Ming Dynasty entry: I am Chongzhen, the greatest emperor of all time!

Chapter 53 Three Purples and One Blue

Imperial edicts were approved by Ni Yuanlu one after another and sent out at all times.

Even the farthest Duke of Qian’s Mansion has a copy.

Three months later, all the royal armies in the world will gather in the capital.

Ni Yuanlu didn't know whether this was right or wrong. The losses required for the army to march out alone were astronomical.

After gathering in the capital, the old and weak were laid off, equipment was updated, and the expenses for food and necessities for people and horses were incalculable.

Not to mention that there are so many military leaders and generals, if they are not careful, the city will be surrounded by the enemy again.

But he had no way to stop His Majesty, whose imperial power was growing day by day. He could only try his best to minimize any bad things that might happen.

Walking out of the Meridian Gate, I saw the long line of carriages of officials handing over the stolen money.

The servants driving the carriage were no longer arrogant, but lined up in an orderly manner under the command of the Jinyiwei.

Ni Yuanlu felt unreal, "Is silver worthless?"

"No, they are just afraid now." A frail middle-aged civil servant wearing a scarlet robe walked up to Ni Yuanlu and added.

Ni Yuanlu turned around in surprise and asked, "May I ask Your Excellency?"

"Your humble servant, the former Left Deputy Censor-in-Chief, and now the Director of the Ministry of Revenue, Shi Bangyao, greets the Prime Minister." The civil servant chuckled and saluted.

"It turns out to be Lord Shi." Ni Yuanlu pretended to be surprised and stood up to return the greeting.

He had only heard of the name.

"The Prime Minister shoulders a heavy responsibility, and I shouldn't bother him. However, I have no one to whom to express my opinion on this matter. I requested to see Your Majesty three times but failed to summon him, so I came here specially." Shi Bangyao bowed deeply again and said earnestly.

Ni Yuanlu became more and more confused as he listened, "What exactly is going on?"

"I have a fellow townsman named Zhao Luoxian, formerly a captain of the Ningwu Guard. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured and captured during the Battle of Rucheng. He later became a lieutenant commander of the surrendered army. Before he led the rebels to besiege the city, he sent someone to deliver a secret letter to me. The letter stated that he had gathered 6,000 surrendered soldiers loyal to the Ming Dynasty and was ready to surrender to the court at any time. He only begged Your Majesty to spare his life."

"I first sought out Governor Wu, but he ignored me. I then sought out the former Yuanfu, the traitor Wei, who demanded five thousand taels of silver. I am poor, and I couldn't bear to see the righteous men of the Ming Dynasty being slaughtered by the royal army, so I went to the Yuanfu to complain."

After hearing this, Ni Yuanlu did not dare to agree immediately.

Now everything must give way to defending the city.

It would be disastrous if it turned out that this so-called commander of the surrendered army was a traitor and a bait to trick the city gates into opening.

Even if it was true, he would not be willing to throw away these 6,000 fresh troops.

After much deliberation, Ni Yuanlu finally decided to play it safe.

"In times of crisis, the imperial court is seeking loyal men. If Captain Zhao can lead 6,000 soldiers to abandon the dark and join the light, not only will his previous crimes be forgiven, but he will even be granted a title and allowed to join the army."

"However, if the rebels take advantage of the moment when the captain returns and attack us in the chaos, the consequences will be disastrous. It would be better if the chief minister wrote a letter and had the angel of the Ministry of Rites deliver it, explaining the court's difficulties and asking Captain Zhao to temporarily stay in the rebel camp to pass on the information. When the opportunity arises, we can seize the opportunity to raise an army to respond to the royal army. Then great things can happen!"

"That's very good!" Shi Bangyao looked very excited and thanked Ni Yuanlu repeatedly for saving his fellow villager.

I don’t know if I was really happy or what, but after saying goodbye, I hurried home.

Ni Yuanlu looked at the figure in the distance, and without him saying anything, dozens of Jinyiwei followed immediately.

He could only pray secretly that this was not a spy sent by the rebel army, otherwise it would mean that despite the high-intensity patrols of the Jinyiwei and the Wucheng Bingmasi, the rebel army still had an intelligence network.

"Yuanfu~Yuanfu~" As he was thinking this, a voice calling him came from afar.

Two clerks rushed up to Ni Yuanlu, panting.

