Secondly, the 500,000 taels of silver allocated by Shangguan Hongyuan as the preparation expenses for the Zhenwu Army may not seem like much, but on the premise that the Ministry of War provides ordnance, it is still enough for the preliminary preparation expenses for the Zhenwu Army. .
It was enough to pay for 30,000 officers and soldiers for a year, as well as pay for food, drink and training. With this money, and the assistance of Gongsun Heng, who was familiar with Liaoyang, the Zhenwu Army's airs were set up.
As for the 600,000 taels of tax money that Liaoyang will give to the court next year, Shangguan Hongyuan will only give half of it to the Zhenwu Army, and his life will be a little tight, but he can still support it.
In short, this time, the Chief Assistant, the establishment of the Zhenwu Army was not thought-provoking. The Zhenwu Army seemed to have great potential. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng's heart became hot, and he had some vague expectations. Thinking about his future in the Zhenwu Army...
Although he has made a preliminary decision to join the Zhenwu Army, this position transfer is not something Ye Mingsheng can transfer if he wants.
Although Shen Jianzhong said a lot of encouraging words to Ye Mingsheng, in fact he only suggested that Ye Mingsheng join the Zhenwu Army, but did not provide Ye Mingsheng with a way to join the Zhenwu Army!
Although what he did seemed a bit unkind, Ye Mingsheng could actually understand Shen Jianzhong's approach. After all, Shen Jianzhong now serves in the Supervision Department, and his status can be said to be relatively sensitive, and as the chief assistant, Shangguan Hong It is far away and has always been taboo. The people in the Supervision Department are close to the military, so it is understandable that Shen Jianzhong does this in order to avoid suspicion.
Since Shen Jianzhong is not needed, Ye Mingsheng has to rely on his own connections to join the Zhenwu Army. This makes Ye Mingsheng somewhat difficult...
He was able to operate himself into the Hujie Forbidden Army because the fourth-level commander of the Hujie Forbidden Army knew Fang Jing from the same place. He and he were from the same hometown and were both from Fengshan County.
The Ye family has some friendship with Fang Jing's ancestors. In the years since he came to Luo'an, Ye Mingsheng has given him gifts during every New Year and festival. This friendship has been established, and the relationship between the two is good, so Ye Mingsheng has confidence. With some money, you can use Fang Jing's method to transfer yourself to serve in the Hujie Forbidden Army.
In addition to Fang Jing, Ye Mingsheng, who was born in Liaoyang and had no foundation in the imperial court, was really not familiar with these senior military officers of the fourth grade or above in the Forbidden Army. Even if he wanted to make money, he would not know. Who can speak out and be energetic about this matter!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but show some bitterness, not knowing what to do. After thinking for a moment, Ye Mingsheng seemed to have thought of something, and there was some hesitation in his eyes.
After a cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng gritted his teeth and finally made a decision in his heart. He called Ye Tie into the tent and whispered, "Who do you want to let go, what is your official position, and how much are you willing to pay for those who are looking for you?" Yinzi, make me a list now.”
After saying that, Ye Mingsheng pushed the pen and paper to Ye Tie. Hearing this, Ye Tie didn't ask any questions, just nodded, immediately picked up the paper and pen and went to his desk to write quickly. After a while, Ye Tie handed the written paper to Ye Mingsheng.
After scanning some contents on the white paper, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand. Ye Tie bowed and exited the tent, leaving the tent to Ye Mingsheng alone.
After reading all the messages on the list and writing down a few names, Ye Mingsheng calmly took out a fire seal from his arms and blew it gently, and the fire seal ignited an orange flame. Ye Mingsheng clicked on the list on Ye Mingsheng's hand that was still stained with sweat.
In just the blink of an eye, the list, whose ink had not yet dried, turned into fly ash, falling to the ground and mixing with the soil.
These are troubled times, and the official administration of the Great Zhou Dynasty has long since lost its clarity as it was when the country was founded. Nowadays, it is a tacit and open secret that everyone is tacitly aware of the corruption in the officialdom. There is a backer for such transfers in the Forbidden Army. Maybe just say hello.
But for people like Ye Mingsheng who have no one to care about them, if they want to find someone to do things, they need money to help them. After all, others don’t know you, but everyone knows you and likes your money. ···
But where does the money come from?
Although Ye Mingsheng is a seventh-grade military attaché, his annual salary from the court amounts to more than a hundred taels of silver. Although it is enough for Ye Mingsheng to live and support several of his soldiers, in the prosperous Luoan, The rent of the compound that Ye Mingsheng rented cost thirty taels of silver a year. Add to that the daily greetings, drinking and socializing with his colleagues, and he really couldn't save much money.
If it weren't for the tight living conditions, the original owner would not have taken the risk of being cut off in half to covet the silver and gold bars, hoping to get some funds for himself to operate in the officialdom and carry out activities.
Ye Mingsheng originally planned to take the thousand taels of silver he had asked for from Wang Kangxin privately, but unfortunately, the war in Liujing was too difficult, and the morale of the brothers was low.
Therefore, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Ye Mingsheng could only take out all the one thousand taels of silver and distribute them, giving a taste of sweetness to his desperate brothers...
Therefore, now Ye Mingsheng only has the one thousand taels of silver and thirty small yellow croakers that the original owner gained from the battle of Wanfeng Mansion. Although these things together are quite a lot, they are probably close to two thousand taels of silver. , can almost operate him to the position of the sixth level.
But Ye Mingsheng's current ambition cannot be satisfied by a sixth-level official!
After realizing what a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this Zhenwu Army was, Ye Mingsheng had already dreamed of taking advantage of the unparalleled military exploits of this surprise attack on Liu Jing to see if he could seize the opportunity to upgrade three levels in a row and become a fifth-level officer. military attache,
The plan is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. If he wants to accomplish what Ye Mingsheng wants, the two thousand taels of operating funds he currently has are not enough. ,
Ye Mingsheng estimated that no matter who he found in the end, he would still need at least another two thousand taels of silver to be almost satisfied with the officials in the Ministry of War.
Silver is a good thing that everyone likes, but where can you get it?
When Xiang Yuanhui didn't come before, Ye Mingsheng was afraid of Shen Jianzhong's warning, so he didn't do anything about the treasures in the palace. But since Xiang Yuanhui entered the city, Ye Mingsheng just wanted to secretly have some evil thoughts. , and there is no such opportunity.
