Chapter 914 Whoever shows that the country is poor, who will be anxious with me!

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【Today's third update is delivered!】

At this moment, Chen Xinjia was resting near Balipu. The good news came, which made Chen Xinjia feel very excited. It seemed that Gao Qiqian did not deceive him. The direction he gave him was indeed correct. Hehe, this time, he really made a fortune.

Just as he was about to go out, he went to the buried place of the cellar, but Liu Mang arrived at this time. He was wearing the uniform of the Hu Ben Army and carrying Zhang Zhun's banner. Chen Xinjia's guards dared not stop him, so he directly let Liu Mang see Chen Xinjia.

"What?"

"Your Governor?"

"He... is in Shanhaiguan at this moment?"

Chen Xinjia looked weird when he received the invitation from Liu Mang.

Zhang Zhun suddenly came to Shanhaiguan, but he didn't receive any wind. It was because he felt that Zhang Zhun was not in Shanhaiguan that Chen Xinjia dared to come to Shanhaiguan. Otherwise, even if he was brave enough, he would not dare to meet Zhang Zhun! Who knows what would happen to Zhang Zhun, the black-faced god, when he met?

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhun finally came. Thinking of the cellar he found and the wealth in the cellar, Chen Xinjia felt that he had a heart, and he didn't know what to do. Zhang Zhun arrived at this time, and if he had no connection with Gao Qiqian's wealth, Chen Xinjia himself didn't believe in himself.

However, he had a little fantasy, thinking that Zhang Zhun should not have come for Gao Qiqian's wealth. He was the only one who knew Gao Qiqian, how did Zhang Zhun know? It was impossible! After thinking about it, it could only be said to be a coincidence.

Perhaps, Zhang Zhun didn't know about this at all. He just happened to be in Shanhaiguan and learned that he was in Shanhaiguan, so he wanted to talk to him. If this is the case, as long as he and Zhang Zhunxu were together, they could leave smoothly with Gao Qiqian's wealth.

"Please tell the Governor, I'll be there right away!"

Chen Xinjia really didn't dare to refuse Zhang Zhun's invitation.

This is the territory of the Hu Ben Army. With Zhang Zhun's personality, he can really do anything. The Hu Ben Army is now full of wings and strong soldiers and horses. The power of the court is getting weaker day by day, and he has no strength to put on airs in front of Zhang Zhun. In Zhang Zhun's eyes, his Minister of War is just a kitten and a puppy.

Thinking of this, Chen Xinjia immediately changed his mind and immediately went to Shanhaiguan to meet Zhang Zhun. As for the wealth that was excavated, he was loaded in a carriage and ready to leave at any time. Chen Xinjia estimated that it would not take much time for his meeting with Zhang Zhun. Once the meeting was over, he would leave immediately.

Soon, Chen Xinjia met Zhang Zhun in Kuixing Pavilion in Shanhaiguan. At the meeting, Chen Xinjia found nothing wrong, and he let go of his heart. It seems that Zhang Zhun knew nothing about Gao Qiqian's treasure. This meeting was just a politeness.

"Governor, the lower lord is polite."

Chen Xinjia was quite respectful in front of Zhang Zhun.

He was the Minister of War of the court, and his official title was the second-rank official. Among civil officials, he was already a very important minister. The first-rank official, such as the third duke and the third orest, could not be obtained by ordinary civil officials. However, in front of Zhang Zhun, he still had to claim to be a subordinate official. Because Zhang Zhun was the general officer of the first-rank official, the grand commander of the rear army, and the title of Pingdubo.

Of course, only Zhang Zhun is qualified to make Chen Xinjia call himself a subordinate. If he was another general, Chen Xinjia would not look at him directly. Except for Zhang Zhun, other generals were not as good as fifth-rank soldiers in front of second-rank civil officials. Even the elderly Qin Liangyu, who is also a great commander-in-chief and an earl, could not let Chen Xinjia claim to be a subordinate.

"Mr. Chen, I have long admired him, long admired him!"

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

After the two of them made a polite conspiracy, they sat down with the guest and host.

Chen Xinjia took the initiative to go straight to the point and said: "I am here to handle some private matters in Shan Customs. As long as the matter is done, I will leave immediately. Please rest assured by the Governor."

