Chapter 373 C-character volume step by step

  The two rushed to the residence of Chai Ke and Yang He.

  This is a big house, not only has three courtyards, but also has a large garden on the side, which draws in running water and passes around the house, which is quite arty with pavilions and terraces.

  Feng Ziying didn't see her father and Zhang Jin, but only saw Geng Ruqi, so she knew that talking to herself should be an internal discussion among civil servants.

  Chai Ke was very clear about this aspect, and he recognized and trusted Feng Ziying very much, which also moved Feng Ziying very much.

  July is already the midsummer season in Ganzhou, the sun is scorching, but there is a cool breeze in the shade, which is very pleasant. Chai Ke and Yang He chose a gazebo as a place to talk.

  Feng Ziying had already talked about his thoughts to Chai Ke and Yang He before, but he said it in a relatively simple way. He believed that with the wisdom of Chai Ke and Yang He, he would be able to figure out the mystery, and he didn't need to explain it himself.

  Looking at the situation in front of them, Chai Ke and Yang He already regarded their military praise painting as a confidant and think tank, and Feng Ziying was also quite proud.

  Even Geng Ruqi had talked to Feng Ziying twice in private, saying that both Chai Ke and Yang He had a very good impression of Feng Ziying and asked Feng Ziying to seize the opportunity.

Geng Ruqi is Chai Ke's confidant who personally ordered the generals to be recruited. Geng Ruqi was in charge of the planning, arrangement and specific implementation of this journey. This person is Chai Ke's most caring person. He has an inseparable relationship with Feng Ziying. In fact, it is quite meaningful.

"Ziying, I'm recruiting you this time to discuss the next step." Chai Ke got straight to the point, "It's not appropriate to delay such matters any longer. People from all walks of life eat horses and eat horses, which consumes a lot of money. Master Yang and I have also discussed it. Yes, I will make a decision that morning, and I have written the detailed matters here to the imperial court, presumably the imperial court will have an arrangement."

  There were servants who brought refreshments earlier, but it felt a bit like making tea to talk about heroes.

"Master Yang and I are very interested in your suggestion, Ziying, but Ziying, have you considered how to operate it and its feasibility? Liu Dongyang is ambitious and dares to do such a big thing. He is not a kind person. If it backfires, what should we do?"

  Chai Ke also wanted to test the other party.

"Master Chai, Lord Yang, if this Liu Dongyang is just an ordinary person, then let's let go of the discussion about going west." Feng Ziying laughed, "Even though this trip to Shazhou and Hami is not a narrow escape, it is also a pioneer who overcame all obstacles. In the battle of the Kansai Seven Guards, they were lost in the pre-Ming Dynasty and never regained, which shows how difficult it is,..."

  Chai Ke and Yang He both nodded.

"The difficulty lies in the logistics, and the local people are mixed. How to make Shazhou and Hami return to the middle land will be a test of the skills and courage of the generals. We can do our best to guarantee the logistics, but we also need the other party. If you have something to repay the court, otherwise it will be difficult to last, and the court will not agree,..."

  The words hit Chai Ke and Yang He's mind.

They have also discussed repeatedly in the past few days. It is not a big problem to win Shazhou, and the situation there is also very clear, but the key is to hold Shazhou. It needs a steady stream of food and logistics supplies. It can be done in March, May, half a year or even a year. , but for a long time?

  Can the imperial court agree to throw money into it endlessly?

  You have to give the court an explanation.

  In such a difficult situation for the imperial court, it is necessary to maintain a seemingly worthless Kansai Seven Guards. In addition to satisfying the emperor's mind, you also have to have an explanation for the Six Departments of the Cabinet.

   "Needless to say the significance of restoring the land, defending the enemy outside the country is also of great significance. At the same time, Turpan will pay tribute for many years in the future, and taking Shazhou and Hami will also be a deterrent to it,..."

   Before Feng Ziying finished speaking, Yang He answered, "But it may also anger Turpan..."

"If it was ten or twenty years ago, it would have been possible, but now the Yarkand Khanate has constant internal disputes. Its central area is not Hami, and even Turpan, which is further west, is only a part of it. So the students thought it would not be difficult to retake Hami. If it is handled well, there won't be too much trouble. Of course, if the Yarkand Khanate is unified, troubles may arise, but this is not a short-term matter,..."

  Feng Ziying's explanation made Yang He very satisfied.

"After taking Hami, the entire commercial road leading to the Western Regions will be opened up, and its tribute and ordinary business can continue to enter the dynasty. In addition, the restoration of the Shazhou Guard can also deter the Western Sea tribes in the south, especially the Handong Guard. The old lands are all controlled by the West Sea Mongols. If they can be suppressed, we can also start a trade market and import the horses we urgently need, as a powerful supplement to the Tatar trade market outside the border wall,..."

  Feng Ziying still said it in a rather cryptic way. How to make the court feel the value and significance of winning Shazhou and Hami is not a problem at all for the two old foxes, Chai Ke and Yang He.

  With such a large amount of resources in hand, how can we not find something that the imperial court likes?

  Today a certain department came to pay tribute to send all kinds of gemstones, tomorrow a certain department sent tribute to Tianma, and the next day imported hundreds of healthy horses for Taipu Temple and Yuanma Temple. There is too much good news.

