Please, let me be a fool

Chapter 162 Stepping stone, Song Hongzhi wants to cut down the grassland! 【Ask monthly ticket】

"Yes, what the teacher said is indeed true."

Beside, when Song Gongwen heard this, his expression was full of joy, and he continued: "The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have already received heavy losses after the last incident, and it is difficult to organize a stronger force."

"It is definitely the most appropriate to promote the government-gentle payment of food at this time, because the gentry has no ability to fight back."

"As long as we are tougher, even if we encounter obstacles, it will definitely not be too big."

When the gentry's own interests are endangered.

There is no doubt that they will choose to form an alliance and then counter the power of the imperial court.

But now, because of the Baiyimen incident, the most powerful Jiangnan gentry in the Great Wei Dynasty not only had their property confiscated, but also suffered a huge blow.

In addition, I have grasped the handle of these people, and it will be easier to deal with them.

And once the Jiangnan gentry compromised.

The gentry forces in other places want to resist, but their strength will not be too strong.

With his current power, he is completely fearless.

But soon.

Song Gongwen thought of another problem, and immediately said: "Now the gentry is really easy to solve, but those court officials."

"Officials and gentry pay food as a whole, not only for the gentry, but also for our colleagues. If this is done, it will definitely arouse opposition from many people. This is different from the previous reform. In the final analysis, it is just to let It’s just not easy for the gentry.”

"But the student's move has really shaken those ministers in the DPRK. Once it is proposed, I'm afraid it will be"

His meaning is very simple.

It's just that the gentry's cake is moved.

Although the gentry was deeply bound to some officials of the imperial court, after all, they did not threaten those officials.

But it is completely different for officials and gentry to eat twice a day, which is equivalent to grabbing food from the bowls of those court officials.

Especially the group of people who don't have much official position and little salary.

The purpose of obtaining fame and becoming an official is not to pay taxes to the court.

but now.

Even if this privilege is gone, these people will definitely make trouble.

Even though this group of people has little official position and power, it seems that they can't make any troubles, but the problem is that there are many such people in Wei, all over the country.

In other words, if the officials at the bottom of the entire country are opposed.

The consequences of that are undoubtedly very serious and will affect the entire court.

Therefore, Song Gongwen implemented the matter of paying the officials and gentry together.

I was a little unsure about noticing.

It's not fear.

Rather, it is a concern, which is opposed by everyone.

If it is said that he was very proud of the successful implementation of the plan, and wanted to carry out all the measures that could change the country.

Now, after being in a high position and seeing more disadvantages of the imperial court, he has more worries.Song Gongwen was naturally not afraid. After this matter was opposed by everyone, his official position was affected.

Instead, he believes that if this measure is really implemented, the resistance will be very high, which will affect the operation of the entire Wei officialdom.

Once this happens, it's hard to escape the blame.

Especially the situation that has been created with great difficulty now.

Also afraid of being affected.

Can't help but seem a little indecisive on this matter.

Especially in his heart, he began to understand his teacher a little bit.

Knowing that some measures are of great benefit to the country and the court, but due to practical reasons, there is no way to implement them.

After Zhang Zhengming heard this sentence and saw the other party's reaction, he also understood what the other party was worried about.

Suddenly, he suddenly smiled, and said: "Gongwen, you have such an idea, which means that you now have a big picture and know the laws of the current court operation, which is good, but not so good. "

"Because you know a lot, you have scruples in your heart, so that you look forward and backward, which is not good for your idea of ​​reforming the court."

"If you want to reform, what you have to do is to forge ahead, because you know the benefits of doing so, whether it is for your Majesty or the country."

"At the beginning, because I had an estimate, I didn't dare to make drastic changes for a long time afterwards."

"I just want to make up for it in a certain way, but doing so will not solve the fundamental problem after all."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhengming couldn't help but sighed, and said: "My thinking at that time was actually similar to yours, and the root cause was that I knew that I couldn't bear the consequences of reform failure. Naturally, this consequence was not because I was afraid of death. "

"It's about fear. After I leave, everything will return to its original appearance. That is the most deadly thing. Do you understand what I mean?"

