Is it that easy to create a new army? I don’t know how much effort it takes to train a security team.
Ma Hanshan slandered, but he knew very well that his security team was more powerful than Da Song's Xiang army.
When the emperor was on his way, Ma Hanshan was naturally unambiguous. He valued fair transactions and integrity. Long Guangning agreed to him starting a new school. Of course, he had to reciprocate the favor.
"Your Majesty, it is not easy to build a new army. It requires huge manpower and material support. The most important thing is, does the Emperor have money?" In exchange, you can help the Emperor train a new army, but the expenses must be provided by the court.
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"How much food does it take to train an army?" Long Guangning certainly knew that the emperor was not short of hungry soldiers.
"If we completely follow the configuration and salary of the Caomin Wagangzhai militia, the expenditure should be about five times that of the old Xiang army." Ma Hanshan calculated in his mind and said.
"What...what...five times..." Long Guangning almost fainted with fright. Although he was the king of a country and all the wealth in the world belonged to the emperor, five times the expenditure was too scary.
"Your Majesty, what is your name? Do the military salaries of the Jiuxiang Army be high? Your Majesty, the expenses of the Jiuxiang Army are very, very low. The reason why Your Majesty thinks it is high is because what you see is the total amount. However, the total amount is all false. You
It’s enough to see that the total amount has been halved, because the emperor’s ‘pillars’ are all eating their pay, and redundant soldiers, redundant officials and redundant expenses have emptied the palace.” Ma Hanshan said angrily, “Your Majesty, why is this happening?
?In addition to that decadent ideological system, the emperor and your family have the main responsibility. Yes, I am talking about your ancestors...I am not disrespectful. I blame the ancestral laws set by your ancestors for the misery."
NND, Ma Hanshan is the only one in the world who is as courageous as Ma Hanshan when he scolds his ancestors in person, and he is also scolding the emperor. If his words are heard by those so-called loyal and patriotic Qingliu, they will definitely be scared to death.
"But... but why such a huge expense?" Long Guangning's old face heated up and he quickly changed the subject. Damn it, you brat. I also know that some of the ancestral rules are evil, but I can't change them now.
Some laws and regulations have become commonplace habits, and it is not easy to change them. Unless there is a change of times, at least there must be earth-shaking changes before they can be changed. For example, Long Guangning really regained the rivers and mountains of Dasong. At this time, he
Comparable to the founder of the country, no one should dare to make any changes no matter how much he wants. Anyone who talks nonsense can be pulled out and chopped.
"Actually, it's not much at all. Let me calculate the expenses of a single soldier for the Emperor." When he started talking about business, he changed his name to me again. He glanced at Long Guangning, and Ma Hanshan continued, "Let's talk about food first, because the new army
The training is very intense and the physical exertion is very high. They must eat well, three meals a day, and every meal must contain meat. If they encounter special training, they will also have to add a late night snack. Qiu Ba is very active and eats a lot.
For a large meal, a pound of rice per person costs 60 Wen, half a pound of meat costs 20 Wen, a pound of vegetables costs 5 Wen, half a pound of light wine costs 10 Wen, and firewood and miscellaneous items cost 10 Wen. In total, each meal costs 105 Wen per person.
The emperor consumes more than 300 taels of silver per day, and the emperor can calculate how much it costs per month. This is just food, and what about clothing and use? The total monthly consumption of a single soldier is about three taels of silver, plus ten taels of silver.
Basic salary and other expenses, an individual soldier consumes about eighteen taels per month."
Ma Hanshan lit another pipe of cigarette and took two puffs before saying slowly: "Your Majesty, please note that that is only the consumption of the individual soldiers themselves, which is needed every day and every month. If you add the weapons assigned to them and the consumption during training,
of ammunition, that number is really scary. Oh, please pay attention to your Majesty again, this is only the consumption of individual soldiers, what about the consumption of officers? What about fixed consumption such as barracks, chariots and horses, etc.? All consumption is average
For individual soldiers, it is about one hundred taels per soldier."
Hey, a soldier in the new army costs one hundred taels of silver a month? Long Guangning took a breath, his teeth hurt...
In fact, Ma Hanshan calculated everything at a high price, just to make more profits for the weapons produced in Wagonzhai. Moreover, this guy also counted some long-term investments as monthly consumption, made enough budget, and got things done.
It's so refreshing to come.
"Why... why is it so high?" Long Guangning gasped.
"It's not high. An army of five thousand soldiers only costs several hundred thousand taels a month. Moreover, as the total number of soldiers increases, the average consumption of individual soldiers will decrease, Your Majesty." Ma Hanshan showed his true qualities as a businessman and was very serious.
He said, "Your Majesty, do you know how much the old Xiang army consumes? It requires more than ten taels of soldiers, but their combat effectiveness is not even a little bit worse than that of the new army. Compared with the old army, the new army has nothing to do with it."
It is not an exaggeration to say that one is against eleven, so the emperor has made a lot of money."
"They...are their salaries too high..." Long Guangning thought for a moment and said.
"Is it high? I don't think it is high at all. Ordinary craftsmen in the workshop are paid four to five taels of silver a month. Is it really high for a soldier who works hard for the emperor to earn ten taels?" Ma Hanshan said.
Long Guangning thought about it. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's train an army first and see if it's worth it."
"Your Majesty, the new army must have at least 10,000 troops. Let's try training a division first. We can correct shortcomings step by step and save money and food." Ma Hanshan said.
"Okay, I'll follow you." Long Guangning nodded and said, "Go back and have a meeting with me."
