The price offered by Lin Jiantai frightened Deng Quan and froze there. Shi Dayong and Jiang Wanli were also surprised. Even Pei Shaokuan was stunned when he heard the amount: Lin Jiantai can really offer the price, but he is just facilitating it on his behalf.
How dare he ask for 10,000 taels? Didn't he mean to blackmail someone?
He looked at General Deng of the Sichuan Army with some sympathy, and thought that if the other party had only ten thousand taels of silver, he probably wouldn't have come here to ask for it. He could just go to Eunuch Gao directly. Why bother to go to Lin Jiantai's level to let him go?
You swallowed another portion from it.
At the same time, he was a little worried. Deng Zhen was just asking for more food and grass and some cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold. Lin Jiantai didn't dare to open his mouth, let alone the Jinzhou Army who had offended Eunuch Gao. According to his pricing method, how could it be possible?
Don't you want to ask Shi Dayong for a hundred thousand taels? No matter how rich Shi Dayong is, I'm afraid he won't have that much, right? If the money is too much, it will be impossible to negotiate this business, and it will definitely be a dirty deal.
If the deal goes bad, wouldn't the benefits that Shi Dayong had promised to him be gone as well? If that were to happen, it would be like a duck's mouth has flown away, which makes people feel very sad.
Thinking that the benefits were gone, Pei Shaokuan's cheeks couldn't help but twitch, and he glanced at Shi Dayong secretly. Due to the mask, he didn't know what the other person's face would look like, but he was probably too green.[
Shi Dayong's face was not green, but he was also very distorted. Previously, he saw Lin Jiantai and the Sichuan Army's commander-in-chief named Deng reminiscing about the past very enthusiastically. He was very sympathetic to the Sichuan Army's experience, and his words were very sad, so he could only pat him.
The chest said that the matter was taken care of by him, which moved General Deng to the point of tears. It also made Shi Dayong feel at ease, thinking that Commander Lin was really a good talker, and there should be no problem with what he asked for.
He was stunned when he knew what would happen next.
Deng Quan was very touched by Lin Jiantai's large package. In order to express his gratitude, he immediately took out the two thousand five hundred taels of silver notes and said that five hundred taels would be used as a thank you gift to Mr. Lin, and the other two thousand taels were for invitations.
Mr. Lin asked Eunuch Gao to help him.
When asking someone to do something, you should naturally give it to someone who is filial. There is also a saying of thanking you among the people, and it is not uncommon in the officialdom. These days, asking someone to do something is a matter of money. If you have money, it is easy to do things. If you don’t have money, you will not care.
I'll take care of you.
So Deng Xuan handed the money to Lin Jiantai, and Shi Dayong and the others naturally didn't think there was anything wrong. He was also here to give the money, and it was not like he was laughing at others for giving or accepting bribes. What should we do if we don't laugh at fifty steps and laugh at a hundred steps?
Just do whatever you want, if you don’t do it, there are still more than a thousand big mouths waiting in the house. If there is no more food and grass supply, Shi Dayong will have no choice but to slap his butt, leave in despair, and start over again.
This money is nothing more than an external possession. If you don't bring it with you in life, or take it with you in death, what's the use of keeping it with you? It's only valuable when you spend it. If you can use this batch of property from Chen Tongjun to buy food to survive for your subordinates, Shi Dayong
There are a hundred willing ones.
Lin Jiantai's hand has also been stretched out here, with a bright smile on his face. He seems to be very aware and has no intention of giving in. It seems that he should get the same benefit.
However, when he had just stretched out his hand halfway and had not touched the banknote, Lin Jiantai's face changed when he heard Deng Guan say that there were only two thousand five hundred taels, and he could only take five hundred taels, and the other two thousand taels were for Gao Qiqian.
He immediately twitched nervously up and down, and his hand stopped in mid-air. Although there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, his words changed.
He first said that he had just taken office and was not familiar with the affairs of the camp, and he did not have much friendship with Eunuch Gao. Since Eunuch Gao had decided on the supply of food and grass for the Sichuan Army, it was not easy for him to interfere. If he intervened rashly, he was afraid that he would cause trouble.
Eunuch Gao was unhappy.
When he said this, Deng Guanshuo was immediately stunned. You couldn't have said it well just now. Why has something changed now?
But he reacted quickly, and immediately understood that the other party must have complained about the lack of money, and hurriedly said cautiously: "The general also knows that the matter is a bit tricky, and it is difficult to smooth things over with Eunuch Gao, so I asked you to come forward on your behalf. If you feel that Eunuch Gao is
The money given there is too little, please tell me, sir, how much money should I give to you?"
Deng Xuan said it was for Gao Qiqian, but no one in the tent could tell. He was explicitly referring to Gao Qiqian, but secretly he meant it for Lin Jiantai. If he had said it clearly, it would be you, Lin Jiantai.
How much money does it take to help?
After all, there are some rules in officialdom. With so many people present, Deng Guan could not directly ask Lin Jiantai how much money he wanted.
