Chapter 132: The strong army allocates money first
Such a start made Zhu Houcong a little bit more excited about the situation inside, and it all cost money. All the things he paid attention to were directly allocated by him, not through the household department, so even though he made money last time
It costs a lot, but it costs money everywhere.
The key is to spend money to achieve results. I gave Qi Jingtong two chances. If I still can't satisfy him this time, my money will not be in vain.
"Wei Zhong, you said that I, an emperor, and you, a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, are waiting here to be summoned by Qi Jingtong. Aren't we a little too cheap?" The two of them were idle and bored, and they only regretted that they didn't bring some melon seeds with them.
Come here, otherwise you can still drink for a while now.
"You can't say that. If you let us in directly, His Majesty will be unhappy."
"That seems to make sense. After all, I spent money. If Qi Jingtong still achieves nothing, then I have to think carefully about where he spent the money." Zhu Houhuan also smiled, saying a lot
He doesn't care about things, but that doesn't mean he doesn't care.
"What your Majesty said is reasonable. If you spend money, you will get something in return. If General Qi doesn't let us in, what should we do? We won't go in?"
"Haha, if I want to go in, can they stop me? You'll know when the time comes." Zhu Houcong waved his hand, he's already here, and his time is precious, so he can't leave empty-handed.
Yan Song also knew what His Majesty was capable of, so he didn't say anything. If His Majesty wanted to, who could stop them?
The two didn't wait too long, and soon a pair of soldiers and horses came out, but it was not an order to let them go, but Qi Jingtong was waiting for them.
"Sir, my general is here."
"Oh? Go out and take a look. Qi Jingtong is quite particular." Zhu Houcong didn't expect Qi Jingtong to come out directly, which was quite interesting.
"promise."
"Master Yan, why do you have time to come to see Qi? I hope Master Yan will forgive me for missing Qi's welcome." Qi Jingtong was very polite. We all work for the emperor, so we should live in harmony with each other. We are already at a disadvantage.
, if you don’t help each other, there will be no good end.
"It's okay, General Qi, can you go in now?" Yan Song smiled, looking unconcerned.
"Haha, Master Yan, what's the matter? Why don't I ask Master Yan to give you a massage, and we can also exchange feelings." After saying that, he walked towards Yan Song, but he never mentioned the matter of going in.
"Why, can't I go in?" Yan Song squinted his eyes. To be honest, he didn't have any bad feelings towards Qi Jingtong, and he really wanted to find time to meet him. He didn't expect that it would be like this.
"I'm afraid that won't work. Besides, there's nothing good to see inside. As a civil servant, Mr. Yan will not like this place where swords and guns are wielded. No one can enter except holding His Majesty's handwriting. I hope Mr. Yan will not let him in.
I’m in trouble.”
Yan Song was not angry. It seemed that he had won. He smiled and said, "General Qi, will you definitely not let me in?"
"Yes, unless there is His Majesty's will." Qi Jingtong's face was serious. Although Yan Song worked for His Majesty like him, he was prepared in case of any eventuality, and he really shouldn't let Yan Song in.
"Hahaha, General Qi really has principles. Okay, then let's ask General Qi to come over and let you see someone." Yan Song laughed loudly, ok, ok, you have principles, see what you see.
Your Majesty, are you going to be tough?
Qi Jingtong hesitated for a moment, but he didn't hesitate for too long. After explaining a few words to his subordinates, he left. Although he felt that Yan Song was weird, it shouldn't hurt him. After all, there were so many people watching.
After explaining to his subordinates twice, he walked towards Yan Song with full of doubts. He always felt that this guy was weird, and why was this guy smiling here because he had nothing to do? He felt a bit cautious.
"Master Yan, don't smile like that. I'm a little panicked when you see it. Well, can we be normal? And who do you want me to see?" Qi Jingtong smiled awkwardly, this guy is not trying to be gay, is he?
I don't want to do this.
