0 0 ▁M ing ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁L ia od ong ▁region . ▁However , ▁from ▁his ▁personal ▁ins pe ctions , ▁X ion g ▁dedu ced ▁that ▁only ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁were ▁available ▁in ▁L ia od ong , ▁and ▁of ▁those ▁a ▁great ▁portion ▁were ▁un fit ▁for ▁service . ▁To ▁fund ▁the ▁re ju ven ation ▁of ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁military ▁command , ▁X ion g ▁requested ▁a ▁dis b urs ement ▁of ▁ 1 . 2 ▁million ▁ta els ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Re venue . ▁The ▁Ministry ▁promised ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ta els ▁and ▁delivered ▁only ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁After ▁much ▁bad ger ing ▁and ▁condem n ation ▁by ▁X ion g , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁War ▁suggested ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁possible ▁to ▁dip ▁into ▁funds ▁usually ▁allocated ▁to ▁local ▁regions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁raise ▁contributions ▁from ▁the ▁noble ▁houses , ▁ab original ▁ch ie ft ains , ▁and ▁regular ▁b ureau cr ats . ▁Event ually ▁X ion g ▁received ▁a ▁total ▁dis b urs ement ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ta els . ▁ ▁With ▁half ▁the ▁funds ▁he ▁had ▁requested , ▁X ion g ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁build ▁war ▁c arts , ▁manufact ure ▁fire ar ms , ▁and ▁repair ▁mo ats ▁and ▁walls . ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁War ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁producing ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁can