Chapter 93 Petition to express discontent
The next day, Zhao Yulin went to the academy to discuss matters with his brothers and told them that this was called collective learning, and that everyone should work together to analyze and judge the current situation and find the next direction of action.
He asked the Jinzhou chief clerks to come over and talk about their feelings. These people had made a lot of progress after learning from the past "Hanshui Morning News". They all went down to understand the sufferings of the people and no longer petitioned for the landlords.
He pointed at the chief clerks and told his brothers excitedly that when they first arrived, they were opposed to the practices of our Shenwei Army, but now they understand and agree with it after understanding the situation.
Zhao Yulin told everyone that this is seeking truth from facts.
Every leader of the Shenwei Army should pay attention to this. Doctors who prescribe medicine without understanding the patient's condition may kill the patient.
Finally, he asked each column to go back and carry out team training, give full play to the role of the soldiers' meetings below, find problems and gaps.
This was Zhao Yulin's military reorganization campaign, which the army had to carry out whenever it had free time.
The Qingyeyuan tent was hotly discussing Zhao Yulin's military reorganization.
Gui Ruyuan fled to Lizhou to avoid the war, and then came back to steal the fruits of victory after the great victory. His greed was too ugly, so he was impeached by Qingyeyuan's civil and military officials. Shi Xiang could no longer cover it up and dismissed him from his post. Zhao Yanna was temporarily in charge of the Zhizhisi.
Zhao Yan had just accepted the gold, silver and treasures of the Jin prince. After severely reprimanding him and driving him away, he tasted the pleasure of being the boss for the first time and was in high spirits.
As a result, Lord Zhao happily took out silver to buy Zhao Yulin's Five Grains and drank with the generals. He said to Cao Youwen happily: I have already reported to Lin'an and proposed to appoint him as the deputy envoy of the Zhizhisi and preside over Xingyuan Prefecture.
Cao Youwen was delighted, and when Zhao Yulin returned, he cleaned up Nanzheng and handed it over to him. He asked about Wang Hancheng, and asked if he could guard Qifang Pass.
There are three passes in Hanzhong, namely Wuxiu, Xianxian and Qifang. If you guard one of them, you will be promoted to the chief general.
Zhao Yanna had not gotten along well with Wang Hancheng and Zhao Yulin in their previous interactions, and felt resentment towards them. He said coldly that since he had followed the Shenwei Army, he would leave it to the Shenwei Army to arrange things. He ordered the Shenwei Army to guard the Qifang Pass and the three states outside the pass.
Cao Youwen saw that they were not on the same page, so he left Fengzhou after the banquet and returned to Nanzheng via the plank road that he had simply repaired.
When Cao Youliang heard that Zhao Yanna was going to send people to be the leaders of Jinzhou and Yangzhou, he spoke up for Zhao Yulin and said that the battle of Gudao was won thanks to the Divine Power Army of the Yulin brothers, and it was unfair for Qingyeyuan to report the credit in this way.
Cao Youwen said helplessly that the higher the rank, the more power he has. There are many unfair things in this world, and we have to obey them. He saw the Shenwei Army evacuate Nanzheng cleanly and neatly, and handed it over to him without any harm. He admired it from the bottom of his heart, and sighed that Zhao Yulin was just too stubborn.
Back in Yangzhou, Zhao Yulin was playing with the child with Wu Yuqi. Zhang Qi came back, looked at Wu Yuqi shyly , and asked Zhao Yulin to go out and talk.
He muttered, what's the big deal?
Still got up and went out.
Zhang Qi pulled him to the corner and said that Taoist Li was gone.
Zhao Yulin looked at him in confusion and asked, which Taoist Priest Li is missing?
What does it have to do with him?
Just after he finished speaking, Zhao Yulin was suddenly stunned. He had forgotten that Wu Yuqi's mother's surname was Li. Could it be that she was gone?
He pointed to the inner room and asked, "Is she your sister-in-law's mother?"
