The next day, Zheng Sen was accompanied by his servants and returned to Jingshi with Jinyiwei.

And Zheng Zhilong's side also showed up, and the Fujian Governor's Mansion also gave an explanation, at least from the bright side, he was indeed preparing to go north.

In fact, Zheng Zhilong saw that the Central Plains was in chaos again, and he also wanted to see what kind of person the emperor was, don't just say a big word, just scare him obediently, then it will really capsize in the gutter!

He made a plan in his heart, if the emperor was actually still the emperor in his impression, then it would be like that, the thieves in the Central Plains couldn't handle it, and they still wanted to move themselves, how could it be!

However, the news that he inquired about again shocked him for a long time.

The emperor had such courage that he dared to drive the expedition in person, and led the three major battalions that had won the battle to exterminate the thieves in person. Together, there is also the mobilization of food from all over the country. It can be seen that the emperor knows the root cause of the turmoil in the Central Plains, and this is really necessary to solve the problem of thieves at one time.

The first time he heard the news, Zheng Zhilong's mind flashed the words that the emperor had said in his secret decree: At the end of the sea, there must also be the banner of the Ming Sailor!

At this time, he suddenly believed that the emperor really had this courage! At least he believes that if he is really deceitful and disobedient, judging from the emperor's performance in the past six months, since he has clearly said that it is the last chance for him, if he misses this opportunity, there will be no next chance.

Thinking about this, he sat alone for a long time, and finally called Zheng Hongkui, who was preparing the water master, and said: "This is going to Denglai, I will go there in person, you can help me take care of this place!" ”

Since you can't do without Daming, then you can earn a chance to be a wife and a marquis in Daming!

As a result, the reconstruction of the Denglai Water Division, with a secret decree of Emperor Chongzhen, was finally completed quickly. Based on the three hundred warships led by Zheng Zhilong, it was enough to deal with the Manchu sailors.

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Earlier, in the Trilateral Governor's Mansion of Guyuan, Shaanxi, Chen Qiyu urgently summoned Zheng Chongjian, the governor of Ningxia, and the holy decree from the Beijing division was urgently sent from 800 miles from Beijing, asking both of them to come to receive the decree.

After listening to the holy decree, Chen Qiyu immediately handed over to Zheng Chongjian, and at the same time explained to him: "Although I don't understand why, but since the emperor has already explained, the matter over there in the Hetao must continue to be prepared, don't delay!" ”

"Good!" Zheng Chongjian didn't expect to become the governor of the three sides in the blink of an eye, he was excited in his heart, and hurriedly agreed, and at the same time said to Chen Qiyu, "The Central Plains is eroding again, my lord is going, take care!" ”

"Huh!" Chen Qiyu smiled when he heard this, "The emperor is driving the expedition in person, and the official is much more relaxed." The three battalions under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Supervisor can even be defeated by Jianyu, and it must not be difficult to defeat the thieves. Therefore, what this official has to do is to besiege those thieves and wait for the emperor to drive them. ”

Speaking of this, he took a notebook in his hand and said, "Look, the emperor also passed on the experience of Governor Denglai guarding the city in Jinju." The official added some detailed rules and sent them to the state cities, and I believe that it is another thing to get twice the result with half the effort. This time, it should be much easier than the previous encirclement and suppression of thieves. ”

"Yes, the emperor drove the expedition this time, and also mobilized the grain from the south of the Yangtze River to transport it over, so he must be able to really solve this big trouble!" Zheng Chongjian echoed with a smile.

After the two talked for a while, Chen Qiyu didn't delay any longer, and immediately gave up the Trilateral Governor's Mansion and rushed to take over Xiong Wencan's position.

And after Zheng Chongjian became familiar with the duties of the governor of the three sides, he began to consider the emperor's explanation.

He can be said to be more familiar with the Tumut Department in the Hetao area today, and he has even fought a few times before. Now that the emperor wants to deal with the Tumut tribe, it is exactly what he wants, and it is a good time to make meritorious contributions.

If it was before, maybe I didn't have this ability. This is because the arrears of salaries of the various armies in Shaanxi have always been a big problem. The morale of the army is unstable, and the problems of the army are very large.

But there is now a solution to this matter.

When Chen Qiyu came from Beijing to take office, he had already brought the silver bills of the Daming Royal Bank, which were ready to be used to pay the arrears of the border army. It's really a long way, and if it's a cash escort, it's too inconvenient on the road.

As for the border army and the people in Shaanxi, whether they recognize the silver tickets of the Ming Royal Bank or not, Emperor Chongzhen is actually prepared and has a will. Chen Qiyu didn't have time to do it, and now he is the only one who will do it.

