Nanming Yiming

Chapter 106 Take what you need
Hearing that King Lu asked Qian Mo to "do it for him", Gu Yanwu almost couldn't laugh out loud, and His Royal Highness Jian Guo actually acted like a rascal.

It seems that this negotiation is not destined to be easy, but after all, it is a subordinate relationship, so I can't go too far, so let's bid first.

Gu Yanwu said: "Nowadays the Manchu Tartars stole Shenzhou, and it is my duty to restore the rivers and mountains, and I did not dare to ask for extravagant rewards. Now His Royal Highness Jian Guo is sympathetic to us, and I will give the reward to Governor Qian. The officers and men of the subordinates have thanked His Royal Highness Jian Guo."

"Governor Qian also knows that His Highness Jian Guo has been devoting himself to the restoration of Daming. Although not many supplies have been seized in the recovery of Hangzhou this time, Jiaxing and Huzhou still have some harvests to supply His Highness Jian Guo."

"This time, I brought 3 taels of silver, 3 shi of grain, 1000 bolts of silk brocade, 3 bolts of cotton cloth, and 1000 catties of gunpowder."

After hearing Gu Yanwu's "quote", King Lu was a little relieved.Nowadays, among the various subordinate forces, there are not many people who can actively donate money, food and military resources like Qian Mo, and it can even be said to be unique.

Although this batch of money and food is quite a lot, it is not enough for him to recruit soldiers and horses to fulfill his ambition.

Before Qian Mo only had some rebels in his hands, it was just a false name to be named the governor of Suhu.It's like the boss drew a pie for his subordinates, it was just for you to see, and he didn't really intend to let you eat this pie.

Unexpectedly, Qian Mo was really powerful. In less than half a year, only one "Taihu Rebel Army" took down the entire northern Zhejiang. Come), and basically confirmed the governor of Suhu.

Lu Wang, the big boss behind Qian Mo's scenes, still lives in the small Chongming Island. He sits and watches Qian Mo's swallowing up the three northern Zhejiang provinces.

Of course, King Lu would not be so stupid as to want to directly deprive Qian Mo of his military power. If he really did this, anyone would have to directly rebel against him.

On the surface, the soldiers under Qian Mo belonged to the Ming Dynasty's army, which belonged to King Lu's command, and they were actually his own private soldiers; Qian Mo didn't nod his head, and Zhu Yihai couldn't move a single soldier. He still had this self-knowledge. .

However, he still wants to fight for the taxes of these three prefectures. Even if he can only get a part of it, it can support him to continue to expand the army. It would be even better if Qian Mo is willing to give up some land.

King Lu said: "Nowadays, the country's affairs are difficult. In Chongming, the prison country is also shrinking clothes and dieting, and we have to rely on the Suhu Governor's Mansion to provide more supplies."

"This is the reason why the supervisory country has repeatedly urged Governor Qian to send troops to help me take down the two mansions of Su and Song. If I had Su Song's money and food, the situation would be very different."

"Fortunately, the mulberry elm was lost in the east and the mulberry elm was harvested. Now that you have captured Hangzhou, it is the same. Although Chongming is located in a dangerous location, it is really not suitable for the country as a prison. I want to move to Hangzhou to sit in the town. I don't know Gu Yincha What do you think?"

Gu Yanwu thought to himself, the money and food just now was in vain, and the other party was completely dissatisfied with this offer.Sure enough, as expected, His Royal Highness Jian Guo directly asked for the Hangzhou Mansion, which seemed a bit of a plunder.

However, this situation is also within my expectations. This is how it is when talking about business: ask for a lot of money and pay back the money.

Gu Yanwu said: "Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's minister on the shore of the land. His Highness Jian Guo is willing to come to Hangzhou, and Governor Qian is naturally very welcome."

"My Suhu Governor's Mansion now has 8 battalions and the Zhejiang Navy. There are 6000 officers and soldiers, and the annual salary of the sergeant is 120 million taels. If you include the expenditure on the consumption and repair of various weapons and equipment, it will cost at least 200 taels a year. Ten thousand taels. The Suhu Governor's Mansion has long been overwhelmed, and it is all supported by Governor Qian's personal property."

"If His Highness can allocate military expenses, not to mention the taxes of the one prefecture of Hangzhou, or the taxes of the three prefectures of northern Zhejiang, His Highness can take it. Governor Qian no longer needs to worry about money, and can concentrate on regaining the lost land for my Ming Dynasty." gone."

The king of Lu originally wanted to join Gu Yanwu's army, and deliberately said that he would move to Hangzhou. The real purpose was to ask for the taxes of the Hangzhou prefecture.Originally thought that Qian Mo would definitely not allow himself to take control of Hangzhou, and would find various excuses to refuse, then he would be able to force Qian Mo to make concessions at the price of Hangzhou taxes.

Unexpectedly, Qian Mo played a rogue, spread his hands, and directly asked himself to be responsible for paying the salary.

Although the three prefectures in northern Zhejiang are rich and prosperous places, the annual tax is probably more than 100 million taels of silver, which may not be enough to pay soldiers' salaries, let alone support armaments for combat.

