Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1343 The Crisis Facing Cao Cao

"In the past few years, Mingfeng Bank has been in charge of you personally, and now is the time for development. What is needed at this time is internal unity, not a sudden change of generals. In addition, Zhaoming Pavilion wants to take Mingfeng back, not once or twice. , But there is a lack of opportunity, and Mingfeng can't be handed over now!" Mu Jing shook his head: "If it can make me feel more at ease by explaining that Feng is in whose hands, then it can only be in your hands!"

"People's words are terrible!"

Cai Yan has more things to worry about: "Father has come forward and talked to me, which means that many people can't tolerate me sitting in this position!"

Mingfeng Bank, like a snowball, has been rolling over. It can directly control the value of Ming coins, and the value of coins can directly affect a country's economy.

Cai Yan became the queen, and now she is in charge of such a behemoth.

Anyone who has read the history books.

I was also worried that Ming would have a wife as powerful as Empress Lu. This was something that basically all scholars would not allow, and they would even unite to fight back.

"It's okay!"

Mu Jing thought for a while and said, "They just want to open the gap in the New Deal from you, I have to give them such a chance!"

"What does it have to do with the New Deal?"

Zhang Ning couldn't help but asked.

"Sister, my husband established a new policy in the world, which has aroused the opposition of countless gentry and rich families. However, my husband has always been strong, and he does things impeccably, and he has a stable foothold. Even if they are pervasive, it is difficult to attack him. At this time, if Zhao Ji My sister's problem can be expanded, and it will naturally involve the issue of the New Deal. The New Deal has a difficult foothold, and it is because of the strong support of the husband. There are still a group of officials below who charge forward to achieve today's scale. But like a seedling, it needs careful care to thrive. When they grow up, if at this time, they use Sister Zhaoji as a breakthrough, not only attacking Mingfeng Bank, but the New Deal, they will kill the New Deal in the cradle at all costs!"

The one who answered Zhang Ning was usually taciturn, Diao Chan, the only person in this family who was unwilling to go out to do things and would rather spend all his time in the backyard.

"Sister Diaochan, how do you know so much?"

Huang Yueying cried out strangely.

Normally Diao Chan is taciturn and rarely speaks out on such matters, but her speech this time made the whole family look at her with admiration.

Including Mu Jing, Mu Jing also gave Diao Chan a slightly weird look.

This is easy to say.

But when it is not clear, if you want to understand, it is a test of wisdom. If you understand it, you have understood it, and if you can’t understand it, you just can’t understand it.

On the other hand, Cai Yan, Shi Shiran said: "Xiu'er has been raised by Wang Situ's family since she was a child, and she is born with intelligence. She has been influenced by the government since she was a child. Although her temperament is dull, her sensitivity to current affairs is not comparable to that of today's women!"

she said so.

Mu Jing understood.

Although Diao Chan is Wang Yun's adopted daughter, Wang Yun is raised like his own daughter, treated similarly to Cai Yan, and both come from a family of officials and eunuchs, and are extremely sensitive about current affairs.

It is not surprising that she has such a talent.

It's just that few people can discover her talent, and she has been living since she was a child, and she has already developed her character, so that she will not be inclined to Cai Yan, who is willing to prove herself, and she is more willing to hide her clumsiness. .

"So it is!"

When Zhang Ning heard Diao Chan's words, he was surprised at first, but after listening to Cai Yan's analysis, he understood that she grew up in the rivers and lakes when she was young, and she joined the army with her father. In court battles, one cannot feel the undercurrent of the court, and naturally lacks this keenness.

However, her wisdom is also top-notch, and she can infer other things from one case, and she quickly thinks of herself: "In this way, wouldn't it be that my medical school will also become an excuse for them to attack your husband's new policy!"

The Department of Medicine and the Ministry of Medicine are currently the two carriages for the development of medicine in the entire Ming Dynasty. The predecessor of the Ministry of Medicine is the Medical Division, and the Shangshu is Zhang Zhongjing. His "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" has been written and printed tens of thousands of sets. Only exiled in the Ming Dynasty, with Mu Jing's full support, the whole world has been circulated, and the status of the world's great doctor has been established.

And the medical school.

Mainly to train new medical personnel.

Zhang Ning, also known as the originator of surgery, is famous for her surgery. Over the years, under the influence and support of Mu Jing, she has developed her own surgical style.

She has cured many people.

