"Borrow food?"
On Zetian Hall, several important imperial officials separated from each other, while Lin Muyu and Tang Xiaoxi stood on the central aisle together, looking up at Qin Yin on the throne.
Tang Lan seems to be most sensitive to the matter of borrowing grain, after all, he is directly in charge of the household department.
"What's the matter, Lord Lan?" Qin Yin said in surprise, "Can't the empire even provide three million catties of food?"
"His Royal Highness..."
Tang Lan looked embarrassed and said, "After your Royal Highness ascended the throne, he will amnesty the world and cut taxes in half. Therefore, the funds and food of the household department are very tight. Three million catties of food seem to be not much, but... Your Highness does not know it, a soldier. The ration of the army is about two catties a day, and the ration for an army of 10,000 people is 20,000 catties a day. There are nearly 200,000 troops stationed around the empire. The food we provide for these troops is 400,000 catties, which is already quite tight. For the Yaozu, I'm afraid..."
Tang Xiaoxi bit his red lips and said, "But these three million catties of food are too important to the monster race, and it can even save the monster race 100,000 deaths..."
Lin Muyu interceded: "Duke Lan, you are in charge of the household department. If you squeeze a little, you should still be able to collect 3 million catties of grain? If it doesn't work, we can always buy it with money."
Tang Lan clasped his fist and said: "The Rain Commander does not know that Lanyan City’s harvest today is not too good, besides... From Lanyan City to transport food to the endless forest, chariots cannot be used in the jungle, only civilians can be used. It takes at least fifteen days to reach the endless forest with the feet of a civilian husband. They have to eat one catty of grain every day. In fifteen days, it is 15 catties of grain. One time and one back and forth 30 catties... A civilian husband can carry a maximum of six weights on a long journey. Ten catties, so it’s not three million catties to transport grain to the demon clan, but six million catties..."
Tang Xiaoxi's beautiful face was full of gloom: "But Grandpa..."
Tang Lan looked at Tang Xiaoxi and her favorite granddaughter, her eyes softened uncontrollably, and said, "But don't worry, Xiaoxi, grandpa will figure out a solution for you. These six million catties... the treasury will give two million catties. , Grandpa will help you raise the remaining 4 million catties, don’t worry, the first batch of grain will be on the road tomorrow."
With that, Tang Lan looked at Qin Yin respectfully and said, "His Royal Highness, is it okay to be so unsure?"
Qin Yin nodded and smiled: "The monster clan is our dependent country. We should rescue. As long as we can save the monster clan in distress, whatever is good. Thank you Lan Gong for so much effort and effort for the country."
Tang Lan: "Thank you for your understanding of the old minister, right..."
"Does Lan Gong have other things?"
"Yes."
Tang Lan clasped his fists and said: "Recently, the Gentian camp seems to have built a lot of new camps on the edge of the jungle in the north of Lanyan City. Wearing armor and training fighting tactics, there are still a lot of people, at least 30,000 people, and the people of the Lingbei Mercenary Group seem to be there, I don’t know if your Royal Highness knows this?"
Qin Yin was taken aback, and said: "I know... Those are the spare forces of the Gentian Camp."
"But your highness." Tang Lan raised his head and said: "The Imperial Military Law strictly regulates the number of soldiers in each legion. Once someone recruits soldiers privately, it is deemed to have committed a disorder. Please check it out."
"If this is the case..." Qin Yin stood up slowly, with a pair of bright eyes full of smiles, and said: "Lin Muyu, the commander of the Longdan Camp, saved the country's merits, and the Longdan Camp has continuously defeated the Mozu and Yihe above the Qinling Mountains. The army of the country will reinforce the country’s prestige and immediately draw up a decree to expand the gentian battalion. The upper limit is 50,000 people. It is in accord with the will of heaven and the will of the people. I don’t think Duke Lan and Grandpa will have any objections, right?"
Tang Lan was taken aback.
Su Muyun bowed his face calmly, but said nothing.
On the contrary, several generals of the Su family showed unrestrained expressions. One of them was Su Long, the leader of the Twilight Iron Blade Army, clasped his fists and said: "Your Royal Highness, now the empire is experiencing a catastrophe of food shortage, and the people can't get enough to eat. It seems unreasonable to expand the army when it is time for food. Please also your Highness can think of the people in the world."
"Is that so?" Qin Yin looked at Su Long and said, "Duke Lan, Grandpa, in fact, Xiaoyin has a decision. From next month, I plan to reduce the salary of all officials in the empire by 20%. The money is used to encourage land reclamation, planting, etc., what do you think?"
Su Muyun bowed and said: "The old minister supports the resolution of His Highness, but he is worried that those ministers who are used to living a good life will be dissatisfied."
"It's okay, they will be convinced."
Qin Yin smiled slightly and said: "Prepare to write a holy edict. When the empire is in crisis, all ministers will reduce their salary by 20%. In addition, to expand the Gentian camp, all the weapons, food, grass, and war horses needed will be provided by the Ministry of War. You must not neglect."
Everyone clasped their fists together: "Yes, Your Highness..."
