In the final analysis, Yinzhen still had to go to war, but Wenxi could not defeat Kangxi.
Although Wen Xi knows Yinzhen's abilities, she is no longer inferior to her. She is just a mother in the world. How can there be no mother who is not worried about her children?! What's more, Yinzhen is only twenty years old! In the future, he was just a college student, but now he has to lead
Thousands of troops are going out to fight! How can she not worry?
What's more, it's warm in Beijing now, but the desolate land in the northwest must be cold and bitter. Wen Xi ordered the needlework bureau to rush out overnight to make boots lined with mink fur, a few large cloaks, and some pills made from herbs in the space.
Wait, I gave Yinzhen a lot of money.
Yinzhen looked helpless: "Mother! It's not like my son has never been to the northwest! He has followed the master all over the world in these years, and this is not the first time he has gone out!"
"Can this be the same?!" Wen Xi glared at him fiercely, "Now we are going out to fight, not to play! What's more, there was Jingyi before, but now you are alone!"
"Eniang, don't worry!" Yinzhen said with a relaxed look on his face, "Go to the northwest and capture Cewang Alabutan. It's done! My son can even capture the Tiger King easily, let alone Cewang Alabutan.
Where’s Tan?”
"Don't show off!" Wen Xi said with a stern face, "In front of thousands of troops, stay in the back tent and don't go to the front line! Don't compete with Brother Fourteen, listen carefully to the coach's words!"
Yinzhen had no choice but to agree reluctantly.
Just talking about Yinzhen, Wen Xi had to be a villain for once, "When you go, remember to be careful of Brother Fourteen! Be more careful, and the eunuch must test the poison before eating!"
Yinzhen's face suddenly became serious: "Son, remember this!" Yinzhen gained wisdom every time he suffered, and Yinzhen almost fell into this poison. Naturally, he became more vigilant.
The son went off to war, and Wenxi stayed in the palace all day, looking at the autumn water, feeling depressed and unhappy.
It was not easy for Kangxi when the war started. The war was fought on logistics. Thanks to the clearing of debts in the previous years, the weather has been relatively smooth in the past few years, and the national treasury is still sufficient to support the war. As usual, the Ministry of Household is responsible for the logistics.
, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for the manufacture of weapons, and the Ministry of War is responsible for war horses. Almost all six departments are operating at high speed. Even Yinlu, who is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, has to keep an eye on the officials in the northwest to see whether they are doing their best in transporting grain and grass, whether they are trying their best to raise grain and grass, etc.
However, Yinli was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue by Kangxi. In name, he was helping Prince Yong, but Wen Xi felt that Kangxi's restriction and control over Yinzhen had never stopped.
But the war in the northwest was not very optimistic. They had fought against Cewang Alabutan several times one after another, but it was just a small confrontation. Naturally, there was a small victory. However, they did not capture the main force of Cewang Alabutan.
Often after receiving news, Cewang Alabutan had raided a certain tribe. When he rushed there, the people there were already empty. After that, he could not catch any trace of the enemy for more than two months.
Gradually, the Ministry of Revenue began to feel a little overwhelmed. With hundreds of thousands of troops out there, the daily consumption of food and grass was not a small figure! Although the Ministry of Revenue had a surplus, this year's grain payment had not been paid. For a while, it was somewhat unsustainable.
.There is already a shortage of food in the northwest, and the food that can be collected is just a drop in the bucket!
The letter that Yinzhen Fei'e came back from was also full of anger. He said that Cewang Alabutan was a coward and so on. He scolded the enemy severely. Wen Xi felt relieved after reading such a letter.
Point. If he has the heart to get angry and yell, it must not be very difficult.
Just because Cewang Alabutan could not be defeated, some people in the previous dynasty put forward suggestions for withdrawing the troops one after another. Even Yinzhen, the prince in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, took the opportunity to cry for poverty, saying that the Ministry of Revenue could no longer provide supplies and so on.
After the morning court, Yinlu ran to Wenxi Palace with full of anger: "Mother, the army must not withdraw! Otherwise, it will return in vain!"
Wen Xi took a sip of tea. She didn't care if she returned in vain, as long as Yinzhen came back well. Thinking that her son would probably come back early, Wen Xi looked forward to it, so she said leisurely: "These
Well, what's the use of telling me? Go talk to your Emperor Mama!"
Yinlu was so angry that he stamped his feet: "The Ministry of Household Affairs obviously still has millions of stones of food and grass, but the fourth brother is suppressing it and not giving it out. It must be that it is reserved for salary distribution! You can't move it! But many people in the court are following you.
He seconded it!"
Wen Xi frowned slightly. As usual, in the event of a war, it wouldn't be a big deal if the government stopped officials' salaries or paid them later! If Prince Yong didn't take the opportunity to incite officials, he wouldn't believe it if he killed Wen Xi.
"Who asked him to take care of the money bag?" Wen Xi said leisurely as she took a sip of tea.
Yinlu waved his sleeves and snorted, "The seventeenth brother is under the control of the household department and secretly shows his son the truth. The food and grass in the northwest war are not in short supply to the extent that the fourth brother said!"
Naturally, Yinzhen did not want his brothers to make great military exploits. Moreover, when Kangxi was getting older, it was particularly difficult to control the brothers who had military power. If the mountains collapsed, other people holding military power would be a huge threat. Yinzhen
Not long after Licai went to the Ministry of Household Affairs, he could indeed keep an eye on Yinzhen more or less, but how old was Yinzhen, how could he outplay the old fox Yinzhen?
