Chapter 507: Although His Majesty likes to kill people, he is indeed a benevolent king!
When Zhu Yijun received a message from Chen Lin, the commander-in-chief of the navy, he had a sincere doubt. Are all the Ming navy like this? Chen Lin suspected Zhang Juzheng, and Chen Tiande suspected Chen Lin. It was really impossible to write two characters in one sentence, they were all carved from the same mold.
Is this also suspicious?
Just like Chen Lin's suspicion of Zhang Juzheng, Chen Tiande's suspicion of Chen Lin has no reason at all. This is not a matter of defining good and bad people, but of position.
What position did Chen Lin take to do this? If you want to raise the pirates to respect themselves, then there is such a big Japanese country, waiting for the Ming Dynasty to have a better understanding of the trade winds, ocean currents, complex typhoons, and tsunamis before launching an attack. If Chen Lin really wants to raise the pirates to respect themselves, that is also a Japanese country. The pirates are really Not on the table.
During the Jiajing period, there was Japanese rebellion in the southeast. Even Hu Zongxian did not encourage the bandits to respect themselves, and Chen Lin had no position.
Zhang Juzheng’s New Deal and the Navy led by Chen Lin are their foundation and foundation. Without the New Deal, Zhang Juzheng would be a fifty-eight-year-old handsome old man. Without the Navy, Chen Lin would be a wealthy man. A brave general like Yu Dayou may not be reused. Maybe Chen Lin can become a great poet.
Even in the tenth year of Wanli, these two foundations still rely on the imperial power to exist. They need the imperial power to act as a referee and carry out tendentious favoritism in order to survive.
To be more clear, it relies on the existence of Zhu Yijun.
For example, at this time, Zhu Yijun suddenly became addicted to opium and couldn't help himself, hiding in the harem without asking anything.
Then the navy will be counterattacked immediately. Chen Lin will be the first to be liquidated, and then the entire navy will be demobilized. This has happened many times in the Ming Dynasty, such as the disbandment of Jingying in the Tianshun period, the 29th year of Jiajing, and the Zhejiang After Fu Zhuwan committed suicide, the 41st Zhejiang Guards were disbanded, all the guardsmen were wiped out, and 439 warships were scuttled.
The military generals of the Ming Dynasty understand better than anyone else the horror of promoting civility and suppressing military force. At the same time, all the new policies of "Zhenwu" are parasitic on the authority of the emperor, and they cannot survive without partiality.
Chen Lin mentioned an interesting phenomenon in Mi Shu.
That is the benefit of the Ming Army after the war. It will take ten or even decades to be realized. For example, after the Ming Dynasty defeated Bansheng, Suiyuan Chidao and Suiyuan Mining took five years to develop. Years later, nothing has changed in a short period of time. With the current productivity, it will even take fifty years to recover the cost.
Because of the recovery of the Hetao, there was a continuous and huge investment in the need to recover the Western Regions.
The interests of the Ming Dynasty Navy are obvious. Take the Pingbo Jinghai incident as an example.
After completing the cleansing of the sea, these pirates were wiped out, and the Ming Dynasty would immediately obtain a natural harbor that had not been discovered and noticed before, which could be used to build the naval base, build schools, shipyards, and new buildings. Military training ground, etc., to ensure the navy's recovery ability.
In a sense, the pirates are exploring routes and mapping. As long as the pirates gather, they must be sea supply points and safe havens that are not controlled by the Ming Dynasty, even if they do not have the conditions to become a large port. , you can also build a coastal defense inspection department to provide shelter from the wind for passing ships.
A large amount of goods will also be seized, which is an immediate benefit. The pirates have plundered a large amount of goods. These goods can be liquidated or supplied to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty’s capital camp will conquer Bansheng in the short term. The gains, that is, the seizures, cannot be compared with the investment, and even the cost of the silver reward cannot be covered.
However, the seizures in naval battles were huge. Just looking at the flow of goods, pirates robbed passing merchant ships, and the Ming Navy robbed pirates. The short-term gains captured can completely make up for the loss of water. Even with the huge consumption of the division's campaign, there will even be some leftover.
