Tang Tong was quite surprised. He didn't expect Zhao Ming to let the deserter go. Wouldn't this help increase the arrogance of Zheng Cai and others, and the team became even more difficult to lead.

The Longwu Dynasty wanted to reduce the vassals. If Zhao Ming took power, he would definitely have to reduce the vassals.

Since the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, China has been planted with the gene of great unification. In any dynasty, the central government is strong enough, the power of the dynasty will never be too weak. As long as local separatist and without unification, it is most likely the era when the Central Plains dynasty is most declining.

This was the case in the late Han Dynasty, the vassal states at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the warlords at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and later in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Therefore, to a certain extent, the strategy of reducing the vassals implemented by Zhu Youjian and He Tengjiao was not wrong. This is also one of the reasons why Gao Huan and others think that Zhao Ming is a rebel and will never surrender.

Zhao Ming wanted to compete with the Longwu court, relying on warlords of all sizes will definitely not work. He must gradually control the Zhejiang system and establish a core.

He led the warlords from central Zhejiang and northern Zhejiang to fight with his army, leaving behind 10,000 elite troops in Donghai Town to take charge of Hangzhou. In fact, he was preparing to take the opportunity to completely control the central Zhejiang and northern Zhejiang areas and strengthen the strength of Donghai Town.

After Zhao Ming spoke, Zheng Cai stood up and bowed, and left the hall with his arrested deserter.

The other warlords of all walks of life also left one after another, and only many generals from Donghai Town remained.

"Prime Minister, the surname Zheng is not a good thing, why do you give him a good face? Once the deserter is released, the majesty of military law is damaged. How can the Prime Minister lead the army and fight against the court!" Tang Tong gritted his teeth and was deeply angry that Zheng Cai did not take him seriously.

Zhao Ming said: "This vassal did not prepare in advance, and if we start, the army will easily be confused. Therefore, this vassal will stabilize him first and wait until the arrangement is made to the evening. Everyone will follow the orders of this vassal and take down Zheng Cai and others to serve as a warning!"

Sudden action can easily cause internal strife, and once the 50,000 troops become in chaos, it will immediately be depleted. Zhao Ming's power cannot put pressure on the court.

When the court saw that Zhao Ming's men and horses were in trouble without fighting, they naturally would not satisfy Zhao Ming's demands.

Therefore, Zhao Ming must be prepared to take Zheng Cai and seize control of the army smoothly.

When Tang Tong and others heard the words, they immediately became excited.

The Prime Minister is still the decisive and cruel Marshal Zhao.

Back then, when Zhao Ming was on Jintang Island, Huang Binqing wanted to deal with Zhao Ming, General Zhao decisively took action, killing Huang Binqing first, annexing his subordinates, and stealing Huang Binqing's foundation in Zhoushan.

Now, Zheng Cai and others dare to challenge Zhao Ming, probably because they have forgotten the history of Zhao Dashen.

That night, Zhao Ming sent a large number of silver boxes to bring in the front yard of Yixing County’s government office, convening warlords of all sizes to discuss the current situation.

I heard that the general was going to pay money, and warlords from all walks of life came with their confidants and horsemen.

Zheng Cai led a hundred guards, each with excellent armor. Perhaps because he knew that he had confronted Zhao Ming during the day, he was a little subconsciously afraid, so he brought some more courage.

At this time, Tang Tong reached out to stop Zheng Cai, "Deputy General Zheng, only more than a thousand military officers can enter, and the guards must stay outside!"

Zheng Cai said: "That won't happen. Wherever it will be, the guards will follow you."

Tang Tong sneered: "The yard is small and cannot accommodate so many people. You, a hundred people, stand in, where will the general stand? Otherwise, I think you'd better not go in!"

Zheng Cai saw many generals, who had already brought the officers in, frowned and glared at Tang Tong, "How can that be done! Okay, I will give the general a face and leave the guards outside."