"You'll know when you go in, but I won't go in. The place is too small." Yan Song pursed his lips. The meaning is self-evident. Anyway, you will know once you go in and take a look.
With full of doubts, Qi Jingtong opened the sedan curtain and saw Zhu Houcong with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty..." Qi Jingtong was so frightened that he said, "I'll go, Yan Song, you piece of shit, you brought me such a big surprise, I'll fuck your grandma."
"Shh~"
"Come in, don't make any noise." Zhu Houcong pressed his hands, "Am I so scary? This expression is like seeing a ghost."
In fact, it's not surprising. He first met His Majesty in Wang Yangming's tent. At that time, he was still the deputy general of General Wang. Then he felt the strong pressure from His Majesty. Later, he was selected by His Majesty to entrust him with important tasks.
, it’s a pity that he failed to live up to his expectations at the beginning, but fortunately His Majesty’s grace gave him another chance.
Although it is not as if he has betrayed His Majesty's trust now and has achieved some results, he is always worried that he cannot meet His Majesty's requirements, so he can only set strict demands on himself.
Generally speaking, Qi Jingtong was more in awe of His Majesty. Now that he opened the sedan curtain and saw His Majesty, he naturally greeted Yan Song's eight generations of ancestors immediately.
"I didn't know that Your Majesty is here this time..." Qi Jingtong lowered his voice and whispered greetings, while he kept cursing Yan Song in his heart, boy, you are trying to trick me.
"I just had nothing to do and thought of you coming here to see me. Why, aren't you welcome?" So what's the matter with Qi Jingtong's little trick? He couldn't hide it from Zhu Houcong, but it doesn't matter. I'm not scolding him anyway.
"Welcome, of course, welcome. What Wei Chen means is that next time His Majesty comes over, you can tell Wei Chen in advance so that Wei Chen can prepare something." Qi Jingtong wiped the sweat from his forehead, a little frightened.
It was so sudden that I almost missed it. Fortunately, he was here today, otherwise he would have collided with His Majesty and his life would have been in danger. After greeting Yan Song again, I knew that this guy was not holding anything back.
"Why are you telling me? I just came here to see how you are doing in practice. Let me tell you in advance, what will you do if you lie to me?" Zhu Houcong rolled his eyes, surprised or not, surprised or not, irritated or not, what if?
If I told you earlier, it wouldn't have the same effect.
"I don't dare, how dare you deceive your majesty?" Qi Jingtong wiped the sweat from his head. It was scary. What did your majesty mean by saying this? Are you specially inspecting me? Are those brats lazy today? It seems.
No, just don't have it, there should be no problem.
"So, can you take me in for a walk?" Zhu Houcong raised his eyebrows, his tone was very gentle, giving people an inexplicable sense of trust.
"Yes, of course, your Majesty can go wherever he wants." Qi Jingtong's brain was running at high speed. There should be no place for him to disclose. After thinking for a long time, it was probably not the case. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. That's fine.
If I am embarrassed again, even if His Majesty doesn't tell me, I won't have the face to see His Majesty.
"Then let's go. What are you waiting for? My time is also very precious. I haven't gone back for several days. If I don't go back, Lu Fang will probably complain again." Zhu Houcong waved his hand and did what he said.
Yes, he is a resolute person, so let’s do whatever he says. Why are we still wasting our time here? Visiting such a large place is quite time-consuming.
"No." What else could Qi Jingtong say, of course he nodded in agreement.
"By the way, I escaped secretly, so don't expose the secret to me, understand?"
"Wei Chen understands."
"Well, let's go then."
In fact, there is nothing wrong with coming over for inspection. As for why not come over officially, on the one hand, I still want to see a more real situation, and on the other hand, I still want to avoid the eyes of those guys.
Although he attaches great importance to army building, those guys don't necessarily care too much. Naturally, he can't show too much care, otherwise the pressure on Qi Jingtong will be too great. He still has to give him time to grow, so he has always been concerned about Qi Jingtong.
Since he was in a free-range state, of course, there was no shortage of money and food, but he didn't care about anything else.
