Liu Yingkun asked: "What other merits does your Long Wu have?"

Jin Shiqi said: "In addition to the heads, there are also prisoners."

Liu Yingkun was really pleasantly surprised, "Okay! Our family also knows that one prisoner can be worth ten heads! Mr. Yuan, have our army ever obtained any prisoners in these years of fighting outside the customs?"

"Every year, there are three or five." Yuan Chonghuan said, glaring at Jin Shiqi again, "Why didn't you report such a big event before?"

Jin Shiqi then said: "Your Majesty, our captives were captured in the battle. We don't know how many days they can survive with minor or serious injuries. There are even more unruly people who will seek their own death. They have died almost every day in the past half month. We will wait for the end."

I was afraid that if I reported the number early, something would go wrong later, and it would be a false report of military exploits. Fortunately, my father-in-law came today, so I took the prisoners out and asked my father-in-law and your lords to check them one by one. The general said that he was not lying. "

"Okay, you did a good job." Liu Yingkun was so happy that he was willing to be the news bird! "Tell me, how many prisoners are there?"

Jin Shiqi: "My father-in-law, there are eighty of them."

Commander Mangui spit out the tea after a sip of it and apologized repeatedly.

Looking at the officials and generals in the hall, they were all dumbfounded and fell into silence.

80 prisoners are equivalent to the military merit of 800 heads. In the six years of the Tianqi Dynasty, the total number of prisoners obtained outside the customs was not so many.

Looking at the faces of the generals, they were red like pig liver, white like tofu, green like radishes, and green like rain clouds in the sky. Eunuch Liu Yingkun jumped up and threw himself on Jin Shiqi. This was the good news.

The bird trembled, "Brother Jin, I'm here to treat you to lunch today!"

"That's good."

"Eighty prisoners! Before leaving, I only knew that Ningyuan was a great victory. I didn't expect that Juehua was... a great victory!" Liu Yingkun hugged Jin Shiqi, and he was a little incoherent. "We heard in Shanhaiguan that you retreated the enemy and countless people survived.

Ah, why don’t I go to see the saint this time...you...you are really my noble one!"

"My father-in-law fell in love with me by mistake. This prisoner was captured by the joint efforts of our Longwu navy self-examination and Yingcai." Jin Shiqi briefly explained how to attack at night, how to cut off the pontoon bridge, and how the grandson of General Yao led his disciples to sail a boat to support him.

Capturing prisoners. When he talked about the dead soldiers, especially Feng Xiong, whom he trained with great concentration, who died in the last battle, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Finally, one of the generals couldn't bear it anymore and said sourly: "Father, it's not too late to look at the prisoner first and then praise him, let alone the impostor who just had his head picked off."

Jin Shiqi bowed to the man and said, "Thank you, General, for your advice."

But Man Gui, the commander-in-chief, laughed and said: "Hey! If this boy dares to report the number to the imperial envoy, it is certainly true. You boy, I envy you."

Jin Shiqi hurriedly said: "My subordinates just took advantage of the water battle."

Liu Yingkun was the person who worked beside the emperor, and he was very efficient in his work. He immediately promised to draw up a separate record of the Long Martial Arts record, and also recorded Jin Shiqi's story. Then he led everyone to the beach to seal two meritorious deeds.

Boat:

Magpie: Jinghai Shenwei captures the general, super grade.

Nightingale: Jinghai Invincible Bandit General, Super Grade.

The two canoes became generals, and they could no longer soak in the icy water of Juehua Island. Jin Shiqi struck while the iron was hot and proposed that the two generals be shipped to the Dafu ship and sent to the capital by water to be inspected by the emperor. Liu Yingkun's heart moved.

, hurriedly said: "It's very good, I really like it."

Liu Yingkun instructed that the two canoes should be "renovated" at the Tianjin Construction Institute, and naval warfare equipment such as charging angles, watchtowers, and hook bridges should be added. The structure must be exquisite and the carpentry work must be excellent. Because His Majesty the Emperor is an expert, it is best to do this.

…

At noon, Liu Yingkun finally came to have dinner. At this moment, only the mourning hall on Juehua Island was still decent, and the rest was in ruins. Therefore, the banquet was placed on the Wuteng Dafu boat...

However, Jin Shiqi was invited out by the private soldiers and was told that the Third Young Master was here.

The third brother Jin Shipeng and Sun Guanjia arrived at Juehua Island at noon that day. They were escorted by 100 private soldiers led by General Shen Bai who had survived the war. As soon as Jin Shiqi came down the mountain, Shipeng ran over and pounced on them. I cried in his arms.

"Don't be afraid, I still have brother here." Jin Shiqi patted his little brother on the back. He thought that his mother died when the child was born, and his father is away at war all year round. Of the two brothers in the family, one is as cold as ice, so don't mention the other... ...Shi Peng’s life is hard, I need to give him more care in the future!

Immediately afterwards, Jin Shiqi's close follower Jin Cai also ran over, hugged his legs and shouted "Brother", and then began to cry bitterly. He was crying for the death of his father, for the death of his younger brother Jinbao, and also for being able to I cried when I saw this master again. This guy who was usually very sharp-tongued was bursting into tears at this moment.

