"To be honest with Zhentai, I came here to seek help from you. I hope that for the sake of our army's thousands of miles to aid Laizhou, Zhentai can first allocate 300,000 shi of food from the inventory to solve our army's urgent need. This is a great favor to me.
Everyone in Jinzhou will definitely remember it!"
Jiang Wanli was a little surprised by Yang Yufan's youth, but even though he came straight to the point and told the truth, he was playing a trick. When he came, Shi Dayong wanted him to buy grain directly from Laizhou, even if he didn't hesitate to spend a lot of money, but the words came to his lips.
, but he started asking for food first. Although he knew that he already had a lot of property, which could be regarded as a windfall, he still felt a little distressed by Jiang Wanli's lavish spending. He was also planning for the future, and the expansion of the Jinzhou Army was inevitable.
There will be many places where money will be used in the future. Not to mention other things, just for food, clothing and housing, the amount of money required for a year is staggering, not to mention the weapons and armor equipped for soldiers, and the wolf riders who spend as much money as they can.
military.
Only by careful planning can we live a good life. From Songshan to now, the bigger the family fortune is, the more we should cherish it. Every penny we can save is always worth it. Jiang Wanli doesn’t think his request is excessive.
The military rations should be allocated from outside the customs. The Jinzhou Army came from outside the customs. Therefore, the food in the city belongs to the family. Now, just to be polite, the other party has no reason not to allocate the food.
"Three hundred thousand stones?" After hearing this number, Yang Yufan sneered, "What a big statement. It costs three hundred thousand stones at once. It seems that you know the details of Laizhou City." He raised his eyebrows and spoke sharply.
He turned around and said, "I heard that your Jinzhou Army recruited surrenders and rebels all the way, and you really gathered a lot of troops. The momentum and the number of troops are probably no worse than when the rebels were at their peak, right?"
"Master Zhentai, what do you mean by this?" Jiang Wanli's heart suddenly skipped a beat. This question was so heart-wrenching.[
"How? Haha, I just asked casually, you don't have to think too much." Although Yang Yufan had a smile on his face, it didn't look like he was smiling. There was clearly a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
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Jiang Wanli was not like Cao Bianjiao's newborn calf. He also had an understanding of people's speculations. Now he knew clearly in his heart. He knew that the other party was suspicious of what his soldiers and horses were doing outside the city. He couldn't help but secretly smiled bitterly, shook his head and said:
"What Mr. Zhentai just said is wrong. The rebels are the rebellious ministers and traitors of your father, but our Jinzhou army is the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. The rebel army's power is a loss to the Ming Dynasty, and the power of the officers and soldiers is a blessing to the Ming Dynasty. Both of them
How can it be compared? Does Master Zhentai hope that the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty are not as powerful as the rebellious ministers and traitors?"
With the same rhetorical question and the same intention, Yang Yufan laughed, smiled, and his eyes fell on Jiang Wanli's face. He tilted the corner of his mouth and asked again: "I wonder if your general has ever been sealed?"
The so-called hanging seal refers to the commander-in-chief who bears the seal of general. Those who hold the seal of the general can be called commanders, such as Mao Wenlong and Zu Dashou. Shi Dayong is only a general in Jinzhou, and has never even been the deputy general of the army. How can he have a seal to hang?
Jiang Wanli replied honestly: "When I returned to Zhentai, my General Shi did not have a seal. He is now the Jinzhou General and is under the command of the Governor of Liaodong."
"General?" Yang Yufan nodded meaningfully, and then asked: "I wonder if Chiang Kai-shek knows that Ming Dynasty has tens of thousands of generals?"
"The Ming Dynasty does not have tens of thousands of generals, but if my general does not contain these rebels, I am afraid it will cause more harm to the local area." Jiang Wanli's heart sank, knowing that the matter was a bit tricky, "But it is expedient now.
As a plan, when the overall situation is completely settled, our troops will be demobilized so as not to harm the place, and we may even trouble Mr. Zhentai by then."
"What General Shi does is his business. I am the chief military officer of Tongzhou. I come to Laizhou for rescue. I am with your Jinzhou army. My Tongzhou soldiers and horses are also guest troops, so I have no control over what your general does.
But this food is not easy to allocate. It needs to go through the formalities. Otherwise, I have the right to allocate it." Yang Yufan looked like he was doing business.
Without food and without food, Jiang Wanli became anxious: "We have tens of thousands of troops stationed outside the city. If we don't have food and grass, the consequences will be disastrous."
"The imperial court's new governor, Mr. Zhu Dadian, will arrive today. Then you can ask your general to go and apply for transfer." Yang Yufan was unmoved.
"Master Dutang is still in Lu, but I don't know how many days it will take to arrive. However, our army's food and grass can only last for two or three days. I really can't wait. I hope Master Zhentai can be accommodating." I know my own affairs well.
