Feng Mingyuan's family gathering was disrupted by Zhou Zhonghao. His face was naturally cold.
Zhou Zhonghao knew that he was an eyesore, but he had no choice but to make this trip, otherwise he would not be able to shoulder the responsibility if he was held accountable, and he might miss important events.
So the meeting ended hastily, and Feng Mingyuan and Zhou Zhonghao moved to the study room.
boom!
Feng Mingyuan's good mood disappeared after reading the urgent letter from Feiyu sent by Zhou Zhonghao. Or rather furious.
"It's so deceiving! Three hundred carts of food, one thousand sets of standard armor, two thousand sets of wound medicine and one thousand young men! Are the people in Yuzhong Military Mansion crazy! It's not even the middle of the year, and this is actually happening Recruitment without restraint!”
"Sir, please calm down. I am afraid that Yuzhong Military Mansion has no choice but to do this this time."
"Um?"
Zhou Zhonghao bowed and continued: "Your Excellency, you still remember that two months ago, the Yuzhong Military Mansion issued a document requiring all cities within its jurisdiction to strictly prohibit the misappropriation of official warehouses and war supplies. Moreover, it was the first time in five years to send People came to check in detail the registration status of the population register in the Yamen.
The caravans that came from the east in the past few days also reported that they were getting more and more nervous. I think there is going to be a war. "
Feng Mingyuan shook his head and said: "To the east is Akashi. The certificate of credence for opening up trade and navigation signed just four years ago was endorsed by the heads of both countries. I think it is unrealistic for you to insist on another border conflict. You don't want to lose face? Besides, with Akashi After starting a business, there are many benefits from the exchanges. There is no reason to cut off each other's financial resources.
snort! And haven’t you seen the number of recruits this time? It’s just a thing, a thousand young people! Even if these laborers go to the army, they are just used as auxiliary soldiers and do hard work. Is it necessary to smoke so much? He also went to the border, which had a huge impact on all aspects of Yongchuan City! "
Be it money or food for soldiers and armor, although the amount is not small, Yongchuan City is a hub with connections in all directions, so these things can still be easily obtained. But only "Young Zhuang" made Feng Mingyuan very angry. Population is the foundation, and young people are the foundation among the foundations. How can we consume it excessively?
Zhou Zhonghao nodded silently when he heard this and said: "Qian Qingzhuang is indeed a bit troublesome, but if the military government opens its mouth, it will be difficult to have room for negotiation."
Feng Mingyuan stopped talking.
Although the "Bingfu" mentioned by the two people refers to the Yuzhong Military Palace, in fact it is just a geographical location and has little to do with the Yuzhong Prefecture. Just like Zhang Yangsong who escaped from death, he is in charge of the military mansion and is called the military master. He can control the conduct of the three soldiers and horses in Yuzhong and the military accounts in peacetime. At the same time, they will also supervise whether the soldiers are diligent in training and so on.
But when it comes to command power, Zhang Yangsong, the military leader, does not have it. Even when there is a war or other major event involving the mobilization of troops and horses, the leader of the army is completely an outsider and a bystander. The real command of the troops is the Yamen of the Ministry of War in the capital.
In other words, the reason why Zhou Zhonghao said that it was difficult for the Bingfu to leave room for negotiation was that this kind of urgent order came from the top down and was rooted in the Bingbu Yamen. Yongchuan City alone had no qualifications to bargain with the Bingbu Yamen. ?
Feng Mingyuan was silent for a long time and then said: "Prepare the things first, don't be busy first, send news to Yuzhong Military Mansion, just say that the journey of the young man is not small, Yongchuan City is accessible in all directions, both land and water are convenient, can we recruit first but don't attack?" Yuzhong, starting directly from Yongchuan City can save time and consumption. After all, it is a big deal for thousands of people to eat horses and chew along the way.
Just ask and see how the military government reacts. "
"Sir, what do you think?"
"Although it's not appropriate to bargain, it's okay to delay for a while. Only in this way can there be room for maneuver. You can make arrangements tonight and try to pick out young men in their forties from the roster. If they are not all there, they can't be younger than 35 years old. Understand. ?"
"This subordinate understands. But nothing will happen if this happens, right?"
"Humph, what could happen? Isn't forty a young man? He is just an auxiliary soldier. The hard work of those above forty is not much different. Who can say anything?" Feng Mingyuan weighed in his mind. He knew that in many places, people in their fifties and sixties were not even young people, but were replaced by young people, and some were even replaced by criminal soldiers. He has given the Ministry of War Yamen a lot of face by doing this. It was impossible for anyone to pick on him.
It would be foolish to leave it to young people in their late teens to early twenties.
Of course Zhou Zhonghao also knew these things, but these words could not come out of Zhou Zhonghao's mouth. That's why Feng Mingyuan made his decision directly.
That night, Zhou Zhonghao put in place all the materials for the recruitment. Just wait for dawn to bring luck. And those "young and strong" people were urged by Zhou Zhonghao night after night to start listing the names in the yamen. It's just that those people can be recruited, but those people are not suitable, or they have already paid the military tax, etc. At this age, it is much more troublesome and more time-consuming to queue up than the real young people. This is why Feng Mingyuan asked him to delay for a few days. reason. Moreover, even if the list is made, it will not be posted immediately, but will have to wait for the reply from the feathers released last night.
However, I originally thought that according to Yuzhong Military Mansion's usual lazy habits, Feiyu would have to go back and forth in Yuzhong for at least two days after he went there, plus the five days of travel time on the road were all base work. But it turned out that only on the evening of the third day, Feiyu's reply arrived from Yuzhong Military Mansion.
"After receiving this order, we must set off within two days and rush to Pengshan?!"
Both Zhou Zhonghao and Feng Mingyuan had a look of surprise on their faces when they saw the urgent order.
Feng Mingyuan quickly took out a rather detailed map from the drawer, spread it on the desk, and quickly clicked on a red dot located in the southernmost part of Hong Dynasty, near a huge mountain range.
"We are actually going to Pengshan! The Bingfu is straightforward. This means that something big must have happened there, something big that will soon be impossible to hide!
Is the Yunyan disaster coming again? "
"Sir, didn't Yunyan and us reconcile hundreds of years ago? I heard that even the garrison at Pengshan Pass dropped from the initial number of 100,000 to less than 10,000. And the country and the dynasty Trade with them has also been increasing. At least 30% of the furs and medicinal materials we sell in Yongchuan come from Yunyan, how could this happen?"
Feng Mingyuan raised his hand to interrupt Zhou Zhonghao's slightly panicked words.
"Yuzhong Military Mansion may be out of tune sometimes. But they don't dare to mess with this kind of thing. They are so urgent to send people to Pengshan, and they even sent them to our side. This shows how urgent the situation is.
Do it quickly. It is estimated that the decades of peace in the country are coming to an end. "
That day, a recruitment list was posted at every notice point in the city. For the surrounding Zhuangzi outside the city, there were even special officials who went to Zhuangzi to call people.
"Zhu Chongjiu!"
"Li San!"
When the names were announced one by one, they elicited truly uncontrollable tears and sighs.
For a time, everyone in Yongchuan City was panicked.
(End of chapter)
