Although it is already spring, the wind in Liaodong is still quite cold.

The study window of Fuzhou Beiyu Mansion was open, and Liu Aita stood in front of the window, staring at a tree that had just emerged from the slightest green buds in the courtyard, and remained motionless for a long time.

If you look carefully, you will find that Liu Aita is not looking at the tree. His eyes are hollow and completely in deep thought.

A person’s mental journey is very complicated, sometimes there are traces to follow, sometimes it is difficult to figure out.

If you have to study the changes in Liu Aita's thoughts, there are probably a few turning points that are critical.

The first thing is that he was whipped by Ming officers because of his child's clothes and sold him to Jianzhou as a slave. His sufferings over twenty years made him hate Ming officers deeply, and Nurhaci's appreciation made him feel like he was grateful for his grace.

Then he got the opportunity to repay him. He made many military achievements in several wars of the Later Jin Dynasty's attack on the Ming Dynasty, from guerrillas to sect generals, from deputy generals to generals, he could be said to have risen to the top and soared.

But another incident caused Liu Aita to doubt what he did. That is, when he captured the escaped Liao people and handed them over to the old slave, all of these Liao people were executed.

If the Liao people were slaughtered during the war, and Liu Aita saved the Liao people within his ability and comforted himself, this time he ruined the lives of thousands of compatriots with his own hands, it would be difficult to make him feel at ease.

In fact, after all, it may be very appropriate and appropriate to use "conscience to be lost" to make a conclusion.

Of course, the Later Jin Dynasty was defeated one after another and was blocked and besieged by the Ming army's four-party arrangement strategy, which should be a factor that Liu Aita had the idea of ​​abandoning gold and throwing into Ming Dynasty.

The situation in history is similar. Yuan Keli's step-by-step approach, and the maritime advancement strategy forced the Later Jin to retreat one after another, and the Dongjiang Army was in the best situation.

Few people will jump into the fire pit with their eyes open, and it is normal for people to seek benefits and avoid harm. It is normal to think about standing on the side of the strong.

In short, Liu Aita's psychology of wanting to oppose Jin Tuming should be complicated. It must not be explained by national justice and conscience. It is a comprehensive factor at work.

But when he had an idea, Liu Aita still had many concerns and was in a fierce ideological struggle.

From a personal perspective, Nurhaci was a kind of kindness to Liu Aita. He also had many close friends and relatives and relatives in the Later Jin ruling region.

But in terms of the name of great righteousness, Jiannu's barbaric and cruel rule, the old slave treated the Liao people more and more violently after being defeated continuously, which made him suffer from conscience at all times.

He sighed heavily, and Liu Aita's eyes turned, as if he had woken up from the battle between heaven and man. A figure walked into the courtyard, perhaps the reason why he interrupted his thoughts.

As soon as the student Jin Shengkui walked to the door, he heard Liu Aita's voice coming out, "Mr. Jin, please come in."

After looking at the open window, Jin Shengkui pushed the door open and bowed to Liu Aita.

"Mr. Jin, please sit down." Liu Aita calmed down, forced a smile, and poured tea for Jin Shengkui with his own hands.

After Jin Shengkui thanked him, he sat down and said, "Do you know the latest news?"

Liu Aita lowered her eyes and said lightly: "But the Liao people riot in the villages and villages of Fengcheng, Xiuyan and other places?"

The impact of Ningyuan's disastrous defeat gradually emerged, and the Dongjiang army also began to step up activities, either sending secret spies to contact, or sending people to infiltrate and incite and inspire the Liao people to resist and escape from the Later Jin ruling area.

In order to support the Liao people's actions, the headquarters of the Dongjiang River sent troops to go north along the thawed Yalu River and made a feint to attack Jianzhou; at the same time, it also used the Lu Island, Shicheng Island, and large and small Changshan Island as bases to land on the coast to harass it.

The Ming army also dispatched at the right time, taking northward actions from Jinzhou by land, and using Guangkashima as the basis to raid the Wanghai Fortress and advance the front step by step towards the north.

During the attacks of the Dongjiang Army everywhere, Jiannu was short of troops and was exhausted to deal with it. This was the purpose of the Dongjiang Army's operation, which restrained Jiannu and provided support for the armed resistance of the Liao people.

Although there are only a few villages and villages where slaves are killed, Jin Shengkui believes that the people's sentiment has changed a lot, and the movement against the brutal rule of the Later Jin Dynasty has developed, and it is very surging.

"Sir, it turns out that you already know." Jin Shengkui looked at Liu Aita, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and sighed: "There is still tea in the mansion, but I haven't bought it for a long time."

