Qiming 1158

Chapter 663 Otherwise, this battle won't be fought, how about you come out with New Year coins?
"Didn't you tell me before that the situation of empty pay is very serious, and the shortage of soldiers in the army is very serious?"

Zhao Gou looked at the report of the Privy Council and asked Wang Lun who came to submit the report: "Why doesn't it seem like that? It seems that the situation is not that serious. Are you lying to me?"

"I dare not, but the situation of each army is different. Some troops are more seriously lacking in personnel, while others are not. The Privy Council has informed Your Majesty about the current situation."

Wang Lun said in a low voice.

Zhao Gou flipped through a few more pages, then put the report down.

"It's not that easy for your Privy Council to make this list, right? Officials protect each other in official circles, and it's your Privy Council's turn... Shouldn't it, this is another move to abandon the car and protect the commander? The real situation is far better than I know it's serious?"

Zhao Gou looked at Wang Lun and seemed to be able to see through him.

Wang Lun's heart tightened, and he lowered his head to avoid Zhao Gou's gaze.

"Your Majesty, I dare not!"

"I don't care whether you dare or not, I handed over the affairs of the Privy Council to you, and I also handed over the power to you. Now, as long as I want the result, you can deceive me and deceive the king. Anyway, I usually don't know, but Once the war starts, if things get to the worst point, Wang Lun, you have to be prepared and resign, you won't be able to solve this matter."

Zhao Gou continued to stare at Wang Lun, making Wang Lun's scalp numb.

What Zhao Gou said is very reasonable. Resigning will not solve this matter. If things reach the worst level, such as a war, then no matter what the outcome is, Wang Lun's end will not be very good.

It can only be said that if you win, it will be better than losing.

Zhao Gou was already threatening him.

So Wang Lun felt that he still had to fight a little bit.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Kingdom's military strength is recognized by the world. If the two countries go to war, it will be difficult for the Great Song Dynasty to gain the upper hand. Only by sticking to the road can they gain some advantages. When the Ming Kingdom encounters natural disasters, man-made disasters, or lack of food and grass, can we win. "

"Having said so much, you still want to say that I should accept Ming's conditions and give Ming's year-old coins, right?"

Zhao Gou sneered and said, "You know how much the Ming Dynasty needs, right? Like the Jin Dynasty, 25 taels of silver, 25 pieces of silk cloth, not to mention silk cloth, do you know how much silver the Song Dynasty can get in a year? Almost We have to hand over all the money to the Ming Dynasty, and we can’t keep much silver at all. Do you know what this means to the Song Dynasty? We will be trapped to death with copper coins.”

Of course Wang Lun knew all of this. He used to be against the old coins in his heart, and he knew what kind of blow it would cause to the Song Dynasty's economy, but...but it's not impossible!

"Your Majesty, this is definitely not what I mean. I just show that the country's military is strong, and it is not the best policy to rashly confront it."

"Otherwise, this battle will not be fought, how about you come to give out New Year coins?"

Zhao Gou suddenly made such an interesting proposal, which made Wang Lun's eyes widen.

If he really wants to do this, he can't afford a year's worth of money even if he sells his entire family. It's just an exaggerated rhetorical trick!Under the rule of the dynasty, whoever dares to be truly wealthy and rival the country is not far from being sacked by the whole family.

"Your Majesty, this..."

Zhao Gou's face was expressionless.

"Don't want to? You don't want to, why do you think I want to?"

Wang Lun was speechless.

"Ming Kingdom's request is impossible to accept. I don't care what method you use. If Ming Kingdom is really mad and wants to invade Da Song, Da Song must win!"

With strong anxiety in his heart, Wang Lun left the palace and returned to the Privy Council Office, where he saw Ye Yiwen and Zhou Linzhi who were equally anxious.

Now, they are grasshoppers on a rope. No matter what the outcome is, they will be jointly and severally responsible, and no one can escape.

Looking at the eager eyes of the two, Wang Lun shook his head.

"Your Majesty will never give Ming Guo a new year's coin in his anger."

