After eating, Emperor Hongzhi called Xie Zhi and Zhu Houzhao to the study.

I finally came to the cloud once, and there are some questions, and I still have to finalize it with them.

"Winter is coming soon, although there was a battle with the Tatar Ministry last time, the Tatar Ministry did not dare to invade my Ming Dynasty recently, but in winter, forage is scarce, and it is common for the Tatars to enter the customs to grab food for the winter, do you have any thoughts on this?"

Emperor Hongzhi threw the question to Xie Zhi and Zhu Houzhao.

This problem did not only appear in the Ming Dynasty, but also did not only appear in the Hongzhi Dynasty, which has been a problem in all dynasties.

Those who survive on pasture, in winter, the weather is cold and snow, the livestock are not easy to live, and those herdsmen who live on pasture have no source of livelihood, so they can only loot some grain in the pass in order to survive this difficult winter.

These people will not stay for a long time, and they will leave immediately after plundering a place, and by the time the government finds out, they will have long been gone.

So for these people, no matter which dynasty has always been annoying, the method is to find a lot.

But no matter how many methods are found, the most critical problem is the lack of food.

To Emperor Hongzhi's question, Zhu Houzhao took the lead in answering: "Fight." ”

It's easy to fight, but the key is how to fight, so the problem can be explained.

Emperor Hongzhi was slightly disappointed, and asked again: "Xie Zhi, what do you say?" ”

After pondering for a while, Xie Zhi spoke: "It is unrealistic to fight or appease, after all, what they lack in Tatar is food, and there is also a Tatar, in order to fill their stomachs, they must choose the nearest Ming Dynasty to snatch food to make a living, and it is not clean to eliminate it, if it is appeased, it is bound to need food, and everything is nonsense without food." ”

The truth is what Xie Zhi said.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't say much and asked, "What can you do?" ”

Although Xie Zhi had some thoughts in his heart, he didn't answer in a hurry, paused for a moment, and replied lightly: "The minister really has a way, and he uses his strength to fight." ”

Emperor Hongzhi became interested, smiled slightly, and asked, "Oh? Let's be specific! ”

Not only Emperor Hongzhi was curious, but even Xie Qian on the side was also curious.

Xie Zhi paused and said, "You can patrol the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and when there are Tatars to rob them, they will first attack them to buy time for the assembly of our army... A very important reason why the Tatars are unscrupulous and intrusive is because our Ming territory is too vast, and it is not easy to assemble. ”

It is not that Wu Liangha has not guarded Daming when he set up Duoyan Sanwei, and Xie Zhi's truth is not illusory.

Xie Qian asked: "Although Wuliangha is better with my Daming, and the establishment belongs to my Daming, it is not forbidden by my Daming's will, let them go on patrol, can they agree?" ”

Dad, you're still a college scholar, think of a way.

Xie Zhi smiled slightly, and said: "What Uliangha needs is also food, if Uliangha agrees, I will provide the same rations as my soldiers soon." ”

The food problem has always been an important thing, and as soon as they heard that they had given Uliangha food, the corners of Emperor Hongzhi and Xie Qian's mouths twitched a few times.

If it weren't for Xie Zhi's good performance recently, Xie Qian would have to smoke him. 、

This loser!

The harvest in the clouds is good, and Xie Zhi has this confidence.

Xie Zhi pulled up a smile and replied, "Your Majesty, Dad... Think carefully about what food is compared to the lives of my people... Get through this winter first, when there is a time, the Tatar problem has to be solved by sending troops, as long as you lie down, you can let it know the strength of our Ming Dynasty. ”

Xie Zhi paused, and immediately said, "Your Majesty, Dad... In fact, it's not that I don't have food, but this food is in the hands of the big families, the living royal relatives and nobles, and the wealth in the hands of these people is probably several times more than the treasury.

How big can the Ma family be, but there is a Jinshi child in the family, and most of the officials in the DPRK and China do not have to pay taxes, so they buy fertile land in the township. ”

The reason why Xie Zhi often said this question was that he wanted Emperor Hongzhi to make up his mind to produce these land-owning bureaucrats one day in the future.

