Shen Shuren finished transporting grain to Shanhaiguan and the Ming army outside the Guan, and when the last stop arrived in Ningyuan, it was already the second day of the second month of February.

The fleet unloaded the grain at the Juehua Island wharf outside Ningyuan City, and Ning Yuanshou carried it into the warehouse with his soldiers, and there were no accidents in the whole process.

Now the Qing army's sea power is still extremely weak, and it is completely unable to block the Ming army.

Fang Yizhi, who accompanied him, still didn't understand that Shen Shuren had to personally bring food to Ningyuan.

But he was still quite righteous, he didn't ask much, he accompanied him all the way, and tutored Bagu Wen's homework every day when he was free.

Shen Shuren's heart, of course, has already made a plan. He insisted on getting to know Wu Sangui in person, and he was also laying out for the future-

According to his plan, since Chongzhen cannot be saved in the future, the capital is destined to be broken by Li Zicheng. According to historical inertia, the probability of Wu Sangui's future reduction is not small.

What Shen Shuren could do was only to try to reverse and reduce the losses of the Han people, and alleviate the problem of the elite of the Ming army falling to the Qing Dynasty. He didn't dare to guarantee the exact extent to which he could go, so he could only take one step at a time.

Fortunately, his father Shen Tingyang's Cao Yun changed to the sea, so that the Shen family got an opportunity to "take the sea route to directly transport military rations for Shanhaiguan and the Ming army in western Liaoning".

If you can use these few years, you can make good friends with Wu Sangui's subordinates. In the future, when the sky changes, the generals of the Guanning army who are unwilling to surrender to the Tartars can be withdrawn to the south, at least to Denglai.

It is one to be able to pull one.

Of course, Shen Shuren knew very well that it would definitely not be so easy for this thing to work.

It has not been a year or two since the Liaoning West Jiangmen was intertwined and did not listen to the propaganda, and the reasons for this are very complicated. Some people who have the potential to be hardcore traitors in their bones can't expect to be persuaded to surrender casually, and in the end, they have to be ruthless.

This time, it's just a matchmaking first, and then we will think about it in the long run.

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The plan is very beautiful, but how to implement it, Shen Shuren has no bottom in his heart.

The official position of only eight grades has become the biggest obstacle for him to make contacts. Higher-ranking officials, he can't see them at all.

After entering Ningyuan City, Shen Shuren could only cast a wide net, and he was accompanied by a smile on every officer of the Guanning Army he saw.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty had a tradition of respecting and respecting martial arts, and those military attachés were very grateful to see him smiling and welcoming people.

Even if it is a guerrilla and capital division of the fifth or sixth rank of the martial arts, he will not be domineering in front of the eighth-rank civil officials.

The handover to Shen Shuren was Wu Sangui's next five-grade sea route division, named Zhang Guozhu, who was usually responsible for patrolling and defending the sea near Juehua Island, and now he was naturally responsible for piloting the grain fleet and unloading and accepting the cargo.

Shen Shuren was very polite, and in the process of signing for the grain and grass from the other party, he also sent a few ingots of silver, and quietly requested:

"Zhang Dusi, I have been adrift by sea for more than half a month, so I have to come here from Suzhou, and it is inevitable that there will be wind and waves. Some grain bags on the outer layer may be damp, so you should bother to sort them first, and then dry them in good weather before putting them into storage. ”

Zhang Guozhu touched the two silver ingots in his hand, both of which were fifty taels of big ingots. A civil official is willing to give him a hundred taels of benefits to let him raise his noble hand, which is also to give him enough face.

Zhang Guozhu originally thought that Shen Shuren had made such a cost, and it was estimated that the food sent was shoddy, and there was a shortage of catties and catties, and there were many problems that he needed to cover up.

After a careful investigation, I was surprised to find that it was really only a little damp, and there was no other deduction.

