Chapter 117: The Ning Jin War broke out, talking about business
As Guo Dajing's secretary, well, he was called a clerk or staff member at that time. He had free access to the military camp, and there was quite a bit of discussion at first.
But Guo Dajing was unmoved, or he had intended to do so. Hide Fujino was the first woman in the military camp, but he would not be the last.
Whether it is the women's medical corps or the women's militia, Hide Fujino will form it, and she is also the best candidate.
"You're welcome." Fujino Hide looked at the mirror, waved his hands casually, and arranged the hair on his forehead, and said: "Tomorrow I am going to recruit women, and I will organize the medical team first."
At that time, the bad habit of foot-binding was not yet serious, and those who had their feet bound were mostly ladies and officials. Poor families had to work and travel, so they naturally would not look for trouble.
Women in Liaodong, in particular, are cooler in temperament than women in the Central Plains. Besides, it’s all about living now. Women can earn a few more liters of food for the family, and it doesn’t matter if they show up.
"Okay, I'll thank you for the hard work." Guo Dajing nodded and said, "There are also female militiamen, which are also your job."
After a pause, Guo Dajing added: "Of these 6,700 people, I am going to break it down further. One part is the reserve army, all men of suitable age, who can be replenished into the army at any time. The other part is the militia, who are not used as a last resort.
, they will not be used."
Fujino Hide blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "This can save some food, right?"
Guo Dajing smiled helplessly and said: "There is no way, the food and salary issued by the headquarters is only so much, so we have to spend it wisely."
Fujino Hide nodded understandingly, stood up, walked to Guo Dajing's side, and said, "Come on, let me teach you how to write!"
Guo Dajing was a little resistant and didn't want to practice calligraphy anymore. When he bought a big goose, he would pick some goose feathers and use them as pens, and he could make do with it. He didn't want to become a calligrapher.
But Fujino Hide refused to explain, picked up the brush and put it into Guo Dajing's hand, stood behind Guo Dajing, held his hand and started writing.
Warm breath gently blew into Guo Dajing's ears and neck, and a faint fragrance could be smelled in his nose. Guo Dajing's mentality also calmed down, and he felt the gentle strokes of the brush on the paper.
Fujino Hide smelled a masculine smell, not entirely of sweat, but a bit floral. He couldn't help but frown slightly and stared at Guo Dajing's ears and neck.
After traveling through time, many habits are still difficult to change. Although the conditions are not as convenient as those in later generations, Guo Dajing still scrubs once every few days, using soap from later generations.
It is these details that make Guo Dajing different from the men at that time. Many people will ignore it, but as a woman, Hide Fujino is meticulous and has long discovered that Guo Dajing is different.
"You smoked the incense? Who helped you smoke it?" Fujino Hide finally couldn't bear it anymore and moved closer, almost touching Guo Dajing's neck, sniffing hard.
Guo Dajing quickly dodged and said with a smile: "There is no incense, it is a small item for bathing. If you want it, I will give you one."
Fujino Hide frowned and turned to the front to examine Guo Dajing, and said dubiously: "Show me."
Guo Dajing shrugged his shoulders, reached into his arms, took out the soap from the space, then took it out and handed it to Fujino Hide.
There are not many daily necessities in the space, just what Guo Dajing and a few employees put in the lockers. But there is a box of soap, which the company bought for the handyman and asked the eldest sister to help the employees wash and use it at work.
Fujinoi believed it as soon as she took it. She could smell the fragrance without putting it to her nose. She had a relaxed look on her face and was playing with it with interest.
"When you take a shower, apply it on your body, just like soap locust." Guo Dajing said, "But it's more effective than soap locust, and the skin will be smoother after washing."
Oh, Fujino Hide's eyes immediately lit up, he put the soap away, said hello and left without saying anything.
Why don't you go test it right away and make your washing smell fragrant and white?
Guo Dajing looked at Fujino Hide's leaving figure, slightly pursed his lips, with a man's mischievous smile.
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When North Korea was attacked by the Jianlu, only the Dongjiang Army fought hard and launched a series of bloody battles with the Jianlu.
Whether it was the hasty mobilization of 7,000 troops from Jinzhen, Denglai, and Juehua led by Hu Liangfu from the inner town, or the Liaodong Governor who had been working hard to repair the city and only sent out troops perfunctorily after repeated strict orders from the imperial court, none of them had any effect.
Faced with the imperial court's strict order to "attack the tiger's den with Guan Ning's troops," Governor Yuan first went to Shu to argue that Hou Jin had 100,000 troops to attack North Korea and another 100,000 to defend at home. Hou Jin was not empty at all and should not act rashly.
After the second strict order from the imperial court, Governor Yuan argued that this was a good time to go all out to build the city. He also said that the fields had been sown between the three cities. If the city was not built and guarded, then the income from the fields would be given to Hou Jin.
In the end, under pressure, Governor Yuan sent thousands of troops to wander around the Sancha River to deal with the situation.
