If Zhu Youxiao had said this just now, Wei Zhongxian would have been vigilant and unhappy.

But just now Wei Bao saved his life, and Wei Zhongxian was not disgusted at all when he said this to the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Lord Wei, he is indeed very capable, and the Manchu Dynasty is praised by all the civil and military forces." Wei Zhongxian reciprocated Wei Bao, "The old slave implores Your Majesty to hand over the cases of Yang Lianzuo Guangdou and Xiong Tingbi to Lord Wei for disposal, these are also matters within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and it is very appropriate for Lord Wei to deal with it, and besides, although Lord Wei is young, he is extremely respected by hundreds of officials, and he is very able to convince the public." Last time, His Majesty discussed with the old slave about the establishment of the coastal defense yamen, and the old slave thought about it carefully and thought it was very good. It just so happened that Li Siqi, the governor of Caoyun, drank flowers and wine to raise a singer, and was inspected by the officers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he resisted the inspection and was killed, and now the governor of Caoyun is vacant, and the old slave thinks that it is better to simply abolish the Yamen of the Caoyun Governor, and together with the Tianjin Governor's Yamen, Denglai Governor's Yamen, and Shandong Governor's Yamen, the newly established Haiphong Governor's Yamen commands the soldiers and horses of Tongzhou, Hejianfu, Cangzhou, and Shandong, and commands 15,000 infantry troops and 5,000 sailors, totaling 20,000 people. In this way, at least 50,000 redundant soldiers can be cut! It can save at least one million taels of military spending every year. ”

When Wei Bao heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he could even be said to be a little shocked, but he was happy to hear Wei Zhongxian say this, so the emperor should have really told Wei Zhongxian about the proposal he told the emperor last time to set up a coastal defense yamen.

But according to Wei Bao's original idea, he is a five-rank official, and the coastal defense yamen should be a five-grade yamen at most, right?

And Wei Zhongxian actually said that the yamen of the governor of coastal defense should be established? The Governor is at least the second grade.

Especially the yamen established after the abolition of the yamen of the governor of Caoyun, then, it must not be smaller than the original yamen of the governor of Caoyun.

The Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun is at least the second grade.

So? Didn't Wei Zhongxian want to improve himself to the second grade?

It can't be, right?

I'm only fifteen years old, and I've only been in the office for more than two months.

Who can be promoted from the seventh product to the second product in two months?

This is more than ten levels in a row!

At the age of fifteen, he has been in the office for more than two months, and has been promoted to more than ten levels in a row.

There has never been such a thing in the past, has it?

I'm even better than Ganluo.

Gan Luo was a native of Xia Cai at the end of the Warring States Period, the grandson of Gan Mao, a famous minister of Qin during the Warring States Period, and a famous young politician.

Gan Luo has been smart since he was a child, and at a young age, he worshiped under Lu Buwei, the prime minister of Qin, and let him be a young concubine.

When Ganluo was twelve years old, he sent an envoy to Zhao State, so that Qin State could get more than a dozen cities, and Ganluo was given the title of secretary by the Qin King for his merits, which was equivalent to prime minister, rewarded fields, and houses.

But that's just a false name, not a real power position, compared to Wei Bao's governor of coastal defense, it's nothing.

If he can really command the soldiers and horses in Tongzhou, Hejian Fu, Cangzhou, and Shandong, and lead a total of 20,000 troops, Wei Bao can be regarded as a powerful figure in the first group of the Ming Dynasty. simply caught up with Wei Zhongxian's five biao and five tigers.

