Early the next morning.

Chongren Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Early in the morning, Jia Cong summoned the military department Shangshu, Zuo Shilang, the Wuxuan Division, the Staff Division, the Che Driving Division, the Arsenal Division, and the eunuchs who would be the supervisors to inquire about the government.

At the time of the existence of the Military Aircraft Pavilion, the military department hardly had any presence.

Just like the little daughter-in-law, even if it is the secretary of the military department, it is not as powerful as a small official of the Military Aircraft Pavilion.

In fact, the military department is a civil official.

The main work is equivalent to the logistics minister of later generations, and it is far inferior in terms of authority.

Now that the Military Aircraft Pavilion has basically fallen apart, before it is re-established, the major matters of military power are decided by the words of King Wu.

After the end of the Annan campaign, Jia Cong reorganized the Military Aircraft Pavilion to give grace to the army and collect the hearts of the army.

But Jia Cong still decided to reassert the authority of the military department.

Even if it is turned into a logistics department, it is necessary to be an excellent logistics department.

But for You Yong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Jia Cong was very dissatisfied: "You don't know how many soldiers are in total, how many millions?" What is the number of millions? Is there a million soldiers in total? How much food and military capital does this million-strong army consume in a year? How much is a soldier's salary a month? How much grass does a horse eat in a day? ”

When You Yong, the secretary of the military department, heard this, his face was dark, and under Jia Cong's gaze, he said slowly: "Your Highness, such mundane affairs are not done by the military department. ”

"Mundane?"

Jia Cong squinted his eyes, looked at You Yong and said: "You are a secretary of the military department, and you don't even know how many soldiers and horses there are in the big cadres, you told Gu that this is a mundane business?" ”

Xu was really angry when he saw Jia Cong, and You Yong didn't explain anything, but he looked like he had a clear conscience, which really annoyed Jia Cong.

He looked at the soldier and the others and asked, "Who can answer Lone's question?" How many soldiers are the great cadres and how much grain and grass are consumed? ”

Originally, the superiors could not answer the things, but the best choice for the subordinates was to unify their thoughts, and they all admitted that they did not know.

Otherwise, you know more than Shangguan, and looking back, you doubt life if you can wear small shoes.

But now anyone with a discerning eye can see that You Yong, the secretary of the military department, will not be able to do it for a long time, so if he doesn't take advantage of this time, when will he stay?

He Zhengbang, the left attendant of the military department, is about to regret his intestines at this moment, but if he has a snack on weekdays, he will not let this opportunity go in vain.

If he can come forward at this time, then the military department will be one step away from him.

He didn't know, and most of the others didn't know either, but in the end, it was the official of the department who slowly came out of the line and said: "Back to Your Highness, there are a total of one hundred and ninety-four thousand three hundred and twenty-two soldiers registered in the Great Cadre and Military Department. Among them, the nine-sided border army totaled 837,600 people......"

Jia Congqi said: "Isn't there a million army on the nine sides? ”

The official of the department said in a deep voice: "In the twenty-fifth year of Zhenyuan, there were indeed millions of troops on the nine sides, but in the fourteenth year of Chongkang, the imperial court was worried that the border army was too strong, and the branches were strong and weak, so they cut the army in various names. By the first month of the 14th year of Chongkang, there were less than 840,000 soldiers left in the nine-sided border army. This does not include the situation in which a large number of officers reported empty salaries and drank the blood of soldiers, and if we calculate it in reality, the actual number of soldiers is about 500,000. ”

When Jia Cong heard this, he was a little stunned: "How much do you say?" ”

He Zhengbang, the squire of the military department, warned: "Yin Yanyuan, there is no conclusive evidence, don't talk nonsense. ”

