Mao Wenlong showed a fascinated expression.
Yang Fan's affairs are the focus of attention of various forces in the Ming Dynasty. Especially Mao Wenlong's concubine, Wenshi, was Lin Yueru's online friend. He paid special attention to this powerful man who married the daughter of his original benefactor.
He carefully collected information about Yang Fan. All the forces in the Ming Dynasty were very envious because Yang Fan had an iron army.
However, Mao Dudu was a senior military leader and an outstanding general who worked from the grassroots level. He knew the details of the Ming army deeply.
It is said that Jurchens are less than ten thousand and they are invincible. That's nonsense.
But it is very appropriate to use it to explain the army.
The Ming army did not pay its troops and was invincible if they were fully paid.
It's not that the Ming Dynasty's army can't fight. As long as you pay enough, these Qiuba men of the Ming Dynasty will immediately turn around and become extremely fierce.
Yesterday a little goldfish, today a big shark.
The changes are so big that your jaw will drop.
The Qi Army was the only army in the Ming Dynasty that received triple pay. What are the results of the battle? There are often zero casualties and thousands of enemies are wiped out.
Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army and Sun Chuanting's Qin Army are both troops that can be paid.
Three thousand Tianxiong troops defeated 400,000 bandits. Sweeping thousands of troops like a rolling mat, rolling back a bead curtain like running water, and wiped out the thieves in the area many times.
Yang Fan's soldiers could be paid three times as much, which no one in the Ming Dynasty could compare with.
In fact, Mao Wenlong owned the Jiangdong Trade Transfer Station, and he could afford three times the salary. However, who in the Ming Dynasty would give so much money to a soldier. Isn't that like being kicked in the head by a donkey?
Moreover, Yang Fan also allocated land to their family members and exempted them from land rent.
Provide employment for family members, free education for children, free medical care for all and other benefits.
No one can afford this trick. Yang Fan's domestic slaves are protected from the cradle to the grave.
Under such a good system, there are soldiers who are unwilling to sacrifice their lives.
Watching the steamship leave, Mao Wenlong sighed deeply.
"I heard that Yuan Chonghuan also threatened Yang Fan and asked him to hand over the team training. In the end, Yang Fan refused to accept this trick at all. He made him look disgraced. He walked away in disgrace." Wang Yining watched as he faded away. said the steamer.
"If they just want benefits, I'm not reluctant to give up money. Unfortunately not. I also saw it during this meeting. They want us to hand over our troops and territory, and also want us to hand over the Dongjiang smuggling channels. On this condition we How could I agree? My personal honor and disgrace are nothing, but what will the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang do in the future and what will they eat?" Mao Wenlong said in a low voice.
"Commander, they have no sincerity in negotiating at all. Negotiation is the art of compromise. Asking for a high price, and then paying back the money. Since we are negotiating, both sides have a bottom line. They are not doing things like this to grab meat from our pot. They want to take the pot away," Wang Yining said.
"I also regret coming to the capital. If he hadn't paid us wages for ten months, I wouldn't have come to see him. I originally thought that if we lowered our heads and gave enough face, we could at least make him We passed the test. As a result, hey, today I found out why everyone in the court called him Nanmanzi."
Wang Yining said: "As soon as he got the governor of Jiliao, he immediately changed the food and salary of Dongjiang Town, which was originally supplied by the governors of Shandong and Denglai, to go to Juehua Island in Ningyuan, and then distributed it to various places, which was equivalent to blocking. He grabbed our necks. At that time, he had the intention of plotting against us."
Mao Wenlong said: "Originally, our Dongjiang Town and Liaodong Town's wells did not interfere with the river's water. Their supplies and wages were supplied by Santun Camp, and our Dongjiang Town was supplied by Governor Denglai. He insists on controlling our food and wages. In the final analysis, Dongjiang Town is still People like Lin are jealous of our Dongjiang trade. Money is so attractive."
Wang Yining said: "We rely on overseas trade and trade with Jiannu to earn a lot of money a year. However, the money cannot be used as food, we have to exchange it for various supplies. In this case, it is absolutely inseparable It is supplied by the mainland. If it gets stuck in our neck, it will be very difficult for us."
Wang Yining said: "There are more than 200,000 people in Dongjiang Town, of which only more than 20,000 are capable of fighting. We can't just let these people who were rescued from Jiannu go unchecked. This
On some islands, they cannot make a living. Our burden is extremely heavy. These islands cannot be cultivated. The food they can produce there does not rely on supplies from the mainland. If all the family members are laid off and transported away, the burden will indeed be reduced. But without their families, how can the military morale of the soldiers be guaranteed? "
The number of troops reported by Dongjiang Town to the court was 200,000, but in fact there were only about 25,000. The court paid according to 200,000. This was also one of the more important crimes that Yuan Chonghuan enumerated when he later killed Mao Wenlong. The empty wages are outrageous.
In fact, there is no agricultural output on those islands and it is impossible to feed these people. We can only report them all into the army and let the court pay them to support them.
Without these family members, how could Mao Wenlong control the army. Moreover, these family members are also Mao Wenlong's trump card to stabilize military morale.
Mao Wenlong said: "I plan to continue the fight with Governor Yuan. At this time, we can't retreat. It's really no good. We simply cut off all contact with Ningyuan. He does his thing, and we do ours. He can't do anything to us. , after all, he doesn’t have a decent navy at his disposal.”
Wang Yining said: "We ignore him, and he can't do anything. The emperor must be in trouble. But how can we solve our daily necessities? Now that he has control over everything, how can we get supplies from the mainland."
Mao Wenlong said: "If it doesn't work out, we will buy rice from the Japanese country. The Japanese country is also rich in rice. A living person can still choke to death. We have money in hand, but we are afraid that we can't buy rice. As long as we give money, Zheng Yiguan will also They will sell me rice. This world is so big, I don’t believe even a Southern Barbarian can control it.”
Wang Yining nodded and said: "What the commander-in-chief said is that even if we really want to smuggle, the governor can't stop us. As long as we go underground and make money, there are many local gentry who are willing to do it."
Mao Wenlong sneered and said: "Who in the Ming Dynasty relied on the imperial court for salary? If they really relied on that, nine out of ten people would starve to death. He Yuan thought that he could force us to bow down by controlling money and food. He really thought too much. I have money. As long as the price is good, North Korea, Japan, and even Annan will not rush to sell rice to us. Ignore him and let him dry for a while. Wait until the wind of the Qing army blows. By then, there will be many problems that will make him miserable. They They don’t care about us anymore.”
Wang Yining said: "The commander-in-chief has great opinions. As long as we delay for a while, something will happen to the Qing army. As long as something happens to the army, it will definitely be a big deal. It will be surprising if Donglin can take care of us by then."
"I heard that officers at various guard posts in Ji Town are gathering day and night to study countermeasures. This time, Donglin checked the number of troops, verified supplies and equipment, and the number of acres of land in military camps. He was digging the ancestral graves of these hereditary officers. They can It would be weird to give up. Li Banghua, the Minister of War, I think he is almost done." Mao Wenlong said with a sneer.
