Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 392
When the gentry heard Wu Sheng's last words, all of them fell silent.

They looked at Wu Zhen, with a strange gleam in their eyes.

"Everyone, the treasury is out of money now, and it's too late to ask the court for money.

So, I wonder if you can donate some money to make up for the soldiers' arrears of military pay. "Wu Zhen looked at the gentry sitting below, and said all the plans in his heart.

"After making a fuss for a long time, this oblique person wanted to ask us for money. I said how to invite us to dinner, so it was the idea." A gentry over fifty years old squinted his eyes and looked at Wu Sheng. , I was scornful in my heart.

All the gentry fell silent after hearing Wu Sheng's words.

They sat there quietly, without saying a word, neither objecting nor agreeing.

These gentry are basically iron cocks, and it is not so easy to get them to spend money outside.

"Don't you all have a sense of crisis? Now that Bandit Zhao has entered Yangqu County, it won't be long before they will be under Taiyuan City. By then, you guys will be able to run away?

Zhao Wen's favorite thing to do is to rob gentry, even if I don't say this, you all know it.If you can't defend Taiyuan Mansion, can you survive? "

Wu Zhen looked at these gentry, and tried to persuade them.

But these gentry were still unmoved, watching Wu Sheng quietly.

"Everyone, I didn't ask for this money for nothing. I borrowed it. As long as Zhao Wen is blocked and the next year's tax comes up, I will return it to you. What do you think?"

Wu Zhen had no choice but to use his annual tax as a guarantee, but even so, these gentry still did not move at all.

Just like watching a play, quietly watching Wu Sheng talking non-stop.

"Aren't you really in a hurry, not worried at all? Taiyuan Mansion is an important town in Shanxi. If Taiyuan Mansion is breached, will you still have a way to survive?

If thief Zhao breaks through Taiyuan Mansion, do you think you can survive then?No, if you can't survive, you will only be cleaned up by Zhao Wen one by one. I advise you to think about it. "

Wu Zhen slapped the table and said impassionedly.

At this moment, a gentry stood up, and he looked at Wu Zhen helplessly, "Master Governor, I understand what you said, and I agree with it, but there are some things that we can't accomplish just because we think about them." of.

Last year, there was a severe drought, and the fields at home were almost wiped out.I'm still living on extra food now, and my family doesn't even have enough food. I just want to donate some money, but the family situation doesn't allow it. "

The gentry looked at Wu Tong with a look of embarrassment, sighed and hissed.

As soon as this remark came out, the rest of the gentry also began to cry, crying about the difficulties in their families, what happened to them, and how they had no money at home.

All in all, just one sentence, let us support it verbally, then we absolutely agree with both hands and feet, but let us pay, sorry, there is no money.

Wu Zhen looked at the gentry like a busy city, and his face became darker and darker.

Finally, Wu Xuan couldn't bear it anymore, he slapped the table, and shouted: "Shut up, you all. Is the governor's yamen that you really regard as a busy city? What's the point of yelling here?"

No matter how humbly Wu Zhen asked them to borrow money, Wu Zhen was still the governor of Shanxi at any rate.

A member of the governor, but a proper frontier official, he holds a province's military and horse criminal law.

No matter how unwilling the gentry were, if Wu Zhen was really angry, they would not dare to contradict him too much.

Wu Xuan stood up, and he looked at these gentlemen with a stern expression, "I didn't discuss today's matter with you, it is necessary. If anyone of you refuses to accept, you can go to the capital to sue me, but I tell you, today If you don’t have silver, you have to give it out, and if you have it, you have to give it even more.

I don't care what the situation in your family is, if you don't let you bleed, this Taiyuan Mansion can't keep it.Once the Taiyuan Mansion is destroyed, the official will not be able to survive.

Since I can't live, don't think about it. "

Wu Zhen looked at Li Tianhe, the general of Taiyuan who was standing beside him in plain clothes, and gave him a wink.

Li Tianhe nodded towards Wu Tong understandingly, and then walked back.

After a few breaths, dozens of armored soldiers walked over surrounded by a few scribes and stood in front of these gentry.

As soon as the soldiers appeared, the gentry panicked.

They really didn't expect that this Wu Tong would dare to send troops to deal with people like himself.