"Brother, it's just a little damp, what should I do? Your first time transporting grain, right? This is also very careful. To tell you the truth, we have been outside the customs for five or six years, and it is the first time we have seen a civil official who has transported grain from the customs area, and there is no deduction in such a full amount.

Originally, those scum would like to cut you two or three percent first, and it would be good to get half of them in the end. If it weren't for the fact that we also had empty salaries, there would actually not be so many people to raise, and there would have been some farming in the Guannai, otherwise I would have starved to death. ”

Zhang Guozhu saw that Shen Shuren fell in love and squandered his money, so he didn't see him, and even said the open secret of eating empty salaries casually.

Of course, this kind of casual chatter is empty in the first place, and I am not afraid of being caught, as long as I don't disclose specific data.

When Shen Shuren heard this, he immediately understood, and said in his heart that he and his father had done this trip too conscientiously.

It turned out that those dog officials were so greedy! Military rations have to be exploited repeatedly! No wonder Da Ming is finished.

Thinking so in his heart, what he said was: "Eh, my family lives in Suzhou, and I don't know much about the hardships in the Northern Nine-Border Army." But we also know a truth:

Jiangnan can enjoy peace in peace, and it all depends on the soldiers of the nine sides to withstand the Tartars. Otherwise, even if we have thousands of family fortunes, we won't be able to keep them. ”

When Zhang Guozhu heard this, he sighed with emotion: "Brother! You're a sensible person! The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, if one or two percent of them have you so clear, they can't get to this point today!

It's a pity, you can't be a big official like this who is sympathetic to the border army, it's just an eight-grade person. If we have the final say, we wish you were in the household. ”

"Eh, be cautious, don't dare to take it."

After some tugging, Shen Shuren quickly established contacts with a group of officers, and after they roughly accepted the grain and grass, they all felt that Shen Shuren was too righteous, and reported his good deeds one after another.

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In less than half a day, not only Wu Sangui knew, but even Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong stationed in Ningyuan, knew.

Most of the governors of the Ming Dynasty were from the second grade, but the temporary governors of some jurisdictions with only a few prefectures and less than one province were the third grade.

Qiu Minyang is the governor of Liaodong, and there are only a few cities left in the jurisdiction now, but how to say that it is at least a positive three-grade treatment, and under normal circumstances, of course, he will not look at Shen Shuren.

But today, I heard that the imperial court had reorganized the logistics of the Guanning Army, improved the supply of military rations, and Wu Sangui's generals helped boast and praise.

Qiu Minyang also gave Corporal Lixian a hand, and personally set up a banquet to entertain Shen Shuren and his party, without putting on a show at all. Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of Ningyuan, and some of his generals also accompanied him.

Liaodi is bitter cold, vegetables and poultry are more precious, and the living conditions of the soldiers are not good, so the banquet mainly relies on seafood and game to support the field.

The wine was also very bland, and in the end, Shen Shuren brought the good wine carried by the fleet and drank it with Liaodong Wenwu.

After entering the table, Shen Shuren also saw Wu Sangui for the first time, and couldn't help but secretly look at it for a long time.

After all, this is the first person he has seen since he traveled and is enough to change the course of history. Although Yang Sichang and Shi Kefa, who I saw before, were also celebrities, they didn't make much waves after all.

Wu Sangui is only twenty-nine years old now, but he already has a full beard and a very neatly groomed mustache on his upper lip, which looks much more mature than his actual age.

Maybe he became a chief military officer in his twenties, and he had to make his face look as rough as possible in order to subdue everyone.

No matter how Shen Shuren looks, he can't directly see the characteristics of a "traitor" from this face, he really can't look good.

After several rounds of drinking, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, took the lead in stirring up the topic:

"Shen Xian's nephew, you have done this errand with a real conscience, and this official has thanked all the soldiers. After the imperial court, will it be changed to directly transport grain from Jiangnan to the front of the Liaodong Army? ”

Shen Shuren hurriedly humbly: "Don't dare to be an official, it's just an official's duty." The law of the court is not something that my generation can speculate. The lower officials only knew that this was a pilot, and if it could indeed save money and the Liaodong Army was satisfied with it, it would probably become a common law.

