Talking with Liu Xingzuo did give Chongzhen some thoughts about Monan Mongolia, especially the 36 families in Karaqin.

But now my biggest dilemma is still lack of money.

Without money, he couldn't even quell the civil unrest in the northwest.

Now he can only leave Liu Xingzuo idle first, and let his younger brother Liu Xingzhi replace Shen Shikui and become the new Phi Dao commander-in-chief.

The 1,000 Pidao horse army brought by Liu Xingzuo was also sent back by Chongzhen to strengthen Liu Xingzhi's control over Pidao.

In the following days, Chongzhen patiently waited for the replies from his imperial uncles.

The military expenditure to pacify northern Shaanxi has to fall on them.

On the other hand, Chongzhen was not idle, but opened sources and reduced expenditures, going hand in hand.

First of all, Geng Ruqi was summoned, and he announced the appointment of him as the governor of Lianghuai to inspect the salt, and privately gave him a face-to-face opportunity.

Geng Ruqi was like a treasure to the method taught by Chongzhen, patting his chest and promising to get at least two million this trip.

For a civil official like him, who has no background and has made mistakes, the only way out is the emperor's grace.

Even if he doesn't want to be a cool official for Chongzhen, he can't help it.

This is also the reason why Han Yi and Chongzhen both chose Geng Ruqi to patrol the salt.

Hearing Geng Ruqi's promise, Chongzhen encouraged him to return to Beijing with at least four million taels of silver.

Of course, Chongzhen didn't expect his tricks to be so magical, and he secretly had a backhand.

This was followed by a series of military appointments.

With the help of Sun Chengzong, Chongzhen began to exchange blood for Jizhen, which had a big problem this time.

Those officers who drink the blood of soldiers and impostors who are directly subordinate to the rogue will be beheaded, those who should be imprisoned will be punished, and those who should be fined.

Zhili was prosperous and there were many people and few places, so Sun Zushou used the saved posts to replace them with innocent recruits.

Originally, the three-association military system in Jizhen was 45,000 people, but after this rectification, not only the quality of the soldiers was greatly improved, but also more than 10,000 posts were successfully saved.

As for Shanxi, it was to let Man Gui take the Datong Standard Battalion, which was much stronger than before, to take over all the defense of Shanxi and strictly prevent rogues.

It also specially approved that for the thieves on the border between the two provinces, Man Gui could lead his troops to chase and flee across the province, completely blocking the possibility of Shaanxi horse bandits harming Shanxi.

In northern Shaanxi, Yang Qiyu and Cao Wenzhao were allowed to join up and stand by in the Yansui defense line to prevent thieves from entering Guanzhong and disrupting the production order there.

There are many rivers in Guanzhong, and irrigated agriculture has been very developed since ancient times.

Not to mention the drought in Shaanxi, even if there is a great drought in the world, as long as there is no interference from thieves, the people in Guanzhong will not starve to death.

As long as the situation in Qinchuan, which is 800 miles away from Guanzhong, is stabilized, the situation in Shaanxi will gradually stabilize.

However, the premise of this arrangement is that Chongzhen must make up the salaries of the two armies as soon as possible to avoid arrears.

Otherwise, it is difficult to predict what the consequences will be.

In terms of official governance, Chongzhen did not carry out court promotion for the time being. just let Sun Chengzong enter the cabinet, and took over the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry with Li Biao respectively.

He instructed Bi to be strict and intensively investigate and count the business privileges of the Ming Dynasty that had been eroded by the clans, localities, and powerful in the past hundred years, and at the same time let the governors of various places first pursue a round of tax arrears.

Bi Ziyan was able to take the initiative to share his worries, and Chongzhen was quite satisfied with him.

But the salt patrol is just a corner of the world, if you can find out the form of commercial operation in the Ming Dynasty, the introduction of several new taxes with a wide tax base and low tax cost, it can be more effective than the salt patrol.

And this is what Bi Ziyan is best at.

On this day, Chongzhen, who was busy with official business, flipped through the book of the Ministry of Rites He Ruzhong.

