After listening to Lu Yizhong's words, Wang Zunde nodded, but remained silent. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Li Xijue also knew that they didn't know where Liu 33xiang's nest was, and this was tantamount to saying it in vain, so he lowered his head and thought about it carefully, so as not to dissatisfy the proprietor.

Lu Yizhong looked at Wang Zunde's expression, thought of the wind he heard recently, and whispered, "How about Lingao?" ”

Wang Zunde stopped pacing. This coincides with what he has in mind.

As the governor's staff, Lu Yizhong naturally knew this kind of news. This new wave of pirates is menacing, and there is a lot of momentum to become the second Liu Xiang, the old nest is located in Lingao, close to Guangdong, the army does not have to work on an expedition, and then you can also let the Qiongzhou government help suppress, and you can raise food or something if it is not good.

"I heard that this group of pirates and thieves is stealing from Bopu, and Lingao County has not fallen." Li Xijue reminded, "All the money and grain should be paid. ”

"Yes." Lu Yizhong nodded, "The official army is encircling and suppressing Bopu, and it is going to Lingao to do a harm, which is a great benefit to the country and the people." ”

What Lu Yizhong said is the key point: if the "pirates entrenched in Lingao" are suppressed, some people in the court will inevitably find fault with Guangdong's failure to report the fall of the county seat. As for the city walls of the county town have been demolished, such a "trivial matter" local government will naturally not report to the governor's palace to find itself unhappy.

Thinking of this, Wang Zunde only felt that his mouth suddenly opened, and he felt like he had seen the sun. Nodding his head again and again.

Lu Yizhong and Li Xijue knew that he had already approved of this idea, but they still had to weigh the pros and cons. What the two of them need to do now is to implement this matter first. Where did the soldiers, the ships, the grain and the grass come from? How much do I need? How to plan for military salaries and miscellaneous expenses...... These details must be considered one by one, and several sets of plans must be prepared. Wait until the actual implementation time and then choose by the master of the system.

These things can't be done by themselves, but fortunately, there is a large staff team in the governor's palace, from retired officials who have served as prefects to frivolous literati who can only write lyrics and compose music. Although there is a mixture of mud and sand, there are also some capable people.

Wang Zunde finally spoke: "You two go down to draw up a plan, and I'll talk about it later." ”

Lu Yizhong and Li Xijue retreated, and soon gathered more than a dozen of Wang Zunde's most trusted staff members to discuss the matter.

Someone asked: "Once the army is mobilized, where will the food and salary come from?" ”

This is the key to fighting a war. It is not that the imperial court does not have an army, but the army can only be regarded as alive. If you want this gang of armed forces to send Hanako out to fight, the first thing is to pay a salary, and if you can't pay off all the arrears, you must at least pay a part, otherwise the soldiers are unwilling to leave; secondly, as usual, there will be a settling-in allowance and a reward; After the battle, regardless of victory or defeat, you must always compensate for the casualties, and if you win, you must have a reward for military expenses.

As for the grain and grass needed for the operation, it is also necessary to make plans and preparations to stop. Soldiers can be half-starved and half-fed on weekdays, and they can't always be disgraced when they are fighting. Compared with military salaries, the problem of grain and grass is relatively easy to solve in Guangdong, the grain storage in the public treasury is still abundant, and there are many warehouses in Qiongzhou Prefecture that are specially designed to reserve military grain for Beili, and there are tens of thousands of stone of grain that can be allocated nearby.

"As for the bereavement reward, this is a matter for the future, and it can be ignored for the time being. Let's start by raising the cost of the pull-out. Lu Yizhong set the tone.

"Now all the armies are in arrears for nearly half a year. Each soldier's salary is equivalent to one tael per month, which must be repaid for two or three months, and as for the settling-in allowance, each person gets another two taels. If the soldiers are not moved, each soldier will cost at least five taels, and if 10,000 people are used, they will spend 50,000 taels before they leave the camp! "Someone just settled the score.

"You are too little, there are ministers' miscellaneous expenses for the march, and there are all kinds of expenses. This money cannot be drawn without one or two thousand. Some of the staff members have experience in the army, "As for the repair of artillery and ships, don't you need money?" ”

"You don't have to." Li Xijue interjected, "During the Apocalypse, Governor Yu expelled the Hongmaoyi people in Penghu, and it cost nearly 400,000 taels of the domain. This mobilization will by no means be less than that time. The military budget is at least 300,000 taels. This is still strict, but if it is lenient, it must be doubled. ”

Everyone was angry, not to mention 600,000 taels, even if 300,000 taels were raised now, they would have to fight a famine with the Guangdong Domain. As for Guangxi's treasury, Guangxi's garrison itself still has to rely on Guangdong's assistance, and it can't be counted on at all.

Lu Yizhong saw that the atmosphere was a little depressed, so he quickly diverted the topic: "How many men and horses and ships and cannons will be used, it must be decided after the Lord of Taiwan and the Lord of the General Army." Let's put this matter aside and discuss the rest first. ”

So the staff discussed where to call the men, how to march the troops, how to cross the sea, how to communicate with the local garrison, and so on. The troops and horses of He Rubin, the headquarters of the Guangdong General Army, served as the main force for the attack, and as one of the few local elites in Guangzhou, the pacesetter battalion under the control of Taiwan also had to be pulled. The local garrison in Qiongzhou naturally cannot be left behind, and the sailors under the command of General Qiongya must also be controlled by the chief soldier He Rubin, and the local townsmen can also be used as a supplement to the troops.

After a decent plan had been discussed, it was presented to the Governor.

Once the dignified governor of Liangguang made up his mind to do something, except for the emperor's holy decree, no one in Liangguang could stop him. Wang Zunde summoned officials at all levels in batches to reveal the matter, and the Guangdong officialdom had no reason to oppose the matter, at least on the surface, a unanimous consensus was reached. The Guangdong political envoy has promised Wang Zunde to allocate 200,000 taels of silver in advance for the army's refurbishment of weapons and ships and for the purpose of opening weapons, and other funds, and then find ways to raise them.

The Dragon Boat Festival in May is the day of dragon boat racing. Zhaoqing is very lively inside and outside the city. In Guangdong during the Xiaoice River period, you can still wear jackets in the weather of the Dragon Boat Festival. The governor's yamen in the city was heavily guarded, and officials of Guangdong officialdom rushed to Zhaoqing from the waterway to attend the meeting.

The sedan chair of the Guangdong political envoy first entered the governor's yamen through the side door, and then many civil and military officials, including the Guangdong general soldier He Rubin, the patrol press Yu Shi Gao Shunqin, Haibei branch guard, Hainan branch guard, Guangzhou prefect and others came one after another.

Behind the lobby of the governor's yamen, as soon as you enter the courtyard, there is the second hall. In addition to the middle hall, there are warm pavilions on both sides of the second hall, which is a place for meetings and deliberations.

After the main officials arrived, Wang Zunde presided over the meeting.

"I have gathered everyone here today to discuss the matter of suppressing bandits. Recently, some pirates have occupied Bopu, swallowed up small forces in all directions, and gradually sat down, which has become a harm to Qiongzhou and even Guangdong. Recently, it was also found out that this group of pirates privately cast cannons, made bird guns, and firearms are very sharp. In the long run, it will surely become a major disaster for our Guangdong province. Please express your opinions, how to completely eradicate the pirates? Wang Zunde asked.

(To be continued.) )