After the pay day, the ministers were in a good mood when they went to court. Their monthly salary was increased, and everyone had money in their pockets, so they could eat, drink and have fun. Furthermore, if we have a half-day court meeting today, we can work at the Yamen tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is the rest day that everyone is looking forward to.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yaoji had to tell the officials about the large sum of money he had planned to hire foreign aid for a long time. Otherwise, he would not be able to successfully get the money from the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay the bounty for the foreign aid.
"There is only one thing to discuss in today's court meeting, and you can retreat after it is over. I plan to borrow 50,000 troops from the Japanese country to land on the Liaodong Peninsula and raid the hinterland of the Donglu. What do you think, dear sirs?"
If you borrow too little, you won't be able to use it; if you borrow too much, you won't be able to hire someone. Even if you don't give people a monthly salary and let them live by robbery, you still have to provide them with enough food, otherwise you won't be able to convince the Tokugawa generals.
After a certain prince finished speaking, it was like a pot was boiling in the hall again. This was something that had never happened since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and the prince was the first of his kind.
Yesterday, the king was in Jin Dynasty and promoted a magistrate, and today he did such a strange thing. If many people had not experienced many previous confrontations between the prince and his ministers, they would not be able to bear it.
Wang Jiayan, the new Minister of War, was horrified when he heard this, and went out to speak with concern: "Your Highness, our country, the Ming Dynasty, fought several wars with the Japanese state during the Wanli period. It lasted six years, and a total of more than 100,000 Wang troops were deployed. After After many bloody battles, the Japanese army was repulsed. Future generations will never forget the battles of the past. Our dynasty must continue to strengthen itself in order to remain invincible, and seeking peace with neighboring countries is definitely not a good strategy."
The great Ming Dynasty actually fell to the point where it needed Japanese troops to help in the war, and the current prince took the initiative to mention this matter. This was equivalent to putting aside his own face and asking his former enemy to help him.
This is something that many people in both the ruling and opposition parties cannot accept. Both the warring faction and the peace-negotiating faction are a little embarrassed. Once this matter is made public, I am afraid it will cause another shock.
Ni Yuanlu, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out immediately and fully supported Wang Jiayan's point of view: "I agree with Wang Shangshu that now that all the Eastern captives have retreated, Jifu has no worries, and the rogue bandits have been wiped out, the situation has been greatly improved. The imperial court must rectify its military preparations. Expand the army and strengthen the border affairs, no matter the empty words. Using other troops to attack the Eastern captives is really inappropriate and undermines the dignity of our Ming Dynasty. I sincerely ask Your Highness to think twice."
In Ni Yuanlu's view, most of the rogue bandits have been wiped out, and there is nothing to be afraid of even if there are still some remnants. The imperial court should take this opportunity to reorganize the army and strengthen its troops. While strengthening the defense line in northern Xinjiang, it is the right way to wait for an opportunity to defeat the Eastern captives.
Xie Sheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, became the third speaker, and he firmly opposed the prince's suggestion, and he had good reasons: "Your Highness, borrowing troops to assist in the war is by no means the fundamental way. The Japanese country is a wolf's ambition, and the Japanese army is even more greedy." The murderous nature, although it has been restrained now, is difficult to control. If his army uses the road to attack Jifu, it will be a move to lure the wolf into the house, which will lead to the ruin of the officialdom, so this plan must not be used!"
Many young officials may not be familiar with what happened back then, but for a veteran of the three dynasties like Xie Sheng, they can still remember it vividly. He has a much clearer understanding of the Japanese country and the Japanese army than the average person.
This is not over yet. Zhang Xin, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, also followed up: "I agree with what the three of you just said. Today, Kimchi has surrendered to the Donglu and has begun to help Zhou to do evil. If the Japanese country colludes with them, then we will encounter the Donglu on the Ming Dynasty. We will be plundered and harassed by Japanese troops at sea. It can be said that our army is surrounded by enemies from both sides and it is really difficult to win, and the imperial court cannot afford the related losses."
From a political and military perspective, neither the Japanese state nor the Japanese army were trustworthy partners of the Ming Dynasty. Before the expedition to the Kimchi Peninsula, Japanese pirates had been harassing the southeastern coastal areas for hundreds of years.
The government and the public generally have a grudge against Japan, which has a "very distinguished" criminal record. They will not accept any help from this country unless it is absolutely necessary, let alone take the initiative to ask for help from the other country.
After the prince came to supervise the country, he used a series of thunderous measures to make Taicang unprecedentedly plump, which provided a good financial foundation for the army to prepare for war. Under the current situation, it should not be difficult for the court to invest 15 million taels of silver in military pay.
Furthermore, after the Ming troops from various parts of the south were transferred to the north, the total strength was no less than 300,000, which was twice the number of Donglu. With such prerequisites, there was no need to seek help from the Japanese country.
