Liu Zongmin and Li Guo walked out of the inner house. Li Laiheng saw that their expressions were quite relaxed. He thought that the old master's condition was not particularly serious, so he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Liu Zongmin first walked to Mrs. Gao and asked her a few more words, probably about Li Zicheng's condition. Li Guo then came over to find Li Laiheng and Bai Wang and asked them about the storage of grain and fodder.
"After the old palmist heard our good news, his condition seems to have improved greatly." When Li Guo said this, although his face was still tense, there was a smile in his eyes.
Suddenly, seeing that his whole person had become much gentler, he asked again, "Bai Wang, Lai Heng, how are you handling the situation here?"
Li Laiheng did not answer the business question first, but mentioned Li Zicheng's condition. He had just entered the camp and felt that it was more necessary to show concern for the old commander's health, so he said: "That's good, that's good."
Okay, what kind of person is the old palmist? Everything must be fine... It’s also thanks to my adoptive father’s talent that he led us to recover so much food.”
Li Laiheng used the word "grain hunting" instead of "grain grabbing" because he had not yet fully understood the style of barging into the camp. This group of bandits who took refuge in the mountains had already broken away from the pure world under Li Zicheng's rectification.
Does he still have a lot of thieves' style, or does he still retain a lot of thieves' colors?
But he thought that no matter what, using the word "searching for food" sounded better than "grabbing for food", and it would not unintentionally offend others.
Bai Wang answered Li Guo's question directly, and he didn't care about it. In fact, since the Ming Dynasty, "grain hunting" has been very common among the official and civilian armies. Even now, Li Zicheng has begun to rectify the military discipline of the army.
For most people, "grain hunting" is still a relatively common-sense practice and rhetoric.
Bai Wang answered Li Guo and said: "Little Tiger and I have briefly classified the grain, fodder, gold and silver. The big aspects have been taken care of. The specific details will have to be explained to the old man in person later."
"Huh?" Bai Wang's statement made Li Guo a little confused. After all, the previous methods of handling seized materials in the camp were crude and simple. Li Guo didn't understand Bai Wang's so-called simple classification in a big way.
What does it mean to deal with it well?
Li Guo hesitated, then asked again, "What's a simple classification? Isn't it just putting everything away? You and Laiheng are very careful in doing things. I have always been assured of how things were done this time."
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Li Guo frowned, waved his hand, and asked Li Laiheng and Bai Wang to take him to the simple warehouses in person, and then said, "Take me to see how you do things."
Both Li Laiheng and Bai Wang heard the somewhat unhappy tone in Li Guo's words and knew that he did not understand what they meant. So they hurriedly explained and took Li Guo to the warehouse to see for themselves.
Li Laiheng explained for Li Guo: "Father, I thought that our old camp's handling of grain and materials was a bit crude, so I discussed it with the white management team and made some improvements."
The warehouses where grain and gold and silver were stored in the old camp were very simple. They didn't even have a door. They were just a few temporary buildings. Li Guo walked straight in and was shocked by the scene that greeted him. There were bundles of rice, wheat and beans.
, gold, silver, pearls, shells, and various materials were simply classified and placed according to their different characteristics and storage time.
Bai Wang on the side introduced Li Guo one by one, explaining which type of materials and why they were placed in which place, which ones were suitable for dry storage, which were suitable for exposure to the sun, etc. He gave Li Guo a detailed and accurate explanation.
explanation of.
Li Guo looked at the scene in front of him and listened to the explanations of Li Laiheng and Bai Wang. His somewhat unhappy tone naturally changed. He said with appreciation: "It's good to do this. It's good to do this.
Now I understand what Bai Wang means, it is really necessary to explain this approach to the old boss personally."
"This is just a temporary solution," Li Laiheng added from the sidelines. "According to my vision, we still have to formulate a set of detailed rules for the management of materials and personnel in the old camp in the future. It's just that there are too few literate people at the moment, and everything is in trouble."
Let’s start with simplicity.”
Li Guo looked at Li Laiheng's eyes, and gradually felt a sense of pride in his heart that a child can be taught and that my family has a son with a thousand miles of horses.
He was half a head taller than Li Laiheng, who was much taller among his peers. At this time, he touched Li Laiheng's head with one hand and said: "I can only know a few words, but I don't have the knowledge like you, Laiheng."
