The five pavilion elders turned around and saw Zhu Yijun coming in from the outside with a smile, his eyes showing incomparable confidence.
When the elders saw that the emperor was coming, they all stood up and saluted him: "I will see you, your Majesty."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said: "My dear friends, there is no need to be polite... Where did we discuss it just now? What should we do about Daning City, right?"
Several pavilion elders looked at each other, and Zhang Siwei said: "It is true that the emperor heard that the ministers and others were discussing the difficulty of Daning's persistence."
Zhu Yijun raised his chin slightly and Shi Shiran said: "Someone had considered this issue long before taking Daning City. However, it was different from now. Whether the conditions can be met is still uncertain, so although I knew it, I didn't do it first. Mention it to all my dear friends."
The elders were a little stunned at first, and then they all looked thoughtful.
Before Daning City was captured?
Ha, apart from the emperor, only Gao Pragmatic knew about the goal of "taking Daning City". Even the cabinet didn't know the exact arrangements before, so before taking Daning City, they started to consider what would happen after Daning City was taken. Sticking to the question, could this person be anyone else besides being highly pragmatic?
As soon as Zhu Yijun said these words, the reactions of the elders were very interesting: Zhang Siwei and Xu Guo were obviously in high spirits, while Shen Shixing and Yu Youding frowned at the same time. Only Pan Sheng looked calm, except for slightly raising his eyebrows. Beyond the eyebrows, it can be said that he looks calm.
Zhu Yijun saw their reactions in his eyes, but did not say anything special. He just revealed the answer as everyone expected: "Qiuzhen told me that he has an appointment with King Shunyi. As long as the Ming Dynasty needs it, King Shunyi will send troops to escape." Tuoqiataiji is a general, stationed about a hundred miles south of Daning City, to guard my baggage team... Of course, rewards are indispensable."
Being pragmatic and pragmatic, it is not impossible to ask Han Naji to provide free help, but it is not possible to use face as much as possible, especially if he spends his personal face for the national affairs of the Ming Dynasty, this is not consistent. Highly pragmatic demeanor.
Therefore, he and Han Naji agreed that the Ming Dynasty would reward the Ming Dynasty and Tumote would send troops, which was a bit like a mercenary. Of course, there were many Mongolian "mercenaries" in Xuanda and other places, and there had even been some for a long time. Many small tribes collectively went to Nantou. This was nothing new. Even Li Chengliang in Liaodong had many Mongolian athletes working for him, and many of them were his servants or even his godsons.
In this era, nationalism is still far away.
The Ming Dynasty has long had a tradition of spending money to buy Mongolians to fight the Mongols. Needless to say, Tumut is the thug that the Ming Dynasty has been wooing, so it is natural to contribute at this time. As for the reward, that is reasonable. The only thing that needs attention is how the price is negotiated.
Yu Youding had just tried to suppress Zhang Siwei, but was suddenly disturbed by the emperor's appearance. He was quite unwilling, rolled his eyes and asked: "Although it is a clever trick to drive away tigers and swallow wolves, there will be disasters in the north and south of Ming Dynasty this year." , the imperial court has also waived some money and food, and in addition to the expenses for preparing for King Lu’s wedding and the kingdom next year, if there is another large reward, I am afraid that the treasury will be difficult to cope with..."
As soon as Yu Youding opened his mouth, Shen Shixing immediately spoke up and said, "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Yu Ge is very concerned about this. Originally, I had no plans for a war in the Ming Dynasty this year, but I died and Mongolia was in chaos, which then led to the Monan War. , this is already an unexpected battle... Although our victory in this battle is great and shocking to all parties, the cost involved is also difficult to estimate. "
Yu Youding first took a look at the emperor's expression and saw that he was not obviously displeased, so he continued: "I accept the trust of the emperor to take charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I have made rough estimates with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War before. During the Battle of Monan, when our army sent troops, it cost a huge amount of money and food. It amounted to about 630,000 taels of silver, and the equivalent of 340,000 taels of grain, cloth, Huǒ yào, etc.
The total cost of the two projects is one million taels of silver. Now the Ministry of Revenue is working day and night to discuss countermeasures to see where to borrow funds... Your Majesty, at this moment, if we also add the reward for Tumut's troops to protect our army's baggage, , but I don’t know where the money will come from? "
So once the cannon is fired, there are ten thousand taels of gold. This battle in Monan has not even fired a few cannons, but the cost is so huge. Even though Zhu Yijun had been prepared for it, he was also shocked by the cost of one million taels. He subconsciously Asked: "Why did he spend so much? Before, Li Chengliang often fought in wars, and you always said that he spent too much money. But now, if you compare it, doesn't his spending of 350,000 to 50,000 taels in one battle be considered frugal?" Already?"
Zhu Yijun's words were unintentional, but Shen Shixing found the opportunity and immediately nodded and said: "What the emperor said is absolutely true. I also have a few words to say about this."
"Hmm..." Zhu Yijun frowned slightly, but still nodded: "Mr. Shen has something to do, but it's okay to say it." Shen Shixing was his "common knowledge of Jingyanshi" when he was the prince, that is, his teacher, so naturally he still has to respect him. , called "Mr."
Shen Shixing said: "Gao Qiuzhen won great victories in both the northern and southern battles, and there is no doubt about his talent. However, these two battles were in tandem, with Annan in front and Monan in the back, but an unexpected problem arose. "
"Problem?" Zhu Yijun asked confused: "What problem?"
Shen Shixing sighed: "In the Battle of Annan, because the imperial court did not directly send troops, Gao Qiuzhen went out on his own with his own servants and Guangxi chieftain wolf soldiers as the main force. This is the origin of the so-called 'partial force' to 'defend Annan with a partial force'" . I will not say how he fought this battle, but I will only use the expenses mentioned by Mr. Yu Ge just now. In short,... not a penny was spent on the imperial court."
Zhu Yijun said in surprise: "Isn't that good?"
"Okay, of course it's good." Shen Shixing nodded vigorously, but smiled bitterly and said: "But there is a problem. The imperial court has an extremely lack of understanding of Gao Qiuzhen's style and cost of fighting, so As a result, the cost of this battle in Monan is particularly huge, far exceeding the original estimates of the ministers and others."
Because of the war of words a few days ago, Zhu Yijun is now a little sensitive to criticism of Gao Pragmatic. Hearing this, he suddenly had a long face and his tone was slightly unhappy: "Mr. Shen means that the battle for truth cannot be fought." So good that the imperial court spends a lot of money?"
Shen Shixing shook his head and said: "No, no, I have heard detailed reports from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War. It is almost impossible to find fault with Gao Qiuzhen's battle, but... his plan is too big and involves too many areas. From From Shaanxi to Liaodong, thousands of miles of defense lines moved according to his instructions. Every move cost money.
This is not just a strategic issue, but also a tactical issue. Since he mobilized elite Xuanda troops, including thousands of troops equipped with Wanli's new type of firearms, this army also fought a tough battle, and the results were great. It is also extremely huge, so the silver reward is so high that it has never been seen in decades.
Then there is the Battle of Shacheng. Although this battle was the turning point of the entire Monan War, in order to achieve his goal, Gao Qiuzhen almost rebuilt the old Yuan Zhongdu. This is a bit... too extravagant. What do you think, Your Majesty? ? "
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