nanming man

Chapter 376

Gao Yihuan chatted with Zhou Ronghua for a while, and then he realized that Li Zicheng was in urgent need of supplies because of the tense war. In addition to imposing heavy taxes in Guanzhong, he also started to attack his subordinates.

Zhou Ronghua and his group, the top one is Li Zicheng's uncle Zhao Hou.

Because of the participation of the emperor's relatives, they have earned a lot of money and occupied a lot of land in recent years.

It's not that Li Zicheng is ignorant of some of their actions, it's just that the Shun Army needed their channels to obtain some supplies before, so they didn't move them.

These people are tantamount to imperial merchants in disguise.

Now Li Zicheng couldn't bear it any longer, and continued to spend money and food to tide over the difficulties, and these pigs were also fattened, so no matter whether they were relatives or not, they had to kill pigs to tide over the difficulties.

Poor Zhou Ronghua and others, after years of hard work, the accumulated wealth of thousands of dollars all belonged to Li Zicheng in one fell swoop.

Gao Yihuan sighed for a while, thinking that Li Zicheng's heart is really dark, but such things are not uncommon in history.

In the era of imperial power in China, the national debt has never evolved. The rulers have no money, so they often focus on the big families, and then find a reason to kill them and ransack their homes to get money.

This is also the reason why the dynasties of the past dynasties were unable to evolve a relatively complete financial system, because there was no such soil at all.

After Gao Yihuan listened, he only expressed his sympathy for what happened to Zhou Ronghua, and he could only blame him for not realizing it.

At this time, he was more concerned about what the Dashun court wanted from him.

Gao Yihuan stretched out his hand to let Zhou Ronghua take a seat, and sat down in the middle hall, and then said, "Brother Zhou is here this time, on whose order is he here, and what do you want?"

It used to be Brother Zhou, and now it is Brother Zhou, but Zhou Ronghua has been flattered.

After all, the current Gao Yihuan has gone ashore to cleanse himself and become the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, and he is still on a broken ship, so Gao Yihuan would save face by calling him brother.

"After the commander-in-chief defected to Daming, the imperial court was worried that the commander-in-chief would block Guanzhong and cut off contact, so they chose me to come here. This time, it was the intention of His Majesty and Prime Minister Niu. They originally wanted me to come to Daming in their own name. Shuai deal, but I don't think there is any need to hide it from the handsome." Zhou Ronghua adjusted his mood and said flatteringly.

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "Then what do you want this time?"

Hearing Gao Yihuan's question, Zhou Ronghua was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "I want food, but also gunpowder and weapons!"

Gao Yihuan couldn't help but cast a glance at Zhou Ronghua. It's okay to ask for food, but if you want gunpowder and weapons, you boy can't hide it from me even if you want to.

In fact, Li Zicheng didn't need to be so troublesome at all. If he wanted anything, Gao Yihuan would be willing to act as a middleman and buy it for him, as long as he gave him money, he just had to pay a little difference.

Li Zicheng obviously didn't understand Gao Yihuan's thoughts. Although he voted, he didn't mean to attack Shunjun.

After all, he still wants to inherit a part of Lao Li's inheritance. We just separated, and there is no need to become sworn enemies.

Right now the Dashun Dynasty is in peril. If Gao Yihuan were Li Zicheng, even if he knew that he was betrayed, he would swallow his anger and even try to restore it.

After all, many friends, many paths!
Gao Yihuan thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "This time you are looking for the commander, you have found the right one. In the past, the Shun army was hostile to the Ming army, and the Ming Dynasty blocked you, making it difficult for Guanzhong to obtain supplies from the south. Now I have the commander. Now, if you want anything, you can go directly to Ben Shuai, and Ben Shuai will buy it for you in the south.”

In this way, although Gao Yihuan did not directly send troops to help Li Zicheng, it actually became a link, linking Li Zicheng and the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing Gao Yihuan's words, Zhou Ronghua's face was full of joy. He was worried that Gao Yihuan would not deal with him after he joined the Ming Dynasty, but now it seems that he was overwhelmed.

