Chongzhen Chat Group

These people in the group are from all over the Ming Dynasty and are familiar with things in the south. Through the chat group, they can be brought together to discuss matters. The effect of this kind of meeting is far better than just a group of ministers in the capital discussing without the chat group. Much stronger!

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but think that he would have to add more people. One day in the future, if anything happens, he can always call on relevant experts to discuss it. In this way, haha, the efficiency of the development of the Ming Dynasty will be ahead. Worldwide for centuries!

This meeting ended successfully, and all the people involved in the entire plan went to work.

However, sometimes things don't happen as expected. For example, King Fu, when he heard that the imperial court had changed its strategy and instead of training his troops to capture Annan, directly sent out troops from various garrison posts, he raised the question of whether these sent out garrison troops would be used in the future. It means that Fu Guo's army belongs to him?

Regarding this, Wen Tiren, the first assistant who was responsible for talking to King Fu, could not give a definite answer. Although he knew that those guard troops were unlikely to be given to Prince Fu, but who knew what the emperor would think now? So, regarding this issue, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen and asked him to make a decision. However, he naturally would not directly raise the issue to Emperor Chongzhen, and his opinions were also included in the memorial.

Wen Tiren believed that the troops at various local guards were already relatively elite troops that the Ming Dynasty could handle. After experiencing war, I believe they can become elites who can truly fight. The south of the Ming Dynasty needs these troops. If all these troops were assigned to King Fu, Fu's military strength would be too strong. He believed that this move would not be safe for the Ming Dynasty to control the south. The hidden meaning here was that he was afraid that after King Fu's troops became stronger, he would not be able to keep his peace, or he would not listen to Ming Dynasty, or even do something even more outrageous.

Emperor Chongzhen understood this. In fact, there was no need for Wen Tiren to remind him. Since the purpose of using the guards' troops was to train them into elite soldiers who could truly fight, he would naturally not give them to others.

Therefore, he specifically decreed that he would personally discuss this matter with King Fu.

In the Wenhua Hall, Prince Fu and his son and Wen Tiren stood on both sides, listening to Emperor Chongzhen on the throne saying: "A rebellion broke out in Annan, and with the strong support of the Fo Langji people, the Zheng family in the north was unable to resist. The Zheng family has already Ask me for help. However, I also learned that the Ruan family in Annan secretly colluded with the rebellious chieftains in Yunnan and prepared to launch an east-west attack on the Zheng family in Shenglong Prefecture and seize the entire Annan in one fell swoop. If they succeed, then Governor Zhu will With the new soldiers trained, it may take more time to defeat Annan."

Having said this, Emperor Chongzhen paused, looked directly at King Fu and said: "I promised you that you would pay for it, and the court would train troops for you to capture Annan. Although the situation has changed, I will not break my promise and decide It will not be too late to call in troops from various garrison stations to defeat Annan first, and then you can slowly train the troops of Fuguo."

When King Fu heard this, he opened his mouth to speak. But before he could say anything, he heard Emperor Chongzhen preemptively reminding him: "In addition, I have also considered that if the war in Annan continues for a long time, in the future, the Fuguo of the vassal will have to be rebuilt from the original ground, and it will cost a lot of money." You have to spend more money and energy. Speaking of which, you are my uncle, so I naturally have to think more about you!"

Zhu Yousong, the crown prince of Prince Fu, nodded repeatedly when he heard this. He had been to the Tang Dynasty, and what he saw was that the Tang Dynasty was busy dealing with the aftermath in various places. From south to north, there were reconstructions after the military disaster everywhere. The future Fuguo will also be his, and he naturally does not want Fuguo to repeat the same mistakes in the future.

After hearing this, King Fu pondered for a moment, and then said gratefully: "I am very grateful to your majesty for taking care of me. I have two concerns, which I have discussed with the chief minister before."

"First of all, this time the imperial court dispatched so many garrison troops and involved a wide range of provinces, it seems unprecedented. It's not that I am crying about poverty, but I really can't spend so much money on military expenditures for the garrison troops. The little money I have, It will also be used for the training of Fu soldiers in the future, as well as the post-war reconstruction of Fu country, money is needed everywhere."

"Secondly, I heard that most of the Nanyang side has been occupied by the Western Barbarians. The Western Barbarians were already well-known for their insidiousness, cunning, cruelty and ferocity. I am worried that before the soldiers of Fuguo are well trained, the Western Barbarians will The battle has come, and the imperial army cannot stay in Fuguo for a long time. When the war breaks out, what should the imperial court do if it fails to rescue them?"

