February 17, 9th year of Jiajing.!

A good news came to Quanzhou.

Xu Qian, the governor of Zhizhe, who had been here for July, received the good news and was immediately relieved.

Spain was defeated and the entire army was wiped out.

The results of the battle are still gratifying, but Xu Qian was not surprised. On the one hand, the Jinyiwei's intelligence collection was very hard-working, and on the other hand, the sea sanctuary commander was seriously underestimated by the Spaniards. In fact, nearly 300 warships were composed.

The squadron of the squad encountered the Spanish fleet in Penghu area, and immediately gave the Spanish a fatal blow. Although in practice, the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of the squadron of

Their opponents.

Then, the new army landed in Taiwan, captured Princess Mary, and named it Taipei, defeating all the Spaniards on the island.

Putting down the good news, Xu Qian put his hand behind his back and then picked up a memorial.

There is only one thing in the memorial.

When Emperor Jiajing was sleeping in the Great Gaoxuan Palace, a palace maid suddenly caused trouble, almost strangled to death by Emperor Jiajing.

After this incident, the government and the people were shocked, and Jiajing suddenly became moody. All those involved in this matter have been executed. Next, some ministers have also suffered. The reason why these people suffered is very simple.

Because they submitted a memorial, they said bluntly that the reason why this happened was not because someone conspired, but because His Majesty was addicted to elixirs and abused the maids in the palace, which led to the loss of hearts of the palace people.

When Xu Qian saw this, he couldn't help but sigh. Although these ministers told the truth, unfortunately, they violated the emperor's rebellious scale, so... they must die.

What made Xu Qian even speechless was that Liang Teng, the Minister of Revenue, actually participated in this incident. Then he was killed in the court.

Xu Qian actually didn't have much friendship with Liang Teng. He only knew that he and he were a party and had some care for each other. However, Xu Qian never expected that Liang Teng died like this, and he died suddenly.

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His heart couldn't help but twitch.

He didn't know much about Liang Teng. At least in his impression, he didn't expect Liang Teng to do such a thing. Even Liang Teng's behavior made him very puzzled. Why do you have to be your official?

What is the point of doing this to you?

"What else is there in the capital?" Xu Qian asked slowly.

Zhou Tai, who was standing beside him, said: "It is heard that before Lord Liang wrote a letter, he was heartbroken and told his family that if the emperor cannot learn from his mistakes, then there is no point in admonition. Only by making the emperor feel pain can we expect the emperor to know his mistakes and correct them.

, So · he has prepared the worst, his son Liang Hong has been taken to the imperial prison, and his life and death are unknown now."

Xu Qian sighed and said, "Let me find a way to save me."

Zhou Tai couldn't help but say, "Sir... This... Your Majesty is in a rage. He tries to rescue him at this time, but I'm afraid......"

Xu Qian took a deep breath and said slowly: "That is the reason that we need to find a way, try every means, and after rescue, we will immediately arrange for him to go to sea. At that time, the vassal states will station troops in various vassal states and give him a sum of money.

Let him live there and live well.”

Zhou Tai was stunned for a moment, nodded, and then he felt a little suspicious, saying, "The Pacification Envoy Department wants to station troops and horses in various places?"

Xu Qian said: "Franji people were defeated, but who can guarantee that they will not make a comeback? At that time, we do not have to take the initiative to propose it. All countries will also hope to appease the garrison of the envoys. At that time, they will take out a piece of land and hand it over.

Let's take care of the comforting commander.

Zhou Tai was very puzzled: "But there are two questions in the humble state. First, where does the appeasement envoy have so many military horses? Second, they just drove away the Franji people, so were they willing to give us the land.

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Xu Qian finally felt a little relaxed and said with a smile: "The placing envoy does not need so many military and horses. It is enough to have hundreds of officers and soldiers symbolically station. The vassal states do not want the Ming Dynasty to station too much government troops. They want it.

It is a promise that as long as the Ming army is there, once they encounter danger, they can get help from the local Ming army. Once these Ming army also recruit attacks from others, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not sit idly by. You understand this

What does it mean? It means that they may not need tens of thousands of people to truly protect them.

But it was the promise of the Ming Dynasty to some extent. As for the land, they were of course willing. Because the nature of the Ming Dynasty and the Franchise Man was different, the Franchise Man established fortresses on their land in order to embezzle and encroach on them. And the Ming Dynasty would not

Compared with Franchi, their trust in the Ming Dynasty was much higher. Land was both important and not important to them. Even if one-tenth of the land was cut, it would not hurt them.

