Gao Pragmatic didn't want to say this bluntly, but at this moment it was hard not to say it, but he was actually too cautious. Cao Yu was his subordinate when he was appointed Liao Fu, and he was "fished out" from prison by his superior Shang Shu. Now every time he writes to him, he must call him "Entang".
For such a person, he naturally has a strong influence. Not to mention that the emperor would not be surprised when he heard it. Even if Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue heard it, there was no special reaction. Everyone took it for granted.
In the final analysis, Gao Pragmatic does not want to behave like a follower in a "society ruled by men", but always requires his thinking to function in accordance with the requirements of a "society ruled by law". As for Zhu Yijun, Shen Shixing, and Wang Xijue, they are accustomed to all the rules of society governed by men, so they think this is normal.
As the saying goes, "The law is nothing more than human feelings." This means that the law generally does not go beyond the emotions of human society, that is, it basically conforms to social ethics and human feelings and thoughts. Therefore, all laws, whether strict or lenient, should be full of humanity.
Of course, the "human feelings" here are not understood as the human feelings spread in society, but refer to human emotions.
From this perspective, law is the bottom line of morality, and morality is born from human feelings, so the existence of law is to safeguard the existence of human feelings. In this case, it is obviously perfectly reasonable for a rescued person to be more willing to obey the request of his rescuer.
Perhaps only those who are highly pragmatic will subconsciously downplay this human factor and try to just "reason" in everything.
Sure enough, Zhu Yijun smiled and said naturally: "That would be the best. I think you might as well explain it in more detail and let him know how to fight this battle."
Well, this is another example of high pragmatic dependence. In Zhu Yijun's eyes, it seemed that as long as he was highly pragmatic and strategizing, Cao Yu could win this battle even though he was thousands of miles away.
What's even weirder is that it seems that not only Zhu Yijun thinks so, but Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue also have such concerns.
So Shen Shixing had to stand up at this time and took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, although Cao Yu is the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, Liao Fu is in Liaoyang. It is not easy to let the Fu ministers take charge of this matter alone. I think it is better for Liao Fu to be in charge of military affairs, while Cao Yun can only take care of the frontline operations."
This was the practice of the Ming Dynasty. Although Zhu Yijun knew that Li Song and Gao Yingshi were not from the same group, he could not refuse outright. He just glanced at Gao Yingshi in silence.
Gao Pingshi had his head slightly lowered. After feeling the emperor's eyes on him, he raised his head and said, "I think what Yuan Fu said is true. It is only right that the military affairs in Liaodong should be led by the governor."
Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief. If Gao Pangshi had just refused and insisted on letting Cao Yun command the battle alone, he would have been more embarrassed. Fortunately, being highly pragmatic is always highly pragmatic and never embarrasses the emperor, thus avoiding the emperor's embarrassment.
But Zhu Yijun didn't notice that Gao pragmatically played a little trick here: Shen Shixing originally only mentioned that Li Song, the governor of Liaodong, should be responsible for this battle, but did not mention Zhou Yong, the governor of Jiliao. However, Gao pragmatically replied, " Led by the governor."
Governors and Governors, even though in theory they are both special officials of the Central Committee, they are dispatched officers themselves, and there is no difference in rank. However, customarily speaking, the Governor is in front and the Governor is in the rear. The Governor's duties in the Central Center are usually higher than those of the Governor. higher. For example, when the governor holds the title of Censor of the Ministry of War, the governor usually holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of War; when the governor holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, the governor usually holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.
But now, because Li Song was the first governor, his title was not high. He was just the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, while Zhou Yong, the governor of Jiliao at this time, had the title of Minister of War.
The imperial censor of Youqiandu was in the fourth rank, and the Minister of War was in the third rank. Therefore, once Gao pragmatically said that this battle was "led by the governor", of course the governor of Jiliao, Zhou Yong, would take the lead.
What's more, this time is a war. Unless the governor is indifferent or has no skills, the "priority" of management is higher than that of the governor, so this time is different from when he was the governor of Liao.
When Gao Jingshi was appointed governor of Liaodong, Zhou Yong, as an official of the Practical School who came from the Henan Township Party, would definitely not disagree with Gao Jingshi. Therefore, Zhou Zitai did not interfere in any of Gao Jingshi's arrangements for Liaodong, and Gao Jingshi was left alone. People have the final say.
Although Gao Pangshi didn't know at this time whether Shen Shixing's sudden statement was just to maintain the tradition of civil servants suppressing military ministers, or whether he was trying to find a way to take the lead in this battle so that he could share the credit in the future, or whether he was simply planning to let Li Song drag Cao Yan off. hind legs.
