"Supervising the country, I did not fight well in Anqing..."
"Where did the Prime Minister come from? The battle of Anqing was fought very well! Zhuo Butai's head was chopped off, and the entire army of 20,000 Qingyao was wiped out. Our losses were less than 4,000... This is still Not good, what is good? Everyone, what do you think?"
While Huang Zongxi and others were busy organizing the Ming Dynasty version of the Jiangnan Council, Zhu Heji also welcomed an important player in early October of the third year of Ding Wang Jianguo, the one who had obtained Zhuge Liang's secret art of war. , and he can also pinch Prime Minister Zhuge who is good at calculating.
The reason why Zhu Heji summoned Prime Minister Zhuge to Nanjing from Anqing Mansion, which had just been captured by the Ming army, was of course for the upcoming Jiangnan Consultative Conference.
Prime Minister Zhuge also has an identity as one of the eleven original Confucian scholars.
In the past two years, Zhu Heji, Zhuge Sanhe, Chen Yonghua, Qiu Rong and other former Confucian academicians have been busy with conquests, and the conference of academicians has not been held for a long time.
But whenever Zhu Heji encountered major events, he would still seek their opinions through letters. Although not all of these eleven bachelors were important enough, most of them were still very important.
Therefore, after Zhu Heji decided to convene the Jiangnan Consultative Council, he sent people to Zhejiang to invite Chen Yonghua, and sent people to Fujian to invite Zheng Jing. He also sent people to Guangdong to invite Zhu Tianwang, Mr. Yu, Su Yong, Zhu Shunshui, Gu Yanwu, Qu Dajun and others hurried north to Jinling.
By the way, Gu Yanwu's position as a bachelor was filled later. Zhu Da, a Badashan native who originally held this position, really had no interest in politics and went to Haizhu University to study knowledge, so he resigned as a bachelor. Zhu Heji recommended Gu Yanwu to be a bachelor.
However, King Zhu Tian, Mr. Yu, Su Yong, Zhu Shunshui, Gu Yanwu, and Qu Dajun have not arrived yet.
Therefore, the only bachelors who greeted Zhuge Sanhe on the dock today were Zhu Heji, Qiu Rong, Chen Yonghua, and Zheng Jing.
When Qiu Rong, Chen Yonghua and Zheng Jing heard Zhu Heji's question, they immediately agreed.
"What the governor said is very good! The prime minister conquered Wu and Zhou in the west, defeated Anqing in the north, wiped out all the Qing captives, and beheaded the demon leader Zhuo Butai. How can you say that the fight was not good?"
"Prime Minister, there is no need to be too modest. Although the Battle of Anqing cannot compare to the Battle of Purple Mountain, the Prime Minister still has to guard against Wu Sangui in the west and the main force of Qing Yao coming from Luzhou Prefecture. He does not dare to give it a try. ....."
"Prime Minister, your strategy in Anqing was to take the head of a general out of a million soldiers. Zheng admires it!"
When they said this, Prime Minister Zhuge finally showed a smile, and seemed to let go of the knot in his heart that had arisen from the long attack on Anqing.
Zhu Heji took a step forward, took one of Zhuge Sanhe's arms, and the two of them walked into a reception pavilion next to the Longjiangkou Pier.
Qiu Rong, Chen Yonghua, Zheng Jing, the three of them, and Zhuge Zhengyang, son of Zhuge Sanhe, also followed.
This official reception pavilion was expanded when Kangxi was stationed in Nanjing. It is said to be a pavilion, but in fact it is already a pavilion.
The weather in Nanjing is getting a little cold now, and a group of Cantonese and Fujian people can't stand the cold, so Xiaogonggong Pang Siming asked someone to set up a heater in the attic. When the group of people walked in, they felt a warmth and very comfortable. Then Zhu Heji led everyone to the second floor of the attic.
Da Bo Ling was waiting on the second floor of the pavilion. Zhu Heji asked her to prepare a table of Chaozhou-style wine, food and snacks for Zhuge Sanhe to cleanse himself from the dust - this kind of treatment is at Zhuge Sanhe's level. There are only senior officials and ministers.
In addition, although Da Bo Ling has entered Zhu He's house, she is also the "founding shareholder" of the new Daming business, so she is also qualified to participate in today's meeting... Of course she wants to support Zhu He unconditionally and without reservation. Damn it!
