Silver, gold, or monetary interests are the source of all evil. This has been clearly stated in the East and the West. Therefore, amassing profits is a great harm to the country. Even the amassing minister Wang Chonggu firmly believed that he was an amassing salute. He is a sycophant, but he has to do this because of the needs of the court.
Money is the root of all evil. It is an inevitable result of the process of monetization. Money seems to have gradually become the standard by which all things are measured.
Family, friendship, love, loyalty, honor, and faith are all things that money can change. This gives rise to a fallacy, that is, the reason why people are loyal is because they don't have enough chips for betrayal.
Zhang Siwei and Wang Chonggu used coercion and inducement to supervise Li Le, the main person in the Xuanda Great Wall Ding construction case. Li Le had obviously accepted the bargaining chip, but Li Le eventually went to the Quanchu Guild Hall because compared to Zhang Siwei, Zhang Juzheng seemed more terrifying.
The bargaining chip for Li Le to betray Zhang Juzheng was still not enough. Li Le knew very well that Zhang Siwei would definitely kill the donkey, and Li Le would undoubtedly die, and it would be a shameful death.
In basic understanding, some things should not be measured by money, but with the process of monetization, money seems to really be able to measure everything.
For example, there are no filial sons before the bedside of a long-term illness. However, after monetization, only a small amount of silver can be exchanged for other people's labor time. For a powerful man, is there really no filial son before the bedside of a long-term illness? No matter how long the illness lasts, there will always be filial sons at the old man's bedside.
This is why the Western Church and the Confucianism of the Ming Dynasty regard money as the original sin and the root cause of all evils.
Because in the face of money, everything can be marked with a price, then the values and worldview shaped by the church and Confucianism become fragile and even blurred in the face of money. The basis of existence disappears, and they naturally cease to exist.
"Fighting around the pass can be regarded as a military adventure, and any military adventure is just putting the fate of the Ming Dynasty on the gambling table."
Qi Jiguang talked about several more cases. For example, when Wei destroyed Shu, Deng Ai bypassed Jianmen Pass and took the Yinping Trail to destroy Shu.
To be more concise and to the point, don’t pull out the outer tower and go shopping in the opponent’s jungle area.
The last time military force was used, the death of Miyun commander Tang Kekuan shocked the government and the public. This was the first commander to die in battle since the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. Tang Kekuan's death meant that the Ming Dynasty was not invincible. As long as there was a war, there would be winners and losers. It's great to win, but if you lose, who will bear the responsibility?
What would the emperor say if the Northern invaders invaded the capital again?
"That's it." Zhu Yijun nodded and said.
Tan Lun also has a copy, which is a compound set, Yu Dayou also has a copy, which is a book about the navy of the Ming Dynasty, Yin Zhengmao also has a book about coining money, and Hai Rui also has a book about public security.
The time this city can block the enemy can give Daming more reaction time to organize defense.
"It's because he didn't finish his homework and contradicted the lecturer." Zhu Yijun said calmly: "Xiu'er has restrained himself a lot. I'm very pleased. At least he no longer criticizes the servants. If he causes trouble outside the palace again, Isn’t it a joke?”
Land is the largest means of production in the Ming Dynasty. Even if it cannot be cultivated, it can also be used for grazing, as well as forest resources, coal, etc. If Daning Wei plows away the profitable Taotu Mountain, in other places, even if it is just grazing sheep, it can be self-sufficient. In terms of profits and losses, even with arithmetic calculations, it cannot be said that Daning Wei cannot make ends meet.
"Three years later, Zhebie conquered Xuanfu and Juyongguan. From then on, the Jin Kingdom was completely under the iron heel of Genghis Khan."
Zhu Yijun did not expect that education and restraint could be corrected in one go.
Therefore, before the prince was born and became a man, Zhu Yili still had to become a talent.
"I obey the order." Feng Bao obeyed his command again.
