The defeat of the Puppet Qi Army also left behind a massive amount of supplies, including half a million dan of grain alone. Of course, 200,000 dan of these grains were official rations for the Jingxiang prefectures and counties, and were all mobilized by the Puppet Qi Army.
When we arrived in Xiangyang, in addition to food, we also had 300,000 guan of money, 50,000 taels of silver, 300,000 pieces of cloth, as well as tents, weapons, gongs and drums, military flags, horses and other supplies.
This attack on Jingxiang consumed almost half of the puppet Qi army's inventory of supplies, and in the end almost all of it became spoils of war.
How to distribute these spoils next is a big problem. The various forces in Jingxiang that participated in the battle include Zhe Yanzhi, the governor of Jingnan Town, Cheng Changyu, the governor of Suizhou Town, Chen Qing, the governor of Yue'e Town, and Jie Qian, the governor of Yingzhou Town.
, Zhang Ziliang, the governor of Xiagui Town, Liu Hongdao, the governor of Lizhou Town, and even Wang Yan, the governor and prefect of Jiangling Town who unfortunately died in battle. Although he died in battle, his soldiers who died in battle also had to be compensated.
The one who contributed the most is Chen Qing. There is no doubt about this. It stands to reason that the person who contributed the most should gain the most. But no one thinks so, because Chen Qing has the least loss among all the forces, and Chen Qing is annihilating Yang Yaozhi.
Zhan took most of the benefits. You must know that other people also participated in the annihilation of Yang Yao and contributed a lot, but they did not get any benefits in the end.
Everyone was fighting for the spoils of war and refused to give in, which made Li Gang's head feel as big as a fight.
But the biggest headache for Li Gang was Chen Qing. Although Chen Qing had remained silent and refused to fight or grab, Li Gang knew that it would not be that simple to let Chen Qing leave with satisfaction.
Although he had a big head, Li Gang still had to face it. That morning, he invited Chen Qing to the newly restored Huguang Xuanfu Envoy Siguan Yamen. The Hanyang office was only a temporary official office. The real Huguang Xuanfu Envoy Siguan Yamen was in Xiangyang.
It previously became Wan Yanchang’s temporary residence.
Chen Qing walked into Li Gang's large official room. Li Gang stood up with a smile and said: "Chen Dutong is here, please sit down!"
Chen Qing nodded and sat down. Li Gang asked the tea boy to serve tea again. Li Gang smiled and said, "When are you going to return to Baling?"
"I plan to go back tomorrow. I received a document from the Ministry of Rites before, asking me to return to Lin'an to receive the title. I have to go back and make preparations."
"We will leave together when the time comes. I will also go back to Lin'an to report on my work."
"Then I'll wait for news from the Xuanfu envoy!"
Li Gang smiled and got down to the topic, "Since the commander-in-chief is going back to Baling tomorrow, it's best to confirm the distribution of the spoils today. I have a distribution plan here. Is it reasonable?"
Li Gang took a distribution plan and handed it to Chen Qing. Chen Qing took it and looked at it, but smiled and said nothing.
Li Gang also knew that Chen Qing would definitely be dissatisfied, but it was difficult for him to handle! Those few people were directly under the jurisdiction of the Xuanfu Envoy, but Chen Qing was special. He was only under the jurisdiction of the Xuanfu Envoy in name, but in fact,
The Xuanfu Envoy could neither move his army nor mobilize his generals, let alone the general Chen Qing.
Therefore, he had to send Chen Qing away before the other governors could close the door and sit down to discuss.
"I know that Chen Dutong deserves the most credit. I will report the truth to the court. I have also sent detailed battle reports to the officials. They will not be inaccurate at all."
Chen Qing asked calmly: "Previously, Governor Cheng Zhen said that I let Mr. Dong go on purpose. I wonder how Governor Xuan reported to the court?"
In order to suppress Chen Qing's achievements, Cheng Changyu accused Chen Qing of letting go of Dong Xian's 20,000 troops in the end. Even Jie Qian also said this, which made Chen Qing quite angry.
Li Gang smiled and said: "Of course I am telling the truth. After a night of fierce fighting, General Chen's soldiers are already exhausted. Facing the enemy's 20,000 elite troops, they are not sure of victory. It is very valuable to be able to capture the enemy's baggage in the end."
Chen Qing put down the plan and said: "Actually, my distribution of spoils is not what they think. I want a big share because I think I have outstanding military achievements. I don't have this idea. I just want fairness. I will give an explanation to the soldiers when I go back."
"Does Chen Dutong agree with this plan? This is a fairer plan at present."
"I agree with this plan, but I have some special requirements, and I hope the Xuanfu Envoy can agree!"
"Tell me! What do you want?"
Li Gang was mentally prepared. With Chen Qing's great contribution, how could he have no special request? He would consider it as appropriate. The key is that Chen Qing's request should not be excessive.
