Holding the hot teacup, Luan Xuan looked at Xue Yu with a smile: "How much silver does this cost?"

Xue Mi smiled: "I'm familiar, this cup doesn't need silver, Lord Luan came for the first time, I don't know the rules here, next time, the adult will have to pay the silver himself." ”

Luan Xuan smiled, and understood in his heart that the eunuchs here do not accept money from everyone, but also depend on the person, the Zhongshu supervisor Shangshutai, these officials dare not accept money.

"A cup of tea, it doesn't cost a few silver, but the war is together, the silver flows out like water, Yongzhou had a bumper harvest last year, and the situation in Liangzhou is also good, Lord Luan, I heard that you asked the court for five million taels of silver, is it too much. ”

"It's not much," Luan Xuan sighed heavily, a little alert in his heart, and said carefully: "Lord Xue doesn't know, Yongnan had a bumper harvest last year, but Yongbei is barren, and most of the land in Yongnan is in the hands of the gate lord clan, they don't pay taxes, and the court can only buy grain from them, but the prince doesn't have much money in his hands, so he can't buy much grain." ”

Xue Mi nodded slightly, and sighed: "Yes, the gate lord clan does not pay taxes, this is the rule set by Taizu, I remember that the first emperor once allowed Yongzhou to open a field in Yongbei, last year, the king of Qin was sparse, saying that the monthly income of the field has reached three thousand taels of silver, what is the situation this year?"

"The development of the field is very fast, and the operation is also very good," Luan Xuan put the teacup on the table, this field is still the idea given by Liu Han, I didn't feel anything at the beginning, but after more than a year, it has developed very quickly, according to this rate, after three or five years, the tax revenue of the field can reach about 20,000 yuan per month.

"But this year, the Hu clan has been affected by the civil strife, and I remember that last month's income was about 1,800 taels, alas. Luan Xuan sighed heavily.

Xue Mi was silent, yesterday, Pengzhu Zhang Meng discussed King Qin's requirements with him, and agreed that five million silver was too much, and the court couldn't take it at all, so the three of them agreed to prepare to take one million taels of silver, but this was far from meeting King Qin's needs, and Luan Xuan was a more difficult character, so let Xue Mi get to the bottom of it first and see where King Qin's bottom line was.

"How much silver is there in the treasury of Liangzhou in Yongzhou now?" Xue Mi asked again.

"Yongzhou is slightly better, there are about 360,000 taels of silver, and there are 130,000 silver left in Liangzhou, and the situation in the treasury of Liangzhou is reported by General Duanmu. Luan Xuan said: "If it is in peacetime, it is tight, barely enough, but if it is wartime, it is far from enough, not to mention the wartime military salary, even if it is not enough to make up for the arrears in peacetime." ”

Whether it is the Huqiang General's Mansion or the Yongzhou Border Army, the situation of arrears of salaries is very serious, and last year the department was transferred to the north of Helan Mountain, and only then did it replenish some military salaries, but even so, the arrears of other departments are still very serious.

In addition to the military salary in peacetime, according to the law of the Great Jin Dynasty, in wartime, the soldiers are paid double salaries, and the cavalry is paid three times the salary.

"Now we don't know the strength of the Tibetan invaders," Luan Xuan said: "If the Tubo dispatch more than 50,000, the military salary will need one million taels of silver, and the grain will be around three million stones." ”

Xue Mi smiled bitterly in his heart, this is a lion's mouth, a million silver, five million stone grain, the court can't take it out at all, the focus of the court this year is to merge the state, the emperor has decided to let the king of Taiyuan lead the border army out of the state, first solve the Baishan Xiongnu, the emperor has issued an order, let Liu Qu return to Baishan, but this move was opposed by Zhang Ji of Taixue sacrificial wine, Zhang Ji specially entered the palace to face the saint, admonished the emperor, never let Liu Qu go back, this son knows the Great Jin very well, plus ambitious, the future will be the trouble of the Great Jin.

