When returning to Shanhaiguan, Li Xiao was relaxed and happy. He was lying in the warm carriage and humming a tune comfortably.

Although I didn't actually enter the capital during this trip to the capital, I got two hundred thousand taels of silver in vain, and also got Sun Chengzong, a thousand-year-old fox. This can be considered a big profit!

With Li Xiao's net worth today, two hundred thousand taels of silver is not a huge sum. But Sun Chengzong is rare. This old guy's strategic vision and political level are definitely top-notch in today's Ming Dynasty.

Before they returned to Shanhaiguan, they met the Fifth Master coming on horseback. He was not surprised to see the Fifth Master Li Xiao, but when he saw Lv Zhu following the Fifth Master on Pegasus, Li Xiao's heart sank.

"Sir, the red-haired man's fleet has arrived at Mogou Camp and should be unloading the ships now."

"Nonsense! Wugouying is the mouth of the Liaohe River. What month is it now? The Liaohe River has been frozen for a long time!" Wugouying is Li Xiao's hometown. Of course he knows when the mouth of the Liaohe River will be frozen.

"About a hundred miles south of Wugou Camp, there is a small seaport that is not freezing. I heard it is called Bayuquan! The red-haired people's fleet docked there. It was the territory of the two red flags, and Daishan kept the matter a secret.

Damn it, my Lord Beile also found out about it after a lot of effort."

Li Xiao slapped his forehead in annoyance, there really is such a place. It is a seaport, and it will not freeze even in winter. Damn it, how could he have forgotten this place?

"When did it happen?"

"Three days ago!"

Lu Zhu's answer made Li Xiao completely give up. It had been three days. Lu Zhu must have come to Juehua Island to find Li Xiao, but it turned out that Li Xiao had gone to Shanhaiguan. When he arrived at Shanhaiguan, he said he had gone to the capital.

Time was wasted along the way. Old people say that with gains there are losses. After these few days of delay, I got 200,000 taels of silver and Sun Chengzong, but they let Kui Yi and his army land.

"How is the strength of the red-haired men?" Li Xiao is still concerned about this. Although the Dutch's equipment is not as good as Li Xiao's, they also use flintlock guns. With the increase in the amount of charge, at least they are not inferior to Li Xiao in terms of range.

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Li Xiao's advantage now is that the cannonballs can explode.

"There are more than 3,000 red-haired men and more than 20 warships. I heard that they are all equipped with French cannons. They are full of them, which is very scary."

Li Xiao believed what Lu Zhu said was true. All European warships these days were so virtuous. In order to ensure that they hit the target, they tried their best to install cannons on the ships. Generally, they had to be installed in several layers, with dozens of cannons on a ship.

Cannon is no exaggeration.

Kui Yi was so desperate that he dispatched more than 3,000 people to deal with him. If you include the sailors on more than 20 ships, it was estimated that there were 5,000 people.

It seems that this guy really hates himself, so much so that he went out with all his strength in order to kill him.

But from another perspective, Daishan also hated himself. In order to kill him and enter the country for robbery, he also spent a lot of money this time.

In any case, it is too late to find Li Xiulai now to kill the Dutch soldiers who landed. Three days are enough for the Dutch soldiers to land on land. No matter how arrogant Li Xiao is, he will not take him with him.

Thousands of troops went to Liaodong.

Fight with 3,000 Dutch and tens of thousands of powerful Eight Banners troops.

That's not a fight, that's suicide!

"The whole army will speed up the march and we will talk about it back to Shanhaiguan!"

Li Xiao gave an order and the whole army began to march in a hurry. Under normal circumstances, Li Xiao did not allow the troops to march in a hurry. This would consume the physical fitness of the soldiers. Soldiers with good physical fitness can keep up with the team. Soldiers with poor physical fitness will not

Fall behind.

As a result, the organization will be in disarray. If there is an emergency, big chaos is likely to occur.

But now there is no choice but to rely on Ao Canghai's training this year.

Not to mention, the team did not disappoint Li Xiao.

The squad leader and officers shouted slogans, and the team started running in an orderly manner. The speed was much faster than walking, but the formation was not scattered.

Those in good health took the initiative to help those in poor health carry weapons.

In fact, during the recruitment process, we tried our best to recruit those with good physical condition. However, no matter how good the body is, people still have individual differences.

"Master Ao, these soldiers are well trained!" After a day's journey, when it was dark and arrived at Shanhaiguan, the team was still not scattered. The organization was very complete, and Li Xiao had a new understanding of the soldiers under his opponent.

