Sun Chuanting said in a twist and turn, Shi Manqiang glanced at Zhao Jin who was still silent, but Ji Xiang's eyes widened, and he said directly: "The Ming army's personal soldiers are one-on-one against our cavalry, and the Ming army's personal soldiers can win five or six percent, ten against ten, you are only thirty percent sure, one hundred against hundred, you will lose, what's the use?" ”

He said very politely here, Sun Chuanting didn't see any anger on his face, as a person who knew the Xuzhou system very well, he naturally knew Ji Xiang's status, Sun Chuanting smiled and said: "General Ji is right, your army has strict laws, there is a good way to advance and retreat, and the battle is indeed invincible, but these elites of the Ming army eat a bowl of rice on the battlefield, without the military salary, they have no means to make a living, nine times out of ten they will fall into the grass, or be recruited by someone with a heart, and then it will be Xuzhou's troubles." ”

The title of "General Ji" made Ji Xiang's anger suddenly dissipate a lot, Sun Chuanting's explanation was also very reasonable, and Ji Xiang had no follow-up words.

"Brother Sun, how many people in your hands can't move the new army?" Zhao Jin asked straight to the point.

Zhao Jin has not been very accustomed to the city government and cultivation of the Ming bureaucrats and gentry until now, this kind of twists and turns, point to point, communication is very troublesome, Sun Chuanting's words are actually very straightforward, the pro-soldier and pro-guard is a matter, in fact, it is nothing, under the whole world, even the pro-soldiers of the Xu family of the Duke of Wei in Nanjing are not more than a thousand, not to mention the strength of other people, but the new army in Sun Chuanting's hands is different, he is a strong soldier trained according to the system of the Zhao family's army, and there is the financial resources of the Jin merchants as support, And it has been tested in actual combat.

Such an army has been formed, and its strength has been recognized by everyone, and if it is left unchecked, of course there will be trouble, and real trouble.

The reason why Sun Chuanting asked this was not so much to ask for others and for the sake of Xuzhou, but to ask for himself.

If you go deeper, the new army in the hands of Sun Chuanting, together with Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin, Hong Chengchou, Zheng Chongjian, Xiong Tingbi and even the elite in the hands of Lu Xiangsheng, is the basis for them to negotiate the conditions with Zhao Jin, and it is certain that they will not be able to win against Zhao Jiajun, but it can cause a lot of trouble to Xuzhou and Zhao Jiajun, and it is still a big trouble.

Before it is determined that Zhao Jin will fulfill those promises, they will not give up the soldiers and horses in their hands, there have been too many examples of surrender and sincerity in all dynasties and anyway, everyone naturally understands how to do it to be more advantageous and more secure.

"There are three regiments of the new army under Sun, with a total of more than 4,300 people, and Sun Ge Lao can't move in their hands, and each person is no more than 2,000"

According to the number of people, this is almost the size of a provisional division of the Zhao family's army, and it is almost 5,000 cavalry and more than 4,000 infantry who have undergone new training, which is already quite a large force, although this is on paper, and it belongs to different leaders, but this strength is already worth negotiating.

Even Ji Xiang and Shi Manqiang had a slightly solemn look on their faces, but at this time, Zhao Jin showed a smile on his face, and said leisurely: "Brother Sun didn't underreport, aren't the more than 800 cavalry raised in the guard of the commercial house not counted in the new army?" ”

Eight hundred is not a large number, but eight hundred cavalry is almost a force that a general of the rank of chief soldier can control, and if it is used properly on the battlefield, it is decisive.

Looking at Ji Xiang and Shi Manqiang's suddenly cautious expressions, Zhao Jin said with a smile: "Brother Sun hid soldiers from the people, and collected troops from the people, among the guards of various wealthy merchants in Datong, Shanxi, those who can ride and shoot well have been recruited by him, and they are very good, and they are willing to die for him, Brother Sun, this force can't be counted!" ”

Since Sun Chuanting came, he has been feeling the vicissitudes of life, speaking truthfully, plus Zhao Jin's attention to Sun Chuanting in the past, they have a very good impression of him, but they didn't expect such a hidden, the two of them looked at each other, and their expressions were a little cold.

Sun Chuanting didn't see a trace of embarrassment on his face, but explained: "It's not right for Zhao Gong to say this, how can the food and salary given by each family and the house slaves of each family be counted on the new army, isn't this taking advantage of the situation to boast and fall into success." ”

Zhao Jin looked at Ji Xiang and Shi Manqiang's unkind faces, and then looked at Sun Chuanting, but he laughed out loud, everyone rarely saw Zhao Jin behave like this, and they couldn't tell his joy and anger for a while, but Sun Chuanting sat up straight, he didn't know what the consequences of his concealment would bring, Sun Chuanting knew that he didn't have any capital to talk about this time.

"From the first time I saw Jingshi, I admired Brother Sun very much, so many scholars in the world, either busy with their livelihoods, or mediocre people who only know fame and fortune, only Brother Sun was born rich and noble, but he has the world in mind, and the ability and capital of the world, there are too few such scholars in the world, judging from Brother Sun's actions later, I am not mistaken, Brother Sun is such a hero."

