Wang Li wanted to watch a good show, but unfortunately God didn't fulfill people's wishes!

Because, Wu Sangui came out to stir up the situation!

If you want to stop it, it's too late!

Originally, Wu Sangui was ordered by Wang Li to lead the cavalry of Jinzhou City to the Daling River to stand by!

As soon as I arrived outside the city, it happened that the Eight Banners were chasing and killing the people!

Without saying a word, rushing up was a random slash, leaving no one alive!

Seeing the Eight Banners, the Guanning Iron Cavalry is so strong!

In fact, the reason why the Guanning Iron Cavalry is strong, in addition to being well-equipped, well-trained, and rewarded, there is also one of the most important reasons - the source of the Guanning Iron Cavalry is almost all Liaodong people outside the Guan!

The people who robbed them of their land and property were none other than the Eight Banners!

The culprit who killed their relatives is also the Eight Banners!

Just now, the Han slaves who were chased and killed by the Eight Banners may be their relatives!

It's just that if you cut people, you will cut people, don't be so anxious!

Now it's okay, things are going like this, and all the speculations are hard to verify!

The problem is that among this group of Han people, there must be the meticulous work of the Eight Banners!

Crying dad and calling mother, begging bitterly, what should I do?

If you don't come to the rescue, not only will Gao Qiqian complain, but the soldiers all over the city will complain!

The question is, how to save?

If you send them to Jinzhou, Ningyuan or Shanhaiguan, you really don't dare to rest assured!

If you let them transport supplies or build cities, you don't dare to worry!

Since this is the case, then, for the time being, place them in Dalinghe City, and let Song Zhe secretly stare at them!

……

Time has come to the end of March in a blink of an eye.

The newly recovered Guangning City was lost in a blink of an eye, and the ministers raised a group to impeach Wang Li's "inaction", but Zhu Youzhen always turned a blind eye!

Because, what Wang Li's recital said, Zhu Youzhen thought so!

At this moment, it is indeed not appropriate to break into the Liaohe Plain!

In the case of the huge disparity between the enemy and our forces, it is not easy to be able to hold the Daling River!

It can be seen that Sun Chengzong and Yang Sichang are not incompetent, but act steadily and take the overall situation into account!

So, Yang Sichang, recommended by Wang Li......

Well, even Wen Tiren recognizes his talent, so he will be ordered to enter the palace, and I will try it myself!

If you are really talented, you can entrust him with the task of suppressing thieves!

In this way, there is Wang Li in Liaodong, and there is Yang Sichang in the suppression of thieves, and I will have peace of mind!

"Oh? Four positive six corners? Ten sides of the net? ”

Zhu Youzhen was very interested in this word, and stared at Yang Sichang with anticipation: "If you adopt your strategy, can you really completely exterminate the thieves?" ”

"Uh...... Your Majesty, the four positive and six corners mentioned by Weichen actually originated from the method of suppressing thieves in the factory, but it was slightly improved!

Recalling the beginning of the suppression of thieves, Governor Hong killed the thieves in Yansui and Shaanxi, but because no one was responsible in Shanxi at that time, the thieves had a chance to breathe;

After that, the thieves fled from Shanxi to Henan, and then from Henan to Huguang, and they were about to be exterminated, but they got a chance to breathe every time;

Later, the factory proposed to set up governors of five provinces, and set up general troops in Shaanxi, Yansui, Shanxi, Henan and Huguang, which were not only under the dispatch of the governors, but also responsible for the task of suppressing thieves in their own provinces;

As soon as this plan came out, the thieves were killed and had nowhere to escape, so they had to flee into the mountains;

Now, the thieves have become more cunning, and the scope of their wandering is no longer limited to the five provinces, and there is a tendency to spread throughout the country!

Therefore, in the important provinces where the thieves may flee, there must be a standing army to suppress the thieves!

Weichen thought that the officials of Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Jiangbei were the "four positives", and each set up a governor to divide and suppress and defend;

At the same time, with Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan as the "six corners", the same governor was set up to divide the defense and assist in suppression;

In this way, the "four positives" and the "six corners" are combined into a "ten-sided net", which will make the thieves have nowhere to escape! ”

"Well, Governor Yang's words are very agreeable, and I hate to use it!" Zhu Youzhen nodded again and again, but his brows tightened!

Since the capture and killing of the thief leader Gao Yingxiang, in more than half a year, all kinds of thieves have disappeared!

Thinking that the world was decided, Zhu Youzhen was radiant and ambitious, planning all day long to defeat the Eight Banners and recover a large area of territory!

Who knows, Wang Li's prophecy has been fulfilled again!

