When Feng Ziying came home from Zhongshu School, she saw her father getting off the carriage. He must have just returned from the Ministry of War.
"Father." Feng Ziying said politely.
"Master." When the maids who came out saw Feng Tang, they were a little frightened and quickly bowed to greet him.
Feng Tang glanced at the girls in his son's room, said nothing, and just nodded.
Naturally, he knew Yun Shang. After not seeing each other for many years, she seemed to have grown up a lot. The tall, fair-skinned girl, who already had the air of a little woman, was probably sent by the Jia family and was called Jin Chuan'er.
Yes, his physique looks like someone who can give birth to a child, and his appearance is quite handsome.
The girl in the back who lowered her head and did not dare to raise it was of medium stature. Well, she had a scarlet rouge mole in the center of her forehead, which may be the Xiangling given to her son by the Xue family. She seemed to be an honest person.
Seeing the old man and the old man walking together, Jin Chuan'er, Yun Shang and Xiang Ling hurried to the side of the mountain.
"Dad just came back from the Ministry of War?" Feng Ziying accompanied her father into the atrium of the mansion.
"Well, Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke are impatient. They are urging your father to take office as soon as possible." Feng Tang no longer had the impatience of the previous two days, so he took the time to say: "Why do I say you are in a hurry? I have lived in both Ji and Liao towns.
I am an unfamiliar person, I took office so suddenly, and I don’t give any benefits to the people below, who knows about me?"
Feng Ziying smiled.
This is also a rule. If you don't bring any troops, food, grass, money, and money to take office, I'm afraid those big soldiers below will have to coax you out of office, especially if you have no contact with Ji Liao and my father.
It doesn’t matter how famous Yulin Datong is, who among those prostitutes and generals will recognize you?
"What did the two adults say?"
"I said 800,000 taels of silver plus enough grain and fodder. Zhang Jingqiu remained silent. Chai Ke came to discuss with me, saying that the court could not afford it. You did not bring that much silver back from Jiangnan. Unlike the outside world,
There are so many rumors that you came back with tens of millions of money, is this true?"
Feng Tang also became curious.
He knew that his son had made three trips to Jiangnan. He traveled between Jiangnan and the capital city day and night, naturally to get money for the imperial court.
He has heard a lot in the past few days, and some say that the income is only one million taels. Some say that Kaihai bonds alone were sold for five million, and some say that Dongfan was packaged and sold to salt merchants and Longyou, and Anfu merchants sold it to
10 million, and it is said that the charter fee was only a few hundred thousand, and the court deliberately tried to make it look fat. There are different opinions.
After all, the Zhongshu Department was responsible for maritime affairs, and how much money was brought back to the court through this trip. It is estimated that except for a few people in the court, everyone else was blind.
"Ten million taels of silver? If my son has that kind of ability, I guess Mr. Zheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, can't sit still. How is that possible?" Feng Ziying smiled and shook her head, "Three to five million taels can come back one after another, but compared to the imperial court
The current hole is just a temporary emergency, how long will it last?"
Feng Tang's expression changed slightly, "So I'm still short of the 800,000 taels of silver? Then I'll need 1.2 million taels before I can go to Liaodong."
"Ah?" Feng Ziying was surprised, "Dad, what are you..."
"Hmph, you already said that there won't be so many after the fold. If my first bite is not bigger, I will be trapped in Liaodong in the future. Who will pay attention to me just by filing letters and lawsuits with the Ministry of War?"
Feng Tang shook his head and smiled even more when he saw his son's depressed expression.
"Ziying, you will know in the future. This border defense is not just a matter of military force. There are many ways inside. Who knows what I will see when I go to Liaodong? They say that Li Chengliang is rigorous in running the army, but I don't really believe it.
! Just because he raises a large group of Li Jiajun, it is impossible to be very rigorous! Rigorousness also depends on money. You have raised your own people to be fat and strong, but what about other people? Why do you expect others to be like you?
Rigorous? Everyone below has to eat."
Feng Ziying was speechless.
In terms of strategy, I can talk endlessly, because I have the help of my past life memories, but I really don’t understand how to run an army in this era, and there is no way I can be on the border with my father.
Having been immersed in veteran comparison for decades, even characters like He Renlong who are only a few years older than me are infinitely better than me.
But aren't all civil servants in this era like this? The specific details of running an army and leading troops are not important. The key is that you must be able to know the troops and the generals, and be able to obey the crowd and control the generals.
You need to know the detailed characteristics of each army under your command and the capabilities of their leading generals. You need to have enough prestige to intimidate the generals to control them. If you do this, you will be considered a qualified leading civil servant.
This is also some of the truth that Feng Ziying followed Chai Ke when he went to Western Xinjiang. Although Chai Ke was a civil servant, he could grasp the scale very well. In addition, he brought large rewards, so he could naturally let the generals do it for him.
After working so hard, wouldn’t even dad obey his orders?
