The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month marks the end of the year.

As Wang Yan is a qualified elder brother, his subordinates are naturally free to create. Unlike last year, when there were only 3,000 soldiers, this year there are more than 30,000 including military households, including officers, master craftsmen, doctors, etc.

Three or two small civil servants waited for enough seats to dine with him, and there were hundreds of people at the same table. Naturally, they couldn't drink with their subordinates like last year.

So Wang Yan just went out to Yixian County in the early morning, worked hard in Panshan and other places, said some auspicious words and returned to Jinzhou City in the afternoon to start celebrating the New Year.

The big-headed soldier didn't say much. On the scorching hot stoves in each room, a group of rough guys were noisily drinking, eating, and bragging.

Wang Yan, together with hundreds of people, had a drink together in the backyard that was covered with glass by some craftsmen before the Yazhong. The women and children of these people were all in the general's mansion, and he

The four women took care of him together.

Although they had only been together for one year, and most of the hundreds of people had joined this year, everyone still tacitly joined in the repertoire and drank Wang Yan's wine.

Wang Yan can't do this. There are too many people. No matter how much he drinks, he can't fuck so many people. Halfway through his meal, he, the eldest brother, was beaten early by a bunch of guys who couldn't tell what their facial features were.

After drinking down the stage, the remaining people were shouting and punching each other and fighting for wine until midnight...

As for the issue of drunkenness and hangover in the army, Wang Yan took a relatively open view and took it as a holiday for the New Year. Moreover, there are no entertainment activities these days, and they are all a group of killers. It would be better not to drink and brag during the New Year.

What are you doing?

Besides, there are a lot of these big-headed soldiers, and no one is really going to die. The combat manual clearly states that if the battle begins early tomorrow morning, whoever is not in place will be demoted to the military household.

The normal duty personnel are also arranged, and they can respond to emergencies and maintain a certain degree of combat effectiveness. Besides, no one will come to fight him except Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji is in a mess internally, and it is not a large-scale battle in such a cold day.

Due to the good weather, even if the war started in winter, Huang Taiji would not be able to provide sufficient logistical supplies, so it was not a big problem.

Wuchen year, the first day of the first lunar month, Guihai, February 5, 1628 in the Western calendar, the Ming Empire changed the year to Chongzhen, which was the first year of Chongzhen.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, someone from Ningyuan came to summon Wang Yan to come over and receive the order.

Wang Yan rode to Ningyuan in confusion. He did not know what order he had received. It was not until the eunuch who delivered the order read out the imperial edict that he was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief and added to the rank of general of Dingguo. He also encouraged Mangui and rewarded him.

Fifty taels of silver, Wang Yan thought for a moment and understood Zhu Youjian's intention.

Why don't you say that the emperor Zhu Youjian didn't give it to you for free? This little conspiracy worked quite well.

Needless to say, this move will indeed cause some trouble for Wang Yan. Although Wang Yan also distributed money to other generals, guerrillas and other things, the relationship is indeed close. But it cannot hold up a real official position.

After all, once you get an official position, making money is not easy and enjoyable.

Although the troops and horses under Wang Yan's command were actually far beyond the standard, he was still a general in name only. Being real but not famous and being real and famous are two completely different things.

There are dozens of generals in Liaodong, all of whom are in their thirties or forties, either because of their family connections or because they are struggling in the army. How come they can't beat him, an eighteen-year-old kid? Who the hell can accept this?

After giving enough money and sending away the eunuch who delivered the order, Mangui frowned and said, "The emperor has any objections to us?"

"Sir, he has a problem with me."

"Why?"

Wang Yan sat down in a familiar manner, picked up the tea cup, scraped the tea leaves and drank the tea. Now he is the deputy commander, which is enough. Besides, based on his relationship with Man Gui, this has been the case for a long time.

Man Gui understood the meaning, waved his hand and said to the little maid standing waiting and the soldiers outside: "Everyone, go down and close the door."

Sitting on the upper hand, Mangui also drank tea: "Tell me, what's going on?"

"Hey..." Wang Yan let out a long sigh and said, "My lord, now that the matter has come to an end, I won't hide it from you. Do you know how many concubines my subordinate took in last year?"

