Li Yuchun now has no intention of dispersing his 500 old battalion troops among the new recruits. The only ones who are truly reliable are these few hundred men. As for the other new troops, they are just a make-up.
In order to reward him, Hangzhou promoted him to the rank of registered general soldier. In fact, he was still the deputy general soldier, but the number of troops was increased. Originally, the total was less than 1,500, but now he has been given a thousand more, and now it is 2,500.
The amount of troops is paid, and these are all paid.
Last time Zhujiazhuang had so many brothers killed in battle and captured, Bolo and Zhang Cunren only counted 500 Green Battalion dead for him, and gave him 50 taels of silver for each as compensation, funeral expenses and nothing else.
It was said to be twenty-five thousand taels of silver, but Zhang Cunren said that there was not so much silver in the Zhejiang feudal treasury now, so he first gave half of it, twelve thousand and five thousand taels, but when it was delivered to him, there was only eight thousand taels of silver left.
Zhang Cunren's personal soldiers also said frankly that of the 4,500 taels, Governor Zhang had 2,000 taels, and Governor Xiao of Tianzong Town had one thousand taels each, leaving 500 taels for everyone in the Yamen.
And let him draw the stamp happily.
This incident made Li Yuchun very angry. When he thought about it, Bo Luo said so nicely that corruption pensions were not allowed to be withheld. But why did I deduct so many people? In the end, I only gave it to 500 people, and then I only gave half of it. Finally,
Only got 8,000?
Li Yuchun received the silver, then turned around and gave two taels to each of his soldiers at a cost of one thousand. Then he gave the other 11,150 recruits one tael of silver each at a cost of 1,150.
, and finally took out another five hundred taels and gave them to his officers.
In fact, he spent a total of 3,000 taels, and in the end there were 5,000 taels left. He gave another one thousand taels to Mr. Yan, and finally he took half of it, 4,000 taels.
These days were quite comfortable, although the fake admiral Zhu Wu, who had been stabbed a thousand times, would send people to look for him from time to time, which made him nervous, but this kind of secret deal was as exciting as an affair.
Especially Zhu Wu would not let him work in vain. Whether he asked him to resell some salt or iron, or directly sell war horses, armor, swords and guns to Zhu Wu, he could always give a good recycling price.
For example, this time he sold three thousand sets of armor and one thousand horses, plus some iron materials, cloth, food, etc., which were all from the public treasury. He almost emptied all kinds of materials and gave them to Zhu Yihai. As a result, Mr. Yan
I brought back one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Although he also knew that the one hundred thousand taels of silver were sent over by himself, one hundred thousand taels of silver for redeeming the city, and one hundred thousand taels of silver for redeeming people. Plus interest and handling fees, more than 300,000 taels were taken away.
But after thinking about it, the fact that this can be turned back also shows that Zhu Wu is quite particular.
In any case, wouldn’t the one hundred thousand taels of silver fall into his own pocket after all?
But looking at Mr. Yan with a smile on his face, Li Yuchun suddenly woke up, there was a partner here.
So the old rule is, add two to one to make five, and each person has fifty thousand taels.
Yan Woggong pretended to decline for a few times, and then accepted it with a smile. The two of them laughed and cooperated happily.
To be honest, Li Yuchun was both afraid of and somewhat fond of living like this. Compared to the days when he was running around fighting, he was not as happy and free as he is now.
"President Li, they say that when the cannon goes off, there will be ten thousand taels of gold. If the troops and horses are not moved, the food and grass will go first. Our troops and horses go out to fight. Isn't this an opportunity to make money?" Yan Wogong said very bluntly.
white.
When soldiers in the army go out on an expedition, they are given extra food. According to the practice of these military leaders in the late Ming Dynasty, they are not paid during normal times, but when they go out, they are always given some money.
Of course, the money will never be paid by the military leaders. They will pass this expenditure on to the local government.
It will be paid by the government, the people, and even the wealthy merchants.
You can even take the opportunity to make a fortune.
Give the soldiers one tael, and they can make three or five taels.
"Furthermore, this time there was a big chaos in Su Song, but Ben Anping also had a tip over there. In fact, it was some pseudo-Ming elders who caused the rebellion. They led a group of stupid villagers who didn't know life and death to smash, loot, and burn, and occupied the county.
Just like here in Jiaxing before, as long as we send troops and there is internal support there, we will win with one blow, and Songjiang will be recovered by then, this spoil of war..."
As soon as these words came out, Li Yuchun's eyes lit up and his breathing became rapid.
He occupied Jiaxing and had already made a lot of money. He also gave Yan Wogong a 50-50 share. If he captured Songjiang Mansion again, not to mention other things, he would rob the treasury and then rob the gentry and landlords who participated in the rebellion.
If my house is confiscated, it will be terrible.
What's more, I will definitely take the opportunity to persuade others to donate.
Not to mention getting a million taels of silver, it is not a problem to get hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
When he thought of this, Li Yuchun's face turned red, and he clenched his fists while breathing rapidly, "Does Mr. Yan also have internal agents in Songjiang?"
"That's for sure. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Who can't see that hypocrisy is just struggling to death, and how many more days can it struggle? As for the smart officials, who doesn't know how to choose another high branch? No.
I don’t know how many people are looking forward to Master Wang’s arrival day and night.”
"As long as Mr. Li sends troops, Songjiang will definitely be like Jiaxing, or even self-defeating without attacking."
Li Yuchun was extremely excited about this transaction.
Last time there was such a big commotion in Jiaxing, with more than 30,000 people, but the squires in the city led the way and opened the door. They suffered no casualties at all, so they defeated the rebel army and captured Jiaxing.
