"Name……"

"Zhou Zong"

"Hometown..."

"Shanxi Zhenwuwei..."

"Let me check... Well, last year I owed four and a half months, and this year I owe four months. Counting this month, the total is nine taels and five cents. Including the five taels of silver, the total is fourteen taels.

Get the money."

On May 14 of the first year of Tianqi, as the Yanshan camp began to receive pay, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the three towns of Shanxi who spoke Mandarin began to receive military pay.

They left the military camp and were supervised inside and outside by Tiance guards armed with muskets. No one dared to cause trouble.

At the south gate, Zhu Youjian sat on a chair beside the city gate, with three restrained generals in front of him.

Yang Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Datong, who is over 40 years old, Zhang Jixian, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu government, who is over 40 years old, and Lu Qin, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan, who is over 50 years old...

These three people seemed to be in a strange situation. Except for Zhang Jixian, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, the other two were pretty good.

Yang Zhaoji suppressed the White Lotus Sect, fought against Taiji, the banner of the Mongolians in Hetao, and regained Lanzhou. In the Jisi Incident, he led three thousand servants and civilians who were usually well-trained, and marched directly to Beijing in a mighty manner.

Although this army did not have the name of the Qi Family Army, it did not lose the courage of the Qi Family Army. The local people also praised its troops as the Yang Family Army. They then marched day and night, without taking off their armor, to break through the siege and reach the capital.

Generally speaking, Yang Zhaoji is a Confucian general, and Lu Qin from Taiyuan Town is also good.

Originally, he was supposed to take the position of deputy general of Taiyuan Town and come to the capital to serve as deputy general of Shenshu Camp. However, due to Zhu Youjian's troubles, Lu Qin did not have any connections with Xungui, so he defected to the Qi Party.

With the assistance of Qi Shijiao, he was promoted to the chief soldier of Taiyuan Town by Sun Ruyou and others.

If Zhu Youjian remembers correctly, his main focus in history was to put down the She'an Rebellion in the southwest. Although he was not a general with over 10,000 troops, a vanguard with 3,000 troops could still do it.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian thought about it carefully and found that it seemed that the three towns in Shanxi did not have much interest in these three generals.

They had not been serving as chief military officers for long, and before they could cultivate their direct lineage, they were transferred away by the imperial court's order to aid the Liao Dynasty.

Therefore, the maneuverability is very high, and the key depends on what Zhu Youjian does.

"Now when it comes to how many vacancies there are, just like Liaodong He Shixian and others, let bygones be bygones..."

Zhu Youjian raised a cup of tea and explained.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Jixian couldn't resist the pressure and said first: "The Xuanfu's reinforcements to the Liao this time are four battalions, with 12,000 men, and there are 3,000 vacant positions..."

Zhang Jixian had some pioneering generals, but no backers. He was able to take the position of commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu mainly because he defeated Jiubian in the Battle of Saarhu.

Therefore, after he spoke, there was a breakthrough, and Zhu Youjian also set his sights on Yang Zhaoji and Lu Qin.

When Zhu Youjian looked at the two of them, they felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, Zhu Youjian's reputation is too great at the moment. One guard drove back 30,000 Karaqin cavalry, another guard defeated the Tuman Bayu tribe, and he still has thirteen such guards.

From this point of view, it is not difficult to understand why they feel a little uncomfortable.

His achievements in his lifetime are not as good as those of an eleven-year-old boy, which is a bit of a slap in the face.

"Of the three battalions in Taiyuan, only two came, leaving one vacant."

Suddenly, Lu Qin spoke, and as soon as he spoke, Yang Zhaoji had to say everything:

"Of the four battalions in Datong, only three came, leaving one vacant."

"In other words, out of the twelve battalions that were supposed to come, now there are only nine battalions, with 27,000 people, and 10,000 people are vacant?" Zhu Youjian sneered lightly, and then said:

"Forget it, it's all over, I don't bother to pursue it anymore."

