Tang Yi and Long Qing talked for a whole day, although they may not explain the complicated situation clearly, but at least Tang Yi instilled in Long Qing a concept, all kinds of state affairs, border defense is the most important, southeast and northwest, and the nine sides are the most urgent!

This is not something to say casually, including many people with lofty ideals at present, who have noticed that the climate in the north is becoming more and more abnormal, natural and man-made disasters, and the harvest has decreased sharply, making it more and more difficult to maintain the military camp. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The collapse of the military household system of the guard station required a large number of guest troops to go north, and the consumption of the guest army was much greater than that of the military households, which caused huge financial pressure, so that the household department could not raise its head, and it was only the tip of the iceberg.

Due to the huge consumption of military spending, the imperial court had to transport grain from the south to the north, transfer silver from the south to the north, and pour resources into the towns on the nine borders. The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty may not be able to see the danger in it, but Tang Yi knows it, and even shuddered.

Gold and silver are only a representation of wealth, not wealth itself, the Xiaoice River caused a sharp decline in agricultural output in the north, at this time a large amount of gold and silver, only one result will be produced, that is, material shortages, soaring prices, people's livelihood is more difficult, people have gone bankrupt and fled.

As a result, the nine sides will become more and more empty, and more people need to be mobilized, and more food, gold and silver will be consumed, forming a bottomless pit of a vicious circle...... You must know that in the era when transportation is still very backward and the national market has not been formed, if blood is drawn from the south to nourish the north, there will be a shortage of money supply and economic shortages in the south, resulting in deflation, but there will be a shortage of goods in the north and serious inflation.

The candle burns at both ends, which is equivalent to the late stage of diabetes, plus malignant tumors, lying down will definitely die, but I met a group of rotten doctors, tossing desperately, and it is not tolerated if you don't die!

In fact, the two dynasties of Tianqi Chongzhen, listening to the suggestions of Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan and others, invested financial, material and manpower in Liaodong on a large scale, and directly drained the few blood of the Ming Dynasty, and then the displaced people were everywhere, and civil strife was numerous, and under the pressure, the empire collapsed......

Although there is still some distance from domestic and foreign difficulties, many signs have already appeared, such as the acceleration of the flight of military households, the transfer of troops from the south to the north, and the increase in border defense expenditures...... Therefore, Tang Yi strongly suggested that Longqing should focus on the military system in reform, and in five to ten years, get rid of the burden of the nine sides, control the grassland with the minimum cost, and maintain basic security.

Even if the Xiaoice period arrives, the population of the north has plummeted and it is difficult to maintain, and people can still be resettled in the South Seas without wasting too much national strength.

After a long talk, Longqing completely accepted Tang Yi's idea, he took out the imperial pen, solemnly wrote down the words "nine sides" and "Nanyang", and pasted them on the pillar, as long as he looked up, he could see clearly, and remind himself all the time what was the most important.

This move is unusual, it means that the border defense has completely risen to the height of the national policy, so everyone who is involved with me will have to bear ten times more than a hundred times the anger!

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In the lobby of Dali Temple, Hai Rui sat majestically with a solemn face.

Two brocade guards pushed Wang Ting and walked up.

"Who's in the hall?" Hai Rui shouted in a low voice.

Wang Ting raised his face and sneered, full of disdain, and he said disdainfully: "Hai Rui, you don't have to pretend to be a big clove of garlic with this official. I am the second rank of the imperial history, the imperial court official, Your Majesty has no will to take my official position, you are just a small Dali Temple Shaoqing, and the world of the official difference, you should let the official sit, after the questioning, immediately ask the official to go home. Instead of being here to call the shots, you know? ”

He took out the tone of teaching the juniors and said with disdain.

Hai Rui also sneered and slammed the table!

"Wang Ting, you are from the two lists of Jinshi, the official does not talk to you about the Confucian saint, nor the Meng saint, the official only gives you eight words: Skynet is magnificent but not leaky! "Da Ming Law" only recognizes the reason, does not recognize the official position, the prince violates the law and the common people are guilty of the same crime! You can't get away with it! ”

What a rampant Hai Rui, Wang Ting laughed angrily.

"I'd like to hear how you got the hell out of the way you framed your own official?"

Hai Rui's eyes were like lightning, and he asked sharply: "When did you know about the small station?" ”

"October 23." There is nothing to deny this, the big battle dozens of miles away, if you don't know anything as a governor, you might as well find a piece of tofu and kill it.

"Then why don't you send troops to help the station?" Hai Rui asked.

Wang Ting was full of disdain, "Hai Rui, you are stupid, I replied to an army of 100,000, invincible in the field, in Tianjin City, there are only more than 20,000 men and horses, rashly sending troops, you will only be defeated, this official is not so stupid!" Besides, didn't this official send Yin Zhengmao to lead the troops to the small station, why do you say that I didn't send troops? ”

"Yin Zhengmao sent troops on the ninth day of the first month of November, and he has already told the official that you refused to send troops to him at that time, and it was he who disobeyed the order to send troops, how did it become your credit?"

Saying that, Hai Rui held up Yin Zhengmao's confession and slapped it on the table.

Wang Ting was ashamed and angry, and scolded in his heart, Yin Zhengmao, you are also a disciple of the teacher, could it be that you really devoted yourself to Tang Yi and deceived the teacher to destroy the ancestors, but there is no good end!

In fact, the royal court forgot that compared to betraying the country and joining the enemy, it is nothing to deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors.

