Outside Huaikou Town, Jintang, He Qiukou happened to meet his brother Yang Weidong. Through Yang Weidong, Luo Jingyun reached a preliminary cooperation intention with the Jia Deng Joint Department of the Chu Army on behalf of the Shu Wangfu.

The Jia battalion of the Chu army stopped looting, and by the end of the year, all the troops south of the state city were withdrawn to the state city and the two counties of Zhongjiang and Yanting near the state city. The remaining five counties of Tongchuan: Shehong, Suining, Pengxi, Lezhi and Anyue, all the defense was handed over to the caravan. Before the handover, the Chu army was to send troops to assist the Shu Wangfu in enclosing the ownerless cultivated land and wasteland in Tongchuan Prefecture, and establishing Wangzhuang in each county. In order to show the sincerity of the Chu army, Yang Weidong sold Pan Yihong's head to the caravan of Pan Yihong, which was entrenched in Lezhi and Anyue counties, so that the caravan could be used to establish power in Tongchuan Prefecture.

The consideration paid by the caravan was the grain and grass that Jia Ying urgently needed. In addition to the official military salary and reward of the imperial court, the Shu Wangfu subsidized the Jia camp according to the number of 3,000 soldiers in the Jia camp, with the standard of three buckets of grain per person per month, that is, about 900 stone per month. There is another reward at the end of the year. Of course, these subsidies were still officially confirmed in the name of the royal government's subsidized officials and soldiers through the governor's yamen in order to avoid political criticism. In addition, as long as Jia Ying provided assistance and support, the decapitation of the caravan in Boryeong Province was also given to Jia Ying.

Although the initial intention of cooperation has been reached, like all political agreements, there are preconditions and constraints. First of all, Jia Ying was still fighting in Sichuan and did not return to Chudi; secondly, Jia Ying must suppress bandits and thieves, not to disturb the people, and not to rob Wangzhuang; Again, Jia Ying had to go to the designated place of the Shu Wangfu to receive food on his own, and receive it once every two months.

Of course, there is a more important condition that everyone knows by heart: Jia Ying must maintain a good cooperative relationship with the Shu Wangfu and handle the matter of land encirclement. If the Shu Wangfu is not satisfied and immediately stops the salary, what should you do with the Chu army? Is it a rebellion for this?

After this preliminary cooperation intention was reached, the two sides sent it back for approval. Without waiting for the news from the palace to come back, Jia Ying's side took the lead in making a positive response. Jia Denglian and Li Yunyi of Shehong Zhi County set out from Shehong County (Shehong County in the Ming Dynasty should be Jinhua Town, not Taihe Town) to the south, and greeted more than 100 miles until they reached the territory of Pengxi County, where they intercepted the caravan in a small town called Huima on the side of the Fujiang River.

When the two sides met, Jia Denglian and Shehong Zhixian actually knelt down to worship Luo Jingyun and Chen Youfu with the salute of officials, and presented the famous product they brought to Shehong - ten jars of wine. When Jia Denglian saw the long-known caravan, he was immediately stunned by the luxurious equipment of the caravan, just like Yang Weidong.

Everybody's in armor! This is unthinkable in the official army. The price of armor is more expensive than swords and guns, and those who have armor in the official army are generally officers and elite soldiers, even the Jingying and Guanning iron cavalry, which are known as the best equipped, are mostly the same.

It's just that if everyone wears armor, why don't the caravans be equipped with spears and broadswords? I heard that there are surplus war horses for sale in the Shu Palace, why don't you equip the army more?

There are many questions that the battle-hardened Jaden does not understand. He wanted to ask but didn't want to ask, he wanted to buy some leather armor and horses from the caravan, but he was too embarrassed to speak. In the end, the task of expressing the intention of further cooperation still fell on Yang Weidong, the Chinese army of Jia Ying, who hurriedly returned.

Yang Weidong quickly brought back Luo Jianjun's reply: the caravan is also short of leather armor and horses. The armor on the soldier's body was forcibly removed from the left guard of the palace by the prince. If Jia Ying wanted to buy it, he would have to wait at least three months. As for the war horses, a batch of Tibetan horses will soon be transported back, and the palace can sell some of them to Jia Ying, and the price can be calculated at a nine-percent discount of the Chengdu price. At that time, Jia Ying can send someone to the horse market in Chengdu to choose in person.

The fact that armor and horses cannot be bought for the time being is not bad news for Jaden United. Jia Ying's newly captured strong men will definitely not be able to fight within three months. Jadenlian is concerned about whether it can be bought, how much it will cost, and what lies behind this information.

