The news that Dashun and the Ming Dynasty were about to reach the "Tianjin Treaty" spread wildly in Beijing. It is said that this was the news revealed by the authoritative figures of Dashun. On the day the news was circulating, well-informed people went to the government bond exchange to buy at the bottom, so the government bonds rose steadily, reaching 4 cents and 5 cents.

On the 12th, the Ta Kung Pao published a special interview with reporters of Dashun, Wenwen, and Wu Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin. In response to the "Tianjin Treaty" circulating on the market, Prime Minister Niu and General Liu expressed their respective views.

Prime Minister Niu’s big mouth is quite deceptive and incitement:

We Dashun is to win the world on the back of the horse, but we will not govern the world on the back of the horse. Dashun came to Beijing, one is to shoulder the mission of resisting Qing and pacifying Liao, and the second is to benefit our hometown, carry out construction, and build the country under Dashun's governance to prosperity. In the past 17 years, Chongzhen has not been able to resist Qing and pacifying Liao, and the other is to benefit the people, so he has to take the initiative to give way to the wise. However, considering that Chongzhen still wants to make a difference and wants to come back to do something, I, Emperor Dashun, is magnanimous. Since Chongzhen can't continue in the north, then go to the south. Dashun is in the north and the Ming Dynasty is in the south, so I can completely start a peaceful competition without gunpowder! My Dashun is first of all, not afraid of military confrontation, and of course I am not afraid of peaceful competition! See who can compare with whom, and cannot see the result in three to five years, then it will be better than him in ten or twenty years. Look at the China today, who is the world!

Prime Minister Niu has copied many aphorisms from Chongzhen’s “Ten Thousand Words Book”, and it is rare that he copied them perfectly. Li Zicheng asked him to be the prime minister, but at least he had to make some information!

General Liu also delivered a very skilled speech:

We came to Beijing to fight against Qing and Ping Liao. For many years, the Qing soldiers have committed great crimes and committed heinous crimes. Although Chongzhen had the intention to fight against Qing and Ping Liao, he had no ability to fight against Qing and lost his troops and humiliate the country and lost thousands of miles of land. Therefore, we had to go to the front desk and carry the banner of anti-Qing. Our Dashun army is a powerful army in a hundred battles, and will wipe out the fatigue of the Ming army, resist the Qing to the death and defend the country. In order to achieve the goal of fighting against Qing and Ping Liao, we are determined to give up past grudges. We will lead the patriotic forces, including the Ming Dynasty, and unite everything that can be united.

The power of the two countries is to work together to defeat the Qing army and settle Liao and Xinjiang in the north. In this sense, the "Tianjin Treaty" will be a symbol of Dashun's leadership in the anti-Qing forces. Our Dashun is at the forefront of the anti-Qing and is the core force leading the anti-Qing. Including the Ming Dynasty and the Daxi of Zhang Xianzhong, we should obey the overall situation of anti-Qing and pacifying Liao. From the "Tianjin Treaty" that is being brewed, I saw Chongzhen's national awareness. I personally think that no matter what mistakes Chongzhen made, I put the overall national situation first and I, Liu, respect him as a man!

Later, we learned that this speech was actually drafted by Kim Zhijun. Since Liu Zongmin made a big move into the public debt transaction, Kim Zhijun has become a senior aide to Liu Zongmin’s public debt operation. In addition, Kim Zhijun himself has also built a rat warehouse, and the interests are at stake. Therefore, Kim Zhijun spared no effort and racked his brains to finally raise General Liu’s speech to a new level - the “Tianjin Treaty” is a sign that Dashun led the nation to resist the Qing Dynasty!

In addition, Jin Zhijun found someone to verify it and published a heavy-duty article in this issue of "Ta Kung Pao": "One country and two emperors have existed since ancient times!" The article verified that Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang were emperors of the same generation, and each occupied one country. The Han people were descendants of Yan and Huang, which shows that it is not uncommon for one country and two emperors.

On the 12th, the Ta Kung Pao dropped a bombshell in the public bond market, causing the market to sweep away the haze. The two days ago, I was worried that Dashun was just a short-lived dynasty. When I saw that Dashun really had the possibility of long-term land. Those with public bonds were of course holding the public bonds in their hands, and those without public bonds were itchy, and they were all irritated to test the waters of public bonds. The public bonds rose one after another under the market's enthusiasm, but only triggered a round of selling at the price of seven cents of silver. After digesting this round of selling, the public bonds rose all the way, reaching the highest to eight cents of silver, and finally stabilized at the price of seven cents of silver.

