War does not happen overnight. The longer it goes on, the more it costs.
The court officials were unwilling to start the war lightly, because in their eyes, what they were wasting was money, food, and national power.
Military pension.
Swords and armor.
Food, wages, and army horses.
Everything, the so-called national power, is actually money.
Since the founding of the Chang Dynasty, troops have rarely been used externally, mostly for defense and rarely for war.
It's not that Chang Jun lacks bravery, but not everyone is Chu Wensheng.
A 100,000-strong army requires at least 30,000 people to escort food and supplies. The more troops there are, the longer the battle line is, and the more manpower is consumed. Historically, the food and supplies for a 300,000-strong army required 500,000 to 600,000 people.
Not a few either.
Chu Wensheng is an exception among exceptions. He relies on fighting to support fighting. He has been out of isolation many times. To put it bluntly, it is because of his small number of people.
If Lao Chu was allowed to command hundreds of thousands of troops, it would be impossible to support war with war, so he led the Liang Rong army to fight in the country.
At present, Huang Laosi has 50,000 troops at hand. On the Yingdao side, there are about 80,000 troops. He can also mobilize 50,000 troops there, plus 70,000 soldiers from the Kingdom of the Sun. That is to say, once Goguryeo and Baekje are attacked,
When the war begins, 170,000 people will be invested in the initial stage.
170,000 people are definitely not enough. The new soldiers of the East China Sea Three-way Boat Division must be put into the battlefield. At least another 100,000 people must be mobilized. Together with the troops of the Three-way Zhechong Mansion, almost 300,000 horses can be invested.
Three hundred thousand troops is a lot less, but it's not a lot.
This means that there are gunpowder crossbows and fierce fire oil. Without these two magical weapons, Huang Laosi would never go to war with two countries at the same time.
The troops in the early stage are sufficient, and the troops put into the battlefield are enough, but this does not include supplies, which are divided into three routes. Supply is more difficult, and in the later stage of the battle, you may still have to take the land route.
"You need to prepare food and grass in advance. Once winter comes, food and grass will be more difficult to prepare."
Tao Weiran said puzzledly: "Since Your Majesty is able to use troops, he must have already planned the money and food matters."
"I know what your Majesty means."
Chu Qing shook his head.
Huang Laosi's idea should be to use the silver mines mined in Yingdao as military supplies.
This inevitably involves other issues.
Where the money is spent, and to whom.
The first question is where to spend it.
If you spend money on the three roads of the East China Sea, even if the people of the three roads swing out sickles to produce sparks, they will not be able to collect the food and grass for an army of 300,000. The food and grass must be pulled from other roads. In this case, the cost will be much higher, or even doubled.
, several times.
The second question is who to spend it on. If the money is given to the court and the court comes to raise food and grass, a large amount of money will be obtained, and it is very likely that it will be scratched layer by layer. Things that can be done with ten dollars may not be possible.
It would cost fifteen, even fifty.
This is not unfounded worry. From ancient times to the present, there are many people who want money rather than their lives.
"After seeing the flag ship or supply ship, ask them to return to Guocheng and send a quick horse to deliver a message to the Office of the Ministry of Commerce, saying that it was me who said that the aristocratic families and wealthy merchants in the capital, as well as the aristocratic families and wealthy merchants from other walks of life, sent
The representative came to the East China Sea to see me, there is a way to make money."
After Tao Weiran took note of everything, he had someone notify the flag bearer.
We are about to reach the peninsula, and we will always see supply ships and sentry ships.
Chu Qing returned to the cabin and began to think hard.
He really couldn't discuss this kind of thing with his friends, so he could only think about it himself.
You must know that in later generations, it was not uncommon for private acts to fund military wars, but in ancient times it was a bit too appalling. It’s not that there were none, there were, but the consequences were not very good.
My friends are smart, but many opinions cannot be changed.
For example, Chu Qing is now telling everyone that girls can wear bikinis and there is no crime in wearing bikinis.
Can you guys agree? I definitely can't agree. I have to swallow my saliva, shake my head and say no, and then ask privately where I can find it.
Another one is that the imperial court was stubborn and threw it into the crematorium and burned it at a temperature of 2,000 degrees for three hours. In the end, only one mouth was left intact, just like an expert.
For many civil servants, appearance is more important than life.
When the country is fighting a war, private merchants and aristocratic families are asked to pool money. What a joke. Where can our Dachang Dynasty put the dignity of the court? Can we still be human beings?
When Chu Qing went to the border and the East China Sea before, he was deceiving him, and he was the commander of Qianqi Camp, so his nature was different.
However, Chu Qing always had unprecedented enthusiasm and interest in subverting traditions and confronting others.
I started writing and drawing again, and also wrote many people’s names.
If one asked Chu Qing how many state capitals there were in the Dachang Dynasty, he would not even be able to tell.
But if you ask him, the commander-in-chief of the Thousand Cavalry Camp, who is rich in Dachang Dynasty and whose money comes from a shady way, then he is very familiar with it.
These big dogs are all worried about Chu Qing.
He was studying the big dogs in the cabin, while his friends were studying the big dogs on the deck.
The big dog is the Baekje, Mohist sand table, map, and chess pieces representing military strength, which are piled on the deck in a mess.
Everyone has been studying it for two days. They don’t need to worry about Goguryeo. Huang Laosi’s dish, Chu Qing, will most likely conquer Baekje.
"You cannot send troops alone, go into battle with the Silla soldiers, and leave a partial army."
Brother Dajun looked at the map and raised the two most worrying things: "Silla soldiers are not as good as Baekje. If they lose, they will be defeated thousands of miles away and shake the morale of the army. In addition, there is this way to prevent Silla soldiers from getting pregnant."
There are two minds."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
I don’t know since when, everyone has a clear division of labor.
Just like battle formations, regular battle formations must have been summarized by Brother Dajun.
If it's an unconventional war, it's up to the Second Young Master of the Fu family.
If it's a strategy or something, especially one that's more dirty and sinister, look at Teacher Liao.
There is another kind of situation, which is not a favorable situation, nor an adversity, but a desperate situation. At this time, it depends on the elder brother-in-law. There is no need for the elder uncle-in-law to make suggestions, just take him with you.
As for Chu Qing, it’s not the first day Chu Qing debuted, and he has experienced so many battles. Usually when he encounters someone like... like... anyway... then, just, haha.
Everyone expressed their own opinions. We still had to occupy the city, and we still had to occupy the city close to the coast to facilitate supplies.
After today, our friends, including the navy division team, have long been accustomed to fighting "alone".
Like the Ryukyu Island tribe, it was a friendship that was fought out, fighting Japanese bandits together, sharing life and death.
Like the Hu Nu tribe, that is also... it is also a friendship, mainly because the boat division's troops are beaten by the Hu Nu tribe every day.
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically, perfecting the plan, thinking about possible accidents, and it was in full swing.
In the distance, Fu San has an abacus in his left hand and Changlu in his right hand.
Bihua asked in a low voice: "Third brother, why don't you go discuss it with them?"
The third brother didn't even raise his head: "Why do we need to discuss it?"
"But...but you are also very good at fighting. In my heart, third brother is the most powerful."
After closing Changlu, the third brother smiled slightly, but there was no way to explain it.
No matter how thorough the plan is, it's useless, and it's not like the young master won't go.
"Warship, warship!"
On the calm sea, the flag bearer's shouts came out, and the sailors who were lazily basking in the sun jumped up like tight springs and quickly ran to the fighting position.