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The mess left by others has to be cleaned up by himself, and Zhao Junchen's mood is inevitably a little uncomfortable.

Especially when he saw that all the civil and military officials present pretended to have expressions of incomprehension, as if these things had nothing to do with them, he was even more angry in his heart.

However, Zhao Junchen finally resisted the emotions in his heart, and still looked solemn on the surface, and after seeing that everyone did not dare to respond, he said slowly: "In view of this, after careful consideration, in order to revive the credibility of the imperial court and stimulate the morale of the border army, it was decided that the trilateral governor's office would come up with a sum of silver, and within half a month, make up for all the arrears of military salaries and rewards of the Shaanxi-Gansu border army this year!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen saw that everyone present had no reaction, and suddenly the words changed, a sneer vaguely flashed at the corner of his mouth, and said: "In addition, Ben Qincha plans to send people to visit the border army officers and soldiers in Shaanxi and Gansu, check the arrears and rewards of the Shaanxi and Gansu border army in the past few years, and reissue them after the end of this year's fire screening!" …… Hong Qianhu, this matter will be personally responsible for your Jinyi Guard, and Ben Qincha will allocate a part of the forbidden army to assist you! ”

This time, after Zhao Junchen's words fell, all the civil and military officials present were suddenly shocked!

Zhao Junchen wanted to make up for the arrears of military salaries and bounties of the border army, and everyone present was not surprised.

After all, Zhao Junchen is the god of wealth of the imperial court, there are countless means to get silver, and now he has to raid the property of the Wang family, the richest man in Shaanxi and Gansu, and then it will be an astronomical amount of silver into the account, and it is a big problem for others to make up for the arrears of military salaries and silver rewards of the Northwest Frontier Army in recent years, but it may not be a big difficulty in the eyes of Zhao Junchen!

However, Zhao Junchen's method of checking the arrears was not to check the accounts and let the border army generals report on their own, but to personally send people to contact the border troops in various places to find out, and this is a big problem!

Since Zhao Junchen took charge of the household department, the turnover of money and grain in the imperial court has gradually improved, and the annual salary and silver paid to the Shaanxi-Gansu border army have gradually become abundant, but in the northwest border army, the arrears of military salaries and rewards are still common, this is because of the layers of military attachés at all levels, and the lower border troops can only get a very small part of the salary and silver bounty, and the military attachés at all levels are greedy for ink and deductions, and all the responsibilities are pushed to the imperial court, saying that the silver allocated by the imperial court is only so much!

Therefore, in the accounts of the military towns in various places, the arrears of military salaries and bounties in the imperial court are not much, but for the lower-level border troops, the military salaries and bounties owed by the imperial court to them are at least more than double the figures on the accounts!

Such a method of deception was originally an open secret in the officialdom, and the lower-level border troops were controlled by others, and they dared not speak out, but Zhao Junchen's decision was to let the low-level border army take the initiative to expose the crime of embezzlement of ink by the upper-level military attachés and completely tear up this layer of window paper! On the surface, it is to count the arrears, but in fact, the drunkard's intention is not to drink, but to seize the handle of the border army generals to deduct military salaries and silver! Intensify the contradiction between the border army generals and the border army at the bottom!

At the same time, Zhao Junchen sent Jinyi Wei to contact the bottom border army, and also provided a channel for the bottom border army to appeal, and the control of the border army generals over the border army under him will also be greatly reduced......

Under such circumstances, the generals of the border army were not only caught by Zhao Junchen with the handle of incriminating evidence, but also faced the danger of the border army at the bottom defecting, and the foundation of power would be completely shaken, how could they still resist Zhao Junchen's will?

After thinking of such a situation, everyone present was naturally horrified!

After all, if it goes according to Zhao Junchen's plan, none of them will be spared.

