Feng Ziying, however, did not have much time to think about his own rewards. At this time, his thoughts were occupied by the intensive discussions and negotiations on the debt strategy.
"Master Zhang, I understand what you mean. Master Chai sent you a letter before he left. I was also entrusted by Master Chai to convey his message to you. Jiubian food and salary must be the top priority, but there must also be some emphasis. Ji Liao , especially Liaodong must continue to increase investment, students can understand, but Xuanda and Jizhen are not necessary,..."
Feng Ziying and Zhang Jingqiu stood on the map board and explained patiently: "Currently, Nurhaci's main energy is still on digesting and annexing the Hada and Huifa tribes of the Haixi Jurchen. The war against the Ula tribe has not yet made substantial progress. There is no possibility that they will invade the South in the short term,..."
"Ziying, I know you have put a lot of thought into military affairs, so Zishu wrote to me and asked me if you would be willing to come to the Ministry of War if you have been working as an editor at the Hanlin Academy for one year."
Zhang Jingqiu also felt that Feng Ziying had a broad vision, considered far-reaching issues, and put a lot of effort into military intelligence. He did not expect that Feng Ziying had such in-depth research on the situation in Liaodong, which was a surprise.
According to the convention, all sage scholars have to enter the Hanlin Academy to serve as editors and reviewers in order to have better development prospects in the future. This is the so-called "non-Hanlin Academy" does not enter the cabinet.
In other words, you must stay in the Hanlin Academy for at least a period of time. Only with this qualification can you be considered qualified to join the cabinet. Of course, it does not mean that you can join the cabinet if you have been in the Hanlin Academy, but this is the basis, and studying in the Hanlin Academy This experience of Shujishi who studies history is countless.
Seeing Zhang Jingqiu changing the topic, Feng Ziying also knew that Zhang Jingqiu was more worried about the defense of Xuanda and Jizhen, and couldn't help but sigh.
It seems that Jianzhou Jurchen has indeed put a lot of pressure on the capital, but he believes that now, or within three to five years, Nurhaci does not have the strength to go south.
Without completely annexing and digesting the Hercynian Jurchen tribes, without winning over or forming an alliance with the Horqin and Outer Kalkha tribes, or even without completely solving the Chahar tribe, Nurhaci would not rashly go south. At most, he would It will just create trouble for Liaodong.
The defense of Xuanda and Jizhen is of course important, but with the court's financial situation like this, one has to make a choice of priorities, and it still needs to be based on the timeline.
Liaodong is the most important now, and now the Hetao reaches the line of Bansheng. The current confrontation between Bushitu and Suangtaiji has been formed. After solving the strategy of advancing westward to Shazhou and Hami, we only need to stabilize If you live in the towns of Gansu and Ningxia, it can be said that in the entire nine-border land, there will not be much problem from the three sides to the seven towns of Xuanda. Therefore, in the future, we should strengthen the defense of Liaodong, take into account Ji Town, and then open up Denglai and Liaodong. On the front line, strengthen Liaodong's strength to curb the Jurchen expansion.
But the new Minister of the Ministry of War obviously did not agree with his own views, especially since Xuanda and Jizhen urgently needed to strengthen defense. This was something Feng Ziying could not understand.
There is only so much money. If you lean to one side, you must relax the other side. It is such a real problem. He always thought that Zhang Jingqiu would be sober on this issue, but now it seems that Zhang Jingqiu is not as smart as he thought. .
"Sir, wherever the student goes, it is the imperial court's arrangement. The student will naturally obey the order, but what the student wants to talk about now is the issue of Xuanda University..." Feng Ziying felt helpless.
Zhang Jingqiu also smiled and shook his head. This guy is really persistent. Do you really think he can't see the situation clearly?
"Ziying, if Xuanda is weakened, it will cause many consequences..."
"Master Zhang, it is not to weaken Xuanda, but to temporarily stabilize the current situation. Whether it is Su Nang or Lin Dan Batur, they will not be able to invade the South within three to five years. This student dares to say! And the Jianzhou Jurchens have not This person has the guts to go south regardless of the flanks and retreats! Then why can’t the limited money be spent on places where it is more needed? Don’t you understand the importance of Denglai? Strengthening Denglai is to make up for Liaodong’s stamina!"
Feng Ziying stared into Zhang Jingqiu's eyes and spoke word by word.
Zhang Jingqiu also looked at Feng Ziying. If it were any other concubine, Zhang Jingqiu would have sent him away with just one sentence, but Feng Ziying cherished his talent and knew that the emperor also admired her.
Smiling, Zhang Jingqiu nodded: "Well, Ziying, what do you think of Shandong?"
"Establish the Governor of Denglai, take charge of the Denglai Second Guards, Qingzhou Guards, and Tianjin Guards, set up a naval fleet, run it with full strength, and open up the back road to Liaodong..." Feng Ziying was determined.
Zhang Jingqiu was taken aback and immediately concentrated in thought.
There is actually a reason why he said before that he would continue to strengthen Xuanda.
After Wang Ziteng returned to Beijing, he said that the two towns of Datong in Shanxi had deployed elite troops to Ningxia and Gansu to suppress the rebellion. Now the two towns were seriously short of troops. He demanded that they be replenished immediately and that military pay, food and grass be given priority. If the Xuanfu was to be weakened at this time, it would inevitably lead to chaos. The strong opposition from these warriors will have an impact on the entire opening of the sea and debt raising.
