A war seems to be fierce, but in fact it is not so intense, it can be said that it is fought very easily.

However, the expression on Qi Jin's face was still very serious, after so many years of fighting, Qi Jin had seen a lot of things about capsizing in the gutter. So even if he has confidence in his heart and has the advantage of crushing, he must be cautious enough.

Anything can happen until the war is over. A reversal occurs at the end. It's something Qi Jin definitely doesn't want to experience. So he was very cautious from start to finish.

After seeing the soldiers on the battlefield start to clean up the battlefield, Qi Jin finally showed a smile on his face.

Seeing Qi Yuangong coming over from a distance, Xu Hongru was also escorted up, Qi Jin nodded with satisfaction.

"General, the humble duty has lived up to the trust, and Xu Hongru has been arrested." Qi Yuangong came to Qi Jin's face, bowed down and said with a serious face.

This sentence, he said very loudly, and he was obviously full of confidence.

Qi Jin nodded with satisfaction, looked at his son with a smile and said, "Very good, let's go down." Gather your men and horses, and be in charge of guarding. ”

"Yes, General." After Qi Yuangong agreed, he turned around and went to get busy.

At Qi Jin's side, a eunuch looked at Qi Jin with a smile and said, "General Qi showed his might today, and it is gratifying to congratulate him on annihilating the rebels and capturing the bandit leader in the first battle. But in our family's opinion, General Qi has a successor, which is even more festive! ”

Glancing at the eunuchs beside him, Qi Jin said with a smile: "It's still not a weapon, and it still needs to be honed a lot." ”

Seeing Qi Jin's eyes narrowing with a smile, but saying such modest words on his lips, the old eunuch didn't say anything more, just stood aside with a smile.

Just say it, not too much.

Qi Jin couldn't say anything about this eunuch. This was sent by His Majesty, and it was enough for the two to get along well.

Looking at the soldiers in front of him cleaning up the battlefield, Qi Jin still had a hint of gloom in his heart.

This battle naturally has nothing to say, it can be said to be devastating, and it also proves the strength of his subordinates from the side.

But Qi Jin was not worried about this, but about money.

When the army fights, it is making money, and this has always been felt by generals.

After all, as the old saying goes, the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. Whether it is food, grass, horses, armor and equipment, or military salaries, it requires a lot of silver.

But the army in front of you is too much money.

Not to mention the armor and equipment on the body, the cost itself is very high; Add to that swords, guns, halberds, artillery and muskets, none of these are not expensive.

Although the Baigong Institute thought of a way and used a water conservancy forging machine; There are also some gains in steelmaking, which has reduced a lot of costs. But if the army is equipped according to the original equipment, it will naturally be the same money to fit two teams of men.

This is different in front of you. It is estimated that for the same money, even a team of men and horses cannot be equipped, and the most important thing is that it costs too much money to fight.

Let's just say that the battle in front of us consumed countless gunpowder, shells and bullets, and the cost of these things was very high.

It's cool when I fight, and it feels good to crush the enemy, but I'm afraid I can't hold this money.

It may be fine to deal with some of the thieves in front of you, but if you really pull them to the north to fight, it will be very expensive.

Qi Jin knew very well in his heart that His Majesty was ambitious today. Although the court is in a difficult situation now, but in the new army, His Majesty is really not stingy at all, all the equipment is the best, and even the soldiers eat the best.

In order to raise pigs for the new army, His Majesty dispatched more than 100 people. And that's not counting anything else.

With so much money thrown down, if the new army is dragged to Liaodong to fight, if it is not able to quickly achieve results in Liaodong, I am afraid that the money and food of the imperial court will not be able to hold on, and it will be troublesome at that time.

Although Qi Jin is a general, these things have to be considered. The more he learned about his army, the more worried Qi Jin became.

Now there are only 15,000 troops with such equipment under his command. Now although Qi Jin is training the recruits, his equipment has not kept up.

It takes time to produce at the Baigong Institute, and the most important thing is that there is no money.

Qi Jin had also heard that the person named Bi Maokang of the Baigong Institute had asked His Majesty for several orders to expand the scale of the Baigong Institute; The second phase of construction is also about to start at the steel mill.

