Chapter Ninety-Six: Discussion of Politics with a High Arch

"If I am the leader, I will never let the prince return to Beijing to serve as an official, but I want you to do an extremely important thing in Liangguang and the southwest!"

When Zhu Yijun came to the cabinet, which originally belonged to the cabinet in Xiyuan, that is, the Xizhi room, Gao Gong did not scold Yin Zhengmao anymore, but drank wine with Yin Zhengmao.

Moreover, Gao Gong was already a little drunk at this time, and when he was talking to Yin Zhengmao, he had already begun to shake his head.

Because the cabinet is Zhu Yijun's plan to let the old ministers who no longer receive real power be honored and groomed.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun specially asked the subordinates here to meet the reasonable requirements of these old ministers in their daily life as much as possible, such as not prohibiting alcohol, and did not require them to come here every day to do some work.

Therefore, Gao Gong can also drink here with Yin Zhengmao.

After Gao Gong was so drunk, and said to Yin Zhengmao that if he was the first assistant, he would let Yin Zhengmao stay in the local service, Yin Zhengmao also got up a little unconvinced and said:

"Why, listen to what you mean, you can only serve as a local governor in the next place, right?"

"Motosuke at least gave him a chance to be in the next Kyodo."

"It's good that you're old, but you don't plan to give the next chance at all, but fortunately, you're no longer the first assistant."

Yin Zhengmao also fell into his stomach because of a few glasses of wine, and he was not polite to Gao Gong in his mouth.

Yin Zhengmao, a Wenchen who started with military merits, is a bit similar to Tan Lun, in front of the military ministers, because he is a civil minister, he is unwilling to really regard himself as a military minister, and in front of the civil minister, because he often leads troops to fight, he is disliked and despised by the civil minister.

As a result, ministers like them can only see whether the auxiliary ministers value it in their careers, and if the auxiliary ministers value it, they can naturally do it, but if the auxiliary ministers don't value it, it is easy to impeach the official and be dismissed or imprisoned.

And now, Gao Gong said that he would not let him be appointed as an official of the two capitals, so he naturally replied to Gao Gong with dissatisfaction.

Of course, Yin Zhengmao didn't expect that as soon as he became the head of the household, he would take a back seat because he had caused trouble to the new policy of Qingzhang Tianmu, so that before the position of the head of the household department was hot, he had to sit in the cabinet with Gao Gong to drink tea and relax.

Syllable!

Now, after Yin Zhengmao said this, Gao Gong directly slapped the table:

"What qualifications does he Zhang Jiangling have, and who is more suitable for me to be the first assistant?"

"It's okay for him to be a teacher for the emperor, and by the way, he will do some good governance for the sake of the national economy and people's livelihood, but he is not as good as me at all when he designs a real long-term national policy, and even employs people in the long run!"

"He's just because he's good at taking care of your public and private hearts, so that you feel closer, but in fact, in terms of who is more suitable to be a good assistant, with my high arch, he Zhang Jiangling is always just not worthy of the name!"

When he was slapping the table with a high arch and expressing his chest, Zhu Yijun happened to come at this time, and couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the sound of slapping the table, and said in his heart: "Is this another conflict?" ”

Zhang Whale on the side also forgot to announce the arrival of the Son of Heaven because of the sudden sound of slapping the table.

Therefore, when Zhu Yijun came in, Gao Gong was still saying that Zhang Juzheng was not as good as himself.

Zhu Yijun was a little surprised when he heard this, so he asked first as soon as he came in: "What is the long-term national policy of Taifu than Mr., why don't you tell Yu Zhen and let me know?" ”

After Zhu Yijun asked, Gao Gong shook his head violently, and then prostrate on the ground: "The minister didn't know that His Majesty was here, and he was a courtesy, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

At the same time, Yin Zhengmao also suddenly became excited, and he was busy prostrate on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister does not agree with Gao Taifu's words, and even disagrees with Gao Taifu's inappropriate words to Yuanfu!" Gao Taifu obviously thinks too highly of himself, so much so that he doesn't even look at Yuanfu in his eyes! ”

Gao Gong's eyes glanced at Yin Zhengmao like a breath of fire, and then said, "Your Majesty! The minister does not think very highly of himself, but he really thinks that the new policies made by Yuanfu today are all temporary good governance, not long-term good policies! ”

Zhu Yijun nodded, without anger, and only said, "That's why I want to listen to your long-term strategy." ”

"Obey the order!"

