Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1240 "Business"

Money is not everything, but without money it is absolutely impossible.

For this appointment recommended by Shen Shixing and approved by Zhu Yijun, the reason why the governors of the three sides are still the candidates of the Shi school school, and the temporary admiral of the military affairs of the Northwest is also highly pragmatic, I am afraid there is another reason because the two of them are more convenient to "alchemy".

Power corresponds to responsibility. The northwest and even most of the nine border regions are the "spheres of influence" of the Shi School, so they should also be responsible for the stability of these regions, and restoring stability by means of war is also a means.

War will cost money, but the court has run out of money, Zhu Yijun's inner treasure can support part of it, but inner treasure is not a cornucopia, and it is impossible to provide unlimited money and food.Therefore, whether it is Wei Xuezeng or a high-level pragmatist, after taking office, he has a job that does not need to be stated, that is to ask the local yamen for money.

Daming's fiscal system is here. Except for a small part of the "central tax" paid by the local yamen, most of the tax is withheld in situ, which is roughly equivalent to the local tax under the tax-sharing system of the Red Dynasty, but this distribution ratio is too magical. Too much place to take.

However, what is even more amazing is that the local government did not produce much "production benefit" after taking the big head. Their main role was only "maintaining stability". As for the development in "maintaining stability and promoting development"... Sorry, in this era The vast majority of officials do not have this kind of thinking.

However, what is ridiculous and deplorable is that under this mindset, when there is such a big turmoil in the northwest, it is much more convenient for Gao pragmatists to ask them for money, and it is even easier to ask for money from the three neighboring Xuanda towns. get easier.

Of course, this is understandable. After all, our jurisdictions are adjacent to each other, and it is related to Mongolia. If the chaos on the three sides of Shaanxi is not well controlled, it is not impossible for the war to spread to Shanxi.Rather than make amends, it is better to plan ahead. Everyone still has this wisdom.

It’s just that wisdom comes from wisdom. If the person who comes is not high and pragmatic and comes from an official from the Heart School, then an official like Gu Yangqian, even if it is just to show that he is different from the humane, may not give it, but wholeheartedly. Strengthening one's own defense - why did many places in the last years of the Ming Dynasty run their own affairs?This is also one of the important reasons.

Politics is everywhere.

Of course, Gao pragmatism knew that this was not a good phenomenon, but as the saying goes, "there is no party outside the party, the ideology of the emperor; there is no faction within the party, there are all kinds of strange things", the officialdom is a wrestling field of political factions, how can there be no struggle without struggle?Where there is politics, there must be factions, both ancient and modern.No matter in any country, in any dynasty, for power and interests, there are always visible or invisible contests between various factions.

If it can't be changed, then we can only fight for victory. Only by winning and gaining full control can we control this internal friction to a minimum.

So he came, and as Zhu Yijun wished, he asked the local officials for money.

But Gu Yangqian's understanding of what he just said was wrong.Gu Yangqian thought that Gao Pragmatism meant that the military salary of 10 taels of silver was enough to settle Bo Shuo Ketu, so he was a little confused in what he said just now.

After all, the headquarters of Jinong in Mongolia is not weak, especially they are cavalry. If the opponent refuses to work hard and insists on going around with high pragmatism, let alone 10 taels, 20 taels will not be enough.

But when Gao Wushi spoke, he was stunned, because Gao Wushi shook his head gently and said, "This money is for business."

"Doing business?" Gu Yangqian's eyes widened: "Are you still thinking about doing business at this time?"

"It is at this time that we need to consider doing a special business." Gao pragmatically said: "Senior Brother Yiqing, although Xie Jing is dying now, he is not dead after all. Boshuoketu caused such a big disaster. Come on, why is there no response at all?"

Gu Yangqian was obviously a little surprised: "Do you doubt everything?"

Gao Wushi shook his head: "No, I don't doubt Xie Ding, this person is a Mongolian - especially a rare and sensible person in the Ordos department, if he is healthy, Boshuoketu will not make any of these things happen. "

"Then what do you mean by that?" Gu Yangqian asked again.

Gao pragmatically said: "Qi is really mortally ill, but he is not without a son, and his eldest son and second son have accompanied him on many expeditions, and their military exploits are not weaker than others. In this case, even if he can't see it himself. but as long as he commands, can't his sons play some role?"

