Cui Dunli straightened his back, sat upright, and said solemnly: "Previously, the Ordnance Supervisor and other yamen were responsible for repairs. A large number of ordnances maintained have been completed and urgently need to be sent to the Liaodong front line to re-equip the various troops stationed there. This must be done as soon as possible.
Good preparation for the Eastern Expedition after the spring."
Li Zhi turned a blind eye to the original work of the Ministry of War. Hearing this, he said: "Then send it over. Do you need me to issue a customs clearance diploma?"
Cui Dunli glanced at him and said: "Of course a customs clearance diploma is needed, but more importantly, we need to arrange transportation. This requires His Highness to come forward."
Li Zhi frowned and said, "Does this also require my intervention?"
It was just such a trivial matter as a means of transportation. Why should he, the majestic King of Jin, personally take care of it? However, thinking that he had just stressed the need to "report everything" in front of the Ministry of War, he couldn't let others report it, but he looked like a
He looked indifferent and nodded and said: "I have just arrived here. I am not familiar with the procedures of the Ministry of War, but I don't know how many carriages need to be recruited. Folks, please tell me the number, and then I will issue a document and you can go and handle it yourself."
Cui Dunli looked embarrassed, murmuring for a long time, and then hesitantly said: "Your Highness, does he know the quantity of this batch of ordnance?"
"How many?"
"Five thousand muskets, seventy-five thousand swords, thirteen thousand pieces of armor, three hundred ladders, five thousand sets of horseshoes, thirty thousand kilograms of gunpowder, two thousand cans of kerosene..."
As the numbers were announced one by one, Li Zhi's eyes became rounder and wider.
When Cui Dunli finished reporting in one breath, Li Zhi said in disbelief: "So many?"
Cui Dunli explained: "This is the last batch of ordnance before the war. The weather in Liaodong is bitterly cold and the roads are difficult to travel. Snow will fall in a few days. It will be basically inaccessible until the ice thaws next spring. Therefore, these ordnance must be delivered before the snow falls in Liaodong."
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No matter how inexperienced Li Zhi was in practical matters, he could still count. He counted with his fingers and took a breath and said, "How many horses, horses and men are needed for this?"
Cui Dunli smiled bitterly and said: "If we transport it by carriages, horses and civilians, we will need to recruit at least one county's manpower and material resources. And because it takes so long, I'm afraid that before the recruitment is completed, the ordnance has not yet set off. It is already snowing heavily in Liaodong, and it is impossible to reach the Liaodong Army."
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Li Zhiqi said: "In that case, how to transport it?"
Cui Dunli said: "Of course, we asked the Navy to send warships to help with transportation. The captain installed the ship and went out to sea along the waterway before the Yellow River froze. Then he turned north and landed at the coastal docks in Yingzhou and Liucheng. Then the armies sent
This is the fastest way and the only way for people to go and collect it, otherwise it will be impossible to transport it to the front line before the snow falls in Liaodong."
Li Zhi was stunned, Navy, those are Fang Jun's men...
He had snatched Fang Jun's official position, intending to seize power in the Ministry of War and poach Fang Jun's corner. How could he have such a thick face to seek help from Fang Jun?
Moreover, if you think about it with your toes, you know that even if you risk your skin to beg, Fang Jun will probably never help.
Anyway, transporting ordnance is the responsibility of the Ministry of War. It is a feeling of friendship for the navy to help, and it is a duty not to help. You can know it with your toes. When the time comes, Fang Jun will definitely find an excuse, saying that it is easier to maintain the sea to suppress bandits.
Regardless of the ship, I rejected myself easily...
He looked at Cui Dunli with burning eyes, and his heart became clear and white.
First there was Liu Shi, and then there was Cui Dunli. They were obviously giving themselves eye drops.
I had just said that from now on I would "tell everything" and "ask for instructions on everything", but then I faced two super problems...
Cui Dunli looked at Li Zhi's unpredictable expression, sighed softly, and said: "If your highness thinks that Wei Chen is deliberately making things difficult, then he is wrongly blaming Wei Chen. No matter how shameless Wei Chen is and does not know the importance, he will not take it.
Military and national affairs are important to achieve certain private goals. War preparations at the front are intense. We in the rear naturally have to do our best to ensure the timely supply of ordnance and baggage. Otherwise, if we cause unnecessary casualties to the soldiers at the front due to our own mistakes, we will be the sinners of the empire and the sinners of the world.
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Li Zhi's eyes flashed, a little ashamed. Cui Dunli's words seemed to be explaining his own motives, but there was no element of contempt for him, the King of Jin.
With the intention of fighting for reserves, at this critical moment, he thought about seizing power in the Ministry of War, putting national affairs behind him, and did not care whether the turmoil in the Ministry of War would lead to a delay in the supply of ordnance and baggage to the front, thus causing delays.
