Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"What? Those calves need to raise so many? Why don't they die and blackmail me?" After hearing Huang Qifa's report, Geng Jingzhong couldn't help his anger and shouted, "You She also grew up with diarrhea? Are you still ashamed to report back and give all our belongings to that calf to raise him?"

Huang Qifa knelt on the ground and didn't dare to move, for fear that Geng Jingzhong's anger would be bad for him.

"Okay! Old Geng. Don't scare Mr. Huang Qian." Kong Youde waited until Geng Jingzhong finished scolding, and then came out to smooth things over, "Mr. Huang Qian, don't get angry, Mr. Geng has such a temper. Anyway, it is a great credit for you to be able to negotiate a result this time. Please recall carefully, what kind of person is the military attache of the official army. "

"Two commanders!" Huang Qifa raised his head and said carefully, "The little one is just my own feeling, so I dare not talk nonsense in front of the two commanders."

"It's okay! You can speak boldly. Let's talk about everything you observed there, and we will make our own judgments."

"The little one dared to speak up. After the little one went to Wu Dusi's camp, the little one and his followers were blindfolded. But they took the little one along for a long time, and they didn't go anywhere. Detours, the camp is estimated to be huge, and the number of soldiers is not small."

"To the point, don't take out all the foot wraps like a mother-in-law. Just talk about the military officer." Geng Jingzhong interrupted impatiently from the side.

"Yes! Yes!" Huang Qifa quickly nodded in agreement.He went on to say, "That Wu Dusi is quite young, and he seems to be only in his early twenties. But he has a bad temper, moody, and has been threatening the little one to make him give in. But the reason why the little one escaped in the end is mainly because It's because Wu Dusi is quite greedy for money."

"He asked for fifty boxes of goods. He also offered to sell us grain at 50 taels of silver per stone. But the little one didn't agree, but just vaguely said that he wanted to come back and wait for the decision of the two commanders."

"But the younger one can also see that Wu Dusi has some sincerity. He made things difficult for the younger one, which proves that he is still sincere about this agreement. But at that time, the younger one wanted to bargain. , but as if he stepped on Wu Dusi's tail, he yelled on the spot to give the little one a little wink. It's not a little clever, and it may not come back with a whole body. So it can be said , or the two marshals agreed to him, or the two marshals ignored him. If you want to bargain and pay less, the possibility of success is indeed very small."

Kong Youde frowned and pondered for a while, then told Huang Qifa: "Go down first and wait outside. I will discuss it with Lao Geng first."

After Huang Qiqi went down, Geng Jingzhong changed his reckless and rude appearance.He also frowned and said to Kong Youde: "Old Kong, that Huang Qifa is not a bold person. I guess there is nothing that dares to deceive us. His words should be true. However, the military attache's asking price is too high Some. These days, I have ordered my brothers to spread fishing nets on those ships. No matter how many shells there are, they will damage some of the decks at most. They will not hurt the bottom of the ship and will not cause any damage to the ship. Do you want to ignore them? La?"

Kong Youde shook his head.Said: "You can't look at it that way. Those of us who know the inside story know that the shells fired from outside Nancheng these days did not kill a few people. But those people in the city are walking these days looking at the sky. A few days ago, a group of soldiers under Li Yingyuan walked halfway, and there was no artillery fire outside the south city, so I don’t know who shouted: "The artillery shells are coming!", and the soldiers immediately jumped like crazy .A soldier jumped into the river in a panic and drowned. Isn't that a joke?"

"It can't go on like this. If the city is full of our people, then I also believe that with the two of us, we can still hold it. But now Dengzhou city is too complicated. If this continues, the city will definitely be in chaos. There is no need to wait until the sea water freezes. Those in the city who are not in line with us may cut us off and open the city gate. If the military attachés outside the southern city are really like Huang Qifa said, they shoot at a fixed time every day , which also solves the problem in front of us.”

"There is another advantage. It will open the eyes of other brothers in the city and let them know that we have some connections with the officers and soldiers outside the city. It is for them to have an extra way of retreat. They will follow our orders and listen to us. .So, I still advocate trading with that officer and military general.”

Geng Jingzhong also thought about it for a while, and said: "Old Kong, you have always had a lot of ideas, and I, Old Geng, also listen to you. There is just one problem, the things in our warehouse can't fit fifty boxes!"

"It's nothing. There are some furs from outside the customs. Anyway, those things take up a lot of space, and this box is easy to fill up. But you also need to stuff some ginseng and deer antlers in it. Don't let those outside Nancheng suffer too much. Since this is going to be traded, let's not do the little Raba's angry things. Anyway, we are going to go outside the pass to seek refuge with the Tartars. These things are worthless outside the pass, so we might as well use them up now."

