Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Wind Rises
Yang Sichang stared at the confident Emperor Chongzhen tightly, his face full of surprise.
Adequate food?
Where did Your Majesty begin to say this?
You must know that last month, he also negotiated with His Majesty to levy a salary of 7.3 million yuan for training border soldiers and strengthening the defense forces of the towns on the nine sides.
However, because of this important matter, His Majesty was afraid of disturbing the people, and he had not yet made up his mind.
It's only been a long time, and Your Majesty dares to say that the food is sufficient, where did you get it?
"It can't be!"
Lu Xiangsheng was straightforward and quick-spoken, and after he was slightly stunned, he said very decisively: "The supply of hundreds of thousands of troops is not something that can be solved by silver taels.
At present, the charcoal, cotton clothes, tents, weapons, equipment, horses, grain and grass are in winterγ...... and other materials, it is not possible to achieve it overnight, and you can conjure things out of thin air? β
Lu Xiangsheng himself is the one who leads the troops, and he knows the importance of logistics and supply, and it is not just silver to support the army.
The supply of a large army contains a lot of supplies. Some things are not something that can be bought with money.
The most obvious example, now in winter, if an army of 100,000 is formed, cotton clothes must be changed.
Even if 100,000 sets of cotton clothes, quilts, and cotton boots were to come up with money, it would be impossible to get them for a while, and the imperial court had to mobilize the whole country.
"The minister didn't believe it either."
Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng had already taken the lead in questioning, Yang Sichang also swore and said: "The minister is in charge of the military department, supervises the household department, and deploys the world's money, grain, soldiers and horses."
These ministers carefully checked the bad debts of the household, which was shocking.
Let's just say one thing, now that winter is now, all the frontiers in the nine borders have sent Di newspapers, asking the household department and the military department to send cotton clothes and quilts. It is said that the heavy snow has fallen, and some people have frozen to death at the border gate. β
When Yang Sichang spoke, his face was full of worry and his heart was anxious, originally these things were going to be played a long time ago, but because of His Majesty's body, he kept suppressing it.
Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, I simply said it all.
Every year in winter, the governors and generals of the nine sides will ask for money, grain, and winter clothes, and they will be handed to the capital like snowflakes.
It's a bad debt that anyone can mess up with.
Every winter, it is also a time for border generals and governors in various places to quarrel with the imperial court military department and household department.
Those who give and accept bribes, those who take money and food fraudulently, those who make false statements to enrich their own pockets, all kinds of situations.
Even if it's a god. It's also hard to deal with these things clearly.
Emperor Chongzhen raised his eyebrows, taking in their reactions and feeling deeply satisfied.
Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng are two people, who can do things and want to do things, and are qualified commanders and military secretaries.
Although the character is flawed, the flaws are not hidden.
Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang also had good intentions, so Emperor Chongzhen opened his mouth to explain: "What the two Aiqing said is that they are all old men seeking the country, and I am very pleased.
But I also know very well the truth that the three armies do not move the grain and grass first, so the two Aiqing do not need to worry. β
Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang were suspicious, and it was difficult to believe this for a while.
I was really poor, and I knew that the court was indeed in difficulty.
"Did Your Majesty raid the factory guard?"
Yang Sichang is a cabinet minister after all, and he knows that the factory guard has changed a lot recently, not only Luo Yangxing, Wu Mengming, Wang Zhixin, Wang Dehua and other factory and health leaders have been wiped out.
Even the henchmen of the next vein have also been captured in one fell swoop.
The corners of Emperor Chongzhen's mouth were raised, he smiled freely, and said disapprerovantly: "Some retainers are just better than nothing, and there is no way!" β
Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang gasped, and there was horror in their eyes.
At this time, they realized that what His Majesty said was sufficient for food, and I am afraid that what he said was true.
You must know that the disdainful retainers in His Majesty's mouth are not simple characters.
Let's just say that the commander of Jinyiwei makes Luo Yangxing, his father Luo Sigong and him, two generations of Jinyiwei commanders, how can the wealth inherited by his family be less?
Let's not say much, at least a million dollars.
What about the others, which one is the fuel-efficient lamp?
Especially the eunuchs of Dongchang, they are definitely good at holding up the silver.
However, their majesty actually said that it was better than nothing, and there was no reason.
Your Majesty's tone is not small!
They don't know how much reliance Your Majesty, who has been broken for money since he ascended the throne, to say such confident words?
It's like a beggar who suddenly tells you that he has a lot of money, and he doesn't even care about a few million?
This rhythm, they can't get used to it for a while!
"The two Aiqing, the palace strictly interrogated Deng Xizhao, the Jiliao supervisor, and it has now been ascertained that Zhangjiakou has hundreds of Jin merchants under the banner of congratulating him on his birthday, and organized a birthday banquet for him with great fanfare, and invited all the senior generals of Jiliao."
Facing Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang, Emperor Chongzhen's eyes suddenly became gloomy, and he said news that the two did not expect.
The wind is up, and the sky is about to change!
Outside the window, the sun suddenly dimmed, and the clouds obscured the sun. Then, a gust of wind blew, crackling the windows of the Jianji Temple.
Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang were stunned and motionless.
Wei Shi was shocked by the news of Emperor Chongzhen.
If the news is true, the world is about to be crowded.
And His Majesty's statement that the food and salary are sufficient is by no means untrue.
Even, in a few years, there is no need to worry about food and salary.
"The wolf's ambition, the wolf's heart and the dog's lungs, it's really a dog's guts, I don't know whether I live or die!"
Lu Xiangsheng clenched his fists until he turned white and muttered to himself.
He understood everything!
PS: Zhuqing, don't say anything, code the second chapter overnight, and give a little if you have a ticket......