Chapter 195 Support Jizhen

Ting Fang followed the eunuch into the palace in a hurry, and the elders of the pavilion and Gao Changqi, the secretary of the military department, and Xu Jingchang and Liu Da were already in the Qianqing Palace. Ting Fang came from outside the palace, and he was the latest. Emperor Zhaoning casually pointed to a seat and motioned for her to sit down, and then continued Fang Cai's words: "The Jurchen has not moved for a long time, and there must be a reason for the sudden attack." ”

Yuan Shoufu asked: "Is it a rogue or a regular army?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "There are nearly 10,000 people. The Jurchen population is small, nearly 10,000 people have become large. ”

Gao Changqi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "This year's weather is very cold, and Liaodong is colder than us, so I am afraid that the herdsmen have no food, so they have to do it." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Fortunately, Yongguo Gong has returned to Jizhen, and he can help Liaodong Watchman." ”

Gao Changqi said: "I still have to quickly adjust the materials to the north." Now that the snow is falling, it is extremely difficult to walk on the road, and the transportation has to be urgent. ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Is it feasible to take the sea from Donghu Port to the Liaodong Peninsula by sea?" ”

Ting Fang had a map in his heart, and said: "Although the port is in the Guannei, it is a little far away, how much does the imperial court control Liaodong Bay?" "The Yan Dynasty inherited the Ming Dynasty, and the northeast is considered the territory of the Yan Dynasty. However, the Yan Dynasty was weak, and the Northeast was autonomous like Guizhou Tusi. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the rebellion in Liaodong did not succeed, and the Jurchen family was dispersed, and the Yan Dynasty was established, and he was also called a minister and given an official, but his loyalty was very suspicious. The biggest task of the two general soldiers of Liaodong and Jizhen is to divide. Compared with Datong's direct face to Mongolia, Liaodong and Jizhen have a much better life, because trade is an excellent way to differentiate, and the border trade here is always open, and it is naturally rich. But for some reason, the Jurchens didn't want to do business again, so they robbed instead.

Xu Jingchang thought for a moment and said, "Didn't Mongolia rob them and squeeze them so much that they had no way out, so they had to rob us?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said with a headache: "Jizhen has just reduced a little force, but there are people to be added!" Where to save this pinch of tax to support. ”

Ting Fang said: "I simply laid down the border, the black land with a horse and a flat river, what to plant!" ”

Wei Pengyun said: "How can Taifu easily say war!" ”

Ting Fang said: "It's profitable. ”

Emperor Zhaoning asked, "Can you beat it down?" ”

Ting Fang said: "It can't be beaten at this time, the heavy snow is their barrier, and if you want to fight, you have to fight it in summer." ”

Wei Pengyun said: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times and dragged the rich Sui Dynasty to death. Taifu raised troops at every turn, do you know how many people need to support a war? ”

Ting Fang said: "Then let them encroach on our land?" Can you bear the crime of dividing the territory and splitting the land, Wei Ge Lao? The Shandong rebellion must be suppressed, the Gansu rebellion must be suppressed, and the Liaodong rebellion must naturally be suppressed. Now the treasury has no money, but this matter must be taken to heart. Now that you are a minister, don't blame the court for being unkind. ”

Whenever a war breaks out, it is natural to divide the main fighting faction and the main peace faction. Wei Pengyun is the representative of the Lord and the faction, and he brought out countless classics to illustrate the dangers of war. At this time, the Chinese people did not have much obsession with the land. The Central Plains is important, and the border doesn't matter. Especially in Liaodong, except for ginseng and mink pi ula grass, there are no materials that are very related to people's livelihood. It's not that the Hetao can raise horses, it's a pity to abandon the tasteless food. But how can Ting Fang let it go, the Daqing Oilfield is in the Northeast, if you don't smash the boundary line now, you will point to a Shengli Oilfield in the future? Do you want to develop! What's more, the fishery, forestry, agriculture and animal husbandry in the Northeast have taken all kinds of shots, and whoever loses it is stupid! She also wants to completely scoop Changbai Mountain into the bowl, so much anthracite, all TMD is a resource!

However, it is true that it cannot be fought now. Ting Fang listened to Wei Pengyun's quotation of scriptures and said a lot of things, and he didn't bother to fight back. Wei Pengyun saw that Tingfang was silent, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't say it.

Emperor Zhaoning decided to ignore Wei Pengyun's goods, and returned Lou Zheng and said: "The front line is fighting, we have to prepare for rescue, where to transfer troops to support?" ”

The nine sides are immovable, the Jurchens dare to attack, who knows if they have an alliance with the Mongols? At this moment, only the Fifth Army can move. But the waste wood of the Fifth Army...... Only the Chinese army was cleaned up by Xu Jingchang for a while, and he could see it a little. The troops in the south should not be transferred to the north, and the climate is too far away to adapt. It seems that there are no soldiers to move, do you want to ban the army to support the frontier? Emperor Zhaoning gritted his teeth, it's going to be the New Year, can God let him live in peace for two days?

There was no result in the quarrel, and the battle reports of Datong and Xuanfu arrived at the same time. Emperor Zhaoning opened the report and slammed the table angrily: "Sure enough, the alliance is over!" The Mongols did not dare to invade for many years, but this time they gathered 30,000 people to attack Datong, and another 20,000 went to Xuanfu. The front and rear feet, saying that they did not collude, the ghosts don't believe it! ”

Yuan Shoufu sweated anxiously: "The soldiers of the Nine Sides have been reduced by half, can they resist the Mongols?" ”

Gao Changqi said: "If there are only Jurchens, you can also ask Governor Xu to bring the forbidden army to support Jizhen, and now I am afraid that the forbidden army will not be allowed to leave Beijing." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "The rest of the four armies must also be armed, Datong is too close to the capital!" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said irritablely: "Whenever Mongolia calls, there is no end to it once!" It must not be delayed for three or five months. You can't make up so many elite soldiers anywhere. ”

Chen Fengning said: "Your Majesty, did you think of any place where the grain and grass were dropped?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Where else can it be?" Some of the canal boundaries are frozen, and the only way to do it is to sea. I also said that Anhui has some grain left this year, and before the beginning of spring, it will use grain to lure coolies to build water conservancy, and it is necessary to make second-hand preparations at this moment. He asked Tingfang again, "Is there any grain in Jiangxi?" "The outside world doesn't know how much grain there is in Jiangxi. How much Yang Zhichu reported, I'm afraid the truth is only clear to Ting Fang. Emperor Zhaoning knew Tingfang and knew that a well-prepared person like her would never be able to just keep the grain on the books.

