(0412) Everyone present did not want the Wanli Emperor to take advantage of this incident to reach out to the people again. Behind each of them, they represent the interests of different civil collectives. If the Wanli Emperor stretched out his hand to the people, it would be tantamount to robbing them of their goods and directly competing with them for profit. This is never allowed. Idiots know that Emperor Wanli's hand is easy to stretch out, but if you want to take it back, it will be difficult. What a hardship they suffered at the beginning.

However, if the money and grain from the internal treasury are not used, the rebellion in Ningxia Town will be difficult to contain quickly. Since the rebels were able to forcibly conquer Ningxia City, it shows that their combat effectiveness must have reached a certain level, and they are afraid that they are stronger than the original Bobai. Once the northwest region is eroded, the entire Central Plains will not be able to be protected. They still know these basic common sense.

[***] Xing said: "The money and grain originally sent to Liaodong, can you use it around?" ”

Zhou Jiamo said: "No. The soldiers of Liaodong have been stationed in the bitter cold place for a long time, with no clothes and no food, and if the money and food are slightly in arrears, it will cause a catastrophe. The rebel Nurhachi's department, which has been active frequently recently, has the intention of uniting with the Mongolian Horqin tribe to seize Liaodong, and it is necessary to guard against it. In addition, Henan's money and grain have been exhausted and can no longer be used, otherwise, it is easy to change. ”

Sun Wei said: "This Xu Reverse, but chose to make trouble at this time. If in July, the money and grain from the south of the Yangtze River are transported north, Taicang silver will be much more relaxed, and the salt class of Lianghuai will also have an income. Just can't wait any longer. Wait for two months, and Ningxia Town will inevitably erod. ”

Fang Congzhe said: "Qiwu, what do you think? Will the household be able to hold out until July? ”

Yang Dongming said: "If the war can be ended within six months, Taicang silver may still be able to turnover." If the war drags on, the household will inevitably collapse. Every autumn, it is the important town of the nine sides to calculate the money and grain, and the new accounts and old accounts must be settled. If there is no fixed amount of money and food, the consequences are unimaginable. In particular, there is a precedent for Ningxia Town. ”

[***] Xing said decisively: "Then don't worry about it, send troops to the front line." ”

In terms of age, [***] Xing is three years younger than Yang Dongming. He was born in the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing (1547 AD), and Yang Dongming was born in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing. However, [***] Xing is a Jinshi in the second year of Wanli, but Yang Dongming is in the eighth year of Wanli, a difference of two terms. Therefore, in terms of qualifications, [***] Xing is older than Yang Dongming. The officials of the Ming Dynasty were ranked according to the year they were admitted to the Jinshi. The earlier the year of the Jinshi examination, the older the qualification.

Several important ministers present, except for Zhou Jiamo, who was a five-year jinshi in Longqing, was the oldest in the [***] star. The first assistant Fang Congzhe is a jinshi in the eleventh year of Wanli, and in front of a few of them, he is simply a small character. Normally, Lord Shoufu can still put on official authority in front of other officials, but in front of a few of them, he can't put it on. It was precisely because of his old qualifications that he dared to directly ask for troops to be sent to the front line in front of Lord Shoufu.

[A friend in the book review area said that the military households of the Ming Dynasty were not allowed to take the imperial examination, which is not true. In fact, by the late Ming Dynasty, military households and merchants could also participate in the imperial examination. This Fang Congzhe's ancestor came from a military household, and he also served as a messenger of the Jinyi guard. However, due to the poor cultural background of military households, there are basically few who are admitted. 】

Fang Congzhe said to Zhou Jiamo: "Duke Hanchuan, the army is ......."

Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the military department, was born in Hanchuan and lived in Tianmen for generations. He doesn't have a number, and everyone here respectfully calls him the Duke of Hanchuan. Zhou Jiamo coughed twice, and said like a few family treasures: "The soldiers in Liaodong Town can't be adjusted, the soldiers in Jizhen can't be adjusted, the three major battalions can't be adjusted, Xuanfu Town can't be adjusted, Datong Town can't be adjusted, and Shanxi Town can't be adjusted......"

The crowd was a little confused. The army can't be transferred anywhere, how can this battle be fought? Even if it was to save money and food, there was no such arrangement. Relying solely on the army of the three towns in the northwest, it is difficult to suppress the rebellion in Ningxia Town. [***] Xing said: "Han Chuangong, what do you mean, you can only transfer within the four towns in the northwest?" ”

Zhou Jiamo said: "At present, it can only be like this. If other military towns are mobilized, there are more variables. The key to countering the rebellion is not in the front line of Ningxia Town, but in the court. I believe you can understand this, so I won't say much. ”

The faces of several people present slowly became a little embarrassed. Zhou Jiamo's words made them feel very uncomfortable. What do they understand? It's not that damn partisan few. This is something that each of them understands, but will never admit. Only super old qualifications like Zhou Jiamo, who are not involved in party disputes, dare to speak like this.

