All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 12 Sponsorship from the Donglin Party
"Your Excellency the Governor."

Zhao Lujiao smiled and said, "The Eastern Tartars will arrive soon, but the rewards have not been given to the army yet. I am afraid the army's morale is unstable."

Wang Yuanya, the governor of Shuntian, leisurely put down the tea bowl in his hand.

He raised his hand and stroked his well-trimmed beard, then slowly responded, "This matter still needs to be discussed with the wealthy gentry in the city."

Since he can become a governor, he is certainly not a fool.

It is clear that before a major battle, the morale of the soldiers must be boosted.

What the soldiers wanted was simple: money.

With money there is morale; without money there is no morale. It’s that simple.

The government will definitely not pay this money.

Not to mention that the government office has no money, even if it did, it would not be given to these soldiers.

Normally, it would be the wealthy households and gentry who would contribute money and grain.

"Governor," Zhao Lujiao couldn't help but say, "At least 40,000 taels of silver will be needed."

At this time, there were more than ten thousand soldiers in Zunhua City. The generals at all levels had to divide the money, and each soldier had to give at least three taels.

"So many?" Wang Yuanya frowned immediately.

Tens of thousands of taels of silver is a huge sum of money. Are the wealthy gentry in Zunhua City willing to take it out?
"Commander~~~"

Zhao Shier shouted outside the door, interrupting the conversation between the two most senior officials in Zunhua City at that time.

"Why is it him again!"

Upon learning that it was Chen Ran who caused the trouble, Wang Yuanya almost lost her composure, "Sun Wukong? How could he cause trouble like this!"

If it were an ordinary day, he would definitely be charged with indiscriminate killing.

Zhao Lujiao was also troubled. "This kid is too angry."

"There are so many injustices in the world. Can you kill them all?"

When Zhao Lujiao and Wang Yuanya, who were in great pain, came here, County Magistrate Xu Ze and others also rushed over after hearing the news.

"You are killing innocent people!" Xu Ze was so angry that he jumped up and down. "I want to impeach you."

Chen Ran said nothing, looking at the civilians who were beaten to death by the yamen runners and covered with cotton cloth. He held the handle of the goose-feather knife with one hand, gritted his teeth and walked over step by step.

"You took money from the Eastern Tartar spies and sent the yamen runners to beat the people to death." At this point, he had already drawn his goose-feather knife. "Today I will..."

“Chen Ran!!”

With a roar, Zhao Lujiao rode his horse to Chen Ran and glared at him, "Put away the knife!"

Chen Ran raised his head and looked at him with narrowed eyes.

Although he stopped, he still held the goose-feather knife in his hand.

Zhao Lujiao was also speechless. He had been in the army for many years, and this was the second time he had seen someone with such a bad temper.

The first person with such a bad temper was named Man Gui.

"He is an official appointed by the imperial court." Zhao Lujiao dismounted and said kindly, "Don't do anything reckless."

Xu Ze is the Marquis of Baili, a seventh-rank official, and a county magistrate.

Killing those yamen runners is completely different from killing the county magistrate.

The former can be easily explained, but there is only one explanation for the latter, which is killing officials and rebelling!

After a moment of silence, Chen Ran called out, "Liu Youfu."

Liu Youfu, who had become noticeably stronger and had a double chin, ran over and said, "Sir."

Staring at the uncomfortable Xu Ze, Chen Ran gritted his teeth and asked, "When the Eastern Tartars attack the city, will Lord Xu attack the city walls?"

Liu Youfu was stunned for a moment, then responded, "Lord Xu has the responsibility to defend the territory, so naturally we have to climb the city wall."

"On the battlefield, swords and spears are blind and arrows are merciless." Chen Ran finally retracted his gaze and looked at Liu Youfu. "Do you understand?"

I understand it so well, how could I not understand it?

Everyone present knew exactly what this meant.

"Don't worry, sir. I will make sure it's properly arranged."

Wang Yuanya couldn't stand it anymore, her face flushed and she was furious. "What do you want to do? What do you want to do!!"

Openly discussing how to kill the imperial seal, this man must be crazy.

