"How do you say it?" Huang Degong stretched his body, clamped his horse under his crotch, and ran out, asking. [Read the novel with the correct chapter, search on google]
Zuo Liangyu couldn't stand Huang Degong's pretentiousness, but after so many years, he was used to Huang Degong's tricks. He urged his horse to follow him: "It's a big fuss, it looks childish.
My father-in-law can no longer withstand the pressure from the old guys in the court."
"Really want to cut down? Logically speaking, if we want to cut down, we should cut down Ganning or Liaodong first, right?" Huang Degong drew his bow angrily, and shot out an arrow with a "boom", heading straight towards the frightened Yellow Sheep running 30 steps away, and hit the target with one shot.
Yes, the yellow sheep whined and fell to the ground unable to struggle. The soldiers had already rushed to catch this prey.
"How can such a large-scale disarmament be only in Gansu and Ningxia and Liaodong? Ganning is now the front line of the Western Expedition, and it is said that there will be very few reductions. And Liaodong is also close to the Inner Khalkha people.
The Ministry of War is currently in dire straits, claiming that the troops are insufficient and refusing to reduce them. Now every family is shouting and refusing to reduce them. The Ministry of War is now in dire straits. Moreover, the Ministry of War is only temporarily managed by Chai Ke because the cabinet still lacks a minister, so Chai Ke and Zhisheng
The different opinions among the public make the young man like an ant on a hot pot, not knowing what to do."
Zuo Liangyu sighed, "We have to lay off 400,000 yuan, and we don't think it's enough. I'm thinking, don't any of these guys come to take a walk around the nine borders? Don't we need to take a look at these thousands of miles of borders?"
Are people guarding the country? Or do you think that the Tumuts, Chahars and Khalkhas have all become vegetarians? Just cut them off. Have you asked us people?"
"Huh, warriors like you and me, who cares about our opinions?" Huang Degong also darkened his face, threw his hunting bow to the soldiers, and narrowed his eyes, "According to what you said, these people will always be laid off.
Come on us?"
Zuo Liangyu frowned for a long time, and finally sighed: "I'm afraid I can't escape. The key is how big the reduction is. According to the average, we have to cut 40% of the troops. Even if we are elite, but 30%
I'm afraid it's inevitable, and we have to compete with other border towns..."
"With He Shixian's temperament, how can he fight for it?" Huang Degong sneered, "He is now thinking about how to retreat safely to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to have a comfortable meal. Have you seen him in the past two months?"
He Shixian and Cao Wenzhao made adjustments together, and were transferred from Ganning Commander-in-Chief to Jizhen Commander-in-Chief, while You Shigong was transferred to Xuanfu Commander-in-Chief.
Feng Ziying was actually not very satisfied with He Shixian, but He Shixian had a loyal character but was a little weak, which was accepted by people like Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia at that time, so he was transferred to Jizhen Commander-in-Chief, but now He Shixian is too old and not in good health.
I have already written to the cabinet that I hope to retire and recuperate, but I have not yet found a suitable successor.
Feng Ziying originally hoped to let Liu Dongyang take over as the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, but he was opposed by most people. Everyone knows the reason.
But on the surface, it was still said that Shanxi Town needed to face the threat of the Tumuts, and it was not appropriate to make any moves for the time being. Liu Baichuan was also rejected because of insufficient qualifications, so he postponed it.
Both Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu were dissatisfied with He Shixian. They believed that He Shixian had nothing except his age and seniority. Moreover, the key was that he was not in the army right now. He wanted to go to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion early to have a leisurely meal and land safely.
I don't care much about military affairs anymore.
Both Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu have been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, but Huang Degong is the deputy commander-in-chief of the assisting defense, while Zuo Liangyu is the deputy commander-in-chief of the separate defense. There is still a slight difference in their positions. Huang Degong is slightly higher.
"Then we will suffer a loss." Zuo Liangyu also turned cold, "Not to mention You Shigong, Liu Dongyang, He Renlong, Liu Baichuan, Cao Wenzhao, Mao Wenlong, Chai Guozhu, Zhao Shujiao and others
, which one is Yi Yu's generation? If He Shixian doesn't say anything, then we will suffer a big loss."
"What did Prime Minister Feng say?" Huang Degong looked at Zuo Liangyu and then got to the point.
"Prime Minister Feng is ill. He is very ill. I went to see him but he didn't see him." Zuo Liangyu said with a drooped face.
"So you came back?" Huang Degong looked unbelieving, "Do you still need me to go for a trip?"
"I asked around and found out that Prime Minister Feng didn't see anyone. Apart from the first three cabinet ministers, I'm afraid the only one he saw was Lian Guoshi." Zuo Liangyu's eyes became colder, "I went to see Lian.
He also pushed forward the state affairs and practiced state affairs. He refused to say anything more. He only said that the disarmament matter was not under his control. He asked me to go to Sun Chengzong and Xiong Tingbi. Sun Chengzong's attitude was okay, but he only said that he must obey the overall situation. How about it?
, but Xiong Tingbi was full of official talk, and even reprimanded me, saying that I and other warriors should just train and fight with peace of mind, and were not qualified to interfere in such national affairs. Damn, if my subordinates were laid off, I couldn't interfere.
?Whose fault is the mutiny? It almost made me unable to hold myself back..."