When Zheng Chongjian was thinking about this, he suddenly came down to report, saying that Guyuan's deputy envoy Lu Daqi asked to see him, saying that he had something important to report.

When Zheng Chongjiang heard this, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly summoned him.

"My lord, Gansu Chief Soldier Chai Shihua can't send troops without pay!" When Lu Daqi saw it, he bowed his hand and said.

In the previous time, Li Zicheng jumped out of Shangluo Mountain again, and the anti-thief team grew rapidly. Therefore, Chen Qiyu ordered the general troops in various places to immediately send troops to encircle and suppress. However, before this matter was done, a new will arrived, and the matter fell to Zheng Chongjian.

For Chai Shihua, he understands. When he heard this, he immediately frowned.

This Chai Shihua was originally scheduled to go to King Qin, Jingshi. As a result, I turned back halfway and didn't go. Now he even excused himself to pay the arrears and not send troops. If this kind of thing had been done a few years ago, who would have dared to do this? But now, there are already a number of generals who do this kind of thing, and this sign is very bad!

As he was thinking about it, Lu Daqi reminded again: "My lord, this wind can't be long, otherwise, other generals will learn the same, and the development of the situation is unimaginable!" ”

When Zheng Chongjian heard this, he looked up at him and said, "This, the official naturally understands." In this way, you go again and tell him that the capital has already allocated the salary, and the state affairs are important, so that he will send troops immediately, then the past will not be blamed! ”

"Your Excellency means the silver ticket of the Daming Royal Bank?" Lu Daqi knew a little about the situation, and couldn't help but say in surprise, "I'm afraid this is not easy to use in Qin Di, right?" ”

"Hmm!" Zheng Chongjian nodded after hearing this and said, "The emperor has a will, and if this matter can be resolved, this official will go to the Su Wangfu immediately." ”

Seeing that he was very sure, Lu Daqi didn't say anything more and hurried away.

The Ming Dynasty actually had many vassal kings in Shaanxi, but the closest to Guyuan was the King of Su in Lanzhou.

This first King Su is the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, which shows that after so many generations, the accumulation of wealth will definitely not be less.

Zheng Chongjian worked hard all the way, and four days later, he finally rushed to the palace of King Su in Lanzhou and immediately asked to see King Su.

The king of this generation, named Zhu Zhihong, is thirty-five years old and has been a vassal king for eighteen years. When I heard that the new trilateral governor had asked for a meeting, I couldn't help but be surprised. Generally speaking, there will be no intersection between them, and it is not easy for the feudal officials of the imperial court to interact with the local vassal kings. So, out of curiosity, he came out to meet.

Zheng Chongjian himself had just taken over as the governor of the three sides, and there were too many things, so he was not polite, so he went straight to the point, took out the will given by Emperor Chongzhen and began to read it.

Zhu Zhihong didn't expect this to happen, and after receiving the order, he was even more surprised, and his face was ugly at the same time.

But Zheng Chongjian didn't care about this, and asked his subordinates to bring in a box, and after opening it, he said to Zhu Zhihong: "Your Highness, these are the silver stamps and food stamps of the Daming Royal Bank, please count them and cash them out as soon as possible." Now that the situation in Qindi is erosive again, there is no food in the army, so I ask His Highness for help. ”

It turned out that Emperor Chongzhen put forward a request to Zhu Zhihong in his will, saying that the imperial court had enough food and salary for the eight great Jin merchants and others, but the consumption of the Qin land was too large, and the situation was urgent, and Zhu Zhihong was required to share the worries of the country and make a contribution, and exchange the silver and grain stamps issued by the Daming Royal Bank for the corresponding silver and grain, and after the establishment of the Shaanxi branch of the Daming Royal Bank established by the imperial court, Zhu Zhihong If he did not want to hold the silver and grain stamps of the Daming Royal Bank, then he could exchange the silver and grain.

To be honest, Zhu Zhihong was a little unconvinced, the emperor could really ask him to recall these papers for money and grain? Even though he held the beautifully printed silver stamps and food stamps in his hands, he still had a lot of worries in his heart.

However, Emperor Chongzhen has made it clear in his will that he is also a descendant of the Zhu family, and now the situation is so chaotic, if he doesn't come up with money and grain, the situation will be chaotic again.

