Lin Jing looked at Wu Weiying's face and said calmly: "There are only 30,000 troops and horses in the Beijing camp at the moment. These people will not be moved for the time being, but the 120,000 on the books must be changed to the actual 30,000 troops. You understand
?”
Of course Wu Weiying can understand that the reason why Zhu Chunchen and his gang were able to make a lot of money in the past was not just by eating the free money in the middle. Now the accounts of the Beijing camp have directly turned into an actual 30,000 people, and the money and food needed to be supplied
This is equivalent to cutting off three-quarters of the share, which amounts to several million taels of silver every year!
It's impossible to say that Wu Weiying doesn't feel sorry for him, but he knows that he can't get enough of this money, and he is also a person who is very loyal to Ming Dynasty, so naturally he doesn't take his own interests so seriously
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"Your Highness, I understand."
No matter whether Wu Weiying really understands or pretends to understand, Lin Jing has already explained what he said. If he dares to play this trick again, he will not blame him. Then he continued: "After the Yu Weijun has been trained,
, The current Beijing camp will be further dismantled. By then, out of the 30,000 people, only an army of 10,000 people may be left. I hope you can truly train this army in the future. When that day comes,
I’ll give you a chance to go on the battlefield and make meritorious deeds!”
Speaking of this, Wu Weiying's eyes lit up. Although he was a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, he was different from those noblemen who were no longer able to go to the battlefield. His ancestors were serious Mongolians, and their ancestors' bravery had not completely dissipated.
Therefore, for him, if he has the opportunity to go to the battlefield, it would be the best.
Therefore, when Lin Jing made this promise, Wu Weiying quickly chose to agree. As long as he was still in the position of Governor of Beijing Camp, he would fully cooperate with Li Banghua in reorganizing Beijing Camp.
After this matter was over, Lin Jing did not rest. Instead, he chose to visit Emperor Chongzhen again. The purpose was to save the millions of taels of silver every year in Beijing. This money could not be made by Chongzhen.
Dropped...
In fact, Lin Jing went very timely, because at this time in Dongnuan Pavilion, the ministers were already eyeing the money saved in the Beijing camp. After all, this amount of money was not a small amount.
In fact, the Beijing camp's 120,000 soldiers and horses need to consume 2.8 million taels of silver and 1.5 million shi of food every year, which is by no means a small sum. This time it has been reduced by three-quarters.
, the extra silver taels amounted to more than two million taels at least.
"Your Majesty, Fan Zhiwan, the Minister of War and the Superintendent of Liaodong Province, has reported that he wants to build two strong cities in the south of Ningyuan City to transport grain and grass, and supervises the construction of Juehua Island City as a top priority. He also requested the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate 300,000 yuan in silver.
two......"
"Your Majesty, civil unrest is currently raging in Henan. Li Zicheng's troops are surrounding Kaifeng. Sun Chuanting, the governor of the three sides, has no money to raise troops for disaster relief. I also ask your Majesty to allocate 500,000 taels of silver to meet the urgent need..."
"Your Majesty, there is civil unrest in Shandong..."
"Your Majesty, there is a severe drought in Shanxi..."
When facing a mountain of memorials piled up on the table, Chongzhen looked a little ugly. He knew that everyone was short of money, but according to everyone's method of asking for money, let alone two million taels, I'm afraid it would be ten million.
I can’t fight with both...besides, can the money really be spent effectively?
What's more, there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses left in the Beijing camp now, and the new army will have to be rebuilt later. This gap cannot be solved by the extra two million taels in the Beijing camp...
Chongzhen thought of this and was about to speak when he heard Wang Chengen coming to report the news that Lin Jing had come to visit him. He couldn't help but feel something in his heart. Since he was the one who caused the trouble, he might as well listen to his opinion.
Soon, Lin Jing came to Dongnuan Pavilion. After briefly understanding the current situation, he looked at the memorial on the table, but couldn't help but sneer on his face. If this money is given out indiscriminately, it will be really fatal.
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If nothing else, the so-called Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong, Fan Zhiwan, was a pure mediocre person. He relied entirely on his master Zhou Yanru to reach this position. However, when the Qing army entered the fortress from the direction of Qiangziling and Jizhou City,
Later, Fan Zhiwan did not dare to face the enemy at all. Later, he went to battle under Chongzhen's forced order and was ultimately defeated. The prefectures and counties he defended fell one after another, and it can be said that it had no effect.
At this time, Fan Zhiwan wanted 300,000 taels to build the city. In Lin Jing's view, it was meaningless. The failure of the Songjin Battle had already determined that the Ming Dynasty had no need to continue to stand outside the pass. It was better to shrink its troops to
Within Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui and Shanhaiguan's iron walls can still be used to keep the Donglu out.
"I'd like to inform my father, but let's leave everything else aside. I really don't agree with continuing to defend Ningyuan City!"
When Lin Jing said these words, it immediately aroused a lot of discussion among the ministers. Although many people proposed to abandon Guanwai, it was really rare to be as bold as Lin Jing.
Sure enough, Chongzhen's face suddenly became very ugly, and he said coldly: "You want me to give up Ningyuan City?"
Lin Jing said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Now that the situation in Liaodong has deteriorated so much, it is meaningless to continue to hold on to Ningyuan. It is better to abandon Ningyuan City and stick to Shanhaiguan to protect ourselves. After the civil strife is calmed down, we can go far beyond the customs."
Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, glanced at Lin Jing with a subtle expression. He said that he quite agreed with this idea in his heart, but he could not support the prince. After all, the people guarding Liaodong at this time were his people. If Fan Zhi finished
Withdrawal, then why let him replace Yang Shengwu in the first place?
Because of this, Zhou Yanru neither spoke up to agree nor oppose, but remained silent.
Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a while. There seemed to be no problem with the prince's suggestion. The main reason was that he couldn't let go of his face. If he abandoned Ningyuan City like this, I'm afraid people in the world would call him a fatuous master. But if
It seems quite a waste to continue to stick to it and throw money into it...
Just when Chongzhen was hesitating, Wu Sheng, a cabinet scholar, stood up and expressed his approval of the prince.
"Your Majesty, what the prince said is not unreasonable. After all, the biggest problem in our country lies with the rogue bandits, not the Donglu. If we blindly compete with the Donglu, it will give the rogues a chance to become powerful."
Lin Jing, who was listening quietly, nodded in his heart. The development of the situation was indeed as Wu Sheng expected. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the bandits achieved two decisive victories, the first of which was Zuo Liang in July.
The four towns of Yu, Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng, and Fang Guoan were defeated in Zhuxian Town, which led to the collapse of the war situation in Henan. The second time was the Battle of Shiyuan in October. Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting, resulting in the death of more than 40,000 officers and soldiers.
, hundreds of thousands of weapons and baggage were lost, causing the Ming army to lose its last elite force.
Therefore, in Lin Jing's view, Ming's strategic focus must be adjusted in a timely manner. This chapter has been completed!