The Silent Reforms of Eldridge Chapter 72

"This is why?"

"The artillery holes are opened diagonally. Even if the officers and soldiers' guns hit the hole in the wall, they will be blocked by the wall next to it. This is generally how the rebels are cunning."

When the emperor saw that I had been kneeling for a long time, he said, "Let's stop here today. You can hand over the sign in ten days." I said, "Yes."

I walked out of the gate of Yangxin Hall and met Wen Qing, a bachelor of Wuying Hall and Minister of Military Aircraft. He pulled me into the room where the eunuchs were staying and said to me: "The matter in Gansu is very difficult to handle. The arrears of military pay amount to one thousand and zero." There are as many as seven or eight hundred thousand; and the defense troops outside the pass are crying for food. No matter how much you push for payment from the provinces, there is no response. The emperor also knows this difficult situation. I advise you not to say that you are not competent. . There is almost no one qualified for such an official vacancy, so I don’t need to say more about this. "

I said: "If the army is not paid, the defensive troops will surely capture the people, and the Hui people will be harassed, and the situation will inevitably cause trouble. At this time, can the court withstand another war in the west?" Wen Qing said: "You are right, I I'm also very worried about this! I submitted a proposal last year, but unfortunately it didn't work out. "I said, "If you have any drafts, can you let me have a look?" Wen Qing said, "I'll find it another day. Please correct me. I'm just worried that my knowledge as a scholar won't work outside. I don't know what happened to Le Bin in recent years. I don't know what happened. Just say it!"