Yuan Huang gradually understood what Xiao Ruxun meant and was shocked: "What Ji Xin said...isn't it... Ji Xin, that's a prisoner, not a young and strong person! If there are so many prisoners, how can we have money to raise?"

"Who said we want to raise prisoners? Duke Yuan, have you heard of His Majesty's increase in mineral deposits and paying additional mineral taxes in various places?"

Yuan Huang was stunned: "I heard a little, most of the court officials were dissatisfied, and the local people were resentful. Those eunuchs from the mining tax were too arrogant and enslaved local people. If this continues, the world will be unstable."

"Is it feasible if a hundred thousand-day young and strong prisoners replace the people with mining?"

Yuan Huang opened his mouth and didn't know how to express his thoughts. It took a while to react: "Let the prisoners go to mine?"

"Yes, since ancient times, all dynasties have had the practice of letting the children of prisoners act as some cheap things. Since the people of our country can do it, why not be the foreign captives? Anyway, they are all prisoners. Instead of killing or letting them go, why not just let them serve the Ming Dynasty, contribute their labor, and die directly on the construction site?"

Xiao Ruxun smiled coldly.

Yuan Huang shivered.

"Mr. Yuan, there is no need to have any sympathy for foreign captives. The reason why the court officials opposed His Majesty's mining was to harm the local area was mainly to disturb the people. Then let the Japanese prisoners go to mine. We don't have to care whether they are dead or alive, nor do we have to damage the strength of the local people. The prisoners are not the people of the Ming Dynasty, but war criminals. They use war criminals to mine, and they don't have to pay a share of their wages. What reason do court officials have to oppose His Majesty's mining?"

Yuan Huang thought about it carefully and felt that this was true. He just needed to take good care of the war criminals, but...

"Ji Xin supports His Majesty's mining?"

Yuan Huang's eyes were a little wrong.

"Of course, I support it. Mr. Yuan didn't know that the battle of Ningxia and the current war would not be able to fight without His Majesty's direct transfer of money from the inner treasury?"

Yuan Huang's expression also became a little different.

"Where does the money in Your Majesty's inner treasury come from? Of course, these court officials strongly opposed the heavy taxes, but in other words, why did Your Majesty want to start a mine and get these heavy taxes? Why did the court not allocate funds from the Ministry of Revenue when they went to war, but asked Your Majesty to allocate silver from the inner treasury? This happened many times since the Jiajing period. If Your Majesty had no money in the inner treasury, how could he fight this battle?"

Yuan Huang had a calm face and couldn't speak.

"Those court officials, others don't know, but I know clearly! Local taxes are greedy and they are greedy again and again, and taxes are lower and lower every year. Logically speaking, the taxes should be higher than before when the war has been pacified and resumed production, but now the taxes have not increased but decreased. In some years, there are not even enough money to earn three million or two years old. They squeeze out the people's money and can't spend a penny. The tax of ten taels of silver can be greedy for five or even six or seven taels! They really think that everyone in the world is a fool?!"

When Xiao Ruxun roared, Yuan Huang frowned and said nothing, his eyes were a little unnatural. Xiao Ruxun said that there must be a fool, but it definitely does not include this old man. He was disheartened and retired from the world and stopped being an official, but tried to save the country and the people from another path.

"I am a general. Everything depends on the result, not the process. I only know who supported me in this battle, who gave me money, who gave me food and weapons, and that's all. I only know that at least a part of the money for mining was used for military expenses, and the taxes that were greedy were used for one or two in the places where they should be used, and all corrupt officials spent money! Then I naturally support mining!

Of course, I have also read books, I know how difficult people's livelihood is, I also know that survival is not easy, I am not a cold-blooded person, and I feel uncomfortable when I see the people of Daming who are not full, so I think of using prisoners instead of the people of Daming, so that they can rest for a while, save some money for the court, and give the people a little breathing opportunity. This is all I can do, and it is also the only way for me as a general to save money for the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Yuan! Am I wrong?"

Yuan Huang lowered his head and said nothing.

After a long time, Yuan Huang sighed deeply.

"Ji Xin, sometimes, if you see it too thoroughly, it will be bad."

"Duke Yuan, this is the way of survival of civil servants. Xiao Ruxun is a military general and is still a very awkward person. He is obviously not qualified to take care of it, but he always thinks about what he shouldn't think. If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, he cannot be at peace. Only when the heart is peaceful can Ruxun be at peace. If he cannot convince his heart, then even if he has wealth that can rival a country, he will be unhappy. Instead of being depressed all his life, it is better to give it a try and die, and be worthy of a man."

Yuan Huang raised his head and looked at Xiao Ruxun deeply.

"How good would it be if you were a Jinshi Hanlin? But why were you a military general..."

"Mr. Ye also said this to me. I told him that the Ming Dynasty is not the Ming Dynasty of Jinshi, nor the Ming Dynasty of Hanlin, but the Ming Dynasty of the world. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country, but not the responsibility of the Hanlin of one or two Jinshi. Although Xun has a low status, he also has the ambition to serve the country. This body is not destroyed, and this ambition is unswerving."

Yuan Huang stared at Xiao Ruxun in a daze, and for a while, he closed his eyes as if he was ashamed.

"This statement is enough to make the world's Jinshi Hanlin ashamed to death! Ji Xin, I am not as good as you!"

After saying that, Yuan Huang stood up, sighed and slowly walked out of the house.

On the fifth day of the October 10, 10,000 Shandong soldiers arrived at Zhenjiang Fort one after another. On the seventh day of the October 10th day, Xuanda crossbowmen arrived at Zhenjiang Fort one after another. On the tenth day of the October 10th day, Zhejiang's Nanbing Group arrived one after another, and a large number of gunner artillery arrived. Just waiting for the Ningxia Firearm Battalion to arrive, the army was ready to arrive.

Xiao Ruxun crossed the river north from the sixth day of the October 10th, visited Zhenjiang Fort to inspect the army, calmed the morale of the army, arranged food, clothing and housing for the army. He also brought a mixed military medical battalion composed of more than 200 North Korean and Ming doctors to see and treat some sick soldiers on the way. Some symptoms of headache, hotness, and unacceptable conditions can be cured soon. What Xiao Ruxun is most worried about is that so many people came at once, so don’t cause a plague.

Then, Xiao Ruxun issued the first military order, saying that all soldiers were not allowed to drink raw water or eat raw food. The water must be boiled before drinking. The food must be eaten cooked food and must not be removed anywhere. They must be removed at the prescribed location. If there is any failure, once discovered, the first time the first time the first time the first time the second time the second time the second time the second, the third time the second time the second, the beheading will be displayed on the public.

In addition, the generals and deputy generals who led troops to participate in the war, as well as generals such as guerrillas, met and met, and saw who could believe it, use it very much, who were reckless and unusable, who were dissatisfied with the commander-in-chief of the army at their age, and wanted to find fault, etc.

Commanding a large army is a very troublesome thing, and commanding a large army from different places in the world is even more difficult. The Ming Dynasty has always led soldiers like this. The soldiers do not know the generals but the generals do not know the soldiers. At the beginning of the founding of the country, due to the great prestige of the generals, soldiers are good at fighting. This has little disadvantage. However, as time goes by, fewer and fewer generals can conquer and fight, and the soldiers become weaker and weaker, so the problem is huge.

It is very important to how the main general works with each team.

Therefore, the news that Xiao Ruxun intentionally or unintentionally indulged in the military camp that Xiao Ruxun blamed Li Rusong for twenty was spread.
Chapter completed!