I am the king of the dead

When will such a restless day in the enemy's camp end?

He looked up at the starry sky and let out a long sigh.

"What is that?" He saw a stream of light reflecting the moonlight, coming from the sky, drawing a beautiful arc in the sky, and then fell steadily into the military tent.

Somewhat familiar.

Boom, the sound of the explosion suddenly sounded, and after the roar, there was a huge fire in the sky, which began to spread between the military tents.

"Enemy attack!" Xi Ning exclaimed, and immediately fell into Zhu Qizhen's tent, and was about to pull Zhu Qizhen to escape!

This is the best opportunity. The Ming army will attack the camp at night, and the camp will inevitably be in chaos. If you take this opportunity to escape the enemy camp, then such days will come to an end!

"Your Majesty, the Daming army is here to save the emperor, the emperor is going quickly, even if I, Sergeant Daming, didn't hit here, the emperor mixed in with the Han'er army while the Oirat people were not paying attention. You can also take the opportunity to escape." Xi Ning was overjoyed and kept undressing.

He dressed up as an Oara, and was waiting for the riot of the Oara.

Tonight is the best time, as long as Zhu Qizhen wears this arabesque-like clothes and joins the Han'er army, Zhu Qizhen can also escape!

"The dignified ninety-five, the lord of the world, how can you wear eunuch clothes like you? Isn't that smashing me?" Zhu Qizhen picked up Xi Ning's clothes and sneered.

"Your Majesty! How can you still worry about these things right now!" Xi Ning was dumbfounded when he heard this!

Although he had not communicated with Zhu Qizhen about his escape plan, at such a critical juncture, his emperor actually disliked the clothes being illegal? !

What a mess!

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said, "Take it, I don't wear it."

Zhu Qizhen thought very clearly that once he left the Oara people's camp, he would be nothing.

The best result is to be supported in the palace as the Emperor Taishang. It is a little bit wrong and mixed into the Han'er army. What if he is killed by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?

It is safer to stay in the Oara people's formation.

Xi Ning held the clothes in his hand, sighed heavily, and walked out of the tent sluggishly. He finally understood why he didn't even send a guard to Zhu Qizhen's tent in the first place.

It was because after learning that Daming had established a new emperor, Zhu Qizhen would not dare to escape, nor would he escape, so all the guards were removed.

Because Zhu Qizhen won't run away at all!

Xining knelt down in front of the tent, watching the rain of arrows fall from the sky, the tent was on fire, but two lines of tears rolled down.

"Your Majesty!" Xi Ning buckled heavily on the ground, shouting sadly, he picked up the round hat on the ground and buckled it on his head again.

At this time, the Ming army was organizing a night attack, and the target was the Han'er army formed by the Oara people.

The rain of arrows in the sky even blocked some of the moonlight. The firelight brought by the divine arrows burned violently in the camp of Oirat. Some people of Oirat were running around and fleeing, looking for water to extinguish the flames on their bodies. The Oirat people picked up their machetes and found their horses.

Daming's army is too bold!How dare you sneak attack at night!

Chapter 55 True Zhu Di's Legacy

Shi Heng and Fan Guang were the main executors of the night raid. The two commanders under them, Gao Li and Mao Fushou, were the first to take the brunt of the attack, and they rushed into the Owara camp with them. But rushed into the Han'er army.

Han'er is a derogatory term for the surrendered Han people in the grasslands, and it is also a derogatory term for the defected Han people in Guan.

This name is unified inside and outside the customs. For example, "the Han people make all the nonsense, but they scold the Han people at the city head", which expresses the identity of these Han people.

However, some Han Er voluntarily surrendered and defected, and some Han Er was unable to bless them any longer by the Ming army, they could not escape, and were finally forced to become Han Er.

And these men were also the "vanguard" of the Oara people when they attacked the Ming Dynasty. They didn't charge, and behind them were the Ouraa people's machetes with blood grooves.

It is also a headache for the Daming Army. After all, they are all the people of Daming, and the most terrifying thing is that most of the Han'er Army are forced.

In particular, the Han'er army in the Oara camp outside Xizhimen, most of them were prisoners of the Tumu Fortress, and the people from Kyushu outside the mountain had no time to escape into the city. This is the situation after the defeat of the war.

