"In that case, let's jointly send a letter to Feng Siyuan, asking him to send troops to rescue as soon as possible." Han Chuan said with finality.
No one else had any objections.
Although I feel sorry for my own children, since I have suffered, I can't let it be in vain.
They immediately wrote a joint letter and sent it to Feng Siyuan, asking him to immediately mobilize nearby troops, along with the Zuo Yu Lin Guard, to suppress the bandits and rebels and rescue their child. If they could rescue their child intact, they would be generously rewarded.
Feng Siyuan was very happy when he received the letter.
"I never thought that these big shots in the capital would have to ask me for help one day?"
Gao Junliang flattered him, "Your Excellency is in charge of a province. Everything in Jiujiang Province is at your disposal. If they want to save people, there is no other way except to ask you for help."
"You're right." Feng Siyuan threw the letter away and said, "But besides me, there's another powerful person in this province."
Gao Junliang's heart skipped a beat. He knew who Feng Siyuan was talking about and said with a smile, "No matter how powerful he is, he is still your subordinate. How can he really surpass you? He made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion and suppressing the bandits. Your Majesty didn't have to lift a finger. Shouldn't you still be ranked first when it comes to commending him?"
Feng Siyuan pointed at Gao Junliang and said, "Old Gao, Old Gao, you are getting better and better at talking. If you were like this earlier, you would have come to the provincial government a long time ago."
Gao Junliang smiled apologetically and said, "Hasn't it become smarter after being close to adults?"
Feng Siyuan laughed heartily, and when he had finished laughing, he said, "What do you think? Should we send out troops?"
Gao Junliang pondered, "Of course we have to send troops, and we have to rescue Zhao Chenhan and the others at all costs. If we can do that, it would be a life-saving grace. With the life-saving grace of more than a dozen aristocratic families, perhaps you can rise to the top and enter the core in one step."
Gao Junliang shook his head and said, "It's not that easy to get into the core, but you're right. This is indeed of great benefit to me. I must save them. But even the Zuo Yulin Guards have suffered losses. Can the soldiers under our command do it?"
The governor could only mobilize local troops within the province, such as the Green Camp soldiers, which were the local standing army responsible for maintaining public order, defense and suppressing bandits, as well as militia, local garrisons, yamen runners and constables.
Among these people, except for the local garrisons, the combat effectiveness of the others is very worrying. It is not easy to mobilize the local garrisons. It requires coordination with the garrison generals and approval from the court.
So Feng Siyuan wanted to earn this favor, but he felt uneasy.
If you can't win, not only will you be embarrassed, but you will also waste a good opportunity.
Gao Junliang thought for a moment and said, "Why not ask Zhao Lin for help? He's your subordinate and within your purview."
"That's inappropriate." Gao Junliang quickly rejected it. "Zhao Chenhan and Zhao Lin have always been at odds. If I let Zhao Lin send troops, what if he secretly kills Zhao Chenhan? I can't bear the responsibility."
Gao Junliang said, "I don't think Zhao Lin is the kind of person who doesn't know the difference between the important and the unimportant. As long as you agree with him, he shouldn't do anything tricky. And since you personally said so, if he wants to stay in Jiujiang Province, he won't offend you."
Feng Siyuan seemed to be lost in thought. "You're right. I suspect Zhao Lin was behind the ambush and capture of Zhao Chenhan and his men. If we don't ask him for help, our military deployment will likely be in vain. Well, let's go to Zhao Lin, but what conditions do we need? Relying solely on transfer orders may work for others, but not for him."
Gao Junliang said, "I think Zhao Lin is extremely greedy for money, so I can promise him money."
Feng Siyuan said, "Okay. Go tell him that if he's willing to send troops to help and rescue Zhao Chenhan and the others alive, I'll give him 100,000 taels of silver."
Gao Junliang felt contempt in his heart.
You want to do such a big thing with one hundred thousand taels of silver? You're just treating a beggar like a beggar.
However, Gao Junliang still responded: "I will go find him right away."
Gao Junliang rode quickly to the Qingzhou government office, met Zhao Lin, and repeated what Feng Siyuan had said.
"Feng Siyuan is too stingy. He wants to earn favors but is unwilling to pay." Gao Junliang said dissatisfiedly.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Go back and tell Gao Junliang that each of those young masters will receive 200,000 taels, and Zhao Chenhan will receive 500,000 taels. As long as the money is in place, I will rescue him immediately. If there's a penny missing, don't blame me."
hiss……
Gao Junliang widened his eyes.
Zhao Lin is really brave enough to ask for it.
In addition to Zhao Chenhan, there are fourteen young masters, each with 200,000 taels, which is 2.8 million.
Adding Zhao Chenhan’s 500,000, it comes to 3.3 million taels!
Earning more than three million taels by sending out troops once is robbery.
"Robbery?" Zhao Lin laughed. "How can robbery make money as fast as this?"
"Will he agree?" Gao Junliang asked.
Zhao Lin said, "Yes. He doesn't have to pay a penny anyway."
Gao Junliang suddenly realized.
No matter how much money it is, it will have to be paid by the families of those young masters. Maybe Feng Siyuan can even make some money from it.
Gao Junliang immediately reported to Feng Siyuan.
"Two hundred thousand taels for one person? Why doesn't he just rob?" Feng Siyuan said angrily.
Gao Junliang smiled bitterly and said, "He said robbing money is not as fast as making money this way."
“Really…”
Feng Siyuan was also speechless.
Gao Junliang said, "Since you don't have to pay a penny, why not agree to it? If we delay it any longer, and the rebels get impatient and kill a few of them, wouldn't that just offend people for nothing?"
Feng Siyuan nodded slowly. "You're right. Well, go tell him I've agreed. Tell him to prepare immediately and dispatch troops upon my orders. Also, tell him to find a way to ensure those young masters stay alive."
Gao Junliang smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir. He definitely wants them alive more than you do."
As soon as Gao Junliang left, Feng Siyuan immediately called the messenger from the Zhenbei Marquisate and said, "Go back and tell your master that I agree to send troops, but I will pay 500,000 taels of silver for each person I save, plus a favor."
The messenger was shocked and did not dare to delay. He immediately sent the letter by carrier pigeon, which only took three days to go back and forth.
Han Yuehua and others had no choice but to take the knife and agree.
After receiving the reply, Feng Siyuan asked Xu Zhong, who had been waiting, to come over.
Xu Zhong was very anxious.
Although he disliked young masters like Zhao Chenhan, he also knew that if he failed to rescue them, his position as the commander of the Zuo Yulin Guard would be over, and even his family would be implicated. So when something happened, he immediately came to Feng Siyuan, hoping that he could dispatch troops to help.
However, Feng Siyuan kept leaving him alone until the conditions were confirmed, and then he called Xu Zhong over.
As soon as they met, Xu Zhong said, "Master Feng, have all the terms been agreed?"
Feng Siyuan didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "I'm sorry to have kept General Xu waiting. I will issue a mobilization order immediately to mobilize the local troops to cooperate in the operation and rescue the captured General Zhao and others."
"Okay! Thank you, Master Xu. I will definitely reward you handsomely for this."
Xu Zhong didn't care what Feng Siyuan was planning, as long as he could help save people.
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