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As Zhao Junchen said, he is just taking advantage of the situation to exert pressure and force the senior generals of Liaodong Town to agree to the reform of Liao's pay. It is equivalent to a big show that has just begun, and there are various follow-up variables that need to be Process them one by one.
In particular, the specific regulations and details of Liao's salary reform will need to be formulated together with the Ministry of War, Ministry of Households, Ministry of Industry, Cabinet, Emperor Deqing and other forces after Zhao Junchen returns to the center of the court. It also needs to continuously consult Liaodong. Town views.
After the relevant parties have finally reached a preliminary consensus, and when the Liaoning salary reform is truly implemented, it is still necessary to sort out the various intricate interest relationships one by one. It is necessary to prevent some people from being overt and covert, and to be wary of certain factions. To stumble secretly, we must also prevent certain forces from breaking the contract.
All in all, the so-called "Liao pay reform" is essentially the redistribution of Liao pay-related interests, which is by no means an easy task.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen said that the contents he has presented now are just "rough ideas" about the Liao's salary reform, and he is by no means modest. When the Liao's salary reform is truly implemented, many contents will inevitably be criticized. Revise.
But Wu Yingxiong still dare not underestimate these "rough ideas."
After all, it was Zhao Junchen who personally promoted the reform of Liao's wages, and he also held financial power. He had increasingly penetrated the Ming Dynasty's river transportation, sea transportation, and the influence of merchants from various places, so Zhao Junchen's attitude was absolutely crucial. The "rough idea" won't be too far from the final result.
Even if the final result of Liao's salary reform is very different from Zhao Junchen's idea, he still has the ability to secretly correct the result, or even mess up the matter completely, so even Emperor Deqing needs to respect Zhao Junchen's opinion.
Thinking of this, Wu Yingxiong couldn't help but look serious, lowered his head and read through it carefully.
After about a stick of incense, Wu Yingxiong finally looked through all the contents and found the most important part.
That is the future food and salary quota for the Wu family in Shanhaiguan.
For Wu Yingxiong, it doesn't matter how much food the generals and guards in Liaodong Town can get in the future. What matters is how much food the Wu family in Shanhaiguan can get.
When Wu Yingxiong saw the specific numbers, his eyes widened in surprise.
Wu Yingxiong never expected that Zhao Junchen would be like this... Kang Gai!
Compared with the past, the future food and salary quota allocated to the Wu family in Shanhaiguan has increased by nearly 70%!
Adding so much financial and food support to the Wu family in Shanhaiguan in one go is not only enough to make up for the losses caused by the Wu family in Shanhaiguan due to the Liao salary reform, but it can even make Shanhaiguan's future finances more comfortable.
You know, according to Zhao Junchen's original idea, the most important measure for the Liao's rate reform was to change the transportation and storage methods of Liao's rates and materials, so that all Liao's money and grain would no longer be transported to Liaodong via Shanhaiguan. Instead of storing all Liao's wages and grains in Jinzhou Camp and handing them over to the Liaodong Town General Soldier for unified distribution, various methods such as river transportation, sea transportation, hired caravans, etc. were used to send Liao's wages and grains directly to various defense areas.
According to this model, apart from the general soldiers of Liaodong Town, the Wu family in Shanhaiguan would suffer the most.
In the past, the Wu family in Shanhaiguan relied on the fact that it was a necessary place for the transportation of Liao's wages. Every year, they actively assisted the court in transporting Liao's wages and materials, and by the way, they plucked the feathers of geese and intercepted them privately.
This part of the gray income increased Shanhaiguan's military expenditures and wages by more than 50%, so the Wu family was able to support a powerful army like Guan Ning's cavalry.
Once in the future, Liao's salary no longer has to go through Shanhaiguan, the Wu family will lose the opportunity to pluck the feathers of Yan Guo, and will no longer be able to support Guan Ning's cavalry. Their strength will inevitably drop drastically, which can be said to be a strain on their muscles and bones.
If the Wu family still wants to maintain its strength, it can only ask the imperial court to significantly increase Shanhaiguan's military investment, at least by 50%.
But such an increase was so huge that Wu Yingxiong couldn't help but feel guilty, thinking that Zhao Junchen would never agree under normal circumstances, so he deliberately set up a situation to embarrass Zhao Junchen and wanted to force Zhao Junchen to make concessions.
