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Chapter 691 Borrowing Flowers to Offer Buddha ([-])

On the first day of September in the 54th year of Kangxi, General Wang Yinzhen led a main force of 23 from Xi'an to Xining, and on the [-]th of the same month, he divided his troops into three routes and entered Tibet. , adopting a steady and steady strategy, the big strategy Ling Dunduobu still used harassment tactics as a countermeasure, trying to lure the Qing army and Qing army to advance rapidly, but unfortunately the old fourteen was unmoved, and the three armies went hand in hand. Give Da Ce Ling Dunduobu an opportunity to take advantage of it.

On the ninth day of March in the 55th year of Kangxi, the Qing Army of the Three Routes had penetrated deep into the hinterland of Tibet. The [-] main force of the troops attacked the troops of Yanxin General Yanxin, who was on the left side of the Qing army. The two sides fought fiercely in Qino Gol for three days. , Yanxin's troops chased after them, and the two sides fought again on the ninth day of May. Ling Dunduo was defeated again. The army made a sudden attack and drove four hundred miles for three days and three nights. Dace Ling Dunduo was caught off guard. Shankou was withdrawn to the Junggar Khanate. So far, the entire territory of Tibet has been conquered by the Qing army.

On June 55th, 55th year of Kangxi, the good news arrived in Beijing. The old man was overjoyed and ordered to reward the three armies. On the ninth day of the lunar month, the Qing army divided into two groups and entered Xinjiang from the Kunlun Mountain Pass and the Hexi Corridor. Give the Qing army a chance for a decisive battle, exchange space for time, and lure the Qing army to go deeper, so as to lengthen the Qing army's logistics supply line. Although this strategy is old-fashioned, it is not bad in practicability. The advancing momentum of the Qing army gradually slowed down. When winter came in October, although the two main forces of the Qing army successfully joined forces in the ancient city of Gaochang, they were unable to cross the Tianshan Mountains and march towards Luntai (now Urumqi) due to the cold. The pattern has begun to emerge.

Although the battle ahead has calmed down, the troubles have just begun. There is nothing else, and the military expenditure will not be reduced due to the stalemate in the war. The main force of more than [-] attacks is at the front, and the food and supplies needed every day And the military pay is an astronomical figure. After more than a year of war, the national treasury has been spent like water. Although over the years, due to the economic boom, the court's annual revenue has increased tremendously, but it cannot afford it. Due to the huge consumption of the war, the food and fodder is just enough. Due to the large-scale promotion of overseas grain varieties, the grain production has increased by nearly ten times compared to the beginning of Kangxi. To deal with such a war, although the pressure is great, it can be handled It's over, but the army's salary is already in a hurry, the old fourteen has repeatedly urged me, even if the fourth master moved here and there, it is already difficult to support, so I have to go to the old man and ask for an edict to be issued nationwide Add donations.

Adding donations is a major matter of the country. Although the old man is arbitrary, he is not easy to make a decision, so he summoned all the officials from the first rank and above to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to discuss the matter. Hong Qing was naturally among them, but Hong Qing was just going to listen to the government with his ears, but he didn't intend to express his opinion on this matter. On the contrary, Hong Qing actually disliked this very much, nothing else. From Hong Qing's point of view, the war on the Western Front had little chance of winning. Even if there was a chance of winning, the old fourteen would not really go all out Well, what he wants is to wait for the right time with the military power. If the old man does not die for a day, the old fourteen will not end the war no matter what. Instead of raising donations to maintain this unbeatable situation, it is better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible. What a pity It's not Hong Qing's turn to decide this matter, since the old man wants to continue the fight, whoever dares to persuade him will definitely be asking for trouble, and Hong Qing will not do such stupid things.

"What do you think about this, Qing'er?"

Hong Qing wanted to just listen and not speak, but unfortunately, such wishes fell into vain. The fourth master had just finished his presentation of this chapter, and the old man had already called Hong Qing's name.

"If you go back to Huang Mafa, my grandson thinks that the increase in donations is related to the people's livelihood, and you have to be more cautious. If you follow the [-]% increase that the fourth uncle said, you are afraid that the people will resent you. I think it needs to be carefully considered. two."

Even though he was unwilling to intervene in the matter of increasing the donation, since the old man had a question, Hong Qing didn't dare not answer it, so he had no choice but to talk about the matter, what he said was just the right way, and there was nothing wrong with it Something special.

"Huang Ama, my son thinks what King Renjun said is quite reasonable. Although the additional donation can solve the problem of no salary in the court, it will scare the hearts of the people. It is really not worthwhile to kill the chicken to get the eggs."

Hong Qing just said that casually, it was purely perfunctory, but she never thought that the moment he finished speaking, Master Jiu had strode out from the side, and said loudly.

Um?What is this old boy trying to do?

