Chongzhen was also aware of this phenomenon, but at this critical moment, it was a top priority to block Mao Wenlong's fleet at sea first, so he frowned and thought for a long time, and then said to Wen Tiren: "You should discuss it with the Denglai Navy Commander.

How many silver dollars, and then prepare a report and submit it."

Wen Tiren breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, the traitor has already arrived at the city. We must defeat his arrogance and drive him out of the East China Sea. Therefore, you must urge the navy to carry forward their determination to fight to the death to serve the country and annihilate the traitor as soon as possible." Then he seemed to feel it.

I was anxious, so I tolerated it: "No matter what, the country has spent so much financial and material resources to drive the thieves back to Dongjiang Town in the autumn. As long as the sea is closed in winter, we can buy us a winter

Let us take a breather and make arrangements." Finally, he said firmly: "This must be done."

Wen Tiren couldn't help but grin again. Wen Tiren was a scholar, but he was born in the south of the Yangtze River. He still knew that building a warship was not only expensive, but most importantly, time-consuming. It would take a year and a half to build a warship.

The loss of 300 large and small warships this time, plus the more than 400 warships that were originally concealed, would not have been built in three to five years. Now Mao Wenlong's combined fleet has thousands of warships armed to the teeth.

, just want to fight them back this fall, that is an absolutely impossible task.

In fact, Wen Tiren knew that the reason why Denglai could persist in the fight in the East China Sea for half a month was because Mao Wenlong showed mercy. Remembering the good cooperation between them in the past, he did not want to embarrass those Denglai naval brothers too much. If it was true

Let go of your hands and feet and do whatever it takes. It is estimated that within two or three days, no pieces of Ming Dynasty will be able to enter the sea. If you still think about driving people back in the autumn, there will be trouble.

This was still caused by Chongzhen's eagerness for success, but at this time Wen Tiren understood better than anyone else that discussing practical issues with the new emperor would only bring humiliation to himself.

This emperor is not as easy to talk and considerate as the original Emperor Tianqi. If he goes against his will, he would really dare to kill someone.

Especially when trying to get money, you can't go against his will.

However, there was a plan for this, so Wen Tiren showed great pain: "Long Live has been practicing outside for many years and knows all the truths. The construction of a battleship is quite labor-intensive and time-consuming. It cannot be built in one or two years. We are eager to achieve success."

It’s unrealistic, so——”

Chongzhen directly interrupted him: "I understand this, but time waits for no one, and we must break all conventional bad habits. If once the navy comes, it cannot stop the thieves' fleet and allows them to land in Tianjin. Not only will the Gyeonggi gateway

If it is opened, it will completely erode our real financial and taxation center, and such a situation must never occur."

Today's Tianjin, after these years of development, not only brings a steady stream of profits to those who invest in shares, but also brings huge revenue to the country's finance. The fiscal revenue he obtains in a year is enough to cover

The sum of the northwest provinces became the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty's finances.

After Xu Guangqi was replaced by the new governor, the new governor really did the three things he did when he took office. He included all the small merchants and hawkers who did not collect taxes in the scope of tax collection. In this way, the scope of tax collection expanded.

This resulted in a huge tax source. And as usual, a poll tax was collected from hundreds of thousands of laborers, which was a considerable amount of revenue.

Doubling the tax on businessmen with no background made him receive a lot of money. Although the originally prosperous Tianjin city was withered, how could he manage so much? Political achievements were the first priority. Kill the goose and get the egg.

With this approach, Tianjin has now become the most important financial pillar of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Tianjin must not be captured by Mao Wenlong. Once Tianjin is captured by the Mao thieves, it will be a huge blow to the entire Ming Dynasty's finances, and it will cause earth-shaking changes.

"If you want to quickly strengthen the warships of Denglai Navy, you can only use huge merchant ships to transform them." Wen Tiren reminded in a low voice.

At that time, Chongzhen suddenly realized: "What Ai Qing said is true. Transforming those huge merchant ships into warships can indeed be used in emergencies." Then, without waiting for Wen Tiren to come up with a solution, he immediately issued an order: "Immediately issue an order to recruit all merchant ships with more than 3,000 ships.

, transformed into a battleship."

