Zhou Zheng could feel all kinds of gazes in the court and the country, cold, indifferent, calm, playful, etc.

He raised his hand to Tianqi and said loudly: I have three things to know.

Apocalypse said 'Oh', as if it was an accident, and said: Say.

Some people frowned, and Li Hengbing turned his head and looked at Zhou Zheng.

Hu Qingzheng lowered his head, and his breathing suddenly became a little rapid, and he quietly shrank his neck.

The courtiers looked at each other with vague eyes, and many people cast a stern warning.

Zhou Zheng raised his hand and said: I don’t know why the situation in Liaodong is so corrupt? You all want to give up the entire Liaodong and retreat to Shanhaiguan? If Taizu Chengzu knew the spirit of heaven, how would he express his expression?

This sentence immediately made many people furious, and they turned around and scolded Zhou Zheng.

After listening to Zhou Qing's words, Tianqi waved his hand lightly without expression.

There was a cold flow in the hall, and many adults in front began to turn their heads and look at Zhou Zheng indifferently.

2. I don’t know that the adults in the hall knew the situation in Liaodong very well and knew all kinds of problems. Why has the situation in Liaodong not changed at all since the first year of Tianqi? Instead, it has deteriorated more and more? But my proposal of reform has become the target of public criticism. I want to eliminate it and get it quickly, but I can’t figure it out.

There was more air conditioning in the hall, and Zhou Zheng even felt a vicious aura vaguely. Some people in front of him looked cold and their eyes were flashing.

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng with a expressionless face and a mocking look on his eyes.

Hu Qingzheng secretly wiped his sweat, looked up quietly, and then quickly lowered his face.

Tianqi was far away from Zhou Zheng, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, so he couldn't sit upright, and said for a moment: Keep talking.

Zhou Zheng raised his hand and said: I don’t know, all the treasurys are constantly repeating the words of the emptiness of the treasury and the powerlessness of the court. As far as I know, in the tenth year of Wanli, the treasury was earned 28 million stones per year, and in the forty years of Wanli, 19 million stones per year. Last year, the treasury was earned 6 million stones per year. I don’t know where the lost tax grain went? How did it be lost? Will it still be lost? If it is another three or five years, how much will it be left?

Zhou Zheng’s three issues are key issues, which are something that these adults are unwilling to mention and investigate in depth. Because it is too complicated, it involves various struggles for power and involves countless people and things.

For a moment, no one spoke in the hall.

Tianqi sat high, looked at Zhou Zheng, and searched in the hall again.

After a while, when he saw no one talking, he spoke: Minister of War.

The Minister of War Wang Yongguang had just retired, and the new Minister of War was Feng Jiahui. The Minister of War had just succeeded for only one month and had already written a letter to resign because he recommended Gao Di, who was afraid of war and fled in Ningyuan. He is now in prison. I don’t know how many people are impeaching Feng Jiahui.

Feng Jiahui came out of the list and held the scepter and said: Your Majesty, the situation in Liaodong is complicated and it is hard to describe it in one sentence. Please follow the long-term plan.

Tianqi glanced at him coldly and said: Minister of Revenue.

Guo Yunhou, the Minister of Revenue, came out and held a scepter and said: Your Majesty, there are many reasons for the emptiness of the national treasury. First, natural disasters are constantly occurring, second, there are more illegal acts of tax resistance, third, fire consumption is increasing, fourth, our dynasty is in trouble and its use is increasing, which is why the emptiness of the national treasury is not what the Zhou Censor said.

Zhou Zheng listened and glanced at Guo Yunhou. Nothing this person said was at the critical point.

Although Guo Yunhou did have the problem, the fundamental problem was that the gentry class wanted to invade the land of the people, and the officials took action and exploited them layer by layer. The loss of the treasury was lost to the hands of these gentry classes!

For example, this Shangshu Guo has thousands of hectares of fertile land in his family, and even ordinary princes can't compare!

Tianqi looked at Guo Yunhou and said: How many can he recover?

Guo Yunhou hesitated for a moment and said: Go back to Your Majesty, if the handling is done properly, more than 200,000 can still be recovered.

Losses are all losses of millions, and this recovery can only be pursued at 100,000 and 200,000.

Tianqi seemed unhappy, looked at Guo Yunhou, turned to look at Huang Liji, and said: Chief Support, what do you think?

Huang Liji stepped out and said: Your Majesty, both in Liaodong and the treasury are complicated and cannot be concluded in a short while. I ask the ministries to discuss in detail and submit a memorial on the other day.

