Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

The reason why Emperor Chongzhen expressed this attitude is very simple. The suppression and rebellion in the southern provinces have made breakthroughs in the past few months.

A group of frontier officials headed by Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng carried out campaigns to suppress the so-called rebellion in various provinces.

One more important point.

A group of vested interest groups hiding in the dark played things off, and the oppressed tenants and servants, affected by rebellions in various places, even launched a rebellion against their masters.

Things get interesting at this point.

The rebellion in the southern provinces was against the imperial court.

The slave revolutions in the Jiangnan provinces were against privileges.

Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, the big officials in the frontier, were keenly aware of this situation, so they carried out large-scale recruitment under the rule of the provinces.

Countless vested interest groups have suffered heavy blows in this process, and even many groups have disappeared under this near-farce rebellion.

The most typical representatives, that is, Zhejiang merchants, Huizhou merchants, Fujian merchants and other groups, suffered incalculable losses.

Although the order of the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River was completely chaotic, and the foundation of Ming Dynasty's rule in the south of the Yangtze River was severely impacted and affected, the imperial court obtained a large amount of wealth by suppressing the rebellion.

Proceeds from siege.

Inventory proceeds.

Proceeds from plagiarism.

Countless amounts of gold and silver, and occupied official land were re-cleared batch by batch. The whole process involved many levels, which also tested the nature of a country.

"The suppression and counter-insurgency of the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River is an absolute priority of the current state. The trend of rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River is showing a complex and changeable situation."

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe and looked around at the officials in the palace, "Involving matters such as checking official land and ransacking homes, the current scale of officials stationed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is far from meeting the needs.

In view of this special situation, I decided to select a group of officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Jiangnan provinces and send them to the Jiangnan provinces for training.

At the same time, the Independent Commission Against Corruption under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will send out central inspections, and a group of officials will also be added to various places to supervise everything.

I will also dispatch a group of Jinyiwei, Imperial Forest Army, etc., to be responsible for the secret inspection, but whoever finds out who dares to enrich their own pockets and use power for personal gain will be sentenced to death on the spot! "

The ministers of the cabinet, the military aircraft department, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs gathered in the hall showed different expressions. Although the southern provinces were under the rule, there was still a chaotic trend, but the imperial court was not dragged down by financial expenditures under the previous suppression , on the contrary, there is still a lot of surplus.

This change is unexpected by many people.

"In view of the complicated situation in the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, I feel that the garrisons in each province can be properly organized." Emperor Chongzhen looked around at the ministers in the hall and continued.

"At the Military Aircraft Department, we need to summarize the memorials submitted by the provinces in the past in detail, clarify the organizational system of the garrisons in each province, and ensure that this rebellion that endangers the country can be suppressed as soon as possible.

The Expansion Expansion.

The promotion is promoted.

I have selected a group of good generals from the three battalions, the Liao army, etc., and sent them to the Jiangnan provinces. I want to see whether the rebels in the provinces are stronger or the generals in my Ming Dynasty are stronger. !

When it comes to the transfer of money and food from various provinces and armies, and the replenishment of various military supplies, the Ministry of Internal Affairs must assist in this matter. I don't want the athletes of the Ming Dynasty to suffer any grievances on the front line for the country's suppression of the rebellion! "

"The ministers obey the order."

Wang Zaijin, Yang Wenyue, Huang Daozhou, Qian Sule and other ministers stepped forward and bowed in response.

In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, war is certainly terrible, but in certain periods, war can play a very positive role, especially breaking the old order and breaking the old shackles. Can have the effect of reshaping the foundation.

The provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have been in peace for too long, which has led to the accumulation of many bad things, which have led to a large number of maladministration and cancer, forming a stubborn transfer of interests.

If you want to break this stalemate, you must break it through war!

Although it is said that in this process, it will inevitably affect the bottom groups, and even cause many people to die tragically, but from the perspective of Emperor Chongzhen, these are inevitable.

"Xu Qing, Bi Qing, sometimes, I really don't want wars in any sense in the Ming Dynasty." Leaving Dongnuan Pavilion, Emperor Chongzhen walked on the imperial road, and said to Xu Guangqi and Bi Ziyan who stayed behind.

"The rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River involved too many things behind it, and even some of the facts that were found out all showed that some people with ulterior motives were secretly fueling the flames.

What is their purpose, I am now clear.

It’s nothing more than wanting to protect one’s own interests and one’s own privileges. This is clearly to fight against the country and the government. Sometimes I just think about it, how can personal self-interest allow them to run rampant to such an extent? "

"Because they're not afraid."

Xu Guangqi frowned slightly, and followed closely behind the emperor, "From the middle and late Wanli Dynasty, due to the influence of the party struggle between the court and China, many orders in Ming Dynasty were trampled and destroyed.

It is precisely this influence that has caused many things to change.

Now that His Majesty wants to restore the skewed order through reforms, it will inevitably touch the interests of many people, which will lead to many conflicts. "

"My minister agrees."

Bi Ziyan followed closely and said: "Since I acted as the household department, I know the situation of the treasury over the years, and the tax reform is only a superficial thing after all.

In order to make the financial situation of the Ming treasury continue to break through in a good trend, in fact, it is fundamentally in the aspect of legal reform.

It's just that over the years, the country's treatment of the law has become slack, which has also led to many bad things happening.

Now that His Majesty is holding high the banner of reform, this is a good thing for the country, although many problems and situations will be exposed during the period.

But I always firmly believe that as long as His Majesty is determined to implement the new law and let him eradicate all the accumulated malpractices and cancers one by one, then the Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to achieve rejuvenation. "

"Yes, this is my determination."

Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression was a little emotional, "It's not terrible to have a problem, what's terrible is knowing that there is a problem, but blindly pretending to be deaf and dumb.

If Daming is in such a state, can Daming Sheji really be saved?

Fortunately, I have all of you virtuous and virtuous assistants. I know this is a difficult road, but if I can make it through, it will not only change the situation of the country, but more importantly, the order under the rule of Ming Dynasty. It can return to the normal range. If this matter is not done well, then even if Da Ming achieves ZTE for a short time, it will definitely usher in new troubles and crises. "