Although he was very surprised by Jiang Yuyan's proposal, Ye Ming was able to think carefully about it and it seemed to be an interesting proposal... ·····
Although there are still millions of taels of silver in the current finances, compared with the next expenditure, it is very stretched!
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng has always been quite entangled in the matter of celebrating his mother's birthday. He also wants to celebrate Ye Cui's 60th birthday in a lively manner, but even one hundred thousand taels of silver can't stop him from doing so. !
One hundred thousand taels of silver is enough for him to maintain the stability of the Fengwu Army regime for a month, or with an additional two to thirty thousand taels of silver, he can organize and train a division of the army.
If it were just about money, the problem wouldn't be so difficult, but the problem is that I have always advocated frugality and opposed extravagance and waste.
And now we are facing financial difficulties. In order to continue the war, we have to find ways to suspend the payment of some pensions and rewards to the frontline soldiers. If this 60th birthday is held with great fanfare, the impact will be really bad!
As the commander-in-chief of the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng must consider the consequences of this influence, so Ye Mingsheng's original idea was.
The budget for the birthday banquet is set at fifteen thousand taels of silver. We should try our best to make it as lively and lively as possible within this scale, so as to satisfy Mrs. Ye Cui and not leave any regrets... ···············
A few days ago, the people below also showed the plan to Ye Mingsheng. After seeing the birthday banquet plan, Ye Mingsheng felt that compared to the status of Ye Cui today, the scale of the birthday banquet was still somewhat shabby. For this reason, he added an additional budget of five thousand taels of silver from his personal pocket to bring the budget to Got twenty thousand taels of silver.
But even so, Ye Mingsheng still felt that the effect was not very good, and for this reason he was even a little embarrassed to speak to Ye Cui.
Ye Mingsheng understood that although Mrs. Ye Cui was looking forward to her sixtieth birthday, she would definitely accept it happily if she asked her, but she would definitely be disappointed in her heart.
This also made Ye Mingsheng feel in a dilemma, but Jiang Yuyan's proposal today made Ye Mingsheng see a new possibility.
Seeing Ye Mingsheng thinking, Jiang Yuyan also understood that Ye Mingsheng was moved, and then struck while the iron was hot and continued:
"Sir, I will not use Rishengchang silver. Yuchundang has thirty thousand taels of spare money in his account. It is most appropriate to celebrate the old lady's sixtieth birthday. Mr. Bai of Baifu can also get thirty thousand taels of silver. Come out, if we need more we can raise more!”
After hearing her words, Ye Mingsheng immediately nodded and said:
"It's rare that you have such filial piety, so just prepare the money..."
Although there were many deviations from expectations, Jiang Yuyan was very excited when she saw that Ye Mingsheng was willing to collect money and said immediately:
"Yes, we must prepare the money as soon as possible!"
Seeing Jiang Yuyan understand what he meant, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. Seeing the sky getting dark, Ye Mingsheng originally wanted to spend a pleasant and exciting night with Jiang Yuyan.
But he didn't expect that at this time, someone from the Ye Mansion would come to tell Ye Mingsheng that Bai Yuanyuan was in labor. This also made Ye Mingsheng no longer in the mood to have fun. Although Jiang Yuyan was a little disgusted by this, she wanted to be in front of Ye Mingsheng. Showing a sensible and virtuous image, she also persuaded Ye Mingsheng to go back to his house and take a look.
Under Jiang Yuyan's advice, Ye Mingsheng pretended to hesitate for a moment and then got off the slope. After briefly appeasing Jiang Yuyan's mood, Ye Mingsheng left, leaving Jiang Yuyan alone in Feiyan Zhai, turning into Wang. Fu Shi is lonely and cold.
Sitting on the carriage returning home, Ye Mingsheng also closed his eyes to rest. Although his eyes were closed, Ye Mingsheng was thinking carefully in his heart.
Jiang Yuyan said nicely, everything was given by herself, and she had to share her worries and show her filial piety to Mrs. Ye Cui.
But if Ye Mingsheng believed what she said, he would be an innocent bastard and would never survive today...
Jiang Yu
The fact that Yan and Bai Wanhao of the Bai family celebrated Ye Cui's birthday really surprised Ye Mingsheng, and he did not expect it.
