Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 1091
In the time and space when there was no Wang Tong, the so-called three Wanli expeditions exhausted the treasury of Daming, and the finances of Daming, which Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng tried their best to turn around, turned into a vicious cycle of swinging between bankruptcy and imminent bankruptcy. This time, no matter whether it was Bozhou or Ningxia, there were no major disturbances, and even the assessment of these two disturbances gave Daming a new source of taxation.

As for the Nine Borders military expenditures that had caused a great burden on the Ming Dynasty's finances, because the military households were converted into civilian households, several regiments of the Imperial Army were stationed there, which can be reduced a lot.

Not to mention, the opening of Tianjin Wei Port, the opening of Songjiang Prefecture, and the business tax revenue brought about by the commercial prosperity of various places. Although the land tax is still declining year after year, Daming's finances are in an extremely affluent situation at this time.

After several calculations, it turns out that Daming's financial situation is very loose, which can fully support the mobilization and operations of this large army.

In fact, the real difficulty lies not in military expenditure and troop deployment, but in the fact that from the central to the local areas, basically no one is good at arranging the mobilization and support of such a large-scale troop. Let more advanced private business groups join in, this can be solved.

Of course, nearly 20 people were mobilized almost throughout the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. The amount of food, grass, troops, and equipment was huge, and military salaries and various expenses, money was flowing in and out. , all the way to the various people below, they don't know what kind of money they want to make.

Wang Tong also understood very well in his heart, so he also said clearly in the memorandum that since his family still has the official title of Commander of Jinyiwei, he must use the system of Jinyiwei to monitor the operation of the logistics and military supply system during this battle. , Miyauchi also supports this, and Dongchang is also preparing to follow up.

It is impossible to prevent people from making money, but such a major event as combat cannot be neglected in the slightest. Wang Tong is also worried that some people are too ruthless and dark, which will delay the major event.

The palace is very much in favor of this opinion, even if the eunuch Tian Yi, the chief inspector of the imperial court, has some opinions on this, he can send people to monitor the income and expenditure of the civil servants in terms of military supply and logistics, but it is not true for all parts of the palace. There is no harm at all.

There is a separate channel for Wang Tong and Emperor Wanli's memorials and replies and correspondence, and many people in the outer court and even the inner court have no way to understand it.

I don't know if the two of them have communicated accordingly, but Xu Guangguo, governor of Liaoning, was actually in charge of the civilian control of the army entering the court this time.

Xu Guangguo is far from qualified no matter his current position or qualifications. In fact, when it was confirmed that Wang Tong was about to be the commander-in-chief of the army entering the court, all civil servants in the court who were qualified to be in charge of the court had tried their best in the open and in the dark. Regardless of whether you understand military affairs or not, there is one thing that is unified, that is, you have great confidence in Wang Tong. Wang Tong will lead the army to fight, and he will surely win a big victory and make great achievements.

That is to say, as long as you follow into the court, you will be rewarded with meritorious deeds, which will be of great benefit to your family's status and power. Then Wang Xijue went with him, and as a result, the position of the chief assistant seems to be taken for granted, because the merits have reached this point. If you go at home, at least you can continue the prosperity and wealth for more than ten years.

However, this arrangement of the imperial court made everyone very astonished. There are rumors that Wang Xijue once advised in front of Emperor Wanli that since the imperial court assured Wang Tong to lead the army into the imperial court, they should give full trust. In the past, there was nothing around Wang Tong The rule of civil servants has great victories, and there is nothing unusual about it. He Wang Xijue went to Jianzhou with him, and he also fully delegated powers and did not play any role. Moreover, the most important thing to go to Liaoning this time is Liaoning, which is the rear area. Xu Guangguo, the governor of Liaoning, has proved that he responded in a timely manner and did a good job in the turmoil in North Korea until now. Let him take this position and cooperate well with Wang Tong.

There is nothing wrong with Wang Xijue's theory, but the bigwigs in the DPRK and China are scolding, this is the chief assistant of the cabinet blocking the way for others to make progress!
Everyone knows that after entering the court, there will be a great reward for meritorious service. After getting this reward, if the merits have accumulated to a certain level, they must go up. What position do they have to go up? It is nothing more than the first assistant and second assistant of the cabinet. Isn't that a threat to him, Wang Xijue, and Liaoning governor Xu Guangguo is different, with junior qualifications and low positions, even if he gets a profit, he must be in Liaoning If you stay for a long time, or spend a few years in a big province or Liubu before you can get up, there is no threat at all.

Cursing and scolding, the court has also made a decision, and everyone is not sure whether this matter was instigated by Wang Tong himself. If it is said that Wang Tong is doing it himself, then rashly opposing it may offend many people.

Regarding the matter of internal officials supervising the army, the inner court has no competition for this position. There are only so many people who are qualified to go, and these qualified roles may not care about the accumulation of achievements. If you have this time, stay in the palace to be more flattering It is right to flatter Emperor Wanli and the empress.

