Chapter 117 The flesh and bones of the people have been exhausted, and the state has no money to spend
“Sir, Yin Butang really won!”
“How on earth did Budang think of using medicine? The boat opened the water gate? This is a wonderful plan! All the harvest, except the gold and silver, has been transported to Nanya. It is being copied and will be sent to the capital soon." Zhu Yijun summoned Zhang Juzheng before he could say anything. Zhang Juzheng told the good news.
Zhu Yijun was quite pleased with Yin Zhengmao's victory and handed the Tang newspaper to Zhang Hong, who gave it to Zhang Juzheng for inspection.
On the way here, Zhang Juzheng had already listened to Feng Bao explain the matter clearly, and when he saw the Tang newspaper, he also smiled.
He could see that the little emperor was really happy about this victory.
"Yin Budang's method... was extremely expensive." Zhang Juzheng also felt a little emotional about Yin Zhengmao's approach. The imperial court was almost dying of poverty for the two ships of gunpowder. It was better for him to set off a big firework. At least 50,000 to 60,000 silver dollars were thrown in! Not distressed either.
The imperial court was scrambling over a few taels of silver, but Yin Zhengmao threw money away like running water!
The red-haired fan was simply blown to death by money!
Zhang Juzheng had seen Deng Zilong's inquiring about the intelligence. The construction of the camp was indeed not easy to deal with. Yin Zhengmao's method of defeating the ten guilds reduced the consumption of Zhejiang soldiers. Is the money more important, or the sergeants? Zhang Juzheng believes that sergeants are more important.
"It's good if you win." Zhu Yijun waved his hand, saying that since he won, it doesn't matter how he won.
Let’s put aside the old accounts of corruption for the time being. If you win, you are justified. If you keep winning, you will always be justified. Zhu Yijun also follows the example of officials. Everyone who can do things needs to be cherished. In the current situation of Ming Dynasty , everyone who does something should be treated politely.
The Ming Dynasty has become like this, but it is still willing to die for the country, to serve the country, and to serve the country.
"Nothing of gold or silver obtained?" Zhang Juzheng was keenly aware of the blind spot.
Of all the harvests, there is only no gold and silver. This is abnormal. The big Fulangji people’s sailing ship received four million taels of silver once it arrived at the port. This broke the Fulangji people’s camp in Luzon and the spoils of war. Where have the gold and silver items on the list gone?
It's like this again, Yin Zhengmao 99% split up in private again.
“It doesn’t make sense to want the horse to run and not eat grass.”
“Who are the people under Yin Butang? He relied on guest soldiers from Zhejiang Recruitment, and Lin Afeng is a pirate, how can he fight without a big reward? We can wait until Yin Butang returns to Beijing to ask." Zhu Yijun still insisted on his opinion.
Let’s leave the matter of corruption aside for the time being. We’ll ask Yin Zhengmao in person when he returns to Beijing.
Be greedy, just be greedy. Yin Zhengmao is not Yingtian Mansion Yin Gu Zhangzhi, who had 480,000 silver, but Gu Zhangzhi greedily took 360,000. People are all plucked by Yan Guo, and Gu Zhangzhi is Yan Guoliu. hair! There is such a big hole. If the imperial court does not confiscate homes, who will fill the hole?
Yin Zhengmao apportioned 120,000 taels of silver to support the military expenses, and he took 30,000 taels himself. This is already very clean!
In the late Qing Dynasty, Li Zhongtang and Li Hongzhang embezzled 40 million taels of silver during the few years they were in power. What kind of colossal beetles were they? The key is that Li Hongzhang took the money and still couldn't do anything. This is a huge mistake.
Zhu Yijun looked at the report and the list of trophies in his hand. The most important things on it were ship logs, charts, artillery and other items, especially the half-built warship in the shipyard. Spain has Spanish national conditions. , Daming has the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty, and after referring to the Spanish ship design, Daming should be able to design a ship suitable for itself.
“Ship logs, charts, artillery, quarters, sextants, and octants are also necessary for guiding stars across the ocean and running maritime schools. How much do you think these things are worth, sir? Priceless." Zhu Yijun shook his head.
Gold and silver A'Du's things, these are the things that Zhu Yijun values especially, Yin Zhengmao directly brought them back intact.
