Chapter 287: A Delicate Balance

Dengzhou Mansion, after the proclamation, Cao Hua Chun dove occupied the magpie's nest and lived in the backyard of the governor's yamen. In the face of such a holy decree, a cadre of civil servants ran fast. No one wanted to provoke right and wrong, so they each found a very bad excuse and left one by one.

Chen Xie sat there smiling all the time, and Zhang Yao, who was the last to leave, shook his head and left. This matter, the emperor is too inauthentic. But everyone also saw clearly that Chen Xie was suspicious of the emperor. This is inevitable, no matter who is going to be the chief soldier of Dengzhou, playing like Chen Xie will definitely be suspicious. What everyone understands better is that suspicion is useless. Kong Youde overturned half of Shandong, and the consequences of provoking Chen Xie were too strict.

That's how fucked things are, Cao Huachun can be regarded as sitting still, and when everyone is done, he looks at Chen Xie who stayed behind with a smile on his face, and arches his hand: "Ashamed, ashamed." Chen Xie smiled and said: "This matter is not bad for Your Majesty, and it is not bad for your father-in-law." Speaking of which, Chen Xie has gone too far. But then again, I really count on the little money from the household department to train the troops, and I don't want to fight Jiannu, I can't even beat Kong Youde. ”

Cao Huachun said with a smile: "With this, our family will be able to pay the errand when we go back." ”

Chen Xie smiled and said: "Please give your father-in-law a clear name, whether it is a slave or a thief, as long as Your Majesty says a word, Chen Xie will not hesitate to go to the soup." However, I sent troops to suppress the rogues, which is not easy to do. It's not that there are no soldiers, but it's a question of which command the soldiers will go to. I can raise money and food by myself, but I don't worry about training elite soldiers by myself and handing them over to those pig-like officials to command. I put it this way. Father-in-law understands, right? ”

Cao Huachun was also amused by him, nodded and said: "We can understand this, these officials of the Ming Dynasty are neat in their mouths." Really let them do something, I'm afraid there will be many mistakes. But Sihua and Daming are these people. In their eyes, there are no generals, let alone people like our family. ”

Chen Xie nodded in agreement and said, "Father-in-law, let's not say kind words anymore, it's all our own people." In the sense of the will. Shen Shikui continued to serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of Dongjiang. Geng Zhongming and Li Weiluan served as guerrillas, and they all came under Dongjiang Town. There is no general army in Dongjiang Town, which Chen Xie understands very well. That's it, the original Dongjiang soldiers. They are deployed on the islands off the coast. The state is still responsible for the salary. It doesn't matter if you are humble. But this Lushun. I'm really not worried about others occupying me, they can't beat Jiannu. ”

Cao Huachun touched the beard that did not exist on his chin and nodded with a straight face. It's a bargain. That's it. Chen Xie gave enough benefits and face, and he had to go back to help Yuan Hao.

"The second thing, I have to talk about the salt class, double, there is no problem at all. This bit of silver is nothing, there is a salt field in Dengzhou, and my father-in-law must know it. In the future, the annual income of the salt farm will be a share of the father-in-law and the prince-in-law. It's not much, it's 10,000 silver yuan a year, which is a little pocket money. Cao Huachun's body tightened suddenly, and he subconsciously wanted to stand up, and sat down with a smile.

Chen Xie continued: "The third thing, sending troops to Henan, has to wait until winter. Having just fought the First Battle of Lushun, our department needs time to rest. The specific time, in early December, will send 6,000 troops. But there is one thing, I have to say it first, I will pay for the money and food, my soldiers have arrived in Henan, if the military order can be accepted, then accept it. If you can't accept it, then don't accept it. ”

Cao Huachun felt that the root of his teeth hurt, but you can't refute this. People don't want your money and food, and the governor of Henan can't command if he wants to, right? In fact, as far as the military generals of the entire Ming Dynasty are concerned, most of the military generals do not listen to the transfer of provincial governors. Chen Xie just said it, and he also brought his own money and food.

"This matter, our family persuaded Sihua, there are things that can be done, but don't say it." Cao Huachun still decided to get the right money, so he said something that seemed to him to be good for Chen Xie.

Chen Xie smiled: "I understand my humble position, but I can't help it in front of my father-in-law." The devils don't believe this. Cao Huachun also knows that Chen Xie is now an uncontrollable factor. But don't talk about him, Chongzhen doesn't have any good ways. To put it bluntly, the imperial power's control over the government and army below is insufficient, just look at Zu Dashou. Why is there not enough power to control it, there is no money and no food, how can it be controlled? Besides, Chen Xie is in Dengzhou, and he can get to Liaodong overnight by boat, and you are pressing him, and the trouble is even greater. It's like Zu Dashou, he doesn't move his nest in Shanhaiguan, and when the holy decree comes, he will call him sick and don't leave Shanhaiguan, who dares to force him?

The rewards of the Long Live Lord were all sent to Zhangjiazhuang, Chen Zongbing's hometown, where there is a secret warehouse, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach. When there was no one around, Chen Xie looked at the more than 100 pieces of official kiln porcelain in the Ming and Chenghua periods, and his mouth couldn't close. Chongzhen is really interesting, so many Chenghua porcelain, I have made a lot of money. Dengzhou's salt class is only 50,000 taels a year, and it is only 100,000 when it is doubled. Chen Xie really didn't take this bit of silver to heart. But then again, it's a bad start.

