Chapter 2742 The Gui Scroll is fierce and burning
"What should I say?" Huang Degong asked as he stretched his body, clamped his horse under his crotch, and ran out.
Zuo Liangyu couldn't stand Huang Degong's pretentiousness, but after so many years, he was used to Huang Degong's tricks. He urged his horse to follow him: "It's a big fuss. It looks childish." I can no longer withstand the pressure from the old guys in the court."
"Really want to cut down? Logically speaking, if we want to cut down, we should cut down Ganning or Liaodong first, right?" Huang Degong drew his bow angrily, and shot out an arrow with a "boom", straight towards the frightened Yellow Sheep running thirty steps away, and hit the target with one shot Yes, the yellow sheep whined and fell to the ground unable to struggle. The soldiers had already rushed to catch this prey.
"How can such a large-scale disarmament be only in Gansu and Ningxia and Liaodong? Ganning is now the front line of the Western Expedition, and it is said that there will be very few reductions. And Liaodong is also close to the Inner Khalkha people. The Ministry of War is currently in dire straits, and Chai Ke is only temporarily in charge of the Ministry of War, because the cabinet still lacks a minister, so Chai Ke and Zhisheng The public has different opinions, making the young man like an ant on a hot pot, not knowing what to do."
Zuo Liangyu sighed, "We have to lay off 400,000 yuan, and they don't think it's enough. I'm thinking, don't any of these guys come to take a walk around the nine borders? Don't we need to take a look at these thousands of miles of borders?" Are people guarding the country? Or do you think the Tumuts, Chahars and Khalkhas have all become vegetarians? Just cut them off, have you asked us people?"
"Huh, warriors like you and me, who cares about our opinions?" Huang Degong also darkened his face, threw his hunting bow to the soldiers, and narrowed his eyes, "According to what you said, this person will always be laid off. Come on us?"
Zuo Liangyu frowned for a long time, and finally sighed: "I'm afraid I can't escape. The key is how large the reduction is. According to the average, we have to cut 40% of the troops. Even if we are elite, 30% I'm afraid it's inevitable, and we have to compete with other border towns..."
"With He Shixian's temperament, can he fight for it?" Huang Degong sneered, "He is now thinking about how to retreat safely to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to have a comfortable meal. Have you seen him in the past two months?"
He Shixian and Cao Wenzhao made a batch of adjustments, and were transferred from the Ganning Commander-in-Chief to the Jizhen Commander-in-Chief, while You Shigong was transferred to the Xuanfu Commander-in-Chief.
Feng Ziying was actually not very satisfied with He Shixian, but He Shixian had a loyal character but was a bit weak, which was acceptable to people like Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia at the time, so he was transferred to the post of Chief Soldier of Jizhen. But now He Shixian is too old and in poor health. He has already written to the cabinet that he hopes to retire and recuperate, but he has not yet found a suitable successor.
Feng Ziying originally hoped to let Liu Dongyang take over as the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, but he was opposed by most people. Everyone knew the reason.
However, on the surface, it was still said that Shanxi Town needed to face the threat of the Tumuts, and it was not appropriate to make any moves for the time being. Liu Baichuan was also rejected because of insufficient qualifications, so he postponed it.
Both Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu were dissatisfied with He Shixian. They believed that He Shixian had nothing except his age and seniority. Moreover, the key was that he was not in the army right now. He only wanted to go to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion early to have a leisurely meal and land safely. I don’t care much about military matters anymore.
Both Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu have been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, but Huang Degong is the deputy commander-in-chief of the cooperative defense, while Zuo Liangyu is the deputy commander-in-chief of the separate defense. There is still a slight difference in their positions, with Huang Degong ranking slightly higher.
"Then we will suffer a loss." Zuo Liangyu also turned cold, "Not to mention You Shigong, there are people like Liu Dongyang, He Renlong, Liu Baichuan, Cao Wenzhao, Mao Wenlong, Chai Guozhu, and Zhao Lejiao. , which one is Yi Yu? If He Shixian doesn't say anything, then we will suffer a big loss."
"What did Prime Minister Feng say?" Huang Degong looked at Zuo Liangyu and then got to the point.
"Prime Minister Feng is ill. He is very ill. I didn't see him when I went to see him." Zuo Liangyu said with a drooped face.
"So you came back?" Huang Degong looked unbelieving, "Do you still need me to go for a trip?"
"I asked around and found out that Prime Minister Feng didn't see anyone. Apart from the first three cabinet ministers, I'm afraid the only one he saw was Lian Guoshi." Zuo Liangyu's eyes became colder, "I went to see Lian. He also pushed forward the state affairs and the practice of state affairs. He refused to say anything more. He only said that the disarmament matter was not under his control. He asked me to find Sun Chengzong and Xiong Tingbi. Sun Chengzong's attitude was okay, but he only said that he must obey the overall situation. How about it? , but Xiong Tingbi was full of official talk, and even reprimanded me, saying that I and other warriors should just train and fight with peace of mind, and were not qualified to interfere in such national affairs. Damn it, if my subordinates were to be laid off, I couldn't interfere. ?Whose fault is the mutiny? It almost made me unable to hold myself back..."
