Chapter 361 Both civil and military classes are in trouble
Chapter 361 Both the civil and military classes are in trouble
Some vassal kings only entered Beijing this year.
From the sixteenth year of Zhengde to the last day of the eighth year of Jiajing, the clan and relatives have all received a profound nine-year education of kindness and power.
Today, Zhu Houcong is sitting firmly on the throne.
But those with some brains among the vassal kings were shocked by the emperor's "courage".
Are we really going to move Southern Zhili?
Although just like Yang Tinghe judged, they all believed that Jiangnan would not immediately set off any kind of rebellion. However, the fate of the country is unpredictable. When some opportunities come, there is no guarantee what Jiangnan, which has sufficient money and food, will do.
But at this moment, all the vassal kings were gathered in Beijing.
Some people can't help but wonder: Is His Majesty's decision to confine the vassal kings to Beijing a move related to this? At least if there is a big chaos in the future, Jiangnan will not be able to find a decent flag, and the only way is to rebel.
There are many tables in the Qianqing Palace, and there are also many tables in the Kunning Palace.
Tang Shu murmured to himself: "I hope so. After the dam is completed, we will first see what will happen to the lower reaches after restraining the water of the Sanggan River and then merging it with the Yanghe River and the Guishui River into the Yongding River. I'm afraid it will happen again. We’ll see the results in three to five years, and then we’ll see how the Guanting Reservoir is repaired.”
Fortunately, in terms of military power, it has been basically established that the most important general staff besides the emperor should be served by civil servants who are capable of civil and military affairs and have high moral standards.
After listening to their discussion, Tang Shu shook his head: "We can't let the Tatars have this opportunity. It's better to stay outside the border wall or even eliminate the danger from the north."
This is the real part of Tang Shunzhi's mission of "concurrently managing military affairs" - to spend about five years ensuring that the ordnance and equipment of the soldiers in Xuanda and Dazhou towns can be replaced and brought to a higher level.
"It seems that Zhang's reputation for beheading is scary enough."
Zhu Houcong heard the news when he returned from inspecting the light and heavy industrial parks, so he stopped by Wuying Hall.
Fei Hong said respectfully: "I have also discussed it in the Wenhua Palace. At least all the state affairs have understood the intention of me and Mao Gong. Your Majesty is so wise that he understood it at that time."
After the first lunar month, the emperor's first big move was to inspect the light and heavy industrial parks.
In Xuanda, the war that took place in the sixth year of Jiajing's reign caused many civilians to suffer disasters, and the number of people who fled south should not be underestimated.
I don’t know why, but those companies in which the Huangming Asset Management Bureau holds the majority of the shares are now called enterprises. Some of the original private business gangs and firms are now gradually registered in accordance with the requirements of the Commercial Law, and the public just calls them The company and firm names are still used, but they seem to exist at a lower level.
Many people are looking for land and are not ashamed to see anyone's talent.
Gu Shilong was promoted from a marquis to a duke because of his merit, but his health became worse and worse after that, and he did not have any other special merit to ensure that his son would also be a duke.
However, with the adjustment of Anda's strategic path, Xuanda has been quiet in the past two years. In this calm environment, the bustling Sanggan River Reservoir construction site and the adjacent Huailai Ordnance Park have become a stimulating force.
Because of his arrival, some people lived longer, and some died earlier. Zhu Houcong did not know when these famous ministers in history passed away.
In this way, it will inevitably affect the Ming Dynasty's border defense strength, and the argument that Nanjing's national foundation is the most important will be more convincing.
"Let's debate. Let's hold a special meeting to debate. I won't participate at that time."
"I understand, I understand..."
Zhang Fujing is the one who really doesn't care. His Zhang family has no foundation. Targeting the emperor's demands and finally accomplishing this matter is the foundation of the Zhang family's future.
In addition to the ceremonial family banquet, Zhu Houcong went to the Palace of National Policy. It has become a practice for the most important ministers of the imperial court to have such a banquet at the end of each year.
The issues of Southern Zhili and Nanjing, the pros and cons of the current status quo, let them debate and expose them at the national policy meeting, and they will always get a result that is slightly better than before.
What he didn't know was that historically Wang Shouren passed away last year. But although Wang Shouren was seriously ill last year, he still survived.
Now Gu Huan, with the title of Marquis of Jingguo, holds a very new official position: General Secretary of the General Armament Department under the Military Affairs Conference.
Zhu Houcong figured out this problem after he calculated the account clearly a year ago.
"The diplomatic embassies in Korea, Uszang, Turpan, and Duoyan have all been set up. There are three places in Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Liaodong. There are a lot of things that can be sold. The expansion of the capital, the first phase of the Beijing-Guangzhou Straight Road
, the management of Huanghuai, the Sanggan River Reservoir, the procurement of the General Armament Department, and I have transferred so much of the burden of taxes and levies to the wealthy households of the government, gentry, and wealthy households. I have prepared such a large market for you. How can we combine industry and technology?
It is your responsibility to take care of this."
Throughout the first month, no one impeached Zhang Fuking.
There can't be any trouble.
The "favor" brought by the treatment of officials and the "prestige" brought by the officials and gentry all having to bear the burden of taxes and servitude are now in a fragile state of balance. The "hope" brought by the emperor's control of the center and his great victory over the northern captives
”.
In this case, attention will naturally be focused on how many enterprises can promote industrial and technological progress, and how to enhance the economy and population of other provinces, especially the north.
Of course, Tang Shu was also looking at the south bank of the Sanggan River at the foot of the mountain, and finally a smile appeared on his lips: "If the dam can really withstand such a large amount of water, the Sanggan River will become a smooth road." Wu Dinghou led his soldiers
After two winters of clear water in the upper reaches, the water will become deeper, and large ships can go directly to Shuozhou. I believe that in many years, this place will become a big town."
Zhu Houcong was walking on the road, his pace was slow and his brows were slightly furrowed.
Countless little black dots were moving below, and beside him were two enshrinements from the School of Engineering and the School of Mathematics at Huangming University.
The world was already dominated by the Jiajing Dynasty, and there were almost no traces of the Zhengde Dynasty.
Is it really necessary to do something that stimulates the civil and military nerves of half a dynasty in one go?
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As for the Ministry of War, its actual power has been reduced a bit. There is a higher-level Military Affairs Council in terms of troop deployment and war planning, and the selection of senior generals is also in a secondary position. In addition to the new interest of managing military camps across the country in the future,
I am afraid that the Ministry of War's powers will increasingly develop in the direction of mobilizing and recruiting soldiers and promoting martial arts. For example, the Ministry of War will be responsible for the competition of military teams in various provinces.
In addition, the entire group of officials and gentry is not as comfortable as before the Zhengde Dynasty. More officials and officials are more restricted. Under the new law, they have to spit out more.
Zhu Houcong knew that they didn't understand it very well. After all, as the emperor now, he was a teacher, and his understanding of economics was just that.
Not participating in this national policy meeting would make the emperor more cautious about this matter.
Fei Hong asked Zhang Fujing to make the proposal, and he might end up doing peacemaking instead. So what is he afraid of? This matter won't be accomplished on his watch.
"Have you returned home? What do the doctors at the Medical Nursing Home say?"
If it were not Wang Shouren, the most suitable one at the moment would actually be Wang Xian. After all, he had the experience of being the Governor-General of Xuanda. However, Wang Xian's transition from Minister of State to General Staff was another turmoil among the top civil servants.
The Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City is now the seat of the Military Affairs Council. Under the Military Affairs Council, there are three departments: General Military Discipline, General Armament, and General War Training, each of which also occupies some side hall rooms.
"If the Guanting Reservoir is really built, it will be more than just a small town. It will be inevitable to take earth and rocks from here. I think it is better to move the Huailai County seat here. That terrain will be submerged."
Even though the college's minister has been here for so long, he already knows a lot about water conservancy. He also said with a smile: "There are sand sampling and other instruments created by Mr. Liu. We take measurements every half month on the Sanggan River."
Once and many times. Although the stone dam is good, it is very heavy to build a large dam to make it strong. After many times of reconnaissance, the river bed and mountain rocks here cannot bear the strength. This earthen dam is not entirely made of earth.
Mixed with some rocks and cement, it is very strong."
We are currently trying to reform the military system. Regardless of the provinces in the hinterland, in this town, there is only Gu Huan, the general director of armaments.
But Zhu Houcong was already a mature performing artist, and he could not let anyone see the emperor's obvious attitude and tendency.
But he frowned.
To put it bluntly, he is proposing to take down the roof and open a window.
Today, under the chairmanship of Tang Shunzhi, this year's ordnance manufacturing plan and delivery and distribution schedule were determined.
Not everyone can climb that high, and not everyone has such ideals and ambitions.