Isn't he afraid that people like himself will unite and sue him to the court?I have seen a bold one, but I have never seen such a bold one.

"Don't blame me for being rough on you, you forced all of this." Seeing everyone's surprised eyes, Wu Chen said indifferently
"Master Governor, Quan Zi is the servant of the Ministry of Punishment now. I advise you to think twice." A gentry over sixty years old stood up and looked at Wu Zhen expressionlessly.

"Hehe!" Wu Xuan sneered, "You mean you want to sue me? I'll leave it here today. If any of you want to sue me, just go ahead and sue me. I won't stop you. .”

"Huh, if you do this, you won't be afraid that the emperor will be angry and throw you into prison?" The gentry threatened still unconvinced.

"Into the Imperial Prison? Haha, I can't wish for it. Your Majesty sent me to the Imperial Prison just right. Do you think I am willing to guard this Taiyuan Mansion? Hmph, what a bunch of short-sighted people, you people are simply a shame to scholars."

Wu Xuan's eyes were cold, his expression was cold and stern, and he was like a fighter, constantly attacking these gentry.

These gentry looked at Wu Tong who was not in the oil and salt, and knew that this matter could not be done well today.

Now the situation is stronger than others, Wu Tong has already used a knife, and Wu Tong has also been forced to a dead end, if he does not agree to Wu Tong's conditions, there may be even greater troubles, and these gentry will have to give in.

"Okay, the governor is really upright and strong, I hope the governor can continue to be tough. I will pay 2000 taels of silver today. This is all my belongings. Don't come to me again in the future." The gentleman stared. He glanced at Wu Zhen, then looked at a clerk holding an account book, "Bring me the account book!"

The clerk hurriedly put the account book in front of the gentry.

The gentry snorted coldly, picked up the brush, and began to write on the account book.

There is one person who starts, and the rest will be much better.

They also wrote the money they donated and their names on the account books.

After half an hour, when the last gentry left the courtyard, Wu Sheng asked the scribes to count the amount of silver in the ledger.

Within a quarter of an hour, a scribe came over with a list.

"Your Excellency, a total of 11 taels of silver was raised today."

Wu Zhen took the list, looked at the numbers on it, and couldn't help laughing.

"These gentry really don't cry when they don't see the coffin. They insist on making me violent." Wu Tong put the list on the table and looked at Li Tianhe who was standing aside. I went door to door to get the silver back, remember, the speed must be fast."

"My lord, is it all right if you do this? Are you not afraid that these people will trip you up secretly?" Li Tianhe looked at Wu Zhen with some hesitation.

These gentry are not good stubblers, they have forced so much money by force today, these gentry will definitely not let it go.

If you want to say which kind of people in this world can make trouble the most, I am afraid that apart from these gentry, there is no one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with them.

"Afraid? If I'm afraid, I won't do this thing today. If I'm afraid, why should I be a governor? I might as well go home and farm. It's better than spending so much effort to guard the Taiyuan Mansion. "Wu Zhen sneered and said indifferently.

Li Tianhe looked at Wu Tong who was so tough, so he couldn't say anything, so he led his men and horses and walked outside with the account books.

After Li Tianhe walked out, Wu Tong stood up, "Bring me Chen Dehai and Zongbing Chen!"

Wu Xuan pointed to a servant standing beside him, and said.

After a while, Chen Dehai stood in front of Wu Sheng.

"My lord, you are looking for me!"

Wu Xuan nodded, "Come on, accompany me to the Prince Jin's Mansion. This Taiyuan Mansion is the place where the King of Jin enfeoffed the Tibetans. The King of Jin is the clan. No matter what, we can get some money."

Chen Dehai said: "Everything depends on the adults' orders."

It didn't take long for Wu Tong and Chen Dehai to appear at the bottom of the steps outside the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion in a carriage.

It was very dark now, but the Jinwang Mansion was brightly lit, and there were lanterns hanging under almost every eaves.

"Just one candle for lighting at night is probably enough to feed a family of four for a year." Wu Yan glanced at the lanterns under the eaves and said in a low voice.

Chen Dehai answered, "What can be done about this? After all, he is King Jin, the son and grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao. There is no comparison between ordinary people and King Jin."

Wu Zhen shook his head, and sighed, "It's really a rich family's wine and meat stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road."

