"Cute!" Mao Wenlong became curious and called him a very cute name.
"My grandson is here!" A young man with a baby face came up to him and saluted Mao Wenlong. This young man also wore a hood and a flying saucer helmet, dressed in the same style as Mao Wenlong's soldiers. But he is not an ordinary soldier, but Mao Wenlong's god-grandson, named Mao Kaifeng - no one else can give him this name.
Of course, the name "Kawai" was not given by Mao Wenlong, but by Mao Kawai's biological father Shang Xueli. Shang Xueli was an old subordinate of Mao Wenlong who started his career. He later died in the battle with the Hou Jin Army and became a loyal martyr of the Ming Dynasty. He also left five sons who had no support, named Shang Kejin, Shang Keai, Shang Kehe, Shang Kexi, and Shang Kewei. Among them, Shang Kexi because of his cuteness and Shang Kexi because of his lovability, both became god-grandsons with Mao Wenlong.
Shang Kexi changed his name to Mao Kexi, and Shang Kexi changed his name to Mao Yongxi. Mao Yongxi is now leading the troops with his brother Shang Kejin, while Mao Keai is following Mao Wenlongan to wait on him.
Mao Wenlong ordered: "Go and find out, who does that cavalry team belong to? It's almost the New Year and they are still practicing so vigorously?"
"Come as soon as your grandson goes." Mao Keai responded, then got up from the ground. A soldier of Mao Wenlong beside him led a horse to him. He got on the horse and ran away to the place where the cavalry was training in the distance. . When he arrived, he discovered that the cavalry were training in a group charge in a fence.
There are still many people watching outside the fence - it is almost the end of the new year, and of course it is the slack season, so the farmers at the emperor's feet have also taken a break. There happened to be something lively to watch nearby, and farmers who had nothing to eat and nothing to do came over to watch the horse racing.
Mao Kaitai was cute and could talk. He quickly caught up with an old man who was watching the fun and began to inquire about it.
"Old man, do you know who these people are racing?"
"I know! They are all the emperor's servants living in Dongyuan, and they are the horse soldiers of the pro-army in front of the tent."
"Live in Dongyuan? Dongyuan isn't..."
"Dongyuan used to be the garden of the Heavenly Family, but today I don't like the garden, but I like the servants... So there are three gardens in the east, south and north, as well as the rebellious property around Beijing, and there are many The royal village and the royal land are all being allocated to these servants one after another, and each household can get 500 acres!"
When it comes to getting 500 acres, this old man is gritting his teeth!
500 acres! And it’s 500 acres around Beijing, which is really worth my money! Moreover, these 500 acres are official land, which does not need to be taxed, and will not be extorted and apportioned by local officials...
"Take so much!" Mao Kaitai also swallowed.
The old man glanced at Mao Kaitai and smiled: "Young man, don't be greedy... The emperor's servants are still recruiting people! You are also a general, right? Go and give it a try. Although it is a bit harder, but If you can really get the land, house and money, if you don't get the wife, the emperor will still act as a matchmaker!"
"You always talk about bitterness? How bitter is it?" Mao Kaitai asked next.
"How hard is it? You saw it... I started practicing right after I divided the fields!" the old man said. "I practice every day without stopping. It's almost Chinese New Year and I'm still practicing! I practice horse riding in the morning and archery in the afternoon. .....Sometimes they are pulled out of bed to practice late at night! Not only do they practice, but they also have to take a test. I heard that the test will be held once a month, and the Long Live Lord will personally check and assess it. Those who fail the test will be miserable! "
Zhu Youjian seems to have learned the "997" and "elimination system" from Nizi... His 500 acres of land also comes with generous salaries and rewards, but they are not that easy to get!
You really have to go out and practice!
Now we are just training people, and then we have to "train horses" - the horses must also be raised and trained!
"What a tragedy? How miserable?" Mao Kaitai asked.
"Being slapped with a blackmail, fined money... and directly fired, then he is no longer a servant of the emperor, and the 500 acres of farmland must be returned. Do you think it's miserable?"
"Really know how to cut leather?" Mao Kaitai didn't quite believe it.
"Of course it's true!" the old man said, "I heard someone say...what is called terminal elimination? At least one household is eliminated every month!"
Zhu Youjian is really serious!