Therefore, if Qiu Futai and Wu Zongbing really think that it is better for our Su Song military food to be directly transported, please do not hesitate to play the imperial court. In this way, this can move forward faster. ”

Qiu Minyang is a civil official, and he is not good at acting too uncity-like, so he is just brushing his beard and pondering the wording.

Wu Sangui on the other side didn't have these scruples, he had already got up with a wine glass and walked in front of Shen Shuren:

"Brother, what are these words, Zhang Guozhu has reported it, your Su Song's military rations can be fully allocated, and you don't have to be exploited by the household department. We, the Guanning Army, up and down, are eager to do this. Who in the army dares to say that this is not good, I, Wu Sangui, will be the first to clean him up. ”

Shen Shuren is neither humble nor arrogant: "Mr. Wu distinguishes between right and wrong, governs the army strictly, and is admired by the lower officials." ”

Wu Sangui doesn't have as much courtesy as civil officials, plus this Ning Yuan is basically his sphere of influence, and Qiu Minyang actually has nothing to do with him, so he talks more casually after drinking.

He grabbed one of Shen Shuren's arms, and after having a drink with him, he asked bluntly: "Brother, I just have one question, thousands of miles of officials are only for money, and this Ming Dynasty is the same up and down." You're the only one I've ever seen who almost didn't make any money for the household office, so what are you trying to do? ”

Shen Shuren knew that it was useless to say beautiful things in this situation, and these old coarse people didn't believe in etiquette, righteousness and shame at all.

So he rolled his eyes, and just took this opportunity to answer Wu Sangui, and by the way, he also conveyed a message to the other generals of the Guanning Army present:

"Mr. Wu praised it falsely, where do I not love money. To tell you the truth, our Shen family is the richest man in Suzhou, with hundreds of sea vessels and a very big business, even North Korea has done it.

My father donated to the government ten years ago, and he has served in the household department so far, and he dares to touch his conscience and say that he has never been greedy for a silver or two - our aunt Su Shen's family really doesn't look down on the oil and water that the household department has handled.

We only hope that the world is peaceful, and all the states along the East China Sea are controlled by the Ming Dynasty, so that we can have goods all over the world and business continues. Tartars, such dog things, of course, can help the run, so they can help the run. ”

Speaking of this, Wu Sangui suddenly realized: "Suzhou Shen family? Come to think of it, Ling Zun is Shen Tingyang of the household department, right? ”

Shen Tingyang's official position as the head of the Liupin Household Department is not valuable, and others don't know him because of his official position. But the Shen family is the largest force in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, and anyone in the north who comes into contact with the sea knows the Shen family, and Wu Sangui also thought of it because of this.

After figuring it out, Wu Sangui was also very surprised: "Shen's main business is to be loyal to the country, this kind of drudgery in the wind and waves, and let his son personally escort him." Brother, you are a cheerful person, I toast you.

A few of you, also come over to toast, this Suzhou Shen family, but it is famous for being anxious and righteous, fighting righteousness and squandering money, and it is your blessing to see Shen Gongzi today. ”

Shen Shuren was not confused at all, he drank and knew very well in his heart: so far, others have been polite to him, not because of his official position, but purely for his family's millions of taels of silver and hundreds of big ships.

"Mr. Wu praised it, the little brother was escorted with the ship this time, and it was also a coincidence, and he wanted to enter Beijing to catch the spring exam, just by the way. Shandong's roads are not quiet, and it is easy to be robbed by thieves when taking the canal. ”

Wu Sangui and other generals were quite surprised: "You are still just a famous person?" I've already become an official and want to take the exam again? ”

Shen Shuren didn't hide it: "I'm not afraid of jokes, I'm just a prisoner." I'm a prisoner, I bought it. ”