"Yes." Fei Hong was worried, "If General Staff Yang can't pass this threshold, I'm afraid there will be changes at the national policy meeting."
What is visible to the naked eye is that the emperor intends to give the Military Affairs Council more and more powers, but the Ministry of War dare not say anything about this: after all, the emperor has given many powers in civil affairs to the State Council and appointed a prime minister, and he wants to seize military power.
More stable, this is an exchange.
Now that Yang Yiqing is ill, the imperial doctor said that it is not very good, but it is really bad. Yang Yiqing is already seventy-seven years old, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to survive this crisis.
But Wen Suyun obviously didn't care about them that much. Apart from being polite, he was more curious and continued to learn about the life and customs on the grassland from Tana.
"If this is true, the Guanting Reservoir can also become a barrier. Huailai City and the Jimingyi army guard the west, and the Yanqing army guards the east. If the Tatars want to go straight from Xuanfu to Juyongguan, they must overcome this huge lake-like natural barrier.
It’s easier said than done to break the dam and flood the capital city?”
Of course, he would pay more attention to what the emperor said to some people, the expressions on his face, and whether the wine in the glass was dark or light.
Now we have to face this problem: the first minister of the Ming Dynasty's military is facing a situation of inactivity.
Sun Ming forced a smile: "My father was naturally a little worried, but since he has retired from office, he didn't say much."
There is one thing: Yang Yiqing is already very old.
There may be some reason for not messing with people during the first month. But more importantly, it is not that the emperor's attitude is not clear and firm.
The "high-level sources of income" brought about by the continuous expansion of national policy meetings and the increasing number of participating seats must be transformed into the "mid-level and high-level expenditure reduction" stage - starting from the possible abolition of Nanjing's various ministries and offices.
"In June..." Tang Shunzhi thought for a while, and then said, "Try to make the cannons and muskets needed by Shuozhou Guards and Wu Dinghou's generals before September and distribute them to them."
When they arrived at Yangxin Hall, Fei Hong was already waiting there.
"I have seen the plans of the sword, gun and armor factories. The gunpowder factory and the artillery and musket factory should be sorted out now, right? What do Director General Gu, the Military Warfare Bureau, the Ordnance Supervision Bureau and the Baojin Bureau say?"
Zhu Houcong always felt that Wang Shouren was only in his fifties and should be able to succeed Yang Yiqing.
Everyone was thinking about the important event that Zhang Fujing would invite before the end of the year, but no one mentioned this topic at the banquet.
Zhu Houcong nodded slightly: "In two months' time, Zaicheng will be six years old."
His authority is to be responsible for the procurement and distribution of armaments for the armies of Xuan Da.
After returning to Kunning Palace and continuing to sober up for a while, Zhu Houcong asked Sun Ming: "Did your father say anything?"
One of their obvious impacts on the Ming Dynasty is that employees of these enterprises, companies, and firms can carry out population mobility through collective routing.
Zhu Houcong smiled: "Don't talk about death for now, take good care of your health. This matter can't be done in ten years without me truly eliminating the troubles in the north and allowing the officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River to enjoy new profits. I have to do it reluctantly.
It's just that all the officials are dissatisfied. But since it has been brought up, in the past two years, let them think that I know the importance of it, and then bite the bullet and take a step back."
What impact will the incident in Southern Zhili have on the people of Beijing?
Nanjing is also full of firecrackers, but this year there are more families celebrating the New Year together.
At midnight, firecrackers were blasting everywhere in the capital, and there was laughter and joy.
Liu Zhenyuan arrived in Nanjing again, and he was also watching the New Year's Eve this evening. Even at this late hour, news kept coming back to him. After reading it, he just handed it to the people next to him to record it.
"How come Mr. Tang is so worried about gains and losses now?" The priest from the Engineering College said with a smile, "We built the first dike and the remote dike the year before last. Even if there is a flood this year, there will still be a lot of river water flowing through the newly dug channel.
Closing the dragon is no problem."
"That's it... let's go back to the Yangxin Palace first."
Now we are just trying new methods on one of the tributaries of the Yongding River. In addition to the dam blocking water, there are also the main river bed, the drainage river, and three dams: one main, two auxiliary, and so on.
"Safety is the top priority in the Gunpowder Factory, and the factory building has been carefully arranged. The skilled workers in the capital have already set off after the Chinese New Year, and can officially start work in April. The Gunpowder Factory needs to be slower, and the four furnaces must be tested according to the regulations.
For the secondary fire, more coal and iron need to be transported and stored in case the supply is cut off after the furnace is opened, which will have to wait until June."
Zhu Houcong remained silent. There were changes in the military bosses. At this moment, only Wang Shouren could temporarily replace Yang Yiqing. But Wang Shouren had already been seriously ill once, and his health was not optimistic. There could not be continuous big changes.
After His Majesty ascended the throne, many people rose to the top and enjoyed the benefits of being an emperor and a courtier. There were also many people who enjoyed the benefits of having rural examinations every year, rural sages, and county magistrates. However, there are not many new blood in the new dynasty.
, and they are also concentrated in very low-level official positions.
"Your Majesty is wise! This is exactly what I mean. After the first month of the year, some people should no longer be shy and can't help but talk about it in public. At the national policy meeting, there will still be a debate."
Some of the land dependence patterns in the past have been slightly broken, and many people are in urgent need of finding another way to eat. The system of household registration types and road guides has not yet begun to change, but now there is a policy opening, that is, enterprises, companies, and trade names
.
Since the first batch of ordnance factories in the Huailai Ordnance Park were built at the end of the seventh year of Jiajing, the ordnance park has been producing output since the second half of last year.
To the north of the Huailai Ordnance Park, less than twenty miles northwest along the Yang River, is the Jiming Station, which houses the largest reserve military force of the Xuanfu.
In addition to Governor Xuanda and the chief soldiers of the two towns, the people he has to deal with on a daily basis are more likely to be the heads of the factories set up by the companies in the Huailai Ordnance Park.
When Zhang Zuo saw that the emperor had not entered the Wuying Hall, he respectfully replied at the door: "It is not good to go back to your majesty. We can only send him back to the palace first and try to recuperate him with medicine."
After the family banquet, Sun Jiao and his wife stayed in the Yangxin Hall for a while.
The actual power of the Five Prefectures is greater than in the past. After all, for a long time in the past, it has almost become the Xunchen Nursing Home where the Ministry of Military Affairs conducts the first screening for military attache selection and specializes in creating gangs through the back door. Now, they command troops, train,
Just lead the troops well.
That was one of the effects of the Sanggan River Reservoir Project. Tang Shu did not forget that the governor of the river, Liu Tianhe, was still waiting to see the effect of the dams on the upper and lower reaches of the Yongding River in controlling the flow of water.
Tana was named a noble and was also experiencing the lively Spring Festival of the Han people. Her table was headed by Wen Suyun, entertaining some princesses.
From the fifth year of Jiajing to the sixth year of Jiajing, the land and population of the hinterland provinces brought the official population data of the Ming Dynasty to close to 100 million. Both monarchs and ministers believed that this number was actually a breakthrough. After all, there were many more
People are afraid and still live in seclusion and fugitive life.
"It's my fault. If I had known that I had been so honest in the past two years, I should have let Bo'an take over after the class teacher returned to the court the year before last and let Wei Gang supervise Xuan Da for another three years."
But now it's entering a new phase.
If he leaves, who can win the emperor's trust to serve as general staff? Wang Shouren, but Wang Shouren became seriously ill last year...
I'm watching with eager eyes. Apart from Wang Shouren, Zhu Houcong has no one more trustworthy to guard there for the time being, so even though Yang Yiqing is very old, he has still served as the general staff officer.
The Construction Bureau's two major projects in Xuanda require an unknown amount of manpower and related companies and firms to undertake them. The border cities in Liaodong have also brought many opportunities.
Employees brought along by businessmen began to be called people who "walked through Xuankou" and "traveled into Liaodong".
"You're also here because of General Staff Yang's matter?"
"Seeing that you suddenly mentioned this matter, and it is about to celebrate the New Year, I naturally thought clearly." Zhu Houcong chuckled, "But now that this matter has been brought up, he has to start planning. Fei Qing did this
, Aren’t you worried that the Jiangnan officials and gentry will be hostile to the Fei family after you become an official in the future?”
At this moment, Tang Shu came to the hilltop where he often came, overlooking the busy construction site at the foot of the mountain.
"Don't worry Futai. The Ministry of Defense has also assigned tasks from the Bureau of War and War and the Ordnance Supervision to the factory in the Heavy Industry Park, so we won't miss the chance to prevent prisoners of war this autumn and winter."
There was a hint of worry on Tang Shu's face, and he asked: "It will take another three or four months at most. First, there will be no time to close the dragon, and second, can this earthen dam withstand it?"
