The Lin family usually purchases iron materials in Guangdong, which is very close to Macau. They are also old customers of the Portuguese. They have good relations and it is very convenient to do things.
In addition to receiving the goods and determining the categories needed for next year, Guo Dajing also has another important thing to do. Twenty thousand dan of grain are stored in the space. This is not enough, and a batch of ammunition is also needed.
Unable to wait for the ammunition and supplies to be transported to the army, Guo Dajing had to take them directly from the workshop's warehouse. Only when they were enough to fight a medium-sized battle would he be basically ready for next year's war.
That's right, it will be next year! Regardless of whether the Jianlu troops will travel long distances and plunder the capital, Guo Dajing is ready to launch military operations.
Only by containing the Jianlu people can it be more conducive to the escape of the Liao people in the areas under their control. There is no need to incite mobilization. Under the great famine, escaping will be the most urgent spontaneous behavior.
In addition to the coastal areas, there are also Jiulian City and Kuandian Liubao in Liaodong, which will be the choice for Liao people to escape. Therefore, arrangements must be made in advance to be prepared to handle a large number of Liao people.
The fields are withered and the crops have been harvested. Wheat straw and corn stalks are neatly stacked in the fields. They are both feed for livestock and can be used as firewood.
A few cows were walking leisurely, munching on the straw and dried leaves scattered on the ground. Farther away, a group of sheep were being driven by the shepherds, eating and walking.
With the cattle, next year's land reclamation and farming will be more secure.
Guo Dajing smiled slightly and liked this lonely and leisurely atmosphere and environment very much. The smoke rising from the kitchen and the cattle returning, such a rural scene, made the mood naturally peaceful and comfortable.
Struggle, fight hard! For what purpose, isn't it just to let everyone live a life without worries about food and clothing, and enjoy this peaceful and peaceful time? This includes Guo Dajing, his relatives and friends.
To put it bluntly, it's that simple. Do it for others, but also for yourself.
A group of people appeared on the road, repairing the road and compacting it with earth hammers.
The earth-ramming hammer is a T-shaped piece of wood with a stone drum-shaped stone installed underneath. Lift it with both hands and hammer it down on the soil. If you don't have the strength, you won't be able to do it.
Why not use stone rollers? Guo Dajing slowed down his horse, and the people who were working stepped aside and bowed to salute.
Guo Dajing smiled and nodded, not wanting to be too fussy. He had other people's work methods, and the earth-tamping hammer was lighter than the stone roller. This was probably the reason.
"Are you militiamen?" Guo Dajing reined in his horse and asked casually.
Everyone seemed a little scared, and no one said a word for a long time. Finally, a bold middle-aged man raised his head and said, "Back to Mr. Guo, we are all militiamen in the village."
Guo Dajing was a little surprised. He didn't expect this middle-aged man to recognize him. He couldn't help but smile and said, "How many days do the militiamen in your village practice?"
The middle-aged man bowed and said: "We used to practice every five or seven days. After the autumn harvest, we spent twenty days building ditches. Now we practice every three days."
After the autumn harvest, there is basically no work in the farmland, and the people have some free time. However, if we have to practice every three days, the food consumption will definitely increase.
"What is the subsidy standard for the militia?" Guo Dajing continued to ask: "Do you think it is reasonable?"
The middle-aged man replied: "Sir, it's one pound of food a day, or two fish in ten days."
After saying that, he smiled and continued: "Even if we don't provide food and fish, we still have to eat at home, but we just eat less. Therefore, everyone feels good about it and is willing to train."
Two fish in ten days is equivalent to the harvest of three training sessions. If your family has enough food, getting fish instead can improve the life of the whole family.
Three kilograms of grain and two fish are of about the same value. Guo Dajing knew the standards, but he just made casual inquiries to see if there was any corruption or deprivation.
In fact, the things given are not much, but for the people, it is an incentive, or compensation. This is very different from letting the people do things in vain based on an order.
Guo Dajing dismounted from his horse. This feeling of condescension did not make him feel comfortable. However, he did not get too close to avoid putting too much pressure on the people.
"Do you know what the militia will be used for in the future?" Guo Dajing asked in a deep voice: "When it comes to life and death, do you dare to fight against the enemy?"
After a long silence, a young man replied timidly: "The militia are reserve soldiers. If the army wants to replenish it, it must first be selected from the militia."
