Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 862 Your Majesty!Hit Liaodong?I really can't beat it!

"Bastard!"

"Crazy ministers and thieves!"

"Traitor! Traitor! Evil thief!"

Zhu You slammed the table violently in the Hall of Martial Arts, he couldn't figure out why these soldiers went to Zhang Haogu.

Obviously he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, obviously he is the supreme in the world.

Everyone should be loyal to him and go to him. Why go to Zhang Haogu?

What is there about Zhang Haogu that you are so optimistic about?
Just because he knows something about business?

Just because he's good at running the country?
Just because he let Daming win the battle?
Or is it because he implemented the New Deal to make the common people full?
He can do these too!

Yes, Zhu Youjian has always believed that he can do these things.

What the New Deal can do, the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system can do.

The Chongzhen Dynasty also had commerce, the Chongzhen Dynasty could also fight wars, and the people of the Chongzhen Dynasty could also eat their stomachs.

Zhu Youjian didn't understand, and he didn't want to understand. He only knew that he was being slapped in the face now, and he wished he could go directly to Liaodong to kill Zhang Haogu!
Looking at the core of the Chongzhen Dynasty in the Hall of Martial Arts, the cabinet Yuanfu Qian Qianyi, the cabinet second assistant Sun Chengzong, the cabinet scholars Wen Tiren, Liu Hongxun, Qiao Yunsheng, Yang Sichang, and Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen, plus Zhu Youjian himself, is the Ming Dynasty The core group of eight members of the Chongzhen political group formed.

Although Zhu Chunchen made a mistake this time, it cannot be blamed on Zhu Chunchen.

According to the report of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion, first the [-] rebels suddenly hijacked the admirals to divert, and then the Shanhaiguan generals conspired with these rebels. There must be a conspiracy!

Zhu Chunchen even boldly speculated that this was instigated by Liaodong, otherwise how could there be troubles in the three battalions and the Shanhaiguan General Army would abandon the city?

This must be instigated by Liaodong secretly!
Although this guess is not necessarily correct, it is obviously in line with Zhu Youjian's wishes. After all, Zhu Youjian has always disliked Zhang Haogu. Even if Zhu Youjian became the emperor, Zhang Haogu did not think highly of him. How can Youjian be reconciled?

Now that Zhang Haogu has cheated away one hundred thousand troops, this is like slapping the court in the face.

Zhu Youjian couldn't swallow this breath, he wanted revenge: "Mr. Cheng!"

Zhu Chunchen hurriedly said: "The minister is here!"

Zhu Youjian looked at Zhu Chunchen: "Mr. Cheng, I want you to send troops to conquer Liaodong, so that those members of the Datong Party know what to do and what not to do. I want to watch Zhang Haogu and give me an excuse!"

"what?"

Zhu Chunchen was stunned.

Is the emperor still awake?

How many soldiers are left in Daming now?

How many soldiers are there in Liaodong?
What's more, almost all of Ming's elite soldiers are now in Liaodong. How about going to fight Liaodong at this time?
To what extent does Zhu Chunchen have to be brainless to die like this?

Now, I really can't beat Liaodong!

"Why, Cheng Guogong is unwilling to serve me?" Zhu Youjian immediately became unhappy when he saw Zhu Chunchen's reluctant expression.

Zhu Chunchen was even more helpless. He quickly winked at those cabinet scholars and asked these Donglin Party members to save him. After all, everyone has a relationship with each other. If there is no cooperation between Xungui and Donglin Party members, how could the Chongzhen Dynasty fall into their hands? inside?
Seeing Zhu Chunchen's wink, Qian Qianyi also stood up immediately: "Your Majesty, I think Shanhaiguan is the top priority."

Zhu Youjian was stunned.

Qian Qianyi said in a voice that seemed soft but could be heard clearly by everyone: "Your Majesty, the General Army of Shanhaiguan took [-] soldiers from Shanhaiguan to join Liaodong. Now Shanhaiguan is an empty city."

"If the Datong party members in Liaodong come out at this time, then the road from Liaodong to Zhili will be unimpeded, without even a gate!"

"At that time, Daming will really be in danger!"

Only then did Zhu Youjian come to his senses: Yes, Shanhaiguan, an important portal in Ming Zhili, is now empty, and anyone can come in and out!
And now there are more than 30 soldiers in Liaodong. If Zhang Haogu wants to play Fengtianjing, there is really no need to brake all the way from Shenyang to Zhili.