The blockade and siege have shown results, especially southern merchants such as tea and silk, and there is no channel for inflow.

Liu Aita smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, take all the drinks. I'm worried that I won't even fill my stomach if I don't talk about tea."

Seeing that Liu Aita was so despair, Jin Shengkui couldn't help but sigh and said, "The Ming army is getting stronger and stronger, and the blockade is getting tighter. There is no way to obtain food, cloth, silk and other things. If this continues..."

Seeing Jin Shengkui stop talking, he shook his head repeatedly. Liu Aita's eyes flashed and said, "What will happen if this happens? Will there be famine?"

"I thought there might be food shortages this year or prices soared." Jin Shengkui looked at Liu Aita and said, "There will be thousands of Liao people in the disaster. What do you think?"

"Then what can I do? You and I can only do my best." Liu Aita shook her head and picked up the teacup to drink water, but Jin Shengkui saw a different meaning in his helplessness.

As a guest of Liu Aita, Jin Shengkui has been with him for five years, so it is not an exaggeration to be called a confidant. He has seen the changes in Liu Aita over the past few months and made bold speculations.

Now, only when he first speaks out and relieves Liu Aita's concerns can he accomplish this bold thing.

"Does sir know about Li Xianzhong of the Song Dynasty?" Jin Shengkui looked at Liu Aita's expression change and asked tentatively.

Li Xianzhong was a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty to fight against the Jin Dynasty, but his life experience was extremely unusual.

In the early years of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, Li Xianzhong was forced to serve in the Jin Dynasty because of the fall of Yan'an. Later, he went south and the whole family was unfortunately killed. He joined the Western Xia and then surrendered to the Western Xia and attacked the Jin Dynasty. In the ninth year of Shaoxing, Li Xianzhong defeated the Western Xia Iron Harrier Army with his troops and returned to the Southern Song Dynasty.

After Li Xianzhong returned to the Song Dynasty, he resisted the invasion of the Jin army several times. He was appointed as the deputy envoy of Guozhou Tuanjiao, deputy general manager of Zhejiang East, powerful Jiedu, general of the left Jinwu Guard, and Taiwei.

After his death, Li Xianzhong was awarded the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi and posthumously named "Zhongxiang", which can be said to be a famous name in history.

Liu Aita blinked his eyes and said, "I read a little, but I didn't know it before. However, Mr. Jin talked about history a few days ago and talked about Li Xianzhong, and I remember it clearly."

After pausing, Liu Aita added: "Loyalty and righteousness have returned to the court, but the lord is the best. This is how does the historical books evaluate Li Xianzhong?"

One is an explicit test, the other responds. Moreover, this is not the first tentative conversation, and the latest action.

For example, Jin Shengkui's advice and Liu Aita's actions protected many Liao people from being slaughtered.

At this point, the two of them basically knew each other’s thoughts and couldn’t help but look at each other and smile.

Jin Shengkui bowed and said, "I can guess what the Lord is worried about. But I am worried that the Ming Dynasty will hold grudges and cannot tolerate the Lord?"

Liu Aita nodded with a wry smile. The most important point was finally guessed by Jin Shengkui and said it.

It is definitely not enough to have the determination to oppose Jin Guiming. As the party involved, Liu Aita must first think about whether "Guiming anyway" will be believed by Mingjun. Even if he believes it, will it be just a temporary solution? After he returns to Ming Dynasty, who will guarantee his life safety?

You should know that according to Liu Aita's current status, he was both hardcore traitors and shameless scum with Li Yongfang and Tong Yangxing. He also fought for the Later Jin Dynasty and intercepted the escaped Liao people.

To be honest, Liu Aita's hands were covered with blood from the Ming Dynasty's military and civilians, which was very different from Li Xianzhong.

Seeing that his guess was correct, Jin Shengkui stopped hiding it and told him what he had thought about.

"The adults want to respond internally, and repay China. He is willing to run for it, and repay the adults." Jin Shengkui bowed and said sincerely: "The governor of Denglai, Yuan Keli, is not a pedantic person. He is willing to cross the sea to contact him, so as to ask for the adults to avoid death."

Liu Aita was excited, but she was still not sure and asked, "Can Lord Yuan believe in someone's true heart?"

Jin Shengkui said: "Mr. Yuan is no more than those pedantic and stubborn civil officials, and he is an imperial teacher. He is extremely important in the court. If he is willing to accept the master, he will definitely be safe after returning to the Ming Dynasty."

Liu Aita thought about it, nodded vigorously, thinking that what Jin Shengkui said was reasonable. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, it is the best choice to submit a letter to Yuan Keli.

Emperor Master, speaking in front of the emperor is important, and there should be no problem in protecting one's own life.

