Chen Mingxia and Zheng Yuanxun didn't expect that when discussing the major affairs of the military state and the major events of the future attack, they would talk about a trivial military expenditure.

And it was broken and crushed, and the whip was said to be very detailed.

If it weren't for the fact that this person in front of him was a friend of the Fushe Society, a famous talent, he would have to treat this Gong someone as an account!

"What? I can't be a stinky man? I learned arithmetic when I was a teenager, but this is miscellaneous and a small way, so I left the introduction to learning and put it away, and I didn't dare to do it again. lest I be called a miscellaneous and impure person. ”

Looking at everyone, Gong Dingxiao smiled very chicly: "The last time I saw Chen Zilong like that, I was thinking, what is there to be afraid of for national affairs?" Moreover, if Your Highness forgives me my sins, am I not guilty? Therefore, the Quartermaster Department wants a person who can prime minister the overall situation, and I can just do my best, and this time, it can be regarded as doing my meager effort. ”

"You did your best," Chen Mingxia Meiyu tightened, looking very distressed: "But when you say this, what people say in their hearts, this military supply is insufficient, how will this battle be fought in the future?" Asking for salary from the household department in Nanjing, I am afraid that they are extorting it again, and I also know that Zuo Town, Huang Town, Liu Town, all the troops and horses plus the Yejiang River, the forbidden army, and the household department are indeed out of money. Even if the southeastern provinces start to donate officials, I am afraid that they will not be able to help us within three months. ”

Zheng Yuanxun was not in a hurry, and only smiled: "Your Highness is here, is Gong Xiaosheng willing to smear his face, military quartermasters, if there is really no silver, can he say this to his face?" ”

"That's right." Gong Dingxiao smiled and said: "However, if I don't tell you about the bitter scriptures, how do you know how cumbersome the military affairs are?" If nothing else, just this time to pay tax food, from morning to night, it is rare to not sleep for a few days and nights. The people of the division, running around everywhere, like you, can live here and shake the pen. So, don't look down on our colleagues who do chores. ”

"You're talking a lot of nonsense." Zheng Yuanxun scolded with a smile: "Your Highness is here, why are you so bold." ”

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "It's good for him to talk about it, so that everyone doesn't only know their hard work and ignore the lives of others." ”

Chen Mingxia's heart moved, and he was secretly vigilant, but he didn't know who the prince was saying this. At the moment, he had to smile and respond, but his brows were unconsciously furrowed.

Gong Dingyu also smiled and said: "Your Highness can't afford to say this...... Let's be honest, donating is just a special case, once you donate, next time people will not donate, besides, except for Nanjing Suchang, I am afraid that there are not many places in the country that have so many rich people in Huaiyang. So you can't do it again. However, the rectification of our salt class has achieved initial results, and as soon as the method came out, in about 20 days, the news has spread to the Huguang area, and the businessmen have not had time to rush over, but the news department has a substation in Jiujiang, and there are already many wealthy businessmen in Jiujiang who want to rush over. Let's estimate that before this year, the income from selling tickets and salt was at least more than three million, so that the army's expenses were almost enough. Then there is centigold, July is not over, the whole month of June, the centigold income is more than 300,000, this month has passed 700,000, ranked, by the year ago, we estimate that the centigold income is more than 5 million, and the salt class combined, and miscellaneous income, about 9 million! ”

Speaking of these, Gong Dingyu was really proud, his face was full of brilliance, and he almost jumped up from his chair.

However, none of the people present had the intention of laughing at him, and everyone including Chen Mingxia was stunned by this number.

Here in Qingjiang, the grain is added up to more than 3 million, and the original inventory plus the tax revenue of the two governments this summer has accumulated this number.

There is no shortage of food in the army and in the localities, so there is nothing to worry about, the Pingyu Army has also been built, and the local garrison is also on the right track, and it was said that the donated silver is very much, which is enough to do something big, and the result is good, the gold and salt classes are the same, and in more than half a year, you can earn 9 million!

If it were a whole year, wouldn't it be nearly 20 million?

Thinking of this, everyone was pale, looking at Zhu Cihong, and then looking at each other, they all felt incredulous.

The Ming Jingshi has been lost, and the last trace of strength has been exhausted, for what?

It's nothing more than a lack of money.

Without silver, it is impossible to restrain the army with national law, and if the army is short of pay, the generals can openly resist the orders of the emperor, or even the emperor.

No way, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers!

When Liu Zeqing led his troops in Shandong, he contradicted the holy decree several times, wasn't it because of the lack of salary? As soon as the reason for the lack of pay came out, the officials and Huang Yanjing were unthinkable. Because once the general said so, without silver, there was no way to use national law to check and balance, and in front of silver, the court was short of breath...... The state has increased the endowment several times, making the people miserable, and the large-scale rebellion in the northwest and Henan is not just the fact that the displaced people have no relief, and then they make a fuss in response to every call?

