Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2761 How Difficult
Cui Dunli straightened his waist, sat upright, and said solemnly: "A large number of ordnances that were in charge of repair and maintenance by the military supervision and other yamen have been completed, and they urgently need to be sent to the front line of Liaodong to re-equip the various troops stationed there. Do it as soon as possible." Good preparations for the Eastern Expedition after the beginning of spring."

Li Zhi was completely blind to the original work of the Ministry of War, and said after hearing the words: "Then send it over, do you need a customs clearance certificate issued by the king?"

Cui Dunli glanced at him, and said: "Of course a diploma for customs clearance is needed, but more importantly, we need to arrange the means of transportation. Your Highness needs to come forward to do this."

Li Zhi frowned and said, "I also need this king to come forward?"

It's just such a trivial matter as a means of transportation, why should he, the dignified King of Jin, ask him in person?However, thinking that I just emphasized the need to "report everything" in front of the Ministry of War, I can't be indifferent when someone comes to inform me, so I nodded and said: "This king is new here, and I am not familiar with the process of the Ministry of War. But I don’t know how many carriages and civilians need to be recruited? You say the number, and then the king will issue a document, and you will handle it yourself.”

Cui Dunli looked puzzled, muttered for a while, and then said hesitantly, "Does Your Highness know the quantity of this batch of ordnance?"

"How many?"

"Five thousand muskets, seventy-five thousand horizontal knives, thirteen thousand armor, three hundred sets of ladders, five thousand sets of horseshoes, thirty thousand catties of gunpowder, two thousand cans of kerosene..."

When the numbers were reported one by one, Li Zhi's eyes became rounder and rounder.

Until Cui Dunli finished reporting in one breath, Li Zhi said in disbelief: "So many?"

Cui Dunli explained: "This is the last batch of ordnance before the war. The weather in Liaodong is bitterly cold and the roads are difficult to walk. Snow will fall in a few days, and it will be difficult to pass until the thaw next spring. Therefore, these ordnance must be sent to Liaodong before the snow falls. "

No matter how ignorant Li Zhi is, he still knows how to do the math. He counted with his fingers, took a breath and said, "How many chariots, horses and civilians are needed?"

Cui Dunli smiled wryly and said: "If it is transported by chariots, horses and civilians, at least one county's manpower and material resources will need to be mobilized, and because it will take too long, I am afraid that before the collection is completed, the ordnance has not yet set off, and Liaodong is already snowing heavily. It is impossible to reach the Liaodong army. .”

Li Zhiqi said: "In this case, how to transport it?"

Cui Dunli said: "Naturally, we should ask the navy to send warships to help transport them. The captain will install the boats, go out to sea along the waterway before the Yellow River freezes, turn northward, and land at the coastal wharves around Yingzhou and Liucheng. This is the quickest way and the only way, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to reach the front line before the snow falls in Liaodong."

Li Zhi was stunned, Sailor, that's Fang Jun's team...

I snatched Fang Jun's official position, intending to seize power in the military department and hollow out Fang Jun's corner, so how can I have such a thick face to ask Fang Jun for help?
What's more, if you think about it with your toes, you know that even if you give up your skin and beg, Fang Jun will definitely not help.

Anyway, transporting ordnance is the responsibility of the Ministry of War. It is love for the navy to help, and it is duty not to help. I can figure it out with my toes. At that time, Fang Jun and his fellow will definitely find an excuse to say that it is easy to maintain it by going to sea to suppress bandits. Regardless of the ship, he easily rejected himself...

He looked at Cui Dunli with burning eyes, and his heart was transparent.

First Liu Shi, then Cui Dunli, it is obvious to give yourself eye drops.

I just said on my front foot that I will "report everything" and "ask for instructions on everything" from now on, but then I got myself two super problems...

Cui Dunli looked at Li Zhi's unpredictable expression, sighed softly, and said: "If Your Highness thinks that this humble minister is deliberately making things difficult, then you will be wrong to blame this humble minister. No matter how insignificant and ignorant the humble minister is, he will not take it. Military and national affairs are used to achieve some private goals. The preparations for the front are tense, and we must do our best to ensure the timely supply of armaments and supplies in the rear. Otherwise, if our own mistakes cause unnecessary casualties to the soldiers in the front, it will be the sinner of the empire and the sinner of the world. "

Li Zhi's eyes flashed, a little ashamed.Cui Dunli's words seemed to be explaining his own motives, but there was no element of contempt for him, King Jin.

With the heart of fighting for reserves, let him think about grabbing the squadron and seizing power in the Ministry of War at such a critical moment, and put the country's major affairs behind his mind. Fighting planes caused thousands of soldiers to die in vain...