Gao Gong replied, and said: "Your Majesty, the problem of the Ming Dynasty today is the same as the problem encountered by the dynasties since ancient times after a hundred or even two hundred years of national glory, that is, there are many people and few places!" ”

"And there are more and more people who enjoy peace and honor, and there are fewer and fewer people who pay taxes on farming and weaving."

"Therefore, at this time, the suppression of annexation can only ensure the prosperity of the country for a while, and if we really want to solve the problem of the shortage of people and land, we can only use conquest to consume the population, and even at the same time use conquest to eliminate the barbarians who do not obey the king, and after destroying their seeds, they can obtain their land, and then use the newly acquired land to accumulate more tax-paying people."

"In this way, the imperial court's taxes can be greatly increased, and it can also consume a large number of arrogant soldiers, without worrying that the imperial court will one day not be able to support them, or even abolish them, or cultivate bandits!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun asked: "Taifu, but you want the Ming Dynasty to change the land and return to the stream?" ”

Gao Gong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then bowed his head and bowed: "Your Majesty Shengming!" That's exactly what the minister said! ”

"The imperial court should take advantage of the recovery of national strength to change the land and return it to the stream to increase taxes and land, and consume too many soldiers!"

Gao Gong looked at Yin Zhengmao as he spoke: "A person like Yin Shaobao, who is good at commanding troops and does not value personal morality, is suitable for dying on the battlefield or achieving personal feudal affairs with accumulated white bones, instead of staying in the capital to spend official money in vain, the key is to drill the camp and form a party, and the bad officials will rule!" Therefore, instead of making it bad for the government, it is better to let it be used for the barbarians, and make the ploughing court sweep the hole more thoroughly! ”

Yin Zhengmao didn't expect Gao Gong to say this about him in front of the emperor, and even said that he had no personal morality, and would only drill camps, so he had to prepare to defend himself for a while, so he said: "Your Majesty! ”

Zhu Yijun waved his hand and didn't let Yin Zhengmao speak, he admitted that Gao Gong did not have scruples when he spoke, and it was no wonder that many civilian colleagues were not close to him, but he also had to admit that Gao Gong was indeed far-sighted, and he had long felt that the Ming Dynasty should change the policy of restraint on the surrounding Tusi Fanbang, but instead change the policy of changing the land and returning to the stream, and develop these places into a new tax source for the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time take this opportunity to consume the surplus population of the country.

"Your Majesty, although it is not benevolent and righteous to do this, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, you should only be responsible for the long-term glory of your own country, so why should you care about the interests of other countries?"

"Fortunately, Your Majesty is really the material of the emperor of Tianzhong, and he also knows how to change the land and return to the stream, or it means that he Zhang Jiangling is not a short-sighted person, and he has already taught His Majesty the art of domineering!"

After Gao Gong said this, he said with a smile, and said: "Your Majesty, now that the imperial court has accumulated enough money and raised a lot of elite soldiers, do you really plan to spend it in vain, and not let these elite soldiers go to increase the tax source for the Ming Dynasty and consume the big barbarians?" ”

Zhu Yijun looked at Yin Zhengmao and asked, "Do you think Taifu is a good assistant?" ”

Yin Zhengmao said convincingly at this time: "Back to Your Majesty, count!" But without Yuan Fu's painstaking efforts to increase a lot of revenue for the Ming Dynasty, what Gao Taifu said was just a mansion in the air! ”

"You have a point."

"But Qing is willing to go to the southwest and completely return a few big toasts there for me?"

"I have heard that now terraced farming has become more mature, and many mountainous areas in the southwest are suitable for farming, but many Tusitou people are worried that the Sinicization will not be conducive to enslaving their own people, and restrict the private Han people from entering their jurisdiction, cultivating and spreading new farming techniques, resulting in an insignificant increase in terraced fields."

"Qing has led troops in the southwest, so he knows better than me!"

Zhu Yijun asked Yin Zhengmao and then spoke.

(End of chapter)