Chapter 144 Money can't be less

"Salute!" When Zhao Ta walked into the temporary residence of the visitors from Xiangyi, a group of people led by Zhao Lian, who was left behind by the soldiers and horses of Xiangyi Beifu, lined up in two teams and raised their hands to salute in the sound of the password-

"You've done a great job!" Zhao Ta replied, looking at the slightly tired but energetic young men in front of him, his eyes moistened.

"I wish to live and die with the prince!" Everyone replied in unison with determination on their faces.

"Lord, after the children who died in the war were sent back to Xiangyi, they have been buried, and their families have been properly settled. The villagers asked me to tell the prince: It is their glory for the children of Xiangyi to die for the prince's army, please don't feel guilty about it. The Li Zheng and the elders of each Zhuangzi unanimously decided: select 500 people from each Zhuangzi to make up for the prince's pro-army, and then if there are casualties, no matter how much damage is there, how many children will be added to the prince! Zhao Lian said loudly.

"The friendship of the villagers, Zhao Ta deserves it, far away from thousands of mountains and rivers, I can't thank you, Zhao Ta is here to thank you!" Zhao Ta said, facing the southeast and giving a big salute, and when he raised his head, he was already in tears.

"Take care!" Everyone fell down on one knee and shouted in unison, tears glistening in their eyes...

Zhao Ta then arranged a banquet for everyone to receive the wind, the news of the hometown spread quickly, the Xiangyi veterans of each battalion came to visit one after another, inquired about the situation of their families, and the newcomers also handed over the letters and items brought from their homes, which was naturally a lively one!

Zhao Lian brought letters from Zheng Shou, Feng Xi and others, and gave a detailed introduction to the situation in the government in the past year, this year because each workshop is fully engaged in the production of military products, resulting in a decline in profitability, but the hot sales of liquor and the restaurants and restaurants located in various state capitals are fully profitable, and they have barely achieved a slight surplus, so this year's income is much worse than in previous years.

These situations have been expected by Zhao Tan, and now the solution is to gradually adjust the production focus of military products to the northwest, where coal and iron resources are abundant, close to Liaoxia, the supply of leather is sufficient, and the manpower is cheap, which can greatly reduce the cost of gun production, and the captured Xixia craftsmen have become ready-made skills and skills, which can greatly reduce the economic pressure on Xiangyi. To read the latest chapters of this book, please go to Baidu search: Novel Network

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That night, Zhao Renju was a general to discuss the matter, and everyone was greedy for the new 500 Xiangyi new army, these people had been trained for many years, although they had not been on the battlefield, but they were already a qualified soldier, and only a little training could be formed, so they became the target of everyone's scramble.

"I have a plan, let's see how it goes!" Zhao Ren coughed lightly twice and said, "Now the number of our army has reached nearly 20,000, and the original Xiangyi veterans are only more than 2,000 people. Moreover, there are only more than 100 people in the prince's guards, and there has been no expansion, my opinion is to make up all these 500 people into the prince's guards, and then after the training is completed, 500 people will be selected from the Xiangyi veterans to form a guard battalion, inheriting the banner of the Xiangyi army, and our whole army is collectively referred to as the 'loyal and brave army'. ”

As soon as Zhao Ren's voice fell, everyone who was still noisy just now was stuck, and no one squeaked, the Xiangyi Army was originally the prince's guards, and protecting the safety of the prince was their job, and now everyone is in charge of thousands of soldiers, but they forgot about the prince, and the newly recruited people are all from the military states in the northwest, so they are naturally not as intimate, reassuring, and reassuring as the 'hometown people'!

"I agree, there are only more than 100 guards in the prince's guards, although we can send troops to escort them in turn, but most of these people are unknown, and the safety of the prince is our top priority, we must not be sloppy, I suggest that personnel from the battalions of the original Xiangyi army be immediately transferred to form a new army to protect the prince!" Zhao Yong immediately agreed, the prince is the core of the entire army, and he is also the soul of the army, if the prince loses, no matter how many people there are, they will inevitably collapse and disintegrate. …,

"I also agree, even if one day our entire army is wiped out, with the prince and the guards, the banner of our Xiangyi army will not fall, and we can build a strong army in a few years!" Zhao Zhong also said that as long as the bones are kept, the meat can grow, and they are convinced that the prince can do it.

"Do anyone else have any opinions?" Zhao Ren asked, everyone shook their heads and said no, everyone here understands the importance of the prince, and the branches are strong and weak, top-heavy and shallow, and sooner or later they will fall, "Since everyone has no opinion, it will be implemented as such, and tomorrow after the transfer is completed, it can be formed into an independent camp!" Without waiting for Zhao Ta to express his position, Zhao Ren settled the matter, and it was too late for him to object.

The deputy commanders of each battalion were appointed as commanders of the new training, and 300 cadets from each battalion, squadron, and group were assigned to take up posts at all levels, and the training was organized in strict accordance with the training syllabus issued. At the same time, it is necessary to step up inspections to prevent new recruits from escaping, leaving the camp without permission, getting into fights, and other evil causes, and the focus of the work of the whole army should be shifted to new training.

