After coming out of Lin Jiantai's tent, Shi Dayong and his entourage were led by Lin's two personal soldiers, picking up secluded places all the way, and finally got out of the territory of Beijing.

Out of the Beijing camp, it is the Chengdu soldier garrison of Wang Hong of the Sichuan army, and further inside is the camp of Deng Yu's Chongqing soldiers.

Along the way, Shi Dayong was worried that he would be discovered by the people of the Imperial Horse Prison or the Yongwei Battalion, so he just buried his head and walked without squeaking. Pei Shaokuan wanted to ask when his benefits would be realized several times, but he couldn't bear to ask. He also knew that this was not the place to speak.

But when he got out of the Beijing camp, Pei Shaokuan couldn't help it, and he didn't ask for the benefits of saying it in advance, and this person left.

Just as he was about to speak, a black shadow flashed in front of him, and then a person came over, but it was Shao Wu of the Jinzhou Army.

Seeing Shao Wu come out, Deng Wei was surprised, looked around, and found that he could not see the shadow of Wang Hong's soldiers, not even a team of patrol soldiers, compared to the camp tent of the Beijing camp from time to time You can still see a team of patrol sentry, this Chengdu soldier's defense is too lax, if this rebel army attacks the camp, I am afraid that the whole army will collapse immediately, out of control.

Deng Wei's Chongqing soldiers were stationed in the inner camp, so the security and defense work of the Sichuan army was basically undertaken by Wang Hong's Chengdu soldiers. Now he saw that Wang Hong's soldiers did not undertake any vigilance and defense work at all, and only scattered some horses were scattered around the camp, and several horse traps were dug to deal with it, Deng Wei was naturally a little angry and headache.

Shi Dayong also noticed this situation, but there was no contempt for the Sichuan army, and I don't know if this ghost weather is a once-in-a-century or a once-in-a-millennium event, it is very cold, the weather is cold, and the Sichuan army is short of clothes and cotton, it is good to ensure that it will not be frozen to death, where can I take care of what to patrol the camp.

Besides, I'm afraid that Li Jiucheng wants to attack the camp, and the rabble under his command won't come, and the soldiers who can be pulled out under the severe cold are not a rabble. If the rebels really have such perseverance and combat effectiveness, they are afraid that they will have already fought in the city of Beijing, so why not wander around here in Denglai.

Moreover, there are Jin Guoqi's Ji Liao soldiers and Lin Jiantai's Beijing camp soldiers in front of them, and the rebels have to follow them first if they want to attack the camp, so Shi Dayong is not as annoyed as Deng Wei, but finds an excuse for the laxity of the Sichuan army. But if it was his own soldiers and horses who were camping here, I'm afraid Shi Dayong would have been angry and whipped up

Shao Wu hid alone in the camp of the Sichuan army, there was nothing to protect him from the cold, plus he was squatting on the ground, he was already shivering from the cold, there was no temperature from head to toe, and it was cold to the touch, as if his blood was frozen.

If Shi Dayong comes out half an hour late, I'm afraid that Shao Wu's life will be a few percent gone, and he will have to shed his skin if he doesn't die. Even his face looked pale and bloodless, as if he had come out of a morgue. When I looked closer, I could see that the pores on the face seemed to be covered with ice stubble.

After seeing Shi Dayong and them, Shao Wu jumped up with some excitement, but because he was numb from the cold, his legs suddenly collapsed at this station, and he was about to fall. Stabilizing his mind, he stomped a few feet vigorously, and after feeling that his feet could move, Shao Wu didn't dare to stride out, but only dared to slowly move small steps towards Shi Dayong and them.

When he arrived, he couldn't wait to ask in a low voice, "General, are they willing to give us food?" ”

What the hell is the weather!

Shi Dayong cursed and nodded at Shao Wu, who immediately showed joy: It's okay now, there is finally food.

Seeing that Shao Wu was frozen like an iceman, Shi Dayong couldn't help but feel a little distressed, seeing that he was still holding the small bag of gold, he hurriedly motioned for Jiang Wanli to take the gold next.

This small half-bag of gold weighed more than fifty taels, and it was originally intended to be bought and bought by someone when he touched the camp, but no one found him all the way, so he asked Shao Wu to hide here and wait for them.

Even the upper and lower dots are made of gold, not silver, and Shi Dayong is really a nouveau riche with a lot of money.

Pei Shaokuan's eyes were sharp, and he could see at a glance that this bag must contain gold and silver, and it was not light to estimate the weight. My heart suddenly became hot, and I wondered how to ask for the benefits I deserved. The matter is done for you Shi Dayong, you have a lot of money in Lin Jiantai, and you will not be stingy with the benefits of your middleman.

Holding it for too long, Shao Wu's fingers were frozen with the bag, his fingers couldn't be stretched, and he was afraid that he would be broken at once, so he didn't dare to use force, and slowly released it carefully, so he gave the bag to Jiang Wanli.

As soon as the bag left his hand, Shao Wu immediately helped his hands reach for his collar, leaned against his neck to warm his hands, and only after he was a little better did he put it in his sleeve. A cold wind blew, and subconsciously it was a shiver.

Shao Wu's actions made Shi Dayong curse God again, what the hell is this weather, although the moon in the future is cold, it will never be cold to this extent.

In this weather, how can crops live, crops can't live, what does this person eat! If you're hungry, it's no wonder if you don't rebel.

It's no wonder that after Shi Dayong came to this era, he cursed God again and again, feeling that it was too cold. You must know that in Dayong's previous life, there was a special term for the climate of the late Ming Dynasty for more than ten years - the Xiaoice River period.

During the Xiaoice period, the global temperature dropped sharply, and the Ming Dynasty was one of the hardest hit areas, the coldest in a thousand years, and it could also rank second in 10,000 years, and it could rank about seventh in a million years.

In such a climate, it is no wonder that the winters are cold and the summers are dry, so there are no natural disasters. Severe cold and drought caused widespread freezing and drought of crops, and there was no harvest at all. As the saying goes, three years of abundance and one year of disaster, that is to say, only three years of harvest and accumulated grain can withstand a year's disaster. But at this moment, Daming has been affected by disasters for nearly ten years, just imagine what kind of tragic situation Daming has reached now.

The west, northeast, and central plains were affected everywhere, but Jiangnan, which had a slightly better climate, was generally cultivated with cash crops due to the prosperity of trade, and few crops were grown. This is not a problem in normal times, but after ten years of continuous disasters, it has become a big problem, a fatal big problem - the Ming Dynasty could not transfer enough food from the unaffected Jiangnan to the disaster area for disaster relief, and the victims who could not get government help naturally had to find their own way to survive, and the only way they could and could save themselves was to rob them.

If Shi Dayong did not cross over to the Songshan garrison, but to a disaster victim, and saw his father, wife, children, brothers and sisters struggling on the verge of death, he would also go out to rob him. If he didn't rob it, he could only watch his relatives die one by one, who could afford this kind of human tragedy! I'm afraid that when the critical time comes, even cannibalism can't be done.

The weather is getting colder and colder, the food is getting less and less, and there are more and more displaced people, coupled with Chongzhen's reuse of the corrupt officials of the Donglin Party, no matter how diligent he is, he can't change the fate of the country.

There is only one way to avoid the fate of the country, and that is to find enough food.

It's a pity that even Shi Dayong, a traverser, doesn't know where to find the food that is enough to save the entire Ming Dynasty, and he is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river - it is difficult to protect himself

"General Shi, the affairs you entrusted to the subordinate have been done for you, so is the benefit that the general promised to the subordinate before" Seeing Shi Dayong patronizing and talking to his subordinates, Pei Shaokuan was a little anxious, and took advantage of the gap to interject a sentence. He didn't explicitly say that he wanted Shi Dayong to cash in immediately, but the look on his face couldn't be more clear.

Deng Wei didn't figure out what the relationship between the commander of the Beijing camp and Shi Dayong was, but seeing that he was speaking for Shi Dayong just now, the two must have known each other. At this time, when I saw this Commander Pei open his mouth to ask Shi Dayong for benefits, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then he understood a little, he dared to love that this surnamed Pei was a middleman who took the bridge, and now that the matter is done, it will be good.

"Brother Pei, don't worry, you are indispensable."

Shi Dayong stretched out his hand and took the small half bag of gold from Jiang Wanli's hand, and then handed it to Pei Shaokuan without looking at it, and smiled: "There are more than fifty taels of gold here, Brother Pei will take it first, and I will ask someone to send the remaining half to Brother Pei tomorrow." ”

Pei Shaokuan snorted his hand, and took the gold bag without hesitation, a little unsure whether it was gold or not.

Seeing this, Shi Dayong smiled and said, "If Brother Pei doesn't believe it, you can open it and take a look." ”

"Don't look at it, don't look at it, the little brother can trust Brother Shi, and he can trust Brother Shi." Pei Shaokuan is embarrassed to really open it and look at it.

The names of both sides have changed, and the brothers are commensurate with each other, and they are very cordial. It's just that both sides see that the other party still has the value of use, and each has a ghost.

I was embarrassed to open it, but Pei Shaokuan still secretly weighed it, and only after confirming that it was more than fifty taels did he smile with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Brother Shi!" ”

"In the past, Shi Mou was offended, and asked Brother Pei not to take it to heart. In the future, there will be many places for my Jinzhou Army to borrow important people. Shi Dayong made a pun.

