Yang Ponu asked even more excitedly: "Sir, do you mean that you don't even have to pay the imperial grain?" The harvest of the crops planted in the fields belongs to each family? ”

"That's right." Xu Yan said with a smile, "Entian doesn't have to pay any taxes. ”

Only Wang honestly asked cautiously: "Sir, then what are we going to do?" ”

"What you're going to do is very simple." Xu Yan glanced at Wang Laoshi and said, "When Jiannu or thieves invade the border, you need to fight for the country, and the ordnance and rations are provided by the imperial court, but there is no silver to take, but if you win a big battle, the reward is still the same." ”

"That's it?"

"Isn't that what we should do?"

"That is, if the Jiannu and the thieves dare to destroy our homeland, they will definitely have to do it with them."

Yang Ponu, Wang Laoshi, Ma Laosan and other generals and sentinels were all filled with righteous indignation.

Xu Yan smiled and said: "Okay, you convey the edict to the soldiers of the various general posts, if you want to return to your hometown, go to the silver number in the city to receive the silver, and if you want to stay in Xuzhou, wait in the camp, and someone will come and count your name and the amount of Entian you want to buy." ”

"Do you need statistics?"

"You've got to get enough of it."

"That's it, isn't the war salary, bounty, and An Jiayin just enough?"

"Even if it's not enough, you have to buy enough 25 acres of land to borrow silver, and the price is so low that you can't afford to miss this village if you miss it, where can you find it?"

"Yes, Xuzhou is all paddy fields!"

"If we put our hometown aside, we have to sell it for fifteen taels!"

Yang Ponu, Wang Laoshi and other officers were so excited.

Xu Yan smiled slightly, and then left the second place.

……

At this time, in Xuzhou line in the hall.

Plug Yinxi has also left.

There are only two Wenchen left in the hall, Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan.

Chongzhen said to Lu Zhenfei: "Lu Qing, the abolition of the Caoyun Governor's Office is inevitable, even if the Northern Expedition wins the recovery of the Jingshi in the future, and the Caoyun can be restored, but the Caoyun Governor's Yamen is definitely impossible to recover, because it has been proved that the efficiency of the government's Caoyun is too low." ”

State-owned enterprises are not unable to be efficient, but Daming's state-owned enterprises obviously can't do it, at least at this stage, Daming's state-owned enterprises and efficiency are not at all.

Because the drift is too ruthless.

A dark look flashed across Lu Zhenfei's face.

In other words, he will become the last governor of Caoyun in the Ming Dynasty.

One thing to say, such a "title" is really not glorious.

Chongzhen said again: "But I know that it is not Lu Qing's fault that Cao Yun is inefficient, and Lu Qing also hates such bad habits as drifting and sending to officialdom. ”

"Holy Master." Lu Zhenfei said, "The most hated thing in the minister's life is two, one is drifting, and the other is human affection. ”

Chongzhen said solemnly: "Then Lu Qing, if I give you a chance, do you dare to start a war against such a bad habit as drifting?" Do you dare to go to war with the entire rotten bureaucracy? ”

When Lu Zhenfei heard this, Huo Ran raised his head and looked at Chongzhen.

Jin Xuan's gaze couldn't help but look at Lu Zhenfei.

Listening to the tone of the saint, does he want to pull Lu Zhenfei into the cabinet auxiliary government?

It seems that the actions of the cabinet elders have deeply stimulated the saint, so that the saint does not hesitate to confront the entire Jiangnan officialdom head-on, but also wants to promote the cabinet ministers.

But to be honest, those cabinet elders in Nanjing are really not like words.

There is a war going on ahead, and it is a decisive battle that determines the life and death of the Ming Dynasty, as a cabinet auxiliary, I don't want to provide logistical support for the front-line soldiers, and I actually pull back, where is this still like a cabinet auxiliary?

The saint is still good-tempered, and he still wants to use political rules to deal with them.

In other words, Jin Xuan would have led his troops back to Nanjing and killed all these people.

If you can't punish a doctor, you are not suitable for these silverfish and thieves who only know about party disputes but do not know that there is a country.

Straightened up, Lu Zhenfei replied solemnly: "Thanks to such a love from the saint, even if the minister dies, he has no regrets!" ”

"Okay, that's what I'm waiting for." Chongzhen patted Yu Yu and said, "Then you don't care about the stall of the Caoyun Governor's Office, I will now make a decree to promote you as the secretary of the Criminal Department, a scholar of the Jiadong Pavilion, and a pre-machine service." ”

Jin Xuan reacted instantly, and the saint was afraid that he would be imprisoned when he returned to Beijing this time.

Chongzhen's eyes fell on Jin Xuan's body, and he said: "Jin Xuan, you should also go back to Nanjing with me, I will now issue a decree to promote you as the governor of Yingtian and the commander of the Jiang military affairs." ”

Jin Xuan waved his hand and said, "The minister's order." ”

Chongzhen said again: "Although the governor of Yingtian has been vacant, but the affairs of the governor of Yingtian have been controlled and distributed by the subordinate officials of the left, and the governor of Caojiang has always been concurrently served by Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle, Jin Qing, if you take office alone, I am afraid that it will be difficult to do anything, so bring all the three thousand elite horsemen." ”

"But there are still many things that cannot be done by the army alone."

