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Chapter 117 I still have to pay for the money

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    Zhang Weixian saw that Fang Congzhe was acting so shamelessly. He had no choice but to hold his fist at Zhu Youxiao and said: "Your Majesty, the border soldiers risked their lives to win a battle. If the imperial court does not give any reward, it will definitely be cold."  When the time comes when the hearts of the soldiers at the border are unstable, and if the Tatars attack the border again, I am afraid that the border will be difficult to control, please Your Majesty, please make the decision for the soldiers at the border!"

    Fang Congzhe was not to be outdone and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court really can't come up with money to reward the three armies. Please put the overall situation first and ask the Ministry of War to appease the morale of the troops first. When the imperial court is rich, the rewards will be supplemented!"

    Zhang Weixian glared at Zhang Weixian and said: "Mr. Fang Ge, when has the imperial court ever been more comfortable? By saying this, don't you mean that the victory in Datong Town was in vain?"

    Fang Congzhe spread his hands and said: "Although the soldiers in the border town are working hard, they are still blessed by the country. The old prince should tell them that they should focus on the overall situation and not always focus on the few taels of silver!"

    Zhang Weixian was already out of anger at this time. He jumped on his feet and shouted: "You fart, it is only right to serve as a soldier and eat food. Now the court cannot solve the problem of military pay, food and grass, and there is no reward from the court for winning the battle. Is it possible that the soldiers at the border are hungry?"  Are you going to fight the Tatars with your stomach and empty hands?"

    Fang Congzhe was not angry because Zhang Weixian retaliated with the foul language. Instead, he said helplessly: "It is said that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. The border officers and soldiers are better than every man. It is his duty to resist the enemy and avoid humiliation. Is it possible that he has no money?"  , they won¡¯t fight?¡±

    Zhang Weixian was extremely angry and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang Ge is indeed a well-read man in poetry and books, and he can explain all kinds of truths. Why do you ask Mr. Fang Ge to explain these truths to those big-headed soldiers? I don't have the face to do so.  I don¡¯t even have the guts!¡±

    Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the dragon chair, watching Fang Congzhe and Zhang Weixian bickering, but his heart was filled with joy. Did he look like he was doing something now?

    It's not like before, everyone was just like the monks ringing the bell. As long as it didn't involve the interests of their own family, they stood there like a living dead. Look how good it is now. For military and national affairs, two old men in their sixties were pinched.  In full swing!

    No matter how lively the fight between Fang Congzhe and Zhang Weixian is, everything will eventually fall on the emperor Zhu Youxiao!

    When the two old men were gasping for breath, but no one could tell the difference, when they finally looked at Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao knew that today's drama was over!

    "Cough!" Zhu Youxiao coughed habitually, looked at Zhang Weixian and asked, "Old Duke, how much silver do we need to reward the soldiers of Datong Town this time?"

    Zhang Weixian clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, as usual, after a great victory, the soldiers who participated in the war will be rewarded with double pay and double salary. The meritorious soldiers will also receive additional rewards. The soldiers who died or were disabled in battle will be given preferential pensions. This time during the Great Harmony  There were more than 3,700 officers and soldiers participating in the war, and double pay required 13,000 taels. Three thousand were beheaded and rewarded with 10,500 taels of silver. Five thousand were captured, of which two thousand needed to be rewarded, also four thousand taels, and the other rescued  The common people count two thousand people, and the reward is 20,000 taels of silver. Including various pensions, the total needs is 57,500 taels of silver!"

    "Hmph!" Zhu Youxiao slapped the dragon book table and said angrily: "The great Ming Dynasty court, for a mere fifty thousand taels of silver, a prince and a cabinet minister had such a quarrel. This is simply a big deal.  A joke!¡±

    "I know that I am guilty, please calm down your Majesty!" Seeing the emperor's anger, all the civil and military officials immediately apologized!

    Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said impatiently: "Please forgive me! Please forgive me! You all know how to apologize. Having the time to apologize is better than anything else!"

    "I understand, I must abide by the Holy Will!" All civil and military officials responded in unison, looking old-fashioned and lifeless!

    Faced with such a scene, Zhu Youxiao was really speechless and said directly to Zhang Weixian: "This great victory in Datong Town has greatly boosted the morale of the army. I not only want a reward but also a big reward. All the soldiers who participated in the battle will be tripled."  Pay silver, five times the pension for the soldiers who were killed or disabled in battle. In addition, I will spend an additional 100,000 taels of silver to reward the three armies, and the military merits should also be favored. Cao Wenzhao granted the title of Jingbei Bo and remained as the chief military officer of Datong Town. Zu Dashou increased  Shanghu Army, he was retained as deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, General He Renlong Jiazhuguo was appointed as chief military officer of Yansui Town, Han Siwen was promoted to the rank of colonel by three ranks, and he was retained as the nine-border military police officer. I will make up for it.  He has the strength of a town!¡±

    When Fang Congzhe saw that Zhu Youxiao had paid, a big stone finally fell to his heart.