Regarding Sun Chengzong, they could still call him Zhishenggong at first, but later they called him by his first name.
Military men like Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu had deep disdain for civil servants. It can be said that no civil servant in the dynasty, except Feng Ziying, could catch their eye. Even their immediate superiors, such as Sun Chengzong and Xiong Tingbi, were still disdainful.
The differences between superiors and subordinates and civil and military forces have to be tolerated.
Huang Degong felt the same way. In the past few years, he and Zuo Liangyu had devoted themselves to leading the army. They could be said to have created the two most elite armies in Ji Town.
The sons and daughters have formed a deep friendship. Now, with just one sentence, he may ask him to lay off 30% or even 40% of the sons and daughters and go home to farm. How can they accept this?
"Even if we want to disarmament, what about the settlement expenses for the son-in-law? There has to be an explanation, right? We can't treat everyone equally, and it's still the same as in previous years, right?"
Huang Degong also knew that disarmament was a general trend and was inevitable, but he had to fight for fewer layoffs and an extra cent of resettlement allowance for the laid-off sons.
"I'm afraid it's not as good as we imagined, or even worse." Zuo Liangyu sucked his teeth and shook his head: "I asked an acquaintance from the Ministry of Finance, and they said that the resettlement allowance for disarmament should still be paid according to the regulations.
According to the old rules, the amount of disarmament is too large. Even according to the original rules, the Ministry of Revenue cannot afford it, and the payment may be divided into three years..."
Huang Degong was confused, "Does that mean the disarmament will be divided into three years?"
"No, it's about letting the laid-off sons and daughters go back to their hometowns first, and then the resettlement allowance will be divided into three years and distributed by the local government..." The corner of Zuo Liangyu's mouth became a bit more ruthless and unruly, "No
We talk about quantity, but how can we explain to our son-in-law who is still in the army? Is this deliberately trying to force us to rebel and repeat the Ningxia Incident?"
"Are you really not taking us seriously? Are you forcing the men to rebel?" Huang Degong took a breath: "Could it be that the other towns and the armies in Beijing just turn a blind eye and everything is peaceful?"
Let's not talk about the quantity, but this method of layoffs will definitely lead to big troubles. At least the soldiers under his own hands will not be able to deal with it. Even if he puts himself in his own shoes, there will still be a mutiny. At that time, there will still be a mutiny.
If the army is laid off, I'm afraid it will have to recruit more troops to suppress the rebellion.
Finally coming to the key point, which was also the most important step for Zuo Liangyu to go to Beijing this time, he said that he wanted to inquire about the movements of the Beijing camp, the Xuanfu Army and even other military towns.
This is a major event involving the fate of the entire Zhou Dynasty's one-million-strong army. If the army of 400,000 is really to be abolished, who can bear it?
"There are also changes in the Beijing Camp, including the Shangsanqinjun who may not be involved too much. They are all working together, but everyone is still hiding and watching." Zuo Liangyu said solemnly.
Said: "As for the Xuanfu Army, You Shigong did a good job of appeasing him, but that was just good words. He said that he would definitely negotiate with the Ministry of War, but it really couldn't be saved. How many tens of thousands of people would be laid off? He You Shigong
Gong thinks he has enough face to keep the brothers from making trouble? What a dream!"
Huang Degong became impatient, "You Shigong doesn't have that ability. Do you really think that if he serves as a general soldier for two more years, he will be able to suppress the prince? What a joke! Where are Liu Dongyang, Liu Baichuan and He Renlong? And Mao Wenlong, I
I don’t believe they can survive.”
"Mao Wenlong has been stable since he took over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, but with He Renlong's impetuous temper, I don't believe he can still sit still. It's hard to say that Er Liu is too gloomy..." Zuo Liangyu shook his head: "I have already
I arranged for people to contact me and have a look, but I got a message that Prime Minister Feng was not prepared to disarm, but his subordinates forced him to do so, so he got angry after the quarrel and fell ill after catching a cold.
,…”
Zuo Liangyu glanced at Huang Degong.
Huang Degong was shocked and couldn't believe it: "No disarmament? How is that possible? The court cannot afford to support more than one million people."
Even if Huang Degong no longer hopes for disarmament, he still knows that it is unrealistic to maintain an army of more than one million in this peaceful era. All he can hope for is less layoffs. For example, if you think about it, just a hundred or eighty thousand layoffs will be enough. These 400,000 are really impossible.
Accepted.
"Prime Minister Feng was originally planning to send troops to conquer Mongolia..." Zuo Liangyu said faintly, which immediately made Huang Degong break his guard and almost jumped up, "Really?!"
"Can there be any falsehood?" Zuo Liangyu was also a little excited, "But it was rejected by the bunch of idiots in the DPRK. Now the Inner Khalkha people have grown to the point that they are going to swallow up the Chahar people. It's not too early."
To take action, do we really have to wait until he becomes uncontrollable before we rush to deal with it?"
"You mean they are all waiting?" Huang Degong suddenly calmed down, "They all know this situation? Are they all waiting and watching?"
"I guess it should be, it depends on who ignites the fire first." Zuo Liangyu smiled coldly, "Once it ignites, there is no need to mention the disarmament issue, and the conquest of Mongolia can be taken advantage of."