"This is the food and salary provided by the imperial court to me in Dongjiang Town?"
In the Zhenjiang Fort camp, several officials who came from afar smiled kindly, but Jiang Wan's face was not so good-looking.
The grain and salary supplies from the imperial court arrived in Dongjiang Town, which was a good thing for Jiang Wan. However, Yao Chunyong, who was based in Pi Island, although he received this batch of grain and salaries, did not dare to sign the receipt, and the officials who led the team to escort the grain and grass were
, and had to come to Zhenjiang Fort reluctantly.
Not to mention the hardship of the journey, even the level of risk is very different. These officials are really unwilling to come.
"It's just supplies as usual, President Jiang shouldn't be so angry!"
The food and wages were escorted directly from the Ministry of War, and the team was led by a seventh-level officer from the Ministry of War. Since the food and wages were boarded in Tianjin, people from the Qing Military Road in Tianjin were responsible for escorting them.
Jiang Wan didn't know any of these people.
"Master Zhao, this is how we used to provide supplies here in Dongjiang Town?" Jiang Wan looked at the manager named Zhao: "Pi Dao has not paid out food and salary for a year, and now the imperial court has finally allocated one hundred thousand taels of silver.
military pay, tell me, this is less than 40,000 taels, which is all the military pay."
"You can't say that. At least there is still 70% food and grass!"
Director Zhao was not afraid of Jiang Wan at all, and always had a smile on his face: "This rule of supplementing food and salary has always been like this. Mr. Jiang came from Beijing, so he naturally knows that being an official in Beijing is hard, and 30% of them are beautiful.
No, there is enough everywhere. The adults above have considered that Dongjiang Town has been short of food for a long time, so they have tried their best to take care of Dongjiang Town in terms of food and grass. As for the money, Dongjiang Town, the soldiers
We have money, but we don’t have anywhere to spend it!”
"Is this always the case over in Liaodong?" Jiang Wan said coldly.
"Of course it has always been like this!" Chief Zhao said with certainty: "There are many places for soldiers and horses outside the pass to come to get money and food. They can save money for the court, which is naturally a good thing. As for the supervisors who are willing to fight for more benefits for the soldiers, then
That’s another story!”
Several Qing military officials behind Chief Zhao had tacit smiles on their faces. It’s okay for the people below to be ignorant, but it’s not like the general leader who came from Beijing is also ignorant!
Besides, even if there is no supply for a year, isn't this Dongjiang Town still in good condition? Now that the imperial court has supplies, do they still think it is too little?
"How can you bring these food and wages back to me?" Jiang Wan sneered: "I, Jiang Wan, am the person who values rules the most. However, what I value is good rules, rules that are beneficial to my Ming Dynasty.
, As for the other messy rules, I’m sorry, I, Jiang Wan, can’t abide by them!”
Director Zhao's expression changed a little.
The Ming Dynasty has always supplemented the army's food and salary. As soon as it set off from Beijing, officials at all levels deducted money. When it was in the hands of the army, it was considered good to get 70% of the money.
They also euphemistically called it: "Drifting away"!
This means that these are all losses on the road. This kind of loss has nothing to do with the distance of the supply route. Even if it is to replenish the guards and horses, 30% of the food and salary can be lost in a second hand.
However, if you encounter someone with a dark heart and courage, there is a 70-80% chance that they will disappear directly. These officials who deal with it don't care whether the soldiers below are well fed or not, and whether they will mutiny.
Jiang Wan knew this rule, and it was considered a bad habit in the Ming Dynasty officialdom.
It is a pity that since he led the troops, he has basically never reached out to the court to ask for food, wages and supplies. Even when he was in Nanhaiwei, he claimed to be the inner treasury of the palace to supply Nanhaiwei.
After Youjian took 10,000 taels of silver from him, Zhu Youjian basically gave him no food or salary. Even when he became rich, he even gave it back to Zhu Youjian.
Therefore, he almost put this bad habit behind him, and even if he remembered it, he felt that it was impossible to supplement the food and salary in Dongjiang Town. It was only 20 or 30%, which was the limit.
What he never expected was that when the food supplies arrived, he was given 60% to 70%, but nearly half of the military salary was withheld. And the official who escorted the food and salary had a confident look on his face, and he could only point his finger at him.
Tell him - this has already given him Jiang Wan face.
If Dongjiang Town is defeated like Jinzhou, I'm afraid there won't even be any food and salary.
Jiang Wan will not tolerate their bad habits. Currently, he can barely maintain the food and grass in Dongjiang Town relying on North Korea. Even military pay can be paid by relying on the trade between Sihai Commercial Bank and North Korea.
"Is there no need to discuss this matter? Mr. Jiang, don't make it difficult for me to do this..."
"Get out!" Jiang Wan was no longer too lazy to talk nonsense with them: "Tell the people above you that if you don't give me enough food and salary, it will delay the military affairs of the court. I will impeach them one by one, and no one can escape!"
A group of generals drove these officials out of the camp in a state of panic. Looking at me and you, they all felt that this matter was not easy to handle.
The lost grain, grass and military pay have been completely shared by people at the top and bottom. If they bring the grain and pay back like this, I don't know if the court will punish this domineering general.
No one who handles the last link can escape.
"Master Zhao, this is a serious matter. If they don't accept the food and salary, we won't be able to go back!"
An official from the Qing Army approached Chief Zhao and said, "We can't leave. If we leave, the charge of corruption will fall on us!"
"Of course we can't leave!" Director Zhao looked at him angrily: "When Mr. Jiang's anger subsides a little, I will have a good talk with him. Hey, if you want to blame it, it's all the adults above. This time it's so cruel
If it’s a little too much, can’t we just give it to Jinzhou?”
"There is Sun Shangshu over there in Jinzhou, who is in this miserable place!" The official snorted softly: "These soldiers killed a few Tatars and felt that they were invincible. If it weren't for the money and food of the imperial court,
There will be support at the back, who is willing to sacrifice your life for them!"
"No more, no more, let's find a place to stay first!" Director Zhao shook his head and suddenly froze when he looked at the group of people passing by.
“Aren’t these people officers and soldiers of our Ming Dynasty!?”
"Of course not!" Several people took a look and whispered.
"Looking like that, he looks like a North Korean soldier..."
"Oh!" Director Zhao said, suddenly feeling that he had grasped the key point: "No wonder Jiang Wan is so confident in what she says. She is colluding with North Korea!"
"It's inappropriate to talk about collusion. North Korea is a vassal of our Ming Dynasty!"
"Really?" Director Zhao looked back at the official and smiled sadly: "If you use North Korea's money and food to raise my Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses, then do these soldiers and horses count as my Ming Dynasty's, or do they belong to my Ming Dynasty?
As for North Korea, this matter is quite clear..."