"Back to your lord, according to the information we have received, Li Shangshu has been recruiting soldiers for several days, but he has only recruited about 5,000 people. Your Majesty is worried about this matter!"
Jin Yiwei said in a deep voice.
In fact, in the past few days, messengers sent by Chongzhen had contacted Luo Yangxing. However, Luo Yangxing was seriously injured and it was impossible to return in a short time.
And if Luo Yangxing and Lin Fan don't go back, these Jin Yiwei will naturally not go back. If the Jin Yiwei doesn't go back, then the capital will be an empty shell.
Now there is Zhang Xianzhong over Shanhaiguan. Even if he is guarding Shanhaiguan, he is one of the leaders of the rebel army. Chongzhen has always been worried about him.
Li Jiantai's recruitment of troops was so slow, which made the officials in the DPRK very worried about the safety of the capital!
"It shouldn't be. Although the war is in chaos and people are starving to death everywhere, once the imperial court recruits soldiers, they can have enough to eat if they join the army. The recruitment speed definitely shouldn't be so slow!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Then, he thought of the reason. According to historical records, Zhu Cunlan should have become popular in Nanjing by this time.
Zhu Cunlan was originally a vassal king, but he was punished by Emperor Chongzhen for rebelling. He escaped while being escorted back to Fengyang. Later, after many twists and turns, he actually established a firm foothold in Nanjing.
After Chongzhen's death, he supported Zhu Changying to proclaim himself emperor in Nanjing and established Nanming. Calculating time, Henan and other places were actually under his control at this time. Chongzhen almost lost control of Henan.
As for Henan and Shandong, they are vast areas with many people, and they are the source of troops. If the young men in Henan cannot come to the capital, it will be difficult to recruit troops.
"Sir, there is news from the capital that food is needed to recruit troops, and the capital is about to run out of food. I want you to think of a way."
A Jin Yiwei said in a deep voice.
"Let me think of a way?
How come everything can be linked to me?
Even the King of Heaven can’t do anything at this time!”
Lin Fan said speechlessly.
He had no idea how much effort he had to go through to get food in this county. However, these merchants were awakened by his few words and used some method to get a lot of supplies!
Thinking of this, Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "Now go and gather all the merchants in this city and tell me that I have something to discuss with them."
"Yes! Sir!"
Jin Yiwei said hurriedly.
Not long after, the merchants in Xi'an City were gathered together. They were all frightened, fearing that what Lin Fan was discussing with them would make them vomit blood.
"Hehe! Mr. Lin, I wonder why you called us here this time?"
"Sir, we have been very honest these days. The account books are clearly recorded. If you want to collect taxes, we will cooperate with you at any time!"
…
The merchants said honestly one by one, with 100,000 tiger and leopard cavalry and 30,000 trapped troops guarding the city, it would be difficult for them not to be honest!
Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I am not here to collect taxes from you this time, nor am I asking you for money, but I am here to buy food from you."
"kindness?
Buy food?”
"Master Lin, you are just joking. If we still have extra food, we will give it to you directly. How dare we hide it!"
"Yes, Mr. Lin, our family also needs to eat. If there is any extra food, I will definitely donate it to you for free without asking for a tael of silver from you!"
The merchants said one by one.
Lin Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes at these people. What he said at this time was impassioned. If the family really had food, he would not give himself a cent.
"I told you, I came to you because I wanted to buy food. Since I said yes, I will never do such a dishonest thing as not giving you money!"
"Moreover, I give the market double the price, which means that even if you buy food at the market price now, you can make double the profit!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Gudu!
After hearing what Lin Fan said, all the merchants present swallowed a lot of saliva and thought to themselves, what does Mr. Lin mean by this? Do you really want to buy food?
However, double the price, such a high price, does Lin Fan have any money?
"Master Lin, please don't joke with us. There has been a shortage of food everywhere recently. However, we do have some channels to purchase food."
"But the price you gave us is too high!"
The merchants said.
Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty canonized me as Uncle Yongwu, and also gave me one million taels of silver. You should know that this one million taels of silver is not enough for you to earn?"
"To tell you the truth, what did I do in the capital before? You should know that I have not lost all my family fortune for eighteen years, which shows how rich my family is."
"As long as you can get food, I will send people back to the capital to get money now. At least we can get another four million taels. Anyway, my Lord's silver is kept here. If you want to earn these five million taels, just
Go get me some food."
After Lin Fan said this, the eyes of the merchants all glowed with gold.
One person licked his lips, looked at Lin Fan and said, "Mr. Lin, are you serious about what you said?"
"Of course I take it seriously. I, Lin Fan, always keep my word on what I do. Have I ever broken my promise to you before?"
Lin Fan asked rhetorically.
"This... Mr. Lin did not break his promise to us, okay! I will try my best to get food, but Mr. Lin must prepare money!"
One person said.
"Master Lin, I'm going to buy food right now. Even if the price is increased, I still have to buy the food to relieve Master Lin's worries!"
Another person said.
Then, all the merchants present said that they would use their own resources to buy food. After they left, Lin Fan asked a thousand tigers and leopards to ride back to the capital to collect money, and also brought Sun Buer with him.
"Hehe! This Zhu Cunlan has some power in Nanjing, and he also secretly controls the actual control of Henan and other places. Unfortunately, in front of me, your skills are still too green!"
“Aside from Henan and Shandong, where else has more food?
I bought them all for you to let you know what the power of money is."
Lin Fan sneered in his heart.
Sure enough, starting from the second day, a large amount of food began to arrive in Xi'an, and Lin Fan's one million taels of silver were all spent within a few days.
Fortunately, Hubaoqi then took Sun Buer to Xi'an City, and the four million taels of silver allowed Lin Fan to buy a large amount of food.
The merchants in Xi'an City made a lot of money, but they didn't know that Lin Fan would let them make a small profit, but he would never lose money.
"What's going on these days?
Why did the food supply in the capital suddenly decrease so much?
When I went to buy food today, the price of food almost doubled!"
The price of food in the capital also began to skyrocket due to the movements in Xi'an.