The lord was ambushed, and the ministers asked to establish the law of the king of Qinghe. The law is in place to make it strong, saying: virtuous, it is advisable to stand. Jian said: "Brother is old, it is advisable to stand." Jian's mother said to the ministers: "The society is a heavy matter, and the children know that they can't." It will regret it day by day, and it will be lost to the kings. "All the ministers are stunned, please stand firm. Jian Nai went to the title of the emperor, called the Great Zhou Heavenly King to the throne, and sentenced more than 20 people such as Dong Rong, the secretary of the Xingchen Zhongshu, and Zhao Shao, the left servant. Amnesty, change the yuan Yongxing. Respect the father Xiong as the Emperor Wenhuan, the mother of the Empress Dowager, the Concubine of the Empress of the Queen, the Prince of the Crown Prince, the Qinghe King Law as the governor of the Chinese and foreign military, prime ministers, Lu Shang Shushi, the Duke of the East China Sea, all the kings are demoted to the duke. With the right Guanglu doctor from the ancestor, the prince of Yong'an as the captain, and the Jin Gongliu as the general of the chariot and the Shang Shuling. Feng Di Rong is the Duke of Yangping, Shuang is the Duke of Henan, Zi is the Duke of Changle, Hui is the Duke of Pingyuan, Xi is the Duke of Guangping, and Rui is the Duke of Julu. Hanyang Li Wei was the left servant, Liang Pinglao was the right servant, Qiang Wang was the leading general, and Lu Polou was the lieutenant of Sili.

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Zeng Hua instructed his adjutant secretary to prepare to hold an enlarged military and political meeting of the Northern Prefecture on the pavilion to the left of the three stations the day after tomorrow. As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Hua couldn't help but feel funny in his heart. It seems that I was too deep in the "poison" in the past, and I subconsciously stirred up the terms I had learned in class and heard in society, but it seemed that this was all I had in books at that time.

"General, I'm afraid this expedition to the west won't be so easy." As soon as Zeng Hua sat down, Mao Muzhi spoke.

Zeng Hua smiled and nodded at him. He knows. Mao Muzhi's remarks were not against the Western Expedition, but because of his personality. Mao Muzhi is a pragmatic person, he will think twice about everything he does, and he will be cautious, but once he does it, he is very serious.

"Yes, as Mr. Wusheng said, this Western Regions is not easy to fight. This time, we held a military and political meeting to discuss how to fight! Zeng Hua took over Mao Muzhi's words and said, "In terms of strategy and tactics, the Privy Council has worked out a plan. We will continue the discussion at the military meeting. Determine how to march west from the military side! ”

Speaking of which. Zeng Hua glanced around at the civil and military officials sitting in the council hall, there were nearly 100 people, these people were all his close confidants, and they were also the central ministers of the Northern Mansion.

Zeng Hua swept his gaze over the faces of everyone he was familiar with, and then continued: "Today we are going to discuss how to ensure the western expedition from the logistical aspect, and what to do if it is defeated? ”

Hearing this, Park said: "Liangzhou was ripe last year. The grain requisitioned on the land was concentrated in Guzang, Zhangye and other cities by Mr. Bingtai (Xie Ai), ready to be used to trade cattle and sheep and other items with Xiqiang, and some were ready to be mobilized to Beidi County and Shangjun to trade cattle and sheep in Shuozhou. Later, when the Tiemenguan tragedy occurred, Mr. Bingtai ordered all the grain to be intercepted and kept in place. Although some of this grain is transported from Qin and Yongzhou, I think it is enough for 150,000 infantry troops for a year. But the most critical problem is transportation, which is to transport from Zhangye County, Liangzhou to Gaochang. It's too far to go. What's more, there are treacherous areas such as quicksand areas in the middle, and the losses may be even greater, once our army reaches a stalemate in the Western Regions. If it's protracted, the burden is too heavy. ”

All the ministers nodded one after another, and they were still talking to each other, although everyone knew that the Western Regions were very rich, and Beifu's western expedition was probably indispensable. But the capital to be advanced before making a fortune is not a small amount, and any of these transactions are risky, once the Western Expedition encounters any obstacles and problems, if all this capital is thrown in, it can make the flesh of the Beifu pain for several years. And in case those people in the Western Regions exert their might and defeat the Western Expedition of Beifu, this battle is estimated to be fought endlessly, so I don't know how much money will be used to fill this hole.

