Lin Xiangdong looked at Jiang Guang and said, picked up the chopsticks, and said with a smile: "Jiang Shangshu should still use it, do you want to eat a little together?" ”

Jiang Guangyue's expression became more and more stern, and he said, "When will Governor Li arrive?" I'm going to take him. ”

Li Hengbing has been appointed by the imperial court to serve as the governor of Nanzhili.

Lin Xiangdong took a bite of food and said, "According to the schedule, it should be in Suzhou." ”

If it is said that Nanzhili accounts for 60% of the Ming Dynasty, then Suzhou accounts for 60% of Nanzhili, which shows the importance of Suzhou.

Jiang Guang was silent for a while, and said: "Wei Guogong still has a lot of people in Nanjing, and the army is all his people, I am still screening, don't move in a short time." ”

Wei Guogong, Xu Wenjue, and Wei Guogong guarded Nanjing for generations, and mastered the military power of Nanjing together with the military department Shangshu.

Lin Xiangdong took another sip of wine and said: "The imperial court is changing the military system, and Li Zicheng in the northwest has been exterminated. Zhang Yitan, you may not know, he is the deputy commander-in-chief of Yingtian, 5,000 people should already be in Suzhou, and Shi Kefa's 10,000 people are in Anqing, which is enough to suppress all the chaos in Nanzhili. ”

Jiang Guang listened and knew that this was laid out a long time ago.

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "What else do you want me to do?" ”

This time it was Lin Xiangdong's turn to be silent, and after a moment he smiled again: "How dare you ask Jiang Shangshu to come here, everything Governor Li comes, he has the final say." ”

Jiang Guangyue nodded, raised his hand, and turned to leave.

Lin Xiangdong touched his chin, and when Jiang Guang left, he said to himself: "It seems that we must find more reliable people, this Jiang Shangshu doesn't seem to be all fellow travelers......"

At the same time, two people came out of Zhou's ticket number, quietly avoided the crowd, and came to a hidden courtyard.

As soon as they entered, someone asked, "Did you get it?" ”

One of them took out an account book and said, "The ticket number has been prepared for a long time, and we will get it as soon as we enter." These are the information of the people who deposited a large amount of silver in the Zhou ticket number. There may be many in the name of others, and it needs to be investigated. ”

"Go in first, and wait for the adults to come back."

"Yes."

On the other side, the Nanjing Imperial Palace, the celebrant of ceremonies.

The celebrant eunuch, that is, the eunuch guarding the town, Chen An, bowed and looked at the person in front of him with some restraint.

This is an old eunuch, and Wang An is a person of the same period, who is Wang An, that is the person who promoted Wei Zhongxian!

The old eunuch was expressionless, and said lightly: "Do you know what Zheng Xibo sent you for?" ”

Chen An hurriedly said, "The slave knows. The slaves and maids have been walking around in Nanjing, and they have recruited a lot of talents, all of which are of great use. ”

The old eunuch held his hands, his face was expressionless, and said: "Give me five days, let me find out which people are opposed to the reform of the imperial court, which people are dissatisfied with the conquest of Xibo, and which people are plotting against him...... Do you understand what we mean? ”

Chen An's scalp was numb, and he hurriedly said, "The slave understands." Father-in-law rest assured, the slave and maid guarantee that the father-in-law is satisfied, and that Zheng Xibo is happy, and will never disappoint his old man's kindness to my promotion! ”

The old eunuch nodded lightly and said, "I will stay in the palace this year, if you do a good job, you will naturally have your benefits, if you don't do it well, you will know the consequences better than me." ”

Chen An's neck was cold, and he said, "Yes, the slave and maid are clear." ”

Under the bustle of Nanzhili, no one knows that Jinyiwei has been doing things quietly, and he is getting more and more prepared.

At this time, the capital is not much worse than the liveliness of Nanzhili.

Zhou Zheng's changes and innovations, I don't know how many people's interests are touched, Zhou Yanru's silence is also Zhou Zheng's promise not to fight with him for power, a first assistant is still difficult to be silent, others can imagine.

Expedition to the West Corridor.

Zhang Heyi stood in front of Zhou Zheng with a solemn expression, and said, "My lord, Wu Sangui and the others have bypassed Chengdu, and it seems that they are going to Guizhou." Wang Sanshan, the governor of Guizhou, did not have many troops, and it is difficult to say whether Guiyang could hold it. Moreover, we don't have many reinforcements to support, and Yunnan doesn't have many troops to deploy......"

The Ming Dynasty's guard system had long since collapsed, and the local guards were virtually nonexistent, starting from Jiajing, all campaigns were mainly 'recruited', rather than ready-made troops.

Therefore, not to mention Guizhou, which was the most severely affected and emptied, even Yunnan, could not spare any troops to recruit Wu Sangui and other rebel generals, and had to be selected from the 200,000 troops in the northwest.

Zhou Zheng nodded lightly, and said to himself: "Wu Sangui's move is really good, from Guizhou to Yunnan, you can watch the two Guangzhou, retreat into Annam, Burma, it's really a carp into the sea......"

Zhang Heyi suddenly sneered and said, "What kind of carp is he, their family is all rebellious, and sooner or later they will be corrected!" ”

Zhou Zheng didn't have these intentions, and said: "I read Jiandou's official document, and according to what he said, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Huguang each left a total army and 20,000 people, just in case of accidents, and completely ended the situation in the northwest that has not lasted for more than ten years!" ”

Zhang Heyi listened, hesitated a little, and said: "My lord, if there are 100,000 troops stationed in the northwest, we will not have much to use, after all, there are still 50,000 to be returned to Liaodong." ”

Zhou Zheng has transferred too many troops from Liaodong, Liaodong is now very 'empty', if it weren't for the winter, and Jianyu was extremely weak, Zhou Zheng might not dare to do this!

There are 100,000 in the northwest and 50,000 in Liaodong, and there are only 50,000 left, and there are eight provinces to be suppressed, which is indeed a bit stretched.

Zhou Zhengdao: "I have thought about it a long time ago and continue to recruit soldiers. ”

Zhang Heyi said: "My lord, our financial resources are already tight, and we have to continue to recruit soldiers, I'm afraid it's a bit of a pressure." ”

To raise hundreds of thousands of troops, and even the imperial court, when the mountains and rivers are broken, and the law is changed and money and food continue, 20 million taels of silver a year is not enough!

Zhou Zheng also had a headache, and said: "This time I should be able to copy a lot, fill in some, enough for next year." The year after tomorrow, let's borrow money, use the treasury as a guarantee, issue bonds to the world, and borrow 8 million a year, almost that's it. ”

The corners of Zhang Heyi's mouth moved, but she didn't speak.

Now the Ming treasury is less than four million a year, and it borrows eight million a year.

After Zhou Zheng finished saying this, he suddenly said, "What does the palace say?" ”

This time it was Yao Tong's turn to answer, and he said: "My lord, there was some resistance from the emperor's side, but he did not object, and he did not agree. ”

If there is no promise, it is against.

Zhou Zheng asked Zhu Cihong to add the content of the law change to the sacrificial text in the sacrificial temple.

Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup and said, "Go to the military department and send Cao Huachun to the palace." ”

Zhang Heyi's eyes widened, and then he shook his head and sighed: "If Cao Huachun is sent to the palace, our emperor won't be able to sleep well tonight......"

……

Zhang Heyi is a squire of the military department, and his actual power is greater than that of Shangshu Li Banghua, and no one can stop him if he insists on mentioning people.

Not long after Cao Huachun was sent to the palace, an internal supervisor found Yao Tongshun and told him that everything was arranged according to Zhou Zheng.