A war seems to be fierce, but it is not so fierce. It can be said that it is very easy to fight.

However, the expression on Qi Jin's face is still very serious. After fighting for so many years, Qi Jin has seen many cases of capsizing in the gutter. So even if he has confidence in his heart and the advantage of crushing, he must be cautious enough.

Before the war ends, anything can happen. A reversal occurs in the end. It is something that Qi Jin absolutely does not want to experience. So he is very cautious from beginning to end.

Seeing the soldiers on the battlefield start cleaning the battlefield, Qi Jin finally smiled on his face.

Seeing Qi Yuangong coming from a distance and Xu Hongru was also taken up, Qi Jin nodded with satisfaction.

"General, I am not willing to let go of my responsibilities and have captured Xu Hongru back." Qi Yuangong came to Qi Jin and bowed seriously and said.

He said this sentence loudly, and he was obviously full of confidence.

Qi Jin nodded with satisfaction, looked at his son with a smile and said, "Very good, let's go ahead. Gather your troops and be responsible for the alert."

"Yes, General." Qi Yuangong agreed and turned around to work hard.

Beside Qi Jin, a eunuch looked at Qi Jin with a smile and said, "General Qi showed his power today, and wiped out the rebels in one battle and captured the bandit leader. This is certainly a gratifying thing. But in our family's eyes, General Qi has successors, which is even more festive!"

After looking at the eunuch beside him, Qi Jin smiled and said, "It's still not good, and I need to practice more."

Seeing Qi Jin's eyes squinted when he saw that his eyes were about to squint, but he said such humble words. The old eunuch didn't say anything else, just stood aside with a smile.

Just say it, not too much.

Qi Jin couldn't say anything about this military eunuch. This was sent by His Majesty, and it would be enough for the two to get along well.

Seeing the soldiers in front of him cleaning the battlefield, a trace of gloom flashed through Qi Jin's heart.

This battle is naturally beyond words. It can be said to be a destruction and proves the strength of his soldiers from the surface.

But Qi Jin was not worried about this, but about money.

The army is fighting money in wars, and those who are generals have always felt this.

After all, the old saying goes well. Before the three armies move, food and grass will take the lead. Whether it is food and grass, horses, armor and equipment, or military pay expenses, it requires a lot of money.

But the army in front of us is really too expensive.

Not to mention the armor and equipment on your body, it is very expensive; plus swords, guns, swords, halberds, artillery and firearms, all of these are expensive.

Although the Baigong Academy thought of a method and used a water conservancy forging machine; the steelmaking side also gained some gains and reduced the cost a lot. But if the army was equipped according to the original equipment, it would naturally be possible to have two troops with the same money.

This is different in front of you. I guess I can’t even get a single team of people out of the same money. The most important thing is that it costs too much money to fight.

Just say that the battle in front of us consumed countless gunpowder, shells and bullets, and these things were very expensive.

It was a pleasure to fight, and it felt good to crush the enemy, but I was afraid that the money would not be able to hold on.

It may be fine to deal with some of the thieves in front of you, but if you really go to the north to fight, it will be a lot of money.

Qi Jin knew very well that His Majesty is ambitious now. Although the court is in trouble now, His Majesty is really not stingy with the new army. All the equipment is the best, and even the soldiers eat the best.

To raise pigs for the new army, His Majesty dispatched more than 100 people. This is not anything else.

If so much money is spent, if the new army is brought to Liaodong to fight, and if it cannot achieve rapid results in Liaodong, the court's money and food will probably not be able to hold on, and it will be troublesome at that time.

Although Qi Jin is a general, these things have to be considered. The more he knows his army, the more worried Qi Jin is.

Now the army under his command is equipped with only 15,000 troops. Although Qi Jin is training new recruits, his equipment has never been kept up.

The production time is required for Baigong Hospital, but the most important thing is that it has no money.

Qi Jin had already heard that the Baigong Academy, named Bi Maokang, had asked His Majesty several times to expand the scale of Baigong Academy; the steel mill also had to start the second phase of the project.

But after thinking about it, Qi Jin shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly. He was definitely thinking too much.

The old eunuch looked at Qi Jin and saw that he was very happy just now, but his face was gloomy now. The old eunuch really couldn't figure it out.

After all such a big victory, why do you still have this attitude?

However, the old eunuch didn't want to pay attention to Qi Jin.

When dealing with a general like Qi Jin, you have to be more careful at all times.

The reason is very simple. Qi Jin is the popular person in front of the emperor, and there is no more popular in the world than him.

