These three measures look really good. Why is it good?
(Yuan Chonghuan stills)
First, don't kill Yuan Chonghuan.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the biggest problem of the imperial court was that there were too many factions of cronies, too many factions of officials and too many wrangling with each other. In such a political situation, the execution is not enough, and the execution is not enough.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, many generals put forward many national strategic propositions. However, according to the strong background of the Ming dynasty, it is not impossible to defeat the peasant army and the Manchu army, as long as everyone is United and works hard to strictly implement them.
However, due to the lack of a strong core figure, we can not maintain a unified will. Some people think that it is better not to kill Wei Zhongxian, but in fact they want to use Wei Zhongxian to unify all factions.
Yuan Chonghuan can be such a core leader. He ordered Mao to kill, that is, he wanted to maintain the command of Liaodong. If Emperor Chongzhen absolutely trusts Yuan Chonghuan, let Yuan Chonghuan be such a figure. With Yuan Chonghuan's talent, he must achieve something.
Second, vigorously develop firearms.
Firearms played a prominent role in dealing with late gold. When Nurhachi and Huang Taiji were born, it was because of the Ming Dynasty. Red cannon? Firearms and so on. Several times, he was robbed into the customs and repelled by the Ming army. Therefore, as long as we vigorously develop this kind of firearm and use it to firmly control the border, Manchu will not dare to commit crimes in the south easily.
(peasant uprising)
Third, strive to reduce or exempt taxes.
Why did so many peasants and people rebel in the late Ming Dynasty? Why did the peasant army revive after being wiped out many times? The root cause is serious natural disasters and heavy taxes. Natural disasters are serious, but heavy taxes can be avoided. If the peasants were not driven to the brink of death, they would not rebel again and again. As long as the peasant army didn't rebel repeatedly, the Ming dynasty could deal with the Manchu dynasty wholeheartedly. Obviously, it is not easy for Manchu to grow bigger.
The above three measures look really good. So, can these three measures be achieved? I think it is more difficult.
First, will Chongzhen make Yuan Chonghuan the core leader?
Some netizens don't know the truth, and think that Yuan Chonghuan is really suspected of defecting to the enemy, and what he did is tantamount to suicide. Actually, it's really not Yuan Chonghuan's fault. If Yuan Chonghuan wants to be a figure who can unify all parties, if he can't stand up in Liaodong, how can he stand up in the whole country? If he can be affirmed and protected by Chongzhen in Liaodong, he will be able to establish himself in the country and become the core leader of the country in the future. In that case, the execution of the war in the late Ming Dynasty will be much stronger.
But Chongzhen will never let Yuan Chonghuan become the core leader. If he can tolerate Yuan Chonghuan doing that, he can tolerate Wei Zhongxian. He killed Wei Zhongxian because the eunuchs in Wei Zhongxian did too much evil, and the fundamental reason was that Wei Zhongxian wanted him to be a puppet emperor.
Some people will say, isn't Chongzhen thinking about becoming the core? Chongzhen killed so many ministers, which is bullying the weak and fearing the hard. You know, Chongzhen's role is different, and he is headstrong, partial to listening and believing, killing many wrong people and doing many wrong things. So he didn't realize that he was afraid of bullying, but he messed up the political situation.
(Chongzhen stills)
Second, can the development of Red Yi artillery stop the Qing army?
In the early days, Hony's artillery really played a considerable role in the battle against the late Jin Dynasty. However, after all, the Red Yi cannon is a weapon. As long as it is a weapon, you can invent and make it, and so can others. As long as others master this technology, this technology is not your patent, and he will arm himself.
In fact, this is how Hongyi cannon was finally mastered by the Qing Dynasty. After the Qing army had Hongyi cannon, the military superiority of the Ming Dynasty disappeared.
Third, can tax relief stop the peasant army uprising?
First of all, the tax reduction and exemption policy cannot be implemented. Because the government needs a lot of money to fight, without money, the army can't run. At the same time, the corruption of officials in the late Ming Dynasty was very serious, and all officials were trying their best to search for ordinary people. Even if the government introduces a reduction or exemption policy, the tax revenue may eventually return to the pockets of corrupt officials at all levels, not farmers.
Secondly, the peasant army will not stop because of tax reduction or exemption. The so-called revenge, the contradiction between farmers and the government has become very deep, and there is a lot of hatred. Farmers seriously distrust the government. Even if the government wants to reduce them, farmers will not stop fighting.
Therefore, the demise of the Ming Dynasty can only be said to be an inevitable tragedy.