The Golden Age Chapter 283: With ulterior motives

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When General Black Feather came to the post, it was already dark.

Outside the main entrance of the post house, four guards with knives in Liuyun tunics and waist belts guarded the main entrance like stone sculptures.

The four of them are straight, fair and without the slightest beard.

Seeing General Black Feather approaching, four gazes shot straight over like a blade, Mencius has already said loudly: "General Black Feather is here to meet with Sir Shiqing, go report it."

The four guards immediately bowed and saluted. One of them had turned around and rushed forward to report.

The general turned over and got off the horse, leading the horse aside.

I didn’t wait for a moment, I saw a few people walking out of the post, first, all dressed in a black government, wearing official veil, white face without beard, slightly fat, not even close, already full of smiling faces: "The general himself Coming, how can this be done? It is really impossible, impossible." As he spoke, he had come forward and saluted the general.

The general also bowed his hand and said politely: "Master Shiqing has worked hard all the way. I thought it was a long journey and it would take a few days for the adults to arrive. I don't want to arrive today. I haven't prepared yet."

"What you need to prepare is your own family." Shiqing smiled and said affectionately: "In fact, there are generals and Master Duhu here. The court is very relieved, but the rules of the court are not good or bad. , So I came here by order. General, don’t think too much about it. Although the court has given me the job of supervising the army, I don’t know how to supervise any army. In the final analysis, I just come here to fight the general. What does the general need? Don’t speak, I’m here to ask the court. I don’t have any other skills, just a thick-skinned face, hahaha...!"

The general also smiled and said: "Your Majesty Shiqing is polite, but there will be many things to trouble Shiqing in the future. Without you, it would be impossible."

The official next to Shiqing smiled and said: "General, Shiqing-sama came suddenly, and I was not too prepared. I was originally asked to prepare some light meals, but Shiqing-sama refused, saying that he would just take a bite. It’s done."

"Master Duhu, I know you are very difficult." Master Shiqing sighed: "Xiling has been controlled by aristocratic families over the years, and the people are difficult. From now on, there will be more places to spend money. You said it is rough tea and light rice. But when you prepare, it will inevitably cost money. We are our own family, don't be so polite." Raised our hand and said: "Come, come and talk."

Several people entered the post house, sat in the elegant hall, and the servants came to tea. Then Shiqing Pei said: "General, Master Duhu, what is the situation now?"

"There are three gate lords in Xiling, the Zhen family has no leader, the Yuwen family is ready to move into the customs, and the Fan family is also ready to move into the customs within half a year." Duhu Yao Mubai said: "The problems of these three families are resolved. Now, the other great families in Xiling will not be able to make waves. The Duhu Mansion is mainly to transfer many affairs controlled by the previous families, and everything will be handled in accordance with the rules of the court. Xiling has been in the hands of the family for these years. The general and I now want to return Xiling to the court."

"Okay, okay!" Pei Shiqing nodded and smiled: "There are two people who worry about this, so there will be no problem." Then he said: "This time, I also brought the will of the saint, mainly three. This one is the fief of Yuwen's family and Fan's family in Guan. The saint gave each of these two a thousand pours of land. If the Zhen family moved inward, the saint would be treated the same."

"It is the grace of the saints to make them have no worries about food and clothing after entering the customs." Yao Duhu exclaimed: "The heart of the saints and Bodhisattvas, this is also the blessing of these two families."

"The second one is the longevity army." Pei Shiqing looked at the general: "The saint has been approved. The general can transfer the longevity army from Woye Town, but the barbarians on the northern grasslands have not been honest for the past two years. , The general can only mobilize three thousand longevity troops. If Xiling’s troops are insufficient, he can only recruit troops locally."

The general arched his hands and said: "My Lord Shiqing, this matter is about to be discussed with you. Xiling's three cavalry has two thousand soldiers and horses, plus three thousand longevity troops, which means that there are five thousand troops stationed in Xiling." After a pause, he continued: "The longevity army has only 1,000 cavalry. If the Utuo people make a comeback, the cavalry will be indispensable, so I mean, after the longevity army is transferred, the remaining two thousand will also be trained. Fortunately, there are enough horses in Xiling, and another two thousand cavalry are trained, and five thousand cavalry can be used."

"Yes." Pei Shiqing said: "Five thousand cavalry, that is already a strong soldier."

"But to build the Xiling line of defense, in addition to five thousand cavalry, I estimate at least twenty thousand infantry. The most important thing is to train their archery." The general said: "The Wutuo people are good at riding and shooting. In combat, you cannot fight head-on. Defensive is the offense. Archers are the most important thing."

"I really don't understand this military training." Pei Shiqing said: "The general is in charge of these things. I can do what the general can do when the time comes."

The general said solemnly: "Twenty to thirty thousand horses. Naturally, you need a lot of equipment and military pay. Your Majesty, I have been waiting for you to come here. I want to jointly write to the court with you. I hope the court can protect these tens of thousands of horses. Logistic supply. The soldiers and horses are not moved, and the food and grass go first. If there is not enough money and food, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses must be raised.

Yao Mu white nodded his head: "Yes. Sir Shiqing, recruiting soldiers and training soldiers, these things are naturally the general responsibility, but the number of soldiers to recruit is not how much we can recruit, but depends on how many are in the court warehouse. Money and food."

