Three days after the establishment of the Imperial Court was agreed, the British Duke Zhang Weixian brought Wu Weiying, the Marquis of Gongshun, to meet him. Pen ~ fun ~ Cabinet www.biquge.info Because this matter cannot be bypassed by the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Chongzhen also passed on Li Guoqi, who was busy meeting with the Three Law Divisions to retry the attack case and the red pill case, and Xu Guangqi, who was busy preparing for the first year of Chongzhen.

When Li Guowei and Xu Guangqi arrived, Emperor Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to go to the military aircraft of Wuying Palace, and Zhang Weixian and Wu Weiying were reported.

Respectfully Hou Wu Weiying, about forty years old, although he is still burly, but he has been naturalized for a long time, and he has long lost the kind of sturdiness of his ancestors, and he looks like a wealthy businessman, with a big face and a fat face, and bright eyes.

Wu Weiying, who came to the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace for the first time, saw that the emperor and the cabinet ministers were already waiting, so he hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and said: "The courtiers respectfully obey the Marquis Wu Weiying to see the emperor and meet Li Ge Lao and Xu Ge Lao. Zhang Weixian is also courteous. Emperor Chongzhen ordered the two to sit down without courtesy.

After everyone sat down, Emperor Chongzhen looked at everyone, and then said: "Zhang Aiqing, the two cabinet ministers Li Aiqing and Xu Aiqing are also here today, you can first tell me what you and Wu Aiqing think about the Li Fan Yuan." ”

Zhang Weixian listened to the emperor's words, and immediately told the emperor and the two ministers about the situation when the emperor summoned him a few days ago, as well as the considerations of the past few days.

For the emperor to take the opportunity of the foreign departments to ask for rewards, set up the Imperial Court, and take charge of transportation and trade affairs such as tributary rewards for foreign clans around the Ming Dynasty, Li Guoqi and Xu Guangqi of course are in favor, their vision as cabinet ministers, after all, is different from ordinary courtiers, as for whether the emperor's move divides the power of the cabinet, these two people who have always been loyal to the country do not care at all. After all, the cabinet is not its own cabinet, but the emperor's cabinet, which is more important, which is bigger and which is smaller, as cabinet ministers, they can still distinguish clearly.

The content of Zhang Weixian's report is basically the same as what Emperor Chongzhen said that day, except that the location of several places was determined, and he happened to ask for instructions at the same time.

At present, there are four in total: one is the Yingzhou Houtunwei located at the junction of Liaodong Town and the Karaqin Provinces, the other is Kaiping on the outside of the Great Wall in the north of Wanquan Dusi, the third is Dongsheng between Datong and Guihua and located outside the Great Wall, and the fourth is the Yulin Acropolis adjacent to Yansui Town, one of the three sides of Shaanxi, and the Ordos Tribes of Hetao.

These places have all been engaged in the opening of border markets, and there are many Mongolian tribes outside the border, and they are also familiar with related affairs, so they are relatively easy to set up a few places.

After Zhang Weixian finished talking about the basic situation, he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, in recent days, the minister has discussed with Wu Weiying and others about the affairs of the domain. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he looked at Wu Weiying and said, "In that case, what does Wu Aiqing think, let's listen to it." ”

Wu Weiying bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister heard that now that the recruitment of people in Beizhili has begun, and in the future, new troops will be recruited from among the hungry people who come to the reclamation. The minister thought that His Majesty's policy was really wise, firstly to solve the problem of land abandonment and expensive grain prices in Beizhili, and secondly, to solve the problem of displacement of hungry people and breeding bandits. The minister had lived at home for many years, during which he entertained himself by reading, and he heard that the north of the Great Wall and the border outside the fortress had been my Chinese territory since the Han Dynasty, and it was particularly prosperous during the Sui and Tang dynasties, but it was only in the Northern Song Dynasty that it became a wilderness. Now that our Chinese population is 10,000, but the northern part of the country is vast and sparsely populated, why not move the people of Shaanxi to the outside of the country, cultivate in peacetime, and recruit troops in wartime. Since then, there has been another Great Wall in the north. The minister heard that the Tongzhou Agricultural Institute has bred a new type of foreign product and good seeds, and the cold and long-drought land can also be sown and harvested, so that the wilderness in the north can also be changed into a fertile land. After speaking, Wu Weiying bowed and saluted.

I didn't expect Wu Weiying to have such insight. Emperor Chongzhen and the two ministers present were impressed by him for a while.

The reason why Emperor Chongzhen of this generation knows Wu Weiying is because he is a naturalized Mongolian, and his whole family died of martyrdom after the death of the Ming Dynasty, and he has more loyalty, filial piety and righteousness than most literati and doctors, so since he knew his existence, he has always looked up to him. And the two ministers at the moment seem to have suddenly understood why the emperor proposed to reuse Wu Weiying twice, although the truth is not what they thought.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen also met Wu Weiying for the first time and heard him talk about this idea for the first time. But there is no doubt that the idea is good and the vision is broad.

