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At the end of the year, Nanjing ushered in a few days of sunny weather, and even the temperature rose slightly higher than before the year. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info the whole city of Nanjing is lit up without mentioning it, and compared with the prosperity and development of the economy, politics is the most touching thing about the city. Because it is no longer what it used to be, eating, drinking and merrymaking is no longer rare and expensive for many relatives and nobles who stand at the top of the Chen and Han courts, and it has become a way to make friends with each other from the initial enjoyment, and it is also an occasion for small groups to discuss things.

During the whole New Year's Festival, the movement between inside and outside Nanjing City is getting deeper and more rigorous.

Chen Ming saw all this in his eyes, but he couldn't stop the development of this trend, just like the big T dynasty in his previous life, the New Year days were always the busiest time for many officials. All this can only be reversed little by little, and the custom of giving big gifts during the Chinese New Year is deeply rooted. However, as the emperor who is about to ascend the throne, Chen Ming is still very idle these days, worshipping his ancestors and New Year's Day, and completely relaxing after he is done. Even though there are only a few days left to open, Chen Ming also enjoys the rare leisure time of the year. And the return gifts in each house during the festival are all handled by the inner house, and Li Xiaomei and they are not doing it once or twice.

Of course, this kind of leisure is only relatively speaking, and it is not that Chen Ming has done nothing. Taking advantage of the leisure time of the past few days, Chen Ming once again carefully reviewed the army reorganization plan submitted by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. The cost of this program is a huge amount and it is necessary in the big picture. After Chen Ming ascended the throne this year, the entire Fuhan Army will undergo a large-scale reorganization.

It is expected that the army will complete the allocation of at least 12 integrated divisions, that is, the main divisions, with 25,000 men in each integrated division; 12 local garrison divisions, each with 15,000 men; There are also the Janissaries, three infantry divisions, one cavalry division, and one artillery brigade, and the configuration of 100,000 people must be completely completed; There are about 50,000 cavalry troops, military police units, marines, coastal defense troops, overseas garrisons, and navy, and so on, and 800,000 to 100,000 people.

It's a huge plan. But for Chen Erbao and other important generals of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion who were summoned by Chen Ming to inquire, this plan was simple and straightforward. Every single one of them knows this. Because the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has discussed and voted on this plan no less than ten times, and it has been delayed for more than three months, and it has not been officially submitted to Chen Ming until a few days before it is officially submitted. It's just that the budget figures finally reported by the Metropolitan Governor's Office are seriously inconsistent with the amount given in the budget. The total amount of military spending for next year is only 50 million!

Although the person who is leading this matter behind it is Chen Ming. However, his reasons for reorganizing the troops were completely sufficient, and the Fuhan Army was now the main force and a local provincial army, and it was obvious that the formation of the army was not suitable for the current situation in which the whole country was about to be reunified. There must be a major reshuffle on the large and small hills, and the reorganization of the army must be carried out.

In the overall army building plan of the Fu Han Army, there are 43 division-level formations, the main force and the local level, but Chen Han has not yet been able to complete the entire army building plan at once, and this year is only the first step. Not counting the Praetorian Guard, the only 'corps' first-level structure in the whole army, there are only 24 divisions in the whole army. In many places, the 'division commanders' in the provincial army are about to sit on wax. So is indispensable. The Metropolitan Governor's Office has also repeatedly used this as an excuse to delay the issuance of its own plan.

They just shouted that the amount of military spending given in the budget was far from enough, but they did not say how much they would want next year.

This plan was only sent to Chen Ming ten days before the closure of the Ya Seal, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion said that he had made the final 'repair' changes. But in fact, isn't it just to catch the cabinet off guard, just a plan to reorganize the army will cost 40 million, and such a huge number is impossible for the government to tolerate. Even Chen Cong, an absolute supporter of Chen Ming in the DPRK, instantly said 'impossible' when he first heard that the military spending required by the army next year was 10,000.

This figure is too large, and the cost of the whole army's reorganization exceeds the cost of the army's salary.

