Ortai was a little frustrated after speaking, Li Huai and Li Fugui glanced at each other and asked: "Of course, there must be a large number of coins for circulation, Meng Yuan once used money to pass the world, but the treasure money issued at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty was like waste paper and hated. ”

"The Dayuan banknotes have their own protection of the great Yuan's great national prestige, and the Dayuan has accumulated the world's wealth for exchange, which the people and merchants can naturally accept, but the Ming national treasure banknotes are issued at will, and there is no gold and silver property to exchange and cannot be used to deduct taxes, it is nothing more than the Zhu Emperor to collect the people's wealth, and it is reasonable to be spurned by others," Ortai finished speaking, looked at Li Huai and Li Fugui in surprise and asked, "Do you also want to issue money?" This matter is too big, let's wait for Ma Qi and Fan Yongdou to come back, it's a little late, let's disperse. ”

Everyone walked out of the lobby with a heavy heart, but they saw Wu Langha holding Li Meng, who had just been full moon, walking towards them, Wu Langha's current habit is to run around with the child, and there is always a sister-in-law Ma around him, and I don't know how these two women are sticky together, Li Fugui summed up the reason - these two women love money, and as soon as Sister-in-law Ma arrived in Fengzhou, she looked for an errand for her man, and Wu Langha, who was still with a big belly at the time, also spoke for her, Li Fugui simply handed over his fellow craftsman camp errand to Ma Guangyuan, And Ma Guangyuan is really capable, and he brings the craftsman battalion to a good and impressive - in the eyes of the craftsmen who the Fengzhou army snatched from the Jin army, the skills of the Fengzhou craftsmen are too poor, and it is difficult for them to make meritorious contributions, especially those blacksmiths and casters, they used to do the work of building weapons and casting cannons, if the farm tools, arrow clusters, knives and spears are not good, they are embarrassed to go out to meet people, with these people contributing, the pig iron smelting and ironware production level of the craftsman camp iron factory has advanced by leaps and bounds, and now the farm tools in Fengzhou basically do not need to be bought from the Guannai, Although the large iron plough is not as good as the Shanxi mirror plough, but it is enough to come in handy, the original host of the iron factory Han blacksmith is also convinced, willing to give up the host position to Yongping to the caster Wang Tianxiang, he deigned to be an assistant, Ma Guangyuan also with the proud performance of his craftsmen to become a well-known figure in Fengzhou.

"Ortai, Li Fugui, and you Li Huai, you all stop for me, have you forgotten what I said? What a good person Lao Ma is, he wants to contribute to our Fengzhou wholeheartedly, and he has done a good job in the craftsman camp, not to mention, he still wants to help us build a military selection camp, what a good thing this is, why don't you drag it out? Wu Langha said angrily as he blocked them.

Ortai had a headache when he saw Wu Langha, and the Commander's Office of the Wuxuan Battalion had also considered, this is indeed a good thing, the sentry commander and captain who led the troops in the Fengzhou Guard Station are not many literate, and even fewer know the art of war, and they dare to play with their lives when they fight, but they are a little chaotic, what Li Yu taught them is to listen to the trumpet, recognize the flag, and act with the trumpet and the flag, and they can't learn the others, these guys should be taught well, and Zhao Ji, who is in charge of the army, put forward a bigger plan, not only to build a military selection camp, but also to build several battalions of standing soldiers, He also reminded Li Fugui that you once said that you would raise a thousand soldiers in a year, and now it is time to cash in, Zhao Ji will make things complicated as soon as he stirs things up, and it just so happens that there is a heavy rainstorm again, and the people from the Great Commander's Mansion want to go down, and the matter of the Wuxuan camp will be delayed.

Li Huai smiled and took Xiao Li Meng from Wu Langha's hand, and said while teasing the child: "Everyone has no opinion on the matter of the Wuxuan Camp, isn't this everyone back, the Great Commander's Mansion will settle this matter in the next few days." ”

"My old horse has read a lot of books, and he has led soldiers to fight, he is a military general, and he always guards a craftsman battalion and everyone is going to be abolished, this martial arts selection camp is handed over to him, he really wants to do things for our Fengzhou!" Sister-in-law Ma hurriedly said good things to his man.

