Chapter 51: Choosing a General

It would be wrong to say that Zhang Xuan did not want to exterminate the Dutch in Taiwan, and even extend the power of Great Xia to the South Seas. But after a lot of experience, Zhang Xuan is an extremely pragmatic person. There are priorities.

Therefore, before the fall of the Eastern Captives. Zhang Xuan didn't have the heart and energy to open another front.

It's just that now, I have to do it.

Zhang Xuan got up and paced slowly, no one spoke for a while, Zhang Xuan suddenly stood still and said, "Wu Qing." ”

Wu Meicun said: "The minister is here." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Proposed edict." ”

"Yes." Wu Meicun immediately prepared the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. He held the sleeve of his coat with one hand and the ink strip with the other, and slowly turned it in the inkstone. A streak of ink spreads out.

Zhang Xuan said: "Order the Duke of Min to take care of things." Come to Beijing quickly. ”

"Yes."

With Zhang Xuan's order, he flew out, and after a few days, he came to Fujian. Zheng Chenggong was also prepared. After receiving the holy decree, he came to Nanjing in a few days.

Zhang Xuan had been waiting for Zheng Chenggong for a long time, and he had already passed the order down, so that Zheng Chenggong would meet him more times.

As a result, Zheng Chenggong crossed more than a dozen civil and military officials of Hou Jian. Meet Zhang Xuan.

After Zhang Xuan and Zheng Chenggong exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Xuan asked directly: "How is the situation in Nanyang?" ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "There are signs of confluence in various western roads. The Han people in Nanyang may have a disaster during the Wanli period. ”

Zhang Xuan naturally understood what the disaster of the Nanyang Han people during the Wanli period was. It was the massacre of the Han Chinese in Spain.

Zhang Xuan's heart tightened, and he secretly said in his heart: "If there is really such a thing, it will be a Zhaowu tragedy." "Even for the sake of posterity, he wants to stop it.

"Previously, Zheng Hongkui said that the first strike is strong, attacking Taiwan. But I don't know what Min Guogong thinks? ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "In the shallow view of the ministers, the soldiers are fast. ”

"And the Netherlands is negotiating with the other Xiyi, and it seems that the war in the old country is over. They want to reach an agreement on Nanyang affairs and fight the enemy together, but there are many contradictions between the Xiyi countries, and it is not so easy to reach an agreement. But after a long time, it's hard to say. ”

"So, take the initiative to go to war with the Netherlands before they reach an agreement."

"Confine the war to our court and the Dutch."

Zhang Xuan said: "In other words, although this battle is a war, it means to talk, although it is talking, but the meaning is fighting." ”

"Your Majesty." Zheng Chenggong said.

Zhang Xuan's last suspicion about the appointment of Zheng Chenggong's main general this time was gone.

Zhang Xuan never worried about Zheng Chenggong's ability, and even never doubted whether Zheng Chenggong could win this battle.

Because in history, Zheng Chenggong's attack on Taiwan was a last resort after the defeat of Nanjing, which was under the pressure of internal and external difficulties.

It is even said that if Zheng Chenggong can gain a firm foothold in Fujian, he may not think of Taiwan.

In such an embarrassing environment, Zheng Chenggong still won. And the current situation is very different from the situation of Zheng Chenggong in history.

Even if Zhang Xuan does not mobilize the main force of the Xia army. However, the manpower, material and financial resources mobilized by Zheng Chengcheng are far more than Zheng Chenggong in history, I don't know how many times.

Under such circumstances, Zheng Chenggong was defeated, and Zhang Xuan felt strange.

What Zhang Xuan was worried about was nothing else, that is, after Zheng Chenggong won the war, he did not know how to converge and wholeheartedly expanded his power in Nanyang.

It's not that there are any hard bones in Nanyang.

At this time, the power of Westerners in Nanyang was not unshakable, but to a certain extent, Great Xia and these people needed each other.

East-West trade is also one of the sources of wealth that Zhang Xuan has always wanted. If you really beat the Westerners away, you will be stiff. Who are many foreign trade goods in Jiangnan sold to?

At least, Zhang Xuan did not put his energy into Nanyang before, and in this strategic direction, he would rather take a step forward.

And taking a step back, even if the Zheng clan can fight and win in a row, and defeat the entire Nanyang in one go, it will not cost the Great Xia Center a single cent of manpower and material resources.