"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Juzheng was silent for a moment and bowed his head and said. Your Majesty is so reasonable and has convinced Zhang Juzheng. How much is knowledge worth? This is difficult to measure in terms of gold and silver. Knowledge is priceless. What Yin Zhengmao took away was gold and silver, but what he brought back solved the urgent need of the court.
Zhu Yijun said with some emotion: "This military achievement is also due to my husband. If it were not recommended by my husband, how could Yin Butang be spread with all his knowledge and enthusiasm? Yin Butang is an extraordinary person who does extraordinary things. Dai Those who are in the opposition and those who are jealous are in the government. Officials dare not violate private requests and criticize with words and writings. If not for Mr. Yin's strong support, Yin Butang may not even be able to defeat the Japanese bandits."
"Let alone today. "The victory was achieved." The husband’s son entered the Imperial College as an official student.”
Enyin, who was in the third grade, entered the Imperial College as an official student, and became the third son in the first grade. Zhu Yijun was planning to give Zhang Juzheng the treatment of the first grade, and then naturally gave it to Zhang Juzheng. Promoted to Taifu.
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he rolled his sleeves, knelt down and kowtowed and said, "I looked up at Heaven's grace and did not dare to disobey it. However, the east of the mountains was destroyed, and Lu Song was cleared of barbarians. It was because of the concerted efforts of the generals and soldiers and the concerted efforts of the supervising ministers and soldiers." "Zhi, I and other officials live close by and work as spokespersons. They have neither the responsibility of personally risking arrows nor the responsibility of serving as military commanders. How dare they be greedy and take advantage of heaven's merits?" The heart of a general is the result of the admonition of the court. "
"I dare not accept it."
The credit of the general is the credit of the general, and Zhang Juzheng cannot be greedy for this credit.
From the beginning, Zhang Juzheng was not very optimistic about this expedition. He did not oppose it, but he did not have clear support. It was just that Lin Afeng's entrenchment in Nan'ao Island needed to be resolved, and the guest troops who were fighting in Lingdong also needed to be resettled, so he Agree to this trial.
The Hong Mao Fan can't help but fight. This is not surprising. From the Zhengde Period to the Ming Dynasty, did the Fo Langji people ever defeat the Ming Navy?
Give the red-haired fans some face and call them Folangji people. If you don’t give the red-haired fans any face, tell them to be buried immediately!
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and felt that this person was very boring. He thought for a while and said: "Sir, please get up quickly. If you say something, say something. Then I will reward you with a hundred taels of silver, six layers of silk, and a python suit." It's a small token of reward. It's appropriate to accept the favor, but be careful not to resign."
Zhang Juzheng has always been resistant to this genuine treatment. This kind of resistance is all-round, and he will not take it back. Keep playing.
The last time Gao Qiyu got involved in the Yingtianfu rural examination case, Zhang Juzheng submitted four memorials in a row, asking the emperor to deprive him of it, but Zhu Yijun could only issue a seal to deprive him of it.
"I obey the order." When Zhang Juzheng heard that it was a reward of money and things, he didn't refuse. It's okay to get a little glory, but greedy for God's merit will be recorded in the history books and will be infamy for thousands of years!
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "When I met the emperor, I was very talented and talented, and my knowledge was getting newer every day. It was like Yao's writings, explaining the secrets of the latitude and longitude of the world; Kang Zai and Shun's achievements were following the trend of Ming Dynasty. I am stupid. What a blessing! What a blessing to the world!"
"Yin Butang is great, what does it have to do with me?" Zhu Yijun waved his hand and continued to look at the list in the newspaper.
There were merchant ships, warships, and ocean-going ships. The harvest of this battle was enough for Ming Dynasty to digest for several years. The little emperor’s hands kept knocking and knocking on the table. He had probably guessed When we got to Yin Zhengmao, where did he take the honeysuckle?
Zhang Juzheng watched the little emperor meditate and felt quite emotional. The victory of this battle was entirely due to his majesty's heroic appearance.
Yuanfu Zhang Juzheng took responsibility for his words, and nailed them every time. Your Majesty is wise. He has a reason for saying this, and it is well-founded and is definitely not slander.
In the first month of the first year of Wanli, he once wrote a special "Xie Zhao Jian Shu", saying: Summoning auxiliary ministers is a grand event of the ancestral dynasty. In the sixth year since the late emperor came to the throne, Yuan Mu was in charge of the government. After repeated petitions from the ministers, he was not granted permission. The people of the world looked up to this move, which lasted almost a day.