The most important thing is their status. If the Ming Dynasty could ensure the safety of the royal families of various countries, they would happily do the same.

Xu Qian sighed: "After this, Nanyang will all fall into the Ming Dynasty's private pockets."

"What about the Spanish Francisco? It is said that their strength is still strong. Are you afraid that they will make a comeback?"

Xu Qian smiled: "Not afraid, if Spain defeated this time, the balance of power of the entire Franco machine will be completely broken. At that time, Franco machine will inevitably usher in a protracted war, and even the cannibals will participate.

,This period is the best time for firearms to be sold, so that Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau will be prepared."

Xu Qian's guess is correct. Spain used to be the dominant one, at least before it was in an aggressive state, but now its strength has been greatly damaged. The Portuguese will definitely covet it, and the French have been coveting it.

In Spain's huge wealth, it is very likely that they will want to get a share of the turmoil this time. As for the big food, Spain has been competing for its North African region, and this time, I am afraid that it will be liquidated without hesitation.

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Xu Qian didn't care about Franji's affairs, but once the war was war, the spring of Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau would come.

Xu Qian sighed and said, "The most important thing at the moment is who will take over the Ministry of Revenue. This is the most worrying issue for me."

Zhou Tai said: "It is reported that the Minister of Revenue seems to have a candidate, and most of them will let Yang Yiqing serve as the deputy director."

The cabinet ministers served as the Minister of the Secretariat, which was a tradition of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Yang Tinghe served as the Minister of Personnel. Logically speaking, the Ministry of Revenue is the second largest department in the world, so it is nothing wrong for the Ministry of Revenue to let Yang Yiqing serve as the Minister of Revenue.

However, Xu Qian smiled and said, "It won't take long for Yang Yiqing to take over. The situation has changed. Although Yang Yiqing is a talented person, he is a fool to manage the Ministry of Revenue well, so he doesn't want to urge him to pay.

The matter of official grain has not yet been settled. Just talking about the current Ministry of Revenue is much more complicated than before. I heard that in order to support the war in the border town, the Ministry of Revenue issued another debt a few months ago, which is a major issue.

Four million taels, do you know how much funding has the Ministry of Revenue raised this year?

Ten million taels of silver, the annual interest rate for this ten million taels of silver alone is 500,000. In the past, the court's annual expenditure of three million was already very short, not to mention that it would have to pay back the principal in the future.

Paying official grains is an offense to the officials in the world, but if you can't pay off this account, it is an offense to the nobles in the world. You can offend the emperor, but once you offend these people and offend such a wide range of interests, don't say it is Yang Yiqing

Even Yang Tinghe will inevitably collapse.”

Zhou Tai frowned. He obviously could not understand that the Ministry of Revenue at this time was just a microcosm of the imperial court's transformation from a small government to a large government.

In fact, the truth is very simple. The new economic form changes began to involve the court. As before, the court still hoped to rely on cultivating county schools and providing disaster relief to make a living. It was obviously impossible. Just talking about raising soldiers, in the past

The cost of raising soldiers in the court was almost minimal. Why? It was simply because of the garrison system. When it was war, the court allocated some food and paid a little silver reward. But now it is different. The cost of striking soldiers is higher than before.

Many. Moreover, as the local agricultural economy gradually becomes difficult to support, the county's government has become less and less controlled by the control of the local government. In the past, the gentry relied on the local government, but now the landlords are bankrupt one after another, so what should we do

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For example, public security issues, because the population is concentrated in cities, it is impossible to maintain urban security by relying solely on the past services. Therefore, full-time police will inevitably appear, and government affairs will be subdivided accordingly, and many responsibilities will be more and more.

The more responsibilities the more officials there will be, and the large amount of support costs alone will no longer be affordable by the court.

In addition, the decline in rural population and a large number of people entered the city, which made most people increasingly dependent on transportation. In the new policy, rivers and roads were built. Other provinces also began to follow the example, just money

Where to come from?

The beginning of three million taels of silver per year is almost insignificant, and even the annual expenditure of the Money and Grain Bureau has exceeded 10 million. This is only a province in Zhejiang, and it will definitely increase in the future. The treasury of the imperial court,

What can you do with these pitiful money?

So, in order to maintain their support, they started to borrow money. After borrowing the first time, they were still scared and scared, but they were very happy when spending money. After time, they found that the money was gone. So what should I do? It's a waste of food and food.

, Going back to the past is even worse than in the past, or is it a poison to quench thirst?
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