But the emperor didn't listen, on the contrary, the emperor thought that the more ambitious Liu Qu was, the better, without ambition, the Baishan Xiongnu would fall into the hands of the Xianbei people, whether it was to Bi or Yiriche, behind it were the Xianbei people, Liu Qu wanted to become the king of the Baishan Huns, he must get rid of these two people, and the Baishan Huns could return to the Great Jin Dynasty and become a force to solve the desert rebellion.

"One million military salaries, five million stones," Xue Yu muttered to himself, closed his eyes and thought about it, got up and poured water for himself, and then poured water for Luan Xuan, and then said, "How many troops does Liangzhou have now?"

"With the soldiers of the county, there are 27,000 men in all. Liangzhou's troops and deployment were imprinted in Luan Xuan's mind, and he calmly replied: "The strongest combat effectiveness is the three thousand black panthers commanded by Qiu Ge, followed by the seven thousand county soldiers commanded by Atletico Madrid, and there are also three thousand flying cavalry battalions, and the rest are ordinary county soldiers." ”

"Twenty-seven thousand, that sounds like a lot. Xue Mixiang was talking to himself, and he seemed to be asking: "I don't know how to fight, but in the third year of Zheng, the Xianbei people attacked Youzhou, Duan Chang's 5,000 men and horses were surrounded by 80,000 Xianbei troops in Jixian County, Duan Chang held on for a month, 27,000 people, transferred 17,000, to Huangsha Pass, no. ”

Luan Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, so he had to explain: "The north of Liangzhou is Xianbei, from west to east, there are six passes such as Xiaoguan, which all need troops to defend, in addition, Guzang also needs troops, so calculated, only about 13,000 people can be transferred to Huangsha Pass." ”

Speaking of this, Luan Xuan sighed again: "Lord Xue, according to General Duanmu's calculations, if you don't get reinforcements, Huangsha Pass can hold on for half a month. ”

"Half a month. Xue Mi shook his head with a wry smile, and then frowned again: "If you repel the Tubo people, how many troops will be needed?"

"Thirty thousand. ”

"Thirty thousand!" Xue Mi smiled bitterly: "Thirty thousand, I heard that the pass is defended, and generally one person dies, and Tubo will have to die three to five, and we will have 30,000 people, and we will die all, and there will be 150,000 deaths, can Tubo send 150,000 troops?"

Luan Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then understood that he had been tricked, and it was obvious that Tubo could not send an army of 150,000 and lost an army of 150,000, could Tubo still be able to enter Liangzhou?

"This is just an ideal state," Luan Xuan said: "We can't pin our hopes on this, Lord Xue, military pay and food must not be less." ”

Xue Yu sighed: "But the imperial court doesn't have so much money and food. ”

Just as he was about to continue chatting, someone was walking outside, Xue Mi got up and looked out, Pan Ji and Gan Tang were walking out, Xue Mi turned around and smiled: "It seems that the emperor is going to summon you, so I'll go first." ”

After speaking, he opened the door and went out, leaving Luan Xuan alone in the room, Luan Xuan looked at his back, and couldn't help but sigh softly, knowing that he had lost his words.

Sure enough, after a while, the little eunuch came to pass the decree to let him meet, Luan Xuan hurriedly sorted out his official uniform, and felt that there was nothing left, so he went out.

Entering the imperial study, Luan Xuan saw a young man in bright yellow civilian clothes, sitting behind the bookcase, and two middle-aged people next to him, one was wearing the official uniform of a third-grade official, and the other was wearing a cloth coat, his hair was a little gray, his body was thin, and the cloth clothes were worn on his body, empty, as if a gust of wind could blow them away.

Luan Xuan meticulously saluted the emperor and said: "Minister, Luan Xuan, see Your Majesty." ”

"Get up, Luan Qing," the emperor's tone was gentle, and Luan Xuan still kowtowed three times meticulously, and then stood up and tidied up his clothes.

