Money is not everything, but without money it is absolutely impossible.
This appointment was recommended by Shen Shixing and approved by Zhu Yijun. The reason why the governors of the three sides are still candidates from the pragmatic school, and the temporary admiral of the northwest military affairs is also highly pragmatic, is probably because they are more convenient for "begging".
Power corresponds to responsibility. The northwest and even most of the Nine Borders region are the "sphere of influence" of the Real School, so they are correspondingly responsible for the stability of these regions, and using war to restore stability is also a method.
War costs money, but the court has no money. Zhu Yijun's internal funds can support part of it, but internal funds are not a cornucopia, and it is impossible to provide unlimited money and food. Therefore, whether he is Wei Xuezeng or he is highly pragmatic, he has an unspoken job after taking office, which is to ask local government offices for money.
The financial system of the Ming Dynasty is here. In addition to turning over a small part of the "central tax", local yamen collected most of the tax revenue in situ, which is roughly equivalent to the local tax under the tax-sharing system of the Red Dynasty. It's just that this distribution ratio is amazing. Taking too much space.
However, what is even more amazing is that after local governments took the majority, they did not produce much "production benefits". Their main role was actually just to "maintain stability." As for development in "maintaining stability and promoting development"... I'm sorry, in this era The vast majority of officials do not think this way.
However, what is ridiculous and deplorable is that under this kind of thinking, when there is such a big chaos in the northwest, it is much more convenient for Gao Pragmatic to ask them for money. It is even easier to ask for money from the neighboring Xuanda Town. Gotta be easy.
Of course, this is understandable. After all, our jurisdictions are adjacent, and it concerns Mongolia. If the chaos on the three sides of Shaanxi is not controlled well, it is not impossible for the war to spread to Shanxi. Rather than fixing the situation before it is too late, it is better to prepare for a rainy day. Everyone still has this wisdom.
It's just that wisdom is wisdom. If the person who comes is not a highly pragmatic person and comes with an official from the Xinxue school, then an official like Gu Yangqian may not give it to him, even if it is just to show that he is different from the person who came, and he may not give it to him wholeheartedly. Strengthen one's own defense - Why did so many places go their own way in the late Ming Dynasty? This is also one of the important reasons.
Political strife is everywhere.
Of course Gao Pragmatic knows that this is not a good phenomenon, but as the saying goes, "If there is no party outside the party, there will be imperial ideas; there will be no factions within the party, and there will be all kinds of strange things." The officialdom is a wrestling ground for political factions. How can there be no struggle? If there is politics, there must be factions, and this is true both in ancient and modern times. Regardless of any country or dynasty, for the sake of power and interests, various factions are engaged in visible or invisible competitions at all times. How can this be changed by his high pragmatism?
If you can't change, you can only fight for victory. Only by winning and gaining comprehensive control can you control this internal friction to a minimum.
So he came and asked local officials for money as Zhu Yijun wished.
However, Gu Yangqian's understanding of what he just said was wrong. Gu Yangqian thought that Gao Pragmatic meant that the military salary of one hundred thousand taels was enough to deal with Boshu Ketu, so he was a little confused in what he just said.
After all, Mongolian Jinong's headquarters is not weak, especially since they are cavalry. If the opponent is not willing to fight hard and insists on going in circles with high pragmatism, let alone one hundred thousand taels, even two hundred thousand taels will not be able to defeat them.
But he was shocked as soon as Gao Jingshi opened his mouth, because Gao Jingshi shook his head slightly and said, "This money is for business."
"Business?" Gu Yangqian's eyes widened: "Are you still thinking about doing business at this time?"
"It is at this time that we need to consider doing a special business." Gao pragmatically said: "Senior brother Yiqing, although Qie Jin is dying now, he is not dead after all. Bo Shuketu has caused such a big disaster. Come on, why is there no response at all?"
Gu Yangqian was obviously a little surprised: "Are you completely suspicious?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head: "No, I don't doubt Qie Jin. This person is a Mongolian - especially a rare rational person in the Ordos tribe. If he is healthy, Boshu Ketu will not cause such things. "
"Then what do you mean by this?" Gu Yangqian asked again.
Gao pragmatically said: "Ce Ji is really seriously ill, but Che Ji does not have no sons, and his eldest son and second son have accompanied him on many expeditions, and their military exploits are not inferior to others. In this case, even if Che Ji cannot see But as long as he gives an order, can't his sons play some role?"
