The next day, since the Liaodong War was over, the imperial meeting was naturally related to the Liaodong War.
In the Wenhua Hall, the big bosses from the six cabinet departments and the Supervisor of Ceremonies seemed to have made an agreement to congratulate Emperor Chongzhen together.
He saw He Fengsheng, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, being the first to come out of the queue with a smile and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "The rebellion in Liaodong that has gone through four dynasties has now been put down. Your Majesty's wisdom and martial prowess are rare in our Ming Dynasty!"
The second assistant, Sun Chuanting, was no exception. He also congratulated Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty's study of physics has allowed the imperial officers and soldiers to have weapons and armor far superior to the enemy's. This is unprecedented for a humble minister who has read history. Your Majesty is wise!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Finance was also unwilling to lag behind, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty can fill the national treasury while laughing and chatting, and even steam trains and other things have appeared in the world. As the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, I am filled with emotions the most. Your Majesty is wise.
All the wise kings in the past dynasties are not as good as you!"
Wang Cheng'en, the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live the Lord is an eternal sage. With such great achievements, I think I should go to Mount Tai to tell the world!"
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If in the past, the elimination of the Jianlu and the liberation of Liaodong would be regarded as the end of the rebellion that started from the Wanli Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen would definitely be very happy to listen to their flattery.
However, after he had a talk with Liu Weichao yesterday, he knew that he still had a lot of things to do. Even the simplest one, the domestic rebellion had not been put down, so what could he be proud of?
Therefore, when he heard that Wang Chengen even said that he wanted to go to Mount Tai, he couldn't stand it anymore. He immediately "coughed" and then said solemnly: "You sir, don't boast anymore! Now I just destroyed a building."
We just liberated Liaodong, so what’s there to say?"
His words made everyone in the Wenhua Hall feel as if a plate of cold water had been poured on them. For a while, it was a little difficult for them to adapt.
Because in their opinion, being able to destroy the Jianlu and recover Liaodong is really a great achievement!
The rebels in Liaodong started their rebellion in the Wanli year and went through four dynasties. When they were at their most arrogant, they felt like they were entering an uninhabited land. They plundered countless places and harmed countless people.
At that time, who would have thought that such a powerful and seemingly invincible Jianlu would one day be wiped out by the imperial court!
Really, in the past, it was really impossible for anyone to imagine!
But now, we really have to destroy the Jianlu and recover Liaodong!
What's wrong with the emperor? He doesn't think such a big happy event is worth mentioning?
While they were thinking, they heard Emperor Chongzhen say to them seriously: "Although the Liaodong rebellion has been put down, there is still the Annan rebellion. Just a few months ago, more than 5,000 officers and soldiers of the imperial court died in Annan.
.If Annan is not pacified, what can I boast about?"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that the emperor was originally thinking about Annan's affairs, so he was so serious.
When they thought of this, they suddenly admired Emperor Chongzhen even more.
If it were any other emperor, he would definitely be very happy to destroy the Jianlu and recover Liaodong, and he might even get carried away and do some bad things.
Such things are written in history books.
For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expelled the Xiongnu, which was considered a great achievement. However, he failed to make progress. As a result, the national power of the Han Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!
Also, more representatively, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty worked hard in the early days and created a prosperity known as the "Kaiyuan Age" in history; but then he began to settle for pleasure and favored Concubine Yang Guifei, which resulted in the Anlu Mountain Rebellion.
The Tang Dynasty also turned from prosperity to decline under his tenure, and was unable to recover after a fall!
Compared with them, although the current emperor has made great achievements, at least in the eyes of the Wenhua Palace ministers, it is a great achievement. He quelled the rebel rebellion, swept across the grassland, and wiped out the Liaodong Jianlu. However, today's emperor
However, the emperor was not complacent at all. He was more awake than his ministers and was thinking about the Annan Rebellion in the far south.
Thinking of this, many courtiers in the Wenhua Palace could not help but admire Emperor Chongzhen very much.
Therefore, Sun Chuanting, who had the most say in military matters in the court, immediately went out to report: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Annan is our territory of the Ming Dynasty. Now the rebellion is raging and must be conquered!"
The imperial court's direct jurisdiction over Annan dates back to the time of Emperor Chengzu, but later it was abandoned by subsequent emperors because the direct jurisdiction over Annan was too costly.
However, during the period of Emperor Jiajing, it returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. However, this was only in theory. In fact, the Ming Dynasty did not exercise direct jurisdiction over Annan.
For the people in Annan, they may not be recognized as the people of the Ming Dynasty. But no matter what, at least officially, it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Now there is a rebellion in some territory, and they dare to kill more than 5,000 imperial officers and soldiers. The imperial court must put down the rebellion in Annan no matter what.
