"Mr. Zhang, you are here. Please come in. I just got a jar of sorghum brewed with the tiger flag. Mr. Zhang must accompany me to have a few drinks." A third-rank general enthusiastically welcomed Zhang Wenhe into the house.

Zhang Wenhe stepped into the house and saw that there were several generals from Fubiao camp in the house, sitting around a table to eat.

Seeing this scene, he frowned and said, "General Xu, you are so happy!"

General Xu, who was with him, saw the unhappiness on Zhang Wenhe's face and hurriedly explained: "Mr. Zhang, don't misunderstand. This is not because the governor wants to send Fubiao camp to Daliangshan to suppress the bandits. This general will gather all the generals and officials of Fubiao camp together to discuss the bandit suppression matters."

Zhang Wenhe glanced at the table.

At this time, the military generals sitting around all stood up and stood respectfully beside the table.

Although Zhang Wenhe did not become an official, nor did he have a rank, his identity as a juren and a governor's staff are enough to make these generals serve carefully.

"That's how you talk about it?" Zhang Wenhe raised his hand and pointed at the various foods on the table, with dissatisfaction on his face.

There is no shortage of chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table. There is also a large pot of meat in the middle, all of which are mutton connected to bones. There are two wine pots next to each other. There is a wine cup in front of each person, and it is filled with wine.

The dishes on the plate were quite complete. Obviously, the people just started to use their chopsticks just now.

General Xu smiled and explained: "It's almost noon. Thinking that everyone had discussed for a long time and had not had time to eat, he asked someone to prepare such a table. He always had to eat enough to continue discussing the matter of suppressing bandits."

Zhang Wenhe nodded.

It was indeed almost noon when he came, so it was normal for these people to sit in the house to eat.

"Mr. Zhang, why not sit down and have some food together. We haven't moved our chopsticks yet." A general standing next to the table strongly invited him.

"Mr. Zhang, please sit down." As he said that, another general pulled away the seat of the head.

General Xu smiled and said, "I know that Mr. Zhang has a wedding banquet. I have prepared sorghum brew, and it is a more intense sorghum brew that is rarely sold in the tiger flag. Mr. Zhang must try it."

As he said that, he gave Zhang Wenhe to the empty seat of the upper leader, and he sat in the lower leader on the left to accompany him.

Next to him was a general who filled the wine cup before Zhang Wenhui.

"You guys sit down too!" Zhang Wenhe waved his hands to several generals at the table and signaled them to sit down.

Several generals sat down one after another and sat around the table.

"Mr. Zhang tasted this cup of sorghum brew, and the taste was different from the usual sorghum brew. I have also taken a lot of trouble to get this wine." General Xu pushed the wine cup on the table with a smile on his face.

"No hurry." Zhang Wenhe waved his hand and immediately said, "Since General Xu has led his people to discuss for so long, how are you prepared for the bandit suppression?"

"This..." General Xu hesitated.

Zhang Wenhe frowned and said, "It has been several days since the troops of Fubiao Camp have not been dispatched yet. Could it be that General Xu is unwilling to suppress the bandits?"

As he said that, he looked at the generals on the table, and finally his eyes fell on General Xu's face.

The generals on the table did not speak, but looked down at the wine cups and bowls in front of them, as if there was something attractive on them, making people unable to move their eyes away.

When General Xu saw these people's appearance, he knew that he could only come forward by himself, so he said, "Mr. Zhang misunderstood. It's not that I didn't want to go to Daliangshan to suppress the bandits as soon as possible. In fact, Fubiao Camp has not been closed for several months. The people below have been dissatisfied. I have tried hard to suppress these dissatisfactions. If I send troops to Daliangshan now, it is very easy to mutiny on the way and disturb the place. So I have never been able to send troops."

"Yes, Mr. Zhang, I have not received the salary for several months."

"The generals under my command have tried to make money several times, and the generals have worked so hard to comfort them."

"Mr. Zhang, see if you can ask the governor to give you some salary, so that I can also give an explanation to the following."

Several military generals sitting at the same table complained to Zhang Wenhe.

Zhang Wenhe, who was sitting in the upper seat, looked dark and scolded: "Do you want to rebel if you make a noise?"

Several generals were no longer speaking.

General Xu said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhang calmed down. Everyone was forced to pay money. The superiors did not pay wages for a long time, so we who led the troops had a hard time."

"Is life hard?" Zhang Wenhe raised the corner of his mouth and said sarcastically, "General Xu only bought fifty acres of fertile land and a shop not long ago. This doesn't look like life hard."

Hearing this, General Xu smiled embarrassedly.

When he became an official, he naturally did not lack money and did not expect to live a life of military pay. Especially as a military general, he did not need to cherish his reputation like a civil servant. Naturally, he would make money as much as he wanted. He showed the fullest expression of the military officer's love for money, and the court would not dismiss his official position just because he loved money.

Although the generals here do not have the ability to make money from General Xu, they only earn a lot of money every year, and they never lack money in their hands.

Zhang Wenhe had a calm face and said, "It is the order of the governor to let you go to Daliangshan to suppress the bandits. Could it be that you don't even take the governor seriously?"

The more I spoke, the more severe the words, there was no lack of coldness in my voice in the end.

"I dare not wait."

Several generals sitting in the seat all bowed their fists and stood up, even General Xu was no exception.

"I dare not!" Zhang Wenhe said coldly, "I think you dare very much, otherwise why have you not seen your troops from Fubiao Camp go to Daliang Mountain for so long?"

"It's not that the generals and others are unwilling to send troops, they really have no salary..."

Before he could say anything, Zhang Wenhe looked at the general who was talking with a cold look, which scared him to keep his voice.

General Xu on the side said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, the governor has collected a lot of taxes and silver for the bandit suppression. Do you see if you can take out a part of the military pay for the Fubiao camp? As soon as the money comes, I will immediately send troops to Daliangshan."

Zhang Wenhe turned his face and glanced at him, and said lightly: "If the governor doesn't give money, would you not send troops to suppress the bandits?"

General Xu lowered his head and did not respond, which was considered to be his acquiescent.

"That's what you mean?" Zhang Wenhe looked at the other people again.

Like General Xu, these people lowered their heads one after another, without any response or verbal words.

"Okay, I understand what you mean." Zhang Wenhe said, "I will report this to the Governor. As for whether the Governor will take out part of the tax silver for you to pay for military pay, that is not something that I, as an aide, can decide."

General Xu said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhang is joking. Who doesn't know that Mr. Zhang is the right-hand man of the governor? If the governor has any important matters, he will discuss with you. As long as Mr. Zhang, you are willing to help the governor and the governor urge the payroll, I believe the governor will agree."

"I don't have that big face." Zhang Wenhe stood up and said, "I will tell you about your request to the governor, just wait!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the house.

General Xu, who was standing beside him, hurriedly chased after him and said, "Mr. Zhang might as well have a meal before leaving, otherwise I would have someone to send the wine to Mr. Zhang's mansion?"

“No need.”
Chapter completed!