The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 135 The Great Achievements of Chongzhen

Most of the officials in the late Ming Dynasty had an obvious characteristic.

Most of those who don't do things are very good at talking.

Chen Xinjia was such a person. Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou, who were fighting alone, retreated in a row, and their expressions changed drastically.

Especially when Chen Xinjia dug out the old calendar of the Daling River battle, Zu Dashou changed instantly.

"What did you say? What do you mean?" Zu Dashou's chest heaved continuously, glaring at Chen Xinjia, on the verge of going berserk.

If this was not the Nuan Pavilion and Chongzhen was not in front of him, no one knew whether Zu Dashou would have beaten Chen Xinjia up.

"Is what I said wrong? You were already captured by Huang Taiji in the battle of Daling River, why did you come back?"

Chen Xinjia's tone began to be sarcastic again.

The words are not surprising and die endlessly.

"You poor man!"

Zu Dashou couldn't bear it anymore, pointed at Chen Xinjia's nose, and cursed.

If Chen Xinjia turns over his old background, then he will turn over Chen Xinjia's old bottom.

Chen Xinjia came from a family background, if it weren't for Yang Sichang, how could he be the second in command of the Ministry of War?
Scholars attach great importance to fame, especially Chen Xinjia.

Because I don't have a Jinshi background, I am very sensitive to this aspect.

Chen Xinjia was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Zu Dashou to say that.

The body began to shake, it was because of being too angry.

He wanted to yell and curse again, but Yang Sichang grabbed the hem of his clothes and stopped him with his eyes.

Still angry, Chen Xinjia leaned into Yang Sichang's ear and asked in a low voice, "My lord, why are you doing this?!"

Yang Sichang pouted in the direction of Chongzhen, beckoning Chen Xinjia to take a look.

Chen Xinjia looked at Chongzhen, and saw the leisurely Chongzhen.

With his left hand resting on his chin, his elbow resting on the table, his right hand is beating the table slowly and rhythmically, his head is still counting, and he doesn't know what kind of libretto he is chanting. , making Chen Xinjia a little confused.

"Your Majesty may have done it on purpose, the more we quarrel, the happier Your Majesty will be.

Now it's not about quarreling, it's about negotiating the reward for Sun Jie first.

If Sun Jie's reward is not properly negotiated, our credit will not be justified. "

Yang Sichang explained in a low voice.

Although Chen Xinjia was very angry at Zu Dashou's words just now, there was nothing he could do.

This is the fact, Yang Sichang is right.

Chen Xinjia glared at Zu Dashou unconvinced, and immediately stopped the flag and drums, and said nothing more.

Zu Dashou was still waiting for Chen Xinjia's counterattack, but it can be seen that he has already died down, and he didn't say anything more.

Nuan Pavilion suddenly calmed down, Chongzhen looked at the crowd, and said with some surprise: "What's the matter? Why didn't you say anything? How is the discussion going? Did you come up with any regulations?"

Chen Xinjia saluted Chongzhen, and said: "Your Majesty, the victory of General Sun and the Jingying is the biggest victory of the imperial court since the three major campaigns of Wanli. Victory is the harbinger of the great order of the world and the revival of the Ming Dynasty, I think it should be rewarded heavily!"

There must be heavy rewards, and only by rewarding Sun Jie heavily can the credit of these people rise with the tide.

Yang Sichang naturally understood this truth, and followed Chen Xinjia: "Your Majesty, I think that what Mr. Chen said is very true, and he should be rewarded!"

Zhang Zhiji's nobles also expressed their opinions one after another.

Chongzhen did not agree immediately, and looked at Zhou Yanru: "Zhou Aiqing, what do you think?"

Zhou Yanru is as slippery as a loach, how could he mix himself in?
He saluted and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I don't know about military affairs, but generals should be rewarded if they win battles. This is an ancient rule. But what the two generals Wu and Zu said is also reasonable.

All these matters, I think His Majesty has made a decision in his heart! "

No one will be offended if he said a piece of nonsense.

Chongzhen didn't care about Zhou Yanru either, his gaze passed over everyone one by one.

