"Bi Ziyan?"
Sun Chengzong was stunned for a moment.
Then he immediately said: "Your Majesty, in the first year of Tianqi's reign, Bi Ziyan served as the governor of Tianjin and led the defense of Jingdong. He and Yuan Ke, the governor of Denglai, supported each other and formed a strong relationship with each other. He was quite familiar with both Denglai and Dongjiang.
He is now idle in Weifang, so let him raise food in Shandong, and then cross the Bohai Strait from Dengzhou. The distance is closer, so it is just right for him to go! "
"Since Mr. Sun agrees, I will appoint Bi Ziyan as the censor of Youdu and inspect Dongjiang Town and Denglai on my behalf. This matter will be left to the cabinet and the decree will be sent to Weifang as soon as possible."
"I obey the decree!"
After Sun Chengzong responded, he hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Your Majesty, although this move can stabilize Mao Wenlong, but by giving him money, food, grass and a title, will he, who is already arrogant and domineering, become even more arrogant? I am worried that in the future …”
Sun Chengzong didn't finish what he said, but his meaning was clear to Chongzhen.
Pi Island is located in the Korean Bay to the east of the Yalu River estuary and plays a role in containing and harassing the slave-building troops, liaising and supporting North Korea, and recruiting and resettling refugees from Liaodong.
Pidao can be attacked when advancing, and defended when retreating. It hangs alone overseas, just like a real emperor.
He was afraid that Mao Wenlong would completely lose control, and awarding him a reward would be like drinking poison to quench his thirst.
"It doesn't matter, as long as he doesn't turn to slave-building, he can stay alone overseas. After I rectify the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with them!
I have my own concerns about this matter. You can arrange Bi Ziyan's affairs! "
"By the way, let him take advantage of the inspection opportunity to find out the details of Dongjiang Town."
"I accept the decree!"
After a few more words, Sun Chengzong left.
Looking at Sun Chengzong leaving, Chongzhen shook his head slightly.
The reason why he arranged for Bi Ziyan was that Bi Ziyan was the most adept at financial management in the Ming Dynasty and the most suitable candidate for the Minister of Household Affairs.
Although Guo Yunhou, the current Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, is very dedicated and capable, he is more than a step behind Bi Ziyan in financial management.
He wanted to recall Bi Ziyan to fill the vacancy after the last eunuch was purged, but the positions were all full, so he had no choice but to give up.
Now that the Ministry of Land and Resources Management has been established, Guo Yunhou can be transferred out, and Bi Ziyan can return to the Ministry of Household Affairs after he goes to Dongjiang for inspection.
In other words, we can set up a commercial department to specialize in business, and start working on glass, perfume, mirrors, high-quality wine, salt, etc.
Although the treasury can be greatly increased by confiscating homes, it will eventually run out, and these are the things that are endless.
When the people have money in their hands, they will consume these things, and the national treasury will increase its income, and then make other reforms, and the people will benefit and then consume.
It is best to form a circulation, otherwise the people will hold it in their hands and it will be the most terrible thing if there is no circulation.
After thinking about Zi Yan's whereabouts, Chongzhen thought about Mao Wenlong again.
Mao Wenlong didn't have to worry about it. A leather island only has 19 square kilometers, and there is basically no vegetation on the island. How strong can it be, no matter how strong it is?
As long as Pi Island is surrounded and supplies are cut off, Pi Island will be self-defeating in less than a month.
But this requires warships and naval forces. Thinking of this, Chongzhen looked at the map of the Ming Dynasty again.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty has fallen from its peak to the bottom. Although its current combat strength is still good, it faces too many enemies. From the northeast to the southeast, there are a lot of overseas enemies.
Whether it is for Pi Island or to build slaves, or for Japanese pirates, or for Portugal, Britain, the Netherlands, etc. who want to forcefully open the door to trade, or to look for resources in the Americas, Africa, etc. in the future,
If you want to have absolute sea control and control of Southeast Asia, or even impose a sea ban in the future, without a strong navy, it will be an invitation to wolves, and it is necessary to form a navy.