His face changed, and he pretended to be relaxed and said: "Military affairs are complicated and chaotic, at that time, I answered into the city, all kinds of rumors and news flew all over the sky, this official is the governor of Tianjin, and it is the responsibility to defend the land, in the city of Tianjin, nearly a million people, if because of the reckless mistake of this official, I answer to kill in the city, who can afford to bear the responsibility?" The official admits that I am a little conservative, but isn't the small station also safe? It is delusional to want to cure the sins of the official just with empty mouth and white teeth! ”

Wang Ting insisted that Hai Rui had no evidence.

Hai Rui was not in a hurry, and continued to ask: "Wang Ting, you said that for the safety of Tianjin, you did not send troops, and this official believes you, but from the time I answered the siege of the small station to Yin Zhengmao's dispatch of troops, why didn't you ask for help from the capital, or ask for troops from the surrounding prefectures and counties?" ”

"It's wronged again!" Wang Ting roared loudly: "Hai Rui, you can go and check the official records of the governor's yamen to see if this official has asked for help. ”

"Then why hasn't anyone received it?"

"What's so incomprehensible about this, I replied that the army of more than 100,000 people blocked all the main roads along the way, and the messengers sent out by this official were killed, so there was no way to spread the news."

"Oh, I see!"

Hai Rui nodded slightly, and beckoned to the Jinyi guards on both sides, "You take him aside first." ”

"Yes."

The royal court was taken down, and soon someone walked in from the outside with a big man with a beard on his face, and when he reached the lobby, he immediately fell to his knees.

"The little one greets the big man and kowtows to the big man."

"Look up." Hai Rui stared at this guy and asked loudly: "Who are you and what errand are you doing, explain it clearly first." ”

"Back to the eldest master, the small one is the thousand households of the Tianjin Governor's Yamen, who are usually responsible for the exchange of letters, the delivery of important official documents, what 800 miles are expedited, 600 miles are expedited, they are all small, and their subordinates are responsible for sending them."

Hai Rui nodded, "This official asked you, after I answered the siege of the station, did you send a document asking for help?" ”

"This ......" The middle-aged man's eyes rolled wildly, and his mind was uncertain.

Hai Rui slapped the startled wood hard, and he was shocked.

"This official reminds you that you are a thousand households in the imperial court, and you should understand what it is to delay the military plane. But then again, the "Da Ming Law" stipulates that it is a public crime to act under orders, and public crimes will not be prosecuted! ”

As soon as Hai Rui's words fell, the servants on both sides hit the ground with water and fire sticks, shouting loudly: "Wei...... Wu ......"

When the big man heard this, he had a feeling that the ground was shaking, and his face turned green in fright.

"If you go back to the old man, there is indeed an official document coming down, but it tells you that as long as you go through the motions, don't send it to the place, go out of the city for a ride, and rush back. However, Xiao felt sorry for his brothers, afraid that they would encounter danger when they went out of the city, and thought that since they did not need to be sent to the place, they did not send people out of the city, and those official documents were still in the small home. ”

Hai Rui glanced at Lu Yi who was standing next to him, he nodded, indicating that the official document had arrived.

"Okay, let me ask you again, who do you mean by 'above'?"

"Yes......"

"Speak!"

"Yes, it's Lord Zhongcheng."

"Oh!" Hai Rui asked again: "Is it the order of the royal court himself?" ”

Dahan's face was sad, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "What is the small one, where will Lord Zhongcheng give the order to the small one, yes, it is his master, Master Qiao." ”

Hai Rui nodded, "Take Master Qiao." ”

Soon, another diminutive guy of about forty was brought up.

As soon as he appeared, in the side room, Wang Ting saw clearly through the screen window, and suddenly stood up in shock, the brocade guards on both sides were not jealous, they reached out their big hands like eagle claws, grabbed his shoulders, and at the same time grabbed his chin with his hand, and pulled it hard, his chin was taken off, and he could only make a whining sound in his throat, and his two eyes were so anxious that they wanted to come out.

has interrogated others all his life, but at this time he has become fish on the chopping board, and Wang Ting's depressed energy is needless to say. But his ears could still work, and when he heard Hai Rui's words, he fainted directly......

"Master Qiao, on October 22, the day before the siege of the small station, a total of 80,000 stone of grain, 5,000 horses of silk, 5,000 horses of fine cloth, and 200,000 taels of silver were moved from the warehouse in Tianjin. You did all these things with the Governor's decree. The officer asks you, where have all these things gone? ”

Master Qiao's face changed greatly, but he still tried to stay calm, and said with a smile: "Master, I promised to attack the city and allocate grain, grass, and silver, which is naturally for the purpose of defending the city." ”

"It's a good place to defend the city, so why haven't the armies in Tianjin got it?"

"This, maybe someone is greedy for ink, you know, the people below are too greedy......"

"Phew!" Hai Rui smacked him hard, "It's not too greedy, it's too dark, and my heart is black!" The food and the money were delivered to Meda! ”

Hai Rui was furious, and reprimanded angrily: "Do you still need this official to find someone from the Shunfeng Dart Bureau and confront you face to face?" ”

Master Qiao's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Hai Rui in disbelief, how could he even know this?

"You remember, there is a thing in this world called conscience! Not everyone is willing to betray their ancestors! Hai Rui's every word hit Master Qiao's heart, "Be smart, and when you get to the court, I will give you a good time." (To be continued.) )