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Seeing Tang Ruji's bow moved, he sighed silently and said: "Brother Siji, I came out of Suzhou, and I regard the people of Susong as my parents, and I don't want to repay my relatives all the time; But now I really have no choice, I can only take care of my parents to borrow. I will also tell you that the Southeast Domain only has about 800,000 taels of silver, and this money is still stretched thin to pacify Quzhou, let alone enter the Three Nests. ”

Tang Ruji opened his mouth wide in surprise and said, "How can it be so little?" Su Song alone, it is necessary to pay nearly one million taels of silver to the treasury every year, plus Xijiang, Lake, Guangjiangxi, these are not poor provinces, and there has been no war in the past two years, how can there be no silver? .

"Hehe" smiled silently and bitterly: "Eat a lot, spend more, and then put on a master who has never lived a life, and only if you can save money, can you have a ghost...... Because the state of war has never been lifted. The armies of the provinces were maintained at a very high number, and the annual burden of food and salaries was overwhelming the provinces, and sometimes they had to rely on the Governor's Office for support; In addition, Hu Zongxian has always spent money lavishly, only playing what he thinks should be spent, never frowning, and he doesn't know what it means to live within his means, so it is not surprising that today's situation has occurred.

After listening to the silent words, Tang Ruji had already made up his mind, but he knew that he had to say it to death this time, otherwise if he came again, he would definitely have to be thrown into Suzhou Creek, so he mustered up the courage and said: "Since my lord is open and honest, the lower officials have also told you the truth, I do have so many 8.8 million taels of silver deposited there, which I originally planned to use to join forces with the local government and open a commercial house in Nanyang."

"Huh?. This time it was Shen Mo's turn to be surprised, and said, "Why don't I know about this?" ”

Tang Ruji, who had planned to report to the adults after being thorough, hurriedly explained: "How dare you not agree to such a big matter."

"Tell us a little bit about your plans." Shen Mo said with interest.

Seeing that the adults were interested, Tang Ruji was also very happy, and said: "That's the case, many of our maritime merchants have reported that there are Francois people who have established a stronghold in Nanyang, buying short and selling short to raise prices, resulting in a serious decline in income in the past two years. ”

Shen Mo knew that Tang Ruji's ability was still very strong, and if he just let go of his hands and feet, he would definitely be able to make a career, he nodded approvingly and said: "This matter is very good, let's discuss it well in the future, and we must get it done."

Seeing his first proposal after taking refuge, he received a warm response from the adults, Tang Ruji was very excited, patted his chest and said: "The two million taels are wrapped in me, please rest assured." ”

"Then the governor of Jiangbei will not fall on others." Shen Mo said happily: "Please rest assured."

"It's just" Tang Ruji was happy, but he hadn't forgotten his original intention, and whispered: "This year has passed, and you can't let Su Songbei come out next year" I assured you and nodded silently: "There will be no such burden next year."

Tang Ruji nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Liu Xian arrived, and Tang Ruji got up and said: "My lord talked to Mr. Liu, and the next official retired first."

Silent got up and sent him to the door, looking at his back as he left in a hurry, although this person often slipped around and patted horses, but proved that his thoughts were equally strong, and it was such a world, people who didn't know this set of things were really difficult to mix, so they couldn't blame them all, just take their advantages.

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Liu Xian arrived, he was fifty years old this year, his beard was gray, and he looked older than his actual age, but his face was majestic, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and he was dressed tightly in a military general's uniform, so no one dared to underestimate this old general.

treated Liu Xian, Shen Mo seemed to be much more affectionate and respectful, not only took the initiative to greet him, but also invited him to take a seat. ordered someone to make good tea, but Liu Xian also went through ups and downs several times. How dare you be a little big, insist on sitting in silence, and the two of them will be separated by a coffee table, and sit and talk.

After shushing the cold and asking for warmth, Liu Xian took the initiative to ask: "I don't know what happened when the lord summoned the officials?"

"Alas, recently, the cabinet has repeatedly moved to urge, and ordered the officials to organize the suppression of Sanchao and said silently: "But I won't tell you, I have a dark eye on the Ganyue side, and I only know about it in the Tingjidi newspaper" I heard that Cousin Cao is from Jiangxi, so I invited you over to inquire about the details. ”

"The adult asked the right person, the last general is from Nanchang, Jiangxi." Liu Xian said with a smile.