Although the ministers in the court were all arrogant, everyone in the palace knew that there were actually not many people who were really seen by the emperor. The General Qi Jin and Qi in front of him were definitely the ones the emperor valued the most. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the number one person in the Ming army.

If you can avoid offending such a person, you won’t offend him. Look at his sons:

The eldest son is the personal guard in front of His Majesty, the commander of His Majesty's personal guard Qianniu Guard;

The other sons also followed Qi Jin's side and made a good arrangement, which was all the grace of His Majesty.

Qi Jin naturally didn't know what the old eunuch was thinking. After a while of random thought, he was about to pack up.

As for the news of victory, it was naturally sent to Jining City soon.

The soldiers who came back to report the victory rode fast horses and rushed into Jining City directly.

While urging the horse to run into the city, he shouted loudly: "Great victory!"

"Great victory!"

"General Qi wiped out the rebels!"

"General Qi captured the traitor leader Xu Hongru alive!"

When I first heard the news, someone else didn't react for a while, and then the entire Jining City became happy.

For the people of Jining City, although these days have not been shocked every day, they are also very nervous. After all, the thief led the army. As long as they conquered Jining City, will they still have a good life?

Fortunately, Your Majesty did not leave, which comforted everyone's hearts.

Now that the good news has finally arrived, I can finally feel at ease.

At the same time, there was one thing that shocked the people, that is, the fight was too fast, right?

Why did the call end so quickly?

Didn’t you say that the thief is very powerful?

Aren’t they rushing around and making trouble?

He even had the courage to attack Jining City, why was he destroyed by Qi Jin like this?

It seems that the army around the emperor can fight, and General Qi Jin is indeed amazing. He is worthy of being the famous Qi family army at that time!

Zhu Youxiao was discussing with Xu Guangqi about returning to the capital.

The king and his minister were really not worried about the war, so they still had to continue to arrange their return to the capital.

Zhu Youxiao has plundered so much money this time, and it is time to go back and spend it.

At this time, Chen Hong walked in from outside, with a happy face on his face, and holding a question book with a red silk tied in his hand, and his steps were fast.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Chen Hong knelt on the ground with a thud, raised the question book in his hand over his head, and said loudly: "Old Master, great joy! General Qi's victory!"

Zhu Youxiao didn't feel strange about this great victory, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Come on."

Chen Hong did not dare to neglect and quickly presented the question book.

As for Xu Guangqi, who was standing aside, he had already knelt down at this time, and said with a bright smile on his face: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty! The Shandong Rebellion was pacified in such a short time. It is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty! The blessing for the people!"

"Get up quickly." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "This is what it means. A group of arrogant Xiaoxing's rebellious actions naturally have no chance of winning, and they were expected to be wiped out."

"Your Majesty is confident!" Xu Guangqi quickly stood up and said.

"You immediately start to draw up a list of rewards and punishments, rewards that should be rewarded, and punishments that should be punished. This matter will be left to you. The rewards should not be too generous, but they should not be too stingy. Do you know? You must grasp the standards in it."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I understand." Xu Guangqi nodded and said,

This kind of thing is considered to be familiar to the ministers in the court. Depending on the size of the merit, the rewards are naturally different.

In the Ming Dynasty, the most important reward was for the border troops.

After all, the border is bitter and cold, so it is not easy to defend the border. If you can still win a battle under such a difficult situation, you will naturally need to reward more.

There is really no way to give too much reward for such a rebellion like this time. But giving less is not enough. If the reward is reduced, the people below will feel uncomfortable. Therefore, the standards must be grasped.

However, Xu Guangqi didn't care much, it was a matter of ease. Not to mention that he was the second-level assistant in the cabinet, even if he was given to some people in the capital, they could do things well.

"If nothing happens, I will sue you." Xu Guangqi said respectfully: "I will make arrangements immediately and prepare to return to the capital."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi's impatient look and showed a helpless smile on his face.

This is because I am afraid that I will regret it.

However, Zhu Youxiao also knew that it was time for him to go back, and there was something to deal with in the capital.

So Zhu You nodded with a smile and said, "Then my dear, go and do your business."

After Xu Guangqi left, Zhu Youxiao took a look at the question book in his hand, handed it to Chen Hong, and then said directly: "Carry it out and prepare to return to the capital."

This big victory can be said to have brought good news to Jining City, and the entire Jining City has become much more prosperous.

After the news came a few days ago, the wealthy families in the city had no intention of having fun. Since the good news came now, we naturally had to celebrate it and also find some happiness for ourselves and relax.

To quell the rebellion, the people will be at ease, and those who have made contributions will be rewarded, which can be said to be happy.

If you have to say who is unhappy, then it can only be British Duke Zhang Weixian.
To be continued...