Lord Prefect, General Wu is here. You see? ”

In the Jiujiang Mansion, Master Qiu Yuan came to the side of Zhao Li, the prefect of Jiujiang in Dongweng, and said softly.

Zhao Liben was reading the text, and when he heard this, he put down the scroll in his hand and sighed: "Invite General Wu in." ”

The general soldier Wu in his mouth is Wu Kuan, the general soldier of Jiujiang.

This person is said to be related to the governor of Jiangxi, so he was able to serve as the chief soldier in such an important place as Jiujiang.

You must know that Jiujiang is the first important town along the Yangtze River after it turned into Jiangxi.

People even named the section of the Yangtze River flowing through the Jiujiang River as Xunyang River.

Bai Juyi's famous sentence in the pipa line - Xunyang Jiangtou night send-off is talking about this section of the Yangtze River.

Zhao Liben and this Wu Kuan, Wu General Soldier, said logically, it is well water, not river water. One of the two is a civil official, and the other is a military general, and they have no intersection at all on weekdays.

But now that the thieves have taken Huguang, they may go down the river at any time.

He, the prefect of Jiujiang, is like sitting on a fire, and his butt is burning in a panic.

If you want to be safe and worry-free, you can only get along with this Wu general soldier. The two of them signed up for warmth to be safe.

Master Qiu Yuan hurriedly went to pass the word.

It didn't take long for Wu Kuan to carry a knife and enter the house.

This frightened Zhao Liben.

He was an authentic literati, and he panicked when he saw Wu Kuan carrying a knife.

"Ahem, Mr. Wu, you are..."

Wu Kuan saw Zhao Liben staring at him with a pair of triangular eyes, and laughed: "Zhao Fuzun is too worried, I just went to the barracks to inspect it, and I rushed here before I had time to change out of my uniform." ”

Zhao Liben breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"I see. Ah, Mr. Wu, please take a seat. ”

Wu Kuan was not polite, and the big horse golden knife sat down on the chair.

"Mr. Wu, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace. What's the important thing about coming to this house this time? ”

Zhao Liben picked up the teacup and took a sip gently.

Wu Kuan sneered in his heart.

It's time for your heart, and you're still holding a shelf here.

"I'm afraid Zhao Fuzun doesn't know yet, the thief has already been killed."

"Ahh

Zhao Li was originally timid by nature, and when he heard the tea cup in his hand here, the hot tea spilled on his hand.

He squeaked and screamed in pain.

"Oops."

Qiu Yuan, the master on the side, hurriedly called a servant to clean up for Dong Weng.

When everything was neat, Zhao Liben grinned and said, "Let General Wu see the smile." ”

Not to mention that this hot tea is really hot.

Zhao Li didn't know if there would be a scar, but the pain was really true.

"It's okay."

Wu Kuanxin said that how did he share everything with such a stuffy egg, he was really unlucky.

"Where did Mr. Wu say?"

"The thief has been killed!"

"Yes, yes!"

Zhao Liben took a deep breath and said with a bitter face: "That's good." The thieves are ferocious, attacking the city all the way. If the government can't hold the Jiujiang, the governor and the master will definitely ask me. ”

"Zhao Fuzun doesn't have to worry. The city defense situation has been arranged in advance, and the general army is also to inform Zhao Fuzun, so that you can be mentally prepared. ”

"Ah, then it's all up to Mr. Wu."

"Does Zhao Fuzun know which group of thieves came this time?"

"Ah, isn't it the remnant Ming pseudo-emperor Yongli?"

Zhao Liben was surprised.

Wu Kuan shook his head and said, "It's the thieves of Kuidong." ”

"It turned out to be them."

Zhao Liben muttered.

"Wu Zongbing thinks that compared to Yongli, is this Kuidong thief easy to deal with?"

"The thieves in Kuidong are familiar with the nature of the water, so they attacked from the water this time. However, the general army has ordered people to lock the river in advance. It should be impossible for their sailors to pass through. ”

Wu Kuan said very confidently: "If the water war is removed, then the thieves in Kuidong are still easier to deal with than Yongli." ”

Zhao Liben breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that Wu Kuan would say that the thieves in Kuidong would be difficult to deal with, and for him, as long as Jiujiang was kept from losing, it would be Amitabha Buddha.

"In terms of military affairs, we all have to rely on General Wu. However, General Wu also rest assured, the logistics supply of grain and grass has been contracted by the government. ”

"Maybe it's not just about logistics and food."

Wu Kuan said with a smile.

"Mr. Wu, please speak clearly."

Zhao Liben said with a frown.

What he hates the most is that others talk half of what they say and let him guess. Some words can guess the deep meaning, but some words can be guessed wrong.

"This war is nothing more than money and food. As for the grain, there must be plenty of food in Jiujiang City. As for the money... Zhao Fuzun must also know that the sons and daughters are fighting for rewards. In addition to the imperial court's share, can Zhao Fuzun raise some more? ”

Zhao Liben chuckled in his heart.

Okay, it turns out that this Wu Kuan is here for money.

"The imperial court has its own rules for rewards, and the government is not good at rewarding them rashly. Again..."

"If there is no reward, I'm afraid the sons and daughters may not be able to do their best."

Before Zhao Liben could finish speaking, Wu Kuan interrupted.

Looking at his posture, he looks a little confused.

Zhao Liben sighed in his heart, and then continued; "How much reward does Mr. Wu need?"

"At least fifty thousand taels."

Wu Kuan flashed his fingers.

"Fifty thousand taels!"

Zhao Liben shouted directly.

"So much?"

"There are nearly 30,000 soldiers in Jiujiang City alone. Fifty thousand taels is less than two taels of silver per soldier. Zhao Fuzun thinks this is too much? ”

Wu Kuan said with a displeased face.

"This official doesn't mean that, this official thinks..."

Zhao Liben gritted his teeth and said, "This official feels that he can't raise so much money for a while. Wu Zongbing must not have known that most of the taxes collected in Jiujiang had to be paid to the provincial capital, and only a small part could be left. ”

"How much silver is left in the treasury today?"

"It's just more than 20,000 taels."

Zhao Liben sighed.

He is not afraid to confess to Wu Kuan.

Now Jiujiang Mansion really can't take out much cash.

"So little? Zhao Fuzun isn't lying to me, is he? ”

"Where is Mr. Wu, if you don't believe it, this mansion can accompany you to the treasury to inspect it in person."

"Then you don't have to."

Wu Kuan shook his head.

"It's just that if there is no silver, the sons and daughters really can't talk about it. It's better to give Zhao Fuzun an idea. ”

Wu Kuan's mind was extremely bright, he cleared his throat and said: "There are a lot of rich businessmen in the city, let them make up 50,000 taels by a little, and this money doesn't need to be drawn from the treasury, isn't it beautiful?" ”

Zhao Liben thought that Wu Kuan had come up with some kind of idea, but when he heard that he was going to kill the big family, his heart was already half cold.

It's true that these rich businessmen in Jiujiang City are rich, but it is not a strong wind, so why donate money?

Zhao Liben wanted them to donate money, but that would offend a group of people, and it would be Zhao Liben who would be the one who Wu Kuan would get the silver to bear, which was too difficult.

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