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Chapter 507 The Root Problem of Two Years
After being reminded by Sun Chengzong, Yang Reform remembered that it was time to build a navy.Yang Reform, who had always wanted to form a navy before, was unable to form a navy due to various reasons. Today's navy is still a navy that conforms to the "existing policy" of the Ming Dynasty, rather than an independent existence. The navy is not an independent and complete maritime force, but still a "naval division" with strong Ming Dynasty characteristics.

In the dark, Yang Reform seems to have grasped a little inspiration. Following this inspiration, Yang Reform feels that the time has come to establish an independent and complete navy. As an independent military branch, it is time for the Navy to step onto the stage.

"I think that Master Sun's words are indeed reasonable. Now the coast of Liaodong is divided into several sections, not to mention Tianjin and Shandong. They are all in charge of their own. This is very important for controlling the coast, patrolling the sea, and strictly guarding against spies. It is extremely unfavorable, there are too many gaps, if a traitor takes advantage of it, the consequences will be irreversible, just like what Master Sun said today, the section of the coast of Songshan Fort is really a big loophole, after listening to it today Master Sun’s words, I think it’s time to form a navy with unified powers to manage all matters at sea. Apart from the Liaodong Bohai Sea, other sea areas should also have corresponding navies...” Yang Reform thought, and said his own imagine.

"Navy? Your Majesty, but you want to concentrate the affairs of the sea in one person's hands? But this is quite difficult!" Sun Chengzong frowned and asked, the unity of maritime affairs is really a problem, and the "learning" in it is really Too many, Sun Chengzong is not ignorant of the drawbacks, the problem is too complicated!There has never been such a thing in the Ming Dynasty. Even when it was harassed the most by the Japanese country, it did not form a navy or navy with unified maritime powers. It is still their own defenses. You can go anywhere, you can All coastal military fortresses defend against Japanese pirates, but they cannot build a navy that governs the entire sea area. Even Qi Jiguang's navy is supported by the local governor and governor. Under the jurisdiction of the governor, the emperor now wants to hand over maritime affairs to one person, manage across regions and across seas, and establish a navy or some kind of navy to manage maritime affairs. This is a difficult problem. According to the current "policy" of the Ming Dynasty If you want to control the sea power of the entire Bohai Sea, this official must at least be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy capital censor, the supervisor of Ji, Liao, and the military affairs of Deng, Lai, Ji, Qing, and Tianjin. Counting Mao Wenlong's occupation of those territories in North Korea, if they want to manage them together, this official title has to be added. This method of conferring the king of Bohai is obviously not in line with the emperor's vision...

Sun Chengzong frowned even higher.

"Oh? Hehe, does Master Sun think there is any difficulty?" Yang Reform asked with a smile. Yang Reform is not ignorant of the troubles of forming a navy. Therefore, the establishment of a navy has been delayed until now. Now, Yang Reform Reform feels that the time has come. It is time to build the navy. The flash of light in my mind illuminates the blurred future.

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about the consequences of handing over the affairs of the sea to one person? For example, in Liaodong, if all the affairs of the sea are handed over to Mao Wenlong, this Mao Wenlong has several times more rights than Yuan Chonghuan. Even Yuan Chonghuan's supplies Mao Wenlong’s nod is required for all the supplies, and there are power struggles and interests involved here, so fierce, Your Majesty, think twice!” Sun Chengzong had no choice but to come out to dissuade the emperor.

"Well, I know a little about how powerful this is. However, the situation is urgent now. If you can't hand it over to Mao Wenlong, then I will find someone else." Yang Reform said.

"No, Your Majesty! This is not what I mean, no! Apart from this, I have another meaning. Apart from the great imbalance in power, it also involves great interests. Does Your Majesty know the word 'floating'?" Sun Chengzong was in a hurry and stopped the emperor again and again. Seeing that the emperor couldn't make sense, he had to say the more core things.

