"A gentleman sees the small things and knows the end. He sees the beginning and knows the end. There is no way for disaster to arise. This is the policy of thinking and thinking." Sixteen Cheap Policies of Thinking and Thinking
Ma Rixi was stunned, but he did not expect that the emperor would say that. Instead, Shisun Rui quickly reacted and said: "But, at this time, it is appropriate to select talented people to manage affairs and take moral education as the basis.
The officials and the people can live in peace for a long time."
"That being said, I believe that Henan has been in decline for a long time and has few households. Re-establishing counties and cities has no benefit except adding new officials. On the contrary, it will make the people live in scattered places and make it more difficult to govern. It is better to follow the old example of Emperor Guangwu.
, and merged the counties in Henan, so that the returned people would move to one place, and it would not be too late to restore the counties again when the population flourished." Taiwei Dong Cheng had a different opinion.
"There is a shortage of officials in Henan. Even if we don't reset the county, we at least need to send more officials there. Henan is the heart of the Central Plains. The sooner it recovers, the closer it can be to supporting the former general." Shisun Rui insisted.
The emperor subconsciously looked at Xun You, who was sitting at the end of the crowd with his head bowed, like an outsider who didn't want to speak, so he had to say: "Well, Henan is not rich in household registration now, and it is useless to set up too many counties, but the corresponding counties
Cheng, Cao and other officials are indispensable, and the imperial court should select a group of doctors from the three departments to be appointed."
"I sincerely promise you." Ma Rixi leaned down and thanked him. As a Situ, it was his duty to test the third minister.
"Zhu Jun has worked really hard in Henan and made great achievements. After Hanoi is pacified this time, he will be together again." The emperor suddenly mentioned another layer of content in Luo Ye's memorial.
Ma Rixi and Shi Sunrui exchanged a look of surprise and agreed together. They both knew clearly that Luo Ye's praise of Zhu Jun in the memorial was not sincere at all, but was instead a hint from the side, asking the emperor to express his gratitude to Zhu Jun.
Zhu Jun was alert. But the emperor didn't seem to accept this trick, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Even if Zhu Jun was trustworthy, the necessary decentralization and restraint should be in place, right?
After so many events, Wang Yun committed suicide, Huang Wan retired, and even the Yang family was in decline. Looking at both the court and the public, the Kansai scholars headed by Situ Ma Rixi and Sikong Shi Sun Rui were at the peak of their power, not to mention that there were
After the arrival of the great Confucian Zheng Xuan and his disciples, the momentum of the Kansai scholars increased. Now it is natural to consolidate their power and completely trample the Kanto scholars under their feet to prevent them from having a chance to make a comeback. This is from a selfish point of view.
From a public perspective, it is not a wise move to hand over all the military and political power in Henan and even Yuzhou to Zhu Jun alone. People can change. Who knows whether Zhu Jun will be eroded by power and develop dissent? So standing on the side
From the perspective of the imperial court, Ma Rixi and others, as ministers at the prime minister level, maintained the same views as Luo Ye.
"Your Majesty." Ma Rixi lowered his eyebrows and said righteously: "There are now thirty thousand soldiers in the Northern and Southern armies. General Pingdi Ma Teng, Yangwei General Fan Chou, Zhonglang General Wang Fang and others have three soldiers and horses.
There are more than 10,000 people, and there are nearly 70,000 soldiers and horses in the capital area. However, the thieves of the three auxiliaries have been eliminated, and there is no war outside. There is really no need to station such a heavy army near Chang'an City."
Dong Cheng couldn't help but interjected: "Situ, your Majesty only issued an edict to increase the number of troops in the northern and southern armies when he was in Hedong, to conquer the good families of the six counties, and the knights of Sanhe joined the army. Now it has not been a month since the edict was issued, and the good families of the border counties have not yet come to Beijing.
Are you thinking about dismantling the military?"
The emperor's expression did not change, he threw Luo Ye's memorandum on the case, and his tone was a little casual: "Is it like what the Taiwei said?"
"I have absolutely no such intention." Ma Rixi said calmly: "What I mean is that from the middle of last year to now, the imperial court has wiped out the bandits in Guanzhong and attacked Baibo in Hedong. This year, Fan Xian and other rebels were defeated again.
