A war may seem fierce, but in fact it is not that fierce. It can be said that it is fought very easily.
However, Qi Jin's expression remained serious. After so many years of fighting, he had seen many setbacks. So even if he was confident and had an overwhelming advantage, he still had to be cautious.
Before the war was over, anything could happen. A reversal at the end was something Qi Jin absolutely did not want to experience. Therefore, he was extremely cautious from beginning to end.
When he saw the soldiers on the battlefield starting to clean up the battlefield, Qi Jin finally smiled.
Seeing Qi Yuangong walking over from a distance and Xu Hongru being brought up, Qi Jin nodded with satisfaction.
"General, I have lived up to your trust and have captured Xu Hongru." Qi Yuangong came in front of Qi Jin and said with a serious face and bowed.
He said this very loudly, and it was obvious that he was very confident.
Qi Jin nodded in satisfaction, looked at his son with a smile and said, "Very good, take him away. Gather your troops and be responsible for vigilance."
"Yes, General." Qi Yuangong agreed and turned around to get busy.
Beside Qi Jin, a eunuch smiled and said, "General Qi has shown great prowess today, annihilating the rebels and capturing their leader in one battle. This is certainly cause for celebration. However, in my family's view, it is even more joyous that General Qi has a successor!"
Glancing at the eunuch beside him, Qi Jin smiled and said, "He's still useless. He needs more training."
Seeing Qi Jin smiling so hard that her eyes were about to squint, yet she was saying such humble words, the old eunuch didn't say anything else, but just stood aside with a smile.
Just say enough, don't say too much.
Qi Jin couldn't say anything about this eunuch supervising the army. He was sent by His Majesty, and it was enough for the two of them to get along well.
Looking at the soldiers cleaning up the battlefield in front of him, a trace of gloom flashed through Qi Jin's heart.
This battle was naturally beyond reproach, it could be said to be a crushing victory, and it also indirectly proved the strength of his soldiers.
But Qi Jin was not worried about this, but about money.
The army fights for money, and generals have always felt this.
After all, the old saying goes, "before the army moves, food and fodder must be sent first." Whether it is food and fodder, horses, armor and equipment, or military pay, it requires a lot of silver.
But the army in front of us is really too expensive.
Not to mention the armor and equipment on his body, which are extremely expensive in themselves; plus the swords, spears, halberds, cannons and muskets, none of these are not expensive.
Although the Hundred Craftsmen's Institute had devised a method, using a hydraulic forging machine, and the steelmaking department had also made some gains, reducing costs considerably, if the army were equipped with the same equipment as before, then the same amount of money would naturally only be enough to equip two armies.
This was different. With the same amount of money, he probably couldn't even equip a single troop. The most important thing was that fighting was too expensive.
Take this battle for example, which consumed countless gunpowder, artillery shells and bullets, all of which are very expensive.
It's fun to fight, and it feels great to crush the enemy, but I'm afraid the money won't last.
It might be okay to deal with some of the rebels in front of us, but if we really pull them to the north to fight, the cost will be huge.
Qi Jin knew full well that the current emperor was ambitious. Although the court was in trouble, he was truly generous with the new army. All the equipment was top quality, and even the soldiers' food was the best.
His Majesty has already dispatched over a hundred people to raise pigs for the new army. And that's not counting other people.
With so much money spent, if the new army is sent to Liaodong to fight, and if it fails to quickly achieve results in Liaodong, the court's financial resources may not be enough, and then there will be trouble.
Although Qi Jin was a general, he had to consider these things. The more he understood his troops, the more worried Qi Jin became.
The army he currently had under his command, equipped with equipment like this, was only about 15,000 men. Although Qi Jin was training new recruits, his equipment had yet to catch up.
Production at Baigongyuan takes time, and the most important thing is that there is no money.
Qi Jin had also heard that Bi Maokang from the Academy of Hundred Craftsmen had requested the emperor's approval several times to expand the scale of the Academy; the steel plant was also about to start the second phase of the project.
But after thinking about it, Qi Jin shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that he was definitely thinking too much.
The old eunuch looked at Qi Jin and saw that he was very happy just now, but now his face was gloomy. The old eunuch really couldn't understand it.
We've won such a great victory, why do you still have this attitude?
However, the old eunuch didn't want to bother with Qi Jin.
When dealing with a general like Qi Jin, one must always be extra careful.
The reason is very simple. Qi Jin is a favorite of the emperor. There is no one in the world more popular than him.
Although the ministers in the court are all arrogant, everyone working in the palace knows that there are actually not many people who are truly valued by the emperor. The General Qi Jinqi in front of them is definitely the person the emperor values the most. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one person in the Ming Dynasty military.
If you can avoid offending such a person, then don't offend him. Look at his sons:
The eldest son served as a personal guard officer in front of His Majesty, commanding His Majesty's personal guard, the Thousand Oxen Guard;
The other sons were also well taken care of by Qi Jin's side, all thanks to Your Majesty's grace.
Qi Jin naturally had no idea what the old eunuch was thinking. After a while of wild thoughts, he prepared to pack up and go back.
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