Chapter 322: Sharing the Dividends of War
Each dynasty has its own breath...... The Great Han Dynasty Qin, defeated the Huns, and fell into a strong word! Li Tangnan fought in the north, returned to the heart from all over the world, and fell in a prosperous character.
As for Zhao Song, bullying orphans and widows, **** taking the world, regardless of the monarchs, ministers, civil and military, they all exude such a small family spirit, and they are not happy.
As for the Ming Dynasty, because of the defeat of Yashan, the Han people were reduced to fourth-class slaves, and the experience was too painful, and Zhu Yuanzhang came from a humble background, and he relied on a blood to win the world, which gave this dynasty a straight backbone and strong muscles...... Even civilian officials, who have always been soft, do not dare to openly violate their ancestral teachings on foreign issues.
Take the trade blockade of the Mongolian steppe as an example, it lasted for 200 years until the Longqing Dynasty, with Zhang Juzheng, a high arch inside, and Wang Chonggu, Yang Bo, and Zhang Siwei outside...... Countless fierce people joined forces to promote the tribute, and after fighting the old enemies for a lifetime, they were finally able to sit down, make hot pot, and do business.
This is the Ming Dynasty, very imperfect, very twisted, but there is such a bottom limit, there is a little persistence, there is such a strange energy, whether it is good or bad, it is all there.
Fei Hong and Shi Xuan, two scholars, knew these things too well, they were sure of the emperor and the queen mother, and no one dared to say that they agreed to the Tartar to be attached, and no one dared to relax their vigilance against the Tartar.
Even if there is only a little worry, he does not dare to cross the thunder pool by half a step.
Anyway, as long as we bite this line, we won't lose too badly.
As for Wang Yue, how much ability you kid has, take it out!
Let's see how you turn black and white upside down and talk nonsense.
At this point, the two elders were not afraid, and they were even a little eager to try.
They didn't have to wait long, and Wang Yue came in a hurry.
The Queen Mother was present, so Zhu Houxi didn't play false, and directly told Wang Yue the words of the two elders, it depends on how you kid justifies.
Even Empress Dowager Jiang frowned and looked at Wang Yue.
Although our family likes money, if it is a disaster for future generations, the mourning family will not agree.
After all, no matter how much you like Wang Fugui, you can't lose the last principle!
After Wang Yue listened, he was silent for a long time, and suddenly stroked his palm and exclaimed.
"Oh my God!"
Zhu Houxi glared at him, "What the hell is your name?"
Wang Yue hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers are surprised, it's really the words of the two pavilion elders that opened my eyes!" ”
Fei Hong coughed and said: "Lord Wang, Huayi's distinction has long been a well-known thing, why do you pretend to be amazing."
Wang Yue said with a smile: "Fei Ge Lao, I am indeed surprised, according to what you and Shi Ge Lao said, Emperor Taizong's five expeditions to Mongolia, that is the best way, or, Chenghua Tianzi ploughed the grassland, it is also right, then these years, the government and the opposition are arguing about something."
Fei Hong and Shi Xuan were both speechless for a while, and in order to refute Wang Yue, they actually ignored the big thing. You must know that all along, the civilian clique has been opposed to the large-scale use of troops abroad, saying that it is a waste of money and a reckless use of force.
As soon as Zhu Di died, he stopped using troops abroad, and then gave up Jiaozhi, gave up Hetao, and retreated step by step...... In the eyes of the civilian clique, these weak measures are all recuperation, do not pay attention to side work, and are sympathetic to the people, and they are extremely benevolent and benevolent governments.
In the past, Wang Yue felt that they might really not understand and read stupidly.
But Fei Hong and Shi Xuan, the two of them, talked eloquently, didn't they say it very clearly
For the Northern Prisoners, they cannot be relaxed or accommodated, and they must either be strictly guarded or swept away with troops...... Then what are you criticizing Emperor Taizong for, especially slandering the Son of Heaven, your brains are broken
There is also Emperor Zhengde, who also advocated the use of foreign troops, and practiced it, and also fought a great victory in Yingzhou...... How did it get into your mouth, it's all ridiculous bastards
Can you be a little more logical?
It's all in the cabinet to pay respects, let's stop talking nonsense!
Facing Wang Yue's disdainful gaze, the old faces of the two pavilion elders were a little red and very uncomfortable. It's like stealing a cat that has been discovered by its owner...... The biggest secret has been discovered, and that's a good thing
Fei Hong's face flushed, and he said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, let the past things go for the time being, I really can't agree with Duoyan Sanwei's approach." You fought bloodily and inflicted heavy losses on the Tatars, and you could at least give the Nine Sides ten years of peace, so why should you set yourself on fire?"
