Chapter 296 The Destruction of the Jin Kingdom 7

When entering Mongolia to fight, food and grass are essential, but having a weapon is also indispensable. Otherwise, even with Wanyan Xiang, he would not be able to guarantee a chance to win.

Firearms, yes, are firearms. Since Han Zhongwei's firearms were invented, the power of firearms has been tested in actual combat, and at the same time, they have also been unanimously recognized by all the enemies and our enemies who have used and experienced it. Jamuha unified Mongolia with 7,000 mines and 5,000 grenades, and the Kelie tribe used 16,000 mines to trap Jamuha's 200,000 troops in the capital. Han Zhongwei even rose strongly in Xixia with firearms, and even the emperor of Xixia had to bow down and obey.

Now that Jamuha has firearms in his hand, Wanyan Xiang will not rashly enter the grassland without enough firearms. The 500,000 army is already the largest force that Dajin can use. If it fails, Wanyan Xiang dare not imagine what the consequences will be. The Han people in Dajin have been ready to move. Once the news of Dajin's failure is transmitted back to China, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, Wanyan Xiang's pressure to send troops this time was quite high, and he even had the idea of ​​"making achievements but seeking nothing wrong". Now, the firearms in the Jin Dynasty are not full. Last time, Wanyan Xun went to assist the Kelie tribe in attacking Jamukha, which consumed more than half of them. A small part of the firearms of the Kelie tribe were used outside the capital of the Mongolian capital. Now the firearms of the entire Jin Dynasty are even comparable to those of the Kelie tribe.

But these firearms cannot be used now, and the mines in them are basically buried in the border. Now they are going to enter the grassland to fight. Without firearms, that is absolutely impossible.

However, in the past, the purchase of firearms from Han Zhongwei was contracted by Wanyan Xun. Now, he suddenly wanted to purchase firearms from Han Zhongwei in large quantities. If someone else was replaced, it would not necessarily be possible to complete this task. Firearms are no more than other goods. No matter how much money you spend, Han Zhongwei would not sell them to you. Half a year ago, Wanyan Xun spent 1.5 million yuan to buy 40,000 landmines and 30,000 grenades from Han Zhongwei.

Now that the 500,000 troops are on the battlefield, the firearms they need are at least several times the number. Will Han Zhongwei sell them? Moreover, the firearms bought by Dajin will still deal with his former allies. Even if Han Zhongwei is willing to sell them, will the price be the same as before? According to Han Zhongwei's personality, it is almost impossible to start a price without sitting on the ground.

Wanyan Xiang discussed this matter together with the Minister of Works Nian Youwen Tathagata, and Nian Youwen, had no choice but to buy firearms from Han Zhongwei. This matter has always been the responsibility of Wanyan Xun. Although he was the Minister of Works, he never got involved in it. Even Tian Fenggu, the person in the Ministry of Works, was better than him.

Thinking of Tian Fenggu, Nian Youwen's eyes suddenly lit up. If Wanyan Xun could not contact Han Zhongwei directly, perhaps only he could speak up Han Zhongwei. Thinking about the price at the beginning, Han Zhongwei was tightening the price and not letting go. It was Tian Fenggu who went to Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan to suppress the price of firearms.

"Sir, the Ministry of Works has been involved in the relationship between Tian Fenggu and Han Zhongwei. Why don't he go to Fengxiang Mansion?" Nian Youwen said.

"Tian Fenggu?" Wanyan Xiang thought about it carefully before thinking that Tian Fenggu was the man. Perhaps no one is more suitable than him now. "You can let him go. Now Tian Fenggu is an official in the rank of the sixth or seventh grade?"

"Seventh grade." Nian Youwen said.

"Seventh rank? It seems to be too small. Why don't you take him to Fengxiang Mansion?" Wanyan Xiang thought about it. Although Tian Fenggu was an old acquaintance with Han Zhongwei, Han Zhongwei's identity is now different from the past. The invisible Supreme Emperor of Xixia also owns seven prefectures of the Great Jin Dynasty. In terms of power, he is not inferior to himself, the Prime Minister and Privy Councilor of the Great Jin Dynasty, and even is even better than him. Even if Nian Youwen went there, his identity is several levels different from the other party.

