Since Wang Li's death, Wang Tong's concept of home has been very vague, and his mansion has always been used as an official office, sleeping in the bedroom, and the rest of the place is a place for office and conversation. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Even if he married Han Xia and other three daughters, and accepted Zhai Xiuer and Lu Ruomei, he felt like this, he was busy with business every day, even when the husband and wife were in the same bed, they didn't talk much about family affairs.

But this time when he went out and came back, it was different, Wang Tong often thought about his son Wang Xia when he was on the road, and he couldn't wait to go over and see it when he returned home.

Anyway, it has been nearly four months, and seeing a baby with wrinkled skin is now very cute, Wang Tong is really excited, but Wang Tong has been outside, and the child has no memory of him.

Although the scene was a little embarrassing, Wang Tong was still overjoyed, the family was also elated, and being a parent was also a stage of life, and it felt completely different.

Han Xia, who has always been very strong, complained to Wang Tong a few words, and began to speak quite calmly:

"Xia Er is still young, so the master goes to the dangerous place outside, and the concubine is frightened at home, so she is afraid that the master is outside...... Xia Er and the concubine

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As he spoke, he choked up, wiped his tears and couldn't speak, and the eyes of several women around him were also red, Wang Tong looked around, and there was something wrong in his heart, and he smiled and said with relief:

"Your husband has a feast and a noble life, how can you encounter something outside, relax, relax, look, the child is crying again, give me a hug."

Wang Xia was picked up by Wang Tong again, but the situation was no different from the last time, after a little struggle, it was wow wow crying, Wang Tong was reluctant, and there was no way, this embarrassing appearance made the ladies laugh, Zhang Hongying said on the side:

"This child is full of energy, other children cry for a while and then fall asleep, when he cries, his voice is loud, and he is not tired, even if he doesn't cry and is still there to stir around, in the future, he will be the same as the master, the life of a general!"

The father and son have been rich for two generations, this is a good wish, and the atmosphere in the room is getting better again, Wang Tong handed the child back to Han Xia, and said with a smile:

"In the future, I shouldn't have to run around all day, there are so many officials in the imperial court, they can't keep me busy."

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Wang Tong rested at home for five days, and the officialdom of Jingshi sighed, if others left Jingshi for so long, how could they dare to rest when they came back, and they didn't show their faces in front of the emperor as soon as possible, and left the emperor for too long.

And outsiders won't suspect that something is going on, just because Lord Wang wants to rest, that's all, in fact, on the third day, Yang Sichen came over.

Wang Tong made a statement of what he saw and heard along the way, plus his own analysis and judgment, and Yang Sichen sorted out and synthesized it into a thick recital, which was sent to the palace on the fifth day.

However, this recital was not passed through the political secretary, but was directly handed over to Zhang Cheng in the form of secret music, and he transferred it to Emperor Wanli.

After the court on March 11, Wang Tong was left to call alone, and the cabinet and a cadre of the six ministries looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have traveled westward from Datong, and the border troops they have seen along the way are either like beggars and scoundrels, or like thieves and bandits, and the only thing that can be seen in each army is the private soldiers of the generals, but whether these soldiers are the subordinates of the generals or the soldiers of the imperial court, I am afraid it is difficult to say."

There's nothing bad to say, the family listens to his lord and doesn't listen to the court, this is already the consensus of most people, the Wanli Emperor is there to read Wang Tong's recital, Wang Tong's recital has a characteristic, there are discussions and things, but there are also descriptions of customs and customs along the way.

Yang Sichen often ignores this when he is tidying up, but Wang Tong corrects it several times, Yang Sichen still doesn't understand why, how can such formal documents look like a travelogue, but this kind of music can make Emperor Wanli very interested, after all, he has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he can learn about the style of the field through this.

"Zhang Banban, have you checked those waist brand armor battles or something?"

Emperor Wanli raised his head and asked Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and hurriedly returned to tea and said:

"Long live Lord, I've already seen it over there in Dongchang, and it's the same as what Wang Tong said.

"Hundreds of people have died, and the border town will definitely find a reason to report it, is there any news from the military department?"

Emperor Wanli's second question made Zhang Cheng stunned, and Zhang Cheng hurriedly said:

"Long live the Lord forgive the sin, it was the slave and the maid who were negligent, and the slave and maid arranged for someone to investigate."

Wang Tong tied his hands and bowed his head there, stood quietly, and waited for Zhang Cheng to leave, Zhao Jinliang closed the door of the imperial study, and only then did Emperor Wanli shake his head and sigh and said:

"Zhang's companion is old, and his spirit is a little unable to keep up, really"

Emperor Wanli himself sighed, but did not continue the topic, but continued:

"You are relieved to do things, although you said that this sounds ridiculous, but it will not be fake, if the border town is really like this, why should the imperial court take out millions of taels of silver to feed them every year."