But Chen Cong got the news a little late, he only received the news from Chen Ming on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and Chen Ming has been getting the plan for half a month, although he did not agree, but he did not refute it, isn't this an endorsement from a certain aspect?

"My lord, this year's military expenditure has reached 70 million silver dollars, even if the vast majority of soldiers have converted their military salaries into acres, the production of military supplies and the transfer of military baggage are heavy in silver, right? The total consumption is nearly 30 million. One of Chen Cong's cronies looked at the thin piece of paper in Chen Cong's hand, and felt that it weighed a thousand pounds.

This great pressure made Chen Cong's waist unable to straighten up. According to the plan submitted by the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the whole army will be reorganized, a series of adjustments and supporting facilities will be built, plus the cost of this year's war, the total expenditure will be 10,000 silver dollars. This is more than Chen Han's annual financial income.

In the past, the government was thinking that the scale of the war would be reduced this year, so that military spending could be shortened. A budget of 50 million was given, and the Ministry of Finance still had a margin of 10 million.

Chen Cong's face was so heavy that he could drip water, and he was not satisfied with this huge number of one hundred. He knew that the imperial court would soon issue paper money, which would greatly ease Chen Han's financial tension, and it would not be a short period of one year or two, because paper money could be printed more. However, no matter how much it can alleviate the heavy financial pressure, it is not possible to use paper money as paper. Chen Cong, who has been sitting in the position of secretary of the Ministry of Finance for several years, cannot fully accept Chen Ming's fiscal philosophy, and still feels that the fiscal deficit is very glaring. How can the imperial court have a fiscal deficit every year? If you can't make a balance, it's important to balance your expenses, right? After all, in China's thousands of years of historical tradition, the rope of copper coins in the treasury is rotten, the silver is black and green, and the rice and flour in the granary are moldy. Chen Han: This is ...... now

The treasury is in deficit and the fiscal deficit is the case every year.

As the secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Chen Cong is under a lot of pressure. He really didn't want to do this, no matter what Chen Ming said, he just didn't want to see a deficit of a silver dollar on the books, he just saw a warehouse full of money and grain in the imperial treasury. And if next year's military expenditure reaches an extremely high amount of 10,000 silver dollars, Chen Cong feels that he can resign.

Sitting in the main seat of the hall, Chen Cong secretly thought about it, Chen Qi, Chen Yongsheng, Gao Pingshan, Huang Jie, Chen Wenzan, Chen Jianbai, Chen Hongtao, Huang An, Gao Jinghui, Lu Long, Miao Fuwei, Gao Qiao, these cadres in the army, each of these people is indispensable for the position of division commander, plus the rest of the generals......

How many can be lost from the position of twenty-four divisions?

And just when Chen Cong was secretly thinking about it here, Liu Dezhao, who had returned to Nanjing from Beijing, was also pulling his own small group. Chen Ming had already told him that after the New Year, Yang Jingsu, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, would go home to retire. This official eunuch who entered the officialdom with his grandfather's widow, Qianlong made up for Lixian County in three years, and moved to the prefect of Baoding. In 18 years, he was awarded the Fujian Tingzhang Dragon Road, and later transferred to the Taiwan Province. In general, the ability is still there.

Yang Jingsu achieved the position of the political envoy of Gansu in the Manchu Dynasty, but because of the erosion of disaster relief by his cronies, he was discussed by his subordinates and seized office.

As a result, this was a catastrophe in Yang Jingsu's life, but it gave him the opportunity to easily change jobs, and he sat on the throne of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in less than a year in the Chen Han Dynasty. Now that Yang Jingsu is going to say goodbye, he was mentioned by Chen Hui, the new and the old in the court, once a son of heaven and a courtier, he doesn't need to be reluctant to get in the way. And he vacated a place, Liu Dezhao sat on the throne of Shangshu, and naturally entered the door of the cabinet. As far as he is concerned, it is even better for the emperor and Liu Dezhao to buy a good one, which is very beneficial for his children and grandchildren to walk in the officialdom.

Of course, the first assistant of the cabinet, Liu Dezhao, can only watch others reach the top, and it is estimated that Chen Cong has great hopes. What Liu Dezhao himself can expect is one of the two secondary assistants, even if it is the right second assistant.

