A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 595 The Argument of the New Army
Lao Bai Niu: I asked for it this morning, and there are hundreds of tickets. Every time I ask for a ticket, I come like a cloud. I am very grateful to the support of the book friends. We are not speedy, and the only way to write a good book is to write a good book carefully. , there will be a chapter tomorrow morning.

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Not long after, Wang Dou and others changed into casual clothes and came to Cuihua Garden in Xiyuan.

Almost half a year ago, Emperor Chongzhen once hosted a banquet here for generals and supervisors. Counting this garden, Wang Dou has been here many times, but Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen, Liu Zhaoji and others came here for the first time. , everyone was very excited.

This small banquet is as simple as before, but everyone's thoughts are obviously not here. It is the most important thing to participate in this kind of private banquet of the emperor's family, and to enter the emperor's heart and get close to the core on behalf of oneself. All of them are high-spirited and high-spirited.

Of course, Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and others were all surprised when they saw such simple and rough food. His Majesty was so diligent and frugal and treated him badly.

The atmosphere in the arena was still relaxed. Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said some persuasive words, and all the new dignitaries agreed. Only the cabinet and other officials were not very good-looking. It was Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the cabinet who was unpredictable in the city. , the same smile reluctantly.

Everyone in front of them is at least as an earl. According to the system of etiquette, first-rank officials have to salute when they see them. Regardless of their status as members of the cabinet, they are all inferior. They can no longer shout at them like they used to .

Also, Hong Chengchou will be regarded as a noble in the future, so it is hard to say whether he will be of one mind with these civil servants.

With so many uncles, how should we deal with them in the future?

Fortunately, none of these newly promoted princes has the strength and thoughtfulness of Wang Dou, and Yang Guozhu, who is slightly closer to him, is just a pure general. I only hope that among these people, there will not be a second Wang Dou in the future. fight!

After the frontier army's clamor, the face of the senior officials in Beijing has been ripped off by Wang Dou, and they have become a laughingstock. Literati talk?It's impossible to have another civil fort, right?
With such thoughts in mind, the cabinet and the six officials were quite silent, only the high-spirited voices of the generals were left in the banquet, listening to their hearty laughter was even more piercing.

Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen quickly changed the topic and talked about Liaodong.

The Jinzhou War ended, and the Ming Dynasty's crisis in Liaodong was eased. However, the foreign aggression was still there, and the main forces of the Qing Dynasty remained. Perhaps after a period of time, they might make a comeback at any time. It is impossible to survive.

Therefore, the huge supply of food and salaries in Liaodong may still not be able to be stopped, and at most part of it will be allocated to Ji Town or Shanhaiguan Town. Daming's finances are still tight.

The most important thing is that there are too many interest groups involved in Liao Xing. The powerful interest groups exist like Shanxi Merchants and Donglin Party. Those who want to move these inner interests will not die. Know, unless you have Wang Dou's ability and tough attitude.

Looking at the princes in the cabinet, who has not benefited from Liao's salary?It's just a matter of how many or how few.

Emperor Chongzhen knew this well and was powerless to deal with it. Therefore, he did not talk about Liao's salary supply during the banquet, but asked Wu Sangui and the Liaodong Army expectantly if they could hold Jinzhou and Yizhou?You know, if Liaodong is in danger again, Daming will not have the strength to come to rescue again.

Wu Sangui's heart moved, the Emperor didn't ask Hong Du or Liu Zhaoji, the current general of Liaodong, about Liaodong, but asked himself. Could it be that in the future, the position of Liaodong's general...

He really wanted to speak boldly, but he just thought about it, but he sighed again. Although the Tartars suffered heavy setbacks, the main force was still there. It might be difficult for them to deal with the Jingbian army, so he just pulled out a few flags to deal with his own Ningyuan army , and local soldiers and horses in Liaodong, that is more than enough.

Seeing everyone's eyes and Wang Dou's slow drinking, he finally said sincerely: "Returning to the Holy One, in the opinion of my humble minister, right now I'm Da Ming, occupying the front line of Yizhou, the food road is too long, Edom slave nature, at most one In the next year, they will send out soldiers and horses to harass, when Yizhou's defense, food and grass supply..."

He gritted his teeth and said: "It's best to retreat the defense line to Dalinghe Fort, or even Xiaolinghe Fort, and connect Jinzhou and Xiaolinghe as a line to support each other. In this way, I can hold the two cities with confidence. "

Speaking of this, his heart trembled. He knew that his words would remain in the history books Qingdan, and they would be read and tasted from time to time in the future, and even became part of the crime of attacking, abandoning the land and city, and offering the fruits of victory , this charge is sometimes fatal.

But think about my uncle Zu Dashou, I have a vengeance with the Qing captives, for the sake of Liaodong, and for the sake of Ming... Besides, I have to be named an earl, which can be said to be a great kindness of the emperor, and I can only tell the truth in order to repay the holy kindness. The official impeachment and liquidation, let's talk about it later.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded in relief. Wu Sangui was worthy of being Hong Chengchou's most important person, and his heart was for Daming.

He knew that, after Wu Sangui said this, maybe at some point, the officials and crows would swarm in again. For them, impeaching an earl, if they could overthrow him, would be a very honorable thing.

And to be honest, even with Emperor Chongzhen's ardent thoughts, he didn't want to guard the front line of Yizhou. It was just that the war at that time required this kind of victory to restore the old land, and then the victory brought bitter fruit. Mispayment, abandonment, the subjects were in an uproar, and the officials attacked the blame.

Fortunately, it will take time for the Qing soldiers to dispatch, and there will be a period of buffer. After this period of time, let's take it slowly.

