Liu Chengzong attached great importance to disaster relief in Shanxi.
Because the Marshal's Mansion is a violent group mainly composed of Shaanxi people.
In this era, the relationship between Qin and Jin was not harmonious. On the contrary, there were many hatreds caused by confused accounts.
First, there was a severe drought in Yansui. In order to prevent the disaster from being burned, local officials in Shanxi ordered a shutdown, blocked the Yellow River ferry, blocked the Shanshan-Shaanxi trade route, and prohibited grain from Jin from entering Qin.
Wu Zong sent memorials many times and Chongzhen issued edicts many times, but no one listened.
Subsequently, Qin thieves entered the Jin Dynasty in large numbers several times, often killing, looting, and massacreing, so that the image of the Qin people could no longer be associated with goodness in the minds of Shanxi people.
Liu Chengzong is no exception. Very few people in Shanxi know him well, and even among the people he helped back then, probably not even one out of ten can survive the disasters and chaos in recent years.
For Liu Shizi, this transfer of grain from Qin to Jin was a way to improve the image of the Marshal's Mansion.
Of course, since the grain sellers were selling it to Wu Zong to provide disaster relief indirectly, the effect would not be immediate and would take time and subtle effects.
But for him, there is no need for people to say good things about him. It is enough to know that Liu Chengzong and the Marshal's Mansion are mostly normal people with concepts of good and evil.
Therefore, to the best of his ability, he considered all aspects of the situation and made a decision on the grain quota and price range, and asked Fu Renxi to take it back to Wu Di for discussion. If he could do it, he would do it, and if he couldn't, forget it.
His consideration was not to use the official salary.
If official rations were used, then he would be sending rations to change his image, just for disaster relief.
And they would definitely not pretend to be Shanxi officials and simply adjust food to Hancheng and give Zuo Maodi an order to go to Shanxi to provide disaster relief.
Even if Zuo Maodi didn't want to listen to him, Hancheng and Xue Guoguan, who actively shared the emperor's worries, would definitely be happy to facilitate this matter.
However, although the Marshal's Office still has food and grass in Xi'an, there is not much official food left to support this labor-intensive battle.
What's more, even if there is still a large amount of grain left in the official warehouse, it is inevitable that there will be successive years of famine in the future, and Liu Shizi will always have grain in hand to prepare for himself.
Otherwise, for the Qin people under my command, wouldn't this mean that their elbows are turned outward?
Therefore, this food ration for Shanxi relief requires the mobilization of Shaanxi people's power, or in other words, he is eyeing the folk surplus food in Xi'an Prefecture.
Liu Shizi's idea is for private merchants to purchase 30,000 to 50,000 shi of surplus grain on their own, sell it to Hancheng, and have Shanxi purchase and ship it. The price of 2 taels is to ensure that people can make money and be willing to work, but also to prevent merchants from letting go.
Make too much money.
If you make too much, the impact of huge profits will cause a large amount of private surplus grain to flow into Shanxi, and things will become troublesome by then.
Liu Shizi wrote a letter to Zhao Jichang, the prefect of Xi'an, ordering him to recruit merchants and prepare 50,000 shi of grain to be sold into Shanxi.
At the same time, he also wrote to Zuo Maodi of Hancheng to inform him of his plans to sell grain for relief.
Of course, he was not arrogant enough to think that Wu Di, the governor of Shanxi, would definitely listen to him.
But it didn't really matter whether Wu Gang listened or not. The worst he could do was to pay for the food purchased by Xi'an merchants. If the Shanxi government didn't buy the food, he would send Zhang Tianlin to find the king for his own use and use the army to escort the food into Shanxi for disaster relief.
Anyway, no one can stop him from doing what he wants to do.
But he didn't expect that just two days after the army sent back the Creed Tumut, Fu Renxi was chasing them out again in a hurry.
After Liu Shizi heard the report from Tang soldiers that Fu Renxi was here again, he thought that Wu Zong was very eager.