Said: "You dear friends are right, but if you have merit, you should be rewarded. This is the same principle throughout the ages.

If there is no reward this time, then if the Liaodong soldiers and horses make contributions in the future, will it be the same as it is today?

If the two lovers think it's okay, then I will revoke the reward for Sun Jie! "

In a word, the back road of Wu and Zu was firmly stated.

There must be rewards. If the credit is so great, if there is no reward, who will make meritorious service for the court in the future?
Standing with Sun Jie were Jingying and the three princes.

If you don't reward Sun Jie, how can you reward them? !
If these people make trouble, it will not end well.

"That's the matter. Liaodong soldiers and horses have traveled thousands of miles, and they have eaten and slept on the way. Let's rest near the capital for a few days this time!"

Chongzhen said lightly.

Wu Xiang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this time the army will be dispatched, it will cost a lot..."

The meaning is obvious, just want money.

Almost every time Liaodong soldiers sent troops, they would ask the court for a sum of money.

In the past, even if the Liaodong soldiers and horses did not make an inch of merit, Chongzhen had to give it.

But this time, Chongzhen's waist became much stiffer.

Looking lightly at Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou, with a faint smile on his face, "You two lovers, did Liaodong soldier Ma Ke make contributions?!"

Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou looked at each other, they could see helplessness and disappointment in each other's eyes.

Chongzhen said again: "The imperial court will reward those who make meritorious deeds, and punish those who make mistakes. Liaodong soldiers and horses have not made meritorious service. If they are rewarded at will, won't the world feel that the imperial court is unfair?!"

The calm and breezy appearance made Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou completely give up.

Having said all this, what else can I do?
insist?Sun Jie had just won the battle, plus the Beijing camp.

The limelight is on the imperial court's side, what else can they do?
If you insist, not only will there be no benefit, but it will be counterproductive.

The two saluted Chongzhen and left angrily.

Looking at the back of them leaving, Yang Sichang's face was full of sarcasm.

"Leave this matter to your Ministry of War for discussion. Within two days, come up with a reward charter and withdraw first!"

Chongzhen waved his hands towards Yang Sichang and the others.

It's nothing, a few people salute and leave one by one.

Chongzhen looked at Zhou Yanru who was about to leave, and suddenly thought of something.

With a change of tone, he hurriedly said:

"Zhou Aiqing, stay here first!"

Zhou Yanru was about to leave, but when he heard this, he stopped in his tracks.

It's just that it's not clear why Chongzhen let him stay.

After everyone left, Chongzhen stood up and walked in front of Zhou Yanru.

The tone was calm, and he said: "The new year is coming soon, it seems that the autumn tax of the Jiangnan land this year has not been escorted to the court?
There is also grain, which is [-]% less this year than in previous years. "

Looking at Zhou Yanru, he couldn't take his eyes off him.

Not only this year's autumn tax, but the autumn tax in previous years has not been paid in full.

Either in arrears or shortfalls.

Want to raise Jiangnan's taxes, what a big joke!

Thousands of calculations, Zhou Yanru did not expect Chongzhen to say this.

At first, I thought that I was just asking myself to do some meaningless things, but I never expected that there would be such a stubble.

If you think about it, you can understand that what Chongzhen lacked most was money.

Since he came to the throne, he has never been rich. He has used troops everywhere, and the court has been stretched.

The former Minister of the Ministry of Households, Bi Ziyan, was somewhat capable, and his methods of cutting expenditure were the best in the imperial court, but there was no open source, and no matter how much he cut expenditure, it would be useless.

For so many years, most of the tax revenue has been suppressed in the north, and the tax revenue in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be collected at all.

Chongzhen is not as capable as his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, but he can understand many things after being the emperor for so many years.

There are constant disasters and chaos in the north, and it will only be counterproductive if apportionment is made.

He understood this truth very early on.

What's the use of understanding?The great Confucians in the south of the Yangtze River refused to pay and took the lead in resisting taxes. What can he do?
Emperor Apocalypse sent people to collect taxes in the south of the Yangtze River, but the people in Suzhou rioted, killing the tax officials and burning down the government offices. How many years have passed?

