"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Gao. Liu Wei has no ill intentions. He just hopes that he can exchange some war horses from Mr. Gao in the future."
When Liu Wei said this, Gao Yingshi was visibly relieved and pretended to be dissatisfied: "Brother Zishou, why are you so weird? Although I haven't fully understood the inside story of Bailixia, but as long as what Brother Zishou said is true, I will definitely Try your best to meet the needs of respecting father, son and war horse."
Liu Wei was overjoyed, rubbed his hands and said: "That's great! To be honest with Mr. Gao, there are two main sources of elites under my father's command. One is the elite one out of ten in the Sichuan Guards Station, and the other is the surrender of the Japanese pirates. But this time Neither of them is familiar with cavalry warfare, so my father often said that if he could build a strong cavalry force, he would have no regrets in his life."
Gao Jingshi remembered what little Loli had said before and asked tentatively: "Can the Japanese pirate soldiers understand Chinese?"
"Why not?" Liu Wei explained: "You may not know something, Mr. Gao. Although they are called Japanese pirates, most of them are actually desperate and brave people from the coastal provinces of the Ming Dynasty. These people were either convicted earlier For the imperial court, either because of their livelihood, they joined the pirates one after another, hiding on the islands, and raiding along the coast. After being defeated by our officers and soldiers, because of their bravery, they joined the generals, freed from their previous sins, and made meritorious service to the imperial court. , the best of both worlds.”
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: I'm afraid it's not necessarily the best of both worlds. At least the military discipline of Qi Jiguang's troops is much better than that of your troops later.
After all, Gao Pragmatic was a civilized person born under the red flag. He was accustomed to the fine style of the people's soldiers. He was very dissatisfied with the situation in this era where "bandits are like combs and soldiers are like grates". Hearing this, he deliberately made a serious face and said: "Brother Zishou, as you mentioned this, I have something to say."
Liu Wei saw his face suddenly darkened and asked in surprise: "What's the matter?"
"I heard that General Liu was impeached many times for indulging his subordinates in laundering people's property..." Gao pragmatically stared at Liu Wei and asked seriously, "Is this possible?"
"It's true." Liu Wei actually made no excuses, but his face was quite helpless: "But Mr. Gao, whether you believe it or not, I have to say: there is no way to do it."
There was obvious dissatisfaction on Gao Pangshi's face: "Why, General Liu has been leading the army for many years, but he can't control his subordinates?"
Not only was Liu Wei not angry, but he sighed, shook his head and said, "Mr. Gao, you don't know something. Sometimes you really don't dare to control things too much."
Gao Pragmatic's face became even worse, and he said in a deep voice: "We are both famous generals in the world. Brother Zishou said that your father sometimes does not dare to control too much, so why does Qi Nantang dare to control it? I have never heard that his Qi family's army also looted people's property. Lift."
A trace of anger suddenly appeared on Liu Wei's face, and he said: "Master Gao, Qi Yuanjing has Tan Lun on his head to protect him from the wind and rain. He is indispensable for military pay and weapons. Later, he took charge of all affairs of the Ministry of War as the elder. Zhang Taiyue stood up for him, and even the soldiers' pensions were paid by the court, so he had no worries! But what about my father? There was no one in the court. Not only did no one speak for my father, but even the actual military exploits were falsely claimed or wiped out. , it is said that the money spent on burials and pensions is often deducted by more than half of ordinary military pay. How do you think my father can compare with Qi Yuanjing?"
Gao pragmatic was stunned when he heard this, but before he could speak, Liu Qing continued: "Master Gao, if you don't believe it, you might as well take a look at Yu Zhifu (Yu Dayou). His situation is slightly better than that of my father. Although there is no one in the court, he can at least be on his own He is the commander-in-chief of Guangdong, the place is rich, and the money and food he can get are much more abundant than my father's, but even so, don't his troops sometimes plunder people's property?"
