Chapter 19                       

However, without any ideas now does not mean that there is no ideas in the future.

As long as you have a direction, you can think of it. If it really doesn't work, Zhou Mengchen doesn't know how to speak with a knife. Zhou Mengchen's knife has never been seen.

Seeing Zhou Mengchen silent for a long time, Jiajing asked again: "What? Is there nothing you can do?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Your Majesty, I am not having no choice, but I can only adapt to some things. I can't explain them clearly even if I say them."

Zhou Mengchen meant that there were many things to do about how to establish a financial institution that could lend money to the court. From the underlying structure, to the upper structure, and even the distribution of interests, there were many things that needed to be polished slowly. I really didn't know how to say it for a while.

But Jiajing sounded like another meaning.

What's the meaning?

What is a method that cannot be explained clearly is a method that cannot be explained.

Of course it's killing.

Jiajing also understood that the people were not without money. As long as they were really determined and confiscated a few wealthy families, how could they have no money? What is three to five million taels? Not to mention anything else, they confiscated the Yan family and the Xu family and went straight to 10 million taels.

Just doing this has serious political sequelae.

There is nothing else, rich people are all gentry, and killing one is a serious problem, let alone killing so many. If Zhou Mengbian really had to do this, after he provided disaster relief, he would not think about anything else. Just think about how to escape from the court.

"What a loyal minister." Jiajing said in his heart.

For a moment, Jiajing also forgot that he wanted to hang Zhou Mengchen for a while. The matter about evolution also made Jiajing relax some of his heart and said, "Okay, I won't ask. I'll let you go to this disaster relief? Are you willing?"

Zhou Mengchen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Although it was a great time to go on vacation, he had not achieved great things, his vision had not yet been realized, and now it is not the time to rest. Although it is far from his mind to go to Jiangnan, disaster relief is just a temporary job after all, and it is almost done for half a year to a year.

Career has returned to the formality.

Zhou Mengchen said, "I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. No matter what Your Majesty ordered me to do, I will go through fire and water without hesitation. This matter is too difficult. I ask Your Majesty to grant several conditions."

Jiajing said, "Say."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Five hundred thousand taels are too little. It's not enough."

Jiajing said: "The inner treasury gave out 500,000 taels and raised 1 million taels, so there was no more."

Zhou Mengchen also knew how difficult it was to get Jiajing to pay out the internal treasury. Now he could pay 500,000 taels because the disaster was too serious. It was impossible to want more.

Zhou Mengchen said: "Your Majesty, I hope to lead troops into Shaanxi. It doesn't take too many, only three thousand iron cavalry. There are really some places where the situation is unclear, just in case. In order to cooperate with the tacit understanding, I ask Your Majesty to draw 3,000 from my old subordinates."

In fact, in the whole world, only the People's Liberation Army entered the disaster area without carrying weapons. Zhou Mengchen did not dare to be sure what would be on the ground under the disaster. After all, Li Zicheng and others' hometowns were all in Shaanxi. Of course, Zhou Mengchen did not all do it for self-defense. If it were just to control the situation, Zhou Mengchen did not need to transfer his subordinates at all. After all, the victims were disaster victims, and now they could not achieve any climate. In addition, Zhou Mengchen's reputation is outside. No matter what army, when he was under Zhou Mengchen, how dare he not obey.

It was natural for Zhou Mengchen to have an army to rescue disasters. But in the eyes of the Ming army, it may not be possible. Zhou Mengchen could only use his old subordinates to obey orders.

Save a lot of trouble.

Jiajing nodded and said, "It just happened that Yun Zhongbo had just arrived in Beijing and brought the three thousand iron cavalry into the fifth military camp. Let him follow you."

Zhou Mengchen was overjoyed and said, "I thank Your Majesty."

Yun Zhongbo is Qi Jiguang. With Qi Jiguang here, Zhou Mengchen can rest assured. After all, Qi Jiguang is Zhou Mengchen's disciple. Zhou Mengchen knew that Qi Jiguang not only learned military tactics under Zhou Mengchen's disciple, but also learned a lot of other knowledge with other senior brothers. He was also competent in building some construction projects.

