Daming wolf ride

The price offered by Lin Jiantai frightened Deng Ke, Shi Dayong and Jiang Wanli were also taken aback, and even Pei Shaokuan thought to himself when he heard the price: Lin Jiantai is really able to make a price, but he just made it clear for him. He even dared to ask for 1 taels, didn't he intend to blackmail people!

He looked at General Deng of the Sichuan Army with a little sympathy, and thought that if the other party had 1 taels of silver, he might not ask for it here, so he could go directly to Eunuch Gao. You swallow another portion of it.

At the same time, he was a little worried. Deng Ke was just asking for more food and grass to be dredged on his behalf, and some cotton clothes to keep out the cold. Lin Jiantai dared to speak loudly, let alone the Jinzhou army who offended Eunuch Gao.According to his pricing method, wouldn't he have to ask Shi Dayong for 10 taels?No matter how rich Shi Dayong is, he might not have so much, right?If the money is too much, the business cannot be negotiated, and it must be yellow.

If the deal goes wrong, wouldn't the benefits of Shi Dayong's promise after it comes true also be lost?If this is the case, it will be like a duck flying to its mouth, which makes people feel distressed.

Thinking that the benefits were gone, Pei Shaokuan couldn't help but twitched his cheeks, and secretly glanced at Shi Dayong, suffering from the mask covering him, he didn't know what the other person's face would look like, but it was probably too green. [

Shi Dayong's face is not green, but it is also very distorted. Previously, Lin Jiantai and the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army surnamed Deng were very enthusiastic about the old days. They sympathized with the experience of the Sichuan Army. Chest said that this matter was on him, and Deng Zongbing was so moved that he almost burst into tears.It also made Shi Dayong feel at ease, thinking that Commander Lin is really a talkative person, and there should be no problem with what he asked for, but he was stunned by the next change.

Lin Jiantai's large special package moved Deng Ke very much. In order to express his gratitude, he immediately took out the 500 taels of silver bills, saying that the 500 taels would be a thank you gift to Mr. Lin, and the other 2000 taels would be given to Mr. Lin on his behalf. Clear up Eunuch Gao.

It is natural to show filial piety when inviting people to do things. There is also a saying of thanking gifts among the people, and it is not uncommon in the officialdom.These days, asking for help is a matter of money. If you have money, you can do things easily. If you don’t have money, ghosts will ignore you.

Therefore, when Deng Ke handed over the money to Lin Jiantai, Shi Dayong and the others naturally didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He himself also came to give the money, so it's not like he was laughing at others for taking bribes.Fifty steps without laughing and one hundred steps, you can do whatever you want, if you don’t do it, there are more than 1000 big mouths waiting in that family.If there is no more supply of food and grass, Shi Dayong can only slap his ass and walk away in despair, and start all over again.

This money is just something outside of the body, if you don't bring it with you when you are born, and if you don't take it with you when you die, what is the use of keeping it with you, only when it is spent is it valuable.Shi Dayong would definitely be willing to use Chen Shi's goods to buy food for his subordinates to survive.

Here Lin Jiantai's hand has also been stretched out, his face is still smiling brightly, he seems to be very enlightened, and he doesn't mean to give in at all, it seems that this benefit is the same as what he should get.

However, when he stretched out his hand halfway before touching the bank note, when Deng Ke said that there was only 500 taels, and he could only take 500 taels, and the other 2000 taels were for Gao Qidi, Lin Jiantai's face immediately became nervous. He twitched up and down, and stopped his hand in mid-air. Although there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, his words changed.

He first said that he was new to the post and was not yet familiar with the affairs of the camp, and he did not have much friendship with Eunuch Gao. Since the supply of food and grass for the Sichuan Army was determined by Eunuch Gao, it was difficult for him to intervene.If you intervene rashly, I'm afraid it will make Eunuch Gao unhappy.

This said, Deng Ke was stunned immediately, you must have said it well just now, why has something changed now?

But he reacted quickly, and immediately understood that the other party must think that the money was short, so he hurriedly said cautiously: "The general also knows that things are a little tricky, and it is difficult to clear up Eunuch Gao, so I asked the adults to come forward on his behalf. If the adults think that Eunuch Gao There is less money to be given there, so please show me how much money is appropriate for the last general?"

Deng Ke said it was for Gao Qiqian, but no one in the tent could tell that he was clearly pointing at Gao Qiqian, but secretly said it for Lin Jiantai.If you tell the truth, it is how much money you, Lin Jiantai, want before you are willing to help.

After all, there are still some rules in doing things in the officialdom. With so many people present, it is not easy for Deng Ke to ask Lin Jiantai directly how much money he wants.

I never thought that Lin Jiantai was not as scrupulous as Deng Ke, but he spoke up, walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then said directly: "Brother Deng, since you found out about this matter On the head of the official, I will naturally not allow you to go out. How about this, if you really want to get things done, then you will pay 1 taels."

