Wu Jie didn't expect that the three major ministers of the cabinet were all on duty in Xiyuan, and he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

Since Jiajing transferred his office to Xiyuan twenty years ago and did not go to court, in order to cooperate with him. The cabinet and the secretary have set up a duty room here, and there will be a cabinet minister on duty on weekdays.

Therefore, Xiyuan has also become the de facto central core of the Ming Dynasty.

This rule has continued, and not only several later emperors of the Ming Dynasty have worked here. By the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu emperors also lived here. In modern society, it has become the famous Zhongnanhai.

The situation of the three major ministers on duty at the same time like today has never been encountered before.

Seeing Wu Jie's doubts, Jiajing said: "There is still half a month to go before the Spring Festival, and the cabinet needs to sort out the various expenditures last year according to the actual consumption of various ministries and two capitals and 13 provinces, and then report them." What should be knotted and what should not be knotted, there must be a voice. In a few days, next year's several major expenditures will have to be put forward by the ministries, and the household departments will make a comprehensive calculation, and then the cabinet will draw up a vote, and if it is successful, the red will be approved. Time waits for no one, and the three ministers have been staying up for a few days and nights. ”

"It turns out that the annual financial meeting is about to be held." Wu Jie suddenly realized: "No wonder the pavilion elders are here. ”

Since the implementation of the centigold system, there has been no huge military spending, and the state finances have taken a breath of air. So far, the Japanese have been suppressed, and there will be no major wars in the future. The troops and the southeastern military organs should be dismantled, and the troops and the southeastern military organs should be dismantled, and on the whole, the Ming Dynasty's finances were still good.

However, the country is so big and has so many affairs that money is needed everywhere. There is no huge military expenditure, and the places that need money elsewhere are drilled out again, and the gourd is pressed to float the scoop, and there is no time to stop.

Now, Jiajing wants to repair the palace again, build a lot of construction in the West Garden, and refuse to pay out of his own pocket.

As a result, the treasury is still a huge hole, and it is impossible to block it, which makes the ministers suffer.

Yan Song died of his wife yesterday, Yan Mansion was newly mourned, and everything was complicated, so naturally there was no way to come to the cabinet to see things.

Therefore, today's cabinet is actually barely maintained by the troika of Xu, Gao, and Zhang.

In fact, the fall of the Yan Party is estimated to be a recent thing, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that it doesn't matter whether Yan Song's father and son come to the cabinet or not.

It's a big deal, after everyone discusses a result of the next year's expenses, let Yan Song's rubber stamp be a vote.

Jiajing turned around and smiled and said to Wu Jie: "You can write a note about letting the Taizhou army move to Liaodong, and show it to the elders later." ”

This can be regarded as a test given by Jiajing to Wu Jie, and it takes about ten minutes for the cabinet elders to walk here from the cabinet duty room.

Wu Jie had to go from idea to writing in these ten minutes, and write a passable side strategy.

If the average person uses a brush, it is not enough to transcribe it, let alone write one.

This is not difficult for Wu Jie, in fact, Wu Jie has been thinking about the border policy in the Northeast for several years. After all, this is related to the future direction of the Ming Dynasty, and it is related to whether their children and grandchildren will be a major event of exile.

At that moment, Wu Jie did not shirk, walked quickly to the emperor's imperial case, took a pencil, and wrote it down quickly with a line of grass.

When the three major cabinet members entered the Yuxi Palace Essence, Wu Jie's short article of more than 600 years was just finished.

Hard pen calligraphy is Wu Jie's strong point, although it is not as good as using a computer, but compared to the brush of the ancients, it can be called a god speed.

Jiajing saw that Wu Jiewen didn't add points, and the speed was so fast, he was relieved in his heart, and secretly thought: "Lian's personal point is really extraordinary, and it has indeed greatly grown its face in the past two years." …,

Jiajing took the manuscript and read it roughly, and then told the three of them about the transfer of Jiguangjun to the northeast, and then transferred the article to the past.

In addition to protecting Qi Jiguang as the chief military officer of Liaodong, Wu Jie's excerpt also put forward two Jingbian strategies.

First, it was changed to Guiliu, abolishing the earthen palace system of ethnic minorities in the northeast, relocating the scum and hunter households in the mountains and forests to reclaim land, and setting up local officials to exercise jurisdiction. Nowadays, many ethnic groups in the Northeast still practice the slavery system ruled by tribal chiefs, and in the event of natural disasters, ethnic minorities will enter the Han areas under the leadership of tribal leaders to rob. As long as they let go of robbery at the beginning, those young people found that robbery was really a lucrative business, and they refused to produce with peace of mind. And because of the robbery, the power of the tribe was able to grow, and gradually the tail could not be lost, and it suddenly became the scourge of the Ming Dynasty. If they were to be relocated to the plains for reclamation and the system of exiled officials would be implemented, they would be able to receive relief from the central government even in the event of a natural disaster. After several generations, they will assimilate into Han Chinese, and naturally there will be no Jurchens in the future.

Second, after the Taizhou army is stationed in Liaodong, it can form a flanking attack on the Mongols. If the Mongols attacked Datong, the Liaodong army attacked from east to west. If the Mongols attacked Liaodong, the Datong army attacked from west to east. If the Mongols attacked Beijing directly, the two armies would advance east and west.

Regarding the discussion of changing the land and returning to the stream, Jiajing and the three major ministers all thought so. In the past, when they governed the borders, most of them chose the leaders of ethnic minorities as the Guan Palace, and managed their own people, and their official positions were hereditary. For example, the Jianzhou Wei in the Northeast is controlled by the Jurchen leaders.

Listening to Wu Jie's article, everyone realized that appeasement is not a long-term strategy, and if you want to completely calm down the border affairs, you have to use the means of naturalization, which is also in line with the way of the sage's education.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he thought it was true.

As for Qi Jiguang moving to the Northeast, everyone also thinks that this thing can be done. They are all old people who have been in politics for many years, and naturally know how valuable an army that has fought and seen blood is, especially the Taizhou army, which is a division that has won a hundred battles. It would also be a big loss if it were to be disbanded.

Moving the town to the northeast is a good idea.

The Central Plains Dynasty has been wary of the northern steppe peoples for a long time, starting from the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, and then to the Turks, Uighurs, and Mongolians, the contradictions between the farming peoples and the nomadic peoples are almost irreconcilable. The so-called border affairs, in fact, are the defense from Yan'an to Datong to Juyongguan and then to the front line of Liaodong, which has always been the top priority of the military issues of the Ming Dynasty.

All of them nodded their heads in praise at the same time, and secretly said in their hearts: Wu Jie has outstanding talents, he has been training by His Majesty's side for two years, and now he has led soldiers, which can be regarded as a use, and the future life is terrifying!

Seeing that the three ministers all nodded again and again, Jiajing was also a little excited.

I couldn't help but say: "In the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing, Mongolia answered and led troops to besiege our Beijing division for half a month. As soon as the soldiers and horses of the kings arrived, they went back unharmed. The humiliation was very great, and back then, if there was a large army to intercept its way back, it would definitely be able to annihilate me in the city. With such a face, Lian doesn't want to lose it again. ”

The more he spoke, the more excited he became: "Didn't the Mongolian people treat me as a big thing, and now the United will transfer Qi Jiguang to you." People say that Wei Jiguang is nicknamed Qi Laohu, and there is a tiger on his side, and Lian also let him taste the feeling of not knowing the taste of food. If he comes again, in addition to coming out of Wei Jiguang and the Datong army at the same time, he will let Wu Jie take Ping Pong to fight with him, haha! ”

Speaking of this, Jiajing let out a long laugh and looked a little proud. His eyes were shining, and his face was flushed.

Wu Jie smiled bitterly in his heart, and secretly thought: I know what military affairs, if I really send me to lead the troops, I can only hand over all military affairs to my subordinates and be a hands-off shopkeeper. Fortunately, I am a modern person, and I know that those generals are available and can win battles, and I am not afraid of that day. …,

Now that the emperor has set the tone, this thing is done.

However, Gao Gong objected: "Wu Jie, let me ask you, how many days does it take for the Taizhou army to move to Liaodong, how much does it take to eat and wear along the road, and where does the money come from?" ”

Wu Jie had already expected this question and had roughly calculated it, so he answered honestly: "From Fujian to Liaodong, it will take four months to travel at the earliest, and millions of silver will be required." ”

"What, so much?" Like a basin of cold water splashed on his head, the red tide on Jiajing's face subsided.

Now that the treasury has reached the time when the child eats the grain, he does not know how to make up for the huge deficit. It's a new year soon, and next year's budget for financial expenditure has not yet been made, and there is another one.

One million taels, God, the Ming Dynasty's annual income is now less than three million, where do you get this money?

Xu Jie couldn't help but shake his head and kept silent.

But because Zhang Juzheng was in charge of the household, he couldn't help but calculate it in his heart at the moment.

Of course, Wu Jie refused to see his proposal aborted, thought for a while, and said: "Actually, there is no need for so much, the Taizhou army has tens of thousands of horses, most of which are family members, auxiliaries, and people, and the real main force is only 3,000 soldiers." These more than 3,000 people can be allowed to open the allocation first, so that 300,000 taels is enough. As for the family members, they can move to the Northeast slowly, in one year, three or five years, and they are not in a hurry. Besides, southerners may not be accustomed to the bitter cold of Liaodong, and it is estimated that there are still many people who are reluctant to go over and save a sum of money. ”

Wu Jie was amused in his heart, how could several people at the core decision-making level of the Ming Dynasty get together and talk about money, which made the whole dynasty smell of copper.

The embryonic period of capitalism is really a very unique existence!

Wu Jie said as he spoke, and the negative people all nodded slightly at the same time.

Wu Jie smiled again: "Actually, the 300,000 taels don't have to be paid by the imperial court, according to Wu Jie, it's okay if you don't have enough money." ”

Jiajing's eyes lit up: "No money...... Yes, yes, Qi Jiguang has collected more than a year of gold, and he has captured a lot in the war against the Japanese, so he should give him some blood. ”

When the dignified Ninety-Five Honored One said such a thing, everyone looked at each other and shook their heads, feeling that it was really unseemly.

Wu Jie hurriedly said: "No, the minister thinks that Liaodong is bitterly cold and remote, especially north of Shenyang and Liaoyang, and there are more than a dozen families in Berry Baili, but there are more people in the Liaohe area." However, although the place has few people, the land is fertile and flat, and it is ripe land for a year or two to be renovated. It is better to calculate this silver into land and give it to the Taizhou army. First, you can use the land to attract the population, and secondly, as the saying goes, there are Tusi talents, which also shows the grace of His Majesty and the court.

"Good!" Zhang Juzheng suddenly shouted hello and said: "Actually, there are many borderless lands in Liaodong, and the imperial court can owe land to the people on credit in the form of arrears, so as to attract displaced people to enrich the border defense." ”。 ）