Qin Hu knew who Pei Ji was. As the palace supervisor of Jinyang Palace, Pei Ji had certain resources in his hands. Moreover, Pei Ji was working under Li Yuan's nose, so he might not be useless to Qin Hu.

If it were in the prosperous times, a humble official like Pei Ji would naturally be of little use, but today is different from the past. The resources in his hands are his capital.

Pei Ji drank and actually sat next to Qin Hu. This move caused dissatisfaction among most of the guests, who all felt that their status had been lowered.

Yu Wenhuaji sighed and said: "It's over, it's over, the world has declined, etiquette has collapsed, and music has collapsed. People say that good people and bad people don't sit together at the same table. It's a good thing. They can just sit together. The society is such a mess."

"That's right, some people are ignorant, and some people don't know their identities. The whole world is messed up by such shameless people." Yu Wenzhiji sang along.

"Nephew, it's better to leave." No matter how low-key Pei Ji was, he couldn't bear this situation anymore, and he suspected that Qin Hu arranged all this.

Qin Hu said sternly: "Brother, please don't go too far. Mr. Pei is a scholar and a descendant of the Pei family in Hedong. His status is no worse than you and me. In this case, I will leave with Mr. Pei."

"Then you are willing to humble yourself, what does it have to do with me?" Yu Wenhuaji was also angry. He didn't expect Qin Hu to be so stupid that he would fall out with him for the sake of a poor man.

Qin Hu stood up and walked out, and Pei Ji naturally followed from behind.

The whole dinner ended in such a noisy manner.

After walking out of Pei's house, Qin Hu invited Pei Ji to ride back with him in the car. However, Pei Ji was suspicious of Qin Hu and was unwilling to have more interactions. He excused himself that he was not on the way, and then left in his own car.

In the morning meeting the next day, all the officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital attended, and there was only one topic on the agenda, which was to conquer Liaodong again. At that time, many ministers stood up to oppose it, but it was useless. Yang Shou did not listen to anyone.

However, Yu Wenhua, Pei Yun, Yu Shiji and others stood firmly on the emperor's side, and even Lai Hu'er stood up and said that as long as the Liaodong Kingdom is not destroyed, the Yu Dynasty will not be peaceful.

Qin Hu clearly knew what would happen in today's morning court. He did not want to bear the reputation of the emperor's accomplice, so he directly asked Tu Wanxu to ask for leave for him, saying that he was attacked by an assassin again last night and was slightly injured. He could not come today. Yang

Shou didn't expect such a thing to happen, so he didn't say anything.

Therefore, Yang Shou issued an order to assemble the army immediately and prepare to set off.

Before setting off, Yang Shou made some adjustments to the personnel of the imperial court. Because Pei Ju was ordered to go west, Yu Shiji temporarily served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs to raise funds to expand the Xiaoguo Army.

Qin Hu also serves as the general of Zuojin Wuwei, and is responsible for recruiting 30,000 strong men from 590 Zhechong prefectures across the country to join the army. All 30,000 people will join the Xiaoguo Army, and all required expenses will be paid by the court for the time being.

But the money must be returned to the court in the future. In exchange, after they return from Liaodong, they will be rewarded with a certain amount of farmland and exempted from corvee and taxes.

In addition, Zhao Xiaocai was promoted to General Zuo Yiwei, Yu Wenhuaji was promoted to General Youyiwei, Yang Yichen was promoted to General Zuotunwei, Wang Rengong was promoted to General Youtunwei, Qin Shubao was promoted to General Zuo Wuhou and the governor of Youzhou, Dong

Chun was promoted to Pengcheng left behind and General Youwuhou to accompany the army on the expedition.

Originally, the emperor planned to appoint Wang Shichong as General Zuo Xiaowei and stay in Jiangdu, letting him lead the Jiangbei navy to join Qin Hu, the guardian, to attack Pingyuan City by sea.

But Wang Shichong used the excuse that he was ill and could not accept the order. He did not even stay in Jiangdu, and refused to go to Liaodong until he died. Strangely enough, Su Wei and Yu Wenhuaji both spoke for him. Su Wei even more categorically said that Wang Shichong had committed suicide.

Suffering from typhoid fever, he was indeed unable to make the trip. Yang Shou felt quite distressed and went to comfort him with the imperial envoy.

In addition, Yang Shou decreed that the existing Xiaoguo Army of 20,000 people was divided into the left and right Xiaoguo Army, with Sima Dekan as the general of the left Xiaoguo Army and Qin Hu as the right general of the Xiaoguo Army, each commanding half of the troops.

Each guard general trained his own troops and horses,

All these things must be completed within one month, and the entire army must be assembled in mid-July, and arrive at Linyu Pass at the end of July in two months at the latest.

On the surface, there are currently four people who have benefited, the first is Qin Hu, the second is Yu Shiji, the third is Yu Wenji, and the fourth is Zhao Xiaocai.

So after the dynasty was over, Sima Dekan came to protect the children and was very angry.

"Huangkou boy, a slave with the third surname, how can he be equal to us and hold the post of two generals at the same time? Even the Xiaoguo Army gave him half, and I don't know how much he spent." Sima Dekan cursed.

Lai Huer was a more cautious person. Although his face was ashen, he just snorted repeatedly, but he was not as indignant as Sima Dekan.

Half of the ministers in the court complained about the two of them.

But in fact, they only saw Qin Hu getting promoted and making a fortune, and did not understand the truth behind the scenes. Qin Hu was in big trouble this time, especially his Treasury Department and Driving Department.

The emperor's request is so urgent, and the inventory of armors in the Treasury Department currently only has 500,000 sets. The inventory of the iron smelting plant below adds up to 200,000 sets, but transportation is very troublesome. Within two months, it can reach Shangjing.

How many there are, no one can say.

But the number of troops recruited by the emperor was still one million.

So, where to go with the difference of 300,000 yuan? This is a huge problem.

In addition, according to data reported by Taipu Temple, the total number of horses in the five major racecourses, Shandong Racecourse, Longyou Racecourse, Liangjing Racecourse, Youzhou Racecourse, and Chengdu Racecourse, is less than 20,000.

But the emperor requested at least 200,000 cavalry, which did not include the additional 30,000 Xiaoguo troops.

Qin Hu checked the number of soldiers day and night, and found that among the currently registered and living soldiers, there were about 50,000 cavalry that could be recruited. These people all brought their own horses, and the remaining 50,000 soldiers came from

County soldiers and border troops from various places, but the last one hundred thousand need to be recruited temporarily.

It is impossible for these people to buy war horses, and the imperial court has no reserves, so it cannot give them loans if they want. The Yu Dynasty is no longer the Yu Dynasty that responded to everything in the past.

If Qin Hu could not complete these manufacturing tasks by the time limit, it would be a delay to the military. According to Yang Shou's temper, he would definitely not be spared.

It was not easy for Yu Shiji, because the national treasury was almost exhausted, and he had to dig three feet into the ground to get out tens of millions of taels at once.

But Yu Shiji is not Qin Hu. If you ask him to dig three feet into the ground, he really has that ability. The following prefectures, prefectures and counties will collect taxes for three years in advance. Anyone who dares to resist the taxes will have their homes confiscated and their property confiscated. After this, in less than a month,

He really blocked the hole, but the problem is that the people's houses are empty, people are hungry and dead everywhere, and the civil unrest is more serious than before.


Chapter completed!