Bringing Military Supplies to Ming Dynasty

Kuang Ye naturally can’t think of so many things. He was even more unable to detect the powerful desire in Yang Chendong’s heart. After hearing what he said just now, he just sighed for a while and went to the front hall. Today, I was ordered by the emperor to invite Yang Chendong to send troops. After all, the chaos in the South has become more and more serious. If this is not stopped, it may affect the political situation of Southern Ming.

Just now in the front hall, Yang Chendong, who changed into azure clothes, also walked in. “Hehe, sorry, High Official Kuang has been waiting for a long time, but is there any good news from His Imperial Majesty?”

“haha, Duke of Zhongdan guessed it is really good, His Imperial Majesty wants you However, it took a lot of thought. This time I have invested enough capital, and even the legality of Northern Ming has been recognized. This is in exchange for you, General, to go out. Don’t disappoint His Imperial Majesty’s kindness.” Kuang Ye has a hehe smile on his face, but he is dripping blood in his heart. He saw what Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen looked like when he got angry. It was really a dragon’s anger, and he could lie thousands of miles away. But fortunately, paying such a huge price is not without a little gain. Yang Chendong can lead the army or is recognized by Emperor Jingtai, so it can be regarded as an explanation.

This time Yang Shan’s actions made Emperor Yingzong very angry. If he could be caught, he would definitely not be able to exterminate the clan. But after all things have been done, and now I only hope that Yang Chendong can make an all-out effort and try to recover some of the losses.

Yang Chendong naturally pretended to be a flattered expression, that is, he smiled and said with a straight face, “Meng Huang is majestic, and Chendong will naturally confess his favor. Just before This Duke asked on behalf of the mercenaries. I don’t know if His Imperial Majesty is…”

“Accepted, agreed.” Seeing Yang Chendong not at all’s frustration, Kuang Ye hurriedly said: “His Imperial Majesty sympathizes with mercenaries sending out troops, so this time is very generous, allowing your army to fight against opponents in the process of suppressing bandits to claim what you need, but please also make a Statistics of what you get, and report That’s it. Not only that, His Imperial Majesty also appointed Duke of Zhongdan to be His Imperial Majesty’s imperial commission, so that he could do something cheap while he was on the move. In addition, there are 5,600 people in Guangdong Health Center and two Thousand Health Centers in Guangzhou Prefecture. , Shaozhou Prefecture, a Thousand Guards Station, and Pingle Prefecture, a Thousand Guards Station, a total of more than 10,000 troops can be dispatched by commission. The nearby Great Ming Prefecture and County will also arrange the army’s food and grass…”

Kuang Ye It seems that Yang Chendong will repent, and he took out his trump card one after another in a hurry. It seems to be frank, but if you listen carefully, there seems to be nothing except 10,000 soldiers to call. Other practical things.

It is like a problem of food and grass, that is, fighting for Southern Ming. How can mercenaries need to bring their own food and grass? Does the emperor lack hungry soldiers?

There is also the post of imperial minister, which is a temporary official post. When you use you, this thing is naturally powerful, but once you don’t use it? I’m afraid it will be beaten back to its original shape soon. In this regard, Emperor Yingzong’s behavior is far from as good as Emperor Jingtai’s, at least they gave him a public position of Duke of Zhongdan.

Kuang Ye is talking about high-sounding, but in fact, he really pays not at all. Even the military expenses need to be robbed by himself. With such a condition, I am afraid that a general general will shake his head, but Yang Chendong has already taken everything into consideration, and he has even plotted against. The most important thing is that he needs resources and people, and he also needs a higher reputation. This can be said to take what he needs. If that is the case, where would he refuse? Even without these things, he would do the same.

“Okay.” When Kuang Ye finished speaking with a dry mouth, Yang Chendong smiled haha, and then patted the table and said, “This is the case. The hard work of High Official Kuang’s mediation in the middle. I am the Count of Zhongdan granted by Emperor Yingzong. Naturally, I should do my best to relieve His Imperial Majesty’s worries to the greatest extent.”

Yang Chendong’s promise, let Kuang Ye also looked a little excited. “Okay, Duke of Zhongdan came forward this time, so things are naturally worry-free, but I just don’t know how many troops can be sent from the mercenaries?”

Old fox smile, Kuang Ye smiled like a smile It’s calm, but in fact, his eyes are square, I’m afraid that this is the problem he cares most about.

“hehe.” Yang Chendong not at all answered immediately, but grinned first, then picked up the hot tea on the table and asked, “High Official Kuang must have a good understanding of the mercenaries. Right. It’s like when I was in the civil war, there were only a hundred people around me, but I saved everyone from the battlefield. Also, the time when Vala approached the Northern Ming capital, High Official knew the employment How many troops did the army send?”

