After Ni Yuanlu went, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, to discuss matters. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Recently, Chen Xinjia felt that the saint was a lot colder to him, so he was quite cautious and cautious in his words and deeds.

“…… Nanyang fell, the town of Pingjiao urgently returned to Xiangyang, and the thieves stopped in the east, and joined the five battalions of the left of the revolution, and the momentum was noisy......"

Emperor Chongzhen's face was ugly, and he said hatefully: "Ding Qirui is a waste!" ”

In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, when the thief had just been defeated, the thief died, and the thief was only Cao Cao, the revolution and the left generations, and Emperor Chongzhen ordered Ding Qirui to supervise the division and lead the armies of Huguang, Henan, Sichuan, Shanxi, Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

I thought that the Cao thieves could be exterminated in a blink of an eye, but I didn't expect it to become more and more energetic.

Ding Qirui explained that the officers and soldiers were no more than three steps and seven horses, or even two steps and eight horses, while Cao Thief, Ge, and Zuo had many horsemen under their command, amounting to tens of thousands, and there was even one person who rode two horses, and it was extremely difficult to chase.

Every time they can only chase after the buttocks, the fat ones are dragged thin, the thin ones are dragged to death, and then they return to the troops with a blow, and the officers and soldiers are miserable.

Also, the people everywhere, the heart of the thief, often the officers and soldiers can't even find a guide, everywhere, the terrain is unknown, often ambushed left and right, not to mention that Emperor Chongzhen heard the anger, but Ding Qirui himself, all have a sense of exhaustion.

Now, more Nanyang has fallen, he is as fierce as a tiger and killed, and the king of Tang has been killed, and he is already the second vassal king to die.

Emperor Chongzhen hated it in his heart, and had the intention to replace Ding Qirui, and even punished Ding Qirui, but unfortunately there was no suitable candidate for the time being.

Originally, Hong Chengchou was the best candidate, but he was seriously ill and did not travel far, so he could only give up, hoping that Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen would go south and change the situation.

He flipped through a few copies of the recital without raising his head: "Jing Nanbo." Ning Nanbo, has you arrived in Kaifeng? ”

Chen Xinjia replied cautiously: "Yes, Ding Qirui invited Jing Nanbo." Ning Nanbo went south, but the two counts discussed with Governor Gao, gathered troops in Kaifeng, and waited for an opportunity to force Henan Mansion. Luoyang and other places are said to be the strategy to save Zhao from encircling Wei! ”

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Attack it and save it, Jing Nanbo." Ning Nanbo is right, is he like Ding Qirui, who ran south and followed the thief's ass, and then was dragged to a break? ”

"The thieves are defending the city in Henan Mansion, and if the officers and soldiers attack Luoyang, they will definitely return to the army to rescue them, and Wang Shi will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. It doesn't matter if the thieves are in the city, the monks can't run the temple. ”

Chen Xinjia said: "The emperor is sage." ”

He looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face: "...... In addition, when the two counts went south, they impeached the government for being sluggish along the way and the supply of grain and grass was insufficient. There are also officials along the way, and many officials will impeach Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen, and now the ministries are checking, and there are officials everywhere who are sparse and discerning......"

With a loud bang, Emperor Chongzhen stood up, and his voice was full of emotion: "Ruling these thieves, what do they want to do, what do they want to do to my new army?" Without food and grass, how can soldiers fight? A group of rats, ill-intentioned! ”

The emperor was furious, Chen Xinjia was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes......"

"The Central Plains is the heart of the world, and Kaifeng is the heart of the Central Plains. In the war in Henan, the military department needs to be tightened, and the supply of food and grass for the army of Jingnanbo and Ningnanbo must also be the highest priority. ”

"Yes Yes ......"

In order to cope with the rise of Wang Dou, the current strategy of the imperial court is to support Yang Guozhu, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen, Tang Tong and others as much as possible.

If the thieves in the Central Plains are exterminated, he can free his hands and do a series of things, but he doesn't believe it, without Wang Dou, the world won't be able to play?

After talking about the matter of suppressing thieves in the Central Plains, what troubled Emperor Chongzhen and others was the current dispute over grain and salary in various border towns, especially the increasingly fierce battle between Liao Town and Jizhen over grain and salary.

In the past, within the nine sides, the supply of Liao Town, is the most abundant, in the middle of Wanli, when the nine sides of the silver, a total of about 2.8 million taels, the towns shared, the amount of grain and salary, more average, the change is the rise of the Houjin.

Liaozhen, quickly, took a lot of the Ming military spending, that is, until now, Liaodong, including Guanwai and Shanhaiguan, although the amount of food and salary has been reduced and reduced, there are still nearly five million a year, Yuzhen, generally only a few hundred thousand taels, the same is true of Jizhen.

As for the income of the Ming Dynasty, in the middle of Wanli, the imperial court had more than 26 million stones of summer and autumn grain every year, of which the Taicang silver treasury of the household department collected about 3.6 million taels of cash every year.

From the forty-sixth year of Wanli to the present, a total of about 20 million taels of silver have been levied in these years, but in the current years, the annual military expenditure has reached more than 8 million taels, plus the remaining expenditures, it is still unable to make ends meet, and the liao salary is a heavy burden.

After the Jinzhou War, looking at the situation of the Qing Dynasty, it seems that the expenditure of Liao Town can be reduced, especially Emperor Chongzhen, focusing on supporting Yang Guozhu, the military expenditure of Jizhen needs to be greatly increased, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, open source is no longer possible, only throttling, and moving.

Therefore, the expenses of Jizhen, many people, are focused on Liaoyu, not much, only half of it needs to be moved, it is enough for Yang Guozhu to use, and many new troops can be organized.