Yin Yanyuan, the secretary of the department, glanced at He Zhengbang lightly, and said to Jia Cong: "The minister also has some acquaintances in the nine sides, even if this number is biased, it will not deviate from 50,000 people. Your Highness, the military expenditure of the Nine Sides is extremely high, and it is extremely terrifying. In wartime, an infantry man was paid one tael or four pieces of silver a month, and a cavalryman was one tael or six cents a month. The nine-sided war horses are specially prepared to rush and kill, so they are all big grains, a day is a bunch of fifteen catties of grass, three liters of beans, and the money is three points, sometimes four points. Converted in a year, a war horse is at least eleven taels, and horses are mostly produced in Xuanda or Hexi, generally fifteen taels. A set of armor for ordinary soldiers is about three taels, and if it is built by the military department, it will cost eleven taels! In addition, there are other clothes such as winter and summer clothes, as well as silver for recruiting soldiers and settling down, and silver for the death of the war...... Every year, the nine sides consume more than half of the revenue of the state treasury. ”

When Jia Cong heard this, after paying attention to Yin Yanyuan, he asked the official of the Arsenal Division: "Why is a set of armor about three taels when you buy it outside, and it costs eleven taels when you buy it here?" ”

When Zhao Yu, the chief of the Arsenal Division, heard this, his forehead was sweating, and he stammered: "This ...... This one...... Temple...... Your Highness, this ...... Outside...... The armor on the outside, and the armor on the armour, this ...... It's not the same. ”

"What's the difference?"

Jia Cong saw that his words were unfavorable, so he didn't rush too much, and asked in a slightly slower tone.

His attitude made Zhao Yu relax a little, and his words became coherent, and he said, "Your Highness, this ...... The soldiers, the scale armor of the soldiers, a total of ...... There are 1,825 nail leaves, and the outer ones are ...... The outside is far from the same. ”

Jia Cong frowned when he heard this: "Nearly two thousand nail leaves, how heavy is that?" ”

Zhao Yu became nervous again and said, "Go back to ...... Back to His Highness, count five...... Five-Five...... Fifty-eight pounds ......"

Jia Cong: "......"

He Zhengbang explained with a smile on the side: "Your Highness, Jiubian hasn't entered the armor from the military department for many years, and they all ......fight it themselves."

Jia Cong blinked and asked, "Border Army, can you still build your own ordnance?" ”

He Zhengbang hurriedly said: "Your Highness, this is something that has been happening since the time of Taizu. If it is all from the arsenal of the Ministry of War, there are too many of them, not to mention, the light luck has passed, and the money spent will almost be able to make another armor. ”

Hearing this, Jia Cong shook his head again and again and said: "This kind of thing must not be a common law, since it is inconvenient to transport, the Arsenal Division should set up a branch office in the nine-sided station, and the ordnance can only be controlled by the imperial court." This matter is fundamental to the authority of the imperial court and is not negotiable. Go back and talk to your father about this matter, and after the Battle of Annam is over, it will begin to change. ”

After this incident, Jia Cong asked the driver about the post and the stable.

The military department has been languishing for too long, and the military post station has long been abandoned.

The driver of the car driver didn't know three questions, but he was sweating.

After a busy morning, after sending the officers of the military department away, Jia Cong's face was not very good-looking.

And in the morning, I couldn't get out of bed, and after I got up, I had nothing to do, and Ye Qing, who had listened to the roots of the wall for a long time in the ear room of the East Warm Pavilion, came out, with a pretty face like dyed rouge, and his eyes were shining brightly.

Seeing Jia Cong's gloomy appearance, he smiled lazily and said, "After all, it is the Qingshui Yamen that has been idle for many years, with a lot of gas, little oil and water, and no part of their military merits, what else do you want?" ”

Jia Cong glanced at her and ignored her.

Ye Qing was not annoyed, and after finding a chair and sitting down, he said, "Didn't you get an escort division before?" There was a lot of movement. Directly merged into the car driver's company, and immediately became your descendant. You have a secret man, and it's the ......," she said, and she rumbled in front of her again, glaring at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong was originally in a bad mood, but at this moment, he was angry by this person and scolded: "Are you okay?" Are you embarrassed to talk about this? ”

Ye Qing looked at Jia Cong speechlessly and said, "Excuse me? ...... when you ate last night."