Fighter planes caused thousands of soldiers to die in vain...
But this kind of thought flashed in my mind.
The prince was appointed as the crown prince at the age of eight. Over the past ten years, although he has received mixed reviews and gradually lost the favor of his father, he still has the honor and righteousness. There are countless officials in the East Palace, all of whom are well-educated Confucians and powerful people in the dynasty. They have accumulated many years of experience.
His power should not be underestimated. Even though he was deeply loved by his father, if he wanted to legitimately replace him, he would have to take a different approach.
If we follow the rules step by step, and always put morality, justice, and national interests first, how many years and months will we be able to achieve the goal of seizing the legitimate son?
But the problem before him really made him anxious.
If he cannot solve the problem between Liu Shi and Cui Dunli, he will have no WeChat account in the Ministry of War. Even his father and the ministers in the court will only consider him incompetent, and their expectations for him will surely drop again and again...
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Taking a deep breath, Li Zhi said: "I have just taken office and I don't know enough about the affairs of the Ministry of War. Give me a few days and I will be able to properly resolve it."
Cui Dunli looked troubled: "It's not the humble minister who is forcing His Highness, but time is running out. In the bitter cold land of Liaodong, the temperature drops sharply after a strong wind, and heavy snow can fall anytime and anywhere. If we can't transport this batch of ordnance before the snow falls,
Arriving in Liaodong will greatly delay the army's training and preparation for war after re-dressing. This is a responsibility that not only the humble minister cannot bear, but also His Highness."
Li Zhi was a little irritable. He waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, I know the importance."
Seeing his expression, Cui Dunli didn't think anything of it. He stood up and said, "I'll leave you for the time being. Your Highness, please put the overall situation first and resolve it as soon as possible."
Li Zhi waved his hand.
After Cui Dunli went out, Li Zhi sat alone behind the desk, no longer in the mood to drink tea, and was very agitated.
If these two things are not solved well, he will have a difficult time in the Ministry of War in the future. Without his prestige, who will respond to his solicitation? But these two things are really too difficult. On one side, there are hundreds of thousands of military resources.
, there are more than a hundred ships on one side and can only turn to the navy for help...
Disaster.
The more upset I was, the more regrettable Gao Jifu's death was. Originally, with such a man who was proficient in practical matters and well-rounded to assist him, he could have quickly deployed the military department, but unexpectedly, he was assassinated at the critical moment and died tragically on the spot.
After being depressed for a long time, there was nothing I could do, so I had to pack up, get up, walk out of the military headquarters, and go straight to Zhao Guogong's mansion in a carriage.
At this time, you still have to ask old foxes like Changsun Wuji for advice...
*****
Changsun Wuji's life has not been easy recently.
He originally made clear arrangements for the King of Jin to go to the Ministry of War, and things developed steadily according to his arrangements. As a result, Gao Jifu died tragically, which caused the most important link in all the arrangements to be missing, which directly caused the difficulty to rise sharply.
Although the King of Jin is smart, he is still young. Not only is he not familiar with practical matters and unable to properly handle ministry affairs, he is also extremely lacking in the ability to intrigue in the officialdom. Not many people are born with this ability, and most of them need to be tempered.
Hard work is required to continuously accumulate and comprehend, but now where is the time for King Jin to slowly develop?
Another thing also made him suspicious.
Gao Jifu's sudden death made Changsun Wuji feel guilty. On the surface, only Gao Jifu died, but who knows what the murderer's purpose was?
What if this is just a warning from some people, warning him to stop supporting the King of Jin in his fight for the throne?
Dare to kill Gao Jifu at the feet of the emperor and outside the Mingde Gate, which means that the murderer has no scruples at all. And after the incident, almost the entire city of Chang'an was turned upside down and no trace of the murderer was found. It also means that the murderer has great supernatural powers.
No one would dare to do something like this. What if he found that he still failed to stop supporting King Jin, and if he got angry and attacked him, what should he do?
He might be able to ensure safety by raising his alertness and adding more guards, but what if the murderer turns his knife on the other Guanlong nobles?
The Guanlong Group, which used to run rampant across the world and was able to rejuvenate and destroy a country, is now in turmoil. It relies on its own huge sacrifices and high prestige to maintain it. As long as one of them is brutally assassinated, the entire alliance is very likely to be destroyed.
Disintegrated in an instant.
Who killed Gao Jifu?
Changsun Wuji was suspicious, and he couldn't be sure even after guessing.
It's not just that.
A few days ago, his spy stationed in Jiangnan had sent a letter to inform him that Qiu Yingqi and his party suddenly disappeared and their whereabouts were unknown, which made him even more frightened...