Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

The central problem and the local problem are like two openings, tearing the roots of the Daming Sheji, causing the vitality of the Ming Dynasty to continue to drain.

Tyranny is as fierce as a tiger.

Once the trend of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is formed, it is not easy to step on the brakes and avoid the spread of bad trends.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the capital, was not aware of his influence, and was intensifying the counterattack of certain vested interest groups under the rule of the southern provinces.

However, the elimination and assassination of certain groups is also unknown to these vested interest groups. Since the conflict of interests is inevitable, the Emperor Chongzhen will not be kind to women.

Kill it.

What should be removed is removed.

Anyway, they are a group of self-interested factions who are useless to the country and the people. Instead of keeping them in trouble, disrupting order, and amassing wealth, it is better to return to the west as soon as possible.

Methods and strategies such as assassination can be used, but they cannot be abused. Once addicted, it will only destroy the basic order of Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen will not be addicted.

"Recently, the right and wrong in the court have affected many people, and there are even many people discussing it between the court and the opposition."

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe, stretched out his hand and said to Wang Qia and the others: "But I feel that if the unhealthy winds cannot be calmed down, the country will lose its prestige, and the country will lose its prestige, and the world will be unstable that day!

I don't want the turmoil in the DPRK to affect the Military Aircraft Department. After all, the counter-insurgency momentum that Ming Dynasty is facing at this stage has not really come to an end.

A bandit who had ravaged Shanshan before.

A Jian captive who had ravaged Liaodong before.

Under the suppression of the imperial court, the former fled into the border of Qinghai and caused an impact and influence on the Tumote Department, but the imperial court could not relax its vigilance.

Under the overall planning of the imperial court, the latter's power in the Liao region has shrunk. In addition to our court's border guards, there are also rebels and various Mongolian ministries, threatening them. "

Wang Qia, Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang and other military ministers showed different expressions.

Regarding the emperor's summoning this time, all the ministers were a little puzzled in their hearts. After all, the turmoil in the foreign court made them a little confused about the court situation.

In particular, the unification of science and Dao had a great impact and turmoil, but the tough attitude shown by Emperor Chongzhen made many people aware that the situation in the court had changed.

"I called you here today, and what I want to talk about is very clear, Jiubian!"

Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were sharp, he looked at the ministers in the hall, and said loudly: "Since the disastrous defeat in the Saerhu battle in the Wanli Dynasty, my Ming's army seems to have been abolished.

Whether it is against the Eight Banners of Jianlu, or against the various tribes of Mongolia, or its own thieves.

It can be regarded as an interpretation of a sentence, every battle must be defeated, and the more you fight, the more you lose!
The imperial court spends a lot of real gold and silver every year, but the situation and situation it faces can be said to be deteriorating. Have you ever thought about why this is? "

The hall was extremely quiet.

The thoughts of Wang Qia, Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang and his party followed what Emperor Chongzhen said, recalling the Wanli Dynasty and Tianqi Dynasty.

For the past ten years, it was like a magical dreamland for the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Among the many wars that occurred, only a handful of them were won by the Ming Dynasty. …

Even in the few wars that were won, there were still many problems. It can be said that they were won on the surface, but in fact they were lost.

"I would like to ask you, how much food has the imperial court allocated to the Nine Borders in the past ten years?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "If you don't think it's clear, you can get rid of Liaodong. Can you tell me? Wang Qia, you are the Secretary of the Ministry of War, so you should be clear?"

Wang Qia, who was named by the emperor, felt his heart tighten, and he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. Under everyone's gaze, he saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I..."

But as he talked, Wang Qia couldn't say anything.

It's not that Wang Qia is incompetent, but in fact, in the past ten years, too much food and salary have been allocated. Without detailed statistics, it is not clear at all.

"Wang Zaijin, tell me."

"minister……"

"Huang Liji, tell me."

"minister……"

Seeing that Wang Qia couldn't explain it, Emperor Chongzhen ordered several ministers one after another, but they couldn't explain things that Wang Qia couldn't explain clearly either.

In the past, at the Military Aircraft Department, Wang Qia, Wang Zaijin, and Huang Liji, the military ministers, were busy rectifying the Beijing camp, busy rectifying the Gyeonggi garrison, busy abolishing the Gyeonggi garrison, and busy coordinating the counter-insurgency matters in various places. Just these things made them busy.

They don't have the energy to think about the bad debts that existed in the past.

"Haha...Who will believe it when I tell you?"

Seeing that all the ministers in the palace lowered their heads, Emperor Chongzhen clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "For such an important place as Nine Sides, no one knows how much food and salaries the imperial court has allocated in the past ten years or so.

Even I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, can't figure it out.

I don't know when the food and payment in the important town of Nine Borders has become a messy account, a bad account, and the detailed amount is unknown.

The estimated amount is probably 1500 million taels of silver, which should be a lot more! "

The most fearful thing in Daming is to delve deeper, because if you delve deeper, you will find that what is hidden under the surface is full of pickled things that you cannot bear to look at directly!
In Daming, the most feared thing is the emperor's incompetence. After all, there is an efficient team of officials, and the state system established by Daming can still function well.

The most fearful thing is that the emperor wants to be diligent and change, but in the end he finds that the team is rotten and the national system is destroyed. The more he wants to do something, the more it will aggravate the collapse.

Because bullying and concealing, bullying and suppressing have formed a trend, for one's own interests, even if it damages the roots of the community, it is not a matter of hesitation.

It is precisely because of this fundamental reason that Emperor Chongzhen did not choose to make drastic changes at the beginning, but gradually changed his strategy after he had more cards in his hand.

"Your Majesty, with the success of the adjustment of the Gyeonggi garrison, I think that the important towns on the nine borders can be properly adjusted." Ding Qirui stepped forward and said with a serious expression.

"Implementation of the responsibility of guarding the territory, clarification of the military system of each border town, clarification of the establishment of guards around the nine borders, etc., can all be advanced in an orderly manner through the Military Aircraft Department.

Since the late Wanli Dynasty, the border towns set up in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty have been invaded and plundered by various Mongolian tribes almost every year, breaking the Great Wall defense line at every turn, and raging into Shanshan and other places.

In particular, the Hetao Mongolian ministries are a hazard that must be resolved.

However, the situation of the important towns on the nine borders is different from that of Gyeonggi, Liaodong and other places, and many levels are involved. If the country wants to adjust these, it must have a detailed plan. "