Chapter 1355 Unfortunately, I Can't Kill It Cleanly
Chapter 1355 It’s a pity that we can’t kill them all
Embezzling military pay is, to put it bluntly, drinking the blood of soldiers.
Xu Wei swallowed. Since His Highness himself said this, it has nothing to do with him.
He explained honestly: "Your Highness, the situation of drinking soldiers' blood has always existed, it is just serious or not serious. In the eyes of the people below us, embezzling military pay is only the lowest method."
"Other methods such as false claims of military merit, impersonation, deduction of weapons and military pay, and other methods are endless."
"But these are what lower-level officers do. Those mid-level and high-level officers and generals don't see such small gains. Their really powerful method is to inflate the establishment. For example, a local guard station. According to the size of the guarded area, if the court stipulates
The full force was five thousand people, so they found various excuses, saying that they did not have enough troops to protect the safety of the place, or that they had experienced battles and suffered battle losses."
"In short, it is to expand the establishment and reduce the number of soldiers."
"And if these two are used simultaneously, the false establishment will come out. It is obvious that only three thousand soldiers are actually required to be paid, but they can report 6,000 people. With such an extra three thousand soldiers, it will be
It all belongs to them."
After Xu Wei finished speaking a long sentence, he realized that Li Chen had been silent.
He panicked and quickly lowered his head and said: "You deserve to die for your humble position."
Li Chen said calmly: "What the hell do you deserve? You made me face a problem that I have been avoiding."
Glancing at Xu Wei, Li Chen said calmly: "I know that the corruption situation in the army is worse than that of the civil servants, and it has a great impact. If the civil servants are blood-sucking insects lying on the court, then these black sheep in the army
, are the termites that want to dig up the roots of the imperial court."
"I also know that some people, including you, are already dissatisfied with this situation. This is a good thing. After all, there are still some people with conscience."
"But you have to understand that things have to be done one by one, and the food has to be eaten bite by bite. There are some things that I haven't done, not because I can't see them, but because the time hasn't come yet, but I will definitely do them. Do you understand?
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Xu Wei said excitedly: "I understand, I humbly thank Your Highness for your grace."
"When can we arrive in Jincheng?" Li Chen changed the topic and asked.
"According to the current speed, we will arrive before midnight tonight." Xu Wei replied.
"Find a suitable place to rest in the evening and arrive at Jincheng at dawn tomorrow." Li Chen ordered.
Jincheng is different from Haojing. Haojing is the capital of Gansu and Shaanxi. It is still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. There are only two or three kittens and big cats in it, and they can be treated as they like.
But Jincheng was the fiefdom of King Ning, and King Ning was waiting for him there.
Li Chen could not treat Prince Ning as simply and roughly as he treated Cheng Fuzhao and He Long, nor could he visit him late at night.
So Li Chen chose to go to Jincheng the next morning. In this way, it could be regarded as the beginning of a formal meeting and... a contest.
"I humbly obey my command." Xu Wei accepted the order and left the carriage.
After Xu Wei left, Li Chen found a comfortable position and leaned on the soft couch. While continuing to read official documents, he asked Wan Jiaojiao: "Jiaojiao, what do you think we should do to those corrupt officials?"
Wan Jiaojiao replied matter-of-factly: "Of course I'll kill him. It's better to kill him completely. The people will also applaud him."
"It's a pity that we can't kill them all."
Li Chen chuckled and said, and approved the official document sent from Suzhou and Hangzhou requesting military funding.