"Qian Xiang is right. The top priority is Shanhaiguan. Liaodong must not let Liaodong occupy this gate. Otherwise, it will be condescending to Zhili and can enter the pass at any time!" Zhu Chunchen also immediately added.

When Zhu Youjian heard it, he followed the good advice: "That's right, let's do what Qian Xiang said."

And Wen Tiren added at this time: "Your Majesty, everyone, the position of the Shanhaiguan commander-in-chief has a great responsibility. The imperial court needs a shrewd official to sit in Shanhaiguan, and he must be loyal to the imperial court."

"The former Shanhaiguan General Li Zhao is certainly capable, but he was born in the new army. He once followed Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji, who were members of the Datong Party. It is not surprising that he now seeks refuge in Liaodong. After all, he is a new army. Bosses, teachers, are also new troops."

"If we promote another Shanhaiguan general, it will no longer be a new army."

Zhu Youjian nodded repeatedly after hearing this, yes, if another replacement from the new army is found, wouldn't Shanhaiguan be the same as it is now, equivalent to being controlled by Liaodong?
It would be too hard to be a man without finding a Shanhaiguan general who was born in the new army, but also to ensure the ability and experience.

Not to mention Zhu Chunchen's embarrassed face, Liu Hongxun's embarrassed face too, this matter is not easy to handle at all.

But what Wen Tiren said is very important. The position of Shanhaiguan must be guarded by our own people to be at ease, otherwise everyone will not sleep well. I am afraid that if they were sleeping in their own mansion the night before, the Datong Party will kill them in Shuntian Mansion the next day.

After much deliberation, Zhu Chunchen finally decided to let his own people take the top, so that he could rest assured that it would not be a big problem to stick to a Shanhaiguan pass.

After making up his mind, Zhu Chunchen began to recommend candidates to Zhu Youjian, all of whom were children of honorable background, all of them were quite capable, and they were also loyal to the monarch.

Zhu Youjian immediately selected a noble son who seemed to have a good resume, appointed him as the new general soldier of Shanhaiguan, and directly allocated [-] soldiers and horses from the three major battalions to him, and asked him to rush to Shanhaiguan quickly. Hold the pass.

Later, Zhu Chunchen made another suggestion to Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty, the reason for the repeated repetition of the new army is that the new army is essentially the new army of the Datong Party, not your majesty's new army. I think that your majesty's most urgent task is to train a new army. Loyal to His Majesty's army."

Zhu Youjian nodded: "What Cheng Guogong said is reasonable, what should be done according to Cheng Guogong's opinion?"

Zhu Chunchen immediately said: "Today there are still 20 soldiers in Zhili in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, but these soldiers and horses are all new troops, and their loyalty and bravery cannot be guaranteed."

"I thought that it would be better to directly recruit sons from good families in Zhili in the north and south, and send them to the three major battalions to be trained as an army. Such an army is born to be the emperor's personal guard, and will naturally serve His Majesty to death."

Zhu Youjian thought about it when his elder brother Emperor Tianqi was in charge, the new army seemed to have developed little by little.

At this point, Zhu Youjian also made a happy decision: "I agree, and this matter will be left to Cheng Guogong."

Zhu Chunchen first kowtowed to thank him, and then with a embarrassed expression on his face, he hesitated to speak, and then he wanted to speak, which made Zhu Youjian feel uncomfortable: "Mr. Cheng, what else do you want to say?"

Zhu Chunchen said very sincerely: "Your Majesty has entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, and I will naturally repay Your Majesty by dying."

"But Your Majesty, the recruitment of soldiers and bravery requires money."

"Recruiting warriors naturally requires that the warriors have no distractions. Then the court has to pay the warriors to settle down, and also to buy armor and military equipment for the warriors. After all, it costs a lot."

When Zhu Youjian heard that it would cost money, his whole expression became tangled again. It would cost a lot of money, but he didn't want to spend money.

Anyway, Daming still has 20 imperial troops, even if it is a new army, but it is still a deterrent, plus the local guards, Daming should still have a lot of soldiers and horses, so there should be no need to recruit village heroes, right?

Seeing Zhu Youjian's tangled appearance, Zhu Chunchen silently added: "Your Majesty, the soldiers who can fight in the court today are all from the new party and the new army."

"Hiss..." Zhu Youjian had a headache when he thought of this.

Zhu Chunchen continued: "Your Majesty, the Datong party members in Liaodong now have 30 soldiers. In addition to the grassland, those people can use 20 cavalry at any time. The border town of Ming Dynasty is in danger! If Liaodong really sends troops, All the ministers are worried that the [-] imperial guards from the three major battalions will surrender to the enemy on the spot!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian was shaken again, yes, he really needs an elite army loyal to him.

