Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

For the Ming Dynasty at this stage, war is still the main theme. Whether it is the Jianlu rebellion or the bandit rebellion, it cannot be suppressed overnight.

After fighting for so long, all the elites of the Ming Dynasty were ruined by the civil servants. It is not something that can be gathered in a short period of time to revive the military prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, the overall organizational system of the Ming army tends to decline.

Except for the few anti-insurgency fronts dispatched by the Military Aircraft Department, and the few soldiers and horses in charge of security, who are relying on orderly participation in counter-insurgency and transforming step by step, the scale of the strong army that can actually fight tough battles in Ming Dynasty is not much at all. .

After all, the vast Ming Dynasty cannot guarantee real stability by relying on an army of 10 or 20 that has initially transformed.

Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, the current situation in western Liaoning is becoming clearer."

Wang Qia couldn't hide his excitement, and cupped his hands and said: "Except for a few areas in western Liaoning, there are still remnants of the Jiankui who are stubbornly resisting. Most of the areas have been recovered, especially the complete recovery of Yizhou and Guangning, which also declares the stability of western Liaoning. It's a foregone conclusion."

"According to Sun Dushi's report, in addition to the battle situation in western Liaoning, the situation in the adjacent southern Liaoning region has also begun to become clearer."

Huang Liji followed closely and said: "Mangui's troops took the Jianlu hard in the Sancha River area, and they carried heavy pressure to regain the west of Liaoning. Liaoxi is already unrealistic.

During this period, the Liaodong Rebel Army led by Li Zicheng, aware of the changes in the situation before the Liao Dynasty, brazenly led his troops to break through the encirclement of the Jiankui, and marched westward from Xiuyan City.
Taking advantage of the turbulent situation in front of Liao Dynasty, he joined forces with the Liao people who were rebelling against Jianlu in Gaizhou, and captured Gaizhou City in one fell swoop.

This change in the pattern is also the root cause of ensuring that the Mangui troops can withstand the Jianlu offensive in the early stage, not to mention the Jinzhouwei, Tianjin and Denglai, which restrained some Jianlu troops.

This indirectly helped the Liaodong Rebel Army led by Li Zicheng to share the corresponding pressure..."

Emperor Chongzhen sat firmly on the dragon chair and listened to what Wang Qia and Huang Liji said, and his emotions became emotional. In fact, it was not as simple as what they said.

The changes in the situation in western Liaoning and southern Liaoning, in addition to the movements of the various ministries, such as the changes in the various ministries in the Liaohetao area, including the Dongjiang Army that has not yet heard of it, are pulling the elite divisions under the command of Jianlu.

Originally, Jianlu's Eight Banners forces were often clenched into one fist and slammed towards a certain place to defeat the hostile forces they encountered head-on.

But now they are forced to be divided into five fingers. No matter how powerful the Eight Banners under his command is, no matter how fierce the Jianlu generals are, they will face Sun Chengzong, He Kegang, Man Gui, Li Zicheng, Liu Xingzuo, Li Mingzhong, Zhang Keda and others. Soldiers and horses, coupled with the changes of the Mongolian Tartars in the Outland, have become so passive.

If we say that in the past period of time, whenever there was a collapse in one place, the so-called good situation, I am afraid that it would not move closer to Daming.

"The current situation seems to be clear, but it's not the last moment, but we can't be too happy."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, looked at Wang Qia, Huang Liji, and Wang Zaijin, and said in a bad tone: "Could it be that the Military Aircraft Department only saw the good side and didn't pay attention to the damage of the various ministries?
The army under Sun Chengzong's command killed more than 6000 people and seriously injured more than 9000 people. The slightly injured were not registered separately.

The army led by He Kegang had more than 11000 dead and seriously injured.

More than 9000 people died in the army commanded by Mangui..."

As Emperor Chongzhen explained one by one, the battle losses of the armies fighting everywhere, Wang Qia, Huang Liji and the others, the excitement on their faces disappeared.

How could they ignore these real battle damages.

It’s just that since the first year of Tianqi, Daming continued to lose cities and territories in Liaodong, and was suppressed and beaten by rampant Jianlu, which made Daming too passive.

Now that the entire territory of western Liaoning has been recovered, the situation in southern Liaoning has become stalemate, which makes the Ming Dynasty's layout in the Liao region begin to occupy a considerable active advantage.

Those soldiers who died in battle and were seriously injured are not worth mentioning at all.

"Your Majesty, it's actually more than that."

Wang Zaijin looked dignified, bowed his head and saluted and said: "The war started in the Liao region, just on the side of the Military Aircraft Department, the food and payment expenditure coordinated by the court, including the allocation of various military supplies, was as high as more than 200 million taels of silver.

Even if the situation in the Liao region is clear and Jianlu chooses to avoid the situation temporarily, the court still needs a lot of expenses.

Raise things to keep out the cold, comfort and rewards..."

Emperor Chongzhen was in a bad mood. What Wang Zaijin said was very realistic. Once the guns fired, it was worth ten thousand taels of gold. This was not a lie.

What's more, the war expenses in the Liao region, in addition to the expenses raised by the military aircraft department, also included a lot of internal funds, especially firearms and gunpowder products, which accounted for a large proportion.

The silver transferred back and forth from the internal funds was at least 130 million taels.

It is absolutely impossible to obtain the current structure without what Emperor Chongzhen provided. The Jianlu Eight Banners are not so easy to deal with.

At this time, the East Nuan Pavilion fell into silence.

"Currently, the battle situation before the Liao Dynasty has not been finally clarified, and the Military Aircraft Department still needs to treat it with caution."

Looking at the silent crowd, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said: "Things such as pensions and rewards can be discussed in advance, but things such as things to keep out the cold and various military supplies needed for the front line must be fully supplied.

It is not easy to achieve such a good situation, and we cannot fall short in the end.

If the Ministry of Households cannot provide the money, then the internal money will be responsible for allocating it. However, if this is the case, there will be no changes in the form before the Liao Dynasty, and there will be no interference from the Central Committee.

I will publish the memorials presented before the Liao Dynasty in the name of the Military Aircraft Department. I want the world to know that Jianlu is not invincible, and Ming Dynasty can suppress them. "

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone bowed immediately.

Let the Military Aircraft Department publish the prelude to the Liao Dynasty, one is to enhance the confidence of the people, and the other is to speed up the sale of counter-insurgency bonds. After all, fighting is really costing too much money.

What's more, when the war in Liao is over, there will be rewards and pensions, all of which need money.

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to go through staged battles to gradually cut off some good and wilting branches, so that Daming would not have to bear so many heavy burdens to move forward.

As for the bottom line of internal funds, it is to prepare for the subsequent cutting of branches and vines.

When Sun Chengzong stabilized the situation in western Liaoning and the frontier defense line was clarified, it would be impossible to restore the guards. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to promote the county system in western Liaoning.

After a lot of difficulty, the power of the Liaodong generals has not been expanded further. If the guards are re-established in the west of Liaoxi, wouldn't it encourage the strengthening of the Liaodong generals?
Emperor Chongzhen would not do such stupid things.

On the one hand, increase financial activity, and on the other hand, cut non-essential financial expenditures. This is what Emperor Chongzhen must grasp, and he must gradually change the predicament of the Ming Dynasty.