Chongzhen Chat Group

Wen Tiren continued to report other summaries of the year: "...There were many large and small wars in various places this year. Among them, the particularly big wars were in Korea, Liaodong, and Guihua. Their scale was comparable to that of the Wanli period. But the imperial court did not spend much money and food. , thanks to the fact that every battle is won neatly. And in the middle of the year, a lot of money was made from the raids on prisoners, so this year's revenue and expenditure is slightly surplus..."

Having fought so many battles and still having a surplus was unimaginable in previous years. Wen Tiren and other ministers of the DPRK and China never expected that even if they won some wars, they would still make money. This completely went against the past impression that militarism would lead to an empty state treasury.

For example, in the series of wars in Korea, the court seized a large amount of food in addition to paying military salaries. This alleviated one of the biggest problems for the court; as for the rewards for the army after winning the battle, in addition to the free promotion and payment In addition, other rewards are mostly the distribution of land in Liaodong.

The same was true for several wars in Liaodong. For example, in order to cope with North Korea, they surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao and raided the hinterland of Liaodong. They captured Liaoyang, Anshan Posthouse and other places. They captured and enslaved the Han people, but they took all the money with them. This was another huge sum of money!

At present, the Gaizhou War and the Jinzhou War have not seen any harvests of food and money, but it can be regarded as the Ming Dynasty firmly occupying the land in these places, giving everyone an expectation that the Ming Dynasty can regain Liaodong. The existence of value makes land rewards possible.

On the Guan Ning Army's side, it was not only easy to attack the grassland to support the war in Gaizhou, but also captured countless cattle and sheep, supplemented a large amount of meat, and made a lot of money.

As for the Hetao, it can be said that the imperial army paid a small price, and the fisherman benefited. Not only did they occupy the Hetao area, but they also seized all the properties of Lin Dan Khan, which was a great gain.

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All these things, Wen Tiren and others had a clear understanding. It seems that a war with the emperor directly participating in the command is not a loss-making war. If the Ming Dynasty fought like this, they would be happy to fight more!

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he seemed to be expecting it and was not surprised. He nodded and said what he had already thought about: "In this case, I have decided to cancel the Liao salary. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the two "prime ministers" below were both stunned. However, as Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, he did not need to worry about money. No matter what the emperor said, he, as the internal minister, supported him. Therefore, after he came to his senses, he immediately responded: "Your Majesty He is truly a benevolent king in the prosperous times, and the people of our Ming Dynasty will definitely shed tears of gratitude!"

Wen Tiren hesitated for a moment, as if it was difficult to decide, and finally bowed and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, the Liaodong salary is the salary prepared for the Liaodong war. The Liaodong war has not yet ended. Although the Ming Dynasty has won consecutive battles, if the war has Repeatedly, if we cancel the liao salary now and add liao salary later, I'm afraid...I'm afraid it will be a bit of a hassle!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said: "Of course I know that no war can be won with 100% certainty, but the situation of the entire Liaodong war is already under my control. I dare not say that we can destroy it next year. We have defeated Jianlu, but it shouldn’t be difficult to pacify Liaodong in the next few years! Even if we say it again, it will not affect the overall situation. This is determined by the strength of Jianlu, Wen Qing does not need to worry!"

With the chat group, he knew the situation on the Jianlu side clearly; with the chat group, the cooperation of several armies of the Ming Dynasty was like an arm's length; with the chat group, the emperor's authority could be conveyed to the front lines as soon as possible, suppressing All the factors that affect the war, not to mention that the people on the front line are all famous generals and ministers. After all these things, if Liaodong cannot be pacified, then Jianlu will be the protagonist at this time, what a fool!

More importantly, although banks are not making money this year, it is foreseeable that banks will definitely become more and more profitable, with each passing year getting better and better; this year's opening of the sea is just the beginning, and after next year, there will definitely be profits; and the Hetao area It can be said that it has stabilized. Next is a period of great development, and it is a place where the output will exceed the input, not to mention the income from cement and so on.

It was precisely because of these many reasons that gave Emperor Chongzhen a lot of confidence. Before Wen Tiren could answer, he added: "The victory in the Liaodong War can only benefit ordinary people and make them more supportive of the imperial policy. Only in this way can we speed up the rebuilding of the court's credibility and prestige! This is a New Year's gift from me to my people, what do Wen Qing think?"

The emperor had already said this. What else could Wen Tiren have to say? He had no choice but to bow down and accept the order, but he knew in his heart that Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, would probably give him some trouble, but the holy will was decided. I'm afraid it's all in vain!

Seeing that Wen Tiren agreed, Emperor Chongzhen was also happy. This relieved the burden on the people of the Ming Dynasty and gave them more confidence that the Ming Dynasty would survive the Little Ice Age. As long as there was no chaos in the country and no refugees rebelled, the Ming Dynasty could use its powerful national power They all broke out. Who can be the opponent of Ming Dynasty in the surrounding countries?

With this thought in mind, he smiled and said to Wen Tiren: "As the New Year approaches, I still have a unique treasure that I want to give to my people and my Ming Dynasty!"

Unparalleled treasure? What unparalleled treasure? Or should it be given to the people? Wen Tiren heard a series of questions in his mind. Logically speaking, if there was really a unique treasure, it should be presented to the emperor. Why was it the other way around?

He couldn't understand that Cao Huachun was also confused by Emperor Chongzhen. He didn't know what Emperor Chongzhen was talking about?

When they were about to ask, Emperor Chongzhen spoke first and said: "I will take it out after paying homage to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and Zhonglie Hall, and then it will be announced together with the pardon of Liao's salary."

"..." Wen Tiren and Cao Huachun were speechless, is there such a thing?

He mentioned a peerless treasure, but then didn’t say what peerless treasure it was. How uncomfortable would it be to just hang like this? As long as it is ordinary, since His Majesty said it is a peerless treasure, what kind of peerless treasure is it? If you don’t explain it clearly, just mention it like this and whet your appetite like this, okay?

But who is the emperor? Since he has already decided, Wen Tiren and Cao Huachun were helpless. After discussing the next matter, they left and were busy preparing for the next big event.

The memorial text for the Imperial Ancestral Temple was drafted in advance by Wen Tiren and other important officials of the imperial court. What Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect was that a long article reported all the news about the victories in this year's wars.

Thinking about it, the three years of Chongzhen's wars were, at any time, greater than the previous wars, and the results were more fruitful. For the officials of the Ming Dynasty, it was indeed worth complaining to the Ancestral Temple, which made all the emperors of the past dynasties happy!