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  Chapter 212 210 [Recruit? ] (addition for leader "KevinDu12345")

   Luling Zhao bandits defeated the official army in Nanchang and Ganzhou respectively, and took advantage of the trend to seize the capital city of Ganzhou.

  When the news reached Beijing, officials, civilians, and gentry had long since become numb.

  The so-called lice don’t itch when there are too many lice. Tartars regard Gyeonggi as a public toilet, and they come and go whenever they want. Is there anything worse in the world than this?

  The northwestern thieves have dug up the graves of the Zhu family ancestors, so what is the Luling Zhao thieves?

  For the people in the capital, when they heard the news about Jiangxi, it was nothing more than this reaction: What? Luling Zhao thieves occupied several Jiangxi prefectures and killed several governors. Oh, that's pretty cool.

  Only the ministers in the court know that Zhao thief is a serious problem!

  Jiangxi’s contribution to Daming is neither too much nor too little, and it has always been ranked above the middle level.

  But Jiangxi is the thoroughfare of the eight provinces. Once the Zhao bandits are too big, they can attack South Zhili in the north, Huguang in the west, Zhejiang in the east, and Fujian and Guangdong in the south!

  Dry Qing Palace.

  This time Chongzhen did not discuss matters in the Wenhua Hall, but summoned Yang Sichang alone.

  Minister Zhang Fengyi committed suicide because of the Tartars raging in Gyeonggi. Yang Sichang is the candidate for the new Minister of War.

   Chongzhen asked: "Northwest rogues, Liaodong Tartars, Jiangxi Zhao thieves. If you come to be Minister of the Ministry of War, how should you destroy them?"

  Yang Sichang immediately replied: "No more than three."

   "Tell me in detail." Chongzhen said hurriedly.

Yang Sichang talked eloquently: "First, to fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside; second, to have enough food and then enough soldiers; third, to protect the people before you can fight against the invaders. The general trend of the world is like the human body. The capital is like the brain, and Xuanji The towns are the arms, the south of the Yellow River and the north of the Yangtze River are the heart, and the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang are the legs and feet. Now, the Tartars are outside the arms, and they are very eager to take advantage of them; "Where Bandit Zhao ravages the brachial thigh, the disease is still shallow. External aggression cannot be alleviated, but internal troubles cannot be ignored. The heart is poisoned, the blood is drying up, what is the use of the arm? What is the use of the brachial thigh?"

  Chongzhen asked: "According to Qing's intention, first get rid of the bandits?"

Yang Sichang said: "Now that the national treasury is empty, it is absolutely impossible to use troops in three places at the same time. You can first negotiate peace with the Tartars to stabilize the situation in Gyeonggi and stabilize the hearts of the courtiers. Then try to recruit the Zhao thieves in Jiangxi, and give high-ranking officials and rich salary, which may weaken their will .”

  Chongzhen frowned and said: "The Tartar thief is a barbarian. He is afraid of power but not virtuous. I am afraid it will be difficult to truly negotiate peace. Zhao thief is also a hero. I think his ambition is quite high, and he cannot be tempted by high-ranking officials and rich salary."

"It's all falsehood and snake ears, delaying the time to eliminate the traitors," Yang Sichang explained, "You can designate the Tatar chieftain as the king of Liao, and you can designate the traitor Zhao as the king of Gan. After the traitors are wiped out, the traitor Zhao in Jiangxi will be defeated, and finally that Liaodong Tartars!"

  Chongzhen stood up and walked around the room, he really didn't want to make the bandits king.

   Moreover, he felt that the courtiers would not agree. Not only would this method fail, but it would also make him lose face.

  However, Chongzhen liked Yang Sichang very much and thought he was a great talent. It was replaced by other ministers, who would just stand there like a piece of wood if they asked anything casually, as if they were mentally retarded, and they didn't know how to get a Jinshi.

   This Yang Sichang is very smart, quick-witted, eloquent and eloquent, and he can take on great responsibilities just by looking at it.

  Most importantly, Yang Sichang is a lone minister who does not form a party!

