Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 155 Two Study Rooms

"This money really can't stand the tossing."

In the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the throne, looking at the financial report of his internal funds, showing a helpless smile, "No wonder most civil servants are opposed to the war. Before the war actually started, more than one million were spent. Two, keep a file."

With that said, Zhu Youxiao picked up the ink pen and drew a circle. Liu Ruoyu, who was waiting quietly, hurriedly bowed his head and stepped forward, respectfully receiving the financial report presented by the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

"Can Hong Chengchou submit a secret memorial?"

Zhu Youxiao picked up a memorial and asked Liu Ruoyu who was about to retire.

"Your Majesty, the Chief of Ceremonies has not received it yet."

Liu Ruoyu told the truth truthfully.

"Let me tell Wang Tiqian that if there is a secret memorial to be delivered from Luoyang, it will be sent to the emperor as soon as possible."

Zhu Youxiao reviewed the memorandum submitted by the Military and War Bureau, frowned slightly and said: "In addition, you should go to the Royal Horse Supervisor and ask Wang Chengen to be responsible for recruiting another group of people. The factories under the Military and War Bureau are short of manpower."

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Ruoyu hurriedly raised his hands and bowed.

It's hard to pass the test.

The Battle of Liaozuo, which concerned Zhu Youxiao the most, involved various troops and horses that intervened in the war trend. They planned and ordered to leave Beijing in an orderly manner as expected.

The Sichuan and Zhejiang soldiers, the Fourth Guards Battalion, and the Warrior Battalion stationed in the Fengtai Camp were all dispatched, with a total strength of approximately 5, including the elite partial divisions commanded by Qi Jin and Qin Bangping.

Under the cover of the large troops, Qi Qin's partial division will meet up with the Yongwei Battalion at the border of Tongzhou, and then march southward under the cover of darkness, heading straight to the border of Tianjin Sanwei.

What the elite troops of this branch have to do must be kept confidential to the greatest extent possible to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The personal guards stationed in the Xishan Camp were ordered by Zhu Youxiao to mobilize tens of thousands of new soldiers, and they were all dispatched under the command of the chief military officer Chen Ce to form a joint main force to aid the Liao Dynasty.

Chief Military Officer Tong Zhongkui assisted in commanding the army. He Kegang, Ma Shilong, Sun Zushou, You Shiwei, and Wang Shiqin took office as the five generals on the left and right, and were actually appointed to the post of acting generals.

Regarding the main force supporting Liao, Zhu Youxiao has nothing to worry about.

Everything that needed to be explained was fully explained, including specific matters related to the contact, and Zhu Youxiao chose to trust them unconditionally.

On the contrary, it was Qi Qin who was on the side because what he wanted to do was very dangerous.

In order to avoid mistakes in this strategic concept, Zhu Youxiao not only sent most of the Yongwei battalion to fight, but also specially assigned Man Gui, Cao Wenzhao, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and other fierce generals to be driven under Qi Jin's command.

For Ming Dynasty and Zhu Youxiao, this battle in Liaozuo was an absolutely unbeatable battle.

"Even in a few days, Hong Chengchou has not yet submitted the secret edict, and the secret edict will have to leave Beijing for Luo."

Thinking of the various ministries that had left Beijing under the imperial edict, Zhu Youxiao closed the memorials he held and thought to himself: "For the follow-up matters of inspecting Prince Fu's Mansion, Fang Zhenghua can be stationed in Luoyang. Hong Chengchou must rush to the guards in southern Liaoning and let Xiong Tingbi coordinate the department. The new soldiers recruited from Liaonan must be quickly prepared to build a Liaonan transit station."

When it comes to matters related to commanding troops to fight, Zhu Youxiao can choose not to interfere too much and give corresponding authority to the generals he trusts.

However, when it comes to logistical support, Zhu Youxiao must take care of everything and keep a close eye on everything to show his attitude and will and prevent the Ming Dynasty athletes fighting on the front line from being short of food and military supplies!

