On the second day of the second month of the sixth year of Yongli, from the eighteenth day of the first month to the present, with the exchange of envoys and official documents, a large number of gentry and ordinary people rushed to Jinhuafu City to participate in the meeting to discuss the subscription of bonds and the return of the looted property of Ma Jinbao and his subordinates.

Generally speaking, the property looted by the enemy army is also owned by the army after it is recaptured by the army, but Chen Wen values the land more, and although there are many of them, it is not enough to build a garrison by confiscating these real estates. However, if the wasteland is simply expropriated, the resistance of the local people will be too great, so there is this compromise plan.

It's just that for the people, they have never heard of the good thing of returning to their owners after the army regains the property, but since the government has issued a decree, it should not be fake. So these days, the people who arrived one after another were crowded with the resettlement camps planned by Chen Wen, and the representatives of the gentry and wealthy families mostly defected to relatives and friends, and those who had no relatives and friends in Fucheng also lived in the large and small inns in Fucheng, obviously unwilling to squeeze the shacks with those mud legs.

The day has come, and perhaps the gentry and the common people who got the news later are still on the way, but Chen Wen does not plan to wait any longer. However, it was just dawn and there was still an hour before the official start of the conference, so he did not arrive at the venue in advance, but continued to deal with military affairs in the camp as usual and summoned officers to talk.

A few days ago, in response to the questions that the gentry and the common people might raise, Chen Wen specially summoned his staff to prepare for the question-style class, and sent people to listen to the focus of the gentry's discussion.

I am very busy every day, and even today's things are not a few, but the system is grass-created, and there are not many talents in my hands. It's almost a given, especially today. Re-read them one by one, until the last word, Chen Wen, who had just removed the splint with his arm, threw aside the brush in his hand, sat on the Taishi chair with both hands clenched into fists, and stretched out his arms to his back. Stretched hard.

Time is running out, the problem of the Ordnance Department about the new firearm has not been solved, this problem has been bothering him for several days, but his knowledge of firearms has only read some articles or comments on the Internet, and as time goes by, the impression has become weaker and weaker, and now he has to instruct the Ordnance Department of the bird gun craftsmen to solve it. Since there is no need to think about this anymore, it is better to summon an officer to chat, which can be regarded as a change of mind.

"Zhang Jun. The officer who came to report on his work had the turn of whom, and passed him over. ”

"Obedience."

Zhang Jun, who was standing on the side, saluted and walked out, picked up a notebook from the table outside, and after confirming that there were no mistakes in his memory, he walked out and went to the barracks where the confessed officers lived temporarily.

"Jinhua Town belongs to Yang Kai, the head of the water camp, and the commander summons."

"Obedience."

A thousand presidents who are less than twenty years old are definitely record-breaking in the Ming army under Chen Wen. However, considering that he has the qualifications to be Chen Wen's personal soldier, it is not abnormal. At least in the eyes of the warriors of this era, it couldn't be more normal.

As for the words of Xingjin and the like, it is not unheard of in other units. However, in the water battalion, which was still in the state of the transport brigade, no one really thought so, but most of the guerrillas from the water camp and below valued this young colleague. Because during the battle of Xiaoshun Town, in the battle of the Qing army's water camp attacking the warehouse of Fotang Town, this person's performance is enough to prove Chen Wen's vision of people.

Zhang Jun and Yang Kai were both Chen Wen's personal soldiers, and they once carried out missions together. It's a lot of relationship. However, in front of everyone's eyes, the two of them didn't talk much, but went to the courtyard of Chen Wen's office one after the other to accept the summons. Walking to the door, Zhang Jun went into the house first to report, and when he came out, he let Yang Kai go in alone. And he stood guard outside the door.

"Humble position, Yang Kai, the head of the water camp in Jinhua Town, has seen the handsome."

"No courtesy."

Seeing Yang Kai stand up quickly, Chen Wen opened his mouth and said with a smile: "It seems that Xiao Ruan Jin's body is recovering well." ”

"Thank you for your humble duties."