Since returning from Shanxi, Hong Qing has always been cautious in handling affairs in the center to avoid any further conflicts with the Eighth Master, even knowing that the Eighth Master and others were selling officials and nobles in private, Hong Qing turned a blind eye. Pretending to be confused with one eye, for the rest of the year, the two sides have no disputes with each other, but when it comes to the relationship between each other, there is actually no improvement at all. Most of them are discussed independently, and have nothing to do with each other, but at this moment, Lord Nine suddenly came up with such a trick, which inevitably surprised Hong Qing, but at this moment, the master is sitting on the head, Hong Qing Since it was impossible to ask Jiu Ye why he did this, he could only frown slightly and ponder.

"What does Ninth Brother mean by this? If there is no increase in donations, the treasury will gradually become empty. How can it support the frontline army? If the army is withdrawn at this point, wouldn't all the results of the battle over the past year be in vain?"

Fourth Master was obviously quite dissatisfied with Jiu Ye's words, before the old man could express anything, Fourth Master asked questions again and again unceremoniously.

"Fourth brother, don't be in a hurry, the younger brother has not finished speaking, please be calm and don't be impatient?"

Fourth master's attitude was really not that good, but ninth master didn't care, his chubby face was still full of red light, and he replied with a smile.

"Humph!"

When Master Jiu said this, Fourth Master naturally couldn't say anything more, so he just snorted coldly and settled the matter.

"Huang Ama learned from what the fourth brother said earlier. Today, our army has penetrated into the enemy's territory. If it is not for the lack of logistics and supplies, it is not difficult to defeat the enemy. If we retreat here, we will really be suspected of defeating the enemy. It is absolutely not advisable. However, the matter of increasing donations is really detrimental to the people, and it is not advisable, and now we have to find another way to get both conveniences."

Master Jiu didn't care about Fourth Master's cold snort, he bowed towards the old man, and talked a lot in a loyal and dignified way, just talking and talking, but he didn't show his hole card.

"Find another way? How do you say this?"

The old man frowned and thought for a while, but he couldn't figure out what the method of defecation Jiu Ye said was. So he raised his eyebrows and asked a question in a deep voice.

"Returning to Emperor Ama, although the treasury is getting more and more distressed, the Ministry of Industry has a lot of silver, which can be used for military supplies. If you don't want to disturb the people, you can use the silver from the Ministry of Industry."

This time Master Jiu didn't play tricks anymore, and he smiled and told the answer to the mystery.

Damn it, what this bastard dared to do was the idea of ​​borrowing flowers to offer Buddha!
As soon as Master Jiu said this, the whole hall couldn't help but whispered about it. As for Hong Qing, even though she didn't speak, she was furious in her heart. No one else, all the money from the Ministry of Industry It was exchanged for the promotion of various inventions. The previous year's income was not much, only more than three million taels, but last year it was a bumper harvest, a full 1000 taels of huge, deducted already 400 million taels were allocated to Beihe Governor's Yamen to manage the western section of the Yellow River. The rest are indeed stored in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry, but they are not idle money, but have already been planned. The large-scale road construction project, the plan has been drawn up early, and it is necessary to allocate money to the provinces. If it is really embezzled as military expenses, the large-scale road construction plan carefully formulated by Hong Qing will definitely be destroyed. This is obviously not a situation that Hong Qing likes to see. The question is how to refute such proposals, but it needs to be carefully considered. Hong Qing will not rush to oppose, but stands silently On the side, the brain is running at a high speed.

"Yinxuan."

Hearing Master Jiu's words, the old man's eyes lit up immediately, but he didn't make a decision directly, but glanced at Hong Qing first, and then he said the name of the old twelve.

"My son is here!"

When Lao Twelve first took over the Ministry of Industry, he had played tricks a few times, but since he was rectified by Hong Qing Haosheng, he has learned to be good, and he no longer dares to stir up troubles. In the past two years, in the work The ministry is just a rubber stamp, just sign it, and don't meddle in other things, so that you only know the general affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and when the old man called his name, I couldn't help but panic, but I didn't dare to delay a little bit, so I hurried out from the side, and promised loudly.

"How much is the Ministry of Industry's silver deposits now? How much will be credited this year, huh?"

The old man actually knows about the fact that the Ministry of Industry has a lot of money. Of course, the old man never asked about the exact amount. The silver will be used for river governance and road construction. Because of this, the old man has always kept an indifferent attitude towards the silver here. However, since the national silver inventory is insufficient now, the old man really decided to call from the Ministry of Industry. Silver mind, of course, before that, the specific amount must be clarified.

"This……"

Hearing the old man's question so directly, the Twelfth Master couldn't help hesitating, and unconsciously glanced at Hong Qing, full of inquiry...

(End of this chapter)