Pei Shaokuan nodded knowingly, as long as there is money to earn, he can let go of any grievances first.

Standing here and frozen, I can't stand it, and the matter has been done, what are you doing here, Shi Dayong said that the remaining half will be sent tomorrow, and it will definitely be delivered. Staying here any longer, it will inevitably be a little embarrassing, he Shi Dayong gave Deng Yu 10,000 taels of silver, this blood is too strange, there must be something to ask for. I still don't want to stay here, it has nothing to do with me anyway.

Deng Pei Shaokuan arched his hand embarrassedly, and said: "Brother Shi has something to help, although the command is, the little brother must be responsible, if Brother Shi has nothing else to do, then the little brother will go back first, this day is cold, hehe, the little brother really can't stand it." ”

"Brother Pei, please go back, tomorrow Shi will send someone over, and there will be some things to trouble Brother Pei."

Shi Dayong smiled and owed to the other party, Pei Shaokuan shrunk his neck, glanced around, and after confirming that no one saw it, he raised his feet and left, and soon disappeared into the darkness

After Pei Shaokuan left, Deng Yu suddenly hugged his fists and rushed to Shi Dayong to make a series, and said gratefully: "If it weren't for Brother Shi's generosity, how would Lin Jiantai be willing to come forward to turn around for our Sichuan army, this grain and grass is better to say, less is less, and no one will die of hunger." But if this cotton garment is not used again, my soldiers will suffer a great sin. Brother Shi's act of benevolence and righteousness, Deng is really unable to reciprocate, if there is anything that needs Deng's help, although it is said, as long as Deng can do it, Deng will definitely do it for Brother Shi on the knife mountain and down the sea of fire! ”

There is no silver falling from the sky in this world, and the other party cannot give 10,000 taels of silver for him for no reason, and he must ask for himself. If he wants the other party to take the initiative to speak, it is better to say it himself.

Deng Wei is also a cheerful person, the so-called winning people's money, eliminating disasters for others, people Shi Dayong solved a big trouble for himself, he naturally has to repay. But to be honest, he really couldn't think of what Shi Dayong could ask for himself. He had already bought food and gunpowder from Lin Jiantai, and his Jinzhou army was from Liaozhen, and the equipment was much better than his own soldiers.

Shi Dayong did not give this 10,000 taels of silver for nothing, he was selfish, he originally wanted to wait for Lin Jiantai's grain gunpowder to come to Deng Yuan again, so that after a few days, it didn't feel so awkward. You think that this has just given Deng Yu 10,000 taels, and he will have to ask him for something on his back foot, and it is inevitable that he will feel uncomfortable in his heart.

But since Deng Yu took the initiative to bring it up, and seeing him like this, he was willing to help, Shi Dayong naturally would not continue to be hypocritical.

"Hey, Mr. Deng's words are serious, you and I are both guest troops, and we are in the same situation, so how can we help each other." The words changed, "But I don't hide it from Mr. Deng, I am indeed a little selfish to give you this 10,000 taels of silver, Shi wants to borrow something from you." ”

Sure enough, he begged for himself, Deng Wei nodded, and said, "General Shi wants to borrow something, but if I can take it out, I will definitely borrow the general." ”

The other party was so refreshing, Shi Dayong hesitated, what he wanted to borrow was too taboo, and the other party might not agree. But the silver has already come out, no matter whether Deng Yu wants to borrow it or not, he must open his mouth, otherwise this 10,000 taels will really be a reward for the soldiers of the Sichuan army.

In Deng Yuan's puzzled gaze, Shi Dayong hesitated for a moment before he said with some difficulty: "I want to borrow some soldiers from Lord Deng." ”

"Borrowed soldiers?" Hearing this, Deng Yu was stunned, he couldn't imagine that the other party was going to borrow troops from him!

Jiang Wanli and Shao Wu were also stunned, and they both looked at Shi Dayong in confusion: What is the general doing with borrowing troops?

Shi Dayong saw Deng Wei staring at himself, thinking that the other party suspected his purpose of borrowing troops, and hurriedly explained: "My lord doesn't know, my Jinzhou army only had 700 soldiers and horses when it went south from Beijing, and it passed through Shahe and Xiaoguantun two battles, and the old soldiers in the army suffered great losses, and they were not afraid of adult jokes, my Jinzhou army is now left with an empty shelf, and the imperial court has been slow to let our army return to the north, and I have some unhappiness with Gao Gonggong, in case Gao Gonggong wants to send our army to attack the rebels, the last general is worried that with the current situation of our army, it will be difficult to fight with the rebels. Therefore, I want to borrow some soldiers from adults, first, to fill the façade, and secondly, to solve the temporary crisis, I wonder if the adults are willing to borrow each other? ”