Chapter 058: Planned

June 12, Huai'an City

Sure enough, it was exactly the same as Chen Cao's expectations, only Zhu Yanrong, the Duke of Baoguo, came to participate in the counterinsurgency, and he couldn't take any of them, and brought the emperor's holy decree, saying that Wei Guogong was the commander of the counterinsurgency, and had full authority to deal with the Cao Gang rebellion.

In the line, Zhu Yanrong was greeting Xu Hongji, Chen Cao knew that an old acquaintance was coming, so he received Zhu Yanrong very warmly, everyone is in the same boat, so they will not hide anything.

"Chen Cao, you are really bold, do you know how Your Majesty reacted when he learned that the Cao Gang of 200,000 people rebelled?" Zhu Yanrong drank a glass of wine and said: "I fainted on the spot, woke up and hugged Ye Xianggao in front of Fengtian Gate and cried, saying that it was immoral and made people rebel everywhere, sorry for the ancestors and ancestors." ”

Chen Cao said seriously: "If the officials of the Ming Dynasty are united, it will be fine, but Baoguo Gong also knows what virtues those people have, at least I Chen Cao promised Bao Guogong, so I didn't let Bao Guogong suffer, right?" ”

"Hahaha..." Zhu Yanrong laughed loudly, and then drank with Xu Hongji: "You, fortunately, you came prepared this time, if it is really a rebellion of 200,000 people, the imperial court has no way to exterminate it, and it is used everywhere, Liaodong Yuan Chonghuan came to ask His Majesty to pay money again a month ago, saying that Nurhachi personally led 60,000 troops to camp outside the city of Guangning, and the defenders in the city were in arrears for many months, and they had no fighting spirit, and the army was discouraged, and even a camp mutiny occurred, and the governor Bi Zisu, the chief soldier Zhu Mei, and the general judge Zhang Shirong were all tied up. ”

Chen Cao frowned: "Liaodong is already so messy?" ”

Zhu Yanrong is in Beijing, and he is the commander of the five military camps, and he can go to court at any time, and these things are naturally clear: "That's natural, so I heard that the Cao Gang rebelled, and I couldn't get the money. ”

"Baoguo Gong, how is the situation in the court this time?" Chen Cao thought about getting down to business.

Zhu Yanrong also became serious, and said calmly: "Yang Yipeng's matter is very important, Li Yangchong was pushed to the cusp, the day the court got the news, he was jointly impeached by the eunuchs, Li Yangchong spent a lot of silver, was forcefully protected, and was demoted to the right of the imperial history, but in this way, the eunuch party took the initiative, Feng Yan beat the Donglin party to the brink of the army, and they pushed Qiao Yun of the Nanjing Criminal Department to be promoted to the new governor of Caoyun, but the eunuch party rebounded violently, Wei eunuch played, The emperor made Chen Dadao, the right attendant of the household department, the new governor of Caoyun,

Hey, the old guy is seventy-six, I don't know if I can toss it..."

"He's the Donglin Party?" Chen Cao asked.

Zhu Yanrong shook his head: "He is from Sichuan, attached to the Chu Party, and has a bad relationship with the Donglin Party." ”

"No wonder..."Chen Cao nodded: "Does the imperial court give Wei Guogong a time limit this time?" ”

"No..." Zhu Yanrong put down his wine glass and looked at Xu Hongji: "The imperial court knows that the garrison of Nanjing is only 100,000, and it is unrealistic if all of them are transferred, so let Wei Guogong fight steadily, mainly to Fu, and have no choice but to suppress." ”

Xu Hongji nodded with satisfaction, this is the same as what Chen Cao told before, and now it seems that it only takes a while to recruit An Weng Lin Zhi.

"Oh yes," Zhu Yanrong remembered one thing: "Your Majesty knows that Nanjing is short of troops, so just in case, Ye Xianggao gave His Majesty the idea to recruit Guangxi Tusi wolf soldiers to come to Nanjing to help, and the messenger who went to Guangxi when I left Beijing set off, I heard that I was leaving from Tianjin by sea boat, and I thought that I was already on my way here at this moment." ”

"Ah..."Chen Cao was surprised, and then hurriedly said: "Then it can't be delayed, if the news leaks out, it won't be good, let's set off tomorrow to 'suppress bandits'..."

...

On June 14, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, and Zhu Yanrong, the Duke of Baoguo, jointly led a total of more than 40,000 soldiers to guard the station, and 5,000 people from the Jiangshui Division went north and stationed in Qinghe County...

On the 15th, Chen Cao, the commander of the Fusi Division of Jinyi Wei Town, the commander of the right guard of Nanjing, and the deputy general of the Caojiang Water Division, led Weng Shijie and Weng Meixin's father and daughter into Taoyuan County to persuade Weng Linzhi, the head of the thief, to surrender; From time to time, they are seized...

On the 16th, the Guangxi Tusi wolf soldiers arrived in Nanjing, and the imperial army was preparing to attack.

