The matter of the silver mine is important but not urgent. After the two finalized the matter, Liu Xin asked: "From exploration to discovery, from discovery to determining whether to mine, to preparing equipment and manpower to starting construction, one year is probably not enough, so... what are you going to do?" Reply to her?"
Gao pragmatic sighed softly, shook his head and said: "Don't rush to start a war with the Portuguese. I will let her put the construction of Daguang Port in Myanmar on the agenda. At the same time, I will give the Nanyang Fleet a task to take the initiative to open up a route from Daguang Port to India. Trade routes. The Nanyang Fleet itself can also consider forming a squadron, the Nanyang Fleet Myanmar Squadron. As for the size and composition of the fleet, let the Nanyang Fleet Command draft a report before making a decision."
Liu Xin made a mental note and agreed without saying anything more. She is a measured girl and knows that although her relationship with Gao Pragmatic is unique, and Gao Pragmatic is quite willing to joke with her from time to time, she always remembers Gao Pragmatic's current identity. You can joke around, but it must be done within limits. Friendship is friendship, and work is work.
After confirming that Gao Jingshi had nothing else to add, Liu Xin remembered the original topic and asked, "I suddenly remembered that you haven't told me what today's happy event is."
Gao pragmatic smiled: "Oh, what a happy event, I just met a colleague who was in the Ministry of War on the way back."
"Is this considered a happy event?" Liu Xin asked in surprise: "You have been the minister of the Ministry of War. The capital is so big, and there are so many people in the Ministry of War. I'm afraid you don't meet a few acquaintances in the Ministry of War every day. Why are you so happy?"
Gao pragmatically smiled: "This colleague is a bit unusual."
"What an unusual method?" Liu Xin asked.
Gao pragmatic blinked and said: "The identity is unusual: he is a member of the Ministry of War, Shen Yongmao."
"Oh..." Liu Xin couldn't help but suddenly said: "Shen Shixing's son? It seems that Shen Yuanfu has made a decision."
Shen Yongmao was a Jinshi in the eleventh year of Wanli. He studied in the Shujishi Academy for half a year. After leaving the academy, he first served as the director of the Ministry of Punishment. After passing the examination for three years, he was promoted to Yuanwailang of the Ministry of War. His official career has been both steady and fast, which is obviously related to Shen Shixing's influence, but this is also normal and there is nothing to say.
Furthermore, although Shen Yongmao was promoted after passing the exam, what does it mean compared to Gao Pragmatism? It's just a small witch seeing a big witch.
However, Shen Yongmao's original Jinshi score was questioned by scholars, who believed that his articles were not of the gold medal level, and that the score must be due to Shen Shixing's influence, which is different from Gao Pragmatism. Although there was controversy between the government and the public at that time about the highly pragmatic No. 1 Scholar (because the policy stated that commercial taxes would be collected), his status as Huiyuan was universally recognized, so there was no problem with the gold list, and no one questioned his talents.
At that time, Shen Yongmao was criticized a bit harshly, and Shen Shixing was also a little embarrassed. However, Gao Pragmatic stood up at the right time, and for no other reason, he said a fair word to Shen Yongmao: "Shen Jingzhong (Shen Yongmao)" His writing is plain and plain, but he is not without talent. The emphasis of this family tradition is also to uphold the doctrine of the mean."
Although Shen Yongmao's articles are simple in writing, it does not mean that he has no talent. This is just a reflection of the family tradition of the Shen family, and it is also in line with the doctrine of moderation and upholding justice.
Gao Jingshi was the top scholar with a criminal record, a world-famous talent, and a member of the Shixue sect. The effect of these words was of course extraordinary. Soon Shen Shixing and his son got out of the embarrassment, and Shen Yongmao's status as a Jinshi was also recognized.
But why did Gao Pragmatic suddenly jump out to seek justice for Shen Yongmao? There are two reasons. One is that he and Shen Yongmao are actually old friends - as early as the end of the third year of Longqing's reign and the beginning of the fourth year of Longqing's fourth year, Mu Zong selected the prince's companions among the nephews and nephews of civil servants. Shen Yongmao and Gao Pragmatic have both been candidates.
After that meeting, Shen Yongmao's attitude was pretty good, and he did not have any hostility toward Gao Pragmatic because of his defeat. Even when Gao Pragmatic left Beijing and returned to Beijing and other various "move around" moments, he always They can all appear in the list of courtesy exchanges.
Since they are old friends, and Gao Pragmatic really thinks that Shen Yongmao is quite simple, it would be against his will to help him.
As for the second one, it was because Gao Pragmatic felt that Shen Yongmao's later performance in the original history was pretty good. Although he could not be said to be an outstanding official who could turn the tide of collapse, compared with most officials at that time, he could be considered a good one. Outstanding.
