Chapter 396
"Dad! Let me go to Tianjin to escort and transport ammunition this time. I want to go to sea for two days." During dinner, Wu Sangui suddenly said this.
Wu Xiang glanced at his son curiously: "You are leading the cavalry, and our Wu family can earn military merits soon. Why don't you go to the sea to play with hair? You haven't been in the puddles since you were a child, and you want to go to the sea all of a sudden. Don't be fooled.
The shark grabbed it! Don't be a fool like you, the work at sea belongs to Li Xiu, who is the handsome brother, and we can't compare with him."
"Dad! I just want to go to the sea for two days and have no plans to join the navy."
"That won't work. There's nothing wrong with riding a horse on a boat. Sangui! The world is very chaotic, and we don't dare to have a dandy in our family. If you dare to imitate those young masters from the pavilion, I will break your legs right now."
"Master! Sangui, he...!" Seeing her son deflated, his wife Zushi tried to persuade her. In her opinion, going to the sea for two days was not a big deal. Her son had long said that he wanted to fish for sea clams and make one for himself.
Here comes the pearl chain.
"Don't worry about this matter. The current situation is turbulent and unstable outside. Just stay in the capital and go to see the commander today. He seems to have plans to send troops to the northwest. Let Sangui lead his own troops. Troubled times are exactly how we warriors build military merit.
At that time, why go into the sea!" Wu Xiang opened his mouth and sealed Zushi's mouth. Zushi looked at her son helplessly and stopped talking. She, a woman, was not able to interrupt military and state affairs.
Seeing that his father's wooden clock could not be struck, Wu Sangui could only continue to eat. In this family, his father always said what he said. My mother was also a stern person, and my father kept his mouth shut very strictly, so it would be difficult to change it.
But Wu Sangui is not worried. Ever since he was a child, whenever his father wanted to beat him, he would run to a certain place. As long as he ran in front of that person, Wu Xiang could not do anything to him.
After dinner, Wu Sangui excused himself to go out for inspection. In the end, he turned a corner and ended up at Zu Dashou’s house!
When we entered Beijing, everyone was occupying a house. Zu Dashou occupied the house, so naturally he would not forget to get one for his brother-in-law. Therefore, the two families were not far apart.
"Uncle!" Wu Sangui was at Zu Dashou's house, no different from his own. The housekeeper just called him "Major General" and didn't even pass it on.
Zu Dashou was drinking. There was a bottle of Wuliangye on the table. A huge pork knuckle and a roast chicken were all the dishes. It seemed that Zu Dashou was in a good mood today.
"You kid! Come here and drink with uncle." Zu Dashou has liked this nephew since he was a child. When he saw Wu Sangui coming in, he waved happily.
"I knew that my uncle was drinking, so I got two kilograms of pork head meat for you. I bought it from the Zhang family in Xidan. It is said that their family was the imperial chef who cooked for the emperor in the past. The pork head meat is cooked authentically."
Wu Sangui put the lotus leaf bag directly on the table.
"Shit! Don't listen to those people Hu Qin, your uncle is also the commander-in-chief after all. I have never heard of people making pork head meat in the palace. This food is delicious but you can't get it on the table." Zu Dashou opened the lotus leaf directly.
Make a bag, pick up a piece of pig head meat from the inside and throw it into your mouth to chew.
"It's really good, fat but not greasy. It's a good thing to go with wine." After tasting a piece, Zu Dashou expressed his appreciation.
"I knew my uncle would like it, so I went out of my way to bring it to you today." Wu Sangui poured a bowl of Wuliangye himself and sat down opposite Zu Dashou.
When a military commander drinks in his house, there is never a cup.
"You still have a filial heart! Your cousin went to Shanhaiguan to collect grain, and there is no one at home to accompany me to drink. Come on, take a sip!" Zu Dashou picked up the wine bowl and took a big gulp.
Wu Sangui took a sip, and his fair face was immediately filled with blood.
"I really envy my cousin for being able to go for a walk in Shanhaiguan. Today I told my dad that I wanted to go to Tianjin to escort ammunition and go to the sea for a few days. In the end, I almost got scolded by my dad. Actually, uncle, I just wanted to
Go to the beach to play for a few days. It’s too depressing in the capital, and there’s nothing to fight. I’ll come back after playing for two days. What do you think my father will do?”
"Boy! That doesn't make sense to your father, so he's looking for my uncle again, right? I know that you kid doesn't eat pig head meat for free. If your father beats a little kid, he'll run to me. It's okay to go to Tianjin Wei for a few days.
It's not a big deal.