Speaking of this, he said: "I will seconded you another thousand Qin Wang Shizi." ”

"Thank you, Holy Lord." Jin Xuan was overjoyed when he heard this, "With 3,000 cavalry and 1,000 Qin Wang Shizi, the minister will definitely be able to control the silverfish in Yingtianfu and the Caojiang Admiral's Office." ”

"Well, then you can go back." After Chongzhen finished speaking, he specially told Lu Zhenfei to say, "Lu Qing, after you return to Pizhou, ask the soldiers of the Yunjun, and those who want to return to their hometowns will be given two taels of silver, and those who are willing to move to Guide Mansion will enjoy the same treatment as the border army, and can not only buy 25 acres of land at a low price, but also be exempted from all taxes." ”

"Yes." Lu Zhenfei shook his head to the ground, "The minister respectfully thanked the saint for the soldiers of the Yunjun." ”

"Lu Qing doesn't have to be like this." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "The soldiers of the Yunjun Army also paid sacrifices in this Xuzhou War, and they are also meritorious soldiers, so they deserve this treatment." ”

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I must not let the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty shed both blood and tears. ”

"Holy Heaven." Lu Zhenfei bowed to the ground again, and this time Jin Xuan also fell to the ground with a bow, and shouted three times in his mouth, because the saint did not just say it, but really did it.

Whether it is the border army, the transport army or the township brave, those who participated in the Xuzhou War will be treated equally.

All the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country are also mourned, in addition to their names will be engraved on the martyrs' monuments, their parents, wives and children will also receive a pension of fifty taels of silver.

In the future, when children and nephews take the Guozijian examination, they will also be given priority admission.

This kind of courtesy is already rare in ancient and modern times.

It is no wonder that many border soldiers, township warriors, and Yunjun soldiers will sigh that they have a good emperor and a good court this time.

……

Sending Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan away, Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to call Huang Zongxi and Yan Yingyuan to be there.

Huang Zongxi's expression still looked a little unhappy, and the whole person also looked a little sluggish, obviously not coming out of the shadow of Jiannu's bloodbath and Kaifeng.

In the end, he is still young, and he has experienced less.

"Huang Zongxi, are you still guilty?" Chongzhen asked.

"Holy Lord, after all, it is more than 100,000 human lives." Huang Zongxi said secretly, "If it weren't for the students, these hundreds of thousands of old and young women and children might not have died, and maybe they would still be alive and well at this time." ”

Speaking of this, Huang Zongxi began to pull his hair again.

Chongzhen could only patiently enlighten: "You can't think like that, you have to think the other way around, if you don't decisively agree to lend Kaifeng City to Li Zicheng, the puppet Shun army will not send troops to Germany, and the puppet Shun army will not send troops to return to Defu, Jiannu will not transfer troops from Xuzhou, we will have no chance to take advantage of it, and Xuzhou will still be in a confrontation." ”

After a pause, he said: "Since it is a stalemate, anything can happen." ”

"And once our Ming Dynasty is defeated, it is far from being as simple as a Kaifeng city being bloodbathed, and the entire Nanzhilu and even the entire half of Jiangnan may be bloodbathed."

"Huang Zongxi, instead of being at fault, you have immeasurable merits."

After another pause, Chongzhen said solemnly: "You have saved tens of millions of people in Jiangnan!" ”

Chongzhen's words are really not casually said, once the Huanghuai defense line is lost, and Jiannu moves south, the eight prefectures and one state in the south of the Yangtze River will be bloodied in an instant, and Huguang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Liangguang may also be unavoidable.

In another time and space, how many tens of millions of people died because of Jiannu's southward journey?

Therefore, Huang Zongxi is really meritorious, and he has exchanged his personal infamy for tens of millions of lives.

Hearing this, Huang Zongxi fell into deep thought, it seems that Chongzhen's words still have some effect.

Chongzhen's gaze then turned to Yan Yingyuan and asked, "Yan Yingyuan, do you want to talk about accepting bribes from Lu Hong and giving them to Xiangyong, and the old rice is used?" Still storing the outer room privately? ”

Tan Zhengfeng and Lu Hong are also the Qinwang scholars sent by Chongzhen to Huai'an Mansion to train Xiangyong.

It is estimated that these two Qinwang scholars have been living in a group for too long, so their beliefs have been shaken.

Yan Yingyuan said: "Holy Lord, what they bought is not old rice, but moldy rotten rice!" Because of the unbearable treatment, the two standard Xiangyong even almost caused a mutiny. ”

When Chongzhen heard this, his face fell.

In fact, he expected such a thing to happen.

The Qinwang scholars are also human beings, and it does not mean that they can all become perfect people with noble character after participating in a painful march, in fact, if they really break away from collective life, only a very small number of them can finally keep their hearts.

The vast majority of the rest of the scholars will be corrupted by the outside world, and become the same as civil officials, who should be greedy when they should be greedy, and who should be contaminated with the same bad habits, and will not be much better than those civil officials who are born by scientific examinations, because this is human nature, and it is unreliable to rely on personal cultivation to restrain the greed and desire in human nature.

Relying on moral cultivation cannot restrain human nature, but can only rely on the system.

Chongzhen asked, "So, do you know what went wrong?" ”

"Students know." Yan Yingyuan nodded and said, "There is a lack of supervision mechanism for the Qinwang scholars. ”

"You're right, there's no monitoring mechanism." Chongzhen said, "I heard Huang Zongxi say that you once discussed with him about writing the people-oriented thought into the emperor's ancestral teachings, is there such a thing?" ”

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