Wen Xiang wanted to retain the Shenji Battalion, not only because of the "love of incense", but also because the Shenji Battalion was the last effort to rebuild the combat power of the Eight Banners. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Many banner people, both upper and lower, wishfully regard the Xuan Army as a "flag battalion", thinking that the Xuan Army can fight, that is, the Eight Banners can fight. However, Wen Xiang is very sober: the Xuan Army is not a "flag battalion", and the Xuan Army can fight, which by no means means that the Eight Banners can fight, on the contrary, the rise of the Xuan Army further reflects the decline of the Eight Banners' combat power - the composition of the Xuan Army, the Han people account for the vast majority.

In fact, except for the 627 people brought out of Beijing by Guan Zhuofan, there were almost no bannermen in the 100,000 Xuan army.

It was the six hundred and twenty-seven people, who were also Han soldiers and Han people.

Sometimes, Xuan Jun will vaguely put on a "Beijing camp" hat for himself, but "Beijing camp" and "flag camp" cannot be completely equated after all. Moreover, the reason why Xuanjun wants to call himself "Beijing Camp" is the mystery of it, Wen Xiang also knows: it is just for the convenience of military reimbursement - the reimbursement of military salaries in "Beijing Camp" does not have to go to the household department to "submit documents", nor is it allowed to refute the household department, as long as the "top" is played correctly, it is enough to go to the Eight Banners to record the file.

The real connection between Xuan Jun and the Eight Banners is only one point, that is, its leader is a banner man.

The Shenji Camp is the real "Flag Camp".

However, since the Shenji Camp is forbidden by the Alcohol King, and the Alcohol King is intimidating the Shenji Camp to cause chaos, it is not difficult to imagine what Guan Zhuofan will do towards the Shenji Battalion.

Originally, Wen Xiang thought that if the Shenji Battalion was "lost" to Prince Yu Xuan, it would be regarded as your trophy, perhaps, he would be willing to keep the Shenji Battalion?

In addition, Wen Xiang does have the illusion that Zhuo Fan can "turn stones into gold" and "turn decay into magic" - perhaps, after Xuan Jun took over the Shenji Battalion, the Shenji Battalion was really reborn and reincarnated as a human?

However, in the eyes of others, the Shenji Camp is just 30,000 rotten peaches.

No one is going to take rotten peaches as trophies.

Wen Xiang also had to admit that everything about the Shenji Camp, whether it was a "sheep", a "rotten peach", or a "stone", what Guan Zhuofan said was right.

At this point, the situation is stronger than people, and he can no longer insist on his opinion, so he can only nod silently.

At the same time, the mood is unusually heavy.

Not only is he frustrated by the failure of his efforts to rebuild the combat strength of the Eight Banners, but also because the departure and stay of the Shenji Battalion is related to the dethronement and even the livelihood of more than 30,000 Banner people, among them, there are many yellow and red belts - how to properly settle them? That's not 30 people, 300 people, it's 30,000 people! If the placement is not done properly, will it cause any big waves?

"As for the 10 million taels of silver that have already been spent," Guan Zhuofan glanced at Wen Xiang, sighed, and said, "I'm also very heartbroken, but because of this, I don't dare to continue to throw money at the Shenji Battalion - otherwise, there will be more than the 10 million taels!" ”

After a pause, "In the words of foreigners, this is called 'stop loss'." ”

The word "stop loss", the four big military planes all felt that in one sentence, even Wen Xiang couldn't help but bow slightly.

"From a distance, it looks like a peak on the side of the ridge," Guan Zhuofan said in a relaxed tone, "This episode of King Alcohol County, if we 'look at it from the side', it is not necessarily a bad thing - from now on, every year, he will save two or three million taels of silver for the imperial court!" ”

The crowd was dumbfounded.

However, if you think about it, this is really the case!

If King Alcohol does not make a rebellion, as he himself declares, he is "discouraged and lazy", and "except for the messenger of the Shenji Battalion, he no longer wants to intervene in the government", the Shenji Battalion will not be able to be abolished, and the court will have to continue to throw silver into the water - two or three million dollars of silver a year!

"Two or three million more silver a year," Guan Zhuofan said with a smile, "In a few years, another 10 million taels - how many more things can we do?" So, it's time to thank the king of alcohol! ”

I don't know if it's a joke or an irony, the four big military planes just laughed, and no one intersected.

No one knows, this is actually Prince Xuan's heartfelt words - Yiyun, you are well-behaved, and you are wonderful in creating chaos!

"Regarding the departure and stay of the Shenji Battalion," Guan Zhuofan said, "Do you have any other opinions?" ”

Cao Yuying glanced at Wen Xiang, and when she saw that Wen Xiang was silent, she said: "I think, the reason why the Shenji Battalion is abolished is because the Shenji Battalion is difficult to carve and the country's money and grain are wasted, but the first thing is that the Shenji Battalion was originally the forbidden army of the Son of Heaven, but it has different ambitions and misdeeds, and it is so absurd that it is so absurd, why should it be forbidden for the Son of Heaven again?" When the Ming issued an edict, this layer must be explained thoroughly. ”

Xu Geng's body drummed accordingly: "What Zhuoru said is good!" This one...... There is a master and a secondary, the main and the secondary, the distinction between the main and the secondary, must be clear and clear, and cannot be reversed! ”

Guo Songtao said: "Exactly! Exaggerated chaos, Yi Xun is the first evil, the role of the Shenji Battalion, at the very least, is also a 'rebellion'! ”

Regarding the statements of Cao, Xu, and Guo, Wen Xiang disagreed in his heart.

