Chapter 49 Governor of Zhili
Thinking of the power structure of Beizhili in the later generations, Zhu Daming suddenly had a base in his heart, and then said to several cabinet ministers: "Since Shi Aiqing and Sun Aiqing have no suitable candidates, and Li Aiqing suggested that the Jiliao Governor's Mansion in Shanhaiguan be abolished, I think what Li Aiqing said is quite reasonable. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"However, the defense of the surrounding areas of Gyeonggi is very important, if there is no governor to oversee military affairs, once there is a police, it will be difficult for the capital to be safe, and after the abolition of the Jiliao Governor's Mansion in Shanhaiguan, we can choose a place near Gyeonggi to set up the Zhili Governor's Office to oversee the military defense of the surrounding areas of Gyeonggi and the North Zhili, so that the matter of recruiting people and cultivating new troops within the jurisdiction of the Zhili can also unify the powers. What do you think? ”
As soon as the emperor's words came out, the three ministers were shocked, but when they thought about it deeply, they all admired the emperor.
The removal of a governor, the establishment of another governor, the transformation between the removal of the establishment of the entire strategic vision, Liaodong is important, but if Gyeonggi is not guaranteed, even if Liaodong is taken.
The three of them are all from Jinshi Hanlin, and they are all smart people, and once they use their wisdom in government affairs, they can quickly reach an agreement. Therefore, the matter of abolishing the Jiliao Governor's Mansion and setting up the Zhili Governor's Mansion at the same time was decided in this way.
However, the question then arises, who will be the governor of Zhili? When Zhu Daming asked this question, Shi Fenglai and Li Guowei both looked at Sun Chengzong.
Yes, Sun Chengzong is the most suitable candidate, but if Sun Chengzong is the governor of Zhili, what will happen to the Military Aircraft Department, and what will happen to his status as a cabinet minister?
The three ministers did not speak, and looked at the emperor quietly. And Zhu Daming also knew what they meant, but this problem is not unsolvable, and it is enough to set up the Zhili Governor's Mansion near the suburbs of Beijing.
When he first thought of the idea of the governor of Zhili, Zhu Daming wanted to set it in Baoding, but after thinking about it, it was not too suitable to set it in Baoding, although Baoli was located in the center of North Zhili, but it was in the south of Beijing, and the invasion of Jianyu in the winter of the second year of Chongzhen came from the direction of Zunhua and Changping.
Zhu Daming's biggest purpose in setting up the governor of Zhili was to deal with this incident, and if it was set up in Baoding, it would be far away from the front line, and it would not be convenient to play the role of early warning and command of the governor's office of Zhili.
Historically, the Zhili Governor's Mansion was located in Tianjin, but the main threat at that time came from the sea, so it was understandable to be located in Tianjin, but now the threat comes from the north, and the location of the Zhili Governor's Mansion naturally cannot be in Baoding or Tianjin.
After thinking about it, Zhu Daming made up his mind and said: "I see that the Governor's Mansion of Zhili is set up in Tongzhou, and as for the important task of the Governor of Zhili, Sun Aiqing will pick it up together." In this way, the governor's office of the governor of Zhili is also responsible for the coordination and supply of affairs such as the state capital, the recruitment of people to open up wasteland and reclamation, and the formation and training of the new army. As for Sun Aiqing's positions as the secretary of the military department, the scholar of Wuyingdian University, and the minister of military aircraft, they were also picked up first. Wait until you have the right person in the future. ”
The three ministers, you look at me, I look at you, for a while are speechless, Sun Chengzong wants to speak and stop, think about it and think that this is good, the previous policy of enriching the country and strengthening the army, if you want to implement it to the end, the most important thing is to unify the power, and now the emperor will be the military department of Shangshu, Wu Yingdian scholar, military minister, Zhili Governor four important positions related to military affairs, together with a person, this is also an unprecedented thing in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor is so trusted, he can only do his best, and then die.