Finally, it was Butler Sun who led a group of servants to gather together. Jin Shiqi hurriedly said: "Uncle Butler, you have worked hard all the way."

Butler Sun came over, knelt down solemnly, and cried: "Master!"

Then, all the people behind him shouted "Master" in unison, and the servants knelt on the ground. Jin Shiqi trembled with fright: for a moment, he thought Jin Guan appeared behind him. But he soon understood: Jin Guan passed away. He is the master of Jin Mansion.

Jin Cai also stood up in a hurry and shouted with a choked voice: "Master!"

At this moment, Jin Shiqi suddenly felt the changes in the world.

After everyone paid homage to Jin Guan's memorial tablet, Jin Shiqi left only his two younger brothers and Butler Sun talking in the room. Everyone thought to themselves: The most exciting time for the brothers to fight for the family property has come. They all left the room quickly, for fear of being caught. Sword accidental injury.

Steward Sun was calm and composed, having been waiting for this moment for a long time. He told Jin Shiqi that Shanhaiguan has spread the news about your achievements. He heard that you will return to Shanhaiguan to be appointed, and you will also accept the position of deputy Qianhu Shiqi from the old master (Jin Guan). , will also be promoted to Qianhu.

Jin Shiqi was overjoyed and finally couldn't help it anymore: "Uncle Butler, my... heart was elsewhere and I never cared about this. Where is my father's title of 'Deputy Thousand Households'?"

"Just call me Lao Sun from now on." Steward Sun reminded him, "My old master was taught by the Deputy Qianhu of You Qianhu of the 'Tieling Guards'."

"Tieling... Tieling..." Jin Shiqi sweated - Tielingwei is located to the north of Shenyang. Shenyang was occupied and renamed by Jiannu, and Tieling fell long ago! "That is to say, My father was sealed off from a thousand households in an enemy-occupied area!" Jin Shiqi was so anxious that he could hardly breathe evenly.

Butler Sun quickly said: "Master, please calm down and sit down and talk."

Jin Shiqi sat down on the stool with a bang. This court is so bullying! He said angrily: "You might as well seal the moon to me, at least I can see it when I look up!"

Steward Sun explained: This Tieling Guard was granted by the famous Li Chengliang family. Later, the Li family fell into disarray, but we cannot lose the Ming Dynasty's guard system. Old Master Jin Guan, as well as all the generals of Longwu, Dusi, and guards , the titles were awarded to senior military officials of the Tieling Guards, and even Zha Yingcai was a "Tieling Hundred General". In the end, he said: "No one expects to go to the fields of Qianhu to collect grain, right? It's just a title."

Jin Shiqi let out a sigh of resentment, "If I don't have a military position and only inherit this Qianhu, oh no, I will upgrade the Qianhu. What will happen next? Let me lead the troops to fight back?"

"In this case, the court's rule is to give 800 shi of food every year, but the actual amount received is more than 400 shi."

400 stone grains can be converted into up to 400 taels of silver. Jin Shiqi smiled bitterly: That's funny! Master, I have already broken the boat and broke up with the civil and military officials of Liaodong. If I don't have a formal military position and can only live on these 400 taels of silver, I can only send

Retire all private servants, let the housekeeper cook, and let Master Tian guard the door. I also need to save money to marry Shijun, and my younger brother also needs to study and pay tuition. Okay, let Mo'er do needlework to supplement the money.

For home use, I can teach arithmetic...

Fortunately, he still has the treasure trove left by his father.

Jin Shiqi took out the key that his father had solemnly handed to him before he died. He never left his body during the war and defended it with four grenades on the streets of Ningyuan.

"Uncle Sun, this is the key to the inner treasury of our house. My father gave it to me." Jin Shiqi said loudly, "We three brothers are all here. Let me put my words first. No matter how much money there is in the treasury, I will not be short."

I will give you a share. My third brother is still young, so I will take care of his money. When he marries a wife and separates the family, I promise that there will be only a little more."

He had been preparing this sentence for a long time, and he felt so happy when he said it.

Jin Shiqi, you are so kind.

Butler Sun quickly picked up the key, looked at it again and again, but shook his head, "Master, our house doesn't have a treasury!"

"..." Jin Shiqi's heart suddenly jumped and got stuck in his nasal cavity. "What?"

"This key is obviously the key to the master's courtyard. It comes with several pairs, and I have one here too." Butler Sun quickly took off a key from his waist, and it turned out that it had the same perforations as Jin Shiqi's.

Jin Shiqi seemed to have escaped from the ice, but his heart was still stuck in his nose and could not let go.

Younger brother Shijun pulled the copper plate on the key and said, "This 'Neiku' is obviously the name in the camp. I've heard that there are several Neiku on Juehua Island. Why don't you ask Brother Cha?"

."

A ray of light suddenly appeared in front of Jin Shiqi's eyes, and his heart finally dropped, and then he started beating wildly. "Brother Cha!" He choked, raised his legs and ran out. As soon as he rushed out, he saw Cha Yingcai running in covered with frost:

"Good brother!"