Guo Dajing nodded with a smile and glanced at the militiamen with encouraging eyes.
The middle-aged man exhaled a long breath and said: "The life and death that you are talking about, I think, is when the Jianlu invaders come in and burn, kill and loot."
"Absolutely." Guo Dajing raised his eyebrows.
"Then what else is there to say? Either way, you will die. If you fight for one, you can earn a profit, but if you fight for two, you can earn one." The middle-aged man said decisively: "It's too cowardly to stretch your neck and wait for death."
Seeing that the others seemed to agree, Guo Dajing couldn't help laughing and said: "A man should have this kind of courage. For the sake of his relatives and his homeland, he poured out his blood. He closed his eyes and waited for death, even a pig.
Worse than a dog."
After saying that, Guo Dajing reached out to the soldiers for the horse's reins, got on his horse, and said: "The army is blocking Jianlu in front, but you also need to train well, maybe you will be used. Remember, this is our home.
We have our relatives and fields that are worth protecting with our lives."
"Sir, walk slowly." The middle-aged man bowed and saluted, and the others followed suit, shouting in uneven voices.
However, Guo Dajing didn't take it seriously. He raised his hands on the horse, turned the horse's head, and galloped away with his whip raised.
"Did you see it? This is General Guo. More than a hundred Jianlu have died in his hands. He has courage that no man can match." The middle-aged man straightened up and showed off to others: "I am.
, when we were in Ludao, we lived in the same village as General Guo. At that time, he was still a small soldier. Oh, no, he was a small flag officer..."
Everyone was surprised, envious, admired, and all kinds of emotions, but the way they looked at the middle-aged man was different from before.
The rebels rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and swept through Liaodong. Of course, the decline of the Ming army and the corruption of lazy officials were also factors that cannot be ignored. The harm done to Liaodong and the people of Liaoning by the imperial court cannot be ignored.
Before the founding of the Han Dynasty, the relationship between the people in Liaodong and the imperial court was very tense. People at the time summarized the Liao people's dissatisfaction with the imperial court as the "Four Major Hatreds":
"Since the rise of the army, the reinforcements have been bullied and criticized, which has left Liao with no Ningyu, and the Liao people hate it."
"When a military man goes bankrupt and sells his sons, it makes his chariots and oxen tired, and the Liao people will hate him again."
"When the prostitutes were expelled and the three major clans of Zhang, Liu, and Tian were merged, the family that had been difficult to move for two hundred years was expelled, and the people of the Liao Dynasty became more and more resentful."
"When the barbarians were collected and surrendered, they were kept in civilian houses, and they were made to molest their wives and daughters, and robbed them of food and drink. The Liao people became even more resentful."
In addition, there are many folk songs circulating in Liaodong, such as "The two prime ministers are on patrol, like tigers hunting people; there is no way to go to the sky, and there is no way to burrow into the ground", "If you are captured by a big captive, you still have life, but if you are captured by a servant, there will be no one left."
These summarized Four Great Hatreds, as well as folk songs, fully reflect the suffering of the Liao people and their resentment towards the imperial court in the late Ming Dynasty.
In particular, Gao Huai, the tax supervising eunuch sent by Wanli to Liaodong, frantically plundered, broke bones and sucked out marrow, extorted money and extorted money, causing large households to be ruined and people to flee.
"Liao people have no brains, so they all cut them out in the Huai River. People in the Liao Dynasty have no marrow, so they all drain them out in the Huai River."
The common people used the simplest ballads to describe the most tragic experiences. This tragedy was caused by the eunuchs sent by the emperor and was aggravated by the indifference of the court.
The consequences of Gaohuai's rebellion against the Liao Dynasty could not end there. The tax eunuch was given the title of guard eunuch by Wanli, and he became the local emperor of Liaodong.
As a result, Gao Huai reached into the military camp. He withheld military pay, insulted junior officers and soldiers, and would beat anyone to death if they complained even a little bit.
Gao Huai's cruel behavior caused two mutinies. The soldiers gathered in crowds to mutiny and "swore to eat Huai meat". This scared Gao Huai and fled into the pass, and then carried out brutal revenge on the soldiers and civilians of Liaodong.
After the rebels rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, Nurhaci also spread the idea of "living together in a house, eating together, and farming together" in the early days of the attack on Liaodong, in order to win over the Liao people who were resentful of the Ming court.
