Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 180

At dawn the next day, Shen Chi and Wang Kun got the information, stood on the top of the city, and looked at the greatly reduced number of Dajin troops in the distance, with doubts on their faces. .

Yesterday, there was still a row of tents here, and the army of [-] Dajin was overwhelming them.

In one night, the number of tents suddenly decreased significantly.

This is simply too weird!

"My lord, at the end of the day, the recent offensive of the Eight Banners army is not as fierce as usual, and even seems to be sluggish, and the army's power is weak. Now, they suddenly withdraw their troops overnight, there must be something strange.

The last general asked for orders, hoping to take people out to investigate, to find out the whereabouts of the main force of the Jin army, and to find out their intentions. "

Chang Rusong took the initiative to stand up and ask for help.

"no!"

Shen Qi shook his head in denial without hesitation.

"Conspiracy! This must be a conspiracy! Soldiers, deceitful! The Tartars have been attacking the city for days. Although they did not capture the city, they did not suffer a big loss. They definitely have no reason to withdraw their troops suddenly!
This must be a conspiracy by the Tartars. If you go out of the city, you will be fooled by them!The order continues, no one is allowed to leave the city, and guard the city well! "

Shen Chen shook his head and analyzed, then gave an order.

"Gao! Mr. Shen is worthy of being born in the top three Jinshi, it really is a good opinion!"

Wang Kun stretched out his thumb towards Shen Chen.

He is more afraid of death than Shen Chen!
Shen Chen asked people to stay in the city and not to leave the city, this could not be more in line with his wishes.

"My lord, the general thinks it is wrong. It is precisely because the Tartars have conspiracies and tricks that we need to find out their intentions all the more.

What's more, the general felt that there might be a huge change in the Tazi army.In the past few days, they have been unable to attack the city, whether it is in terms of morale or the physical and mental state of the soldiers, they are far from being comparable to usual..."

Chang Rusong fought hard.

"As bold as the pine!"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Kun cut him off with a scold.

"The Tartars have finally retreated, and you still have to go out of the city to provoke them. If you cause disaster, can you bear the responsibility?"

Wang Kun's voice was sharp, and he wanted to poke Chang Rusong's forehead with his fingers.

"My lord, I definitely don't mean that. I just think that if they don't take the opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Tartars, they will never give up. If they break through from other places..." Chang Rusong explained anxiously.

"Chang Rusong, the governor has already said that this is a conspiracy of the Tartars, and you will fall into their trap if you leave the city rashly. You want to sing against the governor, what is your intention?" Wang Chengyun, the chief military officer, said coldly Ask a question.

He didn't like Chang Rusong more and more.

The Tartars are already about to retreat.

Only a few thousand people remained outside the city.

They are glad that it is too late, how can there be any reason to take the initiative to provoke them?
In case the tartars are angered again, as the chief military officer, he has to fight the tartars desperately, won't this let him die?

Chang Rusong looked at Wang Chengyun, could only lower his head, and said:

"I dare not to be humble!"

The governor Shen Qi, the surveillance army Wang Kun, and the commander-in-chief Wang Chengyun, these are the three giants in Xuanfu Town.

They all had the same attitude, they didn't want to fight any more, it would be useless for Chang Rusong to say anything else, on the contrary, it might bring disaster to himself.

He could only sigh heavily in his heart, thinking to himself that this great opportunity might be missed.

Shen Chi was about to teach Chang Rusong a lesson, when suddenly a soldier came to report that Fan Yongdou from the Fan family had urgent matters to see.

Although Fan Yongdou is just a merchant, theoretically speaking, his status is low.

But the Fan family's business is very big, there are people in the court, and Xuanfu's frontier generals are often bribed by them.

What's more, now Xuanfu Town is in urgent need of money and food, and the Fan family firm is the number one wealthy businessman in Chaigoubao. The head of the Fan family came in person, and Shen Chi couldn't see him.

After Fan Yongdou came in to see the ceremony, Shen Chi put on airs and asked:
"Fan Yuanwai is not in Taiyuan Mansion to enjoy the good life. Why did he come to Chaigoubao at this time? The war in Chaigoubao is tense, and money and food are urgently needed. Fan Yuanwai came here for this matter?"

Fan Yongdou secretly scolded the old fox in his heart.

This Shen Chi was weak towards the Tartars, but extremely greedy and arrogant towards merchants like them.

"My lord, Xiaomin did not come from Taiyuan Mansion, but from the tent of the Jin Army outside the city." Fan Yongdou said bluntly.

"Oh?"

This time, Shen Qi narrowed his eyes.

"Isn't Fan Yuanwai joking? Now we are fighting against the Jin army. If you come from the Jin army's tent, you are collaborating with the enemy!"

Of course, as the governor, Shen Chen knew about the affair between the Fan family and Da Jin.

The Fan family bought a lot of rice, grain, salt and iron from Daming territory, which were urgently needed by the Tartars, and sold them to the Tartars.

This belongs to the enemy.

