Zhu Youtang's determination to manage the grassland has appeared in front of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.
Facing such an ambitious king to expand the territory, the ministers present, especially the civil servants, did not know what to say. In the past, they relied on regulating and restraining this seemingly weak and helpless king. , to become a wise king in their minds.
But now everything is heading towards an uncontrollable situation.
After the meeting.
On the way out of the palace, the ministers had already discussed it, and most of the ministers still tended to support the northwest military strategy.
It’s not about whether this is militancy, but more about whether it’s effective. It took less than half a year to clean up a once arrogant Huo Si. The emperor also used his strength to interpret his Not just a conservative king.
When Liu Jian and the others heard the comments from the people below, they felt bad.
Whether the interests of the Ming Dynasty are more important in the eyes of civil servants or the interests of the Ming Dynasty in the eyes of the emperor, there are contradictions and conflicts in this.
The cabinet is valued.
After Li Dongyang and Xie Qian came back, what they were most concerned about was naturally what the emperor had said to Liu Jian and the others in the inner court.
Liu Jian also roughly said that the emperor had already spoken to the emperor about most of the matters involved, and Liu Jian did not deliberately comment on the emperor's actions.
Xie Qian also chose to remain silent this time.
Only Li Dongyang seemed to be less confident about incorporating Huo Si. He said, "If Huo Si's request is currently in conflict with the court's approval, what Huo Si wants is to intimidate." Ninghai wanted to herd and build a city for his people, cattle and sheep, but what Daming could give him was the land in the Hetao that had not been cultivated for many years, and his people were not allowed to gather together."
"What do you mean, Binzhi? "Liu Jian looked over.
Li Dongyang said, "Even if Huo Si is really willing to accept the imperial edict, it may be just a temporary measure. After the situation in the grassland changes, it will be a matter of time before he rebels."
"Yeah."
Liu Jian actually also worried about this aspect.
Didn’t the Emperor think of it?
If the Emperor had not had such concerns, he would not have proposed a plan that was close to “buying horse bones for a thousand gold”. He would rather have Huo Si surrender and then rebel. He also wanted to set an example for the grassland tribes. It is estimated that even Zhang Zhou himself saw that it was impossible for Huo Si to truly surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
Li Dongyang said, "I will move the headquarters of Xuan Da General Administration from Xuan Mansion to Datong, but I don't know what your majesty means."
Xie Qian looked over with a smile, and you, Li Things that Bin Zhidu cannot understand
"I think." Liu Jiandao, "Your Majesty wants to use Datong as the foundation to prepare Zhang Bingkuan for the war on the grassland."
Li Dongyang asked "How much money will the imperial court spend on this?"
Liu Jian shook his head, "The imperial court has not even been able to come up with the money and food to reward the meritorious soldiers in the Weininghai and Maoerzhuang battles. Everything depends on Zhang Bingkuan's presence." Northwest will raise its own funds, but with the current NorthwestIt is becoming increasingly desolate. How much can he raise in a short period of time?"
Not only Zhang Zhou, but also the cabinet knew that after the change of the grain Kaizhong system, the situation in the northwest was getting worse day by day.< /p>
But they are still unwilling to change the Salt Law.
What they want is to control the northwest. The northwest is like that anyway, and the future of the Ming Dynasty will not be determined by the rise and fall of the northwest. If the central government’s finances cannot be guaranteed, how can we pursue long-term peace and stability in the northwest?
“Autumn is about to begin, and reports of disasters in various places continue. The Ming Dynasty can be said to be in a precarious and troubled autumn. Zhang Bingkuan is in the northwest, and he can indeed stabilize the morale of the military. , which can be regarded as making the court peaceful. ”
Liu Jian sighed again.
The general meaning is that even if we don’t look down on Zhang Zhou, his military power is already there and he is in the northwest. It is still possible to create a good external environment and let us concentrate on solving the internal troubles.
The situation is not very good, and it is not much worse than the future. Compared with the future, who knows?"
In the eyes of Liu Jian and others, the Ming Dynasty is a bit "precarious" now, because they feel The finances of the Ming Dynasty were almost in ruins, and the so-called Hongzhi ZTE was only based on mutual comfort between the monarchs and ministers. It is not certain that the finances of the Hongzhi Dynasty would be much better.
But. The standard for historians to evaluate the quality of an era does not depend on the financial situation.