In the imperial study room, after hearing Zhu Houcong's ridicule, Zhang Fujing smiled awkwardly: "I am not bound to retaliate for my anger. What I do under the orders are all those who harm the country and harm the people."
"I am here today only because of Your Majesty's trust. How dare I die without serving?"
At this moment in the Ordnance Park, Gu Shilong's son Gu Huan still participates in the regular monthly meetings of the Ordnance Park.
"That's good." Zhu Houcong looked at Zhang Fujing again, "Where's Mao Gong? Your Zhang family doesn't have the foundation of the Fei family."
This is a new wave in Beijing at the end of February, because Yang Yiqing is also ill.
Zhu Houcong nodded: "In the previous national policy meeting, I once again said that we will discuss this matter later. I'm afraid I have figured it out now, right?"
The Xieshui River is located between the three-tiered dams of the main embankment, Ludi embankment and Yao embankment. Beyond the Yao embankment is the Huailai Ordnance Park.
Zhang Lun and Yu Chengye accompanied him and were very nervous along the way.
The development of technology and industry requires a sufficient market as a stimulating driving force. He elaborated on some of the major principles he knows. The more detailed content will depend on whether a genius gradually realizes it.
Fei Hong looked upright: "Since I have been appointed as the general assistant, I should be the plan for the Ming Dynasty. No matter how much you destroy, you will not be praised, so I have a clear conscience."
Xia Yan is not good enough, so people like Tang Shunzhi are naturally too young.
Names of people flashed through Zhu Houcong's mind, and the first one that appeared was Xia Yan. However, although Xia Yan already had the qualifications of governor of the three sides, he had only served for one year, and he had not made any great achievements. I am afraid that in terms of military strategy, Xia Yan
It is difficult to convince the public.
The Empress Dowager Jiang is naturally the one with the highest status here. Some princesses look at her, but in their hearts they only think that there should be another Empress Dowager Zhang in the palace. I heard that now she is only focused on worshiping Buddha in the Buddhist hall in Xiyuan...
The General Combat Training Department of the Military Affairs Council does not directly manage the drills of certain guard posts, but is responsible for summarizing combat methods and formulating training standards.
This Huailai Ordnance Park is located between the intersection of Yang River and Sanggan River. Just like the Heavy Industry Park, this Ordnance Park also relies on water conservancy and uses more and more gears, cranked iron axles, etc.
etc. to drive forging hammers, blowers and other machinery in the ordnance park.
"Let's not talk about the Chinese New Year." Zhu Houcong laughed, "Come here, let's go to Qianqing Palace to watch the fireworks together."
Sun Ming was shocked and didn't say anything else.
Fei Hong forced a smile: "How can this be said to be His Majesty's fault? It can only be said to be the incompetence of the ministers. After the Loop was lost, the courtiers were as fearful of war as tigers, so that now even though they have all the talents, prestige, and seniority, the court actually Nothing can relieve your worries at this time."
Of course, the reality is not so embarrassing. If you choose among short people, there will always be someone who can stand up. But what Zhu Houcong wants to do is not something that just anyone can stand up to.
Don't worry about the undercurrents arising from the suggestions put forward by Zhang Fujing on the civil servants' side. The military ministers are now actively planning for the next opportunity to make great contributions.
Among the military, there are more things to do to seize love than among civil servants, not to mention that there has been a new policy of using the sun and the moon to seize love. After Gu Shilong's death, Gu Huanjiang and others were granted the title of Marquis of Jingguo.
He has stayed in Huailai for three years and has now been promoted to a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, overseeing the Sanggan River Reservoir.
Cui Yuan? If he were to be used, the convention of appointing a civil servant capable of both literary and military skills as the general staff would no longer exist. Cui Yuan's main identity was that of a relative of the state.
"Well, in the past few years, we can only focus on domestic affairs." Zhu Houcong said after thinking about it, "If there are changes in the national policy meeting, it will be changed. It would be good to become more powerful. If General Staff Yang can't survive this level, , let Bo'an take charge temporarily and still supervise the general. The military affairs meeting will set up a few more staff officers. I will take care of it first and only do a good job in armaments, battle training and other matters."
A thought flashed through Fei Hong's mind: What if Wang Shouren gets sick again this year? Has this position of general staff been vacant all along?
If the position has been vacant, will there be a border town governor who takes advantage of the throne and starts a fight, leading to a war?
At the beginning of the ninth year of Jiajing, there was great turmoil in both the civil and military classes.