Hearing what his father said, Zhu Yousong couldn't help but nodded. These were indeed questions.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Wen Tiren, then turned back to look at Prince Fu, and said with a smile: "First point, I believe Wen Qing has already said that military expenses can be shared by the court. The specific sharing ratio depends on the minister and the chief minister. Let's discuss it. Here, I want to make it clear that the reason why I sent so many troops is because of your face. For other vassal kings, I will not mobilize troops like this. The reason is as I have just said."

Among all the vassal kings, Prince Fu was the uncle of Emperor Chongzhen, and among his generation, he and Emperor Tianqi were the only two brothers. Originally, Emperor Chongzhen himself was a vassal king. After his brother died, he ascended the throne from vassal king to emperor. There is no other feudal king in this generation. Therefore, among all the feudal kings, the one with the closest blood relationship is King Fu. It was for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen repeatedly stated that he would take care of Prince Fu.

After hearing this, King Fu didn't know what he was thinking, but at least on the surface, he thanked Emperor Chongzhen for his kindness. At the same time, he glanced at Wen Tiren opposite and felt helpless. If possible, he did not want to discuss the cost sharing issue with the cunning Wen Tiren.

Emperor Chongzhen ignored what he was thinking and continued to reply to his second point: "The second problem is actually not difficult to solve. Just like the example of the Tang Dynasty, the southernmost part of the Fu Kingdom was most easily invaded by the Nanyang Western Barbarians. Set aside a part of the place and let it be managed by the imperial court, and I will send elite troops to station there. If the Western Yi have any ideas about Fuguo, they will not be able to avoid the troops I sent there. How about it?"

"That's great!" When Zhu Yousong heard this, he couldn't help but said with joy, "The King of Tang once told his ministers that he didn't need to worry about foreign affairs and could only focus on the livelihood of the people of Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, he would really have no time to care about it!"

When King Fu saw him, he couldn't help but look at his eldest son. Thinking about it in my heart, my son was right.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "In this way, the imperial army will be stationed in the place under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Naturally, the military expenses and other expenses will not need to be shared by the Fuguo. It will be all handled by the imperial court itself. How about that?"

Hearing this, King Fu couldn't help but be very happy. It seemed that the emperor was really good to him. Sometimes, after all, a family's blood relationship did have its benefits. Of course, he thought so, and he didn't know what his descendants would think about it.

With gratitude, King Fu agreed to the court's latest plan.

Seeing that the matter was resolved harmoniously, Emperor Chongzhen kindly reminded him: "If you don't have enough money, you can borrow money from Daming Construction Bank. There are a lot of good things in Annan. As long as you pledge a little, you can borrow it." I will get the money. No one else can say that I am biased in this matter. After all, we are just acting in accordance with the rules set by the bank."

In fact, Tang State is already doing this. The king of Tang used grain and mine output as collateral to the Yunnan Branch of the Ming Dynasty Construction Bank, and had already borrowed 100,000 taels of silver. Of course, it was inconvenient to transport silver, so what was finally given were Ming Dynasty banknotes, which was very convenient. And it has been proven that this banknote will not depreciate, which is very reassuring.

Unknowingly, Emperor Chongzhen had been secretly digging holes for these overseas feudal vassals by using things that people of this era were unaware of. Not only are there troops stationed, but all the vassal states are allowed to use Ming Dynasty banknotes. Whether it is economic or military, they will rely on the Ming mother country.

This situation, to put it nicely, means that the mother, Daming, takes care of the children of the separated family; to put it worse, it means that none of the children of the separated family are the masters of development and cannot do without the care of the mother, Daming.

The next day after finishing this matter, Emperor Chongzhen received another unexpected but reasonable private message. News from the Jinyiwei over there in Yunnan said that after Wan Cailian, the chieftain wife of Ami Prefecture, led the troops to Tunong Mountain, this woman used some trick to appease Pu Mingming, so she had to come forward in person to collude with the chieftain Sha of Tunong Mountain. Yuan's eldest son, Sha Dinghai, instigated Sha Dinghai to kill his father and made himself the chieftain of Tunongshan. He then joined forces with Amizhou to rebel, thus opening up their passage to Annan.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't find it strange after thinking about it. Since the Annan Ruan clan had plans to attack from that side, they would naturally consider whether Ami Prefecture could send troops through the Tusi territory of Tunnongshan. Maybe the Annan Ruan clan was behind Sha Dinghai's actions.

