Mingshi

Chapter 548 Datong is Broken
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the next day.

It was not easy for a hundred officials to go to court during the Jiajing period. Emperor Jiajing practiced Taoism every day, and if there were no major events, he would never go to court, let alone a court meeting.

After three bows and nine kowtows to the emperor, they stood up one by one and stood on both sides.Just this prostration made all the courtiers sweat profusely.

Moreover, the main hall was discussing matters, but the door of the hall had to be closed, and the officials were like steamed buns in a steamer. In just an instant, the middle clothes inside the official uniforms were soaked.

Emperor Jiajing looked at Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Jie walked out of the court and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, my fellow colleagues, the auspicious arrival of Huangtai in the north is fierce, let's discuss the war in the north first. As the saying goes, war is fought with national power. Ming has millions of troops, but the money in the court is running out. The year before last, there were wars in the north, Japanese pirates in the southeast, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and rogue riots. After the court was allowed to open warehouses to release grain, it was not able to receive taxes in time, so this year the court has no money. Without money, there is no military salary. No How do you win a war if you don’t pay the army?”

Hundreds of officials discussed in low voices, and the hall was buzzing.Now there is only one of the three cabinet members left, because Ma Fang has gone to Datong.Gao Gong looked at Xu Jiezhi's complacent appearance, and felt bored in his heart.Everyone knows what Xu Jie said, do we need to say it again?Can't help but said lightly:

"Master Xu, you are the chief assistant of the cabinet, you must come up with a solution, right?"

Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong lightly and said, "To find a solution, we must first know why Daming is short of money. Master Gao, do you know the reason why Daming is short of money?"

Gao Gong's eyes showed disdain and said: "Who in the court doesn't know? Eighty percent of the Ming's tax revenue comes from the southeast, but because the Japanese pirates have plagued the southeast for years, the tax revenue in the southeast has dropped sharply."

"That's right!" Xu Jie nodded and said, "So, if we want to make Daming rich again and provide military pay to the frontier army, we must deal with the southeast Japanese pirates."

The sarcasm in Gao Gong's eyes was even stronger: "The water far away can't quench the near thirst. Even if all the pirates in the southeast are dead in one day, can you collect taxes immediately? Will it help the war in the north at all?"

"Of course it helps!" Xu Jie said proudly, "With Ma Fang and the newly formed mobile reinforcements, Datong cannot be lost. What we worry about is that Huang Taiji has retreated this time, and will come back next year. If you want it once and for all Therefore, we must give Huang Taiji a head-on blow. This is the need for national strength. What is national strength? It is money. Therefore, if we want to finally solve the northern grassland tribes, we must first solve the southeast Japanese pirates. As long as we solve the southeastern Japanese pirates, our national strength will increase greatly by then. , the northern grassland tribes are the lambs to be slaughtered."

Zou Yinglong stood up immediately and said, "But how do we deal with the pirates in the southeast?"

Xu Jie glanced at Zou Yinglong approvingly and said: "Master Zou asked a good question. I believe that now we should defend the north and attack the southeast. We must put down the southeast at all costs. Before that, as long as the north can hold it, we will More financial and material resources should be invested in the southeast..."

"Report..."

Suddenly hoarse shouts sounded outside the main hall, and the faces of all the officials in the main hall turned pale.Everyone knew that this was only the case with the emergency report at the border, and everyone couldn't help looking at the gate.

The gate opened, and a dusty soldier walked into the hall and knelt down, holding a bamboo tube in both hands, and shouted tearfully:
"Your Majesty, Datong is broken..."

"what?"

Xu Jie's face turned pale. Just now he said that he would invest more financial and material resources in the southeast, and in an instant he heard the news that Datong was forced to do so.

Emperor Jiajing's face also turned pale, and he knew very well in his heart that Datong was broken, and it would not be long before Huang Taiji would come to the city, just like his father Alatan Khan.

And now is not that time. When Altan Khan came to the city, Daming was still relatively stable.Moreover, Alatan Khan's purpose at that time was to force Emperor Jiajing to open the market at the border.

not to mention……

At that time, the speed of the army from all walks of life was very fast, and finally forced Alatan Khan to retreat.However, the situation in Daming is completely different now.

There are already signs of struggle within the court. Xu Jie's prestige and charisma cannot suppress the officials. Gao Gong and Xu Jie are fighting fiercely in the cabinet, resulting in two voices appearing in the cabinet. This is the emergence of the highest department of Ming Dynasty. Two voices, two people are naturally surrounded by two interest groups, and naturally they compete fiercely, resulting in the failure of the government to go smoothly, and in the eyes of internal friction.

Outside the court, the impact of the various catastrophes of the previous year has not been eliminated, there are rogues everywhere from time to time, not to mention that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is full of wars, but it is definitely not stable, it is much more chaotic than before.

Looking at the border again, Huangtaiji in the north and Japanese pirates in the southeast put too much pressure on Daming.If one is not handled well, the Ming Dynasty may be on the verge of collapse.

Huang Taiji's attack on Daming this time did not intend to force Emperor Jiajing to open a market, he was here to slaughter the country, once Huang Taiji's troops approached the city, he would definitely attack the city fiercely, the people above the court, from Emperor Jiajing down, Everyone is very clear.Because it was written very clearly in the military newspaper just now that after Datong City was broken, Huangtaiji slaughtered the city.

The current situation is that once Huang Taiji's soldiers approach the city, he is bound to attack the city day and night, and during the siege, he will also send cavalry to attack the rural counties and massacre the people of Ming Dynasty.Wherever it passes, Daming will be turned into ruins.

In this case, many interested people will see opportunities.Such as pirates, such as rogues...

The order of Ming Dynasty will be destroyed quickly, even if Huang Taiji can be repelled in the end, the situation facing Ming Dynasty will not be relieved much, and it will be even more embarrassing.

Moreover, once Huang Taiji breaks through the capital...

The result was unbelievable...

Emperor Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair at this time, his face was ashen.This is a kind of shame and anger, but also a kind of panic.The hall was quiet, everyone didn't feel the heat at this moment, but felt cold in their hearts.Emperor Jiajing's eyes finally fell on Xu Jie and Gao Gong. Now, this matter can only be seen by these two elders and their plans. He took a deep breath and said coldly:
"Xu Qing, what's the plan?"

Xu Jie's face was very pale at this time, and he was really scared at this moment.I think he also experienced the battle of Alatan Khan's soldiers approaching the city at the beginning, so he knew the process of that army approaching the city very well.Alatan Khan did not capture Datong that time, but bypassed Datong and went straight to the capital.Therefore, although the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty felt humiliated, they were not afraid at all. They all believed that the high walls of the capital could completely resist Alatan Khan, and they were finally proved to be right.

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