Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 969
Yu Youding walked quickly to the door of Shen Shixing's duty room, and then stopped, first calmed down his breath, and adjusted his clothes, then knocked on the door lightly, and asked, "Is Ci Kui here?"

Shen Shixing's voice came from the duty room: "Brother Bingzhong is here? Please come in."

Only then did Yu Youding push the door open with a smile and enter. Over there, Shen Shixing had already got up from the chair behind the desk and was walking towards Yu Youding.

Seeing that it was indeed Yu Youding, Shen Shixing hurriedly said: "Brother Bingzhong, you are not in good health, why bother to work so hard? If you have something to tell me, send someone to let me know. I will go to see you, why did you come in person?" ?”

Yu Youding smiled and said: "The left and right cabinets are not very big, it's only a few steps away, so why not walk around? Ru Mo, although you and I are the same age, and I am nine years older than you, but you are now the second , there should be some decent rules, and there are still some."

In front of Yu Youding, a young brother, Shen Shixing really had no airs. He just nodded in agreement after hearing what he said, and hurriedly asked Yu Youding to sit down and talk.

The two of them are not only the same age, but also good friends, so after Yu Youding sat down, without waiting for Shen Shixing to ask, he said directly: "Does Rumo know Uncle Ning Yuan's memorabilia?"

"Uncle Ning Yuan?" Shen Shixing thought for a while and asked, "But about the upcoming dispatch to Gule Village?"

Yu Youding quickly waved his hand: "It's not that matter. The governor can approve such a small matter as sending troops to Gule Village. It's just that Uncle Ning Yuan is cautious when going to the court. I think that Gule Village is only a few thousand at most. How much can Jia have? Couldn’t the imperial court still let him send troops? What I’m talking about is his other essay, which was sent to the cabinet from the Secretary of General Administration this morning, but Yuanfu’s proposal has already been issued.”

Shen Shixing didn't ask him how he knew the situation so quickly, but just blinked subconsciously and asked, "What's wrong with Uncle Ning Yuan?"

Yu Youding smiled and said: "The new Gao Bingxian official in southern Liaoning took office three times, and within ten days after he took office, he locked up Li Rugui, the commander of the Fuzhou Guard - the second son is the son of Li Chengcai, the second brother of Uncle Ning Yuan. "

Shen Shixing opened his eyes wide: "Really?"

"Seriously, seriously." Yu Youding said with a smile: "Uncle Ning Yuan came here to plead guilty."

"Oh? Pleading guilty..." Shen Shixing rolled his eyes: "Is he admitting defeat, or is he retreating to advance?"

Yu Youding said with a smile: "Anyway, he said that he would resign the title of Earl Ningyuan, and he would also ask the emperor to dismiss Li's children."

"Hehe, that's true." Shen Shixing sneered: "Li Chengliang has been too smooth in Liaodong these years. He thought that the court really felt that Liaodong would eat hairy pigs without him, butcher Li."

Yu Youding chuckled: "After all, the Li family has [-] followers, that's why he dared to do this."

Shen Shixing shook his head and waved his hand: "I'm not good at fighting, but Gao Xinzheng once said a word in the cabinet when he opened the port. I have a deep understanding of it over the years."

Gao Xinzheng naturally refers to high arch rather than high pragmatism, Yu Youding was a little surprised when he heard this.After all, although Gao Gong is already "Wen Zhenggong", it is generally not easy to slander, but for himself and Shen Shihang, if not a political opponent, he is at least a "dissident". Do you understand Gao Gong's words?
Shen Shixing saw Yu Youding's doubts, sighed softly, and said: "The school of practical learning, I don't agree with those who mainly think they put the cart before the horse... Well, let's not mention these. Gao Xinzheng said in the past that he opened the sea , It is managing money for the country, and managing money for the country is to enrich the country and strengthen the army.

At that time, he once said that the reason why the frontier army is weaker every year is precisely because the frontier army is not paid enough, so that the equipment is outdated and the rewards are not good. He was neglected in training, and his combat power galloped.If the money is sufficient, naturally warriors will emerge in large numbers and fight effectively. "

Yu Youding frowned and said: "This is the lack of people's hearts! If money is used to seek courage, courage will be courageous, but if money is exhausted, it will be scattered, not enough to rely on."

