People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 454: Lao Zhu: You will be the protector of Ming Dynasty in the future, you must learn to be calm! !
With so few casualties and so many enemies killed, this kind of thing seems too far-fetched in today's Ming Dynasty.

Especially fighting against the nomadic peoples in the north.

There has never been such a casualty ratio.

After all, nomadic people are notoriously ferocious.

They excel in mobile warfare.

Even the soldiers led by the most powerful Han general might not be able to achieve such a record.

Although it was Prince of Yan Zhu Di who led the troops to fight this time, with only 40,000 troops attacking, they were able to defeat 60,000 to 70,000 nomadic tribes. There were other nomadic tribes along the way who were obstructing them, but the fact that they fought so smoothly was hard for the civil servants to accept.

They firmly believed that there must be something fishy going on. If there wasn't something fishy, ​​how could it go so smoothly?

But that's the truth.

Court.

The civil servants stood up to question.

"Since ancient times, there has never been a battle in which so few casualties were suffered while so many enemies were annihilated. This is simply unimaginable. Either the frontline lied about the military intelligence, or there is another hidden story?"

Another civil servant also stood up and said: "We all want to believe this fact, but it is too hard to accept."

"Your Highness, we certainly don't want our soldiers to suffer too many casualties, but if we encourage the generals on the front line to lie about the damage and cheat on rewards, won't all the generals follow suit?"

"Your Highness, we demand a thorough investigation!"

"We demand a thorough investigation!!"

Seeing the civil servants below like this, Chen Han felt so disheartened for the first time.

In their eyes, no matter how the war is fought, people must die.

And a lot of people have to die for this to happen.

Because only in this way can people know the cruelty of war and make the king put away his warlike heart.

Or maybe Chen Han had a very bad suspicion about the civil servants.

In fact, these civil servants did not want to win this war at all.

Because there are too many victorious generals in the Ming Dynasty now.

To the east, he reached Mu Ying, the Japanese stronghold.

To the south, it has reached the blue jade in the heart of the Indochina Peninsula.

Plus Zhu Di who has achieved such great results in the north.

Wouldn't that make it seem like these civil servants have no ability at all?
By then, the military generals will become more arrogant again, and these civil officials won't even have a chance?
These are things they cannot accept.

It is precisely because of this that they must suppress the generals once they have the chance.

Chen Han understood these civil servants’ thoughts too well.

These people actually wish they could tear themselves in half right now.

Because I brought down their spiritual idol, the Kong family, they have to get involved in many of the things I say and do.

As for this point, Chen Han will definitely fight them to the end with all his might.

Chen Han then retorted: "How come in your eyes, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are so incompetent?"

The civil servant replied: "There is no need for the Duke to be so excited. We are just arguing from a practical point of view."

Another civil servant also said sarcastically: "Shouldn't the Duke think this way as a normal person? How many generals have lied about casualties for Zhang Gongbuxi? And how many generals have used this to collect empty salaries? There are precedents for this."

Some civil officials were even more outspoken: "War is the least desirable of all solutions to problems. The nomadic tribes just want to eat. Our Ming Dynasty is vast. If we give them a bite, they will leave!"

Zhu Biao, who was sitting on top, had a look of disgust in his eyes.

These civil servants can be so naive.

I thought they only wanted stuttering?

It seems that this kind of person is either stupid or bad.

Chen Han was disgusted to hear such words. He laughed loudly and shouted angrily: "What a corrupt scholar's opinion!!"

"What do you mean?" the official asked.

Chen Han immediately hit back: "How dare you say that but I can't scold you? Do you still have any shame? Do you know that this is the result of so many of our generals fighting with their blood and lives?

You can easily cover up the appetite of those foreigners with a so-called "only for stuttering"? Are you dreaming?
What he wants is your head, the bodies of the women in your family, and the heads of your entire family, do you know that?
You idiot, if someone like you were on the battlefield, I would be the first one to shoot you in the head!!"

The official was scolded so much that he couldn't even raise his head.

