The rise of the poor

"Don't worry, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. Anyway, there are a lot of Japanese pirates, and we can't wipe them out in a short time. Once you have replenished your firearms and gunpowder, we will have plenty of opportunities. It doesn't matter if we wait for a while."

Zhao Wenhua smiled and waved his hand to show that he was not in a hurry. Seeing that Zhu Ping'an's tea was finished, he picked up the teapot and filled Zhu Ping'an with a cup.

"Thank you, Master Zhao, for your understanding." Zhu Ping'an bowed to express his gratitude.

"At a time when all parts of Jiangnan were suffering from defeats against the Japanese pirates, Zihou's victory in Zhejiang was truly precious. In particular, some people refused to send out a single soldier despite my repeated urgings, as if the Japanese pirates were their own and they were afraid that sending out troops would injure them."

While Zhao Wenhua praised Zhu Ping'an, he was also sarcastic about Zhang Jing and others, implying that Zhang Jing was supporting the Japanese for his own benefit.

Zhu Ping'an didn't know how to respond, so he just remained silent.

"Zihou, you don't know. It's not easy for me to be an imperial envoy. When I left Beijing, I boasted to His Majesty that I would lead the royal army to wipe out the Japanese pirates in two or three months at the shortest, or half a year at the longest, and return a prosperous and stable Jiangnan to His Majesty, and a peaceful life to the people."

"But, I am ashamed, ashamed. I have repeatedly asked Governor Zhang Jing to lead the army to destroy the Japanese, but Governor Zhang not only did not send a single soldier, but also excluded me from the military. He did not let me get involved in any military affairs, and guarded against me like a thief. Now, let alone being a commander, I don't even have the basic right to know about military affairs."

"I can't supervise Zhang Jing, and the same goes for Cao Bangfu and other generals. They keep silent when I supervise them."

"Zihou, I am in a difficult situation. I don't even know how to explain this to His Majesty. I am too embarrassed to report this to His Majesty."

Zhao Wenhua complained to Zhu Ping'an, saying how Zhang Jing and others were uncooperative and how difficult it was for him.

There should be a sequel, after so much preparation.
朱平安在赵文华开始吐苦水的时候，就开始心中默数1、2、3、4、5、6
Sure enough, when Zhu Pingan silently counted to 8, Zhao Wenhua spoke.

"Fortunately, God has a way out. Zihou, your great victory in northern Zhejiang has finally given me the courage to report to His Majesty."

Zhao Wenhua walked forward, patted Zhu Ping'an on the shoulder, and said with a look of great relief on his face, his words full of hints.

We still have to take credit.

I thought you were not trying to steal the credit, but wanted to pull yourself onto their chariot and make another contribution. I didn't expect that you would come back and still want to steal the credit.

"Ahem, Master Zhao, after the ambush in northern Zhejiang was successful, I immediately sent someone to report the battle report to Governor Zhang Jing. I also wrote a secret letter detailing the beginning, end and results of the ambush in northern Zhejiang. I have sent someone to deliver it as soon as possible for preview."

Zhu Ping'an coughed and replied to Zhao Wenhua embarrassedly.

"You reported it so quickly?!" Zhao Wenhua's face suddenly fell, and he even lost control of his facial expression.

You, Zhang Jing, haven't reported to the capital for several months. You are the complete opposite, reporting too frequently and too quickly.

Zhu Pingan pulled his lips after hearing this. Why did I report it so quickly? I reported it so quickly because I was worried that you would steal the credit.

"Haha, Lord Zhu is also loyal to his duty. He won the victory and submitted the preview as soon as possible to make the emperor happy. This is also the duty of a minister." Hu Zongxian laughed and spoke for Zhu Ping'an.

Zhao Wenhua looked at Hu Zongxian without saying a word.

"Haha, Your Excellency was ordered by His Majesty to lead the army to Jiangnan. Your Excellency's victory in northern Zhejiang was also due to Your Excellency's leadership."