Chen Qing said with a smile: "I don't think anyone will ask for 80,000 tons of fodder, so there is no problem in giving them all to me!"
"Okay, I'll approve it now!"
"I don't have to take the share of food, cloth, weapons, and tents, but I want all the kerosene and gunpowder. Can I agree to this condition?"
Li Gang sighed in his heart, this is a big problem!
In the past, everyone did not pay attention to kerosene, but now everyone has seen the power of kerosene with their own eyes, so everyone is scrambling for it. Chen Qing was the fastest to start, and snatched away all the kerosene and gunpowder in Xiangyang Cangcheng. If he hadn't
I found that there were still thousands of barrels of kerosene in the temporary warehouse under the city wall, and I really couldn't explain it to everyone.
But now Chen Qing is greedy and wants to steal thousands of barrels of kerosene. How could he agree?
Li Gang smiled bitterly, "Kerosene is now the most sought-after. Jie Dutong asked for nothing but three thousand barrels of kerosene. The envoy Zhang Zhen also made a request for 1,000 barrels of kerosene. Everyone else asked
Kerosene comes first.”
"Is there no kerosene in Hanyang Cangcheng?"
Mentioning Hanyang Cangcheng, Li Gang's face suddenly became a bit ugly, "There used to be thousands of barrels of kerosene in Hanyang Cangcheng, but your family Zheng Ping moved them all away. At first, no one cared about it, but now everyone wants it.
, I asked Zheng Ping two days ago about the thousands of barrels of kerosene. He said that all the water wars were used up. Chen Dutong, is that true? "
Chen Qing laughed, "Water wars do consume a lot of fuel. Fatty Zheng has always been honest. If he says he has used up all the fuel, then it must be gone."
"He's so honest!" Li Gang, who has always been gentle and elegant, couldn't help but curse.
Li Gang said to Chen Qing: "I know why you chased Dong Xian. You were not going to kill the enemy, but to take back the 10,000 bags of kerosene and 5,000 barrels of gunpowder that he took away. You achieved your goal, so you let him go."
, I won’t care about it, I will also cover it up for you from the court.
But you can't go too far. You have robbed the kerosene and gunpowder of Hanyang Cangcheng and Xiangyang Cangcheng. I only learned about it from Cang Cao who joined the army.
And they don’t know. If they knew, they would definitely make a fuss. Fortunately, I still have more than 3,000 barrels of kerosene in my hand. Otherwise, I would come to you every day. Don’t make any decisions about the kerosene in my hand. How much should I give you?
I will give you the spoils of war."
"Is there no kerosene in Lin'an?"
"Do you think there will be? The kerosene in the Song Dynasty was produced in Yanzhou, which was captured by the Jin soldiers long ago. In the entire Song Dynasty, only the Xijun and Huguang had ignition oil stocks. Now the Huguang stock in Hanyang Cangcheng has been taken away by you.
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In fact, Chen Qing learned from Zhe Yanzhi that now everyone is vying for kerosene, and Li Gang probably won't give it to him anymore.
He is now proposing kerosene just to prepare for bargaining on the next condition.
"Forget about the kerosene. I heard that the Xuanfu envoy got 3,000 war horses in Dengzhou?"
Li Gang suddenly realized that this guy was here for Dengzhou's war horses.
Li Gang sneered and said: "There are three thousand war horses, but they are not used as trophies. I plan to give them to the court, but I haven't told the court about the war horses yet. It's not impossible to give them to you. You have to bring something to fight with."
I exchange."
"I can hand over Jiangling's six thousand troops to the Xuanfu envoy!"
"Don't think I'm a fool. You already have 20,000 troops in your hands. You don't want the 6,000 troops at all. They are originally the Jiangling Army. When we turn back, the court will appoint a new Jiangling Town Governor and 5,000 Yuezhou troops."
The army cannot be counted as yours. When you came, there were 15,000 troops. When you leave Jingxiang, you can only take 15,000 troops with you. This is stipulated in the Privy Council's decree."
After a pause, Li Gang said seriously: "You kid, don't think that the court is easy to fool. The court has very strict control over the number of troops. You are the capital commander. According to the regulations, you can only have an army of 10,000. The extra 5,000 are for military purposes."
Logistics gave it to you, do you understand?"
"When can I command an army of thirty thousand men?"
"If you can be granted the title of Jie, you can command an army of 30,000 people. If you can be granted the title of Xuanfu Envoy, you can command an army of 50,000 people. You can be granted the title of Commander of the following five cities."
Chen Qing sighed softly, "Chijie" means Jiedushi. Now in the entire Western Army, only Wu Jie serves as the Jiedushi of the Yongxing Army and Liu Ziyu serves as the Jiedushi of Xihe Road.
"Then what does Ambassador Xuan want in exchange?"
Li Gang's eyes flashed with cunning eyes, and he smiled and said: "I think a hundred cars and ships are good!"