However, Tingfang said: "Hubei hasn't been beaten yet. If I were a traitor, I would have taken advantage of the fire. The grain can be adjusted a little, but it can't all point to Jiangxi. Huguang is good at protecting its capital this year, first transferring the provincial treasury for emergency, and then going to Nanyang to buy. Cotton clothes can only rely on Jiangxi, 800 miles to rush over, call the garment factories in Jiangxi three shifts, full force to start. ”

Gao Changqi said again: "Where is the horse transferred?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Move some of the horses of the Fifth Army to the past, especially the forbidden army, we are also guards, and it is difficult to go out of the city to fight." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I have asked the poor god to target me, and it is easy to save some money in the treasury!" Then he sent the eunuch to the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and asked how many taels of silver there was in the inner treasury.

Ting Fang said with a headache: "Donghu has not yet entered Beijing, so he will go to Nanchang for the expenses of the cotton mill." ”

Emperor Zhaoning smiled bitterly: "How much profit is Donghu Port made this year?" ”

Ting Fang said: "Fifty or sixty thousand taels, let's save it first." Speaking of Tingfang, she was also a little angry, if she hadn't been harmed by the Emperor Taishang and the King of Pingjun, how could her Donghu Port be only fifty or sixty thousand taels? When they were in East Lake that year, it was over 100,000 taels. Destruction is much faster than construction! Fifty or sixty thousand taels, which is enough to buy some cotton.

Rao is Emperor Zhaoning is not thin-skinned, and he also feels ugly. Originally, he owed Tingfang's money, and Donghu Port was given to Tingfang by the Emperor Taishang, and the income was her private property. His second brother insisted on stretching out his claws and forced Tingfang to go to Jiangxi. For so many years, it was only this year that there was a bit of leftover cold rice, and it was called moving to Jiangxi again.

The cotton clothes are okay, just prepare a stubble, and you can deal with it first. Food and weapons are consumables. There is also not much iron in stock, and it was originally intended to be used for shipbuilding next year, but the plan has to be adjusted. In addition to these, there are horses, ammunition, and food and grass that even Tingfang can't solve. Emperor Zhaoning had no choice but to make a dojo in a snail shell, and hurriedly called the people from the household department to count the inventory everywhere to see how to make it the easiest to transfer grain.

When you are in a war, you have to settle accounts, and Emperor Zhaoning hated the group of corpses and vegetarian food wastes in the household department when he was young. At this moment, it really went wrong again, and the accounts were in a mess. Urgently transfer someone to clean up. There is also a report from Qintian that there may be a heavy snowfall from tonight to tomorrow, beware of the collapse of the houses of the people in the city. Liu Da heard this, and hurriedly said: "The minister first led the soldiers and the organizers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Command Division to clear the snow. The province collapsed the house, and had to take money and grain for disaster relief. ”

Yan Hongxin said: "It's okay in the city, but I'm afraid of the thatched houses in Gyeonggi." ”

Liu Dadao: "Let's urgently notify the Gyeonggi states first, and the people don't want to collapse their houses." Tell them to transfer out of the household register and give priority to the orphans and widows. ”

This is the civil affairs system again, and it is under the control of the Ministry of Industry. Originally, the major affairs of the imperial court should be decided by Jiuqing in coordination with the cabinet, which was called the court meeting. Compared with the joint kowtowing of Mongolia and Jurchen, snow removal is not a problem. Jiao Runyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, arranged for Lang Zhong to take care of it, and together with Jiuqing, who had been summoned just now, to participate in the battle together.

It has been said that it is dark, and the accounts have not been cleared out at the end of the household. Emperor Zhaoning's hateful teeth itched. He knew that the arithmetic of the household department was real, but no matter how bad the arithmetic of the Yan Dynasty was, there would not be no one who could settle accounts. It is clear that there are a bunch of fake accounts and bad debts, and now they have to calculate and fake accounts on the other hand, and the household department of the province is not easy. Emperor Zhaoning didn't dare to send Ting Fang to settle with them, and he inserted an outsider in, and they couldn't even play the bells and whistles! slaughtering all these rats sooner or later!

Several groups of people have been arguing, this is why Emperor Zhaoning doesn't like Jiuqing and the cabinet are all together, don't look at only a dozen people, when there is really something, he can divide the five factions, and he wants to hit the wall. This head has not stopped, and the military report of Jizhen has arrived again. Emperor Zhaoning hurriedly opened it to look, only to see that in just one day, more than 10,000 people had been killed and wounded, and his eyes were black. Yong Guogong also fell into blood mold, and some of his elite soldiers were replaced by Xu Jingchang and incorporated into the forbidden army, plus the reduction, Jizhen had a total of less than 50,000 people, and there were such casualties in one day! There are 80,000 in Datong and more than 60,000 in Xuanfu, which can still be supported. Seeing that there were only more than 30,000 left in Jizhen, and the Jurchens didn't know if there was a backhand, Emperor Zhaoning was so anxious that he jumped up from his chair. Jizhen is only more than 200 miles to the capital, and the horse race will arrive in a daytime. If the town of Thistle is lost......

The people in the Qianqing Palace were also a little panicked, the White Lady Sect attacked the capital that day, and invited the Duke of Yongguo to return to King Qin, just because it was close and in time. Now he is the weakest place, and if the Jurchens are killed, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Seeing this, Xu Jingchang took a deep breath and said decisively: "Your Majesty, Jizhen must not be lost, please bring troops to support." ”

Chapter 196 Xu Jingchang set out to conquer Jizhen

Among the five armies, the independent Chinese army has the largest number of troops, with 30,000 forbidden troops under its jurisdiction, and 20,000 of them are from Ji Zhen. It's just that the town of Ji is in an emergency, and it is impossible for the Chinese army not to go to the rescue.

