Wu Zheng had known about the fact that Fang and Wang intercepted more than 800,000 yuan in money and grain in eastern Zhejiang.

But for the first time, even the counties of Shaoxing Prefecture were intercepted by the two.

No wonder the imperial court cannot take out the most pensions for rewarding soldiers.

But Wu Zheng was surprised. In what capacity Huang Boyan participated in this matter and learned the inside story.

Could it be just based on Huang Degong's clan brother?

However, Wu Zheng didn't want to investigate it in detail. Even Fang Guoan's collusion with the enemy would be left alone. Wu Zheng naturally wouldn't be so stupid that he sent this book to the court again.

Throw the booklet to Jiang Boli, "Put this thing in the future."

Then he said to Chen Zhiyuan: "Find a few reliable ones and organize a list of gold, silver and utensils in the house as soon as possible."

....

Wu Zheng was shocked.

Under the leadership of Jiang Boli, Wu Zheng checked the arsenal of the village, which included swords, guns, shields, and crossbows to equip a thousand people.

Many of them are already rusted, but not serious. For cold weapons, this is not a big deal. If you polish them, you can still use them.

This can't shock Wu Zheng.

What was shocking was that there were four red-clothed cannons on the cliff of the corridor, and Jiang Boli said that they could still be used.

This made Wu Zheng feel chills in his spine.

Fortunately, no attack was ordered that day.

If these four artillery fires when officers and soldiers attack, and stones fall on the cliffs, it will be a disaster.

But now it has become my own pocket.

Wu Zheng asked strangely: "Where did this red-clothed cannon come from?"

Jiang Boli replied: "When King Lu was still in Taizhou and did not come to Shaoxing to supervise the country, the Qing army had already captured the entire eastern Zhejiang. Nine out of ten counties in Shaoxing Prefecture had surrendered to the Qing court. When the Hangzhou vanguard and rear guard retreated to Cao'e River with these four red cannons, they despised it and abandoned it on the riverside. After Liu Laosan found out, they transported it back."

"How did you get on the cliff?" Wu Zheng leaned his head on the cliff. The height was at least 20 feet or 30 feet.

Jiang Boli pointed to several trees on the edge of the cliff and said, "Sir, please take a look. Scrape off the bark, take a rope as thick as an arm around the tree. Ten people and one tree is one. Then he hangs six ropes, tie them to the cannon barrel, and then pull them up."

Wu Zheng looked at the marks on the tree and sighed in his heart, "It's so great that Liu Laosan is really capable in this matter."

A cannon in red is at least a thousand pounds, but he just drove it to the cliff in a daze?

"Are there any shells in the village?"

"Yes, when the officers and soldiers fled, all a hundred boxes of shells were thrown away. When I was checking the warehouse just now, I should have seen wooden boxes piled up at the turning point of the warehouse."

Wu Zheng nodded, thinking about it, the Ming army even threw away artillery, what's the use of shells?

But it's pretty good. The fact that the two guards were able to transport these four artillery to Shaoxing was not cheap, so it was also considered that the Ming army of the two guards had made contributions.

"Has Liu Laosan tested the shot?"

Jiang Boli shook his head and said, "No, there is no man in the village who can use cannons. Liu Laosan thought of capturing a few man who can use cannons alive. But later, the adults came to Shaoxing. Although Liu Laosan was not afraid, he was always afraid of not daring to take action."

Wu Zheng laughed and said, "This Liu Laosan knows nothing. How could the soldiers of Qianhu Institute use this thing? But in this way, I have to find a few people who can use the cannon, otherwise such a good thing would be used as a decoration, which would be too bad."

....

It took less than two hours to inspect this round.

The officers and soldiers are already making rice with ready-made cooking tools and grain.

During the meal, Chen Zhiyuan handed over a list, which made Wu Zheng feel excited.

In the silver treasury, there are more than 30,000 taels of silver per single, and more than 8,000 taels of gold.

According to the ratio of one to eight, it would be a huge amount of 100,000 taels.

Wu Zheng's eyes were almost protruding.

The country is poor and the officials are rich, and the business is rich. I didn’t expect that a mere nest of bandits would hide such great wealth.

Chen Zhiyuan from the side explained: "The Huang family's group accounts for at least 40%."

Wu Zheng understood that the Huang family sold their property and naturally brought gold and silver.

"No matter who he belongs to me, it will belong to me." Wu Zheng pointed at everyone and said, "No one can let go of his mouth. Keep your mouth shut and let me hear you leak the news. Then you don't have to count on your future salary. Don't blame me for being cruel at that time."

Chen Sheng, Li Ruhai and others were holding their laughter and covering their mouths.

But the smile in my eyes seemed to flow out.

Chen Zhiyuan suddenly said: "Have you ever thought about sending troops to station here? It would be a pity to be in conflict with such a good terrain. If the troops were stationed, then all the gold and silver utensils in the village would not have to be sent out of the mountain."

Wu Zheng smiled with his lips pursed, but in fact he had this idea himself.

However, what Wu Zheng considered is not exactly the same as Chen Zhiyuan, and he considered two things.

First of all, the four red cannons, who can be transported out of the mountain with great effort, may not be able to be kept, after all, they are just a thousand households.

In addition, Wu Zheng knew that the Qing army would only take a few months to attack Shaoxing Prefecture. Although he didn't know if there would be any changes due to his appearance, Wu Zheng knew very well that Shaoxing Prefecture would definitely not be able to withstand the Qing army's full attack, and he had no ability, so he led the Ming army to fight with 60,000 or 70,000.

The cunning rabbit has three holes, and choosing a solid base becomes a necessary backup.

This place does meet Wu Zheng's requirements.

Wu Zheng glanced at the people present, and these were his hard-core team.

"What do you guys think Chen Baihu said?"

When Wu Zheng asked this sentence, it was actually like Chen Sheng and Li Ruhai who had already guessed Wu Zheng's thoughts.

That is, Wu Zheng already had the intention to part ways with the Lu Jianguo, and at least had a unique plan.

Jiang Boli's eyes lit up even more when he heard this. He had a grudge with the government. He was forced to join Wu Zheng's command and made a living. In fact, he was really unhappy.

But at this time, Jiang Boli understood what Wu Zheng said. He thought it would be a good choice to join Wu Zheng.

How many people look at me, I look at you, knowing it well but not saying it out loud.

Chi Erhan was already talking loudly over there, "Young Master will do whatever he says, I have no idea."

Xiao An said: "The terrain here is dangerous, with 3,000 garrisons stationed here. Even if there are two or three thousand troops outside the mountain, it may be difficult to attack. I'll listen to the young master."

Zhou Dahu shook his head indifferently, "Just as Lord Wu said, if you have such a way out, brothers will feel at ease."

Seeing that no one objected, Wu Zheng said, "Then do it. Zhou Dahu, you lead the first battalion to stay."
Chapter completed!