Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 74 Pepsi is Difficult
The red tide in the sky is like the sea, and the carapace is like golden light opening up the clouds.

A team of thousands of people came towards Zhu Youjian and the others.

This team of men and horses is not tall, most of them are only about five feet, but from their eyes, it can be seen that they are strong and capable of fighting.

They are equipped with sharp swords and broadswords and sharp long-handled bamboo spears unique to the ethnic minorities in eastern Sichuan. They wear iron armor and a thick layer of cotton armor, which can be said to be impenetrable to swords and arrows.

When the army came, Zhu Youjian glanced away, and saw that the army was strong and full of spirits.

"Okay, okay!" With three good faces, Zhu Youjian took Qin Bangping's hand and said:
"With such a strong army, why worry about building captives?"

"Your Highness, you have praised me..." Qin Bangping heard the praise, although his mouth was modest, his body was straight, and he seemed very proud.

Seeing the three of them like this, Zhu Youjian told the three of them about the various things in Liaodong that Man Gui told him.

But it seems that because they have experienced the more difficult Battle of Bozhou, they are not afraid of the powerful Jianlu that Zhu Youjian said.

Zhu Youjian didn't point out this point, but just told them to focus on defending the city and not to chase the enemy.

Qin Bangping could also see that this was a sign that Zhu Youjian attached great importance to them, so even though they looked down on Jianlu, they still humbly agreed.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian didn't say anything anymore, but after a few words of concern, he promised that the Shizhu native soldiers who went north to aid Liao would not be in arrears of military pay, and that they would be paid [-] taels per person per year like Zhejiang soldiers. One hundred taels.

Hearing the one-hundred taels of silver reward for beheading, Qin Bangping and the others all had golden eyes, and then patted their chests to promise:
"Your Highness, don't worry, there are three last generals here, and they will guard Shenyang to the death, and prevent the real captive from stepping into Shenyang City!"

"Okay..." Zhu Youjian responded with a smile, and after a short greeting, he bid farewell to the three of them.

After the three of them rode away, Lu Wenzhao stepped forward and said:

"Your Highness, the beheading at the level of one hundred taels of silver is too high..."

After asking this question, Wang Chengen also nodded secretly, thinking that it was indeed too high.

But Zhu Youjian laughed and said:
"Is it tall?"

"Don't forget how much money the imperial court has invested in Liaodong in the past two years or so."

"I hope that the soldiers and horses of Liaozhen can behead one hundred thousand real captives at once, and put down the real captives."

"But can they do it?"

Zhu Youjian sneered and said: "If they can do it, why is the Liao thing like this?"

"If it is possible to behead one hundred thousand real captives and spend ten million taels of silver to settle the Liao affairs, wouldn't it be easy?"

In his view, compared with Jianlu, whether the Ming Dynasty can continue, the real problem is how to solve land annexation, clean up corrupt officials, reform and reform, and deal with the severe drought that has lasted more than ten years.

If these things can be done, the Liao affairs will not be a problem at all. With Daming's size, Nurhachi can be crushed to death directly.

But the problem is that the current situation is that the emperor's government orders can only flow in the north. Once they reach the south, unless they send their cronies there, they will have no effect at all.

Basically, anyone who knows the history of the late Ming Dynasty can think of these questions, but why didn't Tianqi and Chongzhen do it?

The first is to clean up the yellow book, which cannot be done.

To clear the acres of land and count the population, you must have a team that can not be influenced by local forces.

Zhu Yuanzhang can do it, because his team is full of Huaiyou civilians who have turned themselves into officials, have no foundation, and violence is enough.

Even at the time of Zhang Juzheng, the center was still strong. Although Zhang Tian had disadvantages, he could still do it.

But at the time of Tianqi and Chongzhen, the more battles were lost, the lower the authority of the court, and the more it was necessary to maintain unity and stability within the ruling class.