They don't care that Zhao Junchen takes over the power of the governor of the three sides, they don't care that Zhao Junchen takes over the power of the Wang family, they don't even care about Zhao Junchen's main battle attitude, these things will not harm their fundamental interests, but Zhao Junchen's current approach is a drain on the bottom of the kettle for them!

Therefore, the civil and military officials present no longer dared to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and hurriedly stood up one after another to express their attitude.

"Please think again! Shaanxi and Gansu have a vast territory, 6,400 miles from east to west, inconvenient to come and go, and there are more than 300,000 border troops, a total of four military towns, subdivided into 17 roads! The total number of military forts is one hundred and seventy-one! There are also as many as 72 gates! Coupled with hundreds of forts, thousands of beacon piers, and garrisons in various cities, it is really time-consuming and laborious to send people to conduct a detailed investigation with the border armies in various places. ”

"Lord Qincha Mingjian, the arrears of the imperial court are recorded in the accounts of the military towns and various guards, even if it is the trilateral governor's mansion, there is an approximate amount, if you send someone to contact the border army in person, it will seem that the governor's palace does not trust the border army generals in various places, I am afraid it will cause many unnecessary changes!"

"Lord Qincha, the lower officials think that as long as we make up this year's salary and reward, it will be enough to boost the morale of the border army and restore the credibility of the imperial court!"

When everyone dissuaded one after another, Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, pondered for a while, and then also expressed his opposition, and got up to persuade: "Lord Zhao, now it is an eventful autumn, and it is better to maintain stability than to be still, it is really not suitable to make a big move, and I hope that Lord Qincha will think twice before acting!" ”

Last night, although Zhang Shengde expressed his strong support for Zhao Junchen, Zhang Shengde also has his own position, and this support is not unlimited!

In Zhang Shengde's view, Zhao Junchen wants to seize the handle of the border army generals in various places and intensify the contradiction between the border army at the bottom and the military attaché at the top in the name of statistical arrears. Not to mention that most of the border army generals in various places are rebellious, and they may not be obediently captured, and after the conflict between the border army generals and the border army at the bottom intensifies, it is not conducive to Shaanxi and Gansu to resist the invasion of the Mongolian army!

Therefore, Zhang Shengde believes that Zhao Junchen's plan not only does more harm than good, but also is extremely risky, so he also expressed his opposition.

While everyone dissuaded Zhao Junchen one after another, they also had some apprehension in their hearts.

By now, most of them have understood that after Zhao Junchen took over Wang Zheng's authority, he would inevitably have to monopolize power, and he himself was also a character who said the same, so he might not listen to their persuasion.

However, Zhao Junchen's reaction was once again unexpected by everyone.

I saw that after Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, he nodded in agreement, and said: "Ben Qincha just wants to make detailed statistics on the arrears of the border armies in various places, after all, the accounts of the border armies in various places are mixed together, and it is inevitable that there will be some omissions...... But there is truth in what you have to say...... In this way, after today's deliberations are over, the Governor's Office will issue an official letter to inquire about the attitude of the officers and men of the border armies in various localities, and then make a specific decision. ”

Seeing that Zhao Junchen accepted their suggestion so happily, everyone felt incredible.

However, how could Zhao Junchen be untargeted?

Without waiting for everyone to come back to their senses, Zhao Junchen has already started the next topic of the day.

I saw Zhao Junchen slowly say to everyone with a seemingly casual attitude: "Ben Qincha still has an idea, I want to ask for everyone's attitude!" Now, 100,000 Mongolian soldiers are divided into two routes, coveting the territory of the Ming Dynasty and threatening the safety of the people, and sooner or later there will be a big war! The Shaanxi-Gansu border army plus the reinforcements of the imperial court, although there are as many as 400,000, but the soldiers who can fight are insufficient, and they are scattered all over the place, once it is the time of the decisive battle, we also have to mobilize troops from all over the country, it is inevitable to delay the fighters, so Ben Qincha plans to draw some elite soldiers from the military towns and guards in various places to form a new army, the number is about 20,000, and the trilateral governor's office is personally responsible for commanding, so that we can flexibly respond to future changes in the war situation and concentrate on resisting the threat of the Mongols. What do you think? ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, everyone present was shocked again, only to feel that a wave of unsettled waves rose again, and Zhao Junchen wanted to make trouble!