It's just that this kind of thought is fleeting in my mind.

The prince was canonized as the crown prince of the country at the age of eight. For more than ten years, although the praise and criticism have been mixed, he has gradually lost the favor of his father, but after all, the name and justice are all there. There are countless officials in the entire East Palace. The power that comes down must not be underestimated. Even if I am deeply favored by my father, if I want to replace him in a legitimate way, I can only take the lead.

If one follows the rules step by step and follows the rules, and always puts morality, benevolence, and national interests first, how long will it be possible to achieve the goal of seizing the heir apparent?

But the problem in front of him really made him burnt out.

If I can't solve the problem of Liu Shi and Cui Dunli, I will have no WeChat in the Ministry of War, and even my father and court ministers will only think that I am incompetent, and my expectations for myself will definitely drop again and again... …

Taking a deep breath, Li Zhi said: "This king has just taken office, and I don't know enough about the affairs of the Ministry of War. Give me a few days, and I will definitely solve it properly."

Cui Dunli showed embarrassment: "It's not because of my ministers who forced Your Highness, it's time to wait. In the bitterly cold land of Liaodong, the temperature drops sharply after a strong wind, and heavy snow can fall anytime and anywhere. If we can't rush to transport this batch of ordnance before the snowfall Arriving in Liaodong will greatly delay the army's drills and preparations after the change of clothes, and this responsibility is not only unbearable for me, but also for Your Highness."

Li Zhi was a little irritable, waved his hands, and said impatiently: "Okay, this king knows the severity."

Seeing his expression, Cui Dunli took it easy, got up and said: "The humble minister will retire for the time being, please Your Highness put the overall situation first and resolve it as soon as possible."

Li Zhi waved his hand.

After Cui Dunli went out, Li Zhi sat alone behind the desk, and didn't have the mood to drink tea, and was extremely irritable.

If these two matters are not resolved well, I will struggle in the military department in the future. Without prestige, who will respond to his solicitation?But these two things are really too difficult. On the one hand, there are hundreds of thousands of military funds, and on the other hand, there are more than a hundred ships and they can only turn to the navy...

difficult.

The more upset he was, the more he regretted Gao Jifu's death. Originally, he had such a practical and slick figure to assist him, and he could have quickly deployed in the Ministry of War, but unexpectedly he was assassinated at a critical moment and died tragically on the spot.

Aggrieved for a long time, there was nothing to do if he wanted to break his head, so he had to pack up, get up and walk out of the military department, and went straight to Zhao Guogong's mansion in a carriage.

At this time, I still have to ask old foxes like Changsun Wuji for advice...

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Changsun Wuji is not having a good time recently.

He originally arranged clearly before and after King Jin went to the Ministry of War, and things developed steadily according to his arrangement. As a result, Gao Jifu died tragically, which made the most important link in all arrangements missing, which directly caused the difficulty to skyrocket.

King Jin is smart, but he is still young. Not only is he ignorant of practical affairs, he is unable to properly handle ministerial affairs, and even lacks the ability to intrigue in the officialdom. Few people are born with this kind of ability, and most of them need to be tempered. To keep accumulating and comprehending, but now where is the time for King Jin to develop slowly?

Another thing also made him suspicious.

Gao Jifu's sudden death made Changsun Wuji a bit of a shadow of a snake. On the surface, only Gao Jifu died, but who knows what the murderer's purpose is?
What if this is just a warning from some people, telling him to stop supporting Jin Wang to fight for the heir apparent?
Dare to kill Gao Jifu at the feet of the emperor and outside Mingde's gate, it means that the murderer has no scruples at all, and the whole Chang'an city is almost turned upside down afterwards, and there is no clue about the murderer, which means that the murderer has great powers.

Such a person would not dare to do it. Once he found that he still failed to stop supporting King Jin, what should he do if he was angry and attacked himself?
I might be able to ensure safety by increasing my vigilance and increasing guards, but what if the murderer turned his knife on the rest of the Guanlong nobles?

The Guanlong Group, which used to be so rampant in the world that it could prosper or destroy a country, is already in turmoil. It can only be maintained by its own huge sacrifice and lofty prestige. As long as one of them is brutally assassinated, the entire alliance is very likely to be destroyed. It disintegrated in an instant.

Who killed Gao Jifu?

Changsun Wuji was suspicious, and he couldn't be sure after guessing.

Not only that.

A few days ago, the eyeliner he planted in Jiangnan had sent a letter to inform him that Qiu Yingqi and his party had suddenly disappeared and their whereabouts were unknown, which made him even more frightened...

(End of this chapter)