Although Qin Hua is born as a girl, she is highly skilled in martial arts, smart and decisive, and has strong leadership abilities.
All soldiers who followed Qin Hua through life and death were willing to follow him loyally in the end, so it was not easy for Qin Hua to keep an eye on him in the military camp.
Of course, leaking military aircraft is a serious crime, and Qin Hua cannot set such a bad precedent.
Therefore, the most suitable military advisor Cao was chosen as the communication candidate, and all the contents avoided military advisor secrets, leaving no opportunity for anyone to take advantage of the loopholes.
Of course, if there was anything she really needed to know, Military Advisor Cao would also convey it through special code words.
For example, what is hidden in this letter is that this year's food payment has arrived, but the food is 20% less, 30% is mixed with sand and moldy, and only half is intact.
These grains and wages are enough for the entire Heilongguan soldiers for a year. Originally, the grain and grass had been reduced in part in the past few years, and now it is even less than half. It is considered good to be able to eat for the first half of the year. Is it possible that everyone will be hungry for the remaining half of the year?
How far is it for a starving soldier to be defeated and killed in battle?
However, the bad news is not just that. Not only is there a shortage of food, but also a shortage of nearly 200,000 taels of silver.
Food is to nourish a soldier's body, while military pay is to appease a soldier's heart.
Even if they fight on an empty stomach, who is willing to sacrifice their life even if they have no money?
There seems to be not enough food and grass in these years, so we can barely survive by fighting and robbing the enemy. However, the gap is so big that it cannot be plugged by robbery.
Nowadays, the national power is still strong, and the capital of the gods seems to be prosperous and wealthy. In this situation, the soldiers are still short of money and food. What do you want to do? Don't you care about the people of the world at all?
The notes written by General Qin could not be sent directly to the emperor's court, but had to go through the Yingzhou Governor's Mansion. Over the years, one letter was received every month, but none of the requests were implemented at the border. Instead, more and more food and salary were withheld.
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There must be something fishy in this, but the officialdom is complicated, and if you don't have enough power, you can't do anything even if you know the truth.
The young general of the Qin family is helpless, and the crown princess of the Tian family is...powerless.
In fact, Qin Hua had already solved the Qin family's dilemma. When she left the military camp, she knew that the army was in a difficult situation. Every year she had to fight to support the troops. In order to collect enough food and pay, General Qin's hair turned gray.
That's why Qin Hua spent everything she had to save Jin Yan, and then used all the dowry given to her by General Qin to do business with the Jin family.
All the money earned was converted into grain and grass and sent to Heilong Pass.
Of course, these grains and fodder cannot be sent directly to the army, but various methods must be thought of to get them into the military camp.
For example, robbing foreigners, stealing money and substituting others, or donating money from squires. In short, you have to find a reasonable source. Otherwise, if people know that the Qin family can raise troops by itself, then the disaster will come.
The harvests in various places are not good this year, and Qin Hua has already expected that there will be a shortage of food. The 700,000 dan she sent is enough to feed the soldiers of Heilongguan for more than half a year. The eldest brother, the second brother, they will send food and grass even if they think hard.
But if we have enough food and grass, where is the silver?
And those corrupt people, how can they not keep track of how much they have embezzled?
When they know that they took so much without causing any impact, will they have a greater appetite and eat more next time?
It fuels their greed, how to fill the bottomless pit in the future?
But the reality is cruel. No one wants to tolerate those corrupt officials, but how can we punish them?
Since ancient times, corruption has not been committed by one person. It is exploited at all levels and protected by officials.
This is not a group of enemy soldiers with weapons, but powerful ministers with a powerful force in their hands. Under heavy pressure, they are comparable to thousands of troops, leaving you with sharp blades but only at the mercy of others.
Qin Hua spread out a piece of white paper and began to write names one stroke at a time.
The Admiral of Yingzhou, the Governor of Xichuan, the Governor of Water Transport, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs...
There are seventeen names in a row. For the past few years, Qin Hua has been paying attention to the officials in this line for food and salary matters. Not only does she know them all, but she definitely knows their names by heart.
Not just the name, but also the family behind them.
However, it is not clear from this alone who is the biggest backer behind them. It is not just these seventeen officials who are involved.
Dragons and snakes are mixed together, fishing in troubled waters.
If you can't fight with power, let's use force.
Qin Hua had killed people before, and the one who took his place was more incompetent and greedy than the last one.
This route is full of fat. How can any beast stare at such a big piece of fat and resist taking a bite?
Power cannot defeat you, and force cannot kill you.
Disgustingly stubborn.
"I have to find a way before next year, otherwise I won't be able to do anything."
Jin Yan didn't make a penny from the food this year, and even gave her a lot of money.
She could take advantage of Jin Yan once because of their friendship, but she couldn't eat his flesh and blood every year. No matter how rich the Jin family was, it was still his.
Between friends, giving in once is a sign of loyalty, but being taken advantage of every time you suffer is a blood-sucking bandit.
No amount of life-saving grace can withstand such abuse.
Qin Hua put down her pen and looked at the names again and again. Suddenly something occurred to her and she wrote two words next to them.
Yan, Huo.
Yan is the second eldest son of the Yan family of the Marquis of Xiguan, guarding Yaoshan Chengguan, an important pass north of Heilongguan.
The Huo family used to be the Marquis of Weiyuan, but they were deprived of their title after being convicted. The two remaining brothers of the Huo family guarded the Black Dragon Pass together to prevent customs clearance. It was a coastal place and the only way for foreigners outside the pass to sneak into the sea.
The three families are connected in a line, especially in winter, with strict defenses everywhere, and the defense lines of the three families are almost completely closed.
When the war is difficult, they will lend troops to each other, so everyone has a good relationship. Of course, similarly, when it comes to food and salary, we are also brothers in need.
General Yan is better off. After all, the old man in the family still has a title, and the rations and salaries fluctuate, but not many people dare to take them. Every year, they are the first to receive the rations, and the shrinkage is not much. However, they have more soldiers than Heilongguan, and at the end of every year
It was difficult and there were a lot of troubles.
But the situation is different with the Huo family. Not only does the Huo family have no one in the court, but on the contrary, the Huo family has also offended certain people. The situation is more serious than that of the Qin family. It can be directly said that they are being targeted.
One time, the generals of the army were hungry for half a month, eating grass and mud, which directly forced everyone to rebel. In the end, Qin and Yan borrowed food to suppress the rebellion.
This year is difficult for the Qin family, but they are afraid it will be even more difficult.
Everyone is a victim, and they are all secretly trying to figure out a solution. One person can't do anything, so why don't three people come together?
If there is a problem with the food and salary sent to the army, everyone will have to suffer a loss. But if there is a problem at a higher level before it is sent to the army, then whose responsibility is it? Then things will become a big deal.
, it’s not them who should be panicking.
The food and grass this time can last for less than half a year, plus what she sent, General Qin doesn't have to panic this year, he still has time.