The Liufu Mansion in Nanjing City is located on the edge of Xuanwu Lake, sitting north to south, which is quite magnificent. It is composed of three halls, about 100 steps long from north to south, 30 steps wide from east to west, covering an area of more than 10 acres. It is in the shape of a figure eight, the building layout is rigorous, magnificent and solemn, and the patterns such as rhinoceros and tiger on the stone slabs and stone bars in the courtyard are very exquisite.

There is a long and wide Yongdao of five zhang and one zhang wide, and the south end of the Yongdao is a huge photo wall. There are three halls in the main hall, the first two halls are through the hall, the third hall is the lobby, there is a patio between each hall, the patio is paved by stone slabs, the middle of the patio is the Yongdao, connecting the lobby, the hall and the Yongdao ground are made of stone slabs, stone strips, the words "Fu", "Lu", "Shou", "Jubilee" on it and the sun and the moon compete for glory, singing and dancing are equal to the exquisite patterns, very expressive.

This was originally the residence of a eunuch family in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which not only reveals the delicate beauty of the south of the Yangtze River, but also has the thick atmosphere of the north.

The lobby is gorgeous and solemn, the two sides are the east and west wings, and the dragons and phoenixes are carved on the eaves of the doors and windows, which is very gorgeous; On the pillar stones of the streets, birds and beasts are carved very well. There is a tall plaque on the left and right of the lobby door, engraved with a couplet: "Quiet self-cultivation and thrift to cultivate nature, enter and go out to be virtuous." ”

This house is also considered to be the first class in Nanjing, and all the high-ranking officials gathered around it, and the current Xuanwu Lake can be said to be a new version of Wuyi Lane in Nanjing. There is no official who lives in this area whose rank is lower than the third grade. Every day, people come and go, and they are all crowded with doors.

However, the residential area of the Chen Han clan is in the serious Wuyi Lane south of the Wende Bridge. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Wuyi Lane, which had long since lost its former glory, has now become a gathering place for the Chen Han clan. Chen Cong, Chen Erbao, Chen Quan, Chen Liang, etc., the mansions are all here.

Chen Ming wants all the children of the Chen family to remember the lesson of 'Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people in the old days'.

Peng Zhongrui, who was also recalled to Nanjing a few years ago, was not far from Liu Dezhao's house, and after getting Liu Dezhao's invitation, Peng Zhongrui felt very strange, but he immediately asked people to prepare the carriage. He came earlier than Shen Guozhen, Yue Wenhai and others.

With a stomach full of doubts, Peng Zhongrui came to Liufu, what other important things could not be discussed with him during the New Year's season? And he used to work outside the home.

There was no need for someone to report, a porter directly led Peng Zhongrui to the hall. Liu Dezhao, who got the news, was already outside the hall, and when he saw Peng Zhongrui, he laughed, grabbed him and entered the hall, and the entourage of the two also retreated outside with interest.

"Lord Liu's face is full of red light, and it seems that he is about to be overjoyed." Peng Zhongrui was a little embarrassed when he spoke, Liu Dezhao was just a small magistrate, a guy who was greedy for life and afraid of death, but now he will be called the 'cabinet department' in a short time. And he has been honest and self-disciplined for many years, and he can only be the director of the cabinet office, although he is also a second grade, but the director of the office is a big housekeeper to put it bluntly. "I don't know what Lord Liu needs to discuss, so urgent?"

"Haha." Liu Dezhao laughed dryly, his face was full of red light, but it was blood and qi surging, and he didn't see that the corners of his mouth were blistered. It was not easy to make such a decision today, which shows that he has walked on the opposite side of the army. And his baby daughter also gave birth to a prince.

But there are gains and losses. He will soon be the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he is a member of the government's cabinet, and now that Chen Han's military and government are fighting each other, he can't avoid being in the cabinet no matter what. Oppose the cabinet resolution and sell the army? That will not only cast a thick shadow on his future prospects, but what will the son-in-law who is sitting high above think? Do you really think that master can't understand it?