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Li Laiheng was patted on the head and praised by Li Guo, and he gradually understood the character of his adoptive father. Knowing that Li Guo was sincerely praising him, he still felt a little nervous and frightened. He immediately said: "I don't think this kid is knowledgeable. It's just that I have seen some things."
Only the merchants in Qin Dynasty who keep accounts and inventory lists understand these principles, but they are just adopting the strengths of others."
Bai Wang also added next to him: "That's true. I think that to do things like what the little tiger said, it's not enough to have literate people. It's best to find people who have been in business to take charge."
"Okay, okay, what you said makes sense." Li Guo nodded, but he also knew that with the current situation and scale of the camp, many things had to be done, and it was still powerless. "It's just that we are in a remote place in the mountains.
, it’s not that easy to find a literate trader.”
"But..." Li Guo suddenly showed a confident look, and he added, "The old commander has already said that we have captured such a huge amount this time. As soon as the whole camp is rested, we will break camp and go north to try to fight with
Yufeng has gathered together. When everyone gathers together, they will definitely rush out of Shang Yun Dashan!"
"Ah! That's great!" Li Laiheng praised from the sidelines, but he didn't know much about Tian Jianxiu and other people who were active outside, so he planned to use this conversation to learn something about Li Guo, so he asked:
"Yufeng...who is Uncle Yufeng? Why didn't he act with the old camp and were alone outside?"
Li Guo heard Li Laiheng's question and introduced him to the history of the camp and other characters. He said: "In the second year of Chongzhen, when the old commander and I raised the army, besides the two of us, there was also Jiexuan.
He and Yufeng each led their troops to join us. Therefore, when we broke into the camp, apart from Lao Zhangpan, we were led by Jiexuan and Yufeng."
Jiexuan is the name of Liu Zongmin. Liu Zongmin himself has no knowledge. This name was probably chosen by Li Zicheng. Tian Jianxiu has read some books. I don’t know if the name Yufeng was given by his first teacher or Tian Jianxiu.
A font size made for myself.
Li Guo continued to introduce: "Yufeng is from Suide. He has the most generous temperament among the soldiers in Chuangying. He is very popular with the soldiers. Many of the soldiers have been favored by him. Therefore, after Chuangying was defeated in Hanshui and more than half of them were defeated, Lao Zhang
Pan then sent Yu Feng north to collect the troops who had fled into exile."
"Except for your Uncle Yufeng, Han Ju and Er Hu also went north with him to collect the exiled soldiers." Li Guo added. He remembered that Li Laiheng was not familiar with the names of the generals who broke into the camp, so he took the picture.
He raised his forehead and explained to Li Laiheng, "Han Ju's name is Yuan Zongdi. He is a calm and steady man, and he is another general in our camp. As for Erhu, this is a nickname, and he is also called the Two Tigers."
, the name of the two tigers is Liu Tichun, and he has the best relationship with your adoptive father. He is an upright and courageous good man. In the future, your adoptive father will introduce you well."
Li Guo spoke eloquently and introduced the generals of the camp to Li Laiheng one by one, which also solved some of Li Laiheng's doubts.
It turned out that the soldiers who broke into the camp were divided into two groups. One group was personally led by Li Zicheng to protect the family members of the old camp. They moved to the Yunyang Mountain area and captured Zhuxi County under the nose of Zuo Liangyu's officers and soldiers, and plundered a large amount of supplies.
The other partial division was led by Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi, and Liu Tichun. They were active in the Shangluo area, regrouping the old troops of the Chuangying camp that had been disbanded there. Under the encirclement and interception of the Shaanxi Qin army, they were trying to go south, and Li Zicheng
The main force of leadership gathered.
According to Li Guo's words, after breaking into the camp and getting so much food and supplies, the next step is to take active action to achieve the reunification of troops and horses along the way with Wada Jianxiu.
The main goal of breaking into the camp now is to digest this material as soon as possible and intensify training and rest. After that, it is to find fighter planes, leave the camp and go north, and join forces with Tian Jianxiu who is active in the Shangluo area. The two armies are combined in one place, and there is this
With the support of grain and fodder materials, when the time comes, the camp can manage to break out of the Qinba Mountains and go straight into the land of Zhongzhou. The sky is as high as birds can fly, and the sea is as wide as fish can leap.