At this time, Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, what Gongshun Hou said is quite insightful, the Agricultural Institute does have drought-tolerant and cold-tolerant high-yield Fanbang crops, although there are differences in climate between inside and outside the Great Wall, but it should not be a problem to grow these crops." In addition, the border area along the north of the Saibei was also the territory of my Ming Dynasty, with more than one million people and tens of thousands of miles of fertile land, but for more than 100 years, the guards outside the Saiwai have moved inward, the population is becoming sparse, and the climate has changed, so it seems unsuitable for farming. In the courtier's view, what Gongshun Hou said was reasonable, and the imperial court immigrated to the border area along the north of Saibei and cultivated the land for planting, which could not only greatly alleviate the problem of displaced people in the Guannai, but also reduce the pressure of resettlement in Gyeonggi Zhili. ”

Regarding the fertility of the border area along the northern part of the Saibei, the current Emperor Chongzhen, who has the soul of later generations, is certainly clearer than anyone in this era. Corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes can of course be cultivated and cultivated in the border areas north of the Great Wall, and the yield is not lower than that of Kannai.

However, although the population of Saibei is sparse today, the situation is complicated, although there are areas of Mongolian and Han mixed living near the border, and a little farther away, the world of Mongolian tribes.

In recent years, due to the continuous decline of the Mongol tribes, the strength is not as good as before, so the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty has only settled down slightly. If it is because of the large number of immigrants outside the Saiwai, it will cause the fear of the Mongolian tribes outside the Saiwai, so that they will take refuge in Houjin in large numbers, it will be bad.

Emperor Chongzhen was still thinking about the pros and cons, and only heard Li Guowei say: "It is true that the fertile fields of Saibei are thousands of miles away, and the agricultural institute has good crops, and it can also be transplanted to Saibei, but now the land of Saibei Zhuwei has been vacant for many years, and there are many encroachments in Saibei. Besides, it is bitter cold outside, and there will be fewer people who are willing to go to the tun, and the people are unwilling to go after the will of the imperial court, which will damage the face of the court. Your Majesty, please think twice. ”

As soon as Li Guowei's voice fell, he heard Wu Weiying say again: "Your Majesty, the court of the Imperial Court was set up because of the famine in Karaqin and Duoyan. Now there is hunger and cold outside the fortress, the strength of the various departments has been greatly reduced, most of the people are not more than 10,000, and some of the small departments plus the old and weak women and children are only three or five hundred, compared with the strong army of my Daming border town, it is really vulnerable.

"The minister thinks that now that the tribes are hungry and cold, and His Majesty is allowed to open the border and mutual markets, he can also recruit those who are willing to belong to the tribes, go south and settle along the border, or turn pasture to farming, or recruit into the army, and exchange the grain of the cantonment in exchange for the cattle, sheep and horses of the tribes, and each will get its own benefits, and it will not harm each other. If Your Majesty is worried that the tribes in the north will attack and disturb in the south, please reopen the border guards along the northern part of the Saisai, Yingzhou, Kaiping, Dongsheng, Da'an, Huizhou and even Daning. His Majesty reopened the border gates, and allowed the displaced people in the Guannai to go to the tun to reclaim, and the wasteland opened up belonged to him, and the imperial court issued agricultural tools without taking any taxes. The minister thought that over time, the landless and displaced people in the Guannai would inevitably flow to the border areas along the northern part of the Seyongi like they flocked to Gyeonggi. Speaking of which, all the ministers present looked at the emperor.

In later generations, Xinglong, Chengde, Longhua and other places in Hebei Province were densely populated, and the development of industry and agriculture was also very good, indicating that this area still has great development potential.

Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a while, and then said, "It's a good idea to reopen the border gate and encourage the displaced people to go north to plant along the border." However, this matter should not be carried out with great fanfare. If the Saibei tribes heard about it, the effect of immigration on the real side was not seen, and the disadvantages of the raids and harassments of the tribes came first. The Cabinet and the Imperial Court may first proceed to open up border markets and make proper arrangements for the governors along the border to accept those who have surrendered from outside the Frontier, or recruit them as soldiers, or organize them into the people. The military aircraft department ordered the towns on the nine sides to go out of the fortress to visit, and set up forts to garrison in the dangerous places near the fortress, especially the old place of the original Duoyan Sanwei, and secretly ordered Jizhen and Xuanfu to choose the generals who are good at fighting and the soldiers who dare to fight, and lead the troops out of Xifengkou, Longjing Pass, Da'ankou, as well as Gubeikou, Dushikou, Longmenkou, Zhangjiakou and other border passes, choose dangerous places, and build cities and garrisons. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and then said: "Jizhen and Xuanfu need to build forts outside the fortress, and the two towns will report to the Military Aircraft Department after visiting the site, and I will allocate it at my discretion." The military aircraft department should send an order to Jizhen and Xuanfu to grasp the proportions, and before the end of the construction of the city, it must not cause panic among the departments. "All the ministers present here bowed down and promised.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wu Weiying again, and then said: "From now on, I will order the Marquis Wu Weiying to be the envoy of the Imperial Court, and concurrently serve as the left senator of the Military Aircraft Department, and the military aircraft." Wu Weiying hurriedly received the order and thanked him.

Three days later, one after another holy decrees and secret orders were issued from the capital and sent to the nine sides. The situation of passive defense in the towns of the nine sides has changed since then, and the foreign strategy of Emperor Chongzhen's active defense has also begun to enter the actual operation level of the towns in the nine sides.