Chapter 187 The direct minister who was forced out "I'm more worried about Liaodong!"
”Sun Chengzong took the chess pieces in his hand, and he didn't fall into the pieces, and said with a wry smile: "The Imperial Taiji Department is dormant in Liaodong, and when it is so urgent, the Jizhou and Changping town armies are not even enough to pay money.The longer it dragged on, the more worried I became about Liaodong.If Liaodong fails, the achievements of the bandits will be ruined, once I lead the army to the north again, with a tired army to meet Huang Taiji, I am afraid that it will be more passive, and the hinterland of Shandong, and even the situation may be ten times more severe than before......
"It seems that the problem is unsolvable, and the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty are not only unable to support the two-front battle, but even the first-line battle cannot last."
Qin Chengzu and his subordinates disappeared.In Sun Chengzu's view, there are two reasons.Or lie dormant and wait, stirring up the wind and rain in the hinterland of Shandong at the critical moment of the war between the Houjin and the Ming Dynasty.Either because he robbed more than a dozen gentry and wealthy households, and the silver wealth obtained was worth millions of taels of silver, Qin Chengzu was likely to have been bleached in various ways, taking the opportunity to change his appearance, and enjoying himself openly and honestly in a foreign place.In Sun Chengzong's view, no matter what the situation is, it is very unwise to use troops against Qin Chengzu's troops.The border army was stationed in place, and Jin could not break through the Guanning defense line at all, as long as the border was worry-free, Qin Chengzu's department would not dare to move.It is only necessary to send Jinyi guards or factory guards to reconnoiter his movements, and at the same time block the mountains and passes, the mountainous areas cannot be self-sufficient in food, a small number of personnel may be able to hold on, and Qin Chengzu's command will also disband or collapse by themselves due to food problems.The biggest problem now is that the information obtained is really limited, and the information of Qin Chengzu's department is only a few words, some of the information says that Qin Chengzu's department is in the mountainous area of Laizhou Prefecture, and some say that it is in Jinan Prefecture.I couldn't find the exact target, and I didn't even know where to shoot.Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Keli and smiled bitterly: "Then what should I do?"
How and where should soldiers be used?
”Yuan Keli looked at the chessboard and said slowly: "From the writing of the Shandong Political Division, you can still find clues!"
”Yuan Keli waved his hand at a staff member behind him, and this staff member with a long beard and fluttering came over with a stack of documents and handed it to Yuan Keli.Yuan Keli took out a copy casually, unfolded it and read: "On July 17 of the second year of Chongzhen, Tian Changsheng, the grain chief of Nanbaili Township, Mengyin County, Qingzhou Prefecture, and his son Tian Gui were killed at home.On July 18, in Changlin Bao Town, south of Mengyin County, the gentry Li Sui went to the grange and was robbed and killed, and 12 people, including the domestic servant Zhao Changgui, were killed, and more than 2,000 stones of grain were robbed.......Yuan Keli finally put down his words and said slowly: "In just three months, a total of 193 robbery and murder cases have occurred in Laizhou Mansion, Qingzhou Mansion, Jinan Mansion, and Jining Mansion, with a total of 1,504 dead and injured people, is this normal?
In normal times, although there are also cases of robbery and killing, the number is less than 10% of what it is now. ”Sun Chengzong looked at the blank area in the middle of the map: "Rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, so this blank space is Qin Chengzu's range of activities, but this piece is all mountainous!"
”"Yes, that's the hard part!"
Yuan Keli said: "These cases all have a characteristic, the number of participants is not large, at most dozens or hundreds, that is to say, Qin Chengzu is now short of food, but the number of people around him has been scattered!"
”"In the mountainous areas, the rebels are scattered, all of them are not good news, if the troops are divided, they will definitely be taken advantage of by thieves!"
Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly: "If you don't divide the troops, once you are in the mountains, in case you ......"
There are many places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with the crisp autumn weather and dry weather, if Qin Chengzu introduces the official army into the Jedi, and then puts a fire, then the Ming army will definitely suffer heavy losses.Daming is currently at this point, and he really can't afford to toss.The threat of Houjin is becoming more and more serious, and Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia are also major disasters, and the civil chaos is like a spark, and the slightest relaxation will become a prairie fire.In an eventful season, what can be done to eliminate such a big hidden danger with insufficient state funds?
The imperial court has no money, but it is used everywhere.The most important thing is money.The imperial court wants to transfer the object of wide financial resources from the Tianding tax to the commercial tax, that is, to reduce the burden of the small people, so that the local wealthy families can bear more, and the big idea is correct.It's just a pity that the increase in commercial tax revenue touches the fundamental interests of the gentry and the local government, and the resistance is unimaginable.Whether it's open source or throttling, the key issue is not discussion, but implementation.From the first year of Chongzhen to August of the second year of Chongzhen, it has been more than two years, and there is still no reason for this problem.Sun Chengzong was tired of the party struggle in the imperial court but was unable to break free, and now the bandits in Shandong are difficult to solve.He is willing to drive for the king, bow to the pure, and die without hesitation, only hate, the center regards him like a tiger, and locks his hands and feet to feel at ease.Nominally, he is the commander of the army, supervising the army on more than a dozen routes, and eating and taking cards, which is simply worse for the original insufficient military spending.Yuan Keli pressed on both sides of the catalpa chessboard and sighed: "I have only cared about military affairs for many years, but my views on the matter of making up for the national funds are shallow, and I really have no humble opinion that can be used to show ugliness......