Zhu Youjian did not take advantage of the situation to ask them about the military strength of the three towns in Shanxi. Instead, he raised his tea cup and said:

"For this trip, I will be paid according to the hair of the head, and the salary will be drawn out. Do the three generals have any opinions?"

"Don't dare...don't dare..." The three of them were ashamed after hearing this. They didn't expect that Zhu Youjian would really protect the three of them.

"Okay, now that everything has been agreed upon, let's ask those who have received their pay to collect military rations." Zhu Youjian stood up, and Yang Zhaoji and the other three also stood up.

"After paying the salary, I went to Liaodong. I have to do my best and listen to Xiong Jinglue's words." Zhu Youjian explained again.

"General, take your orders..." The three of them bowed in return.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian stopped pursuing anything, and under the protection of Lu Wenzhao and Jin Yiwei, he rode his horse to prepare for the safari.

Spring safari is Zhu Youjian's hobby to pass the time during this period. In addition, he can also talk about things in the quiet environment of the wild.

Therefore, after leaving Yanshan Institute, Zhu Youjian asked:

"How's it going with Cheng'en? Where's Mangui?"

Hearing this, Lu Wenzhao responded on horseback: "The salt field has begun to be finished, and it will take some time to produce salt."

"General Manchu's soldiers, after resting for a while, received the troops sent by Xiong Jinglue."

"Supporting the Manchu soldiers are Zhu Wanliang and Jiang Bi, the deputy commanders of Guangning. They have brought three thousand servants to support them. They are currently resting in Daning Sanwei."

"General Manchu soldiers are currently waiting for the nine thousand new soldiers from Yongping Prefecture and the people from the Yangjiyuan of Shuntian and Yongping Prefectures to arrive."

"Well..." Hearing Man Gui's movements, Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, and then explained:

"Tell Mangui not to worry, first expand the Tucheng of the Bayu tribe into Daning Zhongwei, and then build the Tucheng to take over the people of the Yangjiyuan in Shuntian and Yongping."

There are tens of thousands of people in the nursing homes in Shuntianfu and Yongping.

It just so happened that Zhu Youjian could take advantage of this opportunity to connect the able-bodied children among them to Yanshan Institute, and send the ones with able-bodied hands and feet to Daning Sanwei.

When the time comes, they are still acting up there, thinking that it will be difficult to eat rice from the almshouse, and they will starve to death if they don't work.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian said: "Please take my handwritten letter and go to the granary to transfer 200,000 stones of grain to Daning Sanwei."

"These grains will probably allow the people from the almshouse to cultivate an additional 10,000 acres of farmland. I just don't know if there is any other land that can be cultivated in addition to Bayou Tucheng, Zasai's camp, and the Three Guards of Daning."

Zhu Youjian was still worried. After all, this was the world four hundred years ago, the Northeast four hundred years ago. Even when facing the Liaohe Plain, which was the easiest to develop among the three major plains in the Northeast, he still lacked confidence.

But in the face of his worries, Lu Wenzhao smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, Man Gui has already brought good news."

"Huh?" Zhu Youjian reined in his horse and stopped, and Lu Wenzhao also explained:

"The men under Man Gui went to the south of Daning to look around. The vast hills and plains on the left side of the Liao River can be cultivated."

"The only problem is that there are many meanders and sandbanks in the three rivers in Daning because they include the Liaohe River, Daling River, Xiaoling River, Liuhe, Shahe and other rivers, and the water flow is slow."

"These Shazhous and Hequ Harbors are crisscrossed with branches, accumulated vigorously, and the riverbed is constantly raised. During the flood season, it often leads to poor drainage or the collapse of river embankments, leading to flood disasters."

"There are many sandbanks in the river, the river bed is constantly silting up, and the river water is not flowing smoothly. These are the words of disdain by the Manchu soldiers towards the three guards of Daning."

