Ming politicians

Although it was reported by the prefectural and county government offices that the situation of the refugees had been properly resolved, Su Tiancheng was still a little worried and asked Liu Jingting to go to Hanzhong Mansion and Yan'an to have a look. What Liu Jingting saw was all good. , at least the refugees have been temporarily resettled, the government has given relief, and there is no starvation to death.

It is already very good to have achieved this step. Hearing Liu Jingting's report, Su Tiancheng was relieved a lot.

As far as the governor Su Tiancheng is concerned, on the surface, he is probably the most relaxed among all the governors. He seldom asks about every specific matter, and always takes the general direction. The specific matters are all handled by the people below. Do, and the advice he gave to many magistrates is also the same. Don't completely indulge in specific things, but pay more attention to the big things around you. The so-called big things are the living conditions of the people, whether the officials are serious about doing things, etc. .

But it's not hard work, only Su Tiancheng himself knows, he feels that he may have to work harder than all the governors, because the goals are different, other governors, as long as they are required by the court, they can act as government affairs, but they can't, Everywhere he goes, he has to care about the lives of the people. If the people are too poor, he has to find a way to solve the problem, and because the times are different, he pays special attention to the military. Without a strong military, nothing can be guaranteed.

Deep down in his heart, Su Tiancheng had another thought, which was to change the officials' understanding.

This is a very sensitive matter, so I dare not bring it up easily. For thousands of years, officials have been responsible to their superiors. To put it bluntly, they are responsible to the emperor. Everything depends on the superiors. It's all useless, and you'll still lose your job.Even losing his life, Su Tiancheng's thinking is a little different. Officials should be responsible to the superiors, ordering and prohibiting them is necessary, but officials should be responsible to the subordinates.It is to be responsible to the common people.

This is similar to the understanding of building a family. Everyone hopes that their family will be prosperous and prosperous, and they are willing to contribute to the family. That is because he knows that he must be responsible for his family. The common people in the country are responsible, since they are the parents' officials.We have the responsibility and obligation to let the common people live a good life.

In the Ming Dynasty, everything belonged to the royal family. I dare not bring up this understanding easily. If it is publicized, people will really think that you are going to rebel.

However, Su Tiancheng knew that when the opportunity was ripe, he would carry out such an understanding.That's the only way to let the common people judge the officials.It even determines the official career of officials to a certain extent. I am afraid that officials at all levels can truly realize from the depths of their thoughts that they must serve the people.

The situation in Shaanxi has stabilized a little bit, Su Tiancheng thought of his statement.

The bandits fled to Sichuan.According to the situation obtained from the dark thread, the development of the rogue bandits is very good. Li Zicheng, the Chuang Wang, is indeed capable. Not only has he integrated many leaders of the rogue bandits well, but he has also established strict discipline.In places such as Long'an Mansion, Baoning Mansion, Kuizhou Mansion and Tongchuan Prefecture in Sichuan, it has developed like a raging fire.

Qin Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, led the army to encircle and suppress many times, but after the bandits were integrated, their combat effectiveness was greatly enhanced, and they won the support of many common people. The Ming Dynasty army suffered several defeats. He was also reprimanded by the imperial court, and the army was assembled to carry out large-scale encirclement and suppression, but to no avail.

According to the report from the dark thread, the number of rogues has exceeded [-] again. Most of these sergeants have experienced battles, and they are far from the combat effectiveness they used to have in Shaanxi.

The actual situation in Sichuan is that the government and army are unable to completely wipe out the rogues, and they have formed a confrontation with the rogues, and sporadic battles have occurred from time to time.

The dark line lurking inside the rogues, according to the analysis, is that Li Zicheng is very cautious and has been gathering strength. At a certain time, they are likely to start a large-scale offensive in Sichuan, and even directly occupy Chongqing Mansion to confront the imperial court , Sichuan has always been known as the Land of Abundance. The terrain here is complex. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Kingdom of Shu relied on the terrain here for many years and almost achieved hegemony. It is more difficult than going to the blue sky.

Almost a year has passed. If the rogues are allowed to develop in Sichuan, once the climate really takes shape, it will be the biggest hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Tiancheng's attention slowly turned to the rogues. There was no major battle in the north for the time being. Sun Chengzong became the chief assistant of the cabinet. The first thing he did was to strengthen the military deployment in the north. In terms of appropriating military salaries, he paid more attention to Shanhaiguan and Datong. Tilted, after Jin learned that Sun Chengzong served as the chief assistant of the cabinet, and strengthened the Shanning Jin defense line, he became a lot more honest. The Eight Banners of Manchuria, which were often dispatched before, have not been seen for a long time.

As for Yulin and Ningxia, the Eight Banners of Manchuria dare not set foot here. There are Jiangning Battalion and the new army of the Ming Dynasty, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong. To harass them here is to ask for trouble.

