Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 237 What the hell
Sun Chuanting naturally knew that they couldn't believe it, so he explained to them: "Your Majesty is wise and invented science, and the cost of fine steel smelting has been greatly reduced. Although this kind of armor is stronger than Shanwen armor, it is lighter. The cost is much cheaper.”

"..." Chen Yongfu and others were stunned when they heard this!

Armors that are stronger than Shanwen armor, but lighter, are even cheaper, which is a bit against their common sense!
However, this is what Sun Dushi said, so he has no reason to lie to them.Moreover, Sun Dushi also explained in his words that the reason for this is because His Majesty invented science.I don't know what this science is, it's so powerful?
If Sun Chuanting was talking about this science, he meant to make Emperor Tianqi's carpenter work better and make all kinds of more exquisite objects, I am afraid that these people will not be so shocked, and even think that the emperor is not doing his job properly. !
However, now Sun Chuanting is saying that Emperor Chongzhen's scientific method can reduce the cost of fine steel smelting, but this statement can shock everyone present.

why?
Because everyone knows that if refined steel smelting can greatly reduce the cost, it will bring great changes to the court, that is, to Daming.

Among other things, in troubled times, just the improvement of the army's combat power will help the imperial government and army to wipe out the bandits and even restore Liaodong.

Needless to say, there are still many utensils in daily life, which can also greatly improve the needs of people's lives if they are made of fine steel.

Almost everyone knows about steel, this is a very important item!
Gao Mingheng came back to his senses first, and was immediately overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so great Ming can be saved, and peace in the world is not far away!"

The world is in chaos, not only the people suffer, but also the officials, especially the grassroots officials.

In the three months of the beacon fire, the family letter is worth ten thousand gold. An official like Gao Mingheng who is in a different place, of course, is also because of this troubled world, and he misses his family all the time.

Therefore, it can be said that everyone misses the days of peace in the world!

Hearing his words, everyone was very happy, and they all praised how wise and powerful the current emperor is!
At the same time, Sun Chuanting could also confirm that the most likely reason why the bandits withdrew earlier than the emperor had said was that they were threatened by the white army.

Because in the things the emperor said before, there is no such thing as the white pole army.Now, the white-armed army with thousands of new-style armor came over, which made the thieves think that there is no benefit in staying in Kaifeng, so what else can they do if they don't leave?
But although Sun Chuanting thought so, he was still very cautious.Immediately ordered Chen Yongfu: "Send them out at night and follow the bandit army far away. Let's see where they go?"

"The last general obeys the order!" Chen Yongfu immediately cupped his fists to accept the order.

As for Kaifeng City, as the news spread, the thieves disappeared from the sight of Kaifeng City, and everyone was happy, as if it was the New Year.

After the second day, the people in the city flocked to the gate of the yamen, represented by the local gentry, and petitioned Sun Chuanting to send someone to take back the old and weak family members on the north bank of the Yellow River.

With the Battle of Kaifeng over, they naturally missed those family members the most!
And before again, Ye Fushou had already paid off, saying that the army of thieves burned and killed all the way, and went to Guide Mansion.

Therefore, Sun Chuanting replied to the people in Kaifeng that he would first send people to the north bank of the Yellow River to understand the situation, and then make a decision.

Sun Chuanting defended Kaifeng with high prestige. He said that although the people in Kaifeng missed their relatives very much, they didn't say much.

That's it, soon, Kaifeng City got in touch with the Baigan Army, knowing that what the captives said was true, everyone in Kaifeng was naturally very happy: their family members were fine, and they were killed by the Baigan Army. Saved!
The next thing, naturally, began to arrange to pick up the Baigan army and Kaifeng's old and weak to Kaifeng.

However, Sun Chuanting was still very cautious. He waited until the army of thieves entered the Guide Mansion and refugees began to appear outside Kaifeng City before he agreed to the request for Kaifeng to return to normal.

Immediately, all the people in Kaifeng were very happy, because Kaifeng was guarded, and their family members were fine. The court also agreed to exempt tax afterwards. In this way, the following days can be expected to be better.

However, in this happy and harmonious atmosphere, there is also a little disappointment.

No, Gao Mingheng reported to Sun Chuanting: "There are as many as a thousand refugees outside the city, and most of them were harmed by thieves in the surrounding area. Can His Highness King Zhou give some money to help these refugees rebuild their homes?"

Naturally, Sun Chuanting would not refuse this request and immediately agreed.

Seeing that he agreed, Gao Mingheng was also very happy, and continued, "These refugees are all young and strong. If they are not properly resettled, it will be troublesome if they turn around and turn into thieves!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Chuanting was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Are they all young and strong?"

"It's young and strong, what's the matter?" Gao Mingheng felt something wrong with Sun Chuanting's tone, so he asked in puzzlement, "The thieves are raging, and only the young and strong can escape the scourge of the thieves."