Your Uncle Yuan is about to be transferred from Liaodong to the capital to garrison. Today, after listening to the commander's words, he is planning to occupy the capital and not leave. We don't have enough troops and can only control most of Hebei, as well as Shandong and Liaodong. Recently, the south and west have been
There is a plague, and there is no battle to fight at this time. If you want to relax and unwind, go and take advantage of this time. Uncle, I can tell you, there is no profit in going to the sea this spring. You kid, think about it and go now
Don’t even think about going there again in the summer.”
Zu Dashou took a sip of the wine. Only small sips of Wuliangye tasted good. He poured it into his stomach with big sips. It was a waste!
"I just want to go to the sea and have fun. Don't worry, I will never ask you for leave again in the summer."
"Okay! Tianjin Wei will let you go this time, taking Zu Kuan with you. You go out to play, and the ammunition will be returned with good luck. It was easier to fight in the past, with a bow, arrows, saber, and a few days of dry food.
We can go to war. Now...he has nothing but food and ammunition. The cavalry can only wander on the ground for dozens of miles!" Zu Dashou missed the scenery of riding thousands of miles in Korea.
"This is how you go to war with a general. Every time you follow an army, you don't have hundreds of carts. If you don't prepare all the food and grass, you won't move at all. Recently I heard that there will be some sort of chariot troops, and the infantry will all march in horse-drawn carriages. The general also doesn't do this
Are you too used to those infantry? Whose infantry doesn't walk on their legs?"
"Nonsense! After the spring planting, roads will be built all over Hebei. They need to be built like those in Shandong and Liaodong. With roads, carriages can't run faster than people walking? But I guess there won't be any big events today.
Huang Taiji has been severely affected by the plague, and now he has no ability to leave Guanzhong. Henan is now an epidemic area, and there is no time to hide, and no one goes there. Grandma, we still have too few soldiers. Let me tell you something, you don’t want it.
People all over the world are clamoring that the commander-in-chief is interested in forming a fourth division. My uncle is thinking of moving on and becoming the commander of the fourth division."
"Uncle! You've gone to lead the infantry. What will happen to our Second Cavalry Division?" Wu Sangui's eyes widened. Everyone knows that this Second Cavalry Division is actually the ancestral family army. The old man is also the ancestral family's servant. Now Zu Dashou
If you want to be the commander of the Infantry Division, what will you do with the Second Cavalry Division?
"The commander-in-chief means that each division should add a cavalry battalion. The rest should be dispersed and sent to Mangui. I am thinking of sending your eldest cousin to Cao Wenzhao. Zu Kuan will follow you, Uncle Yuan, and you will follow
Uncle, should we go to Master Ao’s place?"
"Of course I am following my uncle. Why should I go to Master Ao? I heard that Master Ao was crazy and killed many people in Shenyang, Liaoyang. I heard from brothers who came back from Liaodong that they killed two to three thousand people in Shenyang alone. There was one He used to be a governor of Liaoyang, and he was chopped into pieces by Master Ao himself."
"In the battle of Dalinghe, Mr. Ao suffered heavy losses, and he was also angry. This time he killed two thousand people in Liaoyang and five thousand people in Shenyang. They all joined the Tatars and harmed the people of the Ming Dynasty. The commander-in-chief does not care about this. What does a person call a traitor? He is charged with being a traitor. Anyway, the uncle doesn’t know what the crime is, he only knows that the commander-in-chief approved of it.
Liaoyang and Shenyang are killing so many people." Zu Dashou took another sip of wine.
"Li Yongfang was let go, but the Liaoyang governor surnamed Lin was chopped into pieces. I think the commander-in-chief is guilty of being a traitor."
"Boy! Who did you learn from to talk nonsense? You can tell the commander's right and wrong?" Zu Dashou threw away his chopsticks and gave Wu Sangui a slap in the face.
Wu Sangui was slapped and quickly picked up a pair of clean chopsticks and handed them over.
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. Li Yongfang surrendered back then, but he saved the lives of the entire Fushun City. What did Lin Kewang do? When Liaoyang fell, he led the Tatars to rob big houses from house to house. They attacked Jinzhou. , he was the one who deceived the Han people into charging. He killed many people! I heard that he was usually more ruthless to the Han banner slaves than his mother-in-law Eight Banner soldiers.
Such a bastard will be chopped into pieces in the hands of your uncle. You are now grown up, so you have to be careful about what you say from now on. Don't talk nonsense!"
"I understand, uncle! Then I will go to Tianjin Wei tomorrow." Wu Sangui could only nod his head in agreement!
"Go! I'll go to your dad's place and tell you, kid! It's okay to go out and play, it's no big deal."
"Thank you uncle, I respect you!"
