They have never seen so much money in their lives!
Boxes after boxes were dumped on the table. Under the sunlight, it was as clear as possible.
Zhang Mingwei didn't care about their exclamations. It could even be said that their exclamations satisfied him, because this was the effect he wanted.
"This is only part of the money, not all of it. But I think the money on the stage is enough to pay you arrears." Zhang Mingwei said to them loudly, "I can tell you, This time Cheng Guo Gong conspired to rebel. In total, nearly two million taels of silver were stolen. And the emperor gave all of this money to me and asked me to solve the Liaodong matter."
Hearing this, these middle and lower-level officers opened their eyes wide and stared at Zhang Mingwei, as if Zhang Mingwei was the two million taels of silver.
This much money is really going crazy!
As the saying goes, money makes things easier! At this moment, they were looking forward to it very much, how would they use the two million taels?
Although they didn't know it yet, they had already felt the Emperor's sincerity!
Zhang Mingwei slowly scanned every face, and seeing their excitement, he said loudly: "Some of you should know that the traitor was originally the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp. It can be said that the Beijing Camp was under his control." It’s already rotten under the leadership. Therefore, the emperor has decided to rebuild the capital camp, and the troops will be selected from among you."
This is another very shocking news. As border soldiers, especially among such precarious border troops, if they can be transferred to become a member of the Beijing camp, that is of course what they are most willing to do.
Therefore, as soon as they heard this, these middle and low-level officers such as the General Banner and the Hundred Households immediately held their heads high and showed their best side without knowing it.
Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei nodded in his heart and announced: "Listen carefully, the imperial court has decided to abolish the Guanwai Guard Post. In addition to the Guangning Central Front Post, it includes Guangning Front Guards, Guangning Central Post, and Ningyuan Guard Post. The Center Right Post, Ningyuan Guard and Ningyuan Center Left Post were all dismantled, and all military households were moved inward to the passes from Zunhua to Shanhaiguan. In other words, in addition to being selected to enter the Beijing Camp, others must be stationed in Jizhen This area is to prevent enemies from outside the customs from invading the capital."
Several times the border was broken by Jianqi, and the population of the capital was plundered and killed. Especially along the Great Wall, the army and the people were withered, which had a great impact on the defense line of the Great Wall.
Therefore, the result of the discussion between Zhang Mingwei and Emperor Chongzhen was that in order to resist foreign aggression, one must first settle the domestic affairs. However, this concept of "An Nei must first be settled before resisting foreigners" is completely different from the one proposed by Yang Sichang.
His plan was to give up the fight with Jianlu outside the pass, at least until he could not defeat Jianlu in field battles. Stationing outside the pass would only allow Jianlu to defeat them one by one and lay siege to the city for reinforcements.
Therefore, instead of wasting manpower and material resources outside the pass, it is better to withdraw back, strengthen the defense along the Great Wall, and keep the Jianlu and Mongol Tatars out of the Great Wall.
During the Little Ice Age, there was no distinction between the Jianlu and the Jianlu. If the Jianlu were unable to obtain supplies from the Ming Dynasty, it would be a powerful blow to the Jianlu. At least in the second half of this year, since the Jianlu invaders were known in advance, they had to find a way to block the Jianlu outside the Great Wall. If we let them in and then beat them, the people of Ming Dynasty will suffer!
Of course, dealing with Jianlu is not just about passive defense. Zhang Mingwei also has several tricks to use at the same time. However, things can only be done one by one.
At this time, after he finished his announcement, he looked at the shocked faces of the people below and added: "This is the national policy of the imperial court and will never change. But right now, if you have any questions, ask them now and I will give them to you. answer!"
They had never thought of moving all the military households outside the pass to inside the pass. It is related to everyone's future, and the middle and low-level officers among these Liaodong military households are very nervous.
After hearing Zhang Mingwei's words, these people looked at me and I looked at you, and finally a bold commander-in-chief asked.
However, I don't know if it was because of this kind of question to a superior, especially a Duke whose rank was far away from him, that he felt a little unsure, so his voice was very low and could not be transmitted far at all.
Zhang Mingwei couldn't hear clearly, so he smiled slightly and said: "I know that you must be very concerned and worried. It's okay. Since I told you to ask questions, I will answer them, so just ask them. I can answer the questions now. Answer and clarify your doubts."
After hearing this, the general's voice finally became much louder and asked Zhang Mingwei: "How can we enter the Beijing camp?"
"Those who support the imperial court's decision, actively relocate, and perform well will be given priority." Zhang Mingwei smiled and said, "Of course, the reconstruction of the Beijing camp must be elite, and basic martial arts assessments are also required."
These can actually be said to be the Guan Ning Army, which was considered a strong army among the armies of the late Ming Dynasty. The Guan Ning troops who entered the pass to suppress thieves were all very capable of fighting. Basic martial arts assessment is of course not a problem.
