Chapter 44 War is the only means to transfer conflicts (2)
The inexplicable dialect stunned Guo Ying.
Just listen to He Rong continue to mutter in a low voice, "You fish for plum blossoms... In the past, at funerals, you entertained people with wine and made things famous. Today you do it to your death, you fish for certain plum blossoms! Hey,
You died at the wrong time. I don’t know how ruthless you are, but I will burn some pretty girls to compare with you later. Throw it away!”
Veins suddenly appeared on Guo Ying's forehead, "You fucking talk nicely? Stop chanting curses!"
"I speak vernacular!" He Rong said in a muffled voice, "For decades, he used his fists to force me to speak Mandarin every day, and even beat me if I couldn't. Now that he is dead, I can finally speak more.
sentence!"
"Your mother!" Guo Ying was on the verge of rage, "You southern barbarian!"
Suddenly, He Rong's eyes turned red, "Back then, someone bullied me in the army. Cao Zhen put his arm around my shoulders and said to the bully, this little Nanmanzi is my brother. Only I can call him Nanmanzi. Who else can I call him?"
Who dies!"
He Rong followed his father in southern Guangdong to surrender to the old man, and then followed military leaders like Huaixi to conquer the north and south together.
Guo Ying was silent and patted He Rong on the shoulder.
Brothers! These people who climbed out of the dead are brothers in life and death!
A brother who is genuine and can change your life.
Once upon a time they had their heads tucked into their waistbands, but now... they live day by day and wait for the day.
At this moment, a group of people suddenly came into the front yard, led by Pu Wuyong, the eunuch who was in charge of the ceremony.
"There is a will!"
The Cao family knelt in front of the soul to listen to the decree, and Guo Ying also knelt beside it, hoping for the best.
"The young Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan, followed Taizu Emperor Gao in raising troops and made many meritorious deeds. He attacked Beiping and conquered Yunnan. He conquered Jingxiang and An Yungui, and charged into battle with great bravery. A good general of the country owes his merit to the country!"
"I have often heard that the sage of the state must reward his merits. In the past, Emperor Taizu Gao elevated you to the position of marquis in order to honor you. Now I think of your merits for many years. Why should I begrudge you the honor after half a lifetime of hard work!"
"Special post-challenge..."
Pu Wuyong's words made all the Cao family members raise their heads, while Guo Ying's shoulders were shaking with excitement.
"Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen is the Duke of Shu..."
"Damn it, you have a higher title than me! Now you got what you wanted, right?" Guo Ying thought in her heart.
The word "Shu Guogong" has a very high standard. Shu refers to Cao Zhen's hometown, Shuzhou in Huaixi.
"Xu Yizi inherited the title of Marquis, and received a salary of 2,500 dan. Emperor Taizu Gao gave him an iron scroll to avoid death, which lasted for three generations."
"You are worthy of enjoying the temple of meritorious officials and the altar of society and grain. I admire this!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"Fool, let's go!" Guo Ying looked at the sky with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, I'll grant you a favor!"
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Night fell again, and the lights of Qianqing Palace were a little dim.
Zhu Yunxi was sitting at the table, looking at the dinner and feeling a little overwhelmed.
I don't know why, but in the days since the old man left, he always felt that something was missing around him.
If you think about it carefully, there should be fewer people coming and going and fewer ties.
In addition, I heard the bad news about Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen today, and my mood was even more sour.
At this moment, the bastard came in quietly and whispered, "Your Majesty, please go to the south study room. Xin Yande, the general secretary, has returned to Beijing and is waiting in the duty room!"
Xin Tietou is back!
A smile appeared on Zhu Yunxi's face, "Quickly pass!" He said, and then said, "Brighter the lights!"
Not long after, Xin Yande entered the palace and said, "Your Majesty Xin..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "No need to be polite, come quickly and come to me and let me see you!"
After speaking, he looked at it carefully.
Xin Yande was already a thin person, and he looked even thinner after working in disaster relief in Huaibei for several months.
