Chapter 1040 Bargaining with self-written scrolls

  In fact, everyone knows very well that the first problem will be much easier to solve if the second problem is clarified.

   After clarifying the structure of long-term interests, let’s talk about immediate interests. Everyone can make some compromises, especially for Nekhka people.

  Hou Chengzu came up with the kettle at the right time, Feng Ziying glanced at Busia Mara, "Busia Mara, come and mix tea for me and Master Zai Sai."

A look of anger flashed across Busia Mara's face, but Feng Ziying turned a blind eye: "Busia Mara, my identity and Lord Zai Sai's identity, please mix tea, so as not to humiliate you? Besides, Lord Zai Sai and I Well, wasn’t it also facilitated by you, the middleman? Shouldn’t you, the middleman, toast a cup of tea to express congratulations?”

  Bushia Mara was about to explode with anger at first, and her plump **** could hardly stretch her armor, but after being told by Feng Ziying, she felt that this was really the case.

If the Great Zhou and the Neikalkha formed an alliance, it would definitely suppress the Horqin people greatly and avoid being attacked by the Yehe tribe. At the same time, with the support of the Great Zhou, the Neikalkha people would also be able to support the Yehe tribe and Ula After the merger of the Ministry, it competed with the Jianzhou Jurchen for the Donghai Jurchen.

As the king of the Haixi Jurchen (Hulun Four Divisions), the Yehe tribe has the qualifications and reasons to compete with the Jianzhou Jurchen for the leadership and control of the East China Sea Jurchen. If the Khalkha people support the Yehe tribe on this issue, they will be able to give great encouragement to the Yehe tribe from all aspects.

   It can be said that this is good news for Ye Hebu.

  Seeing that Busia Mara's face was cloudy, Feng Ziying didn't say much, just looked at her with a smile.

  Finally, Busia Mara snorted softly, took the tea set from Hou Chengzu, put it down, first mixed tea for Feng Ziying and Zai Sai, and then poured a cup for herself.

  Feng Ziying smiled and raised her teacup, "I don't have any wine today, so I will replace wine with tea. I respect Mr. Zai Sai first..."

  The tea was boiling hot, so it was impossible to drink it. Feng Ziying also raised his glass to signal, and Zai Sai also raised his glass with a smile in response.

   Then it was Busia Mara's turn to raise a glass to congratulate the two on their successful meeting.

  The next step is to discuss the more than 50,000 Beijing camp prisoners in detail.

Feng Ziying had already sent the news through two channels. One was urgently reported to the Secretary of the General Administration in the name of Yongping Mansion, and the other was sent to You Shilu in Jizhen in the name of a private person. You Shilu forwarded it to You Shigong. to the Ministry of War.

   How to solve the problem of more than 50,000 captives has always made Feng Ziying a little hard to think about.

  Convincing Zai Sai is easy, even though it may involve the issue of ransom, but this kind of thing may arouse the suspicion and dissatisfaction of Emperor Yonglong, which is the most difficult to grasp.

  There is no doubt that the 80,000 people in the Beijing camp were transferred out of Beijing. This was a move planned between Emperor Yonglong and Zhang Jingqiu, and even Chai Ke and the cabinet ministers tacitly agreed.

The 140,000 men and horses in the Beijing camp spend a lot of money every year. Unlike the local soldiers, they can farm and support them. It is not easy to live in Beijing. The military salary alone would cost three million taels, not counting their daily training, weapons and other expenses.

  If you add them all together, roughly speaking, it will be at least five million taels of silver.

This is only the cost of the soldiers, and if the military salaries of the officers and generals are added, at least two million taels will be added. In this way, the 140,000 men in the Beijing camp alone will cost seven to eight million taels of silver. But for so many years, how much role have so many people in the Beijing camp played?

   Not to mention how many of them were short-paid and paid, the combat effectiveness of these Beijing troops is not optimistic about the people in Beijing. Of course, in the absence of other troops in Beijing, this is still a giant.

But whether it is a mule or a horse, after all, it is not as simple as shutting the door in the middle of the capital and drinking for oneself. You have to pull it out to see the difference, so this time you pull it out to show it, and poked a big hole all at once. .

   It can be said that even Emperor Yonglong, the cabinet ministers, and the Ministry of War probably did not expect the performance of the Beijing Camp to be so unbearable.

They thought about the defeat of the Beijing camp and the defeat of the Beijing camp, but they didn't expect that 80,000 people would be wiped out overnight, and more than 50,000 people, including almost all senior generals, would be captured in one fell swoop. A record second only to the Tumu Fort change in the former Ming Dynasty.

  But the change of the civil fortress has been fought fiercely for at least a few days, and this time the "change of the three camps" collapsed overnight, captured by a net, and blew thousands of miles away. I don't know what words to use to describe it.

