Wang Yuanya's memorial and the four Jurchen Tatars' heads have been sent to the capital, and some Han people who have confessed to Zunhua were also taken to the capital.

Yuan Chonghuan had previously reported that Jiannu might have robbed the Beizhili area from Da'ankou, and that memorial did not attract the attention of Emperor Chongzhen. However, this time Wang Yuanya reported this matter again, including Jiannu's head and detailed works, and this series of evidence was placed in front of him, and Emperor Chongzhen could not ignore this matter.

In the court, there were constant quarrels. Emperor Chongzhen sat on the dragon throne expressionlessly, Wang Chengen stood aside, and the officials below the stage argued endlessly.

Wen Tiren, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up, held the court tablet in both hands, and bowed deeply to Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chaise: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to dispatch the Guanning Iron Cavalry into Da'ankou and strengthen the defense of Da'ankou."

But before Wen Tiren's words fell, Han Yu stood up and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, you must not transfer Yuan Chonghuan into Da'ankou! Governor Yuan guards Shanhaiguan. If the Guanning Iron Cavalry leaves Shanhaiguan without hesitation, if Jiannu drove straight into Shanhaiguan, the consequences would be even more unimaginable!"

"Since Han Aiqing refuses to transfer the Guanning Iron Cavalry into Da'ankou to assist in the defense, what good strategies do you have to defeat the enemy?" Emperor Chongzhen asked staring at Han Dong.

Han Du is the leader of the Donglin Party. Like most Donglin Party members, he only knows how to govern the country, strengthen the army, and defend against the enemy. He couldn't answer for a while, and just knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I just think it's inappropriate to transfer Guanning Army to Shanhaiguan, but I don't know who should transfer to assist Da'ankou."

Chongzhen turned his head to look at Wang Zaijin, Minister of War: "Wang Aiqing, you are Minister of War. Can you have a good plan to control the enemy?"

Wang Zaijin was shocked and quickly stood up, holding his scepter in his hands and bowed deeply to Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chaise: "Your Majesty, my plan is to recruit 40,000 people to build a city in Da'ankou and garrison."

"Recruiting people to build a city? But where can the imperial court have money?" Chongzhen's face looked very bad.

Chen Yan, the chief magistrate of the Hanlin Academy, came out to report: "Your Majesty, you can order all prefectures and counties in northern Zhili to send additional city repair taxes."

The city repair tax was added, and local officials could make profits from it. Chen Yan's proposal was naturally welcomed by the ministers. But I don't know how much burden this suggestion would be to deepen the people, so it was not a matter of the Donglin Party. Anyway, as long as the tax was increased, it would be better not to add it to the merchants who were with their interests.

Since the Tumu Fort Incident, the military generals and nobles of the Ming Dynasty were severely weakened, and civil servants took the opportunity to seize power. Since then, the civil servant group has been in a relationship with the merchant group, and the civil servant group has provided advice. Many civil servants have done business by themselves, so the commercial tax cannot be collected in the late Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Wanli sent a mining supervisor and tax supervisor to collect mining and commercial taxes, and was denounced by the just-right Donglin Party for competing for profit with the people. Later, Tianqi used Wei Zhongxian to collect commercial taxes, and was even scolded as a foolish monarch and valued the eunuch party.

Wang Yongguang, Minister of Personnel, submitted a memorial: "I have a memorial to submit it."

Chongzhen asked with a stern face: "Why did Wang Aiqing report?"

Wang Yongguang said: "The right assistant censor Liu Ce and Da'ankou general Zhang Shixian impeached Zunhua Governor Wang Yuanya and Santun Camp General Zhu Guoyan. The two of them scrambled soldiers in Zunhua City to disturb the people and arrest innocent businessmen indiscriminately. The public was extremely angry and they should be severely punished!"

In real history, in the Jisi Changes in the second year of Chongzhen, Wang Yuanya and Zhu Guoyan were both national heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country, but Liu Ce was a member of the Donglin Party who left the pass and fled. However, history has changed now. Among the group of businessmen arrested by Wang Yuanya and Zhu Guoyan, some of them had an indescribable relationship with Liu Ce. It is really hateful that Liu Ce actually impeached these two people.

"I'm going to discuss it!" Chen Yan also stood up and said.

"I'm going to discuss it!" A group of Donglin Party members stood up one after another.

Chongzhen was furious: "Because the city was filled with Jiannu's work, Wang Aiqing and Zhu Aiqing killed Jiannu's work, and arrested illegal businessmen who colluded with Jiannu. What crimes are there? If you have something to report, you will leave the court without any trouble!"

After saying that, Chongzhen shook his sleeves and stood up.

The ministers in the court knelt on the ground one after another, and the upright officials of the Donglin Party risked the court's stick and submitted a memorial: "Your Majesty, Wang Yuanya and Zhu Guoyan led their troops to disturb the people and falsely accused innocent people. If these two thieves are not severely punished, the law of nature will not be tolerated!"

Chongzhen did not realize that after he eliminated Wei Zhongxian, he should have Wang Chengen replaced him. Not only did he not, he was deceived by civil servants and weakened the factory guards. Now the court is almost the only one-man of the Donglin Party. The civil servants' ideas are basically bad ideas that harm the country and the people. Chongzhen, the emperor, was only the second year, and his fiscal revenue was no longer enough. The money flowing out of the treasury was spent, and very few came in. But which of the officials below was not rich?

"The Jiannu is going to invade!" But before Chongzhen found a countermeasure, this amazing news was already circulating in the entire Northern Zhili.

Wu Fugui is a young man living in the capital. He works as a waiter in an inn and makes a living by working. That morning, after he had been busy all night, he had just returned home after getting off work. The wife at home told him: "There is not much food left at home, and Jiannu is going to invade. You should buy some food to keep it at home."

Wu Fugui took the money and went to the street to buy rice. He came to Dong'an rice shop located in Dongbianmen, but saw a big sign hanging on the gate with "No rice today" on it.

"Waiter, why didn't there be no rice sold today?" Wu Fugui asked.

The waiter said weakly: "This guest official, don't you know that Jiannu is going to invade? Everyone inside and outside the capital are rushing to buy rice. Where can I buy rice?"

Unwilling to give up, Wu Fugui almost asked all the grain stores, but there was no rice for sale!

These rice shops in Beijing are all big shops with people in the court. These big shops with the same spirit almost monopolize the trading of grain and rice in Beijing, and the price naturally depends on their mood.

In normal times, although the price of this grain merchant in the capital is a little bit unscrupulous, his business has always been booming. Now there are great disasters and chaos everywhere, and even the emperor in the capital is not at ease.

The Later Jin army was about to invade, and many people were worried that there would be no food to eat. In panic, they naturally wanted to buy some rice and flour to store it home so that the Later Jin army would not starve to death when it invaded the Northern Siege. Therefore, in the past few days, the rice shops in the capital have become even more popular.

These days, it is an opportunity for these unscrupulous merchants. In fact, these grain merchants have rice in their hands, but no one is willing to sell the grain they have hoarded at this time, because the Jurchens of the Later Jin Dynasty are about to invade. At that time, many people will flock to the city to flee. If the grain merchants are hoarding food, even if they raise prices, they will be regarded as breaking the rules. At the very least, they will be smashed by a group of thugs in the store or sued; at worst, they will be broken by bandits at night and even destroyed!

Those profiteers all had backstages in the court, and most of them were officials of the Donglin Party.
Chapter completed!