Chapter 279: I Am the God of Artillery

In the spring of the third year of Chongzhen, the trees showed new green, and the grass sprouted. The land of northern Jinbei is a thriving scene.

Ulan City will be built soon, and Yunfu will add a fortified city to the Hanhai Grassland, which will play a pivotal role in controlling the Hanhai Grassland. Since the defeat of the Khalkha Department and the surrender of the Warat tribes, there is no hidden danger in the northwest of the Hanhai steppe now. The caravan in the south crossed the Wolf Mountain to Urge through Zhangbei, Ulan City, and Guining City, and became a smooth road. This also led to the more prosperous trade in northern Shanxi, and countless caravans went to northern Shanxi to barter, especially Zhangbei and Zhangjiakou, which became the most prosperous places in northern Shanxi.

The prosperity of northern Jin is in stark contrast to the bleak scene in other parts of the Ming Dynasty. Zhangjiakou in northern Shanxi Province, most of the commercial functions have now been replaced by Zhangbei, but it is still a place for caravans to enjoy themselves. The pedestrian-crowded streets, the traffic is busy, and the time is about to pass, the cries of hawkers spread throughout the southern city, and a convoy slowly enters the city.

The convoy consisted of three carriages, followed by a dozen men on horseback nearby, and at the front were two middle-aged men in green shirts. One of the two is quiet and the other is rough, they are Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, the two generals under Mao Wenlong.

Along the way, Geng Zhongming has been paying attention, he found that since Xuanhua Town, the people in the north are getting better, and now when they come to Zhangjiakou, they find that the prosperity of commerce and trade here is even better than Jizhou City. With such a prosperous scene, it is hard to imagine that this is the border pass in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and the Xuanhua Mansion, as the head of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't it be the most stressful place? Before coming, Geng Zhongming thought that this place should not be as good as Phi Dao, close to the Mongolian tribes, deeply disturbed, years of military disasters, most of the people were displaced, and the misery.

When I arrived at Xuanhua Mansion and saw it with my own eyes, I realized how wrong I was. The prosperity of Zhangjiakou is far better than Jizhou, I heard that Zhangbei is more prosperous than Zhangjiakou, so what kind of scene is it?

Originally, when he was transferred to Xuanhua Mansion, he was a little resistant in his heart. After working hard under Mao Dudu for nearly 20 years, he finally created a world, but he was transferred to Xuanhua Mansion, and everything started from scratch, who would like to? But there are some things that he Geng Zhongming can decide, Mao Dudu is dead, Inspector Sun has taken office, naturally he has to find a way to integrate the various ministries of Liaodong, as the old department of Mao Dudu, and the various departments of Liaodong have always had a disagreement, and Inspector Sun can only sacrifice some people in order to avoid mistakes in the future.

It is impossible for Inspector Sun to transfer Zu Dashou and He Kegang, the head snakes of Liaodong, so he can only transfer Mao Dudu's old department. Speaking of which, Inspector Sun is also well-intentioned, although he was transferred, but he also avoided the conflict later. Geng Zhongming knew very well in his heart that if there was a conflict in the future, it would be these old Mao governors who would suffer. At the end of the day, they will still be transferred somewhere else.

Instead of eating in Liaodong, it is better to find another way. I heard that Tiemo was a student of Inspector Sun, and when Inspector Sun came, he said that he would not lose himself, Shang Kexi and others. It's just that I don't know if it will be as Inspector Sun said, after all, when I come to Xuanfu, what will happen in the future depends on the mind of the chief soldier. I am not worried about the ability of my monk Kexi and others, but I am afraid that I will not be treated well in this strange place and be suppressed. This is not Phi Island, and I don't have my own soldiers and horses.

Not long after he walked forward, an elegant-looking middle-aged man greeted him with someone, he stared at it, and arched his hand: "Are the two generals Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi from Liaodong?" ”

Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi used to be under Mao Wenlong, and that was also the side of Weizhen, and this time they dragged their families to Xuanfu, which can be regarded as starting all over again. Before Shang Kexi moved, Geng Zhongming had already turned over and dismounted, and hurriedly returned a salute, "It's just me, I don't know what Brother Tai is?" ”

"A certain king is hanging on the left, and he is currently a staff member of the Yunfu Garrison. Due to the urgent military situation in northern Shaanxi, the general soldier went to Zhangbei in advance, so he ordered Wang to receive the two here! I wonder if the two family members can come together? Wang is also good at arranging a mansion! ”

Wang Zuo bowed, as if waiting for the other party's answer. Shang Kexi looked at Wang Zuohang, his nose twitched, and his face was displeased. traveled thousands of miles to run, but let a staff member come to greet him, which is really too contemptuous.

