Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 155

Wu Yong waved his hand in disgust, and several Jinyi guards rushed forward, tied up Liu Jintang, and somersaulted all the way down, so as not to be annoying here.He looked at Chen Song and the others, and said indifferently: "Chen Ancha, Wang Zhenfu, as high-ranking officials, you have neglected your duties and neglected your duties. You listened to Liu Jintang's one-sided words and did not distinguish between indiscriminate and indiscriminate. What should you do?"

The two knees also softened, and they knelt down with a thud: "This official neglected his duties and was deceived by a villain. Please forgive me, please forgive me!"

Wu Yong looked at these two old fritters with some disgust, feeling a little helpless in his heart.He knew he couldn't deal with them, let alone an old eunuch who didn't have much real power, even Emperor Chongzhen couldn't do anything to them based on this charge, so he had to sullenly say: "I will leave the case of Liu Jintang to you Come to the trial, what should be done, do you know in your heart?"

These two kowtowed again and again: "Clear, clear! Liu Jintang is petty, jealous of talented people, trying to deceive the superior, turning right and wrong to frame Mr. Yang, it is really insane, I will definitely investigate and deal with it, and kill chickens to scare monkeys!"

Wu Yong snorted and said, "You'd better use some snacks. Lord Yang, the commander of the Wuyang Guard, was appointed by the emperor himself. The emperor has great expectations for Lord Yang. If you let him know that you were deceived by the surname Liu and tried to murder Master Yang, if we seize Wuyangwei's property, we can't say for sure what our family will think!"

Chen Song's cold sweat came off after a brush.Originally, he was thinking of making big things into small things, and let Liu Jintang throw a few ghosts out for the dead, but he didn't expect this kid to have such a strong backing... It seems that Liu Jintang can't keep it!It doesn't matter if you can't keep it, this stupid pig has caused them far more trouble than it has benefited them, so it will die!
There were cheers inside and outside the military camp. The soldiers were smiling and shouting: "My father-in-law is wise! My father-in-law is wise!"

Wu Yong smiled and waved his hands, saying that he should not praise himself. He was not as good as they thought, but it could be seen that the father-in-law still enjoyed the cheers full of love from everyone.He said to the large group of well-dressed beasts: "That's it for now. Let's all go back and take care of our official duties... It's such a big military camp, so it's not a big deal to stay here all the time!"

Yang Menglong said: "Yes, yes, my soldiers still need to train. How can they train if you stay here? Go back, go back. Don't you still want to eat here?"

That's right, they drove people away with confidence.

All the dressed beasts were really powerless to complain, so they had no choice but to bow and go home hungry.Wu Yong also asked the Jin Yiwei who was with him to go out, and he continued to inspect the military camp accompanied by Yang Menglong.He tried it with a horizontal knife. It felt very smooth and extremely sharp. He was a little surprised and asked: "How was this knife made? Why is it so sharp?"

Yang Menglong wanted to cross the horizontal sword, pulled out a flower sword, and said: "How to make it? Made of good steel! I have been in Wuyang for several months, and there is not a grain of rice or a knife on it." Give it to me, I have no choice but to do it myself and be self-reliant!" Hehe smiled, "Besides, even if the superiors give me the equipment, I may not like their junk!"

Wu Yong exclaimed: "Did you know? Even the servants of Liaodong generals can't afford such a good knife! Your equipment as an ordinary soldier is better than that of the generals of the Guanning Army!"

Yang Menglong curled his lips disdainfully: "That's because they are useless, guarding a good place like Liaodong that wants coal mines and iron mines, but they still can't get decent equipment! What if you give me that place? , within five years I will be able to produce tens of thousands of heavy infantry armed to the teeth, and beat the Jiannu slaves until they call me "Master!"

Wu Yong was startled, then laughed: "If you really have such ability, our family will definitely tell the emperor that you go to Liaodong and teach those slaves a lesson!"

Yang Menglong shook his head: "Don't, don't! With my little strength, I went to Liaodong, and I had to let Guan Ningjun play to death. I don't want to die in an unknown way!"