   Such an army is actually the emperor's pro-army, and the three famous battalions, but their performance is so unbearable, it is really speechless.

  Since this is the case, how necessary is such an army?

  I am afraid that many people have considered this question, but if the existence of this army is not necessary, then what is the defense of the huge capital city, the center of the imperial court, and the residence of Tianjia?

   Is it just the security forces of the Wucheng Bingmasi and Patrol Battalion, or the piecemeal security forces of the Four Guards Battalion, the Warrior Battalion, etc., which add up to only a few thousand people?

Obviously not, the three major battalions must also exist, but absolutely not in the current form, the current command system structure exists, especially the latter, must be completely adjusted and changed, I am afraid that this is what Emperor Yonglong cares most about. things.

  In contrast, Feng Ziying felt that Emperor Yonglong may not be most concerned about the weak combat power and lack of pay and wages. He is most concerned about whether this force is loyal to him and whether he can control it.

  If you want to understand this point, Feng Ziying's countermeasures will be much simpler.

Since what Emperor Yonglong wanted was control of this army, he might as well let Zai Sai **** the generals in this army back to the grassland and ask for a ransom slowly. Make things difficult, all in all procrastinate for a while.

  The soldiers are irrelevant. After these people go back, they can save the chaff and pick up some worthy ones to re-enter the Beijing camp. However, the selection and selection of officers will become the focus of attention of Emperor Yonglong and the Ministry of War.

It is estimated that no matter whether the disciples of Wu Xun were captured like Liu Guoquan and Mu Tianyan, or escaped like Qi Jianyao, I am afraid it will not be easy if they want to go back and continue to live the good life like before. Yes, Emperor Yonglong and the Ministry of War will definitely try their best to exclude them, and the vacated positions will naturally be used by Emperor Yonglong and the Ministry of War to arrange their preferred candidates.

"Lord Zaisai, Feng should not have interrupted how the imperial court redeemed the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp, but these tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp are indeed a burden, and the daily consumption is not a small amount. How about this, 100,000 taels of silver, Feng is willing to find a way to raise, all the pawns that Master Zai Sai looks down on, the package price." Feng Ziying cut to the chase, "As for other Master Zai Sai who thinks it is valuable, please forgive Feng for being helpless .”

  Zai Sai was dumbfounded, didn't he say that Feng Ziying is also a child of Wu Xun? Most of these military officers are the children of Wu Xun, shouldn't Feng Ziying try to find a way to redeem them?

   On the contrary, Zai Sai himself felt a headache for these tens of thousands of soldiers. Not only would they not get any money, but they would forge a great hatred.

As for the one-hundred-thousand taels of redemption silver they originally imagined, Zai Sai and the people in the fifth department have already figured it out. They are too naive. It is impossible for them to bring back such tens of thousands of people to the grassland. It is impossible to redeem them.

   If it is really calculated according to one person's ten taels and twenty taels of silver, that is tens of millions of taels of silver. The Great Zhou court will definitely not agree, and it is even expected that the Nekalkas will only be released in the end.

   Unexpectedly, Feng Ziying would be willing to redeem them for them.

  Of course, since Feng Ziying opened his mouth, Zai Sai himself wanted to ask for more. Anyway, this is also a net income.

"500,000 taels of silver." Zai Sai said indifferently: "I know that Mr. Feng is also in a difficult situation. If he is in his position, he will not seek his own affairs. However, in the future, Liaodong will often deal with our five departments of Neikha. As friends, Shouldn't you think more about it for us? The Five Clans of Neikalka live in a bitterly cold place, and it's not easy to come to the south once. The people in the clan also hope that this winter will be safe and comfortable. I will not embarrass Mr. Feng, no matter what Things, tea, salt, cloth, iron materials and ironware, everything can be calculated at the highest current price, how about discounting the five hundred thousand taels of silver?"

No silk, no porcelain, tea, salt, cloth, and iron are the most important materials for the survival of these nomadic peoples. , probably also considering that it is impossible for him to give him these things.

"One hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver, this is probably the limit of my own authority. As for tea, salt, cloth, and iron, it's fine. Master Zai Sai said it well. We will deal with each other a lot in the future. We have A common enemy can also find common interests, which is why I am willing to help in this way." Feng Ziying nodded, "But Lord Zai Sai, please understand my difficulties."

Zai Sai took a deep look at Feng Ziying, "Master Feng, I originally thought about getting rid of those generals and picking up a few thousand strong men to bring back to the grassland. These guys are young and strong, and if they can't do anything else, they will serve as coolies for me on the grassland." Is it possible? If it’s not possible, I’ll just ask the merchants to bring their names and places of origin back to the capital city, ask for a ransom of three or fifty taels per person, and then share it with the merchants in half, right? This is more than what you said Silver?"

  (end of this chapter)