However, the spy assigned to Jiang Yuyan reported another matter to Ye Mingsheng. This matter was that Jiang Yuyan had always been concerned about the Fengwu Army's war in Yunbin and her family in Luo'an. Various channels tried to provide some help to her family.
So Jiang Yuyan took the initiative to propose a birthday party, and Ye Mingsheng could probably figure it out, and Ye Mingsheng was also happy to see it happen.
Although Ye Mingsheng has always flaunted himself as a loyal minister and good general of the Great Zhou Dynasty in publicity, he wanted the Qing emperor to kill the national thief Shangguan Hongyuan and return power to the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although Ye Mingsheng himself didn't care at all about such slogans, they were just used in the name of the Luo'an court.
If the Fengwu Army really invaded Luo'an and captured the young emperor alive, Ye Mingsheng would definitely lock him up in the palace and keep him under strict supervision like Shangguan Hongyuan. If he was dishonest, Ye Mingsheng would not mind letting him have an accident.
However, as someone who will be the emperor in the future, Ye Mingsheng still has to pay attention to some effects. If he can solve the problem without killing people, Ye Mingsheng will not want to use the knife.
But Ye Mingsheng is a little worried, in case some people in the Zhou clan who don't understand the situation are unwilling to accept it, so Ye Mingsheng wants someone who can persuade the elders and young ones of the clan for him... ···············
Now it seems that Jiang Yuyan is a good choice. Let Jiang Yuyan talk to those old people and young people. In short, it is still the same saying: be polite before fighting!
Ye Mingsheng knew Jiang Yuyan's purpose. As for why Bai Wanhao was willing to spend money, Ye Mingsheng knew even more!
Ye Mingsheng noticed Bai Wanhao of the Bai family very early. This old man is a very smart person!
He knew where the red line set by Ye Mingsheng was, so he never allowed his two sons to commit corruption, break the law, or do things that Ye Mingsheng did not allow!
At the same time, Bai Wanhao is also very good at seeking benefits for himself within the red line. He uses the identities of his two sons and Bai Yuanyuan to understand the policy direction of Fengwu Army, and then makes business arrangements in advance, which also makes a lot of money. , a lot of harvest!
At the same time, Bai Wanhao also actively purchased Dadongsheng's bonds to obtain amulets for himself and his family, and did good deeds among the people to gain a good reputation for himself.
Seeing that Bai Wanhao was so obedient and sensible, Ye Mingsheng naturally had no reason to deal with him!
Unfortunately, although Bai Wanhao is smart and cunning, he still has not gotten rid of the limited thinking of businessmen throughout the ages.
When a businessman has money, he will inevitably want to improve his social status. Once his social status is improved, the next step is to increase his political influence!
But Bai Wanhao is different from others. He has a beautiful daughter, and this daughter is also married to Ye Mingsheng... ··
Therefore, the reason why Bai Wanhao is willing to spend money with Jiang Yuyan to celebrate the old lady's 60th birthday is first of all to bet that Bai Yuanyuan will give birth to a boy tonight!
Although Ye Mingsheng currently has three sons, the eldest son Jingren, the second son Jingcheng, and the third son Jingxuan.
But Pei Zhixiu is unwilling to compete. Although Shen Yutong wants to compete, she does not have the strength, so Jingren is currently alone and has no competitors.
And if Bai Yuanyuan can give birth to a boy tonight, then Jingren will have a more realistic competitor!
Although the strength of the Bai family is much different from that of the Cui family, Bai Yuanyuan's two brothers, Bai Changrong, is a general in the Fengwu Army, and Bai Changrong also holds important positions in the government. The Bai family wants and has money, and their fundamentals are very good, so There is no doubt that Bai Wanhao has an idea!
Even if Bai Yuanyuan loses the bet to have another girl, it will not be a loss for the Bai family to let Ye Mingsheng remember them. It will be helpful to the career of the two brothers of the Bai family, and at the same time, it can also help their daughter to change their image in front of Ye Cui.
Therefore, as a businessman, in the face of such risks and benefits, Bai Wanhao had no reason to refuse. Jiang Yuyan chose to cooperate with Bai Wanhao because of her fancy.
For Bai Wanhao
Ye Mingsheng saw this little thought but didn't want to expose it. After all, the key to power lies in checks and balances.
The Bai brothers will still be very useful in the future, so Ye Mingsheng also plans to give them a taste of the sweetness.