"This little road is nothing. During the training on Changxing Island, these soldiers would run twenty miles every afternoon in full gear. Without this foundation, they would have dispersed long ago." Man Gui's words surprised Li Xiao.

It turns out that Ao Canghai changed his training plan and doubled the training volume without authorization.

However, this kind of training is very useful. At least when these soldiers ran to Shanhaiguan, even though they were sweating profusely, no one was left behind. Even the armies of later generations could not guarantee that no one would be left behind during such long-distance running and marching.

"It seems that it is right to let Mr. Ao train troops." Li Xiao suddenly had an idea. Trucks do not exist these days. But carriages can be made by themselves. Should all the soldiers get on the carriages?

In this way, the troops can move quickly, which is at least faster than marching backward, saving energy and speed.

The thought only flashed in his mind for a moment, and was suppressed by Li Xiao. As for the roads of this era, tracked vehicles can still move quickly. If a horse-drawn carriage is used, it is estimated that people will be in pieces.

If you want to get rich, you must build roads first. It seems that if you want to fight, you must build roads first.

Back at Shanhaiguan, Li Xiao got into Mao Wenlong's camp. The soldiers on guard raised their right hands and saluted Li Xiao.

Everyone knows that although the Governor of Jiliao is in charge of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jiliao, the one who really has the final say in Shanhaiguan is General Li Xiao.

Li Xiao is young, but has a high prestige. Soldiers like generals who can lead them to victory. If this general happens to be honest and trustworthy and pays his wages on time, he will be loved even if he doesn't want to.

Everyone likes a boss who pays them generous wages, and Li Xiao happens to be such a boss.

Some of the veterans in the first phase had already retired from the army and had saved a little money after working for several years. When they returned home to buy houses and land, they suddenly became landlords after being poor farmers for many years.

But more people are willing to follow Li Xiao and continue.

You can only earn a few bucks by digging in the dirt at home, and you can eat well and live well in the team. Except that there are no women, nothing else is better than at home.

Mr. Li does not deduct military pay, but he has to be exploited by the local government when he returns home to farm. There are so many taxes and corvees that it is a headache, and it is not like being in the army. Military pay is military pay, and I have never heard of tax collection.

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There was one more person in the meeting. Mao Wenlong just glanced at Sun Chengzong and smiled without saying anything. He knew that he was not good at fighting. However, he still had two skills in logistics, and he had recruited refugees in the past few months.

The land between Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou was distributed to the farmers who had lost their land. Mao Wenlong worked very seriously on every detail. The results were also very significant. From Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, there were countless villages scattered all over the place.

The men were busy cutting down trees to build a simple fortress, and all the unused swords and guns in the team were distributed.

Mao Wenlong also asked for a lot of crossbow arrows from the Ministry of War. Although these crossbow arrows were difficult to penetrate the Tatars' cotton armor from a long distance, their power was still considerable at a distance of thirty to fifty meters.

Liaodong is no longer an undefended Liaodong. Now if the Tatars want to attack Shanhaiguan again, they have to be like whack-a-mole and uproot these villages one by one!

What's more, between Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, there are also strong fortresses such as Ningyuan, Zhongqiansuo, Zhonghousuo, etc.

"Brother Xiao! We have saved a lot of food, but there is still not enough food. In the past six months, we have recruited no less than 200,000 refugees.

You have brought back another 200,000 people from the Tatars, and these people have to be resettled. It is winter in Liaodong, so it is absolutely impossible to grow food.

We can only support these people until the next spring and plant seeds for them. When the land produces a little yield, we have to wait until the summer. If we plant rice, we won't be able to harvest it until the next autumn.

In other words, we will probably have to feed these people for nearly a year. This is hundreds of thousands of people, and they eat truckloads of food every day." After Mao Wenlong sat down, he began to complain to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao understood that he wanted Li Xiao to know. It was not that he had done nothing. A memorial tablet would be thrown into the pit when it was no longer useful. Mao Wenlong was just trying hard to let others know that he was a useful person.

"The Ministry of War has paid two hundred thousand taels of silver, and I have asked Ai Husheng to go to Jiangnan to collect food. In addition, this summer, the gold compensation paid by the Japanese country should also be received. Let them convert it into rice, and the rest will be shared with North Korea. Buy some.

The Zheng family in Nanyang will also receive a dividend. They can also exchange it for grain in places such as Jiaozhi. The grain there is harvested two or three times a year and the price of grain is very low. Although the rice there is not very delicious, who can buy it now? You don’t have to worry about whether it tastes good or not. Just fill your stomach!

