Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 28
"What are you yelling about there? Keep your voice down, no one in the house knows! Don't let the second wife know. You said that if the second wife knew about it, wouldn't she be more dignified."

Wang Xifeng also looked unhappy when he thought of this, which is really annoying.

Luoyun Plain,

Zhang Jinyu returned to Pingyang County after arranging many matters in Pingliao City. Along the way, he also saw many villages, abandoned farmlands and villages that had been abandoned for a long time. It's all money, and we must find a way to recover them.

But the key point is that the lack of people is not a big problem. There are many people in the pass, and there are tens of thousands of refugees.

The reason lies in the hidden dangers. A drought or a flood will make farmers without savings go bankrupt and pay less. After a long time, there will be more people. If another ruthless person raises his arms, it will basically be a copy. It is the founding emperor, who lost everything, a business without money.

But the Great Wu court can't do it, that's how the country came here back then, it must be strictly guarded against, so as long as you open your mouth, the Emperor Wu will definitely agree, the key is that it is impossible to just talk about this. Very, go back and think about countermeasures.

Zhang Jinyu walked all the way and thought about it all the way, and his head was uncomfortable. Before he knew it, he returned to Pingyang County, returned to the Hou Mansion, explained a few words to Ningbian, and went to Dongyun Tower to greet his mother.

Mrs. Wang also knew that Zhang Jinyu was going back a long time ago, so she ordered the kitchen to prepare lunch for Zhang Jinyu.

Zhang Jinyu, who had just entered the door, saw her mother sitting in the study writing, so she came to the door lightly, holding back for fear of disturbing Mrs. Wang.

"Come in, what are you doing there?"

Mrs. Wang had seen Zhang Jinyu come in a long time ago, and she behaved very well. She was neither in a hurry nor impatient, and those who achieve great things must have their own actions.

"Greetings to my mother, I'm done with the work over there, as long as I take every step of the way, there will be no big problem if I think about it."

"That's good, be careful in everything, and stay out of the way."

"Thank you for your mother's teaching. My son knows. My son would like to ask, who is in charge of the purchase and the chamber of commerce in this house. I think they are using them to do some business, at least to earn money. Now it's all too fast. I'm afraid of the court. meeting!"

Zhang Jinyu hesitated and had doubts. After all, this is reality and not a TV series, but there is no other reference.

"The imperial court will inevitably cut off your food and salary slowly, until you take over your command power without bloodshed."

Mrs. Wang directly answered the following for Zhang Jinyu.

Zhang Jinyu didn't quite believe it, after all, the imperial court needed her now, and besides, this wasn't the honeymoon period.

"Isn't that right? I just got appointed as a military governor, so I got stuck over there?"

"It should be after this battle that the imperial court knows that you have won the battle. It may be two years at most, or a year later. It must be like this. Dawu has no shortage of people who do bad things. Let me ask you, how much should the former soldiers be paid every month? "

"Mother, the imperial court stipulates that frontier soldiers should pay 2 taels of silver per month."

"Yes, but how much do you receive and hand out?"

Zhang Jinyu was not in a hurry to answer, but thinking about it carefully, he also felt bad. As a frontier soldier, it is reasonable to say that he received 2 taels of silver every month, but every time the imperial court handed him a shortfall, he continued to distribute it. The soldiers are all less than 1 tael of silver.

This is the case when Zhang Jinyu didn't drink the blood of the soldiers. In order to keep the number of soldiers at the real amount, the whole army knows how much the salary is paid. Therefore, all the ministries are completely devoted to him, and it is also one of the reasons why the rich and powerful in the pass do not come here. one.

"It's only one tael, and it's not enough at all. This is known in the whole army."

"Yeah, you know that in other places, especially in the pass, the soldiers' vacancies can reach 8%, and even the frontier troops have at least 5%."

Zhang Jinyu was shocked when he heard it;
"Mother, no! The garrison of 1 people is only 2000 according to what you said, so if something happens, it's not just."

"Just as you think, Dawu doesn't look very strong, so you look extra dazzling. Also, I remember the previous prefect told you to ask you to collect some money or drink some blood, Why didn't you agree?"

