Shanxi was the front line of the battle with the Tatars throughout the Ming Dynasty, and it can be said that side troubles continued.
It seems that Geng Ruchi often reviewed the merits of his subordinates and generals. The military merits of the Ming Dynasty were only convincing by the heads of enemy troops.
Because the enemy's head is so important, there are many masters who modify the head, which leads to the proliferation of killing good people and taking credit for their merits.
The Tao is one foot high and the devil is one foot high. How can Shangguan be blind?
Therefore, it is necessary to train close people to learn these methods.
Geng Da and Geng Qi are very good at identifying heads, whether they are male or female, and how old they are. They can draw conclusions after just a few glances. Their skills are not much worse than Yang Shihu's.
During this period, Huang Yi participated in many battles, and as many as five to six hundred young Mongolian men were killed on both sides.
More than 80% of the enemy's young and middle-aged knights died.
If they all had their heads chopped off, Huang Yi would be able to get at least four hundred more.
The Tatars are actually taboo about losing their heads, so when Huang Yi's men cut off their heads, they used guns instead of doing it quietly, so they cut off only ninety-seven levels.
Huang Yi had never thought of cheating. These ninety-seventh graders were all young and middle-aged Tatars, and they were impeccable.
Yang Shihu, Geng Da, and Geng Qi all had no objections after seeing it!
Geng Qi even whispered to Geng Da:
"If we want to report to the young master, we can't just report the head of the ninety-seventh level Tartar.
No matter what, it should be mixed with at least a hundred other heads. At least one thousand enemies should be defeated, five hundred enemies should be wiped out, and more than two hundred heads of young and middle-aged Tartars should be obtained. "
Geng Da nodded and said: "Of course we have to do it."
In the late Ming Dynasty, the discipline of the officers and soldiers was corrupted, and incidents of killing good people and taking credit for their merits frequently occurred. Geng Da was only half-hearted, and he already had a conscience.
As for where the other heads came from, the land of Gyeonggi was brutally poisoned. Too many young and middle-aged men were killed, and so many were exposed in the wilderness.
Spend some time and money, it's easy.
Geng Qi asked: "If you report it like this, my master should be fine!"
"What's the point of just being fine? At the very least, the old man should be reinstated so that the young master doesn't get so many real Tatar heads in vain."
The governor's confidant was so beautiful and impressive. Geng Qi certainly hoped that Geng Ruxi could be reinstated.
He said with regret: "It's a pity that the heads of the Tatars are not as useful as the heads of the Eastern slaves!"
"I'll tell the young master later. If there are another tenth-level Jiannu's head, this will be the second greatest victory since the Ningjin victory. The master will definitely be reinstated, and maybe he can go one step further. "
"The man surnamed Huang has a strong back and a murderous look on his face. He looks like a fierce man. He has at least fifty servants under his command. Only such people can get the head of Jian Nu."
"Jiannu entered the pass. It is said that they are burning, killing and looting everywhere in the capital. The man named Huang led dozens of servants to sneak into a small team. There is still hope!"
"Yes! If our people are not dismissed, they can still do something!"
"Come on! How many of our people can ride and fight?
The slaves all have horses, and they come and go like the wind. We can gather at most a hundred people, and we are the only ones who can ride and shoot.
Other people's Rumi guns are of no use in mounted combat. They are worse than three-eyed guns. If you use them, you will die!
You must not show off in front of the third young master. If he gets enthusiastic and takes us there, we will die. There is nothing to complain about, and the third young master loses his life, and there is no way to explain! "
"I'm just saying that tens of thousands of Guan Ning troops don't dare to attack Jian Nu, so why isn't it our turn!
Besides, if the young master really wants to go, except for you, me and Lao Ba, if the other thirteen have such courage, the others will probably be scared to death. "
"Hmm! I guess there are not even ten people who dare to go."
Seeing the two people muttering, Geng Zhangguang asked: "Geng Da, Geng Qi, what do you think?"
Geng Dagong said respectfully: "Congratulations, young master. With these heads, it shouldn't be a problem to rescue the master! It's just..."