Spending a little money is a trivial matter, and the problem is that if the money is spent, it may not be able to buy an ansheng. Chen Xie has already figured out this truth, but there is no solution to this matter, so he can only wait for the development of the gaffe. Don't wait too long, wait until next year, and the whole Central Plains will be lively. It's actually lively now, but it's not lively enough.

Facing Chongzhen's holy decree, Chen Xie really couldn't cry or laugh. Most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were like this, sitting in the well and watching the sky, and Nima grabbed the right and refused to let go. As long as he is like this, it is better to completely decentralize power and be a breeding pig with peace of mind. Chen Xie's goal is actually the same as that of civil officials, the emperor, just be a mascot with peace of mind. Of course, it will take a long time to get to this point.

Cao Huachun returned with a full load, and when he went back, he took the sea route, and went to Tongzhou by canal through Tianjin.

When I returned to Beijing, I met Chongzhen and told me about what happened in Dengzhou. Of course, there is something to hide, especially the matter of Chen Xie's troops, Cao Huachun's artistic processing became such a sentence: "Chen Xie promised to send 6,000 troops, this should be his limit." The slave maid felt that this Dengzhou camp was in the hands of Chen Xie, and it was no problem to fight. If someone else is in command, I am afraid it will be difficult to exert the strength it should have. Long live Lord, you have to be careful in this matter, it is better to send a prison guard to keep an eye on it. ”

This is very level, Chongzhen thought about it, and thought about it, who will be the prison army? Chongzhen thought about this matter, and let Wu Zhi be the supervisor, and let Wang Dehua take over in Dengzhou. That's all for this matter, a prison guard was specially sent to Chen Xie's soldiers, and everything could be figured out, and he was not afraid of them messing around.

Zhu Youzhen took it for granted, but the eunuch was the emperor's domestic slave, so it was normal to think so. For Chen Xie, this can only be the case. After winning one victory after another, and showing strength again and again, Chongzhen could only try his best to master the young general and find a delicate balance. In other words, Chen Xie in Chongzhen's eyes is already another ancestor. As long as he obeys the command, Chongzhen is willing to master this delicate balance.

Dengzhou, Wang Ben, who got off the boat, saw Chang Shiren who was getting off the boat as soon as he landed. The two don't know each other, but inside the Dengzhou battalion, looking at the rank of an officer is not based on his clothes, but on his shoulders. Especially the soldiers in black military uniforms are even more characters who cannot be taken lightly.

Wang Ben subconsciously stood to the side and let Chang Shiren go first. When he was far away with one of his guards, he strode towards his destination. Before I got out of Water City, I saw two railroad tracks, and this thing was repaired here. Wang Ben's destination was the Yamen of the General Army, and he strode forward, and arrived at the place in less than ten minutes.

The guards at the gate checked his documents, let him in, and said, "Go straight through the gate, turn right after the second gate, and see the signboard of the B-shaped camp." Wang Ben walked in according to the instructions, and when he arrived at the place, he found that many officers were already waiting in the corridor. Seeing this meaning, many people don't know each other, so they have to nod their heads.

Chang Shiren approached Chen Xie's office and saw Chen Xie who was reviewing the text, and immediately saluted: "Humble Chang Shiren, I was ordered to report for duty." Chen Xie raised his head, looked at him with a smile and said, "It's coming quickly, it's good." As he spoke, he picked up a letter of appointment and threw it on the table: "Your new position, the recommendation of Chief of Staff Su, after reading it, you will go to the office by yourself, and your subordinates will be equipped with you." Time is tight, give you three months at most, and you have to train the recruits of the second battalion of the second battalion. ”

Chang Shiren took the letter of appointment and saw that Chang Shiren, the guerrilla general of Dengzhou, had the big seal of the imperial court military department below. There is also a new set of epaulettes, to be honest, the official uniform of the imperial court is often not looked down on, it is too ugly. The pair of epaulettes of the Dengzhou camp is something that everyone recognizes. Bang Lizheng: "Retire from your humble position." ”

Chen Xie waved his hand. Chang Shiren came out and followed Chen Xie's personal soldiers to the office with the sign of the second battalion of the "B Battalion". Look at the group of officers sitting in the corridor one after another stood up and saluted, smiled, and saluted back.

Wang Ben is very special among these people outside, because he is relatively tall, and he stands out from the crowd. After sitting for a while, the soldiers inside came out and shouted: "Wang Ben, who is Wang Ben?" ”

Wang Ben immediately stood up, looked at him and said, "Come in." After tidying up his military uniform, Wang Ben stepped into the door. Chang Shiren stood behind him to tidy up the table, and the soldiers did not follow up outside.

"Here, No, it's yours." Throwing over an envelope, Chang Shiren returned to his position and sat down and said, "Take a look, the seal used by the master himself." Starting today, you will be the captain of the musket brigade of the second battalion of the Dengzhou B battalion. ”

Wang Ben was startled, opened the envelope and saw that it was really true. The establishment of the B battalion is different from that of the A battalion, a smoothbore gun captain with five squadrons and more than 1,000 people.

Look at the epaulettes in the envelope, two bars and four little stars, it's really ah. This is equivalent to a garrison, and one step away from being a general. Thinking of it, Wang Ben couldn't help but be a little excited.

Chang Shiren wrote a letter and handed it to him: "Take it, go to Jiading to teach the team, there are lives on the five squadron leaders." Ten squad leaders, you pick and choose. The action should be fast, and if it is slow, other captains will come to rob people. Pick a squad leader and take them to the Longkou Pier Barracks to meet your men. (To be continued......)