"One million taels?!"

Deng Ke was so startled that his eyes almost fell out.He and Wang Hong managed to scrape together these two thousand five hundred taels. Where there is any money in the camp, at most they could only scrape together another thousand taels.Lin Jiantai asked for 500 taels. Isn't this killing them!

Not to mention that they couldn't get it out, even if they could get it out, they wouldn't be so stupid as to agree to the other party.With this 1 taels of silver, there is nothing they can do.Take out 5000 taels to honor Gao Qiqian, I am afraid that things can be done.

The purpose of looking for you, Lin Jiantai, is just to have someone to intercede, because going directly to Gao Qiqian is unavoidable. After all, after so many days, he and Wang Hong have never gone to Gao Qiqian about food and grass. He didn't see him too much, he only went there twice because of military affairs, and he didn't pay any tribute, now he suddenly went to Gao Qiqian to ask for food, grass and cotton clothes, it was hard to guarantee that Gao Qiqian had no idea.I am afraid that Gao Qiqian will get stuck with the Sichuan Army's food and grass, and it is mostly because he has not received any benefits. Therefore, if there is a person with enough weight to clear and coordinate, this matter can be resolved.As long as you stand up and speak out, the people below will naturally not be stuck with the food and grass of the Sichuan army. They can get more food and grass, and add a batch of cotton clothes, so that this severe winter can be survived.Otherwise, it would be really worrying for people to freeze to death every day.

But Lin Jiantai was too greedy, the price he offered had far exceeded Deng Ke's psychological limit, and it was unacceptable no matter what.Even if he and Wang Hong were to sell pots and pieces of iron, they still couldn't make up the 1 taels. [

"1 taels is too much. It's not that my lord doesn't know the situation of the last general. He went north to serve as the king in the second year of fighting Chongzhen, and the last general has never been back. He has been sent here and there by the court for the past few years. It has not passed half a day for his birthday. The imperial court has never paid out one or two ounces of military pay. The last general has been subsidizing from his own money for the past few years, so he barely managed to gather the soldiers under him. Right now, the last general really can't afford any more money. To be honest, my lord, the two thousand and five hundred taels of silver were pooled by the last general and Wang Zongbing. The last general is really poor, and the brothers are really miserable.

If you don't believe me, please go to the last general's camp and see what the last general's soldiers are wearing and what they are eating. Many of them don't even have cotton coats, my lord!Please, for the sake of the last general’s brothers suffering from hunger and working for the court, please clear it up for me! "

Deng Ke begged so hard that he almost knelt down to Lin Jiantai.Shi Dayong and Jiang Wanli next to him were filled with sympathy, but they didn't expect the Sichuan army to be so embarrassed and miserable.Although the Jinzhou Army is also in danger of running out of food, after all, the soldiers are still dressed warmly. According to Mr. Deng, some soldiers in his battalion have froze to death, and frostbite is not uncommon. Compared with the Jinzhou Army , it is really too miserable.

It seems that this surnamed Deng is still a good official, he knows how to fight for the survival of his soldiers, he is not like an evil general who completely drinks the blood of soldiers and eats empty pay, Shi Dayong thought so, sighed secretly, there is a kind of kinship a feeling of.There is also an inexplicable grief and anger, anger at the situation of both parties, and an indescribable sadness. Unexpectedly, Shi Dayong will rely on bribery to survive.

Deng Ke's pleading moved Pei Shaokuan, who had never been too fond of soldiers from other places, to be moved, but Lin Jiantai paid no attention to it, and remained unmoved like a hard-hearted man, and did not let go of his mouth at all.In the end, Xu Shi became impatient, so he spread his hands and said clearly: "Brother Deng, to be honest, it's useless for you to complain to this officer. This officer is in charge of the Beijing camp, not your Sichuan army, let alone the army." This is the commander of the army, so even if you cry with me, I can't help you, after all, the food, grass and supplies are stuck in the hands of Eunuch Gao, and if he doesn't speak, how dare I call them to you." Speaking of this, Lin Jiantai coughed dryly, and continued: "However, no matter how difficult it is in this world, there is always a solution. As long as you, Brother Deng, have the heart and are willing to spend this money, things will definitely be done. At that time, the problems in your camp will naturally be solved. , Brother Deng is better off, and so are the soldiers below, tell me, is that the reason?"

Deng Ke was taken aback by Lin Jiantai's question, his face was pulled like a donkey's face, and he said bitterly: "My lord, it's not that I don't want to give out the money, but I really can't get it out, my lord, please be lenient, you see, the last general How about another 1000 taels?" Deng Ke also thought that Lin Jiantai was ruthless, so he gritted his teeth and added an extra 1000 taels, and he didn't know whether Wang Hong would admit it after returning, if he didn't, the bleeding would be serious.

