After dinner, Yuzhu and Zhou Quan walked side by side on the streets of Hangzhou.
Zhou Quan closed the folding fan and suddenly sighed: "Zhejiang cuisine does not live up to its name, it is far inferior to Shandong cuisine!"
Yuzhu smiled, the secret of Shandong cuisine chefs is to make fresh seafood noodles.
The master chefs of Hangzhou cuisine in this era have not yet mastered the secret of improving freshness, so they can only add more sugar to the dishes, or simply make them plain.
After returning to the camp, as soon as Yuzhu entered the second door, he saw Xuewei looking at him with her mouth flat and tears in her eyes.
"Daddy, you're not keeping your word again." Xuewei complained to Yuzhu in an extremely aggrieved manner and went shopping without her.
Yuzhu walked over, took Xuewei's little hand, put it to her lips, kissed her gently, and said apologetically: "Good girl, it's all your father's fault. Don't be angry. Tomorrow, yes,
Just tomorrow, daddy will definitely take you to play on the street, okay?"
Xuewei struggled to withdraw her little hand, raised her delicate face, and asked Yuzhu full of doubts: "Really?"
"Really, absolutely true." Yuzhu took Xuewei's little hand again and nodded heavily.
When the night is deep, the jade pillar is still lingering between the beds.
Alas, Alice is becoming more and more unrestrained as if she had taken some medicine.
It was almost noon, and Yuzhu had just finished washing himself and was having a meal.
Wu Jiang walked in quickly, bent down, and whispered: "Master, all the military attachés from the Green Camp of the province have gathered outside the gate, waiting for your reception."
Yuzhu nodded and said with a smile: "Let them wait."
"Hey." Wu Jiang retreated knowingly. He knew that Mr. Zhu was deliberately trying to show off his power.
As the governor of two provinces among the feudal officials, Yuzhu held extremely heavy military power.
The entire garrison in Zhejiang Province, except for the Fubiao Chinese Army and the Eight Banners Soldiers under General Hangzhou, were all under the control of Yuzhu.
After Yuzhu had eaten and drank enough and tasted the fragrant tea, Wu Jiang led Zhejiang Admiral Xu Wenlong and hurried to the study to meet his immediate superior.
"Admiral of Zhejiang, Xu Wenlong, who holds a humble position, comes to visit the Yuzhong Hall." Xu Wenlong bowed respectfully, and his attitude was extremely submissive.
Xu Wenlong was the Admiral of Lvying of the first rank, and Yuzhu was the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang with the title of Minister of War, also of the first rank.
However, in the Qing Dynasty, it became common practice for the elite to be noble and the military to be humble.
According to unwritten rules, when a military admiral meets a civilian governor, he must attend the ceremony.
Xu Wenlong was worried that if he offended his immediate boss, there would be no good consequences, so he simply performed a lower level Zha Qianli.
Anyway, don't be surprised if you give a courtesy to many people, and don't hit the smiling person with your hand.
In front of the important Manchu minister, Xu Wenlong deliberately lowered his posture, and there was absolutely no harm in doing so.
Yuzhu picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but deliberately did not ask Xu Wenlong to get up.
Xu Wenlong's heart trembled violently several times, secretly thinking that something was wrong and he was in trouble.
It wasn't until he drank half a cup of tea that Yuzhu said calmly: "Brother Xu, you are too polite. Sit down and talk."
"嗻." Xu Wenlong, who was feeling uneasy, lowered his head deeply as if he had received an amnesty, and took the plunge again.
After Xu Wenlong leaned over and sat down, Yuzhu asked him: "This is the first time I came to Zhejiang Province, and my eyes are dark. Could you please tell Brother Xu about the military affairs in your province?"
"Sir, Lord Zhongtang, there are Green Camp garrison troops in Zhejiang Province..." Xu Wenlong was well prepared and introduced the Green Camp military affairs in Zhejiang in detail.