In other words, the most important factors for whether you can enter the Beijing camp are the previous ones mentioned by Duke Xingguo.
After the General Banner finished speaking, another hundred households boldly asked: "What about the fields my parents opened up?"
Outside the Ming Dynasty, there was no system of prefectures and counties, but Liaodong Dusi, which meant that they were all military households. In this way, they actually have no private land. They are all farmland owned by the guards and do not belong to individuals. It would be much easier for the court to give up.
However, after many generations, military households will definitely reclaim their own land for cultivation. Some have more, some have less. Anyway, this kind of thing exists.
This hundred households should have a lot of private land. Seeing that Duke Xingguo seemed easy to talk to, he mentioned it.
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei turned around and said with a smile: "I will give it to you in silver if I verify it is correct."
Having said this, he added: "By the way, after you move inland, all new guards will have guards patrolling from time to time to strictly investigate the deduction of military pay and ensure that everyone can get as much military pay as they deserve! If you can't get it, you can come to the Jinyiwei Yamen of the capital to find me, and I will make the decision for you!"
Being a soldier and getting paid is actually the most basic thing. However, at this time, Zhang Mingwei used one of the conditions to seduce them, and when these middle and low-level officers heard this, they were all overjoyed.
Zhang Mingwei saw this situation and couldn't help but sigh.
But on the surface, he still asked with a smile: "Are there any other questions?"
Everyone below was very excited, but no one asked questions immediately.
You know, outside this pass, after the battle of Songjin, almost everyone knows that it is not safe. Otherwise, Wu Sangui would not have spent a lot of money to leave his hometown Ningyuan and would have moved to Shanhaiguan.
In the past, these middle and low-level officers had no choice but to continue to sit next to each other outside the customs. But at this time, the court gave them a chance to leave such a dangerous place. The most important thing was to solve their worries. They even thought about getting the military pay they deserved in the future, feeling that happiness was about to come. Therefore, for them, how could they be unwilling!
In fact, if this policy had been proposed before the Battle of Songjin, Liaodong generals would definitely have opposed it. Because their fundamental interests lie outside the customs. It has been entrenched for a long time and its forces are intertwined.
Locally, they have the most resources, controlling farmland, military households, etc.; as for the imperial court, they can get the most support from the imperial court every year, which falls into their pockets; if they are all withdrawn into the customs, they are absolutely unwilling of.
For them, the best thing is to maintain the status quo. If you step on two boats, you can mix on both sides.
However, at this time, in the Battle of Songjin, the Liaodong generals suffered the most serious blow.
Among the Liaodong generals represented by the Zu and Wu families, Jinzhou, the most powerful of the Zu family, fell, and he himself surrendered to the Jianqi; Ningyuan was the home of the Wu family. Although they did not fall, Wu Sangui led his troops to rescue Zu Dashou and the entire army was wiped out. At this time, the Wu family's power was at its weakest.
In addition to this, Zhang Mingwei had previously placed all generals above guerrilla level under house arrest. These are the ones with the greatest vested interests outside the customs. Without giving them a chance to bargain, there will be even less resistance to implementing this inward relocation.
When Zhang Mingwei was thinking about this policy, finally, another person asked: "My lord, are you going to leave Liaodong alone?"
"Who said we don't care?" Zhang Mingwei looked at him and felt that he should have a blood feud with Jianlu, so he stopped smiling and replied seriously, "Just because you move inward does not mean that you will let Jianlu do whatever he wants outside the customs. The poor outside the customs No? Then we will make him even poorer! I can tell you that one day in the future I will lead you to regain Shenyang and conquer Liaodong!"
Anyone from later generations who cares about the history of the late Ming Dynasty will know how to deal with Jianlu. We must first guard the capital and prevent the Jianlu from entering the country to stab the Ming Dynasty, and prevent them from sucking blood from the Ming Dynasty to replenish their blood. In addition, the eight major Shanxi merchants also need to be killed, and then they have to find Zheng Zhilong.
As a professional who has written a lot about the history of the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Mingwei naturally thought of many ways to deal with Jianlu. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, he felt that this was the safest approach.
Give up outside the customs and save manpower and material resources. While defending the capital, use the Liaodong Army and the Qin Army to suppress the bandit rebellion. As long as there is no more chaos inside the pass and the situation stabilizes, then it will be much easier to deal with the Jianlu outside the pass!
This countermeasure is what Zhang Mingwei proposed, that before fighting against the outside world, one must first settle down at home! Instead of asking Jianlu for peace, that's useless! Jianlu was not a fool, how could he still watch Ming Dynasty put down the rebellion with peace of mind?
The crisis of annihilation of the entire army in the Battle of Songjin was not an opportunity for Ming Dynasty to adjust its important strategy!
"Who has any questions?" Zhang Mingwei asked again after waiting for a while and no one asked.
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