Just like the Wanli era, the Ming Dynasty's finances were relatively good, which was also called the dark era. These professional politicians in the Ming Dynasty were making money. On the one hand, it is their weakness.
It seems that the literati only care about the so-called Haiyanheqing, and do not really understand how to make the court collapse, let alone the laws of historical development.
p>The imperial court's decree regarding the surrender of Huo Si quickly reached Yanghekou.
Zhang Zhou also sent people with fast horses to carry out the report of Huo Si, which was written by the emperor. The memorial was sent back to the north, and at the same time, the news was received that Yongxie Bubu had sent troops to Weininghai.
"Zhang Zhitai, your Majesty's intention is that you want to move the town. After arriving in Datong Town, staying in Yanghekou is not an option. ”
Tang Yin came with Song Xian, the commander of Yanghewei.
Although he was just the head of the Ministry of War, Song Xian held Tang Yin up as an imperial envoy and treated Tang Yin as an imperial envoy. Tang Yin was also very flattering.
Zhang Zhou said, "Bo'an has just gone to Datong, and I have no intention of going to Datong yet. "
"Not going to Datong" Tang Yin was a little puzzled.
He didn't say much.
You are resisting the imperial decree and being disrespectful
The emperor asked you to go, do you insist on staying in Yanghekou or say you have your own opinion
Zhang Zhou said, "In the past few days, I am going to walk south of Datong to mine. If there is anything in the north, If there is a war, let Governor Ma of Xuan Mansion and Bo An make some plans. As for Wang Dehua who is in charge of Pianguan, I willDon’t worry either. ”
Tang Yin was worried after hearing this.
The emperor asked you to fight. The situation in the grassland is still uncertain, but you actually have to put down your military affairs to start mining
Song Xian did not have so many opinions. He asked for instructions, "Master Taiwan, do you think there will be any Yang and Wei who can help in the end and can help dispatch manpower to assist. ”
Zhang Zhou glanced at Song Xian. It seemed that the commander of Yanghewei really wanted to cling to his big tree, and he was trying to be fawning, a bit like using a public weapon for personal use.
< p>"No need. "Zhang Zhou picked up a few things on the table and handed them to Tang Yin, meaning to help him pack and organize them, "I have been bothering you for a long time in Yanghekou, causing you trouble. time, I'll come back. Regarding affairs around Datong, listen more to Wang Zhongcheng. If you don't cause trouble for him, you just don't cause trouble for me. "
"Yes. "
After Song Xian accepted the order, he was sent out by Zhang Zhouxian.
Tang Yin asked, "What is it? I can't say it in front of him."
Zhang Zhou said, "I Junior Brother Tang, please study His Majesty's memorial carefully and tell me your thoughts when we set out tomorrow. Just go back. "
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Tang Yin was speechless.
If you have any questions, please tell me directly. Let me go back and study what I studied. The emperor's orders to you are all clearly stated. Yes, is there any secret code?
But now it was an order given to him by Zhang Zhou, so he had no choice but to take out all the so-called edicts and "study" them overnight
That night Zhang Zhou met Chen's daughter.
Chen's daughter came from Xuan Mansion. She was still waiting for Zhang Zhou to find her to start mining, but she was temporarily recruited to Yanghekou. A rich girl from the land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River didn't know the meaning of coming to a cold and cold place like the northwest.
But if she was asked to go back to the capital or Nanjing, she wouldn't be able to go back. < /p>
“Master Zhang. ”
When Chen’s daughter saw Zhang Zhou, she looked very respectful.
If we say that Zhang Zhou’s appointment in the army was only on paper and passed down by word of mouth. The rumors were now presented to her.
"Sit. "Zhang Zhou usually seems lazy and inactive.
But in the northwest, Zhang Zhou is really doing something.
Nearly all of his official duties include money and food.
p>Zhang Zhou asked Tang Yin to study the emperor's will. In fact, it was to let Tang Yin know that the emperor almost never mentioned a word about money and food in all his orders. It was to tell Zhang Zhou that it was okay to prepare for war, but what the court could give The support is limited, and it all depends on you.
On this basis, as long as you can convert the money and food, you can do whatever you want.
This time, Ms. Chen. Sitting down, far away from Zhang Zhou, she seemed very reserved.
