Zhang Tingyu was not only a capable minister, but also an upright official. He never took bribes and was extremely rigorous in his work.
Yuzhu was impatient to stay in Nanxun Hall, dealing with the old millet and rotten wheat in the court, so he simply passed it on to Zhang Tingyu to deal with.
Those things in a small peasant society are just like that no matter how big they are.
At four o'clock in the morning, Yuzhu left the palace as usual.
The headquarters of the new army is located at the end of Tongfu Road.
Yuzhu walked out of the main courtyard, passed through two heavily guarded small doors, and entered the headquarters directly.
Since it is an important headquarters area, the security guards of Jinwei Town are solely responsible for the security tasks within two miles of the surrounding area.
The number of the Konoe Town is definitely new. However, the history of the guard mark is relatively long.
The origin of the guard logo is actually the personal corps of the new army commander.
The Janissaries at that time were actually divided into two groups, one was the Janissaries Goshiha, and the other was the Janissaries and Horses.
In the early days, there were only a few dozen soldiers.
As the establishment of the new army continued to expand, the Guards Corps also developed and grew into Guard Barracks, and even today's Guard Standard.
Since the New Army has now expanded to more than 100,000 people, Yuzhu personally drew up the numbers and code names for each unit in order to standardize and scientificize the army's construction.
Serial numbers and code names are divided into peacetime and wartime.
For example, the normal code of the guard badge is the troops.
For another example, the wartime designation of the first town is: 101st Division.
Today's troops are so well-equipped that it's simply outrageous.
Each soldier assigned to the guard is provided with a lance, a standard flintlock rifle, a flintlock pistol, and a waist knife.
The lance is mainly inserted on the side of the saddle bridge, so that it is convenient to draw the gun and shoot on the war horse.
When on duty, they all carry long guns and pistols, and hang knives on their waists.
The lead bullets used by ordinary troops of the New Army are all round bullets.
However, the lead bullets used by the guards and soldiers were custom-loaded round bullets with bases.
After the shot was fired, the bottom bracket fell off the moment the bullet came out of the chamber.
The advantage of the bottom bracket is that it increases the sealing of the barrel and increases the range of round lead bullets by about half.
In other words, the effective range of the guard rifle has increased from 60 meters to 90 meters.
Obviously, the increase in effective range means that the safety of Yuzhu is more guaranteed.
Due to huge cost issues, the current new army is still unable to generally equip this type of round bullet with a base.
Yuzhu stepped into the New Army General Staff Headquarters. Hey, the officers are very busy.
Just when Yuzhu wanted to walk around and take a look, someone spotted him and shouted loudly: "Stand at attention!"
"Pa." The sound of the clashing heels of military boots resounded throughout the General Staff Headquarters.
Yuzhu felt a little disappointed, so he said calmly: "Everyone should be busy with their own affairs."
Today's Chief of General Staff of the New Army is an out-and-out bannerman named Ma Jia Zhang Sheng.
When the old emperor transferred Yuzhu away from the New Army, no matter what others thought, Ma Jia Zhang Sheng always stood firmly on Yuzhu's side and never wavered in his position.
Yuzhu has always been open to all kinds of people when it comes to employing people. Tolerance means greatness.
As long as you are loyal and reliable, no matter what race you are, you will still be reused.
Let’s not talk about others, let’s talk about General Chen Geng.
According to the rigid view of class struggle, General Chen was not even qualified to participate in the struggle.
Because General Chen's grandfather was an accomplice of the feudal brick system - a general of the Hunan Army.
That's all, General Chen's grandfather robbed a lot of good things back then, and after returning to Xiangxiang, he bought land extensively.
By the time Chen Geng began to attend private school, his family was already one of the largest landowners in Xiangxiang County, known as "Chen Bancheng".
Attack the local tyrants and divide the land. What is divided is Chen Bancheng's land, and what is revolutionized is Chen Bancheng's life.
Who would have thought that the eldest son of the Chen Bancheng family would devote himself to the struggle without fear of death, which is really admirable!
However, Ma Jiazhangsheng was also a very smart man. He deliberately changed his name to Ma Zhangsheng.
This name is quite gregarious among the new army where the Han people have an absolute advantage!
"Report to the commander, the 101st Division took control of the city defense of Zhangjiakou a quarter of an hour ago." Ma Zhangsheng reported in detail the progress of each unit.
Yuzhu glanced at Ma Zhangsheng. Even though this guy had no paper in his hand, he was completely clear in his heart.
At this moment, Yuzhu was actually a little distracted, and couldn't help but think of several classic scenes.
"As long as you come, you can support my three chiefs of staff."
"We finally have a capable headquarters."
"Please rest assured, chief, we now have more than 1,300 cannons, and dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, and we are guaranteed to capture the city within 30 hours."
Hmm, in Yuzhu's mind, Ma Zhangsheng is as powerful as the chief of staff.
A hero does not need to ask about his origin, as long as he is loyal and brave!
Ma Zhangsheng was also very aware of Yuzhu's old habit of accompanying him everywhere while reporting on military information.
Yuzhu went from desk to desk. Some staff officers were very nervous. When drawing, they actually drew the wrong lines and hurriedly made corrections.
After a complete circle around every corner of the staff headquarters, Yuzhu sat in Ma Zhangsheng's signing room.