The saliva was all dry, and he only added 1000 taels. Lin Jiantai really didn't look good now, and the previous hypocrisy instantly drifted away, and he returned to his chair with his hands behind his back, and said coldly, "1 taels, If it’s lower than this number, I’m sorry I can’t do anything.”

"My lord!" Deng Ke stood there blankly, unable to utter a word, he knew this Lin Jiantai, he is a bastard who recognizes money but disregards people!No matter how much he begged, the other party would not let go!

Who doesn't drink cold water to stuff their teeth, today you Lin Jiantai are unkind and unrighteous, there will always be unlucky times in the future, when the time comes, let's see how I deal with you!

Deng Ke gritted his teeth and cursed, his calves trembled slightly with anger.

Lin Jiantai was not afraid that Deng Ke would hate him. Seeing that the other party was standing there without moving, it was obvious that he couldn't get 1 taels, so he stopped talking to him and waved his hand to see the guest off, "If you can't get the money, Then please go back. I still have guests here, so I won’t send Brother Deng off, Brother Deng please!”

The word "please" was dragged on for a long time, intentionally and intentionally with a hint of sarcasm, when Deng Ke heard this, his face flushed from suffocation, but he didn't dare to attack.

Swallowing his breath, he cupped his fists and said, "Since your lord is unwilling to help the Sichuan Army, then the general can't talk anymore, so let's leave!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and was about to leave the account, but someone behind him stopped him: "Mr. Stay!"

Ok?

Deng Ke turned around in doubt, and found that the one who stopped him was the big man who had been sitting beside him with a mask on his face.

"You?" Deng Ke didn't know why the other party wanted to stop him.

Pei Shaokuan and Lin Jiantai were also surprised, not knowing why Shi Dayong called Deng Ke to stop him.

Shi Dayong smiled and nodded to Deng Ke, then turned around and bowed to Lin Jiantai, raised his head and said, "My lord, the final general is willing to give this 1 taels of silver to Deng Zongbing and the generals of the Sichuan Army."

"your turn?!"

Deng Ke, Lin Jiantai, and Pei Shaokuan were all stunned after hearing Shi Dayong's words. Jiang Wanli was also surprised, and didn't understand why the general would pay the money for others.

1 taels is not a small amount. The first victory in Daling River that day, the emperor was overjoyed and specially allocated internal funds to reward the Songshan Army, but it was only 1 taels of silver. The yearly military salary for his old Songshan army was less than 5000 taels. But now, for some reason, he has to pay the 1 taels for the Sichuan army who has never met before, which makes Jiang Wanli very puzzled.But since the general did it, he would not object, presumably the general had his intentions in doing so. [

But what can the Sichuan army, which is even poorer than itself, be worthy of the general's idea?Jiang Wanli racked his brains and couldn't figure out what Shi Dayong's intention was.

"You mean you paid him the 1 taels of silver?"

Over there Lin Jiantai had already stood up, with an unbelievable expression on his face, it is possible that Shi Dayong and Deng Ke are relatives, otherwise why should he be taken advantage of.It is impossible for his mother's relatives to give out 1 taels of silver for this favor for no reason!

Pei Shaokuan yelled in his heart that the surnamed Shi was out of his mind, out of his mind, you gave away 1 taels for free before you finished your own business, you are not out of your mind, you can Do this stupid thing?

Deng Ke was both surprised and delighted, he couldn't believe his ears, he stared blankly at the big man wearing a mask, he didn't understand why the other party would help him, this was 1 taels, not 100 taels, he and he had nothing to do with each other. I didn't know each other, but the other party actually said that he would do it for him, which really surprised Deng Ke, but he couldn't figure it out.

1 taels were handed over to him, this favor is so great!Deng Ke was inexplicably excited, but also afraid that the big man was playing tricks on him, so he looked at him anxiously.

Shi Dayong said to Lin Jiantai very affirmatively: "My lord, the general is willing to pay the 1 taels of silver for Mr. Deng."

"Do you have 1 taels?" Lin Jiantai didn't believe that the other party could come up with so much money.

Shi Dayong didn't speak, but turned his face to tell Jiang Wanli: "Bring the things here."

"Yes, General!"

Although Jiang Wanli didn't understand, he didn't hesitate at all, and very quickly carried the package that he had been carrying all the time to the table in front of Lin Jiantai.

Shi Dayong ordered in a deep voice, "Open it."

Jiang Wanli untied the knot on the package according to his words, and the moment the package was opened, Lin Jiantai's eyes were straightened—they were all gold ingots of twelve pieces!

"Here is 500 taels of gold, which is equivalent to 5000 taels of silver. The remaining 5000 taels will be counted in the transaction between the general and the lord. As long as the lord is willing to do business with the general, the general will ask someone to bring them together later." After finishing speaking, Shi Dayong paused for a moment, and then specially emphasized: "It's all real money, and it will never be in arrears."

Looking up, he found that Lin Jiantai was greedily looking at the pile of gold ingots, his fat face was shining golden under the candlelight.