Chapter 107 Zhang Qian's Jiangnan Policy

Zhang Xuan understood.

During the year of Cao Ying, it expanded rapidly. It's like blowing up a balloon, the number has more than doubled, and after defeating Jiangnan, Luo Rucai is also ready to pay the whole army.

The two words of salary are easy to say.

But even a soldier is three taels of silver a month. To feed more than 100,000 troops, it will cost more than 400,000 taels a month. In addition to other expenses, the rewards of generals at all levels cannot be paid 500,000 taels of silver a month. Six million taels of silver a year.

Just thinking about this number, Zhang Xuan felt that his head was big.

Therefore, Cao Ying went to Nanjing and made a lot of money, Zhang Xuan didn't ask about the amount of this amount, but he thought about it. But it won't be too much, after all, looking at the streets of Nanjing, if Cao Ying makes money with heavy hands, the streets of Nanjing will not be like this at all.

Zhang Xuan estimated that the number was around 10 million taels.

More is not much, less is not less.

If Jiangnan Prefecture is then conquered and done in Nanjing, it is still possible to scrape a few thousand taels.

However, the war expenditure is also an extremely large amount, not to mention anything else, if according to Zhang Xuan's plan, the garrison troops in various places, plus the main force of soldiers in all directions, more than 100,000 people seem to be a lot, but it is far from enough.

Zhang Xuan estimated that if he wanted to dominate the world, without a million male divisions, it would not be enough at all.

Therefore, the expansion of the army is at hand.

The tens of millions of taels in front of me seem to be spent, and it is only a matter of one or two years. It's not even going to be spent in less than a year.

Zhang Zhen is the history of Cao Battalion Commander, he is under the most pressure in this situation, if he doesn't want to find a way to find money quickly, he is not Zhang Zhen.

However, Zhang Xuan also knew that Zhang Zhen was right, Jiangnan and Beidi were two situations.

It is true that the people in the north have dried up, and if they want to collect taxes, they can't collect them at all, and collecting taxes is forcing people to die. But Jiangnan is different, the world pays taxes half of Jiangnan, although Jiangnan has not had much fun this year, but no matter how bad it is, normal tax collection can still be received.

can only see if it can level the Jiangnan gentry?

As soon as he thought of the gentry in Jiangnan, Zhang Xuan asked: "With Jiangnan's weakness, there is no problem if you want to conquer Jiangnan now, but I don't know what Zhang Changshi is going to say about collecting taxes?" ”

The more Zhang Xuan understands about the cats in the harvest, the more he feels that the death of the Ming Dynasty is actually the collapse of the entire system. The three major elements of a regime, finance, look at the tax system, you can know what the collapse has looked like, military, as long as you look at Zuo Liangyu, Mao Wenlong knows that the imperial court system forced the military generals to be warlords. Personnel, Chongzhen's frequency of changing the first assistant is fast, and it can also be seen that Chongzhen is out of control in personnel.

In the face of such a comprehensive out-of-control situation, even some out-of-control situations are still done by Chongzhen himself

out. In such a situation, it is impossible not to die.

"Business as usual." Zhang Zhen said: "Jiangnan supplies Beijing with millions of grains every year, plus taxes from all over the country, normally speaking, there are millions of taels, and now the situation can be as usual." Everything is safe and blocked. I estimate that with just a little rectification, Jiangnan can supply about 10 million taels. With this amount of money, it is enough to win Huguang. After arriving in the south, it is not too late to deal with Jiangnan. ”

"This ---" Zhang Xuan was a little unwilling.

The more he understood, the more he knew that the money and grain that could be supplied in Jiangnan was definitely not 10 million taels a year, and that Li Zicheng had collected as much as 60 million taels in a single Beijing city, which was already as big as Jiangnan, so couldn't it be better than several Beijing cities?

Of course, Li Zicheng is fishing in Beijing. However, it can also be seen that Li Zicheng's financial pressure is great.

However, Jiangnan is so big, cleaning up a group of gentry, winning over a group of gentry, and rectifying the tax link is too much to imagine, fifteen million taels a year, and there are probably still some of them. This is still an underestimate, not to mention that the family property of those gentry will definitely exceed 60 million taels.

With this amount of money, it is not a problem to unify Jiangnan.

But Zhang Xuan also has his own concerns, that is, Jiangnan will be chaotic in this way.

Don't underestimate anyone, if Cao Ying shows this attitude, Jiangnan may have to be in chaos, not to mention, a big chaos will not contain Cao Ying's main force in the Jiangnan area, so that Cao Ying will miss the opportunity to compete for the world.

A lot of times the timing window, that is, a year or a few months.

