He was pushed into the cabinet by Wang Yue, Chongzhen already regarded him as Wang Yue's person, of course, the nose is not the nose, and the eyes are not eyes, not to mention that those people in the cabinet are all old leaders before Xie Baoqing, can he have no pressure?

Wang Yue smiled and said, "Lord Xie, why bother, I have good intentions." ”

Xie Baoqing snorted and said, "Today, I am on the order of the emperor to ask you, when will you release people and when will you send troops?" ”

"Our army is raising materials and equipment, and troops will be dispatched in the near future, and Lord Lu and others can go back with you today." The more time-consuming is the production of horse-drawn carriages, but with a large number of rolling bearings and tires provided by Wang Yue, the carriages made by the starting point city are lighter and more labor-saving.

Lu Xiangsheng, who had been imprisoned for more than half a month, finally regained his freedom, and Yang Tinglin, Zu Dabi, Wu Sangui and others were released together.

Originally, Wang Yue wanted to set up a banquet to see off Lu Xiangsheng, but he heard Xie Baoqing say that Chongzhen wanted to see him, so he refused Wang Yue's kindness and immediately went to Beijing to meet Chongzhen.

This time he led the army to attack the starting point city, and the 100,000 army was annihilated, which was the biggest defeat since he led the army, and he felt guilty in his heart, if Chongzhen wanted to kill him, he would not frown, because this responsibility was really too great.

"It's hard to escape the blame for the death of the ministers, please ask the emperor to surrender!" Lu Xiangsheng knelt on the ground to Chongzhen and choked up.

Chongzhen sighed and said: "Lu Aiqing, get up, the crime of not Qing alone, we underestimate the enemy." ”

Lu Xiangsheng kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Then he got up and stood.

Chongzhen asked: "Lu Aiqing, you have been in contact with that Wang Yue many times, and you have fought with him in front of the battle, what do you think of this person and his Tiance army?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and made great achievements in serving the government and governing the army, so Chongzhen wanted to hear his opinion.

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while and said: "From the starting point of the city in a short period of time, there is such a scale, the speed of the rise of Wang Yue's power, and the strength of the Tiance army, it can be seen that this person deserves to be a capable minister of the world and a hero of the troubled times." ”

Chongzhen sighed, Wang Yue was indeed running too fast, right under his nose, and in a blink of an eye, he was a behemoth. Both financially and militarily are already so abundant.

Chongzhen asked again: "Then Lu Aiqing said, how should the imperial court coexist with the starting point city?" There is a solution to Wang Yue's problem. ”

"This...!" Lu Xiangsheng is also helpless, with his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, a force like Wang Yue who does not listen to the call must be suppressed, but it can't be defeated.

He pondered and said: "Your Majesty, the minister looks at what Wang Yue did, and it doesn't seem to be the chaotic minister and thief, otherwise it would not be the current situation." Since the rise of Wang Yue's starting point city and the rise of the Tiance army, the imperial court has actually benefited a lot. Wang Yue's talent, the wealth of the starting point city, and the combat power of the Tiance army are obvious to all. If it is handled properly, Wang Yue can be used well, or it can become a big help to the court. Pacify the domestic turmoil, recover Liaodong, and prosper the Ming Dynasty. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said that Chongzhen also considered it, that is, to give Wang Yue higher rights and official positions, and let him solve the most troublesome problems in the Ming Dynasty. Rights and responsibilities are complementary to each other, enjoy the rights at the same time will also bear the corresponding responsibilities, the biggest problems of the Ming Dynasty now are nothing more than the rogue, the East and the finance.

The starting point city is the myth of wealth, Wang Yue's ability to create wealth, Chongzhen admires it in his heart. If Wang Yue is allowed to be the secretary of the household department and enter the cabinet to participate in the affairs of the machine, you must always think of a way to solve the financial problems of the imperial court, right? Are you embarrassed to watch rats run in the warehouse of Tobe? The head of the household department is in charge of the country's land, taxes, household registration, military supplies, salaries, food, and financial revenues and expenditures. Although it may not be necessary for you to pick up the money from the city to subsidize the household department, but you are so good at making money, you must always show your ability, right? That's the responsibility that comes after the right.

The Tiance army is so capable of fighting, and Wang Yue can also be asked to go to the prime minister of the military affairs of the five provinces, so if the rogues in these five provinces are not solved, are you embarrassed?

In the same way, Wang Yue can also be made the governor of Liaodong, then this Dongyu problem is Wang Yue's responsibility.

But Chongzhen is not at ease with Wang Yue, and now it is already very difficult to govern, if he is allowed to enter the center, Wang Yue has the Tiance Army as the backing, who can suppress him? If Wang Yue controlled the imperial court, he Chongzhen would really become a puppet. Can Chongzhen trust Wang Yue? Of course not, the only thing he believes in most is himself.

So he still wanted to try to solve it by force, Chongzhen said: "Lu Aiqing, if I provide you with three million taels of military expenses every year, do you have the confidence to defeat the Tiance army." ”

The source of the three million taels of military expenditure, one is Chongzhen's internal money, and the other is the funds allocated by the imperial court to the original Tianxiong army, which is the figure obtained by Chongzhen after considering the current financial situation of the imperial court.

In addition, Chongzhen also knew that Lu Xiangsheng had another source of military spending, Lu Xiangsheng was not only good at managing the army, but also good at managing money, and supervised the local financial surpluses to raise the army. The strong combat effectiveness of the Tianxiong Army also has a lot to do with being well-equipped. Of course, Lu Xiangsheng didn't dare to hide these circumstances, and he was also angry with Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, you...!"

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't close his mouth in surprise when he heard this, this support is too strong, and this fund has reached half of Liao's salary.

And this is a real three million taels of silver, which is directly given to him personally.

If the Liao salary really arrived in the hands of the Guanning Army, it was not necessarily three million taels, and it was a matter of course for the geese to pluck their feathers. This shows Chongzhen's trust in him.

Chongzhen nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes, I hope that Aiqing can train a strong army for me within three years and completely solve the problem of the starting point city, do you have confidence?" ”

"This...!" Lu Xiangsheng was dumbfounded, Nima, can the Tiance Army be defeated? It's not like I haven't seen it, this is a task that can't be completed at all, right? This is what Chongzhen in the deep palace will take for granted.

Chongzhen saw that Lu Xiangsheng seemed to be a little retreating, and continued to cheer up: "This year, I will allocate you three million taels of silver, and there will be more next year, I will strive for no less than four million taels, and five million taels the year after next." ”

Chongzhen suddenly became wealthy, not without reason. Since cooperating with the cement factory in the starting point, the daughter has set up a royal toy store, and now there is Wang Yue's package. While Chongzhen's wealth is extensive, he has also opened his mind, and his long-dormant business mind seems to have been awakened.

Chongzhen now understands that if he wants to make money to find Wang Yue, it must be right. So he has already hinted to Cao Huachun and Cao Ruyi to give me the whole project, the whole project and the project of cooperation with the starting point, and Lao Tzu wants to make money. Aren't you acquainted with Wang Yue? Keep an eye on me, are there any projects to make money?

(Thanks to the tips of book friends such as Taco1965 and other book friends)