Chapter 905 Return (Two in One)

People will be hungry if they don’t eat.

Then he had to drive away these hungry soldiers to quell the rebellion of the court. Who would be willing to do so?

The salary must be increased!

As for the Shanxi Governor Wu Sai, the soldiers in Shanxi have two or three people, and they also use empty grains of two or three people and pay one person, which is called helping food.

Most people can’t get so much food and salary, and they can only get it by the generals and servants.

But is this a phenomenon in Shanxi alone?

In this case, what other good strategies can be found besides continuous increase in salary and military expenditure?

Of course there is.

Donate money.

Chongzhen convened a meeting in front of the imperial court to reveal his depression:

"Since I ordered the family of Xuqi to donate last year, I have resisted it until now, and I have no desire to be in a state of emergency.

Even the provincial gentry did not donate. When the thief came, they all had their money. Why are they so stupid?”

Zhu Youjian wanted to scold him in his heart, why don’t you don’t donate?

The court officials do not speak, no one is willing to speak of such things, and no one is willing to do it even if they want to be a horse bone.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Chongzhen continued to ask:

"The thief must be suppressed and must be used to use large troops. However, if the money and food are not distributed among the people, it should be distributed. The treasury is empty and cannot be distributed.

I asked you to check the grain and add additional food two months ago, why haven’t you heard this until today?”

The five prefectures and six ministries and the two dukes did not express their opinions on the extra mission, and did not want to expel the emperor.

Or the emperor was going to harm the interests they represented and all began to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Therefore, Chongzhen attached great importance to Yang Sichang, a person who dared to speak.

The court used the tax grains of various provinces to "retain" them to solve the possibility of military pay, but there was almost no possibility.

Donating money is impossible. We would rather drink flower wine in the Qinhuai River than hand over the money to the court.

The rewards for the emperor's poems are really not attractive.

Especially the royal relatives, bureaucrats and gentry refused to donate, the national treasury was empty, and the local finances were also stretched. What else could be done besides the extra assignment?

After several thoughts, Chongzhen finally approved Yang Sichang's suggestion to increase the national tax on the situation of the edict.

The purpose of Yang Sichang's increase in troops and wages was to implement the plan of encirclement and suppression of four fronts and six corners and ten sides.

Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang and Fengyang are the four main commanders, and the governors in these four places should focus on suppression and prevention as the auxiliary.

Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Yingtian, Jiangxi and Sichuan are the six corners. These six places should be mainly guarded and suppression as the auxiliary.

For example, the current bandits are in Huguang, and the governors of Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yingtian, Fengyang, and Jiangxi are all on the six sides, while the governor and the prime minister all enter Jiangbei to jointly suppress the attack.

Yang Sichang's idea was to premier, the governors would be killed as they were suppressed and killed. Each governor was surrounded by all sides. No matter where the main battlefield was, he would set up a net.

Although there are loopholes in Yang Sichang's website, it is the reality that Shanxi, Shaanxi, Yansui and the three places can only prevent and cannot encircle and suppress.

He decided to start a bandit entrenched in Huguang and other places first. With Lu Xiangsheng's successful experience, it would be obvious who would be easier to fight.

This can also provide confidence to the official army, and most importantly, to enhance confidence to the emperor.

Otherwise, if you would get up, you would be gnawing the hammer bandit's hard bone. If your teeth were burped, you would not have any decent results. Just like Yuan Chonghuan, Yang Sichang would not be able to come down from Taiwan.

However, after hearing Yang Sichang's plan, Wu Guojun suddenly felt something was wrong.

Although he was cautious about the Hammer Bandits and wanted to destroy the rebels entrenched in the heart of the Central Plains, He Jinchao was definitely not a person who was willing to die.

In order to find an opportunity to rescue Gao Yingxiang, he led his troops to the capital and left.

Even if Lu Xiang is promoted to Xuanda as governor, he will probably be unable to resist in a short period of time.

Especially the way to make money will only allow the court to push all the people into the hands of the hammer bandits.

Wu Guojun also figured out the key point. There were too many poor people in the Ming Dynasty.

As long as there are still people who can't survive, these people will follow the other bandits and will follow the Hammer bandits.

Most of us don’t know what kind of way of living is the people of Shanxi now.

He had been to the Taiyuan area himself, and then ran to Henan, Huguang and other places. The lives of the people and the rule of the Hammer Bandits were like a hell in heaven.

It was not until that trip to Taiyuan that Wu Guojun made up his mind to seize the opportunity to secretly collude with the Hammer Bandits.

Lu Xiangsheng wrote a letter to this point and hoped that the emperor could distinguish between the rich and the poor and share the land tax, but was rejected by Yang Sichang.