Wen Xi was silent for a long time, and then she said: "Okay, just go back to the court." She was thinking about her youngest son. Outside, there was a fourteenth elder brother who wanted to compete for the throne. Wen Xi was not at ease.
Although judging from the behavior of the fourteenth elder brother, he only wants to fight on the surface, and never uses any violent means. He is just gentle and cares more about his son.
"Eniang!" Yinlu complained, "If I come back now, everything will be in vain!"
Wen Xi raised her eyelids and said, "What can I do if I don't come back? Is there anything you can do?"
Yinlu paused and then said: "Mother, how much money do you have left?"
Wen Xi immediately felt a sense of physical pain again. Her eldest son was really used to asking for money, so he didn't feel embarrassed at all! Wen Xi twitched the corners of her lips and said, "Two years ago, your eighteenth brother divided the house. E Niang
I have spent most of my family funds, and now there is not much left! If you want to use my mother’s private money for military expenses, it will definitely not be enough!"
Yinlu said hurriedly: "It doesn't have to be too much! In less than two months, the food from the south will be delivered to the capital! You just need to survive this period!" He lowered his eyebrows and calculated briefly, and then
Said: "About five million taels is enough!"
Wen Xi suddenly had a toothache, and she glared at her son angrily and said, "Do you think your mother-in-law and I are a silver mine? Five million taels, where did I get so much silver?!"
Yinlu smiled and said, "My son doesn't plan to ask E Niang to pay for it all. My son has also saved some money. He can still raise 1.8 million taels. The seventeenth brother's family is relatively free, and he can only raise 4 to 500,000 taels."
There are still some, my son is thinking of borrowing some from Seventh and Tenth Brother, and if the servants are more filial, I can still make up two million taels!"
Wen Xi rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's still far from it. I still have less than one million taels left in my private room!" Thinking that she would need five million taels in two months, Wen Xi couldn't help but secretly clicked her tongue.
I always thought I was rich, but when it came to war, I immediately became worthless!
"Huh?" Wen Xi immediately felt something was wrong, "How much food and grass does the northwest army consume in a day?"
Yin Lu blurted out and replied: "Thirty thousand stones is enough!" One stone is one hundred catties, and thirty thousand stones is three million catties. This number is really staggering. Naturally, it is not only for supplying the army, but also for logistics and food.
It was consumed day by day, no wonder Yinzhen refused at the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Wen Xi made a rough estimate and then said: "One stone of grain is less than two taels of silver. The daily consumption is 30,000 stone, which only takes 1.8 million dan in two months. Three million taels of silver is enough for the full amount!"
Yinlu shook his head and said: "What E Niang is talking about is that during the peace period, when the war broke out, the price of food doubled! Now the price of food in Beijing has risen to five taels of silver and one stone! My son, relying on his status as a prince, can keep it down a bit.
Price, but if you want to supply the army, it will take at least five million taels of silver to purchase food!"
Wen Xi was also in trouble. The shortfall of two million taels of silver was not a small sum. Just as she was frowning, Wen Xi suddenly had an idea and said, "Why don't you let me talk to your emperor's mother about his inner treasure?"
There must be a lot of money in there!" The so-called inner treasury refers to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Naturally, the figures on the official accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are not many, but half of the Qian Sou Banquet in the fifty-second year of Kangxi came from the inner treasury, which shows how wealthy Kangxi was.
At this level, five million taels should not be a problem for him!
"No!" Yinlu pointed at the excited E Niang in a hurry, "Huang Ama said that he will hold the Qiansou Banquet again next year, and the money from the treasury will not be used during the banquet! How can his son ask for money from Huang Ama's private house!
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Wen Xi suddenly sank, what do you mean? I can’t ask for your father’s private money, so I’m going to use all my strength to pry off your mother’s private money, right?! Damn, what kind of son is he?! Wen Xi is so angry that her teeth are itching now, and she can’t wait to see her.
Give this brat a good beating!
Yinlu naturally realized that his mother was unhappy, and quickly coaxed her with a shy face: "Mother, the emperor's internal treasury supplies the expenses of the entire palace, and it cannot be easily touched. Even if the treasury is short, the emperor cannot be easily attacked.
Ma’s private treasury’s idea! My son is not thinking that Huang Ama’s private money will be of great use, and you, E Niang...”
Wen Xi snorted, and when she looked at her son, her eyes were not eyes, and her nose was not a nose: "You mean, it's time to squander my money on you?!"
Yinlu shook his head hurriedly: "When has my son used money, not when it was in short supply? When has he ever squandered it? He has always used it for practical purposes!"
Wen Xi had a depressed look on her face. She had completely raised a son who begged for money! He came to ask for money at every turn. If he hadn't seen that he was in short supply every time and needed to use it in key places, Wen Xi would not give it to him! And every time this bastard came back to ask for money,
It was not a small amount, ranging from hundreds of thousands taels to millions of taels. Wen Xi's family was completely empty.
After thinking about it, she said Wen Xi: "I also have a grain store in the capital, and I can still make out seven or eight hundred thousand taels. I will take out another one million taels of silver, and you can collect three million taels. That's about it."
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Yinlu was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly, "My son, thank you so much for my eighteenth brother!"
Oops, my money, my grain farm! She raised so much money all at once, and her grain farm, which has had constant inflows for many years, will definitely close down. This is a hen that lays golden eggs! (Unfinished)
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