Poor Family Chapter 647

  Chapter 647 Exchange Conditions

  Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said: "The humble job really has two difficulties and needs the help of the Taiwei!"

  Gao Qiu chuckled, "Just say what you want, as long as I can help, I will do my best!"

"Han Shizhong, the deputy general of the humble staff, made great contributions in pacifying the Fangla Rebellion and should be promoted to the commander of the capital, but because he offended Yang Lin, Yang Lin withheld his promotion. This time he made great contributions to the suppression of the black party. His merits were transferred to the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War has not been able to approve it, so I am really worried."

After quelling the chaos of the Black Party Xiang, the army's wartime establishment was cancelled. Li Yanqing immediately asked the court for credit and asked the commanders of Han Shizhong and Cao Xing to be promoted to commanders of the capital, so that he could become his right and left lieutenants. But Cao Xing's promotion has been approved, but there is no news about Han Shizhong's promotion. It is said that he is stuck in the Ministry of War.

  Gao Qiu's face sank, "I see, I'll take care of this matter tomorrow."

  Han Shizhong was originally Liu Yanqing's man, that is, Gao Qiu's man. Han Shizhong was caught by the Ministry of War. Obviously Tong Guan was behind Yang Lin's revenge. This was not only a slap in the face of Li Yanqing, but also a slap in the face of Gao Qiu.

  Gao Qiu said again: "Also, Liu Kai was supposed to be sent to the Daming Mansion to serve as a military envoy, why don't I transfer him to Jingzhao Mansion as well!"

   "Thank you Taiwei for your compassion!"

  Gao Qiu knew in his heart that this was just throwing bricks and stones to attract ideas, not to mention helping, he waved his hand, "These are all a little effort, and it's not a big help. Don't be afraid to trouble me and make some difficult requests."

   "The lowly position is impolite!"

Li Yanqing said with a smile: "At present, I also serve as the general manager of Yanfu Road, but the troops in Yan'an Prefecture and Suizhou are too small. Considering the border security, I want to increase the number of troops stationed in Jingzhao Prefecture to 20,000. I wonder if the Privy Council can approve it." come down?"

Of course Gao Qiu knew that the border defense was just an excuse, and Li Yanqing just wanted to increase his troops and expand his power. However, if the number of forbidden troops in various places exceeds a thousand, they must report to the officials for approval, and the officials have made it clear that the forbidden troops on Shaanxi Road and Hedong Road The number of places will only decrease but not increase. If you touch this bad luck by yourself, you will definitely be reprimanded, but since Li Yanqing has already proposed it, he is embarrassed if he does not agree.

  Gao Qiu looked distressed, he thought for a while and asked, "What is the current quota for Jingzhao Prefecture's army?"

   "Twelve thousand troops!"

"Let's do this! Let's use a workaround. I will allow you to add another 3,000 quotas within the scope of my authority. I remember that this was agreed by the officials before. It should not be a big problem. In addition, I will ask the Privy Council to give Jingzhaofu another I don't care how you use them for the long-term training quota of 5,000 township soldiers, and I will allocate an additional 5,000 sub-soldiers to the Jingzhao Mansion.”

  This is actually a workaround for Guo Yaoshi in Yanshan Prefecture. He uses township soldiers to replace the forbidden army. Township soldiers can be trained for a long time, or they can be trained intensively during the slack season. The local states and counties submit applications and the Privy Council approves it.

Moreover, the recruitment of township soldiers from all over the country is not restricted. Li Yanqing is the co-magistrate of Jingzhao Mansion, and he is also promoted by the bow and arrow of Shaanxi Road. He is also in charge of the township soldiers in Jingzhao Mansion. Let the township soldiers equip the armor of the imperial army, and strengthen training It was no different from the Forbidden Army. As for the money and food for the five thousand township soldiers, that was handled by Li Yanqing himself, with Bao Yanzhai as his backing, so this small amount of money was nothing.

