si-mexico Chapter 365 Secret
Chapter 365 Secret
"Oh? Chu Ning agreed not to ask the Ministry of Revenue for help?"
Inside the Yingwu Hall.
A look of surprise appeared on the emperor's face: "Without the help of the Ministry of Revenue, Chu Ning can only let Bingzhou solve the problem of food and wages for this war on its own.
However, even if Bingzhou has become much richer in the past year, can Bingzhou really afford such a huge war?"
More importantly, why would Chu Ning, a guy who refuses to suffer any loss, agree to such an impolite request?
Even if Chu Ning refused, the prince could do nothing.
Why agree when you can refuse?
Is it self-confidence or arrogance?
The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at the shadow guard in the palace: "Are you sure there are only about 100,000 soldiers on the front line?"
The shadow guard nodded confidently: "Your Majesty, the number of soldiers and horses should be correct. The reason why His Royal Highness the King of Chu is so confident in agreeing to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's request must be that the wealth of Bingzhou far exceeds our imagination, otherwise His Royal Highness the King of Chu would never agree."
After a pause, the shadow guard said, "However, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has invited Lord Liu Shouren to the palace to discuss matters."
The emperor's eyes lit up: "Instead of letting the Ministry of Revenue contribute funds, he asked Liu Shouren to discuss matters at this moment. Does this guy have other ideas?"
After thinking about it, the emperor made a prompt decision: "Pay close attention to the actions of the Chu Palace and Liu Shouren!"
"Yes!" The shadow guard responded and immediately retreated.
The emperor stared at his departing back, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
What exactly does this kid Chu Ning want to do? What else does he want to discuss with Liu Shouren at this time?
However, inviting Liu Shouren to the Prince of Chu's Palace without any hesitation in front of everyone would definitely attract the attention of other forces.
Presumably, outside the Prince Chu's Palace, there must be spies from all major forces everywhere at this moment.
"Chu Ning, Chu Ning, sometimes I really can't see through you."
The emperor shook his head and finally picked up Chu Ning's memorial about the imperial examination system and started reading it.
No matter what plan Chu Ning has, with the shadow guards watching him, Chu Ning will not be able to escape from their clutches!
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Prince Chu's Mansion, living room.
Chu Ning sat in the main seat and sipped his tea slowly, while Liu Shouren, who was sitting below him, looked anxious.
War is about to break out in Bingzhou, so why is the King of Chu still so calm?
If he doesn't find a way to deal with it, once he loses, not only will the Chu Palace be left with nothing, but he will also fall from the sky into the quagmire.
When he was anxious, Chu Ning chuckled and said, "Master Liu is anxious?"
Liu Shouren smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, the Great Zhao has an army of 200,000. This is not a small number. Adding the troops they originally left behind in the four cities, there are at least 240,000 troops!
Even though we have 120,000 soldiers in Bingzhou, we still cannot defeat the enemy when faced with an army several times our size."
With a difference of half in the number of troops, who dares to say that they are sure to win?
Although Bingzhou is now completely under the control of the King of Chu, he can concentrate all his food and silver to fight a battle, but what if he loses?
As the Minister of Revenue and former prefect of Dingxiang County, Liu Shouren had deep feelings for the local area and could not bear to see the local people suffer.
He wanted to do his best.
Chu Ning looked at Liu Shouren, who was full of anxiety, and chuckled, "Master Liu, do you know how many crossbows there are in Bingzhou now?"
"This..." Liu Shouren was stunned and shook his head, saying, "I have not been in Bingzhou for a long time and I am not aware of the affairs of Bingzhou."
Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, slowly extended his right index and middle fingers, and said calmly: "There are a total of 200,000 crossbows and 3 million arrows!
Not only that, all soldiers will use crossbows. From now on, whether facing the enemy head-on, ambushing, pursuing, or covering the rear, our army will have an absolute advantage. "
Liu Shouren was stunned.
"So many crossbows, where... where did they come from?"
"Haha, has Lord Liu forgotten the eight craftsmen from the Ministry of Works who were kidnapped by Great Yan's Prime Minister Baili Xing?"
Chu Ning smiled and said, "After rescuing them, I sent them to Bingzhou. Under their leadership, the speed of making crossbows increased dramatically.
Not only that, the Modao Team and the White Horse Cavalry also expanded a lot, and our army's combat effectiveness was greatly improved.
With General Han Xing's command ability, our army will only win this battle, not lose."
Although they do not have an advantage in terms of the number of soldiers and horses, the Modao Team and the White Horse Cavalry can be said to be invincible in terms of weapons and arms.
Whether defending the city or charging, the Bingzhou troops will never be at a disadvantage!
But Liu Shouren was confused after hearing this.
If you are so sure, why do you still want to discuss it with me in private?
"Since Your Highness has confidence, I wonder what I can do for this battle?" Liu Shouren asked cautiously.
Chu Ning chuckled and said, "Everything in the Ministry of Household Affairs remains the same, but during this period of time you need to handle the household registration of those refugees and completely change their household registration to Bingzhou.
In fact, over the past month, the number of refugees has exceeded 50,000, greatly increasing the population of Bingzhou. However, due to the lack of officials in the Ministry of Households, the matter has remained unresolved.
Now that Zhang Xuan and others have been transferred to the Ministry of Households, we can take this opportunity to resolve this matter. Once these people are registered in Bingzhou, they will be Bingzhou people from now on!"
Only with population can there be development and a strengthened economy.
Only with a population can we recruit soldiers and expand our strength!
Liu Shouren was stunned.
After all this talk, it turns out that it was just to resolve the issue of refugees’ household registration.
This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue. It is not a big problem. It is just a matter of priority.
The Ministry of Household Affairs has a lot of miscellaneous matters to deal with nowadays, and the refugee household registration issue is not the most important one, so it is naturally put at the back.
But now it seems that the King of Chu wants to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
This is the Ministry of Revenue's business. It's just a change of order. It's not a big deal.
Liu Shouren reacted and immediately bowed: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will arrange this matter as soon as I get back."
Liu Shouren nodded slightly: "Although this matter is not a big deal, it still needs to be kept secret and cannot be leaked, so as not to be caught by others."
"I understand!" Liu Shouren said, then bowed and left.
Chu Ning looked at Liu Shouren's departing back, with a hint of amusement on his face.
Everything is ready, all that is missing is a big victory on the front line.
This war must either not be fought, or the Great Zhao Dynasty must be severely dealt with.
We killed 200,000 of them last time, and we will kill 200,000 of them this time too!
Chu Ning sneered, immediately returned to his study, wrote a secret letter, and sent someone to deliver it to Bingzhou at an urgent speed of 800 miles.
This battle is of great importance. Although Chu Ning is confident, he dare not be careless.
He can underestimate his opponent strategically, but tactically, he dare not be careless in the slightest.
Now everything is ready, just waiting for the good news from the front.
Chu Ning has absolute confidence in Han Xing.
In addition, he also had his own plan in the letter just now. I believe Han Xing will definitely arrange it according to what was said in the letter.
"Humph, so what if you have 240,000 soldiers and horses? This time I'm going to give you a big show!"
Chu Ning grinned, "If I occupy the cities of the Great Zhao Dynasty, that should also be considered a trophy, right?"
The military order says that all the spoils of war belong to Bingzhou!
Next, it all depends on how Han Xing wins this battle!