However, the amount of salary that Qian Mo said was too large, and it was inevitable that it was exaggerated.

King Lu said: "I didn't expect that the salary and silver expenses of the Governor's Mansion of Suhu were so high, even surpassing the Liaodong Frontier Army back then. No wonder it is always beneficial!"

Facing King Lu's questioning, Gu Yanwu said: "I have recorded the monthly expenses of the Suhu Governor's Mansion, and there is no exaggeration or false report. His Highness Jian Guo can send someone to verify it."

King Lu of Qian Mo's military expenditure will definitely not be distributed, but since the words have been spoken, it is natural to find a way to go down.King Lu looked at Qian Sule, Minister of the Ministry of War, and asked, "Bing Qian, what do you think about the military salary?"

Qian Sule originally supervised Zheng Cai in Fujian, but had some disputes with Zheng Cai, and because of his poor health, he returned to Chongming.

Qian Sule said: "Governor Qian leads the troops well, and the soldiers under the command of Suhu Governor's Mansion fought bravely, so it is reasonable to spend more."

"It's just that the anti-Qing situation in various places is in full swing, and a large number of anti-Qing rebels need to be recruited. Governor Qian still needs to take care of the overall situation. You can't let everyone else starve when the Suhu Governor's Mansion is full?"

Gu Yanwu knew that when Qian Sule and others recruited rebels in East Zhejiang, it was because Fang Anguo controlled the taxation in East Zhe, and in the end the rebels could not get paid and had to be disbanded. This incident has always made him angry.

Now that the Suhu Governor's Mansion wants to eat all the taxes and taxes of the three northern Zhejiang provinces to support the soldiers of the family, Qian Sule, the minister of the Ministry of War, will definitely not agree.It was reasonable for him to say such things, Gu Yanwu was not angry.

However, Gu Yanwu absolutely could not agree with Qian Sule's attitude that he was determined to be a rich man.

Gu Yanwu said: "Soldiers are more expensive than expensive. Now that I have limited taxes in Ming Dynasty, I have to take the route of elite soldiers. Naturally, I support the anti-Qing rebels everywhere, and I give priority to recruitment."

"It's just that Qian Shangshu said that my family in Suhu Governor's Mansion is full and the others are hungry. Gu can't agree with this."

"First of all, I have never had enough to eat in Suhu Governor's Mansion. I can't make ends meet every month, and I rely on Governor Qian's personal wealth to support me. Besides, we don't eat other people's food. What we eat is fake Qing Dynasty and traitors. He extorted violently from the people."

"Governor Qian took the overall situation into consideration, so he took the initiative to squeeze out various supplies and send them to Chongming several times to support His Highness Jian Guo and other friendly troops under his own very difficult circumstances."

Qian Sule was often bullied by Zheng Cai in Fujian, so he naturally knew the danger of this warlord's tail.It is inconvenient for King Lu to say some things, so he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, can only speak.

Qian Sule said: "Governor Qian has a good way of making money. Everyone knows it, and I admire it very much. Now that I have the land in the north of Zhejiang, I can no longer monopolize taxes. It is only natural to hand over a part of it to His Highness Jian Guo."

Gu Yanwu got angry when he heard it, and said excitedly: "If the salary of my Suhu Governor's Mansion is issued by the Ministry of War, it is naturally in line with the practice to pay part of the tax."

"Has the Ministry of War ever issued me a penny of military pay? If Shangshu Qian wants taxes, money and food, he can get it from the Puppet Qing. You can't always keep your eyes on this place in northern Zhejiang!"

"Nowadays, the cause of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty has just started to improve. We only got a few houses, and we are actually arguing over some taxes?"

"You must know that at this time countless people in the Central Plains are looking forward to my Great Ming Master's ability to cross the Yangtze River north and restore the Central Plains."

"I have two capitals and thirteen provinces in Ming Dynasty, how many state capitals are waiting for us to recover?"

What Gu Yanwu said made Qian Sule's old face turn red, and King Lu hurriedly smoothed things over, saying: "Qian Benbing is not accusing Governor Qian, and please ask the inspector Gu not to misunderstand. Governor Qian is loyal and has supported Qian Liang several times. Heart, how dare you have the intention to blame?"

"It's just that now that Yang Wenqi has rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, most of Taizhou has fallen, and the money and food have been greatly consumed. Now only the Suhu Governor's Mansion can rely on the supervisory country."

"It's said that those who are capable work harder. Governor Qian has always made money in a good way. At this time, he must act out of righteousness!"

To be honest, he hated Gu Yanwu for all kinds of internal frictions in Nanming, and he did show a little gaffe just now.

So he cupped his hands and said: "Just now, Gu's words were insignificant, and he lost his composure. I still hope that His Highness Jian Guo and Qian Shangshu Haihan."

"The change in eastern Zhejiang is indeed a big deal. However, my Suhu Governor's Mansion has captured Xiaoshan a few days ago. I believe that Governor Qian has already known about this. Now, as long as the army sends troops east to attack Ke Shaoxing, they can join forces with Dingxi Hou. When the time comes, Zhejiang will be pacified." Dongyi is like turning the palm of your hand, His Highness Jian Guo, don't worry too much!"