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Zu Dashou was drinking, and Li Xiao was drinking too. The difference was that the person opposite him was not Wu Sangui but Wang Tong.
Li Xiao had an unreal feeling about the fat man in front of him who was always smiling. This guy's eyes were very small, as if they had two slits on his face. Li Xiao felt that he needed to look like this to be in the officialdom. Watery little eyes. Without him, it is not easy for others to see through your inner thoughts.
Perhaps Sun Chengzong, Zhang Huangyan and other mature old guys can do it. Looking at people and things, it is obvious that Li Xiao's cultivation is not enough.
"Liaodong has done well this year. I haven't made much money from the private salt business, so I don't blame you. There is a famine in Shaanxi, and you can only exchange salt for cattle and sheep on the grassland. In this world, everyone is willing to take advantage of everything. It seems. I feel like this world is not exciting enough!”
"Xiaguan used to think that this world is not exciting enough, but under the command of the commander, this year has been extremely exciting. Sometimes I can't sleep and think about it. The past few decades have been so confusing. In addition to being greedy for money, I only know how to play with women. Follow. Marshal, you can use what you have learned in your life, hey...! If you had not followed the Marshal, your life would have been in vain." The fat Wang Tong bowed, as long as this guy talked to Li Xiao, he had to stand. stand up.
"Sit! Sit! Don't be so formal!" Li Xiao pointed to the chair and asked Wang Tong to sit down again.
Wang Tong was sitting on a chair, just using his fat buttocks as a bridge, practicing the squatting posture on horseback, ready to stand up at any time. In just a short while, he had already practiced to the point where three flowers gathered at the top and five qi came to the Yuan Dynasty.
Talented people generally don't flatter you, and this probably has something to do with their super high IQ. God is fair, and usually if he gives you an extraordinary IQ, he won't give you too high an EQ.
If you have high IQ and high EQ, you will be the king wherever you go.
The same is true in the officialdom. Many capable officials will not flatter their superiors. Some outstanding people, such as Lu Xiangsheng, seem to be waiting for their superiors to flatter him. Although such people are capable, they can only
Call him a master.
The fat black man in front of him not only does a good job in government affairs, but he also flatters everything quietly and makes people feel comfortable. This is the ultimate master in the officialdom! Li Xiao feels that his IQ is somewhat incapable of dealing with this guy. At this moment
He really needs an old fox like Zhang Huangyan or Sun Chengzong to support the scene.
"What are you going to do about Liaodong's governance tomorrow?"
"Returning to the Marshal! The Marshal has actually laid a good foundation for Liaodong. He built villages and organized groups to practice Baoding and Baojia. These systems have completely locked the refugees into the land. Liaodong has experienced great chaos and is in urgent need of a great governance.
Rejuvenate.
Now we have taken over big cities like Shenyang and Liaoyang. Although their vitality was destroyed by the Tatars, fortunately their foundations are still there. My subordinates feel that large cities like Liaoyang and Shenyang should focus on industry and commerce.
Workers are factories, and merchants are merchants. Factories can place a large number of urban residents to work. As long as they work, they will get wages. With wages, they can buy rice, noodles and things. Because the roads in Liaodong are well built, the things produced in the factories
, can be sold to villages and towns. Merchants make money and need to pay taxes.
In this way, as long as the money is circulated, a virtuous cycle can be formed...!"
Li Xiao was in a daze, and he suspected that the guy in front of him had also traveled through time. If this guy hadn't read "Microeconomics", then this damn bastard was a genius with extraordinary talents.
"We can set up a comprador in Guangzhou, and the goods produced in Liaodong will be shipped to Guangzhou by sea. Then from Guangzhou, they will be sold to Nanyang and overseas. We only need to be responsible for the supply, and all local marketing will be assigned to the comprador. In this way, we can allocate some profits to the comprador.
You can still make a lot of money. Once you succeed, you can promote small compradors everywhere. In this way, you can realize the global circulation of goods!
We can even find compradors in Jiangnan to sell things produced in Liaodong to Jiangnan. The Marshal has signed a large arms purchase contract with the Jiangnan Forbidden Army. In fact, Marshal, you also know that civilian products are actually the most profitable and the most long-term and stable.
Business. People live at home, and they always need things like matches and soap.
Uh...! These are just some stupid suggestions from my subordinates, please don't laugh at me, Commander."
Li Xiao blinked his eyes. This guy seemed to be talking about a level-by-level agent for goods. He only served as a soldier in his previous life and didn’t know much about this thing. Now he was going to be explained in detail by a corrupt official from the Ming Dynasty. Li Xiao felt that this was for people who traveled through time.
humiliation.
I glanced at this fat face again, and the more I looked at it, the more suspicious it became.
Chapter completed!