She couldn't help but glance at Liu Gui who was standing aside. If this place wasn't like a meeting tent and there were people around, she would have thought. realShe should be worried that Zhang Zhou is the one who covets her.
"It's been a hard journey, haven't you?" Zhang Zhou asked with a smile.
Female Chen said, "Before we left, everything was not very stable, but the road was very peaceful, and caravans could even be seen coming and going. I heard that it was the adults who won the battle on the grassland and ensured the stability of the border fortress." . ”
“Quite good at talking,” Zhang Zhou said, “But it makes no sense. Originally, I wanted to open an iron mine north of Zhangjiakou Fort, but now I have changed my mind and plan to open a coal mine in Datong Town. , This is the purpose of calling you here."
After hearing this, Ms. Chen felt a little relieved.
She asked, "Sir, do you want people from all over the country to donate mines?"
"Haha." Zhang Zhou was laughing.
This tone is a bit like Zhang Heling. When he knew that he was going to open a coal mine in Datong, he felt that he was trying to rob private mines.
Liu Gui said coldly, "Sir, are you the kind of person who takes advantage of others by taking advantage of others?"
"It was a little girl who made a mistake. I hope you can forgive me." The Chen daughter hurriedly stood up and admitted her mistake.
"Sit down."
Zhang Zhou said, "I always rely on my own ability to mine. You also know what I do. If you can't put what you have learned into practical use, , that’s no different from not learning. What I want is just a cover for you.”
“The little girl doesn’t understand.”
The Chen daughter was working with Zhang Heling. The roles they played in the matter were different, but Zhang Zhou felt that this woman understood the many twists and turns in the officialdom, but she just didn't say it.
“The biggest problem when opening a mine is to compete with the people for profit. This is easy for the censor to get involved. I will never put my eggs in one basket. Xishan Coal Mine, I rely on "Jiang family, I will use your Chen family in Datong," Zhang Zhou said, "But your Chen family must surrender to me unconditionally. The failure of your business in Beijing forces you to get on this boat, doesn't it?"
The Chen girl's cheek muscles were tense and she was silent.
Zhang Zhou said, "I will go south with you tomorrow. If you encounter a place with a mine, you can stay and help take care of it. As for the employment, the Datong governor and the local health office will assist, but the local prefect, county government, etc. will not." "Cooperate."
"You should know that when I come to the northwest to use troops, I rely on the governor, Dusi, Xingdusi, as well as the general military office, guard office, Qianhu office and other yamen under my jurisdiction, as well as the local government It has nothing to do with the Wenzhi Yamen."
The Chen daughter probably understood that she was going to be the vanguard.
“If you have trouble, someone will help you solve it, but you have to face big problems yourself. If the government goes to inspect the mine, you have to be tough. I wish you good luck.”< /p>
Zhang Zhou told Chen's daughter openly.
If you help me mine, the local government will definitely cause trouble for you. This involves a dispute of interests between Qianglong and local snakes.
It seems that you have Weishuo and Qianhusuo behind you, and even Xuan Da Zongzhi and Datong Governor are your backers, but you don’t expect these people and the Yamen to be able to do anything at the critical moment. How much help will be given to you, even if you are arrested by the local governmentIt is not impossible to arrest him and put him in a cell.
The so-called "good luck" probably means asking for good fortune.
The Chen daughter asked, "Don't Mr. Zhang intend to manage the local government?"
"Haha, let's do it."
Zhang Zhou smiled.
This seems to be the stuff of people who have been doing business all year round. I know that the biggest way to do business in this era is to manage everything from top to bottom.
Let alone mining, even ordinary business will be difficult to do without taking care of the tax and other local governments.
"I control the military affairs of the six towns in the northwest. I am looking for people to mine. Do I need to take care of my subordinates?" Zhang Zhou smiled.
The Chen girls feel what “pressure” is.
My feelings made me go mining, and I didn’t intend to live in harmony with the local government. You didn’t even give me the basic money to buy the road, so you said you wish me good luck. Zhang Bingkuan is really mean. You have to save this kind of money
Zhang Zhou said, "Let's put it this way, if local officials and gentry cause trouble, people from Shouning Hou will come forward to fight against it. You don't rush in front. If there is a government People want to embarrass you and discuss matters of filial piety and management, but you can't leave Shanxi. If anything happens in the mine and the government deliberately makes things difficult, you have to be the first to do so. "< /p>
The Chen girl looked ugly.
