Chapter 15: World Affairs 2
"Hahaha, Miss Zhu laughed, the self-destruction of the Great Wall must not be done, besides, even if you really replace those generals who support the army and respect themselves, it will have no effect, why, the most important thing is that their soldiers are no longer soldiers, if you say that they are good soldiers, if you say something bad, it is a group of bandits in official clothes, and if the court really relies on these people to exterminate the rebels and resist the Manchu Qing, it is simply a pipe dream." Shi Lei said with a smile.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, you can talk about it, what to do." The impatient Wei'er said impatiently.
Seeing Wei'er who was in a hurry, Shi Lei didn't answer his question directly, but turned his head, looked at Zhu Weiyuan and said, "Miss Zhu, do you still remember what happened to General Qi and Qi's army back then." ”
"Well, ah, is Mr. talking about General Qi's training of the Qi family's army? Yes, that's it, and only in this way can we really fundamentally solve the problem of troops. After listening to Shi Lei's words, Zhu Weiyuan was stunned at first, but quickly reacted.
"Sister, what General Qi, what is the matter of the Qi family's army, what are you talking about!" Wei'er, who was confused by the listen, asked suspiciously.
"Wei'er, General Qi is the general Qi Jiguang who exterminated the rebellion of the nine southern provinces of the Japanese Invaders, and what the Qi family army said was the army under his command that was invincible and invincible, so that the Japanese and the slave chieftains were terrified.
It is said that during the Jiajing period, the nine southern provinces were rampant, but the local army did not have the slightest combat effectiveness because of the long-term peace, which led to the war disasters in the south, countless innocent people were ruined, and the ministers of the DPRK and the central government thought of countless ways to no avail. After listening to Shi Lei's words, Zhu Weiyuan's heart was also much more relaxed, so she told her sister in detail about Qi Jiguang and Qi Jiajun.
"Yes, that's it, if the imperial court is really willing to move the capital to Nanjing, with the rich economic foundation of the south, it will definitely be more than enough to implement this second step, and when the time comes, with elite soldiers, it will be easy to want the Northern Expedition." Of course, the truth of the matter will definitely not be as simple as Shi Lei said, if you really want to train elite soldiers, it will involve countless money, food, and personnel, but now Shi Lei is just talking about it, even if he is wrong, who will really give him more truth?
"Okay, okay, these two strategies of sir, it is estimated that even the cabinet minister who has been in power for many years can't say it, it seems that the slave family has really met a master tonight." As soon as Shi Lei's words were finished, he saw Zhu Weiyuan's face with an excited smile, and the face, which was originally more gorgeous than flowers, was full of infinite attraction at this time, which made Shi Lei fall into it for a while.
"Ah, ahem, and one last point, if there is no this, even if the imperial court really trains millions of elite soldiers, it will only be a symptom rather than a cure." Shi Lei was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly turned his head to look at it.
"Also, what else can be the problem, isn't it enough to have elite soldiers?" Zhu Weiyuan, who was originally happy, was stunned for a moment.
Seeing Zhu Weiyuan who was stunned, Shi Lei's heart sighed, no wonder the ancients said, 'Zhumen's wine and meat stink road has frozen bones', it seems that this class is different, and the problems people see are really different.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, although natural disasters and man-made disasters continued, but at the beginning, there were not many people who were willing to follow Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to rebel against the imperial court.
However, why, in just a few years, Li Zicheng not only rose from the ground smoothly, but also sacrificed to the heavens to establish the country, and officially became a force that could compete with the Ming court, which had to thank the emperor and his courtiers.
Starting from Mingshenzong, in order to satisfy their luxurious life, they squandered a lot, and in order to get enough money, they sent eunuchs to various places to serve as various tax supervisors and mine supervisors, and these eunuchs used various means to curry favor with the emperor, and looted a large number of gold, silver and jewelry in various places, so as to meet the needs of Shenzong.
And in the Chongzhen years, the degree of official corruption and the complete spread of it, it can be said that at this time corruption and corruption has become a trend, although Chongzhen also took the opportunity to kill some corrupt officials, but in the entire black and oppressive officialdom, how can killing a few people change the overall situation, and at the same time in dealing with the domestic rebellion, the imperial court also has to face a more ferocious attack of the Northeast Manchu Qing Dynasty, which leads to the higher and higher taxes collected by the imperial court, and many peasants are in this case, Lost the land and everything on which he depended.
