These people were so arrogant that they simply didn't pay attention to the imperial court and him as the emperor. Do they think they were Shenzong or Shizong? Just leave them alone.
The key to the Liao affair is no longer the establishment of slaves. The situation outside the customs is now very good, and it is not difficult to deal with the establishment of slaves.
The key lies in the fact that these self-interested generals, warlords and corrupt officials are not completely eliminated and uprooted, Liaodong will never be at peace.
Zhu Youxiao sat cross-legged on the throne, leaning back and said:
"It seems that Liaodong is indeed a good place. Why didn't the emperors and ministers of the previous dynasties realize that this is a treasured place for Feng Shui? They must have accumulated a lot of wealth and strength over the years, and now they dare to declare war with the imperial court. It seems
Their wings are full."
"Since these ministers want to challenge me, then as an emperor and a father, I cannot back down. I want to see how powerful they are."
If this had been in the Wanli Dynasty, the emperor would have been rebuked by his ministers on the spot if he said such words. Even if they did not retaliate, they would advise the emperor to think twice before acting rashly and not to act rashly.
But now is the Tianqi Dynasty, and the person sitting on the throne now is not the emperor who was too angry with the officials to go to court, but a young emperor who is rich and ambitious and determined to rejuvenate.
The courtiers present were convinced of the young emperor's methods and wisdom, and they acquiesced to the emperor's ideas.
"Your Majesty, these big general families in Liaodong are closely connected. Their families are deeply rooted outside the customs, and most of them hold military power. If you want to eradicate them, you must agree on a perfect method before you can fight back against them!"
"If you want to take measures against them, you must not delay it, you must use thunderous measures to prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry, uniting to establish slaves, or Mongolia to counterattack against the imperial court!"
Xu Guangqi fully supports the emperor. Liaodong is a bottomless pit and they must not be allowed to continue to grow.
"Your Majesty, when dealing with them, we should approach them with appeasement and attack with differentiation. They do appear to be united in the face of selfish interests, but once the balance of interests is broken, will they still be as invulnerable as an iron barrel?"
"I think that I should quickly send capable people to Liaodong to carefully understand the forces of all parties and find out their details. Who can be used by me? I will promise them huge profits when the time comes. These people who are greedy for money and afraid of death will arrive.
If you don't believe it, they won't be moved, and they will definitely betray you!"
Wang Xiangqian is worthy of being the governor of Jiliao. He hit the nail on the head. It seems that his decades of guarding Jiubian were not in vain, and he also knows a lot about these generals.
As he said, this kind of people who are bound together by interests seem to be moving forward and retreating together, but once things change, some of them will run faster than rabbits and they will immediately disperse.
Although they are tied together, their hearts are scattered. Just find their weak points and break them one by one.
"Yuan Fu is right. The current situation is quite stable. At this time, we have not yet seen each other with swords. If there is a turmoil, we will be the losers in the end, and let Jiannu and Mongolia take advantage in vain.
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"I think Yuan Fu's pacification strategy is good, but I don't know what you think. If you think there is room for improvement, please feel free to express your opinions!"
After a while, all the ministers unanimously agreed that the pacification policy was the most appropriate at the moment. If done properly, the court could win over these people at the minimum cost.
Seeing that they had no objections, Zhu Youxiao immediately finalized the strategy and took charge of it himself. Six ministries of the cabinet were responsible for coordinating the arrangements and classified the matter as a secret. Once leaked, no matter who it was, the three tribes would be annihilated immediately upon verification.
"You are all important officials of the imperial court. You should know the importance of this matter. I don't want others to know what happened today. Even if there is no news, it will rot in my stomach. Some people talk in their sleep when I sleep.
Guards in royal robes will be sent to guard your bedside."
"If something really happens that I don't want to see, don't blame me for being unkind."
The emperor had never spoken such harsh words to them. These ministers raised their hands with solemn expressions and said:
"Follow the Holy Order!"
"I will leave the secret investigation to Jin Yiwei when the time comes. The task of the cabinet is to temporarily stabilize them and send them more documents to buy enough time for Jin Yiwei!"
"But this matter cannot be left alone. If the people have no food to eat, things will be out of control by then!"
After speaking, he looked at Cheng Guoxiang and said:
"Da Si Nong, how much food is available in the treasury?"
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is already stretched thin. Excluding the reward money that needs to be distributed to Mao Wenlong's First Department, there are only more than 300,000 grains left in the national inventory!"
"The officials sent to Jiangnan to purchase grain have not yet responded. They had previously transported 50,000 shi of grain to Shaanxi. Adding in the army's expenses during this period, there is only less than 200,000 shi of grain left!"
It seemed that the treasury was indeed going to be empty, and the money and food could no longer be used. He didn't want Cheng Guoxiang to ask him for money.
It seems that I have to pay for the food myself. Anyway, hundreds of thousands of stone food were confiscated due to the rebellion case, so I can use part of it for emergency purposes.
But he would not tell them that wealth should not be exposed. This is the basic rule. Once they know that he is a rich man, I am afraid that he will not be able to live in peace in the future. Those civil servants who eat people without spitting out their bones will be troubled if something happens.
Will come and ask for money.
Although they may not dare to come, they must be on guard against others.
Isn't that what his cheap dad is like? Before he even ascended the throne, he was deceived by the civil servants and lost his way. On the day he ascended the throne, he allocated two million taels of silver from the internal funds. The civil servants praised it as giving it to the Nine-Border Army.
The town's reissue is in short supply.
But in fact, it was just giving money to their corrupt officials. Two million taels of silver. I don’t know if there will be half a million taels when it is given to the sergeants. Moreover, even this small amount of money is from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Accounts.
It is distributed in name, and it has nothing to do with you, the emperor.
In short, the money came from the emperor, and the reputation belonged to the civil servants. It didn't matter that they had gained a good reputation, but they still had to use the money to make money. All officials, big and small, were lining their own pockets.
They are the ones who benefit the most, while the border town sergeants who should really benefit are just picking up some leftovers to eat.
But his advantage was always kept in the dark, and he took the advantage with a smile, and even asked himself to reuse them before he died.
Two million taels of silver, this is not a small amount. It is the income of the national treasury for half a year. How many years does my stingy grandfather have to collect taxes to save enough for these two million taels of silver? If he knew better, I'm afraid
You have to cheer up on the spot.
From this incident, it is not difficult to see how bold these civil servants are, and their greed and tactics are unparalleled in ancient and modern times.