A dragon said to Ma Shi Guard: "What the general said is reasonable. ”

Yilong lowered his voice: "The leader of my family has instructed that if the general can facilitate this matter, the leader of my family is willing to offer a thousand ponytails." ”

"A thousand ponytails?"

Ma Shi's eyes suddenly lit up.

A horsetail is a good thing.

The Ming Dynasty and the Dajin Kingdom officially traded horses, and if the common people participated, it would be the crime of "private market and horses".

During the Apocalypse, the predecessor of the Ma Shi Garrison, Ma Qi Garrison, participated in the trade of horses, and the incident occurred in the east window, which was investigated to be done privately by the "family ding". Ma Qi caused the death of the family involved due to too tight interrogation, and later blamed the Taigu businessman. A merchant reported the garrison Ma Qi to the Yamen of the governor of Datong, "Ma Qi held the punishment of evil and fornication, and led the people to investigate and peace." The dignified governor actually had no choice but a small garrison, so the governor reported to the emperor, and the emperor came forward to preside over justice.

Ma Shi has learned from the past, and after taking office, he resolutely did not touch the horse trade, but the trade of horse tails was clearly not within the charge of "private market and horses".

In the Ming Dynasty, the use of a horsetail as a decoration was a "luxury" fashion.

The horsetail petticoat is said to have come from Joseon, and it was first popular among military attachés, and during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, it was all the rage among the officials and scholars of the capital division. There is no ponytail skirt, and the officials are embarrassed to say hello when they go out to see their colleagues.

"The Aftermath of the Reign" recorded: "The scholars in the capital are good at wearing horsetail petticoats, and the camp drill officers and horses are therefore secretly plucked out of their manes and tails." ”

Angry Ming Xiaozong personally ordered: "In the future, those who have horsetail costumes will be arrested by Jinyiwei!" ”

However, it is of no avail.

The "extravagance" of Mawei is flourishing, and in addition to the Beijing Division, Jiangnan is the most.

In Nanjing, corrugated hats woven from horsetails are definitely a symbol of decency. Men's high-end scarves are also mostly made of ponytails. If you can't afford a pure ponytail, you can put a few ponytail hairs on your head as a decoration to show that you are catching up with the trend.

Horse tails were in short supply during the Ming Dynasty and were hugely profitable, and the trade in horse tails inside and outside the border walls never stopped even during the war between the two sides.

And the people who monopolized the trade in horsetails were the defenders along the border, or the military households of the border guards, who lived in the garrison's camp when they entered the border to buy horsetails.

"Brother Long is on the road!" , Ma Shi Guard praised a dragon with a smile on his face.

"That's it", Ma Shi readily agreed, "All the Han Yi who fled into Kill Hu Fort, I will always say that they are Han people who went out to farm the land; Zhenyi, who escaped into Fort Hu, tried my best to deduce that he was a soldier of the Ma family. Avoiding the limelight, the Dragon brothers took people away as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you so much, General Ma."

"But", Ma Shi changed his words, "I always have to give an explanation to the above, and when the time comes, I will have to push some unlucky Zhenyi out of the side wall to make a look." ”

Yilong sighed, "That's all I have to do, I implore Ma Shoubei to be as merciful as possible when he arrives." ”

"Well said, well said."

Ma Shi put the silver on the table into his arms again.

"Brother Long, I don't want to know why the leader of your family saved these Yi people. I just want to know, in addition to killing Fort Hu, there are also Fort Hu, Fort Hu, Fort Interception, Fort Pinghu, and Fort Remnant, ...... the leader of your family is interested in the Yiren who fled to other forts on the right guard? ”

Yilong didn't want to answer immediately: "Of course I'm interested!" ”

Ma Shi nodded with satisfaction: "Ming people don't say secret words, the generals of these forts have a relationship with my right guard Ma family." As long as your leaders are willing to put their tails out, all the people of these forts will belong to your leaders. ”

"This ......", a dragon hesitated.

A dragon came to kill Fort Hu this time, although under the banner of Sun Yi, in fact, Sun Yi did not know.

A thousand horsetails are a dragon of its own making. In Shimenshui, the coalition army killed a lot of Manchukuo war horses, and no matter how many horse tails there were, the coalition forces couldn't get them out at all.

A few days ago, Yilong returned to Erli and a half, and learned that Jiuyuan Shimen had won a great victory, Lidel was sitting in Dabansheng, and the coalition army had deployed a grand "Battle of Zhiyang", and Yilong shouted "happy" again and again.

Sun Dingliao, the chief of staff, said to Yilong: "The pressure of Lidel in Dabansheng must be very great, if the general army of Long can lead all the heroes in the lower reaches of the Yellow River to share one or two for Lidel, the Manchurian soldiers are difficult to care, and they will definitely help Del!" ”

When a dragon heard this, he directly extended the Yellow River to the mouth of the river on the same day, and gathered all the robes to discuss it.

These days, Jin Yinpeng ferries people at the mouth of the river and earns a lot of money. The Manchurian soldiers had only come to the mouth of the river with a total of 500 people, and they had been robbed by the robes of the brothers, and at this time they had no previous fear of fighting, and they only wished that this "red-hot" day could last longer.