Hong Chengchou coughed lightly, and then gave Wu Sangui a look of approval. It took a lot of courage to say these words, which shows that Wu Sangui really thinks about Daming.

He said with emotion: "The imperial court set up speech officials as eyes and ears, originally for the purpose of slandering theories and assisting the government. I didn't think that they would use words in the name of selfishness and follow the sound to echo. Their dereliction of duty is even worse than not speaking. There are many current events. Difficult, if the officials cannot look up to their bodies, they are constrained to do things, and they lose the meaning of dedication, I ask the Holy One to issue a constitutional outline to correct the source of the outline."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slowly: "I will meet with all the members and promulgate the constitution. If you violate your duties, you will be punished."

He was also very annoyed by these officials. If it weren't for those crows, he wouldn't have been embarrassed as he was a few days ago, and even burned himself with a torch, making him even angrier.

Wang Dou, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu and others did not have a good opinion of the speaker, and they all agreed with it. Only the cabinet members did not seem to have heard what Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou and others said.

However, their collective silence made the atmosphere look weird, and also made Emperor Chongzhen cast a dissatisfied look at them.

Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen talked about a core issue again, which gave them something to play.

"Jinzhou has won a big victory, and the frontier is at ease. This battle will show the new troops in the towns. If you can train tens of thousands of new troops, why worry about the Eastern Captives and the bandits? I intend to train the new army. What do you think?"

He looked at the crowd eagerly, he was very encouraged by Jinzhou's victory, if the imperial court had tens of thousands of new troops, the Ming Dynasty would be rejuvenated.

Of course, these new troops must be in the hands of the imperial court. An effective method is to have the imperial court supply food and arrange personnel.

Otherwise, all sides will train their own troops. Isn't that like Wang Dou, forming warlords one by one?In this way, even if the Dongluliu thieves are wiped out, the warlords will finally separate the regime, and the melee will continue. The disaster of the former Tang Dynasty is a lesson from the past.

He can't say this, it depends on what the courtiers say.

Speaking of this matter, all the princes in the field, except for Wang Dou, had their eyes bright. Indeed, the new army is now the root that everyone attaches great importance to, or will pay attention to, especially Tang Tong, who is concentrating on it. There is no food and salary for the training of the new army. It would be best if the imperial court can provide it.

Chen Xinjia stood up. These days, he has been silent a lot. He knows that it is time to stand up and show his worth.

He said: "What the Holy Majesty said is true. The new army is now the foundation of the battle strength of each town. If there are tens of thousands of people, the capital can be used to strengthen the defense of the general army. Liaodong and Shanhaiguan can be garrisoned by Pingxibo and Dongpingbo, and Jibei. Hou rectified the defense of Jizhen, so that Liaodong and Jizhen will be connected in a line, and it will be very difficult for Dongnu to break into the border in the past."

"In Xuan Town and Datong Town, there are Marquis Yongning and Bo Ding Xing for protection. The nine borders are as solid as gold, and the rest of the new army can be transferred to the south to suppress the bandits!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded his head vigorously. Chen Xinjia's words made him feel elated. If this is the case, the nine sides will be strengthened, and he will be able to deal with the bandits with all his strength.

It's just that when Chen Xinjia spoke, Zhou Yanru smiled, and the rest of the cabinet members either sneered or remained expressionless, but Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong, was moved. Hearing what this soldier said, could it be that the court intends to let him be the general soldier of Shanhaiguan?

Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen, and Tang Tong were also pondering, is it His Majesty's intention to let a few of them go south to suppress the thieves?

It seems that they all forgot the Marquis of Yongning.

They took a peek at Wang Dou, seeing that he was still drinking slowly, as if he didn't care that he was forgotten by all parties.

Just as Chen Xinjia was dancing, Chen Yan, a member of the cabinet, suddenly interjected: "This soldier's intention is good, but where is the training food?"

Chen Xinjia was speechless for a moment, but he reacted very quickly and said with a smile: "This is the matter of Mr. Ni Ge."

Emperor Chongzhen immediately looked eagerly and expectantly at Ni Yuanlu, the new Minister of the Household Department. He broke the ancestral system and took a Zhejiang native as an official. He hoped that Ni Yuanlu could change the bad financial system, and hoped that Ni Aiqing would not let him down.

Under the expectant gaze of the emperor, Ni Yuanlu stood up slowly. He had a clean appearance, and in his demeanor, he had the demeanor of someone from the south of the Yangtze River.

He saluted and said: "Returning to the Holy One, the money and food in the storehouse are exhausted right now. There are famines everywhere in Ming Dynasty. Due to the lack of salary and wages, if there are more levies and miscellaneous taxes, it will only increase the number of thieves, and there is no way to talk about increasing income. The only way to save money is to save money. I think that the discussion of the new army should be slow, and the people should rest and live, and slowly plan it."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned, and all the generals present were also disappointed.

At this moment, Chen Yan smiled again, and said: "Otherwise, although the northern region is plagued by disasters, the regions in the south of the Yangtze River are still rich and prosperous. I believe that the main force of taxation can be placed in the south of the Yangtze River."

As soon as this remark came out, not only Ni Yuanlu's expression changed, but also the new Minister of Officials Zheng Sanjun, Minister of Rites Fu Shuxun, Minister of War Chen Xinjia, and even the chief assistant of the cabinet Zhou Yanru, etc., all of them changed their expressions. They came to Jiangnan, Huguang, and Sichuan.

In particular, Ni Yuanlu, Zheng Sanjun, and Zhou Yanru are all members of the Jiangnan family and members of the Donglin Party. If the imperial court collects taxes in the future, Jiangnan will be the main one. These old cabinets will lose local support, and their official positions will soon be exhausted. up.

(End of this chapter)