Daming wolf ride

300 dan is really too little, it is just a drop in the bucket for the Jinzhou Army, it won't last long, and I don't know when the Denglai rebellion will be put down, if it drags on for a few months, then Shi Dayong will be unable to do anything, I can only rack my brains and painstakingly for the rations of my subordinates every day.

Without food, no matter how powerful the army is, it is just a castle in the air, a flash in the pan, and no matter how great the ambition is, it can only be stillborn.In order not to be controlled by others, Shi Dayong must get more food, at least to pass this year.Therefore, no matter how much money was spent, Shi Dayong didn't care, nor would he feel distressed.

Good steel is used wisely, and the money should also be used on the right path.

It doesn't matter if the silver is gone, but the soldiers can't be gone. This is the decision Shi Dayong gritted his teeth.With food, people's hearts will not be scattered, and with soldiers under his command, he, the general of Jinzhou, can do something and not be trapped to death in Pingdugou.

Kong Youde's rebels and the bandits who were raging in the Northwest and the Central Plains all caused trouble because they had no food. If there was food, why would they fight with the officers and soldiers with their heads up. [

If there is food, the officers and soldiers are the officers and soldiers, and the common people are the common people. Once there is no food, Shi Dayong dare not think what path he will take.

People depend on food, and he, Shi Dayong, is also an ordinary person. When the day when food is exhausted, it is impossible to say that he will have no choice but to go on a road of begging for work with his conscience and plundering.But before that, no matter what method he used, no matter how much it cost, he had to find ways to get food.

At this moment, neither the rebels, the bandits, nor the slaves outside the pass, are not Shi Dayong's enemies, but his enemies are the stomachs of the soldiers.

In order to fill the stomachs of the soldiers, Shi Dayong needs food, the more the better! 300 Dan is not enough, far from enough!

"Not enough?" Lin Jiantai thought he had heard wrongly, 300 dan was not enough?This is enough for 1000 people to eat for ten days. You Shi Dayong still think it is too little?

"Shi Dayong, you can't buy as much grain and grass as you want. Eunuch Gao has a tight card. If Mr. Lin can allocate you 300 dan, you are already taking a huge risk. You can't just think about your Jinzhou army. , you have to be considerate of your lord. If you ask for a lot, the noise will be big, and there is no guarantee that it will not be exposed. If Eunuch Gao finds out, I am afraid that you will not get a grain of food."

Pei Shaokuan felt that 300 dans of grain and grass was a lot, and it would be enough for your Jinzhou army to last until the New Year. Moreover, Lin Jiantai had only been in office for a few days, so it was indeed a huge risk to sell you 300 dans of grain and grass without telling Gao Qi. It is also a great favor.

Whether it's favors or money, Shi Dayong is determined. Since he's already bleeding heavily, he will pay enough at one time. As long as Lin Jiantai can meet his conditions, he will admit that he will go bankrupt.

"At the end of the day, I want to buy a thousand dan, as long as my lord is willing to fulfill it, the price is easy to negotiate."

"General Shi, a thousand dan is absolutely impossible. It's not that I don't want to make this money. Who in this world would think too much money. But a thousand tan is indeed too much, and there is too much movement. It's not just this battalion. Officials, once something happens, it is difficult for the official to explain. Besides, half of the military rations of this army are collected from Beizhili, and the other half is transported from the canal. How much is transported and how much is eaten? There are accounts, and it is easy to make a fuss if you lose a few hundred loads, but if you lose a thousand loads all of a sudden, you can't do this account anyway. It's not that I don't want to help you, but that the risk is too great. Big, after all, I am not the commander-in-chief of this army, and I always worry about the consequences when I do anything.

How about this, it's not easy for me to see you, so I'll collect another two hundred dan for you, 500 dan, that's all, if you want to buy it, we'll talk about the price, if you don't, then I can't do anything about it. "While Lin Jiantai was speaking, he was secretly shocked. Shi Dayong really dared to buy it. He asked for a thousand dans. He was not afraid of being overwhelmed! He said that this food was from Lin Jiantai's own family, but it was the military food of the imperial court. This business is a business that will kill your head!

"General Shi, 500 dan is quite a lot. It takes a long time to do business. As long as you have money in your hands, General Shi, are you afraid that there will be no food?" Pei Shaokuan tried his best to persuade Shi Dayong to buy 500 dan for the benefit of the event. , and even reminded him not to collapse the business, it will be more enjoyable if the water flows slowly.

The movement of a thousand tons of grain is indeed too big, and at least one or two hundred carts are needed to load it into a carriage. Such a big movement, Gao Qiqian is not a fool, how could he not know.Moreover, a thousand tans of food disappeared at once, so it is inevitable that no one will be suspicious. If it is revealed, it will be a big trouble for the Jinzhou Army.

This private bribery to buy military rations will be decapitated. Who knows what you are buying so much food for?Even if your Jinzhou army is short of food, you have to ask for it step by step according to the procedure. How can you buy the army's food in private.If Gao Qiqian took advantage of this to make a fuss, a hat of deliberate rebellion could be worn off.After all, the imperial court doesn't know that your Jinzhou army is being forced to eat food by Gao Qiqian!

What the bastard Pei Shaokuan said also had some truths, this business is indeed for a long time, since Lin Jiantai loves money, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future.It may not be a good thing for both parties to make a purchase at one time.If the wind leaked because of too much movement, Gao Qiqian will definitely investigate it deeply. If Lin Jiantai is transferred away because of this, it will be very bad for the Jinzhou Army.