Geng Zhongming coughed, and quickly glanced at Shang Kexi, signaling the other party not to talk nonsense. Geng Zhongming didn't mean to underestimate Wang Zuohang, the other party said that he was a staff member of the garrison, and he seemed to have a low status. But in Geng Zhongming's view, staff is a very special profession, either it is held by someone who is close to Shangguan and has outstanding ability, or it is a temporary post to eat idle food.

Obviously, Wang Zuohang belongs to the former. Could a staff member who is close to the Iron General Soldier be an incompetent person? Such a staff member can have more energy than the deputy garrison of Yunfu. Moreover, what this person said just now seemed to be casual, but in fact it was full of temptation.

Geng Zhongming was glad that he came to Xuanfu with his family, otherwise, I am afraid that others would have to think more. I thought a lot in my heart, but my face was silent, and I turned my head and pointed to the carriage behind me, "Hey, this time I came to join the Iron Chief Soldier, just waiting for the Iron Chief Soldier to enjoy a meal, so naturally I brought the whole family here." This matter of settling down, or it won't trouble Brother Wang..... We still have some surplus......"

Wang Zuo frowned, and said with a hearty smile: "Where is General Geng, this residence was personally ordered by Chief Tie Bing, how can you let you find it yourself." You can rest assured, the mansion Wang has already been completed, but I don't know if we should go to Zhangbei now or hurry tomorrow morning? ”

"If Brother Wang is fine, let's go to Zhangbei, there are too many sundries in the carriage, and it is very troublesome to toss up and down. Moreover, Geng has also admired the iron garrison for a long time, and he is really looking forward to it. In the future, I will have to work under the command of the iron chief soldier, and I will ask Brother Wang to take care of it! ”

Geng Zhongming pulled the hand hanging on the left side of the king, turned slightly sideways, and stuffed a small box over. Wang Zuohang's eyes narrowed, and he pushed the small wooden box back, "General Geng, Wang knows that you are worried, but you don't need to. As long as you have the ability and are loyal to the Iron Commander, no one can stand in your way. Wang can tell you that under the command of General Tie, it is the easiest place for General Geng to display his talents, as for these things, I think they are exempt, there is really no need. ”

Wang Zuohang's tone was sincere, not like a fake, which made Geng Zhongming surprised. He didn't force it, took back the small wooden box, and said with a smile: "It's Geng who thinks too much." ”

Soon, the group left from the north gate and headed towards Zhangbei. Along the way, Geng Zhongming and Wang Zuohang kept chatting, but Shang Kexi rarely interjected.

"General Geng, you may not know that at the beginning, Inspector Sun wanted to transfer you to Dengzhou, and it was my iron chief soldier who relied on his relationship with Inspector Sun to come with his old man" Wang Zuohang smiled faintly.

Geng Zhongming frowned, surprised, turned his head and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"This matter is absolutely true, when Chief Tie talked to Inspector Sun, Wang was on the side. Mao Dudu is gone, and the iron chief knows that the situation of these old troops will be very embarrassing, and he knows that several of them are extremely capable people, so he tried his best to transfer you to Liaodong. So, you don't have to worry that you won't have anything to do here, and the chief soldier will definitely use them again. ”

Geng Zhongming's heart trembled when he heard this, of course he wouldn't believe it all, these words were probably half-truths and half-truths. However, there is a very important information revealed here, Wang Zuohang's status as a person is probably more important than he imagined.

"Brother Wang, you must know that these of us are all the old departments of Mao Dudu, and we are not welcomed, and now that we have arrived in Xuanfu, we have just arrived, and we dare not have too many ideas!" Geng Zhongming lowered his body and smiled bitterly.

Wang Zuohang smiled secretly in his heart, this Geng Zhongming is really shrewd enough, and his words are not leaky.

"General Geng is too worried, do you know where Wang came from? Compared with you, Wang is very inferior, last year, Wang was still a grass, and with the Shaanxi Rebellion and the imperial court soldiers and horses, there were back and forth. Not only Wang, but many people in Yunfu are not very good, Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing, two generals, used to be under the command of Wang Ziyong. ”

At this time, not only Geng Zhongming was surprised, but even Shang Kexi, who had been pretending to be dumb, couldn't help but open his mouth, "And this matter?" The two generals, Liu and Li, were once under the command of the king thief? ”

Now Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing are not nameless, their names are resounding in the north, especially in the first battle of Liaodong last year, and they have made a reputation. Now Li Wanqing also went to Liaodong with Inspector Sun and served as the commander of the guards. Geng Zhongming and others have been in Liaodong for a long time, and they only know that these two people are from the bottom, but they really don't know that they have been rogues.