Came just in time!

"Brother Cha!" Jin Shiqi grabbed him and dragged him into the back room, "Listen to me!"

"Listen to me first!" Zha Yingcai said urgently, "Qiao Huan, the troops are here!"

Jin Shiqi was startled, "What is he doing?" Then he was startled: Oh, it's not the real half-father who is fighting for property...

"He takes over our Longwu navy." Zha Yingcai's face was solemn. "The order from Shanhaiguan has just been sent, making Qiao Huan the commander-in-chief of Juehua Island."

Jin Shiqi's heart suddenly became heavier, pressing hard on his stomach. He understood that among the four generals of the Longwu Navy outside the pass, Qiao Huan was the only one alive. He also had the merit of "supporting Ningyuan" and was designated as the chief general.

It makes sense.

The younger brother Shijun next to him said angrily: "He only has 20 soldiers, let's trap him first, or simply..."

"Nonsense!" Zha Yingcai shook his head: "He came from Ningyuan. Wu Xiang brought the entire Xiuwu camp to help him take over Juehua Island. Eight thousand soldiers and horses will arrive in an hour."

Okay, let’s have a decisive battle!

When the slave soldiers pressed the territory, why didn't the eight thousand soldiers and horses from your military camp come?

But the more pressing the situation became, the calmer Jin Shiqi became. His IQ was soaring and his thoughts were racing. All kinds of information were converging in his brain——

The cooperation between Wu Xiang and Qiao Huan, Qiao Huan's pursuit of the golden crown relics, Wu Xiang's kidnapping, Qiao Huan's shock when he mentioned the inner treasury, and Wu Xiang's claim to be doing business with his father...and his father.

Being beaten to a pulp but not allowed to take revenge...all the information was put together, and the answer gradually became clear.

"Brother Cha, let me ask you." Jin Shiqi said in a trembling voice, "My father's injury is related to money?"

"I only know roughly..."

"Say quickly, if you treat me as a brother."

Zha Yingcai's forehead was sweating, and he whispered in a low voice: Generals Longwu and some generals on the shore are working together... the matter of food... involves... selling... silver... distribution...

"Brother, please be louder!" Jin Shiqi shouted.

Zha Yingcai was also anxious, "All in all, that was the management of Wu Xiang and our navy in the past few years... It should have been half and half with the Longwu Navy, but Wu Xiang cheated again and was completely cut off by your father! I said

Okay, are you satisfied?"

The two younger brothers Shijun and Shipeng may have had a hole blown in their outlook on life. Jin Shiqi was also sweating when he heard this, but after all, he had been mentally prepared. "Brother Cha, you were once the general of the personal army. You

You must know where the money is going.”….

"I don't know." Zha Yingcai said immediately, "I was promoted to guard because your father didn't want me to know too much. The master... also cherishes me and doesn't want to give me too much."

"I believe you." Jin Shiqi threw the key. "What is this?"

Cha Ying had an epiphany! He said with a trembling voice that there were a total of 4 inner treasuries on the island. They were all caves on the mountainside and were used to store food. Before the war, they were covered with stones, ice and snow. After the war, 2 of them were found to have been dug by slaves.

The food inside was burned, and one of them is now used to hold prisoners of war. There are also two inner treasuries, which were not discovered by the slaves and have been sealed up. If the money exists, it must be in one of them!

"It must be there!" Jin Shiqi analyzed, "If the slave soldiers find a warehouse with silver, they will definitely search the entire island and continue to search. There will never be two left."

Not only Cha Yingcai, but now his two younger brothers and even Butler Sun fully understood what was about to happen. They were breathing heavily and their faces were flushed. Jin Shiqi's voice was also hot: "Let's open the inner treasury and take away the silver!"

"Brother!" the child Shipeng said tremblingly, "This is wrong."

"Shut up! It's not for you to get a wife in the future. I have already decided that Wei will give you the president's daughter. When the time comes, it will cost a lot of money to buy a house." Jin Shiqi roared. Shipeng's kid suddenly accepted it in his head.

There was so much information that I was immediately confused and speechless.

"But it's too late." Zha Yingcai said anxiously, "Wu Xiang's martial arts camp must be on the ice now, and we can't get away. You know, that money... is a lot!"

Jin Shiqi hurriedly said: "I have a way. I will summon Yao Mengyang and the others to sail the boat!"

Butler Sun hurriedly asked: "Master, do you want to share it with the young masters like this?"

Jin Shiqi nodded, "Yes, the Longwu generals all know this money, and our Jin family can't hide it. Now we can only leave Juehua by boat. The sailors on the boat belong to Yao Mengyang and the others." Jin Shiqi finally said: "

The most important thing is that my brothers are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver!"

Several people listened and gasped more heavily.

"Shijun, you and Brother Cha go to mobilize the troops; Butler Sun packs your luggage; Shipeng... don't run around." Jin Shiqi finally grabbed Cha Ying and asked: "Brother, please recall, how much money is there?"

"300,000 taels, at least."
Chapter completed!