Xie Ming

Chapter 261 Liu Liangzuo wants money!
Liu Zeqing disregarded his reputation and disrupted the meeting hall of the Ministry of War in order to protect his reputation!

Qiu Weizheng could no longer endure it, he threw the case aside, stood up, trembling, and walked out angrily on crutches, until he came up to Liu Zeqing!

"Liu Hezhou!"

"I am warning you for the last time!"

"This order to dispatch troops was written in the personal handwriting of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"From me to the ministers of Yingtian!"

"Down to Xianzhi (Shi Kefa, courtesy name Xianzhi), Yaocao (Ma Shiying, courtesy name Yaocao), and other assistant ministers, the chief clerks, and the officials in charge of specific matters!"

"No one dares to change it without permission!"

“How?!”

"Liu Zeqing, don't you want to disobey the summons?!"

In front of Liu Zeqing, Qiu Weizheng's eyes were like hooks, and he squeezed out these words from his mouth with gritted teeth!
Upon hearing this, Liu Hezhou was very frightened.

After all, this old man Qiu is the chief officer of the two major authorities departments of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue in the temporary capital Yingtian. The four towns in northern Jiangnan are located north of the Huai River and close to Nanjing. All the military supplies, food, fodder, and money of the army are controlled by this man, so they have to rely on him and there is nothing they can do about it!

But if you offend him, if this old man gets really angry, he will stop your supply for a month or so, then you will be in big trouble!

Therefore, Liu Zeqing now sees that things have come to this point and there is no room for maneuver even a little bit. He has no choice but to accept his fate!
“Ah, no.”

"No no no!"

"Look at you, old man."

"Good! Good!"

"I will obey your orders!"

"I'm obeying your summons!" Seeing Qiu Weizheng approaching, Liu Zeqing shrank his neck and spoke in panic. After he finished speaking, he hurriedly stepped back.

Qiu Weizheng didn't relax and stared at him for a while!
After a long while, he turned his head and walked to the center of the hall.

"Humph!"

"Mobilize troops to the north. The four towns in northern Jiangnan, all units must follow orders and make arrangements. This is finalized!"

"That... Xianzhi!"

"Let's continue with the next part!"

"Let Mr. Li talk about the specific matters of transporting grain and grass after this assignment, and everyone can discuss it!" Qiu Weizheng said in a domineering manner, forcing the agenda to move forward.

"okay!"

"Then what's down here?"

"Since the troop deployment is confirmed, then..." Upon hearing the summons, Shi Kefa also hurriedly stood up to express his opinion.

But at this moment.

At the table on the right, Liu Liangzuo, who had remained silent until then, suddenly spoke up and interrupted.

"Eh!"

"Xian, Xianzhi, Xianzhi! Wait, wait"

"That... Old Minister Qiu!"

"Ah, well, first of all, I, Liu Liangzuo, would like to state that I have absolutely no opinion on the strategic deployment of the Crown Prince's various departments! Haha, none." Liu Liangzuo smiled stiffly while speaking.

"But, only, but!"

"Mr. Qiu! I'm sure you know this too!"

"We, the soldiers of the four towns, have no money to pay now!"

"This Hezhou, he lives in Yangzhou, it's very lucrative!"

"Huang Degong, Brother Huang, the dealer is in Chuzhou, which is close to Nanjing. His two dealers are better by comparison!"

"But I have troops stationed at the border of Xuzhou."

"Hey, old Minister Qiu, how about you give me some ideas? I don't have any money, so how can I ask my brothers to move?"

“This is really hard to do!”

"In the past, although the taxes and profits in our Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were not small every year, the battlefields were mostly in the west and north!"

"So, since we in the Jianghuai area don't get any salary, I, Liu Liangzuo, don't have anything to gossip about!"

"Even if the brothers below curse us and say that we were raised by a stepmother, we can still suppress it. I believe that I have never said that I miss you, Old Master Qiu, and I have never opened my mouth for this, right?!"

"It's our fault that we didn't put ourselves in the front line!"

"The money earned through hard work and the flowing silver are sent north in boatloads. I have no complaints. I will accept it even if I have to endure hunger!"

"But, but in this situation, he is different!"

"We have become the front line here!" "Since the situation in the North has become such a mess!"

"Then it's our turn to go into battle!"

"It is natural for soldiers to fight. There is no doubt about it!"

"But our salary... Old Qiu, look at this, shouldn't we make up for it?"

"For us military attachés, it's hard to do things!"

"In the camp, he is not like the government office. It is hard for the brothers below to talk about the great principles of the country and the nation!"

"I've been assigned this kind of mission this time. If I don't bring any money with me when I go back, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain myself to my subordinates!"

"Nowadays, the situation is difficult. You, the old minister, are very busy. You don't know what's going on in the ranks below. It's really getting harder and harder to pull it together!"

"They are underpaid and have little food to eat. It's already very difficult to maintain stability and avoid causing any major chaos on a daily basis!"

"Right now, we have to fight the Northern Expedition and kill the bandits!"

"If we don't have money, who among the soldiers below will be willing to follow us? We should just put our heads on the belt and risk our lives to serve the army!"

"You say, isn't that the truth?"

Liu Liangzuo spoke bitterly, and it was not known whether he had prepared his words in advance, but when he spoke them, it seemed difficult to refute them both emotionally and logically.

"Uh, this"

"Brother Mingfu (Liu Liangzuo, courtesy name Mingfu)!"

"Right now, there is not much silver left in the Nanjing treasury!"

"At the beginning of March this year, the newly collected tax silver in the southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas has been compiled into detailed accounts in the middle of the month and transported to the capital!"

"At this moment, a big change has suddenly occurred, and we have to go north. The Yingtian Military Department has to raise money quickly to buy military rations. Sigh..."

In fact, Shi Kefa was not putting on an act, the truth was exactly like this!
But after hearing such words, how could Liu Liangzuo give up?

"Oh! I'm talking to Xianzhi!"

"You're being a little bit mean!"

"What do you mean?!"

"This won't work!"

"In the first few years, there were also many places to spend money in the north!"

"But at the very least, they will come to collect payment once or twice a year!"

"But in the past two years, the situation has taken a sharp turn. Last year, they imposed four or five levies without regard for the lives of individuals!"

"If we do this, even if there is a mountain of gold in Yingtian Prefecture, it would have been emptied long ago!"

"The people above don't know how to be frugal!"

"You guys are really diligent!"

"Anyway, I just can't figure it out!"

"Who on earth did you use all this money to feed?"

"Why is it that it keeps getting worse year after year, but this huge hole still can't be plugged!"

"We are so close to them, but we can't even have a sip of soup!"

Liu Liangzuo was obviously complaining and grumbling.

"kindness"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Weizheng stood in the middle of the hall, looked up, and let out a long sigh.

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Ugh!"

"Ming Fu, if you were to say this in the past, I would have a hard time answering you!"

"But!"

"Today, since the Minister of Revenue in Beijing, Ni Yuanlu, is here to discuss this matter!"

"Then, Minister Ni wow!"

Qiu Weizheng suddenly tilted his head, and unexpectedly, he put the blame on Ni Ruyu!
"Minister Ni, how about you come and bear the burden, and let these southern commanders step down a little!"

"After all, going into battle to kill the enemy and doing your job with your head on your shoulders is a matter of doubt!"

"As a superior, I have to give an explanation."

(End of this chapter)