My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 19 It has been a long time since the Ming Dynasty had a prosperous war!
Zhu Cilang probably knew what Sun Chuanting was hesitating about, and immediately comforted him:
"We are not in the court now. Feel free to say whatever you want. I won't blame you."

Sun Chuanting then continued:
"The most important things for training troops are military pay and food. If I want to train 30,000 elite soldiers, I will need at least two million taels of silver."

"Besides, Shaanxi has been suffering from famine in recent years and cannot provide for itself. I still need enough food and fodder."

After saying these words, Sun Chuanting looked at Zhu Cilang with some trepidation.

Although he had been imprisoned in the imperial prison for two years, he didn't know much about the situation outside.

But he also knew in his heart that the imperial court was in financial difficulties at the moment and it was impossible for it to come up with so much money to train his troops.

But without so much silver, he would not be able to recruit new soldiers.

If he could not recruit new soldiers, he would not be able to defeat Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

This seems like a dead end.
Just when Sun Chuanting didn't know what to say next, Zhu Cilang asked:
"If I want you to train 50,000 elite soldiers, how much silver and food will it cost?"

what?
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he was stunned.

He even wondered if he heard it wrong?
The imperial court clearly didn't even have the money to train 30,000 elite soldiers, yet it wanted him to train 50,000 elite soldiers?
Where will the silver and food come from?

You can't just rob it, right?

Seeing Sun Chuanting's confused look, Zhu Cilang said:

"Silver and food are not your concerns. Just tell me how much money it will take to train 50,000 elite soldiers!"

Sun Chuanting calmed down and said:

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince truly wishes to train 50,000 elite soldiers, then I will require at least 3.5 million taels of silver, plus sufficient food and fodder."

Three and a half million taels of silver?
Zhu Cilang touched his chin, then suddenly asked with a smile:

"Is three and a half million taels enough? I'll round it up for you, how about four million taels?"

what?
As soon as these words came out, Sun Chuanting could no longer remain calm and his face was full of disbelief.

You should know that every time Chongzhen asked for military pay and food, he would keep lowering the price.

He asked for 100,000 taels of silver, but Chongzhen only gave him 20,000 taels.

He asked for one million taels of silver, but Chongzhen only gave him a little over 100,000 taels.

But why did it change when it came to the prince?
He wanted three and a half million taels of silver, and not only did he not bargain for it, he even insisted on giving four million taels. Did the Ming Dynasty really have so much money now?

Zhu Cilang looked at Sun Chuanting's reaction and felt only amused.

It's no wonder that he reacted so strongly. After all, the Ming Dynasty hadn't fought a prosperous war for a long time.

Zhu Cilang continued:
"I want you to go to Shaanxi to recruit new soldiers. The number of new soldiers is set at 50,000!"

"You want three and a half million taels of silver, I'll give you four million!"

"Of this, three and a half million taels of silver will be used to recruit and train new soldiers. I have no business how you spend the remaining five hundred thousand taels."

"I only want you to train 50,000 elite soldiers for me in one year!"

"After defeating Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, 30,000 of these 50,000 elite troops will be transferred to the capital to serve as the Beijing Camp."

"Besides that, I can guarantee that I will find a way to deliver the food and supplies you want to you."

"In short, you don't need to worry about military pay and food. Even if silver is insufficient, I can still give you more."

"In addition, I will transfer 5,000 men from the Beijing camp to accompany you to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits."

The reason why Zhu Cilang wanted to train these 50,000 elite soldiers was not entirely to wipe out Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.

Another part of the reason was that he wanted Qin soldiers to fill the Beijing camp!
There was no way around it. By this time in the Ming Dynasty, the Beijing Army had basically been rotten.

In the past, the Beijing camp was said to have 200,000 elite soldiers, but now, when all is counted, there are only less than 20,000.

The amount differs ten times!
Therefore, he was eager to reorganize the Beijing Camp, and the Qin Army was a good choice. After all, it was well known that the Qin Army had always been fearless in battle.

In addition, the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the White Spear Soldiers were also included in Zhu Cilang's plan.

But of course, these need to be done step by step.

At the same time, Sun Chuanting's breathing began to become a little rapid, and his whole body seemed to be radiant.

Because he had never fought such a rich battle in his life!
Not only were there enough soldiers and money, but even enough food and fodder, which made him feel like he was dreaming!

But obviously, this is not a dream!

If Chongzhen had treated him like this back then, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong would have died countless times!

In a state of excitement, Sun Chuanting knelt down again in front of Zhu Cilang.

"Your Highness, if we truly have this much military pay and rations, I can guarantee that we will be able to train 50,000 elite soldiers within a year!"

"Within two years, I will definitely wipe out Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong."

"If not, I am willing to die as an apology!"

When Zhu Cilang heard Sun Chuanting's promise, his heart skipped a beat.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Yuan Chonghuan.

You should know that Yuan Chonghuan also made the same promise to Chongzhen back then.

The results of it?
In the end, Huang Taiji was defeated at his doorstep!
Then, Chongzhen skinned him alive.

It is not Chongzhen's fault for killing Yuan Chonghuan. After all, at that time Chongzhen unconditionally believed in Yuan Chonghuan's "Five-Year Plan to Pacify Liaodong".

Moreover, the whole country was mobilized to support Yuan Chonghuan and his army.

Basically, Chongzhen gave Yuan Chonghuan whatever he wanted.

The results of it?
What did Yuan Chonghuan do?
He first killed Mao Wenlong, who had been holding back the Jiannu in Pi Island, which indirectly led to Kong Youde and Shang Kexi, who were originally loyal to the Ming Dynasty, surrendering to the Jiannu with tens of thousands of troops.

The Jiannu army grew stronger.

You know, they had a blood feud with the Jiannu!

Similarly, the artillery and muskets originally deployed on Pi Island were also plundered by the Jiannu, which led to the Jiannu mastering the artillery casting technology!
The artillery that the Jiannu used to attack Jinzhou was obtained after Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong!

After that, the Jiannu lost Mao Wenlong's restraint and had no more worries. The army marched straight to the Jinning defense line.

Then, under Yuan Chonghuan's nose, Huang Taiji bypassed his defense line and launched an attack directly on the capital!

Although Yuan Chonghuan eventually succeeded in repelling Huang Taiji's army, the capital was still besieged for a period of time.

Then, due to a series of complicated reasons, Chongzhen finally killed Yuan Chonghuan.

But judging from these two incidents, Yuan Chonghuan’s death was not actually unjust.

If it were Zhu Cilang, he would also find it difficult to resist killing Yuan Chonghuan.

Of course, this happened a long time ago, so it’s better not to mention it.

Coming back to his senses, Zhu Cilang smiled helplessly and said:
"Don't say things like that again. I'll just listen to it, but don't let anyone else hear it."

"I don't ask you to wipe out Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong within two years. I can give you a little more time."

At this moment, Sun Chuanting seemed to realize something and immediately changed his words:
"I made a mistake. Your Highness, please rest assured that I will do my best!"

Zhu Cilang nodded and suddenly thought of someone.

A person who makes him very upset but is also very important!
(End of this chapter)