Ma Guangyuan and the others have already calculated, Ma Guangyuan gave the Jianchang camp to the Jin army, but he ran away, this crime is too big, Mingguo must not go back, it is best to hide in Fengzhou, a lawless place, but this is not enough, there must be an official to do it, the craftsman camp will manage some craftsmen, apprentices have little future, you must make some power to enjoy, people are smart, and when they have fewer people, they quickly pull people's heads, not only from the Guannei to pull more than 400 young people, but also intercepted hundreds of deserters- After the Jin army hit Gyeonggi, there were many Ming soldiers who became deserters, and planned to go back to their hometown by passing through the gates, and when they passed through Fengzhou, they were caught by a lot of thousands of households, and Fengzhou's method of deserters was also simple, those who had rations were all released, and those who did not have rations worked for me, when to earn enough rations and then left, so as not to harm others without food or drink on the road, Lao Bai targeted these people as soon as he came back, and even scared and deceived people to join the gang, he now has a thousand people in his hands, and he will definitely eat in the future. The two of them combined, their own family must not be worse than Lao Bai, but Ma Guangyuan has a few personal soldiers in addition to craftsmen, and no one in his hands is far worse than Lao Bai, and after pondering repeatedly, he came up with the matter of the military selection camp, and the officers in Fengzhou will be from Lao Ma's hands in the future, which is much more angry than Lao Bai, but Lao Ma is embarrassed to talk about it, so he has to come forward in person by Sister-in-law Ma - Sister-in-law Ma is teaching Wu Langha to do business, and it is much easier for women to talk to each other.

Li Fugui smiled and said to Ma's sister-in-law: "You go back and tell your old horse, tell him to wait patiently for a few more days, the commander sent a letter saying that the old horse has the ability and must be reused, his position is not just a simple military selection camp, you go home and wait for good news." ”

Sister-in-law Ma was overjoyed, and after thanking her repeatedly, she accompanied Wu Langha away, Li Huai shook her head and said with a wry smile: "The military system is a big deal, and it's time to solve it. ”

"What are you anxious about, solve it together in a few days, and go home for dinner!" Ortai walked away with his hands behind his back.

Three days later, Ma Qi and Fan Yongdou came back from the victory mouth, but they came back in two groups - these two people have not been able to go together until now, and they talked about their own things when they came to the victory mouth, and they also went their own ways when they came back, Ma Qi always guarded Fan Yongdou, and repeatedly told Bi Lige and Han Dagong of the inspection office to stare at Fan Yongdou to see if this guy dared to do anything wrong, and Fan Yongdou also sent someone to keep an eye on Ma Qi, once he caught this guy's greed for bribery or dereliction of duty, he planned to report it to Ortai, the big judgment, The two profiteers guarded against each other, and as a result, the reputation of the two in Fengzhou was getting better and better.

Ma Qi also brought back Datong Senator Zhu Yiqian, he was ordered by the governor of Datong Zhang Zongheng to read out the holy decree, Zhang Zongheng had a hard time for more than half a year, Xuanda three towns into the Weiqin King caused a big disaster, Shanxi town soldiers defeated Liangxiang, Shanxi governor Geng Ruqi and general soldier Wang Honggong were condemned to death and beheaded in Beijing, Xuanfu general soldier Hou Shilu fled back to Xuanhua after the defeat of the Beijing division Deshengmen was also asked about capital crimes, but the court considered that he and Mangui were the first to rush to Jinggi to have merit, and finally was set to send a border town, and drove the old marquis back to Yulin's hometown, Governor Li Yangchong is not so lucky, this old man usually does not pay attention to what he says, when he used to go back to Beijing to summon the right person in front of the emperor and courtiers, he openly said that the Beijing master came to the place too much, and if he did not entertain well, he would not be able to do anything, and it would cost a lot to receive it well, this was to slap the emperor and the court in the face, this time he ate Hou Shilu's hanging, no one spoke good words for him, and Li Yangchong was also convicted of capital crime and beheaded. The emperor went crazy, six civil and military chiefs in the three towns of Xuanda, three capital crimes, one was dispatched, plus one Mangui died in battle, and the former governor of Datong, the chief soldier was also beheaded, thinking of these Zhang Zongheng shuddered, fortunately he tricked Li Yu into going to the pass to fight a few beautiful battles, the court not only did not say anything about the defeat of Datong, but also rewarded him for appeasing the people outside the border, and in the same year in the court, he also wrote a letter to tell him that the emperor was very dissatisfied with the Donglin Party in the court, Han Yi, Qian Longxi and Li Biao have been driven back to their hometown, Xuanda Governor Wei Yunzhong has no backstage, and it is likely that he will not be able to do it for long, as long as he does a good job and does not make mistakes, the next Xuanda Governor may be him, Zhang Zongheng regained his confidence in life, but there is another thing that makes him worry, the thieves in the northwest have begun to flow to the east of the Yellow River, this year Shanxi has no rain in spring, the fields are barren, and naturally there are people everywhere, if the northwest thieves merge with the victims of Shanxi, it will be annoying, Shanxi Governor Song Tongyin does not have a decent official army in his hands, he will definitely not be able to stop the thieves, Shanxi will also suffer from the erosion of Datong, and Datong Town will also have no soldiers available, if the thieves come over, he really doesn't know what to do.

