Because Lu Cheng was present, this meal was naturally unsatisfactory. These local officials were like a mouse seeing a cat, their buttocks were itching while sitting on the bench. Except for Ying Zhao, who had just filled the vacancy, all the other officials did not want to escape quickly.
of.
Therefore, this celebration banquet ended hastily.
After finishing the dinner here, Shen Yi immediately rushed back to the Anti-Japanese Army camp to celebrate with his brothers. At this time, almost all the pigs, cattle and sheep in the Anti-Japanese Army camp had been killed.
Dozens of large pots were set up in the camp, and meat was stewing in each pot. It could be said that the aroma was overflowing.
Master Shen brought Lu Cheng into the anti-Japanese army camp. After drinking a few glasses of wine and eating some meat with his brothers, he took Lu Cheng to the anti-Japanese army camp and asked people to
Watch from the outside and no outsiders are allowed in.
There were only two people left in the big ledger. Shen Yi took out a ledger from his sleeve, put it in front of Lu Cheng, and said with a smile: "Lu Weishuai, this is the property we confiscated from the Japanese pirates' lair. In the past few days,
On the ship, I asked someone to do a rough calculation. The total cash amount was just over two hundred and forty thousand taels. It would be difficult to estimate the other properties accurately for a while. According to what we had agreed before, this part of the property would not be handed over to Eunuch Du.
They took care of it, and escorted Jiankang directly to Jiankang through internal guards and filled in internal funds."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and said: "However, this time we conquered the Japanese pirates, our anti-Japanese army also lost three to four hundred people, and nearly a thousand people were injured. These casualties need supplies, I mean
Yes, it comes directly from this money."
Speaking of this, Shen Yi glanced at Lu Cheng and said with a smile: "Of course, if Lu Weishuai has any objections, just pretend that Shen has not said that this money will be sent to Jiankang by Lu Weishuai. The money for our anti-Japanese army will be used from then on."
Get it from Eunuch Du."
Lu Cheng's expressionless face also forced a smile: "Master Shen is too cautious."
"Your Majesty's previous secret letter has stated that since the establishment of the Anti-Japanese Army, it has not received a penny from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The profits of the Anti-Japanese Army are also all decided by you, Chief Shen. Just don't publicize this kind of thing.
To avoid being bitten by the censors in the imperial court."
"Master Shen, you can use this money first. After you use it, I will send someone to escort it to the capital."
Matters such as military finances are actually very sensitive. After all, the military is a violent institution that is thousands of miles away. It has always been difficult for the court to restrain it. Therefore, since ancient times, the court has only one method to restrain the army.
That's supply.
Salaries and military rations are both part of supplies.
If an army can take care of its own finances, then it is actually a small feudal town in the practical sense.
It's just that the scale of the anti-Japanese army is still too small, so the emperor is relieved about Shen Yi. If Shen Yi's army expands from 5,000 to 50,000, and he does this again, then no matter how arrogant the emperor is, he will not be able to fight at night.
It's time to fall asleep.
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"That's it."
Shen Yi looked at Lu Cheng and said with a smile: "I will deduct one hundred thousand taels of this money and use it as a pension and reward. Tonight, Commander Wei will send a letter to the capital by courier, asking for an imperial edict of reward. This way
The rewards given to the soldiers are those given by Your Majesty, and they are reasonable and reasonable."
"good."
Lu Cheng nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, the internal guards will see what they do against the Japanese army. Your Majesty will not be suspicious of the Japanese army."
Having said this, he paused, and then said with a smile: "Tonight, why don't you, Master Shen, write a memorial to Your Majesty? I will send it to you with the express delivery of the inner guard."
As he said that, Lu Cheng looked at the sky outside and said, "Send it out now. I estimate that it will be delivered to Jiankang in the morning the day after tomorrow."
Shen Yi nodded.
In his handsome account, he originally had pen, ink, paper and inkstone. As a second-ranked Jinshi, writing articles was his special skill. In addition, he had already written a draft on the ship before. It took less than half an hour for Shen Yi to finish it.
He had already written a memorial, dried the ink, and handed it to Lu Cheng.
"Shuai Lu, this is a report about the Battle of Beiji Island. I will follow up with a detailed petition for merit, and Shen will slowly make statistics..."
"There's no hurry about that."
Lu Cheng took the letter in his arms and said with a smile: "Your Majesty will probably throw the memorial letter asking for merit to the Ministry of War and let the Ministry of War deal with it. This memorial letter is enough."
After saying this, Lu Cheng glanced at Shen Yi and said softly: "Master Shen, after this battle, the anti-Japanese army should rest for a while. During this time, you must be prepared to go to Beijing..."
"besides…"
Lu Cheng said meaningfully: "As for your assassination by the Northern Qi Dynasty, the imperial court will give you an explanation soon..."
………………
The inner guards have special post roads and special messengers, who can usually travel six hundred miles a day. Shen Yi's letter was sent out that night, and it only took one day and two nights. By the morning of the third day, this
The letter sent by Lu Weishuai passed through the court's Yamen and was directly delivered to the hands of Gao Minggao.
Eunuch Gao had been waiting for the memorial letter from Yue Qing for the past two days. After seeing Shen Yi's name, he took the letter to Deqing Palace without saying a word.
When they arrived at Deqing Hall, they found out that His Majesty the Emperor had gone to the back garden to enjoy the cool breeze. Eunuch Gao then went to the back garden and found the Emperor fishing in the back garden under a pavilion.
The emperor had received the information about the great victory in eastern Zhejiang from the inner guards the day before yesterday, and he was in a very good mood these two days.
With a smile on his face, Eunuch Gao walked up to the emperor and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Chief Yueqing Shen is reporting."
The emperor reached out with one hand to take the memorial, and handed the fishing rod out with the other hand. Eunuch Gao immediately understood, stepped forward with both hands, and respectfully caught the fishing rod.
His Majesty the Emperor is holding this memorial. To be precise, there should be two memorials.
A memorial is an official document, written in official style, as a regular report of victory.
In addition to this memorial, there is also a secret memorial, which is about the batch of silver from Beiji Island.
In addition to cash, the wealth of the Japanese pirates on Beiji Island also includes a lot of gold and other property. Excluding the part seized by the anti-Japanese army, the total value of what Master Shen sent to the capital should be worth thirty
About ten thousand taels.
After reading this secret report, His Majesty the Emperor was delighted. He clapped his hands and said with a smile: "How brilliant."
Eunuch Gao bowed his head respectfully: "My servant is here."
The emperor shook the list in his hand and said with a smile: "In the past, I spent money like water, but now I finally see the money back. Look..."
The emperor laughed: "Now, I have also accepted a bribe!"
Eunuch Gao took the order and looked at it, then said with a smile: "I have spent a lot of money this year. With this money, the palace will be much better off this year."
"I just realized today why there are so many corrupt officials in the government. This feeling of getting something for nothing is really satisfying."
The emperor squinted his eyes and smiled: "If I become an official, I will probably be a corrupt official."
"alright…"
The emperor stretched himself and said calmly: "After receiving money from Shen Qi, it's hard not to do things for him. Gao Ming, please send Shen Qi's memorial to Zhongshu in an official document, and ask Zhongshu to
When the book is announced to the government and the public, it says..."
