In the Heavens

The atmosphere in Hanchuan City South Camp is particularly strange at the moment. A group of middle and lower rank officers knelt on the ground tremblingly, waiting for Li Mu to leave.

If the strong dragon doesn't overwhelm the local snake, then the local snake must be strong enough. When you run into a big boss who takes a private army to take office, the soldiers will have to be cowardly.

Those who can't see the situation clearly have already been hung up outside the tent. Different from the previous Shangguan who played with both kindness and power, this one in front of him killed someone directly at the slightest disagreement.

The people who were originally planning to rely on the group to make Li Mu use the mouse, have now completely given up their illusions.

Other officials were worried that the incident would make a big splash and affect their official career, but Li Mu was not afraid.

The resource collection plan was completed ahead of schedule, and now being an official is just to deceive others. If you make a big fuss, you will make a big fuss, and it's not like you don't have a backstage.

He wasn't prepared to climb up the ladder, so he naturally didn't want to waste time with these little characters.

Dealing with a few soldiers is nothing more than a big deal. For example, a certain Qianhu who hit the muzzle of the gun was just beaten to death.

The face of the Great Zhou Empire still needs to be given. Naturally, the imperial court officials can't kill them if they want, but it's always okay to beat them up to vent their anger.

Li Mu's strikes are still serious, as long as he goes back and lies down for three to five months, he can get out of bed. If precious medicinal materials are obtained, the recovery time can be accelerated.

As for whether there will be a place in the barracks after a few months, that is another matter. It has never been difficult for a boss to overshadow his subordinates.

Seeing that the majesty was almost over, Li Mu restrained his momentum, and said pointedly: "Get up! Our captain doesn't want to make the relationship so stiff, but some people just don't know what to do.

We are all soldiers, there is no need to make so many detours. The captain of this school has been used to domineering since he was a child, and he is not used to being provoked.

The brothers in the Imperial Army can bear it, and I think you should be able to accept it too. It doesn't matter if you feel wronged and don't want to hang out with the school captain.

The captain of the school doesn't like to force others to make things difficult for him, so if he wants to leave, he hasten to go to activities. Those guys who haven't come to assemble yet, will never come.

If you want to stay, then don't be a moth. The school captain can't tolerate sand in his eyes. If he violates my rules, he might be on the death list at some point.

If you are not convinced, you can report to the court for impeachment. If the memorial can appear in front of the emperor, then I will be considered a loser. "

The naked threat made the people who were already terrified even more frightened. Meeting such a domineering Shangguan is simply a bad luck for eight lifetimes.

But human nature is like this, the stronger Li Mu behaves, the more well-behaved everyone is, and they dare not go too far.

The clamoring words in front of them are not only for them; they are also used by them to bring words to the various forces in Hanchuan.

No one dared to gamble even if they knew it meant bragging. It is the honorable group headed by the princes from all over the country that controls the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"My lord is..."

"Okay, let's tell the captain about the situation in the camp first!"

The sycophant had just started, and was interrupted by Li Mu first. The main reason is that the occasion is wrong. It’s okay to raise a few sycophants in other places, but not in the army.

Once this is done, the combat effectiveness of the army will be considered useless. When one's own strength is not enough, it is still very necessary to hold a battle-ready division in one's hand.

After hearing Li Mu's words, the middle-aged man who was about to flatter him immediately changed his tone and said, "Return to your lord.

There are 5,321 people in our Dingzi battalion, but there are actually 2,328 people on the register. Excluding the seven people who were executed by military law, there are a total of 1,983 people here today.

There is a serious shortage of soldiers, mainly because the military funds allocated by the imperial court are insufficient. However, the officer system is basically complete. As long as the military expenditure problem can be solved, full staff can be replenished at any time. "

While speaking, the middle-aged man still had some expectation.

Military expenditure is a perennial problem that not only plagues the imperial court, but also plagues all front-line generals.

If the money and food are not in place, eating empty pay becomes inevitable. It seems that these generals are making a lot of money, but in fact they are just launching targets to attract anger.

According to the usual practice, there will be a 20% discount on the transfer of money from the treasury first, and then the officials in the county will have a share. In the hands of the first-line generals, there is only 60% to 70% left, and a kickback has to be given to the person in charge.

Of course, the role of Shangguan is also indispensable. If you don't go to the county for activities, the military expenditure will not come down at all.

The full transfer in name has already been discounted in half. If the treasury is not tight enough, even fewer people will get it.

Normally, the captain would naturally worry about it. The former school lieutenant was transferred and left early. In recent months, there has been a gap in the transfer of power.

Now that there is a strong boss, everyone naturally has expectations. Although military expenditures are not allocated according to "troublesomeness", a strong boss can definitely get more money and food than a master who swallows his anger.

In a sense, as long as the problem of military expenditure is solved, the problems in the military will be solved.