"Aiqing has lost weight!" Zhu Yunxi sighed, and then said, "You have been traveling all the way and you haven't eaten yet! Come on, come with me!" Then he said to the bastard, "Bring the tableware quickly!"
"My father has given me a gift, but I dare not resign!" Xin Yande said without any expression, cupping his hands.
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A gentleman eats without talking or sleeps without talking.
For a moment, the hall was filled with the sound of Xin Yande chewing with his mouth closed. He was not pretending at all, and he took down his chopsticks very fast, almost like a breeze.
Seeing that he was eating well, Zhu Yunxi also had some appetite.
After eating two big mouthfuls of rice, he smiled and said, "Aiqing is really hungry!" As he said that, he pushed the cherry meat in front of him and said, "Try this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yunxi was surprised to find that Xin Yande almost ate half of the plate like a storm.
"You...?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "How long has it been since Aiqing had eaten meat?"
He was joking, but Xin Yande said seriously, "I haven't eaten meat since I arrived in Huai'an, Sizhou!"
"Then what did you eat?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
Xin Yande looked at the food on the table and said, "I am eating the same as the victims!"
Then, he raised his head and looked directly at Zhu Yunxi.
"This rice is really inedible!" Zhu Yunxi put down his chopsticks with a wry smile and thought to himself.
"When I was in the capital, I heard from the older generation of military princes that during the war, they all ate the same food as ordinary soldiers, so that they could know when the soldiers were hungry! The same was true for me in Huai'an. I ate everything in a day.
If you don't do it, if I am hungry, the victims will definitely be crying for food!"
Then, Xin Yande continued to look directly at Zhu Yunxi, "I have been in Huaibei for a few months, and every meal is pureed wild vegetables and old rice porridge. Occasionally, I add some bean paste as a toothpaste."
Zhu Yunxi picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, "What does Aiqing want to say?"
"I heard that the emperor wants to use troops again!" Xin Yande continued to look at Zhu Yunxi and said sternly, "The country has people, but it is keeping poverty. The emperor does not know how to nurture his subjects, but wants to use troops externally. I am so stupid that I really can't think of the reason!"
"Wouldn't it be better to use the countless food and salary money on the people of the Ming Dynasty? The people of the Ming Dynasty are living a hard life! The money for the war comes from the people, and now it can be used for the people, isn't it right?"
With that said, Xin Yande stood up, knelt on the ground, and slowly took off his damaged official hat.
"My lord, I will remonstrate with you today!"
After saying that, he kowtowed heavily.
Then he continued, "If the country was peaceful and the people were safe, I wouldn't say this. But now that the disaster has just passed, it is really inappropriate to use troops."
Zhu Yunxi sighed silently in his heart, "Now it is work-for-relief, and the household department in Huaibei has prepared plenty of food and grass. If I use troops, the treasury will also have money..."
Xin Yande interrupted rudely, "Your Majesty, how much money does the treasury have?"
After saying that, without waiting for Zhu Yunxi to speak, he smiled bitterly and said, "If the emperor doesn't say anything, I can probably know how much. There should be more than six million!"
"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxi nodded.
"I will give you an account for the emperor!" Xin Yande knelt straight and raised his head and said, "When the emperor came to the throne in the 30th year of Hongwu, the amount of money in the treasury was probably this amount. Since the emperor became emperor, he has promoted sea trade, opened customs, and collected business taxes to make new products.
coins to expand financial resources. The annual income of the treasury is more than three times that of the Hongwu Dynasty, but it is still this money! Where is the money?"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Yunxi's expression.
The emperor was very calm and did not show too many emotions.
"The national treasury collects a lot, and you spend a lot, Your Majesty. Military expenditures in northern Xinjiang have increased year after year. Bridges and roads have been built in various places, seaports have been built, ships have been built, and there are also two bottomless pits for selling gold in the Firearms Foundry Bureau of the Bao Shipyard."
"Your Majesty, life is not like this! When the national treasury is full, it is time for the government to order peace and justice and promote enlightenment so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment and reduce the burden on the people, instead of using troops abroad year after year. You need to know that the issue of weapons and weapons is actually what the people eat.
