Not long after Wang Gui and his friends arrived, several other governors arrived in the capital one after another, including Liu Guangshi and Han Shizhong, as well as Yue Fei and Zhang Jun. This was the first time that senior generals gathered with Li Yanqing after he became the regent.

At present, there are 600,000 regular troops in the Song Dynasty, of which 400,000 are controlled by Li Yanqing, and the other 200,000 are in the four major commanders. The largest number is Yue Fei, with 80,000 troops stationed in Jingxiang area, with the least number of people being Zhang Jun, with only 30,000 people stationed in the southeast of the River.

Liu Guangshi and Han Shizhong both have 50,000 people, stationed on the east and west sides of the Huai River.

At dusk, in an elegant room in Panlou, the capital city, Liu Guangshi specially invited Zhang Jun, the commander of the southern Shanxi province.

"Brother Zhang, we haven't seen each other for several years! Six years or seven years?"

Zhang Jun smiled and said, "The last time I worked together was the Northern Expedition of Xuanhe in the fourth year. Brother Liu took office as the commander and I served as Sima. I remember that my brother said that the camp was not enough, so Mr. Zhong asked me to go for a review. As a result, Brother Liu was lenient to his soldiers and only ten people lived in each tent. We even had a fight about this."

Liu Guangshi couldn't help but smile and said, "In the end, I won the argument. Zhuang Shuai finally asked you to make up three thousand big accounts for me. I remember my brother's face was ugly back then!"

Recalling the past, both of them laughed. The reason why Liu Guangshi invited Zhang Jun to drink was because they had some special friendship. Zhang Jun once served as a food and grass logistics officer in Liu Guangshi's father Liu Yanqing's army.

Zhang Jun and Li Yanqing also had some connections. Zhang Jun was recommended by Li Yanqing to serve as the commander of southern Jin. His 30,000 troops were also given to him by Li Yanqing. Including the entire southern Jin territory, Li Yanqing captured it and then handed it over to him.

Although Li Yanqing's official position did not involve Hedong Road, everyone understands it. Hedong Road is actually under the control of Li Yanqing. Before, Li Yanqing held a mobilization party to attack Xixia, and Zhang Jun also attended the end. Although the attack on Xixia has nothing to do with him, he still needs to show his attitude.

"Brother, this time the Regent summoned us to discuss major actions. Is it really meant to attack the Jin Kingdom?"

Liu Guangshi was a little nervous, mainly because of his sidelines in the palace coup. Although he did not cross the Yangtze River in the end, he responded to the call of Emperor Zhao Ji, which was completely contrary to Han Shizhong's attitude. If Li Yanqing had not sent a ship to block the Yangtze River, he would have probably killed the Yangtze River.

Although Li Yanqing did not settle him in the end, will he settle the accounts after the autumn?

Liu Guangshi was also worried about one thing, which was an unknown secret. When Li Yanqing participated in the Battle of Xixia for the first time, he served as the army under the tent of Zhong Shidao. He was ordered to go to the border to check the combat readiness, but he was almost hunted by the Western Xia cavalry.

That action was instructed by Gao Qiu, and was planned by his father Liu Yanqing. The purpose was to squeeze out Master Zhong. Although it was done secretly and the matter had been many years, Liu Guangshi always had a thorn in his heart. He knew that Li Yanqing knew the truth and just kept silent in the power game.

Liu Guangshi was very worried that he would become the first person to Li Yanqing's surgery. He couldn't think of it, but he didn't dare, so he was extremely confused these days.

Zhang Jun drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "His Highness the Regent summoned all the commanders to Beijing, which does not necessarily mean to declare war on the Jin Dynasty. It may also involve military system reform. I got a piece of news from the court that Zhizhengtang strongly demanded that the military supervisor be stationed in each army, and the Censorate was responsible for this matter."

Liu Guangshi pondered for a moment and said, "It's not impossible to dispatch a military supervisor. It's a tradition anyway, but I'm afraid of releasing military power with a glass of wine!"

"That won't be. I know Li Yanqing very well. As long as you don't do excessive things, seriously implement his military orders, and obey the arrangements of the court, you will generally not easily deprive the general of his military power. If Brother Liu is really worried about this, I have a suggestion."

“What suggestions?”

"I suggest that Brother Liu put his wife and children in the capital so that Li Yanqing will not easily attack you."

"You mean hostage?"

Zhang Jun nodded slowly, "If I'm not wrong, Li Yanqing will reward each of us with an official house this year, it depends on whether we understand his good intentions."

Just as Liu Guangshi invited Zhang Jun to drink, Li Yanqing also prepared a banquet in Qingfeng Tower, which was the original alum building, to invite Yue Fei, Wang Gui and Niu Gao to drink.

Li Yanqing apologized: "Today we should have a family banquet to entertain three of you. However, the wife and children just arrived in the capital and the family was in chaos, so they had to treat them outside."

Yue Fei had just quelled Zhong Xiang and Yang Yao's rebellion. He arrived in the capital this afternoon to report his work. He seemed a little tired and always taciturn. He just smiled and expressed his gratitude to Li Yanqing for his entertainment.

Wang Gui has been an active member since he was a child and has not changed yet. He picked up his glass and smiled: "I went to see the house with Lao Niu this afternoon, but I found that the house in Lin'an was so expensive. The house of five acres is 100,000 yuan, which is even more expensive than Tokyo Bianliang back then. My little heart is so scared that it is still jumping around now!"

