Chapter 75: Competing with the People
The Donglin Party nodded in support, and they had already said that it was not okay to appease, these eunuchs misled the country and the people, but the emperor still trusted these people who had no eggs. One by one, they scolded the eunuchs and Wei Zhongxian in their hearts.
Zhu Youzhen is not a member of the Donglin Party and will not use the thinking of the Donglin Party to consider problems.
"However, it is also difficult. The Beijing division is 700 miles away from Datong and 1,800 miles away from Tongguan, and it is impossible for the army of the Beijing division to arrive in one day, and if the bandit army crosses Datong and Tongguan without the antenna of the Yellow River, it will directly threaten the Beijing division. ”
Zhu Youzhen, who is familiar with history, knew that Li Zicheng of later generations followed these two roads, marched into Beijing, and finally broke through Beijing and overthrew the Ming Dynasty.
The Donglin Party members who nodded just now are now confused, which play is this young king of letters? Are you supporting us or the eunuchs? Is it possible to play 50 boards each?
Zhu Youzhen didn't pay attention to the slander of the Donglin Party, nor did he pay attention to the little hope in the eyes of the eunuch members, he was now performing martial arts at the Asian Games, he was the protagonist, and everyone was an audience, except for Zhu Youxiao who was the referee.
"Besides, after the extermination of the bandit army, the peasants in Shaanxi still have no food to eat, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will no longer rebel."
The court is like the quiet Don River, Zhu Youxiao has never seen such a quiet moment, and the members of the two parties who were fighting just now don't know what they are thinking, as if Zhu Youzhen has given them some holes.
Zhu Youzhen continued his one-man show, it turned out that it was so cool to suppress the two parties, "All in all, the bandits in Shaanxi are in turmoil, and they must be suppressed in the early stage." But after the extermination, a lot of pacification work needs to be done. No matter how difficult it is for the imperial court, the people must be fed. ”
"Then, according to His Highness's opinion, the bandit army should be exterminated? How to exterminate it? Before Zhu Youzhen's words were finished, Li Chunye secretly helped, as if he was questioning, but in fact, he asked him to tell all the plans in front of Zhu Youxiao, and it would be much less difficult to implement it in the future.
Now is an extraordinary moment, as long as the bandit army can be quelled, Zhu Youxiao will definitely agree to Zhu Youzhen's plan.
"Urgently order the general army of Shanxi to send heavy troops to garrison Datong to prevent bandits from entering Shanxi on a large scale from the north. With the danger of the Yellow River, Datong's army should be able to stop the bandits from advancing eastward; The imperial court sent another 50,000 elite soldiers to double the road and seize Tongguan. Once Tong Pass is in hand and echoes Datong in the north, the bandits will be confined to Shaanxi, and the imperial army can just concentrate on exterminating the bandit army. ”
Zhu Youzhen did not say it in front of the ministers, although the number of bandits was large, but most of them were peasants, and they had not undergone special training, and they could still frighten people if they fought a good fight, and once they lost, they could experience how Mount Everest was an avalanche.
"Fifty thousand? King Xin, how about I give you 50,000 horses? Aren't you quite capable of fighting? Zhu Youxiao saw that Zhu Youzhen was like drinking egg soup, and the confidence in his heart also came up.
"If the younger brother leads the troops, the 40,000 soldiers of the four martial arts battalions are enough." The roads in Shaanxi are difficult and difficult to navigate, and there are too many soldiers but they are slow to move, and with the combat effectiveness of the four armed battalions, they should have an advantage in strength against 200,000 bandits. "However, after the rebellion is quelled, how to appease the local people, please ask the imperial brother to show me."
"King Xin, what is your plan?" Zhu Youxiao felt that this younger brother was quite capable, and he usually took a lot of care of him, and at the critical moment, he had to be his own people. In the face of 200,000 bandits, such important ministers of the imperial court could not do anything except quarrel.