It may not be possible at this stage, but there are some things that can be prepared first.
He thought of two sources for the navy. One was Zheng Zhilong who was entrenched on the coast of Fujian, and the other was the Qi Jiajun.
Let’s talk about the Qi family army first. They were victorious in every battle, but they were tricked to death by their pig teammates. The rest were ostracized by the ministers and dismantled their organization and returned to their hometowns.
The court's actions have broken the Qi Jiajun's heart. Now if we look for the remaining members of the Qi Jiajun, will they stand up and rebuild the Qi Jiajun?
Next is Zheng Zhilong, who is Zheng Chenggong’s father. If Chongzhen remembers correctly, Zheng Zhilong already had 700 ships at this time.
In the first year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong expressed to the court that it was his duty to "exterminate the barbarians and suppress the bandits". He ordered coastal defense guerrillas and was appointed as the "Five Tiger Guerrilla General". He left Taiwan, the maritime base where he had been operating for many years, and settled in the Fujian Sea. He became the commander-in-chief. Soldier, later resigned.
After the fall of Ming Dynasty, Nan Ming was established and he submitted to Nan Ming. From these two points, Zheng Zhilong was willing to submit to the imperial court.
"If he is promised a high official salary now and is allowed to impose a sea ban in two years, he may be able to acquire such a powerful fleet for free."
Chongzhen murmured to himself, and after pondering for a while, he said: "My dear companion, pass on Li Ruolian!"
A moment later, Li Ruolian entered Dongnuan Pavilion and saluted: "Li Ruolian, send someone to Yiwu to find the survivors of the Qi Jiajun, and find out if they are willing to come out to reorganize the Qi Jiajun.
Even if he can't come out, he still wants to bring back the three military books left by Qi Jiguang: "New Book of Jixiao", "Records of Military Training", and "Collection of Zhizhitang", as well as the manuscripts of Qi Jiguang's many years of marching and fighting. "
"Second, arrange for someone to go to Fujian and find a respected local person to contact Zheng Zhilong to see if he has the intention to submit to the imperial court. The conditions are easy to negotiate.
If you have any intention, go to Beijing and I will talk to him personally.
If you don't want to, don't anger him yet, wait until later! The two tasks are kept secret first! "
"I obey the decree!"
Li Ruolian was shocked. These two things mentioned by the emperor together meant that he was preparing to form a navy.
"Li Ruolian, since Jinyiwei has been reorganized, we must maintain a good image and be polite to those who are loyal to the court and the common people.
But any means can be used against those who cheat and corrupt the law.
Remember, you can't point your gun at your own people, okay? "
Without waiting for Li Ruolian's response, Chongzhen continued: "Now that I have said this, I have some ideas. Jinyiwei's existing duties of the North and South Town Fu Division will remain unchanged, and the East and West Town Fu Division will be added.
The East Town Fusi is responsible for the intelligence detection outside the Ming Dynasty, except for official intelligence, and the West Town Fusi is responsible for the Ming Dynasty's external military and official intelligence detection.
The East-West Town and the Fu Division are directly responsible to you. Without my permission, anyone who wants to explore the East-West Town and Fu Division can directly take it down. As for how to do it, you decide. I must always know the movements of external enemies!
Now we must first find a way to arrange for people to enter Pi Island and monitor all activities on Pi Island.
In addition, there is a bank in Jinyiwei. Every time a case is handled in the future, 10% of the property will be withheld and put into the bank. The upper limit is one hundred thousand taels. How you reward it is up to you, but you must not frame a major case just for money. If it appears..."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. If you dare to show up, I will personally kill them all!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking, Li Ruolian immediately knelt down and gave his guarantee.
Although this kind of worry is somewhat unnecessary, he still has to say it in advance, and the external supervision of the East and West Town and Fu Division requires a lot of money, bribes high-ranking enemy officials, etc., so it is not appropriate to do it from the treasury.
After explaining a few more words to Li Ruolian, Chongzhen suddenly asked: "When will Song Yingxing and Chen Zhenlong arrive?"
"When will Bi Maokang, Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua arrive in Beijing?"
