Liu Yingkun nodded: "Haha, Mr. Liu knows something about this, so the deacon must be here to supervise the repair work of Shanhaiguan?"
"Exactly, that's why I came here to visit Eunuch Liu. I hope he can give me some support~"
Liu Yingkun showed off his beauty, looked at the gift from Ma Xiaoquan in front of him, frowned deliberately and said: "Although this gift is a good gift from the deacon, it can't be spent in this place where nothing can be done."
"Hey~ Eunuch Liu is worrying too much. You are not staying here all the time. You will have to go back one day. Now you can use it~"
"Having said that, it's really unsafe here. That reckless man from Guizhou comes here every three days to cause trouble. We have jointly petitioned Mr. Wei to remove him from his post."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "But it's useless, right? Because Mangui threatened the father-in-law and said he would quit~"
Liu Yingkun nodded: "That bastard is just thinking about fighting and killing, which is not good at all~"
Ma Xiaoquan secretly scolded Liu Yingkun as a thief, I came here to tell you about Shanhaiguan's repairs, but you were trying to drag Man Gui around in a fucking way. You deliberately didn't want to cooperate properly.
"Haha... Eunuch Liu, the repair of Shanhaiguan still needs my father-in-law's approval~" Ma Xiaoquan said straight to the point.
"Oh~ Talking about the approval~" Liu Yingkun deliberately made an embarrassed expression. He knew that Ma Xiaoquan came here to ask for the right to use the horses, "I don't have the seal of the Royal Horse Supervisor~"
As soon as Liu Yingkun said the words, Ma Xiaoquan almost spat in his face, "Damn you, you are the Royal Horse Superintendent of Printing. If you don't have a seal, then who can? I am repairing Shanhaiguan. If I don't need to mobilize a group of military horses, who will come to find it?"
you?
"Oh~ That's it~" Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly, reached into his arms, and took out a luminous pearl from his arms.
As soon as the night pearl came out, the originally dark room suddenly became much brighter.
Liu Yingkun's eyes lit up, and he pointed at the night pearl that Ma Xiaoquan was playing with and said, "I have long heard that the deacon has a lot of treasures in his hands. Today I saw it, and it is indeed well-deserved~"
Ma Xiaoquan pretended not to hear Liu Yingkun's words, but turned the night pearl over twice intentionally or unintentionally, which made Liu Yingkun a little distraught.
"Oops~" Suddenly, Ma Xiaoquan slipped his hand, and Ye Mingzhu slipped out, just in the direction of Liu Yingkun's feet.
As a man who is greedy for money, Liu Yingkun would not let go of this opportunity. He first stretched out his legs to block the rolling night pearls with his feet, then quickly picked them up and put them in his hands.
Ma Xiaoquan did not look at it directly, but pretended to touch his body and said: "Oh, why did I lose my night pearl? Oh, forget it, if it is lost, it is lost. It is not mine anymore~"
After saying that, Ma Xiaoquan stood up and bowed to Liu Yingkun: "Eunuch Liu, what about the horses..."
Liu Yingkun held the luminous pearl in his hand and could not return the gift. He could only nod his head and said: "That's easy to say. I'll just send someone to pick it up when the deacon goes out later~"
Ma Xiaoquan secretly cursed in his heart, you are a bitch, you really don't let the hawk see the rabbit, that luminous pearl is my favorite one, I just gave it to you, I'm really reluctant to part with it.
"Haha, Eunuch Liu is such a good person~ Thank you so much Eunuch Liu~"
When he reached the door, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly stopped and turned to look at Liu Yingkun.
At this time, Liu Yingkun was eagerly staring at the night pearl in his hand. He didn't notice Ma Xiaoquan's turning of his head at all.
It was only after the little eunuch beside him reminded him that Liu Yingkun came back to his senses, stood up hurriedly, and smiled sheepishly.
"By the way, Eunuch Liu, I heard that if you put some light-emitting things inside jade, especially jade bottles, it would look particularly good if you put them in the room at night~" After that, Ma Xiaoquan pushed the door open and walked out.
...
"Jade?" Liu Yingkun curled his lips and looked around subconsciously. Suddenly he saw that among the gifts sent by Ma Xiaoquan, there was such a jade, and it happened to be a jade bottle.
"Haha... This Ma Xiaoquan understands me very well~~" Liu Yingkun smiled, waved to the two eunuchs, and ordered, "Give me the order, whenever the deacon uses horses, he can use them directly without my approval~"
"Yes~"
...
After getting rid of Liu Yingkun, Ma Xiaoquan finally let go of half of the stone in his heart. Although the price he paid was relatively high, he couldn't spend the things he gave Liu Yingkun here, let alone cash them in. Based on Ma Xiaoquan's understanding of Liu Yingkun, he probably
He needs to transport the treasure he got back to the capital first and find someone reliable to keep it on his behalf.
"Hmph, how can you just take my things as you say?" Ma Xiaoquan raised the corner of his mouth and made up his mind...
