: Go to Nanzhili to be the general

"Say something else." Sun Chuanting changed the subject, "Dad wants to hear your opinion on the current trend."

Wang Pu said: "Dad, do you want to hear the truth or be lies?"

"Nonsense." Sun Chuanting said angrily, "Of course I have to listen to the truth."

"The truth is that the climate of thieves has become, and it is impossible to wipe them out within two or three years." Wang Pu changed his mind and continued, "And if you are too hasty, it may encourage the thieves' arrogance and accelerate the collapse of the situation in the northern five provinces."

Sun Chuanting frowned and said, "Is it so serious?"

Wang Pu said solemnly: "The process is actually more serious than what his son said."

Sun Chuanting said: "With your firearm, you can't destroy the thieves?"

"Dad, there are only four thousand people in the firearm camp!" Wang Pu smiled bitterly, "But the thieves have at least 500,000 troops. The difference in strength is too great. Even if everyone spits, they will submerge their son's firearm camp."

Sun Chuanting said: "Of course one firearm battalion cannot do, but what if there are ten firearm battalions? Can't the thieves be destroyed?"

Wang Pu said: "Dad, stop kidding. How much money does it cost to form ten firearms camps? Do you think it can be supported by the current financial situation of the Ming Dynasty?"

Sun Chuanting said: "What if I gather the financial resources of the five northern provinces? How many firearms can I build?"

Wang Pu said: "How much financial resources can the northern five provinces have?"

Sun Chuanting said: "It should be able to squeeze out 200,000 every year."

"Twenty thousand taels?" Wang Pu smiled bitterly, "Forget it, Dad, 200,000 taels of silver are only enough for the 4,000 soldiers of the Firearms Battalion for half a year. If we included the spear camp and the baggage camp just formed, we could not even support the salary for half a year, and we could not do anything with this little money."

"What did you say?" Sun Chuanting frowned. "Twenty-hundred thousand taels of silver are only enough for the military pay of 4,000 soldiers for half a year?"

Wang Pu said: "Dad, this is just the monthly salary. If you win a battle, rewarding silver will be a considerable expense. If an army wants to have super combat power, equipment and training alone is not enough. It is more of a money-making. Let's talk about the firearm camp under my son. Do you know how much money my son has smashed into it?"

Sun Chuanting said: "How much money did you spend?"

Wang Pu said: "Including the pensions for the fallen soldiers, the silver rewards after winning the battle, the silver for purchasing weapons and equipment land, the silver for purchasing food and grass, and the salary paid to the soldiers on a monthly basis has exceeded one million taels!"

Sun Chuanting said astonished: "I need so much money?"

Wang Pu said: "Dad, the army is just a machine that feeds money. Isn't it the end of the war to fight? "

Sun Chuanting said: "Fortunately, your Wang family is the richest man in Shanxi. Some of them are silver."

"Oh no." Wang Pu quickly shook his hand, "Our Wang family is the richest man in Shanxi, right? But now all the industries have been transferred to Jiangnan, and my son has no more silver at all."

"Stupid boy." Sun Chuanting laughed and scolded, "Don't think I don't know anything. The King of Jiannu's siege donated two million taels of silver, as well as two hundred thousand taels of Eunuch Zhang's 200,000 taels of silver. Among them, hundreds of thousands taels of rewards were used to provide relief to the soldiers and people in the city, and hundreds of thousands taels of relief to Datong refugees. There should be nearly one million left?"

Wang Pu said: "You know all this?"

"Oh." Sun Chuanting suddenly sighed and said, "If you say that, even if there is one million taels of silver, it will only be enough to form another firearm battalion. Just two firearm battalions will be too thin, but if you can't even count on the firearm battalion, then this matter is really a bit tricky..."

Wang Pu said: "Dad. If you listen to your son, it is best to take a defensive move against the bandits and Jiannu, defend Tongguan, Shanhaiguan and other strategic obstacles, try to divide the enemy into one area, and then restore the new policies in the ten provinces in Jiangnan as soon as possible, first improve the bad financial situation, and then step up the training of the new army when there is money and food in the treasury. When the new army becomes a train, it will first destroy the bandits. Finally, it will free up hands to clean up the Jiannu outside the pass."

"Oh." Sun Chuanting sighed and said, "Why don't you want this to be like this, but Long Live will not wait. The censors in the court are waiting to pick your father's assassination. If your father cannot destroy the bandits in Henan within one year, at the least, it will be dismissal from office, and at the worst, it will be the head of the earth."