"Prince, Military Supervisor Fan asked me to invite you to the inner training grounds. The weapons and armor provided by the Ministry of Works are severely lacking, and the food and fodder dispatched by the Ministry of Revenue..."

"My Lord Song invited the Prime Minister to the Integrity Bureau. The Donglin, Zhejiang, and Chu factions have been in private contact..."

Ni Yuanlu was overwhelmed by what he heard. He could only instruct the clerk on what to tell Song Ye to do while rushing to the inner training ground.

As Ni Yuanlu left.

A full four million taels of silver were also escorted by the Embroidered Uniform Guards into the inner transport warehouse.

Zhu Youjian was already experienced in standing in the private vault facing piles of silver.

He reached out and covered the pile of silver, and suddenly the system voice rang in his ears.

【4,070,000 taels of silver have been recharged】

[Number of redeemable draws: 40] [Number of redeemable upgrades: 4]

Rubbing his hands, Zhu Youjian took a deep breath and exchanged all the silver into the number of draws.

Last time I pulled thirty times, I only got two purple entries, which was a real loss.

He didn't ask for anything else in this forty draws, he just hoped there would be an entry that was suitable for the surrendered troops, similar to the [Emperor's Personal Army] that was applicable to the entire organization.

Although the other items that increase combat power have a strong increase, the number of people is too small, and a thousand people are of no use at all.

With excitement, just like before, I made ten draws to test the waters.

[Extract white...]

[Extract white...]

【Extract green...】

【…】

After the tenth draw, Zhu Youjian was stunned when he saw the full green on the turntable.

Only three greens came out out of ten draws???
One million taels of silver!

Replaced 600 border troops?!?

This is too fucking ridiculous!!
Did you wash your face when you came out? Why is it three green?!

Seeing that there were still thirty chances left, he still didn't believe it. If not red, he had to get at least two purple ones!

Take a deep breath and choose to extract again.

A dazzling purple light suddenly burst out.

[Draw the purple entry "Breaking Cavalry": Designated 1,000-man cavalry unit gains +60% speed when charging, and +100% stamina for warhorses]

[Successfully extracted the purple entry, obtaining: 1 Sanqianying Qianhu Suo.]

Although this is not an entry applicable to surrendered troops, 1,300 battalions of cavalry are still worth the price.

In yesterday's cavalry battle with Liu Zongmin, the 3,000-man battalion suffered more than 200 casualties, and they are worried about where to get the reinforcements.

However, this entry may be the same as the previous red entry, and can only be used after the Guanning Army arrives.

Thinking of the Guanning Army, Zhu Youjian felt a headache again. He had to leave an entry to increase the loyalty of the Guanning Army.

Otherwise, when the entries are added, Wu Sangui can just raise his arm and let the Guanning Army take them away.

He drew his attention back, and just as the purple entries started to appear in the second ten draws, Zhu Youjian decided to take advantage of this good fortune and use up the remaining twenty-nine draws in one go.

Close your eyes and keep clicking the center of the turntable with your fingers.

It was not until he heard the reminder countless times that Zhu Youjian opened his eyes.

A total of 29 draws, of which 25 were for white and green items!
The drop rate is really low!
Ignoring the worthless ones, Zhu Youjian focused his attention on the three purple and one blue ones.

[Purple item "Never Hit the Target": Increases the artillery hit rate of a designated 1,000-man unit to 60%, and reduces the explosion rate by 55%]

[Obtained: Red Cannon x10, 5 tons of gunpowder.]

[Purple entry "Training and Preparing": Designated 50,000-man troops receive +35% Organization, +50 days of training results, and +30% Loyalty.]

[Gain: Length x1000.]

[Purple entry "Golden Drums Sound": Designate any unit to be proficient in conventional military command flags.]

[Obtained: War Drum Master x1. ]

[Blue entry "Post Road": Designated road smoothness +50%, horse speed +35%.]

After reading it, Zhu Youjian breathed a sigh of relief.

The two purple entries, whether it is training troops and horses or beating drums and gongs, are what he wants most.

It can quickly help surrendered soldiers and militia form an army.

Even the basic officers are fully equipped, a total of one thousand sergeants, interspersed with basic officers of the surrendered army, plus 35% loyalty, which can at least ensure that the New Fifth Army Battalion will not surrender on the battlefield!

(End of this chapter)