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Chapter 106: Countermeasures

After hearing His Majesty's heartfelt words, all the ministers were speechless. They also knew the importance of Northern Zhili and Shandong, and they also knew the difficulty of the Northern Expedition. Apart from Taizu, it is really difficult to find another person in history.

It can be seen from this that the Northern Expedition is very difficult. If today, trying to make a living, taking a boat to Nanjing, and being captured by bandits, North Zhili and Shandong, then basically all of the north has fallen, and the Ming Dynasty may once again fall into a situation like the Song Dynasty.

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Whoever allowed the Ming Dynasty to fall into such a situation would probably be reviled by the people in the world, and these civil servants who always value honor and disgrace would naturally be unwilling to accept it.

"What is your Majesty's strategy?"

Wang Jiayan, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War, asked, "Your Majesty has such an idea, it must be that he already has his own strategy."

"I think this way. When fighting against foreign forces, we must first secure our country. It would be a good thing if Jian Nu was blocked from the customs. Therefore, I gave Wu Sangui a large reward. The purpose is to let him defend Shanhaiguan and resist Jian Nu. Then I will give him all decision-making authority.

Right, at least he will not ask for so much military pay from the court."

"Furthermore, let Meng Zhaoxiang guard the capital, and he is guarding the capital with Liu Zongmin as a hostage. Under normal circumstances, Li Zicheng will never attack the city rashly, not to mention that the city of Beijing has no practical significance to him. Furthermore, I will lead some

Guan Ning's army controls Shandong and controls the passage from Shandong to the capital and to Shanhaiguan. In this way, no matter whether Shanhaiguan or the capital is besieged, troops can be sent to relieve the siege."

"Furthermore, Shandong is close to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the materials there can reach Shandong through the canal, which can continuously maintain the supply of the capital and Shanhaiguan. Secondly, if Jiannu wants to enter the customs, let him enter, but this time we force them to

Entering from the west, and the northwest is Li Zicheng's territory at this time, they will inevitably experience a war."

"At that time, the imperial court can reorganize the country and it will not be too late to attack again!"

After Zhu Ling finished speaking, the ministers couldn't help but sigh. His Majesty, who had previously given the impression of being ignorant of military affairs, was now so far-sighted and proposed a strategy that was far superior to their strategy of retreating to Nanjing.

"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."

After Wang Jiayan heard this, he also sighed with emotion. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, he was really ashamed that His Majesty came up with the final strategy. But he also discussed it based on his own opinions.

"However, there are several points in this strategy that His Majesty said are somewhat difficult to implement, but these points are also the key points of this strategy. If these points are solved, the strategy will naturally be more than half successful."

"Wang Shangshu, please come and listen." Li Banghua was also thinking about the strategies that His Majesty said. When he heard what Wang Jiayan had to say, he asked him to speak.

"The first and biggest variable is Wu Sangui. Everyone knows this person's character. Especially this time, if His Majesty hadn't violated the ancestral precepts and made him king, I'm afraid he would definitely not send troops to serve the king. What's more, his uncle Zu Dashou is now

Jiannu's men, if Zu Dashou wins over him, I'm really worried that he will rebel."

"Secondly, as your Majesty said, the intruders will definitely attack the entire north, and now only Beizhili and Shandong are in the hands of the imperial court. How to defend it is the biggest problem. The intruders are said to number two hundred thousand.

However, the imperial court in the north only has 150,000 troops, and its fighting spirit is low. It is very likely that they will flee in the face of battle. Should these troops be used or not? How to use them? This is a difficult problem. "

"Thirdly, it is really difficult to collect tax revenue in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, not to mention the north. However, the Huguang area in the south has also been invaded by rebels, and tax revenue has also been reduced a lot. How to adjust taxes? How to collect more taxes? These

It must also be resolved.”

After Wang Jiayan finished speaking, all the ministers felt a deep sense of powerlessness. They thought that escaping from the capital would be an escape, but they did not expect to encounter such a big problem again.

Wu Sangui, military strength, money and food are the three biggest problems that currently plague the Ming Dynasty. And these three problems are also the three problems that best reflect the direction of the Ming Dynasty.

It has to be said that the problem of money and food was the direct factor that directly led to the collapse of the Ming Dynasty. Without money and food, frontline soldiers were afraid of fighting, and many people fled before the battle. Even direct mutiny and rebellion were common. And civil strife also involved money and food.

The problems directly caused famine, disasters, and government oppression, which almost made the people breathless.

It has to be said that if Zhu Ling traveled through time and was in the body of ordinary people, he would probably choose to rebel.

