"Quasi-play!"

"But the lord will not be cut, the lord of Qing is won by military merits, and such an honor cannot be easily taken away."

After Zhu Yijun said that, he took over Qi Jiguang's self-impeachment chapter and gave the eunuch Huang Xun the seal of the celebrant supervisor: "Approve the red, and order the Duke of Ji Guo to go to his post and return to his hometown." ”

Huang Xun said yes.

"Outsiders will think that Qing's departure was caused by the civil unrest caused by the mining investigation, but I know that Qing left for the sake of saving my dignity."

Zhu Yijun then said another word to Qi Jiguang.

"It is a blessing for a minister to be able to suffer for his father."

Qi Jiguang replied.

Zhu Yijun didn't say anything more, only smiled faintly.

It is now the thirtieth year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun is forty years old, and Qi Jiguang, these old ministers, although they have not been disappointed in the Son of Heaven and the government in this life, and with the help of the panacea of power, they have lived many years longer than in the original history, but they are still unable to withstand the devastation of the years, and gradually their bodies are a little weak.

Qi Jiguang himself is already riddled with diseases, not to mention that the whole person is indeed not as responsive as before, so it is also appropriate to retire at this time.

Although Zhu Yijun didn't want the officials to be too comfortable, he also allowed the old officials to enjoy the blessings for a few years.

However, on the eve of Qi Jiguang bidding farewell to Zhu Yijun and leaving Beijing, Zhu Yijun summoned Li Chengliang and asked him and Qi Jiguang to sit next to him for the last time.

"There are only three of us monarchs and ministers here, and there are no civil ministers."

"I did this just to hear from you again from the perspective of Rong Zheng, and in the future, in addition to conquering the Mughals to cultivate the fields, what else should I do?"

"There is a saying in "Zuo Biography" that the major affairs of the country are in worship and worship, so I can't ignore the matter of conquest."

In the Qinzheng Palace, the incense burner was producing purple smoke, and Zhu Yijun, whose beard was getting thicker, looked at the two of them and spoke first.

Qi Jiguang got up here first and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, in today's dynasty, in terms of Rong politics, the north and the south should advance together, among them, the south should open up cultivated fields and commercial ports, and the north should be the population, destroy the cultivated fields, build big roads, and set up fortresses. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!"

Li Chengliang also got up at this time and replied.

Because Li Chengliang said so, Qi Jiguang glanced at him.

Li Chengliang noticed Qi Jiguang's eyes and knew that he couldn't work hard, so he continued:

"Gain, the national policy must move according to the weather and the times, so as to be realistic."

"Now, the climate in the whole north is getting colder and colder year by year, and the grain production is getting smaller and smaller, if some Han people are allowed to migrate to the north, and the Tatars continue to live and continue to live by trade and gathering people to participate in fishing, hunting and grazing outside the border and continue to multiply, I am afraid that sooner or later these northern people will continue to deteriorate because of the continuous deterioration of the northern weather, and when they can't even cultivate and even trade can not maintain the needs, they will go directly south to plunder."

"Even, they may push themselves to strengthen the lord and destroy the ambition of my Ming Society."

"And because of trade, the northern Hu people can melt pots into arrows, take glue to make bows, and even marry border people to increase the ability to plunder, which will definitely increase the Hu people's ambition to enter the Central Plains in the future."

"Therefore, instead of this, it is better to move everyone away, and those who refuse to move away should be punished!"

"In addition, the cultivated fields must also be destroyed, and they are required to return the forests to avoid the emergence of peasant households in their land, because once the Hu people have peasant households, there must be full-time nobles who can skip fishing, hunting or grazing, so that such nobles can have more energy to learn and study the knowledge and skills of our Han people, and it will become a great disaster for our country."

"As for the construction of big roads and fortresses, needless to say, although the cold land in northern Xinjiang is not allowed to develop agriculture in the future, in order to avoid the gathering of Hu people, it is natural to be able to send a large army to exterminate it at any time, and even have an army stationed to guard some places conducive to the development of agriculture."

Li Chengliang's proposition has always been based on military strikes against the Jurchens and Mongols in the north, supplemented by trade assimilation.

Historically, Li Chengliang did the same.

And when Chen Zizhuang, a famous anti-Qing minister in history, commented on Li Chengliang, he mentioned this content, which very well explained why Li Chengliang held this proposition:

"When the border is a little quieter, the Han people often dig ginseng, grow and multiply, and lose taxes in Jianzhou."

"Cheng Liang sent Han Zonggong to return it, and the foolish people relocated to the land, and crossed the river and cracked, and the southerner Wu Daai loved the death of his son-in-law, and he was deeply disgusted by Zonggong, so he said that he abandoned the land."

"Kechen heard the news and reported it, and his merits were not rewarded."

"Fu Jianzhou has learned for 30 years, and he will not give up if he is wide, and he will not continue to be promoted!"

"The border officials can't guard Liaoxi, and they blame Liang Yikuandian, so this knife and pen official is so ruined the country.

According to Chen Zizhuang's meaning, Li Chengliang was worried that the Hu nobles would become bigger after trading with the Ming Dynasty, so he frantically killed the Hu people and moved away the Han people living in the Jianzhou area outside the Guan, but it was the Kechen Yanguan who misled the country.

