Since he was prepared to prolong the civil strife in North Korea for a while, Mao Wenlong's plan to send troops to North Korea was not so urgent. However, the war was bound to begin, and preliminary preparations still needed to be made, so Mao Wenlong solved the problem of the number of his troops.

Now Mao Wenlong has two army divisions and ten battalions, with a total of 50,000 soldiers, one navy division with 10,000 soldiers, 7,000 cavalry, and various local guard posts. In this calculation, it does not include those who are permanently stationed in Tianjin Port.

There are three thousand rotating naval forces, and Mao Chengyong's four thousand Liao Army in Zhangjiakou. The regular army on Pidao and the Liaodong Peninsula alone reaches 70,000, plus Liu Xingzuo's 50,000 Han army, also known as the new attached army

, the number of his own troops grew to 120,000.

120,000. According to the Ming Dynasty regulations, Mao Wenlong's military pay for the lowest-level soldiers is only one to two to five yuan, and the officers are stacked up one after another, and they are also provided with three meals a day, including meat, clothing, shoes, socks, armor, etc.

Even a golden mountain can lead to poverty in an instant.

The Fu Liao Army needs troops, but this number must be controlled within its capabilities. Now it is not that there are too few troops, but too many troops.

We need soldiers, but what we need are elite soldiers. This has always been Mao Wenlong's insistence, and this is also a strategy he has to implement, because Mao Wenlong's officers and soldiers have to eat and drink on their own regardless of the court, which makes Mao Wenlong's body hurt, so Mao Wenlong is ready to implement elite troops and streamline administration.

But his Fu Liao army was all elite soldiers recruited and trained, and the only thing that could be reduced was Liu Xingzuo's 50,000 new auxiliary troops anyway.

So, after some careful consideration, Mao Wenlong crossed the sea to Fuzhou, where Liu Xingzuo was traveling, and prepared to discuss with Liu Xingzuo to see if he could lose some weight.

This must be discussed. In any case, Liu Xingzuo has just joined his group, and he wants to cut off their troops as soon as he comes up. This is suspected of weakening the other party's rights, especially when the purge of the miner faction just happened. This work must be done

Do it well, otherwise it will be counterproductive and a big mess will occur.

When Mao Wenlong arrived in person, Liu Xingzuo was really overjoyed. He happily welcomed Mao Long into the lobby and humbly asked for advice: "I wonder if the commander-in-chief is here this time. What can I advise you? If anything happens, call a communications soldier over.

That’s it, subordinates, just hurry up and listen to the commander’s lesson.”

Mao Wenlong said with a relaxed look: "After the last war, I was busy with some things. I haven't seen the conquered Jinfu Gaihai and Xiuyan yet, especially the brothers in the army. I

I haven't met them yet, which is my dereliction of duty, so while there is no war now, I will take some time to come and have a look."

Hearing what Mao Long said, Liu Xingzuo was extremely happy: "The soldiers have long been looking forward to meeting the commander-in-chief. You are the hero in their hearts, a great hero. If you can personally admonish me, you will be the one who is the son of a gang."

This is what we all want, so I will send people to inform the soldiers in various places to immediately prepare to welcome the commander-in-chief." Then he asked carefully: "I don't know when the commander-in-chief is going to review them."

Mao Wenlong said: "I have many things to do every day, and I can't delay anything. I think we should start now." It can be regarded as a surprise attack. In this way, we can see the training level of the new auxiliary troops and see how they are trained.

The actual number of people is 1, and he doesn't want anyone to take up his vacancy.

Liu Xingzuo immediately ordered his subordinates: "Immediately beat the drum and gather the generals. I will accompany the commander to inspect them personally. Tell the young people, please stay calm. If the commander is unhappy, I will spank him."

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The subordinate immediately ran out, and not long after, the sound of rumbling drums came from the direction of the military camp.

While waiting, Mao Wenlong asked: "Fuzhou is already in the mainland. I don't know how many people there are here and how the newly recovered places are distributed and arranged."