What she wants to ask most now is actually, how much can I share if I have put in so much effort?
Zhang Zhou also answered her appropriately, "I don't know the specific benefits." I will promise you, but if anyone mentions your Chen family in the future, I, a direct descendant of Mr. Zhang, will show you His Majesty’s secret edict”
“Secret edict”
The Chen family’s daughter is very surprise.
What is the concept of the emperor’s secret decree?
Zhang Zhou asked Liu Gui to hand over something.
The Chen daughter knelt on the ground first and took it in her hand. Then she knelt there and read what was in her hand. After she read it, she realized that it was actually written by the emperor in his personal capacity to Zhang Zhou. "Letter".
The terms of address are "Bingkuan", "you", "I" and the like, and the meaning actually expressed is that I am very sure of your contribution, but it is a pity that the court There are too few places that can support you, so you need to raise funds on your own. In order to raise funds, you can "act cheaply". Even if there is a censor advocating for you, I will support you
That's all. .
Even if you commit crimes locally, I will always stand by you.
When she finished reading, she suddenly realized that she had read something she shouldn't have read. The image of the "king" in the letter simply shattered her integrity. In order to let his Bingkuan help him raise military salary. Materials, even competing with the people for profit, and saying so many words that cannot be presented in front of the officials
This must be the emperor's tone
While she was shocked, she was also thinking , this is like what the emperor said
But the person in front of him is the most trusted person by the emperor. He forgedWhat's the point of showing a secret letter from the emperor to a common man like me?
"Get up and continue to sit and talk. Do you understand?" Zhang Zhou and other Liu Gui handed over the secret letter from the emperor. After getting it back, I asked again.
The Chen girl felt like she was on a pirate ship.
Zhang Zhou said, "I am a person who likes to go straight when doing things. Even His Majesty understands my nature, so he will not beat around the bush with me. Your Majesty asked me to raise military supplies and even cast artillery by myself to complete the dispatch of troops." The previous accumulation also suggested that I don’t need to care about the opinions of local officials and the imperial censors.”
“But I am in the middle of the court, how can I not care about these things?”
< p>The Chen girl frowned.The emperor wants you to offend others because he wants to preserve your reputation and make you an alien in the eyes of the civil servants of the DPRK and China.
As a result, you let people like us come out to bear the infamy, while you yourself became a "sage"
"I am not trying to sell dog meat on the head of a sheep, raising funds to run the army and govern the country. Don’t you understand the use of the side, those old ministers in the imperial court? Perhaps the most incomprehensible thing is that if I want to focus on how to deal with people in the local government, how can I focus on running the army and managing the army? "Use troops"
"These things have to fall on your shoulders, Miss Chen. The task I give you is not too big. You can help me earn 200,000 taels of silver every year, which is about That's enough."
When Chen's daughter heard this, she thought the goal was really "not big."
Just kill me
How much coal would it take to dig two hundred thousand taels to have this value?
"Come with me tomorrow and put on men's clothes. "If there are women around me, it will inevitably make people think too much. If you don't have many people, just do your best." Zhang Zhou laughed.
It seems like a group of people, all doing odd jobs for him.
And he is a person who runs the whole operation, waiting for others to come on stage for everything, and he counts the money behind his back.
Xuanfu.
Wang Shouren received the order from the imperial court, asking him to prepare to welcome Huo Si into the Pass to pay tribute in Datong Town.
Wang Xi said: "Wang Zhongcheng, do you think the court's intention is to allow us to take advantage of the fire sieve unprepared, send troops to attack, and order it?"
"For things that are not mentioned in the decree, you can do it from now on." Where did you see it?"
Wang Shouren asked.
Wang Xi looked embarrassed, but vaguely disappointed.
Wang Shouren knew that because of Zhang Zhou's presence, everyone in the Northwest Army wanted to make a difference. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If Zhang Zhou's influence was lost, it would be even more difficult to make contributions on the battlefield.
“It is expected that Huo Si will not be able to enter the customs easily, and he will propose to surrender to the Ming Dynasty because he is in danger. But once he leaves the military camp, how can the tribes on the grassland sit back and watch how to make Huo Sii obey orders and enter the customs? It depends on how Zhang Zhitai negotiates with him. Recently, all the garrison posts in Datong have stepped up their vigilance to prevent Tatar invasion." Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading