Chapter 386: Offense and defense change shape, everyone looks to the prince
Ma Fang also looked back at the large army retreating to the west, then gritted his teeth and said: "Should we be on guard against them chasing us?"
"Someone has cut off the rear." The captain of his team stopped him from staying behind to conduct reconnaissance.
Ma Fang couldn't escape like this, otherwise he would be shot into a hedgehog first.
At this moment, he felt like returning home, but there was nothing he could do.
He didn't know that after his departure, he would be forced to go further away from the Ming Dynasty, but he would also grow from an ordinary young soldier to a brave general who was truly familiar with the Mongolian and Yuan war methods.
When the good news came to the capital, Zhu Houcong was overjoyed: "The offensive and defensive momentum is different! Send the decree, Yu Dayou is granted the title of Han Haibo! I don't want to waste my strength in vain. I must no longer do it for reputation. When Gunbilik dies of old age, he will seize it first."
Right wing, or simply go to the Khan Court and seize the bird position?"
As an "emperor", Zhu Houcong understood better what he was thinking.
What this battle broke was Anda's fantasy. After facing the new reality, he took the initiative to start from the longer-term future and prepare to adjust his strategy.
On the contrary, Xia Yan was a little stunned: "He will take the initiative to start the civil strife in Meng Yuan?"
Zhu Houcong chuckled: "He can't wait any longer. It has only been four years, and he no longer knows the Ming Dynasty. Only if he has an army of more than 100,000 and has no worries can he divide the troops and pinch the weaknesses of the Ming army. If the grassland cannot be unified, the Khan Court will be robbed today.
Duoyan, I will beat him. Tomorrow, when Gunbilik invades three sides, I will beat him. No matter what happens, I will beat him! I will keep an eye on him and beat him, but neither Khan Court nor Gunbilik will help him.
Could it be that I have cut off all the territories of the Tumut tribe like this?"
A smart person like An Da will know the tactics behind it after seeing the first blow clearly.
In this country-to-country war, I think it is impossible to use one enemy against another country.
The Ming Dynasty didn't give him the time to gain both fame and strength! If the Mongolian and Yuan ministries were still a mess, why should I compete with the Ming Dynasty?
Anyone who wants to unify the current grassland and make all races surrender can only reforge it with blood and fire!
"Han Haibo! Biography of General Wei Qiaoqi: Fenglang lived in Xushan Mountain, Zen in Guyan, and climbed to the Hanhai Sea!"
When the decree reached Yuncheng, the snow had not yet melted, and Zhao Benxue had already transformed from a hermit who was indifferent to fame and fortune to a passionate young man.
Looking at the snowy plains of Mobei, his eyes were terrifyingly bright: "Zhifu! Your Majesty has high hopes for you and is very determined to expel the northern captives!"
Yu Dayou fought against Feng Bo twice and finally caught up with Tang Shunzhi.
When I left Liangcheng, I made a slight misjudgment, which created the most favorable situation for taking Tucheng. I used a small broken city to resist defense, used artillery fire to scare the enemy, and used the general momentum to persuade them to retreat!
His eyes were also very bright, looking at the distant north: "If we can really climb the vast sea, it will naturally be the day when we become a duke! Master Zhao, this day can't be too far away!"
How far is this day? At this moment, the candidates in the capital who came to participate in the Jiajing 11th Annual Examination are also discussing.
Since the defeat of the Marquis of Chicheng in the battle of Heye Mountain in the fifth year of Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty has been getting better and better against the northern captives. First, they killed the old master of the Khan Court, and now they are able to regain the lost territory north of the border wall.
Gao Gong was also among the fellow examiners who were discussing, but he was more active in sharing his experiences in Yunnan.
"Have you heard about it? The Jiaozhi diplomatic envoy also reported back that the Mo clan's usurper, in order to protect his power, is also willing to give back the three prefectures of Lang Son, Lang Giang, and Xin'an, and even give up Cat Ba Island.
The Ming Dynasty established overseas commercial ports!" Gao Gong was a little excited. "The foreign bureaucracies in Yunnan have returned to the royal status, plus the newly established Mengmi Mansion in Yunnan, and the dozens of miles north of Datong. Last year, the Ming Dynasty expanded the land and established the same territory.
That’s more than just one province!”
"How can a minister who has usurped the government be canonized? In my opinion, we should simply re-establish the Jiaozhi Province as President Zhang said!"
Zhang Fuking did indeed become Prime Minister and Minister of State, but the provinces of the Ming Dynasty were only called provinces and not chief envoys.
"Are you thinking that if you pass the Jinshi examination and gain an additional province and several prefectures, you can first go through the prefectures and counties and then draft a pavilion? Are you willing to go to Jiaozhi?"
"Why not? Your Majesty Su, your Majesty has inspected the various departments in Outer Yunnan. Now Wu Butai has been transferred to the Nanjing Ministry of Rites and Communications, and your Majesty has been promoted to the Chief Envoy of Yunnan. Although being an official in Yunnan is a bit risky, it is also a place to make achievements. Su Qing
I even went to Kunming for more than a year, and I heard that Mr. Yang Weiyue, the prostitute from the previous department, was also a county magistrate in Kunming..."
The new atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty was also reflected in the young scholars.
After five years of Jiajing's five-year examination score system, eight years of Jiajing's new academic system and new examination syllabus, the new learning has inevitably affected the thinking of young scholars aspiring to fame.
They also gradually gained a broader vision and ambition, and wondered whether the Ming Dynasty would have the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
At least now, good news from the north and the south has reached the capital, and the people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty are singing and laughing.
The Tatars are no longer as well-known as they used to be. This is the best change in the hearts of the people in the capital, which is very close to the border town.
On the first day of February, during the Great Court Meeting, civil and military ministers gathered early outside the Meridian Gate.
The one at the front is Zhang Fuking.
After eleven years, he finally became a supreme minister.
Behind him, in addition to the eight state ministers, were Yan Song, Yang Shen, Huang Zuo, Liu Long, Gui E, Zhai Luan, Liu Tianhe, Gu Dingchen and others.
They are the ministers of the Ministry of Culture and Education, the Ministry of Finance and Taxation, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Liaison, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and the Ministry of Defense.
After this big change, although Zhang Zilin, Mao Ji, Wu Tingju and others are still in the State Palace, they should all be at the last station. Support Zhang Fujing and lead the new ministers based on past experience.
Apart from these people, the one who attracted the most attention is a new corporate president who can be ranked in the national policy conference: Cui Yuan, the first president of Daming Bank.
He is just a brick, which needs to be moved wherever it is needed.
Starting from the eleventh year of Jiajing, Cui Yuan will no longer hold the position of Zong Renling - Yu Chengye will take over; and he will no longer need to participate in military affairs on behalf of the five prefectures - Guo Xun finally achieved his wish and returned to the national policy meeting.
At today's court meeting, the new Prime Minister and Minister of State will present the first major thing he will do after taking office: the Ming Dynasty's new treasury and new Tongbao system will be launched.
This matter has been prepared for a long time, and Fei Hong, who has resigned and returned to his hometown to serve as the dean of Jiangxi University, has contributed a lot, but it is still Zhang Fujing who takes the lead in planning and preparation.
Whether the new law can finally be implemented is now the most critical part.
After years of debate and practice, both monarchs and ministers have become very clear: the core issue of the Ming Dynasty is actually a financial issue.
Cleaning up the land, reforming taxes and servitude, and attaching importance to commercial taxes are just to expand the tax base; expanding the number of officials, improving remuneration, strictly enforcing laws and regulations, and establishing separate police and public security systems are just to improve efficiency and enforce orders and prohibitions.
The earliest new accounting laws, purchasing laws, and budget settlement laws all required the unification of the treasury and the unification of coinage rights in the hands of the court.
For this reason, Baoyuan Bureau was first established as a single enterprise, and now the special Daming Bank was established.
This is a big day.
"... I request your majesty to make new treasures for circulation in the world. There are three types of treasures: bronze treasures, silver coins, and gold-patterned treasures. The rate is to be produced by the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ming Dynasty Bank. It will last for nine years, and the old ones will be gradually collected.
Copper coins, broken silver, silver ingots, etc. are melted into new treasures..."
In the middle of the National Assembly Hall, three green-robed officials were holding three plates.
The one on the right has five copper coins of different sizes and colors on the plate. On the front, there are only four characters: Da Ming Tong Bao. On the back, there are new numbers and capitalized traditional characters. The denominations are naturally one, two, and five.
, Shi, and the eleventh year of Jiajing was added, with a circle on the outside and a square on the inside, just like the old practice.
The one on the left has only a solid round coin on the plate. On the front is the pattern of the Ming Dynasty Sanchen Flag, surrounded by triangular mountain patterns based on a circle of undulating arc patterns, and a semicircle surrounding Sanchen.
There are also four words "Da Ming Silver Dollar". On the back, there are only two words "One Liang", plus the words "Da Ming Bank", "Jiajing Eleven Years System" and other words.
The one in the middle has three pieces of exquisite paper on the plate. They are not as big as the original banknotes, but the paper used is obviously re-developed, and there are more exquisite patterns printed on them. This is due to the recent
The engraving technology has been continuously improved over the years, including the development of new inks. But the most conspicuous thing on this treasure ticket at the moment is the gold pattern.
It is said that it is a gold pattern, but in fact it is just that when making this kind of paper, gold threads are buried between the two layers of pulp to form a circle. Now, some treasure tickets have three gold patterns of different widths, some are two, and some are
One way.
And in the circle where the gold patterns gather, there are different portraits. The treasure ticket with a face value of one hundred taels of silver, under the portrait is written: Imperial portrait of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. The one with a face value of fifty is Zhu Di. The face value is two
The tenth one is Zhu Houcong. As for the back, it is all text.
The reason for using the emperor's statue is very simple: the Ming Dynasty's new currency is directly linked to the majesty of the emperor. If there is any private coinage or forgery in the future, you can directly face the full crime, which is disrespectful.
Zhu Houcong waited for Zhang Fujing to finish speaking the long memorial, and then gave a concise and concise reply: "Yes!"
The currency currently in circulation on the market is a mess of all kinds of strange things, as well as treasure banknotes and a lot of broken silver. Zhang Fujing will spend nine years to first digest the treasure banknotes collected through various channels over the years, and also gradually digest all kinds of banknotes on the market.
The miscellaneous money was recovered. Nine years later, starting from the 20th year of Jiajing, every copper coin and silver on the market will have a fixed amount and will be produced and issued by the Baoyuan Bureau entrusted by the Daming Bank.
There is also the trouble of constantly redeeming damaged, oxidized and corroded money, but a ten-penny Tongbao is not ten times as heavy as a one-penny Tongbao. This is a unified system, and the currency circulation situation will also change.
It is an important content that Da Ming Bank needs to report at the major national policy meeting every three years.
Later, Zhang Fujing continued to petition for the establishment of Daming Bank, with branches in various provincial cities, prefectures, and counties.
At this initial stage, it is naturally impossible to just let go of other commercial bank licenses. To establish this system first, the first thing to do is issuance and exchange. The most important channels for issuance are two: official salaries will be directly
When converting silver, new money is also used for purchases. As for the recycling of old coins, in addition to grain and tax, it is also in kind, and many taxes can be converted into silver or banknotes.
The reason why Yang Shen was so anxious before was because the money law was about to be implemented, and the Ministry of Finance and Taxation had to bear the pressure of tax differentials caused by the huge recycling of treasure banknotes and the recycling of old money of insufficient quality.
The establishment of the Da Ming Bank means that the Ming Dynasty has a new official sequence. Although the Da Ming Bank is an enterprise, it is the most special enterprise. Those who serve in it have official titles and are not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Accounts or even the State Council.
But he oversees the upcoming unified treasury of the Ming Dynasty.
In this regard, it is natural to have a large number of more professional people to serve and handle things.
Cui Yuan, the emperor's most trusted relative, was the president, and the one who coordinated the affairs was Li Mo, the chief of the Dingguo Anmin Section in the sixth year of Jiajing. The right deputy imperial envoy was changed to the president of the Daming Bank, a second-grade official.
, which is equivalent to the treatment of a minister.
Zhu Houcong’s answer to this second memorial was also: “Yes!”
Before it was over, Zhang Fujing began to submit a third request: "I would like to change the internal transportation warehouse, Taicang warehouse and other warehouses to stand side by side, and set up the Ming Dynasty Treasury under His Highness the State Council. The Ministry of Finance and Taxation will be responsible for tax collection and transportation, and the Daming Bank will send personnel.
Supervision is supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Every year, each government office lists expenditures, the budget at the end of the previous year, and the final accounts at the beginning of the next year are reviewed and approved by the State Council and reported to the National Policy Council for resolution, and are uniformly allocated by His Majesty's decree. The amount of savings in each province, prefecture, and county follows this system.
First report to the State Council for approval..."
This matter is the highlight, involving issues at the local level, the central court, the small treasury of various ministries, and the emperor's personal treasury.
On the basis of many previous new laws, the State Council now needs to have more centralized and unified financial power.
In fact, this financial power was not tightly controlled by the Ministry of Revenue or even the emperor in the past. Local taxes and deposits, coupled with the consumption of shipping and warehouse management, always made the Ministry of Revenue feel that the "treasury was in short supply."
One of the main reasons for the deficit was that the emperor took too much from the inner transport warehouse.
Now, on the surface, Zhang Fujing wants to get more from the emperor: "According to the present harem, ministers, clan mansion..."
After many rules were changed, the places where the emperor himself needed to spend money became much clearer. One of the major changes was that the clan's salary was paid by the clan government from the grain reserve number. In the past, it was all paid by the local finance department.
Put it into the reserved food.
Zhang Fujing kept talking, but the court councilors could only hear one idea: from now on, every year, the national treasury will allocate a fixed amount of money to the internal transportation treasury. If there is further need for money, His Majesty will issue a decree, and the National Policy Conference and the State Council will discuss it again...
Although in the past, the emperor had to negotiate if he wanted to build a palace or something. But now, there is a vague intention to prioritize other state affairs to ensure expenditure after the budget is set. The extra money the emperor wants to spend may not be able to satisfy it.
This is a bit confusing to some people: Doesn’t the imperial court exist to meet the needs of the emperor?
Everyone is able to stand in the Forbidden City to attend the court meeting. They know that there is also the Ming Dynasty Asset Management Bureau, and they know that the emperor has taken away many monopoly resource industries through enterprises. Although these enterprises will still contribute to the Ming Dynasty treasury.
A huge amount of tax money, but their profits are even more impressive.
However, even though he knew this, openly asking the emperor to "consume a fixed amount" was considered a treason to a certain extent.
However, Zhu Houcong's reaction was still very simple: "That's right!"
Three accurate words in a row seemed to be the emperor confirming his determination to implement the new law in front of the civil and military officials of the court, and his trust in Zhang Fuking, a "lucky minister" who went from being unknown to being the prime minister and minister of state in just eleven years.
After the court meeting with His Majesty the Holy Ming, Li Quanli returned to his mansion.
In his house, Li Jin's two sons live here.
"Where is Yuan'er?" he asked his own son Li Yingchen.
"...went to the big stadium."
After the rectification, the grand arena resumed operations, and this time the "lottery industry" of the kings was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
"...Nonsense! Go and call him back!" Li Quanli looked unhappy.
He continued to pack his luggage. It was almost noon when Li Yuan returned to the house. When he came to him, he saluted somewhat wearily: "The foster father called the child back, what are your instructions?"
