Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 170 The beginning of controlling the nine-sided military power

If he can pay those treasures, there is no doubt that Emperor Jiajing will surpass the eleven Ming emperors before him and become the first in terms of economic construction achievements.And cashing those treasure banknotes will also earn him enough reputation as Emperor Jiajing.

The benefits of redeeming treasure banknotes are huge, but Emperor Jiajing would feel bad if he took out the real gold and silver!He wanted fame but didn't want money. For a moment, Emperor Jiajing seemed very hesitant.

Seeing Emperor Jiajing's hesitation, Wang Daoqiu stepped forward and said to Emperor Jiajing for his own ideals: "Your Majesty, let's do this. This time the ownerless land in Shandong is sold, the Ministry of Household Affairs will get 100%. Then this time the Ming Dynasty treasure will be recovered. All the money is in the name of His Majesty, but Your Majesty only needs to pay [-] million taels of silver, and the rest of the money will be paid by the Ministry of Accounts."

"This, this, this, my dear, this must be too painful for your household department!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, these Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were originally issued by the Ministry of Revenue in the past to fill the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue. Now it is only natural that the Ministry of Revenue should release the treasury silver for recycling."

"Then, then, since my beloved has said so, then I will obey your beloved. In this way, beloved, please pay close attention to the silver dollar matter. I will issue an order tomorrow to change the coin minting bureau, which was originally affiliated with the Ministry of Industry, to that of the Ministry of Industry. Your Hubu. This time Wang Gao is in jail, the people of the Hubu are in panic. My dear, please stay in Beijing for a few days to sort out all the affairs of the Hubu. After participating in my 40th birthday, you can go back to Shandong. The matter over there has been taken care of."

"Yes, Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if I stay in Beijing for a few days. Anyway, the land in Shandong is being re-measured, and ten prospecting teams are also exploring for mineral deposits there. The acres there are not yet available for sale. I am now When I go to Shandong, I can only deal with some complicated civil matters, which is very boring."

"Hahahaha, Aiqing, you! You are a person who likes to do big things, just like me. By the way, Aiqing, what do you think about letting one silver dollar offset one tael of silver in paying taxes? Why don't I think so? I feel like I am at a loss because I let those unscrupulous people take advantage."

Foresight, foresight, Emperor Jiajing was good at calculations, but his calculations are really good at pruning people in political struggles, but compared to focusing on economic work, his structure is too small?Or maybe it is more appropriate to say that this is the limitation of the times!

Thinking of this, Wang Daoqiu explained to Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty, our target for the value of the silver dollar is one tael. If we ourselves do not recognize the value of the currency, how can we win the trust of others? Besides, Your Majesty, the common people press One silver dollar is equivalent to one tael of silver for taxes. After we collect it, these silver dollars will not fall into our hands. Can we still use one silver dollar to equal the currency value of one tael of silver and then spend it?"

"For example, distributing official salary and military pay, distributing river industrial silver, and purchasing silk-tone cotton cloth from private merchants. Anyway, as long as everyone in the world agrees that this silver dollar is worth one tael of silver, then we can exchange the silver dollar for one tael. The currency value of silver is spent, so what do we lose? And once the world recognizes that this silver dollar is worth one tael of silver, then we will mint new silver dollars every year..."

Having said that, Wang Daoqiu stopped talking, and smirked at Emperor Jiajing with a treacherous face.Emperor Jiajing understood Wang Daoqiu's words and this smirk.However, in Emperor Jiajing's cognition, Wang Daoqiu meant that as long as the credit of this silver dollar is established and everyone agrees that this silver dollar is worth a tael of silver, then next time, more impurities will be added to the silver dollar. These are shoddy, isn't it possible to make three or even four silver dollars for one tael of silver?
Thinking that as long as he established the credit of this silver dollar, he could use one tael of silver as three or four taels of silver. Emperor Jiajing smiled very happily.So he patted Wang Daoqiu on the shoulder and said: "My dear, when it comes to making money, you have been number one since ancient times. My dear, I feel more and more now that my previous 25 years as an emperor were really It's so unfair. I'm just begging for food with a golden rice bowl! Okay, when it comes to making money, you Wang Daoqiu is the best in the world. You can handle this matter! By the way, Aiqing, I will follow you in Shandong this time How do you want me to reward the generals who put down the rebellion?"