"What are you doing? This is the palace, but a forbidden area, leave quickly!"

As soon as he walked towards the gate of the palace, the guards of the palace who were standing at the gate of the palace came over, pointed at Wu Sheng and Chen Dehai and reprimanded them.

Wu Zhen waved his sleeves, looked coldly and said: "I am the governor Wu Zhen, please quickly inform your prince, and say that I have important matters to discuss tonight."

"How do we know that you are the governor? What evidence do you have?" The guards of the royal palace looked at Wu Xin vigilantly.

Wu Xuan snorted coldly, took out his identity badge from his sleeve, and waved it in front of the guards, "Have you seen it clearly now? Why don't you go and report it?"

Although these guards had clearly seen Wu Tong's identity card, they didn't have the slightest intention of going in and reporting it.

"Why didn't you report it?" Wu Xuan asked.

"It's getting late now, the prince and the prince have already fallen asleep. Even if you have something big to do, we can't let you in. The palace has rules in the palace, and no one is seen in the middle of the night. So, you'd better go back, tomorrow Come again."

If you don't let them in, then why did you check your identity card just now?
"You rascals, you dare to play tricks on your lord, go in and report, otherwise don't blame me for being rough." Chen Dehai rolled up his sleeves and looked at these guards with a stern look.

"Dang!"

A guard directly pulled out the waist knife from his waist, he looked at Chen Dehai, and said jokingly: "You move me and let me see, this is the palace, not just any cat or dog can come in."

"Are you saying that you will report or not?" Chen Dehai's face was gloomy.

"I won't report yet, what can you do to me?" A guard squinted his eyes and approached Chen Dehai coldly.

At this moment, Wu Tong took out a money bag from his bosom, weighed it in his hand, and handed it to the guard.

"This is some silver, please tell me." Wu Sheng suppressed the anger in his heart, pretending to be calm and said to the guards.

"Hehe, you are wise, you can wait here."

The guard weighed the money bag, said a few words, and headed into the palace.

"My lord, why do you give money to these bastards?" Chen Dehai leaned into Wu Sheng's ear and asked in a low voice, dissatisfied.

Wu Zhen looked at the guards who walked into the palace, his eyes glistening, "Give them, I will pass the money back through King Jin, and I will get it back ten times and a hundred times."

Not long after, the guard who went to report came out of the palace.

"Okay, you can go in now."

After speaking, the guard led Wu Tong and Chen Dehai to the palace.

The current king of Jin is sick in bed, so the person who came to receive Wu Zhen was Zhu Shenxuan, the son of the king of Jin.

"Isn't this the governor, why do you have time to come to my place today?" Zhu Shenxuan sat on the throne in the side hall, looking at Wu Zhen with a playful face.

Sitting below, Wu Xuan cupped his hands at Zhu Shenxuan, "I came today to tell His Royal Highness something."

"What's the matter, why did you provoke the governor to come here in person?" Zhu Shenxuan asked indifferently.

Wu Hao didn't beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "The Zhao bandits have already entered Yangqu County, and they will be able to come to Taiyuan Prefecture at the latest the day after tomorrow, so I came to the Palace to tell His Royal Highness to prepare early."

"Hehe, what preparations should I make? What preparations should I make? I am the heir of the Jin Dynasty, and I am a relative of the emperor. This Taiyuan Mansion is the fiefdom of my Jin Dynasty, and you are the governor of Shanxi.

So, no matter what, you must ensure the safety of our King Jin lineage. "Zhu Shenxuan, the son of King Jin, plucked his ears, with a big belly, without any sense of urgency.

Wu Xuan sneered, "Your Highness Shizi is right, as the governor of Shanxi, I have the responsibility to ensure the safety of the King Jin lineage.

But now there are only 1 defenders in Taiyuan Mansion, and they have been owed three months of military pay.

If these military salaries cannot be paid in time, these defenders may not have the intention to defend the city.At that time, Taiyuan Mansion probably won't last long. "

"What do you mean by that? You don't go to the court to ask for the military salary owed to the soldiers, but you come to me. Do you mean that you want me to pay the military salary?" Although Zhu Shenxuan, the son of King Jin, is a waste, he is not Fool.

Of course, Zhu Shenxuan could understand the meaning of Wu Xuan's words.

(End of this chapter)