After hearing the news, Chunxiang and others took 20 servants for regular training. Chang Yu was sweating profusely under a wooden frame in single clothes, punching and kicking sandbags. This was sewn by Chunxiang and others when they were bored during the day.
However, the quality of the sandbag was not up to standard, and Chang Yu exploded it in less than half an hour, shocking everyone.
After the morning exercise, the servants began to cook. This was not an easy task because it was more than two hundred meals long.
While the servants were cooking, Chang Yu actually went out for a walk, and did not return until half an hour later. He directly gathered Chunxiang and the servants together and told them: Some veteran kiln-burners from the village will come to open the furnace and teach them how to bake bricks. What should I say?
You have to know what you should say and whether you should say it. If someone talks nonsense and beats him to death, it will be easy.
After finishing the explanation, he took his servants to deliver breakfast to the eunuchs at the north end of the village.
In a pit in the wilderness to the north of the village, the eunuchs who had just finished their morning training were resting and feeding their horses. Although they were staying overnight in the wilderness again, unlike last time, they all brought bedding and even bowls and chopsticks with them this time.
The fodder was pulled out from the palace, and each person was responsible for his own horse. After feeding the horse, he would line up to get food to feed himself.
Chang Yu stood by the pit with a smile. Even he was surprised. By chance, Panjiayao, a large earth-borrowing pit, was so suitable for military training. Moreover, Panjiayao was located in a remote area, an isolated small village with a radius of ten miles.
The place is full of desolate grass and forests, with few human beings. It is really a good place to torment people.
After dinner, they were divided into groups for confrontation training. The winning group was each rewarded with five taels of silver. While the eunuchs were eating, Chang Yu loudly gave the order for today's training.
This is not a simple confrontation training, but riding a horse and holding a stick. The stick is specially made by the palace, and one end is wrapped with cotton to reduce damage. This is also the cavalry training closest to actual combat. The cavalry is invincible these days.
After explaining, Chang Yu left Hu Ling and Li Tiezhu in charge of supervision, and then returned to the big house in the village. Several kiln-burning masters had already come to the door, looking very respectful. Maybe they felt that they had to be careful when working for a wealthy family.
There is ready-made soil for digging holes in the courtyard and firewood left by the previous owner. The kiln-burning master can start work almost at any time. After a brief greeting, Chang Yu left Fan Jiaqian and Chen Jingzhong to stay in the house to supervise, and then took Chunxiang and Jiang Quan to sit down.
Take Lao Hu's carriage back to the city.
This time, Chang Yu did not enter the city through Guangqu Gate, but followed the moat and entered the city through Chaoyang Gate. This was not to hide his identity. There were many people entering and exiting the city in broad daylight, and there was no need for him to hide his whereabouts in the carriage.
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The reason why he took Chaoyangmen was because it was the only passage for grain trucks, and he was currently purchasing grain in large batches.
In times of war, what is most important? In addition to a good army, there is also food and grass. Even if you don't have money, you can't live without food, because you may not be able to buy food with money, so you must make adequate preparations in case you don't need it.
But of course he didn't have to do this kind of thing himself. It wasn't because he was too smart, but because he didn't understand the market. So when the car entered the city from Chaoyang Gate, he took Chunxiang and Jiang Quan and got out of the car and asked Lao Hu to wait for him at the intersection.
After looking around for a few times and whispering in Chunxiang's ear, the two said goodbye. Chang Yu turned around and walked for a while, heading straight to Xianju Tower.
After walking out of Xianju Building half an hour later, Fang Ba walked to the door and patted his chest to ensure that he would take care of the purchase.
After going around a small alley to make sure there was no one following him, Chang Yu found Lao Hu, jumped in the car and drove away, sighing in his heart that the price of rice in Beijing will definitely rise in the next few days, which is a shame for the people in the capital.
After going round and round, Chang Yu did not return directly to the palace. His current energy was mainly focused on preparations. In addition to training troops, making money, and stocking up on food and grass, there was another important thing, which was to win over the forces.