"Okay, all the grain left by Mr. Bingtai was transported to Dunhuang and Jiuquan County for this expedition. In order to alleviate the pressure of logistics and transportation, the Privy Council demanded that all the Western Expeditionary Army become mounted infantry troops, and that the food supply should be mainly cattle and sheep. The initial plan was for an ordinary infantry to be equipped with a mount, while hoplites such as pikemen were to be equipped with a mount and a pack horse. Speaking of this, Zeng Hua's tone was a little heavy, just the mounts and pack horses needed by these mounted infantry were naturally not as good as the good horses for riding, they were one or two levels apart, but they were also a huge amount.

"This time, we are going to transfer 150,000 infantry from the Xiang Army, plus the pack horse configuration of the stone cannons, bed crossbows and other baggage troops, and we need 250,000 horses for the infantry army alone in this western expedition. In addition to the 100,000 horses mobilized from the horse farms in Qinzhou, Yongzhou Beidi, Shangjun, Shuozhou and other places, the rest had to buy 150,000 horses from Xiqiang and Xiping County. Zeng Hua said with a straight finger.

"150,000 horses, that is, 250,000 horses Xiqiang can also be found and sold to us, as well as Shuozhou and Yinshan north and south, although the road is farther, but it is really not good, you can still make it up from there, the key is what to buy?" Che Yin nodded, and also counted the account with his fingers.

"It is true that if the grain in Liangzhou can be used, this batch of horses can still be bought, but now we can only use cash to buy it is the most convenient. But we have not prepared this money, and if we fill all this year's budget into the big hole of the Western Expedition, I am afraid that we will not be able to do anything in Beifu this year, and this year is the most critical moment for the completion of our first five-year plan, and we cannot delay. Wang Meng continued, his frowning brow and gloomy face made everyone feel the seriousness of the matter.

"What Mr. Jing Luo said is that the military rations and budget cannot be moved, and the reserves in our Beifu official treasury cannot be moved for the time being, after all, our east is still about the eastern countries squatting there, who knows what will happen after our westward expedition. What to do with this money? Zeng Hua asked with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh in a low voice, not giving Zeng Hua a little face, so that Zeng Hua's sale was suddenly ineffective.

Seeing this atmosphere in the chamber, Zeng Hua knew that his subordinates already knew themselves very well, so he had to reveal his hole cards: "It's better for us to issue bonds for the Western Expedition." ”

"Bonds for the Western Expedition?" Everyone was a little surprised by this new term, but it was not unusual for the strange term to come out of Zeng Huadi's mouth.

"We, the Northern Government, issue Western Expedition bonds in the name of the government. The amount of the bonds is fixed, and then the public offering is subscribed by the people of Beifu to raise funds. Zeng Hua said slowly.

Everyone was silent, they heard the beginning, and immediately realized that this matter was "extremely interesting", because according to Zeng Hua's character of not trading at a loss, how could he let everyone suffer? So everyone listened nervously to Zeng Hua's next words.

Zeng Hua saw that he had finally grasped everyone's emotions, and immediately "showcased". Under everyone's gaze. Grab the teacup and take a few sips of tea first. Moisturize your throat. Then he coughed twice in silence and finally spoke.

"We use the Beifu government as a guarantee to ensure that after the victory of the Western Expedition, we will remove the war funds and soldiers

In addition to the amount of money, the remaining money is not only used to repay the principal of the bonds, but also is divided into each bond as interest according to the total amount of the bonds, and distributed to the subscribers as dividends. Zeng Hua said slowly.