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"Furthermore, if the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty are unstable, even if the emperor conquers a territory like that of Genghis Khan, it will be nothing but a waste of money! It's just a waste of people's wealth!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at him quietly and sighed slightly, "Actually, you don't understand my difficulties!"
"No matter how difficult it is for the emperor!" Xin Yande looked at the exquisite royal dishes on the table, "Is it difficult to surpass the common people in the world?"
"If it were before, I would have thought so too!"
What Xin Yande said was outrageous and rebellious, but what was somewhat surprising was that Zhu Yunxi didn't get angry.
On the contrary, his attitude remained very peaceful.
"When I was young, I once thought about what I would do if I sat in this position one day. But only after I achieved this position did I realize that there really are choices to be made in doing things. In other words, sometimes you really need to be ruthless in doing things!"
Xin Yande smiled and said, "I know that the emperor wants to imitate the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. Who is the choice you are talking about?" At this point, he shook his head and said, "The people are like leeks, cut and reborn, right?"
These words are no longer rude, but words that are punishable by death.
But Zhu Yunxi was still not angry, but looked outside and said, "Deng Ping!"
"I'm here!"
"Where is Wei Guogong?"
"Back to the emperor, Mr. Wei Guogong is sorting out the military register of the Ministry of War in the South Study Room!"
"Pass it!" Zhu Yunxi looked at Xin Yande again, "Let him tell it!"
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Duke Xu Huizu of Wei held a thick roster and walked in with a bit of fatigue.
"He said!" Zhu Yunxi pointed at Xin Yande, "I should no longer think about fighting and should spend money on the people. Come and tell him why I want to raise troops again!"
Xu Huizu also looked at Xin Yande, first put down the military book in his hand, and said to Zhu Yunxi, "Your Majesty, the old and weak people in Jiubian Town need to eliminate 280,000 people. Including their military personnel, the number will be no less than 600,000!"
Then, Xu Huizu looked at Xin Yande, "Xin Tongzheng, do you know that the vassal kings have been killed?"
Xin Yande nodded and said nothing.
"This number does not include the troops and horses that the feudal princes have secretly expanded over the years!" Xu Huizu clicked on the thick military book and continued, "You may not understand military matters. The disarmament and integration of northern Xinjiang and the re-division of garrison
, It seems like a waste of money now, but in the long run, does it mean that without these hundreds of thousands of people, it will reduce the burden on the people?"
Xin Yande thought carefully and then nodded.
This account is not difficult to calculate. Even if you spend 10 million silver dollars now, it is better than spending a million on these bottomless pits every year. Moreover, the old and the weak will become more and more useless as they are fed, and the free money will become more and more depleted.
"Tell me again, how will these people be accommodated after they have been laid off?" Xu Huizu asked again, "The land in the frontier fortress will be distributed to soldiers in the future. Is there so much land to accommodate these people who have been laid off? There are also private expansions by the vassal princes.
We have soldiers and horses, where should we send them?"
As he spoke, Xu Huizu's eyelids twitched fiercely, "Xin Tongzheng, do you know that these people are soldiers! Even if they are old men, even if they are a mob, they are soldiers when they pick up a sword. Even if they are given land, they will not
Feel free to be a farmer!"
"What should I do? What do you ask the emperor to do? If you don't manage them well, there may be bigger troubles. They are soldiers, and they can kill people when they pick up a sword. What do you ask the emperor and us warriors to do?"
"Everyone knows that people will die in war, and the emperor does not want to fight, and I, Xu Huizu, do not want to be the one who uses weapons to cause the destruction of life."
"But in order to have more people and have a better life, fighting is the only way out, right?"
"As you said, the people need a way to survive. Don't these people who have been soldiers for half their lives not need a way to survive? Who can guarantee that they will not cause chaos and will be good citizens?"
"Fight out, only fight out, and turn our Ming Dynasty's difficulties into war!"