The military department Shangshu immediately asked: "What about the guards in Beijing?" ”

Yan Hongxin said: "Jizhen can't be unguarded!" ”

Yuan Shoufu said: "In terms of priorities, which place does Xu Dudu think is more important?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Datong and Xuanfu should have no big problem resisting, and guarding Jizhen is guarding the capital." ”

Emperor Zhaoning was extremely reluctant to let Xu Jingchang go to the battlefield, and looked at Ting Fang: "What about Taifu Jue?" ”

Ting Fang said calmly: "The minister is not familiar with the military, please make a decision between Your Majesty and Xu Dudu." ”

The ghost believes that Tingfang doesn't understand military affairs, who was Chen Bing Changjiang calling for at the beginning? But with Xu Jingchang here at the moment, everyone stopped asking her. Emperor Zhaoning didn't talk about military affairs, government affairs were still looking at vernacular excerpts, so they all looked at Xu Jingchang.

Emperor Zhaoning asked, "Are you sure?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Before going to the battlefield, everything is unknown. However, the soldiers of the forbidden army are at least from the town of thistle. ”

The officials in the center were afraid of death, and when they first tried to promote the elite of Jizhen to be transferred to the forbidden army, they felt that the capital that had been attacked needed strong protection. At this moment, Xu Jingchang wanted to take away the elite soldiers, and he felt panicked.

Emperor Zhaoning had to instruct: "Be careful." ”

That's consent. However, the transfer of troops is not a matter of giving orders, as the saying goes, soldiers and horses go first before they move food and grass. Jizhen still has some grain in stock, but Xu Jingchang's army is pulling, and logistics will immediately have to keep up. The household department was already dizzy, but at this moment, there was another incident, and the difficulty of making fake accounts went up again. Xu Jingchang retired first to transfer troops, hoping to go to the front line early tomorrow morning. The Qianqing Palace couldn't tolerate the private affairs of his children, so he took a deep look at Ting Fang and left neatly.

Ting Fang's face remained unchanged, on the battlefield at this time, it was useless for the people in the rear to cry blindly. There wasn't much she could do, so she said: "The minister, please go to the household department, the side can't, at least I can do the budget for the dispatch of the forbidden army." ”

Wu Shixian, the head of the household, was also a native of Jiangnan, and Zhen Xianning was killed for greedy ink, and he was put in this position by his comrades. They are all in a series, and they are a raccoon dog. I heard that Tingfang was going to the household, and the frightened soul was scattered. At the age of nine, she can produce arithmetic works, and at the age of ten, she can thoroughly check the accounts of the Fu Wangfu Mansion, Mrs. Ye, and let her go to the household department, wouldn't it set off a bloody storm?

Emperor Zhaoning only needed one glance to know where Wu Shixian's cold sweat came from. sneered in his belly, but said: "The cool breeze in the household is swishing, and the Taifu's body and bones are not good, so let's count it here." Besides, there is a set of methods for settling accounts in the household department, calling an old official to share it with the Taifu, and the Taifu only counts, and the rest is not taken care of for the time being. ”

Wu Shixian breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Emperor Zhaoning does not want to move the household department now, and he must do a good job of accounting before the year.

Of course, Tingfang knows how to do accounts, she is already talented in mathematics, and she began to learn accounts when she was a child, and then the open and dark accounts of Huifang Lou will pass through her hands. After that, the two stalls in East Lake and Nanchang are getting bigger and bigger. She has a lot of accounts, but if she wants to be a good housekeeper, she must be good at this. Xu Jingchang is going to the front line, and she must definitely hold the logistics in her hands to minimize the probability of Xu Jingchang being in distress. Accounts are the first step. Weapons, war horses, grain and grass, winter clothes, all have to be passed one by one to rest assured.

At the beginning of the day, the Qianqing Palace was brightly lit. Emperor Zhaoning sent away the officials who had nothing to do for the time being, leaving only Yuan Shoufu and Ting Fang and others to prepare for the dispatch of the forbidden army. Yuan Shoufu was old and his spirit was a little weak, so Emperor Zhaoning sent someone to carry a couch and asked Yuan Shoufu to take a while. Looking at Ting Fang again, the straw paper was rapidly consumed, and the old officials sent by the household department could no longer help. Ting Fang has never studied accounting, so she doesn't know how to calculate it in modern times. But she felt that the ancient ones were not so easy to use, and they were improved. However, when he asked about the rules, he threw the old official over the wall. She handled the accounts of the army's logistics and economic construction in Nanchang Province, and the dispatch of 350,000 people was not worth mentioning at all.

Wu Shixian's cold sweat came down again, and Mrs. Ye's attainments in arithmetic really deserved his reputation!

It's just over an hour, and the budget is neatly done. Tingfang also applied to go to the military department to order weapons and war horses. Emperor Zhaoning knew that she was worried about Xu Jingchang's safety, so he readily approved it. Then the eunuch said, "It's windy outside, take a hand stove and hold it with the eunuch." ”

Gao Changqi, the secretary of the military department, stiffened his back, and said busily: "There are many categories, and the minister will send someone to make a rough one first, and then ask the Taifu to check it." Otherwise, the light Taifu alone will not be able to finish the day after tomorrow. I heard that Taifu is good at firearms, why don't you go to the Ministry of Industry to see the firearms workshop first? ”

Jiao Runyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, scolded his mother in his heart, and said with a smirk: "The Ministry of Industry only does it, and it doesn't care about it." Whether it was firearms or weapons, all of them were handed over to the treasury of the military department. If it is not enough, please make a list, and the Ministry of Industry will step up to do it. At the moment, there are not many in the Ministry of Works. ”

Gao Changqi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister will go and order a little first." ”

Emperor Zhaoning didn't want to speak anymore, and said to Ting Fang: "In this case, you first calculate the accounts of the Internal Affairs Office for me." "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is relatively independent, and the involvement is small, and most of the nobles of the clan are concurrently served in this dynasty, and the sect is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At this moment, if all the corrupt officials are found and cut down, the impact will not be too great. But there is a lot of money involved, even for a smoking emperor like Emperor Zhaoning, the annual expenditure of the palace is more than 400,000 taels. The Internal Affairs Office did not dare to fool Emperor Zhaoning, who was proficient in arithmetic, but at this moment, Emperor Zhaoning hoped that Tingfang could help him investigate more thoroughly. Emperor Zhaoning actually wanted to abolish half of the Internal Affairs Office, but he didn't have time to do so.