King Lu understood that the initiative was actually in Qian Mo's hands, and Gu Yanwu was telling him that Qian Mo would directly take over Shaoxing Mansion in the name of supporting Eastern Zhejiang.

The reason why King Lu didn't go to Hangzhou was because his roots were in eastern Zhejiang.To be precise, the king of Lu has long regarded the three prefectures in eastern Zhejiang, Shaoxing, Ningbo and Taizhou, as his basic base.

At the beginning, when King Lu raised his troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty, he was supported by Wan'an State in Taizhou. Zhang Mingzhen and Qian Sule under him also recruited troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty in eastern Zhejiang. He had considerable influence and masses in eastern Zhejiang. Base.

Originally, he thought that he would go to Ningbo after the East Zhejiang was stabilized, but unexpectedly the situation in East Zhejiang was so repeated.Zhang Mingzhen was trapped in Ningbo, and Yang Wenqi captured Linhai City.

The current plan is to let Qian Mo send troops to capture Shaoxing as soon as possible, so as to open up the connection between the north and the east of Zhejiang.

Although Gu Yanwu was a little offended by his words just now, he was right in saying that the King of Lu only won a few provinces, if he fought for it now, how can he talk about Zhongxing Daming?

Although Zheng Cai is still holding the banner of the King of Lu on the surface, she is actually self-reliant and doesn't buy her own account at all. In fact, she has lost control of the territory in northern Fujian.

After all, Qian Mo is quite obedient on the surface, and he has made a name for himself, and he can also actively contribute money, food and military resources, which is already commendable.

It's really inappropriate to push Qian Mo too hastily, after all, he is not the only one holding the sign of Daming, Lu Jianguo, there is also Emperor Yongli in Guangxi.Now that Qian Mo has made a name for himself, there is no guarantee that Yongli will not send someone to contact Qian Mo privately.After all, what King Lu can give to Qian Mo, Yongli can also give, and it is even more legitimate.

Zhu Yihai was relieved to understand these things, and he didn't want to hold back Qian Mo's canonization at first.After all, he and Qian Mo belong to each other.Qian Mo needed King Lu's official endorsement to justify his name, and King Lu needed Qian Mo's power to expand his influence and occupy more territories.

King Lu just used this to negotiate some conditions with Qian Mo, so that he could get more benefits, and by the way, curb Qian Mo's development momentum a little bit.

Now that the price I offered was completely rejected by the other party, I had no choice but to re-bid.

The King of Lu said: "Governor Qian's recovery of northern Zhejiang is a great achievement. I am very comforted by this king. I am going to ask the emperor to let Governor Qian inherit the title of Uncle Zhongyong from his father. It will not be hereditary."

"Now that our ministry has won great victories in both northern and eastern Zhejiang, and has regained many state capitals, the title of Governor's Mansion of Suhu is no longer appropriate. This supervisor wants to change Zhongyong Bo Qian Mo as Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and add the title of Minister of the Ministry of War , a Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, in charge of the eight prefectures of Suzhou, Songjiang, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Yanzhou, and Quzhou."

"Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, and Zhang Huangyan, the censor of the capital of Youqian, also made great achievements in attacking eastern Zhejiang."

"Today, Zhang Mingzhen, Marquis of Dingxi, is appointed Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, with the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, a Bachelor of Wuyingdian, and supervises the whole province of Fujian and the five prefectures of Ningbo, Taizhou, Jinhua, Wenzhou, and Chuzhou; Zhang Huangyan is promoted to Governor of Eastern Zhejiang."

Lu Wang did this to make Qian Mo and Zhang Mingzhen restrain each other, seeing that Qian Mo took over 6 provinces in Zhejiang while Zhang Mingzhen only had 5.

In fact, among the 6 mansions given to Qian Mo, only Yanzhou and Quzhou were not captured; among the 5 mansions of Zhang Mingzhen, he only won most of Ningbo and Ninghai County in Taizhou, and the other sites were in the hands of the Qing army.

Moreover, Yanzhou and Quzhou were bordered by Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian respectively. It was obvious that Qian Mo was allowed to support the Qing army on the periphery, so Zhang Mingzhen could hide behind Qian Mo and occupy the territory of these five prefectures.

Gu Yanwu couldn't hide the little thought behind Lu Wang's back, but after all, Qian Mo had already obtained the canonization, and basically got what he wanted, and then Gu Yanwu showed the last trump card Qian Mo gave him.

Gu Yanwu said: "His Royal Highness Jian Guo is wise!!!"

"Governor Qian is well aware of the lack of supplies in Chongming. The Governor's Mansion of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is willing to provide 2 taels of silver, 2 shi of grain, and 5000 bolts of coarse cloth every month."

In fact, the annual tax of Hangzhou Mansion is less than 50 taels in silver, and what Qian Mo gave has already exceeded half of the tax of Hangzhou Mansion. What's more, these things have become Lu Wang's long-term meal tickets.

Seeing that Qian Mo also made a concession, King Lu readily accepted it and said, "That's very good!"

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