Chapter 21 The days of unloading and killing donkeys passed day by day, and as the results of the negotiations became clearer and clearer, the 500,000 loads of grain and grass carried by the Fujian Navy Division and the 20,000 Xuanfu infantry troops also landed at Zhenjiang Fort.

As soon as the army arrived, Wang Gao, who originally planned to rely on his own dignity to disobey orders on the battlefield, was completely discouraged. Now that they have an advantage in terms of troops, if they add the magic weapons in their hands, then we will build the three guards of Jianzhou, no, the two guards are not opponents.

"Each guard has 100,000 stone of food and 200,000 taels of military salary as materials for this expedition to Korea. In addition, after the army returned to the division in victory, the court reward was also the same amount, I wonder what the three of them wanted? Shen Chongming, who was sitting in the first seat, asked with a smile.

Under him, in addition to Xiong Dabiao and Zhang Chi, the other three were Wu Tuqi, who came on behalf of Wang Gao, Ta Keshi, the son of Jue Chang'an, and Hu Hansan, the plenipotentiary representative of Nalan Duoji.

"The orders of the imperial court, as subordinates, we must obey them." Hu Hansan was the first to speak. Shen Chongming had privately promised him 50,000 loads of grain and grass and weapons worth 50,000 taels of silver, and he naturally fully supported it.

Utuzi didn't speak, but looked at Takshi. Although the two represent Wang Gao and Jue Chang'an respectively, the two families have always advanced and retreated together, and Wang Gao had already instructed him before leaving, and everything must be listened to by Takshi.

The 100,000 stone grain and grass at home and the 200,000 taels of military salary and the reward after Desheng returned to the division are already a very good price. But for the current Jianzhou left and right guards, although this grain and grass are needed, the silver is useless at all. It would be best if all this silver could be exchanged for iron.

"Lord Shen, the imperial court has treated me so kindly, and my Jurchen clan is grateful. However, we also have difficulties, that is, although we can send 10,000 troops to follow the imperial army into the court to quell the troubles, it is really difficult to gather so many armaments. Tucker said respectfully.

Shen Chongming understands this. Although what Takshi said was a bit too serious, the shortage of armaments in the three guards of Jianzhou was indeed a fact. Moreover, once the war with the Japanese is entailed, attrition is inevitable, and there will be a shortage of weapons at that time, and once the soldiers are unarmed, the combat effectiveness will be reduced a lot.

This account Shen Chongming can naturally be calculated. Although according to the plan, it was to consume the power of the three guards of Jianzhou, but the biggest enemy before that was the Japanese Kou. If you detain them with weapons, you will end up losing only your own men.

However, Shen Chongming has never been a loss-making business, and what he likes most is to let his interests continue to expand. At that moment, Shen Chongming made a look of embarrassment. "Oh, I'm not telling you anything. It took a lot of effort to get together the food, grass and military salaries this time, and there is really no way to equip your three guards with weapons. ”

"That is, it is already a lot of kindness for the court to treat us like this, in my opinion, let's not mention these excessive conditions again." Hu Hansan, who had no eyesight, followed Ying Hedao.

Tucker frowned, and said with some displeasure: "Mr. Hu's words are wrong, we hope that the imperial court will provide some weapons, and it is also to kill more enemies, how can it be said that it is an excessive condition?" ”

After all, he is still in Jianzhou Sanwei, and although Mr. Hu is deeply trusted by Narando, he does not dare to offend Takshi at will. You must know that they may not dare to take Narando very much, but their own little strategist is not afraid to kill if he says kill.

Fortunately, it is none of his business, Hu Hansan immediately kept silent, and he can drop as much as he wants. It doesn't matter if you can't negotiate, you just need to make some benefits after you negotiate.

"You say it's reasonable, but now the court is really powerless, how can you say this?" Shen Chongming did not refuse, but kept repeating the difficulties of the imperial court.

Takshi was not the kind of person who did not pull out a dime, and in his opinion, it was better to ask for those wasteful silver than to exchange them for iron tools. "My lord, what do you think if we divert some of our money to buy weapons?"

To tell the truth, the reason why the Jianzhou Sanwei is not well equipped is that the imperial court has been strictly controlling the inflow of iron products from the Jianzhou Sanwei. If it weren't for the alliance with Li Chengliang over the years, I am afraid that it would not be possible to even do it with one person.

Therefore, it is really suspicious that such a person as Takshi is willing to exchange his due salary for weapons. But as long as Shen Chongming is a cautious person, he will definitely not agree to this matter.

However, Shen Chongming was waiting for his words, and nodded almost without thinking about it: "It's okay to do this, but I don't know if the three commanders will agree?" ”

Tucker Shi was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely agree to this matter." It's just that Lord Nalan of the central defender doesn't agree or not, so I don't know. As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Hu Hansan on one side.

