What is the Guanning Jin defense line made of?
Silver!
It's almost an inch of land and an inch of silver, silver opens the way, money casts a base, and the annual treasury income of the Ming Dynasty is not enough to fill.It was this line of defense that dragged down the finances of the Ming Dynasty, led to financial bankruptcy, and led to the continuous increase of salaries, countless homesteaders were cornered, and finally rose up.And what role did the Guanningjin defense line, which dragged down the finances of the late Ming Dynasty, play?
Not really!
Houjin's repeated detour of this line of defense and his direct capture of Beijing is very telling.Chongzhen looked at the righteous emperor Sun Chengzong and sighed, this is a very controversial figure.After Sun Chengzong performed the big salute of three kneels and nine bows, he said, "Your Majesty, if there is a great drought today, disasters will break out, and the minister heard that Jianyu has already been trapped and short of food, and the minister is afraid of changes, and His Majesty has to guard against it." ”After a pause, he finally said the purpose, "The minister implores His Majesty to allocate 9 million taels of silver to strengthen the Guanningjin defense line to stabilize the border. ”Chongzhen was noncommittal.just asked lightly, "Aiqing's mouth is 9 million taels, do you know how much my Daming Kingdom's annual income is?"
I'm afraid it's not half of 9 million, right?
”Sun Chengzong calmed down, "Your Majesty has recently punished the rebellious ministers and collected business taxes, and the money has already overflowed, right?"
It is better to use these silver taels to cover the dust than to build fortresses and defend against external troubles. ”"Hehe" Chongzhen sneered, "Sun Aiqing, I will ask you again, all the silver I obtained was used to buy grain to help the displaced people in the northwest, how can I say that I am covered with dust?"
”Sun Chengzong was silent for a while, and then suddenly knelt down heavily, "Your Majesty, the displaced people in the northwest are just suffering from scabies, and when they survive this winter, and when the rain comes down next year, they will naturally have a good harvest, and the displaced people will disperse." ”"But Jianyu is my henchman!
How many soldiers of the Eight Banners are more than 100,000?
And all of them are not afraid of death, brave and good at fighting, if they break through the Guanningjin defense line, the iron cavalry will drive straight in, that is, the mountains and rivers will be broken, and the people will not be able to make a living, I hope Your Majesty will think twice. ”After speaking, he didn't forget to kowtow a few times, until his forehead broke.Sun Chengzong is indeed sincere for the country, but unfortunately he doesn't know that after this year's drought, what hail, floods, and plague will take turns to fight, and the Ming country will be abused.The displaced, who are now suffering from scabies, turned into a large-scale civil uprising that swept the whole country from the second year.Chongzhen stood up, slowly crossed to Sun Chengzong's side, and sighed."
Sun Qing has the will to protect the country, but he doesn't have the ability to save the country, so Sun Qing is sure that it will rain in the northwest next year, not hail or something?"
Sun Chengzong looked confused.Chongzhen continued, "Sun Qing must think that Guan Ningjin is blocking the construction of the defense line?
They won't make a detour to Mongolia?
”Sun Chengzong was thoughtful.Chongzhen closed his eyes, trying to remember some of the historical knowledge he had read on the computer before, and then used his speech and eloquence."
Although Jianlu claims to have 100,000 cavalry, in fact, there are only 40,000 cavalry, and the rest are only infantry, in order to deal with such an enemy, we have to spend all the revenue of the treasury to fill this long Liaodong line.""
And then let the displaced people run rampant, there is no food to help the people, and there is no money to transfer troops, this is the real national disaster!"
Sun Chengzong looked directly at Chongzhen and said."
The large-scale civil uprising, the minister didn't see it, the minister only saw the tiger eyeing the prisoners, even if there were only 40,000 cavalry, but it was heavy cavalry, and it was extremely brave and good at fighting, what else could you do if you didn't rely on this line of defense?"
Chongzhen was silent for a moment.He suddenly said, "In that case, why do we still have to defend Liaodong?
It's better to give up Liaodong, and give them to Houjin!
”If the stone broke the earth, the startled Sun Chengzong almost fell to the ground, and he looked at Chongzhen in astonishment.Chongzhen was silent for a while.One word at a time, "It is better to spend money to negotiate peace than to fight to the death in Liaodong with Houjin." ”Chongzhen then said, "Now the dynasty is accumulating evils, there is the scourge of party strife inside, and there are Houjin and Wakou eyeing each other outside. ”"And my Ming Dynasty is about to face more than ten years of disasters, when the grain harvest is poor, the lives are ruined, the people are not one out of ten, the displaced people are sweeping the world, and we have to fight on multiple fronts, neither the financial nor the military can bear it.""
With a large amount of silver to protect Liaodong, it is better to spend money to negotiate peace, isn't what Jianyu wants is for money and grain?
Let's give them first. ”"Then the imperial court will come forward and form a powerful new cavalry based on the Guanning Iron Cavalry, so that the cavalry can conduct guerrilla mobile warfare, which can not only deter the prisoners, but also calm the disaster of the displaced people, and then we can relieve the disaster with peace of mind, change the law, accumulate strength, and fight against the Japanese by the way.""
Everything will wait until we have escaped the natural disasters of more than ten years, and then our Ming Army will inevitably appear in front of the world with a new look."
Sun Chengzong pondered Chongzhen's words carefully.He only felt that these words made sense, but he couldn't understand some words and didn't know what they meant.And more than ten years of disasters from heaven?
Sun Chengzong asked puzzledly, "Why did Your Majesty know that there would be more than ten years of disasters from heaven?"
The minister didn't understand. ”Chongzhen picked up the teacup, blew the tea foam, and opened his mouth, "Last night, Taizu fell asleep, and Taizu warned me that the country is difficult now, and natural disasters will last for more than ten years, and Taizu asked me to protect the Ming Kingdom." ”Chongzhen's words are too mysterious.Sun Chengzong didn't believe it when he was killed, but could he question it?
Sun Chengzong looked at the sky, and it seemed that Taizu above the Nine Heavens was really watching all this.Chongzhen stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder."
Aiqing don't have to be afraid, don't doubt it, everything is mine, I ordered you to be the governor of Jiliao, let Yuan Qing be your deputy, the two of you give up the Ningjin defense line, based on the original military fortress in Guanning, vigorously develop Tuntian, and strive to grow grain to supplement the country."
Sun Chengzong wanted to say something, Chongzhen waved his hand tiredly, "Aiqing will take office immediately, I'm tired." ”Sun Chengzong is still a little unconvinced, Chongzhen is asking him to farm, but he is also a generation of emperors, farming?
Hey, it's a shame.Sun Chengzong left.Chongzhen picked up the teapot and poured a few sips, what he just said was that his mouth was dry and his throat was about to smoke.Chongzhen's intention is simple.The Ningjin defense line is actually the Hexi Corridor and other places, which are desolate and uninhabited, and there is no point in holding on to them, even if they are given to Houjin, people will dislike them.It is better to let the Guanning Iron Cavalry retreat one after another, and vigorously farm in places like Shanhaiguan, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there will be no plague, and the great thing is to have some drought.But it doesn't matter.Sweet potatoes and corn are coming.