Chapter 262 Sun Chuanting
At this time, Xishan Glass Factory had already started to make profits. Although the sales were not as good as expected in troubled times. But it was finally profitable, and Zhu Cilang's money that was divided into stolen money was enough to support Hu Benying's daily needs.
After all, it is a new thing, and the advantages of glass are obvious. It is warm in winter and cool in summer and has sufficient light, which is naturally incomparable to paper-paste window paper. There are many rich families in Beijing, and wealthy businessmen, officials and nobles have also installed such glass doors and windows at home one after another.
Chongzhen suddenly remembered that he promised his son that he would take 80% of the profits from the glass factory, giving him 10% of the profits from the father-in-law Zhou Kui and 10% of the profits from Zhu Cixuan.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen couldn't help but be surprised: "Why, I'm taking 80% of it. This profit is enough to support the Hu Benying Camp?"
What's the nonsense? Hu Benying has three thousand iron armors, just the little profit of the glass factory. If you still want to support Hu Benying, how can you make 10% of the profit?
Unexpectedly, Zhu Cilang smiled faintly: "Father, that's enough. 10% of the pure profit is enough to support the three thousand iron cavalry of the Hu Ben Camp."
Suddenly, Chongzhen opened his eyes wide in horror. Zhu Cilang was talking about pure profit, pure profit!
A glass factory’s 10% net profit is not gross profit. A 10% net profit can support three thousand tiger camps. Then, if you make 80% of your profit, how much money can the glass factory make?
"How much profit do you make in Xishan Glass Factory?"
Xishan Glass Factory invested a huge amount of money, but even if it invested a huge amount of money, Emperor Chongzhen never expected that the profit of this glass factory would be so high. Just 10% of the profit would be enough to support a Tiger Army of 3,000 people.
Zhu Cilang smiled slightly: "Father, the profit is still very high. Another day, Xishan will deliver the net profit to you. But, Father, what's wrong with you, summoning your son minister?"
Emperor Chongzhen was shocked and remembered this time, so he hurriedly said: "Recently, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the south have been in chaos, and no one in the court can compete with each other. I have received the news that Li Zicheng is eyeing Henan. If this thief is not eliminated, I will feel uneasy. I want to ask you, there are people in the court who choose, and I want him to lead his troops to suppress the thieves."
Li Zicheng and Zhu Cilang said "yes", he was thinking.
That's right, Li Zicheng was growing stronger at this time. If he didn't control this person, it would be difficult to control this person in the future. Just to shoot who to shoot, Zhu Cixuan didn't come up with a suitable candidate: "Father, why not, let the son minister lead the army to try it?"
"No!" Chongzhen immediately refused and asked his son to lead troops to fight. He absolutely disagreed. When he was in Liaodong, Zhu Cixuan had already worried himself in Yizhou City. Moreover, this bandit may not be easier to deal with than Jiannu.
Moreover, there are many bandits and many powerful people, and they cannot defeat them. Sometimes they are about to be extinguished, but in a flash they will grow rapidly like snowballs.
They were unambiguous in the formation, and they could gather tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people in a flash. Although they were all mobs, once the number was too large, the officers and soldiers were no match for them at all.
Moreover, if one or two generals emerged from the bandits, they would not be vague when fighting. Chongzhen would never agree to let his son take risks.
If Zhu Cilang was older, he was seventeen or eighteen years old. Then he might be able to lead his troops to fight. The age of seventeen or eighteen is a good time to make achievements. But now Zhu Cilang is less than thirteen years old, so Emperor Chongzhen would never agree to let him lead troops to eliminate bandits.
Zhu Cixuan also knew that in fact he wanted to lead troops to start a war and fight with Li Zicheng. Zhu Cixuan was confident that he could defeat Li Zicheng, but he knew that his father would not agree.
But Zhu Cilang was a little confused and helpless when he sent him. At this time, the Ming Dynasty could fight, die or grow old, and there were still a few who had to guard Liaodong to prevent Huangtai from counterattacking.
Zhu Cilang suddenly felt a sudden heart when he asked who to lead the army: "Father, son minister really has a suitable candidate."
"Oh, who is it?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but become interested.
"This," Zhu Cilang seemed a little hesitant.
Chongzhen was anxious: "It's time? I said that as long as it is the one you recommend, I will use it."
"Sun, Sun Chuanting." Zhu Cilang said with some guilt.
"It's absolutely impossible!" Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen immediately became furious when he heard that it was Sun Chuanting's name.
Who is Sun Chuanting? The last powerful general of the Ming Dynasty. Some people say that Chuanting died and Ming Dynasty died. It can be seen that Sun Chuanting’s importance.
But at this time, Sun Chuanting was being locked up in prison for dinner. This was all attributed to Chongzhen's suspicion. This person was not re-activated until the fifteenth year of Chongzhen. At this time, Zhu Cilang recommended him, and Chongzhen was in anger, so he naturally refused.
Why Chongzhen was so angry? This comes from Yang Sichang.
In August of the 11th year of Chongzhen, Dorgon and Yue Tuo led the Qing troops to split from Qianziling and Qingshankou into the Great Wall. The Ming Dynasty was in martial law. Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the army who entered the capital to serve the king, was killed in Julu. The Ming court summoned Sun Chuanting, and Hong Chengchou presided over the defense of the capital. He promoted Sun Chuanting to the right guard of the Ministry of War and the right assistant censor, and commanded reinforcements from all walks of life.
After Sun Chuanting arrived in the suburbs of Beijing, due to the deep conflict between him and Yang Sichang, the lord of the peace sect, and Gao Qi, the middle-aged official, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to prevent him from entering the capital to attend the court. Hong Chengchou was comforted in the suburbs of Beijing and went to the palace to pay homage to Emperor Chongzhen. Sun Chuanting was naturally dissatisfied with this unfavorable treatment.
Yang Sichang appointed Hong Chengchou as the governor of Ji Liao, and advocated leaving all the Shaanxi army behind to defend Ji Liao. Sun Chuanting strongly opposed this, believing that "the Qin army cannot be kept. If it stays, the thieves will be in a state of power, which will not be beneficial to the border, and it will withdraw troops on behalf of the thieves." Yang Sichang ignored Sun Chuanting's opinions, and Sun Chuanting was very depressed about this, which led to deafness.
In the 12th year of Chongzhen, the court transferred Sun Chuanting to the military affairs of Baoding, Shandong and Henan. Sun Chuanting immediately submitted a memorial to the emperor, but it was not achieved due to Yang Sichang's obstruction. Sun Chuanting was angry and led to the illness and asked for a rest. But Yang Sichang still refused to let it go, saying that Sun Chuanting said he was entrusted. Emperor Chongzhen was furious and demoted Sun Chuanting to a civilian, and imprisoned him for prison, waiting for judgment.
In other words, Yang Sichang and Sun Chuanting were incompatible and deliberately framed him. At this time, Yang Sichang became increasingly popular. His proposal to suppress the peasant army, which was indeed achieved certain results, and was trusted by Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen was not very willing to release Sun Chuanting and let him lead troops to eliminate the bandits at this time.
Zhu Cilang sighed: "Father, Sun Chuanting is good at fighting and is a rare talent. But he is just a little arrogant. My son thought that if he wanted to destroy Li Zicheng, he would be this person. Why not, my father, please go to Tianzhu to see this person, and then decide whether to use this person?"
Chongzhen was a little hesitant, but there was really no more suitable candidate in the court. He thought for a while: "Okay, I will go with you, but I don't want to see him. If you have anything to say, just ask him."
Chapter completed!