Wen Tiren saw that Yang Sichang was silent, thinking that the other party was greedy for the power in his hands and was unwilling to make concessions, he smiled slightly, and casually put a son on the catalpa: "Wen is weak, this world is like chess, sometimes you have to be fierce and diligent, and sometimes you have to retreat to advance." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info You are now the first assistant, and you are in charge of the Military Aircraft Department, then Liu Cheng is still your Lingzun's selection of his own army, and in your hands, he also pacified the Shaanxi thieves and cleared the charge for Lingzun. It can be described as a high authority and a success. But when the water is full, it overflows, the moon is full and the moon is lost, and the world is changeable, how can there be a long-term truth? Rather than having to come down at that time, it is better to take the initiative and hold the profit and protect the name. ”

"Then Duke Wen means to let me resign as the first assistant?"

"That's not necessary!" Wen Tiren said with a smile: "Now that the DPRK can be as accustomed to military affairs as you, and there is no one else who can still gain the trust of the saint, if you go to work, who will preside over the center and assist the saint?" It's just that this military aircraft department is in charge of military affairs, and it is only a wall away from the saint, so you are the first assistant to serve here at the same time, I'm afraid it's not a long-term solution, right? ”

"Thank you Gong Wen for mentioning it!" Yang Sichang nodded: "I also understand this, Shoufu is the head of the outer court, and it is indeed not too appropriate to meddle in the inner court, but the current situation is critical, and I am worried about internal and external troubles, and I am also temporary-"

"Didn't the thief already ask for plausion?" Wen Tiren interrupted Yang Sichang's defense, and his expression became serious: "Although there are still Donglu outside the Guan, but it was a disturbance during the Wanli period, it has been more than 20 years, and it is not possible to calm it overnight, do you still plan to take charge of the military aircraft department to pacify Dongyu?" Wen is weak, you are a human minister, but you are in charge of the master's authority, this is too Ah to hold it, how can it last long? The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the Son of Heaven in the palace are all staring at you, have you forgotten what happened to Zhang Taiyue at the beginning? Speaking of this, he probably felt that his tone was too harsh, and sighed: "Isn't it to let you do your power, you can resign as an envoy to the Military Aircraft Department and let Chen Xinjia follow, what's the difference with the past?" ”

"Then let's do as Gong Wen said, I will go back to the Son of Heaven and ask for resignation as an envoy to the Military Aircraft Department!" Yang Sichang smiled: "To be honest, the messengers on both sides are too heavy, and I really can't hold on anymore, so it's okay, at least I can have more time to play two chess games with Gong Wen!" Speaking of this, he also gave a son and said with a smile: "Gong Wen, how do you see my response?" ”

"Good, good, great trick!" Wen Tiren looked at the chessboard, clapped his hands and smiled: "Wait for me to think about it!" ”

At this time, a servant ran in quickly and whispered a few words to Yang Sichang.

"What? Master Chen is here, just outside, please come in! Yang Sichang's brows immediately furrowed, what could make Chen Xinjia lose the big mess in the Military Aircraft Department and come here? Could it be that there was a mistake in Li Zicheng's appeasement?

In a blink of an eye, I saw Chen Xinjia enter the courtyard, only to see that his face was full of excitement that could not be hidden, even his sleeves were rolled up, and he hugged Yang Sichang and Wen Tiren, then took out a Tang newspaper from his arms and handed it over: "Mr. Yang, please take a look, the urgent Tang Bao over there in Datong!" ”

"Datong? What happened to Liu Cheng's side? Yang Sichang glanced at Chen Xinjia, opened the document and just read two lines, his eyes widened involuntarily, he jumped up, and suddenly overturned the chessboard in front of him, and the chess pieces spilled all over the ground. Wen Tiren, who was meditating on the chessboard, was suddenly annoyed: "Wen is weak, what are you doing?" If you lose, you lose! ”

"Duke Wen, the emperor, Huang Taiji is dead!" Yang Sichang's voice and body were trembling violently, and even with that report, it was like the wings of a dragonfly.

"Who, who died?" Wen Tiren didn't hear Yang Sichang's words clearly, and when he stood up, he was about to reach out to pick up the Tang newspaper in Yang Sichang's hand.

"Huang Taiji! Chief of the Eastern Captives! was beheaded by Liu Cheng on the bank of the Baiger River, beheaded more than 7,000 years, captured more than 14,000 people, and accumulated a mountain! At this time, Yang Sichang had completely lost the city government and demeanor of the first assistant on weekdays, his eyes were slightly red, and his hands and feet trembled, like a gambler who suddenly won a five-million lottery.

