Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

If you want to make Ming Dynasty set things right and stop following the old path, you must pay attention to education and cultivate talents, and you must not be limited to Confucianism.

New learning is like this.

That's how military schools are.

Religion is like this.

Emperor Chongzhen needed various talents to support his conception and planning, and it might take a long time to rebuild the beams and pillars that supported the Ming Dynasty, but Emperor Chongzhen had enough patience and energy.

"If it is as expected, the adjustment of the Gyeonggi garrison will cause trouble if it spreads in the court." Emperor Chongzhen smiled, leaning on the dragon chair, put down the memorial in his hand, and said to Wang Chengen: "Look at the imperial court. Among these ministers, how many jumped up.

Even on the cabinet side, there are quite a few objections.

It's a pity that in this matter, I don't want to waste my words with them, and want to use the Ministry of War to restrain them, then their idea is wrong. "

"It's still the emperor who is wise and mighty."

Wang Chengen cupped his hands and said: "I know that the civil servants in the outer court will have some means to prevent the adjustment of the garrison in Gyeonggi, so I allocated food and salaries from the internal funds.

In this way, the errands received by the Military Aircraft Department will lose their restrictiveness. As long as the plans and deployments can be implemented smoothly, the Gyeonggi garrison will be as strong as a rock. "

"It's too early to say that."

Emperor Chongzhen threw the memorabilia on the imperial eucalyptus, stood up, straightened his dragon robe, and said with a smile: "We can only make a conclusion when these plans and arrangements are finalized.

During this period, the food and salaries allocated by internal funds must be followed up in time without any delay.

Especially the dismantling of the guard post and the rectification of the garrison troops in various towns, etc., because of the arrears of food and salaries, it will inevitably cause serious military chaos in the Gyeonggi area.

This is what I never want to see. "

"The servant understands."

Wang Chengen hurriedly bowed in response.

The absolute abundance of internal funds, and the rectification and clarification of the inner court have made the current Emperor Chongzhen have enough confidence to face the constraints of the civil servants.

If the Ministry of War doesn't do anything, then it will be impossible to rectify the Ming army?
Emperor Chongzhen didn't see it that way.

With generals like Sun Zushou, Mao Chenglu, and Kong Youde present, Emperor Chongzhen had nothing to worry about regarding the adjustment and garrison of the capital and the three major battalions.

As for the garrison area of ​​the Jimiyong Sanxie, the general officers of Ma Shilong, Hou Shilu, Zhao Shuijiao, and You Shiwei, although their military positions have been promoted and degraded, in other respects, Emperor Chongzhen gave him care and reliance, especially for them. All of his heirs are recruited into the Royal Military Academy, and their loyalty is guaranteed.

In order to adjust the garrison of Gyeonggi, Emperor Chongzhen endured it for almost a year. After all parties made a plan, he was ready to attack forcefully.

Whoever dares to obstruct him from doing this will just wait to be hit.

"However, after this incident, a lot of money has to be allocated from the internal funds."

Emperor Chongzhen sighed softly: "The little silver that I saved before is considered to be half of the expenditure. If this can't change Beizhili completely, then I will lose money on this business."

When the adjustment of the Gyeonggi Garrison is implemented across the board, the basic situation of Beizhili will be truly in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen.

Even Emperor Chongzhen could predict what kind of development and changes the important area of ​​Beizhili would usher in half a year later, at least many things would change. …

"My lord, the affairs of the northern vassals have been clarified."

When Wang Chengen heard the words, he made a bow and said, "Those vassals are worried about the country's worries and want to share the worries for the emperor. Their descendants are currently going to Beijing in batches."

"That's a good thing."

Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I also want to select a group of teachers for Huangming's descendants as soon as possible, and ask them to study hard in Xishan."

Wang Chengen's hidden meaning, how could Emperor Chongzhen not know that when the descendants of the northern vassals came to Beijing, it meant their money would also arrive in Beijing.

With this batch of money for exploiting the vassals, the internal funds will be filled again.

However, Emperor Chongzhen never thought about continuing to pursue the pig raising policy for the heirs of the feudal lords.

"How about this, first select a group of fierce soldiers from the Four Guards Camp." Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, then stretched out his hand and said: "The ones who want to admit death, first ask them to train this batch of Huangming's ethnic children.

All of them have been dressed in fine clothes and fine food since they were young. Thinking about it, they couldn't carry it on their shoulders, couldn't lift it with their hands, and they didn't have a good physique. How could they share their worries for Huangming in the future?

Tell those fierce soldiers to train the children of Huang Ming's ethnic group with the attitude of training new soldiers, and whoever dares to disobey will be taught a severe lesson. "

Wang Chengen hesitated and said, "My lord, is this a bit..."

"Something? Harsh?"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "I just want to be harsh, otherwise how can I select a group of useful ethnic children from among them?
In the future, the succession of the vassal princes and nobles of the Ming Dynasty should be determined arbitrarily, and no longer be judged by the background or whether they are favored. Whoever performs well in Zongxue will inherit the prince or county prince of that line.

After all the descendants of these vassal clans arrived in Beijing, they began to select a group of descendants from the lower-level clans in the north and arrange them into the Zongxue. "

Emperor Chongzhen will vigorously do Zongxue. Adhering to the policy of lenient entry and strict exit, those of the Huangming ethnic group who can successfully graduate from Zongxue all have certain abilities.

When the first batch of Huangming ethnic groups are cultivated, the internal and external situation of Daming will inevitably change. Maybe the first batch of transfer of vassals should also be carried out.

Wang Chengen was startled. If such words were heard in the outer court, especially in the ears of the southern feudal lords, it would definitely cause an uproar.

After all, making such a decision represents Huang Ming's previous patriarchal law and etiquette system, and there will be subversive changes regarding the suzerain vassal.

"My lord, what should the supervisor of ceremonies do about the objection to the foreign court?" Wang Chengen thought of this, and quickly changed the subject.

This matter involves too much, and it is not something that he, an inner court eunuch, can interfere too much.

"Keep it as it is."

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe, and walked out of the palace, "In the future, like these memorials, there is no need to send them to the front of the defense, let's keep them all."

"The slaves obey the order."

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty are difficult to deal with, but this does not mean that Emperor Chongzhen has no way to restrain them. At this stage, the situation is gradually becoming clearer, and adjustments to the court will also be made.

Although the Donglin Party in the Chongzhen Dynasty performed more eye-catchingly, after experiencing the chaotic party struggles of the Tianqi Dynasty, the foundation of the ruling party was actually not as stable as expected.

The main forces of the Donglin Party are concentrated in the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River at this stage, and they are at the local level. Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity, Emperor Chongzhen has to show his own methods.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't just extend his hand to the court, and he had to take care of the local area as well.