Qian Qianyi said uneasyly: "Everything is too concerned with interests. Will you take the road too far?"

"Wang Zheng said this." Lu Zhenfei said: "Everything is about interests, but there is no need to talk about contracts. Under contract, the best way to distribute interests peacefully is to do so. Otherwise, if you don't make any profit, you will fight secretly and frame each other, and you will not seek profit in everything. Moreover, the country fears God, so you have a bottom line in your actions and will not lead beasts to eat people. Although the countries seek profit, there is no ritual collapse or music. People also have parents, kings and relatives, marriages, families, and fathers are kind and filial. Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about this level."

"Is that right?" Qian Qianyi smiled bitterly, and had nothing to say.

"By the way." Lu Zhenfei said with a thrilling spirit: "Wang Zheng said that Zhang Wenlan has organized a large number of people to translate Western articles in Taiwan. From his writings of ancient philosophers more than two thousand years ago to his current philosophers' articles, we can view the stones from other mountains to learn from them. At the same time, his paintings, statues, models, and even many tricks will be introduced into China in large quantities."

"Don't rush to say these things." Ma Shiying interrupted Zhang Dai's words with some rude words, "What the people in the Hutchison said was obvious. The fleet came with hundreds of heavy artillery. I would either fight or surrender in the south of the Yangtze River, and there was no third way to go. Now I have roughly understood that in the north, the price of grain was high, and the people in the north and the north were cut off. Henan and Shandong, the bandits were rampant, and the grain transport was cut off. Jiangnan, Huguang, and the Zhou Prefecture and the gentry were forced to surrender, and the north and the south worked together to destroy our Ming Dynasty in the shortest time."

Everyone was silent. Hutchison had extremely strong financial resources and had a good manner of behavior. This time, Qian Qianyi and others judged that this matter would not be good, and the court might face extremely severe tests.

At this time, Hutchison wanted to show the strength of its fleet on the Yangtze River again. Qian Qianyi could almost conclude that Hutchison would receive a lot of support in Jiangnan. Many gentry and officials who were hesitant or even resisted would choose to stand on Hutchison's side. The reason was very simple. Hutchison's fleet could be isolated from the Yangtze River, and the water transport could be cut off by Hutchison at any time. In the current situation in the north of the Ming Dynasty, the waters would be cut off from the earth for three months. If the waters were cut off for half a year, there would be no need to attack the capital. As long as Hutchison brought grain to the north and south, the whole north was at your fingertips!

This is the most important reason why Qian Qianyi attaches great importance to it and even considers how to achieve development within Hutchison.

The canal transportation is the blood vessel of the Ming Empire, the largest aorta. Once cut off, it will undoubtedly die!

In Qian Qianyi's judgment, once the grain transportation was cut off, the grain prices soared, and the northern economy collapsed. The court was originally in a state of trouble, and the east wall was demolished and repaired the west wall, and it was always backed by the south to supplement it. Once this situation occurred in Qian Qianyi's judgment, a collapse would inevitably occur.

What's more, there are still 200,000 troops in Hutchison. No matter how you think about it, the court is extremely sad to pass this level.

Qian Qianyi's face was also depressed. As a Jinshi Hanlin, he really never thought that he could become a minister of the country's destruction. Before this, although the Eastern Barbarians had repeatedly defeated the Ming army, anyone with a discerning eye knew that as long as the Eastern Barbarians could not rush in, everything would be fine. This was also the key point for Sun Chengzong to defeat Wang Zaijin. It was not safe to use a gate to isolate the Eastern Barbarians. Even if millions of silver were thrown a year, the cost of Liaoxi was still worth it.

It is only the people at that time who bought insurance for several million yuan a year or not is worth it. Qian Qianyi felt it was worth it. As for why the matter evolved into this now, Qian Qianyi couldn't figure it out.

But as long as you are not stupid, you should know how to choose now.

