Zhao Kai saw that Wang Fu, a "thief", took his words seriously, so he nodded approvingly and said, "Wang Qing's words make sense! Troubled times have their own ways, and we can no longer use the methods used when the world was peaceful to restrain the frontline guards. Minister, General. Otherwise, they cannot withstand the golden thieves, how can we enjoy peace within the high walls of Kaifeng Mansion?"
He paused and then said: "Now Hebei, Hedong, Shaanxi, and Jingdong are all along the border and front line. I'm afraid it won't work with the original method. If you have any good tips or tricks, please tell me. "
"Your Majesty, I believe that Hebei, Hedong, Shaanxi, and Jingdong have different situations and should be managed in different ways."
The person who made the suggestion this time was Deputy Privy Envoy and Camp Envoy Zhongshi Dao. He is not a very good general, but he is somewhat handsome. With his resume, he can be a Privy Envoy or a commander-in-chief or a comforter. Competent.
Zhao Kai looked at the old man and said to him with a smile: "Qing Zhong is an old minister who is over seventy years old. You can sit down and give me advice."
Master Zhong was old and frail, and held a high position, so of course he had an embroidered pier in the Chongzheng Palace. However, when he was speaking, he still stood up from the embroidered pier. Now after hearing Zhao Kai's words, he thanked him and sat back down.
The old man twirled his beard and continued: "Old Zhuo believes that the success or failure of the imperial court's resistance to the Jin Dynasty is in the capital, the second is in Hebei, and the third is in Shaanxi. Several generations of Lao Zhuo's family have been generals in Shaanxi, so he still knows something about Shaanxi. .
The six Shaanxi roads were originally integrated, and the five roads were arranged along the sides to protect the Yongxing Army in the hinterland of Guanzhong. The Yongxing Army has always been weak because it is not located on the border. However, the Yongxing Army not only controls the land of money and grain in Guanzhong, but also controls the Jiechi Salt Fields and connects the Bashu Kingdom of Tianfu. In fact, it is the most important road among the six roads in Shaanxi. If the Yongxing military road is ravaged by gold thieves, the situation in Shaanxi will be difficult to deal with! "
"Will the golden thief break into Guanzhong?" Zhao Kai asked with a frown.
Zhong Shidao said: "If Taiyuan can be saved, the Yongxing Military Road can certainly sit back and relax...otherwise, the Shaanxi Sixth Road must join forces to support Hedong.
In addition, the Western Army has always been the elite of this dynasty! Now that the imperial court wants to fight the golden thieves in Gyeonggi, Hebei, and Jingdong, more Western troops are needed to go eastward. The recruitment and training of new recruits for the Western Army also required the coordination and coordination of a Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy who could control the six routes. "
Zhao Kai thought about it for a while and felt that what Master Zhong said was very reasonable. Not to mention the possibility of the gold thieves breaking into Shaanxi from Hedong, even recruiting and training the Western Army to support Kaifeng Prefecture is very important!
As for the commander-in-chief who can shoulder this task well... Zhao Kai looked at Master Zhong and said, "It seems that the only one who can promote Shaanxi, control the six routes, and do things expediently is Qing Zhong!"
Zhong Shidao did not refuse, but only stepped in and said: "I am old and sick, but the country is in great disaster, and I have received the emperor's favor for my whole life, how dare I not dedicate myself to death and die? If your majesty takes me as the governor of Shaanxi, I will As long as I have a breath, I will not let the thieves set foot in Shaanxi!"
"Okay!" Zhao Kai nodded heavily, "Qing Zhong is indeed a strong and reliable minister!" He thought for a while and then said, "I also need Qing Zhong to assist me here. If you go to Shaanxi, who can take your place?"
Zhong Shidao thought for a while and said: "My brother Zhong Shizhong has been in the military since he was a child and is familiar with military affairs. Now he and Yao Gu are leading 50,000 Western troops to come day and night. They will arrive in the capital soon. Your Majesty can transfer him. Be there for consultation.”
"That's great!" When Zhao Kai heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. It wasn't that he thought there were many outstanding cultivators, but that the 50,000 Western troops he and Yao Gu had brought could be put to good use!
With these 50,000 Western troops, Zhao Kai can rescue the trapped Li Gang.
He thought for a while and then said: "I have more than 20,000 fighting troops on hand, and 30,000 to 40,000 rebels and civilians who can be used. If we get another 50,000 Western troops, we can really make up a hundred thousand people!" With such a hundred thousand people, how difficult is it to rescue Li Gang's army?"
Hearing Zhao Kai's words, the ministers below felt excited again.
This official also plans to save Li Gang!
Can we do without Li Gang? Wouldn't it be enough to give him a grand burial and leave his name in history?
But no one dares to say this. What if Li Gang breaks out of the siege and comes back? This guy is very fierce, and the officials seem to value him very much. They will definitely make him the prime minister in the future...
Zhao Kai also saw the embarrassment on everyone's faces, so he smiled and said to everyone: "Don't worry, sir, I already have a clever plan to rescue Li Gang. Now that we have the troops to carry out this clever plan, we just lack some encouragement." The benefit of soldiers fighting vigorously!"
Do you want to give me any benefits?
When the ministers in Chongzheng Hall heard this, they all frowned. Now Hebei and Hedong are corrupt, and the situation in Jingdong and Gyeonggi is not good either. The national treasury is almost empty. Although there is still some money in the Fengchun Treasury, it still costs one less... Taishang Xinggong said before that he would help I'm trying to raise money in the southeast to supervise salaries, but I don't know if I can really get the money? Even if it can be obtained, if it is divided among one hundred and two hundred thousand people, how much money can one person get? Not to mention anything else, it is necessary to give all the "extraordinary materials" and "assembly materials" of the King Qin's army. One or two million is not enough!
