"Of course, it's a fight to the death!" Babutai shuddered, he was frightened by the prospect described by Huang Taiji: "I'm sorry, Great Khan, I didn't expect this Liu Cheng to be so terrifying at all, it turns out that you have already found out and sent me." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Yes, I found out a long time ago, but unfortunately it wasn't early enough!" Huang Taiji shook his head: "What can be done, except for the Bodhisattva, no one can know everything." Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed: "It's just that this person is really terrible, really, I never thought that there were such terrible people in this world." Where did he come from to find that ships and sailors could drop people and materials into such a distant corner through such a distant sea, and then go around behind our backs. Even I don't know much about that area! ”

"Maybe he's not sure either, it's just a try, anyway, at most he will lose a few boats and a little material!" Babutai whispered.

Huang Taiji glanced at him in surprise, as if it was the first time he knew his brother, he thought about it, and nodded helplessly: "Maybe you are right, he won the bet this time, this person is too terrible, I can't give him a second chance, I must kill him in Daningwei!" ”

Chaoyi.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, be careful!" The foreman craned his neck and commanded the workers beside him loudly, and unloaded several wooden crates from the cabin with a boom. As soon as the net bag landed, he saw the bright red seal on the seal on the wooden box, and he couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly shouted: "You guys, quickly load these boxes of goods and transport them away, it's the Planning Commission's stuff!" ”

"Great!" Several workers responded, and then loaded the wooden boxes with red seals on the mule carts waiting in line next to the trestle, and the foreman shouted to the handlebars: "It's all the goods of the Planning Commission, do you know where to send them?" ”

"Know! It's the biggest yard on the west side of the river! ”

"It's good to know, go quickly, don't delay!"

The handlebar responded, and with a flick of the whip, the mule cart sped away. A worker asked cautiously: "Head, what are these boxes with red seals, there are seven or eight trips a day these days, why do they have to be transported first?" ”

"How do I know?" The foreman snorted coldly: "This is a thing from the Planning Commission, can you inquire around?" Giving you a mouth is for eating, not for asking around! Don't go to work yet! ”

"Yes, yes!" The worker was startled by the foreman's reprimand and hurried back to work. The foreman looked at the hot dock trestle and said to himself: "With so many red boxes, isn't there another war?" Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless, finally Lord Liu has built so many factories, everyone has a mouth to eat, but it's not easy, don't have any trouble again! ”

Mule carts rushed through the streets, pedestrians on the road hurriedly retreated to both sides, and several main roads in the seventeenth-century Chaoyi City adopted the naked law of efficiency first - the central four-zhang wide vehicle lane forbade pedestrians, sedan chairs and horse-drawn carriages, and mule carts to grab the road, otherwise they would be killed in vain, and pedestrians, sedan chairs, and porters, who were slower, could only walk on the sidewalks on both sides. Therefore, after only half a meal, the mule cart arrived in front of the courtyard of the Planning Commission, and a sentry had already stepped forward to inquire, and the handlebar hurriedly smiled: "It was just unloaded from the dock, and it was labeled with a red label!" ”

"Well, you wait a minute!" The sentry looked at the boxes in the carriage, turned around and shouted, and a scribe came out of it, he checked the mark of the seal, and nodded: "Well, it's medicinal herbs, take it in and count it!" When the count was finished, the scribe filled out a receipt for the handlebar, stamped it, tore off half of it, and handed it to the handlebar: "All right, you can go back!" ”

"Thank you, sir!" The handlebar hurriedly put away the half of the receipt, and he would use it to get paid to the dock later.

The courtyard was busy, and the workers moved the boxes into the warehouse according to the scribe's instructions, and then the scribe took the manifest and walked to the general office on the second floor, where the real core of Chaoyi was located -- the signing room of Xu Xianming, the general office of the Planning Commission.

"My lord, there's a new product here!" The scribe carefully presented the bill of goods with both hands, these days Mr. Xu's office has been busy with all fours, and he will sleep for two or three hours a day, and he can't wait to break one person as two or three people, and the natural temper of a person is not better there, and he doesn't want to cause any unwarranted disaster to himself because of his rudeness.