But in any case, Gao Pragmatic cannot remain indifferent, and must prepare countermeasures to avoid being passive in the future. And who can meet this demand at this time, Zhou Yong, the governor of Jiliao, is obviously the best candidate.
Zhu Yijun didn't notice, but Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue obviously noticed it, but Gao Pragmatic's words were the same as Shen Shixing's proposition, which was also traditional. Although Shen Shixing felt it was inappropriate, he couldn't find a suitable reason to object.
However, Shen Shixing thought about it secretly and felt that the problem was not too serious, because even if Zhou Yong wanted to intervene, it would not be that easy.
It's not that it's not easy to intervene in terms of authority, but it's determined by the geographical location: Governor Ji Liao's residence is in Miyun, which can be said to be right next to the capital, thousands of miles away from the starting point of this battle. The governor of Liaodong is based in Liaoyang, which is only three hundred miles away from Kaiyuan. It only takes less than two days to convey the news.
The matter was settled, and the meeting was basically completed. However, since everyone was here today, Zhu Yijun also fulfilled the promise he made to Shen Shixing during the previous slander case.
At that time, he approved that he would ask Gao Pragmatic to understand the situation face to face about the so-called slander of the emperor. Now, it is of course more convenient and more fair to ask him in front of all the cabinet ministers.
However, there is actually nothing worth mentioning about this matter. "Slandering the Emperor" is a frame-up, and Shen Shixing's vote was only to protect those officials who spoke excessively. At this time, the case of slandering the Emperor has been concluded, so let's talk about it again. Can't even talk about being famous.
Therefore, Gao Pragmatic explained a few words casually, and Shen Shixing expressed understanding on behalf of the cabinet for his explanation, and the matter was considered cleared.
Gao Pragmatic once hoped that Wang Xijue would not jump into the trap. Wang Xijue would not jump into the trap at all, but his other goals were basically achieved. Shen Shixing's plan to protect the spokesman of his faction did not succeed, but fortunately, most of them were protected, but they were I caught a few typical examples.
Overall, both parties were not very satisfied this time, but they were still within their respective acceptance ranges. Now that the emperor has chosen such a time to raise the matter, he probably has the intention of persuading peace. In that case, let's do this for now.
On the way back, since the palace could only be walked on foot anyway, Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui simply found Gao Pragmatic for a "little chat." Because Zhang Xueyan was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he was in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the cabinet, and Wu Dui was in charge of the Ministry of War, which was also related to this war. It seemed normal for them to seek high positions and be pragmatic.
Zhang Xueyan was mainly worried about the situation in the Ministry of Household Affairs. The military reserve work in Liaodong had not been carried out for a long time, and now the court was severely short of money. It was hard to say whether the reserve could be carried out as planned in the next three years. Now that such a thing has happened, the pressure on the household department is obviously even heavier, and Zhang Xueyan is worried about whether Gao Pragmatic can handle it.
As for Wu Dui, he quite believed in Gao Jingjing's financial management ability. He wanted to find Gao Jingjing mainly because he wanted to get a relatively accurate "available quota" - after all, he couldn't let Liaodong spend it freely.
In fact, these are all trivial matters. Gao Pragmatic gave Zhang Xueyan a positive answer, saying that as long as the Jiangnan Commercial Taxation matter can be settled, these expenses will not be a problem.
Zhang Xueyan was a little worried and asked what if he couldn't get it. Gao pragmatic said that even if there was an accident and it really couldn't be taken away, he would have emergency measures so that Mr. Zhang Ge wouldn't have to worry.
Although Gao Jingshi didn't say what the emergency measure was, judging from past experience, Gao Jingshi's words were quite reputable, so Zhang Xueyan stopped asking any more questions.
Wu Dui's question was easy to answer. Gao Pingshi told him that Liaodong's current reserves could be fully supplied except for armor and cold weapons, which he had to ask the Wang family's arsenal. Not only firearms can be opened and used, but even winter clothes and food can be replenished to fully satisfy the battle.
Wu Dui was a little surprised, but forget about the firearms. After all, Jinghua's Kaiping Industrial Zone is not far from Liaodong, and it can also be transported by sea and inland rivers. If it is not possible to be pragmatic, Jinghua can supply it in advance, which can be regarded as a credit to the court. But he was a little surprised when winter clothes and food were freely available.
In this regard, Gao Pragmatic explained that this year's corn production is said to be on a gratifying increase. The planting area will definitely continue to expand next year and even in the future, and the output will climb strongly. By then, the Liaodong Army's food problem will definitely be solved. Not only food issues, but also the feeding of war horses will be guaranteed - more than half of corn was used as feed raw material in later generations of China, and it is a very excellent feed raw material.