Chen Ran was not crazy, he was just extremely disappointed with the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty and was unwilling to endure it any longer.

Except that he could not surrender to the Eastern Tartars and get a haircut, he had made plans to become a bandit at worst.

This bunch of civil servants is really disgusting.

"Chen Ran!"

Zhao Lujiao was also very angry, "Don't talk nonsense!"

He was not defending Xu Ze, but he felt that such matters should be arranged privately and how could they be said in public.

Wang Yuanya laughed in anger, "Well, well, well, you are just a small general, and you dared to murder the imperial seal. Commander Zhao, why don't you arrest him?"

"Wangfutai."

Zhao Lujiao said indifferently, "Chen Ran's benefactor in the court is Minister Zhou. His name is also written on the emperor's sleeve. He has made great contributions this time, and the reward will be issued soon. You have seen with your own eyes how powerful the thousands of elite servants under his command are. Do you want to provoke a rebellion when the Eastern Tartars are about to besiege the city?"

These words can be regarded as a direct break in the relationship.

All of Chen Ran's identity and background were revealed to let the civil officials know clearly that although he was only a captain, he was not someone to be trifled with.

There is a person in the court, Lord Zhou, who is rumored to be about to enter the cabinet and recently became a minister from a minister.

The emperor knew his name and even wrote it on his sleeve, taking it very seriously.

The thousands of family servants under his command are really good at fighting. If they fight in the city, even if they can win, will they still want to keep Zunhua City? Wouldn't the Eastern Tartars who heard the news be laughing to death?
It is precisely because he knows all this that Zhao Lujiao has always treated Chen Ran well.

The surroundings suddenly fell silent.

The civil officials had never expected that a mere military commander, a minor official of the sixth rank, could have such profound strength and background. The sound of horse hooves and footsteps was heard, and a large number of soldiers appeared at the end of the street.

The leader was actually Zhu Laitong, deputy general of the Jizhen headquarters' special forces battalion.

Upon learning the news that Chen Ran had a conflict with the civil servants, Zhu Laitong, who was a bootlicker, hurriedly brought his troops to support.

"General Chen Qian, I'm here to help you~~~"

A shout made the atmosphere even more tense.

Zhao Lujiao was almost mad with anger, and a war was really about to break out.

"Zhu Laitong!" he shouted angrily, "You are crazy for taking troops out of the camp without permission!"

Zhu Laitong, wearing armor, ran directly to Chen Ran's side and looked at Zhao Lujiao with disdain, "General Zhao, I will not care about anything else, but if anyone dares to harm General Chen Qian, I will bring the soldiers of the Special Forces Battalion to fight him to the end!"

The civil servants were completely speechless.

As far as the eye can see, the nearby streets are already filled with armored soldiers.

In this situation, let alone wanting to punish Chen Ran, at the mere order of others, they would be chopped into meat paste immediately.

I really can't understand how a small captain can have such great power.

The atmosphere was extremely tense. If the soldiers lost control, there would be no way to end it.

"okay."

Chen Ran finally spoke, "The Eastern Tartars are brutal, and the people outside the city have entered the city to survive. The army entered the city, occupied the houses, and the people inside the city were left homeless. These people must be properly resettled."

All the soldiers outside the city were taken into the city, so it was naturally impossible for them to live on the streets, so occupying private houses was inevitable.

He pointed to the tall courtyard wall of the Gao family nearby and said, "The poor have no place to stand, but the rich have many courtyards and paths."

"This family is a spy from the Eastern Tartars. We seized their house to house the common people and used their wealth to reward the troops."

"I think there are still many spies from the Eastern Tartars in the city." Chen Ran looked at Wang Yuanya and said, "Sir, please help me with the task of confiscating the property and arresting the people."

"This..." Wang Yuanya's forehead was slightly sweaty. He knew that if things went wrong at this time, there would be a mutiny. He asked cautiously, "How many families are there among the Donglu spies?"

The excuse of being a spy from the Eastern Tartars can indeed be used, but there is a limit to it.

We can't confiscate all the wealthy families and gentry in the city.