"What's in it? Read! Xu Xianming replied casually while looking at the bill in his hand. The scribe glanced at his boss and read carefully: "600 catties of cuttlefish bones, 1,000 catties of baiji, 400 catties of fairy stork grass, 400 catties of purple beads, and 400 catties of palm charcoal, all of which are drugs to stop bleeding and build muscles!" ”

"Very good, these medicines are in urgent need there, so they will be sent to the pharmacy immediately, let them be prepared and ground into powder, and then packed in paper bags according to half a two-one dose, and then packed in rattan boxes, and shipped within three days."

"Yes, sir!" The scribe answered, walked to the bookcase on the side, and wrote Xu Xianming's order into a document, Xu Xianming read it and confirmed that it was correct, first wrote the word "Ke" on it, and then signed his name on the back, and handed it to the scribe. The scribe took the paperwork and walked quickly to the warehouse, and soon the medicinal materials would be transported to the pharmacy for processing according to Xu Xianming's order, and then packed and shipped to Datong and Guihua City. If one could get a bird's-eye view from above, he would be surprised to find that in the vast expanse of northern China, caravans, boats, horses, and convoys loaded with goods were converging in these two places. It's as if there is a strong crossbow aimed at the east that is being pulled tighter and tighter, waiting to be activated!

Naturalization City.

Liu Cheng stood up and waited for his wife to put on a cuirass for him, then a tight belt, then arm armor, abdominal armor, and skirt armor, the heavy armor pressed on his body, making him feel almost immobile. Heaven can testify that he doesn't like this magnificent golden armor - on the battlefield, Liu Cheng prefers his black iron armor, which is at least half lighter than this one, and the defense effect is much better, and the most important thing is that this iron armor does not look inconspicuous at all, only a fool would wear that golden armor to the battlefield - this is simply an arrow absorbing stone.

"That's it!" Min Min's voice came from behind him, Liu Cheng turned around, and saw the excitement hidden in his wife's eyes, he didn't say anything, took the golden helmet from Min Min's hand and put it on his head, and smiled: "Don't you look like a fool?" ”

"How so!" Min Min's face turned slightly red, she stretched out her hand to hold her husband's right hand, shook it hard, and Liu Cheng, who knew about it, also responded to his wife, turned around and walked out.

Liu Cheng knew very well the true meaning of wearing this vulgar outfit - after seven years of hard work, it was finally time for him to reap the fruits. There is another enemy standing between himself and his final goal - that is Huang Taiji. In the thirties of the seventeenth century, although the economic and cultural center of gravity has long moved southward, the military and political center of gravity is still on the 400 mm rainfall line that stretches for thousands of miles, and the defense of the nine frontiers has been slackened, and the finances of the Ming Dynasty cannot rebuild the new army today, whether it is Liu Cheng or Huang Taiji, no matter who wins this decisive battle, who is the master of the Mongolian Plateau and the white mountains and black waters of nearly a million fierce and brave soldiers, and the vast and rich Central Plains is like a river mussel that has been pried open. Only the fatty mussel meat is left for the victors to enjoy. Now there is only one question: is the winner him, or Huang Taiji! Elections every three hundred years are about to begin, and only those who take up arms have the right to vote, and the votes are their lives, and the losers lose everything, and the winners have everything.

When Liu Cheng's figure appeared on the school review platform, the more than 40,000 soldiers in the audience let out cheers, and the voices of tens of millions of people with different skin tones, different eye colors, and different hair colors converged into one and soared into the sky! It took a long time before it gradually calmed down.

