Since it is determined to hand over military power, it is natural that it is better to be sooner than later. This is the same as standing in the team statement. The sooner the better, the more benefits it will be. If it falls behind, it will be greatly reduced. The commanders, deputy commanders, and leaders of each banner immediately rushed to submit a memorial to apologize for resignation. Even the princes and nobles who had nothing to do with the case of private fraud in Cangchangying also submitted memorials to resign.

All the princes and nobles knew it well, and no one was clean under their butts. Instead of waiting for Zhenwu to find their fault and force them to hand over the military power, it is better to take the initiative to hand over it as soon as possible, and you can get a good impression and save you from being worried all day long.

Faced with this trend of resignation, Zhenwu didn't care whether the food was ugly. He issued one after another without hesitation, appointing the Manzhou governor who was the Red Banner of the Wuwu Prince Yinqi, and the Manzhou governor who was the Red Banner of the Qiqi County Prince Yinyou, the Manzhou governor who was the Lan Banner of the Qiqi County Prince Yinyou, was very relieved about these two brothers. Since they did not dare to participate in the competition for the stock market, it showed that they were cautious and had no ambitions. Another thing was that they could unite the brothers.

The other banners of Manzhou, Mongolian, Han army commanders, deputy commanders, and Zhenwu promoted talents from the guards who had followed him for many years, as well as the commanders, deputy commanders, and guardians, and took over the military power of each banner in neatly. He was not in a hurry to fill the vacant positions of the upper three banners. In order to stabilize the hearts of the people, he still had to identify some of the princes and nobles of the lower five banners, and carried them into the upper three banners to fill the vacant vacant. This was also a little thought for the princes and nobles of the banners and inspire them to contribute to the court.

The Upper Three Banners have always been personally led by the emperor and have the most noble status among the bannermen. From princes and nobles to the people under the banner, they are loyal to the emperor. They are not only the most powerful guarantee of imperial power. They can also be called the most loyal and patriotic member of the Qing Dynasty. Even if the kings and nobles of the lower five Banners are appointed as the chief and deputy chief, there will be no trouble. Zhenwu has no need to worry about this.

He was worried that these newly promoted deputy governors and deputy governors would not be able to effectively control the flags. After all, the princes and nobles of each banner are highly respected. Not only are they highly prestige in the flags, but their relationships are also mixed. It is impossible to control the flags in the short term. They have to give them time and opportunities to establish prestige. At the same time, the princes and nobles of each banner must be divided and swept and suppressed.

This matter cannot be done too quickly. We have to take it step by step and gradually guide them to develop towards the American finite countries. With the increase in the investment of overseas finite countries and the rich returns, I believe they will be willing or even take the initiative to move their own forces to the Americas. In more than a month, Yande's Beiyang Fleet will arrive in Tianjin. At that time, news about America will make them crazy.

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In the past few days, the capital has vigorously investigated the grain warehouse and confiscated the military power of the Eight Banners. From princes and nobles to officials of all sizes, they are all like frightened birds. There are also criticisms in Tianjin that people can't sleep or eat. Of course, it is not officials, but salt merchants. Since Zhenwu's imperial guards returned to Beijing, the newly appointed governor of Zhili, Shi Shilun, convened the salt merchants in Tianjin for a meeting every three days, with the only purpose of losing donations.

The reason why he frequently gathered a group of salt merchants was because the salt merchants in Tianjin were far less generous than the salt merchants in Yangzhou. After raising several times, he raised 500,000 taels. However, what Zhenwu told the Tianjin salt merchants to donate 1.2 million taels and 700,000 taels. He could not afford to fill it. For example, Tianjin asked for money everywhere today. He wished a big son could break it into two flowers and fill it in the hole. Besides, he hated the most for being rich and unkind in his life.

Therefore, every morning, he invited a group of salt merchants and arranged them to wait in a house with broken air leaks on all sides. However, he went out to inspect the river workers and handled official duties. He did whatever he should do. He returned to the yamen after dark, and then met with a group of salt merchants. He said, "I'm busy with official duties, come back tomorrow." He sent the group of salt merchants back.

It was naturally cold when staying in the dilapidated house on all sides of the Zhili Governor's Office. Not to mention the carbon fire, there was not a cup of hot tea, so I naturally couldn't rely on food. The yamen runners at the door were staring at them like thieves. They didn't even think about going out after entering the door, and outsiders could not bring their things in. Poor salt merchants are used to being pampered in daily life, and have never suffered such hardships. After eating cold rice for several days and drinking cold water for several days, they couldn't help but complain.

They are not brave, but the amount of money they lost this time has been a little larger. Since the prosperity of Changlu Salt Field in Tianjin, there has never been such a large amount of money. Five hundred thousand is already the worst. This is not a one-time transaction. This time, one and two million will be lost. Then the next disaster relief may cost another one and two million, or even more. There are too many natural disasters these days. Such a method of losing money will be exhausted even if it is not used for a few years. Therefore, they gritted their teeth and carried it.

Seeing that the salt merchants were not talking nonsense, Shi Shilun was also anxious. After a long time, even if he could raise 1.2 million in the end, he would have a bad impression. He was the first official promoted by Zhenwu, and it was not a joke. However, he was unwilling to use strong points against salt merchants. It was not that he cherished his reputation. It was because Tianjin's prosperity was closely related to salt merchants. He did not want to kill chickens and get eggs.

