of Yongning." ”

Wang Pu had a smile on his face. Wang Dou really has nothing to say. When I came back from this campaign, I said a few words on the road, and I made it clear what I had to do.

Gold and silver cattle and horses are distributed, and business participation is just leisure. Especially on the land outside the side walls. The piece of Fengzhen. There is also from Fengzhen to the west, all the way to the original Yulinwei large area, let it be operated by itself. Priority is only required for the purchase of food or other crops.

In the west of Datong Town, the Hunhe River goes out from Pingyuwei, passes through Wei Yuanwei, now Yulinwei, kills Hukou, goes north and turns west, and flows into the Yellow River all the way.

Think about it, although his Wang family occupies a lot of land in Datong Town, it is a piece of land in the east and a piece in the west, how can there be such a piece of land and pasture? But Yongning Hou just didn't hesitate.

Wang Pu suddenly decided to deposit all the silver in the cellar in the bank, there is really nothing to worry about. And also count the money safely, sit back and enjoy the benefits, happy?

Thinking of the future, Wang Pu got up excitedly: "By the way, what did the Hou Ye say on the way?" ”

Wang Zheng said: "It seems that the Marquis of Yongning said, what is it called, by the way, it is said that Datong Town also has advantages, it is a good supply of raw materials, and the products are rough processing, and the people of Datong Town should also have a full meal." ”

Wang Pu said: "Well, our Datong Town should indeed prosper, and we must have closer ties with Xuanfu Town and Anbei Duhufu." ”

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The flying snowflakes suddenly turned into falling goose feather snow, and the town guard of Xuanfu Town's Zhongguan Mansion only heard the sound of an abacus like a torrential rain.

A little eunuch was reading the newspaper, and Du Xun, the eunuch guarding the town, seemed to be listening, but he didn't seem to be listening.

He has the account book in front of him, one hand sometimes turns the page, the other hand, in the calculation, non-stop, he didn't look at the abacus at all, but one by one, the data is clear, just like the blind typing of later generations of computer masters.

The voice of the little eunuch beside him did not affect his reckoning in the slightest, and suddenly he screamed: "Why can't there be two hundred and fifty taels of silver?" Where did all this money go? ”

The eunuch in charge of the account knelt down decisively, but it was a clever little eunuch.

Du Xun jumped up all of a sudden, slashed his head and hit him on the head, he was heartbroken: "Even our family's money dares to be greedy, the Ming Dynasty is bad, but it is in the hands of you people." ”

The little eunuch hugged his leg and cried: "Father-in-law spare his life, I read that there is an eighty-year-old mother on the young, and there is a ...... below." Under no ...... Just spare the slave and maid this time. ”

Du Xun kicked him away and sneered: "There is an eighty-year-old mother? You are not yet twenty, dare to ask your mother how old you are? ”

The little eunuch was dumbfounded and said, "The slave and maid are mistaken, it's grandma." ”

Du Xun squinted at him: "Grandma? Grandma's age isn't right, right? ”

The little eunuch was dumbfounded, but pleaded bitterly.

Du Xun walked in the hall with his hands behind his back: "I didn't say it, this kind of unhealthy trend must be severely punished!" You go back immediately, and make up a fine of five hundred silver yuan to our family, one less, and carefully skin you!" ”

The little eunuch screamed even more, and everyone next to him was in schadenfreude, this little eunuch relied on his father-in-law's favor, flying high, and now he is suffering, right?

At the same time, they are also frightened, Du's recent fine and punishment are addictive, be careful when you punish yourself.

After driving the little eunuch out, Du Xun instructed his subordinates: "Immediately, deposit all the silver in our cellar into the bank!" ”

Everyone around him was stunned: "All? ”

Although some of them were tempted and planned to save a little to try, Du's arrogance and decisiveness shocked them.

Du Xun squinted at his group of relatives and sneered: "Look at you poor and sour people, I don't know the beauty of this bank...... I advise you to wait for many years to follow our family, if you have silver, quickly save it, the earlier you save, the more you save, the higher the annual interest, much better than your hard work to open a store...... Forget it, I'm too lazy to wait with you, if you understand the truth, it won't be our turn to sit in this prison position. ”

Everyone around him is just submissive, some people are moved, some people don't think so, the silver is stored in that bank, and if the root of life is handed over to others, how can they put it in the cellar, hide it tightly, and have peace of mind?

Looking at the expressions of these people, Du Xun sneered: "A bunch of pig heads, in vain our family's tongue." ”

He sat down again, looked at the account book and just thought, it was easy for Wang Dou to give the silver he had promised before, but now the horses that he promised him are dragging three and four, this despicable person will be sloppy with himself, he really hates.

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The snowflakes are getting bigger and bigger, and in the blink of an eye they envelop the magnificent General's Mansion, Wen Daxing hurried along, holding the document in his right hand, unaware of the large snowflakes fluttering outside the corridor, and from time to time along the way, you can see the soldiers of the guard battalion in bright armor, only standing in the cold wind.

After returning from Liaodong, this fierce night does not accept the big man, his expression turned more cold, this shogunate reorganization, he is still the chief officer of the Ministry of Intelligence, the general does not mind his physical disability, and even takes more care of it, every time he thinks about it, Wen Daxing devotes himself to intelligence work with greater enthusiasm.

He strode forward, nodded slightly to the tiger master at the door, and entered one of the huge halls, where he saw the general with his hands behind his back, contemplating a huge map of Monan on the wall, on which there were detailed maps of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Ningxia.

The map of the Ming Dynasty, because of the respect for China, coupled with the unity of heaven and man, and the influence of yin and yang, is actually a depiction method of going south to north, that is, the north is below, and the south is above, which is completely reversed from later generations.

Wang Dou didn't get used to it at first, but slowly got used to it, in fact, many things are a matter of habit, if the books at this time, reading from top to bottom, from right to left, and later generations are also the opposite, just get used to it.

Seeing Wen Daxing come in, everyone in the hall turned their heads to look at him, they included Han Chao, Sun Sanjie, Qi Tianliang, Lin Daofuren of the Military and Political Department, Wen Fangliang, Zhong Xiancai, Zhong Tiaoyang, Gao Shiyin, Huang Shibian and others from the Central Military Department, as well as Ye Xizhi of the Shogunate Secretariat who was in charge of taking notes.

Wen Daxing can feel that these aura are different, although under the influence of Wang Dou, most of them have their own ideals and goals, but they can have higher official positions and greater power, isn't this a good thing? Many people have a radiant look on their faces.

Wen Fangliang nodded slightly to Wen Daxing, Wen Daxing was originally his family, after returning from Liaodong, Wen Daxing was disabled and disabled, wouldn't Wen Fangliang be worried? Seeing that he was still in a high position and in charge of the affairs of the Intelligence Department, Wen Fangliang was not happy in his heart?

It's just that he is a smart person, but he is lukewarm to Wen Daxing on his face.

Hearing the footsteps, Wang Dou turned his head and saw that it was Wen Daxing, he smiled and said, "Brother Wen is here?" It's cold, sit down and warm up and have a cup of hot tea. ”

Wen Daxing said: "General Xie, the last general is not in a hurry, this is the information that has just arrived." ”

Hand the Chinese piece to Wang Dou.

Wang Dou took it, he was stunned at first, his face was a little strange, and finally he laughed loudly: "Xuantong? What a good name for Dorgon. ”

He laughed, threw the papers on the table, and sneered: "The sky is going to die, and Dolgon will bring about his own destruction!" (To be continued.) )