Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded and said solemnly: "I swear to destroy Jianyu, exterminate the thieves, Zhongxing Daming, Zhuqing has ideas, and I know it!" ”

If it was the previous Emperor Chongzhen, I'm afraid he would be able to speak, and these three feudal officials would just listen. It's just big talk, that emperor is not like this!

However, in this Qinwang war, Emperor Chongzhen has already practiced and has proved to these three courtiers that he has the determination and ability to do this. Therefore, as soon as he said this, there was a response.

I saw Lu Xiangsheng playing respectfully: "Your Majesty, if I want to deal with Jianyu, I also have a big advantage, that is, my Ming has a sufficient population, and the Jianyu people are thin, a feasible strategy is to divide and disintegrate all the forces in Jianyu, and consume the Jianyu population. ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded, this is obvious, if this strategy is possible, of course it will be used.

Before, after listening to Lu Xiangsheng and the other three people's analysis, he no longer believed that the future world saw on the Internet that there was a flintlock pistol, the so-called gun party, and then he could sweep away Jianyu.

"All the tribes of Mongolia used to be hostile to Jianlu, and they used our Ming silver to fight against Jianlu. Now under Jianyu, it is just a combination of interests. Lu Xiangsheng continued to talk eloquently, "There is also the North Korean side, which was forced to sign an alliance under the city to give about 20,000 firecrackers. In addition, the Han people in Liaodong, in addition to the kind of people who worked hard for Jianlu, there were also many who surrendered to Jianlu out of desperation. ”

Speaking of this, he solemnly raised his voice and said: "If these forces are divided, then relying on Jianyu itself, there will not be many warlike armies, and one less will die, at most it will be just a big clan, and sooner or later it will be consumed by my Ming Dynasty!" ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "I will consider this matter." For the different forces in the Jianyu, they will be treated differently according to the situation! ”

"Your Majesty, even if you want to divide Jianyu, it must be on the premise of winning the battle, so that those forces can see that Jianyu can no longer suppress my Daming fight, and no longer have the same power as before, so that people's hearts will fluctuate, even if it is to divide them, it will be much easier, and I can put forward the conditions by Daming!"

Regarding this statement, Emperor Chongzhen nodded again in agreement. The differentiation they are asking for will only make them take the opportunity to ask for a sky-high price, and it is also unreliable, so what can they do if they turn their heads and regret it?

"Your Majesty, if you want to win a local war, you must first have excellent ordnance and equipment." Hong Chengchou followed and said, "I, Daming, also do this, plus the rewards and punishments are clear, then my Daming soldiers are many loyal and brave people, not necessarily inferior to Jianlu, it is not impossible to overturn them in a dignified and upright manner, and deal a heavy blow to Jianlu's morale!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded again, he also understood this.

Although Jianyu suffered a big defeat this time, no one should think that they really couldn't defeat the Ming army! They will only think that they are careless!

If it is a dignified strength to crush them, it will be able to play the momentum of the Ming army and break the morale of Jianlu. This will be of great benefit to the future battle with Jianyu. Of course, this is not in conflict with the use of stratagem.

When the army fights a war, as long as it can win, all kinds of means are used, and from a military point of view, this is actually the case.

He was thinking about it, and suddenly Sun Chuanting began to pour cold water on his expressionless face, so he listened to him play: "Your Majesty, these are easy to say, but in fact...... Actually, I'm afraid it's very difficult to do. Not to mention anything else, the treasury has no money, but the ordnance is well-equipped, so there is no way to sigh, not to mention that the salaries of the soldiers are paid on time. Therefore, the minister suggested that the implementation of the policy of clearing the tun and replenishing the salary throughout the country can at least ensure that the soldiers can eat enough to fight! ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou sighed in their hearts. No matter how good the analysis is, no matter how good the prospect is, but the reality is so cruel, and the emperor is not a god, how can he do it?

Unexpectedly, after listening to Sun Chuanting's words, Emperor Chongzhen not only did not feel a little embarrassed, but said with a smile: "I have already had a solution to these things. Sun Qing's policy of clearing the tun to replenish the salary is handed down from the ancestral system, and it should indeed be strictly implemented. However, if it is to be implemented nationwide, I don't believe that those local officials can really do it, and there are not enough credible people to implement it nationwide for the time being. ”

Seeing that the emperor had a clear understanding, Lu Xiangsheng on the side couldn't help but feel a little more surprised in his heart.

