The young emperor respected Wang Yuan very much. When he heard that he had taken a concubine, he immediately asked the eunuch to convey the imperial decree and conferred the rank of seventh-grade concubine on the Latin girl Anna.
At the same time, Wang Yuan's other wives and concubines were all given generous financial rewards.
When Chen Yong was supervising Qingtian in southern Zhili, a group of Tibetan compatriots suddenly arrived in the capital.
The commander of Uzangdu, Si Dudu, the leader of the Eastern Dynasty, sent officials and lamas to Beijing to ask for help. The Mongols from the West Sea were almost attacking Lhasa!
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Zaiyi convened the cabinet and six ministers to discuss the military situation in a serious manner. Since he came to the throne, there has been peace at home and no border troubles, which is something worth celebrating.
But this emperor grew up hearing stories about Wang Yuan's northern invasion of Mongolia, and was deeply influenced by his warlike father. He always longed to expand his territory.
When he first heard that there was a war in Tibet, Zhu Zaiyi's first reaction was to dance with excitement.
"Should we save him or not?" Zhu Zaiyi asked.
Luo Qinshun, the Minister of Rites, said: "Uzang is a territory belonging to the Ming Dynasty, and it should be rescued both emotionally and rationally."
Wang Qiong reminded: "The situation in the snow area is complicated and we cannot easily send troops. We can order Gansu Town and Hezhou Guard to attack the hinterland of Xihai Mongolia, and Xihai Mongolia will naturally withdraw its troops."
Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "The officers and soldiers in Gansu Town cannot defeat Xihai Mongolia, so they must transfer fire cavalry from Hetao. We can also let the King of Xiliang and the Seven Guards of Guanxi enter the Xihai Prairie from the northwest. In this way, we will definitely win in one battle. ."
The West Sea is Qinghai.
It is the territory of Tibetans and Mongols, who believe in Tibetan Buddhism. The Ming Dynasty set up many guard posts, but they were all headed by Tibetans and Mongolians.
More than ten years ago, Wang Yuan was ordered to go out to attack Turpan. The Yibula who once unified Monan Mongolia were also driven to the Kansai area by Dayan Khan. As a result, the two Monan Mongolian tribes, Yibula and Buerhai, Follow Wang Yuan thousands of miles to attack Turpan.
After the victory in this battle, Yibula and Buerhai were allowed to graze in Qinghai.
More than ten years later, these two Mongolian tribes in southern Mongolia formed a brand new "Western Sea Mongolian Tribe". They overthrew the Tibetans and Mongols in the Qinghai area and directly conquered all of Qinghai by force.
The Mongolian tribe in the West Sea would have been wiped out by Ji Nang and An Da in history, but now it has not been attacked because the Ming Dynasty has killed Ji Nang and An Da. Even if it was not killed, because the Seven Guards of Kansai are still there, the Tatars Tatar and Mongolia should not even think about going to Qinghai by bypassing Gansu.
Zhang Cong, the Minister of War, said: "Last year, there was a secret report from the Hezhou Guard, saying that Agutu, the leader of the Mongolian tribe in the West Sea, had established himself as a Khan in the West Sea. If he is allowed to occupy Uzang, he may become the second Tubo."
Wang Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, what we should discuss today is how to deal with Mongolia in the West Sea."
Mao Ji said: "Divide the West Sea Mongolia into two parts, give the east side to the Yibula tribe, and the west side to the Bu'erhai tribe. The leaders of both tribes will be crowned foreign kings. The Yibula tribe is too strong, in order to balance the two tribes Strength, this time we send troops, we will target the territory of the Yibula tribe."
Traditional civil servants like to play this trick, but I have to say that this is the easiest and most practical method.
The two Mongolian leaders who followed Wang Yuan in the Western Regions and traveled thousands of miles together are now dead. It is their sons who rule Qinghai.
After these guys occupied the entire territory of Qinghai, they occasionally went to Hezhou in the Ming Dynasty to plunder. However, Wang Yuan regained Hetao in the first battle and scared the Xihai Mongolia to dare not do it again. Instead, they went to attack the snowy areas. They had occupied Tibet three years ago. Northern Plateau.
