As soon as Li Banghua's words came out, he instantly suppressed everyone's rebuttals and suppressed the life of the imperial court, which was originally tense. Only veterans of the imperial court could have such power.
The angry academician Wang Duo also lost his voice for an instant. He was just an official who was demoted to Nanjing. He dared to refute the officials of the capital in this way today. In addition to different opinions, it was more because he was unwilling to be demoted deep in his heart.
and humiliation. But I never expected that Li Banghua would dare to refuse this responsibility.
"Once your Majesty leaves the north, the people in the north of the Ming Dynasty will all be tempted by intruders, and the soldiers and officials in the north of the Ming Dynasty will also lose their will to resist. By then, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be like the weak Song Dynasty! Only the south will be left.
, in a corner of peace, Emperor Taizu finally regained the north that had been lost for hundreds of years. Will he be abandoned by you again today? "
Li Banghua's words were so shocking that all the officials present were silent and did not dare to speak easily. The performance of the officials in the two departments today can almost reflect the gap between the officials in the capital and the six departments in Nanjing: the officials in the capital are more powerful, but
Although the officials of the Six Ministries in Nanjing wanted to be stronger, they would eventually be defeated.
This is also because the Six Ministries of the Capital are the real Six Ministries of the imperial court, and Nanjing is the companion capital, and most of the officials of the Six Ministries were only demoted, so their morale is much lower than that of the officials of the Capital.
After Li Banghua finished speaking, the Nanjing officials headed by Ma Shiying stopped talking and all retreated. Having said that, anyone who still wants to welcome His Majesty back to Nanjing will definitely be infamy for the loss of the north!
"This issue is passed. The next issue is to recruit soldiers and reorganize the army."
Having said that, the atmosphere in the court instantly dropped to a freezing point. It is precisely because this topic is the most sensitive, even more sensitive than commercial tax. This is because the court has been defeated repeatedly. The Liaodong defeat, the Central Plains defeat, both
It's because of the problem of troop strength. Except for the early battles with Jiannu, where the number of troops was greater than that of Jiannu, almost every subsequent war ended with the enemy being outnumbered and us being outnumbered.
Furthermore, when talking about the military, it is bound to be linked to the issue of military pay. When it is linked to the issue of military pay, it is also linked to the issue of taxation. A series of problems also make this issue extremely difficult to deal with.
But is it difficult to solve it? Isn’t it possible to solve it? That is naturally denied.
"Governor Ma, Governor Fengyang, how many troops do you have now? What is the situation of the soldiers? Are the military preparations sufficient? Let us know one by one so that we can discuss a countermeasure." Wu Linzheng turned his attention to Ma Shiying, who had been yelled back several times.
Ask softly.
Seeing Wu Linzheng asking and all the other officials looking at him, Ma Shiying had no choice but to collect his thoughts and said: "Fengyang was once robbed by bandits. You should know this. There have always been 20,000 troops stationed, but due to old age, the soldiers are not well trained.
Training every day like in the past, naturally there are some deficiencies in physical fitness. Secondly, the armament is okay, but because the number of firecrackers is not large, if the whole army is equipped, it will reduce the combat effectiveness of the army, so I just abandoned the firecrackers
Guns, all replaced by swords and spears.”
After saying that, he looked at Wu Linzheng and said, "Master Wu, I've finished speaking."
"good."
Wu Linzheng nodded and continued: "As Governor Ma said, if the soldiers have not practiced for a long time, the physical fitness of the soldiers will inevitably decline significantly. If the court encounters difficulties in spending and military pay cannot be paid, once there is a battle with bandits, defeat is inevitable.
Therefore, it is said that it is a soldier issue, but in fact it should be a tax issue."
Speaking of this, Ni Yuanlu, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, naturally had something to say. He stepped forward and said: "I am responsible for taxation, and I will do my best to ensure that there are no problems with military pay for the troops on the move. Furthermore, the north is now
It is no longer possible to collect taxes. Then the imperial tax revenue will naturally fall to the south, especially along the coast."