But the Fan family is quite sensible, and they usually show filial piety to him, so Shen Chen always keeps his eyes open and closes his eyes.

Moreover, Shen Chi also knew that rice, grain, salt and iron were all necessary for the Kingdom of Jin.

If the Fan family didn't sell it to them, they would have no choice but to seize it and loot it, and it would inevitably lead to another war...

Shen Chen felt that although he had accepted bribes, it was still an act for the country and the people.

Can be described as well-intentioned.

But this kind of thing has always been done in private, and can't get it on the table.

Fan Yongdou actually said in public that he came from the camp of the Jin Army.
Shen Chen had already made a decision in his heart, the Fan family would not spend thousands of taels of silver on this matter, so don't try to settle it.

"Xiaomin didn't dare to joke with adults. Because Xiaomin happened to be trafficking tea bricks outside the Great Wall, and when he returned, he encountered the army of the Kingdom of Jin.

Xiaomin has seen the army close the pass with his own eyes, and the army is strong. If the pass is broken, I, Ming Dynasty, will lose all lives.

I couldn't bear to do this, so it seemed that I went to see Huang Taiji, the Great Khan of the Kingdom of Jin.Just happened to see that Huang Taiji was dispatching troops, planning to concentrate his troops and attack Zhangjiakou. "

Fan Yongdou talked eloquently.

"What? Are they going to concentrate their forces and attack Zhangjiakou? No wonder! No wonder the Jin army suddenly withdrew their troops!"

Shen Chi was startled.

"How many of them are there in total? There is enough food and grass in the army. Does Fan know?"

"The Kingdom of Jin has just expelled Lin Dan Khan and annexed the rest of Lin Dan Khan's troops. The army is strong, the food and grass are sufficient, and the cattle and sheep are flocking! They have 10 people in the Eight Banners army alone. There are also tens of thousands of Han Army Banners. Mongolian Banners 10 Thousands of people. The total army is more than 20, mighty and mighty, with joint camps for tens of miles. The Great Khan Huang Taiji is about to break through Zhangjiakou and point his sword at the capital."

"Tom!"

As soon as Fan Yongdou finished speaking, Wang Kun's legs softened and he sat on the ground next to him.

"What? They still want to point their swords at the capital? No! Absolutely not! Don't endanger the emperor's safety!"

Wang Kun looked like a loyal servant.

"Why? Haven't we already negotiated peace, and Huang Taiji has promised to withdraw troops? Why do they suddenly want to attack Zhangjiakou again, intending to target the capital with their swords? Don't you think that trust is nothing like this?"

Shen Chen's face flushed red with anxiety.

If the Khan of the Kingdom of Jin really wanted to break through Zhangjiakou, the frontier troops in Zhangjiakou would never be able to defend it.

At that time, Jin Bing doesn't have to point his sword at the capital, as long as he sweeps Xuanfu Town, he will be the governor.

His Majesty is merciless in killing civil servants today!

Shen Chi didn't know the specific losses of the Jin Army recently.

His impression of the Jin Army is still on the previous strong team that drove Lin Danhan like a dog.

"My lord, it's not that Huang Taiji is not trustworthy. As far as Xiaomin knows, after the peace talks, Huang Taiji had already started to withdraw his troops and wanted to go back to Shengjing after receiving the money, grain and cloth.

But a Ming army suddenly went out to attack the Eight Banners army.There were not many of them, but their sharp weapons caused some damage to Zhenglan Qi.

Huang Taiji was furious because of this, and after defeating the Ming army, in order to give an explanation to the Banner Lord Baylor, he had no choice but to plunder and loot to make up for the money, food and people lost in the battle.

My lord, don't blame Xiaomin for talking too much.Why did your lord send troops to attack the army of the Kingdom of Jin?This time, Huang Taiji's purpose was to deal with Lin Danhan, so he devoted all his strength to the Eight Banners, attacking with an unrivaled force.

Even Lin Dan Khan was defeated and driven away like a broken man.Your Excellency sent troops to beat him, wouldn't that be pulling the hair off the tiger's mouth? "

Fan Yongdou showed a sincere attitude.

"Zhao Cheng! It's Zhao Cheng's son!"

Shen Chen almost recited it in one breath.

He is angry!
"Zhao Cheng's son, it's really not enough for success, but more than failure! He really thinks that the three or two soldiers in his hand dare to provoke Huang Taiji?
Your Majesty is a wise man who used the power of the whole country to manage Liaodong, but he suffered a big loss at the hands of Jiannu.He, Zhao Cheng, a small official of a hundred households, something the size of a sesame seed, dares to be as high as the sky just because he has the inheritance of Zhuge Wuhou?

This is good, he is dead!And caused so much trouble for the imperial court!Angered the slave chief Huang Taiji, how should this end? "

The more Shen Chen thought about it, the more angry he became, and a mouthful of old blood almost spewed out.

It turned out that Huang Taiji was already planning to return to Shengjing.

In other words, his strategy for the previous peace talks was correct!
With good intentions, Shen Chi worked hard for the country and the people, and managed to get Jiannu to retreat.