Yu Qian's goal for tonight's attack was to completely disperse the Han'er Army and rescue the prisoners.

Zhu Qiyu agreed with this, and the night attack was carried out smoothly.

After Shi Heng and Fan Guang broke through the Han'er army's main camp and killed some of the Oirat generals stationed there, they opened the gate of the Han'er army's camp and signaled them to escape.

"I took the small forward as the trailblazer, and you and others followed closely and stationed outside Dong'anmen. There must be no mistake!" Shi Heng gave orders to the relatives around him, who rode fast horses in the Han'er Army. In the camp, they shouted the orders of the chief military officer of the capital.

These Han'er troops are not so much the army as they are refugees. They are ragged, have no weapons or even complete shoes. Their only role on the battlefield is to defend the Oaras against arrows and lead.

Shi Heng pulled his horse and motioned Fan Guang to take people back. He went to pick up the commander Gao Li and Mao Fushou. Just as he was about to set off, a black figure suddenly rose from the Han'er army and rushed towards the turn. Shiheng of the horse head.

Shi Heng had been fighting outside the Great Wall for many years. When he heard the movement, he subconsciously held down the saddle, stepped off the horse, and stepped on the ground with his right foot, while the hook and sickle spear in the other hand stabbed the pounce with force. The person who came, tied a string of candied haws.

Shi Heng's right foot exerted a little force, and flew onto the horse again, pulled out the hook and sickle spear, looked at the man, and asked with some doubts, "Han people?"

But he soon found out that the man was from Oara because he had pierced ears.Daming pays attention to the parents who are physically and skin-friendly. There are very few things like ear piercing. Moreover, this person is dark and weather-beaten. At first glance, he looks like a typical prairie person.

Shi Heng slapped his horse away and headed for the Oara people's camp. The Han'er army was in the army, and naturally had no right to station with the Oara people. Their military tents were tattered, or even non-existent, but the Oara people were completely different. .

Liu An, who was in charge of the response, was very disappointed when he saw Fan Guang's figure, and he missed the opportunity to make a great contribution.

According to the established plan, after the Han'er Camp was robbed, the army responsible for feigning the Oara camp would return under the support of Shi Heng.

It didn't take long for Liu An to see Shi Heng's figure.

At this time, the Taishi of the Oirat people also came first. I never imagined that the Ming army not only did not surrender, but also took the initiative to attack!

Is this still the newly mourned Ming army of the sixth division?The army he defeated on the grassland was obviously not like this!

He had no idea that the Ming army would attack the camp at night. After a series of jumps, he finally got on his horse. When he was about to organize a counter-offensive, the enemy had already retreated, leaving only a piece of chicken feathers on the ground. Han's Camp.

"These guys!" He also wanted to chase after him first, but watching the night and the distant torches spread to the long dragon in the distance, he finally didn't make up his mind to chase them. He was afraid that Yu Qian would set up an ambush not far away.

This Yu Qian is really tricky, and his tactics are impermanent.

At this time, Zhu Qiyu was holding a memorial to apply for the Ming Dynasty's meritorious pension, which was less than 6 taels, mainly rewards such as head rewards.

The problem is that he has no money, not even a penny. The only dowry jewelry that Wang Meilin and Hang Xian can take out from Wang Meilin and Hang Xian are the nominal queens and concubine Xian.

"Zhen can be accurate, but I can't exchange it." Zhu Qiyu approved this memorial with some emotion, which requires the cooperation of the Ministry of Household, but as far as he knows, the Ministry of Household has no money.

The front line is tight, but the Ministry of Household has no surplus grain, and the six private warehouses of the capital and each warehouse have grain and no money. According to the previous rules, these rewards will be distributed as grain at a discount.

About [-] rice beams.

"Your Majesty, in fact, Your Majesty is rich." Xing'an said hesitantly: "There are more than 370 million silver and more than [-] taels of gold in the internal funds, which are more than enough to finish this battle."

Zhu Qiyu asked in a daze, "How much... how much?"

"370 taels of silver, and 24 taels of gold." Xing'an reported another precise figure, took out a memorial, and handed it to Zhu Qiyu.

