golden scales

If Zhu Cihong is not worried about the situation in Tianjin, it only means that people have not seen his heart.At any rate, the Manchus were out of the best this time, and there were enough human lives to fill the trenches, and the cooked ducks still had time to fly away.

Moreover, these human lives are the vitality of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Cihong's heart aches every time one falls.

However, this is war. A war involving 10 people has resulted in the displacement and death of hundreds of thousands of people. This is nothing more than a normal thing.

When the second division used artillery to resist Jierhalang's main army, Xiao Mo did not stop attacking at a thin line.Abatai and Hong Chengchou's original strategic position was to support Jierharang, and even launched a round of attack because of this. Who knew that instead of suppressing Xiao Mo, they exposed their own weakness, and were attacked by the strong counterattack of the [-]st Guards Division Forced to the city of Baodingfu.

Zhou Yuji's cavalry battalion and Xiao Tugeng's cavalry battalion forcibly pierced into the joint between Abatai and Jierhalang, and then fought out, using movement guerrilla tactics so that the enemies in both directions had to increase their forces on the flanks.After Zhou Yuji found out that it was difficult to chew, he led the team to find new weak points.

With the intelligence support of Song Hongye, Zuo Shouyi's special investigation battalion was not idle either.Several grain platforms and gunpowder depots in Jierhalang were burned one after another, providing strong support for the front line.

When these battle reports were sent to Jinan one after another, Zhu Cihong and Emperor Chongzhen were able to read them almost at the same time.It's not that Chongzhen has the idea of ​​commanding the army again, he just simply can't believe that after a big battle, all the good news!This is only two years of hard work, and it is completely different from the Ming army in his consciousness!

Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor has also become a frequent visitor to the War Room of the General Staff Headquarters. Whenever there is a pond report, he always rushes to read it, and then suppresses his joy.After returning to the palace, he retreated from the servant and shouted happily!

"Another good news?" Now that the palace is small, the news of Chongzhen is well-informed.Of course, if Zhu Cihong didn't nod his head, Wang Chengen wouldn't be able to know the news, let alone sell well in front of the emperor.

"Royal father." Zhu Cihong was about to salute when he was supported by Emperor Chongzhen.

"Bring me the good news." Chongzhen said excitedly.

"Yes." Zhu Cihong handed the Tang newspaper that he had just read to the emperor, and said, "It's the good news from the mountain division. They defeated Zuo Liangyu's defenders and occupied Wuchang."

"Oh!" Chongzhen was taken aback.Immediately I read it by myself, and it was indeed Luo Yukun who sent the report, saying that the troops in the headquarters are capable and determined to defend Wuchang.

"How is Zuo Liangyu now?" Chongzhen asked, feeling a little guilty in his heart.In any case, Zuo Liangyu is a scourge raised by herself.Now the crown prince is helping him clean up.

"The Zuo army is trapped between Huanggang and Jiujiang, and has not yet crossed the river." Zhu Cihong said: "Yuan Jixian has been in the camp for many days. He Tengjiao is also in the Zuo army camp. It's just that no definite news has come." Zhu Cihong has already promised Fu Shan However, force was only used as a deterrent, who knew that Luo Yukun directly took Zuo Liangyu's lair.

However, Luo Yukun's order originally included the words "garrison Huguang, and make a decision on the fly". It is in line with military law to directly recover Wuchang.If he sits idly by, that is very suspicious behavior.And Zhu Cihong always felt that he didn't have many troops on the western front, especially in Huguang.So there was no special order to Luo Yukun not to attack.

As a result, Luo Yukun was defeated as soon as he hit, and the battle loss was less than [-]%, which can be said to be a complete victory.

However, Zhu Cihong suspected that Zuo Liangyu was desperate to capture Nanjing.So much so that even Wuchang was no longer wanted, which made Luo Yukun's aura of auspicious generals shine.Thinking about it carefully, this person was indeed very lucky. After coming out of Sichuan, he was detained in Xi'an by Feng Shikong, and ended up on the crown prince's warship.Others had to give up some things if they wanted to seek refuge in the East Palace, but he took a sum of money before starting work.

"No news from Beizhi?" Chongzhen knew that his son would definitely arrange a reward, so he didn't intervene, but only asked about the news about the Beizhi battlefield in Tianjin.

"Not yet." Zhu Cihong said.

"It's been two days..." Chongzhen was a little disappointed.

"My ministers have already warned them, they are not allowed to report success indiscriminately." Zhu Cihong said.

Chongzhen's heart seemed to be pulled, and he said with a dry smile: "The soldiers also want the court to feel at ease."

"My ministers have already taken care of me many times. Victory at non-strategic nodes cannot be rewarded." Zhu Cihong said: "This time I sent someone to say it again, and it will probably last for a while."

——You don’t want to hear it, I want to hear it!I have been the emperor for 18 years and have received good news in less than a month!Do you, a son, understand the painstaking efforts of your father?

Chongzhen nodded and said, "You are right."

Zhu Cihong didn't hear the cries in Chongzhen's heart, and still cast his eyes on the entire "Huangming Kunyu Complete Map", looking for blind spots that he had ignored.

"Cihong," Chongzhen said suddenly, "Have you ever thought about why the Ming army was always vulnerable in the past, but there are so many strong soldiers among your bodyguards?"