Then he turned to Feng Zhangkai and asked: "Feng Zhangkai, can you tell me what the current maritime situation is like?"
"My lords, my lords." Feng Zhangkai, as a junior, first saluted everyone and then said: "Now that the pirates on the sea have been eliminated, Zheng Zhilong, who I once recruited, is now in charge of maritime business. However, our dynasty still implements a sea ban.
, and therefore did not profit from it.”
After the words fell, everyone naturally became interested in Zheng Zhilong. Those with good memories also remembered that this man was originally the largest pirate in the southeast. As early as the Tianqi years, the imperial court once sent troops to attack, but was repeatedly frustrated. In the end, it was helpless, so it was changed to
He mainly focused on pacification and was classified as a coastal defense guerrilla, but his subordinates were still under his command.
In fact, most officials in Nanjing are well aware of the profits made by businessmen, and even more aware that once the sea route is opened, the money will continue to flow. They are well aware that some officials also privately help or sponsor some businessmen to interact with foreigners in an attempt to profit from it.
"In this case, this person has great maritime power, but judging from his performance, it seems that he still doesn't trust the imperial court. I suggest trying to appease him and use his navy to escort our Ming Dynasty sea route, which can be regarded as adding a new channel to our Ming Dynasty.
The way to tax revenue." Wu Linzheng said, and the matter was finally settled.
"As for the specific measures, I will send a courier eight hundred miles to submit them to Your Majesty as soon as possible. After Your Majesty has reviewed them, they will be sent to Yingtian. It will not be too late for us to make arrangements. In addition, as for the army, we should step up training first. For some soldiers who are insufficient, the soldiers
The prefectures and counties that are missing must be reported to the court in a timely manner so that supplements can be made in a timely manner.”
"Today's discussion is over. You can go back."
Having said that, Wu Linzheng first led everyone to salute the prince and the queen, and after the two left, they went back home. In Wu Linzheng's view, today was a good start. After all, things in Nanjing are extremely complicated, and it is not
It can be solved overnight. Besides, His Majesty is far away in Shandong, so everything must be reviewed by Your Majesty before being implemented.
Ma Shiying's face was livid when he came down from the court. Before he came, he never expected that Wu Linzheng would be so powerful. They were still in Nanjing, and they had many of their cronies here, so their prestige would be challenged like this. If in the future,
What if we continue like this?
"Governor, it seems that Wu Linzheng is a bit menacing today." Wei Guogong Xu Wenjue walked up to him and said with a chuckle.
"snort!"
Ma Shiying immediately snorted, and then said dissatisfied: "I am just relying on His Majesty's trust. If His Majesty comes to Nanjing and just asks for trust, I can do more than him!"
"But should I say it or not, there is something that is beneficial to us today." He laughed secretly in his heart, and Xu Wenjue didn't care about his feelings.
"What's the matter?" Ma Shiying asked, frowning and turning his head slightly.
"Just now, Wu Linzheng said that the soldiers and military preparations in various prefectures and counties should be reported together so that they can be supplemented in time. Why doesn't Governor Ma take this opportunity to report all his losses and make a huge profit?
"Speaking of this, Xu Wenjue couldn't help but smile.
"That's true." After thinking for a moment, Ma Shiying was extremely dissatisfied: "Today he refutes my face like this, and he will definitely pay it back in the future!"
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"Brother Wu said something very hard today!" Shi Bang, who is currently the censor of Zuodu, raised his hand and smiled at Wu Linzheng, his words full of admiration.
"These officials in Nanjing are not very friendly to us. We must be strong." Ni Yuanlu, who was sitting and drinking tea, also spoke.
"There are so many problems with just three things today. There will be more than just these three things in the future."
Li Banghua closed his eyes and pondered. Although they had the upper hand today, there was still a long way to go. If they failed, it would not be a trivial matter for them.
"Don't be afraid!" Wu Linzheng looked fearless and said forcefully to everyone: "Unless they have Guan Ning's army that can resist our three thousand, they will eventually end up dead!"