Yang Qiu walked around Yinchuan, first asked Xu Chao, and then went to Zhao Yun and Lu Fang. In his opinion, these were the only people who had weight and could be compared with him, Yang Qiu. Other than that,
, only Yan Zhong is worth mentioning, the other Xu Wen, Wei Ran, Li Kan and others are not worthy of discussing important matters with him.
Lu Fang is very interested in fighting. He is a military general. If he wants to continue to be promoted and make a fortune, he can only do more martial arts. In the war with the Huns last year, although many people were killed and injured, many people also left the war.
They gained benefits from it. Not only did the soldiers obtain fields, livestock, money and food, but many of the generals were promoted several levels in a row and owned large farms and a lot of money.
Many soldiers who participated in that battle returned home during the subsequent disarmament and began an enviable life. Those who did not participate in the war were very jealous of this, and Lu Fang became the captain of the North.
, naturally he will not be jealous, but when war comes again, he will not refuse.
If you can make greater contributions, you will be able to get more rewards and higher official positions. Chen Cheng has always been generous to the soldiers who have made meritorious services, and even shared the profits from the silver mines with everyone. As long as he makes greater contributions, he will get more rewards.
If you work hard, you don't have to worry about not getting rewarded.
but..........
Yang Qiu asked: "But what?"
Lu Fang said: "If the lord asks, I will naturally speak up, but if the lord doesn't ask, I will not take the initiative to get involved."
"Why is this?"
Lu Fang smiled and said nothing. Just kidding, he, Lu Fang, had lived in Luoyang for several years and was well-informed. How could he not even have this political consciousness?
Yang Qiu didn't gain much from Lu Fang, and he hit a soft nail with Zhao Yun. According to the political structure of "three provinces and six ministries", Menxia Province and Shangshu Province are parallel institutions at the same level. Zhao Yun has no direct superiors to him.
There is a rank relationship, but the status of Shizhong Ling is one level higher than that of Minister of War.
In the officialdom and in the military, the rank of a senior official can crush people to death.
Facing Yang Qiu's proposal, Zhao Yun was neither enthusiastic nor cold, and just said calmly: "I know, I will mention it to the lord at the appropriate time."
Is this the end? Yang Qiu was slightly angry and said displeasedly: "What does Shi Zhongling mean by this?"
Zhao Yun was silent for a while and said: "Sending troops has the advantages of sending troops, and not sending troops also has the disadvantages of not sending troops. Everything must be decided by the lord."
Well, Yang Qiu found that things were back to the original point. After he walked out of the courtyard where Menxiasheng was located, he thought to himself: Yan Bodao can really deceive people! If he had known that this would be the result, he would have just given advice to the lord directly, why bother to go around
, and finally came around to the starting point?
After going to the state pastoral office next door to ask for an audience, he was told that Chen Cheng had gone to the place where copper was smelted at the foot of Helan Mountain.
Yang Qiu admired Chen Cheng for being so troublesome. If he had so many soldiers and horses and such a large territory, how could he be so busy? He didn't know why he was so busy every day. I heard that Chen Shijun
When eating every day, unless there are guests, there is only one dish and one vegetable, but it is much worse than what Yang Qiu eats.
Thinking of this, Yang Qiu shook his head and returned to Shangshu Province first. After he was released from office and had dinner, he came to see him again. Chen Cheng had already heard the Ya Bing report what happened, and he had Yang Qiu brought in.
After listening to Yang Qiu's rhetoric, he said directly: "I already know about this matter. I have no objection. Let's see what the other princes in Liangzhou say. If Ma Teng and Song Jian are willing to send troops together with Han Sui,
, then we will follow suit and send troops. If they refuse to send troops, then we will stand still."
Yang Qiu was overjoyed when he heard this, and thought to himself: After all, my lord has only come to Liangzhou not long ago, how can he compare to me in terms of understanding of the various princes in Liangzhou?