Wu Yingxiong never expected that Zhao Junchen would take the initiative to give the Wu family in Shanhaiguan more food and salary quotas without any pressure on his part.
Shocked in his heart, Wu Yingxiong couldn't help but look up at Zhao Junchen, only to find that Zhao Junchen had suppressed his gentle smile and was looking at him with a serious expression.
Then, without waiting for Wu Yingxiong to express his opinion, Zhao Junchen took the lead and said: "I seem to be a little surprised when I see Wu Du's expression... because Shanhaiguan's future food and salary quota is much larger than Wu Du's original expectation. wrong?"
Wu Yingxiong couldn't help but nodded repeatedly and expressed his thanks: "I really didn't expect that Zhao Gechen would take such good care of Shanhaiguan. If this quota can be achieved in the end, the Wu family in Shanhaiguan will definitely be grateful to Zhao Gechen for his compassion and kindness in the future..."
But before Wu Yingxiong could finish speaking, Zhao Junchen had already shaken his head and said: "Doctor Wu, please don't rush to express your thanks. I have already said it just now. These contents are just rough ideas. Let's not say whether the central court will fully agree with it. , even I myself...will change course and make corrections at any time."
After Wu Yingxiong heard this, his expression changed slightly.
Zhao Junchen continued leisurely: "Actually, since Liaodong Town agreed to the reform of Liao's pay, I have already made a decision in my mind. I believe that the imperial court should take advantage of this opportunity to significantly increase Shanhaiguan's military pay. Money and food!
The reason is also very simple, because the situation in Shanhaiguan is not as corrupt as that in Liaodong Town. The children of the Wu family are all working hard and do not like luxury. They have never been greedy for money and have invested every tael of money in training and raising the army. Above... In comparison, the food and salary allocated to Liaodong Town will only fatten the military attachés at all levels in Liaodong Town. It is not bad if the money and food actually used to train and support the army can be left with three or four achievements! Therefore, judging from the actual effect, allocating more military pay to Shanhaiguan is undoubtedly the best choice to strengthen the court's border defense! "
Wu Yingxiong was a little unsure of Zhao Junchen's true attitude, but he still nodded with deep approval and said: "The military salary, money and food allocated by the imperial court to Liaodong Town over the years is more than ten times that of Shanhaiguan, but the results are very few. Most of them The Liaodong border army is still old and weak and cannot be used for anything! If these military pay, money and food are handed over to Shanhaiguan, Shanhaiguan is absolutely confident that it can expand the size of Guanning's cavalry by more than five times. By then, let alone guarding the border, it will even be a counterattack and construction It is also easy to defeat the Jurchens in the state and regain all the lost land in Liaodong!"
Zhao Junchen did not pay attention to Wu Yingxiong's boasting, but suddenly changed the subject and said: "Of course, there are many criticisms of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan between the government and the public, and they believe that the Wu family's various practices are manifestations of raising private soldiers and wolf ambitions, but However, I am convinced of Your Majesty's methods and believe that as long as the situation in Liaodong that Your Majesty has shaped does not change fundamentally, the troops in Shanhaiguan can only be used by the imperial court, and there will be no opportunity to show dissent. Therefore, I was originally very relieved. Give more food and supplies to Shanhaiguan."
Wu Yingxiong couldn't help but change his face and angrily said: "I, the descendants of the Wu family, have been loyal for generations. They have devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the court and to training troops and guarding the border for His Majesty. They have completely given up their own enjoyment and luxury. If such behavior is to be criticized and punished, Wouldn't it chill all the loyal and good people in the world to think that it is a wolfish ambition? Could it be said that only those who are greedy for military pay, arrogant and licentious like the military attache of Liaodong Town can be regarded as having no objections? "
Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and said: "I used to have this view, but... Governor Wu, your recent actions have made me feel guilty in my heart! Especially the arrangements you made in the rescue town In that scene, he deliberately set up a situation to embarrass me. It seemed that he wanted to manipulate public opinion, exert pressure and coerce, and force me to give in! I am now inspecting Liaodong on behalf of the emperor, and Governor Wu's approach, The feeling I have is that Governor Wu has learned from Liaodong Town’s general approach of supporting troops with self-respect and a big tail..."