You get it. I immediately began to think about it. The countries of the Western Regions are notoriously wealthy, they are located on the Silk Road, and have been engaged in east-west trade for hundreds of years, what a huge amount of wealth they have accumulated! Everyone calculates it, as long as the Western Expedition wins, the Western Expedition bonds will be issued steadily.

At this point, Li Cun, the supervisor of the Du Branch Division, said: "This is a very cost-effective thing, borrowing the people's money to go westward." It's just that the most important thing is what the chances of victory are in our western expedition. The enthusiasm of the people to subscribe is as great as possible. ”

Zeng Hua couldn't help but speak: "There are risks in doing any business, is there a business in this world that is sure to make money and not lose money?" And when did our Beifu Changsheng Army ever lose a battle? ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod their heads. The gold-lettered signboard of the Beifu Army has indeed not been smashed, and it is a "trustworthy manufacturer", so the strength of the Beifu Army and the determination and enthusiasm of the Western Expedition are united, and this bond has at least seventy percent of the money. So everyone turned their eager eyes to Li Cun.

"To love (Li Cun), when you issue bonds, you want to tell you that in addition to the cavalry of Mobei and Xiqiang Mansion, the rest of the 150,000 main forces of this western expedition are all van troops, and," Speaking of this, Zeng Hua paused for a moment and said, "I will personally lead the army to the west!" ”

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up even more, there was a general who led the box army to go out in person, and such a luxurious lineup was simply for everyone to dig gold in the Western Regions, and the opportunity to make money rose to nine. After the meeting, he immediately went to Li Cun to subscribe for a batch of bonds, and grabbed as many as he could.

"However, the bonds of the Western Expedition are very important, not only related to the credibility of Beifu and me, but also related to the success or failure of the Western Land Acquisition, so I decided to set up an independent department to be responsible for the accounting and supervision of this batch of bonds. I have a name for the institution, and it will be called the Western Expeditionary Military Debt Calculation Platform. Its duty is to first calculate the total amount of the bonds of the Western Expedition with the Privy Council and other institutions, and then supervise the printing and issuance, of course, this issuance is carried out by the Degree Branch. The money obtained from the issuance of bonds is supervised and reviewed by the counter throughout the process, and even if it is to buy a pile of grass with a penny, it must be reported to the counter, and all the loot is counted to the counter first, and then the counter accounts and distributes it. ”

Zeng Hua said this rule, everyone was stunned, this money control is too strict, in the past, the branch was the god of wealth, but the most afraid is the audit department, there is a penny of mistakes can be found you are dizzy, who told people to work every day is to check the accounts to find the ballast. Now there is another Western Expeditionary Army Debt Calculator, and I don't know what kind of medicine the general is selling in this gourd.

"I will ask Mr. Wusheng to be in charge of the military debt calculation platform, and I will do things on the right chapter platform of the third station. You have the courage to do things, and I can rest assured that you can do things. Zeng Hua was named.

"Yes, the great general, Mu Zhi respectfully obeys his orders." Mao Muzhi got up and arched his hand.

At this time, Wang Meng, Che Yin, and Pu glanced at each other, and then Zhengse said to Zeng Hua: "The general's westward expedition is really a few birds with one stone!" Not only has it sought benefits for Xiqiang and Mobei, but even the people of Beifu will also make a fortune because of this expedition to the west. There is also this plan, the general is really far-sighted. ”

Zeng Hua shook his head and said, "Wusun in the Western Regions plotted to kill my caravan, and this account must be settled. Since we want to fight us, we have to fight harder, if we don't fight it, we will go bankrupt, they don't know how powerful my Beifu is. In the past, the imperial court went on expeditions, labored the people and lost money, and it was easy to get some results, but they were all taken away by the imperial court. We want the people of Beifu to support our westward expedition, not only from the heart, but also from the actual situation. Our people have always been forced to bear the consequences of defeat in the past, and I will let them enjoy the fruits of victory this time. ”