Although Shen Yongmao has a father, Shen Shixing, who is the chief assistant, in fact, he has not had any glory for a long time. Although Shen Shixing is now the first assistant, his early experience was actually quite bumpy, especially when he first won the No. 1 pick, there was really no sign of success.
At that time, he, Wang Xijue and Yu Youding were all disciples of Yuan Wei, the prime minister of Qingci. They were often dragged into the house by the latter to serve as gunmen and write Qingci for Emperor Jiajing.
It stands to reason that with Sanding Jia's level, what's the point of writing Qing Ci? But Yuan Wei had very high requirements, because at that time, how well he wrote Qing Ci was related to his career, so when the three brothers wrote well, they just paid it off. If one day they couldn't satisfy Yuan Wei with a certain article, they would have no choice. If you say that, you will be scolded.
It is already outrageous for the dignified Sanding Jia to be scolded at every turn for not writing well in Qingci. However, there is something even more outrageous: when he does not write well, he not only scolds him secretly, but also refuses to pay him any money all day long. After dinner, the three of them held hands and looked hungry.
Speaking of which, it may be precisely because of these hardships that Shen Shixing developed a good temper, would not get angry easily, and was known to be well-educated.
Youdao says that people who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to Mo are black. Shen Yongmao may have been influenced by his father. He was an official for many years in the original history and was unknown. However, although his deeds were not many, he eventually ascended to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War.
There is no separate biography of Shen Yongmao in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but this does not mean that he is really mediocre.
When he was the minister of the Ministry of War, he suggested setting up four auxiliaries in the four prefectures of Changping, Tongzhou, Yixian, and Baxian, and placing heavy troops to defend the capital. This was roughly meant to establish the Beijing Military Region and expand the depth of the capital's defense. This was later revealed. It proved to be effective and timely in the war.
He also opened up wasteland near Beijing and dredged water conservancy to benefit the people - but it is estimated that he will not have the chance to do this in the future, because Gao Pragmatic had proposed this to Gao Gong more than ten years ago, and then he had already proposed it during Gao Gong's era. Large-scale projects have been carried out on water conservancy facilities near the capital, and now the problem of Yongding river problems has been basically solved.
However, this can be seen from Shen Yongmao's war strategy: defend steadily and do a good job in the domestic economy at the same time. The war is not something that can be accomplished overnight. The advantage of Ming Dynasty lies in its strong foundation. If you grasp these advantages and delay, you can win.
Although this idea may seem ordinary, you must know that it was around the second year of Chongzhen when he proposed these. At that time, Ming Dynasty was not seriously ill. If he could nourish his body carefully, he might be able to be saved.
In fact, later generations highly praised this minister of the Ministry of War who had only worked for a few days. For example, Lu Yingyang of the Qing Dynasty said in "The Romance of the Woodcutter": "The most important thing is the true border talent. This true border talent can only be achieved for a while. How many are there? There are only four officials, Sun Chengzong, Xiong Tingbi, Shen Yongmao, and Fan Jingwen. Their civility can bring peace to the country, and their military skills can determine the country. I am afraid that the court will not use them, so they will use them, and I am afraid that they will be used soon.
... During the Jisi period, the officials in the court saw that Ming Jun had ascended to power. It was different than before. You had one copy and I had one copy. They recommended Fan Jingwen and Shen Yongmao to be of great use. "
But it is a pity that Chongzhen, the holy king, seemed to be suffering from political delusion, and everyone looked like a traitor. He had no good way to deal with the already powerful generals, but he was very quick to kill the ministers, and he could make the decision in the blink of an eye.
So in the Chongzhen Dynasty, fifty cabinet ministers were changed like a revolving door; and in the fourteen military ministers, Wang Qia was imprisoned and died, Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong were poisoned, Yang Sichang hanged himself, and Chen Xinjia was directly beheaded... What is companionship? A king is like a tiger accompanying a tiger, that's it.
If you don't do something, you will die; if you do something, and the emperor becomes suspicious, you will die. It is even more difficult to do something and make the emperor feel safe at the same time.
The final outcome of Shen Yongmao is: Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, is dismissed from his post and investigated.
Dismissal and investigation, this punishment is completely considered very serious in the current fifteenth year of Wanli, but when Shen Yongmao was dismissed and investigated, this punishment was the worst among all the ministers of the Ministry of War of Chongzhen Dynasty.
There was no jail sentence, no pain of beheading, and he was even given as a gift to the prince's Taibao after his death. After he was dismissed, he returned to his hometown and was praised for his books, literature, and character. He also built a famous inkstone. Not only did he manage to be independent, but he also made Wu culture flourish.
This influence was quite effective. When Li Zicheng went to Beijing to torture hundreds of officials, he also captured Shen Yongmao's son, thinking that the descendants of the prime minister and minister must be rich. Unexpectedly, an accident happened. I don't know whether it was because Shen Yongmao had a reputation for being honest or for some other reason, but in the end he was only beaten and let go.