After listening to Gu Yangqian, he pondered for a while, and said, "Perhaps they can fight, but they don't have the prestige—you know, restricting Boshuoketu is also a crime for them. Dare to do it, firstly, he is the cousin of Boshuoketu, and secondly, he has a special status in the Taobu. Since a long time ago, he has served as the spokesperson of the Taobu in the Altan Khan Court, and later he became one of the five Mongolian rulers. Coupled with the fact that Boshuoktu himself is supported by him, such prestige is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Gao pragmatically nodded and said: "This statement is reasonable, but I still prefer another possibility, that is, after all the serious illnesses, not only are there two factions in Ordos as a whole, but even his own son has doubts about his position. ——I mean, the eldest son of Qiejin, Erzheyi Elduqi, is not as firm on my side as Qiejin.”

Gu Yangqian frowned: "Ilduqi also intends to go against the water?"

"It's not like going against the water." Gao Shishi shook his head and said lightly, "But he might want to sell it."

Gu Yangqian heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, narrowed his eyes slightly, and thought about it: "Hehe, but I don't know what he wants? Brother Shi, is there a conclusion?"

Gao pragmatically said: "I can't talk about the conclusion, but it is roughly the same."

"Which two?"

"Wealth and power." Gao pragmatically smiled: "I wonder if Senior Brother has studied this person?"

Gu Yangqian said: "I only know a little about it, but I don't know the details."

Gao Wushi said: "During the Longqing period, I paid tribute, and my court awarded a total of 110 and five leaders of the Mongolian right-wing tribes with different levels of official positions, such as governor, commander, and thousands of households. Among them, there are several characteristics."

Gu Yangqian didn't study this carefully, he was quite interested when he heard the words, and said, "I would like to hear the details."

Gao pragmatically said: "When we compare the tributes awarded to Alta and the previous Yongle period to the three kings of Oara, the three kings of Hening, and the three guards of Wuliangha, we will find the following points.

One is that the official positions granted are generally lower, and the number is much less than that of the Yongle Dynasty.In the past, many leaders and envoys of Oara and Arutai were awarded the governorship, and many were granted the commander.

Among the 65 people under King Shunyi, there were only two governors, only one commander, 60 commanders of Tongzhi, Qianshi, principal and deputy thousand households, and two hundred households, none of whom were commanders.Later, there were 50 people in Jineng's department, and Jineng himself was appointed as the governor, and the remaining 49 were commanding, thousands of households, and the specifications were much lower.

In comparison?In the past, when Cheng Zu granted Hening King, there were as many as 960 leaders of the Alutai Department who were awarded official positions by the court. Compared with the 110 five people from the right-wing ministries who were awarded official positions by the Alda Tribute, the difference is simply huge. "

Gu Yangqian was also a little surprised when he heard the words, nodded and said, "It seems that the difference is indeed a little big in your comparison."

Gao Wushi continued: "In addition, during the Longqing period, a new form of Alta's tribute appeared, that is, the names of various generals, which is unprecedented. What generals Longhu, Mingwei, Zhaoyong, etc. , are all the tricks that came out at this time. And almost all of the people who received the seal were those who had a greater influence on the issue of tribute, such as Hannaji at the beginning.

However, this type of conferring is mainly done by Altan's children and nephews, and there are very few people in the Ordos department who have been conferred..."

Gu Yangqian made an apologetic gesture, interrupted slightly and asked, "Did you ever get banned at that time?"

Gao Wushi smiled: "This is exactly what I'm going to say next: Qiejing made great contributions to the tribute issue at that time, especially when Ji Neng was awarded the seal. I tried my best but only got a command incident."

Gu Yangqian's expression changed slightly: "Wouldn't that be bad? Did you hold any grudges at that time?"

"No, at least in terms of his performance, no." Gao pragmatically spread his hands and said: "He restrained his subordinates as always, and assisted Jineng and Daming in the mutual market, so in May of the sixth year of Longqing, the governor of Xuanda, Wang Jianchuan, came on Sparse, please the court will cut all the promotions.

Therefore, my third uncle, Gao Wenzheng, sent staff to conduct a thorough investigation, and found out that Ji Neng was old and sick and could not control the crowd. He was already the strongest person in the group except Jinong, and this person was indeed able to control the crowd and not offend me. Therefore, Promote him to be a commander. "

Gu Yangqian smiled and said, "How cautious the teacher is to assign officials, it seems that he has done everything. In fact, I don't think it's too much to give a governor."

