"I just said it casually!"
Chongzhen smiled mysteriously, took a few sips of tea.
Sun Chengzong, however, was deep in thought. From what he had learned about the new emperor since his return, he would never do anything unprepared.
From the secret transfer of Qin Liangyu and Li Banghua to Beijing, to the confiscation of money from homes, to the people in Beijing donating money, to the Ming Dynasty Daily, to the return of Huang Degong and others to Beijing, and the establishment of the Military Discipline Supervision Department of the Ming Dynasty.
There is also the Ming Dynasty Land and Resources Administration today. Every step seems sudden, but in fact the emperor has planned it.
He now wondered whether the emperor knew about the affairs of the Qin Palace in advance, otherwise why would he suddenly propose the installment payment method.
"Prince Qin's Mansion, Land...Land..."
Sun Chengzong repeated this sentence repeatedly, and the next moment his expression suddenly changed, and he stood up suddenly, as if he was in a daze.
After a while, Sun Chengzong woke up and looked at Chongzhen with complicated eyes.
At this moment, he finally understood what the emperor said: Unless they create the land themselves!
Can it be changed?
It cannot be changed out of thin air, but the gentry, wealthy merchants and clans in the local area where the people live have a large amount of land.
Where did the land in Xi'an Prefecture come from? Isn't it because King Qin made a mistake and confiscated the land of King Qin's palace?
Since the Prince of Qin's palace can be confiscated, can't other palaces and the land in the hands of gentry and wealthy merchants also be confiscated?
As long as the court investigates thoroughly, the buttocks of these gentry, wealthy merchants and princes will definitely be unclean.
To put it another way, as long as the emperor is willing, even if he does not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the Jin Yiwei can get several charges of confiscation of homes.
The people do not raise officials and do not correct them, but what if the people report it?
If one common person reports, the government can ignore it, and if ten common people report, the government can ignore it.
But what if hundreds, thousands, or even a city of people report it? The imperial court will only follow the current, conduct thorough investigations, and block the mouths of the people all over the world. It is better to guard the people's mouths than to guard the rivers.
This is the emperor's plan to let the people of the world take action and use the public opinion of the people of the world as a sword to attack the gentry, nobles, rich merchants.
There are many gentry, but no matter how many there are, how many people can there be in the world?
If the gentry dared to resist, the common people could kill the gentry without the court taking action. The Baishui Civil War is an example.
Nowadays, information transmission is extremely slow. It will take at least half a year for Xi'an Prefecture to allocate land to Shanxi, Henan, Hunan and other places next door.
It spread to Jiangnan, Guangdong and Guangxi for at least a year.
If there is a gentry, wealthy merchant, or prince among them, the court will be able to obtain a large amount of real gold, silver, and land.
He didn't know how much silver the Prince of Qin's Mansion could produce, but considering the 20,000 hectares of land in the Prince of Qin's Mansion, it could produce at least 2 million taels of silver a year. The accumulation of more than two hundred years was definitely not a small amount.
Including other clans in the Qin Palace and the 5 million taels confiscated by Yuan Keli from wealthy businessmen, the total amount is more than 10 million taels.
How many soldiers can be trained in one year? The military power controlled by the emperor was enough to cope with any changes.
This is a conspiracy, and it is an unsolvable conspiracy.
"Your Majesty is wise, I... am old..."
Sun Chengzong shook his head, with a wry smile on his face.
At this moment, he finally felt that he was old and could no longer keep up with the emperor's ideas.
"Mr. Sun is serious!"
Chongzhen helped Sun Chengzong up: "It is said that if there is an old man in the family, it is like having a treasure. With Mr. Sun here, the court will be much more stable, and I will have more time to think about other things."
"What you just thought must never enter the ears of a third person again!"
"I understand!"
"Okay! This matter will stop here first and wait for it to slowly ferment! You should also think about countermeasures when you have time."
Sun Chengzong was the chief minister of the cabinet. In the future, these matters could not be handled without the cabinet, so Chongzhen had no intention of hiding it.
"First read the letter Yuan Keli wrote to Mao Wenlong, and then we can sum it up!"
"I obey the decree!"
Sun Chengzong opened the letter and read it slowly. The letter was divided into two parts. The first part was his evaluation and disposal suggestions for Mao Wenlong, and the second part was to advise Mao Wenlong.
After reading it, he pondered for nearly a quarter of an hour and said, "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Yuan Ge's evaluation is very pertinent and his suggestions are feasible."
Chongzhen sighed in his heart after hearing this. Yuan Keli's evaluation was not only pertinent, but also extremely accurate.
Yuan Keli's comments in the letter were that he supported the troops with self-respect, supported the bandits and played with the enemy, was greedy, had no eyes for the emperor, and did not listen to orders and punishments.
However, it is not enough to kill the slaves and enough to contain them, so they can be rewarded and stabilized in exchange for time.
When Yuan Chonghuan later beheaded Mao Wenlong, he listed twelve crimes, each of which could be placed on Mao Wenlong, but most of them could also be placed on other generals.
Such as lust, disregard of human life, false reporting of military exploits, etc. If calculated according to this, 90% of the generals of the Ming Dynasty could be killed.
Chongzhen admitted that Mao Wenlong had contributed to the Ming Dynasty, and his son Mao Chengdou was also very honest after his death, but there were three major crimes that could not be tolerated.
1. Falsifying the army, falsely claiming food and salary, and reporting to the court that one has 170,000 troops, but in fact only has 28,000. This kind of serious crime is always a capital crime, and is even more outrageous than the Twenty-sixth Guards and the Beijing Camp;
2. Supporting cronies with the intention of building a private army. According to reports, Sun Yat-sen supported 76 people, who served in the army as generals, guards, guerrillas, commanders, and generals. Dongjiang was really Mao Wenlong's army.
3. Rebellious and disobedient to the court's control; repeatedly responded to the court's questions in a tough and rude manner.
In addition, according to the Ming Dynasty system, military generals were not allowed to leave the station. As a result, this guy not only left, but also went to Denglai and smashed the merit monument of Denglai general Yang Guodong, who had conflicts with him.
Although the third one has not happened yet, the first two crimes can kill Mao Wenlong dozens of times.
Regarding this time bomb, when Chongzhen first traveled through time, he wanted to kill him several times.
Mao Wenlong is not irreplaceable, but the troops on Dongjiang Island are all Mao Wenlong's cronies, which is why he forbears.
More importantly, Pingnan King Shang Kexi (who paid gold in the seventh year of Chongzhen), Huaishun King Geng Zhongming (who paid gold in the sixth year of Chongzhen), and Gongshun Wang Kong Youde (who paid gold in the fourth year of Chongzhen), who were conferred after Jiannu entered the Pass, were all Mao Wenlong’s adopted son and grandson!
Especially Kong Youde, who surrendered with Sun Yuanhua's firearms and manufacturing technology, greatly increased the combat power of Jiannu and caused great harm to the Ming Dynasty.
"Since Mr. Sun also agrees with Yuan Aiqing's decision, let's grant Dong Jiangbo the title of Bo, ten thousand shi of grain, and one hundred thousand taels of silver. What do you think of Mr. Sun?"
"It's feasible. He is now the Commander-in-Chief of Dongjiang. He will also be awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief of Pingliao and the Commander-in-Chief of Zuo. He has reached the top of the military general. It is just right to give him a count. The title is a military commander's lifelong desire!"
"I recommend Bi Ziyan to go to Dongjiang to deliver the decree. What do you think of Mr. Sun?"
