Jia Min went out of the palace, found Lai Da, and asked him to tell the old ancestor and Jia Yu that he didn't have to wait for him after he came out, and he left first.

After a while, he came to the Wei Mansion and asked Menzi to inform Wei Ruolan.

Wei Ruolan came out quickly, and the two rode for a while, then they arrived at the Yuelai Inn, asked for a room, and moved in.

This Yuelai Inn, when Jia Min first arrived in Jiafu last year, he often came to stay. Now the boss still recognizes him when he sees him, so he is very enthusiastic.

Tea was bent, and a brazier was specially added, and then I went out.

Although Wei Ruolan came back for the Xinyou Kechang case, the use of troops in the North Wendula grassland also has an indirect relationship with Bu Kui, and it is impossible not to pay attention to such a major event.

"At the moment, the use of troops in North Ventura seems inevitable. I have taken note of the news on this and there has been no talk of opposition to war. ”

Wei Ruolan added tea to Jia Min and said with some concern. The teacup in his hand is also spinning constantly.

"yes, it seems like we're the only ones who are against the war. I don't know where their faith comes from. ”

"As far as I know, preparations for war have been carried out in secret, the household department has already given the military expenses to the military department, and the ordnance baggage is in preparation, and a total of 150,000 horses have been prepared."

"One hundred and fifty thousand? Where did so many people come from? ”

Jia Min was a little surprised.

If there were really 150,000 horses, they had been well trained, they had been logistically prepared, and then they had adopted the correct strategy and tactics to defeat the Tatars.

"It is said that there are such parts, one is the strength of Shengjing and Ningguta, a total of 60,000 people. The second is the garrison of Goryeo of 20,000 and the army of Goryeo of 20,000. The third is Zhili and Shandong, with a total of 30,000. Fourth, 12,000 were sent out from Jingying and Shuntianfu, and the remaining 8,000 were sent out by the soldiers of various houses in the imperial capital. ”

"None of our business?"

"I haven't heard of it. There is a legend that we are afraid of taking credit. Tell us to defend Bukui with peace of mind. ”

"With the heart of a villain, let's go and grab the credit? Think I'm willing to go? And the Tatars are so easy to deal with? ”

"I also think they are too underestimated, the Tatars' 100,000 iron horsemen are more powerful than the four major tribes. Unless we use the method we used to deal with the four major tribes, it will not be easy to win. ”

"Our methods for dealing with the four major tribes may not work with the Tatars. Those tricks, they already know, there will be a way to crack them. If you want to win, you have to find another way to fight a protracted battle. I estimate that it won't be able to fight without two years. ”

Jia Min made this judgment on the premise of adopting the right tactics. Otherwise, even 150,000 horses may not be useful.

Although it is claimed to be 150,000 people, it would be good to have 120,000 troops who can really be put into the front line by going to the logistics and support personnel in the army.

Even 120,000 is impossible.

The reason is also very simple, there are two main ones. First, there is a large amount of empty pay in the military. It is said that there are tens of thousands of troops, and the actual number of troops, it is good to have seven or eight achievements in the claimed number.

Second, there are still a large number of redundant personnel among these seventy or eighty percent of the troops. If it can really be used in front-line operations, sixty percent is considered good.

Even these sixty percent of the troops still lack training, their armaments are lax in peacetime, and some have never even fought. The equipment is also basically cold weapons.

With these people, it is very difficult to win against the Tatar army of tigers and wolves.

"Chief Min said it was two years, but they didn't think so. But it was simple, and as soon as the army arrived, the war would be over in two months. ”

"Two months is possible, but it is not the Tatars who will be defeated, but them. I really don't understand, why are they in a hurry to do this? ”

"In addition to the military exploits, the establishment of prefectures and counties and tributes, the military department has not had any decent achievements over the years, and the government corps has been inspired by our victory and is also eager to make meritorious contributions."

"Alas, where is it so easy to make a contribution, have they put so much effort into us? If you want to make meritorious contributions, you have to have that ability. ”

"It's a little strange that this time, even the household department is actively fighting the main battle, and Scholar Luo and the three feudal clans are also strongly supportive."

"Scholar Luo and San Francisco?"

"Yes, it is said that the commander of this time is likely to be Ningguta General Han Tiankui."

"Han Tiankui?"

That's kind of interesting. Jia Min suddenly understood something.

If Han Tiankui is the coach, once he wins, Ningguta Ke will drive a wedge in Bu Kui's back. At that time, Bukui will become an isolated island in the encirclement of Ningguta's forces. It can be said that the entire northeast is Ningguta's sphere of influence.

Han Tiankui was the younger brother of Han Tiandou, the king of Nan'an, who was one of the three feudal clans.

A fact emerged: the Northeast had also become the sphere of influence of the three feudatories.

As for the active support of Scholar Luo, it is not surprising. According to legend, Luo Qihua has always had a close relationship with the three feudatories. He often stood out for the three feudal clans in the court.

"What do you say about the emperor?"

