On this day, Yang Lin overheard a conversation between several soldiers during his patrol of the camp, and one of them asked, "Hey, why did you take so many treasure money?" Such a piece of paper is equivalent to 2 coins of silver, isn't it too expensive? ”

Zhao Liu muttered alone: "Hey, you don't understand, the team leader said, our governor has a lot of confidence in this treasure banknote?"

Besides, our governor not only raised everyone's salary this time, but also distributed such a large amount of silver, so we also want to take a little treasure money. ”

Niu Ba said: "This time we robbed the Haoge camp, of course the adults should give us a little reward."

But if the reward becomes a piece of paper, is it too much of a loss? ”

Wang Wu said, "What about him? It's not a big deal to treat us like this. If you think about it, the war is in chaos now, the weather is still so cold, and it is good that other ministries can pay regular salaries normally, where will they still pay salaries?

This time, the adults not only raised the military salary, but also gave more rewards, so we can't pretend to be a bad seed for this. ”

Niu Ba sighed and said: "Yes, I heard that this treasure money can be sent back to my hometown to pay Ding Fu, and it can also be exchanged for silver coins in Zhongyi Qianzhuang, I feel strange, such a piece of paper can really be exchanged for real money?" ”

A person smiled and said: Of course, if you think about it, a redemption ticket in the money bank can also be exchanged for hundreds of silver taels.

The treasure money that our lords gave us can be exchanged for a few coins and taels of silver anyway.

Oh, you see, too, how about this silver coin in our hands? One yuan is enough to have one or two pieces of silver, listening to the three teams of Liu Mazi said that he went outside to buy something, the shopkeeper looked at the condition, weighed it, and claimed that this ingot was equivalent to the 1 tael and 5 cents of silver he received in the past?

Niu Ba also looked very proud, and said with a smile: Yes, not to mention that the silver dollar minted by the adult is really a real two, the shopkeeper in the store, the market likes to accept it, and many people are even laughing and saying that with silver coins, there is no need to judge the fineness of silver every time, and there will be no less catties and short two.

Everyone laughed, and one person laughed: "Yes, the silver coins minted by the adults were not said, the question is whether this treasure money can be used?"

Niu Bachang sighed and said: "Of course you can use it, yesterday I was the first to take such a 1-cent treasure banknote, and the store shook its head again and again, saying that this is not worth 12 copper coins, it must be copper coins or loose silver."

There was no way, I only gave him 1 5 cents silver coin, and I really felt too troublesome to see him find me more than 40 copper coins.

I heard that the past two days have been much better, and Qian Zhuang has spoken, aren't you envious of the silver coins?

Everyone only has to take loose silver, take treasure money to exchange, copper money is too space, everyone in order to exchange for our adult silver coins, it can be said that flock to come.

I heard that in some places, due to the large number of exchangers, the money bank stipulates that a maximum of 200 taels of silver can be exchanged every day, but treasure banknotes are different, and they can be exchanged for silver coins on the spot. ”

A person next to him nodded, "Oh, that's good." To tell the truth, this silver coin is indeed much more convenient, there is no need to argue about the quality, and there is no need to be afraid of a short catty or two.

This treasure money is also very good, unlike in the past, when you had to carry a penny to buy something. ”

Hearing everyone say this, although Yang Lin relaxed a little, he secretly laughed and said, it will probably take a long time for this treasure money to replace the copper coin, but after thinking about it, his mood became more relaxed.

Since ancient times, most of the people in China have circulated copper money, with the gradual circulation of treasure banknotes, the number of treasure banknotes exchanged for copper coins has gradually risen, and everyone has seen that treasure banknotes are becoming more and more valuable, so the people will inevitably be more willing to accept treasure money.

In addition, this treasure banknote is far more convenient than copper coins, when everyone gradually realizes the benefits of treasure money, when everyone knows that treasure money can be exchanged for the corresponding amount of silver coins at any time, in this case, treasure money can be quickly circulated.

Yang Lin's various actions, of course, are not only for a good reputation, but also to win the hearts of the people, but more importantly, for his own status.

Last year, the volunteers marched all the way west to capture the CD, and in the end, they were promoted to the governor of Yunyang.

Now for the mourning of Emperor Longwu and the strengthening of the local squire's desire to win against the Tartars, the main reason is to seek the coveted position of governor of Sichuan for his own official position.

