Looking at Huang Liji, who was standing silently on the side, Zhu Youzhen could roughly guess his current dilemma. He has gone too far on the road of reform, and even if he wants to stop now, those whose interests have been damaged by reform will regard it as the banner of reformers, and they must completely defeat him.

Therefore, today, Zhu Youzhen will openly and honestly point out to Huang Liji that he is determined to carry out the reform to the end. Because he knows that at this moment, Huang Liji can only choose to continue to carry out the reform with him, so that it will not become the target of him and those conservative forces.

However, even if Huang Liji recognizes his determination to carry out the reform to the end, he may not be angry in this situation of being forced to stand in line. There is a world of difference between the efficiency of a cabinet leader who can exert subjective initiative and a cabinet chief assistant who is passive resistance.

After breaking the luck in Huang Liji's heart, Zhu Youzhen turned to appease Huang Liji and said: "Mr. and I have shouldered the heavy responsibility of reforming the Ming Dynasty together, and I naturally remember Mr.'s loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

I know that Mr. I have two sons, one who has been given the hereditary command of the Jinyi Guard, and the other who is my former secretary. With Mr.'s contribution to the Ming Dynasty, the positions of the two of them are inevitably lower, and they may not be able to bear the lintel of the Wuliu Huang family in the future.

Therefore, I plan to let Huang Yuruo be the director of the Tianjin Police Department, and Huang Zaocheng will be transferred to the Yunnan Mining Bureau as the director, what do you think? ”

Huang Liji's face finally changed a little, his two sons are not very talented in reading, and they all entered the career in the shade. When he served as the first assistant of the cabinet, although these two sons did not have much room for development in their careers, at least no one dared to embarrass them.

But after all, he can't hold the position of first assistant forever, and after he retires, those officials who oppose reform may not turn their minds on his two sons. The future of these two sons is also a piece of his heart.

Chongzhen's willingness to take out two real positions to arrange his two sons is naturally showing an attitude, even after he resigns, Chongzhen's trust in the Huang family has not diminished, which is equivalent to exempting him from worries.

However, Huang Liji still understands the powers of the Tianjin Police Department, but he is a little confused about the future of the Yunnan Mining Bureau, so he can't help but respond: "Your Majesty's gift, the minister is terrified. However, as the head of the cabinet, the dog has been treated so favorably, I am afraid that it will hinder the discussion. In addition, although there are many mines in Yunnan, the local Tuhan people live together, and the people are fierce, and the dog may not be able to take on this big task. ”

Hearing Huang Liji take his words, Zhu Youzhen already knew that this Ming Shoufu had already relented to himself. He replied without hesitation: "Yes, Yunnan is a vast area, there are many ethnic minorities, there are many mountains and few flat lands, and there is only a relatively flat place near Kunming in the whole region. Therefore, the Han people in Yunnan Province should gather people to live near Kunming, and the ethnic minorities are distributed in the surrounding mountains and forests.

Entering Yunnan from the inland is nothing more than entering from Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi, and from Guangxi Beihai to Kunming is the best passage of the three roads. The passage from Yunnan to Sichuan is much easier than the road from Huguang and Shaanxi to Sichuan.

Now Guizhou and Sichuan have been shattered because of the Lu'an Rebellion, but the strength of the Tusi in Yunnan has not only not been lost due to the war, but they have become familiar with the road to Guizhou and Sichuan through the Peaceful War, and have been rewarded by a large number of imperial courts. As a result, only Guangxi, of the three neighboring provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, seems to have the spare strength to deal with the chaos in Yunnan.

However, although Guangxi is effectively loyal to the wolf soldiers of the imperial court, there are also the Datengxia Yao people who are dissatisfied with the imperial court, so once Yunnan changes, it is good that Guangxi can maintain self-preservation.

Sir, now the Tusi soldiers in Yunnan are strong and strong, but the Ming officers and soldiers stationed in Yunnan are unbearable. In addition to the adjoining of the three inland provinces, Yunnan is also adjacent to Vietnam, Myanmar and Wusi-Tibet. In addition to Uszang, Burma and Vietnam have always been eyeing the land of Yunnan in our Ming Dynasty.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, our dynasty originally set up outside Yunnan: Mengyang, Cheli, Mubang, Laos, Myanmar, and 800 Dadian Six Propaganda Divisions, thinking that it was the fence of Yunnan. But today, these places have fallen into the hands of Vietnam and Burma.

Therefore, if some people in Yunnan Tusi feel that the strength of our dynasty in Yunnan is no longer enough to fear, they will collude with Vietnam and Burma to rebel; Or maybe Vietnam and Burma feel that our Ming garrison in Yunnan is weak and incite the border Tusi to rebel, what strength will the imperial court use to resist?

Yunnan is rich in mineral deposits, the line of Qianguo Gong has been stationed in Yunnan for more than 200 years, when he was ordered to go to Beijing, the carriage carrying property was connected to more than ten miles from end to end, which shows that the richness of this place is far greater than that of Guangxi and Guizhou. If Yunnan is defended against Vietnam and Burma, the security of China's southwestern frontier can still be maintained.

