In response to Qin Liangyu's invitation, Wang Zhong did not hesitate and walked straight into the lobby of the government office.
After sitting down and serving tea, Wang Zhong took out the Chongzhen 17th Year Report from his arms and said, "General Qin, this is the latest issue of the court report. Would you like to take a look?"
"Thank you, Captain Wang." Qin Liangyu gestured to Ma Wannian to take the report.
After reading the contents of the court report, Qin Liangyu's eyes instantly filled with tears.
In the 17th year of Chongzhen, the imperial gazette not only used two full pages to introduce his achievements, but also included a sketch of her.
Full of sense of honor!
On the one hand, Chongzhen's move was to recognize Qin Liangyu's contribution, and on the other hand, it was to show off to other military generals.
As long as he has made contributions to the country and is loyal to him and the Ming Dynasty, it will be no problem for him to be granted the title of Duke.
With Qin Liangyu as an example, the negative impact caused by the previous killing of Yangwu Hou Xue Lian would be much smaller.
"Captain Wang..." Qin Liangyu planned to invite Wang Zhong to dinner.
Wang Zhong corrected him with a smile: "General Qin, you can just call me by my name, or Captain Wang."
"Oh?" Qin Liangyu's eyes widened: "Captain Wang was promoted?"
"Yes," Wang Zhong said with a look of shame on his face, "After the Shu Palace borrowed money and returned to the capital, His Majesty promoted me."
"Congratulations, Captain Wang!" Qin Liangyu bowed and congratulated.
When it comes to borrowing money from the Shu Palace, Qin Liangyu hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Captain Wang, I have some money left after borrowing from the Shu Palace. Does the court have any arrangements? Should I return it directly to the Shu King, or should I put it into the treasury and return it to the Shu King after accumulating 5 million taels?"
Wang Zhong did not answer, but took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Qin Liangyu: "This is a secret letter from your majesty, please keep it well, Governor Qin."
Qin Liangyu did not dare to delay and stood up to take the secret letter and opened it to read it.
The secret letter stated three things.
The first thing is to borrow money from the Prince of Shu's Palace.
In the letter, Chongzhen clearly stated that this was a private matter between him and the King of Shu and had nothing to do with Qin Liangyu and the court.
The letter asked her to deposit the remaining money into the Chengdu treasury and return it to the King of Shu after the money was collected.
As for when all the money would be gathered, Chongzhen did not say, and Qin Liangyu did not ask too much.
The second thing was to let her return to her hometown after retirement to make use of her remaining energy and set up a military academy to pass on what she had learned throughout her life to future generations, especially to pass on the methods of training white-pole soldiers.
The third was to ask her to recommend several Sichuan Army generals who were good at naval battles, and let them lead their elite troops to Dengzhou, Shandong, to learn naval warfare knowledge from the local navy.
naval battle?
Qin Liangyu looked up at Wang Zhong and asked, "Who does the court want to fight a naval battle with?"
Wang Zhong shook his head, and it was unclear whether he didn't know or couldn't say.
Seeing this, Qin Liangyu stopped asking questions and put down the secret letter before thinking for a while: "Please tell your Majesty that I will act according to your will. As for the generals who are good at naval warfare, I recommend Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan."
"In addition, I will compile everything I have learned into a book and submit it to the court."
"Okay, I will convey it to Your Majesty word for word." Wang Zhong stood up and bowed deeply to Qin Liangyu.
After sitting down again, Wang Zhong whispered, "Governor Qin has been in Guanzhong for several months. I wonder how much he knows about the situation in Guanzhong?"
Qin Liangyu was stunned: "Although I dare not say that I understand it completely, but I have mastered the basic situation."
"How many large and powerful businesses are there in Guanzhong?" Wang Zhong continued to ask.
"Business?" Qin Liangyu narrowed her eyes and thought for a while. "Many wealthy merchants in Guanzhong were slaughtered by Li Chuang. Now there are no more than five powerful businesses. The remaining businesses are either weak or dependent on these five businesses."