In today's Shaanxi and Gansu triangles, most of the elite border troops have become the private soldiers of military attachés at all levels! Now that Zhao Junchen wants to transfer elites from all over the country, isn't it necessary to transfer the private soldiers of military attaches at all levels?

However, the private soldiers under the command of the military attachés are all formed at a high cost, not only their hearts, but also their status guarantee, and now Zhao Junchen wants to transfer their private soldiers, how can it be so easy?

If only a few thousand people were transferred, it would be fine, but Zhao Junchen actually wanted to transfer as many as 20,000 people, accounting for more than forty percent of the total number of private soldiers in Shaanxi and Gansu! How could the generals of the border army agree? Don't say you agreed, maybe there will be a mutiny!

Therefore, they can't help but say no again!

It's just that without waiting for everyone to open their mouths to object, Niu Fude, a staff member sitting at the bottom, suddenly got up and said: "Lord Qincha, about the formation of the soldiers, the villain just has something to report!" ”

Niu Fude was ostensibly the staff officer of Guan Wuyuan, the commander of the forbidden army, but in fact he was Zhao Junchen's staff in the palace, and now after seeing Niu Fude's statement, Zhao Junchen pretended to be unfamiliar with Niu Fude, and just nodded: "Oh? Something to do with the formation of soldiers? Say, what's the matter? ”

Niu Fude said slowly: "The villain is Niu Fude, the subordinate of the commander of the forbidden army, Niu Fude, who has been responsible for the coordination between the border army and the forbidden army these days. These two commanders have the same idea as Lord Qincha, they also think that the Shaanxi-Gansu border army is not enough to fight, and the troops are too scattered, which is not only easy to be broken by the Mongols one by one, but also easy to delay the fighters when supporting each other, so the two of them also think that the trilateral governors should transfer elites from all over the country to form a new army! ”

"Oh? The two of them think the same way? It's a long-term vision! Zhao Junchen nodded approvingly.

Niu Fude continued: "These two commanders not only have such thoughts, but are also willing to set an example themselves! Lord Wang, the chief soldier of Yulin Town, has prepared 1,500 elite soldiers, and Lord Lin, the chief soldier of Ningxia Town, has also prepared 1,000 elite soldiers, in addition, General Lin of Yulin West Road, General Sima of the Middle Road, and General Zhang of Ningxia North Road, as well as the garrison officers of more than ten guards, most of them have prepared about 100 to 200 elite soldiers, a total of 3,300 people! These elite soldiers are all their own soldiers, all of whom are the most brave and good soldiers in the Northwest Frontier Army, and now these elite soldiers are on the way, and they will arrive at the Huamachi camp in a day or two! ”

After hearing Niu Fude's speech, everyone present widened their eyes and their faces were full of incredulity!

Even after hearing that Zhao Junchen led his troops to defeat thousands of Mongolian cavalry in the field with fewer victories, their mood was not as shocked as it is now!

Has the world changed? The generals of the border army, who have always supported the army and respected themselves, would take the initiative to give their private soldiers to Zhao Junchen? When did the generals of the border army understand the righteousness so deeply?