A little Zhao Cheng actually provoked the war again.

"The little thief is wronging the country! The little thief is wronging the country!" Wang Kun also gritted his teeth, "Our family really wants to eat the meat of this thief alive.

If he dies outside, that's fine.If he is lucky enough to come back alive, our family will definitely tell the emperor about the crimes of this thief! "

"Fan Yuanwai can teach me!"

Shen Chi stepped forward and grabbed Fan Yongdou's hand, with the attitude of a respectful corporal.

"Mr. Fan has great powers. The peace talks last time were thanks to the mediation of the Fan family. The safety of the people in Xuanfu Town is all tied to Mr. Fan."

Shen Chi opened his mouth about the imperial court, but closed his mouth about the people of Xuanfu Township, with the attitude of a loyal minister for the country and the people.

"My lord is serious. When Xiaomin heard that Jin Jun wanted to break through Zhangjiakou, he was also shocked. Knowing the seriousness of the matter, he once risked his life to plead with Jin Guo Da Khan, please Jin Guo Da Khan Khan retreated.

In fact, although the army of the Jin Kingdom was strong, Huang Taiji had no intention of using troops.Just because the golden soldiers have been fighting for days, they are already a little tired, I believe adults can see it.

But Huang Taiji had to give an explanation to the flag owners and the Mongolian tribes, so he was determined to break Zhangjiakou. "

Shen Chen nodded repeatedly.

"When the Jin army was attacking the city, they were indeed a little tired!"

Of course, he didn't dare to underestimate Dajin's army because of this.

"Fortunately, Xiaomin's request can be regarded as giving Huang Taiji another choice. Huang Taiji promised Xiaomin that he can come and be a lobbyist for adults. If adults are willing to give another share of the money, food, and silk from the last peace negotiation, they will do it. Willing to give up attacking Zhangjiakou and retreat directly.

Otherwise, no matter where the army goes, there will be no chickens and dogs left, and people will die. "Fan Yongdou said.

Shen Chi's body froze slightly, and then said with a mournful face:

"Besides Fan, it's not that I don't want to agree. It's just that... Xuanfu Town is poor. If you keep asking for supplies for the peace talks, I'm afraid the people won't be able to get them!"

Shen Chen really wanted to cry this time.

The Jin Army came after blackmailing the Qiangdi Army, and the Qiangdi Army came after blackmailing the Jin Army...

Is it over yet?
He is the majestic governor of Xuanfu Town, and he controls one of the nine armies, which is too shameless!
"That's it!"

Fan Yongdou sighed.

"Our Fan family caravan has just shipped a batch of goods to Xuanfu Town. Xiaomin is willing to lend it to the adults. However, our Fan family is doing business after all.

The loan of this batch of goods has a great influence on us.I hope that the adults will take care of our Fan family. "

"Fan Yuanwai!"

Shen Chen stood up and bowed deeply to Fan Yongdou.

"On behalf of the people of Xuanfu Town, thank you, Yuanwai Fan! The Fan family is really a family of good deeds!"

"My lord has broken the common people!"

Fan Yuanwai quickly knelt down.

Shen Chen is a dignified governor and a member of the imperial court.

Although he, as a squire, has the privilege of being able to see officials without kneeling.

But when Shen Chen made such a great gift, he had to kneel down to return the gift.

"Good! Good! Mr. Shen is the common people, and he is a corporal; Fan Yuanwai spared no expense to save the country and the people! This matter must be recorded in the history of Xuanfu Town, and it will be a good story in the local area in the future!"

Wang Chengyun applauded.

"Okay! Okay! As long as the Tartars can retreat, it's nothing to lose some property. We are all for the common people, so that they can avoid family ruin and death. We should let them pay out the money in the future!" Wang Kun said. Smile so hard that you can't see your teeth.

The matter looked satisfactorily resolved.

Naturally, Fan Yongdou took the opportunity to raise a few conditions, all of which would be convenient for the Fan family to do business outside the Great Wall in the future.

In the future, the Fan family caravan will be able to move freely in Xuanfu Town and exit the customs.

It was just a loan of a batch of money and food. To obtain these privileges, the scale of the Fan family's business would inevitably expand.

Moreover, both Shen Qi and Huang Taiji sold their favors, which is simply killing multiple birds with one stone.

Fan Yongdou was so happy that he felt windy when he walked.

After taking his farewell from Shen Chi, he immediately found the Fan family business and urgently raised a batch of food, ironware...

These are all things that Huang Taiji urgently needs.

When Huang Taiji got the goods, he retreated immediately.

Shen Chi and Wang Kun were overjoyed upon seeing this, and specially hosted a banquet for Fan Yongdou.

Fan Yongdou became the governor's honored guest, and became a great benevolent person who saved the people of the Xuan Mansion from the fire and water.

Fan Yongdou didn't stay in Chaigoubao much, because he was very interested in Qiangdi, so he left the next day and went straight to Qiangdi.

(End of this chapter)