Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 38 Yu Qian's Doubt

Obviously, Yu Qian has not been idle these days.

These words must have been inspected and confirmed on the spot.

These circumstances, Zhu Qiyu had already known about it in his previous life, but now that he has lived again, there is no change in the general direction, so he was not too surprised and continued to ask.

"How about the capital's grain and grass reserves?"

The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass first.

Although this time it is sticky, the food and grass are also the top priority. If the food and grass are cut off again, it will be a real disaster!
Hearing this, Yu Qian also flashed a hint of approval in his eyes.

In his opinion, the biggest reason for the imperial court's defeat in civil engineering this time was that the logistics was cut off by tiles.

Otherwise, the 20 officers and soldiers would never have fought like this.

As soon as the King Yu opened his mouth, he asked the capital's food and grass reserves, which showed that he was not ignorant of soldiers.

Yu Qiandao: "The minister and Shen Shilang of the household department also took stock of the treasury. Because the emperor personally confiscated it, it was very expensive. Our capital now has about 110 million shi of grain. The summer grain has just been harvested from all over the country. There are more than 40 stones in Jingwei Tundu."

"not enough!"

Zhu Qiyu frowned and said categorically.

These grains are enough to maintain the daily expenses of the capital, but if you want to fight, it is definitely not enough.

What's more, with the tens of thousands of soldiers left in the capital camp, it is impossible to defend the capital.

It is certain that troops will be transferred from other places!

Since we want to transfer troops, the first thing to solve is the problem of food and grass.

In the final analysis, it was because of this personal expedition that used too many people, and the imperial court almost did its best to support the expedition.

The foundation of the treasury has basically been cleaned up by disasters.

What's more, although the imperial court collected summer and autumn grains twice a year, most of them were autumn grains, and the amount of summer grains was only about one-fifth of that of autumn grains.

Therefore, even if there is summer food that has just been transferred, it is not enough.

After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu said.

"How is the situation in Tongzhou warehouse?"

Up to now, the taxes collected by the Ming Dynasty are still mainly in kind such as grain and cloth.

However, the food collected in various places is not all transferred to the capital, but to the nearest official warehouses.

As a rule, only grains from Shandong, Henan, and Zhili will be transferred to Beijing warehouses.

Under normal circumstances, if it is autumn grain, there will generally be close to 400 million shi, and Jingcang cannot store so much grain.

Therefore, during the Xuande period, the first emperor ordered that all summer and autumn grains transported to the capital should be stored separately, of which [-]% were stored in the Beijing warehouse, and the other [-]% were stored in the Tongzhou warehouse.

So to adjust the grain, the nearest is Tongzhou warehouse.

Yu Qian replied: "For the emperor's personal conquest, the priority is to transfer grain from the Jingcang warehouse, and there is still a surplus in the Tongzhou warehouse. In addition, the transfer of summer grain from the Tongzhou warehouse was earlier than that of the capital. Half a month ago, 60 stones had been put into the warehouse. Now the amount of grain and grass stored should be There are more than 180 million stones."

At this point, Yu Qian paused for a while, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and said.

"However, it will take some time to transfer from Tongzhou to the capital. I have not reserved a large number of vehicles and horses for the grain adjustment officers and troops.

"It's okay..."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said.

"You can order Shuntian Prefecture and Tongzhou Prefecture to call in civilian carriages and horses to transport food, order the household department to allocate silver, and pay the people according to the amount of transport."

After a pause, Zhu Qiyu said again.

"Besides, from September onwards, the capital's civil and military officials, all the salaries and grains they need, will be drawn from the Tongzhou warehouse, and the capital's granary will only be used by the officials, the army, and the common people."

These were all discussed by Zhu Qiyu with a group of officials from the Ministry of War in his previous life. Yu Qian was a little surprised when he said it now.

He did think about these measures, but the time was too short to form a formal plan.

But I never thought that this Prince Yun brought it up first.

Both sides had the same idea, so Yu Qian nodded and said yes.

"What the lord said is very true. After the minister returns, he will jointly file with the Ministry of Household and implement it as soon as possible."

"Um……"

Zhu Qiyu nodded and continued.

"Besides, the capital doesn't have much reserves for weapons and armor, but Nanzhili has a large warehouse for weapons and armor. The king remembers that there are about 130 million pieces of weapons and armor in total, and 80 pieces were drawn. , ordered Nanzhili to quickly transfer to Beijing."

"Also, in this civil engineering campaign, although our army suffered heavy casualties, there should be a lot of weapons and baggage left on the passes and on the battlefield. You can order the guards of each pass to gather the remnants when they gather the remnants at the same time. The available weapons and armor will be sent to the capital together."

Yu Qian looked up at Zhu Qiyu in surprise.

If the words he just asked about the grain and grass made him have a deeper understanding of this King Yu, then Zhu Qiyu's words now made him even more surprised.

You must know that Nanzhili does have a huge reserve of weapons, after all, it was originally the capital.

In fact, there were originally some in the capital, but more than [-] troops went on expeditions, and they were basically used as military equipment.

What surprised Yu Qian was that this King Yu actually knew the specific reserves of Nanzhili.

You must know that this is a secret matter, even in the courtroom, not many people know about it.

Is it possible...

Yu Qian thought for a while and continued.

"Your Majesty, the guard of the capital, the core lies in the officers and troops that can be fought. There are too few officers and troops in the capital, and it must be difficult to last for a long time. The Ministry of War has discussed in the past few days that [-] officers and troops stationed along the canal can be dispatched. There are [-] troops in preparations in other places, and they will go to the capital together to fill up the Beijing camp."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said immediately.

"Well, yes, but the military reserve army is a reserve officer army after all. The usual training is not enough, and the combat power is not enough. This king remembers that there are more than [-] Japanese troops in Shandong and other places. Most of them are familiar with war. My Beijing camp combat power."

This is also the experience of the past life.

The preparation army, as the name suggests, is the second-line army used by the Ming Dynasty as a reserve army.

Over the years, the armament has been slack, and even the soldiers in the Beijing camp have not been drilled every day, and the quality of the military preparations can be imagined.

In contrast, although the Japanese army was accustomed to naval warfare, after all, they had fought wars and had seen blood, and their combat power was much higher.

In the previous life, the Japanese army was also a major force in the defense of the capital.

So Zhu Qiyu didn't think much about it, so he said it, but when the voice fell, he saw that Yu Qian's eyes had changed when he looked at him.

"How does the lord know that there are more than [-] troops in preparation for the Japanese?"

Yu Qian stared at Zhu Qiyu with burning eyes, and his tone was stiff.

Zhu Qiyu reacted in an instant, and what he was facing at the moment was not Yu Qian, the minister he trusted most, but Yu Qian, the minister of war at the court.

The system of the Japanese-preparation army was special. Because there were many Japanese pirates along the coast, the Japanese-preparation army was mostly operated in small groups. Therefore, the total number of the Japanese-preparation army was also a secret of the imperial court.

Although the ministers with slightly higher status basically know something about it, as an idle prince, Zhu Qiyu can casually reveal such sensitive secrets, which obviously surpasses his duty as a prince...

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