Repeated wars cost a lot of money, not to mention the expenses of His Majesty's personal administration, weddings, New Year's greetings and other ceremonies, as well as the expenses for internal and external ministers, feudal states, rewards for Qiang and Hu envoys, as well as donations for farming, recruitment of refugees, etc."
Discussions with veterans who have been immersed in officialdom for a long time are always like this. There is always a long preamble before getting to the main topic. The emperor couldn't help but interrupt him: "Okay, don't worry about talking, just say what you want.
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"The treasury is empty, Guanzhong is in ruins, the land in the capital is really difficult to raise, and there is no need to raise a hundred thousand soldiers." Seeing the emperor opening his mouth, Ma Rixi immediately spoke faster: "I am not going to ask your majesty to reduce the army.
, but thinking that since Guanzhong does not need so many troops and horses at the moment, it is better to divide the troops. For example, when the former general conquered Hanoi and Runan this time, he seemed to have a shortage of troops."
Dong Cheng seemed to have just come to his senses at this time, and continued: "Yes, Your Majesty, the former general only has 20,000 troops in Henan. He has to defend Luoyang and divide his troops to attack the rebels. This is really overstretched.
, accept the decision and make the decision. If troops and horses are sent from Guanzhong to Henan, firstly, it can alleviate the dilemma of insufficient food and grass in Guanzhong, and secondly, it can also help the former general and share his burden."
Speaking of which, how could the emperor not know what double act these two people were singing? It was simply that Dong Cheng saw the battle in Hedong. Almost everyone in the Northern and Southern armies was deeply rewarded, but his own troops could only stay in the capital to retire.
Therefore, he is jealous and wants to release his direct descendants to gain achievements. As for Ma Rixi, I am afraid he has the same idea.
Guanzhong has been in decline for a long time, and some policies that benefit the people have only been implemented for less than a year, so it is difficult to recover in a short period of time. The tens of thousands of troops stationed in Gyeonggi did put a lot of pressure on the government's finances and grain reserves. Dong Zhuo
The grain and goods that were originally stored in Xiwu, as well as the grain, grass and weapons that the court had stored in Fengyi on the left and Fufeng on the right over the years to guard against the Qiang and Hu, were all consumed by the various battles and expenses incurred by the court during the year.
Got seventy-seven.
It was not that the emperor was unaware of this problem. He originally wanted to take Fan Chou and others with him when he went south to Yizhou, so that they could wear down their strength in a hard battle. Otherwise, he would have to rely on the elites of the Northern and Southern armies to attack the mountainous Yizhou.
I'm afraid there will be huge losses after this.
After defeating Yizhou, the armies will be divided again and transferred to either guard Nanzhong or transfer to Bingzhou. In this way, only the Northern and Southern armies will be left in the entire Gyeonggi Province, and they will be able to rest easy. At this time, I heard Dong Cheng say this
, although he thought it was a good idea to transfer Dong Cheng's troops to Zhu Jun's subordinates. After all, doing so would place forces around Zhu Jun, and prevent him from weakening Dong Cheng's military strength in the capital and increasing the pressure on him.
The influence of Kanto.
But kindness comes from the top, and it depends on whether the emperor wants to give it, not whether the ministers want it.
Furthermore, the tacit cooperation between Dong Cheng and Ma Rixi may be due to their common goals and interests. They both want to release the people they have brought with them to perform meritorious deeds. They have no real intention to join forces, but this is already the case.
Let the emperor remain wary enough.
The emperor could not make a decision casually until the matter was clarified: "The autumn harvest is coming soon. How many hectares of land have been cultivated in Guanzhong this year? In addition, the grain and grass confiscated by the powerful families in Hedong, if there is no war, these are all
It's enough. Wait until next year, when the imperial court will have other places to use troops, and it won't be too late to make plans then."
"I sincerely promise you." Seeing that the emperor did not insist on his words, Ma Rixi knew that there was still room for maneuver in the matter, so he was not in a hurry and agreed readily.
Although Dong Cheng was somewhat reluctant, he also understood that he could not contradict the emperor on the matter of military power, so he remained silent.11