Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 171
(PS: I have something to do at home today, so the number of words is less, please forgive me, and try to make up for it tomorrow.)
Sure enough, Wei Zhongxian was waiting for Young Master Zhang in the secret room. Seeing Young Master Zhang being brought in by the eunuch in charge, Wei Zhongxian immediately smiled at Young Master Zhang and asked, "What's the matter? Are you afraid that Cui Chengxiu and Feng Quan will join hands to deal with you?" Young Master Zhang replied wryly: " It’s true that you can’t hide anything from your father, that’s exactly the case. Although Master Cui has never said anything to the boy, that kid Feng Quan is really too dark. If the boy doesn’t say hello to Master Cui in advance, he might listen to him that day. Feng Quan's slander creates barriers for the child."

"Don't bother with them, our family is the one who decides for you, and if you lend them a hundred guts, they won't dare to trip you up!" Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and snorted coldly: "The last time we believed in the king, even if our family found out , Cui Chengxiu said that I am afraid that everyone will not accept it, Feng Quan said that he was visiting the rumors, and even volunteered to go undercover for the Xinwang Party to spy on our family - he thought that our family really didn't know, and he took this opportunity to contact Xinwang and give him information. Arrange your own retreat? Just based on this, our family can see who is the most loyal to our family, the two of them or your monkey boy!"

"Thank you godfather for the compliment, I'm ashamed of myself." Young Master Zhang's face was full of shyness, but in his heart he was really proud that he had put all his eggs in one basket in the Xinwang incident, and he said hypocritically: "Actually, my boy is not afraid of them joining forces. With the protection of the father, no matter how powerful they are, they can't touch the child. The main reason is that the child, as the adopted son of the father, does not want to take the lead in creating infighting in the faction of the father, upset the father, and let others take advantage of it chance."

"The monkey is sensible. If Cui Chengxiu and Feng Quan understand this truth, our family can worry less." Wei Zhongxian sighed in relief, and asked the maid to prepare tea and seats for Young Master Zhang, and then put the people in the secret room The others all drove out, and finally asked: "Tell me, why didn't you just tell Cui Chengxiu and Feng Quan in front of your strategy to put down the rioters in Shaanxi? What is your specific strategy?"

"The reason why Hai'er is unwilling to reveal the strategy in front of Master Cui and Master Feng is not because he is afraid that they will leak the secret and prepare the thieves." Young Master Zhang honestly confessed: "The main reason is that Hai'er's strategy is too appalling. If it is spread, it will be bad for the father and the child's reputation."

"Oh, then where is your appalling strategy?" Wei Zhongxian asked curiously.Young Master Zhang respectfully replied: "My child's strategy is actually very simple, since the godfather can't provide money, money and food to help the hungry people in Shaanxi—then just don't do it!"

"Don't help? Let all the hungry people in Shaanxi starve to death?" Rao Wei Zhongxian was famous in history for his black hands and poison. At this moment, he was also stunned by Young Master Zhang's heaven-defying proposal.Young Master Zhang did not answer directly, but said very euphemistically: "Father, I wonder if you have heard of the poisonous arrows used by the Tatar cavalry? Stir it a few times to let the arrows get poisoned. After our Ming soldiers were hit by arrows, experienced veterans would use a knife to dig out the piece of meat when they saw the wounds oozing pus and turning black, exposing the non-poisonous flesh and blood. Apply gold sore medicine, although it hurts more and the blood bleeds more, but the wound heals faster and there will be no future troubles. But those inexperienced recruits are afraid of pain and bleeding, so they dare not goug out the bad flesh , As a result, there are more and more bad meat, and the toxicity is getting stronger and stronger, and in the end, even life has to be put on this originally small wound."

Although Young Master Zhang's hint was cryptic, the treacherous Wei Zhongxian could still understand it. After pondering for a long time, Wei Zhongxian asked word by word: "How can I gouge out this piece of poisonous rotten meat?"

"Surround and intercept! Don't let the thieves run around!" Young Master Zhang said darkly: "Heavy troops are stationed in Shanxi, and they are stationed along the Fen River to block the eastward road of the thieves! The north is the important land of Datong. Although the aggressiveness is insufficient, there is more than enough self-preservation. So there is no need to worry too much in the north; in the south, if you deploy white soldiers to enter Hanzhong, as long as you hold the three passes of Dasanguan, Ziwu Valley and Chencang Road, the rebels will never think about going south into Sichuan! Another heavy army will be deployed to guard Tongguan. The way for thieves to enter Henan is also cut off."

