Chapter 349 The C-word scroll is struggling

  Warring is not an easy task. Ningxia's rebel army is powerful. If they send troops hastily, if they lose, it may really shock the whole country.

   Send troops, where to send troops? Where to deploy troops?

   Now the land on the nine sides is stretched, Ji Liao can't move, Xuan Da can't move, so where to send troops?

  Beijing camp? Or was it drawn from other Dusiwei towns? How much money do you need to spend on silver grain grass?

I'm afraid it's too far away to quench my thirst. I really have to wait until these places gather troops before moving out. I'm afraid that Ningxia and Gansu will be completely rotten. If they are not allowed to enter, even Guyuan will be involved. At that time, even if you can recover , Can the imperial court afford such a large expenditure?

   After recovering, how to restore these towns to their original state? How much does that cost? Do you want these three towns?

   This is probably the huge stone that weighs on the hearts of the court princes.

When there is a war, money like water flows out. The Imchen Japanese Invasion completely hurt the imperial court, and it has not recovered until now. In addition to the rise of Liaodong Jurchen, the main focus of the imperial court is to maintain the front line of defense between Liaodong and Xuanda. This led to the collapse of the three sides.

  But once the three sides collapsed and the northwest front was tight, would the Mongolian left-wing tribes and the Jianzhou Jurchen take advantage of the fire?

  The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit heavy, and even Feng's rather sumptuous lunch became a bit tasteless.

Although both Zheng Chongjian and Feng Ziying made "accurate" predictions on the situation in Ningxia Town in "Internal Reference", even Feng Ziying himself did not expect the situation to become so corrupt all of a sudden. With Feng Ziying's trust and support, I also want to take this opportunity to remind the court to pay attention to the three-sided defense, which unexpectedly became a prophecy of God.

In Feng Ziying's impression, the "Battle of Ningxia" in the three Wanli campaigns in the previous life did not seem to be so dangerous. Why did Gansu Town and Guyuan Town be involved? Could it be that the different historical planes have led to a worsening of the situation? Development gone?

"Ziying, the Ministry of War has notified me. It is estimated that you and I will go to the Ministry of War to discuss matters in the afternoon. That article is the cause of the disaster. It is estimated that people from the Staff Division, the Pedestrian Division, and the Shaanxi Division of the Criminal Ministry have been dispatched to collect relevant information. Already..."

  Zheng Chongjian's face was red but also worried.

For him, this was simply a shock mixed with great happiness and fear. He never thought that he would suddenly be so valued by the court. With this article, Zheng Chongjian suddenly became a celebrity. Of course This celebrity refers to the minds of the princes who have read this article in the Shangguan of Liubutang.

"I have also received the notice." Feng Ziying played with the teacup in her hand and said relatively calmly: "Brother Chucai originally planned to come to see me, but he was directly dragged into court by Master Chai. According to the analysis of the Secretary Fang, it is estimated that Brother Chucai will be promoted to Yuanwailang."

"I'm afraid this Yuanwailang won't be a good job. He may be promoted, and the next step is to go to prison and be convicted." Fang Youdu, who seemed very indifferent, added, shaking his head: "After this war, I don't know what will happen." How many people are about to fall to the ground."

   This is not a joke.

No matter how accurate your analysis of the military situation is now, it can’t stand up to the ever-changing battlefield. Once there are changes that don’t match your predictions, or changes that you can’t predict at all, and someone wants to blame you, you A little Yuanwailang may be the best scapegoat.

"It's easy for the black gauze hat to fall to the ground. I'm afraid it will be true how many people will fall to the ground." Wang Yingxiong pouted, "The people in the household department really deserve to be killed. Let's see if they are three-sided and four-sided in the past two years. How much food, salaries and military supplies did the town provide? Based on this alone, it is not an exaggeration to imprison a few fourth- and fifth-rank officials, right?"

"It's not that simple. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. The household department has been like this for a long time. It's not that the emperor and the cabinet don't know about it. Why didn't they change it?" Feng Ziying shook her head. Isn’t it the same after changing the Shangshu?”

   "Isn't this what ministers should do?" Wang Yingxiong retorted disapprovingly.

"How can it be as simple as you think? The imperial court has a custom-made tax, so much every year. If it needs to be collected more, where will it come from? Land tax or commercial tax, or set up more mine supervisors and tax supervisors? Or open the sea?" Feng Ziying raised her eyebrows. Yang noticed that the attention of several people had been attracted, "Su Song's taxes are the most important in the world, and the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River have long been angry about this. If the tax is added, it may be another civil uprising. Where? Huguang? Or the North?"

  The other people didn't speak a word, and if they couldn't levy more from Nanzhili and Zhejiang, let alone other places, the significance of adding levy was not great.