After Emperor Zhaoning ascended the throne, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was holding his tail between his legs. But being clean now does not mean that it was clean in the past. Hearing that Emperor Zhaoning was going to check the accounts, the left-behind personnel were frightened one by one. Hearing that Emperor Zhaoning had assigned Mrs. Ye, he fainted several times on the spot. It's good that there is no stubble, and there is such a big movement, and Emperor Zhaoning is angry at the moment. immediately transferred the Jinyi guard blockade, and took Tingfang straight to the Internal Affairs Mansion to kill.

During the reign of Emperor Taishang, the annual expenditure of the palace was about four million taels. If you catch up with the festive event, you have to stack it up. How much of it is moisture is unknown. There are also tributes everywhere, which have long formed a chain of interests, and they cannot be easily cracked. After Emperor Zhaoning ascended the throne, there were not many things that could be done, and the first drastic cut was the Internal Affairs Office. The consumption of the imperial palace has been reduced tenfold, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has long been full of complaints. At this moment, we have to check again, and the resentment in everyone's hearts can be imagined.

But no matter how resentful it is, he doesn't dare to move easily. The high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already gone home from work, and the only ones left behind were some petty officials on duty. Emperor Zhaoning is in person, which one can stop it. The accounts were opened one by one, and Ting Fang only glanced at them and said, "I can't count it alone." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "There are nearly two months before the New Year, and you choose someone to thoroughly investigate the accounts of the Internal Affairs Office over the years." "Killing corrupt officials is a good way to fill the treasury. Because the internal affairs office is mostly in charge of the clan, it is the several times during the reign of the emperor, but it has not been touched to the root. Emperor Zhaoning did not have a good impression of his relatives. Especially when he was put on the throne by the Zongren Mansion last time, he still has a grudge! Thinking about the national strength that will be consumed in the three battlefields, Emperor Zhaoning is now wishing that the sky is not snowflakes, but all white rice.

There is nothing to be done tonight, Ting Fang dispatched the brocade guards, gathered the accounts into a pile, and guarded the warehouses well. Then she exited the door and locked it again, with two keys, one each for her and Emperor Zhaoning. Then adjust the brocade clothes and guards, and watch all the intersections within a three-mile radius of the Internal Affairs Office, and some people and dogs in the province jumped over the wall in a hurry to burn down the Internal Affairs Office.

After some tossing, it was already two o'clock in the morning. There are also important ministers who discuss matters and stay in the palace, but the conditions are quite bad. Emperor Zhaoning sent Tingfang to the temporary residence in the upper study, and he also ran to sleep.

The morning starts at 5 a.m. The officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs braved the wind and snow to come to the Yamen, and they were frightened by the heavily guarded brocade guards. Trembling and sitting in his place, before the frightened tea was drunk, Ting Fang had already walked into the door of the Internal Affairs Office.

Ting Fang's manpower has not yet been transferred to the capital, and it is unrealistic to rely on her to check the accounts alone. After sitting down, he sent people to find Qian Lianggong in the Jiangxi Qing Officials Division of the Ministry of Household and Ren Shaoying of the Maritime Yamen to seconded people. The staff formed by the two of them was very trustworthy. Not long after, Qian Lianggong and Ren Shaoying came in person, with a large number of people behind them.

Ren Shaoying arched his hand at Tingfang and said: "Taifu, as the New Year approaches, the shipping is even busier, and the lower officials only have four staff, two Taifu are temporarily borrowed, and six officials from the Yamen are transported by sea." I'm really busy, please forgive me. When the time comes, the lower officials are here to help. ”

Ting Fang hurriedly thanked: "Ren Langzhong is very helpful, I am grateful." ”

The shipping yamen was in ruins, Ren Shaoying didn't say much, and left behind. Qian Lianggong is better again, Jiangxi taxes have been put into the treasury, and although the Jiangxi Qing Officials Division is subordinate to the household department, it is like an independent kingdom. From Lang Zhong to the small officials, only Ting Fang can deploy the movement. Under Tingfang's order, the entire Jiangxi Qing Officials Division directly moved to the office of the Internal Affairs Office. In addition, Tingfang also summoned Fang Zhide. Ting Fang's subordinates can get out of the way, except for the old seniors Qian Lianggong and Ren Shaoying, there is no one who is not good at accounts. After the deployment of personnel, the sound of the abacus of the Internal Affairs Office could be heard half a mile away, and the officials of the Internal Affairs Office were frightened by this battle.

At the end of the day, the sun rises. Xu Jingchang is about to set off, and Ting Fang has no time to see him off. He only asked someone to bring him a jade pendant from home. Xu Jingchang looked at the jade pendant, which was actually the dowry gift he sent to Beijing many years ago. Ting Fang liked white jade, so he picked up this pair of white jade fish-shaped pei from Zhao Zongbing's library. I didn't expect that after the turmoil, it can stay to this day. There is only one fish in his hand, and the other is fixed on Tingfang's body.

Xu Jingchang put the small fish in his arms, clamped the horse's belly, and headed for Jizhen.

No matter how many dangers lie ahead, I will definitely return safely!

Emperor Zhaoning personally sent the army outside the city, and when he came back, he went to order soldiers, horses, grain and grass. Hearing that the army had left the city, Ting Fang picked up another small fish and took a look.

Senior brother, I will firmly guard the logistics and ensure your safety!

Chapter 197 The Huge Corruption of the Internal Affairs Office

Marching and fighting in the cold winter months is a hundred times more difficult than when it is warm. 30,000 people, only 10,000 cavalry. The further north the wind and snow, the heavier the snow, thanks to the good equipment of the forbidden army, all of them have oil coats, otherwise they will lose half of the way. The cavalry of Jizhen only needed five or six hours, and the infantry had to walk for two days. In case of bad weather, it is even more slow. Jizhen is in a stalemate, the Jurchens have little loss, they were born in Liaodong, and their combat effectiveness in winter is much stronger than that of the officers and soldiers of Jizhen.