He really didn't expect that Chen Han could be so tough in the court.

Of course you have to be tough.

Chen Han now represents the interests of the military generals.

Each of these civil servants seems to be very capable.

As if he knows a lot, he's just talking nonsense here.

They have no idea how difficult it is for the soldiers on the front line.

I just know how to talk nonsense here.

Now no one dared to speak nonsense.

Chen Han is a strong person.

He even dared to uproot the Kong family, let alone deal with a few corrupt scholars.

Of course, Chen Han could unscrupulously criticize these civil servants in the court, but as the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, he could not lose the demeanor of a wise ruler.

So as a mediator, he first suppressed the emotions of both parties.

Then, in order to make these civil servants convinced of this war, he immediately sent people to Beiping Prefecture to find out in person whether Prince of Yan Zhu Di had achieved such a good record, so that all these civil servants could shut up.

The court meeting ended amid such discordant voices.

Chen Han originally wanted to go back to the mansion, mainly because he wanted to visit the academy, but Zhu Biao stopped him and took him directly to the back garden.

The old man still lives a secluded life at this time. He sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day, gets up for a walk every day, finds out what is happening outside, and then goes fishing in the back garden. He is much more relaxed and in a much better mood than before.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Han had the same impatient temper before, and would never allow people like the civil servants in the court today.

But now the old man has also learned to be much more tactful, especially when dealing with these civil servants. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang may not necessarily hate these people, but Zhu Yuanzhang knows how to deal with them.

Zhu Biao pulled him over and told him everything that happened in the court.

When the old man heard that his fourth son was so powerful and had defeated his nomadic tribe and won the war with an extremely low casualty ratio, and had received good news one after another, Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly pleased and excited.

When the old man heard Chen Han say that the civil servants did not believe in such a record and was sarcastic, he laughed.

He held Chen Han's hand and said, "You are so successful now. You defeated the Kong family and sent troops to the east and south. It's all your credit.

To put it bluntly, if you get news about the Warring States Period in the east and the victory in the south, you can be crowned a king.

They are jealous of you and envy you, so no matter what you propose in the court, they will get involved.

It is to show that their position is opposite to yours, to win over more allies, and to show that they don’t want you to have such an easy life.

This is one of them.

Secondly, the civil officials were disgusted with the battlefield, and they hoped to achieve their goals through negotiation, hoping that they could also make achievements.

The battlefield is now entirely controlled by military generals, how could they agree?
How could they be willing?

The more this is the case, the calmer you should be.

Whether the North, East, and South can achieve such results now depends entirely on you.

It is you who made the Ming Dynasty what it is today, so you don't need to bother with them at all. You still need experience!"

Of course Chen Han understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

But he couldn't help it.

Especially since he had fought on the battlefield with the soldiers.

It is clear that guns have no eyes on the battlefield.

Even if you have absolutely advanced weapons and absolutely excellent soldiers, you cannot guarantee that there will be no casualties on the battlefield.

The fact that we can achieve such a good casualty ratio now means that the weapons and equipment we provide to the army are qualified and usable, and can ensure that the casualties of the Ming soldiers are reduced.

This should be a happy thing.

But why do those civil servants repeatedly obstruct it?

But you always feel like you are taking away their credit?

Don’t they know that now that the Ming Dynasty is becoming increasingly powerful, they can get more benefits even if they don’t go to the battlefield and make achievements on it?

For example, now, after the Japanese devils occupied the Zuo Gilding Mine and the Iwami Silver Mine, how much silver and gold do they transport back to the Ming Dynasty every year?

Their salaries also increased a lot with the continuous influx of silver and gold.

Nowadays, the lives of ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty are getting better and better.

These are also reflected in them accordingly.

They should be grateful for the achievements made by the current soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

They should also understand that it is because of the continuous victories in wars that the Ming Dynasty now has more choices.

If it weren't for the successive victories on the battlefield, they wouldn't be able to live a peaceful and quiet life now.

There will be no chance for them to get double their salary.

