Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2513
Yang Cao asked: "Does the city need to collect the net?"

Wu Mu said: "Don't move for the time being, the gangsters are very mobile. After the failure to hunt down Xu Tong, Tieliang Temple has long been deserted. The city is now a dead move, and there is no interaction with the outside of the city. Now the enemy is secretly fighting against us." It is clear that the source of information is relatively single. We need to expand the source of information as much as possible. If you keep this bait, you may catch fish. They will contact Liang Cunhou sooner or later. Let alone attack the Liang family. Do you want to attack other families? Get rid of the minions outside the city , the city is just a plate of fish, if the dishes can be richer, I don't mind having dinner later."

Capital, Forbidden City
Qianqing Palace, the largest palace in the inner court, is nine rooms wide and five rooms deep. Gray light and shadows are reflected from the panes behind the throne, and are mottled in the hall. The mist shrouded everything in a layer of twilight.

Chongzhen hesitated for a moment, and picked up a memorial from the imperial case in front of him. It has been some time since Xiong Wencan’s memorial was transferred from the document room. The fall of Guangdong surprised Chongzhen. The thief, or an Australian, was still Alcoholic wine in glass bottles on the desk has now become a difficult problem for the empire to face.

The fragrant tea on the imperial case had already been completely cold, and the nib of the vermilion pen had dried up. Chongzhen suddenly stood up from the throne, and stood silently for a while with his back to the golden lacquer screen. Ben stretched out in the air, like a lightly butterfly, fluttering and falling powerlessly on the golden bricks in front of the hall.

Chongzhen paced anxiously before the imperial case, and suddenly said loudly: "Xiong Wencan has misled the country! The captives in the east are powerless! The advective bandits have no way! Now we can't even defend the pirates! I have been determined to cheer up since the beginning of the imperial court. , Nearly the gentleman withdraws the villain, abolishes the guarding officials, appoints Donglin, entrusts his confidantes, entrusts Qiancheng, and everyone enters the court, but they only know the similarities and differences of opinions, fight for power, and form cliques for personal gain. What do you get in exchange for defeat? The salary is low, the enemy is under the capital city of the east, and I stand against me! Now I have lost Guangdong, who is responsible for it? Civil and military ministers, I have no credit, but who really has the spirit of solidarity? Doing things? Xiong Wencan blatantly talked beforehand, and then blamed him to cover up his wrongdoing. You have the face to ask for soldiers, Xiong Wencan is incompetent! Everyone in Guangdong should be punished!" After speaking, Chongzhen's pale face flushed abnormally, and his heavy breathing echoed in the hall, but there was no one in the empty hall. Respond to his questioning.

Wang Chengen walked down the steps silently, bowed and knelt down, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty's body belongs to the community, and I hope to take good care of the holy body."Chongzhen sat back on the throne a little slumped, his breathing gradually calmed down, he waved his hand lightly, and said: "The state affairs are complicated. , Now I lost Guangdong again, with water running on all sides and wind leaking on all sides. I have seen enough of the despondent things that have seen the sky-high prices. It has accumulated for a long time, and I complained. A few words, it's all right, let the cabinet come to see you, right?" He murmured, as if speaking to Wang Chengen, but his eyes kept staring out the window, tired and blurred.

Silence, the Great Hall of the Qianqing Palace is extremely quiet, several cabinet ministers have their eyes on their chests, and Xiong Wencan's memorial book and furniture have been read, but everyone seems to be ignoring it intentionally or unintentionally. There are enough troubles, but no matter what How unwilling, the reality has to be faced.

Chongzhen said: "The thieves knocked on the sea, and Guangdong fell for a long time. The former Xiong Wencan's performance has been submitted to the cabinet for drafting and reconsideration by the Ministry. Now Xiong has written to ask for help. Can you discuss a countermeasure? Wen Qing, Er As the chief assistant, I will let you speak."

Wen Tiren stepped forward calmly and saluted. For him, everything was already familiar. Reality hit the fragile self-esteem of this vigorous young monarch one after another. Facing the complicated political situation, he seemed impatient and at a loss. Few people really supported the thatched hut in Daming, and most of them would just take a piece of mud or a handful of thatch out of the chaos, and let it sway even more in the wind and rain. .

The young emperor no longer trusts the gentlemen in the field, nor the ministers in office. No one can give him a sense of security. Re-trusting middle-ranking officials and factory ministers is an unfriendly weathervane for courtiers, but it is not a sign for Wen Tiren. It's not good news. A lone monarch and a lone minister must rely on each other with trust. Is the lone minister or the lone husband?It doesn't matter, power is the real pinnacle.