The effect can be said to be very obvious. Taking southern Liaoning as an example, the Liao people hardly resisted, and the Jianlu easily occupied the four guards of southern Liaoning.
For the common people, national justice is not as good as having enough food, clothing, and providing for their families. It is a luxury that the superior meat-eaters generously talk about, and it is too far away from them.
No matter who rules, ordinary people will not pay taxes and farm just to eat.
Since ancient times, this kind of thinking has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In prosperity, people suffer; in death, people suffer. Suffering makes them numb, which is really regrettable.
During the process of Jianlu seizing Liaodong, the Liao people would rather serve the Hulu than work for the imperial court. There was a reason behind this.
If Nurhaci hadn't had a bad idea and adopted a high-pressure and cruel policy towards the Liao people in the ruled area, the situation in Liaodong might have been stabilized long ago and became a serious problem for the Ming Dynasty.
The Liao people who originally only wanted to change the jurisdiction of the government and continue to live as long as they farm honestly and pay taxes according to the amount.
But Nurhaci's short-sightedness and stupidity ruined the good opportunity to stabilize Liaodong. The Liao people who had already surrendered suddenly discovered that the Jianlu were so cruel that they not only wanted money but also lives!
Between life and death, the Shatou Liao people broke out. They could not bear the murder of their relatives and the cruel and tyrannical rule.
From the antecedents to the consequences, we may be able to understand the root cause of Guo Dajing's arrogance and sympathy for his subordinates. The people's support is against them. The greatest power lies in the people. No one knows this conclusion better than him and believes it more.
Therefore, whether it is practical needs or thinking of future generations, Guo Dajing is trying his best to be nice to the people.
In fact, this is not very difficult. Because the requirements of the people are really not high, not at all.
At the same time, Guo Dajing also admired Mao Wenlong more and more.
Historically, it was not easy to maintain the town of Dongjiang when the imperial court was cut off from food and pay, Governor Yuan banned the sea and stabbed knives in the sea, and thousands of soldiers and civilians starved to death. It was not easy, and it was indeed powerful enough.
This understanding also changed Guo Dajing's assumptions. Although this may very well help him continue to take advantage of opportunism and inflict a heavier blow to Jianlu by taking advantage of his familiarity with history.
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The architectural layout of the store is a store in front and a house in the back, or a store in the front and a warehouse in the back.
Because Fujino Hide had never spent the night in the back house of the merchant house, not even once. She was General Guo's wife, so how could she do such an unruly thing?
Besides, she doesn't go to the store every day. She is more diligent just because she estimates that old customers are coming soon or she is notified.
For example, in the past few days, Fujino Hide basically came to the merchant house to deal with merchants from Japan. However, some important matters did not go well with her.
"Madam, Mr. Otani is here again." Ah Qiao could see that Fujino Hide was a little annoyed with this Japanese businessman, but the message had to be communicated. "Do you want to find some excuse to send him away?"
Fujino Hide shook her head. If she wanted to avoid it, she would not come to the store. In order to sell more goods and make more money, she had to accept them even if it bothered her.
It was not long before Otani Chuan walked in following Ah Qiao's lead.
Fujino Hide stood up to greet me, spoke politely, smiled on his face, and did not show the slightest boredom.
"I have determined the variety and quantity of the porcelain I saw yesterday." Otani Chuan sat down, took out the list and handed it over.
Fujino Hide stretched out his hand to take it, unfolded it, looked at it, nodded, and said with a smile: "No problem, I'll ask the salesman to prepare the goods, and they will be delivered to the port in the afternoon."
Otani Chuan thanked her with his hands, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "As for the supply quantity of fitting mirrors, I still hope that Madam can have two more faces. We have come a long way, but the Lin family is much closer. Moreover, we and the Lin family are much closer.
The relationship is also relatively close.”
Fujino Hide gave a helpless smile and said: "I know all this, and I understand your eagerness. But it is very inappropriate for us to make a decision before the arrival of the Lin family merchant ship."
After a pause, Fujino Hide added: "Anyway, we have to wait for the raw silk and other commercial goods shipped by the Lin family. Why should Mr. Otani be too anxious? General Guo has also received the news and must be on his way. After everyone meets, we will
Wouldn’t it be good to discuss it?”
"General Guo is coming back too?" Otani Chuan just learned the news. After being stunned, he laughed and said, "This is really great. There are some things that I should discuss with General Guo."
