Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5: Lying on the salary and tasting the guts

Chapter 2 The Tiger and Wolf Nirvana Became an Army

Section 5 Entering Beijing

After Liu Yunwei listened to Yuan Mingxuan's words, he was suddenly taken aback in his heart, he never thought that the affairs of Tongzhou Town had just been carried out for a short time, and there were problems at the two most critical nodes of Jiangzuosi, Juntun and Mintun.

"Lord Yuan, how long can the remaining iron materials, sulfur, saltpeter and other materials be able to support the division now?" Liu Yunwei asked with a frown.

Yuan Mingxuan made a rough estimate and said: "The iron should be able to support more than ten days, but there are not so many sulfur and saltpeter, and it is estimated that it will be used up within three or five days." If there are no supplies to replenish at that time, I am afraid that the general will have to stop working. ”

Liu Yunwei thought about it for a while and said: "I don't think it's better to do this, I will leave for Beijing overnight today, and discuss with Huang Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, and see if the imperial court can help us solve the matter of Tuntian materials; As for the general secretary, Lord Yuan can first contact the merchants in Tongzhou or nearby states and counties to see if he can buy some iron, sulfur, and saltpeter, and I will also mention it to the imperial court. ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded and said, "That's the only way, I'll send someone to gather the powerful merchants in Tongzhou City in a while." ”

After the two of them made up their minds, Liu Yunwei was about to go to the capital, when Yuan Mingxuan suddenly remembered something, stopped Liu Yunwei, and said: "By the way, the little general, yesterday the prefect of Tongzhou sent someone to find a house for you in the city, which can be used as the location of the general military mansion." It's just that the house is in disrepair, and if it is renovated, I am afraid that it will require a lot of silver, and we need to support some, you see? ”

Liu Yunwei didn't think about it when he heard this, so he replied directly: "Then don't repair it yet, send someone to tell the prefect of Tongzhou, my general military palace is temporarily set up in the camp first, and wait until everything is on the right track." After speaking, Liu Yunwei was ready to set off.

The next morning, Liu Yunwei led fifty Longxiang iron horsemen to the Beijing Division. According to the economic system of the imperial court, the general soldiers of a town cannot leave the jurisdiction without the permission of the imperial court, let alone enter Beijing directly. However, Liu Yunwei's situation is somewhat special, since Liu Yunwei was promoted to the chief military officer, he has not rushed to the military department to report on his work, nor has he entered the palace to face the saint. Now that Emperor Wanli is seriously ill and bedridden, it is naturally impossible to enter the palace to face the saint, so Liu Yunwei came to the capital under the guise of going to Beijing to report on his work, ready to ask Huang Jiashan and Li Ruhua for assistance.

Liu Yunwei and his entourage entered the capital from Chaoyangmen, went all the way west to Qiansanmen Street, and found the Yamen of the Ministry of War near noon.

At this time, Huang Jiashan was dealing with official business in the lobby, and when he heard his subordinates say that Liu Yunwei, the general soldier of Tongzhou, came to report on his work, Huang Jiashan's heart suddenly rose with an ominous premonition: "This Liu Yunwei has been in office for more than a month, and now he thinks of coming to the military department to report on his work?" Isn't that just an excuse? So what does he want to do here? ”

Just thinking about it, Liu Yunwei had already arrived in the lobby under the guidance of a waiter.

"The last general, Liu Yunwei, the general of Tongzhou, see Lord Shangshu." As soon as Liu Yunwei entered the lobby, he clasped his fists at Huang Jiashan and saluted.

Huang Jiashan laughed and said, "Yunwei, don't be polite, sit down." Come on, watch the tea! ”

After the two sat down, Huang Jiashan said: "Yunwei, are you busy with the military affairs of Tongzhou Town?" Is everything still going well? ”

Liu Yunwei said respectfully: "Thanks to Lord Shangshu's concern, all the affairs of my Tongzhou Town are being steadily implemented, and I am busy on weekdays, but I am very motivated. ”

"Well, that's good, that's good." Huang Jiashan nodded approvingly: "It's good to be young, you will have the indomitable spirit to move forward when you are young, not to mention that Yunwei is still a dragon and a unicorn tiger among people!" He will surely be able to build something in the future. ”

"Your Excellency praised it." Liu Yunwei said humbly.

Huang Jiashan waved his hand, took a sip of the teacup, and then said, "I heard from the people below that Yunwei is here to report on his work today?" ”

Liu Yunwei smiled and did not speak.

"Huh." Huang Jiashan also smiled and didn't say anything, just chatted with Liu Yunwei about some things in the capital and some recent developments in Liaodong, and no longer mentioned the purpose of Liu Yunwei's visit.

At this moment, Li Linbin walked in from outside, and when he saw Liu Yunwei, he laughed and said: "Haha, Yunwei, the old man can be regarded as seeing you, since the farewell of Liaodong, the old man misses you very much." ”

Liu Yunwei hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Yunwei has seen Lord Li, how is Lord Li lately?" ”

"Good! The old man is very good! Li Linbin said with a smile: "Now I look at you guarding one side, but I am happy in my heart, every day is beautiful." ”

Liu Yunwei was very moved when he heard this, and knew in his heart that Li Linbin sincerely cared about himself and was happy for his achievements.

