Domineering Daming

Nick Lu knew that Lin Danhan could not be persuaded now, so he lowered his head slightly and did not speak.

What is the situation in the desert, Lin Danhan knows very well, they can't compete with Daming, except for the first road, the others are dead ends!

Lin Danhan was in pain and tangled in his heart, and he was struggling desperately. Every time he slashed, it was as if he was slashing at Zhu Xu, and he vented fiercely.

The only one who has the same entanglement with him is Horqin's Great Khan Badaly.

Badali received the edict earlier than Lin Danhan, and now he is in Shenyang.

"Khan, what should we do, there is no news from Mingren yet."

In Badali's room, a Taiji, Baylor, was walking around with an anxious expression on his face.

Badali is a cowardly Khan, without ambition, without ambition, and as timid as a mouse.After all the Horqin elites were taken away by Huang Taiji, he became more and more incompetent.

Wiping the cold sweat off his brow, he said dryly, "Don't worry, wait a little longer, as long as Chahar remains silent, everything will be in time."

"Khan, it will be too late when Chahar takes action!" Taiji almost shouted, he was really scared.

Although there is pressure from the Ming Dynasty, Chahar will be scrupulous, but Chahar really wants to annex Horqin recklessly. Even if the Ming Dynasty wipes out Chahar in the future, their Horqin will really be gone!

The corners of Badali's mouth twitched, but he didn't say a word.He is entrusting everything to the Ming Dynasty now. If there is no Ming Dynasty, their Horqin really can only be swallowed by Chahar.

Shenyang governor's yamen.

Sun Chuanting, Xiong Tingbi, Yang Hucheng, Zu Dashou and others were all present and discussing in detail.

Zhang Wenda has been transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Sun Chuanting, the Prime Minister of Liaodong, has also served as the governor.They have all read Zhu Xu's will and the eunuch's words.

Xiong Tingbi looked very happy, looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "My lord Sun, your majesty's idea is good! Forming Taining Guards will divide Horqin into eight to form eight schools. Dividing Horqin is easy to control and prevents rebellion. Let’s make a model, and in the future I will rule the desert in the Ming Dynasty, so I will handle it accordingly, and I don’t need to worry about side troubles anymore!”

Yang Hucheng, Zu Dashou and others all nodded. Horqin is now the meat on the chopping board, and he has no choice. It really gave them a good chance.The only concern is Chahar, which is a huge variable.

If Lin Danhan can't bear the temptation, disregarding the pressure of the Ming Dynasty, and forcibly annexed Horqin, then they will have to face a bloody battle in the Ming Dynasty.

"If Lin Danhan really dares to resist the order, even if all the tiger and wolf guards are killed in battle, Chahar must be eliminated, and they must not be given a chance!" Zu Dashou said in a deep voice, his eyes were cold.

There must be no unity on the grassland, and no tribes are allowed to grow up—this is the Ming Dynasty's policy on the grassland!

Yang Hucheng also nodded, looked at Sun Chuanting, and begged for orders: "My lord, the 3 troops in the Governor's Mansion have been assembled. If necessary, we can start now. We will defend Horqin first!"

Although the men and horses in the Governor's Mansion are all infantry, if they are equipped with cannons, they are enough to cause enough damage and losses to Chahar's cavalry.

Listening to what they said, Sun Chuanting slid his fingers on the map, and said calmly for a while: "Don't worry, there is Man Gui in Tumubao, Chahar will hesitate to move even if he wants to move. We still have time. Xiong Zongbing will send 1 people first, not to go to Horqin, but to insert directly between Horqin and Chahar, and other soldiers and horses are ready at any time. Zu Dashou's cavalry is now rushing to Horqin, camping twenty miles away from Horqin, and then they will be full Gui, covered in armor, keep an eye on Chahar, if there is any change, don't ask for orders, just attack directly, at all costs!"

The few people present are all old soldiers and generals on the battlefield. Hearing this, they all thought about it, as if they had realized something.

Xiong Tingbi said: "Master Sun means that Lin Danhan may not dare to move?"

Sun Chuanting laughed and said, "Although the temptation is strong enough, even if Chahar has only a trace of clarity, he will never take the risk!"

Everyone nodded, even if Chahar moved, they would fight at all costs, even if they wiped out all the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, they would never allow Chahar to annex Horqin!

Naturally, Shenyang's actions cannot be concealed from the cabinet. They do not have the power to mobilize Mangui, and they all need authorization from the Ministry of War, which will naturally be notified to the cabinet.

Both Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan were also discussing, and the matter in the north once again drew their attention.

Since Emperor Taizu expelled the Tartars and restored China, the Mongolian Yuan has always been a serious problem for the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Taizong even conquered Mongolia five times, and Mongolia could not hold its head up.It's just that this situation will come and go over time. For 200 years, Mongolian forces have been invading the Great Wall, which is a major problem for the Ming Dynasty.