Therefore, the current Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang also suggest not to let the north have too many people, not only the Hu people, even the Han people had better not have too much, because once the climate deteriorates due to the climate of the Xiaoice River, sooner or later these people outside the customs will be transferred inward, and civilians may only become displaced people, but the Hu nobles are naturally unwilling to "fall into Pingyang and be bullied by dogs", and will undoubtedly choose to go south to plunder.

Zhu Yijun knew the end of history, so he admired Qi and Li in his heart for their unique vision, and he also thought so, so he nodded and said:

"The country's major policy strategy should be combined with reality, not that peaceful trade can solve everything, just as conquest cannot solve everything."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang replied.

And Zhu Yijun then continued: "But wouldn't it be too rude to directly exterminate the population and destroy the cultivated fields? Or even counterproductive, but to increase the unity of the Hulu, and resist the annexation to the imperial court and accept assimilation? ”

"What Your Majesty said is that the minister only said that the purpose should achieve such an effect, but the specific decree is naturally suitable for suppression and appeasement."

"In addition, direct killing, naturally, is not suitable, but they can be allowed to go to the south to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, after all, in the south, it is advisable to open up farmland."

Li Chengliang replied at this time.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "This is a good idea, but there should be a little more reason, that is, let Qin Tianjian, the Ministry of Industry, and the Academia Sinica issue more documents together, saying that the weather in the north is getting colder and colder, and there are more and more disasters, which are actually caused by overgrazing and fishing and hunting to destroy the ecology, so that it is necessary to close the mountain, return farmland to forest, and return grazing to grassland, and the people of the north, regardless of Hanyi, should move to the warm land in the south, and the imperial court will help them to buy property in the south, and when the wrath of heaven dissipates and the ecology is restored, they will be allowed to return to their hometowns." ”

After Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang heard Zhu Yijun say this, they both looked at each other in shock, they didn't expect His Majesty to think of using public opinion like creating heavenly punishment to achieve this goal.

They naturally agreed with this, so they flattered Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun looked at Li Chengliang at this time: "But Lin Guogong, if this matter is to be done well, the Privy Council needs to have someone who can suppress Zhuhu, so after Qi Qing goes, you Li Qing should continue to serve as the cardinal minister." ”

"Yes!"

Li Chengliang replied with his hand and said: "Compared with the country's long-term plan, the minister's career is not enough. ”

"I don't want Qing to be the first assistant of another martial artist after Qi Qing, but I really can't help but think about it, if Qing regrets it in the future, he will have the honor of being a prince of the two countries."

"And whether there can be such an honor is also in the ears between whether you can or cannot."

Zhu Yijun made a promise to Li Chengliang at this time, saying that if Li Chengliang could promote the northern expedition to the south, even if he could not become the first assistant, he could also realize one door and two kingdoms.

Li Chengliang's eyes lit up after hearing this, and then he bowed his hand:

"The minister will live up to his holy command!"

Then, Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang: "When you return to Dengzhou, you should drive lightly, gossip, don't care." ”

"Remember, thank you for your care."

Qi Jiguang replied with tears.

Next.

Qi Jiguang left the Beijing Division, and Li Chengliang and other ministers came to greet him.

On the occasion of leaving, Qi Jiguang chatted with Li Chengliang alone for a while, and asked: "Jianzhou Sanwei, a lot of arable plains, many Han and Hu people migrate and gather here, and when they are the pioneers, they set up a side wall to guard it, and plant huge trees. ”

Li Chengliang bowed his head: "I see the same thing as the public." ”

Qi Jiguang also nodded and smiled at this.

And then, Qi Jiguang said: "Ling Lang was quite prescient, and in that year, he completely eliminated the Zuowei clan in Jianzhou, so that there is no strong chief in Jianzhou today." ”

"Ling Lang is not bad!"

"As soon as the steam locomotive appeared, the difficulty of transportation was greatly reduced, and I don't know how much road loss can be saved, and even the drifting situation can be reduced a lot.

"It can be said that now it is not difficult for the imperial court to really want to let the northern Xinjiang be promoted to a prisoner."

Li Chengliang laughed and said.

"This shows that we are all successors, but the key is actually to see if there are successors to the saints today."

"Otherwise, there will inevitably be a time to abandon the new and return the old in the future."

Qi Jiguang said and looked in the direction of the Forbidden City.

Li Chengliang nodded, and then looked to the south: "Fortunately, the prince is in Shandong, and he has begun to count the population, which shows that His Majesty also has a successor." ”

……

"It is necessary to let the governors of each mile and the head of each class report the population of their own place truthfully, and the bureaucrats above them must not conceal it, let alone collude with the upper and lower levels, and continue to conceal and make false reports, otherwise, once the problem is refuted by the investigator of the internship led by this constitution, the main culprit should be beheaded and proclaimed, and the accomplice will be exiled to a far-away place abroad!"

The crown prince was under the white clouds in the high sky that day, and after the governor Zhang Wenxi issued a decree to a local official in Shandong to know the population, he also said that he would seriously refute it.

And the boundary of Shandong, from the left and right political envoys to the Fuzhou and county officials, they all dare not even say it, and their expressions are solemn.

Then, the prince officially began to take a group of military soldiers selected from various guard posts to refute and investigate in a prefecture and a county in Shandong.

(End of chapter)