Daming Yuanfu

How can politics be so innocent?The difference between politicians and politicians is nothing more than that politicians will pay more attention to the interests of the country and the nation, while politicians will pay more attention to the interests of themselves or the group.However, regardless of the former or the latter, if they want to succeed, they often have to resort to all means.

Say treacherous?Yes, but it can also be said to be full of clever tricks.

Shameless?Yes, but it can also be said to be calm and rational.

There are two official words, and there are reasons for any explanation.

"Didn't I just say that I have a few things to talk about? Xiong Tingbi's visit to Gansu is the second thing." Gao Wushi said, "As for the third thing, tell Shengwu that after the 'medicine diet case' is over, I will Recommend Dali Temple Minister Wang Ting to write as the censor of Youdu."

"Liantang is going to be transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Liu Xinxi said, "Youdu Censor is the second rank, higher than Xu Sanwei. Are you planning to let Liantang take over the governor of Gansu and take over the important task of the Western Expedition?"

Gao Wushi nodded and said: "Yes. Jingqing is in the same year as me, and his qualifications are already sufficient. Moreover, he will not be against my strategy for the Western Expedition. In this way, The three important members on the front line of the Western Expedition are all peers, so I have a certainty about the situation of the battle."

Liu Xin nodded with a smile, and said: "In addition, he has been like Mr. Yuan'er these years. You gave him such a great service... Oh, a chance to make a great contribution is also a return of this favor. gone."

Gao Wushi smiled without saying a word.

Return favors?Then I really don't have to.Wang Tingzhuan had an unmentionable disease in his original history, but he didn't know it, so he died suddenly before he was [-] years old. If I didn't know about it, I would have sent him to a medical school for treatment a few years ago. He is now long gone.

Since there is such a layer, there are at least two points to make a fuss about here: First, if the Oirat tribes say that the "Great Yuan" they surrendered is the Chahar tribe, then it is natural for our Western Expeditionary Army to beat the Chahar tribe. It's not enough, but it is necessary to chase the poor bandits with remaining bravery and subdue Wala.

You should remember that Altan Khan had several expeditions to the west, including the Qiejin Huangtaiji of the Ordos tribe, who also conquered Oala and forced Oara to admit that they were still Yuanchen, or still submit to the so-called Mongolian orthodoxy.

Besides, even if this matter is not counted, you think it's not my credit that his official career has gone so smoothly?Not only him, Xiao Liangyou is now the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, isn't it also my credit?
Seeing that Gao Wushi didn't answer, Liu Xin asked again: "After the arrangement of the three members is complete, do you have any detailed explanations on how to fight the Western Expedition? Why don't you explain it to me first, so I can pass it on to my brother?" .”

In this way, at least I don't have to face a Li Hongzhang who is against me every day, using the incompatibility of coastal defense and defense to oppose my raising money and food, so that I can only borrow money to fight the war.Of course, I don't necessarily have to borrow money, but I don't need to borrow foreign debts, it's great to issue a Xizheng loan internally.

Liu Xin was stunned: "What do you know? How about the Ottoman Empire?"

"Okay, so why is the increase in grain and meat?"

Liu Xin became serious, and asked: "The emperor didn't say that he wanted to fight even Wala, you did it..."

"There's too much silver." Gao Wushi said, "It's the same as the price revolution in Europe. Daming obtained a lot of silver through sea trade, but who made most of this silver? Mainly nobles, bureaucrats, and wealthy businessmen.

"The opening of the land silk road by the Western Expedition will definitely have an impact on the silk market, but what impact will it have on grain, meat and cloth?"

Correspondingly, the urban people get more money through business activities with these dignitaries, bureaucrats, and rich merchants, and of course the cotton cloth they all need to buy will also increase in price.As for why cotton cloth has not risen as much as grain and meat, it is naturally because Jinghua has developed a jenny spinning machine, which has greatly increased the production of cotton cloth. "

"Oh, yes." Liu Xin nodded, but after thinking about it, she said, "But the silk industry is a high-profit industry. , should have gone for the lucrative salary in the first place, even if it has dropped a little now, it shouldn't affect food and clothing, right?"