The Baojia Law of the Song Dynasty stipulated that the money, food and soldiers of the township soldiers should be raised by the prefectures and counties themselves, and the imperial court would not interfere or bear the burden. The prefectures and counties with better conditions could give some food subsidies to the township soldiers, and the prefectures and counties with poor conditions would be provided by the township soldiers themselves. Bearing the armor and dry food brought a great burden to the farmers, and peasant uprisings broke out in both Hebei and Hedong.

Li Yanqing also knew that this was the biggest flexibility that Gao Qiu could do. The long-term training of rural soldiers was conscription in a disguised form. He could learn from Guo Pharmacist and solve the problem through government-business trade. The monthly salary of five thousand soldiers is It is unrealistic for Bao Yanzhai to bear the 50,000 guan.

   "Thank you Taiwei for your help, Yanqing is very grateful."

  Looking at Li Yanqing's indifferent eyes, Gao Qiu suddenly thought of something. Gao Shen also has the right to approve the increase in the army quota. He can go to Gao Shen through the Cao family to operate, but he came to beg himself. Why?

Gao Qiu's thoughts changed and he understood that Li Yanqing's real purpose was to drag himself into this incident. On the one hand, he certainly prevented himself from making trouble, but on the other hand, if this incident was revealed one day, he had to cover it up for him. This guy is young, but he is also scheming.

But Gao Qiu is not a person who has no sense of propriety, he can't agree to this kind of thing casually, if Li Yanqing is the co-prefect of Yingtian Mansion, he will never agree to increase troops for Li Yanqing, there are no enemies around Yingtian Mansion Threats, your motivation for increasing troops is suspicious, and he can't explain it when asked by officials.

But Jingzhao Mansion is different, especially Li Yanqing is also the director of Yanfu Road. When Song Xia reached the border disarmament agreement, it is safe to increase the strength of Jingzhao Mansion appropriately. .

  Thinking of this, Gao Qiu's heart was at peace. Next, he was about to make his own request. Gao Qiu poured another cup of tea for Li Yanqing, and asked with a faint smile, "How is Mr. Cao recently?"

As expected by Li Yanqing, Gao Qiu really hoped that Cao, Pan, and Gao would support him in becoming a prime minister. Li Yanqing also readily agreed, and told Gao Qiu that Cao Ping had always hoped that there would be a military representative in the Zhizheng Hall, and he hoped that he could use it Gao Qiu's appointment as an opportunity, the two sides had a pleasant talk, and it was already afternoon when they left the old building.

   "Taiwei Gao rarely talks with people for such a long time, Yanqing has a lot of face!" Inside the carriage, Zheng Rongtai said to Li Yanqing with envy.

  Li Yanqing waved his hand, "We won't talk about this anymore, but I care about you very much. Do you still have contact with the crown prince?"

  Zheng Rongtai shook his head, his face became gloomy, and he said in a low voice for a while: "Since my sister was deposed, the crown prince has never asked the Zheng family again, and even the channel of Imperial Physician Zhao has no news."

Li Yanqing did not speak. If even the imperial physician Zhao has no news of concern and condolences, it means that the crown prince has really abandoned the Zheng family. Well, because of him, my elder sister was forced to become a Buddhist nun, and her whole life was ruined, but he didn't give any comfort at all, which is too heartless."

Li Yanqing didn't know how to persuade Zheng Rongtai. Originally, the Zheng family had no background, even if they were rich, Prince Zhao Huan also took a fancy to the wealth of the Zheng family. Financial support, of course, kicked the Zheng family away. In fact, Zheng Rongtai was right. Even if Zhao Huan was seeking the Zheng family's wealth, the Zheng family sacrificed so much for Zhao Huan, but ended up like this. I have to say Zhao Huan has a cold heart.

