The red tide in the sky is like the vast ocean, and the armor is like golden light to open up the clouds and mist.

A group of thousands of people came towards Zhu Youjian and the others.

This group of horses is not tall, mostly only about five feet away, but from their eyes they can tell that they are strong and able to fight.

They equipped the sharp sword and sharp bamboo spear unique to the ethnic minorities in eastern Sichuan. They wore iron armor and then covered with a thick layer of cotton armor. They could be said to be a knife, but they could not enter the arrow.

When the army arrived, Zhu Youjian glanced at him and saw that the army was strong and generous and energetic.

"Okay, okay!" Zhu Youjian said three times, holding Qin Bangping's hand and said:

"With such a strong army, why worry about building the enemy?"

"Your Highness is so ridiculous..." Qin Bangping heard the praise. Although he was humble, his body was straight and seemed very proud.

Seeing that the three of them were like this, Zhu Youjian told the three of them about various things that Man Gui told him about Liaodong.

However, it seems that because they had experienced the more difficult battle in Bozhou, they were not afraid of the powerful Jianlu that Zhu Youjian said.

Zhu Youjian did not point out this point, but just told them to defend the city and not to chase the enemy.

Qin Bangping could also see that this was a manifestation of Zhu Youjian's importance to them, so although they looked down on Jianlu, they still responded humbly.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian didn't say anything anymore. After a few words of concern, he promised that the military pay of the Shizhu earth soldiers who went north to aid Liao would not be owed. Like the Zhejiang soldiers, each person would pay twenty taels of military pay per year, and beheaded one level of 100 taels of real enemies.

Hearing the beheading and rewarding silver at a level of 100 taels of silver, Qin Bangping and others all had golden eyes, and then patted their chests and promised:

"Don't worry, if the three generals of the two will be here, they will definitely defend Shenyang and not let the true captain step into Shenyang city!"

"Okay..." Zhu Youjian responded with a smile, then briefly exchanged greetings, and then said goodbye to the three of them.

After the three of them rode away, Lu Wenzhao came forward and said:

"Your Highness, isn't the beheading of a level one hundred taels of silver too high..."

After asking, Wang Chengen nodded secretly, thinking that it was indeed too high.

However, Zhu Youjian laughed:

"High?"

"Don't forget how much money the imperial court has invested in Liaodong in more than two years."

"I hope that Liao Town's troops can behead the Zhengu 100,000 Zhengu slaughter at once and pacify the Zhengu."

“But can they do it?”

Zhu Youjian sneered: "If they could do it, why would it be like this in Liao?"

"If we can really behead 100,000 true captives and spend 10 million taels of silver to purge the Liao situation, wouldn't it be simple?"

In his opinion, compared with Jianlu, the real problem is how to solve land annexation, clean up corrupt officials, reform and respond to the severe drought that has lasted for more than ten years.

If these can be accomplished, the Liao incident will not be a problem at all. With the size of the Ming Dynasty, Nurhaci can be directly crushed to death.

But the current situation is that the emperor's decree can only flow in the north. Once it reaches the south, unless you send your own confidants, it will not have any effect at all.

Basically, anyone who understands the history of the late Ming Dynasty can think of these questions, but why did Tianqi and Chongzhen not do it?

The first thing is to clean up the yellow books, this cannot be done.

To clear the land and count the population, you must have a team that can be avoided by local forces.

Zhu Yuanzhang could do it because his team was just Huaiyou Buyi who turned over and became an official, without any foundation, and violence was enough.

Even when we arrived at Zhang Juzheng, the center was still strong. Although Zhangtian had disadvantages, it could still be done.

But when it comes to Tianqi and Chongzhen, the more he loses the battle, the more his authority of the court will decline, and the more he needs to maintain unity and stability within the ruling class.

After more than two hundred years of inbreeding, the interests of various groups have been deeply rooted. Therefore, no matter how they use the method to clear the land, the people who use it cannot escape the circle of gentry, garrison, nobles, eunuchs, and clerks.

If you check your own people, you can't find out what's the point.

Most officials seek nothing more than promotion and wealth. The stronger the court, the higher the demand for promotion. The prestige of the court declines, and officials only want to make money.

It is even easier for nobles, eunuchs, and clerks. They cannot be promoted and can only make money.

No policy is useful if there is no one available.

The issue of politically pulling one faction against another was done well in history, but it was useless at all.

No matter how well the Game of Thrones was played in the court, the common people and the soldiers still had no food to eat, and they were useless.

To collect taxes, we must fight against interest groups. To fight against interest groups, we must support a team that is both clear and innocent, and we must pull all interests in the same direction.

Qi Jin asked Qi Yuanfu to go south. At that time, as long as you recruit 8,000 soldiers and horses in Zhejiang, and if you train a little in the north, Zhu Youjian would be able to play with him.

Of course, it was impossible for him to lift the table directly because he did not have Zhu Yuanzhang's team.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di dared to kill so many corrupt officials because there were tens of thousands of students from the Imperial College for their support.

But the Imperial College had almost been infiltrated by civil servants in the later period of Zhu Di, and Zhu Youjian had to deal with it, so he could only take the widow of the border general to Changping, give them land and teach them to study.

Then there will be an interest group behind him.

If thousands of students want to make a name for themselves, they can only become officials.

Official positions will not be vacant, so the easiest thing is to defeat a group of corrupt officials and replace them with them.

As for whether they will be corrupt? It doesn't matter.

Even if it is corruption, as long as the tax can be paid to cope with the long drought of the small glacier.

After the drought, you should kill and catch.

No one will always stand by you, they will always stand by your interests, and Zhu Youjian deeply understands this truth.

Thinking of this, he got into the car and said calmly: "Let's go"

"Yes..." Lu Wenzhao returned the gift and ordered the convoy to continue to move south, and Zhu Youjian also asked Wang Chengen:

"Widow of the border soldiers, if you pay more snacks for this matter, the more people you get, the better."

"Don't worry, your highness, I have sent other internal officials and Jinyiwei from the Imperial Horse Prison to various places. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be able to take the widows from Jizhen and Xuanfu to Changping in half a month."

"It's just that due to the wind and snow, the livestock farms and fields in Changping have not been built. The 100,000 taels of various livestock purchased are all in the ranch in Hongmen, Changping."

"When Shizhu Baigang soldiers came to Yanshan Camp, there would be more than 19,000 people there, plus 20,000 craftsmen."

Speaking of this, Wang Chengen said helplessly:

"Your Highness has spent 15,000 taels of silver, and bought two thousand pigs, three hundred thousand chickens, ducks and geese."

"Near Huangshan Station, thirty eunuchs on duty and more than a thousand tenants were sent, twenty officialdoms were built, occupying six thousand acres of land in Huairou and six hills in Yanshan."

"These livestock have to eat 30,000 to 40,000 grass seeds and more than 30,000 kilograms of grain a day, and spend at least 300 taels a day, which is almost comparable to the food of the Seven Guards and One Battalion."

"Is it 15,000 taels of silver? That's more than 300 taels a day, which is less than the six hundred taels you and I expect. You should be happy." Zhu Youjian smiled heartlessly.

Seeing this, Wang Chengen could only sigh:

"In the Imperial Horse Prison, in addition to the newly established twenty officialdoms, there are only less than 200,000 chickens and ducks and three thousand pigs left."

"If this continues, I guess the Imperial Horse Supervision will not be able to withstand..."

Seeing Wang Chengen say this, Zhu Youjian said heartlessly:

"Don't worry, the silver from the Imperial Horse Supervision can naturally be held on until the next silver is shipped."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian chuckled:

"I probably have already thought about how to get the next money..."
Chapter completed!