Shi Xuan also said: "That's right, with the current power of the new army, it is enough to deter the desert and make the Tartars panic." The old man thought that it had reached this point, and it was enough, but if he recruited Duoyan Sanwei, they would collude with each other, and they would be complicit inside and outside, and the consequences would be unimaginable! ”
Fei Hong echoed: "That's right, tens of thousands of Tartar elites have never knocked on the door of the Ming Dynasty, but Lord Wang took the initiative to open the door and invite these robbers and bandits in, which is really incomprehensible!" ”
The two pavilion elders kept persuading, and they were really golden and beautiful, and their good words were beautiful, which made people quite moved, as if they were really thinking about Wang Yue.
"Fei Ge Lao, Shi Ge Lao...... I would like to ask you one thing now, and that is how much money the imperial court spent on this great victory."
"This ......" the two pavilion elders muttered, and Shi Xuan said: "The old man is in charge of the military department, and in order to transport weapons, food and salary, and build a castle, a total of 150,000 taels were spent...... Next, we will reward the heroes, and I am afraid that it will be more than 500,000 taels...... There is indeed a lot of money, but I think with the current financial resources of Daming, I can still afford it. ”
Wang Yue snorted, he didn't have anything to say, but at this moment, Empress Dowager Jiang said faintly: "Why did you spend so much just to mourn the family, and it cost almost three million taels!" ”
"Ahh
Shi Xuan let out an exclamation, not a joke
How could it cost so much money
Where did Da Ming get so much money
Wang Yue snorted slightly, "Two Pavilion Elders, if you go to Dushan Fort for a walk, you may understand how the money is spent." ”
Of course, Wang Yue did not lie, in order to quickly build Dushan Fort, he called for a large number of high-quality timber, which alone exceeded 500,000 taels, and there were more freight.
In addition, there are bricks and stones, glutinous rice juice, quicklime...... Just to build a Dushan fort, plus ten small forts, the various expenses add up, there are as many as two million taels.
Then there was the new army, the soldiers' cotton clothes, weapons, grain and grass, military salaries, which was again a huge amount of money...... Among them, the biggest expense is those partial vans.
In order to protect the soldiers from the onslaught of the Tartars, the best wood was used, and the carriages were not cheap, and the livestock were even more expensive.
This is not counting the use of people, rushing to repair roads, and various investments along the Great Wall of Jizhen...... Let's just put it this way, what outsiders see is Dushan Fort, which won a great victory in the first battle and easily captured more than 10,000 people.
But in fact, in the past three years, Wang Yue and Zhu Houxi, all the accumulation, all the old books, have been staked, and the achievements of the entire Ming reform and reform have also been thrown in.
Fortunately, they won, otherwise I really don't know how it will end, maybe ten or eight years, and they won't be able to recover.
"Fei Ge Lao, Shi Ge Lao...... So far, I can say that for the battle of Dushan Fort, all kinds of expenses are as much as twenty or thirty times the amount of the book of the military department! In a word, this time the big victory was piled up with money! ”
Empress Dowager Jiang deeply understood this and nodded frequently.
Before the war, her old man had a lot of industries, so much land in the outer city, coal mines in Xishan, factories, and warehouses at the Tianjin wharf...... But for this big war, the old lady continued to raise materials and mortgaged the property.
The original thick stack of books is now only a quarter of it, and what is even more terrifying is that the books in arrears are piled up into a hill.
Of course, as the queen mother of a country, no one dared to rush into the palace and force her to pay back.
But once they do this, all the forces will abandon their mother and son.
With the industrial and commercial groups that rose in the outer city, the Huguang merchant gang, some Jin merchants, the noble clan who invested in Xishan, and the people of Shuntian as a whole...... You must know that after Zhu Houyu ascended the throne, Wang Yue spent a lot of effort to accumulate the family foundation, which is the lifeblood of Zhu Houxi.
If all of them were damaged at one time, even if he didn't go back to Anlu, Zhu Houxi would not have the courage to continue to use troops abroad.
That's the end of the whole change.
There is no way, the core supporters have suffered heavy losses, not allowing them to annex the land and exploit the people, how can they pass the powerful figures, they are never good men and women, they want to eat meat!
After saying a lot, there is only one sentence: victory is not easy.
If there are not enough interests, the imperial party will be quickly restored, and it will even shake Zhu Houxi's foundation.
These two pavilion elders are not ordinary people, they thought about it for a while, and they also understood the key ...... It's because they see things simply, and the water in here is too deep
"Lord Wang, it's true that we are reckless, but we still can't figure out why appeasing Duoyan Sanwei can make up for the loss, what are you going to do?"