He even suspected that the officials over there were waiting inside the border wall, and sent Fu Renxi back after the exchange.
Unexpectedly, he guessed the beginning but not the middle.
Officials of the Ming Dynasty were indeed waiting inside the border wall, but the person waiting on the other side of the border wall was not Shanxi Fuchen Wu Di.
It was Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three towns.
Fu Renxi went out again, not for disaster relief.
Liu Chengzong immediately rode beside the road, while the brigade was still heading eastward on the road marked by the horseshoes on the grassland.
They saw Fu Renxi running out of the dust, with his horse behind him being led by his followers. He ran all the way to the front and panted: "Commander, don't break camp, send troops to the border!"
Liu Shizi didn't even react, and all the features on his face were almost wrinkled.
His army was outside Xuanfu, and the generals in the three towns of Shanxi could not sleep at night as if they were guarding against thieves. Why did they see him trying to break camp and leave, but instead they held him back and refused to let him go?
Are you still letting him in?
Liu Chengzong turned over and dismounted, fixed his eyes on Fu Renxi's face, frowned and said, "Did I hear wrongly, or are you out of your mind? You stopped me just to hear you say such stupid things?"
Fu Renxi supported his knees and stood up straight before saying: "Last time I left the border, the Donglu fought several battles in Yanqing Prefecture. The battle reports showed victory and defeat, but one battle was actually lost."
"It was Li Guoliang who led three battalions of soldiers in Xuan Town to pursue the Donglu. He was ambushed and quickly pursued them to Juyong Pass. He had his cavalry in front and infantry behind. Before the camp was stable, he ordered the Lu's cavalry to circle back and charge forward. In one fell swoop, the general formation was formed.
Two pieces."
"It was only through the desperate fighting of the servants that we were able to repel them. The results of the battle were that seven were killed and thirteen horses and one hundred and thirty cattle and mules were captured."
Fu Renxi said: "But I heard that Zhao Yegeng, the general of the Xuanfu Biaoying camp, was washed to death, and more than 200 people died."
It was difficult for Liu Chengzong to understand Fu Renxi's eagerness: "Three battalions of huge troops were ambushed, only more than 200 people were killed, and a lot of cattle and horses were recaptured. Even according to what you heard, the fight was very good. Let's continue the fight."
, it seems that Xuanfu can kill Azig's army in one town, what does this have to do with letting me enter the border?"
To be fair, if he wanted to ambush eight or nine thousand troops, Azig must have escorted all the troops entering the border.
Not to mention anything else, on a huge battlefield of 20 to 30 thousand people, they were able to stay in position despite being ambushed, stabilized their position with only minor casualties, and forced the enemy to retreat.
Even if the three battalions of the First Brigade of the Marshal's Army faced such an ambush, they might not be able to fight better.
In Liu Shishi's mind, the existing combat effectiveness of the Xuanfu soldiers rose by two levels.
This is not some starving soft-footed shrimp, this is a rare elite in the world!
This is still a situation where the plague has messed up Shanxi and there is no supply. How powerful it will be for these people to have enough food!
Unexpectedly, he could not understand Fu Renxi's words, and Fu Renxi could not understand his words.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The two stared at each other for a moment before Fu Renxi realized what the misunderstanding was.
He hurriedly said: "No, Commander, the three towns in Shanxi are all small camps with dissatisfaction. The seventh battalion of Datong Wang Pu has only 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the three battalions of Li Guoliang have 2,000 troops. They ambush him."
The ones behind them are the more than a thousand Donglu horse troops."
Liu Chengzong glanced at Fu Renxi angrily, "You came to my place to deliver the battle report. Why did you fool the Ministry of War?"
Two thousand men were ambushed by a thousand cavalry, and three battalions were ambushed. The scale of the battlefield was five or six times different.
This disparity in military strength can directly turn a victory into a disastrous defeat.
