Xiong Wencan was stunned, he didn't expect Li Zhi to refuse his suggestion, he took a breath and said: "The three armies of the general Yongguan are not counted, but the other soldiers and horses are also trying their best to kill the enemy, but they are mediocre." If the general is unwilling to divide the first rank and let the other soldiers and horses share some profits, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of these officers to serve the country.www.biquge.info ”

Li Zhi said lightly: "On weekdays, I eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers, and if I don't have combat power in battle, I naturally don't capture it, what's the use of having a heart to serve the country on the battlefield?" ”

Xiong Wencan was choked by Li Zhi's words, and some were speechless.

The military attache of the Ming Dynasty is indeed corrupt and bribery, and it is true that it lacks combat effectiveness, but now it is not one or two people who want to eat and take cards, but the entire Ming system is greedy for ink. If the military attachés of the Ming Dynasty do not eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers, they will have no money to honor their superiors, and they will have no money to honor the gods and goddesses, and they will be attacked by other officials, and they will be unstable as officials!

The military attaches who can survive in the Ming officialdom all act according to the unspoken rules of this system.

For example, Qi Jiguang and Qi Shaobao of the previous dynasty, who blocked Hulu in the south and Hubei, but also ate empty salaries and drank the blood of soldiers. For example, in the 36th year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang recruited 2,000 troops in Yiwu, and he called it 4,500 to the outside world, and he ate the empty salary of 2,500 people at once. Qi Jiguang relied on the greedy money and bribed Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong and other officials to gain a foothold in the officialdom.

Qi Shaobao is like this, how can ordinary military attachés be exempt from vulgarity?

These generals spend money to manage relationships, and these relationships are not just for fun.

Usually, these relationships can't be seen, and when it comes to a critical moment, they will suddenly be in trouble. If Premier Xiong Wencan does not share the merits of the military attaches according to their ranks, he will offend the relationship behind these military attachés. These military attachés have been greedy for so much money and have been running a relationship for so many years, which is not trivial. If Xiong Wencan offends people and is besieged, no matter how big the official is, he will lose it.

Xiong Wencan stroked his beard and said slowly to Li Zhi: "The guerrilla general is still young, and the affairs of officialdom are obscure and unspeakable, so it is not possible to make conclusions so simply. ”

Li Zhi has also been in officialdom for a few years, and of course he knows the meaning of Xiong Wencan's words. But it is not so easy for Li Zhi to give the first rank killed in the sea of blood of his soldiers' corpses to other generals in vain.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is thriving with internal and external troubles, it is becoming more and more dependent on military attachés, and the military attachés' right to speak is rising, and powerful military attaches are not as afraid of the prime minister and governor as they were before, nor are they as afraid of the unspoken rules of the Ming Dynasty as they were in the past. The so-called Shibei Three Days should be impressed, Li Zhi now has a strong army of 8,000, not as weak as before, so naturally there is room for bargaining with the entire official system.

Li Zhi said: "It's okay to divide the head, but it can only be divided into one percent!" ”

Xiong Wencan frowned and said, "The guerrilla general is joking, there are so few points, how do the other military attaches look at me, and who else listens to my orders?" ”

Li Zhi said lightly: "Yicheng can't be more." ”

Xiong Wencan looked at Li Zhi, a little anxious, and said, "At least thirty percent!" Seven thousand heads were given to military attachés of all sizes. ”

Now that the military attache is getting stronger and stronger, Xiong Wencan also has a sense of irritability that he can't control the situation. However, this time, as long as Li Zhi conceded thirty percent of the heads, Xiong Wencan would have seven thousand heads to distribute, and Xiong Wencan would have room to appease the military attaches in all aspects.

Li Zhi glanced at Xiong Wencan and said, "It's okay to divide it into three, but after this battle, I will go back to Tian0jin, and the prime minister will explain the reason to the Son of Heaven for me." ”

Xiong Wencan was stunned, he didn't expect Li Zhi to rush back after winning the battle, and asked curiously: "Why is the general so anxious?" Why don't you continue to follow your official to kill thieves and make meritorious contributions? ”

Li Zhi said: "I have to go back to run the industry!" The soldiers I raise are all supported by private industry, and if the industry is in a recession, there will be no money to raise soldiers! ”

Li Zhi was hand-picked by the Son of Heaven this time, and he could not return to Tianjin without the consent of the prime minister. But if Li Zhi wants to manage the industry, he must expand the industry in order to expand his troops, where will he have time to drill a ravine in Nanzhili to hunt down the thieves? So Li Zhi would rather give up another 20% of the head rank, and let Xiong Wencan agree to him to go back.