"Business tax has also been customized for a long time. Once it is levied, I'm afraid it will attract criticism from the people for profit. You should know the people behind these business gangs." Feng Ziying is not polite, "I don't need to mention the tax supervisor and the mine supervisor. Your Majesty has done it all, and you have to bear a lot of infamy, but if you add more, I am afraid that even the Emperor will not be able to bear the infamy, so where does the money come from?"

   Several people were speechless after being refuted, and only then did they realize that it seems that the imperial court may really not be able to support such a war now.

  When Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke returned from the palace to the office of the Ministry of War, it was already dark, and their faces were very ugly.

  Daheng Xiao has already "fell ill", and is very "serious". He has suffered a stroke. Judging by the way the saliva slipped from the corner of his mouth, I don't know if he can really be an actor.

Zhang Jingqiu is finally in charge of the Ministry of War as Zuo Shilang. Maybe after this war, he can be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, but the premise is that this war will be ended smoothly as everyone expected, and this is exactly what both Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke are doing. I have no idea.

  The office of the Ministry of War is still brightly lit, and it is estimated that this situation will last for a while.

   In the afternoon, another pond newspaper came in and was delivered directly to the hall.

   It is still bad news. Tatar cavalry appeared outside Datong and Xuanfu, and Su Nang Taiji had formally proposed to the court that he should succeed King Shunyi.

Not to mention whether Su Nang Taiji is eligible for succession, it is not acceptable for the court to seek power at such a time. If they agree to it under such circumstances, wouldn't any tribe on the grassland be able to threaten the court? ?

  A categorical refusal is necessary, but the towns of Xuanda will have to bear the military pressure from the Tumets.

   "I'm afraid the Ningxia rebels are in contact with the Tumote troops." Chai Ke said suddenly.

Zhang Jingqiu, who was walking a step ahead, paused slightly, "I'm afraid it's not just the Tumote Department, I'm worried that Liu Dongyang and Qi Bai may have their own ideas, but they are all actively looking for external forces to participate. The Mughal tribes over there have indeed harassed the western guards of Gansu Town every year, but according to the feedback from the staff and pedestrians in the past few years, they did not have such a strong force, and they have never hoped to completely cut off This business route has been maintained intermittently even in the tribute, but the recent harassment is obviously different, is this a mistake in the letter report from the Staff Party Division and the Pedestrian Division?"

  Chai Ke's expression changed slightly, "Master Zhang, are you saying that Liu Dongyang and Xi Bai have been planning for a long time? They have long wanted to separate the two towns?"

Zhang Jingqiu stood still in front of the porch of the public house, and sighed deeply: "Zi Shu, why don't I hope it's not the case? But I'm afraid we have to think about the situation worse, otherwise, if we make a wrong calculation, it will be a catastrophe." Disaster."

Chai Ke lowered his brows in thought, and finally shook his head: "Master Zhang, your concerns are right, but I don't think Liu Dongyang and Qi Bai have such a far-reaching and careful plan. Shi Guangjue has only been serving as the chief soldier for two years Well, although the situation in Ningxia Town was bad, it was not at this point, and the main reason was Shi Guangjue..."

"No, Zishu, you didn't understand what I meant. I mean that Liu Dongyang and Qiaobai may not have had the intention to do such a big thing before, but they have been arrogant and domineering for a long time. In the past, it was just for making money, but later on, it may not be that Da Zhou’s control in these two towns is nothing more than this, and he can replace it. In this case, the change of mind may be normal, and only a reasonable reason is needed Or the flames,..."

  Chai Ke remained silent.

  The two entered the room, the solitary lamp was like a bean, and a small official had brought food and drink, but both of them had no intention of eating, so they waved their hands.

   "500,000 taels of silver is probably a drop in the bucket, but the Ministry of Household Affairs only kills so much, can the emperor raise some more?" Chai Ke raised his expectant eyes.

  The court has agreed that he will concurrently serve as the governor of the three parties and be responsible for the counter-insurgency.

The anti-insurgency troops are mainly in Yulin and Guyuan Towns. Datong Town dispatched 10,000 soldiers and horses to Yulin immediately. Military orders from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander’s Office have been issued to Datong Town, and will be deployed from Sichuan and Henan to form battalions in the future. Accept the unified command of Chai Ke.

   It is relatively simple to mobilize troops and form a counter-insurgency team, but the key is money and food.

  Food is also a big problem. The military rations in the three sides and four towns have always been half-starved and half-full. Now there is a war, and people eat horses and chew. This is a big problem.

More importantly, Yulin Township, Guyuan Township, and Datong Township’s reinforcements are all in arrears for several years, and they have to work hard to fight the war. If you don’t repay the military salary first, the morale will definitely not be supported. to fight this battle.

Zhang Jingqiu felt dejected, the emperor had almost emptied out the old foundation of the internal treasury, but there was indeed no money in the household department. Thinking of this, Zhang Jingqiu's heart became darker, but he could not refuse Chai Ke's request: "I Then please think of a way, Zishu, see if you can find a way to raise money."

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