At the end of the first month, the armies of Zheng Haizhu and Ma Xianglin returned from the north and south and successfully entered the Pass through the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Ma Xianglin and Mangui went west and entered the Longmen Guard garrison in Xuanda Town.
Zheng Haizhu and Ma Xianglin's lieutenant went east to meet Jun Jun in Jizhou.
First, Zheng Haizhu wants to return the hundreds of Sichuan troops who went to Chahar to Jun Song. After all, the court has not yet issued an order. Even if these hundreds of soldiers are like elite servants, they were still eating the military pay provided by Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin half a year ago.
, Now we can’t just let Young Master Ma take him directly to the Longmen Guards.
Secondly, Zheng Haizhu was about to deal with Jun Song. After all, Jizhou Town not only has Shanhaiguan, but also if Daning Town, the Big and Small Linghe Military Fortresses and other national defense facilities are rebuilt, if Daning goes to Chahar and Outer Mongolia's commercial
Once the road is opened, Jizhen City will be the starting point for military logistics output, and will also be the starting point for merchants from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and the sea to come from the south.
Speaking of juniper, historically it was supposed to have died in the Battle of Sarhu between the Ming Army and Hou Jin Dynasty in the 47th year of Wanli. But in this time and space, due to changes in the historical trajectory, juniper not only did not die, but also died in the battle of Taichang Emperor Zhu Changluo
After he ascended the throne, he replaced Wang Wei, a fellow from Shaanxi Province, as the new commander-in-chief of Ji Town, and the government office was moved from Shanhaiguan to Jizhou. Ma Xianglin, who was originally prepared to succeed him as commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, was sent to the side.
It is within the jurisdiction of the town, but Shanhaiguan, which has an independent general military officer, continues to be under the jurisdiction of Jun Jun.
"Mrs. Zheng, today, Mr. Du can finally thank you in person for the hundreds of heads you gave me."
In the Jizhou General Military Mansion, the sound of juniper trees sounded like a bell, and they heartily bowed their hands to Zheng Haizhu.
Du Song was born as a general and served in the army all his life. With his solid military achievements, he sat in the same position as Qi Jiguang. He was honored as "Grand Master Du" at the border. It was unusual for him to come to entertain Zheng Haizhu in person.
The clerks and scribes in the hall, even though they had heard about the Battle of Luanhe River years ago, could not help but look at the woman sitting at the bottom with curious eyes.
He is not very young, he is not very old, and he does not look like someone who can carry a gun and mount a horse. It is really hard to tell that he is also the person who raised a battalion in Nanzhili.
Zheng Haizhu calmly pretended to be eye-level with Du Song, and only spoke with a somewhat gentle tone of a junior: "Mr. Du, you are too polite. The heads of the Tatars in Zhenglan Banner were chopped off by the Sichuan army. Although they
They are guest troops, and they are also under the control of the General Manager. Naturally, we will be sent into the pass on the next day. Besides, the General Manager went to the court to report his merits, which means he avenged the merits of me and General Ma for beating the Tatars.
, is the loudest now. I think even before we entered Chahar, Long live the Lord, the elders in the pavilion, and the ceremonial supervisors had already mentioned my and General Ma’s names.”
Juniper was blowing tea foam with his head down. When he heard the woman's last few words, he put down the teacup and started laughing.
The smile soon changed to a somewhat cynical joke: "Girl, I have never seen you speak so directly. Are you walking or riding a horse? Oh, can you ride a horse?"
"Go back to the boss. I know how to ride, but I can't go into battle. I'm on my way without delay."
"Well, no matter whether you are walking or riding a horse, are you always thinking about how you can add a few more credits to your list of achievements?"
Zheng Haizhu became more and more calm: "Master, who among us commanders doesn't want to earn military merit? I also have Zheng Ziying in South Zhili. The person who made the first contribution in Luanhe this time is me who came from Chongming Island.
Gunner Group. After this battle, those civil servants who once dragged our artillery factory into the Tatars in front of Long Live Lord, and then continued to impeach me endlessly, can we stop?"
Jun Song sneered: "If I don't say anything about you, a little girl, you should be more young in this court situation. How can those censors, swordsmen, and pen officials stop calming down!"
Zheng Haizhu thought to himself, men, regardless of their seniority, seniority, good mood or bad mood, all like to find some experience and sophistication in front of women, and have a sharp sense of superiority. He deliberately asked a question in a shallow way, Mrs. Du
The teacher immediately became a teacher.
It's very good. It just needs this effect, giving the other party some emotional value to gain a sense of accomplishment, and the atmosphere for negotiating conditions will be better. People who really do things, who cares about being taken advantage of by them?
Sure enough, Jun Song quickly figured out that the woman in front of him who knew the rules of the world was actually the same as herself. She was often bitten by civil servants like a leech because of the accidents and negligence that she would inevitably encounter when she was "out there".
Blood, in exchange for their political achievements and reputation.
"Teacher Du" could not help but feel a little pity because things hurt others, and He Yan asked: "You have soldiers and factories, is the money given by the court enough?"
Zheng Haizhu smiled: "No... that's not enough. The firearms factory can just be paid back. The Ministry of War has come forward to take advantage of it and set up rules. The firearms will be shipped directly to Fujian and Liaodong. It won't be too late for Governor Shang and General Zhang to collect money.
But when I left the capital for Xuanda last year, I heard from my subordinates who were transporting goods from my hometown that the pay for the soldiers in the Chongming camp had not yet been paid. Fortunately, the soldiers in the Chongming camp began to marry locals, and their families could grow cotton.
Food, and the juniors do business two years earlier than recruiting soldiers..."
When Jun Song heard her mention the word "business", he stopped abruptly. On the contrary, he showed an expression of "Isn't that right?" and said to the confidants on the left and right: "Look, now...
