But Sun Chengzong didn't say anything more about this issue, because he couldn't debunk Wei Bao in person.

"Then I also want to play in this area for a few more days, and I want to see how your people fight Jiannu, is this okay?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"I'm afraid it's inconvenient!" Wei Bao immediately refused, categorically, without the slightest hesitation.

If you want to touch the core of the Baojun, this is as impossible as wanting to go to Liaonan and Weijiazhuang to visit everywhere!

Sun Chengzong didn't expect Wei Bao to answer so decisively, and originally thought that even if Wei Bao would refuse, he would be more tactful.

"Teacher, don't be upset, I'm for the good of my teacher." Wei Bao laughed.

"Oh? This is fresh, I have heard that Xiaobao is eloquent, but I want to hear it, why are you good for me? Sun Chengzong said unhappily.

"Do you really want to say it in public?" Wei Bao smiled slightly.

Sun Chengzong glanced at the three great eunuchs, at Gao Di, and at several Liaoxi generals who Wu Xiang had befriended.

None of these people are in the same line as him.

"I have nothing to say to anyone." Sun Chengzong looked open-minded.

Wei Bao smiled: "Okay, then I'll talk about it briefly." I don't know whether to continue to fight Jiannu or not to fight Jiannu anymore. It stands to reason that I won a game, and now I fight or not, it is said that in the past, fighting is to pursue the victory, and if I don't fight, I don't need others to interfere, because this is a small part of the Shanhaiguan garrison, not a large-scale battle in the entire Jiliao, so I don't need your supervisor's approval, isn't it? ”

Sun Chengzong nodded, he really didn't need to say anything, because it was Wei Bao's own military strength, and he didn't ask for a military salary of one or two silver from the Jiliao Governor's Mansion, and he didn't ask for a pound of grain from the Jiliao Governor's Mansion.

The rules of the Ming Dynasty have always been who pays the military salary, the food salary, and which yamen has the final say.

The military salaries and food salaries of the Ming Dynasty have always been allocated to the Jiliao Governor's Mansion first, and then the Governor's Mansion or the Yamen of the Jingluo Mansion to distribute, so the Jiliao Governor's Mansion and the Jiliao Jingluo can command a huge army.

"But if I know, it won't hurt you, right? Besides, you mean, if I know it, it's not good for me, where does that begin? Sun Chengzong continued to ask.

"Teacher, if I don't fight, it doesn't matter if you know it or not. But if I continue to fight, there will be two possibilities, one, I will continue to take advantage of Jiannu and expand my military achievements. The military merits I have obtained before are already more than the total number of achievements I have accumulated in the Ming Dynasty's war against Jiannu over the past decades. I also want to appear too outstanding, to give the court and His Majesty an illusion, feeling that I, Wei Bao, have only been in Liaodong for a few days, and I can completely change the combat effectiveness of Jiliao and the border army in Liaodong, and even make them feel that recovering all the territory and completely obliterating Jiannu is already just around the corner. That's the winning aspect. If I fight again, and if I lose, you don't know, this is a battle that no one will ask about, and it won't hurt the face of either side. Otherwise, if your master knows that I have been defeated, should you report to the court or not? Wei Bao continued.

"Newspaper, if you win, you have to report, if you lose, you have to report, what is this? Do you only report good news and not bad news, and hide it from the court and Your Majesty? Sun Chengzong said sternly.

Wei Bao smiled: "But if you win a good reward, you can verify it with a head, if you lose, how to verify the standard?" How do you report? You report that I have died a hundred people, and maybe I have died a hundred people, but do you think I will report the death of a hundred people? If I only report the death of ten people, do you think the court and Your Majesty will listen to you or me? What's more, I have just won a big victory, and the court will definitely be in an atmosphere of ecstasy for a long time, which will greatly boost my Ming court, boost Your Majesty, and boost the morale of all Ming subjects. ”

Sun Chengzong was choked by Wei Bao and couldn't speak.

In fact, Sun Chengzong is not unaware of these things, but they like to talk around the bush, and they will not be as clear as Wei Bao said.

