Sun Chengzong, who had already realized a little uneasy, finally waited for a news that made him feel desperate after two days of anxious waiting...

Two thousand soldiers of the Beijing camp were attacked on the way to Yulin...

Except for the hundreds of corpses found on the official road, the other soldiers disappeared without a trace. This light novel is from

Faced with this result, Sun Chengzong, who had been through the battlefield for a long time, was sure that the remaining more than a thousand soldiers in the Beijing camp must have been captured by the enemy who attacked him.

Looking at the entire Shaanxi, only the five thousand rebels who may attack the two thousand Beijing camps were revived.

Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong felt a sense of fear of the combat effectiveness of the five thousand rebels.

Yes, it's just fear...

In Sun Chengzong's eyes, two thousand elite troops in the Beijing camp can be wiped out silently, so the combat effectiveness of this rebel must be greater than that of the same number of ordinary official troops. Such an army with strong combat power will definitely not be so easy to be eliminated.

And what about me? The only two thousand Beijing camps that could obey my commands have been completely destroyed.

However, in order to prevent the situation in Shaanxi from getting worse, I had to destroy these rebels in a short period of time. After thinking about it, the next thing I could rely on was the Tiger and Leopard Army that I had never contacted.

However, will the Tiger and Leopard Army, which is strong in combat and is prepared for itself, obeys its command?

This is the only doubt that Sun Chengzong felt when he thought of the Tiger and Leopard Army.

However, no matter how the final result is, the process is difficult. As the governor of Shanxi and Shaanxi and commander of the Tiger and Leopard Army, Sun Chengzong, the Tiger and Leopard Army, will face this Tiger and Leopard Army sooner or later.

Therefore, after only a brief thought, Sun Chengzong made a decision. He decided to the guards in front of him: "Immediately order Wang Feng, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Army Infantry, in Datong City, to come to the Governor's Office. I have something to do to see him..."

Just as the guards were about to take the order and leave, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came in.

Then, another personal guard hurried in and reported loudly: "Sir, Mr. Wang Feng, the commander of the infantry of the Tiger and Leopard Army, you have something urgent to meet with the adults. You are now in the living room..."

"Wang Feng... hasn't come to see me, Shangguan for so long... Now I'm here suddenly, and at this critical moment, there must be some conspiracy..." Sun Chengzong said to himself.

However, no matter what, no matter what the other party conspires or what I just said, I will face what I should face sooner or later.

After taking a deep breath, he ordered to the guards: "No matter what conspiracy, as long as the other party does not rebel, I will have a way to take them down, because I have money in my hand... I will take me to meet the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Army infantry who holds heavy troops..."

As soon as Sun Chengzong walked into the living room, Wang Feng, dressed in military uniform, saluted Sun Chengzong.

Then, in order to win the initiative in the subsequent negotiations, Wang Feng took the lead and said, "Sir. I will come to the Governor's Office this time to ask for military pay from you..."

"Master Wei agreed to the Imperial General last month. The Governor's Office will issue a four-month salary of more than 10,000 soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army this month. Now it's time. The Imperial General wants to know whether the four-month salary of the Governor's Office owes the Tiger and Leopard Army has been prepared and will take it back immediately."

"The soldiers have not received any military pay for four months. If it weren't for the fact that the military pay for our Tiger and Leopard Army was far higher than other official troops, the last general could say with certainty that the soldiers would have mutiny long ago. Therefore, please ask the Governor to immediately pay all the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army to reimburse the military pay for the soldiers. "

Sun Chengzong frowned and immediately realized something.

After taking a deep breath, he asked with a full face of doubt: "You mean, the Governor's Office has not paid the Tiger and Leopard Army military salary for four months..."

Wang Feng nodded affirmatively and replied: "Yes, sir... In addition to the four months of military pay, there is also the silver levy that will be used to conquer Shanxi this time. However, the last general will consider the difficulties of the Governor's Office, so the silver levy that will be required. As long as the Governor's Office reimburses the four months of military pay to the soldiers, the last general will have a way to stabilize the morale of the army..."

After hearing what Wang Feng said, the little suspicion in Sun Chengzong's heart disappeared immediately.

Because Sun Chengzong, like Chongzhen, had the same idea...

Only by gathering the national strength can the court raise more than 100,000 border troops. How could the Shanxi and Shaanxi Governor's Office rely on the two provinces? In fact, only the finances of Shanxi and one province can support tens of thousands of elite troops in the Tiger and Leopard Army?

Therefore, in Sun Chengzong's eyes, it is certain that the Tiger and Leopard Army owes wages.

Otherwise, Sun Chengzong would not hold the 500,000 taels of silver and refuse to let go. You must know that the 500,000 taels of silver is used to buy the morale of the Tiger and Leopard Army, and no one can move it.