However, the Dongjiang army was poorly fed and poorly equipped, but it went all out to support the DPRK. They fought in bloody battles and achieved military exploits that were several times better than in history. In particular, the beheading of King Jianlu, King Jianlu, shocked both the government and the public.
Just from this one thing, we can see that the Dongjiang Army is better than Governor Yuan who has millions of taels of silver every year and is well-equipped, but only knows how to build the city. The imperial court strictly ordered troops to be sent to aid the DPRK, but he only had "paper troops".
Master, I don’t know how much stronger I need to be.
Guo Dajing, who experienced a brief keyboard warrior in later generations, believed that Governor Yuan was not a traitor to Jianlu, but that he was just strategically short-sighted and militarily incompetent.
To describe him in one word, Governor Yuan is "stupid".
Selling grain to the Mongols, dreaming of wooing the Mongolian tribes to deal with the Jianqi, but they did not expect that the Mongolian tribes would become the support for the Jianqi to copy the capital;
After the old slave died, he sent people to pay homage to the Ming Dynasty, in the name of spying for information, but it chilled the Ming Dynasty's various Mongolian tribes and gave the Jianlu people more allies to fight against the Ming Dynasty;
Although the aid to the DPRK was stalled, Governor Yuan still achieved results. In mid-April, he reported: If the enemy has trouble in Jiangdong, I will try to ease it with peace. If the enemy knows that, the three cities will be finished, and the war guards will be in the four gates again.
Hundreds of miles away, the golden soup is strengthening.
You see, I have not been idle. I took advantage of Jianlu's attack on Dongjiang to attack North Korea. I repaired the three cities of Jinzhou and Linghe. They are so impregnable that the gates more than 400 miles away can be completely relieved.
Governor Yuan liked to brag, and the consequence of bragging was that he might be slapped in the face. Naturally, he never expected that as soon as he finished boasting proudly in the memorial, Huang Taiji came with the Eight Banners troops to slap him in the face.
On May 16, the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Huang Taiji led his troops to set off. On the 20th, they arrived in Guangning. The forward battalion marched at night, captured many outposts of the Ming army, and explored Youtunwei, Xiaoling River, and Daling River.
, all military information in Jinzhou and other places.
On the 21st, the Hou Jin army immediately launched a large-scale attack. Huang Taiji personally led the troops of the Four Banners to attack the Daling River area. The Ming troops stationed in Daling River and Xiaoling River abandoned the city and fled.
Governor Yuan remained motionless, and two of the three cities he had built at the expense of the Dongjiang Army and North Korea were lost in the blink of an eye.
Jianlu chased and killed the fleeing Ming army to the foot of Jinzhou City, surrounded them on all sides, and plundered people and livestock outside Jinzhou City.
Well, Governor Yuan moved to the farm to work hard, and then gave it to Jianlu.
Facing the menacing Jianlu, Governor Yuan immediately forgot about his boast of being impregnable and said that he could not save Jinzhou and could only defend Ningyuan by himself.
"The siege of Jinzhou is very tight, and all the elite soldiers outside the pass are in the vanguard. Now the thieves have blocked two places, and the barbarians are gaining momentum. And I am weak. I have been unsteady for ten years. Now I can only fulfill the responsibility of keeping one word."
Therefore, the battle strength failed..."
"They attack in different groups, but our troops cannot penetrate through them, so the Jinwei will be destroyed."
It's so impregnable that it only took so long. Jinzhou will be broken as soon as it is repaired. Isn't it too shabby?
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When the news of the outbreak of the Ningjin War reached Guanglu Island, Guo Dajing was entertaining Lin Tiansheng, who came by boat.
Wu Jiuzheng also returned from Dengzhou and purchased most of the items listed by Guo Dajing.
"Artificially raised oysters, ducks and geese, General Guo is really good at doing business by taking advantage of the sea." Lin Tiansheng looked at the bamboo sticks stuck on the beach, as well as the ducks and geese being unloaded from the ship, and complimented him.
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Guo Dajing smiled faintly and said: "There is no way, it is all a trick that was forced out of desperation."
Lin Tiansheng's eyes flashed and he said: "General Guo knows that Fujian and Guangdong have a long-standing reputation for iron-making, and the technology of casting guns is also very sophisticated."
Guo Dajing also didn't expect that Wu Jiuzheng didn't buy enough refined iron in Dengzhou. Hearing what Lin Tiansheng said, he guessed his intention.
Buying first and building later is an inevitable process. Even if a Western gunner is hired, the problem of raw materials still needs to be solved.
Moreover, fine iron is also needed to make armor and weapons. This time, Wu Jiuzheng was asked to buy fine iron because Guo Dajing wanted to make iron masks for the soldiers.
The chest, abdomen, and face are the most vital parts of a person's body. If he is not killed by an arrow, he will basically lose his combat effectiveness. Jianlu had many archers with excellent shooting skills. Guo Dajing learned from them when he was fighting to aid Korea.