"I would like to inform the emperor that there will be a large-scale bandit in Shaanxi, and the destruction of farmland and dealers will inevitably be serious, and it will even affect next year's harvest. Because of the war in Liaodong, the imperial court was unable to mobilize a large number of military rations in reserve. ”
"......" Zhu Youxiao couldn't cry or laugh, I asked you to find a way, who let you complain?
The people of the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party had to admit that Zhu Youzhen was telling the truth.
"According to my brother, a large number of factories have been opened in Shaanxi to recruit peasants who lack grain to work, and the peasants have money in their hands to buy grain. The imperial court first transported the grain reserves to Shaanxi and sold them at a low price, and then used the silver from the grain sales to go to Jiangnan to buy grain to fill the vacancy of military rations. In this way, the imperial court did not have to pay a penny or a grain of grain, so that the peasants in Shaanxi could have food to eat. ”
Industrial rejuvenation is the most fundamental way to enrich the country that has been tested by later generations, and now it seems to be a bit of a coercion to promote industrial rejuvenation in the court, but the chief designer said well, white cats and black cats, and catching mice is a good cat.
After the village, there will be no store, such a good opportunity is not needed, I am afraid that even Xiaoyu will not let go of himself.
Zhu Youzhen was a little grateful to Wang Er, if Wang Er hadn't made some trouble, wouldn't he have to wait until the Year of the Monkey for his own plan to develop industry.
"But all of a sudden, how many factories are there?" Zhu Youxiao was also in a dilemma.
"Brother Hui, after the bandits in Shaanxi subside, the younger brother will open a cement factory, a brick kiln factory, etc. in Shaanxi, and Uncle Rui Wang of Hanzhong will definitely be involved."
"Just these few factories, I'm afraid they can't feed tens of millions of people in Shaanxi, right?" Zhu Youxiao expressed his doubts.
"Brother Guangchen alone, of course, can't save the people of Shaanxi." Zhu Youzhen took a breath, "In addition, the imperial brother can tell the world to invite wealthy businessmen from Jiangnan, Huguang, and Guangdong to come to Shaanxi to open various factories. ”
The ministers couldn't keep up with Zhu Youzhen's train of thought, so they only stared dryly.
"Once the factories in Shaanxi form a scale, not only the investors will get rich returns, but these factories will also be like the factories of the ministers, pay taxes, and the household will increase their income, at that time, Shaanxi will become another Jiangnan, and Guanzhong will also restore the majesty of the Han and Tang dynasties."
Zhu Youzhen was moved by his speech, and it seemed that the Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty started from himself, starting from Shaanxi. And Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others will also be destined to die of old age among Tian Mo because of the change of history.
Shaanxi has eliminated poverty and hunger, and it has also eliminated the soil for their romance.
"Yes, according to the king. I will tell the world that rich people from all over the world will go to Shaanxi to open factories. "Zhu Youxiao was also told by Zhu Youzhen that the imperial court could appease the people of Shaanxi without spending a penny, and it could also increase the income of the household department." In the future, several Shangshu in the household department will not cry poor with themselves all day long like hungry ghosts.
"The king of the letter Zhu Youzhen was appointed as the governor of the left capital of the five military camps, commanded the four military battalions, and left Beijing on the same day to go to Shaanxi to suppress bandits."
"Your Majesty, by all means." Xue Fengxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, took a step forward and knelt down in front of Zhu Youxiao, "King Xin is young and doesn't understand the Ming etiquette system. Today, Shaanxi is poor, and the people are desperate for hunger, and the people's hearts have been lost. His Royal Highness King Xin does not want to stabilize Shaanxi and encourage the people to engage in agricultural production, but what kind of factory do you want to build, may I ask His Royal Highness King Xin, can the cement and red bricks produced by this factory be used as food for the people? This dynasty has been customized since the Taizu period, and no commercial tax is allowed. Shinong industry and commerce, businessmen are the last untouchables of the Ming Dynasty, and they do the most despicable things, and farming is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. And the imperial court does not think about farming, but competes with the people for profit, and allows King Xin to do that despicable thing in Shaanxi......" Xue Fengxiang spat and said for half an hour in one breath, he didn't have to rest at all, and he didn't give others a chance to speak.