One day later, when Ma Xiaoquan met Liu Yingkun again, he intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the treasure he had given him before. Liu Yingkun's expression at that time was very complicated, as if he was in pain as if he had eaten shit. In fact, Liu Yingkun sent someone to the capital to deliver it at that time.
The baby had already been robbed by someone arranged by Ma Xiaoquan on the way. Of course, this is what happened later...
When he went back to see Man Gui, Ma Xiaoquan briefly described to him how he had dealt with Liu Yingkun. After Man Gui listened, he gave Ma Xiaoquan a thumbs up and praised: "The deacon is the deacon. Once this expert takes action, he knows
Is there any, haha~~"
Ma Xiaoquan raised his hands and shook his head: "The general is so complimentary. I'm just doing what I should do. Well, the issue of manpower deployment..."
Man Gui also took advantage of Ma Xiaoquan, so naturally he would not hinder the deployment of personnel. He waved his hand: "It's easy to say, in terms of personnel, as long as the deacon can use it, we will allocate it to work~
"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "With these words from the general, I feel at ease~"
...
The repair work at Shanhaiguan is relatively heavy. As the last pass of the Guanning Defense Line, the strength of the fortifications here directly determines the subsequent fate of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Ma Xiaoquan almost personally supervised the repair work here.
Even so, due to the lack of production means and the vagaries of the weather, the progress of the repair work is still slow.
Especially in terms of food supply, not only did Ma Xiaoquan have a big headache, but the entire Shanhaiguan was also filled with worries.
In the modern society where Ma Xiaoquan lives, the Liaodong region (the three eastern provinces) is considered a major grain-producing province in the country, especially the production of japonica rice, which is very huge. However, now that Ma Xiaoquan has traveled back to the Ming Dynasty, due to the lack of production means
As well as the low labor efficiency, a large area of land here is still uncultivated and difficult to cultivate, so it can be said to be a serious deficiency in self-sufficiency in food.
Yuan Chonghuan promulgated the decree "Wherever you live, you can farm" many times. However, due to the perennial wars here, the population is highly mobile and the population loss is also serious. Although the decree is very attractive, the people always feel homeless.
The sense of weightlessness of returning.
The soldiers training for war need to eat, the people and soldiers repairing Shanhaiguan need to eat, the people inside the pass need to eat, and the officials inside the pass also need to eat. With so many people and so many mouths, the amount of food consumed every day is huge, and the consumption of food is huge.
The degree is very high.
As the guard of Shanhaiguan, Mangui naturally wanted to ensure that his officers and men could eat. Only when they were full could they have the strength to fight against the enemy. Ma Xiaoquan, who was in charge of the repair work, also had to always pay attention to the food problem of his men. In a word
To sum up, you can’t work hungry, right?
As for the people in the pass, when the food was distributed to them, there was already very little.
Of course, even under such difficult conditions, there are still some officials who take advantage of their positions to waste money, especially the group of internal eunuchs from the capital.
In this regard, Man Gui and Ma Xiaoquan discussed and said that if it was not possible, half of their rations would be deducted, and those who were found to be wasting wantonly would be punished by military law.
Ma Xiaoquan felt that it was inappropriate to do this, and Mangui was confused. Ma Xiaoquan listed three reasons for him: First, these eunuchs came from the capital, and under certain circumstances, they had their own information network, and they got
The news is often relatively negative, that is to say, most of it is news that can convict officials. Once such people offend them, the consequences will be disastrous; secondly, they are all Wei Zhongxian's people. Since Ma Xiaoquan left the capital,
The main and key person who transports food and wages here is Wei Zhongxian. Anyone who offends him is tantamount to offending him. Although the food and wages will not be deducted, Wei Zhongxian must still be able to do it for two or three days at night; third
, Yuan Chonghuan can be regarded as a member of the Donglin Party. Logically speaking, the Donglin Party, which was severely suppressed by Wei Zhongxian, should have sworn hatred with Wei Zhongxian. But what did Governor Yuan do? He never had any relationship with Wei Zhongxian.
Head-on conflict, what is this? This is putting the overall situation first.
After Ma Xiaoquan listed three things for Man Gui, Man Gui fell silent.
Mangui is not stupid. To be able to reach his current position, he more or less has a certain degree of political consciousness.
Raising his head and looking at Ma Xiaoquan, Man Gui nodded and said: "As the deacon reminds me, this general is suddenly enlightened. So... based on what the deacon sees, what should we do?"
Ma Xiaoquan secretly cursed Mangui, you are a thief, but on the surface he said, "I'm just here to repair Shanhaiguan. As for how to do it, the general should have already made up his mind, right?"
Man Gui was stunned and secretly scolded Ma Xiaoquan for being cunning and cunning. As soon as your words came out, I had to be aware of it even if I didn't know it.
"Hmm~~" Man Gui dragged her chin and said, scolding Ma Xiaoquan again in her heart...
"Okay, after the general has thought about it, you can call me to discuss it together. I still have something to do here, so I won't disturb the general~" After that, without waiting for Man Gui's reply, Ma Xiaoquan quickly stood up and left.