"According to what you say, the three battalions of Xuanfu are now crippled, with more than 200 killed, and everyone is left injured, so we can't continue the fight."
Fu Renxi nodded decisively. Either Liu Chengzong was the generalissimo. Based on this bit of information, he could guess the actual situation on the battlefield and the people below could not fool him at all.
"Liang Junmen said that Li Guoliang had a fight with Donglu and was unable to move forward. I know that he sent people back to Xuan Mansion to mobilize troops."
"Wang Pu of Datong is waiting for the order from King Qin of the imperial court in the name of guarding the Marshal's Army. If the order is not received, he will not leave Datong."
"At present, the Donglu Tatars are dividing their forces to attack the second border wall of Juyongguan and Changping."
Fu Renxi tapped his chest with both hands and said anxiously: "Liang Junmen is now wearing armor. He wants me to lead the camp. I will be killed if I go over there."
"The generals on the left and right want to fight against the Donglu, both inside and outside the border, so I have come here to ask the general to send five thousand troops to the border to help in the battle."
After what he said, Liu Chengzong probably knew the situation: "So you are not letting me join the border, but you are borrowing troops."
When Fu Renxi saw the hope, his head was pounding and he nodded one after another.
Unexpectedly, Liu Shishi refused: "Impossible."
This is whimsical.
Fu Renxi took an even lower stance and argued: "Commander Renyi, the Eastern captives massacred our forts and plundered our children, even if they surrendered their troops and generals, and the Northern captives and Mongolian fans, as long as the commander lends me five thousand, no, three thousand soldiers,
If the horse is equal to my bid of two thousand, Fu will dare to fight with his life outside Juyong Pass."
"Once it breaks through, there will be no danger to defend there and it will be densely populated. Then..."
Liu Shishi raised his hand to stop him from continuing and said, "You don't have to tell me this."
He was actually amused by Fu Renxi's idea.
His soldiers and horses were stationed outside the border, and they did not attack Shanxi to take advantage of the situation. They had already exhausted their benevolence and justice. Ming Dynasty thanked God before it was too late.
Fu Renxi actually wanted to ask him to borrow troops to fight against the Donglu in the border area. Isn't this just a dream?
"Although I have many soldiers and horses, the generals are used to being unruly. You can't control it. The soldiers and horses consume a lot of food and grass, which you can't afford to supply. If they get a little angry when they come to the border, you will beat whoever they see. How should you do it?
Are you looking for death?"
Liu Shizi is just being obedient.
In fact, although his soldiers have their own origins, since they have defected to his command, none of them can easily surrender their lives to the hands of others.
Expressing his attitude, Liu Shizi then faced Renxi and said: "The Jin army has arrived at Changbian. Xuanda cannot stop it. Just regroup and prepare to enter the capital. Just go back and tell Liang Tingdong."
As soon as Liu Chengzong said this, a guard with iron arms and a small vulture came up behind him and handed Fu Renxi yellow paper and charcoal.
Very eye-catching.
In this season, there are not many vultures still following the march of the Marshal.
It is now the time when vultures are hatching their eggs. The males and females are taking turns incubating the eggs on the cliffs. Only some unlucky eggs who are not qualified and use the camp as their nest will follow the army to make a living.
There are not many vultures of these two types, only about thirty.
As for the eagle that would ride on the iron arm of the Marshal's Army, it was the confused eggs that used the camp as their nest last year. Fortunately, the eggs were not broken, and only two survivors hatched out.
He has just been able to fly for less than half a year, and his body is not that heavy yet, so it will not be annoying to hang on the iron arm.
As for those big guys who weighed fifteen or six pounds, although they were not afraid of people, they would sometimes want to rest on the soldiers' arms, but they would often be driven away.
Too heavy.
Of course, they don't just chase them away. When they are anxious, they will often flutter their wings, jump up, and perform flying kicks with both legs at the same time.
However, its power is limited. A kick or two slaps to the head will be sufficient.