"Your Majesty, now the towns in the northwest are no longer able to talk about any combat power, but they are so corrupted, but it is the people who are harmed, not only to bear their military salaries and grains, but also to be bullied and plundered by them, if things go on like this, sooner or later there will be disasters."

Emperor Wanli nodded, it is certainly not very pleasant to talk about this, Emperor Wanli closed the notebook, leaned back in the chair and sighed, and said in a solemn voice:

"I can't be idle all day long, this place is more proper, and there is another place that is not at ease, so tossed, I also want to learn from the emperor's ancestors, find a place to stay, and talk about government affairs with a few of you, but also idle and self-......",

Speaking of this, Emperor Wanli was silent, waved his hand in self-defeat, and said abandoned:

"After so many years in the border town, there are many bad rules, except for the border generals and border soldiers, I don't know how many people in the world are involved, if you move, it will cause chaos, how do you get it?"

Wang Tong Q had a plan to answer, but Emperor Wanli only said a few words that made Wang Tong feel a little emotional, Emperor Wanli was already a little tired of government, Wanli was not a person with a sense of nobility and a sense of responsibility, and he was very tolerant of complicated government affairs, he was energetic and had a lot of preferences.

And now it is different from the past, in the past, the emperor wanted to spend money to send the eunuchs in the palace out of the palace to search, tax supervisors, mine supervisors, weaving supervisors, etc., which caused the world to boil, and then Wenchen was making trouble all day long, and now there is Tianjin Wei's gold and silver offerings

Yes, there is a large amount of income in the naturalized city of Huangzhuang, the palace is very loose, and there are many new things, Tianjin Wei is now the official first port of the Ming Dynasty, and ships from many countries have come, and the goods and fresh gadgets of the East and the West are big

Putting it, he can be poor and luxurious, and he can enjoy it extensively, but people are chained to this boring government affairs, no wonder he is tired of it.

The affairs of the Ming Empire are innumerable, such as the great victory of the Naturalization City, the exciting war report of the Great Victory of Gubeikou is just accidental, most of the things are personnel arrangements, government decisions, complicated and cumbersome, and constantly entangled, the balance of various forces is a headache.

"Your Majesty, the generals of the border towns are all deducting military salaries to support their families, and drive the soldiers to cultivate and produce for him, make profits and make money, everyone is a landlord and a rich man, if the soldiers below make trouble, they will use their own soldiers to go over

Bullet pressure, Your Majesty, what is the difference between this and the inland landlords, the landlords drive the tenants to work for a long time, if there is a disturbance, they are also suppressed by their own domestic slaves and cronies, and those landlords have ever asked the court for any food and salary, border town soldiers

Most of them are probably not as good as the tenants in the hinterland......"

Wang Tong's words were a little twisted, Emperor Wanli put his arms on the table, leaned forward, and looked thoughtful, Wang Tong said again:

"If it is abolished, the power of the generals will be gone, and there will definitely be trouble, but if it is not abolished, the soldiers will be recognized as their private property, and the grange pastures in the border towns will be recognized as their own property, and the imperial court will no longer pay the military salaries to the border towns, and the border towns will be changed into political envoys, and the military and political affairs will be changed to civil affairs, so what will happen?"

Emperor Wanli groaned, giving the border generals a large number of slaves and land, the border generals will be much less resentful, and the border soldiers will have a hard time, if they don't go out to fight, and farm with peace of mind, they are probably willing.

"But whoever guards the 10,000-mile frontier can't be so careless, right!?"

"Your Majesty, after the Naturalization City was defeated, the four border towns of Datong, Taiyuan, Yanjie, and Xuanfu were all worry-free, why? Because Guihua City is a critical place, without passing through here, the army of shoe captives will not be allowed to enter the Ming Dynasty, defend here, and attack everywhere

Slightly, there is not even the possibility of gathering large soldiers on the grassland, but this place alone is far from enough, there are several elite troops stationed in key places, mainly firearms carts, with the city cavalry and merchant groups armed communication and contact, can protect the frontier

Worried. ”

Emperor Wanli simply stood up, walked to the map on the side of the wall, looked at it a few times and asked:

"According to what the martial arts hall said, the so-called key points are outside the border wall, just three or five places, but the frontier of thousands of miles, just three or five places, how can you hold it."

"Your Majesty, nest behind the side wall all day long, how to guard it, then you can only wait for the shoes to come and fight, outside the side wall, we beat them, let the prisoners think about how to hide all day long, how to guard, then what dare to enter the coward, and wait for the slow killing, natural long-term peace and stability.

Emperor Wanli nodded slowly, can spend less food and military spending, and can achieve such a good effect, it is naturally good governance, however, Wang Tong said that this is just a plan, and the details and feasibility need to be discussed in detail, this is also the truth, but after today's statement, there is a need for detailed discussion next.

This topic came to an end, and Emperor Wanli slapped the table and said:

"Wang Tong, you have not been in Beijing for so long, do you know that the taxes collected last year were nearly thirty percent less than the year before?" (To be continued,