Qian Qianyi pondered, and Ma Shiying spoke first: "I used to be in a position of inseparable and short-term business. I always felt that Hutchison's business might not be able to destroy our Ming Dynasty. Even if we are isolated from the grain channels and raise the price of grain, it is still a means for merchants to enter the elegant hall. Now it seems that Hutchison is still powerful. Their current approach is to isolate grain and grain, which completely hurts the vitality of our northern Ming Dynasty. The court, especially the emperor, will lose people's hearts. By then, the army will go south, and I am afraid that no soldiers will hold their swords to protect the emperor."

"Yes." Qian Qianyi nodded and agreed with Ma Shiying's statement. He didn't know what it felt deep in his heart. With his status, the old master is expected to be the top literati. But now that he is facing the danger of the overturn of the dynasty, he must start all over again.

He didn't care about surrendering to the new dynasty, he just cared about whether he would have a chance to reach the top in the future.

Just think about it, whether it is Li Shenming, Sun Jingting, or Kong Minxing, his status will not be shaken within 20 years. He wants to become Zhang Han’s confidant and take charge of government affairs, which is similar to a foolish dream.

Zhang Han respected the power of the prime minister and appointed Sun Jingting as a government official to handle all matters of government affairs. He had long been spread from the grassland to the mainland, and Qian Qianyi and others also knew about it.

Now everyone understands that if Zhang Han really could start a new dynasty, the prime minister who had been abandoned by the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years would definitely appear again. Moreover, Zhang Han is not a figure like Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and he should not be able to do the work of destroying bridges and killing donkeys across the river.

The more this happens, it is difficult for old ministers like Qian Qianyi to get a chance to improve, and the top of civil officials is gradually moving away.

Ma Shiying also considered the same thing. It was not a last resort. The bureaucrats in the old system, such as theirs, would not abandon the Ming Dynasty, but can there be a second choice now?

Qian Qianyi and others remained silent. The impact of the situation in front of them was too great, so they needed time to slowly digest it.

...

The Hutchison fleet will arrive on the river outside Nanjing. If Mao Yuanyi had not been to the Nanjing Ministry of War to report his duties, he would have probably not heard such shocking news.

This time Mao Yuanyi brought dozens of military officers to Nanjing Ministry of War to report on his duties, and there were nearly 200 personal soldiers from each person. This was a strong armed force, especially when people were still slightly panicked.

"If Uncle Lao Shi is not at ease," Mao Yuanyi said when visiting the home of the last family's family's elders, "You can pack up and pack some luggage. My nephew sends troops to escort Uncle Lao Shi to Hangzhou to avoid it for a while."

"No, no." The senior who retired from the Ministry of Revenue said enthusiastically: "I am old, how can I bear the fatigue of migrating like this? I am afraid I will die halfway."

"The old uncle asked my nephew if he would lead his troops to Nandu?"

"The Hutchison fleet is expected to arrive in one or two days." The emperor said helplessly: "The eunuch in the city, my soldiers, Chengyi Bo and Xin Chengbo are going to take the imperial guards out of the city. I and many people are worried that Chengyi Bo will think that Cao Jiang's army is quite powerful and goes to fight without authorization. When the fight comes, Hutchison may not be what Hutchison will do. I don't know what chaos is like in the city. If my nephew has no urgent matters, he can stay and live in my mansion. Look at this big excitement, how about it?"

Mao Yuanyi felt a little embarrassed. He originally thought that the whole city was united, and many family members of the family were attracted by the forces in their hands and wanted to push him out to resist Hutchison. However, in this situation, no one thought about fighting with Hutchison, but was worried that there would be civil strife after the fight. Mao Yuanyi's troops would be useful at this time.

Mao Yuanyi felt a little uncomfortable, but he also understood quite well that he had dealt with Hutchison and knew that his strength was terrifying. He did not think that Hutchison came rashly. Since he came, there would be a downward trend of Mount Tai, which would definitely make Cheng Yibo and others dare not do anything rash.

"The Ministry of Revenue can allocate sufficient money and grain. Are only the Caojiang soldiers who leave the city or the Beijing soldiers?"

