Chapter 373: Monopoly of power
Zhu Houxi accepted Wang Yue's suggestion, which was equivalent to setting the tone, and all that remained was for the cabinet to coordinate a plan with Wang Yue and wait for the approval of the Son of Heaven for implementation.
His Majesty the Emperor also felt that Xiao Fugui was hard, so he asked Wang Yue to temporarily return to the palace to rest, and also sent him two imperial doctors. Their monarchs and ministers are satisfied, but the cabinet is in trouble.
Yang Yiqing dragged the same tired body to the Wenhua Palace, where the cabinet office is located, headed by Yang Yiqing, Xie Qian, Jia Yong, Zhang Fujing, Fei Hong, Shi Xuan, six university scholars gathered, and the most ugly face here was Shi Xuan, who was in charge of the household department.
"Elders, Your Majesty wants Wang Yue to restore the Daning Division, this is a sure thing, but you might as well calculate, how much financial resources will it cost to have a Daning Division? Can Daming take it out now? β
Zhang Fujing rolled his eyelids, "Old Shige, it's spending money again!" Isn't that a clichΓ©! Uncle Fu Yuan has already said that it is not possible to cut military spending and dismantle military households in order to pass through Daning? Are there some people who are reluctant to respect the filial piety of those border generals, so they ignore their conscience and obstruct it? β
He was really polite, and directly tore Shi Xuan's old face.
Shi Xuan slapped the table angrily and was furious.
"Elder Zhang Ge, we are both ministers, you speak like this, you lose the identity of a minister, right? Wang Yue said that, it won't work at all! β
Zhang Fujing raised his eyebrows, "Why doesn't it work?" I sound good! β
"That's his whim!" Shi Xuan said unceremoniously: "Let's not count other expenses, if I say a few things, you can solve it, I have nothing to say, if it can't be solved, I advise the big guy, hurry up and think about it, let Your Majesty change his ways, otherwise, something big happens, none of us can think about it!" β
Zhang Fujing snorted coldly: "Okay, I want to listen to the high opinion of the old stone pavilion!" β
Shi Xuan said proudly: "Okay, I'll talk about this first, restore the Daning Dusi, and build a city!" You have to have a place to work, right? β
Shi Xuan snapped his fingers and counted a few people...... When Zhu Yuanzhang built Daning City, 300 zhang square, the ruins are still there, just this city, plus the mansion, barracks, yamen, shops, roads...... Without a million taels, it can't be down at all.
Moreover, at the beginning, the Daning Dusi had 80,000 elite soldiers and 6,000 leather cars, and that's it, he also hired Duoyan Sanwei to barely control the situation.
The current situation is much worse than at the beginning of the country, although Buchi was defeated, but hundreds of thousands of Mongol tribesmen are still there, the two sides are mixed, if you want to hold the place, there are no 100,000 people?
How many new troops are there now?
10,000, or 20,000?
How much will it cost to expand the army alone?
In addition, the establishment of a command department will be restored, and there will be dozens of officials alone, and there will be a large number of guards below, and there will be as many personnel as there are cows.
These people are to eat and drink, and no one works in vain.
At present, Daning Dusi can't do anything except raise some cattle and sheep.
Wang Yue was whimsical, thinking that at the sound of an order, there would be military households and ordinary people willing to go north, isn't this a dream?
"In the final analysis, it is still necessary to allocate grain from Shandong, Henan and other places, requisition people's husbands, and work the people and ......lose money," Shi Xuan said here, and glanced at Zhang Fujing.
"Elder Zhang Ge, don't you keep saying that the people in these places are too bitter? It is necessary to clear the acres of land and pay the average tax to the ...... Well, now that they are going to be requisitioned again, can't you speak for the people and ask for their lives? β
Zhang Fujing's face was pale, there was no doubt that even if Wang Yue had explained, in the eyes of most people, it was still a very unrealistic thing to restore the Daning Dusi and pass through the grassland.
To put it simply, this is Wang Yue's reckless move in order to achieve his own fame, and His Majesty's desire to look good, without taking into account the national strength of the Ming Dynasty.
Failure is inevitable, and there is no possibility of success at all!
"Over the years, Uncle Fu has always been able to do what others can't, since he has proposed a way, I believe that he has a way to do it!" Zhang Fujing still supports Wang Yue.
