Chapter 354 Weng Tonghe, Director of the Nanyang New Army Beijing Office (please order, please vote)
Of course, the promotion of the Eight Banners New Army cannot be accomplished by just relying on Ronglu and a letter to Concubine Yi. Things in Beijing are not that easy to handle.
So after mentioning it to Ronglu, Luo Xueyan invited a group of subordinates and staff who could make plans for him to Dianchun Hall the next morning, and asked them to make some plans while drinking tea.
"What? Xueshuai, you want to push the emperor to establish the new Eight Banners Army? This can't be done, right? Those guys who are so confused about smoking can still carry foreign guns and fight with the Taiping Army face to face?"
The person speaking now is Yu Wanqing, who just returned to Shanghai from his hometown of Jinhua Mansion yesterday. He was sent to Zuo Zongtang's demon to "wash his life" a few months ago, not from black to white, but from black to white. The dead were washed away alive. This is really an anecdote in the Qing officialdom! I wonder if Xianfeng will doubt Sai Shang'a and Xiang Rong, a loyal Qing martyr, who is actually still alive after knowing this?
But regardless of what Xianfeng would think, Yu Wanqing still deserves to live because Luo Xueyan needs him to recruit soldiers in his hometown of Jinhua Mansion.
Jinhua not only produced ham, but also produced Yiwu soldiers. Yiwu is a county under Jinhua Prefecture. There are no small commodities in that area, but there are many privately exploited gold, silver, copper and coal mines, which is nothing. A large mine with rich resources, but it still supports many miners.
Due to the mine head, miners often fight with each other for territory, and the organization of the miners is stronger than that of the farmers. Over time, the folk customs in Yiwu have become a bit tough.
Although Yiwu's toughness is not seen in Hunan, Guangxi, and Huaixi, looking at the southeast, it is also a rare source of troops.
Therefore, Yu Wanqing, who was very well-connected in Jinhua, first followed Zuo Zongtang to "cleanse his life", and then went to Jinhua to recruit troops. He helped Luo Xueyan recruit a total of 10,000 people. In the past few days, he came to Shanghai by boat and sea.
With these 10,000 recruits, Luo Xueyan's Nanyang Army's Third Town can be opened!
The Nanyang Army now has a total of two towns. Luo Xueyan personally controls the first town, Zuo Zongtang controls the second town, and with the third town, the Nanyang Army can have elites from three towns. The first town has already It was fully loaded with more than 13,000 people.
In addition, King Wu Luo Yaoguo had the Taiping New Army with four armies, named the First, Second, Third and Fourth Army of the Shang Army.
The establishment of these four new Taiping armies is actually exactly the same as that of the three Nanyang towns. They are all "division-level" field troops. They are composed of Li Shoucheng,
Wang Dalong, Zhu Ba, and Zeng Lichang serve as military commanders. However, these four armies are not yet full of soldiers, with a total strength of about 40,000.
In other words, after the Nanyang Army Second Town is completed, the number of troops Luo Yaoguo can control will reach 63,000 to 4,000!
A truly powerful group!
If the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can really follow the "Ji Du Oral Order" - the collapse of the Yellow River and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty - and launch the Northern Expedition, it is estimated that in three or four years, Luo Yaoguo will be able to lead his army to Beijing to "take the exam."
So now it’s time to create enemies for yourself!
Enemies...\n.\n.\n.\n.\nDon't make them too strong. It's better to be fat but not strong. If you take one bite, your mouth will be full of oil. That's a good enemy!
"How about the new army that Seng Gelinqin trained in Wanping?"
Luo Xueyan did not discuss with Yu Wanqing whether the Eight Banners soldiers could carry rifles and shoot at the Taiping Army, but asked about the Wanping New Army.
This new army was started after Senggelinqin was defeated in Hunan and it has been in operation for a year now.
Luo Xueyan's eyes turned to Weng Tong, who came from Beijing. If he had planned to seek refuge with Luo Xueshuai from the beginning, he would definitely collect more news inside and outside Beijing.
Weng Tong met Luo Xueyan's gaze and said: "Xueshuai, before Wansheng left Beijing, Monk King's new army recruited 37,800 people, including more than 30,000 infantry troops, all recruited from Zhili
A strong young man is given one or two and a half coins of silver and five dou of rice and flour a month.
The gunpowder and guns destroyed during training, as well as the worn clothing, clothing and shoes will be reimbursed by the court."
Luo Xueyan nodded, this treatment is enough!
The current basic monthly salary of the Nanyang Army and the Taiping Army is only three yuan of silver dollars and five dou of rice. Of course, the training expenses are also paid by the public account.
"As for the cavalry, they all come from the Horqin Grassland and are the direct descendants of the Monk King!" Weng Tong added, "There are about seven or eight thousand in number, divided into regular soldiers and auxiliary troops. Among them, there are five thousand regular soldiers, one man with two horses, and two cavalrymen.
Comes with an auxiliary.
The monthly salary of the regular soldiers is 2 taels of silver, plus 1 tael and 5 cents for horse feed for each war horse. The monthly salary of the auxiliary soldiers is also 1 tael and 5 cents. In addition, the regular and auxiliary soldiers of the cavalry are also given five measures of rice and flour a month, and a war horse is paid a month.
Three hundred pounds of grass."