"It should be enough for the homeless people to live in." Chen Ran calmed down. The most important thing now was to deal with the Eastern Tartar.

The wealthy and gentry families in Zunhua City suffered a great disaster.

Especially those whose backgrounds and connections are not strong enough, their homes are occupied and their property is taken away.

Anyone who was dissatisfied would be immediately charged with being a spy for the Eastern Tartars and taken away to jail.

In this city lockdown environment, there is no way to contact anyone if you want to do anything.

The displaced people were arranged accommodation in batches. Chen Ran took out a large amount of food, set up a pot on the street to cook porridge and distribute it. He also took out cotton cloth for the people to keep out the cold.

Although it was surprising that Chen Ran took out so much food, cloth and other supplies and gave them to the common people for free.

But Zhao Lujiao, Wang Yuanya and others still admire him deep in their hearts.

After all, as long as they are not truly evil, even if they themselves will not do good things in the world, they will still be admired.

"All my family assets have been drained out." Chen Ran felt a headache when he looked at the empty storage space.

It costs too much to provide assistance to so many people.

Just when I was in a dilemma, two lines of subtitles suddenly appeared in front of me.

'The modification of history has been completed, and the reward will be issued.'

'The salary of rice was 17,556 dan, the salary of silver was 21,480 liang, the salary of cotton cloth was 8,960 bolts, the salary of beans was 9,600 dan, the salary of salt was 4,390 jin, the salary of sugar was 800 jin, the salary of wine was 2,000 jin, the salary of oil was 1,600 jin, the salary of vinegar was 1,900 jin, the salary of soy sauce was 2,300 jin, the salary of pepper was 770 jin, the salary of ginger was 500 jin, and the salary of garlic was 600 jin.'

"What do you mean?" Chen Ran was stunned. "You know I have nothing, so you offer to give it to me?"

In front of him, the system's reply appeared, "The previous revision of the Donglin Party's "Zhong Zheng Ying Chao" to "Qun Chou Ying Chao" was completed, and the relevant rewards were issued."

"Donglin Party, is this sponsorship provided by the Donglin Party?"

At the same time, Beijing.

In the imperial study in the Forbidden City, the young Emperor Chongzhen swept all the memorials on the desk in front of him to the ground.

"Liars, they are all liars!"

The flushed face of Emperor Chongzhen could not hide his anger. "I trusted you so much and entrusted the court and the country to you, but you are so shameless!"

Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun, who were standing by, looked at each other and then lowered their eyelids at the same time.

They also didn't expect that the Donglin Party's idiots were so stupid.

From the court to the localities, they embezzled money and seized power, shielded each other, and were greedy and shameless, to say the least. They were actually so stupid as to write down all the dirty deeds they had done in memorials, and sent them to the emperor one by one.

These are just a bunch of idiots.

They dared to swear that they had never seen such a stupid person, he was simply a clown.

And it's not just one or two people. The entire Donglin Party has turned into such idiots since they boasted that the court is full of righteous people.

There were people helping to suppress it before, but now that the Eastern Tartars have broken through the border and are wreaking havoc in the capital, someone has to take the blame.

The Donglin Party deserves their misfortune.

Emperor Chongzhen, with a flushed face, picked up the tea bowl and drank some water to calm himself down.

The Imperial Horse Supervisor Gao Qiqian rushed in, tumbling and crawling, and shouted, "Your Majesty, great joy, great joy~~~"

Emperor Chongzhen choked on a mouthful of water and almost died.

After finally recovering from the shock, he glared at Gao Qiqian and asked, "Which city has repelled the Eastern Tartars' harassment and is using such a false thing to humiliate me?"

"Your Majesty!"

Gao Qiqian knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously, "A great victory, a great victory. Jizhen General Zhao Lujiao led the elite troops of Jizhen to fight against the Eastern Tartars outside Zunhua City, beheading 2,300 slaves! He also beheaded the twelve sons of the old slave, the pseudo-slave chieftain Ajige, the leader of the Bordered White Banner!"

PS: Thank you to my book friend Uncle National for the 10,000-point reward support.

Thank you very much, thank you very much!
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