Compared with the starvation everywhere in the Central Plains, Beijing, as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, could not see any shadow of the victims.

As far as the eye can see, there are luxury sedan chairs, high-headed horses, and even luxury carriages for dignitaries and nobles to travel.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng's first thought in his heart was: There are frozen bones on the road, and Zhumen's wine and meat stink.

After a long sigh, Wei Zheng, who secretly came to the capital one step in advance, directly came to Luo Yangxing's mansion with a convoy full of refined salt behind him.

Jinyiwei is indeed an all-pervasive intelligence agency, although Wei Zheng's official sedan chair is still fifty miles outside Beijing. However, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Luo Yangxing had already known the news of his arrival one step in advance.

Wei Zheng had just walked to the door of Luo Yangxing's mansion, and Luo Yangxing, who was dressed in civilian clothes, greeted him.

After some greetings, Wei Zheng said bluntly: "Brother Luo, this time I have been ordered to enter Beijing, and I have brought you the first batch of refined salt totaling 10,000 quintals. In order to show the sincerity of my Wei Zheng, this ten thousand quintals of refined salt, even if I give Brother Luo the joy of your promotion, I hope Brother Luo will not dislike it......"

10,000 quintals of refined salt, according to his estimated selling price, is a full 200,000 taels of silver.

Even if he was used to receiving gifts and seeing all kinds of rare treasures, he couldn't help but be taken aback by Wei Zheng's generosity.

After taking a deep breath, he sighed to Wei Zheng: "Brother Wei is really generous... However, I also have a big gift to give to Brother Luo, which can be regarded as a congratulatory gift to congratulate Brother Luo on his promotion to the chief soldier of Shanxi..."

"This is a letter I wrote to the thousands of households in Shanxi Jinyiwei, and there is also a token here that can represent me in Jinyiwei. As long as Brother Wei holds these two things, the entire Shanxi Jinyi Guard. will be at the disposal of Brother Wei..."

"Sure enough, it's a great gift......

Wei Zheng also let out a sigh of emotion in his heart. In Wei Zheng's eyes. With this gift in hand, the process of taking over the entire Shanxi military and horse power will become smoother.

Under Luo's watchful gaze, he did not take these two things politely.

At this moment, Wei Zheng's words suddenly changed, and he continued to Luo Yangxing: "Brother Luo, when it comes to my promotion to the general army of Shanxi, there is one thing I must make clear to Brother Luo. lest Brother Luo misunderstand..."

"You should know that the people who hold the military and political power in Shanxi now are the civil officials in the imperial court, and if I want to take over the entire military power in Shanxi, I must cooperate with them. Therefore, some expedient measures, I hope that Brother Luo will not be confused..."

When he heard the words civil officials and cooperation just now, Luo Yangxing's brows did wrinkle. However, when he heard the words expedient, the frowning brow he had just furrowed subconsciously relaxed.

Facing Wei Zheng, he suddenly realized: "Brother Wei, you have said it, this is just an expedient measure. Of course I understand....as long as Brother Wei, the amount of 600,000 quintals of refined salt you provide me every year remains unchanged, in the court. I am Brother Wei, your best ally, and I will help Brother Wei as much as I can. ”

"I promise, 600,000 quintals of refined salt, not a single load will be missing... If Brother Luo, you have a request, even if you add another 100,000 quintals, there will be no problem......" Wei Zheng, who breathed a sigh of relief, assured loudly.

100,000 quintals of grain, for himself, means an annual income of 500,000 taels of silver.

Although Luo Yangxing knew the phrase 'no merit is not punished', but in the face of the benefits that can be bitten into the mouth when he opens his mouth, Luo Yangxing still can't help but swallow it.

Then, for the sake of the silver, he asked Wei Zheng with a smile on his face: "Then thank you Brother Wei....I don't know what is important for Brother Wei to enter Beijing this time, except for thanksgiving... I promise to help as much as I can..."

I threw out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver with a heartache, and what I wanted was Luo Yangxing's words.

Under Luo's watchful gaze, Wei Zheng replied with a stern face: "Brother Luo should know that in this battle against the rebels, our Tiger and Leopard Army suffered heavy losses, and almost half of its soldiers died on the battlefield. ”

"It's such a loss, and it's only against the rebels along the way in Datong Mansion. Today, the scope of our Tiger and Leopard Army's jurisdiction has changed from a Datong Mansion to the entire Shanxi... Under such circumstances, with only 10,000 tigers and leopards, there is absolutely no way to complete the holy order and eliminate the bandits in Shanxi in a short period of time..."

"Therefore, I am here this time, hoping that the imperial court will allow the Haw Par Army to carry out a new round of expansion...."

Luo Yangxing's brows furrowed, and he asked rhetorically, "How much do you want to expand..."

"Twenty thousand," Wei Zheng replied with a cheerful face.

"If the Tiger and Leopard Army has an army of 20,000 soldiers, it will be able to fight independently with 5,000 soldiers....In this way, I am confident that within a year, all bandits in Shanxi will be wiped out......

To Wei Zheng's surprise, in the face of this seemingly very simple request, Luo Yangxing shook his head unexpectedly. Then, under Wei Zheng's incomprehensible gaze, he said.

"No, if you make a request to expand the army by 20,000 in the court, even with my help, with the trust of His Majesty, or even with the trust of the Chinese official group of the DPRK, it will not be possible to achieve the goal?"

Wei Zheng asked with a puzzled face: "Brother Luo, is it that the people from the military department will not agree..."

Luo Yangxing nodded first, and then shook his head. Then, he spoke: "The opposition of the military department is only one of the reasons..."

"Speaking of which, you still have been an official for too short a time, and you don't know some rules in the court..."

"In the court, whether it is the local governor who asks for money and food, or the who asks for the transfer of troops. After arriving at the court, they will go through some bargaining and a big discount before they will be approved by His Majesty..."

"That is to say, after you make a request for an increase of 20,000 troops in the court, even if the court agrees, you will only be allowed to expand your army by 15,000...... This rule has become a common practice in the court..."

"In my opinion, you have to write so on the fold of the face saint..."

"Datong is just one province in Shanxi, and there are six or seven such prefectures in Shanxi. In the past, when defending a Datong Mansion, the Haw Par Army had 10,000 elites. Now, the defense area of the Haw Par Army has suddenly increased by as much as six or seven times, and even if some state capitals do not need to carry out heavy defense, the Haw Par Army will expand to 40,000 troops..."

"I promise, as long as you report the number of 40,000 people, the imperial court will allow you to expand your army by at least 20,000, and if you are lucky, maybe ......there will be more."

Wei Zheng quickly showed a sudden expression of realization on his face, and said to Luo Yangxing: "Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, thank you Brother Luo for your guidance, after I go back, I will change the content of the recital again." (To be continued......)