Tianqi looked at Huang Liji and remained silent for a long time.

Huang Liji held the scepter and lowered his head.

The atmosphere in the hall became quieter, and the ministers were unwilling to talk about this. Some people knew that they could not study it, nor could they be investigated. Some people understood it, and if they were investigated, they would be implicated. More people watched coldly and stood watching the fun.

Zhou Zheng was still standing in the hall, as if he was already out of the matter.

Several of his questions were something that the adults were unwilling to talk about and mention, and now he raised them, enough to block their mouths.

Tianqi was obviously angry, but he did not get angry. He was silent for a while and looked at Zhou Zheng and said lightly: Since all the ministers think what Zhou Qing said makes sense, then this matter ends here. The Censor has the right to participate in politics, and he must not attack at will, and he cannot make up random attacks. He will never stop thinking of the king.

How could Li Hengbing let Zhou Zheng go so easily? Before Tianqi finished speaking, he stepped out, raised his hand, and said in a deep voice: Your Majesty, I, the Censor of Zhejiang Dao, Li Hengbing, has something to report.

Tianqi knew that Li Hengbing was the person who argued with Zhou Zheng last time, and also remembered the memorial that Li Hengbing impeached Zhou Zheng. His expression suddenly became a little playful, and he glanced at some people and said: Say.

Li Hengbing had a expressionless face and said with a sigh: Your Majesty, no matter how reasonable the Censor Zhou said, our dynasty should still stand in front of us. In front of us, the western Liaoning River is no longer safe. Not to mention that there is no danger to be taken over from the Linghe River. Even if it is Ningyuan and Jinzhou are just a small city. Once surrounded, it will be isolated and helpless. Even if it cannot be captured for a while, the thief slaves will be besieged for a few months and will definitely be defeated without attacking. If the court ignorantly demands to defend, I am afraid that Shanhaiguan will be implicated and threaten the country, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

A buzzing sound suddenly sounded in the court. Although the situation in Liaodong has changed because Yuan Chonghuan defended Ningyuan, no one in the Ming Dynasty thought that Yuan Chonghuan could defend it for the second time.

Losing Ningyuan seems to be just a matter of time.

Instead of wasting countless money and grain into the bottomless pit of Liaodong, it is better to simplify the military and retreat to Shanhaiguan, save your worries and labor, and make the future.

This is the idea of ​​a lot of people in the government and the country, and it seems to be natural.

Zhou Zheng immediately raised his hand and said: Your Majesty, Shanhaiguan is indeed one of the few passes in the world. I also believe that it can stop Jianlu, but if Jianlu bypasses Shanhaiguan and enters the pass, there will be no western Liaoning. The consequences will be unimaginable!

In the second year of Chongzhen, the year afterwards, Jianlu suddenly entered the border from Xifengkou and surrounded the capital. The Forbidden City was shaking, and the troops were dispatched in Liaodong to rescue. If only Shanhaiguan was left, could he still dare to dispatch troops?

Moreover, if Jiannu divided his troops to attack Shanhaiguan from behind and attacked both sides, how could Shanhaiguan defend it?

If Shanhaiguan is lost, Jianlu can go south at any time. Who dares to imagine such a situation?

The depth of the Liaoxi Corridor was extremely important to the Ming Dynasty and must not be misleading!

When Li Hengbing heard this, he snorted faintly, turned around and looked at Zhou Zheng, "The Jianlu had no other way to enter the pass except Shanhaiguan. Could it be that they were going to take the sea route and invade the capital from Tianjin Guards?"

Zhou Zheng looked at him and said: From Shanhaiguan to Gansu Town, Jiubian Important Town, can you tell me that every place they are as unbreakable as Shanhaiguan?

Li Hengbing immediately sneered and said: I don’t know what’s going on! If you want to bypass Shanhaiguan, Jianlu has to take a detour of tens of miles and pass through the territory of Chahar, Mongolia. Are they crazy?

The reason why Jianlu took the risk of entering the pass in the second year of Chongzhen was indeed a last resort. Xiaobinghe was not just inside the Ming Pass. Liaodong was originally barren. Jianlu was originally a fishing and hunting nation. Now that he founded the country, his population was increasing, and he did not engage in production, and he did not enter outside. Under the natural disaster and was about to collapse, what else could he do besides taking the risk of entering the Ming Dynasty to rob?

Zhou Zheng naturally could not explain these things to Li Hengbing and Tianqi, and he couldn't help but ponder.
Chapter completed!