300 quintals is indeed too little, it is just a drop in the bucket for the Jinzhou army, it can't last long, and I don't know when the rebellion in Denglai will be quelled, if it drags on for a few months, then Shi Dayong can't do anything, and he can only rack his brains for the rations of his subordinates every day, and he has to work hard.

Without food, no matter how powerful an army is, it is just a castle in the air, a flash in the pan, and no matter how big the ambition is, it can only be stillborn. In order not to be controlled by others, Shi Dayong must get more food, at least, to pass the year. Therefore, no matter how much money is spent, Shi Dayong doesn't care, and he won't feel distressed.

Good steel is used on the blade, and this money should also be used on the right path.

It doesn't matter if the silver is gone, but the soldiers can't be gone, this is a decision made by Shi Dayong through gritted teeth. With food, people's hearts will not be scattered, and there are soldiers under him, so that he, a Jinzhou general, can do something, so that he will not be trapped alive and die in Pingdugou.

The rebels and the thieves who were wreaking havoc in the northwest and the Central Plains all started the trouble because they didn't have food, and if they had food, why did they bother to fight with the officers and soldiers with their heads.

If there is food, these officers and soldiers are the officers and soldiers, and the people are the people, once there is no food, Shi Dayong does not dare to think about what road he will take.

The people take food as the sky, and he Shi Dayong is also an ordinary person, and if he really runs out of ammunition and food, he can only carry his conscience and plunder the army and embark on a road of no return. But before that, no matter what method he used, no matter how much it cost, he had to find a way to get food.

At this moment, whether it is a rebel, a thief, or a Jiannu outside the gate, they are not Shi Dayong's enemies, his enemies are the stomachs of the soldiers.

In order to fill the stomachs of the soldiers, Shi Dayong needs food, the more the better! 300 quintals is not enough, far from enough!

"Not enough?" Lin Jiantai thought he had heard it wrong, 300 quintals was not enough? This is enough for a thousand people to eat for ten days, are you too little Shi Dayong?

"Shi Dayong, this grain and grass is not something you can buy as much as you want, Gonggong Gao is stuck tightly, Lord Lin can allocate 300 tons to you, it is already a great risk, you can't just think about your Jinzhou Army, you have to think about the sake of adults." If it is too much, this movement will be big, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be revealed, if you ask Gao Gonggong to know the way, I am afraid that you will not get a grain of food. ”

Pei Shaokuan feels that 300 loads of grain and grass is a lot, no matter what, it is enough for your Jinzhou army to last until the New Year, and Lin Jiantai has only been in office for a few days, it is indeed a great risk to be able to sell you 300 loads of grain and grass without knowing it, and it is also a great favor.

Whether it is favor or money, Shi Dayong is iron-hearted, since he has been bleeding heavily, he will make enough at one time, as long as Lin Jiantai can meet his own conditions, he will also admit that he is bankrupt.

"The last general wants to buy a thousand quintals, as long as the adults are willing to fulfill it, the price is easy to say."

"General Shi, a thousand taels is impossible, it's not that the official doesn't want to make this money, who in this world will be too much silver. But 1,000 quintals is indeed too much, and the movement is too great, and there are not only people in this camp who are officials, and once something happens, it is difficult for the officials to explain. Moreover, except for half of the army's military rations, which were requisitioned and transferred from the Beizhili, the other half was transported from the canal, and how much was transported and how much was eaten, all of them had accounts. It's not that the official doesn't want to help you, but the risk is too great, after all, the official is not the commander of the army, and the official is worried about the consequences of everything.

In this way, it is not easy for the official to see you, so he will give you another 200 quintals, 500 quintals, that's all, if you are willing to buy, we will negotiate the price, if you don't want to, then the official has no choice. While Lin Jiantai spoke, he was also secretly shocked in his heart, Shi Dayong really dared to buy it, he would ask for a thousand loads when he opened his mouth, and he was not afraid of eating it! He said that this grain is his Lin Jiantai's own family, and this is the military food of the imperial court! It's a head-killing deal!

"General Shi, 500 is a lot, and it is a long time to do business, as long as you General Shi has silver in your hands, are you still afraid that there will be no food at that time?" For the sake of the benefits after the success of the matter, Pei Shaokuan tried his best to persuade Shi Dayong to buy 500 quintals first, and even reminded him not to collapse the business, so that this trickle of water would be more delicious.

The movement of a thousand loads of grain is indeed too big, and it will take at least one or two hundred to load it into a carriage. Moreover, if there is no 1,000 loads of grain at once, it is inevitable that no one will be suspicious, and if it is poked out, it will also be a big trouble for the Jinzhou army.

This private bribery to buy military rations is going to kill the head, which one knows what are you doing when you buy so much food? Even if your Jinzhou army is short of food, you have to follow the procedure to ask for it at each level, how can you buy the army's military rations privately. If Gao Qiqian takes advantage of this to make a fuss, a hat of deliberate rebellion can be worn. After all, now the imperial court doesn't know that your Jinzhou army is being forced to have no food to eat!

What Pei Shaokuan, the bastard, said also has some truth, this business is indeed a long-term deal, since Lin Jiantai loves money, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future. Buying a one-time deal is not necessarily a good thing for both parties. If the movement is too big and the wind leaks, then Gao Qiqian will definitely investigate deeply, and if Lin Jiantai is transferred away because of this, it will be very bad for the Jinzhou army.