After hearing this, Gu Yangqian pondered for a moment and said: "Maybe although they can fight, they don't have the prestige of Qie Zu - you know, restricting Boshu Ketu is also a crime for them. The reason for Qie Zu Dare to do it, first of all, he is Boshu Ketu's cousin, and secondly, he has a special status in the Tao tribe. He has served as the spokesperson of the Tao tribe in the Anda Khan court since a long time ago, and later became one of the five rulers of Mongolia. In addition, Bo Shuketu himself was supported by him, so naturally such prestige is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "This statement is reasonable, but I still tend to another possibility. That is, after Qie became seriously ill, not only did Ordos fall into two factions, but even his own son had doubts about his position. ——What I mean is that the eldest son of Chejin, Orzheyi Ilduqi, is not as firmly on the side of Ming Dynasty as Chejin."
Gu Yangqian frowned: "Il Duqi also plans to rebel?"
"It's not a case of betrayal." Gao Pingshi shook his head and said calmly: "But he may want to wait for a price to sell."
Gu Yangqian heard the elegant meaning of Xian Ge and narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking: "Haha, but I don't know what he wants? Brother Shi, can you have a conclusion?"
Gao pragmatically said: "I can't say a final conclusion, but it's roughly the same."
"What two?"
"Wealth and power." Gao Pingshi smiled slightly: "I wonder if senior brother has studied this person?"
Gu Yangqian said: "I only know a little bit, but I don't know the details."
Gao Pingshi said: "During the Longqing period, I paid tribute. Our court granted a total of 115 leaders of the Mongolian right-wing tribes, governors, commanders, thousands of households, and other official positions of different levels. Among them, there are several characteristics .”
Gu Yangqian had not studied this carefully, but he was very interested when he heard the words and said: "I would like to hear the details."
Gao pragmatically said: "If we compare the tribute granted by Anda with the titles awarded to the three kings of Wala, King Hening, and the three guards of Wuliangha during the Yongle period, we will find the following points.
First, the official positions awarded were generally lower, and the number was much less than that of the Yongle Dynasty. In the past, many leaders and envoys under Wala and Arutai were awarded the title of governor, and many were awarded the title of commander and envoy. The three guards also had governors and commanders, and there were even more who were promoted later.
Among the sixty-five people under King Shunyi, there were only two who were appointed governors and only one who commanded envoys. There were a total of sixty people who commanded Tongzhi, Qianshi, and chief and deputy officials from thousands of households. There were two people from each hundred households, and none of them commanded envoys. Later, Ji Neng had fifty people under his command. Ji Neng himself was awarded the title of governor, and the remaining forty-nine were commanders and thousands of households. The standards were much lower.
In comparison? In the past, when Chengzu was granted the title of King Hening, there were 2,962 heads of the Arutai department who were granted official positions by the imperial court. Compared with the period when Anda was granted tribute, only 115 people from the right-wing departments were appointed. The difference is simply worlds apart. "
Gu Yangqian was a little surprised when he heard this, nodded and said: "When you compare it like this, it seems that there is indeed a big difference."
Gao pragmatic continued: "In addition, during the Longqing period, a new form of tribute appeared in Anda, namely, various general names, which was unprecedented. General Longhu, General Mingwei, General Zhaoyong, etc. , are all tricks created at this time. And the people who were awarded the title were almost all figures who had a greater influence on the tribute issue, such as Han Naji.
However, this type of conferment is mainly on Anda’s children and nephews, and there are very few people in the Ordos tribe who have been conferred..."
Gu Yangqian made an apologetic gesture, interrupted briefly and asked, "Has Qie Jin been sealed at that time?"
Gao pragmatic smiled: "This is exactly what I want to say next: Chejin made great contributions to the tribute issue at that time, especially when Ji Neng was granted the title. Chejin was helping him throughout the whole process. In the end, I tried my best but only got a commanding job."
Gu Yangqian's expression changed slightly: "Wouldn't that be bad? Did Qie Jin hold a grudge at that time?"
"No, at least judging from his performance, no." Gao Pragmatic spread his hands and said: "He restrained his subordinates as always and assisted Ji Neng in the mutual trade with the Ming Dynasty. So in May of the sixth year of Longqing, the Governor of Xuanda, Mr. Wang Jianchuan Shu, please ask the imperial court to promote all of them.
Therefore, my third uncle, Gao Wenzhenggong, sent people to conduct a detailed investigation and found out that at this time, Ji Neng was old and sick and could not control the crowd. Qie Jin was already the strongest person in the Tao tribe besides Jinong. This person was indeed able to keep the crowd from invading our side. Therefore, He was promoted to the rank of Commanding Associate. "
Gu Yangqian smiled and said: "Masters are so cautious in assigning officials, and they seem to do everything. In fact, I think it is not an exaggeration to give them to a governor."