Liu Yunwei and Li Linbin chatted very closely, while Huang Jiashan just sat on the side with a smile and watched the two talk enthusiastically, and did not participate. But Huang Jiashan's heart is very worried, Liu Yunwei must want to get something from himself here, as the saying goes: If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Palace! The military affairs in Tongzhou Town are so heavy, will Liu Yunwei run to the lobby of the military headquarters to chat with him? Ghost believes! Now Huang Jiashan is afraid that Li Linbin will be happy when he chats, and casually promises Liu Yunwei something, and then he will be in a dilemma.

I was really afraid of something, but I heard Li Linbin say with a smile: "Yunwei, Tongzhou Town is a newly established military town established by the imperial court, and now is the grass creation period, you will definitely encounter many difficulties." But don't worry, Huang Shangshu and I will definitely fully support Tongzhou Town, if there are any difficulties, you can just ask, Huang Shangshu and I can solve it immediately, and if it can't be solved, we will find a way to help you solve it. ”

After listening to Li Linbin's words, Huang Jiashan was suddenly so angry that he was smoking, his face was red and white for a while, and he had already scolded Li Linbin in his heart: "Li Linbin, Li Linbin, you old fool!" You don't even know the purpose of Liu Yunwei's trip, so you make a wish here, are you crazy? If Liu Yunwei really asks for anything to beat the snake and stick it, will I agree or not? ”

Sure enough, what Huang Jiashan was most worried about still happened, only to hear Liu Yunwei say with a smile: "Haha, then I will thank Huang Shangshu and Master Li here first!" I came to the military headquarters today, one purpose is to report on my work, and the other purpose is to ask the two adults for help. ”

When Huang Jiashan heard this, he immediately glared at Li Linbin fiercely, and Li Linbin also realized that he had said the wrong thing at this time, smiled curtly, and sat aside.

Liu Yunwei naturally saw it in his eyes, but he still pretended not to see it, and directly told the serious lack of tuntian materials in Tongzhou Town, and even the lack of iron, sulfur, and saltpeter in the general's division. In the end, Liu Yunwei said: "Huang Shangshu, Master Li, the Mintun and Juntun in Tongzhou Town are related to the success or failure of the new army's training and the stability of Gyeonggi, and they are the top priority of my Tongzhou Town. I also ask the two adults to help, I hope that the imperial court can mobilize a batch of tuntian materials to support Tongzhou Town as soon as possible, and we must not delay the agricultural time because of the lack of tuntian materials, otherwise Tongzhou Town may be dragged down by the people who lack grain next year. In addition, the iron, sulfur, and saltpeter required by the two adults are also invited to support the two adults. Of course, I won't make it difficult for the two adults, these materials can be regarded as what I borrowed from the imperial court She in Tongzhou Town, and after three years, the imperial court can deduct it from the money and grain issued to Tongzhou Town every year. ”

Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin looked at each other for a moment, and then both of them groaned.

After a while, Huang Jiashan said: "Yunwei, what specific Tuntian materials do you need, and what are the required quantities?" ”

Liu Yunwei immediately took out a list from his arms, respectfully handed it to Huang Jiashan, and said, "Please take a look." ”

After Huang Jiashan took it, he secretly said in his heart: "It seems that Liu Yunwei is prepared." Then, Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin opened the list and looked at it together, but the two were taken aback after reading a few lines, and Huang Jiashan exclaimed: "Yunwei, what do you mean by this?" Do you want to drain the court? It costs 2,000 cattle alone! Do you know how much silver it costs to buy a ploughing ox now? Besides, where can I get such a large amount! ”

Liu Yunwei smiled wryly and said, "My lord is angry, the last general has no choice, and please make the decision for the last general." ”

Huang Jiashan glared at Liu Yunwei angrily, then looked at it, and then discussed a few words with Li Linbin in a whisper, and said: "In this way, I will first send someone to prepare the iron, sulfur, and saltpeter on the list, and send them to Tongzhou Town in the next two days." As for the materials needed for Tuntian, the imperial court will definitely not be ready for a while. I think so, the military department will first pay 100,000 taels of silver, you can first purchase it in various parts of the Beijing Division, and in the afternoon I will go to find Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, and see how many tuntian materials the household department can raise. ”

Liu Yunwei knew that Huang Jiashan had done his best to help him, and hurriedly said: "The last general has thanked Lord Shangshu and Lord Li." With the help of the two adults, my Tongzhou Town will definitely be able to overcome obstacles and move forward! ”

Huang Jiashan hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this, and said, "Yunwei, you don't pour me ecstasy soup!" These materials and silver are all lent to Tongzhou Town, don't talk to me! After the three-year contract expires, these materials will be converted into money and grain, and they will be deducted from your Tongzhou Town! ”