Is this really a good thing for Zhang Xuan?

In the future, Nanyang may be the territory of the Zheng family. It's not that Zhang Xuan wants to suspect anyone, and if this situation is created, I'm afraid that the confrontation between Nanyang and the center can be solved in a non-generational way. When Zhang Xuan is here, he can control the situation, once he dies, I am afraid that within Great Xia, there will be a Nanyang Rebellion first.

Zheng Chenggong understood the interest, so he was reassured.

Zhang Xuan said: "Damu is doing things, I am relieved, but you also know the current situation of the imperial court." Seeing that all parties are trying to meet the situation, how much did it cost to fight for Taiwan? I'm afraid that the household department will not be able to take out the money. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "If Your Majesty allows it, the minister is willing to take his own people and horses, and he can capture Taiwan without spending a single soldier of the imperial court." ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head and said, "No, doing things for the imperial court, how can you make Aiqing pay." Moreover, the enemy was lenient, and the Dutch could travel thousands of miles to the South Seas, and they should not underestimate him. Be prepared, be a little more prepared. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "What does Your Majesty mean? ”

Zhang Xuan pondered for a while and said, "In this way, you make the battle plan first, and he will convene a meeting of the Privy Council one day." Discuss the matter together. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Yes." ”

Zhang Xuan asked Zheng Chenggong to go back and prepare, and said to Wu Meicun: "Push all the people below, and let Yao Shangshu come to see me." ”

"Yes." Wu Meicun said.

For Zhang Xuan's order, Wu Meicun has

I'm used to it. During this period of time, Zhang Xuan paid the most attention to household affairs.

I don't know how many times, I urgently summoned Yao Qisheng.

It can even be said that Zhang Xuan is the unnamed Hubu Shangshu.

Generally speaking, Yao Qisheng didn't dare to refute Zhang Xuan's thoughts. But today Yao Qisheng couldn't help it. said: "Your Majesty, although the cost of attacking Taiwan is a little more, it is not that there is no solution, it is better to buy a degree, or donate, it is really not possible to buy some titles." There are cases of officials donating to the north. Such a policy of rights and interests is really too damaging to the face of the imperial court. ”

The method mentioned by Yao Qisheng is also a few temporary open source methods. The so-called buying degree is to buy a monk quota.

Generally speaking, monks and Taoist priests are exempt from taxes. Therefore, this quota is also very valuable, especially after the establishment of Great Xia, the official position is disordered, and many things have not been managed, which is the case in the monk's path.

In the Great Xia court, there was not even a yamen in charge. After all, manpower is tight, and the special monks are empty.

Most of the monks are pre-wise. If you make an inventory and ask these great monks to make up for it, they will definitely be able to get a sum of money.

You must know that the monks are very wealthy.

There are also donations. Generally speaking, it is a donation to the inmates. To be honest, Great Xia has not made a lot of achievements in the imperial examination in recent years. Because of the war, there are not many places to admit talents in the local area. Although it has long been ordered to recognize the fame of the former Ming.

However, not many people have been qualified for the examination.

Therefore, some batches of inmates are donated, and inmates are eligible to directly participate in the examination. You can also make a profit from it.

As for selling some knighthoods.

But it was available in the Han Dynasty, and low-level titles could be sold as long as they were given money. Even at the time of Wenjing, the income from selling the lord became one of the pillars of the imperial court.

Anyway, these low-level titles are just false names, and they have no privileges in this politics.

As for selling officials, it was a solution that the Qing court came up with to solve expenses. Even from the beginning to the end of the Qing court, the system of donating officials has always existed.

However, some of these solutions Zhang Xuan thinks are feasible, and some of them will never be done.

Things like making a fortune from a monk, or selling a batch of prison places, can be done.

However, titles and official positions must not be bought indiscriminately.

Although Zhang Xuan is short of money, he has not disregarded his principles because of lack of money. In Yao Qisheng's opinion, this low-level title is of no use at all. But Zhang Xuan did not allow the military merit system to be corrupted.

No knighthood shall be given for non-military merits. Zhang Xuan didn't want to break this principle. He even suspected that Yao Qisheng said this today, which was a temptation.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Yao Qisheng deeply, didn't seem to see anything wrong from Yao Qisheng's face, and said: "I am not the king of the world, and the name is the foundation of governing the world, and it must not be measured by money." Needless to say. What I am talking about about the national debt, why not? ”