But after thinking about it, Qi Jin shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, he was definitely thinking too much.

The old eunuch looked at Qi Jin and saw that he was very happy just now, but now his face was gloomy, and the old eunuch really couldn't figure it out.

After such a big victory, how can you still have this attitude?

But the old eunuch didn't want to deal with Qi Jin.

When dealing with a general like Qi Jin, you have to be extra careful at all times.

The reason is also very simple, Qi Jin is a celebrity in front of the emperor, and there is no more popular person in the world than him.

Don't look at the ministers in the court who are all arrogant, but the people in the palace know that there are not many people who are really looked down on by the emperor, and the general Qi Jin Qi in front of him is definitely the person that the emperor values the most, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first person in the Ming military.

Such a person can not be offended, look at the sons of others:

The eldest son is a personal guard officer in front of His Majesty, and the personal guard of His Majesty is a thousand cattle guards of the commander-in-chief;

The other sons also followed Qi Jin's side to make good arrangements, all of which were His Majesty's grace.

Qi Jin naturally didn't know what the old eunuch was thinking. After thinking about it for a while, he was ready to pack up.

As for the news of the victory, it was naturally sent to Jining City as soon as possible.

The soldiers who came back to report the victory rode fast horses and rushed directly into Jining City.

As he urged his horses to run toward the city, he cried out in a loud voice, "Great victory! ”

"Great victory!"

"General Qi annihilated all the thieves!"

"General Qi captured the anti-thief leader Xu Hongru alive!"

When I first heard the news, there were still people who didn't react for a while, and then the whole Jining City was happy.

For the people of Jining City, although they have not been shocked three times a day in the past few days, they are also worried in their hearts. After all, the thieves are coming with a large army, as long as they defeat Jining City, will they still have a good life?

Fortunately, His Majesty didn't leave, which can be regarded as calming everyone's hearts.

Now that the good news has finally arrived, I can finally feel at ease.

At the same time, there is one thing that also shocks the people, that is, this is also too fast, right?

How did you finish it so quickly?

Didn't you say that the thief was very powerful?

Aren't they rampage all over the place?

Even had the courage to attack Jining City, why was it destroyed by Qi Jin like this?

It seems that the army around the emperor can fight, and General Qi Jin is really amazing, worthy of the famous Qi family army at the beginning!

Zhu Youxiao was discussing with Xu Guangqi about returning to the capital at this time.

For the war, the two monarchs and ministers really don't have anything to worry about, so what should be done and how to do it, they still have to continue to arrange to return to the capital.

Zhu Youxiao has looted so much silver this time, and it is time to go back and spend it.

At this time, Chen Hong walked in from outside, with a happy look on his face, holding a question book tied to red silk in his hand, and his steps were hurried.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Chen Hong knelt on the ground with a plop, raised the question book in his hand above his head, and said loudly: "Emperor, great joy!" General Qi's victory! ”

Zhu Youxiao didn't feel strange about this big victory, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Present it." ”

Chen Hong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly submitted the question book.

As for Xu Guangqi, who was standing on the side, he had already knelt down at this time, and said with a bright smile on his face: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" The Shandong Rebellion was pacified in such a short time, which is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty! Blessings to the people! ”

"Hurry up." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "This is what it should be. A group of arrogant Xiaoxiao Xing's rebellion against the sky naturally has no chance of winning, and it is expected that they will be exterminated. ”

"Your Majesty is in the chest!" Xu Guangqi hurriedly stood up and said.

"You immediately start drawing up a list of rewards and punishments, the rewards of the rewards, the punishments of the punishments. I'll leave it to you, and the reward doesn't have to be too generous, but you can't be too stingy, you know? You have to grasp the scale inside. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Chancellor understood. Xu Guangqi nodded and said,

This kind of thing is familiar to the ministers of the court. Depending on the amount of merit, the reward will naturally be different.

In the Ming Dynasty, the heaviest reward was given to the border army.

After all, the border is bitterly cold, and it is not easy to guard the border, and if you can win a battle under such a difficult situation, you will naturally be rewarded more.

