Zeng milling, the word is heavy, a native of Huangyan, Taizhou, Zhejiang, a merchant, Jiajing eight years of Jinshi, once served as Fujian Changle Zhi County, the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Liaodong Governor, Shandong Governor and so on.

He has quelled mutinies and rebellions many times during his patrol of Liaodong and Shandong, and he is experienced and capable, and he has courage, strategy, and good at using troops.

It stands to reason that it should be a good choice for such a person to preside over the plan to clean up the Tartars, as long as the court fully supports it, he may really be able to clean up the Tartars.

It's a pity that the imperial court, or Yan Song, didn't plan to fully support him, and the reason why Yan Song agreed to let him be in charge of cleaning up the Tartars was completely to pit Xia Yan.

Zeng Milling didn't know this, cleaning up the Tartars, recovering the Hetao, has always been his goal, at the beginning when he was transferred to Shanxi as the governor, he had been on the "Please Restore the Hetao", the then Xuanda Governor Yang Cong was also eloquent, although the two were not in the same camp, they still cooperated quite well in cleaning up the Tartars.

If Yang Cong is not transferred, and the two work together, it is really possible to recover the Hetao and drive the Tartars to the barren Mobei, so that the border trouble in the northwest will not be a concern.

It's a pity that Yang Cong was transferred to the southeast to suppress the Japanese, and after Yang Cong was transferred, the corresponding grain, grass, baggage and military supplies gradually tilted to the southeast.

Finally, when Yang Cong exterminated the pirates and pirates, he thought that the opportunity had come again, but unfortunately, immediately after, there was an accident on Annan's side, and Yang Cong was transferred to the southwest again, presiding over the plan to deal with Annan's Mo's family, and the corresponding grain, grass, baggage and military supplies began to tilt to the southwest again, and he could only wait.

Immediately afterwards, it didn't take long for Yang Cong to pacify Annan again, and the border of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be in the northwest, and other places had been pacified.

He thought that he could finally show his strength to recover the Hetao and drive the Tartars out of the customs, but he didn't expect that Xia Yan, as the first assistant of the cabinet, had been unable to transfer the salary, even if he had great ability, he could only stare dryly.

Originally, he thought that during the tenure of the governor of Xuanda and the governor of Shanxi, there was no hope of recovering the Hetao and cleaning up the Tartars, but he never thought that he had been stumbling here for nearly ten years, and when he was about to despair, Xia Yan suddenly sent someone to inform him that the food and salary were coming soon.

This time, he was really excited, looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, and finally looking forward to the food.

He even wrote a letter "Revisiting the Restoration of the Hetao", presenting the entire plan to recover the Hetao and even the subsequent plan to resist the Tartars outside the Guanwai.

To tell the truth, if the imperial court can really give him enough support as he said, it is really possible for him to solve this northwest border trouble.

It's a pity that this is just Yan Song's serial plan!

He was ambitious and wanted to do a big job, but Yan Song didn't plan to provide him with enough food at all.

As soon as this "Heavy Discussion on the Fuhe Loop" was played, Xia Yan was excited.

He has been the head of the cabinet for many years, and although he has been conscientious, self-denying, and has not made any mistakes, he has nothing to do in terms of merit.

Although the pirates and pirates in the southeast have been exterminated, they have nothing to do with him, because it was done by Yang Cong, even if you want to talk about merit, it is also in the Yangming lineage.

Although Annan recovered, it still had nothing to do with him, because it was still done by Yang Cong, and he didn't do anything at all.

People who are arrogant in their hearts generally think that they are different and can compare with everyone else.

Xia Yan is the same, but it's a pity that he has been the head of the cabinet for so many years, but he has never made any great achievements, but was compared to Yang Cong, a hairy boy, how can he be convinced?

If Zeng Milling can recover the Hetao in one fell swoop, drive the Tartars out of the customs, and solve the trouble in the northwest from then on, then he, the first assistant of the cabinet, will make immortal achievements.

After he received Zeng Miao's "Revisiting the River Loop", he couldn't wait to order someone to call Yan Song over, wanting to discuss with Yan Song how to support Zeng Mo and completely clean up the Tartar.

Yan Song couldn't help but sneer in his heart after seeing the twists and turns.

Zeng Milling is an idiot, it's really whimsical!

This guy actually suggested that the three border towns in Shanxi and the three border towns in Shaanxi each recruit 30,000 elite soldiers, and then attack from both sides, defeat the Tartars in one fell swoop, and recover the Hetao!

What are you kidding, one border town recruits 30,000 troops, and six border towns are 180,000 troops, so how much food and salary do you get?

Not to mention too much, just according to the ordinary foot soldiers, the 180,000 army also needs at least 360,000 taels of food and salary a month, which is more than 4 million taels a year, which is more than the tax of the entire Ming Dynasty in a year!

You're trying to eat your fart!

How much is the income of salt introduction in a year?

Even if Yan Maoqing is not greedy for a penny, even if all the salt merchants do not need to be filial, they will all exchange it for food and salary, and if they go to support the border army, they will be able to squeeze out about 4 million taels of food and salary.

I finally snatched the position of the secretary of the household department in Nanjing, and I didn't make a penny of benefits, and all the proceeds of salt introduction were used to recruit an army for you and clean up the tartars?

I'm afraid you didn't wake up!

Do you know how many people are playing the idea of more than 4 million taels?

Do you know how many people I can buy with these more than 4 million taels?

All of them were given to you as food?

Dream!

Yan Song sneered in his heart for a while, then he pretended to be embarrassed, and said cautiously: "Lord Shoufu, the food and salary of this 180,000 army is not a small amount, even if Yan Maoqing transfers all the salt income to the Northwest Frontier Army as food and salary, I am afraid it will not be enough!" “

When Xia Yan heard this, his face couldn't help but stagnate.

Inadequate?

How can it not be enough?

Even if it's not enough, then you have to make it enough!

He thought about it for a while, and then said undoubtedly: "If the existing salt introduction is not enough, then increase the salt introduction, anyway, the salt introduction is a hot commodity, and no one is too much." ”

You idiot, increase the salt lead, you can't figure it out!

Yan Song still continued to pretend to be embarrassed: "This, Lord Shoufu, the extra salt is also going to be exchanged for salt, not to mention whether the extra salt and salt merchants can sell it, and whether the major salt farms can produce so much salt is a problem." ”

Is this also called a problem?

Xia Yan subconsciously turned his face and said coldly: "Is it difficult to boil salt?" Are they tired from the day? Who doesn't know that those salt farm officials spend all day drinking and having fun. Give a death order, let them stare at the salt households to work overtime and cook hard, I still don't believe it, the output of this salt will not be raised. ”

Well, you idiot, since you don't have a brain, and you're as whimsical as Zeng Miao, then let you dream together.

Yan Song pretended to hesitate for a moment, then "gritted his teeth" and nodded: "Okay, Lord Shoufu, the lower official will let Yan Maoqing be notified to increase the issuance of salt, and at the same time order the major salt farms to work overtime and boil the salt hard." ”

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