Zhang Qi nodded sadly and told him that Taoist Li led the disciples of Quanzhen Sect to kill the abandoned disciple, but they were ambushed by that guy. Zhongnan Mountain suffered heavy losses and he has sent a letter to the head sect to deal with it.
Zhao Yulin had always been unhappy because they defected to the Mongolian army, but now that something had happened, he was troubled. Which enemy did Wu Yuqi and her mother take refuge in Yibin because of? Only his master Jueming knew, so he didn't dare to ask.
Now that her mother is gone, she must be extremely sad to have lost her only relative.
He hesitated for a moment and said that this matter must be kept secret and must not be told to your sister-in-law.
Zhang Qi said with an embarrassed look: If my sister-in-law asks, how should I answer?
Zhao Yulin told her to lie to him first and say that Taoist Li had gone to Zhending Prefecture to attend a grand Dharma Assembly.
After returning to the room, Wu Yuqi asked Zhang Qi what happened and whether she had found her mother.
He said not yet, Zhang Qi was a step late, her mother had gone to Zhending Prefecture to attend a Dharma Assembly a few days ago and did not dare to tell her.
The woman smiled and said, "It's nothing. We'll tell the old lady when mother comes back."
After Zhao Yulin dealt with the situation carefully, he went out to Chen Chen's room. After a fierce fight between the two, he told Chen Chen to pay attention to Yuqi, as she had given birth to a child and might become emotionally unstable.
The little girl snuggled in his arms and complained that he cared about everyone except her.
He asked her, what's the matter?
Isn't everything fine?
Chen Chen pushed him up with his butt and said that someone from the Administration Office had come to collect the tax of 10,000 taels of silver, and that our Shenwei Army had made up the difference in silver for the soldiers' salaries, and Qingyeyuan also needed compensation, so they were short of money.
Zhao Yulin asked her why she didn't say it earlier?
Chen Chen said that since she is a wife, she should share his worries. But even if she told him, she couldn't conjure up silver. What else could she do?
Zhao Yulin said it’s simple, we just won’t give it to you.
He touched the little girl's face and told her to relax and go to sleep.
When Chen Chen woke up, Zhao Yulin was gone.
While eating, she asked Yuqi: Where are the people?
Yuqi smiled and said how did she know, wasn’t she in her room last night?
The girl's face immediately turned red and she said that she was tired from being tormented by her brother and fell asleep again.
Wu Yuqi told her: The person left a long time ago, my brother wants to go to Qingyeyuan to reason in person. He said that in the past, Jinzhou was occupied by the Jin people and we had to spend money on defense. Now our Shenwei Army is guarding it but we are asked to pay taxes?
What's the reason for this?
We have earned money, so we take the initiative to hand it over.
I've already paid for it, but they're still demanding payment. Where in the world is this book for sale?
Chen Chen said that she was afraid that her brother was too straightforward and would say whatever he wanted, which might offend Shangguan. Her father had warned her about this.
Yuqi confidently told her not to be afraid and to trust her brother. This time he would use Wu Gu Feng to pay off the debt, saving them from having to deal with it again.
Chen Chen pouted and went out to do his work. Wu Yuqi called the maid Qiuju and told her to take good care of Jingjing. She also went to a place with good wind.
Zhao Yulin rode at full speed and was almost at Xingyuan Prefecture. His first stop was Nanzheng, where he would find Cao Youwen to inquire about the situation.
When he arrived at the government office, Lao Cao immediately ordered tea to be made for him.
After he explained his purpose, Lao Cao said that he had just realized that Lord Zhao had huge expenses after taking charge of Qingyeyuan, and the silver originally sent by the Mongolian and Jin envoys was quickly spent. He was desperate and set his sights on the young man.
Then Lao Cao said that his grains were very expensive, costing six taels of silver per jar. How could Qingyeyuan afford the banquets he held every now and then?
Zhao Yulin's hand holding the wine glass froze, not knowing what to say. It seemed that Qingyeyuan had no money because of the bad harvest.
