Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 301 How about asking Duke Qi for help?

When Hong Chengchou decided to leave Zezhou City and head to Fushan.

Sun Chuanting, who was far away in Taiyuan, also encountered trouble.

Taiyuan City, the government office.

"These military books," with a snap, Sun Chuanting still put the thick account book on the table, pointed at the Shanxi Dusi Experience Department on the edge of the threshold, and said with anger: "At a glance, they are all concealment and concealment. There is a vacancy and empty pay! There are 12,000 people, and the full allowance is made. Do you have 3,000 people?"

"The favor of the imperial court and the fatness of the people have been exchanged for your fat brains? If it weren't for the sake of Mr. Dusi, I would have killed you today!" Sun Chuanting changed his tone and turned to look at Shanxi. Du Si: "Commander Liu, do you think so?"

Sun Chuanting's words just now seemed to be directed at Du Si's experience, but in fact they were just pointing at his nose and scolding Du Si himself.

Everyone here can hear it,

After all, it doesn't matter if Sun Chuanting scolds a person who came from the sixth grade of Yamen.

Commander Liu is also a smart man. Since Sun Chuanting has given him a step, he should just go down the slope.

"That's what Imperial Envoy Sun said," Liu Jing nodded solemnly, and then looked at the subordinate of the Experience Department who had taken the blame for him: "Don't do anything else in the Experience Department for the next few days. For three days Within the next few days, make up most of the troops you owe me, or else I’ll take it from you!”

"Get out now!"

"The little one admits his guilt, the little one resigns!"

As if they had been granted amnesty, the staff members bowed and retreated.
  With a creak, the door was closed.

Inside the house, the fire in the copper stove gave off bursts of warmth. As the imperial envoy, Sun Chuanting turned around and looked at everyone.

Gao Dezhi, the governor of Shanxi, sat in the top position, just serving tea and drinking water and saying nothing.
  Liu Jing, the commander of the Shanxi capital and the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan, looked at Sun Chuanting, then at Gao Dezhi, and quietly smacked his tongue without saying a word.

The prefect Xu Kuangyi and Li Yijiang were on the road, and the inspector Wen Zhaohua was sitting at the bottom, looking at each other and drinking tea.

"My lords," Sun Chuanting walked slowly to the side of Governor Gao Dezhi with his hands behind his back: "The imperial court's will is very clear. Within three days, we will head south to rescue Pingyang Mansion and pacify the rebellious people. What do you think?"

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  The tea cup was put down. As the governor, Gao Dezhi raised his head and looked at Sun Chuanting: "Master Sun is an imperial envoy. It is the right thing to come to Taiyuan to dispatch troops and generals. We should also cooperate, but you are in Puzhou After taking office for one year, he should also understand the actual situation. In the past year, just to cooperate with the war in Liaodong, Shanxi had transported no less than three million taels of silver to the north, as well as countless cotton silk, armor, and iron tools. It can be said that the victory in the Battle of Liaodong is too great to mention, but we still have three points of credit.”

Sun Chuanting sat down next to Gao Dezhi and listened quietly to the governor's bitter words.

"Now, less than three months have passed since the Liaodong war ended. Trade with Horqin and Liaodong has just begun. Taiyuan Prefecture has only taken a breather. Now it is necessary to mobilize troops again, whether it is in the yamen or among the common people. Or those military men are always dissatisfied."

Turning to look at Sun Chuanting, Governor Gao Dezhi looked helpless: "What do you think?"

"Master Gao, I know all the things you said, but there is one thing I think you have forgotten," Sun Chuanting said with a smile on his lips: "I heard that last night, one of the eight great families in Shanxi Lord, the head of the Fan family, did Fan Zhong come to your house?"

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  Gao Dezhi was stunned at first, and then said with a smile: "Master Sun, there are some things you'd better not know." As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became cold.

The bodies of several adults involuntarily moved away from the two of them.

Who is Fan Zhongjin?
  Others may not know, but Sun Chuanting, who had dealt with Fan Zhongjin for a year during his tenure in Puzhou, knew it very well.

The so-called Eight Great Families are nothing more than the white gloves of Qi Guogong.

In just half a year of the second year of Tianqi, the amount of money flowing from the northern provinces to the Duke of Qi was at least five million taels, and at most it was as much as more than 5 million taels. The confidence of the Liaodong battle was that Wang Qi was able to get money from the provincial merchant houses. , continuously mobilized funds and manpower to increase the fighting spirit and combat effectiveness of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to the highest level - the Battle of Liaodong was just a show by Wang Qi.

"You guys go down first," Gao Dezhi waved his hand, and several soldiers in the hall said, and the commander-in-chief and the inspector all bowed and retreated in panic.

Soon, only Sun Chuanting and Gao Dezhi were left in the house.

"Lack of money, lack of people, lack of time," Sun Chuanting said: "Can I go meet Mr. Fan?"

"No one can touch the money, manpower, and intelligence of the Eight Families without the approval of Duke Qi," Gao Dezhi shook his head.

"I just went to discuss something," Sun Chuanting's eyes did not leave Gao Dezhi.

"I also have good intentions and would like to advise you." Gao Dezhi was silent for a long time, and finally said: "If you really want to ask the Eight Families for help, it is better to write to Qi Guogong directly. It only takes one sentence from him."

"The court is not as good as the Duke of Qi who is far away in Zhucheng?" The veins on Sun Chuanting's forehead were twitching.

"This is the fact," Gao Dezhi said helplessly: "Do you think we are willing to have a shortage of soldiers in Taiyuan Prefecture? Without the support of Qi Guogong, we can't even get 3,000 men now! Years of famines and wars, countless people Impoverishment and increased taxes have drained every drop of life out of the people."

"The situation is urgent and there is no time to find Duke Qi!" Sun Chuanting pressed his palm on the table, making the table creak: "Is there any other way?"

"This is the simplest way. Otherwise, even if you find Fan Zhongjin, he will have to ask the Duke of Qi for instructions first." Gao Dezhi shrugged: "And judging from the current relationship between the imperial court and the Duke of Qi, there is a high probability that Fan Zhongjin will not see you."

Hearing Gao Dezhi's words, Sun Chuanting raised his head speechlessly - it's unbelievable, has the court's prestige been completely ruined?

"According to the plan, Hong Chengchou should have already returned with Yuan Chonghuan and started heading towards Fushan. If I cannot lead the army to Yueyang County within ten days, everything will be over!"

"As you said, if Master Hong can lead more than 10,000 men to threaten Pingyang Mansion, then Master Sun can lead more than 3,000 soldiers and horses against a mob of 30,000 people. It cannot be said that there is no chance of winning, right?"

Gao Dezhi didn't want to offend Sun Chuanting, but he still couldn't afford to offend Qi Guogong, so he could only provide immediate support with the current three thousand people.

After sitting there for a long time, Sun Chuanting said: "Then please trouble Master Gao. In three days, three thousand troops will set off to Yueyang County. If everything goes well for Master Hong, it can be regarded as an explanation."

In the end, there was only a sigh left in the room.

(End of this chapter)