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Chapter 680
The second day of the new year.

A massive recruitment wave was set off in an instant, and immediately washed away the gloom of the beginning of the year.

Wenhua Hall.

Yang Reform has called the ministers to discuss matters.

"... Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

Long live the mountain, Yang Reform feels very good.

"Free gift..."

The ministers just got up.

"Gentlemen, today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. I shouldn't have disturbed you during the New Year. However, the matter is urgent, so I can't take care of it. Everyone must have experienced the vision that fell from the sky yesterday..." Yang Reform said slowly with a smile.

When the ministers heard the emperor mentioning yesterday's vision, they all murmured in their hearts, why did the emperor mention him for such an unlucky thing?Looking at the emperor's eyes, it was even more weird. Didn't the emperor win?Why are you bringing this up again?What does the emperor want to do?

Watching the ministers shrinking their necks one by one, Yang Reform's smile remained the same. He is a person who changed his fate against the sky. No matter how many visions you send down, you can't change your determination, let alone stop yourself from changing your fate.

"Yesterday's sky was so abnormal, it must have been a warning from the sky..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

All the ministers shrunk their necks even more, all of them thought, can't it be, aren't we following the emperor's way?Why does the emperor still mention this matter?Could it be that you still think I didn't do a good job?Not so...

"...The Qing family knows, why is this a warning from the heavens?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

The necks of all the ministers are straight. It is really difficult to answer this question. Could it be that the heavens have warned that this year's war in Liaodong will be a complete failure?
All the ministers were unanimously silent, and even Shi Fenglai, who was the speaker, dared not speak. This is not a good answer. If it is not answered well, it will be a big taboo.

Seeing the timid appearance of the ministers, Yang Reform was full of confidence and still smiled.

"...Actually, the early warning from the heavens has been there for a long time. What happened yesterday is just a continuation of the past. The reason why there is such an abnormal phenomenon shows that this year's problem is more serious. We, the monarchs and ministers, should do it as soon as possible. The most important thing is to be prepared, and you must not ignore the warning from heaven, otherwise, you will be punished by heaven..." Yang Reform said.

As soon as the ministers heard the emperor's remarks, they were smart enough to immediately understand that the vision mentioned by the emotional emperor did not refer to the defeat of Liaodong, nor did it refer to the sale of land in Liaodong. "Yes, can it be confirmed?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand that this is a warning from the heavens. This year, my Ming Dynasty will suffer from an even greater drought!..." Shi Fenglai is worthy of being the appointed mouthpiece, and his skill in answering questions has been top-notch. He was reminded by the emperor, and he immediately understood What the emperor said.Immediately came out to pick up the quarrel, and explained the emperor's words by the way.

All the ministers looked suddenly enlightened, and the atmosphere in the Wenhua Palace instantly relaxed, and it was no longer as stiff as before.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand that what the chief assistant said is justified. There have been gods and men who have dreamed of Your Majesty, saying that there has been a drought that lasted for more than ten years in my Ming Dynasty. These two years have indeed confirmed what Your Majesty said. The drought has never stopped. Ongoing, I want to see a vision from the sky this year to warn the world early. Presumably, this year's drought must be very serious. Your Majesty, I think that this year's drought should be treated with more caution, and all preparations should be made, and all efforts should be made to prevent natural disasters... ..." The ministers also "woke up". Since the emperor connected yesterday's vision with this drought, he knew that the emperor intended to resolve yesterday's unlucky omen and use yesterday's unlucky omen to deal with the natural disaster that the emperor had already predicted , This seems to be more convincing, it seems more "proper", it proves the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, and the emperor's "sanctity".

"...Your Majesty, since the warning from the heavens has fallen, the imperial court should be prepared to deal with it early. It should not be negligent and slack. It should be announced to the world immediately, ordering the states and counties of the world, and the people to be ready to deal with it..."

At this point, the ministers also became active. Since the emperor interpreted yesterday's gloomy situation as a drought, instead of secretly rumoring that the Liaodong War will be defeated and Liaodong will lose money in buying land, that's fine. Everyone is embarrassed.Regarding the accuracy and mystery of the emperor's prediction of the drought, the officials are also used to it, and they have always been strange and chaotic, so keep them at a respectful distance.It doesn't matter if there are gods or no gods, anyway, this thing exists...

