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The next day.

Hundreds of officials go to the court, this is not an easy thing in the Jiajing years, Emperor Jiajing cultivates the Tao every day, if it is not for a major event, he will definitely not go to the court, let alone the court discussion.

After facing the emperor three times and nine bows, they stood up one by one and stood on both sides. Just this bow made all the courtiers sweat.

Moreover, the main hall was deliberating, but the door of the hall had to be closed, and the hundred officials were like buns in a steamer, but in an instant, the middle clothes in the official uniform were soaked.

Emperor Jiajing looked at Xu Jie, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Jie, who walked out of the court and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, colleagues, now that Huangtaiji in the north is menacing, let's discuss the war in the north first. As the saying goes, war is fought by national strength, and the Ming Dynasty has millions of troops, but now the court has not much money. The year before last, there was a war in the north, a war in the southeast, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and a rebellion in the Liukou, so that the court opened a warehouse to release grain, but it could not have taxes in time, so this year the court has no money. Without money, there is no military pay. How can you win a war without pay? ”

The hundred officials whispered and discussed, and the hall was buzzing. Now there is only one person left in the cabinet of three, because Ma Fang has gone to Datong. Gao Gong looked at Xu Jiezhi's smug appearance, and felt bored in his heart. Everyone knows what Xu Jie said, do you need to say it again? I couldn't help but say lightly:

"Lord Xu, you are the first assistant of the cabinet, you have to come up with a way, right?"

Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong lightly and said: "If we want to have a solution, we must first know why Da Ming is short of money." Lord Gao, do you know the reason why Daming is short of money? ”

Gao Gong's eyes showed disdain and said, "Who doesn't know about the court?" Eighty percent of the Ming Dynasty's tax revenue came from the southeast, but because of the troubles in the southeast for many years, the southeast tax revenue fell sharply. ”

"Not bad!" Xu Jie nodded and said: "So, if we want to make Daming rich again and have military salaries to provide to the border army, we must solve the southeast wokou." ”

The sarcasm in Gao Gong's eyes was even stronger: "Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, even if all the southeast widows are dead in one day, can you collect the tax immediately?" Will it help the war in the north in the slightest? ”

"Of course it helps!" Xu Jie said proudly: "With Ma Fang here, and with the mobile reinforcements that have just been formed, Datong can't be lost." What we are worried about is that Huang Taiji has returned this time and will come back next year. If you want to do it once and for all, you must give Huang Taiji a head-on blow, this is the need for national strength, what is national strength? It's money. Therefore, if we want to finally solve the northern steppe tribes, we must first deal with the southeast Wakos. As long as the southeast is solved, our national strength will rise sharply, and the northern steppe tribes will be lambs to be slaughtered. ”

Zou Yinglong immediately stood up and said, "But how to solve the southeast wokous?" ”

Xu Jie glanced at Zou Yinglong approvingly and said, "Lord Zou asked well." This official believes that now we should be the main defense in the north and the main attack in the southeast, and we must pacify the southeast at all costs. Until then, as long as the north can hold on, we should invest more financial and material resources in the southeast......"

"Report ......"

A hoarse shout suddenly sounded outside the main hall, and the faces of all the officials in the main hall were all over again. Everyone knows that only the border emergency report will be like this, and they can't help but look at the door one by one.

The door opened, and a dusty soldier walked into the hall and knelt down, holding a bamboo tube in both hands, and shouted with tears in his eyes:

"Your Majesty, Datong has broken ......"

"What?"

Xu Jie's face turned pale, just now he also said that he would invest more financial and material resources in the southeast, and in an instant he heard the news that Datong was forced.

Emperor Jiajing's face also turned pale, and he knew very well in his heart that Datong was broken, and it would not be long before Huang Taiji would come to the city, just like his father Alatan Khan.

And this time was not that time, when the Alatan Khan soldiers came to the city, the Ming Dynasty was still relatively stable. Moreover, Alatan Khan's purpose at that time was only to force Emperor Jiajing to open a market at the border gate.

Not to mention......

At that time, the speed of the various armies was very fast, and finally forced Alatan Khan to retreat. However, now the situation in Daming is completely different.

There are signs of fighting within the court, Xu Jie's prestige and personality charm can't suppress the hundred officials, Gao Gong and Xu Jie's fierce competition in the cabinet, resulting in two voices in the cabinet, the highest department of the Ming Dynasty has two voices, two people are naturally surrounded by two interest groups, and naturally they are fighting fiercely, so that the government can not be smooth, and internal friction is in the eyes.

Outside the court, the impact of the various disasters of the previous year has not been eliminated, and there are rogues from time to time in various places, not to mention the Ming Dynasty's territory, but it is definitely not stable, and it is much more chaotic than at the beginning.

Looking at the border again, the pressure on the Ming Dynasty from Huangtaiji in the north and the Japanese in the southeast is too great. If one is not handled well, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be crumbling.

Huang Taiji's attack on the Ming Dynasty this time, but he didn't want to force Emperor Jiajing to open a city, he came to slaughter the country, once Huang Taiji's soldiers came to the city, they would definitely attack the city fiercely, which was above the court, from Emperor Jiajing to the bottom, everyone knew very well. Because it was already very clear in the military newspaper just now, after the destruction of Datong City, Huangtaiji slaughtered the city.

The current situation is that once Huang Taiji's troops are in the city, they are bound to attack the city day and night, and in the process of besieging the city, they will also shoot cavalry to attack the rural county town and slaughter the people of the Ming Dynasty. Everywhere you pass, you will make Daming a ruin.

In this case, many people will see the opportunity. For example, the Wokou, such as the Rogue Kou......

The order of the Ming Dynasty will be quickly destroyed, and even if Huang Taiji can be repelled in the end, the situation facing the Ming Dynasty will not be alleviated much, and it will be even more embarrassing.

Moreover, once Huang Taiji broke through the capital......

I can't believe it......

Emperor Jiajing sat on the dragon chair at this time, his face pale. It's a kind of shame, it's a kind of panic. The hall was quiet, and everyone didn't feel the heat at this time, but felt cold in their hearts. Emperor Jiajing's gaze finally fell on Xu Jie and Gao Gong, and now this matter can only be seen by these two pavilion elders and strategies, he took a deep breath, and said coldly:

"Xu Qing, what's the plan?"

Xu Jie's face was very pale at this time, and his heart was really scared at this time. I think he also experienced the battle of Alatan Khan's soldiers coming to the city, so he knows the process of the soldiers coming to the city very well. That time, Alatan Khan did not capture Datong, but bypassed Datong and approached the capital. Therefore, although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty felt humiliated, they were not afraid, and they all thought that with the high walls of the capital, they could completely resist Alatan Khan, and finally proved that they were right.

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