Just last year, the leader of the Nedong Dynasty died of illness, and Uszang immediately fell into civil strife, and Tibet was controlled by the powerful minister Renbengpa.
When the Xihai Mongols learned the news, they immediately invaded the Tibetan area and probably defeated Lhasa by now.
Wang Yuan looked at the map carefully and said: "Let Hetao Town mobilize three thousand fire gun cavalry to join Gansu Town and ride into the West Sea. Then mobilize seven guards from Guanxi to enter the West Sea from the northwest. The King of Xiliang will not move. At this point,
The purpose of the war is not to annihilate the enemy. We should take advantage of the Mongolian army in the West Sea to sweep away their tribesmen. Capture all the young women to the Hetao and assign them to the border residents in the Hetao as wives. This will keep the Mongolia in the West Sea stable and honest for twenty years!"
Wang Yuan added: "Uzang sent envoys to ask for help, and it would take several months to travel. At this moment, not to mention Lhasa and other front Tibet areas, even back Tibet is probably gone. The imperial court canonized five living Buddhas, one in Hainan
East (eastern Qinghai), one is in Haixi (western Qinghai), one is in front Tibet (Lhasa, south of Shanxi), one is in back Tibet (Shigatse), and one is in Qiangtang (northern Tibetan Plateau). The reincarnation of five living Buddhas must obtain
The Ming Emperor approved it!"
In Qinghai and Tibet, five living Buddhas were spread out to ensure that the local secular leaders would die.
No matter you are a Tibetan noble or a Mongolian noble, you will definitely be controlled by these living Buddhas from now on.
Except for Wang Yuan, the other ministers did not know the power of the living Buddha, so they were very puzzled by his decision.
However, no one objected.
The frontier intelligence did not extend beyond Tibet. The Tatar-Mongolian Khan came again to ask for help, requesting that in the autumn of the Ming Dynasty, he would send troops together to go north to the Yinshan Mountains to attack the Oara Mongolia in the northern desert.
After the Ming Dynasty regained Hetao, the Oara tribe in the north of the Tianshan Mountains quickly returned to their homeland and occupied the old court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mobei. The Tatars and Mongols fought back. The two sides have been fighting for two years, with each other winning and losing, and suffering heavy casualties.
Wang Yuan said: "Don't pay attention to the war in northern Mongolia. There is a prince in Tatar Mongolia, and Oara Mongolia can also enthrone a prince, so let the two Mongolian princes keep fighting. If Oara gains the upper hand, let the Hetao border troops go north.
Yinshan; if the Tatars gain the upper hand, let the Daning frontier army go north out of Yanshan. Fight whoever is stronger, and always keep them in balance. No one can try to unify the grassland. It is best to fight for another hundred years."
Mao Ji smiled and said: "This is a good strategy."
Zhang Cong said: "There are no worries in northern Xinjiang, and there are no worries in western Xinjiang. It is better to take the opportunity to regain the Chief Secretary of Cochin."
The great master of Rites, Zhang Cong, like Gui E, the founder of Yiyi whip method, both advocated regaining the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi. Historically, Gui E completely fell out with Wang Yangming because of this matter.
At that time, Wang Yangming put down the rebellion in Guangxi, and Gui He asked Wang Yangming to directly lead troops to attack Annan.
But the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had fought hard for several years and were already exhausted. They had spent countless amounts of money and food. The central government's finances were close to collapse. Mongolia in the north and Japanese pirates in the southeast were making trouble. How could they go to war with Vietnam again?
Wang Yangming refused, and because he was seriously ill, he handed over Guangxi affairs to his deputy and returned home without waiting for the court to approve his resignation.
Gui E was so angry that he would not let Wang Yangming go until he died, and later even ordered the whole country to ban Xinxue.
The young emperor Zhu Zaiyi was quite excited. He also wanted to take back Jiaozhi Province and asked: "How much silver is there in Taicang?"
Nie Xian, the Minister of Hubu Cangchang, was eighty-three years old and still in good spirits. He raised his hand and replied: "Taicang has more than 23 million taels of silver."
"So much money?" Zhu Zaiyi was surprised and happy.
The cabinet and six ministers were also shocked and looked at Nie Xian stupidly. He only accumulated more than 10 million in silver last year.