Of course, it is easy to say, but the truth is extremely difficult, like the Jin merchants, Liaojiao, is a very large interest group, how many people benefit from it? It's the cabinet, but there is one person who doesn't share the benefits in it?

Officials at all levels deeply understand this point, so they dare not profoundly express their attitude, and only dare to say a few vague words.

The supporters of Liaojiao are also full of words, they say that Liaozhen and Shanhaiguan now have 100,000 or 200,000 soldiers and horses.

Based on the calculation of one stone of grain per soldier per month, two million stone of food is needed a year, and there are all kinds of expenses, in fact, the current salary of soldiers is actually far from enough, and the soldiers are in arrears every year, not to mention, they have to reduce military expenditures.

Also, after the Liaodong War, although Dongnu suffered setbacks, the overall combat power still exceeded that of the Ming Dynasty (if Wang Dou was excluded), and only a temporary recuperation was needed to maintain the offensive pressure on Liaodong, so it was necessary to repair the city and add armor, which required money.

So, Liao. It can't be reduced, and it can't be moved, and that's not all. Due to the Liaodong defense line, it will be increased to the area of Yizhou, and a part of it needs to be added.

The reconquest of the city was a great boost to the people. However, the bitter consequences are what must be borne now, except for a very small number of people. No one dared to give up Yizhou and shrink the defense line to Jinzhou, so Pingxi Bo Wu Sangui, Liaodong Governor Qiu Minyang and others wanted to pay for food, which was also justifiable.

For Emperor Chongzhen, Liaodong generals. I have to appease, I'm afraid that these Qiu Ba will not be good, mutiny, and even switch to Dongnu, such consequences. He didn't dare to bear it, after all, a large part of the officials and generals who had descended to the Qing Dynasty over the years were from Liaozhen, and there was a precedent.

At the critical moment of exterminating the thieves, Liaodong cannot be chaotic, but if Liao's salary is not reduced, where will the expenses of Jizhen come from?

Looking at the disputes between the government and the opposition, even Chen Xinjia, who is the secretary of the Ministry of War, is as vague, and Chongzhen has a headache.

In the end, Chen Xinjia mentioned the matter in a low voice: "Dongnu has been sent here, and he lives in the same hall in secret, observing his intentions, having the heart of peace, and not knowing the meaning of the saints......"

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Three days later, Jingshi, Huiguan.

The capital of China in all dynasties, all have a place to receive guests, after the Han Dynasty, most of them are Honglu Temple, one of its important functions is to receive the tributary envoys of the vassals, which can be described as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in ancient times.

In the Ming Dynasty, the establishment of the same hall, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, set up an ambassador, is nine products, two deputy envoys, from the nine products, instead of the function of the Honglu Temple, but the official in charge of the museum, still add the title of the young secretary of the Honglu Temple.

At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a Han man hurried back to the hall, and when he arrived at the door, he snorted and thought: "This Southern Dynasty Ming Kingdom is becoming more and more decaying, even the streets of Beijing, too." ”

This road in Beijing, in many places, the bluestone slab has disappeared, there are potholes everywhere on the dirt road, accumulating thick sediment dust, this person goes out to do errands, in order not to attract people's attention, many places, are walking, and the result is a face of ash.

When I returned to a certain place in the museum, I pushed open a door, and there were also a few people dressed as Han Chinese, all with gloomy and fierce colors on their faces.

The atmosphere in the room was serious, a man about fifty years old, who looked quite like a martial artist, flicked his fingers on the table, and muttered: "Discussion for days, it seems that these southern barbarians are not enthusiastic about the move of negotiating peace with me, and they are equal to the intersection of the inside and the middle, as well as the coins and boundary matters, and they don't think so, and it is difficult to negotiate the terms of peace......"

This person, but Bao Chengxian, a bachelor of the Qing Hongwen Academy, was the governor of the capital, the deputy general of the Shenyang Xinyong Battalion, and was ordered to rush to the aid in the year of the Apocalypse, but was defeated in an ambush, the whole army was annihilated, and he hid for a few days, and finally surrendered to Houjin.

Because he was loyal to the Later Jin, the Houjin think tank Ning Wan I recommended him to serve in the Wenguan, and then with Ning Wan and Gao Hong, he was loyal to the Qing State.

This time, more Dolgon secretly ordered to come to the Ming Dynasty, in addition to discussing peace, he also shouldered a series of important tasks.

After spending a lot of money, Bao Cheng first had to secretly see Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was quite sincere in discussing and sincere, Chen Xinjia and others did not think so, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty has always been tough on the outside world, that is, in this war, the Ming Dynasty trumpeted its victory, and it was even more impossible to negotiate peace with the enemy country, otherwise, in public opinion, it would not be able to pass.

Moreover, for thousands of years, the foreign relations of the Central Plains have either paid tribute to the two extremes, or compromised the two extremes, and generally have no concept of other kinds of treaties.

Perhaps, in the treaties of all Chinese dynasties, only the local officials of Guangzhou who were in Chongzhen for ten years embodied the victory and equality of the treaty.

It was in this year that the local naval division of Canton defeated the six ships sent by King Charles I of England and led by Captain Weddell, and forced them to sign a letter of guarantee, apologizing for the Humen incident, and paying compensation of 2,800 taels of silver, and the first conflict between China and Britain ended in a Chinese victory.

In the early years of the Battle of Liuluo Bay, the Ming army and naval divisions defeated the Dutch fleet, but they still had the same old thinking and did not ask the Dutch for compensation.

Therefore, Dolgon, who is not civilized in his thoughts, is good at dying, and he still wants Daming to give a New Year's coin, although it is also euphemistic, but the meaning of it can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, of course, Chen Xinjia was furious, and beat the messenger to the door with a stick. (To be continued.) )