Compared with Sun Chuanting's strategy of clearing up the tun and making up for wages, the policy of grain that he himself once carried out depends even more on the discipline of the executive officials. Because of this, he did not propose to the emperor what to implement to the whole country.

Hearing the emperor's answer, Sun Chuanting didn't care, but asked with a little doubt: "I don't know what solution Your Majesty has?" ”

There are only three ministers in the Wenhua Palace, and the other is the four personal servants in his own cultivation, so Emperor Chongzhen does not hide it from them, at least he has to give them a little confidence.

So, he said to them: "I believe you have heard about what happened in Jingshi before. The original Wuqing Marquis Mansion copied out 400,000 taels of silver, and the original Jiading Bo handed over 300,000 taels of silver; There are also 1.5 million taels of silver copied from the original Chengguo Mansion, and 1 million taels of silver copied from the original Linhuai Marquis Mansion. Among them, this does not include the field shops and the like. In addition to rewarding the merits of the Qinwang Army, a large part of this silver can be used to pay the soldiers, improve the ordnance and equipment, and so on, right? ”

Speaking of this, Hong Chengchou seemed to want to speak, Emperor Chongzhen expected that he would say that the cost of this armament, the silver is used up like flowing water, and although there is a lot of silver, there will be a time when it will be used. Therefore, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, and then he said to them: "In addition, I estimate that I can copy hundreds of millions of wealth, so it is enough for Qing and others to do something, right?" ”

Hearing this, the three of them, no matter what their family background was or how rich their experience was, they were all taken aback, how could there be so much wealth of hundreds of millions!

Lu Xiangsheng was shocked, but quickly came back to his senses, and hurriedly reminded worriedly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" With so much silver, how many houses are going to be copied? This ......"

Before Xungui committed the crime of rebellion, he was robbed of his family and exterminated, and others would not say anything. But if he often raids his family and exterminates his clan at every turn, then such an emperor, even if it is Lu Xiangsheng and others, is afraid.

"Lu Qing rest assured!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "I am the kind of unreasonable person, will I just raid my family and win people?" When he is ready, he will announce the accusations, and I believe that Qing and the others will only applaud! ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng opened his mouth, and it was not easy to say anything. However, Sun Chuanting is straight, and he still has something to say: "Your Majesty, the income from the family is not the right way after all, and paying taxes is the long-term solution!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded, he still liked this kind of rectum courtier, so he said to them: "The three Aiqing are all my confidants, so I will give the three Aiqing a good idea of my plan for the future." ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting couldn't help but be very curious, seeing the emperor like this, they seemed to be very sure, and they also had a clear idea of the future, but when this money was made, wasn't it the most difficult thing to solve in the past dynasties! What exactly does the emperor have in mind to solve this problem?

"Agriculture is the foundation of a country, if there is not enough food, the people will have nothing to eat, and now there are many thieves, and the lack of food is the main reason on the surface." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, his face became serious and said, "Therefore, in my thoughts, to control the grain, the price must not rise too much, just like since the entry of the Jianyu, the grain has skyrocketed, and now I have the energy, for this kind of hoarding of strange dwellings, I must take action." However, if the price of grain is kept suppressed, it will be like the one in the south of the Yangtze River, and the farmers themselves will switch from rice to mulberry and grow other crops that are more valuable and have higher incomes. ”

"Therefore, when the imperial court has strength in the future, it will gradually reduce the land endowment, and the imperial court will be able to control the price of grain by purchasing grain at a reasonable price." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, the three people in front of him all showed surprise, especially Sun Chuanting's mouth was open, and when he wanted to speak, he stretched out his hand to stop him, and at the same time continued, "At the same time, the imperial court will levy corresponding taxes on cash crops, and the imperial court will levy high taxes on some people who do not want it to develop rapidly, that is to say, the future trend will be to use the level of taxes to control the trading output of my Ming Dynasty, instead of the same as before, just a one-size-fits-all tax on everything, and just a standard for any region, If you don't have the money, you will levy it, and these will be abolished. ”