The star itself is the Donglin Party with chiseled words on the head. Fang Congzhe and the Donglin Party have always been at odds. Yang Dongming is a neutral. Sun Wei is also a neutral faction, and occasionally has dealings with the Chu Party and the Qi Party. Although there were no representatives of other parties among the people present, this absolutely does not mean that their power does not exist. As long as there is a contention of interests, there will be soil for party contention. For example, counterinsurgency is the best opportunity for party struggle.

Who to send to quell the rebellion? Where to send troops to quell the rebellion? How much money and food to give? What is the reward? Can you use the opportunity of counterinsurgency to get some benefits for your own people? Or, can you use the opportunity of counterinsurgency to eliminate a few damned opponents? This is the focus of party contention. Fighting a war is a major national affair, and through war, you can gain a lot of benefits. This is a well-known fact. Whether you win or lose, you can make a big fuss.

Zhou Jiamo, as a Jinshi in Longqing for five years, has experienced the entire Wanli Dynasty, and his qualifications are older than that of the Wanli Emperor. Even Emperor Wanli went to court to call Zhou Weng. When Ye Xianggao served as the first assistant, he was also respectful when he saw Zhou Jiamo. Because Zhou Jiamo pointed out several of his articles, Ye Xianggao also called Zhou Jiamo a teacher. What happened at the court, he didn't know? What kind of thoughts do the ministers have, and how can he not know?

When the rebellion in Ningxia Town was reported, Zhou Jiamo knew that the imperial court would definitely fall into the whirlpool of party strife again. Originally, it was a very simple thing. Someone starts a rebellion, just send troops to quell the rebellion, there is nothing to say. However, the current imperial court ...... He was sure that a simple counterinsurgency would be made a mess by these people. The point is not in counterinsurgency, but in what they can gain through counterinsurgency. In order to get their own benefits, they simply do not pay attention to the real situation at the front.

In the past, Liaodong was the hardest hit area of party strife. In order to compete for interests, the parties fought openly and secretly in the eastern Liaodong region and even above the court, with swords and swords, and a miasma of black smoke. If there were no internal intrigue, power struggle, and nonsense, Nurhachi in Liaodong would not have risen so fast. In the past two years, Zhou Jiamo served as the secretary of the ministry, and he has been ruthlessly rectified, and the parties have only reined in a little. However, he was immediately joined by all parties and arched from the position of the secretary of the ministry to the position of the secretary of the military department.

A Liaodong has already made the party struggle white-hot, and now, with the addition of a Ningxia town, I am afraid that the country is really Wuning. Zhou Jiamo could simply foresee that the counterinsurgency war in Ningxia Town would not end in three or five years. Because, many people in the court don't want the war to end so quickly. If the war is over, there will be no sharp weapons to attack the enemy, and the country's money and food will not fall into private pockets so easily. He confined the war to the four towns in the northwest to avoid excessive involvement of the imperial court. Otherwise, I really don't know what kind of mess will be made.

"Alright! So do it! The cabinet will immediately send a letter to the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi to deal with the rebellion in Ningxia Town! The household department first allocated a batch of money and grain to Xi'an Mansion and handed it over to Huang Kezhang at his disposal! Fang Congzhe is also a smart person, he understood what Zhou Jiamo meant, and said decisively.

Since Shousuke-sama had made a decision, the others didn't say anything. At the end of the meeting, everyone dispersed, but the aftermath was lingering. The rebellion in Ningxia Town, as well as the court's response strategy, soon spread in the capital. Late every night, I don't know how many people are quietly thinking about how to benefit from this matter. The number of fast horses between the capital and the border towns in various places has also increased sharply, and there is a vaguely tense atmosphere.

Star came out of the cabinet and was a little indignant. Regarding Zhou Jiamo's vague criticism, [***] Xing was very unconvinced. He never admitted that there was a party struggle in the imperial court. He never thought that he had a party to behave in a way. He believes that the people of Donglin are a group of like-minded people who gather together and fight for the future of the Ming Empire. Any act of aggression against this group is shameful, despicable, indecent, and unforgivable. No matter how old Zhou Jiamo's qualifications are, he can't be targeted like this.

