The army left Haiyangwei and marched all the way to Jinan. In the past, wherever the army was going to pass, the people of the villages and towns along the way would immediately flee into the mountains for refuge as soon as they heard that the army was going to pass through. Now, Song Youliang's team has crossed the border, and the military discipline is indeed strict, and there is no crime in the autumn. And posted notices along the way, if any soldiers of Haiyang Wei broke into the house and disturbed the people, once verified, the left foot entered the door and the left foot was cut off, and the right foot entered the door and the right foot was cut off. If a soldier of Haiyangwei demolishes the houses of the people and builds a barracks, the left hand will be dismantled and the left hand will be cut down, and the right hand will be dismantled and cut off the right hand. The soldiers of Haiyangwei were all poor and simple peasants, and they knew that it was not easy for ordinary people to live, so they all abstained from discipline. Moreover, in accordance with Song Youliang's instructions, wheat seeds were distributed along the way, so that the people could resume farming and replanting in time.

So, Haiyangwei's army came to Jinan listening to the hymns all the way.

This is the third time Song Youliang has come to Jinan, and after several months of repairs, the city wall that was carved with holes in the war is almost repaired. In the fields outside the city, farmers are busy, and the seeds planted in the spring have already begun to be pumped. As soon as the people of Jinan saw the banners of "Haiyang" and "Song", they knew that Song Youliang was coming, so they threw down their work and came to the roadside to cheer loudly

Some old farmers even knelt down excitedly to kowtow to Song Youliang, thanking him for defending Jinan and sending grain and seeds. Song Youliang didn't know that many Jinan people, especially the poor peasants in Jinan, regarded him as a great benefactor of Jinan people, and many of them set up immortal tablets for him at home. There are also many young and middle-aged people along the way, seeing that the Haiyang Guards are neat and mighty, and the soldiers are all majestic, so they stepped forward to inquire about the treatment of the Haiyang Guards, how to join the army, and so on.

"Haiyangwei commander and guerrilla Song Youliang, meet the commander of the capital." Song Youliang camped in the western suburbs of Jinan, and then came to the Yamen of Shandong to meet the commander Feng Guan.

"Song Guerrilla!" Feng Pavilion fought side by side with Song Youliang, and Song Youliang also gave him a telescope, coupled with Song Youliang's recent series of charitable acts, Feng Pavilion has a good image of him. "You're here!"

Feng Guan hurriedly pulled Song Youliang over, "I don't understand why the military department will transfer your guard army to suppress the thieves!" At that time, only the border army of the Nine Sides and the battalion soldiers in the interior of the Ming army had combat effectiveness, and in the eyes of most officers, the Weisuo army was no different from the peasants

However, Feng Guan had seen the combat effectiveness of the Haiyang Guards in the defense of Jinan. This time, the military department transferred this team to help in the war, although it was unexpected by Feng Guan, Feng Guan was also happy to arrive. So Feng Guan poured the bitter scriptures to Song Youliang.

It turned out that this Yuyuan army was deeply skilled in guerrilla warfare, and if it won the battle, it would fight, and if it could not win, it would run back to the elm forest and hide. The elm forest was so vast that horses could not walk or enter the car, so officers and men could only enter the elm forest on foot to pursue. As a result, the Yuyuan Army set traps in the elm forest, dug tunnels, and attacked the officers and men by surprise, making the officers and men embarrassed.

Song Youliang smiled, from the moment he received the official letter from the Ministry of War, he had thought of a way to deal with the Yuyuan Army. He said to Feng Guan: "Don't worry, Lord Feng, I have already thought of a strategy to break the enemy. If you want to break the elm garden thief, first break the elm forest. There are two methods, one urgent and one slow, I don't know which one Lord Feng wants to choose? ”

As soon as Feng Guan heard that Song Youliang had already had a plan to break the enemy, and there was more than one, he suddenly saw a savior, and hurriedly asked: "Of course, the sooner you destroy this gang of thieves, the better, what is the way to say this urgency?" ”

"The so-called southern red sandalwood, northern elm, elm is known as the crown of wood in North China. Elm furniture is very popular with its rough and bold natural texture and tough texture. Song Youliang talked eloquently without hurry, but Feng Guan listened to something wrong, talking about how to break the enemy, how to talk about the furniture?

Song Youliang continued: "Because of the unique simple color and charm of elm, it is in line with the concept of life advocated by the ancients. From ancient times to the present, elm wood has been very popular, and it is the first choice for making furniture from high-ranking officials and nobles, literati and scholars, to the common people. ”

Feng Guan couldn't help it, and said, "Lord Song, we are talking about breaking the enemy, why did you get to the furniture?" ”

Song Youliang said with a smile: "If you want to break the elm forest, the fastest way is to organize manpower and cut down all the elm trees in the elm forest!" ”

Feng Guan smiled, "The elm forest is so vast, how can it be cut down?" Even if you can cut it, how many people do you have to organize? ”

"The people can let the surrounding rich people be responsible for the organization!" Song Youliang replied

