A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 659
Two days later, the lobby of the governor's yamen in Xuanfu Town.

"What, please send a letter to the capital of the Great Ning to take back the Ming territory from the current side wall to the North Sea?"

Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu Town, looked at Wang Dou and opened his eyes wide: "It is a good thing to ask for the return of the Daning Capital, but I remember that when the Daning Capital was at its peak, it only occupied Monan. When did it arrive in Beihai? ?”

Zhu Zhifeng felt a little confused. He clearly remembered that the Daning Capital Division established in the early Ming Dynasty was the northernmost and only reached the Yinshan line. Wang Douyi said that it would expand many times. The territory can be expanded in this way. Feng felt very surprised.

"It is an indisputable fact that Beihai belongs to our Han family's land."

Wang Dou said solemnly: "This Marquis remembers that Su Wu in the Han Dynasty used to herd sheep on the North Sea. The hussar general Huo Qubing sealed the wolves to live in Xu, and the soldiers also reached the North Sea."

"During the Tang Dynasty, the Anbei Protectorate was established, and there were several major expeditions at the beginning of the country, which also hit Beihai. The iron facts have proved that since the Han Dynasty, Beihai, and all the way to the south, have been sacred and inseparable from our Han family. territory."

"Even if those places are not in the hands of the Guochao now, they were stolen or temporarily lived by the Hu people of the past generations since the Han Dynasty. After the master Wang went out to fight, he naturally needs to settle with them one by one."

"This, this."

Zhu Zhifeng was still in shock.

He couldn't keep up with Wang Dou's train of thought, and, didn't he mean Daning Dusi?How did you transfer to Han and Tang Dynasties?

He waited and said: "Yong... Marquis of Yongning, let's not talk about this for now, Monan is okay, Mobei, now that I am Ming, do I have the ability to occupy it?"

Wang Dou said: "Whether you have the ability to occupy it, there is no rush. Set the tone first, and then slowly recover the old land step by step. Those who are capable of occupying it can now occupy it, and those who are not capable of occupying it can be left for later. "

Zhu Zhifeng was tongue-tied, not knowing what to say.

He has been quite busy recently, but his whole body is full of passion. Seeing the town getting better day by day, he feels a great sense of satisfaction in his heart, and his affection for Wang Dou also deepens day by day. Of course, it is a matter of principle. He still insisted.

He knew that the Jingbian army had expanded to [-]. It would be a waste to place such a large and powerful army in the town. He knew a thing or two about the court's intentions. It is impossible to lead the army to attack the bandits or the eastern captives.

However, if Wang Dou turned his attention away from the country, leading troops out of the fortress, and fighting to the death with the barbarians outside the fortress, they would be happy to see it.

In the past dynasties, except for the congenital inadequacies of the Song Dynasty, the Han dynasty, in the early dynasty, had occupied Monan, and the same was true for the Ming Dynasty.

In the situation outside the Great Wall, you only need to occupy the Yinshan line, the dividing line between the desert and the grassland, and you can work hard to protect the core of farming. However, if the dynasty declines, the defense line will have to withdraw. No matter how good the frontier strategy is, it will not be able to restore the decline. .

For hundreds of years in the Ming Dynasty, border troubles were serious. Before the rise of the Qing Dynasty, the Mongols outside the Great Wall invaded the border almost every few years or more than ten years. Especially during the Jiajing period, the border troubles were extremely serious. , Every time there are invaders, there will be no less than 10 people.

In Zhu Zhifeng's view in the past, there was barren soil outside the side wall, and it was useless to take it, but now he has gradually changed his concept. There is indeed barren soil outside the side wall, but it depends on whose hands it is. , all kinds of animal husbandry factories are full of vigor and vitality, and how many people's livelihoods have been solved?

Especially after the Battle of Jinzhou, the northern captives outside Xuanda's border wall were weak, and it was a good opportunity to send troops. If they can be driven out and destroyed, at least the three towns of Xuanda will be safe for decades, and the people will be peaceful. North Korea, you can also concentrate on dealing with the Eastern captives. This is a good thing that benefits the country and future generations.

