Liu Dingbei came very quickly.
When he met His Majesty and learned the news, he immediately turned into a bitter-faced person.
But something must be said, otherwise it will be his responsibility.
Then he said loudly: "Your Majesty, I also want to suppress the bandits, but do we have military rations?"
"If there is enough food and grass, I will personally lead the troops and ensure that there will be no more bandits in the entire Dawei Dynasty."
"this……"
Chen Xuan was choked.
Although the Dawei Dynasty brought in a lot of tax revenue every year, it amounted to tens of millions of shi of grain.
But he is the main militant.
The money and food are often delivered to the border officers, allowing them to resist foreign enemies without any worries.
I have very little left over, barely enough for daily expenses.
It is precisely because of this that he urgently hopes to replenish his internal funds.
Li Yan knew these things and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, now is the time for tax collection. In a few days, taxes from various places will be gathered in the capital."
"Then we will have enough food and grass to support General Zhenbei in suppressing the bandits."
Support the shit!
Chen Xuan retorted in his heart.
Taxes must be sent to the border officers to keep them fed and clothed. Otherwise, why would they leave their homes to help you guard the border?
That cannot be discounted at all.
But Chen Xuan did not say this clearly, but took advantage of the situation and said: "In that case, I will wait a little longer."
But the bandit issue must be resolved.
Even if there is no tax, the bandits must be eliminated before the common people can live a stable and peaceful life.
After pondering for a while, Chen Xuan asked Liu Dingbei again: "General Zhenbei, you are a general. Can you tell me how to suppress bandits when there is no food and grass?"
"This minister can't do it."
Liu Dingbei said speechlessly: "If the soldiers don't eat and drink enough, how can they have the strength to suppress the bandits?"
"I didn't even wait to reach the top of the bandits' hill before I fainted from hunger."
"Your Majesty, I have a plan to successfully suppress the bandits without the court providing food and fodder."
Xu Chun stood up and said.
"What's the plan?"
Chen Xuan urged: "Come and tell me."
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, bandits are often harmful to the countryside."
Xu Chun said: "The main targets of robbery are ordinary people and wealthy businessmen, and suppressing bandits is most beneficial to them."
"If we ask them to give some money and food, I think they will be very happy."
"We can assign the task of suppressing bandits to the local areas, and let the state pastors, county guards, and county magistrates work together with the local officials to organize the bandit suppression team to send out troops to suppress the bandits."
"The food and grass are collected by local people and wealthy businessmen."
"In this way, not only can we quell the banditry, but we can also avoid the trouble of food and grass. Why not do it?"
"No!"
Before Chen Xuan opened his mouth, Liu Dingbei frowned.
"Nowadays, taxes are already very heavy, and the people are living a precarious life. How can there be any extra money and food to pay the taxes to suppress bandits?"
"This is forcing the people to rebel."
"nonsense!"
Xu Chun immediately stopped, "General Zhenbei, don't be alarmist."
"The people at the border are suffering because your soldiers failed to guard the border, which led to invasion from outside and harmed the lives of the people."
"But in the mainland, people live and work in peace and contentment, and the world is at peace. Why is there such a thing as precariousness?"
"that is."
Zhuge Yuanlang also echoed: "Recently, I have received many poems and songs, all of which praise your majesty for being an eternal wise king."
"If the people are in dire straits, won't those men of letters scold our court bloody?"
Su Wencheng also said: "General Zhenbei, you must know that this world belongs to His Majesty, and the common people are His Majesty's common people."
"Your Majesty takes care of what they eat and what they wear."
"Now we need them to spend some money and food to help suppress the bandits. We are also taking care of their safety."
"Why are they rebelling?"
"Or are you trying to judge others by yourself and want to rebel?"
Liu Dingbei was not good at words and could not withstand the combined attack of the three men, so he could only solve it by force.
Rolling up his arms and sleeves, he was going to do it in the imperial study room.
"enough!"
Chen Xuan slammed the table and yelled, "This is my imperial study. If you want to fight, get out and fight. Don't get in my eyes."
Seeing the emperor's anger, the four of them did not dare to speak any more.
Chen Xuan's tone softened a little, and he continued: "The bandits even dared to rob me of my money and food for disaster relief. They must be eliminated."
"According to what Xu Aiqing said, the local organization will organize the troops to suppress the bandits and requisition grain and grass from local people and wealthy businessmen."