He didn't even care about Qi Jingtong's training progress, showing an indifferent attitude and letting everyone down their guard.
After agreeing, Zhu Houcong jumped out of the car and said to Yan Song: "Let's go. General Qi has agreed. Your bodyguards can stay here."
"Well, you guys are just waiting for us here, you know?" Yan Song smiled, looked at Qi Jingtong, who had a somewhat stiff face, and sympathized with him.
"promise."
When Qi Jingtong saw Yan Song, he was filled with hatred. This bitch didn't even know how to remind me. I said, why is he here when he has nothing to do? He co-wrote me a big gift, and his conscience was greatly damaged.
Yan Song shrugged and said, "What's the matter with me? Your Majesty suddenly found me. I was also surprised. Your Majesty just thought of it. Why did you blame me?"
Qi Jingtong stared at Yan Song fiercely, "I don't blame you, who can I blame? Your Majesty, you don't know how to remind me."
Zhu Houcong shook his head helplessly. How could the two people's little moves be hidden from him? But again, as long as he is a capable person, he can tolerate it now, so as long as Qi Jingtong can complete his task, there is no problem.
Da, he is very kind. If he can't accomplish it, don't blame him for being cruel.
Zhu Houcong and the other three were watching from the front, and the soldiers were following behind. Although they were also curious about the identity of the visitor, they also knew not to ask too much. Maybe they could ask the general after the person left.
"Your Majesty, do you want to beat the drums and gather the troops?"
"No need, let's just go and see wherever we go. Your pro-army troops and the guards outside look pretty good. They seem to have some combat effectiveness." Who is Zhu Houcong? He is a great master.
He could tell how much strength the other party had at a glance.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. This is mainly due to Your Majesty. I don't dare to be greedy for credit." Qi Jingtong scratched his head and it took him a long time to hold back these words.
"Come on, what's yours is yours, why does it become my credit? Who did you learn this skill of flattering?" Zhu Houcong waved his hand, and the flattering was a bit clumsy.
"It's really your Majesty's credit." Qi Jingtong was obviously a little anxious.
"Oh? Then tell me, what did I do? If you don't tell me that you are ugly, I will never be done with you." Zhu Houcong couldn't help laughing, and at the same time he completely let go of his opportunity.
You don't need to see it, you can roughly estimate the combat effectiveness of this army by directly feeling the vitality here.
"Well, because His Majesty said that all the expenses of the Beijing camp are drawn from the internal treasury, and His Majesty has also increased the salaries of the sergeants, as well as the food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the living conditions have also been greatly improved. Everyone has
In gratitude for His Majesty's kindness, I trained very hard, and the food was good. The physical fitness of the soldiers also improved very quickly. In about half a year, the former veterans have already formed combat effectiveness. In another half year, they can definitely train a warrior who can fight every battle.
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Speaking of this, Qi Jingtong was very confident. After all, the conditions offered were really generous. The brothers were practicing hard. He was moved by the conditions. It can be said that His Majesty has given all the conditions he can provide to the limit. If
If he still can't do it well, then it's his problem.
"It seems that there is such a thing. How is the military salary now compared to before?" Zhu Houcong remembered that there seemed to be such a thing. He said that all expenses go to the internal treasury. This can be regarded as the emperor's private army, so this is also
One of the reasons why those guys didn't make a fuss, otherwise the Ministry of War would have started making a fuss long ago.
Now that I'm paying for it myself, you can't say anything, and if I leave the military department, as it is now in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houcong really can't say what this army will be like, so he might as well just pay for it himself.
"That's much better. In the past, the military pay for a year was about one thousand kilograms of rice, which converted to about ten taels of silver. The key point is that the military pay was often in arrears, and when it was actually paid, this figure would be discounted, plus the usual food
They also don’t have enough to eat, so many people are unwilling to serve as soldiers. After all, they can earn more than just farming at home.”
