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Chapter 1048
Emperor Yonglong didn't expect Fang Congzhe to be so angry all of a sudden. Although he was dissatisfied with Feng Tang's performance and was very annoyed, he even considered changing Feng Tang's position as governor of Jiliao, but his reason still told him that he must not do so at this time. Not a good time to change people.

But Fang Congzhe's words really moved Emperor Yonglong a little.

The investment of more than 100 million taels of silver seems to have improved in Liaodong, but it was suddenly exposed by Li Yongfang's mutiny in Fushun. Accidents that take too much responsibility?
Is the unfavorable situation in Jizhen the pain of adjustment, or the evil result of Feng Tang's cronyism?

Originally, Emperor Yonglong was not willing to let You Shigong be the chief soldier of Jizhen, but under Feng Tang's strong recommendation, and there was no suitable candidate for a while, he reluctantly agreed to let You Shigong take the post, but now it has become like this In such a situation, it would be a lie to say that Emperor Yonglong had no regrets in his heart.

Or, change it?Emperor Yonglong was a little hesitant, but who would it be?
Also, did Fang Congzhe really feel that his father sent an envoy to put pressure on him, and wanted to help him share the burden, or did he have other plans?
Emperor Yonglong felt that he was quite tired of dealing with this group of civil servants in the cabinet. These guys were usually upright, and their words were neutral and peaceful, but the superficial meaning in their words was often completely different from their true intentions, making them It is always difficult for you to grasp, and you will fall into the trap if you are not careful.

Looking at the people in the palace in front of him, Emperor Yonglong knew very well that in terms of safeguarding the interests of the Great Zhou court, they were consistent with himself, but the same interests as the court may not necessarily be completely consistent with his own interests. There are this group of civil servants who can distinguish the most clearly, and they even take pleasure in turning their hands into clouds and rain.

He can even be sure that if his elder brother suddenly gains the upper hand and sits on the throne with the support of his father, these people will continue their affairs as a matter of course, and will not be affected much by it.

In the same way, the eldest brother can only use this group of people when he is sitting in this position. There may be some changes and adjustments, but in the end it is still this group and this group of people. It is just a superficial change, but there will be no big changes in the heart. , even with the North-South dispute.

"Ye Qing, what do you think?" Emperor Yonglong suppressed the restlessness in his heart and made his expression calmer.

Ye Xianggao was also very annoyed in his heart. Fang Congzhe fired such a cannon without discussing it, which made him a little embarrassed. Maybe the emperor felt that the two of them had an affair beforehand, or felt that he could no longer control Fang Congzhe. up.

In addition, Qi Yongtai and Zhang Huaichang would definitely not agree to this proposal.

In fact, Ye Xianggao had a mediocre impression of Feng Tang.

Although he believes that although Feng Tang has stabilized the situation in Liaodong, the cost is too high, and he can only stay on the defensive against Jianzhou Jurchen, and has not achieved much substantial gains. If this continues, Liaodong may really become A bottomless pit.

As for Shuerhaqi, Yehebu, and Donghai Jurchen, they are more like some ostentatious tricks to fool people's eyes, and they will not see any effect in a short time. Now Shuerhaqi is cut by Nurhachi just like this. In addition, it added to his feeling.

But at this time, it is definitely not the right time to propose Yichang Feng Tang. Fang Congzhe may have his own considerations, but Ye Xianggao can't agree with it. This kind of situation can be discussed in detail later.

"Your Majesty, this is not the time to discuss this matter. Although the Fushun Institute fell, it did not pose a fatal threat to the entire Liaodong. It only needs to be rebuilt. Feng Tang has to take on the heavy responsibility at this time." Ye Xianggao pondered for a while and said decisively: "The current situation is still to stabilize Liaodong. It is not too late to discuss other things after the Gyeonggi war is resolved."

Emperor Yonglong nodded his head slightly, this is the old saying of seeking the country.

"Well, this matter will be discussed in the future, and I will write to Liaodong, ordering Feng Tang to immediately rebuild the Fushun Fortress and Guan, complete the restoration of the city wall, and ensure the safety of Liaodong..."

Emperor Yonglong directly issued an order without seeking the opinions of the cabinet ministers. Obviously Fang Congzhe was not satisfied with this action.

Fang Congzhe's expression was calm, but he knew in his heart that his words still caused some suspicion in Emperor Yonglong's heart. Although Ye Xianggao alleviated the situation, he did not deny his suggestion. This matter will surely ferment in the future.

"The negotiations on the side of the Nekhka people have reached preliminary results. Feng Ziying has reported the matters discussed. What do you think after reading it?"

Emperor Yonglong took a deep breath. Although the matter of Liaodong was important, it was not urgent, but the question of whether to stay in Beijing was the most urgent problem. In Emperor Yonglong's opinion, 20 taels of silver was not too expensive, but too cheap. The per capita is not even four taels of silver, and the life of a dignified soldier in the Beijing camp is not as good as that of the girls who put up bids and sold their heads in Beijing during the disaster years?

