Zhou Zheng went to the household department and asked Li Shi about money and food.

Yang Sichang raised so much money and grain, and he couldn't use it 'privately', and it required the procedures of the household department.

Li Shiwen is a person who strongly opposes the 'ten-sided net', and it was the same for Yang Sichang before, and it was the same for Zhou Zheng.

The two sat down in the side room, and Li Shi asked without false politeness, and said directly: "I want to keep half of it." ”

Zhou Zheng directly retorted and said: "It must be sent in full, hundreds of thousands of troops, these money and grain are not enough, and the household department cannot intercept it." ”

Li Shi snorted coldly and said, "If you really throw it to the northwest, what will you do with the imperial court?" Next year's officials can't even send it! ”

Zhou just took a moment and said: "You should know the relationship between Zhou's ticket number and me, if you hinder the great cause of suppressing bandits in the northwest, I will let Zhou's ticket number collect debts, 900,000 taels, and the money and grain in the northwest are almost this amount." ”

Li Shiwen's eyes changed, and he said in a deep voice: "You dare!" ”

Li Shiwen's face was square, and his tone was also full of gunpowder, sonorous and powerful, which could not be refuted.

If Zhou's ticket number is a debt collection department, Li Shiwen naturally has a way to deal with it, the most unfortunate, you can still rely on the debt, the dignified household department just doesn't pay back, and it's the same when it comes to Chongzhen, how can you pay it back if you don't have money?

But the problem is that Li Shiwen has already borrowed another 300,000 yuan from Zhou's ticket number as a year-end national official.

If Zhou Zheng makes a hindrance from it, so that Zhou's ticket number is not lent to the household department, then it will be a big trouble.

Zhou Zheng straightened the clothes on his legs and said lightly: "You pay it in full, I will let Zhou's ticket number lend you 500,000 yuan, the time will be relaxed for three months, and the interest will be halved." ”

Li Shiwen immediately answered and said, "Really? ”

500,000 yuan, the time is relaxed, the interest is halved, and at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver can be saved, which is a big number for the household department that has been exhausted!

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Is it necessary for me to deceive Li Shangshu?" ”

Li Shiwen looked at Zhou Zheng, Fangzheng's face moved, and then said 'seriously': "It's not that I want to restrain you, it's that the northwest is a bottomless pit, and Yang Sichang's 'ten-sided net' may not be able to do his best." If the chaos is not eliminated, whether it is stalemate, or the spring breeze blows and grows again, it will be an insoluble death situation for the imperial court! ”

Zhou Zheng's eyes flashed with surprise, the government and the opposition were shouting to suppress the bandits, there were really not many people who could see so far away.

Zhou Zheng put away his contempt and pondered: "Your Majesty, you know the situation of the court, not so much that this 'ten-sided net' is Yang Sichang's idea, it is better to say that the emperor, the court was born, and now, I can only move forward, maybe I can also eradicate the bandits, if I give up halfway, or if the official army fails, it will be the real dead end." ”

Li Shiwen's brows furrowed, and he said a little irritably: "As long as you ask the Zhou family ticket number to lend me silver, Yang Sichang prepares it, and I will send it to you in full." ”

Li Shiwen also knew that what Zhou Zheng said was right, but in fact, it was impossible to really intercept half of it, if people from all walks of life in the northwest were about to make trouble, the household department would be the first to be held accountable.

'Ten sides of the net' is a matter that the imperial court and the emperor attach great importance to, and no one who drags back will have good fruit to eat.

Zhou Zheng saw that Li Shi had settled down and asked, and his heart was relieved, the matter of money and food was done, and the next thing was people.

Zhou Zheng went out of the household department, Cao Bianjiao was coming out of the military department, and when he saw Zhou Zheng, he raised his hand happily and said, "My lord." ”

Seeing that he was becoming more and more mature, Zhou Zheng patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's go, follow me to pick up Premier Lu, and go to my house for a drink at night." ”

Cao Bianjiao has been following Zhou Zheng for seven or eight years, and he is very familiar with it, and he said without extra politeness: "It's an adult." ”

Cao Bianjiao is also a general soldier now, in his early thirties, and it is the time to make contributions.

Zhang Heyi and Cao Bianjiao accompanied Zhou Zheng and turned straight to the Criminal Department.

Zhou Zheng is not what it used to be, and a group of people from the Criminal Department greeted him and were polite for a while.

When Zhou Zheng entered the prison of the Criminal Department, he saw that Lu Xiangsheng had already changed into his official uniform in the prison and was sitting in danger.