Liu Xingzuo quickly reported: "Anyway, I had already planned and prepared for this matter. Taking advantage of the slave chief's trust in me, and also to protect more grain-free Han people, I raised a total of 50,000 horses."

Mao Wenlong nodded, but did not express any opinion, waiting for Liu Xingzuo to continue.

"I personally control the main force of 30,000 people, and the rest are handed over to my younger brothers, plus one of my capable generals, who will be divided between the other three guards and Xiuyan."

"Where did your military pay, money and food come from back then?" Mao Wenlong was very interested in this. In Houjin, even the Eight Banners soldiers had no military pay, money and food supply, let alone the Han army. Other Han armies could follow.

He led Nurhachi to fight in the south and north, plundering some soup and water, or assigning it to a place like Li Yongfang, but Liu Xingzuo was placed in the rear, and there was no war capture at all. 50,000 soldiers were eaten by horses, even without military pay.

, the annual expenditure is definitely not a fraction. How does he support so many people?

Liu Xingzuo reported proudly: "The area under my rule is vast. Because I have worked hard to protect these Han people, the population in my area is relatively large and there is some business, so we levy some taxes on them. The people

They don’t have much resistance.”

Mao Wenlong believed that the reason why Liu Xingzuo wanted to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway was because he couldn't stand the Jurchens' oppression of the Han people. He once risked his life to remonstrate and protect the Han people, but was resolutely rejected by Nurhachi and others.

Liu Xingzuo went from being a loyal follower of Nurhachi to eventually trying every possible means to return to the Ming Dynasty.

And it was precisely by taking advantage of the opportunity that Nurhaci arranged his rear that he gathered a large number of Han people and gathered them in this area, making the population here much denser than other places.

"There is another source that I did not expect, but it has given me great help."

Mao Wenlong asked with great interest: "What is it?"

"That's Xiuyan's jade."

Mao Wenlong suddenly realized that he had forgotten about this problem. Xiuyan jade is one of the four famous jade in China. It has been mined for thousands of years. It has abundant output and excellent quality and is loved by the world. He did not expect that Liu Xingzuo would get such a cornucopia.

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"The slaves were barbaric and backward, and they didn't understand mining at all, so I took advantage of this loophole and recruited many miners to mine and process jade, and then sold it to North Korea, Japan and Jiangnan through North Korea, which allowed me to obtain a steady stream of funds, and then I accumulated

I lost this family property."

At this time, Liu Xingzuo made a confession and hurriedly walked into the room, then held an account book with both hands and handed it to Mao Wenlong: "This is the mine, the mine, and the personnel roster in the hands of my subordinates.

The subordinates have long wanted to hand it over to the commander-in-chief, but a situation suddenly occurred in Dongjiang Town, and the subordinates have no chance to hand it over. Today, the commander-in-chief is here in person, so I will hand over these things, and the commander-in-chief will do it.

Disposal."

Mao Wenlong took it over without politeness, because this would be another considerable income for Dongjiang Town, which would strengthen the entire Dongjiang Town.

I casually looked through it and put it beside me. All supplies belong to the public. The army is the army, and the place is the place. When the army can obtain money and food by itself, it will become a warlord and no longer under its own control. Such things

You can do it yourself, but others must not show up in Dongjiang Town. Liu Xingzuo's ability to hand over this thing also shows that he is committed to Dongjiang Town, which is a good thing.

In fact, Mao Wenlong also knew why Liu Xingzuo did not hand over this thing at the beginning. It was because he was still worried about how he would treat their new auxiliary troops. Once Mao Wenlong had the intention of annexing and disbanding, he would take his brothers with him again.

Joining Denglai, this family fortune can be regarded as a meeting gift for Yuan Keli. However, he gave the four brothers the same arrangement, put Zhang Pan directly on the front line, and did not let the troops in the hands of their brothers become cannon fodder in Dongjiang Town. This allowed them to

With peace of mind, they decided to integrate into the entire Dongjiang Town and handed over all their family assets.
Chapter completed!