Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 599 Linkage (1)

"Unbelievable! It's simply unbelievable!"

Chen Qiyu's suspicious voice sounded in the main hall of the governor, "Counselor Jin, you pointed here before the thief put down the rebellion, are you sure that there is nothing wrong with the approved money and food expenditure?
Just by abolishing the guards under the Xi'an government, can 10,000+ non-essential expenses be reduced?The key is that the order of Xi'an Prefecture has not been affected in any way. "

"Governor Chen, how can such a big event be trifling?"

Facing Chen Qiyu's gaze, Jin Sheng said solemnly: "Since Xi'an Mansion began to abolish the guards, I was specifically responsible for the corresponding errands before countering the rebellion, and you know all of this.

During the abolition of the guards, all the illegal activities involved were traced back to the source, and the involved guards officials, including some local officials, were traced.

Only this part of the seized proceeds, more than 100 million taels of silver, as well as a lot of grain and land, were handed over to the Shaanxi Disaster Relief Bank under the signature. "

Chen Qiyu waved his hand and said: "I didn't mean to doubt Counselor Jin's ability, but I was actually shocked by the abolishment of the guards and the approved annual reduction in non-essential expenses.

If a Xi'an prefecture can reduce so much expenditure every year, what amazing amount will it be if it is expanded to the whole of Shaanxi?
This is an account that must be settled clearly.

After all, most of the bandit forces that are raging now have fled into Qinghai under the joint encirclement and suppression of the counter-insurgency army led by Governor Hong, the Fifth Army Battalion, and the Shenshu Battalion.

If the abolition of the guard post, the establishment of the garrison, and the clarification of the field army can really not affect the stability of Shaanxi under the rule, but also ensure the stability of the Nine Frontiers. "

Jin Sheng said with firm eyes: "When I first calculated this amount, I was shocked, so I asked the people below to calculate it several times, but the result was the same every time.

After receiving this official letter, the official did the calculation several times in private.

I even roughly estimated several times that the guards set up under my Shaanxi rule, including the border towns involved in Gansu, Ningxia, Yulin, etc., respected the idea proposed by the emperor's previous secret decree, and after abolishing all the guards, set up a garrison Army, field army and other deployments, only the annual military expenditure in Shaanxi can still reduce non-essential expenditures by more than 100 million taels.

Perhaps there is a corresponding discrepancy in this estimated non-essential expenditure, but the difference will never be too large. The changes brought about before and after this, especially the burden on the court, will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. "

Chen Qiyu fell into deep thought.

After taking office as the governor of Shaanxi, Chen Qiyu received several secret decrees. Even since then, Jin Sheng, the minister of counselor dispatched abroad, has forwarded many official letters issued by the military aircraft office to Chen Qiyu for reading.

Many plans, including the pan-Liaodong strategy, have achieved those results. Although Chen Qiyu is far away under the rule of Shaanxi, he can understand these results one after another.

In particular, following the will of Emperor Chongzhen, the Shaanxi Disaster Relief Office was established along the way. Through the Zhili, Shandong and other disaster relief offices, Chen Qiyu learned a lot of experience and lessons from the achievements made by the disaster relief offices in Zhili, Shandong and other places. Things have made little progress.

The positive progress around work-for-relief has greatly gathered the victims and refugees under the rule, which has caused those raging bandit forces to lose the opportunity to replenish fresh blood.

Bandit leaders like Wang Jiayin, Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang, and Zhang Xianzhong, the rebels gathered under their command can easily range from tens of thousands to 10,000+, and they are all bankrupt groups that have no way out.

But if there is a way to survive, who will put the heads of the whole family on the belt of their trousers, and take something that is not even a weapon to rebel against the court?

Through a group of trustworthy members and pillars of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen set up targeted local disaster relief agencies in areas with the most serious problems and contradictions, which not only cut off the illegal income channels of some corrupt officials, but also cut off the flow Supplementary channels for thieves to rebel.

"If this is the case, then the abolition of the guard must be carried forward firmly."

Chen Qiyu calmed down, and said with firm eyes: "I heard that Zhou Yuji led the Yongwei Battalion. He selected a group of generals and sent them to Ningxia Town to rectify the guards in the border towns under his jurisdiction. So far, there has been no disturbance in Ningxia Town. .

In order to effectively resolve the turmoil and turmoil that may arise from the abolition of the guard post, it is also very important to form a garrison and a field army.

If the garrison is abolished unilaterally, once some problems arise, it may make Shaanxi's existing stability and regenerate new turmoil. "

"This matter can only be done a little bit, and it cannot be rushed."

Jin Sheng nodded and said: "In the past, His Majesty's secret decree has repeatedly emphasized this matter, and now in our Daming territory, the most taboo thing is to have one size fits all.

What about other places, we don't need to mention it.

However, in Shaanxi, one size fits all must be avoided.

We can’t look at some of the achievements we’ve made now, and bring those beneficial changes to Shaanxi itself and the imperial court, and just take steps to promote changes.

If the supporting changes and planning are not kept up in time, the situation that Governor Chen said will happen. "

"Yes."

Chen Qiyu said with emotion: "When the Xi'an government promoted the abolition of the guards before, how many turmoil and influences occurred, I can vividly remember now.

This is still in the name of thieves suppressing rebellion, holding the banner of the emperor, and the premise that my Shaanxi governor's office has no involvement on the surface, so many things have been tossed about.

If Ben Fu is personally responsible for this matter, I don’t know how many troubles will be exposed. If there is no Counselor Jin who understands the righteousness and is willing to help Ben Fu to share these pressures, I am afraid..."

"Governor Chen, don't mention these things again."

Jin Sheng smiled and waved his hands and said: "We are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and we should share the worries of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor. Personal honor and disgrace are really nothing.

Speaking of it, the responsibilities and burdens that Governor Chen shouldered during the abolition of the guards were much heavier than those of the official.

As long as the Shaanxi Disaster Relief Administration fails to effectively restrain and gather those disaster victims and refugees, and carry out corresponding matters in the prefectures and counties under its control, Shaanxi may be in chaos again now.

I heard that your Disaster Relief Administration has provided official land for agriculture, and the potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc. that you tried to grow have achieved good growth? "

"This really needs to be said in particular."

Chen Qiyu's eyes lit up and he said: "There are several official farmlands under the administration of Xi'an Prefecture, and the sweet potatoes and potatoes planted are all harvested in advance.

After summary calculation, the yield per mu has reached an astonishing 500 catties, and these official fields are all second-class Susukida. If they are planted on top-quality irrigated land, the yield will be even more astonishing! "

(End of this chapter)