The five bachelors, plus Da Boling, took a seat next to the wine table on the second floor of the pavilion. Zhuge Zhengyang and Pang Siming were not qualified, so they had to retreat downstairs.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Zhu Heji went straight to the topic. He said to everyone present: "King Yanping, Prime Minister, Chen Zhijun, Brother Qiu, and aunt, we can sit here now and have a good time over wine. In the final analysis, it is still us The governance of Guangdong and Fujian has achieved very good results... In fact, before we entered Jiangxi, the strength of our New Ming Dynasty had already surpassed that of Wu Zhou and Qing Yao!"
The real strength, of course, is not the numbers on the books and the area on the map, but the military, economic and "magical" power that can really be mobilized!
Prime Minister Zhuge nodded and said: "The Supervisor is right! Wu Zhou has a small territory, a small population, poor industry and commerce, and inconvenient transportation. All he can rely on is the capital Wu Sangui has accumulated over the years and the strength of Huguang. Yungui, Sichuan, and Guangxi are actually of little use.
As for Qingyao, at first glance it seems that he has half of the world, just like Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, but the population and financial resources in the north have suffered too much in the chaos since the Chongzhen year. Moreover, Qing Yao is based in Manchuria and Mongolia, so it is difficult to bring out the full power of the Han people in the Central Plains. Their strength is only about the same as that of Wu Zhou, but their vigor is not as good as Wu Zhou... Supervisor, if we can raise 20 to 30 million military expenses through this conference, we should be able to beat Wu Zhou. Entered Beijing before! "
Zheng Jing took over Zhuge Sanhe's topic and said to Zhu Heji: "To supervise the country, Fujian can also raise an additional three to five million taels, and Guangdong should also be able to provide a little more money... As long as Jiangnan and Zhejiang If the two provinces can contribute 20 million, then there will be a total of 30 million for the Northern Expedition!"
Chen Yonghua also said: "The people in Zhejiang who supervise the country seem to be willing to pay... They just want to control the place for a few more years and make more money. If we want to go to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, we won't be able to free up money for the time being. ah!"
Qiu Rongze said: "The navy has now raised 200 sand ships that can travel from the Eastern Ocean (Yellow Sea) to the Bohai Sea. They can transport up to 5,000 people northward... It is still a bit uncertain to attack Beijing and Tianjin. ah!"
After listening to the speeches of these people, Zhu Heji suddenly smiled and said, "Huang Zongxi, Wan Sida, and Huang Baijia probably think so too, right?"
Several people were stunned, and Da Bo Ling quickly said something: "Jian Guo, is there anything wrong?"
"Of course it's not right!" Zhu Heji said seriously, "Who are we? We are original Confucians... We are the original Confucians who serve the world for the common good! Why can we dig out the power of Guangdong and Fujian? Why do we still have so much power in Guangdong and Fujian?" Isn’t it because we insist on taking the path of serving the world for the common good?
Is it important to spend 20 to 30 million yuan or to enter Beijing earlier? Not very important... What really matters is that the world is for the common good! As long as we insist that the world is for the common good, we will be able to tap into the power of Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and perhaps Jiangbei in the near future! With such a powerful force, who is Wu Zhou? What is a clear demon? "
"But, what does it mean that the world is for the common good?" Da Bo Ling continued to give Zhu Heji some advice.
Zhu Heji said with a smile: "To put it simply, it is fair! Fair! Still fucking fair! The world is for the common good...it must be as fair as possible!
Of course there is no absolute fairness, and Gujia will not be so confused! "
As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at the people present, and then said: "The Gu family knows that people are full of injustice at the beginning... they are born unfair.
But we must achieve great fairness within the scope of possible! Because only in this way can the imperial court control more people and land!
At the same time, it can also let the people below see the hope of improvement and be full of motivation.
It can also help those who have long been rotten and unable to take on big responsibilities to stop monopolizing land and population and becoming a stumbling block for others to make contributions and make a fortune! "
Zhu Heji paused and then said: "Since ancient times, any Han Dynasty court that can be strong for a while will take some measures to equalize land and suppress annexation... But it is difficult for anyone to do it thoroughly! So they A hundred years or even decades after the founding of the country, the country's power will weaken, and the next step will be to barely survive.
And if we want to do it thoroughly, we must do it thoroughly. Only if we do it thoroughly can our new Ming Dynasty have a prosperous age of two to three hundred years.
This is not an isolated family’s evil heart, but the world is undergoing major changes that have not happened in three thousand years. If you want to take the lead in such a changing situation, just a few decades of prosperity are not enough, you must have two to three hundred years of prosperity! "