Li Chengliang's rigorous military management can only be said to be limited to his own private army. Of course, this is the foundation for Li Chengliang's survival in Liaodong. He will always satisfy his own direct line first. As for more,
Naturally, other non-direct descendants can only eat the leftovers.
When you, Li Chengliang, are arrogant, these people will naturally have no choice but to listen to you. But when your performance cannot satisfy the court, what will happen to these people?
Therefore, it was undoubtedly the wisest move for Li Chengliang to excuse his illness and retire early, but it only left a mess for his father.
"What is dad going to do?" Feng Ziying couldn't help but ask.
"What should we do? Isn't that what we should do? Of course I have to ensure food and salary supplies for my own people, because I can trust them and I know they can fight. As for other people, I don't care whether you are the Li Jiajun or someone else. If you have the ability, show it to me.
Go meet the real chapter on the battlefield with the Jurchens in Jianzhou! If you can satisfy my surname Feng, I will certainly not hesitate to give you money, food and supplies, and even make you an official and make a wish, but if you are still that cowardly, I won’t
Give anyone a second chance!"
Feng Tang's cold and calm answer made Feng Ziying deeply realize that this is the way the world is. If you want to get ahead, you have to fight for your life, and no one will give you more charity.
Feng Ziying knows very well that her father's approach is the most reliable and realistic move, and to be honest, his attitude is much stronger than that of Li Chengliang. At least he will give you and other side members a chance.
It's a mule or a horse. If you pull it out for a walk, if it works, you should join. If it doesn't work, you should die. If you go to the battlefield as a soldier, being incompetent is the original sin.
"By the way, what are those businessmen looking for you for?" Feng Tang was already planning to go back to his yard, but Feng Tang asked as if he suddenly remembered something.
"Dad, are you talking about those Shanxi businessmen?" Feng Ziying hesitated, "They looked for his son several times. They originally hoped to see if there were any opportunities in Kaihai, but it was not suitable. In addition, they also joined Haitong Bank.
shares, but not much,..."
"That's it?" Feng Tang frowned, "These businessmen are not that careless, are they?"
"Also, my son talked to them about mining and smelting." Feng Ziying certainly had nothing to hide from her father, "I asked them to recruit a group of craftsmen, and also conduct a survey in Beizhi and Shandong.
Whether there are suitable mines, Haitong Yinzhuang is willing to vigorously support our iron and steelmaking industry in the north, and we cannot let Foshan just focus on the United States..."
Feng Tang looked at his son and said after a while: "Ziying, is it so easy to mine and smelt iron? Just find a few businessmen to start it? Are they in this business?"
Seeing her father's face full of disbelief and depression, Feng Ziying knew that her words were unreliable no matter how she heard them, and even she felt a little unreliable.
Mining and iron smelting in Dazhou are nothing new. They are found in every province and prefecture. It is nothing more than a matter of scale, technological level and even the quality of the wrought iron produced.
But no matter how unreliable it is, you still have to give it a try. Otherwise, the equity capital of such a large Haitong Bank will be several million taels, and this does not include the silver taels brought in from the savings. It is impossible to put such a large sum of money here.
Do nothing?
If you don't even dare to take the risk, then you, as a time traveler, would be too inferior.
Think about those time-travelers, which one doesn't defeat the era, dominates the king and dominates the lonely? How can you be so cautious like yourself?
There is no hint of a golden finger, just relying on his family background and luck, he relied on a few big bosses and teachers to play tricks and get a person from the sixth grade. Even if he wants to sleep with a woman he likes, he has to find ways to get one.
Not to say I feel aggrieved by my status, but I definitely feel a bit of a gap.
"Dad, we actually have a lot of iron ore in the North, but the most important thing is decent craftsmen. In addition, our North has not formed a decent-scale industry. Master Qi and Master Qiao are a little worried. They feel that the opening of the sea
The strategy is naturally good, but the beneficiary is Jiangnan. Even if the waterway in Liaodong is opened, it will only be for the sake of the entire Zhou Dynasty. For our northern provinces, opening up the sea will not bring much benefit..."
Feng Ziying's words are probably the unanimous view of many northern scholars today.
Once the sea trade opened, silk, porcelain, tea, and even medicinal materials and iron materials were all produced in the south. Silk, porcelain, and tea were mainly produced in Jiangnan, while medicinal materials and iron materials were produced in Guangdong and Guangxi.
Lord, in addition Jiangnan, Huguang and Guangdong and Guangxi are the main producing areas of grain. Not only how well the people live, but as long as it is a good year, they can basically have food and clothing. But what about the north?
This sense of urgency and anxiety made the northern scholars, including Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, restless.
Although they may not understand the saying that the economic base determines the superstructure, the south is getting richer and more prosperous, and the north is getting more and more desolate. If there is a slight flood or drought, there will be refugees everywhere, or there will be wars everywhere. See why the White Lotus Sect is in the north
It spreads like this all over the country, but in places such as Nanzhili and Huguang in Jiangxi Province, the momentum is much smaller, which can explain a lot of problems.