Chapter 2606 Guizijuan political dispute, don’t bother

"Haha, people's reaction? The people in the capital have long been alarmed by the police training from the border areas. Who has not been looking forward to solving the threat from Liaodong over the years?" Huang Ruliang retorted with a sneer: "As for the people in Jiangnan, they will care about Liaodong. War? That is even more of a joke. The imperial court did not impose additional taxes on Jiangnan because of this. What are they worried about? Besides, merchants from Jiangnan are heading north in large numbers, and there are many in Liaodong. What I hear is the hope for a better future in Liaodong. .”

Li Sancai also expected that Huang Ruliang would definitely defend Feng Ziying.

Ye Xianggao recommended Huang Ruliang to replace him in the cabinet, which can be regarded as a representative of Fujian scholars. Now Qi Yongtai and the Jiangnan scholars like Gu Bingqian and Huang Ruliang are still in the honeymoon period. It will be very difficult to break their alliance, but he must To express your attitude.

"From tomorrow onwards, Ziying is overdrawing the future of the entire Liaodong. He is mortgaging the entire Liaodong to those merchants. Is this appropriate? The rights to harvest ginseng, fur trading, and gold mining are all packaged and handed over to the merchants. Wouldn't Liaodong become a success? The world of merchants?"

"Daofu, you are a bit too alarmist. What is the foundation of Liaodong, but land? As long as the court can collect taxes, is there any problem? The port trade is still under the control of the court. In fact, we all know that there is no cattle Zhuang, Jiuliancheng and Jinzhou, Liaodong cannot develop. Why did everyone originally think that Liaodong was acceptable as long as it did not become too much of a drag? Now that businessmen have entered, the big hidden danger of chaos has also been sent to Liaodong. We have gone, but we are still worried about this and that? Isn’t this not too contradictory?”

Huang Ruliang knew that he would have to argue clearly about this issue today, so he simply made it clear.

"It has been less than two years since Zi Yingcai went to Liaodong. The decline of the Jurchens in Jianzhou has become increasingly apparent. This is the best embodiment of the court's strategy. In the past two years, in addition to regular support for Liaodong, the court has mainly provided support to Jiubianbian Town. The support of military rounds of war, and I remember that the cabinet has already discussed this. Although there will be casualties in such rounds of war, it will be of great help to improve the combat effectiveness of Jiubianbian Town, and Jianzhou Jurchen is our great Zhou Dynasty. The biggest enemy, if the elites of the Nine Sides are not used on them, where else can they be used? As for the development plan of Liaodong, I still have the same view. As the governor of Jiliao, Ziying has his own considerations for the situation in Liaodong. As long as the situation does not worsen, Before the court needs to intervene, we should let Ziying do it, and I also think he is doing a good job now and is achieving his set goals step by step."

Huang Ruliang's sonorous words made Guan Yingzhen feel that he should help: "I agree with Ming Qi's point of view. Daofu's worry that Liaodong was mortgaged to merchants is a bit unfounded. In fact, looking at the 30th year of Yuanxi to the 2nd year of Wantong In the past thirty years, has Liaodong ever seen any rights to collect ginseng, mine gold, or trade furs? They were all privately swallowed up by warriors in border towns, and the furs sold to Beijing were sold at strange prices. Gao, how has the imperial court ever benefited from this? Nowadays, the fierce fighting in Liaodong is fierce and the costs are huge. However, Ziying does not ask for more money and materials from the imperial court. Basically, it is guaranteed by the merchants. The merchants are very profitable and do not give any benefits. Why should people transport supplies for you to support your war? This is not the responsibility of merchants in the first place, so it is natural to give them real benefits. There is nothing wrong with it. Besides, how much pressure can the Jianzhou Jurchens be solved, how much pressure can be relieved on the court? It can even include the entire Liaodong area all the way to Kuwu, that is, all the territory of the former Mingnuer Gandusi. Isn't this good thing enough to explain everything?"

　　The words from the two people came one after another, making Li Sancai a little overwhelmed.

 He underestimated the confidence that Huang Ruliang and Guan Yingzhen had in Feng Ziying.

More importantly, he ignored the conditions that Feng Ziying discussed with the court about going to Liaodong.

At the beginning, Feng Ziying took the initiative to propose to the court that in addition to the normal support and allocation for Liaodong, the main support was the military support of Jiubianbian Town. For the rest, he only needed the court to provide policies and even help the court eliminate the pressure brought by the rebellious people. He relied on the territory of Liaodong to cooperate with businessmen to get everything done. This was a great relief for the imperial household department, which had been facing financial constraints.

There is still more than a year left before the minimum period of three to five years mentioned by Feng Ziying, and the battle report back from Liaodong also shows that the Jianzhou Jurchens have begun to fall into trouble. As for the fact that they have not yet been able to recapture Shenyang and Tieling, Is it that easy?

In the past, the Jianzhou Jurchens were pressing hard, causing them to lose the city and territory. Now, as soon as Feng Ziying left, she asked them to take back Shenyang immediately. Feng Ziying was not a god, and he did not have the ability to turn a small army into an enemy by spreading beans and turning stones into gold. He could win this To a certain extent, it is extremely difficult.