"They are all as good as monkeys, and they scream the most fiercely when they make trouble, so if you want them to contribute money and efforts!" Feng Guan said disdainfully

"Don't let them pay, you can let them make money." Song Youliang said: "Let them organize people to cut down the trees by hand, and all the elm trees they see will be purchased by the government." ”

"Government acquisition? The treasury was empty, and military salaries were often in arrears. Besides, those civilian officials will only deduce that it is the duty of us martial artists to suppress bandits, where will they be willing to pay this money? Feng Guan shook his head

"We can buy at a low price and sell it to a merchant at a high price, and the money will come when this one goes in and one out?" Song Youliang said

"Let's talk about another way!" Feng Guan didn't think this was a good idea

"The other way is to be slow!" Song Youliang said: "That is to get a lot of plum bean seeds, use mud balls to form mud eggs the size of sugar cubes, and shoot the mud eggs wrapped in plum beans into the elm forest with a slingshot at night at night." In the spring, the mud eggs are weathered, the plum bean seeds sprout, grow leaves, and drag the seedlings, and the forest is full of plum bean flowers. In winter, the dried plum bean seedlings and elm forests are intertwined and torn apart. When the time comes, if we set fire to the wind, the elm forest will be broken! ”

Feng Guan's eyes widened, "Wait until winter?" If we had waited until then, you and I would have been drowned by the saliva of those officials and imperial historians! Feng Guan shook his head like a rattle, "It's better to fight quickly!" But he said worriedly, "Can you really find a merchant who eats so much elm?" What if it is pressed in your hand? ”

Song Youliang said: "Don't worry, Lord Feng, I will handle the matter of contacting the businessman!" It's just that although this matter was negotiated between you and me, it is impossible for this income to fall into the pockets of the two of us, and everyone has sweetness in their mouths, so no one will gossip! ”

"Yes, yes~~" Feng Guan nodded and said, "This matter still needs the governor to nod first!" ”

So the two met Song Xuezhu overnight, and Song Xuezhu also felt that this matter would involve many aspects, otherwise it would be easy to leave a handle in the future. So he convened Zhang Bingwen, the political envoy of Shandong Zuobu, Zhou Zhixun, the deputy envoy of the inspection, Zheng Qian, the military commander, Tang Shixiong, the salt transport envoy, Chen Yuyun, the Tongzhi, and Xiong Liexian, who were sentenced to the general judgment, to discuss overnight. Song Youliang said the two methods of one urgency and one slowdown, and everyone felt that it was unreliable to wait until winter to attack, and unanimously agreed to adopt Song Youliang's method.

Song Xuezhu distributed this batch of income that had not yet arrived: first, to make up for the deficit in the treasury caused by the repair of the city wall; secondly, to make up for the arrears of officials at all levels; thirdly, to make up the arrears of the battalions; Fourth, buy some cattle and farm tools to distribute to the people.

Judge Xiong Liexian muttered in a low voice: "How much is left!" "The income of the officials of the Ming Dynasty was very low, and although the officials present were not considered corrupt officials, they all hoped that this off-the-books wealth could improve their lives

Zheng Qian, the soldier, said: "Lord Tongju, don't be suspicious, this is not counting the rewards given to the soldiers of each battalion after breaking the thief!" ”

Liang Mingang, the leader of the Yuyuan Army, almost laughed when he heard the news that the officers and soldiers were going to cut down trees and suppress them, because elm trees are the easiest to survive, and if they are planted in the soil, they can grow into a big tree in ten years. Now spanning several counties and hundreds of miles of Yulin, when will it be cut?

A few days later, Gu Yushan, who was contacted by Song Youliang, Wu Zhizhi Wu of Jiangsu Guild Hall, Tong Jin Yingtong of Zhejiang Guild Hall, Chen Zhili Chen of Fujian Guild Hall, Li Mingsheng Li of Anhui Guild Hall, Ji Huiji of Xi'an and others all came to Jinan Mansion. At the same time, these people have pulled in a lot of their own business partners, and these partners have partners.

At the gate of the prefect's yamen, Song Youliang stood on a high platform, pointed to the mountains of notes under his feet, and said: "This is a seal stamped with the seal of the government, thirty taels of silver, after you buy it, you can stick it to the trunk of the elm forest, and the tree is yours." After cutting it back, it doesn't matter whether it is used as firewood or sold for furniture. But there is one thing, as I said in the past, that once the seal is affixed, the tree must be cut down within three days, otherwise the seal will be void and the money will not be returned. Do you understand? ”

"Got it!!" Gu Yushan was the first to shout, "But Lord Song, so many people buy this seal and stick it on the tree, how can I ensure that I won't cut down other people's trees by mistake, and others won't cut my trees by mistake?" ”

"Good question!" Song Youliang said again: "This seal is numbered, for example, if you buy ten seals, the trees with seals from No. 1 to No. 10 are yours, and after the eleventh is someone else's~"

"I'll buy 800 sheets~"

"I'll buy 800 sheets~"

"I'll buy 900~"

"I'll buy a thousand pieces~~"