After sending Gao Hongtu away, Zhu Cihong decided to summon Jiang Yueguang and Lu Zhenfei.
Although Gao Hongtu was a little stubborn, what he said made sense.
To reinstate the Denglai governor and rebuild the Denglai navy is not a matter for a single department of the Ministry of Industry.
Zhu Cixiang must coordinate multiple parties.
Originally, Zhu Cihong wanted to bring in the officials to discuss the matter together.
However, considering that Zhang Shenyan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was seriously ill and was recuperating at home, it was not appropriate for Zhu Cixiang to call a minister, so he simply summoned Jiang Yueguang and Lu Zhenfei.
Anyway, after it's agreed, just let the Ministry of Personnel know.
As long as Jiang Yueguang, who is in charge of money, and Lu Zhenfei, who is in charge of soldiers, have no problems, then this matter will be settled.
While waiting, Zhu Cixiang simply looked at the map and analyzed the war in Henan.
Now that Gao Jie's Northern Expedition has captured Kaifeng, he can continue to attack Huaiqing and Weihui to directly threaten Beizhili.
He could also concentrate his forces to capture Luoyang.
Luoyang is as great a city as Kaifeng, and even more important than Kaifeng.
It can be said that Gao Jie is good no matter where he chooses to play.
Zhu Cixiang himself was inclined to win Luoyang.
But he didn't intend to impose any conditions on Gao Jie.
In wartime, every small change on the battlefield will lead to changes in decision-making.
Taking advantage of the gap between the Qing Dynasty's Western Expeditions and grabbing profits as much as possible is what Zhu Cixiang needs to do now.
While Zhu Cixiang was contemplating, the chamberlains Lu Zhenfei and Jiang Yueguang were already waiting outside the palace.
Zhu Cixi shook his robes, sat down, and said loudly: "Xuan" The king must sit upright, not be angry, and must never do anything that damages his image.
Zhu Cixiang felt that he had done a good job in this regard.
Jiang Yueguang and Lu Zhenfei entered the palace one after another and knelt down to salute.
Zhu Cixiang gave them a flat body and a golden pier each to rest on.
"I summoned the two ministers here to discuss an important matter.
I am going to reinstate the governor of Denglai and restore the Denglai Navy.
What do the two ministers think?"
Lu Zhenfei perked up after hearing this.
He firmly supported the Northern Expedition and opposed all forms of peace talks.
In his opinion, only if the Donglu were defeated and frightened by being stronger, would they exit the prison obediently.
And once he shows weakness, Donglu will pounce on him mercilessly like a hungry wolf.
"Your Majesty is wise and Denglai is in an excellent location.
Setting up a navy here can not only threaten Jinmen, but also send troops to Lushun.
It really kills two birds with one stone."
Since Lu Zhenfei became Minister of War, he has always wanted to rebuild the navy in Denglai.
However, at that time, the imperial court had less than five ships in total, so it was naturally unable to do this.
Fortunately, the Holy Emperor was wise and wise.
He reformed the Longjiang Shipyard and used rewards to motivate craftsmen to build ships.
In just a few months, dozens of blessing ships and sea-going ships were built.
Although this number is not comparable to the number of sea-going ships during the heyday of the Denglai Navy, it is already a very good start.
Lu Zhenfei believed that the Denglai Navy could return to its former size in as little as one year and as little as half a year.
Shou Jiang Shou Huai Not at all If the time comes to rely on Jiang and Huai, the Ming Dynasty will soon be destroyed.
Even if we have to defend it, we have to defend Shandong and Henan.
By guarding these two places, Donglu could not threaten Nanjing at all.
The best policy is to defend the enemy from outside the country.
"Well, then Aiqing will estimate the number of troops in Denglai Town, come up with a charter and report it to me."
"I obey the decree" Lu Zhenfei happily accepted the order.
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"Jiang Aiqing, is there a problem with the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Zhu Cihong turned to Jiang Yueguang again.
"Your Majesty, it is a good thing to re-establish Denglai Town.
However, the money and food matter may be a bit difficult.
I don't know how many troops Denglai Town plans to set, but after this year, the total amount of money and silver will be at least one The household department can’t afford that kind of money.”
This old fox cries about poverty as soon as he comes up Zhu Cixiang slandered secretly, but with a slight smile on his face: "Oh, the household department can't get out one million taels of silver?"
What Jiang Yueguang was waiting for was Zhu Cixiang's words.
He quickly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Huguang's annual military salary consumes half of the annual income.
Plus the daily expenses of the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in South Zhili, it is just enough."
It might be possible if your Majesty asks me to come up with a hundred thousand taels, but if you ask me to come up with a million taels all at once, I really can’t do it.”
What Jiang Yueguang said is true and false.
It is true that the Nanming court spent a lot of money to raise an army.
For example, Zuo Liangyu's "800,000" army had to be financed by the court.
If Zhu Cihong cuts off Zuo Liangyu's military salary, Zuo Liangyu will definitely scold her and even rebel.
Therefore, military pay in Huguang cannot be cut off for the time being.
Then there are the military salaries of the warlords in Southern Zhili.
Needless to say, Gao Jie and Huang Degong.
Even before Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing launched a rebellion, the court did not shortchange them by a tael of silver.
The consumption of this piece is indeed huge.
Fortunately, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo have all been killed, saving a lot of money.
As long as Zuo Liangyu dies, Zhu Cihong will be able to use Jin Shenghuan, Ma Jinzhong and others to control Huguang.
After the situation in Huguang is brought under control, it is certain that some of the troops will be disbanded.
There is too much water in these 800,000 people, and I am afraid that not even 200,000 people can really fight.
Zhu Cixiang didn't intend to raise so many idle people, and he could save a lot of money after losing weight.
Even if Jiang Yueguang didn't know that Zhu Cixiang planned to attack Zuo Zhen, he should have known that the rebellion of Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing had been put down, right?
Why can't we transfer the military pay that belongs to Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo to Denglai Town, which is about to be rebuilt?
Even if there is a shortfall, it will not be one million taels short, at most it will be several hundred thousand taels of silver.
Jiang Yueguang insisted that he had no money.
Wasn't he clearly trying to get Zhu Cixi to pay for the military pay from his own pocket?
Zhu Cixiang is not stupid and will not take the initiative to admit this black debt.
He decided to reason with Jiang Yueguang.
"I don't think so.
Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing have been killed, and almost all the rebels have been killed.
Why doesn't Jiang Aiqing allocate this part of the money to Denglai Town?"
Jiang Yueguang seemed to have been prepared for it.
He blew his beard and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know.
The naval force consumes much more than the infantry.
Although the Liu rebels have 50,000 or 60,000 people, they consume only 50,000 or 60,000 military pay per year."
Ten thousand taels, but if the same people are replaced by navy, even if the maintenance costs of various ships are not included, the soldiers' salary alone will be doubled. " This Jiang Yueguang didn't lie.
It costs more to raise cavalry than to raise infantry, and it costs more to raise water divisions than to raise cavalry.
Calculated in this way, if the number of soldiers in Denglai is 50,000 or 60,000, it will indeed cost millions of taels a year.
It's not that Zhu Cihong didn't understand this, he just wasn't satisfied with Jiang Yueguang's attitude of only asking for money
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