    Zhang Weixian bowed deeply and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I would like to thank your Majesty for your grace on behalf of the border officers and soldiers!"

    Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "This is what I should give. In addition, if they capture prisoners of war, cattle, sheep, and horses, I will also buy them at the price. When these arrive in the capital, I will send people to do the calculation, and the money will not be mistreated."  them!"

      Zhang Weixian thanked you again and said, "Old minister, I would like to thank your majesty for your kindness. If the border officers and soldiers know that your majesty cares for them so much, they will definitely swear to serve your majesty even more!"

    Although Fang Congzhe passed the responsibility of rewarding the armed forces to Zhu Youxiao, he couldn't help being stunned when he heard that Zhu Youxiao wanted to pay for prisoners of war, cattle, sheep, and horses!

    "Your Majesty!" Fang Congzhe saluted and asked: "You have invested in buying cattle, sheep and horses, presumably to give extra rewards to the border officers. But what is the use of buying those Mongolians?"

    Zhu Youxiao said matter-of-factly: "Of course we let them work. The roads around our capital are in disrepair for a long time, and they are often muddy and difficult to travel in rainy and snowy weather. If we recruit people to repair them, it will not only waste people and money, but also have time constraints. But these  The Mongols are different. As long as they are given food, they can work all year round. Building an official road from the capital to Datong with five thousand Mongolian captives will not cost much money at all!"

    Fang Congzhe immediately understood what Zhu Youxiao said, and he had no objection to it. Using prisoners of war to build roads would not waste people or money, and the work would be done quickly, which is a good thing!

    However, Fang Congzhe has no objections, but that does not mean that others have no objections. In fact, there are still many people among the civil servants who disagree with this. However, the matter was proposed by Zhu Youxiao, and Fang Congzhe and Liu Yishui did not raise any objections. These people  Naturally, I don¡¯t want to rush in and be cannon fodder!

    Seeing that no one said anything, Zhu Youxiao stood up and said: "Now that the matter of rewarding the three armies has been settled, let's come here for the morning!"

    Lao Wang An immediately shouted: "Your Majesty has a decree to withdraw from the court!"

    The officials immediately saluted and said: "Congratulations to your Majesty!"

    When Zhu Youxiao left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all the officials walked out in groups of twos and threes!

    Zhou Jiamo took advantage of this opportunity, walked up to Fang Congzhe, and said in a cold tone: "Mr. Fang Ge is really too wild today. Opening the sea, increasing business taxes, and paying grain to both officials and gentry. Any one of these three things will cause trouble."  The world is uneasy, but Mr. Fang Ge wants to implement it together, wouldn't that mean the world will be in chaos?"

    Fang Congzhe had no choice but to smile bitterly and said, "Master Zhou, you think I don't know the pros and cons?"

    Zhou Jiamo was stunned and said: "Since Mr. Fang Ge knows the pros and cons, why do you still say such things like Meng Lang?"

    Fang Congzhe pursed his lips and said to the proud Zhang Weixian: "Just after the separation of civil and military forces, we won a great victory that is rare in a century, but the court couldn't even come up with a mere reward of more than 50,000 taels of silver. This  What does it mean? This shows that our civil servants are a bunch of rubbish who fail to achieve anything but fail. If I don¡¯t put some strong medicine in front of Banzai, what will Banzai think of us civil servants? "

    Zhou Jiamo didn't know what to say when he heard this. When the civilian officials were in charge of the military generals, the border was defeated year after year. Either there was a crisis here or it was lost somewhere. But as soon as the military generals became independent, they immediately made a big turn and made a mistake.  Such a great victory!

    But at this time, the civilian-run court could not come up with any money to reward. Doesn¡¯t this mean that the civilian officials not only pulled the generals back, but also couldn¡¯t understand the matters within their duties?

    "Alas!" Zhou Jiamo pondered for a long time, and finally could only sigh. The other party Congzhe cupped his fists and said: "Even so, Mr. Fang Ge's idea is too radical. I believe that the people of the world will not agree. Seriously  If we want to implement it, Mr. Fang Ge must be careful!"

    Fang Congzhe clasped his fists and returned the salute: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for reminding me, but for the sake of the prosperity of the country, I will not hesitate to die even if it means ten thousand deaths!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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