In addition to the combination of corrupt officials and landlords and bullies in various places, they took the opportunity to annex the land of ordinary people, which reached its peak in the last years of Chongzhen, and the peasants who lost their land in order not to starve to death, there was only one way left, rebellion.
Therefore, if you want to solve the current problem, then the biggest difficulty is the people's livelihood problem, you know, if you don't solve the people's livelihood problem, not to mention that you move the capital to Nanjing, or how elite soldiers you have, these are useless, 'those who win the hearts of the people win the world' The ancestors have clearly said the truth, if you don't understand the words, then the fall of the Ming Dynasty is really inevitable.
It's just that Shi Lei has no way to say these words to Zhu Weiyuan, it's not that Shi Lei doesn't want to say it, but it's useless to say it, if Zhu Weiyuan doesn't know a young lady who grew up in the boudoir, it's understandable, but if all the people in power don't understand, Shi Lei doesn't believe it at all, after all, there is no stupid person who can be the ruler.
For these, they are even clearer than Shi Lei, but they have been in a high position for many years, and they have long passed the bloody time, they will always think that the people in the lower classes are like leeks, which are slaughtered by them, no matter how hard you cut, as long as there are roots, he can still grow.
Seeing that Shi Lei didn't answer his question for a long time, Zhu Weiyuan couldn't help frowning, and thought for a long time before saying, "What's wrong, first, is there anything wrong with the question asked by Wei Yuan." ”
"Ah, oh, no, it's not that you asked, but I don't know how to tell you, forget it, anyway, we're just talking casually today, and it's not in the court, let's go, since we're here to participate in the Wenhui today, then don't talk about these unhappy things, the moon is in the sky, the night is beautiful, we still have fun in time." Shi Lei replied with a smile.
Although, Zhu Weiyuan really wanted Shi Lei to say more, but seeing that Shi Lei was really reluctant to say more, she was also very interested, but in her heart, she wrote down in detail what Shi Lei said just now, and at the same time, she also kept the name of Shi Lei firmly in her heart, thinking that Shi Lei was not a master floating around anyway, but a new science and technology scholar, if there was a problem in the future, he could consult him at any time, so after listening to Shi Lei's words, he nodded and followed him into the temple.
When several people entered the temple, a middle-aged man wearing a thick robe, slightly dark skin, and a slight bowed back, stood where Shi Lei and a few people stood just now, looked at the few people who entered the temple, and kept nodding and said, "Okay, good, good, I didn't expect that today I would hear such an incisive insight in this Wanshou Temple, it's really worth the trip, I originally thought it was a party held by those gentlemen chasing fame and fortune, and there were really talented people who came, it's really good!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice behind him, "Brother Meng, why are you standing here alone, but are you waiting for someone?" ”
Hearing this, after Brother Meng turned around, he saw another scholar of about the same age behind him and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Brother Cheng Xian, I didn't expect you to come today, it seems that tonight's Wanshou Temple is really unusual!" ”
Walking into the temple, Shi Lei knew why the Wanshou Temple would be used as a place to hold the cultural meeting, and he saw the deep courtyard in the temple, the Qionglou Yuyu, the carved beams and paintings, extremely magnificent. In the meantime, the winding corridor, the imperial book tablet pavilion, the bluestone rockery, the ancient road underground palace, the pine and cypress are scattered, and the most important thing is that he has enough space, covering an area of at least ten acres of square, not to mention hundreds of people, no matter how many people can fit it.
Of course, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is not only the new scholars who come here, but also some good men and women, who are kneeling in front of the Buddha in twos and threes, or, in the courtyard full of lanterns, making wishes to the moon, and at this time, it is also the busiest season for the monks in the temple.
Although Wanshou Temple is a royal temple, there is a fixed amount of money every year, but who will dislike a lot of money, especially Wanshou Temple under the banner of the royal family, how can people who come to burn incense and worship the Buddha be stingy?
Seeing the lively scene in the courtyard, Shi Lei and Zhu Weiyuan had no other feeling except for feeling fresh, but the little girl Wei'er, who had never been out of the house a few times since she was a child, had already widened her eyes, looking at everything around her, as if she was curious about everything, and she couldn't wait to open up and play to her heart's content.
As if he had already seen through his sister's thoughts, he heard Zhu Weiyuan say, "Okay, since you have entered the temple, then worship the Buddha first, and then talk about it, and then my sister will accompany you to take a look later." ”
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