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Chapter 981: Lord Wang asked Lord Wang

There was still a day and a half away from Liaoyang City, and the volunteer cavalry scattered all along the way kept up with the army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Not to mention other places, all along the way from Haizhou Wei to Liaoyang, the bandits were wiped out, and under the temptation of cash, those defeated soldiers and bandits were no longer scourges, but profitable prey.

After the Eastern Expeditionary Army gave more than 3,000 taels of silver, it no longer paid, in fact, the military towns along the way were also willing to pay this silver, appeasement of the place, a head two taels is much cheaper than sending troops and horses to conquer.

Liao Town in the first month is indeed cold, but the Huwei soldiers who came here have gone to the colder northern Xinjiang many times, and the border soldiers from Datong and Jizhen are also adapting, as for the people who came from Xuanfu, they are the old foundations of Liao Town, and they know how to deal with the cold.

But Wang Tong is unequivocal, he is willing to spend money on cold and frost protection, and the military supplies are purchased in Jizhen, and the soldiers can be warmed and fed, and they can see the oil every day.

Needless to say, the people from Datong and Xuanfu are from the family and the pacesetter, and this treatment is commonplace, and the more than 10,000 foot soldiers in Jizhen have been living hard for a long time, and they can have such a diet, and their morale is really high.

Even so, the daily march was still not so comfortable, but Wang Tong led the army on horseback, and walked between the various battalion heads.

Wang Xijue and Chen Ju stayed in the cart every day, and the soldiers didn't feel anything about them, but seeing Wang Tong wearing similar clothes and armor to them every day, and walking in the cold wind, thinking of the daily food treatment, this feeling was different, with such a general, everything was willing.

Wang Tong's face is still smeared with grease, which is a kind of paste mixed with animal oil and medicine, which is quite effective, which is also a privilege of the coach.

"Marshal, the superintendent is invited, please go over and talk!"

was inspecting the Huwei Army, but a military academy rode over and said respectfully, Wang Tong nodded, and headed towards the Chinese army, Wang Xijue's carriage was over there.

From the departure of the Beijing division to the present, Wang Xijue and Wang Tong have not said a few words, Wang Xijue has been walking around, Wang Tong is busy with military affairs, of course, the same is true of Chen Ju, the supervising army, but Wang Tong has always had a feeling that Wang Xijue has no ill will towards him, and he will definitely talk to himself.

"Lord Wang is the main general, so he naturally wants to ride a horse to lead the army, but the old man's body can't stand it, Lord Wang, come in and talk!"

Wang Tong rode to Wang Xijue's carriage, and when he saw Wang Xijue pushing open the carriage door and smiled, Wang Tong immediately arched his hand, got off the horse and entered the carriage.

In order to take care of Wang Xijue's preferences, there is incense in the corner, the taste is quiet, and the preciousness is very, these are not the supply of the Huwei army, Wang Xijue himself is rich, and these are all there.

The two sides sat down, and after Wang Xijue's entourage finished making tea, they retreated again, and the winter march was also hard every day, and Wang Tong also felt relaxed to rest for a while in such a place.

"When the old man was in Beijing, he was only willing to take a sedan chair, not a car, because the car was very bumpy, at first glance when he saw the car, he was still bitter in his heart, but he didn't expect that although there were ups and downs, there were no bumps, it was really magical, I don't know how to do it?"

"The bottom is lined with an oil-soaked bamboo bow and iron bars, and the carriage board is two layers, and there is filling between the layers."

Wang Tong didn't elaborate, this is basically a shock-absorbing setting, the steel furnace and hydraulic machinery on the side of the Sanjiang Workshop can also play steel bars with better toughness, but the cost is relatively large, this technical detail is not to be told to Wang Xijue, Wang Xijue is also to lead the conversation, not to ask about this car.

The two sides took a sip of tea, and Wang Xijue really said straight to the point:

"Lord Wang, the old man has been looking at the account books of the military in the past few days, and the grain and grass supplies we carry with us are according to the current cost, if we don't stop in Liaoyang, but if we go to Shenyang, the grain and grass supplies will be exhausted, and the old man has never participated in military affairs, but I feel that if this is the case, it is better to use the money from buying livestock every day to buy food, so that it can be used for more time."

"If you don't eat well, how can the soldiers have the strength to fight."

The content of Wang Tong's words was a bit hard, but his tone was gentle, with a smile on his face, Wang Xijue didn't care, and he should have this reaction to other people's military accusations, he also said with a smile:

"Lord Wang sympathizes with his subordinates, this is indeed admirable, but although the old man has never participated in military affairs, he has seen a lot, there are so many soldiers and horses in the world, if they all govern the army like Lord Wang, I am afraid that the treasury of the Ming Dynasty will not be able to supply military expenses, and now it is so extravagant, if the grain and grass are cut off in Shenyang, it is not a matter of strength."

Wang Tong shook his head with a smile, put down the teacup and said:

"The superintendent is also for the overall consideration, Wang does not mean any disrespect to the superintendent when he says this, may I ask the superintendent, what have those armies that are not well fed and not good at eating have fought and won such a big victory as Wang."