Li Zicheng stirred up the chaos in the world, but he was an honest post man in the post station before, if it weren't for the emperor who wanted to save a few taels of silver and cut off most of the post stations, Li Hongji was probably still working honestly in northern Shaanxi at this time...... This time, in the land of the two mansions, the income has more than half of the Ming Dynasty after the three salaries, if it is not for the fact in front of you, here is triumphant, it is almost a tail that is wagging a good friend for many years, a smart person of the first class...... If it was half a year ago, someone told me that the land of the two provinces could carve out less than 20 million yuan a year, I am afraid that I would be able to laugh off my big teeth on the spot!

"Your Royal Highness......" Chen Mingxia took the lead in standing up, his eyebrows were full of joy and excitement, he bowed for a long time, and said loudly: "The minister congratulates His Highness, with this income, you can train 100,000 strong soldiers, and the major events of the country and the dynasty can be done!" ”

"Congratulations to His Highness!"

"The minister also congratulates His Highness!"

For a while, the hall was beaming, everyone was bowing and congratulating, and between the eyebrows and eyes, there was a smile that could not be hidden.

Zhu Cihong himself was a little crying and laughing.

Today's discussion is about the movements of the Qing army, as well as the movements of Li Zicheng in northern Shaanxi, even if he is familiar with history, at the juncture of deciding the life and death of the fortune of the entire country and the nation, he alone cannot make a decision, and the purpose of convening this meeting is to brainstorm and make an optimal decision for the next few months and a year.

The result is good, a group of courtiers, regardless of civil and military, are congratulating for the silver income at this time...... What kind of politics is this?

"Alright, alright!"

He had to interrupt everyone's greetings, shook his head and smiled, "Let's continue to discuss what we just did." ”

"Yes, let's talk first."

Feng Kaizhang was in a good mood at this time, although there was still the matter of the fire gun hanging in his heart, but he still said to Zhu Cihong with a happy expression: "Your Highness, now that we have money and food, and the military supply is insufficient, it is just a trivial matter. In the next step, pig iron, gunpowder and other materials must be prepared, and then sufficient equipment, with the current practice method, you can get 40,000 strong soldiers. Coupled with the adaptation of Xu Zhen, the town army also has more than 50,000. With Duoduo's department, there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people, even if we can't win the field battle, with the dense water network around Huaisi, sitting on a strong city, and casting more cannons to defend the city, they will be consumed. I have a strong national strength in the Ming Dynasty, and when the southeastern provinces have donations, gold, taxes and food salaries, and a million troops can be expected, whether it is a thief or a captive, it is just a matter of sending generals to conquer! Therefore, the top priority is just to delay time! ”

"Feng Zhen's words are exactly what the minister wants to say." Chen Mingxia also said solemnly: "Your Highness said that Jiannu wants to recruit thieves, and the thieves over there in Huaiqing mobilize tens of thousands of troops to fight Jiannu, then, let them go dog eats dog first, our Ming national strength is far above them, delay for a while, we have a few more chances of winning, wouldn't it be good?" ”

"Submission!" Gong Dingyu was in the limelight tonight, and he didn't want to say anything more, and besides, what these two people said was exactly what he was thinking in his heart, so he nodded happily and agreed.

Zheng Yuanxun, Wei Yue, Li Gong and others also nodded in agreement.

What was discussed tonight, in addition to Yanjing's military and political intelligence, was the several major battles that Zhu Cihong said would take place around October.

Originally, Dorgon made a big mistake, so to speak, a fatal mistake!

Azig was ordered to conquer Li Zicheng, and the army he led, including the Ming Dynasty in Datong, was only 80,000 people.

Among them, there were quite a lot of ordinary soldiers and the Ming Dynasty's surrendered army, and the real core of the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners and Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses, no more than 50,000.

The Dashun army gathered the main forces of Gao Yigong, Li Guo and other troops in northern Shaanxi, with more than 200,000 people and 50,000 or 60,000 elite troops.

Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu and other generals are also gathering troops and horses, gathering in Luochuan and standby, just waiting for Gao Yigong and Li Guo to fight with Azig, and in the hometown of northern Shaanxi, there will be a real decisive battle with the Qing army!

The entire Shun army has gathered more than 500,000 people, of which the elite and daring troops are about 150,000 people, and the strength is strong, and it is a war in the hometown of northern Shaanxi, and the morale will not be too low, and at the same time a large amount of grain, grass and silver have been prepared for the battle, Li Zicheng's determination is to fight the main force of the Qing army in this battle, re-sweep Shanxi, Jifu and Henan, and grasp the strategic initiative on the battlefield!

This plan was very feasible, and under the strategic situation at that time, it was a hard blow after shrinking, and it was also a heavy blow to the arrogant Qing army.

At that time, Duoduo had already been ordered to go south to attack Nanjing, and the route he chose was also away from the western battlefield, and the two expeditionary armies would fight separately.

This is a very stupid and overconfident plan, and it shows Dorgon's arrogance!

It can be said that if Duoduo really went south and began to engage the Ming Dynasty army, and the Dashun army defeated Azig, who was also confident and arrogant and not a good commander, the main force of the Qing army would be damaged, and his prestige would plummet.

However, the whole of China, including Kifu Henan, Shanxi Shaanxi, Shandong, Jiangnan, the whole strategic situation, between July and October, was changed by a local war, a small-scale battle.

That's the turning point.

A fatal twist.

(To be continued)