Yuzhu narrowed his eyes and listened carefully to Xu Wenlong's introduction while drinking tea.
Famous commanders from ancient times to the present have paid special attention to the basic tactical literacy of their troops.
For example, a certain famous marshal once proposed classic tactical principles such as "one point, two sides", "three systems", "four fast and one slow" and "three fierce tactics", and compiled them into a book and distributed them to his subordinates.
Study and understand carefully.
Yuzhu, who has always been victorious so far, naturally attaches great importance to tactics.
"Brother Xu, according to your statement, the troops of Zhejiang Green Camp actually conduct exercises every three days?" Yuzhu heard the flaw, stared at Xu Wenlong, and asked further.
In the Kangxi Dynasty in the early Qing Dynasty, Xu Wenlong was able to sit on the throne of the green camp admiral of a province. He was by no means an incompetent person.
He sensed something was wrong in Yuzhu's tone, so he quickly stood up, bent down, and replied respectfully: "Back to Yuzhongtang, I have been thinking about doing two jobs a day, but I can't help it. I really don't have enough money and food."
In the Qing Dynasty, the green camp salaries issued by the court as a rule were actually just the basic military expenses for the usual camp status.
Military affairs such as drills, mobilizations, and the suppression of bandits all require food and salary to be allocated first, and then the Qiu Ba will take perfunctory actions.
In layman's terms, that is, no matter how much food is given by the superiors, the Qiu Ba in the green camp will cooperate with their superiors and perform as big a show as possible.
Don’t even think about it if you don’t give me money and you still want to sacrifice your life for Qiu Ba!
This involves many bad rules among the Green Camp soldiers.
The first person to bear the brunt must be those who eat empty wages.
Based on Yuzhu's experience, the Green Camp officers who only receive 20% of their free pay can be considered good officers with a conscience.
Under normal circumstances, the generals of the Green Camp should have at least 30% to 40% free pay.
Among them, the richer the Green Camp troops are stationed, the higher the proportion of officers who live on empty pay, and the more timid the soldiers are and dare not fight.
If Yuzhu, his immediate boss, wanted to deal with Xu Wenlong, all he had to do was send someone to check the accounts, and he, Xu, would lose his head.
To put it bluntly, how can Zhejiang Green Camp’s military expenditure accounts stand up to scrutiny?
Of course, Xu Wenlong is not without the ability to fight back. He also has some damaging moves against his superiors.
Secretly instigating his subordinates' henchmen to gather troops to fight for food and pay. This trick can be said to have a long history, but it is vulgar and effective.
Ordinary Han ministers or Han army bannermen would always be wary of being criticized by the old emperor for not being good at running the army.
However, the risk of setting up a rebellion and facing Yuzhu, who was from the Three Banners of Manchuria and was a relative, was so high that it was completely uncontrollable, and it was very likely that the whole family would lose their heads.
Controlling the Han with the Manchus was the basic national policy of the Qing Dynasty.
The imperial court not only wanted to use Green Camp troops, but also was always on guard against the Green Camp causing chaos. How could Xu Wenlong not know this?
Yuzhu must be dissatisfied with Xu Wenlong's explanation.
However, Yuzhu's main purpose of sending troops south this time was to go to Taiwan and wipe out the rebels.
The basic quality that any superior person must possess is actually to grasp the main contradiction first and then the secondary contradiction.
As the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, if there is going to be a war in Fujian, the supply of food and wages in Zhejiang will become a major issue that determines success or failure.
In order to suppress the thieves, Yuzhu didn't want to do anything to Xu Wenlong, but he had to give him the lesson he needed.
Seeing the signal from Yuzhu, Wu Jiang, who had been standing by the side, immediately raised his throat and shouted loudly: "See off the guest!"
The immediate superior issued an order to expel the guest, obviously he was dissatisfied.
Xu Wenlong knew something was wrong, but he did not dare to disobey him in person, so he had no choice but to retreat obediently.