"I...go to the study, Counselor Wei Guangxu, to pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

"I...Counselor Fan Jingwen of the South Study Room, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

The sound outside the hall made Zhu Youxiao come back to his senses and said to come in. Fan Jingwen and Wei Guangxu who were outside the hall bowed their heads and walked in.

Looking at the two people who came in, Principal Zhu You sighed and sighed.Who says that the Ming Dynasty is really short of talents? Whether they are civil servants or military generals, there are many people who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the trend of the times, no one makes full use of these talents. They are either impeached and excluded, or subjected to calculation and criticism...

"Your Majesty, I have sorted out all the matters involving the post offices under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War."

Wei Guangxu bowed his hands and said, "I have calculated all the food and salary expenditures allocated by the dynasty over the years, and I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at them."

With that said, Wei Guangxu picked up the memorial. Han Zanzhou, who was serving beside him, hurriedly walked towards Wei Guangxu. After receiving the memorial, he turned around and walked towards the imperial court.

"Let all matters in Yichuan come to an end for now."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Guangxu and said: "I want to know the details of the various guard posts in the Northern Zhili territory, including the hereditary guard posts, the posts of guards, the number of military households, the food and salary allocated over the years, etc. Wei Qing can sort it out as soon as possible. , if you need the documents kept by the Ministry of War, Wei Qing can go to the Ministry of War to review them with a license."

"The minister obeys the order."

Wei Guangxu hurriedly bowed and responded.

"Your Majesty, regarding the share of Liao's wages apportioned over the years and the actual collection of Liao's wages from the national treasury, I have sorted them out."

Fan Jingwen held several memorials, bowed his hands and said: "There are officials in various places who have not paid the full amount of Liao's salary. I have compiled them all and asked your Majesty to read them."

"Xu Guangqi of the Imperial Academy has other important matters to deal with recently. Fan Qing will temporarily take charge of the follow-up issue of the Huangming Times."

Zhu Youxiao picked up the tea cup in his hand, took a sip, looked at Fan Jingwen and said, "Fan Qing also needs to take care of the compilation of records. If you don't have anything else to do, just go down and do the work."

"Sir, please retire!"

Wei Guangxu and Fan Jingwen were busy bowing and saluting.

As the newly established upper study room and south study room, their responsibilities are different from those of the foreign affairs department. The former is mainly involved in military affairs, while the latter is mainly involved in government affairs. This is the team of trusted secretaries and talent think tanks that Zhu Youxiao has built for himself.

In ruling this vast country, no matter how diligent and self-denial Zhu Youxiao was, he still couldn't devote himself to many things.

When it comes to some specific facts, someone must help sort them out.

Despite the fact that the study and the south study were newly established, and the foreign minister had no idea about it, the above two places of low status and power were definitely not accessible to anyone who wanted to.

If he wants to gradually reform the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao must understand the real situation of the Ming Dynasty and at the same time be able to separate himself from the complicated documents.

"Has the new Minister of War, Wang Xiangqian, returned to the capital?"

Looking at the memorials on the imperial case, Zhu You checked Han Zanzhou next to him and asked.

"Your Majesty, there is no news from the Supervisor of Ceremonies yet."

Han Zanzhou hurriedly bowed his head and reported.

"Go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies."

Zhu Youxiao picked up a memorial and said calmly: "If there is no news yet, send someone to leave the capital to urge it. How can the Ministry of War function without a chief officer?"

"The slaves obey the order."

Han Zanzhou immediately bowed.

Many plans involving intervention in the Liaozuo War are moving forward steadily. Zhu Youxiao only needs to be a good logistics manager in the future.

This also caused Zhu Youxiao's energy and attention to return to the court again. The appointment of officials had a great impact on the court, and Zhu Youxiao had to ensure that the court situation could be stabilized.

(End of this chapter)