But now that the two of them have been married, Sun Yueling has no reason to retreat, which makes him even more unprincipled, and immediately followed his words and said: "Since Lord Zhu is not self-respecting, why don't you dare to raise troops to fight?" Could it be that he was afraid of that extravagant Chongming gang of Nanban? Or is Lord Zhu in poor health and can't adapt to the smoke and miasma in southern Sichuan? ”

Zhu Xieyuan laughed angrily at the sky, stared at him again, and said: "Sun Xun, in the entire southwest, you can be regarded as the first person who dares to talk to this governor like this, and you are worthy of being the superintendent of the Imperial History. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

This sentence is not only a reminder of his identity, but also a merciless irony. Although the patrol has great power, after all, he is still a seven-rank official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, as an important member of the court guarding the town, Zhu Xieyuan can deign to negotiate with him, which is already very face-saving to him, if he was not personally recommended by the current first assistant to sc Zhu Xieyuan would have swept him aside.

Sun Yueling tightened his face and said: "Lord Zhu, the lower officials are not for personal selfishness, but for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, this is the heartfelt words of the lower officials, I only hope that the adults can send troops as soon as possible." If there is any offense between the words, please also ask your Excellency Haihan. At this time, he had to take a detour, or if he poked one intestine to the end, the two would have to fall out, and he didn't need to press the sc to roll up and leave.

Zhu Xieyuan said lightly: "According to your words, this official did not send troops to fight for thieves, but for personal selfishness?" ”

Sun Yueling lowered his head and said: "The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials just have been wondering in their hearts, why are the adults unwilling to send troops to fight the thieves?" ”

Zhu Xieyuan snorted and said, "Do you think it's so simple to exterminate extravagant Chongming, and you can exterminate it if you say that it can be exterminated, do you understand the current situation between the enemy and us?" ”

In this regard, Sun Yueling had already done his homework, and replied: "Master Zhu, although the lower officials are not talented, they have also put a lot of thought into this. According to the understanding of the lower officials, after Lord Zhu relieved the siege of Chengdu and recovered ZQ, the rebels of Luxury Chongming were suppressed by the imperial army in the southern Sichuan area, and could not advance an inch, and could only rely on the dangerous terrain in southern Sichuan to protect themselves, which was already frightened. At present, the Ming army is gathering in the area of Xuzhou Mansion, and it is possible to gather the strength of the soldiers of the whole Sichuan to defeat it in one fell swoop, and never suffer from it, I don't know what the adults think? ”

Before the words fell, Zhu Xieyuan snorted coldly and said, "Childish." ”

Sun Yueling was ashamed when he heard this, but he was not convinced in his heart, and asked: "Then please give me a lesson or two, so as to open the stubbornness in my chest." ”

Zhu Xieyuan sneered a few times and said: "You only know that Yu Chongming was suppressed by the imperial army in the southern Sichuan area, but you can't see the many difficulties that our side is facing at the moment, which is really short-sighted. After a pause, he said, "Do you know that if you want to successfully settle the situation, you have to solve the three problems at hand?" ”

Sun Yueling was surprised: "What are the three problems? ”

Zhu Xieyuan continued to talk and said: "This first problem is the issue of soldiers' salaries. As the saying goes, the three armies go first before the grain and grass are moved, but now that the soldiers' salaries have not been paid for half a year, the soldiers have long been resentful and demoralized, so how can they kill the enemy with peace of mind? ”

Looking at Sun Yueling's surprised face, he continued, "The siege of Chengdu and ZQ was solved that day, it was to protect the homeland, so the soldiers had no choice but to do their best. But now that Yu Chongming has returned to Yongning's lair, how can these generals in central and eastern Sichuan really kill the thief Pingkou? ”

Sun Yueling didn't expect such a situation, so he asked cautiously: "My lord, doesn't the imperial court send out Pingkou salary every year, so it will fall into such a field?" ”

Zhu Xieyuan glanced at him and said, "Is Lord Inspector really not understanding or pretending to be confused, and he still expects the imperial court to pay money?" ”

"The lower officials really don't know the reason for this." Sun Yueling had to answer honestly.