Just three days ago, news came from the direction of Chongqing that Wang Yingxiong, the governor of the four provinces, had already died of illness in the army.

At first, Wang Yingxiong was stationed in Zunyi, but Sun Kewang went deep behind after the defeat of Zeng Ying, and the army approached Zunyi, the Ming army was defeated, and Wang Yingxiong fled to Bijiewei under the cover of his close general Wang Xiang.

Seeing that the Ming army was defeated in successive battles, Yang Lin in northern Sichuan insisted on expelling the Liukou to withdraw the army, and the other Ming troops did not listen to the order at all, and Wang Yingxiong died of illness in the Bijie army under the grief.

After occupying Banzhou, Sun Kewang jumped out of the encirclement of the Ming army, just like after the Red Army escaped the encirclement of the Kuomintang army and entered northern Shaanxi, it was difficult to concentrate its strength in the short term.

Now that Wang Yingxiong, the governor of the four provinces, has died of illness, Fan Yixing, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, is particularly important.

Although his cronies Sichuan Patrol Ma Gan and Sichuan General Soldier Tu Long were killed one after another, and their elite had already collapsed, and now their strength was greatly weakened, Zhao Ronggui, who had just returned to Shun, was his cronies, and He Zhen, who conquered the city in Hanzhong, also served under his account.

After thinking about this, Yang Lin had an idea in his heart.

On this day, the commanders of the three armies met to discuss the possible evolution of the situation in the future and how to jointly fight against the Manchu Tatars.

In terms of position, Yang Lin hangs the governor of Yunyang, above Yang Zhan and Zhao Ronggui, but the two have been famous for a long time, and they have no obvious subordinate relationship, so it is quite troublesome to talk about identity now.

Sichuan has a vast territory, regardless of area or population, a province is equivalent to the other two provinces, so there is a maxim that the world is chaotic Shu first, and the world has been ruled after Shu.

Although he has made outstanding achievements in the past few years, the strength of the volunteer army is far above that of the other armies, Yang Lin did not dare to be presumptuous in the past, but now he is more cautious.

The ancients paid attention to face, Yang Lin gave everyone face, and the three of them were quite embarrassed at first, although everyone did not say it explicitly, but they could see that Yang Zhan and Zhao Ronggui had a lot of unhappiness on their faces.

Yang Lin laughed and said, "Two old generals, Yang Lin is here to say goodbye to the two old generals."

At that time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered Sichuan, the eight generations of kings conferred the head, Ma Gan slaughtered the dragon and defeated again and again, if it were not for the old general Yang to come forward and join Ma Mingluan, Lin Shitai and others to block the Tartar iron horse, so that it could not enter the CD Plain, so I am afraid that the creatures of the CD Plain will be poisoned by the Tartars again.

The Tartars are really inhumane, and how many uninhabited villages have been created along the way is really appalling. ”

When Yang Zhan heard this, the stalemate face stretched slightly, and he didn't dare to say anything, if it wasn't for the news of the great victory of the volunteers in time, I am afraid that everyone would have already retreated to Jiading Mansion.

Everyone laughed loudly, which was regarded as soothing the embarrassment between each other.

On the occasion of dividing the priorities again, Yang Lin repeatedly claimed that although he was named the governor of Yunyang and had made minor contributions on the battlefield, if it were not for the strong support of Yang Zhan, Zhao Ronggui and others, it would be difficult to kill Luo Luohun, the prince of the Manchu Dynasty, and expel the Tartars from Sichuan.

How dare the two of them put on the posture of governor of Yunyang, I only hope that everyone can work together to achieve better results.

Although the Ming Dynasty was in decline, the imperial court had its own discipline, and Yang Zhan, Zhao Ronggui and others did not dare to make a second effort to suppress each other.

After some humility, although Yang Lin sat on the top, he only dared to sit on half of his buttocks, looking sincerely afraid.

Looking at Zhao Ronggui who was eager to try on the side, Yang Lin certainly understood what he wanted, compared to Yang Zhan, who was just in contact with each other, Zhao Ronggui could come with expectations this time.

Although his troops were strong and strong, the army was stationed in Long'an Province (equivalent to Pingwu County in the Ganzi and Guangyuan regions), and the place was barren, and it was impossible to support the 20,000 soldiers and horses under his account.

This time they rebelled against the Manchus, originally planning to occupy one or two rich prefectures and counties to solve the problem of supplying the army.

As soon as he sat down, Zhao Ronggui envied the well-equipped volunteers and envied everyone's military supplies.

