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

Chapter 793 Confidence
Yang Menglong simply and rudely rejected the Spanish and Dutch envoys' proposals, and Li Yan was not very satisfied with this.

It's not that Li Yan intends to cooperate with those Xiyi with ulterior motives and agree to their conditions, he just thinks that this power can be borrowed, first use them to deal with Zheng's group, and then turn back after killing Zheng's group deal with them.As for the conditions agreed to Xiyi earlier?I'm sorry, the paper I didn't sign is the shit in the toilet, the paper I signed is the toilet paper in the toilet, you bite me?Although it is not very kind to do so, soldiers are not tired of deceit. You sent us to take advantage of it. If we refused, wouldn't it be a disappointment to your good intentions?However, Yang Menglong refused without even thinking about it. Not only did he lose a force that could be used, but he might also push Xiyi to the Zheng Group... He smiled wryly, it was really nerve-wracking to follow such a porcupine boss!He said helplessly to Yang Menglong: "My lord, in fact, you can agree to it first, and then deal with them after you clean up the Zheng Group!"

Yang Menglong's face was so stinky: "I can strangle Zheng's group to death with one hand, and I don't need their help! Grandma, in a country with a bigger fart, it's fine to come from Europe to Asia to shout and kill, but actually I still want to take away a large piece of territory from Daming, I think they are tired of working!" Shouting at Shen Tingyang: "Let the transport fleet speed up, let the army land in Fuzhou as soon as possible, don't wait! I still have to clean up Xiyi, I'm very busy, I don't have time to dawdle here!"

Shen Tingyang responded loudly and commanded the fleet to go straight to Fuzhou as quickly as possible.

Catherine looked at Yang Menglong's furious appearance, secretly sweating for the Dutch and the Spaniards in her heart.These two guys are so stupid. They don't know that this unreliable governor seems cynical and doesn't care about anything. In fact, his principles are outrageous. Fortunately, they have stepped on Yang Menglong's bottom line. no more!

The fleet entered the port of Fuzhou without difficulty and without any hindrance.Thanks to Zheng Zhilong, the Zheng Group's private army is basically equivalent to the entire military force of Fujian. As for the guard army, it is neither fancy nor useful.After all, Zheng Zhilong was recruited by the court, so he had to give the court a face no matter what, and did not dare to send too many troops to the capital of Fujian.

The large ship full of soldiers approached the trestle bridge slowly under the guidance of the pilot, and then broke down. The soldiers who were suffocating enough on the ship couldn't wait to pack their rucksacks and rifles, lined up on the trestle bridge, and quickly went ashore...they I don't want to stay on the boat for a minute.

On the Fuzhou wharf, many people looked curiously at these soldiers with black helmets and black armor walking towards them quickly and neatly, and they were all chattering: How did these northern soldiers train?Why are everyone's movements so standard and neat?It's incredible!

Mo Zhiming watched the black torrent quickly rushing up the pier from the bow of the boat without blinking. He stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly.

Huo Tiangong clicked his tongue: "Compared with the Qin army 2000 years ago, this discipline is not too panic!"

Mo Zhiming said: "It's not the same... The Qin army relied on strict military discipline to make all soldiers fear, fear military law and even fear the enemy, but they relied on strict discipline and a strong sense of honor, which is more advanced than the Qin army 2000 years ago. further……"

During the chat, several transport ships loaded with supplies also docked, and Xue Siming took the guide he had found a long time ago to go ashore to find the unkempt, sallow and emaciated coolies.He knew how bad the situation in Fujian was just by looking at these coolies. These coolies who lived on the pier for many years carrying sacks, wooden boxes, and barrels looked yellow and thin, but their muscles were very strong and their joints were thick. She has all the strength, but her skin is not shiny at all, and it is still turning blue.What they do is physical labor, which consumes a lot of energy. However, they rely on steamed buns and wild vegetables every day. It is like a festival to have half a fish. Over the years, their bodies have been hollowed out. They look very strong. In fact, after the age of 35, they will collapse, and various diseases will find them. If they can live to the age of 40, they will be considered long-lived.He asked loudly: "Can you help with some work? We have a lot of supplies to unload and need your help."

The guide translated it in Hokkien, and the coolies looked at each other in blank dismay. It was the first time they had met such a big man who was so polite to them.A foreman said cautiously: "Work hard, hard work, we rely on this kind of strength to get by. We finally got a job, so how can we not do it? But the wages..."

Xue Siming is very generous: "Three meals a day, enough to eat, and meat at noon, and each person will be paid a salary of [-] yuan a day, why don't you?"

Hearing that there are three meals a day, and there is meat at noon, the eyes of those coolies suddenly glowed green, and before the foreman could bargain again, they yelled anxiously: "Do it, let's do it, let's do it!"

Xue Siming looked at these coolies again, sighed, and said: "Let the cooks come down and cook them a meal with oil and water, and then work after eating well."