When the emperor summoned his ministers, Zhang Juzheng had to write a special memorial to express his gratitude. This was because the late emperor had not summoned his ministers once in the six years since he was emperor. Wenyuan Pavilion was opposite Wenhua Hall, but the emperor never summoned his ministers once. Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were not summoned.
This memorial can be said to be extremely arrogant, and it is taboo for the venerable. The late emperor has passed away, and he has done something wrong. How can he say it?
But Zhang Juzheng just said it, and also invited the young emperor to meet with his ministers, courtiers, courtiers, foreign officials, county magistrates, elders, common people, and foreign envoys.
Your Majesty has done a really good job of listening to the affairs of state at the imperial gate, summoning ministers to discuss matters, and keeping the state affairs running normally.
On the other hand, it was about Yin Zhengmao raising taxes for Xiao Fo Langji to support internal funds. With a wave of his hand, the little emperor directly cut the palace budget and used it for the war in Jinan.
Yin Zhengmao's success in Luzon has a lot to do with this money.
In the second year of Longqing, Zhang Juzheng said "Please stop taking taels of silver". The palace spent a lot of money at the Mu Temple. In the second year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing issued a special order and asked the Ministry of Household Affairs for 300,000 taels of silver. .
The Ministry of Revenue reported to the Ministry of Finance that the side fees were heavy and the state was insufficient, and begged the Holy Spirit to stop using them.
Zhang Juzheng remonstrated and said: The bones and blood of the people have been exhausted, and there is no way to finance the state. The ministers and others were worried day and night and had no plan.
After this memorial was presented, it was like a stone sinking into the sea. Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to submit another memorial. After several times, he finally got a reply from Emperor Longqing: I read the memorial and others. The household department is short of silver, and the inner treasury is also short of silver. , I will take it. Since this is said, let's take one hundred thousand. Your Majesty is waiting for the message, so there is no need to disturb me again.
In the end, Emperor Longqing paid one hundred thousand taels of silver from the national treasury.
At that time, the country's finances were in great losses and there was no money. During the Jiajing period, the ancestral law also had detailed rules. For the national tax, 30% of the palace's money was taken away, and 70% of the national money was taken away. In the first year of Longqing, in the month Hong Kong draws points, and the national funds are split 50-50.
This was all agreed upon, but Emperor Longqing went back on his promise and took away another hundred thousand taels of silver.
As for the little emperor, with a wave of his hand, he cut the palace budget and still supported Yin Zhengmao to set off fireworks and fight against Hongmao Fan. What a wise move was this?
Yin Zhengmao, who has a good way of making money, is not short of money at all. What he lacks is confidence. What Zhang Yuanxun and others lack is also confidence. How can Yin Zhengmao not be grateful for such a holy grace and lose his loyalty to the country?
Ling Yunyi believes that Yin Zhengmao is a clan relative who lives among the people. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain such a holy grace!
“Oh, I know!” Zhu Yijun slapped the table and suddenly realized that the answer to the question he had just been thinking about had been found.
Zhang Juzheng, who had been distracted, came back to his senses and asked doubtfully: "Why is Your Majesty so happy?"
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "I know where Yin Butang used the money. Look, sir, Yin Butang said that he wanted to repair the unrepaired plywood ship and build it in March next year for defense. How could it be built without spending money? So, he took the gold and silver, and Take it.”
The war in Luzon is just the beginning. Next year, the big sailing ship will arrive in the Ming Dynasty. How can Yin Zhengmao respond to the enemy without a big ship?
Zhang Juzheng was still very insistent and said: "The heirs of Yin Bu Tang entered the Imperial College as official students. When Lu Song settles down a little, it is appropriate to call Yin Bu Tang back to Beijing to resume his duties."
Yin Zhengmao took him with him. The one who belongs to Zhejiang is the army of Zhejiang. If the finances are independent, the feudal town will be in danger.
Once Yin Zhengmao and others rebelled, and even colluded with the Red-haired Pangolin, Luzon and Manila would become the source of disaster, and that would be a sea pirate more terrifying than the Red-haired Pangolin and the Japanese pirates. Trouble with bandits.
Therefore, Zhang Juzheng has always opposed Yin Zhengmao's corruption, no matter what he did with the money he took.