As for whether this year's forecast is accurate, the ministers don't care. By the time the drought becomes prominent this year, at least it will be May. At that time, the war outside the pass may be over, and it is impossible to use this rumor to talk about things. Who cares if the drought is coming or not?Wouldn't it be better not to come?Who else has nothing to do with why the drought didn't come?Isn't it uncomfortable?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I also agree with it. I think that countermeasures should be arranged as soon as possible, and the subjects of the world should be informed as soon as possible..."

Since the emperor explained yesterday's events in this way, with the emperor's mysterious ability of "divine prediction", all the ministers quickly reached an agreement, ready to support the emperor's rhetoric, and avoid far-fetchedly attaching yesterday's events to the inevitable outcome of the Liaodong war. If you fail, you will lose money if you buy the land in Liaodong, so as not to touch the emperor's bad luck.

"Okay!..." Yang Reform couldn't help saying a good word, and pressed his hand, ready to speak.

Yang Reform is also quick-witted. Thinking about the weather yesterday, it is indeed scary enough, the omen is really bad, and it is depressing enough. It is already noon, and the house has to be lit to see it. This matter will inevitably be taken advantage of by interested people, scholars You may not believe in any supernatural powers, but ordinary people believe in this.If there is no reasonable explanation, I'm afraid this matter will become darker and darker, and I don't know what will happen in the end.

All the ministers fell silent, waiting for the emperor to speak.

"Thinking about yesterday's vision, it is indeed a bad omen. This year's drought must be far worse than last year. I, Da Ming, must be prepared to deal with extreme drought, and we must resettle the people at all costs. Otherwise, we will be ignoring the heavens." Warning..." Yang Reform said softly, fiddled with this matter that was likely to get out of control, and brought it back to normal.

"... Regarding how to resettle the common people, I thought about it for a while. In addition to continuing the immigration from Master Xu, I have to think of more channels to resettle a large number of ordinary people who may need to emigrate. Otherwise, the world will be in chaos. Think about it Go, I think that only the land in Liaodong is suitable for housing a large number of disaster victims..." Yang Reform gently connected the drought with yesterday's vision.The vision from the sky may become a weapon for others to use against you, and you can use it yourself, or you can take advantage of the power of the vision from the sky...

"...Fortunately, Jinzhou in Liaodong is already under the control of our Ming Dynasty. It is not a problem to emigrate. Fortunately, this year we will have a decisive battle with Donglu, and the recovered lost land can just be used to resettle our Ming people. ..." Yang Reform said with a smile.Yesterday's vision from the sky and the drought immigrants were connected, and immediately showed unstoppable power. Yang Reform knew that no one could stop what he wanted to do.

All the ministers glanced at each other, and the emperor's explanation was really the same, so they didn't speak, waiting for the emperor to continue to speak.Many people sighed in their hearts that the emperor's kung fu of borrowing celestial phenomena has really been practiced to a high degree of proficiency. In the past, when emperors encountered such unlucky things, they were not sullen and helpless. Like to achieve their goals.More ministers rejoiced secretly, fortunately they didn't jump around, otherwise, they don't know how it will end now.Looking at the emperor's gaze, he was even more in awe.

"...However, immigrants also need money. Where does the money come from? The cost of resettlement may be as high as millions of taels. Can the household department pay for it?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs can't afford so much money..." Bi Ziyan immediately stood up and said.

"Well..." Yang Reform nodded, and continued: "...Liaodong immigrants are very different from Great Liuqiu immigrants and southern immigrants. Great Liuqiu and southern immigrants do not need to worry about being bullied by foreigners and are relatively peaceful, while Liaodong immigrants are not. Similarly, in Liaodong, there are many foreigners, and they are closer to the Mongols. Therefore, the immigrants in Liaodong cannot be the same as ordinary immigrants. They need a strong army to ensure that the people are not bullied, let alone raise Send out an Eastern captive to endanger my Ming Dynasty..., to raise a strong enough army to protect the peace of the people, this military expense..." Yang Reform looked at Bi Ziyan again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the current military expenditure in the world is in the tens of millions. If there are more troops, the military expenditure will be even worse, and the household department will have no money to pay for it..." Bi Ziyan said very simply.Now in the war, his household department is a helper, and the emperor still takes the big head.

