"I'm afraid that won't work."
Gao Guiying shook her head and rejected Chen Yang's proposal.
"If the prefect of Changsha wants to help with salary, he must pay the money in full in one lump sum."
This condition was actually acceptable to Chen Yang, but in order to appear more real, he acted awkwardly: "I'm afraid I have to go back to the city to ask Dong Weng for instructions."
Gao Guiying nodded and said: "This is what we should do.
Come on, send this strong man out of the camp."
Chen Yang didn't insist much, he cupped Guiying's hand and followed the soldiers away.
After returning to the city, Chen Yang immediately came to the government office to report on his trip.
The prefect Zhao Hui was already running around anxiously.
When he saw Chen Yang coming, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "How about these traitors agree to leave Changsha Mansion?"
Chen Yang cleared his throat and said, "Don't panic, Mr.
Dong.
Let me explain slowly."
Chen Yang picked up a cup of tea to moisten his throat and said: "This shun army is the remnant of the army that was just defeated in Jiugong Mountain.
The leader is Li Zicheng's wife Gao Guiying.
She said she was willing to lead the army elsewhere, but she had to ask Dong Weng to help pay one hundred thousand taels, and It must be paid in one lump sum.”
"These thieves really have a big appetite."
This condition was within Zhao Hui's psychological tolerance, so although he sighed, he did not show too much disappointment.
After all, Chen Yang tried his best, and some things were beyond his control.
"Yes, I've tried my best, but these thieves just won't let go, as if they're sure to get the upper hand."
At this moment, Zhao Hui truly understood what it means to treat people as slaves and others as fish and meat.
Cut it with one knife, and others have the final say on where to cut it.
And Zhao Hui had to hold on with a smile.
This feeling is really helpless.
"That's all, just pay it all in one lump sum.
I still have one hundred thousand taels of silver."
"Dong Weng, there are less than 50,000 taels of silver left in the treasury."
Chen Yang reminded.
"What are you afraid of?
I'll just fill in the holes here."
Chen Yang opened his mouth in surprise: "Dong Weng plans to pay for it out of his own pocket."
"Of course not" Zhao Hui said coldly: "My intention is to put this money down first and then make up for it later."
It is very mysterious to find the word "complement".
Generally speaking, there are many ways to find compensation.
There are two most common ones, one is to collect tax money, and the other is to raid merchants.
The former carries greater risks and requires the management of officials at all levels.
The latter has basically no risk, you just need to find a reason.
Zhao Hui had already thought of this reason.
That is collaboration with the enemy Didn't Hao Yaoqi "robbed" a batch of grain before?
It was just a crime that could be placed on some local grain merchants in Changsha.
The government justly imprisoned these grain merchants for collaborating with the enemy, and then executed them all and confiscated all their property.
Wouldn't this hole be filled in?
Although merchants in the Ming Dynasty accumulated a large amount of wealth, they did not have much ability to protect themselves.
As long as the government wants to, their family may be destroyed at any time.
The so-called magistrate who ruined the family and the prefect who wiped out the family are not just words.
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Of course, it is not advisable to involve too many people at one time, otherwise it will make people panic and make it difficult for Zhao Hui to serve in the next term.
"Dong Weng, if that's the case, I'll make another trip to tell the thieves clearly that you have agreed to the terms."
"Well, that's it.
Send these plague gods away as soon as possible, so that I can live a good old age."
Wen Anzhi was very excited when he learned that the emperor wanted to appoint him as governor of Sichuan.
Although he was very experienced in the Ministry of Rites these days, the affairs he dealt with were only trivial matters and had nothing to do with military affairs.
There is still a gap between this and Wen Anzhi's expectations.
And if he can serve as governor of Sichuan, he will have the opportunity to show his strength.
What is the current situation in Sichuan?
That's a mess If Wen Anzhi can quickly cut through the chaos and bring order to the chaos, it will be extremely beneficial to the imperial court's management of the entire southwest.
Li Zicheng is dead.
If Zhang Xianzhong can also be wiped out, then the only enemy of the imperial court will be Donglu.
Wen Anzhi believed that with the Ming Dynasty's national strength, he would fight this battle with all his strength and there would be no reason to lose.
After all, the Donglu were just a small clan with a very small population, and it was impossible for them to have an upright duel with the Ming Dynasty.
If Li Zicheng hadn't attacked Beijing and given the opportunity to the Donglu to capture Shanhaiguan, I'm afraid these Jianlu were still freezing and starving outside the customs.
Sneaking fish in troubled waters, this is what Donglu does throughout the year.
For the Ming Dynasty, before fighting against the outside world, one must first settle down at home.
If there is internal chaos, it will be impossible to work together to fight against external enemies.
Wen Anzhi had already made up his mind to destroy Zhang Xianzhong and regain Sichuan this time.
But the military is a problem.
The emperor promised to allocate a battalion of his Shence Army, but there were only two thousand people.
Sichuan and Chongqing also have tens of thousands of troops, but Wen Anzhi may not be able to command them.
Most of these people were promoted by the former prefect Chen Shiqi.
If Wen Anzhi wants to make a difference, he must make good use of these people.
Of course, even if Wen Anzhi sets off, it will have to be after the first lunar month.
During this period, he still has time to think about it.
He was checking official affairs in the office of the Ministry of Rites and preparing to make a deal with his successor, when a chamberlain came to the Ministry of Rites to announce that Wen An had entered the palace to be a saint.
Wen Anzhi quickly put down what he was doing and followed the chamberlain into the palace.
No matter what, we cannot keep the emperor waiting for a long time.
This goes against the duty of a minister.
The Ministry of Rites itself is located in the Imperial City, very close to the Forbidden City.
Soon Wen Anzhi followed the chamberlain into the palace.
The emperor specially gave him a carriage to ride on, and Wen Anzhi couldn't refuse, so he sat on it.
They walked along the palace wall all the way, and after a while of burning incense, they put the carriage down.
"Master Wen, Your Majesty is not in a very good mood, please be careful."
The waiter reminded in a low voice.
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Wen Anzhi nodded gratefully.
He took a deep breath, shook up his robes, and walked into the hall.
There are many braziers in the Qianqing Palace at this moment, so it is very warm.
Wen Anzhi came to Zhu Cixiang and bowed before being helped up by the emperor.
"Wen Aiqing, take a look at this secret report."
Zhu Cixiang sighed.
"I obey the decree" Although Wen Anzhi was a little confused, he still took the memorial and read it.
As a result, he only read less than a hundred words and understood why the emperor was so angry.
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"This Changsha prefect is so brave, he dares to collude with thieves."
Wen An's anger was hard to calm down.
Zhu Cixiang said coldly: "At first, I thought that Zhao Hui, the prefect of Changsha, wanted to recruit the remaining surrender troops, so I sent someone to contact them.
Who would have thought that he was sending food and money just to buy peace?"
The Military Intelligence Department of the Inner Factory issued two secret reports on this matter.
The first one only said that Zhao Hui had contact with the Shun Army, and the second one was in the hands of Zhu Cixiang, which categorically accused Zhao Hui of collaborating with the enemy and treason
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