"That's not the case. For example, cloth, ordinary people wear cotton cloth more. Once the Western Expedition takes the Yarkand region, can't we greatly promote the cultivation of cotton in that world-class cotton producing area? Although the current traffic situation is relatively A few hundred years later, the difference is too great, but if the high-yield and high-quality cotton is made into finished products locally, even if the freight is added, it is still competitive enough.

Therefore, the general grain platform set up by our Western Expedition Army should neither be in Zhuanglang, nor in Suzhou, the westernmost place in Gansu. Instead, we must first capture Hami and use Hami as a transshipment hub to supply the Western Expedition Army. Need food and military equipment. "

"So what?" Liu Xin was still puzzled.

Liu Xin was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "You mean Zuo Zongtang regained Xinjiang? But only you know that, but I only know about this incident, and I don't know exactly how he fought. Besides, he regained Xinjiang Is the situation we faced back then really the same as the situation we are facing now?"

"Cut, when will Europe stop fighting? It's just about fighting hard or not." Gao Yushi rolled his eyes: "Spain, the Anglo-Spanish War and the 80 Years War have continued; The war should have just ceased last year; Tsarist Russia is now expanding into Siberia while peeking at the weakened Baltic region after the Polish-Swiss War; the Ottoman Empire... oh, I see."

Speaking of this, more and more silver has flowed into Daming these years. At the end of last year, when the Ministry of Accounts was cleared, it was discovered that in addition to the good phenomenon that the national treasury continued to increase compared with the previous income, there were also some phenomena worthy of vigilance. "

Liu Xin frowned and said: "Silk going to Europe, except for the Silk Road that has long been not smooth, now mainly relies on the Maritime Silk Road. Now that Spain is busy with wars, the pure sea route has been affected. If Osman interferes with it, then The road from the sea to the land is not smooth...I think your speculation is very reasonable. But, what should we do now?"

"Is there a war in Europe?" Liu Xin asked.

Although this person's ability is average, his ambition is not small, which can also be seen from his support for Brihatu.But thinking about it just now, I have new doubts: he may have deliberately cut off certain commodities from Arabia to Europe because of the unsatisfactory development of the war with Austria, such as silk, which may be affected. "

Liu Xin spread her hands together: "This topic is out of the question for me. This is what you are good at. Has there been a large-scale war in these three areas recently?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "This Muhammad III...is also a wonderful person. He hanged his sixteen younger brothers one after another, and he is too lazy to take care of the government affairs, so he entrusts his mother, the Empress Dowager Shafiye What's worse, in this war, he once tried to escape in a bad situation. Although he was dissuaded later, it still caused his reputation in the country to be very bad.

"How much has it increased?" Liu Xin asked with a frown.

"It's a little bit." Gao Yushi said seriously: "At least there are signs of rising prices in Beijing, South Beijing, Susong, Yangzhou and other places."

Liu Xin rolled his eyes at him, and said, "Okay, okay, you can think about economic issues, I still want to ask how to fight the battle of Xizheng?"

Gao Wushi said: "The main problem Zuo Zongtang faced at that time was lack of money. In this regard, the situation we faced was much better than he was at that time. After all, the emperor was willing to fight this battle, and he was a shopkeeper , The money bag has always been for me to handle.

"So I said this is another matter." Gao Wushi said in a calm and unhurried manner: "It is true that the emperor did not say that he would fight the tiles, but we can make some fuss about it...

Second, if they don't recognize that the Chahar tribe is still their co-lord, then they will fight in the name of King Shunyi - anyway, they have fought before, so why not fight again?As for what title King Shunyi used, it didn't matter, anyway, let Erde Mutu help his father find a title.

Liu Xin was a little worried at once, and asked, "It's not a good thing that the staple food and pork have gone up...but why did silk go down instead?"

Gao Wushi said: "There are ready-made cases to learn from."

"The current financial calculation level cannot accurately calculate the percentage. But generally speaking, taking the capital as an example, rice noodles have increased by [-]%, cotton cloth has increased by more than [-]%, and pork has increased by [-]%, but silk brocade is an exception. Instead, it dropped by nearly [-] percent.”

"The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed III, has been fighting Austria in the past few years. The battlefields are mainly in the Kingdom of Hungary and Wallachia—that is, the territory of Romania later."