Not only Wei Bao was taken aback, but Zhu Youxiao was also taken aback by Wei Zhongxian, "Wei Aiqing is very capable and diligent, but after all, he has just joined the office, and the time is still short, and Wei Aiqing is only fifteen years old, too young, and if he is suddenly promoted like this, I am afraid that the officials in the world will not accept it." ”

"Gonggong Wei, abolish the Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun, the Yamen of the Governor of Tianjin, the Yamen of the Governor of Denglai, and the Yamen of the Governor of Shandong? The newly established Governor of Haiphong, Yamen, commanded troops and horses in Tongzhou, Hejianfu, Cangzhou, and Shandong, commanding 15,000 infantry troops and 5,000 naval divisions, totaling 20,000 people. Emperor Zhu Youxiao Qi said: "It is a good thing to be able to lay off 50,000 redundant soldiers, and it is even better to save millions of taels of military expenditure every year, but Hejian Mansion, Tongzhou, Cangzhou, and Shandong are all direct gateways to the capital. ”

Zhu Youxiao actually didn't really want to give Wei Bao so much power, is the position of governor something that a fifteen-year-old boy like Wei Bao can do? Zhu Youxiao is not a politician and is not a fool.

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because these places are the gateways of the capital division that capable people must be sent to guard them! Caoyun has been accumulating disadvantages for a long time, and the old slave thinks that Master Wei's suggestion to open up shipping is very good, and it just so happens that this Caoyun Governor Li Siqi was killed for corruption and perverted the law, and he just took advantage of this gap to remove the Caoyun Governor Yamen, isn't it the best of both worlds? Wei Zhongxian said.

"The Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun is very important! Isn't it okay to say that it will be abolished? Moreover, Wei Aiqing is only fifteen years old after all, and he has just joined the ranks, and in a short period of time, he has been promoted from a seventh-grade official to a fifth-grade official, and many ministers have criticized this matter. My opinion is to let Wei Aiqing be promoted, or let's talk about it later. Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty may have misunderstood what the old slave meant. First of all, Your Majesty agrees that Lord Wei is capable of doing it? It's just that the seniority is still young, isn't it? Wei Zhongxian asked.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know what Wei Zhongxian wanted to say, glanced at Wei Bao, and then nodded.

"That's right, the old slave just said that the yamen of the governor of coastal defense should be established, and he didn't say that Master Wei should be the governor." Wei Zhongxian said with a smile.

At this moment, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao and Wei Bao, were stunned at the same time.

Wei Bao was secretly a little unhappy, okay, you old Wei, I just saved you, and now you turn your face so quickly and don't recognize people? I came up with the idea, you won't go down the river and let others pick the big fruit I made, right?

Abolish the Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun, the Yamen of the Governor of Tianjin, the Yamen of the Governor of Denglai, and the Yamen of the Governor of Shandong. The newly established Governor of Haiphong, Yamen, commanded troops and horses in Tongzhou, Hejianfu, Cangzhou, and Shandong, commanding 15,000 infantry troops and 5,000 naval divisions, totaling 20,000 people.

How much power does this have to be?

Whoever sits in this position can simply catch up with half of the governor of Zhili at the end of the Qing Dynasty, which is equal to half of Li Hongzhang! Whether it is in the imperial court or in the foreign military, he has the absolute right to speak, and he can defend Gyeonggi and expand his territory, which is the position that Wei Bao dreams of.

"Father-in-law Wei, you said it clearly, but I didn't understand." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty, it's very simple, the Governor of Haiphong Yamen has been established, but the chief official is not appointed, and Lord Wei can be entrusted with the position of Governor of Haiphong Yamen Zheng Sipin to participate in politics. Let Master Wei not hang the name of the governor, but act as the governor, in this way, what can others say? Wei Zhongxian said thoughtfully.

"Isn't that okay? Isn't this a sheep's head selling dog meat? Besides, Wei Aiqing will engage in shipping if he engages in shipping, at most, let Wei Aiqing temporarily take charge of the Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun and maritime affairs, and also abolish the Yamen of the Governor of Tianjin, the Yamen of the Governor of Denglai, and the Yamen of the Governor of Shandong. The newly established governor of coastal defense, Yamen, was also to command the soldiers and horses of Tongzhou, Hejianfu, Cangzhou, and Shandong, and to command 15,000 infantry troops and 5,000 naval divisions, totaling 20,000 men. What does this do? Zhu Youxiao asked: "Also, even if you sell dog meat on the head of a sheep, others will also criticize." Wei Aiqing is only fifteen years old, and he has only been in the office for a few months before he was promoted to the fourth grade, and presided over the newly established Governor Yamen of Haiphong that you said, which will also make officials all over the world criticize, right? ”