On the side, Xue Ling, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, looked at Lin Muyu with a smile, and said: "Congratulations to Commander Yu, he has finally been upgraded from a battalion commander to a legion commander."
According to the imperial military system, an army of less than 20,000 can only be regarded as a battalion organization, and an army of more than 20,000 can be called a corps. There is no upper limit to the number of a corps, and the prestige and power of a corps leader Obviously it is much higher than the control of a battalion. The biggest beneficiary of the expansion of the Longdan battalion is no different from Lin Muyu. He is now an indispensable existence in the imperial army.
"Thank you, Master Xue Ling." Lin Muyu smiled: "In the future, the Longdan Camp will rely on Master Xue Ling to take care of him, otherwise we will not be able to supply food, grass, weapons, etc., and this number will be in vain."
Xue Ling laughed and said: "Leader Yu, rest assured, the will of His Highness personally, I will do everything by myself, and will not let the Longdan camp be neglected in the quarter."
"Well, thanks a lot."
…
In the afternoon, a hundred carriages full of grain left Lanyan City and headed to Zhenyao Pass. Tang Lan took Tang Xiaoxi's affairs very seriously, and this kind of efficiency was really impressive. According to Tang Xiaoxi's instructions, the grain arrived. After Zhen Yaoguan, the Zhen Guojun in Tang Town was sent to the endless forest, and the monsters in the endless forest would also send people to respond. This way, the people’s rations and manpower are saved once and again, and there is no Tang Lan. The description is so terrible.
It was just that Tang Xiaoxi still seemed unable to forgive Tang Lan, and only promised him to go back to the Duke's Mansion for dinner. In the afternoon, he still followed Lin Muyu with dozens of guard knights.
Lin Muyu’s task in the afternoon was to check the newly-built camp of Longdan Camp. In fact, he was very worried. Although Situ Sen was also a high-ranking imperial general, after all, after four years of being a big gangster, his behavior has slowly happened. Change is not like Wei Qiu, Feng Xi and others who strictly abide by their duties.
Unsurprisingly, the Longdan Camp is very chaotic in the newly built camp outside the North City.
Lin Muyu led a thousand-man gentian battalion heavy cavalry into the camp slowly. On both sides, there were random tents erected, and the mud in one place was not filled up. In the wilderness, there were many Tianjue Guilders from the slums. The crowd is vying for the few gentian battalion armors and military emblems, one by one, with red faces, and on the other side is a bard sitting in the mud and playing the matouqin, surrounded by a group of gentian battalion recruits. There was a scream of applause, and there were a few five-and-three rough recruits farther away who were wrestling in a match, and some even started a gambling round.
Tang Xiaoxi looked at it with bright eyes, and couldn't help but smile: "I said Commander Mu, your Gentian camp recruit looks really good... I really don't know how you will fuck them in the future..."
Lin Muyu's face was as gray as death: "I'm going... I'm so angry... here, Situ Sen, get him here for me..."
"Yes, commander..."
In the chaotic crowd, Situ Sen rode his horse, wearing the rank of ten thousand princes with two gold stars between his neck, and a flaming red gentian battalion general robes.
"Situ Sen."
Lin Muyu reached out and pointed to a group of people in the camp, and said, "These... are these recruits you brought me? You used to be an empire general. Did you lead troops like this?"
Situ Sen said solemnly: "The commander knows something. This group of people are originally rascals. It is not that simple to train them into real imperial soldiers. It can't be done in a day or two, because they cannot adapt to it for the time being. They live in a barracks, and there is no battalion in the Longdan camp, so I have approved them to go to the flower restaurant PC in Lanyan City twice a week. If conditions permit, they can take a concubine, but they are not allowed to bring them into the barracks. Within three days One fight is allowed, but no death is allowed. It is allowed to pick the nostrils during combat training, not more than three times a day."
Lin Muyu was so angry that she was about to faint at the sight of Venus: "Situ Sen, you... You regard my Longdan Camp as a cattle herd..."
Wei Qiu also said, "Situ Sen, did you lead soldiers like this?"
Situ Sen immediately stared and said: "Wei Qiu, don't think that you are the deputy commander. It is great. Tell you, I Situ Sen can defeat you in three ways with only 50% of the strength. The commander can scold me Situ Sen, you defend the enemy. Without this qualification..."
Wei Qiu was almost pissed to death at the same time.
Lin Muyu squinted his eyes and asked, "General Situ Sen, do you really plan to lead troops like this? Can such a Gentian camp really fight the demons? I'm very worried..."
Situ Sen smiled respectfully, his eyes full of deep meaning, and said: "Commander, if you trust me, Situ Sen, give me the full power of training recruits. Don't worry... Once we go to the Demon Race, I can guarantee you. These grandsons immediately forgot about the gangsters in the flower house, carrying the sword and dying with us to fight the demons desperately..."
"Ok."
Lin Muyu nodded approvingly and said with a smile: "Perhaps, only blood can make them realize what war is like, and there will be such a chance."
Situ Sen nodded: "Commander, further north is the camp of Axue's Third Army Corps. The Lingbei Mercenary Corps will definitely satisfy you."
"Well, let's go."
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