Sun Chuanting talked in a roundabout way. Shi Manqiang glanced at Zhao Jin and remained silent. However, Jixiang's eyes widened and he said directly: "The Ming army's soldiers are against our cavalry, one on one. The Ming army's soldiers are different."

Fifty to sixty percent chance of winning, ten against ten, you are only 30% sure, one hundred against one hundred, you will lose, what's the use of this?"

He said it very rudely, and there was no anger on Sun Chuanting's face. As a person who knows Xuzhou's system very well, he naturally knew Ji Xiang's status. Sun Chuanting smiled and said: "General Ji is right, your military law

They are strict, advance and retreat in order, and are indeed invincible in formation battles. However, the elites of the Ming Army only have to fight for their lives on the battlefield. Without military pay and establishment, they have no means of making a living. In all likelihood, they will fall into the trap of bandits or be killed by someone with ulterior motives.

Recruitment will be a problem for Xuzhou when the time comes."

The title "General Ji" immediately made Jixiang's anger dissipate a lot. Sun Chuanting's explanation was also very reasonable, and Jixiang had no follow-up words.

"Brother Sun, how many people do you have in the new army that cannot be moved?" Zhao Jin asked straight to the point.

Zhao Jin is still not used to the government and self-cultivation of the Ming Dynasty's bureaucrats and gentry. This kind of convoluted and convoluted communication is very troublesome. Sun Chuanting's words are actually very straightforward. Personal soldiers and personal guards are

Although it is a matter, it is actually nothing. In the whole world, even the personal soldiers of the Xu family of Nanjing, the Duke of Wei, are less than a thousand, let alone the strength of other people. But the new army in the hands of Sun Chuanting is different. He is based on

The strong soldiers trained by the Zhao Jiajun system were supported by the financial resources of Shanxi merchants and had been tested in actual combat.

Such an army has been formed, and its strength has been recognized by everyone. If it is left alone, there will of course be trouble, and it will be real trouble.

The reason why Sun Chuanting asked this was not so much asking for others or thinking about Xuzhou, but rather asking for himself.

If we go deeper, the new army in the hands of Sun Chuanting, together with Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin, Hong Chengchou, Zheng Chongjian, Xiong Tingbi and even the elite in the hands of Lu Xiangsheng, are the basis for them to negotiate terms with Zhao Jin. If they cannot defeat the Zhao family army, this is

Yes, but it can cause a lot of trouble to Xuzhou and Zhao Jiajun, and it may still be a big trouble.

They will not give up their troops until they are sure that Zhao Jin has fulfilled those promises. There have been too many examples of surrenders and rebellions in the past dynasties. Naturally, everyone understands what to do to be more beneficial and more secure.

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"There are three regiments of the new army under Mr. Sun, with a total of more than 4,300 people. Mr. Sun Ge and others cannot touch them. Each person can only reach 2,000 at most."

In terms of number of people, this is almost the size of a temporary division of the Zhao Jiajun. Together, it is almost 5,000 cavalry and more than 4,000 infantry who have experienced new training. This is already a considerable force, although this is on paper.

, and they belong to different leaders, but this strength is already worthy of negotiation.

Even Ji Xiang and Shi Manqiang had some serious expressions on their faces, but at this moment Zhao Jin showed a smile on his face and said leisurely: "Brother Sun, did you underreport a little? The more than 800 people who were kept in the security guard of the trading bank

Are cavalry not included in the new army?"

Eight hundred is not a large number, but eight hundred cavalry is almost the power that a general such as the chief soldier can control. If used properly on the battlefield, this can be decisive.

Seeing Ji Xiang and Shi Manqiang's suddenly cautious expressions, Zhao Jin said with a smile: "Brother Sun hid his troops among the people, and then collected his troops from the people. From the guards of various wealthy merchants in Datong, Shanxi, he recruited all those who were good at riding and shooting.

, and they have won over each other very well, and they are all willing to sacrifice their lives for him, Brother Sun, this power cannot be ignored!"

Since Sun Chuanting arrived, he has been lamenting the vicissitudes of life and speaking honestly. In addition, Zhao Jin valued Sun Chuanting in the past. They had a good impression of him, but they did not expect such a hidden thing. The two looked at each other with expressions.

It's all a bit cold.

There was no trace of embarrassment on Sun Chuanting's face, and he just explained: "It's wrong for Mr. Zhao to say that. How can the food and wages given by each family and the slaves of each family be counted as part of the new army? Isn't this taking advantage of the opportunity to boast and fall behind?"

It’s done.”

Zhao Jin looked at the unkind faces of Ji Xiang and Shi Manqiang, and then looked at Sun Chuanting, but he laughed out loud. It was rare for everyone to see Zhao Jin acting like this, and they couldn't tell his mood or anger for a while, but Sun Chuanting sat there.

To be honest, he didn't know what the consequences of his concealment would be, and Sun Chuanting even knew that he had no capital in this negotiation.

"I have admired Brother Sun since the first time I met him in the capital. There are so many scholars in the world, who are either just mediocre people who are busy making a living, or mediocre people who only care about fame and wealth. Only Brother Sun was born into a wealthy family, but he has the world in mind and the world in mind.

