Yang He withdrew with a frown. The meeting continued.
After a quarter of an hour's rest, His Majesty will pay his respects, and the ministers can relax for a while, move their bodies, and go to the toilet. If you are thirsty, you can ask the eunuch for a bowl of water.
It was really tiring to stand so solemnly. Originally, there was no rest time in the imperial court. Later, Yang Fan participated once and felt very uncomfortable.
He wrote to the emperor and suggested that some rest periods should be arranged in between so that the emperor and his ministers could have time to go to the toilet and so on.
In fact, Chongzhen also sat so stiff that he sometimes felt like his bladder was no longer his own when he held in his urine. But he was a man of rules and it was not his fault to suggest improvements just because he felt uncomfortable.
It happened that Yang Fan gave me a chance to step down, so he agreed.
Li Banghua saw people in various ministries whispering and discussing something, and he sneered. They were all those guys who came back from the northwest front. Most likely, they were discussing how to deal with it. After a while, His Majesty would investigate.
A quarter of an hour later, the emperor returned. The meeting began its second phase, dealing with current urgent matters.
"I heard that the lieutenant generals, civil servants and factory guards whom I sent to serve in front of the Northwest Army have returned to Beijing. Come out and tell me how you came back without my order." The emperor's face was gloomy.
Water can drip out.
Suddenly, everyone was so frightened that they peeed. They rolled out of the queue and crawled, lying on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
At this time, the Minister of Household Affairs came out, and Bi Ziyan said: "Your Majesty, Dingyuan Bo's army has been out for a year, and he has accumulated a large amount of money and grain vouchers that need to be reconciled and reimbursed. Some of the money and grain procedures were urgently followed.
It needs to be reissued. There are also some things that need to be re-applied due to changes in circumstances and material adjustments. A large number of official documents have been accumulated by the Ministry of Accounts. The Ministry of Accounts must send personnel back to reconcile the accounts and write them off. Otherwise, next year's military expenditures and food supplies will not be good.
Sent."
Chongzhen snorted. It was hard for him to refute Bi Ziyan's words. What he said was also true.
"What do the other ministries say? Are they the only ones from the Ministry of Husbandry who have returned?" Chongzhen continued to ask reluctantly.
Li Banghua said quickly: "The people from the Ministry of War are also back. I wrote the letter first to recruit them back. At present, the Beijing camp has been out for a year, and there have been more than 30 major and minor battles. The number of soldiers lost and disabled needs to be verified and recorded.
The Ministry of War also needs to compile a pension list. The Staff Department also needs to keep statistics on military merits. We really need them to come back to verify the situation."
Chongzhen was blocked and had nothing to say.
Then the ministers of several other ministries and departments also had reasonable and legal reasons. They didn't say they would never come back. They all came back temporarily to handle business. It was equivalent to a business trip. And the procedures were complete.
This is not considered running away from the battlefield. It is just normal business.
The emperor's face turned red with anger and he couldn't give any reason.
"Well, when will you finish the business and when will you return to serve in the army?" the emperor asked. Then I will not pursue it this time, but after you have finished it, hurry back to me. Without my will, who will
You can't run back either.
Li Banghua looked around, and all the ministers looked embarrassed. He had to step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the battlefield situation is changing rapidly. I just received news this morning that Jiuyuan City has been heavily besieged by 240,000 enemy troops. For the time being, they
Even if I want to go back, I can't. I have to wait until the siege is relieved before setting off."
Chongzhen was so angry that he almost dropped the bowl of tea.
Damn it, time is so short. Just before the army besieged the city, you ran out. Then the city was besieged. Now you can't go back even if you want to.
Hearing this, those who were kneeling breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s not that we don’t want to go back, it’s just that the situation doesn’t allow it.
A thought flashed through Chongzhen's mind, and he immediately softened his expression.
Chongzhen said cheerfully: "You have been out and fighting with the army for a year, which has both merit and hard work. There is no need to go to Jiuyuan City anymore. You can finish your business first and rest for ten days."