Therefore, after hearing what Wang Feng said, Sun Chengzong only had a brief shock and showed a deep expression on his face.

In Sun Chengzong's view, as long as the other party wants money, the other party has shortcomings and wants something. In this case, he has a way to buy it and make him his subordinate.

After taking a deep breath, Sun Chengzong asked Wang Feng.

"How much is the salary for four months... After I give the Tiger and Leopard Army four months of salary, will the Tiger and Leopard Army obey my command?"

Wang Feng said without thinking, "Please rest assured, whoever pays the soldiers will listen to whoever... "

"Okay, this is what I want... Since General Wang said so, the Governor's Office owes the soldiers four months of salary, so I have given them... General Wang, how much is the salary for these four months..." Sun Chengzong, who was happy in his heart, answered very readily.

In Sun Chengzong's eyes, the 15,000 border army paid less than 200,000 taels of silver for four months, not to mention the tens of thousands of tiger and leopard army formed by the finances of a province alone.

With the 500,000 taels of silver in his hand, he supported tens of thousands of tiger and leopard troops for half a year, and there was absolutely no problem.

However, what shocked Sun Chengzong was that Wang Feng, who was standing in front of him, reported a number that could almost make him vomit blood.

"Sir, the Governor's Office owes the soldiers a total of 360,000 taels of silver..."

As soon as the words fell, a heartfelt exclaim came from Sun Chengzong's mouth.

"So much... How could it be... the border army's monthly salary is only three taels of silver... Calculated based on 360,000 taels of silver, the monthly salary of each soldier of the Tiger and Leopard Army has not reached six taels of silver..."

"Yes, sir... The monthly salary of the Tiger and Leopard Army is six taels of silver, which is the rule set by Lord Wei when the Tiger and Leopard Army was formed. Otherwise, the Tiger and Leopard Army would not have been formed in such a period of time and had good combat power." Wang Feng said loudly without thinking.

At this moment, Zhao Yun, who had already rushed back from Mongolia, also came to the Governor's Office...

With Sun Chengzong's approval, Zhao Yun walked into the living room as if he had discussed it with Wang Feng and directly expressed his intention: "Sir, I only have one purpose for this time, that is, to get the four months of salary owed by the Governor's Office for the soldiers. Otherwise, I will not be able to guarantee whether the soldiers who did not receive the salary will mutiny..."

"It has been calculated in the future that the monthly salary of the cavalry is six taels of silver. We have a total of 15,000 people, which is 360,000 taels of silver... Please send these salary immediately, otherwise the generals will not be able to control these cavalry."

Another 360,000 taels of silver... plus the 360,000 taels of silver from the infantry, it was a total of 720,000 taels of silver...

The money he had in his hand was only 500,000 taels, and he was not even worth the money to pay the 30,000 Tiger and Leopard Army.

Faced with this situation, Sun Chengzong's confident facial expression just now has been seriously replaced.

At this time, if Sun Chengzong still thinks that it is natural for the Governor's Office to owe wages, then Sun Chengzong is a fool.

Because there can't be so many coincidences in this world.

The two generals of the Tiger and Leopard Army in front of him came to ask for military pay when they had something to ask them for.

Why can two people with different residences make this request to themselves at the same time...

All of this proves to myself that the two people in front of me are engaged in a conspiracy against me.

Taking advantage of my current predicament and threatening myself, I have to take out the only 500,000 taels of silver left in my hand.

Of course, even though Sun Chengzong, who had a solemn face, knew about this situation, he had to face it.

If you don’t ask for the Tiger and Leopard Army and the lion who is not satisfied with the two people speaks loudly, the Tiger and Leopard Army will not obey its command and will not send troops to Shaanxi. In this case, the rebellion that occurred in Shaanxi will become more and more intense. At that time, you will be full of confidence in yourself and become a sinner of the Ming Dynasty and will be sorry for Emperor Chongzhen who trusts you.

However, at this moment, Sun Chengzong still did not realize that all of this was led by Wei Zheng.

Therefore, even though he knew that he was threatened, Sun Chengzong still had to face this threat.

After taking a deep breath, he replied to the two of them: "I only have 500,000 taels of silver left in my hand. You two should know... Today, I will give you all the silver, each of which will take 250,000 taels back immediately to reimburse the soldiers' wages."

"However, you must also agree to this official... I will give you the salary to you, but the Tiger and Leopard Army must do what you should do..."

"After reissue the salary to the soldiers, gather immediately and prepare to re-emerge in Shaanxi..."

Wang Feng and Zhao Yun showed undetected smiles on their faces one after another.

Because, the purpose of their visit was to get rid of the money Sun Chengzong had and make Sun Chengzong become a real lonely man. He wants money but no money, no one...

And now, this purpose has been clearly achieved.
Chapter completed!