, the grain harvested from Dengzhou was not much, but now tens of thousands more mouths have been added. What will happen if there is no food? We cannot let these tens of thousands of people eat each other.
"When we arrive, my general has told us that if it is inconvenient here at Zhentai, our army can purchase grain at market prices." There is no way, at this point, Jiang Wanli cannot tolerate feeling sorry for money. After all, the Jinzhou Army is the most vulnerable at the moment.
What is urgently needed is food, not money. Denglai is hundreds of miles away, and no matter how much money you have, you cannot buy food.
"Three hundred thousand stones were purchased at the market price, which is a lot of money. I can't tell that your general is very wealthy." Yang Yufan showed a thoughtful expression, but remained unmoved and only said: "The grain in the warehouse is
The country's food is not my own private food, so how can I have the right to sell it? Well, there is no way. At present, the eunuch Gao Gongzheng is stationed in Xiaoguanzhuang. If your general doesn't want to wait for the governor to arrive, he can
You can go to Eunuch Gao to apply for transfer. Eunuch Gao is a close servant of the emperor and an imperial envoy to supervise the army. He knows the plight of your army and will definitely not agree to it."
"My general and Eunuch Gao had a quarrel in the past, and they were afraid of asking for help." Jiang Wanli also told the truth. At the moment, it was not a question of asking for food from Gao Qiqian, but they had sent troops to suppress it. I don't know if it would happen.
It's really a fight.
Yang Yufan didn't know about the past feud between Shi Dayong and Gao Qiqian. Hearing what Jiang Wanli said, he waved his hand: "Then I have no choice. You go back and tell your general that I can't help you, so why don't you ask him?"
Think of another way."
As he said this, he stood up to see off the guests. At this moment, Jiang Wanli couldn't calm down anymore. He said in a hurry: "My lord, aren't you afraid that our army will have enough supplies and tens of thousands of tigers and wolves will cause trouble?"
Hearing this, Yang Yufan's face darkened, and he snorted coldly: "Laizhou is a fortified city, and Li Kong can't do anything after attacking it for several months. No matter how strong your Jinzhou army is, what can you do? You are not the only one who has troops outside the city. I am the official.
I don’t believe that your Jinzhou Army dares to send troops to attack Laizhou! If you really want to do it, what is the difference between your Jinzhou Army and the rebels? You just kept saying that the Ming Dynasty’s soldiers and horses are, huh, there are officials in the world who attack their own cities.
Army!"
Before Yang Yufan finished speaking, Jiang Wanli knew that he had made a mistake. He was also quick and hurriedly clasped his fists to plead guilty and said: "The general also said it out of anger. I hope Master Zhentai is not to blame. We, Jinzhou, are soldiers of the emperor and soldiers of the imperial court."
Ma, how could you do such a treasonous thing?"
"Angry words are just words." Yang Yufan was also young and unforgiving, glaring at Jiang Wanli with a pair of angry eyes.
Jiang Wanli was speechless when he saw him. He was anxious, but he didn't know what to do. They were in a stalemate for a moment. Yang Yufan was a little impatient. When he was about to signal his subordinates to see off the guests, Jiang Wanli suddenly raised his head and looked at him and asked:
"I wonder if Mr. Zhentai can be trusted more than the likes of Li Kong?"[
After hearing this question, Yang Yufan immediately waved his hand in disgust and said shamelessly: "How can you trust someone who is as cunning as a fox and as evil as a tiger or wolf? I grew up in the army and know this kind of people very well."
After hearing this answer, Jiang Wanli felt a little calmer, nodded and said: "Now that Li and Kong have asked Eunuch Gao to surrender, I dare to ask your lord, how will the court deal with them? Will they be beheaded or let him go?"
If the two officials remain in their original posts, will they continue to stay here in Denglai?"
Yang Yufan was startled, his cheek twitched, and he said bitterly: "I'm afraid that the adults in the court still want to use these people. They have been making troubles in the past few days, and now that the traitor has surrendered, they are naturally happy.
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"The general also thought that the imperial court would continue to use them." Jiang Wanli sighed, "When the army returns, can you guarantee that Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde will not rebel again?"
"Everything in the world is normal. How dare I act as a guarantee in this matter?" Yang Yufan snorted slightly.
"The last general heard that Li and Kong had previously deceived Governor Xie and Magistrate Zhu into surrendering. However, I did not leave the city and closed the city gate tightly. This shows that I have half trust in these people. I will not hide it from you,
My general also doesn’t believe that people like Li Kong will sincerely submit to the imperial court. My general thinks that this is just a strategy to save the lives of the two of them. Once the army returns, the two of them will definitely rebel again, so my general decided to eradicate the root of the problem and leave no trace of trouble."
"Oh? Cutting off the roots?" Yang Yufan was a little confused, "What is your general going to do?"