"Shi Yan, I still have the impression that you organized the Cangtou Army to guard Zhengyang Gate the year before last. Do you have any suggestions regarding the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River?"
After listening to Lu Ben's advice, Emperor Jiajing stretched out his finger and nodded at Li Mo, asking for his opinion.
When Li Mo heard Emperor Jiajing mention that he organized the Cangtou Army to guard the Zhengyang Gate, he couldn't help but feel a touch of complacency on his face as he had profound Qi-nurturing skills.
The Cangtou Army guarding Zhengyang Gate mentioned by the Holy One is one of the things Li Mo is most proud of in recent years, and it is also a big confidence for him to return to the Ministry of Personnel. This happened during the Gengxu Revolution the year before last.
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At that time, Anda, the leader of the Mongolian Tatar tribe, sent troops to invade Datong. The troops crossed the Great Wall and marched straight into the capital city. Since a large number of troops were sent to the border towns of Datong to defend themselves against the Tatars and other northern invaders, they still stayed in Datong.
The total number of troops in the capital was only 40,000 to 50,000, and there were quite a few old, weak, sick and disabled among them. As early as after the Tumubao Incident, the capital camp was no longer as elite as before. In desperation, Emperor Jiajing had no choice but to order
Among the civil and military ministers in the capital, every thirteen people guard a city gate. Which gate has a problem, only the thirteen ministers have to ask. Li Mo was the minister of the Ministry of Personnel at the time, and he was ordered to take five thousand guards to guard the Zhengyang Gate.
The Tatar soldiers who guard Zhengyang Gate are looking at them with eager eyes. Li Mo only has 5,000 soldiers, and a small number of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. There is a serious shortage of major generals. In order to defend Zhengyang Gate, Li Mo thought deeply and moved the area around Zhengyang Gate.
The young and strong people in the village selected 5,000 people, organized them, named them "Cangtou Army", armed them with armor and weapons from the treasury, and ordered them to defend Zhengyang Gate together with 5,000 soldiers. The guards of Zhengyang Gate
The Tatars saw the large number of soldiers and horses at Zhengyang Gate, more than 10,000 people, with bright armor, sharp weapons, and fluttering banners. They regarded it as a hard nut to crack and never dared to attack Zhengyang Gate.
Li Mo's calm coping ability was appreciated by Emperor Jiajing. Not long after, Xia Bangmo, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, retired, and Li Mo was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Promotion in this department is not easy.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for promotion from Minister of Civil Affairs to Minister of Civil Affairs, which shows how special this step is.
It can also be seen that Li Mo holds great importance in Emperor Jiajing's heart.
"Your Majesty, I propose to recruit troops to form and train a new army. From the reports on the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River in recent years, it can be seen that the soldiers in the guard station are no longer good at recruiting and fighting. Now they are not trained in fighting and are not good at standing. I have conducted an investigation and found out that the military households
It is not uncommon for people to flee, live on empty wages, the old, the weak, the sick, etc., making it difficult for them to shoulder the current heavy task of suppressing Japanese pirates."
Li Mo took a step forward, bowed and reported back.
"Recruiting troops to organize and train a new army? Well, there is nothing wrong with this move. We will discuss it later. Does anyone have any suggestions?"
Emperor Jiajing made a noncommittal comment, and then asked again.
The hall was quiet for two seconds.
With suggestions from Yan Song, Xu Jie, Lu Ben and Li Mo, all the officials in the palace thought they had no better suggestions.
It was quiet for two seconds, and just when Emperor Jiajing showed dissatisfaction, someone stood up.
It is Zhao Wenhua!
Zhao Wenhua is now the Minister of Industry and is also qualified to participate in court discussions.
"Back to Your Majesty, I would like to inform you of the seven things to be done to guard against Japanese pirates." Zhao Wenhua took a step forward and bowed deeply.
Zhao Wenhua was feeling a little excited at this moment, yes, he was excited. He had been preparing for this day for half a year. As early as half a year ago, he realized that the Japanese invasion was getting worse.
When the Japanese pirates are in serious danger, the emperor will definitely hold a court meeting to discuss the countermeasures to eradicate the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River.
This is a great opportunity.
Back then, he went behind the back of his adoptive father Yan Song and risked offending his adoptive father Yan Song by offering Baihua wine to the Holy One just to be able to go a step further. Unfortunately, even though he offered Baihua wine, he could not go a step further.
I offended my adoptive father Yan Song, and if I had not begged my adoptive mother to intercede for me and begged for his forgiveness, I would have probably ended my career. Fortunately, I survived this disaster without any danger.
After seeing the increasing trend of Japanese pirates, Zhao Wenhua predicted that the Holy Emperor would hold a court meeting.