"Food and clothing should not be affected for the time being, but the current trend is worthy of vigilance." Gao Wushi frowned and said: "I have also wondered recently whether large-scale wars in Europe, Arabia, India and other regions have caused such The demand for the luxuries of life has decreased."

Gao Wushi said: "I think it was caused by the over-prosperity of sea trade in the past few years and the rapid expansion of the main silk producing areas in the south of the Yangtze River. Well, what I mean is that the silk production capacity has expanded too fast, but it is a high-end product after all, and the price is quite high. Once the export is blocked or the market is not as expected, it may lead to a backlog of products, which will impact the domestic market and lead to a decline in the price of other commodities when the prices of other commodities generally rise."

Liu Xin found a map of the Western Regions, looked at it for a while, and said, "The two roads you mentioned are indeed true, but almost all of Yaerqiang is on the South Road, and the North Road should still be in the hands of the Oala tribes. Then you means?"

Gao Wushi frowned, and said: "There must be wars in India. I said that the Mughal Empire is now on the rise. They have almost completely unified northern India and are expanding towards the south. There must be many battles, large and small. However, although the Indian market is not small, it is not the main export destination of Daming silk. If you really want to say that you are crazy about silk, you have to look at Europe."

"Silk price fluctuations shouldn't have a big impact on the country, right? This high-end fabric doesn't affect the basic needs of ordinary people... I think it's food and meat that are more troublesome. Oh yes, the price of silk has dropped. How did the cotton go up?"

Gao Wushi thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "We can't influence much, if we have to say it...it's better to fight the battle of the Western Expedition honestly, and see if we can reopen the Silk Road on land. "

And once the cotton production over there increases significantly, can the cotton fields in the two Beijings and the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty be converted into rice, or into meat farming such as pigs and sheep?Still the same sentence, the economy is affected by the whole body, so we can't look at it too directly. "

"Haha, it's a bit off topic, but it's not completely off topic." Gao Wushi laughed and said, "Look, the prices of food, meat and fabrics have increased. Doesn't this affect Xizheng? In other words, if Xizheng Victory can also alleviate these problems, so it is not off topic."

"First south and then north, take both routes." Gao Wushi said seriously: "This is another thing I want to say."

Although they definitely need to spend money, they can also generate circulation, but whether they are normal consumption or expanding production, the main coverage of these silver is still in the city, and it is almost powerless to penetrate the countryside.In this way, the money in the city has increased, but the output of rice noodles and pork may not increase much, and the price will naturally increase.

After all, Liu Xin also came from the same background as him, and she immediately understood the elegant meaning when she heard the string song, and asked, "Why, there are signs of inflation in the market?"

Liu Xin clapped her hands and said, "As expected of a magistrate, this analysis is really thorough. Who else can do such a good job in Daming's plan besides you? But the question now is... have we digressed?"

Gao Wushi said helplessly: "According to Zuo Zongtang's old wisdom, the terrain of western Xinjiang is bounded by the Tianshan Mountains and divided into two roads, the north and the south, and Hami is located in it. From the north to the west of Hami is a road, passing through Balikun, the ancient city, Urumqi and reaching Yili ; From Hami southward to the west is another road, passing through Bizhan, Turpan, Kuqa, Aksu and reaching Kashgar.

"Economic problems often affect the whole body. You say that silk is not the business of ordinary people. This idea is somewhat too shallow. Let me ask you, after the rapid development of the maritime trade business in these years, the silk in the Jiangnan area How much has the production capacity increased? How much has the number of silk-related practitioners increased? Once the silk business is in a downturn, will ordinary people engaged in the silk industry also reduce their income accordingly? "

In a word, it is not enough to only take the South Road, if you want to take the whole region.Especially the Yili River Valley, which is the key place where the Western Expedition will not lose money, it must be won! "

After listening to Liu Xin, she didn't have any objections to say this time, she just wondered: "Why did you mention Erdemutu again, isn't he sitting in Helin? You plan to let him join the expedition this time? "

"That's right, he has to go, because I can't go this time, and if he doesn't go, I don't worry about the Ordos Department... Oh, I'm not worried that the Ordos Department has other ideas, the main thing is that they can't make foreign workers, Therefore, Erdemutu must go out on behalf of his father and help me as a supervisor."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk" Liu Xin said in her mouth, her eyes were looking at the map, she didn't know what she was thinking.
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