Wang Pu said: "So you can only be Cao Cao. Once you become Cao Cao, you don't have to pay attention to Long Live Master, let alone those bullshit censors in the court."

"Shut up." Sun Chuanting said, "I have said everything, don't mention this again."

Wang Pu yelled and stopped talking.

Sun Chuanting thought for a while and suddenly asked, "Son, if you want to transfer your firearm camp to Kaifeng for your father, will you go or not?"

Wang Pu said: "Go, but there is a condition."

Sun Chuanting said: "What are the conditions?"

Wang Pu said: "You have to report to the court and call your son to Nanzhili to be the general."

"Nonsense." Sun Chuanting said angrily, "How can you blatantly ask the Emperor Long Live to ask for an official position?"

"There is nothing to do." Wang Pu smiled, "If my son doesn't go to Nanzhili to be the general, then my son will have to stay in Datong and not move."

"It's outrageous." Sun Chuanting said angrily, "You little brat dare to threaten me?"

"Dad, don't get angry, it's useless to get angry." Wang Pu smirked, "Isn't my son scared me? Tell you the truth. If you can transfer your son to Nanzhili to be the general, your son will be able to train you to a hundred thousand elite troops within two years, and you don't need a treasury of a treasury!"

Wang Pu was telling the truth. He did not think about getting a penny of silver from the treasury of the Ming Dynasty.

But then again, just because of the rebellious things that Wang Pu did in Datong, he could not even think of getting a copper and a grain of food from the treasury.

"One hundred thousand elites?" Sun Chuanting said movedly, "Do you want to be Cao Cao yourself?"

Wang Pu said: "Dad, as long as the people of the world can live a peaceful life, as long as the Ming Dynasty's national prosperity lasts forever, it doesn't matter whether the local method is reasonable, and whether the process violates the ancient teachings of the sages. What matters is the final result. This is called the same destination. What do you think?"

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

While Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing the memorials, Wang Chengen entered the hall with a bowl of ginseng soup and said respectfully: "Long live the memorials, you have already approved for a day, it's time to take a break."

"Yes." Emperor Chongzhen put down his pen, stood up and stretched, and suddenly asked, "Here is Cheng'en, Sun Chuanting should have arrived in Datong now, right?"

Wang Chengen responded respectfully: "From the itinerary, it should have arrived."

Emperor Chongzhen asked indifferently: "Do you think Sun Chuanting can cure Wang Pu?"

"It's hard to say." Wang Chengen shook his head and said with concern, "But no matter what, I still hope that the prince-consin can reform himself and put state affairs first."

"No, no." Emperor Chongzhen shook his head, "Wang Pu has done so many ruthless things, so he can't turn back. Alas, if I had known this, I really shouldn't have let him go back to Datong. If he had left him in the capital, he might have become a tiger general, but if he let him go to Datong, he would have let the tiger go back to the mountain."

"Oh." Wang Chengen also sighed and said with regret, "Although the prince-in-law won the Battle of Datong, saved the people of Datong, killed many Jiannu, and captured several Jiannu's leaders, he still failed the expectations of Long Live's emperor for him."

"Are you still talking for him?" A hint of undetectable ruthless look flashed through Emperor Chongzhen's eyes and said in a low voice, "Sometimes I really want to send the Jinyiwei to the capital to punish him, but I also care about the army in his hand. If he jumps over the wall and surrenders to the thief, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Yes." Wang Chengen nodded and agreed, "This matter has to be discussed for a long time, and I can't be anxious."

Emperor Chongzhen sighed quietly: "It's just that Ru'er who has suffered, alas..."

Shengjing, Dorgon's residence.

Dorgon asked someone to summon Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan to my mansion overnight and said, "Mr. Wencheng, my husband, I just received detailed news from the local area. Haoge and Tan Tai were captured alive by Wang Pu after the defeat in Datong. Now they have been executed by Lingchi at Caishikou, Beijing."

"Good thing." Ning Wan said, "As soon as Haoge dies, your big trouble will be removed."

"What is Haoge?" Fan Wencheng disagreed, "Chief Regent Jirgalang is the master's confidant."

"Yes, yes." Ning Wan and I echoed, "It's time to deal with Jiergalang."
Chapter completed!