Liu Ziyu transported the artillery away, and Yue Fei finally waited for Xu Qing.
Wang Gui tried his best to collect 38,000 taels of silver, which Xu Qing brought. After entering Luoyang City, Xu Qing went straight to the posthouse to find Yue Fei.
Seeing his entourage carrying the silver out of the car, Yue Fei let out a sigh of relief. Said: "You are finally here! These days, I have been waiting anxiously! I have been waiting in Luoyang for many days to see if autumn is coming. How can I stay here?"
Xu Qing said: "The king has worked hard to collect these silver coins. Alas, in order to collect the money, the army's food and grass have to be raised separately."
Yue Fei said: "First solve the urgent need! As for food and grass, there will always be a way."
Immediately after Xu Qing was settled, Yue Fei hurriedly took the money to the Henan government office. It's easy to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand, and the money and goods are paid in both hands.
Wang Xiaolie was not in the Yamen. After Wang Ruohai arranged for the person to hand over the artillery, he said to Yue Fei: "Observation has been living in Luoyang City for many days. Today, I got what I wanted. I am very happy!"
Yue Fei smiled bitterly: "Because of these artillery pieces, the food and grass in our army have not been available this winter. Having artillery is a joy, but looking for food and grass is a worry!"
Wang Ruohai was startled: "It is difficult to observe the food and grass? How can this be done! This year, the food and grass in Suizhou are not transported northward. If possible, we can lend it to the observation."
Yue Fei was overjoyed after hearing this: "Really? Suizhou's food and grass helped me tide over the lean years, and I will repay you twice as much!"
Wang Ruohai said: "There is still surplus food in Suizhou. However, how much it can help with observation will only be known after calculation. This matter is not urgent. We will consider it in the long term."
Yue Fei was so excited that he rubbed his hands repeatedly. After thinking for a while, he said: "It's just that when collecting artillery, Xuanfu must see cash. Now he wants to support grain and grass, right?"
Wang Ruohai smiled and said: "Business is business, supporting food and grass is another matter and irrelevant. Xuanfu also mentioned a few days ago that there must be many difficulties in observing the newly formed army. If you can help, you should not mean."
After hearing this, Yue Fei was speechless for a moment. It was Wang Xiaolie who said he wanted money, and he was also the one who said he was not stingy.
After leaving the Henan government office, Yue Fei and Xu Qing hurried to the artillery field to load the artillery. Everything was sorted and I finally felt relieved. That night, a banquet was held in the post house, and Wang De and Jieyuan were invited. Living together in the post house for so many days was also fate.
A red sun sets in the west. In the small courtyard where Yue Fei lived in the post house, a banquet was set.
Tian Shizhong arrived first and congratulated Yue Fei. He said: "I have lived in the post house for many days. Today I have achieved what I wanted to observe. I am really happy and congratulated!"
Yue Fei said with emotion: "Yes! These days are really difficult! I am not like Mr. Zhang, who has countless gold and silver in his hands. No matter how expensive the artillery is, he can't stop him. We have plundered all the gold and silver in our army, and there are only more than 30,000. Two, still less than half.”
Tian Shizhong said: "Wang Xuanfu has a good thing. When you get the money, you get the cannon. The observation will only be later, the cannon will not be missing from you."
The two were colleagues when they were under Zhang Jun. Although the relationship is not very good, there is some friendship between good and bad. Especially since Tian Shizhong was Zhang Jun's confidant and Yue Fei was a man who knew how to get things done, he was particularly valued.
While the two were talking, Wang De and Xie Yuan came in from outside. When they saw Yue Fei, they all came forward to congratulate him, and their words were full of envy.
Yue Fei invited a few people to sit down. The food and wine are served with flowing water.
Yue Fei said: "There is a new wine here in Luoyang called Mudanchun. I heard it is the aged wine of Xuanfu Division a few years ago. It is extremely delicious and powerful. You are all in the army, how can you drink water and wine!" I will take advantage of this fine wine tonight to congratulate me on getting the artillery, and to take away the bad luck I have been having these days!"
