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Chapter 1021 All-round Advice
"What did Zhang Banban say?"

In the second half of May, the eunuchs in the palace who were able to get close to Emperor Wanli discovered that Zhao Jinliang had disappeared for a few days. .

Three days later, Zhao Jinliang returned to the palace and hurried to the study of Qianqing Palace. Emperor Wanli was anxiously waiting to see him.

"Eunuch Zhang said that he lived idle in Tianjin Wei, and he seldom went out, and the current situation was confused. He didn't dare to come up with any ideas when asked by the Long Live Lord, for fear of delaying the important event, please ask the Long Live Lord to make amends."

Zhao Jinliang's answer was very clear. Emperor Wanli was a little discouraged when he heard this. No one was a fool. Zhang Cheng clearly meant the same thing as the ministers of the outer dynasty, and he didn't want to express his opinion.

"The queen mother only said to treat it with caution, and Zhang Banban also said the same thing."

Emperor Wanli walked a few steps anxiously, turned his head and said to Zhao Jinliang:
"Do you know what old Shen Ge said?"

"The servant doesn't know?"

"He said that everyone in the world is watching this matter, and this time the army has made great achievements, Wang Tong's status is extraordinary, and he should be judged by my side."

Zhao Jinliang bowed his head and didn't dare to speak. These big guys have the same meaning. Outsiders can't talk about this matter. Long Live Lord, you can make up your own mind.

It was a coincidence that when Emperor Wanli was in trouble, there were hurried footsteps outside, Zhao Jinliang frowned. He was the eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace. He went out to reprimand him, but the door was opened, and the person who appeared at the door was Tian Yi.

Ever since Tian Yi became an eunuch in charge of ceremonies, he has paid attention to the manner of a prime minister. It is rare to see such a panic. Tian Yi opened the door without even caring to kowtow, and said:
"Long live, Wang Tong's [-]-mile speedy secret rehearsal!"

Several people in the room trembled, Emperor Wanli stared at Tian Yi and asked:

"What does it say above?"

"The servant did not dare to open it, and handed it over from outside the palace, and the servant brought it over."

Emperor Wanli nodded, and Zhao Jinliang trotted over to take it and presented it, saying that it was a secret book, but it was not a thin book, but a thick stack, which looked like several books.

Put it on the book table, untie the fur skin outside, and inside is an iron box. Zhao Jinliang has always hung a silver chain around his neck. He thought it was something like a long life. He opened the iron box with the key, and took out the memorial from inside.

Emperor Wanli picked up the top book and opened it, read a few sentences, but stood there in a daze, Zhao Jinliang and Tian Yi stood beside him, although they were respectful, they were all attentively watching the expression of Emperor Wanli, They have been with Emperor Wanli for a long time, and they can guess a lot of things just by looking at their expressions.

After standing there for a while, Emperor Wanli sighed, but sat on the chair, threw the memorial on the table, rubbed the corners of his brows, and said:
"Wang Tong submitted his resignation."

What Emperor Wanli said was a little dejected, but Zhao Jinliang and Tian Yi below were all trembling, and they were very shocked. In order to reward Wang Tong in the capital, there was such a trend, undercurrents and undercurrents, even Emperor Wanli himself was embarrassed It was very serious, and even went to the Marquis of Wuqing Mansion to ask the Empress Dowager Cisheng.

No one gave Emperor Wanli a clear suggestion, which further showed the embarrassment and embarrassment of this matter. Who would have thought that when he was in an embarrassment, he would automatically submit a memorial and resign from office.

It seems that they have accumulated enough strength here to be careful of all kinds of possibilities, but they didn't expect to hit an empty space in one circle, and a series of considerations and responses were completely useless.

"Tian Yi, please read the memorial, I don't have much interest in reading it."

Emperor Wanli said something weakly, but Tian Yi agreed, but picked up the memorial and read it.

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Regarding the reasons for resigning, Wang Tong naturally would not say that he knew that the court was in trouble, so he simply resigned. He only said that he had a sudden illness. The damage was great, and this Eastern Expedition has been feeling uncomfortable.

But military affairs are important, and they don't care about so much. After clearing out the enemy's remnants and capturing the enemy chieftains, he has been in the bitter cold for a long time, and his body has become more and more unwell. Do not continue to command troops and horses, first go to Songjiang Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River to recuperate.

In the memorial, Wang Tong pleaded guilty to Emperor Wanli, saying that he left without saying goodbye when he was in command of the army. The children also went together, and asked Emperor Wanli for permission.

After reading these, Emperor Wanli looked up at the sky, and after a few wry smiles, he signaled Tian Yi to continue reading. This is a thin book, and there are many more.
The next thing is Wang Tong's suggestions from various aspects. The first one is to abolish the Nine Sides. With Wang Xijue's previous memorial, he will explain the specific solution.