Of course, Gao Qinggong’s corn cultivation in Liaodong was not completely smooth, especially due to breeding issues. The country of origin of this thing is the Americas. It must be a bit acclimatized when it is suddenly transplanted to China. Moreover, the climate and environment in Liaodong are not adaptable enough to the corn seeds he "introduced" by stealing, so most of the land was wasted. .
But the rest of them can be regarded as locally cultivated improved varieties. Although in terms of yield, taste and other aspects, they are far from the level of later generations, but if you don’t consider the taste and only solve the problem of filling your stomach, even if The corn right now is pretty good too.
As for output, although the unit output is only about half of that of later generations, that is not a problem. What is the population of Liaodong now? As long as the planting area is expanded, these are not problems. As for the planting area... I'm ashamed to say that there are quite a lot of wastelands in Liaodong right now. If you want to expand, you can expand. As long as the labor force is in place, you don't have to worry about running out of land for the time being.
Even in those weakly alkaline lands in southern Liaoning that are not suitable for growing food, corn that does not require careful care is not a problem at all - if the unit yield is lower, it doesn't matter. I, Liaodong, have a vast land and sparsely populated areas. Jiangnan!
As for winter clothes, this is also a tribute to Gao Pragmatism. Although tussah silk is also silk, its price is not as high as that of silk. Moreover, Liaodong is also particularly suitable for the tussah silk industry, which has developed rapidly under the promotion of Gao Pragmatic.
Of course, winter clothes must not only wear a few layers of silk, but more importantly, cotton. The sunshine situation in Liaodong is actually pretty good, especially in southern Liaoning, and the development of the cotton industry is also gratifying - this "pleasant" is also based on the population of Liaodong. At least in three years' time, Liaodong's cotton production will definitely be able to supply the Liaodong Army's winter clothing needs.
In terms of weaving technology, there is a copycat enhanced version of the Jenny spinning machine produced by Jinghua, which naturally greatly increases the production capacity. As for how to adapt to cotton textiles, Gao Pragmatic has not cared about the whole process - Jinghua has trained various master craftsmen for many years, and there must be some gains.
On the way back, Gao pragmatically thought carefully about Nurhachi's intention of going north this time. He found that Nurhaci's move this time may not be as simple as dividing the northern and southern passes with Tumen. It was probably because the development of Fushun Pass had reached its limit, so he now needed to expand.
There are currently three horse markets in Kaiyuan: Xin'anguan, Guangshun Pass and Zhenbeiguan, while there is only one in Fushun.
In terms of the frequency of mutual markets, in the early years of Wanli, Fushun had one market every three days, and the principle was that there was no market every day.
The number of people in the mutual market in Fushun is no more than a hundred in each batch, while in Kaiyuan there are often hundreds or even more than a thousand people. The single tax collected in the horse market, the tax levied on foreigners for each batch of transactions in Kaiyuan is usually more than 40 taels, and the amount can reach a hundred taels, while the tax levied on foreigners for each batch of transactions in Fushun is about 10 taels.
The overall tax collection of the horse market is highly pragmatic and remembers some. In the three months from April to July in the sixth year of Wanli: Fushun Horse Market collected a total of 268 taels of tax money; from July to September in the autumn of the 11th year of Wanli, the old management of Kaiyuan Horse Market The draw points were as high as 2,762 taels.
In the summer of the sixth year of Wanli, the amount of silver used to reward horses in the Fushun Horse Market was more than 150 taels. In the eleventh year of Wanli, the amount of silver used in the autumn of Kaiyuan Horse Market reached 1,400 taels. More than eighty-one taels.
There are also many differences in the trading items between the two cities: in the Fushun Horse Market, the goods sold are all goods produced by Jianzhou Jurchens, such as grain, linen, horses, ginseng, roe deer skins, and fungus, while the goods purchased are pigs. ox. The items traded in Kaiyuan Horse Market involve Jianzhou, Haixi, Savage Jurchen and Mongolian tribes. Jianzhou Jurchen ginseng and honey; Haixi Jurchen pine nuts, fungus, mushrooms and hazelnuts; Savage Jurchen mink and fox fur. , roe deer skin and other furs; Mongolian horses, sheepskin, sheepskin jackets, felt, etc.
Therefore, if Nurhachi wants to get rid of the danger of suffocating him with the ginseng trade last time, the one thing he can consider now is to go north to Kaiyuan. In this way, the business scope will be expanded so that it will not be limited to a single product, ginseng.
"Hmph, it's quite ideal." Gao Pingshi snorted.
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