Just like that, Zhang Pu wrote "The Tombstone of Five People", pointed at his elder brother's nose and scolded him, but in the end it just didn't matter.

The retreat of the imperial court, as well as the retreat of the frontier affairs, the loss of prestige, aggravated the momentum of the southern gentry's resistance to taxes, and used grain as a threat from time to time.

After the Yisi Incident in the second year of Chongzhen, the prestige of the court was lost, and it was difficult to collect money from the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

This time Sun Jie won the battle, sweeping away the decline of the imperial court, the sun and the moon reopened to the blue sky, and Chongzhen's already silent heart was awakened again.

Money, I need it!

Zhou Yanru didn't panic in his heart. It was a foregone conclusion that he couldn't collect taxes for so many years, and he had a fixed set of prevarications.

He took no time to rush, and said, "Your Majesty, in summer and April this year, the sea water flooded Yangzhou Prefecture, drowning countless people and animals. In July, Hongze Lake in Huai'an Prefecture flooded, and the levee collapsed, and all people and animals on both sides of the river were lost..."

There are a lot of blah blah, all kinds of lists.

Chongzhen didn't want to listen to these rhetoric anymore.

"Don't talk too much, I'm asking you, when will the grain be replenished? When will the tax be released from the capital?!" Chongzhen's face turned cold.

Zhou Yanru shook his head, looking embarrassed, "Your Majesty, the court has important affairs, and I secretly think that we should pay taxes in time, but the world is suffering constantly, so it is really difficult to pay!"

"The world is so exhausted, what should we do?!" Chongzhen asked urgently.

Zhou Yanru said: "Your Majesty, now that the north is gradually leveling off, the exiles and slaves have retreated three thousand li, if we can attract exiles, we can settle in Shanxi, Shanxi and Zhili, which will solve the urgent need of the imperial court.

The war in the world is gradually calming down, the people in the north can live and work in peace and contentment, and the food production can also increase. I secretly think that we can levy an additional tax of [-]% per mu of land on the people in the north, plus the income from farming, it will definitely solve the court's difficulties! "

Shameless, especially shameless, extremely shameless!
Chongzhen clenched his hands tightly and gritted his teeth, wishing he could beat to death the usually "quite obedient" Shoufu in front of him on the spot.

Where does this speak in human terms?Mouth full of shit!
Co-authoring the whole world, only you in Jiangnan are the people of Ming Dynasty?Northerners are born slaves?

Chongzhen shook his head in disappointment.

This time I took him out of the house to solve my own problems, but what happened?
Irony, irony! ! !

Chongzhen forcibly held back his breath, waved his hand towards Zhou Yanru, and said, "Go down, Aiqing, I already have a plan for this matter!"

Zhou Yanru repeatedly claimed to resign, and slipped out like flying.

Walking out of the warm pavilion, he let out a long breath, and immediately beamed with joy, happy for his wit.

But Chongzhen, would he listen to Zhou Yanru?

That is no!
Chongzhen turned around, looked at Cao Huachun behind him, and said, "Did you hear what Zhou Yanru said just now?!"

Although he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Chongzhen's gourd, Cao Huachun continued to say yes.

"Go back to the emperor, I understand!" Cao Huachun replied.

"You find a way to spread the words he just said to Shaanxi, Shanxi and Zhili. Remember, the harder you spread the better, the sooner the better!" Chongzhen's chest heaved and his voice was a little rough.

A burst of anger surged in his chest, sending out his upper finger crown.

Ever since his grandfather, the Great Confucianism in the south of the Yangtze River has been acting like this.

Up to now, not only has it not changed, but it has intensified.

During the Wanli period, since the death of Zhang Juzheng, Jiangnan's tax revenue has been declining year after year.

One year, the entire Jiangnan tea tax only collected 26 taels of silver.

Absurd, simply absurd!
Cao Huachun gasped, never expecting that Chongzhen would do this.

"My lord, will this, will it cause a split between the north and the south? Replay the old events of the north and south list?!" Cao Huachun looked worried.

Chongzhen's face became completely gloomy and cold, "North and South split?! The old story of the North and the South?! Hehe, if I have the authority of Emperor Taizu Gao, there will be a lot of people in the south of the Yangtze River who will be killed.