Let's just say how long it will take for Jiangnan to recover after the chaos.

This has to be carefully considered.

Although Zhang's method seems to be a little weaker, above politics, there is no weakness and toughness, only suitable and inappropriate.

Zhang Xuan had doubts about Zhang Qian's method, and was about to ask carefully, but suddenly remembered that the two of them didn't have to be before now, sighed secretly in his heart, and said, "It's really a good way." Is it just that the Jiangnan gentry will be safe and divided? ”

Is the Donglin Party a person who is divided?

Anyway, in Zhang Xuan's heart, these people have never been at ease.

"So. I was trying to find a person with great prestige from Jiangnan and join the command of King Wu. Zhang Zhen said: "So to appease the Jiangnan gentry?" ”

"Who is it?" Zhang Xuan asked. He thought silently in his heart and said, "Is it Jiang Riguang, Bachelor Jiang?" ”

Although Zhang Xuan did not come to Nanjing, Zhang Xuan also knew a little about several more prestigious officials in Nanjing.

Jiang Riguang, a native of Jiangxi, is also an old-qualified official, who has been an envoy to North Korea and inspected Mao Wenlong's department, but the route he took is a Qingliu cabinet minister, and now he is Zhan Shi of Nanjing Hanlin Academy. He is in charge of Nanjing Hanlin Academy.

Nanjing Hanlin Academy is not comparable to Beijing Hanlin Academy, it is purely an idle job. except for those who sacrifice to the tomb of filial piety

When it comes to writing articles, there is nothing else to do, but in any case, this official position is also very noble, plus Jiang Riguang is a good person, and among the hundred officials, he is also widely prestigious.

"Mr. Yan Ji is no longer here." Zhang Zhi said a little gloomily.

Zhang Xuan sighed in his heart, and knew that with this old gentleman's temper, this was his approach, Zhang Xuan didn't need to ask, he knew that it must be suicide.

"That's Gao Shangshu?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Gao Hongtu is also like Jiang Riguang, he can be regarded as a veteran minister, he is the secretary of the household department in Nanjing, and Shi Kefa can be said to be a partner, Shi Kefa is out of the army, and Gao Hongtu is behind the supply of logistics. Among the six departments of Nanjing, it is also famous, only under Shi Kefa.

"Gao Shangshu died of hunger strike." Zhang Zhen said.

"Who's going to invite you?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Zhang Zhen also smiled bitterly and said: "Jiangnan Shilin respects Donglin, but the wind of Donglin is impossible to reduce us, which is exactly what is difficult." There is no one with high moral standing to deal with and appease the gentry in Jiangnan, I am afraid that Jiangnan will be in chaos. ”

Zhang Xuan suddenly said: "The water is too cold. ”

Zhang Zhen said a little inexplicably: "What? ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, he knew that Zhang Zhen naturally didn't know this allusion, but Zhang Xuan thought of this person, it was either someone else or Qian Qianyi, the big guy of Donglin, with the softest bones. There is also a hidden attribute, there is a student named Zheng Sen, wouldn't it be the most suitable candidate.

"Nothing?" Zhang Xuan asked, "Is Qian Qianyi in Nanjing?" ”

Zhang Zhen said: "You are talking about Mu Zhaigong, but you don't know this." He pondered for a while and said, "I heard that Qian Gongxin has a concubine, which is the willow of Qin Huai Bayan, and is flying with it, and it seems that it is in Changshu." ”

Zhang Xuan heard Zhang Zhen say that Qian Qianyi was not in Nanjing, but he was a little disappointed in his heart. Maybe this disappointment was too obvious, and it was actually seen by Zhang Qian.

Zhang Zhen said: "General Zhang, even if Qian Gong is in Jiangnan, how can you convince Qian Gong?" It's better to find someone else. ”

In Zhang Qian's mind, Qian Muzhai enjoys a great reputation in the world, so naturally it is more important to look at the name than everything, and it is impossible to surrender to the thief.

Zhang Xuan listened to Zhang Qian's words, smiled slightly, did not refute, and said: "Hong Chengchou probably thought the same way back then. ”

Zhang Zhen smiled slightly, probably thinking that what Zhang Xuan said was just nonsense, but he didn't argue, just said: "It's better for the general not to interfere in this matter." ”

Zhang Xuan frowned and said, "Why?" ”

Zhang Zhen said: "If you do too much, you just make a mistake." If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government. The more you do, the more you get wrong. Do you understand? ”

Zhang Zhen said it as if it was a dumb riddle, but Zhang Xuan's hands trembled when he heard it, and he said, "Got it." Thanks for the reminder. ”

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