Zhao Junchen ignored everyone's incredulity, just his face was full of relief, and he nodded again: "These generals understand the general situation and take the overall situation into account, but suddenly losing so many elite soldiers, can their local defense be guaranteed?" ”

Niu Fude replied: "I'm afraid that the field war is a little overwhelming, but there is more than enough to defend the city!" In addition, the border army in the northwest has always lacked excellent armor and horses, so Wang Zongbing and Lin Zongbing hope that Lord Qincha can supplement the two military towns. ”

After Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, he said: "These two chief soldiers are selfless, and I can't make them chill!" In this way, take out two hundred pairs of iron armor, six hundred pairs of cotton armor, and six hundred war horses from the forbidden army, and divide half of each between Ningxia Military Town and Yulin Military Town, and distribute it by Wang Zongbing and Lin Zongbing! Then he took out 40,000 taels of silver from the governor's palace, which was also divided between Ningxia Military Town and Yulin Military Town, which were distributed by Wang Zongbing and Lin Zongbing by themselves, as recruitment silver to supplement the troops in various places...... In addition, if there are other border army generals in Ningxia Military Town and Yulin Military Town who also intend to hand over their elite soldiers to the Governor's Mansion for command, Ben Qincha will also compensate for it! ”

Niu Fude looked happy, and hurriedly said: "Thank you Lord Qincha for your compassion and generosity, the villain will immediately tell the two commanders of your decision, I believe they will definitely be grateful to Lord Qincha!" ”

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At this time, after hearing the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Niu Fude, after carefully pondering, all the civil and military officials present finally came back to their senses.

Wang Yan, the chief soldier of Yulin Town, Lin Huishi, the chief soldier of Ningxia Town, and those generals and garrison officers in the two military towns, where did they take the initiative to give their private soldiers to Zhao Junchen? It is clear that he secretly made a deal with Zhao Junchen!

In this deal, Zhao Junchen got the private soldiers who were good at fighting, and the generals of the border army got excellent armor and horses and recruiting silver! For Zhao Junchen, now there is no time to start over to form a new army, the most important thing is to have a private soldier with immediate combat power, for the border army generals, after getting the armor, war horses, and silver from Zhao Junchen, they can re-recruit and train private soldiers, but it takes more time and energy, and their private soldiers will be stronger at that time.

Especially Zhao Junchen, he is even more generous to others, the armor and horses are all taken from the forbidden army, as long as he reports to the imperial court afterwards that it was lost during the war, the imperial court will naturally replenish the forbidden army! The money for recruiting troops handed over to Ningxia and Yulin was withdrawn from the Governor's Palace...... In other words, Zhao Junchen almost didn't lose anything, and he got more than 3,000 elite private soldiers!

Once this model is extended to the entire territory of Shaanxi and Gansu, it is not impossible for Zhao Junchen to form a new army of 20,000 soldiers!

The most important thing is that these 20,000 private soldiers are not loyal to the imperial court, but also to their employers! And their future employer will be Zhao Junchen!

In addition, there is an implied condition in this deal! That is, in this year's war, Zhao Junchen will not arbitrarily order Wang Yan, Lin Huishi and others to leave the station to fight with the Mongols in the field, because of the "lack of troops", the main task of the generals who reached a deal with Zhao Junchen in the future is to defend the city, and the task of field war with the Mongols is all pushed to Zhao Junchen's new army, in this regard, the border army generals have taken a big advantage.

But on the other hand, Zhao Junchen never expected these border generals to dare to fight with the Mongols outside the city, so Zhao Junchen also had no losses!

This transaction is likely to have been negotiated a long time ago, but it was just chosen to be announced to the public today.

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After figuring out the context of Zhao Junchen's plan, Shaanxi Governor Zhang Shengde's heart was full of admiration, only to find that he had misunderstood Zhao Junchen and underestimated Zhao Junchen's methods.

It is no wonder that Zhao Junchen suddenly changed his approach of maintaining stability, and he wanted to check the arrears, and he also wanted to recruit private soldiers, as if he was determined to disturb the situation in Shaanxi and Gansu.

Looking back now, Zhao Junchen's morale of checking the arrears of wages and rewards of the border army just now is probably also a foreshadowing, not really trying to shake the power foundation of the border army generals, but to deter them and urge them to obediently cooperate and make a deal with Zhao Junchen!

Under coercion and temptation, the next choice of the border army generals is very clear.