Although the Nine Frontiers have many problems, they are now responsible for the main defense of Ming Dynasty against the North Side. It is certainly possible to abolish them, but perhaps an alternative method must be found.

The method Wang Tong gave was to replace it with a team like the Tiger's Might Army. Among the Nine Sides, Jizhen and Xuanfu don't have to move at the moment.

For the rest of the town, if a province is set up in Liao Town, the foreign enemies are currently in a state of being wiped out, and three general soldiers are enough to deal with most things. It is best to maintain the current state.

As for the rest of the border towns, the cavalry remained and the infantry was abolished. One regiment of Tiger's Mighty Army was placed on each side, and then based on this regiment, it was expanded into three regiments as the main force of the town and the cavalry as auxiliary.

As for the tens of thousands or 10,000+ infantry, they are not allowed to disperse and return to their hometowns on the spot, but to admit that they are the servants of the generals to which they belong. The military households and soldiers in various military towns are servants of the generals, even slaves, working for the generals and giving them strength. The generals drive the soldiers like cattle and horses, but they never go to training.

I don't know this master-servant relationship, the military households feel resentful, and the generals also feel that the left and right are Daming's military households, and I don't need to cherish them. measure.

This is also done with the intention of appeasing the generals. They will lose the most by dismantling the army town, and they can only use fields and servants to appease them.

The three regiments are only 5000 people, but if they are fully equipped with artillery and equipment, they can withstand the impact of their cavalry several times, not to mention the unequipped herdsmen cavalry on the grassland. It is adjacent, and it is also convenient to echo and support each other.

Then there are special statuses such as group training for the guards of the commercial firms in Guihua City, Duolun, and outside the border walls of Liao Town, and the village guards of the reclamation farms. It is recognized that their force is a profession, and this profession can bring tax exemptions, etc. benefits, but without this occupation, it is immediately no different from a commoner.

Outside the border walls of Guihua City, Duolun, and Liao Town, there are actually a few key points outside the Nine Frontiers of the Ming Dynasty. If the Nine Frontiers are in an emergency, these points can be condescending to go to the rescue.

Now Jiubian spends more than 300 million taels of military expenditure every year, and raises more than a million soldiers and horses, but what the towns can really provide are the pacesetters. The cost will not exceed [-] million, but the number of soldiers and horses capable of fighting will reach [-].

The benefits are self-evident. These newly established troops on the Nine Sides are all directly under the Imperial Army. Because the number is not so large, they can be rotated regularly to avoid the current warlord tendency.

Wang Tong also mentioned that after the former border town army generals become local landlords, taxes cannot be reduced or exempted, and their personal guards and family soldiers have the power to be invoked by the court. This policy can be used as an example in the future to charge the gentry of Ming Tax.

The secret book mentioned the words of collecting taxes from the gentry, Tian Yi's face changed color when he read this, Wang Tong is really too bold, he dared to say such things.

It is clear from the memorial that if people with fame and reputation are allowed not to pay taxes, it will be impossible to clear the land and acres from time to time. If they continue to give them tax-free benefits and follow the current trend of concealment and contribution, Daming will be able to collect taxes. The tax received will definitely be less and less, and if things go on like this, the result is self-evident.

After talking about border town reform and taxation, Wang Tong next talked about employing people. Even if he can speak freely after resigning, he should not open his mouth about employing people.

However, Wang Tong’s point of view is quite peculiar, and those who read and listened to the memorabilia were stunned. What Wang Tong said was that various border towns were reformed, taxes were collected, and there were things like opening ports. Emperor Wanli asked the emperor to use more , use less civil servants, Tian Yi felt quite weird when he read this passage, he thought it was really absurd, but he couldn't object out of his own standpoint, otherwise the inner court would not do anything.

And what Wang Tong said is indeed true. The eunuchs who are sent out to do things usually have more than ten years of experience in practical work. The civil servants come up for the imperial examination, and they all rely on their masters every few years. What can they do? , and the eunuchs of the inner eunuchs are the servants of the Wanli Emperor after all, and the civil servants are the emperor's courtiers, but they are the disciples of the cabinet bosses and the six ministers.

Wang Tong also mentioned that Jinshi has been studying for many years, and he has mastered the Four Books and Five Classics, but it may not be true in practice. On the contrary, many of the lower officials still have the ability to do practical things, and for them who cannot be promoted too high according to the rules, Emperor Wanli Their promotion and appointment are rewards, and they will keep in mind that they don't take it for granted like Jinshi-born people.

It was already dark, and neither the readers nor the listeners were in the mood to eat.——
It's too early for the end

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