The guide translated again, and the coolies were all happy. This general is still very humane. Working for him is worth it no matter how tiring it is!

With the help of the coolies, the cooking soldiers unloaded the stuff, lit a fire and started cooking, while the chef bought a large amount of sea fish from the fishermen nearby, and some vegetables from the city, and cooked them with ease. with broth.Soon, the soft and fragrant steamed rice and thick broth were ready, and the coolies each received a portion, gobbled it up, and said that this meal was more rich than wedding wine!

As the news spread, more coolies flocked to find a job, and even some unemployed citizens in Fuzhou City also ran over, hoping to get a job to support their families. The problem of "acclimatization" never seemed to exist in the Heluo New Army. No matter where they went, they could always get along with the locals quickly, even in Miaojiang, which was full of hostility to the Han people.

The news reached the governor's yamen, and Zhang Pu, who was discussing with Zou Weilian how to expel Heluo's new army, said disdainfully: "The warrior will buy people's hearts with some small favors, but there are so many fools in the countryside who accept his tricks." , is really hopeless!"

Zou Weilian sighed: "He has money, what can he do?"

Zhang Pu said bitterly: "A martial artist can't have money and food in his hands. Once he has money and food, he will mess up!"

No matter how Zhang Pu thought the Heluo New Army was not pleasing to the eye, the Heluo New Army quickly gained a firm foothold in Fuzhou by virtue of strict military discipline and generous spending.The people of Fuzhou, who were originally worried, found that these seemingly cruel soldiers were actually easy to get along with. Not only would they not burn, kill and loot, but they would pay the price according to the price they bought, and they would never default. Even more bright-eyed, the Heluo New Army is rich, every soldier is quite rich, there are thousands of people, what a powerful consumer group this is, get rich!They acted quickly, took gifts and ran to the camp of the Heluo New Army, competing for the provision of grain, medicine, coal and other businesses for the Heluo New Army, and they all broke their heads.This is exactly what Xue Siming wanted. Like the Han Peng Army, he also planned to bring more ammunition, less rations, travel lightly, and buy food and vegetables from Fujian merchants to solve the problem of food. It is much more cost-effective to transport grain from Wuhan.As a result, the two sides hit it off, and behind the Heluo New Army's battle team, there was another huge team composed of caravans.

With so many materials and ammunition, it is impossible to complete unloading in a short period of time. The Transformers fleet temporarily stays in Fuzhou to protect the port, lest Zheng's fleet come to sneak attack.Nothing to do, Yang Menglong made an appointment with Hong Niangzi and Catherine, took a few soldiers and ran to the pier for a stroll—it was uncomfortable to stay on the boat for a long time, Catherine certainly didn't care, but Hong Niangzi couldn't bear it, and there was nothing to do for the time being It can be done, of course, go to relax first.

The wharf in Fuzhou is dilapidated, and many port facilities have become unusable. Many mansions built along the sea have also been abandoned, and some have even been converted into churches. Disk it down.When they walked to the Fuzhou Shipyard, everyone was even more astonished to see that the entire shipyard had turned into a village, the dock was covered with vines, and the place where the ship materials were originally placed was now turned into a vegetable garden, planted with vegetables. A paint warehouse was converted into a chicken farm.The atmosphere of decadence and decay filled the air, so thick that it could not be melted away. Catherine sighed: "As early as 200 years ago, in our European cognition, cities such as Fuzhou and Quanzhou piled up gold like dust, piled up silver like sand, and every inch of land An inch of gold, the wealth of a city is equal to all the wealth of a big European country, which makes us yearn for it. When the great Columbus set sail from Spain, his destination was Quanzhou! Unexpectedly, after more than 200 years, everything has changed. Now, if Columbus sees what Fuzhou looks like now, he will definitely be very disappointed.” She looked at Yang Menglong and said, “Yang, your country, your nation is going backwards! Although your national strength is still one of the best in the world, you have The vast territory and hundreds of millions of people we dare not imagine, but you are really regressing! Take a hundred years as a unit, the speed of your regress is really scary!"

This is the truth. When European missionaries came to Fujian 100 years ago, they were amazed by Fujian’s developed agriculture and prosperous economy. In the travel notes of those missionaries, Fujian was mentioned most often because of its large population. , the town planning is very good, the market is very prosperous, and the use of land is very efficient. Even the mountains have been turned into farmland, and very little land is abandoned.However, everything has changed now. Taking a century as a unit, this regression is really scary.

Yang Menglong said: "I admit that we have indeed regressed in the past 100 years, and regressed very much. However, this regression has come to an end. It will not be long before you will be amazed by the prosperity of cities such as Fuzhou and Quanzhou. of!"

Others may take it as bragging when they say this, but when it comes from Yang Menglong's mouth, it is full of confidence.

(End of this chapter)