First, he scolded his brother so much that he fell out and ran away, and then he realized that he had to meet King Jing...
It's a bit reckless.
After drinking all the tea in the cup, he called the steward in and ordered: "Didn't I get some ginseng and abalone specialties from the East China Sea yesterday? Then I went to the treasury and brought out a few jars of aged rice wine and sent them to the second son.
, there is no need to say anything extra.”
Even if he is wrong, he is an elder brother after all, and his inherent majesty cannot be compromised. Just send a few gifts to express your attitude. The scale is just right. If you say a few more words of apology, then you may be able to do something cheap and be good.
, the tail is raised to the sky, and it becomes increasingly difficult to discipline it from now on.
"Here."
The steward took the order and went out to do the work.
Chai Zhewei called his lieutenant in again, thought about it, and then said: "Send a familiar subordinate to Prince Jing's Mansion to deliver a message to His Highness Prince Jing, saying that I will be at the foot of Longshou Plain, on the bank of the Weishui River, tonight.
, waiting quietly for the arrival of King Jing."
"Here!"
The deputy general took the order and left.
Chai Zhewei sat for a while, repeatedly weighing the pros and cons of meeting Li Yuanjing, what kind of requests the other party would make after meeting, and how he would respond. It was not until the sun turned to the west that he walked out of the study. He ordered his wife to inform his wife of these times.
When he went to the military camp for duty on the same day, he led the soldiers out of the mansion, walked out of the city gate, and went straight to the Zuotunwei military camp outside Xuanwu Gate.
When he arrived at the military camp, he saw that the Youtun Guards across the wall were still practicing enthusiastically, and Chai Zhewei's face became more and more gloomy.
This Youtun Guard trains all day long, what exactly does it want to do?
He went straight to the Chinese army tent and sat down, dealing with some official documents. Hearing the shouts and rumbling war drums from the direction of the right guard outside, Chai Zhewei felt restless, so he ordered all the generals to
Call them together to discuss training matters.
Nowadays, the left and right garrisons have become the two most fully-staffed armies in Guanzhong. They shoulder the important task of guarding the capital. They are also the center of competition among all forces and are in the middle of the whirlpool. The reason why I can stand between King Jin and King Jing
Isn't it the Zuotunwei under his command who is able to get both sides of the coin and sell it at a good price?
But if the situation changes one day, and the left and right guards attack each other and become hostile, how can these sluts, shrimp soldiers and crab generals under his command defeat the right guards who train endlessly all day long?
But as soon as he proposed to reorganize and drill, the generals under his command suddenly shook their heads.
"Commander Mingjian, if it's not that we don't want to practice, we are really powerless!"
"Yes, Commander, with the spring plowing around the corner, our army must reduce the number of soldiers on duty. This is a long-standing tradition. We have to let everyone finish cultivating the fields at home before they can focus on duty. Su
Wei Jingji, right?"
"If the entire army is gathered at this time for training and training, half of the fields in the homes of those soldiers will be abandoned, which will be fatal!"
"Commander, we are gathering the troops for training at this time. If we are not careful, we may cause a mutiny!"
…
A look or a word from these people below made Chai Zhewei's handsome face turn as black as the bottom of a pot with anger, but he couldn't get angry because what everyone said was the truth.
The characteristic of the government soldiers is that they work as farmers in their leisure time and as soldiers in wartime. They can not only defend the capital and defend the country, but also take care of agricultural production without delay. If there is a large army going out during the farming season, they will have to recruit
For the soldiers from various places, the imperial court would compensate them, reduce or reduce taxes, or distribute money and food. In short, the soldiers would not be dragged out of the army and the whole family would have no way of living.
But at present, these Youtun Guard soldiers have not gone out with the army, they are just on duty, and they do not receive subsidies from the court.
In this way, you ask everyone to gather together for training, and the fields at home are left uncultivated for a year with no output, and everyone goes to drink the northwest wind?
Chai Zhewei was filled with depression and pointed outside and said: "Listen, the guards of Youtun have been practicing all day long. The soldiers are well-trained and strong, and they can advance and retreat in a controlled manner, but they are completely inferior to us.
This commander is General Zuotunwei, where can I put this face?"
Someone below said: "Why should the commander compete with the Youtun Guards? Most of the Youtun Guards are recruited soldiers and have military pay. Although the soldiers have missed their farming time due to training, they can use their wages to hire helpers from the countryside.
Help the family cultivate the fields.”
Chai Zhewei remained silent.