"Which one?" Shen Mo asked casually, for military generals, the guard is their hometown, for example, Qi Jiguang is from Dengzhou Wei, and Yu Dajiao is from Quanzhou Wei, so he asked this question.

But Liu Xian's face darkened when he heard this, and he said in a low voice: "The last general is not a hereditary military household. ”

"Oh?" Shen Mo was surprised: "That's too powerful, Qi Jiguang is the commander of the four products as soon as he becomes a soldier, and Yu Daxian also starts from a hundred households, which is very unfavorable for people who are halfway in the army, but Liu Xian actually did it earlier than both of them to become the chief military officer of the Zuodu Governor, which is fast enough." Interested: "Can you tell us about your experience?" ”

Liu Xian didn't feel that there was anything to be proud of, and said in a low voice: "The last general read less scriptures and books, and understood the meaning of the text a little, but later his family was poor and destitute, and he couldn't eat enough, so he could only live in the temple and be looked down upon all day long." I wanted to die a hundred

Listening to his miraculous experience, he couldn't help but sigh: "This is a divine guarantee." "He believes in God, or he wouldn't have come to this world, but he doesn't have this good life, and he can pour out the secrets of his heart to others.

The monk in the temple also said the same Liu Xian smiled gratefully: "So I was determined not to die, because I was born with a lot of strength, and I can dance with guns and sticks, that year coincided with the martial arts, so I signed up to participate, and I passed all the way through the generals, and obtained a martial arts list eye, and later awarded four "Chengdu Wei Baihu, followed the governor Zhang Zhongcheng to crusade against Yibin Miao Chao, and the army fell into battle, killing more than 50 people for a while, capturing the first three evil, and the army continued to advance. The thieves of the First World War were all over

"Appreciated by Lord Zhongcheng, promoted me to deputy Qianhu, and later transferred with him to the governor of Guangdong, suppressed bandits in Guangdong, resisted the war, and was promoted to command the whole thing after a lot of merit, and was valued by Zhang Jing, the governor of Liangguang at that time, and brought the lower officials to Xijiang, as the deputy commander-in-chief, and then the later things, the adults know"

Shen Mo praised his head: "Cousin Cao's civil and military skills, with a lot of military achievements, is really a Confucian general, and he will definitely go down in history after a hundred years, and future generations will be proud of it."

"Alas," Liu Xian sighed: "It's just a matter of living in peace, the children and grandchildren don't complain about me, just choose this Qiu Ba Road for them."

Over the years, the generals have really not been normal, and said silently: "But with the victory of the resistance, your name has spread all over the country, and people have regained their respect." Said in a deep voice: "If a country wants to prosper, it is not possible to have a martial spirit, at the beginning of my dynasty, I swept away the eight wildernesses**, and established an immortal power, relying on this martial spirit!" ”

At that time, the status of the military attache was much higher than it is now, and Liu Xian said leisurely: "Among the thirty-six princes who founded the country, only one was a civil official. At that time, the military was on top, and the civil officials were there." Speaking of which, he realized that he had lost his words, and quickly changed his words: "That is obviously wrong, so it is more conducive to the stability of the country to suppress military force and emphasize literature in recent years."

"It is wrong to suppress military force and emphasize literature, the country will be too weak, and it is inevitable to repeat the mistakes of the two Song Dynasty; However, the military generals cannot hold the military power, otherwise the tragedy of the fall of the Tang Dynasty may be repeated...... Shen Mo smiled and said: "I wonder if there is a way to allow civilian officials to grasp military power without interfering with the training and combat of military generals, and at the same time greatly improve the status of the army and soldiers, which is a good medicine for Shen Zhen."

Liu Xian's eyes lit up when he heard this: "If you can really do this, you will be blinded by the end of your life." ”

"That's right." Shen Mo laughed and said: "You have to live well, without you Confucian generals and generals, any change is empty talk."

For the sake of adults, Liu Xian's heart was hot and said: "I also have two more years to live." ”

"Haha, that's right, drink tea and drink tea," Shen Mo greeted him warmly.