Wang Xijue was stunned for a moment, and also shook his head and said:

"Lord Wang's meritorious deeds are known to everyone in the world, but the Jizhen soldiers trained by Qi Shaobao are no different from the soldiers in other places, but they are also victorious in a hundred battles, what do you say about this?"

"It is often difficult to say that things will be done in the future, but Wang Mou told the supervisor here that if Jizhen is still in the current state, the soldiers and horses retained by Qi Shao will be abolished within five years, but the soldiers trained by Wang will always be so brave if they maintain this regulation."

When Wang Tong said this, his face was full of confidence, and Wang Xijue was also stunned, after all, he was a civil minister, and he was just a superficial observer of this kind of military affairs, and he couldn't do it accurately, Wang Tong said it so surely, but it made it difficult for him to continue.

Perhaps seeing that the scene was a little stiff, Wang Tong added with a smile:

"The superintendent actually doesn't know that in Liaoyang and Shenyang, the accumulated grain and grass are enough for our soldiers and horses to eat for ten years, and there is no need to snatch grain from the people."

"Why did Liaozhen accumulate so much grain and grass!?"

When Wang Xijue heard this, his thinking was suddenly distorted, how to supply money and grain for Jiubian has always been a problem for the imperial court, and Liaozhen also complained all day long, but he didn't expect to be able to accumulate so much grain and grass.

"Inspector, along the way, look at his Liao Town, whether it is the soldiers or the people, is his face stronger than that of other places?"

Wang Tong opened his mouth and asked, Wang Xijue usually didn't pay attention to this matter, but Wang Tong said this, Wang Xijue recalled it carefully, it seemed to be the case, nodded there, Wang Tong said again:

"The land of Liao Town is fertile, although the population is large, but each person cultivates more land than the inland provinces, and there is more trade with the Tartars here, and there are more livestock on the cultivated land, these reasons add up, each family can harvest a lot more than the same number of people in the inland, Liao Town is a border town, not only do not have to pay taxes and grain to the imperial court, but to take money and grain from the imperial court, but he Liao Zhen army will not collect taxes on the local people, this has been in and out for a long time, and the amount of natural accumulation is not large, in fact, if it is not for the lavish spending of Liao Town, And that's not all! ”

"It can be used for ten years, tsk, it's really amazing, no wonder Lord Wang said that Liaozhen will be set up as a province, for so many years, they have long been self-sufficient, but they have sucked blood on the imperial court"

Wang Xijue muttered a few words to himself there, and the carriage jolted, but it made him react, and looked at Wang Tong with a deep groan and asked:

"Lord Wang, although the accumulation of reserves in Liao Town may not be kept secret, it is not easy to know, how can Lord Wang know?"

Wang Tong noticed that Wang Xijue's eyes were quite vigilant, and Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Naturally, it was obtained from Jinyiwei's daily report, could it be that the superintendent still thought that Wang had deliberately gone to investigate?"

Wang Xijue smiled a little embarrassedly, but after the embarrassment, he sighed and said:

"Make a fuss about the subtleties, Lord Wang is really a capable minister."

"The superintendent has won the award, and the Jinyi Guards are stationed in various places, and they already have the function of spying on the news and collecting the situation everywhere, what Wang did was to let them do things according to the rules, and these news were all presented to the palace, and His Majesty also wanted to read it."

Wang Xijue was worried that he was spying on the world, but he didn't expect that he was just urging Jinyiwei to do what he had to do, Wang Tong thought so in his heart, but he ordered a sentence "Your Majesty also wants to see the palace", indicating that this is the need of the palace, not that he wants to toss any article.

Sure enough, when he said this, Wang Xijue fell into contemplation again, but after a while, he sighed again and said with emotion:

"Do it according to the rules, the ancestral rules are all good, but there are a few more that can be followed, and it is so easy to do it according to the rules."

This emotion may not be for the sake of "following the rules" to do things, Jinyiwei is so effective in collecting news, the palace knows everything, but the various yamen in the court are ignorant, such a situation is very unfavorable to the six departments of the cabinet, and in the long run, it will be more and more virtualized.

Wang Tong also thought of this, but there was no need to point out this, the carriage moved forward slowly, and there were bumps, but under the shock absorption of bamboo boards and steel bars and cotton cushion fur, the people in the car did not feel uncomfortable, Wang Xijue was silent for a while, and said:

"In the past few days, the military newspaper Lord Wang has also read, now the enemy is divided into several roads, Shenyang City is under the road, Tielingwei is the first road, and there is another road in southern Liaonan, if you calculate carefully, there is a road outside the side wall, the Tartars are numerous, and continue to increase the number of troops, this Liaozhen situation, it is fortunate to be able to defend itself, I'm afraid it can't help us, the enemy has a few roads, our army is insufficient, the enemy can attack together, or divide the way to contain it, but our army is in a dilemma, the old man doesn't know about the military, what is the high opinion of Lord Wang?"

Wang Tong took a sip of the teacup, thought for a while, and said in a deep voice:

"No matter how many ways he comes, I'll only go all the way!"