This sentence made Song Gongwen stunned for a moment, and then nodded.

He can naturally understand what the teacher said.

Death may not be a big deal.

But if you die, everything you did during your lifetime will be distorted by future generations, especially in terms of reform, it will be tantamount to failure, and this is the most painful thing.

If I were myself, I'm afraid I would feel sad.

But Zhang Zhengming suddenly smiled at this time, and continued: "But I am not afraid now, because I know that even if there are some things that I have no way to know, there are still people who will inherit my will and continue to do those things."

"Therefore, the measure of government and gentry paying food as one must be implemented. Of course, after it is proposed in your name, you don't have to worry about it."

"This matter has a great impact and is very dangerous. It will bear a lot of infamy, so let me do it."

"My old bones are old now, and there are limited things I can do."

"If you can do more before you die, then you will have no regrets."

Zhang Zhengming is very clear.

It is definitely a good thing for the country that officials and gentry pay food together.

Not only will taxes rise, but more importantly, it will also make the administration of officials clearer.

Of course, he also knows that doing this kind of thing will be very difficult, and the resistance will be great, which is even more difficult than spreading a piece of land.

If you just rely on Song Gongwen, it is impossible to do it.

And Zhang Zhengming didn't think about it.

To let the other party take full responsibility for this matter, you must do it yourself.

On the opposite side, when Song Gongwen heard this, his expression changed.

He has known for a long time that the teacher is a person who doesn't care about the name behind him, otherwise he would not use his prestige to pave the way for His Majesty.But if the teacher were to do this matter, wouldn't it be the common enemy of the entire court officials?

Even with a character like a teacher, I'm afraid it would be unbearable.

At that moment, Song Gongwen paused and said, "Teacher, I'm afraid this is not good. For you, you have to bear too much."

Although the other party is a famous master of Confucianism in the world, he is deeply respected by scholars.But the problem is, once the interests of most people are violated, the reputation will definitely plummet.

This is what the teacher has acquired over the years.

"I've made up my mind to do it."

But at this time, Zhang Zhengming shook his head and said, "There are some things that must be done by someone. For Your Majesty, I am willing to be this stepping stone. You already know about it."

Song Gongwen knew that what the teacher decided could not be changed.

Even if you say more, it will not help.

In the end, he could only nod his head.

"All right."

Zhang Zhengming said: "Regarding the matter of collecting food from officials and gentry, you should make a good plan. How to do it is up to you to decide. I will implement it in secret. Especially for this matter, you can also do a pilot first. Let’s take the Jiangnan area.”

"Shouyuan is now the leader of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. He has great energy. With him, it will be much smoother."

Zhang Zhengming can naturally plan this move.

But he wanted more.

It is to let the students around them grasp it.

After all, in his heart, the other party is the future chief assistant candidate.

It is a good thing to have more experience in this area. In the future, when I retire, I can really feel at ease.

"Yes, teacher." Hearing this, Song Gongwen opened his mouth and understood what the teacher meant, so he didn't say much.

And Zhang Zhengming didn't think too much about it, because he remembered another thing, and couldn't help laughing: "Hongzhi has been in Gaoyang for a while, and it is said that he has done a good job."

"Because Gaoyang was destroyed, there were many resistance forces in the Gaoyang Protectorate, but they were all wiped out by Hongzhi."

"Thinking about it, he will soon gain a foothold in Gaoyang, right?"

Speaking of son.

Song Gongwen immediately regained his spirits.

Previously, he thought that his son was just a dandy who didn't want to make progress.

But I never thought that the other party would have such outstanding military talents, it was simply a surprise.

After being sent to Gaoyang, although he didn't know much about the governance of the place, he also followed a group of civil officials. Now it seems that there will be no problems.

Now, after hearing the teacher's praise, Song Gongwen also showed a smile on his face, saying: "Hongzhi is young, and I am grateful to the teacher for his attention."

"Gao Yang's matter, the student also explained to Hongzhi before, and asked him to pay more attention. Since he can't govern the place, he should simply hand it over to his subordinates and concentrate on using his strengths, such as training soldiers for the court. I think I will definitely do it in the future. It will be of great use."