Gao Wushi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Perhaps what you are thinking about is exactly what you are thinking about."

Gu Yangqian's smile froze when he heard it, and he slowly frowned: "You mean Ilduqi is not willing to be just a commander?"

Gao pragmatically sighed: "The information I have shows that there are about [-] elite cavalry troops in all the troops - I mean his headquarters." He paused slightly, shook his head and said, "Nearly [-] elite cavalry If you are riding in the hands, if you are in the mainland of Daming, what kind of official should you be?"

Gu Yangqian said embarrassedly: "It's not like... If you are in the customs, of course you will be the chief soldier. As for the title, it is also possible for the governor or the governor to know the same thing."

Nonsense, of course you can. The headquarter that they have cut off is roughly equivalent to the servants of the Ming Dynasty. If the generals of the Ming army have nearly 2000 elite cavalry troops, then Li Chengliang is the second. Uncle Ning Yuan gave them all, let alone a governor?Uncle Ning Yuan, Li Chengliang, is the governor of the left, even if he loses [-] people, it will be okay to be the governor of the right, right?

However, in fact, not to mention the governor, not even the commander, or even the commander, he can only honestly act as his commander.

Ahh...that's too much pressure.Maybe Xie Ding himself is a wise man and doesn't care about it, but his sons may not be as open to him as he is?
Gu Yangqian saw that Gao Wushi just smiled and said nothing, coughed lightly, and said, "Then what are you going to do? What does this have to do with the 10 taels of silver?"

Gao Wushi snorted softly and said, "Ildu all wants money, I can give him money; Ildu all wants power, I can give him an official position."

Gu Yangqian knew that he must have something more to say, so he curled his lips slightly and asked, "Then what?"

Gao Wushi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "For business, you can pay with one hand and deliver with the other hand. You can ask me to give the money to the official, but he also has to show me his skills - for example, to force back Boshuoketu. ."

Gu Yangqian laughed: "Sure enough."

Gao pragmatic also laughed.

Gu Yangqian laughed for a while, and then asked, "If that's the case, how do you plan to give this money? Should it be given as a reward?"

"Of course not." Gao Wushi spread his hands: "The imperial treasury is already so tight, but I gave 10 taels of silver to the 'trap captive' without blinking an eye. Shouldn't I be scolded to death by the officials?"

Gu Yangqian smiled again, and then said, "So how are you going to give it?"

Gao pragmatically said: "Naturally, it's business-buying horses, cattle and sheep, anyway, I buy whatever they have, but the price is better than usual."

Gu Yangqian was slightly taken aback: "Then... we can't lose much, right? In other words, Ilduqi can't make much money. Will he be willing?"

Gao pragmatically said lightly: "Why didn't he agree? He obeyed my instructions, so he could do this business, not only to make money, but also to be promoted. If he didn't obey my instructions, Tumut's [-] cavalry would already be in Fengzhou Beach. Now that the knife is sharpened, when the time comes, whether he is Bosoktu or Ilduqi, who has good fruit to eat? It's you, how do you choose?"

Gu Yangqian nodded suddenly, but hesitantly said: "But Tumet's army of [-] people may not dare to go south to the Hetao, and his family is still threatened by Tumen."

Gao pragmatically smiled and said, "Then Ilduqi must have the guts to gamble—I will make him believe that Tumut will dare to go south."

"Oh?" Gu Yangqian was a little surprised: "How do you make him believe it?"

Gao Wushi smiled mysteriously and said, "I am King Ming of the Third World, and I must be on the side of Tumut, right?"

Gu Yangqian said inexplicably: "I know this, but so what? The court was always on the side of King Shunyi."

Gao pragmatically shook his head and said, "It's different, what I said is that 'I' will definitely be on the side of Tumut."

"You?" Gu Yangqian was a little confused. Is there any difference between the imperial court and you?You were originally the seven-town manager of the imperial court, and now you are also the admiral of military affairs in the northwest. The imperial court is on the side of Tumet, so of course you can only stand on the side of Tumet?

But Gao Wushi laughed and said softly, "Of course I am a member of the imperial court, but I am also the owner of Jinghua."

Gu Yangqian suddenly opened his eyes wide and suddenly realized: "Oh! I understand, you are saying that Ilduqi will believe that you can use the power of Jinghua to restrain the Tumen in Jiliao and other places and cannot act rashly, so the Tumut army wants to go south. You can definitely go south!"
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