He said loudly: "I heard that Song Jian, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yin and others have agreed to the Eastern Expedition, so it's time for us to take action!"
"Really?" Chen Cheng said: "Then the Ministry of War will first make a plan. How many troops will be sent, how many infantry and cavalry, which troops and horses will be deployed, who will lead the army, which route to take, and how to supply. When everything is done, give it to
Let me see if there is no problem, then start implementing it.”
After coming out of Chen Cheng's mansion, Yang Qiu still didn't seem to have come back to his senses. The matter was completed so easily? So what's the point of him running around and lobbying people these past few days? He looked at Zhongshu Province with some dissatisfaction
Yan Bodao will definitely mislead me!
It was a big deal for Han Sui to declare himself a vassal, and it was an even bigger deal to invite the princes of Liangzhou to go on another eastern expedition. Within a few days, the news spread throughout Yinchuan, and even the whole of Liangzhou. Everyone knew about it, Han Wen
In order to conquer Guanzhong, Yue did not hesitate to surrender to Chen Cheng with the strength of the four counties in exchange for the opportunity to capture the third auxiliary.
Xiliang has been dissatisfied with the king for a long time. Not only did they often fight with the imperial court, but they also often attacked each other internally, so that the people's livelihood was in decline. Therefore, the princes of Xiliang have always longed for the prosperous Guanzhong. Chen Cheng sneered at this idea,
Of course, robbing can make money faster than developing on your own, but that depends on the situation. Robbery alone cannot strengthen the army and enrich the country.
But since the princes of Liangzhou all have the intention of marching eastward, he will not openly oppose it.
Two days later, after meeting with the envoys from all the princes, Yang Qiu came over with a plan to send troops. Chen Cheng unfolded the bamboo slips and frowned, "Are we sending 20,000 troops? We also need supplies for the coalition forces."
Do we pay half?”
He threw the bamboo slips on the table with dissatisfaction and asked Yang Qiu, who seemed to be a little excited: "Han Sui asked us to send troops to help him fight the war. After the battle was won, it was Han Wenyue who gained the most. We can't cross Hanyang."
If the county goes to occupy Sanfu's territory, why should we send troops and food?"
Yang Qiu said: "But we have harvested a lot of food this year. Han Sui can't afford such a large army, so he asked us to provide food!"
Chen Cheng "hummed" twice and said: "The Huns in the north need troops to suppress, and the Xianbei people further north also need to be on guard. We don't have that many spare troops. We can send up to five thousand troops. No more."
Yang Qiudao: "Many of the soldiers who were laid off last year are still in the military. With just one order, 20,000 troops can be mobilized immediately!"
"No money!" Chen Cheng knocked on the table, becoming more and more dissatisfied, "How much will it cost to raise so many troops? It was difficult to transfer them to reserve forces. If they are recruited again, the resettlement allowance for each person will be at least five yuan.
Guan, twenty thousand people is one hundred thousand Guan, ten million yuan! Monthly military pay, armor and weapons, clothing and shoes, horse fodder, which one is free?"
Only then did Yang Qiu realize that Chen Cheng was not the only one who was dissatisfied, and said in astonishment: "Isn't there a silver mine being mined this year? The Ministry of Household Affairs shouldn't be short of money, right?"
"Humph, it's not up to you whether there is a shortage of money or not." Chen Cheng said: "An enlarged meeting will be held tomorrow. Officials from the three provinces and six ministries, as well as generals at all levels in the army, will be called to discuss the plan to send troops!"
Yang Qiu asked: "Have you decided to send troops?"
"They all want to fight, so naturally we have to accompany them."
After Yang Qiu left, Chen Cheng was going to see Liu Qian and check on her studies when Ya Bing suddenly came to report, "Xu Chao, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, wants to see you."
Chen Cheng stopped in surprise. He knew that Xu Chao had always advocated the development of people's livelihood and opposed the use of troops abroad. At this time, has he changed his political stance and prepared to support overseas expansion?