"Lin Xiuzuo, the eunuch of the internal transport depot, has collected and stored more than 72 taels of gold and more than 200 taels of silver since the Yongle period. More than a hundred taels, and 24 twenty-four thousand nine hundred taels of silver." Zhu Qiyu didn't know how rich the Inner Shipping Depot was until he finished reading this memorial!

The national treasure is empty, but the inner treasure is rich. (Note 1)

Zhu Qiyu looked at the numbers on the troupe, and said strangely: "His Majesty Emperor Taizongwen is not five expeditions to the desert, seven voyages to the west, and the Yongle ceremony. The army is extremely martial, the people are exhausted, and all the people give up their abuses?"

"Where did you get so much money?"

It costs money to fight, and Zhu Qiyu is well aware of this.

Zhu Di's five expeditions to the desert, each time it takes more than half a year to prepare, is the manpower and material resources more than astronomical?It is also a great project for tens of thousands of scholars to build the Yongle Ceremony!

Which of these can't be done without spending a lot of money?

But now Lin Xiu, the eunuch of the inner carrier warehouse, said that since the Yongle period, 72 taels of gold and 200 million taels of silver have been left. What is the reason for this?

Where did the money come from?

Xing'an thought for a while and shook his head, "I don't know..."

"You're honest, if you know, you know, if you don't know, you don't know, right." Zhu Qiyu almost laughed at this ignorance. You checked the accounts of the internal shipping warehouse, but now you have asked three questions.

Zhu Qiyu asked solemnly, "Can the money be moved?"

"Of course it is possible. Your Majesty is the Lord of the world, and this internal shipping warehouse is naturally His Majesty's inner pocket, so I didn't say much." Xing'an hurriedly bowed his head and said.

"Then first mobilize the gold and silver things to reward the brave sergeant who fought outside the Zhangyi Gate." Zhu Qiyu nodded clearly.

He is now eager to know how Zhu Di, Emperor of Yongle, managed to save such a large fortune when he was in the Wuzheng Desert.

This has been used during the Jingtai years, and there is still so much money left!

In fact, what Zhu Qiyu didn't know was that the money that Zhu Di had saved had been used until the Chenghua period, that is, when the two-year-old Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, there were still more than 200 million taels of silver left.

"Jin Lian has been checking the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts recently, let's go, go and ask him!" Zhu Qiyu stood up, feeling really good to have money in hand.

(Original text: According to the Ministry of Household Affairs, Lin Xiuzuo, the eunuch of Bizhe Nei Transport Warehouse, has collected and stored more than 72 taels of gold and more than 76 taels of silver since the Yongle period. But the remaining silver is 240 taels)

Chapter 56 Emperor Ming, stand up!

"Your Majesty's visit late at night, is it a military emergency?" Jin Lian didn't sleep, he worked overtime in the yamen of the Ministry of Housing.

At first, the war was tense and worried, but he led the capital camp south to suppress the rebellion on the front foot, and then led the defense of the capital on the back foot, and it was suspected that his hands were too long.

Second, there are too many accounts, he sorted it out for a long time, and finally made it clear.

Daming's national treasury account is not so much a muddled account as it is a bad account. It is too difficult to figure out.

Zhu Qiyu explained his intentions in the future. He really wanted to know how Emperor Yongle left such a huge legacy despite his extreme military force.

Jin Lian said blankly: "There is so much money in the inner treasure."

"Don't you know?" Zhu Qiyu also looked at Jin Lian dully, and the two of them looked at each other.

Originally came to find the answer, there is another confused person in this world.

After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu and Jin Lian decided to go to Daming's inner purse, which is the inner shipping warehouse.

Knocking on the Emperor's Gate in the middle of the night is a taboo thing for any vassal king, but Zhu Qiyu is the emperor, and Jin Yiwei immediately opened the Meridian Gate after seeing the emperor who never lived in the palace.

Before Zhu Qiyu stood in the inner shipping warehouse, he always thought that there was only one inner warehouse. When he arrived at the place, he realized that there were a total of ten inner warehouses.

Inner shipping warehouse for storing gold and silver, satin, precious jade, tooth angle and feather respectively, wide storage warehouse for storing sulfur and saltpeter, A font warehouse for cloth and paint, etc.

