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Chapter 581

Yang Reform was originally correcting the playbook in the Snapper, and was thinking about giving some weight to those weak opponents, because this one-man show is really boring, and some things must be resolved and defeated. Rather than defeating them again and again, it is better to solve them all at once.

Previously, Yang Reform felt that as long as he got some money to clean up the wild boar skin and Li Zicheng according to what many time-traveling novels said, the Ming Dynasty would be fine and he could sit back and relax.

In fact, this is impossible. For a country that has fallen to the point of collapse, it is absolutely impossible to restore the fate of collapse only by relying on some military victories.

For example, in actual battles against Li Zicheng and his like, the Ming Dynasty often had an advantage, and defeated Li Zicheng and his like several times. Although the battle against wild boar skin was a loss overall, there were still some winners. War examples, these victories did not stop the Ming Dynasty from collapsing. The Ming Dynasty also had many military experts, such as Sun Chengzong, Qin Liangyu, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, Li Dingguo and so on.

They all performed well in the military, but unfortunately, military victories could not bring back the collapsed Ming Dynasty. These outstanding people can only be said to be excellent in military affairs, not politically, and what the Ming Dynasty lacks is not Military victories are not military talents, but political talents are lacking, or the lack of necessary political reforms. The fate of these military talents in the late Ming Dynasty, no doubt, all won in military affairs and lost in politics. Their fate , is one of the best examples of the lack of necessary reforms in the Ming Dynasty.

The only way to save the era that is about to collapse at the end of the Ming Dynasty is to carry out reforms or revolutions.In terms of revolution, as an emperor, this is impossible. It would really kill him, so it can only be reformed.

This is the truth that Yang Reform, who has been an emperor for so long, has continuously realized. Yang Reform has shifted his goal from his original military victory to political victory, and shifted it to the issue of reform.

"...I don't know how Master Sun's fight is going..." Yang Reform chanted this sentence. The battle of Sanchahe involved too many of his own resources, and it was difficult to do something about it.

Wang Chengen was also waiting on the sidelines, seeing the emperor nagging about this, it was hard to pick up the conversation.

"Report, the great victory at Sanchahe in Liaodong..." A voice sounded.

"Report, Liaodong Sanchahe Great Victory..." The voice shouted from a distance, full of infinite excitement.

When Yang Reform heard it, he got up suddenly and shouted: "Quickly pass it in..."

A eunuch ran into the warm pavilion out of breath, and shouted as soon as he entered: "Your Majesty, great victory, great victory! Great victory at Sanchahe in Liaodong..."

Wang Chengen hurriedly took the good news from the eunuch and handed it to the emperor.

Yang Reform couldn't wait to receive the good news. Looking at it, he was filled with joy. He breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling relaxed and indescribably at ease.

"It's done, it's done, it's finally done!..." Yang Reform said with great joy, this matter is really done.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Wang Cheng'en couldn't help asking, the emperor was surprised, this great victory, not to say that he won, but on the contrary, what happened?
"Hehehe, Sanchahe battle, this time I won the battle! Let's see for yourself, buddy." Yang Reform was overjoyed, and said that he slipped his mouth. That is to say, my goal has been achieved, and the ability to protect the people and property in the city will be greatly reduced in the future.Although the cannon is powerful, for Jiancheng, it cannot be shot down with one shot or two. It may not be effective after ten days and half a month, but this hot air balloon is different. It is impossible to defend, so we can't put another cover on the city. That is to say, squatting in the cities of Shenyang and Liaoyang with wild boar skin is almost the same as squatting in the wild. The height of the city wall is too high for a hot air balloon. There is no problem. With the existence of the city wall, it becomes the helper of the hot air balloon to kill. That is to say, once the soldiers approach, the wild boar skin has no choice but to retreat. Otherwise, once the stalemate with the Ming Dynasty is reached, this This kind of hot air balloon will happen again, and the immovable city will become a living target. Then, if you retreat, where will you retreat?After all the calculations, he can only retreat to the west, that is to say, he can only fight Lin Danhan's idea. Apart from grabbing things from Lin Danhan, it is the only place to retreat.And once the wild boar skin retreats westward, my goal will be achieved. Not to mention Lin Danhan is dealt with by the wild boar skin, but also can follow the wild boar skin, chase the wild boar skin and recover the three eastern provinces, Mongolia, and even Siberia. Only by going west to Gansu, or even Xinjiang, can the plan to annex a large piece of land be realized. Otherwise, it will be intolerable for the future China to use the Great Wall as its national boundary.