Zhu Chunchen added again: "Your Majesty, for the sake of the world, if you decide to break it, you will break it. You are a rare emperor and sage. You should avoid repeating military matters. Nowadays, people around the world are in turmoil. If the court does not have a reliable soldier. "

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and said, "How much money do you want?"

Zhu Chunchen immediately drew a number: "180 million taels!"

"180 million taels?!" Zhu Youjian's eyes widened. Why didn't Zhu Chunchen grab so much money? !

Zhu Chunchen said seriously: "Your Majesty, with 180 million taels, you can train 18 tiger and wolf teachers who are truly loyal to His Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian hesitated again and again, but finally decided to allocate the money to Zhu Chunchen. For nothing else, he exchanged ten taels of silver for a loyal minister for 18 tigers and wolves who were truly loyal to him. Zhu Youjian did it!

Soon, Zhu Youjian allocated 180 million taels of silver to Zhu Chunchen.

But when the money was in Zhu Chunchen's hands, Zhu Chunchen swallowed 100 million yuan and handed over 80 yuan to his subordinates: "I don't want to eat this money alone. Several university scholars and nobles from various families, There are 80 soldiers left, which is enough to recruit troops.”

However, the 80 has not been fully implemented.

"This amount of money has already been distributed by Cheng Guogong, the ministers of the cabinet, and six other departments. If we don't divide it, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of your lords? Keep 20, and send 60."

"The court has already divided this money, but when it arrives, it still has to follow the rules. Keep 30 and distribute 30. The 30 is not for me alone, everyone has to share it." , not many."

"30 taels of silver, recruiting 18 new recruits, this is really a lot of money, everyone, we will divide 12 taels and keep 18, these are enough!"

After drifting layer by layer without division, Zhu Youjian allocated 180 million taels from the palace, and only 18 taels remained in the end.

This 18 taels is still not a small number.

The recruiters at the grassroots level were very calm: "For 18 taels of silver, it is very easy to recruit 18 strong men."

"The news came out that the imperial court recruited strong men to join the army and directly entered the three major battalions, enjoying the treatment of the Beijing camp and the emperor's personal guards, taking care of the meals, and even paying five qian silver as a settling allowance!"

"We divide 9, and leave [-] taels for recruitment."

In the end, the recruiting officers really used 9 taels of silver to recruit more than 20 peasants to join the army. These peasants were not rushing to the three major battalions, what the emperor's personal guards were, or they were aiming at the housekeeper and the settlement fee of five coins.

Among the more than 20 peasants, in the end Zhu Chunchen picked and picked again, and selected a group of tall and strong ones, and specially invited Zhu Youjian to observe: "Your Majesty, look, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. , They are all great and good citizens. If His Majesty shows you a little favor, the people all over the world will join the army enthusiastically and pledge their allegiance to Your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian was also very satisfied with this scene. He praised Zhu Chunchen's enthusiasm and efficiency in his work, and then returned to the palace contentedly.

Now the imperial court has added another 18 soldiers and horses, and with a little training, it will become an army. When the imperial court compares with Liaodong, it will have an advantage again, and I can sleep in peace.

I don't know if it's because there are really 18 more recruits or because of his self-confidence. After Zhu Youjian took a nap, he had a new idea.

"I am determined to send an edict to Zhang Haogu, ask him to plead guilty immediately, and ask him to quickly escort those soldiers who dared to escape back to Zhili, otherwise don't blame me for being ungrateful!"

The cabinet scholars heard that Zhu Youjian's idea was a one-off idea, and they were all helpless. Can the emperor really not rely on it?
Now those people have taken refuge in Zhang Haogu, and Zhang Haogu is not stupid, how could he send people back?
And what's the use of sending orders now?

Apart from letting the world see the impotence of the imperial court, what effect does it have? Is Zhang Haogu the kind of person who is afraid of threats?

Ke Wen Tiren highly agreed with Zhu Youjian's idea: "Your Majesty's plan is very clever!"

"For one thing, it is to announce to the people of the world where the legitimacy lies, to show that His Majesty is the emperor of Ming Dynasty and the supreme being in the world. No matter how powerful Zhang Haogu is, he is only a minister and a minister of Ming Dynasty. If Zhang Haogu resists the order and does not respect it, that is Those who defy the imperial court are traitors! They can be attacked by the people of the world!"