"Floating? Hehe, I know this, isn't it just greedy? I know..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"That's it, Your Majesty, since you know 'Piaomei', how should you explain the word 'Piaomei'?" Sun Chengzong frowned deeply, he knew the problem, but he didn't know how to explain it. , this problem has been deeply rooted in the Ming Dynasty for 200 years.

"What's the meaning of the word floating?...Oh, Master Sun is saying that since I have unified the power of the sea, isn't it convenient for those corrupt officials to attack? Isn't it convenient for them to 'float'?" Yang Reform asked with a smile, Yang Reform, who is no longer a novice, also knows a lot about the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, since Your Majesty knows where the word Piaomei comes from, can Your Majesty solve the problem behind Piaomei?" Sun Chengzong's brows did not frown anymore. Come out, with the wisdom of the current emperor, maybe he can solve this problem that has plagued Ming Dynasty for 200 years.

"Oh? What's the problem behind Piaomei?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the problem behind the drift is actually a problem that has plagued my Ming Dynasty for 200 years. This problem is the root problem of my Ming Dynasty. If this problem is not solved, the drift will always be a big problem, and it will never be solved. Although His Majesty can suppress it vigorously at this time, it is by no means a long-term solution, and there will be a rebound in the future... Your Majesty should not forget that in fact, the kind of navy that His Majesty said is in charge of all matters at sea is not without it. Sanbao eunuch Zheng Zheng Isn't He's fleet the kind of navy His Majesty mentioned? But where is he now?" Sun Chengzong simply opened up with the emperor.

"Well..., this is..." When it comes to Zheng He's fleet, it is indeed an independent maritime force that can control maritime affairs. That force is a terrorist force that can destroy other countries in Nanyang. With Zhu Di's death, this fleet will be gone, completely disintegrated and abandoned.

"...Master Sun, can you explain in detail? What is the problem behind this drift? What is the root problem that has plagued me for 200 years?" Yang Reform, who thought for a while, asked Sun Chengzong again.

"Your Majesty, what you say is extremely unpleasant, and I'm afraid it will spoil your Majesty's ears..." Sun Chengzong was also a little embarrassed when he said this.

"But it doesn't matter." Yang Reform said, seeing Sun Chengzong's appearance, Yang Reform became even more curious.

"Your Majesty, my court's salary has always been extremely low. If Your Majesty forbids drifting away, if this official lives only on his salary, it will be extremely difficult. Maybe His Majesty should listen to it." I told you about Hai Rui Haigang Peak, but you can’t eat two taels of meat for a year, and once you eat meat, it will be spread as a miracle by the court! Your Majesty, I shouldn’t have said this, but I can’t. Needless to say, this is the root problem behind drifting, which has troubled me for 200 years. If this problem is not solved, it is impossible to solve the problem of drifting. It is extremely difficult to unify it in the hands of one person, even if His Majesty can suppress it with force now, it will surely rebound day by day, and it will definitely return to today's old road, the matter of becoming an ancestor is enough to explain the problem..." Sun Chengzong said these When speaking, the sharp water chestnut and always serious face also became a little embarrassed and blushed.

"Uh..." Yang Reform immediately understood what this sub-problem was referring to, and he let out a long sigh of relief. This is really a big problem with no solution, and a long list of problems immediately imprinted in Yang Reform's mind. ...

Speaking of the "navy" of the Ming Dynasty, one has to explain the strange "policy" of the dynasty. There is no independent navy, and each sea area is managed by itself. The smallest can go to the guard station and the inspection department to manage a section of sea area. Then you can manage a longer section of sea area. However, no matter whether it is a guard or a governor, they all have a common characteristic. There are no naval divisions that exist across regions and across sea areas. When fighting, they are each responsible for their respective sea areas. The navy must be placed under the direct jurisdiction of local bureaucrats rather than the central government. It has a great influence in the history of the Ming Dynasty. The problem of Japanese pirates is actually a product of this policy. Some pirates composed of dozens or hundreds of people can make a country with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people helpless. It is really embarrassing. This "policy" is really Very stupid.