Wang Yue said: "Elder Fei Ge, Elder Shige, this time the soldiers have won more than 10,000 heads, how are you going to reward them?"
"This ...... According to fifty taels for each head, this is 500,000 taels......" Shi Xuan couldn't go on, just this amount of money was not something that the military department could take.
"Lord Wang, what are you going to do?"
"Grant the field!" Wang Yue simply gave the answer, "Grant the land of Monan beyond the Great Wall to meritorious soldiers!" ”
Shi Xuan said: "Lord Wang, the land outside the Great Wall may not be suitable for the survival of the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"Therefore, we must use the people of Duoyan Sanwei to act as grooms and shepherd sheep and horses for us!"
"Oh!" Shi Xuan nodded, but frowned again, "Lord Wang, dealing with the Tartars is to seek skin with the tiger, the old man is really worried, if they rebel against the Ming Dynasty, what should they do?"
At this time, Fei Hong also said: "Lord Wang, it's not the old man's nonsense, but there is another key ...... You let the soldiers go to graze outside the Great Wall, in case they are contaminated with the habits of the Hu people and betray the imperial court in turn, then what should you do The story of the Yanyun Han people, you won't be unclear."
Wang Yue said seriously: "So we must master more powerful forces!" ”
"What do you mean," the two elders said in unison.
Wang Yue said: "It's very simple, it is to develop Jizhen Iron Mine!" ”
At this time, Zhu Houxi and Empress Dowager Jiang also joined the discussion.
"Wang Yue, you said Jizhen Iron Mine several times...... This iron ore is abundant," the emperor curious.
Wang Yue said: "Your Majesty's iron ore reserves in Jizhen are indeed amazing, and the burial is very shallow, and there are many open-pit mines, once developed, the value is immeasurable. The value of Jizhen Iron Mine also lies in the fact that it can strengthen the armament of the soldiers of the Nine Sides. With steel, we can make more firearms, weapons, armor...... Arm the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and have an absolute advantage over the Tartars. ”
Wang Yue gushed endlessly, like an evangelist...... He wants to instill one of the simplest, and most easily overlooked, ways to win.
When it comes to war, what comes to mind is that a Ming Jun is a fierce general or a soldier who uses his life
In the minds of many literati, fighting is when the two sides send fierce generals, fight for hundreds of rounds, and wait until the winner is decided, with a wave of weapons, the soldiers follow and cover the past, and the battle is over.
The role of ordinary soldiers in war is similar to the trick on the stage, which is dispensable.
But apparently, this is not a real battle.
It's easy to win, it's just a matter of throwing in the frenzy.
Let the armor be stronger, the weapons sharper, the artillery will be more, the guns will be better, the soldiers will have more horses, and the soldiers will be well fed, physically strong, and morale...... All of this has been done, the flying dragon rides the face, and asks you how to lose
As the Ming Dynasty, the first fierce general for the time being, and the Fuyuan Bo who created the great victory of Dushan Fort, Wang Yue sketched a grander picture, relying on strong strength to incorporate the entire grassland desert into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Whales devour and nibble, step by step.
Including Duoyan Sanwei, they are all tools of the Ming Dynasty.
Worried about their villains
No, you don't!
In the face of enough steel and strength, these people will become good at singing and dancing.
Although Fei Hong and Shi Xuan did not fully agree with Wang Yue's opinion, he could at least justify himself, and he was obviously also wary of the harm attached to the tartar.
The two elders pondered, and they accepted it when they saw it! They didn't expect that they would be impeached on the head of the Queen Mother, and for this great victory, the Queen Mother staked all the old books in the palace.
If you don't let her old man make a little money, it will be too much!
Thinking of this, Fei Hong and Shi Xuan said one after another: "Lord Wang's wisdom is far-reaching, which is extraordinary. We just raised our worries, and we didn't mean anything else, and I hope that Lord Wang can forgive Haihan. ”
The two pavilion elders took the initiative to make peace, Wang Yue smiled slightly, he is not a generous person, the matter of Jin Shang is still being thoroughly investigated, Yang Yiqing has already sent him a secret letter, and if it is burned on anyone's head, Wang Yue will not be soft.
But this time we can't help but share the fruits of victory...... Those who are willing to follow them should also enjoy the feast.
Therefore, Wang Yue said with a smile: "Everything is easy to say, this time we will open a mine in Jizhen, open the sea in Tianjin, and at the same time open and close in Xifengkou...... We started formal trade with Duoyan Sanwei and the tribes of the steppe...... What I mean, is it possible to raise shares publicly and set up a factory firm...... Is there money for everyone to earn together! ”
Wang Yue said with a smile, but on the dragon chair, Zhu Houxi's face darkened...... It's all my money! Why give it to those bastard kings?