"What? Seriously? Show me! Wen Tiren snatched the Tang Newspaper and muttered while reading it: "This is unlikely, Liu Cheng can't be lying about the military situation, right?" ”

"Probably not!" Yang Sichang had already recovered from Fang Cai's ecstasy: "There are more than seven thousand heads, even if Liu Cheng goes to kill good and take risks, it is not easy to get the heads of more than seven thousand strong men, right?" There are also captured armor battles, raw mouths, these can't deceive people. Huang Taiji is the head of the Eastern Captives, not an ordinary small leader, not to mention that he also said that the head of the captive chief will be sent later, and at most a Korean envoy will come to see if it is true or false! Liu Cheng is a fine person, and he is not so stupid as to be so easy to expose the panic! ”

"If it's true, it's the merit of the marquis!" Wen Tiren returned the Tang report to Yang Sichang, and his brows furrowed.

"The feudal marquis is a certainty, so many people have been captured, and even the chieftain has died, I'm afraid that the eastern captives will be greatly injured! If Liu Cheng didn't already have a wife, I was afraid that the Son of Heaven would still give him a marriage! Looking at the Tang newspaper again, Yang Sichang suddenly sighed: "Liu Cheng was also hit by an arrow in the throat and was seriously injured, hey, why is this arrow not an inch high?"

Wen Tiren's face changed slightly, he waved his hand to signal the servants on the side to retreat, and only he, Yang Sichang, and Chen Xinjia were left in the courtyard. He lowered his voice and said, "Why did Wen Liang say this? Liu Cheng is also a meritorious man! ”

"At the beginning of the Korean War, the captive chief Nurhachi was the commander of the Jianzhou Guard, and he also invited troops to send troops to North Korea to protect Liaodong, at that time he was not a meritorious minister of my Ming Dynasty? Who would have thought that twenty years later, he would become a big problem for my Da Ming? Yang Sichang's voice was not loud, but it was very firm: "At this time, loyalty may not be loyal at that time, and loyalty may not be loyal to a province when you are in charge of a county. Liu Cheng has now mastered the Monan tribes, and his wife is the princess of the Jungger tribe, and she is friendly with the Moxi and Mobei tribes. Sharp soldiers and strong armor, horses and firearms, this time he slashed Huang Taiji, and it was beneficial to my Ming Dynasty to hit the East Prisoner, but if he raised troops to rebel in the future, who would resist him? ”

"What do you think you should do if you are weak?"

"Promote his lordship to reward his merits, and divide his subordinates to reduce his power!" Yang Sichang thought for a while and replied: "It is the law of the imperial court to reward meritorious service, and its killing of the captive chieftain is a great achievement, so it should naturally be rewarded, otherwise it is not enough to motivate the soldiers to have the heart to kill the enemy and serve the country!" Divide the people to prevent problems before they happen! Gong Wen, what do you think? ”

"Well, Wen is weak and fair, and he has won my heart. In this way, tomorrow you and I will write to the saint, ask Liu to become a marquis, and at the same time seal Ezhe as the king of Shunyi, send him out of the fortress, bring gold silk to reward the meritorious people, attract people's hearts, and let him and Abunai and Khan when there is a chance, so as to divide Liu Cheng's momentum! ”

"Very good, in this way, this Ezhe must be grateful to the imperial court, and at the same time divide half of Liu Cheng's subordinates, the strength is weak, and they contain each other, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone!"

Chaoyi.

"My lord, this is the account of the past six months!" Xu Xianming put the thick stack of ledgers in front of Liu Cheng, carefully retreated to the side and stood with his hands down.

"There are no people here, and you don't have to be so formal!" Liu Cheng didn't go through the account book, and pointed to the chair next to him with a smile: "Sit down and talk!" ”

"Thank you, sir!" Xu Xianming had been following Liu Cheng for a long time, and knew that the other party was a cheerful person, so he dropped half of his buttocks and said with a smile: "The villain has overpassed!" ”

"I've been leading troops to fight for most of the year, and I haven't taken care of it here, in fact, this is my foundation, if you don't dispatch the transfer here, the Baiger River won't win, thank you for your hard work!"

Xu Xianming hurriedly stood up: "The adult is facing the white blade, risking the arrow in front of the battle, the villain is just playing in front of the bookcase, how dare you be the word hard!" ”

"If you can afford it, I said you can afford it!" Liu Cheng smiled: "Let's talk about it, you are holding my money bag, what are the difficulties during this time?" ”

"I can't talk about the difficulties!" Xu Xianming hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "It's just that the hand is a little tight!" ”

"A little tight?" Liu Cheng nodded: "If you start a war, you can't afford to spend money like running water, but don't worry, if nothing happens, I won't have a big move until next autumn, even if I want to move troops after the autumn, the scale will be much smaller than this time!" ”

"That's easy to say!" Xu Xianming's face showed a look of relief, and he immediately asked, "The scale will be much smaller than this time?" What do you mean, my lord? ”

"Huang Taiji was killed by Dolgon, and then their brothers fought among themselves, I can sit back and watch the success or failure, and there is no need to go out with a soldier like this time!" Liu Cheng smiled: "It is estimated that your life will be much better in the next two years!" ”

"What do you think you should spend your money on?"