Using Chen Lin's original words is:
[Sun Tzu said: Those who are good at using soldiers will no longer serve in the army, and the food will not last for three years, but it will be used for the country. Because the food is given to the enemy, the army will have enough food. This is because food is given to the enemy, taken from the enemy, and fought to support the war. If the war continues, the army will have no shortage of food. The country has been raising scholars for two hundred years, and all the ministers have said that it is not a good idea to promote civility and military affairs. However, if you use military force to do so, the family and the country will be exhausted. The country will be exhausted because it is tired of raising troops and transporting grain and grass from far away; , Now the navy has raised troops to support the war and alleviate the secondary diseases a little. 】
What Chen Lin means is that the short-term gains from naval battles are seizures, which can meet the basic needs of supporting war with war.
In Mi Shuli, Chen Lin analyzed why the general trend of promoting civilization and military affairs occurred. The exhaustion of the family and the country was caused by the long-distance transportation of grain and grass, which made the expedition always a huge investment and minimal gain. Behavior, waste people and money.
Complete actuarial calculation is of course not advisable, but the heavy logistical pressure of the expedition is an issue that the court must consider.
At least the Navy's current war and short-term seizures can settle the accounts.
Zheng He went to the West to fight Chen Zuyi, fought again in Ceylon, and established the Xuanwei Department in Jiugang. The Ming Dynasty Navy stormed Miyan Port, then attacked Manila, stormed the states of Jiuzhou Island, and Zhang Yuanxun attacked Guo The same is true for the Governor's Mansion and so on. You can use food to defeat the enemy.
Because the war does not take place within the traditional Ming territory such as the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty or the vassal states, the enemy can be fought over food. The enemy is just an enemy, not a complicated situation such as Hu and Han living together.
Of course, Chen Lin's secret also mentioned long-term interests, maintaining the security and order of the sea areas, making commercial activities more frequent, promoting the increase in the revenue of the city's rate officials, strong demand, and promoting the Ming Dynasty handicraft workshops. Increase in number, decrease in Ming Dynasty refugees, etc., this series of long-term benefits can be slowly released over time.
Zhu Yijun responded to Chen Lin with nearly a thousand eloquent words, mainly about the discussion about losing food to the enemy. The general meaning is that it is enough to know, and there is no need to discuss it in public. Arrangements should be made for the disposal of pirates and captured items. , mainly the smoke and soil, we must leave a trace, find the place of origin, and wipe it out in one fell swoop.
Tobacco soil cannot be banned absolutely, it is better not to do it, because the extreme decline in supply will cause the price to rise, which will definitely cause countless people to compete for planting, but will promote the cultivation of opium poppy, so be sure to find out any clues and get to the bottom of it. , there should never be any appeasement.
Zhu Yijun did not change a word of Chen Lin's battle plan. He would not give random orders and cause trouble for the Ming Navy.
"Your Majesty, Sir is requesting an audience outside the imperial study." Feng Bao said slightly uneasily: "There is also the great uncle waiting outside the imperial study."
"Xuan."
The recent situation in the capital has not been peaceful, because the emperor and the chief minister had some disagreements. The cheap Confucians hope that this disagreement will become a sign of a break between the emperor and the chief minister, while those who are loyal to the emperor and the country are worried that this will happen. This incident, the emperor and the chief minister were different, which caused a violent shock to the Ming Dynasty.
And there have been several confrontations. The emperor held a meeting with the Ministry of Personnel in the next chapter, and the ministry objected. Zhang Juzheng led his courtiers to oppose the proposal. The Ming Emperor explained the decree, but Zhang Juzheng once again opposed it as the chief minister. This discussion is well known to everyone. Although the specific content of the decree is not very clear, the humble Confucians know that it is related to the examination of the law.
They thought that the long-awaited battle for power between the young emperor and the powerful ministers had begun!
Wan Shihe is here to break up the fight.
Wan Shihe's mood is very stable. There are differences between the emperor and Yuan Fu. This is not once or twice, but many, many times. Sometimes his majesty persuades the gentleman, and sometimes the gentleman persuades the majesty , everyone’s goal is to make the Ming Dynasty great again. As long as this fundamental goal remains unchanged, there will be no fundamental and decisive differences.
Wanjinbal Wanshihe is quite confident about this.