Jin Yinpeng suggested: "Find a way to provoke the Ming army and the Manchurian army to do it!" As long as the two of them start a war, our life will be better. ”

Yilong shook his head again and again, "Impossible, impossible, the Ming Dynasty is a soft egg, how dare you collide with the Manchurian soldiers?" ”

Jin Winged Peng said: "That's not easy to say. The closest to Kuku and Tun is the Datong right guard, who doesn't know that the Datong right guard is the territory of the Ma family general? The Ming court may not dare to start a war with the Manchurian soldiers, and the Ma family will dare to do anything in order to keep their own foundation! ”

A dragon raised his eyebrows, yes!

The local warlords of the Ming Dynasty fought remotely, but they were all brave.

After inquiring again, the Ma family was originally a return, living in the border for a long time, and the family relationship was intertwined inside and outside the Great Wall. Its elite family members come from the Mongolian, Hui and Han ethnic groups, and are known as "Dajun". Ma Shi Guard, who killed Hukou, married the sister of Yanwan robe brother Fang Ritu as a concubine, and the two were still relatives.

Brother Pao will never drag mud and water.

At the next time, a dragon and Fang Ritu led a group of robe brothers to go down to the Tumaochuan ferry of the Yellow River first, and then extend the Tumaochuan through the mountains to kill Hukou.

Theoretically, outside the mouth of the killing of Hukou is also the land of the Ming Dynasty, and the Great Wall is just a fortification within the border. The right wing of Azig's Horqin attacked and killed Hukouwai, and the people of the Ming Dynasty who were farming outside the mouth had returned to the mouth, and even many grassland people also hid in the mouth to avoid trouble, and there was a depression outside Hukou.

During the rainy season, the Tumao River swelled, and Brother Pao easily dived into Fort Hu from underwater.

Manchukuo asked the Ming Dynasty for escapees, and it was already known to everyone in the killing of Hu Fort. Yilong decided to save people first, and immediately asked Fang Ritu to make an appointment to introduce Ma Shoubei.

Ma Shoubei saw that a dragon's face was embarrassed, and explained: "Brother Long, it's not that the military fort is greedy for money, but the military salary issued by the imperial court is not enough at all, and if you don't make some foreign money, the army's heart is unstable." Let go of the Yiren in private, the military fort is all responsible, if there is no silver to support it, who is willing to come out? ”

A dragon promised: "The general is right!" ”

At the second end of the shopkeeper, a large old bowl of knife-cut noodles is served, and the noodles are piled with steaming braised pork.

Ma Shoubei took the old bowl with his hand, squatted on the stool all of a sudden, poured old vinegar into the old bowl, picked a few chopsticks and noodles, and said:

"Brother Long is reliable, and he is introduced by Fang Ritu, so we are our own people, so I won't be polite to you. I woke up early in the morning to inspect the defense and hadn't eaten. ”

A dragon looked at the fragrant braised pork and swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "What did the garrison say?" The general has every opportunity to protect his family and defend the country, and if he is willing to come to see me, he will give me a big face. ”

Peel a clove of garlic and hand it over, Yilong asked casually: "I heard that the border army in Shaanxi has stopped paying for a few years, listening to the meaning of the general's words just now, it seems that there is still a salary in Datong Town?" ”

Ma Shoubei took a bite of noodles and didn't chew them at all, and the noodles slid straight down his throat from the bowl:

"Don't hide it from Brother Long, Datong Town couldn't pay it before. The year before last, Zhou Yanru became the first assistant and installed two cronies: Denglai, the governor of Sun Yuanhua in Shandong, and Datong, the governor of Zhang Tinggong in Shanxi. For this matter, Zhou Yanru was impeached a lot, saying that he was nepotistic. Hehe, these days, if you are not a cronie, who will do things for you? ”

Ma Shoubei took a big bite of garlic, "If you want me to see, these two people are working in the Manchao Court, and everyone else is playing tricks." Sun Yuanhua of Shandong invited Hongmaoyi to make cannons, and Yongping was victorious only with Hongyi cannons; Zhang Tinggong of Shanxi not only paid Datong Town, but also repaired the side walls. If it weren't for Governor Zhang, killing Hukou today would not have been able to fight with the Manchurian soldiers at all. ”

The shopkeeper served the second bowl of knife-cut noodles.

Ma Shoubei continued: "Hehe, guess what, the Tang newspaper said that Sun Yuanhua of Shandong has rebelled, and he has been arrested by Jinyi Wei and taken to prison, and he will be beheaded in a few days; Now that the whole dynasty is impeaching Zhou Yanru, Zhang Tinggong's life is not easy. ”

As the dragon listened, he took a big bite of the flesh, and his mouth was suddenly full of oil. There is no shortage of beef and mutton on the grassland, only pork, and the heart of the dragon is full of happiness.

Ma Shoubei wiped a handful of oil from his mouth, "Brother Long, no one can tell whether it is right or wrong these years, only the horse's tail is real." For the sake of the great right guard of the Long Live Lord, we don't know how much silver we put into it. Pointing to the official silver of Jingyun and Datong Town, the right guard was already finished. Brother Dragon, your leader, what's your name? ”

One dragon replied: "Lidel." ”

Ma Shoubei said: "Well, the horse's tail is not a crop, it can be planted in the spring and harvested in the autumn." Lidel can take out a thousand ponytails at once, and he thinks he has some strength. If you want, let's go on a long deal. This time, you owe the horse's tail of the other forts. However, the horsetail of the Lidel tribe will have to be killed in the future! ”