It is mentioned that King Duan, King Hui, and King Gui all attach great importance to the fact that the emperor was entrusted with the dream by Emperor Shenzong, and they also thank the emperor for allowing him to leave the fiefdom, and they will all come as soon as possible.

As for King Fu, who was most favored by Emperor Shenzong, he resisted the decree in a negative way, saying that he had been in poor health since he became a vassal and could not travel long distances to the capital.

Chongzhen read the book carefully, and couldn't help but smile.

The so-called not attending, not stupid, not long-sighted.

Not coming, are you? If you don't come, I still have a way to clean you up.

Among these clans in the Ming Dynasty, the fattest rats were the feudal kings of Henan.

Among them, King Fu, who was entrenched in Luoyang, was particularly wealthy, and through the business privileges given to him by Wanli, his family assets were nearly 10 million taels of silver.

After Li Zicheng conquered Luoyang, his biggest gain was to raid King Fu's house, which can be said to make the rebel army have no logistical risk, and even a large amount of surplus grain to help the surrounding victims.

King Fu was Chongzhen's target this time, and he couldn't come when he was sick, giving Chongzhen an excuse to further rectify him.

Chongzhen thought about it carefully.

Wang Yongguang was summoned, and he first inquired about the situation of local officials such as the prefect of Luoyang and the political envoy of Henan.

They were brought to check on the recent impeachment of them by the Provincial Officer.

The local officials suspected of accepting bribes from King Fu were named and instructed to remove Wang Yongguang in the near future.

Then he sent someone to inform Sun Zushou and asked him to take the Changping soldiers left by You Shiwei as the backbone, cooperate with the newly trained Beizhili recruits, and form a battalion of 3,000 soldiers and horses.

Most of the camps in Beijing are presided over by nobles, and Chongzhen has always been very trusting of them.

But now that it is an eventful autumn, Chongzhen really doesn't have the energy to rectify the Beijing camp that can't go to the battlefield.

Anyway, judging from the previous simulations, there is no sign of rebellion in Jingying, at most, it is just that the king of Chuang came and failed to resist.

But that's a decade later, and it's not a priority.

In the end, Chongzhen summoned He Ruzhong to discuss the matter of the kings worshipping their ancestors.

After listening to He Rupet's report, Chongzhen first asked, "He Rupet, can the cabinet or other outsiders ask about this matter?" ”

He Ru said, "Your Majesty belonged to me at that time to handle it quickly and secretly, and I completely followed Your Majesty's will and sent competent officials to deal with it secretly, and I did not reveal a word to anyone other than these feudal kings." ”

Chongzhen nodded in satisfaction and asked again.

"The kings have come to Beijing to arrange a place to live?"

The affairs of the clan were originally managed by the Zongren Mansion in the early Ming Dynasty, but later merged into the Ministry of Rites.

He Ruzhong reported carefully, "Your Majesty, the Zongren Mansion is in the original capital, and there are still a few mansions, and the ministers have already prepared for several princes. ”

Chongzhen's eyebrows raised, "Living in the capital?" What a pet, think about it carefully, why did Grandpa Cheng not allow the vassal king to go out of the city? ”

What a spoil, full of cold sweat.

Indeed, if the clan is held hostage by someone with a heart after returning to Beijing, it is easy to cause an accident.

However, how did He Ruzhong know that Chongzhen was ready to settle these four imperial uncles for a long time, and of course he couldn't let outsiders know where they were.

He looked into the distance, "I heard that the two uncles Duanwang and King Gui are sincere to worship the Buddha, and it just so happened that after the fall of Wei Eunuch, many of his disciples and grandchildren were vacant in the eight places south of Changping. You go and repair them, and those uncles of mine will live there." ”

He Rupet hurriedly wrote it down.

Chongzhen reminded again, "Don't forget, you have to prepare for the retreat everywhere." ”

He Rupet was puzzled, "Your Majesty, but there are only three princes coming in total." ”

Chongzhen smiled, "It's four, yes." ”

"King Fu, who is sick at home, I personally went to invite him over."