Not long after, the ministers rushed to Wenhua Hall. Many people were focused on the upcoming Ming Construction Bank share auction. I wonder what the emperor was summoning him suddenly?

Emperor Chongzhen did not delay and said straight to the point: "I have summoned all the ministers to discuss the military pay issue of the border troops in Qin!"

When everyone heard this, they felt it was difficult. This problem has actually plagued the court, but most of it was unsolvable.

Wen Tiren and Emperor Chongzhen had been in contact for a long time, so they naturally knew better than others. After a move in their hearts, they bowed and said, "I wonder what your Majesty has?"

"Well, I just have an idea to summon all the ministers to see what this idea is!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded and replied, "The main reason for the military pay between the border army is to reduce the true nature and consume a lot of fortune, while the discount on silver is to have silver or no grain. The fundamental reason is that the Qin area is not rich in supplies."

"Your Majesty's wise!" Wen Tiren agreed and flattered Xiaoxiao. Everyone had a consensus on this. Otherwise, there would be no long and steep road that would cost money and food.

"The only place in Qin is rich in Hanzhong, but the taxes collected by the court are very limited..." Wen Tiren said this along Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts, and suddenly felt a little surprised. He looked up at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty's intention is to be with the kings of Qin..."

Emperor Chongzhen understood Wen Tiren's meaning. He thought he wanted to attack the Qin vassal kings and officials and gentry to clear out the fields on the Hanzhong plain and to collect more fields that the court could collect taxes. However, this was not his intention. He had said before that he wanted to touch them. Before the time came, he immediately shook his head and interrupted Wen Tiren and said, "No, I mean the nine bends of the Yellow River, only the rich one!"

"..." Hearing this, the ministers were stunned. They did not expect that the emperor would stare at the Hetao land.

Indeed, Hetao is rich. If it is cultivated, the Yellow River water can be irrigated. It will produce a lot, and it will be more than enough to support a Qin land. But the problem is that Hetao is not in the hands of the Ming Dynasty!

"Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty once occupied Tumochuan, but it is difficult to defend it!" said the assistant minister Min Hongxue.

Minister of War Shen Yongmao also followed the remark: "Your Majesty, there are tens of thousands of people in the Tumochuan tribe, and now Lin Danhan is coming again. The number of people is so large that I am afraid of the Ming Dynasty... I am afraid it is hard to defeat!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, now there are Jianlu in the east of the Ming Dynasty, and there are chieftain rebellions in the west, and there are frequent disasters and droughts in various places. At this time, it should be time to rest and recuperate. If you use wars and start wars on several sides, you will be overwhelmed!" Wen Tiren also replied, this time, he opposed it.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw that most of the ministers below were opposed, he was not upset and continued to discuss: "I know what you mean. But if you can make money in a war, then is it enough to fight?"

"Make money in war?" When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other and were confused by this novel statement. Wars are always expensive and laborious. When did it become profitable?

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he frowned and said with an example: "Although Jianlu is our enemy, their wars are profitable."

"..." The ministers were speechless.

After a long time, Wen Tiren, as the chief assistant, had to say: "Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty is the country of the Celestial Empire, and a country of etiquette. How can we learn to build the enemy and loot the people?"

"Wrong!" Emperor Chongzhen immediately denied, "It's not plundering the people, it's plunder! Land, wealth, and population are just plunders after winning the war! Moreover, I didn't say that I would allow the Ming army to plunder the wealth of the people as plunder!"

Wen Tiren looked at his colleagues and had a little helpless look on his face. The emperor was the biggest. He wanted to say that, but it was actually not much different!

On the contrary, Shen Yongmao and Min Hongxue, who had commanded the war, thought about it after listening. Perhaps ordinary Confucian scholars would be more pedantic, but those who are in high positions would rarely be really pedantic.

When Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, he clearly said, "Let me say that, which one is more important than the people of other countries or the people of our Ming Dynasty? Should we starve to death or the people of other countries starve to death? Which one are you chosen? The drought in Qin has been inflicted on two years. How many people have died? The grassland tribes are the enemies of our Ming Dynasty. Their people dismounted as herders and horses and robbers, and invaded our Ming Dynasty? They occupied the Tumochuan Plain for free, but only knew how many animals were born. How much was it was wasted and how many people were less supported?"

When he said this, he saw a minister who wanted to speak, and said in a loud voice: "I know that it is not easy to use troops on the grassland, it is easy to defeat them, and it is difficult to annihilate them. But the court must have strategies to properly and permanently solve the dilemma of Qin!"

After hearing the emperor say so much, all the ministers were silent. As ministers of the Ming Dynasty, they had no shame to say that they would ignore the lives and deaths of the people of the Ming Dynasty. The best strategy to say is of course to own the Hetao Plain.

"Your Majesty is wise, I agree with it." Min Hongxue first agreed, but he changed his tone and said, "But the enemy in the grassland is as Your Majesty said, it is easy to defeat and difficult to annihilate. Even if our Ming Dynasty occupied Tumochuan for a while, it would be embarrassing to the Mongolian harassment!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and nodded, and glanced at the other ministers, even if they wanted them to express their opinions.

After seeing this, the other ministers had to express their opinions. Whether it was Wen Tiren, Cheng Jiming and others, they all agreed. However, Min Hongxue had already said that if this problem was not solved, it was still just a fantasy. If they insisted on sending troops, they would lose their troops and lose their generals, and eventually they would lose their money!

Seeing that everyone's opinions were unified, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "Okay, my Ming Dynasty wants to take down the Hetao Plain. This is a strategic purpose and must be achieved. Then, let me discuss and see how to solve the enemy in the grassland?"

This proposition seems unsolvable. At least after he finished speaking, the ministers were silent and no one spoke.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he was silent for a moment, and then slowly said, "I have heard a saying that if you don't demolish the Great Wall, you will be a hero. If you let Ma Beihai go, you will be the leader! I wonder what you all think?"

"..." The ministers were speechless.

Throughout the dynasties, even during this dynasty, the Great Wall was the focus of defense, and a large amount of manpower and material resources were often spent on repairing the Great Wall and stationing a large number of troops. This was the case even when Qi Jiguang was still alive during the Jiajing period.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw them all staying there, he smiled and said, "Actually, I am more opposed to this..."

"..." The ministers were confused. What exactly did the emperor mean?

"The first sentence is actually to oppose passive defense and take the initiative to attack. I appreciate this very much, but what I want to oppose is the second sentence: What I want is not to dominate the country, but to be peaceful and safe, and to permanently solve the border problems in the north. My Ming Dynasty's eyes should be shifted from the grassland!"
Chapter completed!