The envoys had all left, and Wang Xiaolie sat alone in his room, staring at the blooming chrysanthemums outside the window in a daze, motionless for a long time.
Chrysanthemums bloom very brightly, with colorful and complex flowers. It was late autumn, when the chrysanthemums were in full bloom, and the whole yard was filled with flowers like a sea. Coupled with the rich aroma of several sweet-scented osmanthus trees nearby and a few butterflies flying among the flowers, it was a good time to enjoy the flowers and drink.
"The rustling west wind fills the courtyard with plants, and the fragrant and cold butterflies are hard to come. If I were the Qing Emperor in another year, I would be rewarded with peach blossoms blooming everywhere." Suddenly, this poem came to Wang Xiaolie's mind. There is no reason, I think of chrysanthemums when I see them.
Wang Xiaolie smiled bitterly, stood up, walked to the door and looked into the yard.
People of later generations always think that rebellion is easy. If you have an army in your hands, as long as you feel unhappy, you can rise up and shout, not to mention that the responders will gather, at least the troops under you will rebel with you. Others say that since Yue Fei's army is called the "Yue Family Army", wouldn't it be enough for him to rebel with the twelve gold medals?
In fact, although Yue Fei's army is called the "Yue Family Army", it is actually the army of the imperial court. Han Shizhong's army was called "Han Jiajun", and Zhang Jun's army was also called "Zhang Jiajun" by people at the time. Yue Fei just followed the rules, indicating that he was the commander-in-chief.
Several armies that were founded in the Southern Song Dynasty were officially formed when Yue Fei formed an independent army. Among them, Han Shizhong was his own army and had the nature of a partial warlord. However, he followed the imperial court to fight all year round and was deeply influenced by the imperial court. Liu Guangshi was a warlord, and all the chaotic troops collected by the Song Dynasty were sent to him. However, he had little control over his troops and could only restrain them. Zhang Jun was trained by Zhao Gou. Although he was called "Zhang Jiajun", he was a regular army of the imperial court. It is precisely because of this identity that after ten years of turmoil in Shaoxing, he was the one who truly took charge of the military.
Yue Fei was another general trained by Zhao Gou after Zhang Jun and was used to organize other armies. Because of this, all the armies that could be reorganized were assigned to Yue Fei's name. If there are no accidents, it should be Yue Fei who annexed Liu Guangshi's tribe and completed the integration of the Song Dynasty's army.
With such an identity, why did Yue Fei rebel? His army was the regular army of the imperial court, and few rebelled with him. In fact, after the Storm Prison occurred, only a few of Yue Fei's men really opposed it. When Zhao Gou took care of Yue Fei, he never thought about the army's rebellion.
Historically, Chen Mingren rebelled when the overall situation was decided. Three of his four army commanders fled, and most of his soldiers fled. This may be due to Chen Mingren's stubbornness and over-cautiousness, but the main reason is his inability to control the army and unclear situation.
Facing Zhao Gou, Wang Xiaolie had to be ready to rebel at any time. But if you rebel, you have to consider whether your troops will listen to you and how many people will listen to you. An army without iron discipline and absolute obedience to orders is unimaginable.
Wang Ruohai came in and saw Wang Xiaolie at the door, and saluted hurriedly.
Wang Xiaolie said: "I haven't seen my staff today, but I don't know what I have to do?"
Wang Ruohai said: "It's already winter, and the army has to prepare for the winter. Allocating supplies to them is no small matter."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes, this is a big deal. All divisions have sent official documents, saying that they lack winter supplies and it is really difficult to distribute them."
Now Wang Xiaolie's military standards have not been determined, the distribution system is not clear, and the supplies are not sufficient, and each division is snatching them back and forth. As chief of staff, Wang Ruohai's distribution of winter supplies has become a major event recently, and he is extremely busy every day.
Entering the room, the guests and hosts were seated. Wang Xiaolie made a pot of tea and invited Wang Ruohai.
After drinking a cup of tea, Wang Ruohai put the tea down. Said: "Xuanfu asked some of the envoys to return immediately with gifts. Isn't it inappropriate? Their seats have been arranged at the banquet, and even the food and drinks have been taken care of for some people -"
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Advisor, if you have something to say in front of me, you should just say it!"
Wang Ruohai said: "Yes, if you don't follow military orders below, you should indeed be punished. But it shouldn't be so direct! The Dutong and Qianji below are all generals now. Xuanfu's actions have made it impossible for them to step down. It's better to give in. If the envoy attends the wedding banquet well, he will be able to live up to his reputation."
Wang Xiaolie said: "This wedding banquet is just about saving face. What's the punishment for having decent face? We are the army, and we must let the people below understand that military orders are like mountains and cannot be changed at all. They can only be executed! There is no cleverness in this. This is not a place to be cautious!"
Wang Ruohai thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Xuan Fu makes sense. However, I still think it is too much."
Wang Xiaolie waved his hand and said, "That's it. There's no need to mention it again, counselor!"
Wang Ruohai shook his head. Said: "Hedong area. Now the Shangdang has a division of Xie Linong, a division of Cao Zhiyan of Jinzhou, and if you add a division of Jiang Min of Shizhou, there will be three divisions in total, with 100,000 horses. Supply these 100,000 horses with food and grass , providing winter supplies is not an easy task.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not easy. However, Jinzhou and Shangdang are both strategically important and must be stationed with troops. In Shizhou, Jiang Min can first solve the problem of losing his family in Fuzhou, and secondly, he can surround the enemy's rear during war. There are also Great use.”
Wang Ruohai said: "Shizhou can use the Yellow River for transportation. Although it is difficult, it is better than taking the land route. The difficulty now is the Longde Mansion area. Originally, Longde Mansion was enough to support more than 30,000 people. But after the Jin soldiers, the place was dilapidated , with a sparse population, it will be difficult. I think now that the new army has been organized and trained, it is better to march north in a big way and lead Xiangzhou and Cizhou. It can not only monitor Daming Prefecture, but also support Longde Prefecture. "
Wang Xiaolie thought for a moment and then said decisively: "No, occupying these two states will stimulate Liu Yu and become a situation of no end. In the current situation, it is best for us not to join the Central Plains battlefield, but to attack the north directly. If To join the battlefield in the Central Plains, you have to cooperate with the armies of Liu, Zhang, and Han, but do you want to cooperate?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head.
Wang Ruohai had been Wang Xiaolie's chief of staff for many years and had a vague idea of Wang Xiaolie's thoughts. He sighed and said: "If we can't capture Xiangzhou and Cizhou, we will have to suffer the hardships of the people in Huai, Wei, Ze and other states. The road from Zezhou to Longde Mansion is not very easy."
Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while and asked: "Is the army short of money now? Spend more money, we can't let the people work without getting money."
"Money is always in short supply. However, after occupying Luoyang this year, the Xuanfu Division built many factories and spent a lot of money. Coupled with the creation of a new army, even more money was spent. If many things can be temporarily suspended, Years later, it will be much easier. The problem now is that these things cannot wait.”
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing.
When the economy develops, money is invested and money is made by printing money. This method is not unfamiliar to modern people. To be honest, this method is a common method used by modern countries. Cooperating with the operation of various currency reservoirs, a huge amount of currency can be printed.
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In this era, there is a lack of various research on this method, so Wang Xiaolie can only try it one step at a time. Fortunately, in this era, the government's expenditures were much less than in later generations, and development was very fast under Wang Xiaolie's rule, so there was generally no shortage of money.
Put private copper coins into banks, and economic development expands money demand. These two items alone are enough for Wang Xiaolie's monetary expenditure.
