"My dear nephew, you are in big trouble this time." Tie Xuan said anxiously as soon as he saw Wan Lei.
"I know, but besides this method, do you have any other method?" Wan Lei said that coercing the emperor was a capital crime, but other than that, he really couldn't think of any other better solution.
Tie Xuan still frowned. In fact, he also knew that this was the best way, but the risk was huge. If the emperor turned his back and sent an army to besiege him in the future, it would be really bad. Even if the court did not abandon it,
When the army comes to attack, there is a shortage of food in the Shuntian Prefecture. As long as the imperial court blocks the food supply and blocks the food supply, the people will be short of food and hungry, not to mention that the Mongolian ministries in the north are eyeing them. In short, the future is not promising.
From the traditional point of view of establishing a country based on civilian industry, the Peiping area really does not have the conditions to become an independent "country". However, Wan Lei knows that the North China area has what is needed for industrialization. If developed properly, Peiping can be transformed into a country.
It has become the most prosperous and powerful area in the country.
In addition, the Bohai Bay has an outlet, and Shuntian Prefecture can also expand trade with the outside world. No matter how difficult it is, fisheries can still be used to feed the people. What Wan Lei is most worried about is that the court reneges on its promise. If the court does not keep its promise and sends troops to eradicate the roots, then it will really
The only option is to resort to violent rebellion.
Of course, the emperor is still in Beiping City. At this time, the rebellion can of course blackmail the emperor and control the princes, but the effect is not good. After all, the court does not belong to Emperor Jianwen alone. There are many descendants of the Zhu family in Nanjing who are waiting to become emperor.
Once the current emperor is captured, a new one will definitely be established there, and the one in hand will become invalid and cannot be used.
Outside the city, there are tens of thousands of Yan troops watching eagerly. Even if the Peking army holds the emperor, it will be difficult to fight them out. In addition, there are many troops watching around, and they are afraid that if they rebel, they will be beaten by a group. In short,
Rebellion is the last resort, and we really cannot do it unless we have to do it as a last resort.
"What should we do next?" The deal is done, the emperor has been offended even if he doesn't want to offend him. Tie Xuan just wants to know how Wan Lei can clean up this mess.
"When soldiers come, the water will be blocked and the soil will be covered. The Peiping Army will not disband and will still form an independent army." Now the Peiping Army has 80,000 troops. Even if we exclude some soldiers who are not from Shuntian Prefecture, there are still more than 60,000. This number seems small.
However, soldiers are more expensive than more expensive, so it can temporarily support the situation.
"The military rations are almost gone. How will we feed the people in the future?" Tie Xuan asked again.
"It's okay to farm land and collect grain. It's not like Shuntian Prefecture has no land, and without the exploitation of taxes and corvees, can't the people still support themselves by farming?"
"No taxes? What are you going to use to support the army? Is it possible that you want to build military camps and let the soldiers support themselves?" Tie Xuan asked again, not to mention, as the commander of a government, he still has a lot of power.
Strong ability to handle government affairs.
"Of course you get paid to be a soldier. If you don't get paid to fight, who will do it?"
"Pay them? There are 80,000 troops now, and each person is paid one tael a month. That's only 80,000 taels. Where do you get so much money?"
"Of course money can't fall from the sky, just earn it." Wan Lei still said slowly, not in a hurry.
Seeing that Wan Lei looked confident, Tie Xuan was too lazy to ask questions about how to develop in the future, and instead became concerned about his own future. He knew that he had offended the emperor this time, and whether the court would respond
If he didn't go, he would probably defect to the Peking Army now, otherwise he wouldn't be so enthusiastic about the development of the Peking Army.
As his comrade, Wan Lei treated him with the spirit of never abandoning or giving up. Seeing Tie Xuan's intention to stay again, he talked to him about how to form a government in Shuntian Mansion in the future. Shuntian Mansion is not too big.
, it is bounded by the Yanshan Great Wall to the north, Yongping Prefecture to the northeast, Datong Prefecture to the west, Baoding Hejian Prefecture to the south, and the Bohai Bay to the southeast. It governs more than a dozen prefectures and counties including Changping, Xianghe, Fangshan, etc.
The government teams of these prefectures and counties have long been destroyed due to wars, and now they are being torn down and re-established. Wan Lei still follows the previous governance method of setting up prefects and counties, but divides administrative power and judicial power again. Because
Prefectures and counties will no longer collect taxes from the people for the time being, so the agencies can be streamlined into civil affairs departments in charge of household registration and public security.
However, no matter how streamlined the organization is, official salaries must be issued. Now Shuntian Prefecture does not collect taxes, and official salaries will not fall from the sky, so the most important issue after discussion is how to get money.
And now there are about 200,000 taels of official silver in Beiping City. Even if all the money is misappropriated, it will not last for a few months.
Without money, there are many problems. Tie Xuan looked worried and angry, but Wan Lei was not anxious at all and said: "You don't have to worry about the money, I have a way."
Tie Xuan still wanted to understand why Wan Lei was so confident, but when he heard a shout of "Dr. Wei Guo has arrived" coming from outside the door, he had to get up and meet the guests with Wan Lei.
"Wan Lei, you are really courageous. If you dare to threaten the Holy One before Wan Jun, aren't you afraid that the Holy One will punish your nine tribes?" Before they met, Xu Huizu's ear-splitting curses were heard.