Thinking of this, Shi Dayong couldn't help but nod and agreed: "Okay, the last general will buy these 500 taels first, but I don't know how much silver the adults want?" ”

At the mention of money, Lin Jiantai couldn't help but chuckle, and then pondered, as if he was thinking about what price to ask.

Fang Cai has seen how Commander Lin is black-hearted, seeing him like this, Pei Shaokuan couldn't help but chuckle, Lord Xindao, don't come out at a sky-high price!

Under the gaze of everyone, Lin Jiantai thought about the price, slowly raised four fingers, and said to Shi Dayong: "Forty or forty thousand taels." ”

"Forty thousand taels!"

Pei Shaokuan and Deng Wei screamed together, Jiang Wanli was also shocked, and couldn't help but scold Lin Jiantai for being too dark.

"500 loads of grain and grass, according to the price, is more than 10,000 taels, do adults want more?" Pei Shaokuan said cautiously, he was afraid that Shi Dayong would not be able to bear so much silver, as an intermediary, he was still responsible, at least so far, he did not have an obvious bias towards Lin Jiantai, and still wanted to help Shi Dayong make this deal.

However, Lin Jiantai hadn't spoken yet, but Shi Dayong said with a smile: "Not much, not much." It's only 40,000 taels, and the last general will buy it. ”

"Refreshing!"

Lin Jiantai was overjoyed, in fact, he wanted to say 30,000 taels, but the ghost made the god raise four fingers, if Shi Dayong made a price with him, he would also reduce it, but who knew that the other party did not make a counteroffer, and agreed! It made him ecstatic.

"This official likes a bold person like General Shi, and it is indeed pleasant to do business with you!"

Lin Jiantai is now more and more happy to see Shi Dayong, but Pei Shaokuan and Deng Wei are frowning, and they both secretly scolded Lin Jiantai for being too brazen. Jiang Wanli was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said nothing, not understanding why the general should be the wronged leader.

Shi Dayong put forward a condition.

"It's a great honor for the last general to be able to do business with adults, but the last general still has a deal to do with adults, I don't know if the adults are willing?"

"What more do you want?" Lin Jiantai was full of smiles, as long as he didn't sell his official seal, everything was easy to discuss.

Shi Dayong said: "The last general still wants some fire guns. ”

Medicine? Lin Jiantai was stunned, and asked without hesitation: "Yes, how much do you want?" ”

Shi Dayong said: "Five thousand catties." ”

Lin Jiantai thought about it, shook his head and said, "I can only give you three thousand catties, no more." You also know that the firearms in our Beijing camp are all made by the Ministry of Industry, and the medicines are also allocated by the Ministry of Industry, and the inventory in the army is not very large. Besides, the army is stationed here, and it will attack the rebels at any time, and if there is too much shortage of medicine and it affects the war, the official will not be able to eat and leave. ”

"Okay, then three thousand catties, please make a price." Shi Dayong is still very refreshing.

"Ten thousand taels." This time, Lin Jiantai didn't open his mouth, but asked for a more realistic price.

Three thousand catties of medicine, sold at a price of about six thousand taels of silver, he asked Shi Dayong for ten thousand taels, this heart is really much more benevolent. I don't know if it's because the 40,000 taels just now are too guilty, or because Shi Dayong is too refreshing, Lin Jiantai doesn't want to break the future deal.

"Yes."

Shi Dayong agreed without hesitation, and then said: "So it's 50,000 taels, plus 5,000 taels from General Deng, a total of 55,000 taels, and the last general will prepare the silver taels after he goes back, but I don't know when the adults will hand over the goods to the last general." ”

"This matter is easy to do, tomorrow the Japanese official will arrange, within three days, the things will be delivered to your camp in batches. Pay the money with one hand, deliver the goods with the other, and the official will not take advantage of you, how about it? "Lin Jiantai is very disciplined in doing business, knowing that he pays the money with one hand and delivers the goods with the other, rather than asking Shi Dayong to hand over the money first and then deliver the goods.

"Couldn't be better!" Shi Dayong bowed forward and thanked: "The last general has thanked my lord!" ”

"Well said, well said."

Lin Jiantai pulled Shi Dayong with a smile, and said some details of the handover, and asked the Jinzhou army if he lacked some cotton clothes and ordnance or something.

After the matter was negotiated, Shi Dayong no longer stayed, and said goodbye to Lin Jiantai: "Then I will go back and prepare first." ”

Pei Shaokuan also hurriedly said goodbye, but he was worried about the good things that Shi Dayong promised him.

Lin Jiantai said with a smile: "It's not too early, the official is also going to rest, please go back." ”

Seeing that Lin Jiantai had even sent it to himself, Deng Yu hurriedly asked, "Lord Lin, what about the last general?" ”

Lin Jiantai said casually: "It's a trivial matter, the Sichuan army has come all the way here to quell the chaos, how can the imperial court be harsh on you, wait for the Japanese official to discuss it with Gao Gonggong, and then I will do this for you." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Deng Wei said thank you, but there was no gratitude on his face, Lin Jiantai didn't care, and called out of the tent with a smile: "Someone." ”

Hearing the call of the commander, two pro-soldiers came in from outside, and Lin Jiantai instructed them: "Lead a few adults out of the camp, don't let outsiders see it, if you meet someone from the Imperial Horse Supervisor, you know what Lu Dao said." ”

The two pro-soldiers glanced at each other, nodded at the same time, and said in unison: "Subordinates understand!" ”