"Your Majesty, in the battle of Liuhe, I was newly defeated in the Ming Dynasty, and now my morale is low, and it is Your Majesty who is unwilling to punish the generals and Lord Sun who are unfavorable in the battle because of your Majesty's affection with Lord Sun Chengzong. And the Tianjin Governor's Yamen, Denglai Governor's Yamen, Shandong's Governor's Yamen and Jiliao's Governor's Yamen are all in the same breath, advancing and retreating together, and Lord Sun has always had a very high reputation, if they are not abolished together and reformed, I am afraid that there will be chaos. And it can't improve the twilight caused by years of personnel change. The imperial court is in need of a brave, resourceful and loyal minister of the Son of Heaven like Lord Wei to act as a pillar! Wei Zhongxian's mouth was like a river: "Your Majesty, let's first set up the Governor of Haiphong Yamen, first let Lord Wei be responsible for the establishment of many affairs of the Governor of Haiphong Yamen as the secretary in the cabinet, and temporarily do not announce the participation of Lord Wei as the Governor of Haiphong Yamen, the old slave intends to let Lord Wei accompany Gao Di to Liaodong to replace Sun Ge Lao, first, Lord Wei is Sun Ge Lao's personal disciple, by Lord Wei to say this, it will not hurt Sun Ge Lao's face, Sun Ge Lao is more acceptable, And Your Majesty no longer has to worry about Sun Ge's old discomfort. Secondly, with the talent of Lord Wei, this time I will go to Liaodong, and I will definitely establish immortal feats! When the time comes, let's logically put Master Wei as the governor of coastal defense Yamen to participate in politics, and temporarily lead the affairs of the governor of coastal defense Yamen, who will dare to say anything? ”

Wei Bao couldn't help but sweat, secretly thinking, usually I really don't have the opportunity to see Wei Zhongxian say this, Wei Zhongxian is in front of outsiders, and he doesn't speak in front of the emperor.

It turns out that Lao Wei is really so good at blowing, no wonder the emperor is willing to hand over everything to Lao Wei.

Lao Wei, this can blow the dead into life, right?

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse was a little confused by Wei Zhongxian, and thought for a long time before saying, "Gonggong Wei, do you dare to conclude that Wei Aiqing can make great contributions when he goes to Liaodong?" In what capacity should Wei Aiqing go to Liaodong? The prison army, there is no stipulation that the prison army must be a eunuch, you can appoint two prison soldiers, one is a eunuch, and the other is Lord Wei, doesn't Lord Wei have the identity of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the identity of Dali Temple? You can appoint Master Wei as the Imperial History Supervisor! With Master Wei as the main supervising army, isn't this enough? If Lord Wei went to Liaodong and did nothing, then the newly established governor of coastal defense, Yamen, would participate in politics, and then discuss the candidates, and by the way, appoint a real governor of coastal defense. However, judging from the old slave's observation of Lord Wei during this time, Lord Wei will definitely be able to establish immortal feats! After Lord Wei has established immortal meritorious deeds, he will be transferred back to the capital from Liaodong to be resident. At that time, the soldiers and horses in Tongzhou, Hejian Prefecture, Cangzhou, and Shandong, commanding 15,000 infantry troops and 5,000 sailors, a total of 20,000 people, were all captured by Lord Wei, isn't it equivalent to being caught in the hands of His Majesty? With Lord Wei in charge of the portal for His Majesty, the capital can be safe, and His Majesty can rest easy. ”

"Why is Father-in-law Wei so sure that Wei Aiqing will be able to make contributions if he goes to Liaodong? Jiannu has become more and more ferocious in recent years, and the imperial court's military expenses are stretched thin, and it is not easy for anyone to go to Liaodong. "Zhu Youxiao also has an account in his heart.