"Is there any objection from my beloved?"
As a result, Zhang Xuan, the censor of the right capital, Wang Zhengzhi, the minister of Dali Temple, Ye Chuchun, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Jin Zhijun, the right minister of the Ministry of War, Wu Linzheng, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Fan Shutai, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and others came out one after another and began to play against the prince blatantly.
Although it involved foreign affairs, Feng Quan, the Minister of Rites, did not move at all. He kept staring at the chief minister. Xue Guoguan did not express his position, so he remained silent as much as possible.
Feng Quan didn't get any information about this matter in advance, and he would not easily make the first move before he found out the prince's background.
Xue Guoguan's attitude was that of the prince. Before the first assistant said a word, he had better not speak without permission. This was the secret that he spent five thousand taels of silver to get.
Zhang Guowei and Du Yinxi originally wanted to join the opposition, but when they saw the look in the eyes of Wu Zong, the second assistant, they temporarily endured it and planned to watch first before speaking.
After all, although the prince is young, he is experienced in his actions. He definitely did not come up with such an idea in a flash of enthusiasm. He should consider it carefully and listen to his explanation as a basis for judgment.
It seems that there are quite a few people in the court who challenge me, especially those moths that seem to be showing signs of basking in the sun, so don't blame yourself for being rude: "Oh~! Okay, let's save Xie Sheng, Zhang Xin, Ye Chuchun, Zhang Xuan, Jin Zhijun, and Wang Zhengzhi were sent to jail and their homes were searched due to their duties."
The reason why I keep you here is so that you can cheer for me, not to support you and make me angry.
Xie Sheng, who was the first to call his name, was so frightened that he almost fell over. He hurriedly asked loudly, as if he had been wronged: "Your Highness, although he is old and weak, he is dedicated to serving the country. Why is Your Highness like this?"
The other five people also agreed. They all believed that the prince was seeking revenge for his personal revenge. There was no reason at all and it was completely impossible to convince everyone.
Empress Zhou was listening to the government at the scene. She had seen the whole process, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried. It would be too abrupt for the eldest son to do this, but if we refer to previous events, she might still have some backup plans, and she would definitely not be trapped in her own trap. For injustice.
Yao Ji raised his hands, looked at the aggrieved people, and laughed: "Why? Why? Why don't you know it? You are very clear about your own family property, and I am also very clear about it. Today, I am a group of people. And if you attack them, they are worse than dogs, so what is the use of raising you?"
Forget it, one, two, three, four, and then two, two, three, four. Do you plan to conquer me with four eight beats?
How can I be embarrassed if I am forced to say such fair things as ministers are worse than dogs?
In comparison, you are really not as good as the German shepherds brought over by the armed warlocks.
To use a famous saying from Japan to describe it, your conscience is greatly broken!
If you used to enrich your own pockets, but now you stop, and no one reports you, I can turn a blind eye or close one eye and pretend I didn't see it.
It's great now. Not only did you not settle the matter, but you also took the initiative to find trouble. Do you want to use Huangji Palace as a place to kick off the gym?
I am not a dumper who was struck by lightning and turned into a vegetative state. If you want to use the advantage of numbers to defeat me, you must first ask my lackeys.
I’m not going to tell you the truth, but my best tactic is the cannon fodder tactic. There are more people than there are people. After so many years, I have never been afraid of anyone!
Xie Sheng was still dissatisfied, mainly because he was afraid that his home would be ransacked because of this: "Your Highness clearly knows that this is Yao Yan. I have been favored by the emperor for a long time, and I will never do such a sloppy thing!"
If the prince really sent out the factory guards, the wealth he had accumulated over decades of hard work would be wasted in a single thought. Only now did Xie Sheng begin to regret that he should not have confronted the prince at the court meeting.
Yaoji asked Fang Zhenghua to send someone out immediately, and then said with a half-smile: "Thank you Aiqing, I hope so, but I can't say it without proof. Chen Biqian thinks that he is an upright official, Li Juesi also thinks so, and Yang Shicong also thinks so. If you don't check, they all say they are upright officials. If you check, they are all officials of the Qing Dynasty. They come and lurk in the court, trying to overthrow our Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, how could there be such a bold and reckless person, trying hard to make money while doing more than merchants? They are greedy for gold, silver and jewels, but on the other hand they openly say that they are innocent! It is said that civil servants do not love money and military generals are not afraid of death, so the Ming Dynasty will inevitably revive. But now, civil servants love money, government affairs are exhausted, military generals are afraid of death, and they fight repeatedly Defeated. In this way, someone asked me to reorganize the military equipment. Didn’t all the money spent in reorganizing the military equipment go into your own pockets? When Donglu enters the pass again, our Ming army is still vulnerable. This Apart from wasting money, what is the use of rectification? By the way, for you and other morons, if the court rectifies it once, you will have one more chance to plunder. This is a good strategy, and I have to applaud it! "
Wang Jiayan and Ni Yuanlu are both loyal ministers, and even if they have different political opinions, they will not give them shoes.
