"Father-in-law, the son-in-law thinks that it is necessary to retrain the soldiers of the Beijing camp and build his own army, and when the father-in-law also has elite soldiers in his hands, he will have enough confidence. The son-in-law hopes to be a martial artist and train soldiers, and only his father-in-law will be the first to look forward to it in the future. The Beijing camp needs to be rebuilt, and I hope to rebuild the Shenji Battalion and train it into elite soldiers, and only obey my father-in-law in the future. This is a small gift, and I ask my father-in-law to accept it. ”

Guo Wendong opened the box he brought, and inside was an ingot of silver.

Ma Shiying looked at the silver taels in the box, not to mention tens of thousands of taels, he was happy in his heart, and then looked at this son-in-law, it seems that he really wants to be an official.

Ma Shiying "coughed": "Virtuous son-in-law! If you want to be an official, I still have a way to be the first assistant. But you can't be a nine-grade sesame official, and you have never had the experience of being an official. There is only one way to do this, you donate 300,000 taels of silver to the imperial court to solve the emptiness of the treasury, I have a reason to let you be in charge of the Shenji Battalion, even so, I can only give you the six products first, and then give you a promotion when you have merit in the future. ”

There were not only donations in the late Qing Dynasty, but also in the late Ming Dynasty, when the officialdom was corrupt, there were also people who donated officials.

Ma Shiying still has some small ninety-nine in his heart, and his son-in-law must have no problem taking out 300,000 taels, which has alleviated the financial predicament and met the son-in-law's request.

For Guo Wendong, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem.

Independently training an army that can resist the Qing soldiers is the most important plan for Guo Wendong to implement.

"My son-in-law thanked my father-in-law!"

Guo Wendong gave Ma Shiying a deep look.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Beijing camp in Beijing had a very serious shortage of quotas, and it had not been practiced for a long time, and it was completely scattered. After the establishment of the Southern Ming Dynasty, there were only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses brought by Ma Shiying in the Nanjing area to rebuild the capital army, which was in the cabinet's plan.

Ma Shiying asked Guo Wendong to go back and wait for the news, asked him to prepare the silver, and after receiving the notice, he personally sent the silver to the household department.

Back at home, Guo Wendong announced during dinner: "Your husband is no longer just a showman, he will soon become an official." ”

The third girl quickly understood what was going on.

Ma Lanxin said: "Daddy has become the first assistant, and it is not difficult to get an official position for my husband." ”

Mao Lingzhi said: "The husband just went to see Lord Shoufu, presumably to talk about this matter, I don't know if it is a false position or a real position?" ”

Guo Wendong said: "Jiannu entered the customs, and Jiangnan is well known. Li Zicheng couldn't resist for long, and according to my estimates, the Qing army was likely to move south next year. We don't have much time left, and we must train an army that can compete with the Qing army before the enemy army moves south, so as to defend our homeland. ”

Ma Lanxin exclaimed: "Husband, you won't be a military attaché, right?" ”

The Ming Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, and in the minds of scholars, civil officials were naturally preferred to be officials.

Guo Wendong said: "That's natural, I want to train the soldiers and fight with Jiannu in the future." Otherwise, how to defend your homeland, protect you, and the child in your belly. ”

Ma Lanxin's belly was already very big, and Guo Wendong touched her belly.

Chunxiang said worriedly: "Young master, it is very dangerous to lead the troops to fight!" ”

The other two were equally worried.

Guo Wendong said: "If Jiangnan can't be saved, even if we can get away with it, we can only shave our hair and be a slave, do we want to be a slave to survive?" The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, and we have no choice but to do our best to fight the Qing court to the end. ”

Immediately, he smiled again and said, "Don't worry, your husband is not an ordinary soldier, but the commander of a large army, how can the commander die so easily." ”

Two days later, Guo Wendong received a notice from Ma Shiying that he would send 300,000 taels of silver to the household department tomorrow.

The next day, in the treasury of Guo's mansion, one box after another was carried out, and they were filled with silver.

Outside the gate, several carriages were loaded with boxes, and Guo Wendong took dozens of guards to transport the convoy to the east, targeting the imperial city in the east of the city, and the cabinet office was in the imperial city.