"Sir, Yin Butang has contributed greatly to quelling the Japanese bandits, thousands of miles to the south. It is understandable that he should not retaliate. Yin Butang and Mr. Yin are on the same list, and they are each other's horns. Mr. Yin Butang has just spread out a little bit about Yin Butang. Why is Mr. Yin Butang so afraid of it now? Wouldn't it be heartbreaking if Yin Butang knew about it? The heart of a soldier is what the court encourages. This is what Mr. Zhu Yijun just said!" Zhu Yijun expressed his support for Yin Zhengmao.
Winning a battle is probably a beautiful thing! Even when Zhu Xixiao left, he regretted that he had not seen the day when the Ming Dynasty's army would shine again with great power.
This is not the first time that Zhang Juzheng has shown fear of Yin Zhengmao, and it can even be said to be suspicion. At first, Zhu Yijun thought that Yin Zhengmao was disobedient and provoked Zhang Juzheng's authority, but now it seems that it is not entirely true. .
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the disaster in the northwest of the Jin Party is still before us. As the assistant minister, I cannot sit back and watch it become more and more wanton without restraint."
Zhu Yijun heard that he could only Neng said with emotion: "What you said makes sense. It's difficult to do things, so Yin Butang is a bad person."
After saying this, Zhu Yijun felt happy. Qi Jiguang said that Yin Zhengmao had done all the bad things. In the values of traditional Confucian scholars, , Zhang Juzheng is a powerful tyrant, and he is not a good person either.
Zhu Yijun has Zhu Yijun's opinions, and Zhang Juzheng has Zhang Juzheng's ethics. This is the contradiction. The little emperor almost dotes on his ministers who have won the war, but Zhang Juzheng needs to grasp the scale and not be too indulgent. Don't be too restrictive.
So Zhang Juzheng agreed to give Yin Zhengmao the policy, but still reprimanded Yin Zhengmao's behavior.
Contradictions are everywhere, but by finding a way to conflict and balance between contradictions, everything in Ming Dynasty can change gradually and slowly but firmly!
Zhu Yijun did not plan to talk to Zhang Juzheng about Yin Zhengmao's matter. If Yin Zhengmao really rebelled, he would ask Yu Dayou to suppress the rebellion, and Zhu Yijun did not think that Yin Zhengmao would rebel.
Yin Butang was able to clean up the messy situation in Jinan, and never gave up on the bandits! Do you have to go to Luzon and betray again?
People's hearts are indeed fickle, but there are still some things that some people stick to, such as loyalty, loyalty to national interests, and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun picked up another Tang newspaper and said: "General Deng Shen reported that his prisoner, a red-haired female Luo Lian, did not know how to deal with it. This is a general and a missionary who wants to send It is up to the imperial court to decide whether to come to the capital. General Deng’s idea is that it would be better for me to learn a foreign language with a professor named Fo Langji.”
“He also said that she is a great beauty, so I will keep it for myself. Well, I will learn foreign languages slowly, and I won’t ask Fanyi to teach me for the time being.”
“Your Majesty is wise,” Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.
Since this woman specifically mentioned it, it was natural that Deng Zilong hoped that the court could give her a way to survive. After all, it was considered a romantic marriage. She said that she was sent to the capital to work as a general, just for forgiveness.
In fact, no one would say that Deng Zilong forgave him privately and reported it specifically. Doesn’t that represent Deng Zilong’s submissiveness?
Zhang Juzheng just didn't want Yin Zhengmao to betray him, and he didn't think Yin Zhengmao and others had any flaws in their loyalty.
"Report! Urgent report!" The commander-in-chief ran to the front of the Wenhua Palace and shouted out of breath: "Urgent report from Liaodong!"
Tishuai Zhao Mengyou took the Tang newspaper and hurriedly Submit.
Zhu Yijun opened it and took a look, his face changed with shock, and he said sternly: "The thief is so bold! Gao [gǎo], the Jurchen rebel leader of Jianzhou, trapped and killed Pei Chengzu, the emperor of Fushun in Ming Dynasty, in Fushun Mashi!"
Zhang Juzheng's expression changed after hearing this. He took the Tang newspaper from Zhang Hong's hand. After reading it, he became furious and said sternly: "How dare Jian Nu'an be so rampant?!"
Zhu Yijun took a deep breath After taking a breath, he said: "Summon the courtiers."
"I obey the order."
