While the sky is still gray, the rooster is already crowing.
For the vast majority of people in Haojing, today is just an ordinary day, nothing special.
However, there were a few well-informed people who knew that a big shot was coming to Haojing. Several people died outside the city gate last night. There was no silence near the military camp where the guard was stationed the whole night.
But no one knows exactly what happened.
Dramatic changes always occur and end in the ignorance of ordinary people.
The more closely something is concealed from ordinary people, the more serious it is.
When it gets dark and the government starts working, the people can feel that the focus of the government's work in Gansu and Shaanxi has become to raise supplies and mobilize troops, with the purpose of rushing to the Crescent Pass.
Except that prices will rise slightly, this has nothing to do with ordinary people.
At least it won't affect their lives in the short term.
At this time, the carriage Li Chen was riding in had already left Haojing.
"Your Highness, will they be honest and obedient?"
In the carriage, Wan Jiaojiao asked curiously while beating Li Chen's legs.
Li Chen, who was reading the official document, chuckled and said, "They will be more obedient and hardworking than the officials in the capital. Do you believe it?"
Wan Jiaojiao smiled brightly and said, "I believe everything Your Highness said."
At this time, Xu Wei was outside asking for a meeting.
The carriage was spacious enough, so Li Chen asked Xu Wei to get in and report.
"Your Highness, the Haojing Guard Station has a total of 20,000 troops. They were all arranged last night. I killed a few generals in humble positions."
Li Chen said calmly: "If you are disobedient, just kill them. It is better than staying alive and causing trouble."
Xu Wei clasped his fists and continued: "In addition, there are more than 76,000 available soldiers in the whole region of Gansu and Shaanxi. According to His Highness's request, 50,000 soldiers and horses have been raised, excluding those left to protect the local safety, and we can set off today.
Rush to the aid of Crescent Pass."
Nodding, Li Chen asked: "In your opinion, how many of these 50,000 soldiers and horses are truly combatable soldiers?"
Xu Wei was silent for a moment, and then replied: "I have not seen soldiers from other guard posts, so I dare not make random guesses, but judging from the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Haojing Guard Post, there will be no more than six who can really fight."
According to this ratio, the number of 50,000 soldiers and horses that can actually go to the battlefield is only 30,000."
Li Chen frowned and said: "This is the case in Haojing, Gansu and Shaanxi, and it can be seen that it is also the same in other parts of the country. The imperial court allocates so much military expenditure every year, and the daily military pay, training expenses, and equipment expenses are like running water.
Sixty percent of the combat-ready soldiers?"
Xu Wei said cautiously: "Your Highness, after all, the place is not as good as the capital. The greater responsibility of the soldiers in the garrison is to protect the safety of the place. Unlike the field army, the field army is under the direct jurisdiction of the court, and its greatest responsibility is to defend the borders of various places. From this point of view,
If you come, it’s actually excusable.”
Li Chen said expressionlessly: "In this case, the local guard station should not receive the same military pay and military expenditures as the field army."
Xu Wei bit the bullet and said: "Your Highness... Actually, what they got is indeed different."
Li Chen raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "But the military expenditures submitted from various places are exactly the same as those of the field army."
Xu Wei didn't dare to say anything anymore.
The trash can below was too big and he didn't dare touch it.
Xu Wei didn't say anything, but Li Chen already understood the meaning.
"You mean, there are people in the army who drink the blood of soldiers?"