Wen Tiren said loudly: "Your Majesty, there are many meetings between the cabinet and the Ministry of War for Yu Kun's bandit. However, Kun's bandit is an overseas visitor and is located in a remote Qiongzhou, so he knows very little about his situation. Watching Xiong Wencan's report, although Kun's name is false The survivors of the former Song Dynasty, but all of them have short hair and short brown hair. Looking at their clothes, rituals, calendars, utensils, and guns, they are mostly similar to overseas Hongyi. Most of them are Beiyin, so they should live in a foreign land and live next to Hongyi. The pirates are definitely not my Chinese descendants. They occupy Lingao, and they have been trading privately with the Canton government for several years, and they have only started to plunder today. Why bother to imprison yourself in Lingao? Xiong Wencan said that the fall of the Guangfu was because the thieves took advantage of the convenience, instigated evil, and ensnared the unruly people. The method of warfare is obviously better than that of the boat division. The defeat of Qiongzhou lies in the attack at halfway. We lost all the boats and boats, and tens of thousands of troops were trapped in Qiongya, with no aid and food. After defeating our naval division, relying on ship cannons, we hit the shore with cannons and seized Humen again. The same was true when we reached Lingyang Gorge and Zhaoqing. The infantry was unable to support alone, and then retreated to Wuzhou. The Wuzhou thieves used the old trick again, bombarding the city with a general on board, forcing the people to fill in the trenches and ants, and the traitors responded, causing the army city to fall. After the city was destroyed, the thieves set fire Burning the city, not sealing the sword for three days, enjoying killing and looting, the corpses are lying in the wild, the head is like a mountain, the tragedy is indescribable. Xiong Wencan led his troops to fight against the bandits outside the city on Bangshan, facing the enemy on all sides, Nine times they resisted Kun Feng, but the situation was irreversible, so they led their troops back into Guangxi. From this we can see that the Kun bandits marched, their soldiers never left the boat, and the land never left the water, and they only marched along the river. The guns and firearms are no less than those of the Franji, and I heard that the Kun people are not only strong in water warfare, but also brave in land warfare. I think the soldiers are all skilled in combat skills. This can be compared to the Japanese pirates in the past. At the seaside, misfortunes were also serious. At least Qi Shaobao came out and created the mandarin duck formation and the three-talent formation. Therefore, when I think about it, the Kun thief never fights with me in an array. Kou Yan is rampant, after all, it is just a gang of bandits, and I have never heard that the Kun people are good at bows and horses. Now that he has hardly advanced in Wuzhou, he only confronts Xiong from a distance, which shows that he is already a tired old soldier. Without an aggressive mind, it is just scabies after all. All you need is a strong army to fight in the field with a disciplined division, forcing them to fight a decisive battle. Just, take the horse army as a surprise, the cloud gathers and the wind disperses, changes and reunites, and if the culprit is broken, the people who engulfed him will inevitably be scattered, and it should not be difficult to break. If we can mobilize the Zhejiang army to help suppress, then the trouble will be solved."

Chongzhen bowed his head and listened carefully, waiting for his words, and said: "In war, what you fight is nothing more than soldiers, horses, money, food, and materials. As Wen Qing said, where does the salary come from?"

Wen Tiren thought for a while, and said: "The ministers and others have agreed that there is no place to pay the money now. The only way to increase the distribution again is to levy the Guangdong rate. The Guangdong rate is divided into two items. One is to lose both. The addition of the levy of Guangdong's grain and rice Liuhe, calculated by converting one stone of rice into eight coins, can raise about 180 million taels of silver. The second is the overflowing land. Since the Wanli Dynasty, the records of Zhang Tianmu have been unclear, resulting in many fields not being counted. Levy, the current state affairs are difficult, and after the verification and clearance of these fields, there will be an additional levy. In this way, there will be a few more 10 taels, and the total of the two items will be at least 210 million taels. Then Guangdong’s salary will be stopped, and the silver for salt lessons and the preferential exemption for students can also be added a little, so it should be sufficient.”

Chongzhen sighed softly, and said: "Chongzhen has increased the payment of new salaries for three years. If the payment is increased year after year, the people will not be able to take a breather. This is a strategy to exhaust the river and fish."

Wen Tiren said silently for a moment: "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the public's opinion, but the military report is urgent, and there is no delay. Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and other supervisors have traveled thousands of miles, and the food and payment are urgent. Now it is urgent to destroy the front and pull the flag, and the soldiers need to forge ahead. Don’t let your achievements fall by the wayside, only when the world is at peace, you will be exempted from food and tax and rest with the people.”

Speaking of this, Wen Tiren paused for a moment, and then said: "The trouble of the genitals is a trivial matter. Now the thieves are rampant, and there are many disasters in the province. It is the trouble of the elbow and armpit. Your Majesty should take it as the main thing."

Chongzhen said: "How should Xiong Wencan deal with it?"

Wen Tiren said: "He can be allowed to take the blame and be demoted to his post temporarily. Although Xiong Wencan lost his teacher and lost his ground, there is no one who is proficient in military affairs and understanding of military affairs. He changed his commander just before the battle. He was afraid that the morale of the army would be shaken. If he didn't know the details, he would lose his position In the current situation that has finally formed, Xiong has been defeated repeatedly, but he has been defeated and fought repeatedly. He is willing to take risks and take the lead bravely. Now he is trying to cheer up and contact the loyal and righteous people in Guangdong. , in his memorandum, please give him the right to act cheaply to reward loyalty. After discussing with the ministers, I feel that I can agree to my request."

Hearing this, Chongzhen nodded his head lightly, and said with a sigh of relief: "Yun, who will be the supervisor of Zhengkun?"

Wen Tiren said: "Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, etc. are all handsome ministers, but they must not be separated for a while to conquer and suppress the bandits. Please also ask the Sacred Heart to be dictatorial."

Chongzhen said: "Later, you and my monarch and ministers will discuss together."

(End of this chapter)