Chapter thirteen, the emperor and ministers stay entertained
"Where did so many Jin troops come from? The Jin army is made of iron and does not need to rest. Last time, an army of 120,000 went south. Except for the fifteen Meng'an left behind by Changshe, the rest of the scattered damage was not more than ten thousand or twenty thousand.
People, don’t you need to replenish soldiers and war horses? Besides, the Jin people have not been able to withstand the heat for many years. Why did it suddenly change today? I agree with Yue and Lu on this matter. It is most likely that Liu Yu borrowed the gold.
People's clothing, in order to enhance the power of one's own army and to intimidate..."
When Qu Duan entered the palace, he directly saw a young man in red robe chatting on the throne. He knew that this person was an official of Zhao Song Dynasty, so he tried to salute despite the pain in his back. Unexpectedly, there was a young man in red robe sitting on the throne.
The young man looked down from a high position and looked at it from a distance. He just raised his hand and ignored it. He did not stop talking, but he seemed to be telling false stories.
"But if this is the case, I have something unclear."
Han Shizhong, who entered the palace first, no longer looked as arrogant as he did outside the palace. He just faced each other as if nothing happened. "How many soldiers and horses does the Puppet Qi have now? How much combat power does it have? Who gave them the courage to take the initiative to attack?"
Zhao Guanjia turned to look at the person below him, but it was Lu Qing who was sitting in Nanjing during this period, leading the frontline confrontation with the puppet Qi.
"There are always two hundred thousand, right?" Just as Lu Qing was about to speak, Zhang Jun suddenly laughed at him. "There are seven or eight big states out there, can't one state support 20,000 soldiers? If we add some civilians,
It is normal to have 200,000 troops and claim to be one million."
"How can one state support 20,000 soldiers?" Han Shizhong immediately frowned.
"Of course Lieutenant Han doesn't understand this kind of thing, otherwise he wouldn't have almost caused a civil uprising in Huaixi." Zhang Jun was not afraid at all, but he took advantage of the situation and made a sarcastic comment to the other party.
Han Shizhong was secretly resentful, but it was rare that he did not have an attack... Firstly, it was not easy for him to have an attack in front of an official, and secondly, the matter had already been concluded, and it was indeed Han Wu's fault.
But what can I say? If given the chance, Han Shizhong would never let Zhang Jun go.
It must be understood that in the early years of these two people, it was Wang Yuan who worked for the court to balance the situation and deliberately provoked the two to confront each other. Neither of them were fools, they were just cooperating. But as time went by, there were too many grudges, and in addition, the military
It’s hard to say whether the bad habits he has developed are true or false... Anyway, now Han Liangchen thinks that if Zhang Boying is not good at fighting, he will be greedy for money, and he is worthy of being named Han Wu with him?
It's hard to tell what Zhang Jun was thinking.
"Of course one state cannot support 20,000 soldiers, but it depends on whether there is military pay, whether they want to drill, whether the soldiers are well fed and have hot water." Privy Councilor Wang Boyan didn't bother to pay attention to these two men and just stood aside.
And to. "I remember that when Wang Shan, the former military commander of the imperial camp, came to Tokyo from Hedong, he had 200,000 soldiers..."
"That's the truth." Lu Qing also followed up and said. "A strong man is like a golden man with a stick. Don't say 200,000. The population of Jingdong is as high as 400,000... However, I am observing from the front line.
, there are some troops in the puppet Qi tribe that are quite capable, such as Liu Yu's headquarters in Jinan and the puppet marshal Kong Yanzhou's tribe in Yanzhou. In addition, there is also the puppet commander Li Cheng's tribe in Qingzhou. It is said that the only person who led the army was after Kong Yanzhou.
superior!"
"I've heard of these two people." Zhao Jiu nodded and responded. "Kong Yanzhou is known as Xiao Yuefei, and Li Cheng's martial arts is on par with Peng Ju... If they can reach this level, they are all figures... With such core combat power, they have
How many?"