"Beijing camp soldiers..." The elderly former doctor of the Ministry of Revenue curled his lips and said, "Would you be able to leave the city or the Beijing camp soldiers? They all went up to the city wall. I took a look yesterday. It was Duke of Wei who brought people to the city. Well, there were about 20,000 or 30,000 people. There was a soldier in more than a dozen city walls. I was afraid that they were still a chef yesterday, either a groom, a sedan chair, a small businessman. My chef and his wife's chef and his wife also went up to the city. If you say they were soldiers, it would be considered."

Mao Yuanyi smiled bitterly when he heard this. There were more than 100,000 people registered in Nanjing Jingzhan, and were divided up by the vast number of dukes, marquises and counts in the city. Of course, the eunuchs and civil servants could not be escaped. In front of him, there were several registered soldiers in the Jingzhan family, which were what the old man called the chefs and the disciples. Of course, the old man still had face. Generally, not everyone who retired officials had such treatment.

"Have Cao Jiang soldiers paid their wages?"

"It's a gift." The old man shook his head and said, "Zhengyi Bo's excuses that the amount of money is insufficient, and each soldier has not paid enough money. To be honest, I am worried that the Cao Jiang soldiers will mutiny, and even more so that Hutchison will attack the city."

"Oh, ah, ah!" Mao Yuanyi could only shook his head and sigh. He absolutely believed that the words of the old uncle in front of him were, whether it was eunuchs, nobles, or military generals, he had seen the faces of his face over the years.

Take Zhenhai for example. If all the money and food allocated by the imperial court is used for official business, the number of soldiers can increase from less than 2,000 to 12,000 people now. Each soldier will have qualified weapons and enough money and food to practice normally.

Such a military force, with sufficient bows and arrows, complete armor, and well-trained, would be of great use for more than 10,000 people. However, in the Ming Dynasty, there was only one Guanning team that wanted to find such an army, and Guanning's tens of thousands of strong soldiers were raised by the imperial court for millions of taels of silver a year... In this regard, the mainland military towns could not catch up with them.

Mao Yuanyi also knew that his idea was completely unrealistic. The money and food allocated by the court did not take into account inflation and the needs of the generals themselves. If a general who brought thousands of people only had a salary, he might not be able to raise his family. What's more, the generals had high positions and power, and it seemed that it was normal for him to demand good land and beautiful houses. It could not be roughly attributed to greed and character.

At least 70% of the military expenditure is embezzled by generals of all levels. It is normal for them to eat vacant amounts and deduct wages. The remaining 20% ​​to 30% can only prevent the soldiers from starving to death. Of course, it is impossible to train and have enough soldiers to pay. In addition, the imperial court has been in financial difficulties in recent years, and it has become the norm for owing wages. In this case, generals at all levels can only ensure that soldiers do not starve to death, and the inner tribes can be given sufficient salary. In the inner town, due to insufficient income, the number of the inner tribes is relatively rare and cannot be compared with the generals on the nine sides. Moreover, they have no war at all. The generals in the northern nine sides raise more inner tribes to save their lives on the battlefield, and the generals in the southern tribes do not have this need. Even Mao Yuanyi, the deputy generals, have only more than ten inner tribes. This proportion is at most stronger than the thousand generals in the northern nine sides, and may even be worse than some powerful thousand generals.

"I will leave a Qianmao for Uncle Shi. He brought about a dozen people to Nandu to do business, and was worried that he could not find a place to live..."

"Well, good thing, I still have a few empty houses here."

The old man's eyes lit up and felt very satisfied. He immediately said that he had packed up the house and asked Mr. Qian to live here quickly.

Mao Yuanyi was amused and crying, but he also felt that such an arrangement was a good thing, and he could help his subordinates find a lot of residence in the city.

"Don't hurry back." The old senior instructed at the end: "I know you are Sun Gaoyang's beloved disciple. This matter is also a rare opportunity for you now. Take a look and think about it."

Mao Yuanyi understood the truth, and Sun Gaoyang's beloved disciple was hinting that he might have a strong idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and at the same time he might have resentment. After all, Sun Chengzong was driven home by the eunuch party, and these subordinates, including Mao Yuanyi, were forced to scatter and lost their upward channels.

"My nephew will consider it." Mao Yuanyi said: "I will wait outside the Sanshan Gate these two days."
Chapter completed!