"I just gave you money and food, why do I need money and food again!" Yanzhou prefect looked dissatisfied.
The commander of Ren City Guard leaned forward slightly and said: "The little money and food sent are not enough at all. Now the army of tiger thieves has arrived outside the city and will attack Ziyang City at any time. If we want our soldiers to kill the enemy bravely and defend Ziyang City, It is indispensable to use money to boost the morale of the soldiers guarding the city, and I also ask the government to consider the soldiers guarding the city and allocate some money and food to send to the top of the city and distribute it to the soldiers guarding the city."
"Nonsense!" Yanzhou Magistrate's face darkened, and he immediately said, "Is it possible that I will not defend the city if I don't give you money and food? They are taking advantage of the chaos to threaten me."
He stared at the commander of the city guard in front of him.
Kong Yinjing, who was on the side, saw the Yanzhou magistrate getting angry and stepped forward to persuade him: "Fu Tai, calm down. I think General Ren had to come here because of the people below. His heart is still on Fu Tai's side."
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Commander Ren Chengwei was speechless.
When the government office was dividing the gold on a large scale, Ren Chengwei's side didn't get a single tael of silver. He and Ren Chengwei's officials had long been dissatisfied.
Now that the Tiger Character Banner is attacking Ziyang City, he will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity to take advantage of Yanzhou Prefecture.
If you want to defend Ziyang City, you will need soldiers and horses that serve as city guards.
As long as the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner did not retreat, the officials in Yanzhou could only rely on him and Ren Chengwei.
If he doesn't seize the opportunity to get enough money and food from the government at this time, it will be difficult to find such a good opportunity in the future.
Those civil servants were each more greedy than the generals they appointed as city guards.
The prefect of Yanzhou looked at the silent Commander Ren of the city guards. Knowing that the defense of the city still fell on the warriors here, he said in a gentler tone: "It's not that I don't want to give you money and food. You also know what the situation is right now. In this way Well, I am the one who makes the decision. As long as you defend Ziyang City and drive away the tiger thieves, I will definitely ask the imperial court to take credit for you and ask the imperial court to reward you as city guards."
However, Ren Chengwei Commander did not speak.
Kong Yinjing on the side comforted Commander Ren of the city guard: "General Ren also heard it. Futai promised you that you will be compensated for guarding Ziyang City. At that time, not only will you be rewarded by the court, but Futai will also provide you with a reward." Ren Chengwei’s good words mean that General Ren will still have the chance to be promoted to a higher rank.”
The last thing he wanted was for Commander Ren of the City Guard to fall out with the government office.
If you want to defend Ziyang City, you will need the soldiers and horses of Rencheng Guard to defend the city.
"The general heard that Futai, in the name of defending the city, called on the big families in the city to donate money to defend the city, and there were tens of thousands of vehicles. The general didn't want them all. Futai only needed fifteen thousand taels of silver. Give it to the last general, who will take it away and give it to the soldiers guarding the city to boost their morale so that they can defend Ziyang City." Ren Chengwei, the commander of the city guard, chewed on the money and refused to let go.
In the past few times, the government office, under the guise of guarding against thieves, had frequently asked for money from the big families in the city, and not a single cent of the money had gone to Ren Chengwei.
It's just that the Tiger Flag army hadn't arrived yet, and he, the commander of the city guard, didn't want to offend the prefect.
Now that the tiger-character flag army was approaching the city, the government took this opportunity to make another fortune, but it happened that Ren Chengwei was not available, so he only wanted to send Ren Chengwei away with three melons and two dates.
This time, he naturally quit his job as the commander of the city guards.
"Fifteen thousand taels!" The magistrate of Yanzhou was frightened by his lion's big mouth and said with a dark face, "Do you think I look like fifteen thousand taels? Otherwise, you can chop me up with a knife and chop me into pieces. Distributing pieces of meat to the soldiers guarding the city can be regarded as my last contribution to the people of Ziyang City."
"I don't dare." Commander Ren Chengwei hurriedly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
However, he admitted his mistake, but in his heart he didn't think he was wrong at all.
The prefect of Yanzhou looked again and again at Ren Chengwei Commander.
"Go back. I will try to get some money to send it to you, but I won't have as much as fifteen thousand taels." The prefect of Yanzhou knew clearly.
Regardless of what the other party said, he was trying to get money and food for the soldiers guarding the city. In fact, he was using the money raised from the big families in the city. The person who took the lead was probably the commander of the city guards.
Normally, he could ignore it, but now he couldn't. Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, he had to give some of the benefits to the military attaches who served as city guards.
When the commander of the city guard who was sitting in his seat heard this, he did not leave as the other party said, but said: "The soldiers and generals guarding the city are waiting eagerly, and please ask the government to give the general some money and food." Take it back so that the general can explain it to the people below."
He was determined not to leave until he saw the money. With just a few empty words from the Yanzhou magistrate in front of him, he would never leave.
"So you are saying that you won't leave unless I give you fifteen thousand taels of silver?" The Yanzhou magistrate's face darkened.
Ren Chengwei Commander said: "The general can leave, but he cannot explain to his men when he goes back. Once the tiger thieves attack the city, I am afraid that he will be unable to stop him."
"You are threatening me." The governor of Yanzhou angrily slapped his hand on the table at hand.
The tureens and teacups on the table shook, showing how angry he was.
Commander Ren Chengwei lowered his head and said, "The general will not dare."
"Don't you dare? I think you are very brave." Yanzhou Magistrate said bitterly, "Ask yourself, since the tiger bandit attack happened, when did I not send you money and food? Now that the tiger bandit is besieging the city, This is a great opportunity for you to make achievements, but you took this opportunity to forcefully ask for money and food from me. Where is your loyalty! Where is your loyalty to the Ming Dynasty! You are worthy of being called my loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty! Bah!"
He spat on the ground hatefully.
The commander of the city guards was unmoved.
In terms of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, these civil servants would probably be ranked behind their generals. At the very least, going into battle to kill the enemy was a matter of life and death for their generals. Civil servants would only rush forward when they saw advantages, and would only retreat when encountering problems.
The situation is awkward here.
Kong Yinjing stood up and said to Commander Ren Chengwei: "General Ren will go back first. Since Futai promised what he did, he will definitely not go back on it."
He was appointed commander of the city guards but ignored him.
"You saw it! This is to coerce me and force me to prepare money and food for him." The Yanzhou magistrate pointed angrily at Ren Chengwei Commander.
In his heart, he had already sentenced Ren Chengwei Commander to death.
After repelling the thieves outside the city, he must come to play for this person.
The commander of Ren City Guards spoke up and said: "The general does not dare to threaten the city guard. I only hope that the city guard will encourage the soldiers guarding the city because it is not easy for them to defend the city."
Seeing that he could not persuade the commander in front of him, Kong Yinjing had no choice but to turn his attention to the Yanzhou magistrate and said, "What do you think of the mansion platform?"