After surviving next year, the people will have production. I will introduce some high-yielding grains from the south, and Liaodong will start to become prosperous again in three years." Li Xiao was full of confidence.

Economics is his weakness, while military affairs are his strength.

However, I have Ai Husheng, a good businessman, among other things. In the auction house in the capital, one or two pieces of exquisite glassware are sold at a good price every time.

The price is ridiculously high, but the rich and powerful are flocking to it. Many people have heard that the emperor now eats on a glass plate. It is said that the thing used to serve food is, in one word, transparent!

There were only one or two items in each auction. Originally, Li Xiao wanted to sell a large amount of items to the capital, but Ai Husheng severely stopped them.

This guy actually said that things are vaguely expensive. The more they are, the less valuable they are. Selling one piece like this for several thousand taels of silver is far more profitable than letting glass depreciate and become a mass-market commodity!

From then on, Li Xiao stopped interfering in business matters. This guy actually learned hunger marketing without any teacher. When it comes to making money from business, the eight Li Xiaos are no match for Ai Husheng.

Moreover, this guy’s mind is obsessed with the concept of a bank. But now that there is a serious lack of start-up funds, it can only be a concept.

It is said that this guy is lobbying the King of Korea Li Zhu, as well as the Japanese Mouri Terumoto and Tokugawa Ieyasu. He is planning to set up a bank account in Busan. As long as he goes to the Ming Dynasty to do business, he can put the money in the bank account and take the banknote with him.

Go to Daming.

In Penglai of the Ming Dynasty, or in Shanhaiguan or Beijing, these banknotes can be exchanged for silver. This saves the shiploads of silver floating on the sea, and the cargo owners risk being robbed by pirates and worrying all day long.

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Ai Husheng once reported to Li Xiao in detail, and Li Xiao felt that this was basically the exchange business of the banking industry.

Anyway, in the past year, Ai Husheng has earned at least 500,000 taels of silver for Li Xiao. However, all of this money has now been used up by Li Xiao buying food everywhere.

Mao Wenlong didn't know that this spring Li Xiao would not have to feed 400,000 people. Instead, he would have to feed almost one million people!

"That's a bit far! If the red-haired people help the Tatars attack Jinzhou, then Jinzhou will be in danger. Everyone has seen the power of the Folan cannon. The city defense of Jinzhou City will definitely not be able to withstand the bombardment. If the Tatars break through

If the city wall is broken, it will only be a matter of time before Jinzhou falls.

Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and Wu Xiang are still no match for the Tatar soldiers!" Sun Chengzong coughed lightly and turned the topic to the Battle of Jinzhou.

"Jinzhou must not be lost. Once Jinzhou is lost, the refugees who were recruited last year will suffer disaster." Mao Wenlong's voice trembled. It is difficult to imagine what kind of disaster it will be if Jinzhou is lost!

Li Xiao was also in a dilemma. He was thinking about how to annihilate the main Tatar force under Jinzhou City. But he didn't expect that Dai Shan would actually get together with that bastard Kui Yi.

With Kui Yi's help, how long Jinzhou City can be defended is still a question.

"The original method of arranging ambushes on the front line of Montenegro and Dahu Mountain is no longer feasible. What I mean is to form an array in Jinzhou City and fight the Tatars with real swords and guns!

Our artillery has the advantage, so we can at least save the city of Jinzhou. If your Mongolian friends can stab you in the back, they won't be able to rape the main force of the Tatars, but it will still be okay to injure the Tatars!

The Tatars have been causing trouble in Liaodong for so many years, and they cannot be eliminated in a short time."

"Brother Mangui, please send someone to contact Geritu as soon as possible. Tell him to arrive in Jinzhou within three days no matter what."

"I understand, Geritu is a direct descendant of the Boljijin Golden Family. His bloodline is extremely noble, and he will definitely not lie. I will send someone to contact him right away."

After Man Gui finished speaking, Sun Chengzong and Mao Wenlong both curled their lips. Before the rise of the Jurchen Tatars, the Mongols were the Ming Dynasty's biggest enemies. But they never expected that they would fight side by side with the Mongols today.

Li Xiao just smiled bitterly. It seemed that although Genghis Khan had died for more than a hundred years, his remaining power still inspired every Mongolian! In addition, his direct descendants also admired him very much.

The deep-rooted worship of the Mongolians cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Although Li Xiao had no choice but to let Man Gui do it.

Man Gui was about to send someone out to contact Geritu when suddenly Li Hu broke in with someone.
Chapter completed!