The lights were slowly burning, and it was another all-nighter. The stench of burning fat made everyone present feel drowsy. Liu Jian's eyes were already red, but he still managed to persevere.
This rebellion was not too confusing, but as the rebellion grew, hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in front of them, and they had to worry about the war and supervise nearby states and counties. Now the cabinet can only be on standby at all times, taking turns to be in charge at twelve hours.
value.
Liu Jian had already stayed up all night. At the end of the night, it was really too much for a person of his age. Although he took a nap while leaning on his desk at midnight, he could not avoid the pain in his back. News came one after another through the cracks in the palace gate.
Passing it in and handing it out, several scribes were also very busy. Early this morning, Jiujiang came to ask for payment again.
It's not that I'm asking for pay, but that I'm asking for grain. It's said that in Jiujiang, the price of grain has remained high, and the money originally paid by the court for grain is really not enough, so I ask the court to bring in some grain anyway to reward the soldiers.
Liu Jian was really a little angry after reading this report. In fact, the army did not move once or twice. According to the past rules, the court adjusted food and all the needs of the camp were borne by the court. But it is different now.
The imperial court had so much cash that it simply used cash to pay for the army. Originally, this was a good thing. It was convenient and fast, and there was no need to recruit a large number of civilians to transport food. It was nothing more than making it easier for the merchants in the carriage and horse trade and the food trade.
They get a piece of the action.
Although there are many disadvantages here, the advantages are also obvious, and it is actually a lot easier for the cabinet.
But according to the past rules, it is common for the frontline to ask for money or food. If they want it, the court will not satisfy all their appetites. If they want a hundred, the court will give them fifty in cash.
That's it. After they got the benefits, they didn't dare to ask for more.
But it's different now. Especially in Jiujiang, they get as much as they want. If there's anything less, they come to ask for help every now and then. It's as if the treasury is owned by his surname Liu, but this guy is still plausibly saying that the court has enough money and food.
Only when the morale of the army at the front is high can the rebellion be put down as soon as possible. The sooner the rebellion is put down, the better it will be for the country, and it will save the court money.
This seems reasonable at first glance, but who is Liu Jian? After all, he has experienced three dynasties, and he is also the chief minister of the cabinet. When he thinks about it carefully, he becomes angry. Oh, it turns out that the army in front of you to suppress the rebellion is not
Those maintained by the imperial court are more like those employed by the imperial court. Only if the imperial court gives you more money and food will you be willing to use your life. If the imperial court refuses to give it, do you still have to work as a foreigner?
But this Liu Chengfeng was urged by two urgent reports every day. Anyway, he would not let go until he saw the eagle. As a result, the cabinet had no choice but to satisfy the guy's appetite, but Liu Jian was not idle. He gave the money but
I have prepared another impeachment memorial and am ready to read this guy's copy at any time.
However, the impeachment memorial is obviously of no use. Occasionally, people from the palace will come, but they are not asking about money and food, but just about the progress of counterinsurgency. After the incident in Raozhou Mansion, the palace is obviously more concerned about counterinsurgency, and Liu Chengfeng
Just like asking about money, I also ask three questions every day.
He had to deal with Gong Li at the top, and Liu Chengfeng at the bottom. The back and forth was a lot of trouble.
Liu Jian was already frightened and exhausted, and sat drowsily on his chair, waiting until Li Dongyang came to take his turn. Li Dongyang came very early. Originally, he was going to come back after Chen hour, but early in the morning, as soon as the palace door opened
Then he arrived, obviously feeling sympathy for Liu.
Liu Jian worked hard, so he came here early. When he saw Li Dongyang coming, Liu Jian showed a look of relief on his face. Instead, he cheered up a little and said to Li Dongyang: "Why don't you take a rest? I remember you did the same last night."
Did you go back to bed just before midnight?"
Li Dongyang didn't seem to be in very good spirits, but he managed to cheer up and said with a smile: "Anyway, I didn't stay up late and my body is still strong. Naturally, I can come earlier and come earlier. It's thanks to Liu Gong's hard work."
Liu Jian shook his head: "I can't say it's hard, but I'm really sleepy. Come on, come here and sit for a while. I'll go back later."
Li Dongyang didn't offer any advice. He sat down with a smile and said, "Is there any news last night?"
Liu Jian's face looked very ugly, and he said calmly: "What else can I do? It's just to ask for money and food."
Li Dongyang smiled bitterly and said: "Hey... He is obviously the governor who controls the army and horses, but he is like a ghost urging people to live in peace. If he comes to urge money and food, the cabinet can give it to him, but he still has to fight with Ye Qi from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Negotiation, Liu Chengfeng is a headache, but Master Ye Qi is also..."
Li Dongyang seemed to feel that he shouldn't say such words. Halfway through, he could only shake his head, looking like a gentleman who doesn't care about others' merits.
Liu Jian said with a straight face: "Master Ye is in charge of the national treasury. This is his duty. It is his duty to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. It is also his duty to tighten the purse strings. But this Liu Chengfeng is too domineering and has no merit outside."