And now in front of him is the inner carrier warehouse. The door is opened with a creaking sound. The warehouse is dark. Xing'an holds the lamp and lights up a few lights. The warehouse has a smell similar to mold, but soon the left side The pattern of silver nuggets on the right side of the gold nugget appeared in front of Zhu Qiyu.

More than 20 taels of gold, more than 300 million taels of silver, as well as precious stones and jade articles, reflected the faint candle light, lighting up the entire warehouse.

On the long shelves, there are displays that cannot be seen at a glance. These rare treasures and ivory are real objects other than gold and silver.

At this point, Zhu Qiyu deeply understands what is called "golden and green", which is really bright and blinding.

After Jin Lian checked it carefully, he asked Jin Yiwei and the eunuch of the inner carrier to count the silver coins that were sent to the outside of Zhangyi Gate, and then slowly exited the gate of the inner vault.

The Nekumen slowly closed, but Jin Lian's complexion was abnormally heavy, and he bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, this minister probably understands this matter, but it's a long story, shouldn't you go to Zhangyi Gate to reward the three armies first? "

"Then talk while walking." Zhu Qiyu didn't care where the conversation took place, he just wanted to find out why Zhu Di was so rich.

No matter what you want to do, you have to have money in your hands.

"During the reign of Hongwu, I had a ban on the sea." Jin Lian and Zhu Qiyu took the same car and went to Zhangyi Gate.

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "At that time, Zhang Shicheng was defeated and fled to Nanyang, so Emperor Taizu ordered the board not to go into the sea, and then pirates and pirates raged.

Jin Lian sighed and said, "However, this does not mean that Daming does not communicate with overseas. In fact, since the reign of Hongwu, various vassal states have paid tribute non-stop. After that, I am rewarded tenfold by Daming."

"But in addition to the tribute, the merchant ships of the feudal countries frequently carried spices and other items to trade with me in the Ming Dynasty. At the most frequent time, there were three or five tributes a year, such as Malacca and other places. commerce."

Zhu Qiyu was stunned, he actually always believed that Daming's sea ban was based on political considerations.

For example, Zhang Shicheng was defeated and the remaining forces fled to Nanyang, but he only realized when he heard Jin Lian explain the tribute.

He didn't know if what he thought was correct, and continued: "Do you mean that, in fact, the countries of the South Seas have been doing trade with my Ming court through the way of tribute?"

"Yes." Jin Lian said with emotion: "Emperor Taizong Wen's seven voyages to the West were actually mainly trade. For this reason, Emperor Wen specially established the Shibo Division."

"Zheng He brought the navy to Nanyang, selling porcelain, paper, iron, tea, etc., and buying back cardamom, agarwood, hematoxylin, pepper, etc., really two ends are buying low and selling high, naturally earning money full of pots.”

"It's not surprising that so much gold and silver were left behind during the Yongle years."

Zhu Qiyu took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Then the courtiers wrote every day, saying that going to the West is a waste of money and labor, and it should be abolished. The Ming court has not gone to the West for more than ten years."

Jin Lian took out a list from his arms, handed it to Zhu Qiyu and said with emotion: "Here is a bill, please read it, Your Majesty."

"In Nanyang, cardamom is [-] cents a pound, agarwood is [-] cents a pound, hematoxylum is [-] cents a pound, and pepper is [-] cents a pound."

"In Daming, cardamom is five taels a catty, agarwood is 30 taels a catty, sumac is half a tael a catty, and pepper is [-] taels a catty."

"As for the folk kiln porcelain in Daming, a white flower porcelain plate is [-] pieces, and a wine sea is [-] pieces. If you don't have money, you can use spices in exchange."

Zhu Qiyu silently looked at the list in his hand and put it in his sleeve.

"Then why do the courtiers still instigate the strengthening of the sea ban, and they are not allowed to go south. When was the last time Daming went south to the Wanli Seawall?" Zhu Qiyu seemed to be asking himself.

Jin Lian whispered: "In the fifth year of Xuande, the first emperor ordered Zheng He to go to the West for the seventh time to promote the country's prestige. In the ninth year of Xuande, Nanjing guard eunuch Wang Jinghong brought Hanizhehan, the old king's younger brother of the king of Sumatra, back to the capital."