In fact, Wang Yaozhuo was very smart and even helped Feng Bao find out a lot of moles. During the emperor's wedding, the position of the queen was a point that all parties wanted to compete for. For example, once Wang Yaozhuo received a strange message. Summoned by Wang Yaozhuo, a little Huangmen said that the Queen Mother asked her to go to Ciqing Palace. From Baoqisi to Ciqing Palace, one must either pass through the construction site on the central axis or walk through the outer city. Wang Yaozhuo noticed this little girl after taking two steps. Huang Men was surprised, took two steps obediently, and then ran away.
No one dared to answer this.
Just like today, she gave Wang Yaozhuo countless wealth, and tomorrow, she can kill Wang Yaozhuo.
Zhu Yijun thought it would be relatively simple to build the city, but he never expected that it would be very difficult. The first person to supervise the project was chosen over and over again, and finally the criteria for who proposed and who should do the work fell into the hands of Zhou Liangyin.
"No." When the Queen Mother Chen heard this, she immediately expressed her objection. Zhang Juzheng resigned from all his official positions, but he was still the Tutor. As the emperor's teacher, he educated King Lu. King Lu was prone to have some thoughts that he shouldn't have, even if King Lu did not have such thoughts, and some ministers also had strange thoughts.
Zhu Yijun took out the ink pen and approved the next chapter of the cabinet's preparations to build the city on Hou Yuzhao's memorial.
Qi Jiguang had been prepared for a sneak attack on the fifteen-year-old emperor. He had been thinking about it for so many years, waiting for this kind of wind in the court. The location of Qi Jiguang's spot was called Rehe on the Kanyu map, and it was Chengde in later generations. Location.
"Mother, has my brother been disobedient again recently?" Zhu Yijun looked at Queen Mother Li and asked about Zhu Yili's education. As the current prince, Zhu Yili was really in trouble. Zhu Yijun had already dealt with it last time. Once, but recently Zhu Yili started his rebellion again.
"Ah, these future generations of writers want to angrily accuse me of building the city for gold. Let them go as they say. The Ministry of Industry will supervise the construction in the next chapter." Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
Therefore, building a city in Rehe is of great strategic significance, and this time marching from Daning Guard to Quaning Guard, even if the Tuman Khan cannot be driven away, if this city is properly constructed, it can make the defense of Beigukou easier.
It's just that this time the rebellion was much milder, and Zhu Yili refused to do his homework to resist.
"In the second year of Longqing's reign, I made a report to find good land outside the Great Wall to build a fort and fortress. First, it can train cavalry; second, it can be a horn with Beigukou; third, it can advance, attack, retreat, and defend - as it is today, Ning Wei." Qi Jiguang expressed his attitude. He had made this proposal nearly ten years earlier than Hou Yu Zhao.
"Mother, I have an idea. Why don't you send Zhu Yixi to the Yicheng residence in Xishan? Sir, you have nothing to do."
"Yes." Empress Dowager Li said with a slight headache. She felt very sorry for her son. The emperor couldn't bear to feel sorry for his eldest son, but he poured too much love into his second son. This kind of love is pampering. In Zhu Yiliu, he is like a loving mother who often loses her son. This prophecy is vividly demonstrated.
Qi Jiguang was really grateful to the emperor. During the Wanli years, no one ever supervised or urged the battles. Zhu Yijun also wrote as a disciple to report on his martial arts progress. He occasionally nagged the court, but never urged Qi Jiguang or gave any orders.
"For example, in the Battle of Jingnan, in the winter of the thirty-fourth year of Hongwu, Emperor Cheng Zuwen sent his troops southward, but did not break through the strong city all the way. In the winter of the thirty-fourth year, he arrived at Zhigu Town, which is now Tianjin Wei, and then marched to Cangzhou. They bypassed Dezhou and Linqing all the way and went straight to Dongchang Mansion. In February of the following year, they went straight to Xuzhou. After crossing the river and conquering Xuzhou, after the Battle of Lingbi, Emperor Chengzuwen's great cause was accomplished."
Wang Yaozhuo said in a low voice: "My concubine's intention is to use it for your majesty's financial management. It is better to give it to your majesty and calculate profits every year than to have water without a source."
Qi Jiguang said with certainty: "There is actually this way of bypassing the pass."
"Why hasn't it been built?" Zhu Yijun finished reading Qi Jiguang's memorial. There was only a red × on the memorial. Although this × had faded, it was particularly dazzling.