While cleaning up the accounts of the Internal Affairs Office, Ting Fang confirmed that Liaodong Town was not only fine, but also could support Jizhen, and immediately ordered Ren Shaoying to transfer grain by sea. Jizhen still has grain reserves, and the main supply is Xu Jingchang's 30,000 elite soldiers and horses. Ren Shaoying was particularly attentive, and Yang Zhichu and Yan Feibai also tried their best to cooperate, carefully moving the treasury, and thinking of buying grain further south. Xu Jingchang's fleet received an order at the same time, and hurriedly took the silver money that had just been sold for silk and porcelain to smuggle grain to Nanyang. At the same time, the guns made in the arsenal led by Mu Dagong were also continuously transported north by sea.

Emperor Zhaoning originally wanted to move the Nanchang Arsenal into the capital, but several departments robbed it too fiercely, and he didn't dare. Such an important yamen is safer to be placed in Tingfang's sphere of influence. At this moment, scheduling is especially inconvenient. No matter how convenient the sea transportation is, it is not as close as the capital. Emperor Zhaoning faced the rotten center, and after his anger, only endless tiredness remained.

In times of financial difficulty, any amount of money is especially valuable. The relevant personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been controlled. Emperor Zhaoning walked to Tingfang's desk and asked, "Are there enough people?" ”

Ting Fang said: "Make a living." I won't get together for a long time, and I'm going to ask my staff for the new year. ”

Emperor Zhaoning found a stool and sat down, and asked, "Is there anyone who can be trusted?" ”

Ting Fang put down the account book in his hand, just took the opportunity to rest, and replied: "I have written to Nanchang and asked Mr. Yang to send ten people to me." Then ask Miss Jun to move the four girls and me. ”

Emperor Zhaoning asked, "Which one is Miss Jun?" ”

Ting Fang replied: "The side branch of the Nanchang Jun family was with me in the past. Now she is in charge of all the factories in Nanchang and guards the female soldiers of the factories. ”

Emperor Zhaoning squinted his eyes and asked, "Are there many female soldiers?" ”

Ting Fang said: "Not much. There are not many young girls in Jiangxi, only less than 50,000 in total. ”

Emperor Zhaoning smiled: "Fifty thousand people is not enough? ”

Ting Fang said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you have transferred all the troops in Jiangxi Province, and now there are factories for female dependents in Jiangxi, all relying on them to escort them." There are only more than 20,000 in Nanchang, what can you do? ”

Emperor Zhaoning asked again: "Can they fight?" ”

Ting Fang said: "Tell your majesty a joke." No matter how high the kung fu is, he is afraid of kitchen knives. What does it matter if they can fight or not? Good marksmanship is fine. The female army is small, and relying on them to make big knives is not enough for people to clean up. But no matter how good the broadsword and spear are, they can't be faster□□ aren't they? Originally, there were only iron weapons on the battlefield, Princess Pingyang and the Women's Army. Men, men and women, just do it. ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "A woman's home is always inconvenient, and giving birth to a child is too grinding. ”

Ting Fang smiled: "Yes, there is no way. Let's see the day when a woman will not be disturbed by childbirth. Ting Fang is too lazy to dwell on this topic, technology has not arrived, and everything she says is fake. Then he asked, "Your Majesty refuted the ice play?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "You look at the Internal Affairs Office, but the news is fast." There's a war going on outside, who likes ice theater so much, so they run shirtless in front of the Taihe Palace, and I'm happy enough to look at that. ”

Ting Fang sneered: "You just said it directly? ”

"Uh-huh!" Emperor Zhaoning said, "If you drop your bookbag with them, I won't be able to drop it in my life." How many rats have you found in your accounts? ”

Ting Fang said: "Your Majesty knows again. ”

Emperor Zhaoning sneered: "I haven't only been an emperor in the palace, in the past, in the Fuwang Mansion, how much I spent a day, I clearly understand." ascended the throne, no one in the harem was added, and the concubines didn't dare to be too luxurious, why did the expenses soar tenfold out of thin air? There are 9,000 rooms in the palace, and I told that all the empty rooms should not be lit, and all the people who lived in them were allowed to sleep at the end of the day, and only a few lights were left for night service. As a result, he dared to report to me the number of all the lights. You say there are no rats in the Ministry of Internal Affairs? ”

Tingfang: The bosses of "......" scientific research are all Grande, and this meow is really the common norms of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, without exception! Have you ever seen a palace concubine who sleeps with her head covered at night? I don't sing the first play all year round, the ice play has been canceled, and the palace concubine can't go out for a walk, this is a prison, right? What I hate the most is the extremely strict fat powder jewelry card, Ting Fang has checked the accounts of the fat powder, thinking that the actual expenditure of the jewelry and fat powder of the head of the harem is no more than two thousand taels a year, so she silently ordered a row of wax for the harem concubines. Two thousand taels, if she hadn't been wearing official uniforms most of the time now, it wouldn't have been enough for her to make jewelry. Marrying Emperor Zhaoning, it's really bitter gourd soup!

Emperor Zhaoning is really too concerned about the harem, except for a few palace concubines who have given birth to children, they often dangle in front of him because of their children, and he can't remember which one is which. At most, I remember, well, this is what he slept in, and I forgot what its name was. As for the palace concubine's clothes and jewelry, his old man was probably more impressed by the way they stripped naked. People's energy is limited, and if it is given to the court and workshop, it cannot be given to the harem. Now Emperor Zhaoning doesn't even care about the workshop, and after dealing with the government affairs, it is endless learning. Learn how to manage the country, learn to check and balance the courtiers, learn to distinguish accounts more finely, and learn everything about military affairs.