"Captain, the Fourteenth Old Man has the support of the Khalkha Mongols, and the mobility of his unit has been significantly enhanced. Instead of going deep into the desert and seeking a decisive battle with it, it is better for our army to gather near Zhangjiakou and annihilate it while waiting for work." Ma Zhangsheng thought carefully.
Afterwards, he put forward his suggestions to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu nodded and said: "Our army has concentrated the main forces of the four towns and deployed defenses on the front line in Zhangjiakou. We just want the Fourteenth to take the initiative to run into it. After all, we are backed by the Grand Canal and have the convenience of shipping, so we are not afraid of delay."
"Yes, although the Mongols have cattle and sheep, they can't support the army of more than 100,000 people. Logistics alone are enough to bring down the fourteenth." Ma Zhangsheng saw it clearly.
When the Fourteenth raised troops to march eastward, he definitely hoped for a quick victory, but he was afraid that the confrontation would last too long, resulting in a lack of food and grass, and a loss of morale among the troops.
In addition to logistical problems, Old Fourteen also had a fatal flaw.
The elite Eight Banners soldiers under Old Fourteen all have their family records in Yuzhu's hand.
What if Yuzhu frantically kills all these people's families, especially their sons, on the charge of treason, it will be heartbreaking!
Since ancient times, there are three types of unfilial piety, the worst is not having children!
Even if these people finally win and kill Yuzhu, all their family members will die!
In the headquarters where Ma Zhangsheng was sitting, Yuzhu left very relieved.
After passing through two small doors, Yuzhu went straight to the large kitchen in the outer courtyard and told the stewards in the kitchen to ensure that the soldiers outside were well fed.
Anyone who dares to cheat and cheat will be killed with a stick and sent to the princess's grave to be fed to wild dogs.
The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
Yuzhu only got five million taels of silver, which was far from enough!
The princes and nobles of Manchuria gathered outside the Cining Palace and made a lot of noise. How could Yuzhu, who was very knowledgeable, not know?
In a small peasant society, there are basically three ways to fight and lack money: First, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict, which bankrupted all the rich in the country, and evened out the rich and poor in disguised form.
Increase land tax; the last and most effective method is to set up a card to collect lijin.
I think back then, after the Changmao Uprising, from the first year of Xianfeng to the third year of Xianfeng, the Qing government had spent 29,630,000 taels of salary, and the deposits of the Ministry of Households were only more than 227,000 taels.
What should I do if I don’t have money to suppress hair growth?
The imperial court was forced to allow the Hunan Army to collect lijin generally within their respective defense zones.
According to the different types of taxation, lijin can be divided into four categories: department store li, salt li, foreign medicine li, and native medicine li. Among them, department store li was the earliest and has the largest scope, so the so-called lijin mainly refers to department store li.
Most of the taxable objects of department stores are daily necessities, and everything necessary for daily use is included in the tax.
Yuzhu was not short of money, but he had to pretend to be very short of money.
Otherwise, how can Yuzhu go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for military expenses after the autumn tax is collected?
Of course, the collection point of Lijin cannot be the capital. The negative impact would be too bad!
Hey, after a few days, Xuzhou fell into the hands of the new army. They clung to the canal and levied lijin on each ship's goods. Not only was the source of wealth abundant, but the target of the tax could not escape even if he wanted to.
In the final analysis, the commercial taxes in the Qing Dynasty were extremely low.
In this era, as long as there are no taxes on food and the common people have food to eat, the Lijin system will not have too great an impact on the common people.
Zeng Shatou collected lijin in Jiangnan for more than ten years, which not only supported hundreds of thousands of Hunan troops, but also made a considerable surplus.
This proves from the side that commercial taxes are really too low.
After Yuzhu returned to the main courtyard, Xiuyun was standing by the door eagerly waiting for him.
"Master, please have some tea."
"Master, please have some snacks."
"Master, wipe the handle."
Xiuyun served the man diligently. She obviously wanted to ask how Xiao Xuanyu was doing, but she refused to ask directly.
How could Yuzhu not know what his woman was thinking?
After drinking tea and snacks, Yuzhu smiled and told Xiuyun in detail about Xiao Xuanyu's current situation.
Xiuyun listened for a long time and suddenly said, "If you are too tanned, will others dislike you in the future?"
Yuzhu understood as soon as he heard it, the other person in Xiuyun's mouth must be referring to Xuanyu's wife, her daughter-in-law.
Alas, when Emperor Daxing was still alive, he married the concubine of his second son, Yinreng, to be Xuanyu's main wife.
However, fate is really playing tricks on people. Not only did Hongxi fail to ascend the throne, but his whereabouts are still unknown.
Naturally, this marriage will definitely not happen.
Being an in-law with the second child was not Yuzhu's original intention. The marriage was done early, but Yuzhu was relieved.
Save yourself from having to find excuses to divorce your wife in the future!
To be honest, Yuzhu only sent troops to surround the palaces of Lao Si, Lao Ba and Lao Fourteen, but did not raid the homes and arrest anyone. It was already quite interesting.
However, Nian Gengyao is not so cheap.
The entire Nian family, including Nian Gengyao's cousins, was not only confiscated, but all men, women, and children were also imprisoned.
Conspiracy is a heinous crime, and the fate of Nian's family is really worrying!