After the clerk received the order and wrote it down, Jiang Ning barely calmed down the anger in his heart and continued to talk about the transfer of troops.

"The officer's idea is to send soldiers from Lianghu, Sichuan and other places to Zhejiang and Nanzhili to support the operation.

The topography of these places is very similar to that of Zhejiang, and it is thought that it will play a big role in the future. ”

When the generals heard this, they nodded yes.

When He Yuyao heard this, she looked at Jiang Ning tightly and hesitated for a long time:

"If you want to send troops here, I am afraid that the cost of money and food will increase exponentially.

But today's imperial court uses money everywhere, and the treasury has long been empty, and it can't afford to consume so much money and food. ”

Jiang Ning closed his eyes and smiled, his face full of mockery:

"It's really all huddled together!

But if you give this official a few years of effort, even if it is only one year, the current situation will be very different, why can't you even get some military spending! ”

At this time, Jiang Ning's heart was extremely depressed, and his emotions fluctuated.

How can you fight a war without money? Could it be that the group of big-headed soldiers said something about protecting the family and defending the country?

Fart! This thing simply won't work in this day and age!

Because the Ming Dynasty is still the prestige of the Celestial Empire, although the Japanese are fierce, they have no ability to subvert the national system, and it is completely impossible to arouse the indignation of all the military and civilians.

Therefore, before talking about the big truth, the money must be given in place, otherwise who is willing to die!

He Yuyao looked at Jiang Ning's irritable and extremely haggard appearance, and her distress was even worse, and she wished that she had come to suffer this torment for him.

Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration and hurriedly said:

"My lord, the military expenditure of the army of the inland guard station is high, but the Miao and Zhuang tribes in the land of Yungui also have soldiers and horses, and they are still elite wolf soldiers who are proficient in jungle and mountain warfare, so I think I will definitely be able to help my lord.

And most importantly, the expenditure on military pay for them is extremely low, and even only the food is needed, which is really the most suitable.

Therefore, the subordinates mean that it is better to only recruit a part of the soldiers and horses of the two lakes and Sichuan, and the rest of the Tusi wolf soldiers to come to fight.

This would greatly reduce military spending. ”

Jiang Ning's eyes showed a gleam, and he said excitedly: "Yes, how could this official not expect that Yu Yao is really smart." ”

Seeing him praising himself in front of everyone, He Yuyao felt that he couldn't do it, and hurriedly said:

"If you believe your subordinates, please leave the matter of raising military expenses to your subordinates, so that you will not worry about it."

She really didn't want to put a burden on Jiang Ning out of thin air.

He already had a mountain on his shoulders.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you at this time, you will never disappoint me, right?" ”

He Yuyao looked at him, smiled, and said, "My subordinates must live up to the trust of adults." ”

A few days later.

Jiang Ning's letter to transfer troops spread to the capital, and Zhu Houzhao agreed without thinking about it.

Several officials in the court who had lost their minds wrote to refute them, and they were directly pulled out by him and beaten with a cane for 30 years, and then dismissed from their posts.

As a result, no one in the government and the opposition objected, and the order for the transfer of troops was issued as quickly as possible.

After Jiang Ning received the news that the military department had conveyed his will, he was greatly relieved and came to the backyard of the governor's yamen to ask He Yuyao about the military expenses.

"Your Excellency?"

He Yuyao was immersed in the official business of Rushan at this time, and it was basically the official business of the inner factory.

Noticing that someone was coming in, she looked up, her eyes flashed with joy, and she quickly got up and walked in front of Jiang Ning.

"Yu Yao, the soldiers and horses from all over the country will leave in the near future, I don't know how you are raising military expenses?"

"Don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

He Yuyao dragged Jiang Ning to press him to a chair and sat down, sat down opposite him, and poured two cups of tea.

In the past few days, the slave family has visited the political envoy, the envoy of the procuratorate, the prefect of Hangzhou, and the father-in-law of Gu Dayong, and after some discussion, they summoned Mr. Gu in Wuzhong and the local giant businessmen in Jiangnan to negotiate.

Now I finally have some ideas. ”

After taking a sip of tea, He Yuyao continued:

"The first was the issuance of a wartime tax collection order, which urgently collected a certain amount of tax money in the areas affected by the war to relieve the urgent need.

