Of course, the lord of the ministry refers to He Guiqing's nominal boss, and Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, is also, but when Wang Yide is mentioned, even Wang Youling has a headache.

The political envoys and envoys at the head of the lower were also speechless, and Yan Yishu, the envoy of the inspectorate, still put forward the old proposal: "Although the Admiral Deng Shaoliang's department is in Ningguo, it is the Zhejiang army, and it eats Zhejiang's salary, so instead of waiting for the Jiangnan battalion to come to help, it is better to ask Admiral Deng to return to Zhejiang to preside over the overall situation." ”

He Guiqing has loosened up on this issue, but he also has difficulties: "Yang Fuqing and other thieves of the long-haired country have been intent on taking southern Anhui all the year round, and then entered Zhejiang from Ningguofu, and now my Zhejiang Province is unable to deal with the red thieves. ”

However, he immediately added: "However, a general can be selected from Deng Shaoliang's department to lead an elite army back to Zhejiang, what is the opinion of the domain and the platform?" ”

Han Chun, the political envoy, was an unassertive person, and he said repeatedly: "So very good, so very good!" ”

According to the inspector Yan Duanshu, he insisted on what he had seen: "Deng Shaoliang's whole army must return to Zhejiang, although the red thieves have captured the whole county of Wenzhou, but the two prefectures of Taizhou are still complete, and most of them have not been harmed by the red thieves, if they are not extinguished now, I am afraid that it will be too late to regret it!" ”

But He Guiqing was very proud of this, and this suggestion was not very popular with him, so he still mentioned the old matter: "Let's think about how to deal with Wang Butang, right?" ”

"Although Wang Butang took over the hot potato of Wenzhou, but now he has given the center a twist, saying that the red thief Liu Juehu has captured Taiping County, with the intention of the whole Taiwan, if it is not cleared in time, I am afraid that the future will be endless, and I will be able to clear the thieves in Taizhou within one month, you say, how to deal with it?"

Wang Yide played extremely skillfully with this hand, not only the center could not find fault, but even the officials in Zhejiang could not find fault, but the problem was that not to mention purging the entire Taizhou government in one month, it would be difficult to subdue Liu Jiehu in three months.

Thinking of this, Wang Youling took the lead and said: "The ministry is in Fuzhou, and the situation in Zhejiang is a little unfamiliar, Liu Jiehu is known as the most brave of the red thieves, there are hundreds of real long hair, more than 1,000 foreign guns, dozens of heavy artillery, this time to Xianju, if it is not for the general Wu Hongchuan to fight to the death, stick to Jinyun County, I am afraid that it has been a confluence with Ni Tingmo, the whole situation in central Zhejiang is erosive, so thieves, so it may be cleared in a limited time!" ”

Yan Duanshu also said on the side: "Xue Xuan is right, even if Deng Shaoliang returns to Zhejiang, or personally leads troops to Titai to help, it will still be difficult to clear Taizhou within a month. ”

Everyone's thoughts are the same, that is, Liu Jiehu's red thief's combat effectiveness is too brave, and it is impossible to clear it within a time limit, He Guiqing doesn't know: "Liu Jiehu's thief will lead the troops as the ministry said, the actual number is not much, but only four or five thousand people, but Taizhou is guarded by the official army, and the thieves often send light soldiers deep into the territory of Huangyan, although I have sent 3,700 soldiers and soldiers, and the military salary is 20,000 taels. Linhai has reluctantly supported, and there is no talk of a counteroffensive against Taiping. ”

"I'm working hard here, barely maintaining the situation, but Wang Butang's hand is so bad that I can't get off the stage!"

As soon as He Guiqing said this, Wang Youling, as his long-time confidant, immediately came up with an idea: "Futai is very right, it is not allowed to go out of the city to attack, if you are greedy for combat power, if you go out of the city to attack, not only can you not win, but you are vulnerable to major setbacks, but now Wang Butang has set a one-month period, if it is not completed, you and I Zhejiang Provincial officials are responsible." ”

"Xue Xuan, you give me an idea!" He Guiqing had already shook his head again and again: "As long as you have an idea." ”

"This matter is easy to say, as long as Wang Butang refuses to pursue it!" Wang Youling came out of the bottom of the kettle and drew his salary: "As long as Wang Butang is willing not to pursue it, everything can be stopped." ”

The political envoy Han Chun is Hanlin, although he is incompetent, but the joints of the officialdom are clear: "Brother Xuexuan, what you said is bad!" Wang Butang can be a ball of fire for us in Zhejiang Province, although the Wenzhou Mansion pinched his nose and took it over, but he insisted on saying that the preservation of Fuzhou is to recover Wenzhou, and he refused to take a little more responsibility for Wenzhou, even so, this time the red thieves went south to Funing Mansion, the five counties of Funing Mansion have been occupied by the red thieves in three counties, and the city is under siege. "..., no matter what, the catastrophe of the Red Turban Army did start in Zhejiang, Wang Yide can be regarded as an unwarranted victim, he doesn't have an opinion on Zhejiang, it's no wonder, but Wang Youling: "Fantai, this matter is very true, but Wang Butang maintains the Fujian Bureau, presumably there are some hardships, what is he lacking most now?" ”

"Lack of pay!" He Guiqing slapped the table and shouted: "That's right, Fujian is short of salary, how did I forget this!" ”

Compared with Zhejiang, Fujian is not a rich province, the provincial inventory of silver has never been much, for this reason has repeatedly wanted to start with Zhejiang, He Guiqing has to deal with too much autumn wind, just barely coping with the past, this time the Red Turban Army is moving south, Fujian's military expenditure is huge, and now Wang Yide must have to deal with the demolition of the east wall to make up the west wall, but He Guiqing saw a bright avenue.