Who would have thought that Lin Jiantai didn't have as much scruples as Deng Xuan, so he spoke out. He straightened his slightly fat body and took two steps with his hands behind his back. Then he said directly: "Brother Deng, you have found out about this matter."
As an official, I naturally won't let you go out. So, if you really want to get things done, then give me ten thousand taels."
"Ten thousand taels?!"
Deng Zhen was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out. He and Wang Hong had managed to scrape together the two thousand, five hundred taels. There was no money left in the camp. At most, they could only scrape together another thousand taels.
. Lin Jiantai asked for ten thousand taels. Wouldn’t this cost them their lives?
Not to mention that they can't come up with it, but even if they can come up with it, they won't be stupid enough to agree to it. With these ten thousand taels of silver, they can't do anything. If they give out five thousand taels of silver to honor Gao Qiqian, I'm afraid they can get it done.
The purpose of looking for you, Lin Jiantai, is just to find someone to intercede with, because it would be a bit awkward to go directly to Gao Qiqian. After all, he and Wang Hong have never gone to Gao Qiqian about food and grass after being here for so many days.
I didn’t pay too many visits. I only went twice for military matters, and I didn’t pay any tribute. Now I suddenly went to Gao Qiqian to ask for food, grass and cotton-padded clothes. I couldn’t guarantee that Gao Qiqian had no idea. He was afraid that Gao Qiqian would get stuck in the Sichuan Army.
The reason for the lack of food and grass is probably that the benefits have not been received. Therefore, if there is a person with enough weight to coordinate among them, the matter can be solved. As long as Gao Qiqian speaks, the people below will naturally no longer be stuck with the Sichuan army's food and grass.
With more food and grass and a batch of cotton-padded clothes, we can survive this harsh winter. Otherwise, people will freeze to death every day, which is really heart-wrenching.
But Lin Jiantai was too greedy. The price he offered was far beyond Deng Guan's psychological limit, and he couldn't accept it no matter what. Even if he and Wang Hong were to sell iron, they couldn't come up with the ten thousand taels.[
"Ten thousand taels is too much. Your Excellency, it's not that you don't know the situation of the general. In the second year of Chongzhen's reign, he went north to King Qin, but the general never went back. He has been sent here and there by the court in the past few years, and it was not even half an hour before Ansheng's birthday.
The imperial court has not even issued one or two military pay. In the past few years, the general has been using his own funds to supplement his own funds, and then he reluctantly gathered his soldiers. At the moment, the general can no longer get any money.
, To be honest with you, the two thousand five hundred taels of silver were collected by the general and Wang Bing. The general is really poor, and his brothers are really miserable.
If you don't believe me, please go to the general's camp and see what the general's soldiers are wearing and what they eat. Many of them don't even have cotton-padded clothes, sir! Please take a look at the general.
For the sake of my brothers who are starving and working hard for the imperial court, please help me get some relief!"
Deng Zhen begged so hard that he had no choice but to kneel down in front of Lin Jiantai. Shi Dayong and Jiang Wanli who were standing next to him heard this and sympathized with each other. They didn't expect that the Sichuan Army was in such embarrassment. Although the Jinzhou Army was also in danger of running out of food, after all,
The soldiers were still wearing warm clothes, but according to what General Deng said, some soldiers in his camp had frozen to death, and more than a few suffered frostbite. Compared with the Jinzhou Army, this was really miserable.
It seems that this man surnamed Deng is still a good officer, he knows how to fight for the survival of his soldiers, and he is not like an evil general who drinks the blood of his soldiers and eats his empty pay, Shi Dayong thought, and sighed secretly, feeling a sense of kinship.
There was a feeling of inexplicable grief and indignation. I felt angry about the situation of both parties. I also felt an indescribable sadness. I didn't expect that Shi Dayong would also rely on bribery to survive.
Deng Xuan's pleading made Pei Shaokuan, who had never looked down upon foreign soldiers and horses, a little moved. However, Lin Jiantai turned a blind eye and was as unmoved as a stone-hearted person and did not let go at all. In the end, Xu finally heard it.
Impatient, he spread his hands and said openly: "Brother Deng, to be honest, it's useless for you to complain to me. I am in charge of the Beijing camp, not your Sichuan army, let alone the commander of this army, so you are
I cried all day long, but I was helpless. After all, these grains and supplies are stuck in the hands of Eunuch Gao. Without his words, how could I dare to allocate them to you without permission?" At this point, Lin Jiantai coughed dryly, and then said:
"However, no matter how difficult it is in this world, there is always a way to solve it. As long as you, Brother Deng, are willing and willing to spend the money, the matter will definitely be done. By then, the problems in your camp will naturally be solved, and you, Brother Deng, will be better off. Now,
Soldiers are better off, don't you think?"
Deng Gui was startled by Lin Jiantai's question. He made a face like a donkey's face and said bitterly: "Sir, it's not that I don't want to come up with this money. It's really that I can't come up with it. Please be accommodating, sir. You see, General
How about another thousand taels?" Deng Zhen also thought that Lin Jiantai was cruel, so he gritted his teeth and added an extra thousand taels. He didn't know if Wang Hong would admit it after he returned. If he didn't, the blood would be great.
