Chapter 589 Do You Know the Etiquette?

Governor Zheng said this to Lord Shi not intentionally to make excuses, but the money was indeed tight now.

In the two previous defeats in Tao and He, not only did several generals below the rank of deputy general die in battle, but the most serious loss was actually several thousand elite soldiers.

Generals can be promoted immediately, but elite soldiers cannot be trained for a while.

In order to fill the vacancies and defend against strong enemies, troops must be urgently transferred from nearby towns.

However, according to the rules, soldiers must be rewarded with silver when they are transferred.

The 100,000 taels of silver for horses transferred from the Imperial Household Department by the court were largely for this expense.

It was against this background that Haibai and his son arrived in Jincheng with 3,000 people, and it was Haibai, who had already retired, who took the initiative to ask for battle.

Originally, there were many criticisms about Haibai in Ningxia Town, who believed that Haibai was arrogant, but some people also recommended Haibai and his son as "talented generals".

Governor Zheng believed that at this critical moment, people who could fight were urgently needed.

The moral character issue can be put aside for now, so it was agreed that Haibai would rush to Gansu to help.

After all, Haibai surrendered to the Ming Dynasty from the Northern Tartars as early as the Jiajing period, and he had made many military achievements over the past decades.

However, Haibai asked for a reward of 10,000 taels of silver as soon as he arrived in Jincheng.

Governor Zheng felt that it was a bit too much, so he said it to Lord Shi who also came to ask for silver. He wanted to let the Xining Guards wait for a while, and he would apply for a sum of silver from the court as a reward.

Lord Shi thought that since Lin Tailai would be back soon, he should let Lin Tailai do it.

Lin Tailai, the military counselor, was not an independent official.

In theory, he was just a praise official around the governor, similar to the role of a staff officer in later generations.

Because of Lin Tailai's special talents, he was sent out before to persuade and urge the Tartars to leave the West Sea.

Now that the Tartars have left the country and returned to the north, Lin Tailai has successfully completed his mission, so he must return to the governor's headquarters.

However, Governor Zheng didn't want to see Lin Tailai, because he didn't know how to face this restless young counselor.

He, the governor, was still diligently planning, deploying troops, checking for loopholes, training new soldiers, repairing city walls, and appeasing the people, while Lin Tailai had won two great victories.

But Governor Zheng didn't think that what he did was redundant or too slow.

Lin Tailai's two great victories were too accidental, a bit like taking shortcuts.

And what he was doing was to practice internal skills, consolidate the foundation, and focus on the long-term.

In terms of the results of the war, Governor Zheng fully respected Lin Tailai's achievements, and it also reduced his pressure as the governor.

But in terms of the process, Governor Zheng never thought that it was advisable to take military risks now, and he didn't encourage his subordinates to take risks.

So Governor Zheng's mood has always been very twisted, and he didn't know how to face Lin Tailai.

But what is coming will come, regardless of Governor Zheng's will.

A few days later, Lin Tailai returned to the Governor's Office, Jincheng, with Dayun, who was accompanying him.

After a short rest, Lin Tailai and Dayun went to visit Governor Zheng and report back.

In the hall outside the Governor's Office, a row of civil and military officials were already sitting.

These were all here to visit Governor Zheng, and they went in order to see him.

As a person who shouldered the military and political affairs of Gansu, Shaanxi, Qinghai, and Ningxia, Governor Zheng had too many people to receive for official and private reasons.

Seeing this, Dayun took the initiative to walk towards the seat at the end in a very civilized and polite manner.

Mainly because he was a fourth-rank commander and guerrilla general, he could only be civilized and polite in the "waiting room" outside the Governor's Hall.

Lin Tailai reached out his hand, pressed Dayun's shoulder, and asked in confusion: "Where are you going?"

Dayun pointed to the empty seat at the end, "Let's sit there, where else can we go?"

Lin Tailai scolded: "You, a country bumpkin from the border town, do you know the etiquette?"

Dayun, who was about to speak civilized and polite, was confused. What are you talking about, Counselor Lin?

Lin Tailai said: "Even if I go to the Prime Minister's house, the Prime Minister will wait for me!

Do I have to wait in line here? Don't let people laugh at the governor for not knowing etiquette!"

Dayun: "."

Forgive him for being shallow, the small officials in the border town really don't understand the social etiquette of the capital thousands of miles away.

At this time, the visitors in front happened to come out of the lobby.

Lin Tailai didn't care whether they were queuing or not, and walked forward with Dayun.

But the group of people who were already in the front line were dissatisfied on the spot.

They had been waiting here for an hour since morning, and they were already impatient.

When it was their turn, someone cut in line directly, and their emotions suddenly became irritable.

There were three people in this group, old, middle-aged and young. They stood up and rushed to block the exit of the hall.

The middle-aged man among them had a fierce look and said in a "barbaric" way: "Go to the back!"

This surprised Lin Tailai very much. Since he made a name for himself in the court, he rarely encountered such a scene of being contradicted in the past two years.

He looked down at the official robe of the fifth-rank civil official on his body, and then looked at the military robes of the other three people.

A little doubtful about life, Lin Tailai asked Dayun: "Does my official robe look fake?"

Dayun didn't know what to say. Even if a military officer has a deep foundation, he would not contradict a civil official.

Because there is no need to do so. There will be no benefit, but it is easy to get into trouble or bring huge risks.

Seeing that the other party is also a military officer, Dayun wanted to make peace, so he asked: "Who are you from?"

The ferocious-looking middle-aged man replied, "I am the commander of Ningxia Guard and the lieutenant general of the general battalion, Hai Chengen!"

Da Yun was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously said, "I have heard of you for a long time."

In the northwest, the father and son of the Hai family are indeed well-known figures.

It is said that the father and son of the Hai family have gathered thousands of desperate people under their command, and they are rampant in Ningxia Town and its surroundings, and even the generals have to give way to them.

If it is difficult to understand the status of the Hai family in Ningxia Town, then imagine the status of Mr. Lin in Suzhou.

Lin Tailai looked at the old man next to Hai Chengen curiously. He didn't expect that he could run into a historical celebrity when he cut in line. This was the first target of the three major expeditions of Wanli.

Lin Tailai, who was already one of the biggest celebrities in the world and had less and less respect for historical celebrities, asked frivolously, "Old man! Are you Hai Bai?"

Originally, with Hai Bai's status, under normal circumstances, his fame in later generations would probably be less than that of Dayun.

But he became the first of the three major expeditions, and his popularity rose immediately.

In fact, the reasons for the rebellion of foreign races like Haibai and Yang Yinglong are actually quite complicated.

However, as a vested interest in the existing system, Lin Tailai does not need to think too much about the problem.

If you don't rebel, Lin Tailai doesn't care, and he doesn't have to take credit for your contribution.

But if you rebel, you will be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty court and also the enemy of Lin Tailai.