On the third day of Song Youliang's return to Haiyangwei, the commanders of these four guards received official documents from the Ministry of War, so Song Guozheng, commander of Jinghaiwei Xu Xun, commander of Chengshanwei Tang Baoliang, and commander Bao Wei of Weihaiwei met to Haiyangwei to congratulate.

As soon as the four commanders met, the gap between the rich and the poor was immediately revealed. Because Song Guozheng invested money in Song Youliang, he could get a bonus of two hundred taels of silver every month, and he had a lot of money. So he wore a coat of fine silk and sat in a carriage, and even the band of gift-bearers were all dressed in new cotton clothes, and their faces were ruddy and in good spirits. And Xu, Tang, and Bao sat in an ox cart, not to mention, although the military uniforms they were wearing were well washed, they could still be seen at a glance that they were old clothes. The attendants behind him were also thin, and they got less than half of Song Guozheng's gifts.

"Commander Song, I haven't seen you for a few years, you have developed~!" Bowie laughed first

Song Guozheng replied with a smile: "Follow the God of Wealth in Haiyang, it is difficult to be underdeveloped." A few of you, as long as you are obedient, you can do whatever General Song tells you to do, and you can live my life! ”

"That's, that's ~~" Xu Xun on the side also laughed

After coming to Haiyangwei, Xu, Tang, and Bao were both surprised by the prosperity of Haiyangwei and Song Youliang's youth. Xu Xun even secretly told Song Qianjin that he still had a daughter who had not left the cabinet at home, and if the Song family did not dislike it, he could marry Song Youliang as a concubine. Song Qianjin laughed, "My family hasn't married a wife yet, so how can I talk about taking a concubine?" ”

After the four commanders made a fuss, they offered gifts one after another, and Song Youliang did not shirk it, and smiled at it one by one. Afterwards, Song Youliang bowed to the north and said: "With the love of Your Majesty, I have been promoted, and I hope you will work together with me to be loyal to the country!" ”

"Of course, that's of course~" Song Guozheng was the first to express his position, and Xu Xun and others also expressed their loyalty to the country

After saying the cliché, it's time to get down to business. Song Youliang asked: "General Ben started from Tuntian, and you have also seen how effective it is now, so the first thing General Ben did when he took office was to build Tuntian in Siwei, so that all the military households could have food and clothing without worry." ”

Xu Xun's cheekbones jumped and asked, "General, then my own field~!" Xu Xun was worried that Song Youliang would have to take out the fields and distribute them to ordinary military households. Tang Baoliang and Bao Wei also frowned, expressing the same concern.

Song Guozheng smiled: "Don't be stupid, have you ever seen the general take out his own land and divide it?" The general said that Tuntian refers to the opening of wasteland! ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Xu Xun asked again: "It is a good thing to open up the wasteland, but the wasteland cannot be harvested immediately, and the rations during this period!" ”

Song Youliang said: "I will set up a warehouse, and after each guard is harvested in the future, a part of it will be handed over to this warehouse, so that it can be used from time to time." As for the rations you consume when you open up the wasteland, you can advance from this storehouse, and make up for it when you have a harvest. ”

As soon as they heard that they were going to be handed over, several commanders began to struggle again. Song Youliang further explained: "I am going to transfer the soldiers from each guard station to conduct intensive exercises, and the food consumed by this training will naturally be sent out by everyone. The grain in this warehouse is used for military training, and second, it is used for emergency response, and in case of a disaster in one of the guards, then the grain will be transferred from this warehouse for relief. I said ugly before, those who produce food, but there is a share, and those who do not have food, even if you starve to death three times, you will not get a grain of grain. ”

Speaking of which, what else is there to say? Song Guozheng on the side also helped: "You guys are stupid to farm in the guard. Look at me, unswervingly follow General Song, isn't this rich? The military households in the world are one family, and General Song can still give you a loss? ”

"Okay, what General Song tells us to do, let's do it!" Xu Xun was the first to speak

"Yes, follow General Song~" Tang Baoliang and Bao Wei also expressed their attitudes

"That's right~~" Song Guozheng was suddenly full of confidence in his persuasion ability

Song Youliang took out a few pamphlets and said, "This is some of my experience in Tuntian, you can take it back and take a look, and learn if you are willing to learn." ”

Xu Xun hurriedly grabbed a copy, although he was illiterate, and he didn't know that it was a word, but in his opinion, this booklet was the secret book of Haiyang God of Wealth.

A few days later, a new round of reclamation in Dengzhou began, and this time not only the people of Haiyangwei were full of confidence, but also the military households of the other four guards were full of energy. Now that the God of Wealth of Haiyang is his leader, guiding the way in front, he is afraid that he will not be able to get rich?

