"Are you Li He?"
"Exactly the little one!"
"Why do you dare to stop this general from following your orders?"
Li Yuanyin was sitting on the horse, not looking as amiable as usual. To deal with the village bully who was good at bullying, he had to show his majesty as a soldier. Only in this way could he frighten the enemy. This was a method personally taught by the prince.
How many village tyrants are good people?
How many good people can accumulate such a large fortune in these troubled times?
The Crown Prince once said, to those who are in Shenzi, speak the words of Shenzi. Women and children should naturally be treated with courtesy. When dealing with Donglu bandits, you must use weapons to speak your mind.
As for how to treat the village bully, it depends on whether the other party knows how to praise. If the eyesight is not good, then you must use muskets and cannons to "give instructions".
"I was playing mahjong in the backyard just now. I really didn't know what was going on in front of the door, and ended up being so rude. It was all the fault of my nephew Li Ji!"
Li He had no intention of protecting his nephew at all. These days, if something happened, it would be good to save his own life, and it would be good to throw his nephew out.
While throwing out the scapegoat, Li He kept scolding this trouble-making bastard nephew in his heart. Even the officers and soldiers didn't look down on him. He really didn't know what the purpose of having a head was.
Li Ji had long since lost his stubborn look. When he saw the wolf-like officers and soldiers, he knelt on the ground and almost pissed himself from fear. People are killed by swords, but I am killed by fish. If the other party is fierce, a big living person will be killed at the drop of a hat.
"General, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. I just mobilized an army, which cost a lot of money. You must spend one thousand taels of silver and ten thousand catties of grain to reward the army."
Calculated in this way, each person can get one tael of silver and ten catties of grain, which is not a wasted trip.
The prince said that beating the village tyrant was not a crime, so Li Yuanyin could take aim here.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! What the general said is absolutely true. Young people are blind and cannot see the mountains. It is only natural to reward the troops."
Li He didn't dare to bargain with the other party at all. At present, people say that a child is a child, and the price shows that there is still room for change in the matter. As long as weapons and artillery are not used, everything can be discussed easily.
"The Donglu are about to knock off the pass. On the order of His Highness the Crown Prince, my general will lead his troops to collect grain. The fields in this village must be harvested within five days and shipped to Tongzhou City. The people in the village will evacuate to the capital with the army to stay temporarily until the Donglu withdraws. Return home after entering the pass. If the time limit is exceeded, the crops in the fields must be set on fire to implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness. Those who disobey the order will be regarded as treason to the enemy and will be severely punished! Li He, do you know what the fate of "treason to the enemy" will be? "
The other party has only two options in total, either to harvest the crops and save their heads. Either Li Yuanyin sent someone to collect his head first, and then harvested the crops.
A certain prince once said that as long as crops can still be seen in the fields after the army retreats, it is undoubtedly treason. Master Wang is gone, who do you want to leave your crops to?
"Little...little...little man knows...Xiao!"
Li He was so frightened that he almost stopped talking. He thought that the young prince was easy to fool, but he didn't expect that this move was a desperate plan and even cut off his own retreat.
In the past, it was possible to hide food secretly, and when the Eastern invaders came, handing over some food would ensure their lives. However, this time both people and food had to be transported away. When everyone is gone, won't the food in the cellar be in vain?
"Then why don't you give the order immediately? Let all the servants in your family go to the fields to harvest crops! In addition to the old, weak, sick and children, the young and strong laborers and women of working age in the village will also go to the fields. In short, after five days, No crops can be left in the fields, and no men, women, and children can be left in the village. If the crops disobey the order, they will be burned. If people disobey the order... hum!"
After several months of training at the Donggong Guard Base, Li Yuanyin realized most deeply that orders from superiors must be implemented to the end and cannot be compromised, otherwise he will be punished.
The strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country planned by the prince is also more suitable for the current Ming Dynasty, especially the situation in Jifu area. Once the Donglu get food locally, they will not leave for a while.
"Young understand! General, don't worry! I'm going to call all the people in the village. As long as they still have strength, they will all go to the fields to harvest crops!"
Li He did not dare to neglect at all. Although the general was young, there was no doubt in his orders.
He could usually suppress the people in the village, but fighting against the government and the army was something he didn't even dare to think about.
Anyone who dares to act like this is committing rebellion. Unless his hands and eyes are open to the sky, his whole family will be punished.
"Platoon Leader Liu!"
"The humble position is here!"
"If you'd like, you can lead a platoon of people to supervise the situation here!"
"I humbly obey my orders!"
Platoon Leader Liu's full name is Liu Er. The name is very simple, but not very pleasant. Although Liu Er is a veteran of the Yongwei Battalion, his name has never been changed.