Don't think that ten or twenty million is a piece of cake for "Fu Song"... This "Fu Song" does have tens of millions in income per year, but the money spent is also tens of millions. !
The money hasn't been confiscated yet, but the spending has already been arranged. Hu Bu and Feng Chunku were just passing by.
Now that there is war and chaos everywhere, the imperial court's income must have decreased, and its expenses have increased day by day. It has to spend a large sum of money to reward the three armies. Doesn't this empty out the Fengchun treasury?
Moreover, when the soldiers of the Song Dynasty actually go to the battlefield and fight, they will have to give out rewards... A hundred thousand troops attack, and if they really win and Li Gang is rescued, the reward alone will probably be worth millions. Got it!
The army of the Song Dynasty is simply a gold-eating beast!
"Your Majesty," Li Bangyan, Grand Prime Minister of the East Prefecture, had no choice but to go out and say, "Since the gold thieves invaded, the Hubu and Taifu Temples have put out a large amount of property to fund the military. Now the treasury is becoming increasingly empty... ...At most, at most 3 million will be used as a reward for military supplies to resolve the siege of Li Gang."
The 3 million he mentioned refers to money and goods equivalent to 3 million copper coins.
3 million is divided equally among the 100,000 troops, and each person can get 30 strings... A reward is quite a lot, but relying on this reward to support Li Gang's rescue seems not enough!
Li Bangyan then said with a sad face: "There are now 120,000 soldiers in Kaifeng Prefecture, including Li Gang's tens of thousands, and there are 1,340,000 soldiers and horses on the outside. If another 50,000 Western troops come, then Kaifeng Prefecture alone There are more than 300,000 soldiers and horses around... With such a large army, it will cost more than 600,000 in money and food for a month! Moreover, most of the Qinwang soldiers and horses gathered from various places lack equipment, clothing, and They are refined, and if you want them to go into battle, you have to spend money on repairs.”
Spend money like water!
We haven’t even started yet, but millions have already gone out!
Moreover, even if the money is spent, it may not be able to exchange for the combat effectiveness of the troops. Because the average number of these millions is one, and if we distribute a little profit to each level, not many will end up in the hands of soldiers. How can we be motivated?
And to give enough rewards and items, enough food, enough pay, enough training, enough equipment... haha, the Song Dynasty court couldn't afford it!
The Song Dynasty was so poor!
Zhao Kai looked at the poor husband, snorted, and asked: "So... how many fertile fields, real estate, and white land are there in and around Kaifeng City under the jurisdiction of Taifu Temple? Daxiangguo Temple, How many royal palaces, temples and other royal palaces and temples are there in and around Kaifeng City?
How many residences were there for the princes, princes, princes, concubines and consorts who followed the Supreme Emperor to move south?
There are also buildings and properties on Guozixue, Taixue, and Wushu that are temporarily unused. How many are there? "
What?
What does this official want to do?
The ministers were all surprised! Is this a desperate attempt to fight against the gold thief? Even the mansions of your brothers, uncles, and sisters have been taken out...can't you live in the future? When they come back, are they allowed to live on the street?
Seeing that the ministers were silent, Zhao Kai said as he had been since ancient times: "When I was at Sanshan Floating Bridge a few days ago, I planned to give each of the 20,000 soldiers to participate in the war a small courtyard in Kaifeng Mansion. This would require 20,000 small courtyards." The courtyard! In addition, if other soldiers who come to Kaifeng Mansion to serve the king have made military exploits, I will also give them houses and land in Kaifeng Mansion! "
What?
You give them so much!
The ministers below were all shocked by Zhao Kai's prodigal behavior!
Does this official know how expensive real estate is in Kaifeng City? A small courtyard... even if it is smaller and in a poor location, it will cost several thousand coppers!
If you promise 20,000 seats in one breath, that’s a benefit of 100 million!
No wonder you were able to fight against the golden thief for so long with 20,000 people and even won several games... You spent 100 million!
Zhao Kai continued: "When I returned to the palace a few days ago, I found that there were too many women in the palace. I couldn't bear it alone, so I wanted to keep 365 of them and give the rest to the meritorious but unmarried soldiers as wives."
The ministers were surprised. That was a beauty selected by the Emperor from all over the world!
Are you going to give it to a meritorious soldier? You are so willing!
Zhao Kai seemed to understand everyone's thoughts, and smiled and said: "I don't want to part with them, maybe those are the gold thieves!"
Then he called out: "Yuwen Cuizhong!"
"I'm here." Yu Wencuizhong hurriedly stepped out.
Zhao Kai said to him: "You have the right to know the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture... After you returned, you immediately wrote a notice saying that I was going to take out the real estate under the control of Taifu Temple and build houses on the white land and give it to the soldiers. I also planned to give it to the soldiers." He took out the decision of more than 8,000 palace officials to give wives to meritorious soldiers and told the people in all parts of Kaifeng Prefecture.
I have already spent a lot of money to fight against the gold... The people must also have money to contribute and be able to contribute! Later, there will be no need to levy salaries and dispatch missions. If they are willing to share the difficulties with me, I will treat them as my own countrymen! If they are unwilling to worry about the country, then leave Kaifeng Mansion as soon as possible! "