Moreover, restoring the old land can also inspire people's hearts. As the governor, he can even leave his name in history. For literati, this kind of attraction is unimaginably great.

He made a quick decision and made a decision.

However, he murmured again: "According to the book, the imperial court will definitely agree to re-establish the Daning capital, but the cost of sending troops, and the food and payment, the imperial court may be... and, after the letter is written, there may be some officials impeaching the border. By the side, worrying about the revenge of the captives and so on..."

Wang Dou said: "We still have to try our best to fight for the food and salaries of the troops. As for the impeachment of the officials, don't pay attention to them... The captives retaliate, jokes, do they have the ability to retaliate?"

Zhu Zhifeng was also full of confidence in the fighting power of the Jingbian Army, he said: "It's not too late, Marquis Yongning, we'll go look for Du Jianjun and Governor Ji right away."

When the two came to the mansion of the guarding eunuch Du Xun in a hurry, Du Xun was sitting in the hall counting money, with several boxes of white silver coins beside him. Pleasant voice.

This is Du Xun's way of relieving his worries when he is upset. He once said to his eunuchs: "Since arriving in Xuanfu Town, I have suffered a lot. Our family can only find peace of mind by counting the money every day."

Wang Dou handed over all the offending matters to Du Xun, and now the officials, generals and gentry in the town have turned the target of resentment on Du Xun, secretly complaining and cursing him all day long, Du Xun Eight generations of ancestors and all the women in the family were greeted.

They also mobilized various forces in Beijing to carry out various attacks on the dead eunuch. It was only thanks to Du Xun's strong relationship and deep connections that he survived.

Emperor Chongzhen also believed that Du Xun was capable of doing things. Someone impeached and attacked him. This is a good thing. It proves that Du Xun is doing something. Still sitting still.

Seeing Wang Dou coming in, Du Xun's eyes showed an angry expression, and seeing Zhu Zhifeng, he was even more annoyed. These two guys, one is sinister, the other is stubborn, and neither of them is good.

Especially that Wang Dou, bullying others with his power, he became the role of a chamber pot in Xuanfu Town, often just as soon as one troublesome matter is settled, another one comes again, which is really exhausting.

He once said to Wang Dou: "I'm so tired, our family quits, and the money, our family doesn't want it either."

Unexpectedly, Wang Doupifu immediately turned his face: "Take my money and say no to it, that's impossible."

Du Xun had no choice but to continue to play the role of the chamber pot.

Seeing the two of them coming in, he glanced at them lightly, then lowered his head and continued to count the money, and said lazily, "What's the matter with Marquis Yongning? Our family can't be quiet for a while?"

When Wang Dou and the others explained their intentions, his eyes lit up and he let out an oh.

……

Soon, the joint memorials of Yongning Hou Wangdou, Dingxing Bo Wang Pu, Xuanda Governor Ji Shiwei, Xuanfu Town Governor Zhu Zhifeng, Town Eunuch Du Xun, Datong Governor Wei Jingyuan and others were sent to the capital, please reply to Daning Dusi .

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen and others were busy preparing for the Kaifeng War. Wang Dou expanded his army to [-], and the court also heard about it. From the emperor to the cabinet ministers, everyone felt panic and fear. Good thing, let his powerful army toss.

If it succeeds, the three towns of Xuanda in the Ming Dynasty will be safer, and the old land will be added again. If it fails, it will also lose the strength of Wang Dou and Wang Pu.

And how can it be so easy to go out to fight outside the Great Wall?From the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, there were many times of labor and labor, but they were unable to wipe out the forces of the barbarians outside the Great Wall. What's more, they were deeply mired in the quagmire.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the imperial court can dispatch troops and generals to wipe out the rogues in Henan. In the future, when a strong army is formed and trained, it can do anything with ease.

