My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 268
"Father-in-law, after my son-in-law goes south, you will have to worry about the old man. You have to take care of family affairs and state affairs." Xu Jingchang's voice was low and he felt a little bit reluctant.

But even so, he also knew that he couldn't stay in Beiping for a long time, and the new envoy had to return to Yingtian as quickly as possible. After all, there were too many government affairs waiting for him there. Just Zhu Gaochi, Can't settle these things.

Huang Guan also understood the truth, he sighed, "Your Majesty did not mean to alienate you by asking you to respond to Tianzuo, on the contrary, he wants to manage the war against Oala. You should trust His Majesty's ability, this battle will be won It’s very beautiful, not to mention flattening the grasslands, it’s not a problem to hit Wala hard. On the contrary, it’s a matter of court affairs. , His Royal Highness alone, everyone is not at ease."

Xu Jingchang nodded. He understood some things without saying anything. The reason why the old father-in-law pointed it out was to let him have other ideas.

Xu Jingchang had already made arrangements for the battle against Oirat.

For example, distributing brocade guards and scouting for news.Gather Jurchen, win over Arutai, hold riding and shooting conferences, and carry out various constructions in Beiping.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xu Jingchang has fertilized, plowed the land, planted the seeds, and even done the weeding. The person who takes over can probably be right as long as he follows the steps.

Of course, the battlefield is changing rapidly, no matter how good the preparation is, once there is a problem with the implementation, or the judgment is wrong, there will be problems.

So Zhu Di still has to stay in Peiping and manage the war.

It's what he's good at and what he enjoys the most.

Although it was a bit like going down the mountain to pick peaches, Zhu Di decided to do it anyway.

The reward is a genuine and top-notch envoy.

Zhu Di has too many things to do, but there are too few who can coordinate the overall situation and help him.

Yao Guangxiao can do it, but he is too old.

Zhu Gaochi is also good, but he is still immature. For example, although the abolition of the Imperial College was done very well, there is no follow-up method. The so-called pros and cons... Look at Xu Jingchang, after setting up the Imperial College in Beiping, he immediately established four universities Tang, the training of new talents immediately followed.

In contrast to Zhu Gaochi, the old supervisors were driven back to their hometowns, but the new supervisors did not come up, nor did the new school.

On the contrary, Yingtianchaotang began to advocate the imperial examination, thinking that other ways to become an official are miscellaneous, and only the imperial examination is the kingly way.

Such a move, not only did not reap the fruits of reform, but on the contrary, it slid in a bad direction.

This is not to say that Zhu Gaochi's methods are not good, but he lacks an overall plan and complete steps, so he cannot take advantage of the victory to pursue.

Compared with Xu Jingchang's antelope hanging horns in Beiping, it's far worse in one go.

Zhu Gaochi still has a lot of room for improvement.

Xu Jingchang nodded, expressing that he knew it well.

"Actually, when I go back this time, the task is also very simple. It is to combine the two sets of official systems in the north and the south, and the two fiscal and taxation systems. As long as this is done, I will be able to retire as an envoy." Xu Jingchang smiled. road.

Huang Guan frowned, and said lightly, this is not easy!

Since ancient times, the dynasties of the Central Plains have been based on the fiscal and taxation system based on agriculture. In the Ming Dynasty, it has not changed at all. It is still in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang and has been strengthened unprecedentedly.

The agriculture-based fiscal and taxation system is very powerless in the face of those lands that cannot be farmed.

Take Zhu Yuanzhang’s annexation of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng in the previous battles in the Central Plains. If the land is occupied, as long as the land is lightly taxed, rest with the people, cultivate the land, and reward farming and mulberry, within a few years, the vitality can be restored, and even money and food can be provided. Support the fight.

It has become an asset to the nation, not a burden.

But in the grassland area, it is very different.

For example, Qin Shihuang swept the Xiongnu with an army of hundreds of thousands. It is very majestic, but what should we do next?
With an army of 60, it is conservatively estimated that 200 million people are needed to transport food and grass, transport food thousands of miles, and support expenditures... For border defense, straight roads and the Great Wall must be built, and there are millions of civilians.

No matter how strong the national power is, it can't stand such a toss.

This is not to say that Qin Shihuang's measures were wrong. On the contrary, these are all successful experiences that have been verified for 2000 years. They just cannot be supplemented. After all, national power has its limit and cannot violate the laws of nature.

The lessons of the Qin Dynasty were repeated in later generations.

In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the strong Han was able to violently beat the nomads and greatly expand the territory.

But what next?
It is better to send troops to garrison the Great Wall to strengthen defenses, or simply move the attached nomads inland, give them land, and also incorporate them into the farming system... But the problem is that the nomads who migrate inland cannot suddenly change their customs within three or two generations. And the empty grasslands will be filled by other ethnic groups.

Internal and external troubles will soon form.

After the Han Dynasty, there was the Wuhu Rebellion, and the Anshi Rebellion in the middle of the Tang Dynasty... These are all painful lessons.

When it was the turn of the Ming Dynasty, it was actually difficult to avoid this vicious circle.

However, Xu Jingchang gave a different set of ideas for solving the problem.

For the grassland tribes, we must be good at disintegrating and disintegrating, and use various means to win the victory.