But when it came to this, Lu Wenzhao smiled and shook his head:

"But he later said that as long as the water conservancy is properly constructed and some meanders and sandy areas are repaired, perhaps with the help of tens of thousands of people, it will not be difficult to reclaim part of the meanders into fertile farmland."

"This guy is really..." After hearing this, Zhu Youjian also laughed and asked: "Did he say how many fields can be cultivated?"

"He said it!" Lu Wenzhao said: "He said that if there are enough manpower and cattle, after the war ends this year, we can initially organize the 100,000-acre river meander."

"In one year next year, we will probably be able to convert 100,000 acres of river meanders into cultivated land. Then we will burn the land for another year, and we will probably have 100,000 acres of fertile farmland the year after next."

"He asked the Han people who had taken refuge in the Bayu tribe. They said that in three years of cultivation, one acre of land could harvest eighty or ninety kilograms of sorghum, and in the fourth year it could harvest one hundred and twenty kilograms. By the fifth

It weighs more than 140 kilograms per year."

"So, it will take five years?" Zhu Youjian frowned when he heard this.

If we go by the speed mentioned by Mangui and the local Han people, then it would take almost the same time to get to Hetao as to other places in Northeast China, and it might even take longer to get to the north.

Five years, how many more five years can he have?

When he thought that the Xiaoglacier drought would begin to break out in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youjian also felt that time was starting to run out.

"The matters in the three towns in Shanxi must be resolved this year..."

Thinking of the Xiaoglaihe drought that has lasted for more than ten years, Zhu Youjian felt a lot anxious.

"Sun Yingyuan, should you have arrived in Zhenjiang, right?" Zhu Youjian suddenly spoke, and Lu Wenzhao heard this and replied:

"It has been three days since we arrived in Zhenjiang..."

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"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

When Lu Wenzhao answered Zhu Youjian, tens of thousands of soldiers shouted for execution outside Zhenjiang Fort, 1,600 to 700 miles away, shocking the North Korean generals on the other side of the Yalu River.

On the top of Sinuiju City, a North Korean minister looked at the Ming army in the north of the Yalu River, smiled and said to the official next to him:

"Judge Cui, you see, the upper court is going to deal with the captives. As Koreans who have been favored by the upper court, we should do our part now!"

"Prefect, if money and food are provided from Yiju, I'm afraid it will cause discomfort to the king..." Upon hearing the minister's words, Judge Cui quickly dissuaded him.

But after his dissuasion was heard by the official, he frowned and said: "We in Korea have been deeply favored by the emperor Ming Dynasty. During the Imchen Rebellion, the emperor provided money, food, soldiers and horses to drive the Japanese pirates to Busan. Now do we want to join the bandits?"

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"It's just this..." Judge Cui didn't know what to say. After all, the current attitude of the North Korean king towards Hou Jin and the Ming Dynasty had caused dissatisfaction among many North Korean officials.

If he says something wrong, the person in front of him may tell other dissatisfied ministers, and there will be no hope of promotion in the future.

"Li Fuyin, it's not that I don't want to be transferred. It's just that the situation in Yizhou is really not optimistic. There are only more than 6,000 shi of grain in the treasury, and less than 3,000 taels of copper and silver..."

"Then withdraw three hundred taels and buy some cattle and sheep, and I will send them across the river." After hearing this, Li Fuyin frowned and said, but the judge had no choice but to transfer the money and buy some cattle and sheep.

So early the next morning, Li Fuyin took ten cows and more than 600 sheep and crossed the river by boat to the other side.

When they were about to reach the shore, the soldiers doing morning exercises discovered them: "Who are you?!"

"I am Li Wan, the governor of Yizhou, and the nephew of the commander Yi Sun-shin. I came here today as a courtesy to the country and to do my best for the upper court!" Li Wan stood on the bow and shouted loudly, while the regular soldiers of the Seventh Guards Army

But you look at me and I look at you.
To be continued...