After Jia Ke received the imperial edict, the ministers began to discuss the food and salary needed for this military contribution. Disasters have continued in various places this year. Although it is already autumn, taxes, money and food from various places have been paid, and there has been some relief. However, several
An army of one hundred thousand will need a lot of food when going on an expedition. It must be planned carefully, otherwise it will be a huge disaster if the army runs out of food.
The emperor sat on the throne and said to the people below: "The amount of food that has just arrived this year is less than in previous years, so this expedition must be carried out quickly and cannot be delayed for too long. The court cannot support it."
Jia Ke thought for a while and said: "If the Tatars can fight a decisive battle with me, I think this war can be resolved in a month or two. If both sides persist, I am afraid it will be winter, and in any case, the problem of food and grass for three months will have to be solved.
, otherwise the army will not be able to win."
"What I am very afraid of now is that the Tatars are scattered and harassing each other. As a result, although the ministers have some cavalry, most of them are infantry, and they cannot keep up with the Tatars anyway. Therefore, the emperor still ordered that the nine sides
Important towns have strengthened their security to prevent Tatars from sneaking attacks."
After hearing this, the emperor nodded, and then said: "Don't worry, I will send an order to the nine sides to strengthen their vigilance against the Tatars."
In addition to worrying that the emperor would attack him in the military camp, Giaco was also worried about the food and fodder for the troops. If someone cut off the food and fodder on the way, it would really make the world unable to function.
"I would like to emphasize one more point. The food and fodder for the army heading north must be kept in the army for at least a month. Otherwise, I am afraid that the army will be uneasy."
The emperor didn't express anything after hearing this. He said to Liu Yu below: "Your Military Aircraft Department has given an order to the Ministry of Household Affairs, asking them to prepare as much food and grass as possible. They must not miss the food of the army. I will leave this matter to Liu Aiqing."
Yes. You go to the Minister of Household Affairs and ask him to collect the food no matter what, and there must be no more mistakes."
Liu Yu hurriedly left work and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although the food and grass supply this year is tight, the cost of hundreds of thousands of troops for three months can still be supported. I will go to the Ministry of Revenue in a moment and ask them to put forward 300,000 dan for backup.
The army has assembled in the capital and can immediately go north with 300,000 loads of grain."
The emperor then nodded and said to Jia Ke below: "I have arranged everything Jia Aiqing can do for you, and it will be up to you from now on."
Jia Ke stepped forward and expressed his determination again. Seeing that the arrangements had been completed, the emperor asked them to go back and prepare separately.
Jia Ke left the Yangxin Hall with the imperial edict in his arms and said to Lei Ying: "Master Lei is the Minister of the Ministry of War. This time, the matter of troop deployment is left to Master Lei. It must be implemented as soon as possible, so that they can do it within fifteen days."
Rush to the capital."
Lei Ying handed over to Jia Ke and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Jia, I'm going to issue an order now. They must arrive in the capital on the 15th so that we can go north."
Jia Ke thought for a while and then said: "In addition to the Ministry of War, our Military Aircraft Department should also have a clerk for the deployment of troops. After all, we are the main person in charge of these soldiers."
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Lei Ying frowned. In the past, the mobilization of troops and horses was ordered by the emperor, and the Ministry of War just issued a document. Now the Military Aircraft Department is also added. It seems that Jia Ke is becoming less and less interested in the emperor.
Take it seriously.
Liu Yu saw Lei Ying's gloomy face and knew that he was going to refute, so he quickly came out and said: "What Mr. Jia said is that after all, we are the Military Aircraft Department and are in charge of the world's most important military affairs. In the future, it is appropriate for our Military Aircraft Department to issue a notice when mobilizing troops and horses.
meaning."
Seeing that Liu Yu had agreed, Lei Ying suppressed the anger in his heart and said nothing more.
Seeing that Lei Ying didn't refute, Jia Ke took it as he agreed, and then he bowed his hands to everyone and said, "Then I'll leave the rest to you. I won't go to the military aircraft department. I'll go home and prepare for the expedition."
After Jia Ke said this, without waiting for anyone to say anything, he turned around and left the gate of Yangxin Palace and went straight out of the palace.
After Jia Ke left, Meng Ming, the president of the Hanlin Academy, also said goodbye and went back to the military aircraft office.
At this time, Lei Yingcai asked angrily: "What did Master Liu mean just now? Could it be that you have also taken refuge in Jia Ke?"
Liu Yu was a little angry when he saw his appearance. This Lei Ying was simply a good and bad person, but for the sake of the overall situation, he still suppressed his anger and explained to Lei Ying: "Master Lei, this is an extraordinary moment. If you don't satisfy Jia Ke,
Who knows what kind of trouble he will make. It's better to grant his wish for the time being, and wait until some time later, and it won't be too late for us to settle accounts after autumn."
Lei Ying actually knew this truth, but every time he saw Jia Ke being so arrogant and domineering, he couldn't help but want to say something back to him.
"Hey, Mr. Liu, my tone just now was not good. Don't take it off. I just can't stand Jia Ke being so arrogant and domineering." Lei Ying knew that his tone just now had offended Liu Yu, so he quickly said a few soft words.
Words.
Sun Yan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, stood behind them. Listening to the conversation between the two men, he began to have concerns in his heart. I am afraid that the emperor will really take action against Jia Ke this time. Otherwise, how could Liu Yu agree with the Military Aircraft Department to intervene in mobilizing troops?
