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"But Jianlu may not only besiege the city for two or three months!" Qian Longxi immediately replied, his confidence seemed a bit lacking, mainly because he was afraid of offending Emperor Chongzhen and having him stabbed first.

Hu Guang did not get angry, but said lightly: "We will discuss this later."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Zhou Yanru and said: "What I did just now should get me a sum of money. I will ask the Ministry of Revenue to collect it, and I will also allocate another hundred thousand taels from the internal treasury. Is it enough to cope with it for a while?"

After he finished speaking, he picked up a memorial from the imperial table and said: "Wen Qing, the Minister of Rites, knew the plight of the imperial court and voluntarily donated his salary to do his best. I was very relieved. I was also inspired by this, and the wealthy family in the capital There are many. In this critical moment, if anyone can donate money to tide over the difficulties, I will remember it. This matter is not forced, it is all voluntary!"

Historically, Wen Tiren's act of donating his salary probably won the favor of the original Emperor Chongzhen, just as he won the favor of Hu Guang at this time.

Zhou Yanru was dumbfounded. The emperor took the lead in providing the money. If he still dared to dwell on this matter, he might be forced to take another ruthless move. Thinking like this, he didn't dare to say anything anymore.

Hu Guang turned to look at Cheng Jiming and said: "Qiao Qing, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has proposed a method of martial law patrolling the city, and the effect is good. I will order the Jinyi Guards to patrol the whole city again, and anyone who refuses to listen and commits crimes will be dealt with severely. In this way, Mr. Cheng Ge, do you think it’s okay?”

After he finished speaking, the platform was quiet, actually very quiet.

Hu Guang was a little puzzled. He had done so many tricks, but he didn't get any achievement points. Could it be that his performance was so good that they all became numb?

After thinking about it, there was still something to say, so he turned to look at Cao Huachun and said: "In the past, Dongchang used to borrow Jinyiwei to do things. I have thought about it. From now on, Dongchang will be its own entity and will no longer borrow people from Jinyiwei." .As for the source of personnel, how about selecting those who performed well in the defense of the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun's dazed state immediately turned into overjoyed. If this happens, Dongchang will have a formal establishment and its power will surely increase greatly. He quickly bowed and echoed: "I will obey the order!"

This is the emperor's private matter. He can do whatever he likes, and no foreign ministers can get in the way. It's just that these cabinet ministers can't help but feel the hair on their backs when they think that Dongchang will have more people in the future and greater forces will monitor them.

But one thing they were happy about was that the emperor had no money to begin with. If he wanted to set up a new Dongchang, funding would be a problem! Whether this can happen or not is still unknown.

Zhou Yanru suddenly discovered that the emperor's move seemed to be more able to stabilize the morale of the army than silver. It was a very good move.

"Ding, the achievement value is +1, from the cabinet minister Zhou Yanru!"

In the lower left corner of the chat group, achievement value: 50. Hu Guang saw this and sighed secretly. Sure enough, it was not enough to perform too well continuously, which made them numb. It took so long to gain some achievement points. Now we can finally add one more person. Who are we looking forward to?

He was thinking in his mind, turned to look at Qian Longxi, and then said: "I got the news that the captives are short of food and have reached the point of marching and hunting to replenish some of the army's food."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised. Although none of these civil servants knew much about military affairs, they were well-read and had the ability to talk on paper like Zhao Kuo. Logistics is important, and they naturally understand it.

"Your Majesty, are you serious about this?" Li Biao had not spoken for a long time and quickly confirmed.

Zhou Yanru was also surprised and asked: "Your Majesty, where does this news come from?"

Before Emperor Chongzhen could speak, Man Gui had already said loudly and excitedly: "The Jianlu people came from afar. According to their habits, they will not carry much military rations. They will only rely on looting. Your Majesty's words will make the general think it is very possible." !”

The more people there are to build a captive army, the more difficult the logistics will be. Even if it means looting on the spot, it is not easy to supply the entire army.

At this time, Shen Yongmao, a civil servant known as a "border talent", became different. I saw him frowning and saying: "Your Majesty, the army has a strong army. We only need to capture the city and seize the territory to obtain supplies."

When he said this, Han Xu also remembered it and quickly said: "Your Majesty, the Tongzhou Canal has frozen. At this time, I am afraid that both men and horses can get on the ice. If the Jianlu captured the grain transported by canal, it would be enough." used!"

Previously, the Tongzhou Canal had frozen, hindering the passage of ships, but it was still relatively dangerous for people and horses to set foot on the ice. But it was already December, and the weather was cold enough, so the grain harvesting was in danger.

In the original history, a few days later, Jianlu obtained the grain in a sneak attack, ending the days of hunting to replenish the army's grain.

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately nodded seriously and said: "I also know it. Therefore, I no longer expect the safety of the grain. Just in case, I decided to set it on fire!"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this! If this grain supply is burned, there will definitely be a food shortage in the capital before the grain supply arrives next year!" Han Xu, as the chief assistant, quickly advised.

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately asked: "Can you ensure the safety of the grain and prevent it from falling into the hands of Jianlu?"

This rhetorical question immediately made Han Xu speechless and speechless. Several other cabinet ministers originally wanted to say it, but they were too embarrassed to say anything.

The matter of burning grain from the canal will definitely be criticized afterwards. Without great courage, even if Sun Chengzong, who was praised by history books, was in Tongzhou, he would definitely be able to see the risk, but he would not dare to set fire to it, and he would not even give any advice. This shows that this matter is of great importance. It was only because Hu Guang was under pressure to be eliminated that he had the courage to burn food.

Hu Guang immediately turned to look at Shen Yongmao and said seriously: "The strategy of the capital is also promoted to all cities in the capital. The whole city must work together to resist. If anyone dares to surrender, I will punish all nine tribes. It doesn't matter. A fake surrender, a real surrender! But as long as they can stop the Jianlu siege, all the officials in the imperial court will be promoted across the hierarchy, and all the people in the city will be exempted from taxes for three years!"

Speaking of this, he said with a hint of ruthlessness: "I want Jianlu to break his teeth with every bite he takes in the capital. Let's see how many cities Jianlu can chew down! In such a cold winter month, I Paying a heavy price to strengthen the wall and clear the country, we must teach Jianlu a harsh lesson, so that he must think carefully about it next time he wants to enter the pass!"

Jianlu is a robber. If he comes in and robs something once and makes a lot of money, he will definitely try his best to rob it again next time; but if he comes to rob, he will hit his head and bleed, making a loss-making business, and he will try his best to rob it again next time. When you want to grab it again, you will definitely weigh it to see if it is worth it!

After Hu Guang finished speaking, he glanced around at the ministers below. When he saw a few people wanted to speak, he reiterated sternly: "I have made up my mind. You must help me check and fill in the gaps and improve this strategy. If you dare to object, Or destroy it, I will never forgive you lightly, even if you retire and return to your hometown!"