"Stop!"

Before she could say anything, Jia Congdeng, who had a black line in her head, interrupted with a shout, clasped her hands into fists and said, "Okay, I'm in a good mood, I'm willing to bow down!" Don't talk about it......"

When Ye Qing heard this, he laughed out loud, laughed and said with disdain: "Qingchen, Qingchen, you are still a scholar in your bones." persuade the wind and dust girl to be good, and pull the good housewife into the water. So many things, are they all too hard to say? Hypocrisy is not hypocrisy! ”

Jia Cong admitted defeat and said: "In this regard, it really can't be compared with Furong Gongzi, far less thick-skinned than you." ”

Ye Qing snorted, and then preached: "If you want to support the military department, it is inevitable that civilian officials will intervene in it." Otherwise, a group of martial artists can't even count the accounts, where can they sort out all kinds of government affairs? This is still secondary, even if you transfer the general to the military department, if the military department is really big, it will inevitably divide the power of the military cabinet. It is one thing for civil officials in the imperial court to fight over the party, but if the generals in the army set off a dispute on the mountain, it would be terrifying. ”

Jia Cong nodded and said, "I understand, so I will clarify the scope of their respective authority." But this matter has to be done. In addition to being a good logistics department, the military department is also responsible for the examination, meritorious service, verification, rewards and punishments, and bereavement pensions of all officers. To put it simply, in addition to being a good nurse, we must also do a good job of monitoring. It is of great use to unite with the Royal Military Academy! This matter must be set while my father is there, otherwise I will be alone and I will not be able to do it within ten years. ”

Ye Qing understood Jia Cong's thoughts, a person as arrogant as Jia Cong would never be able to endure like Emperor Chongkang for more than ten years before he gradually took charge of the military.

Relying on the tens of millions of taels of silver left by Emperor Chongkang and the Great Seal of Merit as bait, let the nine-sided army have a big training.

After bloodlessly purging most of the remnants of the army, Jia Cong also had to hold the training, appointment, and growth of officers in one hand.

If calculated according to his plan, it will take ten years at most, or even only five years, even if there are still mountains in the military of Daqian, but the core power must be in the hands of Jia Cong alone.

Ye Qing said to Jia Cong with admiration: "Even if Liu Ren and Liu Zheng are alive, they will never be your opponents. The man I fancy is really extraordinary! ”

Jia Cong glanced at her lightly and did not say anything sarcastic.

Seeing him like this, Ye Qing couldn't help laughing, put his right hand on the table, looked at Jia Cong with a side face, and said with a smile: "If you say that you are an upright, but the woman in your room has really received a lot." Your sisters and sisters combined, as well as those intimate girls, Uncle Nine and Emperor Xian together are not as many as you. But if you say that you are a womanizer, it is not that you can ignore ...... with my appearance."

Jia Cong reminded: "Liking beauty and lust are two different things. ”

Ye Qing shook his head and sighed: "You are really ruthless......"

Jia Cong sneered and said, "I'm still ruthless? Doing that kind of thing once or twice is enjoyment, and doing it three or four times is only hard work. Count for yourself, how many times did you ask for it last night? ”

Ye Qing's neck behind his ears floated a flush, and he looked at Jia Cong with an unkind gaze and said, "? Have I made you work for nothing? When you weren't ashamed to abuse me, I didn't let you succeed? ”

Hearing this, Jia Cong looked at Ye Qing, took a deep breath, and said, "One more time?" ”

Ye Qing "poofed" a smile, spat again, and scolded: "What a nasty seed!" ”

Jia Cong's face was cold, he stepped forward to carry the person, turned around and entered the inner room, and after a while, a whimper sounded......

It is when the young man is greedy for sex, he eats the marrow and knows the taste.

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