On the 17th, the guards collected troops, and the bewitched Cao Gang fishermen returned to the township under the arrangement of the local county government, because Weng Linzhi did not kill a single official in this rebellion, so everyone was very happy...

On the 18th, led by Xu Hongji and signed by Zhu Yanrong and Lin Yaoyu, the song was sent to Beijing in an expedited manner of 800 miles, and Weng Linzhi was invited to be the new commander of Dahewei, and after careful investigation, the case of Weng Shijie in Jinan was jointly planned by Yang Yipeng, the former governor of Caoyun, and Wang Yiqing, and Weng Shijie's family was acquitted...

On the 19th, the guards collected troops and returned to their respective stations, Cao Yun passed normally, and the robbed summer grain was also sent to Beijing on time, Lin Yaoyu personally escorted Yang Yipeng, Wang Yiqing, Liao Fan and other Huai'an officials back to Beijing for trial, and Pan Yourong, the leader of the Cao Gang, was his accomplice.

...

"My lord, Tian Laohu has been cut off by his subordinates, and then killed and threw his body." Zhao Xin had just returned from Pan's house, and he was in charge of raiding his house: "My lord, I don't know, this Pan Yourong's family background is richer than Yang Yipeng and Wang Yiqing." ”

"Come on, report the amount." Chen Cao was looking at the ledger.

Zhao Xin arched his hand: "Yang Yipeng, Wang Yiqing, Liao Fan and Dahewei are suspected of being copied this time, and the gold and silver obtained are as high as 1.3 million taels, not counting those precious antique calligraphy and paintings, if you count them, there are as many as 3 million." ”

"Hmm..."Chen Cao nodded and said: "We don't eat the money of these officials, we will sell all those antique calligraphy and paintings, and after realizing them, one and a half million taels will be handed over to the state treasury, and the remaining one and a half million taels will be handed over to Wei Zhongxian." ”

"All?" Zhao Xin's eyes widened: "My lord, Zhao Tianlin only robbed us of one million taels of silver last month, of which 600,000 were given to the old thief." ”

"You know what?" Chen Cao squinted at Zhao Xin: "Although the counterinsurgency this time is too smooth, it has fought for the greatest interests for our eunuch party, and it has also added so much money to Your Majesty, the three major halls were destroyed, and it takes money to repair, and this money is just used on the blade, besides, so much money has passed, this time it is rewarding meritorious deeds, why does the old thief Wei also have to give you a title to be a knight..."

Zhao Xin suddenly realized: "Oh... The subordinates understood. ”

"Besides, he may not be able to eat this 1.5 million taels of silver, it is estimated that all this money will have to be used to repair the three major halls," Chen Cao shook his head: "Also, if he is not given this matter of copying his house, what do you think he will think?" We can't finish eating these things, there are too many people involved, we all have to take benefits, don't we? ”

"My subordinates have been taught..."Zhao Xin arched his hand, and then continued: "Pan Yourong's family has copied four million taels of gold and silver. ”

"So much?" Chen Cao was surprised, so much gold and silver.

"Yes," Zhao Xin said a little excitedly: "The backyard of the Pan family is very large, and there is a cellar below, and the boxes containing silver are stacked layer by layer, and there are many precious antique calligraphy and paintings, which are converted into a total of nine million taels, not only that, but also 350,000 mu of good paddy field deeds in Huai'an, and more than 220 house deeds in various parts of Huai'an, etc., if these are exchanged for money, I am afraid that it will be no less than three million taels of silver." ”

"Zhao Xin, come over and help me."

Zhao Xin hurriedly stepped forward to help Chen Cao: "My lord, are you sick?" ”

"You're sick, I'm happy..."Chen Cao picked up the teacup and poured a sip of herbal tea, and it took a long time before he calmed down: "All the deeds are left, and the deed and antique calligraphy and paintings are all sold, how much silver can I get?" ”

Zhao Xin calculated with his head bored: "The gold and silver obtained together are estimated to be 11 million taels of silver." ”

"Whew..."Chen Cao let out a sigh: "I can't imagine that a mere Cao Gang leader has so much money, it seems that I really underestimate the Cao Gang, if it weren't for Yang Yipeng to go up and down, it is estimated that he would have more money." ”

"That's not it, my subordinates looked through the accounts of the Pan Mansion, and their family property was saved from the fourth year of Jiajing, almost more than eighty years." Zhao Xinwu said to himself.

"It's all fat pigs, the Pan family, which has been raised for nearly a hundred years, has been served by us, and I still feel sorry for Pan Yourong, so how many daughters of the Pan family will reward you?"

As soon as Zhao Xin heard Chen Cao say this, he immediately grinned with a smile: "My lord is really arrogant, Pan Yourong happens to have five daughters." ”

"Oh, what a coincidence?" Chen Cao raised his eyebrows: "In this way, I am in charge, how about these five daughters divided equally among your five brothers?" ”

Zhao Xin arched his hand: "The subordinates thanked the adults for Lao Xu and a few of them." ”

"Well, take out one million taels of silver, and divide the two hundred thousand taels equally among the five of you..."Chen Caohao said angrily.

