After returning to Xiazhou, Marshal Shao basically fell into a state of semi-vacation.
First, he had a lot of debauchery with his wives and concubines. He had not known the taste of meat for eight months, so he put Zhe Fangxiao to bed the day he returned home, and did not get up until noon the next day. Then there were various themed activities, and Marshal Shao enjoyed being surrounded by beauties.
The pleasure of getting whatever you want.
The next step is to socialize. Hunt with the generals, assistants, and tribes to deepen your influence.
The reorganization of the shogunate's agencies is also proceeding in an orderly manner. There are many people who came to apply. After a brief inspection, they were assigned to various positions. I then looked at the trade data of Xiazhou South City and Suizhou East City, and listened to the reports from the Feng sisters.
After studying the prices for the past half year, I almost know everything is under control!
After finishing all these things, it is already mid-June, and it is time to prepare for the important event of the northern inspection of Yinshan Mountain.
In Shao Shude's mind, the northern patrol of the Yinshan Mountains was the preparatory work for the Western Expedition. Only when the Tiande Army and the Zhenwu Army were stabilized by the Tibetan and Han soldiers and civilians could he think of allocating the main force of the Nanyang Army to march westward.
During the Northern Patrol, if he wanted to overwhelm others, he would have to have a large army accompanying him. No matter what, there would be more than 20,000 people. Therefore, the first thing he did was to find Song Ju, the general judge, Chen Yishen, the collection judge, and Zhao, the general judge.
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“Judge Chen, the Military Envoy Li Yanling’s Prosecution and Collection Department requested to transfer 73,000 hu of dendrobium for military rations. How is the process going?” Shao Shude asked, sitting on a large chair covered with tiger skin.
This is his bad taste, and it is also his trophy, well, the trophy obtained with the help of dozens of soldiers and Hengshan Party members.
“Last year, the two Lingyan prefectures were exempted from tax, and the total grain harvest was 1,129,676 dendrobium and 8 bushels. Excluding the pension of 100,200 dendrobium, the state expenditure..."
"Don't listen to the numbers. Wang Chongrong's 300,000 grains of dendrobium have arrived, which should be able to solve the urgent need." Shao Shude waved his hand to stop Chen Yishen's words and said, "If it's not enough, use cattle and sheep to offset part of it. If it's not enough, add some more."
Milk, preserved meat (dried meat). I just want to ask, can you do it?"
“Come back to the Commander-in-Chief, okay.” Chen Yishen was excited and immediately expressed his stance.
“We’ve also prepared a batch of reward money and distributed them in advance as rewards for the Double Ninth Festival.” Shao Shude turned his attention to Zhao Zhi.
Last year, Xia Suiyin paid local taxes in the four prefectures and collected a total of 225,600 pieces of silk and 44,063 pieces of money. There were also more than 8,600 pieces of tax, more than 197,200 pieces of salt profit, and 240,000 pieces of silk for selling horses.
Considering that from the second half of last year to the first half of this year, a large number of sergeants relied on goods from Guanzhong, the town not only collected less taxes, reducing the burden on the people, but also had a lot of money and material balances. In addition, the finance provided by the Tibetan Ministry
The tax on goods was not reduced, and hundreds of thousands of peasants contributed more than 700,000 cattle, sheep, horses and camels. The ratio of small livestock to large livestock was roughly 1:4. Together, these are still very impressive.
“Commander, I’ll do it as soon as possible.” Zhao Zhi responded directly without any nonsense.
“Judge Chen will work together to handle the matter,” Shao Shude ordered.
The money and silk from the tax went directly into the treasury of the prefecture, county and collection departments, while the livestock were still fostered in the pastures of the Stable and Animal Husbandry Department. Chen and Zhao would have to find other departments to coordinate the process. They were both veterans, so naturally
Know how to deliver clear accounts.
The Dingnan Army has not yet gotten rid of the strange cycle of using cattle, sheep, skins and other physical goods to offset the rewards. It is hoped that this situation can be alleviated after capturing Lanzhou and mining and minting money.
“Once you understand it clearly, handle it as soon as possible, don’t delay.” Shao Shude waved his hand.
Chen and Zhao saluted and left.
The Marshal’s governance style is to act resolutely, but bureaucrats are always willing to delay. Over time, everyone has understood which things can be delayed for a while and which things cannot be delayed. Now this matter obviously cannot be delayed!
"Judge of the Song Dynasty, it is really important to be in charge of the department. We must not relax for a day in making ordnance. Tell me the truth, how many pairs of vests can you have before you reach your age."
Song Ju was originally a member of the shogunate's army, and he was born in the Song family in Xihe. Last year, when he was fighting against Lingzhou, he was sent to the cavalry army Zhejiyu, where he served as a staff officer and a de facto supervisor of the army.
After he came back, he caught up with the good times. On the eve of the influx of talents from other places, he was promoted to the field inspector. After the establishment of the general department, he relied on Song Le's old relationship and he worked very diligently.
, and became a general judge, becoming one of the most powerful figures in the seven states.
"Commander, last year Xiazhou Duzuo Institute trial-produced a vest. After it was completed and sent to the army, General Lu was full of praise. The Wuwei Army selected elite cavalry and tried it. Both men and horses were wearing armor, and their power was astonishing. So they used it as a model.
, Thirteen pairs will be obtained before the end of the twelfth twelfth lunar month." Song Ju was a little panicked, but he still calmed down and replied: "In the first month of the year, I got the commander-in-chief's warrant, and Xiazhou Academy rushed to make ten more pairs in a few months, including those sent to Wuwei.