"You've been in Beijing for a few days, and I have too many things to do, so I don't care about seeing you for a while, so don't complain about me. The Emperor said, "Don't be polite, sit down and talk." ”

Luan Xuan's eyes did not squint, and his gaze drooped slightly, falling on the emperor's chin to his chest.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare," Luan Xuan replied: "The thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, but the minister is the king of Qin's long history, and he is entrusted by the king of Qin, and the minister is very anxious in his heart." ”

The emperor bowed slightly, signaling Luan Xuan to continue, Luan Xuan felt a little nervous, swallowed his saliva, and then said: "Your Majesty, Tubo has the intention of offending the border, General Duanmu complained to the court and the prince, asking for more troops and food, but the north of Yongbei is in serious trouble, there is no court order, and the prince does not dare to transfer troops into Liangzhou, as for the money and grain, Yongliang has always been barren, and he can't take out so much money and grain. ”

The emperor smiled slightly: "King Qin's recital, I have seen it, Shang Shutai thinks that the number is too large, the court can't take it at all, during this time, the court is in Chen State to clean up the land, and to recover the arrears of silver, and to implement the salt policy innovation in Yangzhou, this has a little silver, compared with Xianbei, Tubo is just a small trouble, this year's focus is still on the desert, Liangzhou, can only be guarded." ”

Luan Xuan's heart suddenly fell, but his appearance was still stable: "Your Majesty, General Duanmu judged that at least 30,000 people are needed." ”

"Thirty thousand," the emperor pondered, turned his head and asked, "Pengzhu, what do you think?"

It turned out that he was Peng Zhu, the number one celebrity in front of the emperor! Luan Xuan turned his head to look at Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu's face was ruddy, and his eyebrows were full of heroism.

Peng Zhu shook his head: "Dejib's move is to attack the east and the west, his purpose is in the Western Regions, the attack on Liangzhou, the thunder is loud, and the rain is small." ”

"This is very true," the cloth-clothed man said: "Liangzhou actually doesn't need to worry much, you can adjust the commander of Qiu Ge Black Panther and two thousand flying cavalry battalions to Huangsha Pass, in terms of food and salary, the imperial court can allocate 500,000 silver and 1 million stone grain to Liangzhou, and Yongliang and Liangzhou can also raise some by themselves." ”

Zhang Meng's expression was relaxed, and Luan Xuan resisted: "Qiu Ge is transferred away, what should I do in the direction of Xiao Guan?"

"Xianbei people's current goal is Xianbei in central China, and they can't take care of Liangzhou. Pengzhu explained.

"But this is a risk!" Luan Xuan shouted sharply, turned his head to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this move by the imperial court will chill the hearts of the soldiers and people of Liangzhou. ”

The emperor sighed softly: "Luan Qing doesn't have to be excited, the imperial court, alas, compared with Xianbei, Tubo is just a minor disease, Xianbei is a big problem, Luan Qing, you have to understand the difficulties of the imperial court." ”

Luan Xuan frowned deeply, it stands to reason that the imperial court's choice was right, Xianbei's threat was greater, and the imperial court's decision to launch an attack in Bingzhou had already lifted a lot of the burden on Yongzhou.

"Your Majesty," Luan Xuan sighed: "500,000 silver, it's definitely not enough, at least three million silver is needed.... ”

"Eight hundred thousand!" Peng Zhu interjected, and Luan Xuan turned his head to look at him: "Lord Peng, this is not in Dongshi. ”

"Lord Luan, 800,000 is enough. The cloth-clothed man interjected slowly: "There are still about 800,000 silver in Yongzhou Liangzhou, even if Yongzhou leaves some part, you can transfer 500,000 to Liangzhou." ”

Luan Xuan looked at the clothed man, with a strangeness between his eyebrows, I don't know who this person is?

(To be continued.) 2k reading web