It can be said that the "opening up of the middle law" implemented in the early Ming Dynasty was conducive to the development of the national economy, especially for the development and construction of the northern border areas.

For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang once specially formulated a law stipulating: "Anyone who is in prison with a false name and a powerful person who is in charge of officials and officials will pay money and grain, please buy salt to lead the investigation, and those who have embezzled the people's interests will be given 100 rods, three years in prison, and the salt goods will be put into the official ......."

The promulgation of this law greatly deterred the attempts of the bureaucratic and powerful classes to get involved in salt for profit at that time, and played a great role in promoting the implementation of the Kaizhong Law.

However, since Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the opening of China and France has become the target of their power rent-seeking in the eyes of the Ming magnates and interest groups of all parties.

During the years of Chenghua and Hongzhi, due to the prevalence of private salt, the magnates and others arbitrarily asked the emperor to occupy the nest and monopolize Kaizhong.

As a result, the amount of salt distribution far exceeded the capacity of the salt industry, which forced a large number of border merchants to have no salt to receive, so they could only wait for the output of new salt in the salt works.

Some people need to wait for the situation of defending the border for decades to appear, which greatly dampened the enthusiasm of border merchants to transport grain and support the border.

As a result, the implementation of the Kaizhong Law has become difficult, and it is difficult to run as well as it did during the Hongwu and Yongle periods.

In the thirteenth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Household summed up the harm of the destruction of the law in the middle of the matter.

In the fifth year of the reign of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, Ye Qi, who was then the emperor of Xiaozong, proposed the method of receiving salt by accepting silver, that is, the "folding color method".

From then on, it was stipulated that the merchants did not need to transport military needs to the border towns in the future, and only needed to pay silver taels to the treasury to obtain salt.

Although, in this way, the Ming Dynasty increased the income of one million taels of silver to the treasury within a year.

However, Ye Qi's reform of salt administration completely changed the national military strategic policy of "combining salt administration and border administration" in the early Ming Dynasty, and replaced it with the salt monopoly as a direct means of obtaining financial revenue.

This short-sighted approach sees only immediate financial benefits, but not the impact on the national strategic level.

In order to obtain higher profits, the border merchants who originally benefited from the opening of China and France directly built the border towns and merchants, which promoted the sufficient supply of military supplies in the border areas.

However, the introduction of the folding color method directly extracted the foundation of the economic development of the border towns.

The border merchants gradually withdrew, the merchants were deserted, the military needs of the border towns were once again tight, the military expenditure increased significantly, and the Ming Dynasty fell into an even more terrible financial crisis.

And now, Emperor Chongzhen undoubtedly wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the Jin merchants being cleared to restore the opening of China and France.

"Zhuqing, I will cancel the color folding method and resume the opening of the Chinese method one day, what do you think?"

"The emperor's grace is vast, we have no opinion, everything is subject to His Majesty's holy will."

The good thing that the world has dropped pies, how about Your Majesty?

It's so face-saving.

Who dares to have an opinion on the generals of the Yongwei battalion?

That's not to be shameless, to cut yourself off from the Yongwei battalion.

Therefore, after a moment of silence, Zhou Yuji finally said what was in his heart instead of the generals.

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion have the unshirkable responsibility, and the ministers congratulate Your Majesty!"

Chen Qiyu, who was clear-minded, had fully comprehended the holy will and was deeply convinced.

In his opinion, His Majesty's move can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

First of all, the restoration of the Kaizhong method and the abolition of the folding method are beneficial to the imperial court.

It can be said that the formulation of the Chinese Law in the early Ming Dynasty was not just an economic system, but could be regarded more as a guiding policy beneficial to national defense.

It's a pity that no matter how good the system is, it must rely on people to implement it.

Now His Majesty is taking advantage of the opportunity to clear the Jin merchants and replace them with the dependents of the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion, which has far-reaching intentions but is logical.

It is conceivable that in the future, the Yongwei Battalion, which will be expanded to 300,000 horses, must be the largest force in the Ming Dynasty, and there is no one.

Anyone who wants to snatch food from the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion who strictly enforce His Majesty's opening of the Chinese law should think twice.

After all, the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion are no better than the merchants, they are a large group of people who play with knives and lives.

If it angers them, even if His Majesty turns around and adjusts, it is estimated that the end will not be much better?

Besides, who will not know when Your Majesty helps?

Secondly, through the distribution of benefits, the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion will be infinitely loyal to His Majesty.

With their support, His Majesty will be able to show his strength, and the Sacred Heart will be independent and fearless of any group.

To be honest, it is no secret that some of the royal princes and nobles in the capital have separated from their majesty.

Clear-eyed people and people with hearts can see it.

They rush to get on if they have interests, and they support them if they don't have interests, and there are countless such things.

Now His Majesty's use of emerging interest groups to beat the old nobles is really a clever move.

No wonder His Majesty is not afraid to publicly declare that he will replace the Beijing camp with the Yongwei Battalion, which is really well-intentioned!

This is to clearly tell the royal relatives and nobles in the capital, restrain yourself, I can't bear you anymore, don't think that without you, I will have nothing to do.