Zhang Zongheng felt more and more cute Li Yu, with him interfering in the side, he could only go to Xuanfu for trouble, if he helped, would he still need to be afraid of thieves, and it would be cheap to save money with that guy. Thinking of this, Zhang Zongheng felt that he should contact Fengzhou well, and it happened that the imperial court's holy decree of Fengzhou's reward had arrived in Datong, Zhang Zongheng specially sent his fellow villager Zhu Yiqian, the senator of Datong, to announce the decree, and told him that he must appease these people well, as long as he is not allowed to pay military salaries for the following official positions, whether he is a loose official or a real shortage, he will report a list to Datong and recognize it all, and he will also encourage these people to persuade Li Yu to come back as soon as possible - Li Yu is easy to deal with, and Zhang Zongheng is always a little worried if he does not come back.

Zhu Yiqian is also an acquaintance of Fengzhou, after Ma Shiying was promoted to Yanghe deputy envoy, he came forward to deal with Fengzhou on behalf of Datong, this person is more realistic, this year, when the green and yellow are not accepted, he sent 2,500 stone rice to Fengzhou, and the people of Fengzhou have a good impression of him. Zhu Yiqian was a little chaotic when he announced the decree, Li Huai, Du Hongtai, Bai Xianzhi, Zhang Chuanjie and others could still kneel down to receive the decree, Liu Xingzuo could only say that he was half squatting and half kneeling, Zhao Ji stood with his hands on his hands, and other officials and people watching the excitement were smiling and watching the excitement, and the two sheep tied in the courtyard of the Great Commander's Mansion also screamed a few times from time to time, Zhu Yiqian frowned, and read the holy decree hard, this place is not Guannei, it is not his turn to point fingers, and the people here are also barbarians, it would be good to give you a face to listen to the decree, then it will care what etiquette you have.

After reading the holy decree, Bai Xianzhi and Zhang Chuanjie pretended to say "thank you Lord Longen", but Liu Xingzuo complained that he had resigned, and it was purely superfluous to give him a deputy general, Zhao Ji turned his head and left, and as soon as the lively people dispersed, Li Huai said to Zhu Yiqian with a smile on his face that Brother Zhongkang had worked hard, and then sent someone to accompany him to rest.

Li Huai sent Zhu Yiqian away, waved everyone to the courtyard in front of the lobby for a meeting, Fan Yongdou smiled and came over to say hello: "Secretary Zhang, who do you think I brought here?" ”

"Yushan, my eldest king is here today, isn't it time for me to come?" A man in a green coat and a small hat flashed out from behind Fan Yongdou and smiled at Li Huai.

"Lord Wang, I didn't expect you to come to us, but you are a distinguished guest that we don't dare to invite if we want to," Li Huai called out in surprise, the eldest Wang is the head of the Taifu Temple, and the horse markets in Shanxi and Datong are under his control, and it is an old relationship in Fengzhou, Li Huai wondered that this guy was the Beijing official of the Ming Dynasty, how could he have the courage to casually come to the Barbarian Mountain outside the Guan.

Da Lao Wang and Fan Yongdou are both people on Ma Shiying's line, some time ago the Jin army made a lot of trouble in Gyeonggi, he found an excuse to run to Shanxi, when he went to the horse market on the side wall of Datong to inspect, he happened to find Fan Yongdou to talk about business, as soon as he heard that the King of Fengzhou Junqin not only won the battle, but also made a lot of money back, he immediately realized that there was a big business to do, and asked Fan Yongdou to go to the Barbarian Mountain, as for whether his identity is suitable for going out of the customs, he has long been left behind.

"Yushan, if you have something important to discuss, I'll stay first, and we'll talk about it when you're done." The eldest king said very considerately.

"Where is it, it is my honor for Lord Wang to come, it is better to go in and listen to it, and by the way, you can also give us ideas," Li Huai pulled the elder Wang to the lobby, the eldest Wang hesitated, Li Huai smiled and said, "Lord Wang is our own people, we can trust, we are even groping for ourselves in Fengzhou, and we are not afraid of others listening." ”

The front of the hall was already crowded with people, the officials of the Great Commander's Mansion and the thousands of households, the officials of the hundred households, the respected elders of Bansheng and the grassland, Fan Yongdou and Fang Zhikun and other merchant representatives, Bai Xianzhi, Zhang Chuanjie and other Ming army officers, and the new Mandahai and Kubai who joined Fengzhou all came, Wu Langha also sat in front of Xiao Li Meng with his arms, Wulan would definitely come if it wasn't for confinement, there were more than 400 people in the courtyard, Zhu Yiqian, who had gone to rest, heard the noise and quietly slipped over to see, Li Huai just smiled slightly when he saw him, motioned for him to sit down beside the Great King.