The bigwigs who pushed up the bonds this time were not only Liu Zongmin's "Dashun Fund", but also the "Shenzhen Merchants Fund" jointly organized by the eight major merchants who were later named "Eight Great Imperial Merchants" by the Qing Dynasty. In addition, the "Mingshi Fund" led by the princess has added a super dealer, that is, Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong's younger brother Zheng Hongkui happened to receive a market report on "Pingliamentary Bonds" under Beijing in the "concealment" part of the "Apollo Plan" in Tianjin, and received the princess' invitation to join the market report on "Pingliamentary Bonds" under Beijing, and received the invitation from the princess to join.

Please, according to insiders, the princess's every move has increased by more than three times. Zheng Hongkui lamented that the profits of his own risk of his life to do the pirate industry were just like this, so he took out one million taels of silver and invested in the princess's "Mingshi Fund" and became a partner. Zheng Zhilong's merchant stationed in Beijing is now stationed on the exchange and accepts the princess' instructions at any time. The "Mingshi Fund" absorbed it wildly when the government bonds dropped to three cents of silver, and even Liu Zongmin was afraid of it, and it doubled in a few days.

The most outrageous thing is that the Dashun army soldiers took the lead with Liu Zongmin. Seeing that the public debt market made a lot of money, even the Datou soldiers gathered together a few silver and started "private equity funds" from all over the country. With the addition of these silver, Beijingers inevitably raised public debts to the top. Of course, those who sell cabbage and dog skin plaster in Beijing also have their own "private equity funds". They handed over the bank to the most famous "speculators" in Beijing some time ago - such as "Liu Baiwan"'s "Liu Private Equity Fund", Guo's "Guo Fund", etc. This shows the popularity of public debt in Beijing.

Driven by huge interests, people were actually very fast to keep up with the times. In the spring of 1644, Beijing, no, not only Beijing, but also everyone who heard of the government bonds, whether rich or not rich, kept pace with the times, ushering in a spring of government bond transactions.

Chongzhen and his party were escorted by Wu Sangui's 10,000 troops and horses. Although they had sent 800 miles to Nanjing to convey the emperor's oral order, Chongzhen still did not dare to stop on the way. After arriving in Jining on that day, he had already separated from the Dashun army. Jining was in the hands of the Ming army at this time, and there were no Dashun troops in the south of Jining, so they abandoned their horses and headed south on the canal. Wu Sangui conscripted five large ships, and Chongzhen sat on the middle ship. Wu Sangui personally led the cavalry to escort the river bank, and the arrangement was foolproof.

Chongzhen's two apprentices Zhao Yijun and Liu Ergang were guarding around Chongzhen. They were wearing simple leather armor that day, so although they were shot by a runaway arrow, they were injured a little bit of flesh and applied the wound, and the two no longer took it seriously. The two insisted on protecting the apprentices. When Chongzhen saw that the two apprentices were loyal and honorable, he stayed by his side. Liu Jiyun and Mr. Zhou were seriously injured and stayed on another ship to recuperate. In addition, there were five Jinyiwei and six Wu Sangui's capable subordinates.

On that day, Chongzhen woke up and got up and was about to dress himself, Miss Zhou and his maid rushed forward to wash Chongzhen. The other guards were all men, so Wu Sangui left Miss Zhou and Miss Zhou's maid to serve Chongzhen's daily life. But seeing Miss Zhou's bright eyes swam on her body, she couldn't help but feel moved when she saw Miss Zhou's beauty like a flower. Miss Zhou had a melon-shaped face, slender figure, and walked like a willow, with a pair of wonderful eyes, with a bit of charm in her eyes, especially the shyness that lowered her head after seeing her, which was different.

Miss Zhou first saw Chongzhen and his party killing Dashun bandits and saving him, and was grateful. Later, when she was attacked by Dashun bandits, she calmly commanded and bravely killed the enemy. She irresistible and irresistible admiration for heroes. Gradually, Chongzhen became a god in her heart. When she knew that the idol in her heart was Chongzhen, she was even more respectful and loving. When Chongzhen and Wu Sangui won the wrestling, a plump idol took root in her heart. If Chongzhen had no female fans before, Miss Zhou would undoubtedly become Chongzhen's first and most obsessed female fans.

When she was dressing for Chongzhen, she touched Chongzhen's arm. Miss Zhou felt her face flushed and her ears were hot, and her heart trembled. After a while, she calmed down her pounding heartbeat.

In April, it is the time when spring is strong. The willows by the river are dancing in the wind, and the grass is connected to the sky in the distance. Under the blue sky is a world full of spring. At this time, I have taken off the cage and fly freely. The beauty is now, and the country is like a painting, so what else can I ask for! Chongzhen felt as if he hummed a song intentionally or unintentionally:

The white birch is in the blue sky, the wind is coming from the south, the magnolia blossoms on the hills, the spring of the north, the spring of the north has arrived...

