Chapter Twenty-Five: The Stingy Lucky King
In the cold wind, the butler stood alone outside the door, waiting quietly. He understood that if he disturbed the prince's Yaxing at this time, there would be absolutely no place for himself in Luoyang.
"Squeak!" After waiting for a long time, the door finally opened, Zhu Changxun stretched his waist, "What do you have to find this king at such a late hour, can't it be tomorrow?" Zhu Changxun's face was very gloomy. The most he hates is being interrupted while he is running errands.
"Lord Wang! It was Chen Yongfu, the chief soldier of Henan, who came to meet His Highness, and heard him say that this was the order of Lord Yang Sichang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu!"
"Chen Yongfu, let's go, let's go meet him!" In other words, Zhu Changxun was too lazy to pay attention to these martial artists, but now it is different, the world is not peaceful, and if you want to be peaceful, you still have to rely on these martial artists.
Chen Yongfu was anxiously pacing in the hall, he knew that every minute and second was extremely important to Luoyang.
"Lord Wang!" King Fu, who had been long overdue, finally appeared, Chen Yongfu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly saluted.
"Sit down!" Zhu Changxun looked like he was invincible, picked up the teacup on the table and tasted it carefully, "Mr. Chen, what kind of wind blew you to this king!"
"Don't hide it from the prince, the last general came to discuss with the prince this time for the defense of the city!" Chen Yongfu didn't drag it out and got straight to the point.
"Defending the city is the business of your army, I am just a vassal king, and besides, there is a strict law tomorrow morning - the vassal king cannot interfere in politics! So ah, you should discuss this matter with Lord Lu and them!" "This Zhu Changxun is very good at eating, drinking and having fun, but if you say that he is allowed to defend the city, it will definitely kill him."
"Lord Wang, the last generalγγγγγγ the last general came to talk to you about the donation this time!" Chen Yongfu finally said what he thought in his heart.
"What!" Zhu Changxun was almost not burned by the hot tea, he quickly put down the cup, "What did you say?
"Lord Wang, Lord Yang and the last general hope that Lord Wang can generously fund Luoyang, so that we can have the capital to call on the people of the whole city to go to the city to defend together!
"Then how much silver does it cost to defend Luoyang!" Zhu Changxun asked cautiously, as if he had cut his flesh when he said this.
"According to the general's estimation, it is necessary to recruit 200,000 young men in the city to defend the city, and if each person is calculated with ten taels of silver, it will cost about two million taels of silver. Chen Yongfu stretched out two fingers and gestured.
"What? Two million taels? This king doesn't have it! This king can't take it out!" As soon as he heard the number in Chen Yongfu's mouth, Zhu Changxun gasped, he didn't have to take out the two million taels of silver, but he was reluctant to take it out, the net worth of this Fu Wangfu Mansion was not more than two million taels, but let him take out two million taels of silver to those Diao people, Zhu Changxun was reluctant no matter what.
"Lord Wang, this Liukou Gao Yingxiang led an army of nearly 300,000 to attack Luoyang, and the total number of soldiers and soldiers in our Luoyang City is less than 80,000, although Luoyang has a thick wall, it can't withstand the attack of these 300,000 horses!
"Chen Yongfu, are you intimidating this king? This defending the city was originally a matter for you soldiers to do with this king. You must defend this Luoyang, if you can't keep it, then your majesty will let the emperor punish your nine clans. β
"Hehe!" Chen Yongfu had a wry smile on his face, if Luoyang was really broken, they would have been gone for a long time, and what would they talk about playing the emperor.
"Okay, okay, how can this king say that he is also the vassal king of Luoyang, and he is also under your rule, so let this king contribute to Luoyang!" Zhu Changxun is not a fool, he also understands that if this Luoyang really can't hold it, then his fate as a vassal king will definitely not be much better, rather than being robbed by the rogues at that time, it is better to donate some now, and Zhu Changxun, who has made up his mind. Reluctantly, he stretched out four fingers.
"Lord Wang, you want to donate four million, then you will guarantee that Luoyang City will be defended!" It seemed that the peak was turning around, and Chen Yongfu's face ignited a hope.
Zhu Changxun hesitated for a long time, then retracted a finger and pushed it forward, "This king has decided to give 300,000 taels of silver to help Luoyang defend the city." β
"300,000 taels?" Chen Yongfu's heart instantly felt that he had fallen from heaven to hell, Chen Yongfu knew that this blessed king had come home, but he didn't expect this prince to be so stingy. It's just that there is better than nothing, and there is a little bit of it.
"What's the matter? Lord Chen thinks that this king has donated too much? It's okay, I'll give tea to the generals if there is more. After all, it is very hard for the generals to defend the city!"
"No, no! The last general has thanked the prince here!" Chen Yongfu hurriedly waved his hand again and again, if he didn't express his position, I am afraid that this stingy prince would not even come out again for 300,000!
Luoyang Lu Mansion, after coming out of the palace, Chen Yongfu hurriedly rushed to Lu Weiqi's house, this Lu Weiqi is the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and the current Luoyang City is the largest in addition to King Fu, so all the defenses in Luoyang are what this Lord Lu said right.
"General Chen is back!" As soon as the subordinates shouted, Lu Weiqi, the secretary of the military department, Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, and Wang Dengyu, the chief soldier of Luoyang, had already been waiting for a long time, "How is it?
Chen Yongfu didn't answer, picked up the tea on the table and drank it all.
"You're going to say it quickly!" Lu Weiqi was anxious now.
Chen Yongfu stretched out three fingers.
"Three million?" Lu Weiqi asked tentatively.
"It's 300,000!" Chen Yongfu's tone revealed the disappointment that could not be demonstrated.
It's only 300,000, Lu Weiqi and the others also gasped, this Fu Wang is too stingy, and the rogue is about to approach the door, so he is willing to take out so much money.
"My lord, let's hurry up and ask for the imperial court's assistance! Hurry up and transfer Lord Yang Sichang's men and horses back!" Wang Dengyu, the chief soldier of Luoyang, was the first to speak. As the chief soldier of Luoyang, it is his duty to defend Luoyang, and if Luoyang is lost, then he will be finished. So now Wang Dengyu is the most anxious.
"It's useless! Lord Yang's troops have already left the Henan realm, and when he was leaving, Lord Yang made it very clear that he was going to rescue Xiangyang! So Lord Yang can't be relied on!" Chen Yongfu still remembers what Yang Sichang said to himself when he left.
"Now no one can rely on it, we can only rely on ourselves!" Lu Weiqi, who had not spoken, stood up, "Now we have to mobilize all the people of Luoyang City to take out all the money from the treasury, as long as they are willing to go to the city, they will all have a reward!"
"My lord, if we embezzle the treasury silver without authorization, the imperial court will blame it!" Li Xianfeng said.
"No matter, if the court really blames it at that time, this official will take it as he can, Lord Li, you hurry up and issue a notice to the people now!"
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Chen, the two of you led the soldiers and horses of your headquarters to quickly raise the city wall and arrange the defense of the city. β
"The last general will obey!" Wang Dengyu and Chen Yongfu hurriedly received the order.
"Let it all be left to fate!" Lu Weiqi sighed heavily.