Shen Shixing said with a wry smile: "I thought so too at first, but... looking back, Qi Jiguang's military training was very effective, and his military discipline was said to be the strictest, but his military pay was far better than other troops; Li Chengliang used the entire Liaodong to support him Those 200 people served as family servants, so they have "unprecedented achievements in [-] years as a frontier commander"... How should I say this? Besides, Gao Xinzheng means that since the money is enough, there will be brave men, so the court will find ways to make money .”

Yu Youding shook his head: "I just said that people's hearts are not enough. This year's ten taels will make them work hard. Next year it may be 11 taels, and the year after that it may be 12 taels. When will it be?"

"That's why I have to give money and suppress it at the same time. There must be a limit." Shen Shixing said, waving his hand: "Okay, brother Bingzhong, what I said just now was just an introduction, not to say I fully agree with what he means...I just want to say that Li Chengliang used his [-] servants as a bargaining chip, and this matter may not be as easy as he thought."

"Oh?" Yu Youding frowned and said, "Why?"

Shen Shixing sighed and said: "Although I don't know much about his methods, they must be nothing more than a few: withholding the guard's salary, forging the account books of the guard, reselling the materials of the guard, or even some smuggling activities."

Yu Youding's face was a little ugly, and he said: "These are chronic diseases in various places, and Li Chengliang is the best among them."

Shen Shixing shook his head: "The leader is probably right, but I always feel that he has other means. Otherwise, why should he have more servants than anyone else? However, this is not the point I want to say."

"So, Ru Mo, what do you mean?" Yu Youding asked.

Shen Shixing tapped on the handrail lightly, and said slowly: "Since he can raise elite soldiers if he has money, then... how many soldiers can he raise if he is so rich?"

Yu Youding was taken aback when he heard that, and his face changed, but finally he said: "But he is a civil servant."

"He's a civil servant." Shen Shixing nodded, but shook his head and said, "But he's not in the center anymore, he's not even an inspector, he's not a minister. Governors and soldiers of the Nine Borders often have family servants, and even where there are magistrates and county magistrates in various parts of the Nine Borders, some of those magistrates and counties have family members, and the imperial court does not restrict this. What will happen if Jinghua Commercial Company's Hushang Qiding is transferred to Liaodong?"

Yu Youding's complexion changed again, and he asked, "How many such riders are there in Jinghua Trading Company?"

"How do I know?" Shen Shixing spread his hands: "However, the business road of Jinghua Trading Co., Ltd. went from Shanhaiguan to the west, and went all the way to Gansu in the early years. Later, I heard that it was developing in Qinghai and Sichuan. After Gao Qiuzhen went to Guangxi , even Yunnan and Guangxi have their people... I guess, at least [-] to [-] people will be indispensable."

Shen Shixing originally wanted to explain the strength of Jinghua Trading Co., but after he said this, Yu Youding smiled instead: "In this way, it's not a problem. His stall is too open, so many places, so many How many business routes to open up? A dozen or so are probably not enough, let alone [-] riders in his Jinghua Trading Company, even if [-] are divided into many small shares, there is not much to draw..."

When he said this, he thought for a while and asked: "The last battle in Monan, he seems to have only mobilized three thousand cavalry?"

Shen Shixing added: "At first I heard it was [-], but it seems to have mobilized a little later, and finally it was about [-]?"

"Look, isn't that right?" Yu Youding said, "For such an important battle as the Monan War, Gao Qiuzhen went out in person, so he himself was in danger. If he could mobilize more servants, wouldn't he No adjustment? No adjustment, doesn't it mean that the 4000 cavalry is the limit of his dispatch?"

Old Yu Ge waved his hand and said, "Four thousand cavalry, it is not weak to say that they are weak, but if it is said that these four thousand cavalry can replace Li Chengliang's [-] followers and become the mainstay of Liaodong, Yu absolutely does not believe it."

(End of this chapter)