The carriage and horses walked for a long time, and when they arrived at Chongli Street, the imperial city was in front of them.

Come to the end of Chongli Street, on the left is the Zhengyang Gate of the Nanjing City Wall, and on the right is the Hongwu Gate, the gate of the Imperial City.

Outside the Hongwu Gate, there are a large number of soldiers standing guard.

"I am the son-in-law of Lord Shoufu, and I am ordered by Lord Shoufu to transport the silver to the household!"

The gatekeeper did not dare to slack off, and sent soldiers to pass the word.

Soon, the soldiers returned, and asked Guo Wendong to stay with the sentry and bring the rest inside.

Immediately, the gates opened.

Guo Wendong ordered Chu Yuan and the guards to stay here and wait, and he got off the horse, took his family, and transported the silver inside.

After entering the Hongwu Gate, there is a thousand-step corridor, and on the left and right sides of the thousand-step corridor, is the central government office area.

Guo Wendong walked forward slowly, observing the left and right sides, and saw the plaque above the gate of each official office.

On the right, there are the Ministry of Engineering, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites, and on the left, there are Taichang Temple, the General Administration Division, and the Hanlin Academy.

Looking ahead, there is a city wall in the distance, which is the wall of Miyagi, and the gate that enters Miyagi is called Chengtianmen.

In modern times, the Nanjing Forbidden City has been destroyed and later completely demolished, and this time it entered the imperial city to get a glimpse of it.

Guo Wendong continued to move forward, after the Ministry of Rites, there was the Ministry of Households, Ma Shiying and a person of a similar grade were standing at the door of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Guo Wendong took the convoy to the entrance of the household department.

"See Shousuke-sama!"

Guo Wendong saluted Ma Shiying respectfully.

Ma Shiying smiled and said, "Wendong! Let me introduce you, this is Lord Zhang, the head of the household; Lord Zhang, this is the official's son-in-law, Guo Zhong, the word Wendong. ”

Prior to this, Guo Wendong had been informed of the list of key cabinet personnel.

At present, the head of the household is Gao Hongtu, and the waiter in front of him is Zhang Youyu.

The secretary of the military department is still Shi Kefa, and the squire is Ruan Dacheng.

Soon after, both Gao Hongtu and Shi Kefa will be forced away, and two squires will take over as Shangshu.

As for Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, because he sang praises to Ma Shiying, he sat in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Guo Wendong and Zhang Youyu fought each other.

Zhang Youyu also smiled and said, "Guo Gongzi, the 300,000 taels of silver you donated has solved the urgent need of the household!" The four towns in Jiangbei are clamoring for military salaries, each asking for 200,000 taels, how can the household department have so much silver, I am worried about this, with your donation, it will be almost the same! ”

Immediately, the household officials came out and counted the silver on the spot.

"Lord Zhang, it's just 300,000 taels!"

The silver two were carried in.

Ma Shiying said: "Virtuous son-in-law, go inside and sign your name and go through the formalities." ”

Entering the household office, there are many officials working here.

Guo Wendong saw a person wearing a Zheng Erpin official uniform.

Zhang Youyu said: "Guo Gongzi, this is the master of the household department. ”

"I've seen Master Zhang!"

Guo Wendong saluted Gao Hongtu.

Gao Hongtu wrenched his face, but reluctantly, and then ignored it.

He and Shi Kefa were at odds with Ma Shiying, and they were very happy when they heard that Guo Wendong was going to donate 300,000 taels, but after learning that it was to buy officials, they were very disdainful of it.

The clerk moved the silver into the warehouse, and Zhang Youyu had already done the official document.

"Guo Gongzi, just sign it."

Guo Wendong looked at the contents of the official document, and it was written that on May 23, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Guo Zhong, the word Wendong, donated 300,000 taels of silver.

He picked up the brush and wrote the word "Guo Zhong" on the lower left.

Fortunately, I worked hard to practice calligraphy, otherwise I would be a talented person and a scholar, and I would have scribbled and scribbled on the official documents of the household department, and I would have lost my face and thrown home.

Immediately, Zhang Youyu stamped the official document with the seal of the household department.

After completing the formalities, Ma Shiying said: "Wendong, follow me to the military department, your appointment documents have been prepared." ”