There are gods three feet above the head, but where does the reverence come from for a naturally noble person? He has no reverence for heaven, earth, or moral matters at all.
Passes are naturally formed because the roads surrounding it for hundreds of miles are not easy to walk.
"Then send it off." Zhu Yijun stood up, bowed slightly and said, "Mother, mother, please leave me."
Empress Dowager Li's pampering intensified Zhu Yili's nonsense. In fact, Empress Dowager Li also knew that something was wrong, but the child did not have a father. The lack of this strict father's role led to Zhu Yili's wild growth. Empress Dowager Li was willing to admit that Zhu Yili's nonsense was to let her eldest brother Zhu Yijun, who was like his father, went to restrain him.
"The eunuch is happy to break the Bauhinia Pass. Can the eunuch change his master?" Zhu Yijun said what Qi Jiguang wanted to say but did not say.
The turmoil surrounding Zhang Juzheng and Ding You's resignation temporarily calmed down, and the government gradually resumed operations. The militaristic emperor still wanted to use force against the Quan Ning Guards. Opposition to the militarism was brewing. Countless pens in the imperial newspapers raised objections to the use of force. question.
Hou Yuzhao's idea was based on the successful experience of Daningwei, but Daningwei was too far away from Beigukou, so choosing another place to build the city became a good choice.
If you are strong enough, you can naturally run thousands of miles. If you are not strong enough, you can still knock down one pass after another, down-to-earth, step by step.
Zhu Yili didn't study, so Empress Dowager Li thought it was a problem with the teaching bachelor. Zhu Yili criticized the servants harshly, so Empress Dowager Li thought it was the servants who had done something wrong. Zhu Yixi acted recklessly, and Empress Dowager Li thought it was the servants who were bewitching her.
The basic ethical and moral system that most people follow, public order and good customs, and the values that most people agree with, have been lost in the process of monetization. Priceless things such as love, responsibility, honor, etc. are the basis of morality, and the monetization of countless things in the world , leading to moral ambiguity.
Was Xi Ning sent out first by Grand Master Wala, or by the Bao Sect? Obviously, the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty also knew very well that eunuchs could not change their masters. Baozong himself went to Xuanfu, Datong, and the capital to knock on doors, which was clearly recorded by Baozong's biological son Ming Xianzong. in vain.
What the opponents say is very reasonable. The land outside the Great Wall is barren and not suitable for farming. To build such a city, it is necessary to have a strong army to guard it. It is difficult to maintain after it is built.
Zhu Yijun could understand this truth, and Wang Yaozhuo could also understand it. The young man's suffering made Wang Yaozhuo deeply understand a truth, that is, there is no unreasonable concern. The Queen Mother's concern is based on Wang Yaozhuo's will not betray. Wang Yaozhuo will not abandon him, not even to the death.
Empress Dowager Li did not understand government affairs, but she knew very well that the road Zhang Juzheng and the emperor had to take was very, very difficult. If they succeeded, the Ming Dynasty would benefit, but if they failed, the emperor would die.
Qi Jiguang pointed the long pole in his hand at a certain position and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this place is connected in all directions and is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"What are you thinking about?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Yaozhuo's panicked look and asked with a smile.
There are so many places to spend money.
The will to resist, as long as there is still the will to resist, bypassing passes and cities is an extremely stupid military adventure.
This Wang Yaozhuo was also young and very shrewd. He knew that the person who was best at managing finances in the Ming Dynasty was not the Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Guoguang, but the Ming Emperor Zhu Yijun. Just in the wool business, the emperor had toyed with so many tricks. The returns far exceeded all expectations.
Yes, no one.
"Don't you still want to go to the emperor's uncle to learn music theory? Go ahead, I'm going to Jingying." Zhu Yijun stopped and came to a fork in the road. He was going to Jingying, while Wang Yaozhuo was going to Gewuyuan to take music lessons.
"build!"
"There are many conditions, but in the final analysis, there is only one. The enemy has completely lost the will to resist, so we can march straight in. As long as the enemy still has the will to resist, the march cannot be made." Qi Jiguang did not separate one, two or three points, but chose A direct summary.