Therefore, he began to prepare for this court meeting half a year ago. He consulted local chronicles, read military books, humbly asked for advice, and was not ashamed to ask his subordinates. He pondered hard day and night, and finally completed this "Seven Things to Prevent Japanese Japan".
The contents of it were already familiar to him and he knew them by heart.
He had been preparing for this moment for a long time, so how could he not be excited?
, increase the revenue from land tax in the south of the Yangtze River, Su, Song, Chang, the four prefectures of the town, and those whose private land exceeds 100 acres, pay heavy tax on their land, and at the same time levy taxes and grain on official land in advance for three years. Five, let the rich lose financial resources and it will be effective, and after the Japanese invasion is calmed down
In terms of merit, he may be exempted. Sixth, send important ministers to supervise the military situation in the south of the Yangtze River. Seventh, recruit the old Tongfan party and the salt followers to break into the Japanese pirates and spy on the enemy's situation."
Zhao Wenhua bowed deeply and replied loudly. After saying this, every cell in his body pricked up his ears and looked forward to it.
This anti-Japanese incident has been his hard work for half a year, and it is also an opportunity he has long planned to advance his career.
Whether the work of half a year will be successful or not depends on this moment.
"Well, it's rare that you are interested." Emperor Jiajing nodded slightly and looked at His Highness, "What do you think?"
The Holy One said that I was interested. Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but feel very excited. If it weren't for His Highness, he would have almost cried out with joy.
When Zhao Wenhua was excited, Nie Bao, Minister of the Ministry of War, took a deep look at him, took a step forward, and said loudly, "Returning to your Majesty, regarding the seven things Master Zhao said about preventing Japanese pirates, I believe that the first, second, and third of them are,
Things five and seven are feasible, but things four and six are not feasible. The south of the Yangtze River has been flooded, and the Japanese invasion has become more and more serious. The people are in dire straits, so how can we increase taxes. As for the sixth thing, send important ministers to supervise the military situation in the south of the Yangtze River.
, since we intend to establish a governor general in the south of the Yangtze River, it is really unnecessary to send important ministers to supervise the military situation in the south of the Yangtze River."
Nie Bao just took office as the Minister of War this year. After taking office, he took up the matter of guarding against autumn. He was highly praised and adopted by Emperor Jiajing. He then asked him to build the outer city of the capital, which was also adopted by Emperor Jiajing. After the outer city was completed, he was awarded the crown prince Shaobao for his merits.
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Nie Bao was a disciple of Wang Xue. He was known as an honest official and had always disliked the strict party.
"Master Nie, maybe you didn't listen carefully to the seven things Xiaguan said. When Xiaguan said to increase the collection of land tax in the south of the Yangtze River, he specifically refers to two categories. One category is Su, Song, Chang, and those who have more than a hundred acres of land in the four prefectures of the town should pay special attention to their tax.
Because the four prefectures of Su, Song, and Chang are rich and prosperous, and the floods this year are not serious, and those who are promoted to high-ranking officials are those who have more than 100 acres of land. They are rich and pay high attention to the disciplines and their talents, and their livelihoods will not be affected. 2.
Category is official land, official land is official land of our dynasty, and taxes and grains are levied for three years in advance. In the final analysis, the taxes and grains levied are our dynasty's taxes and grains, which will not affect the livelihood of the people. With money to tax grains, we can better destroy Japanese pirates.
This is also to quell the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible. As for the sixth thing, sending important ministers to supervise the military situation in the south of the Yangtze River is to share the worries of the governor of Jiangnan and assist the governor of Jiangnan in exterminating the Japanese pirates. As the saying goes, one person can think short, two people can think long."
After Nie Bao finished speaking, Zhao Wenhua retorted.
He had been preparing for this matter for half a year, and had already thought about how to deal with various objections.
Therefore, Nie Bao's rebuttal sounds reasonable and well-founded.
"The Japanese plague is serious, and it is a time when money is needed to sacrifice money to sea pirates." Li Mo, the official minister, also raised objections.
"Master Li, what you said is wrong. All things have spirits, let alone the sea. The reason why the Japanese pirates are becoming more and more fierce and coming across the sea and oceans one after another is because there must be sea monsters secretly causing trouble. We sacrifice to the sea and pray to the sea god to bless us, and kill the sea monsters that cause trouble."
, help me in the Ming Dynasty to annihilate the Japanese pirates. In this way, we can annihilate the Japanese pirates, as if there is divine help."
Zhao Wenhua was the first to refute and defend Li Mo after he finished speaking, and was equally well prepared.
Yan Song nodded approvingly.
"It's about offering sacrifices to the sea, what's the opinion of the Ministry of Rites?" Emperor Jiajing didn't comment, but looked at Xu Jie.
"I think that sacrificing the sea is feasible and necessary." Xu Jie lowered his head and said.