Everyone was immediately overjoyed. The emperor actually changed his gender. When did he become so easy to talk to?
"You and Shun Ding Yuan Bo sang triumphant songs all the way. From the capital to today, you have attacked sixteen cities and fought forty-three field battles. You have won all fifty-nine battles. You have also accumulated military experience. You are a rare soldier for the imperial court.
This is a troubled time for the imperial court. It is also a time to employ people, so you must not slack off. Each person will be promoted to one level and will be rewarded with thirty taels of silver."
Everyone was even more excited. Unexpectedly, not only was there no punishment, but there were also rewards and promotions.
"I thank you, Lord, for your kindness. I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, even to the death."
"After you take a rest, you don't have to stay in the capital anymore. All of you will go to the Rehe front line to supervise the army. Currently, the imperial court is in the process of dismantling Datong Town, Xuanfu Town, Shanxi Town, Yulin Town, and Guyuan Town. The elite soldiers are being reorganized into Chaoyang
Nine guards, a total of more than 50,000 people. Chifeng Town was newly established, with a total of 50,000 soldiers. Lingyuan three guards, Jianchang three guards, and Ningcheng three guards. A total of more than 50,000 people. A large number of relevant personnel are needed. You all
Go and serve before the Liaodong Army."
The emperor's last words were like a bolt from the blue.
These people were all shocked. This was just coming out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den.
These five places are all in the Rehe Province newly established by the imperial court. The cities are all located on the important transportation corridors of Yanshan Mountain. They are all newly built cities on small valleys between the mountains. The conditions are very simple.
Liaodong is a land of bitter cold. These military towns and military cities are all primitive, so let’s not mention the conditions.
At this time, they felt Uncle Dingyuan's kindness. They had not suffered much. In winter, they had cotton tents, iron stoves and briquettes. During normal marches, they would sit on grain carts. They had never walked on their own.
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If you think about it with your buttocks, you will know that these military towns newly established by the imperial court may not be so poor. Food may be a problem. Besides, can the skills of the generals in the five towns compare to Uncle Dingyuan? They are the opponents of the slaves.
Okay. Don't throw your life away.
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The newly built city on five traffic arteries formed two lines of defense.
The first line is the Jinzhou, Chaoyang, and Chifeng lines in Liaodong Town. This line of defense borders the Bohai Bay in the east and reaches the border of Chahar in the northwest. It directly seals the Jiannu in the Liaodong area.
The second line of defense is at the back, which is the Lingyuan, Jianchang, and Ningcheng lines. These places are the three traffic arteries that Jiannu must pass along the valley passage after the first line of defense is breached.
After the first line of defense fails, the built city can be blocked again. This way, there is strategic depth.
This is equivalent to turning the original Guanning-Jin defense line into a large-depth defense system for Liaodong and Rehe provinces.
It turns out that the long defensive front on the nine sides has been greatly shortened. The required troops have also been saved. The elite soldiers from the five towns have been abolished to garrison here, and the old and weak soldiers have been eliminated. As for the ordinary soldiers and horses, they have been unified into patrol battalions, responsible for local security.
and defense. Military salaries are assessed locally.
This will reduce military expenditures by half.
Li Banghua is good at military affairs. He is one of the few talents in Donglin who understands military affairs. He is competent as Minister of the Ministry of War. His plan is practical and feasible. But the premise is that Yang Fan completely solves the northwest problem. Otherwise
We have to fight on two fronts.
Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, and Li Banghua in Donglin all had military experience and military talents. They were also civil servants with formal qualifications as Jinshi. In fact, it was not that there were no military talents in the late Ming Dynasty, and there were many, but Chongzhen did not make good use of them.
Li Banghua looked at these earth-colored guys and shook his head helplessly. He couldn't help them. They could only ask for their own blessings.
Trying to be clever with His Majesty, it's a waste of time.