He is so stingy that he gave up 5 million acres of land (most of which are imperial estates) to create 10,000 households. How can he still let them live their lives? Not even running out to imitate the crow of a rooster in the middle of the night to urge the servants to get up for training is already a sign of great kindness from the Emperor.
Mao Kaiwei inquired about it and hurried back to report to Mao Wenlong and Yuan Keli.
After listening to the report, Mao Wenlong and Yuan Keli were both secretly surprised.
The Ming Dynasty actually produced a long live master who was not easy to fool!
It's just that this long-lived master personally went out to catch the servants' training. Isn't it too detailed?
Mao Wenlong looked at Yuan Keli and frowned: "Junmen, it seems that I am actually a wise master. We, as ministers, would not dare to deceive such a wise master..."
Yuan Keli glanced at Mao Wenlong and thought: How could he not deceive him? How are millions of Liao salaries and so much military rations spent a year in this way? How many soldiers and horses are reported in Liao, Deng, Lai, Tianjin, and Dongjiang? How many real numbers are there... I wonder if there are 100,000? Among them, I wonder if there are 30,000 that can really be beaten?
If we really want to find out, the emperor's ten thousand servants may not be enough...
...
Yuan Keli and Mao Wenlong met Zhu Youjian for the first time in the Wenhua Hall on the day after entering Beijing, which was the afternoon of the 10th day of the twelfth month of the seventh year of Tianqi. Also meeting with them were Wang Zaijin, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Yang Hao, General Counselor of the Army in Zhangqian.
"Pingshen, Pingshen, give me a seat!" Zhu Youjian was as kind as ever, greeting Yuan Keli, Mao Wenlong, Wang Zaijin and Yang Hao and giving them seats.
Both Wang Zaijin and Yang Hao were used to this long-lived man hiding his sword in his smile, so they all sat down openly.
Yuan Keli was a veteran of four dynasties and received preferential treatment wherever he went, so he also sat down. Only Mao Wenlong was the most restrained, sitting only halfway up his buttocks and holding his hands with his hands, as if he was sitting upright.
Zhu Youjian looked at Mao Wenlong with a complicated expression, and suddenly sighed: "What a pity..."
Pity? What's the meaning?
Mao Wenlong's scalp felt a little numb when he heard these words. What does the young emperor mean? What does he want to do? There's no ambush of any swordsman, right?
When he was nervous, Zhu Youjian spoke again: "I looked through the military accounts of Dongjiang Town a few days ago. The troop quota was reported at 200,000, and the salary was reported at more than 600,000... It's a bit fake, right? ? 600,000 yuan to support 200,000 soldiers, and the average annual salary for each soldier is only 3 taels? How is this possible? "
We really need to check the accounts!
Mao Wenlong's heart was pounding, and he felt aggrieved and wronged, and he was almost in tears. Although he paid the bill, he also started a road toll business on the sea between Ming Dynasty and North Korea. But he is much more righteous than those people in Liaoxi, who cheat millions a year! He, Mao Wenlong, only earns hundreds of thousands a year. And he didn't get the money in vain, at least he could contain Donglu... Although he lost more than he won, he was not afraid of failure and could take the initiative! The people in western Liaoning cheat millions of dollars a year. When did they take the initiative? Don't you just guard those strong fortresses?
In fact, anyone who knows something about military affairs knows that there is no need for so many forts in western Liaoning... It is enough to repair Shanhaiguan properly. Unless the guards at Shanhaiguan surrender to the enemy and sacrifice the pass, the Donglu will not come to fight at all! Now that there are Hongyi cannons, ordinary siege equipment cannot reach the bottom of Guancheng and will be destroyed.
If we rely on human lives to fill Shanhaiguan, Donglu will not be able to fill it even if he dies!
Moreover, it is 700 miles from Shenyang to Shanhaiguan. If the army wants to pass through the Liaoxi Corridor, the logistics line will be too long, and it will be exposed to the Dongjiang Army's soldiers... The logistics line will be pinched for you. If it doesn't happen, the Donglu army will be hungry.
Just when Mao Wenlong was about to cry out of grievance, Zhu Youjian changed the topic again and said with a smile: "General Mao, please give me a real number...I will give you as many soldiers as you have. I will give you 600,000 taels a year, paid directly from the internal funds, without a penny for ministry expenses. I really want you to get 600,000 taels. As for why I want to ask about the actual number, it is because I want to issue equipment and armor to your Dongjiang Army. 200,000 sets of iron armor...this cannot be issued.”
