Chapter 226 Team 2

As for business, the status of businessmen in China is not high in history. Even if they have money, the development of business is subject to various constraints. The economic development of the Ming Dynasty can't even catch up with the Song Dynasty. Therefore, Xiao Tianjian believes that it is necessary to improve the status of businessmen and pay attention to the development of industry and commerce. After all, the development of industry and agriculture is inseparable from commerce. In the future, many people can actually get rid of the constraints of land and enter into industry and commerce. In the future, they will provide strong tax finance for the country and minimize the burden on farmers.

On this point, the ministers reacted a lot. They felt that Xiao Tianjian did this, which was too embarrassing for those merchants. According to the division of three, six or nine, they are all farmers, industry and commerce. The social status of merchants is the lowest, especially in Daming. Merchants are even more rich but have no status. Now the Commercial Office has been specially established, isn't it? Are you too flattering them?

Moreover, the ministers also saw that Xiao Tianjian's father-in-law was a big businessman. They thought that Xiao Tianjian was trying to please his father-in-law and praise the businessman so much, so they immediately put forward opinions one after another, saying that they did not support this matter.

Xiao Tianjian said to the ministers with a cold face, "Do you think I, Xiao, just did this just for my father-in-law? To know whether a country is rich or not, the key is not to see how much food you produce. In the end, it depends on the circulation of commerce. What you use, look down, which one is not in the hands of merchants? Without them, will it be difficult for every family to go back to cultivate and weave themselves in the future?

I want to set up a commercial office, not to raise merchants, but to encourage business. In the future, I will collect taxes from commerce and industry to reduce the burden on farmers. One day, if industry and commerce are developed enough to support the national finance, then I will cancel the taxes of the world's farmers and let the world's farmers People live a good life!

In the future, if our Chinese goods will be sold to all regions of the world, including those barbarians overseas, we will use the things produced in China, so that we Han people can earn the world's money. I'm afraid that the high tax can be collected at that time is not what you can imagine! If there is no businessman to do this, is it possible to learn from Daming and put all the heavy tax corvée on ordinary farmers? In that case, sooner or later, there will be such chaos in our country! When will we stand on the top of the world's nations?

You don't understand that I'm doing this. I can't blame you, but you should know that this matter is a matter of benefiting the country and the people. Of course, businessmen are not allowed to go into politics, and politicians are not allowed to do business. This should be remembered for me that provincial officials and businessmen collude to monopolize the market and run rampant in the world! This will not change in the future. Like the current officials, they secretly do business, and all the pots are full of money, but they don't pay taxes to the country. As long as the Supervisory Council finds that there are officials secretly do business, then get out of here and go to do business. In short, officials are not allowed to do business, and those who do business are not allowed to be officials, even in the future. My children, follow this rule as usual! That's it. Encourage business, but it's better to take care of them than to let them go!"

As soon as the ministers heard it, they got it! This can only be done like this. Think about it. It's better to manage the business than to let them mess around. The country can also collect a large amount of taxes. Why not?

As for the military department, Xiao Tianjian's opinion is very clear. Wu does not interfere in politics, and the literature is not the main soldier. The military department is responsible for the management and mobilization of the world's soldiers and horses. It is mainly responsible for the foreign war and is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Of course, the civil service system cannot interfere with the army. Soldiers are soldiers. It's better to be pure. They obey the highest controller of the country, that is, Xiao Tianjian. At least it's like this now!

Of course, in order to prevent the army from sitting big and the tail from falling, Xiao Tianjian has actually been arranging this kind of thing for a long time. The soldiers of the Xingtian Army can only receive grain from the logistics department. If the war situation is special, they can rely on capture and so on to meet their needs. Usually, they are not allowed to collect grain and salaries in the garrison, and the salary of the logistics department has to be withdrawn from the household department. The officer's The selection of military personnel is not in charge. It is basically impossible for ordinary people to cultivate an army loyal to their private in the Xingtian army system. Therefore, the military department is handed over to the soldiers to be responsible for management, and they are not afraid of any trouble. This is finally supported by the ministers. These departments do not give At present, it doesn't make sense to keep one of the generals.

In terms of the Ministry of Ceremonies, Xiao Tianjian believes that he can be compressed as much as possible. In the future, he will be mainly responsible for foreign affairs. To put it bluntly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future is responsible for communicating with foreign countries, and on the other hand, he is responsible for collecting foreign intelligence. As for the royal family's appearance, it can be saved.

Xiao Tianjian's meaning is very clear, that is, although he wants to establish a country now, after these years of turmoil and natural and man-made disasters, the country has been full of holes. If it can be avoided, it will be avoided. In the future, he will save money as much as possible for civil affairs and do more practical things for the people.

So the Ministry of Ceremonies became the smallest of the six departments, and also the least important department, and all the ministers finally agreed.

