"The world can be settled in three years, what a big statement!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the secret letter again and sneered: "Burn it!"
When Brother Li Wu heard this, he was shocked, but he still ignited the secret letter without hesitation.
Zhu Yuanzhang waited until the secret letter was reduced to ashes before he said, "Is Cen Hangui still honest?"
Brother Li Wu nodded and said, "He is quite honest now. He not only explained everything about the wolf soldiers clearly, but also said that Mr. Cen was coaxed by Mr. Zou Da before and was willing to take responsibility for his crimes!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "Since he has this intention, let's give him a chance to make meritorious deeds!"
"Tomorrow you ask Jiang Dejing to draw up a decree and make him a rebel general. He will lead 5,000 Beijing troops south to put down the rebellion!"
"Five thousand?"
After Brother Li exclaimed, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, there are only more than 10,000 reliable and usable soldiers in the capital. If another 5,000 are deployed, there may not be enough troops if there is any abnormal movement in the capital!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "We have already thought of this!"
"So among the five thousand soldiers and horses given to Cen Hangui, we only need to mix in five hundred elites and one thousand ordinary soldiers to let outsiders know that there are elite soldiers inside. As for the remaining people, just use those ruffians and suspicious people to make up the number. "
Brother Li Wu thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, then the only way is to go by sea."
"Otherwise, even if those people leave the city, they may make excuses to cause trouble. However, it is necessary for capable people to lead the troops, otherwise the general will worry that he may not be able to watch Cen Hangui.".Ь.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Instead of taking the sea route, let them set off from Yongding Gate and take the road south of Shanxi!"
"They don't have to go too fast. If someone escapes along the way, don't worry about it. As for Cen Hangui, there's no need to guard him. If he wants to leave, just let him go, but it can't be too obvious."
"They only need to reach the junction of Shanxi and Beijing within three days and ensure their own safety!"
Although Brother Li Wu was a little confused, he responded respectfully.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice again: "How is the high-priced recruitment of soldiers going?"
When Brother Li Wu asked, he said with some embarrassment: "We are still recruiting now, but Mr. Zuo (Zuo Maodi) said that the household department did not have enough money and asked the general to wait a little longer, so the progress is not very fast!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "This matter cannot be slowed down, it must be accelerated."
"As for the money matter..."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered that Jiang Dejing was on duty in the cabinet tonight, and shouted outside: "Here comes someone!"
As he finished speaking, a young eunuch ran in energetically.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "You should go to the cabinet immediately to pass the order and ask Jiang Dejing to come to Dongnuan Pavilion to see us!"
The little eunuch agreed and walked out quickly.
After about a cup of tea, Jiang Dejing walked into Dongnuan Pavilion out of breath.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked the young eunuch to bring a cup of tea to Jiang Dejing. After the other party calmed down, he said, "Jiang Qing, can you step up your efforts to calm the people and use some money to recruit troops for Brother Li Wu?"
As soon as Jiang Dejing heard that it was about money, he immediately frowned and said, "Your Majesty, my budget is already very tight and I can't move it out at all!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with some confusion: "Li Jing has raised more than 3 million yuan before. In addition, Zuo Maodi also got 5 million taels of silver from selling overseas quota. How come he can't move it out?"
Jiang Dejing shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Finance has indeed received this much money, but there have been constant wars in the past few months, and almost half of it has been spent on war."
"In addition, the war has affected the food supply in the south, and the price of rice in the capital has also risen accordingly. The Ministry of Revenue needs to stabilize the price of food. At the same time, it has to replace weapons and prepare cold clothes for the soldiers..."
After listening to Jiang Dejing's story, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly and said, "Is it really impossible to move out at all?"
Jiang Dejing said helplessly: "If your Majesty really wants to reduce your budget, you can only postpone the plague..."
"No, this matter must be carried out as soon as possible, otherwise even if Wang Euzhi can exchange for it from the Jurchen
We cannot arrange for the enslaved people. "
Zhu Yuanzhang said, paused, and said: "In this way, you ask Zuo Maodi to send people to Shanxi to sell sea quotas, and at the same time encourage wealthy households to donate!"
