Mao Wenlong complained, full of grievances and complaints. All in all, the court is unfair, the civil officials fuck up, and they don't treat the Dongjiang Army as a human being. Not to mention the amount of money and money that was issued, the civilian officials who were in charge of the money and grain were still corrupt and drifting in accordance with the law, and now the soldiers of the Dongjiang River have no food and clothing, and they cannot eat enough, and they have no strength to fight at all.

Sun Chuanting listened expressionlessly, without any waves in his heart. Because Mao Wenlong said that the situation is not only in the Dongjiang Army, but also in other armies. The nine-sided military town, except for the Liaoxi soldiers, the situation is slightly better, which town is not like this?

The tax revenue of the imperial court has been reduced year after year, and the famine has continued in various places, and the money and grain given to the nine borders are naturally insufficient.

And the reason why the Dongjiang Army ended up in the current situation is not only because of money and food, but also directly related to Mao Wenlong himself.

Yuan Keli, the former governor of Denglai, was better when he was in power, Yuan Keli was in charge of Denglai and Dongjiang towns, and under his planning, Dongjiang Town really won some battles, captured Lushun, Jinzhou, Fuzhou and other cities, and the Dongjiang army got more money and food. After Yuan Keli left office, the governor of Denglai, who took over, was no longer so supportive of the Dongjiang Army.

When Yuan Keli was in office, Mao Wenlong respected Yuan Keli, and after Yuan Keli left office, Mao Wenlong became more and more domineering.

The money and grain in Dongjiang Town are all transported from Dengzhou, and it is customary for the hands of the civil officials to deduct a certain percentage, and the same is true for other military towns, and the generals of other military towns are respectful in the face of the civilian system, and honestly pretend to be their grandsons. Mao Wenlong has a domineering personality, holding tens of thousands of troops far away on Phi Island, and he does not know the civil official system at all.

Moreover, Mao Wenlong was very undisciplined, robbing business trips at every turn, blackmailing the Korean royal family, killing good people and taking risks, and even secretly sending envoys to Jiannu, in short, a lot of black material. The entire civil service system has a very bad impression of Mao Wenlong, and there have been calls for the removal of Dongjiang Town in the DPRK and China for many years.

"What General Mao said is also clear to the governor that the life of the Dongjiang soldiers is indeed difficult." After patiently listening to Mao Wenlong's complaints, Sun Chuanting comforted,

"However, General Mao should also understand the difficulties of the imperial court, Jiannu has invaded year after year, the army's expenditure is getting bigger and bigger, the northern provinces have been famine year after year, and the imperial court's tax revenue has been decreasing year by year, and there is no way to do it in many cases."

Mao Wenlong said: "The governor will not agree with what he said, don't I Dongjiang face Jiannu directly, and don't fight with Jiannu?" Why is there so much military spending in western Liaoning, and my Dongjiang money and grain are only 10% of that in western Liaoning? Your Excellency Governor, you can't favor one over the other. ”

Sun Chuanting shook his head and said: "Jiannu has repeatedly poured troops to attack Jinzhou Ningyuan, and tens of thousands of troops have been dispatched each time, and there are battles in western Liaoning every year. And what about your Phi Island? Did Jiannu attack Phi Dao? If Liaoxi is lost, Jiannu will be directly detained Shanhaiguan, and after Shanhaiguan is the Beijing Division, Liaoxi and Phi Dao are more important at a glance? ”

Mao Wenlong opened his mouth and had nothing to say. But his face was still full of unconvinced.

Sun Chuanting no longer paid attention to this guy, but talked to the other generals at the table, asking their names and positions.

"The last general, Mao Chenglu, was added as a general of Guangludao."

"The last general Mao has a poem, and the Phi Island general is a general."

"The last general Mao Youxi, a guerrilla general."

"The last general, Mao Youshun, a guerrilla general."

Mao Wenlong's generals toasted Sun Chuanting one by one, and most of them were surnamed Mao, which surprised Sun Chuanting.