What the pass cuts off is the grain road and baggage transport.
Baozong is simply the floor tiles of the Ming Emperor.
Qi Jiguang still has to explain military affairs. Qi Jiguang is not trying to train His Majesty to be a fierce man who can use troops like a god, but to train him to be a king who can read Tongbao. His Majesty must understand why these generals do what they do on the front line. , so as not to be deceived.
Qi Jiguang judged that he was impatient at first, because Genghis Khan had done it once. Fighting around the pass was a very risky behavior. Genghis Khan did not dare to take risks, so he chose to take risks first. The great victory of Tumubao , also covered Ye Xian’s eyes.
"Does Marshal Qi have a good choice of location?" After Zhu Yijun agreed, he found that Hou Yu Zhao Zuoshuli did not have a specific location.
The two of them went to the palace to find a place to build a city palace outside the fortress.
This is the objectification and alienation of people.
When Zhu Yijun left Cining Palace, Wang Yaozhuo followed the emperor step by step. The emperor suddenly stood still, and Wang Yaozhuo accidentally bumped into Zhu Yijun's back.
In fact, there are copper mines, iron mines, purple sand mines, magnetite, limestone, etc. near Rehe, but in comparison, using gold mines to tell stories seems more convincing.
This wave of doubts is getting stronger and stronger. At this moment, a joint memorial written by Daning Yushi to Zhou Liangyin and Liaodong Inspector Hou Yuzhao was sent to the court. It exploded in the court and directly Attracted all the attention.
In this regard, Zhu Yijun did not show any impressive talent, but he was a very patient student.
"These ministers!" Empress Dowager Li slammed the table and stood up. There were too many bad things happening in the palace, including the assassination of the king and the palace fire. Can we say that the emperor's worries were unfounded? ? On the contrary, this is a very likely scenario.
Zhu Yunwen has never been recognized in the long history of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yunwen was called Jianwenjun, while Zhu Yunwen's descendants were uniformly called Jianshuren. Zhu Yunwen's lack of recognition was specifically reflected in the period from the first year of Jianwen to the fourth year of Jianwen. years, replaced by Hongwu thirty-two to Hongwu thirty-five years.
"Yes." Wang Yaozhuo left obediently, and Zhu Yijun ordered Feng Baorang, the money eunuch, to write a ledger for the future empress.
For generals like Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang, this is great luck!
Military talent is something that God will give you. If you have it, you will have it. If you don't have it, you will not have it. The emperor is sitting in the palace hundreds of miles away and giving random orders can really kill the generals.
Zhu Yijun said with great certainty: "Mother, if something happens to me and Jiangshan Sheji entrusts me to someone else, what should I do? I'd better send him away."
Beigukou is a pass. Once there are police at Beigukou, they can support Beigukou from the high wall outside the fortress, flanking them on both sides, and repel the invading enemies.
The Battle of Tumubao, fought by the Ming Dynasty Emperor Baozong, was so ugly that Qi Jiguang didn't know how to speak. But when it came to military affairs, Qi Jiguang had to talk about this case. It was so close and had great educational significance.
"Okay." Zhu Yijun thought for a while, nodded and said, this little clever guy knows very well how to make money. Zhu Yijun will use this money, money begets money, and the expenses of Kunning Palace will flow smoothly.
Just like the question Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Juzheng, if a kid from a rich family punches someone, he only needs to pay ten cents, then if he hurts a person, he will pay fifty cents, and if he kills a person, he doesn't even have to stay in the cell. Some people pay him He wipes his butt, but in the eyes of rich kids, people are just objects, not even as luxurious as pearls and jade.
The address has not been chosen yet, but once the Ming Dynasty machine starts to spin, it will not be difficult to build a large city outside the Great Wall.
This is the intention of the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyi liked to command formations. When and where to station, and what formations to set up when encountering the enemy. Even if the river changed its course, stationing in the river could not be changed. The military generals and soldiers who fought for the old Zhao family were all Bad luck.
"He also retreated first. When he arrived at Qingfeng Store, he was ambushed by Shi Heng. He almost died and had to escape in embarrassment."
