You know, a war consumes a lot of money, but the court's current attitude towards the Northern Hubei Army makes people dare not risk everything easily.
"Then what do you think we should do? Fight or not fight?" Niu Manzi blurted out again.
Liang Cheng held his forehead, completely clueless about this mallet. He looked at Shengze and asked, "Cheng San, do you have any countermeasures?"
Shengze took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Back to General, the current situation is not good for us. No matter what choice we make, it will be a bad idea."
Liang Cheng's mouth twitched and his eyelids twitched.
If another person said this, he would blow that person's head off!
Niu Manzi rolled his eyes, "What, you don't mean to tell us to do nothing, do you?"
Shengze said calmly: "I just said that we can't take the initiative to the outside world. I didn't say that we can't do anything."
If you can't do it externally, you can still do it internally, but this "internal" refers to the internal affairs of the Northern Hubei Army.
Nowadays, what the Northern Hubei Army lacks most is armaments and supplies, and combat capability is second. Since it is preparing for war, of course it must make up for whatever it lacks.
If the court does not act, then they will find a way to bear the burden first, and then ask the court for debt later. If the imperial court wants to refuse to pay, that's easy to do. With the strength of the Northern Hubei Army, there is no problem in deducting the entire Ezhou's taxes.
If the taxes are not enough to make up for the military salary arrears, the tax will be deducted for two years if one year is not enough, and the tax will be deducted for three years if the two years are not enough. There will always be a day when it will be repaid.
But Shengze didn't say these words.
Although Liang Cheng looked like a rough guy on the outside, he was not stupid. He guessed the implication of Shengze's words after a moment's thought. After a few turns in his mind, he had a countermeasure in mind.
"Okay, that's all for today's discussion. You all can go down first. Cheng San and Cheng Yun will stay. I have something to ask you, general." Liang Cheng waved the others to leave.
When there were only three people left in the room, Ling Yun retreated to the door.
Shengze and Liang Cheng looked at each other for a moment, and then Liang Cheng raised his hands and said, "Your Highness, the current situation is not good for us. Do you have any good countermeasures?"
"It doesn't have to be like this," Shengze held Liang Cheng's arm, "I said, there is no prince here, only General Zhenbei and Cheng San. General Liang is a person trusted by both mother and queen, and I naturally trust the general too."
Liang Cheng insisted: "There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. The general is only today because of the favor of the empress. You are the king, and the general is the minister. The courtesy of the king and his minister cannot be abolished."
Shengze pondered for a moment and said: "The past cannot be forgotten. If the general gets along with me like this in the future, I will have no choice but to leave here and find another way to avenge my mother."
That position was taken away by Sheng Zhan, what kind of gentleman is he?
"Your Highness, you must not do this!" Liang Cheng was anxious, but quickly calmed down, "Since Your Highness thinks highly of me, Liang Cheng, I will ask you to treat you as my nephew. I hope Your Highness will not be surprised."
Shengze raised his lips and smiled, "That's very good."
"Let's not talk about other things. How can we do better in this situation?" Liang Cheng is a frank and straightforward person. After getting rid of the issue of identity, he immediately brought the topic to business.
Sheng Ze looked at him with a smile and asked, "Don't the general already have the answer in his mind?"
Liang Cheng paused, then laughed loudly, "As expected of the palace... Mr. Cheng, I do have some ideas in my mind, but I still need to discuss it with you. Maybe you have a better plan here?"
Shengze nodded slightly, "Well, I also have some superficial opinions here. General, please listen first..."
