Chapter 17: Evil Intentions

Although the right guard of Jianzhou is nominally a city, it is at best just an earthen fort, not to mention the low city wall, the construction of houses inside is also disorganized, and even more cattle, sheep and horse dung are everywhere, and the commotion is rampant. Bayi Chinese ???.? ８?１ ｚ??．? C?o?m is a loss to Shen Chongming who has served in the army for many years, and if he is replaced by someone else, he may be smoked out directly.

Looking at Shen Chongming's brows frowning slightly, Jue Chang'an said with some embarrassment: "The land of the border fortress is not as good as the capital, and I hope that the Lord Haihan is." ”

"Hehe, it's easy to say, it won't be long before something changes." Shen Chongming meant something, but he didn't understand what he said, and Wang Gao and the others didn't want to ask too much, so they walked towards the commander's yamen not far away.

The banquet is very rich, roast whole sheep, roast roe deer, roast horse meat and other meat, and the wine drunk is also the Han spirits that Wang Gao has treasured for many years. Shen Chongming's position is prominent, so he is naturally seated, and the others are also sitting down one by one, looking happy at a glance, without the slightest sense of tension.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, it was half an hour later. Seeing that Shen Chongming had been talking about what he had seen and heard, and had always wanted to know what hole cards he had, Nalandoji couldn't help it after all, and quietly glanced at Mr. Hu, who was sitting diagonally opposite him.

Mr. Hu was also prepared, nodded slightly to show his understanding, with a smile on his face, as if he was listening attentively to Shen Chongming's story, but holding the wine glass in his hand and waiting for the opportunity to interject.

"Therefore, I don't pay attention to the Japanese officials at all, and they will kill as many as they come!" Shen Chongming said murderously, which also told everyone that the story of his extermination of the Japanese in Zhejiang had come to an end.

"My lord is mighty, and the student Hu Hansan will give you a drink." When Mr. Hu saw the stitches, he immediately stood up with a wine glass.

Shen Chongming was dumbfounded, this name really frightened him. I was stunned for a while before I came back to my senses, and quickly smiled: "Hehe, Mr. Hu is polite, please take a seat." ”

In fact, as soon as he entered the city, Shen Chongming noticed Hu Hansan. You don't have to guess that he can know that this must be an extremely bloody plot, and this Hu Hansan must have defected to Jianzhou Sanwei in the Central Plains. Moreover, such a person really has some skills, and with his ability to walk together with the head of Jianzhou Sanwei, his status must not be low. Maybe he has made suggestions and made a lot of contributions to the establishment of the state three guards over the years.

Hu Hansan nodded and sat down, and said with a smile: "The student knows that the adults came from afar to send troops to North Korea to expel the Japanese invaders. The so-called food of the king is the king's worries, I Jianzhou Sanwei is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, what do we need to do, but also ask the lord to do his best, but also send it, and do his best. ”

Hu Hansan's words were very beautiful, but even a fool knew that he was talking nonsense with his eyes open, just to get by on the scene.

Fortunately, Shen Chongming was used to having no face and no skin, so he immediately climbed up the pole and said: "That's good, this time I really came to let you send troops to North Korea, I don't know how many men and horses can be used by the commander of the three guards to fight in North Korea with this official?" ”

Hu Hansan was stunned for a moment, this is too direct, isn't this kid our Confucian-educated Han baby?

Seeing Shen Chongming's unexpected answer, Hu Hansan immediately didn't know how to deal with it, Jue Changan hurriedly said: "Don't hide it from Lord Shen, the three of us do have the heart to share the worries of the court." But as you can see today, Liaodong is a barren land, and our people live in hardship and only have enough to eat. Therefore, it is the limit for our three guards to jointly send 1,000 troops, and no matter how many troops we have, we can't not draw them out, and we can't afford to support them. ”

What Jue Chang'an said was reasonable, if Shen Chongming was really a scholar who was deeply educated by Confucianism, it was naturally not good to continue to force it when he heard this. But since he is not such a person, how can he agree with Jue Chang'an's statement.

"Hahaha, that's not right about you. According to the data obtained from the Ministry of War when this official came, there were a total of 35,000 soldiers who received the imperial court from the three guards of Jianzhou. The matter of being loyal to the king, now that the court wants you to send troops to the court, how can you only send 1,000 troops? Shen Chongming's face was full of disdain, as if he was reprimanding his subordinates on his own territory.

Jue Changan choked, and said a little angrily: "My lord, this is what you don't know." Although the Ministry of War has the salaries of tens of thousands of soldiers of the three guards of our Jianzhou every year, these silvers have been deducted layer by layer, and there is not much left in our hands. Although we have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but these are all frugal and frugal, the court does not pay a penny, but in the end we are asked to obey the order to send troops to fight, what is the reason? ”

"Yes, do you think that my Jurchen clan is easy to bully!" Atai Zhangjing, who had long been unable to hold back, took the case, and looked at Shen Chongming with murderous eyes.

Shen Chongming was not afraid at all, his eyes widened and he asked, "Jue Chang'an, do you have evidence for this, why didn't this official hear about it in the capital?" You must know that framing court officials will punish you for the crime of rebellion! ”

"If you don't take it, you don't take it, what's the use of asking for evidence!" Atai Zhangjing, who had just sat down, was-for-tat, and his expression became more and more excited. This time, Amma didn't stop herself, it seems that her plan has a door.