Many people were put to death.

In terms of saving lives, she may not be as good as Zhang Zhongjing, but in terms of medical development, she is a pioneer and a benchmark figure that the whole world should thank for the development of medicine.

The new way of medicine is controversial. Confucianism naturally rejects this kind of situation. It is not a matter of a day or two for her to be attacked.

If it weren't for Mujing's support behind him, Zhang Ning's medical school would have been unable to continue to operate.

This is also very likely to become a gap in Mujing.

"You're all too worried!"

Mu Jing waved his hands to comfort them, and said, "Whether it is Mingfeng Bank or the Medical Institute, they are already members of the New Deal, and they cannot get rid of it at all. Whether you are in charge or someone else is in charge, they will become A target they attacked, I can naturally sit in this position, and I can naturally support the Ming Kingdom!"

This is his confidence.

Not just self-confidence, but also one of his bureaus.

If someone really dared to attack him in this regard, it would be tantamount to courting death. If the weakness he voluntarily released could not be corrected, it would be an invisible and far-reaching person who would jump off at that time. Don't blame him for being cruel and merciless.

Since ancient times, it has been a routine thing for kings to fight with their courtiers, powerful families, and squires. According to the law of conservation of interests, if someone gets it, someone will lose it.

Mujing is the dawn of the world, so naturally he has to fight them.

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The heavy snow in the twelfth lunar month ushered in a bit of respite for the world. In this cold winter, even sporadic wars will not appear.

In the north, with this kind of weather, it has already been frozen everywhere, and the rivers are frozen, making it difficult to move, and there is no environment for war.

At this time, Cao Cao had already returned to Xudu from Guandu.

This battle may not end next year. If the opportunity does not come, it is meaningless to fight one, two, three, four...even bloody battles countless times.

Just like Yuan Shao's layout.

He is also biding his time.

This is destined to be a confrontation, who can survive and who can't, depends on how fate arranges.

Anyway, he won't admit defeat.

Xudu is also shrouded in white snowflakes. From a distance, it looks like an ice city. It looks beautiful, but this kind of weather can affect life the most.

Cao Cao just brought a few hundred soldiers and returned to the Wei Palace quietly.

There are two generals, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, beside him.

Even though he was surrounded by thousands of troops, Cao Cao was safe and sound, so he wasn't worried about his own safety at all.

The Prince Wei's Mansion was actually the Prime Minister's Mansion in the past, but now it has been revised and modified. At most, there are a few more courtyards around it, and then it becomes the Prince Wei's Mansion.

For the battle in the Central Plains, the court is almost running a deficit.

Now is not the time for Cao Cao to enjoy himself. He is a person who can endure hardships. In order to win this battle, he will even do whatever it takes.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to waste money and food on this kind of mansion.

As soon as he entered the lobby, he took off his coat, rubbed his hands together, walked to a fire plate, baked it, and shouted: "It's so cold, it's so cold!"

"My lord?"

At this moment in the hall, the leading official, Xun Yu, realized it. He quickly stood up and bowed his hands: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Perhaps Xun Yu was slightly dissatisfied with the matter of conferring the king, and the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty may have disappeared during this time of conferring the king. However, he did not blame Cao Cao for this matter.

It was the emperor's fault.

The rest of the officials also stood up and saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Sit everyone!"

Cao Cao has always been informal, he waved his hand, and said to the crowd: "You talk about your own, just want to stir up the flames!"

"When will the king come back? Don't let me know, so I can arrange someone to welcome the king back to the capital!"

Xun Yu said in a low voice.

"The battle situation has stagnated. At present, there is no way to make a decisive battle in the cold winter months. The frontier affairs have been arranged alone. There will be no problem before March next year!"

Cao Cao asked his soldiers to take off his battle armor, untied the saber around his waist, sat down, warmed his hands, and said: "I'm always a little worried about this imperial court, so I'd better come back and have a look. Peace of mind!"

He almost said bluntly that he was worried about the emperor.

So ran back quietly.

It was indeed difficult for the Son of Heaven to let him feel at ease. Under the all-round stalking, the Son of Heaven still kept making small moves, which was by no means a fuel-efficient lamp.

Xun Yu is so intelligent, how can he not understand Cao Cao's off-topic words, he smiled wryly, then drank the paper in his hand, and said to the officials: "Everyone, today's matter has been discussed so far, and I hope you will encourage each other. For the sake of the imperial court, as well as for the people of Liming, we must do our best to overcome this difficulty!"