I remember when Youtunwei begged Your Majesty to allow him to implement the recruitment system, thinking that he would be the pioneer of the whole army. He even laughed at Fang Jun for being stupid because he had too much money.
The government military system required the soldiers to bring their own weapons. Sometimes when the expedition was not far away, the soldiers were even required to prepare their own food for several days. As a result, the losses of the soldiers were very large, and the court would provide certain compensation. However, this kind of compensation could not be achieved at all.
Accurate statistics have become a major source of exploitation and extortion by military commanders and generals.
Strictly speaking, this is not actually "drinking soldiers' blood", but in a few years, it will be easy to deduct more than ten or two hundred thousand yuan.
However, the recruitment system is different. The soldiers' wages, food, leather armor, and the consumption of ordnance are all provided by the court, and each item is clearly recorded in the book, without any room for ambiguity.
Of course, it is not impossible for a general to want to make profits from it, but even if he is greedy for money, there will be discrepancies with the accounts. Once it is reported and verified, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
Fang Jun implemented the recruitment system in Youtunwei, and the loss of income could reach millions...
Even if Fang Jun has a lot of money, who would complain about having too much money?
As a result, it seems that the recruitment system and the government army system each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but at this critical moment, the recruitment system is actually much more reliable than the government army system...
Chai Zhewei was irritated and dismissed his subordinates with a wave of his hand. He sat alone in the tent and was depressed for a long time. He looked outside and the sky had turned dark. There was no wind. Water seemed to be squeezed out of the air. Apparently, the rain for many days had not stopped yet.
time.
After calling the soldiers to make preparations, he stood up, took off his armor, put on his regular clothes, and put on a raincoat outside. He led his troops and rode out of the barracks, and walked all the way north to the bank of the Weishui River.
The official road turned eastward and came to a thatched cottage at the junction of Longshouyuan and Weishui River.
…
The sky was dark, and light rain began to fall again.
The Wei River is surging, flowing eastwards and merging into the Yellow River. In a thatched cottage by the river, the lights are bright, and many soldiers with helmets and armors are riding back and forth to patrol, and pedestrians are strictly prohibited from approaching.
In the thatched cottage, a table was placed on the floor. Several exquisite dishes were placed on the table. There was an exquisite charcoal stove next to it. The red charcoal fire licked the bottom of a silver wine pot, rich in flavor.
The aroma of wine slowly floated out from the steaming spout, filling every inch of the thatched cottage.
The sound of running water outside the window is endless, the raindrops make a swishing sound on the roof of the thatched cottage, and the wine in the house is very comfortable.
"Your Majesty, try this. Just now while waiting for Your Majesty, Weichen sat under the rain porch outside the window and caught a few carps. It was very fresh. It's a pity that he didn't bring a cook with him on this trip. Weichen's knife skills are not yet ready. This
The fish meat has some flaws."
Chai Zhewei smiled and placed a plate of fish breasts in front of Li Yuanjing.
There were originally no carps in the Wei River, but the Yellow River carps were famous all over the world for their delicacy. During the Han Dynasty, they were caught from the upper reaches, put in the Wei River and raised by special people to provide delicious meals to the royal family. After that, there were no more dedicated people to raise them.
It’s a matter of carp, but the Yellow River carp also makes its home here and thrives.
Generally speaking, Yellow River carp is best eaten in autumn. At that time, carp is fat and has delicious meat. It is a delicacy in the world and is as famous as Songjiang sea bass.
But when Li Yuanjing saw that the fish on the plate had been cut into slices as thin as cicada wings, he couldn't help but salivate. He took a piece and dipped it in a dipping sauce made of old vinegar and other seasonings, put it in his mouth and chewed it gently.
It melted away like snow flakes, leaving the teeth and cheeks fresh. After another sip of the warm rice wine, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh and praised: "This is the most delicious thing in the world!"
Chai Zhewei smiled, poured wine for Li Yuanjing, and then asked: "The prince asked his brother-in-law to bring a message to the minister, saying that he had something important to discuss, but I don't know why?"
Li Yuanjing raised his glass with a smile, Chai Zhewei hurriedly raised his glass in response, and they drank it all in one gulp.
After taking another mouthful of fish meat and putting it into his mouth, Li Yuanjing smiled and said, "What's important? It's just that I haven't seen my nephew for a long time and I really miss him. I want to find an opportunity to get together and have a drink."
Chai Zhewei smiled, put down his glass without comment, and just ate the food without saying a word.