War horses and armor are important military assets. The military funds can be sold, which means that the Shu Wangfu regards Jia Ying as an ally; Horses can be discounted by 10%, and the armor can be reduced by 10%. The price is less than one percent, which means that the relationship between Jia Ying and Shu Wangfu is one percent!

The news that Yang Weidong brought back made Jia Denglian surprised and delighted, and immediately reported to Yang Weidong in his heart for his miraculous feat of capturing the flag, and at the same time became more determined to keep him by his side.

The relationship between Yang Weidong, the old ghost, and the brother-in-law of the prince and the general of the palace is so solid, if he flies solo, won't the benefits of the palace all belong to him in the future?

How much more can you get as a general?

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The 3rd Battalion of the Caravan was delayed for two days in the town of Huima on the side of the Fujiang River. There were not many ferries that could be found, and the troops could only be crossed little by little.

The roads were dilapidated, and the baggage battalion recruited people along the way to help with carts, but they were still far behind the brigade.

The cavalry sent by He Yongnian had already made contact, and the convoy stopped at the Qingju ferry port on the Jialing River, twenty-five miles south of Shunqing Mansion. From there, the 3rd Battalion boarded the boat and traveled up the middle reaches of the Jialing River, where the water is gentle and the river is curved, passing through Pengzhou City, and arriving at the end of the march, Xinzheng Dam. The baggage battalion needs to transfer the cargo to the ship before the task is completed. They will immediately return to the Pine Forest Mountain base to prepare for their next mission.

Luo Jingyun and Li Yongjing left Huima Town three days later than the brigade led by Chen Youfu.

One is to wait for the reply of the prince to the intention of cooperation, and in the past few days, Najadenlian has been looking forward to swollen eyes; The second is to have a sincere discussion with Shehong Zhi County, convey the care of the Shu Wangfu to the people of the feudal domain, explain the great significance of the caravan going north to fight the thieves, affirm the military discipline of the caravan iron, and strive for the full support of the parent official on the grain road. Gifts are still exchanged, and after receiving ten jars of wine, they also want to give back gifts to the palace, such as cigarette rolls, silver banknote commemorative books, etc.; The third is to wait for the arrival of Steward Qiu, and then introduce him to Jia Denglian and Shehongzhi County. Before the arrival of the governor of Tongchuan Prefecture appointed by the prince, the chief steward of Qiu, on behalf of the royal palace, first occupied the barren fields of the Chu army stationed in various counties.

Luo Jingyun is very sure that his brother-in-law will definitely approve the cooperation intention reached with Jia Denglian. Sure enough, the arrival of Chief Steward Qiu also brought a reply from the fourth company of the first battalion of the caravan and the prince.

In the reply letter, the prince affirmed Luo Jingyun's impromptu disposal. The establishment of a united front with the Chu army greatly expanded the power of the royal palace in Sichuan, and laid a solid foundation for the anti-thief plan in northern and eastern Sichuan. However, Tongchuan Zhongjiang County is located in the center of Tongchuan, Mianzhou and Deyang County, Hanzhou, not far from each other, and controls the Zhongjiang (Kaijiang), an important tributary of the Fujiang River, so its geographical location is very important. Shizi suggested that Yun Ge'er and Jia Denglian continue to negotiate and strive for the Chu army to cede Zhongjiang County. As compensation, the royal government can appropriately increase the amount of subsidies for Jia Ying.

In his reply, Shizi emphasized that after receiving Yun Ge'er's letter, he immediately ordered the first battalion and four companies of the caravan to be urgently mobilized, and marched to Shehong County overnight. The Chu army sent Pan Yihong as a gift, so he must accept it, and it should be clean and beautiful, so as to enhance the positive prestige of the palace in the eyes of the gentry and the people in Sichuan.

Shizi instructed that before He, Liu, and Lin did not stabilize the situation in Tongchuan, the four companies of the first battalion were temporarily placed under the command of Luo and Chen. If He, Liu, and Lin are victorious, the third battalion and the second company will be expanded as seeds and used as a local mobile combat force in Tongchuan Prefecture; If a confrontation is formed, Luo and Chen can reinforce the first battalion and four companies according to the situation; If unfortunately defeated, the first battalion and four companies can cover the withdrawal of He, Liu, and Lin. In addition, the Shu Wangfu will also send officers and veterans to Tongchuan in various units as the backbone of the county protection brigade.