Damn it!He even asked himself about the merits and rewards of the lieutenant generals in the army. It seems that this time he recovered the treasure banknotes and only allowed Emperor Jiajing to pay a little. He also made silver coins so that Hunjun's one tael of silver could be used as two taels of silver. This was because Jane was in the emperor's heart!

Thinking of this, Wang Daoqiu replied: "Your Majesty, the ones who have made the greatest contribution to the suppression of the rebellion in Shandong are Shandong General Li Guodong, Shandong General Qi Jiguang and Datong Qianhu Ma Fang. Shandong General Li Guodong is hereditary Liaodong Tieling Guards Qian Shi joined the army at the age of 17 and fought against the Tatars for 22 years in Liaodong. He made many military exploits. He was brave and good at fighting, and he was open-minded. What is especially rare is that he did not suppress his subordinates and had the demeanor of being a leader."

"After I arrived in Shandong, Li Guodong recommended many generals to me who were really capable of fighting. Therefore, I felt that it was a pity to use his abilities to guard against a few Japanese pirates in Shandong. Therefore, I thought It is recommended that Li Guodong and the newly recruited Liaodong soldiers be mobilized to quell the rebellion in Shandong to go to Shaanxi and Gansu in the northwest. Last time when I chatted with Governor Lu in Xiyuan, Governor Lu mentioned to me that since last year, I had When Your Majesty came back from Hongshi Mountain in Xuan Mansion, I reminded Your Majesty on the way that Xia Yan colluded with Zeng Xian, the governor of the three sides, and plotted evil, so Your Majesty asked the Jin Yiwei to keep an eye on Xia Yan and Zeng Xian."

"According to Governor Lu, after investigation by Jin Yiwei, it was found that Xia Yan and Zeng Xian had many contacts in private. Both parties sent messengers to each other every month to exchange news. During the Chinese New Year last year, Zeng Xian even sent a close confidant to Beijing secretly to give Xia Yan a message. More than a dozen large wooden boxes arrived, and Governor Lu judged that the box should contain bribes. Not only did Zeng Mian collude with Xia Yan, he was also very restless on three sides, colluding with the generals, deputy generals, and staff generals. Thousands of households, hundreds of households, made wishes to them. Among the civil servants in the northwest, Yansui, the governor of Ningxia and Gansu, and even the Prince of Qin's Palace in Xi'an, Zeng Mian had many contacts with them, and the signs of evil intentions were very obvious. Therefore, Your Majesty, I feel that the court should make preparations for this matter as early as possible to prevent any eventuality."

While talking about Li Guodong's placement, Wang Daoqiu talked about the collusion between Xia Yan and Zeng Mian.When Wang Daoqiu talked about Xia Yan and Zeng Mian, Emperor Jiajing was filled with hatred. After all, Lu Bing had also reported to Emperor Jiajing what Wang Daoqiu had just said.Moreover, Emperor Jiajing not only had Jin Yiwei, but also Dongchang. Therefore, Emperor Jiajing knew more and more detailed information than Wang Daoqiu in this regard.So now when Wang Daoqiu mentioned Xia Yan and Zeng Mian, Emperor Jiajing was furious.