The old and the weak move the same, and are more likely to be caught by thieves!
He felt that Sun Chuanting was a little unfounded, so he explained: "The lower officials have verified that they are indeed the people around Kaifeng, and there are people in the city who know them."

Logically speaking, in this case, there should be no problem.

However, Sun Chuanting has dealt with Li Zicheng for many years and knows Li Zicheng's resilience well.In addition, this time, Li Zicheng withdrew from Kaifeng earlier than the emperor told him, instead of digging the Yellow River and flooding Kaifeng before leaving.

Even if it is true that there are more white pole soldiers, Sun Chuanting is more cautious than Gao Mingheng when these few things are connected.

Gao Mingheng looked at Sun Chuanting's expression and saw that he still seemed to have doubts, so he said again: "The army of thieves has entered the Guide Mansion, and they have left Fengyuan, what kind of conspiracy can there be?"

Sun Chuanting ignored him, but turned around and asked Chen Yongfu, "Is there any place to hide soldiers in the surrounding area?"

Kaifeng is located on a plain, stretching as far as the eye can see, there is no place to hide soldiers at all.

When Gao Mingheng heard Sun Chuanting's words, he immediately muttered in his heart: Sun Dushi has been imprisoned for several years, why has he become so timid?

But Chen Yongfu is different from Gao Mingheng, after all, he leads troops to fight.

After hearing Sun Chuanting's words, he thought for a while, and immediately answered Sun Chuanting seriously: "If it is an infantry army, there is no place to hide soldiers around. But if it is a cavalry army, within a day's journey, you can go to Zhuxian in the south of Kaifeng. Near the town, there is Niutou Mountain, where you can hide temporarily."

That Niutoushan was the place where Yue Fei and Jin Wushu fought.

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he immediately confessed solemnly: "The order is that the white pole army will cross the river first. Kaifeng, the old and the weak, will all be on the north bank of the Yellow River. They are not allowed to cross the river without my official's permission! In addition, Supai will not accept them at night. There are other mountains like Niutou Mountain, which can be reached by cavalry troops in one day, not two days!"

"The last general obeys the order!" Chen Yongfu also had a serious expression when he heard this, and immediately clasped his fists and shouted to accept the order.

Then, when he turned around and was about to go out, he heard Sun Chuanting instructing Gao Mingheng again: "Send someone to verify which villages the refugees outside the city came from, and then go to verify the situation in those villages to see if their families have been exiled. The thief killed, the corpse must be checked!"

According to what was said before, those refugees came from the surrounding areas of Kaifeng, so they are under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng. As long as they are not hermits, there is information in the government office, and the population can be checked.

Gao Mingheng was shocked when he heard this, and quickly confirmed to Sun Chuanting: "Your Excellency, you suspect that these refugees will be coerced by the thieves with their families to do things that endanger Kaifeng?"

"If your family members are in the hands of the thief, will you obey the order of the thief?" Sun Chuanting didn't answer, but asked instead.

Hearing this, Gao Mingheng was speechless.

If he faced an unfamiliar Shangguan, he would definitely say some righteous words, saying that he would not obey the orders of thieves.

However, he had worked with Sun Chuanting for so long, and he already knew what Sun Chuanting meant when he said this, so he didn't ask him to express his attitude at all, just to show that those refugees were likely to do so.

After thinking so slowly, he finally agreed, and immediately sent someone to verify the family information of the refugees outside the city.

But this matter is the same as going to the surrounding area to search for traces of thieves, and it will take a few days.

In order to make sure it was correct, Sun Chuanting issued another order to ask the Baigan Army to suspend crossing the river.

Because he had already learned that the bandits had crossed the river before, and they wanted to catch those old and weak in Kaifeng to threaten the Kaifeng defenders.Although he had already thought about this matter before, for this reason, he once gave Huang Shu a strict order to ensure that this matter would not happen no matter what means he used.

However, if it is possible, of course he also thinks that Kaifeng is old and weak.

Therefore, if the thieves did not really have to retreat, but would return to their carbine guns, even if all the white-armed troops crossed the river, they would not be afraid of attacking halfway across the river, but on the north bank of the Yellow River, they would lose the protection of the white-armed army. side would be dangerous.

In addition, on Kaifeng's side, self-protection capabilities are sufficient, and there is no special need for white-armed troops.And the more than 5000 white-armed army, even if they have about [-] new-style armors, are not enough to fight the bandits in the field.

Because Kaifeng is a plain, and the Baigan army is basically all infantry, plus the bandits have hundreds of thousands of troops. If you just lead the Baigan army to chase the bandits, you will probably be surrounded by heavy troops, and you will be alone. , will eventually lose the white pole army.

Based on all these, Sun Chuanting must confirm that the thief really has to leave before he will let go of Kaifeng's control.

(End of this chapter)