"Father-in-law, after the son-in-law goes south, you old man will have to worry about it. Family affairs and state affairs must be taken care of by you. Xu Jingchang's voice was low and a little reluctant.

But even so, he also knew that he couldn't stay in Beiping for a long time, and the new political envoy must return to Yingtian as soon as possible, after all, there are still too many government affairs waiting for him over there, and just one Zhu Gaochi can't settle these things.

Huang Guan also understood the Tao, and he sighed, "Your Majesty asked you to respond to the heavens, and it did not mean to alienate you, on the contrary, he wanted to handle the war against Warat. You should believe in Your Majesty's ability, this battle will be fought beautifully, not to mention leveling the grassland, and inflicting heavy losses on Warat. On the contrary, it is a matter of the DPRK and China, and there are a lot of things, and I can't figure it out when I am idle. Also, after you go south, you have to prepare food and salary for Your Majesty, all in all, so many things, just His Royal Highness the Prince, the big guys are not at ease. ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, he also understood some things without saying that the reason why the old father-in-law broke it was to let him have other ideas.

In response to the battle of Wara, Xu Jingchang had already laid out early.

For example, spreading brocade guards and probing news. Gather the Jurchens, win over Arutai, hold a cavalry and archery conference, and carry out all kinds of construction in Beiping.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xu Jingchang has applied fertilizer, turned the ground, planted seeds, and even done a good job of weeding.

Of course, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no matter how well prepared you are, if there is a problem with the implementation, or if the judgment is not only wrong, there will be problems.

Therefore, Zhu Di still had to stay in Beiping and manage the war.

It's what he's good at, and it's what he enjoys the most.

Although it was a bit like going down the mountain to pick peaches, Zhu Di still decided to do so.

The reward is a positive political envoy.

Zhu Di has too many things to do, but there are too few people who can coordinate the overall situation and help him.

Yao Guangxiao can, but he's too old.

Zhu Gaochi is okay, but he is still immature, for example, the abolition of the national prison, although he did a good job, but there is no next means, the so-called prosperity and disadvantages...... Look at Xu Jingchang, after he set up a national prison in Beiping, he immediately set up four university halls, and the training of new talents immediately followed.

On the other hand, Zhu Gaochi, the old inmates were driven back to their hometowns, the new inmates did not come up, and the new school did not follow.

On the contrary, Yingtian Chaotang began to advocate the imperial examination, believing that other ways to enter the government were all miscellaneous currents, and only the imperial examination was the royal road.

In this way, not only did we not reap the fruits of reform, but on the contrary, we slid in a bad direction.

This cannot be said that Zhu Gaochi's methods are not good, but he lacks an overall plan, does not have complete steps, and cannot take advantage of the victory to pursue.

Compared with Xu Jingchang's antelope hanging horns in Beiping, it is too bad.

Zhu Gaochi, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Xu Jingchang nodded, indicating that he knew what to expect.

"Actually, when I go back this time, the task is also very simple, that is, to knead the two sets of official systems in the north and the south, and the two fiscal and taxation systems together. Xu Jingchang said with a smile.

Huang Guan frowned, he said lightly, this thing is not easy!

Since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty has been a financial and taxation system based on agriculture, and in the Ming Dynasty, it has not changed at all, and it has been unprecedentedly strengthened in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The agriculture-based fiscal and taxation system is very powerless in the face of land that cannot be cultivated.

In the previous battles in the Central Plains, take Zhu Yuanzhang's annexation of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng as an example, if the land is occupied, as long as the land is lightly paid, rests with the people, reclaims the land, and rewards the farmers, within a few years, it can recover its vitality, and even supply money and grain to support the battle.

It has become a wealth of the nation, not a burden.

But when it comes to the steppe region, it's very different.

For example, Qin Shi Huang swept the Xiongnu with hundreds of thousands of troops, although it is very majestic, but what should I do next?

An army of 600,000 people, conservatively estimated, also needs 2 million people to transport grain and grass, and transport grain for thousands of miles to support expenditure...... For border defense, it is necessary to build straight roads, build the Great Wall, and millions of people.

No matter how strong the national strength is, it can't stand such a toss.

This is not to say that Qin Shi Huang's measures are wrong, on the contrary, these are successful experiences that have been verified by 2,000 years, but they are not supplemented, and there is a limit to national strength after all, and there is no way to violate the laws of nature.

The lessons of the Qin Dynasty have also been repeated in later generations.

The strong Han and the Tang Dynasty were able to beat the nomads and greatly expand their territory.

But what next?

Or send troops to garrison the Great Wall and strengthen the defenses, or simply move the attached nomads inward, give them land, and incorporate them into the farming system...... But the problem is that the nomadic people who move inward, within three or two generations, cannot suddenly change their customs, and the empty grassland will be filled by other ethnic groups.

Soon internal worries and external troubles will be formed.

After the Two Han Dynasty, there were Wuhu Chaohua, and in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there was the Anshi Rebellion...... This is a painful lesson.

When it is the turn of the Ming Dynasty, it is actually difficult to avoid this strange circle.

However, Xu Jingchang gave a different set of solutions to the problem.

With regard to the grassland tribes, it is necessary to be good at dividing and disintegrating, and use all kinds of means to win victory.

Moreover, the grassland is not without oil and water to squeeze, as long as we change our thinking and develop industry and commerce, we will find that the grassland is not only a vast market, but also an excellent source of raw materials.

