Chapter 79                                                                                                                             �

Xu Jie said, "Tongzhou." Then Xu Jie explained, "Tongzhou is the gateway of the capital, and the grain transport is disembarked here. There is as much as three million stones of grain in the Tongzhou warehouse. This batch of grain must not fall into the hands of the Tatars. Now it is an urgent matter. The censor must be sent to supervise the war, so that the censor can send the food from Tongzhou and recruit the people as soldiers. How much does it cost to defend Tongzhou. The same is true for the capital. I think at this time, the Ministry of Revenue will immediately send the salary to all the soldiers in the Beijing camp in one go. Before the Tartars retreated, all the soldiers in the Beijing camp will eat double salary."

Yan Song heard this and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue-----"

"The Chief Auxiliary." Xu Jie said in an unquestionable voice: "Now, even if the Ministry of Revenue has been hollowed out, I cannot bear to let it go. Everyone knows what it is like for the soldiers of the Beijing camp to not fight for a long time. Now they can only give a heavy reward, and there must be a brave man. Now it is not the time to ask the Ministry of Revenue how much money it has, but the time to ask the Minister of Revenue and how much money it can be made. At worst, in the second half of the year, they will find ways to increase the local tax payment."

Yan Song and Xu Jie have different abilities.

Yan Song is a poet. When he encounters this, he doesn’t know what to do?

Xu Jie had suppressed the rebellion, but he had seen what the Ming soldiers looked like. Don’t talk about national justice. Just talk about money.

It makes sense that there must be a brave man under heavy rewards.

Give one tael of silver, run away when you see the Tartars, give five taels of silver, you can stand on the city wall, give ten taels of silver, and you can arrange a formation in the wild. Give one hundred taels of silver, don’t ask who the enemy is? Just tell me where the enemy is?

This rule is suitable for the entire Ming Dynasty. Even during the Chongzhen period, giving enough money to the generals was very powerful. Wu Sangui's attack on the formation to save his father, and Cao Bianjiao attacked Huang Taiji's original formation, forcing Huang Taiji to retreat to his troops. This all illustrates this point.

Many times, you can’t fight below, because the money is not given in place.

Of course, Xu Jie also knew that at this time, the money would definitely be embezzled by the generals. But this is not the main problem. This problem can be put into consideration. Let’s fight first.

The Ming Dynasty finances were barely maintained in Yan Song's hands. At this time, the Ministry of Revenue Taicang silver was only a few million taels, which didn't seem to count, but please, most of these silvers have a place to go. Now Xu Jie's approach is to go for the sake of life.

Yan Song is still stinging here. Jiajing has already said, "Okay. I'll leave this matter to you and allocate millions of silver in the treasury."

Xu Jie immediately bowed and said, "I obey the order."

Jiajing is much more courageous than Yan Song.

Jiajing asked again: "Who can go to Tongzhou?"

Xu Jie said: "The Censor Wang Shu is upright and does not fear the powerful. He also happens to be east of Shuntian and is familiar with the place. His family is very good. I dare to guarantee that Wang Shu will go to Tongzhou, but I dare not say that he can keep the Tongzhou warehouse. But I can guarantee that the Tartars will not get a grain from Tongzhou."

Jiajing said, "I asked Wang Shu to govern Tongzhou and governor of military affairs. Let him leave the capital immediately. No mistakes should be made." Jiajing paused slightly and said, "In addition, Xu Qing will be the one who went to various places to recruit militia officials."

Xu Jie was overjoyed and said, "I obey the order." He pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the Tartars have violated the palace, and the ice is not cold for a day. I ask to summon officials who are good at military affairs in the world to prepare for border troubles."

Jiajing said: "Accurate."

Xu Jie was very happy at this meeting.

After becoming the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Xu Jie was under the shadow of Yan Song. He could only barely protect himself, but today he completely reversed the situation. If Jiajing said that, Xu Jie could just rightly extend his hand to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. The situation between the two sides suddenly reversed.

Before, Yan Song suppressed Xu Jie, but now Xu Jie attacked Yan Song.

Especially when Xu Jie was selected for military personnel, Jiajing approved it all. It is estimated that it will be very soon. Yan Song said that it would not work.