"Your Majesty, I am opposed to the ban on tobacco and soil... No, I am opposed to the ban on tobacco and soil being included in the exam as a temporary merit test." Zhang Juzheng was a little excited and his mouth dropped. He did not object to the ban on tobacco and soil. Zhang Juzheng saw the harm caused by tobacco and soil. .
What he opposed was the expedient test method.
The expedient test method is suitable for people who are prohibited from smoking. The test method is a separate 'universal flexible index'.
For example, the county magistrate Mr. A has failed to accomplish three of the 10 things within the time limit this year. He is one short of being rated as an upper grade. He can use the 'universal flexible indicator' of banning tobacco in the exam. Chengli, turn your test scores this year into an upper-level rating, be flexible. If you don't use this indicator, you can always keep it in your account, and use it whenever you want.
The Ming Dynasty prohibits those who sell tobacco and soil privately and sell them to outsiders, regardless of the number, be beheaded in public. This is a death sentence. Any three repetitions of the death penalty will be approved by the Ming Emperor Zhu. Many criminals will be escorted to the capital Xu Xing for questioning. , which is also one of the sources of specimens from the Jiecu Institute. It can also greatly avoid the possibility of fraud, killing good people and pretending to be meritorious, to obtain universal and flexible indicators.
"Your Majesty's expediency to test meritorious service seems very good, and I also understand your Majesty's determination to prohibit it, but the harm caused is the destruction of the examination method." Zhang Juzheng objected very clearly and stated his own details in detail reasons.
In terms of system design, it seems to be perfect, but once it is put into practice, it will be used everywhere, and the examination method will be destroyed, and the examination method solves the disadvantages of appeasing nepotism and is an administrative The core of power restoration is the multi-level responsibility system, which is the hope for most officials to get rid of the personal dependence relationship between their superiors and their superiors. It is the most important means to create a new trend in official governance.
"Sir, what you said makes sense." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Sir, please be patient and don't be anxious. I am a bit too hasty."
The officials and the cabinet are opposed. At that time, Zhu Yijun had gradually realized that he should not add any unnecessary extravagance.
Zhu Yijun had a good idea. This universal flexible indicator can improve the subjective initiative of officials at all levels to ban tobacco. However, he ignored the problem of doubling the number. If he wants to undermine a decree, he must do it twice. Isn't this expedient test of merit a kind of double test? A hole was torn in the examination method.
What the Admissions Examination Law protects is the most basic fairness in promotions and transfers. This is the core of the implementation of the Admissions Examination Law. All expedient measures that undermine this fairness should not be implemented.
The emperor also needs steps. When he realizes that he has taken it for granted, he naturally needs his chief assistant to go to the palace to ask for orders before he can step down.
Wan Shihe bowed his head and said: "Mencius has a saying: If you blame me, you call it respectful, if Chen Shan shuts up the evil, you can call it respectful, but I cannot call you a thief. One person plans shortcomings, and everyone plans longcomings. Taifu has The heart of respect is really the humerus of our country! Today, the world is at peace. Your Majesty is always diligent in political affairs, and often talks to ministers. Whenever ministers know and see, they will report it to you, and your words will be reasonable. Your Majesty's good advice. Jian Na, it is the prosperity of the emperor, the saints, and the virtuous people. Why should I, the Ming Dynasty, be unhappy?”
Wan Shihe immediately began to criticize others. We are all human beings. Don’t we make a few mistakes in our lives? Your Majesty is indeed wrong this time, but isn't it the duty of a minister to blame Chen Shan?
"Stop washing. I was wrong when I thought about it. When you say this, it seems that I didn't think about it wrong." Zhu Yijun admired Wan Shi and his floor-washing skills first-rate. This can make things come true for him! This is obviously well planned. No matter who wins this disagreement, Wan Shihe will have something to say.
The key is, what this guy said makes sense!
"Those who claim to be omniscient are ignorant, and those who claim to be omnipotent are incompetent. Your Majesty often discusses politics with ministers and accepts good advice. This king is benevolent, benevolent, and loves others without distinction." Wan Shihe believes that under this world, Absolutely no one can know everything. If you think so, you are ignorant. No one can know everything. People who think so must be incompetent.
If you can do one thing well, you have become a great person.
As the supreme emperor, being able to listen to opposing opinions is a kind of benevolence in itself. A gentleman is based on benevolence and does not use the authority of the emperor to force people to shut up. He does not get angry with disobedient opinions, which is indiscriminate. The kindness of loving others.