"Has Your Majesty forgotten? Lord Wei, he can do business, Lord Wei is best at silver taels and grain and grass scheduling! Otherwise, how could the old slave say that all the soldiers and horses in Tongzhou, Hejian Mansion, Cangzhou, and Shandong would be handed over to Lord Wei? With real power, Lord Wei is sure to make Liaodong have plenty of silver and grain and grass in the second half of the year, and our army of the Ming Dynasty is not unable to fight, as long as the silver and two grains and grass are abundant, and there is such a strong ability of Lord Wei, and His Majesty's love and trust in Lord Wei, there is no reason why you can't win! The old slave begged to give Master Wei a sword of Shang Fang, so that Lord Wei could act cheaply and succeed! Wei Zhongxian said with a smile.

Zhu Youxiao understood a little, and nodded to Wei Bao, "I almost forgot, Wei Aiqing, you are really good at trading, I heard that your Tiandi business has been driven from Liaoxi to the capital in just over a year, and it is all over Beizhili, and even Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Jizhou also have heaven and earth business names, isn't it?" ”

"Your Majesty! Don't dare to say anything else, if you talk about loyalty to Your Majesty, when it comes to doing business, I Wei Bao dare to pat my chest and guarantee that I am the best in the world. Wei Bao felt his chest puffed up and stood straight.

Zhu Youxiao stroked his palms and laughed, "Okay, let's do it according to Grandpa Wei's wishes." Wei Aiqing, you have no opinion, right? Even if you open the sea, can you guarantee that you will be able to raise silver and grain? The Ming household department itself can't open the pot, and the disaster in various places can't afford to help, but there is not much silver for you. ”

"As long as Your Majesty fully trusts Weichen, Weichen will definitely not ask Your Majesty for an extra silver tael, and will also strive to get back all the land that has been taken away by Jiannu in Liaodong over the years! Fight until the city of Shenyang controlled by Jiannu! Wei Bao said confidently.

"Wei Aiqing, this is in front of me, and you can't just boast about this kind of Haikou in front of me." Although Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed, he deliberately endured it, thinking that Wei Bao might be trying to be happy and deliberately bragging.

"Your Majesty, how dare I brag in front of the Emperor? I don't have the power of the governor of Jiliao, otherwise Weichen would dare to take the head of Xiang Shang to make a military order, and within this year, Jinzhou, Songshan, Dalinghebao, Yizhou, Youtunwei and Guangning will all be recovered by His Majesty! My army will go directly to Jiannu's nose, so that Jiannu will not be able to move in the future! Wei Baolang swore solemnly.

Wei Bao is really not bragging, to say that the situation of the Ming Dynasty is reversed, so that the people of the world have no food and clothing, Wei Bao does not have this ability, at least it is impossible to do it in a few years, one is that the natural disaster is too powerful, and the other is that the entire bureaucratic system has completely collapsed, basically 99% of the people are corrupt officials, a system full of corrupt officials, how to change the people's livelihood?

Wei Bao asked himself that he didn't have such a big ability, but he was sure of fighting Jiannu.

Because Wei Bao had already fought with Jiannu in southern Liaoning, and drove Jiannu out of southern Liaoning, and at that time, the resources in his hands were still extremely scarce, and he only relied on millions of Liao people to complete this seemingly impossible task.

Jiannu is far less powerful than imagined, which can be seen from the fact that Jiannu was in the Chongzhen Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty was already so weak, and it was not until Li Zicheng broke through the Jingshi that they had the opportunity to pick fruits.

Jiannu is enough to deal with Liaodong Jiangmen, where can he bear him to fight with Mao Wenlong in the back?

Even if Mao Wenlong refuses to cooperate, just because the new army of his Wei Bao family is willing to consume some arms, it is enough to build slaves, and what else can he use to guard places like Guangning and Jinzhou, Youtunwei, and Dalinghe Fort?

Wei Bao is confident that there is no independent military group in the world of the Ming Dynasty that has his strong military strength!

Even if he is a Mongol and a Jiannu, he is enough to be in second place!

In the case of not being fully armed with firearms, it is impossible to try to eat all the slaves. But let Jiannu take care of the tail and be beaten exhausted, Wei Bao is confident that it is not difficult to do it!

Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed to listen to it, and he listened energetically, but he was still a little incredulous, and he felt that Wei Bao's bragging was too big.

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Wei Aiqing, I am very happy and uplifted when you hear this, but there is no way to verify it, you know that it is impossible for me to make you the governor of Jiliao, hahaha." ”

Wei Bao smiled slightly, "Please bring the map, Wechen will tell Your Majesty about Wechen's strategy, and Your Majesty will know it as soon as you hear it." Weichen doesn't need His Majesty to let Weichen be the governor of Jiliao, as long as he just said that Wei's father-in-law just said, give Weichen the name of the Imperial History Supervision Army, and Weichen can do the same. ”

"Okay, then I'll listen to it." Zhu Youxiao said happily: "Bring the map!" ”

Zhu Youxiao is rarely interested in caring about the war situation in Liaodong.

This is mainly because Wei Bao told him, and when others told him, he was not interested in listening to it.

Because those Donglin ministers can't say anything fancy and can't say anything, they are all specious things, and they won't produce any dry goods.

Even if Sun Chengzong speaks, Zhu Youxiao actually doesn't like to listen to it very much, Sun Chengzong will say endure and endure, say anything to be quiet, and then spit bitterness, saying that the military budget is insufficient and the grain and grass are insufficient, so he asks for silver.

Wei Bao won't ask himself for silver, no matter how Wei Bao tosses, haha.

The eunuch quickly fetched a huge map.

Wei Bao took off his shoes and jumped onto the map, "Your Majesty, please look, this is Shanhaiguan, and there are more than 50,000 troops of the imperial court here!" Here is Qiantun, Gaotaibao, Ningyuan, Juehua Island, here is Tashan, Daxingbao, Songshan and Xingshan! There are heavy guards everywhere, whether it is Weichen's mentor Sun Supervisor, or Xiong Tingbi, who was dismissed and is in prison, their strategy is to block layer by layer, each division of troops to guard, Jiannu came to retreat into the city and wait for Jiannu to not move the city, and retreat by himself. In fact, unless the city has already arranged the internal response, knowing that our army is empty, in normal times, it will not take the initiative to attack the city, but will only rob the Liao people in the surrounding area, rob our Han people's cattle, sheep and livestock, rob our wealth, and then swagger away. Therefore, the traditional talk of raising soldiers in the tuntian area is all empty talk, but in fact, it is all to help Jiannu farm the land. ”

Wei Bao's words were simple and easy to understand, his speech was clear, and they were all dry goods, and Zhu Youxiao, who listened to it, was very interested, and nodded again and again, "Then Wei Aiqing has any good ideas?" ”

"Weichen went to Liaodong, Lord Gao Di ate melon seeds at Shanhaiguan, Shanhaiguan only left two thousand defenders enough, and the others were sent to fight ah, Jiannu beat us, why don't we dare to go out to fight them? They killed tens of thousands of us, and they reported that thousands of people died. Let's kill dozens of them, and dare to report and kill thousands! It has always been us who suffered, and the soldiers and horses of Jiliao and the border army only cared about whitewashing the peace as a shrinking turtle. Over time, the army of the Ming Dynasty has not been able to fight, and everyone has become a cross talker, and they have all become a showman under the overpass. In fact, who of these people doesn't have a lot of money in their families, and they are rich and oily? While holding a large amount of subsidies, he hoarded all his family property in Liaoxi, which became more and more barren, and it became the backyard of Jiannu. Whether they win or lose, it will not affect their wealth! In this way, who is willing to work hard? Therefore, only by driving the army across the Daling River and taking the initiative to fight Jiannu is the way out, until Jiannu is afraid! Wei Bao said, "Your Majesty, please see, what is the practical use of such a large row of straight lines, layer by layer of fortification?" When did you hear that Jiannu had the ability to fight at Shanhaiguan? Is it to put tens of thousands of troops here just to save their lives every time Jiannu comes? Weichen said something unpleasant, as long as the capital has enough grain and grass, just the forbidden army and the Beijing camp of the palace, as well as Dongchang and Jinyiwei, together with nearly 100,000 horses, can Jiannu really be able to move the capital? Therefore, Weichen definitely supports the strategy of Wei Gonggong to reduce the number of troops and reduce military spending! Only drive the army across the Daling River and send them a death mission! Who can fight and who can't, you can see at a glance! Those who can fight stay, and those who can't get out! ”