Before the courtiers arrived, Zhu Yijun went through the ins and outs of the matter.
The Jianzhou Jurchen Nair Tu and other four people raised their strongholds and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Fushun Bei Yu Pei Chengzu accepted the surrender of the four strongholds.
Lai Lihong, a leader of the Jurchen tribe, led his troops to pursue him. Fushun Beiyu Pei Chengzu naturally blocked the pursuit of Jiannu, but Lai Lihong was naturally unwilling and robbed five Han people at night. , returned to his camp. After Fushun Beiyu Pei Chengzu found out, he asked Lailihong to return the captive people.
Lailihong invited Gao Pingshi, the Jurchen rebel chief of Jianzhou. Wang Gao took advantage of the mutual market to see Pei Chengzu and asked Pei Chengzu to lead people to Lailihong Village.
Pei Chengzu didn’t think much about it, and went to collect the people with three hundred horses. Only when he got there did he realize that he had been tricked. Wang Gao deployed his troops and horses, and the two sides fought fiercely. , was captured unyieldingly and was killed.
Zhu Yijun was waiting for the courtiers to enter the Wenhua Hall for court discussions.
The courtiers were summoned again, but Zhu Yijun did not let them enter the palace. It was not until Qian'an Bo and Qi Jiguang, the chief military officer of the capital, arrived from Beitucheng that Zhu Yijun signaled Tishuai to throw off his whip. Three calls were made to summon the court officials to enter the main hall from the side hall.
After Zhu Yijun waited for the ministers to greet him, he frowned and said: "Liaodong urgently reported that Jiannu rebelled against the chief Gao, so he trapped and killed our general Pei Chengzu and others, violated the Qinghe River and invaded Liaodong, and was ordered by Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. After defeat, Governor Zhang Xueyan sent a message to persuade the invaders to pacify them."
"Today I suddenly ordered all the ministers to enter the palace to discuss this matter. The war is fierce and dangerous, and I do not want to open the border lightly. However, since Jiannu is so rampant, it is better for you and others to agree with each other."
Zhu Yijun sat down. This time he did not read, but was quite solemn. , this has exceeded the scope of the imperial family to listen to politics, and the ministers do not have many opinions, as if it is a matter of course.
After Ge Shouli sat down, he kept looking at Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng came earlier than them, and all the court officials were waiting in the side hall. Only Zhang Juzheng was alone in the main hall to play with His Majesty.
It is very, very obvious that Zhang Juzheng knew that his Majesty was in charge of the matter of convening the court for discussion, but Zhang Juzheng did not object?
Is Zhang Juzheng really the treacherous minister of Lord Megatron?
Zhang Juzheng was stared at by Ge Shouli and felt a little strange. He thought for a while and said: "The good news came from Luzon. Yin Butang defeated the Red Mao Fan in Luzon and won in one battle. His Majesty was delighted. The imperial minister came to the palace to inform him. When the news arrived, I asked about things in Lu Song. Your Majesty asked the court officials to discuss it. "
"So I am waiting in the main hall, not isolated from the inside and outside. Why does Ge Gong look at me like this?"< br>
Ge Shouli kept staring, what do you mean? !
Ge Shouli shook his head and said, "I have no intention of questioning Yuan Fu."
"The fight was over so soon?" Tan Lun said slightly surprised. According to Hongmao Fan and many intelligence , these red-haired Fans are no longer ordinary Fanyi.
He thought that Yin Zhengmao's attack on the Hong Mao Fan's lair would be overwhelming, so he spent a lot of effort to attack it. In the end, this good news was sent to the capital? This is too fast!
The Hong Mao Fan's special envoy Legas, the Ming Dynasty's exploration report, the Southeast Report and other information are summarized to construct a cognitive version of the Hong Mao Fan.
And Yin Zhengmao's raid on Miyan Port, another battle at the Manila Camp, and cleansing out the remnants of the Hongmao Fan were all examples of his actions.
There are some errors in cognition and faithfulness. The Red Mao Fan is not as powerful as he thought, or the Red Mao Fan's ocean projection capability is still insufficient. The Armada was ruthless in the West, but it was not as powerful as the Ming Dynasty. It works.