Zeng Hua paused for a moment and said: "I am leading the army to the west this time, and the affairs of Beifu must continue." I decided that Mr. Biao Jingluo (Wang Meng) will be the doctor of the court council, and Mr. Su Chang (Pu) will be the doctor of the court council right, and they will be in charge of the various divisions of the Beifu Province and deal with the important military affairs of the Beifu Prefecture. Then he appointed Bo'an (Feng Yue), Ling Ze (Xun Xian), Zhi Ai (Li Cun), and Qingshan (Peng Xiu) as governors to assist in handling military and political affairs. Zizhan (Liu Gu) and Cunxi (Rongye Wang) still lead the Privy Council. By the way, I will discuss the responsibilities of the Military Orders Department of the General's Office, the Privy Council, and the military departments with all of you, and make it clear that the main body is still the separation of military and political orders. In addition, in this western expedition, the number of troops was extremely large, they were subordinate to various departments, and it was a long-distance operation, so it was necessary to formulate a military rank system in order to distinguish between the high and low ranks of officers and soldiers, and the command was unified. ”

Speaking of this, Zeng Hua pointed to the door of the chamber and said: "This will be the office location of the two gentlemen from now on, in the future, Mr. Jingluo will lead the subordinate divisions to handle official affairs in the attic on the left, and Mr. Su Chang will lead the subordinate divisions to handle official affairs in the attic on the right, and this conference hall is where you coordinate and negotiate." I have also chosen the name of this attic, the left is called Wenyuan Pavilion, and the right is called Wuying Pavilion. Next time I'll be a guest. ”

Everyone burst out laughing, and then moved on to the next procedure, discussing the details one by one. In this way, the meeting lasted for two days and finally came to an end.

On the first day of February in the first year of Shengping, Zeng Hua officially appointed Wang Meng and Pu as the doctors of the left and right courts, and appointed Feng Yue, Xun Xian, Li Cun, and Peng Xiu as governors and their deputies. Then he set up a platform for the debt of the Western Expeditionary Army, and appointed Mao Muzhi as a supervisor to concurre the bonds of the Western Expeditionary Army and other related matters.

On the second day of the first month, Zeng Hua, in the name of the Western Expedition, announced that the Western Expeditionary Army would implement the military rank system, which was divided into the general of the town country, the general of the town army, the general of the Fu army, the left general of the protection army, the right general of the protection army, the general Guo Yi Zhonglang, the deputy general, and the staff general; Colonel Zhaowu, Zhaowu Left Captain, Zhaowu Right Captain, Zhaowu Deputy Captain, Zhaowu Ping Captain; Captain Xuanwu, Captain Xuanwu Left, Captain Xuanwu Right, Deputy Captain Xuanwu, Captain Xuanwu Ping; First-class Snap Warrior Officer, Second-Class Snap Warrior Officer, Third-Class Snap Warrior Officer, Fourth-Class Snap Warrior Officer, Fifth Rank Snap Warrior Officer. Zeng Hua led himself as the general of the Zhenguo University.

In the third year of the first month, General Longcheng of Zeng Huaxing's Cultural Committee was the general of the march of the North Green Ridge Road and the general of Guo Yi Zhonglang, and Hu Lawyers' Association, Dou Lin, and Wu Luolanto were the deputy general and deputy general of the march of the North Green Ridge Road. Yao Jin, the former Qinghai general, moved to Pibo, Shannan, took over as the general of Pibo, and transferred the former Yizhou governor Cang as the Qinghai general. The former general Pibo was first Lingbo as the deputy general and deputy general of the march on the South Road of the Green Ridge, and the leader of the army went to Haitou Loulan first.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the bonds of the Western Expeditionary Army were issued, with the Beifu silver coin of ten yuan as a base unit, totaling 5 million yuan. In less than 10 days, the bonds were sold out.

On the 15th, Zeng Hua officially announced that at the suggestion of the representatives of the people of Beifu on behalf of the people's will, through the severe punishment of the murderers of the Tiemenguan tragedy and the case of the Western Expedition to the Western Regions, the Beifu declared war on Wusun and his allies in the Western Regions!