Before anyone else had time to speak about the Annan Rebellion, they heard Emperor Chongzhen say seriously again: "There are also Wusizang Xuanweisi and others who have not yet implemented the reform of native land and return to local status. This matter must continue to be implemented.
That’s it!”
As soon as he finished speaking, many ministers were confused. What is the Wusizang Xuanwei Department? What kind of place is this?
Thanks to the fact that most of the people in the Wenhua Hall were Jinshi scholars and were certainly knowledgeable, some people still knew about Wusi Zangxuanweisi.
After hearing Emperor Chongzhen mention this matter, he added hesitantly: "Your Majesty, the Wusizang Xuanwei Division is in the wilderness of the southwest. It is extremely poor in materials and has not been convinced by the king for a long time. It is directly under the imperial court's jurisdiction to pay for people and expenses.
It’s better to let it resume paying tribute and become a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty!”
When he said this, other people in the Wenhua Hall immediately remembered where the Wusizang Xuanwei Division was.
Thinking about such a remote place, everyone nodded, thinking that it would be too costly for the imperial court to restore the place to its original status, making it a bit uneconomical.
However, since Emperor Chongzhen had already proposed it, he had already thought of the reason. He did not start from a militaristic point of view, but said to them seriously: "Wusizang Xuanwei Division is located on a plateau. From a high position, it has no control over the surrounding people."
The threat is huge. Although the chieftains over there are not very powerful now, they do not pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty. But you must not forget that once the enemy on any map becomes stronger, it will be like Tibet against the Tang Dynasty! It is better to take advantage of the current imperial court
When the army is well-prepared and the military strength is at its peak, it is time to change the country and return it to the army, completely quelling future troubles, so as to prevent future generations from suffering!"
Hearing this, the ministers in the Wenhua Palace couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
The history of the Tang Dynasty is right there!
Even as powerful as the Tang Dynasty, it suffered more defeats than victory against Tubo. In the end, it was Princess Wencheng's marriage that ended the war between the two countries.
Is it possible that when a powerful force appears in some land, the Ming Dynasty will also ask the princess to marry?
This is absolutely impossible!
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has refused to make peace or pay tribute. Even if the emperor was captured, he would not surrender. How could he possibly learn from the practices of the Tang Dynasty?
The current emperor is right. Today's Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful, but there is no guarantee that the Ming Dynasty will always be strong in the future, and there is no guarantee that there will never be a powerful country on the side of Wusizang Xuanweisi.
Rather than leaving Wusizang Xuanwei Division to future generations to deal with, it would be better to resolve this matter while the Ming Dynasty is strong!
Thinking of this, everyone in the Wenhua Hall reached a unanimous opinion: they should continue to reform the country in the southwest, including Wusizang Xuanwei Division and several other Xuanwei Divisions that had been ignored before.
After Emperor Chongzhen repeatedly mentioned that there were many things to do, not to mention overseas matters, many ministers lost their mood to celebrate and instead began to discuss what the court should focus on next.
The first one is, of course, the army that regained Liaodong. Those who rewarded Lun Gong should be rewarded based on their merits. There should also be regulations on how to deal with the captured prisoners.
Second, the land in Liaodong has already reached winter this year, and nothing can be done in winter, but next year, we cannot let it go unused!
However, today's Liaodong, after these wars, has become inaccessible. It is necessary to move part of the population there, otherwise, there will be a ghost government in an uninhabited place!
And this involves something as important as relocating people. This kind of thing has happened in history.
For example, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, due to wars and other reasons, the population in some places dropped sharply, so the population had to be relocated. Also, to increase the population of the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di also moved wealthy households.
Nowadays, although there is peace in the pass and the population has begun to increase dramatically, it has only been peaceful for a few years after all. The long period is only five years, and the short period is only one or two years.
In the past, bandits caused chaos and Jianlu invaded the pass to plunder. The population in many places within the pass was also scarce.
It was already dark when the discussion at the Wenhua Hall meeting ended here.
The Ming Dynasty will continue to expand its territory, and it will need more people. At the end of the day, everyone, including Emperor Chongzhen, suddenly realized a problem: How to solve the problem of the Ming Dynasty's small population?
Emperor Chongzhen was also a little helpless. When the meeting finally adjourned, he asked all his ministers to go back and think of ways to increase the population of the Ming Dynasty.
Whatever difficulties there are and what needs to be solved by the court should be laid out. The population problem must be solved.
Emperor Chongzhen himself had been thinking about this issue.
Suddenly, he remembered that he had learned from a previous conversation with Liu Weichao that in later generations, that is, Liu Weichao's world, as long as children can be born, they will basically not die. He seemed to be surprised at that time and asked a little bit.
When he thought of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly initiated a video communication with Liu Weichao, and he had to learn from future generations.