Chapter 338 Daliang is too weird (modified)
As soon as the news of Haritu's death in battle spread, the morale of the Daliang army was high.
After the eldest prince led the army to Licheng, the whole army immediately rested. The wounded soldiers camp had the quack doctor Shenyi in charge, and with the various western medicines for treating external injuries provided by Sang Yian, he could stop bleeding, reduce inflammation, reduce fever, relieve coughs, and colds. Such minor symptoms were particularly worry-free to deal with.
The second prince was a good escort of food and grass, and he almost lived in the wounded soldiers camp.
The north is cold, and in order to drive away the cold, the eldest prince also put a lot of thought into it.
In the camp, a large iron pot was set up, and the hot and sour noodles were cooked. Each person was given a steamed bun the size of a large bowl, which was definitely enough to eat until they were full.
With the arrival of the army, Licheng was finally supplied with food and grass, and everything gradually returned to normal.
The battle with Da Cang broke out several times within just half a month.
Lu Ze'an was really a natural general. He led the army to fight for the first time, and he grew rapidly on the battlefield.
With Shen Hong teaching him everything, he made rapid progress.
The army used Licheng as its base camp and took back Xihui City in just half a month.
The death of Haritu made Da Cang lose its commander-in-chief, and the army was shaken. Lu Ze'an and Shen Hong took advantage of the opportunity and won the battle in a very short time.
The Khan of Da Cang was furious when he heard the news, and Du Ze was sent back to the tribe to be punished.
"What happened? Haritu is a brave eagle on our grassland. How could he be killed by a new general without any reputation?"
"How could you, one of the Five Tiger Generals, help Daliang take back Xihui City in just half a month?"
The elderly Khan looked fierce, and asked in a deep voice at Du Ze who was kneeling in the middle of the tent.
In the luxurious tent, the atmosphere stagnated instantly, and it was so depressing that it was hard to breathe.
Du Ze suppressed the fear in his heart and chose his words carefully, "Reply to Khan, there is nothing wrong with the strategy formulated by the commander-in-chief. The Daliang army this time is really different, at least different from what we usually encounter!"
"Speak!" The Khan's voice was so cold that it could make people fall apart.
"In the past, when we harassed the border of Daliang, as long as Daliang sent troops to support us, as soon as we arrived in the north, we didn't have to do anything, those local soldiers would get frostbite and frostbite. Even if they didn't freeze to death, they would have no fighting power."
"So, even if Daliang had reinforcements, they would not be a big threat to us. Whether we want to continue fighting or not depends entirely on our will."
"But this time, the reinforcements from Daliang basically didn't get frostbite or frostbite. They had hats and gloves, and even their military boots were new, which kept them warm."
"The commander-in-chief personally led his men and calculated the time to ambush the reinforcements, delaying their support time and consuming their marching supplies at best."
"Who knew those Daliang people were so powerful that they were willing to march despite the snowstorm? I don't know how much food they brought with them. The snowstorm not only didn't trap them, Even when they arrived at Licheng, they still had a lot of marching supplies left, which is simply unbelievable!"
Du Ze became more and more angry, "Great Khan, this time it's really not the fault of the commander-in-chief and me making the wrong decision, it's that Daliang is too weird." The
elderly Khan narrowed his cloudy eyes, "General Du Ze, this time we are attacking Daliang with the strength of our country, and the city that Haritu conquered was lost in your hands, what are you going to do?"
Du Ze put one hand on his chest, "Don't worry, Great Khan, I will lead the brave men on my grassland to take back the city!"
The Khan nodded with satisfaction, "Not only do you have to take back the city, you also have to kill the commander this time! There is news that the chief commander of the Daliang reinforcements this time is the eldest prince of Daliang, and the second prince is also among them. "'
Du Ze's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "I understand!"
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When the news of the army's victory reached Daliang, it was already April, and the people were already preparing for spring plowing.
As for our little prince, except for the hard work of attending court every day, there is not much to do at other times.
Those annoying memorials have also been reviewed by someone, so he will go through the information and compare it with the information sent by the local charity homes to do a spot check, so as not to worry about these ministers having second thoughts.
Now after the morning court, he went directly to the Wenhua Hall.
He drank tea, ate small cakes and snacks, and watched the ministers below review the memorials. The main purpose was to accompany him.