According to Guan Yingzhen's view, a victory over the Jianzhou Jurchens in five years would be a great success. As for the little concessions given to merchants in Liaodong, how could they count?

Kuwu, Luzon, and Ezo are now given to the merchants for free, but the merchants are still not willing to go.

"Tomorrow, Dongxian, I think you are still too optimistic. Just look at the map and you will know that the war situation in Liaodong may not be as good as we imagined. It is only a short distance from Gushan Fort to Jianchang Fort, but it was already there in June last year. Fierce fighting started there, but this year they still failed to break through the front line of Jiachangbao. However, from last year to this year, the number of troops lost in Shanxi Town, Denglai Town, Datong Town and Ganning Town has exceeded 30,000, and this has not been counted. If the losses in Liaodong and Dongjiang Towns were added up, the losses would be at least over 50,000 people. However, the war has not started yet. If this drags on, there will definitely be criticism in the newspapers..."

Li Sancai couldn't find many reasons to refute it. He could only question it because the battle situation was not going smoothly.

Indeed, the war situation in Liaodong has been in a stalemate since this year, with **** battles and wars of attrition occurring frequently on both the northern and southern fronts. But this is Feng Ziying's strategic intention, to fight for attrition, not to compete for gains and losses in one city or one place, to compare strength and confidence. .

He has the support of the entire Dazhou merchant group, and has the confidence to engage in a tug-of-war of attrition with the Jianzhou Jurchens. Judging from the current situation, the Jianzhou Jurchens are already a little unable to bear it.

It is inevitable to resort to various underhanded tactics. Feng Ziying vaguely mentioned this in her letters to Qi Yongtai, Gu Bingqian and others.

The imperial court cannot interfere with the specific strategy of Liaodong, otherwise it will definitely fall into the trap of Nurhachi. This is what Feng Ziying mentioned repeatedly in letters to Qi Yongtai. In five years, or even less than five years, he can solve the Jurchen Jurchen in Jianzhou. This is Feng Ziying issued a military order to Qi Yongtai.

"It doesn't matter what the newspapers criticize, it's not justified." Gu Bingqian also stepped in with a calm tone, "Since the imperial court has decided to solve the Jurchen issue in Jianzhou, it cannot change the decision at will. Liaodong has an important position. It is also adjacent to North Korea and eyeing Japan. This is the ground we have to fight for. Nurhachi is very ambitious. Ziying has been fighting very well for more than a year. The court must firmly support its current strategy and cannot waver. I feel that there are various rumors in Beijing, and it may not be possible. It's not Nurha's behavior of jumping over the wall. Ziying also mentioned in the letter that the Jianzhou Jurchens have many spies working in our Zhou Dynasty, and they also spent a lot of money to buy some people to cheer for them. I think the direction of this newspaper is A weather vane to watch closely,…”

 Gu Bingqian did not mention Li Sancai in his words, but Li Sancai's face was already ugly. Even though he was nominally the newspaper's guide, he kept saying that the newspaper's attitude was actually implying that there was something wrong with his own position.

Gu Bingqian is not afraid of offending Li Sancai.

He knew that there was no room for relaxation between himself and Li Sancai. By taking the other's position as second assistant, he also blocked the other's hope of becoming the first assistant in the future, and it was impossible for the other party to shake hands with him and make peace.

Besides, the other party is already over sixty years old. After this term of cabinet, the other party will retire from office. Why should I argue with him, but I will not give in to the other party. There is no need.

Tang Binyin didn't speak much, just observed quietly.

There has always been some disharmony in the cabinet, which is normal. The conflict between Li Sancai and Gu Bingqian is unsolvable. This is more difficult to solve than the hatred of killing his father and seizing his wife, and it directly ends his hope of becoming the chief minister.

 But Gu Bingqian cannot give up. If he gives up the position as second assistant, there will be no opportunity for first assistant. If you miss this position, who knows if you will have a chance in the next round?

People like Huang Ruliang and Guan Yingzhen are not good people to deal with. There are also people like Cui Jingrong and Chai Ke who are eyeing them. Gao Panlong will be kicked out of the court at the slightest disobedience. Who will give in to each other in such matters?

Is there any chance that the next Ye Xianggao will make a comeback? Therefore, it is serious to hold firmly on your hands. Looking at the way Miao Changqi was knocked down by the crowd, it is estimated that the Minister of Rites could not sit still.

It doesn't make much sense for Li Sancai to vent his emotions now. It's better to leave some room. Maybe it's really difficult to control himself.

 After Qi Yongtai came in, it seemed as if everything had passed by and nothing had happened. Qi Yongtai also acted as if he didn't know anything. He directly presided over the cabinet meeting and advanced according to the established agenda.

 All the previous debates did not come to the stage and became a kind of "discussion" and "exchange" in private. Similarly, there was no change in the policy towards Liaodong.

It’s just that the debates before the cabinet meeting quickly spread to the people through various channels.

Whether it is Jiangnan merchants or Shanxi merchants, or scholars from various places, as well as various forces in the palace and even the army, they all have their own news channels, and they are all using this debate to understand and detect this kind of situation within the cabinet. differences, and their possible impact on the Liaodong war situation.

 (End of this chapter)