"Sir, you should give up on the young one. Han Zhongwei is very difficult to meet. If I take action, I will definitely not be able to succeed. It is better to choose another talented person." Nian Youwen was anxious when he heard this. Even Wanyan Xun could only pretend to be a grandson in front of Han Zhongwei. In other people's eyes, he was a minister of the Ministry of Works. If the matter is done, no matter how great the contribution is, he will not be able to be promoted. But if he fails, the black hat on his head may be about to fly away.

"You are the Minister of Works, and it is most suitable for you to purchase firearms." Wanyan Xiang frowned slightly.

"It is the matter of the Ministry of Revenue. Do you want Lord Wanyan of the Ministry of Revenue to go there?" Nian Youwen was determined not to go to Fengxiang Mansion. The number of firearms purchased this time is very huge. Even if Wanyan Xun comes forward, it may not be guaranteed to buy them in full, let alone him, the Minister of Works, who has never met Han Zhongwei for several times?

"The Ministry of Revenue is now about to allocate grain and grass, and I'm afraid Lord Wanyan is in no way." Wanyan Xiang said that the army is about to set off, and the grain and grass required is astronomical. The Ministry of Revenue has a great responsibility, so it is not easy to complete this task. If the Ministry of Revenue purchases firearms, if nothing can be done on both sides, it will affect the army's going on.

"If you don't let Tian Fenggu go alone, forget it." Nian Youwen said softly.

"He is a worker, a seventh-rank minor official, I'm afraid Han Zhongwei won't even see him." Wanyan Xiang snorted coldly. He was already very dissatisfied with Nian Youwen's attitude of pushing and blocking three times. If it weren't for the extraordinary period, he would definitely suggest that the emperor replace Nian Youwen.

"Although Tian Fenggu is only a seventh-rank official now, isn't it enough to promote him? In the future, the firearms we need will definitely be in a steady stream. If he completes this task well, he can be responsible for purchasing firearms in the future." Nian Youwen made a brain teaser. He had already heard Wanyan Xiang's dissatisfaction with him. Now, only by helping Wanyan Xiang solve this problem first can he not blame him for this matter.

"That's right, Lord Nian, what does Tian Fenggu think it is appropriate to go to Fengxiang Mansion?" Wanyan Xiang's eyes lit up. If Tian Fenggu was able to do things well, what's the point if he was allowed to serve as the Minister of Works? People like Nian Youwen, occupying a pit and not stool, would be a waste of food.

"How about the fourth-rank Ministry of Works or Ministry of Revenue?" Nian Youwen said.

"I'll consider it." Wanyan Xiang picked up the teacup and took a sip.

When Nianyou heard this, he quickly said goodbye and left. After Nianyou heard that he had left, Wanyan Xiang sneered and asked the servants to prepare the carriage. He wanted to enter the palace immediately.

"Emperor, Nian Youwen heard that this person is old and has no aura. If such a person is left to stay in the court, it will be unfavorable to the country and the people. I ask the emperor to let this person die early and return home." After seeing Wanyan Jing, Wanyan Xiang expressed his thoughts without hesitation. He was very disappointed with Nian Youwen. When Dajin was facing danger, he was still thinking about personal gains and losses. What is the use of such a person staying in the court?

"Why did you say this?" Wanyan Jing fought, and Wanyan Xiang had not yet made any strong demands to directly remove the third-rank official from the court.

General Wanyan Xiang reported to Wanyan Jing about what happened just now. Everyone knows how important firearms are to Dajin now, but even this friend of mine in the Nian did not even have the confidence to go to Fengxiang Mansion.

"If you do extraordinary things in extraordinary times, I hope the emperor will be punished." Wanyan Xiang has a bit of a threat. Although it will take two or three months to mobilize food and grass to concentrate the 500,000 army, but the firearms have not arrived in a day. What is the use of 500,000 troops even if they arrive on the grassland? As long as Jamukha calculates the opportunity, just using landmines can prevent Wanyan Xiang from going further.

"Okay, since you want to get rid of Nian Youwen, who can take over his position?" Wanyan Jing was moved by Wanyan Xiang's extraordinary things in extraordinary times. Yes, now there is a game of chess in the country, and everyone has to work for the army to go to war. What kind of grass do you Nian Youwen are actually thinking about stealing.