Gao Yihuan is still the same Gao Yihuan.

"Commander, this time I want one hundred thousand shi of grain, ten thousand catties of gunpowder, and as many weapons as I want!" Zhou Ronghua stood up a little excitedly, and said with cupped hands.

Just after the summer harvest, Gao Yihuan still had some grain in his hands. Because of his massive purchases in the Huguang market, the price of grain has risen from two taels to three taels, but as long as he is willing to pay a high price, he can still receive some grain.

Gao Yihuan pondered for a while, and then said: "There is no problem with the food, and the price is 15 taels per stone. I don't have much cash in hand, and I need silver to collect the grain. You have to send 50 taels of silver first, and I will give you food later!" Do you have any questions about this?"

Now Li Zicheng has no other place to get supplies, Gao Yihuan is even more demanding, and Guanzhong can only accept the slaughter.

But this Zhou Ronghua can't decide, "Marshal, I have to go back and ask about this!"

Gao Yihuan was not in a hurry, "Yes, if Xi'an agrees, you can bring the money directly when you come next time. At the same time, I will prepare [-] shi of grain for you and put it in Dengzhou, and then trade it in Wuguan."

Zhou Ronghua nodded, "Commander, where are the gunpowder and weapons?"

Now that Gao Yihuan is expanding his army, he doesn't have enough weapons and gunpowder for his own troops, so he doesn't want to sell them to Li Zicheng.

But if he wanted Li Zicheng to last longer, he had to give Guan Zhong some support.

Gao Yihuan pondered for a while, then stood up suddenly, "Brother Zhou, follow me to the barracks outside the city!"

Outside Jingzhou City, outside a large Wei army camp, Gao Yihuan led Zhou Ronghua, rode to the gate of the camp, and then got off his horse.

"Marshal, why are you here?" In the camp, Zhao Zhuzi ran over with one hand on his crooked helmet, thinking that Gao Yihuan had come to check his position.

Gao Yihuan handed over the whip to his personal guards, led Zhou Ronghua into the camp, and ordered as he walked, "Zhuzi, let someone fetch a few thunderbolts."

At this time, Gao Yihuan led a few people and stood outside an open space. Several soldiers of the Wei army brought a few thunderbolts.

A soldier lit one and threw it into the open space. With a "boom", Zhou Ronghua's body trembled, and the Thunderbolt suddenly exploded, overturning all the scarecrows planted around him.

"This~" Zhou Ronghua was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Gao Yi laughed and said: "This kind of thunder is stronger than the traditional one. You have also seen its power. If you buy gunpowder and weapons, it is better to buy it. This is a small thunder that is thrown by soldiers. , there is also a kind of big earthquake thunder, which is specially launched by a trebuchet, Brother Zhou, do you want to know more about it?"

Give Li Zicheng gunpowder, and the utilization rate of the Shun army will not be too high. It is better to give them good firearms, and Gao Yihuan can still earn a manufacturing fee.

Zhou Ronghua came back to his senses, "Marshal, how can I buy this?"

Gao Yi laughed and said, "I'm not going to hide it from you, this thing is complicated to make, and it's my secret weapon. Now for Brother Zhou's sake, I'll give you a discounted price, five taels for the small ones, and one for the big ones." Ten taels of silver. If you buy it back, it will be enough for the Tartars to drink a pot."

Zhou Ronghua's heart moved, "Marshal, we want this thing."

Gao Yihuan nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered: "Pack up the rest and give it to General Zhou to take it back to Guanzhong."

Zhou Ronghua was overjoyed. With these few things, he could persuade Li Zicheng to buy them after he returned.

At this time, Gao Yihuan said again: "Counting the one that exploded just now, it will be recorded in Brother Zhou's account. Remember to give the money when you come next time!"

(End of this chapter)