After pondering for a long time, Sun Chengzong left his seat and knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty is so trusted, the minister can only bow and do his best, and then die." ”
Zhu Daming nodded and said, "Aiqing is flat." Now that the military affairs are heavy, Aiqing will do her best. As for the governor of Zhili, there is no need to build a new one, Tian Ergeng has a private house in Tongzhou, which is said to be quite grand and magnificent, and can be used as the yamen of the governor of Zhili. ”
Speaking of this, Zhu Daming turned back to Wang Chengen, who was standing, and said: "Wang Chengen, inform Gong Yonggu that Tian Ergeng is in the private house in Tongzhou, and from now on, it will be allocated to Sun Qing, as the governor of Zhili, the military tun department, the ordnance department, the agricultural affairs institute and other officials and subordinates, and from now on, they will move into the office of the governor of Zhili at the same time." Wang Chengen and Sun Chengzong bowed down together to receive the order.
Zhu Daming said to Shi Feng again: "The cabinet will draw up a decree as soon as possible, and the conclusions discussed today will be made clear to the world, and the following will be notified that the officials of the Jiliao Governor's Mansion will be merged into the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili. As for the candidates for the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Caojiang, let's think about it again. Shi Fenglai immediately received the order.
After saying this, Zhu Daming went on to say to Sun Chengzong: "Sun Aiqing can be stationed in the governor of Tongzhou Zhili in the future, and at the same time, in the capacity of the secretary of the military department and the minister of military aircraft, he will supervise the nearby Zhili to recruit people and reclaim the people, organize and train the new army, prepare for the military lecture hall, and rectify the defense of Gyeonggi. As for the foreman of the Military Aircraft Division, it was held by the British Public. ”
For Zhu Daming, there were two most important issues in the late Ming Dynasty, one was personnel arrangement, and the other was the financial crisis. Nowadays, on the issue of personnel arrangement, he is doing everything he can as much as he can, and some people he knows that it is easy to promote and appoint, but for those talents who have not yet emerged, he cannot adopt the method of pulling out seedlings to promote them, and even if they want to be appointed at a higher level, they must be within a reasonable range.
For example, Sun Chuanting, he knows that this person is now resigning and staying at home, and he will be recommended to come back soon and serve as the official of Shuntian Mansion; In addition, there is Cai Maode, who is now in the post of deputy envoy of Jiangxi University, and there are still ten years before Chongzhen promotes and reuses him in history, of course, this life will not wait so long, but it is necessary to find a suitable time; Another example is Lu Xiangsheng, who is only twenty-seven years old now, but he is already the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion, and now it is under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Zhili, and I believe that he will soon be discovered and appreciated by Sun Chengzong.
Another example is Shi Kefa and Song Yingxing, who are now just lifting people, and are still preparing to enter Beijing to catch the exam, in the first year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1628, Shi Kefa will be a jinshi, and Song Yingxing entered Beijing for the fourth time to catch the exam, but he still fell off the list, of course, Song Yingxing will not fall off the list in this life.
In addition to these people, Zhu Daming has changed the fate of some loyal ministers and righteous people he knows as much as possible, and of course will continue to discover and change the fate of more people in the future, until he finally changes the fate of Daming's demise.
As for the financial problem, no better solution has been found. Because the time was too tight and the ways to open up sources and reduce expenditure were limited, he had no choice but to adopt the method of raiding households and eating large households while maintaining normal income and expenditure in the household department, and quickly accumulating a fortune to provide the salary of the army on the nine borders and the needs of the troops in the cantonment and training.
Of course, there is always an end to the raid, and a country's finances, of course, cannot be maintained by eating large households. The long-term solution was to set up a city bureau to encourage overseas trade, collect commercial taxes, and conquer, plunder and colonize foreign countries.
This is the way for Western countries to complete the primitive accumulation of capital in the modern era in history, Zhu Daming will certainly not give up, at least one of the island countries around him has a large number of gold and silver mines, although it is listed as a country not to be expropriated by Taizu, but this world will never let it go.
It's just that these are too far away, and it's not time to implement them yet. And everything Zhu Daming is doing at present is to change the extremely passive situation faced by the world chaos in the first year of Chongzhen and the invasion of Chongzhen in the second year of Chongzhen.