The Tang reports that were not collected at night could not be sent to the Ministry of War. They were sent directly to the Imperial Palace when they arrived at Fusi in Beizhen. The generals' memorials were sent to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to the Zuoshun Gate before entering the Emperor's palace. Only the military reports from the governors and governors of various places were sent to the Ministry of War. So Tan Lun didn't know. , Luzon has sent the victory report to the capital.
Zhu Yijun handed the good news to Zhang Hong, motioned to Zhang Hong to circulate it in the next chapter, and said: "Yin Butang said that he overestimated the red-haired fan, which made him more energetic, so he only fought. Fast, but Yin Butang also said that this battle has just begun and there is still a fight, but it is just a victory in the first battle."
After reading the newspaper, Tan Lun couldn't help but said: "Yin Butang is awesome. "
Before the war, there was such a good news at the bottom, which made people feel a lot happier.
Wan Shihe was silent for a moment and said tentatively: "Previously, Fang Fang and Wu Dui lied about the military situation, which caused great concern at the highest level and horrified everyone in the world. Is this true situation?"< br>
If you cry wolf too often, no one will think that the wolf is coming. Wu Dui also lied about the military situation last time, and it was a hard time. Will he also lie about the military situation this time?
Wan Shihe also disapproved of what Wu Dui had done. Lying about military information would delay things the most.
"That's not true. Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, has the book." Zhang Juzheng handed the Tang newspaper to Wan Shihe. After Wan Shihe checked it, he saw the letter from the governor Zhang Xueyan, the commander-in-chief Li Chengliang, and the admiral's internal ministers. Press the seal to confirm it is true.
After reading it, Wan Shihe frowned and said: "Is Wang Gao crazy? He is too courageous."
"Let's talk about building slaves." Zhang Juzheng His hand stretched forward slightly, his body tilted back slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone became cold and stern.
Everyone knew clearly that Zhang Juzheng was angry.
“In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing, the rebel chief Gao peeked into Fushun City and killed Peng Wenzhu, the guard of Fushun. He looted the fortresses of Dongzhou and Hui’an for many years. At that time, the northern barbarians were rampant and built slaves to each other. , harassed our Ming Dynasty from the northwest and northeast. "
"In the 41st year of Jiajing, the rebel chief Wang Gao trapped and killed Hei Chun, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, in Daughter-in-law Mountain, invaded Liaoyang, and robbed Gushan. , captured Fushun, and killed dozens of people including my commanding officer Wang Guozhu. "
"In the first year of Longqing, Li Chengliang was appointed deputy commander-in-chief and went to Liaodong to recruit talents from all over to fight against the intrusions of the northern barbarians and Jiannu tribes. "In the fifth year of Longqing's reign, Jiannu saw that I had been granted the title of Beilu, so he asked for the title, but the court refused. In April and May of the same year, he rebelled against the chief Gao and entered the Kulianshan post one after another. , Panshan, was repulsed by Li Chengliang. In February of the sixth year, Wang Gao attacked Changsheng Fort again and was repulsed. "
"In the sixth year of Longqing, the late emperor Long Yu Shangbin was shocked. When the police went south, the rebel chieftain Gao Zai invaded Zhenning. At that time, the governor of Liaodong Zhang Xueyan and the commander-in-chief Li Chengliang reported: "Please order me to grant tribute to the city."
"The governor of Liaodong Zhang Xueyan showed his kindness and guarded Prime Minister Pei Chengzu. Wang Gaozhui Niu made an alliance and began to exchange prisoners and restore Gong City. "
At the end of May of the sixth year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing led Shangbin, and the imperial court Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng also fought a decisive battle. In the end, Zhang Juzheng won a great victory. .
There is no peace in the middle of the court, and no peace on the border. Anda Khan is ready to move in the northwest, and Wang Gao is also eyeing it in the northeast. Once troops are used in the northeast, Anda Khan in the northwest will inevitably go south.
At this special time of orphans and widows, the court finally agreed to Wang Gao's request for favor.
The one who formed an alliance with Wang Gao was Pei Chengzu who was trapped and killed this time.
The rebel king Gao has done all kinds of evil things! Wang Gao killed Pei Chengzu, who was allied with him, and invaded Liaodong again. This was treachery. If he didn't clear the holes and plow the court, the northern captives would probably go south together!
"How audacious!" Wan Shihe immediately expressed his stance: "If the barbarians are like this, they have the face of a wolf and the heart of a beast, fearing power but not being immoral! The court is kind and does not want to be obedient. If it is not destroyed with thunder, all the northern barbarians will be afraid. If you think that the Ming Dynasty is empty and can be bullied, provocations will naturally arise!”