As a result, the eunuch Chen Ju, the supervisor of ceremonies and Bingbi, was appointed as the supervisor of the army, but this time there is a special case for the appointment of the supervisor of the army. Cai Nan, the supervisor of the imperial army, was appointed as the deputy supervisor of the army. It is also very clear that Chen Ju's trip to North Korea this time is probably just a decoration, after all, Cai Nan is the real business.

In November of the 20th year of Wanli, the guards led by Prince Wang Tong of the Liao Kingdom went north. His guards were only five hundred, but there were nearly a thousand cavalry around him. Messenger, letterheads are sent to various border towns every day, the capital and Liaoning, and Songjiang Mansion also have letterheads.

Li Hutou led the first, fifth, and seventh regiments of the Huwei Army, the Huwei Army's horse army, and the Huwei Army's artillery team. These troops were stationed near the capital. Wang Tong wanted to join this army and hold a ceremony in the capital. After setting off, the rest of the soldiers and horses rushed directly to Liaoning.

In the southeast of Dingliao Youwei, Jiulian City and Yizhou are the base camps of the army entering the dynasty. Now Li Rusong, the general of the Xuanfu, has arrived in Haizhou, Liaoning.

In fact, there are a few troops that do not take the route in the Ming Dynasty, because of the grassland merchant group, as long as they have enough money to give them, they can set up military posts and camps on the grassland, and there are cavalry near the city who are familiar with the roads to lead the way. , All the way to Liaoning.

It’s just that the navy is more troublesome. The Mai Guerrilla Unit stationed in Tianjin Wei will also join Chen Lin and go to North Korea together. But let’s not talk about how long it takes to get from Guangdong to Tianjin Wei. The peninsula, as well as all the ports on the Yellow Sea side of North Korea, are almost frozen with sea ice. This is a big trouble for ships, so we have to consider it. The sea ice on the Busan side is relatively light, but the fleet led by Chen Lin Even with the addition of the thousands of people from Mai Guerrilla, the overall strength of the Daming Navy is average, and it has to wait to join the other "Volunteer Fleet".

Therefore, the Daming Navy will wait until the spring of the 21st year of Wanli in Laizhou Port in Shandong before setting off. The sea division is temporarily hopeless.

Going all the way from Songjiang Mansion to the capital, Wang Tong’s status, wherever he went, local officials at all levels would come to see the worship as usual. Along this route, these officials were more or less the same as "Tianjin-Songjiang" There are various relationships in the economic system, and banquets and churches are indispensable. Wang Tong responded politely but rejected them all. More and more information is being sent, and he needs to have more and more information here. When the instructions were issued, these empty words and politeness were no longer taken care of.

The news from North Korea was not too surprising. North Korea’s Eight Ways were not so willing to be ruled by Japanese pirates. There were riots and uprisings organized by landlords and fugitive officials one after another, but they were quickly suppressed. It can be seen that with the passage of time, the scale of the riots has become smaller and smaller, and the duration has also become shorter and shorter.

However, there is one thing that Wang Tong did not expect. The battle between the Korean navy and the Japanese navy did not lose much. It can even be said to be an advantage, but after all, the entire territory is about to be occupied by Japan. The fighting power of the opponent is also greatly reduced, and I don't know how long this advantage will last.
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North Korea was invaded by Japanese pirates, so it has nothing to do with me, Ming Dynasty. This is the attitude of Ming Dynasty. The envoys arranged by North Korea in various places in Ming Dynasty cried and begged every day. Li Rusong led thousands of cavalry into Liao. Cao's officials followed, first thanking Dade, and then pleading every day to urge Li Rusong to go to North Korea as soon as possible.

Life and death in North Korea is none of my business. After Li Rusong arrived in Haizhou, he didn’t go south to the camp on the bank of the Yalu River. He led troops to Yizhou, and Li Rusong led his personal guards to Liaoyang. As for the court’s plan to attack North Korea Li Rusong simply replied, "Prudence is the first priority", and then ignored it.

Liaoyang City is the foundation of the Li family's generals, and it is also the most affluent and prosperous city in Liaoning. In the past, at this time of year, everyone was busy celebrating the New Year, and there were joys and celebrations inside and outside the city. After leaving Pyongyang, the whole of Liaoning was in wartime again. The backbone of the Liaoxi General Army led the army to Yizhou. The city was deserted, and the atmosphere seemed very depressing.

Li Rusong didn't come back to Liaoyang for the New Year's Eve, he originally wanted to go back to Liaoyang after the war, but who would have thought that just after passing Shanhaiguan, the envoy sent by Li Chengliang would greet him, saying that the old man had issued a death order, and the young master must be killed. When it is delivered to Shenyang, there are extremely important matters to be discussed.

(End of this chapter)