With the military as the foundation, the business as the means, through the grassland, there is no disadvantage.

Zhu Di has accepted this.

It's just that the current superstructure of the Ming Dynasty is still the traditional one, and it must be changed.

That's why Xia Yuanji proposed to move the capital.

Because the capital was moved at this moment, along with the reform of the official system, Beiping must be headed by the head of the household department, mainly commercial taxation, and Lao Xia directly overtook in the corner.

Jian Yi wants to stop this, and it is not just a battle of will between two people...... The Ming Dynasty also had a huge agricultural society, and at this moment it moved its capital to Beiping and relaxed its control over the south, and the consequences were absolutely unimaginable.

And Xu Jingchang also saw this, so he put forward the opinion that the capital should not be moved for ten years.

Even Xia Yuanji compromised so easily, maybe someone had already told him in advance, let him take it easy.

As for Zhu Di's promotion of Xu Jingchang, re-serving as the general political envoy, and also promoting the general political secretary to the yamen of Zhengyipin, it is to give this matter related to the life and death of the Ming Dynasty a proper conclusion.

We can't continue to argue meaninglessly after ten years!

"The burden of a thousand pounds is on your shoulders." Huang Guan patted Xu Jingchang's shoulder with emotion.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, I can handle this."

Huang Guan nodded happily, "Very good, you finally have the demeanor of a famous minister, I am relieved." ”

Weng and his son-in-law exchanged ideas, and they already knew each other that Huang Guan was Xu Jingchang's agent in Beiping. The rough matter is to let Xia Yuanji have the final say.

After all, there is still a Zhu Di here, and Lao Xia is not a traitor.

But when he encountered a critical matter, Huang Guan had to fight with reason, lest Xia Yuan Jihu come.

As for Yingtian's affairs, it depends on Xu Jingchang's means.

Before leaving, Xu Jingchang stared at his son for a long time.

"Maybe the next time we meet, you'll crawl, and if it's a long time, maybe you'll be able to talk." Xu Jingchang groaned again and again, took a string of Qi Nan from his wrist, carefully placed it next to his son's pillow, and then said goodbye to his wife, and then left Beiping with his entourage and returned to Yingtian.

The news of Xu Jingchang's departure spread far and wide.

Here in Beiping, it is natural to breathe a long breath, and the big guy almost raised a glass to celebrate.

In particular, Zhu Rong, the king of Qi, set off a meal of firecrackers outside Tianjin, inviting people to sing, which was lively and lively.

"You wait!"

Xu Jingchang pinched the secret report and gritted his teeth, Lao Tzu will write the accounts first, I won't let you Zhu Rong go bankrupt when you go back, and you owe money that you can't pay back in a few lifetimes, so I will dismiss myself!

This is the case here in Beiping, and it is Ying Tian who really dies.

Even the dignified officials and officials are not calm.

Walking noticeably faster, speaking louder, and his subordinates were reprimanded at every turn, and they were not polite at all...... Where is there still the calmness of the head of the civil officials of the dynasty.

"What civil chief? Now that the political envoy is the head of the civil officials, Xu Jingchang's kid is back. ”

Jian Yi was in a hurry, sorting out all the government affairs, and he wanted to prevent Xu Jingchang from being caught.

In fact, Jian Yi didn't do anything lacking in virtue, he just added a little more allowance to the hundred officials. This is also in line with reality, after all, the price of the day is getting higher and higher, and there is also the overissuance of treasure banknotes, resulting in a decline in the value of the currency.

Another thing is that there are more and more treasure money, and the problem of counterfeit money is also endless.

In fact, it affects purchasing power......

It is reasonable to increase the allowance, not to mention that he also got the benefit of Dingguogong?

It's just that the expenses of the officials seem to have increased by more than 1.8 million taels...... Where is all this money spent?

Officials of the fifth rank and above shall each be provided with four servants, a groom, and two horses, and the cost shall be 360,000 taels per year.

In the Beijing Yamen, a canteen was added, of which the annual expenditure of the canteen of the Ministry of Officials was 23,000 taels...... There are 32,000 households, and the Inspectorate is even more exaggerated, with more than 50,000.

You don't seem to have eaten anything, do you?

What's going on?

Jian Yi only felt that his head hurt, these people below are really hateful, they don't know how to take it easy, someone has to clean you up.

At this moment, in the Qi State Mansion, Qiu Fu was also yelling at the housekeeper, angry!

"Who told you to put that barracks of land in my name? Who wants to harm me? Qiu Fu jumped like thunder, "That's three thousand acres!" It's going to die! ”

The housekeeper said bitterly: "Grandpa Guo, it is all good water to water the ground, two crops a year, and it can produce three stones of grain!" ”

"Three stones? What if you can produce ten stones? The surname Xu is coming back, so get rid of it quickly...... Listen to me, if you can't wipe your buttocks, I'll raise you immediately, it's a big deal that I'll lose face, you don't have a head! ”

When the housekeeper saw that the grandfather of the country was like this, he could only go down in a hurry.

It's just that compared to their panic, after Xu Jingchang returned to Yingtian, the first person he saw was the political envoy Xie Jin.

"I don't need to say more, do I? His Majesty felt that the burden of the General Administration Department was even heavier. ”

(End of chapter)