Miss Zhou listened to the song Chongzhen hummed in a daze, and felt that the song was full of charm and the lyrics were unique. She was stunned for a moment. It was not until Chongzhen finished humming a song that Miss Zhou came to her senses. Seeing that Chongzhen was very excited, she stepped forward and blessed her with a blessing:

"Your Majesty, it's rare that the emperor has such a good mood. How about a little girl playing a song for the emperor?"

"Oh, since Miss Zhou is willing to play the piano for me, I am willing to hear the elegant rhyme." Chongzhen vaguely remembered the cute appearance of Concubine Tian playing the piano back then, and his heart was filled with emotion.

The maid took the piano over, and Miss Zhou happily played the piano. While playing the piano, she glanced at Chongzhen's reaction from time to time. Chongzhen was deeply intoxicated by the sound of the piano, and half recalled Concubine Tian back then, and half were drunk with the beauty!

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The location of the peace talks between Dashun and Daming was chosen in Linqing. The Ming Dynasty was Li Yutian and Wang Chengen, and the Dashun was Song Xiance and Gu Junen. The two sides officially began negotiations for the "Tianjin Treaty".

First of all, Dashunfang raised questions about how "one China, two courts" were actually operated. Wang Chengen was prepared for a long time, and after an explanation, Dashunfang felt relieved. Therefore, the first consensus reached in the negotiation was:

The two administrative regimes of Dashun and Daming both belong to the category of "one China". The full name of Dashun: China Dashun Empire, Emperor: Li Zicheng. The full name of Dashun: China Dashun Empire, Emperor: Zhu Youjian. The pattern of "one country, two emperors" has been formed since then.

Next is the clause about Zhang Xianzhong. Dashunfang advocated that the formal treaty would delete Zhang Xianzhong. Of course, this one could sign a secret contract. It is very simple, and this matter cannot be made public. It turned out that Li Zicheng was in the same trench as Zhang Xianzhong. When Li Zicheng was in trouble, Zhang Xianzhong also helped him. Although this help was not for nothing, Li Zicheng also helped him. However, Li Zicheng turned his back and slapped his back and raised his back to Chongzhen to make Zhang Xianzhong's idea. If Zhang Xianzhong did not let go of this anger, the first one might be to find Li Zicheng's bad luck. For the great cause of anti-Qing, don't force Zhang Xianzhong into a hurry. Although Dashunfang raised his hands to agree that "whoever attacks, whoever controls" agreement in a year later, this cannot be made public. Therefore, the open treaty was modified to: both sides strive for Zhang Xianzhong to fight against the Qing Dynasty together, and so on. The Ming side of the Ming Dynasty certainly expressed understanding, and it was just a signing of a secret contract.

However, when the dividing line between the two sides was involved, both sides went a long way to go. Everyone wanted to take more land, and no one would do the losses. Dashunfang pointed out that the Ming Dynasty was a fertile land, so it was natural that more land should be given to Dashunfang. Dashunfang pointed out that the Liaodong, Mongolia and Tatars in the north of Dashunfang had a vast territory. Dashunfang was close to the waters and towers, and it could expand the border for thousands of miles. It was a bit fun to talk about it. As a result, the Ming Dynasty made a little concession on the dividing line, and was able to draw a north-south dividing line.

The second is the issue of surrendering generals in the Ming Dynasty. Dashunfang clearly stated that the former Ming army that had surrendered to Dashunfang would not accept it for any reason. This was proposed by Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng was worried that if these former Ming generals who surrendered to Dashun chose again, a large number of surrendered generals, such as Bai Guangen and Tang Tong, would run to the Ming Dynasty again. The front was fighting against the Qing Dynasty and fighting to the death. The soldiers behind them would run away to surrender to the old master, so why would they fight against the Qing army? This is indeed reasonable. After discussing this point, a clause had to be added:

Neither side shall accept the other party's army's submission. If the former Ming general has already submission, the Ming side shall not accept the return of submission for any reason.

After repeated consideration, the two sides signed the "Tianjin Treaty" in Linqing on the 18th day of the lunar calendar in 1644. The draft was immediately effective and the documents were officially exchanged after the emperors of both sides signed and used seals. In order to show Dashunfang's sincerity, Dashunfang sent back to King Yong of Chongzhen, King Ding and Concubine Yuan, and returned to Wu Sangui's family at the same time. The original plan for the return was that Princess Kunxing was listed, but because Princess Kunxing voluntarily stayed in Beijing, he was given up.

On the same day, Chongzhen finally arrived in Nanjing. When Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying led the ministers of the six ministries of Nanjing to kneel down to welcome the throne and enter the city, Chongzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this time in history, Nanjing first heard that Chongzhen died for the country. The ministers disagreed with the two factions of Lu or Fu. Until May, King Fu took the support of the military commander and ascended the throne. He was tortured for Emperor Hongguang. After a year of hardship, he finally arrived in Nanjing before the Hongguang farce. He was also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. With this identity, he could have the confidence to say: Everything is possible!

(The first part ends)

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