Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 600 Linkage (2)

Military Department.

"Liu Hongxun is in Shanxi, and Sun Chengzong is in Liaoqian. They are doing very well."

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair, looked at the memorials he held, and said with a smile: "The guards under the jurisdiction of Zezhou and Lu'an under the rule of Shanxi, and the guards under the jurisdiction of Liaoxi under the rule of Liaoqian are all in stable condition. The guards were abolished, the farms under their jurisdiction were checked, military households were transferred to civilian registration, and the hereditary guards were secretly investigated.

As long as you are willing to do things and think about problems, there is nothing impossible.

Previously, the imperial court arbitrarily abolished the post station, and did not arrange corresponding diversion and resettlement. Such a one-size-fits-all approach must be absolutely eliminated.

As long as the direction is right, even if the process is a bit slower, the court will accept it. What I hate the most is having one person say all the good things, and when something goes wrong in the end, the responsibility will be pushed away. "

Wang Qia, Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang and other ministers of military aircraft showed different expressions. They obviously had different views on the collection of memorials for military aircraft in the recent period.

"Your Majesty, Shanxi and Liaoqian are important places and barriers to defend the capital." Wang Qia looked at Wang Zaijin and the others, frowned slightly, and bowed his hands.

"Now that Liu Hongxun and Sun Chengzong are abolishing the guards spontaneously under the rule, even if they want to refer to the adjustment of the Gyeonggi Garrison, they must at least explain the situation in advance.

But from the beginning to the end, neither the Military Aircraft Office, nor the Cabinet, nor even the Ministry of War and other administrative offices have received corresponding memorials, but now..."

"Is Wang Qing worried about something?"

Emperor Chongzhen closed the memorial, looked at Wang Qia and said: "Abolishing the guards set up, don't talk about Shanxi and Liaoqian, just talk about how much the burden will be reduced by defending the area of ​​​​Gingki. Could it be that the previous accounting of the Military Aircraft Department, the Qing family Forgot?
Is there anything wrong with cutting down the unnecessary guards to reduce the pressure on the local area and ensure the stability of the local order? "

"Your Majesty is wise."

Yang Sichang stepped forward and echoed, "I think that Liu Hongxun, the governor of Shanxi, and Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong, abolished some of the guards when they ruled the land and judged the situation. It is very correct.

Based on the memorials submitted by Liu Hongxun and Sun Chengzong, the minister had just calculated an expenditure in his mind. If the abolished farms in the guards could be successfully merged into the official farms of various places, and the military households under their jurisdiction should be transferred to civilian registration. The few 10 taels of food and salaries that were spent will no longer need to be allocated.

And the land tax collected by those official lands every year can allow the court to collect 10,000+ [-]% off color silver, and the benefits brought before and after are..."

"Yang Shufu, you're not doing the right thing."

Huang Liji frowned slightly, looked at Yang Sichang and said: "Even if the guards are abolished, the places involved still need to form garrisons.

For this part of the expenditure, has Yang Shufu ever calculated it?
It is correct for Sun Chengzong to promote the abolition of the guards in Liaoqian. After all, Liaoxi has been taken away by Jianlu for a long time under the rule of our Ming Dynasty, so it is less difficult to implement.

However, Liu Hongxun's location in Shanxi also chose this time to carry out this matter, which is somewhat ill-considered. After all, there are nine important towns in Shanxi and other places.

Once it is said that the abolition of the guards in Shanxi is known to the guards in the nine border towns, and it has been secretly tampered with by some people with ulterior motives, causing the troops in the border towns to be unstable. That was a good policy, but it turned out to be a bad thing in the end. "

Huang Liji still prefers to win in stability.

If you ask the Military Aircraft Department to go up and down, and know that Shaanxi and Shandong are gradually dismantling the guards, I am afraid that this reaction will be even greater.

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair, looked at Huang Liji, Yang Sichang, and the others, but secretly thought about it. In fact, without the knowledge of the Military Aircraft Department, the abolition of the guards in the northern provinces was slowly advancing according to the local conditions.

Just like the Jinzhou Guard, which is adjacent to the Liaodong Rebel Army led by Li Zicheng, under the command of Li Mingzhong, the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, it has already begun to deploy accordingly. Even Zhili Prefecture in Tianjin has selected a group of officials to replace the prefect, The county magistrate and other staff went to Jinzhou to march and manage affairs to ensure the overall development of Jinzhou.

"Since Huang Qing is worried about this, the Military Aircraft Department should help to check for leaks and fill in the gaps."

Emperor Chongzhen calmed down, looked around at the officials in the hall, and said in a loud voice: "The current situation of the treasury is clearer than anyone else, and the imperial court's annual tax collection is like this.

In the long-term imbalance of income and expenditure, it is not a good way to solve emergency government affairs by tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

Knowing that there is a problem, but not thinking about how to rectify it, just passively waiting for the problem to erupt. Will the court have peace in the long run?

Just like in the past in Shanxi and Shanxi, thieves emerged in endlessly everywhere. Isn’t it because the imperial court apportioned too much Liao’s salary, coupled with frequent disasters in the area, resulting in the people having no way of life, so they were forced to rebel against the imperial court?

The apportioned Liao pay has not been levied much, and the Jianlu who ravaged Liaodong has not been suppressed, but the court has added a bunch of rebels. This situation must be completely changed! "

Wang Qia, Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang and the others listened to what the Son of Heaven said, and some felt happy while others felt sad.

Regarding the reaction of the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department, Emperor Chongzhen also knew in his heart that he just felt that it was too fast, and worried that many guards would be abolished, which would cause new disturbances.

However, Emperor Chongzhen had absolute confidence in Lu Xiangsheng, Yuan Keli, Liu Hongxun, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Chen Qiyu, the big officials who sealed the border.

Based on the talents of these local officials mentioned above, let alone serving as governors and supervisors in various places, even if they are all promoted to important positions in the cabinet, it is more than enough.

Like Wang Qia and Huang Liji, Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Keli are also aware of the concerns of the others. Therefore, the targeted abolition of the guards is based on the premise of avoiding the expansion of the situation and ensuring that the problem can be effectively solved before choosing the most suitable place. , to gradually carry out the abolition of the guards.

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now."

Emperor Chongzhen stood up with firm eyes and said: "The Military Aircraft Department has collected all possible problems and communicated with Liu Hongxun and Sun Chengzong in a timely manner to ensure that this matter can be done smoothly, avoid local turmoil, and truly reduce the burden on the national treasury. .”

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone bowed to each other immediately.

Emperor Chongzhen flicked his robe sleeves, and walked quickly outside the Hall of Martial Arts. All the matters that should be resolved have been resolved, and he has to rush back to the Qianqing Palace to deal with the government affairs.

Now under the rule of the northern provinces, including Huguang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, there are many things that are waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to understand and solve them. Time is very precious to Emperor Chongzhen.

(End of this chapter)