Faced with Zhao Gou's problem, Wang Lun swallowed in surprise.

He couldn't believe that this emperor, who had always been soft, would take the initiative to ask about military affairs, and even

Have a desire to start a war.

Why?

He didn't know what kind of mental journey Zhao Gou had gone through, and he didn't know why Zhao Gou, who had always been afraid of the enemy, suddenly became prepared for war.

Maybe it's because the enemies you face are different?

Perhaps it was because he had never fought with Ming Jun, so Zhao Gou had fantasies?

Wang Lun didn't know the reason, but Wang Lun knew his responsibilities.

So he took a step forward.

"Your Majesty, I have been reporting the report on the army of the Song Dynasty for a long time."

Zhao Gou was a little embarrassed.

Before, he only thought about living a stable life, enjoying happiness, and helping the little brothers below to look up again, regain their heroic spirit, and seize the tail of their prime. How could he care about these things?

Wouldn’t talking about military affairs with him at that time be like killing him?

But now...

"I know, I just want to confirm again. With the current military equipment of the Song Dynasty, can it fight against the Ming army?"

Wang Lun was silent for a while.

"The total number of rated soldiers in the Song Dynasty was 413,762, but according to previous combat readiness investigations, at least 30% of them were paid by officers from all over the country and the border guards. The remaining 70% of the real elite soldiers were not large, and there were a large number of elderly, weak, sick and disabled.

Moreover, the situation in various places is very complicated, and the distribution of empty salary is uneven. Some of the soldiers who are dedicated to their duties are full, and there are also a large number of people who only care about themselves. Currently, the number of people punished by the court is limited, and the small number of people who are looking at the big ones. Perhaps there are many similar things that have not been discovered."

He slightly refined the content of the previous military report.

Zhao Gou's face was much worse.

"The Song Dynasty has only been stable for more than ten years, and it has reached this point?"

"Yes, once the peace agreement is signed, it is normal for civil and military play. The military is abolished and the military training is seriously insufficient. A considerable number of soldiers are treated as private slaves of officers. They do everything they can to cultivate the fields and do nothing, but they don't train.

The few troops that maintain training also have bad military disciplines. They just drink and gamble when they are on duty. When Shangguan inspects, they pretend to practice. When Shangguan leaves and returns to their original state, they continue to drink and gamble, and they will not take the initiative to practice combat skills at all. Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty rectify the military, and..."

"Okay, I already know the specific situation."

Zhao Gou quickly stopped Wang Lun and asked, "I will only ask you one question. Once the war begins, how many warable soldiers can the Song Dynasty mobilize at most?"

Wang Lun thought a little.

"If you just defend, you can mobilize up to about 200,000 troops. If you choose to attack, it is impossible to have more than 100,000 at the moment."

"Is two hundred thousand a piece of land or..."

"The sum of Huainan, Jinghu and Sichuan."

Zhao Gou took a deep breath.

"There are 400,000 soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty who were actually eaten up so many empty wages?"

"Thirty percent is good. I even heard that three of the five soldiers in some places were given empty salary."

"What?!"

Zhao Gou slapped the table: "Who is it?! I'm bold and reckless! I admit 30% of the time, but he actually wants 60% of the time? Do you want to rebel?!"

Wang Lun hurriedly said, "It's just heard that there is no real evidence, so it's not accurate. Maybe it's just a rumor."

"What rumors? What I want are real numbers! Real numbers!"

Zhao Gou slapped the table and roared: "Wang Lun! How did you do the Privy Councilor? Why did you neglect your duties? Do you still want to do it?! The previous things are also not rigorous at all, not cautious at all! What an important position is Privy Councilor! You said! Do you still want to do it!"

Wang Lun was so scared that he quickly knelt down.

"I know my mistake! I know my mistake! Your Majesty, but Your Majesty, I have really done my best! Whenever I send people to the army to investigate, I will always be inexplicably obstructed. The officers in the army are in a mess, and it is difficult to find out the real situation. If you really need to conduct a comprehensive investigation, you must not have the order from your Majesty himself and form a separate investigation team!"

Zhao Gou stood up in anger and walked left and right. After thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't swallow this breath.

"Mingguo has bullied him to the doorstep, but our own military equipment has been so deflated. It seems that no matter how hard it is to be managed, Wang Lun, this matter is left to you. If you want the right, I will give it to you. You can choose the person yourself, and I want the result!"

Wang Lun swallowed and said with a thorny forehead: "Your Majesty, the ice is three feet long, not a day's cold. If you want to rectify your military in the short term, it is impossible to achieve great results. If Ming Kingdom takes advantage of my unpreparedness and goes south to coerce, it will be very difficult for the Song Dynasty."

Of course, Zhao Gou knew that this was true.

Wang Lun had submitted a letter to him many times before and asked him about rectifying his military equipment. He was powerless and felt that he wanted to live a stable and comfortable life and did not want to spend so much effort to rectify the army.