Even if a big battle is going to be fought, and cross-sea transfers are to be made, they will be drawn from various places and then formed into a temporary navy to fight the war. It is not a professional, fixed, and standing navy. It has to be disbanded and returned to the local area. The Ming Dynasty did not raise its sea power to the level of the country, or to the level of the military. From the current perspective, the sea power of the Ming Dynasty is the near-shore defensive sea power under local control, or the militia. , Militia Navy.

As for the exception, it is the Zheng He Fleet. However, the final fate of the Zheng He Fleet was to be dismembered and finally abandoned. .However, the actual situation is Zheng Zhilong in the late Ming Dynasty. Zheng Chenggong and his son relied on the protection fees of this maritime trade to be as rich as an enemy country. They can support hundreds of thousands of troops to fight, have the ability to rewrite history, and become important figures affecting the history of the late Ming Dynasty. They can even raise their own. From this point of view, the imperial clan of the Ming Dynasty knew how absurd and ridiculous the reason for abandoning Zheng He's fleet was.

The real reason behind it is actually very simple. Salary cannot afford to support people, so the only way to do it is to rely on "floating and disappearing", relying on corruption, as the saying goes. "Profitable" sea trade, therefore, this sea trade must be "floated", why does the emperor want so much money?Since the emperor didn't send us money, we had to find the money ourselves. As for how the bureaucratic class fooled the emperor into abandoning the navy and Zheng He's fleet at that time, this is also known to the person concerned.

Zhu Di must have known that maritime trade is profitable, must have known the importance of establishing a navy, and implemented it, but he did not solve this fundamental problem. What about the salaries of officials?If the salary of an official cannot support himself, or in other words cannot allow him to live a superior life, he will definitely extend his hand to places that are beneficial, and there will definitely be things that go wrong. Yang Reform thinks that with his current strength, he may be able to do this, but if he does not solve the problem of official salaries, he will definitely follow Zhu Di's old path.

Thinking that he actually wanted to raise the salary of his greatest "enemy" - the bureaucracy, Yang Reform felt that the world was so fucking wonderful. Thinking of this, Yang Reform could only smile awkwardly and helplessly. Much of it is bitter, very, very bitter...

"Hmm..." Yang Reform took another breath of relief. The trouble behind the unification of sea power is indeed a big trouble.

"Your Majesty, do you understand?" Sun Chengzong's face was still a little embarrassed. These words really made people feel ashamed. The bureaucrats who have always advertised themselves as kind and justice incarnate, their real faces are really disgusting.

"Well, I understand that the powers of the sea still need to be unified, but the root problem of 200 years must be solved!" Yang Reform said bitterly, thinking about the money he finally got from the salt merchants, Now it is actually necessary to raise the salaries of those officials..., this is quite funny, how can it not be bitter?

"Your Majesty, Rong Chen said, if Your Majesty unifies the maritime affairs, this will push the officials into a corner even more, and it will definitely cause a greater backlash. Think about it, Your Majesty issued silver coins and abolished a lot of money." The fire consumption in the local area has abolished the salt merchants again, and the officials in the salt administration have lost all their income. If your majesty abolishes the "float", you have to think twice! Even if your majesty has the ability to suppress Go on, but it will definitely rebound even more in the future..." Sun Chengzong saw that the emperor was still focused on unifying maritime affairs, so he simply revealed the old story. Perhaps, the emperor really has a way, but he is not sure. This century-old, no, The emperor born once in a thousand years may be able to solve this problem, Sun Chengzong held such a glimmer of hope.

"Uh..." After listening to Sun Chengzong's words, Yang Reform felt a lot tired in an instant. This is really a big trouble, and it affects the whole body. Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. It is true that adding a spoonful of salt will make it salty. Put a little less salt and it will be mild, and you can't do things according to your own temper!