Mangui nodded and said with a smile: "Of course I know, the whole Liaodong is talking about you, saying you are fierce enough..."

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "How do you think the late emperor died?"

"There were rumors before that someone was plotting against someone and tampering with the newly built treasure ship. But later they dropped the matter and just said that the late emperor contracted the cold and died." Man Gui frowned: "Why, it has something to do with this matter.

?”

"I'll tell you the truth, my lord. I have definite information proving that the death of the late emperor was committed by the original King Xin and the current emperor Zhu Youjian in collaboration with people from the Donglin Party."

"Hiss..." Man Gui took a breath. Although he had doubts before, he didn't expect that there were so many things behind his back: "Is it really so?"

"Those women under my subordinates were the participants at that time. Even...even one of them was Zhu Youjian's woman..." Wang Yan looked at Man Gui, who was wide-eyed, and said, "The women sent out by my subordinates at that time were...

The caravan guards encountered these people and were intercepted by the Jin Yiwei and the Beijing camp troops. They impulsively rescued them, which led to today's disaster..."

"You...this is...ah..." Man Gui didn't know what to say for a moment. How could he have thought that Wang Yan was so pissed off that he would dare to put a hat on the emperor?

"The matter has come to this, it's useless to talk more." After a long time, Man Gui sighed: "This matter is not something that can be brought to the table. Now that the emperor has promoted you to the position of deputy general soldier and put you on the fire, this matter is just

First, more importantly, it is because you are now in the limelight, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are the number one in Liaodong. Also, all the money you earned has raised soldiers, and you have made friends and formed cliques. This is not true in the royal family.

In his eyes, he is treasonous."

"Hey... After all, our Liaodong is stable and has a lot of money to make, which makes people jealous. This time, I am just using you as a raft. Now it seems that Pingliao is not just talking.

The emperor and the ministers in the court are displeased with us..."

Man Gui sighed for a while, excused Wang Yan for a while, and stared at Wang Yan seriously: "Go back and get the money and give it to all the generals in Liaodong to ease the current situation. In fact, they are not stupid, they can do it.

I can see what the emperor means, but the human heart is the most complicated, there is no guarantee that someone will sell us out."

"Also, Jiannu must not take it lightly. At this time, if something goes wrong, I am afraid that both you and I will be killed..."

"Don't worry, sir, I'll take care of it as soon as I get back." Wang Yan responded: "Actually, sir, you don't have to worry. Zhu Youjian was just testing it out this time. Otherwise, why didn't he just jerk off his subordinate, or put his subordinate to death?

He was demoted and promoted to deputy commander instead? Doesn't this mean that Zhu Youjian is not sure, let alone has enough power to suppress Liaodong, and does not dare to act rashly."

There is indeed nothing wrong with this. After all, he is the emperor, and life and death are not a matter of his words. The lack of such words now means that the emperor dare not say anything, let alone move.

It's just Wang Yan's title... Man Gui looked at Wang Yan deeply: "Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian, Wang Yan, that's the emperor, it's not you and I who can call each other by their names at will. It's better to pay attention.

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Looking at each other for a moment, Wang Yancheng raised his hands in fear: "What you are trying to teach me is that your subordinates are wrong. You must pay attention to it in the future."

Man Gui waved his hand: "Okay, go back and do things quickly, appease the generals, no one will look good if they make a fuss, and it will bring disgrace to the whole Liaodong."

"Yes, sir, I am resigning."

Wang Yan bowed his hands, stood up and walked out.

Mangui squinted her eyes and stared at Wang Yan's back. She continued to stare until Wang Yan disappeared...

After a long while, Mangui shook his head and walked away with his hands behind his back.

He also saw some clues about Wang Yan's thoughts. Whether it was him going up to stop him, or whether some ambush swordsman killed Wang Yan, he had seen the fighting power with his own eyes. Besides, this kid was very shrewd, so he didn't say anything.

Is there anyone under him who betrayed him? What if Wang Yan desperately takes him away? It's simply not a crime.

When it comes to mobilizing troops to suppress...it doesn't even say whether his 100,000-strong army is Wang Yan's opponent, nor does it say how many of the 100,000-strong army were bribed by Wang Yan. If Wang Yan is really killed, where will he go?