He doesn't brew wine to encourage high consumption. If you can't afford it, don't eat it. Then Chengyi Shao is cheap and good, and it can satisfy your cravings just as well.
Lao Cao asked if he could sell some of his trebuchets to Wuxiguan? The craftsmen in Xingyuan Prefecture made them, but without the rotating iron, they could not achieve the desired effect.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that the rotating iron was extremely difficult to obtain, and he could only make a little bit of it. If a war broke out again, he would do his best to support.
The rotating iron that Lao Cao mentioned is the spring-assisted iron developed by Zhao Yulin. It is refined from rich iron ore from the upper reaches of the Jinsha River. It is not easy to obtain.
The next day, Zhao Yulin said goodbye to Lao Cao and rushed to Qingyeyuan. When Zhao Yan saw him coming, he happily welcomed him and asked him how much tax silver he could give.
Zhao Yulin said that the tax silver had been paid last time, so how could it be paid again so soon? He came to ask the adults for military pay. Now there are 50,000 Shenwei troops, and they are desperate for food and drink.
Old Zhao was unhappy and asked him why he had to make up the silver difference since he was short of money?
Caused discord among the armies?
Zhao Yulin was at a loss what to do when he heard this. All the silver his soldiers had received in Yibin was now paid in Hanzhong. If he didn't compensate his brothers, how could he be worthy of these brothers who had fought so hard for their lives?
As for the brother troops, they can use the empty salaries to make up for the silver difference of the association.
Zhao Yan was furious and asked him what he was talking about and which team he had seen drawing empty salaries.
It is normal for border troops to collect empty salaries. From the Imperial Guards to the militia, which army of the Song Dynasty does not collect empty salaries?
Damn, Lao Zhao finally told the truth.
Zhao Yulin said with great sorrow that the army's combat effectiveness was weak because of lax military discipline, and that eating empty salaries was like a cancer that damaged the army's body. He hoped that the adults would think twice.
After a short rest, he said that he really did not have that much silver. There were still 500 jars of Wu Gu Feng that had not been sold at the Mianzhou military station. He was willing to give them to Qing Yeyuan for disposal, as a way to support the troops in the camp during the New Year.
Zhao Yan's eyes lit up, and then he asked him doubtfully, "Are you serious?"
Zhao Yulin said: A gentleman’s word is as good as gold.
Old Zhao immediately said with a smile: "Brother, why didn't you tell me earlier? Look how anxious I am."
The silver that Zhao Yan wanted was also to buy his grains. Now that he offered it to him on his own initiative, it would save him the trouble.
Then, Zhao Yulin told him that his soldiers were also crying out for food and that he was going to open trade in Tianshui and Xihe, waiting for an opportunity to rob the Tibetan tribes of their silver.
Zhao Yan said with a smile that he could do whatever he wanted outside the Great Wall, just don't let the war come here.
With Lao Zhao's tacit consent, he was too lazy to waste any more time and just said goodbye and left.
As soon as they left the camp, the transport soldiers on the plain came out with ten horse-drawn carriages, clattering straight to Mianyang Prefecture. Zhao Yulin shook his head helplessly and rode to Xianren Pass.
When Miao Gui saw the boss coming, he immediately asked the kitchen to roast a chicken.
He laughed and scolded: Damn, I only eat chicken after I came here, your side job is too ridiculous.
Miao Gui seemed to understand what he said, and with a silly smile he led him into the inner room, pulled open the curtain on the wall and introduced the situation: Training Envoy Li Shichang reported that the team was developing very quickly, the barracks in various garrisons were almost full, the total strength had reached 65,000, plus the militia under his control, the number was close to 100,000.
Zhao Yulin told him: A soldier with only quantity but no quality will not do. Just look at Qingyeyuan. Every time they lost a battle, a group of defeated soldiers would disperse. After repeating the same thing over and over again, they became rogue soldiers.
He required strict training to improve the quality of the troops.
Miao Gui rubbed his hands and said that there was a serious shortage of weapons. How about urging our hometown in Yibin to ask Master Chen to work harder?