This is telling Zhang Zhun clearly that it is a private matter that I am here, and it is definitely not a fight with your Hu Ben Army for Shanhai Pass. Therefore, don’t be too careful, I am definitely not from the court. He also told Zhang Zhun that he would leave soon and would not do anything. The secret meaning was that he hoped that Zhang Zhun could give up his hands and let him leave safely.

Zhang Zhun smiled and nodded, saying meaningfully: "Mr. Chen has come from afar. Thank you for your hard work. Our army has just taken over Shanhaiguan. Everything is busy and there are many omissions. Please ask Lord Chen for two days. If we have anything we don't understand, we can ask for advice."

Chen Xinjia did not understand the meaning of Zhang Zhun's words at all, and hurriedly said: "It must be, it must be. As long as the governor gives some instructions, the subordinates will definitely work hard to do it."

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly, looked at Chen Xinjia intentionally or unintentionally, and said lightly: "I wonder what Lord Chen is going to do when he makes a special trip to Balipu? Could it be that what Lord Chen's friend entrusts to do in Balipu? It just so happens that I also have troops in Balipu, so I wonder if Lord Chen wants to help?"

After Ling Ruocheng led his troops to Balipu, Zhang Zhun immediately learned about this matter through other channels and now he had a general outline. He was able to raise money to Liaodong and get a full bag of money. There were too many property under his name. It was said that there were millions of taels of gold and silver. When he returned to the mainland, he could not fully transport it.

After all, Gao Qiqian is just a military supervisor in Liaodong, and his power can only be driven in Liaodong. After returning to the mainland, he will be constrained by all aspects. He walks with so much wealth, and once he is discovered, it will be a troublesome. The struggles of the court are very complicated, and Chongzhen's character is very fickle. Even Gao Qiqian cannot be completely confident and he has nothing to do.

Especially when it comes to property, Chongzhen was particularly sensitive. For the sake of money and grain, Chongzhen offended his royal relatives, which made him frustrated and was not a human inside or outside. Even so, he still did not get enough money and grain in the end. For the sake of money and grain, Chongzhen had exhausted all his efforts. If he found out that you, Gao Qiqian, had a net worth of millions, would be strange if he didn't get angry.

So, Gao Qiqian was cautious and decided to leave most of his property in Shanhaiguan, find a reliable place, dig a lot of cellars, and temporarily seal the property in it and hand it over to reliable people to guard it. He wanted to wait until he gained a foothold in the mainland and established a secret passage before he sent people to transport the property away.

However, man's plan is not as good as God's plan. The Hu Ben Army successfully conquered Yizhou Guards. Zhang Zhun sent a good news to Emperor Chongzhen, which made Emperor Chongzhen happy. Unexpectedly, it deeply stimulated Emperor Chongzhen's fragile self-esteem. As a result, Chongzhen was angry and imprisoned Gao Qiqian and Wu Aheng.

After Gao Qiqian was imprisoned, of course he had to actively save himself. This old eunuch really understood the affairs of the officialdom. Nowadays, the most effective way to save himself is to pay for it. As long as you find the right person and then give enough money, nothing can be changed.

Chen Xinjia was a celebrity in front of Emperor Chongzhen, and Gao Qiqian placed his hope of rescue on Chen Xinjia. Through secret channels, Gao Qiqian told Chen Xinjia that he had a huge fortune in Shanhaiguan, and expressed that he was willing to give this wealth to Chen Xinjia, just asking Chen Xinjia to have some connections and give him a way out.

Chen Xinjia is also an old fox, so he naturally would not easily believe Gao Qiqian's words. After repeated secret contacts, the two finally confirmed the matter. Chen Xinjia decided to come to Shanhaiguan in person and take away the wealth as soon as possible. So he made an excuse to come here. Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Zhang Zhun.

When he heard Zhang Zhun specifically mention the place name of Balipu, it seemed that there was something in his words, Chen Xinjia hurriedly said, "Thank you for your kindness. The subordinate is just a small matter and can be handled by himself, and there is no need for the help of the governor."

If Zhang Zhun knew about the Balipu, that would be fine? With Zhang Zhun's personality, as long as he saw it, no matter what it was, it would definitely belong to him.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said casually: "Since that's the case, then go back as you come. You should not care about other people's affairs. You can't even take care of them if you want to. At Shanhaiguan, no matter what you do, it will definitely not be possible without the approval of our Hu Ben Army. If I remember correctly, Balipu should be under the jurisdiction of Shanhaiguan, right?"