Ting Fang raised his eyes to look at Emperor Zhaoning and found that he had really lost a lot of weight, this emperor was very difficult. Ting Fang knew that Emperor Zhaoning wanted to be Emperor Guangwu, so how easy was it to bring a corrupt dynasty back on track? Not only Emperor Zhaoning was busy, Xu Jingchang's standard working time was from five o'clock in the morning to four o'clock in the afternoon, a full eleven hours. Back home to get some food and practice riding and archery to keep up your fitness. It's just that I can go home early. The young Xu Jingchang is like this, and so is the old Yuan Shoufu. Even Tingfang, a patient with qi and blood deficiency sternly warned by Imperial Physician Wang, was at least from seven o'clock in the morning to four o'clock in the evening. In the past few days, staying up late is the norm, and it is only the royal wife to jump to his feet.

The two monarchs and ministers, with four dark circles under their eyes, are all boiled.

Emperor Zhaoning came to see Tingfang's progress, and he rested. Asked Ming this year because he was always staring at it, and the corruption was not bad, Emperor Zhaoning immediately learned the accountability system of previous years without a teacher. Not to mention that those who have been transferred will not be let go, and those who have died of illness are ready to be snatched back from the inheritance. As soon as Ting Fang drew the thread on his side, he used the almighty Jinyi Guard to interrogate*. Just grab one with conclusive evidence, one pulls two, and two pulls three. There is no one who jumps on corruption anymore, it is all a nest case!

Xu Jingchang finally arrived in Jizhen, Yong Guogong held Xu Jingchang's hand, and he couldn't say a word of emotion! It was especially difficult for him to resist this time, Jizhen said that there was food and military equipment, but the numbers did not match the real thing. His own family is greedy, but he is a big head when he goes to Beijing. Jizhen is not like Datong who has to deal with Mongolia from time to time, and it is terrifying to fight suddenly. Seeing Xu Jingchang was like seeing a savior. Emperor Zhaoning would not let Xu Jingchang be in danger, and his wife who poked at the center of the Taifu would not be able to cut off the logistics. The Jurchen has fewer enemies and more enemies, and no matter how brave he is, Yongguo Gong is not very worried, what he is afraid of is that the supplies will not be in place, and when he sees Xu Jingchang at this moment, what else is there to fear?

Compared with Jizhen, Datong is under more pressure. Mr. Zhao is an old friend of Mongolia. The little fat man Zhao Anbang is the first time to witness the war, and the son who is pampered in Beijing is worse than Tingfang back then. Mr. Zhao endured the urge to beat his son violently, and still calmly transferred the soldiers. The winter was especially painful, and although it was inconvenient for the Mongols to attack the city, they also struggled to defend it. When it's cold, people eat more. General Zhao sent letters to the capital one after another, asking for more grain and grass. The same is true of Xuanfu, it is impossible for hungry soldiers to fight well. In addition to ensuring that you are full, you must also have a reward to stimulate. No one is stupid, licking life on the knife edge, for this high-risk and high-return!

Emperor Zhaoning was hurriedly transferring grain, Jizhen was fine, not far from the sea, the capacity of the sea ships was considerable, and the huge world could be supported by a short war. But Xuanfu and Datong are all by land, and the cost of transporting one stone of grain is seven stones! Just looking at this number, Emperor Zhaoning knew why Wei Pengyun was against fighting. Where is this war, it is clearly burning money.

The more money and food he lacked, the more ruthless Emperor Zhaoning was to the Internal Affairs Office. He is a dignified emperor, and the wives of the province are all raised indiscriminately, can he bear the nobles of the clan who eat with a mouthful of oil in the Internal Affairs Office? The waste firewood of the Eastern Army was transferred to the capital to guard, and by the way, they helped the Jinyi Guard clean up the moths in the Internal Affairs Office. The clan scurried around like headless flies, squatting in the Dingguo Mansion every day, wanting to beg Tingfang's subordinates to show mercy. After Emperor Zhaoning found out, he directly detained Tingfang in the palace, he wanted to see who dared to jump under his nose.

Behind the terrifying figure of the average annual consumption of four million taels during the reign of the Emperor Taishang was the corruption of up to one million taels per year. With the accumulation of years and years, when the accounts gradually became clear, Emperor Zhaoning's expression became more and more cold. In just one internal affairs office, the accumulated corruption over the past few years has exceeded 20 million taels. 20 million is the income of the Emperor Taishang when he was in power. This year's annual income is only more than 11 million taels, of which the majority is contributed by Jiangnan and Jiangxi. This is still the discount between gold and silver and real estate, and there is no statistics on those fur and gem shops. Emperor Zhaoning was numb, and the only consolation was that at least this time the battle had money to fight.

Entering the wax moon, Ting Fang's accounts are still not settled, but Jin Yiwei's interrogation has come to an end. Tingfang endured the abdominal pain brought by her aunt and survived Laba, and her team will roughly sort out the accounts of the Internal Affairs Office. Fortunately, Jin Yiwei found the secret accounts of corrupt officials, otherwise they might not be able to complete the calculation by next year with just a few of them. was left in the palace by Emperor Zhaoning for more than a month, and the taste is really indescribable. Ting Fang stumbled when he stood up, and the Jinyi guard on the side reflexively held it up, and asked eagerly: "Taifu, do you want to ask for a doctor?" ”

Ting Fang nodded. She was in charge of auditing, facing all the relatives of Emperor Zhaoning, and also taking care of the logistics of Jizhen, and the pressure can be imagined. She gave birth to Ye Han's vitality and was greatly injured, and she was only able to recover until November, and she worked forcibly under high pressure for more than a month, and the people who were beaten with iron couldn't stand it. I wanted to submit the accounts, but at this moment, I didn't dare to be strong, just waiting for the imperial doctor to come and see.

When Emperor Zhaoning heard that Ting Fang had asked for a doctor, he immediately rushed to the Internal Affairs Mansion, a room full of unkempt account rooms, all of them haggard. Emperor Zhaoning took out a military report from his sleeve and handed it to Ting Fang and said: "The Jurchens and the Mongols have temporarily withdrawn, and Xu Jingchang has set off to return to Beijing. ”

Ting Fang was not happy at all, she had been preparing with Emperor Zhaoning to clean up the officials in the New Year, but before she could do it, Mongolia came to make trouble. Although it will be difficult for them to enter the Nine Sides, the expenses of the Nine Sides will continue to rise. Emperor Zhaoning is really unlucky, who knows if the foreigners will come to make up their minds with the hard support of the nine sides? Who knows if those provinces, which often rebel, will take the opportunity to make changes? The property of corrupt officials confiscated could not be used in civil affairs at all, and it was supplied to Jiubian in a blink of an eye. But the civil administration has no money, the water conservancy is not repaired, and the bandits will have to be suppressed next year. It's a vicious circle!

