Five hundred and nineteenth chapter all the way west
"He calls himself Hu Hao."
"Let them in quickly, they are my men." Upon hearing this, Zhong Jinwei ordered quickly.
He remembered that he had arranged for Hu Hao's team to stay up all night and continue escorting the military officers to the west with the Jinyi Guards. Counting the time, he had not seen them for a long time.
After a while, Hu Hao and others entered the hall and saw the Marquis of Zhongxing sitting in the hall. They bowed their heads and said, "I see you, Lord Marquis."
Zhong Jinwei smiled and raised his hand to signal: "No need to be polite, get up quickly."
Hu Hao and his group of thirteen people stood up together after hearing this. Their movements were quick and neat.
Zhong Jinwei nodded secretly. They were indeed elite Ye Buzai. He wanted to ask about the situation, but looking at them like that, they must be very tired.
The Ye Bu Shuu had saved his life, so Zhong Jinwei naturally treated them differently. He immediately said: "I am training the new army, and you will arrange it to be the Ye Bu Shu team in the new army. The establishment will be the Hundred Generals for the time being."
, you can go to the death camp to select if you are short of troops."
Although Hu Hao didn't know what the new army was like before, he could go to the death camp to select his men. Doesn't that mean the new army would be more elite than the death camp?
Hu Hao was overjoyed, and immediately wanted to kneel down and thank him. Zhong Jinwei had to wave his hand to stop him again, and then said to Sun Kewang, who was on duty: "Take them to the New Army camp to rest first, and introduce them to the new military regulations."
Sun Kewang looked at these soldiers and didn't understand why his uncle was so polite to them. However, he didn't dare to ask such a question, so he cupped his fists and answered, "Yes."
After Zhong Jinwei finished making arrangements, he turned back to Hu Hao and said, "You guys go over there first. I'll come back to you later after I finish the work at hand."
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Hu Hao and his men agreed, then followed Sun Kewang out.
They hurried back to the capital. It was almost noon, and their stomachs were already growling with hunger.
Marquis Zhongxing was so considerate to them that it warmed their hearts.
After lunch, Zhong Jinwei came to the New Army camp to visit Hu Hao and his party.
Hu Hao and others had already been confused by the various new rules of the New Army. When they saw Zhong Jinwei, although they did not dare to ask, they looked surprised.
Later leaders of Zhong Jin Weixue visited his subordinates, sat in a circle in a barracks, and held a conversation meeting.
"How is the local army? Have military salaries been paid?" Zhong Jinwei asked Hu Hao first.
Hu Hao was not used to this kind of conversation, and he tensed up. When Zhong Jinwei asked, he quickly replied: "Master Marquis, the farther west you go, the poorer the army becomes. If not for the timely payment of military pay this time,
, my subordinates feel that there may be a mutiny."
Although he is quite nervous, he knows Zhong Jinwei's character. Therefore, when talking about things, he always says one thing and two things.
Zhong Jinwei nodded after hearing this. This was similar to the impression he had brought from later generations. He thought for a while and asked again: "How are the lives of the local people?"
Hu Hao thought for a while and then replied cautiously: "My subordinate's task is to escort the military pay, so I have been staying in the army. After completing the task, I returned immediately. I don't know much about the lives of the local people. If I just rely on what I saw on the way,
The situation I saw is probably similar to that of the people in the land of Qin and Jin."
Zhong Jinwei listened a little heavy. He had expected this situation. But no matter what, he still hoped to hear some good news from people who had been there.
Guo Yanzhong on the side saw that Zhongxing Hou's attitude was amiable and amiable, without any airs, and he was asking about things as if talking about everyday things. Now that he heard that Hu Ge's answer was not comprehensive, he couldn't help but add: "Master Hou, those people in the west are very
They rarely farm, they all make a living by doing business, but it seems that their business is not doing well now."
Zhong Jinwei nodded and said, "Yes, this was originally the Silk Road, and everyone relied on the merchants to make a living. Now that the trade routes are different, life will naturally be difficult."
After he finished speaking, he began to think deeply.
I was wondering whether to re-open this trade route after the Jianlu incident was settled, or to directly expand the Ming Dynasty's power westward and regain the territory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Thinking about it, he seems to be more passionate, but now that he has been in power for a long time, he knows that expanding the territory to the west is not easy and involves all aspects of things.
But as long as there were conditions, he would not mind suggesting to Emperor Chongzhen that he go west to conquer a territory. At least he would occupy Xinjiang in later generations, where the coal fields were located.
Thinking of coal fields, Zhong Jinwei couldn't help but think of Russia's oil fields. No matter how bad Russia's economy was in later generations, it could still survive by selling oil.
He did not remember the specific distribution of oil fields in Russia, but he probably knew that there were many oil fields to the east of the Ural Mountains.
When I have my hands free in the future, if I can, I will occupy the eastern part of the Ural Mountains, so as to leave a wealth for future generations.
Zhong Jinwei's eyes started to straighten as he thought about it. Fortunately, his saliva didn't come out, otherwise he would have been embarrassed in front of his subordinates.
His habitual daze is not surprising to those who know him well.
They knew that Marquis Zhongxing was thinking about something, so they did not disturb him and waited for him to come to his senses.
After a while, Zhong Jinwei returned to reality from his obscene thoughts. He found that everyone around him was looking at him curiously, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
He immediately changed his attention and asked Hu Hao: "Did you find anything special during your trip back to the capital?"
After hearing this, Hu Hao immediately replied: "Master Hou, the biggest thing on this road is road construction. My subordinates found that this road construction is different from what they have seen before."
"Oh, what's the difference?" Zhong Jinwei asked quickly after hearing this.
A smile appeared on Hu Hao's face, as if he was digging out long-standing events in his memory as he answered: "In the past, when my subordinates saw road construction, the local governments were reluctant to do so, and the civilians serving in the service complained, because every time they often
It will cause some people to lose their lives. But this time it is different..."
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei couldn't help but interrupt Hu Hao and asked: "How is it different?"
He really wants to hear how the people's response to this painstaking road construction, which is an important part of Ming Dynasty's future grand strategy, will be like.
Hu Hao did not feel unhappy about being interrupted by Zhong Jinwei and continued: "I saw that people from all over the country were actively participating in road construction. Just by looking at the expressions on their faces when I passed by, I knew that they
I am very willing to come and build the road. This thing is really strange, and my subordinates are puzzled to understand it."
Hu Hao's subordinates Ye Bushou also nodded in agreement, indicating that they all agreed with Hu Hao's words.
Zhong Jinwei laughed after hearing this. Hu Hao and the others might have been in a hurry, so they didn't stop to gossip about the reason.
It seems that the road construction treatment that I have tried my best to arrange is indeed relatively good, which has stimulated the enthusiasm of the migrant workers.
Zhong Jinwei did not give Hu Hao any instructions. After continuing to chat for a while, he stood up and said: "You guys should have a good rest today. Tomorrow you will go to the death camp to ask for someone from General Cao. I have sent someone to tell him about this.
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Hu Hao was filled with joy when he heard this, and immediately replied: "I obey, Lord Marquis."