Wu Yong's expression darkened, and the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.He often serves as the special envoy of the Tian family, traveling around the world. He is well-informed and naturally knows some things well.Guan Ningjun is known as the best in the world and the backbone of the Ming Dynasty. He is famous and sounds beautiful, but the reality is quite cruel: after decades of continuous support from the Ming Dynasty, Guan Ningjun has grown into an uncontrollable monster. , this group is extremely xenophobic and puts its own interests before the interests of the country!As the commander-in-chief, Jin Guofeng led Guan Ning's army to fight against Jian Nu. As a result, no one among the tens of thousands of Guan Ning's troops obeyed his orders. He could only lead dozens of his nephews and servants to fight desperately with Jian Nu, and was finally beheaded to death. Then... Well, after all of Jin Zongbing's small group of people were dead, Guan Ning's army retreated from Jian Nu in a strict manner, and no one from Jian Nu stepped forward to stop him. This kind of deception happened not once or twice.In general, Guan Ning's army has often fought against Jiannu over the years, winning big and small battles, but very few have captured heads. Jiannu likes to snatch corpses. He has wiped out more than a thousand enemies and beheaded zero. Such weird things are like this. Things are forgivable; there are many defeats, and every defeat is bloody. Countless elite soldiers have been completely reduced, countless cities and fortresses that have been built with great difficulty have been swept away, and then...then the court has to bleed again. , allocate more military spending to help them regain their strength!By the way, Guan Ningjun also likes to sell grain. Due to years of war, agricultural production in Liaodong was almost completely destroyed, which directly caused the price of grain to skyrocket. In the area ruled by Hou Jin, the price of grain once rose to 80 taels of silver per stone. The huge profits made Guan Ning's army red-eyed, and he sold food desperately until the existing military rations could no longer sustain them in fighting out of the city.In the eyes of the imperial court, the Guan Ning Army had long since turned into an evil warlord group. Not only did they do nothing but work hard, they were still trying to suck blood from the Ming Dynasty!If anyone hinders them from making money or steals military expenses from them, they will kill them without mercy. This is how Mao Wenlong and Jin Guofeng died. The Sichuan Army and the Zhejiang Army were also finished in this way. They threw Yang Menglong to Liaodong, for fear that he would have some troubles. All ten lives must be played to death!
When he mentioned the troubles, Wu Yong was not in the mood to look at the barracks any more, he returned the knife to the soldier, and said to Yang Menglong: "Master Yang, I heard that you manage the military farm well, can you take our house to have a look? "

Yang Menglong said: "No problem, father-in-law please!" He took Wu Yong out of the barracks and asked people to prepare a carriage.Wu Yong waved his hand and said, "It's better to ride a horse. It's more comfortable to ride a horse." Yang Menglong had no objection, so he asked someone to bring two horses, one for each person, rode to Juntian, and walked slowly along the straight road in the field.Many of the potatoes planted at this time have broken through the ground, dotted the land with dots of greenery, and bamboo canals meandered from a distance like flying snakes, stretching for more than ten miles, draining the water A steady stream of water was sent to the fields; in the distance, military households, refugees, and bandits in reform-through-labor were wielding hoes, working hard to reclaim the wasteland and dig deep wells. The water is lifted up the canal, or the mill is driven to grind the wheat into flour. The loud chant echoes in the field, and the land is full of vitality, which is refreshing.

Wu Yong looked at the pieces of potato seedlings and asked, "What is this?"

Yang Menglong said: "Potatoes."

Wu Yong asked: "What are potatoes?"

Yang Menglong said: "A relatively high-yielding crop can be harvested after three or four months of planting. Anyway, after harvesting the wheat, the military fields are idle. We might as well plant another season of potatoes and harvest as much as we can."

Wu Yong smiled: "You are really good at it." He rode his horse to the river and watched the water wheel whirring with interest as he lifted the water up the canal. He sighed: "It's really a good thing. With it, the crops can be considered as good." Saved.”

Yang Menglong said: "Nonsense, it's not a good thing, why should I make it out?"

Wu Yong asked about the current situation of Wuyangwei, and Yang Menglong told the truth: So far, the gentry have returned some of the military land, and he has organized manpower to reclaim a lot. Now the military land of Wuyangwei has increased to 40 mu.The military field in Biyang has just started to be reclaimed, and it will take some time to produce results. There is more land that can be reclaimed there, and the water is more abundant. It is not a problem to reclaim [-] million mu of land.Wu Yong exclaimed: "If you can really win over the refugees and reclaim hundreds of thousands of acres of land, it will be a great merit."