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A seemingly inconsequential conversation brought the relationship between the two closer, which was not only due to silence, but also Liu Xian's strong communication skills.

After taking a few sips of tea, Shen Mo finally returned to the topic: "The three-nose rebellion at the junction of Jiangxi and Guangdong. Why is it so difficult to calm down for many years? ”

"Alas" Liu Xian said with palpitations: "The so-called three nests in Guangdong actually refer to a place with Guangdong Heping, Jiangxi Longnan, and Dingnan counties as horns, a radius of 800 miles, where the poor mountains and bad waters are full of people, the terrain is extremely dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has always been a place for thieves to say with a sigh: "Don't talk about it far away, let's just say that during the Zhengde period 50 years ago, there was a rebellion in southern Gannan that shocked the whole country, all over southern Gan and the mountainous areas at the junction of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong. The local officials were indecisive for a long time, and later the imperial court sent Yang Minggong to inspect Zhanglu in southern Ganzhou, and sat in Ganzhou to suppress bandits. But it is inevitable that corpses are all over the field, and there is still a murder pit there in the past, and when he heard that this was a problem that Wang Yangming had a headache, he felt more and more that the problem was tricky, and asked in a low voice: "Is it the same place this time?"

"Yes, Dingnan County, Heping County, these are all county governance that was established at the request of Yangming Gong Gong back then." Liu Xiandao: "Now you understand why this rebellion occurred, why it lasted for so many years, and why the fighting power of the rebels was so strong, right?" ”

"Well," Shen Mo nodded silently, it was a land full of hatred for the imperial court, although that generation is dead, but their children and grandchildren will not forget the hatred of the past, once they have the opportunity, once they are touched, they will explode with amazing destructive power, they will be like their fathers, build armies, set up camps, and rely on the mountains that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Launched one attack after another on the government, and the father died and the son was replaced, without the slightest hesitation.

If Yang Ming Gong could have worked there for a few more years, maybe there would not be today's rebellion Liu Xian sighed: "But he was quickly transferred out of southern Jiangnan, and before the hatred could be resolved, it became a seed, and finally broke out again ten years ago, Li Wenbiao, Lai Qinggui, Xie Yunzhang, these people are no different from Lan Tianfeng and Xie Zhishan back then, among which Xie Yunzhang is still Xie Zhizhi." 's widow escaped the beheading of the whole house, and came to plague the court again

"From the perspective of others", he felt that the atmosphere was really depressing, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "That's avenging my father."

"Yes, Liu Xian nodded and said: "These little people are just under the banner of revenge, especially to gather their subordinates, and they are not a bully... Collapsed to be ashamed, when the lower officials were in Guangdong, they sighed with Mugang's Li Granny, although they did not taste defeat, but they were helpless, I didn't think that these years had passed, and they had become more and more fierce, and they had occupied Guangdong Heping, Long' Xingning and Jiangxi Longnan, Xinfeng, Anyuan and other fifteen counties, and their power has far exceeded that time during the Zhengde period. ”

"Yes, the imperial court will not let them develop at that time." The corners of Shen Mo's mouth brought up a wry smile and said: "But let's make a fuss, we have to go outside first and then settle inside, people will naturally not be polite." Don't you have enough energy to play turf? ”

Liu Xian nodded and said: "So what Hu Dashuai presented before he left office is not 300,000 soldiers, and silver is not 1 million taels." of the cantata. It's not an exaggeration. ”

After listening to Liu Xian's words, he got up and paced silently, pondered for a while, and then stopped: "If I meet these two conditions, can you pacify the three nests?" ”

"The subordinate is a military general, how can there be a reason to be in charge." Liu Xian spread his hands and said: "At most, he is a pioneer officer, and he opens roads and bridges when he encounters water, but the candidate for this handsome man has to be a civil official." ”

Shen Mo knew that what he said was the truth, and that it was not the time to change this, so he asked softly, "Then who do you think is suitable?" ”