Wanli, Tianqi and even Chongzhen, the great Confucians in the south of the Yangtze River, can treat the people in the north as human beings?If Donglin grows bigger, where are the Qin and Jin people?

At the beginning, I thought that Dong Lin was a gentleman, but what happened? !
Let's look at the current court, how many people have northern household registration? !Before, I had no choice but to watch, but now..."

Chongzhen also hated him in his heart, when he was young, he was coaxed and played by Donglin.

The fact that he failed in even flipping slapped him a few times, and he understood it, but it was too late.

Having said this, Chongzhen closed his mouth.

Look in the direction of Shaanxi.

Use Sun Jie's military exploits to frighten the courtiers.

Or, use Sun Jie to frighten Jiangnan.

Chongzhen in history really did similar things.

In the 14th year of Chongzhen, he asked Gu Zhaoji, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, to go south to Jinling to lead the Jinling Right Army Governor's Mansion, admiral Cao Jiang, and train soldiers and horses.

It is true that it is true to make up military and horse training leave to deter Jiangnan.

You know, Jinling at that time was almost the back garden of Wei Guogong's lineage.

His family does not pay taxes, and even shelters tax-resistant gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wei Guogong is in charge of the military power in Jinling, and the governor's office of the five armies in Jinling is almost the whole family of his family.

The riots in Suzhou during the reign of Tianqi were inextricably linked to his family.

Let Gu Zhaoji go south to lead the right army's governor's mansion and admiral Cao Jiang, in order to relieve Wei Guogong's military power.

It's a pity that Gu Zhaoji was driven back by the Jiangnan gentry not long after he got started, and soon after, the capital was destroyed.

The capital is full of fishy smells, and Jinling is peaceful with singing and dancing.

What does the disaster in the north have to do with the prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River? !
Gu Zhao couldn't do it, so what about the current Sun Jie?
Chongzhen didn't know Sun Jie's true strength and the condition of his soldiers and horses, but only knew that he had soldiers in his hands, and they were very powerful.

In addition, Cao Huachun and Yang Sichang were short-handed, and kept saying good things to Chongzhen, exaggerating Sun Jie's loyalty.

This made Chongzhen's silent heart come alive again.

"Shaanxi Commander-in-Chief, leading the Right Army's Dudu Mansion, admiral Cao Jiang, going south to Jinling, preparing military affairs..."

One short sentence after another, uttered from Chongzhen's mouth.

However, Cao Huachun has already left, and only he can hear these words.

After all, Chongzhen is the emperor, the most sensitive creature of power in the world.

Since Sun Jie can deter Liaodong, why can't he deter Jiangnan?
Liaodong Jiannu and thieves are now crippled, and it is a good time to take the opportunity to collect taxes.

This time he finally freed his hands, how could Chongzhen be soft?

Throwing Sun Jie to the south of the Yangtze River, Chongzhen can also take the opportunity to set eyes on Shaanxi.

Even if you can't use it now, you can use it later.

Let Sun Jie be tedious in the trivial matters in the south of the Yangtze River, so that he cannot manage Shaanxi.

If things change, it's not bad to call back.

What he thought in his heart was quite beautiful, if he really transferred Sun Jie to Jiangnan, it would really be what Sun Jie wanted.

Just worrying about not having access to the sea, and not knowing how to develop sea trade, Chongzhen came to his door.

The anger in Chongzhen's chest gradually subsided.

However, things have to be done step by step.

Now Jian Nu and Liu Thief have gradually stabilized, don't worry, take your time.

Chongzhen returned to the dragon chair again, thinking that Zhongxing Daming's great achievements would be realized from his own hands, a smile slipped out from under his sparse beard.

Use Sun Jie to deter Liaodong and Jiangnan, and then use Liaodong and Jiangnan to coerce Sun Jie.

Get money and food from the south of the Yangtze River, and then train soldiers...

He saw the day when he rejuvenated Daming, and saw the scene of the tribute from all nations...

　Thank you for the reward of Yizhu Zhuojiu, and thank you for your support! ! !
　　
　
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