Chapter 34 National policy, stationing troops to promote agriculture? Your Majesty is holy and flawless!
"Wars in the north and southeast occur from time to time, and natural disasters occur frequently, causing the finances of our Ming Dynasty to be extremely tight."
"Now the frontier military farms are abandoned, the land is barren, productivity is declining, and border security has been greatly affected." Jiajing pondered for a moment, "Why not change the military farms to promote agriculture, and change it to military farms to promote agriculture."
“Encourage border troops to participate in cultivation, restore the productivity of military fields, enhance border security, ensure food self-sufficiency, and thus reduce the financial burden on the court.”
"What do you think, Lord Yan?"
Hearing this, Yan Song's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and then he bowed and said: "Your Majesty has a long-term vision, which I cannot compare with."
Qingliu and others headed by Xu Jie felt as if their hearts were struck hard, and they immediately became like deflated balls.
Not only did Your Majesty fail to deal with Yan's party, but he also approved the so-called "military farming to promote agriculture" proposed by Yan Song. No, now it should be called "stationing troops to promote agriculture"!
How could they not see that His Majesty wanted to restore the collapsed Wei Suo system, so they just went along with it.
The military-land system was the economic support system of the Wei-suo system, and the Wei-suo system was a comprehensive military management system.
Because of this, its collapse caused a series of chain reactions, the final result of which was reflected in the finances.
The abandonment of military fields was one of the important reasons that directly led to the collapse of the Wei-suo system.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty has now started a conscription system to obtain a more combat-effective army.
This is also a major fiscal output!
Now, Your Majesty actually wants to revitalize the Wei Suo system?
Yes! That's right! The restoration of the Weisuo system can save a lot of financial expenditure on military supplies.
But, but, but… No!
Isn't this going to cut the flesh of all of us?!
Why did the military farms become abandoned? There are many reasons.
One of the biggest factors is land annexation. Aristocratic families and local tyrants used their power in the court to illegally occupy military land and convert it into private property!
The imperial court naturally had no power to control this kind of encroachment, which led to the loss of military land.
As for why there is no control? Needless to say!
Now Yan Song was collecting money from Your Majesty for the purpose of military supplies. He keenly realized that this was to increase military supplies to consolidate the border, so he proposed this vicious national policy.
They knew very well what kind of person their Majesty was.
To be disrespectful, it is the epitome of greed and selfishness.
Yan Song offered him such a plan that satisfied his inner thoughts at this time. How could he not be tempted?
For a time, everyone hated Yan Song to the core.
They really wanted to speak out against it immediately, but the issue of land annexation in the twelve memorials seemed like a silent warning.
Now, on the stage of the Yuxi Palace, they, the Qingliu, are the treacherous ministers being questioned, and the father and son of the Yan family are the loyal ministers!
Now, it is no longer appropriate to oppose openly.
All they can do is stare and watch Yan Song stir up trouble!
Whether it is "stationing troops to promote agriculture" or "stationing farmland to promote agriculture", it is not important to Yan Song.
Because his purpose was to seize land from the gentry and wealthy families in order to feed himself and the descendants behind him.
Now, it is obvious that what I said touched His Majesty's heart, and he was moved by my national policy!
"Your Majesty is wise!" Yan Shifan was filled with admiration for his father's action.
At the same time, he was also shocked by his father's boldness.
Your Majesty just gave them a warning, and Dad is already thinking about eating meat?
It really proves the saying that the brave will die of overeating while the timid will die of starvation.
The most outrageous thing is that His Majesty actually agreed!
Although the issue of land annexation was not explicitly mentioned in the memorial, it also represented that His Majesty was aware of this problem.
At this time, Dad actually set his sights on this... If it were him, he would definitely not dare to do anything rash.
After all, the emperor’s attitude is not clear yet!
"Okay, let the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue jointly supervise this matter. The West Factory needs to check the accounts, and this matter will be handled by the East Factory."
"As for the officials from the six ministries who were detained yesterday, your cabinet and the three judicial departments will jointly supervise and punish those who should be punished or demoted."
"It's getting late. I won't keep you any longer."
After finishing up yesterday's affairs with a few words, Jiajing waved goodbye to see the guest off.
"We, the officials, will take our leave." Yan Song and the others bowed to Jiajing one after another, then turned around and left Yuxi Palace one after another.
They also need to go back and digest it.
Especially the Qingliu faction, they originally thought that they could just abandon some merchants and then fill in a number that would satisfy the emperor.
No one expected that Yan Song was such a black-hearted maggot. If we want to cut their flesh, we must think carefully!
Only Lu Fang stayed from the Imperial Household Department, after all, he had to stay by Jiajing's side every day.
"Master, the matter has been resolved satisfactorily." Lu Fang stepped forward and said with a smile.
"This is a long-standing problem," Jiajing sighed, standing up and walking towards the side hall. "This time I just caught them off guard and dealt them a heavy blow. It won't be so easy next time."
Of course, although he said that, Jiajing didn't really care about it.
No matter how hidden the account is, you will find it out by yourself.
