In the late Ming Dynasty, both the imperial court and local states and counties were extremely short of money and food.
However, Sun Chuanting was not included.
When he served as governor of Shaanxi in the ninth year of Chongzhen, he vigorously renovated military villages and obtained 450,000 taels of silver and 50,000 shi of grain in three years.
After thousands of soldiers were defeated in the Battle of Taoyuan last August, Sun Chuanting returned to Xi'an and recruited 100,000 new troops in just six months.
Regardless of their combat power for the moment, the money and food consumed by these 100,000 people in a year, not even hundreds of thousands of taels, cannot be obtained.
In today's huge Shaanxi, the richest person, besides the Qin Prince's Mansion, is Sun Chuanting.
If you don't want to do it now, will you give it to Li Zicheng when he is defeated?
Zhu Yixi said without changing her expression: "Did you take the things I asked you to take?"
"Take it!" Thirteen hugged him tightly in his arms and said tremblingly.
"Then don't be afraid!"
Zhu Yixi walked swaggering in front, and the clan members were undecided. When they arrived at the Governor's Yamen, they had a sudden change of heart:
Anyway, I will have food to eat in jail. I am a member of the clan, so I am very afraid.
"Stop—" Seeing a dozen beggars surrounding him, the guard immediately drew out his knife and threatened: "This is the governor's office. Go to another place to beg for food."
"Bah!" Thirteen hurriedly rushed forward, spat, puffed out his chest, and said arrogantly: "Don't come here to take a look, this is the lieutenant of Fengguo who was enshrined by the King of Heyang County of Qin Fan!"
"Lieutenant? Clan?"
The guard heard the words and laughed: "If King Qin comes, maybe he can give me some face. The little Lieutenant Feng Guo, Xi'an City has not only one thousand but eight hundred. It will be very unpleasant to come here!"
"Get out of here -"
Zhu Yixi was helpless. He knew that there should be a bribe at this time, but he was so poor, where would the money come from?
I can't say, I'll give you some when I get the bill, right?
Ambition came to ask for the account, but unexpectedly, he couldn't even get in.
At this moment, two generals came out. One had a rugged face, the other was slender and handsome. They were both strong-backed and fierce-looking.
Although they came out together, they didn't communicate at all and left with cold faces.
But he didn't even look at the people who were like beggars.
Of course, Zhu Yixi knew these two people. The rugged one was Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief, and the other handsome one, Gao Jie, who seduced Li Zicheng's wife, was the deputy commander-in-chief.
Although the two were strong generals, their military discipline was extremely poor. Only Sun Chuanting could restrain them, and they were famous in Xi'an City.
"We're here to pay."
"The imperial court has owed us more than ten years of salary, and it's time to pay it back."
"Pay back the money, pay back the money!"
Everyone knows that measures must be taken at this time, otherwise they will not be able to touch the threshold. In an instant, they will make a big noise and rush forward.
The guards were shocked: "I don't want to die!"
"Don't want your life? You don't want your life!"
Zhu Yixi puffed up his chest and scolded in a cold voice: "Although I am only a lieutenant of Fengguo, I am still a member of the clan. If I beat you to death, you will be imprisoned at most. If you beat me, you will implicate the nine tribes and cause skin cramps."
"Sect Master, what is peeling!" Thirteenth said, he couldn't help but ask.
"It's like burying a person in the soil, making a cut on the head, pouring mercury into it, and then it's extremely itchy, and poof, the person jumps up naked, and the whole skin is preserved!"
"We attacked the clan, and we did it in front of the governor's office. Even Governor Sun can't protect you."
Zhu Yixi had no fear on her face and spoke in a cold voice, making the air blush for a few seconds.
A cold wind suddenly blew up in the empty street.
The clan members were shivering one by one, gathering their clothes, and their faces turned pale with fear.