In the letter, Shizi also said that he had decided to transfer Mr. Li Chongwen from Renshou County to Tongchuan Prefecture to take overall responsibility. However, at present, Li Chongwen is inspecting agriculture in Luzhou, and he will return to Renshou County to explain his official duties, and it is estimated that he will not be able to take up his post until a month. Prior to Mr. Li's arrival, Luo Jingyun was in charge of the negotiations with the local and garrison forces in Tongchuan, Shunqing, and Baoning, with the assistance of Chen Youfu, He Qiukou, Li Yongjing, and Qiu Ruiguang. The propaganda team, the Intelligence Bureau, and other units will soon send small teams to the central Sichuan area.

At the end of the letter, Shizi also specifically mentioned one person: Liu Zhibo's heir, Liu Wenyu. Shizi stressed that Liu Wenyu, as the operational staff officer of the third battalion, should act together with the military commander of the battalion headquarters. Through testing, training and training, he was built into an excellent officer qualified to protect the caravan.

What does it mean to be qualified? What does it mean to be good? And how to test, temper and cultivate a living person?

Liu Wenyu accompanied the main force of the three battalions and crossed the Fujiang River to Shunqing Mansion and Baoning Mansion. The senior officers of the third battalion knew Liu Wenyu's identity well. And I don't know where the secret was leaked, and almost all the grassroots officers and soldiers in the third battalion knew Liu Wenyu's identity.

As the eyes and ears of Liu Zhibo's caravan, hostility and precautions towards Liu Wenyu were inevitable. Chen Youfu, the commander of the third battalion, even used his power to either ask him to write articles or call him to draw maps; Either let him plan the route of the march, or set up a battle plan, in short, let him be busy at all times, and have no time to see, listen, or even think!

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Soon after receiving the reply from the prince, the good news of the battle of the land pass had not lost time.

With a force of only 200 people, the caravan only paid the price of one dead and three wounded, and completely annihilated Pan Yihong's troops, beheaded Pan Yihong, and rescued more than 2,000 prisoners! This amazing record made the tripartite talks between Luo Jingyun and Jia Denglian and Lee Yunyi very easy.

The palace and Jia Ying soon reached a formal agreement:

The royal government's subsidy to Jia Ying was increased to 1,100 stone per month, in addition to three pigs of more than 150 pounds;

Jia Ying ceded the defense of the six counties of Zhongjiang, Shehong, Suining, Pengxi, Lezhi and Anyue to the caravan, and concentrated all its forces in Tongchuan Prefecture and Yanting counties. The reason why the Chu army retained Yanting County was because Yanting was less than three hundred miles away from the Xinzheng Dam. Jia Denglian patted his chest and assured Luo Jingyun that if the caravan was besieged by the local thugs at Xinzheng Dam, he would personally lead the cavalry to help in the starry night.

Li Yunyi of Hongzhi County is slightly troublesome. He had no objection to the royal palace cultivating barren land in the county, but he was not happy that the palace arbitrarily accepted the people's contributions. Last year, there was a great drought in Sichuan, and many people fled under his rule, otherwise how could there be so much barren land? When the king's house received the tribute, even fewer people paid taxes to him.

Seeing that the negotiations are at an impasse. The old and sophisticated Steward Qiu immediately offered Luo Jingyun a plan, which made things turn around. Qiu Daguan said, this Li Yunyi is only forty years old, and he is from a two-list jinshi, which is the most important kind of fame. He served as an official in Shehong County for two years and owed a lot of taxes. Seeing that the three-year exam is coming, he must be worried that the black yarn will not be guaranteed. If he can be provided with a suitable position to get him out of the bitter sea of Shehong County, he will definitely be grateful to Dade and use it for the palace!

The old fritter ran into the elf, which was half a catty to eight taels.

Luo Jingyun's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood the shameless thoughts of Chief Steward Qiu: he wanted to transfer Li Yunyi to Laowo Jintang as a magistrate.

Cheng Dadian, the former magistrate of Jintang County, was transferred to act Hanzhou, and the position of the main hall of Jintang County has been vacant. Qiu Ruiguang did not get along with the county officials, did not get the support of the government, and his contribution has not improved much. Now, although he is borrowing the strength of the Chu army to win tens of thousands of acres of land in Huaikou Town, these fields are very different from the paste of the irrigation area. If Li Yunyi can be transferred to Jintang, he will definitely fully support Wang Zhuang. Qiu Ruiguang relied on his previous merits, and it was further certain. If we take the land in the western irrigation area of Jintang again, it is possible to take another step.

It's just that who will take over the position of Shehongzhi County? Luo Jingyun thought about it again and again, adopted the suggestion of Chief Steward Qiu, and at the same time asked Li Yongjing to write a letter and send it to Zhu Pingjian.