Gao Pragmatic was speechless and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"In the final analysis, there is no soldier who doesn't know how to strictly enforce military discipline." Liu Wei sighed and said a little absentmindedly: "No matter how serious military discipline is, if the soldiers under you follow you and fight thousands of miles, they will have to keep their heads in their belts every day. I worked for you, but in the end you couldn't even get the military pay or insufficient, how could you have the nerve to ask them not to share the spoils privately or plunder the people's property? If you really dare to do this, it would be light to argue for pay, but to send troops Changing talents is really a big trouble! These field troops are no better than those soldiers who have been unable to fight for a long time. Once these people really cause a mutiny, not to mention looting people's property, I'm afraid they will even dare to attack Nanjing City! "
Gao Pragmatic was silent for a while. He could see that Liu Wei's words were indeed not intended to shirk responsibility. Historically, Liu Xian and his son had never had any assistance in the court, and due to various reasons in the Ming Dynasty, the military pay quota was originally low. After layers of plucking, a lot less of it finally reached the hands of the general. Since the general had to concentrate some of it to support the most capable servants, the amount that ordinary soldiers could get was even more unbearable. As for other ordnance and supplies, it is conceivable that the same situation is true.
"Mr. Gao." Little Loli suddenly said: "If you can convince Mr. Gao Ge to take care of my father, get full salary and full pension, our Liu Jiajun will naturally be able to improve military discipline like Qi Jiajun and Ma Jiajun. I just don’t know if Master Gao has the confidence to let Gao Ge Lao make such a critical statement.”
The two brothers and sisters both have high and pragmatic eyes, their eyes are bright, and their anticipation is palpable.
Gao pragmatic pondered for a moment and asked, "Are your military status and your subordinates still in Sichuan, or have they been transferred to Nanjing?"
Liu Wei immediately understood what Gao Pragmatic meant, but he sighed: "This matter is very complicated. Regarding military status, my father's headquarters is still in Sichuan, and the military salary allocation must be allocated first by the Ministry of War in Beijing to the Sichuan Governor, and then the Sichuan Governor Specific arrangements. But since my father is stationed in Tongzhou, Yingtian, and Tongzhou has a grain officer, these military salaries need to be transferred to the grain doctor to distribute them. "
When he said this, he sighed again: "This is just regular pay. Since I have been fighting in the coastal provinces as a guest soldier for a long time, my father's army naturally has additional rations. These rations should be distributed by the Nanjing Ministry of War as a rule. But because some people are obstructing us here in Nanjing, we often use various reasons to withhold the rations or delay the disbursement, or else they say it’s not serious. In short, what we get in the end is less than 30% most of the time. I’m surprised. It’s strange, it only takes a day or two to travel by Yangtze River waterway from Nanjing to Tongzhou, but this damn thing can actually be 70% floating? I think the consciences of these people in Nanjing are all fed to dogs!”
Gao pragmatic frowned and said nothing, but his face was already very ugly.
Liu Wei gritted his teeth, suddenly took a step back, bowed deeply to Gao Jingshi, and said: "Master Gao, if you can tell Mr. Gao Ge the whole story, please urge Mr. Gao Ge to put pressure on all parties to ensure the pay of my father's army." , pension, then my father will definitely be able to improve the military discipline, and in the future, whenever there is an order from the high cabinet, no matter whether we are attacking or defending, my father and son will do their best and will not dare to shirk even a little bit!"
Gao Pingshi said expressionlessly: "Brother Zishou, do these words represent the meaning of your father?"
Liu Wei looked overjoyed. He glanced at Little Loli first, saw her nodding, and said hurriedly: "Of course it's okay. Last night we...I decided to discuss it with my father."
"Okay." Gao Pragmatic nodded: "After I return to Beijing, I will persuade my third uncle in person about this matter. It should not be a big deal."
Liu Wei was overjoyed and bowed deeply: "On behalf of his father, Liu Wei would like to thank Mr. Gao for his righteousness. From now on, as long as we do not violate the holy will, I, the Liu family army, will follow the lead of the old horse in the high cabinet!"
Gao Pangshi breathed a sigh of relief: Okay, since Liu Wei and his son have voted for my Gao family this time, there is hope for victory in the Ming-Burma War in the future. What are the three major campaigns of Wanli? I want to turn it into the four major signs of Wanli!