He heard that Wang Yide had even set up a bank bureau in Fujian, and he was indiscriminately issuing money tickets everywhere, and now he was on the verge of collapse, so he just thought about it carefully: "This thing is not easy to do, it is extremely difficult to do!" ”

If it is said that from Zhejiang to Fujian to transport silver, the most convenient way is to take the sea route, but there is Ge Wuye's pirate fleet on the sea, and the sea route can no longer go, as for the land route, now the two counties in Wen are full of thieves, and it is inconvenient to go, the only way is to detour to Jiangxi and transfer into Fujian.

It's just that when he thought of Jiangxi, He Guiqing thought of one more thing: "I heard that Zeng Guofan sent someone to Xuexuan some time ago, and you asked for silver to scold you back?" ”

Wang Youling nodded: "Give him some face, but he stepped on my face, saying that our Zhejiang Province is like dirt, gold is like earth, and it is like dirt!" How hard it took us to raise a little military salary in Zhejiang Province, how much infamy we suffered, and in the end, it was good, and I got a reputation of spending money, and I asked him to go back. ”

He Guiqing's small group and Zeng Guofan's Hunan army have always been at odds, and the two groups have fought fiercely in history, and He Guiqing's death is also the result of Zeng Guofan's stab in the back.

"Then you can't go from Jiangxi!"

Jiangxi is the territory of the Hunan army, not to mention that Jiangxi has always been not peaceful, the Taiping army often entered the country in a big way, and even approached the provincial capital, not to mention, it is the Hunan army that is now presiding over Jiangxi Province, which can not make a detour to Jiangxi for Fujian's assistance.

Since Zhejiang can be paid to Fujian, why can't it be paid to Jiangxi? I'm afraid that this matter will be the result of losing both sides when it comes to the center, not to mention that Zeng Guofan's fake Taoism has always been ruthless enough, maybe this military salary will inexplicably become the private silver of the Hunan army when it arrives in Jiangxi, and He Guiqing can't be reimbursed afterwards.

"Jiangxi can't go? You can't go by land, and you can't go by sea! He Guiqing was embarrassed all of a sudden: "Xue Xuan, should you take a risk?" ”

Seeing He Guiqing so embarrassed, Wang Youling made a suggestion: "I know a reliable businessman Hu Mou......"

"Hu Guangyong, Hu Xueyan! You've brought it and met a few times, but it's a person who can do things. He Guiqing had some impressions of Hu Xueyan: "Could it be that this assistance should be handed over to the business?" ”

"Just hand it over to the business office, as long as the silver is pulled out from the provincial treasury, and then Hu Xueyan will find a way to release the money to Wang Butang in Fuzhou, and then let him go back to Hangzhou for reimbursement!"

Acting as the treasurer, this was originally the way for Hu Xueyan and Shanxi Qianzhuang to make a fortune, He Guiqing was greatly moved: "This strategy is feasible? If there is a loss in the delivery of salary, how to solve it. ”

"Recently, Futai asked Hu Xueyan to release the salary to the Jiangnan camp, all in this way!" Wang Youling told He Guiqing: "They all set up semicolons between each other, and Fujian Province has the most money, and there is no need for real silver to be transported, so you can smooth out the account!" ”

"That's a great idea! That's a great solution! He Guiqing immediately said: "Pull out 20,000 taels of silver from the provincial treasury, and let Hu Xueyan find a solid merchant as a guarantee, and send it to Fujian Province as soon as possible." ”

These 20,000 provinces are just a beginning, Zhejiang lacks strong soldiers and good generals, but there is no shortage of military salaries, as long as Wang Yide can be satisfied temporarily, He Guiqing doesn't care about spending more military salaries: "It's best to let Wang Butang send out a surprise soldier and go straight into the nest of red thieves in Wenzhou!" By the way, Xue Xuan, what good strategy do you have for the defense of Taizhou? ”

Wang Youling solved such a big trouble for him, he was naturally willing to be closer, and Wang Youling lived up to his expectations: "This time, Liu Juehu will not succeed in the west, but the intention to go north is still strong, I am afraid that I will take Huangyan and Linhai two cities!" ”

"Huangyan is the military town station, and Linhai is the capital city!" He Guiqing has a strong memory and knows the situation in Taizhou well: "If these two cities fall into Liu's desperate household, Taizhou cannot be defended!" ”

"Taizhou is not easy to defend and is conducive to attack!" Wang Youling has read a lot of military books, and he also has a deep understanding of the situation in Taizhou: "If the thieves are trapped in these two cities, they will inevitably try to go north and west, and if they are allowed to coerce the good people, then the two counties of Ningbo and Jinhua will be in trouble!" ”

This reason He Guiqing is very clear: "So my soldiers need to stick to Huangyan and Linhai two cities, and there is no room for loss, not long ago, Duan Jinghu recommended Su Jingrong and Mu Yinan to me, saying that they are both loyal and righteous people in Taizhou Mansion, and they have a deep hatred with the red turban thief, if the willow thief invades Huangyan Linhai, these two will be able to fight to the death with the red thief, and I will ......also entrust it to the name."

He eased: "But listening to Duan Jinghu's tone, these two are unwilling to help our soldiers defend Huangyan, and are only willing to plagiarize Liu Jiehu in the countryside, and now Jiangnan Daying and Deng Shaoliang are not in a hurry, Xue Xuan, what can you do to break the thief?" ”

ps: I'm catching up with the fourth watch, maybe more than twelve o'clock, but I must be out of it

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