Zhu Cilang took his eyes back from the map, and thought to himself: The new army and the old army of the East Palace under my command are two completely different armies.

"Reporting to my father, the old-fashioned generals always like to use money and silk to boost morale. Only a few famous generals such as Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, Lu Xiangsheng, etc., know how to start from the hearts of the soldiers and arouse the righteousness and loyalty in the hearts of the soldiers. Once With such courage, the soldiers will naturally be fearless and fight bravely."

Chongzhen nodded slightly: "What else, let's talk about it together, don't hide your secrets."

"Where is there anything private to hide?" Zhu Cilang said with a smile: "Ninety-ninety percent of the drills compiled by my guard camp are from Qi Jiguang's "Ji Xiao New Book" and "Training Records" and other military books. The equipment used is also all I had it early in the Ming Dynasty. Speaking of it, if the Eastern Palace guard camp now meets the Qi family army in its heyday, the outcome may still be close to five or five."

Zhu Cihong left a thread on the line, so as not to smooth things over in the future if things go wrong.

Chongzhen was really satisfied, and said again: "Such elite soldiers must be expensive to train, right?"

"As long as you are dedicated to the public, who cares about money?" Zhu Cihong said nonchalantly, "However, in order to understand the worries of the soldiers, we should also score a good land, so that they will not have no security after retirement."

You Shiwei almost choked on his saliva when he heard it from the sidelines, but he was not crazy about losing his dignity in front of the king.As the chief of the general staff, You Shiwei certainly knows how much money and food a soldier under his command consumes.The basic rations during training are one catty of staple food per person, plus post allowances for different positions and supplementary non-staple food. Even if there is no war, the average annual consumption cost per person is 30 taels of silver.

And once there is a war, it can't be stopped.Not only do wartime meals need to be increased, but nutritious meals for the wounded and sick are an additional expense.Counting pensions, resettlement, rewards, and retirement benefits, spending money is like flowing water.

These are just the true colors, not counting the salaries of soldiers and officers.

Elite soldiers must also have sufficient military uniforms, ordnance, firearms, and gunpowder.

You Shiwei has not seen the specific list of military expenditures, but with such a rough sum, the crown prince's investment in the four main divisions in the past two years cannot be stopped by a million taels of silver.

The military expenditure is so high, and more money is spent on civil affairs, and the civil affairs are still completely serving the military administration, so the current situation is really a pile of silver.

——It must cost five or six million taels of silver.Where did the crown prince get so much money?

You Shiwei thought of the gossip in the staff department, and actually found the answer.

Of course, Zhu Cihong cannot say that he has looted all of Shandong, cannot say that he has cheated a few relatives of money, cannot say that he is still smuggling with money, cannot say that he is raiding Henan... After the recovery of Tianjin, the most important leader in the north The Luyan Farm is also under the control of Donggong, which is also a huge profiteering industry.

If one's father is a hero like Taizu and Chengzu, of course he can say these words without reservation. Instead of being blamed, he will be considered courageous and able to take charge of state affairs.But my father is a freshman in literature, obsessed with Confucianism and uses Confucianism to guide his outlook on life, world outlook, and values... So it's better not to say these things.

"My son actually didn't spend any money. He just found the right way to let the soldiers, civilians and common people work together to overcome the difficulties." Zhu Cihong said modestly.

"Mencius said: Everyone can be Yao and Shun. Sincerity is not to be deceived!" Chongzhen stroked his beard and nodded in satisfaction, very happy.Perhaps after he calmed down alone, he would feel that his son's words were a bit confusing and unbelievable, but he would not dig deeper into this issue.

Seeing Chongzhen happy, Zhu Cihong felt that people who are innocent can live a lot of happiness.Just like when Chongzhen was ten years old, Zhejiang tea tax 12 taels of silver was deported to the household department. Chongzhen was very puzzled and sent someone to inquire, saying that it was a disaster.At that time, Zhu Cihong felt the power of the family blood contained in his body for the first time: I really wish I could kill all those mediocre officials!

Because of such early experiences, Zhu Cihong is destined not to become a benevolent emperor like Chongzhen.

"I heard that you study "Spring and Autumn" with Mr. Wu when you have free time?" Chongzhen became concerned about his son's studies.

"Exactly." Zhu Cihong said: "I have understood many things since I read "Zuo Zhuan" and "Gong Yang."

Chongzhen nodded and said: "When the world is peaceful, you still have to study hard, otherwise how will you govern the world? The ancients said that 'half the Analects govern the world', which won the heart of Confucius, otherwise you still can't do without other things. Classic." Speaking of this, Chongzhen suddenly remembered something: "Then Luo Yukun was the one who used to be a thief and robbed Yanshenggong's mansion?"

"It's this person." Zhu Cihong replied, "But he has changed his mind and returned all the property of Yan Shenggong's mansion. Yan Shenggong is worthy of being the empress of Kong Sheng, who pursues the way of loyalty and forgiveness, saying that he's a prodigal son who will not change money when he returns." , and gave him a set of "The Analects of Confucius."

Chongzhen seemed to have analyzed the mysteries between heaven and earth, and pondered: "It's no wonder he is so lucky, it's all due to fate." (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!

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