Long Guangning knew that Ma Hanshan would make money from training, but Ma Hanshan did not encourage him to train more, which was very comforting.
The golden crow fell in the west, and the sunset on Leifeng Peak was so beautiful that neither Long Guangning nor Ma Hanshan had the intention to appreciate it, so they "disbanded" in a hurry.
Long Guangning hurried back to the palace. Suddenly he felt hungry and shouted for food. Perhaps because he was happy, he had a big appetite and ate nearly twice as much as usual. This frightened the little eunuch who was waiting on him and he quickly informed Li Dang.
minister.
Hearing this, Li Dangchen hurried to the Funing Palace and exclaimed, pretending to be frightened: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty's overeating is not good for the dragon's body. Please eat with caution..."
The genius Li Dangchen's performance was flawless. Long Guangning was very happy. He is a true loyal minister.
"Li Dangchen, what are you talking about?" Long Guangning knew that Li Dangchen cared about him, but he chatted with Ma Hanshan for too long today and was a little bit poisoned. He felt that everyone was controlling him and restricting him. It was really unreasonable.
I am the Son of Heaven, do you need to take care of me?
Therefore, he suddenly felt that Li Dangchen was taking care of him and was being controlled by a eunuch. The emperor was very unhappy.
"Your Majesty, I am happy after knowing that Your Majesty has fulfilled his wish. I am in a good mood and have a good appetite, so I really want to eat. But Your Majesty, overeating is not good for the dragon body. If the Emperor's dragon body is not in good condition and he praises so many political affairs, who will come?
Decision? If the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition, how can he explain it to the people of the world?" Li Dangchen ignored Long Guangning's question. He knew that Long Guangning would not spank him for such a thing.
Of course Li Dangchen knew why the emperor suddenly had such a good appetite. This showed that his wise brother's advice won the emperor's heart, so he was also very happy.
"Hmph, you understand..." Long Guangning snorted and put down his chopsticks with a bit of "reluctance". He also knew that overeating was indeed bad for his health, but he wanted to vent his excitement.
"The emperor's physician suggests that you should eat well in the morning, have a full lunch and eat less in the evening. Even if the emperor is happy and wants to eat, he should eat as little as possible at dinner. If he really wants to eat, he should eat less and more often..." Um, this
How is it like what the so-called health experts say nowadays?
Haha, when it comes to health care and health care, how can those health experts and nutritionists who are full of Western medicine theories compare to the emperor's imperial physician?
"Okay, you'll be satisfied if I don't eat. I'm really disappointed." Long Guangning sat aside and drank tea.
Li Dangchen waved his hand and drove the young eunuch out. He thought that Long Guangning, who was still excited, would definitely give him some instructions.
"Li Qing, is there any report from Shi Lizhong recently?" Sure enough, Long Guangning wanted to say something confidential.
"Back to the emperor, I didn't find any wrongdoing in Shi Lizhong." Li Dangchen paused and said, "However... the emperor did not punish Shi Lizhong for leaving his post without permission and returning to Beijing to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Among all the officials,
Some people...some people think that the emperor is violating the law..."
"Who? Who slandered me like this?" Long Guangning was very angry. How could he be blamed for this? This is the responsibility of the Yushitai, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Punishment.
"Attache..." Li Dangchen said.
"Attache..." When the attaché said this, it was hard to blame him. The attaché was weak. If this happened to the attaché, all the civilian officials would probably pounce on him and bite him.
"Your Majesty, the military attachés have been suppressed too much..." Li Dangchen now also hates those rotten civil servants who talk about benevolence, justice and morality. These bastards always bully dissidents under the banner of Qingliu.
"From what you see, how should I deal with it? Who should be dealt with?" Long Guangning said.
"Of course it's the Yushitai, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Personnel. They have poor supervision, chaotic management, and all have neglected their duties. Even if they are not punished, they still have to reprimand and issue orders. Otherwise, what's the use of them?" Li Dangchen glanced at them.
Long Guangning continued, "The emperor warned them and let's see how they react. If they only admit that they made an oversight and did not deal with Shi Lizhong, then the emperor will punish them and put more pressure on others until they deal with the matter."
Haha, Li Dangchen's move is not really bad. If the emperor punishes Shi Lizhong directly, Shi Dang will definitely have something to say, but if instead he holds the supervisory and judicial departments accountable, no one dares to say anything, because they do
It's a dereliction of duty. Everyone is pretending to be deaf and dumb. What does this mean?
The emperor issued an order to punish the relevant departments and forced them to punish Shi Lizhong. He killed two birds with one stone. He not only dealt with those who violated the rules and regulations, but also alienated the Shi Party. This little strategy of Li Dangchen was really good.
"Haha, okay, okay, Li Qing is... now a bad learner..." Long Guangning laughed.
"I only know how to share the emperor's worries. I don't care about anything else." Li Dangchen bowed and said.
"Well, go ahead and find someone to present the memorial. I must have a memorial so that I can admonish them." Long Guangning and Long Yan were delighted.
"Yes, I will retire." Li Dangchen saluted and prepared to leave.
"Wait a moment... I have passed on the official and deputy positions of the two houses, as well as Bi Yuyu. Let's go to the palace to see him tomorrow morning." There will be no court meeting the next day, but Long Guangning will issue an order to send an envoy tomorrow, so he asked the prime ministers and Wu of the two houses to
The representative of the sect, Bi Jiyu, went into the palace to "discuss".
Of course, Long Guangning had already made up his mind. No matter what these "foolish ministers" said, he would resolutely implement Ma Hanshan's strategy.