Chen Xinjia was slightly stunned.

There is absolutely something wrong with Zhang Zhun’s words!

Could it be that Zhang Zhun actually knew the purpose of his arrival?

Chen Xinjia hurriedly said, "I have a friend who has some private property here. I will help him take it away. I also asked the governor to let him go and give it a promise."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I think it is better to deal with Gao Qi's hidden property carefully."

Since the other party pointed out Gao Qiqian's name, Chen Xinjia could not hide it anymore, so he had to say arduously: "What does the governor mean?"

Zhang Zhun said bluntly: "These property was obtained by Gao Qiqian from Liaodong, and of course it was to be returned to the people of Liaodong."

Chen Xinjia said tactfully: "That is the money and food of the court, and the court wants to take it back."

Zhang Zhun repeated: "This is the property of Liaodong."

Chen Xinjia wanted to get angry, but the words came to his mouth, but he shrank back.

At this time, it was indeed too stupid to get angry with Zhang Zhun. As long as Zhang Zhun nodded, his head would fall to the ground. With the current appearance of the court, even if he died, the court would not fart. Why bother? For the sake of the court, for Gao Qiqian, and for the wealth in the cellar, he would ruin his life. Isn’t that a fool?

Chen Xinjia was also a person who could take it and let it go. After analyzing the powerful relationship, he changed his face instantly and said crisply: "Since the Governor said that, the lower-ranking officials have just returned with mercy. On the Balipu side, please send someone to take over."

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, my people have taken over. If there is no accident, the wealth in the cellar should be returned to the embrace of the people of Liaodong."

Chen Xinjia had no choice but to be speechless.

It turned out that I had fallen into the bell of the Hu Ben Army without realizing it. The Hu Ben Army had been monitoring its actions, but I was pitiful, but I never noticed it. If you want to say that you are incompetent, Chen Xinjia was not convinced. But if you want to say that you are not incompetent, how could you do such an embarrassing thing?

In desperation, Chen Xinjia immediately stood up and said goodbye.

Zhang Zhun stood up with a smile and saw him off.

The two parted in disagreement.

Half an hour later, Ling Ruocheng excitedly sent people back to report that they were in Balipu and stopped all Chen Xinjia's entourage, and all his wealth was naturally seized. According to their preliminary inventory and the results of the preliminary interrogation, the total number of gold and silver intercepted was more than 1.3 million taels. Other gold, silver and jewelry, rare antiques, calligraphy, painting and medicinal materials, cannot be estimated for the time being.

"Whoever shows that the country is poor, I must be anxious with someone!"

Zhang Zhun couldn't help but shook his head gently and sighed to the sky with emotion.

Not to mention the best like King Fu, even a small eunuch could embezzle so much wealth. Chongzhen called him poor and poor all day long, but he didn't know that he ruled the richest country in the world at that time. Not to mention the Netherlands, ten Netherlands were not as good as a Ming country.

Unfortunately, the wealth of the Ming Dynasty was not in the hands of the country or the ordinary people, but in the hands of corrupt officials, powerful and evil gentry. They used all this wealth as personal expenses, spending the world, wine, ponds and meat forests.

Chongzhen was also a fool. As long as he captured more than a dozen corrupt officials, seized all their property and served as military expenses, he could drive the Tartars to Sakhalin Island to drink the northwest wind. Where was the turn of the Tartars so arrogant?

...

After Chen Xinjia left, Wang Shide came in and reported: "Sir, I received the latest information that the court appointed Yang Sichang as the governor of Shanxi and stationed in Taiyuan. He also ordered Wang Kun and Shi Kefa to lead the army to Datong and Xuanfu. Hong Chengchou's army was stationed in Linfen, Yuncheng and other places. It seems that the court is preparing to make big moves."

Zhang Zhun said with a deep face: "The court wants to run away."

Wang Shide was slightly stunned and didn't say anything.

By the way, the court has been talking about the escape for two years, and it has been loud and the rain is small, and gradually there is no movement. Later, when everyone heard such news again, they no longer believe it. Could it be that this time, the court really made up its mind to run away? Such a deployment of troops was obviously to cover up and retreat to the capital!