Is there something about it?
Zhang Jinyu really thought about it for a while, but why?

It’s not that they are afraid of death. If the frontier army does not maintain enough numbers, it will not work. The reason is that it is located at the border. If there are fewer people, their lives will not be guaranteed!
For example, in Pingliao City back then, there were 5 defenders on the register, and it was only known when the battle started.

There are less than 1000 people on the city wall, and the ending is self-evident, so the Jurchens later appeared, and the upper floors of Pingyao City ran away, so there has been no new prefect in Pingyang County since the previous prefect was transferred. Arrival is for this reason.

"Mother, isn't this afraid of death? If they were like them, they would probably be cold by now. There is no big victory. As for the reinforcements, I think they are well-trained and have the potential to strengthen the army."

Madam Wang smiled,
"Then look at who is leading the army. This time it is the Holy Majesty's younger brother. If someone else is chosen, let's see how many people can come or how many people are elite!"

"Understood, this great Wu is also superficial, so why is he still in a state of prosperity?"

"It's very simple. You haven't been to the following places to see. They are all not prosperous in the big cities. Besides, the Jingying Jiedushi below the Jingying has a solid 30 elites, plus the Zhou family royal family 20 Ten Thousand Forbidden Army."

Zhang Jinyu understood this. One is to look at it from another angle, and the military power in the center of the other court suppressed the current world.

That's not right?
"Mother, the imperial court gave me 25 troops this time. What's the reason? This is almost equal to the number of people in the Beijing camp."

Mrs. Wang put down her pen and said in a dark voice;

"This is the key. The imperial court is very powerful. If the war is still going on, the imperial court must calculate the number of people needed to defend it. Moreover, if your number reaches 25, you will stop fighting. What will happen to these people's food and salary? If you are cut off What will happen if you say you don’t have the money to advance the payment yourself at that time?”

Zhang Jinyu broke out in cold sweat after hearing this. Now that he has almost 20 people under his command, he can't help but spend his small coffers. This military expenditure includes all expenses for food, clothing and military equipment.

"Then mother, can't you ask the court for more reserves in advance?"

Mrs. Wang looked at herself like a fool,

"You're dreaming. Now the cabinet will give you a little money through the Ministry of Accounts, and you will get a little card before leaving Beijing. How much you have in your hand is an unspoken rule. They all want to get money from you, and you want to get money from it in advance." They hold it in their hands, what do they think?"

Zhang Jinyu was also blushing and felt embarrassed, which one of Blue Star is not owed money is the master.

Mrs. Wang went on to say;

"If you want to get rid of the imperial court's control, you can only get rid of the imperial court's dependence on money, food, ordnance and armor. If you have armaments, you can have them in Pingyang West City. How do you plan on the money and food?"

"My mother is right. Food must be freed from the control of the customs, otherwise it will be controlled by others forever. There are so many abandoned fields in the Luoyun Plain, and it can be restored in one year. As for money, I was just about to say, monopoly And resume the trade of caravans in the pass."

Zhang Jinyu only has the confidence and ideas in his heart. Yes, as long as the money and food are settled, Luoyun has more food than land, and with the land, everything is there. The difference is only a matter of time. As for the money, you can still use it The caravan makes a big fuss.

"Hmm! The caravan is making a big fuss, what should I do?"

Mrs. Wang seemed a little uncertain about this aspect.

Zhang Jinyu is indeed very confident;

"Mother, if the supplies inside the customs are transported outside the customs, the profit will be at least four times higher. Even the price of grains will be doubled. If I choose to protect the caravan, the loss will be paid by the Marquis, but the price will indeed be doubled, and all will be paid by The Hou Mansion bought it, do you think anyone is willing to come?"

"Double the price, and triple the profit at most. I'm not willing to do this, but if it is guaranteed to be purchased in a safe package, then you can consider it, but why do you have to protect it from the Houfu? I will not come by myself. profit?"

Human nature is greedy, especially businessmen, Mrs. Wang is sure that some people will not agree.

"Mother, what the boy said is that he can come if he agrees, but he will never come if he disagrees."

"You're thinking!"

(End of this chapter)