Chapter 721: Fu Shan's Scheming (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Fu Qing has been studying the world for many years, traveling from south to north, and has a clear understanding of the world's affairs and people's feelings. ⊥ Ranwen novel,
Nowadays, the world has been decayed, and the imperial court's harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, such as salaries, salaries, salaries for military training, new salaries, and taxes in summer and autumn, are as many as cattle hairs, and the people have reached the point of extreme poverty. Not only did a large number of bankrupt peasants flee from the desert in Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi to join the rebels. Even the people in the rich areas of the south of the Yangtze River are almost unable to support it.
Now the annual levy of the imperial court has reached 7 million taels. After deducting the part that could not be collected, it also reached a staggering five million taels. But even so, the finances of the imperial court have reached the point of collapse. Up to now, I heard that the military department can't even pay for the travel expenses to send out the horses.
It is no wonder that such a country and such a court do not perish.
The most important thing is that after the Songjin War, the elite of the nine sides was lost, and the Zhuxian Town War, the last family of the imperial court had lost all its money.
Looking at the whole world now, Sun Yuan's Ningxiang Army seems to be the only field army that can fight. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of this army is still so strong, and it is even stronger than Jiannu.
Such an army is a tiger, and it is impossible for a tiger to be imprisoned. Even if you are hiding your minions for the time being, you will one day get out of trouble.
When the time comes, will the imperial court still order them?
The soldiers are all men who fight on the battlefield, but they do not have the so-called patriotic thoughts of the literati, they are only loyal to their commanders.
Later, I am afraid that the Ningxiang Army will become a big feudal town like Xuanwu, Weibo, and Hedong in the late Tang Dynasty, and the orders of the imperial court will be useless to them.
With the momentum and strength of the Ningxiang Army, even if Sun Yuan is loyal to the imperial court, the soldiers under the Ningxiang Army don't think so.
According to Fu Shan's understanding of the officers and soldiers of the Ningxiang Army during this time, the backbone of Sun Yuan's department was complex, including border army soldiers, thief army soldiers, military households, and even Han army banner soldiers from Liaodong Tartar. These people don't have the emperor of Beijing in their eyes, but they don't have the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, since the Ningxiang Army became an army, the state has not given them a penny of military salary.
The warriors have been suppressed for more than 200 years, and now they are finally waiting for the opportunity to turn over, and no one wants to be a subordinate person and a lowly military household for the rest of their lives. Everyone wants to be the founding prince, rich and noble and his descendants. When the Ming Dynasty was no longer able to control the entire country, maybe these soldiers would give Sun Yuan a yellow robe.
Although Fu Shan was born in the seed of study, he did not have the pedantic feudal etiquette of monarchs and ministers in his heart. He even did the thing of serving people as a diner to fight the autumn breeze, and he still valued these?
Moreover, the Confucian classics he studied were nothing more than to cope with the imperial examinations. My favorite knowledge is miscellaneous, that is, the set of imperial art Han Feizi, to put it bluntly, it is another Yao Guangxiao.
The reason why he was willing to be Sun Yuan's staff was based on his prediction of this era. In fact, his judgment is also very accurate. In the era of the Southern Ming Dynasty, a warlord could decide the ownership of the throne. If it weren't for Jiannu's southward movement to destroy the Ming Dynasty and interrupt this process, there might be a Wei Wu Emperor in the four towns of Jiangbei.
It was precisely because he was optimistic about the prospects of the Ningxiang Army that Fu Shan came over to be Sun Yuan's staff.
Ah Dasun Tianjing is the eldest son, his mother has been deeply imprinted in the cavalry army when she was alive, and she is famous, and now she has been favored by the imperial court to get the position of hereditary brocade clothes and hundred households. It is also possible to inherit all of Sun Yuan's titles in the future. Now that the world has changed, this kid may be Emperor Wei Wendi.
Moreover, although Ah Da is young, he is smart, and he teaches him to read and write, and he can read at a glance. And he is extremely bold, such a child who can't even walk steadily dares to sit on a horse and wield a weapon, even if he likes to make trouble and is naughty sometimes, but no matter how you look at it, it is the atmosphere of a generation of heroes.
If I, Fu Shan, become his teacher, once the sky changes, I won't become an emperor's teacher in the future?
This business can be done no matter how you look at it.
The most important thing is that being Sun Tianjing's teacher can also have a good income.
Fu Shan still remembers when Zhu Xuanshui sent a gift list that day and respectfully invited himself to be a teacher.
"Mr. Qingzhu's knowledge and martial arts are the first in my Ningxiang army, and the young general has reached the age of two years old, and he has reached the age of Meng. General Sun was busy with military affairs and forgot his small family for the sake of the country. The old man, as Ah Da's grandfather, will be the master for him. ”
"Mr. Zhu, this is not appropriate, generally speaking, a child has to be six years old to be considered to be grown, and it is not too late to be Meng at that time." Fu Shan's words are very reasonable, the child mortality rate in ancient times was extremely high, and thanks to the backward medical conditions, it was usually a cold or chickenpox that could easily kill a child. Ten children, who really grow up, are only one or two. So, in general, a child doesn't grow until he or she is six years old. At this time, parents will give their children a big name and send them to school.
"Although Mr. Qingzhu's words are reasonable, but with you, the national hand of Xinglin, Ah Da will definitely be able to become an adult smoothly." After Zhu Xuanshui complimented him, he said, "I will hand over Ah Da to you, and the old man will be relieved." ”
"Mr. Zhu, this is to equip Ah Da with a Langzhong health care!" Fu Shan couldn't cry or laugh, he couldn't help shaking his head: "Professor Little General, how important it is for Ah Dameng to affect the future of the Ningxiang Army." Fu Shancai is a shallow learner, how to be a teacher of the major general, don't mislead people's children. Besides......"
His face was serious, and he was not polite when he spoke: "Mr. Zhu's thoughts, Fu Shan is also clear, I heard that over there in Yangzhou, Mrs. Shao has a secret knot, and from the pulse, she is a boy." In addition, the young general is not favored by General Sun, and I am afraid that your grandson will not be able to inherit the Ningxiang Army in the future, and the family property will fall into the hands of others. Just kidding, how can a certain person who is now just General Sun's staff participate in the general's family affairs? In this way, it seems that I, Fu Shan, am a villain who provokes other brothers to fight each other! ”
Seeing Fu Shan's words so ugly, Zhu Xuanshui was annoyed in his heart and couldn't help but clench his fists.
Fu Shan continued to chatter: "The Ningxiang army is a big business, if you start a civil strife first, wouldn't it be painful for your relatives and quick for your enemies, this matter is really not good, if you want Fu Shan to be Mr. Ah Da, you have to ...... Gotta add money. ”
"Ahh Zhu Xuanshui was dumbfounded, looked at Fu Shan, who had a strict face of righteousness, and cheered for a long time: "Sir, don't worry, double...... No, the old man should be offered a triple bundle of repairs. ”
"I heard that Mr. Zhu has a garden in Suzhou."
"Mr. Qingzhu, don't worry, that place is yours."
"You say I'm greedy for Mr. Zhu's house?" Fu Shan said with a smile: "I want to open a academy there, and in the future, I will set up a school there, and I will invite many Jiangnan Confucians to give lectures to the young general there." ”
"Isn't it?" Zhu Xuanshui muttered in his heart: "This Fu Shan loves money to the point of madness, is he still a famous man?" ”
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