Zhao Xin hurriedly knelt down: "My subordinates thank you for your reward, and thank you for them..."

"Get up, Zhao Xin." Chen Cao looked at the sky: "After so many years, you have saved four or five hundred thousand taels of silver with me, right?" ”

Zhao Xin touched his head and smiled: "The subordinates don't suffer if they follow the adults, even if they die, it's worth it..."

"Nonsense, how can you die?" Chen Cao scolded: "The old ladies of the Kong family, you haven't even gotten to bed, how can you die easily?" ”

The black line on Zhao Xin's face: "..... my lord"

After Chen Cao joked, he was serious again: "Send 1.5 million taels of silver to Wei Guogong, send 1 million taels of silver to Baoguo Gong, and then take out 500,000 taels of silver to reward all the guards who came, and the remaining 7 million taels of silver will all be transported back." ”

Zhao Xin arched his hand: "The subordinates must have arranged it properly for the adults." ”

"By the way, I remember that Yangzhou Wei came back this time?" Chen Cao frowned.

"There is indeed Yangzhou Wei, do you want to talk about Pang Zhihuan?" Zhao Xin asked.

"Smart," Chen Cao nodded: "Forget it, I'll go and mention it to Wei Guogong, promote Pang Zhihuan to the commander of Yangzhou Guard, and then transfer the original commander to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies." ”

"By the way, my lord, Weng Shijie has successfully controlled the Cao Gang with the help of adults, and now he has become the new leader of the Cao Gang, and the Qian family has also been submissive, and after the collapse of the forces belonging to the Pan family, Weng Shijie has been almost absorbed, aren't we?" Zhao Xin asked tentatively.

Chen Cao thought for a while: "No, the Cao Gang has Weng Shitai, and he will be his own person in the future, he should know the rules, besides, I will go to him to propose marriage later, this relationship will be added, and the Cao Gang will be under my control in the future, and Chen Dadao will just go through the motions." ”

"It's still a wise man," Zhao Xin complimented, and then said: "Now that the official position of the Caoyun General Soldier is vacant, I think it must be the focus of contention between all parties. ”

"Fight for a fart," Chen Cao scolded with a smile: "After my eunuch party gains power today, there will be no pressure on the DPRK and China, and the position of the general army of Caoyun is the final word of Wei Guogong." Chen Cao said and got up and walked out: "There are still a lot of things to deal with, you go to handle the matter of raiding the house, and I will go to Wei Guogong." ”

...

"Propose?" Xu Hongji frowned: "Who?" ”

"Weng Shijie's daughter Weng Meixin," Chen Cao arched his hand: "So I want to ask my grandfather to come forward as a matchmaker." ”

Xu Hongji smiled: "You Chen Cao, at first, it was rumored that you were lustful in Jinling City, and I just took it as a rumored joke, but today it seems that it is still true." ”

Chen Cao smiled and touched his head: "I have some personal affairs with Miss Weng..."

"Okay," Xu Hongji smiled: "The beauty of my father's adulthood depends on you, let's go to propose relatives tonight, settle the family affairs for you, and then let's go back to Jinling." ”

The matter of proposing marriage is very smooth, Weng Shijie has been grateful to Chen Cao in his heart since he became the helper, and naturally he is full of promises, just wait for him to return to Jinling to choose a good day and send someone to greet him.

After Chen Cao said goodbye to Weng Meixin the next day, he went back to Jinling with Xu Hongji, stayed in Huai'an for more than a month, and had to go back to do some business.

...

"Enclosure the land, first enclose the land in the lower reaches of the Longjiang River, it is safer to be close to the camp of the sailor," Chen Cao is holding a meeting with the stewards of several workshops such as Bi Maokang, Song Yingxing, Li Maocai, and Wu Liangju: "Set up a canned food factory, specializing in the manufacture of canned food, Wu Liangju is the person in charge, and then Li Maocai's cement workshop is also moved over there, and he is still the person in charge;

Also, regarding the question of the last grenade, Master Bi, what progress has been made? ”

Bi Maokang arched his hand: "Back to my lord, Xia Guan referred to the style of my Chao Tianlei and improved it, added steel balls and fine nails to the medicine spoon, and the ignition method was temporarily the ignition of the medicine line, and the saltpeter proposed by the adult was rubbed to catch fire, Xia Guan tried it, the fire speed was too fast, and it would explode within two breaths, and it could not reach the seven breaths required by the adult." ”

Song Yingxing also gave his hand: "Xiaguan and Father Tang and other Taixi craftsmen worked together to improve the fire + medicine, and according to the adult's suggestion, the soil and seaweed in the sea were added to it, and the burning smoke did become white, but the power was not enough." ”