Hu Han never expected this to be the result. Unlike the Jurchens, Hu Han, who was a Han Chinese, was born with a silver plot, and in his consciousness, silver was an omnipotent thing, and it was not the same as those cold iron bumps. But right now, it is really unreasonable that Tucker should use the money he already has in hand to exchange for these iron lumps.

However, the other two guards agreed to this matter, and they must not be left behind, otherwise with the little abacus of Lord Nalan, they will definitely blame themselves when they go back.

"Hehe, since this is the case, our Jianzhou Zhongwei also agrees. However, silver is a good medicine for morale on the battlefield, and this should not be too little. What does Lord Tuckers think we should exchange for 50,000 taels of weapons? Hu Hansan asked cautiously. If you say more, you really can't be ruthless.

Without waiting for Takshi to speak, Shen Chongming smiled and said: "What Mr. Hu said is right, this weapon is important, and the military salary is equally important, and the two complement each other and are indispensable." Therefore, with this official's opinion, it is most appropriate to embezzle 50,000 taels of military salary and silver, what do you think. ”

"Yes, yes, my lord is right. I think that when the official was on an errand in the Shenji Battalion, he almost didn't cause a big mess because the eunuchs of the prison army withheld rations and salaries. "Brother Erdan finally has a smart heart today, and as soon as Shen Chongming's voice fell, he began to reconcile.

Not only him, but Shen Chongming's thoughts Xiong Dabiao and Zhang Chi were also like mirrors, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Shen Chongming was even more desperate, and made a decision without waiting for Takshi to interject. "Since everyone thinks it's possible, then this matter is settled. The total of the three guards is 150,000 taels converted into weapons. After the three of you go back, you will tell the three commanders in detail the results of our discussion, and if they agree, the day after tomorrow will be the time for us to send troops across the river. ”

At this point, although Tucker Shi was quite disdainful of Shen Chongming's pretentiousness, he still got up and said, "Please rest assured Lord Shen, my father will never have any objections to the outcome of our discussion." As soon as the weapons arrived, the 10,000 horses of our Jianzhou Left Guard immediately rushed to the bank of the Yalu River to forcibly cross the river. ”

"Okay, since this is the case, the official won't keep you much, so go out of the customs and go back on an errand immediately." Shen Chongming's stingy nature is fully expressed, and the whole thing is an iron rooster who does not pull out a hair.

The three of them got up to say goodbye, and in the blink of an eye, the lively room was deserted.

"My lord, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different, it is better not to believe the words of this barbarian, so as not to fall for them." Zhang Chi said cautiously.

The meaning of his words was clear to Shen Chongming. For Jianzhou Sanwei, it is not a big deal to give pay and food. But the weapon must be strictly controlled, and if you are responsible, the court will be cocooned and bound by itself.

However, Shen Chongming had already thought about this clearly. Counting the ones secretly given to Nalandoji, the weapons were only converted into silver for only 200,000 taels. Although it looks like a lot of money, the price of the weapon can be determined by itself. Therefore, it is up to you to decide how many blades these 200,000 taels of silver can be exchanged for.

In this way, things will be easy to do, and the weapons of 200,000 taels of silver only need to be enough for them to summon.

"It's okay, the official has his own plans in his heart, and he will never let them take advantage of the slightest advantage." Shen Chongming said with a nonchalant face.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Chi didn't want to say anything, but he didn't let go of his worries in his heart. Fortunately, Shen Chongming's next sentence made him let go of his worries.

"These 200,000 taels of silver blades will be made up of 30,000 sets of scrap blades in your Xuanfu Town, if it is still not enough, then let the soldiers replace the current blades to make up the number."

These words were like an initiation to Zhang Chi, and he immediately knew what Shen Chongming was planning. "Adults are good at planning, and the end will admire it."

"Brother Shen, what the hell are you fighting?" Listening to the conversation between the two, Xiong Dabiao, who was still confused, couldn't help but ask.

Looking at his puzzled expression, Brother Erdan, who had already understood Shen Chongming's thoughts, couldn't help but interject: "Lord Xiong, what my family thinks, this Jianzhou Sanwei is like a temporarily useful chess piece." Of course, this temporarily useful pawn becomes dispensable after it has exerted its effect, so the benefits to them are temporary. ”

Shen Chongming frowned for a while, this guy is thoughtful, but his words are often incomprehensible, which is a big loss in officialdom.

Looking at Xiong Dabiao's even more frowning brows, Shen Chongming had no choice but to say: "To put it bluntly, it is to unload the mill and kill the donkey." At the moment, the donkey is naturally to be fed. But now that it's been decided to kill it, of course there's no need to overfeed it. ”

"Unload the mill and kill the donkey?" Xiong Dabiao's brows did not stretch, but said more suspiciously: "What kind of grinding to unload, what kind of donkey to kill?" ”

Shen Chongming's fingers flicked a few times, and he didn't know what to say for a while. It seems that the senior brother is only suitable for leading troops, not plotting and abducting here.

"This ...... Let's talk about it later, but for now we are carefully discussing how to fight the Japanese people. Shen Chongming changed the subject.