Ten days later, Sun Chuanting led 90,000 elite divisions to set out, and the remaining 40,000 Qin troops were all allocated to Zhu Cunji, the king of Qin, who was the governor of Shaanxi Military Affairs.

A few loyal and brave people recommended by Fang Yuan, the other party was originally obedient to the King of Qin, and they were all retained.

20,000 people and 8,000 ox carts carrying 120,000 stone grain marched slowly along the original route of Fangyuan again.

A month later, more than 100,000 people finally arrived in Taiyuan again.

Cai Maode, the governor of Taiyuan, and Zhou Yuji, the general soldier of Shanxi, went out of the city twenty miles to meet the elite division of the moving division.

Sun Chuanting ordered the whole army to stay outside Taiyuan City, and then returned to Taiyuan Mansion with Cai Maode and Zhou Yuji to rest for a few days.

Fang Yuan, Jing Jie, Chigutai, and Qin Zhan stayed in the barracks of the Musket Cavalry Battalion to discuss future countermeasures.

Fang Yuan made a statement to everyone, "Sun Chuanting's army has arrived in Shanxi, and the military salary for the transfer is still 1 million taels, how can I find this silver?" ”

Jing Jie was silent, as if he was speculating on Fang Yuan's true thoughts.

Qin Zhan was stunned and asked, "Boss, didn't Kaiyang Military Fort leave 1.5 million taels of silver?" ”

Fang Yuan said slowly, "Now that the matter is now, there is no need to hide it from your brothers, the hundred big boxes in Kaiyang Military Fort are full of stones, Your Majesty only advanced 400,000 taels of silver this time, and it was borrowed from the imperial silver, and it must be returned to Your Majesty when you return to the capital." ”

Qin Zhan was taken aback and said, "This, this, boss, how can this lie be concealed that can be exposed immediately?" If Sun Chuanting's army could not get military salaries and caused a mutiny, the consequences would be unimaginable! ”

Fang Yuan drank tea silently, his eyes glancing at Jing Jie and Chigutai from time to time.

Chigutai grabbed the back of his head and said, "I only know that I can't turn silver into money when I rush to kill on horseback." ”

Jing Jie suddenly asked, "Boss, what do you think, just say it!" Whether I am a big official or a rogue, I follow the boss. ”

Qin Zhan also said, "Boss, it's better to reverse now!" ”

They all mistakenly thought that Fang Yuan was trying to rebel, Fang Yuan smiled, stopped the two and said, "What is it?" I have come to consult with you about finding money. ”

Qin Zhan sighed and said, "1 million taels of silver, where did it come from out of thin air?" ”

He coughed, and then said, "Since you can't make money out of thin air, you can only ask someone for it." ”

Qin Zhan was stunned on the spot, and before he came back to his senses, Jing Jie had already understood Fang Yuan's thoughts, "It turns out that the boss said that the silver was in Zhangjiakou Gong City, and he wanted to discuss the silver with Jin in Zhangjiakou Gong City?" ”

Qin Zhan hurriedly said, "Boss, these Jin merchants are inextricably linked with the officials of the imperial court, and if you ask them for money, I'm afraid that someone will impeach you!" ”

Fang Yuan sneered and said, "Third brother, I'm not asking for silver, I'm robbing it." ”

He looked around at the three of them again and said word by word, "A dead man will not be impeached." ”

Fang Yuan's words were full of murderous aura, Jing Jie groaned slightly, he had already figured out his thoughts, and suddenly said, "Boss is thinking, is he thinking?" ”

Fang Yuan nodded heavily and said, "Yes, I want to slaughter the eight Jin merchants who colluded with the Manchu Dynasty, Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Guest, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa. These eight Jin merchants, men, women and children, do not leave any of them! ”

As soon as he said this, Jing Jie, Qin Zhan, and Chigutai were all dumbfounded when they heard it, and they didn't know why he was so ruthless and wanted to kill these eight Jin merchants.

Jing Jie asked tentatively, "Boss, did you kill too many people by slaughtering eight Jin merchants, at least hundreds of people?" ”

Fang Yuan said lightly, "The eight great Jin merchants, colluding with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, have plagued the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and because of this, the Ming officers and soldiers and people who died in Liaodong, Gyeonggi, and Shandong are more than one million?" A mere few hundred people are far from enough to die. The slaughter of the eight Jin merchants was also an example of killing chickens and monkeys, and giving other Jin merchants a warning, whoever dared to fornicate with the Manchu Qing Dynasty as a traitor would end up dying with a household register. ”

Jing Jie suddenly realized and said, "Boss, it turns out that you not only want to kill people to pay for your life, but also want to completely cut off the supply of food, iron, and money to the Manchu Dynasty?" ”

Fang Yuan nodded and said, "Third brother, you still understand me, heh!" ”

Qin Zhan hesitated and said, "Boss, the slaughter of hundreds of lives, this is a big case, and if you return to the capital, you will inevitably be impeached by the ministers!" ”

Jing Jie also said, "There are also the general soldiers of Datong and Xuanfu Second Army Town, all of whom have been bought by Jin merchants, and they will not sit idly by!" ”

After getting rid of the Eight Great Jin Merchants, before Fang Yuan traveled, he had already had a tacit understanding with Chongzhen, which was also acquiesced by Chongzhen.