But just as the meeting was about to end, Xiao Yu, the commander of the second dragoon battalion, asked for his resignation. He is the son of a wealthy family in Xiangyi, skilled in archery and horses, likes to dance with guns and sticks, and served as the head of the club, and let him stay in office when the army was expanded. But after arriving in the Xiangyi Army, his weakness without regular army training was revealed, and he was a good hand at charging and killing the enemy, but he knew too little about the art of war and tactics, and he could barely make do when he was a commander, and now he was incompetent to be the head of a general, and he was also aware of this, so he sincerely resigned and changed jobs, Zhao Ren did not dare to call the shots in this matter, so he could only wait for the prince to decide.

After the meeting, Zhao Ren quietly left to find the prince, and now the prince is a big saga, handing over the soldiers to himself, and he knows that Lu Dao is not at home, and he doesn't know that Lu Dao firewood and rice are expensive. The soldiers are here now, but there is not much money, according to the food standards of the Xiangyi army, there must be meat at a time, a few cows must be turned over every day, and more than 20 sheep must be killed, but the little food and salary issued by the army department is enough, and it is not enough to eat well, and if he eats for another month, he will have to be pants, and he can only go to the prince's fate. And another thing is the serious lack of equipment, especially the lack of weapons, plus the newly shipped 3,000 guns, nearly 20,000 people are less than 7,000 guns, the gap is too large ...

On the first day of September, Zhao Ta presided over the flag awarding and establishment ceremony of the 'Loyal and Brave Army', and the camp was officially named 'Jiugongzhai', and invited officials at all levels stationed in Taiyuan City to watch the ceremony, let them watch a military performance, and visit the camp. After the ceremony, they did not eat and drink, but were treated to a large pot of rice, without even a table, let alone wine, and sat on the ground in a circle like a soldier, with a large pot of beef stewed radish in the middle, a pot of haggis soup, and a large basket of cooking cakes.

Under the courtesy of the prince, each guest ate three cooking cakes, drank a large bowl of haggis soup, and a bowl of beef stewed radish. However, after eating, the prince complained, saying that the soldiers were suffering, and they would enter the winter immediately, and there was no wood to chop and burn charcoal for heating, and the horse material was not enough to survive the winter, and the soldiers had to desert if they ate too poorly, and now the people have arrived, and the weapons have not yet landed... Anyway, it's poor, and you don't have any money, so you can do it.

In order to solve the practical problem, the prince first donated his three months' money to the loyal army to subsidize the food, and the others also pondered it, this excitement is not in vain! Although the money for this meal is a bit expensive, he can't help but pay it, if he really doesn't give it, I'm afraid that he will pick up the shelves of the prince and Shangguan, check their family background, ask where the money comes from, or make a small report to his father, and smash his own job. As for how much 'donation' he received, Zhao Ta didn't ask, anyway, when Zhao Ren sent him out, he happily said that he would not trouble the prince by the end of the new training.

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After arranging everything, Zhao Ta's illness was also cured, and when he returned to the Taiyuan government office, he only brought more than 30 people back to the city, and the rest stayed in the camp to participate in training together. He was relieved to take care of everything with Huang Jingchen and didn't worry about any mess. Hedong is located in a heavy place of soldiers, and there are more than 100,000 forbidden troops stationed, and the annual food and salary will reach more than 300,000 stones. …,

It's just that the Tianning Festival is coming, and the tribute items are indispensable, and everyone is racking their brains at this time to figure out what birthday gift to give the emperor. Everyone is anxious, Zhao Ta is even more anxious, anyone can be snubbed, that is, his father can't be lazy, that is his own cash cow, a big backer, and now it's not time to fall, so he has to get something to take out. Glass, fireworks, and shochu are not new, but the local specialties have long been exhausted, and this aspect is not feasible, and we can only make ideas about innovation.

It's really sleepy to send a pillow, just when Zhao Ta was meditating, seeing the good news of joy and beauty, he was ordered again, acting as an envoy to take a bunch of things painted by the prince to the base as a supervisor, trial production of new products, after more than half a month of hard fighting, finally had a result.

"It's gasoline!"

"It's diesel!"

"It's kerosene!" Zhao Ta picked up a few jars brought by Jianxi, opened them and sniffed them one by one.

"This is paraffin!" Zhao Ta said excitedly when he saw a large piece of yellow grease-like stuff condensed in a jar.

"Lord Wang, you have to be careful, these things are dipped in the fire, and the more water is poured on it, the more prosperous it becomes!" Seeing the joy of the heart, he said.

"Hehe, are you burned!" Zhao Ta looked at Xi's half-bald eyebrows and smiled.

"Alas, I really went to the soup for the prince this time, and if you are not careful, that thing is a fire, and you almost killed someone when you get these things!" Jianxi sighed and said with a bitter face.

"See, this time we can get rich again, this time I'll give you a share, how about it?" Zhao Ta patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Really?" Seeing that the bad luck on Xi's face was immediately swept away, he said with wide eyes, he knew that the prince was a boy who gathered wealth, and he said that everything that could make money could earn back a mountain of gold and silver.

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