Gao Pingshi raised his eyebrows slightly: "What you are thinking about may be exactly what everyone under my knees is thinking."
Gu Yangqian's smile froze when he heard this, and he slowly frowned: "Are you saying that Yilduzi is not willing to just be a commanding officer?"
Gao pragmatic sighed: "The information I have shows that there are about 38,000 elite cavalry in Qieji's headquarters - I mean his headquarters." He paused slightly, shook his head and said: "Nearly 40,000 elite cavalry. Riding in my hand, what kind of official position should I be in the mainland of our Ming Dynasty?"
Gu Yangqian said awkwardly: "This is not comparable... If you are in the pass, of course you will be the commander-in-chief. As for the title, you can also be the commander-in-chief or the commander-in-chief."
Nonsense, of course it is possible. The headquarters they cut off is roughly equivalent to the servants of the Ming Dynasty. If the generals of the Ming army have nearly 40,000 fine cavalry servants, then Li Chengliang is the second. Ning Yuanbo has given them all, let alone a governor? Uncle Ning Yuan and Li Chengliang are serving as the Governor-General of the Left. Even if he is short of 2,000 men, is it okay to be the Governor-General of the Right?
However, in fact, let alone the commander-in-chief, he did not even get to be the commander-in-chief, or even the commander-in-chief. He could only work honestly as his commander-in-chief.
Ah, this... is too much pressure. Maybe Qie Ji himself is a very wise man and doesn't care about it, but his sons may not be as open-minded as he is, right?
When Gu Yangqian saw Gao Pragmatic, he just smiled and said nothing. He coughed lightly and said, "Then what are you going to do? What does this have to do with the one hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Gao Pragmatic snorted softly and said: "If Yilduzi wants money, I can give him money; if Yilduzi wants power, I can give him an official position."
Gu Yangqian knew that he must have something more to say, so he curled his lips slightly and asked, "What next?"
Gao pragmatic narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "For business, you pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. You can give money to the official if you want me to, but he also has to show me his skills - for example, force Boshu Ketu back." .”
Gu Yangqian laughed loudly: "As expected."
Gao pragmatic also laughs.
Gu Yangqian laughed for a while and then asked: "In that case, how are you going to give me this money? Just treat it as a reward?"
"Of course it won't work." Gao pragmatically spread his hands: "The imperial treasury is already so tight, but I gave one hundred thousand taels of silver to the 'trapper' without blinking an eye. Isn't this supposed to be scolded by the official?"
Gu Yangqian laughed again, and then said: "So how do you plan to give it?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Of course it's business - buying horses, cattle and sheep. Anyway, I buy whatever they have, but the price is more favorable than usual."
Gu Yangqian was slightly startled: "Then... we can't lose much, right? In other words, Yilduzi can't make much, will he be willing?"
Gao Jingshi said calmly: "Why doesn't he? He listens to my orders, so he can do this business. Not only can he make money, but he can also get promoted. If he refuses to listen to my orders, Tumut's 100,000 cavalry are already at Fengzhou Beach. It’s time to sharpen your knife. Once you go south, who cares whether it’s Boshu Ketu or Ilduqi? Who will get the good fruit? If it’s you, how do you choose?”
Gu Yangqian suddenly nodded, but immediately hesitated and said, "But Tumut's 100,000-strong army may not dare to go south to the Hetao. His family is still threatened by the Tumen."
Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "Then Ilduzi must have the courage to gamble - I will make him believe that Tumut will definitely dare to go south."
"Oh?" Gu Yangqian was a little surprised: "How to make him believe it?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled mysteriously and said, "I am King Jiang III, Ming King. I must be on Tumut's side, right?"
Gu Yangqian said inexplicably: "I know this, but so what? The imperial court is always on the side of King Shunyi."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "It's different. What I said is that 'I' am definitely on Tumut's side."
"You?" Gu Yangqian was a little confused. Is there any difference between the court and you? You were originally the seven-town manager of the imperial court, and now you are also in charge of military affairs in the northwest. The imperial court is on the side of Tumote, so of course you can only side with Tumute?
But Gao Pragmatic smiled and said softly: "Of course I am a member of the imperial court, but I am also the boss of Jinghua."
Gu Yangqian suddenly opened his eyes and suddenly realized: "Oh! I understand, you are saying that Yilduqi will believe that you can use Jinghua's power to contain the Tumen in Jiliao and other places and cannot act rashly, so the Tumut army wants to go south You can definitely go south!"
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