“The nature of the captives is only about strength and weakness, and there will be endless revenge if there is a gap!”
Wan Shihe is a talker! An old scholar of Rouyuan people can still talk about Rouyuan people, but this has already been done, how can he still be soft? Kneel down and kowtow, begging Wang Gao not to cause trouble?
"Then discuss the strategy of extermination?" Zhang Juzheng asked.
"Suppression!" Wan Shihe said through gritted teeth: "Building slaves is not a subject of others."
"In the Mid-Autumn Festival of the 14th year of Zhengtong, Tumu Fort was changed and Yingmiao was captured. At that time The country's prestige was thwarted and border affairs were in serious trouble. Rebel chiefs such as Li Manzhu and Dong Shan took advantage of the opportunity to plunder the border. Liaodong was in trouble. During the Chenghua period, their nests were destroyed and their species was exterminated."
" The same is true today! "
During the Gengxu Incident, Anda Khan invaded the capital, and Zhu Xizhong, king of Dingxiang, guarded the capital. However, the capital was plundered for eight days, and then the Ming Dynasty and Anda Khan fought in the northwest. , this fight lasted for more than ten years, and Jiannu took advantage of every opportunity to cause border troubles, just like Li Manzhu and Dong Shan back then!
They are all rebellious slaves who deserve to be killed for being gregarious!
Even Wan Shi and the biggest dove faction agreed to the annihilation, so no one would disagree with the annihilation of the slaves.
In fact, the DPRK also needs people like Wan Shihe. If you are warlike, you will be in danger. If there is war, the country will be in chaos. It is reasonable for Wan Shihe to remind you all not to be warlike. Similarly, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger. Danger.
Guoguang Guangguang, the Minister of Household Affairs, was silent for a moment and then said: "In August, Governor Zhang Xueyan sent a memorial: The town's army will be paid extra, and the arrears of silver are more than 149,700 taels."
"The border of Liao Town is more than 2,000 miles long, with 120 fortresses and enemies on three sides. The officers and soldiers are 72,000, and they are given rice and one stone per month, two cents of silver and five cents, and horses are given in winter and spring. The price of silver is eight cents per month, followed by drought and starvation, so he is in arrears with wages."
Wang Gao is not a fool. If the Liaodong border town is extremely powerful, Wang Gao will not dare to pass it. It's troublesome. This matter has been discussed before. The imperial court issued 30,000 taels of silver from Taicang, so Wan Shihe asked if it was Liaodong Bian who followed Wu Dui's old story and lied about the situation of the captives and wanted these military pay.
"Without payment of wages, military morale is difficult to use." Qi Jiguang expressed his position on behalf of the military generals. No matter how fierce the quarrel between the DPRK and the Central Government was, he would explain from a military perspective that he could only work with a full stomach.
The ministers fell silent, wondering whether they should be suppressed, yes, but the court could not even pay the arrears.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Yijun asked: "Thirty thousand taels have been paid, which means 110,000 taels are owed. How much silver does Taicang have in the Ministry of Revenue?"
Wang Guoguang quickly bowed his head and said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs can allocate 60,000 taels of silver."
"That's enough." Qi Jiguang thought about it and said after hearing that there were sixty thousand taels of silver.
Wang Guoguang frowned and said, "Is that enough?"
"Half the salary is enough." Qi Jiguang looked at everyone and said, "If you can get half the salary, you can have a full stomach. It is enough to win the battle, and the military morale will be available. If you win the battle, you can give the remaining half of the salary, and you can win next time. The sergeant in Bianzhen actually knows that the imperial court is suffering a huge financial loss. "
The imperial court had no money, and everyone on the border, from the generals to the soldiers, knew the situation. After fighting in the northwest for so long, everyone knew how much money the imperial court could provide. Since Qi Jiguang came to the north to manage the army, he found that the northern army was not even half paid. , it’s already great to be able to eat.
Zhang Juzheng was in the country, and it was a great joy to be able to give half a salary to people to fight.
A gentleman is ashamed of his words. Everyone in the court is a gentleman who governs others. However, the court is so poor that it is like a trousers. This is also true. The rebel chieftains rode on the face of the Ming Dynasty and ran wild. They tried their best to succeed. I can only scrape together half the salary.