Qian Bangxin, the inspector next to him, couldn't bear it, and he didn't know who leaked the news last night and said that the local tyrant invested in Yuan Tao and was still in the other party's army, Yuan Tao raped his sister-in-law, and after being a local tyrant, he even took killing as a child's play, which had a very bad impact on the local area.

Now that he had just sat down, Zhao Ronggui asked for money and food, thinking of the villagers crying, Qian Bangqi Huo Ran stood up and arched his hand: "My lord, by all means, not to mention that Zhao's army is lax, and there are many killings among the soldiers under his account. ”

Yang Lin Huoran stood up, glared at Zhao Ronggui and said, "General Zhao, it's easy to say, that thief Yuan Tao is in your army?" ”

Zhao Ronggui was shocked, looked at Yang Jingxin at the bottom, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, Yuan Tao is indeed in our army, but now that the enemy is present, Yuan Tao is also willing to change his evil and return to the right."

When I raised the army that day, the major general promised that he would not be guilty of the past. ”

When Yang Jingxin heard this, he felt that something was wrong, so he stepped forward and arched his hand: "Lord Governor, when I saw the little brother's thin face, I blamed the little brother for being confused that day, and I didn't get your personal promise, so I promised General Zhao." ”

Yang Jingxin's statement was equivalent to Yang Zhan's statement, seeing that the situation was not right, Yang Zhan took Yang Lin's hand and said: "General Yang, forbear each other for the country, although Yuan Tao is full of evil and committed heinous crimes in northern Sichuan, but he still hopes that everyone will work together to resist the Qing Dynasty, and the general will forgive him this time." ”

Qian Bangxin looked at the young coach whose body was trembling, and secretly rejoiced, it seems that the bet is right, whether it is his intention to release the wind or not, it seems that he really intends to make a fuss about the Yuan Tao incident this time.

After thinking about it, Qian Bangqi stubbornly said: "General Yang's words are wrong, others are acceptable, this Yuan Tao raped his brother and sister-in-law in his early years, and he took pleasure in killing people on weekdays, how can this kind of person be trusted by others?"

Today, everyone is fighting hard to resist the Qing Dynasty and expel the Tartars from Sichuan, who knows if the other party is against the water on another day? ”

Zhao Ronggui was originally a Ming general, first took refuge in Daxi, then took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and now belongs to the Ming court, and he can be regarded as a slave of three families.

The generals under his account were even more fried, and a general bowed down and said: "Yang Lin, as the saying goes, those who become big things are not informal, how can you catch Brother Yuan and not let go of this little thing?"

Tell me, what do you really want to do? ”

Everyone was shocked, and everyone held their breath to look at the young commander, although he often behaved politely and virtuously, but the rules were very strict, and few dared to really deviate from his will since the leadership of the army.

Yang Lin slowly stood up and pressed the general in front of him and said: "Old General Yang, Old General Zhao, and brothers, as the saying goes, I'd rather be a peaceful dog than a person in a troubled world, just because there are too many demons like Yuan Tao in this troubled world?"

They have basically lost their humanity, they are extremely brutal to their opponents on the battlefield, and they are also fierce to the people around them after the war, and they may stab them in the back at any time. ”

Looking at Yang Zhan, Zhao Ronggui pleaded: "Brother Yang, the governor has too deep prejudices against Yuan Tao and Brother Yuan, no matter what, you have to say a fair word or two." ”

Yang Zhan stood up and looked at everyone, and said with a smile: "General Zhao, you have been confused by the governor, and the governor is actually for the good of Brother Yuan." It's not a general, and you don't need to be a general.

Let's think about it, in the past, when he was a local tyrant, Brother Yuan did a lot of evil, and he was innocent of death. Now, even under the account of General Zhao, his soldiers are bullying the market and oppressing the local people, and they must ensure that one egg is supplied every day, which makes the people miserable.

Now that the people are living a hot life, even if the governor does not come forward to rectify the other party, I, Yang Zhan, will not be spared. ”

Yang Lin's mouth was half open, if he continued to make a fuss on it and wanted to put Yuan Tao to death, it would almost be seen through by everyone, that is, in order to kill the general.