Sun Chengzong wrote three letters and euphemistically mentioned two things. The first thing was about the extermination of the bandits. He said that Lu Shanji, Qin Liangyu and others felt that it was very difficult. The situation in Sichuan was gradually getting worse. Stable, and it is very likely to become the second Shaanxi. The second thing is about the Houjin in the north. Although the Houjin did not attack for a while, they stepped up construction in Jinzhou and Ningyuan. The Ming Dynasty was in the Shanningjin area, that is, Controlling a few isolated cities, most of the rest of the land was actually controlled by Houjin. Especially after losing the port of Lushun, the Ming Dynasty was greatly restricted and could not expand. It was very easy to hold several strongholds in Shanningjin. Not bad.

The actual combat effectiveness of the frontier troops in the Shanhaiguan area was indeed inferior to that of the Eight Banners of Manchuria.If the frontier army fought against the Manchurian Eight Banners in a field battle, the probability of defeat was more than [-]%. For many years, the Ming Dynasty had relied on its superiority in numbers and defended the city to be able to resist the Manchurian Eight Banners' attack.

Su Tiancheng knew that Sun Chengzong was starting to worry.

He also knows that there is no such possibility that he wants to fully build Shaanxi and slowly wipe out the bandits. Sun Chengzong can't wait, and the emperor can't wait even more. Shaanxi formed a new army and showed its combat effectiveness. Ningxia, In Yulin and other border areas, there is not much worry. At this time, it seems redundant for the Jiangning battalion to continue to guard Shaanxi.

Besides, after the extermination of the bandits, the Jiangning Camp has a more important task, which is to face the Eight Banners of Manchuria directly and start head-to-head. If the Eight Banners of Manchuria cannot be wiped out, and the Houjin regime cannot be defeated, the Jiangning Camp will not be safe. .

Sun Chengzong revealed a very important message in the letter.

The emperor is going to look for a candidate to be the governor of Ji Liao, and this candidate is very likely to be Su Tiancheng.

This is actually the emperor's attitude, thinking that the Jiangning camp can wipe out the rogues entrenched in Sichuan this morning, and then set off to Liaodong.

Not just anyone can be the governor of Jiliao. Those who are in charge of Liaodong affairs are usually Liaodong economic strategy, and the emperor will not easily appoint Jiliao governor.The six ministers, or the imperial envoys of the left and right, who were sent by the imperial court to preside over the overall situation in Liaodong, were appointed as Liaodong economic strategy, cabinet assistants, and sent to Liaodong to preside over the overall situation, and then they could be appointed as the governor of Jiliao.

The authority of the two is also different, although both are to fight against Hou Jin and defend the city of Beijing.

The Liaodong Economic Strategy is mainly for the Liaodong war. It can mobilize troops in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou. In critical moments, it can mobilize part of the guards in Beizhili.The full name of Jiliao Governor is the military defense of Jizhou, Liaodong, Tianjin, Dengzhou, and Laizhou. Its tentacles extend to Beizhili and Shandong, and its power is much greater.

When the governor of Ji Liao took office, he held Shang Fang's sword. This is an ironclad rule, and Liaodong's strategy is not necessarily the case. The emperor will bestow Shang Fang's sword under special circumstances.

Sun Chengzong revealed such news in the letter, which is by no means ordinary.

According to Su Tiancheng's qualifications, no one believes that he can be the governor of Ji Liao, but the emperor is willing to give official positions to those he trusts, no matter if you are very old or young.

The emperor has such thoughts, which shows that the thoughts in his heart are already very urgent.

The Ming Dynasty is finally getting rid of the embarrassing situation of the previous few years, and there has been some improvement. At this time, the emperor's inner ambition must have begun to expand to a high level. It has become a top priority to wipe out the bandits and then the Houjin. .

Su Tiancheng couldn't bear it, and continued to ignore the suggestions of the emperor and Sun Chengzong because Shaanxi needed several years of construction.

You know, Zhu Youjian has really suffered in this regard. He trusted Yuan Chonghuan and directly appointed Yuan Chonghuan as the governor of Jiliao. As a result, Mao Wenlong was killed, and the Eight Banners of Manchuria drove straight into Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty was almost destroyed. At that time, Yuan Chonghuan patted his chest and wanted Zhu Youjian to guarantee that Houjin would be wiped out within a few years. The result was just the opposite. Houjin became stronger and stronger, and Ming became more and more vulnerable.

Su Tiancheng was also patted on the chest by the imperial court. Although he didn't mention the matter of exterminating Houjin, the matter of exterminating the bandits was guaranteed. Although there is still a year to go, Shaanxi has stabilized now, and he can't find a reason to delay up.

Su Tiancheng was a little distressed, so if he continued to give him some time, he could guarantee that Shaanxi would be built better and that the Jiangning Camp would be more brave and good at fighting. For so long, he secretly ordered the Jiangning Camp to enter the area from Fort Anning and Jingbian In the Hetao area, soldiers were trained in the vast grasslands and deserts, and the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion were trained, which achieved remarkable results.

Too bad he might not have much time left. (To be continued..)