After Lao Hu drove around a few times, he arrived at Jintaifang near Andingmen in the north of the city (today's Guowang Alley area of Gulou Street). At first glance, there was nothing unusual here. In fact, this was the guardhouse of Teng Xiang's left and right guards and Wu Xiang's left and right guards.
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The Twenty-six Guards of the Emperor's personal army theoretically belong to the Beijing camp, but in fact they have nothing to do with the Beijing camp. They are not under the control of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and are controlled by the emperor himself.
Among the twenty-six guards, the four guards of Tengxiang and Wuxiang are the most sophisticated. Let’s start with their functions. The other personal guards guard the imperial city. These four guards are the accompanying guards, who are the emperor’s
Among the personal guards, these four guards are also the most sophisticated cavalry, which is why they are under the supervision of the royal horse.
However, by this time in the Ming Dynasty, the strength of all forces had been reduced. For example, the first guard had 5,600 people, and the emperor's personal army of 26 guards should have more than 145,000 people. But Chang Yu believed that actually having 70,000 was a surprise.
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The guard yamen was in a dilapidated state, with six carefree guards standing at the door. Chang Yu stood in front of the door with no expression. The virtue of the yamen was a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty, but he believed that it was now as dilapidated as it appeared on the outside.
"What are you doing? Get out of here." The guard at the gate of the guardhouse saw a young man jumping out of the carriage and standing at the gate posing like a young man. He looked disgusted and couldn't help but yelled.
"We are from the palace, here to see Cheng Qianhu. Could you please inform me?" Chang Yu smiled slightly and cupped his fists. Cheng Ming is one of the five Qianhu in the left guard of Xiangteng. If you ask how many Qianhu there are in this guard,
, one guard has five offices, that is, five thousand households. Jintaifang is the yamen where the four guards of Tengxiang and Wuxiang are integrated into one, that is, twenty thousand households.
Hearing that Chang Yu was from the palace, the guard's attitude became warmer, but still cold: "Cheng Qianhu is not at the guard station."
Chang Yu secretly sighed, he was on duty now and actually skipped work. This was the emperor's personal guard: "Our family was called by Eunuch Wei, the eunuch of the Royal Horse, to find Cheng Qianhu."
As expected, the guards really became friendly when they heard Wei Dahai's name. After all, Wei Dahai was not only the leading eunuch of the Royal Horse Prison, but also the boss of the four guards of Tengxiang, equivalent to the commander of the guards: "Father, please wait a moment.
I'll let you know when I get in, but it's hard to say whether Cheng Qianhu is here or not."
Chang Yu clasped his fists and said, "You can wait until you look for it." Then the guard turned around and entered the guardhouse.
At noon, Chang Yu stayed in the guardhouse for dinner, accompanied by seven thousand households. This was not only because of Wei Dahai's face, but also because of his own reputation and money. No matter who you want to win over these days, money must come first.
As a person, the temptation and impact of cashing out money is not as big as the empty hand or making cakes to satisfy one's hunger.
The Four Tengxiang Guards are the most powerful among the emperor's personal guards. He must be in his hands. He is a sharp sword at critical moments.
This meal took more than an hour and cost Chang Yu hundreds of taels of silver and several promises, but what he gained was definitely worth it. For example, seven thousand households confided in each other, and he knew that the actual strength of the four guards was only one at the moment.
There are more than 12,000 people, which means there is a vacancy of 8,000, and the salary has reached an appalling level. This is the emperor's personal guard, and the capital camp... that place...
Obviously, these thousands of households like Chang Yu very much. After all, no one cares about famous, powerful and powerful people. So after having a good meal and wine, Chang Yu left. Cheng Ming and seven others went to the yamen gate and waved goodbye, saying that tonight
I must enter the palace to have some fun, and confirm to Chang Yu again and again whether it is really possible to get all the thousands of households in at once.
It’s not a problem at all! Chang Yu can naturally bring all the four guards into the palace to gamble, and he has made plans in advance to let whoever wins and who loses. To win people’s hearts, you don’t have to bribe them. Sometimes, let him owe you a share.
A favor or a sum of money is easier to control.
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