The spit had dried up and he only added a thousand taels. Lin Jiantai really lost his face now. The previous falsehood instantly disappeared. He put his hands behind his back and returned to his chair. He coldly added the sentence, "Ten thousand taels."
, if it’s lower than this number, I’m sorry for my inability to do so.”
"Sir!" Deng Xuan stood there blankly, unable to say a word. He knew this Lin Jiantai. He was a bastard who only recognized money but not people! Even if he continued to beg, the other party would not let go!
No one has time to drink cold water and stuff their teeth. If you, Lin Jiantai, are unkind and unjust today, there will always be unlucky times in the future. Then, let’s see how I deal with you!
Deng Wei gritted his teeth and cursed, his calves trembling slightly with anger.
Lin Jiantai was not afraid that Deng Quan would hate him. Seeing that the other party was standing there motionless, obviously unable to give him ten thousand taels, he stopped trying to instigate him and waved his hand to see the guest off, "If you can't give me this money,
Then please come back. I still have guests here, so I won’t send Brother Deng off. Please invite Brother Deng!”
The word "please" was dragged out for a long time, with a hint of sarcasm on purpose. Deng Guo's face turned red after hearing this, but he didn't dare to get angry.
He held his fists in frustration and said, "Since your Excellency is not willing to help our Sichuan Army, General Deng will stop nagging you and I will leave!" After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave the tent, but someone behind him stopped him: "General Deng, please."
Stay!"
Um?
Deng Zhen turned around in confusion and found that the person calling him was the big man wearing a mask who had been sitting next to him.
"You?" Deng Zhen didn't know why the other party called him.
Pei Shaokuan and Lin Jiantai were also surprised. They didn't know what Shi Dayong wanted to do when he asked Deng Yuan to stop him.
Shi Dayong smiled and nodded to Deng Gui, then turned around and bowed to Lin Jiantai, raised his head and said, "Sir, I am willing to pay these ten thousand taels of silver for General Deng and the Sichuan Army soldiers."
"your turn?!"
Deng Xuan, Lin Jiantai, and Pei Shaokuan were all stunned after hearing Shi Dayong's words. Jiang Wanli was also surprised and didn't understand why the general would provide this money for others.
Ten thousand taels is not a small amount. On that day, the emperor was overjoyed to reward the Songshan Army with their first victory at Daling River. It was only ten thousand taels of silver. The annual military pay required by Songshan's old army was less than fifteen thousand.
Two, but now he has to pay ten thousand taels for the Sichuan Army, which he has never met before, which makes Jiang Wanli very puzzled. But since the general has done it, he will not object. I think the general must have his own intention in doing this.[
But what could the Sichuan Army, which was even poorer than himself, have that the general wanted to consider? Jiang Wanli racked his brains and couldn't figure out the purpose of Shi Dayong's move.
"You mean you paid these ten thousand taels of silver for him?"
Lin Jiantai had already stood up over there, with a look of disbelief on his face. It is possible that Shi Dayong was related to Deng Gui, otherwise why would he be taken advantage of? Even his mother's relatives would not be able to spend 10,000 taels of silver for nothing.
Such a favor!
Pei Shaokuan cursed in his heart that Shi is out of his mind, out of his mind, out of his mind. You haven't finished your own affairs yet, but you gave away 10,000 taels for free. Isn't this you out of your mind and out of your mind?
Do you do this stupid thing?
Deng Guo was surprised and happy. He couldn't believe his ears. He stared blankly at the big man wearing a mask. He didn't understand why the other party would help him. This was ten thousand taels, not one hundred taels. He and he
He didn't know him at all, but the other party actually said that he would go out for him, which really surprised Deng Zhen and he couldn't figure it out.
Ten thousand taels were handed over to him, which was a huge favor! Deng Guo was inexplicably excited, and he was afraid that the big man was playing tricks on him, so he looked at him with anxiety.
Shi Dayong said to Lin Jiantai with certainty: "Sir, the general is willing to pay these ten thousand taels of silver for General Deng."
"Do you have ten thousand taels?" Lin Jiantai didn't believe that the other party could get so much money.
Shi Dayong did not speak, but turned his face and told Jiang Wanli: "Bring the things here."
"Yes, General!"
Although Jiang Wanli didn't understand, he didn't hesitate at all. He neatly carried the package he had been carrying to the table in front of Lin Jiantai.
Shi Dayong commanded in a deep voice: "Open it."
Jiang Wanli untied the package as instructed. The moment the package was opened, Lin Jiantai's eyes suddenly went straight - they were all twelve gold ingots!
"Here are five hundred taels of gold, which is equivalent to five thousand taels of silver. The remaining five thousand taels will be included in the transaction between the general and your Majesty. As long as you are willing to do the business of the general, the general will ask for them to be shipped together later." He said.
After finishing, Shi Dayong paused and emphasized: "It's all real money and there will never be any default."
Looking up, he found Lin Jiantai looking greedily at the pile of gold ingots, his somewhat fat face shining with golden light under the candlelight.