Another point is that the chieftains of the Ming Dynasty were actually very chaotic internally. For the sake of power, fighting for power and profit among themselves, and even life-and-death struggles, were all too common. After all, to put it bluntly, the position of chieftain is actually equivalent to that of emperor. Who doesn't want to be the chieftain and who doesn't envy him.

In the past, the reason for the change of local chieftainship to local chieftainship was because the local chieftains killed each other for the position of chieftain. In the end, there was no heir. Instead, the court took advantage of it and directly announced that it would be changed to the officialdom system, and the imperial court would appoint the chieftain. Officials managed it and completed the transformation of the land.

When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Let you chieftains be arrogant. The system of the backward era will inevitably be eliminated, prevent the Ming Dynasty from reviving, and drag down the Ming Dynasty's resurgence! Sooner or later it will be cleared. Those toasts with evil intentions and ulterior motives, wait and see if you jump out one by one, I have laid a dragnet waiting for you!

While he was thinking about it, the Baigan Army far away in the Tang Dynasty had already received the order from Emperor Chongzhen through Zhang Fengyi at the first time, and the whole army went north to prepare to go to Yunnan to quell the rebellion.

Along the way, the leader of the army, Zhonglie Bo Qin Liangyu, frowned a little. After waiting for two days, she finally called her son Ma Xianglin to her side and asked, "My son, why have you been so depressed these past few days? What are you thinking about?"

After hearing this, Ma Xianglin hurriedly smiled and said: "No kid, this has calmed down Dong Wu. Not only did we have no losses, we also made another great contribution. The kid is very happy!"

When Qin Liangyu heard this, he just smiled slightly, let the war horse walk slowly, looked at Ma Xianglin and said: "You are my son, raised by my mother. What are you thinking, I, the mother, can't know?" "

Having said this, she stretched out her hand to signal, and the guards around her dispersed consciously, keeping their distance, leaving room for the two of them to talk. Even Zhang Fengyi, the daughter-in-law, was not kept and was kept away from her.

Among the Baigan Army, Qin Liangyu has the highest prestige, and everyone else obeys her arrangements unconditionally. Zhang Fengyi didn't dare to have any objections, so she stepped aside and followed the army northward. But in her heart, she was still a little curious. She didn't know what the two of them wanted to talk about, but they even sent her away.

Seeing this posture, Ma Xianglin knew that he might not be able to hide his thoughts from his mother.

Sure enough, after Qin Liangyu waited until her mother and daughter were the only ones around, she heard her say to Ma Xianglin: "Since you came to Yunnan, you have been thinking about it. Now that you have been ordered to return to Yunnan to quell the rebellion, your emotions are even more obvious. Mother asked you, But because he changed his land and returned to his hometown?"

Ma Xianglin is the nominal chieftain of Shizhu, and the one in power now is naturally his mother Qin Liangyu. But this toast is ultimately his. It is rumored that the imperial court will intensify its efforts to reform the land and return it to the people. This is why so many chieftains rebelled in Yunnan. During the previous battle of Donggo, several rebellious chieftains had been suppressed, and now there were several more chieftain rebellions. This continuous momentum was all due to the return of the locals.

Ma Xianglin was told what he was thinking by Qin Liangyu. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer his mother.

Qin Liangyu did not force him. He turned back and looked at the marching column of the White Guard Army, seeming to be paying attention to the spirit of the team's long march.

After waiting for a while, Ma Xianglin turned to look at Qin Liangyu and replied in a low voice: "Mother, you said that we fought for the imperial court in the north and south, and we all deserve credit for our hard work. Will the imperial court...will one day be right? Let’s take action and implement reform and return to local status?”

Hearing his son speak, Qin Liangyu turned back to look at him, and asked with a smile: "My son, are you worried about this? Mother, let me ask you, what if you change the soil and return to the flow, what if you don't change the soil and return to the flow?"

"If we change our ways, wouldn't it be... wouldn't it be..." Ma Xianglin said it several times, but in the end he didn't say it out loud. Because he knew his mother, there were some things he couldn't say.

But this time, Qin Liangyu was good-tempered. Although he didn't say anything, Qin Liangyu understood what he was going to say and was not angry. He still looked at Ma Xianglin with a smile and asked: "My son, according to you, how are you doing today?" ?”