"Yes, yes." Pei Shiqing nodded again and again: "Soldiers and horses do not move food and grass first, I understand this." Asked: "Master Duhu, how many soldiers and horses can Xiling's taxation provide?"

Yao Mubai said: "Master Shiqing may not know that over the past few years, the Xiling family has swallowed up land. There is not much arable land in Xiling, but half of it falls into the hands of these families. Naturally, they will not pay. Taxation, but all kinds of taxes are imposed on the people, it can be said that the people are not living. In addition, there have been natural disasters in these years, and the wind and rain are even more difficult. The people have eaten a meal without a meal, and are in distress. Although the three surnames of Xiling have fallen. However, the entire Xiling family has not collapsed. The land they invaded will not be spit out for a while. Even if taxes are collected in the future, after various expenses are spent, the money and food used to raise the soldiers is not much, five thousand soldiers The horse is already quite reluctant."

Shiqing Pei frowned and said: "So difficult?"

"Your Majesty, resisting the Wutuo people does not rely on the brutality of soldiers, but the concerted efforts of Xiling from top to bottom." The general sternly said: "Without the support and support of the people of Xiling, I want to resist Wu Tuo Tie Ti, that’s an idiotic dream. The people of Xiling have been in distress for many years. I have talked with Chief Yao Du several times. The tax must be reduced and let them take a breath. The taxation of the people is reduced, and the taxation of the family will increase, but in the end There is still a shortage of money and food. It is necessary to recruit 20,000 to 30,000 horses in Xiling. The current strength of Xiling is simply not enough to support it."

Shiqing Pei sighed: "So what the general meant is that we want to ask the court for money and food?"

"Without money and food, we cannot raise soldiers,

Without soldiers available, how to build a defense in Xiling? The general looked solemnly: "Now that we have returned to Xiling, we must not let Wu Tuo Tiehu see him Xiling. "

Shiqing Pei pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "General, I heard that Yuwen's family is going to donate all the assets of the industry to the court, can this happen?"

The general and Yao Mubai looked at each other, nodded and said: "This is true. Besides, the Fan family is also preparing to donate most of the family's wealth. Then the money they donated will be used to protect the family. There is this money. , It can be supported in a short time."

Pei Shiqing shook her head and said: "The general has misunderstood." After a pause, she finally said: "Before I left for Xiling, the princess told me that she would transport the confiscated family wealth back to Kyoto." /

As soon as this statement came out, the general and Yao Mubai changed colors at the same time.

"Master Attendant, where...what does this start?" Yao Mubai said with a cold sweat on his forehead, and said in amazement, "The warehouse of the Duhu Mansion is empty, you know, these years, the Duhu Mansion has a name but no reality. The salaries of the officials have to be allocated by the family. It will take some time to retake the small and small affairs controlled by the family. It will take some time, especially Hu Cao, who has so many accounts, I am afraid that it will not be clear for three or two months. The saint had a will before. The general supervises the military, and I raise money and food to support logistics. In the future, the salaries of large and small officials, as well as the salaries of the winning army transferred from Xiling Sanqi and even the victorious army, will only extend their hands to the Duhu Mansion, and the lowering of officials will increase the income of Yuwen’s family. In order to cope with the various expenses, the Yuwen family and even the Fan family’s family assets can be stored in the treasury, and this can be sustained. If.....if even these are transported back to the court, this...this is Xiling. What to do?"

He knew very well in his heart that as the protector of Xiling, Xiling would reach out to his side for all the money spent in Xiling. Not to mention other places where money is needed, the salaries of officials and officers, big and small, will not be paid, and big things will happen. , And the Xiling Soldiers and Horses cannot be paid out, and the consequences are even more disastrous.

The general has supreme prestige in the heart of the Longevity Army. There is no military payment for a while, and may be able to stabilize it. However, if the military payment of the Xiling Sanqi is in arrears, the soldiers will never agree to it, or they will come out.

If you can't even support these thousands of people, how can you talk about recruiting soldiers?

The general's face also became very solemn, and he asked: "My lord Shiqing, is it the princess or the saint's will to transport the wealth of the family back to Kyoto?"

"This...!" Shiqing Pei hesitated for a while, and finally sighed: "General, Master Duhu, do you know that July will be the sixtieth birthday of the saint?"

The general and Yao Mubai looked at each other again, and Shiqing Pei slowly said: "You also know that the saint is the reincarnation of a bodhisattva, with a bodhisattva heart. For many years, I have been thinking about Jiangshan Sheji and have worked extremely hard. The 60th birthday is just around the corner, and the princess wants to be. The saint builds a royal temple, and then the saint can also use the temple to pray for the people of the world. This is a great act of goodness. Although the saint has no explicit order, he did not oppose the princess to do so. As far as I know, the construction of the royal temple has repeatedly reduced the construction In the end, it needed more than three million taels of silver, but the treasury simply couldn’t come up with so much silver. The princess was very filial and raised the silver personally. Knowing that the Xiling family had donated money to the imperial court, she put all the money in. Among the costs of building the imperial temple." I looked at the generals and Yao Mubai: "Not only the Yuwen family and the Fan family, I was also ordered to collect donations from other major families in Xiling. They have not shown filial piety to the saints for more than ten years, and now it's time. ."