Chapter 211: I'm Sorry, I'm Guogong II

Sun Chengzong thought about it carefully, then looked up at Chen Cao and said, "Liang Guogong, why did you tell the old man these things?" ”

Chen Cao straightened up, and then said with a righteous face: "Supervisor, although I am from the eunuch party, I am taught by the saint after all, and both Lord Zhao and Master Gao can testify for the younger generation." ”

Sun Chengzong was naturally clear about Chen Cao's visit to Zhao's mansion at night, and when he heard this, he felt a little reasonable and nodded: "Then what are the symptoms after taking this poison powder?" ”

Chen Cao looked at Sun Chengzong seriously: "Three symptoms, first, the poisoned person is abnormally excited, second, hallucinations, third, weakness in the limbs, and easy to fall into the water..."

"Overboard?" Sun Chengzong frowned: "This... This... What does this poison have to do with falling into the water? ”

"Hey..."Chen Cao looked surprised: "Inspector, what do you think, if the poisoned person is unable to ride a boat or ride a horse on all fours, he must not fall into the water and fall from the horse?" ”

Sun Chengzong meditated and nodded: "That's the reason...

What can be done to save it? ”

Chen Cao shook his head lightly: "If you don't have a solution, you will die if you obey it..."

Sun Chengzong closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and then arched his hand: "The old man is here, thank you for the announcement of the Liang Kingdom." ”

Chen Cao stood up and arched his hand: "Supervisor, the junior has a military order, and he can't accompany the supervisor more, so he will leave here, and I hope that the supervisor will deal with it carefully after returning to Beijing, and take his leave..."

Walking out of the gate, Zhao Xin spoke: "Grandpa, is there really that poison?" ”

Chen Cao squinted at Zhao Xin and quipped: "Really, when you can't think about it, I'll give you some, and your family will have to thank me soon...

After all, your family fortune is now in the millions..."

Zhao Xin: "......"

...

"Grandpa, the golden ginseng of Juehua Island will report that the Tartars have not crossed the Shuangtaizi River since the beginning of spring, and there is no garrison in Xipingbao and other places that have fallen into the hands of the Tartars."

Chen Cao nodded on the boat, and then looked at Zhao Xin: "Did you have any eyebrows about the things arranged last year?" ”

"The spies came to report, but Huang Taiji made a big move, but for the sake of safety, the contact with the detailed work was interrupted from time to time." Zhao Xin replied.

"Where is Yuan Chonghuan's army?"

"It is reported that their troops have just crossed the Daling River..."

Chen Cao looked at the map, and then sneered: "It seems that Yuan Chonghuan is biased against me." ”

"Grandpa, it is reported that the guy built a shrine for Wei Eunuch in Ningyuan City, and personally wrote a sacrifice of about 10,000 words, which is enough for Wei Eunuch's sycophancy.

Needless to say, Chen Cao is not stupid, he can think of it with his toes: "Well, this kid has a bit of a meaning, it seems that you can't underestimate him, Zhao Xin, pass the order, the fleet will dock at the mouth of the Daling River, let Zhao Tianlin go to Juehua Island, Dingyuan and other ships stay in place, let's go ashore first." ”

In a few years, Wang Xiaojie has become much tougher in the land of Liaodong, which is extremely consistent with the role of the pioneer in every battle.

"The last general will see Grandpa..."

Wang Xiaojie knelt on one knee, and behind him were a group of government schools.

Chen Cao helped Wang Xiaojie up, and then greeted: "Thank you for your hard work, I kept you here back then, and I also valued your ability, so don't complain in my heart." ”

Wang Xiaojie arched his hand: "How dare the last general complain, if it weren't for the blessing of the grandfather, the last general would be just the commander of Songjiangwei in the old capital." ”

Chen Cao and Wang Xiaojie walked to Guangning City together: "The Wang Wei you recommended is a practical person who can be of great use, and Songjiangwei has a bright future in the future." ”

"That's also that guy's own ability, otherwise how could he get into the eyes of his grandfather."

"Hahaha..."

Quang Ninh City was expanded on the original site, more than twice the size of the original city, the inside is made of rubble rammed earth, and the outside is paved with cement stone bricks.

The seven-meter-high city wall and the ten-meter-high urn tower give people a sense of security in this land of Liaodong, especially the Han people.

According to incomplete statistics, the Han people who found the corpses alone were as high as four million, and in recent years, after the city of Guangning was repaired, it often traded with Mongolia, and also caught a lot of Jiannu and Mongolian spies, and all the Han people who ran from the Tatar occupation area around them were protected equally according to the policy of the grandfather..."

Wang Xiaojie said as he walked: "Now there are as many as 100,000 people in the city alone, not counting the people who are placed in the surrounding forts, and they will be allowed to plant corn and potatoes on our territory, and the harvest is not bad, not only feeding people, but also feeding a lot of poultry, and ensuring meat food;

In addition, the trade with the Mongols was good, they provided cattle and sheep, we provided corn and potatoes here, and sold some iron tools to them by the way. ”

"Well, things are doing well," Chen Cao walked up to the urn city tower and looked at the lively scene in the inner city: "How is business?" ”

"As long as it is a business, whether it is a Mongol or a Tartar, we will not refuse, except for the prohibition of buying and selling ironware, we will sell the rest, the merchants gathered at the gate are not extraordinary, as far as our Guangning City, last year's commercial tax collected nearly four million taels, I believe this year should be more."