After joining the East Palace Guards, he changed his name to "Liu Shuang", which also means "two", but the pronunciation is quite different.
Liu Shuang is not a local, but one of his subordinates named Liu Da is from the suburbs of Tongzhou.
He used to be a coolie and lived in the outer city. He was commonly known as "the person who came to Beijing to seek work."
This time, he suddenly transformed and became the prince's subordinate. This time he was able to return home in glory.
Liu Da's hometown is not far from here, but he has heard of Li He's name. Now the "local snake" can't do any tricks.
He was able to get this fat salary because Liu Shuang was in the same company as Li Yuanyin's platoon, and he knew that Li Yuanyin's platoon was a gathering of elites, so he took care of him regularly.
Now he could finally get some rewards. Li Yuanyin originally wanted this platoon to follow the people to work in the fields, but when he saw that Li He still supported hundreds of servants, he gave up his previous thoughts.
I'm afraid that there are not many more regiments in the village than Li He's men. Instead of letting them idle around and bully the village miners, it is better to make them become livestock and waste their energy without harvesting crops.
"Master Li, please do it quickly? The time limit is only five days, is it possible that Master Li is absolutely sure?"
After Li Yuanyin led his troops to leave with the money and food, Liu Shuang began to urge them calmly.
"This military master...really only has five days?"
Li He also wanted to discuss it. Even if the person in front of him was difficult to talk to, as long as the money was in place, he might be able to bribe the person in front of him.
"Military orders are like mountains! What's more, this is a military order issued by my general personally. Do you know what kind of person my general is?"
Liu Shuang felt that it was time to teach this guy a lesson, lest he lose his head and not realize it.
"I really don't know, I hope the military master can tell me!"
As he spoke, Li He took out a silver ingot weighing twenty taels from his sleeve and stuffed it directly into the other party's arms.
"Do you know who the chief water transport officer in Tongzhou is?"
Liu Shuang sold it out first, so that he could explain the problem better.
"As far as I know, it should be Li Chengdong and Li Zongrong!"
Tongzhou is not far from the capital, and Lijia Village, where Li He is located, is also not far from Tongzhou City. Newspapers can be bought, so he will naturally know about this matter.
"My general is the son of the commander-in-chief! He is also one of the prince's disciples! To tell you the truth, my general is a classmate of Zheng Chenggong, the eldest son of Zhenhaibo Zheng Zhilong. Fortunately, we sued in time just now. If my young general was hurt, he would only I'm afraid that the General Rong will immediately send troops to massacre your Lijia Village!"
In front of thousands of troops, the village bully is nothing!
Just as soon as the cavalry brigade passes by, the hundred or so people under your command will be dead.
If Li He's men really want to hurt Li Yuanyin, they don't need Li Chengdong to get angry. These men will avenge Li Yuanyin.
The purpose of the East Palace Guards is four words and eight words - loyalty, unity, tenacity and bravery!
They must fight against the enemy together outside. Whoever bullies their brothers is the enemy of all of them.
Li He and his group dared to openly disobey the Holy Order, which was a sign of treason.
Injuring one's own generals is an act of open rebellion.
Being wiped out is naturally a matter of course.
With only a hundred men, a dozen bows, and four walls, trying to fight against the army with the Folangji, isn't this just a daydream?
"Thank you so much, Master Jun, for telling me the truth! I will host a banquet for you all. When the time limit is up, the harvest will be completed!"
When Li He learned about the other party's background, he was immediately frightened and panicked. He did not dare to question the content of the other party's words at all.
When the other party introduced him, his eyes were full of pride, and it didn't seem like he was deliberately deceiving him.
Secondly, this little general is not very old, but he can command thousands of troops, so he must have someone noble to help him.
Combined with the background of Li Chengdong, the chief water transport officer, it makes sense. No wonder he is so young and energetic, but he does have the ability.
The most important thing is the title of Prince's Disciple, which no one else can buy with money.
Injuring this young general would be like slapping the prince in the face, and the consequences would be disastrous!
"It's the best! Anyway, the Crown Prince has given an order. Not to mention your village, even Tongzhou City must be abandoned. Everyone, etc., must withdraw into the capital to defend against the Donglu!"
Liu Shuang didn't care how Li He arranged his men, as long as he could finish harvesting the crops within five days. If the time limit was exceeded, the crops that couldn't be harvested would be burned with fire. Anyone who dared to stop them would be punished. The crops were buried with him.
"Huh? Is that really true?"
Li He just remembered about harvesting crops and completely forgot about evacuating to the capital. Now he couldn't help but feel at a loss.