In the end, it is to make reasonable use of the resources of Jin merchants.

This time, a total of 38 Jin merchants were raided, not to mention gold, silver, grain, and materials. The good and good land that each family has hoarded alone is a few hundred thousand mu and a few million mu, totaling two or three million mu of fertile land.

Such a huge amount of land, distributed in Shanxi, Hebei, Gansu and other border towns, requires a lot of labor to cultivate.

And the dependents of the next 300,000 brave guard battalions are just enough to make up for this gap.

As for the other benefits, there is no need to dwell on them one by one.

In short, Chen Qiyu's arrangement of His Majesty can only be admired.

"Zhuqing, sit down and talk while eating."

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know that Chen Qiyu had already helped him summarize one, two, and three points in a short period of time, so he beckoned the generals to sit down, picked up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and prepared to eat.

Now outside the palace, there is not so much attention.

But even so, the generals were still very restrained, lowering their heads and picking up the rice in the bowl, and they didn't dare to clip more dishes, like sitting on pins and needles.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head helplessly, after all, some things are not transferred by human will.

In fact, if you think about it from another angle, they did the right thing. If they really talk in front of me, if there is no one around, they are arrogant and domineering, and they are spoiled.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen didn't need to be reluctant, everything went naturally.

After the meal, Emperor Chongzhen gathered the generals above the general of the Yongwei Battalion and arranged the next action tasks.

It's too late, so copy the original short story first to enjoy it.

Overnight code words, change it tomorrow, please forgive me!

Xu Da, the most famous military strategist in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's in-laws, and the father-in-law of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, was an upright and caressing soldier and a good cadre with strict military discipline.

Born as a cattle herding baby, he was a meritorious commander who laid down most of China, and was praised as the Great Wall by Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

In the face of Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion, he carefully picked up his tail and behaved in the second half of his life.

Considering his attitude every day, Lao Zhu was careful in front of him, and he was frightened and mixed up with a good death, and some people said that he was poisoned by Zhu Yuanzhang's steamed goose, although I don't know if it was correct.

But it is an indisputable fact that Xu Da was walking on thin ice in the later period.

The wind is always blown away by the rain and wind, and the glory of a hundred years falls, and the glory of standing proudly on the battlefield is easy to wither.

It is the only promise in the era of peace, which is passed on by word of mouth.

Especially the historical drama that was jokingly ridiculed by later generations was filmed, which made people believe it.

In the aroma of Chen sesame rotten millet, it is Xu Da who kowtows to Zhu Yuanzhang at every turn to call it a capital crime, Xu Da who shuddered in a cold sweat when he heard the holy decree, and Xu Da who was screaming at the steaming goose snot and tears before he died.

is no longer invincible in the world, invincible, but just a frightened and pitiful old man.

But is this really the case, under the cover of history?

Zhang Zuyan, a beloved general who followed Xu Da to fight for half his life, was implicated in the "Hu Lan" case and was given a big hat of "rebellion".

Zhang's wife begged everywhere, but her old comrades-in-arms were afraid of killing her, so she hid them all.

Regardless of Xu Daguan, he comforted Zhang's wife: Don't cry, Lao Zhang's business is my business, if Lao Zhang can't be saved, you are my daughter.

But "management" also has a "management" method, Xu Da does not risk death to shout grievances, and second, he does not go around the bend to say good things, but just asks for leave at home, and invites Shenhan to dance for three consecutive days.

Others asked the reason, and replied: Lao Zhang was wronged, and I overtook him.

When the words reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, the old Zhu who was rolling up his sleeves and killing people with a gloomy face was like a child, and he wrote an official document to pardon Zhang Zuyan for his innocence.

Then there is the famous "Long Rope Cavalry" in the Tianxiong Army, about 1,000 people, which was formed by Xu Da to recruit talented people who are good at juggling.

The main military skill is to use a rope to trap a person, gallop a horse, as long as it is a living thing, the rope flies to catch anything, and it is more cowboy than a cowboy in a western.

Everyone in the world is amazed, but few people know the real mission of this force - to save the wounded.

In countless life-and-death battles, this unit risked death to rush into the enemy position to rescue the wounded comrades in the siege. This is probably the earliest "field rescue team" in the history of human warfare.

The rescue team is Xu Da's treasure, but Emperor Zhu took a fancy to his treasure, and before going out, he had to transfer a few people into the palace to perform acrobatics for the concubines.

Under the holy decree, Xu Shuai, who has always listened to the command, kowtowed, but he did not accept the decree, saying that "the emperor has transferred one minister, and there are countless unjust souls on the battlefield".

In the end, the person was not transferred, and Lao Zhu was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded dirty.

This has also achieved another prestige of the Tianxiong Army: for decades, no matter the desperate situation, no matter the victory or defeat, no matter the advance or retreat, no matter the wounded comrade-in-arms has never been left behind.

Even eating is knowledgeable, it is not easy to sleep in the open on the battlefield, and most of the generals in the Ming Dynasty have their own small stoves, but Xu Da does not.