  Chongzhen did not talk about the matter of crowning bandits and bandits as kings, but changed the topic and asked: "How to feed enough soldiers, how to protect the people from the bandits?"

  Yang Sichang didn't know what to say. His three suggestions were interlocking. If the first one was erased, there would be no second or third one.

   Carefully sorting out his words, Yang Sichang replied: "Your Majesty, if you don't entrust the king to negotiate a peace, the three places will start a war at the same time. The increasing military expenditure will not be enough to feed, and it will be impossible to rest with the people."

   Chongzhen didn't seem to understand, and asked again: "How to suppress the bandits?"

Yang Sichang bit the bullet and said: "Four righteousness and six corners, nets on ten sides. Traitors are disasters. In first-class characters, they should be locked in their boxes and not allowed to move. With Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Jiangbei as the four righteousness, the governors of the four provinces divide and suppress Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan are the six corners, and the six governors divide their defenses and cooperate in the suppression. This is the so-called ten-sided net. The governor, the prime minister, and the two ministers follow the thief's direction and focus on the crusade."

   "There are Zhao thieves in Jiangxi, and they can't take care of themselves. How can they help suppress the rogues?" Chongzhen shook his head.

Yang Sichang said: "I think the Zhao bandits in Luling are indeed a serious problem. However, the soldiers from Jiangxi and Fujian are all gone, the soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi are suppressing bandits in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the soldiers from southern Hunan have not yet been trained. This Zhao bandit , There are no soldiers to suppress at all, and we can only recruit temporarily. The appointment of the governors of the five southern provinces is revoked, and the Zhao bandits are recruited to show sincerity. Zhao bandits claim to be the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi. Since your majesty does not want to be king, then simply appoint him as Ji'an Commander-in-Chief, order him to go north quickly to encircle and suppress the bandits!"

   "What if he doesn't obey the emperor's order?" Chongzhen asked.

Yang Sichang said: "Zhao thief will definitely not send troops to the north. After the rogue bandits are destroyed, they just use this as an excuse to conquer them. After Zhao's victory this time, they did not capture the city, but only occupied Ganzhou. It can be seen that this thief is different from the rogue bandits. He Treat yourself as a small imperial court, and you will not leave Jiangxi for a few years. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the imperial court can mobilize troops to wipe out the bandits!"

   Although "Da Tong Ji" made Chongzhen feel very uncomfortable, he had to admit that Yang Sichang's statement was correct.

  Actually let alone Zhao Han, the current situation has deteriorated to such an extent that in the next year in history, the imperial court even tried to appease Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

  Because you can't win!

  Since you can't win, let's try to appease him, in case he succeeds.

  Chongzhen said: "Encirclement on all sides is indeed a good way to wipe out the bandits. It is a pity that there are not enough soldiers."

   "Training new troops." Yang Sichang said.

   Chongzhen sighed: "There is not enough money and food."

  Yang Sichang said: "We can only send more."

   "Additional factions disturb the people." Chongzhen expressed his heart for all people.

  Yang Sichang helped the emperor get rid of his troubles: "If you send more people, you will lose even the acres of land, but all the land in the world is in the hands of the gentry and wealthy families. A little more people will not disable the people."

   "Yes." Chongzhen nodded.

   This is going to increase the payment!

  The increase of payment based on the number of acres of land is indeed aimed at the landlord, but the landlord will pass it on to the tenants.

   And those small landlords and self-cultivating farmers will be more difficult because of this, and will also support Zhao Han's rule more.

   Among the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Yang Sichang was the only remaining minister who did not form a party and dared to take responsibility. Chongzhen could only trust him sincerely.

  Actually, when Yang Sichang was still in Ding You's time, his parents died within two years. This time he returned to Beijing because the minister of the Ministry of War committed suicide in fear of crime, and Chongzhen personally ordered him to recall him back to the court.

   After a chat, the emperor was very happy.

   I feel more and more that Yang Sichang is a talent. The other ministers either dare not offer advice, or they only know nonsense. How can there be someone like Yang Sichang who can talk with eloquence?

  In fact, it is very easy to be a high official in the Chongzhen Dynasty. As long as you dare to express your opinions, and you are reasonable, and dare to take responsibility, then the emperor will immediately promote and reuse you, and choose to trust you unconditionally!

