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Chapter 163 The Wenhua Palace Edict (please subscribe)
Zhu Youxiao also knew what Ye Xianggao was thinking, but it was okay to cooperate with Mongolia and send troops to threaten them, but joining Mongolia to fight against the rebels made Zhu Youxiao shake his head in his heart.

Mongolia is no longer what it used to be. It can't pull its hips. That Lin Dan Khan is not reliable at all. Historically, he was defeated by Huang Taiji.He thought that Ye Xianggao still believed the words of his disciple Wang Huazhen.

Although Wang Huazhen was also a loyal minister in history, the problem was that he was too impulsive and too trusting of others.

Historically, after the defeat of Shenyang, Xiong Tingbi was appointed as the Liaodong manager, and Wang Huazhen served as a patrol to jointly defend Guangning. However, Xiong Tingbi was in charge of the defense, and Wang Huazhen was in charge of the attack.Wang Huazhen continued to claim that Li Yongfang, who had surrendered to the Jianlu, had been appointed as an internal agent and could attack the Jianlu from both inside and outside.

He also blindly listened to rumors that Mongolian Lindan Khan could help 40 troops, so he wanted to win complete victory without fighting.

But in the end, he still believed in the strategy of Sun Degong, the traitor who built the captives, and underestimated the enemy's advance, resulting in the Ming army's defeat. Sun Degong took the opportunity to cause chaos in Guangning, allowing the old slaves to take Guangning lightly. From then on, the Liao Dynasty completely collapsed, and Xiong Tingbi was handed down the first nine In order to survive, he defected to the eunuchs, and was finally spared the death penalty with the help of Wei Zhongxian.

So when Ye Xianggao said these things, Zhu Youxiao was noncommittal and didn't agree with them at all.

The same was true for the people present. As soon as Ye Xianggao's words came out, everyone was uneasy. What he said meant that Wang Huazhen had made contributions in Guangning, but he did not get a share of the Liaodong victory.

After arriving in the capital, Ye Xianggao had been coveting the position of governor of Liaodong, and wanted his disciple Wang Huazhen, the governor of Guangning, to serve concurrently. Wang Huazhen had also been writing letters requesting to send troops, but was refuted by Xiong Tingbi. It seemed that the two had already formed a feud.

"Ye Ge Lao's words are wrong. Mongolia should indeed be united, but North Korea cannot ignore the Jianlu rear. The leader of North Korea, Gwanghae Jun, is not the legitimate son of the throne, so the court has been slow to canonize him. He has long held a grudge. In my heart, I have been disobeying the imperial court's secrets and making enemies, so I think it's better to be prepared in advance for those who are disloyal and unjust."

When Shen Guan heard this, he came out to refute it.He clearly understood the current situation. Now that His Majesty has come up with this secret, that is what he wants to do. Why do you, Ye Xianggao, object to it? What is there to object to?

Seeing Shen Guan's refutation, Han Xu couldn't stand it anymore. Confucianism valued etiquette most and had never interfered in the internal affairs of its subjects since the founding of the country. Now that they were sending troops all at once, many ministers would definitely object. But as soon as he wanted to refute, he The emperor waved his hand to tell them to stop arguing.

Zhu Youxiao asked Zhang Chang to show Yang Lian's secret book to them.

"The thing you mentioned about uniting with Mongolia, I know that Wang Huazhen has done a good job, and Lin Dan Khan is also on good terms with our court, and I also think it should be the case. This is Yang Lian's memorial. He suggested uniting with Mongolia to put pressure on Jianlu. I want to return to Zasai Taiji in Inner Khalkha so that Lin Dan Khan and Inner Khalkha can trust the court more, and I agree."

"There is no need to discuss the matter of uniting with Mongolia. Today we are talking about North Korea."

Seeing the emperor's decision, no one said anything. Only Ye Xianggao secretly regretted why Wang Huazhen didn't report the news to the court earlier to suggest this matter.

"Your Majesty, if you want to garrison troops in southern Liaoning, the supply of food and grass will be a big problem. But now Denglai has just opened the sea ban, and the court has just allocated money to Guan Yingzhen to repair ships and recruit troops. But this will take time. As for the garrison, Whether to establish a new army or to deploy troops from various towns in Liaodong requires long-term planning."

Liu Yishen was the first to react, but this matter cost a lot, especially if the emperor wanted to set up a new army, it would be a huge expense.

Hearing these words gave Zhu Youxiao a headache. What a long-term plan, the efficiency was too slow, and it was not just a matter of talking over it.

"There is no need to discuss it in the long term. Let's discuss it here and decide it as soon as possible. You can decide the details slowly."

"I thought about it and felt that this matter is feasible. As for the garrison you mentioned, it is completely feasible to allocate troops from the towns in eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning to reorganize a town.

As for food and grass, it is indeed a big problem. Since Guan Yingzhen has repaired ships and recruited troops, half a year is enough. Besides, Denglai is not far from Liaonan, so he can transport food to Liaonan.Moreover, Yang Lian will be farming in various places in Liaodong this year, so he can also provide some relief. "

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and Liu Yishen couldn't help but remind:
"Your Majesty, the farm work can indeed alleviate the supply of grain and grass in Liaodong. However, Liaodong is bitterly cold and the grain is harvested only once a year. The supply can only be obtained after September.

Originally, there were few people in Zhenjiang and other places, so there was no need to worry about the supply of grain and grass. But once the troops were stationed there, with nearly tens of thousands of people there, the pressure on Liaodong's grain and grass would still be heavy. Guan Yingzhen had just arrived in Denglai, and if he was asked to be responsible for transporting grain and grass, I'm afraid it's too much pressure. "

"Then the official movement is the main one, and the democratic movement is the secondary one."

Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard this. Seeing that they were silent, Zhu Youxiao took out Guan Yingzhen's memorial recommending the re-opening of the Central Law and asked Zhang Chang to hand it to them.

"Guan Yingzhen just thought of a good idea. I think it's good. Why are you opposed to it?"

Everyone's hearts were shocked. It turned out that the emperor was waiting here. Guan Yingzhen's proposal was drafted by the cabinet years ago and approved by the Chief of Ceremonies. Why is it being proposed again now?

However, everyone present was a thoughtful person, and they suddenly remembered that Zou Yi was deposed yesterday. The news came out that it was because he did not report the red criticism, which may be related to this matter. "Your Majesty, the Kaizhong method was abolished long ago during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong and Hongzhi, and all the silver was converted into silver. Half of the silver in Taicang, the Ministry of Revenue, depends on it. Now the imperial salt method has been restructured into the Gang method. If the Kaizhong method is re-introduced now, It will definitely have an impact on the existing "outline" salt policy of the imperial court, and I am afraid that the salt policy will be corrupted."

But what did Zhu Youxiao think? As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Liu Yishen still explained to him the reason for the rejection.

This statement seems to be impeccable, but Zhu Youxiao is not satisfied.

"I think the current "outline" salt policy is not very reasonable. I also read the "Da Ming Hui Yao" and found that after the reform of the salt policy, although the silver income increased significantly, the imperial court delegated the qualifications and power to sell salt to A group of salt merchants were chartered.”

"None of these salt merchants are making a lot of money. I heard that the salt merchants' headquarters is Yangzhou. The salt merchants live a luxurious life. They can eat hundreds of taels of silver for a meal and spend tens of thousands of taels on a kabuki geisha. Silver is extremely extravagant, what good will it do to the country.”

Ye Xianggaoshen agreed with the emperor's words. In fact, when the vote was drafted that day, he had just come to the cabinet, so he did not raise any objection.But in his heart he does not agree very much with the "outline law" salt policy, but rather agrees with the reopening of China and France.

Because he had previously written a policy in the "Tun Zheng Kao" to the court, which mentioned that the current military tuns were in ruins, and compared with the number of tuns in the early days of the country, there were already sixty-seven tenths less.

In addition, the opening of the Central Law was not implemented, which resulted in merchants being unwilling to transport grain to the border areas, or to farm in the border areas. As a result, the price of grain in the border areas continued to rise, and the expenses in the nine border areas increased day by day. Every year, the court We have to worry about this, and the soldiers in Jiubian can't even afford to eat with their military pay that has been exploited at all levels.

Now that I saw the emperor talking about the shortcomings of the "Compendium Law" salt policy and the extravagance of salt merchants, I immediately thought of my previous memorial and wanted to speak out in support.

"The Kaizhong method does have some advantages. Since Jiajing and Wanli, the farming of our country has been corrupted. Now His Majesty implements farming in Gyeonggi and Liaodong, which will benefit the people without any harm. It's just that the "Compendium Law" salt policy is now implemented It has been going on for a long time, and a rash change may be detrimental to the salt policy.”

Ye Xianggao's support was beyond Zhu Youxiao's expectation, but it is always good to have a supporter.

Any policy has inertia, and a sudden change will definitely cause dissatisfaction among many people, especially when this policy continues to provide money to the court.

"Very good. It seems that Mr. Ye Ge has real insights. In my opinion, the matter of the Liaonan garrison has been settled. As for the North Korea matter, I will first send the Jin Yiwei to North Korea and contact Aya Yang Lord Li Zhu first. Look at their strength. The cabinet also issued a document asking Guan Yingzhen to speed up shipbuilding and recruit troops to prepare for the transportation of grain and grass."

"As for the matter of farming and opening up China."

Having said this, Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment. The farming arrangements had been going on for a long time. He didn't know how Zou Yuanbiao and Zuo Guangdou were doing.Resetting the Kaichu law and reforming the salt policy cannot be decided immediately. It is better to have a thorough discussion and reach a consensus.

"As for the implementation of the Chinese law, I will not act arbitrarily. I think it is better for the court to discuss it again. Well, just like the last time I asked the government, the court still has to discuss it. On the first day of February, I will discuss it in Wenhua The imperial edict asks the cabinet ministers and the officials of the fourth rank and above from the six ministries to discuss the issue of opening up the country, which is related to the farming issue. When the time comes, Zou Yuanbiao and Zuo Guang will also be asked to come over. I also want to know how the progress of the farming is going."

"In addition, the scope of writing letters should be expanded. Officials of the eighth rank and above in the capital can write letters to express matters. It is not limited to Kaizhong. Anyone can write letters as long as it is beneficial to the country. There are no taboos. However, there is one thing. The content of the letter must be well-founded. You can’t make it up out of thin air.”

The emperor really acted frequently, and the pressure of doing so put pressure on their cabinet. By then, many people would write letters criticizing the cabinet ministers.

However, everyone can still accept the issue of imperial edicts to ministers. This is better than the emperor's arbitrary decision.

"The minister waits for the order."

"Okay, I'm tired too, so you can go down and do this quickly, don't delay. As for those officials, just ignore them, and I won't punish them, so as not to say I'm mean and ungrateful. But We still have to investigate what needs to be investigated, and we must find out who is behind it.”

"I understand, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Liu Yishen accepted the order happily. It was a good result for him not to be punished, but he still had something to report before leaving.

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