However, if there are memorials involving the border, he must read them in person, not only in person, but also very carefully.
If there is any difficult emergency, the Third Prince, who has escaped from the confiscation of his property, can be a very good helper.
As long as he is given any task, the little prince will be very relieved.
The little prince is relieved, but others are suffering.
Originally, the first and second assistants attended the morning court every day, and then went back home after leaving the government office. When they had free time, they would drink tea, eat, and listen to songs with their colleagues. They only worked half a day. For many things, they just had to open their mouths, and the officials below would naturally do it.
It can be said that they were in power, wrote memorials every now and then, and did not have to do too much work. Their lives were so carefree.
But what about now?
Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took over the country, their workload has more than doubled!!!
Every morning, they had to attend court. After court, they had to go to the Wenhua Hall to review memorials. They could not just do it half-heartedly. They had to review them carefully and write a summary after reviewing them. The emperor would still read them after he woke up.
If they were found to have made any mistakes, it would be dereliction of duty. Who dared to touch the emperor's mold at this time?
Once they started to be serious, handling things would naturally be doubly difficult and exhausting.
After reviewing the memorials, the morning was over.
They had a quick lunch and had to go to the government office in the afternoon to handle the day's official business. The six ministries all had their own daily affairs, and the burdens of the first and second assistants were even heavier. In addition to the important affairs of the court, they also had to balance their own students and the power of the party.
When they returned to the palace, it was already time for dinner. After a while, they paid attention to the family affairs, and then it was time to go to bed.
After a while, the ministers could not stand it any longer, and then the little prince took out a set of rules for writing memorials with a smile.
From now on, when writing memorials, they should be straightforward, saying what, why, and how to do it, and there should be no other unnecessary nonsense.
When the ministers saw it, their eyes lit up.
If all memorials like this are written according to this standard in the future, then the time spent on reading memorials can be reduced by half, and everyone will naturally agree.
This is simply a blessing that saves many officials.
No one mentions the ancestral etiquette and no one mentions that it is not in accordance with the etiquette system.
This new regulation, this small reform, was implemented so smoothly, and the speed was so fast that even Lu Chengtian, who was recuperating from illness, was surprised when he learned about it. If
this happened in normal times, if someone proposed to standardize the writing template of memorials, no one would say anything, but the Minister of Rites would definitely stand up and oppose it.
Several old friends of Yu Shitai would definitely oppose it.
But now, the Minister of Rites said nothing. When the matter was announced at the grand court meeting, Yu Shi had an opinion. The Minister of Rites rushed in and was so eloquent that the little prince was shocked.
He really felt that the Minister of Rites should go to Yu Shitai. No matter who he impeached, he would always be right.
After hearing about this, Lu Chengtian was originally worried that Daliang would be destroyed by this unlucky son, so he wanted to go to court earlier.
Now it seems that the prince has calculated all the civil and military officials, and there is also good news from the border. Lu Chengtian leaned back, continued to cultivate himself, and made careful plans, striving to dig out everything that should be dug out.
Even when the Third Prince continued to come to the bedroom every day to complain that the Young Prince enslaved him to do various things, Lu Chengtian
pretended not to hear anything. He had already been crowned a king, so he should just do some work, shouldn't he? As the saying goes, those who are capable have more work to do.
The Young Prince continued to live a leisurely life, focusing all his attention on the border wars. When he had time, he would continue to bring the Fourth Prince, a research maniac, to do experiments together.
The Fifth Prince was even busier. The treasury of Daliang was empty, and in order to fill it up, it was not ordinary to confiscate property all the time, so the Fifth Prince started a business.
Of course, this was carried out on a small scale with the support of the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince presided over the government, and as long as the Crown Prince nodded, this matter could be implemented.
Well, there were some obstacles at the time.
When the fifth prince mentioned this matter in the morning court that day, he was immediately opposed by all the officials.
"Your Highness, how can a court official engage in business? Moreover, the King of Hua is a member of the royal family, how can he compete with the people for profit?"
Zhu Yushi was over 60 years old and was full of righteousness. He threw his hands on the ground in the court and his opposition was very firm.
"Your Highness, the royal family cannot lose face. If the King of Hua does business in the name of the court, the court will also lose face."
The Minister of Rites also stood up to object.
"That's right! Your Highness, think twice! Business is really not allowed. The court should not be involved in local agriculture, industry and commerce."