After more than two hundred years of inbreeding, the interests of various groups have been deeply rooted. Therefore, no matter what method is used to clear the land, the people who use it cannot escape the circle of gentry, guards, nobles, eunuchs, and subordinates.

If your own people check your own people, you can't find anything famous.

Most officials want nothing more than to get promoted and make a fortune. The stronger the court, the higher the demand for promotion. When the prestige of the court declines, the officials only want to get rich.

It is even easier for nobles, eunuchs, and subordinate officials. They cannot be promoted, but can only get rich.

No one is available, no policy will work.

In terms of politics, Tianqi and Chongzhen have done a good job in the history of pulling one faction against another faction, but it is useless at all.

No matter how well the game of power is played in court, the common people and soldiers still have nothing to eat, and it is useless.

To collect taxes, we must fight against interest groups, and to fight against interest groups, we must support a team that is clean and clear, and we must pull all interests in the same direction.

Qi Jin asked Qi Yuanfu to go south. At that time, as long as he recruited and trained [-] soldiers in Zhejiang, and trained a little bit in the north, Zhu Youjian could play horizontally.

Of course, he couldn't just turn the table over, just because he didn't have Zhu Yuanzhang's team.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di dared to kill so many corrupt officials because tens of thousands of students from the Imperial College supported them.

But the Guozijian was almost infiltrated by civil officials in Zhu Di's later period, and Zhu Youjian had to take the survivors of the frontier generals to Changping, give them land, and teach them to read.

At that time, there will be an interest group behind him.

If thousands of students want to stand out, the only way is to be an official.

Official positions will not be vacant, so the easiest thing is to overthrow a group of corrupt officials and replace them.

As for whether they will be corrupt?It doesn't matter.

Even if it is corrupt, as long as the tax can be paid up, it will be fine to cope with the next long drought on the Little Ice River.

After the severe drought is over, they should be killed and caught.

No one will always stand by your side, they will always stand by your interests, Zhu Youjian deeply understands this truth.

Thinking so, he also got into the car, and said flatly, "Let's go."

"Yes..." Lu Wenzhao replied, and then ordered the convoy to continue going south, and Zhu Youjian also asked Wang Chengen:
"Families of the frontier soldiers, please pay more attention to this matter, and get as many people as possible."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I have already sent other eunuchs and Jin Yiwei from the Yumajian to go to various places. If there is no accident, the survivors in Jizhen and Xuanfu will be able to be brought to Changping in half a month."

"It's just that because of the wind and snow, the livestock pastures and farmhouses in Changping haven't been set up properly. The [-] taels of livestock we're buying now are all in the pastures in Hongmen, Changping."

"When the Shizhu white-armed soldiers go to Yanshan Daying, there will be more than [-] people there, and the craftsmen will be [-]."

Having said that, Wang Chengen said helplessly:
"His Highness allocated [-] taels of silver, and already spent [-] taels of silver to buy [-] pigs and [-] chickens, ducks and geese."

"Near Huangshan, thirty eunuchs on duty were dispatched, more than one thousand tenants, and twenty official farms were built, occupying [-] mu of land in Huairou, and six hilltops in Yanshan."

"These livestock have to eat [-] to [-] grass seeds and more than [-] catties of grain a day, and the daily expenditure is at least [-] taels, which is almost comparable to the food of the Seven Guards and One Battalion."

"Fifteen thousand taels of silver? That's more than three hundred taels a day, which is less than the six hundred taels you and I expected. You should be happy." Zhu Youjian laughed heartlessly.

Seeing this, Wang Chengen could only sigh:
"In Yumajian, apart from the twenty newly established official sites, there are only less than [-] chickens and ducks and [-] pigs left."

"If this goes on like this, the Imperial Horse Supervisor may not be able to withstand it..."

Seeing what Wang Chengen said, Zhu Youjian said heartlessly:
"Don't worry, the money from the Yumajian will naturally last until the next tranche of money arrives."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian smiled lightly and said:
"I've probably already figured out how to get the next sum of money..."

(End of this chapter)