Wang Xiaojie handed Chen Cao a cup of tea: "In addition to the military salaries for the soldiers and the construction of the surrounding places, the rest of the money is in the warehouse, there are about seven million. ”

Chen Cao smiled, and then nodded: "You, the general soldier of Liaoxi, have done a good job, take out 500,000 taels of silver as your hard work." ”

"The last general will not dare..."Wang Xiaojie clenched his fists: "The last general has some surplus wealth." ”

"Hey..."Chen Cao waved his hand to stop his words: "There are a few officials who are not greedy, and the amount reported by Jinyiwei is not at all different from what you reported, which proves that you are a person who does practical things, and I Chen Cao employs people with clear rewards and punishments, and you have done a good job in this matter; ”

Saying that, Chen Cao turned his head to look at Wang Xiaojie: "You have two children in your family, your wife has a hard life, and there are many people in your family, this money, I will let the warship send it to your house for you tomorrow." ”

Wang Xiaojie knelt down on one knee with a thud: "Grandpa's kindness, the last general will die and will not be repaid..."

"Get up, don't kneel without moving," Chen Cao patted him on the shoulder: "The imperial court must know about the matter of our mutual market here, by the way, what are the benefits you give to Yuan Chonghuan?" ”

"800,000 taels a year..."

"From this year onwards, I won't give it to him," Chen Cao looked at the bustling city with high-rise buildings in the distance: "Once Quang Ninh is isolated, how long will the food supply for so many people last?" ”

Wang Xiaojie frowned: "The last general will dig a hole in the city according to the instructions of the grandfather, and the grain stored can be enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city to eat in recent years, even if the waterway is cut off, the well in the city can still be supplied;

Grandpa, are you going to act? ”

Chen Cao turned his head to look at Wang Xiaojie: "What?" Are you afraid or not? ”

Wang Xiaojie laughed, and then clenched his fists: "Only after following my grandfather did I know what war is and what construction is, and the policy to the people is also a good deed, and the last general will be convinced." ”

"Rebellion is a big crime for the Nine Clans?"

Chen Cao whispered.

Wang Xiaojie bowed his head: "Grandpa is not afraid, what is the last general afraid of?" Besides, the last general has been the grandfather's person since he became the chief soldier of Liaoxi, and if something happens to the grandfather, the last general will not be able to escape. ”

"Well," Chen Cao let out a sigh: "The founding monarchs of every dynasty and generation have the slogan of serving the people, but in the end, they can't achieve their original intentions, I don't know if I can pass it on in the future." ”

"Do not compete with the people for profit, but collect heavy taxes from merchants and use them for the people, at least better than the previous dynasty and the current dynasty." Wang Xiaojie sighed.

The Liaoxi General Military Mansion is located in the center of the downtown in the city, which was restructured from the original Liaodong Jingluo Mansion.

"Grandpa, from the Yamen of the Governor of Liaodong..."

Chen Cao opened the official document and looked at it, and then smiled sneeringly: "Hmph, this Yuan Chonghuan really regards himself as the lord of Liaodong, and actually gave me an order to let my Dingwu army cross the Shuangtaizi River to complete the encirclement." ”

Zhao Xin also laughed and scolded when he heard this: "That guy actually dares to give an order to Grandpa Guo, do you really think that we are the chopping block in their hands?" ”

"Zhao Xin, when will the people sent over there come over?"

"According to the footsteps, it should be within these days."

Chen Cao closed the official document, and then handed it to Han Shizhong next to him: "Go, send Jinyiwei to send the official document to Yuan Chonghuan, just say that I Dingwu Army Labor Division is far away, and I need to rest for three days, three days later, my father-in-law led the Dingwu Army to cross the Shuangtaizi River and march towards Xining Fort." ”

"Yes..."

..

"Boom..."

Yuan Chonghuan slapped the case table, threw the official document aside, and scolded: "A fortunate Guogong really takes himself seriously, and he doesn't weigh how many catties he has...

Hit the streets..."

can force Yuan Chonghuan out a mouthful of Cantonese swearing, which shows that the content of Chen Cao's official document really made him angry.

Gu Linsheng is no longer the gentleman boy he was back then, and now as the chief senator of the governor's yamen, his identity as a man from a prominent background can at least speak under Yuan Chonghuan's account.

Moreover, Gu Linsheng has not been like he was back in the past few years under Yuan Chonghuan's account, and the so-called sinister and cunning scholar is his image.

"Don't worry about Futai, now the military of Liaodong is all handled by Futai, if Chen Cao does not act in accordance with the military orders of Lord Futai, then he is also in the hands of the imperial court, and the news from the DPRK and China has not come recently..."

Yuan Chonghuan nodded, in addition to the main strength of the Dingwu Army, Pingliao is his key plan, and using the Dingwu Army as cannon fodder is also part of his plan, and success or failure is also here, so whether the Dingwu Army advances or not, whether it must closely follow the arrangement on his side.

"The detailed work to Liaoyang has not yet returned, and the movement of our army seems to have been known to Jiannu, and the Mongolian side is about to move, and I am very worried that Jiannu will march from Hetao again..."

Gu Linsheng shook the folding fan: "Ming Gong is too worried, not to mention that there is a place along the Great Wall, let's just say that there are not many dark bubbles over there, if Jiannu takes great risks to march from the Hetao, it is also giving our army a chance." ”