"You all stand down."
After sending everyone away, Chen Xuan realized a problem.
He couldn't help but said to Li Yan beside him: "Do you think that Xu Jiuguan will be robbed by bandits when he brings so much money back to Donghai County?"
ah?
this……
Li Yan didn't know how to answer at all.
"probably not."
Chen Xuan replied to himself: "Xu Jiuguan returned to Beijing with the acacia wine. The journey was so long, and no bandits robbed him."
"But they just robbed me of my money and food for disaster relief. Why is this?"
"Or does Xu Jiuguan have any tips for resisting bandits?"
"He has been sent to see you, and I want to question him carefully."
"Back to Your Majesty, Xu Jiuguan has returned to Donghai County."
Li Yan reminded in a low voice.
"Oh yes."
Chen Xuan patted his forehead, "It's all my fault that these incompetent ministers know how to find trouble for me, but they never share my worries."
"It's better that Xu Jiuguan is demoted to Yun'an County, Donghai County, but he still wants to help me replenish my internal funds."
"When his term expires, I will definitely promote him to the position of Grand Bachelor of the Cabinet."
"Whoever dares to stop you again will have his head chopped off."
really!
Or Xu Jiuguanqin.
Li Yan secretly murmured in his heart that he must not offend Xu Jiuguan in the future.
Even if Xu Jiuguan scolded his mother, he would still greet him with a smile.
By the way, the godson is going to Yun'an County to deliver the decree, so he must be told to get closer to Xu Jiuguan.
Li Yan also made plans in his mind.
…
Zhao Ping didn't know all this.
He is still immersed in the joy of making soap.
Xu Tianhua said that this thing can be sold for one thousand taels of silver.
One pot can make thirty yuan, which is thirty thousand taels of silver.
It can cook four pots a day and cost 120,000 taels of silver.
Moreover, the soap has no cost, and the labor is their own, which is a net profit.
He wanted to make more before Xu Tianhua returned to Beijing, so that Liu Mengru would not have to worry about military expenses for training.
Of course, Zhao Ping did not forget Shuangtang.
Although this thing is not as profitable as soap, it can be sold for one thousand taels of silver per pound, which is very impressive.
Moreover, he uses the yellow mud decolorization method. The process is very simple, and it can be regarded as a profitable business.
In any case, it is to increase production efforts, and then Xu Tianhua will take him to the capital to kill those big dogs.
Liu Mengru didn't get up until it was close to dinner.
After washing up, she saw a busy family of three and joined the camp, becoming a busy family of four.
However, Liu Mengru regained her memory, and the things she was thinking about were no longer limited to country women.
No longer wondering if there is enough food for the next meal at home? How are the crops growing in the fields? And more of them are wars.
So she took the opportunity to ask, "Ms. sir, how is the situation of suppressing bandits?"
"I have no idea."
Zhao Ping said: "There is no news coming back yet."
"What?"
Liu Mengru stared directly.
"So you spend all day doing this? You don't pay attention to the war at all?"
"No."
Zhao Ping said matter-of-factly: "These are much more important than the war."
"If the suppression of bandits fails, we can still regroup and carry out the second, third, and fourth suppression of bandits."
"However, these things can help us earn a lot of money. With money, we can do more things."
Liu Mengru also knew this.
When the army goes out for battle, food and grass go first.
Without enough food and grass, it would be difficult to go on an expedition.
But he was still a little angry, "Then you can't just ignore it, right?"
"If one side loses, can you make timely adjustments?"
"Nothing unexpected."
Zhao Ping shook his head and said: "We have too few people available now, so we must train them ourselves."
"How to cultivate it?"
"Then let them experience more things."
"Suppressing bandits is a rare opportunity. If you let them do it completely, you can see who is the general? Who is the handsome man? Who is the counselor? Who is the deserter?"
"In the future, when we assign tasks, we can also do it based on their characteristics, so as not to let them do things they are not good at, which will be counterproductive."
Liu Mengru was persuaded.
My husband was right. Their men were all recruited from Xiping Village and Xia Village. They were basically ordinary people without any combat experience.
Even if Xianggong taught them some military skills, they still need actual combat experience.
My husband is helping her train her troops.
She just didn't know how many people would die, Liu Mengru sighed secretly in her heart.
At this moment, Xia Zhixue ran in panting.
Before the person arrived, the voice had already come in.
"Good news! Great victory, sir!"