Upon learning of the resurgence of thieves from all walks of life, Zhu Youzhen immediately thought of Wang Li!

After careful consideration, I finally gave up!

After all, it was already very difficult for Wang Li to contend with the Eight Banners with weak soldiers!

It is really difficult for a strong man to let him concurrently serve as the "Governor of Thieves"!

If you take care of one thing and lose the other, you can only lose more than you lose!

Fortunately, with the unanimous recommendation of the Ministry of Officials and the Cabinet, Yang Sichang was returned from Ning Yuan!

After a try, it was really talented!

It's just that if you really want to adopt the strategy of "four squares and six corners, ten sides of the net", how many troops will be needed?

How much silver do you need?

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that in addition to the existing soldiers and horses of the five provinces, there is also a need to recruit a new army of 120,000 troops, counting more than 1,929,000 taels of silver!"

Hearing this number, Zhu Youzhen's face instantly sank!

One million nine hundred and twenty thousand, what is that concept?

During the Apocalypse until the beginning of his succession, all provinces in the country paid taxes and silver to the household department every year remained at about 3.5 million!

This may seem like a huge number, but it's actually stretched!

Because, all over the country, there are too many places that need financial allocation, and the army's arrears can be seen everywhere!

Liaodong, which is a matter of life and death, the military salary of the Guanning Army cannot be paid on time and in full!

The nine-sided town is even more useless!

Huang Taiji, that guy, if he has nothing to do, he will take advantage of the situation and rob over the wall!

Man-made disasters are just enough, and God is also against himself!

In the past 10 years, natural disasters have continued in the northwestern provinces, the people are struggling to make a living, thieves have been rampant, and military expenditures have increased year by year!

And the tax money handed over to the household department is getting less and less every year!

Last year, the tax money paid to the household department was only a pitiful 800,000!

If it weren't for the millions of tax silver from the East and West No. 2 Factories, I'm afraid that I, the emperor, would have starved to death long ago!

However, no matter how much you save money and how you subsidize the deficit in finances, the money is still not enough!

Alas!

Now, the thieves are back!

The strategy of "four positive and six corners, ten sides of the net" is imperative!

In Yang Sichang's plan, 200,000 troops, 1.9 million silver per year, is really not much!

Judging from the expenses of the Loyal Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion, this amount of money is really not much!

In addition to the necessary weapons and armor, the remaining silver was distributed to each soldier, less than one or two pieces of silver per month, and it was difficult to barely fill the stomach!

Even so, the money is still sky-high!

Let Yang Sichang step back for the time being, Zhu Youzhen fell into deep thought!

For every acre of land in the Ming Dynasty, the annual output is converted into silver, which is about one or two halves to two halves;

At the beginning of Emperor Taizu's founding, the field tax was always maintained at about 120 yuan, and the people could live and work in peace and contentment;

This situation has been maintained for more than 200 years!

Since the beginning of the three major levies of Wanli, the field tax has soared to 180 yuan today!

However, if the land tax has risen, the fiscal revenue should increase, so why is it getting less and less?

During the Zhengde period, the land registered in the Ming Dynasty was not as much as 50,000 mu?

Until now, the amount of land has not decreased, has it?

A land tax of 180 yuan per mu should be recorded in the account!

Even if there is a disaster, and then part of the military tun field is removed, even if only one-tenth of the tax silver is received, there should be nine million!

Why, in recent years, the tax money handed over to the household department has never exceeded 1 million?

Where did all that money go?

Why can't I collect it?

According to the existing amount of land in the Ming Dynasty, an additional four copper plates per mu of land will be enough to make up two million military expenses!

However, according to the factory and Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun and others, this money cannot be added again!

For each acre, the imperial court only added four copper plates, which is really not much!

But when it comes to the locality, it becomes forty dollars, four hundred dollars, or even more!

At that time, the people will scold me for being a "re-enlisted" emperor!

If it doesn't work out, it will force the people to take risks!

Alas!

What happened to my Daming official?

The East and West No. 2 factories are catching corruption every year, and hundreds of people are being stripped of their skin and grass every year.

In the end, even the East and West No. 2 factories didn't dare to catch it anymore!

Alas! Silver, silver!

How can I raise the much-needed military expenses?

"Long live Lord, Lord Wen, the first assistant of the cabinet, has arrived, and he is waiting outside the palace!"

Wang Chengen reminded in a low voice, Zhu Youzhen raised his heavy head, and said weakly: "Please let him in!" ”

"Whoa!"

Wen Tiren entered the hall and was just about to pay homage, but Zhu Youzhen hurriedly waved his hand to stop him, and couldn't wait to ask:

"Lord Shoufu, the Yang Sichang you recommended, I have already tried it, and he is indeed a great talent!

