Zhang Yuan is also an outlier in this world, the husband and wife have a deep relationship, so there is no concubine and other love, until now, Chen Yuanwai saw that his daughter could no longer give birth, so he said this.

Zhang Yuan shook his head unconsciously when he heard this, but he was not reluctant at all. "Old father-in-law, don't say it again, I have been close to Cuilian since childhood, and I can't let go of other people anymore, so that's it, when I avenge my child's big revenge, I will meet your daughter and the family with the underground members."

"Not so with a good son-in-law." Chen Yuanwai interrupted his beloved son-in-law; "Since ancient times, the sage said that unfilial piety has three nos, you are only 40 this year and can continue the Zhangjia incense, not to mention that you are now in the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, how can you give up easily? The days are still long, you should marry a woman and come back to be a child-rearing object, but after all, you can still inherit the great family's business, right? "Chen Yuanwai was heartbroken;" What's more, the next generation of the Zhang family and the Chen family will look forward to you, you are the leader of the wild goose, and the prosperity of the two families depends on you. This is what Chen Yuanwai wants to say the most.

Zhang Yuan is a businessman's nature, that is, he has a delicate mind on all sides, and he guessed his father-in-law's mind at this moment, didn't he see that he was soaring in officialdom, and he had a lot of opportunities to take the Chen family clan to ascend to heaven together? All kinds of care are not for the prosperity of his Chen family, and his heart is cold at the moment, but he doesn't speak.

"Actually, there is a sentence that I don't know if I should say or not, don't blame the virtuous son-in-law." Chen Yuanwai saw the indifference that flashed in his son-in-law's eyes, and hurriedly whispered.

Seeing the old father-in-law asking in a low voice, Zhang Yuan hurriedly put on a smiling face and asked respectfully, "Father-in-law, please speak." ”。

"The boy is no more, and it's not worth the gamble for a dead man and a dying man like me. It is your responsibility to continue the family and carry it forward in your hands. Daming is terminally ill, no matter when, if you want the family to be invincible, this strength is serious. ”

Zhang Yuan raised his eyes and looked at his old father-in-law with a feeling of unreality, but he faintly felt a sense of bosom friend, so he just waited for the following.

Chen Yuanwai saw that his son-in-law was just looking at him but did not speak, and said in a low voice again; "I'm going to ask you something irrelevant, and you're going to tell you the truth."

"The son-in-law knows everything."

"Let me ask you, this time you are under the banner of avenging your son and father, not to mention your future official position, talk about your expenses?"

Zhang Yuan lowered his head and groaned, secretly calculated in his heart, and raised his head; "Pay the arrears to the two guards, buy some weapons and armor and a month's food, the deputy chief soldier there is 10,000 taels before and after, and the governor is not much, because now they are begging our masters, but there are still necessary points, so as not to cross the river and tear down the bridge when we don't need it, so I also played 20,000, in fact, the most provincial is the newly recruited sign, although there are full of 3,000, but in January, there is food and clothing and armor weapons burned and buried, etc., but it only cost more than 10,000 points, this is the early stage, and there is no need for these in the next month, In this way, there are less than 70,000 in total. ”

"Then how much donations do you now get from the landlords from all over the country? And how many loyal children have you arranged, intentionally or unintentionally, to be among the thousands of households and the signing of Ding Xiangyong? ”

This made Zhang Yuan stunned, since he took office, he played the banner of encirclement and suppression of thieves, but every day there are landlords who ride the wall to support themselves, so that the children who want to join the army bring money to invest, but these are handed over to the management of the account office of his cronies, which is really not calculated, and now according to the scattered report of the account room, now the rough calculation is startled; "Approximately, it's about 150,000 or 60,000."

"Then have you been doing business since you became an official, have you had any exploitation and runs?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head when he thought about it; "No, and it's smoother than ever. It seems that this year has earned more than a year of hard work in previous years. ”

"Do you know why?" Chen Yuanwai asked mysteriously.

"My son-in-law is stupid, please teach me my father-in-law." Zhang Yuan looked humble.

Chen Yuanwai poked his head out and lowered his voice; "Without him, yours today is all a thief."

Zhang Yuan looked at his father-in-law in surprise, but his father-in-law's answer was in his heart.

So the two of them slowly said a sentence together; "Raising thieves is self-respecting."

Zhang Yuan's father and son kept talking about the midnight party, and before dawn the next day, Zhang Yuan dressed neatly in official clothes and went to the governor's yamen to ask to see Yue Hesheng.

Yue Hesheng was already sick and couldn't take care of things, and all the big and small affairs were handed over to Qian Tong, the Chinese army who had just been sent back to him by Yang He, the governor of the three sides, and the acting Xiang Yongwei coordinated.

This Master Qian is indeed a scheming character, remembering the old feelings of Yue Hesheng's promotion at the beginning, he made a big plan, using his connections and Yue Hesheng's background, coupled with the "great merit" of the previous battle of Mizhi, not only settled for him in the case of the eunuch party, but also turned him into the backbone of the Qingliu Donglin Party and the hero of the eunuch party, thus securing the position of the governor of Yansui.

The mood is better, and I feel that my sick body is much refreshed, this day Yue Hesheng is crooked on the bed, and is talking with Qian Zhongjun in the second study, studying how to send someone to Beijing again to find Donglinmen Road, and adjust the governor of Yansui for many years, leaving this powder keg-like mountain and Shaanxi land, and becoming a Taiping official.