"Smack!" Shen Chongming slapped the table and said angrily: "Bold, this official dares to use strong words when he asks questions, do you want to see the methods of this official?" ”

These words are extremely rampant, you must know that now he Shen Chongming is in the wolf's den, this kind of performance is really too unexpected by everyone.

However, this move worked well, and even a reckless man like Atai Zhangjing was suppressed by him, and he looked at Shen Chongming in a daze and didn't know how to respond.

"Hmph, you say that someone has deducted military salaries, and you can hand over the evidence to this officer. Once the matter is confirmed, this official will definitely give you justice! If it is made out of nothing, you will weigh it yourself. Shen Chongming said angrily.

Raising his hand to hold down his son who was about to draw a knife, Wang Gao said expressionlessly: "Lord Qiqi, according to the investigation of the lower officials, it is Li Chengliang's so-called to deduct military salaries, how should you deal with this?" ”

This matter of deducting military salaries is naturally nothing. Everyone knows that the three guards of Jianzhou are a big problem for the imperial court, and when they encounter things related to them, the hundred officials are afraid to avoid them, and who dares to provoke right and wrong automatically without opening their eyes. You must know that once something happens, it will be a big crime of murder.

Now Wang Gao is blaming Li Chengliang with one bite, and what he wants is to die without proof. In this way, he Shen Chongming must be helpless, and there is no excuse for Jianzhou Sanwei to send men and horses to fight with him.

Shen Chongming sneered in his heart, and he also admired Wang Gao's intentions. However, this is also expected by himself, and he is also prepared to bleed heavily, as long as they send troops, it will not be a problem to spend as much money as possible.

"Li Chengliang, a thief, died on the battlefield, and now it is useless to hold him accountable. The war can't be delayed, you calculate how much money is missing, and the court will supply you first! Shen Chongming said with a nonchalant face.

"One million taels!" Atai Zhangjing became the protagonist for a while, and a lion's big mouth not only startled Wang Gao and the others, but even he was dumbfounded after he reacted. One million taels, don't say you have seen it, but I'm afraid that you haven't heard of it.

Shen Chongming smiled, and said with a nonchalant face: "A mere one million taels is not a problem, as long as you obey the order of the imperial court, the official can give you six hundred thousand taels in advance after ten days." The remaining 400,000 taels will also be exchanged for grain, grass and agricultural machinery6 and continue to arrive, what do you think? ”

Maybe 600,000 taels of silver is not very tempting for Wang Gao and others. But this grain, grass and agricultural machinery is definitely a great temptation for them.

Jianzhou Sanwei is indeed a barbaric land, and the main food of the Jurchen people on weekdays depends on hunting. It is precisely because of this that many times people will starve to death due to lack of prey. So over the years, the population has not grown much, and of course there are no more soldiers. Without soldiers, what can reproduce the glory of the ancestors can only be talked about on paper.

But once they have a lot of farming equipment, the situation is very different. With such a vast land, even if it is barren, the food grown is enough for the tribesmen to eat. Combined with the income from hunting, the population will increase several times in 20 years!

"My lord, can you do such a big thing?" Hu Hansan spoke again, getting to the heart of the matter. You must know that one million taels is not a small amount, and coupled with the farming equipment that the imperial court has been strictly controlling, it is not something that can be done by a direct guard.

"Hehe, the official does what he says. To say something disrespectful, as long as it is a matter of the official's nod, the emperor will never say anything! "Shen Chongming bragged that he didn't pay taxes. But he was really sure of this matter, and this was the strategy he had set with Emperor Longqing before he left Beijing.

"Hahaha, Shen Chongming, since you are so powerful, you might as well have someone send us five thousand sets of farm tools first, what do you say? During these days, you will visit the scenery in my Jianzhou Youwei Haosheng, and wait for the arrival of five thousand sets of farm tools, and I will personally send you back." For the first time, he finally realized that his resourcefulness was still the best among the people. Since this Shen Chongming is so powerful, wouldn't it be up to him to put forward the conditions for detaining him?

And in this way, the clansmen do not have to risk entering the DPRK to fight, which can be described as a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

"Bold!" Brother Erdan shouted, drew his knife and stopped in front of Shen Chongming. Although his face was full of fierceness, Brother Erdan was terrified in his heart. I have long advised adults not to take risks easily, these barbarians are not easy to provoke, and if they don't agree, they will be killed. It's good now, he still has to be idle and show off, causing people to have bad intentions to detain people, how can this be good.

Shen Chongming was not afraid at all, but asked with interest: "Could it be that you want to detain this official?" ”

"Hehehe, Lord Shen has misunderstood. Our Jurchen people are hospitable, and you have helped us so much this time, so naturally we want to keep you for a longer time. Hu Hansan's face was hard to hide. Listening to Shen Chongming's words, he is really a big fish. Once it is seized, as long as you deal with the imperial court more, you will naturally get a lot of benefits!

In fact, Shen Chongming didn't want to be so calm on the surface, the current situation had exceeded his expectations, but he didn't expect that this Jurchen clan, who has always been known for their boldness and straightforwardness, also likes to play tricks.

But now it can only scare them, and with two firearms in hand, it is enough to take Wang Gao hostage.

Quietly putting his hands on his waist, Shen Chongming said with disdain on his face: "What if the official doesn't agree?" ”