This is a precedent for several times, and it can be regarded as an unwritten rule of the Ming Dynasty, which can be accepted by the common people and gentry. ”

Jiang Ning nodded: "As a messenger and the governor of the military affairs of the four provinces, I do have the right to order temporary tax collection, as long as the war is over and then report to the imperial court."

However, now that the Jiangnan Japanese are raging, the poor are even poorer, and the people who are in the middle of the road are also unknown.

In this way, all the people were divided into eight classes according to their family situation, and the first class was the top rich, and a certain amount of silver taels was apportioned.

If it is not enough to collect from them, they will continue to go down the ladder, and of course the amount of silver taels will be reduced by about thirty percent for each next grade.

In this way, it should be able to support military spending.

During the period of collecting taxes and silver, it is necessary to ask the inner factory to closely monitor officials at all levels, so as not to take advantage of the opportunity to make profits and harm the people. ”

He Yuyao looked at Jiang Ning with a smile and said:

"Adults are good at planning, so that it will not make those who have little money feel unfair, and it will not cause the poor people to die.

Speaking of which, there is another way for the slave family here, which is to let the maritime yamen issue a will.

If there are wealthy merchants and gentry who take the initiative to hand over silver taels to support the imperial court to resist the Japanese, according to the amount of silver they paid, they can enjoy different preferential permits and even some tax reductions and exemptions according to the amount of silver they have paid.

Thinking about it, it should make the wealthy families in Jiangnan excited, and greatly enrich the military spending. ”

"Good! It's also a great way to do it. ”

The look on Jiang Ning's face relaxed a lot, and he praised:

"I knew that Yu Yao had a way, and she would not disappoint me, it was really hard for you to work hard for the past few days."

When He Yuyao heard this, her heart was sweet, and the fatigue of the past few days suddenly dissipated.

"Alright, I'll go back first."

Jiang Ning stood up, and suddenly stopped again:

"Yu Yao, you put these official duties aside, have a good rest, have a good night's sleep tonight, and it's not too late to deal with it tomorrow.

Don't be like me, too sloppy right now. ”

He Yuyao didn't answer, but looked straight at Jiang Ning's face, pursed her red lips and said with pity:

"Adults don't pay attention to appearance at all lately, their beards are unkempt, their hair is tied up at will, they are full of tiredness, and even their bodies have lost a lot of weight.

If it goes on like this, how can it be good? ”

As he spoke, He Yuyao couldn't help but stretch out her white soft wattle, gently stroked Jiang Ning's face, and rubbed his scum.

A pair of beautiful eyes were fogged and gradually flashed with tears, and she said softly:

"Adults must take care of their health, if they fall, the hearts of the military and civilians in Jiangnan will be scattered."

Jiang Ning was stunned by He Yuyao's sudden move, and froze motionless, letting the jade man's softness caress his face.

The eyes stared into her eyes, immersed in a gaze full of affection and worry.

"Your Excellency."

He Yuyao called softly, and leaned into Jiang Ning's arms little by little.

She really wanted to snuggle up to his chest and let the two of them feel the warmth of the other place.

Gradually, it finally came closer.

He Yuyao buried his head in Jiang Ning's chest.

And Jiang Ning had already subconsciously hugged her soft and slender waist, which was unbearable to hold.

He Yuyao couldn't hold it anymore, stood on tiptoe, lifted her pretty face, raised her slender and white swan neck, and slowly brought her red lips up.

"No, no."

The warm fragrance of nephrite was in his arms, and the atmosphere was set off here, and there were many faint fragrances wafting to his nose, but Jiang Ning, who was puzzled by the amorous feelings, was stunned and stopped.

He quickly turned his face away, let go of He Yuyao, took a few steps back, and coughed:

"I mean, I suddenly remembered that there was still a lot of military affairs to deal with in the yamen, and I had to stay here any longer, so I left first.

Yu Yao, you have a good rest. ”

After that, Jiang Ning ran out of the house as if he had fled.

He Yuyao clenched her little mouth and stood in place, stomped on her lotus feet, and murmured in a low voice:

"I can't take you like this, Fang Rui is right, you are a wood, a big wood!"

Although she was chattering, she still subconsciously listened to Jiang Ning's instructions, walked to the side of the bed and lay down directly.

"Hmph, sooner or later you'll be asked to sleep with me!"

In her sleep, He Yuyao couldn't stop babbling.