Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Good! Good! Good!"

In Dongnuan Pavilion, hearty voices of approval rang out, which made all the eunuchs and eunuchs waiting outside the palace look puzzled.

Ever since the mutiny in Xuanfu Town came to Beijing in a hurry, the emperor had rarely smiled, and the atmosphere in Qianqing Palace had always been in a very depressed state.

Whether it was the eunuchs and eunuchs serving in front of the emperor, or the Han generals on duty in front of the emperor, everyone became extra cautious for fear of offending the emperor.

But the situation seems to be different now.

"Brother, what happy event makes you so happy?" Zhu Youjian looked at his brother with suspicion, and asked.

"Of course it is a happy event that benefits the country and the people!"

The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly, and he handed the few memorials he held to Zhu Youjian, "Brother, please read it yourself."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly reached out and took the memorial in front of him.

"Liu Ruoyu, find me the maps of the provinces in the North." While Zhu Youjian was flipping through it, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said to Liu Ruoyu.

"Here!"

Liu Ruoyu hurriedly bowed in response and then walked quickly towards a certain place.

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, felt much better. When he thought of the changes in Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Denglai and other places, Zhu Youxiao smiled even more on his face.

"Brother Imperial, Lu Xiangsheng, Mao Yuanyi, and Sun Yuanhua have sent a secret message to the capital urgently, asking you for money and manpower. If my brother remembers correctly, you must have allocated internal funds to them before."

After reading the memorial in his hand, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but frown slightly. He didn't know why his royal brother was so happy. Zhu Youjian, who was suspicious, looked at Zhu Youxiao and said.

"Especially Mao Yuanyi, the commander of the Tianjin Military Preparation Department, asked the emperor's brother for 200 million taels of silver, and even asked the Military Armament Bureau to send a group of personnel to Tianjin to rectify the affairs of the three guards in Tianjin. This is what he should do. It is not what a minister should do when he encounters some problems and submits a secret complaint to the emperor."

"That's because the emperor's brother doesn't understand the situation in Tianjin."

Zhu Youxiao stood up with a smile and walked quickly towards the hanging map, "You all should step back first. Emperor brother, you see, the location of Tianjin Sanwei is the main thoroughfare of the canal in Beizhili, and it is even more important. It is an important gateway to protect the capital city and Gyeonggi."

While talking about this, Liu Ruoyu and other eunuchs bowed their heads and exited the palace.

"The stability of the capital and the capital requires several lines of defense to ensure it."

Zhu Youxiao continued: "Tongzhou, Tianjin, Baoding and the capital are at odds with each other. If the above three places are stable, the capital and the capital's rear will have no worries."

"In the past few days, I have explained to the emperor the significance and joint defense relationship between the two towns of Xuanfu and Datong and the two towns of Jizhou and Shanhaiguan. Moreover, among the above four important towns, there are also Wandusi, Yanqing, and Huairou, Miyun, Shunyi, Pinggu, Sanhe, Zunhua, Santunying, Qian'an, Shimencheng and other places will serve as supplements, and then build a complete defense system in the northern region of Gyeonggi!"

"Yes."

Zhu Youjian nodded and said: "Brother Huang also said that even if there is a problem with the defense system in northern Gyeongsang Province, even if the military equipment under the rule is lax and neglected to train, relying on the existing pass points, there is no problem if you want to hold on for a period of time. of."

"During this period, while the imperial court actively mobilized the army to mediate the invading enemies who were advancing from northern Xinjiang, it could also convey deployment orders from Tongzhou, Baoding, and Tianjin, and then gather a large number of soldiers, horses, and grain in Beizhili, and then continue Start a bloody battle with the invading enemy!"

This is the worst case scenario.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao inevitably felt sad in his heart. Although Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything on the surface about the mutiny in Xuanfu Town, and even ignored some voices from the court, this matter had a great impact on Zhu Youxiao. .

Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste.

If you do not take all the unfavorable factors into consideration before doing something, or even make corresponding emergency plans, the most likely result will be failure!

And if this situation like what Zhu Youjian mentioned is really going to happen, and a battle really breaks out in the territory of Beizhili, then the implementation of the Liao strategy will lose its significance.

Because if this battle really breaks out, it will cause serious damage to the central government's finances in the Ming Dynasty, and even Northern Zhili will be crippled. This will cause local officials to lose respect for the imperial court, and the central government's control over the local areas will be further weakened.

It is also because of these associations that Zhu Youxiao has been reviewing the corresponding memorials and documents related to the defense of the northern border of Gyeonggi and the defense of Liaodong front line in the past few days. This is Zhu Youxiao forcing himself to divert his attention! !

Under such a situation, Lu Xiangsheng, Mao Yuanyi, and Sun Yuanhua successively sent secret memorials to Beijing to explain what they had done in their respective jurisdictions, and even asked Zhu Youxiao to solve some difficult problems. How could Zhu Youxiao be unhappy? ?

If someone else had asked Zhu Youxiao for internal funds, Zhu Youxiao would not even handle it, because Zhu Youxiao could not guarantee whether the internal funds allocated would be used in full.

But Lu Xiangsheng, Mao Yuanyi, Sun Yuanhua, and even Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Keli, Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu, Han Yiliang, Xu Guangqi, Jiao Xu, Song Yingxing and others in Beijing, as long as they opened their mouths, Zhu Youxiao would not hesitate at all.

Because Zhu Youxiao knows that these pillars mentioned above will not be greedy for money at all. They are all pure people who want to do more practical things for the Ming Dynasty! !

"Let's go back to Tianjin."

Zhu Youxiao gathered his thoughts, stared at the map in front of him, and said in a sonorous tone: "In my clear strategy against Liao, Tianjin occupies an extremely important position."

"Tianjin is the strategic hub surrounding the entire Liaodong. To the north, you can reach Qinhuangdao, and then to Juehua Island and Ningyuan Frontline via sea route. To the east, you can reach Jinzhouwei, and to the south, you can directly reach the towns of Denglai!!"

"As long as the imperial court wants to launch a comprehensive offensive against Liaodong, it can no longer focus solely on land offensives as it did in the past. Giving full play to its maritime advantages is the key to winning Jianlu on the battlefield!!"

Zhu Youjian understood somewhat.

Lu Xiangsheng, Mao Yuanyi, and Sun Yuanhua successively sent secret reports to the capital in their respective jurisdictions. This was because the decree issued by their imperial brother required them to do too many things, and if they wanted to do everything well, they must A lot of money and food will be needed!

"I must completely eradicate this quagmire in Liaodong!"

While Zhu Youjian was thinking, Zhu Youxiao said with firm eyes: "If we don't completely open up the new situation in Liaodong, then a large amount of the court's precious financial revenue will be sucked away. In this way, no matter how much I do in Beijing, , it’s all in vain!”

No one knows better than Zhu Youxiao that the root cause of the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty was never Li Zicheng, let alone Dorgon. The main reason was the bankruptcy of the central finance of the Ming Dynasty.

Unable to collect sufficient taxes from the local area, faced with years of wars, frequent disasters, and frequent uprisings...the court was unable to come up with money to solve the problem, which in turn led to the further deterioration of the situation, which led to the Jiashen National Disaster.

If you want to collect taxes, you must have the confidence. For the Ming Dynasty Central Committee, there is nothing more direct than a powerful army directly under the jurisdiction!

After all, the Ming Dynasty's taxation focus has always been on the southeastern provinces, but there are too many vested interest groups in this land. If they want to take fat from their mouths, they will dare to do anything. , so killing alone is not enough, you must have confidence!