Wen Tiren wanted this result, and this was the purpose of his visit. At that time, he clapped his hands and exclaimed with joy: "Long live is indeed wise, no one can match it. Our Ming Dynasty has more than ten million merchant ships with more than three thousand materials. If we implement this policy,

There will be tens of millions of warships immediately, and when the time comes, it will be the end of Mao Wenlong."

Chongzhen's method could indeed solve a temporary urgent need, but he ignored a key issue, which was a huge blow to the entire Ming Dynasty's economy and people's hearts.

I don’t know how many corrupt officials and cruel people have been excused just because of this policy, how many families will be destroyed, and the Chongzhen court will pay the price of completely losing the support of the people.

What Wen Tiren wants is this result. He no longer cares about public opinion issues. As long as he can save the Chongzhen court, it means saving everyone's lives. Although people who really understand know that this is just a desperate struggle. But even

Even if he is dying and struggling to quench his thirst with this kind of drinking, he still has to drink this glass of poisonous wine. If he can live longer, it is only for a while.

After arranging this matter, Chongzhen asked Wen Tiren: "Has Hong Chengchou not implemented my will yet?"

Wen Tiren shook his head in pain: "Hong Chengchou still insists on paying three million yuan for the departure. If it is any less, the soldiers below will not move."

Chongzhen was furious at that time. He grabbed the tea cup in front of him angrily and threw it to the ground: "Hong Chengchou, you old dog, you are an accomplice of the thieves, you are the rebel of Ming Dynasty." A series of vicious words broke out.

After coming out, Chongzhen finally sat there dejectedly and could only breathe heavily, with a look of helplessness on his face.

Hong Chengchou held Guan Ning's heavy troops. After adding troops to Mao Wenlong in disguise last time, he directly withdrew all the troops to Shanhaiguan. Although he did not continue to compromise with Mao Wenlong, he also made it clear and showed his attitude to Mao Wenlong. He would never

Allow soldiers from Dongjiang Town to pass through Shanhaiguan and enter the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty.

This attitude made Chongzhen think that Hong Chengchou could still be used to win over him, so he adopted Shi Kefa's opinion and adopted a gentle approach to win over Hong Chengchou.

Now Hong Chengchou has become a first-class Duke of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Chongzhen also used internal funds to reward Guan Ning's army, adding insufficient personnel.

Hong Chengchou also swore that he would definitely guard the Shanhaiguan gate for the Ming Dynasty. If a thief passed through here, he would step on his own body.

That's why Mao Wenlong is still wandering around the sea, but he has not come over from the land.

However, Hong Chengchou did not follow the imperial edict formulated by Chongzhen and the ministers and launched an attack on Dongjiang Town in western Liaoning. He did not even try to contain it. Jinyiwei has already found out that only one of Mao Youde's divisions is currently stationed in Guangning.

A brigade of one thousand people is a symbol. As long as Hong Chengchou attacks to recapture Guangning again, Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town will no longer have the troops to stop him from occupying Dongjiang Town.

But Hong Chengchou refused to implement it. Not only that, but he also asked for three million in departure fees. Three million, which the Chongzhen court, which has lost most of its financial and taxation areas, really couldn't afford. Of course, even if it could be paid, everyone would not pay it.

Understand that after Hong Chengchou took the three million, he could find another excuse to continue squatting in Shanhaiguan.

Hong Chengchou's attitude is actually very obvious, I will be your guard dog, but not your biting dog.

Hong Chengchou's attitude was not ambiguous, but quite clear. Chongzhen had no way to deal with him, but he didn't dare to offend him. Once he was pressed again, everything would be over if he rushed to the capital.

As for Ke Wenzhe, the commander of the Nine Borders of the Grassland, bypassing the grassland to attack Liaodong, don't even think about it. He can hold the Great Wall to his credit. It is reported that Mao Chengyong's 100,000 Mongolian cavalry have begun to move north. One is Mao Wenlong who appointed him to guard the grassland to Baikal.

In the vast area of ​​​​the lake, it is already obvious that we will break through the Great Wall from the north and approach the Gyeonggi Province.

Now Chongzhen really has the feeling that if he is not a family member, he does not know how valuable money and rice are, and if he does not rule the country, he does not know how difficult the country's affairs are. Now he has admired his brother for reviving the Ming Dynasty that was already rushing to death, and turning the complicated

The government smoothed things over and calmed down natural and man-made disasters.

It is really easy to see flowers but difficult to embroider.
Chapter completed!