"The next person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. The nine tribesmen who killed me are just killing me. Why should I be afraid?" Wan Lei responded tit for tat. Anyway, there are many people who want his life. As the saying goes, if you have too many debts, you don't have to worry about too many lice.
It doesn't matter, it doesn't hurt to have one or two more enemies.
"If one person has enough to eat, the whole family will not be hungry. Now you are dragging hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians together to force prisoners into the palace. It is really abominable."
"The imperial army abandoned the city and fled, leaving the people of Peiping to die without caring about it. It lost the support of the people. Now the blame is on me. I really don't know what to say. If the imperial court continues to act like this, I'm afraid it's not just the people of Peiping who will be dissatisfied, but also the whole world.
All the people will be dissatisfied. Water can carry a boat and also capsize it. You know this better than I do."
Being squeezed by Wan Lei, Xu Huizu's face turned red and white. However, he could not refute it. After all, it was a fact that the imperial army abandoned Peiping. It would be a bit difficult to ask those abandoned people to shout "Long Live the Emperor" again.
If someone doesn't rebel on the spot, it would be a huge honor.
The two sides started arguing as soon as they met. Seeing that something was wrong in the atmosphere, Tie Xuan intervened: "Master Xu is here. He must have something to discuss. Please come and take a seat."
With the steps provided by Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu also walked down and sat on the main seat. A servant offered tea, but he did not drink it. He only said: "Now that the Holy Lord Long Yan is furious, I am afraid that you will come to Shuntian Mansion in the future."
There is no good fruit to eat."
"Haha, there are Tatars in the north of Shuntian Mansion, and now there are Yan thieves making trouble. There has never been peace, no matter how bad it is, it won't be any worse. If the imperial court breaks its promise and sends troops to attack, it will be won in the end.
Peiping is just a piece of shit. Mr. Xu, am I right?"
"Beiping is indeed worthless, but for you, raising tigers will bring trouble. If you collude with the Tatars in the future and raise troops to go south together, do you think the imperial court will tolerate such a threat?"
"Mr. Xu is indeed a shrewd man, unlike those bookworms who only know how to do things all day long. The court is really lucky to have a good minister like you in charge." Wan Lei couldn't help but praise the other party.
"Just now you asked the Holy One for a reason not to rebel. Now, I want to ask you for a reason not to destroy you." Xu Huizu shot Wan Lei with his eyes like knives and said sternly.
"Friends and enemies can transform into each other. If you treat others as friends, they will treat you as friends. If you treat others as enemies, others will treat you as enemies. Our Shuntian Mansion is just a small chieftain's mansion.
It is still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so why bother forcing one of your own people to die?"
"Master Xu, don't worry. The people just want to live a better life. No one wants to rebel. However, the Shuntian Prefecture area is short of food and wages. As soon as the imperial court seals the border, it chokes the people's necks. It is difficult for them to rebel." Tie.
Xuan also said.
"None of these reasons can convince me, let alone the court." Xu Huizu was still dissatisfied.
"Haha, I know what Mr. Xu is worried about. Let's do this. Once the war is over, I will retire to Changping Yicheng and no longer interfere with military and political affairs."
"That's not enough. You have to go south to the capital and be a hostage to convince the court."
"This request is too much. I'm afraid that as soon as I leave Peiping, you will cut me into pieces. I think I have done a small job, and I have not asked you for any reward. Now I just want to save a small life.
, if you can’t meet this most basic requirement, I might as well go against it now.”
"Mr. Xu, Wan Lei has done a lot for the people. If the imperial court takes him as a hostage, I'm afraid the Peking Army will rebel immediately." Tie Xuan also disagreed.
"If you don't become a hostage, the court will not be at ease for a day. After going south, as long as you stop doing evil, I can guarantee your safety." Xu Huizu still insisted on taking hostages.
Seeing the other party's insistence, Wan Lei frowned and said to Tie Xuan: "Master Tie, please step aside for a moment. Mr. Xu and I have something to whisper."
Tie Xuan didn't know what Wan Lei was going to do, so he had to resign and leave. Xu Huizu seemed to be interested in chatting with Wan Lei privately, so he waved his hands and asked his close associates to leave.
After all the outsiders had left, Wan Lei took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Mr. Xu is one of the best good ministers in the dynasty. I might as well open the sky and speak frankly. With the current situation of the court, do you think the small Shuntian Mansion is small?"
Can he be considered a close enemy?"
"Now I'm just talking about where the Shuntian Mansion will go and what the government will do."
"Haha, today we only talk about romance, don't talk about the affairs of the country, don't talk about the affairs of the country." Wan Lei smiled slightly and said: "I come from the countryside, have little knowledge, and don't know anything about the principles of cultivating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world, but I once listened to a
The rich man once said: Don’t put all your eggs in the same basket, lest the chickens fly and the eggs fly. Mr. Xu is a very popular minister, and his family has a great business, haha..."
"What do you mean by this? I don't understand."
"Haha, I don't have any other intention. I just want to wish Mr. Xu's family legacy to last forever."
"Oh, this statement is quite new. I really want to hear it." Xu Huizu suddenly became interested. He is a sensible person. He understands better than anyone else the principle of hiding a bird behind a bow. He knows that if he wants his family to be prosperous, he must
It is necessary to properly cultivate some enemies, that is, to raise enemies, so that one can always maintain use value.
However, Wan Lei had no intention of being a thief. He smiled faintly and said, "If you can help the Shuntian Mansion to make peace with the court, I will always be grateful to you. If I am asked to do anything in the future, I will not hesitate to go through fire and water."