Seeing the reaction of Geng Zhongming and others, Wang Zuohang knew that what he said before had an effect, "Haha, do you think it is necessary for Wang to lie about this matter?" This matter is not a secret, many people in Yunfu know it. What do you think? Now a few generals should be relieved, right? ”

Geng Zhongming nodded secretly, if everything was as Wang Zuojiao said, he really didn't need to worry. When it comes to ability, he Geng Zhongming doesn't think he will lose to anyone.

.......

Zhang Bei Moon Palace, after a day's tiredness, Tie Mo lay on the chair and closed his eyes to rest. The room was burning with fragrant sandalwood, and Nunu obediently rubbed her forehead with her little hands.

There have been too many things lately, and Tiemo is a little busy and a little anxious. It is inevitable to send troops, but the soldiers and horses on the Yunfu side have just gone through a fierce battle, and it is really a difficult problem to transfer which soldiers and horses to transfer.

Fortunately, in addition to the bad news, there is also good news, at least on the other side of the Tula River, the Khalkha Department has been completely divided, and the Eastern Khalkha Department has almost become a vassal of Yunfu. Hai Lanzhu sat aside, blew the hot air, and handed over the tea, "Drink, it's just right." I'll tell you something, yesterday Amma's people sent a letter over, Karaqin moved more than ten miles east, and the nearby Jurchen soldiers and horses also increased by more than 2,000 people, it seems that Huang Taiji no longer trusts our Horqin Department. Amma asks you if you can provide some food, otherwise, under the pressure of Burgatu, I am afraid that some tribes will fall to each other. ”

"Huh? Recently, there have been a lot of things, but I have forgotten all the things over there" Tie Mo sat up slightly, took a sip of tea, thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's okay, even if Huang Taiji knows that you Ama has other ideas, what can he do?" At most, under the restrictions, Dorgon's affairs are enough for him to have a headache, and he doesn't dare to meddle in Horqin's affairs at this time. As for the grain...... It's no problem, but how to send it over is a problem. ”

"As long as we send the grain outside the Xifeng Pass, Ama has his own way to bring the grain back to the tribe!"

"In this case, I will write an order in a moment, you can just take someone to fetch food. In the future, you can make your own decisions about this kind of trivial matter, in short, you have to take care of your Amma's affairs, and don't lose my husband! ”

Hai Lanzhu's face flushed, and she rolled her eyes coquettishly, "Phew, where did you come from?" Tian is shameless, and there is no marriage until now, and he still says ......"

"Can you blame me for this? I also want to get married sooner, but if you look at the recent events, I'm ......"

Tie Mo was about to argue with Hai Lanzhu for a few words, when there was a noisy noise in the courtyard. Hai Lanzhu suddenly frowned, and instantly seemed to be a different person, "How can this be true, I have long said that you must not make loud noises when you go to the Moon Palace, but you want to see who dares to make noise here." ”

Pulling open the door, a fragrant breeze blows in the face, and a tall blonde beauty bursts in. Behind her, several guards scratched their heads in annoyance, apparently they couldn't do anything with a woman.

Hai Lanzhu's face was full of anger, and she waved her hand to signal the guards to retreat, although she didn't say anything, but for some reason, the blonde beauty seemed to be afraid of Hai Lanzhu, just glanced at each other, and quickly turned her head to the side.

"Elizabeth, how many times have I told you? Remember the etiquette that was taught to you? ”

"I ..... I," Elizabeth pouted, and bowed like a decent blessing, and then whispered, "Didn't you say that you would improve the artillery and find a way to reduce its weight?" I've been working hard, but I don't have any money, so I asked Miss Chang for it, and she said she had no money, so she asked me to come to you......"

Hai Lanzhu's beautiful eyes flipped and underestimated Chang Minyue in her heart. Chang Minyue was really shrewd, and she couldn't fiddle with it, so she threw this big trouble over.

Hai Lanzhu is also a little annoyed by this foreign woman, she wants money as soon as she meets, and in her life, except for cannons, money is money. Chang Minyue can't come up with the money, but she Hai Lanzhu has money in her hands? In the first war in Liaodong last year, I got a lot of supplies, sold them, and saved a sum of money, but now that the war is going to start again, it is the time to use the money, how can I throw it to this foreign woman?

"There is no money, you want money every month, how much money is enough for your scourge, you don't know how to save a little?" Hai Lanzhu sternly refused, with coldness in her eyes.

Elizabeth tilted her head, saw the iron ink inside at a glance, and suddenly walked into the back room with long legs, and walked into the back room in three or two, "My lord, you asked to make the cannon, if you don't give money, if you don't give money, you won't be able to shoot cannons!" ”

Tiemo squinted and looked at Elizabeth from head to toe. This foreign girl really wants to look good, to have a figure, in the past year, the days have become more and more moisturized, and the raising has become more and more attractive.

"Hehe, Elizabeth, do you think that Lord Ben can shoot or not, do you still need your permission?"

Elizabeth looked confused, but Hai Lanzhu understood.