Jiajing also knew that he still expected a few people from the cabinet to do their business and did not keep them too much.

Even so, when the four of them left Yuxi Palace, they felt a chill on their backs. Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger. Not everyone can bear the thunderous anger of Jiajing.

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief. Yan Song smiled and said to Xu Jie, "Congratulations, congratulations."

Xu Jie immediately said, "The merit of the lower official is the merit of the chief minister. Why should you be polite? There are still many things for the lower official, and you need to give me some advice."

Xu Jie knew that although he was in power now, the difference was still too big compared to Yan Song's years of accumulation. If Yan Song stumbling on him, many things would be difficult for Xu Jie to do. So Xu Jie did not want to break up with Yan Song. Instead, he wanted to repair his relationship.

Yan Song is also his own thoughts.

In this battle, his military shortcomings were undoubtedly exposed. He estimated that he would not be in charge of this matter in the future.

Moreover, Yan Song also understood that now that the Tartars have arrived at the capital. If one is not good, Beijing will be broken. No one can escape at that time. So whether it is for the future or the present.

After all, although Xu Jie was in the cabinet before, his foundation was unstable. If Zhang Zhi had not protected him, Yan Song could have summarized Xu Jie's cabinet for several months at any time, but now it is different. Xu Jie's performance today left an impression on Jiajing.

In the future, it will be difficult for Yan Song to create a cabinet.

After all, Jiajing also needs a minister who can do things.

Since he has been going to be a colleague for a long time, Yan Song has been a little better to Xu Jie on the surface.

When the Tartars approached the capital, Yan Song and Xu Jie had their first cooperation. Although this cooperation was somewhat uneven, the internal contradictions in the Ming court were greatly suppressed at this moment. The boss of the Ming Dynasty changed to a war model under the bruises and occasional spewing out a few parts.

This transformation will take some time to reflect.

And Zhou Mengchen can no longer wait now.

He stood on one side and saw that the cabinet had all left. He came to Yuxi Palace again and said, "Please tell me that Zhou Mengchen asked for a visit."

The eunuch said, "Mr. Zhou, don't make things difficult for us? Your Majesty said, if you don't see you, you can write a secret disclosure. I can submit this, as for the others----"

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen said, "Let's do this. Just tell Eunuch Huang, and I know why the Tartars were able to break through the pass."

The little eunuch said, "Really. I'll tell you now."

A moment later, Huang Jin came out from inside and said to Zhou Mengchen: "Mr. Zhou, this matter is not a joke. Are you sure?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Confirm."

Huang Jin said, "Please, Lord Zhou. Your Majesty wants to see you."

Zhou Mengchen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Zhou Mengchen had no idea before, what kind of power it was to be able to see Jiajing at any time. And he only realized it.

Zhou Mengchen entered Yuxi Palace and saluted honestly. He said, "I pay homage to Your Majesty."

Jiajing's face improved a little. He held the frost and snow in his arms and looked at Zhou Mengchen. He suddenly felt a pain in his heart and felt annoyed. When Jiajing saw Zhou Mengchen, he would think of the stupid things he had done. He thought about how he used the golden elixir to harm his children.

If it weren't for Zhou Mengchen's statement, he would know the inside story of the Tartars.

Jiajing will never see Zhou Mengchen today.

Jiajing asked, "Get up. Tell me what you know. How did the Tartars break the barrier?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "I don't know how the Tartars broke through the Jizhou defense line. But I know why he was able to fight Gubeikou so smoothly. Because Qiu Luan connects with the enemy."

After hearing Zhou Mengchen's words, Jiajing suddenly paused in the hand of Shuangmei. He waved his hand suddenly, causing the eunuchs around to retreat, leaving only Huang Jin. Then he stood up. Shuangmei was on Jiajing's legs and naturally jumped up. It was also because Shuangxue reacted quickly, otherwise he would have to fall.

However, at this time, Jiajing didn't have the heart to see what Shuangxue looked like. He had bright eyes, and he looked at Zhou Mengchen with blood in his eyes and said, "Do you know, what are you talking about?"

The largest heavy army group near Beijing is in the hands of Qiu Luan. If Qiu Luan really has problems, then the matter will be a big deal.
Chapter completed!