Your Majesty loves people without distinction, which is reflected in the fact that nearly a thousand people from all walks of life outside the Huangji Gate report the sufferings of the people every year; it is reflected in the unscrupulous Confucians who always make outrageous remarks and have the patience to read it. , I really can’t help but criticize; this is reflected in the fact that every court meeting will integrate opinions from all sides.
Although your majesty likes to kill people, he is indeed a benevolent king!
Zhu Yijun tilted his body, stretched out one hand towards Wan Shihe, and said to Zhang Juzheng: "Sir, have you seen it? This is the sophistry ability of our Ming scholars. The black can be said to be white. , the dead can be said to be alive."
After thinking carefully, Zhang Juzheng said with great certainty: "I saw it, Your Majesty, I think what Uncle Da Zong said is reasonable. The word benevolence is well understood. "Your Majesty, I think that this prohibition of smoking can be included in the examination, and there is no need to set up a separate subject. If the tobacco is corrupted in the future, it is not a bad idea. The matter is urgent."
What Zhang Juzheng means is that the ban on tobacco and soil should be included in the scope of the examination. Once there is a proliferation of tobacco and soil in any jurisdiction, multiple levels will be responsible for multi-level inquiries. If it really becomes a disaster, the universal flexible indicator can also be activated.
He opposed the expedient test because the situation was not so bad that it did not require a special test. If it was really corrupt, it would not be too late and it could be included in the toolbox for backup.
"Wang Qian has recently written a Taoist memorial, and I have appointed a cabinet. Why haven't you written the floating notes yet?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously. Zhu Yijun took back his plan to test the skills. Zhang Juzheng said it would be included in the examination, but it is strange that Zhang Juzheng has not given his opinion on Wang Qian's paradoxical memorial.
Whether it is good or bad, let’s just say something!
Zhang Juzheng said with a complicated face: "Your Majesty, are all Wang Cifu's family like this? I really can't judge. I hesitated for three days and still posted a blank float. It's really hard to explain."< br>
"What kind? Looks like a traitor?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.
Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, "Yes."
"Sir, he seems to be biased against Wang Cifu's family. Such personal judgments are rare for you." Zhu Yijun was amazed. Zhang Juzheng never concealed his malice towards Wang Chonggu. , and even this malice has turned into a kind of paranoia and rigidity. No matter what Wang Chonggu did, Zhang Juzheng subconsciously acted from the perspective of a traitor.
Zhang Juzheng nodded again and said: "Yes, I am indeed biased against their family. If the holy king were not in the court, I might drive them out of the court completely."
Tai Tuo The imperial master admitted his bias, even though Wang Chonggu had repeatedly proven since the second year of Wanli that he had repented and was loyal to the emperor, the country, and the country.
But it seems impossible to change this stereotype.
"It's not Yuan Fu's fault, it's really that Wang Qian's memorial is a bit too..." Wan Shihe carefully considered it before saying: "It's too deviant."
Wan Shihe This description is quite conservative.
Wang Qian wrote this memorial. Regarding the Yanxinglou Trading House, his memorial has thousands of words, and its core content is only one sentence: the emperor wants to be the emperor.
Wang Qian feels that ship tickets, Suiyuan Chidao, and mining tickets are essentially a kind of accounting currency, a currency that replaces silver. The reason why it replaces silver is because there is not enough silver. Who has more silver? , who has absolute influence on the trading house.
In today's world, there is no doubt that His Majesty has the most silver. Because the Emperor holds far more currency than other bankers, this absolute influence can be used in three ways.
The first way to use it is to continuously invest silver into Yanxing Tower to continuously increase the prices of various tickets. All kinds of speculators will immediately swarm in, and then the internal funds can slowly sell the tickets in their hands. Before everyone reacts, the speculators who have entered the market will reap large sums of silver, which will definitely affect the ticket price, and then buy tickets at a low price. This cycle continues with endless harvests.
The second method of use is to do the opposite, earn at a high price and sell at a low price. In short, it is to cover the bottom. The bottom line is for overall confidence. In the long term, it is for more With more roads, more mining, and more ships, the emperor will definitely suffer losses, and they will be huge, similar to: cutting meat to feed eagles, sacrificing one's life to feed tigers.