Zhu Xieyuan laughed and sighed: "Master Sun, you are the old man who has never seen the imperial history!" After a pause, he continued, "The imperial court spends four million taels of military salaries in Liaodong every year, but the military salaries spent on our southwest to suppress the Kou are only 800,000 taels a year, which is a world of difference!" If all the 800,000 taels can be in place, it will be enough to motivate the soldiers to fight bravely to kill the enemy, but this only 800,000 taels, after the layers of the imperial court drifted, and then removed those weapons and armor that must be prepared, the silver that was really enough to be issued to the hands of ordinary soldiers in Shiwu was less than one tenth, and it was difficult for the soldiers to even support their families, so how could they really work for the imperial court? So, that's the first big problem! ”

Sun Yueling was silent.

Zhu Xieyuan said: "This second problem is the problem of internal troubles. Since the uprising of Xu Hongru, the demon leader of the SD Smelling Fragrance Society, the remnants of the White Lotus Sect in SX Huguang and SC have been ready to move, ready to wait for an opportunity to respond. Xu Chengming, the head of our SC's White Lotus Sect, also frequently created bloody cases in Chengdu some time ago, causing a storm in the city, you should have heard of this matter, right? ”

Sun Yueling nodded, indicating that he knew about it. After he came to Chengdu, what he heard most from the people in the neighborhood was the White Lotus Sect's bloody case. Since the SD Xu Hongru uprising, the imperial court has increased the suppression of the White Lotus Sect in various places to prevent them from responding to the Xu Hongru uprising and forming a tail that will not fall.

In order to respond to the SD Xu Hongru uprising, the head of the White Lotus Sect of SC has already created two bloody cases in Chengdu City, killing countless innocent people, which is terrifying. Among them, one of the most tragic bloody cases created by Xu Chengming was the massacre in the Chengdu chariot and horse shop before the end of the year - those demons with their faces covered and wearing white lotus costumes, holding long knives and sharp swords, rushed into the chariot and horse shop, and slashed at the innocent travelers and pedestrians inside, killing everyone who met them, and the whole Chengdu and even the southwestern provinces were panicked and uneasy.

Zhu Xieyuan continued: "If we send troops easily, this official expects that these violent and terrorist people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic will definitely take the opportunity to cause chaos, and when the time comes, our army will be drawn out, Chengdu and even the surrounding states and counties will be empty, maybe these demons will take the opportunity to invade the prefectures and counties, and when the time comes, we will be attacked on both sides, not only will it be difficult to exterminate Xuan Chongming, but I am afraid that even we will be difficult to protect!" ”

After a pause, he continued, "Besides, I heard that SD Xu Hongru had already sent his henchmen to SC in order to reduce his own pressure, and tried to say that Xu Chengming would raise troops to respond. Although SD's rebellion has been suppressed by the imperial court, before Xu Chengming, the head of the White Lotus Sect in the southwest, has not been conferred a head, we must not easily move troops. ”

Sun Yueling frowned when he heard this, and the White Lotus Sect responded to SD Xu Hongru's uprising all over the country, which gave the officials of the state capitals of the Ming Dynasty a big headache, and they stepped up their strict investigation under their rule. Towards the end of last year, the rebellion of the Smelling Fragrance Society, which had been chaotic for several months, was finally completely suppressed, Xu Hongru and other rebellious parties were captured by the imperial court and escorted to Jingshi Lingchi to be executed, but the White Lotus Sect in various places did not die down because of this, they were all secretly plotting, ready to move, and could resurgce at any time.