"The Ministry of Works is engaged in Tian Fenggu as the Minister of Shangshu." Wanyan Xiang said solemnly.

"The Ministry of Works is engaged in Tian Fenggu? Is this just a sixth or seventh rank official? Is it appropriate to be promoted to a third rank official?" Wanyan Jing frowned. He had no impression of Tian Fenggu at all. He promoted such an unknown young man to the Minister of Works at once, which would make other ministers in the court extremely dissatisfied.

"The same thing is said, it is an extraordinary thing to do in extraordinary times. Although Tian Fenggu is young and has little qualifications, he can do things. For example, he must do something for buying firearms from Han Zhongwei this time. And replacing Tian Fenggu with Nian Youwen's position is to tell other officials that in this extraordinary time, those who are perfunctory and afraid of moving forward will not end well," Wanyan Xiang said firmly.

"Okay, this army's expedition is also an extremely important thing for our dynasty. We can only win but not defeat. We would rather not win than preserve our strength. Remember." Wanyan Jing has been considering this issue these days. The 500,000 army, the food, grass, military pay, and firearms, almost empty all the national treasury. Sometimes he also asked himself, is it worth doing this?

But soon, he answered firmly again, it was worth it. The Mongolian question is like a person with a sore on the back of his hand. If he doesn't pay attention to him now, there may not be too big problems for a period of time. But if he is allowed to develop, the sore will become suppurated for decades, or even more than ten years later, and eventually become a fatal injury.

Therefore, it is better to deal with Jamuka in Mongolia than to deal with it early. The cost of sending troops one day earlier is smaller. If it is delayed for three years and five years, and when Jamuka becomes a climate, it may not be so simple to deal with it. Therefore, it would rather tighten your belt now than to kill Jamuka in the cradle. Anyone who wants to hinder this matter will have to pay a price.

The next day, Wanyan Jing issued an edict, saying that Nianyou was old and promised to retire and return home. Because of his outstanding ability, Tian Fenggu was specially appointed as the Minister of Works and received the third rank.

As soon as this imperial edict was issued, all the ministers in the court moved. Nian Youwen had just passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven. How could he take on his old age? And the kindness of arrogance to retire and return home was actually to remove all positions. People with good knowledge immediately knew that this was because Nian Youwen was passive and lazy, which made Wanyan Xiang really angry. Now, under the thunder, he was directly dismissed and no longer held Nian Youwen's guilty, which was considered an extra kindness.

As expected by Wanyan Xiang, the imperial edict was very shocked to the ministers in the court, especially the Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of War, Privy Council and other yamen related to the army's expedition, were all frightened and walking on thin ice. They were all cautious about the military's expedition, and were afraid that one would be bad, so they would be sued and returned home. They were asked to sue and return home in their early fifties. Nian Youwen was the first person since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Although the ministers in the court were shocked, the most shocking thing was Tian Fenggu, the protagonist of the incident. He did not expect that the world would really lose pies, and this pie was so big that it could kill people. Until he was summoned by Wanyan Xiang to discuss matters, he was still confused and did not wake up from the shock.

From the seventh rank to the third rank of Shangshu, this was a total of eighth levels. Such an promotion speed was rare since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty. Not to mention that Tian Fenggu was just an unknown minor official, and he was not from a Jinshi.

Wanyan Xiang saw Tian Fenggu’s eyes were dull and his whole body was as if he was wandering around in the sky. He knew that the other party was shocked by the huge surprise and was too anxious. He summoned him to such a critical moment, and was afraid that he had not yet digested the huge news. Wanyan Xiang had to order someone to bring a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote a letter to him in front of Tian Fenggu, and asked someone to send him back. At the same time, he would send the letter to Tian Fenggu’s entourage and remind them to remember to let Lord Tian Shangshu see the letter with his own eyes before going to bed.

Tian Fenggu didn't wake up until the evening. He was taken to drink at night. He couldn't remember what he said and did during the meal. Even if Wanyan Xiang summoned him to discuss something, he still had no impression of it. Fortunately, Wanyan Xiang wrote him a letter so that he would not make a fool of himself after taking office on the first day tomorrow.