Wang De smiled and said: "I heard that I have quit drinking under observation. Are you going to break the habit tonight?"
Yue Fei shook his head: "I have not drank at all these years, how can I break the precept? Xu Qing has always been a good drinker, so I can accompany you."
Wang De turned to everyone and said: "Sui Yue observed this. He said he was quitting drinking, but he stopped drinking. I admire him the most! It's not like some people who turn around and forget about it after saying it. Forget it, If we don’t force you to observe, we’ll be drunk tonight!”
Seeing what Wang De said, Jie Yuan and Tian Shizhong couldn't say anything, so they had to drink with Xu Qing.
After three rounds of drinking, the topic slowly started to open up.
Wang De sighed and said: "Wang Xuanfu here pays money with one hand and guns with the other, which is very simple. But Liu Taiwei's army has never had enough money and food, how can he collect tens of thousands of taels of silver at once? Alas, I don't know How many days do I have to stay in Luoyang?"
Jie Yuandao: "The army of Taiwei Han is also not well off. Fortunately, Taiwei is frugal and I heard that he has collected all the money. If I stay for a few more days, I should go back. - By the way, Taiwei Zhang The army has always had plenty of money and food, why is there no movement?"
Tian Shizhong said: "A few days ago, Yue observed that the army was separated, and the money and food suddenly decreased a lot. The Taiwei urged the court to allocate money, so it was delayed. However, I heard that the money from the court came not long ago, and it should not take many days. Can be sent to Luoyang."
Wang De shook his head: "Lieutenant Zhang is indeed the favorite general of the imperial court! No matter what time it is, he has never been treated unfairly in terms of money and food!"
There was a bit of sourness in his words, and there was obviously resentment in his heart.
Tian Shizhong said proudly: "There is no way around this. Your Majesty knows everything clearly and naturally knows where to allocate money first."
Looking at Tian Shizhong's appearance, Wang De and Xie Yuan glared angrily. Because of Yue Fei's face, he didn't say anything.
Tian Shizhong didn't feel anything, he was just feeling proud. Seeing Wang De and Xie Yuan's expressions look ugly, they smiled even more happily.
In fact, Liu Guangshi was not without money. However, he was very careful about his own money. He could only take it from the army to his own family, but he did not use his own money to meet military needs. As for the lack of artillery in the army, what should we do if we encounter the Jin army? Then just run away.
Zhang Jun is even richer. With the corrupt military salary and various rewards, he couldn't even tell how much money his family had and how much land he had in his name. Because the family had too much money, Zhang Jun cast a thousand taels of silver balls and named them "Bu Nai He", which means that even a thief who saw such a heavy silver ball would call him Bu Nai He. However, Zhang Jun's style also prevented him from using his own money and kept urging the court to allocate funds.
Han Shizhong's military pay was more generous than Liu Guangshi's, but far less generous than Zhang Jun's. However, if he is willing to use his own money to supplement military needs, he is the first to collect enough. When Jie Yuan encounters such a boss, he can only secretly say that he is lucky.
Wang De raised his glass and said to Jie Yuan: "We are the only two who have a miserable life! Let's have a drink!"
Jie Yuan and Wang De finished their drinks, looked at Tian Shizhong, and couldn't help but shake their heads.
In fact, Wang De once killed Han Shizhong's subordinate Chen Yanzhang and insisted on making meritorious service himself. Afterwards, Han Shi advised him to kill without permission, and Wang De was arrested and imprisoned, and was finally put in charge of Chenzhou. Although Liu Guangshi enabled him, Liang Zi had already formed a knot. This time it was because Tian Shizhong was too annoying that Wang Decai and Xie Yuan got together.
(The symptoms are somewhat relieved, and I can code at a slower speed. However, the code is too fast, or it takes a long time. I will try my best to update, but there is no guarantee that it will be more in a day. The sequelae of the new crown this time are a bit scary, so It didn’t heal for a long time. I don’t know if there are any readers with similar symptoms, but I was really scared.)