Therefore, the imperial court responded to Wang Dou's request for the re-establishment of the Daning Capital as quickly as possible, and gave Wang Dou the title of Commander of the Daning Capital.

Of course, Xuanda had to raise the food and salaries for the soldiers themselves. Apart from strong spiritual support, the imperial court was powerless in terms of materials. Moreover, if there was a possible revenge from the Tartars, Wang Dou and others had to bear full responsibility.

The memorials were sent to the capital, not without rumors that the officials moved, impeached Wang Dou and others arbitrarily provoked the border, and cited many possible dangers, but Emperor Chongzhen stayed in the middle and did not report.

Whatever Daming is doing now, there is no way to keep it secret. It is like a sieve that leaks air. Even if Wang Dou and others did not copy out the report in the mansion, it will still be spread all over the capital soon. .

"The Marquis of Yongning is going to lead the army to go beyond the Great Wall."

Even many children in Beijing know this news.

Zhu Zhifeng was very worried. He leaked the news, which made the northern captives take precautions. Wang Dou didn't care. gone."

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In the capital, in recent days, in addition to brewing the Central Plains War, Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is strictly cracking down on private money, laying the foundation for the casting of new money and the adoption of the money law.

Because of the strong support of the emperor, the laws and regulations are very strict, and the officials of the household department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate smashed a lot of private money every day beside the stone mortar. The nine censors also arrested many private money dealers. The little people with private money on their bodies, the exiled army, the beheaded beheaded.

About a month later, the number of people who voluntarily sent private money decreased, and not many private money dealers were arrested. However, according to the strict order of the imperial court, these officials must collect three to four thousand cash a day. , or even five or six thousand texts, the supervision is strict.

Therefore, the officials of the household department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate next to the stone mortar for smashing money had to buy their own private money to pound it. When lunch came out, the squad servants would hold the money between the mortar and the pestle for people to watch. After spending two or three taels of silver, complaints and attacks on Ni Yuanlu arose.

Persisting until May, the Ministry of Finance and the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate agreed to say: "All the private money of the capital has been collected!"

After getting the report, Ni Yuanlu was very happy. If the private money was banned, high-quality official money could be issued, and the emperor's trust in her would not be in vain. However, before reporting to the emperor, Ni Yuanlu decided to go to the market and visit Weifu privately.

He brought a few entourages to the Chongwen Street area. There are many money lanes in the streets for a few miles, and there are even more jewels and treasures.

Outside of a few money shops, there are even more people coming and going, and the business is booming.

Strolling into a shop at random, there were a few small merchants exchanging copper coins with the owner of the money shop. Suddenly, Ni Yuanlu's heart tightened. He clearly saw that a merchant exchanged [-] yuan for [-] taels of silver. Four thousand copper coins.

Isn't the price limited, one tael of silver can only be exchanged for six hundred copper coins?Except for the [-] Wen copper coins, the remaining [-] Wen coins, are they all private money?Or, these twenty-four thousand copper coins are all private money?
And the imperial court cracked down on private money, and instead let it increase in price. If it rises to one tael of silver, can you buy [-] cash in private money?
Ni Yuanlu hurried out of the money shop, and then went to Yu's house, the more she wandered away, the colder her heart became, as was the case in every family.

All places where money is sold are paid face-to-face. One tael of silver can buy copper coins of [-], [-], and the following [-] or [-], either openly handed over, or at the same time. Private grants under the table, or less transfer to get, the imperial court cracked down on private money, is this the result?

But why the report is completely different from what I saw?
Arriving at a market, Ni Yuanlu saw a few Jinyi guards standing here, but next to it, private money transactions were in full swing.

"Didn't you say that all the private money in Beijing has been confiscated?"

The attendants beside him were dumbfounded.

Staring blankly at that side, Ni Yuanlu's heart was beating with difficulty. At this time, the setting sun was filling the sky like blood, but Ni Yuanlu's whole body was extremely cold.

"Da Ming..."

Ni Yuanlu said softly, her voice was endlessly sad.

(End of this chapter)