Then, the two of them came to the bullpen. There were two or three hundred strong cattle in the cowpen, which shocked Wu Yong a lot. It was the first time he saw so many cattle.Older military households picked loads of alfalfa, and these cattle rolled their big tongues, and a large amount of alfalfa was rolled into their mouths, chewing loudly.Under the guidance of the old man, the younger children cleared the cow dung to dry in the sun, and then stored it as fertilizer. This thing is dirty, but no one thinks it is dirty. For farmers, this is the best gift .Yang Menglong said: "Originally there were only a few old cows in Wuyangwei. After I took office, I spent a lot of money to buy about 200 cows from a cattle store, which finally met part of the needs; later, I partnered with Huizhou businessmen to run the farm. I have provided more than 300 cattle, so far, I have more than [-] cattle available."

Wu Yong nodded again and again: "Cows are the lifeblood of farmers, and if the livestock are abundant, the farming will prosper. You can get so many cattle, why worry about the military farm? Very good, very good!"

There are more horses in the stables. They were seized from the bandits and bought with the help of Cheng Ji. The miscellaneous ones add up to more than 800 horses. Unfortunately, few of them are qualified war horses and can only be used as draft horses.Of course, it's okay to ride it on the road, as for going to battle, forget it, they don't do this.The more than 300 horses seized from the bandits were thin and could not be used for much. The military households fed them well every meal, and gave them a meal mixed with eggs and brown sugar every now and then. Well, it will be a matter of time before they grow fat. After a few months of raising them like this, when the winter wheat is planted, they will be able to go to the fields to plow the land.As for the sheep pen, there are not many sheep yet, but the smell of sheep manure is already disgusting, and Eunuch Wu is not in the mood to go in.He looked at the large-scale breeding farm and sighed: "Walking along this road, we saw all the refugees displaced and the grains and wheat scorched, which made our family terrified. Only you here are thriving and prosperous! Our family is happy to see it. Master Yang, you did a good job!"

Yang Menglong snorted: "Don't think that if you praise me a few times, I won't ask for military pay! Please go back and help me ask the big bosses in the Ministry of War about the funds for the opening of my Wuyang Guard, and the military households owe me a sum of money. After all, the military salary for many years will not be paid until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse."

Wu Yong sighed, and said, "This...it's really hard to say, let's help you as much as possible. By the way, Liu Jintang will peel off his skin if he doesn't die this time. What are your plans?"

Yang Menglong was stunned: "What's your plan?"

Wu Yong was also taken aback: "Did you never think about replacing it?"

Yang Menglong collapsed and shouted: "Replace it? Spare me! It's just a big fart place. In order to fix it, I spent more than 3 taels of silver in four months to get to the current situation. Let me take care of it." The whole Nanyang health center? You want me to bankrupt everything?"

Wu Yong was taken aback: "Over 3 taels of silver were spent in four months!?"

Yang Menglong looked aggrieved: "Of course! Those bastards in the Ministry of War don't give a dime, they repair the houses in the guards, build schools, bathhouses, medicine halls, repair canals, build water trucks, dig wells, recruit refugees, and make weapons ... All the expenses are paid for by myself. The most terrible thing is that these tens of thousands of people eat horse chews every day, which can eat up a mountain. I pay for all their food, clothing and accommodation. The money that came here has been spent to only a few dozen taels. If it weren’t for the harvest of autumn grain and the sale of nine thousand shi of wheat, I would have to find a tree to hang it on! Even a thousand households have spent so much money , let me manage the entire Nanyang guard, wouldn’t that kill me!?”

Wu Yong was stunned.Being an official is all about making money. It is natural and he is not surprised. However, Yang Menglong is the first official since the beginning of the world who has not received a penny in his salary for several months and still keeps spending money. He is the first official in the world. It opened my eyes.

Eunuch Wu, who had opened his eyes, made a major decision: He must tell the emperor all this when he goes back, and let him make Yang Menglong a high official and take charge of the entire Nanyang Guard!If you can manage a county well, you can manage the entire government. Want to be lazy?Humph, there’s no door!

(End of this chapter)