Chapter Nine Hundred and Six: Do not adjourn the meeting if you do not agree
The generals are seeking war, the morale of the army is high, the equipment is currently the best among all forces in the Qing Dynasty, the elite soldiers and generals are the best in the world, and they have just won the great victory at Niuxinzhai, and successfully held a meeting of hundreds of officials and clans to confirm Jia Liu's Aixinjueluo legal system.
Status, no matter from which angle you look at it, now is the best time for the Northern Expedition.
Moreover, the current situation would not be possible without the Northern Expedition.
Because the food and grass cannot hold it.
The vast province of Hubei is home to hundreds of thousands of horses and horses from both sides. How much grain, meat, fruits and vegetables can a person get from eating what a horse chews in a day?
Didn’t you see that the main force of the First Army couldn’t even eat meat?
Supplies from other provinces could not be supplied, and the army could not buy food or drink even if they had money.
To put it bluntly, if there is a war, defeating it will save Jia Liu a lot of trouble, because people will die in a war, and if there are too many people killed, there is no need to worry about food and drink.
Therefore, when the Northern Expedition was launched at this time, the main force of the First Army and the Second Army moved north from Henan to join the rebel forces and join forces outside the capital. This would not only crush the Qianlong reactionary group, but also reduce the burden on Hubei.
Even if the Eight Banners of Shengjing entered the pass, they would have enough military power to resolutely fight back.
Taking various factors into account, Jia Liu also decided to start the Northern Expedition. Calculating the time, Lao Ji will almost have it done. By then, if he has the halo of Dai Xiao's expedition, he will definitely be invincible.
So he straightened up slightly, took off the white gloves on his hands, and patted them lightly with his palms facing down.
As soon as this action came out, there was a sudden "bah bang" sound, and the generals who stood up to fight involuntarily sat back on their stools.
"Thanks to you for not giving up and supporting me wholeheartedly to inherit the great treasure and restore the reign... At this time when the country is in trouble, I will not act like a woman. I can only use my personal strength, devote myself to death, and die in this way.
Worthy of the Qing Dynasty, worthy of our ancestors, worthy of the hundreds of millions of people in this world!"
Jia Liu said these words with emotion and emotion, recalling the bitterness and remembering the sweetness.
"...The current international...the current situation is favorable to our country. You should know this better than me. However, we are still far from the time to celebrate the victory because of the reactionary forces headed by the country-stealing thief Qianlong.
The clique is still entrenched in the capital, and the reactionaries who are hostile to our country are still ready to move. If we don’t just recover the capital, capture the heads of the thieves, and rectify the court, our reform trend will be impossible, so I have long been interested in the Northern Expedition to cleanse the world as soon as possible."
As soon as these words came out, the generals who wanted to fight in the audience suddenly became energetic and everyone was in high spirits.
However, the emperor on the stage changed the topic and said: "Yesterday when I was inspecting the first regiment, some officers and soldiers asked me when the Northern Expedition would be. I told them that the Northern Expedition will be in the near future, but whether this date is tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
, or next month, or the next month, it all depends on everyone here, not on me."
What does it mean?
All the officials in the audience were stunned, whispering to each other.
Jia Liu was not in a hurry to continue speaking, nor did he ask anyone to maintain order in the venue, because as an emperor, he allowed controlled discussions in the venue.
It is a good system and a good start.
You need to let people talk.
If you don't let others speak, your children and grandchildren will not be allowed to speak in the future.
While the discussion below was going on, I picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. Hey, this tea is not bad. The friendship between the five elders was not in vain.
After the discussion in the audience subsided, Jia Liufang said: "I called you here today, firstly, to express my determination to the Northern Expedition; secondly, I am determined to unify the soldiers and horses of all provinces and form a determination to live and die together.
Only then can we unite as one, make fists with our ten fingers together, and go all out.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Asiha, who was also the Minister of War, quickly stood up and conveyed the emperor's meaning accurately.
He said: "Your Majesty means that the armies of each province, whether they are the Eight Banners or the Green Camp, must be unified and reorganized, and they must all accept the tasks given by the court. This means to unify their will and concentrate their strength."
Reorganizing troops?
Members of the non-direct observation groups such as Shaanxi-Gansu, Liangjiang, Shandong, and Henan were immediately in an uproar and became buzzing again.
Because no one had ever told them to reorganize their troops before.
"Quiet, please be quiet!"
Asiha signaled the audience to be quiet and continued: "Everyone, the Qing Dynasty is undergoing changes that have not happened in three thousand years. It is facing unprecedented dangers. It can even be said that it is facing division, because some people want to create two Qing Dynasties.