Seeing that it would be a big deal to drag it down again, Shi Shilun was unwilling to lower his status, so he could only force his head to not drink water. The salt merchants would not blame him if they didn't eat toast. They immediately condemned people to transfer the Changlu Salt Censor Lu Changhao and Changlu who were stationed in Tianjin to the salt transportation envoy, and explained the whole story.

Although Changlu Suiting the Salt Censor and Changlu Dudu Transfer Office were stationed in Tianjin, they were not controlled by the Governor of Zhili. Lu Changhao and Chang Peng had long heard of Shi Shilun's orders to lose money by the salt merchants. They thought it was Shi Shilun who used this to invite favor, so they kept ignoring them, waiting to see the joke. When they heard that the amount of the one-and-two-kill amount of donation was an edict issued by Zhenwu, the two couldn't help but secretly complain that Shibuquan didn't know what to do. Such a big thing, they didn't know. If it was a mistake, Shi Shilun could not get it, and they could not escape the relationship. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs would definitely use them as scapegoats.

After pondering for a moment, Chang Peng bowed and said, "Please ask the National Taiwan Master to make it clear that this loss of 1.2 million taels is an exception, or...?"

After hearing this, Shi Shilun suddenly realized that after making trouble for so long, the root of the matter was here. The salt merchants were worried that the amount of money lost would become a common example. He smiled and said with a smile: "This year is the year when the emperor changed the emperor's reign. Why should Lord Chang ask him knowingly?"

When they heard that it was not an ordinary example, Chang Peng and the others immediately felt relieved. This matter was easy to deal with. They were about to express their opinions, but Shi Lun continued: "Tianjin's prosperity and development were all facilitated by the Lord. The Lord is also very concerned about Tianjin. Moreover, when the Lord talked about the salt administration, he had the intention of innovation. Telling the two in advance is also considered to be the repaid of our favor."

When Lu Changhao and Chang Peng heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned. This is not a reward for their kindness. This is purely blackmailing. This means that Zhenwu is dissatisfied with the salt merchants in Tianjin. You can do it yourself. The two of them can't help but complain in their hearts. It's really ugly. Lu Changhao quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you for your support from the Master of the Taiwan Strait. I am very grateful for the official. I'm also asking the Master of the Taiwan Strait to be relieved and will never make things difficult for the Lord."

Seeing that the two of them were taken away in one go, Shi Shilun couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It turned out that the county magistrate would be better off guard and hurriedly got up and sent the two out.

The next morning, the Tianjin salt merchant sent a total of one million taels of tickets, plus 50,000 taels of silver. It was particularly stated that the silver bill was repaired by the broken house with air leakage on all sides. Shi Shilun returned the bill without hesitation. Zhenwu paid the money in the Zhili Governor's yamen, but he did not lack the 50,000 silver. However, he had completed the donation task designated by the Zhenwu system to make a sigh of relief.

Compared with Tianjin salt merchants, Yangzhou's salt merchants are much more generous. As soon as the new Jiangsu Governor Wanyan Haifeng took office, a group of large salt merchants in Yangzhou rushed to Suzhou to celebrate. Wanyan Haifeng's background is well known to everyone in Jiangnan. The authentic uncle, looking at the speed of promotion, may not be able to stay in Jiangnan for a few years, so he naturally took this opportunity to make a good deal. Even the governor of Liangjiang Lang Tingji came to congratulate him in person, let alone other officials and salt merchants in Jiangnan.

Langham and Wanyan Haifeng only mentioned the matter of losing money, and the salt merchants agreed at once. The task of losing money of 2 million taels was not taken seriously by them. They defeated the Three Feudals, conquered Taiwan, and conquered the Junggar three times, and Yangzhou salt merchants lost more than 10 million taels. As for today, they have been in peace for more than 20 years, the amount of losing money of 2 million is really a piece of cake for them. In order to please Wanyan Haifeng, they voluntarily proposed to donate one million more.

One million is not a small amount, but it can not only please Wanyan Haifeng, but also make a good impression in Zhenwu. The money is worth spending. What's more, they are not afraid of showing off their wealth. Yangzhou salt merchants are rich in the world and have long been famous. Moreover, this time the donation is different. The names and amounts of donations of the donors are to be published in the Beijing News. A number of salt merchants also have the intention of secretly comparing.

Lang Ting Ji and Wanyan Haifeng were naturally happy about the voluntary pledge of Yangzhou salt merchants, but what made them even more happy was that the Beijing News published the font sizes of four merchants, including the "Four Great Hengs", and stated that they were allowed to publish font sizes of merchants with more than 20,000 taels of silver in the Beijing News. This news triggered a fanatical wave of donation loss in Jiangnan.

Jiangnan is rich and competition from all walks of life. Being able to make a name in the Beijing News is not only a symbol of the strength of the business, but also an opportunity to establish a charitable image of merchants. It is also the best way to have a wide range of businesses. All strong merchants are eager to take advantage of this and lose money. They also explore the situation of the loss of donations among peers and compare with each other, so that the number of donations has increased. {Piaotian Literature www.piaotian.net Thanks to all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}
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