Want to get rich? The money he has earned in the past two years is more than he has made in all the years he has been in office. Isn’t that good? Isn’t that nice?

Furthermore, given that Wang Yan has been running the business for two years and has made a lot of money, he is not sure whether he will be beheaded by the people around him if he really launches an army to suppress it. There are lessons for this thing... people's hearts are really unpredictable.

, it’s good to get rich just like this in a daze...

The most important thing is, if that day comes, who knows when, why does he care so much?

Back in Jinzhou City, Wang Yan found Sun Fugui and several senior officials and asked them to bring the banknotes to give gifts to the generals in Liaodong to stabilize people's hearts.

This incident did have a certain impact on Wang Yan. After all, Liaodong, which has its own agenda, and Liaodong, which is monolithic, are definitely two different things. But to say how big the impact is is nonsense. In the final analysis, strength is the foundation.

He has 20,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 reserve troops. It's not that Wang Yan looks down on the Liaodong generals, but the most rubbish military households under his command may suffer greater casualties if they don't use guns and fight 10,000 against 10,000, but

He can also win the battle. Not to mention that he will use all his guns and artillery to defeat the soldiers.

Therefore, it is only meaningful to give some money. If there are really ignorant people, not only will they lose their share of money, but they will have to resort to some means.

He currently has 20,000 serious soldiers, but in the final analysis, his strength is still a bit weak. He is more defensive than aggressive. It is easy to gain territory, but once he has occupied the territory, he must send troops to suppress it and maintain stability. In this way, he does not have enough people at all. Still.

We need to plan it slowly and slowly take control of Liaodong.

I can’t rush to slap Zhu Youjian anymore. Although Zhu Youjian can’t do anything to him, this thing about Dayi is really annoying. Recently, I have been quiet and quiet, and my head is developing well...

Spring will begin in less than two months. What Man Gui said before is right. Huang Taiji will definitely go south to plunder, firstly to grab supplies, and secondly to divert internal conflicts and turn his guns to attack the outside world.

But it would definitely not work to let Huang Taiji lead his army to besiege Jinzhou City again. After all, once a war breaks out here, Ming Dynasty's eyes will be focused on him. It is not good to have too much limelight. If his strength is exposed too early, it will not be good for him.

It's not good. But if he fights him, his strength will be exposed. It's better to just do it, show off his muscles and scare Xiao Xiaolai.

After figuring it out, Wang Yan started another large-scale military training. However, his promotion to deputy general was suppressed, and everyone maintained a superficial sense of stability.

At the end of February, after nearly two months of high-intensity training and a grand competition among the entire army, Wang Yan proportionally allocated soldiers with a combat strength between 5,000 to 9,000, and then 10,000 soldiers. The former led the latter to form an army.

Ten teams of 300 people, a total of 3,000 people, took weapons and ammunition and a lot of supplies to the Mongolian tribe garrison that was defeated in the winter. They would help the system, train soldiers on a large scale, and provide equipment other than guns and cannons.

War armor, swords, crossbows, etc.

At the same time, Wang Yan forced various small tribes in Mongolia to merge into large tribes, and opened a market near the Yixian military camp, allowing some merchants and households to trade with each other and exchange materials here.

Around Jinzhou City, more than 40,000 households who had survived the whole winter and hung on their lives began to engage in construction, building roads and bridges, building water conservancy projects, building societies, building large factories, and building docks on the seaside.

Wang Yan used work as a relief, handing out paper coupons stamped with his seal, made through improvements, tough and non-perishable, and stamped with special certificates and falsifications, with different amounts of money marked on them, which could be exchanged for survival.

Materials.

Of course this thing was created to make the people accept it and use it directly as money in the future.

The Ming Dynasty had banknotes, which were the precious banknotes produced due to the lack of copper in the early Ming Dynasty. However, later on, due to excessive issuance and no recycling, the precious banknotes were greatly devalued. Naturally, Wang Yan would not let that happen. His paper

The coupons are issued based on the value of the goods in the warehouse. They will never collapse in the short term and are quite safe.
To be continued...