What is the weight of the Ming Dynasty?

With Ming Sheng's words, Sun Chengzong fell into deep thought.

The Ming Dynasty is now a stage of internal and external troubles, with internal and external troubles, and natural disasters and rogues making chaos everywhere.

But what is the most important thing right now?

Although Jiannu is wreaking, after all, he has been forced back by the Ming army now, and he will definitely not invade again in two or three months; As for the rest, it seems that there is only one place in Shaanxi.

Sun Chengzong muttered: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen, the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty now is the problem of the rogues in Shaanxi. ”

As the civil uprising in Shaanxi became more and more serious, and even radiated to the surrounding areas, the officials of the DPRK and China also called them from the original homeless to homeless.

"Then in your opinion, should Shaanxi be suppressed or appeased?"

Mingsheng raised another crucial question, and at the same time, he also wanted to see what Sun Chengzong really thought in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the matter of the Shaanxi Liukou is to be staged, if it is at the beginning, it should be mainly appeased, but now the best period has been missed; As for the combination of suppression and appeasement, it is no longer possible to solve the current problem. ”

Mingsheng nodded, it seems that Sun Chengzong's military thinking is indeed superb.

In the original space-time. The question of "suppression" or "pacification" led many parties to dispute, and as a result, the rebel army led by Li Zicheng rushed into Beijing, and Chongzhen was also hanged on the crooked-necked tree in the coal mountain.

"Then Sun Aiqing means that he should be killed with all his might?"

This question is really difficult to answer, if Sun Chengzong agrees, then it will seem a bit indiscriminate.

After all, many of the rogues were coerced into rebellion, which is a bit similar to the feeling of young people in later generations who were inexplicably pulled over to "fill the field" when they fought in groups.

However, if you don't agree to kill with all your might, then the rogues will rebel again and again, which will have a great destabilizing factor for the current Ming Dynasty.

After a long time, Sun Chengzong finally calmed down: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better to kill with all his might, but punish him for the first evil, and as for the other accomplices, it is better to directly fill the army." ”

Thorns were used to fill the army, which was a relatively severe punishment in that era, after all, it was known at that time that "good iron does not hit nails, and good men do not serve soldiers".

Mingsheng understood that Sun Chengzong still had great sympathy for these displaced people after all, after all, although the death rate of the army was also very high, as long as those who survived, there would always be a full bite to eat.

"Sun Aiqing, I have a completely different opinion from you, and I feel that the confiscation of the army is still a bit serious for them."

Sun Chengzong was a little confused, so what he wanted to say at the beginning was to punish his head and backbone, and the others would let them go back, but he never dared to say that.

In fact, this reason is also very simple, if the displaced people find that they have participated in the rebellion and have been properly released, this is tantamount to invisibly allowing their "evil".

If someone is waiting for an opportunity to provoke it just now, it will be another headache for the cabinet.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is stupid, may I ask Your Majesty if there are other arrangements?"

"What you said about filling the army is not very suitable, although the status of my Ming border army is slightly higher than before, but if you let such a group of people go to the border pass to fill the army, I am afraid that more than half of them will die on the road."

Sun Chengzong touched his white beard helplessly.

How can these displaced people be exterminated?

How to settle after extermination?

This is a problem that the imperial court and the cabinet must face up to and cannot avoid.

Just when Sun Chengzong was at a loss, Mingsheng suddenly said: "Actually, we can completely 'immigrate' them." ”

"Immigration"?

When Sun Chengzong heard the new term at first glance, he was a little confused for a while.

"Sun Aiqing, do you still know about the sweet potato that I put Xu Guangqi in charge of last time!"

What are you kidding, the matter of sweet potatoes has made Sun Chengzong unforgettable, and he was excited at that time, and he couldn't wait for Xu Guangqi to quickly do a good job of sweet potatoes to solve the difficulties of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Your Majesty, if the sweet potato can really be like what Xu Shangshu said, I will really be saved, but now I am afraid that it will not be able to do it in a short time when the sweet potato grows up!

Sun Chengzong is really an honest man, this is the truest evaluation in Mingsheng's heart, but he is familiar with military affairs, and his head is still not enough for people's livelihood.

"Sun Aiqing, I won't tell you, the current officers and soldiers of the guard are thinking about cutting some, because this military expenditure is now a great burden on the government, let alone let these people go to the army, so I think immigration is their way out."

In the first half of the sentence, Sun Chengzong agreed, not to mention anything else, as far as the war expenses for the Ningjin defense line in Liaodong Guanning and the Jiannu Pass this time were astronomical, and the country really had no money.

But in the second half of the sentence, he still couldn't understand the meaning.

"I mean I want them to go directly overseas, to the same place where the sweet potatoes grow."

Mingsheng didn't play dumb riddles anymore, and directly said his plan.

Sun Chengzong was silent, the concept of people and clans in this era is still relatively heavy, whether it is fleeing or recharging the army, at least it is still in the Ming Dynasty, so there will be a hope.

But if you do go overseas, I am afraid that you will not be able to return to your homeland for the rest of your life.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that these people will not give up their homeland at that time!"

Sun Chengzong hesitated.

"Sun Aiqing, don't worry about this, I believe they will make a choice when the time comes."

Is it really difficult to choose whether to be executed for the crime of rebellion and exterminate the clan, or to be sent to the army, or to go overseas with a royal mission?

Mingsheng has already made up his mind, one hand is a radish, the other hand is a stick, and the two-pronged operation is carried out.

"Then Your Majesty, what are we going to the Border Military Academy this time?"

"It's because of the Chinese New Year! I haven't been to the academy for so long, and it's always a little incompetent to see them. ”

"Second, they also participated in the defense of the capital division last time, and I didn't have time to reward them, so I invited you to accompany me on a trip today."

"Your Majesty's grace is vast, and it is really a blessing for my Ming soldiers."

Although he has already occupied the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, Sun Chengzong still considers himself more often as the secretary of the military department, and naturally he is still closer to the border army officers and soldiers.

"I plan to let the people of the Border Military Academy cooperate with the Ming Dynasty Navy team and directly escort these people to overseas for friendly exchanges, after all, it will inevitably confront the local natives at that time."

It sounds good to say that he went overseas for friendly exchanges, but in fact, Mingsheng still wanted to start occupying those places directly, and he wouldn't be able to see the hell if he didn't fight.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is not appropriate for me to start a war again."

Sun Chengzong's intuition told him that Mingsheng still had to make trouble this time.