A rhetorical question made Kuang Ye lower his head and ponder, “I heard that the troops are not very large.”

“Yes, there are not many. But after all. There are only four hundred people.” With four fingers outstretched, Yang Chendong said with a proud face, “With only four hundred people, This Duke dared to call Wala hundreds of thousands of elites not daring to attack Northern Ming’s idea, and instead Going north, you said how many mercenaries are needed to deal with a trifling bandit who has no support from any forces?”

This seems to be a rhetorical question, but it does show Yang Chendong’s confidence. . At this time, he was smiling and the corners of his mouth were slightly cocked, showing an expression like planning strategies.

“Oh? It’s really only four hundred?” Kuang Ye was already shocked when he heard this. Although Southern Ming naturally had a certain amount of intelligence personnel in Northern Ming, and the information returned at the time stated that there were really only 400 mercenaries, such information was not actually accepted by everyone.

According to their knowledge, they think it is impossible to reverse the overall situation by relying on 400 mercenaries alone. This should be just a deception that’s all of Northern Ming, saying that the number of mercenaries is so small, but It is to highlight the strength that’s all of their Northern Ming army. But now that these words are spoken by Yang Chendong, the meaning is completely different. There is no need for him to lie to himself, at least at this time, there is no need to lie. Otherwise, once they are exposed, I am afraid. He can’t get off the stage either. No wonder Kuang Ye was so shocked.

“Of course it is true.” Yang Chendong nodded very seriously, as if he was reminiscing, “In order to invite these four hundred mercenary warriors, Emperor Jingtai paid a full ten million The price of silver taels. It is really distressing to think about it. Fortunately, in the end the war is won and the country is stabilized, so everything is worth it.”

When it comes to the cost of tens of millions of silver taels, the opposite The seated Kuang Ye blinked suddenly, obviously shocked. Later, when I saw Yang Chendong staring at him, I quickly showed a wry smile, “Duke of Zhongdan, Emperor Yingzong just established a foothold in Nanjing, State Treasury is empty, there really is not so much money for you.”

“This This Duke knows.” Yang Chendong lifted his right hand and stopped Kuang Ye’s words, “It is precisely because This Duke knows this that there is no lion’s mouth open. To be honest, as a Great Ming person, This Duke Everything was given by His Imperial Majesty. Now that the courtiers are used, of course I have to come forward. Not only that, This Duke has also discussed with the big brother of the mercenary leader, in order to completely solve the bandit problems in the south. , This time the mercenaries are willing to send more than 3,000 troops. This is definitely great generosity.”

“Three thousand? Good, good!” Kuang Ye was listening very seriously. The moment he exited, he instantly became a lot excited. Of course, this is what Yang Chendong had done before. Think about it, it took only 400 men to blast away a hundred thousand troops. Although Northern Ming’s army also contributed, in any case, if there were no 400 men, the Lord soldiers of Northern Ming were It is difficult to win.

In contrast, the mercenaries dispatched 3,000 troops this time, which is seven times more than the previous time. In this way, why doesn’t Kuang Ye get excited? No wonder he even said twice. The sound is good.

With these foundations, the other party’s subsequent conversation has become much easier. During the period, Kuang Ye also took out the Imperial’s Sword that Emperor Yingzong gave to him, saying that as an imperial envoy, he had the right to make arbitrary decisions. Once there were any Southern Ming officials who were disobedient, he could use this sword to kill him without being convicted. . He also said that Guan Ying has admired Duke of Zhongdan for a long time, and has great admiration for the military god. Could you take this time to learn? Of course, with this person, you can better mobilize the nearby Ming army and so on.

With the long sword in his hand, Yang Chendong has watched many Imperial’s Sword appearances in later movies and televisions. Whenever this thing is taken out, there seems to be a golden light flashing. And now, he can finally grasp it in his hands. Of course, when he really grasped his hands, he realized that the sword was also very ordinary, but it was more fancy than the ordinary sword. After all, it was just a sign that’s all.

When I heard that Guan Ying should follow him, Yang Chendong’s first feeling was that Kuang Ye was watching him. But think about it, this is normal. After all, if you don’t have people from the military around, you will inevitably encounter troubles like this when you do some things. Besides, even if he refuses Guan Ying, he is afraid that other people will show up next to him for various reasons. That is, it is better to promise that you will be a little bit earlier, at least you can let Kuang Ye take care of yourself. Favors.

“Guan Ying is the love of High Official Kuang, as someone with some abilities. That’s it, just follow it, but please let High Official tell him and follow me, Just listen to my instructions, I don’t need him to make any comments, hehe, having said that, even if he does, This Duke may not listen to them. This must be clarified first. Otherwise, the battle will be defeated. Don’t blame it on This Duke.”