For Sun Chengzong, the two could still call him Zhishenggong at the beginning, but later they called him by his first name.
Military men like Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu had deep disdain for civil servants. It can be said that no one in the civil servants of the dynasty, except Feng Ziying, could catch their eye. Even their immediate superiors, such as Sun Chengzong and Xiong Tingbi, were still disdainful. The differences between superiors and subordinates and civil and military forces have to be tolerated.
Huang Degong felt the same way. In the past few years, he and Zuo Liangyu had devoted themselves to leading the army. It could be said that they had created the two most elite armies in Ji Town. The sons and daughters have formed a deep friendship. Now, with just one sentence, he may ask him to lay off 30% or even 40% of the sons and daughters and go home to farm. How can they accept this?
"Even if the army is to be dismantled, what about the settlement expenses for the son-in-law? There has to be an explanation, right? We can't treat everyone equally, and it's still the same as in previous years, right?"
Huang Degong also knew that disarmament was a general trend and was inevitable, but he had to fight for fewer layoffs and an extra point of settlement allowance for the laid-off sons.
"I'm afraid it's not as good as we imagined, or even worse." Zuo Liangyu sucked his teeth and shook his head: "I asked an acquaintance at the Ministry of Finance, and they said that the resettlement allowance for disarmament should still be paid according to the regulations. According to the old rules, the amount of disarmament is too large. Even if the original rules are followed, the Ministry of Revenue cannot afford it, and the payment may be divided into three years..."
Huang Degong was confused, "Does that mean the disarmament will be divided into three years?"
"No, the laid-off sons and daughters will be allowed to return to their hometowns first, and then the resettlement allowance will be divided into three years and distributed by the local government..." Zuo Liangyu's mouth became a bit more ruthless and unruly, "No Talking about quantity, how can we explain to our son-in-law who is still in the army? Is this deliberately trying to force us to rebel and repeat the Ningxia Incident?"
"You really don't take us seriously. Are you forcing the men to rebel?" Huang Degong took a breath: "Do the other towns and the armies in the capital just turn a blind eye and everything is peaceful?"
Let's not talk about the quantity, but this method of laying off people will definitely lead to big troubles. At least the soldiers under his own hands will not be able to deal with it. Even if he puts himself in his own shoes, there will still be a mutiny. At that time, there will still be a mutiny. If the army is laid off, I'm afraid it will have to recruit troops to suppress the rebellion.
Finally, coming to the key point, this is also the most important step for Zuo Liangyu to go to Beijing this time, which is to inquire about the movements of the Beijing camp, the Xuanfu Army and even other military towns.
This is a major event involving the fate of the entire Zhou Dynasty's one-million-strong army. If the army of 400,000 is really to be abolished, who can bear it?
"There are also changes in the Beijing Camp, including the Shangsanqinjun who may not be involved too much. They are all working together, but everyone is still hiding and watching." Zuo Liangyu said solemnly. Said: "On the side of the Xuanfu Army, You Shigong did a good job of appeasing him, but that was just good words. He said that he would definitely negotiate with the Ministry of War, but it really couldn't be saved. How about tens of thousands of people being laid off? He You Shigong Gong thinks he has enough dignity to stop the brothers from making trouble? What a dream!"
Huang Degong became impatient, "You Shigong doesn't have that ability. Do you really think he can hold his own against me by serving as a general soldier for two more years? What a joke! Where are Liu Dongyang, Liu Baichuan and He Renlong? And Mao Wenlong, I I don’t believe they can survive.”
"Mao Wenlong has been stable since he took over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, but with He Renlong's impetuous temper, I don't believe he can still sit still. Er Liu is hard to say, too gloomy..." Zuo Liangyu shook his head: "I have already I arranged for people to contact me and have a look, but I got a message that Prime Minister Feng was not prepared to disarm, but his subordinates forced him to do so, so he got angry after the quarrel and fell ill after catching a cold. ,..."
Zuo Liangyu glanced at Huang Degong.
Huang Degong was shocked and couldn't believe it: "No disarmament? How is that possible? The court cannot afford to support more than one million people."
Even if Huang Degong no longer hopes for disarmament, he still knows that it is unrealistic to maintain an army of more than one million in this peaceful era. All he can hope for is to reduce the number of troops. For example, if you think about it, just one hundred and eighty thousand will be enough, but these 400,000 are really impossible. Accepted.
"Prime Minister Feng was originally planning to send troops to conquer Mongolia..." Zuo Liangyu said faintly, which immediately made Huang Degong break his guard and almost jumped up, "Really?!"
"Can there be any falsehood?" Zuo Liangyu was also a little excited, "But it was rejected by the gang of idiots in the DPRK. Now the Inner Khalkha people have grown to the point that they are going to swallow up the Chahar people. It's not too early." To take action, do we really have to wait until he becomes uncontrollable before we rush to deal with it?"
"You mean they are all waiting?" Huang Degong suddenly calmed down, "They all know this situation? Are they all waiting and watching?"
"I guess it should be, it depends on who ignites the fire first." Zuo Liangyu smiled coldly, "Once it ignites, there is no need to mention the disarmament issue, and the conquest of Mongolia can be taken advantage of."
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