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen narrowed his eyes slightly, tapped his fingers on the table, and finally said: "So, I am also a little undecided now. Should I allocate more to Shanhaiguan as planned?" Food and salary support! If Shanhaiguan becomes another Liaodong town with more money, food and military salary, then won’t I become a criminal of the imperial court? "
Wu Yingxiong's expression changed drastically after hearing this.
Zhao Junchen's conversation changed several times, first praising, then questioning, sometimes giving surprises, and sometimes hinting at threats. Wu Yingxiong's mood continued to fluctuate with Zhao Junchen's reversal of conversation, making it difficult to remain calm.
Especially Zhao Junchen's last malicious speculation made Wu Yingxiong secretly angry.
But the next moment, Wu Yingxiong had forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. Instead, he lowered himself, submitted to the humiliation, and patiently explained to Zhao Junchen: "Zhao Gechen, you misunderstood. The incident at the rescue town was purely accidental and was by no means deliberately done by the governor. , not to mention taking the opportunity to exert pressure and coercion..."
Zhao Junchen smiled half-heartedly, waved his hand and interrupted: "Whether the incident in the reinforcement town was an accident or not, you only need to ask the generals of Liaodong Town to find out... Wu Governor, do you think the generals of Liaodong Town will provide you with cover?" ?”
Seeing that Zhao Junchen showed no shame and directly exposed his excuse, Wu Yingxiong's secret anger grew stronger, but on the surface he also softened his attitude.
Wu Yingxiong knew very well that Zhao Junchen's various statements at this time had nothing more than two intentions.
One is to switch from defense to offense;
Before that, it was Wu Yingxiong who deliberately planned and calculated against Zhao Junchen, forcing Zhao Junchen to give in and compromise. That is, Wu Yingxiong took the initiative to attack, and Zhao Junchen could only defend passively. In the end, even if Zhao Junchen gave in and compromised, he still needed to find a way to prove himself to Wu Yingxiong. sincerity.
But now, with Zhao Junchen's operations, it is mainly against customers, and Wu Yingxiong needs to prove his sincerity to Zhao Junchen.
The second is to show the strong and weak masters and subordinates.
Power is the handle of rewards and punishments, both grace and power are indispensable.
Zhao Junchen's various statements are to prove to Wu Yingxiong that he has the ability to reward the Shanhaiguan Wu family and let the Shanhaiguan Wu family reap more benefits, and he also has the ability to punish the Shanhaiguan Wu family, causing the Shanhaiguan Wu family's interests to be damaged and its foundation to be shaken.
But on the other hand, the Wu family in Shanhaiguan could only create some minor troubles for Zhao Junchen, but they could not break Zhao Junchen's muscles and bones, and they were not able to offer enough benefits to bribe Zhao Junchen.
When he was in Jiubing Town, Zhao Junchen fought back Wu Yingxiong's trap with a strong attitude. He seemed to have no intention of compromising with the Wu family of Shanhaiguan and wanted to fight Wu Yingxiong to the end. But now he took the initiative to express his intention to give more to the Wu family of Shanhaiguan. Qianliang supports, but because of the incident in Jiubing Town, he has doubts about the Wu family in Shanhaiguan...
This series of statements means "I can give, but you can't force it."
In the officialdom, when interests are being negotiated and factions are competing, if one wants to differentiate, open conflict or direct wrestling is often not necessary.
Many times, a private meeting is enough to decide the outcome.
This is the case now. Zhao Junchen made Wu Yingxiong understand these truths deeply with just one conversation, several reversals of conversation, and a string of numbers on the Liaoning salary reform draft.
Therefore, Wu Yingxiong naturally cannot take a tough stance, and also needs to find a way to prove his position to Zhao Junchen in exchange for Zhao Junchen's understanding and forgetfulness.
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ps: There are a lot of things going on recently. First, various tasks need to be summarized at the end of the year. Then, children need to be monitored when classes are suspended and they are taking online classes at home. Finally, even with strict precautions, the whole family is still getting infected. The bug once had to carry 39.5° Taking care of my family... has finally come to an end today.
I wish you all good health.
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