Thinking about this, Shi Dayong couldn't help but nodded, and agreed: "Well, the general will buy these 500 dans first, but I don't know how much silver you want?"

When money was mentioned, Lin Jiantai couldn't help but chuckled, and then he was in deep thought, as if he was thinking about what price to ask.

Just now, I have seen Commander Lin's black-hearted methods. Seeing him like this, Pei Shaokuan couldn't help but thump, Mr. Xindao, don't ask a sky-high price! [

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Jiantai thought about the price, slowly raised four fingers, and said to Shi Dayong: "Forty to forty thousand taels."

"4 taels!"

Pei Shaokuan and Deng Ke yelled at the same time, Jiang Wanli was also shocked, and couldn't help scolding Lin Jiantai for being too dark.

"500 dans of grain and grass, the price is only more than 1 taels, is it too much for adults?" Pei Shaokuan said cautiously, he was afraid that Shi Dayong would not be able to afford so much money, as a middleman, he still did his duty, at least So far, he has not shown any obvious preference for Lin Jiantai, and he still wants to help Shi Dayong make the deal.

But Lin Jiantai hadn't spoken yet, but Shi Dayong said with a smile: "Not much, not much. It's only 4 taels, and I will buy it at the end."

"readily!"

Lin Jiantai was overjoyed. In fact, he wanted to say 3 taels, but by accident, he raised four fingers. If Shi Dayong countered with him, he would also reduce the price, but who knew that the other party did not counter-offer and agreed up!It made him ecstatic.

"I like general Shi and other bold people. It's really a pleasure to do business with you!"

Lin Jiantai now looks more and more at Shi Dayong, the happier he is, but Pei Shaokuan and Deng Ke are frowning, and they both secretly scold Lin Jiantai for being too shameless.Jiang Wanli was so angry that he clenched his teeth and remained silent, not understanding why the general wanted to be taken advantage of.

Shi Dayong put forward a condition.

"It's a great honor to be able to do business with your lord, but I still have a business to do with you, I wonder if your lord is willing?"

"What else do you want?" Lin Jiantai smiled all over his face, as long as he didn't sell his official seal, everything was easy to discuss.

Shi Dayong said: "The last general still wants some medicine for firecrackers."

medicine?After Lin Jiantai was stunned, he asked without hesitation: "Yes, how much do you want?"

Shi Dayong said: "Five thousand catties."

Lin Jiantai thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I can only give you three thousand catties, nothing more. You also know that the firearms in my capital camp are all made by the Ministry of Industry, and the medicines are also allocated by the Ministry of Industry. There are quite a lot. Besides, the army is stationed here, and they will attack the rebels at any time. If there is too much medicine shortage, which affects the war, then I will not be able to afford it and go away."

"Okay, then three thousand catties, sir, please make a price." Shi Dayong was still very straightforward.

"1 taels." This time, Lin Jiantai didn't open his mouth like a lion, but asked for a more realistic price.

The price of three thousand catties of medicine is about 6000 taels of silver. He and Shi Dayong asked for 1 taels, which is really more benevolent.I don't know if it was because I felt guilty for asking too much for the 4 taels just now, or because Shi Dayong was too straightforward, and Lin Jiantai didn't want to cut off the future business.

"can."

Shi Dayong agreed without any hesitation, and then said: "This is 5 taels, plus Deng Zongbing's 5000 taels, a total of 5000 taels. After the general returns, he will prepare the silver taels, but I don't know when your lord will buy it." Deliver the goods to the last general."

"This matter is easy to handle. The Japanese officials will arrange it tomorrow. Within three days, the things will be delivered to your camp in batches. Pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. I won't take advantage of you. How about it?" Lin Jiantai is a businessman Very polite, knowing that paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other hand, instead of requiring Shi Dayong to pay the money first and then deliver the goods. [

"It couldn't be better!" Shi Dayong bowed forward and thanked him: "The last general thanked Sir on behalf of his brothers!"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Lin Jiantai pulled Shi Dayong over with a smile, then talked about the details of the handover, and asked with great concern whether the Jinzhou Army was short of cotton coats, ordnance, etc. After hearing Shi Dayong said no, he immediately showed a bit of disappointment.

After the matter was settled, Shi Dayong didn't stay any longer, and said goodbye to Lin Jiantai: "Then let's go back and prepare for this first."

Pei Shaokuan quickly followed suit, he was thinking about the good things Shi Dayong had promised him.

Lin Jiantai smiled and said: "It's getting late, and I'm going to take a rest, everyone, please go back."

Seeing that Lin Jiantai had sent him off with him, Deng Ke hurriedly asked, "Master Lin, what about the General?"

Lin Jiantai said casually: "It's a trivial matter. The Sichuan army came here from thousands of miles to quell the chaos. How can the imperial court be harsh on you? Tomorrow, the Japanese officials will discuss with Eunuch Gao, and I will take care of this matter for you."

"Thank you, my lord!" Deng Ke said thanks, but there was no expression of gratitude on his face, and Lin Jiantai didn't take it seriously, and smiled and called out to the tent: "Come here."

Hearing the commanding lord calling, two soldiers rushed in outside, Lin Jiantai told them: "Lead some lords out of the camp, don't let outsiders see, if you meet someone from the horse guard, you know what to say. "

The two soldiers looked at each other, nodded at the same time, and said in unison: "This subordinate understands!"