With the mobilization of 80,000 troops, the demand for food, fodder and other baggage is not a small amount.
Fortunately, although Li Shanchang did not approve of sending troops to Anqing in his heart, he was unambiguous in his work and did a very thoughtful job in logistical support, which saved Song Xuan a lot of trouble.
Some people are good at imperial examinations, while others are good at work, and Li Shanchang is the latter.
Although he failed in the imperial examination many times, he was able to take care of every detail in his work, issuing government orders one after another with almost no omissions.
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Song Xuan also thought carefully about using Lan Yu to mobilize troops and horses for the expedition.
To put it simply, he is too short of generals.
Now that Jinling has been taken and the capital will be established here in the future, as Song Xuan, as the lord, it is impossible for him to just take the lead and conquer in person.
There is always a need for a capable general to send troops to fight.
This time Lan Yu was ordered to go on an expedition because he did not want Zhu Yuanzhang and his gang to become big, but he also wanted to train Lan Yu and make him grow up as quickly as possible.
A commander who has been trained by oneself is always easier to use and more reliable than one who took refuge later.
After Lan Yu went to war, the workload of Li Shanchang and others gradually increased.
In addition to ensuring the logistics of the expeditionary army, the internal affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces also fell on his head.
The internal government is the government affairs department established after Song Xuan captured Jinling City.
To put it simply, this department can be understood as a complex that gathers the powers of the six departments of the imperial court. Except for military decisions, other matters and various government orders need to be issued by this department.
As the chief official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Shanchang has been very busy recently, but although his body is thunderous, his spirit is extremely happy.
He could feel that his lord had great trust in him. He could directly make decisions on general internal affairs without even having to report to his lord.
He enjoys this feeling of having power and being trusted.
Even when he was resting, he would often hold a cup of hot tea in his hand and look to the north, imagining the future scene where his lord would rule the world and he would be the most popular minister, a lord, and a prime minister.
When he thought of an extremely popular minister, Liu Bowen could not help but appear in his mind.
Instantly, his mood became extremely complicated.
This person, in terms of wisdom, is still above himself.
Fortunately, this person is somewhat weak in handling complicated government affairs, otherwise, he is really not sure that he will be able to win the position of prime minister in the future.
"teacher!"
Outside the door, an internal government official came in and said: "Liu Bowen is heading to Zhejiang with people from the Taxation Department!"
"Has he collected all the taxes in JS Province so quickly?" Li Shanchang was a little surprised.
It's only been half a month since Lan Yu sent troops, right? Liu Bowen's tax collection efficiency is so high?
After the lord took over Jinling City, he, Li Shanchang, took over the government affairs, but he separated the taxation matters separately, and Liu Bowen was responsible for it.
In order to collect taxes better, the lord even specially drew some troops from the Qingyi Guards and Fire Gun Soldiers to form the Taxation Department, which was mobilized by Liu Bowen alone.
"You don't know Liu Bowen's methods yet?" the official whispered: "Commercial and mining taxes are collected without mercy. Those who dare to resist will be killed on the spot and their homes will be ransacked.
After confiscating several big families, no one dared to object to the entire Jiangsu territorial taxation system, and the money and food collected even exceeded our previous budget!"
This official, who looked young, was recommended to the Ministry of Internal Affairs by Hu Qian.
Li Shanchang was a little wary of him at first, but later found that this person had a strong ability to handle government affairs, and his words and deeds were also in line with his wishes, so he accepted him as a disciple.
Now behind closed doors, the master and the apprentice spoke without too much worry. When talking about Liu Bowen, they called him by his first name.
"Teacher, although you are the first minister under the lord's command, Liu Bowen has a special status and even has the power to mobilize troops. When the lord ascends to the throne in the future, this person will definitely be your biggest obstacle to becoming the prime minister!"
Li Shanchang glared at him, "Don't get it wrong! Even if the Lord doesn't take care of things when he's fair, do you really think that the Tsing Yi guards under him are just freeloaders?
Hu Weiyong, remember, officialdom has its own rules. If he commits corruption, bribery, and malpractice for personal gain, you can impeach him. But if he stumbles secretly and engages in dirty tricks, believe it or not, the Tsing Yi Guards will have to ask you for help that night.
Go have tea!”
Hu Weiyong laughed sarcastically, "Teacher, you are serious. I am just reminding you, but how can you dare to secretly stumble against important ministers like Liu Bowen?"
As he spoke, he changed the topic and said: "When the disciples went out early in the morning, they saw a large number of people from the martial arts community entering Jinling City. Most of them were women. Does the teacher know their origins?"
"They should be from the Emei sect!"
Li Shanchang didn't know much about things in Jianghu.
"I had a brief chat with an expert from the Wudang sect. The Wudang sect and Emei sect have a very good relationship. It is said that the master has an engagement with a close disciple of the head of the Emei sect.
Although I don’t know whether it’s true or not, it can be seen that the Lord attaches great importance to the power of Emei.”
Hearing this, Hu Weiyong thought for a moment, then looked happy and said, "Teacher, this is an opportunity for us!"
"What's the meaning?"
"My lord must be over twenty, right? But now, let alone getting married, he doesn't even have a concubine. Is this consistent with his status?"
Li Shanchang stroked his beard under his chin and finally shook his head.
"Let's not get involved in this matter!"
Seeing Hu Weiyong's doubtful expression, he explained: "I know what your plan is. Do you want to send a petition to the Lord to marry a disciple of Emei?"
Hu Weiyong nodded.
Li Shanchang laughed and said, "I'm afraid that if you do this, you won't survive the next day!"
Li Shanchang said meaningfully: "The women around my lord are not ordinary people. Even the girl Xiao Zhao who is serving tea and pouring water next to him makes me feel scared sometimes."
Having said this, he said in a deep voice: "Tell the people below to be calm. We don't care whether other people mention our master's marriage, but officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, no one is allowed to make any excuses!"
Hu Weiyong said oh, seemingly unwilling to do so.
How do you see it, that female disciple of the Emei sect is destined to be the queen in the future. Now, if you bet on helping her, you can get the queen's favor. He doesn't understand why the teacher refuses to do such a deal?
Li Shanchang saw that he was a little absent-minded and immediately scolded: "You remember, when doing things, especially when working under the lord, just do your duty in a down-to-earth manner!
My lord will not miss a single cent of what is due to you!
If you are opportunistic and want to reach the sky in one step, don’t even think about it!”
"Don't forget, my lord is from the martial arts world! And the women who are related to him are all from the martial arts world!"
"If you dare to break their marriage, they will dare to take your life!"