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Can the Qing Dynasty be divided? No! Then we people will become historical sinners!
What to do?
As long as everyone sincerely unites, responds to the imperial court's call, actively cooperates with the imperial court to rectify the army, and works in one place with vigor, and does not work independently, or go east or west when the imperial court tells you, things will be easy to handle!"
Jia Liu took advantage of the situation and added: "If the command of the army cannot be unified, the will of restoration cannot be unified, the united forces cannot gather, and my orders cannot be implemented, then the Northern Expedition will definitely fail."
After hearing this, Admiral Bao Ning of the First Army immediately stood up, raised his arms and shouted: "Everyone must sacrifice their personal opinions, strengthen unity, and not affect the overall situation with small gains. Only by unifying military orders can the Northern Expedition be successful, rectify the source, and return us the great peace."
Qiankun!"
"Yes, the army must be unified and the strength must be concentrated!"
The immediate civil and military officials stood up and agreed.
This caught the representatives of the other provinces off guard, wondering whether they should agree to the reorganization of the troops on behalf of their provinces, or not.
At this time, a staff member came forward and distributed the plans for the reorganization of troops and horses in each province formulated by the Ministry of War to the table.
Asiha introduced: "How to rectify the troops and horses in each province, what is the number, and the plan is detailed. Please read it carefully first. If you have different opinions, we will discuss it later."
Jia Liu announced that the discussion would be free, and that he, the emperor, would temporarily withdraw from the meeting and wait for the delegations from all provinces to come back to listen to the report after they unified their opinions.
Zhou Xiong, the leader of the Henan military observation group, was the first to open the plan. He personally had no objection to the reorganization of the army, because Henan's strength was limited, and if he did not agree to the reorganization, he would most likely be subject to military attacks from the reform court.
Therefore, I just want to know what the imperial court's army reorganization plan is and how it arranges the troops in Henan.
After opening the plan, we saw that the Henan Banner and Han Army would be reorganized into the Fifth Army.
The establishment of the army and the towns and associations below is also recorded in detail, including equipment, military pay, etc.
According to the plan, an army has more than 20,000 people, but Henan's own Banner and Han army only has more than 14,000 people. Obviously, if Henan accepts this plan for reorganization, it will be profitable.
There was no way that he, a deputy general, could take on the position of town commander, so he accepted it instantly. When he turned to the second page, there was a sudden "thump", and his heart started to beat like a deer.
The reason is that there is a banknote with a face value of 10,000 taels sandwiched on the second page.
Shanxi deputy general Qian Anzhi was also looking at the plan. When he found out that the plan was only given to the three provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Gansu, the designations of the two armies were so angry that he suddenly became angry and said to the deputy next to him: "Damn, what are you doing?
What do you mean? Our three provinces only give two military numbers. Does he want to kill three soldiers with two peaches? We praise him as a ready-made emperor, but he wants to punish us. It is really unreasonable!"
In anger, he slapped the plan on the table, and then a banknote fell from it. It was surprisingly worth 10,000 taels.
It was almost the legal salary of his Lieutenant General Qian for fifty years.
The Wuchang military observation group is also discussing.
After the team leader Chen Huizu read the plan, he asked Lu Yuanguang, who was in charge of the army: "Lao Lu, what do you think?"
Lu Yuanguang frowned, thinking that the reorganization of the army had not yet been discussed. Suddenly asking them to agree to reorganize the army on behalf of Wuchang, and only adding a mixed town designation to the two armies, would definitely not work, because their Xinghan Army had more than 100,000 people, and two
How to divide the semi-military numbers?
Then the two of them saw the two banknotes sandwiched in the plan, each with a face value of 10,000 taels.
Chen Huizu instinctively wanted to put the banknote into his pocket and sign it on behalf of Wuchang. However, since the military affairs were not under his control, he could only pretend to be angry and curse: "What did Guiziliu do?
Do you think you can bribe us with this little money?"
"Is it true that everyone in the world regards money as life as much as he does!"
Lu Yuanguang was also very angry. After collecting the banknotes with Lao Chen, he wanted to leave the venue because he couldn't make the decision on such a big matter and had to go back and ask Gu Shuai for instructions.
"Yes, yes, I need to ask for permission."
Chen Huizu had no choice but to stand up and leave. As soon as the group reached the door, they were stopped by people in yellow jackets outside.
"We are not your personnel, we are just invited to attend the meeting. The matters discussed in the meeting have nothing to do with us..."
Chen Huizu spoke diplomatically fluently, hoping that the guards would let him go.
Unexpectedly, the leading second-class imperial guard said: "Your Majesty has a decree. If the representatives of the provinces do not sign and agree, no one is allowed to go out."