Geng Jingzhong nodded, and then asked: "What about the people in the city that the military attache wants?"

"Let's release those locked up. Anyway, it's a good relationship. There's no need to make an enemy for the hundred and tenth person. Maybe some of these people also have what the military officer wants. It's useless for us to keep it in our hands." , just as a favor. It can also save some food for feeding them."

Kong Youde and Geng Jingzhong did not mention the coolies and military prostitutes in the city from the beginning to the end. In their eyes, these people are not human beings at all, but tools and food.Of course they also thought that Wu Shigong had the same idea.However, the common people referred to by the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not include the working people at the bottom in many cases.Therefore, Han Shi's glimmer of hope is destined to turn into despair.

"That's it!" Geng Jingzhong also agreed with Kong Youde's words.He opened his mouth to call Huang Qifa in again.

But Kong Youde immediately stopped Geng Jingzhong, and he continued, "Wait a minute! There is also the matter of buying grain."

Geng Jingzhong twitched his eyebrows in surprise, and asked, "Such expensive food, do we really want to buy it?"

"Yes." Kong Youde nodded in affirmation, "There is no way. Although the food in the city is in our hands, we also know that the food can last until the end of the first month of next year, and if we add those two-legged sheep, it is enough to survive the sea. It's freezing. But those other people don't know! These days I have received reports that rumors are spreading in the city. And those who spread the rumors are the three aunts and four wives of the Liaodong Army, and we can't even catch them. It's really troublesome."

"Damn these old women are still fed enough!" Geng Jingzhong also scolded from the side.

"As long as you buy some grain, it doesn't need to be too much. If you buy a few hundred shi, this rumor will be self-defeating. And we can also buy grain in batches to stabilize the officers and soldiers outside the southern city. As long as they are greedy for money, we can first We promised them to buy grain, but we didn’t actually buy it. We waited for five days without shooting, and we bought two hundred shi first. We waited for ten days without firing, and then bought another four hundred shi.”

"With these six hundred stones of grain, we can last for more than ten days. And the firing outside the South City has also stopped for half a month. This is also a double-winner. Of course, we will promise to buy again, anyway, with us before If the officials and soldiers don’t believe it, they will stop firing. As for whether we will really buy it in the future, it depends on the situation.”

"It costs 3 taels of silver to buy the six hundred shi of grain! Who will pay for the money?" Geng Jingzhong asked again.

"Take out 1 taels from our public silver. It's not good to not give the cash outside the city at all. There is not much rebound in the city for using this kind of silver. The rest will be covered by goods."

"After we conquered Dengzhou City, all the high-priced and light-quality goods in the warehouses in the city were distributed among the brothers. However, there were still a lot of low-priced and heavy-weight goods. Originally, I wanted to take them to Liaodong by boat. Now it’s cheaper than the capital. On the contrary, our boat can carry more people and run faster. You must know that Huanglong who is currently in Phi Island will definitely intercept us from the sea. We still need to be more prepared For good."

"Also, although our sons and daughters have looted all the belongings in the homes of the people in the city, there are still many things left behind. Let the sons and daughters search the whole city again, don't let go of the copper spittoon. Go buy grain at a discount. Tell the chief outside the city to get what you want and not to take it." At the end, Kong Youde couldn't help but feel a little angry.After all, Wu Shigong's condition was that he beheaded the rebels too hard.

Geng Jingzhong heaved a long sigh and said, "That's all I can do."

Kong Youde sneered, and then said: "Actually, the military attache outside Nancheng also gave us a chance. We originally planned to escape in two ways. One is to break through the encirclement with a team of horses, and the other is to go to sea with a fleet. In case this happens Two roads didn't work, so now we have a third road."

"Oh? Tell me quickly!" Geng Jingzhong asked anxiously.

"Since the military attache of the official army has been doing business with us for a long time, his defense against us will inevitably decrease. Although the mountainous area outside the south city is not conducive to the passage of large troops, it is absolutely no problem to run into a small group of people. At that time, Maybe it’s just another piece of life. Maybe there’s no need to fight at all, and if you send a large amount of money, maybe this money-greedy governor will let go. But that’s what we two brothers know. There are too many people talking Yes, there are too many people who know about it, and if it reaches the ears of the officers and soldiers outside the city, it will be a dead end."

Geng Jingzhong also laughed out loud, and he quickly said: "I can save this! But Lao Kong, do we have a chance to sneak attack the government troops outside Nancheng? At least we can pull out the artillery there?"

Kong Youde shook his head, and said: "I can't move for the time being. According to Huang Qifa, there are many officers and soldiers outside Nancheng, and we may not succeed. It's not good to offend them, so we will stop." We have a way out. Throwing a mouse! I don’t have much to say, let’s call Huang Qifa first!” (To be continued..)