Before Wang Zhong could speak, Qin Liangyu suddenly became serious: "Why are Captain Wang asking these questions? Are there any merchants in Guanzhong who are selling out their country?"
"No," Wang Zhong shook his head gently: "This matter is related to business, not to selling out the country."
"That's good!" Qin Liangyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Previously, the news of Shanxi and Shaanxi merchants selling out their country had spread across the country. Local governments were very sensitive to this matter, fearing that the same thing would happen in their own areas of jurisdiction.
Wang Zhong reached out and took out a pen and paper from his bosom and handed it to Qin Liangyu: "General Qin, please write down the addresses of these five businesses and the businessmen behind them."
After Qin Liangyu took the paper and pen, she did not write immediately, but verified with Ma Wannian before writing down.
Wang Zhong took a quick glance and put it in his arms and continued drinking tea.
The news that Qin Liangyu was conferred the title of Duke of Qin quickly spread throughout the city of Xi'an.
When the Sichuan Army officers and soldiers in the city heard the news, they were happier than when they were conferred titles themselves, and they all came to the outside of the government office to express their congratulations.
Qin Liangyu couldn't refuse, so she stood at the gate of the government office and smiled at the soldiers passing by.
Such an approachable move not only brought tears to the eyes of the Sichuan Army soldiers, but also won praise from the people in the city.
It was soon noon.
Qin Liangyu arranged a banquet to entertain Wang Zhong and his party.
After eating and drinking, Wang Zhong led the team back to the base to rest.
Take advantage of the rest time.
Wang Zhong compared the business name written by Qin Liangyu with the business name sent by the Guanzhong Jinyiwei.
The business name written on both pieces of paper is the same, as is the name of the businessman on the back.
After confirming that everything was correct, he slept soundly.
The next day dawned.
Wang Zhong and his six followers disguised themselves as wealthy men and walked out of the camp, heading towards a pawnshop called Guangju Dang in the city.
According to the information, the owner of Guangju Pawnshop was a businessman named Chen, who not only operated a pawnshop, but also a rice shop, a silk shop, a tea shop, and a wine shop (selling daily necessities such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc.).
In terms of comprehensive strength, it ranks among the top three in Guanzhong.
Before I even walked into the pawnshop, the clerk at the door came to greet me.
This kind of guy is good at observing people's words and expressions. He can guess that these people are of extraordinary status by the way they are dressed.
"Please come in, gentlemen." The waiter nodded and bowed as he led the way.
"Yeah," Wang Zhong followed behind with his hands behind his back.
"Gentlemen, are you looking to pawn or redeem your items?" After entering the door, the shopkeeper came to greet them.
"Neither claiming it nor redeeming it, find someone!" A person behind Wang Zhong said expressionlessly.
The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes, signaled to the waiter to go to the street to find the official, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Looking for Chen Caiyi."
"That's our boss. I wonder what you gentlemen want to see him about?" the shopkeeper continued to ask.
Bang!
Wang Zhong slammed the table and said, "If we still don't see Chen in a quarter of an hour, there will be no place for him to stay in Guanzhong."
The shopkeeper was startled at first, then sneered and said to the Sichuan soldiers who rushed in: "My fellow soldiers, these lunatics came in and said they wanted to see our boss, and said that if we don't see him in a quarter of an hour, there will be no place for our boss to stay in Guanzhong."
"Please ask the military officers to help us!"
These soldiers were from the Sichuan Army under Qin Liangyu. They were patrolling the city to maintain order after retaking the city of Xi'an.
Without waiting for the soldiers to surround them, a Jinyiwei took out his badge and threw it over.
The leader of the team was shocked when he saw the badge clearly.
He first bowed to Wang Zhong and others to express his apology, and then said to the shopkeeper: "You'd better do as he says."
The shopkeeper was confused, "What do you mean, sirs?"
The little leader swallowed his saliva and squeezed out three words: "Pacification Division!"
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