After half a stick of incense, the carriage stopped at the door of Ye Mansion. As soon as Ye Mingsheng got off the carriage, he saw Ye Cheng walking quickly towards him to congratulate him:
"Congratulations, Commander-in-Chief, Madam Bai has given birth to a little son for you, Commander-in-Chief..."
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Guanzhong, Weiguan
Weiguan is located in the vast land of Guanzhong, with Ziwu Mountain to the north and Jinhe River to the south. It is the only shortcut from the Central Plains to the northwest. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Countless soldiers have died here for thousands of years.
Today, the flag of the Fengwu Army is also flying in the wilderness outside Weiguan City. Along with the flag of the Fengwu Army, there is the continuous roar of cannons.
Thirty red-coated heavy artillery roared at Weiguan one after another, and one shell after another hit the city wall of Weiguan. Behind the Fengwu Army's camp, Yuan Song was holding a telescope and standing on the watchtower to observe. The effect of the Fengwu Army's bombardment.
Before Yuan Song joined the army and followed Ye Mingsheng at the age of sixteen, he worked in the Forbidden Army for almost twenty years. In these twenty years, he not only traveled all over Guanzhong and Yongliang, but also traveled a lot.
When Yuan Song first joined the army, he was stationed in Weiguan. He stayed here for two years. To this day, Yuan Song still remembers when he was sixteen or seventeen years old and was shivering in the cold wind at night.
But at that time, Yuan Song, who was a new recruit, never thought that a few decades later, he would command more than 100,000 troops to attack Wei Pass!
Although he had once been stationed at Wei Pass, after all, thirty years had passed, so when he faced Yuan Song at Wei Pass again, he felt that times had changed... ···········
Watching the bombs explode one by one on the city wall of Weiguan, Yuan Song was filled with emotion and became more confident in conquering Weiguan.
The geographical location of Weiguan is definitely very dangerous, and it is absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack. Otherwise, countless elite soldiers and generals in ancient times would not have been defeated here.
But times have changed now. The emergence of artillery has greatly changed the way war is fought. At the same time, no one or thing can withstand the wear and tear of time.
Let’s just say that the city wall of Weiguan has also been war-torn. At the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Weiguan also underwent very comprehensive repairs. However, the existence of Weiguan was mainly to defend against enemies in the Kanto region. The Great Zhou Dynasty unified the world, and the Kanto region was also the Great Zhou Dynasty. territory, so the role of Weiguan has been reduced a lot in the past three hundred years.
In the fifty years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the country's economic situation has not been very good, and it has been at war with the grassland people in the north, so there is no spare money to repair the Wei Pass, which is of low use, and these three hundred Years of wind, rain, sun and cold weather have done a lot of damage to the Weiguan city wall.
If there were no cannons in the past, the city wall of Weiguan might still be able to withstand it. However, in the face of the fierce bombardment by the Fengwu Army, although Weiguan could hold on for the time being, it was also severely destroyed. The terrible thing is that There are many potholes, and some of the walls have even begun to fall off.
This also made Yuan Song believe that as long as more cannons were mobilized and enough shells were fired every day for a month or two, Wei Pass could be completely blown open... ·················
Although his hometown is not in Guanzhong, Yuan Song devoted the best years of his life to the land of Guanzhong. He lost blood fighting against the Kipchaks here, married a wife and had children here, and became a high-ranking official step by step. The sentry commander of the Forbidden Army, and met Ye Mingsheng here, which completely changed his life!
Therefore, Yuan Song still has great feelings for the land of Guanzhong. He even regards Guanzhong as his second hometown in life. At first, he disliked the wind and sand here and wanted to find another place to raise people, but during the period of following Ye Mingsheng , he dreamed more than once
Return to Guanzhong by yourself!
He missed the spicy food in Guanzhong, the endless variety of pasta, and even the sky full of yellow sand!
And now as long as Wei Pass is conquered, Yuan Song can return to the place in his dream and feel everything he once felt!
But what is different from before is that now Yuan Song is no longer a little-known commander in the Forbidden Army who has to endure exploitation and exclusion by his superiors. Now he is the first general of the Fengwu Army who commands more than 100,000 troops. The commander-in-chief of the military army's western expedition to Guanzhong!
It is not an exaggeration to describe the two identities as worlds apart...