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse looked at Wei Bao like a god, his words were not rough, in fact, what Wei Bao said, he also thought about it, but as an emperor, he didn't dare to be so wild as Wei Bao said.

"Wei Aiqing, what you said is good! However, the army has rushed across the Daling River, hasn't it become a living target for Jiannu? Jiannu's cavalry heard that they were quite brave. Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty, Weichen once led the villagers to break the tens of thousands of troops of Jiannu! Liaodong and Liaoxi all knew about this, and Sun Ge Lao also knew, but they didn't publicize it to Weichen for various reasons, and they didn't report to His Majesty! Many people in the capital have heard about this. Wei Bao said confidently.

"And this? Such a big thing? Why didn't anyone say anything to me? Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but be very angry and asked Wei Zhongxian, these things should have been told to him by Wei Zhongxian.

"Your Majesty, the old slave has said, Your Majesty can't remember it himself." Wei Zhongxian hurriedly said: "Liaonan was defeated by Lord Wei, but at that time, Lord Wei was not an official, and the imperial court also rewarded Lord Wei with the title of a transfer envoy in Liaonan." As for the good news, it was written by Sun Gelao, and if you want to conceal it or not report it, it is also Sun Ge's business, and it has nothing to do with the old slave. ”

"What a Sun Chengzong, such a big thing didn't even report it to me!" Zhu Youxiao said unhappily: "Let me almost miss the handsome talent of the Ming Dynasty!" Wei Aiqing, you are too, such a big thing, why did you say it today? ”

Wei Bao smiled slightly, standing on the map barefoot and wearing only a sock, with an innocent face, "Weichen is not a person who likes to show off his merits, please forgive your majesty." ”

"What is the High Wind Festival? What does it mean to be proud of one's achievements? I really want to pull over those people who can only talk about it all day long, without any meritorious service, and who are still shouting all day long to ask the court for military expenses, and see how Wei Aiqing takes on it? Wei Aiqing is only fifteen years old, and he can have such a mind, which is really rare, rare! The more Zhu Youxiao spoke, the more excited he became, and he actually looked up to the sky and sighed, bursting into tears.

Wei Bao looked secretly funny, and said in his heart, Emperor, you are too emotional, right?

"Your Majesty, Weichen deserves such praise from His Majesty, a few days ago, His Majesty gave Weichen a plaque to Weijiazhuang, and Weichen is already very grateful." Wei Bao said hurriedly.

"I'm going to give you a plaque today! I will give you the plaque of the firm of heaven and earth, and I will give you another plaque of the first firm in the world. Zhu Youxiao said.

Wei Bao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt down to thank him, "That being the case, Wei Bao bows and thanks Your Majesty for your grace!" Then our Heaven and Earth Society will be less hindered in doing business in the future, and we will be more effective in raising food and salaries for the imperial court. ”

Zhu Youxiao said happily: "Wei Aiqing, please get up quickly!" Also, I want to give you the title of Liaonan Prison Army! Hereditary replacement! The grade is according to the three products! Wei Aiqing has such a great credit, who dares to say anything? ”

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but be surprised, this southern Liaoning was originally Wei Bao's, the emperor was happy, and he gave Wei Bao such a title, this is not trivial!

After all, the Heaven and Earth Society is just a business name, no matter how powerful it is, there is a limit, as soon as the title of the Southern Liaoning Supervision Army is given, no one will be able to restrain Wei Bao outside the customs in the future!

Wei Zhongxian even thought that Wei Bao would rebel, but Wei Bao had just saved his life, which made Wei Zhongxian emotionally reluctant to speak ill of Wei Bao.