   As for after the matter was messed up, a Minister of the Ministry of War just committed suicide in fear of crime.

  Yang Sichang has always been trusted by Chongzhen, because he died of illness while in office. At the same time, he was attacked by his officials before and after his death, and Chongzhen increasingly believed that he was a lonely official. Therefore, after Yang Sichang's death, Chongzhen rarely shirked his responsibility, and took the initiative to pin the blame on himself.

  At this moment, with internal and external troubles, Chongzhen held Yang Sichang's hand and said: "It's too late to hate you, otherwise the bandits will be eliminated early!"

  The next day, Yang Sichang took office and was attacked by a group of ministers.

  Because he really dared to be disrespectful, he proposed to negotiate a peace with the Qing Dynasty, and suggested recruiting the Luling Zhao thief and appointing him as the general soldier.

   In fact, there is nothing to argue about. When the Ming Dynasty encountered the Little Ice Age, the bitter cold land in Liaodong was even worse.

  The Manchu Qing had already conquered the Mongolian tribes. Huang Taiji wanted to divert internal conflicts, so he had to send troops to plunder Daming continuously. It was impossible for Huang Taiji to negotiate a peace with Daming, even if he was crowned king, Man Qing was like a hungry wolf, he had to eat the flesh and blood of Daming to survive.

  After a slap in the face, he gave up on negotiating peace with the Qing Dynasty.

  However, appeasing the Luling Zhao thieves was approved by the courtiers, and they all thought that the Jiangxi rebels could take a break first.

  Thus, Zhu Xieyuan was dismissed from the position of governor of the five southern provinces, and at the same time, Shen Youlong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was relieved to suppress the bandits, and there was no need to rush the soldiers of Guangdong and Guangxi to go north to Jiangxi.

  The imperial court showed such great kindness, purely because they really wanted to appease.

  If Zhao Han doesn't give face, then re-appoint the governors of the five provinces to continue the suppression!

  Xiong Wencan, who successfully recruited Zheng Zhilong, was transferred to Jiangxi to serve as the governor. If he can recruit the Zhao bandits in Luling, he will recruit troops to help wipe out the Northwest bandits.

   This guy seems to be recognized, and his unique skill is "peace".

  Historically, in October next year, Prime Minister Xiong Wencan recruited all the rogues except Li Zicheng for the military affairs of the six provinces. It's just that, in less than half a year, Zhang Xianzhong and others turned their backs one after another, and Chongzhen was so angry that Xiong Wencan was dismissed and retained.

  This winter, Xiong Wencan came to Jiangxi in a hurry, but Zhu Xieyuan died of illness on the way back to Beijing.

  At Nanchang Wharf, Xiong Wencan was surprised and angry when he saw Zhao Thief's notice to recruit craftsmen. Only now did he know how powerful Zhao Thief is in Jiangxi.

   After taking office, Xiong Wencan did not go to see the officials of the Third Division of Jiangxi, but called on Wang Yongzhong, the **** in charge of Jiangxi (formerly a military supervisor, but after he decided to appease Zhao Han, he was changed to **** in charge).

  Wang Yongzhong heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Xiong Wencan, and lamented, "Xiong Fushuai, you are here, there are too many troublemakers here!"

   "Does Wang Zhenshou care about it?" Xiong Wencan asked.

  Wang Yongzhong didn't care about his face, and said directly: "Our family dare not leave the city!"

  But this guy is domineering. When he went out of the city to enclose land, he was beaten back by members of the peasant association.

  Xiong Wencan was amazed, the people in Jiangxi were really amazing, the guarding eunuchs were so frightened that they dared not leave the city.

  Wang Yongzhong said again: "Hurry up and appease that Zhao thief, and let him disperse to the peasant association outside Nanchang city, otherwise the **** in charge of Jiangxi will be useless!"

  Xiong Wencan deliberately disgusted: "The New Year is approaching, why not go after the Lantern Festival."

   "Don't wait for the New Year, recruit now!" Wang Yongzhong said anxiously.

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  (end of this chapter)