The two slaps made a loud sound, and the palms touched the flesh, making people's flesh hurt when they heard it.
"emperor!"
Asiha, Shuanzhu and others were all shocked by this scene. Everyone on the scene was even more horrified, and the impact on their hearts and eyes was instantly overwhelming.
The dignified emperor actually slapped himself in the face because of poor food for the officers and soldiers. Looking at China's thousands of years of history, who else is there except the reform emperor?
Who is the emperor doing this for?
Mud covered the trouser legs, sweat soaked through the back of the clothes...
The beautiful song slowly sounded in Sakda Asha's ears, making his eyes wet involuntarily.
The Emperor, he is so great.
The wisest choice I made in my life was to follow the emperor closely...
"I am the emperor. The brothers cannot eat meat. The responsibility lies with me. I sincerely apologize to the brothers here. I will do my best to improve the food for the brothers. Even though the court is newly established, there are many enemies both internal and external, and the people's livelihood is in decline.
Materials are tight..."
Jia Liu, who was immersed in guilt, did not find reasons for his failure to take responsibility. This was not his style.
His style is to correct mistakes when they know they are wrong, and to solve problems when they arise.
Therefore, in front of thousands of officers and soldiers of the First Regiment, he said that even if there are various force majeure factors, it is currently impossible to guarantee that the officers and soldiers will be provided with food in accordance with the regulations, but at least the brothers will be able to eat a meal of meat for two days.
After saying that, he looked at Lao A: "Asiha, you are in charge of the Ministry of War, tell me if you can do it!"
The pressure suddenly came to Lao A, but Lao A was also aggrieved. He was in charge of the distribution of money, food and materials. The problem was that the money, food and materials had to be given to him by the Ministry of Household Affairs first, and then he had his share.
The Ministry of Revenue didn't even give him any hair, asking him to find something to solve the problem of the officers and soldiers' food basket.
Therefore, the Emperor has to find people from the Ministry of Husbandry to shoulder the burden for this matter. Whether to fight or kill is the responsibility of the Ministry of Husbandry, which has nothing to do with the Ministry of War.
But at this juncture, if he raised the issue of responsibility and argued with the emperor in front of the officers and soldiers, his three hundred taels of silver would really be wasted.
There will be no five ups and five downs in history!
So he stepped forward decisively and said loudly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will let the soldiers eat meat even if I risk my life!"
After saying that, he stepped back as if he were dead, so as not to block the view of His Majesty the Emperor.
Accompanying the emperor to the First Army was a reporting team composed of "Frontline" and "Qing Daily".
The division of labor is clear.
There are those who are responsible for reporting on His Majesty the Emperor, there are those who are responsible for reporting on the first officers and soldiers, and there are also those who are responsible for reporting on the observation groups from various provinces.
I heard that a Northern Expedition reporting team will soon be set up to present the magnificent scenes of the Northern Expedition to the readers at the first time through the wonderful writings of the reporters accompanying the army, so that the readers can truly feel the necessity and justice of this great war.
and hardship.
In terms of literary and artistic propaganda, the Reform Court was not only at the forefront of the Qing Dynasty, but also at the forefront of the world.
At least a century ahead.
Shuan Zhu didn't know where Lao A's confidence came from, and looked at him with some sympathy: "There are more than 80,000 people in the four armies. Even if they eat a meal of meat in two days, and each person eats half a catty, it will be hundreds of thousands of catties of meat in a month."
, where did you get it?”
I'm really worried about the old man. He knows the young master's temper best. If the old man shouldn't do this, then there will be no good consequences.
At worst, you have to go to Ningguta to grow potatoes, or retire early; at worst, you have to go through the prime minister and deputy ministers, and assign them to the six-room office in which county.
Lao A's cheek twitched: "The emperor said that the officers and soldiers of the first regiment should eat one meal of meat every two days, but he didn't say that all troops would do this."
Having said that, I still thought that it would be better not to be cunning and misunderstood, but to work down-to-earth.