But as a mature politician, Emperor Jiajing still suppressed the anger in his heart at this moment.He calmly said to Wang Daoqiu: "Based on all the current evidence, Xia Yan and Zeng Mian are not just ordinary people who embezzle military salaries and collude with internal and external forces. These two people have big plans! So it is not necessary to transfer Li Guodong to the northwest now." It's appropriate. This will alert the snake. After all, when Shandong was liberated from chaos, both Zeng Mian and Xia Yan knew that Li Guodong was highly regarded by Wang Daoqiu and his heart was on your side. Well, Wang Aiqing, when you return to Shandong in a few days, give Li Guodong some Hint and tell him that I will grant him the position of governor and let him train troops hard in Shandong and wait for the court's call at any time. But don't tell him about Xia Yan and Zeng Xian, and don't tell him that the goal of using troops is the northwest. "

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

"It's good to know. Then let Li Guodong reward him with some gold and silver for the time being, so that his son can live in a wealthy family! Let's wait until Zeng Mian and Xia Yan come out. Li Guodong will do this first, and the other person Aiqing wants to reward What are the two people, Ma Fang and Qi Jiguang, and Aiqing planning?"

After arranging for Li Guodong to be the one to suppress the possible rebellion in the northwest in the future, Emperor Jiajing asked Wang Daoqiu what arrangements he planned to make for the other two heroes in Shandong's quelling the rebellion, Qi Jiguang and Ma Fang.When Emperor Jiajing asked about this, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, in addition to the Shandong general Li Guodong, the other two heroes who contributed to the suppression of the Shandong rebellion were Shandong general Qi Jiguang and Datong Qianhu Ma Fang. This Qi Jiguang's ancestor, Qi Xiang, was the personal guard of Taizu when he launched an army, and later died in Yunnan. Although this Qi Xiang was very mediocre in leading troops in battle, he was honest and loyal, and was deeply trusted by Taizu."

"So after he died in Yunnan, Grandpa Taizu missed his old friendship and rewarded his descendants with the title of General Mingwei, allowing the hereditary Dengzhou Guard to command Qian affairs. And that Qi Jiguang was a descendant of Qi Xiang, who had just been born two years ago Qi Jiguang was appointed as the commander of the Dengzhou Guards, and he has been fighting Japanese pirates in Dengzhou for the past two years. After I arrived in Shandong, I was recommended by Li Guodong, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province. I wrote a recommendation to the Ministry of War and promoted Qi Jiguang to the rank of staff general."

"Hahahaha, it turns out that he is the hereditary General Mingwei after Taizu's personal soldier! Okay, okay, okay, since the Qi family has received the emperor's favor from generation to generation, their loyalty should be reliable. Well, my dear, tell me Tell me, what is Qi Jiguang's ability like, how should I reward him?"

I heard that Qi Jiguang's ancestors were the bodyguards of Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. That's why Qi Jiguang's family had hereditary generals Mingwei and Dengzhou guards commanding Qian affairs.Emperor Jiajing had an inexplicable affinity for Qi Jiguang, and was reassured by Qi Jiguang's loyalty.

After all, as an emperor who had a deep understanding of human nature, Emperor Jiajing knew that with a hereditary military position like Qi Jiguang's, their group of vested interests would not oppose the existing social system unless something big happened.This is what is said, interest is the strongest relationship.

Wang Daoqiu saw that Emperor Jiajing immediately classified Qi Jiguang as one of his own because of Qi Jiguang's origin. Wang Daoqiu was also speechless. Sure enough, the official n generation and the official n generation were a community of interests and class brothers!
Feeling the affection between officials and generations, Wang Daoqiu continued to introduce Qi Jiguang to Emperor Jiajing and said: "Your Majesty, although Qi Jiguang is young and only two years older than the minister, he is a young genius. It’s amazing. Let’s put it this way, Your Majesty, if Qi Jiguang’s ancestor, Qi Xiang, had the ability to march and fight, then what the great grandfather gave to his Qi family would definitely not be a hereditary miscellaneous general, but a hereditary Duke. .”

"What, a hereditary duke? Ai Qing has already said that, so what can Qi Jiguang do?"

"Your Majesty, I have discovered that during the Ming Dynasty, we have captured the Japanese from the north and the south. There are wars every year. It is the time for ambitious men to make contributions. Does Qi Jiguang have the ability of a prince? Your Majesty, please transfer him to Jiubian and let him lead the troops to fight against the Tartars. After playing for a few years, you will know."