"Liu Yu has about ten thousand people, and his son Liu Lin personally controls them; Kong Yanzhou has fewer, only seven or eight thousand; Li Cheng has a large territory, there may be more, but it will never exceed the limit of fifteen thousand." Yue Fei cupped his hands and faced each other.
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Zhao Jiu finally frowned slightly.
Zhang Jun saw this and moved forward cautiously: "The good instructor knows that I was in Xuzhou in the past. After I surrendered to Yizhou, Li Cheng sent someone to greet me. This person may be able to surrender..."
"Zhang Qinghui is wrong." Zhao Guanjia in the throne room finally laughed. "Although I cherish talents, not everyone wants them. Now that Li Cheng has become the chief governor of Jinren'er's court, how can I still want him?"
He? It's Zhang Rong from Liangshan Bo in Dongping Prefecture. Although Heyin didn't come either, he still didn't come to see me this time. He said that Liangshan Bo was free and easy, but after all, he was sure of right and wrong, so I didn't care about it...
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Several military leaders below quickly became solemn, and a few acquaintances finally turned around and looked at Qu Duan standing in the corner of the palace gate.
"Actually, this is why Liu Ni dared to take the initiative to dispatch troops and generals in an attempt to cause provocation." Wang Boyan spoke up at the right time and formally summarized the problem just now. "Think about it, now that this thief has been called
The emperor, from his point of view, must know in his heart that it will be difficult to reconcile with the emperor and the Song Dynasty from now on, so he must do his best to become our enemy at all costs... Before he ascended the throne, he issued a proclamation to sacrifice Chen Dong, and then he respected
Kong, it is possible to open the imperial examination, and today he is not willing to take the initiative to mobilize troops. Spring and summer, it seems that the two countries of Song and Jin together have not made a big move in Jinan Prefecture... Isn't there no choice? "
Everyone nodded, as Mr. Wang's words were on point.
"So, there is no need to talk about this matter." Zhao Guanjia on the throne nodded and said calmly. "If he really dares to take action, Zhang, Yue, and Lu Qing on the front line do not need to report, they can just fight back, but they must be quick.
, be ruthless, be steady, and don’t be greedy... In short, remember one sentence, the Jin must be the serious enemy, don’t fall into the quagmire of Jingdong for a while, and give the Jin a chance in vain!”
Zhang Jun, Yue Fei, and Lu Qing officially came out, and then responded with serious expressions... It seems that this issue is about to be passed.
"What should I say?" Zhao Jiu looked expressionless and asked Lu Hao again, and Xu Jingheng asked for their directions.
"War horses, quotas, military expenses!" Xu Jingheng cherished his words like gold.
"That's right, war horses, quotas and military expenses." Zhao Jiu nodded, as if he had really forgotten these things. "Just talking about war horses... The good minister had already talked about it just before he left the palace, and asked Kansai to keep some.
, send it here and calculate the round number of ten thousand... Among them, the rear army will be the reserve team, so there will be no division; then the central army has three divisions: Li Yanxian, Wang De, and Wang Yan, so we will divide more, and get 4,000 horses, the front army, and the left army.
, how about the three Youjun families share the remaining six thousand equally...?"
Everyone looked at each other, but had nothing to say... There would be no end to the fight over this kind of thing, and the Zhao Guan family actually wanted to use it collectively at first, but no one accepted it, and they didn't know if the cavalry brigade was really established.
Which one?
Now it is a relatively fair plan, and compromises have been made.
Just like that, seeing everyone quietly accepting the plan, everyone continued to discuss it.
"When it comes to the quotas for each army, they are connected with the military expenses." Zhao Guanjia continued to talk in the throne room. "According to the calculations that the good minister made for me just before leaving the palace, a cavalry is maintained in the Central Plains, including men and horses.
It takes one hundred yuan of money and goods to support it every year, so if these ten thousand people ride over, it will be a full one million yuan a year?"
"Reporting to the officials, that's exactly what happened." Han Shizhong said bravely.
"This also requires the collection of specific physical items for military use...right?" Zhao Guanjia continued to ask more questions. "Beef tendon, fodder, etc.?"