At the moment, he will tell all the conversations he had with his son before.

And one of the most important points.

Naturally, I hope that Song Hongzhi can train a real army, and then cooperate with the garrison in the north to deal with the grassland tribes and completely solve the great trouble in the north of Wei.

After Zhang Zhengming understood this, he immediately burst into laughter.

Whether it's the southern border, the coast, or the kingdom of heaven, he doesn't really care much about it.

But the grassland tribes outside the northern border really have a lingering shadow in their hearts.

At the beginning, the first emperor had suffered in this regard.

If it weren't for the great Wei, who possessed a Marquis of God, facing the grassland tribes, he might have fallen into a passive position.

Originally, Zhang Zhengming was still thinking, if one day, Marquis Shenwu was old and unable to go out, then who would he leave this issue to?Zhao Jiguang is indeed very good, but it seems that he is always a little bit worse.

But now, with the appearance of Song Hongzhi, he completely felt at ease.

Can destroy the country in one battle, and deal with the grassland tribes in the future.

It's definitely not a problem.

Champion Hou.

Definitely a born god of war!

"Okay, very good." Zhang Zhengming's face was full of smiles, and he immediately said with emotion again: "The future Great Wei, civil servants and military generals, can be regarded as successors."

Song Gongwen cupped his hands slightly, but didn't say much.

And the next time.

The two were talking about other matters in the imperial court, they were involved in all aspects, and they also had the same goal in their hearts, which was to try their best to bring the Great Wei Dynasty into its heyday!
When various things happened in the capital.

Thousands of miles away, the Gaoyang area east of Liaodong.

Now, it has become the Protectorate of Gaoyang and has been included in the Great Wei.

At this moment, in the yamen of the Protectorate's Mansion.

Song Hongzhi, who was dressed in silver armor, sat on the main seat, looking at the documents in front of him, he felt his head was huge.

Although matters related to local governance were handed over to his subordinates, there were some things that he had to take care of and take a look at.

But Uncle Xiaoguo is really not good at this. After all, he can't even read the restricted area, let alone these documents?
In desperation, he had to summon his civil servants to deal with it again.

He turned around and fled to the barracks.

no way.

Instead of sitting in the yamen of the Governor's Mansion honestly, Song Hongzhi felt that it would be easier to have a fight.

At this moment, in the Gaoyang barracks, apart from the former Liaozhen soldiers, there are many others who are originally from Gaoyang.

Some of them are the resistance forces after Gaoyang Kingdom was destroyed.

But they were all suppressed by him.

Also included a part.

Although it's been a short time, Song Hongzhi now has [-] to [-] people available, and some of them are still on the way to training.

According to his estimation, within half a year, he can train an army of 10 people.

As for the money and silver for training, in fact, Song Hongzhi was ignored.

Because Gaoyang Dufu was a country before.

Plus just set up.

There is no need to pay taxes to the court for the time being, so the money in his hands is absolutely sufficient.

But in terms of food and grass, there is a lot less.There was no way, when Song Hongzhi fought the war of destroying the country, he directly burned all the food and grass prepared by the former Prince Gaoyang.

There is not much left now, but it doesn't matter, he has already written to the court to allocate more food.

So at this moment, in Gaoyang, no matter people, money, or food.

In fact, they are very sufficient, and it can be said that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong.

But Song Hongzhi was still a little unhappy.

Because even so, he couldn't fight, and he was almost suffocated.

So just a while ago, he gave an order to send a large army under him to go straight to the grassland tribe.

Of course not for the war, but to collect information about the grassland tribes.

The battle in the northern border has also been fought for a while.

In his opinion, it's time for a solution.

As for Marquis Shenwu, he still took every step of the way as before, and did not attack without authorization.

Therefore, Song Hongzhi felt that in this regard, he had to do a little bit of work. This would not only end the boring days, but also give the emperor's brother-in-law another big surprise.

As for the 20 troops assembled by the grassland tribes, so what.

In his eyes, defeat these people.

It will not be much more difficult than destroying Gaoyang country, because in his heart, he already has a series of plans!
(End of this chapter)