Ting Fang held his throbbing head, and said to Emperor Zhaoning weakly: "Your Majesty, it is not a long-term plan to demolish the east wall and make up the west wall, we still have to think of something." ”

Seeing this, Emperor Zhaoning hurriedly said: "I know, you go home first to lie down, this is not good." ”

Ting Fang also knew that he couldn't think of a way for a while, so he had to say: "Your Majesty, the minister will retire first." But the moment he stood up, the soles of his feet went limp, and he leaned back.

In the frightened screams of Emperor Zhaoning, the thought in Ting Fang's heart was, can the damn woman not come to the eldest aunt! Depend on!

Chapter 198: Ting Fang is sick

When Ting Fang gave birth to Ye Han, he was rescued. Although there was no fatal hemorrhage, I don't know where it hurt, and it kept bleeding. Excessive blood loss leads to long-term severe anemia. In ancient times, there was no blood transfusion technology, and hemoglobin could only recover slowly on its own. And childbirth is not only bleeding, but also the decline of all functions, anemia will also cause weakness of internal organs, leading to the occurrence of various complications, especially she can't recuperate at all.

Losing the ability to have children is not a good thing for the body, but the probability of death is a little less than the difficulty and danger of childbirth. The lack of qi and blood means that Ting Fang's body is not balanced. First and foremost is abdominal pain with every menstrual period. Inaccurate menstruation, abdominal pain, blood loss and aggravation of anemia symptoms, sudden upheaval will inevitably be dizzy. It is not enough to faint, but it is inevitable that you will not be able to stand on your feet. Emperor Zhaoning was frightened enough, Fang Zhide hurriedly rushed over to help him up, and shouted: "Taifu? Taifu? ”

Imperial Physician Wang walked over with a dark face and stretched out his hand to probe his pulse: "The tongue is light and fat, the moss is thin, the pulse is thin, and the qi and blood are still deficient." Taifu was too tired, so he opened a prescription and moved home to recuperate. ”

Emperor Zhaoning was full of guilt, he made Tingfang really ruthless. Hurriedly called a few sturdy old women, carried Tingfang on their backs, and sent them back to the Dingguo Mansion. He also sent the imperial physician to the Dingguo Mansion to be stationed, and he didn't have to worry about the work in the palace for the time being.

Tossing home, Chen and Yue received the letter early and came out together. Ting Fang was a little embarrassed, it was just a painful period, don't have such a big battle, okay! Settled on the kang, Ting Fang casually comforted the Chen family, and only dozed off when he was tired. Biye Han caught a cold and coughed all the time, and Ting Fang slept very unsteadily. In ancient times, the infant mortality rate was 1 in 200, and when she was pregnant with Ye Han, she was full of ups and downs, Ye Han had always been sick, far less robust than Xu Qing. I was anxious, and I started to have a fever in the afternoon.

Xu Jingchang was in a hurry in the wind and snow, and the snow was especially heavy today. For next year's harvest is a good thing, Ruixue mega year. The colder it is, the less insect pests there are, and the better the soil and water conservation. There should be an excellent harvest of winter wheat. But the moment is difficult. It's going to be the New Year, and the Jurchens in Jizhen didn't ask for much bargain after all, Xuanfu was attacked and looted, and was immediately counterattacked by the surrounding garrisons, with heavy losses, but after all, it was held. Datong is also a narrow victory, Mongolia has not been on such a scale for many years, with the retirement of veterans, many recruits are still the first time to resist the Mongols, very busy. Thanks to Mr. Zhao's rich experience, he barely supported it. Zhao Anbang is leading a team of people to rush to Beijing for 800 miles to spread the good news. It was to send him back to Beijing to worship, and it was also deliberate training. Rushing in the cold winter is not only a test of physical fitness, but also tenacity.

The Mongols and Jurchens were only 60,000, but the total number of the three towns together was nearly 100,000. Emperor Zhaoning rubbed his temples with a headache, their combat power was too weak. Even the nine sides, even the empire's most elite defensive line, can only be two against one. He has good generals, and most of the generals of the Nine Frontiers live in the frontier, although they are greedy for ink, their hatred for Mongolia is even greater than that of greedy for ink. The Central Plains is not Mongolia, the bitter cold land is born of copper walls and iron bones, and the prosperity of the Central Plains can erode people's will too much. In this case, you can only rely on money. But he didn't have enough money. Elite soldiers and good horses can only be forged by money.

The corruption cases in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are still fermenting, and in the system of this dynasty, most of the princes who stay in Beijing serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Zongren Office. Emperor Zhaoning personally ordered Prince Ying to be killed. That is the cousin of the Emperor Taishang who has been with him since he was a child, and he has a very deep relationship with the Emperor. Prince Ying's Mansion is also a place where Emperor Zhaoning often played when he was young. His loving and honest uncle is a huge greed. The silver money that greedy for ink is 7 million taels, which is the largest in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Another favored minister of the Emperor Taishang fell, and Emperor Zhaoning was exhausted. The favor of the emperor can make a person completely dominated by greed. More than seven million taels, how do you have to be luxurious to spend it all? With hundreds of dumps of land, how many people have been ruined and displaced? Are there any merits for the displaced people in Gyeonggi?

Xu Dudu, Ye Taifu, my right-hand man, will you be like this in the future? I can give up some of the benefits of the inner library to you, and you don't force me to do it, okay?

When Xu Jingchang entered Beijing, it was already late at night, and he stayed at the post station outside the city to freshen up, waiting for Emperor Zhaoning to summon him. After a short nap, the city gate slowly opened, and he rode into the court. Emperor Zhaoning's face was a little pale, and he had been checking the accounts for more than a month, not only Tingfang, but also tired enough. Emperor Zhaoning waved his hand at Xu Jingchang weakly: "I don't know about military affairs for the time being, you can just watch it." Go home and see Taifu, you will rest for two days. ”

Xu Jingchang frowned and said, "Your Majesty ......"