There are twenty-four pairs in total for the army to use as samples. At the end of April, the Commander-in-Chief issued an order, and the Xiazhou Academy, Suizhou Academy, and Lingzhou Academy worked hard to produce the vests. It will not be a problem to produce one hundred and twenty pairs before the end of the year."
“Does this stop everything else?”
"yes."
"No. Swords, guns, swords and halberds can be made in part by the blacksmiths of Xia and Suizhou, but they cannot be left to outsiders. From now on, ropes, quilt bags, chisels, horse spoons, and hammers
You should not make small items like this, buy them all from outside, and ask the Zhidu Department to allocate the necessary funds. For swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, sickles, sticks, bows, arrows, armor, etc., you can entrust some of them to others, but you still need to produce some of them yourself." Shao Shude.
Said: "Someone has taken care of the vest thing. It is difficult to make. It is enough to complete sixty or seventy pairs before the end of the year. Counting the twenty-four pairs that have been completed, it will be enough."
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Shao Shude also has some headaches. His ambitions are getting bigger and bigger, his battles are becoming more and more frequent, and his appetite for ordnance will be getting bigger and bigger. The foundation of the army is so weak that he has to resort to ruthless tactics.
Shao actually cherishes feathers, but when he arrived in Chang'an last year, he still ignored the opinions of others and forcibly moved the craftsmen's households as a team member of the Lingzhou Duzuo Academy. You can imagine how many people in Beijing were scolding him for this kind of behavior.
, how is it different from Huang Chao? But Marshal Shao did just that. It can be seen that the craftsman family is indeed crucial to the trouble-making army, and its power is no less than 10,000 elite soldiers, or even more.
At this time, I have to mention Li Keyong of Hedong. He inherited the incredibly rich military production system of Jinyang, the northern capital. Just one Xidu Manufacturing Institute in Jinyang County can produce 400 pairs of vests per year.
.Such military production capacity is also an important reason why we dare not attack Hedong.
If there is a stalemate and the war lasts for ten or eight years, will the equipment production of the Difficult Army be able to keep up with consumption?
After sending away Chen, Zhao and Song, Shao Shude found Li Hang again.
"Li Sui, do you dare to go to Zhenwu Army and Tiande Army?"
“Why don’t you dare!” Li Hang said with a smile.
This person is now the first envoy from the Dingnan Army. Chao Army, Hengshan Dangxiang, Yifang Sizhou, Hezhong, Guanzhong, Zhenwu Army, Tiande Army, where have you not been? Sometimes you encounter those unreasonable Tibetan tribes
The barbarians will give you power, and the unreasonable Han vassals may embarrass you and even put your life in danger.
But Li Hang has been able to carry it all over, and he is still intact and alive and kicking. It has to be said that it is a combination of luck and strength. Of course, he also has Marshal Shao's heroic army to back him up.
“Li Suisheng is really heroic!” Shao Shude laughed.
“A certain person cannot lift with his hands, cannot carry with his shoulders, his archery and spear skills are a mess, and his poems and classics are not as good as others. The only thing he can rely on is his physical courage and his daring loyalty to the commander-in-chief.” Li Hang said.
Indeed, if you want to make a living in the Dingnan Army, you will not be able to do it without some skills. There is no useless person in the world, the key is to find your own position. Li Hang has average academic performance, does not know how to fight, and is not willing to live on farming.
But he has good eloquence and courage, so he is naturally a good candidate for the mission.
Having found his own position and worked hard, Li Suisheng now also receives a monthly salary of 40,000 yuan. Isn’t it wonderful?
"You went to the Tiande Army and the Zhenwu Army and told Hao Zhenwei and Wang Bian that they wanted to patrol the Yin Mountains in the north and go to the hometown of Woye Town to meet with all the Tibetan tribes and ask them to bring their generals and officers with them. At the end of October
Arrive before.”
“Commander, does the Ministry of Finance need to report it?”
“The Qibi tribe, the Heishan Dangxiang Zangcai clan, the Heshan Dangxiang tribes, the Shannan Dangxiang tribes, and the Tuhun tribe all need to pass on a certain commander’s order. Anyone who refuses to obey will be punished.”
Shao Shude's idea for the Tiande Army and the Tibetan and Han soldiers and civilians of the Zhenwu Army was to solve the problem from both military and political aspects. Politics should be the mainstay and military as a supplement, a two-pronged approach. Even if he cannot completely control them for the time being, he should at least initially establish his own prestige.
Next year's Western Expedition, he plans to recruit the Yinshan Tibetan tribe to accompany the army. Whether he can succeed depends on the results of this northern patrol.
Since the imperial court has given the title of commander and envoy to the four provinces in Guanbei, of course it has to use it vigorously. Especially the Tibetan tribes have many people. Is it possible to fight without going out to fight?
At this time, Marshal Shao once again lamented how useful the tiger skin of the Tang Dynasty was. Although he had always complained about the inclusion of too many Tibetan tribes since the dynasty, there are pros and cons in everything. It is for this reason that the name Datang is so popular in Tibet.
Only the people in the department have influence, and now I have to make full use of it and make good use of it.
After Li Hang left, Shao Shude got up from the tiger-skin chair and walked around the house twice.
To take action, great ambitions and ideals are more important than tenderness. After meeting the Yinshan tribes of the Alliance, it will be the Western Expedition.
Once the power is in hand, what kind of beauties are there? Aren’t the noble ladies, noble ladies, golden branches and jade leaves, the emperor’s concubines, the beauties of the Western Regions, the wives and daughters of enemy generals, all their playthings?
