"Don't worry, Governor Fu won't come empty-handed when he comes to Shandong this time." Sun Chuanting comforted Cao Wenzhao.
He got the news from the capital that Fu Zonglong came to Shandong to take office with one hundred thousand taels of silver allocated to him by the court.
With this money, the Ming army's food and salary problem in Shandong can be greatly alleviated.
"As long as the food and wages are sufficient, we will eventually be able to drive the tiger thieves out of Xin County!" Cao Wenzhao assured Sun Chuanting.
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting smiled and said: "General Cao, don't worry, as long as Governor Fu arrives in Shandong, I will definitely fight for the money and food you deserve."
He knew that as long as Fu Zonglong came to Shandong, he would definitely summon him as the military commander.
Moreover, he also knew about Fu Zonglong's affairs in Sichuan and knew that he was a governor who knew the soldiers well. Such a person naturally knew the truth of spending money wisely.
In the entire Shandong, except for the soldiers and horses who came here, only Cao Wenzhao and his soldiers and horses could be called the sword.
"Report!" A sergeant ran in from outside, "Report to the ambassador, Deputy General Wang has sent someone to ask for an audience with the ambassador."
Sun Chuanting raised his brows slightly and said to the sergeant who came in to report, "Bring the people in!"
"Yes." The sergeant agreed, turned around and retreated.
At this time, Cao Wenzhao looked at Sun Chuanting and said: "Deputy General Wang sent someone here at this time. Could it be that he heard that the Supervisor was coming and specifically came to discuss it with you, Ambassador?"
"It's hard to say." Sun Chuanting shook his head slightly and said immediately, "General Cao might as well stay and listen."
Cao Wenzhao nodded. He also wanted to hear what Wangpaopaopao was doing.
Not long after, the people sent by Wang Chengyin were brought over.
"I have met the ambassador and General Cao." The visitors saluted Sun Chuanting and Cao Wenzhao respectively.
Sun Chuanting looked at Zuo Liangyu in front of him and said, "Zuo Dusi came all the way from Jinan Mansion to see me, but what happened to General Wang?"
Zuo Liangyu followed Wang Chengyin to Jinan Mansion, while Ma Shilong, Cao Wenzhao and others stayed in Liaocheng with Sun Chuanting.
"Reporting to the ambassador, General Wang sent his junior general here to ask the ambassador when the army's food and grass will be delivered. Since General Wang went to Jinan Mansion, he has never received food and grass again." Zuo Liangyu said in his mouth .
Cao Wenzhao on the side stared at this when he heard this and said: "He still has the nerve to ask for food and grass. When the troops were encircling and annihilating the tiger bandits and horses in Xin County, why didn't they see him? Wang Chengyin, now he is short of food and grass. I thought about it." Ambassador, what the hell have you done!"
He cursed Wang Chengyin mercilessly.
As early as when he was in Liaodong, he looked down upon Wang Chengyin. Now in Shandong, he still has the same virtue. When he is used, he is invisible, and when he asks for food and grass, he is more active than anyone else.
Zuo Liangyu turned his head, looked at Cao Wenzhao, and said: "What General Cao said is wrong. You are with the ambassador, and food and grass will always be provided to you first, and our General Wang is far away from the ambassador." , I haven’t received food and grass for a long time.”
"Then who can blame you? When the Great Commission ministries gathered in Xin County, your king Paopao took his troops to Jinan Mansion. Now he wants to come to ask for food and grass. What have he done?" Cao Wenzhao replied! retorted.
From the bottom of his heart, he despised Wang Chengyin.
Zuo Liangyu saw that Cao Wenzhao kept slandering his general and did not want to argue with him anymore. He looked back at Sun Chuanting and said: "Although General Wang went to Jinan Mansion, it was to prevent tiger thieves from invading Jinan Mansion. I also hope that the ambassador can treat me fairly and give a portion of the grain and grass sent by Shunde Prefecture to the general, who will take it to Jinan Prefecture."
In the end, the person who could make the decision was Sun Chuanting, so he only told Sun Chuanting.
"The food issue should be resolved." Sun Chuanting said, "No matter which army they are, they are all the Ming Dynasty's army. As long as they are still under my control, I will naturally prepare food and grass for them."
After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu said: "Ambassador, don't worry. General Wang followed the ambassador to Shandong, so he naturally obeys the ambassador's orders."
"That's really nice to say. I ran to Jinan Mansion and still had the nerve to say I was just following orders. Bah!" Cao Wenzhao said with a look of disdain.
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Zuo Liangyu's face.
Although it was wrong for Wang Chengyin to take his soldiers and horses to Jinan Prefecture privately, at that time Cao Wenzhao and Huzi Banner fought against the soldiers and horses of Xin County. They did not gain any advantage, but suffered a loss and lost hundreds of soldiers. .
Cao Wenzhao was the most powerful soldier under Sun Chuanting. In Liaodong, he dared to confront the white-armored slaves and thieves head-on. Such a powerful general suffered a loss at the hands of the tiger-character flag soldiers and horses in Xinxian County. Wang Chengyin retreated Zuo Liangyu thought there was no problem in Jinan Mansion avoiding the soldiers and horses with the Tiger Flag.
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If he were the commander-in-chief of the army, he would still do this.
Soldiers are the courage of a general. If the soldiers and horses under his command are destroyed, the general will no longer be a general.
Sun Chuanting also didn't want to see the soldiers and horses under his command become disloyal. After all, the imperial court's great enemy, the Tiger Flag, had not yet been resolved, so he said, "I can't leave the matter of food and grass to you for the time being."
Zuo Liangyu, who was standing at the bottom, changed his expression.
It was precisely because he received a batch of grain and grass from Shunde Mansion that he was sent by Wang Chengyin to ask for grain and grass from Sun Chuanting.
Now Obedient, the other party obviously does not intend to give them food and grass.
"Ambassador, although my general is in Jinan, he was brought to Shandong by you, the Ambassador. You can't favor one over the other." As he said this, Zuo Liangyu glanced at Cao Wenzhao standing aside.
Cao Wenzhao noticed Zuo Liangyu's gaze and stared back.
Sun Chuanting looked at Zuo Liangyu calmly and said: "The imperial court has appointed a supervisor to come to Shandong. He will be arriving soon. The food and grass matters will be solved for you by the supervisor when he arrives. Go back and tell Deputy General Wang , Don’t worry about food and grass.”
The grain and grass shipped from Shunde Mansion was limited, so of course he gave priority to generals like Cao Wenzhao and Ma Shilong who stayed in Liaocheng. As for Wang Chengyin, in his mind, he would only provide it to Wang Chengyin when there was sufficient grain and grass.
As a civil servant, the most effective way he can control these generals is food and grass.
If even the generals like Wang Chengyin who did not obey his orders and went to Jinan Prefecture could easily get the grain and grass shipped from Shunde Prefecture, it would be unfair to the generals who stayed behind.
He would not do such an unfair thing, otherwise no one would be willing to listen to his command as a military commander in the future.
"A supervisor is coming to Shandong?" Zuo Liangyu's expression changed several times.
It was actually a bit beyond his expectation.
Moreover, he knew that Wang Chengyin should not be aware of this matter. At least before he came to Liaocheng, the general had not told him about it.
Sun Chuanting nodded lightly and said: "Yes, the imperial court has issued a decree. The new governor is on his way to Shandong again. When the governor arrives, he will naturally solve your food and grass problem."
He pushed the matter to the upcoming governor of Shandong.