Emperor Zhaoning smiled: "I'm very tired, don't bother me with military affairs." I have assigned all the work today, and I have been told to slow down. ”

Xu Jingchang said: "In this case, why doesn't Your Majesty lie down?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I just dealt with the matter of Prince Ying, and I am waiting for you." It's relieved to see that you're fine. I'm going to rest for a few days. The little fat man estimated that he would return to Beijing in the next two days, and I had already instructed people to only present the fold to me, and I didn't want to see anyone for the time being. ”

Xu Jingchang looked at the bloodshot in Emperor Zhaoning's eyes, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, and he blurted out a sentence from Brother Eleven.

Emperor Zhaoning smiled: "You will call me Brother Eleventh now, and when you go home to see you Mrs. Ye, you have to annoy me for eleven months." Go ahead, she's sick, and you should be better with her. ”

Xu Jingchang couldn't help but instruct: "Your Majesty, the dragon body is important. ”

Emperor Zhaoning sighed: "Cultivation is not enough, I am purely angry with the clan." It can be seen that being the emperor, Hugh Ti next to him, is the first thing to think about. Alright, my ears are calloused, don't bother me. Ming'er, if I have the spirit, I'll go to your house to play. You have some good stuff for me, I don't want to see any excerpts for the past two days! ”

Xu Jingchang had no choice but to retire.

Back at home, Chen saw Xu Jingchang, seemed to have found the backbone, grabbed Xu Jingchang's arm and said: "You finally came back, she was sent back yesterday, and she started a fever in the second half of the day, which made me anxious." Tears flowed into her eyes, "You are so good that you take care of her, and if you start working, you won't die, and nothing makes sense." ”

Xu Jingchang walked into the bedroom in three steps and two steps, Tingfang leaned on the big pillow, and the beans were feeding porridge. Xu Jingchang asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

Ting Fang smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty pit me, the imperial doctor just came to take a look, I asked him to stop by to see our third brother-in-law." I haven't slept more than three hours a day for more than a month. Tired. ”

Xu Jingchang said distressedly: "You are in charge of logistics." ”

Ting Fang snorted.

Xu Jingchang said in a low voice: "It's all mine, no." ”

The beans fed another mouthful of porridge, but Ting Fang turned his head and refused to eat: "I have no appetite." ”

Xu Jingchang coaxed: "Shall I feed you?" ”

Ting Fang buried her head in Xu Jingchang's arms, and there was some crying in her voice: "Why is my body so bad." "It's only been a month, and it's not like it hasn't been before. When the version was released in the previous life, it was even more continuous. After giving birth to Ye Han, it was like waste firewood. Her workload is very large, but any powerful minister, who can withstand such pressure, is just a basic skill.

Xu Jingchang hugged Tingfang and persuaded: "It'll be fine next year, you are still young, who doesn't need to raise a child after giving birth?" It shouldn't have been much since years ago, take care of your illness, huh? ”

Tingfang didn't speak, and she had a fever and was very uncomfortable.

Xu Jingchang said: "It's only eight o'clock, you got up too early, do you still want to sleep for a while?" ”

Ting Fang nodded.

Xu Jingchang said: "I'm also tired, sleep with you?" ”

"Hmm."

Douzi knew that Tingfang really had no appetite, so he had to bring water to serve her to rinse her mouth, and then help her lie down. Xu Jingchang sat on the side of the kang and lulled people to sleep, so he had to ask Chen: "Is there nothing wrong at home?" ”

Chen shook his head: "I'm anxious because she's sick." Brother Han has a cold again, and the doctor has seen it and is taking medicine. ”

Xu Jingchang got up and said, "I'll take a look." "Ye Han was born weak, and Ting Fang probably knew that her son was sick, which made her even more troublesome.

There are five just rooms in Dingguo, two rooms in the east, and the brothers each occupy one room. Because Ye Han was ill, Xu Qing was moved to the east chamber where the Chen family lived, and the east room was full of medicinal smells, Xu Jingchang asked the nurse Yao: "What does the imperial doctor say?" ”

Yao replied: "I have a cold, but the fever has subsided. As a child, it is easy to vomit when coughing. ”

Xu Jingchang heard that Ye Han was still coughing, and immediately said: "Clean up the yard next door and move Ye Han over." ”

Yao was stunned: "Why?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "The mother and son are both sick, interfering with each other, and simply separating them. Ye Han's pavement was moved as it was, and the house should be exactly the same as here, which is not suitable for the province. In addition, Xu Qing was also removed from the main hospital to avoid illness. Ye Han usually doesn't cry much at night, but when he coughs, he moves very much. Tingfang listened to her son's cough, where to sleep peacefully. I'm afraid that I will have to get up many times a night, but I don't need her to take care of it personally, and I will have to wait for Ye Han to stop coughing before I can live in peace. So what kind of disease is there? Good people are sick.

As soon as Xu Jingchang gave the order, the Xu family took action. Seeing this, Yue Shi said: "Brother Qing moved to my side, I brought four children, some of them are experience, Guogong can rest assured." ”

Xu Jingchang thanked him and said, "Xu Qing is strong, but he is a little naughty, and he is tired of his wife." ”

Yue Shi said: "I will take care of one or two of Hengzhi, he has a nurse girl, and I don't need to take it personally." Guogong returned from the outside and rested first. ”

Xu Jingchang just turned back into the house, but Tingfang woke up again. Xu Jingchang took off his coat, changed into homely clothes, hugged Tingfang into his arms, and said calmly: "I'm back, I am at home, you can rest in peace." ”

Ting Fang's tense strings finally relaxed, found a comfortable position in Xu Jingchang's arms, and fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Jingchang patted Ting Fang, listening to the movement of the courtyard outside, until the main room was silent, and then took out the small fish carved by white jade from his arms. pulled out a silk thread at Ting Fang's neck, and sure enough, another one fell, carrying Ting Fang's somewhat hot body temperature. Remove the silk thread and place the two fish next to the pillow. Then a kiss fell on Tingfang's forehead.

Fourth sister, I know all your hard work. Thank you for your hard work for me. With you guarding the rear, I feel at ease even if I fight on the front line.

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