Li Quanli said nothing and looked at him.
The world-famous son of the Marquis of Chicheng is now a well-dressed nobleman. He is already fifteen years old, but he does not have the prowess of a young man. On the contrary, he is more delicate than the daughters of wealthy families.
"Of course it's a matter of going to Xuanfu." Li Quanli frowned and finally said, "Wuxueqian is not willing to go, and you are not willing to go to Imperial College. Are you just hanging around like this?"
"Father, my father was born and died on the battlefield, isn't it just so that we brothers can live a good and stable life?" Li Yuan still said lazily, "My child is not destined to study and become an official, nor can he risk his life in dangerous situations.
Now the child can get married. Father, before you go to the Xuan Mansion, can you help the child settle this matter? If we are married, the child can ask to be the uncle of Chicheng."
Li Quanli's chest heaved up and down, and his eyes became increasingly angry.
Li Quanli was at fault for his children to develop like this. After returning from Xuan Mansion, he paid more attention to training in the three major battalions. Now, he will succeed Guo Xun and Fu Duo to serve as the general military officer of the entire Xuanda Border Region, but he did not expect that Li Quanli
Yuan has been raised like this in his house.
Since the beginning of last year, he has become more and more like a playboy.
"Now, I am your father! I tell you to follow me, so just follow me!"
"I'm not going!" Li Yuan's voice rose a lot, "I'm staying well in the capital, why do I still have to go to war? If I go to Xuanfu, I can only lose my father's face. Foster father, you just want a child.
Are you going to embarrass my father? Or, with my father’s reputation, it will be easier for you to take me there and make meritorious deeds?”
"Isn't it embarrassing enough for you to be like this?" Li Quanli grabbed his collar angrily, "When it comes to embarrassment, the British Duke, Wu Dinghou, and I are not embarrassing our ancestors? You brat, how can you say these things?
Are you not qualified for big things? If I want to make great achievements, why should I rely on you, a young boy, and the reputation your father earned back then?"
"Then why do I have to go?" Li Yuan pushed Li Quanli's hand, "My father made great achievements but also lost his life. We brothers took care of our adoptive father, but we are still wild children! In martial arts, how many people laugh at my father?
Crazy? Isn’t it what my father wishes most for us two brothers to die peacefully?"
"Yingchen, what are you doing?!" Li Quanli looked at his own son angrily.
Li Yingchen lowered his head slightly: "My son is at fault. Some people in the house... privately still complain that my father favors one over the other..."
Li Quanli regarded the Li Yuan brothers as his own. Every time he returned home from the Third Camp, he cared more about the brothers. But it was uncomfortable to live under someone else's roof. No matter how much Li Quanli took care of the two brothers, when Li Quanli was not in the house, they would
After all, he is just an outsider.
Looking at Li Yuan's slightly red eyes, Li Quanli slowly let go of his hand.
He was silent for a long time, and then he spoke: "In Luohan Valley, the mountains on both sides were full of fire. Everyone said that your father was brave and unparalleled. It was me who got the great merit from heaven. It was just good luck that your father saved Bodi's sweat."
The flag and the body were handed over to me, and I happen to be the uncle of Xiangcheng whom Your Majesty trusts."
Li Quanli looked at Li Yuan: "Some people say that I accept your brother as my adopted son because I feel guilty. Yuan'er, do you think so too?"
"My child didn't think so." Li Yuan replied softly, remembering Li Quanli's concern for them over the years.
"At that time, your father was covered with wounds, his body was full of arrows, and he only had one breath left. Do you know what the last words he said after he rushed into the formation and saw me?"
Li Yuan looked up at him with tears in his eyes.
Li Quanli's eyes were a little dazed, as if he had returned to that day again.
At that time, Li Jin stood in front of Li Quanli, holding Bodi's banner with both hands, amidst the deafening shouts of death, the sound of cannons and cannons, and the sound of bowstrings.