Wei Bao smiled: "Let me explain the disadvantages of the army!" When the Ming army lost, it was usually not reported, and it was reported to be reported, mostly falsely! When you really lose, thousands of people die, and dozens of people will die when you become talented, so as not to be dismissed from office and deprived of office, or even imprisoned! When there is no war, there are often reports of defeats, or even a lot of false reports, and that is when it is impossible to get mixed up in order to thoroughly check the number of troops. That's why I said that in the future, at the level of the Governor's Mansion, there is no need to look too hard at the soldiers and horses below, once you look too dead, so that the people below will not dare to communicate with you, isn't this the truth? For the handsome, in charge of the climate of one side, how strong the spirit is, just grasp the big aspect, the victory should not be in the mind, the most important thing, to win as a whole, to make the entire defensive offense, all to the good side, isn't it? ”

At this time, Wu Xiang had already led a large number of people down, and almost all the Jiliao and Liaodong generals on the ship had come down.

Everyone is listening to Wei Bao's talk here, although they only hear half of it, but they all feel that Wei Bao's words are reasonable.

Because Wei Bao is based on the shortcomings and speaks from the point of view.

Sun Chengzong was speechless by Wei Bao, and was silent.

Wei Bao smiled: "Today was not supposed to be the day to talk about disarmament, but everyone gathered so neatly, I will say it by the way." I can guarantee that after disarmament, everyone's interests will not suffer too much, referring to the economic aspect. You have reported 300,000 troops, but can the imperial court pay the full amount of military salaries and food every year? Most of the arrears are in arrears every year, and they are in arrears for nearly ten years, right? But if it is reduced to 100,000 soldiers and horses, I can guarantee that the imperial court will give priority to the supply of Jiliao and the border army of Liaodong! Don't dare to delay. Because this is already the minimum number of soldiers, if there is no guarantee of the full supply of military salaries and food, the border is unstable, can the capital be stable? The people sitting in the capital won't think about it? ”

Some of the people nodded, some fell into deep thought.

Yes, after disarmament, if we can ensure that we can pay the full amount, in fact, the military salary and food we will receive will be about the same.

"Lord Wei, can you guarantee that the military salary and food will be paid in full every year after the disarmament?" Zu Dashou couldn't help but raise the bar.

"I can guarantee it, unless the imperial court doesn't want Jingshi anymore! It's common sense! Wei Bao smiled: "You don't believe me, and you don't have to doubt the wisdom of the court and Your Majesty, you know, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty is a veteran of the long-standing officialdom like Lord Inspector, they are not stupid." ”

Wei Bao's words were a little unkind, and Sun Chengzong was a little embarrassed when he said it, but Sun Chengzong had a cold face and didn't say anything.

Zu Dashou did not continue to raise the bar, indeed, no matter whether Wei Bao can guarantee it or not, it has really been reduced to 100,000 troops, and Zu Dashou also believes that the imperial court will not dare to easily default on military salaries and food salaries.

It's just that they, the generals of Jiliao and Liaodong, are unwilling to admit this, in their opinion, the military fees and salaries that were in arrears before, even if they are white, are better than nothing.

The more the court owes them, the harder their waists become, so sometimes a large number of war losses are reported, and the number of soldiers is falsely reported, and there is no need to worry that the court will punish them more seriously.

They have grounds for complaining.

It's just that Wei Bao now carries the power of a big victory, and no one dares to say anything to his face, and he is still unconvinced.

Wei Bao smiled slightly, probably knowing what everyone thought, "You will definitely think that what should have been yours, even if you can't get it, it is good to accumulate into a white strip, which can be used as a bargaining chip with the imperial court and bargaining with the imperial court. I can clearly say that the big hole in military spending in Liaodong and Jiliao will never be filled, unless Jiannu is completely defeated. Moreover, with the current situation of natural disasters every year, who dares to guarantee when it will get better? Also, you took the initiative to give up certain interests this time, and if you lose in the future, it is not easy for others to say anything, at least you dare to fight, and if you are defeated, you also have the face to ask for supplementary soldiers and military expenses, because you have the courage to fight against Jiannu. If you win, there is even more reason to apply for a reward from the imperial court, isn't that so? ”

There are obviously more people who nodded this time, and that's the reason.