Zhou Zheng looked through the cell door and said with a smile: "Jiandou, the holy decree is soon." ”

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhou Zheng, stood up, walked to the door, raised his hand, and said with emotion: "Thank you very much this time." ”

Zhou Zheng raised his hand and smiled, and said, "It's all a blessing in disguise, the holy decree has arrived, go to my house first." ”

Lu Xiangsheng knew that he could be released from prison this time, it was Zhou Zheng who made a military order in front of Chongzhen, made a guarantee, nodded with a deep face, and said: "Don't worry, only Hong Chengchou in the northwest is a little more familiar than me, with money and food, soldiers and horses, the eradication of bandits is just around the corner!" ”

Zhou Zheng didn't care whether Lu Xiangsheng was really confident or because of his guarantee, and said, "Let's talk about it when I go back." ”

This is indeed not the place to speak, Lu Xiangsheng was just about to turn around, when suddenly a team of internal supervisors walked in.

Zhou Zheng glanced at it and waved everyone away.

Sure enough, it was Chongzhen's edict to release Lu Xiangsheng and make meritorious contributions.

Lu Xiangsheng received the order, and the inner prison left.

Lu Xiangsheng walked out of the cell, held his fingers, looked emotional, and said, "It's finally out." ”

Zhou Zheng took him and said, "Let's go, let's go to my house to wash up first, we will talk all night, and go to Shaanxi early the day after tomorrow." ”

Lu Xiangsheng responded, and a group of people left the Criminal Department and turned to the Zhou Mansion.

When he arrived at the Zhou Mansion, after Lu Xiangsheng washed up, in Zhou's house, Zhou Zheng, Lu Xiangsheng and several of his younger brothers, Cao Bianjiao, plus Meng Hezhou and others, a group of people were eating and drinking while discussing the strategy of suppressing bandits in the northwest.

This basically covers the commander, generals, intelligence and other people at all levels, and the discussion is very detailed, deducing various possibilities and countermeasures.

Until dawn, a group of people still talked tirelessly.

When he went to Shangguan Qing to arrange someone to clean up and replace the wine and food, Lu Xiangsheng stopped talking and hurriedly stood up and said to Shangguan Qing: "It's hard work brother and sister." ”

Shangguan Qing has always been cold, especially when he hardly speaks to outsiders, and he rarely said: "Don't get in the way." ”

The others also stood up, helped clean up, and politely said things like 'Mrs. Hard'.

After Shangguan Qing cleaned up and left, Lu Xiangsheng continued to talk and said, "To be honest, Yang Ge Lao's layout is indeed very accurate, and the others ...... I can't do it. He basically finished the layout, we just need to refine it and move forward......"

Zhou Zheng nodded, strictly speaking, he picked up Yang Sichang's big bargain!

Looking up at the sky, Zhou Zheng said: "It's almost, after eating, go back and have a good rest, and leave Beijing early tomorrow morning." I'm going to the military headquarters, and I'm going to enter the palace. ”

Lu Xiangsheng and the others naturally didn't say anything, they talked while eating, and then left separately.

Zhou Zheng took a shower, changed his clothes, looked at Shangguan Qing sitting not far away and looked at him, and said with a smile: "You have also seen that I am surrounded by capable soldiers, and there are no bandits or bandits." ”

Shangguan Qing pursed the corners of his mouth, his expression worried.

Zhou Zheng walked over, hugged her, and said, "I promise you that I will come back before the end of the year at the latest." ”

As a pillow person, Shangguan Qing knew Zhou Zheng very well, and when he heard this, he raised his head, stared at Zhou Zheng with both eyes, and said, "Really? ”

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Really." ”

Shangguan Qing had a smile on his face and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled, and then said: "After I leave, you will find a way to persuade my father to move the mansion to Tianjin Wei." ”

Shangguan Qing blinked a little puzzled.

Zhou Zheng casually explained: "How difficult the state affairs are, and the situation is too chaotic, I am worried that my father can't help but go out." ”

Shangguan Qing nodded lightly and said, "I'll try." ”

Zhou Zheng hummed and turned around and went out.

first went to the military department, and after explaining the matter, he entered the palace to ask for instructions.

Emperor Chongzhen had high hopes for Zhou Zheng, personally sent him out of the Qianqing Palace, and instructed Zhou Zheng, the governor of the northwest, and the generals, to cut first and then play, and everything to suppress bandits first.