Regarding the rebellion in Ningxia Town, [***] Xing was not as optimistic as Zhou Jiamo and Fang Congzhe, believing that relying on the strength of the trilateral governors alone could suppress the rebellion in Ningxia Town. For Huang Kezhang, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, [***] Xing also has a lot of opinions. Because, this Huang Kezhang, from time to time, always makes some trouble for the people in Donglin. Xing has always had a plan to drive this Huang Kezhang away and replace him with a person from Donglin to take this position.

Now, it's a great opportunity. There was a large-scale rebellion in Ningxia Town, and Huang Kezhang, as the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi and the military affairs of the four towns in the northwest, was guilty of an unforgivable crime. The suppression of the rebellion was his only chance to make meritorious contributions. If he could not successfully suppress the rebellion, he would be dead. Therefore, what [***] Xing has to do now is to add a little trouble to this Huang Kezhang as much as possible. Doesn't Huang Kezhang need money and food? Hey, no!

Most of the money and grain of the imperial court came from the southeast half of the wall, as long as he secretly got some hands and feet and deliberately delayed for a few months, Huang Kezhang would be difficult to cook without rice. At this point, you don't even need [***] Xing to do it himself, you just need to ask Ye Xianggao to hint at it. In the officialdom of the southeast half of the wall, Ye Xianggao's eyes are basically equivalent to the holy decree. When Huang Kezhang is arrested and imprisoned, and replaced by Donglinzhong, the money and food from Jiangnan will be delivered quickly. Easily, the good position of the governor of the three sides fell into the pocket of the people in the East Forest...... Of course, there are definitely more people who think like this, and there is definitely more than one [***] star. There is such a big thing in Ningxia Town, Huang Kezhang must be finished. With his ability, it is basically impossible to try to suppress the rebellion in Ningxia Town. It will be even more impossible if everyone drags behind. In many corners of the capital, there are people quietly discussing how to get Huang Kezhang away and replace him with his own people............ Outside the Forbidden City, somewhere, someone is whispering.

"We were told from above that the more chaotic the situation, the better. Drag on what you can, and the longer you put it off, the better. If you really can't put it off, you can find an excuse to stay somewhere else for a few days so that they can't find anyone. There are no people from our Caoyun Yamen, see how they transport money and grain. ”

"Also, everyone helped spread the news all over the world, including the Jiangnan area. In the war in the northwest, grain prices will definitely rise, so we should pay attention to hoarding all kinds of goods. Medicinal herbs, cotton cloth, rice, and wheat are all urgently needed in the northwest region, and they are all hoarded. ”

"Also, with the war in the northwest, the supply of green salt will definitely be greatly reduced. From now on, don't sell green salt to the outside world, just say that there is no stock. As for when it will be available, I just said I don't know. ”

…… South of Ningxia Town, Sweetwater Fort.

Sweetwater Fort is one of the main thoroughfares in the southern part of Ningxia Town. On the opposite side of it is Xiamaguan, which is under the jurisdiction of Guyuan Town. The army of Guyuan Town can also enter Ningxia Town from here. Troops from Yansui Town can also enter Ningxia Town from here. When the Bobai rebellion was suppressed, a large number of officers and troops passed through here. For such a traffic artery, the white-clothed army will naturally not ignore it. It was inevitable to send troops to defend here.

When Xu Xingxia arrived at Sweetwater Castle, the tiger and leopard rider led by Gao Meng was moving around. Since the recruits have not yet completed their training, the total strength of the Haw Par Cavalry is only about 600. However, the Ming army on the opposite side of the horse pass had been frightened by the tiger and leopard cavalry and retreated in a panic. Now, the dismount pass is completely undefended. The tiger and leopard cavalry blew up all the fortifications and razed the entire dismount pass to the ground.

The combat strategy of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is the same as that of Chi Hu's Shooting Army, and they all practice active defensive tactics. To put it simply, if you haven't hit me yet, I'll hit you first. Even if the enemy did not enter Ningxia Town, as long as there was an opportunity to attack, the tiger and leopard riders would not let go.

All the way north, Xu Xingxia came to Ningxia Guard. This is Ma Shilong's hometown. Previously, Ma Shilong had invited Xu Xingxia to come to Ma's house as a guest, but unfortunately Xu Xingxia never made the trip. Now, people are here, but Ma Shilong is no longer there. Under the expulsion of Gao Yigong and others, Ma Shilong had already evacuated the Ningxia guard and moved closer to Yansui Town.

"My lord, Lin Dan Khan is really dispatched!" Suddenly, Ming Hao hurriedly came to report.

(To be continued)