"But Jianyu may not only besiege the city for two or three months!" Qian Longxi immediately replied, his confidence seemed a little insufficient, mainly because he was afraid of provoking Emperor Chongzhen and taking him first.

Hu Guang didn't get angry, but said lightly: "This matter will be discussed later." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned to Zhou Yanru and said: "I should be able to get a sum of money for that incident just now, I will let the household department make up for it, and allocate another 100,000 taels from the inner treasury, which should be enough to deal with it for a while, right?" ”

After finishing speaking, he picked up a piece of music from the imperial table and said: "Wen Qing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, knows the predicament of the imperial court, and voluntarily donates Yulu to do his meager strength, and I am very relieved. I have also been inspired by this, there are many wealthy families in Beijing, and now in this critical moment, if anyone can donate money to tide over the difficulties, I will remember. This matter is not forced, it is all voluntary! ”

Historically, Wen Tiren's act of donating money to Lu is afraid that he also won the favor of the original Chongzhen Emperor, and won the favor of Hu Guang at this time.

Zhou Yanru was dumbfounded, the emperor took the lead in paying money, if he dared to dwell on this matter, he was afraid that he would force His Majesty to make another ruthless move. Thinking so, he didn't dare to say it again.

Hu Guang turned his head to look at Cheng Ji and said, "Qiao Qing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has already proposed a method of martial law to patrol the city, and the effect is good. I again ordered the Jinyi guards to inspect the whole city, and anyone who did not listen to the offender would be dealt with severely. In this way, does Cheng Ge think it's okay? ”

After he finished speaking, the platform was silent, and it turned out to be very quiet.

Hu Guang was a little puzzled, he had made so many tricks, but he didn't gain achievement points, could it be that his performance was so good that they were all numb?

Thinking about it, there was still something to say, so he turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "In the past, Dongchang acted by borrowing the captain of Jinyi. I have thought about it, in the future, the East Factory will be self-contained and will no longer borrow people from Jinyiwei. As for the source of personnel, how about selecting those who performed well in the defense of Beijing in this battle? ”

As soon as he heard this, Cao Huachun, who was still stunned just now, suddenly turned into great joy. In this way, the East Factory will have a formal establishment, and its power will surely rise. He hurriedly bowed down and replied, "Slaves and maids obey the command!" ”

This is the emperor's private matter, and he likes to do it, and the ministers can't intervene. It's just that these ministers thought that there would be more people and bigger forces monitoring them in Dongchang in the future, and they couldn't help but feel furious on their backs.

However, there is one thing they are more relieved of, the emperor has no money, and if he wants to set up another East Factory, the funds will be a problem! Whether this can be done or not is still unknown.

Zhou Yanru suddenly found that the emperor's move seemed to stabilize the army's morale better than silver, a very good move.

"Ding, achievement value +1, from the cabinet minister Zhou Yanru!"

In the bottom left corner of the chat group, achievement value: 50. Hu Guang saw it and sighed secretly, sure enough, it was not good to perform too well in a row, it made them numb, and it took so long to gain a little achievement value. Now that I can finally add one more person, I'm looking forward to seeing who can be added?

Thinking in his heart, he turned his head to look at Qian Longxi, and then said: "I have received the news that Jianlu is short of food, and it has reached the point where the army is marching and hunting to replenish some of the military food. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was taken aback. Although none of these civil servants know much about military affairs, they still have the ability to read a lot of books and learn from Zhao Kuo to talk about soldiers on paper. They naturally have an understanding of the importance of logistics.

"Your Majesty, is this serious?" Li Biao didn't speak for a long time, and hurriedly confirmed at this time.

Zhou Yanru was also surprised, and then asked, "Your Majesty, where did this news come from?" ”

Before Emperor Chongzhen could speak, Man Gui had already said excitedly and loudly: "Jianyu came from afar, according to their habits, they will definitely not carry much military rations, it is all just plundering. Your Majesty's words, the last general thinks that it is very likely! ”

The larger the number of captives, the more difficult its logistics became. Even if it is a raid on the spot, it is not so easy to supply the whole army.

At this time, Shen Yongmao, a civil official known as a "marginal talent", became different. I saw him frowning and said, "Your Majesty, the construction is powerful, and you only need to attack the city to get supplies." ”

As soon as he said this, Han Yi also remembered, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Tongzhou Canal is already frozen, and at this time, I am afraid that everyone and horses will be able to get on the ice, and if the Jianyu robs the grain of Caoyun, I am afraid it will be enough!" ”

In the past, the Tongzhou Canal had frozen, hindering the passage of ships, but it was still dangerous for people and horses to step on the ice. But by this time it was December, and the weather was cold enough, so the grain was in danger.

In the original history, a few days later, Jianyu obtained these grains by sneak attack, and only then did he end the days when he needed to hunt to replenish military rations.

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately nodded with a serious face and said, "I also know it." Therefore, I no longer expect the safety of the grain, just in case, I decided to set it on fire! ”

"Your Majesty, by all means! If this grain is burned, before the grain is returned next year, there will inevitably be a food shortage in Beijing! Han Yi, as the first assistant, hurriedly admonished.

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately asked: "Can Qing ensure the safety of the grain and not fall into the hands of Jianyu?" ”

This rhetorical question suddenly made Han Yi speechless and speechless. Several other ministers originally wanted to say it, but they were too afraid to say it when asked.

The burning of grain by fire will definitely be criticized afterwards. Without great courage, even if Sun Chengzong, who was praised in the history books, was in Tongzhou, he would definitely be able to see this risk, but he did not dare to set it on fire, and he did not even admonish it, which shows that this matter is very important. It is also Hu Guang who has the pressure of being wiped out, so he has the courage to burn grain.

Hu Guang immediately turned his head to look at Shen Yongmao, and said solemnly: "The strategy of the Jingshi is to also promote all the cities in the land of Gyeonggi. The whole city, we must work together to resist, and those who dare to surrender will be punished by the nine clans, regardless of whether they surrender or surrender! But as long as you can block the siege of the city, the court officials will all be promoted beyond the ranks, and the people of the city will be exempt from tax for three years! ”

Speaking of this, he said with a hint of ruthlessness: "I want to let Jianyu in the land of Gyeonggi, and every bite will break his teeth, see how many cities Jianyu can gnaw!" In such a cold winter, I have paid a lot of money to clear the wall, and I must teach Jianyu a hard lesson, so that the next time he wants to enter the customs, he must weigh it carefully! ”

Jianyu is a robber, if he comes in and robs something once, and makes a lot of money, he will definitely want to rob it in every possible way next time; But if he comes to rob it, he hits his head and bleeds and makes a loss-making deal, and the next time he wants to rob it again, he will definitely weigh it to see if it's worth it!

After Hu Guang finished speaking, he glanced at the courtiers below, and saw that there were a few people who wanted to speak, so he reiterated again: "I have made up my mind, and the princes must help me check and fill in the gaps, improve this policy, dare to oppose or destroy, I will never spare it, and it is impossible to return to my hometown!" ”