Moreover, the grassland is not without oil and water to squeeze. As long as we change our thinking and develop industry and commerce, we will find that the grassland is not only a vast market, but also an excellent source of raw materials.

With the military as the foundation and business as the means, there are no disadvantages in managing the grasslands.

Zhu Di has accepted this point.

It's just that the current superstructure of Ming Dynasty is still the traditional one and must be changed.

That's why Xia Yuanji proposed to move the capital.

Because of the move of the capital at this moment, along with the reform of the official system, Beiping must be headed by the Minister of the Ministry of Households, with commercial taxation as the mainstay, and Lao Xia directly overtakes in a corner.

Jian Yi wants to stop this, and it is not just a dispute between two people... The Ming Dynasty also had a huge agricultural society. Now that the capital is moved to Beiping and the control over the south is relaxed, the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable.

And Xu Jingchang also saw this point, so he proposed not to move the capital for ten years.

Even Xia Yuanji compromised so easily, maybe someone had told him in advance to let him take it easy.

As for Zhu Di's promotion of Xu Jingchang to serve as the General Political Envoy again, and also promoted the General Political Secretary to be a first-rank yamen, he wanted to give a proper conclusion to this matter concerning the life and death of Ming Dynasty.

After ten years, the big guys can't continue to argue meaninglessly!
"The heavy burden is on your shoulders." Huang Guan patted Xu Jingchang's shoulder with emotion.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, I can handle this matter."

Huang Guan nodded happily, "Very well, you finally have the demeanor of a famous minister, I am relieved."

Weng and his son-in-law had a chat, and they already knew that Huang Guan was Xu Jingchang's agent in Beiping.For general matters, let Xia Yuanji have the final say.

After all, there is still Zhu Di, and Lao Xia is not a treacherous person.

But when something crucial happened, Huang Guan had to argue with reason, so that Xia Yuanji would not come to him.

As for Yingtian's matter, it depends on Xu Jingchang's methods.

Before leaving, Xu Jingchang stared at his son for a long time.

"Maybe next time we meet, you will be able to crawl. If it takes longer, you may be able to talk." Xu Jingchang pondered over and over again, took a string of Qinan from his wrist, carefully placed it beside his son's pillow, and said goodbye to his wife , then left Peiping with his entourage and returned to Yingtian.

News of Xu Jingchang's departure spread like wildfire.

On Beiping's side, it was natural to let out a sigh of relief, and the big guys just had to raise their glasses to celebrate.

Especially the King of Qi, Zhu Yu, set off firecrackers outside Tianjin and invited people to sing operas. It was very lively and lively.

"You wait!"

Holding the secret report, Xu Jingchang gritted his teeth, I will record the account first, and later I will not let you, Zhu Mi, go bankrupt and owe money that will never be repaid in a few lifetimes, so I will dismiss myself!

This is the case here in Peking, the real killer is Ying Tian.

Even Jian Yi, a dignified official from the Ministry of Officials, is not calm anymore.

Walking faster, talking louder, subordinates are reprimanded at every turn, not polite at all... How can there be the calmness of the head of the civil servants.

"What is the head of civil officials? Now the general is the head of civil officials. That boy Xu Jingchang is back."

Jian Yi was in a hurry to sort out all the government affairs, he wanted to prevent Xu Jingchang from being caught.

In fact, Jian Yi didn't do anything immoral, he just gave the officials a little more allowance.This is also in line with reality. After all, Yingtian's prices are getting higher and higher, and there are over-issued banknotes, which cause the value of the currency to drop.

Another thing is that there are more and more precious banknotes, and the problem of counterfeit currency is also emerging in an endless stream.

In fact affecting purchasing power...

It is reasonable to increase the allowance, not to mention that he also benefits from Ding Guogong?
It's just that the expenditure of the Ministry of Officials seems to have increased by more than 180 million taels... Where is this money spent?

Officials with a rank of five or above each provide four servants, a groom, and two horses, and the required expenditure is 36 taels per year.

In the Beijing Yamen, a canteen was added, among which the canteen of the official department spent 3000 taels a year... the household department was 5 taels, and the Inspectorate was even more exaggerated, which was more than [-] taels.

Looks like you didn't eat anything, did you?

What's going on here?

Jian Yi only felt a pain in the head, the following group of people were really disgusting, they didn't know to take it easy, someone had to take care of you.

At the Qi State Duke's Mansion at this moment, Qiu Fu was also yelling at the butler, and was furious!
"Who asked you to put that piece of land in the military camp under my name? Who wants to harm me?" Qiu Fu was furious, "That's three thousand acres! It's going to kill me!"

The housekeeper said bitterly: "My lord, those are all well-watered fields, they are ripe twice a year, and they can produce three stones of grain!"

"Three stones? So what if you can produce ten stones? Xu is coming back, get rid of it quickly... Listen to me, if you can't wipe your butt clean, I will report you immediately. At worst, I will lose face. You have nothing but head!"

Seeing that the Duke of Guo is like this, the butler can only rush down.

It's just that compared to their panic, after Xu Jingchang returned to Yingtian, the first person he saw was Xie Jin, the envoy.

"I don't need to say more about things, do you? Your Majesty thinks that the burden of the General Secretary is even heavier."

(End of this chapter)