Even now, it is still the case.

"Mr. Sun Ge, tell me, does Lin Danhan dare to mess around?"

Bi Ziyan looked at the map on the table with a serious expression on his face.

Sun Chengzong was calm and indifferent, and smiled without looking at it: "The result is the same whether you dare or not. Our court will never allow any force to threaten my Ming Dynasty to appear north of the Great Wall again!"

Bi Ziyan nodded slightly, Ming's side troubles are the best at this time, Horqin's split has brought opportunities to Ming Dynasty, but also hidden risks.

Bi Ziyan felt a sense of confidence in his heart, and he said freely: "I have controlled Horqin, plus the Tiger Wolf Guard of Tumubao. After a few years, I should be able to cut off Chahar, and the north should have no worries..."

Sun Chengzong smiled and nodded, holding the teacup in both hands, looking thoughtful.

Lai Zongdao had already claimed his illness and resigned. In the cabinet, there were only Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong, the left and right assistants. In addition, Zhu Xu rejected the memorials for increasing the number of cabinet ministers several times. Both of them vaguely understood that the emperor seemed to have no intention of expanding the number of cabinet ministers. Treat the two as left and right prime ministers.

"Could it be that the emperor intends to restore the position of prime minister?"

This was the thought in the hearts of the two of them, but neither of them said it out loud.They couldn't figure out Zhu Xu's thoughts.

"Let's talk about this year's summer grain." Bi Ziyan put away the map and said.

Sun Chengzong put down his teacup and said: "This year's tax and food should be further reduced, less than 2000 million shi, but sweet potatoes and the like will increase a lot, which should be alleviated. The southwest is estimated to be about 800 million shi for the whole year, and the other places are 500 million shi. The key is Liaodong, and there is still a gap, which needs to be made up by ten granaries."

Liaodong is accepting immigrants on a large scale, and the cultivated and planted ones are not self-sufficient and need supplies from the imperial court. This number is getting bigger and bigger.

But Bi Ziyan shook his head slightly, and said: "In the past, the taxes and money were mostly corrupted and wasted by local governments. If the Governor's Council and the Division of Penalties and Prisons are fully established, maybe the tax and money will increase this year."

Sun Chengzong frowned, and said: "Except for Hebei and Shandong, other places are extremely slow, and there is no effect at all. I'm afraid you and I will leave Beijing."

Not long after Bi Ziyan returned to Beijing, he understood very well that without strong pressure from the emperor or the imperial court, the willingness to innovate at the local level would be extremely low.

After pondering, Bi Ziyan said: "That's fine, the six southwestern provinces can suspend the delay, and we will go to the other provinces in person to supervise them."

This is considered to be an agreement, Sun Chengzong said again: "Flying pigeons in Jiangsu to pass the letter, the emperor dismissed Huang Liji and asked Xu Jie to deal with the salt merchants in Suzhou. It must be that the emperor is already in the sky and has to do something. "

Bi Ziyan also knew about it, and said: "I'm not worried about Yingtian and Jiangsu, the emperor should want to make a quick cut to frighten the mess, but now I'm worried about the war in the south."

Sun Chengzong frowned when he heard this.

Jiangsu is the money bag of Ming Dynasty, and more than [-]% of the money and food of the imperial court come from here, so how can we go to war.On the contrary, it was the two wars prepared by the south. It is good to say that they won the battle. If they were defeated, it would be an extremely serious blow to the morale of the entire Ming Dynasty and the prestige of the emperor, and it would also affect the "Jingzheng New Deal".

However, Sun Chengzong quickly smiled and said confidently: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, besides Liaodong, the south has also been deploying. The navy has devoted a lot of effort. With the emperor's character, he will not do things that are not sure. , don't worry."

Bi Ziyan nodded. He wanted stability. In his opinion, the whole of Ming Dynasty needed stability, and wars in the south should be avoided. However, he has always been cautious when it comes to military matters.

Bi Ziyan thought for a while, then whispered softly: "Royal Bank..."

Sun Chengzong heard it, but didn't answer.

The Royal Bank controlled everything that Huitong Commercial Bank had before, with tens of millions of silver deposits and banks all over the country, and now it even holds the power to mint and issue coins!

It is disturbing to have such a great power in the hands of a wise and mighty emperor. If it is a mediocre or even fatuous emperor, it is enough to drag a country into doom!

But both of them are very clear that this royal bank belongs to the emperor, they can covet it, but they must not touch it!

At the moment, Zhu Xu is still looking at the memorabilia given to the household department by the branch president of Huitong Commercial Bank. This memorandum is really very interesting.

Based on the data of major commercial firms, he roughly calculated the amount of salt in Huaihe River and Huaihe River, silk from Suzhou and Hangzhou gathered in Jinling, and then went north for three years, and then conducted some seemingly superficial research on the economic situation of the entire South Zhili.