"...I understand..." Yang Reform smiled wryly, really a bitter smile, however, followed by more firm words: "...Haiquanzhen wants to be unified, the root problem behind this is, I have to solve it..."

In the end, Yang Reform was very ambitious. What supported Yang Reform was the three to forty million taels of silver he had just obtained, the prestige he had developed along the way, and the support of the army. With these, Yang Reform believed that he could To solve this problem, no matter how bad it is, I can learn from Zhu Di. At least I can keep the problem in my own life. I believe that after so many years, I should have the time and ability to solve the root problem that has been left over for 4000 years. I just became an emperor. Take it, the situation is much more difficult than it is now, I am not afraid, it makes no sense to be afraid now that I have so much capital.

"Your Majesty!" The emperor's sudden ambition shocked Sun Chengzong a little. Originally, the emperor would calm down or seek a compromise. Unexpectedly, the emperor was confident enough to face the 200-year legacy of Ming Dynasty. root problem.

"...Your Majesty, I wonder how Your Majesty can solve this problem?" Sun Chengzong asked curiously.

"Hahaha... I have a free way, it is infinitely fun to fight against the sky, and it is even more enjoyable to fight against people!" Yang Reform laughed, trying hard to find the light in his mind.

"Your Majesty wants a raise?" Sun Chengzong asked anxiously.

"Salary increase? Well, I really want to raise my salary. If I don't raise my salary, how will I solve the problems of the Ming Dynasty for 200 years?" Yang Reform took the conversation, a little unwillingly, and said helplessly, the salary of the Ming Dynasty is indeed lower now. Don't expect to be able to maintain a high salary, at least, the salary should make the official have a minimum of dignity, otherwise, drifting is a must.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible to raise your salary at this time!" Sun Chengzong said anxiously.

"Oh, why?" Yang Reform asked in bewilderment.

"Your Majesty, where did the money for the salary increase come from? Now that His Majesty has just stolen the salt merchant's family wealth, if His Majesty is in a hurry to raise the salaries of officials, how will the people of the world think of His Majesty? These gossips are like being blown up by someone with a heart. , still dissatisfied with Tianfei? It is extremely detrimental to His Majesty's reputation!" Sun Chengzong said anxiously, telling the emperor the seriousness of the matter, the root problem of these 200 years is not so easy to solve.

"Uh..." Yang Reform suddenly had a feeling of wanting to die. It was so troublesome to even raise his salary, and it was extremely bitter. What the hell is going on with him?He actually has to rack his brains to raise the wages of his "enemies", and he has to guard against his "enemies" spreading rumors about him. What is he doing?Cheap or not?I should learn from Zhu Yuanzhang and cut off their heads like weeds... I also thought that those heads that were cut off like weeds were like leeks, and they would grow back soon so I could cut them again. kind of powerless.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Facing the extremely bitter-faced emperor, Sun Chengzong called out several times, for fear that the question he asked would scare the emperor.

"Well, I'm fine, but I'm a little distracted. By the way, the plan remains the same, and the maritime power still needs to be unified. Now that the enemy is at hand, and the Eastern Captives are not destroyed, there are some things that must be suppressed. As for the candidate, I will not let Mao Wenlong go Yes, presumably in this way, some pressure can also be reduced. In addition, Lei Dayong and Shang Kexi are still going to the south, Shang Kexi is still going to transport money, but Lei Dayong will not go to Shanghai for the time being. , I will order another person to build it, and let Lei Dayong receive a batch of newly built warships from Zheng Huaizhong, and then drive the entire fleet to the Bohai Sea... This Zheng Zhilong, uh... is planning to play Ryukyu this year,... ...and the immigrant to be handed over..." Yang Reform thought again, this matter is really troublesome, and the endless things are still one after another.

(End of this chapter)