"He said: 'Leave it to you. Let my son take another one in the future.'"
Hearing these words, Li Yuan's body trembled slightly.
"I will tell you now that you have grown up!" Li Quanli looked at Li Yuan, "Why is your father called a 'crazy general'? Because of your Li family, our Ming Dynasty, countless soldiers and border people, for several generations, who
Doesn’t my family have a mortal feud with the Tatars? What he does is not for you, but for his father, grandfather, uncles and brothers! He wants revenge! He wants you to remember that this revenge has not yet been avenged! Without Bei
Prisoner, only the descendants of your Li family and the descendants of countless families in the Ming Dynasty can live in peace and stability!"
"Your Majesty has been in the imperial court for eleven years. Among the generals, only your father has a statue in the Hall of Heroes!" Li Quanli's voice became louder. "Your father died, and I kept guarding for more than two hours! He has the same name as my grandfather.
Not only for your kindness, but also for the sake of not losing the face of my ancestors, for the sake of future generations, and for the sake of blood feud from generation to generation, for the soldiers who fell one by one in front of me in the sweat ditch! You don’t want to grab another big banner,
I go!"
"If we meet again under Jiuquan, I can give an explanation to Brother Li! He said he left it to me, and I protected his family! I also helped him fulfill his last wish! But you, in the future
When the civil servants and generals of the dynasty walked through the Meridian Gate, they thought about where the Queen Chicheng was? Do you have a clear heart after living a mediocre life? You want to get married and renew your incest, but in the future your son will ask you, why is he only a county prince? "
"Your father is a well-known man at home and abroad. His life can only buy you a generation of wealth?" Li Quanli grabbed his collar again, "I tell you! If you have merit, you will be rewarded, if you are not, you will be demoted.
Wait, this is what it should be! Whoever brings shame to the ancestors is an unworthy descendant! I can’t make so many senses. I haven’t had a drink with your father yet! I just want to be able to be wary of him again when I go to find him in the future.
Thumbs up, saying that his son is also good, and now he is the Duke of Chicheng!"
When the bloody man who rushed in front of him grinned, Li Quanli had only one emotion: How magnificent.
It's a pity that I only said one sentence to him in this life: "Leave it to me!"
Then Li Jin smiled and said the real last words: "It's so happy!"
Maybe he was really a little crazy. At that moment, he didn't think about his family. He just felt happy because of the hearty battle to the death. But there must be some reason that supported him in not wanting to die, such as staying in the border town for a long time.
I have experienced countless hatreds between families and the country.
Li Yuan is just a child, and he has gradually grown into his own niche over the years.
He lost his biological father, and this adoptive father seemed to be obsessed with his career these years. Although he treated him well, he did not understand each other.
But it was not until this moment that Li Yuan discovered that his adoptive father had such a deep affection for his biological father even though he only met him once.
At this point, Li Quanli and the figure of his father, who had begun to blur in his mind, seemed to begin to overlap.
Perhaps it was because Li Quanli had such expectations for him, thinking that one day he would be promoted to Duke Chicheng.
"Okay! The child will go with his father!"
At this time, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Forbidden City, Weng Wanda, who ranked second in the Jiajing Six-Year System for National Security and Civil Affairs, also spoke: "I wish to go."
Zhu Houcong nodded approvingly: "Send the order to Guangdong, prepare the boat! Send the order to Zhao Jun, gather the sea trading company and the Guangdong coastal defense warships, and expedition to Malacca!"
After many years, the Ming Dynasty's fleet will once again go to farther places in the Southeast Asia.
There were only two to three hundred regular troops at most in Malacca, and more than half of the Western commercial and war vessels gathered in Malacca had been destroyed in Thanh Hoa.
By controlling that throat and setting new rules, Ming Dynasty, which had to implement new money, could obtain a steady stream of silver reserves.
Yang Shen was already numb and his forehead was cramping.
He doesn't understand.
One of the things we plan to do after setting up the Daming Bank is to issue government bonds?