   "Old Zheng, think about it a little more. You can't know the good and bad. The Zheng family and the prince are completely separated. It may not be a bad thing. In fact, I suggest that your sister return to the vulgar and go home."

   "Is it possible?" Zheng Rongtai asked in surprise.

Li Yanqing nodded, "This is actually a test. If your elder sister returns home and the crown prince and the court ignore her, then it means that the Zheng family has really broken off from the crown prince. Then why should your elder sister ask for trouble? Wait." In a few years, I will be able to find someone to marry quietly."

  Zheng Rongtai pondered for a moment, "You are right. Sister can return to vulgarity and go home. I will tell my father when I get back. As for getting married, I can't think about it now."

   "Did your Zheng family buy land in Hangzhou?" Li Yanqing asked again, changing the subject.

Zheng Rongtai nodded, "Hangzhou, Mingzhou, Suzhou, and Jiangning are all bought, and Hangzhou bought 300 acres. After the Chinese New Year, I plan to go to Hangzhou to build the house, and then my parents and elder sister can move there. , when the matter in the capital is dealt with, I am also going to go there to completely get rid of the prince's shadow."

  Li Yanqing laughed and said, "This is a wise move!"

Although Li Yanqing was very reluctant to see Liang Shicheng, he still went to Liang's mansion. Even if he had nothing to say to Liang Shicheng, it was a matter of attitude. However, Li Yanqing was lucky. Li Yanqing didn't care about the situation of Jingzhao Mansion, just asked a few words casually, Li Yanqing got up and left with the excuse of not disturbing Liang Shicheng's rest.

After coming out of the Liang Mansion, Li Yanqing slipped to Wang Gui's home in the capital. Wang Wanhao had already led his family to Jiangxia County. A new Wangjiacun was established.

But Wang Wanhao had a foresight. Even if he moved to the south, he could not completely break away from the political center, so he agreed with Wang Gui to stay in the capital. Wang Gui rented a house near the Daxiangguo Temple. It was a courtyard covering an area of ​​one and a half acres. .

  The difference between a house and a courtyard lies in the area. Generally speaking, if it is more than two acres, it can barely be called a house. If it is less than two acres, it cannot be built into a three-entry pattern.

"Originally, I planned to rent a three-acre small house. It happened that a neighbor in the same village introduced this yard. It was his relative's house. The rent is very cheap. It only costs ten yuan a month. If you pay the rent for three years, you only need three yuan. Baiguan, I think this place is very good, and it is enough for Ah Yuan to bring her children."

Wang Gui led Li Yanqing to visit his new home. They walked in front and back. The front yard was large and the back yard was small. There were nearly a dozen houses and a small garden in the backyard. Wang Gui's wife, Tang Yuaner, brought their children and several The maid lived in the backyard, and the cook and two servants lived in front.

  Li Yanqing nodded and asked: "Your family is enough to live, but if your parents or uncles and brothers come, where will you live?"

   "Parents and grandfather can live in the backyard. There are still several vacant rooms over there. Uncles and brothers can only live in the front yard. Anyway, there are many vacant rooms."

   "Actually, I still recommend that you rent a small house. Your family is big and there are many people, so it will be more convenient."

   "Forget it, the rent has been paid for three years, and didn't you say that the capital might be moved in two or three years? I'm too lazy to change it, it's too much trouble."

Li Yanqing just said that it's okay if Wang Gui doesn't want to change. The two went back to the room and sat down. Wang Gui poured Li Yanqing another cup of hot tea. Li Yanqing suddenly thought of something and asked quickly: "Where is the old cow? Didn't see him."

   "He was called by some fellow countrymen to drink flower wine at noon. I have guests here for a while, so I didn't go."

   "Do you have guests?"

  Wang Gui smiled, "You are a very familiar guest!"

  Li Yanqing was startled, and asked hesitantly: "It can't be Lao Tang!"

  Wang Gui nodded, "Who else is there besides my brother-in-law?"

  (end of this chapter)

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