To spend a lot of troops and money to fight Mongolia, recover the three eastern provinces, and even fight Siberia, this is unimaginable to the people of the Ming Dynasty, and it will inevitably meet with great opposition. If the Ming Dynasty has the intention of taking these places, Back then, they would not withdraw from the territories outside the customs and use the Great Wall as a national boundary. However, as a person from the future, it is obvious that he cannot tolerate using the Great Wall as a national boundary. Then, he must find a way to persuade these Ming Dynasty people to come Thinking about it, only wild boar skin, the mortal enemy of the Ming Dynasty, can calm down the pressure of attacking Mongolia and Xinjiang. The Eastern captives are not destroyed, so why go home?Raising tigers?Wait for Donglu to recover from his injury for a few years before coming back?Then more casualties and more money?That's why Yang Reform was so happy that he blurted out that it was done.

Sweeping out the remnants of the eastern captives and expanding have finally become one thing.From now on, no one can stop himself from expanding to the northeast, Mongolia, Siberia, and Xinjiang...

In Yang Reform's view, wild boar skin is not a big problem. The Ming Dynasty was overthrown by Li Zicheng. Carry out reforms instead of military victories one after another. History has proved that military victories cannot solve the problems of the end of the Ming Dynasty...

If we want to talk about reforming an agricultural country that is about to collapse, then land reform or "land revolution" must be faced. How to solve the land problem?Domestic land is tense, and it is impossible and difficult to shake the desire to possess land by those big landlords, big bureaucrats, and big businessmen. Then there is no doubt that the vast land, the vast fertile land without owners, will be the basis for Yang Reform to carry out the "land revolution". Biggest chips.

Taking natural disasters as an opportunity, they continue to use the newly expanded land and industry to suck blood from the original countryside, guide more farmers to the cities and to those undeveloped lands, and constantly compress and suppress the benefits obtained by the old landlord class from the land, forcing They set their sights on industry and overseas.

Natural disasters, disaster relief, resettlement, expansion, land reform, industrial revolution, all of these are logically connected into a line. The continuous natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty are a great challenge to the Ming Dynasty, but they may not be An opportunity for the Ming Dynasty, how to turn natural disasters into a force that drives the Ming Dynasty forward, undoubtedly, Yang Reform has a comprehensive plan, and the battle of Sanchahe is undoubtedly an extremely important part of this overall plan one ring.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty! This great victory is really unimaginable! It is indeed a great victory that is rare in my Ming Dynasty. The disparity between the victory and defeat is really unbelievable. If it weren't for Mr. Sun Ge's victory report, I am afraid that the servants will not be able to win." I can believe it..." Wang Chengen read the battle report and immediately congratulated the emperor. Such a great victory is really unimaginable. He only died more than a thousand, and the Tartars died [-]. Seeing this kind of battle report, he was dumbfounded. , I can only be ecstatic...

"Hehehe..." Hearing the words of congratulations, Yang Reform felt the joy in his heart beyond words. The feeling of controlling the fate of hundreds of millions of people and an empire is really amazing.

The wheel of history, at this moment, is in his own hands.

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"Your Majesty, all the ministers came to congratulate Your Majesty..." A eunuch came in to report.

"See you..." Yang Reform was very happy, and immediately said see you.