The third type is to maintain stability and maintain basic stability. This is done for the sake of rationality in the trading houses, so that the trading houses will not really become a gap between the evils of human nature. Wang Qian bluntly said that the trading houses are a derivative of speculation. Things, stability and rationality mean that there is no speculation at all. Over time, it becomes a stagnant water, with only various bookmakers making waves in it. There is no profit expectation, and only a small number of people will enter the market, and they will be divided and eaten.
Obviously, Wang Qian admires the first method of use the most, taking advantage of the sufficient advantages of silver to continuously increase the price of tickets, and constantly telling stories similar to worsted wool, silk coins After finishing the story, let’s talk about ship tickets, Chidao, mining, steam engines, and cotton cloth. There are always new stories to tell, the cycle of harvesting, the cycle of harvesting, and the cycle continues.
A murderous knife can kill people as long as you keep telling stories. This is not a traitor!
"What I do is to transfer the power of the trading house to the bookmakers formed by private trading meetings with very high thresholds. This is something I will not allow to happen, but let me cut the flesh. I really can’t bear to feed the eagle, and in the long run, the bookmakers will use these rules to harvest my money regularly. If it remains stable, then this trading house might as well close down. Why open it?”
Zhu Yijun? He sighed and said: "Wang Qian, you really hurt me."
"Let's use the first method. Fortunately, the minimum transaction amount of the ticket is five silver per ticket, which is considered to be established. "Threshold."
"Your Majesty, the threshold can actually be raised a little higher." Zhang Juzheng, as a conservative, proposed to raise the threshold a little further to prevent the poor coolies from being blinded by their lard. A few pounds, participating in the game of trading houses.
Zhang Juzheng raises the threshold to increase the difficulty of entry. Now the trading house does not set a limit. A minimum of five silver can be used to grab a subscribed ship ticket.
This threshold allows the middle-class family to enter. Adding the threshold will block the middle-class family from outside and prevent this kind of periodic harvest from harming the public. I finally saved some money and threw it into this speculation airport. It's really unwise.
The number of tickets subscribed at one time has changed from one to ten. The number of tickets in the name must not be less than ten, otherwise it will be forcibly withdrawn. In this way, the threshold has changed from five silver to fifty silver.
Wan Shihe heard this, thought for a while and said: "Wang Qian told His Majesty before that good things are not circulated. I think that even the treasury bonds issued by the Ming Dynasty, which have low expected returns, are If you can't get it, don't participate in the trading house game. You will be reaped if you come in. "
"The threshold of fifty silver is just right."
Zhu Yijun agreed to raise the threshold. It is recommended that in the next chapter, the Ministry of Accounts and the person in charge of the trading department, Wang Qian, discuss the matter of setting restrictions on the trading bank.
Wang Qian objected fiercely! He believes that conservatives should stop engaging in a commodity economy and go home to farm and engage in a small-scale peasant economy. If they are going to do it, why should they raise the threshold? What is the difference between taking off their pants and farting!
Of course, Wang Qian’s opposition was ineffective. He quickly turned from opposition to agreement. The threshold should be raised and limits should be set. The court is thoughtful and your Majesty is wise.
The reason for this change is also very clear. The Seven-Star Ring Sword returned to the world. Wang Chonggu was about to kill Wang Qian as fast as flying. He chased him for three whole streets, one street more than the last time!
In the end, Wang Qian almost missed his biological father.
Wang Cifu's family killed the traitor, and went to the streets with the imperial censors to fetch water, which became the two most famous bustles and fun in the capital. As long as there was a fuss, there would be a crowd of onlookers.
Wang Chonggu went to the imperial study room of Tonghe Palace with a face of shame to plead guilty. Very few people knew about Wang Qian's paradoxical memorial. As long as the cabinet did not leak it easily, the emperor's decision to become a banker was considered a highly confidential matter. However, Chunqiu concluded that His Majesty's reputation for being greedy for money cannot be avoided.
It is a sycophantic minister to trap the king in great injustice.
Zhu Yijun praised Wang Chonggu's sword, a ring-headed sword weighing more than six kilograms. Wang Chonggu could run three streets with it. What is it if it's not a sword?