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting finally spoke, but he said with a sincere face: "Your Majesty is wise, the people of the northwest are barren in land, and they are really crushed by taxes, not that the people of the northwest are inherently rebellious. Now that the momentum of the thieves is raging, although it has been suppressed by the ministers, according to the ministers' opinion, he will surely resurrect one day. If the court solves it from the root in the future, Weichen dares to guarantee that the thieves will be pacified and destroyed in the near future! ”

Among these three people, in fact, when it comes to learning, Hong Chengchou is the highest. He grew up in a poor family, and he started his learning journey by eavesdropping on other people's classes, and he was known as a prodigy since he was a child. However, he didn't understand what Emperor Chongzhen said about the economic aspect, and he couldn't help but ask: "Now that the taxes alone have been collected for many years, Your Majesty still wants to reduce the land tax, can the imperial court make up for the deficiency by collecting other taxes?" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said: "The output of grain fields may not be of much value, but the most important thing is to solve the problem of having a full stomach." In the future, we will encourage other high-value behaviors, and in addition, we will set up shops controlled by the imperial court to do some business that will seriously affect the national economy and people's livelihood. Well, that's what the Qing and others think, these things are to compete with the people, or in other words, the people can't get involved, this is the bottom line! ”

Seeing that the three courtiers wanted to speak, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head at the three of them, and explained at the same time: "For example, I just said that if you have a grain business, the imperial court will also have to do this business, just like at this time, if the grain merchants hoard strange houses and raise the grain, the grain merchants controlled by the imperial court will keep the price unchanged, so that those black-hearted grain merchants will naturally be unprofitable, and it will not affect the lives of the people!" ”

This example is easy to understand, and when Lu Xiangsheng and the others heard it, they pondered and no longer wanted to argue. They have initially accepted the concept of state-owned enterprises and land.

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to elaborate on the issue of currency, but this may still be difficult for the people of this era to understand, so he gave up explaining.

"In addition, I will encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to innovate and encourage trading, and only when trading is booming, can we drive the circulation of goods, so that the goods can be sold at a higher value, and then drive more output of goods, and more taxes."

"To give a simple example, just like silk, which is one price in Jiangnan and another price in Jingshi, then if it goes overseas, such as those countries in Xiyi, it will be a high price, and if it can be sold to those places, the merchant will definitely make a lot of money. In the past, he could only earn one tael of silver, and if the court charged him a tael of silver, would he be willing? But if he can earn five taels of silver, then the court will accept one or two taels of silver, is he happy? High taxes will not necessarily make the people oppose it, just look at how to collect it! ”

This example is very straightforward, so that the three leading ministers all nodded with a thoughtful expression.

In fact, they are limited by the times, and their eyes can only see one acre and three points of their own land, and they can only focus on the grain fields. Now that Emperor Chongzhen has opened his eyes so much, he has naturally opened a new world of taxation for them.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to look at the light shining in from outside the lower hall, and knew that he had been talking for a long time, so he didn't go into detail anymore, and concluded: "In short, don't worry, I must be a heinous person to deal with them like this." The money from the family is only to solve the urgent needs of the current imperial court. The source of the imperial court's wealth is also planned separately, so the three Aiqing don't have to worry! ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng and the others invariably said: "Your Majesty is sage, knowledgeable, and far-sighted, and the ministers can't wait!" ”

If in the previous time, they respected the emperor more, and for the emperor to be their strong backing, so that they had no worries and felt the personal charm of Emperor Chongzhen, then from this time on, Emperor Chongzhen's knowledge and insight also shocked and admired. The impression of Emperor Chongzhen in their minds is that it has reached a higher level.

Emperor Chongzhen only smiled slightly at this. A lot of what I have talked about today is actually just common sense for future generations. can be four or five hundred years in advance, and as soon as you say it, you can deter the elites of this era.

This matter is actually not the focus of today, and he didn't think about pretending to be forced, but to discuss the matter of military innovation, but he was pulled away by Sun Chuanting and others.

So, at this time, he mentioned the reform of the army again. Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting no longer had logistical doubts, so they began to put forward specific suggestions to Emperor Chongzhen in view of the situation of the Jianyu army, so that the army under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Supervisor had a specific framework.

The four monarchs and ministers discussed until dark, and then they came to a conclusion. Then, Emperor Chongzhen promoted Wang Chengen to be the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and began to reorganize the Qin Wang Army with Lu Xiangsheng and the other three, and did specific things first.

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