He knew how much money he made after taking Jiaxing.
Songjiang is richer than Jiaxing. If we rob Songjiang too, we won't have to worry about it for the rest of our lives.
"Please ask Mr. Yan to make arrangements. I will just follow the orders." Li Yuchun now has great trust in Mr. Yan, and even consciously positions himself as his younger brother. Anyway, the money will be split 50-50.
"This time I plan to bring over Zheng Jiwu, the Marquis of Haining, Bo Zhu Gang of Haiyan, and all the guerrillas and guards from other counties in Jiaxing." Yan Wo was fair.
Li Yuchun was a little anxious after hearing this, "Are there too many people? Then we have to divide the money."
"It's okay. If there are more people, we will regain more territory. After we defeat Songjiang, we can even attack Suzhou or even Changzhou!"
Li Yuchun was a little reluctant, but in the end he thought that few of his soldiers were reliable, and it would be troublesome if the ship capsized in Songjiang, so he reluctantly agreed.
"We move fast. Marshal Bolo has already set off from Hangzhou and headed north. If we move slowly, Marshal Bolo and the Eight Banners will suppress the rebellion along the way, but nothing will happen to us."
"Yes, yes, you have to hurry up. I think we should set off today?" Li Yuchun said hurriedly.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time today. It will take time to mobilize troops and horses."
"Send a group of troops to set out first, and then proceed in sequence." Li Yuchun had already made a quick calculation and sent a group of troops to take the lead. If this went well, he would be able to take the lead, and he would use the excuse of sending troops first, and then look for
The big business owners in Jiaxing are encouraged to donate once.
After seeing off Li Yuchun, Mr. Yan looked at the boxes of money and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
I thought I would have to waste a lot of words, but I didn't expect that Li Yuchun already has such a tacit understanding now.
If I had known better, I would not have brought this silver back. Fifty thousand taels would be enough to supervise the country's fifty thousand men and horses for a period of time.
But when he thought of the plan of supervising the country, Mr. Yan couldn't help but get excited again.
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Zhen Ze.
The Northern Expeditionary Army was preparing to go north, and Zhang Mingyang, the admiral of the Majun Guards, was leading his men to replace the green flags and Houjin Mianjia. Zhang Mingyang was somewhat reluctant.
Especially when Zhu Yihai wanted them to shave their heads, they didn't understand.
"It's a complete show. You put on the green flag and Tatar cotton armor, and you are a green camp horse team. If you haven't shaved your hair, wouldn't it be obvious at a glance?"
Zhang Mingyang is still very reluctant.
Yuan Zongdi stood up at this time and said, "Your Highness, I am willing to shave my hair and change my clothes."
Zhu Yihai looked at Zhang Mingyang, who refused to shave his hair, and Yuan Zongdi, who took the initiative to shave his head. It was also very complicated at the time. Most of the Northern Expeditionary Army recruits were new recruits, but there were also many veterans. They had been very brave since they joined the army with Zhu Yihai, but now
They were asked to shave their heads, but they were reluctant.
On the other hand, Yuan Zongdi, a former general of thieves, has shown a different courage after being recruited. Perhaps for him, since he even surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, which he had conquered for many years, he should now shave his head and fight.
Tatars are nothing either.
The Dashun Dynasty perished at the hands of the Tatars, not the Ming Dynasty. He always remembered this hatred.
Huang Daozhou and other governors were preparing to return separately. Yuan Zongdi, Li Chixin and the three of them were originally going south together.
"Jingxi Marquis, I would like to entrust you with the temporary command of the bodyguard and the horse army. Are you willing?"
"This is General Zhang's position. I dare not take it."
Zhang Mingyang directly took off the seal from his waist and said, "Your Highness, I have made several remarks before, and now it is time to ask General Yuan to take over."
It is indeed true that he resigned as the admiral of the cavalry army before, mainly because after the new adjustment, Zhang Mingyang became the admiral of the infantry army, Zhang Mingyang became the admiral of the cavalry army, and the admiral of the navy Ruan Jin was also Zhang Mingzhen's subordinate before. At the time, the Shipu guerrilla camp was
Now he has almost occupied the position of admiral of the three armies of the imperial camp. This matter has attracted the advice of Xu Shiqi, Shen Chenquan and others, who think it is not appropriate.
The four brothers Zhang Mingzhen, Ming Jia and Ming Bin also hold important positions in the military.
"In this case, Zhang Qing will die in Zhongzhen as the commander-in-chief of the army, and the Marquis of Jingxi will temporarily supervise the horse army."
Li Chixin and Hao Yaoqi hesitated for a while, but were still unwilling to shave their heads. Zhu Yihai asked them to return to Huguang with Du Yinxi and others, "You go to Jinhua first, pick up Zhu Dadian and go to Huguang together. When you get there, let He Tengjiao go to Huguang first."
Hand over, and then plan the Jingzhou campaign."
"In case He Tengjiao refuses to give up his position, Du Qing, you can help Governor Zhu capture him and hold him accountable. If he resists, please order the king to kill him with the Shang Fang Sword."
Zhu Yihai finally explained that this was just in case.
Du Yinxi and others were shocked when they heard this, but finally agreed. They also knew that if there really was a situation where He Tengjiao refused to give up his throne, there would be big chaos in Huguang, let alone the battle of Jingzhou.
The Qing army in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River was contained.
"From now on, Marquis of Jingxi, you are Gu Mazi, the Taihu Commander-in-Chief of the Qing Dynasty. You will lead the green battalions of your headquarters and lead your troops north to reinforce Suzhou."
"You fight the front battle, and small groups of puppet troops are eliminated along the way, and most of the troops will follow behind!"