Zhu Yijun explained this problem. Wang Qian pointed out that this problem was something that the emperor had to face. He could not blame Wang Qian just because he discovered this problem. He must ensure that Yanxing Tower is the emperor's Yanxing Tower. Zhu Yijun must sit in this banker. The method of using absolute influence can neither cut the flesh nor maintain stability, so it can only be adjusted periodically.
Wang Chonggu once again apologized for the son's failure to teach his father. Wang Chonggu felt that he was unable to teach his son.
On the thirteenth day of the seventh month in the tenth year of Wanli, two days later it will be the Zhongyuan Festival. This day is also a day to respect ancestors and show filial piety. An imperial edict was passed from the cabinet to Wenyuan Pavilion, the head of Wenyuan Pavilion. Assistant Zhang Juzheng, Second Assistant Wang Chonggu, Assistant Minister Wang Guoguang, Wan Shihe and others discussed the imperial edict, then went down to the Ministry of War and circulated it to all directions.
The content of the imperial edict is what Chen Lin requested: Ping Bo Jing Hai.
The government and the public were in an uproar!
Because such a large-scale operation was to be carried out, and even a major event that could be described as a war, no one in the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty knew about it!
Under the guise of an armed patrol of Japan, Chen Lin prepared the operation for more than a month. It turned out to be guest soldiers stationed in the navy of the five major cities, Jiugang, Luzon, Ryukyu, and Nagasaki Governor's Office. , launched an operation to destroy private markets and eliminate pirates!
The uproar among the courtiers was inevitable, because the secret system itself was a secret only known to the courtiers, and most people did not know that the secret system was established.
The courtiers do not have the habit of talking nonsense. The Minggong who can climb to this position are all masters who are cautious in their words and deeds. When they should pretend to be confused, they must be confused.
The reaction inside and outside the government is, why? What happened? How do you know there is a private market? Start taking action now?
What is even more frightening is that a sense of panic that the emperor has shaken off the civil and military affairs of the court quickly spread throughout the court!
While the court was still discussing, it only took one day for Chen Lin to receive the imperial edict from His Majesty the Emperor. This was the imperial edict delivered by the Ming Dynasty Coast Guard Patrol. The speed was astonishing and she benefited from the information. Due to the construction and replenishment of the Coastal Defense Inspection Department, Songjiang Mansion is only one day away from Jingtang, much closer than Nanya.
The navy's reaction speed was even more astonishing. Originally, the morning of July 14th was the day to set off for an armed patrol of Ryukyu and Japan. Although the goal changed, the well-trained navy set off as quickly as possible. .
On the night of July 15th, the bright moon rises over the sea. The full moonlight shines on the sea, sparkling, and the sea is covered with a layer of silver that is constantly rippling in the wind. One after another pirate ships Sailed into Sanduao Bay. The big trading day is tonight. There are many ships today.
The Songjiang Town Navy led by Chen Lin arrived outside Sanduao Bay. The entire army was silent and did not light any lights, quietly waiting for the pirates to enter the encirclement net.
When Chen Lin saw this place with her own eyes, she couldn't be more satisfied with this nest.
Of course when Chen Tiande boarded the flagship of the five-masted ocean crossing ship, Chen Lin beat Chen Tiande for a very good reason: you are the protector of the Japanese pirates, and so are your whole family!
How could anyone be so abusive!
In the Ming Dynasty, it was a great humiliation to pass through the Japanese. Even if it was to pass through the Fans and the captives, it was better than passing through the Japanese.
The Kantu map drawing on the ground in Fujian is very slow. There are many mountains here and the road is difficult to walk. From the land, this is a mountain. From the sea, it is a small bay, only four miles wide. , and no one would think that this is a good harbor, but as long as you enter, you will find a different world.
The navy waited until there were no ships sailing into Sanduao Bay, and then four battleships with 400 materials each served as the vanguard and slowly sailed towards Sanduao Bay, while the Ming Dynasty's five five-masted ships After the transoceanic ships, forty-three horse boats, and eighty battleships sailed into Sanduao, the Ming Navy had a total of twenty battleships, hung up iron locks, and blocked the four-mile-wide outlet to the sea.
Iron chains cross the sea. This time, it is a matter of catching a turtle in a urn.
(End of this chapter)