"There is a vision from the sky, and I have to immigrate, and the emigration must be protected by officers and soldiers. How can it be done without money? If the people are allowed to go to Liaodong on their own, wouldn't the population be given to the Eastern captives? Would it be necessary to raise another Eastern captive? Come out?" Yang Reformed.

"This..." Bi Ziyan cooperated and expressed that it was embarrassing and had nothing to say.

"After thinking about it, the land in Liaodong still has to be sold. The money obtained from the sale of the land is used for military expenses and for immigration. The so-called 'use the land of Liao to support the people of Liao, and the people of Liao to protect the land of Liao'" That’s right, and only in this way can we solve the problem of Liaodong’s military expenses, and also solve the problem of Liaodong’s immigration expenses...” Yang Reform brought up such a topic.

Seeing this topic, the ministers are really unhappy.The matter of selling land in Liaodong, is it necessary to sell it openly?

All the ministers looked at each other again. Unexpectedly, the beginning of this year will be full of exciting dramas...

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Chen Yuting immediately stood up and expressed his dissent.

"Oh, what does the Qing family have to say?" Yang Reform asked.

"Your Majesty keeps saying that you want to sell the land, that you have no money to immigrate, and that you have no money to raise soldiers, but as far as I know, your Majesty has tens of millions of taels of silver in the bank. Is this what your Majesty said? What about emigrating and raising soldiers?" Chen Yuting felt that he had seized an opportunity, and immediately came out to express his opinions and show his existence.

When the ministers heard this, they felt that a good show was coming. This was firing at the emperor, and they all looked at the emperor in unison.

Yang Reform was not annoyed, nor was he in a hurry to speak. He smiled slowly and said: "That is dead money. Although there are tens of millions, it is not spent. If there is no source for the money, it will be spent in a few clicks." It's..."

"The Qing family only knows that I have money in the bank, but they don't know how much money I spent on wars outside the customs, but they don't know how much money I spent on immigration..." Yang Reformed.

"...Military Department, explain to Chen Qing's family how much I spent on border crossings last year, and how much I have to spend this year." Yang Reformed.

"Your Majesty, please report to Your Majesty. As far as I know, Your Majesty spent more than 1000 million yuan on border military expenses last year. I'm afraid it will be more this year, at least more than [-] million yuan..." Yuan Chonghuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and replied .

"The Ministry of Household Affairs will explain to Chen Qing's family how much I spent on immigration." Yang Reform said again.

"Your Majesty, please report back to Your Majesty. Your Majesty spent tens of millions on immigration last year. This year's disaster is more serious than last year. The cost will only be more, not less..." said Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department.

"That's right! One million here, where the other one, one million this year, one million next year, the Qing family calculates, how many tens of millions? Does the Qing family still think that what I have is silver?" Yang Reform looked at Chen Yuting. road.

"...This..." Chen Yuting looked embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

"In the matter of selling land in Liaodong, your family may think that I am stingy, and your family may think that my words are profitable, without the dignity of an emperor, and I should not do it. In reality, I also have unspeakable suffering! Without money, the court As long as nothing can be done, the victims will starve to death at home, and the world will be in chaos outside the customs. If I don’t talk about profit, I can only sit and wait for my country and society to collapse..." Yang Reform Said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, no, no, we will serve our country with all our loyalty, and we will never sit back and watch the world corrupt..." Shi Fenglai hurriedly came out to answer the quarrel and smooth things over.