"yes……"
"If you don't count the cavalry, just ordinary armored sergeants, how much does it cost per year to raise an elite soldier who dares to fight?" Zhao Guan's family was very bad at arithmetic today.
"Fifty guan of money plus ten stone of grain..." Han Shizhong responded carefully. "It has to be considered for the expenses of the sergeant's family."
"Where's Lieutenant Zhang?" Zhao Jiu continued to ask.
"Is that true?" Zhang Jun rarely answered like Han Shizhong.
"Yue Qing..."
"If you want full military pay and daily drills, it's naturally what Han Taiwei said, fifty guan of money plus ten stone of grain." Yue Fei answered honestly. "However, this is naturally a rough figure."
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly: "Then suppose that the number of selected soldiers in the imperial camp is fixed at 200,000, and then point to Zhang Jun's memorial and boldly set 30,000 cavalry as the calculation, it will be 1,340 per year.
One million yuan of money, plus three to four million shi of food... This will only be enough if the entire Southeast economy is restored to the level before Jingkang, and then the Southeast is hollowed out... right?"
Everyone shook their heads, but no one dared to answer. Even Qu Duan was shaking his head below, secretly sighing that the Zhao Song official family really didn't understand people's customs. Moreover, Qu Da hesitated for a moment, whether he should take advantage of the twenty lashes before.
I would like to remind this official.
"Not enough!" At this moment, Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp, could hardly say anything. "For the officials, with all due respect, this is just an accurate calculation. In fact, the cost is more... because the wealth collected is only a number.
, it’s another number when it’s transferred to the army, and it’s still another number when it’s actually distributed... I’d like to be bolder. If the government really wants to raise 200,000 elite soldiers in the royal camp and 30,000 cavalry, it will cost 25 million per year.
Min, plus five million stones of military rations, nothing else."
Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged, but he nodded slightly and said in the same tone as usual: "So, you are eating soldiers' blood on empty wages, so you actually have to drink half of it?"
Qu Duan in the corner was stunned, and the lieutenants below were even more embarrassed for a moment.
Wang Yuan had no choice but to carefully explain: "For officials, this is not just free money... The transportation losses along the way and the use of civilians are a big expense. Even if they are actually in the army, the officer's salary cannot be calculated as a mere fifty guan.
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"That's the truth." Zhao Jiu nodded in agreement. "I was wrong... You drank only 30% of the soldiers' blood on empty wages, which is really amazing."
No one below dared to speak, not even Wang Yuan dared to answer.
"But if this is the case, 25 million yuan plus 5 million grain, wouldn't it mean that all the income from Southeast and Bashu will be taken away, and then added to the grain from Jingxiang?" Zhao Jiu sighed quietly. "In that case.
It's easy for me. I can shoot a few rabbits from Genyue to supplement my family's income. If that doesn't work, I can become a soft-boiled son-in-law from Wu and Pan and borrow some food to survive. Anyway, I only have four or five people.
People can always have enough to eat...but what should the civil and military officials in Tokyo and hundreds of states and armies around the world eat?"
"Your Majesty!" Qu Duan really couldn't hold it back. "You only counted the imperial troops and horses. Don't Kansai have any military pay? Isn't Chang'an going to be defended?"
"Oh!" Zhao Jiu seemed to have just reacted, pointing at Qu Duan with a look of enlightenment on his face. "Yes, the newly arrived Qu Dutong is right. In fact, judging from the transportation loss, the money and food from Bashu are directly
It is more worthwhile to supply Kansai, and we should raise 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers there... But if we calculate it this way, wouldn't it mean that the imperial camp has all the wealth in the world, but it cannot support 200,000 soldiers?"
"The official family... the two Huaihe Rivers are still there, so don't forget to calculate the wealth of Huainan." Xu Jingheng reminded coldly. "The wealth in Huainan can offset that of Bashu."
"That's right." Zhao Jiu nodded and spread his hands. "Look, things are back again... I still have to go to the Wu family and the Pan family to fight the autumn wind and eat soft rice."