Chai Ke and Yang He exchanged glances in satisfaction. They recruited Feng Ziying today not to really ask Feng Ziying for advice, but to compare how Feng Ziying would respond to the court officials and the emperor's questions after returning. This is their goal. Purpose.

  How could it be possible for Chai and Yang to have no idea of ​​their own for such a major matter, and let you, a student, dictate it and then gladly adopt it?

   "What about Liu Dongyang's threat?"

"Master Chai, Lord Yang, Liu Dongyang's life and death are actually in the hands of the two of you. If his logistics supplies are cut off, he will die without a fight. What's more, there are still many family members among these rebel tribes who are still in the territory of Dazhou... "

   "How can Liu Dongyang believe in our sincerity?"

"Liu Dongyang can bring out such a large group of people, so he can naturally understand the intentions of the two adults. Instead of letting him collapse, how can he make him commit crimes and make meritorious deeds? What the court wants, what the two adults want, Liu Dongyang will not think about it I understand, I really can’t figure it out, let someone remind him, but my lord, don’t send students there,…”

  Feng Ziying's witty remarks made Chai Yang and Geng Ruqi laugh out loud.

"It seems that Ziying also understands the purpose and intention of Master Yang and I in recruiting you. Well, yes, the court and the emperor may not be clear about the situation here, and the court and the emperor may not understand the difficulties here, so we need someone After going back, I will explain the current situation to the court and the emperor in detail, and implore the court to support it from all aspects..."

Chai Ke directly pointed out, "Master Yang and I can't leave, and Chu Cai also needs to stay and plan for me. Zhang Jin may not know all about the situation, so Ziying has to go back, let alone Ziying. Originally, I was studying and studying history at the Imperial Academy, but I was arrested and dragged here by my husband. It has been half a year since I left. I think Master Huang should have some opinions on me, so Ziying has to explain the situation to the court and the emperor in detail when she goes back this time. Send me a letter then..."

Feng Ziying hesitated for a moment, then solemnly got up and bowed her hands, "Ziying will definitely do her best to live up to the trust of Lord Chai and Lord Yang, but the two adults are here, Ziying still wants to say something, I am afraid that the court The financial resources in the middle are quite scarce, and it is difficult to support them, if it is difficult to raise enough money and food in a short period of time, what should the two adults do?"

   "Master Yang and I also have a memorial to the emperor, and we also have a letter to Ye Fang and the elders of the cabinet, explaining that this matter is serious, I implore them to put state affairs first, and be sure..."

  Feng Ziying shook her head, "My lords, if this is the case, Ziying is afraid that a clever woman will be hard-pressed to cook without rice."

  Both Chai and Yang sighed, and it was Chai Ke who said: "I have to try, does Ziying have a good plan?"

   "There is definitely no good strategy. If there is, then the princes of the court must have thought of it a long time ago, but there are also one or two strategies for drinking poison to quench thirst." Feng Ziying shook her head.

   "The strategy of drinking poison to quench thirst?" Chai Ke and Yang He both smiled wryly, "But donate?"

   Donation has existed in the Ming Dynasty, whether it is donating tribute to students or officials, but even the most absurd emperor and cabinet are aware of the dangers of such methods, so donations are intermittent.

  When the imperial court urgently needed money, it would come out, and there were a lot of donations, but there were not so many positions, and there were many restrictions. Naturally, it was easy to discourage people's enthusiasm, and it might not achieve the expected results.

"It's okay to donate, but the effect may not be good. Now the court rules are quite strict, and those who donate officials have schemes, but they can't achieve their goals, so they lose interest." Feng Ziying shook her head, "What Ziying wants is to borrow money from merchants. ,..."

   "Borrowing? What is the pledge and how to repay it?" Chai Ke and Yang He both frowned, "Those merchants want to use salt tax and land tax as collateral, and the emperor may not agree."

  Of course they know that if they want to borrow money from merchants, they will definitely be able to borrow it.

  The Shanshan-Shaanxi merchant gangs in the Dazhou territory and several major merchant gangs in the south of the Yangtze River are all powerful, and this does not include the specific group of salt merchants.

The problem is that borrowing money from them is all about mortgage and interest. The imperial court has a history of borrowing money from them, but the number of times is very small, and they are all mortgaged with salt tax or land tax. The source of the endowment is related to the survival of the imperial court, which is also the most unacceptable to the imperial court.

  So from the beginning of Emperor Yuanxi, it was stipulated that no borrowing from merchants was allowed. If you want to borrow money now, you are afraid that you will be attacked and impeached by the censors.

   But having said that, you are so messed up that you are relying on borrowing to survive, which shows how miserable you are, and people must not worry about it. Naturally, all kinds of harsh conditions are required.

  Emperor Yonglong must not dare to accept this suggestion at the moment. Isn’t this intentional to attract criticism from the officials? In the minds of the scholar-officials, it almost became a symbol of losing power and humiliating the country.

"Of course we can't use salt tax and land tax. That's the root of the imperial court's wealth. Ziying's idea is to use the sea as an excuse to borrow money with sea tax and charter as collateral?" Feng Ziying said her intention. .

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