Chapter 627: Bloodletting
Twenty minutes later, King Heng, Huang Huan, and Li Shiyuan walked in, several people said some polite words, and sat down one by one, Zhu Youdi also opened the window and said bright words, friendly troops came to help, and provided some grain and grass, which should be and unspoken rules, such as the city that all the soldiers and horses passed through when they suppressed bandits in Henan in history must provide grain and grass, otherwise they will really die and will not be saved, and at that time, they can only ask for food and grass nearby.
Therefore, King Heng was not surprised that the Ming army came to ask for grain and grass, and he also generously expressed that he was willing to pay 100,000 taels of food to fund the Ming army! To be honest, it's a lot of money! This is also the bottom line of King Heng!
Bang! As soon as King Heng's words fell, Xu Wuhou got up angrily and smashed the teacup in his hand: "100,000 taels, what about you who sent to ask for food, my 80,000 army and 30,000 war horses are enough to stuff their teeth, the soldiers sleep in the open, their clothes are not covered, the knife licks the blood, and they haven't been in a row just to protect you uncles who are clothed and fed, now it's okay, do you want to eat, ask for money to give a change, grass, this battle is not fought!" Go play with yourselves."
"Marquis Wu", Xu Wenjue did not shout loudly this time, but shouted softly, then got up, tightened his coat, and glanced at Huang Huan and Li Shiyuan: "The two generals say goodbye, I hope you can keep Qingzhou, I will put incense on the pillar for the two generals in the future, King Heng take care and leave!" "Turning away with that!
"Hey, hey, the two of you are slow, and slow, General Xu has something to discuss and don't need to be like this, don't be like this", King Heng and the three of them immediately panicked, and hurriedly stopped the two buddies of the Xu family, and were pulled back!
After some hypocritical pushing, Xu Wenjue and Xu Wuhou finally returned to their seats in front of them, but their faces were quite ugly.
"How many are the two generals, and is this what the God King means?" King Heng's face was a bitter look.
"If you hadn't mentioned the God King, I would have forgotten about this stubble, and I dare to ask King Heng if he had received the Holy Decree?" Xu Wenjue looked at Zhu Youdi very seriously.
King Heng sighed. nodded: "Received, take back the royal domain, allow private soldiers to be raised, and go to Hangzhou on the fifteenth day of the first month to discuss ......"
"The prince must not know what to discuss in Hangzhou" Xu Wenjue smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, Zhu Youling paused, and was really curious: "Could it be that the general knows?" Can you tell us about it? ”
"Yes! It depends on whether the prince is generous today." Xu Wenjue smiled: "It's definitely good news!" ”
"Five hundred thousand!" Zhu Youdi gritted his teeth and stretched out five fingers, Xu Wenjue's face suddenly darkened, and Xu Wuhou next to him had already snorted coldly!
"Is it difficult for the prince to play tricks on my brother", Xu Wenjue stood up again, Zhu Youdi's heart was cold, that is, Huang Huan and Li Shiyuan also felt that the Ming Army was a bit excessive, 500,000 was already a sky-high price!
"How dare this king play with the general", Zhu Youdi's dignified prince said that it was already a very bad thing: "Shandong has been in drought for many years, and locust plagues have occurred. If the particles are not collected, there is not much left in the palace, and the court is now ordering the recovery of fertile land and the reduction of income, and the life of the palace is also stretched, so you must leave some to live! ”
King Heng cried so poorly, and his soft mouth did not make Xu Wenjue's heart soften: "Lord Wang, it has nothing to do with the lack of particles." We don't want food, we just want silver! The soldiers are desperately trying to do something. It's not just to protect you, but they also have to eat and drink to support their families! To put it bluntly, if my Ming army does not send troops, Qingzhou City will be broken tomorrow with a snap of a finger, and then the Wanguan family wealth of the palace will be penniless! The lives of all the people of the city, including the king's palace, are not guaranteed! You'd better weigh it up! ”
In other words, this can no longer be understood, and there is no cover-up. King Heng finally understood, people not only came to ask for food and wages, but also took the opportunity to blackmail! That's right, it's blackmail! It's just that you have to spend your money!
Taking advantage of the danger of others, Zhu Youdi had these four words in his heart, and his face became gray. The breath is a little rough.
"Yes, this is a bit of a danger for others, but whether the prince has ever thought of helping you out of danger is to rely on those soldiers in exchange for their lives." Xu Wenjue seemed to know what King Heng was thinking, and said lightly!
Huang Huan and Li Shiyuan glanced at each other and did not speak, to be honest, they were very ashamed of Xu Wenjue's behavior in their hearts, but they felt that what he said was very reasonable, soldiers used their lives to protect their families and defend the country, and it was natural to ask for money, especially since the two of them were also from the military, and they felt the same way.
"Tell me, how much does it cost to go around in a circle?" , Zhu Youdi can see it, anyway, it's a knife, let's have a refreshing one!
"Two million!" Xu Wenjue said the price lightly, and he was so shocked that King Heng and the others climaxed one after another, and they couldn't calm down for a long time, and almost blurted out, why don't you grab it!
"Two million, I promise to defeat the Qing army within three days, and I will refund you 500,000 taels one day later, and I will also send the prince a big confidential news!" Xu Wenjue looked at the expressions of several people, his face was calm, and he was smiling!