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The ministers entered the palace one after another, wanting to congratulate them. Originally, it would not be long before everyone would know about it, and the imperial court would issue a report to the palace, but obviously, this big victory this time was really amazing, so amazing that I The miraculous result of one thousand casualties and [-] enemies killed, if it was [-] rioters, everyone would not think it too miraculous.The [-] strong Tartars are comparable to the [-] elite men of the Ming Dynasty... Therefore, in order to inquire about detailed information, the officials who can enter the palace one after another ran to the palace to see it first, in addition to satisfying their own curiosity, It is also the capital to brag to others.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty..." Shi Fenglai took the lead and led some important officials of the court into the Nuan Pavilion, where they congratulated each other. The rest of the people could only stand outside, and there were more and more people densely packed.

"Hehehe, congratulations, congratulations! Today's victory is not only my victory, but also everyone's victory, and it's my Ming's victory. Congratulations, congratulations, everyone should celebrate together..." Yang Reform said happily.

"Your Majesty's words are true, the whole world should celebrate together..." Shi Fenglai took the lead and said again.

"By the way, Big Companion, I'll show you the good news..." Yang Reform said.

"Your servant obeys the order!" Wang Chengen agreed, and then showed the good news to everyone. The people who had already seen through the autumn water, immediately looked at the good news.If you want to know the detailed process of the battle, you must read this good news. Of course, if you want more details, there will be a summary report after the battle, but that will have to wait for a while, so this good news is the best way to understand the situation at that time way out.

Everyone eagerly watched the victory report. Those who saw it were all stunned and shocked. This hot air balloon burns things too ruthlessly. Not to mention burning down the Tartar camp, it also burned more than ten thousand people to death?Many people felt that the fire of the hot air balloon this time might not only burn down the camp of the Tartars, but tens of thousands of people might "burn" more things.

Looking at the people who circulated the victory report, Yang Reform also had an idea in his heart. This time, the Sanchahe victory not only occupies a very important position in the entire reform plan, but in fact, it is also of great help to many things he has to do. Yes, I can take the power of victory and do some things myself.

"Today's big victory, everyone is here, so let's hold a small court meeting temporarily..." Yang Reform said suddenly.

Some important ministers who were still shocked and in a daze all looked at the emperor and didn't speak. Usually, the small court meeting is held in the Wenhua Palace, the military meeting is held on the platform, and the grand court meeting is held at the Taihe Gate. Where are you today?
"What do you guys think about this big victory? Let's talk about it..." Yang Reform wanted to take advantage of the power of this new victory and began to let everyone discuss freely.

Everyone was shocked again!The faces of many officials darkened. Although this was a great victory for the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, it might not be a good thing for them. It's hard to stop the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I believe that this hot air balloon is simply a divine weapon. It should be kept properly and the secret must not be leaked out. Otherwise, I will not only lose the divine weapon, but even be devoured by the divine weapon..." Shi Fenglai was still the first to speak .

"It makes sense..." Yang Reform affirmed.Although these words are good, they are useless and belong to the ranks of nonsense.

"Your Majesty, I think that we should use the power of this battle to pursue the Donglu. If we can completely wipe out the Donglu, that would be the best..." Someone immediately suggested that by taking advantage of the power of this great victory, we should go deep into the inner city. Lu went to fight the Donglu lair.

"Your Majesty, I agree. Now that we have won a big victory, we should take advantage of the situation to pursue and destroy the old lair of the Donglu in one fell swoop. Otherwise, the Donglu will regain his strength in the future, and our dynasty will be in trouble again..." Some officials also suggested.

Yang Reform nodded straightly when he heard that, but the pursuit is the pursuit, not at this moment, and the wild boar skin must not be beaten to death in one fell swoop. Then, his expansion plan, his "agrarian revolution" Trouble, China's national border may have to stay on the Great Wall line, which is intolerable no matter what.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Eastern Prisoners should be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be extremely uncomfortable for us to spend huge sums of money every year to go out to fight..."

Some people agreed with a few more words, and then beat Donglu, which almost became a consensus.There is no one who is not good at talking about peace talks. There is a big difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty in this regard. Yang Reform still likes this aspect of the Ming Dynasty.Seeing that an agreement has been reached on this issue, Yang reformed his hands.All the ministers stopped to see what the emperor had to say.

"My dear fellows, I also think the same way. The Eastern captives in my dynasty have hurt too much. My dynasty should completely wipe them out. Otherwise, I will have trouble sleeping and eating, and it is not a solution to spend countless money every year. However, In a war, you must win, at least you can’t lose, and the extermination of the Eastern Captives must be based on winning. As for how to win, I have to ask the staff and listen to Master Sun’s opinion.” Yang Reform said so, first it is affirmed that the Eastern captives must be wiped out, and then it is to delay time, how to fight the Tartars, that is an art, an art that involves reform, and an art that involves the fate of thousands of people , Naturally, it must be in your own hands, and it is impossible to fight according to other people's ideas.

"Your Majesty is holy..." The ministers had nothing to say, so they said Shengming.

"The other Qing family have something to say, but let's continue..." Yang Reform said again.

"Your Majesty, I believe that this thing is a divine weapon. Since it has such miraculous powers in war, I should equip it for all the officers and soldiers of Ming Dynasty, not to mention all of them. I should also equip a batch of them in some important towns. That's it. It can be used as a township." Han Yu thought for a while and said.

As soon as this remark came out, it was also approved by many people.

"Report to Your Majesty, the minister agrees..."

"Your Majesty, you are right..."

However, there are also objections.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that this item is a divine tool, and it is not something that ordinary people can use. Even if it is distributed to the towns and guards, such a divine tool may only be hidden in the warehouse. How many people will use it? According to the minister's opinion You know, to use this thing, you need to go through strict selection, and then strictly train it. The training consumes a lot of hot air balloons, which is definitely not what the local towns and guards can afford. Your Majesty, I think that this artifact must not be distributed everywhere. Firstly, it will not be used locally; secondly, this item is an artifact, a national treasure, so it should be strictly kept secret to prevent others from knowing it, so it is naturally impossible to distribute it locally..." Liu Yanyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and objected .

"Report to Your Majesty, the minister agrees..."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it makes sense..."

Similarly, there are quite a lot of people who support Liu Yanyuan.

Of course, Yang Reform also has his own ideas. Hot air balloons are a new type of thing. It is impossible to replace the old and chaotic military mechanism of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, it is impossible to distribute hot air balloons. If the technology leaks, then But infinite trouble.I pressed my hand.

The crowd quieted down.

"I think what Han and Liu's family said makes sense. This thing is not suitable for use separately. One is that it is not easy to train; the other is that it cannot be used; the third is that it is afraid of leaking secrets, but this thing is not suitable for combat. , That is of great use, and should be carried forward... I think it is better to set up a special air force to be responsible for this thing's combat, to train independently, to manage it by itself, and to match it with necessary officers and troops to assist in combat. This is better..." Yang Reform quickly set a policy, that is to set up a separate air force to separate the new army from the old army, to ensure the combat effectiveness of the new army, and to reform the military in the future, which is also convenient for himself Do it without causing yourself too much trouble.

Form an army alone?Everyone discussed it again, and there was nothing to argue about. Anyway, this was done by the emperor, so it should be according to the emperor's wishes.

After talking for a while, Yang Reform felt that it was time to ask what he wanted to ask.

"Well, someone asked me earlier why the new Shanghai didn't use city walls. Now, there is an answer, so you don't need to hide it. Now you know why the new Shanghai doesn't use city walls?" Yang Reform began to talk about himself.

