The country sends a daughter-in-law? Come and take a dozen, take them all

"Marquis Guanjun, this time you just want money and food, but I'm almost emptying the Da Shang family's coffers."

Yu Cai sat down and drank a sip of tea to relax, then recounted everything that had happened in the court.

"Haha, General Yu has done his best. This time you brought a total of one million taels of silver and 500,000 grains of fodder, right? I want 900,000 taels of silver, plus 500,000 shi of grains of fodder, and they must be delivered within half a year."

"After the matter is completed, Brother Yu's 50,000 silver taels will be fully returned, and an additional 85,000 taels will be given as a bonus."

Lin Xiaofan still gave Yu Cai one-tenth of the silver he obtained according to the previous ratio.

"Thank you, Champion Hou."

Yu Cai was so overjoyed that he stood up and bowed without even caring whether his legs had recovered.

Even if his family were to earn 85,000 taels of silver, it would take more than a year to earn it. Moreover, they would have to bribe people to get the silver, so they might not even get half of it in the end.

Now, just for this diplomatic mission, he has received 85,000 taels of silver.

What made him even happier was that the two old foxes, the Prime Minister and the Imperial Censor, each spent 50,000 taels of silver. As a result, he earned more.

"If I really want to thank you, I should thank you."

Lin Xiaofan smiled. Yu Cai alone is as powerful as an army of 50,000.

"I can't bear it. Marquis Guanjun, there is one more thing. The Great Shang Emperor said that if I can negotiate this matter well, he will let my son Yu Lun be the general. If we meet on the battlefield, I hope you will show mercy."

Yu Cai said that he mainly wanted to convey a message to Lin Xiaofan, that is, his son would soon become a general.

Of course, his attitude was very humble, and he attributed most of the credit to Lin Xiaofan.

"Okay, this is a great thing! Don't worry, given our relationship, as long as Yu Lun doesn't mess with Daqian, I will definitely not touch him."

Lin Xiaofan said.

"Let's discuss what to do next. We may have to inconvenience General Yu, but this is all for our own good."

"Even so, I'm an old man, so I don't mind being wronged a little."

Yu Cai bowed and said.

"I will have someone kick you out later, and you will go back and scold me, saying that I am unkind. The next day, come and ask for an audience, and I will ask you if you can give me 1.2 million silver and 500,000 dan of grain, and you will insist that you can't, and then bargain with me."

"We will continue this for seven days, and finally set the price at 900,000 taels of silver and 500,000 shi of grain. One more thing, let Dashang withdraw its garrison troops on the Daqian border."

Lin Xiaofan said.

Seven days later, the last batch of food and fodder arrived, and they were about to send troops to Daliang.

"This is a bit difficult. But Yu Lun is currently guarding the border. If there is any situation, you can ask him to report to you immediately."

Yu Cai thought for a moment and said, "The Great Shang Emperor is suspicious by nature, so it would be very difficult for him to withdraw the garrison."

"That's okay too."

Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly, but he couldn't completely trust Yu Cai.

At that time, we can leave behind 10,000 defenders. With the strength of Da Shang, it should be impossible to capture the Nan Tianmen.

"Someone, get Yu Cai out!"

Several soldiers came out and pushed Yu Cai out.

"Marquis Guanjun, Lord Lin, we in Dashang really can't afford so much money! Lord, please reconsider it."

Yu Cai's voice was almost pleading. Several messengers outside hurriedly gathered around to protect Yu Cai, but they were beaten together.

A few people wanted to use swords, but were stopped by Yu Cai.

Just like that, the group of people returned to their place in a mess.

"General Yu, how is it?"

Wang Qi asked anxiously.

"Alas, Lin Xiaofan wants 1.2 million taels of silver and 500,000 shi of grain. How can I agree to that? After a quarrel, I was beaten back."

Yu Cai sighed repeatedly and seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

Wang Qi heard this and showed anxiety on his face:

"General Yu, that's enough! This little money is enough to save the country from a disaster! Why don't you agree to it?"

He was really anxious. As long as he agreed, even though the matter was over budget, it would be solved.

At worst, the ministers can pool together some money later and come up with 200,000 taels of silver.

In this way, they won’t have to die, and the two countries won’t have to fight. How great is that!

Why wouldn't Yu Cai, such a blockhead, agree?

"What do you think? That's a full 1.2 million taels of silver, and the country's annual tax revenue is only 2 million taels. The national treasury is already in a state of emergency. If all of it is handed over, can the country afford it?"

"Don't just think about your own miserable life, think more about the emperor."

The person next to him started to mock.

"You! I'm just afraid that Daqian will suddenly send troops. As for my life, if I can sacrifice it for the country, I don't mind dying."

Wang Qi said stubbornly.

"Haha, then why don't you go when we go to see Lin Xiaofan today?"

Someone beside him sneered.

Upon hearing this, Wang Qi couldn't think of any good reason for a moment, so he could only shut up and suffer in silence.

Seven days passed in a flash, and everything went as expected.

The 30,000 elite soldiers from Qingzhou and the 20,000 new recruits from the capital had now been separated into two teams and were standing in the huge training ground.

Lin Xiaofan also brought Yu Cai and other envoys, under the pretext of letting them see what this army was like.

The soldiers below stood in neat rows, their weapons shining coldly, and they all held their heads high and chests puffed out, revealing an air of confidence.

Jianfeng stood at the forefront, wearing iron armor, a gray robe draped over his back, and a spear in his hand. He shouted loudly and thrust forward suddenly.

"drink!"

The soldiers below fired their spears in unison and shouted together, seemingly shaking away the clouds in the sky.

The sword tip was raised again, and the soldiers below also raised it, and the loud shouts rang out again.

After a few moves, Yu Cai and others' legs became weak due to the shock.

Faced with such a strong army, and considering the lazy appearance of the troops in Da Shang, they could not think of any way to compete.

Fortunately, the show didn't last long, and Jianfeng pointed his gun outside the city:

"Attack, Daliang!"

As the voice fell, the soldiers turned around and walked out of the city. There were no unnecessary movements during the whole process and the formation remained neat and tidy.

Lin Xiaofan followed suit. Yu Cai and others also left the city one after another.

A total of 80,000 troops were deployed in this battle, including 40,000 prisoners from Ningchuan, who were responsible for setting up camps, building fortifications, helping to transport food and fodder, etc.

Twenty thousand new recruits came from the capital, five thousand came from the Xianzhen Army, and fifteen thousand came from the Qingzhou Army.

Jian Feng was the commander-in-chief, Lin Xiaofan was the strategist, and Jiang Li also traveled with them.

The 15,000 people left behind in the city were all from the Qingzhou army. With Zhao Yue personally guarding the city, there would be no problems.

One catapult after another, Linchong, was also pulled out of the city. Linchong made its debut, the shortest one was two zhang, the tallest one was three zhang, and it was specially prepared for the capital of Daliang.

Among the neatly-arranged troops, the most elegant one was Lin Xiaofan's 5,000-man army. The front row was uniformly wearing heavy armor and holding blades. An ordinary weapon would only leave a scratch on them.

The people behind were wearing light armor, but in terms of height and build, they were a head taller than the rest of the army.

The Qingzhou army was also divided into four or five battle formations. Those wearing iron armor and holding swords and shields were responsible for attacking the city. Those wearing leather armor, holding long spears and armed with crossbows were responsible for long-range shooting and responding to enemy raids.

There was also a cavalry force of about 3,000 people to provide support.

With this configuration, sweeping the beam is definitely not a problem.