But now that he is the emperor, since he is the Supreme Being, he must shoulder the heavy responsibility of saving the Ming Dynasty. No matter how difficult it is, he must work harder, otherwise it is not his character to be in panic all day long.

"Wu Sangui has indeed always had disloyal intentions. Your Majesty, I suggest that you send some loyal Jin Yiwei to inquire about the situation in Shanhaiguan. Pretend to be common people, or sneak into it. They have fought against Mongolia many times, and Jin Yiwei has also performed extraordinary feats. I believe it.

As long as we reuse them, we will definitely achieve miraculous results.”

Meng Zhangming, who was in the back, spoke at this time. Looking at the sad expressions of the ministers, although he knew that he was in a humble position, he still took a step forward to express his views.

"I believe that even if he has different intentions, he will not rebel for the time being, at least he will not let Jiannu enter the customs. We can tell the world that he is crowned king, and then send him a family, and the others

He was taken to Nanjing. When he saw his family, he must have been moved. But the others were brought to Nanjing. If he really wanted to rebel, he would have to consider whether his family wanted to survive?

"

But after everyone listened to Meng Zhangming's thoughts, they suddenly became enlightened. The door that had been blocked just now seemed to be suddenly opened. All the ministers looked at Meng Zhangming, and their originally dim eyes suddenly became brighter.

Meng Zhangming was a little embarrassed when he was suddenly looked at. It was his first time to step forward to make trouble, and he didn't have much sense of propriety.

"Meng Shangshu's son is indeed extraordinary, much better than us old guys." Li Banghua stroked his beard and praised with a smile, his eyes full of appreciation for Meng Zhangming.

"Meng Zhangming's method is fine. Who has any ideas about the second and third options? Let's talk about them together."

"Your Majesty, I have you."

At this time, Fan Xian, the eldest son of Mr. Fan Ge, came out of the way and bowed his head.

"Tell me."

"What I'm talking about is the second point. I don't know if I'm right or not. I hope you will understand me." Fan Xianchao bowed to the adults around him and said: "The thieves had an army of 200,000, but many of them were generals and soldiers of our Ming Dynasty.

, it’s just that they can’t help themselves. The rest are just some villagers who used to farm in the countryside, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not comparable to that of our Ming army."

"If the fighting power is not good, why can our Ming army be defeated step by step?" Wu Linzheng had an objection at this time and retorted.

Meng Zhangming was not panicked at all. Even though he was the son of a current court elder, his temperament could not be erased. He said: "This is what Wei Chen wants to focus on. The army is weak. Why is the army weak?

In fact, our Ming soldiers are not weak, but our generals are weak. Why do we often lose against Jiannu? Because in most battles, our troops are smaller than Jiannu's, and there are even internal ghosts, and even the generals cannot work together, resulting in our side

The army often loses its will to fight before it even fights, eventually leading to a rout."

"Furthermore, Zuo Liangyu once fought under the commander Yang Sichang, but for his own benefit he let Zhang Xianzhong go. As far as Wei Chen knows, he had a tacit understanding with Zhang Xianzhong. The rebels were plundering in the front, and he was mopping up behind him.

, and even used the heads of the people to ask for rewards from the imperial court. Moreover, recently, our general Zhou Yuji refused to give in to the intruders and led the soldiers to fight to the end."

"But there were too many thieves, and there was a rebellion within our Ming army, which indirectly killed General Zhou. I dare to say today that as long as there is enough money and food, and the generals are united and loyal to our Ming Dynasty, there is no need to worry about rebelling against thieves and establishing slaves!"

After saying that, Fan Xianchao knelt down and said loudly, his eyes filled with tears at some point.

"With you, I feel a lot more at ease." Zhu Ling said softly, calling Qi Ping behind him, and continued: "But there are conditions, enough money and food, and this is actually the biggest problem."

"Ni Qing, let me tell you how much taxes the court has recovered this year?"

"Reporting to your majesty, the tax revenue for this year is 560,000 taels..." Ni Yuanlu said at the end, almost silent. In the Ming Dynasty, the tax revenue of a country is only 100,000 taels, which is less than the assets of a businessman's family. It is pitiful and pitiful, no wonder.

Ni Yuanlu did not dare to say anything.

"Today, with Fan Xianchao and Meng Zhangming's countermeasures, the two problems can be considered solved. Let's solve the third problem first. Whether to confiscate homes or impose commercial taxes, we must have a conclusion no matter what!"

[Author's digression]: Do you have any golden tickets in your hands? Can I have a few?


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