Fujino Hide blinked, realizing that there seemed to be something important in these words that she could not let her know first, and wisely did not ask further questions.
Otani Chuan knew that Guo Dajing was coming back, so he stopped worrying about the number of Moji mirrors and happily asked people to bring in the silver boxes. After counting them together with Fujino Hide, he left.
Silver?! Fujino Hide seemed to be numb when he looked at the money in vain. He just shrugged his shoulders and ordered people to move it into the warehouse.
If she could exchange money for having a man from her family by her side, Fujino Hide would definitely not hesitate now. But she knew that this was unlikely.
She knew how ambitious her man was, but it couldn't be measured by money. No matter how much money he had, it would only help Guo Dajing realize his ideal, not the real ideal.
Sitting in the chair, Fujino Hide sipped tea, his mind wandering, missing his husband and wondering when he would come back.
"Sister Ying." What came together with the rapid footsteps outside was Lin Wan'er's familiar voice.
Fujino Hide put away his thoughts, a smile appeared on his face, and he slowly stood up.
The door was pushed open, and Lin Wan'er ran in with a smile, followed by the maid holding Qin, who was panting as she ran.
"Can't you be more steady and act like a young lady?" Fujino Hide said angrily: "Don't you know that your brother will be arriving soon? Aren't you afraid of being seen by him and scolding you?"
Lin Wan'er didn't care, and said with a smile: "I learned another piece of music, so I rushed over to ask Sister Ying to taste it and give her advice. Besides, I only ran after entering the store, so who could see it?"
Fujino Hide stopped nagging and asked Lin Wan'er to sit down and let Ah Qiao serve tea.
In the days at home, Fujino Hide has become accustomed to getting along with Axiu. Axiu has an easy-going temperament and will not find faults in others, let alone act like a big lady, and will always scold and beat his concubines.
But one thing is that the two have different growth experiences, different ways of thinking and acting, which always makes Fujino Hide a little lonely.
To put it simply, or to use the terminology of later generations, Axiu is a very traditional woman, while Hide Fujino is somewhat fashionable and trendy.
In this regard, Fujino Hide and Lin Waner are very similar. They are educated, know how to be elegant, and have a common language and hobbies.
And while the two women were drinking tea, chatting, and playing the piano to comment, three merchant ships from the Lin family and a sea ship owned by the Portuguese Xietra were sailing towards Dalian Port with sails breaking through the waves.
Kobayashi Haoichi stood on the bow of the boat, dressed in the attire of a scholar from the Ming Dynasty, waving a folding fan that went against the seasons, and he really looked a bit graceful.
Lin Tianyou secretly curled his lips, feeling that this Japanese man had gone crazy. Even Japanese people, no matter what they wear or how well they speak Chinese, they can't change their true nature, so why bother?
However, Lin Tianyou also admires Xiao Lin Haoyi. Well, his Chinese name is Lin Haoyi, and he is a relative of the Lin family. After more than half a year, his speech and behavior can no longer be seen to be different from those of Ming people.
This is a result of hard work and some basic knowledge. Lin Tianyou approached slowly and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, you have an independent bow, but you are also brewing poems?"
Xiao Linhao turned around, cupped his hands, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "A few lines of the poem are crooked, and calling it a jingle is a compliment to Lin. It is completely different from the famous poems and lines that Mr. Guo got. In fact,
Not worth mentioning."
Lin Tianyou nodded slightly and said, "That's true. Seeing how the literati and brothel courtesans fell in love with it and pursued it like crazy, you will know that it is a wonderful poem."
"It's a good word." Kobayashi Koichi corrected him: "But if you only read half of it, it's like half-drunk wine. When you are enjoying yourself, there is no wine to drink. I think Brother Lin can understand that kind of mood."
Lin Tianyou blinked and said yes, but he was thinking about another feeling:
The beautiful woman undressed and took off her belt, lovingly letting you pick her from her. Her blood was boiling, and she was about to transform into a beast, but something unexpected happened, and she was in a hurry...
It must be just as uncomfortable, right? Lin Tianyou feels that he is vulgar, but if he doesn't say it, who will know?
Looking at Kobayashi Koichi's eyes that contained emotions such as admiration, admiration, and regret, Lin Tianyou couldn't help but tilt his head and secretly roll his eyes.