"promise!"

All the officials stood up, bowed and saluted, then turned and left, filed out, met the door, put on their boots, and went back to their respective offices from the snowstorm.

"What were you discussing just now?"

Cao Cao was a little puzzled.

"Prepare for the raising of food and grass for the coming year!" Xun Yu responded to Cao Cao's words in a deep voice, saying: "My lord, our army was defeated in the battle of Yanjin, and the support of the people has declined. For us, both openly and secretly, we often think that our imperial court will be defeated in Hebei, and we have already had our own disagreements, so there are many evasions!"

"This is a lonely mistake!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao's heart sank slightly. He had been ignoring this matter all the time, but now he came to his senses, but there was no good way to do it. His expression became a little sad, and he said: "On the battlefield, I always just think about The strategic military strategy is still a bit careless, and it failed to take into account the overall situation. The defeat in Yanjin did not bring us a lot of trouble in strategic deployment, but it will always bring some negative effects. It has indeed been affected, but we can hold on, but we never thought that it would affect the court!"

The Central Plains is not the Southwest, and the Ming Kingdom in the Southwest can lose the support of its gentry and nobles, because Mujing has become independent in terms of finance and food from the very beginning.

The finance of the Ming Dynasty is supported by the Mingfeng Bank.

The development of grain and grass in the Ming Dynasty and the Ministry of Agriculture have exceeded the standards of the times. Under the disarmament of the past, those retired soldiers were assigned to fields, which is equivalent to large-scale reclamation of fertile land. Guaranteed.

That's the advantage.

As for the Central Plains, Cao Cao is unable to do this at present. The financial problems of the imperial court are very tense. Although the taxes in Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou have always been good, the expenses are also high. The method forms a deterrent, and the tax payment below is always procrastinated, and some people even hide and hide, which consumes a lot of energy of the court.

In addition, these three states are located in the Central Plains. Although they are all fertile land with abundant water resources, they are first-class granaries. However, they have a large population, and there are also many gentry and wealthy families. These gentry and wealthy families occupy the fertile land Tenants, a lot of food is also under their control.

Therefore, Cao Cao's dependence on the gentry and wealthy family is relatively large.

The support of the people is actually the support of these gentry and wealthy families. These people are more likely to follow the wind. They don't care at all who controls the court. They just care about who can protect them.

Now that Yanjin was defeated, the imperial court naturally gave them a feeling of precarity, so he had to be a little more cautious, and even wanted to start anew.

To be honest, Cao Cao came from a bad background and did not have the support of scholars. Compared with Yuan Shao, who was born in the No. [-] family of four generations and three lords, he lacked a little trust.

So if Yuan Shao came in, I'm afraid many people would immediately defect and support Yuan Shao.

"Is it serious?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice.

"If we can't solve it well, or even cause conflicts, I'm afraid we will have to suppress our desire for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao next year!" Xun Yu sighed and said bitterly.

The stalls of the imperial court are very large, and it is not so easy to control them. One or two people are easy to clean up, but if a group of people are all twisted into a ball, it is hard to kill the chickens to get their eggs, and cook them all in one pot.

This is unbearable.

It may even cause civil strife to break out directly in the imperial court. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion began, these gentry and wealthy families have secretly recruited soldiers, with more or less private soldiers in their hands.

Even if they were flattened in the end, it would be enough to seriously hurt the court, not to mention that it was still the most critical time for the court.

"Food and grass are always our biggest problem!"

Cao Cao stood up and paced back and forth, his face was unusually dignified: "Now the decisive battle with Yuan Shao is a matter of immediacy. It doesn't mean that if we want to delay, we can delay. If next spring, we can't gather enough food and grass, we will inevitably fight. If we don't want our strategic deployment to have problems, we must solve this problem, do you have a good plan?"

"We can't give in to them. After all, the imperial court needs majesty. Once this matter makes them think that they can check and balance the imperial court, we will lose everything. This kind of thing will definitely happen in the future, so we can only use the old method !"

Xun Yu said: "Be tougher, kill whoever takes the lead, kill a group, and then win over a group, but in the middle, it is more difficult to control the speed. This speed must be controlled well, and it cannot cause conflicts between them. Opportunities don’t make them think we can be bullied!”

(End of this chapter)