Last night, Zhao Junchen said that he would recruit the private soldiers of generals from all over the country to form a new army, Zhang Shengde thought it was a fantasy, but after understanding Zhao Junchen's plan, Zhang Shengde found that this matter was so easy.

In addition to admiration in his heart, Zhang Shengde stood up again to express his position, but this time he expressed his support and said: "The lower officials also think that the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu should indeed be dispatched to form elite soldiers!" Since the two town guards in Ningxia and Yulin have set an example, Xia Guan is familiar with Fang Zhenshan, the town guard chief soldier of Guyuan Military Town, and when today's discussion is over, Xia Guan will write a letter to him, detailing the deep meaning of Lord Qincha, and I believe that the whole town of Guyuan Military Town will also fully support! ”

After speaking, Zhang Shengde glanced at Wu Min, the governor of Hedong, and Zhang Wenhui, the governor of Hexi.

Under Zhang Shengde's hint, Wu Min and Zhang Wenhui hesitated for a moment, and then they also stood up and expressed their attitudes, saying that they would urge the Gansu military town to also send elite private soldiers to join Zhao Junchen's new army.

Compared to a few civilian officials, the military attachés were slightly slower to react, but they were not stupid either.

Soon, Zheng Yu, the deputy chief soldier of the Huamachi Battalion, was already the first to express his position, saying: "Now that Lord Qincha is in charge of the Huamachi Camp, as a military attache of the Huamachi Battalion, he naturally wants to fully support Lord Qincha's plan!" There are also 500 elite soldiers under the command of the lowly rank, and 200 of them will be ...... No, I'll hand over all 400 of them to the commander of the Chincha-sama! ”

Zheng Yu is also a bold person, and he actually handed over most of his private soldiers in one go.

But Zheng Yu also figured it out, now that Zhao Junchen has completely controlled the situation in Huamachi Camp, even if he has five hundred private soldiers, he is completely powerless to resist, it is better to simply hand over most of his private soldiers to Zhao Junchen and take the opportunity to curry favor!

Under the leadership of Zheng Yu, most of the other military attaches of the Huamachi Camp also had the same thoughts, and they all expressed their attitudes.

"There are also more than 400 elite soldiers under the command of Zheng Bao, and all 300 of them will be handed over to the commander of the Governor's Mansion from now on!"

"There are also three hundred elite soldiers in the hands of the lowly position, and all two hundred of them will be handed over to the commander of the Governor's Mansion from now on!"

"There are not many elite soldiers under the humble ranks, only more than sixty people, but they are also willing to hand over forty of them to join the new army of soldiers of Lord Qincha!"

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In this way, the general Zheng Bao handed over 300 private soldiers, the garrison officer Bao Hongjie handed over 200 private soldiers, and the remaining thousands of households also handed over dozens of private soldiers.

Coupled with Zhao Junchen's 3,000 private soldiers who took over Shi Song last night, Zhao Junchen now has more than 8,000 private soldiers in his hands!

You must know that even if there are a few military town commanders, there are often only about 3,000 private soldiers under their command, which is already the limit of their financial resources! And Zhao Junchen has just taken over the power of the governor of the three sides, but he has used some means, and his private soldiers have far exceeded all the border generals!

It can be expected that the new army of soldiers conceived by Zhao Junchen may soon be realized, and even exceed the scale of 20,000 people!

If you want to support this huge private army, even Zhao Junchen will feel extremely difficult!

But everything is worth it, with this force, even if Emperor Deqing hides his bow in the future, Zhao Junchen will have the confidence to resist.

However, the top priority now is still the border defense plan of Shaanxi and Gansu!

Therefore, Zhao Junchen's face did not have obvious joy, but he quickly moved on to the next topic.

And the positive statement of Zheng Yu and others to Zhao Junchen by the deputy chief soldier was quickly rewarded!

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Well, a big chapter of 6,000 words!

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