He sat back on the chair and said to Ya Bing: "Bring him in."
After Xu Chao walked into the lobby, Chen Cheng had already ordered someone to light a torch. He said to Xu Chao, who looked solemn, "I already know the matter. We will discuss it at the meeting tomorrow."
Xu Chao was stunned and said: "My lord already knows?"
He frowned and said: "Since the lord already knows, I will tell you directly. This time, I can't be soft on those powerful people!"
"Well?" Chen Cheng was also stunned for a moment and asked, "Aren't you talking about Han Sui's proposal for the Eastern Expedition?"
"No," Xu Chao felt a little confused, "I am in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, not the Ministry of War. If my lord wants to talk about war, he should talk to someone from the Ministry of War."
"Then what did you just say?"
Xu Chao said: "I just got the news that something happened to the people sent to Fuping to collect taxes! The inn where they were staying caught fire, and all six of them were burned to death, and no one ran out!"
“…..”
Xu Chao said angrily: "Those people are too blatant to do such things! Fire, what kind of fire can prevent anyone inside from running out? Lord, this kind of thing must be severely punished!"
"you mean?"
"Call the army immediately and ask Fuping to hand over the perpetrators. If they don't hand over, we should send a large army to conquer!"
Chen Cheng shook his head and said: "Yang Qiu is the Minister of War. You let him lead the troops to attack Fuping? Fires are common, and it may not mean that someone has done something wrong."
Fuping is Yang Qiu's hometown. Is it possible that he can rob his hometown?
Xu Chao raised his head and said: "My intention is for Yang Shangshu to return to Fuping immediately to calm down the incident. If the matter cannot be handled well, my lord will send another army to attack!"
Chen Cheng stared into Xu Chao's eyes and saw a look of calmness and fearlessness. Several thoughts passed through his mind, and finally he just said: "Officials at all levels will be summoned for a meeting tomorrow. You first follow
Yang Qiu needs some relief and lets him know...well, do you think he will know now?"
Xu Chao shook his head and said, "This is not something I can know."
He seemed to have remembered something, and then said: "Among those six people, there are Xia Xi, Zhong Zhen..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Chao suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, and the rest of his words were pushed back into his stomach. He looked at Chen Cheng on the ground in shock. He obviously didn't move, so why did he suddenly seem to be a completely different person?
Same? It was obviously still autumn, but the temperature in the lobby seemed to have dropped suddenly, which made his heart feel cold. He even felt that there was a sharp weapon pointed directly between his eyebrows, and it might chop at him at any time.
Xu Chao thought to himself: Is this the so-called murderous intention? It's really... terrifying!
The surrounding torches made a "cracking" sound, and the flames kept jumping, causing Chen Cheng's shadow to stretch and change on the ground, as if there were some monsters hiding in it.
"What did you say?"
Chen Cheng's voice became cold and hard, like steel gears colliding and biting each other, or like a cold wind blowing from the ice sheet. Zhong Zhen and Xia Xi are the best among the young orphans in Yacheng, and they are extremely smart.
They were all very talented in arithmetic and engineering. Before they could finish their studies, Chen Cheng took them to participate in the whole process of building the blast furnace. Later, he promoted them to the Ministry of Industry, preparing to focus on training, so that they could be retained in the future.
use.
Xu Chao suppressed the fear in his heart, straightened his chest, and said: "Previously, my lord said that he wanted to map the mountains and rivers of Beidi County, so I asked them to follow the tax collector to Fuping. I sent someone to report this to my lord.
of!"
Chen Cheng closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, then opened his eyes and said, "I will handle this matter myself, so you don't have to worry about it anymore."
Xu Chao responded and asked again: "Do we still need to inform Yang Shangshu?"
Chen Cheng's cold voice seemed to come from the sky, "No, let him have a good sleep first."