"Oh, that's it! Wang Qing thinks so much about Qi Jiguang, and this Qi Jiguang is still a soldier of the Taizu, so I will transfer him to Datong as the deputy general. Zhou Shangwen, I am a little worried about him, and he is not at ease. After seventy years, Lian Po is old! Let Qi Jiguang first go to Datong to get acquainted with him for two years, and then let him take over as the commander-in-chief of Datong. I want to see if he has the ability to earn a hereditary prince for his Qi family."

"Your Majesty is wise. I dare to vouch for Qi Jiguang with my head. He will never let His Majesty down."

"Okay, okay, as long as you have real skills, I hope this Qi Jiguang can be another General Lan in our court!"

Since Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he has been fed up with the harassment from the Mongolian and Yuan Tatars in the north every year. Now he really hopes that the Ming Dynasty can produce another blue jade who can chase the enemy thousands of miles away and seal the wolf as a coward!
Seeing the look of expectation on Emperor Jiajing's face now, Wang Daoqiu also found it a bit funny. Zhu Di's trick of the emperor guarding the country really harmed his descendants!Zhu Di can fight on his own. It's okay for him to stand on the front line. After all, facing such a fierce man like him, the Mongolians have no time to hide from him, so how can they dare to attack him by themselves?

But Zhu Di didn't even think about it. It was a small probability that a family could produce him and his father, Comrade Zhu, two military geniuses. How could his descendants be as capable of fighting as his father and son?Therefore, his emperor's policy of guarding the country is certain, and his descendants will sleep on the front line of the battlefield every day, and be in fear every day.

Thinking of Zhu Laosi's deceitful descendants, Wang Daoqiu suppressed his laughter and introduced Ma Fang to Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty, that Datong Qianzong Ma Fang, he was the last time I went to Datong to select troops. I used two gold coins to recruit him." The mine was replaced by Zhou Shangwen, the general soldier of Datong. Ma Fang was from Yuzhou in Xuanfu. He lost his mother when he was young, and his stepmother was very bad to him. She often beat and scolded him. So when Ma Fang was ten years old, he really couldn't stand the abuse of his stepmother. , and ran away from home. But at that time, the young Ma Fang did not know the direction and walked into the territory of the Mongolian Tatars. As a result, he was captured by the Tatars and became a slave."

"Since then, Ma Fang has lived with the Tatars for ten years. He knows all the Tatars. Moreover, because of his bravery, he was promoted by Tatar Altan Khan to be his personal guard. Your Majesty, think about those Tatars. He is brave and good at fighting, as ferocious as tigers and wolves, but among such a group of tigers and wolves, Ma Fang, a Han, can be promoted as a personal soldier of the Tatar Khan. This Ma Fang's bravery is evident. Ma Fang is brave, we are Han The generals and ministers dare to say that they are not as brave as Ma Fang."

"And what's even more rare about Ma Fang is that he is not only brave but also good at commanding cavalry in battle. He has a deep understanding of Tatar fighting methods. During the same period, he was sure to win every battle against the Tatars. Therefore, I would like to ask Your Majesty to promote Na Ma Fang to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong, in order to complete our national policy of subduing the Jurchens and Mongolian Yuan Dynasties, rebuilding the Nuergandu Division, and expanding the territory to thousands of miles."

In order to recommend Ma Fang, Wang Daoqiu once again mentioned the great cause of rebuilding Nuergandusi and opening up territories, which made Emperor Jiajing's blood boil with excitement.

After listening to Wang Daoqiu's words, Emperor Jiajing approved Ma Fang's appointment as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and asked Wang Daoqiu to specifically preside over the policy of immigrating to Liaodong to guard the border, and strive to increase the existing population of Liaodong from 50 to [-] next year. Millions and more.

(End of this chapter)