Hearing what Wang Lun said, Ye Yiwen and Zhou Linzhi both slumped on their chairs with despair on their faces.

"Really want to go to war with the Ming Kingdom?"

"Impossible? Your Majesty wouldn't make such a decision, would you?"

Wang Lun sat down on the chair with a buttocks, and his body was exhausted.

"I also hope it's fake, but it's real, two, this time, we're more fortunate than fortune."

The three fell into a long silence.

After a while, Zhou Linzhi suddenly reacted.

"Then the military expression we gave to His Majesty... The situation in the army, how can we...?"

Ye Yiwen also looked at Wang Lun.

Wang Lun just smiled bitterly.

He is very clear about what is going on in the army. It is a common practice to take empty pay. It is not something that a famous general or a veteran can solve. In the army, it is not entirely a general who has the final say, and the general does not have the energy to manage it. everyone.

Even if the general does not take free pay, it is difficult to control all subordinates not to take free pay, unless everyone is the kind of general who acts with integrity.

Does such a general exist?
Has such a general still existed since Yue Fei's death?
After his death, will there still be an unpaid army?
If empty pay is not a serious problem, isn't the preparation and training of the military a problem?
Not to mention one particularly tricky thing.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was difficult to raise military salaries, and the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty, which was hastily established, could not afford the military salaries of the national army.

Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the four major generals of ZTE, including Yue Fei, had a considerable part of their military salaries solved by themselves, and did not rely entirely on the court.

One of the reasons why the Yue family army is so disciplined and able to fight well without looting is that Yue Fei employs people properly, is successful in business, and has a huge army income.

Moreover, Yue Fei himself is clean and frugal enough, and he never spends his days extravagantly. Basically, all his business income is invested in the army, which is enough to feed and clothe the main battle soldiers and receive training.

From this point of view, Su Yonglin still refers to some of Yue Fei's practices, using various means to earn military expenses, adding bricks to the army, and vigorously throwing money into the army.

Although this problem can be solved now, it is even more difficult to expect the army to spit out such a large piece of fat.

They will only accept more military salaries from the imperial court, while maintaining their own hematopoietic ability, turning the original hard needs of self-reliance into soft needs to improve their lives, but they are all needs, and even regarded as additional benefits for military generals .

you don't give it?

Why?
Not to mention the ten local garrisoned troops, didn't the forbidden army in Lin'an City participate in these operations to gain benefits?

There are, but generally do not say it outside.

Many generals are focused on doing business to earn money and live a luxurious life. They live better than some well-paid civilians. It is easier said than done to expect them to focus on military training.

And once you are rich, your life is good, your family has more money, and you marry a concubine, who would be willing to go to war?

It's like Li Chengliang, a general in the late Ming Dynasty. When he first started his career, he brought his own family troops to fight and fight in a bloody battle, and he became famous. When his status is high, he has more money, and he is rich. Who would be willing to have one or two? What about fighting to the death?
It is not that no one realizes the disadvantages of doing this, and has repeatedly asked the court to prohibit the military from "self-reliance" and to regain control of the military's financial problems.

But others don't know, doesn't the Privy Council know how difficult it is to do this?

If you want Song Jun to spit out what he has eaten, then you must have a more powerful weapon than the knife in their hands.

do you have?
All in all, the current Song Army is an "all-round development" army that is good at everything except fighting. It is impossible to return to a [professional army] in the short term.

The Privy Council bosses who deeply understood the problem did not dare to smash these things into pieces and explain it to Zhao Gou.

Of course, even if it's clear, what can Zhao Gou do with his "prestige" in the army?
His prestige is not as good as Zhao Guangyi, who died in the army. After all, Zhao Guangyi went to the front line to fight with Liao people with real swords and guns.

Zhao Gou is not Su Yonglin. The Jiangshan that he personally laid down can be ruined as much as he wants, but Zhao Gou can't.

However, this time, Zhao Gou didn't know what was going on, he suddenly rose up and was about to fight.

It has been soft for so many years in the face of Jin Guo, why is it suddenly hard?

Wang Lun was puzzled.

(End of this chapter)