"That Li Yan said that the Jianghu people generally believe that when the Jianghu people after being recruited to deal with the original Jianghu brothers, no matter what method they use, it is treachery and is shameful to the Jianghu people. However, he believes that this
It’s a fallacy!”
Emperor Chongzhen seemed to like Li Yan's reasons very much, so he spoke with a hint of approval, and continued to tell Liu Weichao: "He believed that in the past, the government forced the people to rebel, and the people rebelled because they could not survive. But now the court has paid attention to
People's livelihood and determination to punish corrupt officials have never been greater..."
Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen explained to Liu Weichao: "He means that not only do I not tolerate high-ranking officials such as the Minister of War and the Chief Assistant, but I even do not tolerate the princes and vassal kings who have violated the law. I also hold military power.
Zuo Liangyu also needs to be strict with the law."
Liu Weichao smiled slightly when he heard this. No wonder Emperor Chongzhen was happy. Isn't this a disguised form of praising him?
Just listen to Emperor Chongzhen continue to say to Liu Weichao: "In this way, if they rebel again, they will trap the people in fire and water, which is unjust. Furthermore, now that the imperial army is strong, it will not be difficult to defeat and eliminate them. If Li Dingguo
With Liu Wenxiu and the others, they should not forget the old feelings of loyalty and brotherhood, so they should persuade them to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side as soon as possible. This will not only bring peace to the people of the world as soon as possible, but also allow their former brothers in the world to have a good ending. If not
If you do it, it will be unjust to the original Jianghu brothers!"
Having said this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and asked Liu Weichao: "What do you think? I think what he said makes sense!"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao also smiled and said: "It's true, this scholar can speak well! It's very strong! I think it's okay, you go try it. If you can get Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu to come forward to deal with Zhang Xianzhong's troops, recruit people there
If so, I think the effect will be much better. And it will make Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu realize that they are actually doing this for the benefit of their former brothers. I estimate that their subjective initiative and enthusiasm are good, and they will get twice the result with half the effort."
He really had to admit that Li Yan really knew how to say that it was reasonable to rebel before, and it would be beneficial to recruit people later. In short, everything was reasonable!
Of course, at least in Liu Weichao's view, the actual situation is probably similar.
The turmoil in the late Ming Dynasty was basically caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters, and people rebelled after they could no longer survive. However, most of the rebels would harm other people who could survive, and if they could not survive, they would lose the justice of the uprising.
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If the original historical development were followed, after the bandits turned to establish base areas, the nature would have changed. For example, Li Zicheng put forward the slogan of equalizing the land and freeing grain, and also opened warehouses to release grain, paying attention to people's livelihood, and began to change.
Zhang Xianzhong also established the Daxi Kingdom, opened schools to recruit scholars, and appointed local officials to govern, which would no longer just destroy the local area.
However, because Emperor Chongzhen has a golden finger, his sphere of influence is already large and his background is stronger, so he can quickly reverse the situation. For the people of the world, as long as the world can be peaceful as soon as possible, that is the best.
Thinking of this, Liu Weichao suddenly thought of another possibility. If his shadow phone was not in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen, but in the hands of Li Zicheng, or Zhang Xianzhong and other people, what would happen in the late Ming Dynasty?
Or perhaps, there are not only users of space-time communication in this plane, but several, and then the shadow phone falls into the hands of different people. For example, one is Huang Taiji or Dorgon, one is Emperor Chongzhen, one is Li Zicheng, one is Zhang Xianzhong, etc.
, then how will the situation develop in the late Ming Dynasty?
After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't figure it out. Liu Weichao couldn't help but laugh. If he gave this idea to those who write online novels, and then sponsored them with a sum of money, let's see what kind of novels they would write?
"Why are you laughing?" Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously when he saw Liu Weichao suddenly laughing, "But is there something wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Weichao came to his senses and quickly shook his head and said: "That's good, there's nothing wrong with it..."
At this point, he thought of something and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "If it is really inappropriate, I am afraid that the scale of the army will increase a lot at once. Can your money and food support it?"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he also had a headache and said: "Yes, it's money and food, especially food is a problem! I don't want to harm the recovering people's livelihood, but if we transport food from the coast to the interior of the Central Plains, the food and grass consumed on the road will not be
I don’t know how many there are. However, Sun Chuanting’s plan looks good to me and I don’t want to miss it!”
After hearing this, Liu Weichao thought for a while and said: "It's already June and July. Wouldn't Zheng Zhilong transport grain from Nanyang? You can urge him to transport more. And the yield of sweet potatoes in the south should be relatively large, and it can be ground.
After being dried into powder and dried, it is also convenient for storage and transportation. In addition, it is best to use the money and grain in the hands of the local gentry."