"Secondly, regardless of whether Zhang Haogu sends people back, the imperial court will benefit. If they are sent back, the imperial court will have a hundred thousand more troops, and Zhang Haogu's prestige will also disappear, and the Datong Party will be shaken. If they are not sent back , Your Majesty can seize this opportunity, send someone to directly question Zhang Haogu, take him with righteousness, and let him come to the capital to plead guilty."

"These three times also show the imperial court's attitude. They will not take the lead in fighting, let alone compromise. It is enough to show His Majesty's benevolence and majesty. It can also delay time and prepare for the imperial court to train the army."

"Three birds with one stone, His Majesty's strategy is amazing."

Zhu Youjian was stunned, he didn't know that he had thought so much, but after hearing what Wen Tiren said, Zhu Youjian also felt that he thought so, so he said happily: "Old Wen Ge said it well , even in line with my wishes. Let’s do it this way.”

But at this time in Liaodong, in Shenyang, Zhang Haogu took the ministers of the Datongshe Center to listen to Li Zhao's talk about the current situation of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

After all, Li Zhao has a solid understanding of the Chongzhen Dynasty. From Li Zhao, he can see the real face of the Chongzhen Dynasty more clearly.

Li Zhao didn't hide it either, and told all the good and bad things about the Chongzhen Dynasty.

The common people lost their own fields, and once again became tenants of the landlords, gentry and noble officials, and had to make up the rent for the previous years, forcing the common people to go bankrupt, and finally their families were completely destitute.

The soldiers have lost their military achievements, and even the military pay and food are getting less and less. The training time for the soldiers is getting shorter and shorter, and the maintenance of the ordnance is becoming more and more frequent. As for the latest ordnance?God knows where!
Merchants continued to go bankrupt and went out of business, a large number of small chambers of commerce and small factories closed down, and the ancestral system was restored. After the checkpoints and road taxes were re-established in various places, doing business is already a big risk.

And the Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more silent and withered now, and only the ports are still prosperous, but even so, the taxes borne by the ports are getting heavier and heavier. The imperial court needs these ports to provide gold and silver, so various tax rates are set. It's outrageous, completely different from the attitude of accepting all rivers during the Tianqi dynasty.

With all these, Zhang Haogu has already presented a hundred scenes of the events of the Chongzhen Dynasty vividly in front of Zhang Haogu.

"This court seems to be full of people, but it is actually full of people who are greedy and corrupt! But the emperor trusts them and is indifferent to the real situation of the people. If the Ming Dynasty really dies, it will die in the hands of these people!" In the end, Li Zhao expressed his attitude and best wishes to Zhu Youjian with one sentence.

Lu Xiangsheng agreed with this very much: "The court hall is full of filth and filth. This country and the country will die on it."

"Nowadays, the imperial court ignores people's livelihood and only cares about the interests of honorable officials and gentry. That is to put a small rubbish man above tens of millions of people."

"The so-called people are water, and the king is a boat, and the saints say that the people are the most precious, and the king is the lightest. Now the imperial court has turned its back on the people and only valued the noble gentry, and the world is bound to be chaotic."

Tan Yong said: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away, there are many taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the tyranny is as fierce as a tiger. It doesn't matter what you don't treat."

"What the Chongzhen Dynasty did was simply perverse! Yuan Fu, now we have 30 troops, and we are even more condescending, occupying the entire north and looking down on the Central Plains. This can repeat the trend of Song and Liao."

"The common people are in dire straits and the world is in turmoil. We, members of the Datong party, should stand up and fight for the people of the world!"

What Tan Yong meant was very simple, it was time for the Datong Society to send troops to Feng Tianjing.

But Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry."

"Although the world is in turmoil, the Centipede of the Ming Dynasty is dead but not stiff. What's more, the current Ming Dynasty is far from collapsing, so how difficult it is to clean up the country right now."

"Whether it's difficult for us to obey Tianjing or Qingjun, in the final analysis, we just replaced Chongzhen, but the world has not been cleaned, then we are not really successful. We are just repeating what happened before."

"It is said that we are a reform party, a reform party, what is a revolution?"

"Remove the old qi of the six heavens and open up a new heaven for all generations. This is innovation."

"What we have to do now is to keep accumulating, keep increasing our strength, unite all the forces that can be united, and wait for the right time."

Zhang Ruitu asked with a smile: "Then Yuanfu, what is Tianshi?"

Zhang Haogu said calmly: "When the people of the world are completely disappointed with the imperial court and the emperor. When the people of the world don't want anyone to be on top of them."

"When the people of the world want us to lead them in battle."

(End of this chapter)