Geng Zhanghua said impatiently: "You always say half-sentences and leave half-sentences behind. If you have something to say, say it quickly!"
"Yes, young master, I think that if there are ten or eight more heads of slaves, this achievement will be second only to the victory of Ningjin. The court will reward you based on your merits. Not only will you be released from prison, but you will at least be reinstated as an official." !”
Huang Yi was not in a hurry and asked everyone to take a closer look at the head, leaving shopkeeper Li, Yang Shihu, and Geng Da to discuss it.
He kept looking at the two Geng brothers, and they seemed very happy to see them discussing something with the servant who seemed to be the leader.
I can be sure that these heads will be sold at a good price this time.
Feelings are feelings. It doesn't matter whether you are treated politely or not. Business still needs to be negotiated. Huang Yi opened his mouth and still asked for a high price.
He asked for these heads in exchange for 2,000 jins of wheat, 800 jins of black beans, 3,000 jins of gunpowder, 13,000 jins of Su steel, 200 jars of spirits, 500 jins of lead, and 50 muskets.
It was just the head of a level ninety-seven Tartar, and Huang Yi's asking price was only ten thousand taels of silver.
Li Dongjia is as shameless as he is, and he clearly distinguishes between emotions and business!
When he landed to pay back the money, he bargained for half and half again, and was only willing to give 500 shi of wheat, 3,000 jins of Su steel, 200 jars of spirits, and other food and materials worth more than 2,000 taels of silver.
This is equivalent to subtracting 70% to 80% from the amount reported by Huang Yi.
His reason was that he didn't even have a gold medal from the Hou Jin Army, and he didn't even have the head of a real slave with a money rat tail. It was just a Tatar head, which couldn't be sold at a high price.
Li Dongjia's bid was more than half of Huang Yi's low price. How could he tolerate this?
Huang Yi pretended to be angry and stated that he would not sell it and would go back so as not to bother Li Dong's family again.
Li Weida sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. He knew that the Tatar heads were useless in Huang Yi's hands, and he understood that the prairie was in urgent need of food and steel.
He was not worried at all about Huang Yi giving up the deal and was not moved at all.
But the Geng brothers, who urgently needed military honors to save their father, had a completely different mentality.
They were worried that Huang Yi would really leave in anger, so they couldn't sit still and hurriedly reconciled. They couldn't possibly tell Huang Yi that he was planning to use his military exploits to save the Shanxi governor from prison.
But they said they were doing something for an important adult, and if it happened, they would be grateful to Huang Yi for the rest of their lives.
Gratitude is useless! It can't be eaten as food.
During this period, Huang Yi Shao said that he has been thanked by one or two thousand people.
But Huang Yi had to work hard for this gratitude. It was freezing cold, and he had to go out to buy food and try to feed all the grateful people in the base area.
Putting aside the gratitude of the two Young Masters Geng, Huang Yi knew who cared most about these heads, so he stopped arguing with the Li Dong family and instead talked with the two Young Masters Geng.
Li Weida felt that something was going to happen, and even a fool could see the anxious look on the Geng brothers' faces. I'm afraid it would be impossible to lower the price.
But he didn't say anything, he still kept a smile on his face and watched Huang Yi asking for prices.
Geng Zhangguang and Geng Zhanghua were from aristocratic families and didn't know much about business. They were stunned by Huang Yi's words, which made Li Dongjia and shopkeeper Li shake their heads.
The final result was that Huang Yi gave in when the Geng brothers promised to at least provide Huang Yi with a real job as a hundred generals, and the thousands of households in the guard army were given empty positions.
I agreed to exchange the head of a level 97 Tatar for one thousand kilo of wheat, five hundred kilo of black beans, one thousand kilograms of gunpowder, eight thousand kilograms of Su steel, two hundred jars of spirits, two hundred kilograms of lead and thirty Lumi guns.
This amount was achieved because the two Geng brothers had one thousand kilograms of gunpowder, two hundred kilograms of lead, and thirty Lumi guns.