Seeing Wanyan Xiang's letter, Tian Fenggu realized that the reason why he was able to become a third-rank official from a seventh-rank official was because of Han Zhongwei. The army of 500,000 Dajin was about to go to the grassland. In the current situation, it was unimaginable that there were no firearms. Especially Jamuha started with firearms, so Dajin needed firearms even more, and there were much more firearms than Jamuha. Otherwise, the army of 500,000 might be very majestic when it went there. When it came back, half of the people would have to be blessed by the Bodhisattva.

After reading the letter, Tian Fenggu suddenly became much more awake. He turned out to be Ding Chuan's detailed work. He always thought that he would provide Ding Chuan with all kinds of information from the court that he could know. Today, this imperial edict made him a little fluttering. The financial host was as loving as a kind of loving kind as he was. Where should he go? This question has been hesitating in his heart today, but now, he knew clearly that the reason why this loving kindness came to him was not without a reason. If it weren't for his identity, he could have suppressed the price of the firearm from Han Zhongwei? If it weren't for this identity, he could have completed this task?

Wanyan Xiang wrote clearly in the letter that this mission can only be successful but not failed. If he cannot buy 100,000 landmines and more than 300,000 grenades from Han Zhongwei, then he, the Minister of Works, will be taken back immediately. It is impossible for him to even go back to work as the seventh grade again.

Fortunately, I was just shaking, fortunately Wanyan Xiang wrote it clearly in the letter, fortunately, everything has not happened yet, fortunately...

Tian Fenggu's forehead was covered with a layer of fine sweat, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he had been turning around for a while at the gate of hell.

The next morning, Tian Fenggu did not go to the Ministry of Works to take office, but went to Wanyan Xiang's mansion early in the morning. After meeting Wanyan Xiang, he immediately led several heads of the Ministry of Works and pulled out 200 carts of money from the national treasury. Under the protection of a thousand soldiers, he went to Fengxiang Mansion in a mighty manner.

Of course, before going there, Tian Fenggu informed Ding Chuan of everything that happened in the past two days, and asked them to notify Ding Chuan as quickly as possible.

After receiving this news, Tian Fenggu had just left Zhongdu for three days. He was holding a letter written by Wanyan Xiang to Tian Fenggu in his hand. Ding Chuan was sitting at the bottom, waiting for Han Zhongwei to speak silently.

"What do you think about this?" Han Zhongwei asked.

"It's a good thing. So far, he is the highest-ranking person." Ding Chuan said. As long as he helps Tian Fenggu complete this task, and with other detailed works in Zhongdu, it is very easy for Tian Fenggu to firmly take up the position of Minister of Works. With this third-rank senior official, Ding Chuan will be able to get the news as soon as possible in the future. Unlike before, his news will always be delayed by one or two days.

"But 100,000 mines and 300,000 grenades are not a small number. If Wanyan Xiang really wants to bring such a large number of firearms to Mongolia, Jamuha will be in danger." Han Zhongwei sighed. Jamuha's main function is to help him deal with the Jin Kingdom. Now Han Zhongwei's strategy has changed from far-distance and close marriage to far-distance and close attack. Of course, the best ending is that Jamuha and Jin Kingdom have both suffered losses, allowing Han Zhongwei, the fisherman, to benefit from it.

"We can also support a batch of firearms in Jamukha." Ding Chuanqing knew that although the Jin Kingdom had an agreement with Han Zhongwei, in the face of absolute interests, all the agreements were a piece of waste paper. Moreover, the Jin Kingdom's custody agreement did not clearly state that Han Zhongwei could not support Jamukha, it was just a transaction that could only be understood but not expressed. Even if Han Zhongwei was openly supporting Jamukha, Wanyan Jing couldn't say anything.

"Supporting firearms alone may not work. Wanyan Xiang is a famous general in the Jin Dynasty. Now he has gathered all his strength to deal with Jamuha. If one of them is not good, Jamuha, Genghis Khan, is really going to replace him." Han Zhongwei was in a dilemma. He heard that the Jin Dynasty was going to dispatch an army of 500,000 to deal with Jamuha, and he was very happy because as far as he knew, the Jin Dynasty did not have many firearms. As long as Jamuha was steadily and stably, just dragging him can drag Wanyan Xiang back. But now the Jin Dynasty suddenly came to buy firearms again, and the number was so large that it would be difficult for Jamuha to maintain his advantage.

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