Liu Cheng nodded appreciatively, this director of the Planning Commission is not a miser, he understands the truth that money is spent is money, and this alone is better than 99 percent of the people at that time.

"There are nineteen questions on this!" Liu Cheng took out a blank piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Xu Xianming: "Starting next year, one percent of my private income will be used to reward those who solve any problem." Anyone who solves one of these problems can be rewarded with one percent of my private income. In addition, he can also be called a friend of Jinong, and he has the privilege of being able to see me in person at any time! ”

"One percent?" Xu Xianming's eyes widened, although he was not the one who took care of Liu Cheng's own property, but as the sponsor of the Planning Commission, he still knew an approximate number. Liu Cheng's private property is mainly composed of three parts: a large area of land in the Hetao area, and the income from mines in various places; dozens of factories in Chaoyi and a variety of lucrative long-distance trade; The black and white interests of Jinong and Datong General Army. These incomes add up to more than 800,000 taels of silver a year, and it is with such a large income that Liu Cheng was able to recruit mercenaries from all over Central Asia, mobilize the Mongol ministries, and maintain the operation of his military machine. If it is according to the promise made by Liu Cheng, that is, he is willing to pay 8,000 taels of silver for each problem, this price was really sky-high at that time, as for the title of "Jinong's friend" and the privilege of meeting Liu Cheng at any time, I didn't pay attention to it. Thinking of this, Xu Xianming subconsciously looked at the white paper, only to see that the first question on it was: "Find a way to double the frequency of existing artillery fire!" He subconsciously sighed.

"These are all questions about how to improve the power of firearms, increase metal processing capabilities, increase the power of gunpowder, reduce the weight of guns, and reduce manufacturing costs." Liu Cheng smiled: "I have listed the possible ideas for each problem below, which is very important for improving military strength, and I hope to solve them one by one as soon as possible." Later, you will hand over these nineteen questions to Liu Zongmin and Tang Muyao, and ask them to post notices in the factory, anyone who has ideas, you can let him come to see me, even if it can't be successful, as long as there is merit, I will have a reward! ”

"Yes, my lord!" Xu Xianming carefully folded the blank paper. He saw that the other party had made such a great achievement, and there were still injuries on his body, so he didn't stay in Datong to recuperate, but he ran all the way to Chaoyi to take out a heavy reward to improve firearms, obviously with extraordinary ambitions. And what I saw in the mainland is already a decaying atmosphere, the Ming army in the mainland except for a very small number of elites, most of them are not in perfect armor, poor and bad, compared to Liu Cheng's proud soldiers, and the local chicken tile dog is no different, if Liu Cheng rises troops, it is easy to replace the Ming Dynasty. Thinking of this, Xu Xianming tried his best to suppress his violent heartbeat, bowed down and said, "My lord, please rest assured, you are acting in accordance with the sky, and you will definitely be invincible!" ”

Liu Cheng couldn't help but be a little stunned when he suddenly heard his subordinates' sycophants that didn't match the preamble, but when he saw Xu Xianming's faint excitement and ambition eyes, he understood. It turned out that Xu Xianming was also an understanding person, and he smiled slightly: "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get to where I am today!" ”

"My lord has been promoted, the minister is just a mediocre person, he has done a little duty, and it is really a blessing accumulated by the ancestors to meet you!" Speaking of this, Xu Xianming got up and bowed to Liu Cheng, and said respectfully: "My lord, please rest first, and the minister will retire first!" With that, he bowed and took a few steps backwards, and when he reached the door, he turned and went out.

"It seems that there are a lot of discerning people in this world!" Looking at Xu Xianming's back, Liu Cheng smiled. He had just recovered from his serious injuries, and he was a little tired from talking like this, and he was about to find a place to rest. saw Zhao Wende walking in briskly from outside, looking anxious.

"Jiansheng, what's wrong?"

"My lord, Jingshi has important news!" Zhao Wende lowered his voice and said, "The imperial court wants to make you a marquis!" ”

"Oh! Isn't that a good thing? The marquis must raise his fortune a little! I'm short of money! Liu Cheng smiled: "Aren't you very happy to see your appearance!" ”

"It's not for this!" Zhao Wende said in a low voice: "In addition, the imperial court also named Ezhe as the king of Shunyi, and I heard that he will also be sent out of the fortress to reward the meritorious chieftains of the various tribes in Monan!" ”