Hou Yuzhao's intention was to find a suitable place to build the emperor's palace and city outside Beigukou to prevent Beigukou from being breached again.
There were many opponents of the construction of the city outside the wall, and there were also many supporters. Over this matter, the courtiers began to quarrel endlessly.
"What are the prerequisites for bypassing the pass?" Zhu Yijun returned the question to the prerequisites for bypassing the pass that Qi Jiguang mentioned at the beginning.
Especially at Zhu Yili's age, everyone pampered him and pampered him, so he naturally became more aggressive.
Zhu Yijun's expression changed slightly. No wonder Qi Jiguang wanted to say but couldn't.
There wasn't much that Queen Mother Li could do. The road was already bumpy enough, so she could only do her best to remove some obstacles.
That time, Feng Bao sank all four eunuchs into a well. It is not known who was behind these eunuchs, because they themselves did not know, but they had to die.
Zhu Yijun was not afraid that Zhu Yili would become a talented person. He had longed for the throne, but when he couldn't do it anymore, he sent Zhu Yili to the Japanese country.
It is not a small amount for people to eat horse chews.
"If we don't retreat, I'm afraid we will be eaten whole by the Ming army."
This is not a memorial, but Qi Jiguang's uneasy feelings.
"Commander Qi, are the Beigukou passes so important? Why didn't the enemy army ever think of bypassing these passes?" Zhu Yijun asked Qi Jiguang in front of him. Zhang Juzheng, the gentleman who gave the banquet, went to Xishan for vacation, and Qi Jiguang began to teach military affairs to the emperor.
If you want to absorb the refugees, you have to use the banner of allocating farmland, but in that place, there is no farmland and no post roads.
This kind of bribery is very common. For example, Wang Qianwang bribery, he likes to bribe other people's servants to achieve his own goals.
What will be used to support this city? Does it just rely on transportation from the hinterland? Transporting grain was extremely costly, and building such a city was just another opening in the Ming Dynasty's already riddled body.
Lu Tiaoyang and Wang Chonggu wanted to facilitate this matter. Daming had money and grain, but there was no one.
Qi Jiguang continued: "After entering the pass first, he divided his troops into two groups, advancing all the way to Juyong Pass and all the way to the capital. Obviously, he knew first that bypassing Juyong Pass would make him very passive, but the commander Zhao Wenhe Luo Tong, the right minister of the Ministry of War, guarded Juyong Pass. The capital was heavily fortified. Yu Shaobao, Shi Heng, Fan Guang and others personally led the troops out of the city to resist the enemy. They also fought fiercely for five days at home. They could not conquer it and had to retreat."
Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao and said: "The ministers cannot accept a queen without relatives. The superficial opposition is not terrible, but the cunning methods behind it are terrible. Feng Daban must protect the life of the girl."
"Your Majesty, why don't you take the silver? I can't handle that much money." Wang Yaozhuo said tentatively. She believed that the money was the emperor's money and should be dealt with by the emperor.
"This method of bypassing the pass city has many harsh conditions. If one of them is not met, the battle will be defeated."
"Qi Shuai thinks that what Hou Yu Zhao said is feasible?" Zhu Yijun asked about military matters and whether a fortified city should be built outside the fortress.
Zhang Juzheng was hiding out in the Yicheng uncle's mansion in Xishan, so Zhu Yijun found some troublesome things for Zhang Juzheng to do. If he was idle, he would be idle, so why not educate the actual prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Qi Jiguang shook his sleeves and took out a yellowed memorial with rolled edges. This was his original version, but it was rejected in the end.
Zhu Yijun saw Qi Jiguang hesitate to speak, and asked: "Since we are talking about the feast, there is no need to worry."
"Take it as long as it is given to you, the rightful master of the Sixth Palace. How can you buy people's hearts and win over the servants without any money? From today on, Queen Wang should think about how to balance the relationship between the concubines and concubines in the harem." Zhu Yijun shook his head and nodded. He didn't care about money. A pagoda cost half a million taels of silver, and the little gold and silver she had was just enough to build a foundation.
Going around the pass means that you have to feed the enemy. Elite soldiers can go around the pass, but how to go around when the food team and baggage are heavy? If the enemy's will to resist is still tenacious and unable to feed the enemy, they will die in mutiny.