"Don't think that you will be able to shake your mouth, you will cheat, you will disobey the yang and the yin, that is, you will be an official, that is, you will be a general, and you will be a general, the first thing is courage, that is, loyalty, do not hold these two, just want to make a fortune, it is better to do business! It's not easy to do business, look at the current year, in addition to receiving the emperor's grain in the past generations, there are large fields at home, whose life is better? Okay, let's not talk about more things, and make taboos if we talk too much. If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government. Let's talk about making a fortune, in my opinion, being able to win the Jiannu is the best way to make a fortune, everyone has to work hard in this regard, don't always think about kneeling and begging to the court, begging for food or becoming rich! Have I received any help from the outside world in Weijiazhuang and Liaonan? Didn't we fight with Jiannu? Liaonan can do it, why can't Liaodong do it? I said to the Governor before, if all the outside of Shanhaiguan is turned into a battlefield, and the 50,000 Liaodong army attacks and harasses Jiannu day and night, we will rely on military salaries and food to eat, rely on military merits to eat, and make a fortune from the property obtained from fighting Jiannu! Jiannu can kidnap us, why are we afraid that we can't kidnap Jiannu? Wei Bao said loudly.

The more Wei Bao spoke, the more excited he became, and he was a little high-spirited.

But with little success.

Now everyone already admires Wei Bao, and the more they admire Wei Bao, the more they think that Wei Bao is not as good as Wei Bao.

If you can do it, you can do it on our behalf.

Wei Bao smiled slightly, and understood everyone's thoughts: "I know what everyone thinks, you will definitely think that I won a game, just talk about it here, besides, a kind of rice raises a thousand kinds of people, people are different, and sometimes you have to rely on a little luck to fight, who can say?" Isn't it? Yes, it's a good idea to think so, there is no such thing as a sure thing. ”

Wei Bao beckoned to Mao Wenlong, "General Mao, come over here." ”

Mao Wenlong didn't know what Wei Bao was going to do, so he still stood beside Wei Bao from the crowd.

"How many people did General Mao bring with him when he went to fight behind Jiannu? Dozens of people, isn't it? What was the original official position? It's equivalent to an ordinary doorman, I'm not wrong, am I? Now General Mao has tens of thousands of horses! The official position is equivalent to the governor, am I not wrong? Did he make a fortune? Did he make it on his own? It can't be said that General Mao's merits were all created by the imperial court for military salaries and food salaries, right? Yes, half of the credit of the imperial court, then General Mao and their own struggle, you don't achieve such a big effect, there is not such a big achievement, will the imperial court give so much military salaries and food? Wei Bao said.

Wei Bao's words moved everyone's hearts.

Everyone is not convinced by Mao Wenlong, and even hates Mao Wenlong because of the entanglement of interests, and no one is willing to face up to the rise of Mao Wenlong.

Everyone thinks that Mao Wenlong is at best a battalion officer in charge of logistics, and he just caught up by luck by mistake.

Zu Dashou definitely thinks so.

Mao Wenlong was moved by Wei Bao, looked at Wei Bao deeply, and wanted to understand whether this was Wei Bao's true words.

Wei Bao is not only a partner with him now, but also his superior, and he is still the person who is about to marry Zhao Jinfeng, he has too much to do with him, and he is already a quasi-family.

Wei Bao smiled at Mao Wenlong, and didn't pay much attention to the change in Mao Wenlong's attitude.

The reason why Wei Bao can analyze so thoroughly is actually based on the changes from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty was certainly much stronger than the Ming Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty collapsed not because the feudal system could not be sustained, but because it encountered the drastic changes of the times and the great powers of the industrial age, so it appeared to be a waste.

If you really want to fight the outdated products of the old era that are the same as the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is chopping melons and vegetables.

The Ming Dynasty is arguably one of the worst dynasties in the entire history, combining the shortcomings of the Song, Yuan, and Qing dynasties, plus some products of historical regression.

The so-called glory was only the result of the fact that there were basically no strong foreign enemies during the Ming Dynasty.

The Tubo Turks in the Tang Dynasty could make good iron armor, the Qingtang Tubo in the Song Dynasty made a good iron armor, and the Mongols in the Ming Dynasty declined to the point that even the iron pot was a treasure, and they had to rely on the Ming Dynasty to grab the iron pot. In this way, in the question and answer that the dynasty was not as powerful as the Han and Tang dynasties, there were also large groups of Ming fans who cheekily said that the enemies of the Ming Dynasty were more advanced than the Han and Tang dynasties, which made the Ming Dynasty less majestic than the Han and Tang dynasties.

The Great Yuan Dynasty went out to war with 10,000 people, and was driven away by 50 people.

This is still the subordinate of Wang Baobao, the first strange man at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

The extent to which the Yuan Dynasty as a whole was decayed can be imagined.

These are all facts, although he is a thorough Ming fan, if he is not involved in this era, Wei Bao is the most determined to re-emerge from the Ming Dynasty.