When Chen Yongfu heard what Yang He said, he gave up the idea of acquiring the money.
Now he and Yang He are in the same boat, and they will have to support each other in the future. If they are short of money, they can find solutions elsewhere. There is no need to anger Yang He for such a small amount of money.
With Yang He's persistence, Chen Yongfu did not take any action, and in the end the money was divided into the hands of the officers and soldiers who used it to sneak attack the rebel camp.
Ordinary soldiers had five taels per person, and six taels for those with long lengths. Fifteen taels per hundred households, and twenty taels per hundred households. The leader was a general soldier, who took three hundred taels directly.
Not only that, Yang He promised that as long as he could come back alive, he would be given a position to command the general affairs.
The Du Commander Qianshi and the Guard Commander both hold the rank of third-grade military officers.
Although he is not as good as a guard commander who can lead a single guard, he is also a rare high-level military attache in the military profession, several levels higher than the fifth-grade Qianhu.
Generally, those who want to become a third-rank official in Qianhu have to direct their affairs. Even if it is a military position, it is impossible to have this opportunity in this life without a coincidence.
With Yang He's promise, the Qianhu who led the team were happy, and the soldiers from the hundreds of families below were also very satisfied.
The silver sent by Prince Zhou's Mansion is all real solid silver, not the kind of bad money that has a dark heart. For the officers and soldiers who have not seen what their pay looks like for several months, the five taels of silver they received is the most valuable thing. One year's salary is still sufficient.
Although the hundreds of households in the guard house are on the same level as the county magistrate, their treatment is very different. For them, twenty taels of silver is still a large sum of money, enough to make them work hard.
The morale of the officers and soldiers who had received the silver was obviously different. They all looked like dragons, as if an iron plate placed in front of their eyes could break it.
Yang He looked at the vigorous officers and soldiers in front of him and couldn't be more satisfied.
With such strong troops, he believed that the attack on the camp would be successful.
The money was distributed during the day, and when it got dark, there was silence around the camp of the officers and soldiers.
In order to allow them to recharge their batteries and have enough energy to deal with the rebels outside the city at night, Yang He specifically ordered that no one should disturb the camp, and even the people living nearby were driven away.
As for whether the people would have a place to sleep at night, Yang He couldn't care so much. His only purpose now was to relieve the siege of Kaifeng City.
As long as the siege of Kaifeng City can be solved, even if some people are sacrificed, it will be worth it in his opinion.
Naturally, the things Yang He did in Kaifeng City could not be hidden from local snakes like Magistrate Lin.
Magistrate Lin and Yu Anran, the general magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, appeared together in a restaurant, and not far from this restaurant was a city gate of Kaifeng Prefecture.
The place under the city gate is the camp of officers and soldiers who are preparing to leave the city to attack the camp tonight.
"The Superintendent will take action tonight. I heard that the success is very likely this time. Maybe we can really break the siege of Kaifeng Fucheng." Yu Anran looked at the officer camp with firelight in the distance, and said: Magistrate Lin said.
Magistrate Lin glanced at him and said, "Isn't this what you have been looking forward to, resolving the siege of Kaifeng City?"
"Of course I hope that the siege of Kaifeng Fucheng can be lifted as soon as possible, but who plays the main role here is different. If we really want Yang He to get things done, he might still have to stay in Henan." Yu An Ran said.
After contacting grain merchants in Kaifeng Prefecture in the past few days, he felt that Magistrate Lin and others were right, and it was better for Yang He not to stay in Henan.
Without Yang He, he could not only get a benefit from the grain merchants, but also gain connections in Beijing through the people behind the grain merchants.
With Yang He here, even if Kaifeng Fucheng is defended, the biggest credit belongs to Yang He. Not only will they not get much credit, but they might also be pushed out by Yang He and become scapegoats.
"Even if Yang He can break through the rebel camp outside the city, do you think he can break the siege of Kaifeng City?" Magistrate Lin snorted coldly and said, "Don't forget that the rebels don't just have so many troops outside the city. .”
After hearing this, Yu Anran said: "Didn't the main force of the rebels say they would attack Zhangde Mansion and Guide Mansion? There are only a few thousand rebels left near Kaifeng Mansion."
It has long been known from Henan grain merchants that the main force of the rebels went to Zhangde Prefecture and Guide Prefecture.
"How far Zhangde Mansion and Guide Mansion are from Fengcai, the army can come back in a few days. Even if Yang He defeats the rebels outside the city today, Kaifeng City will still be besieged by the rebels again in a few days." Lin The prefect picked up the tureen on the table, brought it to his mouth and took a few sips.
Yu Anran said worriedly: "I'm just afraid that the governor will succeed in the sneak attack, exaggerate his achievements to the court, gain the court's trust, and continue to stay in Henan as the governor."
"Aren't there still you and me?" Magistrate Lin said, "Whether Yang He succeeds in attacking the camp or loses his troops is not decided by him alone. As long as you and I report to the court truthfully, there will naturally be people in the court to show attention to us."
Hearing this, Yu Anran said in a relaxed tone: "It turns out that Futai has already made a plan, so I feel relieved."
"Just keep your heart in your stomach, you and I can just wait and watch the show here." Lin Zhifu chuckled and pointed towards the officers and soldiers camp in the distance with his hand.
They were located by the window on the second floor of the restaurant, where they could see an official and military camp near the city gate.
The day to leave the city to attack the rebel camp was scheduled tonight.
The yamen was brightly lit with fire, and Yang He was sitting on the Taishi chair in the back yamen, waiting for news of the officers and soldiers leaving the city.
"Master, it's too late. Why don't you go back and rest first? I'll call you if there's anything minor." The servants serving Yang He saw that Yang He was so sleepy that he dozed off, so they couldn't help but persuade him to go back and rest.
Yang He rubbed his eyes and asked, "What time is it?"
"It has been ugly for three moments." The servant replied.
Yang He stood up from his seat and said, "You have already left the city at this time. I believe the results will be returned soon. Go and prepare a basin of water to send over."
Clear water was quickly brought over.
Yang He washed his face with water to wake himself up, and asked his servants to make a cup of hot tea. He returned to his seat and waited for news of the sneak attack on the rebel camp.
Also not sleeping was Henan Commander-in-Chief Chen Yongfu.
Although he did not personally lead his team out of the city, he personally guarded the city wall.
He wanted to witness the fire and chaos in the rebel camp outside the city, so that he could lead his team out of the city as soon as possible and annihilate the rebels outside the city in one fell swoop.
Among the officers and soldiers leaving the city, Qianhu, who led the team, was named Huang.
He bet his life and fortune on this battle, and took all his dozen or so soldiers with him. Even the ordinary soldiers who followed him out of the city for sneak attacks were carefully selected, and each of them was He is the one who wields the knife.
The Huang family wanted to break away from the shackles of Qianhu and move forward. He had no other choice but to follow Yang He to gamble.
If he wins, he will be promoted and make a fortune, but if he loses, the Huang family will fall into despair.