If this thing is done, the emperor will become a real puppet. Because then all the soldiers in the world will be mobilized by Jia Ke. At that time, Jia Ke can let go.
Once his hands and feet are opened, no one can cure him anymore.
But Liu Yu and Lei Ying didn't know that the man standing behind them was already Jia Ke's subordinate. They all regarded him as one of Liu Yu's subordinates, so they didn't go behind his back in many things.
He got a lot of information.
Liu Yu and Lei Ying came to the military aircraft office together. Liu Yu wrote a document at the military aircraft office, stamped it with his own seal, and then handed it to Lei Ying.
Lei Ying took the document and looked at it, "Mr. Liu, this time I will follow Jia Ke to the north, and I will leave it to you to handle the affairs of the capital. Once there are changes in the north, it will be up to you to appease these proud soldiers and generals in the capital."
"I know in my heart that in the capital, there are mainly a few confidant generals of Jia Ke. These people are the leaders of each battalion. However, the people in the middle and lower levels have served in the three battalions for several lifetimes. These people may not necessarily rely on Jia Ke.
Ke, when the time comes, as long as we deal with all the generals of the three major battalions, everything else will be easy to deal with."
Although Lei Ying felt a little hasty, after all, the three major battalions had been controlled by Jia Ke for so many years. It would be a lie to say that he had no arrangements, but at this time, he could only take a risk.
Besides, Jia Ke did not return to Wuyanghou Mansion after leaving the military aircraft office. Instead, he took his soldiers directly to the Infantry Command Yamen.
Here his military advisor Fan Kang is in charge of the overall situation, and some matters need to be discussed with him.
Jia Ke entered the infantry commander's office, went directly to the study near Datang, and asked Fan Kang to be invited.
Jia Ke thought for a while and called Liu Yu over again, "Go back and send Wei Kun a message and ask him to come here with the latest information from the north."
Liu Yu took the order, turned around and left the study.
After a while, Fan Kang hurried to the study to meet Jia Ke.
Fan Kang entered the study, first saluted Jia Ke according to the previous rules, and then sat down next to him.
"Mr. Fan, this is the imperial edict given to me by the emperor today. Take it and take a look." Jia Ke didn't say anything and directly sent the edict to Fan Kang.
Fan Kang casually took the imperial edict and opened it. After a closer look, it turned out to be an order appointing Jia Ke as the marshal of the Northern Expedition.
After reading it, Fan Kang thought for a moment and said, "My lord, there is something fishy about this imperial edict."
"Oh, is there something wrong? It's natural for the Tatars to come to the Qing court and order the troops to go north. Is there anything else weird?" Jia Ke said nonchalantly, but in fact, the alarm bell in his heart kept ringing.
"My lord, haven't you noticed? The troops mobilized this time are all from the vicinity of the capital, and none of them are direct descendants of the lord. The combat effectiveness of these troops is really worrying. Using these people to fight the Tatars is simply to die." Fan Kang said.
There are doubts in it.
Jia Ke smiled and said: "Don't we still have my 50,000-strong cavalry camp? With 50,000 horses, these reinforcements can at least maintain a stalemate with the Tatars."
And there is one thing Jia Ke did not say to Fan Kang, that is, these inland soldiers and horses are not necessarily vulnerable. Since these general soldiers and rhythms took refuge in Jia Ke, they have also stepped up training. These soldiers and horses
It is also possible to fight.
Fan Kang still shook his head. He always felt that something was wrong. And as Jia Ke's military advisor, he knew Jia Ke's intelligence very well. During this period, neither Wei Kun nor Tang Kuai sent a large number of Tatars.
The intelligence gathered. It is impossible for these two people not to know about such a large-scale transfer.
"Lord, I haven't received any information on large-scale mobilization of Tatars during this period. I think there must be a scam."
Fan Kang paused for a moment and then said: "And on the way north to the Xiaoqi camp, we go to Gubeikou first. My lord has to walk hundreds of miles from the capital to Gubeikou, but there are no direct troops to escort him."
After hearing this, Jia Ke was sullen and silent. In fact, this was exactly what Jia Ke was thinking. It seemed that the time for the showdown was coming soon.
At this moment, Liu Yu came in from outside the door and saluted Jia Ke, and then said: "Sir, Wei Kun is already here and is waiting for your call outside the study."
"Let him in."
After listening to Jia Ke's instructions, Liu Yu went out. After a while, he and Wei Kun entered the study.
As soon as Wei Kun entered the study, he quickly knelt down and saluted Jia Ke.
Jia Ke didn't let him get up this time. Instead, he stood up and walked around him, and then said: "What's your intelligence? Urgent military information was sent from Gubeikou. How many Tatars have gathered in the north?"
One hundred thousand troops want to invade the south, don't you know about such a big thing?"
Wei Kun knelt on the ground and listened to Jia Ke's words, and his heart shook. But it was really like Jia Ke said, it was a huge mistake.
Wei Kun did not answer Jia Ke immediately, but knelt there and thought about it carefully. Jia Ke did not disturb him and returned to his seat to sit down to see what he had to say.
Wei Kun carefully recalled the recent intelligence there. The Tatars were very calm in the north and showed no signs of mobilizing their troops. Moreover, Alsleng Khan was making big moves in the west, so he probably wouldn't have the chance to mobilize his troops south again.