Li Banghua already knew the answer without asking.
The first thing to do after you have money is to buy land!
This idea has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Not only ordinary people, but even he, the prime minister of the cabinet, had similar ideas.
When common people have money, they will buy land. After selling the land at high prices, those rich people will work together with corrupt officials to exploit the common people and spread the taxes they should pay onto the common people.
The people were overwhelmed and had no choice but to sell their land.
The rich took back the land and continued to sell it...
It repeats itself over and over again, endlessly.
Chongzhen looked at Li Banghua's changing expression and smiled bitterly in his heart.
The lower class people’s idea has two meanings, and the land he mentioned is only the first one.
The second meaning was too cruel, and he couldn't say it out loud.
"So these new policies proposed by Lord Li seem good, but they are difficult to implement." As he said this, Chongzhen closed the petition book on the table, stood up, walked to Li Banghua and put it in his hand.
"Lord Li, this matter cannot be rushed. Especially in the Jiangnan area, there must be no chaos."
"I know, but I am old, and I am afraid that one day I will not be able to help Your Majesty..." Li Banghua's eyes were red.
The Ming Dynasty had been plagued by long-standing problems, and he was already in his seventies.
If you want to do something, you must do it early.
This is also the reason why he is eager to implement the new policy.
Chongzhen patted Li Banghua's shoulder gently and said, "Lord Li has served the country and the people, and I am very pleased."
"But there are some things that you and I cannot control."
"Even if the new policy is implemented and Jiangnan is not in chaos, how long can this new policy last after Lord Li passes away and I die?"
"A road must be walked step by step, a meal must be eaten bite by bite, and reform must be carried out in two steps."
"The first step is to restore the reform policy of Zhang Juzheng, and the second step is to implement your new policy."
"Of course, Zhang Juzheng advocated Cheng-Zhu Taoism and advocated the abolition of academies. The method of fooling the people is not advisable and must be prohibited."
"Your Majesty, I will obey your instructions." Li Banghua bowed deeply to Chongzhen.
Looking at Li Banghua's gradually dimming eyes, Chongzhen felt a little sorry for the old man.
His hopes were extinguished by his own words.
If he is not given new hope, the old man will not be able to hold on for long.
People need motivation to live healthily.
"In fact, there is another way to go with Lord Li's idea."
Li Banghua's originally dim eyes instantly rekindled their light: "Your Majesty, please enlighten me."
"educate."
"There are academies in various places, and the Imperial Academy in the capital. Lord Li can try to spread the idea of the new policy among scholars, write down the names of students who agree with the new policy, and entrust them with important tasks in the future."
"If one generation doesn't work, then two generations will do. If two generations don't work, then three generations will do. As long as people are around and new policies are in place, a single spark can start a prairie fire."
Li Banghua bowed excitedly and said, "Your Majesty's words have enlightened me. I will definitely live up to your grace."
After waiting for a while, the young eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Left Commander Liu Wenyao and the Lieutenant General of the Brave Guard Battalion Li Xianzhong are outside the palace asking for an audience."
"Xuan."
Liu Wenyao and Li Xianzhong walked in at the same time.
After the ceremony, Chongzhen showed the Huailai Weitang newspaper to the two of them.
"What do you two think?" Chongzhen asked.
"This..." Liu Wenyao said after some hesitation: "Your Majesty, I think Huang Degong can only contain Duoduo, but cannot eat him."
"Li Xianzhong?" Chongzhen looked at the lieutenant general of the Yongwei Camp.
"I agree with the Left Commander. Even if Jingnan Bo can defeat Duoduo, he cannot expand the victory by pursuing him. After all, infantry cannot outrun cavalry, and almost everyone in Jiannu has a horse."
Li Banghua sat on a stool next to the main hall and said, "You two, in fact, your majesty is not going to deal with Duoduo, but Dorgon."
"After this defeat, Duoduo will definitely get in touch with Dorgon and ask him to cut off Huang Degong's food supply. After our army's food and grass leave the capital, they will go north along the river, pass Changping, pass Juyongguan, and then go to Huailaiwei."
"If Dorgon still cared about his brother, he would definitely send troops to Changping!"
"Dorgon?" Liu Wenyao and Li Xianzhong were both stunned.
immediately.
The two of them nodded in sudden realization, understanding Chongzhen's true thoughts.
"Your Majesty is able to plan and win battles thousands of miles away. I admire you very much!"
"Your Majesty is so talented that I cannot even begin to catch up with him!"
Hearing the praises from these two generals, Chongzhen's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
It's over. The unique skills of the Ming Dynasty's civil officials have been learned by the military generals.
Why!
Chongzhen smiled bitterly, then looked at the two of them with a serious face: "You have also seen from the Tangbao that although Huang Degong defeated the main force of the Jiannu left wing, he killed very few enemies because he had too few cavalry to pursue them."
"This is the result of the battle with Duoduo. If nothing unexpected happens, the result will be the same if we fight with Dorgon."
"So I plan to send you two to fight together with Huang Degong to encircle and suppress Dorgon."
Although Dorgon had only 20,000 soldiers and horses, Chongzhen did not dare to underestimate the enemy, especially the cavalry under Dorgon's command. These people could fight if they could win, and could run away if they couldn't.
If you want to keep them, you must use cavalry to encircle and suppress them.
Liu Wenyao had several thousand cavalrymen, and the Yongweiying cavalrymen also had several hundred.
Together, they are a force that cannot be underestimated.
Just as Liu Wenyao was about to agree, he thought of a question: "Your Majesty, if Lieutenant General and I go out of the city to encircle and suppress the Jiannu, and the Jiannu turn around and attack the capital, what should we do?"
Chongzhen snorted coldly: "I have many times more soldiers besieging the city. Dorgon has no time to escape. I dare not attack the city. Even if I want to attack the city, I need siege equipment."
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