"As far as I know, it should be related to the prince."

"Something to do with the prince?"

"When the emperor appointed the current crown prince, it was quite controversial. Many ministers disagreed. The controversy of the harem is also great. Later, the emperor overrode public opinion and set up a crown prince. ”

"Last year, there was a great drought in Henan, and the prince presided over the disaster relief, which is said to be quite controversial, and there were many corruption rumors. Even the King of Jin and the King of Chu have quite a few complaints. ”

"The general opinion is that the emperor wants the crown prince to preside over the war, to restore influence and establish prestige for the crown prince"

"There's nothing wrong with building prestige for the crown prince. It's not impossible to fight, but I'm afraid that I chose the wrong person. ”

"In my opinion, the future of this battle is not good. Just pulling this item from all over the place is a lot of problems. Soldiers don't know generals, they don't know soldiers. They do not belong to each other, and their orders are different. Not to mention the uneven quality of the army. In such troubled waters, we don't have to wade into them, so we don't have to be embarrassed by them. ”

"If the Tatars have limited ambitions, it is better that they will win in the future, so it will be against us to take advantage of the victory and pursue and occupy South Ventura in one go. Our previous gains have come to naught. ”

This is also what Jia Min is most worried about.

"Judging from the current situation, war is inevitable, and it is better for Chief Min to plan early."

"Yes, it's not appropriate to go to war, I said it in the excerpt, I told Jiang Shilang and my uncle, and I told King Beijing today. It seems to be useless. When I see the emperor in the future, I also want to say it. It's just that the situation is like this now, I'm afraid that if I tell the emperor, it's useless, and it's time to plan early. ”

"Ruolan, you put the Xinyou Kechang case first, these days, I think about it, after the fifteenth day of the first month, the two of us will return to Bukui together. The stakes are high, and we have to make sure that there are no problems with Bukui. ”

"It's the best. Alas, I really didn't expect such a thing to happen. It's getting dark, why don't you come to my house for a drink? ”

"Forget it, let's talk about it after the New Year. It's going to be the New Year, so let's eat it at home, and it will save the people in the house from saying that I am a foreigner. ”

broke up with Wei Ruolan, and Jia Min returned to Yeduju.

Although I ate wine in the palace, I didn't eat much food. Back at the Cultivation and Reading Academy, Ping'er happened to leave him a meal.

While eating, I listened to Ping'er talk about today's Jiafu annual meeting.

The annual meeting was presided over by Jia Zheng, which was naturally dull and monotonous, and not very interesting. I didn't invite any outsiders to present the awards.

In terms of awards, there is nothing bright.

The Lifetime Achievement Award and the Best Loser Award for the Most Interesting Kid are naturally gone. The moral and respected awards, the clan elders will give themselves deservedly.

Jia Yu and Jia Zheng were not polite, and won their last year's awards.

Qin Keqing still won the Best Management Award, and Daiyu's maid Zijuan won the Best Maid Award.

These two awards are the most undisputed.

The other awards are much the same as last year. However, the reward for ransom for the subordinates is gone.

The two most controversial awards are Lai Da's Best Housekeeper Award and Baoyu's Lenient Servant Award.

Both of these awards were proposed by themselves. It is completely because of the person's award, which deviates from the purpose of the award and turns a very serious matter into child's play.

The best loser award with the most deterrent effect has been carried forward in other people's homes, but he has abandoned it here. It makes Jia Min feel a sense of absurdity.

It can be seen that no matter how good the system is, under the control of a group of unscrupulous people, it will also go out of shape, and finally go to the opposite.

The fullness of the housekeeper class is an open secret in the house. Jia Min wanted to rectify last year, but later disrupted his plan because of the release of Bu Kui.

To give them an award this year is tantamount to sending the wrong signal that Jia Fu tolerates and encourages such behavior among the housekeepers.

Baoyu is more generous to his subordinates, but it is also true. However, this is not necessarily his nature and intention. It is likely that he is more rebellious by nature, lazy, and unwilling to discipline others.

Even so, Baoyu's shortcomings in other aspects are obvious, and giving him an award gives a confusing, if not wrong, signal.

The encouragement of Baoyu Liang covered up his other shortcomings. This is also harmful to Baoyu herself. This is tantamount to encouraging Baoyu's indulgence in other ways.

If this continues, he will never reflect on himself.

This reminded Jia Min of Yuan Chun's words that told him to be tolerant of Baoyu. From this point of view, it is likely that she still has a sober view of Baoyu.

It's just that now in the palace, the whip can't reach it.

Yuan Chun didn't ask Jia Min to have much success in his career, as long as he protected the safety and thoughtfulness of Jiafu.

Peace and security, in the average family, is only the most basic goal.

However, for Jiafu, it is a relatively extravagant target.

It can be seen that Yuan Chun still has a relatively clear understanding of the past and current situation of Jiafu.

From here, Jia Min also had some doubts, that is, whether Jia Mansion was still hiding a bigger secret that he didn't know.