Looking at these unlucky people, I went down crying.
Chongzhen felt a little relieved. This punishment is neither light nor severe, but when they went to Liaodong and Rehe, they suffered some serious crimes. Let’s see who dares to be clever with me in the future, let’s all try to survive.
"Jiuyuan City is in danger. Uncle Dingyuan asked me for help. All of you, dear friends, have discussed this matter." Chongzhen continued.
Li Biao and Qian Longxi looked at each other, and finally got to the point today. Uncle Dingyuan's matter is what your Majesty really has to deal with today.
Li Banghua took a step forward and said: "The Ministry of War is already aware of the current situation in Jiuyuan City, and it is said that reinforcements should be sent. However, at this time, the Ministry of War has no troops to mobilize."
"Ji Town originally had 100,000 troops, but a rebellion just broke out. Although it was suppressed, the losses were huge. Even though the Ministry of War reorganized the surrendered rebels into Ji Town, the number of troops in Ji Town was less than 30,000. The beacons along the Great Wall The defense is somewhat stretched, and we can't find any extra troops to go to the northwest."
Chongzhen was silent. Li Banghua told the truth. Ji Town was ruined and there were no troops to mobilize.
"Let's talk about the disbanded troops from the five towns. The elite troops have all gone to Liaodong and Rehe. The old and weak have been organized into patrol battalions, responsible for local security. They have been assigned to prefectures and counties. They are considered local troops. They are paid, paid, and provided with food and grass by the local government. . As for the ordinary soldiers who plan to form a battalion and go to Shaanxi to quell the rebellion. Now that civil unrest is happening in Shaanxi, Shaanxi itself cannot suppress it at all. There is a serious shortage of troops. So these people can't move."
Chongzhen asked: "Jiuyuan City has a bearing on the entire northwest war situation. There must be no loss. The problem of establishing slaves has not been solved yet. If the Oirat people invade, the situation will be even worse. Could it be that the imperial court did nothing and just watched Dingyuan Bo fail? ."
Li Banghua was speechless. No soldiers means no soldiers. There was nothing he could do otherwise.
Chongzhen ignored him and turned to ask Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, "How much money does the Ministry of Revenue still have in savings? Is it feasible to allocate some to recruit soldiers?"
Bi Ziyan said: "Your Majesty, in the past two years, I have increased revenue and reduced expenditure. I have saved five hundred thousand taels from fines, taxes, discounts, etc. over the years. This is to prepare life-saving money in case of emergency for the court. You must not Easily use it. The Ministry of Accounts only has this little money."
Bi Ziyan's meaning is obvious, if these 500,000 taels are used to recruit troops. In the future, if there is an emergency in the imperial court, the money will not be available.
Chongzhen felt very agitated. He had no troops to mobilize and no money to recruit troops.
Qian Longxi suddenly came out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Dingyuan has always been good at training soldiers. He is known as a teacher without distinction. No matter who comes to him, he can train a good soldier. Why not send all the prisoners from all provinces to Jiuyuan City and send them to Jiuyuan City?" His merits are offset by his crime, and he serves in the army. In this way, he doesn’t have to spend a cent of money from the court. At the same time, he can also help Dingyuan Bo defend the city. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?”
As soon as Qian Longxi said these words, there was a burst of exclamation.
These prisoners do not need to be paid military pay, they only need to take care of their meals. They themselves are still carrying the crime. It is perfectly appropriate to use them as death squads and cannon fodder.
This method can really silence Uncle Dingyuan, and it does not require the court to spend money, nor does it require the deployment of troops controlled by various forces. Except for Uncle Dingyuan, almost everyone is happy, which is really great.
Li Banghua said to himself, if Yang Fan were here, he would probably spit out fragrance. I will thank you as hard as I can.
There is no one else who can fool Uncle Ding Yuan so cunningly.