Li Huai, the secretary in charge, presided over the meeting, and he first told everyone about the current situation facing Fengzhou: Fengzhou experienced a great plague after the population fell to more than 40,000 people, but since the beginning of spring this year, the two tribes of Omulun, Kuku and Tun in Daqingshan can no longer survive, and a large number of people have poured into Fengzhou to join relatives and friends, and the Chahar and Ordos people have also sporadically rushed in a lot, these people can't be driven away, the Great Commander's Office had to stubbornly organize these people into the guard, plus the thousands of people brought back from this expedition, Fengzhou has reached a population of 50,000, of course it is a good thing to have a large population, but the agricultural population of Fengzhou is too small, and those who can farm are more than 4,000 dings of Bansheng, and there are many people who can graze, but the number of livestock is growing slowly, and it is easy to be affected by natural disasters.

Li Huai said emotionally: "Fengzhou people blood and sweat can only maintain half hunger and half full, this is not the life we want to live, now the Jin country is rampant, the ambition to annex the grassland is undoubted, in order to defend our homeland, we must also be ready to fight at any time, Fengzhou's internal and external troubles force us to change, to change for food and clothing to survive, to change to protect the enemy." ”

Li Fugui then spoke: The practice he had engaged in at the beginning was only an expedient measure for survival, but the practice of unifying public ownership of grain and livestock, and collecting and eating in large pots of rice in a unified manner, has also restricted the enthusiasm of farmers in growing grain and herdsmen in grazing, and everyone is more willing to take care of their own land and livestock, and the crops and livestock in the guards are not as good as those of the military households, and now it is time to change them.

Everyone laughed, this situation exists everywhere, thousands of households Yang Dazhi and Wu Dayou often complain that they are busy with official business, their own fields can't take care of their own fields, and the officials in Fengzhou are pitiful, and they are not as good as ordinary crops.

Uncle Dabu of the hundred households of Bansheng stood up and said: "We only have more than 4,000 men in Fengzhou who farm the land, there are fewer people, and there are too few to plant 40,000 acres of land, if the croppers can sell the grain they grow to get benefits, planting 100,000 acres of crops can be completely done, and more labor will be put into farming, Altan Khan convened the Han people in Guannai to open up thousands of hectares of land, feeding hundreds of thousands of people in the grassland, Fengzhou has land, and there are more people who farm the land, and there will naturally be more food, and we also have yam eggs, corn This kind of treasure, everyone will be able to eat a full stomach." ”

The old man of Duhan in Chahar fled to Fengzhou for a year, the old man did things fairly, and was publicly cited as the judgment of a thousand households, he also felt that the big pot of rice was not delicious, and said that it should be changed, there are 20,000 or 30,000 men, women and children in Fengzhou, but now there are only more than 20,000 livestock grazing, which is too bad for manpower, at least there should be 100,000 cattle, sheep, horses, and camels.

Everyone, you and I kept talking, which stunned Zhu Yiqian and Da Lao Wang, this kind of big thing Fengzhou actually discussed like this, and others would not believe it when they went back, but what surprised them even more was still to come.

Zhao Ji jumped out and said that he wanted to prepare for a war with the Jin State, no soldiers, no salary, no salary, no salary, Fengzhou now only has 400 people who have returned from the guard battalion, and the other soldiers have returned to their respective homes, the Jin State is so strong, where is the standing army enough, Fengzhou must have at least 2,000 standing cavalry. As soon as Bai Xianzhi heard this, he immediately said that his Ming army was now considered the Fengzhou army, and if Datong didn't give him food, the Great Commander's Mansion would have to give him it, and he would ask for a thousand people's food. Then Ma Guangyuan also spoke, if Fengzhou wants to start a war with Jinguo, it must have officers, and it is a fact that Fengzhou's officers can fight, but the command ability is too poor, so the military selection camp must be set up, and the Grand Commander's Office must also pay for the military selection camp.

Li Fugui smiled when he heard this: "What you said is right, and I have no opinion, but the Great Commander's Mansion has no money, and if you want to be rich, you have to collect taxes, Lao Fan, Lao Fang, how do you plan to pay taxes?" ”