"The encirclement is so big?" Wei Zhongxian gasped, and asked in surprise: "The seven prefectures and six guards in Shaanxi and hundreds of counties are all gouged out as bad meat, and more than half of the three prefectures in Shanxi have to be gouged out, too much." Right? Is this necessary?"

"It's a bit bigger." Young Master Zhang said slowly: "However, these places are the hardest-hit areas of famine, with nearly tens of millions of hungry people. Batch after batch—rather than being slowly consumed to death by the thieves, it is better for a strong man to cut off this piece of bad meat in one go! Block the road where the thieves are running, let the thieves make fun of this piece of bad meat, and wait When they are almost exhausted, it will be much easier for the imperial court to appease and provide relief."

"This is a way to stop the thieves from fleeing, let the thieves kill and set fires in Shaanxi, famine and war, and when the famine and disaster victims are almost dead, our family will go to appease and give relief, and the money and food spent will naturally be less. Much less." Wei Zhongxian nodded secretly, and after a little calculation, Wei Zhongxian asked again: "If you cut out such a large piece of meat, what about the medicine? What kind of medicine should be used to heal the wound?"

"Sweet potatoes and time are medicine." Young Master Zhang peeked at Wei Zhongxian's face, "As the saying goes, sharpening a knife is not a mistake in chopping firewood. With time, I can concentrate on training the slave army, and first deal with the slaves in the north. If you are in trouble, turn around calmly and completely wipe out the thieves. With time, you can promote the planting of sweet potatoes in large quantities in the north. One mu of grain field can only harvest more than 300 catties of wheat a year, but one mu In a dry field, or even an acre of mountainous land, it is easy to harvest two to three thousand catties of sweet potatoes a year. In addition, crops such as potatoes and corn are drought-resistant and high-yield grains. It is also easy to harvest thousands of catties of grain per mu. As long as there are two In three years, my dear, you don’t even have to transport grain from the south of the Yangtze River to Shaanxi. You can easily appease the remaining hungry people in Shaanxi with only half of the grain in Shanxi and North Zhili. In addition, the long-term drought in Henan The Shandong area can also easily achieve food self-sufficiency and completely eliminate the hidden danger of hunger riots."

"Can it really work?" Wei Zhongxian asked suspiciously: "The dog potato can produce more than 2000 catties per mu in Linqing, Shandong, but can other chief ministers in the north do it? And what kind of corn are you talking about?" Potatoes have only just begun to be tested in Shandong, so you dare to say that the yield per mu is a thousand catties?"

"I can't tell you, I came here more than 300 years later, right?" Young Master Zhang was a little worried, and after a moment of hesitation, he replied, "I'm not sure, but it's always a hope, and even if this method doesn't work, Dear father, if you collect food from the south and send it to Shaanxi for relief, the pressure will be less, right? So my child thinks, we should take this gamble!"

"Your bet is really big, it's millions of lives!" Wei Zhongxian snorted coldly.However, Wei Zhongxian was originally a gambler, and he was forced to gamble his life after losing money. He entered the palace and became a eunuch, and then bet on the eldest son of the prince who was neglected by Wanli in the palace. Due to his personality, Wei Zhongxian was not so disgusted with Young Master Zhang's astonishing proposal.After thinking over and over for a long time, Wei Zhongxian finally gritted his teeth and snorted: "Well, anyway, our family can't provide so much food to appease the hungry people in Shaanxi, and the rebellion in Shaanxi can't be calmed down quickly, so we will take a gamble with you Our family will enter the palace tomorrow to ask for an order. In the spring of next year, the dog potato seeds that have been distributed to the northern prefectures and counties must be planted by force, and anyone who dares not to plant them will be killed by our family!"

"Father, if you won this bet, I'm sure my son will at least triple your living ancestral hall!" Young Master Zhang said flatteringly: "And every family's hall of common people will also offer your ancestral hall." Longevity Tablet."

"But if we lose the bet, our family's reputation will be ruined, and it will be infamous forever!" Wei Zhongxian seldom snorted a few idioms.Young Master Zhang smiled awkwardly, and said: "In addition to blocking the thieves' fleeing roads, the suppression of thieves in Shaanxi must also be stepped up. Before there is enough food to appease the people, it is impossible to expect the Shaanxi army to wipe out the thieves." , but they can also play a role in weakening the power of the rebels, preventing the rebels from gaining power, and calming the public opinion of the government and the public. This will help us to save up our energy and wipe out the rebellious rebels in one fell swoop in Shaanxi. Therefore, the boy believes that the two governors of the three sides and the governor of Shaanxi The selection of candidates for this position is very important, and the selection criteria are also very strict."