Although the guard of the Governor's Palace was a soldier, he was so frightened that he shrunk his neck and swallowed hard. The spear in his hand suddenly became slippery and he could no longer hold it tightly.
The extra-judicial privileges of the clan are well known.
"You, what do you want!"
The guard insisted, his eyes slightly flinching.
"Go and complain, just say something. Your Majesty will put our governor in jail in a few days!"
Even if the words are not shocking, Zhu Yixi will fight to the death.
Anyway, he is about to starve to death, so he must learn to be a strategist.
"Is this true?"
"I am a member of the clan, why did I lie to you?"
"You wait!"
At this time, everyone was so frightened that their faces turned even paler. As a private soldier, Governor Sun had the basic necessities of life.
Seemingly finding a reason, someone quickly ran to report.
The rest could only watch helplessly, not daring to take a step forward. The arrogance and domineering feeling just now disappeared in an instant.
In the courtyard, as the governor of the three sides, Sun Chuanting had gray hair on his temples, frowning, and looking at a pile of letters in his hand.
This was sent from friends in Beijing, and one letter after another was an impeachment of dissatisfaction from the powerful and right gentry of Shaanxi Province.
The most important thing is that Taoyuan was defeated last year, and the current Emperor Chongzhen is a little dissatisfied with it.
Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but have a headache.
In order to quell the chaos, he spent all his efforts. In the ten years since Chongzhen in Shaanxi, there have been no more military disasters.
I never thought that this group of gentry would be so ungrateful, which is really disgusting.
"Reporting to the Governor, there is a large group of people outside the door demanding an account."
"Huh? When did I owe someone money?" Sun Chuanting waved his hand, "If you mess around, just beat him out with a stick."
"The governor is from the Qin clan. There are many of them and they have surrounded the gate. They also said that the court will have you imprisoned in a few days."
"Absurd—" Sun Chuanting straightened up with an angry look on his face: "The dignified clan is actually talking nonsense about government affairs!"
However, did you hear it from King Qin? Also, is there a way?
He suppressed his smile and said, "Let the leader come in! I want to see who he is."
"How dignified is it to gather in front of the Yamen!"
After tidying up his appearance a little, Sun Chuanting looked serious.
In the past, he would have considered the status of the clan, but the court is now in a precarious situation, and these are not worth mentioning.
Soon, Zhu Yixi turned left and right and saw the energetic Sun Chuanting and Governor Sun.
Sun Chuanting, whose courtesy name is Boya, is only fifty years old this year. He has a face with Chinese characters, a goat beard, a tall figure, and sharp eyes. The elegance of a scholar coexists with the burliness of a warrior, and he is not angry and self-confident.
"Fengguo Lieutenant Zhu Yixi has met Governor Sun."
Seeing this famous historical general, Zhu Yixi couldn't help but cheer up, suppressed his nervousness, and said with a cup of his hands.
"Why are you here, Lieutenant? Are you talking nonsense?"
Sun Chuanting frowned, his power suddenly increased, and he said dissatisfied: "Don't spread some rumors randomly, otherwise don't blame me for writing a letter, go to Fengyang for a visit."
"Fengyang is great. I happen to be hungry for a few days. If I go to Fengyang, I won't be hungry."
Zhu Yixi, on the other hand, was shameless.
Sun Chuanting was helpless, where did this bastard come from, and the clan was so corrupted.
"Junior, I have only one thing to do here. Please ask the governor to return the clan's ancestral salary to us."
Zhu Yixi said sternly: "From the first year of Chongzhen to the present, the local government has not issued clan salaries for sixteen years, which is against the ancestral system. Our clan members have been miserable and starved to death. I hope the governor can be considerate and pay some of them."
"this--"
Sun Chuanting pondered for a moment, then directly followed the rules of previous years and started to cheat: "The imperial court asked me to raise my own food and grass. All my income is military food and it is difficult to use it for other purposes. For matters related to Zonglu, I'd better go to the Chief Secretary's Yamen!"