It's not that I haven't done it, but I think it's special, and I smashed it personally.

Three meals a day, strolling around with a bowl of the countryside sea, running to the soldier's pot to pick up the horse spoon together, squatting in one place while eating and playing with everyone, steaming and happy.

Once Lao Zhu came to inspect the work, and after witnessing this scene, he couldn't bear it, so he ordered the imperial chef to cook a few small dishes and send them to improve his life.

Xu Da thanked him, turned his head and ran to the cauldron, poured all the side dishes into it, and beckoned the soldiers to work together to improve their lives. The mouth kept shouting at a high octave: The emperor rewarded everyone.

To say that the most abnormal thing is married life, Xu Da has been on the battlefield all his life, but his love is like an antique, not to mention pleasing a little wife, not even a second wife.

At the age of twenty-four, he met Xie Wenying, the daughter of the famous general Xie Zaixing, in Zhu Yuanzhang's mansion, and gave each other love gifts at first sight and made a lifelong commitment.

Then the Ming media was getting married, and the couple raised their eyebrows and respected each other.

The honeymoon is not over yet, and the thunderbolt on the sunny day is smashing down. Father-in-law Xie Zaiqing surrendered to the enemy and became Lao Zhu's traitor.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was furious, cast a net to arrest people, and his daughter and son-in-law naturally couldn't escape.

Xie Wenying understood the righteousness, and in order to ensure her husband's safety, she took the initiative to draw a clear line and move out of the Xu Mansion, dressed in light food every day, and waited for the inner guards to come in and arrest people.

Waiting and waiting, but waiting for Xu Da, who came to the door and begged his wife to come home, Xie Wenying reluctantly closed the door and disappeared.

Xu Da was stubbornly scary, he didn't slam the door or shout love words, but he just stood at the door of Xie's house in a standard military posture, not eating or drinking for three days and three nights.

Finally, in the morning light, the door was gently pushed, and standing in front of Xu Da, there were his wife's red and swollen eyes, Qianqianyu's hand caressed her husband's haggard cheeks, and warm tears fell.

Of course, the line is not clear, and within a few days, the Jinyi guard in charge of suppressing the rebellion came to arrest people.

After talking for a long time, Xu Da did not argue and did not move.

When the other party said dryly, he suddenly drew a knife and cut the Taishi chair in the lobby, then chuckled, and threw a sentence hard: Whoever catches my wife, I will let him become this.

The murderous aura condensed by countless battlefield battles frightened the brocade guards to the point that their faces turned pale, and after speaking, they threw down the saber in their hands and walked away.

Jin Yiwei went back to cry, but Zhu Yuanzhang only sighed: Forget it, let him go.

In this way, the hand of the son and the son grow old together, the peaceful days have come to the era of peace, everyone is busy with three wives and four concubines, but only the Xu family and his wife are deeply affectionate and loving each other.

Helplessly, Xie Wenying died at the age of fifty, and the grieving Xu Da poured out his sorrows day by day, and finally contracted poisonous sores due to excessive drinking.

Every day, the onset of the disease is in great pain, and the frenzy is not stopped.

Every now and then, the careful old servant always cleverly handed over a thing, as long as this thing was in his hand, Xu Da immediately breathed evenly, his eyes were blank and he was silent, and his tears filled his clothes while meditating.

Then let the pain pierce the bone marrow, but always sleep peacefully.

This thing is not a panacea, but it is exactly the Jinpa that Xie Wenying gave to each other shyly when the husband and wife met for the first time thirty years ago......

If Xie Wenying had a spirit in the sky, would she laugh in this situation? If you meet someone like this in your life, what more can you ask for.

Trapped in a desperate situation, do not abandon hope. The bloody rebellion does not abandon friends. The battlefield of swords and blood shadows, do not abandon the robe brothers. A family that is close to each other does not abandon a wife.

Every footprint of life, or heroic and heroic, vertical and horizontal, or submissive, like walking on thin ice, but the same is connected into three words of steel and cast iron - do not abandon.

Is such a person a wreck?

In the fourteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, this heart was finally extinguished like a burning torch, and Xu Da died of illness on the sixth day of August.

Zhu Yuanzhang cried all night when he heard the news, unable to speak, he had not seen it for decades since he ascended the throne. After the funeral, Lao Zhu, who had never taken a day off since he ascended the throne, went to the court for a month to mourn.

The nine-sided city of the Ming Dynasty is full of white flags. Posthumously recognizing the King of Zhongshan, the commendation is so, the grandeur is so, and the grief is so, Xu Da deserves it.

Let's look at Xu Da's epitaph: Conquer everything, be invincible, women have nothing to love, and there is nothing to take from treasures. The capital of wisdom and bravery, the responsibility of the pillar stone, the loyalty is flawless, and the sun and the moon are clear.

The fierce words permeated a heavy word: military soul.

Being alive is a heart, dying is a soul, the living Xu Da is the heart of the Tianxiong Army, and the dead Xu Da is the immortal soul of the Tianxiong Army.

Huaxia will be like this, it is really magnificent!