Moreover, Wang Ziteng also vaguely revealed that if he was asked to serve as governor of the three sides, he would rather take up an official position. This would inevitably cause a wave of turmoil, and the emperor would not allow this to happen.
But now Feng Ziying has proposed another new strategy, establishing a new governor of Denglai and building a naval fleet. This is undoubtedly a very attractive position. Perhaps this can remove Wang Ziteng from the position of governor of Xuanda?
Wang Ziteng did not want to go to the Liaodong side and did not dare to go. He did not want to go to the three sides, but he could not be allowed to occupy the position of Governor Xuanda. This was the most powerful military force outside the capital city and the most powerful after the Liaodong soldiers. Elite power.
The Beijing camp is in the hands of Niu Jizong, and the Xuan army is in the hands of Wang Ziteng. And Wang Ziteng has extraordinary methods. Maybe in two years, Xuanda may become the sphere of influence of Wang Ziteng, which the emperor cannot tolerate.
To get rid of Wang Ziteng, he must have a position that is attractive enough and can be used to communicate externally.
Governor Thein Lay, well, that's a good idea.
Seeing that Zhang Jingqiu suddenly fell into deep thought, Feng Ziying stopped talking and waited for Zhang Jingqiu's thinking.
It took a long time for Zhang Jingqiu to wake up from his thoughts, but he did not mention this topic again. He only mentioned the possibility of establishing a naval fleet in Fujian and Zhejiang.
Feng Ziying mentioned that he understood that there must be scholars and officials from the south who put pressure on Zhang Jingqiu. For them, since they want to open the sea and raise debts, the debt recipients will definitely be southern businessmen, and the natural diamine must be the largest Ensure the safety of maritime trade to the maximum extent so that their money will be worthwhile.
This is also a reasonable thing, but it involves many aspects, and it is inevitable that there will be some disputes.
After coming out of the Ministry of War's public house and looking at the time, Feng Ziying went straight to Qi Yongtai's house.
"Master Qi, Mr. Zhang has basically accepted our point of view. Denglai should manage things well to support Liaodong, establish a water fleet and open the sea to Denglai. Do you think you can convince others?"
Seeing his student looking tired, Qi Yongtai couldn't bear it.
In the past few days, Feng Ziying, as a messenger from all parties, kept delivering messages and was very tired.
This is also unprecedented. After all, the imperial court has not yet officially finalized the debt-raising strategy to open the sea. It is worried that it will be boycotted and opposed, which will be a huge blow to the prestige of Emperor Yonglong and will also give some interested people an opportunity. , so compromise between all parties can only be achieved through this kind of semi-public dialogue and communication.
Only when the opinions of all parties gradually become unified and basically reach an agreement will the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War formally propose the strategy to the cabinet and make it public. At this time, the princes of the court can openly discuss and negotiate in the court. Before that, , more like a solicitation of opinions and discussion.
"Ziying, if Xuanda is like this, will it be a little weak?" Qi Yongtai has a calm temperament and needs to consider every aspect carefully, but this often means being a little conservative.
"No, Lindan Batur is still young and has not yet officially grasped the real power of Chahar. And Su Nang is busy competing with Bushitu and has no time to look south. But if we wait another three to five years, I am afraid we will have to consider Lindan Batur." The question is whether to support Lindan Batur to control Horqin and Outer Khalkha and compete with the Jurchens, or to support the winner of Bushitu and Su Nang to attack Chahar in the east in order to form a confrontation with the Jurchens. It depends on the situation. It’s decided.”
Feng Ziying's words did not reassure Qi Yongtai, "What do you think?"
"Qi Shi, it's hard to say now. If Lin Dan Batur really has the ability to control Waikakarkha and Horqin, then Da Zhou should support him and suppress the Tumut people to avoid holding Lin Dan Khan back. In this way, the Jianzhou Jurchens will not tolerate Lindan Batur taking away Horqin and the Outer Kalkha tribes. There will definitely be a battle, which is beneficial to us. We are afraid that Lindan Batur, who is ambitious and talented, has short sight and weak skills, and even Horqin and the Outer Karkha tribes will be killed. If we can’t control it, then we will have to support Su Nang or the fortune-telling rabbit to go east to western Liaoning.”
Feng Ziying sighed softly.
In the history of the previous life, Lin Dan Khan was the latter. As a result, his collapse even caused the collapse of the entire Mongolian left and right wings. In vain, the Jianzhou Jurchens took a big advantage, and the Jurchens who controlled the entire Mongolia were able to unscrupulously start from Liaodong. Thousands of miles to the Hetao front line, it posed a threat to the Ming Dynasty, making it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to guard against it.
Therefore, Feng Ziying is worried that Lin Danbatour in this life may still be the same as in previous lives. The inertia of history is often quite huge.
"You don't think highly of Lin Dan Batur?" Qi Yongtai noticed Feng Ziying's worry and said carefully: "If Lin Dan Batur is an adou who cannot be supported, and we are temporarily unable to help Horqin and the Outer Kalkha tribes, will we Can we make a fuss about the remaining Ula tribe and Yehe tribe of the Haixi Jurchen tribe?"
Feng Ziying's eyes lit up. Qi Yongtai actually started to pay attention to military affairs. This was a novelty. He suddenly realized: "Master Qi, are you going to join the cabinet?"