Instead of this, it is better to take out the money and grain and contribute to the court, so that Emperor Chongzhen is also anxious to win his heart for the country. He will be rewarded in the day; If he refuses to hand over the money and grain, when the emperor arrives in Qin, he will definitely check his money and grain, but if he does not give it, then it means that he is a descendant of the Zhu family, and the national disaster is at the head, and he is still like an iron rooster. That's embarrassing, he will be very angry, there are some things, Zhu Zhihong himself estimates it.

It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen talked about almost all aspects of his will to Zhu Zhihong, at least from the will, it can be seen that the imperial court will not pay its debts, it is rich and grain, but it cannot be transported to Qindi for the time being, which is one of them; the second is to persuade and analyze the situation with painstaking words; The third is the threat. The vassal king is hereditary, but the emperor has to allow it, even if he doesn't take the initiative to move him, he will drag it out and not let him be hereditary, and Zhu Zhihong's vein will be very uncomfortable. What's more, as an emperor, if you really want to come to that time, you have to have the means to deal with the vassal king.

Regarding the situation in Qindi, in fact, Zhu Zhihong himself also knows. For this reason, he wrote to the emperor asking him to allow him to expand the palace guard.

At this time, under Zheng Chongjian's gaze, his face changed many times, and finally he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The emperor has an order, how can he resist and disobey the decree!" ”

Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The emperor's will, the most headache for him, the problem of money and food, was solved in an instant, and then the next thing was much smoother.

However, Zhu Zhihong still asked: "I don't know when the Shaanxi branch of Daming Royal Bank will be established?" ”

"The matter of setting up branches in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the emperor has already issued an order." Zheng Chongjian knew what he was worried about, so he explained to him, "It's just that these things still need time, and now that the thieves have started to rage again, I'm afraid it's even later." But the emperor has already taken the royal expedition in person, and this time he will definitely be able to solve the thieves. It is estimated that the establishment of the branch will not be too long! ”

Hearing this, it was somewhat of a comfort, Zhu Zhihong thought about it, and then asked again: "I don't know if the other vassal palaces in Qindi have His Majesty's will, and it is related to this ......."

Before he finished speaking, Zheng Chongjian understood what he wanted to ask, so he replied with a smile: "Naturally, there is, but Lanzhou is close, so the official rushed here first; His Royal Highness could see that there were not many food stamps and silver stamps brought by the official. These are the only ones that are not enough to pay the arrears of the Qin border army and distribute food; More of them will fall on the other feudal palaces. ”

The ancients had clouds, and they did not suffer from widowhood but unevenness. This is no exception for Zhu Shihong. When he heard that the other vassal palaces in Qin Land were going to be like this, his heart was a little more balanced, so he didn't delay it any longer, and went to arrange this matter.

Since there is already a Daming Royal Bank in Beijing, and a clear decree has been made, branches in the two capitals and thirteen provinces should also be established, so there should be no problem. What's more, even if he was in Qindi, he had heard about the movements of the three major battalions raiding the Jin merchants in the Jin land next door. Of course, the most important thing is that the implicit threat of Emperor Chongzhen made him have to make the choice that the emperor wants.

Zheng Chongjian was very happy about this, and immediately ordered that the nearby border troops were all assembled in Lanzhou to prepare to distribute the money and grain owed by the imperial court. I believe that this good news will definitely boost the morale of the Qindi border army.

However, what he didn't expect was that Lu Daqi hurriedly came to see him again and told him that the Gansu chief soldier Chai Shihua was arrogant and still refused to send troops. And there are all kinds of signs that he has a heart of disobedience.

In the past, Chai Shihua turned back privately and refused to go to King Qin, which was actually a big sin, and now he has refused the order of the Governor's Mansion three times and twice. Zheng Chongjian was also angry about such a thing, which was a challenge to his authority.

At this time, he already had confidence in his heart, how could he tolerate it, so he asked Lu Daqi: "This matter must not be tolerated, and it must be made an example." However, he refused to come out, and if he sent troops over, it would be easy to directly force him back. You've been there a few times and you're familiar with it, but what can you do? ”

Don't say it, Lu Daqi just had an idea, and when he heard it, he immediately announced: "My lord, you can make a secret order to let his deputy Wang Shizhong arrest Chai Shihua and bring him to justice, and it will definitely be done!" ”

After finishing speaking, he introduced that Wang Shizhong is brave and resourceful, and loyal to the court, so there must be no problem. The most important thing is that now that there is money and food, there is no need to worry about the morale of the military.

Zheng Chongjian listened and agreed to this approach.

Sure enough, that Wang Shipet was indeed as Lu Daqi thought, loyal to the court. However, after all, it was on Chai Shihua's territory, and he learned the news and fled to the west overnight, but failed to catch up.

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