"For example, in the late Northern Song Dynasty, Wanyan Zongwang went south from Beigukou and Shanhaiguan to capture Youzhou, which is today's capital. Then he fought thousands of miles away. Within a month, he reached the gates of Kaifeng City, demanded rewards, and left. Then Wanyan Zongwang returned to the court and commanded his troops. Marching westward, he joined forces with Wanyan Zonghan to attack Taiyuan and defeat Taiyuan, which meant that the Western Army of the Song Dynasty could not go to Kaifeng to aid King Qin. Since Taiyuan City was defeated, the Northern Song Dynasty was over."
"When Genghis Khan attacked the Jin Kingdom, he entered the Pass through Zijin Pass, besieged the capital of the Jin Kingdom, and even breached the Juyong Pass. Just because the Xuanfu had not yet been breached at that time, the general guarding Juyong Pass, Shenjian Zhebie, persuaded Genghis Khan to retreat. Genghis Khan Heeding Zhebie's advice, he gave up all occupied cities and retreated to the grassland."
Qi Jiguang thought for a moment and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are gold mines around Rehe. Ye Bushou once brought back kilograms of gold ingots from outside the Great Wall as proof."
"There is no money, no food, no one." Qi Jiguang answered His Majesty's question in a concise and concise manner. He had suffered huge financial losses. Even if Qi Jiguang had ten thousand good ideas, wouldn't they be just like a mirror?
"You can advance, attack, retreat or defend. You can overlook the interior of the pass and control all the northern tribes from the outside. It is the key place of the center." Qi Jiguang began to explain why he chose Rehe. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, making it easy to build a city and defend but difficult to attack. Moreover, it can There is absolutely no reason to lose by exerting influence on the various tribes of the Northern Lu, and occupying territory.
The interesting thing about Hou Yuzhao's idea is that he changed from passively relying on the Yanshan defense line to actively burying nails in the grassland. There is such a city outside the fortress, and the enemy cannot bypass it. He must break through this city before he can continue to move south. , otherwise you will be attacked from both sides.
Zhu Yijun said arrogantly: "Qi Shuai, our Ming Dynasty is rich now!"
Building a city outside the Great Wall requires a little temptation, and the gold mine is undoubtedly an excellent and top-notch story.
Zhu Yijun looked at the Kanyu map and understood Qi Jiguang's explanation.
Qi Jiguang hesitated to speak, hesitated to speak, and finally began to speak: "After the sudden change in Tumu Fort, he first sent Emperor Yingzong's confidant eunuch Xi Ning to falsely pass on the imperial edict and falsely open the Zijin Pass, one of the three inner gates, to break through the pass. Finally, I couldn’t wait to enter the Ming Dynasty’s capital.”
Those who agree naturally agree with its strategic significance. After all, Beigukou was breached once by Anda Khan and almost breached by Dong Fox.
"Nine times out of ten you bet, you lose."
"Ye Xian had just defeated the Ming Dynasty in the capital, and his morale was like a rainbow. He held the bargaining chip of Emperor Yingzong. However, the Ming Dynasty had lost all its elite troops in the capital. At that time, there were only 20,000 to 20,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people. So he also bypassed Juyongguan first. He is impatient. If he breaks through Xuanfu and Juyongguan and then enters the capital, the outcome of the war will not be known yet."
The post road from Xifengkou to Daningwei and then to Guangning had been repaired in the Yuan Dynasty. It was renovated again in the Hongwu period. Until the Jingtai period, the post road in Daningwei was under repair. Even in the last years of Tianshun, Daningwei was lost, but there were still merchants walking on this road.
But from Beigukou to Rehe, there is no old post road. It is a poor place where birds have nothing to do, and a place where there is no arable land. How can we attract refugees? Pull strong men and collect labor.
However, this is inconsistent with the Ming Dynasty's current trend of putting the people first and treating the common people well. No one dares to violate political correctness and risk the disapproval of the world to do such a thing.
Where people come from becomes a difficult matter.
Zhu Yijun discovered that for Ming Dynasty, arable land seemed more attractive than gold.
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