Li Guo grabbed Li Laiheng's shoulder, shook it, and said with admiration: "Laiheng, your way of doing things is really good. I should take you to the old boss and explain it carefully."
"Ah?" Li Laiheng was shocked, was he finally going to see Li Zicheng?
Since joining the Chuang camp, he has participated in many things, including the night capture of Zhuxi County, the mountain road breakout battle, and now he has won Li Guo's praise by improving the logistics system of the old camp.
But Li Laiheng had never met Li Zicheng, the unique spiritual leader of Chuangying. Naturally, curiosity was inevitable in his heart, but it was also mixed with some worries. He was worried that he would not be able to gain Li Zicheng's favor and trust, and he was also worried that if Li Zicheng
If you can't show some overlord demeanor, I'm afraid you will be disappointed a lot.
"My... foster father is going to take me to see King Chuang now?"
Li Laiheng was excited and excited, but could not hide his nervousness and fear. In desperation, he used the title Chuang Wang that was more commonly used by Li Zicheng in later generations, instead of the title Lao Zhangpan that the generals in Chuang camp used to call him at this time.
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Sure enough, Li Guo felt a little strange and said: "King Chuang... There used to be another hero in the Central People's Army of Qin named Gao Yingxiang, and his nickname was King Chuang. However, our old commander's nickname was Chuang Jiang, which was not the same as Chuang Jiang.
The king has nothing to do with it."
"Ah? I heard the eldest lady being called Mrs. Gao, and I thought that the old boss was related to Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang. It turns out that our camp is not related to Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang?"
Many historical records say that the reason why Li Zicheng was called "Chuang Jiang" was because he was a general under Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang. However, judging from the archives preserved in later generations, it is certain that both Chuang Jiang and Chuang Wang were nicknames. Li Zicheng
There is no affiliation with Gao Yingxiang.
In addition, some information claims that Li Zicheng's mother is a sibling of Gao Yingxiang, or that Li Zicheng's wife, Mrs. Gao, is Gao Yingxiang's niece, which is also inaccurate. In fact, there is not much connection between the king of Gao Yingxiang and the general Li Zicheng. They are just nicknames for the two.
The similarity caused many misunderstandings among historians in the late Ming Dynasty.
In fact, before Li Zicheng achieved great development in Henan in the 14th and 15th years of Chongzhen, he had never used the title of King Chuang. In the memorials of Ming government officials at that time (such as Yang Sichang, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Chuanting), Li Zicheng was still mentioned.
It's called a warrior.
Fourteen years after Chongzhen, Li Zicheng achieved great development in Henan, and his power increased by leaps and bounds. He did not call himself King Chuang, but changed the nickname Chuang Jiang, which was not respected, to the more formalized name of Marshal of Civil and Military Affairs of Fengtian Advocate Camp.
Judging from the records left by Gu Junen and other civilian officials of the Chuang Army, Li Zicheng was called "Marshal" rather than "King Chuang" among the Chuang Army at that time.
However, the people of the Central Plains and the rebel soldiers may have found it indecent to call him General Chuang, and it was cumbersome to call him "Generalissimo of Civil and Military Affairs for Fengtian Advocacy", so they changed their nickname to King Chuang to show their respect. Li Zichen himself never changed his nickname from General Chuang to King Chuang, nor did he change his nickname from General Chuang to King Chuang.
King Chuang was his title as king, but he would not deliberately prevent the people and soldiers from calling him King Chuang, so the title King Chuang became widely spread among the people.
Li Guo also explained this way: "Our eight teams initially joined Zhang Cunmeng when we broke into the camp. After Bu Zhanni was favored, we set up our own camp and fought alone. After that, although we fought in Hanzhong with the king of Chuang Gao Yingxiang,
But there is no ownership relationship.”
"I won't say more about this matter. Lao Zhangpan's health has improved. Laiheng, after dinner, you can go with me to see Lao Zhangpan."
"good!"
Li Laiheng answered with clasped fists.
Li Zicheng...
I was finally going to meet this most central soul figure in the peasant uprising army in the late Ming Dynasty!