As soon as everyone heard this, some people immediately lowered their heads. Those who lowered their heads were mostly from the opposition party, while those who raised their heads were mostly from the imperial party. There has been a long debate about whether Shanghai should build the city wall or not. It is true that the emperor is not a holy judge, and the disputes between the two sides are mostly focused on the aspect of asking for more money to build the city wall.However, now that a hot air balloon has burned down the enemy camp, there is a good reason why the city wall is not needed. Once the hot air balloon is launched, what effect does your city wall have?So many people were killed in one fire, and several times, how could there be any living people in the city?The city wall, in front of the hot air balloon, can no longer protect the people inside the city wall.

"I want to report to Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty is so wise that the new Shanghai does not need a city wall. The victory of the Sancha River is enough to show that building the city wall is redundant. Instead of spending so much money to build the superfluous city wall, it is better to install more. What about the disaster victims..." Liu Yanyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, immediately came out to agree with the emperor's words. This topic has been debated for a long time, and now, he finally won.

"Your Majesty, if there is no city wall, what should we do if there are gangsters who want to commit crimes against New Shanghai? Although the city wall is not immune to hot air balloons, it is not useless. It is still very useful to defend against Japanese pirates, pirates, and bandits. What's more, building the city wall is once and for all, even though you spend some money now, it will last forever..." Han Yu was making the last effort, but this time, he was defeated by the emperor again. The construction of the new Shanghai, except for the city wall The dispute is actually a dispute between "paying taxes" and "not paying taxes". The construction of the new Shanghai, such as projects and materials, mostly fall into the pockets of those who "pay taxes". But they didn’t gain anything from the construction of the new Shanghai. What they are fighting for is actually this. Now, with the victory of the Sancha River, the hot air balloons are invincible, and the effect of the city is minimized. It is a dispensable thing. They borrowed The theory of the city wall is a matter of fighting for profit, which is yellow.

The heads of many ministers were lowered. The things in Shanghai were probably going to be dirty, and there was no other way. Some people began to wonder, since they couldn't stop it, should they consider joining the "paying taxes" But the ranks of taxpayers are not so easy to join. The requirements are too much, and the rules and regulations are all a curse on the head. You have to pay taxes for business and buying and selling. Once you evade taxes, you will be punished heavily and will lose your fortune. This is what many big businessmen, big landlords, and big bureaucrats are unwilling to do. They are not like many small businessmen and peddlers. Small families can easily turn around. Even if they put all their wealth out to pay taxes, they don't have to pay a few taxes. Compared with the benefits they get from the emperor, it is really incomparable.These big landlords, big businessmen, and big bureaucrats have to "pay taxes", which is a hemorrhage. Among other things, just those fields at home have to pay a lot of land tax every year. This figure is the same as that they received from the emperor. The benefits obtained can be regarded as having both the fish and the bear's paw.

Yang Reform pressed his hand again.Everyone calmed down, and seeing what the emperor said, it was likely that the Holy Order was about to be ordered.

"Han Qing's family is also right. However, I prefer to nip these threats in the bud. Even if there is a war, it is best to fight in other people's homes. In this way, even if there is no city wall in my home, so what. Killing it in its infancy, allowing the enemy to attack, even if you rely on the city to defend it, it will be a disadvantage, isn't it?" Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty is holy!" The imperial party immediately agreed in agreement.

"Then that's it. The matter of the new Shanghai city wall has come to a conclusion, and there is no need to argue about it in the future..." Yang Reformed Sage said, and the final decision was made.

Those ministers who still want to object have not reacted yet, and the matter has already been done.

"The minister waits to obey the order!" The crowd replied again.

Yang Reform was quite happy, and took advantage of the power of the war to solve another matter.

"Then let's talk about the road construction. I plan to hand over the road construction to the firm, and the court will send someone to supervise it. Let's all talk about it." Yang Reform talked about another matter, the road construction. , and the incident in Shanghai is similar, behind it is a dispute of interests, a dispute between "paying taxes" and "not paying taxes".