"Officials!" After a period of silence, Yue Fei was the first to be unable to bear it, but he raised his head in response. "In front of the imperial camp, the officials only provide one soldier with fifty guans and ten stones of food. I will not
Want every penny more..."
"The same is true for me." Before Zhao Jiu could speak, Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun almost unanimously came out to bow to the Prime Minister.
When Han and Zhang came out, Wang Yan and Lu Qing also expressed their stance in the same way.
Zhao Jiu shook his head: "Some of you people I really believe in, some I can't believe in... A good minister?"
"I am here." Han Shizhong bowed his head and faced him.
"I will give your imperial camp left army 50,000 troops plus 50,000 armored soldiers. When the war breaks out, the Jin army will come with 50,000 soldiers. I will ask you to go up. I'm afraid you can only bring 30,000 armored soldiers."
Soldiers, please go up?" Zhao Jiu said unconcernedly. "And Boying, I will give you 50,000 establishments and 50,000 soldiers for military purposes. You will be able to pull out 50,000 actual soldiers by then, but how many of them are there?
How many people can wear armor, and how many can be trained? If I really believe what you say, I will suffer a big loss... But then again, how can I believe you? We have been together for a long time, why do you two need to be in front of me?
Playing this trick?"
Zhang and Han were almost ashamed.
"The officials should not criticize the two lieutenants harshly." Lu Haowen finally spoke up at the right time. "In the current situation, Han and Zhang are capable of fighting, and the two lieutenants did not steal the money themselves. The following is
From the commander to the commander, right up to the captain of the team, no one will be better off... The country's military and political corruption is a malady accumulated over a hundred years. Relatively speaking, the two lieutenants can always fight!"
"Of course I know, otherwise why would I be honest with them?" Zhao Jiu still didn't care. "I'm not forcing them to do anything, I'm just telling them clearly about the country's difficulties."
Just as Zhang and Han were about to speak again, Lu Haowen and Xu Jingheng next to him spoke seriously again:
"Officials, there are actually only two ways to go about this matter...one is to increase taxes in the southeast and increase taxes in Jingxiang, and the other is to raise fewer soldiers...that's all."
Zhao Jiu fell silent, and all the ministers and lieutenants below also fell silent... In fact, this is also a cliché. Even after Lu Yihao arrived in Yangzhou this time, he directly sent a strategy to increase military pay in the southeast and Huaihe Rivers.
, because he knew a long time ago that if he wanted to raise soldiers, he could only raise taxes. Otherwise, with the tax revenue that was severely damaged after Jingkang, he was destined to not be able to support so many soldiers.
After a long time, Zhao Guanjia just laughed and said: "The Jin Army's east and west routes have a standard number of 200,000 households. If we don't have 200,000 soldiers, how can we defend ourselves against the enemy?"
Many people below instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, because they knew that this sentence was the most important sentence today.
"But if this is the case, we can only support it by promising to increase taxes in the southeast and increase taxes in Jingxiang..." Zhao Jiu really said this, but continued in the throne room. "And I call all the princes to come over today.
Not only do I want to determine the number of troops for each of you, and divide the northwest war horses, but I also don’t want to talk about fake Qi... I really don’t take these things seriously. What I want to do is to calculate this clearly in front of you.
Account!"
Having said this, Zhao Guanjia, who was dressed in a red robe, suddenly stood up from the throne, and then faced each other sternly: "I hope you princes will remember that there are some things that I have to endure, but this does not mean that these things are right. I will tolerate them in the future.
The first is! And what you eat and use are all from the southeast, Jingxiang, Bashu, and Huaihe people. If people rebel in the future, you can attack or cut them down, but you must remember clearly that they were forced out by you and me.
!This is the second one!”
After saying this, Zhao Jiu turned around and walked out of the side door without waiting for the lieutenants to kneel down to apologize.
In Russia, Yang Yizhong, who had gone out with the officials, returned and said: "If Wanqi joins the army, Lieutenant Yue will stay with him for dinner, and the rest of the ministers and lieutenants will disperse immediately."