Yue Hesheng and Master Qian glanced at each other, Qian Zanhua, no, it should be called Qian Zhongjun, and said with a smile; "It seems that Zhang Yuan is almost ready, this is asking you to agree to send troops."

Yue and vocal voice; "This year is over, it's time to send troops, this thief has also made a fuss, what kind of rent reduction and interest reduction, the local squires have a slight disobedience to destroy the village and destroy the village, the Zhang family was destroyed before, this time it is even more destroyed the Zhao family, the local squires are panicked, and the owners of a little money have hid in the city, and they are making noise in front of the governor's yamen every day, which is not a thing."

As he spoke, he coughed again and again, and Qian Tong hurriedly beat him, waiting for his wheezing to be too strong. continued: "A few days ago, the county magistrate of Nafu County came to report that the thief also sent someone to intercept and kill the officials sent by the county to collect the imperial grain and national taxes, and now the magistrate of Fu County has not gone out of the city gate, and there is no more money without any money, and he also asked the army to encircle and suppress, it seems that this thief is no longer a thief, and he really has the meaning of rebellion, although we don't know if we press the court up and down, but if he makes a big move again, it won't be something we can cover. At that time, if the above deceives and conceal the feelings of the subordinates are not reported, and the sin of incompetence in governing the local government will come down, we will lose our official position and be dismissed. ”

Qian Tong nodded in agreement: "When I was sent by the governor, the governor also had no soldiers and no food, and he was stirred by Gao Yingxiang who was wandering around, so he taught the lower officials earnestly, hoping that we could handle this matter with our own strength." ”

Yue Hesheng looked at Qian Tong, shrunk his body into the quilt, and praised sincerely: "It's still a good way for Mr., to give Zhang Yuankong a string to solve our dilemma of having no soldiers and no pay, and we have gained a lot of benefits and filial piety in vain, which is really a lot of gains." ”

"These are the work of subordinates, all of them are the Governor Grand's glory and ancestor, the old man's ancestor is well planned, and the students are just doing their duty to praise the painting of the Chinese army and do something to fill in the gaps." Qian Tong hurried to be humble.

Don't look at this Yue Hesheng is already terminally ill, according to his own observation, it will be difficult to live until the summer, but this person's greed for official positions and money is undiminished, and he still has to rely on him to do some big things, so he can't be offended.

The two were touting each other here, that Zhang Yuan had already come in with the little guy, and reported the door outside the door, Yue Hesheng called him in with difficulty, gave him a seat with a smile, and asked slowly after seeing him sit down tremblingly; "I don't know how Zhang Zhen's matter of signing Ding is handled? Can you have the strength to fight? ”

"If you go back to your lordship, how dare your subordinates be perfunctory, I have already signed three thousand full Ding Zhuang, and I have also handed over to a class of capable people to train for more than two months, and I can go into battle to kill the enemy."

"That's good, Zhang Zhenfu broke the family for the country this time, I will definitely play long live for your righteous deeds, and don't forget the merit of the mansion when the reward comes, hehehe."

Zhang Yuan immediately turned over and knelt down, kowtowed again and again to confess; "Zhang Yuan is a small businessman, you have to be trusted by your husband and ancestors, you are the recreated parents of your subordinates, no matter when, your subordinates dare not forget the great kindness of your husband and ancestors."

"Get up, there are no outsiders here, so don't keep doing these false courtesies." Seeing Zhang Yuan so respectful, Yue Hesheng was satisfied, so he stretched out a hand in the quilt and helped him down.

"Thank you, old man." After Zhang Yuan kowtowed respectfully again, he sat back in his seat. Then arch your hand; "Although the subordinates have signed 3,000 dings, and the grain and grass are still abundant, they have many deficiencies in armaments, and they have also found some knives and guns in the craftsman camp, but others such as armor, bows, arrows, tents, etc., because there are court laws, but they can't prepare by themselves, so they have to pay some from the husband's ancestors."

Yan Yu stood up and took out a list of materials in his cuffs, and handed it respectfully, Yue Hesheng took it quietly, and glanced at the materials listed on it.

Yue Hesheng is a civilian official, where does he understand this military thing? It's even more dizzy, and he can't understand it, but he knows and understands the amount of filial piety silver coins given under this list, and at the moment, he tucked this small list into the corner of the quilt, handed the application list to Qian Tong who was sitting at the head of the bed, and called Zhang Yuan's words with a smile; "Zhiguang has worked hard, but this march and battle must be fully prepared to have a chance of victory, these ordnance you listed, I will immediately let Qian Zhongjun take my handwritten instructions with you to command the embassy warehouse to be deployed."

turned back to Qian Zhongjundao; "Lord Qian, you have worked hard, go with the light, you must command the envoy not to deduct, and also make up for the drift that should have been lost, this time the battle is related to everyone's net worth interests, and it can't be missed."

"My subordinates know." Qian Tong stood up and copied his hand.

"There's nothing to do, just go to the light, prepare well, go out as soon as possible, and destroy this hateful thief for the emperor, and I will personally practice it for the strong man when I send out the army." After that, he gasped for a while and slowly closed his eyes.

"Thank you for your husband's ancestor's protection in many ways, and his subordinates will definitely kill the enemy, relieve his worries for his husband's ancestor, and serve his life for long live."

Yue Hesheng didn't speak, just stretched out his hand in the quilt and shook it.