Xiong Wencan stroked his beard and was silent.

It's not impossible for Li Zhi to return to Tian0jin, and now the largest six thieves gathered in Nanzhili were all disabled in a battle, and there are no big thieves within 500 miles of An0qing, and the situation is very good. The next step was to drill the ravine to chase down the remnants of the thieves, and at this time, the momentum of the officers and troops was greatly increased, and it was easy for the armies to obtain combat achievements. Li Zhi is leaving, but there is one less military attache who is competing for military merits.

In addition, the Son of Heaven has agreed to Yang Sichang's proposal to increase taxes, and it is expected that the reinforcements and horses will come in an endless stream in the future, and the troops are not nervous. Although Li Zhi's soldiers and horses are very strong, now that the thieves have been hit hard, it is not difficult to rely on other soldiers and horses to suppress the thieves.

Xiong Wencan thought for a while and said, "It's okay if the general wants to leave, I will explain the reason to the Son of Heaven!" After a pause, Xiong Wencan said: "This time, the general has made a great contribution, divided into three percent of the first level and 17,000 levels, plus the battle of Li Wanqing, Zhang Kewang's merit, I will play the Son of Heaven for the general to ask for a position of deputy general of Tian0jin!" ”

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "I don't want to be the deputy general of Tian0jin, my industry is in Fanjiazhuang, the prime minister will ask for a deputy general of Fanjiazhuang for me!" ”

Xiong Wencan sneered and said: "I haven't heard of Fanjiazhuang! It is not justified to set up the post of deputy general in a small town. ”

Li Zhi said: "The Prime Minister is also the secretary of the Ministry of War, what is the difficulty of establishing a deputy general in Fanjiazhuang? ”

Xiong Wencan pondered for a moment and said: "It's okay to set up a deputy general in Fanjiazhuang, I will write to Yang Sichang, the palm seal of the Ministry of War, to make it clear, and then ask the Son of Heaven to clarify the reason." After a pause, Xiong Wencan said: "But I help you so much, you have to let Yicheng come out again." ”

Li Zhi didn't expect Xiong Wencan to bargain and ask for his own first rank.

But since you can be a deputy general, what if you have one less head? Li Zhi arched his hand and said: "Then let's give up forty percent!" However, some of my subordinates did not participate in the war in Tian0jin, but I want to put them on the list of meritorious generals, and I would like to ask the Prime Minister to make it easier. ”

Xiong Wencan stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction.

"It doesn't hurt to do that! You make a list, and I'll help you copy it when I write the newspaper. ”

The two bargained, and Xiong Wencan took Li Zhi and walked back to the yamen lobby.

When the generals saw Xiong Wencan's relaxed face when he came out, they were all overjoyed, knowing that there was a first level this time.

Xiong Wencan sat majestically in the middle of the hall and said loudly, "Where is Mou Wenshou, the chief military officer of Fengsi?" ”

"The lower official is here!"

"You fought bravely in the battle against the six thieves this time, protected the Chinese army, and captured the thieves' heads of two thousand one hundred and thirty-one, is there a discrepancy in this number?"

Mu Wenshou calculated, knowing that the prime minister had added a thousand heads to himself, he immediately smiled and said: "There is no point in going down, it is all up to the prime minister's arrangement!" ”

Mu Wenshou got two thousand heads at once, this is a great achievement, maybe he will be promoted to one official rank! Mu Wenshou's good deeds saw Liu Liangzuo and Chen Hongfan next to him, their eyes were red, and they regretted why they ran away that day?

Xiong Wencan nodded, and said, "Where is Huang Degong, the deputy chief soldier of the Beijing camp?" ”

Huang Degong knew that the prime minister was going to divide himself into heads, and said happily: "The end will be!" ”

...... (To be continued.) )