Chen Xun, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out and said, "I am here."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Is there any surplus money in the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Chen Xun hesitated and remained silent.
No money.
But with His Highness the Crown Prince's record in front of him, Chen Xun really didn't know how to refuse when he asked the Ministry of Accounts to allocate money. He actually wanted to allocate money to the Donggong Military Research Institute.
A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice.
Zhu Qiyu's face darkened, "The Ministry of Revenue has no money?"
Chen Xun hummed.
Your Majesty, don't you know very well that all the taxes collected by the Ministry of Revenue this year have been spent on the troops stationed in Guancheng in the north by Hang Yu, Zhu Yong, Zhao Fu, and Lu Zhong.
From the beginning, there was no budget for the expenses of the East Palace Young Army.
There is actually still money.
But if it is allocated to the East Palace Young Army, it means that one of the four armies of Hang Yu, Zhu Yong, Zhao Fu or Lu Zhong will be greatly affected in terms of logistics, military pay, food and fodder.
Zhu Qiyu quickly thought of the reason.
Looking at the ministers, "Let's see what happens, everyone. The young army of the East Palace attacks with force. If we cannot guarantee the logistics, we will all be sinners of the Ming Dynasty. If we can let the young army sweep across the front line, as the prince said, all tribes in Mobei, both sides, will be defeated."
I won’t dare to have any treacherous intentions to invade the south for three years.”
As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Yu Qian must express his position at this time, saying: "Wei Chen believes that the expenses of other groups of troops can be reduced, and the pensions prepared for the fallen soldiers can also be diverted. According to the combat strength of the young army, this northern war will
, thanks to my great fortune, the battle losses will be very few."
When the ministers heard this, they wanted to reduce the cost of other troops and horses?
This operation is possible.
But I was afraid that this would cause a mutiny, so it was not safe.
Lu Yu, the Minister of Rites, came out and said, "In fact, Wei Chen believes that the military expenditures of Zhu Yong, Zhao Fu, and Lu Zhong should not be reduced in any way, at least not for now. The morale of the military must be stabilized, but the logistical supplies of the young army must be ensured.
"
Not to mention that His Highness the Crown Prince fought a stunning victory, even if he lost the battle, he still had to ensure the logistics of the young army.
Because that is the crown prince of Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Qiyu: "..."
Lu Yu said a long list, but it seemed like he didn't say anything.
Lu Yu continued: "His Royal Highness, the battle report has been urgently delivered to Gyeonggi. I think it will not take a few days. Nu Wen Da Shili will also write a chapter to explain the war in Hami. Since the Zhun Ge'er tribe has been driven back to the grassland
, Dulbert's department will also be swept away by the young army. Wei Chen believes that the border defense in the Hami area can be safely handed over to Nu Wen Da Shili. In this case, Hang Yu's department only needs to leave a small number of troops to take charge of the logistics of the East Palace young army.
For supplies, coordination, mopping up, etc., all the rest of the main force can be withdrawn to Gyeonggi, and the Ministry of Household Affairs can allocate the military expenses allocated to the Hangyu Ministry to the Military Research Institute, and let the Military Research Institute work overtime to ensure the supply of firearms and ammunition for the small army!"
Hang Min, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, immediately came out and said, "I second the proposal!"
Yu Qian also seconded the proposal.
Chen Ruyan, the Minister of Punishment, came forward to second the proposal.
Chen Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, took a look and said, OK, since you all said so, if the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in Hangyu tribe rebel because of this matter, I will not be blamed on the Ministry of Hubu.
Also seconded.
Zhu Qiyu said: "This matter has been agreed. Chen Shangshu, how much money was originally going to be allocated to the Hangyu Ministry?"
Chen Xundao: "One hundred thousand taels have been allocated, and another three hundred thousand taels need to be allocated in batches. This includes the Hangyu Department's grain and grass supplies, armor supplies, war horse supplies and ordnance supplies, as well as later military salaries and pensions."
Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but complain, "Hangyu's tribe spent one hundred thousand taels, but it took so long to get to Hami Guard without achieving any results. As a result, the prince's young army ran over and achieved such a huge result with only 50,000 taels. Dear nobles,
Tell me, is it my Ming army that is too weak, or is it that the prince's young army is too strong?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was stunned.
Just now, everyone was just happy and ignored what His Highness the Prince said in the battle report.
"This battle cost nearly fifty thousand taels of silver"!
More than 13,000 enemies were wiped out.
And he is also a cavalryman.
The firearms and ammunition consumed by the East Palace Young Army were less than 50,000 taels!
Fifty thousand taels...
The border troops on the northern defense line of the Ming Dynasty missed more than two grains of rice during their meals!
Fifty thousand taels were enough to defeat the allied forces of Zhun Ge'er.
Those five hundred thousand taels are going to sweep across the entire Mobei!
Sweeping across Mobei?!
At this moment, whether they were civil servants or military generals, as long as they were ministers of the Ming Dynasty, their blood boiled with excitement.
Even Chen Ruyan, the Minister of Punishment, felt extremely happy.
Such a Ming Dynasty...
Such a young army...
It fills people with infinite reverie and hope!
There is only one person who is foolishly happy in his heart.
My nephew went on an expedition for the first time and didn't learn anything. However, he learned the bad thing about making money very well.
As Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Order of the East Palace Military Research Institute, Hang Min should not be too aware of the tricks of the Young Army. The ammunition they brought with them during the expedition was only 500,000 Dongfeng rifle bullets, 3,000 Dongfeng mortar bullets, and 100,000 Dongfeng mortar bullets.
But how could Hang Min expose this matter? If His Highness the Crown Prince said this, the Ministry of Revenue would have to allocate funds according to this amount, and the Military Research Institute would have more money for firearms research and development projects.
As for the aftermath, the accounts department, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion or the Ministry of War, or even His Majesty sending people to check the accounts, can all be easily solved.
Just make a fake account book.
Anyway, firearms research and development and production are gold-swallowing beasts, as everyone can see.
Especially in terms of research and development, only the top brass of the Military Research Institute and His Highness the Crown Prince know which projects have been invested in. No one else knows. They only know that the East Palace Military Research Institute has swallowed up millions of taels from His Highness the Crown Prince over the years.
The money earned by His Royal Highness during the suppression of the rebellion in Fujian had already been invested in it.
When funds were most tight, His Majesty was asked to embezzle them from the internal transportation warehouse.
Therefore, if the prince makes a false report, Hang Min will only cooperate fully.
In fact, Zhu Qiyu had a feeling and knew that his son might have made a false report, but he and Hang Min had the same idea and hurriedly said: "Fifty thousand taels can pacify the Zhunge'er tribe. Our Ming Dynasty spends millions on the northern defense line every year."
The two are huge. After weighing them, the young army's firearms method is the future way out for our Ming Dynasty army. After passing on my will and pacifying the Dulbert tribes' coalition forces, the Hangyu tribe will leave 10,000 troops to fully assist the East Palace young army, and the rest
The troops were withdrawn to Gyeonggi. After the next court meeting, the Ministry of Revenue immediately allocated 200,000 yuan to the Donggong Military Research Institute. Hang Min ordered the Military Research Institute to go all out to ensure that there would be no problems with the ammunition supply for the Prince's young army in the Mobei war."
The ministers received the decree.
Zhu Qiyu took a deep breath and said, "My lords, I can imagine the achievements from now on. The development of firearms in the young army is the future of our Ming Dynasty army. According to my will, the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and even the other seven ministers will think deeply about it.
How to restructure our Ming army? I hope that within ten years, our Ming army will be as invincible as the Donggong Young Army!"
I have a son in my family.
It was a shocking move that opened a new chapter for the Ming Dynasty.