"Mr. Mao, are they?" Sun Chuanting asked Mao Wenlong suspiciously.

"Mao Chenglu they are my adopted sons, Mao Youshi Mao Youxi they are my adopted grandsons, when Liaodong fell, countless Liao people were slaughtered by Jiannu, they were all homeless, adopted by the last general, so they changed their surname to Mao." Mao Wenlong explained.

Adopt? Sun Chuanting sneered in his heart, many of these adopted sons and grandsons are very old, and there are many people in their thirties and forties, and most of them were adults when Liaodong fell, do you need to adopt them?

A good man, he turned his back on his ancestors and changed his surname for fame and fortune, looking at these adopted sons and grandchildren, Sun Chuanting was full of disdain, and he didn't want to be perfunctory with them, so he drank two cups casually and left the table.

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"The Dongjiang Army is terminally ill," Sun Chuanting sighed after returning to the account.

"Why did Dong Weng say that?" Staff member Lu Wenchuan was surprised. said the four words of terminally ill, which shows how disappointed Sun Chuanting is in Mao Wenlong.

"Originally, I still had hopes for Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army, thinking that the reorganization and restructuring of the army and the establishment of military supervision like the Liaoxi soldiers could improve the combat effectiveness of the Dongjiang Army and make it have the strength to fight in the face of Jiannu.

However, most of the generals turned out to be surnamed Mao, and they were all Mao Wenlong's adopted sons and grandsons, and the most effective army in Mao Wenlong's hands was composed of his adopted sons and grandsons. Such an army is completely Mao Wenlong's private army, how can it be restructured?

I'm afraid that no matter how good the restructuring strategy is, it will not be able to be implemented in the Dongjiang Army! Sun Chuanting sighed.

Although there is also such a situation in the Liaoxi soldiers, many generals are supporting their families, and the warlord atmosphere is serious, but after all, there are many generals in Liaoxi, and no general is as powerful as Mao Wenlong. For example, Nazu Dashou has been a general in Liaoxi for generations, and his brothers are all generals in the army, but his influence is only in Jinzhou, and there are many generals with the same power in Jinzhou and Zu Dashou.

Therefore, the soldiers of Liaoxi can be divided and co-opted, and they can use means to suppress them, and rely on the authority of the governor to carry out reforms. With the majesty of the imperial court, some generals did not dare to resist even if their interests were damaged.

However, the Dongjiang Army is different, the entire Dongjiang Army is controlled by Mao Wenlong alone, and it is isolated thousands of miles overseas, and it is almost impossible to carry out military reform here.

Sun Chuanting had hopes for the Dongjiang Army at first, but now his hopes are completely shattered.

"Your Majesty is still prescient." Sun Chuanting said, "Brother Wenchuan, you can arrange it and act according to the plan." ”

"Yes, Dong On." Lu Wenchuan arched his hand.

On the second day, Sun Chuanting officially inspected the Dongjiang Army, and Mao Wenlong brought 5,000 troops and more than 100 sea ships. The 5,000 troops practiced formations on the twin islands and practiced water battles.

Sure enough, as Mao Wenlong said, these soldiers are very poorly equipped, except for Mao Wenlong's adopted sons and grandsons, most of the soldiers are in tatters, and the weapons they hold are also messy. Such an army is not much different from the Huajun Army, not to mention compared with the elite Liaoxi soldiers, it is far inferior to other border armies such as Xuanda.

As for the combat effectiveness shown, it is even more unbearable.

After the review, Sun Chuanting expressed his appreciation to the Dongjiang Army and announced that 200,000 taels of silver would be issued to reward the Dongjiang Army, which immediately attracted cheers.

In the next two days, Sun Chuanting held a banquet every day to invite Mao Wenlong and his generals, and his words were more comforting. The generals of the Dongjiang Army had a good impression of Sun Chuanting. It wasn't until three days later that a sea ship arrived at the twin islands.