However, after all, it was not the work of the benevolent monarch and virtuous ministers to slaughter people, Fang Yuan still wanted to be a little more subtle and not too blatant, "So I came to discuss with you how to make Your Majesty explain to the ministers." ”

Qin Zhan frowned, he really couldn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds.

Chigutai drank a lot of wine and ate meat, saying, "I just kill people, and I don't know these flowers." ”

Jing Jie suddenly said, "The boss wants to borrow a knife to kill people?" ”

Fang Yuan thought of a place with him and said, "Third brother, go on." ”

Jing Jie said again, "Could it be a homeless person?!" ”

Fang Yuan slapped the table, laughed and said, "Yes, it's a homeless person." I just want to organize this group of displaced people who transport grain to attack Gong City and slaughter the eight Jin merchants. ”

Qin Zhan also said suddenly, "No wonder the boss has kept these 20,000 displaced people and refused to disband, it turned out that he wanted to use them to exterminate the Jin merchants!" Okay, okay, Kong Ming is alive, and it's just such a clever calculation! ”

When he opened his mouth, Fang Yuan didn't pay attention to him, and said, "Fourth, you have been dealing with the homeless people these days, and the burden of contacting the homeless people will be handed over to you. ”

Qin Zhan came back to his senses at this time, it turned out that Fang Yuan ordered him to escort the grain with full authority and distribute silver to the homeless, which was based on this calculation.

Qin Zhan thought of suddenly making a big case of destroying people, or destroying the eight families, he still had some palpitations, and said with a sad face, "Boss, if such a big thing is done, if someone detects it, you have to cover me!" We said that to be brothers is to live and die together. ”

Fang Yuan said angrily, "Fuck you, there's no auspicious word." ”

Jing Jie also said, "Zhangjiakou Gong City is a large military fort with extremely strong defense, and the eight Jin merchants are gathered together, and they can organize at least three or four thousand people to guard them. These homeless people are unarmed and have no siege equipment, how can they capture the military fort of Gongshi? ”

Fang Yuan took a sip of tea and said, "I don't have any weapons, ask Governor Sun for it!" Without siege equipment, our artillery battalion is vegetarian? Li Zongze is afraid that his hands are itching! ”

Jing Jie realized that he wanted to drag Sun Chuanting into the water to wet his feet, and with the importance of Fang Yuan and Sun Chuanting to Daming, even if he caused a big disaster, Chongzhen would also die to protect the two of them.

And sending Li Zongze, who had never shown his face, to assist the displaced people in attacking the city, that was impossible for anyone to find the slightest handle.

Fang Yuan put down the teacup and looked at Jing Jie and Qin Zhan with a smile, "Third and fourth, you have no objections, right?" ”

Qin Zhan and Jing Jie claimed to be.

Chigutai looked dissatisfied, stood up and said, "Shaman envoy, I have objections, this battle is not my share, so I don't want to be a bird?" ”

Fang Yuan greatly admired his war-hungry temperament, looked at him and said, "Yes, of course there is, you come here." ”

Chigutai approached Fang Yuan, and Fang Yuan explained to him in a low voice, "As the overseer of the siege, after you entered the city, all the people of the Eight Great Jin Merchants were tied up for me. ”

Chigutai's face turned cloudy to clear, and Daxi said, "Okay, okay, I'll go and prepare immediately." ”

After Chigutai laughed and went, Fang Yuan's eyes fell on Qin Zhan and Jing Jie, and began to explain the task to the two, "Fourth, you immediately go and contact the displaced people who are willing to fight for their lives, and promise them that after the matter is completed, 50,000 taels will be used as a reward for them." ”

When Qin Zhan heard that it was a good deal like stealing his family, he suddenly accepted the order.

Fang Yuan looked at Jing Jie again and said, "Third brother, you go and contact Li Zongze, transfer all the artillery, gunpowder, and lead bullets in the artillery battalion, and prepare for the siege." ”

"Yes!"

After Jing Jie agreed, he hesitated and said, "Boss, the general movements of the general troops of Xuanfu and Datong Second Army Town are difficult to understand, if they send troops to exterminate the displaced people, they have to guard against it!" ”

Jiang Jian, the chief soldier of Datong, and Wang Chengyin, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, each of these two people have 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, which is the battle-hardened Ming border army, and the existence of these armies is indeed a thorny problem.

Fang Yuan's eyes stared at the teacup on the table and said, "I have my own way to deal with Jiang Pai and Wang Chengyin, they are difficult to protect, where do I still have the heart to rescue the Eight Great Jin Merchants?" ”

Jing Jie saw that his face was full of confidence, and it seemed that he did have a way to deal with Datong and Xuanfu Erjun Town, so he didn't ask any more.