Yan Jizu hesitated and said, "It's just that there is no precedent for this kind of thing!"

Eunuch Li persuaded: "Mr. Yan, you should be in a hurry to be in power at this time! You and I are all laymen in wars. Only Lord Liu knows how to fight, so just follow his arrangements. And our family will help you distinguish in front of the emperor."

When Yan Jizu heard Eunuch Li say this, he reluctantly nodded and agreed. Liu Pei continued, "Then there is one last thing, which is to write a piece of grain and silver. Don't underestimate this matter. If you use the young and strong, you must give food and money. If you win, you must give rewards. If you die, you will be given pensions. Otherwise, no one will do your best! So please ask both of you for this matter!"

Yan Jizu rubbed his chest and said, "Mr. Liu is so sure that the Jurchens and Tartars will attack Jinan?"

Liu Pei sighed and said, "I am 80% sure about this matter! Think about it, the Jingji area has been almost harmed by the Tartars. Shanxi and Henan are now barren land thousands of miles away! Only Shandong is still quite good weather! The richest person in Shandong is probably the city of Jinan. How could those barbarians let go of this Feng Shui treasure land?"

Liu Pei said this and the two of them were in a state of great emotion! But the two of them also knew that what Liu Pei was talking about was just the truth. A city of Jinan cannot be defended by the army alone! It is always necessary to mobilize some young and strong people! After mobilizing young and strong people, they have no money and food, and they will not be able to contribute! As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards!

So the two of them said in unison: "King of De!"

Liu Pei said: "This person is good. With him taking the lead, I will definitely raise a lot of money and food! But I won't participate in raising money and food. I want to go and dispatch troops immediately! Please write the official documents first, so I will send people to various counties to prepare defense."

The three of them discussed and they dispersed. Liu Pei returned to the military camp and immediately mobilized a lot of soldiers to gather to give them a lecture.

These soldiers are all people who Liu Pei is planning to send to take over the garrisons of various counties. They have one common characteristic, that is, they are all veterans when Liu Pei started his family and are the people who Liu Pei trusts the most. At the same time, they have all received military education and have the ability to lead troops independently. At least they know how to defend a small county.

After Liu Pei finished explaining these people, Yan Jizu's leader was also sent to the camp. Liu Pei watched these people leave with a small team of soldiers and a group of young and trained young men and women, and go to perform their official duties.

In the evening, when the three of them gathered together, Liu Pei saw the two of them with bitter expressions! Liu Pei thought about it and understood the reason, and said, "What happened to raise money and grain? King De refused to pay the money?"

Yan Jizu said angrily: "The King of De is simply a waste! I tried to persuade us, but I actually sent us only with fifty taels of silver! With this role model, I'm afraid I won't raise much money and food in the city!"

Liu Pei sneered: "Since that's the case, then send troops! Force them to take out the money! We can't afford to offend King De, and can't we still provoke these local tyrants?"

Yan Jizu was shocked and said, "This matter must not be done! If you offend the local gentry, I am afraid you and I can't afford it!"

But Eunuch Li supported Liu Pei. Anyway, he was a eunuch and didn’t care whether the local wealthy families supported it! So he shouted: “Our family is not afraid! Our family will lead the troops in person! Lord Liu is right, can you not afford to offend King De or these trash buns!”

It can be seen that Eunuch Li has already made sacrifices to save his life. Judging from his performance, Liu Pei naturally has to support him! After all, after a big battle, the consumption of money and food will definitely not be small! You can't let Liu Pei spend it himself, right?

So Liu Pei simply ordered a military force to follow Eunuch Li to do his job and asked him to raise funds one by one! And Liu Pei clearly told the soldiers that as long as they did not hurt people, did not steal things, smashed door panels, and lifted tables were all trivial matters!

As long as money and food are money, even if these people want to impeach him, it will be a matter of the war. After the war, these people may be glad that they are too late, so it is even more impossible to bother Liu Pei!

After Liu Pei sent people out, the city of Jinan was full of chaos! Anyway, Eunuch Li’s backstage was the emperor, and as long as the emperor did not abandon him, he would be fearless!

So he led a large group of soldiers to rush on the street! The east family entered and the west family went out, and the door of this family broke the door and smashed the tables of the house. As a result, only seven or eight thousand taels of silver and a small amount of grain were obtained.

Because those small tyrants who took out money and food were all not strong in the backstage, and those real big-name households were watching coldly. And there were even people who threatened Eunuch Li to recite "The Tombstone of the Martial Arts" in front of him! It made Eunuch Li feel embarrassed!

Just when Eunuch Li was rampant in the streets, Liu Pei was taking Jinan's city defense map and racking his brains to arrange city defense.

Just as Liu Pei was about to finish it, he suddenly sighed and threw the city defense map aside! The officers next to him looked at each other, not knowing why.

Liu Pei looked up and said to Fan Hualong beside him: "I will leave the city defense in Jinan to General Fan! But I can only give you three thousand people! As for the remaining young and strong men in the city defense army, they will be added to you. The others are camping outside the city."

Before Fan Hualong could react, an officer said boldly: "Master, why do we camp outside the city? If the Jurchen Tartars come, wouldn't it be more beneficial for us to defend against the city wall?"

Liu Pei said: "It seems that the thinking of you staff officers should be expanded a little more! Now I ask you, what is the main purpose of the Qing army entering the pass?"

Several staff officers looked at each other and said, "Robbery and destroy!"

Liu Pei nodded and said, "That's right, keep talking."

At this time, Fan Hualong reacted first and said, "I understand, Grand Marshal! The main purpose of those Tartars is to plunder and destroy. If they find that they cannot capture the city quickly, they will plunder the surrounding areas! Because each of them has two horses, or even three horses, they are very mobile! Once they are allowed to rage in Shandong, we will not be able to catch up at all!"

Fan Hualong said that he stopped here and looked at Liu Pei. Liu Pei praised him and said, "It's very good, keep talking."
Chapter completed!