"As long as the price is right, Guo will accept as much refined iron as the Lin family can transport." Guo Dajing pondered for a moment before giving Lin Tiansheng a firm answer.
Lin Tiansheng laughed and said: "It's only lower than the fine iron purchased from Dengzhou. General Guo can rest assured. I just don't know how much General Guo is prepared to buy?"
Still not believing that I have enough money, Guo Dajing said with a smile: "Buy five thousand taels of fine iron first. Brother Lin won't worry about Guo defaulting on his debt, so he will take the money first and then do things, right?"
Lin Tiansheng waved his hand and said: "How dare I? In that case, a ship of grain and a ship of fine iron will definitely arrive this year."
According to the pricing of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty at that time, a pair of armor cost more than 9 taels of silver. If you buy armor for 5,000 taels, you can have more than 500 pairs. If you replace it with fine iron, the quantity will be even greater.
"Still the old rules, Guo will pay a deposit of one thousand taels first." Guo Dajing waved his hands in a wealthy manner and said, "In this case, Brother Lin should be relieved, right?"
Lin Tiansheng held up his hands and said, "I admire General Guo's generosity."
Only by letting the Lin family know that he has abundant funds can he establish a long-term cooperative relationship. Therefore, Guo Dajing must show generosity and take no or less advantage of others.
"Brother Lin, you must know that purchasing muskets and hiring instructors and craftsmen from the West are the most important things this year."
Guo Dajing stopped and said solemnly: "If you equip yourself with muskets and fight against the Jianlu, the soldiers will have fewer casualties. I would like to ask Brother Lin for your hard work."
With that said, Guo Dajing bowed his hand to Lin Tiansheng.
Lin Tiansheng hurriedly bowed in return and said: "I am well aware of General Guo's painstaking efforts. Liaodong has fallen and the rebels are rampant. As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, I am heartbroken. Whenever I can do something small, I will do my best."
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After a pause, Lin Tiansheng said with a sincere expression: "Although I am a businessman, I am not a mercenary person. As the saying goes: time can tell people's hearts. Don't worry, General Guo, just take your time and watch."
Guo Dajing nodded slightly and said with emotion: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. Mr. Lin values righteousness over profit. He is a righteous businessman and is admirable."
Lin Tiansheng was in a happy mood and said humbly: "General Guo is so grateful. I have actually made money by cooperating with General Guo. I am really ashamed."
"Win-win cooperation will benefit both you and me, and only then can we achieve long-term results." Guo Dajing shook his head disapprovingly and said, "If you don't make money, I won't worry!"
Lin Tiansheng nodded with emotion and said: "General Guo is different. I have a shy face to make friends with you. I hope General Guo won't dislike him."
Burn the yellow paper, chop off the chicken head, and worship the master? It doesn't matter. Once it is raw, it will be cooked twice!
But Guo Dajing did not agree immediately, and said with a smile: "Brother Lin just said that people's hearts change over time, so how about we become sworn brothers after the cooperation is successful? So that Brother Lin will know that there is a sworn brother named Liu who talks about it every day.
It would be great if the three of them became sworn brothers, just like Liu Guan and Zhang in Taoyuan."
Lin Tiansheng laughed heartily and said, "In that case, stay here and finish all the things General Guo has given me, and then make friends with General Guo and Brother Liu."
When he talks about making friends, he does not mean making sworn friends.
But since Guo Dajing understands this way and shows his forthright and forthright character, Lin Tiansheng has the idea of having multiple friends and multiple paths, how can he refuse?
And Guo Dajing also said this intentionally. The closer the relationship is, the greater the certainty of getting things done.
As for whether Lin Tiansheng is good or evil, he can deal with him how he wants in the future. Guo Dajing cannot be restrained by a sworn brother.
"General Guo still wants to buy sea-going ships and conduct ocean-going trade?" During the conversation, Lin Tiansheng expressed his surprise at Guo Dajing's idea.
Guo Dajing smiled and said, "Brother Lin, you don't have to be so surprised, right? I heard that trading with Japan is the most profitable, and I can't help but be tempted."
Lin Tiansheng shook his head slightly and said: "Making money is good, but not everyone can do maritime trade with Japan. Japan has restrictions, and only a few maritime merchants are qualified."
Guo Dajing naturally knew that, like Li Dan, Zheng Zhilong was not qualified, and thus became extremely rich.
But what he wanted to do was to use official channels to trade with Japan in the name of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't know if it would be possible.
The two walked and talked. Although Guo Dajing improved his posture, Lin Tiansheng also benefited a lot.
"If General Guo wants to do business, Mr. Shen must take good care of it." Lin Tiansheng reminded solemnly: "Only other things can be paid to, such as ginseng and mink antler and other specialties of Liaodong and North Korea, but Mr. Shen has a monopoly."
Guo Dajing pondered for a long time and said slowly: "Guo will take care of this matter. Thank you Brother Lin for reminding me."