The clean stream and the strict party are both transparent in front of him. They are not uprooted all at once, but it is just not the right time. Besides, one has to eat one bite at a time. Some things cannot be achieved without haste.
Lu Fang followed behind Jiajing and listened silently.
I understand the logic, and this time I really need to cut the Gordian knot.
No one expected that His Majesty would be so cruel as to demolish the palace, stop all spending on spiritual cultivation, and cause everyone to make a wrong judgment.
He used direct and swift means, utilized the clean forces, blocked Yan Song's retreat route, and then attacked the clean forces again.
It's really as fast as lightning!
Well, this is also thanks to the master, who closed his eyes and saw through everything, so that Lu Bing could check the accounts quickly. Otherwise, normally, it would be impossible. Once you issue an order, it would take at least half a year to check the accounts when you get there.
By then, everyone had already settled their accounts!
Generally speaking, this trick can only be used once.
After this time, everything on the twelve memorials will be written off, and all doubts and chains of evidence will be cleared.
The same trick will not work next time. Both the Qingliu and the Yan Party will be more careful.
But can they really hide it from His Majesty?
Lu Fang thought of his master who was sitting in the palace, closing his eyes and seeing and listening to the Ming Dynasty. He shook his head slightly in his heart to express his denial.
There is a god above our heads. From now on, I am talking about the master. How can a mortal hide from the eyes of immortals and gods?
"The money we received this time will be used for military supplies and disaster relief, and it will be gone in the blink of an eye. The financial problem has never been solved."
"But these things can't be rushed..."
"Master, now that you have the chance to become an immortal, no matter how serious your illness is, it will be nothing more than a chronic disease," Lv Fang began to grind ink for Jiajing. After a slight pause, he said, "Time can smooth out everything."
Hearing this, Jiajing paused for a moment, then smiled without comment.
Yes, time can smooth everything out.
He took out the six major crises he had written down earlier, pondered for a moment, and circled the fourth one, the collapse of the Wei-suo system.
Upon seeing this, Lu Fang thought of the national policy of "stationing troops to promote agriculture" that he had just proposed.
"Which do you think is better, the garrison system or the recruitment system?" Jiajing asked to himself without looking at Lu Fang.
He had a big plan in mind for the future.
But before doing this, at least now, he was not sure whether to do it.
Once that path is set, the Ming Dynasty will never be able to stop, and there will be no end in sight in the future...
"This..." Lu Fang was a little troubled.
"Forget it." Jiajing raised his hand, signaling Lu Fang not to say anything. He was not really asking Lu Fang.
In this matter, you should make the decision in your own heart. How can you ask others? Who can be the master of yourself? No one!
"Let's take our time," Jiajing sighed in his heart, "First, restore the garrison system as much as possible to reduce the financial burden. After the economy stabilizes, we can rectify the administration of officials..."
Thinking of this, Jiajing temporarily put aside state affairs.
"Today is the fifteenth day since I came back. It is time to go back. From today on, I will be the elder of the Xiuxian sect."
Thinking of the world of cultivating immortals, Jiajing's worries disappeared.
"Things in Daming have come to an end for the time being. This time I can stay in the immortal cultivation world for a while longer and strive to break through to the seventh level of Qi training and reach the late stage of Qi training!"
"If there is anything here, I can control it at any time through my destiny. If there is any problem, I can come back directly..."
After three o'clock in the morning, the night is dark.
The lights in the Western Garden were on. Yan Song and Yan Shifan walked at the back, while Xu Jie and other upright people walked in front without saying a word.
"Dad, starting today, we will fight to the death with Qingliu." Yan Shifan supported Yan Song and said while looking at the heavy snow.
Hearing this, Yan Song paused slightly, straightened his hunched body slightly, and looked up at the heavy snow.
"Shifan, remember, we can never reconcile with Qingliu. It is destined to be a life-and-death struggle."
"This is what Your Majesty wants to see."
"Today, Qingliu, my Yan family, and your majesty, the three parties tacitly took the stage and finished this play."
"The Qingliu faction and the Yan Party have such a tacit understanding, what does the emperor think?" Yan Song said, and he regained his hunched body, as if he was talking to Yan Shifan, or to himself, and said:
"Our duty is to protect your majesty from the wind and rain and to consider your majesty in everything. If your majesty wants money, we will give it money; if your majesty wants land, we will give it land..."
"No one is more wise and witty than the Emperor."
"Your Majesty is spotless. Your Majesty will not target any of your subjects. Your Majesty is also holy and flawless..."
Outside the palace, the lights gradually dimmed and the wind and snow became stronger.
Yan Shifan supported his old father, who seemed to have recovered from his old age, and slowly walked into the dark blizzard.
Yan Song, with his back hunched, stood in the dark snow and wind. He seemed to sense something and stopped to look back at the lights behind the palace.
In the misty snow, Yuxi Palace became vague and illusory.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
"Shifan, can you see Yuxi Palace clearly from here?"
"It's snowing so hard that I can't see clearly..."
"Alas," a long sigh was uttered in the snowy night, "Let's go back..."
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