After much deliberation, I could only go back and discuss with Hubei Governor Zheng Dajin to see if we could mobilize the government at all levels to take the lead in donating pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, etc. to the troops.
You can buy it from the private sector at a high price, but you have to deal with the current hurdle first.
He would not dare to send troops to rob it.
But even this would only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, because the gap is too big.
Thinking that Lao A was a good person, Shuan Zhu tilted his head and gave Lao A some advice: "With less meat and more people, you can't completely guarantee it no matter what you do, unless the supply from other provinces can come in, but at least this is enough."
It only takes a few months, so why not stop the supply of meat and vegetables to my Ministry of Internal Affairs first?"
"Um?"
The old man didn't understand what he meant. Seeing that the emperor was not paying attention, he quickly took out a banknote from his pocket and put it quietly into Manager Yang's pocket: "Please give me some advice, Manager!"
This was an economic transaction between colleagues and had nothing to do with corruption or bribery, so Shuan Zhu accepted it with peace of mind.
Explain to the old man.
Without it, the supply of meat and vegetables for the Young Master's family is under the control of the Internal Affairs Bureau, so the Internal Affairs Bureau cannot even guarantee the meat and vegetables for the Emperor's family. Does this mean that other units cannot guarantee it, and then the army cannot guarantee it even more.
It's really force majeure.
Shuan Zhu chuckled: "If Zhongtang can find a way to solve it, it means that Zhongtang has outstanding ability. It is understandable that he can't complete it, so he won't be punished for it."
"Master Manager, it's true that Wolong is reincarnated and Zhuge is resurrected!"
Lao Aru was enlightened and understood the secret immediately. He admired Manager Yang very much.
The emperor has suffered, so he naturally understands the suffering in the world and the difficulties of his ministers.
Wonderful, wonderful.
There was a thought in my heart, and I decided to get closer to the steward in the future. I would go back and ask if the steward had a wife. If not, he had a grandniece who was still waiting to be married...
Jia Liu didn't know that the old man he liked wanted to form a clique with his domestic slaves, so he was chatting with the officers and soldiers cordially.
They may ask how they are doing in the army, or whether the training is hard, or how many people there are in the family, how much land they farm, how their life is, and so on.
It's not about showing off or trying to win people's hearts, but it's about actually understanding the situation of frontline officers and soldiers.
He even sat cross-legged on the ground like the officers and soldiers, picked up a piece of dry biscuit, picked up a spoon and scooped himself a bowl of vegetable soup, and chatted with the officers and soldiers while eating.
There is no air of emperor at all.
Many officers and soldiers discovered that the trousers covered by the emperor's dragon robe were patched, and they were moved one after another.
After drinking half a bowl of vegetable soup and nibbling half a piece of cake, Jia Liu casually asked a soldier sitting next to him: "Have you received any salary this month?"
The soldier quickly said: "Go back to the emperor and send it."
Jia Liu asked: "How much?"
The soldier said he was given three taels.
"Three taels?"
Jia Liu's expression condensed again. He raised his head and asked Wang Zheng, the nervous regimental commander opposite him: "I've decided to pay regular soldiers four taels and five taels of silver per month. How come the brothers only get 3 taels of silver?"
"emperor,"
Wang Zheng quickly explained that according to past regulations, soldiers' pay was paid twice at the beginning of the month and in the middle of the month.
The military pay was distributed at the beginning of the month, and the oil, rice and vegetable supplements were distributed in the middle of the month. The total amount was four taels and five.
It is definitely not him who is in charge of deducting military pay.
"This rule is not good. Please change it. From now on, it will be issued at the beginning of the month."
Jia Liu changed this century-old wage payment system on the spot, and then smiled and said to the officers and soldiers surrounding him:
"Since I am sending you one, two, and five cents, you should first fight for me with three taels. When the one, two, and five cents comes into your hands, you can fight for me with another one, two, and five cents."