To put it bluntly, embezzling military pay is drinking military blood.

Xu Wei swallowed his saliva. Since this basket was spoken by His Highness himself, it had nothing to do with him.

He explained honestly: "Your Highness, the situation of drinking military blood has always existed, but it is just serious or not serious. In the eyes of those below us, embezzling military pay is only the lowest level."

"Other methods such as false reporting of military merits, impersonation, deducting military pay, and other means are emerging one after another."

"But these are just what the lower-level officers do. The intermediate and senior officers and generals do not look down on this little profit. Their real powerful method is to add more positions. For example, a local garrison, according to the size of the guard area, if the court stipulates that the full rank is 5,000 people, they will find various reasons, saying that the troops are insufficient, unable to protect local safety, or they will experience combat losses."

"All it is to expand the organization and sanction the soldiers."

"And if these two are used at the same time, then the false organization will come out. It is obvious that only three thousand soldiers can pay the military salary. They can report six thousand people, and so the more than three thousand military salary will be all given to them."

After Xu Wei finished speaking a long list of words, he realized that Li Chen had been silent.

He felt panicked and quickly lowered his head and said, "Damn it."

Li Chen said lightly: "What should you die? You made me face a problem that I have been avoiding."

Looking at Xu Wei, Li Chen said lightly: "I know that the corruption in the army is worse than that in civil servants, and has a great impact. If civil servants are worms lying on the court and sucking blood, then these black sheep in the army are going to dig termites in the court's roots."

"I also know that some people, including you, have long been dissatisfied with this situation. This is a good thing, and finally there are some conscientious people."

"But you have to be clear that things have to be made one by one, and the meal has to be eaten one by one. Some things that I have not done are not invisible, but the time has not arrived yet, but I will definitely do them, do you understand?"

Xu Wei said excitedly: "I understand, I thank Your Highness for your kindness."

"When will I get to Jincheng?" Li Chen changed the topic and asked.

"At the current speed, you can arrive around midnight tonight." Xu Wei replied.

"Find a suitable place to rest in the evening and arrive in Jincheng tomorrow dawn." Li Chen ordered.

Jincheng is different from Haojing. Haojing is the capital of Gansu and Shaanxi. It is still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. There are only two or three kittens and big cats, which can be treated as they please.

But Jincheng was the fief of King Ning, and King Ning was waiting for him.

When dealing with King Ning, Li Chen could not be as simple and crude as Cheng Fuzhao and He Long, nor could he visit him late at night.

So Li Chen chose to arrive in Jincheng the next morning, which is also the beginning of a formal meeting and... competition.

"As for the order." Xu Wei took the order and left the carriage.

When Xu Wei left, Li Chen found a comfortable position to lean on the soft couch. While continuing to read the official documents, he asked Wan Jiaojiao: "Jiaojiao, what do you think you should do to those corrupt officials?"

Wan Jiaojiao replied naturally: "Of course you should kill it. Just kill it completely, and the people will applaud you."

"What a pity, I can't kill it completely."
Chapter completed!