Qian Longxi figured out what Chongzhen was thinking. He did not want Yang Fan to be defeated, causing the Oirats to attack the Great Wall. And not willing to pay. Moreover, Liaodong has just stabilized, and they are not willing to mobilize troops from Liaodong.
Yang Fan is indeed good at team training. However, at this time, people's heads were beating out dogs' heads in Jiuyuan City. Where is the time for you to train calmly? Now as long as there is a soldier there, Yang Fan has to take over.
Qian Longxi, is this disgusting to Yang Fan? There are no good people in prison.
Just managing them well, not causing trouble, and not escaping are big problems, and I want to drive them into battle.
What a joke.
However, the old thief Qian Longxi came up with this bad idea deliberately because he saw that His Majesty would not give up his wealth.
Many times, people are wishful thinking and believe in the results that are beneficial to themselves. And don't want to believe the results that you don't want to see.
Sure enough, the emperor was tempted.
"It is difficult to raise prisoners across the country. How many prisoners are there in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beizhili, Henan, and Shandong provinces?"
Soon the data from Dali Temple came up. There were a total of 256,000 people in custody in these five provinces.
Chongzhen was shocked. He never expected that so many people were in jail.
With so many people, it shouldn't be a problem to single out the 100,000 people who are in better health.
But can these people fight? Chongzhen himself had no idea.
He was confused again. He felt that this was a bit too much for Uncle Dingyuan. However, he was reluctant to part with military expenses. After finally dismantling five towns, Jizhen also succeeded in losing weight. He is not willing to increase military spending at all.
Used by prisoners as soldiers, it saves money in one word. Just take care of it. Chongzhen always purchased three kilograms of cornmeal from Yang Fan, who could afford the food.
If they perform meritorious service, they do not need rewards or promotions. Just reduce the sentence.
But he also knew that these people were scum and extremely vicious people.
No matter how hard they fight, they are restless in prison. How many people die in fights every day.
Yang Fan was so angry when he saw these people.
Qian Longxi was very proud. These thieves look like they are wasting their troops. Keeping them is a waste of food. They are all the burden of the imperial court. We have to use military force to guard it.
Let alone go to war. They would have run away at the first opportunity. Who sacrifices his life for you?
When recruiting troops, you must recruit honest and humble farm boys who are afraid of the government. How dare you recruit these rogues on the street? The slick people in the market will only destroy the army for you. Nothing good will come of it.
However, as soon as these people put on their Yuanyang war jackets and escorted them to Jiuyuan City, they said they were new recruits. Yang Fan had to ask for it even if he didn't want it.
Since you don't want to help him, you have no choice but to cause trouble. Wait until he is defeated and the capital camp collapses, then turn around and take care of him.
Chongzhen's expression kept changing, and he struggled for a while before finally making up his mind.
After all, the imperial finances put too much pressure on him. In the past two years, the Queen has invested in several of Yang Fan's businesses, which have been very profitable, with an income of 700,000 to 800,000 taels of silver every year.
With the development of Beicheng, business also prospered. Yang Fan's transactions are all taxed according to regulations. Although the commercial tax rate in the Ming Dynasty was very low, and many gentry refused to pay commercial tax, Yang Fan still paid commercial tax. One is that Yang Fan wants to set an example to the world. Second, Yang Fan's products are too profitable, and he doesn't care about the three melons and two dates.
Although the commercial tax rate is very low, it still brings in a lot of money. Moreover, the consumer market driven by hundreds of thousands of workers also provided a lot of tax revenue to the court. At least many people can afford to pay taxes.
Although the Treasury's bank account is still tight, it cannot make ends meet. But he did have a lot of generosity in his hands.
"Let's handle this matter according to Qian Qing's wishes. As long as the prisoners from the five provinces can run away and tease, they will be sent to Uncle Yuan. Let them serve in the army and strive for a reduced sentence. I will give Uncle Yuan a reward later. I wish them to understand the difficulties of the court. Let’s leave it at that.”