, no good news has come yet, and when asked about money and food, he feels confident."
When the two of them said this, they stopped talking. Some things just need to be mentioned at the end. One sentence can express their attitude. It is useless to talk more.
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside. The two adults in the room were very familiar with the sound of footsteps. It must have been another urgent message coming in. Liu Jian, who had originally planned to leave, immediately gave up the idea of leaving.
Sitting upright, he glanced at the doorway of the check-in room.
Immediately afterwards, a clerk walked in quickly. The clerk raised his head and glanced at Liu Jian. He must not have expected that Liu Jian was still there, but he was used to this kind of thing. The clerk quickly saluted and said: "Jiujiang urgent report..."
Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by Liu Jian: "Send it up."
The clerk hurriedly forwarded the urgent report. On the envelope of the urgent report, the bright red seal was actually the seal of Duke Lian and the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Liu Jian took a deep breath. It stands to reason that if it were a general urgent report, it should be stamped with the seal of "Imperial Order to Control Jiujiang Incident". Now this urgent report was clearly sent by Liu Chengfeng in his private capacity.
There is only one possibility for this situation. Something big happened in Jiujiang, and it is definitely not a small matter.
Liu Jian was silent for a moment, then tore open the mud seal, and then opened the paper. After a moment, he couldn't help but look overjoyed.
A great victory...definitely a great victory, at least in the Hongzhi Dynasty, this was considered a first-class victory. The thirty thousand rebels suffered all casualties, and captured Shanggao King Zhu Chenhao alive. The main message in the emergency report was that a great victory had been achieved.
, King Ning has lost all his elite troops and cannot protect himself. At this time, the court should change the strategy of encirclement and be prepared for the encirclement and suppression by all armies. Another analysis
With the current enemy situation, it is believed that King Ning will abandon Raozhou and gather all the effective forces to carry out a stubborn resistance in Nanchang Mansion. The next battle for the imperial court will be the siege of Nanchang City, and the various armies are slightly lacking in siege equipment, especially
The artillery used as a siege weapon was obviously far from enough, so we requested the court to immediately add a thousand artillery pieces to prepare for emergencies.
The front is good news, but the back is tantamount to robbery. A thousand artillery pieces. What is this but robbery? Even if it is robbery, it is not like this. For example, in this new army, the number of artillery teams is only a thousand or so. Various artillery pieces
Two hundred doors, if I give it to him again
A thousand artillery pieces would mean converting the artillery team into an artillery battalion, which would require at least 500 artillery troops. Liu Chengfeng was clearly taking advantage of the power of victory to expand the strength of the new army. After all, artillery can't be used at all.
Everyone knows that leaving it to others will not work.
, only by handing it over to the new army can it exert its greatest strength. If you ask for artillery now, you will be told that you are short of manpower tomorrow. If you do not recruit a large number of artillery, these artillery will not be used, which will cause a lot of waste. Wait until the cabinet allows him to recruit
Artillery
, he must have said that there are too many artillery and insufficient protection for the artillery. The New Army must have enough fire rifles to defend the artillery battalion. The final result is that the so-called New Army is snowballing and getting bigger and bigger. Now it is 10,000.
, tomorrow it will be thirty thousand or fifty thousand.
The cabinet was reluctant to raise 10,000 new troops. The imperial court had always been stingy when it came to military expenditures. It turned out that the food and drink of the 10,000 new troops and the supply of large amounts of ordnance had already caused a lot of discussion.
, and now that we want to expand it, there will definitely be an uproar in the court.
Of course, Liu Jian did not want to see the expansion of the New Army. In his view, the so-called New Army was a sharp blade. It could hurt others today, but it might hurt yourself tomorrow. The reason why the New Army was built was because of King Ning's rebellion.
Need, once King Ning's rebellion is suppressed, these people will be of no use. When the world is at peace, what will be the need for so many new troops?
But the problem now is that Liu Chengfeng did not mention the expansion of the new army, but only said that he wanted artillery. There was an overtone here. Now Liu Chengfeng asked the court for artillery. If the court did not give it to him, he would fail to attack the city in the future.
Liu Chengfeng must blame the cabinet for this responsibility.
Liu Chengfeng cannot bear the responsibility of counterinsurgency, and neither can he, Liu Jian.
Liu Jian looked at the report and was both happy and worried. Although this battle was an unprecedented victory, the problem was that this victory belonged to the New Army and Liu Chengfeng. With this great victory, Liu Chengfeng and the New Army could only
I'm afraid my tail will be too big to fall off.
When Liu Jian was reading the report, Li Dongyang was also standing beside him. Liu Jian had a complicated expression in his eyes. Li Dongyang couldn't help but said: "Mr. Liu, what happened? Could it be..."
Liu Jian waved his hand to interrupt him, then handed the urgent report to Li Dongyang and said, "You will understand after you see it for yourself."
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