"But it's different now. According to Your Majesty's standards, ordinary sergeants are given fifteen taels of silver per year, and that's in cash. Every soldier who comes here will receive a year's military pay first, and the money will be in his hands.
If the little boy is not well trained, needless to say, their superiors, companions and fellow villagers will not let him go. In addition, the military camp has an unlimited supply of food, and occasionally meat, so everyone is now overwhelmed.
I always wanted to join the army here."
"The one hundred thousand establishment provided by His Majesty has long been filled. Some time ago, a large number of people were rejected. Many of them are fellow villagers of those brats. There are many good seedlings. Unfortunately, I can't accept them here." Qi Jingtong thought cryptically.
His Majesty has made a request to expand the establishment. Now the conditions are really good. No one was willing to take the job before, but now they are overwhelmed. Of course, it is limited to this place.
"That's it, not bad, do a good job." Zhu Houcong nodded with satisfaction. He had a lot of money in the inner treasury, so he directly ordered the money to be distributed at that time. After all, what is the use of keeping money if it is not distributed? It is troublesome to distribute food.
And generally speaking, ten taels of silver is greater than one thousand catties of grain.
Zhu Houcong meant that he would be given money in the future. After all, this thing is convenient, and the soldiers have money, which can also promote consumption. However, he has to wait until he raises the business tax, otherwise he will just work for those businessmen now.
of.
In addition to the higher-level non-commissioned officers who still have their usual food and clothing expenses, an army of 100,000 people only costs three million taels of silver a year. He can still afford it, as long as the money is well spent.
"Don't worry, your majesty. I will defend the capital to the death. If anything goes wrong, I will come to see you." Under such conditions, if problems still arise, Qi Jingtong has betrayed your majesty's trust and might as well die.
"Death? It won't be so easy to die at that time. I spend so much money to support you all a year. If you raise a bunch of trash, I will kill your nine tribes." Zhu Houhuang glanced at this guy, this is not a joke, the nine tribes
Although it is an exaggeration, Qi Jingtong and his family do not want to run away.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I am also willing to be called nine or ten tribes." Qi Jingtong did not hesitate at all. Since he wants to gain something, he must take certain risks.
"Ten tribes? Don't you want to imitate Fang Xiaoru." Thinking of this guy, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but wonder, why bother? As the saying goes, those who understand current affairs are heroes. Sometimes, I have to say that Confucianism is harmful. The key is if it is true.
It doesn’t matter that it was proposed by Confucius. The key point is that Confucianism has been over-interpreted and turned into an idea that is close to demonization.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I am afraid..."
"Come on, come on, I don't want to hear you express your loyalty. I just want to see your actual actions and results. If you need anything, just tell me directly. I will provide you with whatever I can provide. New equipment is also being produced.
, you can say that I will give you whatever you want, but if it does not meet my expectations and I want to punish you for offending, you should be okay with it, right?"
Zhu Houcong glanced at him. At this time, several people happened to arrive at a camp, where some soldiers were training below.
"No problem, absolutely no problem. If the tone of your Majesty's tone is not met, Qi Jingtong will not complain about any punishment." Qi Jingtong wiped the sweat from his forehead. His Majesty was under such heavy pressure.
"What a battle-hardened division. What are the soldiers below training for?" Yan Song couldn't help but sigh. He also had some knowledge. In a sense, Yan Song was also an all-rounder. He was familiar with military books and asked him to lead them.
There is actually no problem with soldiers fighting.
He could tell at a glance the momentum of the entire army. The soldiers were training hard without any complaints. Everyone was working hard. If the Ming Dynasty's army had such momentum, why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being happy?
But this all costs money. According to Qi Jingtong's rough calculation just now, an army of 100,000 people may need two million taels of silver just for military pay. This is equivalent to nearly half of the country's tax revenue, right?
Your Majesty is so rich that you can afford it now. If others don't care about who the king is, even if they have this intention, they won't have the money.
Therefore, no matter which dynasty or generation you are in, money is the foundation. Without a good economic environment, the war will eventually be impossible because they cannot afford the military expenses.
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