In the future, the new affluent class will no longer be judged by the amount of land.

As long as the land problem is solved, the strategy of rejuvenating the country advocated by Xie Zhi will have been more than half successful.

What Xie Zhi meant by this, Emperor Hongzhi was still able to understand a little.

I didn't say much about Xie Zhi's words, but said, "What you say, how much food do you need to provide for Uliangha..."

Xie Zhi pondered for a moment and replied: "It's just a few thousand stones, my Ming border is also long, at least 2,000 people from Wuliangha, if you want them to be able to work hard, you have to fill their stomachs." ”

The soldiers of Uliangha did not say that they were only patrolling, but it was very likely that they would encounter Tatars.

The most important thing is to let them be able to make some resistance first, so as to buy time for the assembly of the Ming army.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Hongzhi asked again: "Is there still surplus grain in the clouds..."

Xie Zhi pulled up a smile and replied: "Yes, after Xu Jing transferred the silver, the minister sent him to buy grain from everywhere, the royal relatives and nobles, the family members... When they have new grain, they have to sell the old grain, which is cheaper than the new grain..."

How can you feed so many people without getting some food in stock.

Xie Zhi took advantage of this problem and said: "It is precisely because the minister bought the grain that he knows how much grain he has in the hands of some people, and some people's granaries even catch up with the amount of grain in a state and county, and there is too much old grain, which cannot be eaten, and it is rotten and moldy in the warehouse, while the displaced people outside are starving to death in batches and freezing to death..."

Emperor Hongzhi may have only seen this question in the twists and turns, Zhu Houzhao has always been in the clouds, and he has clearly seen the homeless people.

He also listened to a lot of the tragic stories from the mouths of the homeless.

Then echoed Xie Zhi and said: "Yes, father, those homeless people fled here, no one is called to flee the famine, and those who can come to the clouds are all people with great lives, and some people's entire families died on the road..."

Xie Zhi and Zhu Houzhao sang and said this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't order to copy those people's homes right now, changed the topic, and said: "The matter of Wuliangha will be done by you, try it first, I will also issue an order to Liaodong, Datong Guard, once the two sides fight, I will send troops to help as soon as possible..."

After Emperor Hongzhi agreed, Xie Zhi said some other thoughts on this issue, and said: "Your Majesty, in order to prevent Wuliang Hayang from violating the yin, you have to send people to patrol for a long time, and if you don't avoid it, Wuliang Ha also has the intention of plundering my Ming people, and you have to send a small number of people from our side..."

After thanking him for his opinion, Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized and said, "What you mean is that after the Tatar invasion, let Uliangha fight to the death to delay time. ”

That is, to know, to say what to do.

Xie Zhi was noncommittal, and Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Well, Xie Qing, what do you see?" ”

Xie Qian didn't think about it, so he replied: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly, and replied: "Then send Zhang Yong to the border pass, as for sending troops, I will send people to Yunzhongwei, I hope I don't have to hear the news of the people at the border pass again today..."

Xie Zhike didn't dare to guarantee this.

However, in front of Emperor Hongzhi, Xie Zhi still replied: "Yes, the minister will do his best." ”

Therefore, the people sent are all Xie Zhi's people, which can prove Emperor Hongzhi's trust in Xie Zhi.

After discussing this matter, Emperor Hongzhi and Xie Qian prepared to sleep.

After all, there is no rest for a day, and fatigue will come naturally.

After the two fell asleep, Zhu Houzhao chased after Xie Zhi and said excitedly: "Xie Wu, how is the palace doing today?" ”

How is the performance, can Xie Zhi say it?

Xie Zhi glanced at Zhu Houzhao and confused: "This question is difficult for the minister to answer, but I think Your Majesty should be satisfied." ”

Zhu Houzhao was triumphant and said, "My father is satisfied." ”

This is the attitude of not caring about Xie Zhi, since this is the case, then come and ask him what he is doing.

Xie Zhi gave Zhu Houzhao a roll of his eyes and said, "The minister is asleep, Your Highness can take care of yourself." ”