How could the Ming Dynasty lead troops without doing some business at the same time? Just like the Qi family army, the result was that they lost their lives just to get some money. The loss of their lives was not counted, but they were also spit on by that bastard surnamed Wang and became a traitor.
The stigma of the military.”
The cronies sighed in embarrassment. The Qi Jiajun's pay dispute happened in Jizhen decades ago. Their master, who was originally from Shaanxi, did not seem to shy away from scolding his predecessor.
Zheng Haizhu hurriedly answered: "The boss is really a sweet-tempered person. I would like to ask, what kind of goods does the boss like here?"
With a thought in his mind, Jun Song narrowed his eyes and said, "Why do you want to do business with me?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zheng Haizhu then described the main products of his "Haoming Trading Company" such as cotton, velvet, brocade, black tea, etc., because he had the truth about Chahar's business.
With experience, the price at which black tea and cotton cloth can be exchanged for Mongolian furs and horses becomes even more believable.
Du Song got many Tatar heads from Zheng and Ma for free, and saw that Ma Xianglin's deputy general followed Zheng Haizhu honestly back to Jizhen with his elite, while the young Shanxi merchant who claimed to be Zheng's follower also went to Du
The government sent two large carts of leather goods. Jun Song had a very good impression of Zheng Haizhu. Now that he heard that she had turned to business cooperation, he ordered his confidants to call his wife, brother-in-law and youngest son.
For border generals, the business of the family is often managed by relatives such as brother-in-law, but one or two legitimate sons are also placed in it.
Zheng Haizhu had seen this kind of routine operation in Liaodong, Fujian and Xuanda, and understood that Jun Song was really interested in discussing cooperation. She then told the Du family bluntly that her goods were going through the canal, and the taxes at several customs were unavoidable, but
Since Songjiang has been opened and closed, your own ship can transport black tea and cotton cloth when delivering firearms to Lushun, or delivering food to General Mao's Pi Island. If General Du can pick up a cargo at Shanhaiguan's private port, the price of black tea and cotton cloth
It can be lower.
Jun Song secretly thought, this woman is really thoughtful. With her method, it would not be difficult to quietly set up a private port in Tianjin to receive the goods, and then transport them to Beijing by land. However, she must be afraid of the many eyes of the capital staring at her, so she
My own goods in the capital are all shipped through the canal, and I pay taxes honestly and do not smuggle them by sea.
But by cooperating with Juniper, he came up with the idea of entering a private port for shipping. Firstly, it can lower the price of goods, which is more conducive to the Du family's buying low and selling high. Secondly, he also took the initiative to tie up with Juniper on a rope.
It showed that she would not sue him for gaining weight by selling juniper because of some conflict of interests, and she would complain to the court every day about being poor and asking for pay.
Jun Song touched the gray beard on his chin, smiled at Zheng Haizhu and said, "Let your subordinates talk to Quan Zi directly later."
Zheng Haizhu said: "Thanks to Uncle Du for taking a fancy to our gadgets. In two months, the first crop of black tea this year will be shipped from Fujian to Songjiang. Let's try it first and give it to the soldiers in the camps on both sides.
Save some money for summer clothes.”
Jun Song curled his lips meaningfully and waved his wife, brother and younger son to leave first. Then he said to Zheng Haizhu: "Girl, you have already called me 'uncle', and I can't pretend to be confused. Are you?"
Do you have anything else to say for Ma Xianglin?"
Zheng Haizhu smiled: "Uncle Du is really considerate. However, we don't just want to take away the Sichuan troops from Ji Town to declare Da Ning University. Instead, we want to ask Uncle Du to report to the court together to rebuild Daning Town. General Ma's
Soldiers, what we are going to is Daning Town and what we are defending is Daling River. This pair of Jizhen and Xuanda are more useful than the four thousand elites staying in this town! Uncle Du has been at the helm of the town for a long time, so he must understand
Yes, how important it is to have a strong army besides Jizhen and Xuanda that dares to fight the Tatars in the field."
Du Song leaned back on the Grand Master's chair and stared at Zheng Haizhu. After a moment, he nodded: "The Sichuan Army's heart is not with me, so it is useless to force him to stay. I can return it to General Ma, as long as the court approves it. I can also rebuild Daning Town."
Mention it to the Ministry of War. But girl, I have to remind you that if there are thousands of soldiers stationed in a place, there will soon be tens of thousands of mouths."
"My uncle is right about what he said. Therefore, the trade routes will be opened up. Tax money will be accumulated in Daning, and private grain merchants will transport grain there. This is not enough. Farming is needed there. Rice and wheat can be grown near the Xiaoling River.
On the hills where rice and wheat are grown, sweet potatoes can be grown.”
"Sweet potato?" Juniper chewed on this unfamiliar name.
He had lived in the north for a long time and had never been to the south. He did not know that this species, which was smuggled from Luzon into the Ming Dynasty, had been planted on a large scale in the Sheshan area of Songjiang through Xu Guangqi's vigorous promotion.
"Yes, Uncle Du, sweet potatoes are an imported product from overseas Tibetan countries. They are good to grow and can be managed well. You can also try it in Ji Town. Also, I heard in Xuanda that the famine in Shaanxi is getting worse. The folks in Uncle Du's hometown
You can also try it."
Juniper responded with a few hums.
What he was most concerned about at the moment was that the Tatars and those small Mongolian tribes should not seize and plunder from the north, and whether the servants he raised in the town had enough salary.
As for his hometown in Shaanxi... In the early spring of 1621 AD, Jun Jun and hundreds of other military officers and officials of the Ming Dynasty would have never imagined that the people who would eventually bury the Ming Dynasty were the rogue bandits who started in Shaanxi a few years later.