"Deng and Lai are ravaged by the two thieves of Qin and Chen, and now they are still full of devastation, and they still have not restored their former scenery.Sun Chengzong smiled but did not speak.He didn't believe that Yuan Keli had no opinion, but he didn't dare to say it."
However, my student Quan Xu is proficient in the way of Yang Zhu, he sent someone to write a letter, and he will arrive in Dengzhou soon, perhaps, he can propose a good cure!"
Sun Chengzong actually didn't believe that Quan Xu could have any good way, in his opinion, this was Yuan Keli's political wisdom, using the student's mouth to say the method, and there was room for relaxation.If Yuan Keli proposes it, whether it is an excerpt or a private discussion, I am afraid of causing criticism.…… Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli in Dengzhou were in a dilemma, and Emperor Chongzhen in Jingshi was also in a dilemma.The daily court meeting has almost become a vegetable market, and the officials are like shrews, making a lot of noise.Every day, the impeachment of Qian Longxi had to be packed in a bamboo basket, and sometimes a bamboo basket could not fit it.These bullets made Emperor Chongzhen dizzy, and more importantly, he was very angry.It can also be said that the impeachment of Qian Longxi is to slap Emperor Chongzhen in the face, after all, it is his idea to eliminate redundant officials, and it is also his original intention to save money for the imperial court.It's just that after a little temptation, the reaction of the courtiers was too violent.Now the ministers are writing to impeach is only one aspect, there are also petitions, and even the prisoners of the national prison are involved......
In short, chicken feathers.What kind of environment has created and what kind of humanity has been created.Emperor Chongzhen's battle for the national capital of the Wanli Dynasty lasted for twenty or thirty years, and their father's status was shaky, and he and Emperor Tianqi were also frightened and frightened overnight; finally survived Wanli, and my father finally ascended the throne, I thought that I would be able to see the moon when I saw the clouds, but I didn't expect the Red Pill case to happen, and their father only became the emperor for a month and returned to heaven.Then, his brother Tianqi became the emperor, and his brother, who has always been healthy, went west with his father in just seven years.Now, that precarious childhood fear has returned.This kind of unfortunate encounter almost distorted Chongzhen's personality, he became extremely paranoid, suspicious, and extremely insecure, no one dared to believe it, and no one dared to really feel at ease.Qian Longxi has been hacked, and Emperor Chongzhen has a thought in his head.Could it be that this thing is playing a bitter trick with me?
Emperor Chongzhen has also read books and history, and he also knows that throughout the ages, as long as those who participate in the change of the law, no one will end well.Qian Longxi was instigated, so he asked people to impeach him, so as to take the opportunity to step down.Otherwise, all the Zhengying Dynasty are upright men and gentlemen, who would dare to impeach the cabinet assistant?
I have to say that Emperor Chongzhen's brain circuit is quite strange.Didn't Qian Longxi want to impeach and retire?
I didn't let you get your wish, I just wanted you to roast on the fire.Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict, Jinyi Wei released Qian Longxi from prison, the official was reinstated, the Ministry of Rites was still the secretary, the prince Taibao, and the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion.At this time, Chongzhen did the right thing with a rebellious mind.Of course, it can't be said to be true.The main thing is that Qian Longxi is a person, and his heart is cold.As the deputy assistant of the cabinet, he desperately risked offending Chongzhen, and blocked the open source court discussion for everyone, you want to swallow the tens of millions of family wealth of the Daimyo Mansion Quanxu, I let you get your wish, instruct someone to impeach Lu Xiangsheng, and prepare to pave the way for you.As the saying goes, I was dedicated to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch.Qian Ge Lao poured out his heart and lungs for his class allies, but in exchange for slandering blows.They put the urine basin on Qian Longxi's head, and dared to make up any crime.The mansion that Qian Longxi bought for 50,000 taels of silver was splashed with gold all over the ground, and became the laughing stock of the entire Jingshi.This is only one aspect, the key is psychological pain.Qian Longxi's young family is not wealthy, due to the huge cost of studying, his widowed sister-in-law often helps him, of course, he is also very grateful.However, these officials actually slandered him for adultery with his widowed sister-in-law, which made Qian Longxi very angry.If you don't want to pay taxes, I'm just not going to let you do it.The first thing Qian Longxiguan did when he was reinstated was to change the salt system in a letter and take the Jianghuai salt merchants.The Ministry of Rites, the Prince Taibao, and the Wenyuan Pavilion University scholar Qian Long Xijuan: This matter is extremely serious and difficult to reverse, and it should be seen that the example is clear.The ancestral system, there are border merchants but no domestic merchants, so the plug on the ground and Su Hengman is full of one stone per grain and the price is two dollars.Later, it was changed to fold the color, each introduction added four times, and plugged on the land waste, the price of rice was expensive, and the rice was three dollars, compared to the time of the fold, the side salary was also seen in the south of the merchants are carrying heavy capital, asking for the road, talking about cutting, talking about pumping, talking about entrainment, the month has no day.Whoever bribes ten thousand gold will receive a hundred thousand; Whoever gives the gold of a thousand will have a battle of ten thousand.In the middle of a year, what are the leaks?
Now if you want to sort out the salt law, you don't need to add a lesson to the businessmen, but you can effectively ask for help, strictly prohibit smugglers, so that there is a lot of salt in storage, and you are not trapped in the support, then the border merchants will be profitable, happy to open the middle, and the price of rice will be leveled, although you can't restore the ancestral system, you can still save eleven in the thousands.......