These are already very specific in themselves.

But the civil servants were still not satisfied.

What they are still thinking about is how to gain more voice.

How to get more benefits.

That is why he has a strong prejudice against the current imperial examination.

Because the Ming Dynasty now gave scholars many privileges in order to encourage them to study.

As a result, these scholars are now focusing a lot of their attention instead of on how to create more ideas and how to lead the Ming Dynasty forward.

Instead, he was thinking about how to protect his family business.

How to make sure that after reading the examples in this book, your children can also follow the same path as you did.

You can even go further by following the path you have paved.

And what is the best way in this process?
The best way is to unite with some people.

I will give you convenience, and you will give me convenience when the time comes. I will leave a back door for your children, and you will also leave a back door for my children. Based on this relationship of mutual benefit, they formed a close friendship and gradually formed a clique for personal gain.

It was not so obvious in the early Ming Dynasty.

But starting from the middle and late stages, various political parties began to emerge.

What holds these parties together?
The first is marriage, the second is business, and the third is family alliance.

As a result, in later times, a large number of big capitalists and families had the ability to compete with the imperial government.

After all, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to the corruption and incompetence of the imperial court and the collusion between officials and businessmen, many wealthy families simply did not obey the imperial court's orders.

So when Chongzhen wanted to go to war, the wealthy families didn't contribute money or manpower.

We watched helplessly as the Ming Dynasty was taken over by the Manchu Tartars.

They watched helplessly as innocent people were massacred by the Manchu Tartars, and they remained indifferent.

Why is it so.

Because they only care about their own interests.

They only care about the things in front of them.

As for other things, they won't look at them.

The reason why the Manchu Tartars were able to enter the pass and rule the world was also due to the exchange of interests with them.

The Manchu Tartars knew very well that what they wanted to control were just the ordinary people.

As for these wealthy landowners, all you have to do is trade with them.

How did these wealthy people come from?

Isn’t it because starting from the Ming Dynasty, a large number of scholars, after passing the imperial examination, gained privileges and were able to protect their own families?

It can allow your family to free itself from the constraints of class from now on.

Then get more opportunities.

It can even be passed down for several generations.

The wealth they have accumulated from generation to generation, and the connections they have accumulated from generation to generation, have long made them much better than countless ordinary people.

Ordinary people can never compare with them no matter how hard they struggle for a lifetime or several lifetimes.

As a result, they are more protective of their own interests and hope to protect their interests through marriage.

This is what the civil servants are like today.

They were unwilling to let military generals come out to do things, and unwilling to let military generals gain the upper hand. They just wanted to solve all problems and grasp all power through their own civil officials, so as to maximize their own interests.

Chen Han knew what these civil servants were thinking, so he treated them in that way.

That is why they are so strongly opposed to civil servants taking power.

After seeing Chen Han’s expression, the old man smiled and said, “So now aren’t we supporting you with your father-in-law to open the so-called academy?

Then give more ordinary people who are not scholars the opportunity to enter the officialdom and compete with them.

Only in this way can we fully ensure that the fresh blood of our Ming Dynasty will no longer come from scholars.

At the same time, we also followed your advice and established the Tax Audit Department.

Arrest all those who dare to evade taxes.

The most the civil servants can do now is to be tough in words, they dare not take any other action.

In that case, just be generous and ignore their nonsense.

Our Ming Dynasty cannot do without these civil servants, but what the Ming Dynasty needs more is a more enlightened prince to lead the military generals.

To put it bluntly, sooner or later we will have to go first, and your father-in-law will go before you.

Even the nine vassal kings will all go before you. Who will protect the Ming Dynasty in the future?

It's just you.

Yuntong is still young, and he is your disciple. If you are so restless, do you think that when he becomes emperor in the future, he will not be even more restless than you?
You want him to be a brainless king?

It is your responsibility to cultivate him. You are both his mentor and his supervisor.

If he fails to become a wise ruler, you will have no way to explain to us in the afterlife!"

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(End of this chapter)