When Fu Renxi was ready, Liu Chengzong said: "If he is willing to cooperate, he can report to the court. Chengzong has many powerful generals, all of whom have made meritorious deeds. They should have been awarded titles, but due to limited finances, they have been delayed again and again."
, I really feel guilty for many generals."
"With the grace of the emperor, my general Yang Qi has been crowned king, given a bronze seal and enjoys the title of king, and I have also received some rice. This will solve my urgent need, so I would like to lend a helping hand to the imperial court at this time."
"Immediately move to the outside of Ji Town to block the breach of the eastern bandit's way back to the army, and also to prevent the reinforcements from the Jin Kingdom from coming east. This will allow the Ming army to intercept Azig's army in the capital with all its strength."
"If the courtiers cannot trust me, they can hurry up and transport Han Fan, Su Fan's long-standing lumi, and the new king Yang Qi's annual salary... together with lumi and 100,000 stones, to Jibian, where all the princes in the court will pay their respects.
You have no shame, and you don’t need to bother yourself anymore.”
"When the salary and grain are delivered, even if the Emperor Chengzong is ordered to follow the Tianqin King and the governor Tingdong enters the camp to command, it will only be the emperor's golden mouth."
After Fu Renxi finished memorizing it, Liu Shizi clapped his hands and said with a smile: "With this, General Fu can go back to deliver the mission, right?"
Fu Renxi was a little stupid.
It's not that he is really stupid, but that his mind works very fast and he can think through many important points in a short time, which is a little hard to accept for a while.
As a frontier general at the beginning, he did not consider the situation outside the frontier or anything more.
He suggested to Liang Tingdong that he be allowed to borrow troops from outside the country without thinking too much, just for military exploits.
Because Liu Chengzong wanted to fight against the Donglu, and the marshal's army did not have the first-level skills, he had the idea of borrowing three to five thousand soldiers and horses to accompany him to the border.
When the time comes, the marshal's army will take whatever spoils they want, and their heads will definitely be left for Fu Renxi. It's all due to his military exploits in supervising the Biao Battalion.
But now.
Fu Renxi thought for a moment and realized what status Azig's army had in Liu Chengzong's eyes - bait.
It would be impossible for Liu Chengzong to lead his troops into Shanxi to assist in the war, because he would have to encircle the points to provide reinforcements.
After thinking about this, Fu Renxi realized that the Ming army, Shanxi Xuanda and Gyeonggi's Ming army were all used by Liu Chengzong in this battle.
Liu Chengzong did nothing outside the borders and just stationed there. The Ming army would destroy his enemies within the borders and lure more enemies over.
Moreover, Liu Chengzong wanted to give Liang Tingdong this letter and ask Liang Tingdong to report it to the court... To be honest, it seemed to Fu Renxi that although the words he said were all good things, it actually contained nothing but threats and curses.
That is to say, I am stationed outside. If you have a clear conscience, there is no need to be afraid of me. To be afraid of me is to have a guilty conscience.
Why are you so ashamed, because you mediocre people alienated my generals and actually made Yang Qi king?
I moved to the outside of Ji Town. I am a knife hanging over your heads. You can go south to retaliate at any time.
If I want to avoid this festival, I will take 100,000 stone grains and send them to the border as tribute, so that I can pretend that this did not happen.
If you are afraid of losing face, send Governor Liang Tingdong to my camp as a pledge. I can also hold my nose and let you order it once, and turn around once to show that the food and grass are not in vain.
In short, Fu Renxi felt that Liu Chengzong was quite a nice person.
Obviously he could just grab it, but he still gave the emperor an excuse to send rice to the vassal.
It sounds nice, and it seems to be a good deal.
"Right."
Just when Fu Renxi was still studying Liu Chengzong's ideas, he heard Liu Chengzong add: "If the emperor still wants to make my general king, I will get a list later. As long as the imperial court helps me solve Lumi, I should make them all. What's more?"