To be honest, such civil servants were rare in that era. Therefore, although Gao Pragmatic was the political enemy of the Xin School, his attitude towards Shen Yongmao was not bad.
However, Shen Yongmao's encounter with him today was not a real chance encounter. He came to explain the situation to Gao Pragmatic on the order of his father Shen Shixing.
The situation is nothing more than two things. First, the impeachment trend in Nanjing was not instigated by him and Wang Xijue, and they are now taking control of it; second, Li Chengliang's alleged sale of gunpowder and other prohibited materials to Chahar is "full of doubts." He believed that there was a high possibility that it was a counter-intentional plan by Burihatu, and suggested that Gao Pragmatic "be aware of everything and deal with it prudently."
Although the words sounded nice, Gao Pragmatic knew that Shen Shixing's message this time was actually equivalent to asking for peace.
Logically speaking, whether it is Nanjing's officials or other officials, it is their own freedom and even their responsibility to impeach anyone. Regarding this kind of matter, neither Gao Pragmatic nor Shen Shixing or Wang Xijue have the right to interfere.
Of course, the truth is just the truth, but the reality is reality. The two cabinet elders not only interfered, but also informed Gao pragmatic in advance. The reason was of course to eliminate the misunderstanding and let Gao pragmatic know that they were not trying to protect Nancha.
If Nancha is not protected, and even Li Chengliang is not protected, then it is not suing for peace, but surrender. Therefore, Shen Shixing's second message was to express his position to Gao pragmatically on the reselling of gunpowder: Li Chengliang, I am in Baoding.
One soft and one hard, it seems that Shen Shixing is not losing money. This should not be a summation.
actually not.
Whether it is Nancha or the gunpowder case, it is a matter in which the Heart School will suffer and the Real School will definitely gain. If Shen Shixing is strong enough, he should protect both sides. This can be regarded as a tie with the Real School.
But Shen Shixing knew that this was impossible and could only choose the lesser of two evils, so there was a chance encounter between Shen Yongmao and Gao Pragmatic. So in fact, this is a kind of forced peace. Otherwise, once Gao Pragmatism makes a "misjudgment" and both sides are taken down, the Heart School is likely to suffer a big loss.
After listening to Gao Pragmatic's explanation, Liu Xin couldn't help but smile and said, "Seeing that you are so happy, could it be that Shen Yuanfu's current reaction is exactly what you want to see?"
Gao pragmatically admitted frankly: "Yes, this is exactly what I want."
Liu Xin was a little curious and asked: "Why? If you capture Li Chengliang, won't you get the sole credit for the battle against Chahar in the future?"
"I don't lack that military merit, really." Gao Pragmatic sighed: "Didn't I just say that in a few years, Toyotomi Hideyoshi will be forced to launch a war. You think about it when the time comes. , when he heard that the first wave of Japanese troops to invade Korea was 200,000 strong, who would the emperor think of first?"
"You are quite confident." Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh, but she immediately expressed her approval: "But yes, you have won several battles cleanly, and whoever becomes the emperor will definitely think of letting you solve this problem first. "
"So I'm not afraid of not having military merit." Gao Pragmatic's expression remained as usual, as if he was saying a perfectly normal thing: "And even if we talk about the Chahar battle alone, Li Chengliang, as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, is certainly a general, but what about that? How about that? The Emperor will almost certainly let me take command by then.
You remember that I just stepped down as the temporary seven-town manager not long ago, right? When the time comes to attack Chahar, even if there is no need to use the seven towns, I estimate that the Imperial Guards, the third town of Xuanda, and the second town of Jiliao will most likely be handed over to me. Calculating it this way, no matter how important Li Chengliang's importance is in this battle, how much higher can it be?
You know, even if we only talk about one town in Liaodong, except for the western Liaoning defense area under his command, almost all the military forces east of the Liaohe River are under my influence.
And if the control over Ye He and Wula is in place this time, and even some Jurchen power can be added, this will dilute Li Chengliang's credit even more. Why should I worry? Is it possible that the Xin School, relying on Li Chengliang alone, can compare with the influence of Northern Xinjiang, which I have devoted myself to for many years? "
Liu Xin nodded: "So your goal from the beginning was Nancha?"
"yes."
"But after all, Hai Rui is in charge of Nancha, and he is not someone you can completely control. I'm afraid you can't be sure who will be killed by him. So how can you guarantee that the result of Nancha will be what you want? of?"
Gao Pragmatic laughed, with a bit of mystery, Shi Shiran said: "Actually, I don't need to confirm who dumped it. All I want is to destroy the unity and confidence of Jiangnan Xinxue officials."
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PS: Although it is not late now, I am very sleepy. I may take a nap for a while. It will probably be early morning again before the next chapter, so you don’t have to wait. In addition, after this chapter, all the updates for the alliance leader Ding Yong have been completed. In the next few days, there will be additional updates for the alliance leader Cao Mianzi.
