Chapter 293: The Return of the King
"Second brother!" "Third brother, fourth brother!" "A couple of big hands pulled together.
"The third brother won the title of uncle in a battle, and his fame moved the world! Will you have to call for loyalty in the future? Pan Xuezhong looked Wang Rui up and down, and praised with a smile.
"This battle has been successful, and the Laizhou army, whether they have gone to the battlefield or not, have made great achievements! The second brother is also a great contribution! Don't tease your little brother like this in the future! Wang Rui said angrily.
"Haha, yes, yes. Well, I have to see if our little brother is missing any utensils on his body? Pan Xuezhong turned to Chen Ming with a smile again.
"Second brother, don't talk nonsense. Miss Qin is behind. The third brother's newly found daughter-in-law! Chen Ming blushed and pouted backwards.
"Jing'er, come over and meet my second brother!" Wang Rui immediately called Qin Xiaojing over. and briefly told Pan Xuezhong about his engagement to Qin Xiaojing.
After Qin Xiaojing came over to greet him, Wang Rui and Pan Xuezhong discussed the matter.
In the past six months, although the industrial production in Fushan Bay has been affected, and the income from the workshop has been greatly reduced, the benefits from the battlefield have been very huge.
The most intuitive thing is that a huge amount of gold, silver and war horses were captured. Gold and silver could be used to buy food and recruit a larger population. War horses are conducive to the establishment of a larger cavalry unit of the Laizhou army.
With industrial production capacity and the army's strong combat power, Wang Rui had to find a market for his industrial products while maintaining the war status of the entire army.
Then the only way is to keep waging war. However, at present, there is no reason to start a war in the vicinity of Shandong, so the only remaining direction is overseas.
Moreover, Wang Rui does not have any psychological burden at all for overseas operations. He is neither a White Lotus, nor a. For example, the first step of the Laiju army was to conquer the attacking Goryeo sticks and Japanese kokos, which was a good thing in later generations.
Conquest, slaughter, and the further growth and growth of the Dengzhou army with their blood are their fate in this time and space.
In order to achieve all this, it is necessary to further develop the navy of the Dengzhou Army, as well as further develop its own shipbuilding workshop.
All this, as the Pan family of the maritime family, can give Wang Rui the greatest support and convenience. This is also the reason why Wang Rui wanted to discuss with Pan Xuezhong for the first time.
Although he was slightly injured some time ago, Wang Rui's actions decreased, but the thinking in his mind did not decrease. He has already thought about the next step in his development.
That is, to completely dominate the East Asian seas with war and businessmen. At the same time, it has provided relief to the poor from home to colonization overseas, further expanding the living space of its own forces.
Perhaps in terms of warships and sea combat experience, Wang Rui's navy cannot be compared with the Taixi countries, and even if he encounters Zheng Zhilong's pirate brigade, he may not be able to win, but Wang Rui now has the strength and determination to fight with anyone all the time. This is especially valuable.
It took nearly two hours to finally complete the diversion of personnel and the loading and unloading of materials from the Laizhou Army, and the Pan family fleet and the Laizhou Navy set sail first.
Wang Rui led the army to Tianjin Wei and Hejian Mansion, and returned to Laizhou Fushan Bay through Jinan Mansion and Qingzhou Mansion.
The overland army lasted 20 days, passed through the state, and finally returned to Fushan Bay on May 27, the third year of Chongzhen.
The pre-laid supply of grain and horse feed from the grain stores in the various towns made the trip of the Laizhou Army feel like a luxurious trip.
And our Lord Wang Ruiwang is very busy every day, and every time he goes to a state or county, many officials come to visit.
However, most of the people who came were some guards officers and generals. Civilians, they still maintain a high-minded mentality.
Wang Rui didn't bother to care about the attitude of these people, after all, he didn't ask these people for money or food. The means of civilian officials and military generals are nothing more than money and food.
But the generals, deep in Wang Rui's heart, he is still very sympathetic to the generals of the Ming Dynasty. Such an era of outrageous civility and military cheapness is not only the sorrow of military generals, but also the sorrow of a nation.
Moreover, from a practical point of view, it is also convenient to have a good relationship with these generals in the future, and it will be convenient for the Dengzhou Army to carry out business in these places in the future.
In China, the society of human affection is always inseparable from all kinds of relationships.
As for the civil officials, if he really wants to provoke Wang Rui, he will not fight with these people. It seems that the people who fought with them have all suffered, haven't they?
For example, General Mao Wenlong, who insisted on fighting against Manchu, was beheaded by Yuan Chonghuan in empty words.
If you meet Wang Rui, hum! Lao Tzu killed his whole family first!
Killing all these traitorous civil officials is the greatest contribution to the Han nation. Therefore, if there is really a conflict with the civil officials, Wang Rui now has only one means: kill!
Sometimes Wang Rui thinks, what can he do with himself if he kills? Send troops to fight?
After this King Qin, the Ming Dynasty no longer had any army that dared to face the blade of Denglai's soldiers and horses.
Therefore, even after killing the civil officials, it is estimated that the civil officials in the imperial court can only help cover it up.
In the final analysis, it is still the yin who is afraid of the light, and the bright who is afraid of the horizontal.
In addition to these greeting acquaintances, Wang Rui was also very concerned about the propaganda of the Discipline and Guidance Department all the way and the infiltration of Zhang Er's Military Intelligence Department into various places.
Lin Side and the instructors, whenever they went, they found the storytellers of various tea houses and wine shops.
Not only did he pay them money for food, but he also gave them all kinds of handwritten scripts. What "Gu'an Victory", what "Snow Night Attack", and what "Brave Capture of the Chieftain" all tell the various stories of the Laizhou Army's battle of King Qin.
These storytellers were naturally overjoyed to have the benefits of the Laizhou Army and to have more words to speak for no reason. When they returned, many began to preach that day.
In the era of Daming, where there is no TV, no computer, and no nightclub KTV, the favorite place to go is the Goolan Tea House, which does not cost much money.
And these stories of beating Tartars and killing captives, just like the anti-Japanese dramas of later generations, have always been everyone's favorite to hear.
Spend a few pennies, order a bowl of green tea, and listen to Mr. Storyteller blowing it, and the time passes quickly.
In this way, the news and stories of the Laizhou Army's victory were spread by these storytellers and the "melon-eating masses"!
Several times, the strong son who was in charge of money and grain management came to Wang Rui and complained that Lin Side spent money like running water. However, Wang Rui laughed it off.
This advertises yourself, how can it not cost money?
In this era, because the scholars are enlightened and literate, the right to speak is in their hands.
Now, Wang Rui has cleverly used the storyteller's form of folk communication, and with a small amount of money, he has achieved the purpose of publicity.
Due to the strict discipline of the Laizhou army, he had left a good reputation when he went north to King Qin, so the people along the way were not afraid of the Laizhou army. Everywhere I went, countless people and children came to see the excitement.
Wang Rui asked the logistics company to make all kinds of snacks every day, such as "Hanjia fruit" and small steamed buns, and distributed them one by one to the children who came to see the excitement.
Considering that there were dozens of gluttonous children who had come with him before, Wang Rui organized a team on the return trip to prevent these "delicious mouths" from following.
Human traffickers, Lord Wang has done it once, and that's enough.
Eating and drinking every day, teasing these children with Qin Xiaojing, this "trip" made Wang Rui especially happy.
However, trouble will come as soon as we return to Fushan Bay......