Nie Xian said: "A reform has been passed in Shandong, Sichuan and Shanxi have also passed it, and several other provinces are in the process of reform. This year's summer grain (summer field tax) has been collected, plus the money gained from confiscating houses, as well as customs and Nanyang half-year
The amount of silver handed over to the household department is indeed 23 million taels of silver accumulated in Taicang."
In the past, most of the land tax was not handed over to the central government, but grain was transported directly to various places and border towns.
Nowadays, regular grain (used for military expenditures) is converted into silver and returned to the central government, which then transports the silver to the various armies. It can not only increase the central government's fiscal revenue, but also alleviate local military corruption and firmly control the lifeblood of the army.
The ministers looked at each other, frightened by the abundant finances.
In history, during Zhang Juzheng's reform, the maximum amount of silver accumulated in Taicang was only 12 million taels of silver. In the end, all this silver was lost to Wanli.
And Wang Yuan actually made the central financial reserves reach 23 million taels, which does not include the emperor's internal transportation warehouse and the Ministry of Industry's Jieshen warehouse!
Wang Yuan was also taken aback and said: "Your Majesty, it is a good thing that the national treasury is full, but it cannot be just saved. Otherwise, the treasury will become more and more money, which will lead to a lack of money circulation in the world. I suggest that we should spend 10 million this year.
Two out. Four million taels will be used to build defense lines in border towns; six million taels will be used to build water conservancy across the country, especially the Yellow River water conservancy which should be overhauled!"
Mao Ji couldn't help but said: "How can anyone think that the national treasury has too much money?"
Wang Yuan explained: "Spending money is also to benefit the people. Whether it is the border town defense line or the national water conservancy project, no corvee recruitment is allowed. Use the money accumulated in the treasury to build the project and spend money to hire the people. In this way, the people can make money, and the merchants can
There is money to be made, and the people can be enriched. The defense lines in border towns can also strengthen national defense; water conservancy projects can benefit all people. Why not? If money is placed in the national treasury, what benefit will it have to the country and the people?"
Wang Qiong said with a smile: "It's just like the rich man who made money and kept it in the cellar. He didn't know how to buy property and land to benefit his children and grandchildren. He didn't know how to build bridges and pave roads to protect the countryside. This is a miser."
Zhu Zaiyi made a decision and said: "I am still young and I don't want to be a miser, so I will spend ten million taels first as Mr. Wang said! Anyway, the treasury has money, and let's talk about the recovery of Jiaozhi. Five million taels can do it."
Can’t you take it back?”
This tone was really rich and powerful, and the ministers wanted to roll their eyes after hearing this.
Wang Yuan said: "Three million taels are enough. There is no need for the elite troops of the Beijing army to go south. We will spend money to replace the weapons of the southwest army and train the generals for a year. If the Ming Dynasty Navy cooperates, we will be able to quickly regain Jiaozhi!"
"Who is qualified to serve in Southwest China?" Zhu Zaiyi asked.
Wang Yuan said: "Lin Fu can be used for literature, and Shen Xiyi can be used for martial arts."
Lin Fu is Lin Jun's nephew and Wang Yangming's prison cellmate.
Shen Xiyi was the military god of the southwestern Jiajing Dynasty, and he was invincible in several provinces.
Both of these two people were promoted by Yao Rong. Although Yao Rong opposed Wang Yuan's reforms, he was really discerning and promoted many talented people throughout his life.
Of course, Wang Yuan is also generous.
If someone with a small belly becomes the first assistant, he will definitely suppress Lin Fu and Shen Xiyi because of Yao Rong's reaction.
Wang Yuan took matters into his own hands and put down the Guangxi rebellion. Lin Fu and Shen Xiyi performed amazingly. Lin Fu was immediately promoted by Wang Yuan to Sichuan's Right Chief Envoy, and then to Sichuan's Left Chief Envoy.
Under the leadership of Lin Fu, Sichuan became the second province after Shandong to fully implement the one-whip method.
As for Shen Xiyi, she was promoted by Wang Yuan to the rank of commander-in-chief of Guangxi, so the chieftains of Guangxi no longer dared to rebel.
With their civil and military cooperation, and spending money to redress and train the southwest frontier army, it would be easy to regain Cochin. I am afraid that there will be no country like Vietnam in the future.