"Old Wu, do the math."
Luo Xueyan smiled and said to Wu Jianzhang.
After Luo Xueyan rectified the Jianghai Customs and formulated a set of money collection regulations for the three parties of the Governor's Office, Jianghai Customs, and HSBC to supervise each other, Wu Jianzhang became the supervisor of the Jianghai Customs again, and was also the chief steward of the Shanghai Governor's Office, settling accounts.
It's right to go to him for the matter.
"Okay," Wu Jianzhang said, "just counting the cost of soldiers and war horses, Wanping's new army will spend 73,750 taels of silver, about 190,000 dou of grain, and three hundred and fifty taels of forage a month.
One million catties..\n.\n.\n.\n.If the grain is
The pastures are all faded. The Wanping New Army must spend at least 112,000 taels a month. Add in various expenses such as officers, equipment, medicine, battalion commanders, chariots and horses, and civilians. The Wanping New Army must spend at least 1,120,000 taels a month.
The cost of 150,000 to 60,000 taels is equivalent to two million taels a year.
In addition, to recruit these 37,000 to 8,000 people and equip them with horses, guns and cannons, at least two million taels would have to be spent at one time."
The one-time expense is two million, and the annual maintenance fee is another two million!
In other words, Xianfeng has spent at least four million taels on this new army...:.\n. If the source of wealth in the southeast is still there and the Qing Dynasty tightens its belt, this money can always be squeezed out
came out. But now the financial resources of the southeastern part of the Qing Dynasty have been divided among Luo Yaoguo, Yang Xiuqing, Hong Xiuquan, Zuo Zongtang, and Zeng Guofan.
It's no wonder that Xianfeng wants to touch the Eight Banner Master's hardcore crops. If he doesn't move, his life will be difficult!
"If the new Wanping army, which has been trained with so much money, cannot be firmly in the hands of the bannermen, can the emperor rest assured?" Luo Xueyan smiled faintly, "Don't say that Seng Gelinqin is a relative of the emperor...\n.
:.. Me too! Zeng Dizhang even raised the flag! As for the Mengman family, if I remember correctly, Seng Gelinqin was only a little girl, right? The Mongolian Khan seemed to be able to do it!
So, is it appropriate to incorporate Ding Zhuang from Beijing Banner into the Wanping New Army, and use the Eight Banners soldiers to watch the military training in Zhili and the grasslands? Shengfu, what do you think?"
"What Xueshuai said is absolutely true!" Weng Tong nodded, "Actually, many people in the court are already worried about Xueshuai, Master Zeng, Master Zuo, Master Jiang and other military leaders."
"Who are they?" Luo Xueyan asked.
"Most of them are people who claim to be clean and honest," said Tongtong Weng, "and there are also some Manchu relatives and nobles."
Luo Xueyan smiled and said, "They all have a good relationship with your father, right?"
When Weng Tong and Weng Tongjue heard this, their expressions changed.
In fact, their fathers also gave Xianfeng a similar trick, telling him to be wary of Luo Xueyan.
'It doesn't matter,' Luo Xueyan said with a smile, 'I am a figure like the King of Ping Xi. Let the princes in the court say so! But Kangxi was able to pacify the Three Feuds because the Southern Ming Dynasty was gone long ago, and Kangxi still held the power in his hands.
A group of Eight Banners soldiers who are still capable of fighting, and there are cutting-edge troops like the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camps.
If Kangxi only had Wu Sangui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong...:
He suddenly paused and looked at Weng Tong: "Shengfu, can you go to Beijing for me and have a good talk with the princes in Luozhong?
"I don't dare...\n.\n.\n.\n.\n" Weng Tong stood up quickly.
Luo Xueyan waved his hand: "What are you afraid of? I'll let you say it...\n.\n..\n. Am I afraid of this now? I'm just domineering! My Nanyang New Army just eats Luo Xueshuai
The food and clothes of Luo Xueshuai! In fact, this is not only the case with the Nanyang New Army, but also with other families! There is nothing wrong with clarifying this matter with the court earlier.
Shengfu, in the past, the vassal towns of the Tang Dynasty had some memorial hall in Chang'an, and the San Francisco vassals had a royal palace in Beijing, but I have nothing in Nanyang... I want to open a hall in Beijing, too.
Can you help me host it?
Weng Tong quickly raised his hands and said, "Wan Sheng is willing to go out for Xueshuai."
Luo Xueyan smiled and nodded. Luo Xueyan attached great importance to this famous official in the late Qing Dynasty!
Although later generations did not think highly of him, in the late Qing Dynasty...\n.\n.\n.\n. Things were very difficult to handle. How many people could get a good reputation? This Weng Tong was actually quite good.
Quite a good talent.
"Okay!" Luo Xueyan said with a smile, "Shengfu, when you go to the capital this time, in addition to opening a memorial hall for me, you have three things to do."
"Xue Shuai, please give me your instructions." Weng Tong said respectfully.
Luo Xueyan smiled and said: "First, give Seng Gelinqin some more eye drops! I will arrange the funds for you later...:...I will give you two hundred thousand silver dollars first. If it is not enough, you can ask me for it! Second, in the capital
Please brag about how domineering Mr. Zeng, Mr. Zuo and Mr. Jiang and I are!
Chapter completed!