In the end, there is only the Ministry of Officials. As for the Ministry of Officials, Xiao Tianjian did not put forward too many opinions, but he proposed that the selection of officials must not be carried out through scientific examination in the future. It is inevitable for officials to have culture, but it is absolutely impossible to read only four books and five classics to make eight-part essays. It is much better to let those who know how to take charge of the work are much better than those who don't know how to use it. This is the standard for selecting officials in the future. In addition, it is necessary to set up a stricter official assessment system, which can go up and down. Qualified officials can be comfortably and convincingly, but if the unqualified mediocre talents do not pass the assessment, they will directly If you go home to farm, you will be a disaster for the country and the people.

It took a lot of time to discuss these complicated things, which made Xiao Tianjian and a group of prepared ministers dizzy. Xiao Tianjian had to temporarily entrust the military affairs to Li Xin, so that he temporarily transferred troops and horses in the name of the General Staff to take Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and Songjiang. After Suzhou Mansion, he turned and began to use troops to Zhejiang to the south. At the same time, Luo Rucai and Li Shuanzhu's soldiers and horses were transferred back to Huguang to sit in the town, focusing on the area of Jingzhou to prepare for the next step of entering Sichuan.

The main reason why Luo Rucai and Li Shuanzhu were allowed to return to Huguang to prepare for sending troops to Sichuan is that after Xiao Tianjian launched an attack on Nanzhili, news from Shaanxi also came from Shaanxi that Li Zicheng, who is now in Hanzhong, has also developed very fast recently. Nearly 100,000 horses under his command gathered again. On the one hand, in the dynasty In the north, the troops used for Xi'an Prefecture and Fengxiang Prefecture have now taken Fengxiang Prefecture and besieged Xi'an Prefecture, trying to take down Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. At present, the number of soldiers available in the hands of Wang Qiaonian, the governor of Shaanxi Province, is very limited, and the troops can no longer be transferred from each side, and only Zuo Guangxian, Li Guoqi and Gao Jie are left in his hand. In order to protect Xi'an, the general has concentrated all the officers and soldiers at hand in the Xi'anfu area. Obviously, he will fight to the death with Li Zicheng in Xi'an.

In this way, it is cheaper for Wang Chengping, who is active in the area of northern Shaanxi. Wang Chengping, with the support of Yan Chongxi, quickly controlled the Yulinwei area during this period, and promoted his troops to the vicinity of Yan'an Prefecture, encroaching on a large area of northern Shaanxi, even Li Zicheng's old The area of Jiamizhi County was also under the control of Wang Chengping. Wang Chengping's strength in the northern Shaanxi area also developed rapidly. He recruited nearly 30,000 horses under his command, including nearly 10,000 elite cavalry alone. The next step was to capture Yan'an Prefecture and continue to march towards Qingyang Prefecture and Heping Liangfu, so Li Zi It is impossible for Cheng to control the whole of Shaanxi now.

In this way, although Li Zicheng has the intention to take Xi'an Mansion, he also has to consider the threat of Xing Tianjun, a huge thing, to him in the future. Recently, news came from the insiders of the intelligence department that Li Zicheng is likely to make two preparations to fight Xi'an. On the one hand, he gathered troops to attack Xi'an, and on the other hand, he gathered supplies in Hanzhong. Once he can't attack Xi'an, he will lead his troops into Sichuan and take Sichuan as the basis for his future.

In this way, Xiao Tianjian can't sit idly by. Once Li Zicheng is allowed to occupy Sichuan, it will undoubtedly be a very troublesome thing when he and Li Zicheng have a showdown in the future. Sichuan is mostly a big mountain. Once Li Zicheng stands firm here, he wants to pull him out again in the future. It's not easy, so after Xiao Tianjian learned the news, took advantage of the overall situation of the battle of Nanzhili, so he transferred Luo Rucai and Li Shuanzhu's troops out and returned to Huguang to prepare for entering Sichuan. Compared with Li Zicheng entering Sichuan from Hanzhong, if Xing Tianjun goes up the river from Jingzhou, it will obviously be more It's more convenient. Xiao Tianjian plans to enter Sichuan before Li Zicheng enters Sichuan. At least, he can't give the whole Sichuan to Li Zicheng.

After Li Xin received the order, he mobilized his troops and horses. First, he transferred Shi Ran to Yangzhou Prefecture to sit in the town, and left some of the new surrendered soldiers under his command, and let him train these new surrendered troops, while preventing the officers and soldiers from going south from Huai'an Prefecture. Part of the rest of the main force was handed over to Luo Rucai and Li Shuanzhu to return to Huguang. The other part was led by Luo Li and Liu Yaoben from Suzhou to Hangzhou and began to launch an offensive against Zhejiang.

In fact, Xiao Tianjian doesn't have to worry too much about the next battle. In the battle of Nanjing, the officers and soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the government and officers and soldiers in various places were very big. There were not many officers and soldiers in Zhejiang, and after Wanli Qi's army, the Zhejiang soldiers were no more famous generals and soldiers. Zhejiang, which had been fighting for a long time, faced With the two sharp blades in Xiao Tianjian's hands, Luo Li and Liu Yaoben, it can be said that there is no power to fight back at all. Although Han and Guangmei led the remnants to Hangzhou, it is a joke to keep Hangzhou with the ability of Han and Guangmei.