He put forward the strategy of "four positive and six corners, ten sides of the net", I am very satisfied!

Presumably, he mentioned it to you before he came to meet you, right? ”

"Your Majesty!

Originally, this Yang Sichang, Weichen didn't understand!

It was only because of the factory that the factory was recommended again and again that Weichen privately sent someone to verify and found that he was indeed a great talent, so he boldly recommended it to the emperor! ”

Wen Tiren's answer disappointed Zhu Youzhen!

Originally, Zhu Youzhen's question was "throwing bricks and leading jade" - as long as Wen Tiren gave a positive answer, he could ask about military salaries!

Who knows, Wen Tiren did a tai chi!

His respectfulness and sincerity made it difficult for Zhu Youzhen to speak!

In desperation, Zhu Youzhen could only bite the bullet and get straight to the point!

"Yang Sichang's strategy to suppress thieves is very satisfying!

It's a pity that if his strategy is adopted, the amount of money needed is too much, as high as more than two million a year!

In the meaning of Lord Shoufu, how can this salary be sufficient? ”

"Uh...... Well...... this."

"No additional land tax!"

Wen Tiren was already hesitant, but Zhu Youzhen threw out the "ultimate killer move" - as long as the field tax is not increased, everything is easy to say!

In his expectant eyes, Wen Tiren hesitated for a long time, and then opened his mouth tentatively: "Your Majesty, the change of the factory in Sichuan has been fruitful!"

Sichuan is a province with abundant food and clothing, and abundant taxes!

If it can be promoted throughout the country, within five years, the Ming Dynasty will be able to have an abundant treasury and strong soldiers!

It's a pity that every time the emperor mentions the "national popularization", the factory always flashes his words!

Belch...... Weichen once suggested that the edict of the governor of Sichuan, Lord Liu, be returned to Beijing to discuss the matter of changing the law across the country......"

"Shousuke-sama!"

Zhu Youzhen was slightly displeased and interrupted Wen Tiren's words: "The change of the law in the whole country is imperative!"

However, this is a long-term national policy that needs to be done carefully!

Moreover, it will take several years to increase taxes by changing the law, and it is difficult to solve the urgent need!

Since the factory has concerns, there must be his reasons, and the matter is still suspended!

What I am most concerned about is the urgently needed two million taels of silver, how can I get it right away! ”

"Uh...... This one...... This two million taels is not a small amount...... Wechen thought that it was necessary to convene all the ministers to discuss together, yes, to discuss together......"

Wen Tiren continued to play Tai Chi, but Zhu Youzhen was not satisfied!

From the look in his eyes, it can be seen that if there is no satisfactory answer, it is difficult to be good in this matter!

At this time, Zhu Youzhen was obviously forcing the rooster to lay eggs!

However, there was nothing he could do about it!

If the household can't get the silver, then you can only find Wen Tiren!

Who called him the head of the cabinet?

In fact, Zhu Youzhen also knew that it would only be a fantasy to ask Wen Tiren to give a solution immediately!

However, it can only be so!

Because, the resurgence of thieves has a tendency to spread, and it must be quickly eliminated!

Only by putting enough pressure on the cabinet will they come up with a solution!

Originally, Zhu Youzhen had no hope of quickly resolving the matter of military salaries; Who knows, Wen Tiren thought about it for a while, and actually came up!

"Your Majesty, the Tianyin Pavilion of the prince of Xichang, is making money every day, and his rich shopping malls are all over the state and capital, and they are rich enough to rival the country!

What Wei Chen means is that if the military salary is too urgent, you can try to speak openly to the prince...... Borrow money!

Belch...... It's just that...... If he refuses to borrow ......"

"Borrow...... Borrow money? Zhu Youzhen bounced up, his face full of anger: "What did you say?" You mean "borrow"? You asked me to "borrow" money from the factory? ”

"No, no, no!"

Wen Ti quickly denied it, but with a smile on his face, he said mysteriously: "Your Majesty, this word "borrowed" is actually ...... This one...... Since the emperor borrowed the money, the prince should not refuse!

Because, he ...... He didn't dare to be a rebel!

In this way, the urgent need for military salaries will not be solved?

The most important thing is that the emperor casually said the word "borrow", does the prince dare to let the emperor make an IOU?

Does he dare to ask the emperor to pay back?

He really dares to rebel, not only the officials of the Manchu Dynasty will not agree, but the people of the whole world will not agree!

I don't know, what Weichen meant, does the emperor understand? ”

"No, no, no!" Zhu Youzhen waved his hand again and again, frowning: "It's really inappropriate to do this, Rong Zhen will think about it again......"