Liu Dezhao tossed and turned for several nights, and the blisters at the corners of his mouth were empty. In the end, he made a 'wise' decision. Since it is a civilian official, in the current situation where the civil and military struggle has reached a certain intensity, it is better to honestly stand on the interests of the civilian official.

The grandson is still young, and the cheap son-in-law is high-spirited, and the battle for the storage position is still far away.

Chen Cong first let Peng Zhongrui into the hall and sat down, and immediately got down to business. Peng Zhongrui had not heard the news about the army reorganization plan of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, but he did not know much.

And now, "Ten thousand? The whole person was like being pricked by a needle, and Peng Zhongrui jumped up from the chair.

"How can there be so many?" Obviously, only the battles in the northwest and northeast remained, and they could not be compared with the battles of last year and the year before that. How can it be low instead of decreasing?

Peng Zhongrui was drinking with Chen Gang yesterday, and he listened to Chen Gang's enthusiastic talk about promoting basic primary school education, opening night schools for workers, and improving the living conditions and scholarships for normal students in middle and higher normal colleges. And all this is based on next year, no, this year, on the premise that military spending will be greatly reduced. There is too much difference between 50 million and 10,000.

"The whole army will be reorganized, that is, the whole army will be redressed, and I heard that there is a new weapon that must first equip the Praetorian Guard. In addition, the garrisons in many places have to be reduced, the garrisons in many places have to be increased, or some cities have to recruit new troops, and the amount of military barracks built in various places is very large. In particular, the construction of coastal defense batteries and offshore bases of naval divisions cost a huge amount of money.

In addition to the expansion of cavalry units, the army only talked about infantry, and the integrated divisions were field troops, and the Metropolitan Governor's Office should initially make the main force initially realize the most basic mule and horse configuration. ”

And what is the most basic mule-horse configuration? That is to say, the weapons and baggage of the troops are all borne by mules and horses.

"You need at least three Mongolian horses in an infantry squad to do this." This is a huge overhead. Because in addition to the infantry squad, there are also artillery units. And Liu Dezhao also knew that after the completion of the army building plan of Chen Han's army, the 20 integrated divisions in the large army were all mule and horse infantry, just like the Tang soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, the infantry was all equipped with horses, and they were motorized and rode in peacetime, and dismounted to fight in battle. And each infantry should be equipped with two horses, one for riding, and one for carrying his own equipment and provisions. That's astronomical. And this is the complete 'mule-horse'.

Liu Dezhao only said two words to Peng Zhongrui, who was still a little ignorant-Tang Bing, and Peng Zhongrui immediately understood what it meant to be a mule and a horse.

Imagine that the Dadu Governor's Mansion that Liu Dezhao said just now made the plan to organize the army, and there were as many as twelve main field divisions on the front line, as well as so many artillery. It's no wonder that a whole army costs so much money. And with so many horses entering the army, logistical pressures and costs have also increased. Although the reason why the total amount of military spending this year has risen instead of falling is by no means just because of this, Peng Zhongrui has already realized this.

When Liu Dezhao told Peng Zhongrui all the situation, Shen Guozhen, Yue Wenhai and others had already arrived. As far as the people gathered in the hall of Liufu are concerned, the high-level factions of the entire Chen Han administrative system are wrapped in seventy-seven-eighty-eight.

Shen Guozhen, Yue Wenhai, Peng Zhongrui and Liu Dezhao, these people either represent a big mountain in themselves, or they have big backers behind them. Liu Dezhao didn't like to repeat what he just said, Peng Zhongrui told the others again.

Sure enough, everyone present didn't have a clear understanding of this matter, even Shen Guozhen, whose son was an attendant next to Chen Ming, only heard a word and a half.

"It's been half a month, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been in hand for half a month. He didn't criticize, that is, support? Shen Guozhen, like Peng Zhongrui, never thought that the total military expenditure this year would be an astonishing 10,000 silver dollars, and even if some of them would be cashed out in the form of land, the real money would be at least 60 million yuan.

10,000,000 silver dollars for silver, this is 67 million taels, and how much income did Daqingguo have when it was at its peak?

And how can a dynasty's financial expenditure be just military spending? (To be continued.) )