"Your Majesty." Lu Xiangsheng thanked him, got up and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers ......!" ”

"Alright." Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "I have already seen your twists and turns, and I can't agree to your request to lead a new army into Liaodong." ”

After Lu Xiangsheng received the news that the Tiance army was about to attack the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he immediately asked Chongzhen to lead his troops into Liao.

His thoughts are similar to Fan Jingwen's, but he is also worried that Liaodong will completely fall into the hands of Wang Yue, and if the imperial court does not intervene now, it will be too late in the future.

Chongzhen said: "Lu Aiqing, in order to form a new army, I allocate as much as five million taels of silver every year, and these are real silver. However, the six million taels of silver that Guan Ningjun received from the imperial court every year were only two million taels in his hands. ”

"The so-called killing a thousand enemies and losing 800 self-inflicted losses, the new army is my hope and painstaking efforts, and it will never be allowed to be easily lost in Liaodong. You must know that the gunpowder lead bullet required for the training of the new army is calculated in 500,000 taels every year, and once the new army goes to Liaodong to fight with Jiannu, the cost will inevitably increase exponentially. ”

"Who will pay for the millions of taels of military spending? Is it you, the Governor of Xuanda, or my internal money? To tell you the truth, after rebuilding the Beijing camp, I have no extra money for you to squander in Liaodong. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Your Majesty, it has been almost three years since the new army was formed, and the so-called raising troops for a thousand days is a time to use troops, and it is time to send troops to Liaodong." What's more, the imperial court's income has increased a lot over the years, so it is better for the imperial court to bear the military expenses for this military trip. ”

"Don't count on the court." Chongzhen snorted and said: "The Central Plains Liukou is rising, silver is needed everywhere, and the imperial court is also in a hurry. If you can convince the household, I can allow you to lead your troops to Liaodong. ”

"This..." Lu Xiangsheng showed an embarrassed expression. As long as it involves money, it is definitely a troublesome matter. It's not that he Lu Xiangsheng can't open this mouth, but it is definitely a protracted fight for him to get rid of Ni Yuanlu, the secretary of the household department, and several ministers of the cabinet.

The equipment and logistics of the new army basically came from Chongzhen's internal funds, and the surplus in the Xuanda area was used to pay military salaries. The new army is different from other cold weapon troops, and the loss of guns and ammunition is not the same, and without the support of Chongzhen's internal troops, it will not be able to raise such an army just by relying on Xuanda.

In fact, the new army is considered an army outside the system, and it can also be regarded as Chongzhen's private army. Therefore, the Xuanda region has to pay taxes to the imperial court normally, and without this additional expenditure, this is still the military salary that Lu Xiangsheng is good at managing and has vacated.

Chongzhen said: "Lu Aiqing, it's better to be like this." You take your pro-soldier camp to Lushun to observe the Tiance army fighting against the captives up close. You are a person who knows the soldiers, you go and see what the strength of the Tiance Army is now, and the new army can have a way to compete with it. ”

Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to say: "That minister obeys the order!" ”

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Xie Baoqing, Lu Xiangsheng and others rushed to Lushun very quickly, and the railway from Beijing to Tianjin had been put into operation, which allowed them to really experience the convenience of a new means of transportation.

Jingshi Railway Station is located on Guangning Road from the starting point city to Jingshi, and the location chosen by the railway station is the junction of the starting point city and Jingshi.

"Lord Lu, let your soldiers ride to Tianjin, it will be inconvenient to take so many people in this car." Xie Baoqing persuaded.

There were more than 300 people in Lu Xiangsheng's personal barracks, and nearly 400 people in his personal entourage, and all of them were wearing weapons.

The Jingshi Railway Station is completely managed by the starting point city, and all knives, guns, and explosives are treated as dangerous goods and are denied entry. Unless you have a military officer certificate of the Tiance Army or the headquarters of the Tiance Army, or a special certificate issued by the Management Committee of the Starting Point City, the administrative orders of the imperial court will not be recognized.

Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng's pro-military camp was blocked outside the station, and he was surrounded by the security forces that maintained the security of the station in the station square.

"Listen up, please leave at once! Or lay down your arms and accept the confiscation before you can enter the station, and if there is any abnormal movement, you will be killed on the spot. One of the officers shouted through a loudspeaker.

At present, the guard force in the area of the starting point city has been replaced, and the security forces around the starting point city have been responsible for local security. However, it was the A-shaped brigade of the security army that defended the starting point, all of which were equipped with Type 56 submachine guns and Type 38 artillery.

This is Wang Yue's reference to the military setup of later generations, the Tiance Army is equivalent to the field army, and the public security army is a local army.

"His grandmother's, Lao Tzu also has firearms, who is afraid of whom?" Lu Xiangsheng's guard captain glared and said angrily.

As the captain of the Governor's Guard, of course, he can't admit it in front of his own lords. Since the new army has changed its weapons, this spirit has become higher and higher, not to mention that the other party is only a company, more than a hundred people.

"Don't make a mistake, listen to Lord Xie, you ride to Tianjin." Lu Xiangsheng said coldly.

"Lord Duke, you...!" The captain of the guard said.

Lu Xiangsheng hated that iron could not become steel, and said: "It's really a pig's brain, you look around." ”

A large number of security forces are arriving around the station square, and thanks to advanced communication tools and camera surveillance around the station, the police dispatch speed in the starting point city is very fast.

"Yes, Lord Duke." The captain of the guard recognized the surrounding situation and did not dare to be a good man, and then led Lu Xiangsheng's personal battalion to leave under the supervision of the security army.

Seeing that the dispute was resolved, Xie Baoqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Lord Lu, let's enter the station together, I have already asked the entourage to buy the tickets." ”

"Tickets?" Lu Xiangsheng was surprised.

"That's it, Lord Lu, please take it." Xie Baoqing handed over a few pieces of paper and said.

Lu Xiangsheng took it and saw that the price of each ticket was a triangular silver dollar coupon, that is, three coins of silver and three hundred yuan. This fare is not low, about the same as the average daily income per capita in the starting city.

"Let Lord Xie break the bank." Lu Xiangsheng said politely, counting his several entourages, there were only a few taels of silver in total.

"Lord Lu is too polite, let's enter the station." Xie Baoqing waved his hand.

The specifications of the Jingshi Railway Station are equivalent to the prefecture-level railway stations of later generations, and it is divided into two floors, with the upper floor being the main waiting area, which is also regarded as a grand building in this time and space.

The floor inside the station is made of floor tiles produced by the starting point city building materials company, and the large glass is also produced by the starting point city. Unlike Royal Materials, Qidian City Building Materials mainly produces building and decoration materials.

At present, there is only one direction of trains at Jingshi Railway Station, that is, the direction of Tianjin, and it is expected that trains in the direction of Jinan and Datong will be opened next year.

The train from Beijing to Tianjin is an air-conditioned train of later generations, thanks to the continuous increase in output of the Tianjin refinery, and the locomotive is a diesel locomotive driven by diesel engines.