Chapter 155 Xiao Chen is Going Crazy
"My lord Xiao, you know the situation of our household department. Now the treasury bank is extremely short, and we can't make ends meet. The tax money from the counties below has not been collected, and less than 1% of the arrears have been recovered. Now I don't have any money." Chen Wenqi spread his hands, expressing that there was nothing he could do to help.
In order to show that he did not lie, he called in several officials in charge of food and pay, and brought out a thick account book, asking Mr. Xiao to have a look.
"Master Xiao, what is your difficulty that I don't know? But you also have to be considerate of the difficulties of the emperor and brothers, right? Now, including me, the salaries of all the officials in the court have not been paid for a year. Every day, people come to talk to brothers and me. I'm going to have to fight a lawsuit, brother..." Chen Wenqi is telling the truth.
"So I think Master Xiao, you'd better get over it. You owe the military salary first, and when you come back triumphantly, the military salary plus the silver reward will be given to you!"
"The main reason is that if the owed money is not returned, otherwise what is this little amount of money? If Mr. Xiao, you have a way to ask for the owed money, I will give you as much as you want!" Chen Wenqi is joining Xiao Chen's army.
What the hell, even if the prince doesn't want to come back, you let Xiao Chen ask for it?
"Okay, that's the way to do it! Later, you give me the IOU, and I'll try to get it, hehe, if you can't get food from Mr. Chen, then go to someone else's house to ask for it!" He hesitated and agreed.
Chen Wenqi was a little caught off guard, Master Xiao, are you serious?
"Let's not talk about the military salary, what about the food and grass?" Xiao Chen talked nonsense to him lazily.
"As for grain and grass, we don't have much stock at the moment. With so many garrisons in Fengyang City, and how much food the people in the city need a day, do you know, Mr. Xiao? Fortunately, the grain and rice in Jiangnan are already cooked, and they are being shipped in one after another. Wait until Xiao After you set off, my lord, I will send people to send them one after another."
It means that it is impossible for you to carry enough food and grass. I can only guarantee your basic supply, or three days of food at a time, or two days, or even one day at a time...
In other words, if you make any changes, your food will be cut off immediately!
Food and grass are the lifeblood of an army, and food shortage is fatal.
"If the battle is tense, but your rear has cut off my food and grass for some reason, then what should I do?" Xiao Chen said coldly.
"Master Xiao, don't worry, I will send elite personnel to deliver the rations. Anyone who misses your rations will be punished for delaying military discipline!" Chen Wenqi slapped his chest loudly, but it was just like farting. .
Just kill a scapegoat at that time, you, Xiao Chen, can still ask the Minister of the Household Department if he is guilty?
"I don't have any money, no food, but there are always young and strong? I have seen all three thousand soldiers, all of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. Let alone take them to fight, whether they can go anywhere is a problem. I will tell you. Say it!" Xiao Chen's face turned pale with anger.
"Alas..." Chen Wenqi sighed, expressing that young and strong words are not available at present.
How many recruiting offices are there in Fengyang City now? But not many people were recruited, and they all made up for the injuries in various places.
You can't recruit soldiers, can you?
But since the emperor has given you so much power, you can set up a recruiting office to recruit as many soldiers as you can.
This is almost like farting, you Chen Wenqi is the secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, why can't you recruit soldiers, you don't have any clues in your mind?
Joining the army is a deadly job now, who would want to pay such a small amount of money if you f*cking? Moreover, he has been repeatedly in arrears with just such a small amount of money. I heard that the settlement fee is only one tael of silver...
To hell with recruiting people!
But with your words... no, I have to issue a document from your household department, and I will recruit soldiers myself!
Chen Wenqi was also straightforward, and immediately signed a document to Xiao Chen.
Don't say I didn't help you, I've tried my best, so don't tell the emperor about my situation, okay?
Of course it's useless to sue, this is what the emperor meant.
In fact, Xiao Chen had already anticipated these things before he came. The reason why he came back was the right to recruit soldiers and recover debts.
Chen Wenqi had to bring it up on his own initiative, so he had actually achieved his goal.
Just pretending to be very angry, and swearing and muttering when they left the door of the household department...
Then go to the Ministry of War to look for Lu Jing. Lu Jing gets angry when he sees him, but he has the king's order flag, so it's not good if he doesn't see him.
"I see Master Lu, you look unhappy, who is this against?" Xiao Chen smiled playfully and asked knowingly.
"Hmph! You boy, return my war horse as soon as possible, otherwise when King Fengyang comes back, you boy won't be able to afford it!" Lu Jing said angrily.
"It's fine if you don't mention it, my lord. When I mentioned it, I was extremely annoyed. You actually went to the emperor to sue me. Are you talking about you? The emperor sent Pingyanghou to bring hundreds of Jinyiwei to ask me for it." Horses, two thousand horses are going to go!" Xiao Chen was even angrier than him.
Two days ago, he forcibly snatched five thousand war horses, but the hateful Lu Jing turned around and went to find Li Wanjiang. Li Wanjiang was also surprised when he heard that, this kid really took my chicken feathers as an arrow?
Damn, five thousand horses are needed all at once, you want to be ashamed, you?
But he had already promised Xiao Chen that he could use military supplies at will, and he was not good at going back on his word, so he sent Zhu Xiaochuan to find his boy to get it back.
Zhu Xiaochuan said, Your Majesty, you don't know who Xiao Chen is?
I heard that he is going crazy now, holding your king's order flag, wearing your Shangfang sword, and holding your marshal's seal, he is tossing all over Fengyang City, and he will bite anyone who catches him!
A dead pig is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.
Don't say I'm going, the emperor will have something to say if you go in person.
Li Wanjiang also regretted his impulsiveness a little bit, he would have known better if he hadn't been given the Wang Ming Banner.
But you can’t give him all five thousand war horses, so go ahead and get back as much as you want...
This is Zhu Xiaochuan, Xiao Chen can't help but give face, if it were Gong Shouli, Xiao Chen could directly call him out!
For your sake, Lord Hou, I can return two thousand war horses, but I must give me another thousand strong green mules, otherwise how can I carry supplies?
"You, you, you kid, you dare to say this to me! That's what I got in exchange for a thousand mules. You kid has a total of three thousand soldiers, and you need a thousand mules to transport supplies?" So Lu Jing heard Xiao Chen say so. Said to be even angrier.
"The household department won't give you a tael of silver. I can only sell these mules for military pay. I don't have any food. If I'm in a hurry, I have to kill them and use them as military rations!" Xiao Chen said loudly.
Lu Jing didn't speak anymore, because he also had a compulsion in his heart.
Then what are you doing here?
What else can I do with you? Need weapons and equipment.
How much?
First come 10,000 armors, 10,000 spears, 8,000 wind-splashing knives, 5,000 hooked sickle spears...
What hook sickle?
You don't even know I rely on this? It is the kind with a curved blade like a sickle on it, similar to a euphorbia.
No Ang?
Forget it, I can find someone to build this myself...