The soldiers at the bottom don't have so many ideas, they just want to serve as soldiers. Whoever can solve the problem of money and food will be able to gain support, and everything else is trivial.

Picking up the teacup, and after taking a breath, Li Mu pretended not to know and asked, "Gu Qianhu, the shortage of officers and soldiers is so serious. Is it just a problem with our Dingzi battalion, or is it the case in all schools in the county?"

Gu Changfeng, who was suddenly named, replied hastily: "All the soldiers and horses in the 24th school in the county are like this, and some are even more serious than ours.

Trapped by the problem of money and food, except for the top-ranked Jiazi Battalion, which was taken care of by the county government and had a slightly larger number of people, the other schools basically only retained about 40% to 50% of the establishment.

In the recent period, many counties in the county fell, and the treasury was further short of finances. I am afraid that the days to come will be even more difficult. "

As the chief culprit of the chaos in the county, Li Mu knows better than anyone how terrifying the thunder he planted this time is.

Once it explodes, Liangzhou will not be quiet. The county's finances can not collapse, which proves that the bureaucrats are really "smart and capable".

In the future, everyone's life will not be "I am afraid it will be more bitter", but "inevitably" will be more bitter. This is a sign of the end of a dynasty.

Rebellions broke out everywhere, and the government's fiscal revenue shrank sharply; it happened that suppressing the rebellion required a huge amount of money and food.

Unresolvable contradictions between fiscal revenue and expenditure emerged. If it is not handled well, it will fall into a continuous vicious circle, which will eventually lead to the collapse of the dynasty.

As if the issue of military expenses was just a trivial matter, Li Mu said nonchalantly: "You don't need to worry about military expenses, this school captain has his own consideration.

The next task for you is to train your soldiers and horses and prepare for sending troops to counter the rebellion. As long as the result is the result, the specific details are not that important.

If you don't even know how to do the most basic military training, then pack up and get out as soon as possible, and make room for someone who is capable, so as not to waste the court's precious military expenses. "

...

"Master Captain, the county guard invites you to discuss matters in the mansion."

The news brought by the soldiers rescued everyone from the storm.

Glancing at the crowd, Li Mu nodded and said, "Understood! I'll leave the matter of military training to you, and you can start to act now.

In the future, the lieutenant will be inspected. The one who performed the worst should prepare an excuse in advance that can fool me. "

After finishing speaking, regardless of whether everyone could accept it or not, Li Mu immediately turned around and left, heading straight for the Sheriff's Mansion.

Face is given to each other. When they first arrived, they arranged a grand welcome banquet; now that they convened a meeting for the first time, Li Mu naturally wanted to save face.

As soon as he entered the Sheriff's Mansion, Li Mu realized that the atmosphere was not right. The three giants in the county were ashamed at the same time, as if the sky was about to fall.

Nothing much happened, the three Li Mu brothers sat down in their seats silently, waiting for the result quietly.

After a long while, Cao Junshou said in a slightly low tone: "Everyone is here, let's get into today's topic!

I just received the news from the state capital that there are many rebels in Liangzhou, and their arrogance is very arrogant. Xicheng County, not far from us, was breached by the rebels last night.

The state government was furious and decided to wipe out the rebels in Xicheng County first. There will be no reinforcements in a short time, everything can only depend on ourselves.

My Hanchuan has now fallen to the land of nine counties, and we must not allow the rebels to continue to grow. If you have any ideas, please speak freely. "

While speaking, Cao Tiancheng also turned his attention to the three brothers Li Mu. He did not forget the scene of leading the private army into the city that day.

Cao Tiancheng is obviously more optimistic about the private army brought by the three brothers Li Mu than the meal bags in the lounge of the county soldiers. It's just that the private army of the Hou Mansion is not under his control, so the three brothers Li Mu can only ask for it.

"Your Majesty, the rebel army has just sent troops to suppress the rebellion. Why is there such an absurd thing that the land of nine counties has fallen and no troops have been sent yet?

Could it be that some people in the county ate inside and outside, colluded with the rebels, and deliberately delayed the dispatch of troops, which led to the situation getting out of control? "

Li Mu asked pretending to be surprised.

It seems that sending troops to suppress the rebellion is as simple as eating and drinking water, without any difficulty.

For a moment, Zhu Junwei's face was as ugly as a pig's liver. As the chief military officer of a county, he cannot escape the responsibility for this kind of incident.

Even if he knew that Li Mu was trying to provoke him on purpose, he could only bear it. It is easy for people to take their seats when they come forward to refute at such a time.

Seeing that the brewing was almost done, Cao Tiancheng opened his mouth to explain: "Lieutenant Li didn't know something, and my situation in Hanchuan is special. Half of the army in the county is guarding against monsters, and the mobile force is extremely limited.

Coupled with the fact that the enemy is extremely cunning, they made us jump into the air several times, which led to the current situation. "