"Mr. Factory, this is absolutely not the case!" The sergeant quickly defended to Cao Huachun, "The family next door is actually a remnant of the king's thieves. Now that he sees his subordinates carrying out errands, he naturally refuses to admit it. I hope the factory man will learn from it! "
When Jiang Dong heard this and wanted to speak, Cao Huachun was already angry. He stared at them coldly and shouted sharply: "That's enough. Isn't it enough about Ma Dayong? Those foreign imperial censors and others Everyone is staring at Dongchang! I didn’t expect you to make trouble yourself, so you don’t take our family seriously, right?”
He was so furious that he immediately shocked all the fans. They all knelt down and were being scolded, not daring to raise their heads.
"Lu Yongfu?"
"My subordinates are here!" A sergeant behind Cao Huachun came out immediately upon hearing the sound, clasping his hands and waiting for orders.
Cao Huachun shouted with a cold face: "Take them all and lock them up until our family returns to deal with them!"
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Lu Yongfu immediately accepted the order. With a wave of his hand, a group of sergeants rushed forward and took Jiang Dong and the sergeant away.
"Gu Xinran?"
"My subordinates are here!" Another sergeant heard and was on standby.
Cao Huachun stared at him and shouted coldly: "You will be in charge of the search here, and there will be no more accidents. As soon as there are results, report them to our family immediately. Before sunset today, our family must report all the results to the emperor. Dare to delay, but You’re asking!”
"As you command!"
After Cao Huachun finished giving these instructions, he immediately turned around and left without checking anything.
He had just been beaten by Emperor Chongzhen and was seeking revenge on the eunuchs who were also in power, so naturally he did not dare to think of reaching out at this time. However, even though he was thinking that Jiang Dong was probably telling the truth, he did not check it on the spot. Otherwise, if it is found that all the old men and women confiscated here have secretly hidden property, should they be punished or not?
Therefore, he could only press the matter first and wait to see the situation later before dealing with it. As for whether it is just or not, that is not within the scope of his consideration at all. What is best for him is what he has to consider.
Of course, he would not know that his conversations here had been transmitted to Emperor Chongzhen through eavesdropping seeds.
However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen did not pay attention to Cao Huachun's eavesdropping seed, but was looking at the news from Wang Chengen.
Although Lu Xiangsheng was injured, he could still continue to lead the troops, that is, the injury was not a serious problem. For this, Emperor Chongzhen was pleased. However, Emperor Chongzhen frowned when Lu Xiangsheng counted the army's situation.
After Lu Xiangsheng bandaged his wounds and had a meal, he began to go out on his own to inspect the situation without waiting for statistics on the army's situation. Wang Chengen naturally accompanied him, giving Emperor Chongzhen the opportunity to have a comprehensive understanding.
Things in the army were far more complicated than he imagined. It's not that everything will change after Lu Xiangsheng comes to take charge.
First of all, after the battle with Julu, there are a lot of things to do.
Of the five thousand cavalry under Lu Xiangsheng, there were basically only two thousand left, and many of them were injured. As for the war horses, there are only thirty-six of them still available! Most of the war horses have been eaten. After this battle, those who survived had no fighting power and had to rest and recuperate. They would not be able to recover in a short time.
If this army was not surrounded in Jiazhuang, it is estimated that with such a high casualty rate, even the commander Lu Xiangsheng would have collapsed long ago. This is also the reason why a siege must require several times the number of troops. This cannot be compared with a field battle.
Gao Qiqian's headquarters consisted of three thousand Tianxiong troops, with about a thousand casualties and casualties. Most of the troops were related by relatives, so almost everyone wore filial piety. During the war, they fought desperately for their loved ones without fear, but after the war, the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army who lost their loved ones could not cheer up without external pressure.
As for the other ministries, there were also many casualties among ordinary soldiers, but basically all the generals' servants were still there. But the fighting will of these people is a problem, and they cannot compare with the Tianxiong Army.
In addition, there is another very important issue, which is the pension for the many soldiers who died in the war.
But now, even the living soldiers can't get any military pay. Who can care about those who are dead? This is still good, after all, the person is dead, the pension matter is delayed, and not many people have any opinions. But what about the wounded soldiers? They endured the pain, especially those who were disabled, and looked forward to receiving pension funds. However, did the court have the money?
At this time, the generals of the army did not care whether the casualties were servants or ordinary soldiers. Anyway, they all reported their complaints to Lu Xiangsheng and asked him to solve the matter. On the contrary, the director Gao Qiqian was relieved of the pressure at this time, and he was feeling a little gloating in his heart as he watched how Lu Xiangsheng handled the matter.
Others may not know, but Lu Xiangsheng has led troops for many years, so he naturally knows the importance of this matter. If the wounded and wounded soldiers cannot be effectively comforted, what will the other living soldiers think? Who will bravely kill the enemy? No matter how powerful Lu Xiangsheng is, if he doesn't solve this problem, he can't lead them to fight against the Manchu army!
In fact, this is the commonality of the Ming army. Without military pay, no silver reward, and no pension, who would fight against a powerful enemy? The so-called righteousness? This is just a joke!
The Manchus and Qing Dynasties were able to boost morale through looting. It was also because of this that many Ming troops rebelled and defected to the Manchus. When they came back to invade the Ming Dynasty, they were brave and invincible. This is actually the reason.
Lu Xiangsheng was helpless about this, so he ordered the quartermaster Yang Tinglin to count the property in the army. The result can be imagined. Including the items on the corpses of the two Tatars, including the proceeds from cleaning the battlefield, there was no property at all. In order to rescue Lu Xiangsheng before, Gao Qiqian also took money from his own pocket. But this time, it was impossible for him to spend his own money.
Lu Xiangsheng had no choice. He could not rely on sending troops to plunder the people to boost morale. Therefore, although he heard the report that the Manchu and Qing troops were heading north at night, the army had no choice but to lead the army and follow the Manchu and Qing troops from a distance, but it was unable to put any pressure on the Manchu and Qing troops.
While sending a messenger to the capital, he was thinking of a way on his own. After Lu Xiangsheng accepted the power to command the army, he became even more tired. There was nothing else he could do for the time being, so he could only bear the injury and share the joys and sorrows with the army officers.
Emperor Chongzhen learned about these situations immediately, which was considered a lesson to him. He knows what aspects to pay attention to when leading an army in war in the future. Although he has a broad knowledge of these details because he comes from later generations, he can only have a deep understanding of these things when he actually encounters them.
At this moment, he remembered that he had just got a little money in his hand, and it seemed that he had to spend it immediately. Wang Chengen handed over 40,000 taels of silver, and Dongchang, including Cao Huachun, handed over 98,778 taels and five cents, which is about 140,000 taels. I wonder how much silver will be found in Wang Zhixin? Is it enough for Lu Xiangsheng to pay for the disabled soldiers and reorganize the army?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh. On the Royal Horse Supervisor's side, he also wanted to keep some money to improve morale, and he couldn't give it all to Lu Xiangsheng.
It’s also a shame that I am already raising money and can still respond to emergencies! If it were the original Emperor Chongzhen, I wonder if he would be embarrassed by money and die?