But once Yunnan is lost, Guangxi and Guizhou may not be able to hold it. Therefore, I thought that the armies in the southwest could not be separated, but the garrison in Yunnan should be reorganized and strengthened in imitation of the new army.

If you want to strengthen Yunnan's military strength, you must first solve the problem of the supply of the Yunnan garrison, otherwise if the military resources have to be transported into Yunnan from other places, then the imperial court will be dragged across first.

As I said just now, Yunnan is full of mountains and forests, and there is very little flat land that can be used for agriculture, so there is no tuntian system. The so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water. The best way to make Yunnan's economy afford a strong army is to exploit the region's rich mineral deposits.

In this way, the position of Yunnan Mining Bureau in Yunnan in the future will inevitably be the top priority. If Huang Zaocheng can make some achievements in Yunnan, then he will be able to support the portal alone in the future. And sir, what you have to do now is only to maintain the existence of the southwestern armies, so that the General Staff can pick an army to enter Yunnan and escort the Mining Bureau at that time. ”

Huang Li lowered his head and thought for a while, and Zhu Youzhen just looked at him silently, without any urging. After a long time, Huang Liji finally raised his head and looked at Chongzhen and said: "Since Your Majesty has decided to keep the Marquis of Zhongzhen in Beijing, then the situation of the dominance of the first army in the southwest will naturally no longer exist. The minister thought that there was still merit in rectifying the southwestern armies in accordance with the proposition of the loyal marquis.

However, His Majesty is too anxious about the local Tusi in Yunnan? The Qianguo Mansion has been sitting in Yunnan for more than 200 years, and it is well known about the toast in Yunnan. Although the contemporary prince of Qianguo is only 12 years old and cannot take over the military and political affairs of Yunnan, but the generals in the palace of Qianguo can't still suppress those Yunnan toasts?

Besides, although Zhu Hengyue will be relieved of his post as governor of the five provinces after he goes to the capital this time, the cabinet has decided to merge Yunnan and Guizhou into one governor-general in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, and the candidate for the new governor is Zhu Hengyue. Zhu Hengyue is familiar with the customs and military affairs of the southwest, and with him in Kunming, his majesty's worries about the Tusi rebellion in Yunnan can be put down.

However, Zhu Hengyue has always been opposed to mining in the local area, and if he goes to Kunming, I am afraid that His Majesty will not be able to achieve his wish if he wants to promote the mining industry in Yunnan through the Mining Bureau. ”

Zhu Youzhen just rolled his eyes and was silent for a while, and then said to Huang Liji again: "Originally, I wanted to make Zhu Hengyue the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, so as to take advantage of his rich experience in governing in the southwest region. However, when I looked at him today, he was already an old man with gray hair.

Zhu Hengyue is now having some difficulty even getting on and off the carriage, and if he is asked to go over the mountains and mountains to Kunming, I feel that the imperial court is too inconsiderate of talents. Therefore, it is better to find a younger official to sit in Kunming. ”

Just when Huang Liji was still thinking about who was among the younger officials, he heard a voice ringing in his ears again, "I don't think there is anything to pick, young and capable of blocking the side of the official, less than ten fingers." Everyone else has their own tasks, and the one who can move their positions is Hong Hengjiu, the governor of Shanxi who has just been pointed at and criticized.

He made some mistakes in Chengcheng before, and now he is playing the trick of cutting first and then playing with the imperial court, although what he did was also for the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty, but he still had to beat it a little. First recall him to the capital to dry for a few days, and then arrange for him to go to Yungui to serve as the governor.

As for the generals in the Qianguo Mansion, they have lived too many good days in these years, and they can not lead the troops to fight, but they also want to fight against the orders of the imperial court, and still be their own Yunnan Emperor. Wait until Hong Hengjiu passes, clean up the black smoke miasma in Yunnan, and wait for Mu Tianbo to take over when he becomes an adult. ”

Huang Liji hurriedly agreed, and when he heard that Zhu Youzhen suddenly had no follow-up, he couldn't help but subconsciously ask, "Then how does Your Majesty plan to place Zhu Hengyue?" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "Since I ascended the throne, I have been thinking about the safety of the capital, although at the moment Houjin is blocked from the Ningjin defense line, but in the areas south of Jizhou and Yongping Mansion, the military and political orders have not been unified.

Once there is an incident at the border, in addition to the men, if you want to transfer nearby soldiers and horses, you can only send orders from the head of the General Staff. In this case, not only will the local army be slow to respond, but it will also be difficult to assign tasks. Therefore, I plan to add the Hebei region south of Tianjin to the Shandong region to form the Zhili Governor's Office, and Zhu Hengyue will be the first governor, and the governor's office will be located in Tianjin. ”

Huang Liji thought carefully about Chongzhen's suggestion, and found that the problems of Zhongzhen Hou, Zhu Hengyue, the Southwest Army, and Hong Hengjiu had all been resolved, and he finally put his mind at ease and replied to Chongzhen: "If Your Majesty has no other instructions, then the ministers will go down and convey Your Majesty's intentions to the cabinet ministers..."

Regarding Huang Liji's current attitude, Zhu Youzhen is very satisfied. Looking at Huang Liji's retreating figure, a sentence suddenly appeared in his mind, politics is nothing more than the exchange of interests and interests, the compromise of power to strength...