Zhu Yihai was controlled by the court, and the Zhejiang soldiers were in a turmoil. Zhao Ming summoned everyone this time, which was said to be to unify people's hearts and strengthen his will. To put it bluntly, he was to send money to the generals and pay to the soldiers. If everyone took the money, they would naturally be encouraged.

Since it's time to pay money, how could Zheng Cai be away?

When Tang Tong heard this, he turned his body sideways and made it open, "Go in!"

At that moment, Zheng Cai stayed outside the yamen, gave the leader a wink, and led more than ten officers into the courtyard, while more than a hundred guards found an open space in front of the yamen to sit down. The soldiers did not make noise, and looked around vigilantly for the leader.

At this time, nearly a hundred Zhejiang-based officers had gathered in the yard, all of whom were over a thousand households. Zheng Cai and his group came over and stood there and saw nearly a hundred wooden boxes in front of them, and their eyes immediately lit up.

"The General is here!" the guard shouted loudly.

Under the eyes of everyone, Zhao Ming walked to the front of the wooden box and ordered: "Open!"

Immediately, a team of soldiers came forward and opened the wooden box with a crowbar. As usual, there were "Zhao Datou" wrapped in rolls of yellow paper.

Zhao Ming picked up one of them, then broke it directly, poured it down with both hands, and the white silver dollars fell to the ground.

These silver dollars are exquisitely crafted and forged by the water conservancy stamping machine in Donghai Town. The front is Zhao Ming's side portrait, and the back is the word "one or two" written by the calligraphy master.

"Huaxing Coin Crushing Field, a total of one million taels of silver dollars. This is just a part of it, it belongs to you!" Zhao Ming said with a smile.

"One million taels of silver!" When everyone heard the words, they took a breath of cold air, their eyes shining, and they all laughed happily, "Thank you for the reward of the general!"

Zhao Ming suddenly said in a deep voice: "When the Qing army went south, the power was unstoppable. Your Highness raised an army in Zhejiang and fought against the Qing Dynasty for ten years with us before we could turn the defeat. If Your Highness had not carried the banner of the southeast anti-Qing, our parents, wife and children would have been entrusted as slaves of the Tartars. Now, Your Highness has been framed by treacherous ministers. Even if this vassal tries to defeat his family, he will still have to protect His Highness and rescue His Highness. You have been promoted by Your Highness, so you should do something for Your Highness!"

Zhu Yihai still had a high prestige in the Zhejiang army, but after entering Nanjing, he was suppressed by the court everywhere and did not earn any benefits for the Zhejiang generals. Even the military pay and staffing problems could not be solved, so the Zhejiang army was a little disappointed with him.

However, after all, after following Zhu Yihai for nearly ten years and experiencing many life-and-death battles, friendship and feelings still exist.

For a moment, all the warlords kept their heads down without saying a word.

Zhao Ming then said: "You have elected this vassal as a general and controlled the army. Now that you have taken the money from this vassal, you have to obey the orders of this vassal and work for this vassal. Everyone works together to rescue Your Highness. Zheng Cai, do you think what this vassal says is right?"

There were many factions within the Zhejiang warlords, and all of them were smart and cruel. After hearing Zhao Ming's words, these wise men immediately noticed that Zhao Ming was targeting Zheng Cai, and couldn't help but take a step back and set off with Zheng Cai.

Zheng Cai panicked and said hurriedly: "The General is right!"

"You dare to slack off if you are right!" Zhao Ming suddenly became furious, "What should you do if the enemy is facing the enemy and disrespect the order?"

Tang Tong shouted loudly, "Should be killed!"

The surrounding soldiers rushed forward, and Zheng Cai turned around in a hurry, trying to escape with a look of fear, but was held down by the soldiers, and his confidant was also controlled.

Zheng Cai said panickedly: "General, I can't go back. There will definitely be turmoil in more than 10,000 soldiers outside."
Chapter completed!