The family tradition of the Zhao Song royal family was to raise military generals and make them rich and comfortable enough, so that even if they had a low status and no dignity, they would not want to rebel.

Which emperors of all generations don’t know what to do if they are empty-handed?

But they will not want to solve the problem in a comprehensive way, nor will they be able to solve the problem in a comprehensive way.

Empty salary has long been deemed to be potential benefits for generals in addition to formal benefits. To really rectify the matter of empty salary, it is equivalent to attacking the interests of all generals, which will inevitably lead to collective protests and even rebound from the general group.

Moreover, this also helps the court to restrain military generals, control military power, and avoid the generals seizing power. Zhao Gou, who has experienced the Miao and Liu mutiny, the Huaixi military revolution and the four generals incidents, is still quite sensitive to this.

In a peaceful era, a mediocre and obedient army, this is the exquisite reason why the Zhao Song family law can solve the legacy of the Five Dynasties.

But in the troubled times, such family rules are a bit out of place.

But as the emperor, how could the great god Zhao Gou admit that the essence of this matter was caused by his failure to rectify his arms in time, indulging in pleasure and intentional indulgence?

"I don't usually rectify my military equipment, but when the matter is about to come, I find that there are no soldiers available. All the ministers mislead me! Wang Lun! You mislead me too!"

Zhao Gou forced the blame to Wang Lun, ignoring the fact that Wang Lun had repeatedly submitted a request to rectify his military equipment, which surprised Wang Lun.

But no matter how surprised Wang Lun knew that Zhao Gou needed a step, a scapegoat, and a scapegoat that could shoulder the responsibility for him.

So he could only plead guilty to Zhao Gou sadly.

"I know my crime, please forgive me."

"Get up and do things, and you are allowed to make meritorious contributions. If you cannot make meritorious contributions, you will be punished with multiple crimes!"

Zhao Gou warned Wang Lun with a majestic look on his face.

So Wang Lun became the main responsible person in tragic, carrying everything on his shoulders, and provoking this sudden political incident on his shoulders.

On the other hand, Tang Situi and Shen Gai were fully responsible for the important task of negotiating with Xin Qiji and vowed to reject the unreasonable demands of Xin Qiji and the Ming Kingdom in the name of great righteousness.

Because Zhao Gou was very angry and did not want to see Xin Qiji, Xin Qiji directly negotiated with Tang Situi and Chenji.

This negotiation was not as friendly as before. Tang Situi and Shen Gai were covered in frost. Looking at the old god Xin Qiji, he acted like an uncompromising attitude.

"General Xin, we treat each other sincerely for the Ming Dynasty's envoys to the south. We thought that General Xin would bring good news to the two countries to work together to overcome difficulties, but we never thought that the Ming Dynasty would violate the alliance signed by the two countries? This is not what a gentleman did."

Tang Sigeng sat down and began to attack Xin Qiji.

Xin Qiji sneered.

"Mr. Tang's words are wrong. Is there anything related to the governance of the Yellow River in the alliance signed between the two countries? No, right? Of course, the two countries are friendly and friendly, helping each other. And you say that if the Ming Dynasty successfully governs the Yellow River, will the Southern Dynasty benefit from it?"

Tang Si blinked and thought for a while.

At present, Huainan is indeed under the rule of the Southern Song Dynasty. Whenever the Yellow River floods and captures the Huai River into the sea, the Southern Song Dynasty will also be invaded, and it is by no means unscathed.

If the Ming Dynasty successfully governed the Yellow River and turned the Yellow River back to its old path, the Southern Song Dynasty would of course benefit and be able to restore the prosperity of Huainan, increase fiscal revenue, reduce disaster prevention losses, etc.

This is a real benefit, so it seems reasonable for the Ming Dynasty to ask the Southern Song Dynasty for some expenses to govern the Yellow River... What a ghost!

Tang Si stepped back and slapped the table.

"This is the Northern Dynasty's own business. Whether to cure or not is the Northern Dynasty's own choice. Whether to suffer disaster or not is also the two countries themselves. Our dynasty has never asked the Northern Dynasty to pay for the losses caused by Huainan when the Yellow River floods!"

"Does the Southern Dynasty feel embarrassed to say this? Who did the Yellow River fall to this point today? Do you not know in the Southern Dynasty?"

Xin Qiji said with a sarcastic expression: "The Emperor Renzong of the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Shenzong of the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Zhezong of the Emperor remediated the Yellow River three times, and failed three times, and each time it caused a major disaster. Not only do we think so, but don't the people of the Southern Dynasty think so too?

I heard that when I failed to return to the river for the second time, Su Dongpo was in Xuzhou. He was washed away by the flood and almost died with the people of the whole city. After escaping by chance, he cursed at the court, which led to a sensation. Look, is this what I said?"

"Then...that..."
Chapter completed!