"Your Excellency supervised the general Zhang Jing, the governor. General Zhang clarified the positions of the governors, provincial governors and generals in the deployment of suppressing the Japanese pirates, and urged Your Excellency Zhu and other provincial governors to eliminate the Japanese pirates in their jurisdictions. Isn't Your Excellency's victory in northern Zhejiang the credit of Your Excellency's supervision?"

"Besides, you and Master Zhu have a teacher-student relationship. When you encouraged Master Zhu to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country and to wipe out the Japanese pirates, wasn't that also a commanding officer?"

"So, Lord Zhu's great victory in northern Zhejiang is also the credit of your leadership."

Hu Zongxian smiled and said, with just a few simple words, the great victory in northern Zhejiang was added to Zhao Wenhua's list of merits as a commander.

"Oh, Merlin Yanzhi." Zhao Wenhua said and looked at Zhu Pingan.

You two are singing in unison.
Are you tired?

Zhu Ping'an felt tired for them, but the great victory in northern Zhejiang did not let them down, and it was difficult to refuse the credit for being the commander-in-chief.

Zhao Wenhua was ordered by the emperor to lead the army to Jiangnan. He was the only one who had the authority to lead the army, no one else had it. Therefore, the merit of leading the army could only be achieved by him and only Zhao Wenhua, no one else was qualified to have this merit.

In a sense, Zhao Wenhua did play a role in the great victory in northern Zhejiang.

Zhao Wenhua did supervise Zhang Jing many times, regardless of whether his supervision was effective or not, and regardless of whether his supervision played a positive or negative role.

To a certain extent, it accelerated Zhang Jing's clarification of the division of military power between the governor-general and the provincial governor, and accelerated Zhang Jing's orders to local provincial governors to protect the country and the people, and ordered provincial governors to uncover the gentry who supported the Japanese pirates and the unruly people who had secret dealings with the Japanese pirates.

Zhao Wenhua supervised Zhang Jing, and Zhang Jing supervised governors in various places, including himself, the governor of Zhejiang.

In order to protect the country and the people and to catch the gentry and common people who had collusion with the Japanese pirates, he implemented the Ten-Household Baojia System. However, the implementation of the Ten-Household Baojia System caused a backlash from the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates did not want to be wiped out from among the people and the soil for their growth, so they were desperate and sent troops to bloodbath the three counties of Jiashan, Pinghu and Haiyan, which had been modeling the Ten-Household Baojia System, and used bloody terror to destroy the Ten-Household Baojia System in Zhejiang.

In order to prevent the destruction of the ten-household baojia system and to protect the people from being harmed by the Japanese pirates, he ambushed the Japanese pirates in northern Zhejiang.

A great victory was achieved in the ambush in northern Zhejiang.

So, in a sense, the great victory of the ambush in northern Zhejiang was indeed partly due to the contribution of General Zhao Wenhua.

Moreover, if I refused to share the victory in northern Zhejiang and then refused the credit for the victory in northern Zhejiang, Zhao Wenhua would definitely hate me.

Not worth the candle.

However, they cannot be given the title of commander-in-chief for nothing. If they want to get the title of commander-in-chief, they must pay a price.

Such a brainstorming session may seem lengthy, but in fact it can be completed in just one breath.

"Oh, Merlin said."

Zhao Wenhua only mentioned the word "zhi".

"Lord Hu is right." Zhu Ping'an interrupted Zhao Wenhua and said in a loud voice.

Since you want to give Zhao Wenhua the credit for commanding the army, just give it to him. It will also leave a good impression on Zhao Wenhua, and make it easier for him to refuse when you ask for it later.

"Oh, Zihou thinks so too, great minds think alike, hahahaha." Zhao Wenhua was overjoyed when he heard Zhu Ping'an say that Hu Zongxian was right, as if he had drunk a glass of iced nectar on a dog day with chapped lips, and every pore cried out in satisfaction. (End of this chapter)