With his ability and capital, there are too few scholars like him in the world. Judging from Brother Sun's actions later, I was right. Brother Sun is such a hero."

Hearing Zhao Jin speak so sincerely, Sun Chuanting felt strange. Ji Xiang and Shi Manqiang also had surprise on their faces. They had never seen their eldest brother praise someone so face to face.

"But Brother Sun is too square. With such a temperament, although he is good as a person, he is somewhat inadequate in doing things. So I have been thinking about what kind of position I will give Brother Sun in the future."

At this time, Sun Chuanting's expression showed some of his true colors, and he was obviously quite surprised by Zhao Jin's words. The other party actually wanted to appoint him for a long time, and had already considered the position?

"Fangzheng is not wrong, but he is often pedantic. If Brother Sun is like this, he can only use it as a memorial tablet. But today it seems that Brother Sun clearly knows how to adapt and does it with a calm demeanor. This is Jiu Qing

Your style can be of great use here."

These words made Sun Chuanting stunned, and then he laughed. At this moment, Shi Manqiang leaned into Ji Xiang's ear and said: "Now Sun Chuanting is at peace with her."

"Mr. Zhao, I didn't mean what I said and was hiding something. Mr. Zhao, you don't feel offended. Instead, you commented like this. It's really funny." Sun Chuanting said with a smile.

Zhao Jin shook his head and said with the same smile: "There is nothing wrong with that. If you are in a high position and hold great power, if you are really pedantic and upright, and your words and deeds are consistent, then you are an incompetent person. Then is Xiong Tingbi really a bad-tempered person? He just wants to do it for himself.

Being famous is just a matter of being remembered. After he supervised Liaodong, he never interfered with state affairs because of his temper."

Having said this, Zhao Jin paused, shook his head and said: "The people in Donglin may be an exception. They help each other and communicate with each other. No matter what is true or false, they must always create a clean and upright pattern.

After a long time, it will become true. It was not like this when Ye Xianggao and Zhao Nanxing were here, but Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou really thought so."

Sun Chuanting was speechless for a moment. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhao can see things really clearly."

The Ming Dynasty's officialdom system focuses on Jinshi. Once you cross the threshold of Jinshi, it focuses on Hanlin. Every step of this depends on your test scores and your luck. If you fail to take every step

Wrong, from being a candidate to being a Jinshi, from being a Jinshi to being a member of the Imperial Academy, it is naturally a smooth road to success. But there are only five or six people like this in each subject. What will happen to the other hundreds of Jinshi? No one is willing to be sent to the prefectures and counties.

It's hard work, even if you go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and work as an errand in the Sixth Ministry, it's still hard work.

If you want to make progress, want to be rich, in addition to working in the business, in addition to the support of the backstage and family, you also need to make a name for yourself, let your boss remember you, let your boss's boss remember you, otherwise, there will be no success in three years.

There are hundreds of Jinshi, nearly a thousand in ten years. Everyone is crowded on this official career path. Who will remember you?

Under such circumstances, everyone is trying their best to make a name for themselves, to create deeds for themselves, and to let others remember them. Qingliu people like to make big words and make amazing words, which is where they started.

Relying on this to be remembered, you can go up step by step. When you reach a certain position, you can no longer continue to do this. No matter whether this person is a traitor or a loyal minister, they will not have too many personal preferences. What they consider

The question is nothing more than whether to do it or not, and what are the gains and losses after doing it.

However, under the system of the Ming Dynasty, many people rely on fame to rise step by step. Even if they reach high positions, even if their character and words are false, over time, they will think so after pretending for a long time, so they will bump into it and outsiders will

Seeing that this person is loyal and upright, the superiors feel that this person is ridiculous and does not know the importance of things.

Those who can distinguish clearly and make timely changes can do things. Those who cannot distinguish clearly and believe them to be true are just decorations at most. At present, Sun Chengzong, Hong Chengchou and others are all capable of doing things, but Emperor Chongzhen cannot see clearly.

It's not clear, but having said that, Emperor Chongzhen's position is here, and he can't see clearly.

At this point, the two sides had nothing to hide. Sun Chuanting still did not say anything, but just said: "If Mr. Zhao thinks that I should count these 800 riders, then these 800 riders belong to me. There is no argument about this."

"Not counting the Shaanxi frontier army, there are tens of thousands of elite troops from the northern provinces. There are not many in the south. There are two to three thousand in Nanjing, and there should be thousands in Yunnan. These troops are scattered and scattered.

It is indeed a disaster, but it is impossible to stay in the mainland. Having said that, except for your new army and some cavalry, these so-called elites, even if they have fighting skills, cannot adapt to my military system. I will give them a

Placement.”

Sun Chuanting nodded and listened. It was always easier to communicate with Zhao Jin than with other people. Zhao Jin never concealed anything and told the truth, but this was also due to his strength. Only with such confidence and confidence could he speak like this.

"It cannot be placed in the current territory of the Ming Dynasty, nor can it be placed outside the customs, Mongolia, and Goryeo, because this is a place that I can directly control. If you are willing to go to Tubo to guard it for ten years, I will give them a family fortune and a future if they come back. If they can go on an expedition
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