But Xie Qian, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "Elder Zhang Ge, the old man also hopes that Uncle Fuyuan can succeed, but have you thought about it?" What if something happens? β
He now advocates the cessation of military spending on the nine sides, the encouragement of military households to go north, and the abolition of hereditary military generals...... How big is the stake? It is equivalent to abolishing the nine border towns! β
"If he succeeds, it will be the best, but if it fails, the original nine-sided defense system will completely collapse...... It is equivalent to opening the gate, and the hundreds of thousands of Tartar people can go south at any time and threaten the capital, and when things come to this point, who can end it? β
"In a word, it's a big deal! The old man couldn't agree! β
After Xie Qian expressed his position, he set his eyes on Yang Yiqing, "Yuanfu, I know that the relationship between you and Wang Yue is extraordinary, but in this matter in front of you, you must not spoil the country's major affairs because of personal friendship." Tell me, directly abolish Xuanfu and Datong, and the Tartars invade on a large scale and shake the Jingshi, how should you end it? β
Yang Yiqing's brows furrowed, "Elder Xie Ge, why didn't you say these words at the imperial meeting just now?" β
Xie Qian snorted: "Why didn't you say it?" We didn't say a few words, so we let Wang Yue take it back, and we were not allowed to say more, so His Majesty gave the royal flag! Military affairs, social safety, so sloppy, what do you let us say! β
Yang Yiqing said helplessly: "Elder Xie Ge, what are you going to do now?" β
"Simple, the old man suggested, the six of us, go and ask for a new discussion now, and ask for a new discussion...... Explain all the difficulties clearly, if Your Majesty still insists on going his own way, the old man is willing to return to his hometown! β
Fei Hong and Shi Xuan looked at each other and nodded together, "Yuanfu, let's advance and retreat with Xie Gelao!" β
After they expressed their position, Jia Yong and Zhang Fujing were left.
Zhang Fu snorted respectfully: "Since Renxuan, I have retreated step by step!" Jiaozhi gave up, Nuer Gandusi was useless, Hetao was lost, and Hamiwei was gone...... Ordinary people live at home, and they also pay attention to a thriving day, the better! Let's do it! The ancestral foundation is about to be lost, it is easy to win the war, and there is a chance to restore the Daning Dusi, you have this attitude! It simply chills the soldiers and makes the world embarrassed! β
"Servant is not talented, I would rather carry it on my shoulders, but also to repair Daning City and restore Daning Dusi, all in all, this land cannot be lost! Otherwise, we really don't have the face to go to see our ancestors! β
Zhang Fujing's outburst caused Wenhua Hall to fall into a deathly silence, and only a heavy sound could be heard.
What to do?
Do you want to do what Wang Yue suggests?
After a long silence, Jia Yong suddenly said, "Everyone, can we be flexible?" β
"How can I be flexible?" Shi Xuan said curiously.
"I mean, we don't have a capital division, but a capital protector."
"Protector?"
Jia Yong nodded, "Yes, it is the capital protection, the governor's military affairs, and the protection of the place...... The most important thing is to pay for your own food...... What do you think? β
Zhang Fujing rolled his eyelids, "That's what's the matter?" Jia Yong, you can say it! β
Jia Yong waved his hand again and again, "It's not that I don't care, I don't take the treasury, and I won't dismantle the Nine Frontier Guards for the time being...... When the business is successful, I am making the next step, so it is safer! β
"Steady fart!"
Zhang Fujing was about to scold his mother, "What kind of bad idea are you?" Go all out, but you may not be able to keep Daning, you just throw it away now, what are your intentions? β
Jia Yong was helpless, "Elder Zhang Ge, I can't help it, the court has the difficulties of the court, if you have a way to turn it into money, you can be foolproof, our big guy will naturally agree!" β
"You ......" Zhang Fujing still had to argue, but Yang Yiqing suddenly coughed and said: "The old man thinks that this matter is feasible, but just one Daning is not enough, the old man thinks that it is better to assign the slave Gandu Division to the new Metropolitan Protectorate...... Yang Yiqing twisted his beard, thought for a long time, and simply said: "That's it, the new Metropolitan Protectorate is called the Northern Metropolitan Protectorate, responsible for the entire Liaodong, Daning, and even the military affairs of Monan, guarding the north and pacifying Zhuhu." β
When Xie Qian heard this, he immediately nodded, "The old man thinks it's okay!" β
Fei Hong and Shi Xuan also nodded, "Yuan Fu is wise!" β
So far, there is only one Zhang Fujing left, and it is difficult to speak alone.
"You guys, you're bullying!"
After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left directly.
Zhang Fujing did not go anywhere else, but went to meet the teacher.
"Master, Da Ming has put on such a large number of useless pavilion elders, rat-eyed ministers, it can be regarded as unlucky! That Jia Yong bites the master, he is a white-eyed wolf at all, and Yang Yiqing, the old man is shameless, and Xie Qian is even more hateful! As soon as Zhang Fujing came up, he scolded a few people.
Wang Yue had just taken the medicine and was closing his eyes to recuperate, "What did they do that hurt the heavens and reason, and the heavens were angry and resentful?" β
Zhang Xuan told Wang Yue about the plan discussed by the cabinet.
Wang Yue frowned, "What do you mean...... Are they only willing to give a name, and they are not willing to pay? β
"Yes! These people are so shameless! β
Wang Yue blinked, "That...... Don't worry, they didn't pay, and if they have income in the future, does it have nothing to do with them? β
Zhang Fujing blinked his eyes and exclaimed, "Master, they still want money, so they still want to be shameless?" β
Wang Yue suddenly cried and laughed, "I said, apprentice, do you want to take some money out and work with the master, within three years, I will let you get rid of poverty and become rich, and you will have big fish and meat every day?" What do you think? β
Zhang Fujing swallowed and foamed, and said stupidly: "Master, can you really squeeze oil out of barren land?" β