"Soldiers!" Liu Cheng said in a loud voice: "Standing here, I have seen many familiar faces from your ranks, you have followed me to chase thieves in the desolate Shaanxi Valley, to face the Mongol raindrops of arrows by the Yellow River in Ningxia, to cross the Hanhai Sea on a hard march, to resist the siege of the Jurchens in Guihua City, to march in the snow beside Jining Haizi, to climb mountains and valleys, and to brave the arrows to rush into the enemy's camp. I, Liu Cheng, can not have today, and I can't do without your courage and loyalty. And you have traveled from the Loess Plateau to the Hanhai Desert, from the Hetao to the Laoha River, trekked through mountains and rivers, fought in several countries, and worked long distances, but you gained very little! And now is the time for you to reap the rewards handsomely, and if we can defeat the Jurchens this time, Heaven will reward you commensurate with your contributions. Do not be intimidated by the great past fame of the enemy, for throughout history the despised side has often persisted in bloody struggles, while some famous nations and kings have been easily conquered. ”

"Aside from the Jurchens' vain records, what can they compare with you? Think back to the enemies you have overcome and the difficulties you have overcome over the years. Hunger, the sea, the snow, and the fierce enemies have not stopped you; Yes, the Jurchens have won many victories over the Ming army, but you all know what those Ming armies are, except for a few generals' personal soldiers, the vast majority of soldiers do not have enough clothes, rations, weapons, armor, and have not received the proper training, they are not so much soldiers as slaves of generals. And those pro-soldiers are regarded as the general's guards, and they are always left by the general's side on the battlefield, so as to ensure that the general can escape when the battle is lost, what does the defeat of such an army mean? Draw a hundred heroes from among you, and you can easily defeat a thousand. The chieftain called Huang Taiji took advantage of the fact that I crossed the Hanhai Sea to attack Tushetu Khan, but his eldest son was defeated and captured by my wife with a small number of troops, and his best general was captured by me in Helinger after besieging the city of Guihua, and last year I led my army to the east to defeat the left flank of the tribes, and the Jurchen general who led the reinforcements did not even dare to fight with me, so he fled in disgrace, watching me return to the division with tens of thousands of prisoners and hundreds of thousands of livestock! If you want to compare Huang Taiji with myself, I just want to remind you that his father was the Great Khan who ruled over Jianzhou, Haixi, Haidong Jurchen, Horqin Mongols, and Liaodong Han people, and I didn't get anything to boast about from my father, and I was able to get to this point in just seven years, all thanks to my talent and the blessings of God! ”

Liu Cheng's speech was interrupted by the cheers of the soldiers, and he paused for a moment, waiting for the cheers to subside before continuing: "Every one of you has seen my victories again and again, and I am also a witness to your courage, and I can even list them one by one who broke through the ranks of the enemy and captured the battle flag; Who is outnumbered and will not retreat from the battle; Who stood before me, and used his body to defend me against the arrows? But human memory is limited, and I have only one pair of eyes, and here I would like to ask those who have not been duly rewarded to stand up and give me the opportunity to make amends for this transgression, instead of waiting for me to die before the living gods! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Cheng listened, turned his gaze to the ranks of the soldiers, waiting for the soldiers who made the request, and after a while, a soldier raised his hand and said in a loud voice: "Lord Jinong, in the battle of Daningwei, I captured two horses and an enemy soldier, but I didn't get a reward!" ”

"Very well, do you have witnesses?"

"Yes, my friend was there at the time, he saw me do it with his own eyes, the captive is called Agul, you can find him and ask him who took him prisoner!"

"No need!" Liu Cheng smiled: "I believe in you, you will get the reward you deserve later!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Jinong!" The soldier knelt down and kowtowed excitedly, and in this way, more than thirty soldiers asked for compensation one after another, and Liu Cheng met their demands one by one after a little confirmation. After another half of the tea, Liu Cheng saw that no one made any more requests, and said loudly: "Here I once again thank these soldiers, they gave me a chance to compensate. Here, I would like to remind you that the Jurchens gained countless riches in the process of seizing Liaodong, and in the first year of Chongzhen, they broke through the border walls and plundered in Beizhili, and the gold and silver they stole were to be transported by thousands of camels, and these riches were in their treasury, and if they win, these riches and their owners will fall into your hands, and you and your descendants will live a rich and happy life. It is a righteous act to take the stolen goods from the hands of the robbers, and the gods and Buddhas will praise you and protect you, so take up arms and win this rich reward! (To be continued.) )