"How can it be false? But don't worry, the prince has already made it known that he will use immortal magic to defeat the enemy. All you have to do is wait for the news!"
Liu Shuang didn't know what the prince's magic was, but he believed that the prince would not lie, because he was the most valuable hostage in the capital.
If the prince doesn't leave, Jingcheng Junmin will naturally be confident, and the prince knows many ways, and the airship is just a drop in the bucket.
When the dog Tartar comes, let him taste the power of the prince!
Besides, even though Liu Shuang is so old, he has never seen immortal magic before!
It’s great to take this opportunity to open my eyes, and I’ll be able to boast a lot in the future!
"Yes, yes! The prince's power is boundless. Even if the Dog Tartars have tens of thousands of cavalry, I, the Ming Dynasty, will still be sure of victory!"
At this moment, Li He could only choose to climb along the pole, not daring to choke the opponent. He had already announced a wave of achievements before he even started.
With all the prince's men being so virtuous, can they still win this battle?
It is said that if the Qing soldiers are less than ten thousand, they will be invincible if they are full of ten thousand!
Even Lu Xiangsheng died in battle a few months ago. Can the prince really defeat the Tatars with magic?
Li He didn't believe it in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face. His eyes were full of expectations for Daming's victory.
"Tens of thousands of iron cavalry? Humph! That's something that only timid young people will be afraid of. The prince's royal master has an airship to support the battle, and an invulnerable armored chariot to charge below. How can Donglu compete with it?"
These two weapons have been displayed in public and are not considered military secrets at all, but judging from their appearance, it is difficult for Donglu to imitate them.
"...What the military master said is absolutely true, but I just don't understand. If Master Wang is so powerful, why does he still have to fortify the walls and clear the country?"
Li He was confused by the clouds and mountains that were mentioned, and he had also seen that airship. It was really unparalleled in the world, but if there were weapons from the immortal world to help, couldn't Master Wang just fight them out?
"Do you know anything about it? It's only been a few months since the Crown Prince organized the army? Can you just take the last bite of your meal and you'll be full?"
Liu Shuang's words were usually taught by his company commander, and they were used to teach Li He this time.
"Oh~! That's it! The military master taught me a lesson! I'm so stupid! I'm so stupid!"
This time, Li He was so embarrassed that he didn't want to ask any more questions. After all, although he was just a common man, the example he gave was so real and impeccable.
"Why don't your men work in the fields? Do you want to be equal to us men? Do you want to eat the military stick in my hand?"
Liu Shuang saw that Li He's servants were slacking off again. They were just coping with the situation, and more often they were just supervising other village minions.
You must not be soft-hearted when dealing with such a person, otherwise he will think that he is easy to fool, and if he catches one, he will beat him half to death, and he will not dare to neglect the others.
Want to rebel?
OK!
If a hundred of you come together, you may not be able to defeat the brothers in your own platoon.
There are also signal flares on Liu Shuang's side. As long as they are fired into the sky, brothers from nearby villages will ride their horses and rush to help.
"Don't dare! Don't dare! Master, calm down. These are unruly people. I'll just go and give you the order!"
Li He knew that now was not the time to show off. If you had a falling out with the other party, you would either go to Donglu or go to sea to avoid the limelight.
The men like them can escape, but the women cannot escape together. The consequences of staying are not self-evident. Anyone who can survive is considered lucky.
There was no other way, so Li He could only offer one table, which should be three tables of good banquets, to entertain these bastards who were almost like the living king of hell.
These people are all subordinates of Li Chengdong's son, who is also the prince's disciple. They can't afford to offend any of them, so they can only choose to swallow their anger.
How Li He bullied his village before, now Liu Shuang's platoon bullies them. This is called the causal effect!
"Mr. Li, your place is very good. It's close to the canal. It's easy to irrigate. The crops are harvested very well. You should be able to deal with the dog Tatars well before changing. But if you want to have two boats, I'm afraid it won't work in the future. You can temporarily It’s too late to do the accounting. How much land you have, how much food you have to pay, including the amounts in previous years, will be verified one by one. We, men, have nothing to do with this. I’m telling you this for the sake of good food, drink and hospitality. !”
Each company of the East Palace Guards is equipped with clerks who can settle accounts, and these clerks also pass physical and cultural examinations before joining the army.
You may not be able to answer questions that are too difficult, but you should be able to calculate some accounts through addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. For example, how many people in the village, how many acres of land, and how much grain should be harvested can be calculated clearly.
If you refuse to hand over grain on the pretext of reducing production, you will have to bear the consequences if found out.
If one person has fifty kilograms of millet and hides five hundred kilograms of grain, your family will probably die...
