"Smack!"

Late at night, Chongzhen held a piece of music in his hand, his face was pale, and he slammed a teacup on the ground, and Fang Yuegong on the side was pale and didn't dare to speak.

"Damn! Disgusting! ”

Chongzhen shouted hatefully: "What's going on with this Wu Sangui, he's urging the silver again!" Haven't the military salaries of the various departments in Liaodong already been allocated? Why are you urging again! ”

Fang Yuegong replied with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the last time we gave us was the military salary for the first half of the year, until July; It's already August, and Wu Sangui is naturally going to urge the military salary again. ”

"But!"

Chongzhen shouted, "Last time, he only asked for 40,000 steps to ride silver, but this time it has grown to 50,000 steps to ride silver, is this 10,000 steps riding out of the cracks in the stones?" Monkey business! Wu Sangui is bullying me for not knowing how to count? Just a town in Liaodong, where did so many troops come from? If there were 50,000 troops in Liaodong alone, how could Hong Chengchou be so embarrassed in the battle of Songjin and the gathering of the total troops of the eight towns? Could it be that these general soldiers all eat! ”

Fang Yuegong was also helpless in his heart, this Wu Sangui was too bold, the salary of 50,000 foot cavalry, this is not counting the more than 10,000 troops under the command of Gao Di, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, where can a Shanhaiguan accommodate so many troops?

"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui has written on the fold that since this year, the defeated soldiers of the imperial court who were defeated in the battle of Songjin have gradually returned, and the number of troops has increased by more than 10,000, all of which have been gathered in Shanhaiguan, in order to stabilize this batch of troops, Wu Sangui had to apply to the imperial court again for a salary of 10,000 foot cavalry......"

Fang Yuegong replied.

"Fang Yuegong, do you believe this kind of nonsense?"

Chongzhen was so angry that 10,000 soldiers were defeated, and only now did he retreat to Shanhaiguan, who would believe it? From the Battle of Songshan to now, more than a year has passed, even if these rout soldiers climb, they have already climbed to Shanhaiguan, and the materials used for such a long time? And even if these routs arrived at Shanhaiguan, they were not under Wu Sangui's command, but the troops of Miyun, Jizhou, Datong, Xuanhua, Baoding and other towns at the beginning, since they fled back, they returned to their respective establishments, how did they become Wu Sangui's subordinates?

Chongzhen said fiercely: "Don't give it, don't say that I can't get so much military pay now, even if I can get it, I can't let him open his mouth like this!" ”

50,000 foot cavalry, half a year's military salary, even hit 1 million taels, this is still not a war, how can this be reasonable! That's too much!

Fang Yuegong said helplessly: "Your Majesty, it's okay to say it elsewhere, but we can't be short of the military salary at this Wu Sangui's place, after all, he still has to defend the Manchurian elite cavalry outside the pass, if the military salary is not good and the military spirit is unstable, once the Manchurian Eight Banners attack Shanhaiguan, we will be in danger, this Shanhaiguan is too important......"

Manchurian Tartar, Manchurian Tartar again......

Chongzhen had already gritted his teeth at the Manchurians in his heart, if it weren't for the Manchurian Tatars pressing forward step by step, how could he be so tolerant of Wu Sangui and others?

That's right!

Manchurian Tartars, isn't Zhu Jie going to visit Manchuria soon? Just enough for him to explore the reality of Shanhaiguan!

"Cao Huachun, pass the decree, tell Zhu Jie to enter the palace immediately!"

Chongzhen shouted.

In this way, Zhu Jie, who was originally reading "Spring and Autumn" at night under Lin Lan's service, was carried into the palace by Chongzhen in the middle of the night.

Zhu Jie doesn't want to be angry, it's enough, Lao Tzu is busy enough for your country, and at night, he doesn't let Lao Tzu rest for a while, and finally has a chance to be alone with Lan'er, and he was ruined by you bastard!

Zhu Jie came to Chongzhen with a stomach full of resentment, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, it's so late, what are you doing summoning your ministers into the palace?" Tomorrow's minister is about to send an envoy to Manchuria......"

Chongzhen heard Zhu Jie's resentment, and said helplessly: "Do you think I am willing to bring you over in the middle of the night?" Isn't there something going on? ”

Fang Yuegong hurriedly said: "Zhu Jie, Wu Sangui from Shanhaiguan sent a chapter to ask the court for a salary......

"Please? Then pay a salary, without military salary, how can the soldiers at the border pass be able to defend the border with peace of mind? ”

Zhu Jie didn't have a good airway.

Chongzhen said hatefully: "Salary? You're saying it's simple! Just one of Wu Sangui's Liaodong towns, he asked me for a salary of one million taels, this is only half a year's military salary, a year, it is two million taels, don't say that the imperial treasury is empty, even if it is very rich, it will definitely not be able to withstand these people's demand! Disgusting! ”

Zhu Jie's face turned dark, wiped it, half a year, one million taels! This Wu Sangui is really not ordinary black!

Zhu Jie has been leading the troops for a while, and he has an in-depth understanding of the military salary data of this era, ordinary soldiers are one or five cents of silver a month, and elite soldiers are only two taels of silver per month, as for the war horse grass bean silver, they also need two taels of silver every month, one million taels, and half a year's military salary, how many troops does Wu Sangui have to have? At least 20,000 cavalry, 40,000 infantry, 70,000 troops, isn't this a joke? You must know that in the battle of Songjin, Hong Chengchou brought eight total soldiers, and the strength of the eight towns was only 150,000!

"Your Majesty, is it true that every time, Wu Sangui asks for salary like this? One million taels in half a year......"

Zhu Jie asked with a smile.

Chongzhen said angrily: "Not only Wu Sangui, but the general soldiers of other families, but all those who are nine-sided, the annual military salary is not less than 800,000 taels, this time Wu Sangui is too much, and he even asked me for one million taels of silver in half a year!" Did the silver fall from heaven? ”

"The problem is not here, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Jie said: "Could it be that there is no quota for the total army of a town? Just let them say as much as they want? ”

Fang Yuegong replied: "The general army is not a guard, it is the troops of each department that commands it, there is no customization at all, the total army with the largest number of troops can reach 50,000 people, and the troops with the least number of troops are only more than 10,000 people......

Zhu Jie sneered: "Lord Fang, then who can you blame?" Blame the emperor for you and the Ministry of War, the military is a national matter, how can it be such a child's play, there is no quota, people naturally want as much as they want, anyway, you have not set the establishment for others, Shanhaiguan is a national strategic pass, related to the danger of social life, Wu Sangui has no fear, what can you do? Who made you not set a quota for others......"

Chongzhen and Fang Yuegong's faces were embarrassed, and in the end, Zhu Jie actually put the responsibility on himself, think about it, the whole country, so many general soldiers, the imperial court didn't even know the rated establishment of the general soldiers of each department, no wonder the general soldiers of the people were asking for a price, they did their own evil, and they couldn't live......