Zhou Mengchen said: "Your Majesty, I ask for a cheap plan. In order to provide disaster relief, I will come up with some expedient measures. I ask Your Majesty to postpone it later. Even if I don't, I will at least recognize this case at that time. Otherwise, I really don't know how to start this matter."

When Jiajing heard this, he thought of Zhou Mengchen's killing in Datong, and thought Zhou Mengchen wanted to do this. Although he knew that if Zhou Mengchen really did this, it would be very miserable in the future. However, if he could solve the problem for him, Jiajing never cared about what his ministers would do in the future?

In his heart, Jiajing sighed at Zhou Mengchen's future fate, but he pushed Zhou Mengchen down the fire pit without hesitation and prepared to fill the soil, saying, "I am sure of everything I have reported from you. Let me do this. I will be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and replace the patrol and the governor of the three provinces to provide disaster relief. The officials and governors of the three provinces are all subject to restraint and allow them to act cheaply. Secretary Fang."

"I am here." Fang Dun immediately came out and said.

Jiajing said: "Give Zhou Mengchen some blank documents and stamp them with the Ministry of Revenue seal, and give them to Zhou Mengchen."

The meaning of the words is that Xu Zhou Mengchen fills in it casually.

This is extremely trustworthy.

However, Jiajing also understood that this was not a document from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War. The document from the Ministry of Personnel could be a transfer order for key positions, and the document from the Ministry of War could be a transfer order. The Ministry of Revenue had more limitations on official documents. After all, Zhou Mengchen was already the largest official among the three provinces, and he did not use this document on one side.

As for the extraordinary order, after all, it was the Ministry of Revenue’s money and grain, and it was the final report. It was no big deal.

Zhou Mengchen took a deep breath and said, "I thank Your Majesty."

"There are still conditions?" Jiajing asked.

Zhou Mengchen said: "No more."

Jiajing said, "In this way, I am waiting for your good news."

Zhou Mengchen said: "It's not time to go back now and prepare for a while."

Jiajing said, "Okay, my dear, go quickly."

Zhou Mengchen then slowly retreated. When he walked out of the palace gate, he heard Li Mo, the Minister of Personnel inside, say: "Your Majesty, I just got the news that Yang Bo, the Minister of War, died in this earthquake."

Zhou Mengchen was shocked when he heard this. He thought to himself: "Not good."

According to the rules of the court, parents must be mourned for three years. However, Zhou Mengchen knew that Heshuo Province was a framework, and now he needed high-ranking officials with high moral character and skill. He had a good relationship with Zhou Mengchen, and they were considered a harmonious official, that is, Yang Bo.

Once Yang Boding was worried, what would the situation in Heshuo Province look like? It is hard to say.

Zhou Mengchen hoped that Yang Jisheng could take office and lead the overall situation. However, Yang Jisheng's qualifications were still a little bit lighter, and it was no problem to become the already formed governor of Heshuo. However, it was not possible for Yang Jisheng to negotiate with Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces to form Heshuo Province from scratch and little by little.

what to do?

Zhou Mengchen really wanted to stay and listen, but in such a major place, how could Zhou Mengchen linger? He could only pause for a moment and go out. He could only wait for the conclusion of the matter below.

After Zhou Mengchen returned, he just greeted his family and entered the nervous preparation stage. First, he asked Xu Wei to write a letter on his behalf and to write a letter to his friend in Beijing to say goodbye. After all, the connections in the capital need to be maintained. If not maintained, how can people speak for him in the future?

Secondly, Zhou Mengchen went to see Qi Jiguang and asked about the situation of the soldiers under Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang said: "Since the Battle of Qingcheng, it has been building. Recently, I have only rushed from Qingcheng to Beijing. There are stations along the way, which is not a tiring job."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Can you travel a long distance?"

General Qi said: "No problem."

Zhou Mengchen said, "I'm relieved. You should arrange the people below immediately and set off early tomorrow morning and you can't stop as soon as you set off. Rescue soldiers are like putting out fires, and disaster relief is even more like putting out fires. Once you set out on the road, you won't stop."

Qi Jiguang said: "Please rest assured by the teacher, but the teacher should take care of his health."
Chapter completed!