"Then thank you Mr. Jin." Liu Aita stood up and bowed to express her gratitude to Jin Shengkui.

Jin Shengkui hurriedly got up and returned the favor, thanking her humble words, but she felt joy and excitement for finally persuading Liu Aita.

Even if Liu Aita and Jin Shengkui discovered their conscience and turned to the light, they would most likely not surrender to a hopeless Ming Dynasty. What prompted them to make a decision was fundamentally hope of returning to the Ming Dynasty and the crisis of continuing to stay in the Later Jin Dynasty.

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Capital, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Wu Dazhang, president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, kowtowed and stood up, bowed his head, waiting for the emperor to ask questions.

He didn't know what the emperor summoned him, and he thought he wanted to assign a job again, so he was not too nervous.

Zhu Youxiao pondered and spoke slowly, "Wu Qing, are you willing to abandon business and become a decree of the court?"

Wu Dazhang was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had heard it badly, so he looked up at the emperor foolishly.

"Don't be surprised." Zhu Youxiao waved his hands and said: "The crackdown on officials and businessmen will gradually deepen, and the immediate relatives of officials will also be prohibited from doing business."

My son?! Wu Dazhang suddenly understood that his son is an official, and he is doing business, which is really easy to give him a handle. He doesn’t care about himself, but when it comes to his son’s future, what else can he not give up?

"Long live." Wu Dazhang bowed and said, "Since it was prohibited by the court, the weak ministers would withdraw from the business world, travel around the forest and spring, or retire in the house."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "It's not that you want to go home to support your old age, but that you want to give you an official position. It's also a good story for father and son to be officials in the same court."

"Weichen--" Wu Dazhang's fat face shook twice, and asked in disbelief: "Long live, do you want to let Weichen be an official?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "I have made less money by abandoning business and going to politics, are you willing?"

"I'm willing." Wu Dazhang's big head was lit with joy and bowed: "Long live such grace, my ministers, my ministers, my sons, and I will repay them with their dogs and horses."

Zhu Youxiao said with a slight hue, "That's great. You are proficient in business and being an official is also related to business. As for the money invested in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, gradually withdraw it!"

After pausing, Zhu Youxiao continued: "For future investment channels, I do not prohibit officials from participating, but they can only be in the form of investment, and they must not be involved in commercial operations."

Investment channels? It seems that the Development Bank Group that is being prepared was started by the emperor.

Wu Dazhang's eyes rolled, thinking that he had guessed the emperor's thoughts and understood the emperor's hints. Isn't it just investment and stocks? As long as you are happy, you will be fine.

Zhu Youxiao does not need Wu Dazhang's investment. To be precise, he is preparing to invest more industries and channels for dividends at the end of the year.

Officials only invest but not operate, which is also conducive to concentrating idle funds in society, providing impetus for the development of industry and commerce, and trying to avoid the re-formation of official and business forces.

This is like the banks in later generations absorbing savings. Giving some interest is more burying than people today, which is more beneficial to society.

"Development Bank Group Company." As soon as Zhu Youxiao opened the golden mouth, he set his name, "Wu Qing will manage it, and he is the third rank of official rank, and is named President."

Development Bank Group companies should be royal property and handed over to themselves to operate. Wouldn't they regard themselves as confidants?

Wu Dazhang couldn't hide his excitement, so he knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.

Imperial Bank is equivalent to the central bank, and Development Bank is equivalent to the consortium of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China. As for whether to distinguish between the future, it depends on the specific situation.

The development bank's current physical factories include glass factories, mirror factories and other physical factories, and there will be soap factories, salt factories, etc. in the future, and the development prospects are very broad.

As for business, it mainly provides interest-free or low-interest loans to industrialists and farmers, promotes expansion of reproduction and helps farmers overcome some difficulties in life.

Zhu Youxiao handed over the more specific development strategies to the palace servants, and the palace servants transferred them to Wu Dazhang.

"When I go back and study it carefully. If you don't understand or have any better suggestions, you can report it to me." Zhu Youxiao and Yan said with a happy look: "This is still a bit different from Imperial Bank."

"I understand." Wu Dazhang took it with both hands, but glanced at the palace maid holding the fourth-rank official uniform next to him, and was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

The ancestral tomb of the Old Wu family is coming from the blue smoke! In a merchant family, his son Jian Ba ​​became an official, and I also became a fourth-rank court official. This makes people feel like they are in a dream, and it is unbelievable!

Wu Dazhang had finished thanking him and left.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Lao Wu's floating steps as if he was drunk, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Is it so good to be an official? How beautiful it is to make money in business? Otherwise, why would so many people go into business in the future?
Chapter completed!