Another Yushi stood up.
The little prince was not angry when being opposed. He looked at the Minister of Revenue with a smile, "Lord Qian, what do you think?"
"I don't have any opinion, but there is one thing. The national treasury is out of money now. Business is business, but the national treasury has no money!"
Qian Laojian is worthy of being Qian Laojian. No matter what time, he always keeps a close eye on the money in the national treasury!
The little prince still smiled, "No problem, since the Ministry of Revenue is unwilling to pay money, let's set up a new government office to specialize in business and purchases, and fifth brother will be fully responsible."
"Of course, the money earned has nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue. It will not enter the national treasury. It will be stored separately and managed directly by my father."
Minister Qian was very hesitant. Facing the prince, he did not dare to make a decision easily.
Last time, he regretted it for three days because he casually agreed to use all the confiscated property of those officials as military expenses for this military campaign.
So much gold, silver and jewelry!
If it were collected into the national treasury, it would be a huge fortune!
He wouldn't have to worry about not having money for disaster relief.
This time, the prince did it again, and Minister Qian was worried that he would make the wrong choice again. If the fifth prince could really make a lot of money, he would be vomiting.
Minister Qian asked cautiously, "How much silver will the Fifth Prince need to invest in his business?"
Lu Zehua had already calculated it, "At least 50,000 taels."
Upon hearing this, Minister Qian immediately turned around and bowed his head without hesitation, "Your Highness, I think it is a very wise decision to establish a new government office! The Ministry of Revenue will not interfere in this matter."
Seeing this, all the officials in the court seemed to think that this matter would be finalized immediately.
Zhu Yushi immediately objected, "Your Highness, we cannot be so hasty in establishing a new government office!"
"Yes, Your Highness, please think twice!" Yushi followed suit.
"Your Highness, we are court officials and members of the royal family and we are absolutely not allowed to engage in business. This is a loss of face for the royal family!"
The little prince leaned his elbows on the desk, supporting his chin with one hand, looking very kind and easy to talk to.
"What you said makes sense. The treasury is empty, the border war is tense, and military expenses are a huge expense."
"Plus, it's spring now. Will there be droughts in various places?"
"Will there be floods?" "
Will the Yellow River burst its banks?"
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"All these require silver, a lot of silver, and the treasury has no silver. If you don't agree with the fifth brother doing business and making money for the court, then you must prefer to confiscate the property."
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the court knelt on the ground, and the third prince on the side was even more terrified. During this period, he had been labeled as the prince who confiscated the property.
This was finally over. If he started to confiscate the property again, would his reputation still be good?
It is estimated that the record of him in the history books in the future will be just four words: the prince who confiscated property!
"I think that the proposal of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very wise! Setting up a new government office and letting my fifth brother do business is the only strategy to solve the empty treasury!"
As soon as this was said, all the civil and military officials immediately echoed loudly, and no one objected.
After all, if they disagreed, all the officials in the court would be at risk of having their property confiscated.
The Crown Prince's confiscating property posture really left nothing behind!
He wanted to dig up every layer of the land.
Since the Crown Prince's confiscating property model was spread, many officials were frightened, and for a while, they couldn't even send gifts.
Everyone was afraid that they would be targeted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of this matter. This was not just a matter of shedding a layer of skin, this was a matter of exposing their bones to the flames!
The fifth prince established a new government office, and this was how he did business.
The initial capital was pooled by several princes. Of course, after making a profit, the profits would be distributed in proportion.
The fifth prince was already proficient in mathematics, and he was even known as an abacus expert in the Ministry of Revenue. He was very fond of doing business, and now that a new government office had been established, he was like a fish in water. Although he was busy, he was full of energy every day, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
After seeing this, the third prince had to admire his energy.
The eldest prince and the second prince were at the border.
The fourth prince was obsessed with various experiments in the Ministry of Works and could not extricate himself.
The fifth prince was running around outside, opening a shop, making money, and he was having a great time.
The seventh prince, well, forget about that, there's no need to talk about it, he can't help with the work anyway.
With the little prince doing this, the only one he can enslave is the third prince.
Looking at the memorials for the Spring Festival handed over by the Ministry of Rites, he strolled to the third prince's mansion.
It was so cold, and he had to travel a lot, burn incense, kneel down, and plow the fields himself. Let the third brother enjoy this honor.