In his opinion, the real "accumulation of dissenting ambitions and plotting for misdeeds" is actually only the king of alcohol, and the Shenji Camp not only does not have the intention of "rebellious", but can be said to be "well aware of the righteousness of obedience", otherwise, how to explain the heads of Rong Lu, Encheng, and Wen Heng?

However, he understands why Cao Yuying wants to be the "primary and secondary" in Xu Geng's mouth.

If the Shenji Battalion is abolished on the grounds that "rotten wood is difficult to carve, and the country's money and grain are wasted", there will definitely be many people who are not convinced - others don't say that the 30,000 "rotten peaches" in the Shenji Battalion must be unconvinced - the Shenji Battalion is useless, but what about the Forward Battalion? What about Camp Jianrui? What about the Riding Camp? What about firearms battalions? Which is more useful than the Divine Machine Battalion? Why only the Shenji Battalion and not the other Beijing battalions?

Moving out of the "conspiracy of dissenting ambitions and plotting for misdeeds", the Shenji Battalion had no choice but to admit that it was unlucky, and the leaders of the Forward Battalion, Jianrui Battalion, Xiaocai Battalion, and Firearms Battalion did not commit the "dissenting ambitions" that made a mess!

Also, although in the entire Shenji Battalion, there is only one person who really "accumulates dissenting ambitions and plots for misdeeds", but on the grounds of "accumulating dissenting ambitions and plotting for misdeeds", the Shenji Battalion was abolished, and on the table, it cannot be said that the Shenji Battalion was wronged.

The Alcohol King participated in the establishment of the Shenji Camp, and the Shenji Camp can be said to be "hand-created" by the Alcohol King; Over the years, the Shenji Battalion has been controlled by the King of Alcohol, and he and the Divine Camp have long been one - the King of the Alcohol County is the King of the Alcohol Battalion, and the Shenji Camp is the King of the Alcohol County.

This time, King Alcohol did plan to make the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion commit the crime-in the edict, but the words "Shenji Battalion" were clearly written.

So, the Shenji Battalion has nothing to complain about.

I have to complain, but I have to complain about the alcohol king alone.

Therefore, although he disagreed with Cao, Xu, and Guo's statements, Wen Xiang still nodded and agreed.

Wen Xiang is a person and very responsible, although he has a heavy heart, but since the Shenji Camp has been decided, he will not continue to dwell on this issue, and his thoughts immediately turn to how to abolish it - how can he ensure that this important matter will be done smoothly and without causing any big waves?

"The departure and stay of the Shenji Battalion," Wen Xiang said, "Now that it has been decided, then, let's discuss the question of how to abolish it—is it 'returning to the camp'?" Or 'return to the flag'?

"Homecoming"? "Return to the flag"?

"Bogong," Guo Songtao said, "what is the difference between 'returning to the camp' and 'returning to the flag', please elaborate." ”

That's a big difference.

"The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion," Wen Xiang said, "most of them were selected from the various Beijing battalions, especially in the early days, when the Shenji Battalion was formed, and all the soldiers came from the Beijing battalions. 'Returning to the camp' is the return to the forward battalion from the forward battalion, and the return to the Jianrui battalion from the Jianrui battalion. ”

After a pause, "The advantage of 'returning to the camp' is the abolition of the Shenji Battalion, for the people of the original Shenji Battalion, it is equivalent to moving between the Beijing camps, although the changes are large, it is easier to accept after all, and I think about it, there will be no big waves." ”

After hesitating for a moment, he continued: "However, 'returning to the camp' also has the disadvantage of 'returning to the camp', and the people who 'return to the camp' naturally cannot all return to their original positions...... Well, in the words of foreigners, it is a 'side effect'. ”

"In addition," Cao Yuying glanced at Guan Zhuofan and smiled, "If you take the road of 'returning to the camp', the two or three million taels of silver in the year that the prince just thought about will be about a big discount." ”

Guan Zhuofan also smiled and said, "That's right." ”

Wen Xiang was slightly stunned, and then understood what Cao Yuying meant: Although the treatment of other Beijing camps is not as good as that of the Shenji camp, there is always a salary, and after "returning to the camp", this salary will always be paid.

He smiled bitterly and said: "What Zhuoru said is good, but if you really want to save all the two or three million silver this year, then you have to take the road of 'returning to the flag'." ”

Speaking of this, he sighed, "However, the road of 'returning to the flag' has been taken—to tell you the truth, I am really daunted!" ”

"Return to the flag", that is, "each to his own flag".

This is a nice saying, in fact, after the Shenji Battalion was abolished, the more than 30,000 people who originally belonged to the Shenji Battalion did not arrange new envoys, but only took the most basic money and food in their own banner -- in today's words, it is "laid off and received a subsistence allowance."

Walking this path, Wen Xiang's "fearful" is not a lie, 30,000 flag people, including many yellow and red belts, all smashed their jobs at once, I don't know how many people cried and wiped their tears, and even, gritted their teeth?

*(To be continued.) )