Zhu Yijun looked around and said: "The eunuch Yin Ping reported that there is still some money in the internal funds this year, so we can make up the full salary. The Ministry of Household Affairs will give half the salary first. If we win, I will use the internal funds to pay the full salary. The remaining half of the salary, pension and reward will be allocated."
Wang Guoguang quickly bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that there is only 60,000 yuan left. If you win, you will still have 40,000 yuan left. If you lose, you will still have more than 40,000. , we need more."
"I believe that my Ming soldiers can win, and I still have more than one hundred thousand taels of silver." Zhu Yijun said to Wang Guoguang: "Don't worry, continue to discuss the extermination. "
Hearing this, Wang Guoguang bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Thanks to Hong Maofan's large sailing ship and the foreign ships, the palace now has some surplus, and one hundred thousand taels of silver can still be obtained.
Tan Lun looked at the map of Kanyu and said: "Liu Yingjie, the governor of Jiliao, Chen Dacheng, the commander-in-chief of Jizhou, and others led their troops eastward and sent two strong troops out of Shanhaiguan to support Liaodong."
Qi Jiguang thought for a while and said, "I can lead more than ten thousand soldiers from the capital camp to a piece of rock, and either take advantage of it to get out of the fortress, or destroy its nest, and wait for the opportunity."
Tan Lun thought. He thought for a while and said, "I can assist in military affairs for the Beijing camp and go with Qi Shuai."
When Zhu Yijun heard that Tan Lun was going to fight, he immediately said: "Chen Shigong, the imperial doctor of the Taiyuan Hospital, once said that the Great Sima cannot I will not allow you to go through the battle again."
"I am the governor of the military affairs, and I will not fight." Tan Lun quickly bowed his head.
Zhu Yijun said disapprovingly: "Listen to what you said, do you believe it yourself?"
Wen Jinshi Tan Lun is a war madman, more like a military general than a military general, going into battle to kill The enemy was charging into the battle. His body could no longer fight, and medicine and stone would be difficult to cure on the battlefield. Since Li Shizhen returned to Beijing, he has been recuperating Tan Lun. Tan Lun, who is in charge of military affairs, will definitely go to the front line.
Tan Lun is actually not very interested in the intrigues in the court. For Tan Lun, a man should die in the wilderness, wrapped in horse leather and his ears buried. How can he lie in bed and let his son do evil in the hands of a woman? ?
Tan Lun was very excited when he encountered the battle.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Let Liang Menglong, the right minister of the Ministry of War, assist in the military affairs."
Zhang Juzheng was Liang Menglong's mentor. Liang Menglong held the badge of the Quanchu Guild Hall and was considered one of his own, so he would not appear. What a mistake.
Zhang Juzheng hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Liang Menglong's mother has recently died and needs to return to his hometown. Ding You has already invited him to return home as an official."
"This..." Zhu Yijun was really helpless. After looking around, he asked: "Do you have any candidates?"
When Tan Lun heard this, he hurriedly said: "I'd better go. I promise not to go into battle to kill the enemy. At this age, I really can't fight. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will care about my own life."
It was precisely because Tan Lun didn't take his own life seriously that Zhu Yijun refused. If he cared about it, Zhu Yijun would. Let him go.
In fact, there is another choice, and that is Wang Chonggu.
Wang Chonggu filled the holes in the Great Wall, and successively paid tribute to pacify the northern captives. He then started farming and had many acres of land. Wang Chonggu had previously used the crown prince Shaobao to assist in the military affairs of the capital, and Wang Chonggu could actually use it.
But no one in the court recommended him.
Wu Baipeng, the right minister of the Ministry of War, can also do it. The construction of Xuanda Ding has been completed as scheduled, but the reason why Wu Baipeng stayed in Xuanda is to monitor. If Wang Chonggu, Wu Dui, Fang Fengshi and others use troops against the southeast , moved Wu Baipeng in the northwest, it is difficult to say what Beilu will do.
The tacitly aware Beilu knocked on the pass, and the Yangkou who was very familiar with it respected himself.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and made a decision that went against his ancestors: "Then there will be no governor of the capital, and there is none now, right?"
The nature of the captives depends on their strength and weakness. [chóu] There is a gap, but there is no end to revenge, these are Zhang Juzheng's original words. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! !
(End of this chapter)