Zhong Jinwei closed his eyes and leaned back on his chair. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a particularly good solution. So he had to sit up straight, opened his eyes and said to Cao Wen: "Implement the food rationing system. Everyone in Shenyang City The daily rations are rationed and uniformly distributed. As for the Jianlu, they will be starved to death."
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Cao Wenzhao agreed, but still looked at Marquis Zhongxing. This is a temporary solution, not the root cause, and can only temporarily alleviate the crisis.
Seeing Cao Wenzhao's look, Zhong Jinwei knew that he was still expecting him to have a better solution, so he said to him: "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. We can only solve this problem after the armies from all walks of life return, the war in Liaodong is truly over, and they return to Beijing in triumph." .”
Seeing that Cao Wenzhao wanted to speak, he took the initiative and said: "I have mentioned in the victory report that I need to transport a batch of food supplies, and there should be some. In this way, I will also write to Mr. Sun of Shanhaiguan. Write a letter and ask him to send some food supplies."
The use of these methods was the best under the current situation. Cao Wenzhao nodded in admiration and went out to do things.
Speaking of Pidao, since the army went out, Chen Jisheng, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, has been going to the dock every day. Sometimes, although he knows that even if everything goes well, there will be no news to return so early. But he still goes to the dock. Anyway, he wouldn't be able to sleep well if he didn't go to the dock.
Although most of the troops on Pi Island have been taken away by Zhongcheng, it should be relatively deserted, but in fact it is not the case.
North Korean ships often approach the dock, and then sell their specialties to the Ming Army Disabled Chamber of Commerce on the island.
This chamber of commerce was organized under the leadership of Zhang Xianzhong, because he himself was a fighting hero and a close associate of Governor Denglai. In addition, his four godsons were involved in the relationship with Marquis Zhongxing. Therefore, no one would find him. Trouble with this chamber of commerce.
Driven by this chamber of commerce, the trade between Pidao and the Koreans is quite prosperous. North Korea's domestic economy is in a mess, leading to inflation in the country. Therefore, both the Korean people and its officials are in love with the Ming Dynasty Jiu Si Bao Hard currency like banknotes.
Through trade with the Chamber of Commerce, the Ming Dynasty Nine Si Bao Banknotes were obtained and then circulated in North Korea. The circulation trend of this currency is slowly spreading.
North Korea's specialties, especially high-end tonics such as Korean ginseng, are quite popular in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Xianzhong's prices are very affordable, and they are often sold out as soon as he enters. Therefore, he returned to Phidao during this time. , prepare to buy more and go to the capital.
On this day, he was doing business at the pier with some North Korean businessmen, and suddenly he saw Chen Jisheng strolling to the pier again. Just as the transaction was completed, Zhang Xianzhong smiled and greeted Chen Jisheng: "Chen Jisheng, you are here for a walk again!"
Regarding Zhang Xianzhong, Chen Jisheng did not dare to put on airs. He smiled and replied: "Yes, Xiaoxiaoshi! How is it? Is business okay?"
"It's not bad. A group of retired comrades from the army have joined in, and everyone's life has improved a lot." Zhang Xianzhong said, with a rather proud look on his face.
Speaking of which, Chen Jisheng admired Zhang Xianzhong quite a lot. Logically speaking, Zhang Xianzhong's rewards for his meritorious service were enough to support him in his old age. What's more, the four adopted sons he adopted were not ordinary people, and they were the nephews of the Marquis of Zhongxing. With this relationship, Zhang Xianzhong's life will be better.
But Zhang Xianzhong was not idle at home. He started this chamber of commerce with his disabled comrades in the army. In the end, it became so prosperous that many disabled soldiers in the army became the mainstay of their families. This situation used to be the case in the past.
, but it has never happened.
After Zhang Xianzhong chatted with Chen Jisheng for a while, he said to him: "Commander, how far do you think the war in Liaodong will go?"
Although he is disabled, his heart is still concerned about the situation in the Liaodong battlefield. It can even be said that he is more concerned about it than Chen Jisheng.
Because first, he was very concerned about the outcome of the war against the captives that he fought for and changed the rest of his life;
Second, his four godsons all participated in the war, as well as his fellow villagers, his benefactors Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, and Marquis Zhongxing. These factors made him particularly concerned.
But because he retired from the army, he didn't know much about the details of the war, so he asked Chen Jisheng.
After hearing this, Chen Jisheng was still a little worried, otherwise he wouldn't come to the dock every day. But on the surface, he still smiled and said to Zhang Xianzhong: "Winning this war is certain. But as for how far we will win.
, It’s really hard to say. After all, Jianlu have legs, so it’s easy to run away if you can’t win.”
Zhang Xianzhong also agreed with this point. Both he and Chen Jisheng had fought against Jianlu many times, and they knew that Jianlu should not be underestimated. Although Jianlu was defeated nine times out of ten against the Ming army, the foundation of its strong army was still
Yes. Things on the battlefield are never 100% certain until the last minute.
Zhang Xianzhong thought for a moment and asked Chen Jisheng: "Does the commander think that the Denglai Army has captured Phoenix City now?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jisheng made an estimate based on the normal progress of the war, and then said to Zhang Xianzhong: "I guess we have just captured Phoenix City and are heading towards Shenyang."
Zhang Xianzhong thought about it, and when he was about to agree, he found a bow boat on the sea speeding towards the dock.
He had good eyesight and was from the military, so he could immediately tell that it was a clipper used to carry orders.
"Commander, look, there seems to be news back." Zhang Xianzhong quickly pointed at Chen Jisheng's back and said with a bit of surprise.
When Chen Jisheng heard this, he turned around and looked towards the dock.
Sure enough, it was a messenger ship. He could clearly see it, so he immediately left Zhang Xianzhong and walked quickly to the dock.
Zhang Xianzhong also had the war in Liaodong in his heart, and immediately followed Chen Jisheng.
The passers-by who had just listened to the conversation between the two of them could not help but gossip about the news. In fact, everyone on the island was paying attention to this news, so the news spread very quickly. Before the messenger ship even docked, there were already people on the pier.
A crowd of people gathered around, watching the arrival of the messenger ship with anxiety.
When Chen Jisheng saw the smile on the face of the messenger, his heart was completely relieved. There should be no surprises in the battle, and he must have won, but he didn't know whether the Phoenix City had been captured as he expected.
"Zhongcheng has an order. There is no need for too many troops to stay on the island. Please ask the commander to organize another army to go to Liaodong to join Zhongcheng." The ordering soldier saw that Chen Jisheng was waiting for him at the dock, and quickly handed over the military order in his hand while conveying the order.
To Chen Jisheng.
Chen Jisheng and Zhang Xianzhong behind him were shocked when they heard this. Could it be that they had lost the battle and lost men and horses, so they needed reinforcements?
Seeing the expressions of the two of them, the messenger knew that they had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "The three armies have captured Shenyang, the main force of Jianlu has been surrounded and annihilated, and all the slave chiefs, except Dorgon, have been defeated."