Yang Reform completely let go of it. He brought the matter of the land sale in Liaodong to the court, and planned to give a formal explanation for the matter of the land sale in Liaodong. The places that come down should be treated in the same way. In terms of sales, words and interests must be instilled into the core of Daming.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that, as Your Majesty said, the land of Liaodong is not like other places. It needs to be escorted by powerful officers and soldiers. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the people of Ming Dynasty to gain a foothold there. If the time is longer, It must be spied on by foreigners, and it is bound to raise a new Eastern captive. When I was the governor of Liaodong, I knew a lot about the affairs of Liaodong. If I keep a strong army, it will be a huge waste. Without a powerful army to suppress here, I am afraid that it will not be stable for a long time... Your Majesty, immigrants are easy to move, but the difficulty is that they cannot last long. If there is no way to deal with the tribes outside the pass, this will always be a trouble... Regarding the sale of land, I feel that what Your Majesty said, 'Using the land of Liao to support the people of Liao, and the people of Liao to protect the land of Liao' is very reasonable. In the past, our dynasty also used land to recruit soldiers to deal with the Eastern captives. Now it is just a matter of exchanging land for recruiting soldiers with land. Exchanging money and recruiting troops, in fact, the reason is still the same, both are to save the court expenses, and at the same time protect the territory of my Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty, 'The land of Liao supports the people of Liao, and the people of Liao protect the land of Liao', I agree..." Yuan Chonghuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and said that when it comes to Liaodong, he felt that he might have a better say, after all, he was the governor of Liaodong before.That "Nurture the Liao people with the Liao soil, and protect the Liao land with the Liao people", is actually what he said to the emperor in the strategy of Ping Liao. Unexpectedly, the emperor took it here again today, which moved Yuan Chonghuan a lot. Yuan Chonghuan On the contrary, I think that in the past, the land was directly used to recruit soldiers, but now the land is sold for money and then paid for military expenses. Although there is an extra trick, the actual reason and effect are the same.

As for whether anyone will buy the land in Liaodong, Yuan Chonghuan is not worried. If no one buys it, won't the emperor buy it himself?It's just money from the left hand being transferred to the right hand.As for the benefits of tauteng, needless to say?Liaodong is a ripe land, as long as it can produce food and money, is it afraid that no one will buy it?Since the emperor dared to boast that Liaodong bought land to make money, he must have been fully confident that he would not deceive others. It must be known that he could deceive people for a while, but he could not deceive him forever. The emperor still valued his reputation very much.

"That's right, what Yuan Qing's family said is right, that's exactly the reason..." Yang Reform prepared a lot of rhetoric. Unexpectedly, this Yuan Chonghuan stood up and said a good word for himself, which was unexpected. Yang Reform's expectations were met.

The ministers began to discuss in whispers again, but unexpectedly, Yuan Chonghuan suddenly came out to support the emperor, which was beyond the expectations of many people. The imperial party was still thinking about how to defend the emperor and what to say; The faction was even more hesitant. This Yuan Chonghuan was from his own family, a student of the old Han Ge... As for Chen Yuting and his gang, they were the most hesitant. ...

"May I ask Your Majesty, since Liaodong needs large soldiers to suppress it, and the court cannot support too much waste, what should we do? As far as I know, even if it is supported by selling land to support military expenses, it may not be a long-term thing, right? How many years can the land be sold for?..." Chen Yuting seemed to have thought of something, and said again.

The ministers looked at the emperor again.

"I have also considered this matter. There is only one way to control the land that we have regained from the Ming Dynasty, and to prevent new Eastern captives from appearing. At the same time, there is only one way..." Yang Reform originally thought that there would be a big battle today. Unexpectedly, Yuan Chonghuan broke out in the debate, and it seemed that this debate was unnecessary.

"...This is the memorandum of Hong Chengchou, the new governor of Liaodong. It talks about strengthening the military control of Liaodong. The memorandum mentions that people who enter Liaodong should be forced to learn how to use guns, and this should be linked with their household registration. With sufficient self-defense ability, we can maintain a strong position when outside the customs, suppress the foreigners, and not be afraid of the peeping and harassment of the foreigners. As long as the military expenditure outside the pass is within the acceptable range, I think it should be no problem to support it for a long time. My people in Ming Dynasty have a strong enough position outside the pass to resist foreign forces. Peeping, it is impossible for foreigners to plunder my Ming’s wealth to grow stronger. This can prevent another Eastern captive from appearing. I think this advice is very good and worth promoting..." Yang Reform took advantage of another most important thing Throwing it out, in this small court meeting, Yang Reform threw out two influential and significant things.

(End of this chapter)