A big ship sails on the turquoise sea.

The sunset was reflected on Yang Chengying's angular face.

Obviously, the ship was full of grain and silver, Yang Chengying not only did not have a trace of joy, but a sad face.

This time, he went to Chaoxian in the name of an envoy and accomplished two things.

The first was to make a grain deal with Chao Xian and bring back five boatloads of grain.

The second is to contact the "rebel army" in the northern part of the dynasty and Xian, and reach an "international" trade of exchanging the first rank for silver.

However, the hidden dangers behind these two things are even more worrying to Yang Chengying.

"This trip has been fruitful, why do you still have a sad face?"

Ning Wan I came to the cabin, saw Yang Chengying standing on the deck, and stepped forward to ask.

"It's true that there are a lot of gains, but there are also hidden dangers."

Yang Chengying sighed and continued: "What if Chao Xian violates the agreement? And what about the destruction of those large and small 'rebel armies'? And ......"

With that, he glanced back at the cabin.

Ning Wan understood in my heart and said in a low voice: "Seeing that I am going back to Port Arthur, it is time for Shen Guangxi to have a showdown. ”

"What if he learns the truth and returns to the court to report to the emperor?"

"My lord, he doesn't think about others, he has to think about himself. If he really shakes our affairs out, can he get out of business? Also, sometimes a bit of guts is needed. ”

When I finished saying this, I made an analogy: "It's like I bet on the big and small, and when the dice cup is put down, I don't think about anything, I just look at the will of God." ”

"You!"

Yang Chengying shook his head helplessly.

During the time when he was not in Wangcheng, Ning Wan and I secretly stared at Shen Guangxi while secretly running to the gambling house in Seoul.

Lost badly.

Several times it was Shen Guangxi who took the money and ransomed him from the gambling house.

After hearing about these things, Yang Chengying really couldn't cry or laugh.

The two walked into the cabin one after the other and came to the cabin where Shen Guangxi was staying.

Shen Guangxi also expected the final showdown.

He had been silently observing before, and found that the group of people who kidnapped him actually had great intentions, and perhaps they were really desperate to make this decision.

He had already made up his mind that he would never divulge the matter.

He was not surprised at all by the arrival of Yang Chengying and Ning Wan.

"Shen Shilang, the separation is imminent. I guess I'd tell you something about us. ”

Yang Chengying said, taking off the blindfold covering his left eye, revealing his cold left eye.

Looking at the young man with intact eyes, Shen Guangxi said: "Sure enough, you are not He Renjie, who are you?" ”

"I am the head of the family under Li Pinghu, and my name is Yang Chengying." Yang Cheng replied.

"Li Pinghu? Commander of the Golden State Guard! Oh, no wonder ......" Shen Guangxi suddenly realized.

"There are 5,000 households under the jurisdiction of Jinzhouwei, minus the number of 1,000 fraudulent soldiers, and there are at least more than 3,000 soldiers of the Ming Army who are hungry. That's why we came up with a plan to get life-saving food. ”

"The city of Liaoyang is stable, and the slave chiefs can't touch southern Liaonan, what are you anxious about?"

"People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries, in case Liaoyang is lost? It's like I'm worried about adults talking about us right now. ”

"What if I don't keep it a secret for you?"

Yang Chengying smiled and said nothing.

He was thinking in his heart what the consequences would be if he killed the envoys of the imperial court.

Shen Guangxi couldn't see a trace of murder in the other party's eyes, but made him feel very scared and regretted saying this.

The atmosphere at the scene was at a stalemate, and I would rather come out to play a round.

"Shen Shilang, we won't do anything to you, but everyone is in the same boat, and no one can escape if something happens."

Shen Guangxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, went down the steps, and said, "Okay." I will help you keep it a secret, and I will do my best to cover it up for you when I return to the court. ”

"Thank you." Yang Chengying arched his hand, "Rest well, my lord, I won't bother anymore." ”

"Farewell!"