Hearing Zhao Jin speak so sincerely, Sun Chuanting felt strange, and Ji Xiang and Shi Manqiang were also surprised on their faces, how could they ever see the eldest brother praise people in front of him.

"But Brother Sun is too square, such a temperament, being a good person, and doing things is inevitably a little insufficient, so I have been thinking about what kind of position Brother Sun will give in the future."

At this time, Sun Chuanting's expression was a little revealed, and he was obviously quite surprised by Zhao Jin's words, the other party actually wanted to appoint him a long time ago, and he also considered the position?

"It's not wrong to be square, but this square is often pedantic, if Brother Sun is like this, it can only be used as a tablet, but today it seems that Brother Sun clearly knows how to be flexible, and he is at ease when he does it, this is Jiuqing's style, which can be of great use on my side."

Sun Chuanting was stunned by these words, and then laughed, Shi Manqiang leaned into Ji Xiang's ear at this time and said: "Now this Sun Chuanting can be regarded as a heart-to-heart." ”

"Zhao Gong, I can't help but say this, I have something to hide, Zhao Gong, you don't feel offended, but you comment like this, it's really funny." Sun Chuanting said with a smile.

Zhao Jin shook his head, and said with the same smile: "There is nothing wrong with this, being in a high position and holding great power, if he is really pedantic and square, consistent with his words and deeds, then he is incompetent, then Xiong Tingbi is really hot-tempered?" It's just to make a name for himself and make people remember, after he supervised Liaodong, He Zeng misunderstood state affairs because of his temper. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Jin paused, shook his head again and said: "The people in Donglin may be an exception, they help each other, communicate with each other, whether it is true or false, they must always make a clean and honest pattern, if it is fake for a long time, it will come true, it was not like this when Ye Xianggao and Zhao Nanxing were there, Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou really thought so." ”

Sun Chuanting was speechless for a while, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "Zhao Gong can really see it thoroughly. ”

The Ming officialdom system is based on Jinshi, when crossing the threshold of Jinshi, it is based on Hanlin, which depends on your exam results at every step, and then depends on your luck, if you have not made a mistake in every step, from lifting people to Jinshi, from Jinshi to Hanlin, it is naturally a smooth road to the sky, but such a character, each subject is only five or six people, what about the other hundreds of Jinshi? No one is willing to be sent to the state and county to suffer, even if it is to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Department on an errand, it is also a kind of hardship.

If you want to be motivated and rich, in addition to drilling camps, in addition to the support of the backstage and family, you also have to make a name for yourself, let your boss remember you, let your boss's boss remember you, otherwise, there will be hundreds of jinshi in three years, and nearly 1,000 in ten years, everyone is crowded on this official road, who will remember you.

In such a situation, everyone is trying their best to make a name for themselves, trying their best to create deeds for themselves, so that others can remember themselves, and Qingliu is good at making big words and amazing words, which is how it begins.

Relying on this to be remembered, step by step, when they reach a certain position, they can't continue to do this, whether this person is a traitor or a loyal minister, they don't have too many personal preferences, all they think about is whether to do it, what are the benefits and losses after doing it.

However, under the system of the Ming Dynasty, many people rely on fame to go up step by step, even if they reach a high position, even if these character words are fake, but over time, they think they are like this after pretending to be so for a long time, so they bump and bump on it, outsiders look at this person is loyal and upright, but the above thinks that this person is ridiculous and does not know the severity.

At present, Sun Chengzong, Hong Chengchou and others are all able to do things, but Emperor Chongzhen can't see clearly, but then again, Emperor Chongzhen's position is here, and he can't see through it.

At this point, the two sides didn't have anything to hide, Sun Chuanting still didn't say anything to death, but just said: "If Zhao Gong's side thinks that these eight hundred horses should be counted below, then these eight hundred horses are under it, and there is no argument about this." ”

"Not counting the Shaanxi border army, the elite of several provinces in the north have made up, there are also 10,000 thousands, there will not be many in the south, there are two or three thousand in Nanjing, and there should be a few thousand in Yunnan, these people are scattered regardless of the scourge, but it is impossible to stay in the interior, then again, these so-called elites, in addition to your new army and some cavalry, even if they have the ability to fight, they will not be able to adapt to my military system, I will give them a placement."

Sun Chuanting nodded and listened, it is always easier to communicate with Zhao Jin than with others, Zhao Jin never hides anything, tell the truth, but this is also due to strength, and he will speak like this with such confidence and confidence.

"It can't be placed on the territory of the Ming Dynasty now, and it can't be in Guanwai, Mongolia, and Goryeo, because this is a place I can directly control, if I am willing to go to Tubo to guard for ten years, and come back, I will give them a future for their family business, if they can go on an expedition to the Western Regions and the South Seas, I will give them money, food and weapons, and the territory they have laid down can give them convenience, give them fiefdoms, which can be passed down from generation to generation, and even give them support." Zhao Jin said slowly.