Jiang Dejing hesitated and said: "Go to Shanxi to sell places?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, let's go to Shanxi. We suspect that Zuo Liangyu is at odds with the wealthy households in Shanxi, so we will send troops south to raise money!"
"If this is true, then we will go to Shanxi to raise funds. This will not only cut off his money, but also publicize the high-priced recruitment of soldiers."
Jiang Dejing said with some worry: "Your Majesty, you have put pressure on Zuo Liangyu before. If you cut off his money now, I'm afraid he..."
"What are you afraid of!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a proud look on his face: "We previously judged that it would take him half a month at the earliest to bring back the troops. Now he has sent Prime Minister Hui Deng south, so he may not be able to prepare for war in a month."
"And you just need to spread the news, and I believe someone will take the initiative to send money!"
Jiang Dejing saw that Zhu Yuanzhang said so firmly, nodded and said: "If this is really the case, then I can move out one hundred thousand taels first."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Your matter is also very important, so we won't touch your money!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Brother Li Wu and said, "Just do as we told you before and tell Zuo Maodi to prepare two months...one month's military pay!"
"Furthermore, when you are recruiting soldiers, you can appropriately increase the pay for soldiers who bring their own equipment. You can make more noise, but one thing is that you can only recruit soldiers around the capital, and you must not go to Shanxi to recruit soldiers openly!"
After Brother Li Wu bowed in agreement, he walked out of Dongnuan Pavilion with a brisk expression.
Zhu Yuanzhang talked with Jiang Dejing for a while and then let him leave.
It was already the first moment of childhood, but Zhu Yuanzhang still did not dare to sleep.
He first dealt with some matters about leaving Beijing, then looked at Kun and Tu for a while, and said in deep thought: "Zuo Liangyu suddenly sent his troops south, and Zuo Xianmei sent us a secret message at this time, and took the initiative to evacuate the lurking What is the purpose of the spies in the Jinyi Guards?"
"When she left last time, she hinted that there would be big changes in the south of the Yangtze River. Then Guo Sheng invaded the south of the Yangtze River and Sha Dingzhou rebelled. But during this period, a lot of things happened in the north, and she was also there. Shandong is stirring up trouble."
"With her intelligence, it is impossible for her to use the same method to confuse us. Then her so-called entry into Sichuan may be just a cover, and her real destination is Shanxi?"
"But even if Zuo Liangyu is short of money, it will not affect the morale of the army for a while. Why did she abandon Wuchang and go north? Is there something else that happened to Zuo Liangyu that we don't know about?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a long time, but could not figure out a clue, so he had to put the matter aside first, looked at Gu County and Bazhou area, and thought to himself:
"Although Jiang Yingkui is using our banner, the rebels have a lot of secret operations in Beijing. Presumably Liu Fangliang also knows that we are not with the army. In addition, he has 50,000 troops, so he will definitely concentrate his troops to severely injure Jiang Yingkui, and then return to the division to prevent Let’s steal the camp.”
"Even if Liu Fangliang doesn't fall into the trap, as long as Huang Degong and Jiang Yingkui block Liu Fangliang's attack, he won't dare to act rashly when Cen Hangui's suspected troops set off tomorrow. This way we will have an extra day or two."
As he spoke, he gestured with his fingers from Jizhou to various places in Shanxi and Hebei, and said to himself: "Can our suspicious soldiers lure out Mr. Zou Da?"
"Judging from his previous actions, he should have the temperament to act after making decisions and refuse to admit defeat. In the battle of Jizhou, although he had lost two to three thousand men, he should still have two to three thousand men in hand. If it happens again, Including the wolf soldiers who disappeared in the south, the total number may be six thousand."
"The sudden appearance of such a powerful army can turn the tide of the battle. But where is he hiding now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang drew several more places, but felt that the possibility was unlikely, so he couldn't help but close his eyes.