Song Youliang transferred a batch of grain and wheat seeds from Haiyangwei to the Four Davids, among which naturally there was no shortage of high-yield wheat seeds.

In July of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Dengzhou Town was officially opened, with Song Youliang as the general soldier of Dengzhou, and Yuan Shu, the household servant, as the supervising army. At the inauguration ceremony, there were many congratulators. Everyone knows that there is no governor in Dengzhou Town, and Song Youliang is in charge of all military and civilian affairs. This person is also good at management, known as the God of Wealth in Haiyang, and everyone hopes to make a fortune with the God of Wealth.

First of all, Chen Guoying, the prefect of Dengzhou, led the prince Lin and other Dengzhou officials to toast and congratulate, Chen Guoying smiled: "I have long known that Lord Song is young and promising, and the rising star of the Ming Dynasty, sure enough!" ”

Song Youliang also said with a smile: "I am a martial artist, and in the future, the local people's livelihood will depend more on Governor Chen." ”

The so-called one person ascended to heaven with a chicken dog, and in addition to He Song Youliang, his uncle Zhao Lianli and brother-in-law Xia Minghao were naturally the objects of everyone's stuttering. Da Songwei commanded Song Guozheng to discuss the official position or the boss of the two, and at this moment he also licked his face and came over to toast, which made Zhao Lianli and Xia Minghao scold fiercely

After taking office as the chief soldier of Dengzhou, Song Youliang moved to Dengzhou, where there was the general military office of the former general army of Denglai Town. This general military palace can be regarded as majestic and majestic. There are a large double-storey pavilion-style courtyard house with a house gate, a lobby, a second hall, a third hall, a study, a wing room and a back house, which occupies a large area. In front of the main gate of the General Military Mansion, there is a pair of tall stone lions, according to the Ming Dynasty, only officials above the third grade, can be placed in front of the big stone lions. In front of the main entrance, in addition to the stout upper horse stone, there is also a large wide stone slab field.

Today is the third day of Song Youliang's arrival in Dengzhou, and on this day, the military gate received him, and the generals thanked him and returned to his letter. At the gate, there were several rows and columns of guards in the house, all of them cheering up and looking at everyone with fierce eyes. On the field outside the gate, there were officers with red tasseled phoenix wings standing densely, and these people were all waiting for Song Youliang to summon them. Only the low-ranking officers of the sixth battalion were on the battlefield, while the six battalion officers Deng Youyang, Su Zixing, Li Yue, Liu Wenming, Wu Tingbin, and Zhang Guang were waiting in the White Tiger Hall in the interior of the prefecture. The White Tiger Hall is one of the symbols of each official residence, and it is a place where visitors rest and wait before meeting the master, and it is not allowed to carry weapons in the White Tiger Hall. The White Tiger Hall in Song Youliang's General Soldier's Mansion is five meters high, and the whole room gives people a sense of awe.

The six generals of the Sixth Battalion of Dengzhou all tried their best to put away their bulging bellies and hold their heads high.

Song Youliang was looking at the roster of registered soldiers, "There are 9,197 registered soldiers on the roster, is the actual number half?" Haven't you had a lot of empty pay? Song Youliang asked casually

"Uh~"

"Hmm!"

"This!"

"Uh."

"Oh!"

“~~”

The six battalion officers were all distracted and speechless

"Forget it, this official is not here to dig over old accounts." Song Youliang threw the roster on the table. Seeing that the roster fell, the hearts of the six battalion officers finally returned to their chests

Deng Youyang said boldly: "My lord Shengming, in fact, this kind of thing has long been tacit. ”

Song Youliang raised his eyes and looked at him, this person was born strong, but he lacked the temperament of a soldier, and his face was blackened by the sea breeze, and he looked like an old fisherman

Song Youliang repeated what Fang had just said: "The official has said it, the official is not here to go through the old accounts. What you have done in the past, the official will not blame you in the past, but in the future, you will have to remember and abide by the rules set by the official. ”

"Obey the orders and go to the soup and fire, and do not hesitate." The six straightened up

"That's good~" Song Youliang nodded, "Go back and count the number of people and ordnance in each battalion, and report the real number to the officer." ”

"That~that~" Su Zixing, the commander of the second battalion, said awkwardly: "Do you want to report the number of arrears over the years~~ Do you also want to report it together?" ”

Song You glanced at him, and Su Zixing hurriedly lowered his head, "Of course I have to report~ In the next step, the official will eliminate the old and weak and rectify military discipline." For those old and weak soldiers, after the arrears are paid, the officer will make other arrangements. The people who stay behind are also reused~ In addition, the Japanese officials of the Ming Dynasty will have to parade on the school ground, and all the officers and soldiers must be present. ”

"Order~" The six people hurriedly retreated, and on the way back to their respective camps, the six people were thinking about whether to report the arrears of wages a little bigger