Yang Kai's answer Chen Wen was very satisfied, at least much more satisfied than when he first saw Yang Kai when he came to join the army.

Chen Wen remembered very clearly that although Yang Kai had been a coolie for a period of time at that time and his body was relatively thin, the black words used by pirates really made him listen to them a lot. If it weren't for the fact that this person's family had been pirates in Taizhou for several generations, and the whole family would have been encircled and suppressed by the Qing army because of the resistance to the Qing Dynasty, I would not have dared to let him enter the army.

With Zhang Jun and Yu Li, these young pro-soldiers, he was going to train for a period of time and then release them, but he had to put the burden on these young pro-soldiers in advance.

Tiantai County and Dongyang County twice covered the disguised Ming army into the city, Yang Kai's performance was remarkable, but the temperament cultivated in this pirate's den was still not suitable for intelligence work, so he sent him to assist the water battalion guerrilla from the sentry commander after recovering Yiwu to establish the water battalion that was only a transport brigade at that time, which was at least more related to his ancestors' old business.

It's just that I didn't expect that with the decisive battle between the Ming army and the Qing army in Xiaoshun Town, the Qing army's water camp went up the river and attacked Fotang Town, which was the transit center, and the Qing army landed and killed Fotang Town after destroying the few ships of the Ming army, intending to burn down the storage prepared for the siege of Fucheng.

And in that battle, Yang Kai took advantage of the Qing army's siege of those improvised warehouses, and led his sailors around the Qing army's fleet, killed the Qing army left behind, and threw oil, gunpowder and other materials into the Qing warships, and easily threw rockets to ignite a number of ships, which made the Qing army's position chaotic and forced to retreat.

It's just that when the Qing army rescued the ship, Yang Kai did not choose to evacuate, but boldly greeted it, and was besieged by the Qing army, and was wounded several times in the battle, including a knife If he hadn't relied on his young reaction to take half a step back, he was afraid that he would be disemboweled. However, his actions also effectively delayed the rescue of the Qing army, and cooperated with the remaining Ming army to eliminate some of the Qing troops who landed on the shore.

It is precisely because of this martial courage that he has the nickname of "Little Ruan Jin" in the water camp, after all, the famous sailor of the Zhejiang Ming Army, Danghu Hou Ruan Jin, is known for his bravery, and he is also a pirate.

After encircling and annihilating the Fubiao camp, Chen Wen had visited Fotang Town during his inspection of various counties, but at that time, Yang Kai was tied up and lying on the bed like a mummy. He was not even allowed to move by the doctor, for fear that the wound would open again, so Chen Wen's previous questioning.

I haven't seen him for a while, and this former pro-soldier seems to be a little more mature than when he first went to Tiantai Mountain, but this is not enough. Judging from the battle in Dongyang County, this former young soldier should have deeper potential to be tapped. And he also had some vague ideas about the way to dig.

"Things in Fotang Town are very good, avoid the truth and bypass the Tartars to burn their ships and share the pressure for the remaining troops, which shows that you are really attentive, very good."

Seeing that Chen Wenlian said it was good twice, Yang Kai hurriedly saluted and thanked him, but the color between the eyebrows was difficult to hide, and the maturity and stability that had been held out at the previous moment were completely ruined.

Seeing this scene, Chen Wen smiled secretly in his heart. Sure enough, he is still young, and he needs to be trained to be useful. But it's no wonder that a teenager, who is still studying for the age of the next generation, is still studying, but he is stubbornly fighting for his family to avenge the Qing army.

"But ......" Chen Wen thought for a while, and then said: "It's just the courage of the Marquis of Danghu." It is inevitable to encounter accidents, so don't do things in the future. And it's good to be able to put your mind to it. But a moment of wit may not last. Reading more military books while you are young will definitely be beneficial. ”

Yang Kai knew very well what Chen Wen was referring to in his previous words, and he had been following Chen Wen for a long time, so he naturally knew very well that Chen Wen admired Wu Dengke the most among the several generals under his command was Wu Dengke, who was studying as a military general.