"The minister seconded the proposal."
"The minister seconded the proposal."
"The minister seconded the proposal."
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The Donglin Party knelt down one after another to express their support for Xue Fengxiang.
In front of Zhu Youxiao, the Ming Dynasty ministers knelt on the ground.
Zhu Youzhen was furious in his heart, Niang Xipi, bullying Lao Tzu didn't graduate from the Debate Department of Peking University?
He was about to retort, but someone on the side had already taken over the wolf tactics of the Donglin Party:
"Lord Xue's words are wrong! Merchants are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, why can't they pay taxes? Shinong businessmen and businessmen are indeed the most despicable, these untouchables do not pay taxes, where does the household get their income? Could it be that Lord Xue, you are here to pay taxes? Ao, forget, Lord Xue was born in business, it is said that Lord Xue grew up eating hundreds of meals, no wonder Lord Xue disregarded the danger of the imperial court and wantonly wanted to support the industrial and commercial households. ”
Guo Yunhou, the head of the household department, quit doing it, Liaodong uses troops every year, and the household department can't make ends meet, as the head of the household department, he has been reprimanded by Zhu Youxiao many times, and now he has the opportunity to have plenty of households, how can he allow these Donglin party people to make trouble? Moreover, the Donglin Party attacked in groups, and they must not let their opinions affect the emperor's decision.
Regardless of whether King Xin's dispatch of troops to Shaanxi was correct, suppressing the Donglin Party was the most important thing.
"You...... You ......" Xue Fengxiang rolled his eyes angrily, but because Guo Yunhou revealed his scars, he couldn't say a word, just pointed at Guo Yunhou with his index finger, and his fingers trembled rhythmically.
"Exposing people is not exposed, and hitting people is not slapping their faces. Why should Guo be aggressive? Lord Xue is also thinking about His Majesty's reputation. Wang Yongguang's words are still relatively mild. Now above the court, the eunuch party has an advantage in terms of strength and numbers, since the first auxiliary Ye Xiang Gao Zhishi, the strength of the Donglin party in the court has deteriorated, and now it does not have the ability to directly compete with the eunuch party.
"Lord Wang, why did Lord Xue give His Royal Highness the King of Xin just now and save half of the emperor's face?" Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is indeed a powerful move, leading the spearhead of the Donglin Party to the emperor, and it seems that the defeat of the Donglin Party in this game is inevitable.
Sure enough, the Donglin Party did not dare to respond again. Directly against the emperor, they don't have the courage yet, and now it is not the Wanli era when the ministers work together to fight the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao because of his addiction to wood, major events in the DPRK and China, he generally doesn't care about anything, so above the court, it is generally a stage for the Donglin Party and the eunuch party to fight for power and profit, today Zhu Youxiao is rare to be a referee because of the bandits in Shaanxi, who dares to offend the referee?
Zhu Youxiao beat the snake with the stick: "Ladies and gentlemen, the court is in a difficult situation, and all of you Aiqing are important ministers in the court, so they should share their worries for me." I was originally going to levy industrial and commercial taxes on the wealthy southern provinces such as Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Huguang. He remembered that Zhu Youzhen had suggested to him that he should collect industrial and commercial taxes across the country, and now he could just suppress these Donglin Party members. However, the banditry in Shaanxi is a top priority, so there is no need to talk about it today, let's calm down the affairs of Shaanxi first! ”
The nest of the Donglin Party is in the southern provinces, if the emperor rises up and collects industrial and commercial taxes on the southern provinces, then the Donglin Party and the forces behind them will suffer a big loss, which is even greater than the blow to them from Shoufu Ye Xiang Gao Zhishi.
The Donglin Party no longer dared to make even the slightest sound, one by one, like chickens and ducks infected with bird flu, drooping their heads.