After being reborn as Wang Baochuan's sister, she decided not to persuade her

Chapter 49 Wang Shouwen

This person is both good and evil, and his position all depends on his preference. He will stand on whichever side is beneficial to him. He accepts bribes and sometimes redresses people's grievances. He is very proficient in using the golden mean and is very elusive.

Many people hated him with itch, but there was nothing they could do about him.

The reason why Wang Shouwen was so rampant was that his backer was the only family member of the most favored concubine in the palace, Yan Guifei. It was rumored that the emperor had not yet ascended the throne. In order to save him, the entire Yan family was executed, leaving only one

A noble concubine of Yan, and her only brother.

Therefore, she has always been favored, but Concubine Yan was probably very sad because of that incident. Although the emperor loved her very much, she was always as indifferent as a chrysanthemum. And her only brother Wang Shouwen became an academician of the Hanlin Academy under his influence, and his talent

Outstanding, but also likes to hide his edge.

Even though the two siblings were extremely wealthy, they had never done anything that went against the rules. On the contrary, they knew how to keep a distance from court fights. Therefore, the emperor was very reassured by Concubine Yan. It was precisely for this reason that even though Wang Shouwen's character

He was eccentric and often did some innocuous little tricks, and the emperor would turn a blind eye.

It was probably because Wang Shouwen didn't want to get involved in court matters, so he left matters like Qiu Wei in his hands.

Unexpectedly, although Wang Shouwen always sits on the mountain and watches the fight between tigers and tigers, he secretly has some collusion with Wang Yun.

Therefore, Qiu Wei was ultimately controlled by Wang Yun.

No wonder Mr. Zhao gave Wang Yun a gift at that time. Wang Yun was so powerful that no one in the court dared to offend him. If it was something he agreed to, it would be a done deal.

Autumn is a big day in the capital.

By then, the Chang'an Yamen will be crowded with people and the streets will be deserted, and most of the patrolling troops will be stationed at the Yamen.

"You've been very busy these days," Wang Yinchuan said.

Wei Ting nodded, "It's not bad. The few idle men under me come to me every day to ask for military expenses. I just give them all kinds of things in Qiuwei. They always yell about what I can do."

The Great Tribulation was a glorious time in the past. The territory was expanded, the territory was vast, the army was strong, and military expenditures were naturally large. However, in recent years, wars have continued, the national treasury is empty, and the army cannot be reduced. As time goes by, the government provides more and more

We are recruiting more and more soldiers, military expenses are tight, and we have been in debt for a long time.

But there is no way.

The generals in the military camp wrote letters one after another asking for military expenses, and the court always had a reason to get in the way.

Corruption is prevalent. If you want military expenditures, you must first pay some compensation fees to the Ministry of Household Affairs. When the superiors allocate some money, they will also deduct some hard work fees. This is no longer called corruption. It has even been put on the surface and is directed towards the central government.

A tacit consensus.

Although the emperor has repeatedly banned it, it has been around for a long time and it is difficult to ban it after all.

Therefore, what is really given to the army must be reduced by at least half.

Wang Yinchuan went to the military camp that day not only to see how Wei Feng was in the army, but also to see the situation in the military camp.

She didn't pay attention to the situation in the military camp before. She only went to the military camp to see how the soldiers trained. However, the last time she went there, she realized what hardship was.

When you look at the military camp from the outside, it looks majestic. However, after entering, you realize that it is in ruins.

There is a drill ground in the military camp that has been in disrepair. There is no oil or water in the canteen. Even the weapons used for training can barely look like swords. Many soldiers live in the military camp, and only a few families are there.

Those in Chang'an, like Wei Feng, can go home every day and have a good meal. Those who live in the military camp can only eat clear soup and little water, and some thick flour steamed buns are good.

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This is true for food, not to mention clothes and a place to live.

The patches on their clothes are as good as those of hundreds of families. They live in areas where rain leaks in summer and wind leaks in autumn. Some people share a quilt with several people, but even so, they can only stay in the military camp for training.

Once you enter the military camp, it is as deep as the sea. It is not unreasonable to call it "purgatory".

The military camp submitted letters one after another, but only a few letters were actually sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs. When they heard that they wanted military expenses, they first asked for a thousand taels of greeting money. The military camp was so poor that they couldn't open the door. Where did they find this thousand taels?

And even if it takes a lot of effort to come, you may not be able to get a thousand taels if it is finally allocated.

Wang Yinchuan only knew this after reading Wei Ting's official documents in the past few days. When she was a child, she followed Wang Yun around the officialdom, and the army was probably in great power at that time, and there were no such messy things.

But nowadays, not only are we fighting for years, but there are also natural disasters in some places. There is no harvest, the national treasury is stretched thin, some people are as rich as the country, and some people have not eaten enough.

In troubled times, being able to survive is already a gift from God.

In the past, the Ku Dynasty had a military system. Every autumn, the soldiers were summoned for intensive training. When nothing happened, they were released to the farmland and allowed to go home to work on farming.

Now that autumn has arrived, war is about to break out again.

This made things even worse.

Wang Yinchuan said, "I saw your official document a few days ago. It must have been written by someone below. Five of the ten letters said that the military camp was difficult and asked you to ask for money."

When Wei heard this, he felt dizzy.

"I am a rough man. If I am asked to lead troops in a war, I will do whatever I can to win the battle. It is not impossible to win the battle, but the twists and turns in the middle of the road are really annoying. If you don't want to offend this one, you have to offend that one.

No one is easy to mess with." Wei Ting's expression was already a little irritable, and it seemed as if there were official documents that were difficult to review in front of him, "If you ask me, a beating will be more effective than any words."

"The generals above who don't have troops talk about the need to observe etiquette and laws all day long. They are very annoying."

The generals who do not lead troops are mostly those in charge transferred from the Ministry of War.

Not everyone has actually been on the battlefield, but managing a huge military camp is no different from civilian officials in this aspect.

Wei Ting has a straightforward temperament and equally dislikes every civil servant in the court who talks in a roundabout way.

Wang Yinchuan laughed at him and said, "You don't like talking with your fists the most. If the people from the Ministry of Finance don't give you money, why don't you just give them a beating?"

Wei Ting's expression softened a little, "I've beaten him."

"Two months ago, when I refused to give him any money, he said that the people in the military camp were trash who only ate and did not do anything. I took Pojun to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Affairs, and after giving him a beating, I honestly gave him some.

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"Even if you kill a pig, you have to wait for it to be fattened. I plan to wait for another month. If you still talk to me about something, I won't be polite anymore. It's not a waste of hard work to ask for greetings. It's only honest that I beat them to kneel down to greet me."

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Wang Yinchuan, "..."

Wang Yinchuan said, "Aren't you afraid that they will sue His Majesty?"

"What are you afraid of?" Wei Ting said with an indifferent expression, "Even if I go to the Jinluan Palace, those losers in the Ministry of Revenue will have to allocate me military expenses. Your Majesty is worried that there is nowhere to operate."

(End of chapter)