There is really no way to give much reward for a rebellion like this one. However, if you give less, you will not be able to give less, and if you reduce the reward, the hearts of the people below will be uncomfortable. Therefore, the scale should be grasped well.

But Xu Guangqi didn't care too much, this was a matter of easy contact. Not to mention that he is a cabinet secondary, even if it is handed over to some people in the capital, they can do things very well.

"If nothing happens, the minister will retire." Xu Guangqi said respectfully: "The minister will go and arrange it immediately, and prepare to return to the capital." ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi's impatient appearance, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.

This is for fear of repentance.

However, Zhu Youxiao also knew that he really should go back, and there was indeed something to take care of in the capital.

So Zhu You nodded with a smile and said, "Then Aiqing will go and get busy." ”

After Xu Guangqi left, Zhu Youxiao glanced at the question book in his hand, handed it to Chen Hong casually, and then said directly: "Clean up, get ready to go back to the capital." ”

This big victory can be said to have brought good news to Jining City, and the entire Jining City has prospered a lot.

After the news came a few days ago, the rich people in the city had no intention of having fun. Now that the good news has come, it's natural to celebrate and relax at the same time.

When the rebellion is put down, the people will feel at ease, and those who have made meritorious contributions will be rewarded, which can be said to be a happy one.

If you have to say who is unhappy, it can only be the British public Zhang Weixian.

For Zhang Weixian, this trip to counterinsurgency is really not too happy. He originally wanted to do this thing beautifully, and show his face in front of His Majesty when the time came.

Not to mention anything else, is the position of the chief of staff his own?

But who would have thought that such a big mistake was made, he not only let the anti-thief escape, but also almost let the anti-thief attack Jining City. As a result, Qi Jin took 5,000 men and horses to attack, destroyed the rebels in the first battle, and captured Xu Hongru alive.

This made Zhang Weixian angry enough.

Does this Xu Hongru have an enmity with himself?

You say it's not good to be captured wherever you go, isn't it good to let yourself be captive? I had to run to Qi Jin.

In this way, isn't it a foil to yourself and be more incompetent?

After rushing back to Jining City, Zhang Weixian was defeated.

When he saw Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Weixian directly knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, it is not good for the ministers to suppress the bandits, causing the rebels to attack Jining City and disturb Your Majesty. The minister is guilty! Please punish Your Majesty! ”

Glancing at Zhang Weixian, Zhu Youxiao didn't have any expression on his face, but said softly: "The British Duke doesn't have to be like this, it's just a small means, and it can't be put on the table." These thieves claim to be smart, but in the face of the general trend, they are nothing more than a group of clowns who jump off the beam. ”

"I'm as bright as the sky, and these people can't do it. Aiqing doesn't have to blame herself, although she is slightly derelict in her duties, but the flaws are not hidden, Aiqing is still doing a good job this time. If you don't reward or punish, you will offset the merits and demerits. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Weixian hurriedly said.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Get up." I'm going back to the capital in the next few days, and you must have a lot to explain. Go now, and accompany me back to Beijing when the time comes. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The minister will arrange it. Zhang Weixian hurriedly agreed, stood up at the same time, turned around and walked outside.

After walking out of the house, Zhang Weixian sighed.

His luck this time was really bad, fortunately His Majesty did not blame himself, but his own chief of staff had to be ruined.

It's really unwilling to think about it.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the back of Zhang Weixian leaving, and the expression on his face relaxed.

After he walked out, Zhu Youxiao smiled.

In fact, Zhang Weixian's matter is not big or small, it depends on what he does.

This time, I just wanted to beat Zhang Weixian. Since the establishment of the General Staff Office, Zhang Weixian has been jumping up and down. 、

It's not that this can't be done, it's just that Zhang Weixian is working in the wrong direction, and he always wants to seize power. So Zhu Youxiao wanted to beat him.

As for whether Zhang Weixian can react, Zhu Youxiao believes that such an old fox can naturally react.

If he can't react, then knock again; If he's unusable, then replace him.

Zhu Youxiao is now becoming more and more proficient in employing people.

Leave things to you, and if you can't do it, you will change someone; If you do it well, you can accompany and raise it.

Regardless of the cause, just look at the effect.