"What conditions are required, tell me." Wei Zhongxian asked.Young Master Zhang replied in a deep voice: "First, they can't be the direct descendants of my father's confidantes, because their counter-insurgency and suppression of thieves is doomed to fail, and they are also destined to become targets of criticism and accusations by officials and censors. Father walks too close, and it is easy to get angry, so it is necessary to select officials who are not direct descendants-if necessary, father can also push them out as scapegoats, and use their heads to appease the officials. Second, these two people The ability should not be too poor, at least you must be able to fight, organize the local people to train the new army, and wipe out the rebels, so you can also give them some power appropriately. When the consumption is about the same, dear father, you can go pick peaches."

"Not a direct descendant of our family, but able to fight?" Wei Zhongxian said with a smile on his face, "There are quite a few such people in the imperial court. Tell me, monkey, who should our family let be the governor of the three sides? Who should we let?" Going to be the governor of Shaanxi?"

"Governor of the three sides, who else is more qualified to serve besides Mr. Sun Ge who has returned to his hometown?" Young Master Zhang has been so bad for a day or two. , It is to hold back the idea to let Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong go to guard Liaodong, the other to fight Li Zicheng, and hide in the back to enjoy the happiness.Now that Xiong Tingbi is the father-in-law, of course Young Master Zhang will not let him go to poor Shaanxi where there is no food or aid. As for Sun Chengzong—he doesn’t have a beautiful daughter to marry Young Master Zhang, so Young Master Zhang doesn’t have to worry about whether Sun Chengzong is in Shaanxi. up.So Young Master Zhang suggested insidiously: "However, Sun Ge has always been the governor of Liaodong, and I am afraid that it is not suitable for him to be the governor of the three sides who is far less powerful than the governor of Liaodong. The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu has the same authority as the governor of Liaodong, and the officials and censors in the court can't find a reason to twist their mouths."

"Success!" Wei Zhongxian agreed with a smirk, "This bad old man, when he was the governor of Liaodong, he gave our family a lot of anger and embarrassment. Now it's time for our family to let him suffer." After finishing speaking, Wei Zhongxian asked again Said: "Where is the governor of Shaanxi? This position is also very important. Almost all the people in the court point to you to take it."

"As for the governor of Shaanxi, Hai'er would like to ask my father to make an exception to promote someone to take up the position. Although his reputation is not well-known, but Hai'er has had contact with him in Jiangnan, and knows that he is a rare talent and is suitable for this position." Young Master Zhang recommended hypocritically.Wei Zhongxian said happily: "Who is it? There are not many people in this world who can make you, a monkey, praise you."

Young Master Zhang replied calmly: "The Liangzhe Cheng announced the political left counselor - Hong Chengchou! I think that the candidate for the governor of Shaanxi must be him!"

"Hong Chengchou? Our family seems to have heard of this name?" Wei Zhongxian was taken aback for a while, and then said with a smirk: "Remember, this year Pan Ruzhen, the governor of Zhejiang, made a request to build a shrine for our family on the bank of the West Lake. All the above-mentioned officials signed the joint memorial—he was the only one who didn’t sign it! Our family hasn’t had time to deal with him yet, so take this opportunity and let him go to Shaanxi to suffer a little bit, it’s done! That’s him! "

"Father is clever." In the secret room, a pair of vicious father and son who were in collusion soon resounded with triumphant laughter.Young Master Zhang smiled sinisterly while muttering to himself, "Old Sun Ge, traitor Hong, don't say that I won't give you a chance. The difficulty of suppressing the peasant uprising in Shaanxi is much smaller than in history! At least, you don't have to worry about that murderer." Chongzhen, the minister who is more agile than killing chickens, is holding you back. No matter how dark and poisonous the old eunuch Wei’s heart is, he somehow knows the truth that the emperor is not short on hungry soldiers. He also has a way to get money and food for the front line. There is a little guarantee, whether you can show it or not depends on your own."

"Tomorrow, when you go to court, you recommend Mr. Sun Ge as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu." After a little calculation, Wei Zhongxian ordered: "The emperor misses the past very much. If you recommend his teacher Mr. Sun Ge to come back, the emperor will be happy. This favor will make you foolish." Let’s do it, bastard. As for Hong Chengchou, it will be recommended by our family, and our family has a good reputation for promoting talents and not avoiding enemies."

"My dear, thank you for your love. My father is really smart." In the secret room, the sinister laughter of the old and the young resounded again...

(End of this chapter)