If it is just raised high and gently fallen, it is really for the sake of military discipline

When Zhao Ronggui heard this, the whole person relaxed, and he smiled and said: "Brother Yang explained it like this, and I understand it, but everyone knows that our army is stationed in Long'an Mansion, and most of the people under the rule are barbarians, and the place is depressed, so in order not to let the brothers go hungry and sleepy, everyone has no choice." ”

After a long time, Yang Lin finally thought of a countermeasure, stood up and said: "The soldiers and the people are one family, the soldiers and the people are one, like Zhang Xianzhong coerced the people, making the local miasma and the people miserable, what is the use of this?"

As the saying goes, you only have so much money and food income, what can you use to raise such a large number of soldiers and horses?

If the place is relatively prosperous and the people live a solid life, if the collusion between officials and businessmen can be reduced, and the people's property can be collected, one soldier can be raised for one hundred.

If the place is barren and the people are struggling to make a living, then there are about 200 people, or even more.

Thousands of prisoners were captured in each battle, and they were often grouped into the army according to the practice of the people, but I advocate that it is better to have a shortage than an abundance, except for a few elites to rush into the army, and the rest of the people are sent extra. ”

Yang Zhan frowned, and Zhao Ronggui looked quite dissatisfied: "Lord Governor, the old man is stationed in a barren mountainous area like Long'an Mansion, how many soldiers do you think you can raise?" ”

Next to him, Yin Chengqi replied on his behalf: "Didn't General Zhao hear clearly?" In a place like Long'an Mansion, there are only about 200 people raising one soldier. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, and the big man who had just spoken against him stood up again and said: "I, Wu Dading, can see that you Yang Lin actually don't have the capacity to tolerate people, at first he talked about Brother Yuan's old and broken things in the past, and now he says that there are too many of us."

It's really a strange thing, killing Tartars, actually thinking that there are too many of us? ”

Wu Dading was originally a Ming general, and later took refuge in the Manchu garrison Baoji, last year He Zhen raised troops to kill in Guanzhong when Wu Dading raised troops in response, the army once approached Xi'an, and later was defeated by the Tartars, first took refuge in Hanzhong, and later took refuge in Zhao Ronggui.

Of course, Wu Dading was different from Yuan Tao, Yang Lin stood up, his attitude became relatively gentle, and he arched his hand and said: "Brother Wu, there are not as many people who are suspected of killing Tartars, this crusade against Tartars, people from all over the world gathered, some worked tirelessly to transport food, and some were young and strong and even went into battle with bare arms, and everyone's various feats are admirable."

Do everything according to your ability, the land under the rule can only support so many troops, if there are too many, the people will not be able to bear the pressure. ”

The Qing soldiers were strong and well-trained, and Wu Dading Yuan Tao was of course reluctant to fight with them, and he thought that Yang Lin was changing his way to rectify everyone.

Now that the Tartars have retreated to Hanzhong, and the local tyrants have entered Yungui, Zhao Ronggui, Wu Dading, and Yuan Tao are unwilling to fight the Qing army, thinking that they should resist in southern Sichuan and northern Sichuan.

Long'an Mansion is close to the Tibetan Qiang area, although you can buy Fanma, but the land is sparsely populated, the land is barren, and the population is sparse, and at the end of last year, Zhao Ronggui led his troops to attack the Ming army's deputy general Zhu Zhilong, killing many people, and the local government also complained about it.

Zhao Ronggui was reluctant to return to Long'an Mansion, but Yang Zhan gave the idea, and everyone jointly reported to Fan Yixuan, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Zhao Ronggui led his troops into southern Sichuan, collected the old dragon slaying department, and marched into Yungui to clear the Liukou.

Yang Lin sent troops into Long'an Mansion, and in exchange for providing him with thirty taels of silver to ease military needs.

Due to the continuous war, coupled with the Tartar burning and forced captivity, in many places to create unmanned villages and uninhabited cottages, the army of grain and grass is unsustainable, the army only stayed in Lizhou for a day, Yang Zhan, Zhao Ronggui and others led the army to retreat south.

Looking at the hideous Yuan Tao in the crowd, thinking of his past misdeeds, Yang Lin repeatedly explained to Yang Zhan, Zhao Ronggui and others, hoping to be cautious.

In addition, Yang Lin repeatedly explained that in the past few years, natural disasters have continued, and in recent years, they have been plagued by local rioters and rogues, and the people who are in chaos have long been miserable, and everyone needs to treat the people under their governance well.

The two of them struggled to deal with it, and it could be seen that Yang Zhan and Zhao Ronggui did not listen, and they were a little impatient.