Because the operation is too difficult and it is difficult to determine, it is better to have one-size-fits-all and evenly allocate it.

Because one-size-fits-all is relatively fair, no one can pick a sting.

Chongzhen expressed his agreement that what he wanted was money, not to find more work for himself.

The local officials who are executing below also believe that one-size-fits-all is the safest, and it is definitely not because of trouble.

Because Lu Xiang was promoted to Xuanda to defend against the Hammer Bandits and the Qing Army, Wang Jiazhen, the new prime minister of the five provinces, was a mediocre person and could not take on the responsibility at all.

If he and Hong Chengchou work together to play the protagonist of the Shimian.com, there is no way to compare with Lu Xiangsheng.

Yang Sichang, Secretary of the Ministry of War, recommended to Chongzhen the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxiong to succeed Xiong Wencan, who served as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxiong.

This person was a Jinshi in the 35th year of Wanli. He claimed to be aware of military affairs, especially he had shown his skills.

At the beginning of Chongzhen, under the position of Fujian Governor, Zheng Zhilong, the leader of the maritime armed gang, was surrendered.

And he used Zheng Zhilong's maritime power to pacify other coastal armed groups.

Especially when Zheng Zhilong defeated the Dutch East India Company fleet, he had the final say from then on.

The Zheng family's banner is from the East and South China, and everyone knows it.

He has more than 200,000 troops under his command and has a fleet of thousands of ships, becoming one of the overlords of the ocean world.

The troops included Han people, Japanese, Koreans, South Island, African blacks, etc.

After Xiong Wencan held Zheng Zhilong's ace, there were no more pirates along the coast, and the boat trip was really rich.

Xiong Wencan was successful and fame, so he began to seek Yongzhen Lingnan, so he used the money he had plundered in Fujian and Guangdong to bribe the court's Zhongquan.

For a time, silver and money were cleared, and Xiong Wencan became famous in the Ming Dynasty. Even the name of Wu Guojun, the Marquis of Jingliao, could not be compared with him.

Xiong Wencan is a star that comes from the earth from heaven, and is specially used to save the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen was naturally half-believing and half-doubted about being boasted by a person so much, so he sent an eunuch to investigate.

The eunuch took Chongzhen's mission to test it under the pretext of going to Guangxi to buy jewelry.

Xiong Wencan is also a smart person, so he naturally won't miss the rare opportunity to make friends with eunuchs around the emperor.

He gave him a generous gift and kept him for a banquet for several days.

One day at a banquet, the eunuch occasionally talked about the war in the Central Plains, and sighed that no one could serve the court.

Xiong Wencan was confused when he heard this. When he heard this, he immediately threw his cup and stood up, patted his chest, and then slapped the case and cursed.

It is said that the Ming Dynasty is like this now, all the ministers are ruining the country. If I go there, I will definitely not have reached this point.

I was drinking too much and wanted to show off, but the eunuch shouted that he was indeed a pillar of the court.

I suddenly had a showdown with Xiong Wencan and said that I would not pretend, and I was not going to Guangxi to buy it, but came to inspect you at the order of Your Majesty.

Today, I heard Governor Xiong’s bold words, and I believe that public talents are of the world!

When I return to the court to report, I will definitely recommend you to Your Majesty and call you to take on the great responsibility.

Besides, the generous gift you gave me is that what it means?

Xiong Wencan was confused when he heard the eunuch's sudden showdown.

How can you test the major events of the court be conducted at the wine table?

Isn’t that normal for everyone to drink some wine and brag?

But the eunuch looked at the pleasure of completing the task, which made Xiong Wencan unable to argue.

He spent so much money just to be a Taiping official in the treasure house of Guangdong and Guangxi. Who the hell wants to fight for his life in the Central Plains?

The bold words just now are just a show-off, how can you take them seriously?

Xiong Wencan, who was a little drunk, suddenly became sweaty and kept drinking a lot. He started to give reasons and find excuses for himself.

But the eunuch comforted Xiong Wencan. When I go back and talk to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will naturally agree to your many requests, so don’t refuse.

Xiong Wencan knew that his words were exhausted, so he could only reluctantly agree.

After the eunuch returned to the court, he reported to the emperor one by one. After hearing what he believed in, Chongzhen also intended to use Xiong Wencan.

Xiong Wencan's in-laws, Yao Minggong, the Minister of Rites, is close to Yang Sichang.

He knew that Yang Sichang was eager to quell the civil strife, and the emperor was also interested in appointing Xiong Wencan, so Yao Minggong secretly asked for the new Minister of War to recommend it.
To be continued...