Li Yanqing smiled, "The main reason for the high housing prices is the rise in prices. The silver price is one to five now, and it was only one tael of silver for a thousand ounces of silver. If you buy it with silver, you will find that it is actually cheaper than Tokyo in the past."

Niu Gao also said: "There are prices rising. I want to ask two maids to serve me. I only had a stake in a month. Now I need three stakes to afford it."

Yue Fei took a sip of wine and smiled bitterly: "For two years, the official family agreed to raise money and grain to recruit soldiers, but it is not realistic at all. A soldier's monthly salary is 80,000 yuan, and he only needs 80,000 yuan per month. He also needs to take care of food and accommodation expenses, armor and weapons. Raising 10,000 yuan per month requires more than 10,000 yuan per month. Where can we raise money and grain?"

"The court did not subsidize you from local taxes at that time?" Li Yanqing asked.

Yue Fei shook his head, "That's because the Jingzhao Army has been fighting, so he gave you the taxes from Sanchuan as military expenses. The Central Plains army has no luck and has signed a ceasefire agreement with the Jin Kingdom. It's good that the court is willing to support my current army. How could it be that it would be possible to give me local taxes and not even give me the right to do business."

"What about it later?" Li Yanqing asked again.

Yue Fei sighed, "Later we realized that the court wanted to cut our military salary and let us solve the gap ourselves. We collectively negotiated with the court. The official finally agreed to give us enough of our current military salary, and we gave up recruiting our own army."

Li Yanqing didn't say much. He knew in his heart that the court regretted letting local generals raise their own military expenses, so he cut the existing military expenses and forced everyone to voluntarily give up the power to raise their own military expenses.

Li Yanqing asked Wang Gui with a smile again: "Didn't your family buy a lot of land in the capital, why do you want to buy a house again?"

Wang Gui pointed at Niu Gao, "It's Lao Niu who wants to buy it, but his wife is from Jiangnan. She can't get used to living in Jingzhao. When she saw my wife and children moving back to the capital, they also wanted to move back to the capital."

Niu Gao's face turned red and he hurriedly said, "The houses in the capital are too expensive and I can't afford them, so I might as well rent a house."

Li Yanqing thought for a while and said, "Maybe there will be an official house!"

Wang Gui was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Didn't it mean that non-official officials in Beijing do not provide official residence?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Now the permanent population of Lin'an City has exceeded 1.5 million, and it is still increasing. The residence is too crowded, so I consider expanding the city eastward, expanding four miles eastward, and reaching the Huantang River. Now the East City has become an inner city. Then I will set a piece of land in the new city to build military official houses and official houses. Anyone above the command will have the opportunity to be assigned to official houses or official houses. Xiang Lao Niu is a first-level command, and can be assigned to at least one ten-acre official house. In the future, the official house can be converted into a private house and passed on to the descendants."

Niu Gao grinned with joy, "Then I don't have to buy a house anymore?"

"No need to buy it. I have solved the housing of civil servants. You can't ignore the generals!"

At this time, Yue Fei couldn't help asking: "Yanqing, when will this official and house system be implemented?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "The city expansion plan will be announced in a few days. Next month, Jingzhao Mansion will submit a new city construction plan. At that time, the land of military official homes will be decided. I estimate that the construction of military homes will be completed before the end of the year."

Li Yanqing smiled again and said, "Brother Fifth will also send his mother, wife and children to the capital! I will arrange a twenty-acre official house for Fifth Brother."

Yue Fei sighed, "Actually, my mother has always been obsessed with her hometown. After all, her father's tomb is still there. She wants to be buried with her father a hundred years later."

Wang Gui advised him: "Even if we recover Hebei and want to restore the past situation, it will take at least a few decades. I will still let my mother move to the capital. My father and grandfather will also move to the capital, and Lao Tang's family will also come. At that time, our family will take a boat back to visit the graves together, and the road will not be hard."

Yue Fei nodded, "If there is a house in the capital, it's okay to move in. According to convention, the families of our generals, who are the leaders of the army, should be in the capital. The court will not suspect us. Yanqing should have a deep understanding now."

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "The Central Plains garrison is not a big problem, but the frontier garrison does need a check and balance. I am ready to implement the military supervision system. At the same time, the families of the border generals must be in the capital. This is not targeting anyone, but a system. There is also a system for general rotation. A general cannot command troops in a certain place for more than five years and will not move. If these three systems are combined, the disadvantages of civil servants leading troops can be gradually reversed."

Yue Fei nodded silently, and after a while, he whispered again: "Yanqing, the local people are talking about you as the regent of the ruling country now!"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "I know this, but you may not have imagined that the civil servants of the court support me very much."

"Why is this?" Wang Gui asked in confusion.

"Because the power of the prime minister has increased, I have basically no questions about the general government affairs of the court. I can be promulgated by stamping the seal of the Secretary of the Central Committee. I only care about major military and national affairs, appoint or change the prime minister. If the prime minister does not do well or has a bad reputation, I will change to a new prime minister. So now the prime ministers are doing very comfortably, Fan Zhixu said he is ten years younger."

"But what if the emperor grows up?" Yue Fei asked again.
Chapter completed!