"20 taels of silver, Ziying is really good. I don't know how to convince the people of Nekhka?" Fang Congzhe's face became better when he talked about this matter. Feng Tang is the same thing, but Feng Ziying is not. It's another story.

He is not optimistic about Feng Tang's Liaodong strategy. It is a bottomless pit, especially when the situation in the Southwest is becoming more and more tense. As the second assistant in charge of finance, he needs to plan ahead. I am afraid that the war is inevitable, and it is very likely that it will not end so easily.

Zheng Jizhi is ready to retire. Once Zheng Jizhi does, according to the usual practice, the Hubu Shangshu will be transferred from the Huguang scholars to the Jiangnan scholars. This is also a customary practice in the court. Among the scholars from Beidi, Jiangnan, and Huguang, they took turns to sit in the manor, and this round of household ministers should be the scholars from Jiangnan.

If we continue to unreservedly support the Liaodong strategy as in the previous two years, once the Southwest War is postponed, the court's financial resources will definitely have another big hole, and there will be no good things like the strategy of opening the sea the year before to fill it.

"Well, besides, we can cooperate with the Nekalka people, but these guys who invaded the south came here for money, how could they be so talkative?" Li Tingji was also curious.

"It's easy to take captives, but what's the benefit of them taking these tens of thousands of people? Could it be possible to take them back to the grassland?" Zhang Jingqiu explained: "It's the limit to take away 5000 people at most, but for them, this gang What's the point of the big soldiers? Could it be possible to expect the family members of these people to go to the grassland to pay the ransom, Ziying should have seized this point to convince the other party."

"However, the 20 silver is not much, and it is not much. Ziying also said that it was agreed on behalf of the imperial court. If the imperial court is unwilling, he can only ask those merchants from the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce if they are willing to pay for it. It is estimated that there will be a lot of ties with these soldiers as guarantors..." Chai Ke continued, "It is said that the three to five hundred military officers, merchants are very willing to be their guarantors, and some people are already talking to Neika Contacted by people from Kazakhstan, hoping to redeem a group of generals as soon as possible,..."

As soon as Chai Ke's words came out, all the ministers in the palace immediately groaned in unison.

To merchants, to Wu Xun, these people don't have a good impression, but in a sense, these people can't get rid of them, and merchants are also inextricably linked with court officials and generals .

They are disdainful and dissatisfied with this group and this class, but it does not mean that they have much hatred for individuals in this class and group who have interests in connection with them.

As for Wu Xun, they also exist objectively, whether they are in Nine Sides, Beijing Camp, or guards in various places, the existence of century-old Wu Xun's children here is also unavoidable.

Of course, the gang of Wu Xun in Jingying are too useless and incompetent, so it's all the more so.

Emperor Yonglong's face was gloomy. This was the most annoying thing for him. He was in a dilemma whether to redeem or not. He knew that these people would come back sooner or later. They would all return to the capital city, or even return to the capital camp. How do you deal with it?

Sometimes I really hope that the Nekalka people are not as good as learning Bai Qi, but it is a pity that Emperor Yonglong also knows that the Nekalka people will not be so stupid.

Now no one cares about the soldiers, but the military generals have the enthusiastic help of the merchants. This kind of contrast almost makes Yonglong Emperor's heart attack.

"Ye Qing, Fang Qing, what do you think?" Emperor Yonglong finally suppressed his inner boredom and asked.

The two looked at each other and hesitated.

This is the first time the Great Zhou Dynasty has encountered such a thing. It is not that the frontier army has not encountered such a thing in the past, but since it is in the border area, and the scale is mostly small, no more than a hundred people, the side will handle it quietly by itself. convenient.

Whether it's captive replacement, redemption, or just ignoring it, or resolving it through merchants' interest transactions, it's all hidden behind the scenes.

But this time, it was the Beijing camp, which involved tens of thousands of people in Beijing, and the quarrel was so loud that the whole world knew that how the court dealt with it would cause many unpredictable sequelae.

It is absolutely impossible to ignore it, not to mention chilling the hearts of the soldiers in the army, just the 20 relatives and family members who have ties to the soldiers in the Beijing camp will not be able to pass, but if the [-] soldiers are redeemed, then What about hundreds of military officers?

If these hundreds of military officers were to be redeemed, it would be either 20 taels of silver or millions of taels of silver. How could the court afford it?Even if they can afford it, no one here is willing to pay the ransom for these guys who can only devour the court salary.

But if you don't pay, let the family members of these military officers redeem themselves?Will there be any problem here?
After these officers and soldiers are redeemed, how should they deal with the disposal arrangements?

Realistic contradictions, inner emotions, and entanglements of interests all made this group of people a hot potato, even Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe found it extremely difficult.

(End of this chapter)