After a while, Wang Shide couldn't help but say with a chorus: "The court is going to withdraw, so we... want to control the entire northern country?"

No wonder he was so happy. It was really good news! Once the court withdrew, the northern Zhili and Shanxi would be completely under the world of the Hu Ben Army. With Shandong and Henan, as well as the soon-to-be pacified Liaodong, the Hu Ben Army would almost control half of China. Even if the country cannot be unified for the time being, a small court can be formed.

Zhang Zhun's expression was not very happy. When the court retreated, the first thing he thought of was how the Hu Ben Army effectively controlled this area. It was not that this land was assigned to you, it was yours. You have to find a way to protect it and develop it. It would be better not to have a piece of land that had no output.

In fact, the imperial court moved south at this critical moment, which was really not a good thing for the Hu Ben Army. Because the main energy of the Hu Ben Army and most of its forces are in the Liaodong region. Solving the Tartars is also Zhang Zhun's first choice strategy. If the imperial court suddenly moved south and needed to change the Hu Ben Army strategy, it may cause some trouble.

The most obvious manifestation is that once the court moves south, the Hu Ben Army will take over the defense of northern Zhili and Shanxi, and even Shaanxi. This is the border area with the Mongolian grassland. Once the imperial army withdraws, the Hu Ben Army will definitely take over the defense. Outside the Great Wall, there are the Mongolians.

Although there is no possibility of a large-scale invasion by the Mongols at present. However, it is very possible for sporadic Mongolians to enter the mainland to grab some supplies. Especially after this cold winter, the supplies of the Mongols should be quite in short supply. A group of Mongolians suddenly entered the barriers, plundered the population and horses, and left in a gust of wind. Who do you want to settle the score?

There are also horse thieves that are also a big problem. There are many horse thieves active inside and outside the Great Wall. No one can tell the origin of these horse thieves, and no one knows how many forces these horse thieves are related to. However, these horse thieves do not accept the jurisdiction of anyone and do not obey anyone's command. It is well known that these horse thieves do not accept anyone's jurisdiction.

In the past, the official army had no choice but to let them go. Only when their own interests were seriously injured would the official army make some expulsion actions. As a result, once the official army came to siege, the horse thieves ran to the Mongolian grasslands. Once the official army retreated, they came back and rekindled.

After the Hu Ben Army took over, it must eliminate these horse thieves to ensure the safety of the border. This is another long-term task. The imperial court's Xuanzhen, Datong and Shanxi towns had a total of more than 150,000 troops. The current forces of the Hu Ben Army, all of which are less than 100,000. It would be good if 30,000 people were placed here.

It can be said that once the court moved south, the Great Governor's Office of the Hu Ben Army officially became the ruling body of a country. Changes must be made in all aspects and all matters must be considered comprehensively. Compared with the role of a rebel in the past, it has indeed increased a lot of difficulty. If you do not have enough psychological preparation, something may be an accident.

Also, various problems may arise during the process of the court's migration to the south. These problems must be considered in advance and then corresponding plans are formulated to avoid being in a hurry. It took more than half a year for the imperial army to retreat from Liaodong, let alone the capital migration? The most optimistic estimate is that the imperial government's capital migration work will not be completed in less than two years.

Moreover, will some areas in Northern Zhili successfully accept the rule of the Hu Ben Army? Will the local wealthy families and prominent families rise up to cause damage? Will they collude with local horse bandits and bandits and other people form private armed forces? Will there be military leaders of the imperial army and armed separatist areas?

Especially in Shanxi, the Hu Ben Army was in Shanxi, but there was no ruling foundation. Suddenly, the Hu Ben Army wanted to control Shanxi. How to carry out the work? The imperial army withdrew and the Hu Ben Army did not arrive in time. Will there be warlords fighting and armed separatist situations in Shanxi?

There are so many problems that need to be carefully considered! Fortunately, there are several big figures on the Hu Ben Army who have considerable experience in ruling the country. It seems that Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan, Qiao Yunsheng and others are all very good officials of the court, with rich experience in managing national government affairs, and can reduce a lot of resistance for the Hu Ben Army.

"Sir, the second batch of war horses from the Mongolians are delivered."

At this moment, someone came to report.

"good!"

"Go and have a look!"
To be continued...