Chapter 673 Feelings
There was a great victory in Jianchuan first, and then a wild victory!
Cheng Jinhou, Pan Shigui, Shen Wanlin, many names that were only famous in the army before can now be heard in the streets and alleys.
Common people like their own soldiers who can win battles. On the one hand, there is face, and on the other hand, the more victories, does that mean that the fight can be completed earlier?
But not everyone is just happy, many people are happy and worried at the same time. My son joins the army and eats royal rations to fight for his future, but he didn't expect to encounter a war. I heard that he has gone to the south, and he doesn't know what's going on now. He's very anxious.
Ever since the fight broke out in the south, in the imperial city alone, you can clearly feel that there are a lot more people doing funerals on the street than usual. They are all white-haired people sending black-haired people, and they are all dressed tombs, carried by the soldiers of the garrison. buried. Then there will be certificates of meritorious service issued, and some pensions.
There are people who cry and cry, and there are also those who feel sad, but it is more about the hatred of the barbarians than the war itself.
"Kill! The barbarians who are killed will not fight again." This is the simple thought of many ordinary people about this war. It's like a mouse has entered the house, and if you kill it, it will be clean.
In addition to more funerals, the common people in the imperial city also experienced the direct impact of the war on their daily lives.
The price of firewood, rice, oil and salt has risen together. Although the increase is not large, I heard that the government does not allow grain merchants to drive up the price, but it is still 20% more expensive than before. And you can't open it up to buy. You have to take the household registration books of the family and buy them according to the number of people in the family. Adults and children have different rations, and the amount of food that can be bought every month is just enough. I can't go hungry, but I can't save food either.
The big families are okay, they generally have the habit of storing food, so they are not in a panic for the time being. Ordinary ordinary people are not at ease, hoping that the country will end the war soon, and the food will not be restricted as it is now.
In fact, it is not just food that is restricted, meat, ironware, cloth, medicinal materials, etc. are all on the list of tightening restrictions. It's not that the front line is in short supply, but to prepare in advance to make a surplus for a possible war of attrition, so that if the battle goes wrong, you won't be caught blind. At the same time, it can also give the people of the whole country an adaptation process of "living on a tight schedule" in advance.
In addition, the four major front armies and the garrisons in various places have begun the first batch of expanded recruitment. This batch of recruits will not go directly to the front line, but stay in the country for training, and at the same time replace the main force stationed in the country. If the front line is tight, they will also be sent to the south in batches according to the training situation.
It can be said that with the news of the nationwide tightening of money and food and the large-scale expansion of the army, the people at the bottom of the old Jing Dynasty also felt the tension of the approaching war.
Officials everywhere are more sensitive than ordinary people. Now they feel sorry for each other, and they are always worried that they will fall into a pit if they make a mistake.
On the one hand, there is a shortage of money and food brought about by the war, and all aspects have entered into serious war control. Although the strategy was researched and formulated by the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War, and the executors were mainly people from the Ministry of Households, it was the seventh son of the emperor, Ling Wang Yang Shu, who was in charge of this great power. In this way, officials from all over the country dare not offend him at all, for fear of being "stuck in the neck" and the official voice will be damaged.
On the one hand, the civil servants headed by the Prime Minister of the Left expressed, explicitly or implicitly, that all localities should try their best to resist King Ling's strategy of tightening money and grain.
On the other side, there is an undercurrent in the dark. From the other six princes besides King Ling. The implied meaning is similar to what Zuo Xiangfu said, simply put, he doesn't want to make King Ling feel better.
But there are not many people who really stand up and resist the King of Souls foolishly. Those who stood up have already entered Xuan Qingwei's prison. Because King Ling said that resisting the reduction of money and food is tantamount to collaborating with the enemy, and Xuan Qingwei should strictly investigate. As for the Criminal Department? King Ling didn't respond at all.
The boundaries in the officialdom such as official ranks are useless in front of King Ling. No matter how many officials you are, you can't hold airs in front of him. In the end, most of the officials from all over the country showed obedience and cooperated actively. First, they appease the man with the sword, King Ling, and by the way, they obtained the first stage of food distribution standards, suppressing the nervousness of the people under their rule. . As for the others, that's all for later.
Besides, who would dare to underestimate the Spirit King now? I'm afraid it's not a brainless idiot.
Earlier, there was news that Prime Minister Zuo originally wanted to ask His Majesty to hand over the power of tightening money and food to the Ministry of Household Affairs, but Bai Changqing, Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, took the initiative to stand in line with King Ling, which made Prime Minister Zuo lose all face and heart. So Prime Minister Zuo used the Song family in the imperial city to beat King Ling. As a result, within a few days, all the business of Zuo Xiang and Ma Xuanlin, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment who participated in the attack, was disrupted. Moreover, due to the coercion of money and food tightening and power, the local government did not even dare to speak for the left minister.
Does this count as being slapped and then immediately slapped back?
As the center of the storm, Yang Shu could see everything around him clearly. He has offended countless people now, but all of them are suppressed in front of the power in his hands. Once he loses this "big test", then wait for others to make trouble.
So Yang Shu either doesn't do it now, or he does it absolutely. He doesn't have a way out himself, and he cares if others have room to retreat?
The more I patrol around, the more I can feel this feeling of power in my hands. It's so comfortable. What about the higher position? Will it be more comfortable?
Yang Shu put down the paperwork in his hand and leaned back on the back of the chair, rubbing his sore eyes.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a noise outside, like a large group of people shouting something. You can vaguely hear such inspiring words as "Jianchuan" and "Great Victory".
Before Yang Shu got up, there was a knock on the door outside the study, and it was his mastermind who was allowed to come in.
"My lord! There is a battle report from Jianchuan. Just now, the Hongling messenger sang a great victory and rode out from the teleportation formation. Now the good news should have been posted at the gate of the local yamen!"
"What?" Yang Shu got up fiercely, walked up to the other party, snatched the rubbing of the battle report, and read it quickly.
"Hahaha! That's right! Zuo Yuliang is indeed a famous general in the world, and his plan is impeccable. Now that Jianchuan has broken the game, it means that the battle has passed the stalemate and has completely entered the stage of counterattack. This is faster than you expected before. A lot."
"Yes, my lord. Before we deduced that it might take until the second half of 2031 to achieve a substantial victory, but we didn't expect that the game would be broken in March. It will be greatly accelerated after thinking about it, maybe"
Yang Shu waved his hand and interrupted: "Don't rush to draw conclusions. How the military affairs will take time depends on Zuo Yuliang's performance. I have great confidence in him. But after this great victory, I am afraid that the conflict between my brothers will be exacerbated. After all The "big test" cannot be allowed to take our time, and it is likely to end with the military incident in the south. No one can slow down. In this way, my troubles should be shared."