So, Yang Kai immediately replied: "Humble and respectfully follow the teachings of the great marshal, and when you go back, you will find a teacher to enlighten." In the future, he can also play for Dashuai like Wu Shuai. ”

"That's the best."

Next, Chen Wen did not ask Yang Kai to talk about how he planned to act in office according to the process of debriefing, but chatted casually. In this transfer, Chen Wen did not intend to let Yang Kai lead the troops independently, but let him continue to follow the guerrilla training of the water battalion to learn to lead the troops. So there is no need for him to say anything, just a few words.

Since Yang Kai was Chen Wen's personal soldier, the two were very familiar with each other, and the things they talked about were also very casual. Soon, the topic turned to the recent division of the field.

"This time the land is divided, all the officers and soldiers have ten acres of military land, this marshal remembers that your share is not in the city, but have you figured out how to arrange it?"

Yang Kai is very clear about the affairs of the military field, and the most part of Chen Wenjun is naturally willing to do this, although his family has been doing pirate business all the year round, but he clearly remembers that his grandfather mentioned many times when he was alive that if the land was not forcibly occupied by those famous gentry who colluded with the government, he would not have made such a living, and the desire for the land still lingers in his mind.

"Back to Dashuai, I can't farm the land, so I plan to ask the guard to help recruit a tenant to plant. It's just that one of them plans to erect a monument for his family, and there is a place to go when he worships every year. ”

Hearing this, Chen Wen couldn't help but feel a bit of sadness in his heart, Yang Kai could also erect a monument for his family members who had no bones to pay tribute, but it has been more than a year since he came to this era, and he obviously can't go back, as for the matter of erecting a monument, he can't do it, after all, his parents and relatives are far from being born, so where can he sacrifice it.

But after thinking about it, isn't he fighting here today to prevent future generations from living in those two hundred years of barbarian rule and the humiliation of the next hundred years, and the beneficiaries of this will inevitably include his ancestors and parents who have not yet been born, so why rush to pay tribute?

"If you plan to erect a monument, Ben Shuai can write an epitaph for you, which can be regarded as fulfilling your filial piety."

Hearing this, Yang Kai was overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted and thanked: "There is an epitaph written by the great marshal, and the humble grandfathers, grandmothers, fathers, and mothers will definitely know that the humble ones are fighting bravely under the command of the great marshal at the moment, and they will definitely bless the humble ones, and the humble ones have thanked the great marshal for their generous gifts." ”

"You don't have to be this way, you deserve it."

The two chatted for a while, and Chen Wen estimated that it was almost time to leave, and ended this debriefing. After Yang Kai saluted and retreated, Chen Wen didn't have the intention of continuing to summon the next officer, so he just took those "charges" with him and got up and set off.

The venue was cleared out of an open space in the city, and it had already been arranged. Coming out of the barracks, Chen Wen rode his horse on the road and ran towards the city gate, while behind him was a group of young soldiers who were also riding horses to protect the side.

These pro-soldiers were all selected after the war, at least Chen Wen knew that almost all of them had a bitter hatred with the Qing army, and the earliest of them could even be traced back to the Jinhua Massacre, just like his previous personal soldiers Yang Kai and Yu Li, and even Zhang Jun, who had been very kind to his brother-in-law Hu Er, who was killed by the Qing army not long ago. At an age when they should be carefree, these teenagers have to go to the army with hatred on their backs, and die on the battlefield with perseverance, just to take revenge.

It's just that Chen Wen knows very well that hatred can't make people fight for a long time, and the Dongjiang Army composed of the Han people of Liaodong was as deep as the sea with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but after the death of Mao Wenlong and Chen Jisheng, it was not a large number of scum who followed Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming to vote for the Manchu Dynasty.

If you want to persist for a long time, and then win over more people to fight for the elimination of the Manchus and the recovery of lost territory, it is not enough to rely on the word hatred, but interests are fundamental. And what he was about to do was to tie up more of the gentry and common people of Jinhua Mansion with him, even if they might not be willing. (To be continued.) )