Chapter 1005: Insufficient Military Pay
Zhenjin smiled: "The prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty is really worthy of its name, along the way, it is beautiful, can I stay for a while longer?" ”
Cheng Yue was not surprised at all, and said with a smile: "I was about to ask the prince to go to Lin'an with me, is the prince free?" It's too late to go to the humble house to eat a few glasses of water and wine and then go back. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Zhenjin was overjoyed, after he saw Suzhou, he was a little more curious about Lin'an, with Cheng Yue here, he didn't have to worry about anything, and he was not even afraid that Kublai Khan would reprimand him after he went back, and immediately smiled and said: "Then we will make up our minds and bother us." ”
Wan Zexi said: "This is really good, when we get to Lin'an, we will entertain Brother Wang well." ”
Cheng Yue smiled and pressed his hands and said, "Everyone, please take a seat." The ministers sat down one after another.
Seeing that Cheng Yue was still the chief of the golden sword, Li Fu and other ministers were even more frightened, but they were afraid that Empress Nanbi and other nobles would be dissatisfied. But immediately they saw that Nan Bi sat down at the head of Cheng Yue very naturally, and Talahai and other concubines also sat down, everyone was calm, with a smile on their faces, without the slightest intention of arguing, and they couldn't help but be surprised and happy in their hearts - the prestige of the Metropolitan Governor in the Yuan Dynasty was indeed as high as the sky!
The meals were extremely sumptuous, and many of the dishes that were only available in the south were eaten with real gold and smiles. Yunluo has opened a branch of Yaleju in Suzhou, and several local singers have also come to perform, they are all personally selected and trained by Yunluo, and each singer is picturesque, can sing and dance, and immediately won the applause of the house.
It was the first time for the instigation of Du and the others to come to Suzhou, and they could hear the gentle tune sung by the Jiangnan women in Wu Nong's soft language, and they couldn't help but be dizzy and intoxicated, but they still knew the sense of proportion and did not dare to be presumptuous.
Hong Chaqiu is different, he has been in Goryeo for too long, how can he ever see such a tender singer? Maybe never to see each other again in this life. Itchy for a while, more and more reluctant, and when the singer retreated, he couldn't help but get up secretly and pulled the hole flute in the hand of the last singer.
Seeing that there was a general from the north who wanted to snub her, this singer was so frightened that her face was pale, she exclaimed, subconsciously pulled out the hole flute, and knocked on Hong Chaqiu's shoulder hard.
Hong Chaqiu was in pain, so angry that his eyes were full of stars, and he was just about to get angry, when he saw Cheng Yue's eyes at him, and sneered at him.
Hong Chaqiu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and Ren Qing, an old subordinate of Cheng Yue when he was in the army, sat beside him, hurriedly hugged his arms, pressed him down on the seat, and said in a low voice: "Quickly make amends!" ”
How dare Hong Chaqiu be stubborn, and hurriedly saluted Cheng Yue from afar, Cheng Yue glared at him, and then looked away.
Although Hong Chaqiu apologized, he was also unwilling in his heart, and muttered to Ren Qing: "It's just a singer, and the governor is also a little stricter." ”
Ren Qing saw that he didn't understand, and said with a smile: "Yaleju just now, do you know where it is?" ”
Hong Chaqiu shook his head and said, "The size is just a green building, how can I know?" ”
Ren Qing laughed and said, "You reckless man, you should let you suffer a little." ”
Hong Chaqiu was stunned: "How do you say this?" ”
Ren Qingdao: "Yaleju is a place set up by the Metropolitan Governor himself, and the eight concubines and eight little ladies of the Metropolitan Governor are performing in Yaleju in Lin'an. And in charge of this place is none other than one of the most favored little ladies of the Grand Duke, the little lady Yunluo. ”
Hong Chaqiu was taken aback, he couldn't afford to offend Baji, let alone the little lady Yunluo who was still above Baji? immediately asked: "So, those singers just now are all the subordinates of Little Lady Yunluo?" ”
Ren Qing said with a smile: "Not only that, but every singer selected by Little Lady Yunluo is very likely to enter the palace to serve the Metropolitan Governor as a concubine in the future, and the concubine room of the Metropolitan Governor is also something you can move?" ”
Hong Chaqiu shrank his neck in fright, and arched his hand embarrassedly: "Those who don't know are not guilty, please say a few more good words for me." ”
Ren Qing laughed and said: "The Metropolitan Governor is broad-minded, you are new to the city, and you haven't made a big mistake, so I won't punish you." But you have to be more restrained in the future, and if you really annoy the Duke, it's useless for us to say anything. ”
Hong Chaqiu still didn't give up, and asked, "Where else can you find a beautiful woman like this?" I go and play by myself when I have free time. ”
Ren Qing laughed and said, "That depends on your creation, I don't know." ”
Hong Chaqiu saw that Ren Qing didn't say anything, so he had to give up, and he was even more curious about Lin'an's Yaleju in his heart.
After eating the reception banquet, Cheng Yue personally sent Zhenjin and the others back to their residence, and made an appointment with them to go out to play the day after tomorrow, and then returned to the house to rest.
Cheng Yue deliberately arranged Nu Han and several other concubines to live together, and it was very close to his concubine's room, and he could enter the courtyard by climbing over the wall. Nuhan and the other concubines naturally understood his intentions, and on the grounds of hot ventilation, they sent the palace maids around them to live in the next courtyard.
In the middle of the night, Cheng Yue climbed over the wall, got into Nuhan's room, comforted her well, and then entered the room of Kuo Kuolun, Babahan and Sa Buhu through the window.
In the early morning of the next day, Cheng Yue went over and pretended to ask for peace, let the concubines play in the back garden of the mansion, and returned to the inner hall by himself, and the important ministers of Suzhou had gathered.
As soon as Cheng Yue entered the inner hall, the ministers immediately stood up and saluted, doubly respectful. Cui Bin, who did not appear in public yesterday, also appeared in front of Cheng Yue. Cheng Yue arched his hand and smiled: "Everyone, please take a seat, this time has been hard." ”
The ministers said: "Don't dare, most of the governors are hard." "Take your seats.
Navy Commander Liu Shun did not sit down, but directly reported: "Governor Dadu, the reorganization of the Guangdong Navy has been completed, more than 10,000 old and weak cowards have been dismissed, more than 300 large and small ships have been built and repaired, and the Guangzhou and Guangxi Navy have been ordered to explore the coasts and inland waterways of the southern countries. In addition, the troops assembled from Ryukyu and Qiongzhou have arrived in Leizhou, and the number of troops sent from Ryukyu has reached 8,000, and Qiongzhou has sent 5,000 men, all of whom are vigorous barbarian men who can cope easily in the jungle. The soldiers of Qiongzhou still have to be trained from scratch, and the Ryukyu ones already have some appearances, and in time, they will become elite soldiers! The Marine Corps has expanded its army by 30,000, and everyone is vying to be the first, and all of them have been sent to Leizhou for training, and all the deputy commanders and below have gone to supervise the army. ”
Cheng Yue nodded and said, "Don't call any barbarians in the future, is the military budget enough?" ”
Liu Shun responded first, and then said with a wry smile: "The minister never thought that he would spend so much money, and so far, he has reported to the DPRK and China three times to increase military spending. The Metropolitan Governor had spoken first, but no one dared to suppress it, but the Bachelor of Arts had already sent a message asking the ministers to verify the military expenses. All the gold and silver mined by Japan day and night went to the navy, but it was still not enough, and there was nothing the minister could do. ”