"Report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the investigation and money counting was completed, 100,000 taels of gold, 850,000 taels of silver, two boxes of gold leaves, two boxes of jewelry, five gold-cast Buddha statues, five jade corals, and twelve night pearls..."

All the money that was found was loaded into the car and they were about to be dragged to the military camp.

Zhu Cilang looked at Qiu Zhizhong and Shen Chang and spoke expressionlessly.

"You said that Liu Zeqing was just the general of Shandong, with only so much salary, where did he get this huge amount of money? If the civil and military officials in the world were like Liu Zeqing, how could they fight against the bandits and how to fight against the Later Jin Tartars? What they thought of was all about trying their best to make money, and they were all about wealth and wealth. They were greedy for life and fear of death, so how could they be willing to protect the court with their lives? If the Ming Dynasty relied on these people, the laws of heaven would not be tolerated."

Qiu Zhizhong and Shen Chang all lowered their heads, did not look up, nor did they answer. Both of them were shocked by the huge amount of money they plundered by Liu Zeqing. The outside world said that Liu Zeqing was greedy and stingy. Now it seems that Liu Zeqing's ability to plunder money is top-notch.

Zhu Cixuan did not intend to let Qiu Zhizhong and Shen Chang speak.

"Zhizhong, after returning to Jinan, he handed over all the money to Li Jizhou, and all the jewelry and night pearls were exchanged. Along the way, he had to start purchasing food, horses and other supplies, and prepare some herbs appropriately, keep gold and silver for the time being. There were more than 7,000 soldiers around him. Military pay must be in place. No default is allowed, and no one is allowed to deduct military pay."

"The military pay of this soldier was originally intended to be adjusted, but Lord Cao opposed it. The military pay of the soldier was a rule set by the court, and it was like this everywhere. If Gu overthrew it, the troops in other places would be difficult to control."

"However, I still feel that the military salary is too low. I still have to think of a way. If the soldiers can't support their families, or even have no food or clothing, how can they fight?"

...

When we returned to the military camp, it was already dark, and Cao Huachun and Yang Wencong were in the central army tent.

Zhu Cilang entered the Central Army's tent, and Cao Huachun and Yang Wencong both stood up and saluted.

"Your Highness, the matters in the military camp have been handled almost in one day, but time hastily, so there are inevitably omissions. I ordered Deng Shiqiu and others to divide the soldiers of Pingshan Guard into three groups according to His Highness's request. Five thousand people were under the command of Lord Yang Wencong, and the remaining more than 40,000 people were temporarily led by the slaves. After arriving in Dezhou, more than 10,000 people were left to guard, and the rest of the soldiers followed me to the capital to help."

Zhu Cilang nodded.

"Mr. Cao, how much food, how much money is there in the military camp, and how long can it last."

Cao Huachun looked at Yang Wencong.

"The figures have just been counted. There are still 150,000 stones of grain in the military camp, and there is no detailed statistics on vegetables and vegetables and meat. In addition, there are 100,000 taels of silver, all of which were found in the barracks of Liu Zeqing's confidant and confident military officers."

Zhu Cilang was speechless. Liu Zeqing had fifty confidant guards and more than twenty confidant officers, less than eighty, but there were 100,000 taels of silver. Liu Zeqing could not reward them with so much money. The remaining way was to deduct military pay and plunder the people. Besides, this food was short of food in many places in the north and Shandong. Liu Zeqing actually had 150,000 shi of food in his camp. The court could not allocate so much food. Most of the food also came from plundering the people.

It can be seen from this that the army led by Liu Zeqing has harmed many people.

"I know, Lord Cao, Yang Wencong, we will set out tomorrow. Time is tight and we cannot delay. Gu sees this. Lord Cao takes away all the money and food in the camp. He sets out from Pingshanwei and goes directly to Dezhou Prefecture City. There is no need to detour from Jinan Prefecture City. Gu gives Lord Cao 200,000 taels of silver. With this money and food, it must be able to last for several months."

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Cilang and shook his head slightly.

"Your Highness, you don't need that much servant. Two hundred thousand taels of silver is enough, and there is no need to be so much food. 50,000 stones of grain can last for several months. Your Highness will still need a lot of money and food when you go to Nanjing..."

Before Cao Huachun finished speaking, Zhu Cilang waved his hand.

"Okay, I left behind 100,000 stones of food. I went to Nanjing. I could also find a way. Lord Cao led his troops to Northern Zhili. Along the way, there were devastated places everywhere, and I could not raise money and grain. I brought more money and grain to prepare for any trouble."

Cao Huachun nodded.

"I thank Your Highness the Prince for your care. With these money and food, there is no problem with the 30,000 troops rushing to the capital. But this commander stationed in Dezhou, I would like to ask Your Highness the Prince to give me some advice."

Zhu Cilang shook his head.

"Mr. Cao, you are the supervisor of the army. You are naturally determined directly by whom you stationed in Dezhou and will not interfere."

...

When Zhu Cixuan walked out of the central army tent, Cao Huachun also came out.

The climate has changed significantly, and the nights are not so cold.

The reason why Zhu Cilang left behind 100,000 stones of grain was because the capital was about to be captured by Li Zicheng, and then these grains were likely to fall into Li Zicheng's hands.

