Chapter 345: This King Makes a Bet with You

Seeing this, Xu Chu and the other four hurriedly returned the salute, Zhu Hao's bow, they didn't dare to accept it, but what Zhu Hao did just now was from the heart.

In Zhu Hao's view, if the four generals can complete the tasks he assigned, then they can definitely be worshiped by him.

After the four generals returned the salute, they said "the last general will retire" and left Zhu Hao's room.

After a few people left, Zhu Hao summoned Du Wenhuan into the room again and asked:

"General Du, this king asks you, is Yansui's ordnance reserves sufficient?"

"This king doesn't want new recruits, no weapons and armor!"

Du Wenhuan listened to Zhu Hao's words, he didn't know how many soldiers and horses Zhu Hao expected to recruit in Shaanxi, and even if he said with a big package:

"Don't worry, other generals don't dare to guarantee it, but if it's ordnance or armor, you can rest assured!"

Zhu Hao frowned slightly when he listened to Du Wenhuan's words, and then said:

"General Du, you don't even know how many soldiers this king wants to recruit, how dare you pack tickets like this?"

"Could it be that there are really so many ordnance armor in Yansui?"

Du Wenhuan listened to Zhu Hao's words, and said secretly in his heart:

"Let you recruit, how many people can you recruit?"

"Shaanxi, a poor mountainous and remote area, specializes in the people, and it would be good to recruit tens of thousands of horses!"

"But my Yansui ordnance inventory can arm at least 100,000 soldiers and horses!"

Du Wenhuan had such a thought in his heart, so he patted his chest and said:

"Your Highness, don't worry!"

"This matter is on the general!"

Zhu Hao heard that Du Wenhuan was still so arrogant, so he had the heart to knock and say:

"Alright then!"

"The 200,000 soldiers and horses that this king will recruit in the future, and the matter of this ordnance will be handed over to General Du!"

"Mr. Du, don't let this king down!"

Du Wenhuan listened to Zhu Hao's words, his eyes were round and his mouth opened into an O-shape, and he exclaimed after a while:

"What?"

"Two hundred thousand soldiers?"

"Lord, you're not joking, are you?"

"This, how is this possible?"

Zhu Hao looked at Du Wenhuan's surprised appearance, and said with a slightly gloomy face:

"Mr. Du, do you look at this king's appearance, like he is joking with you?"

"This king asks you, how many soldiers and horses can you arm in the armament reserves in the Yansui area?"

Du Wenhuan listened to Zhu Hao's words, calmed down, and then said:

"Back to the prince, there is no problem in Yansui ordnance reserves, arming 100,000 soldiers and horses!"

"But Lord Wang, are you sure you can recruit 200,000 soldiers and horses in Shaanxi?"

"Lord Wang, you are new to Shaanxi, you may not know the situation here, in the future, Shaanxi conscription, the prince can levy 100,000 is a very great thing!"

"200,000 soldiers and horses, it is absolutely impossible!"

Although Du Wenhuan has some contempt for Zhu Hao's wild words, as an old minister of the Three Dynasties, he is still loyal to the Ming Dynasty, so he is not afraid of offending Zhu Hao and pouring cold water on Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao listened to Du Wenhuan's words, frowning slightly, although he knew that Du Wenhuan's words were out of public intentions, but Zhu Hao also felt Du Wenhuan's contempt for him from his words.

Zhu Hao was slightly displeased with this, so he had the idea of rectifying Du Wenhuan, he did not get angry because of Du Wenhuan's words, but said to Du Wenhuan in a flat tone:

"Mr. Du, this king told you that the 200,000 soldiers and horses are all conservatively estimated by this king!"

Zhu Hao said, Du Wenhuan showed a look of disbelief on his face, these all fell into Zhu Hao's eyes, Zhu Hao didn't care, and continued to speak:

"This king saw Du Zongbing, and he didn't believe this king's words!"

Du Wenhuan listened to Zhu Hao's words, and wanted to explain, after all, he didn't want to offend Zhu Hao, the prince, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Zhu Hao waving his hand.

Then Zhu Hao continued to speak:

"So be it!"

"How about this king make a bet with Mr. Du?"

"Within three months, if the number of people recruited by this king this time is less than 200,000, this king will leave all these people in Yansui and hand them over to General Du's command!"

"If this king recruits more than 200,000 men and horses, then General Du will have to give this king a full amount of armament!"

"What does Mr. Du think?"

For Du Wenhuan, the chief soldier of Yansui, he naturally hoped to be able to master more soldiers and horses, so he was quite moved by Zhu Hao's proposal.

At the same time, he also thought that it was impossible for Zhu Hao to recruit 200,000 soldiers and horses within three months, but he didn't dare to make this bet with him, not because he was afraid of losing, but because he didn't dare to win against Zhu Hao.

Therefore, when Zhu Hao's words were finished, Du Wenhuan waved his hand again and again:

"Your Highness, you came to Shaanxi to recruit troops for the war in Liaodong, how dare you ask for the soldiers and horses recruited by Your Highness?"

"This must not happen!"

"However, the last general can promise His Highness, no matter how many people His Highness recruits, the last general will give His Highness a full amount of armament!"

Zhu Hao listened to Du Wenhuan's words and nodded slightly, although Du Wenhuan underestimated him just now, which made him a little unhappy, but no matter what, he was willing to cooperate with his recruitment, which made Zhu Hao very satisfied.

Therefore, Zhu Hao opened his mouth and said:

"Since Mr. Du said so, this king is not that stingy person!"

"According to what this king just said, let's take a gamble!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Du, this king will not be bad if he loses, and if this king wins, he will leave you with 50,000 soldiers and horses to guard Yansui!"

"It's settled!"

Du Wenhuan listened to Zhu Hao's words, although he still didn't believe that Zhu Hao could recruit 200,000 soldiers and horses within three months, he admired Zhu Hao's mind and courage.

Immediately, he didn't say anything else, and clasped his fists at Zhu Hao and saluted:

"Since the prince is so interested, the last general will give up his life to accompany the gentleman!"

"Although the last general is very afraid of losing to the prince, the last general really hopes that the prince can win!"

Du Wenhuan said this out of sincerity, no matter what, as a general of the Ming Dynasty, he hoped that the Ming Dynasty would become strong.

Zhu Hao listened to Du Wenhuan's words, stood up, nodded, and then said:

"Mr. Du is a person with great feelings, and this king will definitely protect you when he returns to Beijing!"

"People who cherish their family and country should be entrusted with reuse!"

"Okay, Mr. Du, let's make a decision, we'll see you in three months!"

Du Wenhuan listened to Zhu Hao's words, bowed slightly, and then Shi Li withdrew from Zhu Hao's room.

Zhu Hao looked at Du Wenhuan's back as he exited the room, and secretly sighed in his heart:

"I, Daming, with such a general, why worry about the inextinction of the masses and the prosperity of the country!"

Zhu Hao was sighing in his heart, and saw Du Wenhuan, who had just come out of the room, being blocked by a small school.

Then Zhu Hao heard the little colonel say to Du Wenhuan:

"Lord Commander, it's not good!"

"Last time, you made a surprise attack on the Mongolian Heshute Department and annoyed them!"

"They led their troops over the defense line of the Great Wall and approached Yansui!"