The two walked out of the cabin.

Shen Guangxi watched them leave, took out a handkerchief and wiped the fine sweat on his forehead.

After the big ship docked, Yang Chengying instructed the soldiers who had been waiting in advance to transport the grain and silver money to the Zhongzuo Station.

At the same time, Xu Shang was sent to lead a hundred soldiers to guard.

Shen Guangxi didn't dare to delay for too long, and when the money and grain were unloaded, he said goodbye to Yang Chengying and others, took a boat to Dagukou, and then returned to Beijing to resume his life.

Time was pressing, Yang Chengying did not rest in the Zhongzuo Institute, and on the same day, the soldiers of the Zhongzuo Institute were counted according to the roster, and the vacancy was found to be 500.

A thousand households should have more than 1,100 soldiers, but it was directly reduced by half.

Yang Chengying took the opportunity to be furious, took out the warrant given by Luo Sanjie, removed the position of Qianhu in the middle left of Jinzhou, and let Xu Shang concurrently serve as a part-time officer.

The military pay was then paid according to the number of 500 men.

According to the Ming Dynasty's custom, the soldiers in northern Liaobei were paid five buckets of rice per month, and Yang Chengying gave them two months' rice grain.

After distributing the rest, Yang Chengying took more than 100 soldiers back to Jinzhou.

When he arrived in Jinzhou, he first checked the shortfall of the remaining 4,000 households according to the practice of the Jinzhou Central Left Office, and then distributed them according to the real number of soldiers.

Although he knew that this would lead to a shortage of food reserves, if he did not distribute rice and food to these soldiers who had been hungry for a long time and mobilize their enthusiasm, the rest of the battle would not be able to be fought.

After distributing food to all the soldiers, the remaining rice grain was only a thousand stones.

In addition to rice grains, there are also beans of 500 stones.

silver, three hundred taels.

This is all the belongings of Jinzhouwei.

Through the distribution of food, Yang Chengying intuitively grasped the number of soldiers.

Jinzhouwei has 5,000 households under its jurisdiction, with a total of 2,340 soldiers, of which less than 400 have the strength to fight.

There were three hundred horses, mostly lean horses, for riding and not for combat.

"It seems that the first thing to do next is to reorganize the soldiers." Yang Chengying said worriedly.

"I'm afraid this is not a feasible strategy, and reorganizing the soldiers is undoubtedly changing the law of the ancestors. The governor of Liaodong has just taken office, so we can't hand over the knife. ”

Ning Wan I dissuaded.

Yang Chengying also knew this truth, but he insisted on his thoughts: "That is a matter for the future, and the top priority at the moment is to reorganize the soldiers and soldiers to prepare for the next Japanese war." ”

Ning Wan still objected: "If things are slow, the slave chief will not call so soon." The most important thing is to collect some more food and grass, otherwise the soldiers will be hungry again next month. ”

What he said was the truth, although two months' worth of rice was distributed this time, but it could only alleviate the situation slightly.

The imperial court is in arrears with a large amount of military salaries, and specific to individuals, there is at least half a year's worth of rice and grain that has not been paid.

With the current batch of rice grain, the Ming soldiers may not even be able to pay off the debts of rice merchants.

When the two were arguing, Luo Sanjie walked inside.

"Brother Yang, Mr. Ning, I just received an order from above, and Lord Wang, the governor of Liaodong, summoned me to Liaoyang to inquire about the military situation."

Luo Sanjie walked as he spoke, and after standing still, he handed the official document to Yang Chengying.

The dispute is temporarily suspended.

Yang Chengying read it roughly, gave me the official document, and said with a smile: "It's so fast!" ”

"What should I do?" Luo Sanjie asked.

"Of course we met, and I'll go with you."

"Okay."

"Mr. Ning, Jinzhou will be handed over to you." Yang Chengying turned his head to look at Ning Wan.

Ning Wan nodded and said, "No problem." ”