Zhu Youdi felt that he was about to lose his breath, but when he heard that people dared to guarantee that they would repel the Qing army in three days, it meant that he was very sure, and he would return 500,000 yuan if he ran away one day later, he really didn't want the Ming army to run away in three days, it was better to run away in five days, or six days, of course, what he was most concerned about was the confidential news that Xu Wenjue said!
That's it! Zhu Youdi admitted it, shook his head lightly, and looked distressed: "I hope the two generals will keep their promises!" ”
"My Ming army said yes, dare to use the name of the god king as a guarantee, do not retreat from the Qing army for three days, and immediately return 500,000 silver to the prince", Xu Wenjue was serious, and then smiled lightly: "The prince wants to listen to the news, it is absolutely worth it!" ”
"General, please speak", King Heng barely calmed down and looked at Xu Wenjue in distress!
"The prince doesn't know what to discuss in Hangzhou, and he doesn't know who to discuss with in Hangzhou, and of course he doesn't know that King De of Jinan has already left!"
"This king really doesn't know!" Zhu Youdi's head is shaking like a rattle!
"Then I'll tell the prince that the Hangzhou discussion was initiated by the god king, and the god king is ready to take the princes to make a big deal and make a lot of money......" Xu Wenjue gushed out the whole of Rwan's sea trade plan, and King Heng was dumbfounded when he heard it, and slowly became a little excited!
"Lord Wang, the three-year-old doll must know that it is even more profitable to follow the god king to do business, just now you also said, the imperial court is now balancing the vassal kings of various places, and it will be up to you to make a fortune in the future...... I don't need to say anything else, it's very confidential to tell the truth, except for King De, who has an unusual relationship with the God King, who immediately went south to stock up after receiving the news, the other princes are just as confused as you! Why don't you hurry up and go south to stock up on goods at this point, and wait until you know the news, when the prices skyrocket, the cost will be a lot! ”
"Thank you, General, for your advice!" Zhu Youdi's face was flushed, and he was really distressed to take out two million at once, but he thought that the news was too worthwhile, and more importantly, as Xu Wenjue said, he even made a lot of money in sea trade, and it was not bad for him to find a seafood merchant who operated without a license these days, not to mention that an inland prince like him was too unprofitable to rely on rent!
Huang Huan and Li Shiyuan were convinced, convinced by Xu Wenjue's desire to capture the old man, and even more convinced by the methods of the god king who had never seen it, watching Xu Wenjue's men and horses loading silver in the palace, the two were deeply impressed, it turned out that the three thousand men and horses that Xu Wenjue brought at the beginning were going to enter the city, what to help defense, what to beg, it was ready to transport silver, now it's okay, I originally planned to let them enter the city tomorrow morning, but now I have to open the door and let them in to move the silver!
"General Huang, I don't know how much your subordinates owe about food?" At the west gate of Qingzhou City, Xu Wenjue looked at Huang Huan and asked!
"More than 30,000 taels!" Huang Huan spat out without thinking!
"Okay!" Xu Wenjue said and waved his hand to Xu Wuhou next to him, and immediately several soldiers began to move silver from the carriage, "There are 40,000 taels here, and the arrears are silver, and the rest is rewarded to the brothers to drink!" ”
This...... Huang and Li were shocked, Xu Wenjue smiled faintly: "General Huang is now under the control of the God King, and the salary is naturally issued by the God King, I can trust that the two generals are not the kind of people who have private newspapers, otherwise once the military discipline department of the Ming Army finds out some pickled things, it will be really miserable, the God King hates such people the most, and there is almost no way to live!" ”
"General Xu doesn't need to be scared, I'm not that kind of person", arrogance appeared on the faces of Huang and Li, and Xu Wenjue laughed, "How offended!" The two generals take their leave! ”
"General Xu, on the day of retreating from the enemy, can you see you again, I'll wait for a few people to get drunk!" Li Shiyuan looked at Xu Wenjue and shouted loudly!
Xu Wenjue turned around when he heard this: "I want it, but I don't dare to guarantee it, but Wenjue will do his best!" After speaking, he turned over and got on the horse, waved at Huang and Li, and walked out of Qingzhou City with the begging team!
Outside the city, Xu Wuhou was in high spirits, riding a horse and running around in circles next to the convoy: "Big brother, two million!" King Heng is really rich! ”
"The prince and the general have no inventory, in the words of the eldest brother, the common people have to pay rent to the palace when they starve to death, and the royal family has to pay wages to these princes when they die of poverty. And that's just the beginning! Xu Wenjue sighed, "The big head is in Yanzhou!" ”
"How much is that going to knock?"
"Less than five million is not negotiable!"
"Wouldn't that make him bankrupt!"
"That's what the eldest brother means, saying that it's not pleasing to the eye!"
"Then some of them knocked this time! By the way, brother, is it true that the eldest brother does sea trade? Such a good thing, are we involved? ”
"Our family is unique in the entire Nanjing City," Xu Wenjue laughed!
"Also, will the eldest brother do something to your family?"
"No, the eldest brother said that he would only attack the prince, and the father had already planned to voluntarily donate millions of ......"
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