"The lower officials do not avoid relatives." Liu Xian and Tang Ruji's heroes saw the same thing, but what he recommended was not himself, but his benefactor, and said: "The current governor of Guangdong, Zhang Zhongcheng, the word Zhengye, the number Baichuan, is Jiajing's five-year jinshi, only one subject later than Xu Gelao, Xiaochang military, long-term Wenshuai, Fujian, Shu, Chu vassal ministers. He has put down the rebellion several times for the imperial court, and has made great achievements, including the Miao Rebellion in Yibin, the Hunan Rebellion in Chudi, and the extermination of the sea bandits in Guangdong this year, all of which were fought very beautifully" Speaking of this, Liu Xian's face was full of pride, as if he was happier than he himself won the battle. But when he thought of what happened to his benefactor over the years, he couldn't laugh and whispered: "More than ten years ago, he was an official and worshiped the squire of the military department, and it was only later that he was implicated by Li Mo and was demoted to the post of governor of Guangdong, but he did not slack off at all, organized resistance in Guangdong, and won dozens of victories, and at the same time exterminated the pirates entrenched in the sea and land, as well as the bandits in the interior, so that there was a rare stable situation in Guangdong. ”

"In the correspondence with the lower officials, the boss hated the Sanchao rebellion, but because they were cunning and the three holes, and the main territory was in Jiangxi, it was effective to rely on Guangdong alone." Liu Xian said and arched his hand: "Xiaguan dares to pack tickets, there is no more suitable candidate for the governor of Jiangxi and Guangdong than Mr. Zhang, as long as you choose him, it is not a problem to pacify the three nests!" ”

"Could it be that he is more powerful than Yang Minggong?" asked with a silent smile.

"I don't dare to say that." Liu Xian smiled and said proudly: "But the current army is much more powerful than when Yang Ming was in the past." "After the tempering of the Anti-Japanese War, every province has a strong army that can fight, and it is indeed not comparable to the Zhengde period when the peace was long and the armament was relaxed.

"Haha, that's a good point." Shen Mo smiled slightly: "In this way, this official has to meet the legendary Boss Zhang." ”

"Adults are as good as they are." Liu Xian praised: "You will be proud of this wise decision. ”

"Oh, I hope so." Shen Mo smiled: "Is he in Hangzhou now?" ”

"Yes." Liu Xian nodded and said, "I was recruited by Dashuai last month, and now you haven't let me go, so I've been waiting in the post house." ”

"Then let's get him over for a while." After speaking silently, he said: "Forget it, it's better for the official to go in person, how can I let the old-timers come to see me." ”

Liu Xian was very happy to say this to Shen Mo, so he took him to the official post on the bank of the West Lake, and saw the table of the old man with white hair.

For Shen Mo's personal visit, Zhang Table felt very useful, and his words were very affectionate, and Shen Mo also had a good impression of this old man with a dignified appearance, steady manners, and a very great general's demeanor, so the two sides began to exchange views on the situation in Lunnan with a happy mood.

Through conversation, Shen Mo found that Liu Xian was not lying, this old man was very familiar with military affairs, and he knew the situation of Sanchao well, and even made several sets of battle plans, obviously treating the other party as an imaginary enemy for a long time.

Shen Mo was very satisfied with the result of the conversation, and what made him even happier was that a table only needed 500,000 taels of silver, and 100,000 troops could achieve victory, which would undoubtedly greatly relieve the overstretched southeastern finances.

After going back, Shen Mo thought about it again, and then consulted several governors and commanders-in-chief, all of whom said that Zhang Zhongcheng was the best candidate, so he made up his mind to recommend Zhang Table to the imperial court as the governor of Jiangxi and Guangdong, and after explaining his reasons, he hurriedly submitted it to the Beijing division for 800 miles.

Maybe it was because Zhang Table's qualifications were too hard, or maybe because the pressure of the Sanchao rebellion was too great, and five days later, a holy decree came back and appointed Zhang Gao as the governor of the imperial history of the left capital, Ganyue.

The silence also opened the treasury, prepared the required grain and military salaries, and then transferred several famous generals such as Liu Xian, Yu Dajiao, Guo Cheng, and 100,000 soldiers who had fought for a long time, all under the command of Zhang Gao, and ordered his fire rate army to go south to suppress the traitors in Sanchao...... The monthly pass is only one-third of the usual level. A month of shame, unforgettable, I don't want to lose like this again.

Only by rising up, washing away the shame in December, and letting the battle flag fly again",!