But the remaining few can't let it go so easily. How dare they go against me when they have money in their pockets.
You all go to the mountain to dig. If your braided master can rescue you, then you are lucky.
Now there are only four players left playing mahjong in East Asia, and there is only one winner in the end.
Kimchi surrendered to Zha Qing, so Zha Ming had to recruit the Japanese country into the group, so that the situation of even power could be maintained.
If the Four Nations Mahjong cannot be won, then upgrade to the Six Nations Mahjong and bring Spain and the Mud Empire into the mix.
A certain prince didn't believe that this battle could be lost with so many foreign aid coming to help.
Out of sight, out of mind, Yaoji asked the Han generals to drag out all these moths and let the officials below the third rank have a good look. It was also a reminder to them that there was another vacancy in the court, and they were all fat vacancies who could go to the palace to meet the emperor. , everyone should be prepared.
Zhong Qian, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zhen Shu, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, looked at each other. Both of them understood that their yamen now had work to do again.
So far, the prince knows all the family members of the courtiers, so he has not arrested anyone by mistake. They must also have rich families, and they may be able to taste their collections over the years.
When calm finally returned to the main hall, Yaoji cleared his throat and talked about his plan: "Now, I will talk about the borrowing of troops to recruit captives. First of all, the tribes in western Liaoning have lost their ability to make progress. The protection is the first, making it difficult for them to send 50,000 troops to heaven. Secondly, Donglu heard that this palace is supervising the country, and they will definitely come back this winter. If they can hold back some of their troops, or even consume thousands, it will be a great thing for the people in the pass. . Finally, when the imperial court sends out troops, it is necessary to prepare ammunition and food, and the monthly salary for an army of 50,000 alone must exceed 100,000 taels."
A certain prince did not intend to sit still and wait for death. The Donglu invasion had entered the countdown stage. Although there was still plenty of time, once the enemy's main force really moved south, it would still be unstoppable.
The Ming army simply cannot make up for the huge gap in combat power between the two sides through military expansion in a short period of time. What's more, the main force of the Ming army is in the south to suppress the bandits, and it may be difficult to return reinforcements in time.
When it comes to wages and food, it falls under the jurisdiction of Li Daiwen, the Minister of Household Affairs. In view of the people who were dragged out of the hall before, he asked cautiously: "Your Highness, if you exchange 50,000 for the Ming Dynasty King's Master For 50,000 Japanese troops, don’t we still need to provide food and salary?”
The prince has provided Taicang with a lot of income, and the pressure on the household department has been greatly alleviated.
But now it is unreasonable to support the 50,000 troops for the Japanese country.
If you have to spend an equal amount of silver, why hire foreign troops to help in the battle?
Seeing that other ministers also had this idea, Yaoji explained with some lingering fears: "I have already thought of what Li Aiqing is worried about. First of all, when the Japanese army goes to war, they must prepare their own weapons and armor, and our army's equipment is If purchased with money, the ordnance required for 50,000 soldiers must cost at least one million taels of silver. Secondly, there is no need to pay monthly salary for the Japanese army. Whatever people or things they grab after landing can be discounted after they are shipped back to port. If you kill the Donglu, you will get one hundred taels per person. Finally, the Japanese army goes out to fight. If you win, you can contain the strength of the Donglu, and the defeat will not dampen the morale of our army. Therefore, the advantages of this strategy outweigh the disadvantages, which is the basis of my suggestion. Where.”
A certain prince never engaged in loss-making business. Even if he asked factory guards to search his house, he would have to select fat pigs to slaughter first.
If the appearance fees of the Japanese army and the Ming army were the same, there would be no need to hire such expensive foreign aid.
After the prince explained this, the ministers seemed to think that this was indeed the case, and their resistance was not so strong.
They don't need a monthly salary, and they bring their own armor and weapons. The cost of fighting alone for a year can save no less than two million taels of silver compared to sending out the king's army.
If they really only had to pay for food and discounts, hiring 50,000 Japanese troops to fight in Liaodong would seem to be good for the court. At least it would be better to kill the Japanese than the Ming Dynasty.
Yaoji asked his chamberlain to bring a huge map shelf of the Liaodong Peninsula, pointed it with a small pointer and said: "This is the farthest place from Donglu's home base, its supply line is the longest, and there are not many troops stationed there. Once something happens, Donglu will have difficulty in time." Support. By the time they reach the coastal area, the Japanese troops have already looted and boarded the ships. If the Donglu troops are stationed here in large numbers, it will be able to contain their forces, and the number of Donglu troops entering the pass will be greatly reduced."
Let's divert the trouble to the north and let the pigtails know what a Japanese pirate group army is!