The idea of ​​Yang's reform is to support a group of businessmen, or a new class, to fight against the old old class composed of big landlords, big bureaucrats, and big businessmen.Reform, to put it simply, is to re-establish rules. Obviously, it is obviously impossible to persuade those big landlords, big bureaucrats, and big businessmen to pay taxes and cut their own flesh.If they could cut their flesh, Chongzhen would not have been hanged in history. With the GDP of the Ming Dynasty, would they not be able to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver?If you put your life on the pity of others, there is only one end, and that is Chongzhen.

The new class supported by Yang’s reform is composed of small merchants, small landlords, craftsmen, peasants and poor proletarians, as well as nobles and some imperial parties. This new class can be regarded as an interest group with the widest range of members, almost representing For all the classes in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Reform believed that this broadly represented class would surely defeat the original class composed of big landlords, big bureaucrats, and big businessmen.

The faces of the ministers began to look less good-looking. Many people knew that the emperor was probably going to take advantage of this great victory to forcibly pass the road construction.

"Your Majesty, I object!" Han Yu was the first to stand up and object.

"Oh, tell me the reason." Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the construction of the road, speaking of it, is just a kind of work-for-relief. Where is it led by merchants? It has always been presided over by the court..." Han Yu said this when he came up. question.

"I have thought about this issue. Relief with work is relief with work. Although this road construction also has the meaning of relief with work to relieve the victims, but it is not all. I will not only go to Beijing Normal University The construction of roads between Tongzhou and the whole world is also planned to be done in exchange for work, so it must not go on forever." Yang Reform said.

As soon as the words came out, there was a buzzing among the ministers. Previously, it was just rumors that the emperor wanted to do this. Now, it was the first time I heard the emperor say this in front of so many people!Many people's hearts are completely messed up. How much money will they lose if they fight against the emperor?Take refuge in the emperor?But the threshold for "paying taxes" is really too high...

"Returning to Your Majesty, didn't Your Majesty say that natural disasters would last for more than ten years? Why can't the relief from work last for several years? Isn't Your Majesty contradicting himself?" Han Yu seized a clue and attacked immediately.

"Hehe, I said that natural disasters last for several years. However, it is obvious that this road construction will only last for more than ten years. Now it will take such a long time and financial resources to build this forty-mile road. , that will happen in the next few decades, or even hundreds of years, or even hundreds of years. How can decades be comparable? So, I don’t plan to build roads with work in lieu of relief. That’s what I mean, in the long run Looking at it, it is more suitable for a firm to do this..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

Han Yu held back his words for a while.

"Report to Your Majesty, I do not approve of building roads with a business name, I think it is more appropriate to use work for relief..." Han Yu failed, and another person who fought for profit came.

"Oh, why don't you tell me the reason." Yang Reform said with a smile, he was in a good mood today, and wanted to refute by himself, shaking out all the joy in his heart.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, building roads with a business name is like buying roads, which will lead to extremely expensive road construction costs. The imperial court presides over work for relief, which is relief, and can save a lot of money. Your Majesty, even if you have money, Don't waste it like this! There are plenty of places where the imperial court needs money, and this battle outside the pass..." The man had just said this, and suddenly remembered that the battle outside the pass seemed to be won, and it was wonderful, that is to say , there is no need for so much money outside the customs, so I will cut off the rest of the words immediately.

"Hehe, haven't you already won outside the pass? I was really afraid that the road construction would affect the battle outside the pass. I was afraid that there would be no money to fight. However, now that the Eastern Captives have been defeated, this worry is no longer a problem. The matter of road construction , It should indeed be put on the agenda..." Yang Reform said with a smile, saying this today also has this meaning, war is really a bottomless pit, even if you have tens of millions in your hand, you don't dare to move rashly The pressure, that is, the pressure within the imperial court, now that the victory is over, this pressure finally does not exist, and you can let go of your hands and feet to do things.

The minister who spoke just now mumbled his mouth, and was careless for a moment, giving the emperor a handle. Unfortunately, his already weak aura became even weaker in front of the emperor's rainbow-like aura.

(End of this chapter)