"Mr. Cao, tomorrow you will lead a large army to aid the capital. Please pay more attention to your father's place."

Cao Huachun clasped his fists at Zhu Cilang.

"Don't worry, your highness, when I saw it along the way, I also thought that it was imperative for Your Highness to go to Nanjing to supervise the country. It is difficult to completely resist the rebel Li Zicheng with the troops from the north. Your Highness to plan in Nanjing, gather troops and continue to rush to the capital from afar. Only in this way can you completely defeat the rebels. Two days ago, Lord Fan went to the capital. I have asked Lord Fan to bring a secret letter and beg the emperor to allow His Highness to continue to go to Nanjing."

Zhu Cilang nodded.

"Mr. Cao must go to the capital quickly. You can't delay the road. You can't say what happens along the way. I can't say that I'm sure. Lord Cao should take care of it. It's getting late. Lord Cao rests early and will march tomorrow."

"I remember, Your Highness the Crown Prince, don't worry, I will definitely rush to the capital as soon as possible."

Cao Huachun left.

The military camp had already quieted down, and Zhu Cixuan came to the general platform and looked around the entire military camp.

It should be said that Zhu Cilang, who traveled through time, has brought about a slight change in history. He killed Shandong General Liu Zeqing and asked the eunuch Cao Huachun to lead 30,000 soldiers to help the capital. Of course, from the current situation, Cao Huachun and 30,000 soldiers could not resist Li Zicheng's army. It is even possible that Cao Huachun could make 30,000 soldiers willing to go to the capital to help.

Zhu Cilang, who moves his whole body and travels through time, must survive and live comfortably. If you want to do this, you must be able to make decisions, control power, and not be subject to any restraint.

The biggest restraint at the moment comes from Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian and from the Ming Dynasty. Faced with the suppression of Zhu Youjian and the court, Zhu Cilang wanted to control power and make the decision, which was a bit of a dream.

Zhu Cixuan did not do his best to rescue the capital, nor did he intend to do so. He went to Nanjing to supervise the country. To put it bluntly, he ran away and ran away. However, thinking deeper, just escaping to Nanjing was not enough. Emperor Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yousong and Emperor Longwu Zhu Youjian, died in just a few months of reign. Zhu Cixuan didn't want to do this.

It is human nature to seek profit and avoid harm, and Zhu Cilang, who travels through time, is no exception. In the face of an irrescueable situation, it is a moth to flee into a fire. It is like saving the capital and rescuing Zhu Youjian. This is impossible. The wise approach is to leave and find a way from other aspects.

That's what Zhu Cilang did.

Zhu Cilang felt no guilt in his heart about Fan Jingwen. Zhu Cilang felt a little guilty about Cao Huachun. He was ordered to monitor himself and could have gone to Nanjing smoothly. At least he would not encounter huge dangers or even lose his life. Along the way, Zhu Cilang received a lot of help from Cao Huachun and also won Cao Huachun's support, laying the foundation for his trip to Nanjing to supervise the country. Cao Huachun did not take out the imperial edict to force himself to return to the capital.

Just now, Zhu Cilang was thinking of reminding Cao Huachun that if the situation of the fall of the capital could not be reversed, Cao Huachun could turn to Nanjing, but he did not say anything in the end, and there were some things that he could not say at the moment.

"Your Highness, Lord Yang, ask for a meeting with Zujiang and Shi Minghui."

Zhu Cilang nodded, he had already seen several torches coming.

Yang Wencong, who was walking in the front, saluted Zhu Cilang.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, all the five thousand soldiers selected were arranged in the barracks in the north. These soldiers were selected by Deng Shiqiu and the others. I have carefully looked at it and they were indeed powerful people selected from the army."

Zhu Cilang sighed slightly.

"Deng Shiqiu and his friends selected soldiers in the army, and did Lord Cao say anything."

Yang Wencong shook his head.

"Mr. Cao didn't say anything, nor did he ask about this matter."

Zhu Cilang walked forward and patted Yang Wencong on the shoulder.

"I understand, Yang Wencong, go to the barracks immediately to see how these drawn soldiers are in the mood. They will have to rush to the morning of the morning and march back to Jinan in a hurry. Gu doesn't want any accidents on the way."

"These five thousand soldiers, who follow Gu's side, must follow the rules set by Gu. Gu does not want to kill people, but they are in a mess, and Gu has no choice."

Yang Wencong clasped his fists again.

"I understand, I will go to the barracks right away."

After Yang Wencong left, Zhu Cilang looked at Xiang Zujiang and Shi Minghui.

"Xiang Zujiang, Shi Minghui, no one pays special attention to the carriages that returned to the military camp."

Xiang Zujiang and Shi Minghui shook their heads at the same time.

"No one noticed it, it was arranged by General Chen himself."

"Very good, you go and rest too. You must march quickly tomorrow morning to keep your energy."

...

To the east of the military camp, the first row of barracks was originally the barracks of Liu Zeqing's confidant and guard.

A faint smell of blood is still spreading around.

Chen Chang, who was trotting over, stood in front of Zhu Cixuan.
Chapter completed!