Therefore, Zhu Xieyuan's remarks are undoubtedly facts, and they are also the common worries of the entire SC officials, so he continued to ask: "So, what is the third problem?" ”

Zhu Xieyuan said slowly: "The third major problem is how to recruit the rebels. Because our side is strong and the rebels are weak, they rely on the bluestone cliff and Tianpeng Cave to hold on, and do not fight a frontal decisive battle with our army, but continue to carry out nuisance and guerrilla operations against our army in the areas of Jianwu, Changning, and Zunyi in Z County, resulting in our army having to deploy defense on multiple fronts and be unable to cope. The bluestone cliff canopy cave is backed by the mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so there is no suitable opportunity, our army can not easily enter the army, otherwise it is afraid of being ambushed by the rebels and leading to the danger of destruction. ”

After listening to these three problems, Sun Yueling was completely convinced, no wonder Zhu Xieyuan had not sent troops for a long time, it turned out that there were so many difficulties that were difficult to solve, and he said helplessly: "Then according to the opinion of adults, when should we be able to march?" ”

Zhu Xieyuan shook his head and sighed: "Only by waiting, when the imperial court allocates enough money, and according to the inspection envoy Si Yamen, we will have the ability to enter the army to suppress the Kou, otherwise everything is empty talk." ”

Sun Yueling's brows furrowed even tighter, as a sc patrol, he was responsible for supervising the war, how could he wait for nothing to do. But what is he capable of solving the three problems at hand?

He thought hard for a while, and some methods vaguely appeared in his heart, and he didn't know if it would work, so he couldn't help but say to Zhu Xieyuan: "My lord, it is the mission of the lower officials to sweep away the thieves in the southwest. The lower officials are not talented, and they are willing to solve the worries of the adults, see if they can solve these three problems, and eliminate the rebel party as soon as possible. ”

Zhu Xieyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? How? Sun Xun said it to me as fast as he could! ”

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Sun Yueling took a group of people out of the north gate of Chengdu and went to Baishi Mountain City, the head of the four major merchant clans of the Ming Dynasty, which is famous all over the world.

He went to Baishi Mountain City this time on behalf of Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of SC. The first plan he offered to Zhu Xieyuan was very simple, that is, to borrow money to pay salaries - since the Ming court had not been able to pay enough money to the soldiers, Sun Yueling suggested to Zhu Xieyuan that he should first borrow money from a well-known local merchant to pay in advance, and then return it to them after the court issued the money to quell the chaos.

The government borrowed money from merchants to pay the imperial court's military salaries, which had never happened before.

Zhu Xieyuan only felt unbelievable after hearing this, not to mention whether this was suitable for the imperial court, I am afraid that those merchants may not agree to lend money to the government, if they agree, then it is easy to say; If they refuse, it will really make the world laugh at the world and lose the dignity of the court, and the people will be even more disappointed in the court and no longer trust and support the government.

But Sun Yueling didn't think so, in his later life, the local government was often in debt, many times it was borrowed money to do things, and then slowly repaid the arrears, after all, as long as the taxes were there, as long as there was no danger to the power of the court, it was impossible for the imperial court to collapse.

In fact, Zhu Xieyuan has long been dissatisfied with these Ming traders, when the country was strong, these people made a lot of money and filled their pockets; When the country is in trouble, they become an iron rooster that does not pull out a hair, as if the country's difficulties have nothing to do with them. You must know that without the implementation of the imperial decree and the escort of the government, how could these traders have achieved today's achievements?

When Sun Yueling brought up this matter, although Zhu Xieyuan didn't agree with it very much, he still decided to let him give it a try.

Since he is willing to be this up-and-coming bird, why not let him touch the interests of these vendors, even if this matter fails, he can still come out and clean up the mess at that time. Besides, this Sun Yueling said that he was very familiar with the business of Baishi Mountain City, and he was full of confidence in borrowing money this time, and it was unknown that he could really handle this matter.

Therefore, with Zhu Xieyuan's expectations, Sun Yueling decided to go to Baishi Mountain City, the richest local business, to borrow money. Since he came to Chengdu, he has been busy with government affairs, and he can't spare time to go to the long-awaited Baishi Mountain City. I didn't expect to go to Baishan for the first time, the purpose was to borrow money, and I thought that I had seen Chu Xinying, Ma Hou and others, and I really didn't know how to say this.

However, he swore in front of Zhu Xieyuan, and he was even more burdened with suppression, so he could no longer retreat at this moment, so he had to be hard-headed and thick-faced, and went to Baishi Mountain City with his entourage.