The money and food of the vassal kings in various places were used before. However, now that the war has moved to the south, the vassal kings there have either been killed by bandits, or there is no vassal king's territory. Generally speaking,
The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were all in the Central Plains and the northern part of the Central Plains, and there were very few in the south.
However, although there were few vassal kings in the south, there were many wealthy gentry! Naturally, I thought of the money and food in their hands.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he frowned a little and said, "What about the money and food of the gentry? Then I will ask the factory guards to check first to see which families are richer. Otherwise, I don't know how many houses I have to raid to get enough military supplies!"
"..." When Liu Weichao heard this, he was immediately speechless.
It seems that Emperor Chongzhen really ransacked houses to gain benefits, and all he could think about was confiscating houses.
After sighing for a moment, Liu Weichao had to remind him: "You are the emperor, and they are your people. Your people's money bags are all you think about. What do you think?"
If he were to travel back in time and face Emperor Chongzhen in front of Emperor Chongzhen, he would definitely not dare to say this. However, now that the two planes are connected via a mobile phone, there is no need to worry so much!
Emperor Chongzhen was probably already strong in front of Liu Weichao. He didn't care about this at all. He just smiled and said: "I don't believe it. Those rich squires can do nothing wrong? I can also enforce the law impartially and will not act randomly.
!”
Liu Weichao was speechless and reminded Emperor Chongzhen: "What's the difference between you and Li Zicheng's policy of collecting stolen money and stipends? Do you know why Li Zicheng didn't win the world in the end? It's because his policy of chasing illicit funds and stipends has remained unchanged and he lost the country squires.
support. In our words, it is the support of the middle class.”
In fact, the situation in ancient times was different. Of course, Liu Weichao did not need to explain the various differences, and it would be troublesome to explain them.
When he said this, he paused and then added: "I suspect that the reason why Li Zicheng did not change the policy of recovering stolen money and subsidies is that, like you, he thought it was easy to make money this way. But he is a human, not a pig.
, will resist.”
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen not only despised Li Zicheng because he was now a bandit, but also despised him because Liu Weichao told him that in history, when he entered the capital, he could not hold a stable position and was quickly driven away by the Jianlu and died. Therefore, he despised him.
, when he heard Liu Weichao comparing him to Li Zicheng, he immediately began to review himself.
"Then what should I do?" After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen still consulted Liu Weichao.
After listening to this, Liu Weichao replied without thinking: "Searching on homes can only be a temporary measure to set an example. We cannot confiscate the homes of every corrupt official or anyone with some problems. If we want to revive the Ming Dynasty, we must make the Ming Dynasty prosperous."
To become the most powerful country in the world, you must integrate all the forces of Ming Dynasty, bundle your interests, and work together to achieve what you want to do!"
He had said this point of view before. When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately remembered it.
In fact, it is true that it was just because it was too easy to obtain money from confiscated houses, and to tie up interests, it required consideration of various factors, which was too hard on the brain and work. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen made the choice subconsciously.
But after Liu Weichao reminded him again, Emperor Chongzhen finally started to think seriously.
Do you want to say that Emperor Chongzhen is stupid? Even though he was the king of subjugation in his original history, he was actually not stupid.
After thinking about it for a moment, thinking about what he had been thinking about, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and it seemed that he had a good idea to kill three birds with one stone.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen said to Liu Weichao with a hint of excitement: "Look, what are my thoughts or ideas?"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao nodded and motioned for him to continue.
He only heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him: "Didn't you consider before that the Railways Department belongs only to the Inner Palace? And I have indeed received some memorials. Some ministers have already expressed their opinions on this, saying that the Railways Department is of great importance.
, it would be better if the foreign court also participates.”
At this point, he seemed to be a little more excited, and continued to Liu Weichao: "Isn't the railway from Tongzhou to Tianjin already opened? The transportation of goods to and from Tianjin has suddenly become prosperous. The benefits of railway transportation
, I have known for a long time that it has made many people jealous!"
Because there is already experience in the construction of the railway from Tongzhou to the capital, and there are a large number of prisoners in hand who can be used desperately, the construction speed of the railway from Tongzhou to the capital is several times faster than before. Of course, there is a price, just to complete the construction of this railway
After that, only half of the prisoners were left.
Once this railway is completed, the transportation from Tianjin to the capital, whether it is goods or passengers, will be direct in one day. You can even get there by sleeping on the train.
As the journey progressed further, the advantages of steam trains over original horse-drawn carriages and other tools became even more apparent.
Therefore, this railway transportation is naturally looked upon by many people, and it would be strange not to be jealous!
As soon as Liu Weichao heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, he roughly guessed what he was thinking.